THE BEEj OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, -1919.
AERIAL SERVICE
IS PUT SQUARELY
UP TOJHE CITY
Omaha Must Decide When
System Shall Be Extended
West From Chicago, Of
ficial Says.
"It is up to Omaha to decide
when the air mail service shall be
extended west from Chicago," said
Col. John A. Jordan, special repre
sentative of the postoffice depart
ment air mail service and superin
tendent of the western division.
The plan for constructing expo
sition buildings on the present land
ing field on the Ak-Sar-Ben grounds
on West Center street is delaying
the government in extending the
mail service. Original plans called
for the use of these grounds for a
landing field.
Colonel Jordan, accompanied by
Harley Conant, chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce air transpor
tation committee; J. E. George, W.
A. Ellis and Postmaster Fanning
inspected all available fields in the
vicininity of Omaha Tuesday, but
reached no definite conclusion
which field to use.
Field Found Suitable.
A field on West xDodge street
near the peony farm was found suit
able, and if a long-time lease can
be secured will probably be se
lected. The Redick field in East
Omaha also was found suitable, al
though considered a little small for
a city that will be used as a
terminal point.
Fort Omaha landing fields were
found too small to be used in mail
service. The Happy Hollow, Field
and . Country clubs grounds were
inspected for use as temporary land
ing fields in case a permanent field
was not ready for use when the
service starts.
Colonel Jordan says Omaha will
have to start at once to prepare for
the coming of aerial transportation
if it expects to take advantage of
the opportunities offered. The mail
service requires that the city secure
the landing field and construct hang
ars. It will be impossible to com
plete the necessary arrangements
this year, but if Omaha completes
its share this winter the government
is ready to start a daily air mail
service early next spring, Colonel
Jordan says.
Three Engine Planes.
Three engine planes with a wing
spread of 105 feet will be used in
the Omaha service. They will have
a carrying capacity of from 1,500 to
3,000 pounds of mail.
Hangars to house these planes
will have doors 110 feet wide and
be 18 feet high. The necessary
equipment for the machine shops
.will be installed by the government.
When the service is started Oma
ha will have a 12-hour mail service
from the Atlantic coast. Colonel
Jordan says the practicability of
I .daily service has been proven on
' the Clevetand-Chicago route. Storms
that tied up mail boats on the Great
Lakes and delayed trains three and
1.
owen'e Value-Giving Stored
as usual continues to offer depend
able, value-giving Furniture at
moderate prices.
Hanging
LogBa&xew
55 Cent
artistic as well as useful,, these
Baskets make beautiful decorations
for the porch and aun parlor.
Acme Ice Cream
Freezers
3S
freeie delicious eream in 5 mln- J
utes. Nothing; could be mora handy J
lor the making; ox in evening; des
sert. Priced at
65 Cents
t Electric Irons
Make Ironing
Easy,
Priced at $2.95
Acquire the habit of shopping at J
Bowen s tt saves you money.
to,- to
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Brie) City News
Have Root Print It Beacon Press
Elec. Fans $8.50 Burgesa-Granden
Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Best
in the Long Bun." Adv.
"The American State Bank at 18th
and Farnam pays Interest upon time
deposits and savings accounts."
Adv.
"Your -deposits In the American
State Bank are protected by the"
guaranty fund of the state of Ne
braska." Adv.
Dead Hero Honored. Pvt. Ray
Martin, Ashton, Neb., who was
killed in action while fighting; with
the Fifteenth Field Artillery in
France, has been awarded the Croix
de Guerre with bronze star.
New Bid Requirements. City
Commissioner Roy Towl says all
contractors, when submitting bids to
the city council for city building or
improvements, must accompany
each bid with a check for 5 per cent
of the amount of the bid.
Waives Preliminary Hearing
James Land waived preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Neely
In federal court and was bound
over for trial and bonds fixed at
$2,000. He is charged with raising
the denomination of a bank note.
Aviation Notes. W. C. Brooks of
the Blue Star Aviation company fly
ing the Blue Bird, will carry a num
ber of passengers Friday evening at
the Blue Star aviation field on West
Dodge street For flight reserva
tions, call Tyler 1572.
