Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1920)
V INJURY CAUSES RETIREMENT OF OMAHA NAVY MAN Lieutenant, Son of Local Man, ; Saw Active Service Twice Injured On ' Duty. ; v Lieut. Casper Blackburn, U. S.'JN., son of Thomas W. Blackburn, 3118 Cass street, has , been retired from the navy for physical disability. Two years ago Lieut. Blackburn fell 30 feet from a mast on the U. S. S. Missourf, landing on ' his back on a gun on deck. He was picked up for dead and carried to the hospital. After two months' treatment (.in the hospital he was sufficiently re-, covered to return to active duty. 1 During the war he saw heavy service in the submarine branch and later served as gunnery officer qn the transport Agamemnon. . Has Second Fall. With the signing' of the armistice he war transferred to the U. S. S. Pennsylvania. While in target prac tice off Cuba, a year ago he slipped on a wet deck and fell down an open hatchway. His second accident reopened the injuries received in his fall from the Missouri mast, and special treat ment in the hospital for many mouths failed to render .the young, lieutenant fit to bear op under the requirements for sea duty. His retirement hung fire, for prac tically one year while surveys and investigations were made. President Wilson finally gave his approval to. the retirement of Lieut. Blackburn, June 26. Is. Strong for Navy. V.'A."'." . The young lieutenant sings the highest praise for his Uncle Sam's navy, and in a ; letter to his father regrets that his career should have been so determined. "Some day, perhaps,", he .writes, "I may be reconciled to the regret table fact that I shall 'never again r proudly tread the decks of Uncle Sam's navy, an officer in active service. . "Only a man who has served in the navy, caught its splendid spirit, and learned to love its-traditions, can appreciate my disappointment and the genuine sorrow with' which I leave the ships and the sea, and abandon my chosen career." Mr. Blackburn is now engaged in thei actuarial department oi the Travelers Insurance company, Hartford. Conn. Will Appropriate 1 "Comfort Station" Fundi for Paving l The city commission will attempt to use the "comfort station" funds. A resolution, introduced by Com missioner Towl in council meeting1 yesterday, to use the funds to complete the paving of Gilmore "ave nue:, was passed with a four to two vor,' Commissioner Ure and Butler voting against it. ) .... The resolution provided ,that the money used from the fund for pav ing shall be replaced when the pav ing is completed and the bonding company, responsible for the con tract, settles, t The inability of George. Parks, contractor, to secure funds to finish the Gilmore avenue job, and th:e re fusal of the bonding company to finance its completion, made use of the funds necessary,, Commissioner Towl said. Another Omaha Attorney Goes to Big Corporation Sylvester Rush to Join : Legal Staff of International. Omaha has been called upon to furnish a second attorney for the International Harvester company a Chicago. ... . , , Sylvester R. Rush, special assistant to the attorney general at Wash ington, has just returned from the national capital, where he tendered his resignation, to be effective at an early date. Mr." Rush signified his' intention oi entering the legal department of the International company. ; Follows W. D. McHugh. ; The other Omaha, attorney who recently was added to the Interna tional legal staff was W. D. Mc Hugh", who accepted a position at a salary of $100,000 a year. T is resumed that Mr. Rush 3 salary will be. a hign figure. Mr. Rush was appointed special assistant to the attorney general during the adrnimstration of Presi dent Theodore Roosevelt and has been retained through successive ad ministrations. His services with the government have involved, civil and criminal liti gation in many stales. Prosecutions at Chicago. ' Since last September, he has been continuously employed in Illinois prosecuting the. Wolff Manufkctur- 6r'i 4 T THE BEE: UiMAHA, WEUEbUAY. ' J ULY 28. pofation and'lhe" accident occurred while in the pursuit of his duties. t t Mr. Birss .was born in TiptouIa., and came to Omaha 15 years' ago from Lincoln. He is survived by. his wife and one daughter, Miss Edna Birss. