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n —— . ——— - . H Brief City News “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Have Ruot Print It—New Beacon Press. Lighting Fixtures—Burgess-Granden Co. Half Karat Whlte Diamonds $75—Edholm “Todays ®tovie Program,” classl- fled section today. It appears in The Bee exclusively. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer ' You Should hear Siam Medley Fox Trot introducing, “You're a Dangerous Girl.” The big hit of the season. Vlic- tor record, No. 35561, Orchard & Wil- helm Co, | Study Omaha Thoroughly and you will find that The Bee Building—the building that is known to all—is locat- ed in the very center of good business. Secure your office now. Takes Place of Father in Firm— Nicholas J. Power has become actively connected with the Power- Heafey Coal company, taking the place of his father, the late John Power, ‘Gets Divorce and Alimony—Ethel Garner has been awarded a divorce decree from Hunter Garner and the custody of her two minor children, ¥red and Evaline. Cruelty is alleged. Garner is ordered to pay $8 monthly to aid in the support of the children. New Commission ‘Gompany—Arti- cles of incorporation have been filed by the 1. S. Hunter Co-Operative Commission company, a capital stock of $100,000 being specified. The com- pany will engage in a fruit and pro- duce business, and may establish branches anywhere in the world. The incorporators are Irwin 8. Hunter, Karl B. and Guy E. Hunter. Clvil Service Exams—Civil service examinations will be held in Septem- ber for the following positions; Leath- er chemist, $1,600; laboratory assis- tant, $600 to $900; junior computer, $900 to $1,200; investigator in grain exchange practice, $1,800 to $2,400; mechanical draftsman, $1,320; assis. tant examiner, patent office, $1, 3 junior fuels chemist, $1,200 to $1,500; cook and baker, $500; agricultural as- sistant, $1,400 to $1,600; mineral ex- aminer, $1,300. Additional informa- tion can be had from Miss Viola Cof- fin, federal building, Omaha, or from the Civil Service commission, Wash- ington, D. C. Initiation Fee to the Omaha Athletic Club to _1_3e Raised The initiation fee of $100 for resi- dent membership to the Omaha Ath- letic club will be raised, probably to $200, as soon as the membership list reaches the 1,000 mark, directors an- nounced yesterday. There are now between 800 and 900 applications for membership. Secre- tary Wharton received ten new appli- cations for membership on Wednes- day. “Of course we cannot see all who want to join at the $100 rate,” Mr. Wharton said, “because that is physi- cally impossible. But any who want to apply, and who are not visited by the committees, may make applica- tion to the secretary's office, or to any of the directors.” No More Pardons for Violators of the Speed Laws “No-pardons for motorists” fined in police court for exceeding the speed limit or for reckless driving.”"—Mayor Dahlman. A man who had been fined $5 and costs called on the mayor and asked to have the fine remitted. 5 “Nothing doing,"” replied the mayor. And when the thirty-day sentence ordinance shall have béen passed, which is quite probable, there will be no pardons for violators who may be sentenced to the city jail. [ The mayor declares he is firm in this decision. Asks Habeas Corpus for Lad Charged With Stealing Auto Declaring that Edward Gibbons, charged with the theft of the automo- bile of a Denver stockman from in front of the Live Stock exchange building at the South Side yards, is being held without sufficient cvidence, Attorney E. D. O’Sullivan has secured a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Troup commanding that Gibbons be brought before him Friday. The pro- ceedings are directed against Sheriff McShane and Jailor Henry Schroeder, County Attorney Magney charges that Gibbons was one of a gang of boys that appropriated the machine and attempted to drive it away. Tire trouble at the South Side viaduct caused them to desert it. The de- fense alleges that witnesses are not positive in their identification of Gib- bons. Rotarians to Attend Races on Saturday Secretary Johnson of the Rotary club has sent out a circular letter to all Omaha Rotarians urging them to attend the Great Western harness s Seturday afternoon, when the ace for the Rotary purse will