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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1914)
TI1H BE10: OAfAl L, FRIDAY, FKHRUAKY 27, 1914. ALL WOULD GETMONEY BACK Aijditorium Stockholders to Get Re j fund if City Buys Property. TWO THOUSAND IN COMPANY Thnt Mnny Arc Ninv lloldlnR Shnres In the Incorporation Which OTTim Structnrc Onlj- Vert Mnilr Dnnntlnnn, tor ! In offering to the city tlio Auditorium JKW.OOO, the owners of tho building la ntintvn n .ll.nnatt Inn in rnfttt thi. city more thnn halt way. according to i tho members of the citizens' Auditorium committee. That, body points out thnt the Auditorium as it stands today has cost K7S,000; that tho property is offered for $2i,CO0; In addition that tho owners BBrce to pay off nil outstanding Indebted ness, about $130,003, which will leave less than -JIO.OOo to bo divided among the various stockholders; that there are moro than 2,000 stockholders, who hold one or more shares of stock, and that every person who has put any money Into the holding company will recelvo his sharo In rotum. A rumor has been circulated that only n few people In Omaha own the AudK torlum and that they will' receive the money which tho city pays'for the Audi torium in the event the property is bought. Ttto Til on Kami Ownrr. At tho present tlmo there are more than 8,000 owners, which Includes business con cerns and individuals, who advanced the money for the building of tho structure. "There have been many-misunderstand-Ings of the conditions under which the Auditorium was built," says tho commit tee. "Many think it was built by money received from the salo of bricks, but this was a very small Item. Less than J'O.tOO vas received from tho sale of bricks and the majority of those, buying bricks took stock for their money. "Altogether J17S,0iX was received from subscriptions of every source. Of this amount J167.C00 stoek was Issued, leaving only a little less than $11,00), for which stock was never Issued. The Burlington railroad subscribed and paid $S,000 for which no stock was Issued. The Nebraska Clothing company paid $1,000 under the name conditions. Eliminating these two largo subscriptions less than $5,000 was paid Into the Auditorium fund for which no stock was issued. "With these few exceptions every one who put money Into the Auditorium will get about 40 per cent of it back." Jap Girl's Parents Consent to Wedding Hugh Wada and Miss Miscl Motwok, tho eloping Japanese couple of North Platte, who were arrested at tho Union station by the Omaha police, following a request to do so by Sheriff Salsbury of North Platte, were overjoyed Wednes day evening when two Japanese friends from North Platte nrrlved at police heart quarters and told them the girl's parents had agreed that they could be married on their return home, Tho quartet left for home in the com pnny of Sheriff Salsbury. An objection to tho marrtagA was made from tho fact that tho girl was but 1? years of age and the boy IS years. MAN BURIED IN SAND PIT HAS SLIGHT CHANCE Barney Jenens, laborer, who was badly burned Wednesday morning whllo sleep ing In tho Union Pacific sandpits at Fif teenth and Marcy streets, when a carload of hot sand was dumped upon him. Is reported to be very low at St. Joseph's hospital. An effort Is being made to lo cate relatives nnd notify them of tho man's predicament. GRAND JURYJROBING MANY Looks Into Disappearance of Prop erty from Poor Farm. MANY WITNESSES ARE CALLED How It Came To Be The keynote upon which the "Econ omy Book" is built was sounded by Pres ident Wilson in Omaha during the presidential campaign when he declared; "The Nation's problem today arm prob lem of the home and by t..e game token they are women' problem ." Later Speaker Clark repeated the chord in his opening speech at the annual convention of the Woman's National League, and the women within sound of his voice caught the harmony thought wave. The Economy Book containing the belt thought and experience of 4S0 leading women, representing every ttate in the Union, it the result. What It Is What the "Economy Book" stands for and, what it accomplishes is perhaps beat told by Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the Vice-President of the United States, who is famous both in Indiana and in Wash ington for her practical ideas on household management and housewifely thrift. She writes on December 8, 1913: "It it a successful effort in uggeting to the average houtewife how, with a miniihing food tupply, the can not only keep the rote in her children' check, but live within her huiband'tjncome." You will be able to supply many of your needs with the money this book will enable you to save. I i-jc k in order tn allow this book to ro Into Tsrv horn. tha Editor ai the work have commindrd that the price bo fixed at Wo. an mouu( thai barelv covers tha cont at printing and distribution. Cut out this ECONOMT CBJITIKICATB. sign your nm nnd rull address. Preient It at Tha Bea nfflca, lot Bee building, tojrether with tic, which la the te fixed by the Editor. Tba return of tht Certificate Is nweasary WHERE YOU CAN GET BOOKS Bee Office (103 Be Ut Noi Ittlt e Rutldln. Omaha. rth Main St. Council Bluffs. V St. SuutU Omaha. Add 18 cents if the book la to be sent you by express. Nsme ...