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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1919. PERSHING WILL CHRISTEN NEW AIR MAIL HANGAR January 8 to Be Gala Day for - Omaha If All Plans of - Committee Work Out. January 8 will be a big day for Omaha. It is on January 8 that the first aerial mail plane, which will mark the advent of Omaha as a western terminal for the great serv ice, will arrive. It is on this same date that General Pershing will visit I Committees are busy making ar- rangements for a great gala day. TIi at General Pershing will be given a great public reception had long i been decided. It was also planned i to make the arrival of the first aerial mail plane an event of ceremonies, ! as significant to the future of the j Omaha as was the .completion of the great transcontinental railroad "Which links Omaha with the west J coast, in the opinion of members of the aerial navigation committee. Ilarley G. Conant, chairman of I the aerial navigation committee of i Ihe Chamber of Commerce, an nouiiced that General Pershing I would be asked to attend the cere monies at the aerial mail hangar when the first great plane arrives. He will make a short speech, and : probably christen the newly com- pitted hangar, according to Mr. . Conant's plan. , On the heels ,-of this announce ment a message was received at the Chamber of Commerce from Col. J. A. Jordan, assuring that body that the first aerial mail plane would ar rive in Omaha on the afternoon of , January. Colonel Jordm will ar rive in Omaha next Saturday and make final inspection of the great hangar, which is nearing completion at the Ak-Sar-Ben flying field at Sixty-third and Center streets Aviators will begin arriving next week, by train, to familiarize them selves with the landing field and the ' landmarks of the city. The giant 1 Martin bombing planes which are to connect Omaha with the east coast are nearly ready for flight, ac cording to reports. Assistant Commissioner Ellis al ready has "lines out" to secure the J contraband- vhich will be needed to properly christen the hangar. It will be difficult -to secure the cham pagne, he says, but nothing can in terfere with the christening of the hangar. Near beer will be used if necessary, he says. :"Mystery Girl" Will j. Be Buried Sunday; Reporters Pallbearers ' I The body of the unidentified girl found murdered November 20 on the I Calhoun road 15 miles northwest of Omaha will .be buried in West rLawn cemetery Sunday afternoon at ?4:30. A month's search has failed ?to give any clue to the identity of Uhe girl. ;. G. H. Shook, superintendent of . the cemetery, has furnished a burial plot and a casket was furnished by fjohn Gentleman of the Gentleman jmortuary J Rev O. D. Baltzly of the Kountze Memorial church will have charge of the services. The pallbearers will !bc reporters from Omaha newspa 'cers who assisted- in the search to leacn the identity of the girl and 'her murderer. They are John Ken Micbeck, Thomas McMahon, Francis iBoyle, Gerald Griswold, Reid Zim "merman ar.H Irwin Harrison. Parents Provide For I Child Before They ! Are Granted Divorce i An agreement, entered into be 'tweea the about-to-be-divorced hus band and his father-in-law and wife, is part of a decree of divorce grant ed o Genevieve Porter from Wal lace Porter by Judge Leslie in di vorce yesterday. Mrs. Porter" charged extreme ,cruelty. . She was granted custody of a daughter 9 years old. The agreement provides that Mrs. Porter' father, M. B. Cottrelhof Chicago, shall assume a mortgage of $4,000 and" receive, a deed to 160 acres of land in Lincoln county, Nebraska, from Mr. Porter; that Mr. Cottrell shall sell this for not less than $17,500, and shall use the income from that sum at 6 per cent interest to provide for the daughter of the Porters. Holmberg Will to Be - Filed for Probate Soon John C. Battin, attorney, announc ed yesterday that he expected to -file the will of the late Peter Holm berg in probate court at an early date. Mr. Holmberg was found dead last Monday from gas asphyxiation. Immediately after his death his di- vorced wife, Augusta, hastened to court to probate his will. He se cured a divorce from her on Octo ber 24 for alleged cruelty. At the time Mr. Holmberg was 77 years old and his wife 59 years old. After hit death she filed a petition to have the divorce decree set aside. It is said that in the will Mr. Holmberg's