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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1925)
Postal Receipts Display Increase fmproTcd Business Condi tions Shown in Department Report for March. Washington, April T.—Better busi ness conditions than a year ago are Indicated In the receipts of the 60 largest postofflces. They show an Increase of $1,621,811 or 6.91 per cent Or March over that month last year. ■Jfotal receipts of these offices, an nounced today by the Postoffice de partment were $29,085,090, compared with $27,463,268 for March last year. Only six of the 50 postoffices showed decreased rates: Minneapolis, Washington, Portland, Ore., To ledo, Providence and Fort Worth. Jacksonville, Fla., had the largest Increase with 20.64 per cent: Dayton second with 17.86 and New Orleans third with 17.84. Of tha five largest offices having receipts of more than $1,000,000, Philadelphia had the largest per cent of Increaso with 9.16 per cent, New York second with 8.16, Boston third with 6.32, St. Louis fourth with 4.16 and Chicago fifth with 3.60. Scottsbluff Students First in Scholastic Competition Bridgeport, April 7.—In a scholastic competition between students In the commercial departments of the Bridge port, Scottsbluff, Alliance, Cliadron and Crawford high schools, held nt Scottsbluff, . Bridgeport won third place, with 13 Vs points. Scottsbluff waa first with 44'a points and Al liance second with 31. points, the other two schools falling to score. There were tests in novice and champion typewriting, novice and champion shorthand, spelling and penmanship, and Bridgeport placed in all classes. Dean Miller, Winifred Ftlchardgon. Leona Johnson, Fern Hayden and Delores Loy were the point winners for Bridgeport. Two of these were also winners In the declamatory contest a week ago in competition with Oshkosh, Thed ford, Alliance and Mullen schools. Ohio Runaway Boy Found Working on Nebraska Farm Fremont, April 7.—Frank I,apinta, 17. of Cleveland, likes Nebraska farm life but* will have to return to his parents in Ohio who wired local po lice to detain the youth until trans portation was forwarded. Young T,apinta was found working on a farm near Nickerson. He made his way west In box cars to seek his fortune in his first trip away from home. Landing in Nebraska, he felt •onfident that his goal had been reached and he settled down to be come an adopted son of the Corn' nueker state. His plans went awry when Deputy Sheriff Cond Davis brought him to Fremont to await further word from the boy's parents. Two Gretna Men Arrested for Liquor Law V iolations Fremont, April 7.—AY. C. Gehrlng or and George Gradar, both of Gretna, Neb., are under ar est here, the for mer charged with driving a car while under the Influence of liquor and the latter -with possession. The men were arrested at Nickerson after their car an into a ditch and upset. Neither if the men was injured but the car ,vas badly damaged. Park Offend Bedford. Bedford, la.. April 7.—When A. L. Bibblns, Bedford druggist, died five years ago be specified in his will hat his administrator purchase a 20 icre tract of land and Improve It for a city park at its next meeting. Although 1 jacked by the community •lub, the proposition is meeting con siderable opposition because of a 2 mill tax which It would be necessary to levy. __ The Modern Skyline In America’s cities every where, towering high above the streets, are the“skyscrapers,” monuments to industries, build ers, and all whose thought and achievement enable hundreds or thousands to work and live comfortably under one roof. These human hives, and the activity they shelter, are made possible by the telephone, with its cables and wires spreading from floor to floor and from room to room. The