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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1917. FOOD RIDES AND HDMANSCAN WAIT Elevator Operators in the Court House Shows Symptoms of St. Vitus Dance. PART OF JAIL FEEDING BOW The sight of garbage, bags of beans and baskets of bread being carried from the basement to the jail on the passenger elevators while hurrying lawyers and scurrying clerks punched signal buttons in vain surprised even the most sophistiated court housers this morning. Later elevator passengers got a scare when one of the operators ap pointed by the democratic board fol lowing the recent head chopping of court house attaches stopped his car too quick between floors, shaking up those in it and putting all of the lifts in the building out of commission temporarily. The court house eleva tor jobs are said to be the best paid in that line of voAi in the city and passengers look with askance at the two new appointees, who started work -March l, as they tumble with the con trol levers. Garbage Flits By. Attendants in the sheriff's office were compelled to use the passenger elevators to carry provisions to the jail and remove the garbage when the power was shut off for the freight lift. Commissioner Lvnch ordered the power shut off for the jail eleva tor, following with an embargo on .he ireieht hit the next morning. It is part of the jail feeding tight between the county commissioners ind Sheriff Clark. The county board has gone on record that it will not al -low the sheriff's claim for feeding prisoners in January, based on the 32 cents a day allowed by law. Com missioner Lvnch reiterated his state ment that no funds will be supplied for the jail feeding until the sheriff submits itemized bius ot his actual expenditures tor loodstiiits. The sheriff insists that he is feed ing the inmates of the county bastile better food and more of it than ever before and says he will go to the mat with the, commissioners before he'll let them "office boy him," as he expressed it. Health Department Wants Power for Regulating Cafes The health department is working on a proposed ordinance for stricter reeulation ot restaurants and cates. The health commissioner has general authority over these places, hut wants more specific powers to order changes and iniprovetm-nts according to the conditions ot each case. T look for quite a tew new eat ing places to open after May 1 and I want to be in a position to regulate these places in the interest of public policy. Ventilation ana sanitation in a public eating place should be mat ters of definite regulation, stated Health Commissioner Connv.ll. Reduction in New Wheel Tax Law Agreed Upon A material reduction of the sched ule of the new wheel tax ordinance was proposed at a conference held by City Commissioners Jardine. Hummel and Parks in Mayor Dahlman's of fice. It was suggested that automo biles used for pleasure purposes should be taxed $3 to $6 per year, and trucks taxed M to $ a year. An other proposal was to tax teams $2 a vear and motorcycles SI each, this matter will be brought up next Mon day at a meeting ot the council com niittce of the whole. The wheel tax ordinance, which should beccine oper alive next Wednesday, will be resisted m court, the commissione-s have been advised. Here You Have the Winners in The Bee's Puzzle Picture Contest Iowa Editors Will Be Guests in Omaha Tonight Twenty editors of Iowa newspapers delegates to a newsnape- men's con vention in Council Bluffs, are to be in Omaha this evening as the guests if the bureau of publicity. , Manager I'arrish has invited them to come to Omaha at the close of their convert lion at Council Bluffs, and they are lo be here tor a dinner at the Hotel Fontenellc at 6:30. E. F. Harrison of Oakland, la., is president and C. C. Sheaffer