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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1923)
National Guard Off for 2 Weeks at Ashland Camp 2.500 Nebraska Troops Ex* peeted at Summer Camp Start Monday—200 From Omaha. Khaki-elad men. membera of the Nebraska National guard, will Jour nay from all parts of the state to night and Monday morning to the Na tional guard encampment at Ash land. The camp will open in the morn lrg and will end on August 20. The Omaha members, 200 strong, "ill leave here at 8:26 Monday morn ing on No. 6 of the Burlington. Capt, B. C. Grasborg will be In charge of the Omaha contingent on the trip to Ashland. They will carry regulation packs and pitch their own tents. More than 2,500 are expected to attend the camp from various parts of the state. Col. Amos Thomas and most of the officers are already at the cainp, hav ing attended an officers’ school dur ing the last five days. Nearly all of the guard have had previous army experience and a large number saw service in France. One of the most successful guard en campments in the history of the slat* is expected this year, according to Colonel Thomas. The men will have a busy program. There will be drills, skirmishes, mimic battle?, tar get practice and recreation. 600 Union Printers and Families to Frolic at Krug Members of the Omaha Typographi cal union and their families will hold their annual picnic at Krug park, Sunday, August 12. Arrangements to accommodate 800 union printers and their families were made last week with the Krug park management by the typographical union entertainment committee, com prising William Maxwell, John Black and Harry Kane. A private picnic grove has been re served for the picnickers. The union will stage contests In the afternoon and will award prizes to the winners. Nelson Man Is Crushed to Death in Rail Accident ■pedal Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Nelaon, Neb.. Aug. 4—Sherman W'gde. 58, an implement dealer here for many years, was instantly killed. 1 when a tractor tipped over and fell from * flat car onto him. Wade was shipping the tractor and was oversee ing the loading of It when it tipped. Railway Commission Will Hold Hearings Special Dispatch la The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 4.—Charles A. Ran dall, slate railway commissioner, will Jo to Fairbury Monday to hold a earing on application of the Rock island railroad to discontinue Its Sun day train service between Horton. Kan., and Nelson, Neb. The meeting promisee to be a hot one, as citizens front' Hebron, Deshler, Nelson and other points are protecting and have signified their intention of being present at the meeting. On Tuesday at Lincoln, the com mission will listen to application of the Scribner electric rural district No. ] to issue a IKO.OOO bond lasue for purpose of financing electrifica tion of the district. On Wednesday, the commission will listen to the application of the Western Public Service company to place an electric line between Auburn and Howe. The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company runs a parallel line with the proposed new line and has entered a 'protest against granting the application. Social Service Executive Praises Omaha Charity Plan That Omaha is proceeding properly in the financing and co-ordination i>f charitable activities by organizipg the Welfare federation, is the opinion of Arthur Alden Guild. Toledo. U.. exec utive secretary of the Social Service federation, who met with the mem bers of the board of governors of the local organization at the Chamber of Commerce Friday noon. Mr. Guild explained the workings of the organization the past four years and declared that the coordina tion of welfare activities had simpli fied problems which previously had been perplexing. "Omaha Is doing a wonderful thin* in organizing this federation and the city will find, after it is functioning properly, that this important phase of community activity will be more efficiently handled." Heavy Yield of Corn Is Platte County Prediction Special Dispatch to The Omaha Rn. Columbus. Nrh., Aug 4.