Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1916, Page 5

Brief City N “Townsend’s for Sporting Geods.” Have Root Print Jt—New Beacon Prees. Ligbting Fixtores—Burgess-Granden Co. Half Karat White Dlamonds $75—Edholm. “Today's ®ovie Prrogram,” classi- fled section today. It appears in The Bee exclusively. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer. Want Tennis Courts—Residents of Bemis park district have petitioned the park department to place tennis coutts in Bemis park. The Recrea- tion board will consider this request. Benson Homes Robbed—William Sudenberg's place in Benson was vis- ited by burglars during the night, as was the home of Frank Rouse. From | the former they secured $75 and a| quantity of merchandise and from the latter 60 cents. ‘Want Tax Error Corrected—Treas- urer W. G. Ure is made defendant in a suit started Tuesday by Baker Bros,, | engravers, asking that their taxes be| reduced from $537.80 to §219.85 be-| cauee of a clerical error. The mis- placing of a period when the valua- tion was calculated on the typewriter | has caused the legal tangle Aged Constable ; Guards While Grain | | Is Being Removed Armed with a scoop shovél in onc]‘ hand and a heavy cane in the othvr,i | Constable A. R. Hensel, a civil war veteran, aged 77 years, Monday even- | ing stood guard while 537 bushels of | oats owned by the Casco Milling | company were removed from the| barns of Heafey & Heafey, undertak- | ers, Twenty-ninth and Farnam | streets. Mr. Heafey is out $225,! which he paid to a stranger who ped- | dled the oats to him at a price alleged | to have been 2 cents below the mar- | ket price. The oats have been re-| turned to the Casco elevator. | Accompanied by five men and two | big trucks, Constable Hensel went to | the barns at dinner time Monday | evening. When he left at 7 o'clock, | after missing the circus and his even- ing meal, he piloted a wagon load of oats in bulk, and another of sacked grain, to the elevator of the company, duped by the same slippery stranger. | Mr. Heafey made no complaint when the constable approached him with an order from County Judge Crawford replevining the oats, but the barn men were anxious to leave at the appointed hour. The constable insisted that they keep the doors open until the oats were shoveled and sacked. The case will be called before the | 2 county judge September - | Hacking Night Cought Relleved. | Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey taken a little at a time will stop your cought, soothes ir- ritation. Only 26c. All drugists.—Ady. If Johnny Had His Way WHAT IS 3 IT yYow ? City Grants Use 0f Auditorium for Charlty Concerts | cit. which seems to be growing. On | January 1 there was a balance of : | $169.35, to which $1,000 was added George Brandeis and Louis Nash,:fmm the general levy Receipts representing the Associated Retailers | January 1 to August 1 were $9,991.25 of Omaha, prevailed upon the city and expenditures for the vear to Au commissioners to grant the use of | gust 1 have been $11,403.41 the Auditorium for the charity con-, ~ The commissioners did not expect certs. The retailers will pay the ac-|to make any profit for the city on the tual expenses of the building for the | Auditorium, but they had hoped that days on which the concerts will be |the receipts would equal actual op- held. | erating expenses. Commissioner Butler of the depart- - ment of accounts and finance advised | Persistent Advertising Is the Road the city council that the Auditorium |to Success | fund showed a deficit of $242.81 Au- | gust 1 and probably will be $500 by September 1. Mr. Butler suggested that the coun- | cil should take cognizance of this defi- | e . i = T HAVANA FILLED : P h_earted LITTLE } TOM 5¢, ‘Havan ' ROTHENBERG & SCHLOSS Distributors, Kansas City, Missouri. Omaha Branch, 1715 Douglas Street. GAR-TEN-CENT.S ‘SMALL FRY FROZEN | OUT BY THE OPTIONS | Margins Have Been Increased| to Twenty Cents a Bushel on Wheat. ONLY 5,000 BUSHEL LOTS On account of the t been advanced cent, the small grain gins having | seve ulators around the cc 1 houses have and there is nothing left tor a good many been put out of ness of them to do but sit around and watch the quotations and figure out profits that they ht have made | had they beentin on the deals Under ordinary conditions and when the grain market