Face Drug Charge. Victor Lopez
and Lacy and Violet Williams were
arrested yesterday by Deputy U. S.
Marshal E. J. Quinley charged with
illegal possession of narcotic drugs.
They will be given a hearing before
Commissioner McLaughlin today.
Returns From Overseas Rev. J.
H. Stitt, formerly pastor of the Mc
Cabe Methodist church, and for the
last several months engaged in Y.
M. C. A. work overseas, has arrived
in New York. He notified friends
in this city that he would return to
Omaha in a few days.
Asked to Clear Title. Herbert W.
Drexel, son of the late John C.
Drexel, has asked the district court
to clear his title on two lots willed
to him and his brother, John H.
.Drexel, and to order his brother to
fulfill an alleged written agreement
to pay him $2,000 for the two lots.
Another Safe Blown In Omaha.
Making nine safes blown and robbed
in this vicinity in last few weeks.
You may be the next victim. Install
a yeggmen foe in your safe and pro
tect yourself against loss. It posi
tively prevents stealing anything
from safe. Testimonials and proofs
on request. The Yeggmen Foe Mfg.
Co., 1218 Harney street.
Salvation Army Driven Dr. W. C.
Sensibaugh, state director for the
Salvation Army in its proposed
drive to raise $15,000,000 for recon
struction work in the war zone of
Europe and home service, addressed
the Chamber of Commerce Wed
nesday noon, explaining the plan of
carrying on the Nebraska cam
paign. The sum that Nebraska is
expected to raise for the Salvation
Army work has not yet been an
nounced, but it will be within the
next few days. John L. Kennedy,
Omaha, is state treasurer.
four hours proved no handicap to
the planes which sailed above the
storms.
Colonel Jordan says airplane fac
tories are swamped with orders for
planes for individual and commer
cial use and the Omaha field should
be arranged to accommodate all
flyers crossing the continent. The
number of planes now ordered
proves that the airplane will be used
extensively next year and most of
the orders are from western cities.
Women's Army Hospital
Attention Committee
Has Been Discontinued
The Army Hospital Attention
committee, under the chairmanship
of Mrs. W. S. Wiley, was discon
tinued August 10.
This committee, consisting of 12
women, was formed during the fall
of 1917, to give personal attention
to sick boys at Fort Omaha; The
hospital was visited once a week,
when letters were written for the
boys; ice cream, cake, fruits and
candy given to them, and music,
flowers, books and magazines fur
nished. Since it started this committee has
written over 500 letters and has
served 12,514 boys.
The following were the assistants
at Fort Omaha:
Mesdames:
J. H. Conrad
Fred Pierce
W. B. T. Belt
W. A. Plxley
W. H. Matthews
W. J. Hynes
J. L. Kennedy
Mesdames:
Herbert Rogers
Jay Foster
Frank Coad
Sandy Griewold
Frank Judson
Erdman C. Bruner
Frank Campbell
The following were the assistants
who visited Fort Crook on Thurs
day of each week:
Mesdames: Mesdames
W. B. Tags Henry Pike
Everett Buckingham W. B. Stryker
W. E. Reed W. B. Cheek
John Smith Henry Cox
I. A. Alexander R. E. Schindell
Wm Bavinger Elger Smith
Man Sees Pickpocket
Work In Movies So He
Turns Thief Himself
While attending a downtown mo
tion picture show, in which a daring
burglar and pickpocket operate, a
man became daring himself and
seeing in the picture "just how iris
done. ' he made up his mind to do a
little dip-work himself and lifted
the pocketbook of H. A. Foster, a
guest of the Midland hotel. Mr.
Foster reported to the police that
his pocketbook contained $20.
Mrs. Elsie Randolph, who oc
cupies an office in the Brandeis
building, reports that while she left
her office Tuesday afternoon for a
few minutes, a sneak thief stole her
pocketbook, containing $125.
County School Districts
15 and 33 Consolidated
Under the provisions of a new
law passed bv the legislature in
July, school districts 15 and 33 of
Douglas county have consolidated
by a vote of 23. to 0. These two
districts are the first to have taken
advantage of the new law to rear
range the school districts of Doug
las county, according to County
Clerk Frank Dewey.
