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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1915)
12 THK BEK: OMAHA. S VTTI'DAY. At'OT'ST 21. 101". LITTLE LAD DROPS INTO THE MIZZOO s Bellfrue Boy Has a Terrifying Ex perience m He Hangs Suspcndsd from Cable Across Stream. IS- SAVED BY A MOTORBOAT LIVES TO SEE DESCENDANTS TO FIFTH GENERATION. k young son of Ira Ilolman, (he man stretching the cable across the Missouri river for tho new ferry at BelleTtie, had a terrifying experience while the cable a being stretched. He had taken hold of the cable lying on the bank, but attached to a high pole, when the men on the Iowa bank suddenly began winding In. The boy was hoisted Into the sir bp fore he rould think to lrt o nn1 taken to a height of fifty feet out over the water. Men shouted to him tn let ro, but he was either too frightened to ilo so or did not hear. C. Clark was nearby with h's motorbnat and he starts at full Hpeed for the other hle cf the river, where he told the men who were lnllnir the cable of the plight ef the boy. They Immediately lowered away. Hut while the boy wns still sus iwnded twenty feet b'.Rii bis weakened grasp on the cable rbvc v. ay and ho t II into the watr, uo.ng under twice. The motorboat was Just In time to reach him before ho went down the third time. An accident w! lie the ritile wa bi-lns stretched the first time has delated the i R'""ldnuRht. r. Haby Henderson, opening of the new ferrv. The two big I Mr' Ml,rl"'11 aw ,hpm "row un " poles on either side of the rlv. r were In I NVhr"ka. '"e he had lived since IK. Tileee and stretchlnir was about tn i.t I Mr" J," Thompson and Mrs. Oeorge ( r " frank Zlfitchell K. I(. Mitchell whoso funeral was held this afternoon In the First Preshvterl.in church, Itellcvue, lived to see his de fcendants to the fifth generation. A dniiphter. Mrs. Tlicimm Ilnrber, lives In Vork. A granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Har ilngtnn. liven In l?-necllct. b., where live eMo n irreat-grandtlKUghter. Mis. Harry Henderson, and a great-great- RAIN JUMPSMJE OF SPUDS Scarcity Caused by Soft Ground Which Makes Digging of the Tubers Difficult CANTALOUPES NOW EXPENSIVE Again the, price of potatoes has risen and spuds are now selling at wholesale ns high as W cents. This Is attributed entirely to the rainy weather which made it Impossible to dig potatoes nnd there fore made them scarce on the market. Again the grocers are giving the assur ance that there are plenty of potatoes and that as soon as tho ground dries off for a day or two they will come down to normal again. Tomatoes are 30 and 40 centa a basket. Green and wax beana are 30 cents a market basket. Cucumbers are 30 cents a basket. Flour Is a little firmer and selling at U TS a sack retail. Hugar Is steady at s xteen pounds for a dollar. 1'enchca are still abundant st 11.15 a bushel. California Albertas fti Hotel Men to Meet in Omaha Next Year Omaha la to get the neat covention of the Northwestern Hotel Men'a associa tion, which la now meeting at Davenport, la. Thla Information waa wired to Omaha by Manager Burbank of the Fontenelle, who Is attending the convention there. Feveral cities were In the fight for the next convention. BURGLARS SPEND BUSY AND PROFITABLE NIGHT The following robberies have been re ported to the police as happening Thurs day night: Oeorga Vandas, 1444 South Sixteenth was held up by two men at Tenth and William streets and relieved of a watch and 6: Frank and Joe Berg man lost $30 and 119, respectively, when thieves gained entrance to their room at Burt street by cutting out the screen; X. Boneovlc's place at 314 Bouth Tenth street was entered by thlevea. who stole watches and knives: B. Lvlri, 229 Tat- cents 1 rick avenue, lost 112 that burglars took when a big tree on the Iowa bank which waa being cut down fell against tho pole knocking It down and plunging the cable Into the stream. Successful placing of the cable will soon be completed. London Firm Sues Updike for Failure to Deliver Flour A suit baa ben brought In the district court by T. fl.. Medill & Sons, Limited, of London, Hnglend, against the UndiUe Milling company, asking damages to t.ie extent of flP.in because of an alleged failure on the part of the Cpdike com pany to deliver a aerlea of laro flour orders which wer contracted for last July. Out of S.000 bags, each weighing 140 pounds, which were ordered. It Is al leged, there has been no shipments except one of 5"0 baga. Thla order waa to have lieen filled at the rate of l.ono baga a month, commencing with last August. Ths price made waa $3.70 a bag, delivered at London. Heedle of Omaha mid Miles