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Ath letic club and two country clubs. He was an Elk, Scottish Rite Mason and noble of the Mystic Shrine. Makes a Date, But Is Badly Beaten by Angry' Husband When W, W. Scfimiu. 4313 Era ,n ctrfft fathpr nf seven children. called on" Mrs. Ed Moravec, 5302 North Thirty-fourth street, mother of eight children, Monday night, he was met at the door by the husband, who battered W. W.'s face and called police. Schmitz is accused of -annoying the mother by trying to make a date with her. He is charged with dis orderly conduct and explains his predicament by declaring it ."a frame-up." -'-.- .' Sylvester R. Rush. ing company, Quincy, 111.,, for fur nishing auegea aeiecnve . jnimary equipment. At Chlcaeo. he was engaged in the prosecution of Samuel C. Pan dolfo and others of the Pan Motor company charged "with the fraud ulent use or tne maus .in ine saic of stock, and Samuel M., Grossman of the mail order firm of Riley Schubert Grossman, on a similar charge. Mr. Rush will remove permanent ly to Chicago, under his new duties. No Water, No Rent; j Ivy Tenants Dry; Owner Hides Out Ivy apartments,. 2704 - Sherman avenue, are dry again. Their water has been turned off for the third time this year because the mystery owner has not paid the water rent. , The. janitor collects the rent and pays it to an agent. Who's the owner? Nobody knows. . "Tenants were busy yesterday fill ing buckets, pails, bathtubs, pans, dishes and other receptacles, because the water company gave warning this time." ' No water, no rent, say the tenants, and determination gleams from their eyes. Motor Bandits Ask For Match, Then Take Obliging Man's Money V,v ttt; -v' Herman- Belknap, . 121 Lincoln "boulevafd,' was held up and robbed of $18 by three men Monday night. Belknap was walking along Turner boulevard, between Farnam and Douglas streets, at midnight, when three men drove up in a large black touring car and asked him for a match, v. , . ... , . . . Ashe reached in his pocket the driver covered him with a revolver and old hm to;throw up his hands, while the theV -two men went through his pockets. The.highway men secured $18, and drove off,' threatening to shoot if Belknap made a noise before they were out of sight. , Liberty Bends Cashed ' American State Bank, 18th and Farnam Sts.- Adv. Six-Months-Old Baby Sues Packing Company fd $5,000 Ray D. Hareis, a baby 6 months old, sued Swift & Co. in district court yesterday , for $5,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been re ceived on Q street, July .16, when, it is alleged, a truck ran into the buggy in which the baby was riding. The child's mother, Frances, M. Hargis, also sued for $5,000, 'and Amanda Nielsen sued'for $10,000 for injuries in the same accident. Arrest Prowler Suspected Of Dining Car Robberies While prowling in the Union Pa cific railroad yards Monday, Roy Brechner, State hotel, was arrested by Special Officer "Hennessy. He is held for investigation. It is believed by police that Brechner was plan ning to rob dining cars stationed in the yards, as a-key to the cars was found in his pocket. Several dining cars have been robbed recently, po lice say. . Short Weights In Ice J. A. W. Long, city weight inspec tor, has received SO complaints that ice companies are short-weighting the public, he announced, yesterday. He will file at least 10 complaints against ice companies in an effort to. put a stop to it, he said. Everything tor tht CAMPER AND AUTO TOURIST Folding Camp Furniture, Cunp Bads, Outing ClothM, Vacuum Bottles, Food Jar. Alcohol and Gasoline Stores, Folding Cook Stoves, Etc THE rp - THE f TownsenD GUN CO. 1514 Faraam St. Phonograph Repair Shop We repair all phonographs and carry in stock repair parts for alt ma chines at lowest prices. Write or phone your orders. Schmoller & Mueller PIANO CO. ' ' " 114-16-18 So. lath. Phono