—With a week of cool rainy nights and warm flays, while temperature averages ranged from 97 to f>2 degrees. Platte county farmers find that the de layed corn crop has reached normal growth for this season with prospects of an unusually heavy yield. Aged Woman Burned Columbus, Neb-, Aug 4.— Mrs. O. U. Krause, 92, la dying following burns received, when her dress oaught fire from a small blase in the back yard. Neighbors smothered the flames. Fund of $1,528.66 Is Raised to Buy Milk for Babies Contribution* Are Received From Nearly 1,000 lndi« viduals—Children Get Benefit. Hundreds of Omaha babies have re ceived and are now gel ling much aid and rellaf from the money taieed through The Omaha Bee Milk Fund which cluawd during the last week with a record breaking total of 9t.52S.ti*. There were nearly 1,000 Individual contributor* and totaled with the members of the vartoua organizations who eon»r;butcd aa a gmup, ths total Hat would reach ihe .’.oo® mark. The omahH Bee fund for milk and ice for poor children of thle olty is many yeare old and haa been a success every year tb.tt It has been in existence. Previous balance. 11.41. 86. Following at* *di|lt(un*l contribution* I'ntted Hilar a*.,od*tlon.18 68 A Friend. Phi In' tew. 106 Happy Hour club Thurston. 1 00 Seven meeiber*. I'. O lr. club . 2 08 Junior* t'oneraeatlonsl Sunday school. Albion . 200 A Friend of liable* hlumbu*. ! "1 Children's Frlsnd. Gibson. 6 88 Eula Miller. Stockham. 2 88 Fort Calhoun's Women's club. 2 80 Mr* W G .lackaon. Broken Bow. 2 08 W K. C . f Silver Creek. . 4 88 Tberlo Rerkmayer, Arlington . ... 3.08 A Ft lend.. I-JJ C>ne who Lov*b babies. 1.80 W R c. Wo 109. Lyons. 2 80 Mr. John Atrd. Center.. 2.00 A Friend . !.*• Class, No. 8 M E Sunday school. Ord 2 88 Evrrready Hoy. dub. First Presby terian. Wood River . 8.08 A friend. Central City. 1.00 J C. Murphy . I 00 Total. 11,631.66 Pla ns Being Made for Lions Club Convention in 1924 Dates (or the International conven tlon of Liona clubs, to be held In Omaha next year, have been definite ly set for June 10, 11 and 12, accord ing to announcement made today by J. Dean Ringer, president elect of the Omaha I Jobs club. President Ringer has already per fected his local organization to handle every phase of th* convention, sud, in conjunction with the bureau of publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, plans will soon be worked out. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Knights of Ak Sar Ben. Rotary, Kl wants. Concord, Continental and Tri angle clubs of Omaha have pledged their support and will cooperate In making the convention one of the biggest held In Omaha for years. At least 3,000 Lions club members, repre senting practically every state In the union, are expected to attend. “There Is More Cheer In the World for Us Since Jackie is Able to Walk” ■ — Just What Dr. Burhom’s Chiropractic Health Service Means to You I Examination Free Charges Moderate Office Hours: ► 's-,9 A. M. to 7 P. M. Sunday Hours: 10 A. M. to 12 N. IT WILL BUILD you up and keep you fit— RESTORE and enhance your natural beauty— RE-VITALIZE your entire nerve-sy* tem— INSURE freshness and power and the vigor of a youthful body— CLEAR your complexion; improve the condition of your akin, your eye*— IMPROVE your digeation; develop greater power in your lungs, atomach, kidneys, liver, heart— PREVENT or remove what ha* been called "Constipation,” “Rheumatism.” "Asthma,” "Headaches,” Backache*,” "Sciatica,” “Neuritis,” “Coughs,” “Colds,” "Catarrh,” "Insomnia.” “Paralysia,” “Heart Disease,” “Nerv ousncsa,” etc. BRANCH OFFICES Suit* 312, Wickham Black Phone 107S Dr. William* in Charge Council Bluff*, la. Na. Ill North 4th St. Phone 