f HE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919
REFERENDUM ON
CODE BILL ASKED
BY 5,000VOTERS
Ten Thousand Names Prom
ised From Omaha; 25,000
Required to Hold
Up Law.
Lincoln, June 3. It is said that
petitions containing about 5,000
names have been received at the
office of the promotion committee
which has in charge the invoking of
the referendum on the code bill in
order to keep it from being given a
trial. The promotion committee has
been promised 10,000 names from
Omaha, it is said. It will require
2J.000 names to hold up the bill.
The proposition is being watched
with much interest by a large num
ber of people who are beginning to
understand how easy is is for those
who have opposed a bill from the
start to kill the acts of the legisla
ture by the referendum law, thus
preventing the people from being
given the opportunity to see if the
law is workable. .
Five Beatrice Boys Held
for Breaking Into Store
- Beatrice, Neb., June 3, (Special(.
Five Beatrice boys, ranging in age
from 14 to 16 years, who beat their
way out of the city late Friday night
on the last section of the Eighty
ninth troop train, are being held at
Marysville, Kan., on charges of
breaking into a store at Florena.
Kan., near here. The lads are Les
ter Corey, George Wilcox, Charles
Coombs, Jack Highley and Rolo
Bennett. Some of the parents of
the lads and an attorney left fe-
Marysville, Tuesday, to try and ob
tain the release of the quintet.
Filley Man Resigns.
Beatrice, Neb., June 3. (Special.)
Prof. E. H. Husman, who has.been
superintendent of the Filley schools
the past year, has resigned his posi
tion. His successor has not yet
been chosen.
Fifty Commercial
Bodies Represented
at State Convention
Broken Bow, Neb., June 3. (Spe
cial Telegram.) About SO commer
cial organizations of Nebraska were
represented here luesaay at the an
nual state convention.
President J. W. Stenhart outlined
the success of the campaign for
good road legislation at the recent
session. Reorganization of com
mercial and community organiza
tions to include representatives from
all groups within a community was
advocatd by Robert H. Manley of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
who urged that the same machinery
that carried through jvar work suc
cessfully should be organized into a
tlsmmunity betterment group to de
elop every community in Ne
braska. Dean Ashcrafi of York college
sDoke of Dractical education work
and Commissioner Frank I. Ringer
JEFFERIS NOW
OPPOSES REPEAL
OF LUXURY TAXES
Would Not Vote This Money
Out of Treasury Until Sub
stitute Form of Taxa
tion Is Devised.
By a Staff Correspondent.
Washington, June 3. Representa
tive Jefferis, speaking of the bill to
repeal the so-called luxury tax, and
which seems to be as dead as a door
nail in view of the serious opposi
tion that has arisen against repeal
ing anyof the consumption taxes
until some substitute has been de-
sociation spoke on the problems of
trade and commerce.
RAIN DAMPENS
ARDOR OF HIGH
SCHOOL CADETS
Downpour, Which Started
Monday Night, Keeps Boys
in Tents; No Attempts
to Run Lines.
PEORIA WOMAN
HAS GAINED 35
POUNDS, SHE SAYS
Does All the Work Now for
Family of Nine Since Tan
lac Built Her Up Had
Suffered 18 Years.
"Eighteen years ago this spring,"
said Mrs. Annie Welsh of 1204 An
toinette street," Peoria, Illinois,
"while we were living on the farm,
I lost my health and have never seen
a well day since that time until a
few weeks ago. Why, if anybody had
told me there was a medicine that
could relieve me of all these eight
een years' suffering in so short a
time I would not have believed them.
But Tanlac has done all this for me
and more, for I have gained thirty
five pounds in weight on seven bot
tles of the medicine.
"I was frist taken with an attack
of acute indigestion and lay right at
the point of death. The cramps and
pains in my stomach simply can't
be described, and after this spell I
lost weight and strength very fast
and soon had no health at all. I
suffered from what they called auto
intoxication a poisoned system
and took so much strong medicine
trying to get rid of the acid that my
stomach got in an awful condition.
Then I was taken with rheumatism
and had it so bad in my arms and
legs that I could hardly stand it.
