THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918-v
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LUTHERANS TO
MAKE DRIVE FOR
WAR WORK FUNDS
Omaha Headquarters of West
ern Territory in Campaign
9 for $750,000 for Sol
diers and Sailors.
Omaha is headquarters of the
western territory in the drive of the
Lutheran church for $750,000 for sol
diers' and sailors' welfare work,,
which was decided upon at a meet
ing; of the national Lutheran .commis
sion in Pittsburgh two weeks ago.
Rev. Luther M. Kuhns of Omaha
has been appointed western director
and will have charge of the drive in
this territory, which comprises the
states of Nebraska, South Dakota,
Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mex
ico, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
The amount to be raised in Ne
braska is $19,000.
Drive Begins February 18.
The campaign begins Monday, Feb
ruary 18, and continues one week,
ending Tuesday, February 26.
The budget includes the following
items: Equipment for chaplains,
$25,000; camp pastors' salaries and
expenses, $400,000; assistance to
churches near camps, $40,000; work in
trance, $50,000; building of huts,
$125,000; song books and service
books to be given soldiers and sailors,
$35,000; care of the wounded and
emergency, $25,000. This amount is
the minimum required for 1918.
The members of the Nebraska com
mittee and including the different Lu
theran bodies in this state, with Rev.
Mr. Kuhns, chairman, are represented
as follows: The Augustana synod, by
Rev. A. T. Lorimer, president of the
home mission board of the Nebraska
conference, and Rev. E. G. Chinlund,
pastor of Immanuel church, Nine
teenthNand Cass streets; the general
synod by Rev. Dr. Yerian, president
of the Nebraska synod, and Rev. Dr.
Swihart, pastor of Grace church,
Omaha; the United Danish Lutheran
i church by Rev. I. Gertsen, vice presi
dent of that general body; Rev. M. T.
Jensen, secretary of the Nebraska
conference of the United Danish
church, Fremont, and Rev. H. Berth
elsen of the Pella Danish Lutheran
church, Omaha; Rev. M. W. Halver
son, official representative of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America.
Omaha; Rev. V. ,S. Jensen, official
representative of the Danish Lutheran
church in America,' and Rev. Paul
Buehring, president of Hebron acad
emy, official representative of the
joint synod of Ohio, Hebron, Neb.
Hold Special Services.
On Sunday special services inatf
euratine the campaign will be held
not only in the Lutheran churches of
Omaha, but in the Lutheran churches
throughout the United States. Al
ready large gifts are reported in the
east and the success of the campaign
is assured.
Every Lutheran body in America
is co-ooeratine in this campaign. It
is the bieeest thine the Lutheran
church has ever undertaken in this
country. It has the endorsement of
President Wilson, who writes:, 'I
learn of the service planned by; the
Lutheran commission tor soldiers' and
sailors' welfare. with a great deal of
interest and need not assure you that
it has my best wishes." Governor
Neville of Nebraska says: "I assure
you that it is indeed a pleasure to
give my most hearty commendation to
the work you are endeavoring to ac
romolish. I wish, vou every sue
cess."
STEEPLE JACK TRIES TO
CLIMB EIFFEL TOWER
Ralph E. Monson of York, Neb.,
famous throughout the United States
for his daring as a steeple jack, re
cently received his commission in the
United States flying corps. Mr. Mon
son boasted to a friend that if he
passed the examination for the flying
corps he would climb the Eiffel tower
in Paris as soon as he arrived there.
Arriving in Paris, he immediately set
about to fulfill his boast and was
auite a wav uo the tower when he
was promptly stopped by the excited
gendarmes and sentinels, who thought
he had taken leave of his senses.
Auto Crash Results in
Fines for Both Drivers
E. J, Brewer, proprietor of a garage
at Sixteenth and Grace streets, was
fined $7.50 and costs in police court
on complaint of Billy Bullard,' 700
North Fortieth street, who charged
Brewer with reckles driving. .
Bitflard's car and a car driven by
Brewer collided at 2:30 Sunday morn
ing at Jiignteentn ana xaies sireeis.
Both cars were badly damaged. Bul
lard later identified the car Brewer
was driving as the one which had
been stolen from him December 13.
Evidence"" showed that both cars were
traveling at an excessive rate of speed
and Judge Fitzgerald fined both
Brewer and Arthur Bauer, driver of
the Bullard car, $7.50 and costs each.
toil Men Co-Operate to
iLke Farmers' Week Success
Railroad men are co-operating with
the food administration in an effort to
make "Farmers' Repair Week" a sue
cess. They are sending word to all
their Nebraska agents to get in touch
with the farmers in their respective
localities and urge them to devote the
"days of the week named to looking
over their farm machinery and see
that it is put in good cbndition for
the work of the coming season.
