THE" BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1919.
Lincoln Bureau Bee
"P. A. Barrows, Correspondent'
OMAHA WATER
BOARD APPEALS
111 WORM AWARD
District Court Asked to Set
Aside . Compensation for
Damages . Granted by
Secretary Kennedy.
'. Lincoln, Oct. 23. (Special.) The
Metropolitan Water District . of
Omaha is appealing to the district
court of Douglas county for an
warfl made by Secretary Frank
Kennedy of the department of labor
in the case of Ernest Worm, who
was permanently injured while in the
employ of the water district board.
, Worm had been an employe of the
water department for 25 years and
on October 14, 1918, while he was
working in a ditch, a meter feil
upon lus head, injuring him severe
ly. He gradually began to lose hi
light and about a month later be
came totally blind. '
; He made application aor compen
sation under the State compensation
act and was awarded $12 a week for
300 weeks and $9 a week for the
remainder of his life. "
From the testimony on record in
the office of the secretary of the de
partment of labor it appears that a
wan " of the name of Miller was
working with Worm and has since
disappeared. It is alleged tiiat at the
time of the accident Miller had said
that the meter slid off the bank upon
Worm.
it appears that during the session
of.' the 1917 legislature some influ
ential member of the water board
came' to the legislature and had the
Compensation law amended so that
in cases of accident to employes of
the Omaha ; water; board '(Sec... 142,)
cfaint , for compensation-, must tie
filed 1 within 20 days, when .in all
othei cases six months is allowed:
It is! onthe'plea that Worm-did
not get in his claim until after the
2Q days had expired that ht wafer
boar4 is : asking exemption , from
paying the award..' '.' .' "
M$. Worm in her testimony al
lege that the. reason no claim was
madd for damages was .that imme
diately after the injury Mr; Under
stood of ,'the water i district assured
her that ! the water district would
take !carf of Mr. Worm. However,
his pay was stopped immediately
afteri the accident ;
, Farmers Union Meets.
'; Beatrice' Neb.,: Oct. 23. (Special
Telegram.) The Gage County
Farmers' union held its county con
vention in this city.' Delegates were
addressed by George Gustafson,
liate; president. There was a large
attendance and farm topics were the
principal subjects discussed. A pic
nic 'dinnervas served,
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POISON
LIKE UNTO
Venom of Snakes
Professor H. Strauss, M. D., of
the Royal Charity Hospital, says,
"The cause for an attack of gout,
rheumatism, lumbago, is supplied
by the increase of uric acid m the
blood serum, the result of various
causes, the most frequent of Which
is renal. Before an attack, one suf
fers sometimes from headache, neu
ralgia, twinges of pain here and
there." . " "
When your kidneys feet like lumps
of lead, when the back hurts or the
urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or
you are obliged to seek relief two
or three times during tht night;
when you suffer with sick head
ache, or dizzy, nervous spells, acid
stomach; or you have rheumatic
pains or lumbago, gout, sciatica
when the weather is bad, do not neg
lect the warning,, but try simple
means, laice six or eignt glasses oi
water during the day, then obtain
at your nearest drug store 'An-uric
(anti-uric acid.) -1
This Is the discovery of Dr. Pierce
of the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y.
"Afi-uric" is an antidote for this uric
acid poisoning and dissolves uric
acid in the body much as hot coffee
dissolves sugar. " . . 's.-.
"An-uric"-will penetrate into the
joints and muscles, and dissolve the
poisonous accumulations. ; It. will
stamp out toxins.' : ' ,l ' 1
Send 10 ents to Dr. Pierce's- In
valid's Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y ; for trial
package.' - . -
OMAHA'S NEW STORE.
SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
. Grocary Papartment.
NAVY BEANS, 9H
H. H. HARPER CO.
IT art Hmrai-4 if., Ffattiroa Bld.