of Ran dolph is secretary. Following the dinner, Mr. Parrish expects to take his guests to the au tomobile show. Girl Wife May Have to Fight for Heart Balm Alleging that the verdict for $4,750 damages against them, as returned by a jury in Judge Troup's court Wed nesday, was the result of "passion and rational and religious prejudice," Abraham and Pauline Me'lcher, father-in-law and mother-in-law of Beatrice Melcher, who sued them for $25,000 for alienation of her husband's Reu ben affections, have filed motions for a new trial. The girl-wife of the younger Mel cher has started similar action in dis trict court against her husband's aunt and uncle, Abraham and Rachel h'rankl. Cost of a Shine Raised By All Down Town Parlors All down town shoe shining parlors .this morning raised the price of a shine from 5 cents to 10 cents, which will be the price every day, re gardless of holidays. The custom has been to charge 10 cents on Saturdays, Sundays and holi days. A meeting of proprietors of twelve down town shining parolrs was heftl Thursday evening at George Cosmas' place in the Paxton block. Revolvers, but No Cash Stofen from Townsend's. Enough revolvers to stock a Mex ican expedition were stolen from the Jownsend Gun company, 1514 Far nam street, by thieves Thursday even ing, who gained entrance by breaking a window in the rear of the building. Thirty revolvers, all automatics, were taken. Thirty dollars in the cash register was not touched. The Prire Winners 1. Mrs. A. S. Gantz, Omaha. 2. Rev. E. R. King, Edison, Neb. 3. J. J. Boucher, Omaha. 4. Miss Gladys Akerlund, Omaha. 5. Mrs. W. S. Derbyshire, South Side. 6. J. E. Bcckendorf, Walnut, la. 7. Mrs. M. A. Pills bury, Omaha. 8. I. Barker, South Side. 9. Mrs. J. B. McMahon, Cedar Bluffs, Neb. 10. W. E. Antrim, Arlington, Neb. Honorable Mention. Allender, Margy Fowle& Dallas Albln, B. Komberg, Anns Aur'nger, Marvin W. Fisher. C. C. Abenroth, Amelia Flnkral, Archie Averaou, Cell. Fltigerald, Jame B.. Arbuthn it, Kobert GoldenstMn, Luka Andrew, . Qivlna, Sidney Al man. Lla 0aby( Anna Aiken, Q. Gardner, Mn. J. K. Blrkholz, William A.Olnsson, Sidney M. BUllpffi, W. J. iGudmunddon, Mabel Brooking, Mrs. F, Groves. John Gorham, Klsle F. Harrison, J. II, Hyde, G. K. Hull, Mrs. Iarl Haya, Harry L. """'"t",;v'' "i,D- Howard, Mildred " , ' Hubbell, Edgar Btfrnt, 'Hilda Barnum, Mra. H. W. Bollmatt. Hra. Bethea. Madeline Bcmardy, C. A. Brlllhart. J. T. Bowden, D. C. Black. Lillian Bennett, Mary B&ur, Henrietta Bane. John Boch. Bill Beck, Elsie M, Bergstrom, H. O. Bixby. John F. Coasalrt, F. R. Collins. H. F. Campbell, J. R, Clark. Agnes Cronby. William L. Calhoun, Minnie ChrtattanBon. S. F. Cramer, George Cash, T. V. Caten, F. W. Car tens, Henrietta Cook, Mrs. George Cotlrell. Mrs. G. M. Cailv. Lillian Clark Mrs. R., jr. Conn. Mildred Conrad, Be Weenta Be Lee. Ruth Dean, Margaref lanlelf, Sam Dellone, R. H. lJuryee, E. E. Dlstelhorttt, G. A. Dover. Jess L. Douglas, David Devleaene, Emmett Dixon, A, J. Edgar, G, T. Erlckvn, Grace Evans, Mrs. C. T. Etzensperger, A. Everltng, Edna Forbes, Hazel Fox, Rose Fried, Mrs. E. L. Hattuscheld, Margaret Hayward, Welter Hotel, Nellie Hitdebrand. T. J. Hickey, Mrs. Hlrschmann. C. Irwin, M. G. Jones, Glen Jnktnson, William Jensen, J. C. Johnson. Charles Jensen, Marie Jordan, Dorothy Jones, M. W. Jorgenson, Vtctrf Jesterson, Neils Kopald, Frances Kinney, E. C. Kostory, Joseph W. Koenlg, Willie Koll, Lawrence Kausn, ReinharC Kosters, Henry A. Leermakers, Jack Lucas, Mrs. Charles Lewis, M. W. Lewis, 8. K. Miles, Agnes Merrlam, Dr. L. A. McConnell, Callle McCready, John Lnppart, J. L. MrElrey, Trma Meehan, Claire Mike, Frank R. Marks, Lee Maloski, Mrs. Rose Murphy. J. W, Met, B. F, McCttrmJek, Mrs. I. Horrlgan, Dan Hultz. Mrs. Fred Horton, Funia The Five, Best Answers 1. "The Lord scctli not as nun seeth; for man looketh on the out ward appearance, but the Lord look eth on the heart. Therefore, let us not judge after the appearance of things." Sam. 167. 