THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOSER 31, 1918.
U. S. GUN PLANT
TO BE LARGEST
IN ALL WORLD
Government Agent Tells of
Great Factory Which Will
Be Mile Wide and Three
Long.
W. A. Murphy, special agent for
the ordnance department, who has
been in Omaha securing laborers
for the large government project
at Neville Island near Pittsburgh,
expects to leave Thursday with the
men he has secured.
Mr. Murphy is the original A. W.
Murphy of bicycle fame, who, in
the days of bicycle riding and rac
ing, used to chase the fast express
'Vains to the tune of a mile a minute
and who later was one of the nerv
icst automobile race drivers in the
west. I
Enthusiastic Over Work.
Rut now that he is working for
the government War Labor depart
ment he is as enthusiastic over his
work as he ever was over his ex
ploits on the turf.
When asked about the interest
ing features of the plant he said
lie was "up against it" for the real
interesting features were Uncle
Sam's secrets, and not for publica
lion.
Hovever, in his conversation he
stated some interesting items about
this great enterprise.
Greatest Gun Plant.
When complete, the plant will be
the largest ordnance or gun plant
in the world, compared to whi h
the Krupp gun works will be a
Pygmy, and it will require about two
years to complete it, at a cost ap
proximating $200,000,000.
It is purely a government project.
lo the American bteel company is
entrusted the matter of expending
ine money, on tne aoiiar-a-year
plan. Which means that on the
basis of requiring two years to com
plete the project the company will
receive the sum of $2.00 for sup -
vising the expenditure of more than
$2OO;000,000. The main building is
to be one mile wide and three miles
long, thereby enabling the entire
process of constructions of a mod
ern gun to be completed under one
roof.
2,500 At Work.
There are at present about 2,500
men at work on the plant housed
by the government in quarters sim
ilar in every respect to the regular
army barracks. Comfortable indi
vidual beds are furnished to each
man, and meals are furnished on
the co-operative plan comlu ted
withdut profit. .
There will be about 2,500 homes
.erected on the island for govern
ment employes at an average cost
of about $6,000.
County Fairs Do Much
To Carry Message of
, Conservation of Food
v The message of food conservation
was carried to Nebraskans gener
ally through the county fairs this
fall, according to a report to Gur
don W. Wattles,, federal food ad
ministrator for Nebraska,! from C.
W. Pugsley, who had charge of
these exhibits for the food admin
istration. Fifty-nine food shows were held
in conjunction with county fairs,
with an average daily attendance of
2,000. Three hundred and fifty-four
thousand conservation pamphlets,
dealing with conservation, preserv
ing and drying, economical use of
sugar, and flour substitutes, were
distributed to the people of Ne
braska. The successful outcome of- the
work through the county fairs fol
lowed a plan outlined by Food Ad
ministrator Wattles and to which
was pledged the State Fair associa
tion and the various county fair as
sociations. Mr. Pugsley volun
teered to direct the work, which
was financed by local organizations
in each county.
"Kelly" Must Go, is Verdict
Ul VVUIdlC DUCIIU tflGUlll
Investigations made into working
conditions of women employed by
Omaha business houses and also
pool hall conditions were reported
to the Board of Public Welfare at
its meeting Tuesday afternoon. No
meeting having been held the pre
vious week, the reports kept the
board until a late hour. I
Mrs. Elizabeth, Lewis and Miss
Bess Monske have been making- the
investigations as to women workers
and their reports show that most of
the business houses pay fair wages
and maintain work rooms that are
sanitary and pleasant In cases
where exceptions were found, the
proprietors generally showed them
selves ready arid willing to abide by
the suggestions of the workers and
make, the improvements suggested.
Tj H. Weirick, superintendent of
the board, made the pool hall inves
tigations, and found that conditions
were in most cases unusually good.
In one or two places gambling de
vices were found. One of these
consisted of a little leather bottle
containing a sort of dice, rounded
x - - ;j
except on one siuc, on wuitn a num
ber was painted. The device was
confiscated by Mr. Weirick.
W. A'. Davjs Returns From
Bedside of Aged Mother
W. A. Davis, advertising manager
of the Central furniture store, has
returned from Kansas City, where
he was called to the bedside of his
mother, Mary J. Davis. Mrs. Davis
is past 82 years of age and her
illness is a complication resulting
from a series of paralytic strokes
and old age. She is still very low
and her doctor gives but little hope
of her recovery.
WAR. PUZZLES
BEBRSHEBA, PALESTINE, WAS
OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH
Under General Allenby, one year ago
today, October 31, 1917.