Then my kidneys commenced Mi
bother me and my back hurt me so
bad at times that I would actually
scream. Many a night I couldn't
sleep on account of my suffering
and had become almost a confirmed
invalid. I could eat nothing much
except toast, my back was nearly
killing me and I had rheumatism
so bad I was afraid I would lose the
use of my limbs.
"I was unable to do the least bit
of work aid while we spent all of
twelve hundred dollars for treat
ment and medicines, nothing ever
did me any good until a friend of
mine, who had used Tanlac, per
suaded me to try it. Well, I had
not taken Tanlac long utii I knew
I had at last found the rit medi
citie. I have taken seven bottles
now and every sign of rheumatism
is gone, my kidneys 'never bother me
any more and my stomach is in as
good condition as it ever was. In
fact, I am a perfectly well woman,
enjoy as good health as I ever did
in my life, and this seems almost
too good to be true after suffering
for eighteen years as I did. Why, I
can do alt the work, washing and
everything, for my family of nine
children and feel none the worse
from it. So I have the besof rea
sons for praising Tanlac and if I
could speak to every suffering per
son personally I would advise them
to try it."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also For
rest and Meany Drug Company in
South Omaha and the leading drug
fist in each city and town through
ut the state of Nebraska. Adv.
lfter each meal YOU eft on
ATONIC
IfPOW YOUR STOMACH'S SAKE)
ind get full food value and real atom
ten comfort. Instantly relieves heart
Vara, Moated, faaay feeling STOPS
icidity. foci repeating and stomach
Bisery. AIDS digestion; keeps the
ttonuch sweet and pure.
CATONIC is th bt remedy and only costi
Umt or two a day to niwi It You will tx d
tad with retglta Satisfaction guaraateae
ar money back. Fleaw call m r
Fallow tho Beaton Path." 15th ana
. v Fanaai S.tf Omaha
Valley. Neb., Tune 3. (Special).
After a sunshiny first day of camp,
the 375 Central High school cadets
are being treated to a day of con
tiiual rain in Camp Beveridge, near
here. The downpour began shortly
after taps, Monday, making sleep
impossible. Drainage at the camp
is good, so an inglorious return be
cause of an excess of water is not
contemplated.
The cadets arrived early Monday
morning and spent the day setting
up the camp. The engineering corps,
which proceeded the battalion, had
set up the general tents.
Monday was uneventful save for
the announcement of the publication
of "The Mule," a four page daily
newspaper, edited by Ralph F. Cohn.
A sufficient number of subscriptions
were solicited to pay expenses. The
advertising funds will be used to
spring a surprise on visitors' day
Thursday.
Company base ball battalions are
limbering up' for a series of games.
A wireless outfit, "under supervision
of Pri. John O'Rourke, is preparing
to receive foreign messages.
No casualties were reported yes
terday. A score of minor injuries
leceived attention from Dr. Ravitz.
camp physician. A recreation tent
equipped by F. S. Fowler of the Y.
M. C. A., provides the cadets with
reading matter.
Because of the rain no attempt
was made to "run the guards" last
tiifrht. So far the encampment is
100 per cent clean.
State House Janitor Dies
After 14 Years' Service
Lincoln, June 3. (Special.)
David E. Logan, a state house jani
tor who has been in the service
of the state house about 14 years,
died yesterday at his home in this
city. Mr. Logan's former home was
in Albion. He has been in failing
health for more than a year, but
has been able to do his work up
to about a month ago. He was a
veteran of the civil war and was 70
years old.
Beatrice School Board
Elects Three Teachers
Beatrice, Neb., June 3. (Special).
The Board of Education, last
evening, elected three new teachers
for the high school, W. L. Hughes,
graduate of Wesleyan, and Miss
Leona Woojds and Stanley Marsh,
graduates of the Nebraska uni
versity. The resignation of Miss
Leeper, departmental teacher in
Central school, was accepted. Louis
Austin was elected census enumera
tor of the city schools.
Kearney Farmer Starts
Suit Against Tractor Firm
Kearney, Neb., June 3. (Special).
A damage suit for $39,109 against
the Emerson Grentingham Imple
ment company was filed in district
court Monday by Ellworth Bowker
of this city, who states that a trac
tor which he purchased from that
company was responsible for the
loss of that sum in his year's crops.
Mr. Bowker itemized his losses, bas
ing them on crop results of previons
years.
