THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917.
GLORIOUS RAIN IS
JOY FOR FARMERS
Lincoln Has Heaviest Down
pour in State, With Two and
Half Inches; Great Ben
fit to Gardens.
Tuesday, all through Nebraska, it
started to rain, and in numerous
places in the state the clouds are still
dropping moisture in large quantities.
This is the report that this morning
comes from the weather bureau and
the railroad headquarters. The rain
is of immense value to garden and
crops m general. Here in the city
there have been some small washouts
along graded streets, but the damage
has been slight.
Railroads report the streams run
ning bank full and where the land is
low the water is spreading over the
bottoms However, the damage to
grade and track is slight, only one or
two slight washouts being reported.
In the last thirtysix hours every
portion of'the'tate has been given a
bath. 1 he last rain is general and
heavy.
Along the railroads the" precipita
tion ranged from three-fourths to two
and a half inches. Lincoln was the
wettest place on both the government
and the railroad maps. There was a
rainfall of more than two and a half
inches up to 7 o'clock this morning,
and at that hour the rain was still
pouring down.
The Omaha rainfall from 7 o'clock
Tuesday morning until a correspond
ing hour this morning was .83 of an
inch. -
According to the weather bureau
report, the precipitation at Fairmont
was 2.50; Ashland, 2; O'Neill, 1.10;
Beatrice, 1.53; Hastings, 2 inches, in
the last twenty-four hours. Ashland
has had four inches of rain in the last
forty-eight hours.
Almost a Waterspout.
Along the Missouri river, in the
vicinity of Brownville, according to
the report to the Burlington offices,
there was a rain that was akin to a
wa srspout. During the early night
there was a rainfall of five inches.
Small streams overflowed their banks,
and on the. bottom farms considera
ble damage was done to growing
crops that were either washed or
buried. under the earth that was swept
down'from the hills.
The Burlington is still experienc
ing trouble in operating the cut-off
from Pacific Junction to Ashland.
Twelve Benson Women Are
Taught Canning Secrets
The Benson Woman's club cannin
school opened at the domestic science
laboratory of Central high school.
Mrs. John Welch, student last week
at the university canning scnooi,
acted as instructor. She taught the
nnvn hnw to can fruits and vege
tables according to the cold pack
method.
Twelve women were present,
Twenty are registered for the class
for Thursday.
The civics committee of the club
assisting Mrs. Welch were Mesdames
W. A. Wilcox, chairman, Kirby, Park;
er and Mart Armstrong.
Mm. t. A. Hauffhevl and Mrs. Ed
win G. Jones will instruct a class of
women at the First Christian church
next week. The exact date has not
been set.
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN AIDS
RECRUITING.
IN
fey iIv!
Chief Red Blanket of the Pine
Ridge Sioux and Lieutenant G. A.
Phipps, Company I, Fourth Nebraska
National guard, who has been recruit
ing among the Indians. This photo
graph was taken at the Indian con-
ress at Gordon last week, where
:hief Red Blanket assisted in enlist
ing several original Americans for
Uncle Sam's service.
Kountze Memorial Church
To Help Raise War Fund
The action of the eeneral svnod
of the Evangelical Lutheran church
now in convention in Chicago in vot
ing to raise 525,000 for work among
men in the aruy and navy will meet
with general approval by Kountze
Memorial Lutheran church, of which
Rev. Oliver D. Baltzly is pastor.
"Our church will heartily co-oper
ate in everything that is done by the
general synod of the Lutheran
church now in session at Chicago,"
declare. Rev: Mr. Baltzly, who re
turned Wednesday morning from the
Llucago conference. -
Schreiber Will Consider.
Municipal Drying Plant
A municipal drying plant for fruits
and vegetables will be a project to
be considered by Superintendent
Schreiber of the Board of Public
Welfare when he returns from the
east next week.
