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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1918)
TME i5Ki: UA1AMA, lUCSlMX. J AIS UAKY 22, 1915. Y Nebraska LINCOLN MAKES READY TO ENTER THE FRIGID ZONE On Wednesday Morning the Capital Populace Will Com mence to Conserve Black Diamonds; to Close Early. , (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 21. (Special.) Con servation of fuel will go into effect in Lincoln Wednesday morning. All department stores, merchandise, clothing and haberdasher stores will not open for business until 8:30 and wilt close at 5 p. m., with the excep tion of .-Saturdays, when, they will close at 8 p. m. Grocery stores and stores where eatables var.e sold will open . at 7:30 in the morning and close, at 6 p. m., except Saturdays, when they will remain open until 8 p. m. .. 1 ' Theaters and motion picture houses will open at 1 p. m. and closi at 10 p. m.; barber shops will be open from a. m. to 7 p. m. except Saturdays, wtien-they may remain open until 8 p. m.; pool halls from 9 a. m,. to 10 p. m.; candy stores, ice cream parlors, drug stores, tobacco shbps, news stands and the like, 8 a.' m. to 10:30 p. ni.; club rooms and lodges close at 10 p. m. and all day Sundays; dance halls at 10:30 p. m.; all stores not, heretofore mentioned must open at $:30 a. m. jand close at 5 p m. One church adopted resolutions in structing it's board to close all rooms Of the church which have be heat ed on 'every day except Sunday. Avoca Man Thrown From , I Horse Suffers Broken Leg ' Ovoca, Neb., Jan. 21.-(Special.) The Farmers' Educational an Co operative union of Paul elected the mowing orncers tor tne coming year? President, . Chas. Bader; vicjz president, Paul Wurtele; secretary, Ernest Burger; directors, R. Bcccard and Fred Beccard. i The school board at vManIcy de cided to close the school for an in definite period on account of small pox in the city. While there are only four cases in the town, it was deemed best to close the school to aid in prc venting further spread of the disease. Oscar' Owens, living near Manley, was riding horseback after some cat tle when his horse stumbled, throw ing him to the ground, breaking his leg. .He was unable to walk in his injured condition and he was com pelled to remain until help arrived j ' Henry , Da'nklefF, son of MiQ arid Mrs. John Dankleff, living northwest of town, broke both bones ' of his rtehtarm"wHcn he fell from a horse. f Oma'tja Pentlst Objects to : Being Trimmei" by Auditor , jWrpm a Staff Correspondent.) ' lncolri. Tan. 21. (fenecikl. Dr. J.. H. Wallace of Omaha, president of therstate board of. dental secretaries, objects to, the state auditor making him look like a "bob tail four flusher," and ifl a letter to the auditor wahtsto know why his claim for ex pensesto -the national association of dentisis. was "trimmed.'' He says the last three vouchers . he has sentin were also' "trimmed," and ' further says that last year the, board allowed a much larger expense account for Dr. Meservey when he performed a like service. In Sriswer to the letter State Audi tor Smith gays Dr. Meservey was air y lowed too much and he will at once call upon the doctor to "put it back." The auditor says that the last legis lature passed a law which was in - tended' to 'discourage "Seeing Amer- ' cia" excursions and made a limit of six days for all excursions . of that ' kind at $10 per day. . . MIHII II I I I Never-Speifd-a-Cent-Boosts ' War Savings Stamps Drive Gordon Neb., Jan. 21. (Special.) ' Nicholas-Never-Spend-A-Cent, well known brave from the Pine Ridge Sioux Indian reservation, grinned broadly here Saturday when he as introduced by. Fay C. Hill, chairman oi War Savings for Sheridan county,1 to Harry O. Palmer, executive secre tary of 'War Savings for Nebraska, who visited Gordon today. The old Indian has long been an advocate of thrift 1 and saving' among his red brothers, and he came down frort off the reservation to hear his pet sub ject discussed ty a representative of the White" Father at Washington. He was visibly pleased. by theteachings of the. War Savings secretary in his address at-the Empress theater .here, and he talked at great length about the points raised in this speech. Beemer Community Club , - Elects Off icers For Year West Point, Neb.. Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) The Community club of Beem er elected the following officers; A. T. Leuthauser. president; Charles Al bright, secretary; J. R. Kafka, treas-J urer; jonn aKaia, uuaiycaa, v,. . Fesler. oublic welfare: W. D. Harfi- , son; recreation ; Dr. It. A. Crosby, ed ucation; and Dr. G. W. Hubenthal, -health. The Girl's Culture club of West Point contracted for the stand privi leges at the forthcoming masque ball and will use the proceeds for the pur- fe chase - of material for the Cuming ' county soldiers in carnp. Richardson . County Farm Nets Fancy Price at Sal Falls City. Neb.. Tan) 21. (Spe cial.) Jacob Bloom held a public -sile recently, at which he disposed of his. 120 acre farm, one mile west of town, stock, farming implements and household roods, the tarm sola for $296 per acre. This farm was bought by Mr. Bloom seven years 'ago for 527,000. At this sale one 1 milch cow sold for more than -$600. This .cow then a heifer, was bought two years ago for $115,-' . Passes Aerial Examination. Lincoln, Jan. 21. (Special.) L. R. ' . Walters, court, stenographer to Jiw- 'tice-Dean. went to Omaha jfast week arjd took the examination for airplane service. This morning he received notice that he had passed success-v- fully.--. - .Wayne MethoTJtst Church Has Service Flag of 16 Stars Wayne,' Neb., Jan. 21. (Special.) The presentation of a service flag to the Sunday school was made the occasioij for a rousing patriotic meet ing at ihe Wayne Methodist Epis copal church last Sunday ' morning. The flag contains 16 stars, repre senting the - number of youi men from Methodist homes in Wayne who are now m military service. Ad dresses were made by laymen of the church and 'special music was fur nished by a large chorus under the direction of Prof.v J. J. Coleman. These najnes appear upon the roll of honor: - Harold M. Blair Coast Artillery, Fort Miley. Cal.; George- S. .Church, Company M, 355th infantry, Camp runston, fan.: William A. Crossland, Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla.; Lloyd Fitch, Atlanta, Ga.; Wil lis I. Fleetwood, Marine Barracks, First Training school, Quantico, Va.; Sergean Glenn Gildersleevf, Com pany l, .wtn miantry, camp run- ston, Kan.; Harry Dale Uildersieeve, Officers' Training school, Funston, Kan.; Lieutenant Ralph Waldo Mahn, field artillery. Camo Wheeler. Ga.; Allen Henderson, Camp Cody, N. M.; Lieutenant Warren b. Macuregor, medical department, Camp Logan, Tex.; Captain James H. Pile, field ar tillery, Camp Cody, N. M.; Walter E. Randol, naval service; Company E, Camp Dewey, 111.; Corporal Dale K Rirlrahanch. field artillerv. CamD Cody, N. M.; Lieutenant James Ji Steele, 304th infantry, Camp Dezeivs, Mass.: Earl H. Schroer. radio service, Mare Jsland, Cal.; Guy R. Strickland, engineering department, Washington, D. C. - - ' ; ' . Former frempnt Boys Hears Enemy Messengers of Death Fremont.. Neb.. Jan. 2W(Special Telegram.) Glen Mettlen, so.i of a former local contractor, W. P. Met tlen, now superintendent of terminals for the Burlington at Omaha, writes to relatives in Fremont that he is with the American troops in the trenches in France. One day, he writes, six German shells tell within a few yards of him but he escaped un hurt. He described the, methods of shootina rockets used by the Ger mans to detect the location of sol ditrs. ' ' ' - Rev. R. B. Favorite, of Beatrice) has accepted thccall of the board of the First Baptist church of Fremont and will come here April 1 to take up his new work. Rev. J. George Batzle has resigned to go to Laramie, Wj oming to assume the pastorate of the First Baptist' church there. Christian A. Peterson. 