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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 14, 1920. BUILDING BOOM ON; WILL RELIEVE HOME SHORTAGE More Construction Work Here Than in Any Other Section, Say Real Estate Men. There has probably bfen more construction work done in this part of the country during the last six months than in almost any other stction, according to 'Harry S. Byrnes, manager of the Fidelity & ' Deposit Company of Maryland. Most of the work has been centered on warehouses and residences, but some building is also in progress in the downtown district. "I look for what probably will be re; GASOLINE ALLEY WALT IS USED TO RATES OF FIVE DOLLARS AND UPWARDS. UVtJf riOuT PUNNQ UfiQ HANfc.OeOvTS THE OFF tTT JflEtl, ? TtXO POUAgSg L?JZ?,', VCHARLie THE KCAH Wm HORSE O My TcTAM To TOOWT BESIDES, T OUCHT ft TbaSTCEP MAYBeirn rvui W TbToWMEOUT? TURE-fr (Vpe AMD SHES doT A IAME RX$ f-S f,?Irf !f, , J C0OL J&H, I tXDVT fH STALLED IN TH .j- V . 7 N V 1 ' VT THNK VUE VEZE neeey 7 tUJMIOO Oirrprmiio COMPAtJY s.c con. i6ta a jacksom srs: Fiber Furniture For Sun Room and Living Room tlte greatest building boom in years to open with spring, said Mr, Byrne today. "The revival of con struction work can hardly be ex pected until after the election. How- ever, labor is getting more plentiful. The governor of the Federal reserve banking system, W. P. G. Harding, has also expressed the opinion that financial conditions are soon going to ease up. His words are that 'we are rounding the corner. W. Lincoln IJyrne of the same company, who is in close touch with liuilding matters through his busi ness of bonding contracts, says that the architects of Omaha are prepar ing tor a great spurt in construction work next spring, expecting the money situation to ease up. Construction work on many city improvements and school buildings will then get under way. The rural communities, with their good crops, will be more willing to spend money on improved schools and roads. The temporary letup in building . has been due to the inability of con tractors to finance their operations, it is said. Mr. V. Lincoln Byrne advocates wider use of the method of financing public improvements by voluntary association of the abutting property .owners. This has been t'onc in the grading of St. Marys avenue. Among the buildings now being erected here are the Skinner storage warehouse at Twelfth and Dodge streets and the Simons Brothers warehouse on Davenport street. Private residential building is said to be more prevalent than is gener ally believed, promising some slight relief from the acute housing situa- lion. DESTINES AND ! OMAHA COPPERS DIVIDE HONORS Local Bluecoats Win Tug-of-War, While Iowans Take Ball Game. Des Moincs, la., Aug. 13. The De Moines and Omaha coppers quit their athletic activities here this atternoon on a 50-50 basis, the visit or winning the tug-of-war and the locals taking the ball game, which was called at the end of seven in nings, because of rain, with a score of 12 to 1. . The Omaha police proved to be the better tuggers and made away with that end of the pro gram after an 11-minute tussle. The visitors met with misfortune soon after the game started when their pitcher, McCoy, was struck on th; hand by. a batted ball and broke a thumb. His successor, Armstrong, was rapped for 14 hits in less than stix innings, but Carlson, who hurled for Des Moines, gave only four blows and. fanned nine. Two sin K'.es, a sacrifice fly and an error gave the locals two runs in the third and three more came in the fourth cu four, singles and a double. The home boys later copped three in the fifth and four in the sixth on solid slugging and poor judment by the Omahans. Wants, to Brin Market Basket Makers to Omaha The people of, Omaha carry home 50,000 market baskets a year. These are manufactured elsewhere and shipped in, said J. M. Gillan, man ager of the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, who is try ing to remedy this condition. He is in touch with a