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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1916)
TEACHERS SAY THE DEMAND PTE JUST Written Request to the School Board is Short and Sight V ito the Point. WHAT THEY NOW RECEIVE The text of the request nude by 750 teachen and principals of the grade school of Omaha for an . crease in salary reads as follows: - "We, the undersigned, pricipals and elementary teachers of the Omaha public schools, request a 25 per cent increase of salaries to take effect February I, 1917. . ' "Knowing that yon are informed as to conditions, it is not our purpose : to Durden you with committees from our number, nor with personal inter views with individual members of your body. "Satisfied that you will see the reasonableness of our request, we leave our case entirely to you." i"'., f Salary of Principals. Salaries paid principals of the grade schools: , I Belvlef .... Aaneroft ..... Boll Brown Park CMC'.. Caetalar ..... Central Central Park niftsn Hill , Celvmalen ,., Cnmeniua . ... Cerrlfaa Druid Hill ... Pendee ...... tepent ... Kd. RoHwtUr. Partem ...... rart Franklin . .... OerSeld ...... Hawthorns ... Hlshland H. Kennedy , Junimana .II.IOOK.tllem ........ , I.SMljk. .......... . l.UOUnroIn , l.b&OIjonir . l.S2iltnrop . 1.7llil,ew.ll ........ . 1. SKIMn.llw.il ',, . l,&90MeKn ,., . M4AMIIIr Park .... l.tOOMonmoliLb Fk.. l.HOPeolflo , I.SOtPark . l.lQOSaretore '..'.,, l.SSOHaund.r. ...... , l,loh.rman I. too , l.loOMuth Central ..' I. MO . 1.7e. Franklin l.sttso. Lincoln ,. l.lOOTr.in ....... l.ioovmion l.MOWainat BUI . . l.liOWabator I.SOOWIndaor : l,S0Wt "id. ,. Teachers' Pay, ' Seven hundred and two teachers of the grade schools are paid yearly sal aries as follows: - Can the New School Help Solve the Problem? I " J 1 ' r crv irn.arnUB i I II..,: tnoinu.ivn: II ISL , i , JUST HOW HIGH IB ' ' Iffl jj fve"trB00r THE BEE: OMAHA," SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 191G. OMAHA MAY FACE A POTATO FAMINE Only One Commission Man in City Has Stored Away Win- , : ter Supply of Tubers. , FARMERS ARE HOLDIKO OUT .1 : ..." Bartl. tl . Ill , Ii.aoo it .:. ... 6 40 si ..... t&o It 47 L 1(0 IS 4 SOD 1 41 740 1 TOO sto 0 lot too r t.lt 1.100 Average salary paid to 702 teach' ers oi grade schools, SUSO. Average salary paid to forty-eight principals of grade schools. SI. 565. Eight public school nurses are each receiving siuu a month. Nurses Want Man to Put Off His Wedding Until They Graduate It you had fallen desperately in fair. What did matter was that he . Brown Fortune is Said to Be Several . Hundred Thousand hollowing the films of a petition with the clerk of the county court ask ing for the appointment of an admin istrator for the estate of Charles. H, Brown, a prominent Omaha capitalist and.rralty man who died November 7, Kanpau K, Brown,, brother, was ap pointed. , - '' ., M Mr. Brown ditf not leave a will. The nnrs are f.na Mae Urown, the widow smi manes n. Brown, jr., i years old. and prank D. Brown, 4 months - old, sons. . . i' the estate of the te, capitalist is estimated to he worth in tire lieio-h. Uorhood of $750,000. He was a direc tor in several panBs ana nnancial in stitutions and had extensive real e late holdings. One of his most valu able properties was the Brown block, Sixteenth and . Douglas street, for which, it is said, lie was offered $400,. two. , . County Judge Crawford set the hearing for December 9, the petition was nteo oy Mrs, Brown I attorne Brogan and Raymond. Water Board May ' Reduce Bates Again While other necessities of life are soaring iu price, there is a prospect that another reduction of water rates will be made by4 the Metropolitan Water board before Christmas time. The Water board members are go ing over the situation carefully. The prooaoimy is mat water will be re duced to 17J4 cents per 1,000 gallons, which will be one-half of the rate cnargea oy tne umaha Water com pany at the time the city took the plant. .-.