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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1919 7 '-.I WATER BOARD TO BUILD FLORENCE BASIN ICE HOUSE Will Have 6,000-Ton Capa city and the Ice Will Be Fit for Domesti? Use. The Metropolitan Water board will erect a 6,000-ton capacity ice house at the Florence water basins for the storage of natural ice to be sold next season by the municipal ice department. Fred Larmon, chief engineer of the water plant, is preparing the plans for the structure, which will be erected in time for this season's crop. Will Cost $20,000. The house will be 100x160 feet floor dimensions, and 40 feet in height. It will cost $20,000 and the insulation will be of the best: The present storage capacity in connection with the municipal ice plant at Twentieth street and Foppleton avenue is 8,500 tons. The To Renew Complexion Without Cosmetics If ths excessive user of cosmetics only knew the impression her artificiality really makes upon others, she would quickly seek means of training a natural complex ion. Let her acquire the mercolized wax habit, discarding make-ups entirely, and she will soon have the kind of complexion that women envy and men admire. It's o easy to get an ounce of mercolized wax at any drug store, use ntahtly like cold cream and wash it off mornings. And the results are so remarkable. Gradually the lifeless cuticle peels off, in almost invisible flaky particles. In a week or so there's a brand new complexion, clear, velvety, soft, of girlish color and texture. The treatment is so simple, harmless, and so marvelously effeetive, the wonder is that every woman whose skin ia with ered, discolored, rough, freckled or pim pled, has not already adopted It. Adv. popularity of tht "jitney" Ice sta tions during thii leason convinced R. B. Howell, general manager of the water plant, that additional storage facilities should be pro vided. For Domestice Uie. "The ice we cut from the basins at Florence will be fit for domestic use and will supplement our manu factured ice," Mr. Howell said. Mr. Howell believes that another jlant lor the manufacture of ice will be built by the Metropolitan Water board next year. Man Struck by Auto i Dies From Injuries,; Car Driver Arrested Edward Hawk, 2216 Douglas street, died at 3:30 yesterday morn ing from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile driven by G. C. Riekman, S012 Webster avenue, at Twenty-second and Far nam streets, at 8 Tuesday night. An inquest will be held at Hoff mati'a undertaking establishment at 9 this morning. Hawk was taken to Lister hos pital in the police patrol imme diately following the accident, where an examination showed he had received internal injuries, con cussion of the brain and a frac tured arm Riekman was arrested and book ed for investigation, but was later released on bond Hawk, accord ing to witnesses of the accident, was crossing Farnam street at the time of the accident Riekman was driving east on Farnam, when the car skidded and struck Hawk. More Oversea Arrivals The following Omahans arrived recently in New York from over seas: Eight hundred and twenty-eighth Aero Repair Squadron Chauffeur Harry E. Daniels. 3308 Decatur street. Casuals Pvt. Franklin B. Jacobson, :C18 South First street; Sergt. Abe Fenk ensteln, S627 Blondo street; Pvt. Sebaa tlne Salerno. 1925 South Sixteenth street. An elephant's foot takes longer to cook than any other meat. To make it tender it must be boiled for 86 hours. Briej City News. ITate Hoot Print It Beacon Press Electrie Washer Burgeas-Orandea Co. Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Best In the- Long Run." Adv. Brings French Bride Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Armlntrout that their son, Em mett, ' who haa been overseas with tht- Sixth Nebraska for 13 months, has arrived at Uoboken, N. J., with a French bride. Half-Day School Sessions J. II. Beverldge, superintendent of public schools, is arranging a schedule of half-day sessions for the primary department of Dundee school, this being necessary until the comple tion of an annex next month. To Enter University Walter M. Wolff expects to enter the state uni versity at Lincoln next week to take up professional work. H was formerly with Collins Bros., con tractors, on the new Skinner Packing company plant Open House at "Y" The boys' di vision of the Y. M. C. A. will have "open house" for school boys more than 12 years old, from September 12 to 27. Boys from more than 60 schools ar expected to attend, and the winning team from each day will come again on the 27th to compete for the championship of the schools. Hogs Take Slump of $1 and Reach Lowest Price Level of Year Hogs took a sudden slump of $1 yesterday on the Omaha live stock market. Following a decline of about 75 cents Tuesday, the market fell again sharply, reaching the low est level this year. Average cost Tuesday was $17.21 per 100 pounds. Continued agitation against the high cost of living and cessation of the eastern demand are given as the chief causes for the decline. A decline of 50 cents to $1 was recorded in Chicago yesterday. Constitution Day Observed. Constitution Day, Wednesday, September 17, will be observed in the public schools. The meaning of the constitution of the United States will be explained to the chil dren who are old enough to com prehend the subject. My Heart