'f'HK : UMAHA. WKDMSSIM. MAX 2, ltUV
Bri C eVeMis
Maada Leaipe Buraeei-Qrandin Co.
tiara Boot Print It Now Beacon Fran.
Platinum Wedding Rlnirt EJholm.
Jeweler.
Goodrich Garden Boee at J as. Mor
ton Son Co.
Lawa Mowers and Garden Tools at
J as. Morton Son Co.
Detcctlve'a Resignation Accepted
Resignation ot Detective c w. rip
kin of the police department has been
accepted.
Council to Talk Rents Mayor
Dahlman and city eomiuisaiontrs will
meet with members o the real es
tate board to discuss the needs of
moderate rents for wage-earner.
DavllL'ht Hours The McGraw com
pany, jobbers of electrio supplies, on
Harney street, have inaugurated 7:80
to 4:30 hours for Its employes so they
may have daylight hours to mane gar.
dens.
Promotion for Jeffors C. rT. Jelfera,
who has been with the Union Pacific
a portion of the time as stenographer
on the Overland Limited, has been ap
pointed private secretary to General
passenger Agent tsasinger.
Mohler as a Witness Ash. Mohler,
ex-president of the Union Pactnc rail
road. Is one of the witnesses In fed
eral court at the trial of the suit of
John Moran against the railroad, ask
lng 110,000 for services as a right-of-
way agent.
dalrmont Gets Lights City coun
cil authorised installation of sixty-one
new electric lights tn Clairmont addi
tion. This is in connection with the
svstem being installed under the re
cent flve-year contract between city
and light company. .
- To Keen Money from Hubby Mil
rlel C. McOovern. 1616 Chicago
street, suing Charles F. McGovern for
divorce in district court, asm a court
order restraining her husband from
drawing any money out of the bank
during the pendency of the suit. She
alleges cruelty.
Green's Band at Manawa Green's
band, which is entered In the Mod
era Woodmen contest at Norfolk next
Wednesday, has secured the contract
cor Manawa for the season. The band
will also play at the semi-centennial
celebration at Lincoln June 12-14 and
will also play at the state fair.
Block Fake Patriot Public solici
tation of funds for patriotic, charitable
or benevolent purposes must hereafter
be accompanied by official endorse
ment through the city council. Al
leged imposition prompted the city
commissioners to aaopi a resolution
to control future fund-raising.
Dinner for Newspaper Man Busi
ness Manager Dinninger of the Chi.
cago Tribune iB expected in Omaha in
a few days and his old time friends
are planning a supper lor him at either
the Omaha club or the Fontenelle ho
tel. Prior to going to Chicago Mr.
Dinninger was a western Nebraska
. banker.
Al.ha Camp Incorporates Articles
of incorporation of Alpha camp wo. l
Building association, Woodmen of the
World, have been nieo. The associa
tion is a stock company, operating In
conjunction with the camp, and pro
poses to erect a 930,000 building on
the lot recently purchased at 1811
Capitol avenue.
Private Makes Arrests Private Mo
ran of the United States army showed
his contempt for persons under the
influence of liquor by marching Guy
Coleman, 1002 Clark street; Harry
Howard, 2786 Dupont street, and E.
Howard, 1924 South Twenty-seventh
street, from the north part of the
pity to central station. A charge of
drunk and disorderly conduct was
placed against them.
Gloves Cleaned now 10c After May
1, 15c. Carey Cleaning Co. Web. 392.
Guild Urges Omaha
Churches to Work
Toward Same End
The advantages afforded by employ
ment of an executive secretary to
unite the activities of all denomina
tions in a city like Omaha were out
lined by Roy B. Guild, executive sec
retary of the General Council ol
Churches of Christ in America at a
meeting of the Omaha Church fed
eration last evening in the First Pres
byterian church.
Dr. Guild told of work accomplished
in twenty cities by this means, par
ticularly in St. Louis, Pittsburgh,
Duluth and San Francisco.
"It means merely the spending of a
few more dollars to make the power
of the various churches tremenduously
more effective," he said. "A salaried
executive secretary for your fed
eration, giving all his time to the
work and having a regular business
office co-ordinates the work of all the
churches and besides renders great
help to the pastors in their work."
