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DEPOSITS SHOWN
IN BUIK GALL
Financial - 'tetifcrttom of
" Omaha Report Satisfactory
Gains During Six Months
of This Year.,
- Tune 30." is out' ftespondins' to this
call, the financial institutions of
Omaha show a satisfactory increase
- during the six months of, this year.
When the comptroller 'issued his
call for December 31, Jast year,
Omaha banksiad on deposit $118,
352,042, as against $123,765,708 . at
this time. December 31 the loans
aggregated $81,864,603, as against a
total of $87,973,6,66 on this date. "
Thus it will be seen that the gain
in deoosits during the last six
months aggregates $5,413,655, and
loans, $6,109,063.
The transactions of the Omaha
banks relative to deposits and loans
now and March 4, 1919, when the
former call went out are:
Deposit.
Jun JO, March 4
" 1919 1919.
Omaha Natlotal... .$36,788,436 31,905,67
V. 8. National 21,641,297 23,968,886
First National 19,780,040
Stodk Yard Nat... 10,563,176
LIT. Stock Nat 8,80,1,221
State, Omaha 4,459,304
Jl.rphanU' Nat 16,0)4,778
PieDraaK National.. ji,so,Djj.
Packers' Nat
Cora Exchang Nat
Security State
. American Stat. ....
80. Ornaha Savings.
TTnlq State
Bank, ot Benson....
J. A M. of Benson
Bank of Florence..
Pioneer State ......
Com. ot Florence...
Canned . Goods Valued at
- $2,000,000 for Sale Here
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Omaha Zone Supply Depot Has Large Amount of Sup-
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pnes bo ne uisposea 01 w xaumcipauues unaer
NeW War Department Ruling. '
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Official announcement from the crease to cover transportationand
The call of the comptroller of
currency, requesting that -banks
throughout the oountry report con
ditions at the close 'of business on4 price for which they were purchased,
qffice of the director of sales at the
War department in Washington
stating that surplus stocks of
canned vegetables -would be sold in
carload lots to municipalities at cost
and stocks of canned meats- at 20
per cent below cost, provided they
were resold to tne oudiic at tne
4,868,727
2,436,789
1,124,280
1,110,47
623,849
966,200
807,680
716,196
324,778
S39.94S
19,7,031
23,620,124
11.686,094
13,950.007
4,082,669
8,611,266
4,366,678
6,082,212
3,626,742
1410,248
208.384
610,936
990,900
760,146
692,409
352,766
316,734
106,248
1123,765,708 ilSS.437,358
Toons.
June. 40. 1919. Men. 4, 1919.
Omaha National . 119, 614, 086 $17,408,043
, u. s. National ll,oi,07l
first National 12,917,082
Stock Yards Nat'l, 9.331.25S
Merchants National. 10,482,686
Live Stock Nat'l.... 6,164,562
State of Omaha... 3,435,830
Nebraska' National. 2.844.W
Packers' National..'
Corn Exch. Nat'l.,
. Security Btate.....
American State..,.
So. Omahar Savings.'
Union State ....,,
Bank of "Beflson.
F, and M. of Benson.
Bank of Florence..
Pioneer State
Commercial of Flor.
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3,674,800
2,038,694
1,366,716
1,130,091
' 638,904
998,644
38.JS
600,796
244,019
369,399
88,131
10,796,641
11,878,431
10,269,702
10.308,867
6,736,603
3,011,167
2,477,867
3,325,948
1,884,898
1,017,205
943,296
314.735
920,139
643,177
426,009
846,264
196,617
93,802
Totals
. .187,973,66
882,848,642
first Contract for
Cr hlaur Poi4 l-Marioi.
statement that he is soon going to
take Marion to visit relatives in
Mif'nieati. allowed the child to stav
at home for the present,
Awarded for Grading
The first contract in the great
Scheme' of 'making- Douglas county
roads good was let by the board of
countjr corrlmissionersyesterday.