2. "Never mind the fashion dames," continued the minister, "they're un doubtedly stripping for the grot Christian race, as outlined by our apostle, Paul. But 1 am unable to understand, however, why the skinny sister doesn't get into the game." 3. "A comparison of the styles of fifty years ago with those of today convinces that blindness is a greater affliction now than it was then." 4. "As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that is with out discretion." Prov. 2:11. 5. "In like manner also, that w omen adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedncss and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly array; but (which hecom eth women professing godliness) with good works." 1st Tim. 2:9-10. McDonald, T. P. Msttlnger, Myron Mosarova, W. L,, Mook, David Mansirg?r, Phtna Maurer, Gather My en. Mr. B. F. Modrow, Crystal Mueller, J. NUrhlensalo, John J i"'"'; Smith. Mr. E. . BrhlumherKiT. Mrn. P, Sheeley, A. B. Shmnway, Charles Svoboda, Mrs Adolph Seuine, ilerniuu Spencer, Mrs. W. L. Sherry, Ralph Slovens, Grace SUFFRAGE WOMEN SEND S101S. SIGNAL Congressional Union, it Seems, Has Launched Torpedo that Hits Omaha Association. OFFICERS ABE MISSING w. Narkevlta, Stephen jMiveraan,. Helen Ochtaner, Mra. A. H. Ohlfs, Selma Owena, Q. J. O'Neill, Adelaide Peck. Barbara Peterson, H. C. Peterson, Mrs. J. C, sr-raylor, H. B. Paa-enkopf, Anna Tllinn. tt'l. Parkh.il!, Mrs. F. M. Tubbs, Charies hmldt, H. F. Schneckloth, Anna Troutmnn, Mrs. M, Troutman. Josla Thomas, Alma Twam, Jerry Trulllngcr, Robert Thomas, W. H. Taylor, Grace Parkhlll, F. M. Peteraon, Laura Price, Ruth L Trewett, Eftls Qulnn, Mra. Quandt, Agnea Renner, F. Roth, Henry A. Rahn, George Roberts, Incx Reynlsh, Margaret Rhine, A. V. Towslee, Mrs. M. F. Tallch, Paul Trim bit, R w. Tajlor, Willie Vlach. Edward Volland. U. A. Vlnecore, Mrs. E, M, Vammen, c. A. VVolcott, Ruby Werner, Florence J Wright. O. S. Wllg, Mrs. Louis Ream, Mrs. Susan E.Whelan, Kenneth KanK, m. I., Ward an. Leo Rouse, Roaa Wallen, Fred C. Rudat, F. II. Welnert, Josephine Sullivan, John T. Walker. B. D. Stammers, Mrs. D. 0.w"'. p. Smith. Nellie J001' N- Shlolds. J. W. Wolverton, Viola Simmons, A, P. Zlnn, Mrs. Q. W. (Another Powell Picture Puzzle in Next Sunday's Bee.) Aged Swede Shouts War; Later Attempts Suicide "The whole world ought to be at war," shouted an elderly man as he jumped upon a chair in the lobby of the Young Men's Christian associa tion. Later, while riding in the police patrol, he pulled a knife from his pocket and tried to kill himself. I" oiled m Ins suicidal attemut. he ex pressed sorrow because he didn't jump from the roof of the Young Men s Liiristian Association building. P. E. Edling is the man's name, ac cording to papers found upon his person. He is 60 years old and lived at 2412 Decatur street. He is a Swede. Police believe that he is mentally un balanced by intense brooding over the war. He will be held at the sta tion until doctors report on his sanity- . " ' . '-, Edling has been loitering in the lobby of the Young Men's Christian association every day this week. Four Women and Two Men Win Divorce Decrees Four wives were granted decrees in divorce court and two husbands freed, as follows: Anna T. Miller irom Henrv i Miller. Pearl E. Langer from Emil Lan- ger. Lydia A. Farber from Genre r Farber. Caroline Grosse from Retort Grosse. Reuel B. Tohiison from Maxinr Dm. nolds Johnson. C. Fred Thornburir from Ellrahtt, Thornburg. Elsie Gordon has filed divorce pro ceedings asrainst Tohn F. Gordon, al. leging nonsupporr. Smart Says He'll Spend Pay On Family Hereafter A promise bv Georee W. Smart. SOS North