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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1918.
LIFE IN CLOUDS
DESCRIBED BY
FORMER BEE MAN
"Tony" Easterling Writes of
Experiences Flying Through
Thunder Clouds Above
Southern Camp.
Anthony M. Easterling. of Kearney,
Neb., former city hall reporter on the
Omaha Bee, who three times had his
luggage on shipboard and three
times had the sailing date cancelled,
when the submarines were around
New York, has been assigned as an
aviation instructor at the Southern
Aviation Field, Americus. Ga., writes
the following interestinu letter to an
Omaha friend:
"Two of my pupils I have 'soloed,
and that first trip they took the ship
up alone was a shaky time for me, but
they got away with it excellently. The
field is not very large and sometimes,
when there are IS or 20 ships on the
ground, one has to use care to land
without smashing some one. That,
chiefly, was what I was afraid of, for
I have had at least one shave so close
I could hear wings splintering and
feel struts and connecting rods and
cylinders crowding into my anatomy
in places where they had'nt ought to
Plunge Into Cloud.
"Today I had a ride vou would have
thought amazing and beautiful. Thun
der clouds were in the air, at about
2,000 feet, and they looked like feath
ery mountains. I took ore of my ad
vanced pupils up amona them. The
first one we came to was about the
size of the Woodman the World
building, and looked as substantial.
I gave the pupil the controls and told
him to go through it. We circled it
once and plunged at it. at what
seemed terrific speed. Orre could al
most imagine there would be a crash
when we struck it. but the only dif
ference it made was that suddenly we
could hardly see each ther and the
tips of our wings were not visible. It
was a little cooler in there and a little
rockier, but almost in an instant we
had gone through it, coming out in an
awkward position, as I had foreseen.
"Then we hunted around for some
bigger ones and out of some of these
we came tumbling out of control. At
last I took him high above the clouds,
which had grown denser and were
crowding in on each other. Between
them we could glimpse the green
mottled earth, 5,000 feet below us,
and the picture, set off with the sun
gilding the cloud tops with silver and
gold, was strange and beautiful. A
rain was coming in from the north,
but above it there we seemed as safe
against it as in a house of stone.
Makes Beautiful Picture.
"We ntnc sniralinsr down through
the clouds, a moment or two of twi- j
light, with the propellor beating the j
water out of the thickening clouds, j
and betow them into one advance 1
guard of the storm, great raindrops j
that were shot back against the cowl ,
like a shower of bullets. When we i
landed the pupil said: 'A ride like
that is worth a year of any man's
life. I didn't know there was any
thing in the world that could frame
such a picture.'
"And, though the game is getting
old to me, I could agree with him. I
have had a number of rides like that
and I am never so tired nor so weary
of constantly coaching these birds in
flying that I lose my sense of keen
pleasure in the beauty of 'high ad
venture'." A SATISFYING SUMMER DRINK
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A teaspoonful In cold water, iweetennd j
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Yellow Kid Lands In
Jail When Sheriffs
Make Millard Raid
Deputy Sheriffs Walker. Math
wig and Flanagan swooped down
on Millard Saturday night and as
a result of the raid Amos Bray,
alias "The Yellow Kid," is now in
-county- jail awaiting trial on a
charge of selling liquor, and Pete
Nelson paid a fine of $200 and costs
in municipal court Monday morn
ing on the same charge.
The deputies allege that this is
the third time that Bray has been
picked up on a liquor charge. He
was formerly proprietor of a dance
hall in Millard. Deputies say they
caught him Saturday night in the
act of delivering six pints of whisky
to a "customer." Nelson was also
caught while on his "route," they
charge. i
Charter Convention is to
Hold Public Meetings
The city charter convention will
hold the first of a series of open meet
ings on Thursday night in the city
council chamber.
An invitation has been extended to
all who are interested in the new city
charter.
