THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917.
PICNICKING ON
FOURTH IS TASK
It's a Grand and Glorious Day,
but You're Glad When
It's Over and Once a
Year is Enough.
By A. R. GROH.
What did you do on the Fourth?
Go to a picnic or an amusement re
sort or something like that? So did I.
Omaha was certainly celebrating,
wasn't it? Is your memory of the
Glorious Fourth anything like mine,
anything like this? Listen
The jam on the street car going to
Red Cross Girls Sell 7,000
v Sandwiches at Auto Races
The sale of refreshments at the auto
races July 4 for the benefit of the Red
Cross amounted to $700. This sum
represents the receipts from the sale
of 7,000 sandwiches, ice cream cones,
candy, cracker jack and cigars sold in
the three booths and by the society
girl vendors.
The exact amount which finally will
be cleared after expenses are paid will
be determined at a meeting of the re
freshment committe Monday at the
Commercial club.
The committee, of which Mrs. How
ard Baldrige was chairman, expressed
its delight at the splendid results,
which could have been still larger had
the supplies not given out. At 4:30
the sandwiches were all sold an
hot and hungry spectators were
turned away from the booths.
the park. The wheezy flTUsi ofMhe Schrdber Back Friday
merry-go-r6und. The lions and tigers
and camels and gazookuses on the
merry-go-round. The girl chewing
gum who seemed to ride on the mer
ry-go-round all the time. (Her
genlmn friend is the ticket taker.)
With New Garden Ideas
Kajl L. Schreiber of the Board of
Publid Welfare will return Friday
from an extended eastern trip. He is
at Chicago today studying the prog
ress of the nrunicioal drvinc plants
ihe happy, feminine screams from and citv Hardens.
the roller coaster. The rumble of the Mrs. Rose Ohaus will leave July IS
cars on the roller coaster. The big for Pittsburgh and Washington, D,
crowd trying to get on the roller I C, where she will spend two weeks
coaster. The place where you knock studying municipal drying and food
Uduica l mice uU9 IUI d wiiavi touuh.
down
nickel). The can you get for knock
ing down two babies. The "good
cigar" you get for knocking down
three babies.
The woman with the fancy parasol.
The looks the other women give it.
The remarks they make. Margaret
and Ella. The picture gallery where
you get your pictures taken on post
cards. The young man in the sport
shirt. The remarks other men make
about him.
Kiddies Playground.
The children's playground. The
continual line of cute little boys and
girls, climbing up the -ladder and
shooting down the slide. The admir
ing parents who watch them.
The crackerjack. The people drink
ing tempting red liquids out of bot
tles. The empty bottles lying on the
ground. The man who steps on one
and falls. The remarks that he makes.
"In Allegheny county there are 150
drying plants which co-operate witli
the garden societies in conserving
food for the poor people, and provid
ing it in the winter at a nominal cost,"
she said.
Mrs. Ohaus will visit the Depart
ment of Agricultural at Washington
to gain pointers for carrying on the
work of municipal drying plants in
Umaha late this summer.
Arrest for Four Nebraskans
For Failure to Register
Federal authorities in Nebraska
made fouf arrests, two for failure to
register and two on request of the
Department of Justice. Aleck Alnor
was arrested at Alliance and Willis
Earl Young at Denver for failure to
register. The latter lives at Hastings
and will be taken back there.
L. T. W. Shadd was arrested at
Th VAttn cr man on1 liic rlr1 urli
Linooln and is being held pending th
tin." The waJ he snnrns him Th, vesications by the Department of
silence that she maintains,
The "spoony" pair trying to hold
hands without being seen.
The happy little family parties. The
father carrying the box of lunch. The
mother carrying the baby. The two
little children walking.
Ihe little
Justice. John Fentroh was arrested
near Dunning on instructions from
the Department of Justice.
B. F. Hass was arrested at South
Sioux City on a charge of using the
mails in a scheme to defraud. He
was brought to Omaha and is in the
county jail.
boy who kicks and
at a1 m 0 AH liar n 4-1 1. ".
oivaiiu vviicu ma idiiici carries nun 1 l "i I."
away from the merry-go-round; the CaVanaUgh QUltS COaCning
Lir awav fromh,0 ,X E "'J Grid Teams for War Game
take het over to the free band con- Frank Cavanaugh, who resigned as
cert. foot ball coach at Dartmouth to teach
The groups of young folks taking the gridiron game at Holy Cross, will
pictures with their cameras. . not coach at all this fall. His resig-
ihe old folks sitting in the shade nation has been accented by the Wor
and watching the younger ceople. cester authorities in order that the
At the Band Concert. great foot Dall mentor might be unen
tu. c.,- a. i.v.: .l. I cumbered in his acceptance of the
band. The four nifty young men in
Panama hats and Palm Beach suits.