It is, for 80,665 cubic yards of
grading pn the Lincoln highway
from the efld of the present paving,
, about five miles west, of the city, to
the county line. It involves both
excavating and filling.
The contract was awarded to J.
E. Turner at 3854 cents per cubic
yard, the total contract price being
$30,854.36." This entire cost will be
paid by the federal and state "gov
ernments. 'The . work will put the
'Lincoln highway in Douglas coun-
ty in finished fcihape to be paved
permanently. The grading work
must be all done by December 5.
A contract for a number of con
crete culverts in this stretch of road
was swarded to the jCentral Bridge
8c Construction company of Wahoo
at a total cost of about $7,200.
Albany First City
to Own Landing field
f ' fotUse' of Airplanes
Boston, Mass July 5. Members
. of the1 Boston Chamber of Com
v.merce have been1 invited to alight on
the municipal airplane- landing field
anv time thev haooen to be flvine
.over Albany, N. V. The invitation
was contained m a letter written by
, Charles M; Winchester, president
of the Albany Chamber of Com
merce, to President Harry I. Ham
man, of the Boston chamber. The
letter was v brought here by the
"Phoebe," pat of seven airplanes
that . landed at Frankrm field. Presi-
dent Winchester called attention to
the fact that Albany, was the first
- city to establish a municipal landing
tield. Another leter brought-! by
Lieutenant Plumb was delivered to
Secretary James A. McKibben, of
the Boston" chamber, at was from
Roy S. Smith, executive manager of
.the Albany organization.
Boys Try to See Wrestling '
Match, With Bogus Tickets
Trying: to oust spectators at the
wrestling match from seats they had
paid for proved the und6ing of four
boys who police say forged tickets
to the Stecher-Lewis bout. Accord
' ing to the police William Torek, 17
' years-, old, 2005 South Seventh
ctrt rntr - fmir firVpfc (rr,m -
printing office-where he is employed
while they were being printed. In
comnanv. with three friends, who
" wefe likewise unable to buy tickets,
they changed the seat numbers and
passed the 4or. When they insist-
. ed on being seated the ushers found
the changed numbers.
The other violators were George
Kirtland, 15 years old, 210$ Cuming
' stnjbet; Arthur Rasmussen, 14 years
ld,- 625 Dorcas" street, and Louis
Rasmnssen, 15 years old, 2214 South
r- Sixth street. After a lecthre the
boys were released by Juvenile Offi-
cer Vosberg.
. . More Omahans Arrive
New Yojle From Overseas
The following Omahans arrived
recently in New Xork from over-seasi-A'--'
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Casual Co. No. 1745--Pvt Lowell
V. Sbpen. R. R. 7. I
v Casual-Co: No. 1746Sergt. Harry
E. Judd, 516 North Thirty-second
street.-; ' '
- Casual Co. No. 1747 Pvt. Charles
Prchal, 1310 Garfield street.
F.itrhth Co' ThUd Air Servirr
...Mechanics Sergt Charles S. John-
i" son. . lOtW Worttt Twenty-ninth
will affect $2,000,000 worth of canned
goods stored in Orriaha, according
to Capt. A. J. Hofmann of the local
zone supply office.
The order has not reached Omaha,
Captain Hofmann says, but is an
ticipated shortly. It will mean that
large quantities of first-class vege
tables and meats may be purchased
by neighboring towns, and cities at
the same price paid by the govern
ment, with perhaps 10 per cent in-
storage costs, .according to Captain
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jniiijiidim, ana win ciiduic uic puu-
lic to buy the supplies at the same
price.
"Beef is the largest item which
we have stored here," said Captain
Hofmann. "Next to ,beef comes to
matoes, of which we have stored
515,50 two-pound cans' already de
clared to be surplus. Of course,
only 'goods declared to be surplus
can be purchased.
"This order for disposal has been
made in accordance with advice
which I have sent to Washington.
