THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
FEDERAL AGENTS
OBTAIN RECORDS
OF DOPT TRAFFIC
Second Raid on Restaurant
. Keeper Discloses Gigantic
Business Carried on by
Victims of Habit,
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"Johnnie" Moore, negro, under
$5,000 bond on the chargeVf selling
"dope," was arrested again Tuesday
night by Special Agents Russell
erstjm and Andy Hansen of the fed
cral bureau of investigation at h
restairant, 221 North Thirteenth
street.
esides a Quantity of cocaine and
morphine seized the neeros book
containing records of his dope sales
was obtained. 'This book shows that
Moore sold an average of $150 of the
deadly drugs- daily, his sales for the
two months ending February 18 total
ing a tittle more than $V,WV.
Record of Sales;
On Christmas day he sold $262
worth, on January 2 $215 worth and
on January 4 $220 worth. Besides
these figures the book .contains the
names cf his agents, one of whom is
Uia'rlie Reed, who was arrested bat
urday and is in the county jail. The
book shows various lrge sums paid
to Reed. It shows tins entry, "Feb
ruary 1 paid in full, ?S7. Keed was
in tail when this payment was made
On the rirstHas;e of the book is the
name and telephone number of an
attornty who has a considerable
clientele of colored offenders.
On -another page is a list of cus
tomers, which contains some names
of prominence in the city.
Moore is considered one of the
most dangerous "dope" peddlers, and
one of the smoothest ever cap
tured by the federal agents. A lot
of evidence has now piled up against
him.
Many Are Captured.
At the time of his first arrest, near
ly a month ago, several hundred dol
lars worth off morphine and cocaine
were siezed in his place. The offi
cers estimate that $200 worth was
taken at the second raid.
In the last month 10 alleged "dope '
sellers have been arrested by the fed
eral agents and all are no.v in the
county jail except Dr. Munson, who
is out on bail, and" is taking a "dope"
cure at a sanitarium. , , ,
PRESIDENT OF NASH
COMPANY tO ATTEND
Former Head of General Motors
Will Be One of Prominent
Visitors at Omaha
Classic.
Teacher Urges Public to
Assist Junior Red Cross
Help in raising 25 cents for each
child in the public schools who can
not afford to pay the membership
fee in the junior Red Cross campaign
and who are too young to give the
pledge of service in lieu of paying the
25 cents is asked of The Bee by a
well-known teacher in the lower
! grades.
C. W. Nash, formerly .head of thJ Rcvi, d?'
. fc ' tut UWt.u Ui UunOl UiC Miliums
T f
ucncrai juorors company ana now
president of the Nash Sales company,
is one of the big men of the automo
bile game who will attend the 13th
annual automobile show in OniaJia
STATE JEWELERS '
LISTEN TO TALKS
.
Addresses on Methods of Con-!
ducting Business and Re
v views of Work Mark
Session. i
A. Y. Anderson, secretary of the
next week.
When Mr
Nash was head of
Community Centers to
v Sing America Friday
Community centers will join in
the singing of America at 8 o'clock
on the night of Washington's birth
day, February 22. No organized effort
has been made for pinging on that
date, but the community .centers hav
ing entertainments have,$ignified their
jntention of co-operating in the na
tional movement.
Prof. Kratz will lead the singing at
Monmouth Park. Two plays will be
given by the"" 'dramatic diss at the
community meeting.
Wakefiefd Man Gets Warm
. Reception for having Booze
Thirty minutes after leaving the
train at the Union station, J. V.
Booker, Wakefield, Neb., was ar
rested, tried and sentenced on a
charge ,of illegal possession of in
toxicating liquor. Two quarts of
whisky were found in his suitcase
when he was searched at the station.
"This is the warmest reception I ever
received in any dry state," said
Booker.
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NASH.
which are already 100 per cent help National Retail Jewelers' association
and a resident of Ncenah, Wis., spoke
to the Nebraska retail jewelers' con
vention Wednesday morning on the
importance of carrying full insurance,
and boosted the mutual insurance of
the assoctrtion.
Charles J. Dutt ol the firm of !
hyrne-DulY, wholesale jewelers of
Omaha, spoke on the relationship , of
retailer and'wholesalcr. He said the
jobbers of Omaha arc on such friend
ly terms that they exchange goods
when necessary, lie said that Omaha
has the best class of fellows in the
world in the retail jewelry business,
because they often co-operate with
the wholesalers to the extent of let
ting the wholesaler take an article
out of their stock to supply a cus
tomer out in the state who is in a
hurry for just that article.
T. L. Combs of Omaha reviewed
some of .the association's work, both
national and state, and the good that
the jewelers have derived from it.
