THE HEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1921.
iWatcr Works
Body Will Form
New Division
Section Comprising Nr!rala,
Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota
AnJ Viconiin Planned
At Convention Here,,,
A new diviiion of the American
Water' Work sssoriition milt be
effected at the lu-.mrn muii of
, the seventh annual nieitinif td the
Iowa section at the Hotel Cattle-today.
The new division' ill" ,com
pn.e Iowa. Miour(, Nebraska.
South Dakota ami Vwronin and
wilt be known at the mid-west sec
tion. .
Nearly J00 meinbrn-of he'$o-
nation rrgttcrcci venercay,. rrca u.
Wed. chairman of the Metropolitan
1 Utilities diitrirt, gave the fdrcs
of welcome. Francis D. If. Lawlcr
of Ilurlington, la., rhairnian of the
convention, rcoiiIi'd.
Will Discuss Water Treatmenh
Taper on subjects pertaining to
water supplies, such as disinfection
of watrr, method of treatment and
removal of bacteria from water, will
be read at tcisiou of the conveo
tion, which in open to the public.
Jack J. Ilinman. jr.. associate pro
fcor of sanitation at the University
of Iowa and secretary of the Iowa
section of the' American Water
Works association, will read a paper
on spore-forming bacillus from
Iowa surface waters. Gerald C.
Baker of the University of Iowa will
read a paper on the removal ol bac
teria by zcolitic water softeners.
Banquet Wednesday.
An illustrated round table discus'
sion was held last niuht in the as-
dav nifilit at the Castle.
R. N. Ferkins. consulting chemist
.ind bacterioloRi.t of Omaha; C A
Jenninss of Chicago and S. L. Kl-
tiyre of Council Bluffs will give talks
today. .
A banquet will be held tonight at
the Castle. -
Howard P. Gates, 33, Dies
After Illness of Over Year
Howard P. Gates died Monday
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Gates. 1619 Lothrop
street, after an illness of a year and
a half, lie was Si years old.
Howard Gates was born in Omaha
and attended Lothroo and Central
High schools. He was for a number
ot years with LJisbrow &- Lo. and
later was assistant manager of the
Omaha branch of Libby, McNeil &
Ubby.' the packers.
He fs survived by his widow, who
lormerly was Miss Clare Moody:
one aon, - William Howard, ' 16
months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Gates, and one sister, Mrs.
R. F. Johnston of Fremont...
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 2 from 1619 Loth
rop street. Rev. A, A. PeLarme.wiU
officiate and burial will be ..in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Deputies search Highway -
For Body ol VDead Man"
"A jlead man is lying by the side
of thtf Lincoln' highway west of the
peony farm," was the excited word
that cme by telephone to--Chlef
Deputy Sheriff Foster at 2 yesterday
rooming from a motorist who had
seen k, he said. .
Summoning Deputy Sheriff; Hoye,
Foste? sped with him to the scene.
They ihunted' for a long time, . but
foundJnothing. . : . '
Theji they; remembered- that the
night fwas Hallowe'pn. And, cussing
softly,? they motored homeward.
Waterloo Creamery and
. Corliss Sued by Bank
Suit; for $2,967.82 against HP.
Ryner, Lerojf Corliss apd the Water
loo Creamery company was filed
yesterday in -district court by the
Comrqercial State bank in Florence.
The. bank alleges that in October,
1920, '.the creamery company as
signed to it notes totalling $5,473.82,
but that it did not surrender the
notes.fLater, it is alleged, the notes
were turned back to the makers and
the bajnk was paid only $2,330. The
suit is to collect the balance alleged;
to be due.
Iowa Deputy Sheriffs
Will Gave Selves Up
" On Hijacking Charge
Dei Moines. Ia..
tul Telegram,) George
and Harry FahntocW,
Nov. 1. (Spi
Catebcr
Taunts About Other Woman
Nearly Cost Man His Life
Des Moines, la., Nov. 1. (Special
Telegram.) Made temporarily in
sane, physicians say, by the taunts
that other women were more attrac
tive than she, Mrs. Bert Evans-at-;
tempted to kill her husband and take'
'her own' life by swallowing poison.
Evans is in the Polk county jail on
charge of wife desertion, filed by the
Iowa Humane society. His affinity
is in the woman's ward in the same
jail. The man's jugular vein was al
most severed by the butcher knife
which Mrs. Evans used.
Fire Destroys Bullard
Lumber Yards at McCook
McCook, Neb., Nov. 1. (Special.)