When it is -received here more de
tails of the process by which the
gopds may be purchased can be
gifen out. In"the meantime we have
a sale of woolen army blankets
scheduled for July 8, and a sale of
tomatoes onXJuly 21."
Real Estate lWan, Said
To Neglect Daughter,
Allowed to Keep Her
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George, Turkington, real estate
man, was called into juvenile court
yesterday on complaint that his 11-jcear-old
daughter, Marion, is being
neglected.
Neighbors and welfare bor.rd
workerstestified that the tlittle girl
stays in the home, 1208 North Twenty-sixth
street, a'lone-vall day and
sometimes is alone- during the night
when her father goes ou of the city.
Mr. Turkington's wife was sent to
the insane asylum last December
and his 19-year-old daughter lives in
a boarding house. (
Mr. Turkington insisted that his
little daughter is able to take care
of herself and that she is noly neg
lected. v
"It is just the work of a lot of
busybodies," he declared. "Marion
has plenty of food and goott clothing
and she spends most of her time at
the home of a neighbor and playing
with the other children. She has
become accustomed to look out for
herself and does it very well. I am
home' nearly , every night after 6
o'clock. , ' ' ,
I "I am afraid when I go in the
house at night and go to hed all
alone in the dark," whispered
Harry S.-Byrne to Attend
- Kappa Sigma Convention
Harry S. Byrne left last night on
a three weeks' eastern trip terminat
ing in Washington, where he will
represent the Omaha alumni chap
ter of the -Kappa Sigma fraternity
at the semi-centennial, bi-ennial con
clave to be held in the national capi
tal July 22 to 25. Mr. Byrne is
president- of the Onaha alumni
chapter and is boosting Verne
Hedge of Lincoln, chief officer of
this district, for a place on the su
preme executive council.
Early .Morning Report of
( R-34 Said Everything Well
Halifax, N. S.July 5. The ad
miralty station here was informed
by wireless at 10:30 t clock this
morning (local time) that the R-34
was between Halifax ' and Canso.
Her exact position was not given.
The 'dirigible reported "all; well."
Boy Who Said He Was
Kidnaped by Circus
Admits Story Was Fake
Arthur Stolze, 11 years old, who
told juvenile officers a story of hav
ing been kidnapped in North Dako
ta by men with the Hagenback
Wa,llace circus last Monday, admit
ted his error before Judge Troup
today.,
"Were you carrying water for the
elephants?" the judge asked.
Arthur nodded his head and smil
ed. His father said that Arthur
has- a good horrresjiut that he has
developed the habit of running
away and telling lies since . his
mother died six months ago. They
live at 2870 Pinkriey street.
Mr. Stolze said he is going to
take the rest of his children to
North Dakota next weekv and
Arthur was ordered to , Riverview
home until they are ready to start.
Roads May Be Paved With -Brick
Made In Nebraska
A movement to manufacture all
the brick to pave Douglas county
roads out of Nebraska materials was
made yesterday when llic board of
county commissioners passed a reso
lution asking the geologists of the
University of Nebraska to investi
gate and report whether there are
any shale beds in Nebraska and
whether the shale is of the kind
Used in making vitrified brick.
"We have plenty of clay and it
may be that it is of the right kind
to make this brick.'l said Commis
sioner Unitt. "If we can find the'
other materials necessary, we may
make the brick here at a great sav
ing in freight and giving employ
ment to nany men."
An English inventor's interlock
ing concrete piling is said to be
stronger than sheet piling made of
wood.
This Actually Removes"
Superfluous Hair Roots
(Entirely New and Imtantaneosi Method)
By the Introduction In this country of
what is known as the "phelactine pro
cess," any woman can now rid herself
completely of annoying superfluous hair or
fuxa. The process is entirely new, differ
ent from all others, and far better be
cause it actually removes the roots, as
well as the surface hairl It is instanta
neous, perfectly harmless, ordorless and
non-irritating.