property is left to his relatives in the old country. ' Italian Gets 60 Days for Alleged Kidnaping Threats Sam Pape, Italian, 841 South Twentieth street, was given a jail sentence of 60 days in Central po lice court yesterday upon complaint of Mrs. M. Largo, 2102 Leaven worth street, Pape was arrested Wednesday night following alleged - threats to Mrs. Largo that he "was going v to kidnap her daughter, Mary." x Mrs. Largo said that Pape stop ped her in front of her home Wed nesday night and demanded that she "turn her 14-year-old daughter over to him." . . "I want to marry her," Pape is said tor have told Mrs. Largo. She - called police, Divorce Courts After a little more than a month of wedded life, Hannah Pillard asked the district court to give her a divorce from Elmer Pillard and grant her the equity in their home and furniture at 2516 North Nine teenth street She says Elmer proved jealous, and that she could not get any money from him with out constant quarreling. Edith Ohmit wants to omit her husband, Irvin Ohmit from her life in the future. She applied to the district court for a divorce. Irvin Ohmit omitted affection and atten tiveness to her. He omitted to give Edith Ohmit money and omitted to take her out with him. Edith asks that $75 a month be omitted from levin Ohmit's income and remitted to her in the way of alimony. Mary Knapp asked the district court for a divorce from Ralph Knapp, charging him with extreme cruelty. Samuel Levy alleges that his wife, Isabelle, went to places of amusement with "a party by the name of Johnson' and also that she was extravagant. He applied to the district court for a divorce. Nels Nordauist Dersistentlv neg lected and ignored his wife, Isabel Jvordquist, and she was granted a divorce in district court. She was restored to her maiden name, Oak-, Testimony of extreme cruelty won a divorce for Jessie Cheatham trom Gilbert Cheatham in divorce court, Judge Wakeley signing the decree. Will Entertain Yanks. Paris, Dec. 18. American officers and enlisted men who will spend Yuletide in Paris will be he guests of the American Red Cross during the Christmas festivities. An old fashioned party will be held on Christmas afternoon, Santa Claus presiding at a huge Christmas tree to distribute gifts and packages from America. ' Judge Orders Money Soliciting Stopped By Good Samaritans Elmer Erickson, captain in the Good Samaritan army, a charitable organization, was dismissed in Cen tral police court yesterday on a charge of soliciting funds without authority. He was arrested two days ago following a ruling signed by Mayor Smith against the Good Samaritan army operating in the city. Several officials, including Col. J. A. Mace, head of the organization in Omaha, were present in court. Police . Judge Foster discharged Erickson upon provision that mem bers of the Good Samaritan army stop soliciting funds for Christmas dinners for the poor. All tickets given, to needy families by the or ganization will, nevertheless, be honored with baskets of food at the local headquarters of the Good Samaritan army, 210 North Nine teenth street, Colonel Mace said. Attorneys have been secured to take up with the mayor the matter cf the Good Samaritan army oper nting in the city. Coal Miner Executives v Will Meet in Columbus Washington, Dec. 18. William Green, secretary of the United Mine Workers of America, announced that the general convention of the organization would be held in Col umbus, O., during the week of Jan uary 5, when delegates will be form ally informed of the details of the agreement which ended the recent coal strike. The call for the con vention has not actually been issued, Mr. Green said, but arrangements have been made for the meeting. New York Gets Its First Touch of Winter Weather New York, Dec. 18. The mercury played hide-and-seek with the zero mark today, giving New York its first touch of real winter weather and the coldest December day here in two years. The temperature dropped from 20 degrees above zero yesterday afternoon to zero this morning. Booster Organization Effected by Business Men of North Omaha Manufacturers and business men of North Omaha met yesterday noon at the La Rue cafe, 2307 Ames avenue, to organize into a body to boost their section of the iity. The organization of manufactur ing interests on theiorth side has been contemplated for several months, and will be under the spon