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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 25. 1920 9 A' Ten Giant Lawson Airliners Operating ; i Across the Country by May 1, Promised Jtring of Light Houses to ; Guide the Way by 5. Night Huge Con l crete Landings. Lighthouses that will guide the Jir pilot at night, just the smc as the mariner of the sea is guided by uccan lighthouses, arc to be in palled by the Lawson Airline Trans portation company. These light houses are to be built in a string jrom coast to coast and will light Sp the path for the giant Lawson Bassrtigcr ships that are to be in Deration this spring. These lights (ill flash out so that they can b: en for a . distance of at least iO miles, and in case of fog, thl $ariner of the air will have his radiagrapli to fall back on, so that even if his way is blinded by dense Jpgs he will still be able to tell by Uiis useful little instrument which Erection he is flying and how far he is from a given point. "All of our ships will be lighted $r at night so that they can be ren a great number of miles off, faking it impossible for ships going , m opposite directions to collide with ch other," said Mr. Lawsou in dis missing his plans with a newspaper man, "but accidents will be doubly avoided by reason of the fact that ships flying in different directions Ajill fly at different altitudes, so tlat, even in foggy weather a ship traveling east at a height of 4,000 fret would be in no danger of run itngr into a ship going west at a Height of 6,000 feet. We will have instruments that will give the cap tains their position of longitude or latitude, similar to those used by ciptains at sea. ' Many Special Features. Here are some of the special fea tfcres of Mr. Lawson's gigantic air Lme proposition: Senthouses to guide the ships by tie arrangements whercbv lers can talk to each other, 'Jftstct business, play games,. sing, V and business men .can take their , sretariea along with them and tf Jpsact business, dictate letters, etc. iTanMi tn h hnilt tile 9 rrtrnlar ffM car, with beautiful oil paint IlifS on the walls, fine, tapestries, rlts on the floors, flowers in sea s$q, placed in positions that will stake the passenger's voyage one of gVeat pleasure. J Washrooms for ladies and for gentlemen, with every known scien tific apparatus installed for conven ience. French California flowers, and ffuits will retain their fragrance and their, mellow qualities when the aips arrive in New York, 36 hours I&er. ' a& regular hours, and a chef will be aboard for this purpose, There irill be mail chutes, so that passengers can send messages with making a landing. . Ten Ships in Fleet. ?Thcre will be KTships in the fleet vth a commodore at the head, and cfich of the ships commanded by a c.-jptain.;'. The commodore, captains r.d the" entire crows will be uni-, fifl-nied somewhat similar to officers ia$d crews of merchant marine. weather bureau will be .estab lished, working in conjunction with tiie Rovernmcnt, so that weather conditions, botli on the ground and tiff to 20,000 feet will be made known u the captains. here will be concrete landing f.Cflds (privately owned) at the .most advantageous positions from coast to Policeman Sued for $5,000 For Alleged Illegal Arest I Otto - P. Peterson, a policeman was sued for $3,lX)0 damages in district court yesterday by Fred Mil ler, who says Peterson arrested him without cause on October 31, 1919. Mr. Miller was sentenced to 30"" days in jail. He says he was forced to pay out $78.50 attorneyss fees and rtfiP . 1 , J . I. '-i j0 lor a Dona uccause oi ine al leged false arrest. General Liggett Passes I. Through Here -On ; Way to West Coast ELieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett, one of ljo lieutenant generals in the United Mates, army, and General Pershing's rifcht hand man in France, passed tirroutfli Omaha on the Overland I united friin yesterday, on his ,3y to his post at San Francisco. 