398 Dr*. Rubarg and Rubarg in Charga Miatouri Valley, la. CHILDREN under 10 yaar* of ago will be given adjustment* fra*. Dr. Frank Burhorn’s Chiropractic Health Service Suite 414-426 Securities Bldg. Cor. 16th and Farnam Streets Phone JA cluon 8347—Complete X-Ray Laboratory-—Lady Attendant For those who wish “TERMS" <ve suggest our “BUDGET PLAN" that opens an account and permits you to make pay ments at your convenience. SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS Exchange your o I d furniture for new through our Exchange Dept. August Sale oj Cretonne For the convenience of those buying Cretonnes in our August Sale, we have arranged them in six lots. The assortment is very wide, both light and dark patterns are shown in almost infinite variety, so that bed rooms as well as the more formal rooms of the home can be treated. Values ia every in stance are supreme. Cretonne, Lot No. 1. Cretonne, L ot No. 2.O0C Cretonne, rA _ Lot No. 3.JUC Cretonne, xq Lot No. 4.OOC Cretonne, QC/-* Lot No. 5.O-JL Cretonne, nr Lot No. 6. One and Two Pair Lots of Curtains AH kinds and qualities are included in this lot. Every curtain is greatly reduced in price and in every instance consti tutes a WONDERFUL BARGAIN. Thrifty housewives will do well to spend a little time at this counter. O-O Hundreds of Odds and ends of fine fur nit ur e for every room and purpose are offered in the sale at savings that range from 20% to 50%. Our August Sale Is full of delightful surprises for the homemaker who must carefully consider the value of everything that goes into her budget. Certainly it definitely dis pels the idea that all our furniture is high priced. Of course, some of it in evitably is. but for those seeking moderately priced pieees we offer a most unusually large assortment and welcome a value-for-value comparison with any articles offered elsewhere; a comparison that is especially to the customer’s advantage during this season of sales. t ^ T" "T* —featuring wonderful bar I M I m gains in discontinued pat I V 'W' terns from the best mills in 1 V J the country. Average Room Sizes Large Room Sizes 155.00 9x12 Whittall Anglo Persian. .131.50 175.00 10-6x18-8 Hardwick Wilton.. 139.00 135.00 9x12 Bigelow's finest Wilton.. 119.00 142.50 11-3x12 Mahal Wool Wilton. 129.00 132.50 9x12 Karnack Worsted Wilton 115.00 HI ®® Hi*?® »und]l,r X^!t°n.147.50 c j -,.... XX 160.00 11-3x12 Buudhar Wilton, 122.50 9x1- Sedan llton. 09.00 soiled .... .’...135.00 110.00 9x12 Bundhar Wilton . 92.50 226.00 10-6x13-6 French Wilton, 102.50 8-3x10-6 Bundhar Wilton.... 89.00 toiled . 175.00 125.00 9x12 Hartford-Saxony, alightly f®*®® le,k *,lton- 215.00 . 95 00 142.60 9x15 Mahal Wool Wilton 129.00 , „. ‘ ’ 1J “1 ‘, _ * 160.00 9x15 Bundhar Wilton .137.50 120.00 8 3x10-6 Hartford-Saxony, 197.60 9x16 Highland Seamless Wil slightly soiled . 89.00 ton f6r^. 169.00 142.00 8-3x10-6 WhitUll’a Anglo Per- 97 50 9x9 Bundhar Wilton . 79.50 eian. 121.50 127.50 9x15 Mahal Wilton, “slightly 120.00 8-8x10-6 Bigelow Wilton.107.50 soiled . 95.00 p if r> _ NOTE—Many of tka 44i7-< and 6s9 rugs lifted below ^mall KllgS MATCH LARGER rugs listed elsewhere in this ad. 33 50 4-6x7-6 Mahal Wool Wilton.37.00 68.50 6x9 Mahal Wool Wilton .... 45.00 ISIS SSi 5SS3 S2sau::::::»8 Wil“".5500 62.50 4-6x7-6 Hartford Saxony.39.50 72.50 6x9 Hartford Wilton . 62.50 NOTE—Many af ika 36x63 and 37x64 rugs lisfad kalow MATCH LARGER rugs listed elsewkere in this ad. 23.60 36x68 Whittall’s Anglo Persian, 21.50 13.50 27x54 Hardwick Wilton. 11.75 © 26x63 Highland Wilton.19.75 12.50 37x54 Bundhar Wilton.10.50 20.00 36x68 Hardwick Wilton .16.75 . , _ __ 16.60 36x63 Mahal Wilton.13.75 11-00 27x54 Mahal Wool Wilton. 9.00 Good values in Serviceable Axminsters-* ** •* **tUr“* 39.50 9x12 Axminster .31.50 4.50 27x54 Axminster .3.75 36 60 8-8x10-6 Axminster .29.50 7.75 86x63 Axminster .5.9o Godd Quality Axminsters SSL.1S3 .. “ 52 80 9x12 Axminster .38.50 70.50 10-6x13-6 Axminstar . 