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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1914)
THE OMAilA hUMJAi jUul; MA lU, iii4. 5 A ECHOES OF THE ANTE-ROOM Camp Lee Forby t0 Hold Memorial Services Next Sunday. WORKMEN TO GIVE A CONCERT Union Pnrlflo t,odKc A. O. U. W. Dnnil Will Piny Projrrnnt nt the Amcrlcnn Thentrr xt Friday Crrittntt, Camp Lee Forby of the veterans of the Spanish-American war, will hold Its memorial services at West Lawn ceme tery next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The decoration services will be participa ted In by the ladles of the Henry Yv. Lawton auxiliary. Martial music will be furnished by tho Mapes Fife and Drum corps. Harry O. Palmer, Omaha attor ney, will deliver an address on "Martyrs to National Unselfishness." Transportation will be provided to tho cemetery from Fifty-sixth and Leaven worth streets. The public has been In vited to attend theso services. Ancient Order of I'nltnl Workmen, Union Pacific lodge, No. 17, Ancient Order of United "Workmen, will give a band concert at the American theater on next Friday evening. Owing to the length of tho program the concert will start at 8:15 p. m. Instead .of at 8:30 p. m., as previously announced. Grand Master A. M. Walling of David City, Neb., will be present, as also several of the other grand lodge officers, and a delegation from Lincoln, South Omaha and Papllllon will take It In along with tho grand lodge officers. Tho address of welcome will be made by Mayor Dahlman and responded to by Grand Master Workman A. M. Walling. The musical program will be under the direction of Fred A. Woodard and will be as follows. Entre No. VTa Orchestra March Salute to No. 17 Pat Doran Entire Band. Selection Mill in the Forest. R. Bllenberg Entire Band. Selection Chimes of Normandy L. P. Laurendeau Entire Band. Response for Degree of Honor of Ne-braskar-Grand Chief of Honor Mayme Hedrlck Cleaver of Lincoln, Neb. Overture Mazzeppa Franz Mahl Entlro Band. Grand Fastasle Scenes that Are Brightest H. RoundB Baritone Bolo by N. S. Reeves. SongThe WhlppoauriM Westman Euphono Malo quarter of the United Brethren church: Al Bohren, first tenor; J. A. Mapes, baritone: Stan ley Green, second tenor; Will Mauer, first bass. Screen work of the Union Pacific lodge No. 17, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Past Master Worm an A. M. Thorn, lecturer. (Songs will be sung by the Euphony qnartet). March The Moose P. Hans-Flath Entire Band. "Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata i Air by Theodore M. Tobonl Entlro Band. Waltz Enchantment Herbert Peters Ent re Band. Reverie Cathedral Chimes Arnold and Brown Piano Solo L. W. Hagllnd. accompanied by hand. Medley Songs of the Nation....... ...w J. Bodewalt-Lampe Entire Band, North Omaha lodge No. 1B9 ;wlll give a dance for members and families Wednes day evening at the temple. Omaha lodge No. 18 expects A large crowd out for the big feed on Tuesday evening. Patten lodge No. 173 will hold a bust nesajrieetlng of importance Monday even Iris. iUnion Pacific lodge No 17 has rented the American theater for a concert by the lodge's own band for Friday evening. Grand Master Workman Walling, David City, Neb., and Mrs. Mayme Hedrlck Cleaver, grand chief of honor of the De gree of Honor, will be on the program. A large delegation from Lincoln, Fre mont, Plattsmouth andi Papllllon aro looked for. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. .All of the Omaha subordinate and Re bekah lodges and encampments have joined together to celebrate the Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows, memorial ser vices on Sunday June 7. It Is planned to meet at Odd Fellows hall at 12:30 and march from there to street cars which w'l take the members to Forest Lawn cei tery. where the beautiful memorial ser vices of the order will be held. All Omaha and transient Odd Fellows are In vited to take part in this affair. During this week all of the Omaha lodges will elect officers for the mid-term commencing July 1, Upland lodge will hold a picnic at Up and Neb., on June 10, at which time, grandmaster John will dedicate the new hall at that place. Preparations are be ing made to care for 4,000 people. Last year there was 3,000 people In attendance at a similar picnic AD ECHOES ICnleht of Pthln. The rank of esquire will be conferred by Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias next Wednesday night. Woodmen Circle, Emma B.' Manchester grove No. 156 of the Woodmen Circle will give an enter tainment on Monday evening at Sey mour hall, Sixteenth and Farnam streets, In which will be Included the famous "Tom Thumb Wedding." At this wed ding, Tom Thumb, or In real life, Robert Hoefler, and his little bride-to-be, known as Dorothy Jackson, little granddaughter of Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, supreme guardian of the Woodmen Circle, will go through with the wedding ceremony. Grove No. 