Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 10, 1920, Page 7, Image 7
1920, .THE BEEh OMAHA, T WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, v X VOTE TO REJECT GAS PLANT PRICE HELD OVER WEEK Mystery Surrounds Failure of Council Committee to Bring Recommendation to ' Legal Vote. An ordinance to abandon the gas plant condemnation and to reject the appraisal for $4,51)0,000 will be held in abeyance for at least one week, at the request ofa repre sentative of the stockholders of the gas company and Corporation Coun sel W. C. Lambert, according to an , announcement made by City, Com missioner W, G. Ure, during" the city council meeting yesterday morning. Mr. Ure, as chairman of the city council committee of the whole, which recommended the- ordinance for cassage. did not report the or dinance out of committee yesterday. No Company Proposal. Commissioners Zinfman and Ure, leaders in the fight against accept ing the appraisal yesterday gave the louowing statement on tne new sit uafion: We wish to deny that tnere is any break among the commissioners who voted tor this ordinance yester day. There, is no urgent need of , pissing the ordinance until March ' 22, and, insofar as we now know,, the ordinance will be passed on or be ' fore that date. We have no knowl edge of any proposition from the Omaha Gas company. We have been asked to hold the ordinance for a -while and we have acceded tothat request. This arrangement was agreeable to Commissioners Ringer, Towl and Falconer. Commissioners Ure, Zimman, Ringer. Towl and Falconer offered an ordinance yesterday to submit to the voters on April 20 a proposition which, jf approved, would fnean an other condemnation and appraisal of tfie gas plant. This ordinance was referred to the committee of the whole and its passage would be Contingent uppn the passage of the ordinance to reject the appraisal. . W. H. Taylor, president of, the Omaha' Gas company, yesterday re aerated hi statement that the com pany will not consider any proposi tion less ihan the amount of the ap , praisat ' 1 Council Votes to Delay ' ; Sixteenth Street Paving The city council yesterday voted to, postpone until next year the re- , paving of Sixteenth street, trom Douglas 6treet to, Victor avenue, on " account of the condition of the in tersection fund. Contracts awarded , last year, and bids opened on Feb- ruary 10 and 17 of this, year will ab sorb this year' intersection fund , without considering the Sixteenth street project . . ' ; . The council voted to make awards on 21 paving districts, including the following: it Forty-eighth, t Howard street -to Foppkton ..svemie; fortieth, Cum v ing to Hamilton; Nicholas, Thirty-V- eighfh to Forty-sixth; Twenty-fifth ,. "avenue, Fort to Hartman. ' Baritone Sings for Tuesday Musical Club In Omaha Next Week John Quine, a baritone, formerly of the Society of American Singers. will sing at the luesday Musical club concert on March 18 at the Brandeis theater, instead of Emilio de Jogorza, who was compelled to abandon his concert tour, due to illness. Mr. Quine is regarded as one ot tne great baritone singers of the, country. National Anthem Will Furnish Topic for Address Quotations from "The Star Spangled Kanner". will furnish top ics for addresses.' at a banquet to morrow' night at the Blackstone ho tel, as the closing feature of the annual, convention of representa tives of ' Ihe Lion Bonding and Surety company, which began yes terday. , Sessions were held yesterday af ternoon, following a luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce and'will continue today and tomorrow morn ing. Tomorrow afternoon will be devoted to showing visitors around Omaha, in an automobile tour that will include every point of interest Sessions of the convention are held at the Castle hotel. About 200 representatives of the company from nearly every state are attend ing. REAL ENGLISH NOBLE SPENDS 20 MINUTES HERE Lord and Lady Glenconner and Two Sons Pass Through Omaha on Way Back to Great Britain. Brief City Netos Regret They Didn't Cut Victim With More Success Tames and Charles Tones, negro brothers, 111 Capitol avenue, were given a collective sentence of 70 days in the county jail in Central po lka court yesterday on charges of cutting with intent to wound Luke McFall, negro, 114 North Eleventh street. James will serve 40 days. His brother will keeo Tiim company for a month. 