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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1923)
Grand Chapter Names Officers Appropriation of $10,000 for Infirmary at Platts mouth Voted. James M. Robertson of Platts mouth, was elected giand high priest of the Grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Nebraska, at the conclud ing session of the annual convoca tion at the Masonic temple Thurs day afternoon. Other officers are George N. R Urowne, Hastings, deputy grand high priest; Harry D. Cone, Omaha, grand king; A. Sherman Pinto, Omaha, -Tgand scribe; Lucius D. Richards, Fremont, grand treasurer; Francis E. White, Omaha, grand secretary; Luther M. Kuhns, Omaha, grand chaplain; Lute M. Savage, Omaha, grand lecturer; Harford N. Rosebush, McCook, grand captain of the host; Harry 8. Vlllars, Teeumseh, grand principal sojourner; Frederick G. Hoeshammer, Auburn, grand royal arch captain: Emmett I. Ellis, Te kamah, grand master of the third veil; Arthur C. Stem, Chadron, grand master of the second \eil; Elbert G. Idling. Alliance, grand master of the first veil; and Luther B. Hoyt, Oma ha, sentinel. Appropriation of 510,000 to aid In the erection of an infirmary on the Nebraska Masonic home grounds at Plattsmoutb. was voted at the con cluding business session. A charter was ordered Issued to Florence chapter No. 61. The at tendance at the convocation was the largest at any grand chapter meet ing in recent years. Next annual convocation of the grand chapter will be held at Omaha, Wednesday. December 10, 1924. Chicago Capitalist Dies. Jtedlands. Cal., Dec. 14.—John B. Mailers. Chicago capitalist, died at his home of paralysis. What a Kick! Here's the result when huge applejack still exploded in house near Akron, O. The detonation was heard for miles and created alarm. ---—r Women Appear in Creighton Play For the first time in the history of Creighton university. founded In 1873, young women will appear in a dramatic production of the institu tion December 13-20, when the Creigh ton Dramatic club presents "Turn to the Right" at the Creighton audi torium. Tho club had its inception last year In a group of students of the university and young women of St. John parish. Charles Costello, a professor in the department of expression is director and has secured the sponsorship of the university for the club. The next play to be produced is "The Copper head." ■— ■ ■" ' - . ■ ■- v NEBRASKA CITY—Andy Bowen. 20, who returned here several days ago from California, was taken be fore the board of insanity commis sioners, which decided he should bs removed to the state hospital at Lin coin for treatment. Wife’s Divorce Annoys Husband Tries to End Life by Hanging to Clothes Line Wire. Annoyed by hi* wife’* suit for divorce, filed yesterday, William Mc l-many, former street car motorman. was discovered In a barn at the rear of his home, 1713 South Eighth street. Council Bluffs, by his wife, Caroline, with a piece of wire clothes line about his neck. He was about to jump from a raft er, to which one end of the wire was made fast, his wife said. She screamed and called police. Police captured McEnany on the Wabash tracks near his home and placed him in jail for safe keeping. According to Mrs. McEnany, her husband attempted to effect a recon ciliation after notice of the divorce suit was served on him. She refused. The McEnanys were married in 1917, and have two children, Francis, i'i, and .lames, 4. In her petition Mrs. McEnany charged her husband with cruelty and asked custody of