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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1917)
.THE OMAHA SUNDAY EEE: NOVEMBER 18. 1917. Brief City News Platinum Wedding Bins Edholm. illrhtlnf FlxtareeBnrfeBa-Grandcn Co Have Boot Print It New Beacon Preie, Vetal Dies, Prtwi work Jubilee Mft. Co. 35e luotheoa at Empreea Garden. Hare Tour Floors Reflniehed Con sult Jensen's Paint Shop. D. 17T4. Thirty Days for Stealing Tire Mike Damato was given JO days in Jail by Judire Madden when he pleaded guilty to the theft of an-automobile tire. Chanted wltii ' Abasing Family Charged with being drunk and abusing -his family, Lester Pipkin. 2211 Vinton street, waa given a 30-day suspended sentence in police court. Warehouse Location The Pollock Oil company has Just purchased four lota between Fifteenth and Sixteenth street on Grand avenue, where a warehouse, six tanks and a filling sta tion will be Installed. Knights of Columbus T."ar Fund Meeting The Knight of Columbus war fund campaign will formally open with a public affairs luncheon at the Commercial club Monday, November 19. Archbishop Harty will attend. Crelghton Freshmen Elect. The freshman class at the Crelghton Med ical college held a meeting yesterday afternoon for the election of class offi cers, Charles Little, right guard on the college foot ball team, was elected president; Jo3eph Malloy, vice presi dent and secretary; and James Vetter, treasurer. Lnvrton Auxiliary Boys Bonds General Henry V. Lawton auxiliary No. 1, V. B. W. V., will hold an open meeting In Its hall, fourth floor oi the court houso. Wednesday aftsrnoon, November 21. All members and friends are Invited to bring their work. This auxiliary has purchased two 150 Liberty bonds. , Gives to Xmas Fund The Scottish Rite Woman's club at its meeting Fri day voted to give $60 to the Red Cross Christmas packet fund. This club Is establishing a reputation for Its gen erosity, having bought Liberty bonds, subscribed to the Young Men's Chris tlan association fund and done great service for the Red Cross. Funeral of Mrs. Haskell Friday The funeral of Mrs. Jennie M. Haskell was held Friday afternoon at her late residence, 1825 . Vorth Eighteenth street, Rev. Floyd Holsapple officiat ing. The pallbearers were N. P. Fell, Joe Redfleld, B. O. Smith, Ja, Foster, Frank F. Porter and D. Ellingwood. Burial was In Prospect Hill cemetery. Roach In Portland Frank Roach, head of the Omaha end of the adver tising department of the Union Pa cific, Is in Portland attending a meet ing of the advertising agents of the railroad system. They expect to be there a week or ten days and before adjournment will determine the class of advertising to be used next year and the amount of money to be ex pended In placing such advertising. Tine Fireproof Good at Banderland'a, FOREIGN BORN GET ? Mtl fMRNSHIP . A MUM 6Ian cf Sixty-rive Presented XWith Certificatei After Study in Commercial Club Classei Is Completed. A clais of 65 foreign born 'Amerl juu were presented with their certi ficates of full citizenship by chief dep uty clerk ot the district court, Axei Steere, jr., at the close of the Ameri canization meeting at the Commercial club Friday evening, tJ Besides, the newly naturalized citizens and Ameri canization workers, there Jfrrer more than 200 aspirants to citizenship pres ent ' ' John L, Kennedy and, Judge Troup made stirring addresses to the new Americans. The 65 new citizens are- from the numerous "Americanization classes," which are being conducted throughout the city, and which have been fostered by the Americanization committee of the Commercial club, of which J. .W. Gamble is chairman. ; McAdoo Denies Absurd Rumor That U. S. Will Seize Money -Washington, Nor. 17. Recurrence si many lections of the country of the old rumor that the government in tends to seize bank deposits caused Secretary McAdoo to issue this state ment tonight: "Among the many. absurd and vicious rumors which are being put into circulation these days, probably through pro-German influences, is one that the government proposes to confiscate-the money on deposit in the banks. "The absurdity bf the statement Is .1 f. - t t . t t .. odvious on us lace, out i nave re ceived letters from several parts of the country which indicate that these rumors are being circulated for an evil purpose. Of course, these rumors are wholly without foundation. In fact, the government has nqt power to confis cate the money 6t depositors in banks." ; . ; -.