be at stake. The Rotary club will hold a dinner at the Fontenelle hotel next Monday, and on Tuesday members of the club will be guests of Pa Rourke at the ball game between Omaha and Des Moines. Pig Sticker Files Suit Against Packing Plant Suit for $1,714 under the workmen’s ccmpensation act against Morris & Co., meat packers, is being heard be- fore Judge Leslie. Harry Miller, a pig sticker at the packing plant, al- leges that on April 19 he stumbled at the butchering platform and suffered the partial severing of his left wrist by a knife used in preparing meat. Stiff Fines Imposed for Carrying Concealed “Gats” Two fines of $100 and costs were handed out by Judge Sears, when prisoners were charged with carrying concealed weapons. “There is too much of this suck-up work going on,” said the judge, in fining William W, Gipson and Elolius Lopez, the latter a Mexican. Both pleaded guilty. Just the Thing for Diarrhoea. “About two years ago I had a severe attack of diarrhoea which lasted over 1 week,” writes W. C. Jones, Buford, N. D. “I became so weak that I could not stand upright. A druggist recommended Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved me and within two days I was as well as ever.” Many druggists recommend this remedy because they know that it is reliable. Obtainable everywhere.~Adv., T"HE BEE: The Joyriders OMAHA, FRIDAY, \W | LET (R GO FASTER! THE TAXPAYERS WiLL HAVE To BUY US ALL THE GASOLENE WE WANT ! 3‘ 2 \ | i STREET CAR MEN WATCH AUTOISTS Motormen and Conductors Will Take Numbers of Aitomo-, biles Violating Laws. SEVENTEEN FACE JUDGE| The latest move in the campaign (0} curb reckless automobile driving and | particularly the custom of passing a| street car while it is standing still, iWorth.irl‘lmé Api)ointed~ ' Receiver in Sand Point Beach Fight Following a series of hard-fought battles in district court over the di- | vision of profits of the Sand Point bathing beach at Carter lake, Evan E. Worthing has been appointed receiver of his own business and ordered to | report every two weeks to Judge Leslie. Worthing, who has been operating the bathing resort for three years, was sued for an accounting by Oak C. Redick, who owns the land adjoining will go into effect Friday, when Chicf | the Carter Lake club, where the bath Dunn will request R. A. Leusslcr.: general manager of the street railway | company, to instruct all motormen | and conductors to take the license numbers of any automobiles which | violate traffic ordinances, particularly | in passing stationary street cars. Mr. Leussler, when questioned as to | the attitude of the street car company, expressed a willingness to co-operate | with the police in any way possible to make Omaha streets safer. Mr. Leussler said: “Such instructions would cost us money, for we have to pay our men for the time they are in court testifying, but we are willing to spend this money for the good of the ‘safety first’ movement which we are fostering as far as possible.” Motormen and conductors will take the numbers of all offending drivers, turn them over to the police, who will discover the names of the owners of the machines and summon them to court, where the street car men will testify as to the circumstances. Four Speeders Fined. | Four speeders were fined $5 and costs, two guilty of passing a street car were fined $2.50 and costs each, and eight men were fined $1 and costs for violations of the boulevard and | lighting ordinances. Only three were discharged. Of the seventeen cases three rceived suspended sentences, and_these were all for violations of | the boulevard ordinance. The speeders were: Frank Evers, 4123 North Twenty-second street; Carl Fellows, 402 South Thirty- eighth; George Newcomb, Omaha Taxi driver, and J. J. Singer, 3919 Farnam street. Those who paid $2.50 and costs for passing street cars werg J. H. Davis, Fontenelle hotel, and Charles Henderson, 3328 South Twen- ty-fourth street. Asks Big Damages for Death of Son Ten thousand dollars damages for the death of Sol Alberts, 11 years old, who was struck by an aulomul)ilc‘ truck owned by Albert J. Hruban, florist, 1950 South Twenty-ninth street, is asked in a suit filed by George Alberts, the dead boy's fa-| ther. ! The complaint blames Mr. Hruban | for driving the truck in a rcck]csss manner and without giving warning. The