THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1918.
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HUGE VIGILANCE
COMMITTEE WILL
PURSUE BANDITS
Commercial and Professional
Men Form Organization to
Break Up Gang of Omaha
Automobile Thieves.
A huge vigilance committee, made
up of representatives of the various
civic organizations of Omaha, with
leaders in all of the different com
mercial, industrial and professional
activities of the city as members, is
being formed for the purpose of put
ting a stop to automobile stealing
in Omaha.
Work in perfecting the new vigi
lance Committee has been in progress
for weeks and it is believed a meet
insr of the men proposed for member
ship will be called within the next 2
hours for the purpose of outlining a
program and mapping out a plan of
campaign that will result In perma
nently breaking up the gang of or
ganized automobile thieves and
"fences" which has had its headquar
ters here, and which, during the three
years it has been operating has con
' "fiscated automobile property belong
ing to Omaha citizens and residents
of Nebraska and Iowa towns to the
value of hundreds of thousands - f
dollars.
Through the activity of the police
department, resulting from pitilc.;
publicity given to conditions here,
automobile thefts in Omaha have de
creased from an average of 8 per day
to comparatively nothing. There has
nt been a report of a stolen car made
to the police department since August
14. In the meantime the department
has recovered more stolen cars than
the total loss reported since the first
of the month.
Police Are Capable,
This proves to the persons inter
ested in the organization of the new
vigilance committee that the police
can intelligently cope with the situa
tion if they are permitted to do so !
without hindrance to their efficiency.
and it is to secure this efficiency and
nrocure permanent results that th
new organization is being brought
about.
The new organization will co-oper
ate with the police and with all othei
agencies that are designed to cope
with the problem of wholesale auto
mobile stealing and the promoters
feel confident of obtaining sucn per
manent results as will make it hazard
ous and dangerous for -riminals or
their abettors to engage in the bust
ness in the future.
It is understood that one of the
purposes of the new civic organiza
tion is to vigorously aid in the prose-
rntinn of this class of criminals, of
every shade and degree of turpitude
.and let none wiio are gunty escape
The organization is being per
fected through the civic branches of
rhamher of Commerce and reiatea
activities.
Garbage Issue Still
Daily Subject With
Omaha City Council
Like a certain ghost of dramatic
renown, the garbage question will
not down, wherefore the city com
missioners are lugubrious.
Two weeks ago the , council
awarded James Whalen a contract
for buying at $2.55 per ton all gar
bage hauled by the city. Mr. Wha
len has advised the city that he will
not enter into a contract. f
Commissioner Ringer, who has
charge of the garbage department,
submitted to the council a resolu
tion in which he proposed that the
city shall establish a hog-feeding
yard and use the garbage haulea by
the city.. He proposed that the
yard should hold 5,000 hogs and
that the city planning board draw
the plans.. The resolution was
voted down. ,
Commissioner Butler renewed his
proposal that the city vote bonds
for incinerators. Mayor Smith sug
gested that new bids shall be adver
tised for.
The garbage question will not
down.
Wants Divorce Because His
Wife Would Not Live Hre
W. B. Lano says, in his petition for
divorce, filed Friday in district court
that his wife, Helen, refused to come
from Chieaeo and live with him in
Omaha when he secured a position
here in Tune, 1917. In July, 1918, he
alleges, she came here, took a room at
a hotel, telephoned to mm ana wnen
he appeared, beat him and heaped
unsavorv epithets upon him. Jtie is
willing to give her alimony but wants
a divorce.
Katherine Novak asks a divorce
from her husband. Thomas, to whom
she waa married at Boka, Austria-
Hungary, in 1909. She alleges deser
tion and nonsunoort.
Katy Sobczyk wants a divorce from
Mike, to whom she was married in
1902. She says he deserted her six
years ago. She asks custody ot their
14-year-old boy and $60 a month ah
monv.
Henry C. Geest filed a petition for
divorce from Mona on the ground of
extreme cruelty. Lucy Hudgens asks
a divorce from Louis on the ground
of cruelty.
Charge Food Violation to
Election Tour of Manager
Representatives of the Columbus
Bottling works entered a plea of guil
ty tj charges of violating they food
administration's sugar rules Friday.
The infraction was explained as either
a clerical error or ignorance of the
regulations on the part of the office
force.
The manager of the company,
busily engaged in a campaign for
state representative, knew nothing of
the infraction until summoned before
the food administration.
The company was ordered to use
no more sugar for the balance of the
month and the allowance was de
creased 20 per cent for the next
month. They voluntarily contributed
$250 to the Red Cross.
