Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1916, Page 6

| it i 6 SCHREIBER'S WAGE REPORT IS READY Welfare Board Head Prepares Data on Conditions of Wark- ing Girls in Omaha. AUTO MEN ARE WELL PAID| In his investiga‘ivn of \urkmL, conditions of Omaha. Superintendent Scireiber oi the Board of Public Weliare will show in a forthcoming Gretna Colbert; vice president, J. J y o | \ ’ tar at David City from Thursday till Sun 5 widows ase 1 i e VoRi i mec (tasbarar d," . etk Pl oo, pAEEC (Ui Ch » (he Mother Jawel Orphan e Delpnd Chriat D . s | gh «ch basket ball team (0 Panama, Neb, where Mr. \umwl hu-« 4“\ He has written to Mrs. George W, defeut pington town team Wed j’:"“::'f”v n s manager of the telephone ex-| U Ly 4\1eq Anderson of Dodge | Doane, secretar; of the Associated ) | e onday o % cunkle of Sadrid. Neb. 1s| 8treet were entertained at the Jon Bleick | Charities to find him one | iy el A per purenta. 'ur, | home Sunday “I earn $5 a day, do not smoke, {an Omuh rating WL Lym and with other | Carl Pamp, who has been visiting at the| grink gamble, nor am . a rake,” he home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs August o . says. want a heme and a wife and o re who THE BEE: OMAHA., SATURDAY, [)ECEMBER 1916. et e | g Not a Rake and t Peter Munson; trustes, W. M. Willlams. mour of La Harte, 111 R. Browster hom! daugh Mrs. James visiting at t Mr. John Hendrickson visited hi Pamp, for (wo weeks, left Saturday for hix , home in Huron, 8. D | ALY Eapi(les Thomas Evans was unable to take his|find a wife.” Mro and Mre Bell of Waterivo Wele | pigce {n the pulpit on account of a 108 | Mrg still losing Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs F. A. Roach. | po)ing on his foot Saturday while he was g istalk dix night Pat | Sunduy guests of R. A, Nownes unloading some wood Heard of Central Park church filled his place Mr. und Mrs. Ellls Plke of Waterloo were He V@s a Wife children, but have never been able to Doane has a number of wid- | ows among her poor people, but they all have children, and this man wants ate hat only mparative deternar Grant Chase left Wednesday fo e a wife withou. little “encumbrances.” statement that only a compa county, where he has filed on & numuuuvl " Ed Bl k As Mrs. Doane is busy every min few of the girls and women employed | Judge and Mrse. James T, u-xm u( lc ens! ac ute, she doesn’t have time to provide house NG5 s Plattsmouth wpent Raturday and in the packing house industry re e Thal oru. of 'h‘.m'm‘!‘rfihn“1‘.’1‘4“' © with Mr. wnd Mre Fred Hayhow K W AH AbOllt !E the required wife. ceive more than §7 a week. lnvesti ‘II'-.r'n Content,”"~and have begun practic- An »ln(rn,u nt will B xlwnd.n ::- nows In S T IR e . he T LT ent |ing. It s their inte to give the play | 0p house ay evening under the . gators of the Welfare hp..zrnmm‘m Aot iR A Rt amEe v sl oA Bot thek Brese.| .\n riising. i have made a survey of working con-{to do awas with the rush at commencement | n chur Ed D. Black, well known mail car- littons of the city, embracing hours J | § Arbuthuot, who was accldentally | rier and community center worker, PAUERS &% A% b 4 ¢ 2 S truck while playing in the by an | ages, wages and” other features of Npringfield. Y ot | was found guilty of = stealing lwo any industries Wt niibl e k to girls and| omen at the )u\L g hl»ll\(w \|>|t(‘1 1 summarized as follow =201 Yk $8; 7at$10;4 at 311; 6 at $12 llu ages of these workers ar, 2, 14 to 16; 31, 16 to 20; 84, 20 to . 25 to 78, 30 to 40; 46, 40 to 30: 7, over Average Pay. The average weekly wage paid to female employes in laundries is $7.50, divided in this manner: 1 at| 58 at $6; 75 at $7; 42 at $8; 58 at 10 at $10; 15 over $10. Hu wages of male workers in the meat industry range from $8 to $16, with a few receiving from $18 to $30.