1, Woodmen Clrcl, gave a very pleasant dance at Turpln's hall last. Wednesday evening. The special feature, a May pole dance by. sixteen glrln in costume, was enthusiastically received. Knlcht nf the Miocnb'fK. Omaha tent No. 75, Knights of the Mac cabees of the World, held an open meet ing last Monday evening for the mem bers and friends. A very large attend ance was present and a good time en joyed. The evening was spent with cards and dancing. Refreshments were served. Tribe or M-n II nr. Mecca court. Tribe of Ben Hur, No. 13, will hold an old fiddlers' litest on the Fourth of July at the lodge hall, 1501 Harney street. proving popular The attendance Is much better now since the new plan of meet ing every Tuesday has been In vogue. Tills Homestead has passed the 100 mark and the way now applications come 1' , , t. ., . . me inuicauons are mat ociore me en. of tho year, the membership roll will double. The scr'es of entertalnmcntsc are proving to be an Immense drawing card. On Tuesday tvening, this Homestead will give an Ice cream social and card party at the hall. Seventeenth and Vln ton streets, and the committee assures all who attend a royal time. Anumber of members have signified their Inten tions of attending the decoration serv ice Ht Des Moines, In June, when the supreme castle of the order will dedicate their new headquarters building. Yeomen from all over the United States will be In attendance and Omaha Is sure to be well represented. Woodmen of the World. A progressive high five party will be given by Alpha tamp No. 1, Woodmen of tho World nt Eagles' hall, HCt Harney street, Tuesday evening tot members and their friends. SAMSON REHEARSES TODAY King of Ak-Sar-Ben ,to Stage First Dress Show This Afternoon. OPENING NIGHT ON JUNE FIRST Order of Soottlxb flnn. Clan Gordon No. f, Order Scottish Clans, held a regular meeting Tuesday night. .Much business was transacted and a pleasant time enjoyed. The clan will give a picnic this summer. A good program will be given at the next meet ing on June - Ilrotlierliood of Ainrrlrini Yeomen. Omaha lodge No. 1W1. American Yco- man n Ml etve a rard TlArtv Ami H a nr. at Be-right hall Wednesday evening next. Refreshments will be sorvod. - Henderson Homestead, No. 1642, Hroth erhood of America camen. Is still contin Wng to grow. The weekly meetings are Wm, H, Kerr Turns Down Presidency of Bellevue College Willis H. Kerr, who was offered the presidency of Bellevue college, has writ ten from Emporia, Kan., where he Is now librarian of th. State Normal school, that ha has decided not to accept the offer. Secretary George G. Wallace of tho Board of Directors of the local college re ceived Mr. Kerr's message declining the presidency and the board has already begun to look for another available candidate J. Fred Kerr, 30OS Poppleton avenue, brother of tho educator, sold some time ago that the latter's bright prcepects In tho field of literary work might deter him from accepting the college presidency. It Is now thought that such was the case. as Mr. Kerr is recognized nationally as a rising light-In library circles. Prof. William E. NIcholl of tho ncltevue faculty la acting president, under a com mittee of the directors, consisting of C. M. Wllhelm. C. F. McGrew and John D. Hascall of Wakefield. The committee in charge of getting a new president Is made up of Rev. F. H. Jenks, R, M. Crossman and Mr. Hascall, Mr. Wallace sold that a new head for the Institution might not be retained until next fall, as tho schooj year is now practically over. U. P, Shopmen Are .Working Full Time In accordance with the general order that has gone out over the system, the men In the Union Ta'blflc shops at Chey enne, Wyo., have been put on full time, working eight hpura during five days of tho week and four hours Saturdays. This increase In time Is due to Increased work In the shops, made necessary by reason of the desire to have all equipment in condition for handling the fall business, that Is expected to be heavy. Since last fall the men In the Cheyenne shops have not worked Saturdays. On account of the maintenance work on the Wyoming division navlng been put In the best condition In the history of the road, the bridge gangs of the Union Pacific, from 'Cheyenne, 'west, have been reduced about 50 per cent. MEMORIAL EXERCISES AT BANCROFT SCHOOL FRIDAY Memorial day program at Bancroft school will be given by Miss Hendrlck' son's seventh B students Friday after noon. Tho program .follows: "Toas. to the Flag," Viola Vlckery. Song. "Columbia." Recitation, "The Old Flag," by Vc toria Stepanek. Song, "Memorial Day." A brief illustrated history of our flag. William Greeley. Recitation, "Our Flag," by Raymond Schupp. ' These Things Shall Be," Frank Nal berg. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," cluss. ' Lincoln," Ruby Hirschorn. "The Gettysburg Address," Louis Kuzela. "William Howard Taffs Tribute to Lin coln." Ernest Nordin. Song, ''Tenting," class. . Recitation. "Oh, Beautiful, My Coun try," Manuel PrelBman. "Nolan's Speech," Emery Edwards, "America." , SOME RECENT SALES MADE BY OSBORNE REALTY CO. Animal Will tip Starved Until Then In Order to dive South Omnlin Delegation n Suitable Heeeptlon. 1 1 11 In full regalia, with knles and poisoned darts In their belts the Initiation team of Ak-Sar-Ben is to execute Its first rehearsal In full war paint. Practical performances have been In progress for weeks and tho team Is in good form, but not until this tlmo have they rehearsed In full para phernalia. No living being Is to witness this oxcept the members of the hustlers' committee. This committee has been ea peclally Invited by "King Charles," be cause as the good sovereign says, " they are entitled to be th first to see the sHbw slnco they have hustled so hard." But the real opening night of the Den Is June 1. That Is tho nteht when 1.009 business men of Omaha are to. wado through tho nlllgntor-lnvestcd river dis covered by Toddy somebody-or-other down In South America. That is the night that same seventeen of theso unsuspecting business men are to be eaten alive, ac cording to Samson, for even Saturday did Everett Buckingham send to the Den an other consignment of starvd animal for this sptclflc purpose. That completes threo distinct caravans of wild animals that havo been trcked through the streets of Qulvera to this den of horrors. Anlninlft to no Starved. This severe test over, the nnlmals will be starved for another solid week pre paratory to getting In their destructive work on the South Omaha delegation of members that Is to bo Initiated on thi night of June 8. The hustling team con sisting of Shelberg, Krye and Cheek, havo been tolling dally and have dragged In a good representation from South Omaha. A letter from W. L. Davtes, formerly of Omaha, has come to Samson from Angeles. Davlcs promises that If Samso.i wants the bunch, hs will personally pledge himself to bring a carload of former Omaha people from Los Angeles for the home-coming week In connection with the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. Samson took him up at tho very first bluff nnd Is now making preparations to yard thin carload when they come. Aak for Mailt. " A dozen moro towns in the state havo asked for special nights on which tholr business men can be entertained If they come In a special train for the show at the Den. It is beginning to keep Samson busy to arrange tie special nights for tho booster crowds that want to come in from the various towns. Senator George WoU of Fremont has written that it a sultablo night can be arranged for Fre mont, he will guarantee to bring la a crowd of "CO live wires from f remont for the occasion. The board of governors is to hold & meeting Monday evening. On Wednes day evening the board Is to leave for St. Louis to attond tho big pageant and masque at that place. Inorease in Hard Coal Rates Put Off Because of Protest Protests made by the Omaha Com mercial club and other similar organi sations have resulted In suspension of the proposed advance of cents per ton In hard coal rates by the Interstate Com merce commission, according to official Information received. A delay of several months at the least has been gained and the advanced rates will not go Into effect until an Investi gation nnd hearing have been held, the railroads being compelled to prove the necessity of the Increases. The protest formulated by the Omaha Traffic bureau reached Washington only one day before the last date on which protests might be filed. NEBRASKA LOOKS SPLENDID Suoh is the Expression of President of the Northwestern. RJDAD IS BEING REPAIRED General Mniinnrr Wnltrr Tnke Iernnl Chnrae of Wnnhont nnd Will llnvr Train Hmi ' iilnir Smtriny Noon. TWO ARE ASKING THE COURT FOR DIVORCES Mrs. Bessie Miller, who married F. Lawrence Miller at North rjntte, July 14. 1913, whoa, she whs lt years of age. Is asking tho district court to annul tho nmrrlnge on the sround that sho did not reallzo tho Importance of the step sho look nor the duties Incident to married life. Mis. Vera Boyles has requested a di vorce from Clifford It. Boyles on the ground of cruelty. They were married February 10, 1910. Sho asks tho custody of a daughter, aged 3 year. MISSING RANCHmAN IS L0CATEDAT A HOSPITAL J. A. Moore, ranchman or Battle Creek, Neb., who was roported missing, has been located. He was found at the Mercy hospital In Council Bluffs, where he has a daughter undergoing medical treatment. Shortly nftor leaving home Wednesday morning with two cars of cattle for tho South Omaha market Mr Moore's son was drowned in a creek on the rnnch and since then evory effort made to locate the father failed until Friday night, when he called at the hospltnl to see his daughter. Some of the recent sales of Osborne Realty company: Sold for Alfred Parduri lot In Fort View. Terrace addition to Ralph C. Clary for $600. Sold for Miss Margaret J. Latey t vo houses and lots. Brick cottage, 3210 Emmet street, to Ralph Penney for Jl.700. New five-room houise. 