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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: ' FEBRUARY 22, 1020. 0 ' r V MASS MEETING, TO CLOSE "DAD AND SON" WEEK Grand Rally at Y, M. C. A. Sun day Afternoon Banquets at Omaha Churches Friday . Night Observe Movement. V i A big night iit the celebration of "Father and Son Week" in Omaha was Friday night, when - about 800 fathers and sons attended banquets given in six Omaha churches, in the movement to bring a closer rela tionship between them. Mayor Smith, V. W. Head, Rev. E. H. Jenks, Dr. W. F. Milroy and J. G. Boucbr were the speakers at the First Tresbyterian church where 200 bcrfs and their fathers were present. At Hanscom Park Methodist church, community singing and sing ing by the Young Men's Christian association quartet, led by George , W. Campbell, were the features. E. M. Wellman .made an address. . Rev. J. M. Wilson made the principal address at the North Pres byterian affair where 150 were pres ent. Rev. A.. A. DeLarme and 11. 11. Baldrige were the speakers at the First Baptist church. E. M. Baber and Rev. J. D. Kuykendall address ed the ISO present at the Plymouth Congregational dinner. Robert Smith spoke on "Our Beys" and Mr. McClory on "A Trib ute to Father" at the First United Presbyterian church.' The big "wind-up" of the week will be a meeting in the Y. M. C..A. this afternoon at 3:15. W. 'E. Reed, president of the Board of Ed ucation, will preside, and the Cen tral High school band will play. There will be singing by the boys' choir of the Y. M. C. A. ' Ralph Campbfell, president of the Hi-Y club; Fred E. Hovey, presi dent of the cadet regiment of Cen tral High school, and Mayor Smith will be the speakers. v Arrangements have been made ,to seat 1,200 at this meeting. Jail Sentence Means, Return to Penitentiary Of Man Out On Parole The' jirrest Friday of Harry I Mayle, giving his , address as 2212 Douglas street, and a subsequent jail sentence of(90 days, for petty larceny, means his return' to the ' state ' penitentiary at Lincoln, De tective Chief Dunn , said yesterday. Mayle is said to have violated his parole. He was released from the state prison a month ago on paf role. He had ''been convicted of automobile stealing, Chief Dunn . said. . Detectives English and Cunning ham arrested Mayle in company with Thomas Gray, St. James ho tel, yesterday for investigation in connection with recent huse"pToWl tng robberies.' Twosuft cases of clothes and jewelry stolen frohv P; R. Winslow, 2212 Douglas . street, ' were found in their possession, pa lice say. A master, key, jhsed to unlock almost any door, was found on Mayle. , , ' Farewell Present Given Police Sergeant Smith Police Sergeant W- C. Smith, who . resigned as desk sergeant at Central police station to take 'effect March . 1, wa$ presented with a chime clock before the third detail of the police force at Central station yesterday afternoon. Chief of Police Eber stein made the presentation speech, , all the officers present standing at . attention.. -' Sergeant Smith will take up farm ing near Sargent, Neb. He has been , on the police department 12 years. Today's Events . One hundred and eighty-eighth anniversary of , the birth of George Washington. - Today begins national enlistment week a nation-wide recruiting drive for-the United States army. , Throughout the United States the week beginning today will be' ob served as a national week of song especially to. promote community Singing. Newspaper Man Back v From , British A Army To Enter Advertising J Y. : f "J ri csinHi hii wife. Gladys, for a divorce in district court, charg ing that she nagged him, maae mm (mm nlar ta nlace and en- tertained other men at their home ... ' V. Tl.... rr WllUC ne was auscm. .J.n,7 married at Sidney, Neb., in 1915. n.i Ionian wa sued for a di vorce in district court by his wife, Olive. She says he has failed to support her and has compelled ner tn mnrlr in restaurant which they operate at 2417 North Twenty- tourtn street, mi iujuuvuuu sued preventing him from selling the restaurant pending decision on, the dtvorce.su.it. She says he is ca pable of earning $50 a week and she asks for custody of their child. Charles A. Hall, former news paper man, has left that field of en deavor to take up the duties of ad vertising manager for the L. V. Nicholas Oil company of this city. Mr. Hall was a reporter and feature writer in this city for three years. He served as a lieutenant in the English army during the war, ris ing from the ranks, as he enlisted as a private in the Royal Fusiliers. He saw service in Belgium and the north Russian Arctic circle. Dur ing his service overseas he was wounded, slightly gassed and deco rated three times. Wife Testifies Against Her Husband Then Pays His Fine Mrs. Earl Williams, 1816 Corby street, testified against her husband when he was arraigned in Central police court yesterday on a charge of wife-beating, then paid a fine of 50 and costs imposed upon him by Police Judge Foster. Mr. Williams was arrested last night after he is said to have order ed his wife from their home, then locked the door on her. The couple has two children, one in the state ho.