66, for 5a years a resident of Fremont, died at his home here following a short ill ness. Mr. Peterson for 40 years was engaged in the mercantile business in Fremont, retiring, about 10 years ago. A wite, one son ana one aaugn ter survive. Henrv Lanehost. a prosperous farmer, who resided just across the county line north of Dodge, pur chased $100 in War Savings stamps for each of his tripletss. V OMAHA LITIGANTS ' 'LOSEjDAMAGE SUITS Court of Last Resort Holds That Plaintiff Did Not Meet Death While in the """" Course of, Dut Jr. ' (Krom Staff jCot-respondenL) Lincoln, Jan. 21. (Special.) 1 ike Feda cannot recover from the Cudahy Packing company of Omaha in an ac tion brought under the compensation law in the Douglas county district court. v Feda was employed by the com pany as a trucker and while playfully scuffling with the elevator man at tempted to leave the elevator while it was descending and received fatal injuries. The lower court "Kave judg ment against the compaiy on the grounds that deceased did not come to his death by "accident arising out of and in course of his employment." The judgment of the Douglas county court is affirmed by the -state supreme cout commission, which found for the defendant, the Omaha & Cfincil Bluffs Street Railway com pany, in a suit for damages brought by Clifford Duxburv, who was in jurcd by being struck by a car of the company at Twentieth and Farnam streets. Clifford appealed becanse of alleged prejudicial instructions of the court, which the higher, court did not sustain as , sufficient to" warrant a change in the verdict. s Civil War Veteran Dies Suddenly at Fairbury Fairbury, Nek, Jan. 21. (Special.) E. A. sYontz, 82 years old, promi nent Grand Army man of Fairbury, died suddenly at his home Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. He was about as usual Saturday,. making out pension papers for a neighbor. He became ill an hour before he was stricken with apoplexy. a He served his country in the 92d Illinois mounted infantry, attaining the rank of sergeant major. He is sur vived by the following children: H. O. and W. V. Yontz, Fairbury; Carrie, Fairhury; W..-S., Bellejilc, Kan.; Mrs. Adah Floren, Chicago. V -fulian Village Votes Bonds For New School Building Stella, Neb., Jan. ' 19. (Special.) Julian, a small village north of Au burn in Nemaha county, has voted bonds to build a new $15,000 con solidated school building. The re sult was 97 votes for bonds and nine against. The country districts and the village of Julian consolidated last fall. The school house, in Julian burned last week. Work on the new building will .be pushed as soon as the weather permits, and this new building will f take the place of the burned building an f several rural school buildings. The new consoli dated school will consist of 12 grades. Red Cross Auction Sale en ¬ gender Street Realizes $802 Pender, Neb.) Jan. 21. (Special.) The Red Cross street .auction sale here yesterday realized $802. Three weeks"b!d calf sold for $79;. $10 bill for $50.50; two boxes of cigars for $72.- v . .. . ... Saturday was held. day tor tiie Keu Cross among theOmaha Indiansat Macv. .At the Qmaha Indian counr cil there were speeches madeby rep resentatives of Red Cross, Home Guards and Food conservation. ; : The Omahas are taking an active interest ia all of these subjects and great good will, result. . In the : evenwg tncre was a.wa Cross dance, at which between dances talks were made upon these various subjects. 1 ; Y Fifty new members were secured for the Red Cross and over $100 realized. , ': The Mfcv chanter is financed in a peculiar manner. E. M. Peebles, BerK . 