- . ; s No More Selling Coal on Prices "Subject to Change" Washington, Nov. 17. Coal deal ers, from the operator to the retailer, are prohibited from selling coal at prices subject to revision by an or der issued today by Fuet Administra tor Garfield. Heretofore producers were permit ted to sell coal at prices fixed by the government with a stipulation that the price might be revised if the gov ernment fixed prices were changed. Under this arrangement prices were made subject to revision from the op erator to the jobber and from the jobber to the retailer. Retailers, how ever, usually found it difficult to col lect any difference from the consumer lfter the coal had been sold and to day's order is designed, to eliminate this and other difficulties which" the plan entailed. It becomes effective immediately. , Engineer Killed in Train Crash Near Sioux City Sioux City, la., Nov. 17. West bound Milwaukee railway passenger train No. 102 crashed head on into a freight train at North Riverside, a suburb of Sioux City, at 6:30 o'clock tonight, killing Clarence S. Harring ton, of Sioux City, eng'neer of the freight train and slightly injuring his fireman, Ed Levin, of Vermillion 3. D. , , - - ' , ' . ; , Distinguished Surgical Professor Dies at Baltimore Baltimore, '. Md., Nov. 17. Dr. Franklin: Paine Hall of Johns Hop kins ttniversity, a distinguished anato nomist, died here today after an ill ness or several weeks. He was born 55 years ago at Belle Plainc, la. TThat ealra room will pay your coal - bilL Rent it through a Bee Want Ad. NO KITCHEN WORK OR DISH WASHING FOR OMAHA GIRLS Occupation Survey of High School oPCommerce Shows a Majority Prefer Office ' Work. I An occupational survey made on Friday by Principal Porter of High School of Commerce shows that none of the 429 young women answering the questionaries has ambitions to pursue the calling of professional cook. Thrte aspire to the legal profes sion, two hope to enter journalism and 29 expressed a preference to be come candy makers. A tabulation of the other occupations designated by these young women follows: Stenographer, 214; secretary, 47; nurse, 22; '.eacher, 10; telegrapher, 22: typist, 8; photographer, 6; milliner, 7; dressmaker, 3; dentist, 1: governes. 6; household management, 6; sales woman, 3; librarian, 5; manicurist, 1; nursery maid, none. Boys Prefer Engineering. Only four of 344 young men in- i eluded, in a similar survey expressed ambitions to rise to the heights of plumbing. Some of the expressed preferences of the men follow: tlectrician, ii; engineering (me chanical, constructural, electrical and civil), 55; machinist, 40; accountant, 17; bookkeeper, 29; farmer, 11; law yer, 12; telegrapher, 23; salesman, 14; stenographer, 14; journalist, Z; aoc tor, 5; dentist, 3; architect, 8: adver tising expert, 6; merchant, o; drug gist, 5; draughtsman,; teacher, 1. Ihe value of this survey is to de termine the needs of technical educa tion. It shows that Omaha needs a polytechnic high school, of which the High School of Commerce would be a large part," stated Principal Porter. Suffragette Leader Refused Leave to Lecture in City Hall Dallas. Tex.. Nov. 17. Miss Maud Younger of California, said to be the head of the lobby committee of the national woman's party, which has been picketing the White Ifouse, to day was refused permission to lecture in the city hall auditorium next Mon day night on the, purposes of her party and picketing of the presiden tial mansion. W. "T. Burns, Distfict Judge In Texas, Is .Dead at Laredo Houston Tex., Nov. 17. Waller T. Burns, judge of the United States court for the southern district of Texas, died this morning at Laredo, where he opened court Monday. Judge Burns was a Roosevelt ap pointee. He is survived by his widow and three sons. American Labor Federation Changes Date of Meeting Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 17. The Amer ican Federation of Labor by an over whelming vote today adopted a reso lution to abandon its lifelong practice of meeting in November and to call future national conventions in the sec ond week of June. Bank Robbers Identified. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 17. Wil liam Ryan and George King, held here in connection with the recent robbery of the Calhoun State bank, today were identified as the men who robbed the Euclid Street State bank, Des Moines, la., of nearly $1,500 on October 11. Identification was made by Harry Saylor, cashier of, the bank. W. N. Steveas, another man held in connection with the Minneapolis rob bery, could not be identified as the third man implicated in;the,Des American Woman Saves British , Papers When Austrians Raid Ship ' j--. ' (By Aaaoelaied Free.) London, Nov. 17. The story of how an American woman's action saved important British dispatches when the vessel on which they were being carried to Malta was held tip by an Austrian submarine, was told today by Captain Stanley Wilson, who was carrying the dispatches and who himself was taken prisoner by the Austrians and only recently re leased. Captain Wilson told the military court which is investigating his cap ture, that he threw one bag over board, but that to his horror it did not sink, as he had supposed it would. At this juncture he was ap proached by an American woman traveling on the steamer, who offered YOUNG BARBER GONE AND ,M LEAVES NO TRACE . ; J M Philip Cosianzo Philip Constanzo, aged 17, son of Frank Constanzo of 1023 South Twenty-fifth avenue, disappeared on November 3, and is being searched for by his relatives. His mother has been an invalid for some months and until recently was a patient at one of the local hospitals and is said to be se riously ill and greatly worried about her son'a absence. . Young Constanzo was a barber and was unmarried. He had been em ployed in a barber shoo at Fourteenth and Farnam streets for about a year i. . - t , . i)c tore nis disappearance, tie was well liked by his employer and his relations with his shop mates are said to have been entirely friendly. At the time he disappeared he left all his tools behind him and did not collect all the wages that were due him. PYBAUlS ; For . liM Piles VFroo Th Quieter Yak Get a Free Trial t lyraoiid I'll" Treatment tke Bet ter. It 1. What lea Are Locking For. Don't talk: operation. If you ean't watt -for a free trial of Pyramid File Treatment get a eoo. box at any drugr stor and get relief now. If not near a store send .coupon for free trial package In plain wrapper, and get rid of itching;, bleeding and protruding piles, hemorrhoids and such rectal troubles. Take no substitute. FREE SAMPLE COUPON ptramtd rnro company. 668 Pyramid Building., Marshall. Mich. Kindly aend me a Free sample of Pyramid Pile Trtatateat, in plain wrapper. - Yarns' h . v- '; vvv , Street mtmym,, ', , v Urn sssi ii a is s m & u nil s i 3 a y I j m in mm K.i"'nia... i - i a wwi.v to take charge of the other bags, say ing she wished to do something for England. "It was a great responsibility," said Captain Wilson, "but I "took it, and my action was justified, as the bags reached London." The bags were hid den by the American woman until the Austrians had concluded their search of the steamer. 