THE BEE: OMAHA, KM DAY, MARCH ISMH.
5
REFUGEES IN YACANT HOUSES Militia to Remain
Here as Long as Its
Services Are Needed
Citizens' Committee Orders Homeless
Put in Any Available Building.
REAL ESTATE MEN OVERRULED
Attempt to Force Dpntltntc scro
Family to Vncnte House llrportcd
to Ilrllrf Anthorltlpn !' nor.
Mr. Wlltlnnis.
The citizens relief compnlttee has is-
Colonel George A. Eberly of Stanton,
commander of the First Infantry of the
Nebrnska National Guard, hna been or
dered to Omaha from hla home to become
stcond In command of the troops In the
city.
Eberly will have his headquarter at
the armory, Twentieth and Harney
Only Dietz House
Covered by Cyclone
Insurance is Down
When Gould Dlet returned from l-'an-ama
Monday and discovered tfint
holme at Thirty-eighth and California
streets had, been destroyed he began O
wonder about tornado Insurance. llo
knew he held a policy on one of his
houses, but he couldn't think which ono
It was. He balled up Joe Barker of the
move hla headquarters to the city hall,
where he can be In close touch with the
city officials.
Governor Morehead telegraphed Mayor
Dahlman to continue using as much ot
the National Guard as lie needs and for
as long a period as necessary. It has
been decided that the regular patrol will
be continued the balance of the week and
Sunday, which Is expected to be the hard
est day of all, on account of the numtr
ous out-of-town visitors who will come
to view the ruins. After the Sabbath
matter will rapidly straighten themselves
and things grow much easier to handle.
The order which has been In force call
ing for all drivers of wagons In the
storm district to be equipped with passes
will be relaxed during the daylight houre
to allow grocery, meat and lumber
the records and found that the demol
Ished house had been Insured. Uarker
sent lileti a dra'ft for 5,000 Immediately.
Ijooklng up the lumber yards owned
by Dleti, Gould found the onA at Yutnn,
Neb., to have been the only one covered
by tornado Insurance.
D. F. Ktllngwood, Diets' real estate
agent, reported to Gould that he had
just been framing up a deal to sell
whereby he would have made )R50 com
mission. Diets paid him the commission
out of the tornado Insurance ax Riling
wood lost nearly everything he had In
the tornado.
COLORED PEOPLE MEET AND
ORGANIZE RELIEF WORKERS
At a meeting held at the Church of
fit. Philip the Deacon Wednesday night
the colored people organised a relief
sued an order to militiamen, regular j streets, while Adjutant General Hall 111 ! Foster-Uarker company, who looked up
troops, police and special eeputles to
house all rttugeos In any vacant building
convenient. Agents and teal estate men
have objected to this order, and In- at
least one Instance have ordered a negro
family to vacate, although tho famllf
proffered the rent requested.
.' lnrilserliitlntitloit.
While there may be trouble ov the
situation In tho vicinity of Twenty-fourth
and Lake streets, where the colored
settlement was destroyed and hundreds
rendered homeless, the relief commlttt!)
Intends to enforce Its order regardless of
color lines.
"They arc suffering. They need help
They must be sheltered. There you have
tho case In a nutshell," said one member
of the committee. "They have lives to
lose, and they are going to be sheltered,
clothed and-fed. What real estate agents
say docs not go with us."
This seems to be the general attitude
of tho members and they have notified
tho family now occupying the house out
of which they were ordered to remain
there until they could be accommodated
elsewhere.
Rev. John Albert Williams telephoned
the committee that the family had been
asked to vacate the premises. He said
they would pay rent, and that at this
time It would force upon them a great
hardship to move out Into the cold.
Shelter for All I.ncklnit.
Around Twenty-fourth and Lake streets
the committee has found the greatest dif
ficulty lu housing the homeless. Here
were scores of small buildings In which
large families lived. These homes were
destroyed nlul the adjacent buildings were
already crowded. Colored residents have
provided a hnll where a few can sleep,
but there are still homeless colored resi
dents In numbers sufficient to complicate
the situation.