|, Information received at three cigar factories showed that 27 cigarmakers received $14 a week and two sales- men $16. In the automobile industry me- chanics were listed from $10 to $30, as follows: 15 at $10; 17 at $12; 33 at §$14; 78 at $16; 71 at $18; 73 at $20; 15 at $22; 17 at $24; 16 at §28; 9 at $30. Auto Men’s High Average. The average wage of 532 employes in the automobile industry, as inves- tigated by the Welfare board work- ers, is a week. In the manufacture of shirts, neck- wear and overalls the prevailing wagesare $10, $12, $14 and $16, with a few receiving more or less than those amounts. In the classification there are more being paid $14 than any other wage. The bag and paper box industry Inbulnmn shows gen- eral wages ranging from $10 to $16. Complete tabulations will not be ready. until next week. Farmer Loses Coin, But (Gains Caution lecc horse confidence men are again at work in Omaha, nccordm( to Gust Helberg, aged 65, and his son, Dennison Helberg, both of Brady Island, Neb., who appeared at police headquarters and to d how the elder Helberg had been fleeced out of $25. Helberg arrived m town Thursday and during his son’s absence he made the acquaintance of two velvet tongued strangers who induced him to "lay” $25 on an alleged sure-thing horsc race in Cuba. He won the bet, of course, but did not get hi: “cut” because the strangers could not change a fifty-dollar note. Hc was told to return for another “tip” even uclur than the first one. This is where the ‘con” men planned to make the big haul. WHis father's actions aroused the suspicion of his son, who is wiser to the ways of the world. After he had been questioned, the elder Helberg reluctantly told of his indiscretions. The son accompanied the father to the police station and laid the case before detectives, who planned a coup to bring about the arrest |of the swindlers, Helberg was sent to neet them as if nothing bad occurred and the police were to break up the party, Sut the “slickers” didn’t show up, ‘Helberg helieves the experience was . . \\yr\h $2 Unlicensed Clerk Sells Drugs Daily I'leading guilty before Judge Crawford to a charge of vend- ing drugs and medicines without a | registered pharmacist, F. Pratt Har- wood, laundryman and one of the owners of the Capitol Drug company, 1624 Capitol avenue, declared that he didn’t know it was necessary to have 4 registered man in charge of the pre- scription counter all the time. Testimony brought out the fact that the Capitol Drug company has been doing business parts of each day with- out the services of a registered phar- macist. The drug company is a cor- poration, the laundryman being one of several owners. Judge Crawford fined the concern $40 and costs. Harwood was arrested on com- plaint of S. E. Ewing of Lincoln, chdirman of the violation committee | of the \ebrash state board of phar- | macy examiners, who is in Omaha making raids on drug stores which are not in charge of registered phar- macists, Fake Diamonds and Wish To See Europe “Get” Him| Starting out for Europe bright and carly Friday worning, Phil Shaperb, 34 Biddell street, St. Louis, got as far as the lockup in the South Omaha | He tried to sell some! »olice station, paste diamonds, police say, to Z. e Sher, 75l45&) street. Shaperb asked the first of the season are St g :f?r the “stones” about soiled, and a brand new one mirate before Captain Briggs i er wear will and Cfiicer Joe Baughman nabbed P& for ibety e : im. He is held for investigation. {'oted Bohemian Will Talk Wednesday at