Find another soldier.
YESTERDAY'8 ANSWER
light side down, forehead at right
elbow. ,
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Persistent Coughs
art njtTOi. Get prompt relief (ram
Puo'a. Stop irritation; tootling. Effectire
ad Ufa for young and old. No opiate in
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Demand for Walnut
Logs Shows Sign of
Rapid Slowing Up
The announcement in the papers
Wednesday of the canceling of $60,
000,000 contracts for steel troop
ships gave an increased emphasis
to a countermanding order that
reached Council Bluffs earlier in
the week, which arrested the ener
gies of a lot of men making big
moneylbuying walnut logs for gov
ernment use in gun factories.
Pottawattamie county farmers
and land owners have reaped a
rich harvest in cutting their wal
nut timber. During the latter part
of the summer shipments reached
as high as 40,000 feet a week, and
for months the output 1 from this
vicinity has been measured in high
figures.
Prices were going skyhigh. One
farmer received $1,127 for one wal
nut tre, said to be the largest and
most perfect in the state, with a
trunk that cut "sawlogs three feet
the ground. An excavation 16 feet
in diameter morep than SO feet above
to permit the cutting several feet
below the ground to get the wood
in what would have been the huge
stump. All log buyers were held
up more than a week ago and all
have since been called in. Cutters,
who represent skilled workmen,
have also been laid off and trees
contracted for will not be cut.
Harold Meyers Shot by
Comrade .While Hunting
Harold Meyers. 3315 Franklin
street, was shot in the left side of
the abdomen, while returning from
a hunting trip with his friends,
Beryl Meston and Otto Swensen,
Wednesday afternoon. The boys
had been shooting rabbits.
l4YW werp mmiiiff utV a steeo em
bankment," says Meston, "when, in
an effort to assist himself up the
hill, Harold took hold of the barrel
of my shotgun, when the gun was
accidently discharged.
TVip initirpH hov was taken into
the home of C. E. Brown, 3547
Erskine street. Dr. Walter was
called and took him to the Swedish
Mission hospital.
Driver is Arrested When
Auto Truck Runs Wild
A driverless delivery truck dashed
down the alley at the south end of
he -RranHpis stores buildinc. and
headed south on Sixteenth street this
morning when, in some manner, the
brakes of the car became released.
The triirlr narrowlv escaned col
liding with a south-bound street car
and endangered the lives ot many
pedestrians in the vicinity.
Abe Weinstein, 807 Twenty-fifth
street in charge of the car, was ar
rested, and booked for reckless
operation of vehicles.
DID YOU EVER
USE SLOAH'S?
Ask any man who ever had
rheumatic aches that
question.
He'll tell you he's heard of it,
uses it, wouldn't use anything else
for any external pain, ache, muscle
stiffness, soreness, lame back, lum
bago, sciatica, sprain, strain.
He'll tell you it penetrates with
out rubbing, bringing warm, glow
ing, quick relief. Clean, economical,
certain of satisfactory results. All
druggists have it get a big bottle
today from yours.
PERRY WHEELER
LAWYER
for
Municipal Judge
ESCAPES FROM
OFFICERS WHILE
ON WAY TO JAIL
C. E. McLeester Later Calls Up
by Telephone and Tries
to Have Sentence
Reduced.
1H-Ua iru Co. Omaha, .
Some davs aeo C. E. MVT.poctff-
was arrested on the Douglas streel
bridge with a quantity of whisky hid
den under the hood of his car. He
was arrested and fined in nnlir
court, and then turned over to the
iederal authorities.
The federal iudire found him
guilfv Wednesday morning anH
placed his sentence at 90 day., in
jau. Alter tne sentence was pro
nounced, McLeester went into the
hall. suoDosedlv to talk with hie at
torney, but before the officers were
aware ot it, he had left the building.
He later phoned to the officers that
he was willine to comnrnmise hut
thought 90 days to much.
According to reports he had been
trying to get in the armv for some
davs. thinking in this wav tn avoid
the trial. He was under $500 bonds
and the authorities say that unless
he shows up before Thursday morn
ing the bonds will be forfeited.
Flu Patient Throws Scare
Into Chamber of Commerce
A real "scare" was hurled into the
offices of the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday afternoon when
Airs. h.. Mead, in charge of the trav
elers' aid bureau at the Union sta
tion, entered the offices accompanied
by a young man, V. A. bandifer of
Pueblo, Colo., who was seeking fi
nancial aid to reach his home, and
who was ill.
