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OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1919.
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CITY DETENTION
HOME F0FU70MEN
Will Move Hospital to. Old
County Jail, Eleventh and
Douglas Streets; Can
, Accommodate 100.
Superintendent Ringer of the de
artment of police, sanitation and
fuMic safety, and Health Commis-
noncr Manning, have announced
their determination to continue the
Women's Detention hospital. The
city council's failure to make a spe
cif c appropriation will not, the as
sert, discourage them in maintain
ing what they believe to he an im
portant municipal institution.
'Their present plan is to move the
hospital to the uty jail site at Elev
enth and Dodge streets, using part
of the old county jail which is being
remodeled and improved. The
health commissioner believes that
100 women can he cared for at the
new location. The item of rent will
be eliminated and by close figuring
Commissioner Ringer and Dr. Man
ning expect to be able to mainta:n
this hospital feature out of their
regular funds.
1 Docked By U. S.
A letter received by the health
conitnisioner from the social hygiene
division of the commission on train,
ing camp activities has heartened
the health department officials in
their determination to continue pub
lic treatment of women who re af
flicted with social diseases. 1
The treatment of men in similar
manner is under consideration.
William H. Zinsser, director of
the social hygiene division of the
War department's commission on
training .camp activities, addressed
a letter to Health Commissione
Manning as follows:
"Almost immediately after the
signing of the armistice an idea that
the government campaign against
prostitution and its inevitabre
'camp followers' social diseases
would soon be dropped spread
throughout the country. The prev
alence of this idea reveals one thing
of vital interest to every broad
minded and public-spirited citizen,
namely, that the profiteers and ex
ploiters of the nation's greatest
wealth its young men and women
are still strong, ready to seize the
first opportunity to reassert them
selves. Menace Recognized.
"The menacing aspect of these
diseases has been recognized for
many years by physicians and other
health authorities, but through ig
norance and false modesty the gen
eral public has overlooked or avoid
ed them. The extremely (harmful
conditions which this ostrich-like
attitude has resulted in are best
shown by the figures for the Unite '
States army 'in the great war." Dur
ing this struggle Over 200,000 cases
of social diseases were treated by
the army, at a cost of upwards of
$100 000.000 more than five-sixths
of these having been brought in
from civil life.
"The War and other departments
of our government with the able
and earnest co-operation of thou
sands of private citizens have
fought and are fighting a winning
iiht against this crowd of vultures.
Commercialized vice has been shak
en to its very base. But the defeat
is not final communities without
number sti'l exist where lax law and
health regulation enforcement is
still the rule.
For Constructive Campaign.
"Von have already demonstrated
your interest in this whole problem.
The following points are noted,
therefore, as an indication of some
phases it is necessary to emphasize
in any constructive campaign
against these enemies of mankind:
"Ohp Strict and Impartial reprwlon
must bfl the rule. It la alao essential that
nil those arreatcrt (nf the prostitute or
vagrant elaa, both men and women), he
examined and. If Infected, treated. It
rmmt he remembered, however, that in
ternment and treatment are not a sdh
atttute for criminal punishment, but rath
er In addition to it.
-Two The only Just law la one tj-eat-Inir
men and women alike in regard to
disease, law violation, etc. Any other
course la hntti unfair and futile, alnea a
disegs'd nian may ba Just aa effective
a e'.rrnder aa a diseased woman.
Three--The aoclal disease laws make no
discrimination a to sex or color, and
neither does the disease, It la essential,
therefore, that official adopt thla earae
attitude.
