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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1917. Briej City News H Boot Prist It Nw Bmcod Prua. Metal dies, pressw'k. Jubilee Utg. Co. Eleo Fans. '.50 Burgess-Qrauden. Platinum Wedding flings Edhblm. Try the noonday 35-cent luncheon at the Empress Garden, amidst pleas ant surroundings, music and entertain ment Advertisement , Strikebreakers Go West One hun dred strikebreakers from the east ar rived over the Northwestern and went west over the Union Pacific. They are enroute to San Francisco, where they will take a hand in -breaking the strike on the street railway. Wants Divorce and Alimony Alene Strieker is suing Errol Strieker for divorce in district court on grounds of alleged nonsupport. They were married in Omaha March 23, 1916, She says her husband earns $70 month and she asks the court to award her $300 alimony. Masters Has Several Scholarships Principal J. G. Masters of the Central High school has several scholarships Uiat are open to members of last year's senior class. One is from Washington university of St. Louis; the others are for various denominational colleges in the state. The scholarships yield the lirst year s tuition. Burned in Starting Fire In at tempting to start a, fire with kerosene H. I. Putman, engineer at the Inde pendent Elevator company. Twenty eigntn ana Bancroft streets, was burned about the hands and face. His burns were attended by Dr. DeBocker, They were not serious. Putman lives at 2755 Davenport street. Two Allege Nonsupport Alleged nonsupport is the basis of a divorce suit brought in district court by Chris tjne Tangeman against Herman T. Tangeman. They were married Feb ruary 1, 1913. Iona Fimple, suing Warren Fimple for divorce in district oort, alleges cruelty and nonsupport. They were married in Omaha July 12, 1909. Exams for Those Who Tutor Ex animations for those who received per mission from Principal J. G. Masters to tutor during the summer will be held at the Central High school Sat urday. No credit will be given un less these examinations or those of August 10 are passed. The examina tions will be held in room 235 at 9 o'clock. To Build Brick Plant The Omaha Window Screen company plans even tually to build a brick plant instead of its present frame building. The com pany has just purchased for this pur pose a lot of Charles Creighton through the real estate firm of Glover & Spain for $7,000. The lot is at the coffer of Fourteenth and Nicholas streets and is 66x132. LINCOLN PEOPLE IN CYCLE CRASH Two Men and Two Women feijuiod When Motor Vehicle and Automobile Collide in West Farnam. SOUTH SIDE FLY AMERICAN FLAG IN CHURCH PARADE Archbishop Harty Lays the" Cornerstone and Blesses the New Croatian -Church. CONFESS TO THEFTS FROM TWO STORES Police Apprehend Two South Side Lads Who Admit Steal ing; Part of Goods . Found. A collision between a cycle, driven by Kenneth Tipton, 322 S. Seventh street, Lincoln Neb., and an automo bile driven by C. B. Brown, 108 North Thirty-fifth 'street, in which four per cons two men and two women were injured occured at Thirty-seventh and Farnam streets yesterday after noon at 5 o'clock. In company vith Tipton, in a side car attached to the motorcycle, were two women and a man, all from Lin coln, who suffered serious injuries in the accident and A-ere taken to the Presbyterian hospitals Thirty-fourth and Farnam streets. " The injured gave their names as .furs, freda xrobian, 1526 N street, Lincoln, who suffered a fracture of the left foot and ankle; Mrs. Anna Airkman, left collar bone broken: John Beatty, sprained back, and Ken neth lipton, who was driving the motorcycle, laceration on forehead and abrasions on left hand. Tipton was brought to the Central police station, where his injuries were at tended by Dr. Mullen. He is held for investigation. Tipton and Bedley, in company with the two women, were going west on Farnam street, on their way back to Lincoln, whence they had come Sunday morning. As the party neared Thirty-seventh street, a street car obstructed Tip ton's view of the south side of the street, and the cycle car smashed in to an automobile driven by C. B. Brown, the janitor, who was turning to go north. Mrs. Brown was with her husband in the car. Neither was injured. Both injured women were married and bad ridde. to Omaha Sunday with Tipton and Beatty. Four Wen Rob Miller Of Watch and Pay Check F. P. Miller, 2117 Martha street, reported to the police that he was held up at the point of a gun and robbed of a watch and a pay check amounting to $47.50 by four men who appeared to be Italians, at Twenty fourth and Martha streets, Saturday night. Police have descriptions of the highway men. Endorse Eight-Hour