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FLOODS AGAIN
INUNDATE NORTH
AND EAST OMAHA
Florence Lake Out of Banks
Third Time Since March
Water Still
1 ' Rising.
N'ortb, and Kast Omaha bottom
lands are again inundated by flood
waters from the Missouri river and
Florence lake, the third time since
kst March.
Since midnight Sunday the water
has been rising at the rate of an
inch an hour.
Xo abatement was looked for be
fore last night, L. A. Welsh, in
charge of the federal weather bur
eau, said. Shortly before noon yes
terday the river showed a rise to 18
f -et. one foot less than the flood
Mage.
Heavy Rains Cause.
The flood is due to torrential rains
in western South Dakota and in ter
ritory drained by tributaries of the
upper Missouri river.
Scores of farmers and dairymen in
North Omaha worked favorably
Sunday and throughout the night
throwing up crude dikes to resist trie
rapidly rising waters. Teams of
horses were brought into use to
Jkrade embankments from Ninth to
Thirteenth streets north of Laurel
avenue.
A rude dike constructed by the
city following the flood on May 18
was not sufficient to check the
v. aters that overflowed the river
banks Sunday night, residents in
North Omaha declared.
Rescue Families.
"Several families in the extreme
north bottom lands are marooned in
their homes. A general alarm for
boats was sent out to rescue vic
tims Sunday night. In some places
rattle and hogs are isolated by the
flood waters.
Dan Roman, 6502 North Sixteenth
street, moved his family and house
hold belongings late yesterday aft-
AOVERTISEMENT
Thin, Nervous People
Need Bitro-Phosphate
Weak, thin people men or women
are nearly always nervous wrecks: thus
conclusively proving that thinness, weak
ness, debility and neurasthenia are almost
invariably due to nerve starvation. Feed
your nerves and all these symptoms due
to nerve starvation will disappear.
Eminent specialists state that one of
the best things for the nerves is an or
ganic phosphate known among druggists as
Ritro-Phosphate, a five-grain, tablet of
which should be taken with each meal.
Being a genuine nerve builder and not a
stimulant or habit-forming drug, Bitro
Photphate can be safely taken by the
weakest and most delicate sufferer, and
the results following its use are often
simply astonishing.
By strengthening the nerves, weak, tired
people regain energy and vigor; thinness
and angularity give way to plumpness and
curves ; sleep returns to the sleepless ; con
fidence and cheerfulness replace debility
and gloom; dull eyes become bright, and
pale, sunken cheeks regain the pink glow
of health. It is sold by Sherman & Mc
t mnell and all good druggists.
CAUTION : While Bitro-Phosphate is
unsurpassed for the relief of nervousness,
general debility, etc., those taking it who
do not desire to put on flesh should use
extra care in avoiding fat-producing foods.
IMOHIEIMFRIENDI
Ilectant Applied
Mothers my Externally
Spackl SaoMtt m MrtWIwud ud Bb, rM
WADFIF.LD REGULATOR CO.Dtrr. S-D. ATUMU.C
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trnoon. Several hcJurs later, the
flood waters completely surrounded
his home.
The dairy farms of A. Peterson,
George Harbster, Otto Dichler, Jo
seph Kurtz and James Anderson,
jr., in the wake of the last two
floods, are again inundated. Cattle
"were herded to places of safety
Sunday night.
Truck Gardens Ruined.
Farm and truck garden land
owned by Gtistav Sesscman, 5907
North Sixteenth streetis complete
ly under water. Cnher truck gar
deners in North.-Omaha are vic
tims, i
Shortly after midnight overflow
ing water from the river bend near
Winspcar Triangle in East Omaha
began creeping up Grace and Sew
ard streets, near Tenth.
In East Omaha proper water be
gan edging toward the Omaha box
factory, the deserted white lead
works and the Pollack hog ranch.
Though tlve flood is not quite as
serious as the two former breaks at
Florence lake, practically the same
territory is inundated.
The dike thrown up by the city
prevented Sunday night's rising
waters from entering Carter Lake.
SHARE OF OMAHA
FIRM IN DEFUNCT
BANK IS SECURE
(
Deposits of $75,000 Alleged
Taken by Aurora Banker
Saved by Guaranty.
Accounts of $75,000 of the Na
tional American Fire Insurance com
pany of Omaha in the defunct
American State bank at Aurora,
Neb., have been checked by the state
banking board and are found secure,
according to James E. Foster, secre
tary of the insurance company.
