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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 6, 1919. Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee RECALL TO KILL INVESTIGATION OF PROFITEERS Successful Referendum on Code Law Will Make Probe ; of High Prices Im possible. Lincoln, July 5. Should the op ponents of the code law, who are endeavoring to have the law made inoperative by invoking the refer endum on the same be successful, they will have killed all chance pro vided in that law for investigation of profiteering, which under the law hd authority to punish all acts of against accidents by having the en- P. A. Barrows, Correspondent "Cranks" Made Before Fords Were Thought About, Says Ed Beach Lincoln, July 5. Inspections made by the state fire commission since Fire Commissioner Ed Beach took charge amount to 11,689, ac cording to a report made Saturday. Eleven fires were investigated and 79 buildings condemned. In connection with inspections and investigations Mr. Beach tells the following story in his printed bulletin: "A short time ago the head of this department was standing on the street in a good-sized county seat town opposite an oil filling sta tion. We noticed a man drive up and noted that his automobile tank was readily filed by the man in charge without stopping the engine. Walking across the street, we cau tioned the dealer about the danger anr? asked him in the future to guard v '"I that kind. .They will also have made inopera tive a section of the law for the "grading of shipments of potatoes and cdvering both subjects the governor says: "I suppose that those who are ob taining the referendum against the code realize that they are attempt ing to hold up the only legislation that was enacted by the last session o the legislature relative to profit eering. Within the department of agriculture under the code, it is pro vided that the department of agri culture shall have power: To Promote Agriculture. To encourage and promote in every practicable manner the m- erests of agriculture, including hort iculture, 1 the live stock industry, dairy, cheese-making, poultry, bee kfeping forestry, fishing, the pro duction of wool and all other allied industries. "2. To promote methods of con ducting these several industries with a, view to increasing tne production and facilitate the distribution there of at the least cost. J "Inasmuch as these departments have police power, there can be no doubt that the authority herein de fined tinder the secretary of the de partment of agriculture is adequate to enable that department to go the full length in investigating and prosecuting all subjects that relate tft profiteeering. Will Invalidate S. F. 133. !"I suppose also that the circulators of Jhe referendum petition realize that if the code fails to go into ef ftct, they will have invalidated the ejfect of S. F. 133, which provides 'for the grading of carlot shipment of potatoes. While the provisions relative to the grading and inspec tion of potatoes as defined in the ltw are complete, no provision is ljade for the payment of an inspec tor, to have charge of the work, though such an office was created ij) the law. Under the code, this Work may be handled within the department of agriculture, and it will he so handled unless the code should i'ail to go into effect. This legisla tion was enacted at the urgent re quest of the potato growers through out the entire northwest and west ern part of Nebraska and there can be no doubt of its imperative need. ' I "I trust that the circulators of the petitions have made these facts clear to those who have been asked to sjgn the petitions." L First White Resident of 5 Adams County Passes Away I Hastings, Neb., July 5. (Special Telegram.) Mortimer N. Kress, rho has lived in Adams county since 1866, the first white resident of the county, died at his home here friday night. Kress