THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1917.
BrieJ City News
Mud Lanpa BurgeM-Qrandaa Co.
HT Boot Print It Now Boacoa Preaa.
Ktoier, Book movad to Loyal Hotal Bids.
QuftlltM anna qouatltu. Edholm, Jawalar.
Former Policeman Here Dead Joe
Ravencamp, former police officer in
Omaha, was found dead in bed at
Kansas City yesterday. Ha had been
a police sergeant there several years.
Dean Harmon to Lecture Here-
Dean A. D. Harmon of Ootner uul
verslty will give a free lecture Friday
night at the First Christian church
on the subject ot "The Necessity of a
Csecesslty."
Loses Graduation Gift A watch en
graved with his initials and which he
received as a graduation gift was
stolen from the room of Dr. C. H.
Singleton, 109 South Fourteenth street,
Tuesday evening.
Council Bluffs Grateful The city
council received from city officials of
Council Bluffs a letter of thanks for
services of the Omaha fire department
on the occasion of the recent tire
across the river.
Will Visit the Orient William H
Eldridge of the Eldrldge Importing
company, 1S18 Farnam street, has se
cured passports for himself and wife
for a trip to China and Japan. They
will! sail from San Francisco on the
Venezuela April 17.
Wants Table Utensils Charles
Bridges. 6312 North Sixteenth street,
is wondering what caused a thief to
break the padlock oft his back door
' and take only ten knives and forks,
four spoons and an alarm clock. In
leaving, he reported to the police, the
thief broke the mirror in the side
board.
Wants "Lady Masseurs" Investigated
Superintendent Kugel of the police
department received a letter frum a
South Side woman, requesting that
"lady masseurs of Omaha be invests
gated. Names and addresses of sev
eral massage parlors are given for Mr,
Kugal's guidance. The matter has
been referred to a detective.
Want to Use Sidewalk Space The
city commissioners have been re
quested to consider granting use of
ten leet or sidewalk space on the
south side of Leavenworth street, east
of Sixteenth street, for - proposed
building improvements. J. r . Fitz
gerald, owner of the property, made
the request.
"Our Busy Ladies' Aid" Given The
Brotherhood of the Diets Methodist
Episcopal Church presented their en
tertainment, "Our Busy Ladies' Aid"
at the Pearl Miorial Methodist
church Tuesday evening. Notwith
standing the storm, they were greeted
by a large and enthusiastic audience.
It is to be given again next Tuesday
evening at the McCabe Methodist
Episcopal church, Forty-first and
Farnam.
Elocution Contest Held by
Creighton High Classes
Wednesday afternoon the members
of Fourth High classes in Creighton
High school held the final elocution
preliminaries. Sixteen members spoke.
Four were chosen to represent the
Fourth division in the elocution public
contest held May 2. Of the winners
Philip Abboud and Brendon Brown
appeared last year. They are Philip
Abboud, Brendon Brown, Joseph Mc
Govern, Ralph Swoboda. Charles
Stenicka apd Harold Dwyer will act
as first and second alternates.
Yesterday was the last day for the
essays on international arbitration to
e handed in. Prizes of $100 are of
fered undergraduates of American
universities for the best essav on
"Arbitration." Several students from
the professional departments of
Creighton submitted manuscripts.
In the Creighton Lihrarv snriptv.
Messrs. C. Keyes and B. Kenny ar
gued the affirmative of a resolution,
"That a 'bone dry' bill as presented
in congress should not be adopted.
The affirmatives prevailed over the
negatives, Messrs. J. Leadon, and
James Martin.
Anderson and Fimpie
Placed On Morals Squad
Alfred C. Anderson and C. P. Fim
pie, emergency officer and patrolman
respectively, have been transferred to
the police morals squad, according to
an order addressed by Superintendent
Kugel to Acting Chief Dempsey. They
succeed John Barta and Charles
Walker, who will take the places made
vacant by their successors. These
changes mean increase of pay for
Anderson and Fimpie and decrease
.or Barta and Walker.
Stories of the War
Belief Ship Xot Sunk The Norwegian
iemomp iars r asienaes, reported in a
Copenhagen dispatch to have been sunk,
Avaa not in the service of the American Com-
mission for Relief In Belgium, as at first
stated It waa saH by a representative of
the commission. The vessel probably waa
confused with the Anna Fostenes. which Is
in re.