-. This prospective reduction will be cent per tnouiand gallons Lincoln Steffens Will . - Tell of Mexico's Plight Kicnara l Metcalfe is to introduce i-incoin dtettens next Wednesday evening, when he speaks at the loung mens Christian association auditorium under' the auspices of the Omaha Press club. Mr. Metcalfe says be personally knows that Mr. Meffens has made an exhaustive study of the Mexican situation as it now is, since ne spent' much of his time there in the last two years. "He is eminently fit to make an analysis of the situation." said Mr.Metcalfe since he has long been on of the ablest, fairest and most independent writers in America. , Funeral of Mrs. Manderson Held from the Residence Funeral services for Mrs. Charles K Manderson were held from the fam ily residence. 510 South Thirty-eighth , Fr,dy afternoon, Rev. T. J. Mackay, rector of All Saints' Epis copal church, officiating, The funeral services were attended by a number oi the older residents of the city, all close friends of Mrs. Manderson and her husband, the late General Man derson. . At Forest Lawn cemetery the sexv-ices-vere private. The body was cre ,,niltid .,thTre- Jhe ashes rest in the anjily lor m the cemetery, beside the body of her husband. . ' t . ... ' ' Governor-Elect Neville . Visits Some Friends Here Keith Neville, governor-elect, it viiitmg friends. He came up to the big city to ;oin his wife, who has ren doing some shopping here. ' flMtbM Yaw Caa1l us Cold. Dr . B.IC, Plo.T.r-Me,B.f mikw tlw wmi, tun, uii.. kills cold rm Hi. AO drusiUU. AdverllOTmL love with the pretty little nurse who had cared tor you tnrougn a serious operation and who after a year of constant courtship and wooing had finally consented to be your partner, would you put the matter off any longer? That's -the question that is facing Chester Dutcher, 4228 Erksine street, former University of Omaha foot ball player and star athlete. A simple thing to decide you say, but read on. A little more than a year ago he met Miss Helen Picket, chief surgical nurse of the Swedish Mis sion hospital at a church social, it was love at first sight, but it took a long time for the bashful young man to put his thoughts In words. About a month ago he was taken sick with a severe case of appendicitis. How tht white-aproned nurse watched over and- administrrrd to hinv how slie read and offered him dainties, ','all thcWare but side irffiaeW ro tho.af- proposed and was accepted. And now comes the. rub. The nurses of the training class of which Miss Picket is the head heard of the affair. It would never do to lose their chief nurse, they said. No, indeed, not until they had finished their four years of training. A petition was gotten up, entreating, imploring and bescaching the young man to put off matrimony for four yeajs, the time they would be through with their course, tney spent long hours in telling Miss Picket of the chaste Diana. They called up Mr. Dutcher on the phone for nearly a week. But the young man was obdurate. "I wait any longer t" he said. "As if a year isn't long enough. Why, I wouldn't put the thing off four years for all the training classes in the world." Miss Picket was of the same notion. They will be married the first of the year. . Omaha may face1 a potato famine this winter. A canvass of the com mission men who have been in the habit of storing thousands of bushels discloses the fact that only one has laid away a supply of the tubers. That potatoes now costing the housewife about 50 cents a peck will jump to 75 cents) is the opinion of the coin mission men. The tubers are. now wholesaling for $1.75 per bushel and are extremely hard to get. " ' Both the wholesaler and the com mission men agree that the high price of potatoes has made it impossible to put away any of the tubers. Only one commission man in the city has put up any amount of this essential veg etable. In former years the commis sion men and brokers stored thous ands of bushels and held them for the winter months when the prices were up. , - . - , That the farmers have plenty of potatoes is the general opinion among the commission men, but they assert the farmer is holding his supply in order to obtain higher prices. Another reason they give tor the scarcity is that it is extremely hard to let cars for the transportation of the "spuds." Safety Council Officer" ' v Starts Prooaaanda Here The safety first movement has Struck Omaha. W. H. Cameron of Chicago, secretary and treasurer of the National safety Council, is Omaha, and ' appeared before the Omaha 'Manufacturers' association members at- a meeting at the Com- mercial club rooms