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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1917. Bnej C News Uxt Boot Print It-New Beacon Press. r... mas Kverythfns electrical uuigcss-uranaen uo. Firemen to Give Dunce The Are w. i. -"nana announce a dance Hiucn win do Riven at the Audito rium Tuesday evening, December 11 Joins Coast Artillery Nathan N Bernstein, son of h. Rf.mtin prietor of the has enlisted In, the coast artillerv and IS located at Korr rf.rvn-oi! r-i State Bank or Omah. teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per cent on time deposits. Thre per cent BovinKB accounts. All deposits in this bank are protected by the de positors guarantee fun of the state i "CDrasKa. Adv. Helntze Joins Xn Helntze, for the last seven years with j-uyue luvesiment company f.na man u-svr ui us rental ana insurance uepariments, nas joined the navy and expects to leave for the Great Lakes aiuuun on (Saturday, Aorden Society Elects Norden Ringing society elected officers as fol iowa. jonn bcneii, president; Emi i-eierson, vice president; Gunnard oergBirom, secretary; Vitus Ericson Treasurer; John Larson, Olaf Ostlund una w. j. stone, trustees. Rabbi Taxon to Lecture Regular 1 riday evening services will be con ducted ry Kabbi Morris N. Taxon at the "Beth Hamidrash Hagodal" syna gogue, Nineteenth and Burt streets at 8 o'clock sharp. Rabbi. Taxon will lecture on "jureamers and Interpre ters." Asks Custody of Six Children Mamie srowand, mother of six chil- uren Detween the ages of 19 and 8 years, filed petition for divorce from Harry Browand, whom she married in 1819. She alleges extreme cruelty and asks for the custody of the minor children. She says that her children are now at the home of his parents in Minnesota. Mrs. McGovci-n May Sue Word nas been received in Omaha from , wasnington that Mrs. Thomas Mc s irovern, widow of the late Omaha man Killed by an automobile driven by a Fort Omaha soldier, probably win nave an opportunity to sue the government. Congressman Lobeck has introduced a bill in the house to r pave the way for the suit 4 , Move Into First National Missouri T racinc officials have signed up the t lease and about the first of the year xne passenger ana rrelght offices will be moved from the Ware block to the First National bank building. The passenger department will go into the room on the Sixteenth street side of the building, now occupied by a haberdasher. The freight department will occupy rooms on the sixth floor. New Pastor Arrives Rev. J. M. Wilson, recently . called to the pas torate of the North Presbyterian church, has arrived from Chicago and Sunday will preach his first sermon as pastor of the new charge. Rev. Mr. Wilson resigned the pastorate of the Willemette Presbyterian church, Chi cago, to accept the call to the North church. For many years he was pas tor of the Castelar Street Presby terian church of this city. Fins Fireplace Goods at Sunderland's. A Many Young Friends at the Funeral of Irving Msdlar At the funeral held for Irving Med lar yesterday afternoon, the home was crowded by the friends of the family and the friends of the young man. The funeral was military to an extent, in charge of the high school cadets, of which the young man was a member. Services were conducted by Rev. E. H. Jenks.' The pallbearers were mem bers of the T. K." quartet. There were many beautiful floral offerings. ' Lobeck Introduces Bill For Relief of Mrs.' McGovern Washington, Dc. 6. (Special Tele gram.) Representative Lobeck today introduced a bill carrying $10,000 'for the relief of Mrs. Thomas McGovern, and asking that the matter be re ferred to the court of claims for in vestigation. Thomas McGovern, ex city commissioner of Omaha, was killed by a government truck early in November of this year. i General Korniloff. Escapes" With Caucasian Troops London, Dec. 6. General Korniloff, the former