xHjii BEiJ: OIvIAHA, FRIDAY, JUiW 27, 1919.
WANTS MARRIAGE
ANNULLED; SAYS
CHILD COLORED
Court Must Decide Whether
Mrs. Clara Dwyer Has
Negro Blood In Her
. veins.
Does negro blood flow in the
veins of Mrs. Clara Dwyer?
This is the question on which
hangs the annulment pf her mar
riage to F. P. Dwyer. He is seek
ing to have the marriage annulled.
The case was partly heard yester
day before District Judge Thoup and
hearing was postponed to get the
father of Mrs. Dwyer into court.
He had failed to answer a summons.
THe Dwyers were married in the
Catholic church in 1916. They have
one child, a beautiful boy, who
played around the court room today.
Appears to Be White
Until the time the child was born
Mr. Dwyer never suspected that his
wife was anything but pure white.
At that time the attending physi
cian told him the baby had negro
blooch The boy has every appear
ance now of being a white child.
Dwyer took no action at the time
the child was born. He served in
the army during the war and filed
the suit after his discharge.
' "If the mother has negro blood
in her veins would it be possible
for this child to grow up, marry
and have a negro child by a white
father?" Attorney John O. Yeiser
tor Mr. Dwyer, asked Dr. A. A.
Holtman on the witness stand.
Doctor Is Witness.
. "YeSi sir," answered the doctor.
"How far can the taint of negro
blood extend?" asked Mr. Yeiser.
"It might lie dormant for 16 gen
erations and then come to active
life" said Dr. Holtman.
"And show itself in a black child
of apparently white parents?"
"Yes, sir."
Mr. J. McCary, the mother of
Mrs. Dwyer, said she didn't know
where to find her husband. But
the case will not be completed until
he is brought into court to answer
whether he has any negro blood in
his veins. ' 1
Brief City News
Opposite The Hotel Rome
Out of High Rent District
We Close at S P. M. Daily
Saturday at 6 P. M.
The Onion
Outfitting
Company
16th and Jackson
The ability of this store
to offer merchandise of
quality at money-saving
prices has enabled
thousands of June
Brides in years past to
enjoy a cozy, econom
ically furnished home.
Low Prices on
Hammocks
For summer comfort you need
a hammock, and you want a
good, substantial one that will
give you a long time of serv
ice. That is the kind ours are.
Made of the best hammock
materials, closely woven and
with extra heavy stringing
cords to make them better and
stronger than most kinds. For
Thursday we are featuring
a splendid fcO Ati
value, at. ...... . P
Hammocks From $1.98 Up.,
5-Minute
Freezer
Freezes De
licious Ice
Cream and
Ices. Strictly
sanitary, two
quart
size.
;rt.65c
Have Boot Print It Beacon Press.
Elec Fans $8.50 Burgess-Qranden
Pieroe-Arrow Ambulance Serrlce
Stack & Falconer. Harney 64.
Resumes PracticeJohn N. Bald
win (Jack) has resumed the prac
tice of law after two years' ab
sence, at 936 First National Bank
building. Adv.
To Increase Capital Stock Capi
tal stock of the Nebraska National
bank is to be increased from $200.
000 to $500,000 and a meeting of
stockholders will be held July 7 to
take action.
Japanese Missionary Here Rev.
August Walters, a Catholic mission
ary in Japan for 23 years, is visiting
his niece. Sister Fidelia at St.
Joseph's hospital. He has met the
mikado of Japan.
Discontinue Night Meetings The
city council adopted a resolution
which provides for a temporary dis
continuance of the night council
meetings which have been held on
the last Tuesday of each month.
Lost Girl Found Through the ef
forts of The Bee the Welfare board
of Omaha was enabled to find Oneda
Randolph, colored girl. She had
made her home with friends of her
mother at Thirty-fourth and
Emmet streets since her disappear
ance several" days ago.
Deny Soft Drink Permits The
council denied soft drink permits to
Levy Broomfield. 2024 North
Twenty-fourth street, and the Quig
ley Drug Co., 302 North Sixteenth
street. The applicants will be
granted hearings before the council
next Tuesday morning.
Captain Sorenson Killed Mrs.
Christina Sorensen, 2912. Nicholas
street, has been notified of the death
of her son, Capt. Soren Sorensen,
formerly commercial representative
of the Nebraska telephone Co. in
Omaha, in a motorcycle accident
June 2, near Neuwied, Germany.
Klwanls Club to Meet The Ki
wanis club of Omaha has a meeting
scheduled for Friday at the South
Omaha Live Stock Exchange build
ing. It is to be held at 12:30
o'clock. There will be a luncheon,
followed by several addresses. Nearly
100 acceptances have been received.
