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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 24, 1916.
16-YEAR-OLD GIRL
.. GIVES J3ERSELF DP
Elsie Stephens, Who Escaped
from Detention Home, Finds
Bright Lights Delusion. '
TAKEN TO REFORM SCHOOL
Tired of the bright lights, heart
sick following the grim removal of de
lusions regarding attractions of the
seamy side of life, 16-year-old Elsie
Stephens has voluntarily given her
self up to juvenile authorities, after
three weeks spent among unsavory
companions, and " has " requested that
she be sent to. the state' industrial
home for girls at Geneva.- Elsie and
a companion, delegated by Probation
Officer Gus Miller, left Omaha for
Geneva yesterday at 4:20 p. m. After
registering at Geneva the girl-will be
placed in the home of ; a friendly
fanner to.prepare heTSetf for mother
hood. , ' ,
Klsie has been a ward of juvenile
authorities' for more than year.
: Four w'.-eks ago she' leaped the
ience at the Riverview Detention
home, clad only, in -her full-length
apron, the-same as other girl wards,
and for three weeks was a wanderer
on the streets, evading juvenile au
thorities at every turn. According to
her own admissions, she was har
bored by a group of men who have
made, of her a toy. After spending
three weeks in quarters provided for
her she was induced to accompany
one of the men to a small town in
Missouri Jn transporting the girl
from one state to another for im
moral purposes, the companion un
wittingly violated the M?nn white
slave act and the atttention of fed
eral officials has been called to' the
case. Officers have been unable to
serve the warrant Warrants are in
preparation for other men alleged to
fiive been involved in holding Elsie
and five other: girli in a- Twenty
fourth stree( resort . -. '
.. Return Home Alone.
"After the girl had been at lib
erty for a month, buffeted about by
ilL winds, she decided, while in Mis
souri, that the best place for her was
in the care of juvenile authorities and
she accordingly came to me volun
tary after a atate-wide search had
t. i c k .In .
she be placed in the State Industrial
Rome, saia Deputy rrooation umccr
Alls SlillG iV"VJM. (V.U..1-
mA a rmttt, all .h w,v (rnm Mil.
souri alone to surrender herself to
me. Mistreatment ana aouse or cisie
and other girls involved have aroused
the ire of state and federal authori-
' ties and summary action will be taken
within the next few weeks to bring
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MICIIl .If - JU911W.
. Bertha Stephens, the 14-year-old
. aisicr 01 E.IB1G, aiau waru ui ju-
..n.. -...i -i.i... -. ,1,. d
Detention home. She will be placed
irt the care of foster parents as soon
as a desirable place is found for her
uy rronation umcer Miner. -v;
yuea flioaa uosis
$1,000 Per Mile
SANBORN SUGGESTS PLAN
J if
atrial -spins over one o? the finest
stretches of oiled road in the state
were made by cars carrying officials
of the Automobile cl-ib. ,
. The mile of oiled highway extends
on Fifty-second street from the north
ern limits of Dundee to Benson. It
if regarded as a scientific piece of
road buildini. Dacked down hard be
fore being oiled, and has almost per-
reci contour. .
When the Automobile club decided
to -oil this test stretch of road the
cpunty commissioners were persuaded
to share equally the expense of the
project. In buildr - the mile of model
highway the Automobile club and the
county commissioners had the co-operation
of the Omaha Park board and
City Commissioner Joe Hummel.
The cost of oiling a strip twenty
icci wine in me center ot tne roan
for a distance of a mile was $1,000.
Twelve thousand sallons of the best
road oil obtainable were used. Owing
to the fact that in some spots the oil
has, not tuny soaked in the road will
not be thrown open to the public un
til uic miaaic 01 next week.
. FOR FIVE
$5.00 BILLS
ONE A MONTH
and on Free Trial
COLUMBIA
GRAFONOLA
THREE JUDGES WILL
HEAR RATE DISPUTE
Railroads and State Attorneys
Agree to Present Arguments
at Sioux Falls Saturday.
Following a suggestion made by
Judge Walter Sanborn of St. Paul of
the circuit court of appeals, presiding
judge in this district, who was in
Omaha for a conference with other
federal judges, attorneys representing
seven railroads, Assistant Attorney
General Roe and Attorney F.. P.
Smith.X representing the State Rail
way commission, met in the local fed
eral court room and agreed to present
the freight tariff case at a hearing be
fore three judges in United States
district court at Sioux Falls, S. D.
next Saturday.