The Omaha Church federation will
consider the advisability of employing
a permanent executive secretary here.
Secretary Denison has alrcr.dy offered
office space in the Young Men's Chris
tian association building.
Hero of the Hour
Cars Race 60 Miles an Hour
Through Streets, Two Men Held
A thrilling race on a crowded boule
vard and through congested streets
in high powered automobiles, ended
in the capture of two alleged auto
mobile thieves last night.
W. H. Harper was riding on the
Florence boulevard when tie spied
two men in nis brother s car, H. H,
Harper. 315 South Fiftv-fifth street.
manager of the H. H. Harper com
pany, which had been stolen earlier in
the evening.
The men in the stolen car saw
their pursuer at the same time and
the race was on.
Down the Florence boulevard at
sixty miles an hour the cars raced,
averting collisions with other ma
chines. x
At Nineteenth and Vinton streets, a
passing street car got in the way of
the pursued machine and it was
forced to slow up, the occupants were
captured. They gave their names as
Elmer H. Clark, clerk at the Castle
hotel, and Milo Orr, bell boy at the
Her Grand hotel. They were charged
with grand larceny.
Omaha Awaits Reply from
Uncle Sam's Allied Guests
Mayor Dahlman is waiting for a
reply from Secretary Lansing before
making plans for receiving the Brit
ish and French commissions, which
will viv.t the west, and are expected
to include Omaha in their itinerary.
The mayor is bringing personal in
fluence to bear at Washington and
is hopeful that the distinguished allied
visitors will visit the Gate City.
The Commercial club and other or
ganizations are ready to Join in plans
for impressing the commissioners
with the progressiveness and loyalty
of the west.
A public meeting in the Audiiorium1
has been suggested as a feature of
the program.
Trial of Mrs. Gangestad
Postponed Until May 12
Nina Mae Gangestad wore the lat
est fashion creations Tuesday morn
ing when she appeared in police court
to answer to the charge of assault
ing hei husband with intent to
wound.
Her spouse, Edward G. Gangestad.
real estate operator, whom she
stabbed in the leg with a scissors, is
convalescent from his wound. 1 He has
been confined m Ford hosoital. Be-
cause of his condition his wife's trial,
scheduled for 1 uesday, was postponed
to May 1J.
Mrs. Gangestad is at liberty under
,UUU bonds.
Equal Franchisers Stage
. A Relief Bridge Party
The Omaha Equal Franchise so
ciety will sponsor a benefit bridge
party Monday afternoon, June 4, at
the Country club in Benson, the funds
to be used for the Ked Cross and war
relief work in this city.
I he women in charge of the affair
are the officers of the society, who are
as follows: Mrs. T. M. Metcalf, presi
dent; Mrs. J. L. Kennedy, vice presi
dent; Mrs. C Iwamlev. secre
tary; Mrs. C E. Johannes, treasurer.
and Mrs. E. M. Fairfield, chairman of
the program committee.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
To Success.
Equal Franchise Society
Postpones Its Meeting
Because of the opening of the
Franco-Belgian art exhibit Thursday
afternoon, the Equal Franchise so
ciety has postponed its meeting
scheduled for the same afternoon.
The date for the next meeting, the
program for which will be on the
mothers' pension law, will be an
nounced later. Mrs. H. H. Wheeler
of Lincoln, who was to arrange the
meeting, is ill, so Mrs. Halleck Rose
will have it in charge.
Prices of All Grains Take
Slump on Omaha Market
Omaha's grain market was slow
Tuesday. Receipts were light and
wheat fell off 6 to 8 cents; corn, ft
to Vi cents, and oats, Ji to Vi cent.
Wheat receipts totaled nineteen
cars, selling at $2.702.80; corn, nine
teen cars, at jl.Mfgi.ol, and oats,
twenty-two cars, at 7Q'72 cents.
Buttermilk Saloon
Will Open Down Town
A buttermilk saloon in the First
National building on Sixteenth street,
planned to open by May 1, was unable
to do so, because of de'ays incident
to installing the refrigerating equip
ment. It is intended partially to allay
the thirst incident to the passing of
the saloons.
MYSTERY MAN GIVES
SMITH MURDER CLUE
Chief Maloney Gets Message to
Round Up Twelve, Three of
Whom Trio He Is After.