3216 Emmet street, to Ed Gulnane, price J2.000. Dora Barrum to Carl Danlelson, 4121 North 23d street, 3,350. Claude O, Turner to John M. Traccy 3921 North list street, five-room hous1 and two lots, J1.K0. Alice E. Frye to John W. Light. UA Sahler street, five-room cottage, prlto J1.350. Erwln Lord company to Charles L. Smith, 2315 Ogdcn avenue, elght-rujm house. J1,T00. George Greene to Mrs. C. Carlson, lot COth and Corby. J800. ConMtlpil tlon Cnred. John Supple of Sunbury, To., writes, "Dr. King's New Life Pills aro tho best pills for constipation." 25c. All drug gists. Advertisement. INJURIES FROM COLLISION William Feller, 1119 Georgia avenue, who was seriously Injured In a motorcycle accident at Twenty-seventh and Leaven worth streets, on May 19, died Saturday afternoon, Death resulted from the ef fects of the accident, in which the ma chine was completely demolished. Aged, Wrink.ed Faces Easil Rejuvenated An aged face Is often only a mask to a comparatively youthful person. Be neath Is a countenance young and fair to look upon. It's a simple matter to re move the mask. Ordinary mercolized wax, to s had at any drug store, gradu ally absorbs the worn-out surface skin, In a week or two the user has the love liest p'"' ' white complexion imaginable, An ouu-.. of the wax usually Is sufficient to complete the transformation. It Is put on at night like cold cream and taken oft In the morn'ng with warm water. This remarkable treatment Is Invariably effective, no matter how muddy, sallow or discolored the complexion. Freckles, moth-patches, liver spots, pimples, Mark, heads and other cutaneous blemishes, naturally vanish with the discarded skin. To remove wrinkles, here Is a recipe that cannot be too highly recommended Powdered saxolite, 1 oz , dissolved In H P'nt witch hazel. Use as a wash lotion. It arts Instantaneously and Is wonderful ly effective- Advertisement. SUSPICIOUS PAIR ORDERED TO LEAVEJTOWN AT ONCE Joe Garglll, with his colored wife, Mnud, were picked up at the Union station 'is suspicious characters and upon bcln? searched at police headquarters two dia mond rings, five bottles of cocaine H'.id an opium outfit were taken from their grip. Later in a secret compartment fi false hand such as Is employed by shop- Utter, was located. Both were arraigned In police court, but on their promise to leave town were given a ninety days' hum nended sentence. it J. O. MBTCALF, Mabel, Mo. After Using Peruna Many Years Iican say that Peru na Is a fine remedy w vaiiiuii ana ais On their special train, President Gard ner of the Northwestern, Vice President McCullough and General Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery Quayle. all of the Northwestern and all of Chi cago, came In from Cheyenne over tho Union Pacific and Immediately left for i tho east. , The Northwestern officials stopped hero Just long enough to change engines. They had been out over tho company lines In Nebraska nnd Wyoming on a genoral In spection trip and relative to the country, President Gardner said: "Everything looks good. I never saw Nebraska look so well and everything points to splendid crop." General Monager Walters, who accom panied President Gardner and his party, hurried back from Wyoming as soon as ho learned of the heavy rains and the flood damage along tho Nebraska lines Ho proceeded to the washouts north of Norfolk on tho Bonesteel lino and took Immediate chargo of tho reconstruction of the 7,000 feet of grade and track washed away. He sent word to his offlco here that tho reconstruction work Is progress ing rapidly and that by Sunday noon trains will be passed over the breaks In tho linos. He will return to Omaha Monday. fiolnu to the "Movie" Tonight t If you wont to know In advance what pictures are going to be shown at your favorlto theater tonight, read "Today's Complete Movie Programs" on the first want ad. page. Complete programs of practically every moving picture theater in Omaha appear EXCLUSIVELY In Tho Bee. The Persistent nnd Judicious Uso o' Newspaper Advertising Is tho rood to Business Success. Important Announcement! Starting Monday at 8:30 A. M. Our Entire Stock of Exclusive New Spring Dresses go on sale at Vo Price mesi Including all Crepe, Silk and Wool Dresses. Nothing reserved Afternoon Drosses Dancing Dresses Street Dresses Bridge Drosses Party Dresses Our dresses arc noted for their in dividuality and cxcluoivcncss. $15,00 Dresses $ 7.50 $30.00 Dresses $15.00 $18.50 Dresses $ 9.25 $20.00 Dresses $10.00 $22.50 Dresses $11.25 $25.00 Dresses $12.50 $35.00 Dresses $17.50 $37.50 Dresses $18.75 $40.00 Dresses $20.00 $45.00 Dresses $22.50 This meant that every tilk or wool drei in oar ttoek will be of fered Monday at positively less than wholesale cost. They are all late style models. 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