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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 19. 1917. 7 A' 1 Brief City News Bar Iteot Print It N bucoo Fra. Metal dies, presew'k. Jubilee Mt. Co. EJee. Fan. '..60 Burteia-Granden. Platinum WeddJne Rings EJholm. Try the noonday 35-cent lunciieon at the Empress Garden, amidst pleas ant surroundinRS, music and eutertain nint Advertisement. Wilson Goes on Buying Trip George T. Wilson, manager Browning King & Co., left Thursday night for Ivew York on a buying trip and general business. Konsupport Alleged. Louise Mor ris, suing Robert I Morris for divorce in district court, allcseS nonsupport. They were married at Wiliiamsport, lnd., June 28, 191. Petitions Circulated Petitions to obtain signatures of enoush voters to materially change the present form of city government are now being circu lated throughout the city. One Yenr Knougli Knola Ebert is suing Emery Ebert for divorce in dis trict court on grounds of alleged cruel ty and nonsupport. They were mar ried at Beaver. Crossing, Neb., August H, 1916. Chegk for Mess FiiiidJ-rpter Klvarl, president of the Bankers' Realty In vestment company, presented Lieu tenant Metcalfe of Company C with n check for $100 to be applied on the company s mess fund. This is to -b-! spent ror the boys on their long ride to Deming. - Pay Day for Soldiers Today is pay day for the machine gun company of the Fifth regiment at the armory. Major Irvin Todd arrived at 9:30 with 6. big package of greenbacks for the men. This is the last pay the men will get before they leave for Deming and they plan to save it carefully for spending there and enroute. SOUTH SIDE SWIFT EMPLOYES TO DOTHEIR BIT Organize to Work on Comfort Articles for Boys; Who Have Enlisted in the ' Army. . The 2,000 employes at Swift and Company have organized to "do their bit" for their country. They have formed a part of the National Military Welfare association, an organization with headquarters in Chicago. The purpose of the organization is to help the boys-who are fighting for Uncle Sam. They wiH make sweaters and sox and comfort kits and will send letters and magazines to the soldiers. The association has a publicity committee, whose duty it is to keep in touch with the boys away from home and to find out their needs. ' fany of Swifts' men have gone to war and the stay-at-home employes are interested in the welfare work. Swift and Company give its employes time off in which to work for the Welfare association. Karl Lee, Former Bee Man, ' Now in the Marine Corps Karl Lee, former South Side boy, now a member of Company IS, United States marine corps, is at Paris Island, S. C. "I think we'll leave here soon," writes Lee, "and we are all anxious to get away. "This is a mighty good life for a young fellow. We have lots of exer cise and learn to value physical strength. I Jike the life, for there's something doing all of the time." "I'm not used to being on my feet so much and they are sore, but 1 guess I'll get used to it. I am serv ing as kitchen police today and, you may be sure, I like that merely have to iatch and see that no one else robs the pantry." 1 Karl Lee was a graduate from the South Omaha High school and was formerly on the editorial staff of The He Jamaica Ginger Leads To Arrest of Many "Judge, I just bought a little of that Jamaica ginger for medicirte," said Mary Pierson in South Side po lice court this morning in explaining that she was not drunk when Officer Knudtson arrested her on Q street last night. "I found a bushel basket full of emi ty bottles labeled 'Essence of Ja maica Ginger' at the place where she stays," testified Officer Knudtson. Mary told the police that she bought the "medicine" frqm prank J. Hcr mansky, proprietor of a pharmacy at 2725 Q street. "I think the mixture contains about 90 per cent alcohol," said Desk Ser geant Smith. "It's $10 and costs this time. If it happens again I'll give you a jail sentence," said Police Judge Madden. Toney Casper Loses $30 And Also is Arrested It cost Toney Casper $30 to get drunk. He was arrested last night at Twenty-sixth and N streets by Offi cers Scott and Dlask. When he got to the station he told that the man who had sold him the whisky took $30 from him. When he was searched "the officers found 10 cents in his pockets. Later they no ticed that he had a $5 gold piece in his hand. He said he had found it in his shoe. He pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and is being held over until Monday. Kansas City Negro Caught With Concealed Weapons Frank White, a negro from Kansas