8,000 Persons Make Up,, Huge Loyalty Meeting St. Paul, Nov. 17. As a demonstra tion of the loyalty of Minnesota and the whole northwest, 8,000 persons, representing every county of this state and. the other commonwealths of the territory, grouped in the audi torium here and affirmed their pur pose to stand back of the government in its prosecution of the war against Germany. The audience, through the passage of a resolution, affirmed its determination to see the war through to a successful conclusion and pledged its support in "deeds,, sacrifices and service. Two Women Sneak Thieves Grab Purse From Mrs. Gosch Two well dressed women wearing dark veils approached Mrs. A. Gosch, 1328 Poppleton avenue, as she was nearing Twenty-fourth and Popple top last night and grabbed her purse, containing $6. Both women then fled. Mrs. Gosch could give the police only a meager description of them. V Americans Receive Their , j Commissions 'From France .inicm.au .naming ump in rrance, Nov. 17. Two Americans after grad uating at the Fontainbleaii 'artiller school, have received eonunis&ions in trench artiuery regunents,,-, .they arei Alden Brooks, a writer, and John Monroe, a New York bank'eY. Brazil's Anti-German ,v A Program Gees Jnto Eifecr Rio Janeiro, Nov. 17. President Wenceslao Braz has signed the bMf nrnvilincr fnr rnrica1o sBrintt r ' many. 1 Light Rain in Kansal. Smith Center, Kan., Nov. 17. Spe cial Telegram.) A light rain, the first in two months, fell over north western Kansas today. While the. fall;, is not heavy it will greatly help the' wheat crop that is dying in riiany lo calities. Looking for work? Turiv to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions listed there. - - ...... , Make Your Dinfngroom Conspicuous J 1AETMAM Hare Now on Exhibition an Unusually Large and Complete Stock of Dining Boom Furniture. Every Wood, Every Finish, Style and Period Are Fully Represented. The uneonditional guarantee that covers every article in our extensive assort ment has nothing to do with the priee at -which that article is sold. The same Standard of Berviee and dependability represented by the most .elaborate dining' room suite on our floors, is embodied in our lowest priced kitchen table. Good fur niture today may be haa at modest pdoesat Hartman's, For Quality is not a mat ter of eash, but of fair dealing. Come to the store at your oonvenlenc; go through our extepstre stocks at tout leisure. Ton will find our salesman courteous, oar furniture unusual In style, construction and ap pearance and our prices without equal. tonvenlenl Monthly Payments Gladly Arranged on All Purchases SwTiiBrrtro BTkkL BIBZ) SJVKlJBl! AND MATTRJFiSa COMBINATION ConUt lag ot t l-tnoh ooailnwouf poet bad. tan 1-inch filler, VwaU Mrtla snamel, saoiUrr, soft top BMtAras aod haavy aagto iron woraa wjra Jtm 4 DAIHTT BBWT WOOD CHAIR rtnJahad In cold cronae, strongly vom aaoa at; Qiiiai ad oroa- wqy aaoa 86.85 The Famous Royal Easy Chair "ROTAL EAST CHAIR" Qnarter sawed oak frames finished famed or golden, upholstered In high grade Imi tation Spanish leather, back reclines to various positions Knout learinc very special, . P I-LI1IJIJ BPliBJTDIDLT UESIONBD WINDSOR ARM CHAIR Ele rsntly flnlsbad In brown ma hot any. a very t 4 -f Iff plaaalng; and ar- Is4d tUtle daalcn, FIVE-PIECE BED COMBINATION, Elegant banded satin brass bed, 2 inch post, ten one-inch fillers, heayy link fabric spring, soft cot ton top mattress, one pair of sani tary pillows, entire combination specially priced tnis week' $31.55 CIAIi VALUE! i i n 4 Sracbtui? wilT,i am Xn6 MAJftY PERIOD f BA. WAGON Elayaot lr flnUhad Id ma bomnr. nipped with ramovabla tray, beavr wbeala, rub bar tlraa. axoeptlon allr weh fiaisbad. giolaay prload at. n n E $1125 JSSA A , BOldeti in lmiution EJ frs quart wad oak: Vl) note " CARD rmUL! '"I , . BTRONGLT BUILT TAB L B 1 1 srad era raahea-aof floirt oafy( Wly toliiad aa abowk nnnnttwm thy tbe m&aatra nil. lava, too fltlad with roomy dfianrari paJtoad f 12.48 ' ' i ""IMB attBssIB SPLENDID VALUE IN A ROOMY. LARQB BIZB BUFPBT ' Carefully constructed troujhout and t lnlehed joimo. 