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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1915)
4 A TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: APRIL ' 11, 1915. ORATORS HAYE HO PLACE ATJAHQUET Commercial Club Doei Away with Them Along with Dreii Suits and Formality. FOR GOOD FELLOWSHIP DIJ7HIR ' It thers is no orators' trust In ex intence. It has become plain that ora tort must now organize to protect their profession from annihilation. They cannot compete with outside Industries, these nam outside Indus tries being cabaret entertainment and balloon-breaking performances at tne big banquets. What dwa the Commercial club do but go and advertise a "no-speechee" dinner. Thsy advertise the ,no-reeches'phese of the dinner an especially attractive feature that ihould lure the members out for the evening. "No speeches and no dull moments" are featured aide by Id. Alas! What could poor old Demosthenes do in these highly giddy days, when men have lout ttw4r reason, and desire only to ate a pointed ttt and plaater doll pols Inn through the toe dance, and singing Te-addy-aye," Clrero himself would find his famous Phllllnlrs, once bravely hurled against the political gangster. ' Catallne, today falling- upon deaf ears In a Commercial club crowd, and Clcere wt uld be digging ditches for water mains If he were In Omaha. Still Have Br ram. And Bryan well Chautauqua still stick a speech on the program now and then but who knows how soon they may ' abandon thla nonsense when they learn of Omaha. Commertcai club entertain ment r , The announcements are out for the , semi-annual Hood fellowship dinner of 1 the Commercial club for Thursday even ing. April 1. at ; o'clock. 'Something new something new eome thing newj" ts promised and reiterated. In the announcement. .Then It la that speeches get this awful slam, for the an nouncement says they are te be minus along with dull moments and other sun . dry nuisances - of old style banquets. n -ruler notices will go to the members of the club Monday. Nj drew suits are required. This also Is toaaed out as bait to the member. If the announcement can be taken as' having properly sensed the tastes of the club members, then be it known, that tlie club Is against formal ity, death vn drees stilts, has a perma nent Injunction against the Introduction of dull mmncnts and enjoys an open season of orators. Doane Powell Now Knows He is Wrong Doane Powell Is a regular sport After losing a cigar In a bet on the usage of a word, hs paid the debt, and then squan dered a l-cent stamp ta write to the Lltersry Digest to learn whether he had honestly been beaten and whether the authority (touted to him was really rood. .He learned that It waa. and. that uvea the new Standard Znctfonary Is against .lm. -v- , ,. t . It came up some weeks ago, when la the eoltimns cf. The Pee appeared the sentence "TWrty thousand miles of wire was down. "Powell bet a cigar with the buss- that It should have been "were down." lie quoted Principal Reed of the sigh school and Belle Ryan, secretary of the Board of Education, ae his authority. An enterprising bookworm In the of floe dm up "The Manual of the University of Chlcsgo Press. " and proved that "was Sown" l correct Powell bought the etger, but grumbled long and hard. Then he squandered the stamp and got a reply from the Literary Digest right Torn the men who publish the new Stand ard Dictionary. They told him he wee ,ereng. that the dictionary waa against aim and that his cigar was gone forever. MRS. WM. KENT TO TALK : TO THE EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS ,Th Equal Franchise elty 1p arrang ing for the coming of a distinguished suf fornle, wife of Repre eentatlvs . Kent of ornle, wife of representative Kent of that state, is expected In Omsha April 21 enroute home from