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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1920)
TV f : f :-; A t- CONGRESS PUTS IN BUSY NIGHT BEFORE RECESS , Both ,House and Senate Rush Many Measures Though Preparatory to 'Adjourn-' t . ment This Afternoon. ; Washington, June 4. Both senate and house held long: sessions again tonight in a, final effort to clean up a congestion of minor legislation and one or two important bills be fore final adjournment at 4 p. m. tomorrow. The senate approved the conference report on the merchant marine bill as amended to meet hoiSe objections and pround out a number of private pension measures. Between times it went into exec utive session to confirm the nomi nations of about 500 postmasters. Some 600 others remain to be act ed upon tomorrow. v The rivers 'and harbors measure still was deadlocked in conference and leaders , had about given up hones of its passage. House conferees held out for the $12,000,000 total fixed by the house, while the senate managers appar ently were eauallv as insistent that '.?: the senate total of J25;000,000 be retained. Deficiency Bill in Conference. w The third deficiency bill,' carrying J $58,000,000, also was in conference, $ but it was expected to be passed ;j before adjournment' One money u measure passed and the naval bill I; carrying $436,000,000 still awaits the president's approval, f The total of all of the supply i measure, including two deficiency l. bills and the railway deficiency f measure passed at this session, was f placed at $4,122,383,143. This in t eluded permanent appropriations of $1,492,000,000 for the public debt Sinking fund, good roads and gov- '( -ernment aepartments ana insiuu (v tions not provided for in the thir-,- teen regular annual supply meas v urea. js , Big Supply Bills. ! 1 The largest of the Bupply bills ' was the postoffice measure, which - tarried $46239,490. The next'larg vest .was the army bill with a total of $394,929,000. The sundry civil ' measure carried the same amount " as the naval bill. For the railroad " deficiency $309,000,000 was appro priated, while $279,150,000 was pro- vlded for pensions. -The only other ' supreme measure embracing $100,- j j,r tive and judiciary which carried i $104,725,000. . J ' Several important measures failed I' of enactment. They included bills i " !j. o regulate the meat-packing indus ft ; try, to bkr flangerous aliens from " : the country 'and tariff measures to protect industries built up during the war, , including dyes, button ' ( manufacture and certain mining ia- dustries. The cold-storage bill, the 4 measure to place an embrago on I exports of sugar and tobacco and giving the war oepartmeni muwon ,t tb, operate the Muscle Shoals ni trate plan's also have failed. Balance of-Power In Hands of Working Man, Slatt Asserts V peclaring that the men who pos ' sessed economic power were the 6nes who had political control, and explaining that this economic power -Could be obtained by the laboring ; men through co-operation, Carl Slatt ; of Edgar. Neb., representative of the Union State Exchange, last night addressed an audience of about 300 ' t at the labor temple. s "The next great struggle will be to establish industrial democracy - and it is only when the hand work , ers anduhe brain workers own fac tories and other industries that there will be industrial democracy," Mr. - Slatt declared. - The meeting was held under the auspices of the Central Labor union 'for the purpose of explaining the " plan of the Omaha Co-operative as ; " sanation to establish a chain of co '. operative stores in Omaha. v The plan atNxplained by M. F. ' Montgomery, organizing manager of the association, is to establish the ' stores with money obtained by the sale oi memberships at $5 each. The , ; firsj' store will be established in the heart of the city as soon as $5,000 is (" raised, he said About half that 1 amount already has been raised. Seniors of Central High Score Success In Civil War Play V t "Barbara Frietchie." Hhe civil "; war romance, presented by the grad v uating senior class of Central High school at the Brandeis theater last night, proved to be a success both from a financial and a dramatic - standpoint, - Irene Simpson, as "Barbara," the i young, proud southern girl who be ; omes a Yankee because of her love f for Captain-Trumble, clearly showed her . ability as an actress. Leslie 1,Van Nostrand, as Captain Trumble, i the dashing young Yankee officer, t was all that he represented. - The acting of Mitchell Allen, Bar . v bara's irate father, set against the ;t marriage of his daughter to Trum !; ble, played his .part, well. Frances Patton, Harold Payne, 1 Henrietta Jackson and Helen Bol-.