veneer plant in the state that is considering cut ting its lumber outside and ship ping it into Omaha to be assembled. More and more the people of this territory arc looking to Omaha for manufactured stuff, Mr. Gillan de clared. Yesterday a farmer in Iowa wrote in to find a place to buy 400 apple boxes. The Chamber of Commerce was able to put him in touch with an Omaha factory that can supply him. Attempts to End Life In Street With Carbolic Acid i Attempting suicide in the street hear Twentieth and Deer Park boulevard, Mrs. Adelia Opterman, 2223 Vipton street, was badly burned about the face Thursday when she spilled carbolic acid ' on her cheek. Police say the attempt was flftc to temporaryjjespondency. .She was taken to a nearby fire sta- rn by rireman Ed Hanley, who galled police. I THE -UNTAMED Your summer vaca tion isn't complete un til you have read this latest and most thrill- ins of the "Tarz&n" R books. ' t jr EDCAft MCE BURROUGHS At mil J faffw A. C McCLURG CO. PnUiahera YIELD OF GARDEN VEGETABLES IS UNUSUALLY HIGH Garden Produce Selling at Low Figure Pickers Need ed to Harvest Berries And Plums. Garden produce, grown by truck farmers near Benson, Florence and Council Bluff's, and brought to mar ket square at Eleventh and Jackson streets every morning, has brought prices this year to a more satisfac tory level for both growers and buy ers. As with other crops, the yield of garden vegetables has been unusual ly large, although berries and wild plums have been somewhat expen sive. Growers were handicapped by lack of pickers and consequently the market product was small. At pre sent", the wild plum thickets are filled with rotten fruit, while that which is brought to market is selling for 80 to 90c for five pound baskets. Potatoes have been raised in abundance for the Omaha markets with a heavy yield this year in spire of a small acreage. The lowly spud brings, at present 2 1-2 to 3 cents per pound for the graded product. According to wholesalers, cab bage, tomatoes and cucumbers arc the cheapest as the yield has been un usually high. These are the only products exported over the state from local points. The market is filled with root veg etables and early cooking apples. Peaches are at their lowest price and housewives are advised to buy for canning now. Protests Against Destruction of Enemy Battleships Useless Chicago 'Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire'. Washington, Aug. 13. Protests pouring into the government against the proposed destruction of the Ger man battleship Ostfriesland turned over to the United States, must be unavailing because it was provided in the peace treaty and supplemental agreements among the allied and as sociated powers that all German bat tleships taken over b the nations must be broken up within a year. Officials of the Navy department have not determined just how the Ostfriesland now on exhibition in Newport, will be destroyed, but it may ultimately be used as a floating target at sea and be sunk by the big guns of the Atlantic fleet. But before this is done. American naval experts will carefully examine the big ship to see if there are any lessons in naval construction and equipment to be learned. The German destroyers allotted to this country will be ex amined in the same way before they are destroyed. , Youthful Bandits Stage Pour Holdups in Half Hour Two youthful bandits held up four men on the South Side Thursday evening, within a half hour. The victims were: Albert Adeline, 1509 Z street, at Twenty-fourth and W at 10:30 p. m; Henry Rogers, 6109 South Twentieth street, on the same spot 10 minutes later; C E. Lang, 4923 South Twenty-sixth street, at Twenty-seventh and O streets, 10 minutes later; Walter Pruss, 4923 South Twenty-sixth street, 10 min utes later on the same spot. Body of Kansas Teacher , Found in Colorado Lake Boulder. Colo., Aug. 13. The body of Miss Lola Graham, public school principal of Topeka, Kan., was found in Lake Manchester, a miles west of Boulder, near Rollinsville, yes terday. She