Red Cross Activities
What promises to become the most
popular Red Cross auxiliary in the
city this summer is the one at Happy
j. Hollow, which wai
Jf JL organized Tuesday
, f r 7 jr afternoon at tne
1 J II II 'V club house. Mrs.
II II f Charles G. Ms
II fc w Donald w a
II I chosen chairman
1 1 , II of the group and
UMrs. E. C. Twam
, , ley will act as in
i.O atructor and cen
JD v sor for tno hoBP'
tai supplies mad
at the meeting. The following women
who will assist Mrs. McDonald and
Mra Twamley compose the executive
committee: Mesdames Charles Sher
man, F. R. Straight, Herbert Rogers,
Swing Brown and Leigh Leslie.
The Misses Eleanor McGllton and
Harriet Sherman, who are Just home
from Smith college, will he in charge
or two tables or college girls.
Beginning July 1 1 the meetings will
be held every Wednesday from 10
o'clock In the morning until 5 in the
afternoon in the club rooms. Anyone
may drop in for a few hours to work.
Those who work all day will lunch
at the club.
f'We wish It understood that mem
bership fn the auxiliary is not con
fined strictly to members of the club.
Anyone who desires to join may do o
upon paying ths fee of $1, which will
be used for purchasing supplies," said
Mrs. McDonald.
Mrs. O." C. Redlck, chairman of the
Red Cross hospital supply department.
talked to the women Tuesday upon the
work and needs of the Red Cross.
Kelley on Red Cross Board George.
K.eiiey was chosen chairman of the
membership committee of the Red
Cross at the executive board meeting
Tuesday afternoon to fill the vacancy
maae by Frank judson, who resigned
because of the Immense amount of
work in connection with his office as
state director.
Pasadena Unit All Ready The Pas
adena Red Cross unit, which, while
on its way east, was entertained at the
Lnton depot a week ago last Satur
day by young women of Omaha's so
ciety set, Is preparing to leave for
France, according to word received
from the. training camp at Allentown,
Pa. Three thousand young men are
gatnerea m Allentown In the service
of the Red Cross and the call to France
is expected to be heard within a few
weeks.
IHrst United Presbyterian Auxiliary
Mrs. James McClair is chairman of
tne First United Presbyterian Church
Red Cross auxiliary, which will meet
for the first time Friday In the church
parlors for an all-day session. The
new circle represents members of the
Missionary society and the Ladles' Aid
society, who have sewed this winter
ror tne visiting Nurses and the Child
Saving Institute,
The auxiliary will meet every other
runny mrqugnout tne summer.
To Furnish Clippings A. B. Dar
low of the Omaha Bureau of Press
Clippings volunteered to furnish free
of charge to the office of State Di
rector Frank Judson American Red
Cross clippings pertaining to the Red
Crow from all papers published in the
state. The service will continue un
til the present membership campaign
throughout the, Btatc ends. This offer
means a saving of considerable money
lor the Red Cross.
This Is Army Week
President Wilson has officially
designated this week at - Army
Week. He has called for 70,000
men.
For the benefit of those in
terested, The Omaha Bee it dit
tributing free a complete illus
trated booklet telling of , life in
the United States regular army.
Thit booklet describes tha dif
ferent branchet of the service and
tellt of work, discipline and drills
in the army.
T'j get a free copy of The Army
Book tend your name and addrete
with a two-cent stamp for return
pottage to The Omaha Bee Infor
mation Bureau. Washington) D.
C. Atk for Tha Army Book.
SMITH SAYS SLAIN .
MAN MADETHREAT8
Defendant in Balcombe Murder
Trial at Liberty, Mo., Test,
fies That He Believed Life
Was in Danger.
Liberty, Mo., June 27, (Special
Telegram). Aton Smith, father of Bee
B. Smith, slayer of Urban B. Bal
combe of Omaha, made a poor wit
ness for the defense in the cross-examination
this morning. He broke
down miserably under the severe lash
ing of Charles Battelle of Omaha, who
is assisting Prosecuting Attorney E.