Washington. She Is a eun of Mr. E. L. Durke of ens North Fortieth street, and will be her it while In the city. . ' ' The suffrage organisation wllf meet Tuesday at tho hme cf Mrs. E. a Rood, the president, to plan for a publlo meet uig to be addr;sd by Mrs. Ksnt . Mrs. Kent Is an active worker In her own state, and In the east has been prominently identified with the Con gressional union. Stock Market Rises Sharply, but Realizing Sales Wipe Out Gains NEW TORK. April 10 Scene of wild excitement attended the renewal of oper ations en the stock, exchange today. The trading floor "Was crowded With members and the visitors' gsllery, was lined with spectators, many of them women In gay attire. Overnight buying orders and a further stampede of the short Interest lifted prices throughout the list gains extending from 1 to I points In specu lative favorites and specialties. United States Steel again waa the chief feature, opening with a block , of 15,000 shares at 57V4 to 57. and soon advanced to Be. Bethlehem Steel was the only prominent stock to hold back, declining 2 point. ' Rock Island waa the most erratic Issue, rising almost 4 points and soon losing all Its advance. Trading during the first half hour was en the largest scale for that period In the reeeot history of -the exchange. ' Reces sions, ranging from a fraction to f .points, ensued soon after the initial outburst on heavy profit taking. Sales In the first hour exceeded 0,000 shares, which surpassed all records since 1909, the year of the great speculative boom. . Prices continued to react under the weight of Increased realising sales, and many gains were wiped out some of -the standard Shares selling materially under, yesterday's close. Steel wai con spicuous la the way, of declining to IU contribution to. the, business of the first "hour was 117,000 shares. Prices recovered from lowest levels be fore the close. 'but f altd to repeat their beet (quotations of the first hour. Sales for ' the two- hours aggregated 800.000 shares, the. largest total for a Saturday In six year ' - BRIEF CITY NEWS Kara Beet TtM It Now Beacon Press BorgMs-OraBden Co. Lighting fixtures. "Today's Complete aaorie Program" classified section today, and appears In The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. ;rind out what the various moving picture theaters offer. A Saving of Tim for both customer and yourself when your office. Is con veniently located. The Bee . Building "the budding that la always new" makes this saving sure. The Stat. Baak of Omaia pays 4 per cent on time deposits, I per cent on saving account. All deposits In this bank are protected by the depositors guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Abase niok Morse Charles Daniels, Forty-second and Redmond avenue, ar rested on a charge of cruelty to animals by Human Officer Hans Nielsen, waa fined $23 and ooet in polios court. Teta to Save Fhetoa Taken Civil war veterans are jirged to be at the Farnam street side of the court house Sunday afternoon at I o'clock sharp for the purpose of having A group picture taken. Tlyaa and Vohaeea Oe Bast Over the Northwestern, Thomas Flynn and Pat Johnson, managers ard buyers for Har den Bros., start for New Tork tonight In New Tork they wll( join other Hayden buyers, who have been la the east several days. Vsw Commercial Clnb MembersNew members of the Commercial club elected at the last meeting of the executive com mittee are Frank Goets, Charles S. Scranton, Dr. N. C Christansen, C. W, Bruce and C.'E. ODlham of New Tork City. . . : , Mrs. TenderbtM Ooea Bast Monday After having seen the Pacific coast ex- poult Ions to -her satisfaction, .Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt Is en' route east, traveling In a special car over the Union Paclflo-North-western. She will he In Omaha at 1:40 o'clock Monday morning. To Tell Oman la Atlas Omaha's re sources Ar to be shown in aa article of Ike) words In the Cram Atlas of the United .States, soon to be published. Seven panoramlo views of. Omaha are to be Inoluded In the layout Tho bureau of publicity mad the arrangement for this display. SETTLES CLAIM FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND FOR $1,500 Mr. Leona Davos De 8 met year old, a native of Sweveghem, Belgium, who settled for $1,(00, a claim against the Cudahy Packing company for the death of her husband, killed In a boiler explo sion, ha a brother who Is fighting In the Belgium army end a father and mother at Sweveghem. For eight monthe ehe haa heard nothing from, any of them. Mrs. Do Bmat haa two small children. "It It were not for the ehlldren, I would return to Belgium to assist as a nurse," she said today at the court house. PAROLED PRISONER FROM . FEDERAL PEN IS ARRESTED Olen Mclver of Walker, Minn., aire ted for breaking Into the Emergency hospital and steeling several piece of jewelry, will be arraigned In police court Monday morning charged with the above offense. Mclver told the polios that he was a paroled prisoner from Fort Leavenworth, VOLUNTEERS JAKE REPORT Issue Statement of Benevolent Deeds Accomplished During Fiscal Tear Ended. I BEST YEAR IN . HISTORY The local branch of the Volunteers Of America, under the leadership of Lieu tenant Major and Mrs. F. A. McOor rnlck, at the completion of the fiscal year annoances receipts and expenditure. The yesr has been a most prosperous one for the organisation, and more needy persons were helped than at any other year in the history of tho organisation. In the statement Major ftfcCormlck says: "The Volunteers have been placed on record In this city for many year as en organisation doing a needful and prac tical work along Christian and philan thropic lines. W feel confident that those who wlah to take the time to In form themselves will be Impressed with the direct and practical methods through which such large results have been ac complished. "Wo co-operate with the churchee, and work harmoniously with every other char itable organisation In the city. Figure cannot express In detail the evangelistic, philanthropic or social Work. However, this brief report will rive some Informa tion to our benefactors, which we believe will enable them to appreciate our work more than they could otherwise. "The advisory board of the local or ganisation consists of H. S. Busman, J. A. Monroe, Casper E. Tost, Dr. 3. A. Foots and O. H. Payne." The statement follows: INCOME. To donation $3,003.91 Collections, Gospel Mission and open air meetings.. Special church mooting. Lodging houses' receipts.. Store, rag, paper Loan ,. Total ... 1.2SB.16 l.WUtt l,i.29 L3H6.01 7&M ... 18,673.41 Il.872.a0 ; EXPENDITURES. Rent Charity, provisions; feeding 4.000 men. Thanksgiving ana Christ- , ma basket 1,17.40 Officers' salary 67.09 Salaries () nine assistant., l,N.4 in hall ..! it S'umbsr of open air services ft Number hall attendance iO.'JT.t Estimated number of open air at tendance 81,400 Total number of services held 345 Tntal attendance 2,4j Number of families visited and aided (T Number of reported conversions 27 Number of hands ratee.l for prayer.. 1,611 REUEF DEPARTMENT. Christmas baskets given to the needy, each basket containing; din ner fur five 250 liaeket of food given on Thanks- ItlvInK dsy 35 Number of rarments, shoes and furniture distributed 1 K7R Numlier of nights iorttrinn etven free 2,817 j iMiimoej- or meais given tree to un employed 9.00 Numlier of positions secured XX) The Bee Want Ads Are Best Business Booster. Both Barwses Oat . Both George Burnses sre out of com mission. The Detroit first baseman has sn attack of appendicitis nd the New Tork Olants' outfielder is laid up with a sprslned ankle. Glass of Salts. Cleans Kidneys i If your Hack is aching or Bladder - bothers, drink lota of water and eat less meat. but had escaped from the Union station Sundries liorenshoera and feed. Home Ansston fund Maintenance fund Gasettrs Litght, fuel, telephone and water.. Furnishings Stationary, stamp and telegram. Paid back debts Laundry, typewriter and Insur ance - Railroad fare from hi guard.' This was found out to be true by Captain Michael Dcmpaey, who communicated with tho Fort Leav enworth officials. 