City, was sentenced to thirty days in jail in South Side police court this morning for carrying concealed weap ons. , He said that a stranger asked him to keep a revolver for him for a little while until he went and pawned some clothes. He took the revolver, put it i.i his pocket and sat down on the curbstone and then the officers came along and arrested him. He is 66 years old and has a wife in Kansas City. Magic City Gossip. Mr. and 51r. John Doom and children ef Belmont, Wig., re visiting Mr. Doom's iitr, tin. Henry Brooker. Mr. and Mra. Horaj Armntrotij, Mr. and Mra. Henry ArmaCronK, and Mrs. H. Baa aett have returned from an automobile trip to Denver. Telephone South S00 and order a rase of Ont or Laetemado, the healthful. rfrhln Homa Severe re delivered to your residence. Cmaha Bereras Co- "OH GIRL". GIRLS TAKE PARK OUTING Take Possession of'Lakeview Park and Have Round of Fun for One Jelly Evening. The "Oh, Girl" company, fifty strong, straight from Broadwaj-, cap. tured Lakeview park Friday evening Some lively bunch of jolly, nifty girls and men they were. They were the guests of Manager Johnson of the uaycty at.d jiuncnoit Brothers, own ers of the park, and these generous hosts rrcvided everything along the n.n man i uun llllinuc Just why the citv editor sent out the most sedate reporter on the staff to write up this picnic of theatrical people may never be known. The most sedate reporter went over to the Gayefy where Manager Johnson pinned a badge on him that said "Outing, Oh, GirP Company, Lake view I ark." He pointed out some of the celehnties of the company which opens the Gayety season this after noon. ' Looks Like Actor. The most sedate reporter began to feel glad he had this assignment. Mere private citi;.ens on the street looked at his badge and thought he was an actor. The reporter found it pleasant to be gased upon. Everybody was laughing and the girls Manager Johnson pointed out were pleasing to the eye There was the dark-eved Jeannette Mohr, the soubr.-tte. She wore an ermine cane and laree pen- dant earrings and many rings on her fingers. Then there was Frances Tait Bots ford, the prima donna, who reaches high C without an effort. Which is Miss Botsford? you" ask. She's the tall v oman in the big green hat and black dress. And listen, you high brows who, maybe, turn up your nose at burlesque queens Miss Botsford is a graduate of Smith college. The re porter asked her. She mentioned, also, the name of a prominent Omaha society woman. "We were in Smith together and later we studied music together," she said. Miss Botsford's uncle is Vice Admiral Tait of the Brltr ish navy and her other uncle is Ad mir ..' Bruillet of the French i.avy. Three of her brothers are officers in the British army. This is not "press stuff" but plain fact. - , Miss Duraont of Boston. And let us not forget daintv Miss Dumoi-t, petite and brunet'.e and from Boston. She talks as correctly as though she came from Beacon street and she says she s so glad to see that the wicked liquor traffic has been stamped out in Nebraska. In fact, in all the evening the be havior of the burlesque people was sucn mat even tue most sedate re porter approved. , They all were loaded on a special street car at the Gayety, car decorated with big Danners with "Uh, birr on them. And they blew horns tnd made a tour of the downtown streets. And when they reached the park they captured the roller-coajt..-, the old mill, the merry-go-round and finally the danc ing floor. And, Oh, Gir' how you can dance! Did the most sedate re porter dance? Gosh durn it, you bet he did. Miss Dumont taueht him the two-step and later they had Ice cream 6odas together, b'gosh. And right after the intermission the whole chorus gathered and sang several of the company's song hits with treat approval from the crowd. Some of the members of the com pany then went over and roller skated. About 10:30 luncheon was announced and it . was eaten amid much repartee and cheering. And P. S. Clark, owner of the show, came up and askec the most sedate reporter what he thought of the comp-ny. "Ain't it ; company to be proud of?" And the most sedate reporter agreed with P. S. Clark. Mr. Clark's 19-year-old daughter and 21-year-old son and wife are with the company. Joe Mobley Shot, Probably Fatally, by Companion Joe Mobley, a painter, age 61, 1411 Chicago street, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by Jesse Howard, 424 North Seventeenth street, at 6:30 last evening near the Creighton gar age, Seventeenth and Davenport streets. The direct cause of the shoot ing is a mystery. Mobley was shot through the right side, at close range, the fire having burned through his clothes and skin. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital where Doctors Duncan and Mullen operated on his wound, but failed to find the. bullet. Howard, who was arrested by Of ficer Murphy, stated the shooting was accidental. On the way to" the hospital Mobley maintained that Howard fired the shot intentionally, but refused to tell what had occurred between them im mediately previous to the shooting. Mobley talked incoherently at times, stating that Howard called at his room at two o'clock yesterday after noon in an automobile and both went riding. They visited several road houses and had been drinking. At one roadhouse, Mobley overheard Howard threatening to "get" -him, which made him grow suspicious. Shortly after 6 o'clock, they both returned to the Creighton garage. Mobley said that "as they were getting out of the automobile. How ard started to grapple with him, and in the fray pressed a gun against his side and fired. The only witness to the shooting was' Boyd Galcr, colored, an em ployee of the garage, who was up stairs above the the garage when he heard the shot fired below and1 look ing out the window, saw the two men scuffling. He immediately called the police. Mobley has two children living in Baltimore, ages nine and twelve, and and an aged mother in Washington, D. C. His wife died eight years ago. Many Books Being Donated For Use of the Soldiers The movement started by ,the American Library association to ob tain books from people willing to do nate them for the use of soldiers at the camps is meetirfg with success. Miss Tobitt'of theOmaha Public library is pleased with the beginning that has been made, although she says that it can only be considered a good start. However, now that the people of. Omaha are interested she expects books to come in more rapidly. Good books on all subjects re acceptable and as soon as received will be for warded to the national headquarters in Chicago, where the work of dis tribution is made. Bring Your Films To Us For D.r.lopm.nt. 24-Hour Servic. Burfeae-Nath Co. Main Floor TUT EVERYBODY STORE" Make Something For Too Boys la Frac,e Competent Imtruo tios Free of Chsrf. Art Department Third Flow Sunday, August 19, 1917- -STORE NEWS FOR MONDAY- -Phone Douglas 137 Beginning Monday, Sensational Clearing Sale of UMMEK ME1RCHANDIS Involving Our Entire Stock of Summer Goods at Sweeping Price Reductions to Insure an Immediate and Absolute Disposal VALUES more wonderful than we can tell you about and all because we haven't space for the new goods that are arriving to replace the summery things you are now wearing arid will wear for the next two or three months. The cost has been disregarded in reducing this merchandise the only thought was that it must all go. Therefore, not only on Mon day, but Tuesday and Wednesday and .every day this week your dollars will do more good than you ever dreamed. With the price" of mer chandise going higher and higher, many, no doubt, will appreciate what remarkable opportunities this wonderful clearing sale presents. Clearaway of Women's Bathing Suits at vRrice nattiest, gmartest lot of bathing s you could hope to find. These $ mohairs, silk taffetas, satins, jer 's, in all colors and sizes, and just think at 12 the original price. But we have decided that no summer merchandise can be car ried through the year; there fore this sale. For,the Sum mer Clearance Sale, we have reduced our entire stock to V-i the original price. Children's Bathing Suits At Vi Price Large selection of bath- ing suits of mohair and jer sey, in navy blue and j black, in all sizes with and ' ; without bloomers. Special for Summer Clearance Sale, at original price. Buree-Nah Co. Second Floor V A. I V IK' , PSan, pnyi Clearaway of Muslin Underwear $1.75 and $1.98 A1 N assortment of women's under wear of the very highest grade. Odds and ends, including combina tions, envelopes, Teddy Bears, draw ers, gowns and the like. The entire lot has been put in two groups and especially priced for Summer Clear ance Sale, at, $1.75 and $1.98. Muslin Underwear, 45c Odd pieces of muslin underwear to be disposed of at bargain prices. Choice of any piece in the lot at the Summer Clearance Sale price of 45c. (Downstairs Store.) Children's HaUV2 Price A wonderful assortment of chil dren's summer hats, including Tiiaueg and fancy white materials. all reduced in this Summer Clearance Sale to V price. Burfaaa-Naah Co. Second Floor Clearaway of Men's Knit Underwear At 59c ATHLETIC and knitted union