was a well known hunter and trapper and In dian fighter' of the early days and as known as "Wild Bill" Kress. He entered on his homestead in this county in 1870. He was nearly 78 years old, and is survived by his ion, C N. Kress of Pauline, and a daughter. Mrs. F. N. Max of Spring Ranch. Funeral services will be at t o'clock Sunday evening, under the auspices of the Masons, t. - ------. Fremont Merchants to Help ? Harvest Small Grain Crop Fremont, Neb., July 5. (Special.) Fremont merchants and their em ployes are organizing into squads to go out and help harvest the small grain crop. Farmers in this vicinity are badly in need of help and are Jtnxious to get the city laborers, even if only for a few hours in the Evening. Last year Fremont home guards shocked hundreds of acres of grain in this vicinity. The work men will be paid the usual wage of $0 cents an hour. Aged West Point Woman Dies of Paralytic Stroke f-West Point, July 5. (Special.) Mrs. Theodore Thorns, one of the . .il c . j. J earnest sciuars oi me county, uicu Wednesday at her home in this city. 5 he suffered a paralytic stroke Tues ay. jfrom which she did not rally. She leaves a husband, one son and ne daughter. She, together with ier husband, were among the first pioneer settlers of the country on the west side of the Elkhorn river m Cuming county. , State Bureau Gets Calls - for 2,750 Harvest Hands I Frank Kennedy, state labor com missioner, last night received word jLrom L. C Crosdale, who has fharge of the state employment bu eau in Lincoln, that when the bu reau closed Saturday night, . there Were registered 2,750 calls for har dest hands. - Men wishing to take up harvest work should report to 1 023 N street. Lincoln,' from which point they will be lent to points in he south and southwest parts of the state. ' M..MnMM ? Clears $18,000 on Farms. t Beatrice, Neb4 July 5. (Special Telegram.) James Riley has sold !iisA 8Q. aud 160-acre farms, making $18.Wtn two Vests' on the big ad ' ranee in farm lands in Gage county. gme stopped while tilling, "A couple of hours later while in that part of town we noticed the dealer again filling an auto with the engine, running. When taken to task he made this excuse: 'Most of the cars that I fill are Fords and, being personally acquainted with our customers, if they stop the en gine until the tank is filled they will say, "Now, Bill, give her a twist," and I have to get down and crank up every car.' "Evidently the Lord manufac tured some 'cranks' before Ford au tomobiles were thought of." Five Autos Yield 1,200 Pints of Contraband Lincoln, July S. Although the state and nation went dry last Mon day, the Fourth of July was prolific of considerable wet material, word having been received by State Agent Hyers Saturday morning that his men captured five automo biles with ten men in charge which produced 1,200 quarts of contraband goods. At Fierce five men were found celebrating with liquor in their pos session and four of them acknowl edged the corn juice and pleaded guilty. At Bayard three more men were found in a condition of hilar ity with wet goods in their posses sion sufficient to warrant arrest. Gage County Board Ordered to Send in Realty Reports Lincoln, July 5. The county board of Gage county has failed to make assessment reports on real estate since 1916, according to in formation given out at the office of the secretary of the state board of equalization, and Saturday morning they were ordered to send in a re port. The law requires that assessment of real estate shall be made once in four years, but that additions shall be made when property comes in between times which should cqne under that head. Nebraska Wheat Crop Cut Down by Red Rust and Cool, Wet Weather Lincoln, July 5. Nebraska's bumper winter wheat crop will not be as large as forecast, due to pre mature ripening, red rust and the recent cool and wet weather, accord ing