A $40,000 fire almost completely
destroyed the sheds of the Bullard
Lumber company -here today. . Lum
ber in the sheds also was lost. The
- fire started at 3 a. m. The loss is
half covered by insurance. Billy Bul
lard, son of the late W. C Bullard
of Omaha, is the principal' owner
and manager' of the lumber, company.
deputy
sheriffs seemed of highjacking
Home Montgomery, alleged liquor
runner, of Is cases of MinnybrooK
whitky Thursday night under color
of a search warrant, came out of
hiding Monday long enough to in
form the sheriff's office ot a deiirt
(0 surrender to the law. Both men
telephoned the sheriff they would be
in municipal court during the day for
arraignment.
New . developments !n the cae,
which Involved H. B. White, attor
ney to Sheriff Robb, were the mig
ration of White and the appoint
nunt of M. F. Weeks, deputy sheriff,
to the position of grand jury bailiff
to take the place made vacant- by
the,, absence of Casebar. White de
nicd'that he had made a confesiion
of any nature as to hi part in. the
transaction, as stated In the press
Saturday. ' ,
Y.W.C. A. Seeking
To Raise $37,000
Fdr Work Here
"Finger" Accused ;
Of Fogg Murder
In Confession
Kansas City Prisoner Sayi
He Accompanied Stevem to
Drug Store After Release
From Jail Here. .... ;
Signed confession in
murder is in the hands
Attorney A. V. Shotwcll.
Campaign Set for Nov. 14-25
-UY" Supplies Spiritual,'
Intellectual and Physical
Needs, Slogan. 1
"Any girl in need of spiritual, in
tellectual or physicial assistance may
receive it by applying to the Y..W.
C. A" - ,
This is the .proposition on which
the Y. W. C. A. will ask the public
for $37,000 in its annual campaign
fcr funds. November 14 to 24. Be
cause of money "tightness" the as
sociation has given up buying new
equipment this year and will ask for
only enough to "make both ends
meet."
The Y. W. C. A. depends on the
community for only 15 per cent of
its funds. It cams the other 85
Der cent.- If it were entirely self-
supporting, its. leaders point out, it
would tend to deicat its own enas.
It is nonscctarian. More than 3,000
girls spent their vacations at Camp
Brewster last summer. The cafe
teria served 525.000 meals.. Three
travelers' aid workers at the railway
stations have assisted 10,000 travele
rs. '. "
From January 1 to November 1,
1.75S eirls were cared for at cen
tral Y. W.. C A. building until they
could find their friends. These are
just a few of the association's ac
tivities lor girls ana women.
The campaign executive com
mittee consists of Mrs. H. R. Bowen.,
finance executive chairman; Mrs.
0eorge F. Gilmore, general chair
man; Mrs. M. D. Caaieron, special
gifts; Mrs. Frank W. Judson, speak
ers and meetings; Mrs.,' Edward
Iohnson, lists; Miss Mable Hall and
tiss-Jessie Northrup, business w0"
mwr;! Mrs. Henry F. -Wtman, pub
licity: Mrs. -W.,F. Mjetcalfe, colored
oirnnrn's division.
Auto Tire Salesman Killed
When Train Hits His Auto
Sioux Citv. Ia.. Oct. 31. E. M..
Whalen, an automobile tire sales
man, was' instantly killed when an
automobile , which he was driving
was-hit by a Chicago & Northwest
ern passenger ..train here today,
it t. . l-' . m - j .4 .i--
ruK, wmm urcvaucu ai iuc nine,
was a contributing cause ot tne ac- i
cident. - .
the Fogg
of County
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The confession is slened hv Frank
Fierce, held in Kansas City for
Umaha police. It accu.es "Fluaer"
Stevens, now held without bail bv
Omaha police,' for investigation".-of
accompanying him to the drug store,
KotJbery Planned. Ha Siva.
Fierce, who. record show was In
the county jail the nicht of the mur-
aer, says a deputy sheriff known as
fDago' Johnny let him out and that
he accompanied "tingcr ' Stevens in
to the Foffir druar (tore with the idea
. f u t j r . i . . '
w nuiumg up uic-propncior.
investigation by Chief Deput
County Attorney Raymond T. Coi
fey disclosed that at no time has
anyone known as "Dago" Johnny
ocen empioycu in tne jail or the
sheriffi office.
Mike Clark, sheriff, says the rec
ord speak for themselves. They
show that Pierce, or Price, as he
was known here, was checked in at
the county jail July 27, and checked
out August 12. i The murder was
committeed shortly before midnight,
July 30.