and My Husband ADELE GARRISON'S New Phase of "Revelations of a Wife" What Mr. Prentisi Came to Announce. Ahl Ladies, good morning. This is a terrible thing for the Bayview schools, an awful thing, a horrible thing." Mr. William Prentiss, senior mem ber of the Bayview school board, appeared to run out of breath and adjectives at the same moment. To bridge the gap he took off his hat which he had not troubled himself to remove at his entrance, and wiped his perceptibly moist foreheaij, with a large, white silk handkerchief with a border of purple butterflies. Mr. Prentiss is an unusually large man, and his face was mottled from the heat of the walk. The combi nation of his red perspiring face drawn into the lugubrious lines which he thought fitting for the occasion, and his fantastic handker chief was almost too much for my risibles. But I realized that Alice Holcombe was under a greater nerv ous strain than I, knew that she would like to have me take the bur den of the conversation upon myself, so I straightened my lips into an answering dolefulness and answered with resigned meekness: "Yes, indeed, it is, Mr. Prentiss. We came early because we thought we might be needed. Of course the pupils will be much upset today." "Of course,' of course. Mrs. Gra ham. Yes, yes." Mr. Prentiss has an annoying habit of emphasizing his observations by repeating them. "That is what I have come for. The school board held a special meeting very late last night, and decided to close the schools until after the fu neral. You know Mrs. Stockbridge was the daughter of one of the board, and we think it is only fitting under the circumstances that the schools be closed as a mark of re spect to her memory." "That ought to be most gratifying to her family," I murmured smoothly. "Yes, yes," he returned absently, then cleared his throat in embar rassed fashion. I decided the most importapt part of his errand had not yet been told. "Mr. Stockbridge tells me that you fwo ladies" Mr. Prentiss is the type of man who abhors the word "woman" "have joint authority when he is absent. He asked me to tell you when you reopen school after the funeral to proceed with the work, the final examinations and everything just as if he were here. He said you both were perfectly familar with the work and his plans, and could carry it on to completion successfully" Alice Holcombe's voice, clear, incisive, struck into conversation. "What does that mean?" srje asked. "Is not Mr. Stockbridge going to finish his work himself?" Do You Mean" Mr. Prentiss turned nearly as pur ple with embarrassment as his fan tastically bordered handkerchief. "Well, you see, Miss Holcombe," he said ponderously at last, "you see, there's bound to be a great deal of talk, Oh, a great deal of talk about this affair in the town. Indeed, the way people are already putting their heads together and figuring out the true inwardness of the thing is astounding, simply astounding. I have not seen the village so stirred up in all of the time I have lived in it, and that is 40 years, 40 years. I came here when I was a child of " "Pardon me, Mr. Prentiss, Alice Holcombe interrupted his reminis cences ruthlessly, "but what has the talk in the village got to do with Mr. Stockbridge's finishing his work in the school? Has he for gotten how nearly the school year is ended? It is preposterous that he should not be here, no matter how much he is suffering." Mr. Prentiss cleared his throat again. "It is not a question of of Mr. Stockbridge's sentiments," he said slowly, "and of course, it is very unfortunate for the pupils that their work should be upset at this time. But we feel that it would be far worse for them to continue their work under the daily guidance of a man who is under grave " Alice Holcombe sprang to her feet, her eyes glittering. "Do you mean to tell me," she blazed, "that you are going to ask him to resign?" Mr. Prentiss glared at him with offended dignity. "We have not yet made up our minds," he said coldly, "but it is most likely, most likely that we shall do so." (Continued Tomorrow) Woman Believes She Was Victim of Stock "Swindling Scheme Mrs. Lola Records of Harlan, la., reported to police yesterday that she fell victim to what she believes is a stock swindling game. She lost her savings of $115. According to Mrs. Records, she met a "big fat bald-headed stranger" at Lake Manawa. This stranger in troduced himself as a salesman of the Tonapah Consolidated Mining company of Los Angeles, Cal., and sold her $115 worth of stock in the company. . , He said his name was Billy Madden and that he lived at the Wellington Inn. The next day Mrs. Records was to meet Madden at Seventeenth and Farnam streets. Although she waited for more than an hour, Mad den failed to show up, she says. You will find the Dyckman, Min neapolis, convenient to the shops, theaters and points of Interest. Rea sonable rates. The Elizabethan Room and the Coffee Shop of the Dyckman are ideal places to dine, Adv. SL Young Men Boys9 Department School days are here, the days of hard work, hard play and wear and tear on clothing. Now is the time to fit the boy with a BURNASCO suit. Warrfss-Nngli Co. Fourth Floor "yE will be very happy indeed to show you the wonderful lines of clothes, which we are now offering in our Young Men's cloth ing department. 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