messages they send ana receive, now despatched so quietly and speedily in all direc tions, would require an army of messengers that could neither be mobilized or directed. Without such a service as the telephone for the transmission of spoken messages, America s monumental business architec ture would not exist, and men would still have to live and work close tb the ground, instead of in the air. NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM One Fo/ieg - One Sgttem - Unirerml Service ■■ ■ ■ —— " 1,1 " **' ' WWI1 mm 1 LOUP CITY HAVING BUILDING BOOM t.oup City, April 7.—T.oup City Is having a building boom. C. F. Bushausen has announced that he will build a new furniture store, 50 by 100 feet. H. M. Eisner Is having plans made for a new Jewelry store. O S. Mason has secured a permit to build an extension "on his implement building. The Nebraska Power com pany Is getting ready to enlarge Its plant and Install bigger engines In addition lo construction of the new transmission line to North Ix>up. W. L. Maotejewskl has completed a new garage and several additions to homes are In progress. Two Gangsters Sentenced; Admit Guilt in Thefts Tork, April 7.—Sumner Biiffnham of York and James Tyre of Aurora were sentenced In Judge Eandls court at Aurora last week to serve oha to five years In the penitentiary. They admitted complicity In thefts of harness, saddles, auto robes and other things In York, Hamilton, Mer rick, Hall, Clay and Fillmore coun ties. 4.000 Eggs in Incubator in Farm Barn Basement York. April 7.—At the Eudwig farm, Just north of town, chicken raising on a large scale is going on. In a basement of a barn 1* an In cubator holding over 4,0t>0 eggs. At hard coal gtovd furnishes even heat through pipes which pass around the incubator. Electric appliances give warning in the house of any change in this temperat ure. The eggs are turned four limes a day by hand. In small pens in the rooms above are 2,500 chicks. Brooders, artificial ly heated, mother the chicks at night and the rooms where they are kept are warmed to the proper temi»era ture. BILLIARD CHIPS CASHED AT BANK Fremont, April 7.—Sneak thieves, who recently looted the cash drawer at the Hialto billiard parlor, succeed ed in cushlug a quantity of trade chips at a local hank, where the chips were Innocently passed on to a patron. The trade chips are the same size as nickels. With real nickels on top and bottom, the chips were rolled into packages representing $t In five-cent pieces. The clerks at the bank failed to dis cover the fraud and it went by undis covered until a local business man un wrapped one of tbe rolls that he got for his cash draw er. Officials were unable to discover who cashed the chips at the bank in the first place._________ ou just, JVOTV& You, too, can have the com* v/VKJA petent energy and joyful There is no reason for you force of health, to look or feel this %vay I CONSTIPATION means SHORTENED LIFE When your bowels refuse to work and the poisons have to find other outlets such as your lungs, kidneys and skin,you are courting sickness and shortening your life. You are also running grave danger of dreadful disease. Do your bowels act at least twice daily? If not you are constipated and ' must do something right away or you may be gravely ilL Dr« Caldwell's SYRUP PEPSIN The Family Laxative will relieve chronic constipation, regulate your system, and for 30 years has assisted Nature in properly exercis ing the bowels of America’s millions. A pleasing liquid combination of Egyptian senna, pepsin and aromatics, the tested prescription of Dr. Caldwell proven by years in his large practice. ' Different Because It Relieve* And | Does Not Require Continued Use | The mistreated bowels may be cleared with one dote, but to allow Nature to restore health and proper functioning, ever decreasing dotes should be taken until your bowels are moving naturally by themselves. 