County Attorney Shotwcll de
clined yesterday to mak the text
of the confession public He is still
investigating certain, phases of the
affair.
The confession was obtained and
turned over to the county attorney's
office by Mrs. Mary Fogg, widow of
the murdered man.
Shafers Would
Quash Charges
Motion Filed Declaring Indict
ments Not Informative
Enough.
Motions to quesh two indictments
against Marion F. Shafer and Ward
E. Shafer, one for aiding and abet
ting a felony and one for conspiracy
to embezzle, were filed yesterday in
district court.
The motions allege the indict
ments do not supply sufficient infor
mation concerning' ihe - alleged
crimes to permit preparation of a
proper defense. - . r.
The indictment charging the men
with aiding and abetting a felqny,
the motion declares, iails to describe
a certain certificate of deposit for
$20,000 which they are alleged to
have helped embezzle, and fails, to
show, that they, had any knowledge
of its ownership. . ,
Motion to quash the second in
dictment 'sits ibrth that the instru
ment i fails to charge - the Shafer
brothers specifically wftb. conspiracy
to commit a crime and fails toshow
that certain certificates of deposit
involved, totaling about $65,000,
ever came into their possession.' . .
1 ' ' 1 1 1 a
Weather Man Hopes for ;
Sunshine for Air Meet
The sun Twill, shine on the coming
air meet in Omaha, the- weather man
was almost, prepared ,to . say yester
day.
"But I can tell more" definitely
later, he said.
Ward
Two Excellent
unk
robe
Tr
VALUES-
Road Conditions
(Formlnhrd bj the Omaha Auto Club.)
Lincoln High, East Roads good; detour
for eight mllea at Marshalltown; - road
from Dawltt to CUnton to b opened to
day. Lincoln Highway, West Detour Water
loo to Valley; roads good to Central City;,
roads reported in fair shape at Central
City to Grand Island and west roads
good.
O. L. D. Highway Roads' fair to Ash
land; detour at Ashland bridge to Lin
coln, and west roads are good.
Highland Cutoff Koada lair.
8. Y. A. Road Good.
Cornhusker Highway Roads good
Georg Washington Highway Road
under construction to Blair, detour over
the High road; fair to Sioux City.
Black Bills Trail Roads getting; in
fair shape since recent rains.
Custer Battlefield Highway Roads re
ported In fair condition, some snow In
Montana. ,
King of Trails. North A little rough
hut getting in fair shape since recent
rain.
King of Trails, South Roarfs rough In
short stretches; Plattamouth and aonta
rords In good shape.
Rirer to River Road Good except for
a short stretch near Neola.
White Pole Road Construction, Anita
te Adair: six-mile detour east ot Casey i
stood te Dre Moines.
L O. A. Shortline Getting is fair shape
Hnre reeeat rains.
Blae Grass Read Good.
We hope that everyone in-i
terested in a wardrobe trunk1
will take the time to com
pare this OSHKOSH with
ANY other trunk on the
market at its price. It is
made of fiveply bass wood
and is fitted with 10 five
ply finished hangers and
four drawers. ,.We will keep
this trunk in-repair for five
years without charge. Shop
around and then sae thiB
OSHKOSH at
50
00
f Steamer : :
Wardrobe Trunk
Made of hard black fiber, fitted
with five-ply finished hangers,'
full cloth lining of cretonne, one
' drop tray and two shallow trays.
The- entire construction is . based
on a steel frame, workmanship
and materials of the very highest
quality throughout, and the price
is
t
22
V Visit our store, you will find the most com
' plete line of trunks, traveling bags, purses,
portfolios and leather novelties In the city.
and at prices that will astonish you for their
reasonableness.
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Chag Koran, Pres. '
New Location, . '
Phone J ackson 0480.
Bobert Koran, See., and Treat
1318 Farnam Street.
Opposite W. O. W. Bldgv
Charley and Zita to Be
Taken to Roumania
Budapest. Nov. I (By The As.
soeiated I're) Former Fmperor
Charles and Empress iu will leave
the abbey ae Tiliany at noon to
morrow l-r Duna Foeldvar, on the
Danube river, where thry will em.
bark on the British gunboat Clow
worm. They will be taken to
Calais, In Roumania, about )0 miles
from the mouth tf the Danube.
Here thry will be transferred to the
cruiser Cardiff, which haf been uti
able to. go higher up stream owing
to low water.