5jeneral Liggett was commander otthe First army in France. He was ojc of the first high officers to ar i ire in Europe after this country en tered the war, and oue of the last uitn to leave. He was in command ofc the army of occupation for a tifre. ''Everything there is to say about ti war has been said," the general declared when interviewed. "1 am just returning 'from a conference of generals at Washington., where the needs and requirements of the army were discussed. Steps will be taker tci make the army more attractive for the soldier and to make it better suited to the needs of he country." General Liggett graduated from West Point in 1879. He has at tained the second highest rank in the United States army by constant ap plication, he says. , Maj. W. A. Cavenaugh, in charge of the recruiting station here, is a friend of the general's but was not notified of his stop in Omaha in time to, reach the Union station. He is .the greatest "combat" general in the United States army, according to, Major Csvanaugh. Italian Newspapers Declare Bonds With I ' Allied Strengthened i . !Rouie, Jan. 24. Newspaper com ment on Premier Nitti's journey to Paris and London is unanimous that friendliest relations have been re established with the allies and that England France and Italy can .i$w work together for the attain ment of mutual interests. , iThe first result of this under standing is seen in the support given by the allies to Italy's latest pro posal regarding the Adriatic ques tion. jt is believed here that this ques tion will reach a final solution with " iuja few days if France and England can make Jugo Slav understand it at impossible to escape from the lilemma and that she must either iccept the compromise by Signor Mtti or have the pact oi Londo.) applied in its entirety. r 3Dh one leg of new calipers is a cifirved scale along which a hand is moved y a geared segment to ac curately show measurement made. AT m coast. These runways will be 200 feet wide and run at right angles from the center of the field, so that an airplane can start from or alight upon this concrete runway and head into the winds, no matter in which direction the wind is blowing. The fields will be from one-halt" to a mile square, high and dry, and free from i'all obstacles. A fast bits line wili convey passengers to the heart of the city. I he captain ot each ship will act as pavigator. There will be also a chief pilot, and an assistant pilot on each ship, the latter acting as steers man. Operate by May 1. "I expect to have 10 ships' in op eration by May 1' said Mr. Lawson. "These 10 ships will be under the direct supervision of a commodore. The crew of each ship will consist of a captain, pilot, assistant pilot and an cngiiieman. who jvill also act as a mechanic. Every known applince for the safety of both the passen gers and ships is to be installed and particularly apparatus for. the pur oose of nutting out quickly any fire, J should such a thing take place in the air. 'Incidentally," added the air mag nate cautiously, "the Lawson ships are built in a manner which prevents fires breaking ont, as was demon strated on the 2,500-mile trip of the first Lawson airliner in 1919." . 7-r ,y 'T 1 - 1 i1 ' rrTTTr-?:-;-r-.-.'-.S'i-i:g: Highwaymen Waste Time , Searching U. P. Flagman Two masked highwaymen attempt ed to hold up Paul Anderson, flag man at the Union Pacific railroad crossing n.-ar Seventeenth and Ma son streets, at 10:40 Friday night. The robbers obtained nothing. An cerson told police that both men brqke into the crossing shanty and held guns on him while they search ed him. VD1 CHARGED WITH TEACHING GliSTO -STEAL Detectives Testify Children Arrested for Shoplifting Tell of Training Mother Or dered Held by Judge. t Mrs. Fayette Britton, 2211 South Twentyrst street, appeared in ju venile court yesterday to testify re garding the kUeged . wholesale shop lifting of two c-f her daughters, Nora and Gladys Britton, 11 Snd 14 years old. - . ; '. v Before the hearing was over Judge Toup had pqinted to the woman and ordered a complaint im mediately sworn out against her on a charge of receiving stolen prop erty. She U the mother of six children. All of them were in court. Otto Fagal, detective for the Burgess-Nash Co., and Larry Finn, detective for the Brandcis stores, declared their belief that the little girls were coached in shoplifting and sent out bv their mother. The alleged feminine "Fagin" de nied that she told the girls to steal. When asked where she thought they got a- $7S coat with a beaver collar, she said: On "Wild Goose Chase." "They told me a lady bought a $200 coat at the Burgess-Nash Co. and gave them this coat," she said. "The story they told us was one that was rehearsed for the occa sion," declared Mr. Fagal. "We caught them as they were trying to steal a little party dress worth $35. They had the clerk showing them the dresses a nd when the clerk's back was turned one of them tried to slip Jhe dress under her coat. She couldn't quite conceal it and. was caught. ' "Then they told us a great, ild story. They said they had keen brought to Omaha from Sioux City by two women who taught them to steal- They told us they went out every day because the women com pelled -them to. They said these women took them from city to city, selling the goods the; stole in one city when they arrived at the next l city. " 'You'd better hurry if you want to. catch them because they've got their trunks all packed to go . to Chicago this afternoon,' they told us. "It was so well told that we called up Chief of Betectives Dunn. He told us toend a man to. the rail road station and grab the trunks. We got in an automobile with the girls and they ran us a wild-goose chase to about four different ad dresses in various parts of the city. It was only after hours that we final ly arrived at their real home." - Mother Seems Resigned. At the h6use, the store detectives found $225 worth 'or stolen goods, in cluding a coat worth $75, a coat worth $15, another valued at $10, several dresses, brooches, rings, caps and other articles. ' Mrs. Britton is divorced from her husband but Has been receiving alimony of $15 a week. , When Judge Troup ordered the eirls taken to Riverview home they set up such a wailing that no other word could be heard in the court rnnm. The store detectives declared they believed the girls have stolen sev eral thousand dollars worth of goods and that what was found in their home was only a small part of the loot. v- Mrs. Britton made but little pro test against being held on the charge of receiving stolen property. The rest of her children were sent home with her oldest daughter, who is married. Although William J. Glass owns a farm worth $7,000 in Idaho, he has not supported his wife, vMary Glass, she alleges in a petition for divorce filed . in district court. They were married 10 years ago and she asks for alimony and custody of their child. ' Funeral of Omaha Artist to Be Held This Afternoon Funeral services tor Charles M. Plien will be held this afternoon at 2:30 in North Presbyterian church, Twenty-fourtli. and Wirt sreets. Rev. J. M. Wilsou will con duct the services. Pallbearers will be Gus Rertr, Law- Kieser, O, J. and Charles be in Forest rence Nibe, Henry Wilde, Val Peters Lewis. Burial will Lawn cemetery. Mr. Plien was well knowu here as an artist He was a member of the Omaha Art Guild and was identified with , the Ak-Sar-Ben float decora tions for many years. He lived at 3101 Reynolds .street Poor Sanitary Ceiicrs Causing Typhus to Serena Warsaw, Jatu, 24. Inferior sani tary arrangements on .the Rusi-i-'. Polish frontier are said lo be re sponsible for the alarming epidemic; of typhus in Poland and the Baltic provinces. More tha'ii a million cases of the disease have been re ported to Red (Jross oflicials. Ilfflll "CKNTKAX NIBMTVKC STORB" Bf1ll!Wll - , 8 Home'Loving Ptoplof Omaha and Its Tributaries ' Become More and More Interested in - ! Bowen's Refined Furniture D .fiCAtJSE here you see the truly good and the correct period reproductions. I Furniture that reflects an atmosphere of refinement, and at the same time g ?ives complete satisfaction. - I ' --and btcausc Bourn's Rtfintd Farnilurt i$Gtalut in Value-Givint and Bert in Design Si ST 1 Si Only Essex Shares Qualities uoson s They Show Why Essex Went 3037 Miles in SO Hours, and is Rightful Runner-up to the Super-Six Performance, A critical public has judged the Essex. In the year past it set a world's sales record. More than $35,600,000 was paid for 22,000 Essex cars now in service. That shows how men wanted what Essex offered. ' Now Essex proves the accuracy of motordom's judgment. , Let the official tests speak: On the Cincinnati Speedway a stock chassis Essex made a new world mark of 3037 miles inO hours, under observation of the American Automobile Association, With other trials the same Essex ran a total of 5870 miles in 94 hours, 2 minutes driving time, averaging over a mile a minute. Still another Essex . phaeton holds the world's 24-hour road mark of 1061 miles made in the face of a blizzard over snow covered Iowa country roads. " The Essex and Hudson are of course totally different types. But note the, advantages Essex shares with Hudson. ' ' Both