Day For All Manufacturers San Francisco, Aug. 20. Endorse ment of the principle of the basic eight:hour day in manufacturing in dustries of the nation was made at a meeting here of representatives of the largest lumber interests, of east ern Washington and northern Idaho, according to a statement issued after the meeting by J. C. Reynolds; mana ger of the Employers' Association of the Inland Empire, who attended the conference. Reynolds saidit was th'. sentiment of the meeting, however, that any attempt to put into effect the eight hour day in the lumber industry in the northwest would not be srpported by the interests represented until some steps were taken by lumber men of the southern and other lumbering helds of the nation. Sixteen Killed When Crowded Car Runs Wild Dover, England, Aug. 20. Sixteen persons were killed, forty injured to day when a crowded street car on a suburban line ran wild on a steep hill, i at the foot of which it was wrecked. The accident was due to failure of I "llie brakes. The casualties include officers, sol diers and sailors. Not one person on the car escaped injury. Persistent Advertising Is the Road , c. ... The American flag floated over the religious societies of eight different nationalities which took part in the parade which preceded the laying of the cornerstone of the new Croatian church on the South Side Sunday afternoon. Croatians, Bohemians, Poles, Slo- vacs, Hungarians. Lithuanians and Irish marched in the parade. All are Christians and all are Americans. The parade extended seven blocks. Ten religious societies of various na tionalities took part in it. Six bands furnished music. There were more than l,000 persons in the parade. All of the Croatian children of the new parish marched and each society car ried a large American flag and ban ners and emblems of its own organi zation. The St. Joseph choir of Omaha sang several selections. A little 12-year-old girl gave the address of welcome to Archbishop Harty and presented him with a bou quet of flowers. Parade to the Church. The parade started at Twenty fourth and L streets, from there to Thirty-sixth and Q, alid then south to Thirty-sixth and X streets, where the new church will be built. Archbishop J. J. Harty performed the ceremony of the blessing and the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Peter and St. Paul church. Rev. Father D. M. Krmpotic of the Croatian church of Kansas City de livered the principal address in Croa tian. About twenty-five priests from other parishes in the city and from the surrounding country were present. The new church will be completed by the middle of December. It will have a seating capacity for 365 per sons. The building committee con sists of Rev. Father John L. Zaplot nik, Paul Goricki, Paul Bizal, Mike Brunski. Nick Wranic and John Cav- lovic. Rev. Father John L. Zaplotnik is pastor of this new parish. At the close of the ceremonies Sun day afternoon Archbishop Harty spoke to the members, praising them for .their enterprise in building the new church. ' "I like the spirit you people of many nationalities show by your co operation, said the archbishop, x on 'are real Christians when you reach out your hands to each other in a feeling of good will and good fellowship." Magio City Gossip. Telephone South 900 and ordr case of Oma or Lactonadc, the healthful, refreshing Home Beverages, delivered to your residence. Omaha Beverage Co. Another Photoplay Classlque Tho "Eter nal Sin," or Lucretla Borgia in six big acts with Florence Keed as star, will be the at traction nt the Besse theater tonight. Ewert Rockstool, Thirty-sixth and Harrison streets, and Tony Zager? Thirty-third and Madison streets, have been arrested by South Side po lice and are held on a charge of high way robbery and breaking and enter ing two stores from which they stole large quantities of tobacco, chewing gum, cigars, and tin foil. Last Thursday the London grocery store, 5520- South, Thirteenth street, and the soft drink parlor of Peter Ault were broken into and robbed. Satur day evening two young men held up Albert Zmiatt, 6228 South Thirteenth street, as he was on his way home, Thev robbed him of $19.25 and a watch. They decided they didn't want the watch and handed it back to their victim. Detectives Sullivan and Lepinski .have been working on the case. Young Kockstool robbed, the London store about three months ago. Sunday eve ning Officers Lee Fleming and Jack man- heard that Rockstool was at dance at a hall at Thirty-sixth and U streets. They arrested him and brought him to the police station. When they charged him with robbing the stores he confessed. He implicated Tony Zager, who was arrested and confessed. Stauley Zager. 