THE BEE: OMAHA; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, m?.
FIGHT CONTRACT
FOR BITULITHIC
ROAD PAVEMENT
Representatives of Omaha
Civic Organizations Threat
en Legal Action Against
County Awards.
"It's the rottenest deal that was
ever-put over on the people of
Douglas county, and we are now
preparing to take action, in the
courts if necessary, to stop it."
These were the indignant words
of W. B. Cheek yesterday, regarding
the action of the board of Douglas
county commissioners, in awarding
a contract last Tuesday for paving
the Lincoln highway, from a point
half way between Elkhorn and Wa
terloo to thi Dodge county line
with "bitulithic," a composition
at $4 a square yard," he said. 'This
would have amounted to $4224 a
mile. It would be a better paving, I
believe, than concrete with the bitu
lithic topping. Then, later on, the
brick could be laid on top of the
concrete."
Mr. Cheek stated that the action
to be taken to prevent paving any
county roads with anything but pav
ing brick will probably start next
Monday.
The precise nature of this action
has not yet been decided on, but
the committee is working on it
Mr. Brogan declined to be quoted,
but referred to the pledge signed by
the five county commissioners be
fore the paving bond election.
Committee to Report
On Municipal Hospital
Appointed by Mayor
In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the city council Tues
day morning, Mayor Smith has ap
pointed m committee to investigate
the need of a municipal hospital and
make recommendations to the city
council.
Thi resolution was offered by
should have a commodious and mod
ern municipal hospital, the estimated
cost of which would be approximate
ly $500,000.
The personnel of the mayor's com
mittee follows :
Dr. T. F. Edwards, Dr. A. D.
Dunn, Dr. B. W.-Christie, Dr. G. A.
Young, Dr. J. E. Summers, jr.; Dr.
E. C. Henry, Dr. Harold Gifford,
Dr. E. T. Manning, Dr. Irving S.
Cutter, Dr. H. W. Schulte, Harry
A. Tukey, William B. Daly, Walter
T. Page, John W Welch, John L.
Kennedy, Alvin Johnson, David
Cole, Sophus Neble, Robert Smith,
Mrs. W. J. Hynes, Mrs. Samuel
Wertheimer, Mrs. Charles L. Gyger,
Fort Omaha Enlisted
Men Given Chance to
Enter the Air Service
Fort Omaha enlisted men as well
as commissioned 'officers will bene
fit by the establishment of posts
for specialized training for army air
service personnel, as provided for
in a program approved by Secretary
Baker Thursday, according to Lt.
W. T. Burns, adjutant at the fort.
"It is an opportunity for enlisted
men to get training of the highest
next two weeks, and will continue
to send them in groups about twice
a year.
"To, qualify, the men must take a
severe mental and physical test.
They will be 1 sent to Ross field,
Lee Hall, Va., and Brooks field.
California. The establishment of
these posts will interfere in no way
with the activities at Fort Omaha."
Carranza-Yaqui Peace
Conference of No Avail
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 27. Tele
graphic advices reaching here today
from Hermosillo, Sonora state capi
tal, conveyed the information that
the Conference to arrange a tenta
tive, peace between the Carranza
government and the various units
of Yaqui Indians warring in the
state of Sonora, failed yesterday
when Yaqui representatives with
drew. I i , i i
Fire at Fort Crook.
In spite of efforts of two bucket
brigades of soldiers, two cottages
and ' a blacksmith shop at Fort
Crook were ! i destroyed by fire
Thursday night. The h9mes were
the property of Dude Oakley and J.
W. Laury. Two hundred soldiers
fought the flames with buckets
without success.
Sure
Relief
6 BtLL-ANt
Hot water
Sure Relief
City Commissioner Ringer with the
approval of Dr. J. F. Edwards,
health commissioner. Dr. Edwards
has stated that he believes Omaha
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sort, he said. we are to sena
11 men to these posts within the
Mrs. U L. Talbott
taving.
A committee headed by Mr.
Cheek is hard at work with Francis
A. Brogan, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce and prominent at
torney working out the legal aspect
of the county commissioners' ac
tion and preparing a campaign to
$top the paving.