, There are approximately 60 school
districts in this county and all of
them are expected to vote on the
matter of consolidation in the near
future. This will necessitate the
revision of the tax records and levies
of the various districts, said Mr.
Dewejr, ,
PROFITEERS IN
OMAHA KEEP ON
RAISING PRICES
No Single Reduction Here,
Though Marked Decline
Has Taken Place in
Other Cities.
Omaha continues to struggle be
neath a load of excessive prices, not
withstanding an investigation which
has been started by the city, led by
Mayor Smith, and in conjunction
with the county attorney and the lo
cal federal officials.
While Mayor Smith, County At
torney Shotwell and Assistant
United States Attorney F. A. Peter
son are investigating and talking,
Omaha profiteers are running ram
pant with their saturnalia of high
prices.
While federal, county and city of
ficials of Omaha are investigating,
sharp advances are being made in
prices in restaurants, rents are be
ing boosted and clothing, shoes and
even some staple food products are
being marked up.
Probe is "Adjourned."
Not one instance of a reduction
can be found in Omaha as a re
sult of the investigation started last
Monday by Mayor Smith and which
was adjourned "subject to call of
the mayor."
Omaha, through its duly consti
tuted officials, is "resolving to re
solve," while reports from Chicago,
Kansas City and other cities show
a marked decrease in prices since
the searchlight of investigation was
turned upon the profiteers.
This city continues to stand in its
own light as a city which suffered
the highest average increase of
prices during July, the government
figures showing a decided increase
in Omaha on a list of staple articles
compiled in 50 cities.
Other Cities Get Results.
The federal officials in the vari
ous cities have been vested with al
most unlimited powers in striking at
the heart of the high cost of living
problems. These officials, in other
cities, with the co-operation of state,
county and city officials, have al
ready brought some relief. They
have struck down blows at the heart
of the situation. In Omaha nothing
has been done as yet except "inves
tigate" and talk. The .effect of the
local investigation seems to be re
flected in ' continued advancing
prices.
Even the sale of government sur
plus stocks in Omaha has not moved
the piofiteers to see the "handwrit
ing on the wall."
City Attorney Weaver has re
ceived information from Falls City,
Neb., showing that the market price
for eggs a few days ago was 30
cents On the same day eggs sold
in Omaha for 48 and 50 cents re
tail. Samuel Winters of South Side re
ported at the city hall yesterday
that on three recent occasions he
bought butter in Fapillion at -0
cents a pound at a store. He said
the same butter was retailing in
Omaha for 58 to 62 cents a pound.
Potato Prices Way Up.
County Attorney Shotwell in In
vestigating a report found that pota
toes were retailing in Minneapol:s
for 40 cents a peck and on the same
day Omaha stores were charging 60
to 75 cents a peck, according to the
store.
Mr. Shotwell has another report
that an Omaha man bought a ship
ment of lumber in Sioux City be
cause he saved $600 on the deal.
Within the last few days a pop
ular brand of coffee which is packed
in two-pound cans and sold by a lo
cal wholesale house, was advanced
from 90 cents to $1 a can. Three
years ago this coffee was sold at 60
cents a can, the advance being 66
per cent in three years.
Plenty of Talk.
"It is my opinion that these prof
iteers are getting wise to the fact
that the people are not going to
stand for profiteering any longer,
and the dealers will act accord
ingly," said City Attorney Weaver,
who is conducting the mayor's in
vestigation. "I think these investigations will
make the people think. The peo
ple should work harder and save
more and be more careful in their
buying. Why, I have never worn
a silk shirt in my life, and yet I
see a lot of fellows wearing silk
shirts on week-days," said City
Commissioner Towl.
Mayor Marks Time.
Mayor Smith announced that he
will not resume his formal investi
gation until he shall have opened
four municipal stores.
"I am going to get these stores
opened first, and then we will re
sume the investigation," the mayor
said. "I believe these stores will
have some effect on reducing prices.
"City Attorney Weaver has been
directed to obtain from the local
railroad officials a complete state
ment of all cars of fruits and veg
etables received in Omaha during
July and Af,ust, and to indicate
complete records of these cars,
from the time they were received
here, to their final disposition."