1 r f T Mayberry, Win JViayoerry ana james Brewer have undertaken to supply the. funds and have done so by giv incr 9 series of Red Cross dances regularly and they have realized sev: eral hundred dollars, tne dances De ing attended by young people from a long distajiccT", Colonel Phil Hall Now. . " Comands 127th Artillery (From Staff Correspondent) T.int-oln Tan. 21. (Snecial.) From a message received in Lincoln, the appointmentof Colonel Phil L..H.all as commander of e 127th light ar tillery, which was zf first temporary, has been made permanent- The 127th was formerly the Fourth Nebraska infantry. , Lieutenant Colonel Fred J. Mack is still temporarily assigned to the UOthNyrfantry, Major- uavis io xne 134th infantry, while ColonelBaer, formerly colonel of the old Fourth Nehraska. and Colonel Paul, colonel of the Fifth Nebraska, are at San An tonio taking instruction tor special field service. (...'' Whitman School Children t Sell War Savings Stamps Whitman. Neb Tan. 21. (Special.) School children have been boosting war savings stamps all week, wnen totals were completed it was found they had sold.$l,336 worth of stamps. Special credit is due the committee of children consisting of Marston Greathouse, Adolph Lams, Donald Vinton, Malvere Browne. Maude Christman, Ruth McCormick, Alton Moran, Victor Moran and Yarley Mooney. Ross Hammond Addresser : Mass Meeting at Oakland Oakland. Neb... Jan. 21. (Special.) Ross L: Hammond spoke to a large audience at the opera house last night. Mr. Hammond gave an interesting account of his recent trip along the battle lines of the western front. Pro ceeds went to the Red Cross. g Don't need rnuch milk I on this com food I What! Are There no Game Ducks to Fill Jobs at Capital? (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 21. (Special.) Miss Kutq Styer, who was lasj' week trans ferred from the office of the state- health board to the office of the state superintendent, refused the new posi tion and accepted a, position in the office of the 'State food commissioner, to fill, a vacancy. Neither the posi tion in the health Office nor in the superintendent's office has yet been Hied, it being a difficult matter to secure able people for the work re quired. '"..,'.'.' . Uica High School Sells $1,265 Worth Saving Stamps Utica, Neb.. Jan. 18. (Spccial.)l- The TJtica High school made a good record this week in the Hhrift stamp campaign carried on , through the schpol By superintendent K. &. Green. The quota for the " school amounted to about $250. In two days the school raised, over five times the expected amount, or $1,265. For That Florida Trip llartmann Cushion Top Wardrobe Trunk w i The best and niost prac tical trunk made. ' . The padded top pre vents clothes from falling? The lift ttfp makes all garments equally easy to get. Outside construction of trunk is supreme in trunk building. '. ; Priced no higher than ordinary trunks Just more detail 1 and thought put into the trunk, for your comfort. Won't you let us show Vou? FRELING & STEINLE "dmaWt Fett Baggag Builders" 1803 Farnam St. f P'p I m i m Store Opens at 9 A. VI. and Closes at 5 P. SVJf r.rrRnr on aruTaavs nan vv tz lusc ul u i in. 11 We ask our customers to co-operate and make their purchases earlier in the day, during the period j J when store hours are shortened to meet the recommendation of the Fuel Administrator to save coal, i I 1 IS -i i i 1 B3 ContiDuing the Sale Started With 29,500 Yards AS this goes to press, a fair estimate makes Mon day's sales in this Silk Event the greatest in the history of this store and that is' saying some thing, for this store has held the biggest suk sales -ever heard of in this Western country. At $1.25 a Yard' Worth $2.00 Satintripe and Plaid Taffetas. ImportefTSwiss Dresden effects. Fine Gingham Striped Taffetas. PW Shepherd Checked Taffetas Very Beautiful Satin Foulards. .Satin Pekin Striped Taffetas. rnHE enormous quantity r- 29,500 yards en- J - auies us U) repeat, uie uiieun, givuig juu eveiy assurance of the widest variety for choice and wonderful values for.all who come to share on Tuesday; BesSilks ever offered in a special sale.! S( and 40 Inches Wide A At $1.10 a Yard Worth $1.75 Fascinating Swiss Satins. . Beautiful Chiffon Taffetas. Soft and Brilliant Louisines. , Fine Cniffon Drape Radiums. Fascinating Filmy Crepes. ' , Lttstrous Satin Duchess. : ' 86 and Inches Wide ' t 4 At GBc Yird - . V Wort Charming Plain; Failles. :; Pretty .Novelty Failles. Very Dainty Novelty Chiffons. New Novelty Marquisettes. '! ' Beautiful Novelty Voiles.' ; v Fascinating Novelty. Crepes.; ; , i 