sorship of the Chamber of Com merce to some extent, according to A. R. Wien. of the Wien-Omaha Brush Co. It will include about 40 manufacturers and business men on the north side between Sixteenth and Thirty-fourth streets, Mr. Wien said. In the last 18 months the north side has acquired six new industries, aggregating a capital of $10,000,000, according to Mr. Wien, and eight more industries are planning to lo cate in this section of the city. The rapid advance of "industry on the north side has made organization essential, Mr. Wein said. .'Among the othe. leaders in the organization movement are R. A. Sleeper, of the Omaha Blau Gas Co., and R. T. Clarey, of the Ames Real ty Co. Aged Omaha Woman Dies at ' 84 After a Short Illness Mrs. Amanda M. Kelley, 84 years old, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Arie Gesman, 3532 North Twenty-eighth avenue, Wednesday night after -a short illness. Mrs. Kelley had been a resident of Omaha for 24 years. She is survived by four sons, Joe, D. W., Lloyd and Arthur Kelley, all living- in Omaha, and three daughters. Mrs. Arie Ges man, Mrs. George Gilliland, both of Omaha, and Mrs. John Wormhoudt, Ottumwa, la. Mrs. Kelley had 24 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren, all liv ing. The body will be taken to Fella, la., for burial. ' Engineers in India are experi menting with storing that country's heavy rainfall in reservoirs and using it to produce electric power. j The Bee's Free Shoe Fund A gentleman with a Greek name sends in a contribution to the fund. It is such a long name that we can ask the printers to set it up only ence. The cashier nearly fainted before she got it written down in the book., It is set up below. We hope this gentleman's life will be as long as his name, or as long as what he says is his name.' Babv Em sends in a contribution, too. ller name is short enough to , make up for Mr. P. Frvlouly acknowledged ...fflBS.W llahy Km 1.66 ThemUtm-lra l Conntlntln Pappfr- Ihfwlorodemetrnliopoulo. . 1 M John II. Bath S.SA , A Friend. M. Kdwrd,Nb t.M Mr. Haloma Beott, Elm Ormk, Kb l.te ToUl 70T., Make a Christmas gift to a little waif whose life may be saved by a few dollars from you. Address The Free Shoe Fund, care of The Bee. a I 1 Parcels Wrapped Regardless of where purchased, we are glad to wrap parcels for shipment by parcel post or express, at the AC COMMODATION DESK in our Base nent. This service is without charge, of course. - . Brandeis Stores Basemenf- --fifaMw:Mfisitt::u:r Hour Sales 91 A a m Siik Velvet Shapes. -IV a. m. Manila Waste Baskets. 7'A Linen Scarfs. -O D. 111. Tore Thread Silk Hosiery. v Silk Handkerchiefs. I Hour Sales for Friday Exceptional Bargains! Friday Morning, 9 to W A. M. ONE HOUR 1 1 1 II 1 Friday Evening, 7 to 8 P. M. HOUR Sale of Linen Scarfs At 59c They're good quality linen some lace trimmed, while others have fancy blue striped ends. They are attractive and dainty and make nice Christmas gifts. One Hour Omly Friday 7 to 8 p. m. Brandeis Stores Main Floor South Sale of Silk Velvet Shapes 1.50 to 3.50 At 59c 600 genuine Lyons and silk velvet shapes, mostly soft crowns. Principally black hats some with brocades a few beavers and plushes; in street, dress and tailored hats. One Hour Only Friday 9 to 10 a. m. Brandeis Stores Second Floor East Friday Evening, 7 to 8 P.M. HOUR Sale of Women's Hosiery Pure Thread Silk Regularly a. JO Up to 4.00 Al f They are full fashioned, SOME ABE ALL SILK TO THE TOP, in colors, others have FASCI EMBROIDERED IS STEPS with birds and floral designs, in black, white and cor dovan; still others are of plain silk in black and colors,- with silk lisle tops and double soles. Some are Irregulars of 2.50 to 4.00 quality. No exchanges or deliveries. One Hour Only Friday 7 to 8 p. m. Brandcjs Stores Main Floor South Friday Morning, 9 to 10 A.M. HOUR Sale of AMa Waste Baskets At 59c Worth 65c to 1.25 What could be a more useful gift than a nice waste basket! Those offered Fri day are exceptionally pretty and are priced wonderfully low. They are of soft pliable material that will not break by crushing. One Hour Only Friday 9 to 10 a. m. Brandeis Stores Third Floor Center 1 1 Friday Evening, 7 to 8 P. M. HOUR Sale of Silk Handkerchiefs For Women Regularly 19c and 25c These handkerchiefs are of silk and Silk crepe, in fancy color effects and solid col ors in pink, white, blue, lavender," maize, green, purple