suits, made 14 sleeves, jnseam and athletic style, white and ecru color. Summer Clearance Sale price, 59c. Men's Bathing Suits, at, 98c Men's bathing suits at a special cut price, black trimmed in white, hemmed and garter fin ish, V and no sleeves, one-piece all in one lot, at 98c per suit. Men's Summer Shirts, at, $1.15 One special lot of men's shirts, soft French cuffs, neckbanI coat style, corded madras and Ducetine cloth, good patterns. Summer Clear ance Sale price, $1.15. Burgaaa-Naah Co. Main Floor Clearaway of Sporting Goods at V Price WE have at the present time an assortment of im ported golf clubs, which are impossible to dupli cate on account of the war. They include drivers, brassies and irons, and for this Summer Clearance Sale we are closing out the entire line at 10 the original price. Tennis Rackets at Price ' Entire stock of tennis rack ets, from the cheapest to the most expensive, will be re duced for this Summer Clearance Sale, to U, price. Burf-Nh Co. Fourth Floor A Clearaway of Refrigerators, Underpriced 33 ENTIRE stock of refrigerators at ZSVa under regular prices. Lot includes solid ash refrigerator white enameled provision chamber retinned wire shelves top-icing style 90-lb. size. Summer Clearance Sale, 33 under regular price. , Automatic Refrigerators , Automatic refrigerator; 8-walI consruction, mineral wool insulated, side-icing style, white enamel provision chamber, 75-lb. size, Sum mer Clearance Sale, 33 1-3 under regular price. Wi wwlrw rl ou-io. size, wnn Dunt-in water cooler, oum ITrAtlO'Ml! mer CIarance Sale price, 33 1-3 under I N I ?SxPi5l JU Li rceular 'Drice. 120-lb. size, with built-in water cooler, Summer Clearance Sale price, 33 1-3 under rcpular price. Final Clearance of Lawn Mowers An entire line of lawn mowers reduced to 25 off regular price: includes 16-inch size, Overbrook brand lawn mowers, roller Bearing, reduced for bummer Clearance Sale to 25 under regular price. Independence. 9-mch wheels. 4-blade. roller iSi bearing, 14-inch size, extra special for Summer I'M Clearance bale. ZftC tinder rptnilnr nn C. Burg eat-Nah Co. Down Staira Stora Spf A Column of v BARGAINS SELECTED from various departments for Monday specials. These are but a sample of the bargains you will find in all departments of the store. All prices are greatly reduced for the Summer Clearance Sale. Men's Shirts, 3 for $1.00 - A clearaway of the entire stock of striped, solid color, and white sport shirts, all sizes. Summer (jjl ff clearance Sale price, 3 for. . O aUU (Down Staira Stora) Men's Shirts, 39c Clearaway of "Panama Linen" shirts, collar attached, pocket, long point, button-down collars, ocean pearl buttons, full size, well made; Summer Clearance Sale price OJC (Down Staira Stora) Union Suits, 3 for $1.00 Men's "Tropical" Tanama Beach union suits, athletic style. Real feather weight underwear. Summer Clear- f1 f( nee Sale price, 3 for vlaUvF (Down Staira Stort) Men's Hose, 19c Silk fibre H-hose, all good colors, In eluding Talm Beach. Summer 1 Q Clearance Sale price 1J7C (Down Staira Stora) Wash Ties, 25c Choice of entire Down Stairs Store stock of wash ties, tubulars, Manhat tans and DeJoinville, in fibre and oth er wash materials. Summer 1 P Clearance Sale price IOC (Down Staira Star.) Women's Union Suits, 39c An odd lot of women's union suits, low neck and sleeveless, white cotton, knee length, lace trimmed. Very spe cial for Summer Clearance QQ Sale, at OUC (Main Floor) Sale of Gloves, 39c Extra Special Sale of 2-clasp, dou ble tip silk gloves, in black and white. Lot also includes chamoisette, in white and natural color. Summer OQ Clearance Sale price OVC (Main Floor) - Fancy Voiles, 15c : 40 Inches wide, in white and colored grounds with pretty colored flowers, fig ures and stripes. Large assortment of colors. Many pretty black and white ef fects. Summer Clearance Sale IP price, yard , IOC (Down Staira Store) Cotton Pongee, 1 1 Vjc For children's dresses and waists. All in pretty stripes and bright colors. Large selection. Summer Clearance 1 11. Sale price, yard AA2C (Down Staira Stora) Batiste and Voile, 8V2C A big lot, 40 inches wide, in flowers, figures and stripes, all in pretty light shades. Summer Clearance QJL Sale price, yard 02"C (Down Staira Store) Sport Goods, 15c Clearance sale of wash sport skirting, in plaids, stripes and figures, in a large assortment of this season's smart color ings, 36 inches wide, Summer 1 ( " Clearance Sale Price, per yard HOC (Main Floor) Wash Fabrics, 25c A big lot of this season's styles and colors, including voiles in solid colors with self-tone