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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1919)
THE- OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:." MARCH SO,' 1919. 11 A PLANS COMPLETE FOR WELCOMING SOLDIERS HOME 'Functions at Community Cen ters, Where Boys Who Joined Colors Will Be . : Guests of Honor. "Dress-up" week is also to be a ; 'Welcome Home" week, according to the announcement of Commis sioner Falconer, heaj of the city recreation t department. He an nounce the plans for welcome cele 5 vbrations to returned soldiers, sailors and marines in all community cen ters this week. The first will be held Tuesday .evening at Clifton Hill community 'tenter, which meets in the School - fior Peat auditonuy. Here will be an address of welcome by William Hotz, and a response in behalf of the returned fighters by Bob Janes, who lost a leg in tfc Belleauwood engagement, will be part of thero gram. Refreshments will be served. Other Celebrations. Wednesday, Kellom community center will hold its home coming jubilee. Benson, Train and West Side centers will have celebrations Thursday evening. An elaborate celebration. ith a regular banquet for the returned soldiers will be given by the Benson center in Sorenson's hall. Civil war veterans' quartet afld speakers will be guests of honor. Former Mayor Bailey, Benson, will deliver an address of welcome. It is ex pected that 150 returned Yanks will .be present. Clyde Sunblad will deliver the address of welcome at Train center. A sumptuous dinner will be served. At West Side, J. J. Breen will de liver the address of welcome. One Big Program. Friday evenings celebrations will be held at Central park, Monmouth park, Lincoln and Edgar Rosewater centers. The Lincoln center is the only one of these four to announce its program. Frank G. Odell will deliver the address of welcome and responses will be made by Robert Kutak and E. Hamren. Demon strations by Boy Scouts will form part of the program. . v The , "Welcome home" programs will i be the last meetings . of the season for practically all of the centers. The Community 1 Center Athletic carnival, .to be held April 10 at the Municipal auditorium, will be the last J)ig event of the season in which the Centers will participate. Bluffs Watchman Is- , , - Woundeti by Robber John R. Lawrence, 68 years old, yard - watchman " for Nels ' Jensen, building contractor Council Bluffs, was shot last night by two masked holdups, who attempted to rob Jfim as he sat in the little shanty in the yards at Thirteenth street and First avenue. The bullet -passed squarely through his left ear. The men then fled in the darkness, followed by a couple of shots from Lawrence, who was tiot stunnea or intimidated by the shot, but seized his revolver and rusbed after the bandits. - ' i ' . Exclusive Specialty Shop- ; Will Remodel Paxton Block Eldridge-Reynolds .Company Completes Plans , To Oc- ' cupy Entire Building andWill Take Over, Floor ; ? Space As Fast As Leases Expire. Dress Up Your Table 'WoUR MEAL ISiqS GOOD AS THE COFFEE YOU SERVE " Coffee Delicious' "1 - I t, ... - i ' . , - .i : . - ' " . .. V ' ' l" Si u. 0 ' ; 1 '. The old Paxton block at ! Six teenth and. Farnam streets, Omaha's busiest corner, a land faark in . the commercial section of thecity, rap idly iabeing converted into the larg est and most up-to-the-minute spe cialty clothing shop west of Chicago. The home of the Benson & Thome company for years, with a number of'other retail stores on the ground floors "andofficee on the floors above, the entirebuildlng soon will be utilized as the headquarters of the Eldridge-Reynolds --company. which will supercede the older firm. A little over two years , ago D. C Eldridge, president of the JJenson & Thome company, and ' E. M. Rey- n61ds, general manager, began the huge .undertaking of establishing in Omaha an outfitters specialty shop modejed-' after William F-ilene ' & bons store in Boston, which is the largest firm of its kind in the world. Yesterday Mr. Reynolds, who has been in active charge .of the details of the "undertaking, announced, that within a short while . the Paxton block,, remodeled and beautified in side and; outside, would presentone of the handsomest ..indrnosj. atfrac- uye stores in yie country., . . l enants Moving.,. There :are approximately ISO.ten-: ants in the buildingr now. Their jesses are rapidly expiring, however, it was said? and - just, as quickly as the rooms are vacated the work of annexing them, and arranging them as a part of the only clothine house in the pity which rnakes a specialty of furnishing - clothing for- infants and for the aged, both male and fe male. " . - ".. .