THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1919. v
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URGES MUSEUM
OF ART AS A
17AR MEMORIAL
John L. Webster Says Me
morial for Omahans Wfio
Served In War Should Be .
Useful Structure.
John L. Webster, addressing
members of the Kiwanis club at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday at
noon, urged that a general memori
al war museum and art gallery be
established to the memory of Oma
ha men who served in the world
.war. V
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icjcmng o ine war memorials
of Rome and Greece, he said: "All
' of these memorials, grand and im
posing as they may be, artistic and
historic as they may be, are wholly
insufficient and inadequate to awak-
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en ine imagination, -or me Denoiaer
to the spirit of idealism in govern
' ment, so essential for the better
ment of humanity at large. The re
sults of this war have been so won
derful, that a suitable war memorial
to be now erected must be some
thing more than a figure in bronze,
or a statue in marble, or a column
of granite. It must be a memorial
instructive as well as beautiful, edu-
cational as well as useful, inspiring
as well as artistic."
f , In conclusion he said: "I would
, have our people erect an art build-
mg in which there shall be com
bined the exquisite taste of refine
ment and harmony in architecture
which would make the structure an
umaiiiciii iu uic tuy, auu au ex
ample of civic beauty.
, t Collection of War Relics.
"On the first floor of that build
ing we should have a war museum
not a place for gruesome things,
but for all the relics and examples
of all the instruments used in this
"srfare, as object lessons. We
, - should' have in that museum exam
ples of uniforms, helmets, swords,
. rifles, bayonets, and all else that
might inform the multitude of visit
ors of the instruments of warfare
.which the American soldiers used
' "We should have in that museum
; collections of etchings, drawings,
. pnotograpns, pictures, so tar as
may be of every battlefield; an ex
i hibition of such an extensive col
lection as would be an object les
son to the returning soldier. We
should have in that building a room
set apart where these veterans of
this war, as well as the veterans of
the Spanish war, and the Civil war,
, might come together in social meet
ings, and an auditorium where pa
triotic addresses might be delivered.
"On the upper floor we should
have a collection of the best works
of art. This memorial art building,
with its museum and works of art,
' should become an instrumentality
of public -education, a historic col
v, lection which would tell the history
of the great war.
'This great memorial structure
should be erected out of contribu-
tions by the people, as freely given
and under as high a sense of duty
at prevailed when they subscribed
for Liberty bonds and Victory
notes.
"Will the good and enterprising
people of Omaha arise to this
great opportunity to perform a civ
ic service in the erection of a war
memorial museum and art build
ing?" Husband Nomad, Says
wire in uivorce oun;
H "Poll f BMA"
... Harrison Garvin has been born
too late in the world, according to
the petition of his wife, Rose Gar
vin, for a divorce, filed in district
court yesterday.
He would have been all right in
the days when mankjnd lived the
life of nomads. But today his wan
dering proclivities lead but to the
divorce court. "He spends his time
as a wanderer without fixed pur
pose or aim in life," his wife com
plains in her divorce petition.
Last December he heard the "call
of the road" and departed and his
wife hasn't heard of him since.
They were married in 1907 in
Winfield, Kan., and his wife asks the
custody of their two children.
Former 'Girl Headliner'
Of Wad West Show Buys
8IHeadofCattleHere
Mrs. Brida Shimek, owner of a
large ranch at Hemingford, Neb.,
was one of the visitors and buyers
at the Live Stock exchange Thurs
day. v Mrs. Shimek, when a girl, was one
Vol the headliners of a western wild
west show and one year won the
women's "broncho busting" cham
pionship at Cheyenne.
After her marriage to Henry
' Shimek she adopted ranch life. 1-ast
winter, after the death of her hus
band from influenza,, Mrs. Shimek
took full possession of the ranch.
She took home 81 head of 3-year-old
steers. j
Will Cable Wilson When
Congress Is Assembled
Washington, May 16 President
Wilunn will 'he officially noti
fied by cable of the assembling of
congress when ootn nouses convene
in extra session Monday. 1
Congressional leaders, it became
known today, have decided that in
view of President Wilson being iu
' Paris use of thecable was the logic
al method of going through with
hn fiistomarv orocedure ot notify
ing him. Ordinarily a committee
representing botn nouses wait upon
the president at the White House
' informing him that congress is now
in session.
; Hurt In Elevator Accident
Stuart Arthur 20 years old, 2904
OTrth Twenty-eighth avenue, was
injjured yesterday morning when a
weight in an elevator in Thompson
and Belden's store struck him. He
was taken to Lord Lister hospital.
He suffered"" internal injuries.
. He Was repairing another eleva
tor and acMentally slipped into an
: adjoining tbait
Sergt. Wm. Herren, Machine Gun Company, 58th Infantry, 4th Division.