Council Refuses Contract
for Fifty Trash Receptacles
City council voted against award
ing to an Evansville, Ind., firm a
three-year contract to permit placing
50 trash receptacles at down town
corners. The proposed terms were
that the company would place the
receptacles without cost to the city
and would collect revenue for adver
tising space.
Commissioner Zimman led the fight
against this street corner advertising
decoration. Mayor Smith and Com
missioner Butler favored the proposi
tion. Buurglars Attempt to Blow
Douglas Shoe Company Safe
The store of the Douglas Shoe
company at 2413 N street was entered
last night through a back window
and an attempt was made to blow the
safe. Nitroglycerin was used. The
fuse burned to within an inch ot the
charge and went out. Evidently the
thief was scared out before a second
attempt could be made. Three dol
lars was taken from the cash
drawer.
From Barrel Wrestler
to Oil Baron is Raise
of Former Omaha Man
From wrestling barrels to head of
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
is the remarkable advance in the
business world made by Lauren J.
Drake, formerly of Omaha.
Forty-two years ago he started
wrestling barrels for the same com
pany ot which he is now head at
Keokuk. Now he sits in an impressive
collection of offices in Chicago as
president of the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana. Following his ap
prenticeship he came to Omaha as
general western manager and lived
here until 1896, when he was trans
ferred to Chicago. In 1902 he attained
desk in 26 Broadway, New York
City, as chairman of 'the domestic
trade committee for eight years and
later was director of the Sandard Oil
company of New Jersey,
Upon the dissolution in 1912 he re
turned to the Indinana corporation as
vice president. Follwing the death of
W. P. Cowan, he succeeded him as
president of the company. His son,
S. C. Drake, will take his place on
the directorate.
Market Gardeners Are
r l . t r
rorced to Leave rarms
As Their Crops Dry Up
ALLEGED "KING"
OF AUTO THIEVES
FOUNDJGUILTY
Children Identify Izze Firsche
as the Man Who Stole
Brunning Auto from
Street. I
Izze Firsche, alleged "king" of auto
bandits, was arraigned in police court
Friday morning on a charge of rand
larceny, in connection with the theft :
of an automobile belonging to Julius
J. Brunning, a farmer, living on rural
iuuic .u. t, ooutn side, iins was
the fourth time within two weeks
that Firsche has been arraigned in
connection with auto thefts in
Omaha.
Oowetch Brunning. 13-vear-old
daughter of Brunning, testified that
on August 2 she was sitting in her
father's automobile, which was parked
at Seventeenth and Dodge streets,
when a man answering Firsche' de
scription came to the car and told her
to go and help her mother, who was
shopping in Hayden's store, carry
some bundles. She said she was
afraid of the man and went into the
store to find her mother. When she
and her mother returned a few min
utes later the car was missing. It
has not been recovered. Her brother,
Francis, 10 years old, also testified
that he had seen the same man loiter
ing about the machine shortly before
it was stolen. Firsche was bound to
the district court on a $2,000 bond.
On August 13 Firsche was bound
over to the district court on two
charges of grand larceny for the al
leged theft of automobiles. The bond
was fixed at $1,000 on each count On
August 13 he was arraigned on a
charge of receiving stolen property,
after testimony showed a stolen car
had been recovered by detectives in
a garage which Firsche had rented.
Makes Application fur
Passage Across the Pond
Miss Dorothy R. Ringwalt. who is
going to France to serve the Red
Cross as a canteen worker, Thursday
made application at federal headquar
ters for a transport to England and
France.
Dry weather has practically put the
truck gardeners around Omaha out ot
business for this year and there is a
marked scarcity of all sorts of home
grown products to be found on the
market tables.
Gardeners in many cases are clean
ing up their affairs on the small farms
and are coming to the city for jobs,
leaving the women folks at home to
handle what little remains.
"This has been the worst year in
the history of Omaha for the truck
gardeners," .asserted a commission
man who is familiar with the situa
tion. ''Few had any sweet corn at all
and very few will have any potatoes
because of the continued dry
weather."
Nebraska to Send Out
More Men for Limited
Service Army Work
Nebraska has received two new
calls for national army men. The
state is to furnish 96 negro solJiers
and Omaha will furnish 86 of them,
as follows: Board No. 1, 5; No. 2,
10: No. 3, 45: No. 4, 11: No. 5. 10.
They will entrain from Omaha Sep
tember 1 for Camp Lewis, American
Lake, Wash.