has heen nor mal, commission houses have been | [ taking buying and selling trades at 1| cent per bushel, or $10 per 1000 bushel. Some weeks ago, when the market showed a tendency to he er ratic, the margin was advanced to $20| per 1,000 bushels, or 2 cents a bushel A little later the margin was pushed up to 5 cents per bushel. Last Fri day it went to 10 cents, or $100 for permitting a trade in 1,000 bushels of wheat. Ewven on this margin there were a few trades made, but now they are practically at an end | Raised Over Night. T'uesday morning, when the regular traders appeared at the commission | houses, they were notified that the had [ agreed that from now on and as long commission houses over night as there are wide fluctuations in the price of wheat, the margain will be 1 20 cents per bushel, or 5200 for get ting in on any 1,000-bushel trade. Moreover, they were informed that | for the present, nothing smaller than 1 5,000-bushel lots would be bought or sold. This meant a putting up of $1,000, and aside from regular grain i dealers, there were few who could stand the pace. While the grain market was some= what wild, it was nothing as com- | pared with Monday. Omaha cash wheat sold at $1.41.01.44, a drop of 174to 2V5 cents from Monday, There were 150 carloads on the market and | the sales were fairly heavy, a number of the dealers filling orders for ex port through Atlantic ports Corn sold down a cent from Mon day, the ruling prices being 78@79 | | cents, with thirty-seven cars on the market. Oats were 34 of a cent oft and sold at 42@43 cents, with thirty-nine car- loads on the market. THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 1916. Auto Thieves Give Back Car Which is Not iP-Good Order “Automobile thieves are getting too blamed particular,” according to W I.. Keep, a dancing master at an acad emy at Twenty-fifth I Farnan streets. “They no longer care for a flivver unless 1t is in first-class run y order and criticise the machine it they arc not satis- upkecp At 6:30 o'clock Monday evening Mr. Keep reported the loss of his automobile At 8 o'clock the ma- chine had been returned and attached to the steering wheel the joy ruders had left a note, reading, “Get two new spark plugs and have your carburetor adjusted. Much obliged. Free Ride” A\ little earlier automobile thicves managed to make off with a tool car belonging to the Omaha Electric Light company while the working force was busy in a house about half a block away on North Twenty fourth street Charles W. Shook, Not Dr. FRATERNAL ORDER ELECTS OFFICERS Sons and Daughters of Jeru- salem Holding Their Annual Convention Here. RECEPTION FOR MEMBERS e Sellers of Omaha was hon- ored with election as the most wor- shipful roval queen of the Fraternal Order of Ancient Sons and Daugh ters of Jerusalem in convention Mon- day at Eighteenth and Webster streets. Rev. 1. Mayfield of Kansas City was the choice of the delegates for most worshipful royval King ef the order, which includes in its member ship negroes trom all parts of the United States Other officers of the national coun cil are: Most worshipful royal vice queen, Nellie Perkins, Kansas City: most worshipful royal vice king, F W. F. M. H, Filisee Washington; M. W. S. M. H., Pauline Harbin; M. W. 1. S,, Andrew Wills iams; M| W. O. S., Rev. A, Wagner, The members of the board of judges are: Supreme judge, H. R. Graham, and Lenora Gray, Georgia Woods, Emma Bronen, Mattie Burns, Jennie Cook, 1. M. Faulkneer and Richard Gray Reception to Delegates. A reception for the delegates at the St. John's African Methodist Episcopal church Monday evening was presided over by the supreme judge, Prof. Harry G. Graham, S. G. K., and included several musical numbers, and addresses by Mr, Gra- ham on “The Order: Its Origin and Its Benefits;” Dr. W. A. Peebles of Omaha, on “In Behalf of the Negro Citizen,” and others. I'he meeting was under the aus- pices of the Royal Palace section of the order The Tuesday and Wednesday meetings will be under the supreme grand council, Visiting Nurses Perfect Their Plans for Tag Day for “Tag Julia Ros Iinal arrangements Dr physician, is not the Shook who last week filed a petition for divorce from his wife with the clerk of the district | R. R, court, a divorce, not Charles F. Shook LRSS The Splendid Opportunities | of the August Furniture Sale ' Are