THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918.
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REVENUE AGENTS
BADLY HANDICAPPED
Nonarrival . of Income Tax
Blanks Caused Confusion
at Office of Collector
Loomis.
Though it is now nearly a month
after the time originally set to have
the war income tax blanks on hand,
they have pot been received br
United StaUs Internal Revenue Col
lector Locynis' office. Twenty five
deputy agents are scattered through
out Nebraska for the purpose of
showing people how to make out
their returns. None of them have the
blanks. They must do the best they
can, because the printing office or
some official at Washington has
"fallen down."
The local revenue office does not
know when it will have the blanks. A
telegram came last Saturday stating
that the blanks would be mailed in
Washington Saturday night.
All returns must be in by March 1,
savs the law. One-fourth of the time
allowed for getting the 70,000 returns
in Nebraska is already past, due to
the delay in printing the blanks.
The questions are complicated to
the lay mind and the collector esti
mates that 80 per cent of the returns
will contain errors and these will
have to be taken up by correspond
ence, making a mountain of work.
Downtown Club Rooms
For the Jewish Soldiers
Downtown clubrooms for the sol
diers of Jewish faith will be opened
shortly in Omaha by the B'nai Brith
Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare league.
Clubrooms in the Lyric building and
in the Paxton block are now being
considered by a committee from the
Omaha lodge of B'nai Brith, headed
by Harry Lapidus.
Announcement of the proposed
plan was made at a joint meeting of
the lodge and women's auxiliary
Thursday evening in Lyric building,
at which soldiers from both neighbor
ing postsewere invited to witness the
installation of officers.
Mrs. Rose Ohaus of the board of
public welfare and C. S, F.lgutter ad
dressed the " meeting. Miss Laura
Goetz, Ruth Gross, Esther Leaf,
Sadie Levey, Oscar and Sophia Wein
srein and Harry Duboff, violinist, who
played some compositions of his own,
were included in the musical pro
gram, ke Companies Are Working
All Men They Can Employ
With the continuing of cold weather
the ice companies are working all the
men they can hire." The ice on the
fields in and about Omaha is in prime
condition and is 12 to IS inches thick,
clear as crystal and as solid a a
rock.
. With another week of freezing
weather, ice men assert that they will
hate gathered a bumper crop.
The railroads are working the out
side fields, the Northwestern gather
ing the bulk of its supply, for the
eastern division from the Valentine
reservoirs. The Burlington is cutting
at Crete and Curtis, and the Union Pa
cific is harvesting in the vicinity of
Gothenburg and North Platte.
The packing companies are work
ing large forces of men on the Sey
mour lake. AshWnd and Memphis
fields and the houses are rapidly being
filled.
Degree of Honor Holds
Installation of Officers
Social lodge No. 102. Degree Of
Honor, met at the Ancient Order of
United Workmen temple Thursday,
night for installation of officers. Mrs.
J. E. Wagen presided as installing of
ficer. Past chiefs of Social lodge
will meet Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary 16, at the home of Mrs. J. E.
Wagen, 928 North Twenty-fiUi
... street, to install officers. The officers
I installed Thursday evening were:
Past chief of honor, Mrs. I. A.
Grim; chief of honor, Mrs. T. E
Smith; lady of honor, Mrs. J. E. Stau
field; chief of ceremonies, Mrs. M.
Veller; recorder, Mrs. Neal Haze;
financier, Mrs. William Vallin; treas
urer, Mrs. George Pragerj usher, Mrs.
Dudley Conner; assiitant usher, Mrs.
Anna Robinson; inside watch, Miss
Kate Hardy; outside watch, Mrs. Lew
Pixley. , '
.Dr. Lee Edwards Asked to
' , Give Services in France
Red Cross and Rockefeller Founda
tion are co-operating on a large scale
in regard to tuberculosis work in
France. A letter from Ralph Pem
bcrton of the American Red Cross
national headquarters, Washington,
received by Dr. Lee W. Edwards of
Omaha, says:
"A cablegram just received contains
the following: 'Need 12 physicians at
once for tuberculosis hospitals and
dispensaries, Red Cross and Rocker
feller commission.' We suggest the
following men.' Your name appears in
the list cabled. Kindly advise me if
you will consider such service."
- Police Reports Show
Fewer Arrests in 1917
The official report of the chief of
police for 1917 will "show a total of
14,959 arrests, "as against 17,612 for
1916, a decrease of IS per cent.
Other comparisons follow:
m. mr.
Women (rrcfted .............J."' 1.1K
DrunknnM J.l 1.4"
trunlc and dtaorderly 37J lit
Drunk tod fencing 1
FulcldM 40 15
Attempted tulcldei
Vrnt .S0l 1.11
Prostitute 1.219 1T1
During 1917 there were 661 arrests
en charges of violation of the liquor
laws.
