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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, 1 FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919. 9 ZIMMAN, URE AND MAYOR PREPARE NEWPOUCPAY Proposed Salary Ordinance Contains Much Lower Fig ures Than the Original RingerSchedule. Mayor Smith, in conference with City Commissioners Urc and Zim man, prepared a schedule of pay for th: police department, differing es sentially from the ordinance which has been offered by Commissioner Ringer. The Ringer ordinance and the proposed substitute provisions will be discussed today by the city council. Ccmmissioner Ringer proposes to - increase the patrolmen to $135 and the detectives to $160; the amended ordinance would change these fig ures to $125 and $145, respectively: Mr. Ringer's idea of having second and third-class patrolmen and detec tives, with salaries less than $135 and $160 are eliminated by the mayor's amendments. More Reductions Made. The mayor would make the fol lowing further reductions in the Ringer schedule; sergeants of police, from $145 to $140; chief of detec tives, $200 to $180. The mayor will, urge the following additional provisions: A11 officers of the police force pro vided for in this ordinance and atl detectives shall be selected from the police force and no one shall be eli gible for: appointment to any posi tion on the detective force unless he shall have served at least two years as a patrolman. No one shall be eligible to ap pointment as sergeant of police un less he shall have, served at least two years as a patrolman. The ap pointments and promotions to any office on the police force mentioned in this ordinance shall be by. promo tion from the rank next below, in which rank such officer must have served at least six months imme vdiately prior to his promotion. In making appointments and promo tions, whether from the ranks or from the subordinate offices, sen iority must be considered and pref erence give, thereto where the party is otherwise .competent. Ballots Brought Into Court in Buck Election Ballot 'Fraud Case The ballot box used in the Nine teenth precinct of the Third ward at the electipnu, November 5. 1918, was brought Into Judge Redick's court room yesterday afternoon as the trial of Charles Buck started on the charge of falsifying election ballots. Harley Moorhead, election commis sioner, identified the box and the ballots it contained. Buck is charged with liaving taken a number of ballots into a booth and having altered them. H. D. Walker, a clerk of election, says he saw Buck apparently making the erasures. Attorneys for Buck says it will he oroved that he had no pencil with an eraser. Right after the accusa tion was made he offered to let the other election officials search him for any pencil with which he could , have made the alleged changes. Beddeo Entertains His Friends and Employes Elmer Beddeo entertained his friends and employes at a minstrel show and dancing party at the Rome hotel Wednesday night. A playlet written by Mr. Beddeo ...himself and staged by Mr. and Mrs. " Hugh Wallace was enthusiastically received by the large crowd which laxed the capacity of the ball room. Dean ' Smith, Ed Williams, and George Campbell sang several se lections which created much favor able ' comment. Dr. Flaugher took , the part of the Gypsy king, Harry Mahaffey, Sam Dresher and William Shammis impersonated several high" brow colored gentlemen and made the Jiit of the evening. Others who took part were Ruth Hartman and Etta Guinnee from the Beddeo store. Dancing followed the show, about 500 couples responding to Tom Brown's jazz ba,nd. These affairs are an annual event and the frolic last night in the way of attendance and entertainment was admitted by ev erybody to have been the best given thus far. Cramer Announces Liberty Loan District Officers Guy IL Cramer, chairman of sell- inir division No. 1 of the Victory Ll- 1. ... 