and J. W. Mitchell of Council Bluffs are his chil dren In this locality. Sinking of Arabic Sends Wheat Down Reports from New Tork that the sink ing of tho Arablo had brought about the cancellation of aeveral contracts on wheat for export, had a depressing effect upon tho local grain market. Wheat sold off 1 to S centa, cash prices ranging from II. (C to 1.13. Thirty-five carloads wero on Fkle. Corn waa In good demand for shipment south and prices firmed up, making a mln- of about 4 cent It sold at 74tf7Vi vents. Hecelpts were forty-one carloads. Oata were unchanged from Thursday, felling at SfiWMlc. There were seventeen carloads cn tale. Two-Dollar Bill is Sent Throiigh Mail Assistant Revenue Collector North la In lecelid; of a remittance for revenue stamps that came In an unusual way. The requi sition waa mad out en a regular blank, on which la printed the name of the col lector. Thla blank was not placed in an envelope as la usual, but a stamp was affixed directly to the face of It and a 12 bill was pinned to tha blank to cover the amount of tha order. This came through the malls without being molested. To Teach German in Five More of the Local Public Schools The teaeliei-e' committee of tho Board of Fxlucation will recommend that Ger man be taught In Central, Lothrop, Park, Lincoln and Monmouth Tark schools, beginning September 7. A committee of Germans, Including Val J. Teter and W. F. Wapplch, met with the committee and went over tho situa tion. Gentian Is already Included In the course of study at ten other elementary schools of tho city. Petitions under a state law were filed some months ago, asking that German be taught In eleven additional schools, hut five wore agreed upon for tha prea- ent. Prof. Ferdinand Ptedlnger will have supervision of the teaching of German In all the schools and will have amlittante to care for the additional work. a crnte, whereas they have been for W) cents In former years. Pears sre $1.75 a bushel box, which Is a dollar cheaper than In former years. Cantaloupes Jumped up 60 cents a date. Oranges are 40 to 60 cents a dozen, and aro scarce. Those on the market st this price, however, are of excellent quality. Hprlng chickens are 2o centa a pound. Beef pot roasts ore 9',4 cents a pound. Klb bulling beef is 8 cents; and round steak 11 rents. Shoulder steak Is I2'i cents. Pork chops are a little higher, selling now at lSVt cents. Pork steak Is 16 cents. A drop of fl a hundred has been ex perienced In hams. Hindquarters of lamb are selling nt 13'i cents a pound, while forequarters sell st 10 cents. sold from his trousers pocket. MASTER PLUMBERS WILL HOLD PICNIC TODAY I Some 2"0 master plumbers and their families of Greater Omaha will picnic at j King park today. It will be the sixth annual plcnlo and outing of tha Master numbers' association of Omaha. John Morresey, chairman of the entertain ment committee, has planned an extens ive program of events and Issues an In vitation for all master plumbers of Greater Omsha to attend. The program will start at 2 o'clock. Arabic Carried Many Millions in Stocks and Bonds LONDON, Aug. 30. It Is understood that the Arabic carried between tlO.OnO.WO and $15,000,000 worth of American securi ties for New Tork. Thene all were In sured and the underwriters at Lloyds and the various financial Institutions were busy this morning looking up the details and arranging claims. One firm alone had tl.2ft0.ono worth of securities on the sunken vessel. It Is understood that some of tho stocks are being purchased In America to cover these. NONUNION ORCHESTRAS IN PORTLAND THEATERS PORTLAND, Ore., Aig. .-iNon-unlon orchestras were established In all of Portland's theaters because of the controversy between the managers of vaudeville theaters and the Musicians' union here concerning the nurrtber of men to be employed. In each house. Other theaters joined the vaudeville houses in substituting non-union men for union members and yesterday the motion pic ture theaters followed suit. Omaha Woman Off On Journey to Paris Mrs. C. H. Norton left for the east Thursday over the Northwestern, going to New Tork, from whence about Scp'm. ber 1 she will sail for France, Intending to go to Tarls. Sirs. Norton waa Born li) Parts, and since her residence In Omaha and Benson, some twenty-five years, has made fifteen round trips to France. A( this time ehe has eighteen cousins aerv Ing In the French army. Malaria a Blood Trouble S. S. S. Conquers Itl S. S. S. Has Been the Standard Malaria Remedy for 50 Years. Relieves Malaria by Cleansing the Blood. Malaria does Improverish the blood, thereby weakening the entire sy tem. Once the Malaria germ gets into the blood it multiplies, saturating the blood with Malarial poison and impurities. Tou immediately losl energy. You are a constant prey to headache?, worn-out, tired feeling The complexion becomes sallow, the tongue coated. In order to get reliel you must administer an antidote directly to the poison, and a tonic- blooa nourishing food, to build up the wasted system. 