G. Simerall. The defendant will fol
low his father on the stand.
The father testified that he saw Bal
combe last September take only one
thing from his stand, and that a pack
age of gum. That the next time he
saw him near the stand he told him to
stay away from the building, that it
was too much trouble to watch him.
He testified that Balcombe said to
him: "I did not take your gum. I
haven't any teeth to chew it.
Pushed Her From Stand.
The next time, two or three davs
later; Balcombe was near the stand
and Smith said he pushed him toward
the door and told him to get out and
stay out. He said Balcombe said to
him: "I will make you fellows sorrv
you ever said gum to me. I wish I
was tixed lor you now. He said this
in a low, mean voice and looked very
vicious.
When court adjourned for noon the
state was in the midst of the cross
examination of the defendant.
Bee B. Smith took the stand at 11:15
a. m. and told his story. He testified
that Balcombe had often bothered him
and that he had threatened both him
and his father. ,
The afternoon of the shooting Smith
said Balcombe entered the building
and came toward him; that he asked
him -what he wanted and that Bal
combe said, "I have come to settle
that old scored They stood and
looked at each other a few minutes
and Balcombe turned and went to
ward the door. He turned and gave
a very angry look.
"He started back toward the stand,
I thought he was coming to kill me,"
Smith said. "I drew my gun and
fired a,t his feet. He reached out his
left hand for my gun and I fired at
him again. I then called a physician."
Greek Steamship Sunk by
Torpedo; Twenty-Two Killed
New York, June 27. The Greek
steamship Nadzikyriakos, 2,533 tons,
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine about 300 miies off the
English coast on May 31 with a loss
of twenty-two lives, it was announced
today by D. J. Theoppilatos, agent
here for the owners. The vessel was
on its way from South America to
England. There were only three sur
vivors, y
Station Cops Shoot
With Fizz Water Corks
"We have been having millionaire
target practice," exclaimed Desk Cap
tain Marshall and Detective Chap
man."Every shot we fired represented
$5," They had just finished emptying
the supply of confiscated beer, wh'iskv
and wine. Included in the lot were
several bottles of champagne and they
testea meir marksmansmp Dy snoot
ing the corks from the) bottles.
City of Havre Will
Celebrate Fourth o1 July
Havre, France, June 27. The
n.ayor at a meeting of the municipal
council last evening read a proclama-
tion calling upon the people of Havre
to celebrate the Fourth of July in
honor of the United States. The coun
cil approved the proclamation unani-1
mousiy.
Jolly Tars Want Young
Women to Write to Them
To lessen the monotony of routine
camp life, a group of Uncle Sam's
tars at tha Great Lakes training sta
tion have written The Bee requesting
"young ladies in this vicinity to write
us some cheering words."
"We are all hospital corps men and
are all high school and college grad
uates, and we would like to have
someone write to us," the letter con
cludes. Following are the names df the tars
who would like to hear from Ne
braska young women: Keith L.
Buechell, from Iowa; Carl A. Shaw,
from Michigan; VV. P. Peterson, from
Iowa; W. S. Foreman, from Wiscon
sin; B. L. Donaldson, from Texas; A.
V. Justice, from Oklahoma; J. D.
Barr, from Minnesota; I. P. Freitag,
from Ohio; E. W. Geary, from Mich
igan; Charles Hort and R. J. Curry,
from Nebraska.
Letters may be addressed as fol
lows: Hospital Corps, Company C-I,
Great Lakes Training Station, Illinois.
Persistent Advertising is the Rosd
to Success.
More Butte Mines Will y
Be Closed by Strikes
Butte, Mont., June 27. Mechanic!
employed at the mines in the Butte
copper district did not appear for
work today. They acted on strike or
ders issued by their unions in sym
pathy with a strike called by the elec
tricians. The mechanics who obeyed
the strike order are machinists, boil
ermakers and blacksmiths. Man-'
miners appeared for work today but
it is said the mines will close within
two days on account of a lack of tools.