Indian Cotton Duties Carried The Brit-
ah vovernment successfully resisted the
itrona; attack of the Lancashire cotton In
erests by carrying the Indian cotton duties
resolution both In the house ot lords and
house of commons and secured the defeat
of the Lancashire amendment by the sub
stantial majority of 140, after Premier
iwoya ueorge nea conceded that the whole
question should be reconsidered at the ter
mination of the war. '
Stiffen Attacks Fail British merchant
ireisels were unsuccessfully attacked by sub
narlnea from February 18 to March 11.
For quick and sure results use
The Bee Want Ads.
ERE'S a Sewing
Machine Friday
WE consider it the
best offered any
where for the price. If
you have a thought of
purchasing a sewing
machine this Spring for
your home sewing, this
is your opportunity Fri
day. ' Easy payments if
desired.
Fourth Floor.
3urgess-Nash GompatT;
JOBBING DEALERS BARE ALLEGED AUTO
GIVE AWAY PRIZES THIEF SYNDICATES
Distribution of Gifts Made to
Those Who Attend Mer
chants' Week Festivities.
Letter "B" Leads to Arrests of
Men in Connection With
Competing "Gangs."
SUPPER-DANCE ON CARD , THREE PERSONS ARE TAKEN
MARKET PRIZE WINNERS.
Mrs. John Diers, Fullerton, Neb.,1
Z5U victrola.
Mrs. J. Tarpening, Tabor, la., chest
ot Community silver.
Mrs. Fred De Weber, Arlington,
Neb., wrist watcn.
Henry Martens, Persia, la., quarter-
sawed oak, roll-top desk.
Frank Andre, Petersburg, Neb.,
display case.
With shouts of "What's the matter
with Omaha" the 700 merchants from
Nebraska and a half dozen neighbor
ing states last night heard Joe Kelley
read the names of the winners of the
handsome prizes the Merchants' Mar
ket Week committee gave away at
the Hotel Fontenelle just prior to the
big supper and dance.
It had long been announced that
the crowning entertainment feature
of this spring's Merchants' Market
Week would be the giving away of
some valuable prizes. All day
Wednesday tickets to this function
were given out at the Commercial
club rooms, and when the appointed
hour of 8:30 arrived the great ban
quet and ball room of the Hotel Fon
tenelle was crowded so that clusters
of the visitors even overflowed into
the hall.
The handsome prizes were dis
tributed as quickly and easily as if
there were not nearly $1,000 involved
in the five gifts thus handed over by
the Omaha jobbers. In fifteen min
utes the whole prize distributing fea
ture was over. The orchestra struck
up rollicking ail's, and hundreds of
couples swung into the dance. In the
room adjoining on the south a buffet
luncheon was spread, and for hours
the visitors enjoyed themselves.
These merchants are a lively crowd
of buyers. They are optimistic for
the future of business and arc stock
ing up well for the spring and sum
mer trade in their respective communities.
Wife of Minstrel Who
Wrote "Dixie" Is Buried
Chicago, March 15. Mrs. Dan Era
mett, widow of the minstrel who
wrote Dixie, was buried here to
day. She died suddenly last Sunday.
aged 81. Dan Emmett died fourteen
years ago.
Upon information received from
Sioux City, L. A. Barnhart, 805 South
Eighteenth street, magazine Solicitor,
was arrested by Omaha police and
booked for investigation in connec
tion with the purchase and disposal
ot a large number ot stolen automO'
biles.
The information resulting in his ar
rest was secured through Fred KoS'
tomiatscny, Wayne, Neb., who was
arrested by the marshal of Missouri
Valley in an automobile alleged to
nave been stolen trom taioux City. In
possession of Kostomlatschy was
found a letter signed by "B," telling
him to "bring Buicks," as the "other
gang has got next to some of the buy
ers and are cutting h out of my
prices.
Escape! at Valley.
Taken to Sioux City, Kostomlat
schy is said to have admitted that the
mysterious "B" stood for Barnhart.
Barnhart s arrest followed.