Sandifer had recently left the gov
ernment explosive factory at Nitro,
W. Va., where he became ill shortly
after beginning work. He boarded
a train and, when his money ran
out, he was stranded in Omaha
penniless and sick. He appealed to
Mrs. Mead and she brought him to
the Chamber of Commerce.
A doctor was called to examine
the young man and he immediately
pronounced the case Spanish influ
enza. Sandifer was hurried from the
office, but his condition was so
serious that he was not taken to
a train, but to St. Joseph's hospital,'
where the Chamber of Commerce
will have charge of him until he
recovers.
Sandifer, who is about 25 years
old, is married, and is the father of
a youngster in Pueblo. Assistant
Commissioner Ellis telegraphed the
wife, but couched the missive in such
language as to not unnecessarily
alarm her.
Father and Daughter Meet
First Time in Many Years
Ruth Powell, Tigress, Mo., and
her father, Henry Powell, 112 North
Thirty-seventh street, Omaha, are
reunited after 11 years.
Ruth, 14 years old, last saw her
father when she was a child of
three years. At that ime, her par
ents had a disagreement, which re
sulted in a divorce, and since that
time Ruth has made her home in
Tigress. She does not know where
her mother is.
Father and daughter were
brought together through, a letter
written by Ruth from Tigress, and
addressed to the Omaha police. She
will make her home with her father.
Albert Handschick of This
City Missing in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Handschick,
3102 Laurel avenue, have received a
telegram from the War department
that their son, Albert, has been of
ficially reported missing in action
since August 30. He left October 3,
1917 for Camp Funston, later going
to Camp Cody, and arriving in
France last July.
Glate Man, Soon Lee,
Sells Ellything but
Lite Chinese Whisky
Choice bird nests are for sale at
Soon Lee's Chinese grocery store,
at onces ranging from $3 to 10c,
And according to Soon Lee, who
is doing a thriving business down in
Omaha's "Little China Town," they
are the kind that make you think
vou're back in Peking.
Bu bird nests are only one ot
many desirable things that are sold
bv Soon Lee. for flu patients he
has a special brand of tea of which
makes the flu tly "velly quick.
Then there are dried oysters, caught
just off the shores of China, that,
when boiled with bird nests, makes
a meal that would cause President
Feng Kuo-Chang to sit up and lick
his royal chops.
, Fish caught in the tropical waters
off the Philippines, hang in a long
row across the store, lhey have
been hanging there for many
months, but the flavor increases with
age, and after several years they
become as priceless as good old
bourbon.
For variety, Soon Lee has added
to his "staple" groceries Lns. face
powder, paper lanterns and other
necessary articles. Chinese toys of
all types and tanastic designs are
for sale, and for originality they
are far superior to any "made in
ijermany.
S. P. Delatour Arrives
To Attend Son's Funeral
S. P. Delatour of Lewellen, Neb.,
father of Eugene R. Delatour, who
died Tuesday morning at his home
on "south I hirty-eighth street, ar
rived Wednesday to assist Mrs
Delatour in making arrangements
tor his son s funeral.
Mr. Delatour has another son at
home, who is seriously ill of Span
ish influenza.
Sues for $25,000 Damarjes
Alleging Injuries by Auto
Charles Christianson has filed suit
in district court against Samuel
Lepschitz, alleging that the defend
ant struck him while driving an au
tomobile in a careless manner on
October 3, 1918. An amount of $25,
000 is asked for in the petition.
Christianson alleges he suffered
permanent injuries.
Nancy Martin Gets Divorce
and Custody of Daughter
Nancy Martin received a decree
of divorce' in district court, was
granted custody of her 7-year
old daughter, Viola, and allowed $3
per week for support of the child.
She charged her husband, Charles
Martin, with extreme cruelty. The
court gave Mrs. Martin the- furni
ture in a four-room cottage.
OBITUARY
WILLIAM W. THOMAS, 36 years
of age, died at his residence, 3315
South Twenty-second street, Wed
nesday morning. He is survived by
his wife and four children. Funeral
services will be held at 9 a. m. Fri
day at the residence. Interment will
be in Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
MRS. MATTHEW GRACE, 23
years of age, died Wednesday morn
ing at her home, Forty-sixth and
Harrison streets, after a week's ill
ness with Spanish influenza, followed
by pneumonia. She is survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Miskell, one brother and three sis
ters. MARTIN A. PAULSEN, formerly
of Benson, died in Ogden, Utah,
Monday of pneumonia, following in
fluenza. He is survived by his
widow and two children. The body
will be brought here and funeral
services will be held In Crosby's un
dertaking parlors Thursday or Fri
day. Interment will be In Forest
Lawn cemetery.