Prohibitionists to
Urge National Meet
Be Held in Nebraska
Lincoln. Oct 23. (Special Tele
gram.) The state central commit
tee of the prohibition 'party in Ne
braska, meeting here Thursday,
unanimously decided to extend an
invitation to the national commit
tee to hold, the national convention
in Nebraska. The national commit
tee has indicated that the invitation
would be given consideration.
The Omaha Chamber of Com
merce has promised its backing in
the move and will extend an invita
tion for the convention to be held in
Omaha. C. C. Crowell of Omaha Is
active in urging that the conven
tion come to Nebraska and be held
in Omaha.
Chairman J. A. Murray of Uni
versity Place presided at the meet
ing. N. M. Summerville, also of
University Place, is secretary.
State Auditor Considering
Efficiency Experts' Vouchers
Lincoln. Oct. .23. (Soecial.1
tate Auditor George W. Marsh is
considering tne payment oi voucners
presented by J. L. Jacons & Co. of
Chicago, ! efficiency men, who came
to Lincoln and started off the de
partments under the code.
Ihe claim sent in Ihursday is for
work in getting the department of
agriculture started off and is covered
in two vouchers, one for $399.60.
which is 18 per cent of the total of
$2,220.05 charged for the entire work
and $44.40, being 2 per cent of the
entire amount. The voucher Ts
drawn on the salary and mainte
nance fund of the department.
Auditor Marsh was iut prepared
to say what action he would take,
but questions the authority to draw
the warrant on the salary and main
tenance fund.
Judge v in , Kearney '
Makes Baby Bond for
Mothers ? Appearance
tnrmrr Hulth Cia.
railuiMcr Wi. R. Ktrr. at
ti City al ChictfO. "Fraoi
n awe experience vim Ne.
, vluMe blood nq bod biM
,tac freparetio that it such
' to be oeed.ta ever fcoHwt
and preKribed by every .
ieiMi in the country." .Nutated Iron klo
k make healthier women and stronger, ilmJ
Mer men. SetMaction maranteed or nioptjj
Evlaaded." At all tood dratsiua.
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Kearney. Neb.; Oct. 23. i Soecial.1
A unique case in . which, a' babv
was given as bond came up in the
district court :here." More :than a
jnonth ago Mrs, Frank Zimmerman
Was . before the county, judge pn a
charge that took the, case to district
court The county judge fixed her
bond at $200. When it was learned
that she could iiot pay, rather than
to put her -and the infant child in
jail until the convening of court, the
juage took tne Date tor ' security.
The mother, went to North Platte to
secure work, hut appeared promptly
at the opening of court as stipulated
in the bond. 1 - - .- -- i
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Wood Lake Farmer Must
Pay $31,300 in Alfmbny
Mary. E. Ballard was grantedli
mony and attorney's fees totalling
$31,300 in a decree of divorce from
Edward . C. . Nallard, a wealthy
farmer living near Wood Lake, Neb.
The decree was granted by District
Judge Troup on allegations of cru
elty. ': ., , ' ! : , " V', -
Alimony of $15,000 is to be paid
m two installments, on November 1,
lViU,.and November 1, 1921. .In ad
dition she is given $6,000, to be paid
atkthe rate of $250 a month and
$71800 for. the support and education
of their child, to be paid'at the rate
of $50 a month. She was awarded
an additional $2,000 to pay indebted
ness on. household" furniture. Her
attorney was given a fee of $500. ,
Falls City Woman Killed '
When Train Strikes Auto
' Falls City. Neb.. Oct. 23. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Burlington passen
ger tram No. 42 struck the automo
bile of William Boyd at the Coon
crossing, six miles west of Falls
City, instantly ' killing Mrs. Boyd.
Her son, Charles, driving the car, j
jumped clear and was not injured, j
Mrs. Boyd was thrown some dis
tance and the automobile was com
pletely demolished. The train
stopped and brought the body to
Falls City. Mrs. Boyd is the
mother of eight children, one daugh
ter living in Oregon and another,
Mrs. Nettie Fellers, living in Lin
coln. Other members of the fam
ily live at home.