1 . ,!.. f 1 1 ... I rr ( majors and captains jn his district; ,. Majors, w. w. Kouer, i. iare ! Coif, H. G. Hoerner. W. F. Baxter, Don T. Lee, Geo. H. Miller, John Lionberger; captains, George C. Cunningham, Roy W. Moore, Frank Haskell. T. B. Zimman, J. E. Mc Glynn.JHarry Christie, Tom S. Kel ley; flying squadron, George E. Rus sell and C. S. Philips. There will also be a flying squad ron under George E. Russell as major, and C. S. Phillips as cap tain. Why such strong talk about post toasties They're different from other cornflakes J. More meaty, more delicious! Why, I could fairly LIVE on them Brief City News Bojral Bweepers, Burgeas-Qranilsn Co. Have Root Print It Beacon Frets. Let Sh river writs your insurance. Tree, Shrubs, Seed Phone Coun cil Bluffs, U98, for personal call. Meneray's. 34th and B'way. Dr. W. Douglas Burns has re turned from the dental corps of the army and resumed practice. 66s Brandeis Theater Bids. Tyler 424SW. Loan Drive Ad Committee The advertising committee for the Vic tory Liberty loan is composed of J. D. Weaver, Leo Bozell, chairman; Lloyd Matson, Frank Bullta, Earl Bell, J. J. Isaacson, E. J. Berg, Frank Selby, Earl Allen, E. T. Swobe, Jim Henderson, Sam Rees and H. M. Thomas. Council Reviews Section City commissioners were viewing a sec tion of northwestern Omaha Thurs day afternoon, In accordance with a request from the Lincoln Heights Improvement club. These improv ers want the commissioners to ob tain first-hand knowledge of the needs of their community. REED DENIES HE ABUSED WILSON IN LEAGUE TALK . " i Missouri Senator Will Not Re sign in Response to Reso lution Passed by Legislature. St. Louis, Mo. March 20. United States Senator James A. Reed today, in commenting on the action of 50 democratic members of the Missouri house of representatives, who ves- terday adopted a resolution calling on him to resign and run for re election, as a means of determining public sentiment on his views, said he had no objection to the men pass ing the resolution, but he did object to their saying he spoke disrespect fully of President Wilson and the text of the speech would show it. "I am not conducting this cam paign as some are, by abusing any ope who does not agree with me, he said, "but I make no denial of the fact that I do not agree with Presi det Wilson. "I will not resign, of course not unless all these other fellows with views for and against the league of nations resign. In that case I will go with them and we can have a general election, with the document as the paramount issue. "I believe it is coming to a gen eral referendum, for- the United States senate will not ratify the document." Lieutenant) Davidson Funeral Will Be Held at North Church Today The body of Lieut. Dean David son , killed when an airplane in which he was making a flight from San Antonio to Houston,Tex., fell to the ground, reached Omaha yes terday. The funeral will be held at the North Presbyterian church, of which he was a member and one of the trustees, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The funeral will bemili tary. Services at the church will be conducted by Rev. M. V. Higbee, assisted by Rev. J. M. Wilson, pas tor. Rev. Mr. Higbee was the clergy man' who officiated at the marriage of Mr. alnd Mrs. Davidson. Mrs. .Davidson was Miss Virginia Weller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller of the Richardson Drug company. Buzzello Files Suit Charging Daily News With Assault on Son James Buzzello, through his fath er, Camiilo Buzzello, filed suit in district court against the Omaha Daily News arid Samuel Zigman, manager of street circulation, 'ask ing $1,000 for alleged damages from assault. Buzzello is a newsboy who sells The Bee exclusively. He says that Zigman ''and his cohorts" attacked him, knocked him down, took his bag and papers and a pair of gloves from him and that he was compelled to crawl away from the fray. He was compelled to have the services of a doctor and was confined to his bed as a result of the alleged as sault. Omaha Grocers to Have Pure Food Show This Coming Fall The Omaha Retail Grocers' asso ciation will have a pure food show in the Auditorium from