was missed yesterday morning by Mrs. D. F. Whitney, with whom she had been visiting. Ill health - and a threatened nervous breakdown was said to have led her to kill herself. The body was taken to Central City. jBlue Polka-Dot Ties Now The Last Fashion Craze New York, Aug. 13. Blue polka dot bow , neckties are mere man's latest fashion craze. Haberdashers reported that the dtmand for dotted blue "bat wings" eclipsed any run in recent years, the craze is due. mey declare, to newspaper photographs which show Sir Thomas Lipton, the famous Englishman, and Senator Warren G. Harding, the republican candidate, wearing the tidy "bat wings." Burglars Take Wearing Apparel From Residence Edward Hill. 2435 Patrick avenue, reported to police that burglars re moved a screen from a window of his home Thursday afternoon and stole three suits oi clothes, one over coat and othei articles of clothing valued at $20C. Former Omaha Boy Leads Air Raid on Haiti Rebels Marine Pilot Describes Wild Adventures . On Atlantic - Island. Swooping down to a height of only 60 feet in his Curtiss plane and pumping 1 000 rounds of ammuni tion by machine gun at a battalion of Haiti rebels was only one of the wild advenrures of Lt. Frank Lamb, a former Omaha boy, now a pilot ipi ihe marine corps. n Lieutenant Lamb and another pilot were flying with only a few rounds of ammunition when they camt upon the band of rebels. It was necessary to make five trips to the marine camp to get enough am munition, said Lamb. "We were officially1 credited with shooting down .about 250," said Lieutenant Lamb. "It is the biggest air raid in the islands to date." Their Gestures Count. The rebels are called "Cackos" by he Americans. "They speak a language all their own," said Lamb. "It is a mixture of French and Spanish and good ness knows what else. It is, not the meaning of the word but the way they say it and the gesture they use with it." The Marine "pilots are using 90 pound bombs now instead of ma chine guns, according to Lieutenant Lamb. The rebels have no planes, and tip one knows where they get their ammunition. "As soon as they h:ar the whirring of the airplane motors, they run to the heavy forest lands in the hills. It is a very difficult thing to Many Newspapers Face ' Suspension if Car Order Is Not Modified New York, Aug. 13. Many news papers will have to suspend publi cation because production and ship ment of print paper must cease, un hss the Interstate Commerce com mission modifies its priority orders in allocating coal and wood cars, Philip T. Dodge, president of the International Paper company, de clared. Ina letter appealing to the com mission for consideration, of paper mills' needs for rail equipment to de liver their fuel and wood pu'p wood, Mr. Dodge said that more than 400 newspapers of the United States di rectly dependent upon the Interna tional Paper company for their pa per stocks now are "living from hand to mouth." Alexander Carlisle Refuses to Apologize To House of Lords H.T Ih Associated Tread. London, Aug. 13. Alexander M. Carlisle, sent to Earl Curzon of Kedleston, lord privy .seal, what amounts to a refusal to apologize for an "affront" to' the house of lords when he dramatically addressed the upper house of parliament last Mon day on the occasion of the second reading-of the restoration of order in Ireland bill. In all, Mr. Carlisle's speech at the time consisted of 13 words: "My Lords: If you pass this bill you may kill England, not Ireland." Earl Curzon, acting on the request of the house of lords, sent to Mr. Carlisle a formal demand for an apology for "a serious affront to the dignity of their, lordships." Replying to Ear! Curzon's letter Mr. Carlisle said that if he had offended the king he was ready to make ample apology, but if it was solely regarded an af front to the house of lords, then the case is different." v Organize Local Chapter , Of League of Women Voters Bloomfield, Neb., Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) A local cliapter of the League of