The mayor stated that he had
definitely decided that the municipal
stores will be located in the South
Side city hall, Auditorium and in
fire engine houses at Twenty-second
and Lake streets and Eleventh and
Dorcas streets. The first store will
be opened Saturday morning on the
South Side, and the others will be
opened next week, according to a
schedule which will be announced.
Ha! Ha! Say Profiteers.
"The statement that prices in
Omaha are higher than in other
cities is absolutely true," said the
county attorney. "I wish the mayor
would obtain schedules of prices
from Minneapolis and Sioux City
and then compare them with Oma
ha. I don't believe that the producers
and wholesalers are as much to
blame as the retailers would have
us believe. This investigation is
putting the fear of God into the
hearts of the profiteers, who will
realize that the people mean busi
ness. This investigation will have
the effect of reducing the prices
of some commodities and of pre
venting contemplated advances."
Mr. Shotwell, however, has no
knowledge of Omaha prices being
reduced on account of the investi
gation. The Department of Justice at
Washington has urged its repre
sentatives in the cities to "get on
the job." In other cities some re
sults have been obtained. Omaha
is still climbing for another altitude
record.
What Peterson Says.
Assistant United States Attorney
Peterson, in the local offices of the
Department of Justice, attended the
hearing which was started last
Monday in the city council cham
ber. He is also conducting investi
gations through his office, and he
has all of the government machin
ery at his disposal.
"My idea is that prices will go
down gradually. These investiga
tions will have their effect. We are
going at this matter to get the ab
solute facts. The Depaartment of
Justice is working deliberately and
quietly. We are searching for food
hoarding and are after it every
minute. There will be immediate
action if we can locate any hoard
ing. We will not only prosecute the
offenders, but we will seize the
stocks. It is a tremendous job and
we are not at this time giving out
information."
Fast Transports to Provide
Brest-New York Service
Washington, Aug. 13. Assign
ment of four of the fastest trans
ports to provide a regular mail
service between New' York and
Brest is announced by the War de
partment. The present schedule,
covering the remainder of 1919, will
be taken care of by the George
Washington, Leviathan, Agamem
non and America.
Army ships turned back to the
shipping board now total nearly
3,000,000 tons.
The Weather
Local Comparatlre Record.
1919 1918 1917 1916
Highest Wednesday ...8 89 81 77
Lowest Wednesday 62 71 69 56
Mean temperature ....76 81 70 66
Precipitation 18 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature 75 degrees
Excess for the day 1 degree
Total excess since March I,
1919 !29 degrees
Normal precipitation 12 Inch
Excess for the day 06 Inch
Total precipitation since
March 1, 1919 14.20 Inches
Deficiency since March 1,
1919 639 Inches
Deficiency for corresponding
period In 1918 954 Inches
Deficiency for corresponding
period In 1917 136 Inches
REPORTS FROM STATIONS AT 7 p. m.
Station and State Temp- High- Raln
of Weather. erature est fall
Cheyenne, cloudy ....87 86 .00
Davenport, clear 84 86 .66
Denver, cloudy 88 88 .00
Dodge City, clear 90 92 .00
Lander, pt. cloudy 86 88 .00
North Platte, clear.... 86 90 .00
Omaha, clear 88 89 ,18
Pueblo, clear 90 90 .00
Rapid City, clear 92 92 .00
?a!t Lake, clear 90 90 .00
Santa Fe, clear 83 84 .00
Sheridan, pt. cloudy.. 90 90 .00
Valentine, clear 90 92 .00
It. A. WELSH.
Meteorologist.
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy
an unbroken Bayer package which
contains proper directions to safely
relieve Headache, Toothache, Ear
ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain.
Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost
but a few cents at drug stores
larger packages also. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
of Monoaceticacidester of Salicyl
icacid. Adv.
WANTED
Experienced Salespeople
The beginning: of the new Fall season
brings the need of extra salespeople, both Male
and Female. Therefore we wish to place a
number of experienced salespeople in prac
tically every department in our store.
Positions are permanent for those who
are competent.
Apply Superintendent on Balcony.