The second call is for 400 limited
service men. Umahas quota of this
call is 81 men; No. 1 will furnish 7;
No. 2, 18: No. 3, 15: No. 4, 18: No.
5, 14; No. 6, 9.
The limited service men will eo to
Fort Riley, Kan., the first week in
September.
Librarian Plans Another
Drive for Books for Soldiers
Another drive for books for the
men in military service will be pro
moted by Miss Tobit, public li
brarian. She believes that this is an
opportune time for such a drive, as
many are moving from their summer
to their winter homes and do not wish
to be burdened by extra books.
Miss lobtt wishes to emphasize
that only interesting books are de
sired. War books such as Gerard's
'Four Years in Germany," and other
recent publications are much in de
mand among the soldiers.
A better class of books are being
offered for our soldiers," said Miss
Tobit, "but at first we received some
very funny volumes. There was one
receipt book that was published in
1845, and the first receipt in the book
called for 12 eggs. Now how could
a soldier or any one else use a book
like that?"
Miss Tobit hopes to receive as
many as a hundred books a day dur
ing the drive.
Will Enroll Students in
High School Next Week
Enrollment for the fall term will
begin Monday at the Central High
school. Startincr at 8:30 o'clock in
the morning each day the students
will enroll by classes. Seniors will
register Monday, juniors Tuesday,
sophomores Wednesday, freshmen
who have had a semester's work
Thursday, and new freshmen Friday.
Students who have been tutorine
during the summer will be given ex
amination for high school credit Sat
urday morning at 9.
School will open at 8:40 in the
mornings and will be dismissed at
2:43 in the afternoon. This is five
minutes earlier and later than last
year, and is being dene so that a
"home room period" of 10 minutes
may be held before the first regular
period.
Texan Arrested Here as a
Deserter; Taken to Funston
Joseph Tharps, 28-year-old regis
trant of Dallas, Tex., was arrested in
Omaha Friday by federal agents and
sent to Camp Funston, Kan., to
answer charges of deserting the army.
Tharps was called to armv service
Fort Omaha Balloon Men to
Military Ball at Krug Park
Balloon school men of the 20th
company are to have an official out
ing and dance at Krug park next
Tuesday night for the benefit of the
company fund. Among the features
will be a military grand march, led
by the men of the 20th balloon com
pany, and some patriotic, songs by a
quartet of soldiers from the same
company.
Wednesday night was patriotic
night at Krug park, when the man
agement staged a grand march with
patriotic music, patriotic decorations
and gifts of patriotic caps, flags, etc.,
for all. i
No Need to Go to France
to See Motor Service in War
Women will not need to go to
France as ambulance drivers to see
motor service, according to Miss
Margaret Riley of the Red Cross
salvage headquarters.
There is great need for women who
will devote a part of their time to
driving a truck for the salvage corps,
says Miss Riley. These volunteers
will act as censors on the goods do
nated, as there has been much use
less material hauled to the headquar
ters. There will be no heavy work
required, as boys will accompany the
drivers to carry all packages.
Captain Markel Leaves for
Embarkment Port in East
Capt. P. H. Markel, former man-
agtr of the Millard hotel, was ordered
to a port of embarkation yesterday,
and from there will sail to "some
place in France" for overseas duty
in the quartermaster's department of
the expeditionary forces.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Mar
kel, who will remain in the east until
her husband's departure and will then
return to this city to make her home
with her parents Mr. ,and Mrs. Ralph
Kitchen, until the return of Captain
Markel from the war.
Dick Kitchen Shot Three
Times with Serum Gun
Private Dick Kitchen, former man
ager of the Paxton hotel, and now
serving his country in the quarter
master's department at Fort Omaha,
was shot yesterday.
In fact he was shot three times
with a prophylactic gun and re
ceived three charges of serum in his
body as a typhus preventive.
Dick is a very sick man today, but
his patriotism is still unimpaired.
Strike of Omaha Ice Men
Averted by Compromise
A threatened strike by 30 employes
of the Omaha Ice and Cold Storage
company was averted by intervention
of the federal, state and city employ
men bureau. The men were getting
42 cents an hour. They wanted 50
cents and a compromise was effected
by giving them 4V2 cents.
To Help Make
Strong, Keen
Red-Blooded
Americans
!7
Now
Being used br over three million
people annually. It will increase the
strength of weak, nervous, run.
down folks in two weeks' time in
many instances. Ask your Doctoi
or druggist about it.
Special
Today
Hide
Bags,
$5.00
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Away Go Men's Furnishings at These Prices
Shirts, Half Hose, Bathing Suits, Union Suits
Better step lively and get some of these two big groups of Shirts and scores
of other good offerings here for Saturday that will bring a crowd.