Have This ' ' , x Motor Heat Control ..for instance, the radiator shutters by which efficient operating heat is main tained in coldest weather. They mean everything to satisfactory winter driving. Closed, they keep the heat in. No unsightly hood covers are needed. They give summer efficiency to gasoline. They-end hard starting.. And in warm weather, opened, they give the maximum cooling. " When you know the Essex you will want one. But you should place your order in advance if you would avoid disappointment in delivery. , . The Essex, of course, does not cost as much as the Hudson, and though it is admittedly the runner-up in performance, it can never be all the Super-Six is. In speed in acceleration in hill- ' climbing in endurance no stock car ever matched Hudson's famous records. ; The Super-Six motor reduced vibration more than any other type. It checked the most destructive force automobiles must contend with. It added' 72 to power, and almost" doubled efficiency And it made the Super-Six the largest- v selling fine car in the world. Supreme in Motor and in Design, But performance is not Hudson's only title to leadership. From the first it has set styles that: the motor industry accepts. It is a creator of coach design. Not only America but Europe reveals its influence in motor style. Models that are now standard with all fine cars were first introduced by the Hudson Super-Six. Eighty thousand Super-Six ' pwnerf place Hudson endurance above all' its other notable qualities. For durability must always be the most important car -advantage. The Super-Six motor has proved the ' dominant factor in car endurance. None except Hudson can use it. If you would own all the supreme advantages of speed, power, .acceleration, plus endurance for which the Super-Six motor cccounts, you must choose Hudson. Weigh the facts. -"What can any fine car give to compen sate for lack of the Super-Sue motor? The Hudson and Essex Will Be Shown at the Auto Show March 1st to 6th ' GUrLMITH FAANAH St. .'.SERVICE. FIRST Omaha, U SA, L V ' I- Phonc. Dbuc.AiWO d I i This Mahogany and Cane Suite in Your Living Room The upholstering if a rich velour in striped blue and tan a most boau- ' ' Will Add liful color combination. The frames are mahogany, finished in the rich and Refinement " soft brown color. AAA The springs used in the construction are oil tempered and very resilient. j J SI )) Suite consists of pavenport, Chair and Rocker, the rocker taking the JW place of the wing chair in illustration, r rr Imagine This Brown Mahogany Dining Rqom Suite ..... s . : J ' rpvj. I. . i- .A Jl T .. . .a.- w n . V.. f-.tr i in the graceful Queen Anno period. This suite it similar to illustration above, every bit as good and handsome. THE TABLE Round top, 54 5nches in diameter and extending to six feet. THE BUFFET A very refined design, 66 Inches long; artistically ar-. ranged drawers and ample cupboard space. - THE CHAIRS Blue leather seats, high backs and large seats. Suite include flvo Dlneri and one Arm Chair. In. Your $2775 or Representative Values From Bed Room Department Both in' Brown Mahogany a Toilet Table Very artistic snd beau tiful; triplicate mirrors of best French plate.. $67.50 m 3f Chifforobe Just as you see it pic tured; same drawer ar- rangement. Hon-en'e ValiM-fiiTi - rri I at- I $69.75 I Value-Giving Opportunities in Drapery Department m - rnis aepanmenc is particularly wen enuiyyeu i yicacui M (.- fnrntoli vhatAver von flpori Asslortmnnts are larCS and Etm S- artistically, chosen. ' VALUE-QIVINQ ALWAYS i Table Covers in tapestry, and tinsel dr.r.'.iik, ls!8-acli vA sise ' , 1 $3.50 i Extra Ileavy Comfortables in blue, rose and green; hsua I size and priced at J 1 ; $4.50 to $25.00 r f Fine Marquisette Curtains Clioice of eream or ecm; p 3 and. 40 inches wide; splendid value at, per yard. .. . ,55c W Plain Marquisette Curtain3 23,i yards long; hemstitched I border, in white, cream and ecru, per pair ' I ' $2.39 Bowen"s Special Carpet, Sweeper Made of metal and fitted with fine brush; IfuUy guaranteed- EiBsell's Carpet Sweepers, ranging in price from $4.00 to $10.00 I fji xm ' 1 ill - IIS 1 .- 'iSM0 JkSrtf t I A nil'l Aluminum Double Boilers at Bowen's Just like the illustration; a most wonderful value. $125 They'll be cn sale Monday morning; sale to continue1 until all are sold. ft" They're Large Size and of Excellent QualitSy a ' r . A . .h ' ....