Tents have been suggested ,and may be
taken to the storm district to shelter
those who cannot be otherwise housed.
One man told the relief committee at tho
wagons greater leeway. Those wagon
which bear the least semblance of carry
. - I.U.... r..-. ...in v.a Kpnreiieil
,ng h ..p.i.uu. v. -... ; . , committee to co-operate with the gen
rb many looters have been apprenenucu ., , ... , "
seeking their way through the lines In
this manner.
RELIEF WORKERS FEAST
ON BEAN SANDWICHES
There was no pie. but only a dried bean
sandwich for T. 1'. Iledmond, Frank Me
Caffcry und others stationed at llellcf
station No. when dinner time came.
Some kind lady appreciating the hard
work the men In charge ot the relict
station were doing, baked four pies for
them. She tarried them to the- station
in n haaket covered with a nice white
cloth. The men were busy dispensing
food stuffs and clothing to a number of
people, among whom was a colored
woman. When the colored woman gath
ered up the shoes, clothing and foods
they had furnished her, someone noticed
she had also gathered up the basket of
pies. She was starting for the door when'
someone detected her. No one had the
heart to stop her. so she got the pics
city hall that he preferred a tent, -as he I and the relief men got the bean sand-
slept In the open most ot the time and wlches.
u-milH nvnirlrnre no rllscnmfort because !
of the cold.
After the delay because ot the unsys
tematized endeavor of the relief commit
tee, tho work Is being carried on In the
storm district quickly and effectively.
Scores apply for relief, and others who
are too proud to nsk for help are being
sought out and offered assistance.
Food and clothes and money are be
ing distributed from the headquarters of
the six relief stations. Special Investi
gators are patrolling tho desolate section
and Inquiring at neighboring houses for
victims.
.Students, by special permission. ' have
sought under tho direction of competent
men to secure the names of every resi
dent In the storm section and have been
more or less successful thus far. With
this list at hand the committee Intends to
see that none suffer, if suffering can be
averted.
NO BODIES FOUND
UNDER DIAMOND THEATER
Work Is now being directed towards
cleaning tho debris and rubb'lsh off the
street along North Twenty-fourth street
and search for bodies In the wrecked
buildings has been stopped for the pres
ent. v
The bricks from the walls of the Dia
mond moving picture theater at Twenty
fifth and Lake streets, which collapsed
and fell Inside tho show house, were
turned over by a gang of men yesterday,
but no one was found under the tons of
debris. While the building was not
thoroughly gone through. It Is believed
there are no bodies under the fallen
walls.
Twenty-fourth street i now open for
traffic and the ruins have nearly all
been cleared away. The Dodge line Is
running on schedule and nearly all the
other lines arc in service.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL LOSS .
IS TWENTY THOUSAND
eral relief committee In any manner In
which they can be of service. The den
tlment of the meeting was well voiced by
one speaker who said that while he be
lieved every effort Is being made to le
lleve sufferers without nny dlsrrimlna
tlon he also felt that there was much
that they could do for their oWn people.
"We should do all In our power to col
lect from among our number such funds
and supplies as we can." he said. "-uid
turn them over to the general relief com
mittee. Wore we unwilling to do what
we can we would be unworthy of the
arslstance and friendship which we re-
l celvo from tho best cltlzeshlp of -my
place In the United States."
Rev. John Albert Williams was chosen
chairman; Rev. W. T. Oaborne. pastor of
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal
church, vice chairman; Karl Jones, sec
retary, and Rev. W. F. Rottsy pastor of
7.lon Haptlst church, which was de
stroyed by the tornado, treasurer. Funds
were subscribed which will be turned over
to the relief fund.
Manv of the colored women have been
doing splendid relief work at 1222 North
Twenty-fourth street and a numbor or
young men and women hold themselves
In readiness to do any volunteer relief
work to which thev may be assigned.