Some class 1
The tall, skinny guy in the roller
skating rink, learning to skate and
falling on his bean. The laughter.
The instructor helping him up. The
two fat men who go out in the row
boat, ihe
post of field lieutenant of Battery B,
tirst Massachusetts held -artillery.
tavanaugn joined tne oattery a
couple of weeks ago, enlisting as a
private. His election to a lieuten
ancy soon followed. It is understood
that Holy Cross will place a foot ball
eleven in the field next season, but
Cavanaugh s genius will not be avail-
crowd alonir the dock m..
lounig, waicning me gasoline launcnes -
Si lhS 2hLJ!m. W. Switzler Addresses
shoulder; the young man holding her Employes Of ArmOUr & CO.
silk sweater. Armour & Co.'s employes yester-
The click of the exit gates; the day attended a mass meeting in front
crowd trying to get on the car; the of the main office on the South Side,
perfume on the man sitting in front R. W. Switzler reminded the foreign-
of you on the car going back. born Americans of the two-fold duty
it wus a great cay, wasn t it.' A I they performed when they enlisted in
grand and glorious day. ' , the service of Uncle Sam. "Your
bui suppose you had to spend two duty to America for her protection
or three days, or a week, that way, and your duty to your mother coun-
wouldn t it be awful? try are both fulfilled when you pledge
. And, honestly, didn't it seem good your services to the Red, White and
to get home? And isn't it good to be Blue," he said.
uatK your regular jod again todayf Recruiting was urged for the Sixth
i t T. .. regiment. The crowd was estimated
Nebraska Boy on Mongolia at 500.
When Fired On by Subsea Runtinn is PrnmntPrf tn ,
r th 't w . .1 - " "
ur. tcnii ju. uaie, a ureenwood,
Neb., boy, was a passenger on board
the Mongolia in the latter part of
May when that liner was fired at by
two submarines, just off the coast of
England.
Dr. Dale lias arrived in France,
where he again takes up his work in
the hospitals. Less than a year ago
he returned from France after surgical
work for thirteen months in the war
hospitals of France. Upon his return
he said he was through with war sur
gery, and would now settle down to
his practice in Chicago. In May, this
year, however, the craving came to the
surface again to be back amid the ex
citement, and he left Greenwood, May
u, aim sanea on ine Mongolia,
Comptroller of C. M. & St. P.
G. J. Bunting, for two years gen
eral auditor of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & bt. Paul Railroad company.
with headquarters in Chicago, has
been promoted to comptroller of the
system of more than 11,000 miles of
road. He is 37 years of age and was
born in Virginia. For several years
prior to going to the Milwaukee road,
he was examiner of accounts for the
Interstate Commerce commission.
Sheriff Treats Prisoners
To Cigars and Ice Cream
Prisoners m the county jail were
treated to ice
cream and ciears bv
Dale's brother, Ernest E. Dale, who Sheriff Clark Independence day. The
two years ago was supervisor of the
boys' garden contests in Omaha, is
now in training at Fort Riley for the
onicers reserve corps m the artillery
branch.
Charged With Inducing
III r i t if f II "vnopopvj 0 uaiij anti mi; suet 111
Wife tO Leave HUSband has deleted all stories of crime and
sheriff also gave orders to the cooks
to dish up extra helpings at dinner and
supper. Jail inmates "celebrated" by
playing "seven up" and reading maga
zines and newspapers, which, after be
ing censored, were supplied by Sheriff
Clark. Prisoners are allowed to read
newspapers daily after the sheriff
Alleging that he had induced Mrs.
Amelia Shaffer, wife of C. A. Shaffer,
Smith Center, Kan., to leave her hus
band and come to Omaha to live, De
tectives Rooney and Holden have ar
, rested a man who first gave his name
as Robert Krause, but later said it was
John Hoagland. Mrs. Shaffer also Is
being held. Mr. Shaffer has been
notified and is on his wav to Omaha
violence.