- shaw also played their rolea in ad V'tnirable manner. i Others who had speaking parts p were these: Hazel Gubser. Virginia r Leussler, Flora Marsh, Eda Warren, Linae Anderson, Delmer Eldredge, 'r Ralph Campbell, Edwin Moser, M i thnr Woodman Witlard Vienot, ; Frank McGrath. Harold Farbef, David Robel, Lillian Poepichal, Na f than E. Jacobs. John Comstock and t Uelvin Kennedy. ' l.y Chauffeur Held for Theft. Wilson R. Jones, a chauffeur, who i told the police that he was from Chi ; cage, was arrested yesterday after nrvnn and is feein held far investin- i T tion myconnection with the theft of a f J physician's grip, belonging to Dr. J. A. danders, wo raxion diock. a K trir lilAtifftnv ta A- E. Rome. I !-.hrg, Gretna, Neb.,-was stolen last Convention Chirac TribtuM-Omah Bm Xmmmi Wire, Chicago, June 4. Henry Lincoln Johnson, a person of cojpr hailing from Atlanta, Ga., where he is a practicing attorney, proved a source of much merriment in his perora tions before the national committee when the Georgia contests were ud for hearing. He was rewarded with howls ot laughter when he was explaining how the last election for congressman went in the Sixth dis trict. "The democrats," he said, "carried Lincoln county, but by cracky, the republicans carried Jeff Davis county." it John McGrath of New York, for mer secretary to President Roose velt, is here attired in gum shoes. He says he is here in the interests of George VV. Perkins, but neglected to say what the interests might be. Eammons de Valera, president of the "Irish Republic," it was an nounced tonight, will attend the convention, haviner hten sunnlied with tickets. He is going to be a strong supporter of Senator John son. Judge . Vernon Van Fleet of In diana, sounded solemn warning to the delegates that the candidates must be a thorough, tried and true American, with a sturdy backbone and a sound head, insteadvof a the orist who will try to enforce acad emic policies. Judge Van Fleet says great, new national policies must be decided upon and carried out, the United States must be lifted out of the gutter of laziness and PRESIDENT NAMES COMMISSION TO SETTLE COAL ROW Public, Miners and' Operators , Each Represented To Ren der Award Soon. -Washington, June 4. A commis sion of three members, one each representing the pub. , the miners, and the operators, was appointed by President xWiIson to settle a wage controversy in the anthracite fields. The members of the com mission are: William O. Thompson, N. J. Ferry of McAdoo, Pa., a member of the executive committee of the United Mine Workers' of America, representing the miners, and William L. Connell of Scran ton, Pa;, representing the operators. The commission will hold hearings probably in Washington and if pos sible will rentier its award within 60 days. Any increase in wages granted will be retroactive to April 1, and the award will be made the basis for a new wage agreement replacing that which expired on that date. . - Under the agreement by which the president intervened to have the controversy settled, both sides pledged themselves to abide by the commission's decision and there will be neither strikes nor lockouts in the industry while the commission is reporting ts decision. ' " Woman Is Slightly Injured When Struck by Automobile - Mrs. R. Hoye, 3042 South Eighteenth street, was slightly in jured last' night when- struck by an automobile driven by Ww E. Woodrow, 102 South Fifth avenue, at Sixteenth and Douglas i streets. Woodrow was driving east on Douglas street and Mrs. Hoye was-4 crossing the street south on Six teenth street. She suffered body bruises. "v Held on Liquor Charge. cnth-street, was arrested last uieht charged with unlawful possession of intoxicating Jiuor. Eight pints of whisky .were found in his place, ac cording to the police. , THOMPSON-BELDEN 'COMPANY There Is Such a Difference In Haberdashery A difference often not to be easily pointed out, but one which is seen very quickly. - A well-dressed man is one who attaches the proper importance to hit hab erdashery. He recognizes the value which "little" things add to appearances; a well tailored shirt that fits, a stylish collar, a. dis tinctive tie, together with appropriate hose and fine linen handkerchiefs. , The Men's Shop at Thompsoh-Belaen's Does