10 imitation ?uarter-savrad o a kv bass lttad wltb two small drawers, one lined for 11 rerware, la r 9a linen arswar ana roomy china oomi we I upartmont, for tbla sk's aeuingr. at $16.35 m 1 km m TAB LB IS J UMaa aquara, top tU oorared in fool j' Kr a d tmttatica U tatbaar, franvc) h In our low pM4 iat. wbtle 81.C3 '0'- IXT A Columbia Grafonola Ptay Your Thanka0vlng Mraio i Will Plaoe TMa Mahli In Your . Home. porr rot TOOK VlXAi wa bawa bata that will be mum atiMd . ehof- are oa ttaw toaoblBM later asd asai ywtf saake year aMo tum sw while ear ttoaks w eenplte; we earry tbaaa waohlaai let every medel aad flalab. ootae la aod bear your farerlte aeteotlea. torn wtU not be praaaed to bay. aaeaaaaiae'e''A New High Grade William and Maty Jacobean Oak Diningroom Suite Lends dletlncUre charm that cannot fall to appeal strongly to all who lore and appreciate good furniture; tbla charming- suite is dona In 9011a quancr-aawea oaa, jaeoDaea antique riniab: complete suite in dudes a buffet, extension table. pricea aeparaieiy, a iouows: SO-lnch artistically designed buf fet, roomy drawers and linen com partment, metal Der- iod drawer pulls, very special, at, only 54-inch 4op dining table, 8-foot extension, 5, attractive period de signed posts and strong stretch ers, mouiaea r 1 r ou 01 ( dining chalre, ohlna cabinet and $59.85 ra, moulded rim, fates A o r nTy?r.e.?'..1.0.T.f.. vOefeOS Roomy ohraa oloaet, fancy grill work front panels, adjustable neives, apiacaiaiy innn t? t dealgned, our very Zlll lldly special price, only.. "William and Mary chair, strongly braced, genuine Spanish seat, specially priced lor each. at. Period dining constructed and leather 5.50 ELEGANT MAHOGANY FINISH LI BRARY TABLE Strongly b u 11 1 , highly polished, top measures 45x 16 Inches, fitted with roomy sta tionery drawer, built on colonial lines; a, very ar tistic design and priced for this week at, only $12.50 )xm mm msm m womi 6x9 ft Brussels Ruga, aatorted patterns ana designs, at... , $11.30 as- rlen- 6x it. Velvet Rui sorted patterns. taia, etc, at.... 9x11 ft Velvet Rugs, assorted patterns. Spe cial vaiue, at. ; 9x11 ft Worsted Face AJA AO .Assorted Brussels Rugs. Jjly.yg $12.89 $23.98 WHITE 1KAH1L VORCELIROf TOP SANITARY KITCH EN TABLE Table entirely built of metal, ha angle Iron leg aacurely braced. Top measures 48x27 inch and glvaa Vtara of eervtca, of farad for tbla S??.3.95 MASSIVE 48 - INCH TOP SOLID OAK EX TENSION TABLE Bunt In attractive William and Mas Design, heavy pedes tal, splendidly fin ished fumed, can be extended to 6 feet only .50 I See Our Complete Display ot Period Bedroom Furniture Oft Wr- ill jy I U W w W 11 S 1 1 LI u n S THIBJPLKNDrD ROCKER BUILT OF POLID OAK And finished In nut brown fume, is of William and Mary design, seat Is upholstered in genuine 8Djiisn leataer over a t e e springs; this model is priced unnsuaiiy low for this . 1 1 1 H f .. ML. o ' . "' o " o A SPLKNprD VALtTB IN A HOI .in rtAV T-itji.-'otjwTi ST. tponS'y msde. well fln ifa?:. iaTl.BF now drawers all fitted with wood pulls. French bevel puts mirror, I, Mt m ar WaVtV1 dwr VA QaO va ISr.; "t- I 6 7.45 IT7 aW CO?T' TO! UCJITLT AR RANOED IfJTCREM CABINHT Mad of solid oak, baae fitted with roomy utensil compartment bread box, silverware drawer and kneading board) has tdibg top flour bin, roonr china coroparimetit and h a d y :;u 813.98 BEAUTETCLLT DESIGNED IJEDROOM SUITE 8plendld Imitation Circassian walnut finish, attmcUve period ornaments, special for this week, at. TTTOTTLY EFFICIENT AX BUILT HOT BLAS WHITER Laree slse flrepof, built on square lines, full nickel awing top, a' guaranteed coal saver ottered for Saturday's Of) A DA saver offered for Saturdays 589.82 ivfow $16.45 LARGE SIZE DRE6SER ' Jl x4-lnch base, 14 xSO-tnch mirror; V&T. 25.501 FULL SIZE BED Dainty carv ings, head and SO Inches: very a special " offer SnVy...wlb.89 GATE MIRROR riRRss. I NO TABLE 18x 31 Inches center m rror. zaxJS side mir- rora. 521.75 ROOMT CHTT FONIER Six drawers, 10 x 31 lnch top, bevel plate mirror 18x1 J inches. 1238 IXBBICX'S GREATEST HOME FUBNISHZHS Oar Start and BunxM vtn all pur chased before the nreaent hltrh market lrioee Seek effect, bene, eur low, aane prior a. OUR CAPITOL REGENT STEEL RANGE Built of heavy sheet steel, fitted with large 20-inch oven, 6 hole top, comes complete with "'warming oven and conveniently arranged sneii below; our special price, Ice, only. 27.50,33 R-.-J