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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1920)
2 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 6. 1920. CULTIVATE OLD U. S. TRADITIONS. ;SAYSUFC.IIEAD Omahans Meet to Discuss Celebration of Tercentenary , of Landing of Pilgrims in America. -; ' . f Omaha members of the Nebraska Committee fey .the celebration of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims' at Plymouth Rock met at dinner yesterday at the Omaha club nnd assured John L. Webster of their hearty support in making this occasion a success. ", F. A. Brogan, president of the 'jChamber of Commerce, said: We have lacked a cultivation of the ' traditions that have made our peo ple great. We should study and cultivate these heroic beftinnings, We should honor the principles that .were promulgated by the Pilgrims. t J. H. iievendge, superintendent ot public schools, stated that the schools will co-operate by develop .. ing better citizenship. " "The Pilgrims left us a heritage that we should be profoundly thank- ful for," was a sentiment expressed 'by Rev. Titus Lowe, pastor of First Methodist church. Chairman Webster expressed the hope that every town in Nebraska ijwill hold celebrations during the ;all and that every school child in jthe state will he imbued with the Jessons which are suggested by the listory of this historic event. Capt C. E. Adams, past com-imander-in-chief of the Grand Army hi the Republic, urged that this be an occasion to emphasize the fact that this country should be "Ameri ca for Americans." JVoocI to Take Contests "t? Tn Credentials Bodv ? '., (Continued From Tint Tag.) the information that leaks out from i :ht various inner circles of the dif j ferent groups, it seems that all the ' Managers are. figuring on at least -Jhree ballots to find out where they stand and make up their estimates on the possibilities; The prediction ipf many seasoned politicians is that the convention will have its opening hurrah, the complimentary votes for the favorite sons, the ballots to ful fill the instructions and pledges, and men tne real Dusiness win oegin. . 4 Expect Little Delay. y If the -program being talked of is carried cut, the leaders of the dele gations from the larger states will feave a conference and decide whether they will pool their votes and, returning to the convention tiext morning, cast them for the man about whom they have hopes pi rallying enough, support to com- , mana a maiontv. wnetner ne he dark horse or one of the candidates now in the field, no one assumes to av. because onlv the nreliminarv balloting can determine it. , This is the last day of the national Committee's deliberations on con tests among the state delegations, .unless something suddenly is unset. and the committeemen will be free to take part in the conferences of ;Sunday and Monday, which will play , so large a part in shaping the des tinies of the convention. Chairman Hays is making no statement in re ply to the steamroller charges, but he points out to inquirers that this year the committee made it the prac .4 .' ; - : i -i upon its minutes the legal reasons Jfor its decision in each case and that who uwu nil u v a v auauiv, ii in contests are to be" discussed in the 'credentials committee, or if a fight js to be carried to the floor of the convention. But with that as a starting point, the seasoned politicians are quite "iure there will be little delay in getting to an agreement. It may develop that some one of the candi dates now in the field, .besides hav ing good prospects for his own romination, will also hold a Wto fower which will eompel the com romise managers to accept a man x- rv tAijia Alb . nufjiv kJ. via .kji Johnson of California is always Sncntioned when this probability is being discussed, and none of the practical politicians denies the fgrce of the argument. . Chiefs Ask Favors. There is. still another element which adds to the uncertainty which promises to continue up to the time he convention begins to ballot. It ,1? a repeatedly expressed feeling among state governors, chairmen of &tate delegations and others that Vnembers of congress and federal officials have too much to say in convention plans and decisions. How