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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1919)
9 THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, f 1919. MANY SPECIAL J FEATURES FOR DPE-SS-UP WEEK Display Men Meet at C. of C. to Discuss Elaborate Plans for Coming Mer chants' Event. Retail stores in Omaha will show ; t'-e most beautiful and artistic dis play windows ever exhibited in this locality for "Dress-Up Wtrk," JJarch 31 to Aoril 5, inclusive. Associated Retailers cf Omaha committee Headed by t,. M Key nolds, are boasting the big event. Display men, hearted by E. L. berg of Burgess-Nash company, met at luncheon in the Athletic club to plan special features for "Drcss- Up Week." Advertising men of whom Lloyd Mattson is chairman, hold a meeting at the Athletic club Thursday. . I. A. Medlar of the hotel men's rommitfee, reports special enter tainment's and cabarets in all hotels, opening night. March 31. Dan Dea dline's band will play on downtown corners and in front of especially beautiful windows. E. E. Wise of the Retail Grocers' association, has insured special win dow trimmings for these stores. All women's large organizations will be asked to help make "Dress Up Week" for Omaha a huge suc , .cess. Say "Lost Battalion" Composed of Jews From N. Y. East Side That the now famous "Lost Bat talion" commanded by Major Whit tlesly in the Argonne Forest when the intrepid major told the Germans to "go to hell" in their demand for surrender, was composed almost entirely of Jews from, the east side of New York, was disclosed by ' Henry Lapidus, chairman of the local Jewish Welfare board, at the meeting of the Omaha Hebrew club Sunday evening. .His subject was "What the Jews Have Done in the Great War." Official records state that tfiis battalion was a part of the now fa mous 77th division, an east side, or "Yiddish division,", as described by an editorial from the New York Globe, October 11, 1918. The speaker read from the official report of the heriosm of Private Abraham Krotoshinsky " who was awarded the D. S. C. This honor was awarded to many other'Jewish boys. Mr. Lapidus produced figures to refute the insinuation that the Jews are not fighters and that they sought service in the non-fighting branches of the army and navy. He stated that while the infantry branch constituted but 26.6 per cent of the army, it contained 51.7 of the Jews total. Gov. H. J. Allen Will Address Public Mass Meeting Today Kansas Executive to Tell Of His Work With the Americaii Red Cross in France. Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas, made famous by William Alien White in the "Henry and Me" scrie3 and who but recently re ttt ned from an overseas mission tor the Red Cross, will pass a busy Jay in Omaha today. He tomes to give his address, "The Red Cross in Europe," at the Auditorium it 3 o'clock. He was scheduled to make this talk during the Transmississip pi Readjustment Congress, but of fi: al business prevented. The governor will be met at the train early today by his boy hood friend. Nelson H. Loomis of the Union Pacific legal department, and Warren Switzler of the lecal Red Cross chapter and taken for breakfast to the Athletic club. t the University club luncheon, where he will maka brief talk, '.ltd Cros- and Y. M. C. A. officials have been invited to sit at the speakers' taole Among them are W. B. Tagg. Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Ev erett Ruckingham, Warren Switzler, Ezra Millard, G. W. Noble, M. A. I GOV. HENRY J. ALLEN. Hall, F. H. Hoel, Dean Ringer and Iv. S. Flower,. The High school orchestra will play at the Auditorium preceding the ltcture. A huge lighted lied Cross like the one which marks the ca tccn rest room at the Union sta tion will occupy a prominent p'ace on the stage. Man, Said to Have Sold Whisky to Indian, Is Bound Over to Court Gus Mike, owner of a soft drink parlor at 123 North Tenth street, charged with selling liquor to Louis Twin, an Indian from Winnebago, Neb., was bound over for trial on a $750 bond at a hearing before LTnited States Commissioner Neely yesterday morning. , According to Sergt. O. V. Thes trup of the city morals squad, Twin was .arrested Saturday -night for drunkeness, but promised that he would take the police to the place where he bought the whisky, if re leased from jail. ' ""Sergeant Thestrup accompanied him to 123 North Tenth street, and in a short time, he testified, Twin came out of the parlor with the whisky. A marked $5 bill was used as evi dence against Gus Mike. Twin testifiefid that in the jail Gus Mike offered him money not to testify against him.. The Indian was recently dis charged from thC navy. U. S. Extends