PHYSICIANS HELPING
AT THE RELIEF STATIONS
Physicians have been assigned to the
several relief stations as follows: Dr. I
H. Fachtmann. 3: Dr. M. P. McKee, 2;
Dr. Van Scoyoc. 4; Dr. R. J. Hanlcy, 5;
Dr. R. K, Hall, 6; Dr. B. O. Drungard.
substation No. 2.
Health Commissioner Connell has In
structed these physicians to look after
the health of the victims in their districts
and relieve the slightly Injured who are
reported.
Relief station No. 1, Sixteenth and lo
cust streets, was abandoned and moved to
torn down and rebuilt. Thl would mem ( Twenty-fourth and I.ake streets, there
an expenditure" ot something like J7.S000 being no more need of It at Its first lo-
addltlonaj. 1 cation.
Vice President Park visited 11. e tor-' ..
nado zone, declarlrg that ho Had never! Key to the Sltuatlon-Bee Advertising,
seen such complete destruction or Prop-;
erty In any locality visited by a wind- ACTUALLY TASTED CYCLONE
8,orm AND DISLIKED ITS FLAVOR
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER I
Fav and Don Neelv. associated with
WILL LIKELY RECOVER 'their father. N. D. Neely. general agent
I . . -- mis vn nmnA lisvtllrrl
x.i-.. n Trlcnrri. n teacher v noi oniy ion.,
Franklin school", who with her mother. ', the cyclone, but actually tasted it
Mrs. Sarah E. PIckard. was oaniy in-,
Vice IVesident Park of the Illinois On
tral Is here from Chicago looking att;r
company property and seeing what dam
age was done by the tornado. He esti
mates that the Illinois Central sustained
damages to the extent of J20.000 l.y rea
son of the destruction of the iiUh bridge
over Carter lake.
Regarding the bridge Mr. Tark sayi
niaterlul for Its reconstruction lias been
ordered and is on the way hers. Ro
bulldlng will beKlri Immediately upon Its
arrival. An examination of tha entire
trestle will be made, and If It !s found
that It has been damaged that portion
of the structure now standing will Uf
and passed through
They
their usual Sunday hike and
jured'at their home. 1017 North Thirty-, Were out or. west Center street when
fourth street. Is reported as homing ner i me - -
.In. She suffered many bnlaos an'i
her life was despaired of for a while,
but It Is believed now she may recover.
She is still at the home of Mr. and Mm.
J. B. Adams. 1429 Hawthorne avenue.
Mrs. PIckard is also severely Inlved and
Is at the home of her son, K. Herbert
Ptckard, 4307 Ersklne street.
It and planted themselves flat on their
faces In a ditch, escaping unharmed.
But they say they smelled and tasted
the thing.
"And believe me." says Fay. "I don't
want any of that In my bill ot fare. Tt
was the worst odor and taste that ever
we got hold of."
IOWA PEOPLE WOULD
ADOPT TWO CHILDREN
Mr. and Mis Glen Boslwlck of Wood
bine,. Ifl., applied at .the relief headquar
ters for one or two children who they say
they will adopt If they can find orphans
who were Ipft parentless by the storm.
They say thev would like one child, but
would take two If there are two children
In one family rather than to separate the
children. K. V. Parrlsu took them to thT
Child Saving institute to see what could
be learned there.
Realty Men Seek Information
$500,000 LOSS
. While this sum will scarcely
cover my loss from the destruc
tion of my extensive laboratory,
. offices and all my stock of rem
edies on hand, tho books and
vital records of Yny business
were saved, and within forty
oight hours this fire was only,
an Incident In the career of the
.Muiiyon Homeopathic Itemed)
Co.
While the flro was yet burn
ing, my force was at work In a
neighboring building, and by
working the telephone and tele
graph, new bottles, labels and
medicines were rushed through.
Surplus stock In the hands of
jobbers was recalled, and orders,
the heaviest we have had for
years, were filled' with only one
day's delay.