the two children. Shortly before noon McEnany was turned over to county authorities and lodged In county jail to await the fil ing of a charge of contempt of court against him. When his wife sued him for di vorce. she obtained a restraining or der, enjoining him from molesting her, and in attempting to end his life in the barn of her home, he Is alleged to have violated the order. Taken Suddenly 111. W. H. Lorenz, farmer living near Elmwood, Neb., was attended by Po lice Surgeon Young at the Live Stock Exchange building in South Omaha Thursday when he became suddenly ill after unloading a truckload of hogs. He later returned to his home. U. P. Employes to Give Concert Program by Union Pacific *m ploye* will be broadcast Tuesday night from radio station WAAW, the Omaha Grain exchange. The concert is the first of a winter series to be put on by Union Pacific employes The program follows: Soprano so ton: 'Serenade." (Schubert). Blackbird Song. * (Cyrfll Scott), Vera Leslie. IiHritono solo* "Those Song* My Moth er I’sed to Sing.' "Last Rose of Sum m#r,” Clarence E Sorensen. Piano solo* "When You and T were Young. Maggie." "Dixie end variation*," Florence Seward Vhdln solo: "Alita." Master Willard Gruber. Keystone orchestra: "No. No. Nora." one at^p; "Somebody * Wrong." fox trot; "Dreamy Melody.’ waltz; "On the Back Porch," fox trot. Personnel: R. J. Dostal. director, cor nel. John Sperry, piano; John wells* violin: Roy Edward*, banjo. Carl Rupp. *axophone. Carl Moffett, drums. Council Invited. Invitations have been extended to Mayor Dahlman and the entire city council to attend the Christmas oele hration to be held for children of the Third ward on Christmas eve at Cen tral police station. A Christmas tree, donated by the Kimball Bros, commission house, will be erected in the court room, and Santa Claus himself has agreed to at tend. Members of the department are col lecting gifts of clothing and candy to be presented to the children. Bungalow Raid Nets Conviction Jury Returns V erdict of Guilty After All-Night Session. After remaining out 14 hours, s jury in district court this morning re turned a verdict of guilty in the cose of Dave Howard, alleged proprietor of the Bungalow, a roadhouse <»n the West Center road, « harged with il legal possession of liquor. Howard was fined $160 on the charge in municipal court November 14. and appealed to district court. He was arrested by deputy sheriffs in a raid October 21, after the raiding party discovered a quantity of liquor in a patch of weeds outside the Bun galow. Howard claimed that the li quor was not oven on his property. The jury font out Thursday after noon at 4:30 and was out all night. Fall Graduation at Stanford. Stanford University. Cal., Dec. IS.— Seventy-three students here will re reive drgr<pm at the close of the au tumn session, the registrar an nouncs. Forty-eight will be awarded diplomas as bachelors of arts, 15 will take the degree of master of arts, while 10 are expected to be named Juris doctor. Hand Decorated China for Christmas MARY F. MORRILL WAlnut 4698 802 N. 49th St. Greeter Officer Omaha Visitor Harry Schorteld. national secre tary of the Greeters of America. Is in Omaha, the guest of John F. Egan, manager of the Sanford hotel. Mr. Schofield Is the kingpin greet ei of all Greeters. He is Just wind itig up his annual swing around the circle, visiting all locals of the organi ■nation and putting pep into members He started from Denver on Novem ber 8. and haa been to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Galveston. New Orleans, Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Memphis, St. Louis. Kansas City, St. Joseph and now Omaha. The Nebraska State Association of Greeters will meet in Omaha Decern her II Tor a two day session. Off! . is for the i ijmli'S year "ill beseleci ed. V. S. Warrtner, editor of the American Oreeter. will !