and old rose. A very inex pensive present, yet a pretty one. fro mail or phone orders or deliveries. One Hour Only Friday 7 to 8 p. Brandeis Stores Basement East ' - At9c Gift Suggestions From the Hardware Section ; Casseroles. One lot of high-grade Casseroles with highly nickeled frames and Guernsey "Ware insets. Special, 2.49 Electric Irons. A guaranteed Electric Iron, six-pound size, highly nickeled with six feet of cord. Special, 5.98 v Pocket Knives. This lot consists of Jack knife patterns in ebony, stag, bone and rosewood han dles. Special, 59c Aluminum Sauce Fans. Made of high-grade aluminum with highly polishedfinish ; pure aluminum. These come in two, three and four quart sizes. Very special, each, 59c Fancy Fruit Baskets. All large sizes in willow, rattan and fancy shapes. Special, ' 98c Universal Electric Grills. In the round pattern; make a dandy toaster and also chafing dish; three dif ferent heats. Specially priced, Friday only, at 12.00 Brettdeia Stores BasementSouth Final "Before Christmas" Sale of Basement FURS There are hundreds of Muffs, Neck and Shoulder Pieces, as well as a great variety of matched fur sets of real gift nature and at astonishingly low prices. The Neck and Shoulder Pieces. A large assortment of Neck and Shoulder Pieces 'will be placed on sale Friday at ?reatly reduced prices. Many different styles to select from. 6.00 to 10.00 values, 11.50 to 15.00 values, 16.50 to 22.50 values, Specials in Middies and Smocks Made of cotton materials" trimmed with colors. At 1.95 to 3.95 The Muffs. Muffs in most any kind of - a wanted popular fur; values from 6.00 to 20.00. On sale Friday from $4.00 TO $8.00 Special Blouse Bargains The Matched Fur Sets. A variety of Fur Sets with Various sized Muffs and Neck Pieces. All good desirable furs. Fur Sets worth 12.50 and 15.00 for 9.85 Fur Sets worth 19.00 to 22.50 for 14.85 Fur Sets worth 25.00 to 40.00 for 19.00 Middies at 3.49 and 4.69. Navy Blue Serge trimmed with white and red braid and large sailor collars. Very spe cial at 49 and 4.69 Kitchen Aprons. Good quality percale and tie aprons ; various V , kinds and sizes. 69c to 89c. On sale Friday Worth 49c Aprons at 29c and 49c." Fancy small white aprons ; many pretty styles to select from. Special at 29c and 49c Blouses at 3.85 and 4.85. Two splendid lots of fancy blouses. These are of georgette, crepe de chine, fancy nets and silks, put up in a fancy gift box and ready to give. They are of at tractive styles and come in the wanted colors. Prices 8.85 and 4.86 Brandeis Stores Basement North Bath Robes. We have a splendid assort ment of women's and misses' Bath Robes. A large variety to choose from. Prices range from 8.95 to .95 Blouses at 89c. Made of white cotton ma terials and colored materials. Siaes 36 to 46. These blouses are well worth 1.39 to 1.69. Special, at, 'tide Flannel Blouses. Pine for winter wear. Regular 3.B0 to 8.00 values. Special n on price, each, A,OV Holiday Linens Specially Priced Dresser Scarfs, 98c. Lace trimmed Scarfs; also beauti fuljmtterns of fancy colorings, oval and scarf shape "on tan art cloth. Special for Friday, each, 98e Oval Doily Sets, 1.98. These are the newest creations in boudoir sets, consisting of four doil ies in pretty colorings of blue, yel low and rose ; neatly put up in fancy gift box. Set, . .1.98 Satin Spreads, 7.98. Fine quality of heavy satin Spreads, scalloped and cut corners, large size, and make, appreciated gifts. Each, 7.98 Fancy Towels. Full bleached Turkish Towels, hemmed ends, pretty borders iu col orings of blue, yellow or pink ; large size, and will make an acceptable Christmas gift. Each, 98c Brandeis Stores Basement- Fine Christmas Handkerchiefs Remarkably Low Priced 25c All Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs For women, in plain white only, each, at Crepe Silk Handker chiefsFor women. They come in white, . pink, lavender, maize, red, blue and old rose. Special, JC ach, iOC Women's T.hlte and Colored Effects Three and four hand kerchiefs In a fancy S-Rt per 50c Brandeis Stores Basement Fancy Embroidered Handkerchiefs In . gray designs, hem stitched; very neat and attractive; 6 in a box, at .1 oj ner box, 100 Fancy Boxed Handker chiefsFor wonen. In white nd colored' embroidered effects; put ip 3 and 4 in a box. ' Prices, 25c, 35c, 39c, 59c, 69c, and S5c Initial Handkerchiefs p For women, vhite and colored; P in a box, at per box, 4 