My motto, "There is Hope,"
characterizes the spirit of indus
try and progrefs which has
built up my business, the great
est of Its kind in the world today.
The committee of thirty real estate men of the Real Estate exchange Is out
.,Mifinn.i i.tn to tabulate the exact condition of the property that was
damaged or destroyed. The information thus gathered will be used by the Relief
Committee as a basis for tho permanent restoration work that la being planned.
Th Information will show whether the property is or is not ciear ot incumbrances
what mortgages stand against It and many other points. Funds will be raised to be
loaned to people at ajow rate of Interest, or perhaps no Interest at all for the
permanent restoration andTehaUtatlon work.
Following Is tho form of the card on which the Information will be gathered
by the Real Kstate exchange committee. Fill out and pall to F. I. Crelgh, secre
tary of the Real Kstate Exchange, 608 Bee building: -
Oil Heaters, $3.19
OEHFECTION Oil Hoat-
jT
rs, full size, large
enough to heat n big
room; regu
larly sells for
S3 50. s n n rial
for Friday, at. . . U
SQI9
1
ril
KM
nil ii 1 1 mmw
Tho Heart of Omaha Sixteenth and Harney
Coming Monday
A Gigantic Sale ot
BlackSilks
Wonderful Values
Remnants About Yz Price
FHIDAV, as usunl, will" bo romnnnt tiny, and thousands t.f short lengths of tho soason's most favored and desirable
materials will be offered to you at about half their regular priee. The lengths range from 2 to 8 yards, and
represent the season's best selling patterns and colors. The offering includes:
About
12
Price
Remnants of Wash Goods .
Remnants of Embroideries
Remnants of Crashes
Remnants of Silks
Remnants of Dress Goods
Remnants of Domestics
Remnants of Linens
Remnants of Laces, Etc.
Sale of Choice MILLINERY
75 Exclusive Models at One-Fourth Off
TRIIJAV will be a great millinery day
A horo. We hnvo tnkon 75 of tho most
select models from our hlRh grade assortment
and will offer them at exactly Vi off tho rogu
lar selling price. For Instance:
$20.00 Trimmed Hats $15.00
$22.50 TrimmedHats $16.88
$25.00Tfimmed Hats $f8.75
$30.0l)rTmmed Hats $22.50
$40.00 Trimmed Hats $30.00
$561)ibTTimmed HatsT $37.50
$60.00 Trhnme'd Hats $4566
Fancv Stiek-Ups. Values at 98c and
up to $12.98, Friday
French Ostrich Plumes, Values at $1.98
and up to $20.00, Friday
20 !w off
In the Casement
Bargain SectionFriday
OWINO to tho extromoTy TovTprlce, verc
servo tho right to limit tho quantities to
each customer and rofuso to fill mall or phono
orders for goodB advertised in tho bargain
basement section.
Women's Wnlstw, ac
Women's shirt wnlsts,
inn do of flnnnolutto
- originally sold for
$1; very Hpeclnl Fri
day. Oft.
cholco uJL
12Mr Ginghams, He
Plain and Taney ging
ham, worth 12 ',4 c
yd., Friday a j
ynrd, at. OC
HoiiNC UrmscH, 50c
Women's houso dress
es in a good assort
ment of patterns nnd
colors; originally
priced I1.G0 to $2;
salo prico CO
Friday DUC
Huitfl, 08c
Odd lot ot women's
suits that formerly
sold up to $10.00;
Friday, qn
choice. ...... iOt
l'cnrl Muttons
Pearl buttons, assort
ed, 10c values, spe
cial Friday,
2 cards for
llijac Hose, He
Women's black and
tnn hose, of good
quality cotton, and
formerly sold n t
12 Vic; offered Fri
day in tho bargain,
basement, a
pair at . - .
5c
8c
Our Pure Fresh Groceries Make Epicurean Living Within the Reach
of All. These Special Items fr Friday Will Surely Interest Yu
Red,
10c
SARDINES
deviled
can
10c
V K A 8 T
FOAM Spc
clnl 3 Pkgs, 10c
PBAS
June,
nan .
