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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1919)
il j uu: ' uaiA... SATLKDAY, APRlu 26, 191'J. PLAN LITERAL ENFORCEMENT nr nnnniniTinn ur rnuniDiiiuH Department of Justice" Will Prosecute Violations of Ban on Production of Beer and Wine. New York, April 25. The govern ment propose! a literal enforcement of the wartime prohibition act, in cluding a ban on production and sale of all beers and wines, whether or not they are intoxicating, the department of justice announced through a special representative in the federal court yesterday. , While no steps will be taken to prevent brewini?, pending a court determination of the law's consti ttitional'y raised by brewers of the New York district, ' i manufacturers will operate in peril of future prose cution, according to the statement of William C. Futs, special counsel appearing for Attorney General Palmer in the beer litigation. Nonintoxicants Under Ban. The attorney advised Judge 'A. N. Hand, who heard arguments on the government' motion to dismiss the suit brought on behalf of the na tional brewing interests by the Jacob Hoffmann Brewing company to restrain the federal authorities fi-om i interfering with its production of 2i per cent beer, that the de partment of justice did not know and did not care whether beer of the strength indicated was in toxica t i. g. The law prohibited sale after June 30 of distilled beverages, as well as manufacture after April 20 and sale after June 30 of "beer, wine and oth er intoxicating malt or vinous liquors for beverage purposes," pending the demobilization of the military forces, he said. Object Is to Conserve. The words "beer" and "wine" were not qualified, in the opinion of the government, he added, and the ap parent congressional intention to stop the waste of grains and fruits in their production in any strength would be enforced. With "half the world" looking to America for food, Mr. Fitts contend. rA th necessitv of its conservation was greater even, than on the day of Chateau Thierry," and it was equally essential that liquors be with held from public sale, while the trmy and navy were undergoing demobili zation. To this statement Judge Hand Omahan Elected Ijjead of $10,000,000 Corporation Ralph E. Sunderland to Leave City After Residence of 30 Years to Become Manager of Big West Virginia r Cpmpany Was Active in Club and Civic Life. Ralph E. Sunderland, vice presi dent of the Sunderland Bros, com pany, has resigned his office to be come vice president and general manager of the Colonial Timber and Coal corporation of Charleston, W. V'a. He expects to leave Omaha about May 1 to enter upon his new work which will bring him to Omaha on occasional business trips. Mr. Sunderland has been associat ed with his brothers for JO years in the coal business. He 'will retain his stock interests in the Sunderland Bros, company and the Sunderland Machine and Supply company, in connection with both of which he has had a large part in their de velopment." The company .with which, he wli! be identified has a paid-up captital of $10,000,000 and owns several hun dred thousand . acres of coal and hardwood timber lands in West Vir ginia on which are producing mines and' sawmills. New mines and mills are to be installed by the company and by separate producers operat ing under royalty leases. ''Nothing but a distinct financial benefit and an exceptional oppor tunity to accomplish some bigger things, would tempt me to leave Omaha," said Mr. Sunderland. "I, am glad to have new business inter ests which will bring me back oc casionally." As president of the Omaha Ad club he was a "leader in the estab lishment of the commission plan of Ralph E. Sunderland. the city government in Omaha, and he has been otherwise interested in civic affairs. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce bureau of publicity, and a member of the Ro tary, University, Happy Hollow and Prettiest Mile clubs. He has been identified with the growth and de velopment of Omaha for the last 30 years. added his opinion that the war "was still in progress," which upset one of the complainant's contention Rodrjian M. Brown Resigns as-City Building Engineer Rodman M. Brown, chief engineer inMhe city building department, has resigned, to take effect on May IS. He has accepted a position as gen eral manager with the Stiles Con struction company, which is erecting the Western Motor Car company's new six-story building at Thirty-first antf Farnam streets. , - - The Stiles company will open an office in Omaha. Mr. Brown' was structural engi neer in the city building department Under the former administration and when City Commissioner Zimman became head of the building depart ment he was promoted to the posi tion of head engineer. City Talmud Torah to Be Reopened After Vacation The board of directors of the City Talmud Torah ef Omaha (Hebrew school), wish to announce to the Omaha Jewry