The blacksmiths kept the tools in
condition.
One-Minute
Store Talk
"What'i cooler than a
Palm Beach Suit?" asked a
man yesterday. "The man
inside," said he.
There's good judgment in
buying your summer clothes
today. The rush is on and
the man who wants what he
wants can get it now. The
man who waits is often
forced to take what he can
get.
Just a Touch of
Ice-Mint. PRESTO!
Ah I How Cool, Esty and ComfortaMi
Your FMt Will Feel!
"THE
SIREN"
Picturizing the Transgressions
of an Adventuress.
NOTE LADIES OF OMAHA
The Most Gorgeous Gowns and the
Acting of Miai Suratt'a Career are
Combined in Thia Production.
Corn sufferer ntber round: et riarht us
close ana listen, here a gooa news tor you.
The real, ffenuine "Corn Killer" is here at
last. No humbug. Ice-Mint, the new discov
ery made from a Japanese product, is said
to surely and quickly end all foot misery.
Think of it; only a touch or two of that
cooling, soothing Ice-Mint and real foot joy
lev. yours. Wo pain, not a bit of soreness.
either when applying it or afterwards, and
it doetm t even irritate' the surrounding skin,
Ice-Mint just makes a pair of tired, swol
len, achiwr. burning feet slow wittt cooilne
comfort.
Hard coms. soft corns or corns Between
the toes, also toughened callouses Just
shrivel right up and lift off so easy, -it'
wonderful. .
Every foot sufferer can appreciate a treat'
ment like this, especially women who wear
high heel shoes and men. who are obliged to
stand on their feet all day.
Try it. Just ask In any drue store for a
small jar of Ice-Mint and learn for yourself
what solid foot comfort really is. There is
nothing like it. Advertisement.
Don't Let Soap
N Spoil Your Hair
When you wash your hair, be care
ful what you use. Most soaps and pre
pared shampoos contain too much
alkali, which is very injurious, as it
dries the scalp and makes the hair
brittle. ,
The best thine to use is lust nlain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for this is
pare and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store,
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is
all that is required. It makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
cleanses thoroughly and rinses out
easily. me nair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking,
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to
nandle. Besides, it loosens and takes
out every particle of dust, dirt and
dandruff Advertisement.
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I Coming JUNE CAPRICE, in "PATSY"
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN
"Wild and Woolly"
Matinee Prices Same As Night
Evening at 7, 8:30, 10.
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HOUSE PETERS
In
"HEIR OF THE AGES"
Roicoe "FATTY" Arbuckle
in
"THE ROUGH HOUSE"
Guaranteed' to make any
thing laugh, from a mummy
to a sphinx.
AMUSEMENTS.
AMUSEMENTS.
UfflOU
ET NEW KIDNEYS!
G
Tk Ll.i.- it. ,.
n''"1" p me moat overwornea
organs of the human body, ana! when they
fail in their work of filtering out and
viUr.MiB "ii wie poisons' aeveiopea in tnt
system, things begin to happen.
vnm oi me urst warnings is pun or
stiffness in the lower part of the back.
djfftfon; irritation, or even stone In the
j.ouuc. iun symptoms indicate a condj-
uiat in, ma to mat areaaed and
fatal malady. Bright's disease, for which
there is said to he no care.
You can almost certainty find ImmedL
ate relief in GOLD MEDAL Hasrlera Oil
Capsules. For more than 200 years this
.ty. aw nBB oeen an uniailing
rm m kidney, bladder and urinary
u r i ' arug store, and if
av row aimost immediate re-
...lt, itiu uc rcmiiaca. oe sure
you get the GOLD MEDAL brand. None
other genuine. In boxes, three sises. Adv.
THREE DAYS, STARTING TODAY
KLUTING'S ENTERTAINERS
THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT IN ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
PIGEONS RABBITS CATS AND DOGS
"BRING THE KIDDIES SATURDAY"
FOSTER AND FOSTER .