A. F. Ackerman, member of the
state banking board, arrived in
Omaha yesterday to confer with offi
cials of the' National American In
surance company regarding the
$75,000 deposited in the Aurora bank
before the bank went into receiver
ship. None of the money deposited by
the insurance company is lost, Mr.
Foster stated.
"It is secured by the state guar
anty fund," he declared. "The com
pany has' more than $1,000,000 in
banks throughout the state secured
by certificates of deposit.
"Though the Aurora bank is un
der receivership, the company does
not lose its deposits." ,
The Aurora bank became bank
rupt following the disappearance
last spring of C. W. Wentz, vice
president of the bank.. The state
hanking board, checking up the ac
counts qf the bank, discovered
thousands of dollars missing.
Wenti is under indictment for al
leged euezzleme'nt of approximate;
ly $200,000, and larceny as bailee.
Knfghts of Columbus
Complete Plans for
Chicago 'Convention
chicago, ' June 28. Arrangements
for a Knights of Columbus educa
tional convention, which will open in
Chicago next Saturday, were made
today at a meeting of the supreme
board of directors of the organiza
tion. Three hundred Knights of Co
lumbus educators are expected here
for the meeting.
Archbishop Mundelein of the -Chicago
archdiocese in an audience
given- to the board of directors today
welcomed the convention to Chicago
and praised the organization for its
welfare and reconstruction work.
THE ESSEX
Made
MILES
on
1 Gallon of Gasoline
. (Certified Measure)
Mqtiday, June 28th
This car started from 16th and Farnam
Sts. at 12 o'clock and traveled for 2 hours
and 10 minutes on 1 gallon of gasoline
east and west, north and south from 24th
St. to 10th St and from South Omaha to
Florence, pulling against a strong head
wind at least 25 of the way.
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GUYL.jSMITH
' -JSCRVICC. nST
tFV7 ftARNAM It. OMAHA. US. A. PhONC. DOUCI AS 1970
What Do You Know?
(Here's a chance to make your wits
worth money. Each day The Bee will
publish aerlee of quetitlcina, prepared
l.r Superintendent J. II. Beverldge of (he
publle schools.. They refer thins which
jou ahonld know. The first, complete lint
uf correct answers received will he reward
ed by ft. The answer and the name of tbe
winner will be published on the day Indi
cated below, lie anre to rive your Tlewa
nd address in full. Address "tiuretion
Editor," Omaha Dee.
By J. H. BEVERIDGE.
4. What college or university did
James V. Gerard attend?
2. What is his business?
3. What position did he hold
when war with Germany was de
.clered? 4. What is the title of his most
popular book? V.
5. What army experience has he
had?
(Answers Published Friday.)
FRIDAY'S ANSWERS.
1. Where is the National Edu
cation Association to be held m
July? Salt Lake City.
2. How many State Normal
Schools are there in Nebraska?
Four.
3. Where is the University of
Nebraska located? Lincoln.
4. Who is the author of "Ameri
can Commonwealth"? James Bryce.
5. ' What state introdu-.ed the Aus
tralian ballot? Massachusetts.
Winner: No. correct answer re
ceived. Body of Sister Superior
Placed in Convent Vault
The body of Mother Mary An
thony Birmingham, for 44 years
superior of the Poor Claire convent,
Twenty-ninth and Hamilton streets,
rests in the same building in which
she spent so many years. Funeral
services were held yesterday and
the . body, in a black casket, was
placed in a vault in. the basement
of the building, where six other
Poor Claire sisters are buried.
Hoover Silent on Politics
During Short Stay Here
Herbert " Hoover with Mrs.
Hoover and their small son, Allan,
paced up and down the platform at
the Union station while the Overland
Limited, on which they were going
to California, stopped here Mon
day. He declined to discuss poli
tics further than to say Senator
Harding is a mighty good candi
date for the presidency.
Declines Cabinet Offer.
Mexico 'City, June 28. Santiago
Martinez Alomia, who recently jvas
named minister of the interior, de
clined the appointment. Poor health
and advanced years were the rea
sons given for his refusal of the
office.
Think of a little helpless baby,
panting for breath in the SWEL
TERING heat such as we have had
for several da-s.
It is in a home, of POVERTY
where, for various reasons, pure
milk and cooling ice 'cannot be se
cured unless they are supplied
through The Bee's fund. This is
the only pubile agency for this
work. ,
Will YOU help that little baby
through these critical days?
You won't miss a few dimes or
dollars and they may mean health,
comfort and life itself to some help
less little one.