Beatrice Oil Company to
Build Refinery in Kansas
-Beatrice," Neb., Oct 23. (Spe
cial.) The stockholders of the Be
atrice OiH and Development com
pany held a meeting here and de
cided to builda refinery on their
holdings in . Linn county, Kansas.
The company has four wells iu op
eration in that county and owns 400
acres of highly desirable " leases.
Four other well-established com
panies will join the Beatrice cor
poration in building the refinery,
which is to be . located - at Blue
Mound!, Kan, v . ,
Christian Endeavorers ' .
Convene in York Nov. 6
York, Neb., Oct 23. (Special.)
The State Christian Endeavor con
vention will be held in York; Novem
ber 6 to. 9: Some of the best work
ers . of. both state and national
reputation will be present. Dr.
Clark,, '.'Father of Christian En
deavor," is expected to be present
More than 500 young people, from
over the state are expected. J ' ' .
Forgers Flood Section
With Farmers' Checks
Trail. ";. T) . Oct 23. (Soe-
cial.)Several arrests have been
m A MiiM.rtinn with extensive
worthless check swindling in towns
in southern ioutn uaKota. , une or
the prisoners., gave his name as
Klucfcy.; Another bf those captured
IS OKU fUWCll, limu oujvv
arrested is unknown. .. .
Albion School Teachers to
Attend State Convention
Albion, Neb., Oct 23. (Special.)
The board of education here voted
to grant a vacation to teachers in
the public schools to attend the N.
S. T. A. ia .Omaha November 5, 6
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ARTFUL BEAUTY
SiiARED COUilTRY
BOY, IIEJLLEGES
Says She Left for City After
Taking One Meal
On the Old1
' Farm.
Roy Clarence Burke had spent the
27 years tf his life among the cows
and chickens down on the farm in
Boone county, Nebraska, when he
met Miss Elizabeth Bafbeau, daz
zling, beautiful, artful and "experi
enced woman of the world."
They were married April 17, 1918.
But "how was he going to keep her
down on the farm after she'd seen
Omaha?" She didn't like it there
and left him and came back to
Omaha.
Answers Wife's Charge.
All this and much more is related
by Roy in a detailed answer filed
yesterday in district court to the pe
tition which his wife filed last spring
asking for separate maintenance on
the ground of extreme cruelty.
Elizabeth's mother also lived in
Boone county, near Albion, not far
from the farm where Roy pursued
his bucolic life.
Elizabeth came home from Oma
ha to visit her mother. She was
employed in the Brandeis stores at
that time. She was dazzingly beau
tiful and dressed differently from
the farm beauties. Roy was captl
vatad. And they were married in
Omaha a few months later. -
But when they wnt back to the
farm, Elizabeth didn't like it a bit.
She ate one meal with' Roy and his
mother and said that was plenty.
The house was too old and too
small, she declared.
Was Invited Out.
Roy says she came back to Oma
ha and took rooms at the tier apart
ments, Sixteenth and Jackson
streets. He also charges that she
saw a great deal of one, Frank A.
Gordon, who formerly worked for
a national weekly and was selling
stock in a creamery company. With
him, Roy says, his wife frequently
dined at a restaurant on South Six
teenth street
Mrs. Burke is now receiving $40
temporary alimony, granted her by
order of Judge Day several months
ago, pending decision in the pres
ent SUit '
Record Imports and
Decreased, Exports
For U. S. in September
Washington, r Oct. 23. Record
breaking imports and a noticeable
drop' in exports were the outstand
ing features of the country's for
eign trade in September as revealed
in a statement issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Imports for September amounted
to $435,000,000 which is $92,000;000
more than the previous high record,
established in July bf this year. The
total for ' September last year wasJ
c,uuu,uou. JJuring tne nine
months ended With September of
this year imports amounted to $2,
697,000 against $2,323,000 for a simi
lar period of 1918.
