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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 1918. DAVID CITY MAN OFFERS HIS ALL TO GOVERNMENT T Nebraska Patriot Would Turn 80-Acre Farm Over to Coun try for Duration of the War. J). B. Kinnison of David City ty pi fies the spirit of Nebraska in the sup port of the war in a letter to Wrd M. Burgessstate director of the war savings campaign. Mr. Kinnison of fers to turn an 80-acre farm ov to the government for the penod i five years, or for the duration of the war, - all the proceeds above the actual ex penses of operation and a living for Mr. Kinnison and hfe family, t go to the government I he directs- s of fice states that letters of this so-; are . heinff received everv dav. though no one has as yet made quite so retn?k' able an offer as Mr. Kinnison. , "I own in the corn belt 01 Ne braska an 80-acre farm that has a market value of $15,000, and is roort , Raged for $2,900, due in 1922,' n.ys Mr. Kinnison's letter. "I wish to turn 1 this farm over to my government tor five years, or for the duration of the war, to be used in any manner, to set as credit to procure funds for war purposes. I do not want bonds or war securities, or other source of profit in "exchange, nor do I want to be reimbursed in any manner. I wish, merely, to live on, and operate he farm, to keep it up, and pay the taes and interest on the oresent loan. All that I ask is a comfortable living for myselt and dependents (this rvmg aoes not include nigh-power autos, Victrolas. operas, oianos. or other things made for millionaires and kings). '1 All that I make above soch a living I will apply, to war activities. ; Made In Good Faith. .This'. offer may seem foolish or in' significant' to one accustomed to cal , cutating in ,10 figures, or you may consider it beneath your notice, or you imay regard me as a crank, but nevertheless I make it in good faith, and not tor political reasons or to get imyvnarae, before the public." .ilnsthe absence of Mr. Burgess, who isi'itf the east, his executive secretary, Harty'.U. ralmer, has written Mr. Kinmsbh that his is a most extraor dinary expression of patriotic iervor, and that his offer wilt be called to the attention of the president. He also suggested that the farm be christen ed "Liberty Acres," or "The Liberty .Eighty," : - 1 - r.i , Commenting on Mr. Kinnison's re-i-'frtark that hi mierht be considered a 'rank, Mr. Palmer says that it takes '2"rani to start something,' and that Vherefore while Mr. Kinnison may be mentioned in the letter. Lessons in Gardening For Pupils in Garden Work School children who enter war garden work this summer will receive a series of ,22 .practical lessons in gardening, 'Joe Ihm, superintendent of -girden worfc in, the schools, has sent the teachers',, fhe following in- formatioiWf-this movement which he is ju&t starting: We wish to enroll children in sum mer garden, work. who have sufficient continuity of purpose to, stick to this work for the entire rammer; Children who enroll in this work must be 10 vears of age or over. v Enrollment cards will be sent to the buildings for the purpose of enrolling the children. Data on these cards are so plain that they need no explanation The cards are to be returned not later than March 30. ' , Each child will receive a series of letters Riving definite instructions con cerning the preparation of the soil, the planting of his garden, etc., from the University of Nebraska. Every school district in the city must have a volunteer supervisor for that district The principal of the school will be able to determine best who will serve , in this capacity. Kindly leave the name of this person at the office of the suoerintendent. Each child undertaking garden work must keep an expense account of the same in a biok provided for him by ine government. At the close of the" summer each child must write a story of his ex. perience in garden work. This will u ir turn in fits 1a n m rrm imA lm "w 'uiiwnw w V CIUU 19 a part of the garden work required by the government - The committee is now considering the advisability of having a June ex- nipit 01 garoen products when prizes win De awarded, also a fall exhibit. Akins Drives His Flivver Into Car Standing in Street Leavenworth street did not appear quite wide enough last night for Wil liam Akins, who says he lives at Fifty-sixth and Walnut streets. He was driving a flivver until he struck something