Must Furnish $20,000 Bonds
Charles Hoban, charged with the
theft of three automobiles, must
furnish a total of $20,000 bonds, to
be released from the county jail. He
has pleaded not guilty to the
charges. Two 9f the charges in
volve automobiles belonging to Lee
Huff and G. W. Jewel.
Hold Annual Outing Employes of
the Farmers' Union State exchange,
numbering 40, held their annual out
ing and picnic on the Carter Lake
club grounds Wednesday afternoon
and evening. Boating, bathing, foot
races and other sports were the order
of the day. A dinner was given the
employes by the management.
Awarded $4,000 Damages A ver
dict of. $4,000 damages was given
Miss Anna Ebner against Sam Mc
Crum of the Carlton Taxicab com
pany by a jury in District Judge
Sears' court for injuries sustained
when a taxicab smashed into the
curb on South Thirteenth street
early on the morning of May 21,
1918.
Packages to Denmark Parcel
post packages to Denmark are now
accepted by the Omaha postoffice
without any order from the War
Trade board at Chicago. During the
war no packages were accepted for
Denmark, and following the signing
of the armistice it was necessary for
those desiring to send packages to
that country to write the War Trade
board for permission.
Expect Troop Train Saturday the
Burlington will bring a troop train
from the north Pacific coast country
and here turn it over to the Illinois
Central, to be hauled to Camp Grant,
near Rockford, 111., where the men
will be discharged. The men who
are enroute east were working in
the Washington forests, getting out
material for airplanes.
Loses Diamond Pin Miss Clara
Schneider of Fremont. Neb., lost a
platinum bar pin thickly set with
diamonds while visiting friends in
Omaha recently. The loss was re
ported to police Thursday by Mrs.
E. E. Bruce, 507 South Thirty
eighth street. Miss Schneider re
turned but a short time ago from
France where she had been in serv
ice as a canteen worker.
Wife of Cattlenian
Charges Cruelty In
Divorce Petition
fahe1 Fitzsimmons charzes her
husband, Leo Fitzsimmons, a cattle
man at the South Side stock yards,
with a long list of acts of cruelty
in an answer ancj cross-petition
which she filed yesterday in district
court to his petition for divorce filed
a tew days ago.
inr thir marriage. Tanuarv 2.
1917, she says, he has quarreled and
fought with her. She says he talked
harshly to her, struck her, black
ened her eyes, knocked out her
teeth and called her vile names.
She says he earns $200 a week at
the stock vards and that he has
property in Douglas and Sarpy coun
ties worth at least $o,uuu. ane asKS
for permanent alimony and a divorce.
Grorge E. Mickel and Family
Leave On Trip Through East
George E. Mickel, president of
Mickel Bros.' company, Omaha and
Des Moines, Wednesday night left
fnr Atlantic Citv to take his olace
on the executive committee of the
National Talking Machine Jobbers
of America, now in convention.
Mrs. Mickel and daughter,
Gladys, accompanied Mr. Mickel.
Their trip fcfter the convention will
include Washington, D. C; Phila
delphia, an up-river trip to Albany
from New York City, and on the
return a steamer trip on the great
lakes to Duluth.
The Mickels plan to be absent
several weeks.
Frank Rachwalik Bound
Over to District Court
FranW Rachwalik. 4311 South For
ty-first street, charged with "shoot
ing with intent to kill" Constancy
tio-n kiewirz.j-ortv-secona ana tv
streets last Sunday was bound over
riiatnrf rnnrt tinner A1.31RJ Donib
by Judge Fitzgerald in South Side
police court
Dies of Heart Disease
Miss Sarah Burke,' 1813 Webster
street, died at her home yester
Anr nt hrirr disease. She is sur
vived by her sister, Catherine. The
funeral will be from her residence
atnrriav morninir at 7:30 o'clock
with services at the Holy Family
church. Interment will be at Colum
OMAHA STORES
BEST IN COUNTRY,
ASSERTS BLACK
President of Retail Merchants
Gives Figures on Advertis
ing Spread in Local Pa
pers Each Year.
Retail merchants of Omaha, to
the number of 150, last night at
tended a smoker at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms, at which Charles
Black, president of the association,
presided. He paid a high tribute 'o
the integrity and business ability of
the Omaha business men, asserting
that the retailers of the city are a
progressive lot and are constantly
boosting for Omaha and the tribu
tary country.
Omaha, according to Mr. Black,
has the best retail stores of any
city in the country. The merchants
are libera! advertisers and, accord
ing to the assertion of the speaker,
last year they paid for 90 per cent
of the advertising that was carried
in the local newspapers.