INFORMANT HIDES KAMI
A mysterious phone message to
Chief of Detectives Steve Maloney
from a man who would not divulge
his name told the officer of twelve
men, "who ought to be locked up as
murder suspects in relation to the
killing Saturday night of S. C. Smith,
druggist."
"And," said the voice, "if your of
ficers pick these men, I will call at
the police station and identify the
three bandits who murdered the drug
gist.
Won t you leave your name with
me so that I can aotify you when I
gather in these twelve men whose
names you have given me," asked Mr.
Maloney.
"No," said the man of mystery, "I
will know when the dozen are in cus
tody. And, by the way your men
may find most of them in a pool hall
in i street, opposite the .
hotel. When you have them, I will
call at the station and tell the three
men who took part in the murder of
Druggist Smith
Chief Maloney jotted down the
twelve names and asked the tele
phone office (he number of the phone
the man had used.
"It's a pay station call," wai the
answer.
Maloney is inclined to place some
faith in his informant. Some of the
young men whom the man mentioned
are known personally to him and
their reputations and character are
not beyond reproach. Three on the
"murder list" are brothers, who have
merited police attention before,
t Clues Are Meager. 1
Police clues are most meager. Clar
ence V. Warfield, member of the
Board of Education and the only eye
witness of the murder, is unable to
identify suspects brought before him.
He has refused to state positively
that young men whom police arrest
on suspicion are or are not those who
entered the store. His remembrance
of the bandits' faces ii so poor as to
almost dishearten the detectives.
John Lee, 2702 South Nineteenth
street, a deliverer of special delivery
letters, is another important witnesa
who has failed to help the police.
John held the door of the Smith drug
store open while two of the bandits
fled past him to liberty. The third
bandit leveled a revolver at Lee's
head as he went from the store and
ordered Lee to flee.
Finding of Coroner's Jury,
Mr. Warfield and Lee testified yes
terday at the inquest conducted by
County Attorney Magney. The jury
found that Mr. Smith met death at
the hands of "one of two men."
The Parisian Cloak Co.
is selling SUITS Wednesday at $18
that formerly sold as high as $45
mostly all are navyi and blacks. No
bright colors. See ad on paga 6.
Hurry, for
The Wreckers Are Coming
Bee Want Ads bring results.
lc per word why pay more?
, '"' 'a.. ' ,
1508-1510 Douglas St.
We Announce for Tomorrow
WEDNESDAY
A' MOST UNCOMMON
SUIT A
Involving Several Hundred Women's and
Misses' Super-Tailored
SUITS
That When Sold in the Regular Way Would
Cost You
$25.00, $29.50, $35.00, $39.50
Your Unrestricted Choice
WEDNESDAY ONLY
The
Colors
The
Fabrics
Gold, Tan, Beige, Navy,
Apple and Kelly Green,
Black, Copen, fiose, Mus
tard, Reseda and Gray.
Jerseys, Poiret Twills, Serges,
Poplins, Velours, Gabardines,
Tricotines, Gunnyburls and all
tha Homespun weaves.
vJ'fJU Part-Pay
jRvI'j ijjk Every Sale .
This is a sale which affects only our regular stock, high-class Suits. No job
lot purchases. No special sale-made garments involved.
HAPPENINGS IN
THEMAGIC CITY
State Farm College Experts
Meet Live Stock Men in Ef
fort to Increase Production.
CALL MEETING AT LINCOLN
A conference was held at I he Live
Stock exchange Monday morning be
tween members of trio exchange and
Profs Pugsley and Skinner, of the col
lege of agriculture of the University
of Nebraska, to consider how to in
crease the production of live stock
and food products.
Prof. Pugsley states that within the
last two weeks over 200 students at
the university have left school to work
in the fields ,and that the number will
be increased to 500 within the next
two or three weeks. Arrangements
have been made at the university to
permit the boys to leave school at this
time and obtain full credits for the
school year.
When they return to school in the
fall they must present a certificate
from their employer stating that they
have been on the farm all summer, to
obtain the credit.
The gravity of the food situation
that confronts the world caused Prof.
Pugsley to issue a call to the various
associations of the state to meet at
Lincoln to discuss the situation and
to secure the closest co-operation be
tween the organizations. The follow
ing call was issued:
"Serious world food shortage, in
cluding shortage of live stock, con
fronts the nation, and steps for in
creasing production are imperative.