Throughout a deadly artillery bombardment August 7, near Savoye,
his company was in trouble. It had lost four of its machine guns, and was
short of ammunition. Sergeant Herren managed throughout this action,
by great bravery and devotion to duty, to supply the" needed ammunition
to the gunners, and to distribute to the battalions new machine guns. It
was this same Sergeant Herren who, when our right flank was unpro
tected, trot nossession of a light German Maxim machine gun and pushed
it forward on our exposed flank under terrific enemy fire, and repulsed a
Counter aiiaCK. upyngui,
BRAVE AMERICANS
Portrait of Mdl Winner, Mad at the Front by
JOSEPH CUMMINGS CHASE, Official Portrait Painter of the A. E. F.
Drake Realty Co. Will
Build New Apartments
At Costof $180,000
The Drake Realty Construction
company yesterday received from
the city building department a per
mit for the erection of another series
of apartment houses of three build
ings, with a total of 108 apartments,
at 2203 to 2211 Jones street.
The cost of the construction will
be $180,006 and the dimensions of
the entire project will be 1U8 by
108 feet, three stories and base
ment.
The buildings will be fireproof,
faced with artistic pressed brick.
Each apartment will be equipped
with individual ice box, gas stove,
kitchen cabinet and built-in bed.
This new construction will ad
join two apartments now being
erected and for which a $120,000
permit was issued by the city six
weeks ago.
The Drake company announces
that within 30 to 60 days it will
begin erection of another set of
apartments of two buildings with 72
apartments. This will bring its to
tal construction for this year up to
$420,000.
All of these apartments are on
Jones street, between Twenty-third
and Iwenty-rirst streets.
Burgess-Nash Welfare Body
To Give Dance Saturday
Burgess-Nash Welfare association
will give a complimentary May
dance to the employes of the firm on
Saturday night at the Metropolitan
hall. Admittance will be by invita
tion only.
The general committee has ar
ranged an interesting program, de
tails of which are kept as a sur
prise. Refreshments will be served
during the evening.
Rousing Welcome Is
Planned for Famous
"Ace" On Visit Here
!
Plans for a rousing welcome, to
be given the famous air fighter,
Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, upon
his arrival here Monday, are being
rapidly perfected by a committee of
the Omaha Automobile club headed
by Dick Stewart. t
Those participating in the parade
will be divided in three divisions.
The first division will be composed
of mounted police, bands, military
automobiles, an aeroplane, which
will proceed up Farnam street under
its own power, Captain Ricken
backer and the committee, the wo
men's motor corps and closed cars.
The second division will be com
posed of cars furnished by the Oma
ha Automobile Trade association.
The third division will consist of
touring cars.
Mr. Stewart stated that several
hundred more cars could be includ
ed in the parade if the owners of the
machines would communicate with
the automobile club.
City Commissioners Dance
With Young City Hall Folks
City Commissioners Butler and
Falconer joined a company of city
hall young people on the dance
Thursday night. The function was
attended by 60 municipal employes.
During an intermission of the
dancing, Floyd Perry recited, Vlas
ta Sterba offered a Spanish dance
Streitz played mandolines, accom
panied by Marie Swanson.
Three Transports Sail
Brest, .May 16. The transports
Montana, North Dakota and Hunt
ington, sailed today with troops of
the 89th division, national army men
from Kansas, Missouri and South
Dakota.
Inter-Church World
i
Movement .
MASS MEETING
Auditorium, May 2 1
Addresses by
Dr. Robert L. Kelly.
Dr. J. Campbell White.
Fred B. Smith.
Colonel Raymond Robins.
Representative leaders of religious and educa
tional thought of the day. N .
YOU ARE CORDIALLY WELCOMED
No Admission Charge.
iM)itiiMJiiiiiinMiii,ii,innMimiiiii'
"The World's Last Resort"
HEAR THIS MESSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT
AT THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Park Avenu and Harney Street.
Alonzo Alvin De Larme, Minister
A large chorus, Mabel Allen, soloist; Mrs. Howard Kennedy,
organist, will sing Edward F. Johnston's "I Heard a Great Voice,"
and Shelly's "God I Love."
8 O'CLOCK SHARP.
11 A. M.: "The Inter-Church World Movement!"
ZIMMAN BOOSTS
DR. LANGFELD FOR
HEALTIIJFFICER
Council, With Exception of
Commissioner Ure, Against
Appointment of Outsider
as Manning's Successor.
City Commissioner Zimman stated
yesterday morning that he will rec
ommend Hf. Millard Langfeld to Po
lice Commissioner Ringer as a man
who is fully competent to serve as
health commissioner, to succeed Dr.
E. T. Manning, who has resigned.
"I absolutely believe that there
are capable and competent men In
Omaha who may be obtained for
this position, said lr. Zimman, "and
I also believe that we should first
look over our local talent before en
gaging an outsider. I shall recom
mend Dr. Langfeld to Commissioner
Ringer because I know that the doc
tor is competent and would make a
desirable health commissioner."