( A long-time lease has. been ob tained on the property "and $W0,000 C. Eldridge. will bejexpended in remodeling and decorating the structure, declared Mr. 1 Reynolds. The butlding prac tically is fireproof now, he said, but of this amount $30,000 would be spent in installing a sprinkler sys tem ; and $4,000. would be used in filling in the court and outside work on the edifice. v ' . When ,the work of remodeling is completed the , Eldridge-Reynolds company's store will extend over 100,000 feet- of floor space. The Benson' & Thorne company now are using 45,000 feet- of floor space.' When the company moved in sev eral years ago only 5,0QO feet was used. The : volume of business has increased .from- $200,000 to more than $1,000,000 annually, while prep arations are; being made to double the present capacity. - " New Show Windows. ;, The plans contemplate the instal lation, of a handsome how window in the-corner where the Unfted Ci- ktrances. one on Sixteenth street and the other on Farnam street, will 4 continue to be used, Mr. Reynolds declared. , : , . - 1 A feature of the new arrangement will be a beautiful tea room on one of the upper floors, it was said. This will be modeled after the Mary filizabeth tea room of New York. No meals will be served, but a spe cialty will be made of refreshments. The lease of the last tenant in the building will expire in three years I and a half, when the Eldndge-Key-nolds company will be in complete possession of .the building. TheJ worK of remoaeung nowever, wm continue as rapidly as the vacating tenants will -permit, Mr. Reynolds announced. ' , The Victory Liberty Loan We Started a Job in April 1917 Now We Must Finish It: A man said to us: VThfc Government has been too extravagant. It has millions of dollars' worth of useless war ma terial on hand that was not used." Wear This Button Show You Have Helped Finish the. Job We told him: "Stop a minute right there! . L "All of this war material you call useless has served its purpose. ; y It was the gathering together of 4,000,000 men and billions of dol lars" worth of . materials that forced Germany to quit. "Germany, of course, had full knowledge of all of these prepara tions, and was overwhelmed by what she faced. v "We were told by our military experts, General Pershing, General Wood, and General March, that we were in for three or four years o.f war. " We' ha.d 4,000,000 men in uni form when the war ended, and had purchased or ordered equip-" ment, munitions and ships for a long war. - "When Germany saw what we were able to do, 6he quit. . "If we hadn't made these vast expenditures, we would still be : fighting or whipped. "Wasn't it far better to force the war to a conclusion than to go ' ahead fighting?. "General Pershing said another year of .War .would", have meant 200,000 more American graves in France." j , The Victory Liberty Loan will be the last Liberty, Loan. Short Term Notes will be issued for this Loan instead of longer term Bonds. Monday, April 21, the Victory Loan Drive Begins DOTOLAS COUNTY VICTORY LOAN COMMITTEE W. O. W. Building, Ground Floor, y Telephone Tyler S45a I Live Stock Breeders ; of Douglas County ; Ml 1 A , meet ana urganize The Douglas County Improved Stock Brewers' association was or ganized yesterday afternoon and the following officers elected; - President, Ernest Half, Waterloo; vice president, William : Boetger, Florence secretary, E (j Maxwell, government agent, 412 Post Office building, Omaha; treasurer. Way land Magee, Bennington. . Prof. H. B. . Pier of the Animal Husbandry department of the uni versity pointed out the livestock situation and the prospects for great prosperity in this line in the future. He told of the success of similar associations in Gage, Seward and other counties oi Nebraska. arjd in Wisconsin?, and other states.' ; A board of directors was elected as follows: . : Hogs, Otto Pfeiffer, Elkhorn; beef cattle, Sam Gelston, Elk City; dairy cattle, Dr. B. B. Davis, Omaha; "horses, W. H. Kerr, Bennington; sheep, G., W. Hervey, Omaha poul try, John Burgschatt, Florence. ; 'A tdur of the county is being arranged for some time this summer, to see the stock owned by the mem bers. , Two Men File Suit For Decrees of Divorce. Joseph Zemunsky" filed suit! in district court yesterday for a divorce from Eleanor Zemunsky on the grounds of crtfehy . They were mar tied in 1911. Benjamin Crossley filed: suit in district couijt yesterday asking a di vorce from- Blanche Crossley, to whom he was marrie4-in 1911. He charges cruelty" ' Philip Shields, a hauling contract or, filed suit irr district court yes terday against the Omaha Crockery company for $51100 damages. He alleged that a truck belonging to the company and driven by ' Robert Gillam struck him March 13 at Sev enteenth and Douglas streets and injured him severely. Harper & Co. Open Stpre v in Flatiron Building - With the opening of the new hardware store by H. H. Harper & Co. in the Flatiron building Mon day, another important business en terprise is added to the commercial