far this element will have to 3e recognized remains to be seen, but no one here denies that there is an active agitation going on to : have., others take ' a hand in making flip the program. n , v V . ' It is estimated that no less than 5,000 persons are riding about New Vork City in stolen automobiles. It's Just About Same, But Women Are in It, View of Dorothy Dix (Continued From lint Fac.) bilities? Not it. It is discussing al coholic possibilities. "Hello, Bill how's the boy have you .succeeded in locating any yet?" ! Bad News from the Platte. Mr. Bryan, the well known re porter, said today that in his belief neither party would dare to have a wet plank in the platform. Sad news in some quarters, Uh, my brothers Most of the favorite sons are parked at the Congress with the ex ception of Hiram Johnson and net- bert Hoover. Senator' Johnson has an especially impressive suite at the Auditorium and a most beautiful ladies' committee headed by the Countess Gizycka. There are plenty of deep easy chairs and much con versations. I haven't been able to discover yet if they serve tea. Sen ator Johnson s sign outside the ho tel is four feet high at least. Nest ling coyly beside it like a side car to a motorcycle is a demure sign board announcing the candidacy of Herbert Hoover. Lowden Has the "Gold" Room General Lowden has the gold room at the Congress, not far from Gen eral Wood, lhe Wood supporters are wearing as buttonieres an ivory white carnation. Symbol of purity, they say. The various headquarters remind one as nothing so much as the booths at an old-fashioned country fair or the side shows at a circus. You instinctively look for a sign. "Please Don't Feed Peanuts to the Ele phant." The ballyhoo artist is a nice frockcoated gentleman who looks more like an undertaker at an exclusive funeral. But the principle s the same, and after you ve listened to the "speil" you come out as dazed as a woman at a bargain hat sale. Women Are Not Idle. And apropffs of the women. They're not social teaing while the men are rounding up the delegates. Not by a long shot. The women of ficials of the party organization have gone off into a quiet corner and are beginning to shape planks. They are preparing to present to the plat form makers a demand for planks calling for more women officials in the government, especially in labor and education commissions, and all that sort ot thing that perfect ladies were not supposed to know any thing about not so many years ago. But of that. More anon. v Final Test for Private Ownership Reached ' (Continued From First Face.) will have to be content with the kind it is willing to pay for. "The degree of our success with the transportation problem under the act depends upon the extent of co-operation obtainable between the commission, the carriers, the, 'state commissions, the railway employes and the public. If all concerned view the situation - from a broad standpoint and not from narrow, sel fish interests, it will have a pro nounced effect upon the cost of liv ing, and a system of transportation will be developed in five years that would not cause any one to want to go back. New Equipment Needed. "There is sore need for more equipment , and for expansion of terminal facilities that will make pos sible more expeditious and more ef ficient movement of the heavy traf fic now demanding movement. Ac quisition of that equipment and of those facilities is at the present more important than the building of new passenger stations or ' the making other improvements and betterments that do not directly bear upon increasing transportation capacity and efficiency. "I think the new transportation law represents what may be fairly termed to be the starting of private ownership and operation of the rail roads on its last trial in this coun try. I believe that if the experi ences of the next few years under this law are such as to be gener ally unsatisfactory,; that if it shall develop that under this law we can not provide an adequate and effi cient transportation system, such as the country desires, government ownership will inevitably follow. ' , Officials Must Help. . "I do not believe that govern ment ownership and operation of railroads in this country is the