that Sunday the in stitution will be reopened in full capacity after the passover vacation. The former pupils are requested to attend, while registration for new pupils for the summer term, will be open then and until May 1. . Michigan First State to Subscribe Loan Quota Grand Rapids, Mich., April 25. A telegram from Washington last night announced that Michigan was the first state to officially reach its Victory Loan quota. ODD FELLOWS PLAN IMMENSE PARADE TODAY Thousands .Expected to Attend Centennial Celebration; First Sessions' Held in Ball Room of Fontenelle Hotel. , The greatest centennial celebra tion of Odd Fellowship and its kin dred organizations was opened in Omaha last night with elaborate cer emonies of these lodges. ' It is exactly 100 years ago today since the first Odd Fellow lodge was organized in this country. The event is being celebrated through out the country. Nebraska and Omaha were su premely fortunate, for they secured the presence here of Henry V. Borst of Amsterdam, N. Y.,' grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows, and Mrs. Martha Prescott of Laconie, N. H., national president of the Rebekah assembly, the wom en's auxiliary of the lodge. Both of these notables arrived here yes terday and were present at the cer emonies last night. Miss Doris Goethe, convention secretary, representing the Chamber 6f Commerce and the city of Omaha, was busy all day yesterday, welcom ing the guests at the headquarters in the Fontenelle hotel and making arrangements for their comfort dur ing the convention which, it is said, will bring thousands of members to Omaha today from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota. Reception at O. A. C. A reception to Grand Sire Borst was tendered last night at the Ath letic club where present and past grand officers . of Nebraska were present. At the same time the Re bekahs gave a reception to Mrs. l'rescott, national president, in the Fontenelle hotel, where present and past grand officers of that order were present. At 8 o'clock the ceremonies of conferring degrees were begun. The Rebekahs held their ceremonies in the ballroom of the Fontenelle, where the Rebekah degree was con ferred by Alpha Rebekah 44, South Side. - The Odd Fellows assembled in the Masonic temple where the initiatory degree was conferred by Beacon lodge 20 and the First de gree by OmaJia lodge No. 2. Plan Big Parade. Today will be the big day. An immense parade will move through the streets this afternoon. 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Saturday at this SPECIAL PRICE. $Q85 Mar(luisette Curtains Hemstitched and lace edged in white, ivory and ecru. It is with confidence we tell you that they will hang straight and can be easily adjusted to an even fullness on the rods. ' The price reflects a favorable purchase of a year ago. . SECOND FLOOR "DOWNSTAIRS Room Size Axminster Rugs of Reliable Quality and Artistic Merit The Oriental designs, in which these rugs may he seen, are Kermanshah, Daghestan and Saruk, the colon artfully imitating these Oriental ' masterpieces. ( The prices quoted below do not begin to represent the real value of these rugs. " . . v See them Saturday. 8 ft. 3 ins.xl0 ft. 6 ins. . 9 f t.xl2 f t. ' $38.50 Mats that are practically "Wearproof," made from felt and steel. They are absolutely the most satisfactory mat for wet weather 14x25 inches $2.75 18x29 inches. ; 4.00 24x35 inches. '. 7.75 $41.50 Hassocks Made from the best grades of Velvet and Axminster Carpet $125 JL iului!lliili.(uliili:lKliilii,ilHl.;lh WILHELlM CO." Household Helps For SATURDAY $2.25 Heavy Galvanized, Ribbed Garbage Pails, with sanitary covers; SPECIAL $1.50 $2.50 Heavy Galvanized, Ribbed Garbage Pails, with sanitary cover; SPECIAL $1.95 75c Dust Mops of chemically treated yarn, with short han dles; SATURDAY, ONLY.... 50c 20c Carpet Beaters, SPECIAL, 12c 10c Ox Fiber Scrub Brushes, SPECIAL 5c White Sheep's Wool Wall Brushes, furnished with both long and short handles. .. .$1.25 16-inch Floor Brushes 90c Little Polly Brooms, at .$1.35 Kitchen Step Stools, very well made and substantially braced, at $1.25 3- ft. Step Ladders $1.50 4- ft Step Ladders $2.00 ' , I Ulull Inl.J tliiliilDlljHlliilhlilllillildlllliJ.tldliiltilillitlilliJ.illlliilrlllllili.liil,,! Former Salesman Has v Returned to the Berg Clothing Co. ft f s - ii r in il ii i in TBTiflfc n ii iiiiiiiiiirtfmwwd Gen. piristensen, for years with the old Berg Clothing company be fore their big fire on Douglas street, and for some time since with the Browning King & Co., is now back with the Berg Clothing company, in tneir new temporary location, 1415 Farnam .street, where he hopes to meet old friends. are to be IS bands, several floals, and thousands of marchers. The marshals of the parade will be as follows:Chief marshal, Maj. Ben. St. G. DonNead; marshal, Police Sergeant Samuelson; marshal, P. M. Col. Jas. H. Short; marshal, grand officers, H. P. Rankin; mar