-. - . ...... Rtrret ................................. City ................ , Stale ....... It V U Address THE OMAHA EES Otuaba, ties. ..4...a Alio InrriUnntri Cnap of llnh Wil liams, Who Won Cnse In Which n Tonne Womnn Ad mlttril IVrJurj-. Investigation of tho disappearance from tho poor farm of property belonging to the county, alleged to hav occurred b fore the present superintendent, Fred C. ltoRers, took chnrgo of tho plant, 1ms been undertaken by tho grand Jury. That tho Jury Is going Into tho sub ject In detail has been made known. Physicians, nurses nnd other employes of the por farm and hospital have given testimony. It Is said that a considerable quantity of housohold furnishings oro missing at tho hospital. Hugh Williams, defendant In nn aliena tion of affections suit, in which n young girl took the witness stand nnd admitted that she had been Induced to perjuro her self In. testimony against him. totd the Jurors tho story of his fight against an attempt to cocrco money from him. Wil liams won his case In court. Burlington Will Have Model Farm of Own a Holdrege While the details have not all been worked out, tho Burlington linn begun tho work of establishing nn experimental farm at Uoldrege, where tho company owns a. tract of more than 610 acres of choice agricultural land. Already a number of modern barns for cattle hae been erected and many moro nro con templated. ' On the farm It Is tho Idea to breed hlgh-grado cattle nnd hores nnd sell them to fanners at nctual cost. Atten tion will be given to plant culturo anil the different kinds of grain will bo tried out that farmers may have thq benefit of tho experience gained by the experts. Whllo tho farm will be directly under the control of the Burlington road, It will be managed and the details will bo entirely In tho hands of a corps of experts. Howell's Wrath is I Too Much for Off ice Force; All Tremble General Manager It. Beeclier Howell of tho metropolitan water district ac cuses his official organ, tho World-Herald, of handing him the most uhklndcst cut of all. An enterprising reporter spread tho Information through tho daily hyphenated that Howell was figuring on the construction of a municipal lighting plant at Florence, to be operated in con ruction with tho municipal water plant. When Howell read tho "story," hi J nngcr caused the offlco force to tremble. Ho not only investigated tho source of such "misleading Information" In his own office, but expressed his personal opinion of tho news gatherer and tho laxity which permitted such yarns to get by tho cdltois without Investigation. Chief Architect Oeorgc H, Trim, on whoso desk tho plan nnd calculations for tho proposed electric plant woro al leged to liavo been left, was pr6perly frightened. "Josh," he said, "Just Josh. Nothing to It, I assure you. Just Josh." Being nil wrapped up In n schei" for tho municipal ownership of the gas com pany, the street railway company and other things, the general manager felt tho pitbllo might construe his electric light plnnt plans. to mean that he was bit ing off a bigger chunk thnn ono man could chew. Union Pacific Men to Will Hold Open House at the Next Week Over l.PCo employes of the Vnlon Pa cific railroad and members of tho Young Men's Christian association nro expected to attend tho second annual t.'nlon Pa cific "open houso" at tho association building next Wednesday evening. The building will be thrown open to the rail road men for their uso and Inspection. Music will ho furnished by the t'nlon Pactflo quartet and the association band, anil speeches will bo made by these I nlon Pacific heads of departments: N. II Ixratnls, C. J. Lane. H. J. Stirling, tltrrlt Kort and J. A. Munroe. President Ooorge V. dllmore of tho as sociation will welcomo tho visitors and tmike an address. Among tho railroad men who are arranging for tho big af fair arc M. Ij. Stone, H. C. Bosacker, 15. C. Paulson. O. 0. Cnrlenian, T. W. Scott and O. II. Boss. Ilr. Klnst' .vr Mfr Pills Cured Mr. K. W. Ooodloe, Dallas, Tex., of malaria nnd biliousness; best regulator of liver, stomach nnd bowels. I5e. All dealers, Advertisement. BODY OF FRED KRUG, JR ARRIVES FROM MISSOURI The body of tho lato Fred Krug, Jr arrived from Excelsior Springs yesterday and was immediately taken to Itulso & Relpcn's, where It was prepared for burial. At the depot tha body was met by a number of friends of the deceased, who lent comfort to the widow and young daughter. Arrangements for tho funeral have not been completed and it Is not likely the details will he all worked out until word has been received from a sister, who la now In California. Tho funeral will ho held cither Saturday or Sunday, tho exact date not yet having been set. John Lund