activity of Howard street. lhe store will be most completely equipped, carrying a complete line of builders' hardware, kitchen fur nishings, paints, varnishes, wall pa per and the variety of articles genei--aly associated with the hardware trade. Automobile accessories will be added to the stock' at' an early date, it is announced. Byrne and Folda to Tour. State for. Victory. Loan T. C. Byrne and E. F, Folda, chairman and secretary of, the Ne braska Victory ; Liberty loan com mittee will leave Omaha today for a tour of the . state in the ' iriterests cf the coming campaign. ..They, will meet-county ;.cbairmen at Hastings April 1, Holdrege Aprit 2, and McCook April 3, Byrne Tells Loan Drive Workers Must Have Faith to Win Faith to win in the Victory loan campaign is the first necessity, T. p. Byrne, , state chairman, impres sed on 100 members of the-speakers' committee who "met for instructions Saturday" noon at luncheon at the Hotel Fontenelle. ' ' ' "You ntust have the same faith in this-coifntry, the people' and in God which brought us through the war," he said, "in order to make a successful appeal." Mr. Byrne emphasized telling points to be'made in disseminating information as to the needs for and use of the funds to be raised for loan tathe government. Lieutenant Wilkinson of the Royal Canadian .flying corps, the of- Ecer in charge of the airplane ex ibit on th'e" courthouse lawn, spoke. Raymond T. Young presided. Bee Want-ads pay big profits to the people who read them. $6.0OO-i-TW moit dmlrabU and beau tiful new summer home, pretaed brick and. stucco construction, completely furnished, with garage, and lake front corner lot, at Carter Lake club. L. J. Nelson, owner, Browa Bldg., Denver, Colo. For information call Albert Ed holm, D. 1962; O Save 40f to 50 --on FURNITURE We Show You How Your Spring needs are many. We have arranged (or the emergency. Household cleaning always reveal the need of a few new pieces. A CARLOAD X of Extension Tables just received to be sold at a 50 discount. Vou cannot go wrong oa placing on of our newly (elected j BEDROOM SUITES In your home.' They are substantial, best material, late designs and under priced 60.. .,,,. We ipecUItxa on complete outfit ting of home, hotel, rooming houses, guaranteeing big savings. W pay the freight. We take Liberty Bonds. State Furniture Co. Odd. U. t.' BId' 14th 'A Dodge St. BIG SPECIAL SALE and DEMONSTRATION of Howard Steel Ranges ' aaaKBSsaBH .csscaaca ' ; 1 ; Continuing All This Week ; ifr WW W A FINE HOWARD IT STEEL RANGE Given Away Absolutely Free; Friday Evening April 4th, at 8 o9clock ? Full information as to how'the-ange will be giv$n away can be obtained at our store'. " A, , SPECIAL FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE ; PRESENT ' Who will explain to you the many out-of-the-ordinary features that are in stalled in all Howard steel ranges. " " . Howard Steel Ranges Are Stoves of Merit . ..... , - And are absolutely guaranteed to give you entire satisfactory service and to . be splendid, first-class bakers. The bodies are made of polished sheet steel, treated with Howard rust-proof preparation. Havejage fire boxes, fitted with', duplex grates. They are trimmed with plain nickel, Vome- in different styles, and all are very moderately priced. , t ' Delicious Advo Coffee With Rich . Alamito Cream and Hot Biscuits and Cake Served Free Every, Day During Week of Demonstration. V ' V '' '"'.' ' " " A restroom has been provided for the convenience of yourself and friends. e ; r rr S':X' I , : " ' ; Handsome Bedroom Suites A wonderful assortment of, all the new designs in all the popular woods and finishes, await your inspection. You will, be pleased and " delighted with the new patterns, representing as they do, the pro-, ducts of the leading manufacturers. Many beautiful complete suites, Every Day Values Ironing Boards, fold compactly; our price 81.39 Ba b y Walkers, our price ...... S1.69 4-foot Stepladders, our price .79c4 Folding f Stepladder stool, our price 79t Bassenettes, white enamej, our price, only ......84.05 , . t ; Homes Furnished Complete; THREE ROOMS I ' FOUR ROOMS FURNISHED ! FURNISHED $125,00 j $175.00 3 The Wonderful Pakhe Plays any and all makes of records. It is all talking ma chines in one. Many styles to select from. $32.50 to $225.00 Dining Room Tables An unusual higi quality line to choose from. Finishes golden and fumed oak, walnut and mahogany. Special values, at $12.75. 914.75. $19.50. $29.50 Splendid Buffets The new designs are now sam pled on our spacious floors. Many period reproductions are included. Prices are $19.50 $34.50 $26.50 $42.50 Handsome Dressers Many separate Dressers in the new designs have been placed on our sample floors. There is a wide variety to choose from. Moderately priced, at. $12.75 $24.50 $17.50 $34.50 n . it .''."rWiWttlUiij; . . -jT