THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. 1918. 0 ;4 ROTARIANS BUY S MILEAGE BOOKS AND OPEN DRIVE Will Co-operate With Commer lial Club and Similar Bodies Throughout the State to Boost Campaign. Rotarians started the Smileage campaign in Nebraska yesterday when they subscribed for a $5 Smile- age book for every member of the Omaha Rotary club now in military service. The Rotarians will co-op- erate witn tne commercial ciud in handling the drive for these books in Omaha. They appointed a commit tee consisting of James Allen,, Frank Vierling and Samuel Rees to have , charge of. the campaign. 1 D. C Buel of the Railway Educa tional bureau, 1203 Farnam street, has been appointed state chairman and O. T. Eastman, state treasurer to have chartre of the sale of books. Committees to have charge of the drive will be appointed in a few days. It the present intention ot the ot ' fleers to have commercial bodies in the various cities of the state take charge of the campaign in their lo calities. The Commercial clubs of Lincoln and Hastings have already signified their willingness to co-op erate. Smileage books are in denomma 4 tions of $1 and $5 containing 20 cou pons and 100 coupons respectively. Each coupon will admit a soldier to any entertainment given at a Liberty theater in the sixteen national army cantonments and the camps of nation al guard soldiers. The entertain ments will be under the supervision of the military entertainment council on training camp activities under the direction of the war department. The best Broadway productions will be taken to the army camps for spe cial productions for the soldiers. Vaudeville acts from the leading circuits will be so routed that they will furnish entertainment at the Lib erty theaters for the entertainment fciof soldiers. MAGNEY SAYS WILL HOLD NO WRECKINQUEST , ' County Attorney' Magney declared yesterday that no inquest will e held into Monday night's street car accident in which four persons were killed and eight were injured be- ' cause, he says, there is no reason for it. , Mrs. John Bradehoft, widow of John Bradehoft who was killed m the accident, demands that an in vestigation be made, as does her brother, H. J. Eberhart of Des Moines. County Attorney Magney says tliere is cause for an inquest only ivhere crime is evident, or suspicion 'that a crime may have been com rmie& He said that all the, facts of the accident are known to every one in the city and it is evident that there is no crime. Ermine and Fox Bring High Prices at St. Louis Sale St. Louis, Mo.,' Jan. 24f Bidding at the annual fur sale continued lively today with ermine and red fox skins commanding the highest price. Latest figures on the auction indicated that sales this far have totaled approxi- mately $2,000,000 on a market rela ' tively higher than last year. - Sixty thousand ermine brought ?90, 000, and 11,000 red fox of which 1,000 were Australian, brought $300,000. Among the large lots auctioned were 95,000 Australian opposum, 40,000 .wolf, 14,500 ring tail oppossum, 12,500 . lynx, and 10,000 wallaby Wolverine skins sold 60 per cent higher than in October. A collection of 352,000 mole skins brought $105,000 and 65,000 mink pelts sold for $456,000. Bidders assert the furs are of ex cellent quality, due to the extreme cold winter. President Wilson to Talk J To Farmers' War Meeting Champaigne, 111., Jan.' 24 Presi; dent Wilson will attend the Farmers war conference and deliver a speech on "The Farmer and the War," if af P fairs in Washington permit, accord ing to a telegrara to Edmund J. James, president of the University of Illi nois, today. . Reds Arrest Red Cross Leaders in Russia Petrograd, Jan. 24. The Bolsheviki authorities have taken over the Rus sian Red Cross, which has been in the hinds of nonpartisans. The heads of the organization, in cluding M. Pokrovsky, former min ister for foreign affairs, have been arrested as counter revolutionaries. Wisner Man is Held for Having Two Wives Max Tfedtke, a bartender in Wis ner, Neb., was arrested Thursday morning on the charge of bigamy. The complaint alleges that Tiedtke married Clara Shulz at West Point, Neb.r on November 16, 1917, without having first obtained a divorce from his wife, Martha. New Bank at Adams. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 24. (Special ) The Adams State bank of Adams, is a new institution chartered by the state banking board at its meeting , this morning. It has a capital of $20,000 and its officers are Chris Hen nies, president; Frank Schoen, vice president, and Henry Granman, cash ier. Obituary MRS. KATE SCHRINER died Wednesday in Fort Worth, Tex. She was a sister of Mrs. Ai M. Collett of Omaha. Mrs. Schriner came to Omaha in 1866 and Uvea here 45 vears.. She died a. the hpme of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Hasett Mr. .Schriner, her husband, was proprie- nf tha aIH KIiia Ttarn. situated i where the postomce now stands. He died in Omaha a number of vears Brie j City News Have Boot Print It Now Betooa Frees. Military Wrist Watches Ednolm, jeweler Lighting Fixtures. Bnrgess-Granden, John Davie jr. has gone to San An tonio to work for the war department as a bricklayer. ) Robt. C. Druesedow & Co., stocks and bonds and local securities, 860 Omaha Nat. Bank Blag. Have moved my offices from 306-7-8 McCagua Bid, to 606 First National Bank Bid. Charles Battelle, lawyer. Clan Gordon So. 83 will celebrate Burns' birthday on January 27 at Swedish auditorium, 1609 Chicago street. Lean pork chops, 25c per pound. Sirloin steak, 22 He per pound. Ham- ourger ana sausage, 17 Uc ner nound. Washington Market, 1407 Douglas. Marines Well Clothed Cold weather has no terrors to the marines. Or ders have been issued to equip all marines with two complete outfits of winter clothing, including everything to oe desired lor their comfort. State Bank of Omaha, corner Six teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per cent on time deposits; three per cent on savings accounts. All deposits in this bank are protected by the de positors' guarantee fund of the state or Nebraska. Adv. Cleveland Minister . Visits Here Rev. C. I Peck. Methodist clergy man ot Cleveland, is visiting until Sunday with his brother-in-law. R W. Brennan, 2118 California 'street Mr. Brennan is world's champion broncho buster. Leo Rush to Camp Funston Leo J. Rush, youngest son of John Rush, former national bank examiner and well-known Omahan, has been ordered to report to Camp Funston on Jann ary 26. Mr. Rush returned from Chi cago recently and has been employed at Union Pacific headquarters. s Permit for Freight Shed City council granted the Alissourl Pacific Railroad company permission to erect a temporary frame freight shed 30x225 feet at Fifteenth and Nicholas streets, the permit to run for one year. This Is to provide accommoda' tions which were destroyed on the oc casioiwof a recent fire. Held on Forgery Charge Alean Louder, negress, who is charged with a number of forgeries on various Omaha concerns, was arraigned Thursday morning on a forgery charge preferred by w. w. Cramer, 251& North Twenty-fourth street. She was bound over to district court un der $1,000 bonds. Many Thrift Stamps Sold Thrift and war savings stamps are being taken up readily by Omaha people, especially by those of lesser means, according to Robert Manley, in charge of the local thrift stamp cam paign committee, The stamps are on sale at the main office of the commit tee, Thirteenth and Farnam streets, and at various substations, practi cally all banks and leading bonding houses, as well as all city and rural mail carriers. , Fine fireplace gtfodb at Sunderlands. NEW OFFICERS FOR THE SCHOOL AT FORT OMAHA v Washington Bureau k Omaha Bee, 1311 G Street. Washington, Jan.. 24. (Special Tel egram.) The following appoint ments were announced today: Privates of the first class, signal reserve corps, Herman Brown, Albert B. Cole, Prentice W. Duell, William B. Farrell. Edmund E. Kiplinger, Daniel D. Madden, George A. Phil lips. David L. Ryan to be lieutenants n the aviation section, signal officer reserve corps. All are placed on ac tive duty at Fort Omaha. First Lieutenants Beverly W. Holmes and Guy F. Donohue, avia tion section signal reserve corps,, are assigned to Fort Omaha. First Lieutenants Howard 1. Knight and Bion C. Syverson of the medical reserve corps are assigned to duty and will proceed to Des Moines. The following Neraska postmasters were appointed: Chimney Rock. Morrill county, Jacob L. Schaffner, vice, Kenneth M. Wray resigned. Goodland. Garden county, Liiza- beth Simonds, vice Lyman H. Warner resigned. Name German Plotter Who Put Bombs on Lusitania New York. Jan. 24. Insanity and death overtook two missing members of the band of Germans who plotted to destroy food and munitions ships leaving American ports, it was dis closed in testimony at the trial here Wednesday of Franz von Rintelen, German