1 "De only trouble bout de affair wuz dat we didn't cutdeep enough," Tames ottered as he was led to the bull pen. ' . Both men were arrested following an altercation at McFall's home. Mc Fall's wounds were slight. , Lord Glenconner of Glasgow and London, "peer of the realm and member of ..the. British house of lords, was in Omaha yesterday. Very few of the hundreds of travelers and others at the Burlington sta tion, where he spent some 20 min uttes, were'aware of their proximity to nobility.. But he was here, never theless, and with him were Lady Glenconner and two strapping! Scottish lads, Jiis sons. Then Glenconner, party is return ing to London, after a stay of, two months in California. They are travelfnar in their private car, Con- sitution, which was attached to east- bound Burlington train No. Z.'Their immediate destination is Boston, where they will remain four days before embarking for England. At the station Lady Glenconner and the boys walked up and down the platform for a few turns, un recognized by the hurrying travelers and the relatives and friends of those who left the train. Lord Glen conner would have liked to join them but he was delayed. Nothing to Say. He was explaining to a lone re porter that he really had nothing to say. Nothing,; that Is, except that Nebraska is quite the mosK beauti ful country he had yet seen, and the country, seemed sq flourishing and the towns and cities so bustling and prosperous. The weather, too, was so bracing and the sunshine so bright and pleasant. Nebraska really had quite a fan in his lord ship. The railroads of the country were a different proposition, however, and lacked the essential of privacy found on the British roads. Car riages there, Lord Glenconner pointed out, limit-pasengers to - six Have Root Print It Beacpn Press. Lighting fixtures, Burgese-Qranden OklahoW Couple Weils Misa Marirurlte. R fharn and Rot M. Thomason of Cleveland, Okl., were married by Kev. cnarles w. Savidge Monday evening. . Leaves for. New 1'ork H. M. Adams, vice president of the Union Pacific. In charcre of traffln. left for New York City Monday to attend a conference. He Is expected to re- urn, to Omaha In about a week. . Edwards Appoints Assistant Dr. F. W. Niebouse yesterday was ap pointed assistant city health commis sioner by Health Commssioner Ed wards, to take the Dlace of Sr. AV. J. McCrann. who resened recently. Creasy to Address., Rotarlans Will Cressey will address members of the Rotaty club in the Chamber of Commerce , rooms Wednesday noon. , i Returns From Vacation N. O. Macleod of the office of Robert Smith, vderk of the district ourt, has returned from Polk county, where he rested four months on a ranch. He is considerably improved in health. , , .. ' Talented Hitjh School Girl , Victim .of Scarlet Fever Sophie White, 14year-old high school student, died of scarlet fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hr White, 2123 Cass stree't, Saturday. Miss White achieved lo cal prominence' as a musician and dancer and has been seen in numer ous charity performances. She' is survived by her parents, two sister, Rose and Bess, and two , brothers, Bernie and Leonard. Funeral ser vices were held Sunday. to each compartment, whilevhete 80 or more to a car is not un common. ' v vi y Pressed forhis observations on world politics,v he admitted that he felt keen, -disappointment in Presi dent Wilson for the stand he has taken in regard to the treaty. i'We cannot but feel greatly dis appointed in President Wilson's stand in the face of the entire world. ' America should be leading tSe rest of the nations, and here she is deep in afamty quarrel, and that over a sma-Il matter. The world looks to