Shirts, $1.00
All the broken lots and lines
from our regular stock that sold up
to $2.00. In Soisette, Percale,
Crepe and Corded Madras. Band
collar with soft turnover and laun
dered cuffs; collar attached. Mili
tary and flat laydown collar styles.
About 2,000 Shirts in this group.
Shirts, $2.95
Odd lots of Pure Silk and Silk
Fiber Shirts ; taken from our regular
selling lines that sold up to $5.50,
some even more. Jap Tub Silks
and Broadcloth Silks, some slightly
soiled; also Corded Silk Fiber Shirts
in very handsome designs; all sizes,
but not in all lots.
About 30 desert in all.
Men's Hosiery, 19c
About 200 dozen Men's Half
Hose, run of the mill grade; Silk
Fiber, Lisle and Egyptian Cotton;
in black, white, tan and other de
sirable colors that usually sell up
to 35c pair.
Men's Bathing Suits
$1.00 to $3.95
Near the end of the season finds
us with a limited quantity and so
we offer these All-Wool and Wor
sted Bathing Suits that are worth
up to $5.20, at $1.00 to $3.95.
Annual
Sale
Semi-
Shirt!
Will
Continue
Remarkable Values in Good Shirts
Manhattan Percale Shirts, $2.00 values at $1.65
Manhattan Madras Shirts, $2.50 values, at $1.85
Manhattan Corded Madras Shirts, $3.00 values, at $2.15
Manhattan Silk Striped Madras Shirts, $4 and $4.50 values, $3.15
Manhattan Silk and Cotton Weave Shirts, $5 values. .. .$3.85
Manhattan Fiber Silk and Silk Shirts, $6.50 values, at.... $4.85
Main Floor, Men's Bldff.
Men's Union Suits
At 55c
50 dozen of the Manhat
tan Athletic Union Suite,
made of good quality nain
sook; suits that are so good
at this price that you should
stock up for next season as
well as this. In fact you
would be glad to pay 89c
for them ordinarily.
Men's Summer Suits Choice Entire Stock
Garments That Were $15 to $20 .
A limited quantity of odd suits only one of a kind and
the most extraordinary value you have seen this season
at this price. Don't delay be one of the first to come
here Saturday. Suits that you cannot duplicate under
$15 to $20.
Mohairs, Serges, Scotch Tweeds and Home
spuns One Big Lot at One Little Price $10
Men's and Young Men's Trousers
$2.00 to $6.50
Hundreds of pairs to choose from excellent
materials and the best patterns and colorings.
Advance Showing Hart Schaffner & Marx
Top Coats '
Officers Uniforms at Reduced Prices.
Home Guard Uniforms Now $10.75.
Second Floor, Men' Bldg
Men's New Fall Hats
Featuring Many Novelties
Unusual Values
Conservative and extreme effects; everything that
Fashion has approved in inexhaustible variety. The
very style you require in just the exact size you need. It
is easy to make a satisfactory choice from such a won
drous stock.
Stetson Hats, at $5.00, $6.00 and up to $20.00
F. Berg & Co., New York, Soft Hats, at $4.00 and $5.00
Venito Light Weight Italian Hats, at $5.00
The J. R. Gillendeau & Co., New York, Soft Hats, $2.50, $3 and $3.50
The Genuine Borsalino Hats, sold here at $5.00
Boys' School Headwear
Boys' and Children's Hats and Caps for school
wear; all new Fall styles.
Boys' Golf Caps, plain and
fancy colors, at. .35c to $1.75
Boys' Rah Rah Hats,
at 75c, $1.25 and $1.50
Boys' Aviation Caps, at 75c to $2
Boys' Army Caps, at 65c to $1.50
Boy Scout Hats, at 65c to $2.50
Boy Sailor Tarns, all colors, $1.25
Main Floor, Arcade.
TakeProper Exercise
In the Great Outdoors
Get a good outfit and play
tennis, , golf or enjoy any
other sport thaf you like
these are the days when you
will want to be physically
fit so get in line.
Men's and Boys' White Tennla
Shoes, either high or low, your
choice on Saturday, QIC
a pair 2iJC
We Can Supply
your needs in Fishing Tackle.
AH kinds of Bait, Poles,
Lines, Minnows, Buckets,
etc. Stock up right now.
Do You Need
a new Golf Club? Wo hav
a big line of Spalding and
McGregor Golf Goods
Clubs, Bags, Balls and all
accessories.
Main Floor, Men's Bldg.
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