City Hall| Attorney Charles J. Pergler of Cres- co, la, fore a congressional committee to tell of the war-fate of Bohemia, will talk | in the council room in the city hall Wednesday evening, December 20, under the auspices of the Bohemian National alliance. He will preach autonomy for Bohemia. The lec- Mure will be in English and the public | is vited An Fasy, Pleasant Laxative, Une ar two of Dr, of the howels, 25c. Al druggists,—Adv County | who recently appeared be- King's New Life Pills al Might Insures w free and easy movement nmerman s in Helden visiting nes 2 mo o driven by 1 15 Improving He gave the high cost of which, h/mc\er' chickens. living as his excuse, Dooley, Charl $7.50 Xmas.lewelry SALE SAVE MONEY ON JEWELRY GIFTS DIAMOND CUFF LINK3 Solid Gold. Sale Price | GIFTS FOR HIM: | ..... $1.00 up | Misx Claru Minturn went to Rochester a B, 1. Schroed did n~t move the heart of the judge Minn,, last Thursday m‘,’j“';""“::":’:" who passed upon the evidence SEIRhsofatsld e b SUHELEREAEDSINE % The defendant attempted to estab- srian funeral Monday ertained the W . | noon, Mrs. G. | lish an alibi, but when that was dis-| | The postponed ugricultural shori course i iktreti bl b Moore Ied an Intorcating lesson on ....;‘..;- credited he asked for leniency on the tions of Shakespeare, strate | Mre M erts went to Omaha lakt ehR el S P e, 4 grmu:ds that he has a wife and works | | Thursday d the winter «peare. The next n g wiil | for Postmaster Fanning. () sited hix brother, Dr. H. Y. | be anuary 3, with Mrs. Ken- The case was tried Thursday even- ELG[N [ ;‘\‘ 7‘"" AL e \ - | ing at a mock trial held at the Miller| rtha und o are wpending | e Wbk eI % BTt Lieilon, | Park "q"’“;” community center, of|| 2) - year case, woH idson and Eliza Mrx i Omiha Saturds which Mr. ack is supervisor. “16‘ Ruby balance th sou returned f Visit to ¥ 0 thie weey, | affair caused much merriment for al| jewels, Expan- Chitagofthailtier part of theiwask i R S e goodly gathering. In the mock trial | | §1on balance Mr. and Mry. John Miller of Cherry county Mr. Black did his best to secure a|| Breguet et are here to xpend the Christmas tme with 1 b h il gue afr home follix W HHVH.AK Wo net at the church ] cl l’fl‘llff,v but the evidence \\354‘ sprlng, stem wlnd 4 Mrs. Solumon Zeorian waw called here [ [0F dinner Thurads > { against him. | and set— Angeles by the death of her son, | Mrs. Scanlon and daughter, Nellie, were s ‘ rlan in Omaha Saturday | An Effective Cough Treatment. { Speclal slo 00 \ Kleck, while hunting, discharged | Mre. Roy Brawster of Dundes Is visiting | One teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Dis- || ifle, the bullet lodging in his foot [n the K. R. Brewster home | covery taken as needed will soothe and || The bullet hay been removed und no serious | Modern Woodmen of America held elec | check your o s ; l RATRE W comeseromitt L odern Wodmen o AT @ rhiose | Chock your coush and bronchial irritation. | John Zeorian died Friday from an infec- |elected were: Venerable consul, Altred Will- "‘“ drugglsts.—Advertisement I tion of a slight wound on his face. He was | === e — s ———, e | | wick only four days. He was 24 years of | | age and a popular young man l | na b et | Avoca, | Albin Gustavson of Talmage spent Sun- day with relatives north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W, Kuhnhenn are Waldemar Chains spending the week with relatives at Knife and Cigar Beward Miss Elsip Opp was here from Lorton | Baturday visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jaeob Opp. Fred Westlake of Hemingford, Neb., was | here last week for u visit with relatives and friends, Mrs, W, I. Smoots