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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1919.
PROBE STARTED
ONE MONTH AFTER
PARK DROWNING
Ure Heads Investigating Com
mittee .After Reports of
Park Commissioner Show
No New Evidence.
'One month 'after four children
were drwned in the pond at River
view park under circumstances
which showed carelessness in the
protection by park attendants, the
mayor and dcfty commissioners yes
terday decided to start an jnvestiga
tion. ,
After listening for an hour to the
reading: of reports and statements
by members of the police depart
ment, park employes and a few spec
tators of the catastrophe, the city
council committee of the whole re
solved to appoint a committee of
three "to investigate this accident
further and make recommendations
to the city council."
Commissioner Ure, who is chair
man of the committee of the whole,
will be chairman of the investigating
committee.
When volumninous reports were
read to the committee yesterday,
throwing no light'on the situation
beyond what has been revealed
through the press, Commissioner
-Ure spoke up. "There does not seem
to have been any statements ob
tained from members of the picnic
party nor from the parents of the
children who were drowned. The
story of this thing should be known."
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Ure,
the special committee will be direct
ed to interview the parents of the
dead children, the sisters of St. Ak
nes' school which was holding tfie
, picnic,, and others directly connect
ed with the outing.
Report is Conflicting.
The statements obtained by Com
missioner Falconer and read to the
council committee, were more or
leas of a preftTnctory ' nature and
many of the details were conflicting
One statement was that the boys
in one of the boats had been on the
water nearly two hours before the
drownings. "The boats , had been
rented out by James Connolly, con
cessionaire at the park. No expla
nation was made in the reports why
children were allowed to use these
boats and then were not properly
protected in case of accident. One
report states that the boys in their
boat did not have oars, but were
paddling around with sticks.
The parents of the four children
who were drowned have filed dam
age claims against the city.
Krog Park Popular
Sunday and every day the past
week were record-breakers in at
tendance at. Krug park.
The hot weather caused many
people to seek a cool spot, and thr
amusements and cooling rides
proved to be pleasing and restful
attractions. , -.
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Rellerei Unruor, brain fa "4 nrv
txhauatlon. Make a tatty tonlo drink,
CAPTAIN FRANCIS AND AIDE READY FOR LONG CROSS-COUN-TRY
AIR FLIGHT Erie Springer, chief pilot of the Martin Com
pany, and Captain Roy N. Francis, U. iS. A who will pilot a huge
Martin bomber plane in an attempt to cross the continent in two hops.
The flight will start at New York and wind up at San Francisco. Only
one stop is to be made, this at North Platte, Neb It is proposed to
send the big bomber 2,750 miles in thirty-two hours."' The Martin plane
is said to be from eight to ten miles faster than any plane of the
bomber type now in service. -
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Butler Says He Does
Not Consider Himself
Part of Mayor's Rule
City Commissioner Butler, when
asked yesterday if he divulged "The
Mayor's Letter," which admitted
that the present city administration
did not measure up the expectations
of its supporters at the last city
election, replied:
"I do not consider myself part of
the mayor's administration. I was
elected on my past performances,
rather than on promises for the fu
ture." (
Mr. Butler added that he had not
yet indited a reply to the mayoVs
confidential confession which is now
the property of a profane world.
Neither have any of the other com
missioners, despite the mayor's re
quest to do so.
"I may have an answer this week
and I will give you a copy as soon
as I have it ready," the commissioner
laid.
Motorcycle Rider Injured.
A motorcycle driven by William
W. Rhodes, 4217 South Twenty
seventh street, overturned at the in
tersection of Thirty-fourth and
Cuming streets. Rhodes was pinned
under his wheel and badly bruised
about his body.
Motorcycles Will Be
Used to Collect Mail
In Suburbs of Omaha
Motorcycles, with side car attach
ments, will be used in the suburbs
of the city to collect mail, according
to a letter received from Washing
ton yesterday by Postmaster Fan
ning. The letter stated that the govern
ment was preparing to furnish auto
trucks and motorcycles to collect
"mail in Omaha in the near future.
Omaha will require at least 18
trucks and several motorcycles to
replace the present street car mail
service, according to the postmaster.
The street car mail service will be
discontinued entirely.
C. of C. Now Has Membership
Of 2,500; Gains 400 In Year
The Chamber of Commerce is out
with its new roster, showing a mem
bership of 2,500, a gain of 400 mem
bers during the year ending June
IS. Subscribers to the bureau of
publicity increased vfrom 120 to 700
and they increased the working fund
from $14,000 to $35,000.
For next year the bureau of pub
licity has set its membership mark
at 1,000 and an increase of $15,000 in
the working fund
PROSPECTS FOR
BUMPER CROP IN
STATE ARE GOOD
Wheat Cutting In Southern
Part Nebraska to Be In Full
Y ' ' Blast by End of
' Week. Y
' By .the last pf this - week all
through the southern portion of Ne
braska the winter wheat harvest wiL
be in full hlast. In many of the
fields the grairris beginning to ripen
and everywhere the filling process is
going on in a most satisfactory man
ner. This is the report that comea
to the Burlington road from its
agents throughout the state.