Office Manager for Ryder at the City Hall John I.und has been appointed office manager to Street Commissioner J. J. rtyder at, a salary of IM a month. Miss Clarabello Callahan, Commissioner Byder's secretary, has had her salary raised from S3 to J00 a month, since sho has taken charge of the bookkeeping In the street commissioner's office, In ad dition to her other duties. Park Commissioner J. B. Hummel lias not yet appointed a successor to Mrs. C. D. Jcwctt, his former secretary, whom he discharged. Police Commissioner A. C Kugcl has not formally reappointed h!M office force since ho took xhargo. of the police commissioner's office. POLICE ORDER MAN AND WOMAN TO LEAVE TOWN When tho polce deported somcthng like half a hundred women of the streets and a large number of men, In some manner Clnudo Stoley and Bertie Love were over looked. This pair, thinking they were safe, were perched In tho front row at the wresting match nt tho Krug theater last night, when something llko forty po licemen, on nnd off duty, saw them. When tho couple left the theater after the bout, thcio was lively competition be tween tho officers to seo which ono should arrest them. Officers Nlchol and Turner were finally victorious and they led the man and woman to a patrol box while brother officers nursing defeat looked on. Knrlv this morning Captain Heltfeld told them they could go free if they would leave town, or take a Jail sentence it they remained. They went to Des Moines. Tho Iive woman formerly operated a re sort at WW noum 'j nirxcenm sircei, ana Stoley'once operated a pool hall. HOWARD IS CONSIDERED AS DEAVER'S SUCCESSOR There Is considerable speculation In railroad circles as to who will succeed the lata Clem Deaver as head of tho Burl ington's homeseeklng department. In tho regular lino of promotion the place would naturally go to S. B. Howard, assistant, who has been fn tho office several years, and who during tho last six months dur ing the last illness of Mr. Deaver, has been the active head of the department. However, here nothing Is known as to whether or not Mr, Howard will be tho lucky Individual. The appointment, when it is made, will come from Chicago and will be made by P. B. Kuatls, tho com pany's passenger trafflco manager, tho department being under Ills Jurisdiction. Shepherd Dog Looks Faithfully for His Master All Morning A big shepherd dog, lost, grief-stricken or mad, excited tho sympathy of many Fnrnam street pedestrians. Tho dog, with tongiio hanging out, loped behind every street car between Sixteenth nnd Twenty-fourth streets for hours. After keeping this up nil morning, tho dog, tired out, lay down in the Bnow nt Seventeenth street In tho afternoon and watched closely as tho street cars passed. 1-nto In tho afternoon tho dog disappeared nt a slow trot, going west on Fnrnam street. The dog wore a shiny, brass collar, but nono of the pedestrians could approach tho animal, which, It Is believed, hud lost his master, who had boarded a street car. COLONIST RATES WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH BURGESS NASH CO. "EVERYBODY'S STORE" '.Ki hlny, Kcbrunry U7, 1IM I. STORK XYYiS FOR FRIDAY. Sixteenth and Ilaraor Streets. Witlv, all of tho Omnna roads operating to Pacific coast points, colonist rates will bo In cfefct this yenr from March IB to April 15, Inclusive This yenr, the sumo as last, the one-way rate from Omaha will bo 30 on all colonist business, tho sleep ing rar faro to bo added. llallroad passenger men look for a heavy business during tho first nnd last week of tho colonist period, though they do not anticipate anything llko tho travel during like periods of former years. Formerly when tho low rates have been lit effect, there has been a largo business known as "speculative," but this year they do not expect much of this. Formerly largo numbers of men have gone to tho coast on the colonist rates looking for work. This year It Is conceded that the Pacific coast labor market is over stocked nnd It Is anticipated flint most of those who go will bo people who expect to locate, or remain there for it long time. PRESSMEN'S UNION FIGHT GETS INTO POLICE COURT A warrant has been issued for tho ar rest of Bart Cnramello president of tho Omaha Pressmen's union No. 32, who has been charged with petit larceny by W, II. Hattcrock, a member of tho organization. As a result of a misunderstanding, tho union has been split In two, and Carn mello, mnlntnlnlng that his sldo Is right, took the churter from tho wall. Ho said that ho would return It If tho Interna tional officers of tho union decided In fav.or of tho Insurgents after giving both sides a hearing. FORMER MAIL CARRIER UP ON PERJURY CHARGE Trial of a criminal suit against Jamc.i S. Stone, formerly a mall carrier in Omaha, now a Mormon missionary, en the charge of perjury was begun before Judge Begley, sitting In Judge Leslie a district court. Stone was named us corespondent by Charles D. McLaughlin, plaintiff In u divorce case trie! before Judge Knglish