Huns Violate Armistice;
Attack Polish Troops
Paris, June 3. A German de
tachment, 1,200 strong, from East
Prussia, crossed the Polish frontier
and attacked Polish advance guards,
according to a Havas dispatch from
Warsaw. Polish reinforcements
were hastily summoned and coun
ter attacked between Ossoviec and
Grajevo. In a short, sharp action,
the Germans were repulsed with
heavy losses.
New Board of Control to
Considers Coal Contracts
Lincoln, June 3. (Special.) Con
tracts for the purchase of coal for
14 of the state institutions will be
considered July 10. The matter is
in the hands of the new board of
control, which will come into office
July 1.
Fund Reverts to State.
Lincoln, June 3. (Special). Of the
appropriation voted by the legisla
ture of $25,000 for the use of the
law enforcement department of the
state in prosecuting "booze runners,"
$12,590 remains unexpended and will
lapse back into the state treasury.
At the time the legislature made
the appropriation, there was con
siderable criticism for fear that Chief
Hyers would go the limit in the use
of the funds. The fact that less than
half of it was expended indicates
that the fears of the opposition were
unfounded, v .
of the Nebraska Manufacturers' as- signed to make up the deficiencies
tne repeal win create, saia tnat ear
ly in the session htf'had received
many letters from Omaha mer
chants urging the repeal of the ob
jectionable law.
At that time the Omaha congress
man was inclined to favor the re
peal on the ground that the ma
chinery to collects the tax necessi
tated an additional force on the part
of the retailers. However, develop
ments since the bill to repeal sec
tion 904 of the revenue law was re
ported by the ways and means com
mittee have proved to Mr. Jefferis
that to remove the tax would take
from the treasury $100,000,000, and
he is, therefore, not inclined to vote
this money out of the treasury un
til some form of taxation has been
devised to take its place.
In order that we may have the
judgment of "Omaha merchants on
an alternative 'proposition he has
written asking them if they would
be willing to pay a yearly tax on
their gross sales, a form of taxation
prevalent in Europe.
Teachers Ask Support.
Representative Jefferis is in re
ceipt of many letters from princi
pals and teachers of the Omaha
public schools, including a letter
from the director of research, ask
ing him to support the Towner edu
cational bill, which is designed to
educate the masses and which, it
is estimated, will require $100,000,
000 to put the scheme on a working
basis. To these letters the con
gressman, after studying the bill,
has replied with a question whether
it would be wise to spend $100,000,
000 in face of a deficit of between
?6.000,000,000 and $;,000,000,000
which faces the country next year;
Frank Harrison of Lincoln is in
Washington sounding out the Ne
braska delegation as to the presi
dential situation. It is understood
Mr. Harrison looks favorably on
General Wood as the republican
candidate.
Henry L. Keefe of Walthill, Neb.,
who has been doing Red Cross work
in the southeast section of the coun
iry, and when the Red Cross ceased
war activities became interested in
the commission looking after the
vocational education of soldiers, has
resigned his position and is on his
way to Nebraska. Mr. Keefe was
shown through the capitol-today by
Representative Evans. .
Congressman Evans introduced
bills today donating captured Ger
man cannon to each county in the
Third congressional district with the
exceptions oJF Dodge and Platte, the
counties to say where the cannon
shall be located.
Missionary Society Dinner
The Woman's Missionary society
of the "United Presbyterian church
will serve dinner to the public in
the church parlors at Twenty-third
and H streets Thursday evening.
Mining Town Problems
Discussed by Educators
At Meeting Yesterday
Springfield, 111,, June 3. Educa
tional problems affecting mining
communities of Illinois were under
discussion here today at a confer
ence participated in by representa
tives of the United States commis
sioner of education, the state su
perintendent of public instruction,
the Illinois.state board of vocational
education and the Illinois commit
tee of education for miners.
Talks were made by a number of
prominent educators of the state,
among them Demg k. Aioore,
secretary of the Illinois State
Teachers' association, who spoke on
"The Problem of School Revenue in
Mining Communities, and E. A. I
Wreidt. state supervisor of indus- i
trial education, whose subject was I
State and Federal Aid for Practical
Instruction in Mining, for Mine
Workers."