The food administration has desig
nated the week, March 4-9, as a period
when the farmers of the United States
should overhaul their farm machinery
and put it in perfect condition for
use.
Ice in Prime Condition fcr
Ska'.:':.:; Rinks Crowded
The recent thaw, followed - by
freezing weather, has resulted in
putting the ice in prime condition for
skating. The ice on the lake in
Miller park is as smooth and clean
as a sheet of' glass, and the same is
true of Carter and most of the lakes
a within the city limits. Boys and girls
are -taking advantage of the improved
condition of the ice fields and they
are covered with skaters.
Federal Officers Raid
House and Find Morphine
Federal officers made a raid on a
house at 1517 North Twenty-first
street and arrested Marie Jeffries,
colored, and Juanita Wilson, who says
she is half Indian. They are charged
with selling morphine. Officers say
they captured plenty of evidence.
Drop Charges Against Girl
Who Threw Coffee on Rival
Charges of assault and battery,
preferred against Mrs. Leta Turpin
Alfreds, 2815 Dewey avenue, when
she threw a pot of boiling coffee on
Agatha Zimmerman at 4 dance on
January 25, were dismissed in police
court Friday for want of prosecution.
Snow Fall Ceases and Wind
Dies Down; Goodby Blizzard
The blizzard was short lived, ac
cording to morning weather reports
to the railroads. Out in the state the
snow ceased falling early Thursday
nieht and the wind died down. Rail
road reports indicate temperatures of
20 degrees above in the southwestern
oortion of Nebraska to 6 below in
the northwest. Chadron being the
coldest
In South Dakota it is frigid, Winner
reporting 12 degrees below, with 6 to
8 degrees below all through the Black
Hills country.
Out in Wyoming it is warmer, re
ports indicating temperatures of 16 to
32 degrees above zero.
Railroad men estimate the snowtau
over Nebraska during the last two
days at four to six inches. There
was enough rainfall with it to hold it
in Dlace and for this reason there was
not enough drifting to interfere with
the operation of trains.
Chamber of Commerce Seeks
Membership Total of 2,500
The Omaha Chamber of Com
merce wants 2,500 members. It now
has 2,150. A. campaign to increase
the membership to the desired mark
will start February 25. J. T. Dysart
is chairman of the membership com
mittee. More than 100 members have
volunteered to work in teams to hus
tle in the new members. A list of
1.500 orosoects has been compiled and
the hustljng teams will solicit each of
these.
The chamber has fdund that other
cities have larger memberships m
proportion to population than Oma
ha, and the local organization has de
termined it shall lag no longer.
A!"en Enemies Will Have to"
Call for Registration Cards
Alien enemies will have to call in
person at the council chamber in the
city hall to receive their registration
cards. The cards will be ready Feb
ruary 20 and may be obtained from
that time until February Z8. All reg
istrants must appear at this time and
obtain their cards, as the office will
be closed after that time, lhe office
will be open from 11 a. m. to 8 p. m.
No cards will be delivered before Feb
ruary 20 and under no circumstance
will tards be mailed to registrants.
Elmer Beddeo Returns From
Buying Trip in East
Elmer Beddeo of the Beddeo Cloth
ing company returned Thursday from
a three weeks'' buying trip in New
York and other markets. Mr. Beddeo
placed large orders for new spring
aooarei ior ni creau cioimng siurc
and will have a more comprehensive
stock this year than in any previous
season.
Rev. Luther Kuhns to Speak
At Iowa Patriotic Meeting
Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, director of
the western territory in the national
drive of the Lutheran church for
$750,000 for work among soldiers and
sailors, will go to Stanford, la.,
where he will deliver the principal
address at a big patriotic meeting in
the Lutheran church Sunday night.
Six-Hour Sentence for
Failure to Register
George1 Leonard of Grand Island
was sentenced to six hours in jail by
Federal Judge Woodrough on the
charge of failing to register. He
showed that, according to his moth
ers statement of his birth, he was a
year younger than he actually was
and therefore thought himself under
draft age.
Muny Guards Attend
School cf Instruction
More than 30 members of the, Muny
Guards are attending officers' school
in the city hall each night in an en
deavor to obtain commissions in the
muny army, which will mobilize dur
ing the summer. Captain Richard
Wood of the high school cadets ist in
structor. Audubon Society to Hold
Annual Meeting Saturday
Members of the Audubon society
will meet at the public library Satur
day night for the annual election of
officers. Miles Oreenleat will describe
some new birds he has found in his
wanderings. Dr. Solon R. Towne,
president of the Audubons, will preside
Friday, February 15, 1918.-
-BURGESS-NASH STORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY-
-Telephone Douglas 137.