10.000.000 bottle* are used annually because it never fails. It is said madiems is sM ssd guaranteed. Try It st our risk. Your drussist wiD rsturs row monsr if it tails 1 to da as promised. 1 -- TAt<e: . || nniM sybup company DR. CAL&WLjULS SYRUP PEPSDiij_Mnnuooiio. nm**»o_ --:;=-- -- r M E. Smith $1.50 Women’s and Misses’ Middies 79c Excellent quality cambric, blue and rose shades, neatly trimmed and piped, sizes 3d , to 44. ^ (Second Floor) j ' M. E. Smith $10.00 Girls’ Tweed Knicker Suits $5.00 Just the thing for hiking and play. All wool tweed material, coat made in becoming norfolk style, fully lined, well tailored, onlv 25 suits in the lot. Sizes 10, 12, 14 and 10. ^ (Second Floor) y M. E. Smith Mina Taylor Apron Dresses 69c In litfht and medium col ors, all sizes. $1.25 val ues. (Annex) ^ M E. Smith Mina Taylor Ging ham Tub Frock* $1.95 All color* and sizes. Mina Taylor stvle and quality, dresse* worth to $5.00. (Anne*) M E. Smith Gingham Rompers 69c Sues - to (> years. All colors. i wonderfully tailored. fa*? eo|- j or*, regular SI.00 quality. i (Annex) / K.-S ^ M E. Smith ' ^ M. E. Smith ^ ^ M E. Smith ^ M E. Smith ^ 1/ E. Smith Overblouses Silk Dresses Ladies’ Union Suits 49c White Lawn Bookfold Percales 95c ,$9;7S 49c Suit 17Vzcyd. 16'/2cyd. , , - . 200 to select from in all the Fine knit, open and closed seats, Sheer dimities an axons, n new silks for summer, also can- tight and loose knee, built up 1 wh.te, blue, tea rose, and ecru ^ and „atin faced cantons. and bodice top8> self anJ ribbon 40-inch, fine sheer quality, high 30-inch, standard quality, fast ; sizes 38 to 46. $1.49 and M. E. Smith’s $15.00 and $16.75 shoulder straps, exceptional mercerized finish, values to 49c colors in a wonderful assort- j $1.98 quality. dresses values. ment of neat patterns, light (Annex) ; (Annex) (Bargain Annex) (Bargain Annex) J and dark background,. V -- S V-s V. - - ^ ^ I Be gain Annex) f M. E. Smith ) f M. E. Smith ^ ^ M. E. Smith ^ v f Moose Head Printed Sunshine 70c Pequot Sheeting Matchless Linen Suiting Dress Crepe 55c ,t Half wholesale price. 45c yd. 49c yd. JEgJ,.natural color cotton UL2T “Se , ' . , . , Styles copied from silk crepe fMain Floor ) M. E. Smith stock i 36-inch, warranted fast colors. deJ chine; reliable fast color. (M..n Moor.) (M.i.Floor)^ j an ideal fabric for spring wear, 3(Hnch fabric. M. E Smith Cheviot in a full line of all the new wholesa]e price) 67Hc, our shades. Very special. price, 49c 25C l (Bargain Anne.) j ^ (Main Floor.) J ^ ^ b,ue> plain j _ color, for nurse _ _ _ _ r M E. Smith ^ . ■'< E. Smith — m ^ >' * —' 772c Rayon Silk Cloth 39c Yard CneCKS Regular 50c, pret __ tiest shades, soft bJJc est ®'*kv finish. Main Floor All colors. 36 inches .}/. E. Wholesale price 77VtC. Smith (Main Floor.) j 'i $3.39 Ironing Board M. E. Smith $2.49 t 7-8 New Socks Ridjid ironing board, stands III CA- nr firm, will not slip or slide, | Pr* open end. ME I" nice assortment of colors U i __ Smith j“d l>,,",1M.!Lrn±),d A <Dow..t..r.) * '$2.50 Pure Silk ) -< r- -~7-t 9 t o cn 60c Wa.h Board $1.19 60c Clothes Line ^9C Full fashioned hose, in all the 39c Regular size. Zinc scrub- II M. E. Smith ™rth'hup7i ’ BOm< * Sash cord, 50*ft. length?. [>lnS surlace, reinforced | Jewelry Suggestion? L <",i‘ rw,) J V y V _J M. E. Silver Links, gray finish, snap, / ~ "V f “ ~~ '\ S' Smith regular 21.00 value?, EJQC M. E. Smith M. L. Smith M. E. Smith - , c , ” n ie Vh in. .rr.v finub Women’s Silk and Step Ladders $6.00 Garden Hose $3.50 Leather Specials regular $1.00 vt iue,* fiQr Fiber Hose I Hardwood step ladders. well d» A QC ; Best values ever offered at at DUC braced and rodded under every U«h.