Another man in the car with KoS'
tomlatschy escaped at Missouri Val
ley. tie was later arrested in Sioux
City and gave the name of Al Fracier,
To the police in Sioux City, Kos
tomlatschy is said to have admitted
that he stole a car from Sioux City
February 10 and took it to Council
Bluffs where he stored it at the Skip
ton Motor company garage. The car
was recovered February 24.
The police believe they are round
ing up an organized gang that has
purchased a large number of stolen
cars from nearby towns and disposed
of them in this vicinity.
Two Alleged Clearing Houses.
That at least two such clearing
uaw cAisi iu uic nij' is inc upimun
of the police.
"I am positive that the two gangs
have been importing a number of
cars and in trying to dispose of them
have had a great deal of opposition
from one another," said Detective
Pipkin, head of the automobile de
partment.
Kostomlatsch" is also reported as
telling Sioux City police that at the
time of his arrest he was on his way
to Omaha to keep an' appointment
with Barnhart Thursday afternoon.
Police records of stolen cars show
that a certain kind of car would be
taken exclusively for a few days and
then another kind for a succeeding
period.
Barnhart is said to deny all implica
tion in the matter.
Important Notice
To Bird House Contest
Participants
Friday, March 16th, is the last day you can enter
as a participant in the contest, so hurry and enter your '
name ana cira nouse.
House Must Be in Place
Saturday Morning:, March 17th
All Bird Houses entered in the contest must be in
place in the display before 10 a.m.,Saturday,March 17.
Prizes Awarded Saturday Afternoon
Burgess-Nash Gompany
"EVERYBODY STORE'
fe4.yi,l.M-,,.maJ
Mme.
Galli-Curci
The great artist . who is
thrilling music lovers with
her marvelous i voice, will
appear in recital at the
Boyd Theater
March 22d
Mme. Galli-Curci, an artist of rare ability, recently
' finished a triumphal tour of South America, where
her wonderful voice held her audiences spell-bound.
She appeared in concert with ENRICO CARUSO
and TITTA RUFFO and has recently been received
with great ovations, both in opera and concert, by
New York and Chicago audiences, who have ac
claimed her one of the world's greatest singers.
Mme. Galli-Curci, like all other truly
great musicians, has chosen the
inarm
the World's greatest piano for her personal use and
as the only piano whose tones are so perfectly clear
and even as to blend with her temarkable voioe.
As a medium of expression for the musician
' the Chickering leaves nothing to be desired
Catalogue and Prices on Application.
fiURGESS'NASnCOHim
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Burgess-Nash Company.
' EVERYBODY STORE"
Thursday, March 15, 1917.
STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY.
Phone Doug. 137.
As the Season Advances
Greater Grow the Values in the
Down Stairs Store
and seldom, if ever, have the "good things" been
more evident than they are here for Friday
Wash Good Leu
Than Coat, 13Vc
A fortunate "pickup" from a
large mill, consisting of voiles,
in stripes, plaids, figures and
plain colors; poplins, lawns,
dimities, etc. Big range of col.
ors and patterns, 86 to 40 Inch'
es wide.
Wash Goods Dress
Patterns, at $1.19
Full dress patterns of new
wash fabrics, including ging
hams, foulards, percales, ba
tistes, lawns, etc., in all the
new colorings and designs; very
special, at $1.19 the pattern
Laces at 2 Vic
Torchon or val. laces and In-
sortions, a big range of selec
tion, at 2 He yard.
Embroideries, 5c
Embroidery edges, insertions
and headings, in widths 2 to 5
inches, at 5c yard.
Silk Laces, 10c
Black silk lace edges, point
Faxis laces, Venice edges and
Insertions, 10c yard.
Flouncings, 25c
27-inch shadow lace flounc
ings, net top laces, black silk
laces, etc., at 25c yard.
Flouncings, 25c
40-inch embroidered voile
and swiss dress flouncings, pret
ty selection, at 25c yard.
Undermuslins, 49c '
Including combinations,
gowns, drawers, corset covers,
novelty trimmed with lace and
embroidery; also a small group
of pajamas, specially reduced
to 49c.
Collar Buttons, 2c
Gold plated collar buttons,
celluloid backs, set of 4 com
plete, 2c.