«• the guest of honor. Now Junior Officer*. David l,arson was elected presl dent of the junior class at Central High school Tueeday. Iluth Beardsley, treasurer, and Clifford Harris, scr geantat arms, to replace officers pie viously elected and later declared in eligible. Other class officers are Charles Dex, vice president; Stanfield John son. secretary, and Margaret Larson, sergeant-at arms • Headaches I roin Might f olds Laxative RRuMO Qt.ININB Tablet* r* the Cold. J I, i t ■ I, »..•■< and Serin destroyer « I t>* box Ik 1 rn fit** mirr .fur* of K Wrove ::fr*—Atlv^ri Iffirifpi __ ■JJ Omaha's Wo,/1 Select 5howind OP GIFT NECKWEAR. yof u ?<foo 1509 Farnatn HM.hn Hril »M( 1908 Farnatn Oapoaitt Sani*H H«t«l Bakery Dept. Cookies — Dozen, 12c 3 Dosen for 33c Oar foe Coffee Cakes—2 for— 25c Christmas Cook ies—Sprlngle, PeppernuBs and AnlsS Drops; mixed; per lb.— 45c head(fuart^r^ for QifBs \ Store I Hours Market and Grocery Open at 7.J0 A. M. j All other de- j partments open at 10 A. M.— i Closing at 9 P. M. w Every Department of This Great Store Brimful of Gift Suggestions and a Small Army of Courteous Salespeople to Help You Solve the Gift Problem I Ready Saturday With the Grandest Assemblage of Gifts in the Store’s History Silk Bloomers • $5.00 , For Saturday only, J 20 Dozen All-silk Jersey Bloomers, in if all shades and sizes. Very special at— 85.90 Jtrcoml Flonr Brushed Wool Scarfs - Two yards long and 20 inches wide; made I with two pockets and belt all around; the b r u s h e d wool is extra heavy— $3.98 Srronri Floor Ivory and Leather Goods Gifts—Practical to Buy Ladles' Traveling Cases Men’s Traveling Cases Ladles' Rail Up Maalrare Sets Ladles’ Traveling rads Men's Collar Bags— tear I holer At HALF PRICK. Misses' Vanity Boxes—Special — 25# 50# 51.00 Misses’ Fanry Pnrses—Special— 25# 50# 51.00 Nov* Hand Bags—In special lots Saturday; 1st Lot—12.00 Rags and Vanity Boxes; Saturday only, 51.00 3d Lot—13 00 Bags and Vanity Boxes—For Saturday. 51.98 3d Lot—A big assortment of real seal, morocco and tooled leath er bags; $3.00 values, 52.98 dlb Lot—Our big special: bag"; worth up to 17.30; on sale Ssi urday at only . 55.50 I. allies' Headed Dnvetlai H«|i— $3.(1 values at only. 02.25 Varaom Bottles—The ley Mot— I he Beat Made— $-.50 corrugated nickel bottles; very special Saturday, 01.00 $1.50 plain bottle at only, 01.00 II. 50 German coriugated, • 1.00 I hleag <» Jobbers Prrlnvenlory I’urrhnn on Sale Saturday! Ivory finished combe, brushes, mirrors, buffers, baby acta, ate, at about half regular price*— Ivory finished Hand Mirrors, J.’.IO values; Saturday, 81.49 t! 50 Hair Hrushes only. 81.00 $1.(10 Dressing Combs, 81.00 EXTRA SPECIALS S: ,50 and $1.50 Kasel photo frames, for Saturday, at. $1.25 Three lllg Special*—In Gibaon’s framed pictures; Saturday, at— 81.00 81.75 82.25 GLOVES FOR GIFTS Children's Gloves and Mill*— 25*. 35*. 50* and 81.00 Ladles' Winter Chsmolsetts <.laves—At anly, 70* and 81.25 Brushed Wool Glovea — At— 81.00 81.30 82.00 french hid Glovea—Per pair— 81.35. 82.79. 83.49. 