hard and destruc tive at Thirty-sixth and Leavenworth streets. la his perilous drive William failed :o see smother automobile near the curbing. He crashed into the car and :hus ended his ioy ride. William was irrested and charged with drunken ness and reckless driving. Both automobiles were damaged badly. , - v. T R. C.'Lucke, 3524 South Thirtieth avenue,. owner of . the other car, will appear against Akins in police court this morning. ; Briej City News Police Arrest Negro; : V - Suspect Wanted Elsewhere While, officers of the morals squad mere, in search 'of alleged) hidden liquor yesterday afternoon they ar rested Thomas Laid, colored, at Twenty-third and Pacific streets. Officer. Buford spied Laid sitting in the front room of a house at 2304 Pacific street. When officers' sought to enter. Laid attempted to escape. He is being held at the police sta tion pending advice whether he is wanted elsewhere. Mrs. Elizabeth Unzfcker Passes Away; ,44 Years Old Mrs. Elizabeth Unricker, 44 years aid, died Tuesday afternoon at a South Side hqspital. She forr.erly lived at4219 South Thirteenth sheet. She is survived by her htfsband and one.brpther. Funeral arrangements have nojt4een made Bar Boat rrtet I- Lighting Future. Bnrgeea-Uranden. W. T. Cross to 8prk W. T. Crow, secretary of the --National Conference of Social Workers, will apeak in Oma ha Saturday night Prudent saving In war time la a hostage tor opportunities or peace. Play safe by starting an account with Nebraska Pavings & Loan Asa'n, 211 8. 18th St 11 to 15,000 received. Oranges Dollar a Doaen A new high mark for oranges in Omaha has been reached by the big beauties from California. They are now selling in some of the outlying stores at 11 a dozen. Thurston County In Line E. A. Wiltsie, Pender, chairman of the Lib erty loan committee for Thurston county, reports that 90 per cent of his prospects have already pledged their quota for the third Liberty loan Officers Raid HouseFederal offi cers made a raid on ISIS Capitol ave nue Tuesday night and arrested sev eral negroes on the charge of selling "dope." This was the fourth time the house has been raided In the last three months. Allen Comes to Omalia J. H. Ayde lott superintendent of the Omaha fll vision of the Burlington, has been transferred to Casper, wyo suoceed ing N. C Allen, superintendent there, who comes to Omaha. The transfer is effective April 1. Underdoes Operation Ove W, Neble, son of County Commissioner Sophus Neble, underwent an opera' tion at St. Joseph's hospital to cor rect a slight physical defect that is keeping him out of the -army. He ex pects- to recover within a week and join the nation a fighting forces. Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands Reserve Boys' Classes For Farm Work Organized - Special classes under the direction of Miss Carolyn Stringer will be ar ranged for the Boys' Working Re serve, it was announced from their headquarters Tuesday. These classes will cover all phases of farm work and are calculated to equip the noys for their summer activities much more rapidly than any other method which could be devised. The high school reports that the boys are taking much interest in the reserve and that they are enrolling in great numbers. frank Bowers, countv director -for Sarpy county, predicts that his coeuty will have 100 per cent enrolhatnt, while favorable reports are coming in from other sections of the state as well' Three boys enrolled by the reserve are already now on farms And ready to begin work. Elmer Cowel' has the honor of beini the first in the city and state and is now on a farm near Gretna. Even the little boys warn xo enroll and are much disap pointed when they find there is an age limit, the directors say. l ne employment aeencv at the court house reported that it had a boy enroll for shipbuilding, one of the places where boys can take the places of older men. Railroads Will Eliminate Excursion Business This Year Word COmes from th ratlt-narl m senger men who are at work in Chi cago, lining up a plan for the opera tion Of trains, with a vifw -tn tfi rnn. servation of power, and. equipment direction of Director General Mc Adoo, the excursion business on rail roads has been eliminated. Rates to and from the parks, if is asserted .will rnrftinm am in th nut but the day of I-cent a mile each way excursions nas gone, une rate for this neaenn ia tn h tint thn O - -w v .. v . awaa 1 1 a cents a -nile, with one exception. x nat exception is to be applied to the Grand Army annual convention to be held in Portland nm tlm Anrinet June or July. For this meeting the wo wiu DC a ccm mut, caca way. Sergeant Baudo Here From Demmg on visit Serareant James E.'