Sterling Hat Pins, 10c
Sterling silver top hat pins,
assorted patterns, a splendid
value, at 10c pair.
Beauty Pins, 10c
Gold plated beauty pins, 12
on a card, 3 patterns to a
card, 10c.
Lingerie Clasps, 10c
Silver and gold plated lin
gerie clasps, engraved patterns,
neat and pretty; special, at 10c
pair.
Three Groups of
Waists, 49c, 79c, 89c
Including lingerie and voile,
trimmed with organdy, laces,
embroideries and insertions, all
sizes, low neck and long sleeves,
three groups, specially priced,
at 49c, 79c and 89c. .
Notion Specials
Sanitary aprons, each, 12Hc.
Shopping bags, each, 10c.
Skirt belting, yard, Be.
Hair brushes, each, 10c.
Clothes brushes, each, 10c.
Dish mops, each, 5c.
Dish rags, each, Sc.
Baby bibs, each, 5c.
Children's hose supporters, pair
for Sc.
Common pins, paper, 2c.
Pearl buttons, dozen, Die.
Bias tape, bolt, 5c.
8-yard bolt cotton tape, bolt, 5c
nana scruDs, each, 10c.
Linen tape, 6 bolts, 10c.
60-inch tape measures, le.
Steel thimbles, each. lc.
Hair barrettes, each, 5c.
Dressing combs, each, 5c
Hair nets with elastic, 6 for 10c
Bone hair pins, box, 5c.
Wire hair pins, package, 2c.
Cotton thread spool, 2 Me.
50-yard spool silk, spool, 3c.
Men's shirt bands, each, 2 Ho.
Skirt markers, each, 12 He
Table Padding, 25c
62-inch double faced felt
padding, good weight for table
and ironing boards; special, at
25c yard.
$5.95
We've Never Offered You Pret
tier Dresses or Better Val
ues Than These Are, at
EVERYONE this season's very
latest models, in taffeta, crepe
de chine and poplin, made loose line
pleated ettects, snort waisted, as
well as the long waisted style, with
braided belt and pockets, all the
newest shades are represent
ed as well as all sizes for
women and misses.
We consider the price ex
tremely special, at $5.95.
Women's New Silk Skirts,
Remarkable Values, at $5.95
Representing the new
styles in greater demand
new sport models as well as
the tailored effects, new
yoke and shirred styles and
fancy pockets, the colorings
are those most favored for
Spring, in checks, sport
stripes, also plain black.
Burfaaa-Naah Co. Down Stalra Stora
mm,
Arrived in time
for Friday's selling
Pretty New Trimmed Hats
Specially Priced, at $2.98
A CHARMING display express
. this showing of new hats spe
cially priced for Friday here in the
Down Stairs Store.
The offering includes such fa
vored materials as lisere, the smart
shining braid, milan, hemp and
crepe and braid combinations.
Large sailors, turbans, chin-chin
and mushroom shapes, rolling brims
and high crowns, the trimmings are
varied and the colorings the most
favored. , 4
BurgMt-Naih Co.
Down Suin Store
Remnants of Wash Goods, at
Big Price Reductions, Friday
SPECIAL counter piled high with short lengths of
wash goods, 1 to 5 yards in a piece, including cali
cos, ginghams, percales, sateens, lawns, crepes, in fact,
practically every kind of wash material offered at a
big reduction from the regular prices.
Burgaaa-Naah Co. Down Stalra Stora
Here Are the Season's Biggest
Shirt Values, Friday, at 50c
MEN'S soft shirts with collar attached, bought
months ago at the old price, and if bought today
would have to sell for almost double the price, mater
ials are panama linen, heavy cotton ; colors, battle ship
gray, light tan and palm beach ; buy your summer sup
ply at a saving that will surprise you.
Men's Union Suits, 49c
White and ecru, knitted, long and
short sleeves, ankle and inseams;
"odd" lots and broken lines is the reason
for the big price reduction.
Men's Pajamas, 50c
A cleanup of miss-matched, broken
lines and soiled garments; some of them
will require laundering before they can
be worn; greatly reduced in price to
close at once.
Men's Sox, 5c
All black, but slightly imperfect, double heels and
toes, extra spliced soles; a wonderful wearing hose;
no mail or phone orders accepted ; limit of 12 dozen
to a customer.
