THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1919.
ISSUE GALL FOR
CONFERENCE ON
PROFITEERING
Public Meeting to Be Held by
Joint Legislature Commit
tee In Lincoln November
Seventh.
Profiteering In Nebraska will be
Investigated by a joint committee of
the state aenate and the house at a
public meeting which the committee
has called for November 7, in the
Representative hall of the state
capitol in Lincoln.
Following is the call issued by the
committee:
To the People of Nebraska.
"In compliance with the duty im
posed upon us by the legislature of
Nebraska, we, the members of the
joint committee of the state sen
ate and the house of representatives,
created to inquire into existing eco
nomic ills of the state, more com
monly known as profiteering, 'do
hereby call a public meeting to be
held in the Representative hall of
the state capitol building at Lincoln,
Neb., on Friday, November 7, 1919,
at 1:30 o'clock p. m.
This meeting will be open to
the general public and the commit
tee particularly desires the atten
dance of those who represent and
can speak for groups of labor, con
sumers, producers and business,
whether local or state-wide.
"The time of this meeting cannot
be taken up with arguments to prove
that profiteering exists in Nebraska.
That is conceded. The meeting will
be held for the purpose of consider
ing feasible remedies for the same,
particularly with reference to the
excessive prices charged by agencies
engaged in the handling of the
necesities of life, to the end that
these agencies shall be required by
law to render service for a reason
able compensation.
Propose Actual Remedies.
"Individuals and representatives
of organizations, and officials of the
tate, who may have remedies to
offer are asked to submit them in
typewritten form to the chairman
or secretary of the committee prior
to the opening of this meeting.
"This committee is empowered
with legislative authority to petition
the governor of Nebraska to call
a special session of the legislature
if in the judgment of the commit
tee, a legislative program can be
formulated which promises any re
Iftf from these existing economic
ills.
"We therefore ask those, who
have made a study of thia matter
and have suggestions or actual
remedies to offer to present them
at this meeting.
"By order of the joint committee
of the . Nebraska senate and house
of representatives.
V "R. F. NEAL,
Chairman, Auburn;
"E. R. PURCELL,
Secretary, Broken Bow."
Divorce
Courts
Evelyn Seastedt sued Paul Sea
stedt for a divorce in district court
yesterday, charging him with ex
treme cruelty.
Ethel Lamphere filed suit in dis
trict court for a divorce from
Berney Lamphere on the ground of
nonsupport ,
Judge Troup awarded five di
vorces in divorce court, as follows:
Bertha Marantos from George of
extreme cruelty; Marie Peebles from
George for cruelty and nonsupport;
William Gurnett from Esther for ex
treme cruelty; Henry Williams from
Grace for extreme cruelty, Mr. Wil
liams getting custody of the two
children; Edith Huston from Harry
for cruelty and abandonment, Mrs.
Huston being restored to her maiden
name, Feay, and receiving $1,000 alimony.
for divorce filed in district court,
that her husband, Joseph, nagged her
and sought to impeach her integrity.
She asks for the restoration of her
maiden name, Krajicek.
Josephine Anderson, 301 1 Grace
treat, alleges that her husband,
Gustav, a meat cutter at the Cudahy
Packing Co. plant, knocked her
down last ' Sunday. She sued him
for a divorce in district court; al
leging extreme cruelty throughout
their married life of 18 years.
Marguerite Bricker charges her
husband, James, with extreme cruel
ty in a petition for divorce filed
in district court They were mar
ried at Boone, la, in 1916. She
aska that her maiden name, Pett,
be restored.
, Angelina PrinxhralH wants to
change her name back to Gigjiotti,
he says in a petition for divorce
from her husband, Andria Prinii
valll filed in district court She
says he has threatened her often
since their marriage three months
ago. She aska the court to award
her their furniture and savings.
Minnie Niea refused to live with
her husband, Bert two years and
took the youngest of their two
children and left the state, Bert al
leges in a petition for divorce filed
in district court He asks for the
OMtody of their eldest child.
Jvf Morgan failed to support his
a, Varna, and waa cruel to her,
he charges in a petition for divorce
filed in district court She wants her
maiden, name, Harwood.
Funeral of Omahan Killed In
Chicago to Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Thomas Dan
ahey. 50 years old, a resident of
Omaha,, who was killed in Chicago
Sunday when he was struck by a
street car, will be held this morn
ing at 9 from the home of his
' mother, Mrs. D. Danahey, 2712
North Twentieth street
Mr. Danahey was born and
reared In Omaha -and was the son
f the late Daniel Danahey, an
Omaha pioneer.