Chairman David Cole has issued the
following statement:
At this time suggestions will be welcome
as to modifications or changes that will Im
prove the charter for service to the people
of the city.
The convention members have a well de
fined policy with reference to the new char
ter, vis: that It shall be free from contro
versial mutters. That It shall Include tho
used and demonstrated rules composing tho
present charter with the obsolete and un
necessary parts eliminated.
This to be a sound basis on which
when safely under home rule, progressiva
amendments may be added.
However, the participation of all Inter
ested is desired. The convention desires tho
Ideas of citizens and their assistance.
The policy here referred to will be open
for discussion to be defenId if necessary.
It Is hoped thut all who are interested
will be present on Thursday. On the inter
est shown will depend the fixing of later
meetings for the eame purpose.
Dedication of Addition to
Douglas County Hospital
Dedication of the new o .-story
stucco addition to the county hospital
took place Sunday.
A patriotic address by Congressman
C. O. Lobeck and music by the Trin
ity cathedral choir, with, prayers by
Rev. James A. McCool and Kev. Ray
mond J. Butt constituted the cere
monies. Soldiers from Fort Omaha
raised a flag on the new flagpole at
the north of the building.
"1 take a real pride in this hospi
tal," said Leo A. Hoffman, chairman
of the hospital committee of the coun
ty board. "Not only has a blot of
shame been removed from the
escutcheon of Douglas county in the
passing of the miserable nest of dirt
and disease once called the county
hospital, but the people of the county
are going to find that a clean and de
cently managed" institution is cheaper
in the end than the old method, as it
allows many of the inmates to leave
cured, instead of becoming lifelong
cares of the public."
Welsh Has Mixed Weather
Here for Last Thirty Years;
L. A. Welsh, local meterologist, cele
brated a notable anniversary Monday
by returning to his office after an, ill
ness of two weeks. Thirty years ago
Mr. Welsh became official "cyclone
chaser" in Omaha, and has been con
nected with the office ever since.
On Friday Mr. Walsh will have
completed 45 years of service with
the U. S. government in the weath-'
er bureau, During this time he has j
never been absent from his office on I
account of illness until two weeks
ago. '
F. P. Larmon Made Acting
Manager of Water Board
F. P. Larmon, chief engineer of the
Metropolitan water district, will per
form the 'duties of general manager
during the absence of R. B. Howell,
general manager, who has been called
to naval service.
Mr. Larmon recently succeeded
George T. Prince as chief engineer.
He will be assigned by the board as
actinfr general manager.
In Keeping With Our Policy
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
July 30 and 31
Shall Be Known and Recognized As
COURTESY DAYS
THESE two days have been set apart as the time when you are privi
leged to come to our store and view, in advance of the sale which
starts Thursday, August 1st, the splendid merchandise which we have
arranged for your inspection and which will be offered in our
' Fourth Annual August
SALE OF FURS
At Prices That Represent Savings of 25 to 35
Under What They Will Have to Sell for in September
If you so wish, you can make your selections and give orders for
such pieces as you will want sent home August 1st; these advance
orders to date as of August 1st.
Burgess-Nash Company
1 MOTOR CARS
STOLEN IN OMAHA
IN TWOMONTHS
Automobiles Valued at More
Than $150,000 Ffcll Into
Hands of Organized
Gang of Bandits.
No more does the big "yegg" man
take the risk of blowing a safe and
getting away with a few paltry
thousands of dollars as his "swag"
when there is the immensely prorit
able and comparatively safe and ex
citing game of stealing automobiles
to take up his time, attention and en
ergies. Blowing a safe and extracting' a
cool $5,000 would create intense ex
citement in the old days and get the
sleuths on the trail while public anil
police interest would be fanned to
wheat heat.
Now an automobile valued at from
$500 to $2,000 may be stolen every
night in the week by the same gang
and but little attention is directed to
it.
Figures prove that about the safest
and most profitable criminal enter
prise now in operation in the 'city
of Omaha is the wholesale stealing of
automobiles.