267.09 80.00 1(6.60 100.25 CM.K7 77.04 ' 171.81 12 52.00 78.99 67.00 BsJanoe on hand. , . Total : 18,673.41 STATISTICAL REPORT. Number of Mission service held When your kidney hurt nd your back feel sore, don't get' scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and Irritate the entire urinary tract Keep your kidney clean like you keep your bowel ,clean by flushing them with a mttd, harmless salts which removes the holly' urinous wast and stimulate them to their nor mal activity. The function of the kid neys is to filter the blood. In 34 hours they strain from It 600 grain of acid and waate, so w can readily understand the vital Importance of keeping tho kidney active. Prink lot of water you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmacist about four ounces of Jd Salts; take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few day and your kldneya will act fine, Thla fam ous salts I made from the acid of grape and lemon juice, combined with lithla, and ha been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidney; also to neutralise the acids in brine so It no longer I a source of Irritation, thus end ing bladder "weakness. . Jad Baits I Inexpensive; cannot injure; make a delightful effervescent llthta- water drlntt which everyone should take now and then to keep their kidney clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache. Advertisement. Apartments., fiat, boues and cottages ran be rented quickly and cheaply by Pee "For Kent" Ad. yfrm M'VANM TO COWBAT RAISE ' IN WESTERN COAL RATES The advance rate proposed on coal fjom the mines to tho west Is to go be fore the Interstate Commerce eoramls !on April 14. U. H, after cto of the heariim en the cotton pi fooit cae in Chlco. The advance proposed Is It cenia per ton on coal from the mine that supply the west Omaha coal dealers and coneumers are much con cerned with the caee. E. J. MuVann. ....,, vl IOB imno Duree.ii of oinmerctal club, is to sectl.. n gj, caM, represent the this WmmM Uhytho "Onion" Sells for Less Becauso our inexpensive location enables us to S&76 you money. We are not in the high priced retail disr trict becattse our ware-' house and shipping dept. , are located in thia building' no extra expense necea- aary to maintain an outside shipping and warehousing ' forco because our etore" contains the greatest num ber of labor and time saving devices, enabling us to serve you better at less cost be cause the "Union" is satis-, fied with smaller profits Tli ink it over The "Un ion" offers you terms to suit you you can't get better terras anywhere. All com plaints given prompt atten tion and satisfaction guaran-' teed. i C3E YLMM "yK10.Kl" 1 PMK1 The V Union" is recognized as the store of LOW Prices, (but we do not cut the quality of ,the goods in order to give yon low prices. The "Union" GUAE- ANTEES every article it sella no matte r what the price. . G ET A'U N I N"-HO fJJ E OUTFIT ; The 'Union" make a gpadalty of furnlaatng home complete and offers special Induce ment to roung folk just goby? houaekeopln:. We hare a dandy three-room home outfit at 970.OO splendid fonr-rootoi home outfit at only 81)9.00 and many other horn outfit at equally low prices. f . ' fi is i'a 8, If Prompt Service Quick Deliv- . eries - Safe Nervine has a direct action. oo the nerve cen ter. It allay Irritability, protfuues