II O M I N Y
a can
at . .
SARDINES
Oil or mustard,
3 cans, 10c
Early
IOC
v
Tic
SAIiMON,
-lb.
cans
.M A C AHONI.
Oinnlm or
Minnesota-
3 Pkgs., 25c
OMVES, largo
queens, Qlip
qunrt . . . .Qlfu
SUCCOTASH --
atCan. 0C
SOAP -- Cocoa
toilet
3 cakes, 10c
DEANS, stcing,
3 cans, 25c
IQc
SPAGHETTI
Franco Ameri
can brand or
Van Camp's, a
can
at
TEAS Assort
ed blonds, 78c
quality, QPp
the lb. ...DO"
SOAP Fcls'
Naptha
6 bars, 25c
SOAP, I "Dla
ntnnil C" or
"Heat 'Kin
All"
10 bars, 25c
SOUPS, Franco
A m o rlcnn
brand, assorted
kinds,
3 tic cans
H L' T T K It,
"C npllnl"
brand, brick,
full weight.
pound
at . .
-r-i - --t
36c
SOUPS, Frnnco
A m o rlcnn
brand, assorted
kinds
20c cans, 15c
Granulat'd Sugar, 23 Ibs.SI
With ovory grocery order of
J1.00 or more.
FLOUR, ryo or
graham, stick of
45 lbs., $155
MATCHES
"Illrdsoyo" or
"Sear chllght"
atbr: 4c
FLOUR, "Capi
tol" brand, sack
48"lbs $11
MATCHES
Safety
12 boxes, 5c
PICKLES, sour,
So.Q.B"!..0c
HA I 8IN8
Fancy Seeded,
lfc quality
3 pkgs., 25c
..5c
RICE - Wholo
Japan,
pound
CHEESE, Nour
schatol, Qp
ench at . . . (J
SWEET CORN,
"Capitol" brand
3 cans, 25c
RAKINO POW
DER, tho
can nt . .
..7c
i:;;s, strict
ly fresh, the
dozen, nflr!
"t UU
CHEESE--Full
cream,
pound . ,
COFFEE
quality,
pound .
BEANS - Fino
kidneys .
3 cans, 25c
20o
3DC
:Orkin Brothers Your Home Store-
Name of Ownrr.
House No.
.Iot niock.
Addition.
Occupied by.
I
Tenant Owner
Name of Agent.
Munyon's Remedies on
by all responsible dealers.
sale
-MUNYON.
Ot'Ji.-i.N HTKAMfHIIS
Business or Occupation of Owner Address..;
improvements Story. 8'e x When Built Furnace
Dumbing Kstimated Damage, ...
Damage: Foundation, J Walls. Iloof
No. Chimneys Down No. Windows Out Ham or Oarage,
Cost, t Kstimated Damage, f
Household Goods
r1 Kstimated Damage, $,..
Value of galrage. Buildings, ..,
Value of salvage, Household Goods, $.
Tornado Insurance, I... Company
Plaster.
Ize.
Agent
Encumbrances
First Mortgage, I ,. To Whom ,
Hecond Mortgage, $ , To Whom,
House Orders Arrest
of the Assailant of
Martiii Sugarman
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 27. -(Special Tlc
gram.) The house adopted tho report of
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate the nnsault of Mnrtln Sugar
man by Ouy Cramer thl morning. A
warrant was ordered Issued for the ur
iet of Cramer and be will be brought bo
foe the bar of the house nnd n date uet
for a hearlng.N The committee recom
mended the severest punishment that
could be Inflicted under the statutes. The
attorney general was Instructed to get
up the papers 111 the case. Ciame' Is
thought to be In Omaha, having left here
this morning.
OWNERLESS HAT PUTS
ONE OVER M'VANN
A tornado tale In being told by K. I.