252 Cars Stolen.
During the period that has elapsed
from May 15 to July 25 of the cur
rent year, 252 automobiles, conserva
tively valued at ,150,000. have been
stolen. Of these 107 have been re
covered and there are still 145 cars,
valued at $80,000 missing.
Of the cars recovered 76 belonged
to Omaha owners. 15 to persons liv
ing in various towns in Iowa, and 16
belonging to residents of Nebraska
towns.
Of the 145 cars still missing, 108 be
longed to Omaha owners and the bal
ance to owners living in Iowa and Ne
braska. The predatory system of the auto
mobile thieves embraces the taking
of popular makes of cars only. Stolen
cars listed with the police are. con
fined to 14 makes, the great majority
of them being the smaller utility class
es, with scattering reports of indi
vidual cars of the scarcer and more
expensive makes.
There are 116 Fords, 6 Buicks. 4
Oaklands and 3 Dodge cars missing
among the more popular makes.
Tile Ford car is the staple car of
LIFT OFF CORNS!
Freezone is magic! Corns Kit,
right off with fingers
without pain
Hurt? No, not one bit! Just drop
a little Freezone on that touchy corn;
instantly it stops 'aching then you
lift that bothersome corn right off.
Yes, magic! Costs only a few cents.
Try Freezone! Your 'druggist
sells a tiny bottle, sufficient to rid
your feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and
callouses, without one particle of
pain, soreness or irritation. Freezone
is the mysterious ether discovery of
a Cincinnati eenius. Adv.
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illicit automobile commerce andv the
Let these cars are spotted and stolen
by the thieves, together with the vol
ume of the thefts ha made it so that
the investor in this type of machine
I runs larger risks from burglary than
I with any other car and also indicates
a perfect clearing house system of dis
tribution through agents and tenccs
for the disposal of the cars.
The risk attached to the stealing
of cars is comparatively small. So far
Monday, July 29, 191&
Men's Lisle Hose
Light-weight hose of crossed
cotton arn. Black, tan, gray,
white and palm beach. For
Tuesday, 5 pairs for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Women's Pumps
Splendid values in pumps,
patent, dull kid, gun met
al, palm beach duck, etc.
Choice, a pair, $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Roller Skates
For dollar day we offer
2 pair of ball-bearing roller
skates at the very low price
for Tuesday, of $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
Metal Wagons
Buy the children one of
these metal wagons with steel
running gear. Nicely paint
ed, special, at $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
Drug Combination
For Tuesday we offer
you 1 nuxated iron and 1
bottle Sloan's liniment at
$1.00. '
(gain Floor)
Tapestry Squares
Consisting of velours, bro
caded velvet, etc., 24 to 27
inches. Splendid for pillow
tops, at 2 for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Summer Scarfs
A variety of men's light
weight fiber neckwear, lat
est patterns. These are ex
ceptional values, at 4 for $1.
(Downstairs Store)
IMintif Waists
Beautiful selection Wom
en's lingerie waists, voile,
batiste, organdie, etc. Trim
med with lace embroVlery
and tucks. Choice for $1.
(Second Floor)
Coffee Pots
All white enameled seamless
coffee pots, 4-quart size, an
item that is an unusual value,
at $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Sample Hose
Women's and children's sample
hose, cotton and lisle, full seam
less, really exceptional values,
Tuesday, 3 pair for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
rups and Saucers
Japanese decorated china
cups and saucers have been
priced for Tuesday's selling at
the low price of 6 pair for $1.
(Downstairs Store)
Black Messaline
36 ijiches wide, with a rich
satin finish and a good deep
black. Beautiful quality, at, a
byard, $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Envelope Chemise
Made of fine nainsook, em
pire or yoke effects of lace and
embroidery insertion, trim
med skirt. Dollar day special,
at $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Children's Dresses
Dainty white dresses with
dozens of styles to Belect from.