boy was struck near the drinking | fountain at Seventeeenth street and Capitol avenue, the petition states. HOTELS AND RESORTS. SUMMER GARDEN ) and Outdoor Terrace Cool and Refreshing Plu".e to Dine Write for Resersation To-day FRED STERRY Managing Director | ROOMS WITH BATH $3.50 UP Wouse is located. Redick asked that Worthing pay $2,500 to him and that George B. Gesmafi be appointed re- ceiver. Worthing is to pay $2,500 to the court to be disposed of when the affairs of the resort are wound up. |Samson Crew Goes to the Iowa State Fair for Pointers L] It was 5 o'clock by the most offi- cial timepiece in the city when George Brandeis’ big auto rolled out of Oma- ha yesterday morning, across Douglas street bridge and into the green fields of Jowa. In the car were Mr. Bran- deis, Charles Black, Randall X. Brown, governors of Ak-Sar-Ben, and Secretary J. D. Weaver of that or- ganization, all bound for Des Moines. There they are to spend a day or two at the Iowa state fair, lookiLg over the Wortham shows, which they are to have at the Jubilee grounds in | Omaha during the Ak-Sar-Ben festi-1 vities; and there they are also to look cver some of the concessions with a view to getting some good pointers for the Jubilee grounds here, Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. Honey soothes the frritation, Plne Tar cuts the phlegm, relleves congestion, soothes the raw spots—=2Gc. All drugglsts.—Adv, 70 REFUND HONEY TAREN FROM GIRLS Manager of Union Packing Co. Pleads Guilty and Is Fined in Police Court. AGREES TO OBEY LAWS H. C. Holmes of the Union Packing company, arrested earlier in the week for violations of the labor law in re- gard to women and children workers, pleaded guilty to the charge of work- ing women more than nine hours a day and zllowing children to work without a permit. He was fined only $5 on the first count and $2.50 on the second on the understanding that he would obey the letter of the law in the future, would clean up his prem- ises until they were clean and sani- tary and would refund to each of fourteen girls $2.30 which he had taken out of their wages because they refused to work more than nine hours per day. Since the company was inspected by Deputy State Labor Commissioner L. F. Franklin on August 17 condi- tions have improved materially. Per- mits for the child workers have been procured, the walls of the workrooms have been whitewashed, hours have been reduced and promises of fur- ther improvements in sanitation have been made. Fewer Deaths From Infantile Paralysis New York, Aug. 24.—Health de- partment officials were encouraged by today’s reports on the infantile paralysis epidemic, which showed a decrease in the number of deaths and new cases. Durirg the twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m. thirty chil- dren died and 109 were stricken. This compares favorably with yesterday’s figures, { ®.y-two deaths and 131 new cases. titled to the cream as any farmer q will whip. test of its quality. flavor. Our carload buying enables Mason Jars with zinc caps, per dozen pints Quarts 15 gallon : With Lacquered caps, per dozen Bring Out Your Hidden Beauty Beneath that solled, discolored, faded or aged complexion is one falr to look upon. | Mercolized wax will gradualy, gently ab- | sorb the devitalized surface skin, revealing | the youthfully fresh, white and beautiful skin ‘underneath. Used by refined w who prefer complexions of true natural Mercollzed wax in one ounce package, directions for use is wold by all drugglsts. Advertisement. } < Quarts . 44¢ 1 gallon ..... ceesee .Bgf) Sure Seal Jars, dozen pints, 47 ¢ Quarts .......cieuinns 4¢ 1% gallon ... 83¢ Extra Heavy White Jar Rubbers —per dozen .. ...5¢ Lemons, 300 or 36 t most stores, per case..... 37 Dor, e, 286, 346, 480 Most stores have all sizes. Buy Your Fruit Jars Now For lowest prices on seasonable fruits and vegetables call at any of THE BASKET STORS Omaha People are En- Best Cream A few days ago a gentleman returning from his vacation came in stating: “Lordy! You ought to have seen the cream I had on the farm.” The reply we gave him was, “We have as good could have on his farm.” He tried the cream we gave him and the next day reported that it was everything that one could desire in cream, and immediately gave us his standing order. A half-pint of