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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1918)
A v i Greatest parade OF ITS HISTORY ; IN CAPITAL ITY Nearly Every Organization n v Municipality io Line; State' House Officers and Em' ployes Take Part. (From a Staff Correspondent.) . ' Upcoln, April fi. (Special.) The Liberty loan parade in Nebraska's capital city today was the greatest demonstration ever witnessed in Lin coln. Nearly every , organization, business, military "and educational, wos in lineand when these organiza tions lined up at the starting pointt appeared 39ii Jhere 'would be-.no pedple lefj ;n the downtown district -to witness the parade pass. - So gceat viii the number partici pating that it was necessary to march in double formation, the right side of the' streets being occupied by a col umn headed by the Lincoln post of the Grand Army of the Republic 100 strong with their drum corps, while the left side of the line was headed by the Lincoln camp of the Sons of Veterans, 6? strong, headed by, the Colonian drum corps. The parade was more than five miles long. The home' guards followed the Sons of t Veterans and the Spanish War and Philippine" War Veterans followed the orand Army or tne Kepuoiic. School children of the city and stu dents of the different suburban col leges occupied ax place about two miles from the head, while about two miles farther on the state house of ficials with the Red Cross state house l - organization of young, lady employes, other employes and members of the legislature, the senate, headed by Lieutenant Governor Howard in full irome guard uniform, and the house by Speaker Jackson, who turnefl over r'.e, command of the house members a f Colonel Leo Stuhr, member from Hall county. At the end of the parade : yvtrt Boy Scouts, who also lined-the entire route as guards to keep the -crowd back, -which lined the streets many deep. - Chadron Elects Officers f And School Board Heads l -Chadron, Neb.,1 April 6. (Special.) a The following were elected to of fice yesterdayl W. H. Donaghue, mayor: George E. Marriot, clerk; William H. Mclntyre, treasurer; Hud- son E. Mead. engineer; Winfred S. Satterlee, Myron H. Nichols, Frapk L. Flovd. councilmen. Members I Board of Eudocation, Mrs. Ida Mav Beckwith and Mrs. Ef he Sharp Ball. The increase of rate askeif for bv the Electric Light com , pany failed to carry-by a vote of 4 to 1. 1 ; Closing on Sundays all places of amusement that charge admission ;,' fee lost bva. maioritv of 19. . 1 1 Grace Episcopal church received the 'Kniehts Templar, Easter Sunday. v- Rev. Howard Mills gave, a patriotic address and the services were aided ' A bv the tftuaKot the knights. The fhnir tuna led -nv Prat. Yarniev. witn Miss Frances temithf-violinisV and Mrs. Richert; organist, , Henrv Lalermendier of Marsland h Earl -Kennedy of v-CrawfOtEd and Arthur G. Oetfcen of Whitney, all of Dawes county, Nebraska, and 4 Carl !' Banks of Lusk, Wyo.,'left for Camp i .Funston. ' , , , The Dawes county Red Crossv at its - monthly meeting Wednesday an nounces $1,957.29 on hand, and over . $3,000 more pledged tor, April ana May Ovef 4,000 members and seven Roland Sherwood Austin of Chad t on', died March 29 from spinal mene gitns. ' At the declamatory contest to noijthwest Nebraska, held at Gordon, Chadron received first honor in the oratorical department. Robert Stnrde- vant. son of Rev. F. M. Sturdevant of the First Baotist church, will rep resent Chadron at state contest. Miss t Itosabelle Allbright, received second honor in dramatic. ' The principal of Alliance .High, school, T. R. Crawford, Ras been! elected supreintendent of the Chadron cnoois. - ; Register-King (state normal), wife and son, will leave for Graft, Neb., the last of this week. 1 X' ' 4v6o6 Talei Part in Grand Parade at North Platte . North Platte, Neb., April 6. (Spe cial Telegram.) Four thousand resi dents of Lincoln county took part in , the Liberty loan pajrade , this after noon, each participant carried a ban ner. Flags and music was furnished by male choruses and fche local bank, very society organization, business,- d Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish fwar veterans, Red Cross, corfnty schools, railroad employes and Sammy girls were represented. ' W. J. Tiley was marSfial of the day, and directed the three-mile line of mrach. , Patriotic talks, were made On the (ourt house square Dy County Attor ney games Keefe, C. F. Temple, J. S. Hoagland. 