October 25 to November 1. The Omaha Retail Grocers' asso ciation is an organization composed of 560 members. The show the gro cers propose promises to be the big gest of its kind ever held in the west. "Pickles" Gets 'First Dog License Issued This Year W. W. McCombs, 1528 North Twentieth street, has received the first dog license issued by the city for this year. He was issued a tag for "Pickles," a black and tan ca nine. Dog tags are" ready in the city clerk's office, and also in the South Side city hall. OBITUARY HAZEL GILBERT, 14 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gil bert, 1411 South Seventeenth street, died last late Wednesday night fol lowing a brief illness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be hnld at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the funeral chapel of Duffy & Johnston. Interment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Her parents and a sister survive. JOHN SMITH, Cedar Bluffs. Neb., who had been a leader in public af fairs, died at his home there, 79 years old. He was born in London. England, and came to America when a young man. He was in the union army during the Civil war. A widow, two daughters and a son, are the close surviving relatives. South Side SLACK AT WORK NOW AS STATE LIQUOR AGENT Man, Who Pleaded Guilty in Criminal Court to Larceny as Bailee Charge, Trails Bootleggers. , Henry Slack, who recently plead ed guilty in criminal court to a charge of larceny as bailee and was paroled to Morris Andreasen, adult probation officer, is now working as a state liquor agent under Gus Hyers. Slack testified yesterday in the South Side police court against Tony Pirruccello, 802 Pierce street, charged with illegal possession and sale of intoxicating liquors. The sale charge was not sustained, but Pirruccello was fined $100 and costs on the charge of possession. The case was appealed. Testifying with Slack were State Agents Johnson and Smith. Told to "Walk Straight" At the time of Slack's recent parole Sheriff Clark,' County Attor ney Shotwell and Assistant County Attorney Ready admonished him to walk straight in the future and on his promise of good behavior the court agreed to the parole. Slack said he could render good service in "turning up" bootleggers with whose operations he said he was familiar. Slack and Carl Rose, while being brought back to Omaha from St. Joseph by Deputy Sheriff McDonald escaped from a train near Langdon, Mo., and later were apprehended. Wife Misses Money. Testifyins in his own defense in the South Side poiice court, Pirruc cello charged that after the three state agents had left his home, fol lowing the search for liquor, his wife suddenly broke into tears and ex claimed that she missed $52. "Slack knew the operations of the bootleggers," said Parole Officer Andreasen," and it takes a man like him to help run down these vio lators. I told Slack that he would have to do the right thing under his parole and from what I know of his case I feel satisfied that he will do what is right." On the recommendations of the sheriff, probation officer and as sistant county attorney, Slack was appointed as a state agent. It is said that he has assisted in the apprehen sion of four bootleggers since he started his new work. Church Workers to Have Bake Sale Saturday Cakes, bread and appetizing pas tries, baked by the ladies 'of the Grace Methodist church, South Side, will be on sale all day, Saturday, March 22, at Gross' store, Twenty fourth and E streets, for the purpose of raising funds for a special work carried on by the church. Mrs. R. C. Vermillion, president of the com mittee, will be in charge of the sale. South Side Brevities. Men's khaki pants worth to 13 a pair for Saturday only on aale, $1.49. Wilg Bros., 24th and N, South Side. Odds and Ends Ladlea' shoes on sala for Saturday, $1.49, every one a $4 to $4.25 value.' WI4g Bros., 24th and N, South Side. WALL PAPER. All must go regardless of price to make more room for furniture. Koutsky Pavlik Co. ONE WEEK SPECIAU 200 dressers at 40 per eent