EVERY CENT you give goes to
buy milk or ice of- both for use of
nabies or small children in deserv
ing homes of poverty. The Visiting
Nurses find the cases wheTe help is
needed.
Send or bring your contribution
to The Bee office. It will be ac
knowledged in this column.
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk and Ice
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. JUNE 29. 1920.
flTWINSTORIEI
V lucy y l(
FITCH PERKINS r J)
VIII. The Short Haul.
FRANCIS KOLT-W HEELER.
Three days later the camp council
was carted together again at Lars'
request. They met at the "director's'
house. Lars opened without pre
liminaries. "Did you notice the other day how
bad the road was. and how it went
twisting all about?"
"I was driving," said Barton, in
bis precise way. "Certainly I no
ticed it."
"Maybe you didn't stop to figure
out why it's so crooked. There's a
creek that winds all about. If one
k;ig bridge and two little ones were
built, we could straighten the road
about eight miles, and open up seven
good big tracts of farming land. I
went to those seven farmers. Each
one agreed to give $50 toward the
building of those bridges and mak
ing a road. Then I went to the
county commissioner and he said
HOLDING A
Adele Garrison's
Revelations
I really thought little Mrs. Durkec
meant to settle down and stay for
the day, she was so happly voluble
after the matter of the drawing
room had been settled to her satis
factions
To me,resentful of the arrange
ment which would subject me to so
much inconvenience, and worried
about Dicky's ridiculous enforced
sojourn upon the veranda roof, her
prattle, which usually amuses and
interests me mightily, bored me to
the point of exhaustion. She de-
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scribed all ner gowns in iuu aeiau,
then began upon those of the bride,
as if I told myself ironically that
I did not know every stitch of the
trousseau bv heart.
"And, oh, what do you think,
Madge?" she exclaimed excitedly,
breaking off th,e description of a bit
of embroidery which she evidently
had forgotten was the work of my
own fingers, - Major Grantland
asked me last night?"
"To become the future Mrs. Ma
jor?" I asked slyly, knowing that
the little woman, long past middle
age, still liked to be teased as if she
were a young girl contemplating
matrimony. It is, of cburse, merely
a surface vanity my little neigh
bor has a fund of common sense
which keeps her from doing any
thing really foolish but those of us
who know her and love her tease
her in and out of season about every
man of her acquaintance, young or
old, knowing that she thoroughly
enjoys the gibing.
"The idea, Madge! Aren't you
awful! Why, I'm old enough to be
his mother almost " she qualified
with ludicrous haste. "What would
he think if he could hear you?"
"Probably that I was a mind
reader," I retorted carelessly, with
a mental vision of Major Grant
land's face if he could have heard
the conversation his sense of hu
mor, and his knowledge of women's
vagaries have always seemed a bit
embryonic to me "But I'll person
ate the end man of the minstrel
show if you wish. What did Major
Grantland ask you last night?"
Mother Graham Comments.
"To get him pieces of the gowns
all of us are going- to wear at the
wedding," she answered. "Do you
suppose?"
She stopped abruptly and looked
at me inquiringly, one of her little
ways with which I am familiar. So
I promptly finished her question,
quickly revising my estimate of the
officer's knowledge of women as I
did so.
Yhat he means to furnish the
women of the wedding party with
flowers," I said drvlv. "That surelv
"must be his intention unless he is
occupying his leisure with leaking
patchwork soft pillows "
"Her Fluffiness" gurgled delight
edly, but my mother-in-law's voice,
tart with disapproval, cut short the
giggle. Mother Graham dislikes
Maj. Grantland heartily and omits
no opportunity to evidence her dis
approval.
He got that stuff out of some
book," she said acidly. "He looks
like that sort of moony chap."
An Ultimatum.
"Maj. Grantland is anything but
moony," Mrs. Durkee declared
spiritedly. The officer, who is only
second to Dicky in Alfred Durkee's
list of men friends, is a prime fa
vorite with Alfred's mother. 1And I
fancy that the little woman's mother-
WHY?
Is the Anchor the Symbol of
Hope?
(Copyright, 1920, by the 'Wheeler Syn
dicate, Inc.)
Even before the time of Christ
the anchor was used to typify
hope, on account of the fact that
it was indispensable to the sailor
and formed his principal insur
ance against the terrors of wind
and sea. The ancient Phoenc
cians, being a sea-faring people,
used the anchor as a symbol for
safety and hope alike and there
are many instances where it has
been inscribed on coins and the
walls of temples with this sig
nificance. On account of this and also be
cause the anchor was naturally
associated with the fish, the em
blem of the Savior, the early
Christians adopted the anchor as
their emblem of hope in a future
life, in the salvation which would
follow a steadfast faith and an
upright life. The .figure ,si the
anchor was frequently engraved
upon rings and may be seen to
day, inscribed on many monu
ments and on the walls of the
Catacombs in Rome. The fact
that the transverse bar" of an
anchor, below 'the ring through
which the rope is passed, forms
a practically perfect cross also
probably had a bearing upon the
adoption of this symbol.