commander-in-chief, who escaped from the Bolsheviki, at Mo hilev, according to a Petrograd dis patch to the Daily Mail, was, accom panied by 400 Caucasian troops. He was at Orsha, north of Mobilev, on Monday. SOUTH SIDE PROD POLES TAKING PLACE OF BAYONETS Soldiers of Fort Crook Adop New Kind of Weapon for Use in the Daily Prac tice Drills. In their drill practice the soldiers of the Forty-first regiment, stationed at Fort Crook, are using prod poles as substitutes for guns and bayonets When Colonel Settle was truest of the stock vyards men two weeks ago, he noticed! the workers in the stock yards using long prod poles in han dling the stock and he was impressed with the efficacy of the weapon. "I believe those prod poles would make excellent substitutes for guns and bayonets, commented Colonel Settle. ' Everett E. Buckingham, general manager of the Union Stock Yards company, sent 100 prod poles to the fort, and the soldier boys are using them in their bayonet drill. They answer the purpose admirably and have many advantages over the gun a:id bavonet. August Behmke, Long in Employ of Cudahy's, Is Dead August Behmke, aged 55 years and for 28 years employed by the Cudahy Packing company, died yesterday at his residence, 3632 South Twenty- fifth street, after an illness of two months. For a long time prior to his death he had been superintend ent of the sausage department of the packing company. The funeral will be from the home to St. Joseph's Catholic church, at 9 o clock Saturday morning, whh burial in Holy Sepul cher cemetery. Mr. Behmke is sur- ived by lus widow and two daugh ters, Mrs. rank Orace and Mrs. Thomas Moore, both of South Side. Bohemians of South Side To Hold Patriotic Meeting Bohemian people of the South Side will hold' a patriotic meeting at the Bohemian National hall, Twenty-first and N streets, Sunday night. Dr. rischer. president ot the co- emian national committee, and Votia Benes, organizer of the committee, will be here to talk on. World Democracy." They will show war ictures. An effort will be made to enlist young Bohemians in the legion of Bohemia, lighting in r ranee. 1larked for Slaughter if He Returns to Mexico Sam Olea. 2420 P street, cannot go to his home in Mexico because Car ranza has put a price on his head, dead or alive. The young Mexican s father, Ansel- mo Uiga, owns two large rancnes l Zacatecas. near Talaoa City, Mex- co. Carranza's soldiers, under General Lopez, made three raids upon the Oltra ranch. Thev took away the mules and cattle, the corn and wheat and all the money and left the family destitute. Conception Olga, a young girl cousin of Sam Olga, was carried away by the soldiers in one of their raids. They kept her their pry for two months and then she escaped and found her way back home. Sam's eyes filled with tears when he told of the return of the broken-hearted girl. Store Will Give 10 Per Cent Of Sales to the Red Cross Bird's grocery store, 4627 South Twenty-fourth street, will give 10 per cent of all cash sales Saturday to the Red Cross.' South Side Red Cross workers are doing excellent work, but more workers are needed. The women have comfortable quarters in the Library hall, Twenty-third and M streets. Mrs. A. H. Murdock is chairman of the South Side auxiliary. Moglo City Gossip. Steam heated apartment, Beargo block, four rooms 125 and 30. Miss Lottie Schroeder returned Tuesday from a business trip to Beatrice. For Rent House, strictly tnod. with gar age and cistern. Also unfurn. rms. S. 3725. When In need ot plumbing; service of qual- New Gotham Officials Watch Morals of City New York, Dec. 6. After Janu ary 1, , when the city administra tion comes into power, all places that tend to debauch the morals of the community will be gone after, "hammer and tongs," District At torney Edward Swann declared in a statement issued tonight. Mayor- elect John F. Hylan endorsed the plan, said Mr. Swann. Sensational