stripes, floral designs and polka dots, fancy silk mulls, flowered marquisettes, etc. All in the or Summer Clearance Sale, yard. . OC (Main Floor) j Children's Hose, 10c Odd lots of women's and children's black cotton, seamless hose, also wom en s low neck, sleeveless white cotton vests, at ' (Down Staira Stora) Union Suitsj 23c Women's union suits, low neck and sleeveless white cotton, knee OO length, sizes 34, 36 only, at. . . . OC (Down Staira Stora) Children's Hose, 23c Children's hose, fine 1-1 ribbed black, mercerized. These are mill run 00 and extra good value, at ajC N ( Down Staira Stora ) 10c Clearaway Sale of Canning Goods BALL Bros.' mason fruit jars, complete with rub-, ber rings and porcelain-lined caps: Pint size, dozen, 65c. Quart size, dozen, 75c. V-i-Gallon size, dozen, $1.10. Best quality fruit jar rings, extra heavy, dozen, 10c. Glass fruit jar funnels with strainer, 19c. Tin top jell glasses, 19c; Parowax, 1-lb. bar, 10c. Ideal glass top fruit jars: Pint size, dozen, 89c. Quart size, dozen, 98c. Burfeee-Nah Co. Down Staira Stor. Clearaway of Women's Summer Suits at $9.75 A SPLENDID opportunity to fill out summer needs is offered to you in this clearaway of summer suits. Made of linen in plain tail ored effects, some with belts, full flare and pockets. In brown, white, blue and natural linen color. ' For immediate disposal we have reduced these suits to much less than half regular prices. All are extreme values. Summer Clearance Sale price, $9.75. Women's Jersey Coats, at $5.00 , Your choice of our entire line of silk jersey coats at a ridiculously low price. But we must have' a complete clearaway, so we have reduced them in this Summer Clearance Sale to $5.00. Women's Summer Skirts, $2.95 $4.95 $7.95 and $10.00 Skirts of gabardine, linen, pique, etc., in the smartest styles and of the best quality material Some are hand embroidered. Reduced with but one thought to clear away the entire lot Sum mer Clearance Sale prices, 92.95, $4.95, $7.98 and $10.00. Buraa.Nah Co.- Second rioof T mm Wen Clearaway of ' Girl's Summer Dresses at $3.95 White pique and poplin dresses made with loose pleats and belt, large collars, embroidered in colors on collars and euffs. Some are long waisted with fancy pockets Sizes 6 to 12, Eome are slightly soiled, but all go in summer Clearance Sale at $3.98. Girls' White Dresses, at $7.95 Beautiful white dresses of nets, voiles, organdies, made in empire style and trimmed with lacs snd Swiss embroidery. Pretty pink and blue sashes, 6 to 14. Summer Clearance Sale price, $7.95. Girls' Summer Coats, at $5.95 . Coats of velour, serge and. poplin, in plaids, checks and plain colors. Made with large collars of contrast ing materials. 6 to 14. Some loose, others belted. Summer Clearance Sale price, $5.95. Sport and Dress Coats, at $1.95 - Girls sport and dress coats of serge, velour, jersey, chinchilla and-- gabardine, , in plain colors,- checks and broken plaids. 6 to 14. Belted and loose models. Some lined through out. Cummer Clearance Sale pr. $1.98 Burt.aa-Naah Co. Saeend Floor Clearaway of Women's Summer Shoes. 69c to $2.2$ IT'S real economy when you can save on necessities like shoes. Here are Shoes made of the best of material at splendid savings. 1 Tennis Oxfords, 69c and 95c A clearaway of all tennis oxfords at greatly reduced prices. Women's tennis oxfords, 95cj misses' tennis oxfords, 69c. Women's and Misses' Pumps Girls' and women's white canvas Mary Jane pumps, $1.15 and $1.95. White canvas sport oxfords snd pumps, $2.25. Misses' white canvas Mary Jane pumps, $1.65. Child's white canvas Mary Jane pumps, $1.45. i Burt ua-Naah' Co. Second Floor Clearaway of Misses' Middy Blouses 69c A COMPLETE clearaway of middy blouses, in sizes 14, 16 and 18. Made of suitings and galatea of splendid quality, trimmed in: blue and very attractive in style and price. Sum mer Clearance Sale price, 69c. Children's Dresses at 29c Made of natural colored linen, collars and cuffs .trimmed in blue, sizes 2 to 6. Very serviceable and priced in this Summer Clear ance Sale at 29c. Burfeit-Naah Co. Down Staira Stor. Clearaway of , Summer Porch Chairs at $1.00 AS a special feature for this Summer Clearance Sale, we are offering a solid oak arm rocker (like illustration), finished in the popular fumed color, for $1.00. Our great Closing Out Furniture Stock Sale is now in progress and in ad dition to this we have lowered the price still farther on ail summer furniture, making this enormous stock of high-, grade merchandise, 50 lower than regular prices. Burcaaa-Naah Co. ThlrA Floor r..n r r-w' ii if J lit t