Of sheer batiste, organdie or
lawn. Lace tucks and hem
stitching are the trimmings.
Sizes 5 and 6, at $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Toilet Paper
Crepe tissue paper, in large
size roll. For Tuesday we have
priced it at, 15 rolls for $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
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very few convictions have been made
of thieves engaged in the game and
nearly all of the arrests connected
with this class of crime are mere
"flashes in the pan," when it conies to
obtaining police information that
would lead to the breaking up of
gangs or conviction of their members.
Recoveries Accidental.
A majority of recoveries of cars
that have been stolen are accidental.
Automobile thieves work in the city
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EVERYBODYS STORE"
STORE NEWS
Washable Neckwear
Men's washable four-in-hand
scarfs of fine quality fiber silk.
New bright colorings and neat
stripes. Special, 5 for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Tennis Outfit
Genuine gut tennis rac
quets and a Wilson club
tennis balls for Tuesday,
complete, at $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
Emerson Records
Your choice of a large se
lection of talking machine
records for any make ma
chine, Tuesday, at 3 for $1.
(Fourth Floor)
Dress Ginghams
Beautiful dark plaid dress
gingham, .26 inches wide,
5 yards for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
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White "Linweave"
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Fine quality material.
for shirt waists and dresses,
36 inches wide; 3 yards for
$1.00.
(Main Floor)
Kiel
Soap Combination
6 cakes Diamond soap, 4
Pearl White soap 3 Whit?
Borax naphtha, 1 package
Lux, 1 Dutch Cleanser, 1
Victoria cleanser, 2 Ivory
soap, at $1.00.
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Enameled Kettles
Blue enameled kettles,
seamless, with enameled cov
er,. 10-quart size, speciully
priced, at S1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Boys' Caps
Light-weight cloth caps, also
hats for the youngster. A
splendid selection of styles, at
3 for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Fiber Silk Hose
Women's fine black fiber silk
boot hose, seamless and double
top, at the very low price of
2 pair for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
'-rh i Glasses
Just in time for the canning
are these jelly glasses with tin
tops. The price is 2 dozen for
$1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
BUngalow Aprons
Made of fine quality eham
bray or percale, in light or
dark colors. Specially priced
for Tuesday, at $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Middy Blouses
Women's and girls' middy of
white galatea. Collar, cuffs,
pockets and belt are of contrast
ing color. Choice, $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
18x52-Inch Scarfs
Scarfs of splendid quality
linen, trimmed with edge of
fine lace and priced for Tues
day at $1.00.
(Main, Floor)
Heisey Goblets
An assortment of Colonial
pattern goblets, of Heisey
glass. Really splendid values
at 8 for $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
between the hours of midnight and
dawn and they try to drive to some
underground station, plant, or "fence"
before daylight. A breakdown of the
machine, tire purpeture, carburetor or
spark trouble, a car being ditched be
cause of reckless driving, or fear get
ting possession of an amateur thief
will cause drivers of stolen machines
to abandon them in the road. They
are found next morning by a neigh
boring farmer, who reports the mat
GONNNY.
FOR TOESDAY-
Women's Hose
Black cotton hose, full seam
less, garter tops. Specially
priced for Tuesday, at 5 pairs
for $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Children's Pumps
An assortment of pumps
and ankle-strap slippers,
patent and white canvas or
kid. Sizes 3 to 8. Special, $1
(Downstairs Store)
Air Rifles
Victor Military air rifles
that have been specially
priced for Tuesday dollar
day, at $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
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Moth Bags
Protect your clothing
from the moths by using
these moth bags. Special,
Tuesday, at 2 for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
25-Inch Percale
Very desirable goods for
aiona or dresses, pretty
,f,srns and colors, at 5 yds.
iw $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
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Men's Union Suits
Our entire stock of nain
sook union suits, closed
crotch, elastic back. Well
fitting garment, at 2 for $1.