Omaha Jackie Dies at
Naval Training Station
William C Remhart, 29 years old.
ion of Mr. and Mrs. P. Reinhart, 4409
Commercial avenue, died Thursday of
pneumonia at the Great Lakes navl
.training station. Reinhart enlisted
' ' Inn 1 and u home for a short
visit Christmas. He had ben ill but
a short time. The body will be
brought to Omaha for funeral
services, "j
Bandit Flees Wh3n Victim
Shows He Wants to Fight
Sara Farlow and F. J. Bevins, both
of Hastings, Neb.,- were held up
Thursday night by a lone highway
man at Tenth and Pacific street Bev
ins showed fight and the would-be
French Colonial Troops Are in
Camp Near Tombadet, Morocco
TKENCH COlOWIAl .TROOPS.
These big darkies have proved
themselves of great value to the
French on the western front and also
in Morocco. The photo shows them
n. i I . r
m camp at iomnaaet, in Morocco.
Their camp is .built on a large hill
and tents are being used as sleeping
quarters temporarily.
Tommy Osbom Says
He h 18; Juvenile
Authorities Differ
Tommy Osborn, who has had sev
eral brushes with juvenile court au
thorities, relied on his grandmoth
er's Bible to get h'm out of a tight
mix with the army regulations.
Tommy escaped from the indus
trial school at Kearney, enlisted in
the army last Tuesday under the
name of Thomas Gibeaut, and was
sent to Fort Crook. Wednesday
night he was arrested in an Omaha
pool hall and is held in the county
jail upon the complaint of the ju
venile authorities.
,Tommy'i age, according to the
juvenile court records, is 17. He
gave his age as 18 when he enlisted
and maintains that he has seen his
birth , record in his grandmother's
Bible showing that he was born
June 10, 1899, instead of in 1900, as
shown in the juven'le records.
If he is 18 he can remain in the
army. If he is 17 he faces court
martial for fraudulent enlistment,
according to Captain Sill of the
Forty-first infantry station at Fort
Crook.
Freight Solicitors Are
Again Hustling Business
Milwaukee, Rock Island and Great
Western railroads have gotten back
intn the frpiirlit and namenzrr solicit
ing game and now all the lines are
hustling for business just the same
as prior to the time Director General
McAdoo issued his order. Head offi
piaU have construed the McAdoo or
der as not applying to the gathering
ot business in the territory triDuiary
to the roads interested.
Poisoned Candy Pushed
Under Door for the Dog
Health Commissioner Connell
learned that Mrs. Charles Dixon of
the Davidge Block was t!ie person
who sent a sample of candy to be
analyzed. The analysis showed cor
rosive sublimate. Mrs. Dixon stated
that during her absence some one
pushed the poisoned confection
through a small opening in her door.
Her pet dog was beginning to eat the
candy when she made the discovery.
Bound Over on Charge'
Of Forging a Check
William McCoy, 1513 North Twen
tieth street, who is charged with
forging a check for $18 on J. H.
Cathroat, paving contractor, was Fri
day bound over to district court un
der $700 bonds. Qiarles Storz. 1801
North Twenty-fourth street, to whom
the check was presented for pay
ment, appeared against McCoy.
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR YOUNG MAGKAY
Detachment of Fort Crook Sol
diers to Act as Pallbearers;
Interment in Forest
Lawn.
Funeral services for Stanley Brooks
Mackay, son of the Rev. and Mrs. T.
J. Mackay, who died of peritonitis
at Jacksonville, Fla., December 8, will
be held at All "Saints' church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The church services will be open to
the public. Interment services at
Forest Lawji cemetery will be held jn
the chapel of the cemetery and will
be private. The services will be con
ducted by Bishop Arthur L. Williams,
assisted by Rev. Charles H. Mc
knight. It will be a military funeral.
Colonel Settle, commanding officer
at Fort Crook, will send a detachment
of soldiers to attend the services and
act as pallbearers and also a firing
squad.
Honorary pallbearers will be C. S.
Montgomery, Judge Redick, F. A.
Ewing, John S. Brady, Dr. Le
Roy Crummer, G. W.-Wattles, John
T. Yates, E. L. Burke, C. H. Pickens,
George T. Morton and M. C. Peters.
Proprietor of Buffet
Arrested on Liquor Charge
The hand of the Jaw prevented H.
AMera, proprietor of th Auditorium
buffet, 424 South Fifteenth street,
from joining his family at Des
Moines.
He was waiting in his place of
business until train time, according to
his own story, and had just packed
a suitcase full of various brands of
whisky, ginger and pepsin, which he
said he had left over from his "wet"
stock before the state went dry, when
Officer Herdzina arrested him.
A bottle of the liquor which was
sitting on the bar caught the officer's
eye, and after some, deliberation he
placed Aldera and his brother, Tony,
under arrest.
Connecticut Governor -Balks
at Prohibition
Hartford, Conn,, Jan. 11. Governor
Marcus H. Holcomb has refused to
call a special session of the general
assembly to consider the prohibition
amendment adopted by congress, it
was announced today, or to recom
mend that the question be voted on
at the special session of the legisla
ture in March.
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THE food value of cocoa has
been proven by centuries
of use, and dietitians and phy
sicians the World over are
enthusiastic in their endorse
ments of it. It is said to con-
tain more nourishment than
beef, in a more readily assimi
lated form. The choice,how-
ever,should be a high-grade
cocoa, "Baicer V of
course.