Lads Disappear
After Leaving
Home for Church
Brothers Missing Siuee Sun
day Morninjj Parents Sup
posed Boys' .Staying
, ' With Friendd.
Gerald Ilixon, IS, and his brother,
Douglas, 13, started for Sunday
school at urace 'Methodist cnurcn
last Sunday morning, and have not
been seen by any of their friends
since that tune, jnctr nome is ai
36J3 South Twenty-third street.
They are sons of T. J. 'Ilixon, a
street, car conductor.
Mr., and Mrs. Ilixon'can assign no
reason for the boys' -disappearance.
The lads had never left home before
and seemed happy.
The parents did not notify police
until late last night.
"When they did not come home
Sunday night we thought they must
have stayed with some, boy friends,"
they said.
Yesterday friends of the boys in
the church searched the country
south and cast of South Omaha, but
found no trace of the boys. '
AT ITS BEST
The strongest com I
pliment ever paid to
I 0tnU'ArHnlAiMN I
I0UUIL5LII1UI5IU1I
I is the vain attempts at
I imitation. Those
who take cod-liver
oil at its best, take
Scott's Emulsion'
Scott & Bows a, BloonBsU, N. 1.
ALSO MAKERS Of
ItH-ll
nil
O'ablets or Granules)
E03 INDIGESTION
20-Uk
Value-Giving Store
Setu tKe Latest
Columbia Records
. at Bowen's
Popular Sons Records ,
as sang by popular Columbia .
artists you should have in your
home. '" " ' ; "'
"Peggy O'Neil."
"When the Honeymoon Was
Orer."
' "I'm Wild About Moon
shine." Popular Dance Records
"All By Myself" Fox Trot.
"Mississippi Cradle" Med
ley Waltz.
Novelty Records ,
"Wild Animal Calls."
Ask for a Columbia Record
Book. - -
Howard St. Bet. 15th and 16th.
It pays to read Bowen's ,
small ads. "
Special Bargains
$19.50
$19.50
$15.00
$6.50
$12.00
$6.95
$1.50
Men's Overcoats
, at.v. .
. Men's ' Suits '
at......i;:;
Young Men's
Suits......
' Boys' Suits
at
Boys' $15.00
Suits.
Boys' Overcoats
4 to 9, at. . .
'Extra Trousers
at
J. Helpiiand Clothing Co.
. 314 North 16th Street
When in Omaha
Hotel Rome
Interesting Information-Indicating
that there in nothing static about this merchandise of ours
New
Winter Coats
These splendid straight line
and wrappr effect coats, com
ing to us just when "the frost
is on the pumpkin," will give
you that luxurious fooling of
ease and warmth so essential
to healthful comfort They
come in Normandy, Velours
and Valvella, some with throw
collars, fringe, tab effects, new
mandarin sleeves, embroidery
and stitching; also a few of
them bare fur collars of wolf
and beaverette. The colors are
navy, Sorrento, Cuban, burro,
Hindu and Malay. The values
are compelling at
$45
I Women's and Misses' Section
i Second floor.
Sale of
Children's Tarns
and Hats
(6 to 14 years.)
TAMS come In red. Jade, French
blue, navy, copper, beaver, African
and black. x
HATS are of velvet with wool em
broidery and tassel. All colors.
Wednesday Special
$1.75
Children's' and Junior Department
Second Floor. '
Wednesday-
A Hat Sale
That surpasses in mag
nitude, variety and quali
ty any offering in our
memory.
An Annual Event
The assemblage of stock models is for ab
solute clearing. No better examples of
the milliners' art, no more accurate por
trayals of the peak of style, no better ma
terials in Hats at any price than will be
found in this collection.
The Variety is,
Tremendous
r t - .:, ,,; cimna ia ronrpsMitfid. Materials that have
proven popular for winter wear, velvets, plush, beaver, satin, cloth of gold,
metal brocades, duvetyn, with embellishments of flowers, nbbons or orna
ments. Each one an individual and unique product of scientific and exclusive
workshops. Not a Hat Will Be Sold Till 9 A. M. Wednesday
An Interesting Window j
Display Now Showing.
The Price, each . ...
4-
November Display and Sale of Linens
EXTENSIVE preparations, far more than usual,
in" this old-time, long-tested linen center of -'
Qmaha Jiave been made this year for the linen sea
son. OHr view is "that household 'chests have been
"s starved Sot linen in these war and high:cost years
just passed, so we have prepared a treat for lovers
; of the good and the beautiful in linens. Further
good news is their quality, 'which in these wc have
selected, is of old-time finish and texture with the
carelessness of war production entirely eliminated.