naval reservist, and 12 others charged with conspiracy. Police Lieutenant Uarnitz' testified that Herbert Ebeling, alleged to have been the man who took the fire bombs aboard steamships in "cigar boxes" is in BlOomingdale asylum and Max Klein, who eluded the best efforts of the police to capture him, had died in a hospital a few weeks ago. Inspector Tunney. chiet ot the borno squad, asserted one of the plotters told him that Ebeling had placed bombs on the J-usitania and that he "cursed the captain of the submarine which sank the liner because he had spoiled the 'cigars.' " ... Schuyler Defeats Minden. Minden High was defeated Tuesday for the first time this season on its own floor, by Schuyler High, 28 to 24. bchuyier iej in tne first nait to s. Oil Producers Complain. Washington, Jan. 24. Independent Oklahoma oil companies complained today to the Interstate Commerce commission that rates to Montana were discriminatory in favor of Kan sas producers. ' 'IIIIIIIIIMIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I Moving Storage j 1 Competent help backed I by the best of equipment i puts our service in the I 100 class.- , 5 1 OMAHA VAN M Packing ! & STORAGE CO. ! Phone Doug. 4163. I 806 So. 16th St Znr.inli,li!iiiiitil:)liiinliiliilului:iliiliililliili;l:;l!ili;iir BIG CLOTHING STORE TAKES MORE ROOM Nebraska Clothing- Co. Leases 13,500 Feet of Floor Space ' Adjoining Present Quarters. For the fifth time in five years the Nebraska Clothing company has ex- panded. Now it has taken over the ground lease to the lot on .which stands the two-story and basement building formerly occupied by a ia loon and billiard hall, operated by Lentz & Williams. J he building is 34x132 feet and will add 13,500 square feet of floor space to the sales rooms of the Nebraska Clothing company. When the new addition, i occupied by the Nebraska Clothing company, it will have one of the largest, if not the largest, exclusive retail clothing houses west ot Chicago. The Nebraska Clothing company will occupy the new addition as soon as remodeling cart be completed, which will be inside of 60 davs. The remodeling will cost approximately $-'U,uuu and the fixtures, which will be of the latest design, $15,000. This move will add several thous and square feet to the" department that handles men s, boys and young men s clothing and will make it the largest department of its kind in tht country. In the four-story building at the corner of tarnam and Fifteenth streets, the entire third floor will be given over to women's apparel, thus doubling the size of this department. The millinery department will be moved to the main floor of the annex, greatly increasing the size of the salesroom. John A. Swanson, president of the Nebraska Clothing company, in speaking of the acquiring of the lease on the additional floor space says: "The growth of the Nebraska has made its present building too small and we have contemplated adding more stories, that we might properly house our greatly enlarged stock and provide adequate room for our rapid ly growing business. This opportunity to acquire more floor space to the east and expand our present lower floor space will not only result in the more convenient handling of merchandise, but also insure more perfect service for our patrons." The sale of the Lentz & Williams building and the transfer on the ground lease on which it stands was made through H. A. Wolfe & Co., re altors, and is'vne of the important real estate transactions of the year. Jacob Pincus, Famous Jockey, Dies in New York New York, Jan. 24. Jacob Pincus, one of the most famous jockeys and trainers on the American turf, died suddenly of heart disease in the Mount Vernon hosnital today. He was born in Baltimore in 1838. Pincus waj a turf figure of mterna nlan rpnntation. He was the onlv Ameriran trainer to win an English derby with an American-bred horse. This he did m 1881 when Pierre Lor illard's Iroquois -defeated the best horses in Europe in the historic clas sic. WARTIME RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR How to Make an Inexpensive Mixture That Will Darken Streaked or Faded Gray Hair. flrav srrpnlced or faded hair can be immediately made black, brown or light brown, whichever shade you ae sire, by the use of the following rem edy that you can make at home: Merely get a small box of Orlex powder at any drug store.1 It costs only 25 cents and no extras to buy. Dirfanlvp it in nnft ounce of water and