The entire body of jewelers 'will be j
the guests d the jobbers and mauu- j
facturers of Omaha tonight for a j
theater party at the urpiieum.
those in the districts where a dime
means as much as half a dollar?" she
asks.
"No One but the committee and nrin-
' cipals and teachers immediately in-
! terested would know where help was
the j given and no feelings would be hurt."
i "I am making every effort to have
j my room 100 per cent, but where 1
know the bringing of a quarter ioj
each child in the family, and these
are large families, means that some
family is going without needed food,
and there are many such in Omaha, 1
cannot urge it.
"My pupils arc tbo small to give
service," said the teacher,
i The campaign in the schools closes
Thursday.
Bootlegger Gets Thirty Days;
Ready to "Take Medicine"
D. V. Clark of Kansas City was;
arrested Wednesday at the Union sta
tion by the morals squad. In his
possession was found 14 quarts of
whisky. On trial before Police Judge
Fitzgerald, he admitted that he had in
tended "bootlegging," but asserted he
was a victim of tuberculosis and was
trying to raise enough money to go
to Arizona.
"I took a chance', judgp, and lost,
and I'm ready to take my medicine,"
he said.
He was asked if he had $100 to pay
his fine. "If I did, I'd le in Douglas,
Ariz., right now, where -I might have
a chance to get well," he replied.. He
was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
General Motors company that concern
was the largest automobile comnanv
in the country. It controlled the stock
of several of the greatest motor car
factories in the country.
Two years ago Nash bought the fac
tory of the Thomas B. Teffrev com
pany of ILenosha, Wis. in which the!
Rambler and Jeffrey machines were !
made. In this factory he bgan to
build Nash automobiles and trucks. It
was only eight months ago that fhe
first car bearing the mslr name plate
appeared on 'the market, but already
the line is considered'one of the standards.
Some automobile men expect in timef phurrh Phvciral Place
to see the Nash factory surpass even lUrCn, mVSICai UaSS
the, General Motors company and be
coirie the largest company in the in
dustry,so great is their confidence in
the genius of the maifwho is to be
visitor to the Omaha show next
week.
Sons of Revolution to
Hold Meeting at Lincoln
Nebraska oe'ety of the Sons of
American Revolution will hold its an
nual business meeting Friday at the
Lincoln Commercial club. Mayor
John E. Miller of Lincoln will give
the greetings from the Lincoln chap
ter. C. J. Bolby of Crete is president.
Douglas County Pioneers
To Celebrate on Feb. 22
The Douglas Countv Association
of Nebraska Pioneers will hold a
Washington birthday celebration at
the old Masonic temple, Sixteenth and
Capitol avenue Friday. Luncheon
will be served to members from 12
to 2:30 o'clock. The public is invited.
President David H. Mercer will ad
dress the meeting, followed by the
singing of "America" by Miss Frances
Downey. Henry D.'Rhoades .will
recite a poem. John A. McCreary
will sing a solo. Robert Cowell will
deliver the principal address of the
day.
Mrs. Kosetta McLaughlin will tell
a number of short stories, followed
by a selection, by the Elks' quartette.
Mrs. August Dunbfer will play a vio
lin solo. A historical sketch will be
read by Mrs. Charles H. Fisette. Miss
Amanda Tebbins will sing a solo, and
Mrs. Camilla E. Elliott will recite.
Following a song by Miss Jorgenson,
the audience will unite in singing "The
Star Spangled Banner.
Not to Include Dances
The physical training class of the
First Christian- church, which is com
posed of business women, who meet
every Monday night, will include in
its exercises military drills, Indian
club and war exercises. Dancing will
have no part of the exercises.
Springfield Pioneer is
Dead; Came From Germany
Henry Gottsch. 66 years old, pio
neer resident of Nebraska, died Tues
day at his home in Springfield. He
was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Gcrr
manv, and emigrated to this country
in 1870.
He is survived by his widow an
eight children, Mrs. I' rank, Zimmer
man, Mrs. Julia Ruff, Mrs. Edwin
Snider, Mrs. John Leschansky, Carl,
Henry and George Gottsclfr all of
Springfield, and Mrs. Will RoWtris of
Ravenna.
Truck Driver Held for
Trial by Coroner's Jury
The coroner's jury in the case of
Miss Tennie Latson. 1712 Jackson
street, who was killed by a truck
Tuesday, recommended that the
driver be held for trial.
Services for Miss Latson will be
held Thursday at the Jackson -chapel,
with interment m 1-orest Lawn ceme
tery. ' ,
TonkinsT for work? Turn to the
TTeln Wanted Columns now. You
will find hundreds of positions listed
there.