healthful eu4 rtfrelilB alp, Mt lre no unplaaaant aur etfeeta. U4acha, aleeplsaanesa. BuraiU. iuiu iKiwratw are all aerruua ailments lor which Warner haf KcrvLae 1 un surpassed. Try It when ye ure "all fase4 out" Two els-a, (to an4 tl at your druiKist or direct poetytud oa iK'tilA of prlc. Writ fr booklet Vkm'i tttt Imtn fa . M 9W. S. , h,. . f f'm 'e ' " ae Jill . felt $14.95 for a Beautiful Prin cess VELVET RUG Thin la an. exceptionally low price for a splendid wear siring rug. The patterns are beautiful and lus trous. They come 8x12 ti. In size and the colorings are beautifully blended. ajfj '-i-tyLiijf --1 V.'.iiimmnilWinliimn nniinn.,,,, i'' jjlMWM,. ,V A Ql 7H for t Splendid $18 v J-Ivl EEFEISERATCa Substantially made and guar antecd. '' SPECIAL LACE CCIiUH SALE f.!QFSAY $3.60 Nottingham Lac Curtains', per J1ilQ' pair jlvO $4.00 Irish Point Lace Curtains, per q OQ pair 0we07 5.00 Bungalow Net Curtains, per (C QQ pair '. PaW.i70 16.00 Battenberg Curtains, per pair, 45 $4.00 Madras Curtnlns. per pair, $4.60 Sunfast. Curtains, per pair, 7 So Ruffle Muslin Curtains, per pair 29 C ' $1.00 Scrim or Muslin Curtains, per Pair, EQg Direct Action Gas RanQOG , Pay (or themselves In a short while In the cost ot the s&s they save you. - All the latest patent improvements. Sold on very easy terms.' Other flJQ'fTC makes as low as i h7 I O Goods Sold Out of Town on Easy Payments. Freight Paid 200 Miles. Writo for Full Information. 4 w r.vs r- 'i ' ' II HIM PMM V fa .lwMi M (or a Handsoaa ' " S17.S0 redaihl Ttt!a JjRTg.9 circular top and round pedestal. - i a m i w.r a .1 C!K nn for a Massivo givfaOWP DUFFET Similar to lllustraUon. Flnisbed in American, quartered oak French plate mirror top. 1 ferWl 8 :'S U' H, .c.kk. a-j 1 " at ... Ol X V 1 COLLAPSIBLE CO-CARTS Cft 7K (or a o!id Oak ia Preach Hilrroc SH.C9E&ESSEB pattera plat The new 1915 line is now on dis play. The assortment is large and the prices extremely low. For Mon day an $8.50 value only !"0..V.!:.... $4.95 i r iriFi Li U! II IK it til 1 A j '. V. 'A 1Z J Aft er All r It's Good Clothes You Want AVe tlo not desire business on the basis of friend ship, advertising, or outward appearance, but on the REAL MERIT of every item we offer for sale, and . uj)on our GUARANTEE to stand behind every pur. chase UNTIL OUR CUSTOMER IS FULLY SAT ISFIED. . That good-looking, badly made and generally un-? satisfactory merchandise forming the basis of the "all-tue-year-round bargain sale", our policy AB SOLUTELY FORBIDS we havo no ' use for it whatever. The most intelligent peoplo in Omaha know this to be so, and during many years of constant growth have reposed In us a trust wo WE DARE NOT TRIFLE WITH a trust that is justified by the splendid stocks we keep adequate to outfit EVERY . MEMBER OF THE FAMILY from the new baby to the mature man. or woman. Visit the Store WE 1516-18-20 FARNAM STREET. TRSXTfR MX" "jr. 'CHI f-TZW m m :4COUpon gr fcy r pgs ' hjj : -If - ' LV.TiT OMAHA SKX ASXXX. 11, 11. 11 TAKE THIS COUPON ,'f and 15o to your nearest newsdealer and he will kivi jira mm naiicujome. suverllne Was. agftsag m BOM Oaaraateed "PENNSYLVANIA" State Beal Sewaalr sTpeoa er Aar or All Bnooaa PraTlonsly Annoanoed, at IS JBaoh Additional. - vjkix, oasia szaiioTioirs! Address SOUVEaUA BTOOH XXTBBA1T. flOB.6 Sotexv prise Bldr Kllwaakee. Wis. Henri Stamps or Money Order. We sure to Include COUPON and Ho for each Bpoon with la additional for return poxtage.' and Individual box container for oa noeu Add le for each additional spoon ordered. SIGN HlfUt Write plainly. Addreaa) ... . ....... ...... v ...... , City .....I....:.....; ....State QOOD TXTn V99 , ii ii iiii mi ii'iii These Spoons Can Be Secured From The Following De&lert: Bowaromr bbaxzbs BurKeao-ANaau i. Kohn Bros.', ltith and Farnaro 8U. John Alperaon. til bo. lrtth bt. UcLau hlln A Co.. 2uS So. 14th SU MelAUghln St Co., 101 No. 14th St. Mayer' New (Stand, liU i'arnam Bt. Aiegeath'a Stationery Co., loth and Karnam Sts. . Hotel Home, 16th and Jackson St. Gotten & Wlckem, lth A Howard St. Chas. -U. Moran, 1614 Farnam St. 1'hlillp Green berg", COS Bo.