62.50 48.00 8-3x10-6 Axminster .37.00 69.00 11-3x12 Axminster .59.00 Seamless Axminsters s,i*ht,y *■*«»•*«■ 72.50 9x12 8eamless Axminster.53.50 S9.50 6x9 Seamless Axminster.28.50 63.50 8-3x10-6 Seamless Axminster... 48.50 21.50 4-6x6-6 Seamless Axminster.15.75 Small sixes to match also at reduced prices. Velvets and Axminsters £2 72.60 9x12 size . 49.00 52.00 7-8x9 size .35.00 67.60 8-3x10-6 size .45.00 39 00 6x9 size .27.50 Many small sizes also reduced. Customers will also find bargains in Linoleums, Bath and Rag Rugs, Carpet Remnants and Summer Rugs. The Two-for-One Sale of Lamps will be the principal feature in our Gift Shop Sale this week. With every junior or itand ard floor lamp, priced from 45.00 to 49.50, *e will give absolutely free a bridge lamp of your own choosing, value 25.00. With every junior or stand ard floor lamp, priced from 50.00 to 65.00, we will give absolutely free a bridge lamp of your own choosing, value, 29.50. Bargains in China, Stemware and Silver Plate are to be found in our Gift Shop. Discounts from 15% to 60%. o—-o The August Sale in Our Trunk Dept. The August Sale in cur TRUNK DEPARTMENT offers exceptional attraction* fr'r these who reed luggage for - actions in August and fcep*ember Customer* ran find exceptional values in trunks, wardrobe trunks, suitcase*. bags and fitted cases All Auto Trunk* ere marked at Half Price ?4 00 Universal auto trunk, with two rase* complete.1260 If Of Universal auto trunk.. Iff Buiek auto trunk witk two 'ases ...18 fO II f9 CediUae auto trunk with two cases complete.19 66 40 09 Hudson auto trunk with tw# cases complete. 20.00 41.fO Cadiliae ante trunk with two cases complete.. .22-66 »0 00 Hudson auto trunk with twe cases complete.28.60 80.Of Franklin auto trunk with two case* complete ........25.00 If ff taxi truak ***..«*.... 17.60 o-o Hundred* of Odd* and end* of fine fur nitur e for every room and purpose are offered in the sale at saving* that range from 20% to S0%. Tudor Dining Suite Built ct American walnut and carefully finished. Buffet is 60 inches long and affords plenty of storage space for linens, silverware, dishes, etc. Dropleaf table Is 42x60. Four chairs are upholstered In blue fabrieoid. Suite com plete, August sale priea.... Bed Room Suite—as pictured In American walnut and old ivory. Consisting of dresser, dressing table and bed, rocker and bench. Five piece* complete ..... Note:—A chiffonier caa be substituted for the dressier table if so desired. Three Piece Cane Living Room Suite Davenport, chair and rocker in blue or wnlnut velour upholatery. Frame* finished in antique brown mahogany. Sal# price, three piece*, com plete ... End Table Executed in English brown mahogany as pictured. Combination book rack, end table In English “J QC brown mahogany ... * Davenport & Wing Arm Chair Priced to wvf customers at least ene-third. this two-piece •ct will appeal to those who are looking for truly luxu rious furniture, 1’pholstering is in blue and gold and mulberry and gold silk velour. August sale price tor two pieces. Breakfast Sets—as pictured -in American Walnut With draplaaf Uhl# that apana fa It Infhai. and four hnaad aaa» rhalr* <aa ahnwn at laft) Hat rumplata. —in Fumed Oak W ith <rt»|il#af tahla that ^ S W f\ to 43 lltrhaa. and four ho a *4 aaat JNl I rhatra *aa aho%n at right I. s \ § Bat comrlata. mmtt V. * Da-Nite Bed '4% ric,u,nl Cloaad, it i* a comfortabla couch, eocn, it make* a full *i*e bed. The action i* ea*y and almoat auto matle. The attractive ateel and." with imitation enc panel* ara finished in American walnut. \ neb Iun.ilrv cretonne cover* the Sb lb. matt’vs* an'1 Priea complete .... IVry Fme Italian " Renaissance Desk Built in genuine mahoganr finished in two tones, Una de>.k i* an exceeding^* good looking piece. The front panel let* down, disclosing the bed of desk, pigeon holes and drawer*. gjj v