SATURDAY at BURGESS-NASH Till 6
Just Out oj Their
Tissue Wrappings
Pretty
New Tub Silk Blouses
Specially Priced at
$1.95
YOU'LL appreciate this offering for Saturday, the styles
are the very latest and the values are unusual.
The blouses are of tub silk
of a superior quality, in flesh
color, white, rose and maize.
Frilled jabot, tucked and
lace trimmed models.
Roll or sailor collars, and
the new, square cut effects.
Every blouse is fresh and
crisp, just out of their tissue
wrappings.
Bur(aaa-Naah Co. Second Floor.
Women's Fiber Silk Boot Hose
Featured Saturday at 50c
BLACK fiber silk boot hose, with garter tops and seam
less foot, special, at 50c per pair.
Women's Cotton Hose, 50c
Black or white, full fashioned with regular made foot and double
garter top, at 50c
Women's Cotton Hose, 25c
Women's cotton hose, black or white, with double garter top and
seamless foot, special, at 25c a pair.
Children's Cotton Hose, 25c
Children's fine ribbed white cotton hose, very special Saturday,
at 25c a pair.
Burgass-Naah Co. Main Floor
The New Early Spring Boots,
Oxfords and Pumps Are Ready
And we want you to see these new models.
For Dressy Afternoon Wear
There will not be shown the great variety
of colors as heretofore, but the lasts and pat
terns are different. '
The correct colors for spring include :
Silver gray kid. Golden brown kid.
Covert color kid. Mahogany brown kid.
Mouse brown kid. Iwo-tone brown kid.
Prices $8.00, $9.Q0, $10.00, $12.00, $13.50.
For Street Wear
Imported tan Russia and black calf skin. '
Two-tone Russia calf skin and kid vamp with war
umbo buck tops, Cuban heels.
Oxfords and pumps of tan Russia" calf and black
kid skin, with the new straight Cuban heels, light welt
soles.
Educator and Kindercraf t. Shoes
for infants, children, misses and big girls, are the best
wearing shoes made.
Burgesi-Naih Co. Second Floor -
CUT Flowers for
Saturday
Everybody loves flowers, and
our cut flower section is abloom
with the beautiful.
-' Carnations, 3c
Fresh cut carnations, assorted
colors and white, at 3c each.
Violets, at 19c
California violets, 60 .in a
bunch, for 19c.
Spring Flowers
of all kinds, tulips, jonquils,
fresias, sweet peas and roses,
at special prices.
Burfeat-Naah Co. Main Floor
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OMEN'S Union
Suits, at 69c
Fine white cotton with low
neck, and sleeveless with cuff
or trimmed knee, at 6c.
Union Suits, 95c
Women's union suits, extra
sizes, band tops, low neck and
sleeveless, fine white cotton,
knee length, special at 95c.
Athletic Suits, $1.50
Women's low neck and
sleeveless athletic union suits,
made of nainsook, knee length,
priced at $1.50.
Burgess-Naah Co. Main Floor
There's a Charm
You'll Like About
These New Dresses
(
For Spring Wear, at
$29.50 and $35.00
EVERYTHING points to an unprecedented dress sea
son, and in anticipating it, we have given especial at
tention to the little details which
make the dress from Burgess
Nash "different" individual and
distinctive in style a feature ev
ery woman seeks who gives a
thought to her wearing apparel.
The materials are jerseys, serges,
and taffetas, with smart braid
ings, embroideries and plain taiU
leur models. .
The colorings are navy, tan,
brown and the most favored shad
ings for spring.
The styles are the Redingate
and Eton models straight lines
and coat effects.
Dresses for street and after
noon wear.
Burfaaa-Naaa Co. Stcond Floor '
Mr. Man! You'll Hunt a Long
Time Before You Find Better
Suit Values Than These at
$21.50
rp HERE'S a wide range of materials, including plain serges, good
staple styles that will be desirable for the coming season. All
reduced for Saturday, to $21.50.
Every garment possesses all the
points there are to a suit '
thorough satisfaction with the -yS.
way they fit, the way they're J(pL
and wear splendidly tailored
throughout. In style and fa
bric everything that is new is
represented. The tailoring
shows the master touch of
America's greatest designers.
All sizes represented, from 33
to 46. ,
Juvenile Suits and Overcoats
Middy, Norfolk and military mod
els, blue serges, shepherd plaids and fancy
mixtures? for ages 2i2 to 8 years, $4.95
to $12.00.