36 and lfi Inches Wide ; Ndt in Full Bolts, But Lengths of 3 to 20 Yards "Main Floor - ' T ;1 'It" ,''JfA. Billiken n Shoes Are Best For Tender Little Feet r t r' ' They not only give ' the maxk mum of comfort, but permit little feet to grow as nature . intended. that they should. . "A Five-Room Apartment, - With a Room for Every Toe " is 1 more than an expression because , ; ; : ; : it is carrted out in every line and ; ! ; . feature of the Shoes. - 1 1 Children can romp and play to their ' heart's content and you' will, find that at-, the. end of the day, while their little feet . may be tired, they are not sore or pinched. We have esblished the sole distributing -agency for .Billiken Shoes in Omaha be-; cause we know them to be without equal, ;.; There is a size for every child ';. . and the prices rangeaccording, - to style and siie. ' '..". ' ' There are no nails ; or lumps to hurt little " feet. .Hundreds and . hun- t dreds of women hereabouts are ready to testify to their supreme worth; . : ' j ' j Main Floor, Kar . , ' ' 1 farm,;W Y;Underwerf; For Women and Chil ,..;; Y drenY Warm Underwear Is an essential when , weather 1 like that which we have experienced for some ; time confronts- us. The Lweather predictions emv Vphasize the fact that woy are going ao nave win-, ter1 weather f or some time to come,1 and it is well to be prepared., i ' Woman' Union Suits, tne dium-iveight cotton, wffn- ; lar siie, suit.. 81. 25 ; Out sizes, a suit. .31.50 ' Woman' Union . Suit. - ' "light" and heavy weight, ! ' low 'neck,' sleeveless and y any other style; a suit,' J ;,,at:-,.,.v...,..$1.75., . Woman' Union Sult,ine part wool garments, silk f and wool, cotton and wool, ' , any style garment 83.25 Woman' Munting' Union Suit, in light, medium or ' . ' heavy .weight cotton, any . ' style, regular sizes, a suif 7" st t v'SlOS Extra.siMs, a suit $1,90;; ' Boy and Cirl Haavy ' Cotton Suit, fleeced lined, sizes 12 to 16 'years; a. .( suit ....... r.. 81.00 : J Third Floor '.'v '': Notions and Sewing Needs Extra Heavy Sanitary Napkins, a dozen. . . 35c Side and Back Combs,' 25c values, pair. . . .9c '' Rust-Proof Dress Clasps, 6 cards for. . .... .25c One Big Lot of Slightly Soiled San Silk, a spool ....... .1.. . 3c' ' Sanitary celts, all sizes, 35c values, each . ; . 25c , Skirt Belting, black and white, a yard. . ... .6c ,Fat CoIoVed Wash" Edging, 3 bolts. . .25c. Ladies' and Children's Hose Supporters, 3 pairs, for . . . .... '. . . . .W. . ; .25c Main Floor, Rr Laces and Embroideries Very Low Priced " We are offering two excellent groups of Laces and one lot of Embroideries, at prices which make it well worth while to invest. ' ' EnglUh Val Laeat From 1 to 4 inches wide, round and Filet Mesh, Underwear Vals and for Fancy Waists and Camisoles. Worthy 10c a Yard At3cand5c Yard Fancy Laea Medallions and fancy bands. Flouncings and, Allovers in blact, white, cseam and colors; 4 to 18 inches wide, ; Worth 50c a Yard At 25c a Yard The Embroideries . 18-Inch Fina Cambric Embroldaryo pen work patterns; ex cellent for corset covers and petticoat flouncings, Special at 25c a Yard '.V Moderate -Prices on Sewing Machines V High Grade Sewing - Ma- ; . chines of well known makes. -- All fully guaranteed. Yort caiv RavA 4(T Kv nirrphasino a ma- cnine m . mis saie. o w, wnen.,. your Spring and Summer wardrobe becomes a matter for ' serious consideration, a Sew ing Machine at a low: price is a ' good uy. - ' - ' w Singer No.66l . .......... . ;$37.50 t New Home ............ v.. $32.50 ; ,. Six-Drawer Drop Head (nw) . . .$35.00 1 New Royal; V Oak..W. XV. $28.50 , New Royal, Oak. . ... . . i;. . . . . . .$25.00 3 f Six-Drawer Drop Head. r $22.00 - Our Special ;. . .. ...........V.$18.0O ' V ' Wheeler & Wilson . X . . ; . . . . $10.00 . During this sale we will allow you $1-2.00 for your old machine in- part payment on The Free 1918 ' model Cabinet Style Sewing :'; Machine. A machine of beauty, style ad methaniqal excellence. ; . Hemstitching and picoting done m our .machine department. Main Floor, Roar Ai 3. N..