today. He organ ized forty railroad men,, maqufactur- v, aiiu uiiBiiiHa llltn ill meeting in the Union Pacific building Thursday, He will also probably appear before the - Commercial club soon. I In this movement the safety propaganda is spread widely through bulletins and literature with a view to getting the principles put directly into practice by foremen in the various manufacturing concerns ana in otner occupations where there is dangerous machinery vr-uangvr oi any Kina, Drug Store Liquor Bonds to Be Eaised Drug store liquor bonds will cost ounng lyio. $50 each for 1917, as against $5 each Old Engineer Gets Call f : : For His Farewell Trip , Michael Dinan, for more than forty years an engineer in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad company, died at his home, U07 South Twelfth street. He retired from active serv ice only five months ago, when he received high compliments from offi cials of the road for his long and effi cient service. 'Old Trusty," as the boys about the yards knew him, wss a mere stripling, when first he mounted an engine cab. He learned rapidly and soon became an engineer, t-or years he was assigned to one of the most responsible runs on the line, but of late years he had been doing switch ing duty in the local yards. He is survived bv a widow and four children two brothers, Daniel and James; and four sisters, Mrs. Catherine Hopkins. Mrs. T. Foley, Mrs. Julia O'Connor and Mrs. Jane Sims, , ' -. - , . .... X- : Buyer Makes Hurried Trip To Replenish the Stock Mr. Meyer, buyer and manager of ladies', and men's clothing department of the Union Outfitting company has just returned from a hurried buying trip to the eastern markets,, where he was compelled to go in order to se cure goods to take care of the heavy trade that his and other denartments of this store have enjoyed this fall. He says h found It very difficult to secure all the goods he wanted, as all clothing manufacturers ar- very busy. I He also says Omaha is considered bv all eastern manufacturers as the best doming crty in tne west, i; , Fight and Fine Over One ' Of Uncle Sam's New Dimes George Perkins attempted to tender one of the new dimes to a fruit ped dler at Fourteenth and Douglas streets, and received a wallop in the face for so doing. A mellee ensued which brought both. George and the peddler into court. The latter, who gave his name as Anton Chadis, was fined $5 and costs. , KEEP KS YOIIKG Ift EMyIf You Know Dr. ' Edward Oliv Tablets The secret of keeping yotmg b to (eel young 4o do this yon must watch your liver and bowelsAhere's no need of having a sallow complexion dark rings under your eyes pimples a bil ious look in your lace dull eyes with no sparkle. Vow doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes from Inactive bowels and liver. ' Dr. Edwards, well-known physician in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com pound mixed with olive oil to act on the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for rears. -Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel, are gentle in their action, yet always effective, Thev bring snout mac exuDerance oi spini, uw natural buovancv which should be en joyed by everyone, by toning op the liver and clearing the system of imparities. You will know Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets by their olive color. 10c and 25c per box. All druggist. $7 FANCY ri silk Pro A $15 VEST With avary mads-ts-anawn suit atrder at The qualllr af tka Ullor'.m 4 ( tha auOrali that tnttr Into th makw ap af our lulu anil avahwati is of mcM auepUoul er; ai W Iniurt abtolut aatUfactioa for tha aarara, aad tht ullt (vaalbla Itntth at rarvioa. , Wa must a'aa llva partleultr mphU to tha fact that wa hava ('ir your valc tlon a moat taelnaira lint of mtmj aandaoma pattern. 