shal, soldiers; marshal, subordinate lodges, C. M. Rackley; marshal, Re- bekan lodges, VVm. iSoyden; mar shal, encampments, A. B. Hess.' The parade will sta't at 11 o'clock. The high officers, past and present, will be in line as well as the rank and file, moving by lodges. Mayor Smith will march. If Governor Mc Kelvie is able to come he will be in line also. After the parade a big meeting will be held in the city Auditorium, starting at 3 o'clock. Mayor Smith will deliver the address of welcome and Hon. J. W. McKissick. Nebras ka grand master, will respond. Rev. R. L. Wheeler will deliver the in vocation. Hon. Henry V. Borst. grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge, will deliver the main address. Meeting in Auditorium. This evening at 7:30 o'clock there will be another big meeting in the Auditorium, at which Mrs. Martha Prescott, national president of Re bekah assemblies, will be presented by Mrs. Eleanor Brailey. Mrs. Prescott will deliver'' the main ad dress. Grand Patriarch A. P. Han sen will deliver an address. The closing ceremonies and ad dress will be by Brig. Gen. W. V. Hoagland, department commander Patriarch Militant, Odd Fellows, de partment of Nebraska. After this program there will be a reception and dancing. Five Million Reported Dead of Flu in. British India London, April 25. (Correspond ence of Associated Press.) Almost 5,000,000 persons have died in Brit ish India from Spanish influenza and fully 1,000,000 others are be lieved to have died in the native states from the sanje cause, accord ing to a report of the Indian gov ernment. The area affected con tained a population of 238,026,240. In a few months, it is observed, in fluenza claimed half as many vic tims as did the dreaded plague in 20 years. Czecho-Slovak Army Attacks Waitzen, 20 Miles From Budapest Geneva, April 25. Czecho-Slovaks have attacked the city of Waitzen, 20 miles northeast of Budapest, which is expected to fall soon. French troops are said to be aiding the Roumanians in their advance in eastern Hungary, according to ad vices received here from Vienna. Execution Confirmed. New Orleans, La., April 25. Se nora Alvarez, widow of Gen. Fran cisco Alvarez, of the anti-government forces in Mexico, announced today she had received official no tice of her husband's recent execu tion at Vera Cruz. 308 Training Schools v Washington, April 25. Units of the reserve officers' traning corps are being maintained at 308 institu tions and comprise in their mem bership 100.000 students. An otticial statement issued by the War de partment today shows that 3b3 of ficers and 4S0 non-commissioned of ficers have been detailed as instruct ors for these units. ELDREDGE-REYNOLDS CO. Tht Store of Specialty Shops SATURDAY! Sale of Girls' Capes Three Big Groups $13?.? $16?? $19 IT IS the girlish, youthful style of our garments for girls the life and impressiveness which divorces them from the commonplace, ordinary, matronly garments so often found in Girls' Apparel De partments. v For Saturday a sale of eapes for girls aged 8 to 16 years. Tan, rose and navy blue with bright colored trimmings. Large, soft crush able collars and rows of buttons trim these capes. Gingham Week Special! - Girls' Gingham Dresses $2.50, $3.50, $5.00 ATTRACTIVE plaids and plain effects, trimmed with dainty white collars and cuffs, sizes 8 to 16 years.- Cirls S hop- Second Floor Boys' Suits Usual $12.50 and $15.00 Kind $9.75 OF SUCH splendid wear-resisting fabrics as mixtures, tweeds, cassimeres and worsteds. Smart patterns in brown, blue and gray. Well tailored throughout. Sizes 6 to 18 years. Ex ceptional values. Boys' Blouses Special $1.00 Fine quality percales , and ginghams. Carefully made by Kaynee Manufacturers. Many attractive patterns to choose from. Boys' Underwear $1.00 and $1.50 FREE: Baseball and bat with $10 purchase made in the Boys' Shop. An unusually complete line of knit and nainsook underwear in athletic and J4 sleeve long-leg style ; made by the famous Su perior and Goodknit manufacturers. Bring the boy in Saturday and let us fit him in underwear in our Individual Underwear Shop. All sizes froin 4 to 18 years. Also extra sizes. Boys' Shop - Mezzanine Floor Mil MEN'S SHOP MAIN FLOOR Featuring "Stein-Bloch" Suits With an Unbroken Record of Sixty-Three Years of Superiority TODAY the man who buys Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes buys service beyond the measure of price service that expresses the inherent, ideal of three generations of master-tailors, whose family pride is the protection of the name. There is no finer tailoring anywhere. The fabrics are of the very highest quality throughout. The styles set the standards for America's real red-blooded men. Sold here exclusively. Come in Saturday and let us show you before oi!r mirrors what we can do with Stein-Bloch suits, each carrying a Benson & Thorne guarantee for quality and service Priced $25.00 to $45.00 Benson & Thorne Company ELDREDGE-BEYNOLDS CO. 4 tru