og. t23 CADILLAC Recognized everywhere for its PERMANENCY :.:vr- of ' value-'-' J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. Omaha ' Lincoln - j-wo w- vo w iw Wl I The Uat Word in Vacations These day a great many people plan, summer holidays differ. ently. They spend September in tkt Canadiaa Pacific Rockies when nature paints her master piece. September air in this Alpine Fairyland makes WoBerfalDaysiadM - Moonttint You climb, ride, motor, walk, swim in warm sulphur pools, fish, go camera hunting, golf, play tennis -indulge your favorite port with keener delight Sep tember opens the big game hunting season. Banff Springs and Chateau Lake Louise appeal to those who en joymetropolitan atmosphere and interesting people. Make your plans now for September. Canadian Pacific . Railway J. Wall General Agent 140 So. Clark Street ; Chicago, III. . Police Looking for Auto Driver Who Ran Down Boy After picking up Carmilo- Con- stantina, 8 years old, iiu wortn six teenth street, whom he had run down at Fourteenth 'and Howard streets, and carrying him 'into the Omaha Macaroni 'company, 1315 Howard street. Monday, an uniden tified autontobilist sped away in his car. The boy is internally injured, nolice suraeons believe, and au thorities are, seeking the driver of the automobile. . !. - V; ' , TOKVr BUSINESS COtfAuToTcWISTSratE OMAHA.U&A. lESZ u, -cumi - " M PROMINENT CITY RESIDENT DIES FROM GAS FUMES Manager of Nebraska Oil Cor poration .Accidentally In hales Gas While Inspect ing Oil Well. Funeral services ,. for Frank J. Birss, 58 years -old, former presi dent, of thev Westerp Bridge and Construction company, will be held from the-home, 3308 Lincoln boule vard, . .tpda.y at 2 p.. .m., the Rtv. Titus.' jjP.we . officiating." Burial will be iir.'For.est Lawn cemetery. . Hr.:1 8ir?s.. died - Monday morning as. tlie- result of accidentally inhaling gas.fumes while. investigating an oil well , near. Casper, Wyo. t He was manager, of the. Nebraska Oil cor- Visitors See Gnfedy r "Sky-Low'' andReceive Ak-Sar-Ben Initiation Editors of Nebraska newspapers, Omaha Elks, residents ot.Kennara, Tekamahi Blair and other towns on the M. & O. railroad, flooded Samp son's ,deQ. Monday nigit t". se,e Ak-Sar-Ben's famous musical comedy, 'tSky-Low,'.': and get initiated, into the great order.; ? . ; . Between theshow and'the lunch, E. R. Purcell, editor of the Custer County Chief, Broken Bow, and president of the Nebraska State Press association, spoke, as did also W. G. Sears of Omaha, and A. H. Miller of Kennarad. I,. : Money bock vtthont qeeetion If HXTHT Salre (eib in the treetneatWITCil,KC2UlA. RIMOWami, tittu . w " w , . b . i -trf other itehmg ihtn ftwn. Try a II cent boa at ovr riak Sherman McCoanelVi Drug Co. For Reni , Typewriters and Adding Machines of All Makes Central Typewriter Exchange Doug. 4120 1912 Farnam' St. ADVEBTISEMENT i..ll;ili:llluliiln:,liiliitiillitiilliiitnl'illiiiiillllliinuii DRY FOOT Thar la no ueo ulferUtf with ore, iweety, burning, aching, Uro4, tenafer, awollon feet or olfeailvo edore. Got a Vi-o. bottla of Dry Foot Antieeptk Lotion of your anif glat. nut it In a 4-eunce bottle, fill it uo with water and apply thla ailutod aolutioa to Jreur feet. It will Inetantly relieve the fevorhh and tender condition, prevent end deatroy adora of perspiration. jlitiiliililliiliiliili:iiiiillilliliillillillil:iiliiliiliiliiiiliiliS Cuticura Talcum b Fragrant and' Very Healthful Sample free of CHenra Let rolirlio. Dept. t ' -1 Serve fruit with LORNA DOONE Biscuit and learn what real short bread is. They have a wonderful flavor, with just-enough richness. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY, CANADA ' Soothes tbe-nerves, drives away the blues, clears away brain cobwebs, strengthens your physical makeup, ful fills every desire for rest and enjoyment Let us tell you about' the beautiful Highlands of Ontario ' north of Toronto, viz ' Muskoka Lakes, Lake of ' . Bays, Timagami, Algon quin Provincial Park, Ka wartha Lakes, French River, Nipissing, and Geor gian Bay; or the St Law rence River, Montreal, . Quebec, Maritime Prov inces, the White Moun tains and Sea coast resorts. Each has its special at traction, all give that com. plete change in .latitude, elevation, scenery and at- mosphere essential to the "Glorious" Vacation The Qrend . Trunk Reiiway Sytem the tourists' route through Canada has pro .. .....vided special summer .