93.98 Silk Underwear Gifts 3ilk Chemise Orchid, flesh mul apricot; ra <1 i ii in tailored and . fancy lop; beautifully I trimmed with laced; ^ sizes to 44 ; $2 H!) vnl lies at — r Mrrond Floor Gifts of Sport Coats A gift that will surely please him. Fine all wool Sport Coals m grey, Heather, green |and brown. Priced at Give a Muffler $1.50 Men’s Fine Angora | Mufflers—In plain and fancy colors. Sam ple lines; values to $2.50; CA special, tDX.eJU Mala floar - ——-1 Silverware Gifts >\ III. IlWRPM (iUHl'niiteeil 2 5 Yi’ftrn; Mncoln pattern; 2ti-pleee ket; in :r $11.98 Onrlila t i.mmun I t J — H r I <1 a I wreath pattern; 26-ptece »et; l» guarantriMl for rP*.d.i.$8.49 |A Gift of Furs Nothing More Appreciated Fur Coats Regular $400.00 ttOKA 00 CWats—Special at Fur Conts made up in Hudson Seal and Cara cul Marmink. Many Vith collars of marten and squirrel; others self-trimmed; also capes of Jap Mink. Bay and French Seal Fur Coats Regular $295.00 0J1 KO 00 Coats Special at Fur Conts of Hay and French Seal. Natural Muskrat and coats oil Marmink. Some with Fitch Squirrel or MarfPn collars. Fur Coats Regular , ((TO A A $75.00 values at eD JU#vl\F Bath Robes ‘ Saturday Special $5.00 One hi" lot of corduroy and blanket robes; sam ples and odd lots; ^‘u $5-00 *erwHtl HanrI Fur Chokers 25 Chokers—la squir rel, fitch aad wolf; an elegant value— 50 of This Season s Chokers and Scarfs— Of fox. wolf, mink and stone marten: values to $45; on >;ale 4 Gifts for the Baby — Appropriate and Inexpensive Ilraron I rib lllank*is— In pink ami blue; keeps baby anuu ami warm; very special for Satur day a selling at. 9 1.50 «o 93.OH I n fa ii I a* I la I n I y barque*—Of fluffy \arn: In while trimmed in £ i pink and blue. Saturday's sale ■ price at. each. 91.85 to 92.08 Itaby White Mlltrus — Double Serood \ knit with ami without thumb* Moor Especially priced for Saturday'* sale. at. per pair... .70c Infants* Silk anil Wool Stork lass—What baby always need* special, per . pair. 79c Wool Knit l.fgBlss—Ftfd. whit*, brown and blue Very special!y priced pair. 91.50 and 91.OH Hull llnlif* lur 1'ifsdl*— \;m ;•• • i \ patterns, wtil made of soft, "a i c • 81.05 ««• 83.OS Hatty Clay thins*—\* I . d novelties; rattles. t*aHs. rin^s, "i>olly cats, monkey's and teddy t ! 50 c «* 83.25 fnfnnta* lllrih Itrrtnl K r»«. k« — Cam ted co\er> tn pink and blue. ■*l mi.. 75c t» 83.00 i HIhIrIiI Hanger*—W ith painted floners. comb and biush set sat ^ n hangers with hand-painted i •r*' * i-i I at .... 50c «• 81.9s I,Idle T«t»’ Canty lirr»»f» —In King hams, percales. siacs from t to k >eara. EtpecUily priced for Saturday at. a 81.00 Practical Apparel Gifts for tm smaller Girls Hrr*«r» — In velvet. f:n* •erge, velvet and crept combina tion: ribbon and embroidery trimmed, al*es 7 to 11... •0.9b I i.lrU* ll*il» H«i*c*— in ccrduro>. in bright »h«de*; S to n Very .specially priced thie big Niturday sale, 93.98 i« 95.98 utrl»' Knit < ni«« « — It) Mi #, Drown, tan. white, red and pret ty combinations, stars up to 1? >cai.v Miiiui;,) a*, ta-h. $l.r»0 Give a Bead Necklace Novelty Neck laces - Opera length and the t>0-ineh chain; e r y s t a 1 s. all colors— 50c - $1.00 Pocket Knives for Gifts f. 95c M Made of highest grade crucible steel; differ ent sixes and shapes; i this lot includes knives worth up to k2 1.73. verv special— v 95c u«»* Ntiaira—IIiNm art Gift Ties Men's fine siU four-in-hand tics, hough! from a New York mfgr. at llj'j par cent off their lowest wholesale price. These ties. If sold in the reg ular way. would sell at $100. $1.50 and $2 00; divided into three lot*, at— *yc bye yoc * Men's House Slippers A Special Purchase of Men's Slip fci - cm uriiru a o W n solo, Kverott or Uoim.. style— &