most desirable thing. In that connection, I think that all of the responsible railroad officials should realize that each must do his part -in providing the most thorough, adequate and efficient transportation system it is possible to build up." Ad Sellng League tp Hear Address On "City Building" J. David Larson, commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce, will be the principal speaker at the 8 o'clock dinner given by the Advertising-Selling league on Monday night, at the Fontenelle, on "City Building." " A. A. Taylor will give a demon stration of the dictaphone. SENATE PROBE OF EXPENDITURES TO CONTINUEjULY 9 Plan to Call All Witnesses Not Already Heard When Ses sion Reconvenes After Conventions. ' ; Washington, June 5. After hear ing Col. E. H. R. Green of Texas, son of the late Mrs. Hetty Green, the senate committee investigating preconventioii political financing adjourned its sessions today, until Jly 9. Chairman Kenyon said that all witnesses still unheard would be called at that time. Colonel Green said lie had con tributed money ttf the "mixed" fac tion of black and white republicans in Texas, but denied that he was working for General Wood or any other presidential candidate. Chairman Kenyon announced that William Loeb, jr., who collected $225,000 for the Wood campaign; Alfred J. Greenbaum, treasure of the Hiram Johnson campaign organ ization in California, and several witnesses from Missouri had not re sponded to committee summons. Colonel Green said three sets of Texas delegates were in Chicago and that "if they had had more time they would have split some more." "The pressure for office is great," he continued, "and we've more can didates for offices than republican voters. Despite, the Cold Evenings Thousands Go to Krug Park Despite the cold weather of the past week, thousands went to Krug park to be entertained. Some 1,500 Boy Scouts, with their patents and friends, were at the park Thursday evening, and judging from the way these young Americans 'went , after things.' American Le gion members will have to step live ly or the Boy Scouts will be forg ing thead of them for first place honors. The rides were kept busy and the dence floor crowded by the students of Creighton university, ' who held forth at the park Friday evening. The pool which so many have teen anxious to again enjoy will shortly be filled. A large entrance has been made leading directly into the filtering, sterilizing and ozoniz ing rooms, to which the public will be invited, enabling it to see how the water in the pool is treated each minute of the time from the opening to the closing days. 'romises Divorce to Wife Of Canadian War Hero Fremont, Neb'., June 5. (Spe cial.) The hotly contested divorce suit of Alvina Sparks against Wil liam Sparks, who was decorated thrice for gallantry in action with the Canadian army, will be settled by the granting of a divorce and "the even division of the property of the couple, it was announced by Judge A. M. Post, who heard the case. Mrs. Sparks claimed cruelty over the whole 30-year period of their married life and finally left her hus band's claim in Canada after his re turn from the World war. In reply he charged her marriage to him was bigamous, on the ground that she had not divorced her first husband. She admitted this, pleading her youth, 15 years, at the time of her first marriage. 113 in Commencement Class. At Creighton University The 30th annual commencement exercises of Creighton university were held yesterday morning in the Creighton gymnasium. One hun dred and 13 students from the col lege of arts, medicine, law, dentistry and pharmacy were graduated. M4rtin J. Wade, United States dis trict judge from Des Moines, ad dressed the graduates, and Chief Jus tice Andrew Morrissey administered the oath to the law seudents. Convention Head to Explain i Proposed Constitution Fremont, Neb., June 5. (Spe cial.) A. J. Weaver, president of the state constitutional convention, will be asked to explain the pro posed amendments to a Fremont au dience in the near future. Mr. Weaver will be invited to Fremont before the presidential campaign gets started. OpenBranch Office A branch office of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty com pany of Baltimore will be opened in Omaha this week, with Allan Tukey and J. Dillard Hall, recently from Charlotte, N. G, as managers. R. K. Barton, formerly of Mil waukee, will be assistant 'manager. Carroll W. Barry will be claim rep resentative. . He comes from Kansas City. Field representatives Will be Grover H. Thaxton and L. H. Bowen, from the Baltimore office. O. A. Westergard of Omaha will be cashier. Extraordinary- . ut a fact OUR 25 DISCOUNT SALE on shoes, Rumps and oxfords did not and Saturday, but will Jb continued indefinitely. This has boon and will continue to b tho greatest buying opportunity ovor of fared Omaha women. SEE OUR Windows liinni mum SHOP IN THE FORENOON w " l6m AND FAR NAM ST.1' Omalia' v Salary Increases Granted . Midland College Faculty Fremont. Neb., June 5. (Spe cial.) Midland college faculty members have been granted salary increases of 25 to 40 per cent, ac cording to the announcement made by the board of trustees. : , The board renamed Science Hall, on the campus grounds, "Clemmons Hall," in honor of the late state su perintendent of public instruction, W. H. Clemmons, who founded Fre mont college 35 yearstagu, and was its head until Midland college bought the campus and buildings. Two new buildings were promised the college. One will be the $100, 000 memorial home for the Western Theological seminary, one-third of the cost of which has already been subscribed. The second tjuilding will be the new college gymnasium, construction of which will begin not 'later than January 1. Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, the three big cities of the northwest, have public markets served almost exclusively by motor trucks. THOMPSON-BELDEN COMPANY You will find our displays of hosiery most complete. - Lace Hosiery and Embroidered The sheer and lacy hosiery that Fashion approves for summer wear may be had in such a va riety of styles that selection is made - delightful. There are lovely all-over iace hose, lace boot hose and lace-clocked ones, most all of them in de signs that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Hand-embroidered hose in black, white, navy and brown are varied in design. These shades may be had with self c6lored embroideries and with a variety of clockings self colored or contrasting. ..Gloves.. that Wrinkle Just a bit at the wrist in the fashionable-way and fit up snugly over a coat cuff . or complement a. short-sleeved gown, come in a sixteen-button length in black or white, Milan ese quality, and .may be had for $2.25 and $3 a pair. . Reductions on Dress Shields Kora Watersprite shields in a No. 4 size only, were regularly 30c a pair, but are priced . for Monday 22c a pair. ' Puritan shields, size No. 3 in white and size No. 4 in black, were formerly 47c and have been re duced to 29c a pair. - Notions Main Floor Cotton Fabrics of better sort Fine dress voiles, featur ing beautiful printed floral designs in all desir able colors, 40-inch, 75 c to $2 a yard. The genuine Lorraine Egytian Tissues, in an extensive variety of at tractive stripes and plaids, as well as plain shades; fast -colors'; 27 inch, 75c a yard. Second Floor Baby Flannel Specially Priced An excellent quality of white wool flannel suit able for petticoats, 27 inch, tomorrow only $1 a yard. Second Floor Lamp Shade Making is Pleasant Summer Work And our instructress, Mrs. Schwartz, has just returned from the East with a great many new ideas. If you- wish to stop at the department we shall be glad to dis cuss your needs, to plan a color scheme and show you the completed models we have on display. All the materials may be found here frames, silks, fringes and braids and when they are purchased in this de partment assistance is given daily, from 10 to 12 m the morning and 2 to 5 in the afternoon. Artneedlework Second Floor New Designs in Hand Bags Bead bags; in exquisite color ings; with blue, black or gray predominating are offered for $20, $32 and $36.50. Dainty silk bags; black, brown, blue or gray. are priced all the way from $5.50 to $35. Hand-tooled bags and purses, beautifully done, are priced from $22.50 to $50. Patent leather bags are to be had inevery shape and size from the small hand bag to the large overnight bag and the