last summer, htono asserted that ho merely talked religion to Mrs. McLuugh lln. hut was contradicted by a-number of witnesses. MRS. STUART BARNES COMES TO HER HUSBAND'S BEDSIDE Mrs. StUHrt Burner', wife of tho Or- uheum comedian who is suffering from pneumonia, has nrrlved In Omaha to be with her husband until he recovers. His condition Is nn worvc than two days ago, when his plijblclan orderfd him to bed, but It will be several weeks before lie can return to the fclage. Key to tho Situation Deo Advertising. To Charge Customers Merchandise bought during the remainder of tho month will bo charged on your March account, payable in April. Sale of SILK Remnants Friday Offered at a Fraction of the Original Price THE offering includes thousands o yards of 1 to 5-yard lengths of such splendid silks ns plain mcsaalinea, fancy louieicncs, flowered mcssalinca, China Bilks, foulards, taffe tas, plain and fancy poplins,crcpc do chines, silk serges, kimono silks, etc., etc., widths 27 to 36 inches. Practically every wanted shade and pattern, divided into four great lota for quick disposal Friday. LOT 1 LOT 2 LOT 3 LOT 4 Silks formerly Bilks formerly Silks formerly Silks formerly priced at 50c, at, priced 50o and COo, priced 75c and 85c, priced $L and $1.25, yard at, yard at, yard at, yard 19c, 29c 39c 59c 10c 25c DINNERWAkE at 10c A N assortment of 300 odd plocca of Dlnnorwaro trx Including, plates, covorod dishes, cups nnd Bauccrs, gravy boats, sugars nnd croumers, good 25c values, for nulck disposal, ench. , $1.35 Aluminum Kettles, 70c. Pure aluminum preserving kettles, 6-quart slxo, strictly first quality, Instond of $1.35, Friday, strictly first quality, instead of $1.36, Friday, 70d Oil Floor Mops for $1.25. Oil of Codar Mop nnd pint of Oil of Cedar polish, the kind of mop that gets into the cornors, Instead of $1.75, for S1.25 $1.00 Curtain Stretchers, 60c. Six-foot hIzo, fitted with brnRB stationary pins. llnrgf mi-Nnli Co. ItnTtneiU. STAMPED CENTERS at 49c C TAMPED centers on white or colored linens, slses 32 to 27 Inches, larga . assortment of designs with six A t skeins of floss for working. In tead of 75c to 98c, choice Child's Stamped Drwses, 23c. Assortments of colors and styles with three skeins of floss for working, sizes 2 to 4 Tears, instead of 50c to 75c, choice, each 23 Pillow Slips at lOo. Surmner Slips, top and back, ready for the pillow. In an assortment of colors, at, each 10b ftarffrjut-Nuh Co. Second Floor. Samples of Fancy LINENS at About Price IT'S a lot consisting of traveling salesmen's samples which wo fortunately picked up at about half the regular prico and offer to you tho same way. Tho lot includes SCARFS, SQUARES, CENTERPIECES, DOILIES and TOWELS in cluny, battenberg, em broiderod and drawn work. Some soiled and muascd, but othorwiso strictly first quality. Hero's tho way wo've priced them for Fridayt each 2c, 5c, ldc, ISc, 25, 39c, 59c, 75c, 89c nanccaa-Nnak Co. Mala Floor. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IN the plan of ro-arrangement and adjustment of the various departments of our store we havo decided to CLOSE OUT OUR STOCK OF FURNITURE Sale Will Begin Monday Morning, March 2nd Presenting Reductions of 1A, and off Regular Prices Tho stock will bo on display on tho Third floor. Orders will bo taken in advance on Fri day and Saturday, but deliveries will begin only upon tho actual opening of tho sale, Mon day, March Second. Inspection day is a couricBy wmuu uul- uuBiomern mucii appreciate, it prevents tnc gestion and inconveuienco of an overcrowded first day of the sale. SBurgoss-Nosh' Co. 16th and Harney.; VISITOR SLUGGED AND ; ROBBED BY TWO MEN Albert WVitdluml, 'chUtxU'o, 1m., was ! KltiKKed at Fourteenth ml Itiirnoy streets Wednesday- ,ilgit Ijy two unknown men, who rohtWMl him uf 12 and Ills ovorcont. Thr victim m) a Inn men him roai lied him fnim Mi" rur mid struck hli-i wlthm ' Sixty-Six Per Cent. According to the last report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics the retail prices of the "principal articles of food" in forty industrial cities advanced sixty-six per cent, in fourteen years. The price of Shredded Wheat in all that time has remained the same, and it is just as satis fying, strengthening and sustaining as it was fourteen years ago 'a complete, perfect food, supplying more real, body -building nutriment than meat or eggs, costing much less and much more easily digested. Your grocer sells it. Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crispness. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with hot milk or cream will supply all the energy needed for a half day's Work. Deliciously nourishing when eaten in combination with baked apples, stewed prunes, sliced bananas or canned or preserved fruits. Try toasted Triscuit, the Shredded Wheat wafer, for luncheon with butter, cheese or marmalade. Made only by The Shredded Wheat Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y. f'i't! 'i vnrd Sinn h mrc to lie tlficJ t. o ! c