Boys' New Spring Suits, $7.95
For ages 6 to 17 years, single or double
breasted models, in all the latest patterns,
made with belt and patch pockets, at $7.95.
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Boys' New Khaki Suits, With
Knickerbocker Pants, $5.00
Good-looking new spring models, in the
military or khaki color, with . belt all
around, patch pockets with flaps and mili
tary buttons ; from ages 6 to 14 years, at $5.
Burfoia-Naah Co. Fourth Floor
T
HE New Hats
Call for a Veil
In fact, women who would be
smartly dressed, must wear a
veil. Our stock is very extreme,
embracing the newest styles
and effects, circular drape veils
In taupe, black, purple, brown
and navy, at $1.00 to $3.50
each.
Veilings, 25c to $1.50
Fine French mesh veilings
with embroidered motifs and
dote of chenile, small patterns
and plain meshes. The colors
are taupe, brown, purple and
navy, also black, at 25c to $1.50
a yard.
Burf.a.Na.b Co. Main Floor.
Drugs and Toilet Goods
Pebeco
29c.
tooth paste,
Orchard white, 34c
French ivory mani
cure pieces, 19c.
French ivory combs,
special, 29c.
Page's talcum powder,
12c.
Jap Rose talcum, 13c,
Babcock's corylopsis
talcum, 18c.
Williams' talcum pow
der, 13c. '
Hinckle's pills, 100
in a bottle, 19c.
Soul Kiss cream, 29c.
Racarma toilet water,
$1.00.
Lavoris, medium, 44c.
Lavoris, small, 22c.
Cocoa hard water cas
tilesoap, 9c.
Peroxide soap, 9c.
Lana oil and butter
milk I soap (Gra
ham's), 8c.
1 quart denatured al
cohol, 59c.
4 oz. olive oil, 25c
10 oz. olive oil, 50c
20 oz. olive oil, 90c.
4 oz. peroxide, 10c.
8 oz. peroxide, 20c
4 oz. pure glycerine,
bay rum and rose
water, 19c.
16 oz. peroxide, 30c
1 lb. epsom salts, 20c
Rubber Jood
1 lot of 2-quart seam
less hot water bot
tles, guaranteed,
$1.25. i
1 lot 2-quart bottles,
$1.50.
1 lot 3-quart bottles,
$1.75.
2-quart combination
water bottles and
syringes, $2.98.
Rubber gloves, 49c
Burgeta-Nath Co. Main Floor.
Burgess-Nash Down Stairs Store
CMART New
& Spring Hats,
$1.75
Chic models of straw and
satin, also crepe combinations.
There's a score or more of
clever styles from which to
make your selection, and the
price is $1.75.
Burg Ma-Naah Co. Down Stain Stora.
Women's Taffeta Silk Skirts
for Early Spring, $6.50
TYAME Fashion says taffeta silk is
the correct fabric for skirts for
spring. We offer a special selection for
Saturday, at $6.50.
Each reproduced from a higher
priced model, finished with pleats,
wide belts, pockets and button trim
med. The colors included are ose, and
navy, besides black; specially priced,
at $6.50.
Burgaaa-Naafc Co. Down Stair Stora
Extra Special!
A Sale of Men's Fine Shoes at Less4
Than Cost to Make, Saturday
at$4.85
THE biggest and best values in men's shoes we have been able to offer for a long,
long time.
Every pair made this season, no job lots or old styles. Ten different lasts from
which to choose, and a shape for every foot; included are:
Genuine black calf skin, English last, heavy
ingle oak tan aolca.
Genuine black calf akin, Rinex tolet, rubber
heela, they outwear two pair of leather eolee.
Genuine black calf akin with tan Russia top,
English last, heavy single oak sole.
Genuine black calf akin blucher, cut high toe
lasf.
Genuine black calf skin, button.
Genuine black calf skin, wide toe last, Rinex
loles, rubber heels.
Black kid skin, modified English last, best
oak tan leather soles.
Tan Russia calf, lace, medium found toe last.
Tan oil grain Munson'a army boot, heary
single sole. 1
Choice of all for $4.85.
Men's Dress and Work Shoes, at $3.85
A clearaway of all the men's lines left from the
season's selling.
Men's tan Russia calf, English last: neolin soles.
Men's black calf skin, English last, rubber soles.
Men's heavy calf oil grain, heavy soled work shoes.
Men's black calf, English last, oak tan soles.
Men's patent colt, button, cloth top, dress shoes.
All reduced to $3.85 pair.
Burfaaa-Naah Co. Down Stalra Stora
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