to an announcement made by E. R. Danielson and A. E. Anderson of the crop reporting service. "Many fields," the statement says, "which promised large yields may not make more than half of what was expected. While the cause may be due to several reasons such as premature ripening, red rust, lodg ings, etc., many believe the shrink age is caused from too rapid ripen ing due to three days of high tem peratures on wheat that had been acclimated to cool and wet weather. On the other hand the red rust may have been a factor, although up to the time of harvest the wheat seemed to have recovered so far as could be told." ' Harvest Finished in Gage. Beatrice, Neb., July 5. (Special Telegram.) Farmers practically fin ished harvesting wheat in Gage county Saturday, some of them working on the Fourth and until dark every night the past week to finish the job. A few will begin threshing next V-ek. The yield runs from 20 to 40 bushels to the acre, but the grain in some fields is not of the best quality. Pershing's Son Meets Royalty at Allied Games Pershing Stadium, France, July 5. Warren Pershing, 14-year-old son of the commander-in-chief of the American armies, Friday saw his father's soldiers trounce Canada in baseball, beat Australia and France in the medley relay race, make a clean sweep of the shot-put, take first place in the high jump, defeat Italy in the tug-of-war senr-finals and win lively boxing bouts in the stadium. The boy, uniformed and wearing a Sam Browne belt, shook hands with the king of Montenegro and Premier Venizelos of Greece during his stay at the inter-allied games. The medley relay race, which was won by the United States, was run in 7 minutes 43 seconds. Australia was second and France was third. NEWSPAPER MEN TO MAKE TOUR OF STATE INAUGUST Members of Nebraska Press Association Will Leave Omaha August 4 for. Week's Trip. The excursion committee of the Nebraska Press association met in Omaha yesterday afternoon to com plete details of the special train ex cursion which will tour Nebraska in August The editors of Nebraska and west ern Iowa will meet in Omaha Mon day, August 4, and will be enter tained at the Grain exchange, Live Stock exchange, Omaha Athletic club, Hotel Rome and Ak-Sar-Ben den. After the day's entertainment in Omaha is over the newspaper men and their wives who are going on the excursion will meet at the Bur lington station. The train leaves at midnight Stops will be made Tuesday at Hastings, Holdrege and Curtis; Wednesday at Holyoke, Colo., Sid ney and Gering. Thursday and Fri day will be spent at Gering, with a side trip into Wyoming. The train leaves Gering Friday evening. Stops will be made Saturday at Iorth Platte, Kearney and Grand Island, arriving at Omaha Saturday even ing. To View Resources. The object of the trip is to reveal to Nebraska editors some of the many superior resources of the state in order that they may intel ligently impart the knowledge ob tained. The train will consist of a bag gage car, five Pullman sleepers and an observation car. There will be s3n official band, under the leadership of A. W. Ladd of the Albion News, and a trained orchestra under the direct supervision of Frank E. Hel vey, special newspaper correspond ent, and former director of music of Jack Haverlv's minstrels. There will be a minstrel show un der the guidance of Col. Adam Breedel, editor of the Hastings Tribune. Minstrel shows will be given at points along the route. Dr. Geo. E. Condra will exhibit moving pictures of Nebraska and will take new scenes enroute. Noted Men of Party. Among the noted visitors who will accompany the excursion are Chan cellor Samuel Avery of the Univer sity of Nebraska and Prof. P. M. Buck, dean of journalism. It is estimated that 200 newspaper men and women will make the trip. The members of the excursion committee are W. C. Israeal of the Havelock Post, president of the Ne braska