Woman, Inspiration for Famous
Love Song, Dies Forsaken, Alone
New York, March 22.—Alone In a |
Brooklyn rooming house. Mrs. Har
riet Banks, who inspired "Silver
Threads Among the Gold" found re
lease Wednesday night from a life
in which sentiment and reality were
strangely Juggled.
The woman of 82 died estranged
from her children by the very song
•he had inspired.
"Silver Threads Among the Gold”
was written by her husband. Hart
p. Dank*, who also died alone In a
Philadelphia lodging house In 1903.
He was then estranged from his
wife, to whom, In 1874, he had com
posed the love song which swept the
country. ,
After Danks' death, lawsuits over
royalties from the song brought the
estrangement of Mrs. Danks from
her three children—Albert V.
Danks, Gertrude Danks and Mrs.
Alberta Danks Builder, who since
has died.
Have You a lal
in Your System?
Send It to The Omaha Be^ and
Let Other People Laugh
at It, Too.
Do you know that a humorist lives
In your neighborhood? Do you know
that a friend of yours, whom you
rsvsr dreamed of as an originator of
witty sayings, Is one of the winners
In the Local Laf contest being pro
moted by The Omaha BeaT
These prize jokes are being shown
on the screens of the Sun and Su
burban theaters in Omaha and the
Strand theater in Council Bluffs. As
we have explained before, a first
prize of $5 Is offered each week for
the best Joke submitted, $3 for the
second prize, $2 for the third and $1
each for the next 12. Besides the
pleasure of receiving these prize
checks, the winners experience the
thrill of seeing their jokes and
names on the movie screens.
The Local Lafs are being shown
weekly to thousands of movie pa
trons. They all laugh and then tell
their friends. Send in your Jokes.
Make them original and limit each
loke to 30 words. Mail to Local w
Editor of The Omaha Bee.
It's lots of fun writing these Jokes
and It's lots of fun reading them on
the movie screens. Get into the game.
If you don't win the first time, keep
on trying. Perserverance wins. Use
th# form found elsewhere In this
paper. Be sure to mention the name
of the theater you attend.
“Did you see the latest? It’s a Laf
written by Bill Jones and being
shown on the screens of the theaters
mentioned in The Omaha Bee. It’s a
humdinger.”
That is typical of the conversation
of many who have attended the thea
ters where Local Lafs are being
shown. Tou may have a Laf there,
too. and feel the thrill of seeing your
name and Joke on the screen of a
motion picture theater.
Out of the Jokes which do not ap
pear on these screens, three are se
lected each day for publication In this
column. Today’s are:
Insurance Agent—Can I sell you
some automobile Insurance?
Pedestrian—I don’t own a ear.
Agent—Well, you cross the street
several times a day. don't you?
Hermans Wise, 3117 Lincoln boule
vard.
Teacher—What do monkeys have
that no other animal has?
Pupil—Little monkeys.
Grace L. McNeil, Hershey, Neb.
Bob—Would you marry me if 1
was rich?
Pearl—Tes, people do most anj
thing nowadays for money.
Mrs. Carl Wellington, 3328 North
Thirty-eighth street.
Attendance Day
At First Baptist
The First Baptist church perfect
attendance day will be observed Sun
day at 9:45. The school has an en
rollment of over 700, and it Is expected
that nearly the whole number will
answer to the roll call Sunday morn
ing. The 35 different classes will vie
with each other for a 100 per cent
record. Souvenirs will be awarded to
every member of every class having
perfect attendance. There will be a
special program with extra music, and
out-of-town speakers. Paul N. Wlemer
Is the general superintendent of the
school.
The newly organized business
men's Bible class Is starting a contest
urfth the other large business men’s
Bible classes of the city for the largest
attendance.
Gospel Service
in Dundee Church
This week Is the second of the two
weeks' series of gospel services being
held at ths Dundee Presbyterian
church.
The meetings at 7:30 will be dedi
cated to the different group* In the
church as follows:
Monday: Ladles’ night. Certain
sections of the church will bs as
signed to the four groups of the
Ladles Aid society and one to the
Missionary society. Tuesday: Group
night. Wednesday, 7:30: Adult or
ganized Bible class night. Thursday:
Visitors night. Friday: Children's
night.
Lynching
Students
"Nearly 4,000 lynchlngs have taken
place In the United States In the last
31 years," declared Robert W. Bagnall,
speaking to the student body at the
University of Omaha Friday. Eighty
three of this number were women.
Bagnall is director of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, which has a member
slop of over 110,000.
Mrs. Katherine Iletar Dies.
Mrs. Katherine Betar, 80, died at
her home, 1301 South Twelfth street,
Friday, after a short Illness of pneu
monia. Mrs. Betar had been a resi
dent of Omaha for (be lust 37 years,
and is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Eva Ferzey and Mis. Jenny
Bias of Omaha; eight grandchildren
and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
1:40 Saturday afternoon, ut Uio i ■ .-t
denre and at Saint Saviour church.