3001 Q street, a rela tive ot lony Zager, was arrested charged with receiving stolen pron erty. Much of the stolen goods was found in his house. He said he bought the goods from lony Zager in good taitti. tit lea the otticers to a corn field near Thirtieth and T streets. where some of the loot was hidden. But Few Accidents on -South Side This Month There have only been two accidents on the South Side so far during August. Usually there is an average of an accident a day. "I wonder vhat has caused the sudden decrease in accidents," said Desk Sergeant Smith. "Perhaps it's the result of prohibition. But no," he said, looking over the records, "We had a lot of accidents in June and we had prohibition then." The only accidents on flthe South Side during the first eighteen days of August are one suicide and one auto mobile accident. Love Will Win Where Force - Will Fall, Says' Preacher "Love wins where force will fail," said Rev. W. J. Shallcross of Bclle vue at the union vesper services at Spring Lake park Sunday evening. "We love our country and we love our homes and our mothers and we should love truth and Jesus Christ, i who is the living witness of truth. We I must get back to our ideals of right eousness, we must stanu tor prin ciple. We must not allow the excite ment and turmoil of war to turn our thoughts from principle. "Christianity means to forgive and forget. Christianity and hatred are as foreign as heaven and hell. "We must lcve one another; that will sweeten our dispositfons and have a softening inlluence on those about us." Rev. Mr. Shallcrocs used for his topic, "The Badge of Discipleship." His text was Mark xiii:35. "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one for an other." Melady's Chauffeur Has Joined Aviation Corps August R. Dvering, former SOuth Side boy, writes to the South Side exemption board from Fort Logan, Colo., and tells them that he has en listed in the aviation corps. He says that he likes his work fine and that there are several other South Side boys in the aviation corps there. Dvering was chauffeur for. Gene Me lady for many years. Peter Colley, Long Resident Of South Side, Is Dead Peter Colley, aged 59 years, it resi dent of South Omaha thirty years, died in a hospital Saturday night. He had no relatives here. The funeral will be from Larkin's undertaking par lors Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock, to St. Mary's church, with burial in St. Mary's cemetery. Ceresco Man's Car Damaged in Collision An automobile accident occurred at Eighteenth and Burdette streets yes terday afternoon, in which a car driven by A. J. Cameron, Ceresco, Neb., was thrown against the curbing and broke a front wheel. An other automobile driven by J. E. Hartley, Trenton, N. J., in attempting to pass Cameron s car, skidded and struck it, throwing it against the curbing. Hartley' was arrested for rerklpss driving and violating the rules of the roau. Mexico Wants Loan Frpm U. S.; Negotiations Now On Mexico City. Aug. 20. Dr. Alfredo Caturcgli, a Mexican financial scent. who has been in the United States for the government, says that nrelimi- nary negotiations for a loan to Mexico will be opened soon with several groups of American bankers. While the negotiations will, be only tenta tive he thought that the demands of the bankers were reasonable and probably would be satisfactory to the Mexican government. Dr. Caturegli was. confident that the loan could be arranged. Campaign for School Fund Is Big Success Central City. Neb.. Autr. 20. (Snc- cial.) The big campaign waged for the endowment of Nebraska Central college of this city terminated this week and the goal of $50,00(1 passed Mr . Don't fuss with hubby yM Wlj about droppin' tobacco Ml ll ashes on the carpet. I I Them ashes keep II 1 III the moths out an' the jjM jlN hubby in. J M m Jm i VOU-ALL who know x ninp inriQn won't fail to notice VELVET'S natural aged-in-the-wood smoothness. - It is the smoothness that only comes from two years' ageing in wooden hogsheads: Nature's Way. i 5c Bags 10c Tins 1 lb. Glass Humidors by a goodly margin. In connection funds for the extension work of the Friends' church were secured in ex cess of $..'5.000.. This successful cul mination was due in a large measure to the elTorts of W. J. McCracken. chairman of the committee; Homer K. Coppock, president-elect of the Nebraska Central college; Rev. John D. Mills, pastor of the local Friends' church: Theodore Fox worthy, super intendent of Nebraska yearly meet- ings; Rev. Richard R. Newby, pastor of the Friends' church at Des Moines, la., and W. R. Lewis, field"secretary. They were ably assisted by a com mittee representing the Commercial club. Burg ESS-WASH GONBUrc EVERYBODY