-Baudo of the 109th military train and police com pany, Deminsr. N. M.. arrived in Omaha Monday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Baudo. Z5U8 Foo- pleton avenue. bereeant Baudo arrived here on a trio to Fort Leavenworth, whor hv brought a prisoner. . lie will leave for Camo Codv on Friday. FOOD BODY TO NAME PROFITALERS Federal Administration Will Set Price on Staple Products and Regulate Quotations for DifferentMarkets. isevr ruies and regulations an nounced through the federal food ad ministration for Nebraska yesterday included regulations of profits of deal' ers in staple nonperfshable food pro ducts, storage warehouse . men and dealers in green coffee. Licensees in regulating profit on nonperishable food products shall not include accruals or payments of fed eral incomes, corporation or excess proht taxes. Licensees are prohibited from stor ing licensed food commodities at rates fixed by contract or other arrange' ment which differs from those sDeci' fied in filed schedules; when amend ments are filed to any schedule, the new rates become effective 30 days after filing. ' . v No licensee engaged in the manu facture of lard substitutes, shall, with out the permission of ' the United States food administrator, sell any lard substitute at a higher price in one market than he is selling in another market. Sales for delivery at any one time of less than 5,000 pounds may be made at a price not exceeding 1 cents per pound over the car load lot price. Dealers in green coffee must go under license. Rules regulating profits and quantities have been laid down. Ninety days supply is the limit au thorized. Carlson Asks Wrong Man For "Snow;" He's In Jail Federal Officer Lake looks' so much like a doctor that he was taken as one last night, when Charles Carlson, Minneapolis, stopped him on a down town street with an earnest plea for medical assistance. "Can you net me a little dope, doc? Carlson asked. "Yes, I think so,'' the pseudo- practitioner replied. Whereupon Federal Officer Lake called the police station for the black maria. Lawrence Tague, f plumber, 808 North Eighteenth street, who was with Carlson, was reluctantly taken into custody also when he loudly re monstrated with the officer. Fragrant Flowers Herald Approach of Easter Day Easter is almost here. If you do not believe it, just look into the pretty flower shops of Omaha and see the wonderful array of beau tiful blooms of all kinOs. First of all is the eastern lily, em blem of purity, which leads them all at this season of the year. Other potted plants to be seen in the shops are tulips, hydrangeaceae, hyacinths, jonquils and azaleas. Sweet peas are most abundant this year and the green houses are filled with them. Roses of all kinds are in abundance, as are also carnations, Then there is the snap dragon and the violet. - ... You Can't Brush Or .Wash' Out Dandruff -The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve it, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon: apply at night when retiring? use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger, tips, Do this tonight, and by morning, most if not all of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more ap plications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get 'liquid arvon at any drug store. . It is inexpensive and never fails to do the work. Adv. Flowers ' i for Easter ft 0 DAY means flower day quite as much as Easter. A' pretty plant for your' home, a bou- tonniere or a dainty corsage, all lend nature's charm to this glorious day Easter Day :when earth and' its people come forth in flowers. You will find a gorgeou assortment in our flower section,' including r - Easter Lilies Daffodils- Aialiai Hyacinths JoaquiU . Hydrangeas Tulip " , Ferns ... - Cinerarias Baby Ramblers ' " Marguerite Leave Your Order Today It Will Receive Prompt and Careful Attention. ' , , v - ' -Mala Floor - V;. everybody's STORE" GOOD-BYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES Far eentarlM all over the world GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil baa afforded relief in thosiaad upon thousand of eaee of lam bekr lumbago, telatiea rhumatkm, (all tours, rTel and all