Just get a Btick of phelactine from
your druggist, follow the simple directions
and! see the hair roots come out, with
your own eyes I No depilatory or electri
cal treatment can produce this result.
The skin is left soft, smooth and hairTess
as a child's. Phelactine can be used with
absolute safety one could even eat it
with impunity. Adv.
FOR THE
SUN ROOM
!We have unquestion
ably the most elahnraA
showing in Omba in Eeed and Fibre Furniture, and every
piece is included in our
July Clearance Sale!
We are offering astonishing reductions on this class of goods'
this week. Bear this in mind YOU MAT BUY FURNITURE! AT A
HIGHER PRICE, BUT NOT OF A HIGHER QUALITY We can
make YOUR HOME luxurious, comfortable and happy by wise
selection of furniture fog-your home.
Complete Outfits for - '
THE HOME
We ''are specially anxious to attract the attention of complete outfit
pure liases ana are certain or pleasing tnem In every detail, as to
quality of merchandise, price, terms and' service. 'This month, we
are holding our ANNUAL July Clearance Sale, which should prove
of special interest to complete outfit buyers. You will lose if you
fail to visit our store. "
Dressers
A large line in all trie popular
designs and flnishesrJarge mir
rors, roomy drawers and tasty
finishings. . Many from nigh
priced broken suites.
$19.75 values a ..$13.50
$27.50 values at $18.50
$35.00 values at i... .$28.00
Many others to choose from.
Buffets
Solid oak, in fumed and golden
oak finishes, large mirrors, sub
stantial construction.
$35.00 values lat.. .$24i75
$50.00 values at... $34.50
Extraordinary value, $65
buffet at .....,.$48.50
t Jacobean. Mahogany and Wal
nut Dining Suites greatly reduced.'
100-Rugs--100
Beautiful patterns in all
shades, designs, and sizes, nt
Brussels, Axminister, Wilton,
Velvets. JULY CLEARANCE
SALE recordy"50 reductions.
Let Us Save You Money
on a ' '
Refrigerator :-
Liberty Bonds Taken at Par
$TATE' FURNITURE COMPANY
i. ..1'M"I Dodge Sts.
Opp. U. P. Bid. v
OMAHA
EXPECT GRAIN ON
MARKET HERE BY
FIRST OF WEE It
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Nearly Entire Crop of South
ern Nebraska-and Part of
Kansas Cr6p to Be
Marketed Here.
Advices coming to L. D. Wilson
of the grain control committee are
to the effect that through southern
Nebraska the wheat harvest is about
finished, that in some localities
threshing is under way and that
durin the early days of next week
the grain will commence movingo
marked '
As heretofore, it is expected that
Omaha will be the market 'for prac
tically all the wheat raised in south
ern Nebraska, as well as the market
for a goodly portion of that grown
in northern Kansas.
Reports from localities where the
wheat harvest has been finished in
dicate that the yield is heavy, and
that the grade js fully up to that of
former years, in fact, it is believed
that the most of the Nebraska
wheat of this year's crop will grade
No. 1, yfith' j. good deal of it grad
ing No. 1, hard. So far no estimate
has been placed 'on the average
yield per acre, but it is said that
some fields wher threshing has
been completed, are turning out 28
to 35 bushels per acre.
Speeders Pay Fines In ...
South Side Police Court
The' Highland Parlf hill on Twenty-fourth
street has become a terror
to motorists who are inclined to
step heavily on the throttle when
good, road presents itself. Six
drivers of autos were fined, for ex
ceeding the speed limit, Thursday
and Friday in South Side police,
court yesterday. The offenders were
Steven Green, 4215 W street, $10;
Sol Newman, Twenty-fourth and U
streets, $10; joe Rydin, 2409 Daven
port street, $5; Julius Oreenwoid,
3320 Franklin street, $5; Leo Kaw
ler. 1802 Corby street, $5, and H. ,M.
Ettinge, 2510 Frahklin street,' $5.