Secretary Metcalfe of the Reta:l
Merchants association presented
figures showing that during last
year Omaha merchants representing
47 lines did a business of $89,403,
332. The retail grocery trade ag
gregated $17,565,000, and department
store trade, $17,680,000.
E. M. Reynolds of the Benson
Thome company predicted a suc
cessful era for the retail business of
Omaha. He urged organization for
instruction along business lines, ad
vocating a vocational school where
young men and women might be
taught business principles. He urged
merchants to advertise in the news
papers, saying that "Advertising is
the life blood of business."
Predicts Coal Shortage.
J. A. Sunderland of Sunderland
Brothers, talked on the fuel prob
lem, contending that some of the
people are of the opinion that a
"coal dealer is a necessary evil." He
took exceptions to the spreading of
any such idea, asserting that the
coal business of Omaha represents
an investment of $3,000,000 and that
the profits on coal sold by the re
tailer is not so great as that ob
tained in many other lines of trade.
He told the retailers that Omaha
has the best of facilities for laying
in surplus supplies of coal, but that
in all probability, there will be a
shortage during the winter, owing
to the mines being unable to pro
duce quantities sufficient to supply
the demand.
The Muny coal yard was attacked,
it being asserted that the money
belonging to the taxpayers was be
ing taken out of the public treasury
to pay for the coal retailed to con
sumers. W. W. Head of the Omaha Na
tional bank discussed "Confidence,
Co-operation, Credit and Service,"
pointing out where each of the four
are necessary in business of all
kinds, the retail trade, as well as in
banking.
Charles C. Belden of Thompson
Belden company spoke on the "Ben
efits of the Association," saying
that the best way to 1 learn of the
benefits is to join. The association
has lessened the hours of labor of
employes, has resulted in the cut
ting out of fake advertising, reduced
cost expenses and has helped to
make the retail business a success,
he said.
A passenger on a Wichita street
car caused a great commotion and
got himself arrested the other day
by falling on his knees in the aisle
and praying in a loud voice.
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Pianos and Players
Worthy of Your
Every Confidence
You can place absolute con
fidence in any Piano or Player
you select here.
We sell only reliable standard
makes of good reputation
that have stood the test of
time.
The market is flooded with
cheap, trashy Pianos, but we
don't sell that kind. t
Our prices are right, in. fact
much lower than you will
have to pay elsewhere for
equal quality.
Burgess-Nash
Company. '
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increases Sires f?US 8dkt?j
many instances. U b,.!
dorsed1 by former United State. Senators
nd Members of Congress,
physician, nd forme; Pubue J1
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EVERYBODY STORE
Thursday, June 26, 1919-
TORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY-
-Phone Douglas 2100.
FRIDAY IN THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE
Women and Children With Underwear Needs Will do
Well to Take Advcntage of This Sale of
MUSLIN UNDE1RWEA
AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES
Here are but a few of the very special items which are to be featured for
Friday in the Downstairs Store. Every one represents wonderful saving
possibilities. '
R
Camisoles, 69c
Dainty satin or crepe de chine camisoles, pret
tily trimmed with Val. lace. Choice, 69c.
Petticoats, 75c and $1J5
Lawnsdale cambric petticoats with a 3-inch
flounce of embroidery. Choice, 75c and $1.35.
Envelope Chemise, $1.45
Sheer batiste or nainsook envelope chemise,
daintily trimmed with Val. lace motifs and in
sertion. ,
Gowns, 95c
Nicely made of batiste and nainsook in kimono
and Empire effects, lace trimmed, 95c each.
Children's Gowns, 95c
Made of fine nainsook and muslin in slipover,
V or high neck, Empire and kimono, short or long
sleeves, 95c.
Children's Bloomers, 35c
Children's and misses' nainsook bloomers,
fitted elastic at top and at knee.
Children's Drawers, 10c
Made of linnette or muslin; choice at 10c each.
Children's Waists, 25c
Corset waists; gathered and reinforced, tape,
buttons; each, 25c.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downturn 3 tor
Women's and Misses9 Sport Corsets
$145
ELASTIC topless models, fancy batiste, elastic in
serts, lightly boned, pink and white. On sale
Friday at $1.45.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
Different Styles of Summer Corsets
INCLUDING silk brbche, French coutil and batiste, f, f m w
topless, low and medium bust, short and long I LT
skirts. Boned heavily or boneless. Special, $1.45. J
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
Misses9 and Children's White Canvas Shoes, Mary
Jane Pumps and Button Shoes, Choice Friday
$1.00
WITH the vacation days, mothers' minds turn to shoes for the
misses and children, and this will be the opportunity to se
cure several pairs for present as well as future needs.