Enforcement Essential.
four Any rulatlona, to ba effective,
must Include amonf otheri, provlaione re
Gulrtriir reporting of eocial dlaeae by
doctora, the examining of proetltutea and
almllar individuate, the reporting of all
aalea of eociat disease remediea made by
druailste, and the prohibition of all eo
ralled 'quack' adverttelna- of fake reme
diea. If you have not already done eo, jet
In touch with your local authoritlea and
atate board of health, and find out about
both your community ordinances and
slate regulations on aortal diseases and
prostitution. Their enforcement la es
sential. "This seems like a large order. It
is, but this is a large question, al
most the largest one any of use has
to face. This outline has been given
von as perhaps suggesting some pos
sible lines of activity in this work
for civic and national cleanliness,
which you have not before thought
of. It makes no pretenses of being
The points enumer-
Two More Committees
Named for 1 Congress
to be Here in February
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Two more of the 10 standing com
rniitees to handle the details of the
Transmississippi congress to be
held in Omaha in February have
been named by the Chamber of
Commerce.
. The following were named as the
committee on water power and wa
ter ways: John L. McCague, chair
man; Henry 1 Wyman, vice chair
man. and F. T. Birss. T. W. Black
burn, J. A. Bruce, J. E. Davidson,
N. 1'. Dodge, K. r. Folda, Ezra
Millard, II. E. Newbranch, D. C.
Patterson, Joseph Polcar, H. M.
Rogers, Victor Rosewater and W.
E. Reed.
For the finance committee
following were chosen:
Charles H. rtckens. chairman.
Walter W. Head, vice chairman.
W. M, Beebe, Home Wilier.
Georae Branriels, W. J. Monaghan,
Randall K. Jirown, John A. Monroe,
Fred Montmorency,
Ii. 1. Nash,
W. T. Tage,
M II. Petera,
T. F. Qulnlan,
W. E. Rhoades,
J. T. Stewart, !d;
N. B. Updike.
H. A Thompson,
A. H. Warren.
C. W. Russell.
the
J. T. Buchanan,
K. Buckingham,
(. II. Conant,
T. K Pa vis.
.T. K Davidson,
I.uther Prake,
o. T. Eastman,
K. F. Folda,
M. A. Hall.
F. H. Kcogh,
I.. M. Lord.
Joseph Jlayden,
a'.edf however! have all been strong-1 TWO Voluntary Petitions
ly empnasizen oy mc
which the limelight of war has
made; they must be included in any
constructive scheme for combating
these great evils. You have mani
fested your interest in this whole
question; by working along any of
the indicated lines, or any others
which may suggest themselves to
vou, you can assist very decidedly.
The main thing is to work." ,
McAdoo Stops at Chicago
on His Way to the Coast
' Director General McAdoo of the
railroads has been located. Local
railroad men have advices that he
reached Chicago Thursday and will
remain there over the week end.
While in Chicago Mr. McAdoo
ivill look over a site for a proposed
union depot and about Monday
start for California, going west over
the Santa re and through Kansas
City. His destination U said to be
Rev. E.M. Brown Will
Succeed Dr. Dorey
At Dietz M. E. Church
Rev. Edgar Merrill Brown of
Michigan, has been appointed pastor
of the Dietz Memorial Methodist
church, Tenth and Pierce streets,
succeeding Dr. S. G. Dorey, and will
preach at the morning and evening
services of the church bunday.
Dr. Dorey resigned from this pas
torate a short time ago to go to
Texas with his daughter, Phyllis
Dorey, who has been ill for a year
or more. Dr. Dorey has been trav
eling all over the country in an ef
fort to find a suitable climate for
his daughter. She died on Saturday
and was taken to Denver, the for
mer home of Dr. Dorey, for burial.
Dr. Dorey s wife is with him.
Dr. Dorey was pastor of the
McCabe Methodist church, but was
transferred to Dietz Memorial last
fall and had extensive plans for
social welfare work under way when
he was compelled to leave.
Ice Harvest Continues as
Colder Weather Comes
The slight change to colder
weather is hailed with joy by the
heads of the companies cutting ice
on nearby lakes and reservoirs. As
a result exti forces have been put
at work and the ice houses are being
filled as rapidly as possible.