not claim any monopoly on good furnishings but it does maintain that -rstyle and"1 quality considered v there is no better shop in Omaha Andtittis a real pleasure to discover that prices are always fair and sensible. Sidelights set upon solid ground and started going on all cylinders. ' A man you want to cultivate at the Coliseum net week is Traffic Policeman G. E. Peterson. He will be in chargeof the main entrance. He was assigned by Chief Garrity because of his ambassadorial poise. Mr. Peterson has been attending night Jaw school t-r six years. He knows Blackstone backwards. He studies five nighu a week. When there isn't a republican national convention in town you will find him tooting his whistle at State and Madison streets. . ' The high cost ot living? "Well.' explained James tfarris, chairman of the Oklahoma state republican committee, "the solution is to 'go back to the farm.' What we need is more young men. raising corn and wheat and fewer Vaising hell in the cities." . Mr. Harris incidentally, owns 6,000 acres oi the best Okla homa black loam soil. He raises cattle on the side. x If you wander along Presidential row and ask who is the most popu lar man they wiil tell you J. A. Whitcomb. He halls from McAl ester, OkKJIe's a candidate for no office, seeks no largesse, and asks no favffrs from' any man. All he does is to buy ice eream sodas for the young ladies, who toil at type writers in the respective candidates' headquarters. "They, all know I'm no smart Aleck," explained Mr. Whitcomb. "I'm, married and over 40' ' Efforts to Get Action on . , Sugar Embargo Bill Fail Washington, June 4. Efforts of Senator McNary, VePuhlican. Ore gon7 to "bring up for consideration hi? bill providing tor an export em bargo'on sugar failed owing to the opposition' of Senator Smith, Georgia, and Rarsacll, Louisiana, democrats. The Georgia senator characterized th. bill as "the mosi doubtful piece of economic legislation" and both he and Senator Ranydell announced if these 'were take i up, they would engrge in a most elaborate discus sion of the measure. , Lillian Puts One Over. Lillian Gish is a pioneer among women motion picture directors. She recently directed her sister, Dorothy, in the Paramount produc tion, "Remodeling a Husbana," and won new laurels by her method of evolving humor out ofa domestic quarrel. The first scene at 7 in the evening shows the. couple gesticulat ing angrily and apparently arguing with a great deal of hea,t. The next title reads "An Hour Later." The scene is the same. The next title says "Eleven at Night." The scene is the same. The final title before the armistice reads "Four In the Morning" and still the scene is the same. 1 Clayton Picture Renamed. "Crooked Streets" is the title of J tthel' Claytons next picture, pro duced under the' working title, All In a Night." Scenes are laid in China, and it was discovered after the picture was made and altered to suit the producer that two-thirds of the action did not happen at night hence the iew name. What Does He Eat? Ralph Bushman is 18 years old. is 6 feet 2 inches in height and weighs 190 pounds. He is the son of Fran cis X. Bushman. Just at present he is appearing in, empire Builders. Small Daughter to Visit. Alice Joyce Moore, daughter of Alice Joyce and Tom Moore, will ; 4.iEVBEEt OMAHA; HARBOUR MAY NOT BE HELD FOR MIKESELL DEATH Sheriff Says Bullet Which Killed Former, Convict ' Could Not Have Come From His Gun. James L. Harbour may not be held for the death of Georee Mike- sell, ex-convict and gunman, whol broke up Harbour's home and later became husband of his wife. Mike sell died in Mercy hospital Thurs day night from woundsreceived Wednesday evening, three of Which Harbour declares he inflicted. Har bour admits he emptied his revolver durinsr an altercation in the ' high way near Treyhor in which Mr. and Mrs. August biercK were involved. , Harbour used a .32-caliber re volver, but the bullet that killed Mikesell was ' a .44, according to Sheriff Croneweg. It was found lodged (in Mikesell's spine when Dr. Donald Macrae performed an au topsy on the dead man's body yes terday. It had entered Mikesell's left side and imbedded itself in the spine. Two other wounds were su pcrficial and were from .32-caliber bullets. One passed entireljMhrougft the arm and the other inftkted a slight wound. The bullet that lodged in the spine bored a large hole in the abdomen, nearly twice as large as the other wounds. Who fired the fatal shot is still undetermined, but Sheriff