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Women's New Spring Top Coats
$29, $35, $49 to $65
Smart tailored models, depicting the
newest materials and colorings.
New Gabardines, Velours, Silvertones
and Suede Cloth. '
Smart shades of Rookie, Pekin Blue,
Snuff Brown, Navy and Gray.
Belted models, large collars with con
trasting shades for trimming. Deep gaunt
let cuffs; smart stitehings and button trim
ming; all add a distinctive note.
New showing of lovely shades and very
clever style's. '
The Coats for Spring are fascinating m
their newness ami novelty. W e have chos
en every coat for some unusual mark of
merit a)id offer them all at modest prices.
' Second Floor '
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A corporation of considerable magnitude has a posi
tion open, and not having on its btaff at the present time
anyone particularly flualified Jo meet the requirements,
is using this means of getting in touch with some one
open to consider our proposition. The position will pay
from $4,000 to $5,000 a year to begin with, and will re
quire the applicant to be away from home part of the time
representing the Company on financial matters. Sur
roundings and associates congenial. The applicant must
be of highest address in personality and appearance, and
able to present an argument most intelligently a man
with some legal training, banking or selling experience
would do; past record must be beyond reproach: must be
at least 30 years old, and must be sufficiently ambitious
and broad-minded to put his future success above mere
habits of living. Answers will be held strictly confiden
tial. Address Box 1788, Omaha Bee.
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Special Corset Service for School Girls
Featured Here for Friday and Saturday
With the two holidays coming this week,
all school girls will have an opportunity to
come to this Third Floor Corset Depart
ment and get better acquainted with the
service offered here.
We Recommend H. & W. Corsets
It is most important that the young
girl wear the proper Corsets-not only
for the sake of style, but for her com
fort and HEALTH as well.
For tli College Girl
Our fitters are painstaking and all fittings
are made free of charge, hr the school gm
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'Send the little Miss here to be fitted to, a Corset or Corset Waist before you buy her
supplyof New Dresses. Our experts will exercise extreme care to fit the best models to
her and we assure you of perfect satisfaction .
Corsets -for College and High School Girls
.We have a complete lie of Corsets for College and Jligh School Girls, in medium or topless models,
according to the needs of the individual figure.
College Girls' Corsets, at . : $1.00 and $1.50
High School Girls' Corsets, at $1.00, $2.00 and $3.50.
Girls' Corset Waists, at 50c, 75c nd $1.00
Cambric Panty Waists, at 35c
Third Floor
DM1S
Stows
New Spring Suits, at $25.00
Smart Styles for the New Season
DESPITE the advanced cost' of materials and trim
mings, we have obtained a stock of Suits to sell at
$25.00, that represent superlative value.
' Fashionable Spring styles, copies of much higher
priced models, splendidly tailored, perfect in line,' and
all new and novel designs and trimmings.
Men's Wear Serges, Shepherd Check Velours,
Navy Blue Gabardinesand Hair Line Worsteds
The conservative plain tailored models. The
pleated Norfolks. Models with buckled belt. The
pleated shorter coat 'designs. The ripple, back or
"bustle" effects, button or braid trimmed models with
rows of tailored stitching
All have the new skirts, with or without
pockets.
Navy predominates as, the most favored color ,
but black and the new tan and rookie shades
also come in for a large share of attention. ,
Sizes for Women, from 34 to U
Other Suits from $29 to $225 ,
Novelty and Tailored Suits in all the fashionable
materials and new shades new styles arriving 'daily.
Second Floor ,
Knitted Sweaters, $5.48
Here's an offering of Shetland Wool Sweaters that
should attract the eye and interest the mind of every
voman who intends to enjoy the, great outdoors.
Knitted Sweaters with contrasting sailor collars and
cuffs, finely fashioned, with crocheted buttons and wide
belts.
Robin's Egg Blue, Turquoise, Pink, Peach, Nile Green)
Com and Infantry Blue, are some of the attractive
colorings.
Second Floor
Lingerie Envelopes, $1
WE ARE OFFERING THESE at he ex
tremely low price of $1.00 each and every wo
man who reads this will surely hasten to take
advantage of this offering.
Lingerie Envelopes, trimmed with lace inser
tions and embroidery ; ribbon strap effects in va
rious styles, a large variety to select from; all
sizes 36 to 44, special at .$1.00
Third Floor
Watch for a Wonderful Sale of
3,400 Pairs of Finest Silk Hosiery
to be announced in detail in Friday's papers. A special pur
chase ol samples irom a prominent maker at a price that
will make you want to buy to the limit of yojir purse;
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