Press association; O. O. Buck of the Harvard Courier, sec retary of the association; George S. Foxworthy. manager of the Western Newspaper union; A. B. Wood of the Gering Courier, Will M. Maupin of the Gering Midwest and Arthur Thomas of the Omaha bureau of publicity. The cost of the trip will be $25 from Omaha plus Pullman charges of $12 for lower berth, 8 for upper berth and $50 for drawing room. You want what you want when you want it. Bee Want Ads will attain the desired results. Bar Bars Bars' Joy. Akron, Ohio, July 5. The affec tion of John Bar for the bar with a brass railing .in front of it was a bar to the happiness of the Bars, ac cording to a divorce petition of Mrs. Elizabeth Bar filed here, asking the court to let down the bars of matri mony. V Bee Want Ads do the business. llMrl!l';i;!ll:"l:!;il:!lii:l!j:l:,l:'r;M,IIK,:lii1:i:!i:iiinl;lr 'I tjStor Open at 9 A. M., Closet at 5 P. M.; Saturday, t P. M4iMiit(iiliiliisiiiii:iii:,riil!:i,uiiii'!:iiiii(iitiiiiiii'il:ili'li;luliir'i 15,000 People Attend July 4 Celebration at Broken Bow Broken Bow, July 5. (Special Telegram.) More than 15,000 peo ple attended the soldiers' and sail ors' homecoming celebration here July 4. It was the biggest event of the kind ever given in Custer coun ty. Lt. Robert Copsey gave a splen did exhibition of air flights and took up a number of passengers during the day. You want what you want when you want it. Bee Want Ads will attain the desired results. Wilis Why Is The Essex Bought By Men In Remote Sections Where An Essex Has Not Been Seen Mail Their Orders. It Is An Unusual Mark Of Confidence Men Who Have Never Seen it? There is a strange and strong interest in the Essex which we have not been able to fully explain. You hear the most sincere endorsements for its qualities from men who have never even seen the car. We believe that more than half a million people now do intimate ly know the Essex, but that does not ac count for what is being said about it in re mote communities where no Essex car has yet appeared. Distributors report having received ord ers by mail from persons who say they have heard so much about the Essex that they know it is the car they want. Perhaps you, too, are one who has not yet seen the Essex. Yet you cannot be a reader of these words and not have heard what people on every hand are saying about it Because of what you have heard others say, you approach the Essex with the most favorable impressions. With so many thou sands making the Essex the standard of their automobile desires, there is some ex planation for the confidence evidenced when men send their money for a car they have never seen. Surely It Is Not Because Of What We have Said All that you have heard about the Essex is what others have said for it We have made no claim for it We have published no descriptions. We have not said it is a better car than any other. We have not even intimated that its performance excells the performance of other cars. But on all sides you hear it compared to cars you know favorably and in most cases to the advantage of the Essex. There can be but one explanation for that and that is the Essex must through sheer merit have won the admiration of those who have seen and ridden in it. Then It Must Be What Others Are Saying In every community some one car is rec ognized as leader. It is not just any car of a given make but an individual car that holds the best record for speed or accelera tion or hill climbing. You must know some car in that way. And haven't you heard men attempt to explain the Essex by com parison with that car? i That is the way in which its riding quali ties are described. Its finish and beauty are likened to similar qualities in other cars that people know favorably and well. In attempting to explain the reason for the way in which the Essex has been ac cepted we return always to the car itself. It must have qualities