The agreement is in line with the
action of the traffic officials of the
railroads appearing before the State
Railway commission at Lincoln
Thursday, and demanding that the
commission put into effect at once
new freight distance tariffs, supersed
ing Nebraska class rates in conform
ity with the recent order of the Inter
state Commerce commission. The
commission refused and set a date for
a hearing September 29. ,
Would Ask for Injunction.
At that time, however, the railroad
officials would not agree to a hearing,
presenting petitions in federal court
asking injunctions against the railway
commission, the attorney general and
several snippers ot tne state to pre
vent them from interfering with the
proposed mileage rates or attempting
to use the old classified rates. It was
announced that they would ask for a
temporary restraining order in federal
court here yesterday morning.
it was pointed out by Judge San
born that if the case were presented
here 'it would be heard before one
judge, whereas at Sioux Falls, similar
cases will be heard before three
judges who are experts on freight
rate n.aiiers.
The railroads which filed injunction
petitions at Lincoln and the attorneys
representing tnem at tne agreement
proceedings here were: Burlington,
DIVING GIRL TO LEAP FROM
DOUGLAS BRIDGE.
M i s s Jessie
erland, one of
w o nve n of
Hip Hooray
who win
Gayety
prom-
viae
SOUTH ERLAND.
Soutli-young
the "Hip,
Girl s,"
appear at
all week
ises to pro-
Omaha with
something f
a th illcr
Monday noon
when she will
dive from I h e
rail of Douglas
street bridge into
the waters of the
muddy Missouri
below. Miss South
erland is an ac
complished swim
mer and an excel
lent diver. The
fact that the Doug
las street bridge is
something around
100 feet above the
water and that the
Mi-souri river has
always been known
as a treacherous
stream has no ter
rors for this miss.
She even declares
it will be a pleas
ure. She will make
the dive at U:45
Monday noon.
F e r m ission to
make the leap has
been granted by
the street railway
company and the
city authorities.
The leap will ,be
made just east of
the toil house.
Miss Souther
land is also some
hing of a fancy
diver and performs
a number of diffi
cult aquatic feats
is the feature at
;raction of a sex
ette of diving girls
appearing at the
Gayety.
WEATHER BUREAU IS
OF IMMENSE GOOD
Col. Welsh Tells of Some of the
Things It Does Besides Fore
casting the Weather.
HELP FOR THOSE WHO SHIP
Byron Clark of Omaha: Union Pacific
and Grand Island, Edson Rich of
Omaha; Northwestern and Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, A.
A. McLaughlin of Omaha; Rock Is
land, E. P. Holmes of Lincoln; Mis
souri Pacific, H. G. Harbel of St.
Louis.
. By A. R. GROH.
Speak not with . scorn, O citizen,
concerning the weather bureau.
Even though the prediction may
be for "fair and warmer" and a cold
wave comes and the thermometer
drops 90 degrees and snow falls to
a depth of eighteen feet, that-doesn't
give you any right to laugh at the
weather bureau or to say that Uncle"
Sam might as well save his money.
No, no!
"We have other and more impor
tant functions than giving the peo
ple a hunch' on tomorrow's weather,"
said Lucius A. Welsh, our local
weauer prophet. "If there's any-
"AMERICA, FIRST"
For the welfare of
the Nation
HOSTETTER'S First
FOR
For the welfare of
the Stomach and
Bowels
POOR APPETITE
INDIGESTION
BILIOUSNESS
OR MALARIA
TRY
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
Benson & Thome Co.-
This Grafonola posses
ses all the essentials that
go to make up a real in
strument of music -the
Columbia full, clear, nat
ural tone; strong; motor
(plays two records with
one winding:) , exclusive
tone-control shutters; ma
hogany or quartered oak
cabinet.
: Come in and hear it, or
telephone us te deliver
one to your home on trial.
Other styles, $15 to $350.
Columbia Records for
October now on sale. All
the latest hits. '
' SchmoIIer &
Mueller Piano Co.,
1311-13 Faraam St.
"'!;;' Omaha,- Neb. - ..."
Retail uri WfeoIeeaW DUtriW
I tore for Nebraska, 'lowm and '
,...,.,. South Dakota.