The lot includes
White canvas button shoes, stitchdown soles, in sizes 6 to 8,
'i to 11 and 11 to 2.
Children's white canvas button shoes, hand-turned soles,
brown leather trimmed, sizes 5 to 1.
Misses', children's and large girls' white canvas Mary Jane
pumps, leather and rubber soles, sizes 5 to 8, 8 to 11, 11 to
2 and 2 to 6.
Palm Beach canvas lace play oxfords with elk leather soles,
sizes 6 to 8, 8 to 11 and 11 to 2.
Button shoes in brown, dark gray, light gray and black and
bronze, with cloth uppers, sizes 2 to 6.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstair Store
A Really Extraordinary Sale of
Wash Waists
69c
THIS is a ridiculously low price and
you must not judge the quality by
the price, for the values are most ex
treme. Made of voile, organdy, ba
tiste, daintily trimmed with
lace, embroidery, cluster, tucks,
hemstitching, etc.
There is a great variety of styles to
choose from and we are certain that
you will want several waists when you
see them.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
Fine Quality
TISSUE GINGHAM
32 inches wide, in beautiful plaids and stripes in a
remarkably wide range of new patterns. To sell at tUf
a price fully one-third under their real value. Choice JJ V
Friday, at 59c a yard. -I
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
Women's Hose
25c
An assortment of women's and
children's black cotton, full seam
less hose. Choice, 25c.
Burgess-Nash Co. '
Downstair Store
Women9 s Smart Looking
New White Wash Skirts
$2.25, $3. 95 and $4. 95
rpHE latest styles are
shown in this assort
ment of gabardine, voile
or pique skirts. Beauti
fully trimmed with tucks
and buttons. Slit and
patch pockets.
The prices range from $2.25,
$3.95 and (4.95.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
Congoleum Mats
Special 45c .
Size 18x36. Two patterns in
green and brown; sanitary and
waterproof; very special at 45c
each.
Rag Rugs, 69c
Hand-made, extra heavy quali
ty, hit and miss patterns, size
18x36 inches, at 69c each.
Bath Mats, $1.39
Chenille reversible bath mats,
gray, blue, and pink, size 18x34,
at $1.39 each.
t Burgess-Nash Co.
Downstair Store
Special Sale of
SILK POPLIN
Most suitable for dresses and skirts. A full line
of plain shades, including navy, Copenhagen, rose,
blue, red, etc. On sale for one day only at this very
special price of 55c a yard.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstairs Store
55c
Inexpensive Long Plant Suits
For The Boys
$15.00 to $20.00
v VT ADE in the very latest
, I 1V1 models, two-button single
i 1 breasted coat, long roll, me-
I J dium breasted lapels, welt seam
able skirt effect, two slanting
lower pockets, breast and in
side pockets. Pants are Eng
lish cut, with cuff. Every suit guaran
teed money's worth or money back
$15.00 to $20.00. '
Boys' Suits $6.95 to $9.95
Made along the very latest lines,
new waistline models. A style greatly
in demand by boys in the larger cities.
Knickerbocker pants, lined throughout,
taped seams, two side, hip and watch
pockets, buttons at knee.
Extra pair of pants to match free with
each suit Friday.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstair Store
otto
M II
Specials in Al
uminum Ware
$1.39
Coffee Percolator.
Aluminum percolating coffee
pot, 8-cup size, special, $1.39.
Sauce Pan Sets
Aluminum sauce pan sets, con
sists of one each 1, 1 and 2
quart size, the three-piece set,
$1.39.
Roasters
Aluminum round covered
roasters, good size, $1.39.
Colanders, $1j00
Aluminum colanders, polish
finish inside, sun ray finish,
9-inch size, $1.00.
Friday Your Choice of a
Variety of Sport Hats at
35c
NO doubt you have been wait
ing for just such an op
portunity as this to select sev
eral sport hats to wear on out
ing trips, for tennis, picnics,
etc.
These are of. straw and fab
ric combination, in a variety of
colors. Choice Friday, at 35
each.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstair Store
Burgess-Nash Co.
Downstair Store
Men! You Will Want
Several Sport Shirts at
89c
MANUFACTURER'S samples,
made of percales, madras and
soisettes, plain and neat stripe ef
fects, coat styles, all sizes, 89c.
Men's Union Suits, 98c
Good quality cotton yarn, light
weight, short sleeves, ankle and knee
length, sizes 34 to 40, 98c suit
Men's Hosiery, 4 for 75c
Good quality, light weight, rein
forced heels and toes, elastic-ribbed
tops, sizes 9ft to 11.
Burgess-Nash Co. Downstair Store
bus. Neo.