McVann, the point of which Is appreci
ated more by his hearers 'than by him.
"When the storm broke on us we had
company In the persons of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Squire, who, as soon as the Immediate
excltment was over; started, without
standing on the order of their going, to
locate their daughter somewhere In the
neighborhood. Tho next day while trj -lug
to get things In shape. I- found In
the front -hall way a fine new bjack lint
which 1 had never iwii before and which
did not fit me. 1 offered It to one of the
workmen who wns helping, and as It
fitted him I told him he could have It
and prepared to tell about finding some
body's hat deposited In my house by tlm
storm without the slightest Injury to It.
When I mentioned It to my wife she
said, 'Why, that was Mr. Squire's hut;
he rushed off without It.- She says tho
Joke is on me."
Llena
Stocks of Goods
BERMUDA and WEST INDIES
Ak lor lllu.i.id booklf
Tha Boyal Mail Steam rack; Co.
fiadtrfon ten Cut Aft., jl So. 1.4 gtllt
tu, Cblc.jo. or Anr itun.hlp Ticket A'.
Kstimated Value, ..
Financial Condition,
Kstimated Damage, ;.,
.a.M..,...;..-,
OLD LADY CANNOT SLEEP
WITHOUT HER FEATHER BED
Ml kb Hattle White, who is helping with
relief work at Calvury Baptist church,
rnys the most surprising request made
since the storm comes Indirectly from
(in aged lady who lost her feather bed.
The daughter said her mother could n jt
eliH-p on anything but a feather bed and
she has been unable to secure Hiiother.
The storm' carried away the old lady's
bed and tore It to piece. The relief
workers are trying to find such a Iwd.
TIME OF CYCLONE GENERALLY
CONCEDED 10 MINUTES TO 6
COMING SATURDAY
4-b. ui cut uaic ui wxu
Jewelry
Price
The Result of a Purchase of a
$15,000 STOCK
From a Well-Known Manufacturer in' New York City
SEE FRIPAY EVENING PAPERS
on the shattered walls of the Klcctrlc
garage at Fortieth and Farnam streets..
Hh honest old face shows the hands stop
ped at G:S0 and there they yet stand
transfixed, the mute witness of the ter
rible tragedy.
Other clocks In tho city stopped at 6:60 1
Sunday. One whs in the home of J
W Thomas on west Harney street. So
that 10 minute before C, Sunday evening,
Is quite generally accepted as Omaha's
Ides of March. ,
CHIEF DUNN ISSUES
CALL FOR AUTOMOBILES
Chief of Police Henry Dunn asks those
who will donnte the use of their automo
biles for a short time to communicate
with him. He has many volunteer work
ers who have long Hats of people who
Kavn gathered supplies and seveial carl
are needed to assist In this work.
Remarks:
COLD WAVE APPROACHES
FLOOD STRICKEN DISTRICT
WASHINGTON. Mare! .7 - Tl-
The time the storm struck Onmha litis
hcfn disputed, some say It was 6 o'clock.
me 6:60 p. in.
Records show that the tornado stopped weather bureau today said:
the Illinois Central clock ot Woodbine. "The precipitation Is ended Wfit of
la., nt 6:1". Woodbine Is forty miles Mississippi river and almost nencrul.
from Omaha. If the storm lilt Omahu ,it I throughout the south while that In tic
6, it made about HI miles an hour. Irtntral Valletta and lake region is 'ur.i
lint III r. irA tvltnaa In rn ,. ,1,.. r mnnw wlfli tli.. nlinrnnch nf tlin mil
Una Is a lark old clock still hanging j wave and rapidly fallliu' tciupcrat jr-s plffiffiffi
Pianos Moved Free
"CjOR everybody who intends to
have their instrument over
hauled. Free estimates furnished for repairs
of all kinds by our factory experts.
All work fully guaranteed. We also
offer you the convenience of our large piano
store room. Nominal price charged for
pianos placed in storage.
Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co.
Douglas 1623 1311-13 Farnam St.