America, the young and vigorous .nation, to, lead the waj. On that account she njjist keep her poli tics clean and her motives honest," Lord Glenconner said. ASPIRIN Introduced by "Bayer" to hysfciatais in 1900 You want genuine Aspirin the Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. The name "Bayer" means the true world famous Aspirin, proved safe by millions of people. .Each unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" con tains proper directions for Colds, Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Neuritis and for Pain generally. Always say "Bayer" when buy ing Aspirin. , Then look- for the safety "Bayer Cross" on the pack age and on the tablets. Handy tin boxes of twelve tab lets .cost but a few cents." 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It has no moving parts insidethe tub no cylinders-to liftout and dry. -- There is no wood to rot and warp not corrugations to secrete germs, lTlye Apex ; Electric "Vyasher is built for lifetime-Service. .It is fast, economical and sanitary. 1 . v The Apex brings health , to your wife - and j emancipates her .from drudgery! -it gives cleaner, more fluffy garments, and increases their life, due to ' the absence of moving parts in the tub f it reaps a substantial saving every week, month and year it" is used; in fact, it brings happiness and benefit t to every member of the family. That is' why Apex homes are happy homes. Call at our Electric Shop for demonstration or phone for free trial in your home. Let the Apex do your next Washing. ''-':;, .', WHOLESALE &RETAIL-T Douglas 8161. 404 S. Fl FTEENtH STrOMAHA Identification Cards Should - Be Retained by. Army Men Former service men, holders of Uncle Sam's war risk insurance, have received from the bureau of war risk insurance an identification card bearing their nanie and insur ance ftumber, for ready reference, such as they parried while in the service, Directer R. "G. Chomeley Jones states. y N This card will enable the men to give theiR correct insurance number when communicating with the bu reau, and also serves for indenttfica tion in cases of sickness or ac cidents. Disabled soldiers can make ap plication for compensation, rein- state government insurance or take up any matters pertaining to war risk insurance at the overseas of fices, 825 W. O. W. building. paper The first Manufacture of fronv linen rags has been attributed to the Moors f Spain, at dates ranging frojn before the 10th cen tury to the year 1470. "EVERYBODY STOSE" - Dainty Spring Accessories That Women Will Like Lace Collars " A , wonderfully- beautiful assortment of Venice Lace Collars, that will add much to the appearance of the suit or dress': nriced from 11.25 to 13.95. "Very new and popular. 'New Veils Fashion's newst conceDtion of a Teil is the square mesh Vanitv Veil, some .with two-toned Chenilhj dots, others. with novelty wool embroidered dots. also plain octagon meshes with Che nille dotted borders Verv becoming with the new styled hats. -' ' v New Gloves ' Gloves that are' just right, right in fit, in colpr, workmanship and finish. Burgess-Nash Gloves fill all the require ments, in a great assortment of styles and prices. v Hair Nets Nothing else is so important to neat ness arTd good looks. Here you will find the best sorts, in various shanes r and colors. Main Floor N Women Will Appreciate the Savings Represented in These Spring Suits $39.50 A w.onderful value, foiL this time of the year, are these Suits of Poplin and Serge in the very latest mode, clever tailored effects, just the thing for the girl or women of. moderate means, or for a knockabout suit, in all the'newest colors and fab rics, at $39.50. Soeond FlooK You Will Want Several Pairs of These Sample Hose Special Wednesday in the- Downstairs Store Men's Hose 5 Pairs i $1.00 Splendid for Spring and Sum mer wear; double heel and toe; assorted colors; 300 dozen on sale Wednesday, at 5 pairs for $1.00. Downstairs Stora 33c ,We have" secured another big lot of Women's and Chil dren's Hose. They consist of traveling