THE GRIEF DESTROYERS
BERNARD AND MERRITT
THE MUSICAL GIRLS
COLUMBIA CITY FOUR
HARBINGERS OF MIRTH AND MELODY
BABY MARIE OSBORNE
THE POPULAR LITTLE PATHE STAR IN HER LATEST
PRODUCTION
"WHEN BABY FORGOT"
Special Children's Matinee Next Saturday Morning
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PHOTOPLAYS. PHOTOPLAT8. jjA1
y'WEiKi'LF I saaseafcwayaB ta
I Today Friday Saturday ' f&b. V ""V I;
i Valeska ram
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Regiments of Cool
Summer Suits
HIGH GRADE, handsomely designed'
and thoroughly tailored suits not
the makeshift kinds that disappoint
after a day or two of sweltering wear, but
clothes of lasting satisfaction from
Rochester, N. Y., world famous clothes
makers.
Eighth or Quarter Lined.
Tropical Worsted Suits, $7.50 to $25
7rwe Blue Serge Suits, Genuine Palm Beach Suits,
$15 to $35 $5.00 to $9.00
, Other Feather Weight Garments
Cool Crash and Mohair Suits, $7.50, $10, $15
Answer the call of 90 degree temperature
with these comfort makers
Panama Hat, Bangkok, Madagascar, Porto Rican,
Split and Sennett Straw Hats, $1,50 to $10
Cool Athletic Union Suits, Cool Balbriggan, Nain.
sook, Linen and Mercerized Union Suits, $1 to $3
Men's Bathjng Suits,
complete selection
$1.00 to $5.00
Bays' Bathing Suits,
Extra good values
55c to $1.50
.CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
COMPARE
OUK VALUES
ALWAYS.
Time Is Money!
Don'tDelay. Place Your
Order Now, Get Your
Jeffery Six at Present
Low Price.
AGAIN we sound
IX.
of
the warning
nigner prices.
The high cost of raw materials which
has already forced 44 manufacturers to
mark up their prices within the past few
months, is still on the upward turn.
Fortunately, as we actually manufac
ture 93 percent of every Jeffery Six we
are forced to buy our raw materials far
in advance. We bought our present
stock over a year ago at the then prevail
ing lower prices.
So, because we are so far protected on
the material side we can right now sell
the Jeffery Six at $1465.
Compare this value with other Sixes.
You will find the Jeffery Six is $150 to
$200 underpriced. Buy now and effect
that saving.
Hundreds have already taken advan
tage of this opportunity.
When our present stock of raw mater
ials is gone the price must go up.
So act now. See your dealer. Place
your order. Get your Jeffery Six at $1465.
THE NASH MOTORS COMPANY
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Manafactann of JmfFtry Can and Truck
including th famout Qaad
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Do You Believe In Me?
H. M. THOMAS,
' Manager Strand
EMPRESS GARDEN
OMAHA'S FINEST RESTAURANT
AND AMUSEMENT CENTER
MLLE. MARION
IN CLASSIC DANCES
ASSISTED BY MARTINEZ RANDALL
HELEN McCORMACK
Entertainment that "Entertains"
ADAMS' So Different JAZZ BAND
SEASON'S FORMAL OPENING
LAKEVIEW PARK
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
DANCING LAMP'S ORCHESTRA
Infinite Variety of Attraction..
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NASH SALES COMPANY
t u u ru.In,porry Qu,r,,r, JoI Dr BIdf., 908 Howard St.
T. H. McDEARMON, Cen. Mgr. General Di.tributinf Branch. Omaha. Nab.
Fletnlaa Motor Co.. ftln.i riiw I.
Knapp, Brown A Co., Sioux FalU. S. D,
Hautoa Aula Co Lincoln, Neb.
Dlatrlbutlni Canterst
Chaeo Auto Co., Dea Molnea, la.
F. E. Wall, Maaoa City. la,
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