While there is still a shortage of
men to work on the ice, Manager
Franklin of the government en
oloyment bureau has kept a suffi
cient number to the ice fields so that
the work has moved along at a fair
ly good rate of speed. However,
more men are needed and with the
weather remaining cold, 500 to
800 men could be given employment
at any time.
Body of C. E. Bedwell Taken
to Ottumwa for Burial
Funeral services for Charles E.
Bedwell, vice president of E. E,
Bruce & Co., were held yester
day in Mafonic temple. Mr. Bed
well was 'past master of Capitol
lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons, and he was a Knighf
Templar and Shriner.
The body was taken to Ottumwa,
la., for burial. Mr. Bedwell was
associated in business with Mr.
Bruce in Ottumwa before they
moved to Omaha 32 years ago.
The entire family of Mr. Bedwell
accompanied the body to Ottumwa.
Hugging on Street Proves
Expensive for Nels Greeg
"She just stepped up to me on
the street and hugged me," Nels
Greeg, Forty-second and Ames, av
enue, told the police judge yester
day, "and then I missed by pocket
book."
Greeg was testifying against
Phantasia Brown' and Josephine
Stenson, two colored sirens, ac
cused of robbing him of $21 at
Tenth and Farnam streets last ught.
"Phantasia got the money," con
cluded Greeg. Judge Fitzgerald
sentenced both women to 90 days in
jail.
Government Auditors Are
Needed at Generous Pay
The United States civil service
commission announces that they
have open position for traveling and
resident auditors. Pay is from
$1,800 to $4,500 a year, depending
upon qualifications. Both men and
women are, eligible regardless of
age.
Interested persons , should apply
at once, according to J. J. Gillin, in
ternal revenue and income tax agent
for the government in the Omaha
district, who says that this offer
will be open for only a short time.;
in Bankruptcy Are Filed
. Two petitions in voluntary bank
ruptcy have been filed in federal
court. John C. Williamson, now of
Omaha, but formerly a merchant at
Hampton, Neb., filed- a petition
stating that his liabilities are $2,421
and his assets are $1,670.
Joseph Guggenmous, - who gives
his assets as $168 and says that he
owes $2,039, also filed a petition in
bankruptcy.
Moorhead is Named Referee
in Leeder Election Contest
County Judge ' Crawford ap
pointed Election - Commissioner
Moorhead to serve as referee in a
contest brought by Ed Leeder
against George S. Collins in con
nection with the election in No
vember. The official returns show
ed Collins 300 ahead of Leeder for
MANY GAS BILL
COMPLAINTS ARE
FILED WITH CITY
Some Citizens Complain Their
Bills Are Nlpre Than Seven
Times as High as in
Previous'Months.
Complaints about exorbitant gas
bills continue to pour into the of
fices of Commissioners Butler and
Zimman and Mayor Smith. , Mr.
Butler has started sending all com-
plaints to Mayor Smith who sees
one person after another.
A peculiar feature of the gas bills
at present is that the city commis
sioner's bills at their homes .either
haev not raised or are lower in most
cases. Mr. Butler's January bill is
a little over $4 while that vof Decem
ber was $7.50, he said. Mayor
Smith's bill for January was $5.06;
and for December $5.70.' Commis
sioner Ure's for January was $6j
and for December $5.52.
Among the big raises which have
been reported is that of P. C.
Heafey. His bills have been run
ning between $4 and $5 a month
but the bill for December and Jan
uary combined was $35.04. Her
man Schoenfeld, photographer, re
ported a rise from an average of $4
a month to $17.48 for the two
months ending November 25.
Mayor Smith has a pile of bills
half a foot high on his desk which
have been brought and sent in by
irate gas users.
"But when we remember that
there are about 35,000 gas meters in
Omaha," he said, "it is not surpris
ing that there are some bills which
are high. Some meters may have
been read wrong. Some folks may
have been using the oven burners to
heat the kitchen these cold morn-'
ings, and there are other cause
which may account for this general
epidemic of increased bills.