men's samples, and several odd lots from our (Jwn stock ; cotton and lisle ; black, white, . bal briggan'.and brown; all seamless and no seeonds; all in one lot, at one price. ( The Mother Thai Always Plans Ahead for the Needs of the Schoolboy Will Certainly Be Interested in These ' . ' Boys9 Wash-Blouses ' On Sale Wednesday pn Bargain Square,Main. Floor .. . Special-One QE- , Day Only . An'assoHmeht of Boys' Wash Blouses, in a' good quality Percale and Gingham; af variety 6f patterns to select from; when you see them you will want several at this price, 95c N -. f , ; i . ' '. ",- , ' , ; 1 ". ;-- - Home Dressmakers Are' Taking Advantage of the Savings Offered During Sewing Week mg Here, Are a Few of the Many Features for Wednesday: White Shirting, J5c to$2J95 Yard , A splendid variety of Fancy White Skirting, all are 36 inches wide, and are in handsome de signs, of checks, stripes, 'blocks and plain patterns,, and range in price fronu75c to $2.95 yard. ' Organdy, $225 Fancy organdy for shirt - waists. These are an unusually good quality and ate 38 inches wide nd will retain its crisp finish after laundering; the de- signs are very beautiful, the price, $2.25. f NewSp Choose From These Tin gMaterials SPECIAL SALES IN Stewing Needs - NOW IN PROGRESS Notions v. Ribbons Silks 7 1 , fiotionGoods Wool Goods - v White Goods Buttons Sewing Machine , i Art Embroidery Etc.f Etc Crepe Meteor, $3Jp 40-inch wide beautiful qual ity all-silk Crepe Meteor, in pretty; afternoon and street shades. -Special prjee, $3.50, Chiffon Taffeta, $3J5fc '36-inch Chiffon' Taffeta, ip full range of prettyshades for street dresses. Specially priced, $3.50. Foulard,.$2M 36-inch Foulard Silks, in new Spring colors and designs; plenty of iavy blue. Specially priced, at $2.95. f Wash Satin, $245 - 36-inch Wash Satin, in a good heavy quality for lingerie; flesh and white. Specially priced at $2.95 7 Voiles, 98c 40-inch Voiles, in a large 'as sortment 'of prettjr patterns for Summer dresses; light arid dark grounds, 98c. r i Wash Dress Patterns) x $410 A full dress pattern ,6? Voile, in a large- assortment of very pretty designs; in light and dark colors; 6 yards in a pattern. On " sale at $4.10. " Silk Striped Voiles, $1M SIk Stripe Voiles, in pretty dark colors1 and smart designs; all colors. Special, $1.95. Satin Messaline, $275, 36-inchvSatin Messaline, in full range of colors, both light and dark. Specially pntced at $2.75. Printed Georgette, $3M 40-inch beautiful printed all-silk Georgette Crepe, in attractive designs and color combinations. Specially priced, $3.95. v JerseyUoth,$3J35 Jersey Cloth in all tTie new shades for dresses,"' fi4 inches, 43.95 yard. BURGESS-ta Company, - , v"- " Wefaesdayh Baby Day We have select every tiny piece with thfc Eeatest care, fojr baby alth depends .on its be jr dressed properly, t , Let these suggestions help you dress . baby properly; and inexpensively. Baby Layettes Complete Layettes, care fully selected, including every need, pricings: $15. 925 and S40. , . (i - Infants' Dresses $lJ50to$80 i7 For infants, in long clothes, are pretty hand made ' slips and dresses with embroidered yokes, $1.50 to 86.50. Baby Dresses Short hand made Dresses with ttucks, smocking ,-'nd briar stitching, others with tiny yokes, for tots of two and under, $3.95 to $10.50. , v f Dresses ' : t White Dresses of sheer ba tiste, tucked, smocked," and embroidered, sizes 2 to years, $1.95 to $10.50. Gowns Infants' Gowns of 'softest nainsook! with briar stitching and hand-run tucks, sizes two and over, JS1.95, and $3.50. . yy Infants Skirts f; Infants' Skirts with Band- run hems and scallops, or lace trimmed, sizes up to two years, $1.25 to $4.50. - Drawers X Children's ' Machine-made Drawers with scalloped . or embroidered ruffle, 95cf to $2.75. . :,"Ti';: Children's Combinations, embroidered or lace trimmed, $2.50 to $3.50. . Play Dresses i , For ' morning - wear, there are f cores of pretty ' Sniff hams and chambrays, . made very attractivo by -bits o hand embroidery, at $1,C5 to $3.95. - x -, if 7V k -