-pital at Lincoln, the other at the St. James orphanage at Benson, Mrs. Williams said. ( -r IP s tea5 ff?K 51 nrv! . L. A. Kerr has resigned his posi tion as Manager of the Fountain and Fixture Department of the Richardson Drug Co. and taken up Manufacturer Brokerage Business dealing in fixtures of all kinds. Mr. Kerr has traveled in the State of Nebraska for twelve years and has a great number of friends among the Drag, Lontectioiiery and Hotel interests. ' Among the new lines he has taken up are the Van Duyne-Moran Drug, Clothing and Confectionery equip ment; the celebrated John "Van Range Co. line of Hotel and Cafe teria equipment; the McCray line ot Ketngerator and Jce-Hoxes, and the Bastian & Blessing line of Soda Fountains and Carbonator. ms experience aiong tne lines uaiiit. j mitt ij vui' a UlUUtl (1 UU31" ness establishment in an up-to-date manner. His present address is Room 386, Brandeis Theatre Bldg. (Adv.) ' . , . McKenney's Quality Dentistry This deittisfry is ttiilt to givie service and satisfac tion, and nothing is wanting inequality of materials, workmanship and in timQ expended, to make it the equal of the best. . ; QUALITY U always the first consideration, and it is upon this quality of work and service that we have built, our great practice and splendid reputation. Visit our office, have a free, examination of your teeth, consult 'with, us, about your needs, get an exact estimate oJt .th. cost, of uie, work, and learn about the system of serwea that .enables us to produce the very highest diai:ffiirthSte :kaiid3erate price. SiliifflBliSiiy Service. . i SS McKetiney Dentists 1324 Parnam Street Comer 14th and Farnam ', r?.0,s!Phona Douglas 2871 . Divorce Courts worth $20,000, his wife, lice, leges in a petition tor divorce hied in district court, on allegation of extreme cruelty. She asks for cus tody of their child and for alimony. Charles Whiteaker, an employe of the Burgess-Granden company, packed the clothes of his wife. Nico tine, and told her to get out of the house where they lived at 1609 South Twenty-ninth street,- she al leges in a petition for divorce filed h district court. They were mar- fried six months ago. A divorce was granted in divorce court to Nellie Ulrich from George Uirich on grounds of nonsupport, Judge Wakeley signing the decree. After waiting 32 years for his wife to return, George ,Dwyer today filed suit, in district court for a divorce from Mary Dwyer. He was married to her in October, 1887, and she abandoned him the following Janu ary, he 'says. He has not seen her since that time. Gladstone Derby has property 1, Raymond Schluter appeared in public with other women and hu miliated, his wife, Helena, she al leges in :a petition for divorce filed in district court. They were mar ried in 1917. She asks for custody of their child. ' Joe Orris admitted to his wife, Grace, that he was guilty of mis conduct, she alleges in a petition for divorce filed in district court. .They were married in Osceola, la., in 1908. Cecil Caven struck his wife, Ellen, and treated her cruelly in other ways, she says in a petition for a divorce filed in district court. District Judge Sears " Seriously III at Home District Judge W. G. Sears is seriously ill of onsilitis at his home in the Angclus apartments. The judge was sick Friday, but in sisted upon presiding in his court. This morning, however, it was im possible for him to get out of bed. Pershing for President Qub Endorses Dr. Lowe As Convention Delegate Capt. Leslie Johnson, who saw service in the world war .as com mander of an infantry company, has been chosen tq take charge of the Soldiers'' and Sailors' Pershing-for-President club's headquarters in the Faxton hotel. Captain Johnson is a son-in-law of Attorney Hugh Meyers. He is an enthusiastic Pershing man and says he will put forth his best efforts to make the Nebraska candidate the next president. The Soldiers' and Sailprs'l Per-fhing-for-President club has heart ily endorsed the candidacy of Rev. Titus Lowe for delegate-at-large to the republican national convention. John N. Baldwin, secretary of the club, says that he has received many letters from soldiers out in the state who saw service in France when Dr. Lowe was doing war wdrk overseas. The writers of these letters all say that the well-known Omaha minister was much beloved by the soldiers he came in contact wit' and that they are going to work with all their might for him between now and pri mary day in April. $11,000 Motor Car Will Be Exhibited at Auto Show A $11,000 motor car will be ex hibited at Omaha's 15th annual auto show at the Auditorium and annex week after next. It's a Pierce-Arrow 48-horsepower town car. It is Brewster "green in color, with real, honest-to-goodness gold finishings and quiet, green tap estry upholstering. "It's the highest priced car ever shovwi in Omaha," says J. T. Stew are, 2d, Pierce-Arrow distributor. "No one in Omaha owns a car that costs as much? The nearest to it is a $9,500 limotisine, owned by one of Omaha's richest women." Wonder who'll get the first ride? Governor Allen of ; Kansas Will Spend Monday In OmahW Gov. Henry J.