comb it through the hair. Full direc tions for use come in each box. 1 ou need not nesiiate u use unex, n Slftflnft cnlH hnnrt romps in each box guaranteeing the user that Orlex powder does not contain saver, lead, zinc, sulphur, mercury," aniline, coal tar products or their derivatives. Tt. Hnpa tint mh nft. ia not utiftkv nr gummy and leaves the hair" fluffy. It will make a gray-haired person look twenty years younger. Adv. NUXATE D IRON Increases strength of delicate, nervous, run down people 100 per cent in ten days .in many instances. $100 forfeit if it fails as per full explanation in large article toon to appear in this paper. Ask your doctor or drugglit about it. Sherman ft McConnell Drug1 Stores always carry it fh stock. 0 Tint Hide is worth jnor ta mat thin It will brins yon u hide. Send I We'DoukeroaslundsoaMeoUornb. I Wool Coats Will Be High Next Year Prepare NOW Tailors say ml wool wereoou stay be off the I market not year. Bnd your hldxs to at-now-and haves fur coat mad for even mamber of I 8 the family. Look ahead. Prepare NOW Oar " a work ii the but. Send tor fliuatrationa and prtwe. I I NATIONAL FUR AND TANNING CO. 1931 Sorili 13ti St., OMAHA, NEB. I mmmmmMMs sm New Home Treatment For Banishing Hairs (Beauty Topics) With the aid of a delatone paste it is an easy matter for any woman to remove every trace of hr'r or fuzz from face, neck and arms. Enough of the powdered delatone and. water is mixed into a thick paste and spread on the hairy surface for about 2 min utes, then rubbed off and the skin washed. This completely removes the hair, but to avoid disappointment get the delatone in an original package. Advertisement. Why Bald SoYoung D and raff and itching ara the Cause in Moat Cases, and taeKemedy Cuticura mm m yoqasa It to Saap 2Sc Onrtaaent 28 ami SOc Thursday. Jan. 24, 1918. ', STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY. Phone Douglaa 137. The ANNIVERSARY SALE Hi THE DOWN STAIRS STORE Friday A , An Advance Sale In the Down Stairs Store of Women's Tailored Hats At $2.50 Burgeas-Nash Co. Special Anniversary Sale of Women's Underwear at 50c WE are offering wonderful values in women's and children's underwear on Friday in the Down Stairs Store, including women's heavy fleeced lined vests and pants, white cotton union suits, high neck, long sleeves, ankle lengths. Children's cotton union suits in broken sizes. Very specially priced at 50c. Burfess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store Women's Cotton Hose, 19c Splendid values in wom en's and children's black cotton hose; seamless; very special Friday, at 19c a pair. Children's Mittens, 35c Fleece lined mittens with astrakhan back and. leather palm, also warm fleece lined eloves with astrakhan backs. Special at 35c a pair. Corsets Special, 65c A low bust, long skirt, free hips, double steel boned corset, made of firm white coutil with two strong sup porters, sizes 18 to 30, Fri day, at 65c. Children's Dresses. 39c Special sale of children'? dresses and aprons, made o' colored gingham, in sizes to 6, splendid values at 39c Muslin Underwear, 65 A lot of combinations maHa nf muslin and batiste. in flesh and white. Splendid value at 65c each. Corset Covers, 15c . A large selection of corset covers, nicely made of good quality muslin, with a price range of 15c, 25c and 50c. Burgess-Nasb Co. Down Stairs Store Notion Specials Silk thread, all colors, spool, 3c Thimbles, 2c. Darning cotton, 3 spools, 5c. Silk finish crochet cot ton, spool, 5c. Dust caps, each, 12 He. Bees-Wax, each, 2c. Hair nets with elastic, 5 in package, for 12 He. Basting thread t (400 yards), 5c. Inside skirt belting, all widths, yard, 10c Powder puffs, each, 7He. . v Hair frames, each, 5c. Shopping bags, each, 12Hc. Burgess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store URGESS-ta "EVERYBODY STORE" Big Anniversary Clearance Sale of Womeii's Novelty Boots At $4.65 "TXTC have transferred from V y novelty ooots, sna otter tnem Friday in one big group Including: Women's lace shoes, black kid vamp, gray cloth top Women's patent colt, lace shoe with gray cloth top Women's brown kid vamps, brown cloth top ' Women's brown kid vamps, ivory cloth top Women's patent kid, button and lace, kid and cloth top , Your choice of the entire lot, $4.65. Clearance Sale of ' Women's and Children's Felt Slippers Women's felt padded-soled slippers, gray, wine and blacks, 79c. Misses' felt Juliets, black and gray, leather soles, 