'i Burton Lamber.t of the United States navy-and Mrs. Rinet of ,the S, tate University of Lincoln. Charles H. Ryan of Grand Island will dejiver an address this evening aKthe Franklin auditorium. Several thou sand dollars worth of bonds, were sold tifter "the-4arade. Teacbets' Convention ' , Closes at Grand Island I Grand Island, Neb., April'6. (Spe cial.) The 28th annual convention of the Central Nebraska Teachers' asso- ciation closed at Grand Island today. , Superintendent Beveridge of Omaha gave an address. Superintendent Jesse H. Newlon of Lincoln outlined some of the problems taised-in education T)y the war. Adrian Newens lectured k1 on 'To Him That Hath." Dr. Winship ' of Boston, Mass.; Dr. Homer C. House of Peru and Dean McCroud of !Wesleyan university also spoke. Of ficers elected for next year'are: Presi dent, Superintendent W. R. Hull of Broken Bowvice president and treas urer, J. N. Nutter ofHsstings, and secretary, County Superintendent Lj H. Currier of Sherman county. The report" of the resolution committee was adopted after a heated debate. The, meetinar was broueht to a close wits a-song , recital by Alfred Bergen. BILL TO DEPRIVE ALIENS OF VOTE , PASSED BY HOUSE Lincoln. Neb., April 6. A joinf res olution for submission to the voters of the state next November of a con stitutional amendment - to deprive aliens the right of suffrage was passed by the house of the Nebraska legisla ture today. Thetneasure already has passed the senate. It was amended in the house and will probably go to conference committee. ' The state law which permitted school patrons to fcompel boards of education to provide for the teach ing of German and other foreign languages in the schools was wiped off the statute books today when the I . L l' tMI il.. governor signea tne oiu receriiiy passed by the legislature providing for its repeal. Three From One Family Enter Uncle Sam's Army West Point. Neb..-Aoril 6. (Soe- cial.) The funeral services for Mrs. ft. bass were held lhursday atter- noon at Grace Lutheran church. Rev. J. L. Powell, pastor, officiating. Mrs. bass was 43 years old and is survived by her husband, one son, Dallas, three brothers a"nd three sisters. , The city school board has appointed Prof. Chard of Wymore as principal for, the ttigh school. Miss Reeve, as a teacher, and Miss Busse for the third grade. Miss Maria Chambers has been placed in charge of home gardening activities and Mrs. F. J. Kotlar as teacher of music. Prof. Rich, the late principal of the high school, was called by the government to report at the aviation station at Berkeley, Cal., on April 13. John Wurtzel. a native ot Luming county, has been chosen manager of the produce department of the farm ers' Co-Ooerative conlpany. A new Ford automobile belonging to George Peatrowsky was stolen last Saturday night, bhenrt bexton was notified and after telegraphing was in formed by the Omaha police that they had taken a-man into custody with the stolencar. The sheriff left Mon day and returned the same evening with the carand thiet. the trial ftas not yet been held. -V Marriaee licenses were issued dur ing the week to. the following! John Neimann and Miss Anna Holtz, fcoth of Beemer, and Conrad Kaupand Clara Kaup, both of West Point. Donald Dill has enlisted , in the heavy; field -artillery service and, left hire today for Oriaha and Fort Lo gan, Colo. This is the third son of former Mayor and- Mrs. Dill to enter the army. Another son will enlist in ,the near future. This will make the tecord enlistment of young men from one family in this section of the state. The school children. of the city have subscribed $3,465.20 for War Savings stamps. i Attempts to KilLWife, Then Hangs Self From Tree Table Rock, Neb., April 6. (Spe cial.) Frank Luksek, an elderly Bo hemiali residing in the western part of Table Rock, made a murderous at tack, on his wife last night some time after midnight, with a file, with which he stabbed her. Thinking he had killed her; he carefully covered her up and left the house. The injured wom an later managed to crawl to the resi dence occupied "by Constable M. B. Johnson and family, where physicians were immediately summoned, wo one was anxious to searcn tor tne nrit until davlJeht. when he 4st roifcll 4Ha Mil- I was found haneing from a tree. dead. It Is thought that he had.been insane for sometime! He is survived by a widow and a daughter, the daughter being in an insane asylum in this state; also an adopted son, who lives on the Lusek farm, half way between here and Humboldt He was 65 years old and the injured woman, -who is his second wife, some years younger. F. A. Barton, tounty attorney, was called to view the body, and -an in quest was deemed unnecessary. Woman Arrested at Broken v ' Bow far Theft of Goods Brokne Bow, Neb., April 6. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mrs. Alta Thomp son, who came here several weeks ago from Sonth Dakota, has been arrested on a charge of grand larcency. Dur ing her sojourn she i has woked in two pf the principal dry goods stores, When her room was searched be tween $3,000 and $4000 worth of stolen goods of all description were found. The property was identifified by the store owners. Mrs. Thompson, vho is in jail awaiting ahearing, says she- has a husband and three daughters, at huron, S. D., but that she and her husband have separated. Silver Kina First "Hurler , To Get Bonus for Success Some base" bill historian claims to have discovered that the first bonus ever given a pitcher in the basis of game ,wo n was in Silver King's corn tract with the Browns, when King got a salary cf $2,500 and a bonus of $500 for winning more than 40 games. Six Years at 11324" Farfiarri Street Dr. , McKenney says: "Don't wait for your teeth to force you to the dentist. Go now before you lose your health entirely and be fore the sure advance in prices on;all kinds' den tistry.". -," -, Beit Silver Filling. 75c' I Gold Crown ' 1 v - Wonder Plate Worth $15 to $25 .t McKENNEY 14th and Farnam Stsr 1324 Farnam Street PHONE DOUGLAS 2872. ' , NOTICE Out-of-town patron cia jet Plate. Crown ,Bride and Fill in( aomplet ONE day ' S Hours, 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Wednesday and Saturday Till 8 P. M. . eVot Open Sunday SENATORS AMOVE THE DEFENSE BOARQ Take Action in Favor of Move - - - Asking Public Schools to Dis continue Teaching of For eign Languages. (Frtm a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln- April 6. (Special.) At 3 o'clock this atfernoon it looked as if the Nebraska legislature would be through with its labors some time this evening, but in the seante, when Oberlies of Lancaster, who had been panned for joining the so-called "Hindenburg line" ia a resolution yes terday 'approving the State Council for restricting the German language in the schools of the state and ask ing for itsxtentiftn to privaie 'schools and churches; sought to square him self bv offering another like it, but with the teeth cut out, an amendment was offered attaching an editorial from an Omaha democratic paper which had been distributed 'on the desks of the members today, nd then another cut ting out the word German and sub string foreign," v the debate starte'd again. - Debate Waxes Warm. On a call for a point of order ques tioning the right oT the Omaha edi torial to be attached because ti was not germain to. the orignial resolu tion, the lieutenant governor ruled the point well taken and thedebate was taken up' on Jhe resolution, Oberlies having accepted the substitution ot the word "foreign" for "German." 1 When xthe niatter went to a vote on s. roil call H was tound tnat,the vote stood 15-to 11 for1 the resolution- A call of the house was made and ab sent senators outvon conference com mittees 'were brought in. With, the vote.17 for and 4 against and Henry absent an attempt was made to, find the'gentleman from Golfax in an ef fort to put him on record. How Vote Stood. The vote at'that time stood: Yes Beal, Bushee, Chappell. Doty, Haase, Hager, Hammond, Howell, McAllister, McMullen, Neal, Ober lies Robertson Samuelsori, Sawyer, Spirk, Wilson of Frontier. 17. . No- Adams, Albert, Bennett, Buhrman, Gates, KoJfrl.'Lahriers, Mat tes, Moriarity, Sandall, Soost, Sjreh low, Tanner, Wilson of Dodge. 