The following are on the commit
tee with Mr. Cheek and Mr. Bro
gan: J. E. George, representing the
,real estate men; F. L. Nesbit; John
Lionberger, representing the Oma
ha Rotary club; J. G. Brewer of the
Omaha Antomobile club; Will H.
Wood, president of the Omaha Live
Stock excxhange; Clarke Powell,
ecretary of the Automobile Deal
em association; and Frank Whit
more. Breach of Pledge.
"The county commissioners were
absolutely pledged to brick paving
and to brick navinc exr.lnsivplv h.
fore these bonds were voted," said
J. E. George. "It was upon this
proposition and promise that the
people of the county voted the
bonds. The present action is abso
lutely a breach of pledge."
The pledge is to be found in the
comity archives. It vas written and
signed by the five county commis
sioners May 9, 1919, and, without
the preamble,, is as follows:
" . . . For the purpose of meet
ing this situation, the undersigned
constituting the board of county
commissioners of Douglas county,
Nebraska, do hereby state, agree
and pledge that if the said bonds
are Voted, the proceeds thereof will
be expended only in the construc
tion of brick paving on the high
ways described in the ' resolution
adopted May 1, 1919, by the board
of county commissioners of Douglas
county, Nebraska, and substantially
in the order named in the said reso
ition." (Signed)
"THOMAS O'CONNOR,
SOPHUS NEBLE,
a n TOMPTON
CHARLES UNITT, "
H. F. M'DONALD.
But Five Miles of Brick
In spite of this pledge, the county
commissioners asked and received
bids for "bitulithic," concrete, as-
phalt and brick paving.
; When the bids were opened last
Tuesday there were found to be four
bidders, these covering only part of
.tho roads on which bids were asked.
, That afternoon the commissioners
awarded contracts to the Allied
Contractors, Inc., for paving the
T inrnln hiirhwav from thf enA of
the present paving to the Dodge
county line, a distance of a little
more than 17.33 miles.
;, Only 5.33 miles of this is to be
paved with brick. The remaining
X in juuca is KJ u iav.u nun uuu-
lithic," a composition material for
.which the man who presented ..its
claims before the board declared
they would give "a guaranty of
just what your specifications call
for, which is none at all." He
' said, however, that lit would be
"good" paving.
Composition 5 Cents Lower.
The price at which the brick pav
ing contract was let was $5.25 a
square vard or approximately $55,
1)00 a mile. The price for the "bitu
lithic" was $4.35 a square yard, or
approximately $46,000 a mile.
The bid of the Allied Contractors,
Inc., was just 5 cents lower per
square yard for "bitulithic" than
that of William Horrabin of Iowa
City, la. It was 10 cents per square
yard lower than that of the Hugh
Murphy Construction company.
The county commissioners' rea
'son, given for paving more than
two-thirds of the first stretch of
Douglas county roads with "bitu
lithic," is that they can't get enough
brick.
"We' can't get more than enough
brick to pave four and a half miles
of Douglas county roads with bride
this year," said Commissioner
Neble.
"How do you know that?" he was
asked.
"Well, the brick men say so," he
" replied.
Even Concrete Preferable.
Countv Commissioner H. F. Mc
Donald was the only commissioner
who voted against the "bitulithic"
W. B. Cheek declared that it
would be far preferable to pave
the roads with concrete only rather
than with "bitulithic."
"Bids were submitted for concrete
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- at 10c
Did you get yours? With every dress
pattern purchased we give, free of charge,
one embroidery pattern.
Brandeis Stores Main Floor East
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Women's Handkerchiefs 25c
Selling Regularly at 50c
Of fine Demi-Linen with hemstitthed hems and
hand embroidered in beautiful floral patterns. Some are
trimmed with fine narrow lace edges, and a few have
two and three rows of the new double hemstitching.