men have wanted. It was our aim to meet that demand. We wanted it to have the advantages in econ omy of cost and operation of the light cars and to also have the endurance and per formance as well as the appeal to pride which have been exclusive to costly cars. Its Sales Now Prove It Essex sales have been in excess of deliv eries from the very day the car was an nounced. The production now approxi mates 100 a day but does not begin to meet the needs. Ask any Essex dealer. If what others are saying carries the same convic tion to you as it does to others, then you must sooner or later want an Essex. It is best to decide early. GUYX.SMITH JwM-T'riwKArrsTi! '..SERVICE. FIRST 'Omaha. USA-, Phone. Doucias 1970 Tyler 3000 Tyler 3000 414-416:418 South 16th Street ANNUAL JULY SALE -In Which Hundreds of Pieces of Fine FURNITURE As Well As Matched Sets Are Offered At a Great Saving To the Purchaser X iiii'inni'i,,;1 il'lt i 1 1 M if! Q $47.00 Jacobean Oak Buffet all oak interior $37.00 $125.00 Decorated Stewart Oak Wood-Door China Cabinet .. $89.00 $157.00 Very Fine Grey Decorated Bureau and Separate Large Mirror, for $78.50 $50.00 Jacobean Oak Console Table and Mirror $25.00 $30.00 Japanese Fernery (decorated), at $15.00 $31.00 Nest of three Japanese Tea Tables (decorated) $15.50 $20.00 Mahogany Windsor Chair, at $12.50 $13.50 Mahogany Windsor Rocker, at $9.50 $46.00 Fine Japanese Lacquered Drop Leaf Table $23.00 $56.00 Ivory Reed Baby Cab. .$28.00 $45.00 Ivory Fibre Baby Carriage, slightly damaged $27.50 $125.00 Walnut Davenport Table, at $79.00 $89.00 Grey Reed Settee, upholstered in Cretonne $44.00 $41.00 Rocker to match $20.00 $54.00 Lamp to match $27.00 $75.00 Golden Oak Napolean Bed, at $55.00 $312.00 Solid Mahogany Dining Suite Buffet, Table and Seven Chairs, for $245.00 $35.00 Decorated Ivory Bed.. $17.50 $68.00 Decorated Ivory Chiffonier for $36.00 $206.00 Walnut Extension Table and Seven Chairs, upholstered in Blue leather, for $148.00 $98.00 Chiffonier to match . . .$69.50 $39.00 American Walnut Dressing Table $29.50 $38.50 American Walnut Chiffonier, at $25.00 $49.00 American Walnut Dresser, "Queen Anne" $39.00 $40.00 Chest of Drawers to match, at $32.00 $98.00 Poster Colonial Dresser, large size, with large mirror, done in Mahogany $76.00 $78.00 Brown Mahogany, 54-inch Table that extends to 8 feet $58.00 $13.50 Chromewald Birch Dining Chairs, up holstered in tapestry $8.75 $18.00 Arm Chairs to match $12.00 $175.00 Pillow Arm, Overstuffed Davenport, upholstered in Blue Velour, fine cushion seat type $145.00 $212.00 Tapestry Overstuffed Davenport, at $179.00 $96.00 Chair to match $79.00 $104.00Chair, larger type $85.00 AND MANY OTHERS. , 79.00 Ivory Dresser. . .58.00 65.00 Ivory Bed 45.00 lllj(lllHl" I a is 68.00 Ivory Chif- f fonette.. .47.50 1 r MAIN FLOOR THE DRAPERIES Voiles, Scrims and Marquisettes 25 patterns, in plain and bordered effects, in white, ivory and ecru. 35c values 22c 40c values 28c 45c values 32c 50c values 35c 65c values 48c Cretonnes 18 patterns, 5 to 25 yards of a pattern; regular values, 85c to $1.00. July Sale Price 45 patterns, 5 to SO yards of a pattern; regular values to $1.25. July Sale Price 20 patterns, 5 to 30 yards of a pattern; regular values to $1.75. July Sale Price Offerings Suggest Most - Substantial Savings 50c 75c 95c Curtains Of remarkable value and beauty are included in this sale, such as Duchess, Novelty Nets, Voiles and Laces. All two-pair lots that remain in our stock are reduced ONE-THIRD All one-pair lots are HALF PRICE Curtain Nets 5 to 30 Yards of a Pattern 18 patterns of highly desirable Curtain Nets, in Filet ef fects and small designs. Colors: Ivory ana Ecru. Regular prices range from, per yard, 65c to $3.50. July Sale Prices from 38c to $2.25 SECOND FLOOR ' RUGS Special Sala ft, each, $3.95 6 in. by 7 ft. 6 in., Axminster Travelers' Samples, 4 ft. 6 in. by 6 for $17.50 Carpet Made Velvet Rug, 4 soiled, for $9.00 $11.50 Carpet Made Plain Velvet, 4 ft. 6 in. by 4 ft. for $5.50 $16.25 Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 6 by 9, for. . . .