14. Senator Henry was finally found and came in and voted for the resoluJ tion. ' Senate Passes Bills. The senate passed H. R. No,1 10, providing that a soldier irrthe service cannot be sued while in service or six monthsafterward on a debt; H, R. No- 7, the appropriation bill for $2,400 for salary of state bacteriologist; H. R. No. 8, an ' appropriation bill for $9,062.56, for payment of insurance examiners. s On motion a" committee of three, consisting of Moriarity, Beal and Mc Mullen, was appointed as a confer ence committee on H. R. No. 5, the sedition bill. ' H. vR. No.' 9, the potah bill, was amended by the senate so as to put it up to the Board of Public Lands a,nd- Funds to validate all former leases, where, in the opinion of the board, it Jlvas the"vinst and - nroner thing to do. The housfe had cur out the validating clause of the bill alto gether and inserted an amendment cutting out perpetual leases, but giv ing future legislatures the right to cancel such leases, when, in the opinion of the legislature such action should be taken. The bill wis then sent to conference. The Oberlies resolution, as it final ly was passed, read as follows: "Resolved, That we approve the re quest of the State Council of Defense raat private and public schools dis continue the teaching of foreign lan guages s a medium of instruction for secular pr, religious subjects to public or grade schools." ' ; 1,460 DRAFT MEN ' IN STATE CALLED T(ICAMP APRIL 6 Lincoln, Neb., April 6. Orders to call 1,460 Nebraskans to the colors under the Second selective draft were received today at the governor's .of fice from Provost Marshal Generali Crowder at Washington. The men-. will be sent to Camp Funston during the five days beginning Apnl Zp. , ' Many Fish Frozen. Fremont, Neb., April 6. (Special Telegram.) Large quantities of dead fish, mostly carp and bualffo, .have been washed ashore on the lake. in this vicinity since tlje ice thawed. The fish smothered last winter when the continued zero weather froze many of the bodies of water to the hnftnm. A vr Hern still larrer nnan- . - - - -o , . tities of fish were killed in the samel manner, in some places ,the farmers hauling out wagon loads of the "finny tribe. TEETH We Please You or Refund Your Money . . $4 Heaviest Bridge Work, per tooth, vt " Q t1 A . .r. .... . 1 U DENTISTS v - rra Examination. Lady . Attendant. No Student THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL i AkM AtAA Akjk A&j4a ALMA ilhXfi J ' if you ' I I KVt ,i 1 colors and French Wiltons and Anglo Persians - This year the coloring are In the toft taupee, eopper rose, ivory and blue, designs show th Jaspe and cor duroy effects, also tapestry aAd panel, effects as well as landscape. Oriental, Japanese and Chinese copies. The, can be matched up in all sites and are also procurable to order in spe cial sises. Note a few of those we stock . . L2Hx36 v ..$7.50 27x54 l....rs j... $10.50 3663 $l.SO x9 ,. $60.00 8- 8x10-6 $89.5;0 9- 6x9 ..,... ,....$77.80 , 9x12 MSO 9x15 $140.00 'not stuff e'd i The Ostermoor Mattress . ' x We are exclusive agents in this vicinity for the cele brated Ostermoor Mattress; standardized and guaranteed -T-made of 160 pure cot ton,1 built up in layers, not stuffed ; enclosed in heavy art tickings that can be washed with soap and water and are in every way sani tary.v . $27:50 v Solid Mahogany Wing Rocker Like cut. Finished in antique ' brown with had Woven cane seat and backf finished an tique to harmonize. Extra valifeat . A$12.50.; 7 Frehch Doors Or 1 Casement ' Windows Daintily treated-rand in Ihe vogue -with smart ParisenSte shadei of Pongee Silg, Casement Cloth or kindred meterial in either the natural Pongee or in a color to harmonize with your interior. Drapery men are her to advise you. Other are her to take measurement. Yet other to hang your Draperies. No work 1 eon ' sidered complete) until your are luny aattsiied. V , J v type. Price.,.. ' I ; 7, 191&. . Axminstert Doubtless th best known and lare- est used rug of today, splendid in service, having a King. Heavy sap of 1 wool giving a soft,: silky appearance and beautiful blending of color. Note the big rang of lses ,. 22xSS Inches . 27x62 inches ... 36x63 inche .-. . 6x9 feet 7- 6x9 feet 8- 8x10-8 ....... 9X121 ; ,...$1.78 ,...3.0O ....$5.00 ,..$18.80 ... $28.00 ...$27.80 ,..$33.00 ...$48.00 ...$6740 v.: ll-flxl2 11-3x15 Tapestry Brussels Most of these are seamless and of Oriental or floral design. Hard sur face goods, making them easy to sweep. Wool faced, good colorings. -Sites as 6x9. 7-6x9, 8-3x10-6, 9x12. Priced from $1230 to $27.80. De pending on the site. 'Solid Mahogany Queen Anne Davenport, $112.00 Like Cut. 1 Beautifully finished in antique brown with hand woven ca"ne, finished to harmonize, upholstered in blue And gold, black and gold - and mulberry and gold, priced with two pillows. ' 7 Chairs and rockers to match. N. .