Lease on Building Once Alien Enemy's The government has extended the lease held by Drexel Shoe company on the Dohle building, 1419 Farnam Street, the United States ficrtirimr in the transaction as custodian ior alien enemy property. The building is owned by two sons and a daughter of the late Henry Dohle, pioneer Umaha shoe dealer, now living in Germany. Government Wants Salesmen for. Army Recruiting Work Jobs 20 of them fos 20 live wire soldiers, or ex-soldiers, as salesmen for the government, are waiting in xthe Omaha recruiting station at the Army building. The men must be between 18 and 40 and will be paid $110 per month with every chance for advancement. Medical care and clothes are pro vided also. One stenographer is especially needed. They will be placed in the Omaha office, in western Iowa, or nearby towns in Nebraska. According to Maj. R. E. Frith, officer in charge, the recruiting agent must now be a salesman for the government with the ability to put across his commodity the United States army. He must put before every boy that the army offers a business opening where he makes as a private, equal to $90 per month in peace time, with opportunities for travel that money cannot buy, and at the close of 30 years in the service he is retired at $67.50 per month. , Socialist Deputies Urge Withdrawal of French Army Paris, March 25. Marcel Cachin and Paul Laffone, socialist deputies, made a vigorous attack today on the government's policy toward Russia and urged the withdrawal of French troops from that country. The gov ernment is expected to reply tomorrow. HOLDUPS LOOT BANK OF $20,000 DES MOINES Employes Are Locked in Lav atory While Two Bandits Remove Cash from Vault and Escape. Dcs Moines, la., March 25. Two men held up the Iowa State bank, in the heart of the business district here, shortly before 9 a. in., today and escaped with more than $20,000 in cash. M. R. Pharmer, assistant cashier; G. D. Pickett, clerk, and E. H. Hun. ter, bookkeeper, were getting ready for the day's business when the two men knocked at the front door and asked if they were too early to make a deposit. N Hunter admitted the men, told them to make out their deposit slip, and returned to his work. Pharmer was carrying money from the vault to his cage when one of the men presented a pistol aud ordered him to put up his hands. One of the robbers stood in the front of the bank while the second made his way back of the counter and ordered the three bank employes into a lavatory, locking the door The robbers then completed their work. Five minutes later, according to Hunter, theJank attaches broke down the lavatory door and notified the police. Railroads May Dodge Taxation on Supplies Bought During War An attempt is being made by, the railroads to escape taxation oi sup plies bought during the war, ac cording to a letter received by Coun ty Clerk Dewey from the state board ofj equalization. The letter says Qtnmpva fnr the Union Pa cific railroad have notified the board that no return will be made ot sup plies for purposes of taxation on the ground that these supplies were bought for war purposes. "This would mean a loss of from $6,000 to $10,000 on tatfes in, Doug las county from this one road," said Mr. Dewey. "I can't see any rea son for such action. If the rail roads are going to decline to pay taxes on supplies it will be only a step to declining to pay taxes on the roads themselves." Secretary Osborn - of the state board of equalization, called on Mr; Dewey and they decided to.ak the county attorney of Douglas county and the state attorney general for an opinion on the subject. ( May Canonize Joan of Arc. Paris, March 25. (Havas.) The canonization of Joan of Arc is con sidered certain, according to a dis patch from Rome. Pope Benedict, it is stated, will give a decision on the subject March 26. IMS lien jlMltiagliflhTP33 Exclusive- v Styles For Men rpIJIS year, men's clothes are unusually ! smart. War restrictions are lifted. Everyone feels like celebrating. Every one wants to look his best. Perhaps that accounts for it. , We have a stock which is larger than usual. In variety of patterns, colorings, and cut, it will satisfy everyone. These clothes arrthe reliable gnrfctg inmii (BWljeji faultless in workmanship, leading the season in style. Nowhere else in Nebraska can you find permanent satis faction as quickly as here. Thoughtful, willing service, quality that we guarantee and moderate prices' are as sured you. Look over the spring models in v i i" " j f SEE OUR WINDOWS TODAY. Suits and Top Coats JOHN SWANSON.MII urn i nouiuN.1 Hlf ff M III I COMPARE OUR VALUES ALWAYS. 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