ether affections of the hidntyi, liven stomach, bladder and al lied organ. It aat qalekly. U doe the work. It eleaniee your kidneys and purifies tbe blood. Jt make a new nan. a new woman, of yoa. It frequently ward off attack of the dread and fatal disease, of the kidney. It often completely ear the' distressinc dis eases of the organ of the body, allied with the bladder and kidneys. Bloody or eloady qrine, sediment or "brick-dost" Indicate an unhealthy condition, i . Do no't,dly a minute if your back ache or you are tor across the loin or hav diftieulty when urinating. Go to your drug, gist at once and get a box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsule. They ar pleasant and easy to take. They dissolve in the stomach, and the kidneys aoak ap the oil like a sponge doe water. They thorough ly cleanse and waah out the bladder and kidney and throw off the inflammation which I the cause of the trouble. Tour drug, gist will cheerfully refund your money if you are not satisfied after a few day" use. Aeecpt only the pure, original GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. None, other genuine. Advertisement. 0 Stor Hour: Every Day 8i30 A.M. to 6 P.M. SURGESSr NASH UDIMf. EVERYBODY STORE" Remenbar April 6th I Liberty Loan Day. Wednesday, March 27, 1918- -3TORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY- -Telephone Douglas 137. Burgess-Nash Choir Will Sing Thursday at 12:15-Noon As a feature for Holy Week the Burgess-Nash Choir sings Easter Anthems every day from tbe Balcony on the Main Floor, at 12:15 Noon. The choir is under the person al direction of PROF. BEN STANLEY musical director of Trinity Ca thedral and is assisted by Master George Hruschka the boy soprano' as soloist Thursday's program will in clude the singing of "America." "Awake, ThouThatSleepest." Sotoitekcted. "The Pa mx." "Awake, Glad Smd." Everybody is invited to corns and enjoy this splendid feature of our store. SELECT Your Easter Cards You know how disappointing it is to find the choicest kind gone; it always happens. Don't be sorry that you forgot to send them. That always happens, too. Large complete collections, for as little as a penny or as much as you care to pay. Burgtss-Nash Co. Main Floor Most Interesting Is This v , Display Thursday of The New Modes in Wbmen Ready-to-Wear for Easter A DISPLAY gay with spring colors, embracing j. suits, coats, skirts and dresses that cleverly por tray the latest style touches, combining a certain dis tinction with moderate pricing that will appeal to the discriminating women of Omaha and vicinity. Women's Tailleur Suits $25.00 and Upward WE can promise you complete satisfaction in our section for ' suits and in time for taster Sunday, too. The suits that come into the cases daily are the proud' representations, of well known New York designers, closely in touch with Pans developments, with individual skill of a high order and noted for the originality of their models. The New Spring Coats With Price Range, $16.50 to $150.00 THE coat style situation might be said in these few words Full length and straight lineswith the added information that a distinguished feature is the all-plain color and the coat with trimmings in contrasting colors. The use of two materials in combination, is often seen. The fabrics favored include silk, serge, gabardine, duve tyne, etc. The New Separate Skirts Price Range, $8.75 to $35.00 THE blouse and separate skirt have come into their own again much to the gratification of women who like frequent change of apparel. There is a surprising variety among the sport skirts in wool and worsteds. Stripes and plaids pleated, tucked and artistically gathered. Among the more dressy skirts there's a wide range of materials as well as styles many of them original in de sign and effective in finish, The New Dresses Price Range, $18.50 Upward Dresses for every occasion, practical pur poses, street and afternoon wear. The ma. terials are plain or in combination, in a variety of models, that-you cannot fail to find just the sort of style you have in mind and most desire. There is originality and smartness in ev eryone, which you must see to appreciate. - Burgess-Nash Co. Second Floor " I Women's New Spring Shoes That Pass All Criticisms Price Range, $8.00 to $12.00 WOMEN, are more particular than ever before as to the kind of shoes they wear. Not only must the style be correct and the quality de sirable, but the colors