MRS. MAMIE PRISBERRT, 42
years of age, died Monday at a local
hospital of Spanish influenza. Her
16-month-old baby boy died Tues
day night at the family residence,
5202 North Fourteenth street, of the
influenza. The funeral of both of
them will be held in Brailey & Dor
rance's chapel Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, with Interment in For
est Lawn cemetery.
SCHOOLS AGAIN
HAVE FOLL QUOTA
OF INSTRUCTORS
Superintendent and Assistant
Scour the Country for
Teachers in Enforced
Vacation.
If school opens Monday, as is now
expected, there will be a full quota
of teachers ready to go to work.
Superintendent J. H. Beveridge and
his assistant, Miss Belle Ryan, have
spent nearly the whole of the en
forced vacation replacing teachers
who had left. .
Two of these were victims of the
"flu," others married, some went into
business and some entered service
with the government at Washington
or are planning to go overseas. Al
together, the roll of teachers signed
at the beginning of the year has suf
fered so many changes as to be al
most unrecognizable as the same
old list.
"Many of the teachers who left to
take up commercial work are com
ing back to us, said Superintendent
Beveridge. "Some found their
new work less interesting than
teaching a.id became homesick for
the school room. Most of those
who have left us, however, have
been replaced by new teachers for
whom we have had to scour the
country.
Christmas vacation will probably
be shortened to one week, to make
up for part of the time lost, and the
teachers training school, held in
previous years, will be omitted.
War Relics Displayed
In Burgess-Nash Window
Great interest is being taken in
the display of war relics shown in
one of the Burgess-Nash windows,
sent from "Over There" by Lt. Fred
L. Heyn, who is with the head
quarters of the Fifth division, mo
tor supply train, located some
where near Verdun.
The relics were taken from the
St. Mihiel battlefield and consist
of a piece of barbed wire cut from
German entanglements, a crude gas
mask and a German helmet with the
name of Bader written inside of it
One relic of particular interest is a
small silk parachute from which a
light is hung. The parachute is then
shot into the air by a rocket in order
to light up "no man's land."
Briej City News
KIDNEYS NEVER
CAUSE BACKACHE
Rub pain, soreness and stiff
ness right out with old
"St. Jacobs Linjment."
Kidney cause backache? No!
They have no nerves, therefor? can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or a strain, and the quickest relief
is soothing, penetrating "St. Ja
cobs Liniment" Rub it right cn
the ache or tender spot, and in
stantly the pain, soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled ! Get a small trial bottle of
"St. Jacobs Liniment" from your
druggist and limber up. A moment
after it is applied you'll wonder
what became of the backache,
sciatica or lumbago pain. "St. Ja
cobs Liniment" stops any pain at
once. It is harmless and doesn't
burn or discolor the skin.
It's the only application to rub on
a weak, lame or painful back, or for
lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, sprains or a strain.
Adv.
Burgess
Hash taw
'EVERYBODY.; STORE"
Wednesday, October 30, 1918 STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY Telephone Douglas 2100
THIS EXHIBITION
AND SALE OF
ORIENTAL RUGS
At y2
The Present Day Valuation Presents'
A most Uncommon Opportunity
N opportunity such as cannot possibly come
T again until the last cloud of smoke of battle
has blown away from all the war fronts an op
portunity such as cannot tome again for a long
time after peace has been declared.
It is an opportunity to choose from a magnifi
cent collection of Oriental rugs, at prices, in
many cases, as low as before the war.
It is an opportunity to select from a selection
comprising rugs of Chinese make, and sizes from
the mat to the room-size, and colorings that will
blend and harmonize with the decorations of any
home.
If you are ever to have your home beautified
with Oriental rugs, this is your opportunity.
Barfeei-Nuh Co. Third Floor
MMM-Mk
Shrlver for County Treasurer.
Lighting Fixtures Burgess-Granden
Have Root Print It Beacon Tress.
Gerald 5. Drew for representa
tive. Adv.
Dr. Frank Slnion, suits 718, Oma
ha National Bank Bids.
VOTE FOR UOLMES for munici
pal judge.
Arthur E. Baldwin, candidate for
re-election, Judge of the Municipal
Court Adv.
AVapplch Raises Peanuts. W. T.
Wappich, at Forty-first and Daven
port streets, has raised a big crop,
of peanuts. Cn the roots of one
plant were 75 nuts. .
3Irs. Km mm Granted Divorce
Emma Krum.n ha been granted a
decree of divorce from Carl A.,
whom she charged with neglect. The
wife was allowed restoration of her
former name, Emma Hatton.