Special, at ' , ' 25d
Brandeis Stores Main Floor South ,
Bed Sets and Spreads
Bed Sets 6.98
Regular 9.50 Values
Consists of one spread, with scal
loped edge and cut corners and bolster
to match; in neat stripes of blue or
pink; for one day only, at, per
set, 6.98
Bed Spreads 4.98
Regular Price 5.25
The crocheted kind in very pretty
patterns with scalloped edges and cut
corners; large size; special, for this
sale only, at 4.98
Bed Sets 9.98
Regular 12.00 Values
Of superior quality satin finish da
mask, with one bolster to match;
spread in scalloped edges and cut cor
ners, in very attractive patterns;
large size ; special, each at 9.98
Bed Spreads 7.50
Regular Price 9.00
Of extra heavy quality material
with scalloped edges and cut corners;
colors are pink, blue or yellow ; large
size; special, at 7.50
Brandeis Stores Main Floor South
Infants' Bed Quilts
3.69
Values From 5.98 to $10.
Of Japanese silk, crepe de chine
and satin, in dainty pink and blue;
hand quilted and hand em
broidered. We have them in two
sizes arid they are very appropriate
for baby showers. Worth from
5.98 to $10, specially priced, for
Saturday, at 3.69
Brandeis Stores Third Floor East
Announcihg-
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The Opening
9 Clorhinp-
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TTnrnicliJncr
On the New Fourth Floor'
epartment
Spring Knickerbocker Suits
Prices From $10 to 17.50
This gives us 5,000 square feet of selling space for the boys' department. Bring your boy at any
time and the expert boys' clothiers will be glad to aid you in selecting just what you desire. Plenty of
room and a varied selection of clothing make shopping here easy and. profitable.
In order that all the mothers and boys can become acquainted with our New Boys' Shop, we are putting
on this great "Opening Sale," Saturday, at prices way below usual. You will save a lot of money on your
Saturday purchases in our new Boys' Department. v ' , - , ,
Boys' Wash Suits, 2.45
At Less Than Half Price
Over 500 of them in Russian sailor and Oliver
Twist models for boys from 2 to 10 years old. They
are all washable Spring pat-
terns, some being embroidered,
others in tan linen, blue and
white Galatea and poplins,
from the best makers in the
country, such as Manhattan
and Lauer. They are worth
from $3.50, $5.00, $7.50
to $10.00- Special for this
sale only, at, per 2 45
suit;
Very Special
Boys' Stockings, 21c
To make certain that your presence on
Saturday is worth while to you on that
day only, we're going to sell an excellent
grade of heavy ribbed Black Cotton Stock
ings for Boys (the regular 50c kind), at
the very low price, per Ol
pair, of CiiX,
Everything that is new in
style, fabric and weave will be
found in these suits of worsted,
- cassimere. andt
novelty mix
tures. , You 'will
find them in' all '
of the wanted
3h a d e s and
each suit has an
extra pair of
pants. Special at
Boys' Blouses, 95c
Regular 1 .35
Of the best percale in light and dark assorted
colors cut big and roomy. Worth 1.35, QPC
special for this sale, each, at
$10, 12.50,
$15, 17.50
Extra Knicker Pants, at
At 1.00
Of good, serviceable mate
rial ; all seams reinforced ; reg
ular 1.50 values, 1 A A
special, at
Brandeis Stores Fourth Floor Center
Saturday Is the Last Day of
Miss Alice Louise Seeker
The $10,000 Beauty
in Our Toilet Goods Section
She willN give FREE with each
purchase of Melrose Toilet Goods, a
50c bottle of Norma Talmadge per.
fume.
Pepsodent Tooth Paste, 50c size, spe
cial, at . 39
Bocabelli Castile Soap, regular 2.00
four-pound bar special, at 1,39
Dr. Woodbury' Facial Soap, 25c size,
special, at m i 1 20tf
Kolynos Dental Cream, 30c size, spe
cial, at 21
William's Shaving Stick, 30c size, spe
cial, at 22
Ingram Milkweed Cream, 50c size,
special, at 39
Lavoris or Listerines 50b size, special,
39
Danderine Hair Tonic, 60c bottle, spe
cial, at 44
Henna De Oreal, Nature's Hair Re
storer, 1.50 size, special 98d
Gem Razor Blades, 50c package, spe
" cial, af - . 394
Melrose Face Powder
50c size, special, ,
or . Cream,
39
Brandeis Stores Main Floor East . .