Burial will be In Saint Mary ccine
tery.
1
Aughe Slaying Is
Described to Jury
_ j
Brother Detective and Wom
an Witnesses in Trial of
Joe Guzwesc.
City Defective Frank Killian, In
District Judge Fitzgerald'* court Fri
day, described the manned in which
he and three other detectives ap
proached Joe Guzwesc In a drug store
at Sixteenth and William streets, the
afternoon of January SI, while they
were seeking a man who had robbed
another store. Guzweso la on trial
for tha murder of Frank Aughe, a
city detective.
"He waa standing at the counter
and I asked him whether he lived
around there," said Killian. “He
whipped around and pulled a gun and
ordered us to throw up our hands.
Then he zigzagged back toward the
door. AUghe was jUBt coming In and
Guzwesc turned and shot him.”
Mrs. Marie Sokup held the baby
on her lap as she testified to the
shooting. She had the baby In her
arms, when she was In the store at
the time of the shooting affray.
“I heard someone say, 'I'll kill you.’
and then tam« the shots as fast as
firecrackers," she said.
Trial of the case was adjourned
at 5 until 9 Monday morning.
Food Show Opens
Here on Monday
Hayden Bros, ninth annual food
show will open Monday and last 10
days.
Merchandise offered for sale dur
ing the show will be of the highest
quality. Two thousand three-pound
sacks of sugar will be given away
free.
About 50 exhibitors will have goods
to display. According to Manager
Reddy, in charge of the show, this ex
hibit will be the best staged by
Hayden Bros, during the last nine
years.
"We invite the public to take ad
vantage of this excellent food show,"
said Mr. Reddy. There will be sam
ples for everyone.”
Qlvary Baptist
To Make Canvass
One hundred visitors from the Cal
vary Baptist church will call at all
the homes within a radius of a mile
from the church this week. They will
seek to find people who are without
church connections here and endeavor
to Impress upon all such the Impor
tance of having a church home In
the city. Everyone will be Invited to
attend the pre-Easter evangelistic
meetings which the Calvary Baptist
church will begin Sunday, March 30,
under the direction of Charles S.
Pierce of Kaufman, Tex.
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LIVER PIUS
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^^Constipation, Gall Stones jffH
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■ Sold in Omaha t»y Gherman A I
[ McConnell Pru* Co., PHc«__2Se^^ jc
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Don't hurt one hit! Drop a little
"Fret-zone" on an aching corn, Instant
ly that corn stops hurting, then short
ly you lift it right oft with fingers.
Your druggist sells a liny bottle ol
"Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient
to remove every hnrd corn, soft corn
or corn between the toe*, and the fool
calluses, without soreness or lrrita
j tlo'n
Union Outfitting Co.
___*
16th and
Jackson
Streets
Union Outfitting Co.
Out of the
High Rent
District
Union Outfitting Co.
Free Monday—a
Radio Set
| With Every Living, Dining or Bedroom Suite
■ This is a most unusual offer and is absolutely free, Monday only, with
| any Living, Dining or Bedroom Suite we will include a complete Radio
[ Outfit comprising handsome, nickeled, Crystal Receiving Set equipped
» with scientific Head Phones in addition to a hundred feet of wire for
» your aerial, fifty feet of covered ground wire, porcelain insulators amt
I Lightning Arrester.
! Take a Full 18 Months to Pay
B _*___
I 3 Pieces $122.50 Value
I CJECURES this national
* O ly advertised “Kroeh- |H|
I ler” suite, built of solid ■ #■ ■ )()
| oak and upholstered in M _
I brown imitation leather; U ~m “
* davenport opens into a ■
I bed .
Radio Outfit Free With All Living Room Suites
j f. Pieces $239.50 Value
IQECURES this two-tone
IO walnut veneer suite, ^
• comprising 66-in. Buffet, U #0U
| 45x60-in. extension Table H ■ M -
—five Chairs and Arm | f J M
(’hair with leather seats 0
p (No China Closet), at
| Radio Outfit Free With All Dining Room Suites
I 4 Pieces $189.50 Value
»
f QECURES this genuine mm ^
O walnut-veneer suite, £»
comprising Dresser, bow- , I M_
foot Bed, Semi-Vanity ■ V M ~~
and roomy Chifforetta M
with boxed-in drawers, at
Radio .Outfit Free With All Bedroom Suites
7^/"CT K HiTDC Giro awat free
V I /l IVI i ^ With all purchases—a few trade
* * iJ A yj mark lines only excepted.
i "Lloyd" Baby Carriage! are
beautiful to the eye and com
fortable for baby. Many styles
and finishes. .See Jj? t Q7I5
the bijr “Lloyd” at . . A tJ
Side Icing Refrigerator* of 50
lb. ice capacity with white
enameled interior and two food
compartments.
Special at.