STORE" Monday, Augu.t 20, 1917. STORE NEWS FOR TUESDAY. Phon. Douglas 137. , Clearing Sale of Summer Merchandise A REM ARKABLE opportunity to obtain summer goods of excellent style and quality at prices reduced to insure quick clearance and all because we neecUhe space for the new goods that are arriving by eveiy express. Extraordinary Clearing Sale of Waists at 29c Just Think! Fresh, new, crisp or gandie waistsat29c. We are, indeed, fortunate to offer such values and right now at a time when mer chandise is going higher and higher. But we must clear away this large assortment of waists and so have cut the price to this ridiculously low figure. They are dainty models of white or gandie with colored collars and ties. All sizes. Come early and lay in a supply at our Summer Clearance Sale price of 29c. Burit-Nih Co Down SUIri Stor 1 Summer Clearance Sale of ART EMBROIDERY GOODS ACLLAItAWAl of a large assortment of embroidery models, including children's dresses, hats, aprons, bed spreads, scarfs, pillows and the like. All reduced for our Summer Clearance Sale to 14 the original price. Cretonne Porch Pillows, 59c Filled porch and summer pillows of fancy cretonne. Final clearaway at the very special Summer Clearance Sale price, of 59c. Children's ready-made dresses of fine qualify material, stamped ready to embroidery; sizes 2 to 4 years. Very special, Summer Clearance Sala price, 39c. Pillows and Day Cases, 69c Stamped tubing pillow and day cases. Painty designs to embroider; size 42x36. Splendid value in Summer Clearance Sale, at 69c per pair. Colored Cretonne Scarfs, 19c An assortment of colored cretonne scarfs arid centerpieces, trimmed with white braid. Como in blue, rose, delft, etc. Summer Clear ance Sale price, 19c each. Stamped Linen, 59c, 98c and $1.19 An odd lot of stamped linen dresser scarfs, centerpieces and lunch cloths; have been divided into three jrroups and priced for Summer Clear ance sale, at 59c, 98c and $1.19.- Crochet Cotton Special, 15c Peri lusta crochet cotton, in. white, ecru and colors, very specially priced for Summer Clear ance Sale, at 15c a ball. BurgMi-Nath Co. Third Floor Special Sale of White Goods. 9c LARGE assortment of beau tiful white goods, includ ing checks, cords, chenilles and stripeB, Very specially priced Tuesday, at 9c a yard. Novelty Good, 19c Big range of .novelty white goods, 32, 34 and 36 inches wide; also colored dress linen in good range of colors. This has been specially reduced for Tuesday to 19c a yard. Buri-Naih Co. Down Stairs Storo Clearaway of Men's Pajamas, at $1.39 FOUR broken lines, consisting of figures,v stripes, white and solid colors, all in one lot at one price, for one day only, Tuesday, at $1.39. - Wash Ties, 3 for $l.dQ Choice of any man's wash tie in the Men's Section, Main Floor, price, 3 for $1.00. Men's Neckwear, 50c' Men's neckwear, including crepes, files, foulards, in exceptional summer patterns, reduced for Tuesday, Burf.ii-Nath Co. Main Floor Enormous Summer Clearance Sale of Women's and Children's Shoes At 95c and $2.15 TWO groups of summer shoes that we must sell and the price has been cut to less than -2 the factory cost in order to dispose of them immediately. 95c ' S)'2.15 Women's pumps and oxfords of patent, gun metal and white canvas strap pumps, sizes 2, 3, 3'4 and 4. Also children's ankle ties of black, bronze and white kid and white canvas; sizes 3 to -8. Choice, 95c. Large assortment of women's and misW pumps, slippers and oxfords, including patent, bronze, champagne and black kid. The entire lot has been greatly reduced for quick clear ance, to S2.15. Burg"t.N)i Co. Down Stain Store At the first sign of skin trouble apply Resinol That patch of eruption is not tuces sarily a serious matter! Even in severe, well-established cases of eczema, ring worm or similar affections, Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap usually re lieve the itching at once and quickly ; overcome the trouble completely. .How j much more, then, can this simple, in j expensive treatment be relied on to dis j pel skin troubles in their earlier stages. j All druggist! Mil Jrmol buap inl Reilnol Ointment. HOTEL PURITAN uommonweajthAvcJtoeton The Distinctive . Boston House The Puritan Is ont ot th most homelike hotels In the world. With the Family Dinner A welcome treat for everyone. Served cold, it has that snappy tang that sharpens the appetite and adds so much to the enjoyment of the meal. STORZ Is non-alcoholic and nourishing, a re freshing, healthful beverage old and young, delicate and sturdy alike can enjoy. Delivered at your home in the case. Served wherever invigorating and refreshing drinks are sold. j Storz Beverage and Ice Co. ii rnctsllnHir ,eno tor our tttt e Book Webster 221.