The weekly report of the Burling
ton, by divisions, estimates the con
dition of the crop as follows, figur
ing 100 per cent perfect:
Omaha, 99; Lincoln 95; Wymore,
99; McCook, 101 per cent.
, Rust Disapepars.
Prior reports indicated that in
some localities, owing to the heavy
growth of straw, considerable f
the grain had lodged. The report
now at.hand indicates that rust has
practically disappeared, that the ap
parently lodged grain has straight
ened up, and that the prospects for
a bumper crop were never better.
Spring wheat appears to be equally
as picmising as that of the winter
vatiety and a heavy yield is anti
cipated. The heads are said to be
much larger and longer than usual
and all well filled.
Th? warm weather of the last few
day is said to have worked wonders
with the corn and reports indicate
that it has about reached the normal
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stage for this season of the year.
There is some complaint on account
ot the weedy condition of the fields,
but it is said that they are being
rapidly cleaned out and that the
plant is making good progress.
Cutting Expected Soon. v
Barley, "rye and oats have made
rapid growth during the last week
and premise a good yield. In some
localities -in the, state these grains
are beginning to ripen' and it is an
ticipated that some fields will be cut
curing the coming week. .
. Sugar beets are making" a good
growth and the crop promises to be
the largest ever raised in trie state. '
? Pastures and meadows were never
in better condition and as a 'result,
reports indicate that animals are
rapidly taking- on flesh.' -
Generally the rainfall last we?k
was well distributed and about the
quantity required .for. keeping vege
tation in a good growing condition. J
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state there was too much precipita
tion, it damaging to a considerable
extent the alfalfa that had been out
and had not cured sufficiently to go
into the stack. .-
Acting Secretary of State
Promoted by President
Washington," June 23. Frank L.
Polk, of New York, counsellor of
the state department, and now act
ing secretary of state, was nomin
ated' tcday by President Wilson to
be under-secretary of stated a new
office created under the 1920 legis
lative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill passed by the last con-giesc.
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Cuilt for service, has best hardware, locks and hinges. Two
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FRELING & STEINLE
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Woman Holding Baby ,.
Injured When Auto-
Crashes Into Porch
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While sitting on "the front porch
of her home, 1415 North Eighteenth
street, holding her three weeks' old
baby in her arms, Mrs. Daisy Brown
was injured when an, automobile,
driven by C Lovett, Twenty-first
and Map!e streets, climbed upon the
porch.
According to Mr. Lovett, a small
boy was riding' on a bicycle in a
zig-zag iV in front of his auto
mobile, and in an effort to keep from
ruuning over the boy, he jerked the
steering wheel causing car to climb
th- front porch of the Brown home.
-While Lovett escaped injury, Mrs.
C. B. Washington, Twenty-fifth and
Farnam streets, a passenger in the
car. was rut and bruised about her
arms and body.
U. S. War Expenditures to
June 114,544,610,213
Washington, June 23. War de
partment expenditures from the time
war was declared until June 1. 119,
totalled. $14,544,610,213, Secretary
Baker advised the special house com
mittee investigating the depart
ment's activities. Of the total, $1,
830,787,989 was spent by the Ameri
can expeditionary forces for supplier
pu-chased overseas.. .
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Dresses for Summer
No matter how popular suits or sep
arate shirts may be, the thin dress is
the most entirely pleasing and com
fortable summer costume.
Colored voiles, figured and plain---
From $15 to $2.5
Organdies in white, pink, blue and
lavender -
From $15 to $39.50 ,
White georgette
From $25 to $65
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Novelties Made From Ribbons
Children's garters, shower
bows, sashes, camisoles,
slippers, boudoir caps,
bags, lingerie clasps, vani
ty bags, sachet bags and
the most exquisite ribbon
flowers, singly and in
bouquets.
One corsage bouquet Is of beau
tifully colored sweet peas, made
from chiffon and arranged with
yery delicate, lacy leaves.
A huge pink satin rose with
shaded petals, the outer ones
very pale and deeper ones to
ward the center, is beautifully
made.
And to mention more
practical things, the
camisoles are both
dainty and unusual
and there is a boudoir
cap to be seen, the
crown of which is
woven with inch-wide
ribbons of palest blue
and pink.
The prices vary from the
dainty rosettes at 75c to
the most elaborate of the
camisoles at $6.
They are on display in a
case just to the right as
you enter.
In Neckwear
White organdy sets,
trimmed with dotted
ruffles.
Roll collars of or
gandy, with colored
edges and colored
pleatings.
From $2 to $6.
Venetian lace collars,
either .roll or round
effect.
From $2 to 4.
Vestees of all styles
in organdy and lace.
From $3 up.
or
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Polls pei f ram 8 a. m. to 1 p.D.
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