8. 8. 8. is the one thor oughly reliable blood tonic that will destroy the Malarial germs, and enrlcli the blood. This building up and blood cleansing process go hand in hand You feel the effect immediately. 8. 8. S. begins right at the root of ths trouble. It destroys the germs and poison, revitalizes and restores the red blood corpuscles. In a short time you feel the delightful sensation of rellel from ague, headache, chills and fever. You soon feel the full sense of vlgoi that goes with perfect health. There is nothing as good. Get 8. 8. 8. from your druggist. Beet Sugar Industry On Boom in Nebraska 8. C. Clark of Gerlng, Neb.. Is In the city and asserts that the sugar beet crop of tha western part of the atata gives promise of being the best ever ralaed. This year In the territory around Ger lng there are 32,000 acres Into sugar beets, an excess of l.ow acres over last year. It Is estimated that the beets will yield about twelve tons to the acre, or a total of 384,000 tons. The entire output of the district will be worked up at the sugar factory at Sootta Bluff. U.B. of Frienship Parade Streets of City 1,000 Strong Delegates to the conventions of the Missouri Jurisdiction of the United Brothers of Friendship, tha Sisters of the Mysterious Ten and the Juveniles, more than 1,000 strong, paraded through the down-town streets of Omaha at noon. Many of the negroes wore In uniform and decorated with the Insignia of the grand lodge of the order and many rode In automobiles. In the afternoon th evlsltora and hun dreds of Viral negroes went to Rourka park, where a gigantic plcnlo was held. The morning sessions were occupied In balloting on officers and a meeting place for next year. The report of the grand treasurer of the order showed receipts of $72,274. 46 last year and disbursements of $'iA,M5.14 In alcJt and death benefits. CLEAR WEATHER BETWEEN RIVER AND MOUNTAINS The weather, according to the reorts tn the railroads, continues perfect all over the country between the Missouri ! river and the mountains. East of the Missouri, morning reports to the rail roads tndlcate that weather such as Is I general In Nebrsska has spread all over Iowa. Hummel Wins Over Butler in Argument Over the protests of Dan Butler, as sisted by Commissioner Jardlna, the coun cil adopted a resolution setting aside $7ft0 from intersection and bond fund to pay Intersection paving along Florence boule vard, Grand avenue to north city limits. Mr. Butler contended the monoy should be taken out of the park fund, but Com missioner Hummel maintained the Inter section fund should stand the expense. Mr. Hummel won. FAREWELL DINNER TO BE GIVEN FOR DAVE O'BRIEN A farewell dinner will be given In honor of D. J. O Ilrlen In the rathskeller of the I'epffi nw tela evening by a number of Omaha business associates kind friends. Mr, O'Drlen, haiving recently sold out his Interest In the candy company bearing hla name, will go east to join a 11.000,000 buaineae concern. I.onar Valuable Man. The Cardinals have an exceedingly capable young player In Tommy Ixng. He can throw, he can run, he can hit, which makes a fair supply of virtues for anv man. WE Will DELIVER IT LATER WHEN MDU ARE READY 0 1 A U ) 1 iiiMoww. m tt Cii ii It Will Relieve Rarksrh. Apply Sloan's Liniment to your bark: pain gone almost Instantly. lion t rub; It penetratea. 25c. All druggists. Advertisement. Married Twice, Now Sues for Divorce After baring been twice married to John A, Tuthlll, in order to make certain the contract waa binding, Mrs. Blanche B. Tuthlll haa brought suit against him In Alfltiiot court, alleging cruelty. Her petition seta forth that the first marriage occurred February 14, 1901, nt Hot Springs, Ark. A second ceremony waa performed August yl. 190", at De troit because the couple feared that the first rites had not been properly per formed. Mrs. Katie Badlo la suing Lodger Sadie on grunoda of cruelly. The ClotlilriK Center of Omoho Genuine Palm Beach Suits, $7.50 to $ 10.00 values $3.98 Genuine Shantung Silk Suits, j! worth $12.5 $5.00 155 Men's aid Young Men s Suits A "For Bale" ad will turn aecond-hanJ furniture into cash. Contract is Let for Creighton Gym The contract for the erection "of the Creighton gymnasium. Twenty-fifth and Burt streets, baa