Exports during September were
valued at $583,000,000 as compared
with $646,000,000 in August of this
year and $550,000,000 in Septem
ber, 1918. f In the first nine months
of this year exports amounted to
$5,866,000,000 against $4,559,000,000
for the corresponding nine months
of 1918. '
The excess of exports over Im
ports during September amounted
to' . $158,000,000 the lowest figures
for any month since July, 1917. Dur
ing the nine months period ended
witlr September of this year the ex
cess amounted to $3,169,00p,000
against $2,237,000,000 for a similar
period last year.' : ;
York Votes Tuesday on
V $150,000 of Water Bonds
York. Neb.. Oct. 23. (Special.)
This city will vote Tuesday pn the
question of buying the water works
and issuing $150,000 jn bonds, $84,-
000 to pay for the plant and the
balance to be used for .improve
ments. "''. ' :
All Will Have Some Chance.
Usually the democracy of the
school room is inequality in the
home. One father buys a $50 set of
books: another can scarecly afford
a speller. '
But all can have tne neips to De
published by The Bee. They are
written by experts. Watch for them.
"The Fiery GaelWl
Come to Omaha With
r President De.Valera
MkKt
Member- of ikl Irish Pmrliwsu end
' "The Fiery Gael," as he is known
throughout Ireland, is cominsr to
Omaha with President De Valera
of the Irish republic to appeal for
recognition by the United States of
the right of the Irish people to gov
ern themselves. Boljand, 31 years
old, is a member of parliament sec
retary of. the Sinn Fein organiza
tion, and secretary of the Irish re
publican mission in the United
States. It was he who conducted
the escape of President De Valera
from Lincoln prison, England, last
February, after having himself spent
12 months in British prisons. Like
President De Valera, he was sen
tenced to death for his part in the
rebellion of Easter week,' 1916.
While De Valera and the other
Sinn Fein leaders were in prison
last fall, Boland carried on the re
publican election campaign, which
resulted in the rolling up of the
overwhelming majority of four to
one for independence at the polls
in December. During all of this
time Boland was wanted by the po
lice and escaped their vigilance un
til June of this year, when he came
to America as a stoker.
Expedited Shipments
Of Big Five Packers
Criticized by Grocers
Chicago, Oct 23. Expedited ship
ments of nonperishable goods in
special refrigerator cars give the
"big five" packers an unfair advan
tage in competition with wholesale
grocers, witnesses testified at the
United States Interstate Commerce
commission hearing of charges
made by the National Wholesale
Grocers' association against 317
railroad companies.
L. F. Berry, traffic manager of
Reid, Murdock & Co., in testifying
that the railroads handled refrigera
tor cars on a schedule whereby the
packers were able to Jell to the
minute when a shipment would
reach a given point, declared that
his firm had discussed purchasing
such cars to meet this competition.
The railroads, however, told his
firm, he said, that it could not ex
pect any special service in handling
its shipments, as there already were
too manv private cars to be handled.
The Magnolia Provision company
of Houston, Tex., an independent
packing company, joined the grocers
in their fight against the railroads
by filing an intervening petition in
the case.
Success of Municipal
Potato Sale Prompts ,
Orders for Another
Six hundred bushels of northwest
ern Nebraska irrigated potatoes
were sold yesterday by the city, at
the street department's garage,
Eleventh and Nicholas streets.
A carload was disposed of at
$1.50 per bushel before the after
noon was far advanced. Buyers took
quantities ranging from a half
bushel to four sacks of about 100
pounds each.
The sale was conducted by O. M.
Olsen, Mayor Smith's secretary,
and Joseph ; Sherry, deputy city
clerk. They have ordered some
Early Ohio potatoes which they ex
pect will be on the track within a
few days, when notice will be given
of another sale at the same location.
SHE FEELS SHE IS SAFE
When Buying A Charter Oak.
Why? Because she knows what she is buy
ing. Her mother and her mother's mother used
, the CHARTER OAK.