- Allen of Kansal " will be "a guest of Omaha Monday, his principal address of the day to be delivered in the evening at the Omaha club on the occasion of th annual Washington birthday dinner.v , The governor expects to arrive; here Monday morning. He will b given a breakfast tit the Omaha club by Frank W. Judson, who was associated with the governor in Red Cross work. At noon the governor will speak at the Chamber of Commerce - on "The Industrial Court," which h; established in Kansas for the set, tlement of differences between em- -plovers and employes. Governor Allen spoke in Peoria, 111., last night . Bee Want Ads Produce Resu1W.rV - - The Order Stands WE MUST be, yit of this build ing at the expiration of our - lease, April 1st. But five weeks to ! completely dispose of stock. n o TP Tl O JIM (UJEKffi- 1508-1510 Douglas St WE ADVISE shop ping in the fore noons to avoid the im mense crowds of the afternoons. Our Home for 30 Years to be Wrecked Beautiful All New $150,000 Stock Offered at Prices Unbelievably Low llllllllllllffl a word of apology to the hundreds who attended this sale and could not be waiterf on We prepared. for an immense response to this event. The best salesladies from our Lincoln and Sioux City stores, together with - more than' fifty extra salespeople, aug mented our regular sales force, but this proved far from adequate. We regret our inability to serve all those present with typical Julius Orkin service, but to insure better service in the future we have greatly strengthened our ' selling force ' and feel 7 . confident on your return visit we may make up for our past inability. Huge shipments of new merchandise are arriv ing daily, only to be sac rificed in this phenome nal sale The moderation of the express embargo in New York has released thousands of dollars' worth of New Spring Merchandise in transit t this Btore. Nothing remains but to place these, new a'rrivals in this great swirl of sac rificing. Surely this i3 your greatest buying , opportunity. ' Charges - Deliveries Exchanges'- Refunds - Credits ' Part Pays - Lay Always rrllERE is no merchandising event of -L recent years to be used as a basis ' of comparison for this sale. It's only because we are confronted with the "Vacate in Five Weeks" order that such value-giving is possible 'A r - . The Greatest 0 Most Sensational fll the Annals oi 'Western &S1&s Mavnhnnrli&i-ncr! SURELY there is no woman living withi buying radius of this store that would be willing to do herself the injustice of not sharing to the limit in this remarkable , carnival of price shattering. This is a genuine, bona fid CEMOT45IF SAIL The Entire City in a Siege of Buying Enthusiasm HE crowds that have visited this store since the opening hour have taxed our Bales organization and space to the limit. Hundreds could not be served. To those we say, come again tomorrow. T Stunning New. Suits-New Frocks-New Sport Coats and Wraps-New Blouses Skirts - Petticoats - Hosiery - Sweaters - Silk Underwear ' . -i ' - f . " ' S. .1 , Without a single reserve, with a total disregard of costs and profits, we oifer our patrons of the past this gigantic allnew stock at prices that often appear ridiculous. Buy your entire season's outfit while it is yet possible to share in these great savings. , A Sale so Startling in Value Giving as to Virtually Paralyze Competition To every thinking woman there is but one worth-while Ap V parel Sale in the city and that is this Marvelous Forced-Out-of-Bu8iness Sale.. It's a sale forced upon us by unavoidable circumstances. Otherwise such price sacrifices would be utterly impossible. Ordinary sales fade into insignificance when com pared with this event. i , i Important; Read Carefully ' To quote sale and comparative prices at present would only result in confusion, because of the im mensity of the stock involved and the fact that many not acquainted with this store might doubt the sin cerity of the reductions were they not in the store to see the garments themselves. We would rather surprise you with greater values than you expect than to disappoint you in the slightest. ; Eja Jul&Oridn Bi 7 - f