1 , Cor. 15th tl Harnay Sta, muiuli(SalJ.tiiltisiiiiliSiiiiliHMliiMiiS,iiuai4liaiil.il to! on i TYPEWRITERS f FOR RENT Every Klad frica, Very Law ' Over five hundred machine seieei irom. Kent applied on purchase. , Central Typewriter Exchange. Inc. IMS Fantaoi St. riswse Douglas 4111. t lIPllimni,,:,iill,n1,in,1,l., ,. i ' V The real tones and phrasing of the world's vocal artists, the exact reproduction of every instrumental Jieee by the great com posers of all nation is heard only on a Grafonola. Superior construe-' tion of this famous instrument makes it the natural selection for .your home,' r v.;1,' Mahogany, Walnut and Oak Cases, in any sit or style you de sire at $18, $28, $35, $50. $60, $78, $88, $100, $110, $126, $135. ' $180, $178, $200, $350. , , . , . Double Disc 10 and 12-inch Columbia Records at 68e, 78c, $1.00. $1.25, $1.80, $178. $2.80 and $3.00. Select any Grafonola from our large stock and as many records' a you dealt- and try it In your home. If you decide to buy, you can a usual MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS. ,. ,v Have UsFigure Your Furniture ( Handsome modern store buildings cost many times the rent we n.nU.r.,t0r!i 0nf,lniled forc ' '.'Prtmenu mean low operat ing expense, and enormous purchasing power through associated ln.!:thf,V,?l t0?" in- other c,t,e """ loweJtfactory chase voum.ka.VTV: f "7' .'e a." l.f.i ST.". JTPur- nm u.u.i, lwu aiAbJU XUUK OWN chase you make at t.ia t:ntr.i anus -.... ::;.:..t. "" lnua..t I. rn"' oi lurare satisfaction mean our continued , " M'vuraa "ner uiey are piacea in your borne. jour rooms completely furnished a Three room completely furniah for houseaeeping. dHOf .df.r 11 only only. $90 tir Mtlre tci m j. Mi gtwiTV a ... . ... ri w CM nil you i v " ' ' VI til I ant ! futun MtUfsMttoa SM ' very articj ym ' WOMENiroW bR. J. C. WOODWARD, 3Sl Ro, Bldf, Omaha. Nab. Exolaininar this, a Unnd man uirf- "Our exoenence has been that ihr business is not orofitable ta na at th $5 rate." . ,, , r , He would not say that prohibition had anything to do with this raise. Has Rib Broken When He is Hit by an Auto G. T. Gerner of Council Rlufia n- tamed a fractured rib when struck by an auto at Eleventh and Douglas sneeis. ne was attended bv Or. t. F. Shook. Herman White wat lifer arrested on suspicion of having col- imea witn tne iowan. j Mrs. Turner to Sing at . Letter Carriers' Concert Mrs. Beulah Dale Turner, soprano, assisted by Miss Madge West, violin ist, and Mrs. Eloise Wood Milliken, pianist, will be additional features of the Letter Carrier.' rnnrart tA ha given Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock for the benefit of . the Associated cnaruie. . , Roads From East Bad At the Present Time Roads leaditlff- intr, OmaKa frnm the east' were declared to be in a very bad condition bv four nartira nf tour ists, who are automobiling to Denver. Thev all stopped at the Omaha Auto mobile headquarters at the Fonte-nelle. Bell Named Chief of ' Wyoming Division Effective at once, an order has been issued naming H. L. Bell superin tendent of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific. He succeeds S. R. Toucey. Bell 1 comes from Oarden. where for several years he has been superintendent of terminals of the Ogden Union Railway company. Mr. Toucey goes into other lines of work, after having been with the union racihc tor a long time: He started his career with A. L. Mohlcr when the latter was general manager oi ine union racinc. soon alter Mr. Mohler became president of the road, Mr. Toucey was aooointed airoerin- tendent of the Colorado division and subsequently transferred to the Wyo. ming division, where re remained un til a month ago. Following his resig nation, Superintendent of Transpor tation vvnuney nas Deen periormmg the duties of superintendent of. the Wyoming division. . The headquarters of Superintend ent Bell will be in Lheyenne. Helen Mickell Asks ' ' Divorce from J. Stanton Extreme cruelty is the allegation made oy tieien Mickell, who has hied suit for divorce with the clerk of the district court aarainst I. Stanton Mickell, 2447 Browne street, a sales man. ' Minnie Mallorv would h frpH fmm Earnest Mailbry, on grounds . of abandonment , In an answer and crnss-natitinn tn I me suit nieo oy r earl Daily, William J. Daily, yardmaster for the Union stock yards company, asks for a di vorce, alleging misconduct. I-. - 1 n M ivtr. war m. I CLOTHING COMPANY Ml J COR. fe DOUGLAS jj I I BARGAINS For Saturday Shoppers MEN'S SUITS i la 169 Men's Suits, onnervative, I brums b and pirtcn .bsck styles, insde of i all wool cassitneres and tweeds, in fancy stripes and mix tures, and all wool blue serves, well tailored and linawi with n. 4; recuiariy 116.60 value. I OVERCOATS Maa'a Haavy Win tar Ovarcaata $750 Men-a Lan, Wlaterl