good cream cannot be sold at the price of good milk because it takes almost a quart and a half of milk to make a half-pint of cream. Therefore we recommend our “Special Jersey Brand Cream” at 10 cents a half pint, or our “XX Excep- tional Cream”’ at 15 cents per half pint. Either brand The body of the cream will not always be a true Try it in your coffee when you are making comparisons and note the color and *Yours For Better Milk Products ALAMITO Douglas 409 The Milk-White Dairy us to quote you these prices Tip Catsup, 6-0z. bottle....5¢ Peanut Butter, 1b Graham Crackers, 1b..... | Tip Brand Cocoa, %-lb. can {1 AR oo 18¢ 10c pkg. Corn Flakes......5¢ Malaga Grapes, basket....37¢ | per Ib., 8¢—3 lbs., for 22¢ Fresh Halibut for Friday, per | L ian ..4.....1E¢ Missouri Pears, similar to Keifer ——at most stores, per bushel (so called) . AUGUST 25, 1916. 8 Department Orders, | Commissioner Hummel on the sub- | Washington, Aug. 24.—(Spectal Protests Filed Against i Pr°posed Wheel Tax Lawl Commissioners Hummel and Parks, | » Protests against the proposed wheel | who are behind the ordinance, believe the tax is a just one and expect the | ; Amn M. special aot. Follay, Hurley, $12. tax ordinance are beginning to be re- Maggle X "Tole- gram.)—Pensions granted: Nebrasks, Laurs braska City, $12 Margaret K, Cosdy, Houth Dakota, Towa rural letter carriers appointed: Des Iv ? |other commissioners will support | a transfer company using nearly 300 vilis, Hery . Gréy VesWarl, St/ The ordinance will be ready for in- | ¢ i g Boatman; Victor, Harry L. traduction within a short time, ain horse spent lnrtvfi\r minutes \\'ilhl tore Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday Till 6 P. M. = BURGESS-NASH COMPANY., “EVERYBODY'S STORE" STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY. TCAUR Thursday, August 24, 1916, it [‘%I I a’2.95 B EAUTIFUL summer dresses that are from our regular Second Floor lines, formerly priced to $15.00, will go into this clearaway Friday. The arrival of new fall merchandise makes it absolutely necessary to make more room, even at a sacrifice. Well made of linen, voile and dimity in the summer’s favored styles of coat, overskirt, quaker, plain and tailored effects. In plain white and dainty colors. Misses’ and women's sizes. splendid assortment of summer dresses that warrant your buying \" two or more than you actually need and setting them aside for another season. ; No doubt the very dress you admired at the be inning of the season is here within your means Friday. An exceptional value Friday. At $2.95 Burgess-Nash Co.—Dewn Stairs Store. Starting Promptly at 8:30 Remarkable Clearaway of o . o Including $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Values A SALE that from every angle will be considered by men or by the women who buy for men the “shirt value-giving event” of the season. hen we say that these shirts are ““odd” lots and broken lines from the Main Floor accumulated from recent selling, offered at the ridiculously low price Friday, you can get some idea of the saving opportunities. All sizes from 14 to 18, with a particularly good line of sizes 16, 16% and 17. Some of them are slightly mussed and soiled, but a good tubbing will soon give you a shirt worth twice or three times the amount you paid. The Materials and Styles Madras, crepe, percale, ducetines, ete. Soft and stiff cuffs, all coat style. Most of them five-button fronts. Plenty of space given over to this sale, and plenty of salespeople to wait upon you. Men'’s Union Suits, 59c | Men’s Lisle Hose, 8Y4¢c In gray, tan and black; all sizes Extra quality, well made knitted _— e e —————— " in white and ecru. Lisie athletic ;:,‘;’;:‘,’t‘{::f.,b‘;&o'}“ l.tlel “l::"lé: in the popular pajama checks; | values; specially priced Friday at Burgess-Nash Co.—Dewn-Stairs Store. Usual §$1 garments; Friday, 89ec. | 834c. New WOOL DRESS GOODS Friday, at the Yard, 39¢ and 49¢ JUST received a big lot of new wool dress goods for children’s school dresses, including fine French serges, rrotty Scotch plaids, storm serges, satin stripe challies and many other weaves in a complete line of colors, 36 to 50 inches wide. On sale Friday at yard, a& to 49¢. 36-Inch Silks, 69¢ An unusual sale of 86-inch silks, ineludin, lin i shades of old rose, brown, reseda, grcer:, navy bhfa,p:fmm': lrl:;gi reen, black and white; very desirable for one-piece dresses; on sale riday at 69¢ yard. Burgess-Nash Co.