The prices are very much lower. These special price
for the, November Sale will take-you back to the
days of values in Linens. . Time does not stand still"
I and we never return to the past? i.These Art Linens
are far more beautiful than ever. , 'Twill be your
; pleasure to see them. - r . -.
Odd Damask Goths Damask Napkins
67x68 all linen damask In a variety of
floral designs ....... -S3 .95
70x70 all linen damask, beautiful round
circular patterns, also conventional de
signs. $5.95. $7.95 and $10.75
72x90 heavy damask cloths, good weight,
double damask, all round floral patterns,
at, , $9.75. $11.75. $13.50
72x108 extra fine damask cloths, come in '
tulip, rose and Ivy, $12.50
A few extra large-sizes, in 2 yards
square, 2ft yards wide and 3 yards long,
2V& yards wide' and 316 and 4 yards long.
Nine all told at $10.00
We are showing a g6od big line of odd
napkins in the. different sizes and .de
signs at $5.45, $5.95, $7.50, $7.75 and so
on up to, per dozen, , $16.75
- DAMASK SETS These sets consist of
one 2-yard square cloth and one dozen
22-inch napkins of Irish manufacture,
in a large range of classy designs at the
latest revised prices
$16.75. $17.50. $22.50. $25
and np
All linen damask by the yard in a silver
bleached and three good patterns to se
lect from at, per yard, $1.95
Bleached at, yard, $2.75 and $2.9.5
Art or Decorative
, Linensi- -
Showing ot a choice collection of Madeira,
Spanish, French, Italian, Belgian, Japanese,
Swiss and Irish embroideries, doilies, scarfs,
centers, luncheon sets, doily sets, napkins,
banquet cloths, etc. .
Madeira napkins at $ 9.75, $12.50, $15 and op
Mosaic napkins at ' $8.95 and $14.75
Italian filet at - $22.50, $25.00 and $40.00
36-in. Madeira centers, $7.60, $9.50, $12.50 np
4a-In. Madeira centers $9.50, $12.50, $25 np
54-in. Madeira centers $12.75, $14.75, $1&50
. ' i $27.75 and np. ,
Women's Shoes
A Request
Won't you please, before buying shoes,
take a BAKER SHOE in your hands, hold
it up and examine it? Note the grace of,
build, the flexibility of sole, the super:
neat workmanship, the texture and quali
ty of leather or fabric. You will only.;
grasp its distinction in full when you com
pare it with the average woman's shoe.
There has recently been delivered to us
a liberal lot of Baker Shoes, that should
have been here two months ago.
They Are New Low Shoe Models
for Cold Weather . ;
UTILITY SHOES-Patent leather,
black Scotch grain and gun metal calf,
tan Scotch grain and Norwegian calf
leathers; made in the very newest
models with military heels or low
walking heels, oxfords, one-strap and
two-strap brogue styles.'
PARTY - SHOES AND DRESS SLIP
PERS Satins, patent and dull kid
leathers made in the prettiest models
of the season; bracelet ankle straps,,
pumps and strap effects with French
heels.
These were bought to sell at $10 and $12; some of
the fancy slippers at $13.50 and $15.00. We have
decided to offer the entire group on
Wednesday at, the Pair,
$f795 . ;-;
BlackSateenAprons
Tie-in-back models with applique work
and hand' embroidery in colors are very
smart
$3.50 to $5.00
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' House Dress and Apron Sectlon-
: Second Floor.. .' . ... ,
Petticoat Sale
.112 petticoats in the lot. Your choice
of Heatherblooms in black, nkvy,
purple and green, also black sateens
and stripe ginghams. Many of these
petticoats were bought to sell at more
than double the price at which we will
close out this lot (J t A A
on Wednesday, p X JJ
Second Floor.
Dollar Sale
In the China Section
$1 will buy:
3 white cups and saucers.
(unusual quality)'
One-half dozen ice tea spoons.
1 dozen small ice tea ice tea sippers.
3 large English semi-porcelain plates.
Salt and pepper shakers, glass or china,
(sold by the pair)
8-inch square cake dish, fry oven glass.
Ten-inch utility tray.
Nine-inch oval casserole. i
Two pie plates.
And a great group of individual arti
, cles: Perfume bottles, candy Jars,
nappies, sugar and creams, marma
lade Jars with silver plated spoons,
etc.
Each for $J Wednesday
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