Women Voters has been organ ized here. Mrs. King of Wichita, Kan., was in charge of the organ ization, Mrs. E. BI Nealy was elected local chairman, Mrs. T. W. Dart vice chairman and Miss Queenie Crahan, secretary. Dr. S. B. Kalar received the appointment as county chairman. South Side Brevities RETURNED WITH BARGAINS. Made for the Chicago ityle show, made by the best makers -in the country to o In competition with the products of the best manufacturers In the country. That's the history of a lot of ladles', misses' and growing girls' wearing apparel you will find at Flynn's. Not over a third of the garments which were made especially for this show (which Is being put on all this month) were put on exhlblton. It has been the good fortune of our Mr. Flynn, who just returned from the Chicago mar ket, to find a lot of those garmuta and to buy them at a big discount off because the manufacturer has no room for odd garments. We got a big discount and can sell you beautiful garments, up-to-the-minute styles, for less than the wholesale cost. It's Important that you call early. There's only one garment of a kind and the line Is worth seeing. Shop and save Lieutenant Frank Lamb. get them with machine gun fire now." Cotton, coffee and sugar are the chief products of the island. Trop ical fruits are also raised in abun dance. Tht Haitians are ignorant and uneducated, Lamb says. The nilots carrv mail when they are not fighting. The service in the good from the states to Haiti. Lieut Lamb lived in Omaha about eight years ago with his uncle, the late Joseph Connor. His grand mother, Mrs. Ellen O'Connor of Los Angeles, is visiting with him he.re. He is staying at the Conant hotel. Lieut. Lamb is stationed at Quan tico, Va., but will probably go back to Haiti as soon as his furlough time is up. Two of Great Western Events Go to Winners In Straight Heats La Harpe, III., Aug. 14. Two out of the three events on Thursday's Great Western card went to winners in straight heats, Axtien, driven by Harris, winning the 2:13 trot, and Chimeswood the 2:24 trot. Five heats were required to decide the 2:12 pace, Minnie' Edgewood win ning after her rival, Hal Bear, had captured two firsts. Summaries: 2:12 pace Minnie Edgewood, first; Hal Bear, second; McCallister, third. Best time: 2:11 1-4. 2:13 trot Axtien, first; Rexie B., second; Shawnee, third. Best time: 2:1214. 2:24 trot Chimeswood, firlt; En terprise Boy, second; Grace Cur renz, third. Best time: 2:18 1-4. Judge Not Satisfied With Efforts ij End Denver Car Strike f Denver, Aug. 13. After declaring he was not entirely atisfied with the actions of the officers of the local street carmen's union in attempting to end the strike, Judge Greeley Whitford, in district court yester day, postponed sentencing them un til Monday afternoon. He had prev iously found them guilty of con tempt for calling the strike in viola tion of an injunction. The court had net been advised, he declared, whether the defendants had done more thari make a verbal effort to get the men to call off th strike and to protest against the action of the majority in declining to return to work. ; "But," he continued, "so far as the court knows, they are still the officers, the executive officers and di rectors of what was done. If they resign, if they sever their connection with those who now defy the court, it may have some effect on the action the court may take." Attorney Wayne C. Williams, rep resenting the officers of the union, said the executive board had tried hard to get the men to end the strike, but that the situation was most discouraging. For every , 235,900 tons of . coal mined in this country last year one miner lost his life. The total num ber killed was 2,30f. CONANT HOTEL BUILDING On Sale Saturday 300 New Fall Suits $ ALL WANTED TYPOGRAPHICAL , UNION IS FACING7 SPLIT IN RANKS Dissatisfied Members at Con vention Lay Groundwork For New Organization. Albany, Aug. 14. Delegates out satisfied with the proceedings of the annual convention of the Interna tional