been let to the Pelden Iireck company for approximately t5..a. The building Is to be three stories, built of brick. It la to be by ninety feet, facing west. J. M. NachtUall Is tbe ar chitect. The structure la to be com pleted by March. GREAT WESTERN MAKES CHANGES IN SCHEDULE Effective Sunday, the Chicago Great Western will make some radical changes in the arrival and departure of its pas feuger trains. On and after to.iajr No. H the Twin City express, will leave t'maha at TO o'clock In the morning In stead of at 8.3u, aa now. The train will arrive at Ht. Paul at 7:10 In the evening lustetad of .j6. aa under the present ech"ule. No. C the Chicago Great West em's Chicago exprea. will leave Omaha at J In the afternoon Instead of 1:06, as now. This will put tbe train Into Chicago at T:r4 tn the morning instead of at -. as at prewnt. Westbound, this train will reath Omaha at 4. Instead uf at 1:60 o'clock In the after noun, aa now ....i.ii-..,iiirii nun inn i ii li'im iii mm iinniniininiinniiwnii i.n I AniPQV This is an UNEXCELLED as-Rmag?. OPPORTOKiTY to save dol lars. We have on SALE 1,500 light weight dresses1 in many fabrics, consisting of poplins, silks, wash dresses and many others. These will bo sold regardless of cost or profit. Values worth $4.00 and $5.00 - AQ on Bale Saturday 1 fcVs Values woith $6.50 and $7.50 C1 on sale Saturday p mJU Values worth $9.00 to $12.00 M QO OQ Q0 on sale Saturday OZiOO OOiUO In our Waist Department we have (2) Great Spe cial Values. Lingerie crepes, wash silks and voiles. Many other fabrics to select from. Values worth up to $2.50 "7Qtf on sale Saturday Values worth up to $3.00 - QO on sale Saturday O W Come Early. THE NOVELTY CO. 214-16 N. ICth St. One block north of Postoffice. a) r Just Purchased 1155 Men's and Young Men's Suits involving all the latest Models and Weaves from One of Chicago's Highest Grade Manufacturers We bought these suits for spot cash to enable us to buy them for less than actual cost to manufacture, and instead of keeping them and ... ii . . . i - .... j rive the men and young men of Omaha and vicinity the opportunity nf ihr 1if - hnv h hct raH v.in.urfar Hnthlnir frr lsc than tVifl W wa vii in v yw as j a fc i vu4J v w u j astataisg awe , y a tni1 rto 4- m nitf f iir $15.00, $17.50 and some $20.00 values Saturday, all in one lot AwSYfl urn I '! ,,. if mww BP All the newest fab rice Tweeds, Wors teds, Casslmeres In English and conserv ative m-Hela. All col ore, checka, etrlpea, tartane.graya, browns and blue aergea. Men's & Young Men's Trousers v 1200 Blue Serge Suits, best blue serge suits you can buy any place at any time. All sizes. 33 to 50. Prices, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 Nothing is good that is not worth repeating, especially If it makes friends bv the hundreds. Saturday we re peat the sale of Men s and Young Men'a Trousers from our special purchase, in two lots LOT 1 LOT 2 $2.75 to $3.00 Values $3.50 to $5.00 Values 2.50 1.50 sail Li! Z2 0 OLD PIONEER OF OMAHA OIES AT AGE SEVENTY John Riliy. for thirty years a resident of Omaha, died Wednesday morolna at S : at the oc of 0 yeara at the home. Park avt-nue. He la survived by U rea daughters. Canute. AS'h-s and Anna. The last named daughter Is now on ber way home from California. Funeral sivlr-ea will ht held Bunds y at I 30 from Peter's church and burial will be in kit. M&ry'e cemetery. f Groat Clearance Sale CLEAN SWEEP SALE OF ALL SEASONABLE GOODS REGARDLESS OF COST Men's and llovs' HALF Ladies' nnd Misses' HALF Clothing, at .... ...PRICE Coats and Proses, PRICE Furnislunirs and Hats Shoes Ladies' and Men's, AT ANY PRICE $1.95 and $1.00 . SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! "We are agimts for tho famous "Buster Brown" Khoes for Boys and Girls, the kind that stand the hard knocks. They cost no more, and last th longest J. HELPHAND CLOTHING CO. 314-316 NORTH 16TH ST. 16TH AND CHICAGO STS. J A'Mn .ITT-TT. Your Unrestricted Choice of Any Summer Shirt In Our Entire Stock (Manhattans Excepted $ A Clearing Sale of All Our High-grade Shirts. Every man should at tend this sale and avail himself of the opportu nity to purchase some of these great shirt values. We wish to clear out our hirh-rradft shirts and ful- feSLJri'y expect this absurdly f price to do it. Men's Silk Four-in-Hand Ties, that sold at 50c and 75c, at 35c, or 5 tor eii x These Values Speak Well for Themselves. arc: rf The materials Imported Mad Cloth, Tine Silk and Linen Weaves, Rus sian Cords and Pure Silk. Collars attached and neckband style. Shirts that sold up to J55.00 go in this sale, at $1.00. IiM I A New Lot of Men's Silk Fiber Hose, pair 19c