Cut Flower ; Specials
Saturday' Only
California Violets, 25c.
Laro;e fancy bunches; regular
50c size; special, for Saturday
only, at, per bunch 25c
Ferns, 29c .
Four' inch Springerie ferns,
large and bushy; worth 75c, very
special, for Saturday only, at, 29c '
Brandeis Stores Main Floou
Featuring for Saturday
Girls' Regulation Wash
Dresses
SPECIALLY PRICED
750
Knit Underwear
For Women
Lisle Union Suits, Each 1.19
At
These are the most practi
cal dresses for Spring school
wear and are used as the
school costume by some of the
best girls' schools in the
country
They are guaranteed to
be of fast colors and are
shown in the new Beach ,
cloth in French blue
and all white with blue
collars. ' ' '
We have both the one-piece
dresses and the two-piece
"Middy" styles. The sizes are
6 to 16 years.
Brandeis Stores Second Floor West
New Arrivals in
"MARVEL HATS"
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For wome'n; light
weight in fine lisle ;
bodice and regula
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white in regular
and extra sizes ;
regular 1.50 value,
special, per suit,
at 1.19
Lisle Vests at 59c
For women ; of fine Swiss ribbed lisle ;
all styles in flesh and white ; regular and
extra sizes. Very special, at 59d
"Kayser" Lisle Union Suits
Special, Each 1.69 '
For women; in' lisle and mercerized
lisle ; odds and ends of Kayser garments
In knee and ankle lengths; flesh and
white in regular and extra sizes; regular
2.50 and 3.00 values, special, at, per
suit, '.. 1.69
Brandeis Stores Third Floor North
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We Offer at the Beginning of' the Season
Women's New Spring Coats
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Actual Values From $60
to $75, Very Special, at
A timely purchase of manufacturers' samples
enables us right at the height of the season to of
fer coats of exquisite materials at a worth
while price reduction. . '" . '
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Silvertones, Tricotines, Silverflake, Bo
livia and Tinseltones. Fancy linings of
Satin and Pussy Willow Silks through-
out. Stitching, buttons and fancy pleats
used in trimming.
Spring shades, Bluebird, Reindeer, Slate,
Mprocco, Putty, Navy and Black.
Saturday's economy price
48.75
Brandeis Stores Second Floor Center
Many new shapes appear in clever off-the-face
style, Mitzi Sailors and other effects.
The brims are made offine quality
Baby Hackle in irridescent effects
with crowns of Lisere in both black
and navy. .
The Hats are examples of the wonderful
values which can only be found in "Marvel
Hats," at
10.00
In our untrimmed section we are shdwing all the new things
in Hair Braid or Lisere Braid. A full line of up-to-the-minute
shapes. '
Choice 3.98 and 5.00
. Brandeis Stores Second Floor West
Ultra-High Shoes
For Ultra-Smart Women
Regular 12.0() to 16.50 i. S QC
Values, Special, 4 L CK0
All are nine-inch lace or button styles, in welted or
hand-turned soles, with covered Louis or low walking
heels.
The lot includes all over black, gray and field
mouse kids, dull leather in calf or kid, Ko Ko
, brown and many other combinations.
Everyone realizes the saving to be made by buying
these shoes, as the price of footwear is steadily, advancing.
Buy now for next Fall and save yourself needless expense.
' Brandeis Stores Main Floor West
"Brandeis Special" Corsets
Here for Saturday at 2.95
A "front lace corset" with a ventilated back
and front shield; Jow bust and medium hip;
two elastic side gores. It is made of excel
lent quality pink coutH, well tailored and
neatly trimmed. Special, for Sat., at 2.95
Pink Mesh Bandeaux
In the front and' back closing with narrow
shoulder straps. Each bandeau has a little
narrow elastic insert in the back.
Special, Saturday, at , "
Brandeis Stores Third Floor East
48c
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