W. S. Doffenbaugh, specialist in ,
city school systems, United States
bureau of education, Washington.
gave some suggestions for the im
provement of schools in mining
towns.
What industrial occuoations
should be given to regular day pu
pils in mining communities was ex
plained by F. L. Hoehn, superin
tendent of public schools at Gilles- i
pie, III.
Other speakers were Joseph C.
Thompson, state department ot
mines and minerals; rrank-rarnng
ton, president of the Illiri6is United
Mine Workers of America; K. G.
Smith of the federal board of voca
tional education; Peter Joyce,
Springfield; H. C. Adams, Spring
field, and E. C. Pruitt, Springfield.
A similar conference will be held
at La Salle tomorrow.
Bolshevik Plot Is
Discovered in Finland
London, June 3. A Russian bol
shevik plot on a wide scale has been
discovered in Finland, according toi
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen. Many arrests
have been made.
Several million marks had been
smuggled into Finland preparatory
to a contemplated revolution, the
telegram states, and a bolshevik
representative . at Helsingfors had
distributed more than 3,000,000
marks of this. Quantities of weap
ons had been given out among the
unemployed, but the coup d'etat that
was planned was postponed, owing
to developments in Russia."
Lawrence, Mass., Strike
Of 108 Days Cost $91,919
Lawrence, Mass., June 3. It cost
the city of Lawrence exactly
$91,719.04 before the labor trouble
in the mills extending 108 days was
brought to an end. Statistics show
that 15,000 were on strike and that
the estimated loss in wages ran over
$1,000,000. There were 300 arrested.
Three riots took place and the riot
act was read by the city marshal
three times. Two hundred police
men were on duty and the extra
expense for this protection amount-
i tf 1 r nrm t:ii r .... I l I
equal u,uas. diub iui auiuuiuuiic
hire cost Lawrence $36,974.62.
Paris Subways Tied Up j
by Strike of Employes j
Paris subway lines are shut down
this morning as a result of a strike
of the employes. The strike was
declared last night at a meeting of
tended bv more than 6.500 workers.
A dispatch from Lille states that j
approximately 48,000 men are out
in the general strike in the Pas de
Calais mining region. .
If you would be cheerful and happy'
keep your bowels regular. Proper diet
and exercise is usually all that is required.
When a medicine is needed you will find
that Chamberlain's Tablets are excellent.
They are easy to take -and most agree
able in effect.
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The Commodore has met with instant and unparal
leled success. All its most luxurious appointments
and appliances for the comfort, convenience, and
pleasure of guests, as well as all its rooms, are now
complete. Its appeal is to the individual who ex
pects, in New York, the beat service in the world.
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i PrniJtnt
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Vicm-Frmt, mmd Cm 7 Mgr.
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SETS THE PACE
A Shade On the Porch
A Hammock On the Lawn
For Summer Comfort
Warm days make one think of shading the porch
and here are the ideal shades. Deluxe, they are
called. They are sunproof and rainproof you cannot
see through them from the outside. '
4 Ft Width by 7 Ft Drop, at 2.75.
6 Ft Width by 7 Ft Drop, at 4.80 .
8 Ft. Width by 7 Ft. Drop," at 6.30
10 Ft Width by 7 Ft. Drop, at 8.75
Comfortable Hammocks
At 25 Less Than Regular Price.
We bought a jobber's floor sample stock that we
purchased at a price concession enabling us to quote
the price reduction. Various sizes and qualities priced
as follows:
1.98, $3, 3.75, $5, 7.50, $10, 12.50
THIRD FLOOR
Camisoles Are
Features for Wednesday
Sales.
Flesh colored camisoles in wash sat
in and crepe de chine made in a large
variety of styles, all sizes in three lots
99c, 1.50, 1.98
With ribbon strap or lace trimmed.
THIRD FLOOR
Thread Silk Hose
For Women Extra Values.
at
00
These are pure thread silk
hosiery; come in colors, also
white and black, with spliced
heels and toes and lisle tops,
$1.
WOMEN'S silk lisle
and cotton hose
in regular and out
sizes, in black, white
and grey, champagne '
and brown.
TVTISSES' ribbed silk
hose in sky, pink,
white and black; ex
tra special Wednesday,
pair at 59c and 79c.
MAIN FLOOR
Glass Gift Set4.25
Eleven Pieces in All.