entertainments and dancing acts at theaters, cabarets, hotels and restaurants will be close ly scrutinized and suppressed if they exceed the pounds ot decency, he declared. lty sea Sheehan Plumbing Co. (South 3051), 24tn ana k sts. Telephone South 00 and order a ease of Oma or Laetonade, tna healthful, refreshing Horn Beverages, delivered to your resi dence. Omaha Beverage Co. Charles Marx. 4914 South Twenty-fourth street, was arrested Wednesday by Detec tive Leplnekl and Officer Risk and charged wlh Illegal possession of liquor. The officers said they found a bottle of whisky on a shelf. Marx said that ho did not know the whisky was there. YOUNG WOMAN TRIES TO END HER LIFE WHEN SWEETHEART DESERTS After writing a long note to her former lover and pinning a picture of him upon her breast, Karen Rasinus- sen, 23, domestic at the home of H. Arnstein, 138 North Thirty-eighth street, attempted suicide in her room last night by swallowing four doses ot poison because she thought he was married. After swallowing the poison she quietly told her mistress of the deed, who immediately summoned the police. Dr. Nigro says she will recover. The note written in Danish and addressed to Hans Thestrup, her for mer lover, was left on a table down- j stairs. Thestrup is a chauffeur and lives at Twentieth and Boulevard. He is un married. When informed of the affair. Thestrup said: "It's too bad this hap pened, l know she was the nicest kind of a girl, but I haven't been with her since we broke our friendship." Miss Rasmusscn said she was heart broken because Thestrup told her he had a wife living in the old country and that he did not care for her j(Miss Rasmussen) any longer. Corn Pain Stopped Quick Corn Lift Right Off With "Gets-It" Blessed relief from corn pains is simple at B C with "Gets-It." When you've been limping around for I days trying to get away from a heart-drill ing corn or, bumpy callus, and everything you've tried has only made it worse, and then you put some "Gets-It" on and the pain eases right away, and the corn peel right off like a banana skin "tin t It errand and heavenly feeling T'' "Gets-It" has revolutionized the corn his tory of the world. Millions use it and it never fails. Ladies wear smaller hoes and have pain-free feet. We old fellows and young fellows forget our toea and feel frisky as colts, Everybody with a corn or callus needs "Gets-It." We will all walk about and enioy ourselves as we did without corns. Get a bottle today from your druggist, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence Co.. Chicago. III., 26c is all you need to pay. Sold in Omaha and recommended as the world's best corn remedy by Sherman A McConnell Drug Co. Stores. Advertisement. ni BURGESS -NASH CO, 9 Is Doing Its Bit In every part of the U. S. homes arebeingma.de brighter and more cheerful, the lives of the people happier and more contented through the agency of that prince of entertainers, the VHCflOLA There is no reason why one of these won- 4erful "music makers" should not be in every jiome, the price is within reach, $20 and up the terms of pay ment can be confidentially arranged to meet your convenience. Don't wait, there is only a limited supply Purchase early. BuRGESS-flASH Company EVERYBODY STORE" ess-Ita Com 7fie Cfiristmas Store for CveryjSody Thursday, Dec. 6, 1917. STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY Phone Doug. 137. The Big Down Stairs Store is Also a "Christmas Store for Everybody" TjiSPECIALLY is this true with our unusually good assortments of merchandise of a practical, serviceable -L-4 character, gifts for personal use or wear, for this is going to be, mora than in recent years, a Christmas of practical gifts. Read this list of suggestions, use it as a guide for your shopping here Friday: E$tra Special Corsets at 65c AVERY special value in white coutil corsets with low bust, long skirt, free hip, double