IT IS DELICIOUS, TOO
Trade-mark on every package
Made only by
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.
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We Bought the Entire Stock of the
Premier Hat Shop
(Formerly 306 South 16th Street, First National Bank BIdg.)
And will place on sale on Saturday from this fine stock
The Following Hats and Caps
At Great Reductions From Regular Prices
This shop, although in business in Omaha less than one year, built up a fine reputation,
because of the excellent quality of the merchandise they handled therefore, in offering
' these Hats from their stock, at ABOUT HALF PRICE AND EVEN LESS, we are giving
you an opportunity to purchase Hats of a class seldom offered in a sale.
All Hawes Hats, Berg Hats, Mallory & Co.,
Crofut & Knapp and Chase & Co. Hats
$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Values 1
At The One Price
$2.6
All English Cloth Hats, in excellent variety of styles.
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 Values '
At The One Price
$1.25
Don't Miss
This Chance
All Men's $1.50 and $2.00 Caps Each
All The Men's Crusher Hats all colors and sizes
75c Values, at 25c
Main Floor Arcade
Your Style
.Is Here
SHIRTSm.
About 1200 in the Lot
00
EACH
CLEARANCE of Men's Shirts Tjrhere sizes
have become broken; also samples and odd
lots from E. & W. (Ely & Walker Shirt Co.)
of St. Louis.
Fabrics are Repp Cloth, Woven Madras.
Silk Striped Madras, Fiber Silk and Percales
Laundered or soft turn. back cuffs. Collars
attached or neckband styles.
50 Dozen Men's Kid and Cape Gloves, broken lines from
our regular glove stock. Sizes 7 to 7. Made of fine
quality cape leather stock, in tan and brown shades. Reg
ular $2.00 values, special, a pair 95c
Men's Woo and Worsted Hose, in natural gray and blue
mixtures, mediumjveight, all sizes, a pair. 35c
125 Dozen Men's Fiber Silk Hose, slight imperfections of
the 50c quality Special, a pair, 35c; 3 pairs. $1.00
75 Dozen Men's Wool Shirts and Drawers, in natural gray
and brown mixtures, broken lots from our $2.00 grades.
Medium and heavy weights, special, each. $1.49
Men's Fine Wool Sweater Coats, all wool and worsted, in
plain and fancy trimmed, large ruff neck collars and V
neck styles. Medium and heavy weight. Regular $5.00 and
$6.50 values, Saturday, each $3.95 and $4.95
Main Floor Men Building
Men's $4 to. $6 Shoes, at $2.95 Radi
Our January Clearance of all short lots of Men's Shoes before inventory, starts Saturday.
Several hundred pairs of Men's High Qrade' Shoes, that were broken in sizes andNdiscontinued lines, of black kid,
black calf, patent leather and tan Russia calf, in lace, button and blucher styles. All welted and stitched soles, most
all sizes in the lot. Former prices, $4.00 to $6.00. Clearance sale price, a pair ; $2.95
Several Hundred Pairs of Boys' Shoes
All welted aud stitched soles of black calf, button and lace styles,
all high grade makes, former prices $2.95 to $4.00.
Clearance Sale Price, a pair
Men's Romeos and Everett Slippers
200 Pairs of Black Kid with Flexible Soles, sizes 6 to 9. Former
prices $1.50 and $1.75. Clearance Sale Price, QQ
Main Flnnr Mait'fc RlliMinv
$1.95
wercMts
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The Bmt in Emvj Way
A GREAT STOCK of fine Overcoats Re
versible English Overcoats, Burberry Swagger
English Overcoats, Dress Overcoats, Raglans,
Ulsters, Motor Coats, Buttonless Overcoats,
Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoats
and the best of all Overcoat materials from
England, Ireland, Scotland, America
Crombie of Aberdeen, Carr and Brooke of England,
O'Brien and O'Connor of Ireland, Hockanum and
Warumbo weaves of America, also St. George Ker
seys, Blanket back Venetians and rich Chinchillas.
$20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35, $40, $45, $50
to $75
Officers' Uniforms splendidly made mod
estly priced.
Hart Schaffner & Marx, Hirsch Wickwire and
Sophomore and Schloss Bros.
Good, Heavy Weight, Blue Suits
They're priced to beat war prices; tAy're sure blues, and we
have a big lot of them. Single and double breasted, young men's
styles, extra and odd sizes; some silk lined; smart styles, excellent
qualities,' extreme values.
$20, $22.50, $25
Men's Year-Round Business Suits
Good styles; soft, rich weaves; silk mixtures, tweeds of the Ban
nockburn type, imported Scotch cheviots. Sold at prices below
present wholesale ; next season they'll be a lot higher. All sizes, all
styles, great values.
$18, $20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35, $40, $50
Second Floor Men's Building
SkiU at Special Prices-
5-ft pine, at. $2.00
7-ft pine, at $3.25
friandeis Stores
Men's Fur Lined and
Fur Colfar -Overcoats,
$20 to $12!
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