—Dewn Stairs Stere. SILK REMNANTS at Yard 29¢ SPLENDID assortment of the favored silks in lengths of 1 to 4 yards to a piece. Plain and fancy foulards, messalines, taffetas, etc., that were originally 50c to 76¢c the yard; Friday at yard 296 75¢ Cretonne Porch Pillows Each, 39¢ AN extra special value. Round cretonne soreh pillows, in pretty floral an conventional de- signs, regular 75c values, your choice, 39e. Burgess:Nash Co.—Dewn Staire Sters. $1.25 Corsets at 89c AINTY shell pink corsets; me- dium bust, lace trimmed, free hip; very comfortable. Four good hose . supporters; regular $1.25 value, at, 89c. Women's Corsets, at 79¢ A special lot of corsets in sizes 18, 19, 20, 21. In net, silk brocade or coutil; slightly soiled; regular values to $6.00; Friday, 79¢. Brassieres, at 25¢ Front or back closing; embroid- erg trimmed; special, 25e. u rgess-Nash_Co.—Down-Stairs Store. Berry Sets at 25¢ (Y LASS berry sets, optic pattern, T-piece set, consisting of 1 large berry bow! and 6 individual LR Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Stairs Stors. Boys' School WAISTS Friday 25¢ ]fiS"f‘ the thing for school wear. Well made of black sateen, per- o) cales, chambrays and madras; all sizes 5 to 14 years. A splendid value at 25c. Boys’ Rompers, 35¢ All sizes in boys’ rompers, made of good, washable materials; were to $1.00; Friday, 3 for $1.00, or, elci, 38c. materials; dishes; Epacinl at set, 28c. Men's o'.r.“.’ BW" Lo I Pickle Dishes, 10c Were $1.50, at Kahki p.nf, mitation‘cut glass two handled 98 y pickle dish; very pretty pattern; c $1.00 Burgess-Nash Co.—Down-Stairs Store. 29c to 39c Wash Goods at 15¢ A CLEARAWAY of all the fine wash goods, such as imported Scotch ginghams in pretty styles, plaids and checks, plain and fancy tissues, 40-in¢h floweved, figured and striped voile; ajl pret%co orings. ash fabrics originally 25c, 20¢ and 89¢, in one big clear- away group, at, yard, 18c. Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Stairs Store. special at 10c each. Mason Fruit Jars 1-quart size, dozen . 1-pint size, dozen Parowax, box .. Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Silkoline Remnants Friday, Yard 5¢ V' ARDS and yards of pretty silk- oline in lengths of 5 to 8 yards | to a piece; very attractive chintz effects; full 36 inches; very special at, yard, Be. Bordered Scrims Were 25¢ and 30c, at 1214¢ and 19¢ Dotted Swiss, Was 15¢ and 20c, at Housefurnishings for Frid Blued steel ovens, | White japanned tin lined, large 2- | bread box, gold oven size, $2.26 | trimmed and fetter values . ed, special Steel fry pans, as- | Handy kitchen gar sorted sizes; values | bage cans, 45c val ta 17c, At 57, 10e] Gesiifor: 0o, 25¢ Madam Pott’s nickel | Wire coat hangers 10c the Cand plated sad irons, set fords e 2 if Marquisette Curtains 5 § 5 . of 8 irons, stand and handle, 98c | Hardwood clothes pins, Friday, . Were $1.40; the Pair, 95¢ value, at, a set .89¢ I 1005 Lop i s 3; Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Stairs Store. B sh Co.—Down Stairs Store. Positively the Final Reduction on Our T HIS is absolutely the last call for women's Eumpn and oxfords. Out they must go, are crowding us for room. Most of these shoes huve been transferred from our 8ec including patent kid pumps, dull kid pumps, patent kid pumps with colored kid quarters. oxfords in sizes 2%, 3, 8% and 4. ‘Women’s Pumps and Oxfords Were $3, $3.50, $4 and $5.00 to Clear at 89¢ Boys' $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes, $2.65 A special purchase of boys’ shoes in sample sizes; good quality black velour calfskin, solid double leather soles, oil grain tan lea and black kid; sizes, 3,8%, 4 and 4% ; regular $3.50 and $4.00 values; Friday, $2.68. Women's $3.50 to $5.00 Boots, $2.19. \ Shoes that have been transferred from the Second Floor Section, consisting of odd lots and broken lines of our $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 values; all sizes rep- resented in this group at choice, $2,19. Burgess-Nash Co.—Deown Stalrs Stere. \mmmssBurgess-Nash Co.—Everybody's Store—16th and Harney S Women’s Low Shoes the new goods d Floor Section, Kid and dull calf Hall, Oscar E. | Austin wppointed as latter carrier at Omaha,