steel boning, 2 pair hose supporters. Sizes 18 to 30. Specially priced at 65c Mesh Confiner, 39c Pink mesh confiners, heavy quality, open back, with straps on shoulders. Sizes 34 to 48. Specially priced at 39c. Burgesa-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store Notion Specials Machine thread, spool, 2 He. Silk thread, all colors, spool, 3c. Thimbles, each, 2c. Shopping bags, each, 12 He. Children's hose supporters, a pair, 10c Snap fasteners, dozen, 3c. Hair brushes, each, 5c. Clothes pin bags, each, 10c Hair barettes, each, 5c. Linen tape, 6 bolts for 10c. Darning cotton, 3 spools for 5c Embroidered edging, bolt, 7c. Hooks and eyes, 6 dozen for 5c. Hair nets with elastic, 5 for 12 He. Burgess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store. i in rSlv' Agassi IT V 2ct3i nave i ou Tried 'Coors' Malted Milk? PKACl ICALLY sell - digest ing and does not tax even the weakest stomach. As an inducement for you to try Coors we will give you FREE a bottle of Superior Chocolate Flavor with each bottle of Coors Malted Milk, at 45c, 90c and $3.25. See our demonstration and try a free sample. Special For Friday Remarkable Values In Women's Winter Coats Four Groups at Extreme Price Reductions JUST think of high grade coats in the newest styles and materials at such extremely low prices, and right when you are needing a good warm coat. You will choose eagerly when you Bee what wonderful values these are. At $7.95 Mixtures and coatings, large collars, belts and pockets and special style features in this group. Rare values at this price. At $9.95 Fancy mixtures, Burella cloth and soft wool coatings. Collars are of velvet and self material trimmed with velvet. With or without belts. Large pockets. At $12.50 Scotch mixtures and tweeds, also velours. Fur and self material for collars. Wonderful values at such an extremely low price. At $14.95 Soft mixtures, kerseys, fancy wools, velours, fancy vel vets. Fur and self trimmed collars, trimmed in Keramie. Belts, pockets and large buttons are also used as trimming. Burgesa-Nash Co. Down Stairs Stora A Sale of Drugs and Toilet Goods Peroxide, small, 10c. Peroxide, medium, 20e. Peroxide, large, 30c. Sal Hepatica, 27c. Lysol, small, 16c Lysol, large size, 38c. Sloan's Liniment, 16c. Orchard White, 26c. 2 oz. glycerine and rose mstor. Hi. i 2 oz. rose water, lltl 2 oz. bay rum, lie , lit 4 oz. spirits camphor, 39c. 4 oz. olive oil, 19c. Nuxated iron, 90c. Paraffin oil for internal use, 42c. 10 oz. olive oil, 42c. 4 oz. syrup of White Pine, 19c ' " 1 pint ammonia, 15c. 1 quart ammonia, 21c. lb. Epsom Salts, 8c. 1 lb. Epsom Salts, 16c. 4 oz. Glycerine, Bayrum and rose water for 19e. Pebeco Tooth Paste, 1 to a customer, 29c. 1 oz. spirits camphor, 10c. Williams' Talcum powder, 2 oz. spirits camphor, 20c 1 2c. Buraess-Nash Co. Down 3t Stairs Store Special Prices on Christmas Handkerchiefs Women's handkerchiefs, plain or fancy with colored borders, special for Friday at 5c each. Fancy HandWchiofa, 10c. Women's handkerchiefs with fancy embroidery, specially priced for Friday at lOe each. Handkerchiefs, 3 for 25c Women's fancy embroidered handkerchiefs, 3 in a box, spe cially priced at 25c a box. Men's Handkerchiefs, 10c Men's soft finish handker chiefs, full size, splendid qual ity, priced special at 10c each. Burtaas-Nash Co Down Stair Stora. A Wool Goods Special in Time for the Christmas Dress A BIO lot of wool dress goods, in plain color, mixtures, plaid stripe, checks and figured challies, in lengths from to 6 yards in a piece. On sale Friday at 49c a yard. Wool Remnants at 98c A big lot of wool dress goods in lengths from V to 4 yards in a piece, suitable for skirts, waists and one-piece dresses. 