He ia survived by his mother, four
sisters, and a brother living at Sioux
City, la. Burial will be in Holy
Sepulchre cemetery.
Thieves Loot Omaha
Homes of Wet Goods .
- Valued At $8,000
Private stocks of choice wines and
brandies, valued at $8,000, were
stolen from the homes of Louis G
Nash, 3807 Burt street and Charles
M. Garyey, 443 North Thirty-Eighth
avenue, Saturday, according to re
ports to police yesterday. ,
Entrance to the basements of the
homes was made by prying cellar
windows. In each instance the fam
ilies were asleep in the home, but
neither theft was discovered until
the following morning.
Wheel tracks of automobile
trucks were discovered on the pave
ments of the garage driveways to
both homes. The thieves made a
clean sweep of both supplies of
liquor. Mr. Nash estimates his loss
at $5,000 and Mr. Garver at $3,000.
Forty cases were taken from the
Nash home, all stored in a private
compartment of the basement
Recent official figures gare the
population of Australia as 5,030,000.
Boy, Struck by .Car,
Still Unconscious;
Mother Also Hurt
Louis Burns, 7-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Burns, 3739 North
Thirty-sixth avenue, is unconscious
at his home as a result of being struck
by an automobile Tuesday night
The car was driven by Joe Vitek,
2547 Reese street. Young Burns suf
fered concussion of the brain, ac
cording to police surgeons.
Mrs. Winifred Burns,, his mother,
also suffered injuries. Both were
struck while crossing Farnam street
at Twenty-ninth avenue. . Vitek was
arrested on a charge of reckless
driving and later released on $1,000
bonds. -His case was continued in
Central police court yesterday until
December 1.
Mrs. Burns and her son were
crossing the street at the time of the
accident with Mr. Burns, who was
carrying a three-months' old baby.
The mother and son were taken
to Lord Lister hospital, and later
removed to their home.
Telegraphers Won't Strike.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29. The 21
chairmen of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, in session here, de
cided not to order a strike vote
among their 23,000 members before
communicating with Director Gen
eral of Railroads Hines.
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Suits braided, embroidered,
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tricotine, serges, 'silvertone,
velours, velour checks, Scotch
mixtures, herringbone stripes
many fur trimmed in. all
colors. Previously priced up
to $69.50....:...
$
30
Fur trimmed, belted, vest
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duvet de laine, tricotine,
serges-Hseverely tailored, or
handsomely braided and em
broidered. Previously up to
$98.50.......:..........,.,.,,,
Elaborately trimmed with
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braidings, made from peach
bloom, duvetyn, tinseltone,
chameleon cord, duvet de
laine, yulama, bokhara, frost
glow. Previously up to $200. ..
$
95
Blouse cost model
of Russian Green
duvet de laine bro
caded Test opossum
choker collar loose
panel b a e k silk
lined
$
49
50
Purchases made on Charge Accounts will appear on December 1st Statement)
Illustrating
Figure No. 1
. Strictly man tailored model of nary blue chiffon broadcloth eoct fin
ger tip length caffs, front and aide trimmed in handsome bnttons,,.,..
Figure No. S t
I Handsome man tailored suit oftatrpe colored gabardine, the side and
back of the semi-fitted coat trimnfed in tucks large, oonrertible collar.......
Figure No. S
Belted model of brown "all wool velour, coat skirt deeply embroidered, v
convertible collar, fastens to throat; double pockets, deep cuffs, button trim..
Figure No. 4
Belted, severely tailored model of beautiful Brown Tricotine edges
bound in braid deep fancy cuffs novel pockets large buttons cross belt.
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Figure No. 5
All "Wool Brown Velour semi-tailored 'model belted style deep coat
border heavy braided high military collar fancy silk lining
Figure No. 6 .
Semi-tailored blouse coat model, navy blue tricotine large collar fancy
panel pockets, deep cuffs fancy silk lining ...
Figure No. 7-
Semi-tailored long coat, belted back model of navy bine duvet de laine
coat with full ripple skirt large Hudson Seal collar, euffs fancy silk lining
Figure No. 81
- Semi-tailored belted model of taupe colored French velour high military
collar, panel back effect, deep pockets trimmed in buttons f ancy silk lining
$30.00
$30.00
$49.50
$49,50
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$49.50
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$49.50
.Blouse coaf Model
of navy blue trico
tine, vest of henna
velour trimmed in
wide braid simu
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lined (
$
49
50
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