"The increased pressure put on the
gas mains, as reported by the city
chemist, may or may not increase
the speed with which the meters
run. I don't know.",
Returns to Germany.
I Madrid, Jan. 10. (Havas.)
Prince Max von Ratibor and Cor
vey, German ambassador to Spain
during the war, has left Madrid with
his family. He is returning to Germany.
HOSPITAL WILL
NOT NAME MAN'
VHO HIT WOMAN
Police Learn Packing Com
pany's Safes Manager Seri
ously Injured Mrs. Gor
don in Accident.
In spite that officials of the Nich
olas Senn hospital knew that it was
Arthur Baird, salesmanager for the
Cudahy Packing Co., who ran down
and seriously injured Mrs. Eliza
beth Gordon, 533 South Thirty-first
avenue late Thursday, they refused
to name him to the police or ifi
quiring reporters. '
The police received no report of
the accident until late Friday morn
ing when detectives were sent to
investigate. It is stated that Mrs.
Gordon suffered severe internal in
juries and that she is not expected
to live.
Mr. Baird, who lives at 2203 South
Thirty-second street, and Mrs.
Baird were inhe car at the time of
the accident, which Mr. Baird de
claies was unavoidable. He took
Mrs. Gordon to the hospital in his
machine and did everything possible
for her. Today re said he made no
effort to keep the accident from the
papers and that if the hospital au
thorities failed to give out any in
formation it was not his fault.
The accident, he said, occurred at
Thirty-first and Harney streets.
Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bus-
I iness Boosters.
One Minute
Store Talk
Everything wo've said about
cost of production not coming
down. Everything we've pre
dicted about the market has
come to pass. And every time
we said we were "protecting
your interests" we didn't put it
strong enough. We were defend
ing your pocketbook as time and
soaring prices have demon
strated. Result Today we're
In a position to clean
house and cut the price
to do it as no other store
in America Is equipped
to -reduce prices.
Sfnke the most of it.
Rancher Wants a Girl
to Keep House; Will
Fall Heir to Property
"J wish to get in touch with' a
young lady who is 20 to 25 years
old," wrote a rancher to the co-operative
employment office in the
court rtniise,
Tli letter gives the information
that the "young lady" is wanted to,
do housework in a home for two
elderly persons and a young man,
for a consideration of $20 per month
and transportation to Hermosa, S.
I). The ranch is 14 miles front
Rapid City.
The letter reads:
Please make an effort, as tin
young man will fall heir to the
ranch and would make a girl a
splendid husband."
.v Latnonc gin is preferred.
JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.
WM. L. IIOLZMAN, Treaa,
SHOP EARLY STOKE CLOSES AT 6:30 r. M. SATURDAY
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SOCIETY BEAKD CLOTHES
ADLER ROCHESTER CLOTHES
The Great Sale
Event that is
always the talk of
the Middle West
is now on in full
swing
And even if none of these suits and overcoats can be
replaced at wholesale cost to day at the price they're
marked, don t hesitate to sell but clean house now
and let nothing stop the process. We must keep the
new store new at any cost."
Thousands of Suits and Overcoats
In the Sale Are Assembled in the Main Building Clothing Room
The fact that they represent our broken lines does not interfere in your securing your
exact size and proportion in the exact color and model you want. Hundreds of garments in
every size are offered, all conveniently arranged for easy selection in the Main Clothing Room,
Building.
Note the Famous lines of Quality Clothing involved:-
HICKEY-FREEMAN CLOTHES FASHION PARK CLOTHES
CAMPUS TOGS . AND TWENTY OTHER FINE MAKES
v All in all the greatest sale . this greater store has ever announced, because clothing prices will be higher '
, this coming spring than ever before! Many medium weight suits. are included in this sale, making an oppor
V tunity of rare importance. i '
Read the 'Clean House" Prices of the "I Will" Man, and Get Your Share Saturday. Choose as Follows:
$10.00 Suits and
Overcoats ,
Clean House Price
$15.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
$20.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price '
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$25.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
$16
75
$30.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
$2QC0
$35.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
$2375
Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
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$50.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
35!