Sell Potatoes Direct II. M. Gill
hurst of Scottsbluff. Neb., is In the
city in connection with a movement
by tne farmers of that county to
sell potatoes and other produce di
rect to the consumers instead of
through commission firms.
Bedding Stolen Bankers Realty
Investment company. Bee building,
reported to the police that their
warehouse had been broken into
nnd that the following articles were
stolen: Ten bed comforters, differ
ent colors; 16 dozen pillow slips and
three rolls screen wire. '
Hebrew Club Meets Sunday. Next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
there wil lbe a meeting of the Oma
ha Hebrew club at Its hall In the
Crounse block. Important business
has been hanging fire for sometime
on account of the ban on gatherings
and all members are urged to be
present.
Fee Brings Wife's Body S. L.
Fee, formerly assistant Burlington
immigration agent, with headquar
ters in Omaha, but now with the
United States railroad administra
tion, in charge of transportation at
Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., arrived
in Omaha Tuesday night, bringing
the body of Mrs. Fee, who dieu m
Rockford of "flu." The body is i
be buried here.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
Former Bee Employe in
Business in Wyoming
George W. K. Posvar, a former
employe of The Bee, now in business
i Casper Wyo., is visiting old
friends here. Mr. Posvar handles
oil stocks, real estate, etc., is owner
of the Casper Auto Supply Co., a
licensed broker and manager of the
Posvar ranch.
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Through the Red Cross
You Can Mail Gifts to
"Next of Kin" in France
EVERY American soldier in the European battle
fields has sent, or has had the privilege to send
a Christmas parcel label just one to his "next of
kin" or nearest and dearest friend.
With it the recipient may mail a package not
larger than 3x4x9 inches to the soldiers, but not
later than November 15.
The cartons, which are now ready, may be
secured by presenting the label at the Red Cross
Headquarters in the Court House.
Burgess-Nash Soldiers' and
Sailors' Shopping Service
will help you shop, to fill the box.
We will follow Government instructions in mail
ing in fact, we have several sample cartons at a
varied price range at our Soldiers' and Sailors' Booth
filled with' gift suggestions that will prove helpful
to you.
Burgess-Nash Company
everybody store"
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To the Men Who Have
Just Received Their
Questionnaires, We Can
Be of Service to You
EVER mindful of our motto to be of "the greatest service to the
greatest number;" to be an institution of helpfulness to the com
munity of which this store is a part, we have arranged for a com
petent and experienced adviser to be in attendance at pur store to
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Assist You in Properly
Answering the Many
Questions of the
Questionnaire
This service is absolutely withput charge
and we invite you to take advantage of it.
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This special service department of our
store will be located on the fourth floor
in our men's wear section and, beginning
Wednesday, will be open daily from 12,
noon, till closing time.
.
Burgess-Nash Company.
EVERYBODY! STORE"
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TODAY'S BEAUTY TALK
You can enjoy a delightful
shampoo with very little effort and
for a -ry trifling cost, if you get
from your druggist's a package of
Canthrox and dissolve a teaspoon
ful in a cup of hot water. This
makes a full cup of shampoo liquid
--enough so it is easy to apply it
to all the hair instead of just the
top of the head. Your shampoo is
now ready. Just pour a little at
a time on the scalp and hair until
both are entirely covered by the
daintily perfumed preparation that
thoroughly, dissolves and lemoves
every bit of dandruff, excess oil
and dirt. After rinsing, the hair
dries quickly with a fluffiness that
makes it seem heavier than it is,
and takes on a rich luster and a
softness that makes arranging it a
pleasure. Adv.
COUGHED
THREE MONTHS
Relief in 24 Hours. Simple
Home Medicine Did
It
Mr. H. C. Hoot, chief operator,
F. C. R. R., Birmingham, Ala.,
writes :
"I tried your Mentho-Laxene for
a cough and I find it the premier
medicine for that ailment. I had
a cough for three months and made
me a syrup of ypur Mentho-Laxene
and I got permanent relief in
twenty-four hours, etc."
Mentho-Laxene is a richly con
centrated mixture of wild cherry!
Tolu, Grindelia, Menthoe Am
monium chloride, Cascara, etc., sold
by good druggists in 2 -ounce bot
tles. Mixed at home with simple
syrup, it make a full pint. A won
derful medicine, wonderfully cheap,
and guaranteed most effective for
colds, coughs, catarrh, hoarseness,
difficult breathing, etc. Adv.
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PR, E, R. TARRY, 240 Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
George W. Berge
For Attorney General
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