Groneweg affd County Attorney Swanson be lieve if will be disclosed at the in ouest to be held next .Thursday. Sheriff Groneweg has two disin terested witnesses who saw the shooting. One is a farmer working in a held near the road and the other was approaching the party which was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Sierck, Harbour and Mr. and Mrs: Mikesell. I Ruth Mikesell, the woman in the case, says that both the Siercks and Harbour were shooting at Mikesell. spend the summer with her daddy, the handsome Tom. She is on her way now from New Yorkto the West coast. ' Buys New Home. Raymond Hatton has purchased a beautiful new home ' at Venice-by-the-Sea, Cal., and in his enthusiasm over its charms he declares that when you sit on the front porch "you can smell the cherry-blossoms "m Japan." Downtown Program. Sun Mary Miles Minter in "Nurse Marjorie;" Charlie Chaplin in "The Pawnshop." Strand Anita Stewart in "The Yellow Typhoon;" Snub Pollard in "Haunted Spooks." Orpheum Qlive Thomas , in "Footlights ana Shadows." X Rialto Alice Joyce in "Dollars and the Woman." Empress Mitchel Lewis in "King Spruce." Moon Unnamed picture starring Tom Moore. Muse William . S. Hart in "The Bargain." Neighborhood Houses.. - , Suburban Charles Ray in "Biji Henry." . , , Grand Tom Moore in "Toby's Bow;" Christie omedy, "He Mar ried His Wife." Saturday Fanny Ward in -The Profiteers." The Men's Shop is only a step to the Left as you enter SATURDAY, JUNE E. 192f Favor Borah Measure To Aid War Veterans In Purchase of Hom Washington, June 4. The Senats public lands committee by unani mous Vote ordered favorable report of the Borah bill designed to aid world war veterans in buying farms and suburban homes and appro priating $300,000,000 to be spent for this purpose during the next 10 years. Not more than $50,000,000 could be expended annually. The bill will not be considered bv the senate until the December sef sion, according to Chairman Smoot. The measure provides for-a na tional veterans' settlement board uf three members - appointed by the president, which would make loans to veterans for th purchase of farms or suburban homes. The maximum loan would beN$3,000. THOMPSON - A Summer Sale of Silk Hosiery Values to $6.00 j$2.98 a pair Four hundred pairs are offered in this sale Sat urday. It's an annua) June event at Thompson Beldens, a timely sale for women in the midst otvacatio and outing plans. ' Fine Silk ffose in black, , ' . Vfhite,- colors and lace styles Values to$6 Saturday $2.98 Fur, Chokers are y Favored They add . a distinctive touch to summecy cos tumes and offer a wide choice of styles. Chokers of Russian and Hudson Bay Sable, Stone and Baum Marten, Kolin sky, Fitch, Squirrel, Jap ,Marten and Nutria, $13.75 to $450. The Fur Shop ' Has Reduced A number of fine fur coats, scarfs," stoles and chokers. The new prices are very much Ies than one could expect. Third Floor Gros Gain and Faille Ribbon Black and white, in all widths. Suitable for hat bands and shoe ties. The best of qualities ready in the ribbon section. Pastel Tinted Organdies . ; for $25.00 and $29.50 v ' Organdy frocks-in bfue, pink, white, orchid and x a deej), bright rose color with most attractive trimmings and bouffant skirts to make them summery as well as fashionable. One charm ing dress has-a hem half the depth of the skirt, , with several organdy flowers placed at the top ; a another is decked with rows of narrow Valen ciennes lace on the skirt and around the collar .and - sleeves; indeed, each style has some charmingly original feature to make it a gown of which you'd never tire. ; Other Summer Dresses Of plain and figured organdy, of sheer voile with handdrawn hemstitching, of net and lace and all the dainty fixings that make summer frocks so irresistible. The Thompson-Belden displays are replete, with interesting costumes. Tw Specials I or.. Men . Neckwear $3 Pajamas . for $1.15 v Some really excep tional values ih new summer silks made in wide end four-in-hand shapes, with "slip eTasy" bands. The pat terns, colors and qual ity are all unusually good the price yery lo w. For .Saturday only. : k r CADET DRILL TO REPLACE ANNUAL BASE BALL CAME Silver Loving Cup Will Be s Given Winning Company N Army Officers to Be . Judges. N The annual Central high school cadet competitive drill will be held at the. cadet encaninnient.'at VaUey, Neb., on Visitor's, day' June 18, in stead of the annual base ball game between the Central varsity squad and a member of theclty