Where substitution "doesn't go"
there ft no necessity or room for argument with
anyone who comes into a store and makes the
Statement that a Charter Oak Stove or Range is
wanted. It is, in such a case, only a question of
size, style and price. Something claimed to be
"just as good" cannot be sold to a person who has
once used a Charter Oak.
For Coal, Wood or Gas
V Or Conbination of AO
3,500 Dealers In United
. 8tatM 135 Dealers In
St Looli 8n Tbm.
If your dalr tries to talk you into buying anotnar kind, writ to us.
CHARTER OAK STOVE & RANGE CO., St Lotus, Mo!
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EE LiikuteH
LIBRARY HEAD
DISCUSSES DIG
U. S PROGRAM
Explains Benefits to Welfare
of Nation and Prob
able Future of the
Institution. .
Chalmers Hadley of Denver,
president of the American Library
association,' discussed ' the "En
larged Program of the American
Library. Association" last night at
the meeting of the Nebraska Library
association at the public library.
Mr. Hadley is considered one of
the best posted men in the library
world. He enlarged on his subject
by explaining the benefits of the
library to the welfare of the nation,
and its probable future. -
Members of the association at
tending the 25th annual convention
agree that this year's program is
one of the , most interesting and
valuable ever hejd.
The meeting wis opened yester
day with a talk on "Children's Illus
trated Books and Their Illustrators,"
by Miss Marion Reed of Omaha.
Miss Mary Tyon of the' Peru State
Normal school spoke on "Book
plates." Miss Nellie Jane Compton, Uni
versity of Nebraska; Miss Anna C.
McCague, Omaha High School of
Commerce; Miss May Ingles, Wes
leyan university; Miss Abba Wil
lard Bowen, Peru State normal, and
Miss Mable Harris, Shadron State
Normal school, discussed the books
Europe W21 Require
International Credits"
in Sum of Two Billions
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 23.
The United States faces the rroblem
of extending by next summer ap
proximately $2,000,000,000 in interna
tional credits to the war-torn coun
tries of Europe, Dwight W. Mor
row of J. P. Morgan & Co. declared
in an address on "The Problem of
International Credits" before the In
ternational trade conference here.
He said that the people in this coun
try would, have "to produce and
save" to aid in this big financial
plan. ' , .
European -countries are not com
ing to the United, States seeking
charity, Mr. Morrow said, but they
are "asking us in our strength to co
operate with them in their Mrength
to rebuild arid restore their produc
tive capacity." i
"Their own captal fund will be
gradually restored by fresh savings
and what is more essential those
savings will be protected by their
own free governments," he added.
Petrograd Gets Food
Paris, Oct. 23. American relief
administration has sold foodstuffs
sufficient to supply Petrograd for
about 30 days, the supplies being
purchased for securities by the
northwest Russian government.
which interested them most during
the past year.
During the afternoon meeting
Miss Charlotte Templeton, Lincoln,
and Miss Eleanor M. Wheeler,
Schuyler, discussed methods of
working toward a county library.
Miss Edith Tobitt of the Omaha
public library discussed "Present
Day Book Prices." " . . .
RAILROADS TO
ASK MORE FOR
TRANSPORTATION
Corporations Request Increase
Be Granted at Once to Off
set Operating Expenses.
Washington, Oct. 23. Increases
iu rail transportation rates to offset
the -increase in operating expenses
during federal control will be sought
immediately from the Interstate
Commerce commission by the rail
road, corporations. '
THis decision was reached at a
conference between Director Gen
eral Hines and represent: ives of
the association of railway execu
tives. Director General Hines made
clear that the government has no
intention of initiating advances, but
is willing to put all its information
and the services of its experts at
the disposal of the railroad corpora
tions if it was desired to act inde
pendently before the Interstate
Commerce commission. The offer
was accepted.
There was no indication how much
of an advance the railroad men
thought necessary to enable them to
operate without a deficit.