Women's Shop-
Ball Gowns, Opera Cloaks
Beautiful and fresh they look, just
unpacked; the product of several leading
New York modistes. They have caused quite
a flutter of excitement throughout our estab-.
lishment, where only the choicest can awake '
enthusiasm. ):
2 t:l
Ball Gowns
- Maline nett and tulle in delicate paatelle shades
over other dainty colored foundation! ot taffeta '
form illusively delightful effects. French flower
and buds, passementerie, fold and silver braid lace
and cord edgings, as well as spangles are the bril
liant embellishments that 'make these gowns wbn-
derful i
$16.50 to $95.00'
Evening Cloaks and Coats
i Of rich , silk velvet in canary, cerise, Burgundy,
Hong Kong Blue and black.' - Trims of mufflon
and seal skin. Rich silk and satin linings and
withal moderate prices '
$25.00 to $75.00
A Tempting Fur Sale
to commence Monday at 8 :30 a. m.
and continue throughout the week.,
A Leading Manufacturer's
SAMPLE LINE
rO TWO PIECES ARE ALIKE, and the assortment is wide
enough to suit the most exacting, while prices will suit all
purses. The furs have been gathered from every quarter of the
globe and include: FOXES red, white, black and pointed, sil
' ver grey and genuine American. MINK Genuine eastern," Rus
sian and Jack. LYNX Natural, black and Canadian. RACOON
Natural and dyed; also Beavers, Mole, Brown Martens, Kit
Coney, Natural Coney, Imt. Ermine; Wolf and Hudson Seal.
We Have Priced These Goods Most Conservatively, but
While the Sale Lasts An Additional Discount of
20 per cent Will Be Allowed.
. Every unit is guaranteed. An expert furrier on hand.
C That accurately ' delineates
rOOIWcar the very latest fashions.
The New Matinn Boot in two-tone battleship
grey vamp, with beige top, (turned soles,, high
arch and medium vamp; exceedingly smart $12
style, for. ..... , ..
Several Patterns In Glace Kid with both Louis
and Cuban heels, turned and welt soles, short
and medium vamps wonders bought before
prices jumped. ., i .... i, ..... .
Clace Kid With' White Calf Top, also all black
glace kid with leather covered Louis and Cuban
heels. Cannot duplicate under $ 7.00... .......
iEMi Si Ml
i
thine makes me tired it is to hear
people say: 'Oh, the weather bureau
doesn't hit it half the time.'
Anyone Can "Hit It"
'Hit it I Why. some of these jack-
led astronomers with no education
and less science can 'hit it' occasion
ally. Anyone' can 'hit it' sometimes
by guessing. 1 nese z long-oraiann
lorecasters go c-acic to a year wnci
the same planets were in the ascen
dant during the same montns if
thev are this vear. and then the
predict the same weather for this
year, taking, also, further safety pre
cautions by making their predictions
extremely elastic and indefinite.
'Now. what is the weather bureau
really for? ,.
One of its important functions is to
give warning of big storms that would
endanger shipping or crops. And in
this department alone its economic im
portance is simply enormous.
"The Chicago Board of Trade esti
mated that the money saved to ship
ping on the Great Lakes in one year
by reason of the warning of storms
given by the weather bureau was suf
ficient to maintain the entire bureau
all over the United States for twenty
years.
"The Philadelphia Maritime ex
change estimated that one single
warning by the bureau of the ap
iroach of a storm from the West In
!ies had saved shipping worth $2,000,
HX), to say nothing of scores of lives,
iut if you tell that to some of these
cornfield canaries' they wouldn't be
lieve you.
Help to Shippers.
"Right here at the Omaha office we
do a great work for the business
houses and shippers.
"Every day shippers call up to ask
what the temperature will be between
Omaha and some given point during
a given time. If it is going to be too
hot or too cold to ship the goods they
have in mind we are able to tell them
and they delay the shipment until the
temperature is safe. Single shippers
here in Omaha have told us that we
have saved them $5,000 on one such
transaction.
"Even the swiftest "storm moves
across the country at only about 600
miles in twenty-four hours and, with
our reports from all points, every
twelve bours, we .can . easily, predict
the arrival of big storms or hot or
cold waves."
Lads Who Stole Auto
Paroled to Their Parents
Leo Small and Gilbert Gagnon,
youthful joyriders whose stolen fliv
ver was held up by the Plattsmouth
police when the lads dashed by tha
officers on the toll bridge, presented
pitiful pleas when they appeared in
juvenile court. The machine was
stolen from Twenty-fifth and Burt
streets in the early morning, the boys
spending the Sabbath riding about tha
city before their dash across country.
They were paroled to their parents as
first offenders.
WE SAVE YOU M0NEY.THERE A REASON
f Phone
1513-1515 Howard St.
S27.50
Kocker, mahor-
anr arias
Rocker, mahoc
any auto seat
(or S9.7S
Flock.r, Fumed,
.tuto at, S0.98
Rocker. Fumtd.