Oven glass solves the problem of serving foods
direct from the dish in which you bake. It is easy
to wash, easy to keep clean, grease and odor proof.
It never chips, flakes or cracks and remains new
forever.
TABLE GLASSES
Goblets and sherbets, thistle etched, the dozen, $5.00.
TUMBLERS
Colonial Table Tumblers, special for Wednesday sell
ing, each' 3c. v
NIPPON CHINA
DINNERSET
Comes in 100 pieces, handsomely decorated with
a' delicate blue flower, treated with gold, the set,
48.50.
FRENCH CHINA
DINNER SETS
, Comes in 100 pieces, beautiful pink decoration,
treated with coin gold, new shape, at 49.50.
DOMESTIC DINNER SETS
100 pieces, white and gold, 19.85. .
White and gold dinner sets, domestic porcelain,
42 pieces, 8.95..
MAIN FLOOR
VjffiS CROWING OMAHA
:h it...
Graduation Gifts
Are to be thought of. now.
T UST A FEW DAYS before graduation, and
O here are suggestions for gifts that will be
suitable to the boy or the girl who has reached
and will pass this memorable milestone.
,The things we mention are simply by way of sug
gestion, as the stocks are so complete and varied that
we could not begin to quote anything in detail.
BE SURE THAT YOU WILL FIND WHAT fOU
SEEK WHEN YOU COME HERE.
WATPMFQ
Ideal G ft a
, for Irauation
Wrist Watches for
young men, various mod
els, from $6 to $10.
Elgin and Waltham,
Hamilton and Illinois
watches in gold filled
cases 12.50.
MAIN FLOOR
HAND BAGS
Real Seal and real Mo
rocco Hand Bags and
Pocket Books at all
prices, also beautiful
Bead Bags in all the new
oat shapes and styles. '
MAIN FLOOR
LAVALLIERES
In solid gold and beau
tiful patterns set with ev
ery semi-precious and
real stone imaginable,
some Diamond sets, some
Coral cameos, Pearls and
Sapphires, etc., at $3. '
MAIN FLOOR
A PRETTY
COLLAR
is very acceptable. Em
broidered organdy, Filet
Venice, very dainty,
69c to 2.25.
MAJN FLOOR?- '
Cuff Links Sterling
silver soft cuff links in
beautiful enamel designs,
$1 to 2.50.
MAIN FLOOR
SILK GLOVES
Extra heavy quality,
Milan ese, Bandallette
Wrist, back3 heavily em
broidered in self color,
with two pearl clasp fas
teners. Kayser double
finger tips, all sizes at
pair, 2.25.
MAIN FLOOR
RINGS OF' ALL
KINDS. Little Finger
rings of Diamonds and
set in white gold and
platinum mountings, all
prices, others in Coral,
Topaz, Amethyst, etc.
BROOCHES AND
BAR PINS, in solid gold
'and an endless variety,
some set with Diamonds,
others with all different
color stones and pearls,
1.98, $5 and up.
MAIN FLOOR
-' RIBBONS -
Our ribbon novelties
for gifts are most attrac
tive, including the ribbon
camisoles, lingerie sets,
bags, sashes, girdles, gar
ters, sachets, bouquets
any of these would make
a girl a bit happier.
MAIN FLOOR
Dainty Hand-
Embroidered
Handkerchiefs
Dainty hand-embroidered
handkerchiefs on
very fine sheer linen in
pretty floral designs, oth
ers with a very narrow
lace edge, also with
French Val lace and in
sertion, with pure linen
centers, to sell at each,
iMAIN FLOOR
BOUDOIR
CAPS .
Also a pretty Boudoir
Cap of fluffy lace and
ribbon and crepe makes
a mo3t acceptable gift, a
wonderful assortment,
1.25 to 6.75.
NECKWEAR DEPT.
MAIN FLOOR
Beautiful Steel Cut
Buckles
In white, Jet black and bronze ;
large, square or round cut; prices,
$3.50 to $35. '
WE ALSO carry a most com
plete line of covered buckles
in black, tan, white and bronze.
Prices from, per pair, 50c to $2.
BEADED BUCKLES '
In brown, black, white.'bronze
and white and black combina
tion. Price, $5. -maw floor-