high school - bull league. Commandant Frank H. Gulgard announced the Irish Linen Table Cloths $9.98 Delightful heavy Irish linen damask cloths (size 2 by 2 yards) in the following patterns: Lily, carnation, rose "and chrysanthemum. Regularly $12.75 1 Saturday, $9.98 Linen Section Women's Athletic Underwear Lower irC Price Cool athletic style suits in silk mull "Futurist" or t--1i fi t i r A 1 h- rouyanna $i.ov ami $4.75 regularly, Satur day, $3.69 a suit. i Second Floor pparel Sectione-Third. Floor' Saturday, $2.65 This offer includes the choice of , our en tire stock of, three , dollar pajamas. All sizes and the best of .styles. -A- j The Men's Slwp tothe Left at You Enter. change because the camp is 'being Held one week later man usual, and the period has been extended to 10 days, five days more tha last year's camp. , ' ' A large silver loving cup will be presented to the winning company of the competitive, drill. The num bex'of points made during the ear by ihe companies on inspections, line andcamp grades will be count ed in the points during the com petitive drill. Company C, headed by Richard Wagner, is in first place now. Comoanies. A. D and E are pressing Company C hard for first ,cc. To Award Medals. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the winners of first, second and third places, re spectively, in the individual spell down of the manual-of-arms. ' Three army officers will act as judges during the entire competitive drilL Military diplomas will be pre- sneted-to all commissioned officers after the drill. It has been the usual custom to award the nsilitary di BELDEN & CO. x , Saturday of the ( 1 Clear away Features ' Georgette Blouses Lace trimmed and hand embroidered blouses, all of our fine spring models are in cluded in the June Clearaway. Charac terized by the distinc ion that is a part of every Thompson-Bel-den garment they are sufficiently desirable even when one does not consider the un usual price reductions. These are the June Clearaway Prices: . $15.00 to $18.75 Blouses, $11.95 ," $19.50 to $22.50 Blouses, $195 $25.00 to $29.50 Blouses, $1 8.95 $32.50to$39.5v0Blouses,i. 75 ' $42.50 to $49.50 Blouses, $32.75 $52.50 to $65.00 Blouses, $42.75 ; The Store for Blouses Third Floor The June Clearaway of Spring Apparel Offering only garments of excellent quality, unquestionably fashionable, brings an oppor tunity of securing" very lovely costumes for exceptionally low prices. All spring apparel is included. . ' - ' Suits Coqts Dresses and Blouses ; . . Apparel Section - Third Floor Sorosis Pumps and , Ties of White Nile Cloth Two charming styles, a graceful Colonial. tongue, equally good with or without buckles, and a two eyelet tie with a Colonial tongue, both with light: turn soles and Louis heels, 1 ; " , v . $1 a pair ; ! (--, - . . A special pump offering Saturday, a sale of pat ent leather opera pumps with hand turn soles and Louis hees, reduced' in price to v -v $8.85 a pair . : ' J plomas at the commencement exer- " cises, but the, military mt will npt end uwtil after the commencement exercises this year. , Promotions for the coming year will be announced, at regimental dress parade tin Visitors' day The Visitors' day for the girls at Camp Brewster will be held on Tuesday, June 15. . Will End With Dance. Visitor's day at the cadet cama will be concluded with a subscrip tion dance to be given by Capt. Mer- rill Russell of the band and Maj, Otto Nelson of the Second batallion, The dance will be given in the Fitz gerald hotel. It was to have been given by the Central High band as their company "stunt," but Pincipal Masters forbade it because of a state law prohibiting school dances. Tents for camp will be provided by the United States army free, ac cording to J. G. Masters. The ca dets will entrain about 11 Thursday, June 10 Gasoline is a 6 to 10 per cent prod uct of crude oil. ' NEWNESS Vet ruffling by the yard. A dainty effect - with puffed net and lace. Long and- short lengths for suit and sweater vests. A quar , ter of a yard is the proper length. Prices from $5 to $10.50 a yard. , . Neckf ixings Organdy collars and sets wkh cuffs are approved for summer coolness. Vest of organdy and net are greatly in vogue, v Toilet Requisites J "As-the-Petals" talcum, Saturday, only Hc. Bleu-Tleurs face pow der is 75c. A Special Offer'-' Velvetina face powder, 50c, and Velvetina van ishing cTeam, 50c. Both for 50c or one half price. , ,' mgni iroiik ins iuiuiuuuuc, waitu ss $t the same place, . v . , T V 'H.: -