Important conferences of officers of
Nebraska Live Stock associations,
Bankers' associations, Lire Stock ex
change and College of Agriculture,
called at University Farm. Lincoln,
Agricultural hall. Room 305, Thurs
day, May 3 at 11 o'clock, to consider
methods of increasing production of
live stock. Make every effort to be
present. C. W. Pugsley."
William Schoen Dead.
William Schoen, aged 57, died yes
terday in a hospital after a year's ill
ness. He is survived by a widow
and two stepchildren, Mrs. George
Stevens and John S. Hanuse. For
several years he was foreman at the
Omaha Tacking company.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence, Forty-sixth and L streets,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial will be a Laurel Hill ceme
tery. Premium Lists Being Arranged.
Preparations are already being
made for the National Swine Show to
be held here in the fall. Will Scliell
berg, traffic manager of the stock
yards and a member of the National
Show committee, is working out the
details and making out the premium
list The show will exhibit all the
winners from the different shows
throughout the state. Plans are also
being made to conduct the show dur
ing the evening hours this year; last
year the show closed at 6 o'clock
Carl Johnson Dead.
Carl Johnson, aged 79, died early
yesterday morning at the home of his
son, Ed Carlson, Forty-seventh and L
streets, of pneumonia. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. John Nodean
and Mrs. Charles Nodean, both of
Omaha, and three tons, Ed Carlson
of Omaha, John Carlson, who lives in
Texas, and Andrew Carlson of Buf
falo, N. Y.
Funeral services wilt he held it the
home of Ed Carlson Wednesday aft
ernoon at i o'clock. j
Boys Wanted on Farms.
The fame of the free employment
bureau of the Live Stock Exchange
is spreading far and wide. Applies
tions for farm laborers have been
received by Secretary Stryker from
western Wyoming, Colorado and the
Dakmas. Men from equally distant
places are' writing here for jobs.
The intense Cultivation of ill land
this year it going to give placet to
many boys aid young men who are
ambitious to become farmers, or who
want to earn money enough to get
through school. Quite a number of
requests for this class of labor hat
been received from farmers.
P. A. Barrett Dead.
T. A. Barrstt, S9 yeart old, of 3906
South Twenty-fourth, and for thirty
'years resident of the South Side, it
dead at Wahoo, according to informa
tion received by his family.
Mr. Barrstt went there on busineai
nd died suddenly of heart failure. He
.was connected with the coal firm of
Broadwell & Roberte.
Besides tits wife, four children tur
rive. They are: Dewey Barrett, Mrt.
Ola Smith, Mrs. Alberta Knight, Mitt
Hazel Barrett.
Sooth RUte OoMlp.
ft. 0. VAlcnst, humorist, will lecture to
night at the hefler Memorial church.
Jrr Rest Btorea, houeea. cottarea and
ilata. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT CO
Tha men lot tht Grace Methodlot ohurca, '
Twonty-Tltth and K atreeu, will give their .
annual Sinner at the churra tonight.
TIKE INBIHIANOE, choice ol It leading
conumjilea; pmiapt eervlee, loweet rates. ' t
SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT CO.
Jatnea. tha lB-month-flld nan af Vr. and
fMra. Charted U Waldron, died Mondar at
me nnnie ox rranx liaanua, Ainngnt Tna
ttunrM will ko keld Wednesday at tha '
cuanua some.
The Parisian Cloak Co.
it sel1lr.fr SUITS Wednesday at til
that mrmerly sold at high at I4d-
mostly all are navyi and blacks. No
bright colon. See ad on page 5.
Hurry, for
Tho Wreckers Are Coming
Burgess-Wash Company.
Toaedav, May 1, 1917.-
everybody:? store
-STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY.
-Pkone Douglas 137
Are
You .
Acquainted
with the gTeat advantages and
convenience! of charge ac
count with this store or are
you still unaware of all this
helpful service because you
have not put us to the test?
i It Is our constant aim to be
a store that is the "Greatest
Service to the greatest num.
bar" to be in reality a ttore
for Everybody and we be
lieve that in extending the
benefits of our credit depart
ment it will be a ttore of true
helpfulness to the community.