Going Fast--2 Days More P i ¥ Wednesday to make th . Person, Omaha; most esteemed | Day,” Tuesday, bep{pmber 5, will be i royal secretary, Ada Woodson, made by Visiting 1 urse association C' F. ShOOk‘ Seeks DIVOTCG Omaha; most esteemed roval treas- ' directors at a meeting to be held Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the city hall rooms. Mrs. Albert Noe will have the lists of the society maids and matrons who will be sta- oned at the various points about the city concluded at that time, Charles F. Shook, an Omaha |urer, Jemnic Woods, Omaha; most! esteemed roval vice secretary, Roxie Williams, Omaha; M. W. R, F. M, Rhodes, Omaha: M. W. B, C,, Gatewood, Kansas City; M. W, ! Eliza Bridges; M. W. S. §,, Charles W. Shook is seeking | B, I e 8:30 A. M. ;o 5P.M. Saturday Till 6 P. M. BURGESS-NASH COMPANY. “EVERYBODY'S STORE” Store Hours: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1916. " Telephone Douglas 137. The New Fall Suits Are So D_iffg@f Why Not Choose Your Suit Early And Enjoy It All Season There is newness in every line. FIRST-—You'll notice the juckets are longer-—more tailored collars are high and snug-fitting or broad and deep, allowing them- selves to be rolled high about the neck. Sleeves are set in at the shoulder line —belts, buttons and furs are little style features that make these suits so decidedly distinctive. Skirts are still full, meas- uring 4 to b yards—and just a trifle longer. MATERIALS—Wool poplin, novelly checks, velours, gabardines and broadcloth, in greens, seal brown and Burgundy. You will want to sec the Burgess-Nash showing, if it's only to learn the fashion news. Prices range $19.50 to $50.00 Burgess-Nash Co.—Second Floor. Autumn’s Favorite Dresses fr\g:‘r’ih\.\'omrn and misses in exceptionally complete groups at Burgess- . Gowns made of shimmery satins lead, with satin and serge in com- bination effects a close second. The lines are on the loose, swinging, graceful order, with belts, decp collars, beading, embroidering and soutache brai tively used as trimmings. Prices $19.50 to $50.00. Burgess-Nash Co.—Second Floor. Delightfully New MILLINERY Creations Now Step Forward From Fashion’s Realm ¢s A ND aren’t they brétty-?"‘ You'll agree with us when you view the unusual style and beauty that are a part of the Burgess-Nash Autumn hats, There are— Large Sailors Medium Sailors Tockey Hats Poke Hats Veiled Hats Close-Fitting Hats In colorings Russian Green Apple Green Rf;n‘k Jmckcla, effec- of Myrtle Green Royal, Inky and Bishop Purple All Rich Autumn Hues v Some have but a simple silver novelty; others with veils held in place by big buttons—still others with bird of paradise and embroidered effects. Tivery successful new type for fall is included. Priced $5.00 to $30.00. Second Floor Burgess-Nash Co N The New AUTUMN ~|GLOVES Are Ready at Burgess-Nash FTER-the new costume or suit —the first of the accessories “the gloves” must be selected. It's an easy matter to have a complete stock of the newest kid gloves when conditions are right, but it is another thing when the glove market is “upside down” ag is now the case, il i cont need or who may have a future need furniture is advised to come in Despite all this, every day new shipments direct from Grenoble, France, are arriving to be added to the Burgees-Nash assortment. NYONE who has a pr for a pice Among the new shades are— canary, pigale and African brown, with contrasting welts and em- broidery effects. Black and white e of fine ection vendahle furniture for every room in the house hag been reduced 15 to 50 Per Cent Under Regu!ar combinations still predominate, Burgess-Nosh Co.——Third Floor Burgess-Nash Co.—Main Floor. : Burgess-Nash Co.—Everybody’s Store—16th and Harney. e/ LN Alcoholfree A BRANNEW BEVERAGE Making an entirely new and novel beverage from the choicest American cereals, WITHOUT MALT, without fermentation, without sugar, not brewed, containing NO ALCOHOL, being tax-free; not a “beer,” “near beer” or “temperance beer,” with a flavor and taste of its own and being in a class of its own. For sale at all drug stores, hotels, restaurants, soda fountains and soft drink establishments. Omaha Beverage Company Family Trade Supplied l 6002 to 6016 South 30th Street. Maltless v WILLIAM JETTER, SOUTH SIDE STATION. OMAHA, NEB. 2502 N St., Phone D-u.hn‘ a3, Phone South 1267. ~