Now -City Bacteriologist
Dr. Langfeld has been city bac
teriologist for several years. .
, Lieut Col. James F. Edwards,
whom Mr. Ringer has been consid
ering, will arrive in Omaha on Sun
day or Monday. Dr. Edwards will
appear before the city council next
Monday morning. He is on his way
from Camp Mills to Camp Dodge
with a group of disabled soldiers.
Mayor Smith stated thai he be
lieved that available men in Omaha
should first be considered before an
outsider is engaged.
"But." the mayor said, "I wou'd
be inclined to accept the recom
mendation of the responsible phy
sicians of this city.' The physicians
recommended Dr. Manning to us
and we appointed the doctor as
health commissioner."
Commissioner Butler is, opposed
to appointing an outside man to the
position of health commissioner. "I
am convinced that we can find a
man xin Omaha," he said.
Commissioner Ure asserted that
he wbuld make , no distinction be
tween an Omaha man or an outside
man for the place.
Committe Makes Recommendation.
"The Committee of Protest," , an
organization of prominent Oma
hans, has mailed to the city com-)
missioners letters . which contain
th. following expressions: "In con
nection with the resignation of the
city health commissioner, this com
mittee wishes to impress upon the
minds of the city commissioners
the. vital importance ' of se
lecting , a man for the of
fice who is not the special repre
sentative of any particular school
of medicine a man broad-minded
enough' to permit patrons of the
schools to select physicians of their
own choosing in any case; a man
who will accept a certificate of
health from a physician or doctor
under the law to practice in this
state; a man well -versed in sani
tation and the laws of hygiene.
"We stand for medical freedom
and demand that our constitutional
rights be protected."
"The Committe of Protest" is
opposed to compulsory vaccination
and supports the principle of medi
cal freedom.'
Jury Completed for Trial
of Henry Ford's Libel Suit
Mount Clemens, Mich., May 16.
The jury to try the $1,000,000 libel
suit of Henry Ford against the Chi
cago Daily Tribune was completed
yesterday.
Democracy Should Be
Introduced Into the
Church, Says Mayor
"Democracy should be intro
duced into the church as well at
into political and social life," said
Mayor Smith, speaking Thursday
night at the fathers' and sons' ban
quet at ountze Memorial Lath- -eran
church, where more than 150
were present
"The church has been accustomed
to take an active interest only in the
spiritual life of individuals," he said.
"It should take an, interest in a
man's success in business, in his re
lation to his fellow men and in
every legitimate line of his activity.
It should be an ever-present friend
to its members, gaining in strength
by this very sympathy. '
One Minute
Store Talk
"The question of clothes
demand keener judgment
today than ever before. I
used to drop in any old place
and buy a suit But yester
day la gone and with it the
fair quality all stores used to
tell. No taking chances for
me any more. You've another
steady customer," said a
shrewd buyer.
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Greater Nebraska relia
bility is doubly imporV
tant today.
JOHN A. SWANSON, President
tSSoSybtaeha
WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treasurer
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A mar hint of our
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TODAY
SHOP EARLY STORE CLOSES AT 6 :30 P. M. SATURDAYS.
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A Greater Nebraska
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THE marvelous resourcefulness of
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enjoyed by this store in the1 clothing
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Combined in one vast showing, here's
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ca's Best clothes makers' productions
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Superb values at every price. , ,
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Waist Seam Top Coats, Automobile Coats,
Balmaccans, Utility Top Coats, Box Coats, $1 AT fn K
Weatherproof Coats. V10 0.$4D
$20
to
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Beautiful Silk Shirts ( Featherweight Soft Hats
A
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The growing scarcity of silk shirts
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tance of buying this season's supply
today.
Unusually attractive effects in broad-
cloth, willow crepe, crepe de chine, $0 10
Jersey, botany and tub silks Largest fi Q
showing in the city.
Silk mixtures, novel, new Madras'patterns,
silk and linen, London cords, silk fibre
shirts. Manhattan, Yorke,0 CA
Bates Street, at .?.50 to $4.00
Extra Good Shirts
Always the best at the price. New French
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America's Best Vassar and
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The Hafrof the Hour!
You must see them, -try them on, to feel
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All the Styles that have the call John 0
jS. Stetson, Crofut & Knapp, Imported t
Italian Borsalino, E. V. Connett Qualitv to
Hats, Nebraska Saperior and Special
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The Cap Shop v
Answering the call for dis
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Scotch Braemar and New
Brighton Flannel Caps ,
$2.00 " $3.50
$15
$1.50
Shoes--" AU-America-Oxfords
Extra value all through. Come in tan, 'brown, black. $9 to $10
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84 to S7.50
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810 to 812
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83.00 to 86.00
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