It is our aim and desire to
have every good account in
the city represented on our
books.
We went your business be
cause we believe we merit it,
and we want you to share in
and benefit by the advantages
and conveniences of a charge
account
We solicit your account.
This Is Baby Week
IN CO-OPERATION with the National Children's
Bureau for the promotion of "Baby Welfare"
we have arranged an elaborate display in our In
fanta' Wear Section on the Second Floor.
BALLOONS FREE
To every little boy or girl under the sjre of
6 years, accompanied by the mother, will be
given a large toy balloon with the compliments
of Burgets-Nash Infants' Wear Department.
Trained Nurses in Charge
Free Advice to Mothers
about everything pertaining to babiesfrom
foodt to playthings and apparel., Com and '
Learn. FREE Pattern and full directions for
making the VANTA PINLESS DIAPER.
Free Helps to Mothers '
ly. r 'M i
Come and see how the little, new, up-to-date
baby it dressed without a pin or
button and without oven onca turning
him over. Only those who daily have
one on more wee onet to dress can
realize what a saving of time and
strength this new method means to
mother only those who tee the Vanta
Way can understand what this means in
comfort, happiness and herith to bal
Vanta Twittleis
Tspe used for all
Vanta Baby Gar
ment!, bat made pos
sible tha pinfess,
buttonlest dressing
of baby, livery
woman will be
interested in
Twistlest Tape
and its uses.
Burgeei-Naeh Co. Second Floor
MM "IB
This Annual Fashion Event
Introduces all the newest Nemo
Corset inventions, and re-intro-
durea all the old Nemo lavontes
all at prices little or no hither
than before the tremendous rise in cost of materials.
This year we have an attractive
"Nemo Week Special'?
an entirely new Setf-Reducing
model with the addition of the
novel BackResting feature. For
women of average-full figure,
who seek relief from backache
and wishes to reduce.
The material is white coutil, of best
quality; and the price is only $3.50.
Full stocks of all the popular Nemo
models Wonderlift, Self-Reducing
and Ba.ck-Resting-$3.50 to $5.00.
EXPERT FITTING SERVICE FREE!
15
H
EMSTITCHED Guest
Towels, 29c
Here is, indeed, an unusual
towel valua. Hemstitched linen
guest towels, size 15x24 inches,
fine pure linen huck, toft finish,
grass bleached, spokestitchtd.
We consider them extreme val
ues, at 29c each. '
Cluny Scarfs, $2.95
French cluny dresser or buf
fet scarfs, linen center; specinl
ly priced for Wednesday, at
each, SIM.
Table Cloths, $2.89
72 inches by 2 yards, purs
linen damask table cloths, bor
dered all around, good heavy
weight, assorted patterns.
Napkins, $3.45 Dozen "
Silver bleached, 22x22-inch
heavy, pure linen; will give ex
cellent service.
Burteaa-Naeh Co. Mela Floor
Wednesday Down Stairs Store
Choice of Any Untrimmed Hat
in the Down Stairs Store
$1.00
THIS offering is for
Wednesday only;
you are offered the un
restricted choice of any
untrimmed hat, regard
less of what the former
price may have been.
The stylet are the season's
very latest and there is no
doubt but you will find just
the shape and style of hat
that best suits you.
Free With Each Shape
A flower or ornament will
. be given free and no charge
made for trimming.
Burteaa-Naeh Co Down Stairs Star
TOILET Paper, 16
for One Dollar
Crepe tissue toilet paper, large
rollt; special for Wednesday, 16
rolls $1.00.
Curtain Stretcher, 79c
Adjustable curtain stretchers,
nickle plated brass pins, full 6x12
size; special, 79e.
' Garbage Cans, 59c
Galvanized iron garbage cans,
with galvanized cover, 8-gaUon
size; special, at S9o.
. Women's Hose, 15c
Women's black cotton bote,
plain or ribbed top and seamiest;
one of the biggest values of the
teason; at, pair, ISe.
' Union Suits, 39c
' In boys', white or cream color,
porosknit, short sleeves, knee
lengths, seconds; very special,
at 39c
Union Suits, 25c
Women's white cotton union
suits, low neck and sleeveless, lace
trimmed, at 25c