Burgess-Wash Company
""EVERYBODY! ?TORF"
Your Old Pal Al
Comes to Open Gayety
With His Big Show
Just $1,754 was the size of the
dent put in All Reeves' bankroll
when he purchased the railroad
tickets that carried his company
from New York to Omaha in order
to open the season at the Gayety
theater Saturday afternoon. The
company arrived over the Rock
Island, Wednesday morning. His
scenery was at once unloaded and
transferred to the Gayety stage
where the crew of mechanics as
sisted by the crew with the attrac
tion began .to assemble it and
place it in form for use at the open
ing performance.
Mr. Reeves' equipment this sea
son is the most gorgeous he has
ever clothed his company with all
being designed especially for him
and constructed of the choicest of
fabrics. The company is continuing
here in Omaha the strenuous re
hearsals interrupted by the 1,400
mile rail jaunt, and Mr. Reeves
promises a complete performance in
every detail at the opening.
Gity Canning Exhibit
Will Be Held in City,
Hall, August 25 to 30
A canning contest and exhibit will
be held in the city hall during the
week of August 25-30. Entrants
must comply with regulations pre
scribed by Joseph Ihm, supervisor,
care of the Board of Public Welfare
offices.
During the summer canning
classes have been maintained in 25
public schools, under the direction
of Mr. Ihm, who announce that
$200 in prizes will be distributed to
the winners of the exhibit Each
school will send a team of three
members to compete for the city
niaiut'ii'iisiiitJi 1 ' VM v .....
ners two teams will be selected to
go to the state fair.
Three hundred and fifty boys and
girls have been taking the canning
instruction this summer.
"So you are going to let your cook
goT"
"Yea. oan't afford to keep her, I don'l
mind the aalary. but her taatee In food
are out of my reach." Waahlngtom Star.
URGESS-l
Iash mm.
EVERYBODY STORE"
Wednesday, August 13, 1919-
-STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY-
-Phone Douglas 2100
CONTINUING FOR THURSDAY
Our Great Sale of
rr tt
Ak ol
OUSE
$5.95
$6.95
to- W
n
rn HE greatest purchase and sale ol blouses we have a
I I I nn 1 hit ! ! Jl 1 1A Jl
l" 5 I ever 0IIerea Iviaae 01 spienaia quaiuy crepe ae
; Jil chine, Georgette and striped silk, in
ft. i
Flesh Sunset Fawn Light Grey
Navy Flame French Blue Black
White Colored Stripes, Etc,
All sizes. 34 to 44
NO EXCHANGES AND NO APPROVALS ACCEPTED
f
i? n m
Our Fifth Annual August
Sale of Furs
Representing Savings of 25
Is Now in Progress
THE fine collection of beutiful furs assembled for
this sale make it an event that is of greatest impor
tance to everyone interested in furs. The variety of odd
furs is especially large. Included are:
Mink Water Mink Beaver Lynx
H udson Seal Marmot Coney Skunk Marten
Muskrat Kolinsky Mole Alaska Seal Fox I
Raccoon Stone Marten Wolf Nutria Squirrel
The styles are beautiful, the pelts have been carefully selected
and the workmanship on every piece is excellent.
Every piece of fur sold carries the Burgess-Nash guarantes.
Furs Stored Until November 1st
If you wish, you may select your furs now and we will stor
them free of charge in our vaults.
Furs will be held upon payment of 25 of their value.
BurgMe-Naeh Co. Second Floor
All White Pumps
and Oxfords
2.95
rp HIS price, which is extremely low, is less than Yz
JL their real value and with at least a month more
of summer, it will pay every woman to
take advantage of this sale.
Includes Nile cloth and white Sea
Island cloth, with Louis or military heels.
SPECIAL !
Choice of our en
tire stock of white
kid and duck shoes
at exactly y regular
price.
Burf eea-Naih Co. Second Floor
Distinctive New
Fall Millinery
TvARING color com-
U binations are the
most effective Dart of.
this wonderful display r
of Fall millinery.
Burnt orang and black,
silver blaa and black, taupe
and silver.
These are just three of
the most popular combina
tions deserving special note.
Large and small shapes,
including large rolling sail
ors, "Off of the Face" sail
ors, Napoleon and continent
al shapes.
Materials are:
Silk duvetyn. Peach hloom.
Panne velvet.
Lyons' velvet. Beaver.
Priced, $5.00 to $75
Buree-Naah Co. Second Floor