Typographical union in con vention here, led by President Elect John ftr McParland of New York, met in a separate hall and laid the ground workf for what was termed a "progressive organization." They charged that a few men were "rail roading" the convention and that "the steam roller" had flattened reasonable opposition to reports of committees. Several propositions relative to newsswriters' unions were referred to the executive committee for final action. These included a resolution to exclude news writers from the organization, another to provide for the encouragement of their organ ization; a third for a thorough in vestigation of the situation and an other to provide for the redrafting of the typographical union laws to fit the editorial rooms. The convention, however, went on record as favoring the organization of copyholders, "because the posi tion demands superior intelligence and brain power, fully as well as the position of proof reader." "- - Four Largest Chemical Companies Plan Merger New York, Aug. 13. An ap proaching merger of four of the largest chemical and dye manu facturers in the country became known today. The companies concerned are the Barrett company, General Chemical company, Solvay Process company and Semet Solvay company. Whether the National Aniline and Chemical company also will be a party to the merger still is unde cided. ) Details oi the merger involving about $200:000,000 will be made public soon, it was stated. We Are Remodeling Rather than move our stock to the new space we are preparing, we are going to give the public , an opportunity of buying correct merchandise, valued up to-fW.OO, the small price of .T. This is less than the cost of All white Middy Suits, Smocks, White Skirts and Children's Dresses, while they last, at S1.49 All Ladies' and Misses' Sport or Straw Hats, values up to ?5, for 99 Boys' Play Suits, sizes from 2 to 8 years, in striped denim and khaki, regular $1.98 values, at 99 a-piecc Mens underwear, m Balbngg?n or Poroskmt, 2 "for 99d The items listed below are which we are sacrificing in our Remodeling Sale. Our Bargain Basement is full of up-to-the-minute merchandise, which we are going to close out rather than move it to our new store. Lome and get what you need, as this kind of an opportunity may not be presented to you again very soon. Ohio Matches, 500 to the box, 2 boxes IOC E-Z Rubber Heels, 15c value, 2 for 10t Kamo Jar Rubbers, 10c value, 2 boxes IOC Anchor Matches, non-poisonous, 6 boxes IOC Goblin Toilet Soap, 2 bars.lOd Large cans Talcum Powder, 25c value ..: 10c Alumtijm Drinking Cups, 15c value, z ior XUC Dri-Proof Waterproofing for Shoes, 10c value, 2 for. .IOC HI LI P'S vThe Fattest Growing Store in Omaha 24th and O Street . Watch Ut Values Up To $75 COLORS AND $TYES Statements Made by Roosevelt in Speech Are Challenged r Chicago, Aug. 13. (Special Tele gram.) Chairman James W. Good of the house committee on appropria tions, who is at republican headquar ters here in charge of the speakers' bureau, challenged statements on fiscal affairs made by Franklin Roosevelt, democratic candidate for vice president, in the latter's Chi cago speech. "I am wondering whether Frank lin really forgot or whether he ever knew," said Mr. iGood, alluding to what Roosevelt said about fiscal af fairs. He declared the vice presi dential candidate had in effect in dicted President Wilscfci and his cab inet for gross extravagance, quoting Roosevelt as saying that if the demo cratic party were returned to power, expenditures "today running at $6, 000,000,000 a year would be cut to $4,000,000,000." Mr. Good said the administration is solely responsible for expenditure and if Uie administration is paving out $2,000,000,000 more than neces sary, President Wilson and the cab inet are responsible. He pointed out that Roosevelt was much confused in his figures and seemed' to forget that while the ad ministration, asked for $5,685,812,929 this year the republican congress re fused to appropriate more than $4, 373,395,279, thus saving