prices range from $6 to $10. Notloni Main Floor. Three Styles of Sorosis Oxfords and Ties Monday $7.85 a pair Patent leather oxfords with turn soles and Louis heels, a splendid style that sold for $12 a pair. Patent leather oxfords with welt soles and leather heels. And one-eyelet ties of dull kid, with welt soles and Cuban heels com plete the showing. A good range of sizes and widths is offered and the , values af e excellent ' ones. . ' Monday's Price, $7.85 THGMPSON-BELDEN & COMPANY m: J i. -iwm .. i i .... '- i " i.i i i i. ii. i. i. n ., .1.1 i A June Sale of Linens Quite Out of the Ordinary Planning to'anticipate the requirements of June brides, as well as to assist in replenishing the morex)r less ex hausted supplies in many homes a condition brought about by the constantly rising cost of living. We are in a position to offer ' Remarkable Values Real Irish and Scotch linen priced, in many instances, below today's quotations in the foreign markets. No Linen Substitutes are Offered Only genuine, all pure linen, made by and purchased direct from the most reliable manufacturers in both Ireland and Scotland. - Table Cloths With Napkins to Match (Round Floral Designs) $17.50 Cloths (2x2 yards) $14.89 $20.00 Cloths (2x2io yards) $16.89 $25.00 Cloths (2x3 yards) $18.89 $20 Napkins (22x22 inches) reduced to $16.89 a dozen. Fine Fancy Linens Have New Low Prices Madeira Luncheon and Table Cloths EXTRA SPECIALS Table Cloths With Napkins to Match Round Patterns $17.50 Cloths (2x2) for $12.89 $18.50 Napkins (22-in.) dz. $13.89 $13.50 Cloths (2x2) for $ 9.00 $15.00 Napkins (22-in;) dz. $10.00 $15 (36-inch) Cloths, $15 (45-inch) Cloths, $20 (45-inch) Cloths, $20 (54-inch) Cloths, $25 (54-inch) Cloths, $30 (54-inch) Cloths, $45 (72-inch) Cloths, $50 (72-inch) Cloths, $65 (72-inch) Cloths, Monday, $12 Monday, $12 Monday, $16 Monday, $16 Monday, $20 Monday, $24 Monday, $36 Monday, $40 Monday, $52 Odd Napkins Included Extra heavy double damask nap kins in assorted patterns. $15 quality (22-inch) $12 a dozen Madeira Lunch Napkins $20 quality for $16 a dozen - $25 quality for $20 a dozen Madeira Luncheon Sets Consisting of thirteen pieces $12.75 Madeira Sets, $10.20 $13.75; Madeira Sets, $11.00 $20.00 Madeira Sets, $16.00 . $35.00 Madeira Sets, $28.00 Mosaic Tea Napkins $12.00 quality $9.60 a dozen Attractive Mosaic Scarfs $6.75 Scarfs (20x36) $5.40 $7.75 Scarfs (20x45) $6.20 $8.75 Scarfs (20x54) $7.00 All Cluny and Venetian Lace Cen ters, Luncheon Cloths, Scarfs and Table Clothes reduced in this sale. Madeira Embroidered Scarfs $ ,7.75 scarfs, 18x3 6, Monday, $6.20 $"8.75 scarfs, 18x45, Monday, $7.00. $12.00 scarfs, 18x36, Monday, $9.60 $14.00 scarfs, 18x45, Monday, $11.20 $10.00 scarfs, 18x54, Monday, $8.00. $16.00 scarfs, 18x54, Monday, $12.80 Linen Crashes Toweling - Huck and Turkish Towels Heavy Irish linen crash toweling, 75c quality, 49c a yard. Heavy Irish linen glass toweling, 60c quality, 45c a yard. Fine hemstitched huck towels, $2.25 quality for only $1.75. $3 extra fine quality for $2.' Turkish towels made of double twisted yarns, in large sizes, 75c quality for 50c each. Turkish and Turknit wash cloths, assorted colors, 1214c quality, 10c. Lace knit wash cloths, 10c quality for 8c each. Extraordinary Towel Values . 30c huck towels (three 1 Qn ono'L hufldred dozen) - - . loL tllLlt 65c liuck towels (linen cp pnttU weft) one hundred dozen -ifOL tULfC An Opportune Silk Clearance Fashionable sils of well knqwn Thompson-Belden quality are of fered Monday at Real Reductions in Price You can make selections with the assurance of getting the best of silks at prices equal to present wholesale cost and in many instances even less. Practically Every Line is Represented in This Sale Silk foulards (36-in.), $4 and $4.50 quali ties - - - - - - $249 yd. Pussy willow taffeta and foulards, (40-inch), $5, $6 and df OQ r,A $6.50 qualities - . - "y . .. . V Belding's satin de chine (36-in.), $4.50 , Qn,J quality - - - - $0 qi7 yU - t Beldihg's siflc taffetas A table of sport silks, ,ryr n,J values to $10 a yard44' The Silk Section-South Aisle Main Floor . G e 0 r g e ttes, plain and printed (40-in.), nr.J $4 to $5 qualities - - f6,vQ yil9 Crepe de chine (40 'Radium taffeta" (40- ..'TljSMyd. 1