Stage Coach Driver Dead.
Toledo, O., Oct. 20. William J.
Alley, 91 years old, died at Norwalk
recently. He bought horses in all,
parts of the United States during
Civil war times and sold a team of
driving horses to President Lincoln
in 1862. He was a close friend of
Josh Billings. During the pioneer
days he drove a stage coach in the
Norwalk district and for two sea
sons was in charge of a side show
department of the old Ringling circus.
Golds
Break
Get instant relief with
Tape's Cold Compound"
'Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blow
ing and snuffling! A dose of "Pspe's
Cold Compound" taken every two
hours until thfee doses are taken
usually breaks up a cold and ends
all grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pas
sages of your head; stops nose run
ning; relieves the headache, dullness,
feverishness, sneezing, soreness,
stiffness. ':
"Pape's Cold Compound" is tbc
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug
stores. It acts without .assistance.
Tastes nice. Contains no quinine.
Insist on Pape's.
Getting Closer to Home.
See Pag 5. ,
Bee Want Ads Are the Best Busi
ness Boosters. ,
An Opportunity In
MILLINERY
Eager to serve our friends in these days of high prices, we are constantly on the alert
to secure merchandise at a price saving, insisting constantly on our high standard of :
quality. Such a chance came to us in a ' .
Choice Collection of Ultra-Fashionable and Seasonable
Hat
s
for
men
r
Charming Creations of Velvet, Panne Velvet, Satin,
Broche, Hatters' Plush and Beaver.
Modeled into shapes to suit the taste and desire of all women. -The close-fitting
turban, through all the variations of brim width and crown height to the wide, soft brim
ostrich plumed shape ; ,
Small, chic little affairs, trimmed with bands of flowers, perky little bows, feathered
bands, some embroidered on the brims and all blended, into; beautiful and fitting
Autumn shades. ; v c '
Tailored Hats and Dressy Hats, Street Hats and Reception Hats. The value we
will not quote. Your eye and touch will tell you. - '
FRIDAY MORNING A T 9:30 NINE-THIRTY
The pleasing price will be $S00 each
Because the hat sale will bring you to our second
floor, we have arranged a special grouping of
Suits
and
Dres
ses
Dresses
, These will be offered Friday at price concessions
Suits , I
, Three .groups of our finest Tai- V Afternoon, Dinner and Evening
lored Suits. Many models are but - Frocks, inviting, and exclusive
one of a kind. In Serges. Trico- Dress-up Dresses of Tricolette,
tines, Silvertones, Velours, Garbar- ;: (j ; Satin Taffeta) Tulle
dmes, m shades of Brown, Navy, r, XT ' , , XT , n
Black, Mode and.Taupe. Priced: Dotted Nets and Silk and Net Com-
Friday at-r . .. , binations. Grouped for Friday at
545.00, $75.00 and WS& . .$45.00
Offering this week, THE DELINEATOR, by special arrangement
with the Biitterick Pattern Company, at half price. One year's subscrip
tion, $1.20. At the new Pattern Section. , i
On the Square
' Main Floor
Friday
Dainty Camisoles of Silk,
flesh colored Crepe de Chine,
face-trimmed, in sizes 36 to 44,
1M Each
Muslin Nightgowns in high
neck styles, embroidery
trimmed. - Rare today at 2.50.
1.95 Each
Knitted All-Wool Spencers
for cool weather. A practical,
light weight, warm garment,
usually selling for $3.00.
1.95 Each
The Floor Below
Bedding
3-lb. Cotton i Batts $1.25
81x90 Sheets (seamless), $1.79
81x99 Sheets (seamless), $1.95
66x80 Wool Nap Blankets,
at .;4i.....s.v $5.95
72x84 Comforters $5.75
70x80 Wool Mixed Blankets, -
at .$10.00
72x84 Wool Comforters, $14.75
72x84 Down Comforters, $14.75
THE SAFE TRADING PLACE