$1
Down Brings You n
Hoosier
See Ac Big Model at
$54.50
No Intrrnt Clinrftrcl
! -
Trade Your Old
Furniture for New
For the convenineco of our customers «■'
maintain an Rxchanjre Department tha
will take in any pieces of furniture yot
are tired of at a fair value and apply sam
as n first payment on any new ru^s o
furniture you may select. If you canno
come to the store -phone .1A 1800.
Rental
Dept.
We have a
good list of
houses and
apart ments
that are for
rent and will
assist you to
secure one
without any
charge.
I
Factory Sale
and
Demonstration
Direct Action
Gas Ranges
The “Direct Action”
Cu Burner
Spreads the heat evenly to
all parts of the cooking
utensils doing your cooking
in less time and actually
saving your time and sav
ing gas.
“Lorain” Oven Heat
Regulator
Enables you ALWAYS to
have perfect baking results
—you can go to church on
Sunday or spend an after
noon visiting or shopping
and return home to find a
WHOLE meal cooked and
ready to serve.
Demonstration Sale
Features
No
Money Down
Make NO Payment Until
April 10.
Gas Ranges Connected Free
With 30-foot Fuel Line If
Necessary. Liberal Allow
ance on Your Old Stove.
Easy Terms of Only $4.00
Monthly. NO Interest to Pay
FREE!
A 42-piece Dinner Set for o
people included FREE with
every “Direct Action.”
Lunch Served
Come and see the delicious
salads you can prepare with
"Wesson” Oil and enjoy a
cup of “Advo” Coffee and
biscuits made of “SWEET
TOOTH” high patent flour
and Cudahy’s
“Puritan’ Ham”
Puritan Ham* are cured
by natural absorption of the
Puritan pickle—no forcing
with a pump—just “natur
ally ripened and bear about
the same comparison with
other brands of so-called
fancy hams as tree-ripened
fruits to the green-shipped,
warehouse-ripened variety.
Gas Range
Special
Monday, the favorite
“Charm” Gas Range (not a
Direct Action), with 4 pow
erful burners, an excellent
ST”":. $49.50
Free Pan
A dandy steel frying pan to
every visitor bringing this
coupon to the demonstration
Monday.
S1
Brings an Electric
Cleaner
See the “Bee-Vac" nt
$39.75
No Interest Charged
Goods Sold
Out of Town
On Etif Term*
Write for Information
Within a Radius of 50 miles of
Omaha, wherever reasonably
possible, we deliver purchases
of $100 or over by truck to
your door and will pay freight
up to 200 miles.
Cinderella Dance
With Twenty Prize Awards and Souvenir*
Next Wednesday evening March 26. we hold . Cinderella Dane,
at Empress Rustic Garden with many new and unique features
not seen in Omaha before. Ticket, can only be .ecured by calling
at th* .tore. They are free.
To Get 15,000 New Clothing
Accounts We Are Giving a
i With Every Purchase of Men’s or
Women’s Clothing Amount
ing to $25.00 or More
Monday, with any purchase of men s,
women’s or boys’ Spring Clothing
amounting to $25 or more, we will in
clude FREE a big, live, fat, corn-fed Ne
braska Goose, or if you prefer, you can
get two dressed chickens. Your Credit Is
Good Here, even though you never had
a Charge .Account before. Just a small
amount down, then the balance a little
at a time as convenient.
or '1 wo Big
Dressed
Chickens
Lovely Spring
Dresses,
The women seeking individual
ity and distinction in a dress
will find an unusually large se
lection of becoming spring fab
rics in fine twills, serges,
canton crepe, wool flannels,
etc., suitable for every occa
sion. The “youthful silhou
ette’” is featured in many
clever variations.
Select now for Easter while
stocks are complete. Prices are
moderate, ranging from—
Spring Suits at $29.50 Up
Scores of Beautiful Spring Hats
at $4.95, $6.50 Up
Smart Coats
Patch pockets—set-in sleeves—clever collars and
cuffs—and exquisite adornments are among the
features that make the new spring coats so desir
able and becoming to one. There is a wide range
of material in styles you can wear until late next
fall, moderately priced at—
»175« $ i yso
■
. Neat short vamp lasts
Spring in,sut,de* °* variou *
* colors, tan, black and
Plimnti patent leathers at,
1 U111 pa the pair—
We Give i
Stamps <
With All
Purchases
Alterations
Free
l ...
Featuring Medium Weight, All j
Wool Fabrics in Spring :
t, Suits
Dr Up h^re, Out of the High Rent District, you
W will find a store that knows what a man likes
1 in clothes—a store that has the variety, the '
r individual styles, the staunch, good-looking I
fabrics and careful tailoring that is a guar
antee of satisfactory service. Prices range
from—
’24“
School Suits
With Two Pair of Pants
For boys who are hard on their clothes here are
attractive styles tailored trom neat-looking fabrics
that will stand the hardest kind of service in
suits with TWO pairs of pants, at. • UP
40c Boys’ Stockings, 25c
Fast black, heavy ribbed stockings in sizes 6 1 •_> to 10.
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