DC -East There's a Variety of Giveable Gifts in the Basement Gift Shop Inexpensive and elaborate gifts are specially' priced to make the last "Shopping Friday" before Christmas more interesting to gift seekers. Cracker Jan. Hand decorated in fancy designs, very pretty; special, at, 8.95 Sugar and Creamer Sets. Stamped and w.rranted quadruple plate, bright fin ish. Per pair, ' 2.95 Misses' Vanity Case. Fitted with mirror and powder puff, with compart ment for nickels and dimes. An inexpensive present Spe cial at, 1.00 Liliputian Canteen Bags. With mirror; come in fancy silk and velvet A little beauty, at, 1.00 Tuck Combs. The latest "stray lock" tuck combs, studded with fancy rhinestones in green, blue and amber. Special, 25c Lingerie Clasps. Gold plated top. Specially priced at 89c Enameled Cnff Links. For boys and men in red, pink and fancy enamel. Your choice, at ."jOc Tie Clips. For boys and men; gold front Special, at, 50c Lockets and Caains. For Babies Gold filled and warranted to wear; in fancy box. Special, at, 1.95 . Fancy Tie Pins. Over 20 styles to choose from. Very special, C9c Mirrors. About 150 mirrors, all oval shape, heavy celluloid, glass beveled, long handle. While i they 'ast your choice, 89c Brandeis Stores Basement Center After AH Christmas Primarily Is -For The Children -Therefore TOYS ' Should Have First Consideration Don't delay your purchases, for the children above all others must not be disappointed. Come to our Toyland now, while there's stiH a big assortment of every imaginable kind of a toy from which to choose. Don't forget that last year practically all the toys in Omaha were sold out four days before Christmas! ' , Bring the kiddies to Toyland Friday and let them tell Santa Claus what they want. ' Brandeis Stores Toyland Fourth Floor.., Women's Felt Slippers A Very extensive variety in the mostfavored styles, fur or ribbon trimmed, hand turned or tin pliable buckskin enshion sole; sizes 3 to 8. Specially priced at 1.95 and 325 Men's Slippers In Everett, Romeo or side gore style, with brown or black Caboretta kid, hand turred or machine sewed soles. Specially priced at 1.75, 2.45 and 2.95 Brandeis Stores Basement East Hosiery Makes a Desirable Gift Women's Silk Lisle Hosiery With dou ble soles and elastic tops; in v black, brown and white, and all wanted shoe shades, at 65c Men's Fibre Silk Socks In black and colors with double sojes, sizes,, at, pair," Spec: ials in Men's Hose ah jyhy.' per y 1 - Rnva' PorHurov Pants ,At qi! Regular $2.25 Values In this lot there are 800 pair of boys' high grade corduroy pants, sizes 6 to 17 years. Regular 2.25 values. -i A( Special Friday for let 57 Boys' Flannel Blouses Blouses for Boys from 5 to 16 years. They are wonderful values, and come in colors of gray, blue rnd khaki. -I AQ Specially priced Frllay at 1 t57 Brandeis Stores Basement North Men's heavy all wool socks in blue and heather colors, at r7Citt ner nalr. C Men's fine cashmere hose in the natural color the so- called army rejects; 75c val ues. Special per pair 35c Brandeis Stores Basement East Men's silk lisle socks; put np two pairs in. a fancy box, per box $1 Christmas Offerings From the Basement Rug Section rUlVUTUtl nrs! . WASH RUGS-A durable Quality rug, 27x54; In all colon. 1.25 AXMLNSTER HlittS In all of the new attractive patterns; 27x54. A " useful as well as a nrettv girt. Each, 4.50 FELTOLEUM RUGS A good wearing, pretty rug, 6x9, in light and dark col ors. Special qq each. 07O Brandeis Stores BasementySouth Special, each, 500 CARPET SWEEPERS E:.tra heavy brush, bail bearing; a bargain ;:.3.98 A Special Sale Friday of Warm Bedding Needs Wool Indian Blankets In all of the popular Indian and Navajo styles and colorings neatly whipped edges. A very fine blanket for a f Christmas gift. Priced at, each ' 1 1 uO Brocaded Satin v Comforters x Filled with finest quality i.'ure lambs' wool, beautiful patterns and color combina tions, with 12-inch plain col ored border to match; neatly iiand tied with baby ribbon; size 72x84. A beautiful and useful "Christmas gift. 1)1750 special at, eacn, m I G Silk Comforters.,, .In an assortment of new and exclusive patterns. Your choice of pure lambs' wool or finest quality of guaranteed down. The down comforters are inter lined throughout to prevent filling coming through ; sizes 72x84. Positively worth 40.00, special at, . each, 32 Brandeis Stores Basement West. V .V