discount; 100 rockers at 40 per cent discount; too rugs, all stars, at lesa than factory cost; 100 baby buggies, carts and reed carriages; low prices. Koutsky Pavlik Co. Rabbi Cohn to Speak on Springtime at Temple "Springtime" will be Rabbi Fred erick Cohn's subject at Temple- Is rael this evening at 8 o'clock. DR. MABEL WESSON Osteopathic PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 614 Brandeii Bldg. Office Hours : 9 A. M. to 6:10 P. M. . Evening by appointment. The Ggar Supreme Rich in mildness choicest, most fragrant tobacco, and satisfying to the highest degree Flor de Melba The Cigar Supreme for the man who ap preciates the utmost in cigar quality. A few smoked to-day will convince you that Flor de MELBA is the agar supreme. CORONA cw SELECTOS SIZE3 10o STRAIGHT I. LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO. N1WAKK, N. J. Litter! lesepeneent Ctgu Factor? la lae Wwle H. Beselin & Son Omaha Distributors. 4 laVI 4 D I i I I II 1 1 II J I Mini I, : N JTIot- cle S mil ssi t 111 ..5 Thursday, March 20, 1919- FridayThe First Day of Spring in the DOWNSTAIRS STOIR) A Remarkable Sale of Crash Toweling, lie Bleached crash toweling of excellent quality. Priced very special for Friday at 14c .a yard, Bath Towels,, 49c Extra heavy weight bleached bath towels. Made of two-ply yarn. Priced at 49c each. White Goods, 15c A large assortment of white goods in neat stripe or checked designs. Much less than regu lar price; at 15c a yard. White Pique, 45c Narrow or wide cords of splendid quality and very suit able for suits or skirts, 36 inches wide, at 45c a yard. Union Suits, 59c Women's low neck or sleeve less union suits, with cuff or lace" knee. Made of fine white cotton. Special, 59c a suit. Celebrate the First Day of Spring With a New Hat at Remnants of Plain and Fancy Silks at $1.10 Yard . The assortment consists of plaid and stripe taffeta; Jap silk in Persian designs; crepe de chine, black messaline, etc. 32 and 36 inches wide. Wool Goods Remnants, 29c and 79c Yard Suitable for skirts and dresses in dark shades, including black and navy blue. 1 to 6 yards in a piece. Buriesa-Naah Co. Downstair Store. SPRING IS HERE" These Tools Special SPADING FORKS . fipading forks, 4-tint, malleable steel blades, extra special, 85c Spading forks, heavy angular tines, steel ferrule caps, brome finish, mal leable D handle. S1.39. GARDEN HOES Polished, riveted blades, blued fin ish, long handled garden hoes in as sorted sixes. Special, 45c. Garden hoes, one-piece, solid steel alade, with socket, selected handle, 79c Garden hoes, 6-inch blades, 4-foot handle, bronze finish, Sc. Warren solid steel hoes, with foot handle, 89c. GARDEN RAKES Garden spades, solid back D handle, square or round points, 41.69. i BKESS CORSE Friday in $1.00, The foundation of a spring wardrobe is the corset. Before fitting the spring suit, coat or dress one should be carefully fitted to a corset. This is your opportunity to secure one of the best make of corsets and at an exceptionally low price. If $3.95 There are large and medium sized models among this assort ment of banded lisere hats that come in navy blue, brown and black. Your choice at $3.95. '' Crepe and Strauf ' Hats, $1.69 A large selection of combina tion crepe and straw hats at the extremely low price, of $1.69. Burfess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store. So is Garden Time for Friday Garden rakes, malleable iron, blue finish, straight teeth. 12-prong, at 45c. 14-prong, at 55c. Garden rakes, wrought steel braced, flat steel teeth, bronze finish, 12 and 14-prong, 69c. Shovels, D handle, square point, solid back, $1.89. Women's eiie floral sets, bronze fin ish, 3-piece, consists of heavy steel spade, 6-tooth steel rake, solid shank; steel hoe, nicely finished, 91.95. GARDEN HOSE. Molded garden hose, smooth or corrugated, -inch size. Fully guar anteed. Per foot, 17c. SEEDS. Flower and vegetable seeds. All fresh stock, package, 7c. Blue grass lawn seed. Pound, 35c. White clover seed. Fresh stock. Found. 