'eather aeat.
or S4.75
r h I beautiful
Vllllam and Mary
Chair and Rocker
to match, done In
tint liptitrr
eats and backs,
acta ....B2T.50
Our Store Message-
The Furniture Store that is "differ
ent" was plainly seen every day the past
week at Raymond's. Early and late
"wide-awake" buyers were here securing
for themselves those many "saving"
values in every department of the store,
just as they were advertised and illus
trated LAST Sunday and during the
week. They were too good to let pass.
Examine the illustrations here shown and
look at the "Every-Day Low Price" of
each one, and you will discover another
"opportunity" equally as great.
Library Tables of Distinction
The one pictured, In Mahogany or Fumed Oak, 28-4 top;
Pric '...$10.75
Golden Oak Library Table $6.95-$7.25-$8.50-$9.75
Fumed Oak Library Table .$7.25-810.75-813.50
- these are well designed and of dependable material and
construction.
This Is a typical Ja
cobean Rocker, fin
ished In quiet old Eng
lish tones, csne panel
back and tapestry seat
onlyt: $19.75
Chair and Davenport to
match, and many small
er associated pieces. No
style ot design makes a
prettier "ensemble" for
the living room or den.
Suites in many styles may be mads up from our varied line of
Tables, Chairs, Rockers and Davenports. The Duofold here shown
Is fumed oak, quarter-sawed; price ....$9.75
Tha Rocker and Chair has genuine leather spring seat. .88.25
The Table Is 26x38 top ......,....$10.75
A Duofold to match ....v .-$19.75
Here Is a big, roomy, restful Rocker a .
most popular style done In genuine Span-1
lsh leather or tapestry. Price In J
either $18.75
A large Leather Rocker, similar
design .$16.75-
A large Golden Oak Rocker, leather up-:
holstered seat .37.75
A large Golden Fumed or Mahogany fin
ished Rocker, leather seat and back, ,
(back very high) ....$9.95
$39.75
Our Dining Room Furniture
Section '
la In full "New Dress" every authentic period style-Mii
walnuts, mahoganies and "old oaks," are among late arrivals.
The Buffet shown Is of fumed oak, 61 Inches length, 24 Inches
depth; the mirror Is 10x50 Inches. This Is a LARGE Buffet;
price ...$39.75
A 45-Inch Buffet, golden or fumed. In quarter-sawed oak;
price ,. ...$13.75
Buffet, golden and fumed oak, 4 feet In length, only 815.75
This Tea Waron
haa rubber tired
wheels. It has re
movable tray, cre
tonne decoration,
mahogany or
fumed 1 91
Mahogany, 68-ineh Mahogany VUattt. Walnut, Mahogany,
(2-Inch top,
top, $56.50 $31.75 $23.75 $34.75 $29.75
These Dressers rnn in the wopd indicated under each one.
Every one of them is of highest grade and FINISH. ' They
are heavy valueai
Dressers in OAK $5.75, $7.75, $8.75, $9.75
w-l Many new patterns bars freshened up our stock the
lUOS Pt few nays.
V Royal Wiltons, 8x11 $35.00
Pretty Bedroom Patterns, 7-8x $9.75
BRr8SK18
Same designs. In 8-Sxl0- $11.75 27x64 Velvets 955
27x54 Axmlnsters 81.95 27x54 Wool Fibres 59a
' Steel Beds In Many Desirable
Patterns.
Steel Bed, like Illustration,
In oak finish or walnut fin
ish, 816.50.
Steel Beds, $4.75
$6.75 87. 75 all heavily
patterned and smoothly fin
ished In Vernls Martin.
Shirtwaist Matting Covered Rexes
Size 14x27
Sice 15x30
Site 20x40
Slie 22x48
51.65
2.15
15-15
66.75
85c
Brass
Metal
Bed, like Illustration, In Gun
finish, a handsome bed. $14, 75
PointedVal-ues-Useful
Ar
ticles All Over
the Store.
A 20x30 Top Folding Card Table
Mahogany finish, leatherette
top $1.69
A large Vernls Martin Bed, full site
or $3.75
A Felt Mattress, art tlcklng.$5.95
A Felt and Wood Fibre Mattress,
(45 lbs.), art ticking ....$3.65
A Mahogany Finished Tray..65e
An Aluminum Roaster 65et
A Mahogany lamp, silk shade, 80
inches tall $4.75
This. Solid Oak Kitchen Cabinet,
white enameled Interior, sliding
nlckleoid top. It la a real piece of
cabinet work all through aa well
aa a perfectly complete C I 7 7 C
kitchen cabinet, price. . I I . I O