Oyarcoats with convert- I Ible collars, made of I 'J lancy overcoat- I You Get GREATER VALUES and LOWER PRICES in the DIG 1 OFF Sale on High Grade 3 Soils ; Dresses The Union Outfitting Co. The varr lata! atvlaa J ak. k... valuaa in Ladiaa" Suits and Dresses i, befonad ia thu big QNE THIRD OFF SALE. Many suits an handaomelv trimmaft witk fn. in plain styles. They came in .11 the different color ' and materials and veryen f then is very desirable. t this big sale expecting EX. TRAORD1NARY values and you will aot be disappoiateel. . Remember all ur- .goods ara narked in PLAIN f!!?f!t t."a mn in ' ' USUAL EASY TERMS prevail.' .. $-fl 00 A WEEK UlVili Drew Ycu Well Ladies' Coats v The late cold spell, which is likely to return any dav. should you of the need of a new winter coat. We have just received a large hip- ment ox solenoid nntm whih . clothing buyer secured at a big di eount during hi recent trip to the East they ar now being put on sale and the values are quite extraorrli. nary. Price from .' , $9.75 to $49.50 One-Third Off tn Ladies' Fill and Winter Hats ti W J,,Mt'y make you tower price on depend ! q,?Uty .?,othlno'i nd an inspection upon your pert will easily convince you of thu. Our inezpen arve location, our low nn..: . t , , " -i--. mt.ua, va.pviwei aula im- mense buying power enable u to make you the lower clothing prices. f Men's and Young Men's High Grade Suits and Overcoats Tomorrow we put on sale a special lot of Men' and Young Men's High-Grade Suits and Overcoat, just received. These euits and overcoats were: pur chased by our clothing buyer on hi recent trip to the market and have just been received, and will t)e placed on sale tomorrow. They come in all-wool "v,wu nuu lancy tne viols, rough or smooth surface ' cloth. All in the latest styles . and in the latest shades. 1 Worth from one-third to one-' naif more than we ask. Sat urday, your choice, only. . . . II U Boys' Suite The best values in the city and the best wearing quality. Value to $5.50. Your foTr..$2.98 OUR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SHOE DE PARTMENTS HAVE ALL THE - LATEST SHAPES AT POPULAR PRICES. Persistence is the cardinal vir- . ..... e .. , f tue( in advertising; no matter how good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant ly to be really successful. Ing-a in olive, ray and bro.n SI . "jiurea, and Black Kereev I and Oiford Gr. M.r? n'y CORDUROY SUITS Boys' Suits, pinch back style, with 2 pairs of pant, made of mouse color cor- Bpiunaia ior school suits; sizes 7 to 17 year. Usually $5.00 $3.48 Viarra Underwear I s WW Hen's flat I fleed Shirts and - ankle I lensth '. Drawers I to match : I all KtBes; I UBUBiiy I &0o, at I 39c Men's Ribbed . Lotton ' Union , Suits. . Fleeced or ribbed tllflHSwl urotcn, ankle lentth; all aiies, at 79c I Men's Pants Men's Pants, made of dark striped worsteds, well made, sizes 32 to 42, values to $2.50, special, at- $1.48 Celebrated Dutcliess Trous ers; guaranteed By maker "10c a Button! $1.00 a Rip." Values up to $3, on sale, at - H.98 The Hosiery 250 dozen Men's Hose, usually sell for 16c; colors black, white, tan, navy, and black with white feet. at.'- 7c 175 doz. Men's all wool worsted I Hose, sell us ually for 35c I colors, black,! oxiora and gray I 19c Hats hi Caps Men'! Soft Hnta nf fine fur felt, medium shapes, in gray, brown and jrreen values to AeS m tfft !?: . . 91.40 i Odd lota nd ends of lines of Men's and Hoys' cloth and felt hats and caps, good heav winter weight, fur lined aar flana: well worth M A afaiaaW.;.-. "vw Boys' Blue 8rve Golf Caps, larva ahaDes, 1 Others ask 2 tic, special Saturday, at 5 ' R The People Store, 0pp. Hotel Rome 39c Shoes! I 2!sn'i Shoes, button, blucher and lace styles, made of gun metal. and relour calf -skin, round and high toes, sizes : 6 to II; " regularly special, at $1,651 Boys' Shoes, button and blucher styles, with extension soles, made I of gun metal and box calf-skin I sizes 1 to 6V4, tomorrow, at -, $1.67 1 1 s. m s ... . j . X X s . 67cO if i CMIdrea'a Shoe., with turned aoles. black- and colored kid torn, with and without heele .1ms' 8 to S, well worth It, Saturday at Men's HiehtEownsI n. wiling nannel, cut full length, 64 Inches long; all sir.na- 39c regular 75c quality, long a they last. . . kcoR.norif,tA it 3"-. 4i I V .1-