Twentieth street, that he would quit abusing his wife and that he would regularly turn over his pay en velope to his spouse saved him from a ninety-day sentence when he faced the police judge Friday morning. Mrs. Smart testified that her husband stayed away from his family and that he had failed to provide for his tw children. PHOTOPLAYS, Carpenter Falls While Working On a Building Fred Bevins, 3167 Evans street, car penter working on Jhe Gordon Van Storage building, Eleventh and Daven port streets, received serious internal injuries when he lost his footing and fell from the top of the first story to the basement below. In falling his head struck one of the inisls. result ing in several scalp lacerations. He was taken to at. Joseph s, hospital, where it is thought his injuries will not prove fatal. Doctors Must Report All , Births and Deaths Earlier . In circular letters sent to all physi cians Health: Commissioner Connell advised the medics that they are re quired by law to report births and deaths not later than twenty-four hours after occurrence. Blanks for this purpose have been standardized by the federal government. Whether the Omaha Suffrage as sociation, one of the three local suf frage societies, still is, cr isn't, is the question bothering its erstwhile members. To settle the question a meeting will'be called some time next week. The society is without a president. and when the last meeting was called not one memner appeared. At a previous meeting, addressed by Miss Beulah Amidon, Congres sional union organizer, every woman present, with the exception of Mrs. George Covell and Mrs. Thor Jorg enson, went over to the Congres sional union, although the society originally was affiliated with the Na tionkt Woman Suffrage association. Since then, Mrs,' Jorgenson is said to have joined the Congressional union, too. Elusiv. Officers. Mrs. R.E. McKelv, the last presi dent, has resigned; Mrs. S. A. Capen, the first vice president, is out of the city most ot the time, and Mrs, Co veil, the second vice president, re fuses to act as president. When a meeting was called to elecj a presi dent, no one came. Mrs. W. H. Hatterolh, a former active member, states that most of the members have transferred their in terest to the Congressional jnion, the local organization for which, if their is to be one, has not been perfected. Congressional union organizers who were in the city recently emphasized the fact that membership might be retained in both suffrage organiza tions without detriment to either. Civil Engineers Will Meet in Omaha Saturday The third regular meeting of the Nebraska Association of Members of the American Society of Civil En gineers will be held in Omaha on Saturday. Luncheon will be held at the Commercial club at noon, fol lowed by an automobile trip to points of interest. Dinner and meeting will be held in the evening at the Fonte nelle. "No Pardon," Says Court, For This Wife Beater Many times Emery Fullerton, 3412 Evans street, faced the police judge charged with being drunk and abus ing his wife and many times he won his liberty or pardon upon his prom ise that there would be no more trouble in his household. Across hrs sentence of ninety days given by Judge Fitzgerald was written "No pardon." Northwest Art Exhibit At St. Paul Next Week The third annual exhibition of the work of artists of the northwest will be shown at the ' auditorium in St. Paul from March 3 to March 14, nclusive. The exhibition is presented under the auspices of the St. Paul In stitute, popularly known as "The Peo ple's University." Omaha Women Have Another Shipment Ready for Relief Another large shipment of hospital supplies is ready to leave the war re lief headquarters here. It consists of one box containing fifty blankets, which have been made from small samples