9Sc. Children's red felt Juliets, ribbon trimmed, at 69c. Special! Be sure and see the 12 big bargain tables of men's, boys' and girls' shoes. All specially reduced for this big sale. FOR early spring wear, nothing is smarter than the strictly tailored sailors. , On Friday we are offering you a Bmart sail or with straw brim and satin crown, banded with ribbon in the new popular size. Every woman with a fondness for sailors will welcome this sale of hats at $2.50. Down Stairs Store 4- Mercerized Prints At 12V2cYard ' A large assortment of fancy prints, gingham effects in pret-( ty plaids and stripes. A splen did fabric for children's school dresses. Come in lengths up to 10 yards, 12He. Fleecy Percale, 16 Vac Blue, gray and black figured, good staple styles. Mill ends up to 10 yards. For Friday, at 16 He a yard. Light Colored Percale, 15Vc Stripes and small figures, in pink, blue and black. An ex ceptionally good grade at the price. Friday, 15 He a yard. Satin Remnants, 29c Farmer's Satins, Serges and Tailor linings in this lot. (Blacks, tans, grays and dark browns. Your choice, 29c a yard. Burgess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store Seamless Sheets At $1.25 Each .81x90 bleached sheets, good weight, free from dressing. Very special at $1.25 each. Long Cloth, $1.65 English long cloth, soft fin ish, good weight, 12-yard bolt for $1.65. Long Cloth, $2.00 English long cloth, chamois finish, for lingerie nightshirts and gowns. Twelve-yarcf bolt for $2.00. Nainsook, $1.85 Bolt 36-inch fine sheer nainsook, for ladies' under garments and infants' wear. Ten yards in a bolt for $1.85. ' Burgess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Store mm. our second floor shoe section, 'Burfess-Naao Co.-Dowa Stairs Store Two specially priced groups of WINTER JUST think of winter coats in the latest styles being re duced to such low prices, but we must clean our stock for the early spring lines, and for Fri day we are featuring two spe cial groups, at $3.95 and $4.98. At $3.95 - i A splendid value in a winter coat of mixtures in gray and brown, large cape collar, belt all around, trimmed with buckles in back, pockets. A very special value for $3.95. At $4.95 Coats of Scotch tweeds, mix tures ( and astrakhans, with storm collars that can be but toned up tight, flare and belted pockets. Special at $4.95. Burgesa-Nash Co Down Stairs Star For Friday a y Final Cleara way of Men's Work Shirts At IN order to make a quick disposal of old broken lines, "odds and ends" samples, some seconds, the former price was jiot con sidered. In many cases they sold for two and three times the price asked in this sale. They include khaki twills, Panama linens, battleship gray linens, two number in stripe, one with palm beach, one with khaki ground. Plain blue oxford cloth, chambray, etc. Some made with two pockets, some with one, all collar attached, turn down and military. you need shirts for work or rough wear, you will not be able to even meet this price, say nothing of buying them for less price. 50c. Men's Hose, 12V8C Black, white, palm beach, gray, all sizes, good quality. Special at 12 He a pair. Men's Underwear, 45c "Odd" garments in two-piece un derwear, mostly shirts. Heavy cotton and wool, greatly reduced soiled and shop-worn price, 45c. Men's Union Suits, $1.45 Men's heavy fleeced union suits, silver gray color, closed crotch, made by one of the best mills in the U. S. a. ana is a real snap at $1.45. Burgess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Special Anniversary Sale of House Furnishings in ON this special anniversary sale, our house furnishing section offers many values that will be of great interest to the house wife. Big Wonder Moo. 34c Big wonder triangle wall mop large size, ready for use. Specially priced at 34c Cedar oil polish, for furniture, floors, autos or mops, quart can, 29c. Toilet Paper, 17 rolls, $1.00 V Pure crepe tissue toilet paper, extra large rolls, 17 for $1.00. Enameled Oval Dish Pans, 95c Seamless enameled dish pans white enameled outside, white lined, 12-quart size, 95c Wear-Ever Aluminum, 55c Wear-ever pure aluminum sauce pans: 1 -quart size, extra special, 55c. , 2 H -quart size, extra special, 69c. Step stools, very handy to have around the home, exceptionally well made, heavily varnished, extra special, I.UU. .-.. Burg eas-Naah Co. the balance of our high cut at $4.65. j 50. , Store Down Stairs Store . ' 7 , '. ' . ... , . . v Dawn Stairs Store COATS