must harmonize wij,h the costume. We have provided assortments for Spring wear that pass the severest crit icism. They are correct in evry detail and we are showing them in the many shades of brown, gray, taupe and tan. Many times two harmonizing colors are effectively combined. Shoes of combi nation fabric and leather are especially desirable and are shown here in many styles and colors. , Burfs-Nah C. Mala Floor WeVe Moved Our Kid Glove Section to the South Aisle j -, . WE'VE transferred our women's kid glove section to the south aisle of our store where we believe it is more convenient and advantageous to all concerned and feature for Thursday . new rrencn iia uioves In new styles and exquisite colorings for your choosing, and we know we can fit you per fectly. Our expert fitters are at your service. Prices range from $2.80 to $3.50. New Silk Gloves ' New styles and colorings, at 75e to $1.75. Chamoisette Gloves, . $1.00 and $1.25 That fit perfectly; white, gray, mastic, pongee and chamois col ors. Burfesa-Naab Co. Main Floor TTHE CORSET is the Foundation of Your New Easter Suit IT depends entirely on your corset whether or not your new suit will look right on you Easter 'morning. Hardly a day passes that we do not receive some favorable comment in re gard to our expert service as well as our wonderful new models. . The importance of skill ed fitters in corseting cannot be exaggerated. A couet may be a splen did model, of exquisite material, and perfectly finished, but if this cor set is not on the right fig ure, it absolutely loses all its good points. Come in Thursday and let our expert fitters show you the new models and corset your figure cor-, rectly for the coming sea son. Buriss-Nh Co. N Second Floor D AINTYNew Neck Fixins Representing the very new est ideas are shown here first. The new Easter outfit calls for new fixins and we're certain you can best supply that need here.; Burgeei-Nasa Ce. Main Floor DRETTY New Silk Underwear Each year the demand grows greater for silk undergarments, as more learn their beauty, the gracious touch of them' and theirdurability. Now, that the clever Japs 'are sending so much of the lin gerie to us, the prices seem quite small. Bur(eNaah Co. Second Floor DRETTY New "Eppo" A Petticoats for the New Easter Suits YOU'LL appreciate this display of "Eppo" Pet ticoats. The soft shimmering col or combinations and two tone effects are indescrib ably beautiful. The numerous styles be speak distinctiveness and express the maker's efforts to create designs that ap-. refined tastes, as well as to the sedate and economical. "Eppo" Petticoats are made to fasten on the side, with double invisible clasps, cover- -ed by a neat reinforced placket. . Chiffon taffeta, mes salines, silk jersey tops with taffeta or messa- A line nounces, in ,tne straight effects, in reg ular sizes, stout sizes, double extra sizes. . Price, $5.00 and Upward. Buriees-Nash Co. Second Floor M mm' Bring the Boy Here for His New Easter Suit "rTl VERYTHING in the way of clothing and furnishings have been j-s proviaea in generous assortments merchandise which any boy wui do proua w wear, ana parents will appreciate the sturdy qualities and splendid values. , Boys' Wool Suits, $3.95 to $26 Boys' Hats and Caps, at 50c to $2.50 W Feature for Tburtdayi Boys' Blue Serge for Confirma tion, $8.95 Made double breasted style, with pinchback or belt all around, patch pocket, two pairs knicker bocker psnts. We consider the values very unusual. Boys' Wash Suits, $1.50, $2.95. Junior Norfolk, Tommy Tucker and Oliver Twist styles, made up of galatea, madras, cham bray and kindergarten cloths, plain colors, stripes, checks and fanciesvery special, at $r.50. Burfe-Nsh Cv Fourth Fleer T You'll Want a New Hat for Easter Sunday AND we know of no place where you can make better selection than right here at Burgess-Nash. The range of style is so large and so varied that we're certain the style, shape and color that will suit you best, is here and at the price' most satisfactory to you. '' , , ' , ' " All the favored shapes and shades are repre sented. Just take this hint look well to the brand you buy. When you -take off your you can be proud if it has "Stetson" or "Burgess-Nash" qualities. We feature for Thursday a splendid line Men's Soft Hats, at $3.0(5 and $3.5( . Also new lines of Stetson Hats, at $4.50 to $12.00 Borsalino Hats, at $6.00 and $7.00 Burfe.Neeb Co. Mala Fleer. Of. hatg .; fr