was at Unlon the first of the week for u visil with her daughter, Mrs, Lloyd Harmon. Omar Nutzman of Northborough, lu, was | here last week visiting his parents, Mr. and | Mrs, E. Nutzman, south of town Mrs. Harry Davis of Murdock was here | the latter part of the week for a visit with | her slster, Mrs. George Shackley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenrod and Louls Caruten, jr., returned Wednesday from -‘ visit with r.lntlv" at Adams, Neb. El.hhrl. Caroline Hesse is quite sick Mrs, C. Barbour is visiting Mrs. Van Alt this week, and of Minnesota is here M) erson |s having & furnace | inatalled 1o her home Cunningham visited y and Thursday. Mrs, H. A. Mockelman ontertalned the Ladles' Kensington Thursday. | Mr. and Mrs, Bert Fallon are the parents | of o baby boy born last week. Mrs. James McCleneghan and children of | Sldney are hero visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. D. D, McCloan. ; Mr. Herman Plambeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Plambeck, and Miss Kathorine Blol were married Wednesday. ! Mrs. Mabel' Hofeldt, Miss Marle Goodhard and Miss Twila Chamberlin gave a miscol- | laneous shower at the Qoodhard home Wed- nesday for Mrs. Karl Brown, formerly Miss Etta Neitt, who was recently married. in Omaha Weeping Water. J Campbell of Omaha visited over W. M. Elledge home. R D Sunday at the Rev, Mrs, R. C. Goddard of Omaha i spending the week with her friend, Mrs, Emma Van Wie, Mrs. G, H Pochahontas, her brother. Miss Maud Forrest of Lincoln ls visiting her sister, Mlxs Annabel, who Is kindergarton teacher in the schools here, Born to Mr, and Mrs. Jim Fischer a boy, | December 13; and to Mr, and Mrs. Knute Jeuwen on December 9, u boy. | At the regular monthly meeting of the, Congregutional brotherhood Tuesday night the following officers were alected: Presi- Dennis left Wednesday for | Ia., to visit at the home of | ¢ It It Comes From oot Bithar It Must Be Good 'Present:-- Gloves A splendid idea—a gift that every man appre- ciates about Christmas time. Those he bought at surely please him. If you don’t know his size buy him a gift certifi- cate; then he may select and fit his own. - All kinds, all sizes— 50¢ to $10.00 A — lier Grand Bldg., 511 S. 16th St. The Only Store in Omaha Showing Both Dunlap and Stetson Hats. Scarf Pin, solid Cutter gold. $1.50 Shaving Stands — Just like illustra- tion; including good brush. OQur price, 49c ruple plate Military Brushes, bes| Dandy Gift We Have All the Colors. If in Doubt Give Her a Pair of Walk-Over Shoes If you don’t know her exact size, or just what style or color she wants, give her one of our gift certifi- cates, then she can come in and get just what she wants. These certificates are redeemable at any Walk-Over store in the United States. Beautiful high Iace boots, like illustration, at prices from— $4.00 to 312.00 Sele Agents for Ground Gripper Surgical Shoes WALK-OVER £QOT SHOP o 317 So. 16th St. 15-Jewel regular $16.50, i | case and bracelet. | pieces .. LADIES’ COAT and SUIT DEP LADIES' COATS s ‘ LADIES’ COATS s 45 LADIES’ COATS Novelty Cloth, —All Wool Ve- —Fancy Mix- Fancy Mixtures. =|lours, neatly ==\ tures, Wool Ve- Worth $18.00. trimmed. Worth lours. Worth $20. Saturday ...... $18.50. Saturday Saturday ...... LADIES’ COATS —Esquimet te, Salts, Plush. Worth $35.00. Saturday LADIES’ COATS —Salts, Plush; full flare. Worth $2500 Satur- day LADIES’ COATS —Salts, Plush, s 45 Velour; collars. Worth $30.00. S-l 845 = 980 LADIES’ FUR SETS — Pillow LADIES’ KIMO- NOS — Flannel- LA D 1 ES' EID- ERDOWN BATH ROBES—AII col- S=|ettes; all colors. or barrel muffs, ors. Worth $5.00. Worth $1.50 Worth $7.50. Saturday ..... Saturday ... Saturday . MEN’S SUITS OR O'COATS — New models. Worth $20.00. Saturday. MEN'S SUITS OR BALMARUES — All colors, all styles. Worth $18.50. Saturday.... MEN'S TIE AND SCARF SETS — Pin, cuff buttons. Worth $3.00. Suh:rdly ..... MEN'S TIE SETS— Pin and cuff buttons. Worth $1.50. Satur- LADIES’ Fine DRESS S HO E S—AIl colors. Worth to $10.00. Sat. urday MEN'S SUITS OR OVERCOATS — All styles. Worth $15.00. Slturday MEN'S FINE BATH ROBES — All colors. Worth $6.00. Satur- day MEN'’S JERSEY RIB. BED UNION SUITS— Worth $1.00. Satur. MENS BLACK OR TAN WORK SHOES —Worth $2.50. Saturday UL S‘l 48 i 3398 69¢:5 5= The .......... e Y BiTs s THE NOVELTY CO. 214-216 No. 16th Street YOUR DOLLAR DOES THE WORK OF FIVE HERE BERNSTEIN & KRASNE, Props. Worth 50c. Fancy colors. Worth §1.00. Saturday . ... All colors. Worth 50c. Saturday . .. Speeial: [mzeme | | Genuine Elgin, solid gold Featuring Wonderful Bargains in Men’s, Women’ Children’'s Wearing Apparel and at Prices, Too, That Cannot Be Equaled in This City --- COME HERE SATURDAY--IT'S YOUR MONEY-SAVING DAY! MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS and SUIT MEN’S SCOTCH KNIT GLOVES—AIll colors. Satur- MEN'S MUFFLERS— MEN’S SILK TIES— Solid Gold La Valliers Complete with Solid Gold Chain. A $5 Value. $3.00 | Best Plate Toilet Sets..$500 up DIAMOND RING SPECIAL | 10-100 Tiffany, | Solid Gold Mount- ing, sale price- $7.50 'JEWELRY (0, | D, BRODKRY, Prop, 16TH AND FARNAM. Second Floor » Take Elevator 14%] 32445 398 Main Floor 118 25¢ 69¢ 25¢ Buy Useful Xmas Presents See Our Large Assortment in Solid Gold and Platinum. $13.50 15-jewel, escapement, §21.00 GIFTS FuR HER: Solid Gold Set Ring .$8.00 | 1| Exclusive Brooches ... []| Pear! Beads, better grade, $8.50 '| | Smoke Pearl Manicure Sets, 13 $5.50 & You Money on Your Christmas tray. Purchases. Nut Bowls—Just like "cut; finished. Com- , mahogany ' pete with cracker and | vicks. Our Jprice ....... Tinker Toys— ‘he Wonder Builder— 35¢ only . 98¢ six | cut. price fully low price S.E.COR. SIXTEENTH AND JACKSON STREETS Make Your Home More Attractive for Christmas You will find here among our immense line of beau- iiful furniture the many different things that you need to make your home more attractive, at an abso- lute saving to you of from 259% to 50%. We are en- abled to make you this big saving in price because >f our inexpensive location, our low operating ex- pense and immense buying power. We invite you to visit our store and learn of the many advantages you will have in trading here—and. as usual, you make your own terms. ' Lot Us Save Priscilla Sewing Cabinets— Just like illustration, made of genuine mahogany, finished dull: has lift-out | silk e 1] Electric Irons—Just like illustra- | Smoking Stands tion; handsomely nickel plated and | guaranteed. Smoking Sets—Like cutdi all brass, fine quality.. Qur $2.95 = "% Brass Jardineres—Like Our Visit OUR BIG Toyland NE SAVE YOU FROM 20 TO 50 PER CENT Candlesticks, Candle and Shade, with Holder. Just like cut;: our price, complete ¢ and ' Parlor Floor Lamps Just like cut, with f shade and ringe. Our rees S $9IT5 e -—Like cut. Our price o §1.95) 98¢ Registering Toy anks— Our price Happifat Dolls— Our pgice- 19¢ All Iron Express Nagons, big size. Our price, Blackboards, well made, our price..... 'Join Our Christmas Grafonola Club The One Real Present for the Whole Family This Genuine Columbia Grafonola and Record - Cabinet, Complete 2a $18.751% “#aThis Handsome Cab- innl Columbia Grafonola, only— “&1$75.00 S40R SO A Teddy Bears— Our price— 29 Hune Shoe Glmn&— ST, 9¢ Sewing Machines, Our price, 59¢ Cracker Jack, the Clever Clown, Qur price, 15c‘