$12.00 $35.00 Seamless Band Border Plain Wilton, 6 by 9 for $27.50 $30.00 Floral Axminster Seamless, 6 by 9, for $22.50 $72.00 Bigelow Axminster Blue, 11 ft. 3 in. by 12 ft for $59.00 $42.00 Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 11 ft. 3 in. by 12 ft. for $31.50 $50.00 Standard Wilton Oriental Pattern, 6 by 9, for. .$39.00 $95.00 Hartford Saxony, extra heavy, 9 by 9, for. .'. . . .$75.00 $168.00 French Wilton Rose Ground, 11 ft. 3 in. by 12 ft. for $147.50 $126.00 Mahal Wilton Oriental Pattern, 11 ft. 3 In. hv 13 ft. 6 in. for $110.00 $20.00 Reversible Wool and Fibre Rugs, 9 by 12, ir;. $15.75 $24.50 Figured Crex Rug, soiled, 9 by 15, for $13.50 $15.75 Plain Green Crex Rug, 8 by 10, for $7.50 $75.00 Rego Plain Mulberry Rug, 7 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. for $49.00 $30.00 Brown Tapestry Made Rug, 9 by 9, for $22.50 $45.00 Seamless Oriental Velvet Rugs, 9 by 12, for $39.00 -Assortments, Gratifying -Prices, Refreshing -Just a Few of the Offerings $52.50 Plain Band Bordered Wilton, 8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft 6 in. for $41.50 $42.75 Smith Oriental Seamless Velvet, 8 ft 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in., for $38.50 $39.00 Oriental Patterns in Axminster, 9 by 12, for. . .$33.50 $56.50 Smith Seamless Axminster, 9 by 12, for $49.00 $110.00 Fine Worsted Wilton, fine patterns, 9 by 12, for $89.00 $93.00 Bundhar Wilton Rugs, 9 by 12, for $82.50 $77.50 Standard Wilton, Plain and Moresque, 9 by 12, for $65.00 $64.00 Smith Seamless Wilton Rugs, 8 ft 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in., for . $57.50 Specials in Imported Chinese Ruga, rich colorings of Blues, Gold, Rose and other combinations finely carved and finished in very fine designs. Very special reductions for our July Sale. Regular s.l. Price price $285.00 Blue Chinese, size 12-2x9, for $225.00 $300.00 Gold Chinese, size 12x8-11, for $250.00 $550.03 Blue Chinese, size 13-6x10-2, for ..$475.00 $425.00 Cream Chinese, size 10-1x8-1, for ...$375.00 $325.00 Rose Chinese, size 10-2x8-2, for $285.00 $145.00 Blue Chinese, size 9x6, for $120.00 $110.00 Rose Khiva, size 9-6x7-6, for $ 82.50 $125.00 Blue Anatolian, size 11-3x8, for $ 75.00 -DOWN STAIRS " KITCHENWARE i at July Sale Price EGG BEATERS, several kinds and sizes, HALF PRICE Aluminum Percolators, Colonial pattern, 2.00 values 1.25 2.50 Aluminum Roasters 1.75 GREY ENAMEL WARE 3-quart Grey Enameled sauce pans 3-quart Grey Enameled preserving ' kettles. 3-quart Grey Enameled bakers 3-quart Grey Enameled mixing bowls Worth from 85c to 95c P Pf July Sale Price OUs 1.25 4-quart ing kettle White Enamel preserv- 82c White Enamel preserv- 1.00 White Enamel preserv- 1.25 1.50 8-quart ing kettle . 1.75 30-quart ing kettle 2.00 8-quart Berlin kettle, with cover 141 Set of three Aluminum sauce pans with handles, 1-quart, 1-(T- f! ( quart and 2-quart sizes, JK I l special price T r -MAIN FLOOR ' --In Our Gift Shop Patrons of this Charming Shop will be delighted with the added attrac tion the July sale prices lend to the many articles set out for sale upon the special tables. CHINA Including discontinued pattern., broken doxns, especially salad and service plates. BOXED NOVELTIES A table ia devoted to theae noveltiea. the majority of which are in perfect condition and in every way very suitable aa Gift OTHER ARTICLES Include Art Piecea of Glaaa. Lajnpa. Shades, Vaaea, Bronzes, KHtabethan "Belles," Bowls, Jardinieres. Bird Baths, Flower Boxes, Envelop Bas kets, etc. J )UliiltililiUliiiiiiiilil"l"liisniuiiiiiiliiiili!l!iliiluliiliiluiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiili;ijiiiiiiiii!ii()iir;BARD 4 WLHELM COMPAtfy,!,'l'''ll'l,,'il!'i''i,W1'll'1'l'illl',W