-train,. ' .. service, rouno trip summer Feres hotels, camps goff courses end lake cruises by r ' ' .' steamr: motor-bott or canoe. ' We Know you win be glad ta . . get our .comprehensive illus trated guide books with maps. They are free ibi the asking. Simplv address j. d Mcdonald. CenPaesenger Art, Grand Trunk Ry , 112 W. Adams Su Chicago, UL mP j-7? -3!.; Mash and Scratch Feeds PROPER INGREDIENTS PROPERLY MIXED Peters' Red Feather Poultry Feeds actually do make your chicks grow faster and make your liens lay more. PROVEN BY YEARS OF SERVICE Carried by -Leading Dealers Fred Widoe, 45th and Q Sts. Pivonka Coal eV Feed Co., 5133 S. 21st St Stewart Seed Store, 119 N. 16th St Pelts Bros., 3005 Haskell St. Ed Pacey'i Feed Store, Pa' pillion. ' " L. H. Cinek, 5212 S. 24th St. Krmtky Bros., 490&.S. 24th St. A. Haddad, 1255-7 S. 13th St. Frank Zaloudek, .1904 S. 13th St. P. Murphy " Coal Feed Co., 4602 S. 28th St . A. L. Bergquiat eV Son, 4710 S. 24th St. Armbrust eV Brommer, 3602 S. 20th St. K. Horwith, 2726 S. 26th St Ericksen 6c Chrlstensen,. 2615 Sherman Ave. - -Fred T. Dohse e Son, 1623 Vinton St. S. Stahmer Bros., 2702 20th St. -- Stenner Grocery, 2619 S. 31st St. r E. Karachi Co.," 1820 Vinton St. Harry Christopnerson Coal Feed Co., 3505 N. 30th. St- .. Web. 344. West . Lawn Mills, 59th and Center. Walnut- HilK--Feed' Store, 142S Millt.n, A. .Stoltenberg Elevator Co., 0138 Military Ave. North Omaha Feed Co.. 5418 N. 16th St. Coodell ft Co., 2520 Lake St. Web. 3O07. G. L. Steck, 4134 Grand Ave. Homestead Grocery, 51st and Q Ste. Louis P. Oeutsch, 4921 Un- derwood Ave. H. Aiorih, 2330 S. 20th St. Max- Geisler Bird Co., 1617 C Farnam St AND AT. ALL OF THE BASKET -STORES Made by M. C. Peters Mill Co Omaha The Eldre4i5-Reyiiolds Annex .(Basement of Benson & Thome) . Offers Drastic Mark-Down in Men's, Women's, Children's All Sizes All Widths SUSR SH OES All Styles All Colors Women's high white kid and canvas shoes-regularty priced to $7. ' Womm'S and Misses Kids-Women's Boudoir sllpp-r Children's Drown and. black kid oxfords-formeHy W$3 5 , Children's one-strap patent iexner mry -Children's Keds-Jere $1.95.: Children's play sandals, wers $2.45. f WIIIIUIll Hef w- y - - .i j . MttderM Vies in Men's Oxfords Women s Whits canvas pumps and exfortsormerly t M.W. Women's Brown kid piimp. and oxfords-ers to W.M. Women's Black kid pumps and orfordswere to Women's Brown calf pumps and 0xford?-rJ fSJ ... . . ..4 . i--! mmA welt naleav 1 . inlth U0UIS ana miiiwj noi - No Exchanges Regularly to $10 No Refunds $4-95 t AH Sales Final With AcknowleJ(meat te K. C. 1 1 .;i ', A ; ' i ' :rA :- ..... WHEN I wu matt A': e e I USED to watch. e o o AUNT SALLY. PUT UP fruit . ',. AND VEGETABLES. .. e e'" e POft THE winter. ' e o ..o i I REMEMBER how. , ' e e . . SHE PACKED it all. see IN CLEAN Class jars. e e e AND SEALED tho topi. WITH PARAFFIN. A- 'i 0 0 0) I TO KEEP oat e o o ALL THE sir and host. e e " THE JUICY hVror la. o o o AND ALL the winter. THANKS TO her. WE HAD the frnit. . e e e OF. SUMMER on oar tsWe. 0 o o SO WHEN I happened. ON SOME cifirettet. o o o WRAPPED NEATLY up. I ... o o o IN A jlasslne Jacket e e e. - I DIDNT think. e e e IT WAS last for looks. o e e : BUT RATHER thst . A- e e e ' .. ' THE EXTRA wrappsr.- .. ' : O VO O' KEPT AIR and dampness. e e o ALL OUTSIDE. : AND GOODNESS la. e " e e i THAT'S 'another. r . i B r " w " BLAME GOOD reason why-. "THEY SATISFY." .-v .o . o o QUITE rl&rhte that seat glassiM jacket isn't jnst for looks. It pro ' tects yotjrChesterfields from the weather seals in the flavor of those wonderful Turkish and Domestic tobaccos keepe them in prime shape for smoking 1 Rtin or shine, winter or summer. Chester fieMs elsw "satisfy 1" 1 " ' ' ' t v j : ' ' F I