donated by local wholesalers; of one box containing ninety-five fracture pillows, of one box contain ing 200 dainty cretonne pillows each with two covers, of one lot consist ing of 1,000 chaussous and of a 400 pound box of old linens which was donated to the society. This makes a total of 25,714 articles which have been made by Omaha women at the war relief rooms this winter and shipped to the war relief headquarters for distribution in European 1 ospi tals. In the March 3 number of the Lit erary Digest will appear the names of the generous Omahans who con tributed $1,109 to that magazine's fund for Belgian children. Homeless Boy Finds Haven In Uncle Samuel's Navy The fact that he didn't have any parents or guardians was not enough to keep Harvey Lloyd, 17 years old, address anywhere, from joining the navy. -Lloyd applied at the recruiting office for enlistment, "How old are you?" he was asked by Yeoman Sto ner. "Seventeen," he replied. When told that he would have to have the consent of his parents because of his age he said that they had died wh n he was so young that he never re membered having any. Chief Yeo man Stoner then took the lad before the county court, qualified as his guardian, gave his consent to thj lad entering the service and upon exami nation passed him into the navy. He was sent to the Geat Lakes training school. Offered Increase in Price On Shoes He Just Bought P, J. Corcoran, general merchandise manager for the nine Panor Shoe company stores, has just arrived from Boston, where he has been engaged on a' very extensive buying trip. Over $100,000 worth of shoes were purchased by the Panor people on this buying trip. They bought heavily to guard themselves from the continued rise in leather prices. Mr. Corcoran states that simc his re turn, he received a letter from eastern manufacturers, -quoting a raise of from 25c to 50c per pair on the shoes he bought. Mr. Corcoran thinks Umana a wonderful business city an! predicts a phenomenal growth in the next ten years. Under Bond to Keep His Property in Sanitary Shape Upon complaint of the Board o' Public Welfare, Sam Jones was ar raigned in South Side police court on a charge of maintaining rental prop erty in unsafe and unsanitary conili tion. He was released on a bond of $1,000 to insure that he will abate the nuisances complained ot. Ihe prop erty in question is located at 2722 S street, 4908-10 and 12 South Twenty first street and Twenty-eighth and U streets. The U s.rcet building was known as the Star theater in the "wild and woolly" days of South Omaha It now serves as a rooming house M, . . fT, It. For the invalid as well as those in perfect health Bakerk Cocoa is .rlnl fnnA hpv- . mmMSMSdh erage, pure, delicious J ana wnoiesome., Walter Baker O Co. Ltd. I ESTABLISHED 1760 OORCHESTER, MAoo, 11 34 1 AMU8KMKNTS AMLBF.MLNT8. OMAHANS TO BUILD HOTEL OJTIN STATE Scottsbluff Will Get Modern Five-Story Building in the Near Future, J. A. M'DONALD LANDLORD Omaha capital is to lead in the building of a $100,000 modern hotel building in Scottsbluff, Neb., on the I corner of Main and Sixth streets. Pre liminary arrangements have been completed, some of the details hav ing been completed this morning when the slnrlchnlilfra met with Will iam H. Schmoller in Omaha. Among those interested financially are W. 11. Ostenbcrg, president of the Scottsbluff National !anl: and an Omaha capitalist; W. H. Schmoller, president of the Schmoller & Muel ler Piano company, and Dr. Herman Reinbold of Oirtaha. Others are in terested also, but the full list of the stockholders is not yet being made public, Thcv have guaranteed to erect a $100,000 hotel building of four or five stories, with seventy-five rooms, over half of which will be furnished with bath and hot and cold water. The Architect has not yet been