Tomorrow Why Do Flying
Fish Fly?
U-J -
the countv would give $.W0 more.
That's $650. We've got 52 fellows
to work, and the girls will look
aftcrgrub. I've got permission to
use road-making .machines, and lb
farmers will lend us their teams.
"If we pay four experts ?5 a day
for two Saturdays, use the teams
that arc offered, and do the labor
ourselves, we could put up ' those
bridges for $100. having first paid
I day's rates for a couple of logging
ter.mto haul the timbers. Wed be
$550 to the good, we'd have bettered
the community and saved ourselves
an eight-mile haul."
"Great stuff!" said Jim "That
trail certainly gave me the Willirs."
"It is a good business proposi
tion. J" agreed Barton.
There wSsn't a dissenting voice,
and orders .were sent out for All the
fellows to report at 6 o'clock Satur
day' morning with tools, and all the
girls with boxes of grirb.
HUSBAND
New Phase of
of a Wife
ly attentions and pretty fluttering
ways have appealed very strongly to,
the lonejy man. At any rate, he has
done many gracious little services
for her, which "Her Fluffiness" thor
oughly appreciates.
"He's the most splendid man I
know," she went on stoutly, "except
Alfred and Dicky, of course," she
qualified hastily, "but they're my
own boys." The smile she flashed
at Mother Graham would have soft
ened almost any visage but that of
my mother-inlaw. "And I think it's
perfectly scrumptious of him to do
this. So let me have the pieces,
both of you. He's going to drop
around in the car this morning on
his way to New York, and wants-to
take them with him."
"He'll not take any dress goods of
mine with him to New York or any
where -else," Mother Graham de
clared grimly. "Of course, you may
do as you please, Margaret, but if
I were in your place I should cer
tainly not permit such an outlandish
proceeding."
Naturally, my firsts impulse upon
hearing this ridiculous ultimatum
for such I knew my mother-in-law
meant it to be was to assure my
little neighbor that I would be de
lighted ta receive the major's flow
ers. But I knew Dicky's aversion
to the officer, realized that without
meaning to do so his mother's ver
sion of the incident would be exag
gerated, and so I resolved to tem
porize until I could see my way
clearly to accept oj- refuse.
"I am afraid I haven't a scrap of
my gown left," I said. "You know
I had such a scant pattern anyway,
and I remember thinking I wouldn't
dare to tear it for I couldn't mend it
decently."
"That's all poppycock," little
GUY L.SMITH
'SCRVICC FIRST"
AMUSEMKNTS
Vaudeville at 2:40, 6:40 and 9:00
LOVETT'S CONCENTRATION
A REAL MYSTERY
JENKS & ALLEN
THREE STEWART SISTERS
RENO
GENE GREENE
Assisted by Miss Beth Mayo
Kinograms Topics of the Day
Photoplay at 3:55, 5:30, 8:00, 10:15
'THE WOMAN GOD SENT'
V With
VZENA KEEFE
TWO SHOWS IM ONE
TRAVILLA GIRLIE & SEAL
Tank Novelty With Seal
RENIE & FLORENCE
"All in Fun"
TED MACLEAN & CO.
"LOVE FINDS A WAY"
Comedy Sketch
LUCIANNA LUCCA
Singing 1
PHOTOPLAY ATTRACTION
Wm. Fox Presents
Miriam Cooper
AND ALL STAR CAST IN
"Camille of the Yukon"
Harold Lloyd Comedy
Pathe Weekly
Base Ball
ROURKE
PARK
OMAHA VS. DES MOINES
Sat., Sun. A Tues.. June 28-27-29
Cme Called 3:30 P. M.
Box Seats on Sale Barkalow Bros..
Cigar Store, 16th and Farnam
en
I'M THE GUY!
I'M THE GUY with a small job
who swells around on his summer
acrttion and poses 'as a millionaire
and a social favorite.
Nobody knows mc there I made
sure of that when I picked the place
and sq why shouldn't I throw a
bluff if no one can call it?