69c. American beauty floral set, con sists of garden trowel, rake and heart shape hoe. Set, 69c. Wheelbarrow, patent stave, tray well braced and full bolted. Special, 13.79. Burgess-Naah Co. Downstairs Store everybody! store -STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY- t the Downstairs Store $1.50, oft An Exceptional Sale of Serge Dresses $12.00 At A Price That Is Less Than the Cost To Make To Say Nothing of the Cost of Materials The Dresses are reproductions of higher priced models, faultlessly tailor ed and beautifully trimmed with braid, beads, embroidery, etc. We illustrate but two of the many dif ferent styles. The material is a splendid quality of French Serge in Navy Brown Burgundy Black There are all sizes from 36 to 44 with a good representation of. sizes for stout women. v Burgess-Naah Co. -Downstairs Store. A Few Specials For Friday Cheese Cloth Bleached cheese cloth of good quality, 10 yards for 65c. Bleached Sheets Of heavy weight and splen did quality, size 76x90 inches. 89c each. Blankets Plain grey and tan as well as plaid blankets, soft and fluffy quality, in sizes 64x76 and 66x80 inches, priced much less than regular. $3.98 pair. Muslin Bleached muslin, 36 inches wide, 15c yard. Ginghams Ginghams in handsome plaid or check designs, in light or dark colors. 29c yard. Percales 36-inch percale, in several neat designs and in light or dark colors. 25c yard. Burgesa-Nash Co. Downstairs Store First Quality Gray Enamelware 39c An assortment of high grade durable and pure enameled ware, has a fine lustre and pleasing mottle. A ware which will give service and satisfac tion. Every piece of first quality and has factory label. Included are: 5-quart lipped sauce pans. 10-inch mixing bowls. 5-quart preserving kettle. Sink drainers. Convex sauce pan's with cover lYt -quart coffee pots. Handled bake pans. 4, 5 and 6-quart pudding pans. 4-quart lipped preserving kettles. 3 and 4-quart stew pans. Soup strainers. 3 and 4-quart lipped sauce pans. 10-quart dish pans. Burgesa-Nash Co Downstairs Stort $2.00 Choose your corset Friday in the Downstairs Store from this assortment of corsets which has been divided into three groups and priced at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. They are Warner's corsets and afford smart styles and perfect comfort. Burg ess-Naah Co. Downatairi Store ft i. i fA C!pfc R Women's and Children's Shoes at Special Prices. At $1.85 A clearaway of Women's Patent Colt Button High Shoes, odd pairs and broken lines, at about V the cost of making. At $2.95 Big girls' dress and school shoes, patent gun metal and kid button and lace styles. Also boys' shoes of black calf skin and tangrain leather blucher cut. Sizes 10 to 2. At $1.19 Infants' and children's shoes, Hack, kid, patent kid, white- duck trimming with brown and white kidskin. Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store Men's Sample Shirts On Sale Friday From 98c to $1.98 Entire line of Men's Shirts in the season's latest and most popular patterns and colors. The materials are percales, stripe madras, jerseys and fibers. All soft French cuffs, negligee and collar attached. All sizes 14 to 171,. Men's Shirts 35c to 69c Slightly soiled Shirts of j percales and cambric at less than cost of material. Limit of 4 to a customer. Fiber Silk Hose, 4 for $1.00 Black, tan, gray and navy. Linen heel and toe. Full fashioned tops. Choice, 4 for $1.00. Burgess-Nasb Co. Downstair Store. -Phone Douglas 2100 Women 8 Hose, Wzc Black and white cotton hose for women, seamless. Good quality at the low price of 12e a pair. Children8 Hose, 23c Boys' and Girls' black cotton hose, seamless. Good wearing quality, priced for Friday at 23c a pair. Dainty Ribbons, 24c All silk taffetas, satins, dresdens, checks, stripes and plaids. 5 to 6 inches wide. Very special, at 24c a yard. Knitting Yarn, 29c Saxony and Shetland floss that is slightly soiled, 29c a skein. Four-fold Zephyr Yarn, at 35c a skein. Dresser Scarfs, 59c Lace trimmed or solid em broidered dresser scarfs. 17x50 inches. Extremely low priced for Friday, at 59c each. 1 wn hpSsn