se lected, but sketches are being made. The work is to begin just as soon as the plans can be drawn and the contract awarded. Already a lease of the building has been perfected whereby an experi enced hole! man takes hold of the new establishment to run it. This man is J. A. McDonald, at present- the pro prietor of the Emery hotel at Scotts bluff. . Give your Want Ad a chance to make good, Run it in The Bee. in Walk-Over Shoes For Men For Women The Sign of Quality Saturday's the Last Day Of Great Semi-Annual WflLIl-OUER SHOE SALE :M1 200 Pairs 0 of Women's V and Girls' $4v$5and$6 SHOES Saturday, at 911 Other Great Bargain $2.99 in Men's and Women's I $3.99 Shoes, All Sizes $4.99 and Styles J $5.99 $6.99 $7.99 $8.99 $9.99 WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP 317 S. 16th St 1 kl5f.Vj.4vl' ntfiiirm "Irirrn LILLIAN CISH "THE HOUSE BUILT UPON THE SANDS" SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 A. M. "AdventurM of a Boy Scout" miiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii "THE WITCHING HOUR" Matinoo pries m night during this engagement FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HOUSE PETERS m4 MYRTLE STEDMAN, bi THE HAPPINESS OF THREE WOMEN' Albert Parson Torfaune'a Socittr Storr. Phono Doug. 484. Th Bttt of Vaudvfflt Last two times of Eddie Leonard. Homer B. Mason and Marguerite Kecler and Current Bill MATINEE TODAY, 2:15 Z TONIGHT 8:05 NEXT WEEK LOUIS MANN In "SOME WARRIORS" In conjunction with excellent bill. BRANDEIS TODAY "MS Uat 1 Times lOfith Parformani This Afternoon. 107th time In Omaha Tonight. 'Noufh Said. , PRICES SSc, SOc, 7Sc and tl.OO . PHOTOPLAYS PRINCESS 14th and Douglas C j . HOME OF y FIRST RUN PICTURES Of GALE HENRY In. -PASSING THE GRIP1 "JUNE MADNESS" Also Cartoon and Sconle AL WOHLMAN a CO. FREMONT BENTON CO MLLE. GILLIS CO. ADOLPHO DERWENT CAINE, In "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT" ADMISSION 20c AND 10c We'll Introduce You to the American Girl Sunday AUTO SHOW CLOSES TONIGHT AUDITORIUM , , ADMISSION 35c 9:30, A. M. to 10.3QP. M. End Season Salo Special Values In Pants ; t Our entire stock of High Grade Pants must be sold out Absolutely nothing reserved Be duction made regardless of original cost., Good wearing and well tailored Panti, in a wide assortment of dark colors and patterns. special value at. 4m I II worsteds 848 In this lot you will find a wide variety of Pants all guaranteed for work, business or dress wear. Included in this lot is the celebrated Jack aft f a Rabbit Brand. 2) 7 O unusual h values, at 1 Remarkable offering of high grade Pants in a large variety to choose from. Included in this lot is the celebrated Duchess Make. All sizes. Ex- t j&Bk A f ceptional tj fcjf O values Surprising extra service values in added quality and well tailored cassimeres and Winter weight Pants. Rip proof in every seam. Q JXAQ eluded in this lot is the celebratedu Jf90 Crown Brand, suitable lor au occasion. Extraordinary values. Suits and Cvircoats End of Staisn Sal Thli li Jut the time ot the rear to obtain a hlnh-trrade aolt or otct. cont at a yery low price, and the offering we now make will anr. ly astonish too. These garments were all made under onr inner- Ylslon and wlU satisfy the most particular. Every late style In all color and sites. Special I Min slum $7.77 Stperbiuiti and 0'coatt End ot Stason Sal This Includes the salts and over coats that have made the Palace famons for Taloes. Single and double breasted styles, full box and form-fitting models, pinch backs and other much wanted styles are Included. & 4 4 ijn In all colors and I I Jk patterns. Special Another Flrer Vor Saturday l Men's Hose We mn pDtclnr m iiMctal aale, SHI nrdmr, 6 tum of finest quality hot. roiittUnlnf oirr 1000 doseo Plr ot now, Ml CXMOI Ny COK..i DOUGLAS ClOTHING COMPANY