- 10th SU Nonu&n itotnols, 16 8o. 10th bL News Btund. Burlington Dopot. .Jewell CUar Co., 3sa So. 13th St. P. J. Varhol..th and Pierce St. Ureenoiifth : Co.. 10th c Hickory Bta. Cha. J. Smlkovsky, 13 & Jackson Sts. Omaha Tobaoco Co., 104 Pnug-la St. Omaha Stat'onery Co., JOS 8o: nth Pt. Henry Kelser'a Book Store, T. M. C A. Pldg. Wa, Bennett. 718 a 16th Rt BOUTH BID a BBAXima P. J. SrtiUh, 1323 Lieaveuworth St. Goldman's Pharmacy, 2401 Leaven ' Worth 8L' U CTool. S617 Leavenworth. C. O. Karluist. 1717 Leavenworth. Khler's Pharmacy, isuj Leavenworth. A. L. Huff, 3S'J4 Leavenworth. D. Cullen. 721 Park Ave. Meyers' Urug Co., SKh and Park Ave. , Kulha Pharmacy, Park Ave. and Psr clfio St. H. Dopier, 1338 Park Ave. ' Hanscom Park Pharmacy, Park and Wool worth Aves. . Dlnuzxo's Pharmacy. 14th Bt and Pop- pleton Ave. Kearney's Phannary, 32J Ave. and Arbor Bt. Oooney'a Pharmacy, lth Martha Kta. Hermansky Bros., 16th A Vinton Bta. Strausbaugh's Pharmacy, 1516 Vinton s;. Pribbernow Pharmacy, Mth and Vln ton St. WXST rAMVAlC BT. lira VOBTK BIDS SIAUsI Merrit'a Puaruiacy, Mt and Kar nam Sts. Sobotker'a Cigar Store, XX Far- nam St. King's Pharmacy, 24th & Farnam Sta Harvard pharmacy, 24th and Kar nam Sts, Johnson's Pharmacy, 40 Farnam St. Faruam HiU I'harmacy, . tait Far ham St Lathrop' Pharmacy, 4Dth and Far nam fcts, Barnes' Pharmacy, tHh & Dodge Sta YVclnut Hill Pharmacy, . 40th and Cuming b. Mrs. K J. Alarshall. 40th and HiamlL ton Sts. Clifton H01 Pharmacy. XS1S Military Avenue. T. A. Hoeder. S3d and Parker Bt. Beml Park Pharmacy, S3d and Cum ing Sis. Holts, Pharmacy, 2704 Cuming- Bt. Farnsworth Pharn)a.r, 21st and' Cum-' lug Stst Eagle Confectionery Store, tilt Cum ing St. , j Bed Croa Pharmacy. 17th and CM til ing Sts. Doll man s News Bland, tig N. Mth St. Jo. Bemrose. 1J06 f-io. 14th St Patrick Pharmacy. 1M No. S4th Bt. Kulp' New ttanJ. 1706 No. 4th 8t Smith Pharmacy. 114 No. 34th St. . Adam Pharmacy, Mth and Lake Bta. A. K. Kulp, 2614 No. 24th St Wm. Hayden Pharmacy, SOOl No. 4th St Elton's Pharmacy, Mts aad Bris tol Pta. . Mrs. Bloom, 4023 No.' 24th St. Mrs. O. T. QuanUnoe. 3MH N. 14th fit. Saratoga, Pharmacy, 24th A Amee Ave. Adame-Halght pharmacy, mth aad Fort Sts. . Fox Pharmacy, Dth and Plnkney Bt. Monmouth Park Pharmacy, Ud and Ame Ave. , Grocery store. Thirtieth ' and Fuwler street. Carter Lake Pharmacy; ElxteeatH and Sprague street. O. F. Loomts. Sixteenth and Wirt Bt. Blake' Pharmacy.' Sixteenth and .Lo cust street. .. - Rice's Hakery. 38n North Sixteenth Ft. Baum Drug company, 26U North Six teenth street. Fragser Drug company. Sixteenth and Graoe strMta. , B. Khy cigar sloi-e, 710 North Six teenth street Joiner's store. Twentieth and Ohio fits. Marsh Pharmacy, Twentieth and Lake streets. Bam Kallne, 1512 Webster street BOUTS OMASA Pai.Bj Frank- Johnson, blind man, .Twenty fourth and N streets. Eckerrnan's Pharmacy, Twenty-fourth and A street a Hunts Pharmacy, Twenty-fourth and F streets. City drug store. Twenty-fourth end J streets. Murray's News Stand, Twenty-fourth and Q street Anderson drug storey Twentieth and Missouri avenue. Forest & Meany'a Pharmacy, Twenty fourth and N street. . Btott's stationery store, 83 North 1 Twenty-fourth street Tnbtn's Phsrmacy, southwest corner Twenty-fourth and N streets. COVaTCXZ, BZ.OTS, XA-, BSAXXBS Scheie's News Co.. SOS West Broadway. noincn, ana. Fuller's News Stand In postofflc. unoi, vxju E. Tindell'a New Stand. . smrsiB Dundee Pharma. y, rutleth and Vn derwood avenue. Oil it t&i:lr-t i Apartments, flats, houses and cot tages rented quickly by a Bee Want Ad.