Men's Underwear, 29c
Men's balbriggan underwear, shirts and drawers,
small sizes only; this price to clean this lot of small
sizes; if you can wear shirts size 38 or smaller and
drawers 34 or smaller, the saving on this item of un
derwear is extraordinary.
Burgaaa-Naah Co. Down Stalra Stora
Friday Is Bargain Day in Our
Down Stairs Shoe Store
Twelve big bargain tables of women's, men's, boys'
and girls' shoes offered at prices that are most unusual.
Women's Shoes at $1.69
High or low cut, all the odd
pairs and short lines at a tremen
dous price reduction. Friday, the
pair, $1.69.
Women's Shoes at $3.95
The new spring high cut boots in
Havana brown kid, light gray kid, dark
gray kid, tan russia calf, golden brown
kid; all 8-inch luce boots, with leather
Louis cuban heels; special, at $3.95.
Boys' black velour calf skin school
shoes, 11.98.
Girls' gun metal and tan russia school
shoes, $2.45.
Infants' and child's button kid shoes,
for 98c.
Burgeaa-Naah Co. Down Staira Stora
Remnants Wool
Dress Goods, 29c
Lengths, 1 to 3 yards, in a
splendid selection of plain col
ors and mixtures; 86 inches
wide, 29c yard.
Remnants Wool
Dress Goods, 49c
Lengths Hi to 5 yards and
widths 3(3 to 60 inches, includ
ing plain shades, stripes, plaids
and mixtures, in all the favored
weaves, 49c yard,
Silk Remnants,
at 59c Yard
Lengths 1 to 10 yards, Includ
ing taffetas, foulards, mesca
lines, erepes, etc., plain colon
and fancy figures, 24 to 36
inches wide, 59c yard.
Crepe de Chine, 49c
Silk and cotton, for waists,
dresses and underwear, every
possible shade, light or dark,
plenty of white and pink; 36
inches wide, 49a yard.
Women's Hose, 25c
Mostly samples, black cotton
or lisle, full fashioned or seam,
less; very Special, 25c pair.
Union Suits, 36c
Odd lots of women's and chil
dren's winter union suits, not
all sizes, soiled and mussed, 39c
each.
Silk Remnants, 19c
Short lengths of poplins and
lining taffetas, In plain and fan
cy patterns, Friday, 19c yard.
Stamped Art
Embroidery, 29c and 39c
Including ready made dresses
for children, trimmed in blue
or pink finishing braids, also
plaid ginghams; sizes 2 to 4
years.
Stamped Towels, 10c
Turkish guest towels, new de
signs, for French knot, eyelet
and solid embroidery; special,
10c each.
Stamped Pieces
Underwear at 49c '
Stamped ready made combin
ation suits, Teddy bear style,
excellent quality nainsook, sizes
36, 38, 40 and 42, at 49c,
Bucilla Embroidery
Packages, at Vi
Discontinued numbers, good
selection, including children's
dresses, women's underwear,
centerpieces, towels, etc., at H
price.
Embroidery Floss
Dozen Skeins, 10c
Princess embroidery floss, all
the best and 'most wanted
shades, special, at 12 skeins, 10c
Huck Towels, 17c
Large size, 19x38-inch fine
bleached huck towels with blue
or pink fancy border, 17c each
Damask, 39c Yard
Mercerized table damask, 64
inch, snow white, assorted pat
terns, at 39c yard.
Sample Bed Spreads
at V Pce
Lot of sample bed spreads,
some slightly soiled, and full
bed size, hemmed and scalloped,
good range of selection, at 75c
to $6.00.
Muslin Remnants, 2c
Big lot of short lengths of
muslins, scrims, white goods,
etc., Friday, at 2o each.
Sample Sheets, 39c
Sample lot of sheets, mostly
soiled, specially priced for quick
clearaway, at 39c each.
Another lot at 69c each.
Pillow Cases, 10c
Sample lot of cases, also
broken lines and some are
soiled, to close, at 10c each. 1
Another lot at 15c each.
Child's Hose, 15c
Children's hose, fine ribbed,
cotton, seamless, either black or
white, 15c pair. .. .
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