(Downstair Store)
12-Foot Linoleum
The best grade printed
linoleum, 12 feet wide. Ex
cellent range of patterns.
Very special, a square yard,
$1.00.
(Third Floor)
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Jar Holders
Individual jar holders for
cold-pack canning, a neces
sity for the housewife who is
canning. Dozen, ,$1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Boys' Shirts
A big sample lot of boys'
waists and shirts. Collar at
tached and neckbands. Good
materials. Your choice, at 2
for $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Ice Tea Sets
Consisting of 6 ice tea glasses
and large pitcher. Colonial
pattern. The entire set Tues
day for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Vierbct Glasses
Heisey high-footed sherbet
jrlasses. Colonial pattern.
These arc very specially priced
for Tuesday, at 8 for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
White Petticoats
Women's white petticoats,
made of heavy muslin and fin
ished with embroidery flounce.
Splendid value, at $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Children's Dresses
In a . variety of styles of
ginpham, chambray and percale.
Trimmed with contrasting col
ors and priced at $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Huck Towels
Turkish and huck towels of
union linen. Excellent quality
in large sizes. Priced much
less than the regular. Four
towels for $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Mop Outfit
Consists of triangle oil mop;
triangle black chemically treat
ed mop; bottle of cedar oil
polish and two handles. Com
plete at $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
ter to the nearest police authority
and eventually the description of th
abandoned machine gets to Omaha
and is recovered by the police herd
and turned over to the owner. 1
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Esther A. Johnson, assistant probM
tlon officer, left Saturday for a two weeks
vacation trip In the west.
-Phone Douglas 2100.
Union Suits
Setsnug open mesh union
suits for women, low neck and
sleeveless, knee length. Spe
cial at, 2 for $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Fishing Rods
A splendid steel casting
rod from 4 to 7 foot. Very
specially priced for Tuesday,
at $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
Kid Coasters
One lot of well-made and
well finished coasters, with
double reach, limited quan
tity, at $1.00.
(Fourth Floor)
Drug Combination
1 Palmolive shampoo, 1
Pebecco tooth paste, 2
cakes Palmolive soap and
2 cakes cocoanut oil soap.the
entire combination at $1.
(Main Floor)
Marquis'te Curtains
Beige color, good quality,
hemstitched edge, about 2
yards long, 36 Inches wide,
a pair, $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Sport Shirts
A large assortment of
men's sport shirts, of cam
bric and percale, in plain
and fancy designs. Very
desirable, at 2 for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Sateen Petticoats
Pleated, tucked and gath
ered flounces. Choice of
black and colors. These
are special at $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Parlor Brooms
Made of best quality
broom corn, with polished
handle. These are splendid
values for $1.00.
(Downstair Store.)
Union Suits
Fine white cotton union suits
for women, low neck and
sleeveless, knee length. Splen
did values, at $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Sugar and Creamer
Attractive shaped cut glass
sugar and creamers. Assorted
cuttings. Your choice dollar
day, at $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Habutai Silk
Desirable for waists, dresses,
etc. White, flesh and yellow,
36 inches wide. Fine quality
that will wash perfectly. Tues
day, a yard, $1.00.
(Main Floor)
Women's Kimonos
Dainty and practical, made
of Japanese crepe, in figured
designs and broken sizes. For
Tuesday, choice, $1.00.
(Downstair Store)
Children's Kimoncs
Made of figured Jap crepe
finished with satin ribbon or
silk embroidery edge. Broken
sizes, at, each, $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Wax Paper
For packing lunches nothing
is better than wax paper.1 Tues
day we offer you 50 sheets to
pkg., 2 pkgs. for $1.00.
(Downstairs Store)
Coutil Corset
Elastic top, made of pink
coutil. Long skirt, free hip,
double boning, rustproof. Spe
cial, $1.00.
EVERYBODYS STORE"