Mrs. "Alma Wilson Dies
Mrs Alma Wilson, 31 years old,
wife of John E. Wilson, died at a
hospital Friday afternoon following
an operation. She is, survived by
her husband, by two daughters, Miss
Dorothy Wilson and Miss Alice
Wilson: bv two brothers. Hilderr
Peterson and Ernest Peterson, and
by her father, Swan Peterson. The
funeral will be Sunday afternoon
from the residence, 2105 Evans
street at 1:30 and at the Sacred
Heart church at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be in Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
You want what yoif want when
you want it." Bee Want Ads will
attain the desired results.
Condition
of Highways
Conditions on the principal high
ways passing through Omaha were
reported as follows by ths Omaha
Automobile club:
- O. L. D., West Rough around
Ashland on this side of. bridge; Fair
kto good to Lincoln. Fair, to good to
Denver with some rough stretches
west.
Lincoln Highway, West Good to
Fremont. Fremont west for three
rmiles. rough. Good to Kearney, but
from Kearney to North Platte there
arc some rough places.
Lincoln Highway, East Fair to
Logan. Detour at LoVeland (good.)
Logan to Borme, rough. Boone to
Cedar Rapids to Clinton is good
with. some rough spots.
White Pole, East Good to Dav
enport. A few short rough
stretches.
River-to-River, East Goo"3 to
Davenport withsome bad spots.
King of Trails, South Terr miles
of rough going between here and
Plattsmouth. Pluttsmouth ' to Au
burn is fair to good. South of Au
burn is rough for 10 miles. Fair- to
good until within 20 miles of Kan
sas City.
K. T. North Fair to good Detour
at Loveland.
Highland Cutoff, West from Val
ley Fair to good.
Washington Highway, North
Fair to good to Lyons. Rough
stretches north through Indian res
ervation. Detour from Herman to
Tekamah because of bridge out on
upper road. Take lower road.
Y. S. A., West from Lincoln
Fair to good. v
Military Road Fair to good to
Fremont. Bridge repairs west of
Elk City.
Blue Grass Road, East Fair to
good to Creston. Rough spots on
road to Ottumwa. Fair to good to'
Burlington. .
Omaha to Okoboji Fair to good.
Detour at Loveland. Optional
route is river-to-river' to Minden.
Pick up O. C. O. mark five, and a"
half miles east. Harlan and Man
ning to Lincoln High way. Double
back1 west three miles to Westside.
Gb north through'Wall Lake to
Early and north to Storm Lake,
picking up Spirit Lake airline.
Mayor Smith's Pifcrilc Made
Unpleasant by Sewer Odor
Mayor Smith did not sing, "This
is the End of a Perfect Day," when
he concluded his July festivities.
He' was a member of a picnic
party in Mandan" park Friday even
ing. Refreshments-had been spread
beneath the.branches of an old oak
tree and al hands were engrossed
in the prandial dispensation whn
an wful odor was wafted from the
east. 1
Investigation showed that the
odor wasMrom a sewage reduction
plant near the park. The mayor
yesterday advised Commissioner
Falconer of the park department to
protect Mandan picknickers from
odoriferous vexations.
SCHOOL CENSUS
SHOWS OMAHA'S
STEADY GROWTH
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1,607 More Persons of School j
Age Now Than In 1918;
Empty Houses; Decreased"
by 613.
The school census which was
completed yesterday shows there are
613 less Vacant houses in Omaha
than there were when the census
was taken a year ago.
The 1918 school census showed
1,984 vacant houses; the new cen
sus, 1,371.
There is an increase of 1,607 per
sons of school age. The new census
shows 4.3,04 of school age; 1918;
there were 41,467. and in 1917,
41,042.
These figures are accented bv ex
perts as indicating the growth ot
Omaha, particularly during the last
year.
The total number of occupied
houses visited by the census enu
merators' this year was 40,749; total
tor last yev was 39,771, a difierencs
of 1,000 more occupied houses.