over $1,312, 000,000. In the extra-session and regular session, he said congress saved $2,710,000,000 and prevented issue of $2,500,000,UUU nore bonds. Nevada Woman Enters Race For United States Senate Reno, Nev., Aug. 13. Miss Anne iVLarlin 1UCU lUUdy WIUI uci.ii.iai; of State Brodigan, her petition of nomination as an independent candi date ior tne unueu oiaies scimic. a i a o enn ..... ttfAc sary for nomination, but Miss Mar- tures. Immediately after filing her pCliLIUU 3 AJ. w ami mv month's campaign trip. She was ac companied by Dr. Margaret Long of n f uenvcr. at, fl1 An V' workmanship on any item. Men's $3.00 Straw Hats. . .99 Men's Union Suits, short or long sleeves,in fine-ribbed or Por- osknit, regular $1.75 garments, for 99 Ladies' Shoes, high or low-heeled styles, black or colored tops, $7.50 values, each. .I . . .99 4 pairs Men's Lisle Hose, in all ' sizes and colors, 4 pairs. .S)9? Men's Caps, values up to $2.25, for Men's and Boys Neckties, regu lar 75c values, 3'for...99 just a few of the many articles Table Knives and Forks, 2 for 10fr Tall Glass Salt and Pepper Shakers, 25c value 10 Ice Picks, 10c value, 3 for 10fr Aluminum Kettles, Bread Pans, Strainers and Sauce Pans, 25c value, at , 10 Fly Swatters, 10c value, 3 for 10 Rat Traps, 20c value 10d Golden Rod Washing Powder, 2 for 10 Large Size Bread Knives, 35c value . 10 Two-foot Rulers, 35c value. 10j Grow South Side SIXTEENTH STREET 3 XXVlllVJllCAAYl. O V 11V UUillil HIV C KiWiV I JnOljlttt ance Reed and Fiber Furniture lend to the JiQjnjeb will find this August Clean-Up of Living anditSyifci Room Furniture one of saving events. You take A OFF the purchase. 1 And, as always, you make your;.ioiwni vterms. A Few of The ROCKERS t 8.95 Brown Fiber Rocker... $ S.9S $14.50 BrowNkFiber Rocker. ..f 9.65 $16.60 Brown Fiber Rocker. . .$11.00 $19.60 Brown Fiber Rocker. . .$13.00 .$21.50 Brown Fiber Rocker. . .$16.33 $27.60 Brown Fiber Rocker. . .$18.33 $32.50 White Ivory Rocker. .. $2 1.67 A Few of The CHAIRS $14.60 Brown Fiber Chair $ 9.67 $16.60 Brown Fiber Chair $11.00 $19.50 Brown Fiber Chair. .. .$13.00 $24.50 Brown Fiber Chair $16.33 $27.60 Frost Brown Chair. .. .$18.33 $32.50 White Ivory Chair. .. .$21.67 Chocolates Pound Boxes, Regularly $1.25, Saturday Only, at, the box .... Figure up the cost of sugar, chocolate and Iabo, qMgUgrFVwf quickly realize that these high-grade chocolates are fpfftMfy iflfl, I at LESS than today's wholesale price. The assorted enters r el delicious and were "hand dipped" to secure richneaVjfcfeiflni of creamy chocolate. Every Fur lEM 6 1,8(1 " The smart styling and excellence of quality in the Fur$..,ia this sale is an assurance of long his juui "mid x uia iiuw means a saving oi suvo over me prices you, will pay later on. Entire Stock of ; Silk Skirts Worth to $36.50 $8.98 The smartest of Sport models that will be a welcome addition to your wardrobe in Fan-ta-si, Kumsi-Kumsa, Baronet Satin, Georgette, etc., all at one price, $8.98. All the Charming Smocks Reduced In class ; Final Clearance Wash Skirts Values to $12L50 $3.48 You couldn't buy the materials and make them up at this sale price. Every Summer Dress at Less Than Cost Off the year's greatest moiey " old price tag at $M 'if ni lil yifl f rew orjineyiRu $22.50 Brown Fiber sMfc $29.50 Brown Fiber SHftW-;. .5lt7 $49.50 White Ivory SttteO t A Few of.iW'" r TABLES"'107 UQil $21.50 Brown Fiber lroBrnrrmrw A Few of ThB' h"M ciiriKTnit Hi. bfl OW HI ISO. $26.50 Brown Fib. 4-tt. HUtntf't VTjffr $29.50 Brown Fib. 4-f tiGtiiKJi$lBit $34.60 Brown Fib. R-ft Swing. $23.00 $39.60 Brown Fib. 6lftC fewWgf if 26iS' b EgrtfebootdiihH 1 vsrl V."" 10 iinjr.-niobin;l 20 Off and satisfactory Bervice.' Choo&- "fffi. All Mid-Summer .u'-,.:i 1 I "I ."11 nil: Milli V" 7 I x Hi rrk . 1.98 vli&-vr this, exceptional sale are high trimmed hats as well as, Sport; r;;Hl bo ij.hTjrai.-i at I ( v ' h rf,T Emt ori j Jd'jCk; JL VW&f nrftr ri no blurt n-j-i ifiT Ml I'.'- - :! I . " .; 1 1. A . J 'i - i Bee Want Ads Bring Results. at Flynn . Adv.