°rWbii"'th.G.mIrt'fhit M.nX Solid Gold Front Koiv,.. 69c ,t,p. wtU, p.,1 .h.1? SO-foot , Wtb, ot ’.-inch. b., top.Vd,b,;t.tt2li7..Sl ,ngr»ved ?nd onginn «] E„„ «... .11 ,h, n.w wring t{S5S""Si8 5Z!flSJ " i er and silk lined, fitten. turned, regular $2 values. * shade*. guaranteed to give 6 foot size. . . S?5. JV plete with coupling*. ^ (Main Floor) j ^ (Main Floor)_J ^good service. (Main Floor)j (Downstairu) J ^_(UowmUiri_j y ^ M E. Smith Boys* Athletic Union Suits 75c “Topkis” and “Sealpox", best quality, perfect fitting gar ment*. full cut and well made, sizes 24 to 36. ^ (Third Floor) f M. E. Smith ' Children’s Shoes $2.29 $2.49 $2.98 3 big groups, factory im perfects, strong sturdy built shoes. All sizes, worth double the sale price. Children’s White Footwear $1 98 Strap pumps, cut out sandal effects, light trim sole, sizes up to 2. ^ (Main Floor) ^ r M E. Smith N Drapery Nets 29c ! White and ecru, good range patterns, filet and shadow ef ; Ij feds. 36-inch width, \aluca 3Pc to 49e yard. (Third Floor) ^ f y-- 'N M. E. Smith 45c Boys* Stockings 25c “Bearskin” and Buster Brown hosiery that stand the wear, all first quality. ^ (Third Floor) y r-/ M. E. Smith Printed Felt Base 39c sq. yd. The felt base floor covering with enamel finish and requir ing no tacking. 6 ft. width. 59c value. ^ (Third Floor) y c - M E. Smith Fiber Rugs $9.75 Wonderful color combinations, plain centers with stenciled border*. 9x12 *ir.e. $16.50 values. (Third Floor) y ( r-n—n M E. Smith Drapery Marquisette 19c yd. Scrims in odds and ends but good yardage. Dots, patterns, crossbar, and lace edges. V at ue*. regular HSe yard. ^ (Third Floor) ^y < V. E. Smith $1.00 Boy*’ “Ideal” Blouses 69c Well made of madras and -£jne percale*. fast colors, light and dark patterns, size* 6 to 14. (Third Floor) V- -s ,---^ V E. Smith Ladies’ Neckwear From the M. E. Smith bank rupt stock. We purchased al most the entire stock of indies’ fancy neckwear at this great sale. The majority being new styles bought for the F.aster trade. Wednesday we will place this entire put^'hase on sale in four big lota and will ndd all small lota from our regular stock at the same reductions. Half Price 1st Lot, 50c salues..25«* 2nd lot, 75c values. 39<* 3rd lot, $1.25 vnlues, RO«* 4th lot. $2 values, $1.00 These lots are made up of lace, organdies and linens, in collars, vesteos. panels, collar and cuff sets, •*tc. (Main Flow! J ^ }f E. Smith Men’s Silk Ties 48c All the silk four-in-hand tie*. Value* to $1.25. (Main Floor) ) \_—S mSSSSSSmmSSSmSSS^Si M. E. Smith White P. K. Apron* $1.50 200 White P. K. Aprons for waiters, beauty par lor and home use. regular $2.95 values. ( 5oconJ Floor) M. E. Smith Men’s Union Suits 95c All the men's fine knit union suits, sites 36 to 48, values to $1.75. ^ (M«i» Floor) y -> M E. Smith Men’s Hose 8 pair for $1.00 3,000 pairs of men** Cotton Hose, assorted colors. -5c ial ues. tM.iw Floor) y C-> M E. Smith Stamped Gowns 79c All ready made, stamped in assorted designs. M E. Smith Costume Slips $2.98 Dark and light shade?, single h and double hems of tricollette, tricosham ami baronet 'atin, ! !} bodice tops, all siies. Values to $5.00. i ^ (Second Floor) j r-^ - .1/ E. Smith Women's Pumps and Oxfords $2.79 5.000 pairs women's fac tory imperfect pumps and oxfords, patent tan. and patent, satin, etc. All sizes. Men’s High and Low Shoes $2.98 Black or brown, kid or calf, welt soles, factory imperfect, all sizes. ^ (Main Floor) y | r-> ' Hayden's Shrubbery Dept. Canna Bulbs, red and yellow. per down . 50«’ Dahlia Bulbs. 5 Color?, ea, 10«* | 1 (ilsdiolas, mi\ed. 2 for. 5e IS Gladiolaa, named, doten. .".Or 11 Bridal \\ rcath . 10<* ^ (Mail orders filled promptly. 1 t ^ (P.»..ttin - N.rlM j