$55.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
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$45.00 Suits and
Overcoats
Clean House Price
$60.00 Suits and Overcoats, $40.00 $70.00 Finest Overcoats at $47.50 . ' , $85.00 Finest Overcoats at $57.50
$65.00 Finest Overcoats at $45.00 . $75.00 Finest Overcoats at $50.00
Staple Worsteds, Serges, Blacks and Blues Not Included in the Sale . ! During This Sale a Small Charge Will Be Made for Alterations
Entire Main Bolldlng; Mra' Clothing Section Is Devoted io the Merchnndlae In Thl Sale.
"to, Stock' Up on FarnisMng Gos" Say
s the i Wtir -Elton
The entire store must.be swept clean of thousands of dollars' worth of seasonable' merchandise. An enormous holiday busi
ness and the tremendous merchandise selections this greater store carries has produced a mountain of broken lots that must be
sold but practically all sizes are offered in most lines. . . ,
The "I Will
Man says:
$5.00 and $6.00 Silk Shirts
f- Men's Warm Winter Underwear :
Fine Quality
Pure Silk
and Silk and
Tiber Shirts
"Will Make a Quick Getaway at
$GD59
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Threa for
$10.00
Slsss
14 to 17
$1.50 Heavy Ribbed
Union Suits at. .... .
$2.50 Heavy Ribbed
Ecru Union Suits at.
$4.00 Heavy Ribbed
Wool Union Suits at. .
1
2
$1.50 Heavy Ribbed
Ecru Union Suits at.
$2.00 Natural Wool
Ribbed Union Suits. . .
$3.00 Men's Wool
Mixed Union Suits. . .
..$2
Good Shirt News for Everybody
$1.65 Negligee Shirts
Priced by the "I Will" Man at
Fine Percale ( n aa Come With
and Madras tyf; UU . French Cuffs
Stripe Soft All Sizes
Negligees at JJ. ; 14 to ny2
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Men's
$1.25 Work Shirts
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All Sizes. Limit, si
to a customer.
aturday Extra Specials That Will Go Out Quickly
r.nd the "I Will," Marisays don't expect to get 'em at closing time Shop Early
Men's
$1.00 Silk Hosiery
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Men's
50c Silk Hosiery
35c
Bargain Hunters will
buy 3 for $1.00.
Men's Warm Gloves
An Opportunity for Automobile Men
$1.50 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at $1.00
$3.00 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at $2.00
$3.50 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at S2.25
$4.00 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at $2.65
15.00 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at $3.35
$6.00 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at Jj54.0O
$7.00 Lined Gauntlet Gloves at $4.65
Fancy Patterns and
the price cut in two.
Men's
$1.50 Warm Sweaters
95c
Heavy ribbed; shawl
collar, oxford gray.
Men's
$3.50 Heavy Sweaters
$2.35
Shawl collar or "V"
neck. Rope knit.
$1.50 Men's Silk
Neckwear at
$6.00 Outdoor
Sleeping Garments
$4.50
Made of fine quality
Flapnelctte.
$1.00
$2.00 Men's Silk
Neckwear at
$1.25
.SEE THE "I WILL" MAN SALE WINDOWS
SkBimfva offline (So.
Men's Silk Neckwear
Wide Open End Four-in-IIands
5c and 35c Neckwear at JCtf
Three for Fifty Cents 6UU
SOc Silk Neckwear at Qf.
Three for One Dollar UuC
75c Silk Neckwear at 50
$1.00 Silk Neckwear at Got)
CORRECT APPAREL FQR MEN AND WOMEN:
Justice of the ecace.