Blank Realty Company
Incorporates for $150,000
The Blank Realty company, which
will build an office building and theat
er on the site of the Continental block,
Fifteenth and Douglas streets, de
stroyed by fire several months aeo.
Mrs. Shaffer says, according to the has n'e(l articles of incorporation with
police, that she arrived in Omaha
June 2 and did not meet Hoagland
until the following day in tlie postof
fice. He rented housekeeping rooms
at 820 South Nineteenth street. He
came to Omaha immediately after
registering for the selective draft.
Faints After Testifying
Against Deserting Husband
After testifying that her husband,
Ira Atteberry, had abandoned her and
her three small childreA, Mrs. Esther
A . i .1. f'7 XT .1 T
riiicucujr, y norm i weniy-sixin
street, turned from the bench as the
judge bound him over to the district
court under $500 bounds, and, stagger
ing to the visitors' benches, fainted.
Assistant County Attorney Bedner as
sisted her to the matron's room, where
she wai revived. h tctlifioH that
June 9 her husband abandoned her
and their three children, Mildred, 10;
Iva, 8, and Clifford, 4.
Cause of Despondency.
Despondency is often caused by in
digestion and constipation, and quick
ly disappears when Chamberlain's
Tablets are taken. These tablets'
strengthen the digestion and move the
Rowels. Advertisement.
the county clerk. The capital is $150.-
000. A. H. Blank, president, Charles
Grotte, vice president; Water Brand
es, treasurer; John Latenser. secre
tary, and A. R. Blank and J. D. Wal
lingford, directors, are the incorpora
tors.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
NEW NATIONAL "HIGH
WAY" SIX
Seven - Passenger Touring
Car for sale if taken today
at $1,500.
Call before noon as owner
is leaving city in afternon.
W. M. Clement Motors Co.
2514 Farnam. Tel. Doug. 5218
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OMAHA'S FINEST RESTAURANT AND
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Dance and be entertained while you
enjoy Omaha' Best Cooking.
TEA DANSANT. Wednesday and Sat
urday, j:ju to 5:30 p. n.
ADAMS "So Different" JAZZ BAND.
LAKEVIEW PARK
JULY 11
Cooks, Waitresses, Waiter An null
Picnic
Something Doing Every Minute
Everyone Come
Call Out Fire Fighter to
Disentangle County Flag
Harry Grimm of fire engine house
No. 3, Nineteenth and Harney streets,
climbed to the top of the large ex
tension fire ladder and disentangled
the large flag which hangs from a line
across the court house lawn.
The apparatus was taken into the
court house yard and the 100-foot
ladder extended into the air. Mr.
Grimm unwittingly appeared in a pic
turesque pose at "the top of the high
ladder with the folds of Old Glory
flying around him. He was cheered
by a crowd when he completed his
task.
Mrs. C. Sterling Breaks Arm
While Cranking Automobile
Mrs. C. Sterling of 4428 Jackson
street, suffered a broken arm at Six
teenth and Jackson streets, when she
attempted to crank an automobile.
She was attended by police surgeons
and taken to a hospital.
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IN
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Matinee Price Same A Night.
Today and Saturday
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Tomorrow continuous i to h
tomorrow admission ioc
FIRST SHOWING IN OMAHA
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Robert Alter Bound Over
On Embezzlement Charge
Robert Alter, charged with em
bezzling $628 from the Frantz Pre
mier Distributine comDanv. was
bound over to the district court by
the police judge at bonds fixed at
$1,000. Detective Rich brought Alter
back from Chicago, whrrr lio
apprehended. Carson W. Chiles, rep
resenting the distributing company,
is the complaining witness and alleges
funds were embezzled April 2.
Given Thirty Dollars Month
Alimony for Seventeen Years
Thirty dollars a month alimony for
seventeen years was awarded Mary
Jane Hansen, freed from Anthony
Hansen, by Judge Day, sitting: in di
vorce court. She was given custody
of five children, ranging in ages from
6 months to 12 yearr
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author. of "A Full House,has given her a serial chock M of
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the hunt for a Violet Diamond, stolen in Arabia and worshipped
by a strange sect. The heroine, impersonated by Pearl White,
is supposed to possess this diamond. fl.The complications that
follow give Miss White ample opportunity to justify.
her title of Peerless, Fearless Pearl. J If you are a
Pearl White admirer, you will be a greater one after,
seeing "The Fatal Ring." If you have missed her other
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