It gets nic into a lot of swell
times" I'd miss if I didn't peddle the
hot air. And I'm there for such a
short time that I don't have to
worry about returning any of the
favors that I couldn't afford to. By
the time they re bcgiiiniufr to won
der it I'm a tight-wad or a cheap
skate I'm on mv wav back- to the
little old job tnd giving them the
lulled.
If I had mv just deserts I d be one
of those rich guys myself and if
I can put one over on 'cm it gives
me a lot of satisfaction. I'm too
good for my measly job anyway,
and that gives me the only chance
I get to show the kind of a guy I
reiillv am.
(Co'i'yriKht, lj;n. Thompson Feature
SfM'Vk'C).
J Funeral for Postal Employe "
To Be Wednesday Afternoon
C. W. Kalteier. superintendent of
the registry division of the Omaha
postoffice, died yesterday at his
home, 22 Ohio street, after an
illness of three months. He is sur
vived by his wife, three daughters,
Virginia, Irene and Atlanta; and
two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Gilmore of
Omaha and Mrs. G. R. Becker of
Denver. The funeral will be at
2 Wednesday. The Masonic lodge
will have charge of the services
nt the grave in Forest Lawn ceme
tery. '
Mrs. Durkee declared, rising and
shakiiij? out her skirts indignantly.
"But I'll get even with you," she
went on childishly as she hurried
out of the door. ... "I'll tell Maj.
Grantland that you're huntinpsjor it,
and send him over when he comes."
(Continued Tomorrow.) '
PHOTO-PLAYS.
This is what the Los Angeles "Times"
says about
HOBArt
B0SV0RTH
feelowThe
Surface
What
D. W. Griffith's
"The Birth of a Nation"
was to war plays what
"The Miracle Man"
was to the faith-healing plays what
De Mille's
"Why Change Your Wife?"
was to the satirical photoplay of inti
mate human relations, that's what "Be
low he Surface" is to the melodramas
of similar type that are bound to follow.
NOW AND ALL WEEK
Now Playing
TOM MIX
In a Drama of Bullet and
Revenge
" THE TERROR "
A MIGHT III VENICE
Presented by Little Caruso & Co.
Hallroom Boys Comedy
Democratic National
Convention at Frisco
Omaha's Prettiest
Women
9 New Ones 9
Moon News
Moon Topics
LAST TIMES. TODAY
IV M. RUSSELL
In a Six-Cylinder Drama ef a Bold
Auto Bandit.
"THE LINCOLN
HIGHWAYMAN"
ot similar type tnat are Douna to follow. m sVJBjN-
Parent 8 Problems
4. Is it unwise to take children
to meals in restaurants?
The best place for meals is the
dicing room of the home, for grown
ups and children; the quality of the
food is unknown and the method of
its preparation planned. Occasion
ally it is necesary to go to res
taurants for meals.
5. At what age might a girl he
allowed to sew on the sewing ma
chine? A girl of 12 or 14, if careful, might
be permitted to learn to use' her
r.othcr's sewing machine. Her state
of health and the demands of school
work and outdoor exercise should
determine the amount of time she
should spend in this, or other sew
in?. (i. Is sea bathing unsafe for a
little boy of 5 who takes cold easily?
Sea bathing might render this
PHOTO-n.AVS.
-.till
"The Courage of
Marge O'Doone"
by
JAMES OLIVER
CURWOOD
carries you axva)) lo that vast n
country "up there" with all its grim
glory and grandeur
The Bear all Omaha was talk
ing about in the lobby of the
Sun every afternoon and evening
BRING THE "KIDDIES"
Lj
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Ii mareaotooaea vpt'S E rnr The stirring tale or
I ft romance oF honor mf W$ liiMtifikXl aman.amaid. a 1
H SSwis rVAU WSJ Steata:
I A H q""c " w-w mr great souwwcsi l 1 1
IA You Vouldrii Relieve IV J
child less susceptible- lo colds. Prob
ably he should take only "sea dips
going into the water for a very few
moments and then being rubbed a-.id
dressed in his "land clothes;" he
should not run about in a wet bath
ing suit. Consult a doctor in regard
to "sea dips" for the boy. f
2,000 War Prisoners Drown
When Boat Sinks In Neva
London, June 28. Two thousand
British. American, German and ttn
nish prisoner of avar were drowned
when a bolshevik steamer was sunk
recently in the Neva river, according
to a ilelsingfors dispatch to the
Central News. A Rueters report
from Stockholm would seem to con
firm this dispatch, saying that a ship
was sunk on June 6 with 2,0()0
repatriated prisoners on board. It,
however, docs not mention any loss
of life.
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