$E4.00 t-r-7 J Cottage China Very gay in black and pellow on a whit body just th pattern for your country horn OPEN STOCK. Tea Pot, a cut. .......... .$1.50 Cups and Saucers, dot $8.78 Dinner Plates, dosen .$4.80 and other pieces priced propor tionately. 1 4 , Buy just what you need for Set. I Salad Set. Dinner StJ. , In Our Pv?w 'JL7 ' 1 m hi ;: if Sr v. . nil ill it' I. Specials in Bathrooni'Ware $2.50 Towel Bars white enamel on brass. Slightly "damaged. Price. .39c $1.00-Nickeled Towel Bars, 16-inch. .49c $1.40 Nickered Towel Bars, 18 and 20-inch. . . . .'.69c $1.75 Nickeled Towel Bars.' 24-inch. . . .,.89c 36-inch Extra Heavy Nickeled Towel Bars, an ex cellent value, at r $2.50 JJ a Oblong Vanduseh Cake Pans, SPECIAL 5c A there i nly a limited pumber of these pane the offer i only food while they last Shop Early J Dandelion Diggers, 'J r ?4.46.?r8- soirrf 6& St. .I: JLk nA A 4kWAaaA Among the will visit our Rug Department new Rugs, you'll be surprised pleasantly surprisedr for the s f patterns show a marked difference that is decidedly in their k t favor. The "ehoice is wide very wide yet every pat- ? tern seems to mean more than the rugs of previous ? seasons Among the novelties are Chinese designs ! that disregard balance, tapestry patterns, such, as we nave never seen Detore, large geometric designs with new ideas incorporated in the borders. The colors, arjj generally soft and harmonious, while the grounds favor such practical-effects asTmoret, jaspe and striped.' Ovalbraided Rugs woven'by hand in a great variety of colorings -are quite sensational. Body Brussels - - Thes rugs com in wonderful chintx combinition of colors to match th dainty wall and window decorations, also self colors in blues, grays, yellows, etc. Sasy to ear for in bedrooms, due to th fact that they do not catch lint. 22HxS inches 27x54 inches . 4-6x7-6 feet .. v$4.00 ..$8.00 $16.80 6x9 feet ..$30.00 ..$4440 8-8x10-6 9x12 .. $40.78 Velvets Having a short, close nap of wool, making the colors stand out in rich effects. Very serviceable, designs copied from higher priced rugs. Sises 27x64 in.,, 6x9, 8-6x10-6. 9x12 and 11-3x15 ft Prices from $2.78 to $50, according to site, T 4 II Solid Mahogany Gate Leg Table When open top measures 14x48. You will note, the ex quisite turning of the legs alld the beautiful antique brown mahogany finish. mny Splendid value at. ... . ipQ f II slaaiBVaisaWA lit t Decorative Bowls ' In rare colors and shades, such as Robin's Egg, Twi light, Mulberry, Mottled Blue, and Mulberry, Mid night Blue and Ultra-marine. The one, illustrated is $2.25 Other from 50c to $45 Teakwood Stands for the same are from-25c to $25. Gift Shop a - II t "WEAR-EVER" y Aluminum Kettle, 2-qt. size, with bale. Regular 75e value, SPECIAL.. long-handled QOn . 5 A AkAak A - St ia" if A - New Rugs 1 Monday we will turn over vt f Hartf orl-Saxonys Very heavy, made o, rich China wools, specially spun to insure durability. - The 'Test wearing rugr of modern times at s a nediumscost. Special cajtalog of colors sent on request. Can be furnished it almost any size. Prices fr0m,lx2Skat $7.50 to 9x12 at $95.W V Standard Wiltons Closely woven of fine yarns, pat tern copied from th rugs of the - ( Orient The variety of colors and de v sign are wonderful and cannot be" explained without carefully looking the lines over in person. They come ' in sites from 18x36 at $3.50 to ll-8x t 16 at $10.80. r Library Tables In the style of William and Mary, executed in Eng lishBrown Mahogany, with details carefully worked out and well1 finished Note the 1 pleasing turnery and carved stretchers. Shaped top meas- ures 2x48. Price , 1 $36 But one ef a score of new s Library ' Tables that are wonders In the matter of style and finish. 1 3 ; We also show many Dav enport Tables for both back and end. : ' i , v vvv - ' -JJ This instrument plays ALL Records Victor Pa the, ALL, and plays each-and ev ery' one with the sweet tone of a fine violin. " , " Permit U to Send This Brunswick t your; home on FREE THJAL, 1 so that you may prove to your own satisfac- tion its many merits.; ' ) ; "The price in Oak or. Brown Mahogany, $75.' - ' . V; . ' Easy Term Path Records . Victor Record Carriages As dainty, and bright as yon waold wish.-N 'In natural,' brown, frosted' brwon, ' crass Breen, rosa old Ivory, French gray, black with canary wheels and many others. An especially good value is of fered at . , .v $19.00 - other as high a $69.09