42 to 54 inches wide. Sale price 98c a yard. Burfess-Nasb. Co. Down Stairs Store Hosiery Makes an Appreciated Gift WOMEN'S black cotton hose, fleece lined and seamless, special Friday, 19e a pair. - Women's Sample Hose, 23c Women's hose in samples and odd lots, cotton and lisle in black and colors, seamless. Very special at 23c a pair. Women's Hose, 50c Black cotton. lisle, fibre and silk boot hose, samples and odd lots, seamless, full fashioned for Friday, 50c a pair. Children's Hose, 35c Infants' and children's fine quality black cashmere hose, spe cially priced, at 35c. Burftss-nasn -t. uown oiaira sure Wouldn't She Like a Silk Dress Pattern for Christmas? SILK poplins in all the wanted plain shades with a high silk lustre; also a pretty line of silk stripe shirting, sale price Friday, 49 a yard. Crepe De Chine, 49c Crepe de chine with a very fine cotton warp In all colors, for waists or underwear, special for Friday, at 49c a yard. Silk Remnants, 98c Remnants of silks consisting of messalines, taffetas, foulards, canton crepes, poplins; kimono silks, tub silks, etc. A variety of styles and colors. Lengths from 1 to 5 yards in a piece, price 98c a yard. Burf.ss-Nsih Co. Down Stairs Store Smartly Trimmed Hats FRIDAY IN THE DOWN STAIRS STORE Choice $1.00 "We will place on sale Friday in our Down Stairs store a group of about two hundred and fifty smartly, trimmed hats. These have been spe cially selected from our large stock and include large and small hats in the newest shanes and colors. Fri day you may have your choice of this special lot at $1.00. An early selection is advisable. Burfeas-Nash Co. Down Stairs Stora A Big Reduction on Women's High Lace. Novelty Boots at $4.45 A large selection from which to select. Included in the lot are patent kid vamps, gray cloth tops, turn soles; black kid vamps, gray cloth top, turn soles; bronze kid lace and button boot; patent colt lace and button boot; black, kid lace and button boot. Your choice Friday at $4.45 a pair. H6LIDAY SLIPPERS Men's, women's and children's slippers, in a large variety of styles. Comfy Slippers, at 95c For women; nothing could be nicer as a gift than a pair of comfy slippers; black, blue, green, purple, or gray, specially priced at 95c House Slippers at $1.45 Women's comfortable house slippers of felt trimmed with fur, wine, brown, black, gray, are the colors. Leather soles, low heels; specially priced at $1.45. Children's Slippers, 79c Children's felt slippers, red, blue, wine with beaded vamp, only 79c a pair. Misses' School Shoes, $2.45 A big lot of misses' and children's shoes, button or lace, patent leather, gun metal and tan. Very special for Friday at $2.45 a pair. Burfcss-Nash Co. Down Stairs Stora Select Her Gift from These China and Glass Specials EVERY housewife loves an extra piece of china or glassware, and what is nicer as a Christmas gift? We are offering here a few specially priced gift suggestions: ... Star cut table tumblers, thin blown ana very special vaiues at 10c each. . . Cut floral sugar and creamer sets, Friday a set is priced at 69e. An extra special value: 81 piece American semi-porcelain break fast set, assorted decorations from which to choose. Specially priced at $2.95 a set. Cut glass water sets, floral cut, tankard shape jug with 6 glasses to match. The entire set is priced at $1.39 for Friday. . , Brown glazed earthenware teapots at 19c each. Burress-Nash Co. Down Stslrs Stoi Any Housewife's Needs May Be Sup plied In Our Housefurnishing Section Big wonder triangle cedar oil mop oiled ready for use, complete with handle, 39c Crepe tissue toilet paper, large rolls, 6 for 35c. Gas toasters, holds four slices of bread, 10c. White enameled bath stools, well made $1.00. Genuine American waffle irons, No. 8 size, $1.00. Galvanized iron wash boilers, made of extra heavy metal, stationary ' wood han dles, $o. 8 size, $1.75. I ' if UiLJo Burgsss-Naah Down SUirs Co. Stora. Galvanized iron wash tubs, guaranteed first quality, medium and largest size, your choice, $1.25. Galvanized iron water pails, 25c. Tates Service or floor mops, 39c. Store I.