The Bee Want Ads Are the Besf
Business Boosters.
"Keeping the New
Store New" is the
thought behind these
extreme low prices.
3 o ...,, o . " o crrrr .. cr o c.... c.'.'i or 1
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Nothing reserved. You
choose without excep
tion from our beautiful
all-new stock.
Announcing for Monday Morning, 9 a. m. Sharp:
SEMI-ANNUAL CLEAR ANC
E
AN EVENT that' brings
to the women of this citj
and vicinity the most re
markable apparel-buying
opportunities 'of the year.
Every garment involved
in tHh wonderTal Clear
ance is fresh, new mer
chandise. Our all - new
stock must be kept new at
any cost. And these sen
sational prices will clear
the cabinets and racks in
record time .
f
s Emporiums First Clearance of
Suits-Coats
Capes ; and Dolmans
Garments that are the pride of the manufacturers who pro
duced them, garments that you will take a keen delight in
wearing, and-prices that wrll forever win your friendship for
this store. i
Dp to $35 Suits
and Wraps, of
fered tn sale
at
Up to $55 Suits
and Wraps of
fered In sale '
at
$15oo
$25oo
Up to $39.50
Salts and
'Wraps, offered
m sale at
Up to $85 TrI
eolette Sport
Suits offered
In sale at
$1950
$39so
SAVINGS are to be en
joyed that, in the face of
an advancing market, ap
pear almost beyond belief.
Don't hesitate. Get your
share, ..
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Emporium Apparel has set
the style standard for this
city, and it's this very
type of wearables that we
now offer yon at prices
which in many Instances
will barely cover the cost
of the fabric alone. 'i
Emporiums First Clearance of
Silk and Wash
Dresses
The magnitude of the selections, the beauty of, tlie Dresses
involved and the sensational prices in effect will tax the
capacity of our great Dress Section to the utmost
Cp to $15.00
Voile and
Gingham
Dresses, our
Price ...t......
,Up to $34.50
Tide and Or
gandie Dress
es, Clearance
Price
$795
$1750
$12
75
- A Most Remarkable Value in
Silk Poplin
- Skirts ,
Satin fstrlped Poplins, wonderful styles,
Taupe, Navy and Black, all sizes, j T?9 5
a $15 value. Clearance Price
A Wonderful Clearance Value in
SilkLaceHose
agreat lot of new hose secured at an
.extreme "price concession are offered in
this sale. .. '
all colors, nrst
quality, hosts of
patterns.
, A $2.50 Value
ot Sale
$5.00 Georgette
. Blouses',, $2.89 -
Beaded and embriodered creations
In all the favored colors. $ O , g 9
. July Clearance Price oifly . fcj
$8.75 Georgette
Blouses, $4.89
. Clearance of ,
Silk and Lingerie
Blouses
Price shattering
reaches its strongest
force in our immense
Blouse section. The
values are the greatest
ever offered within this
itore.
$6.50 Georgette
Blouses, $3.89
Tailored and Dressy Blouses, in all
wanted colors, many are beaded,
others lace trimmed, $ Q . g 9
choice 0
$5.95 Lingerie
Blouses $3.39
rp to tm
Tallies,
tTpfof&M.
Talnes,
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17p t I7.S0
JiOlH tall ' I GeorSette wonderful- styles, choice and French voiles, 1a white and
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j.lJjm1.lil.,., .. . j . - . -- -i - -r -..:- -i i j -j- i '''t'" m mi 'i ii.fi IWs.LliglslWilWilfc'lll'n II
Up to $24.50
ToDe and Or.
gaifdie Dress
es, Clearance
Prior
Up to $39.50
Silk and
Georgette
Dresses, Clear,
anee Price....
Drastic Price Reductions on
$1975
Tub Skirts
Dozens of smart styles, all sizes, fasfc
jtoned from all the popular tub fabrics,
Three remarkable clearance groups.
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