Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 05, 1920, Page 5, Image 5
T j strei t ,for i '( V f AGED PATIENT GRIEVES OVER LOSSOF NURSE Old Man Heartbroken Over Loss of Companion Sep-. . aration May Cause His Death. December and May are commonly j supposed to have but little in com-! mon. But yesterday George Weigold, more than four score years old, sits disconsolate in a ward at the county hospital, while Miss Crampton, 26, is equally disconsolate a. her home, 2581 Harney street. "He will die for want of compan ionship. I know," declared Miss Crampton yesterday. "He has little left in the world except companion ship, and I really grew attached to him in the time I was there atthe hospital as nurse." Miss Crampton was withdrawn from the case three days ago by Mrs. Cora Patton, superintendent of the hospital, who believed".the aged man well enough to be placed in a ward. x $10,000 in Clothes. - Mystery surrounds the old man. He ' was found two years afro wan dering about the streets. Sewed in the lining of his coat $10,000 was found. He was feeble and his memory was nearly gone. Me was laced in the county hospital. When Miss Crampton was first put in charge of him he objected trenuously. He sain he had no use women and didn't want to be plated in the care of a woman J JbUI I thawe tie b: x ness. j a ut the sunshine of "May" soon awed the ice of "December." Lit- by little, through acts of kmd 5. Miss Crampton changed the aged man. He began to smile. And a time came when , he actually laughed, Spirits' Improve. "He came to enjoy, automobile rides," said Miss Crampton. "And then his memory of. the long, long ago relumed iff a degree and he en )K joyed telling stories of his child vV hood dp.vs. - He came to be in the best of sp lits End he often asked me ( never to leave him." Miss rranjpton, since bcingi re moved from the case,' has promised to visit him once a , week. ' "He was so dependent on me and would look for my return anxiously when I went away." she said. "And I am really very fond of him. too." Miss Crampton is living with her mother, resting after her care of Mr.JVVcigold. Mr. Weigold, it is said, saved up his fortune while he was t cobbler in Tekamah, Neb. Exr penses of caring for him have re- ductd" the n considerably. Seven Men Arrested In Connection With Stealing, of Train tiUcto Trlbuo-OmaU Be Leased Wire; Chicago, Sept. 4. Seven men were arrested charged with having oar- t-cioated in violence. Thursday which culminated in the stealing of an en tire, train by members of the out Maw yardmen's union. The attack on the working railroad men Thursday ae ih fourth act of violence with in a wnU-. Earlier in the week a band of armed men chased engineer and fireman from a yard engine and sent the locomotive rambling down the main line. - j ' . . . Last night a score of men invaded the Chicago, Milwaukee & .St. Paul fards at Cragin and beat several workers. Later they boarded a freight train and chased the crew away. The invaders started away with the train. It was later found abandoned in the North avenue vards with the throttle of the en gine wide open, indicating that the locomotive had been allowed to die for lack of steam. - Nicaragua Government Plans to Float New Loan San Salvador, Republic of Salva dor. Sept 4. Official advices from Nicaragua say that government, through its secretary of the treas ; in the United States, has' completed arrangement to float! a new loan. Ihe money wm dc ubcu tor public works. ,The Nicaraguan government plans to buy British obligations to the . i r ff-1 cm OJV -1,9itr a ' profit through the difference in the 'tlTK "Wati. of exchanee. With part oi me - - - - . .1. .MVa oleA toan ISSUe, tne government plans to purchase the Pacific rail road. First Break Is Reported , In New York Trolley Strike New York, Sept 4. The, "first break" in the ranks of the Brooklyn Rapid. Transit strikers .was an nounced by the B. R. T., after 146 , men, who had been employed 15 or more years, returned to work. The "break" was attributed by company officials to Judge Mayer's . an nouncement that seniority rights would be restored if the men re turned to work. Prairie Dogs in Control. 'Salina, Kan., Sept. 4. Within the last seven months prairie dogs have taken complete possession of the 60 acre pasture of Joe Henry, a farm er living near Bavaria. The pests have built their underground city over practically the entire field and the farmer and his cattle are unable to use the field for any good pur pose. He is seeking a means of rid ding the pasture of the pests. f Oii Pickoockets Steal 5412 rjrom Traveling Salesman Missing his purse.. which he said contained $412, after boarding a v Florence street car at Sixteenth and Fa m am streets Friday night. L. W. - i a rflwa. traveling salesman, a port U.. reported to ponce ne oe ficved his pocket was picked. Loses Working Garments the rain Friday morn ing William Meehan, 1811 Emmet street, was working in hi raincoat .-4 k;n hnnt. He removed them L " . t. he told oolice. Aged-Man and Grieve Over CHAMPTOM W0OWJ " Thi U a picture of Georga Weigold and Inea Crampton taken at the hospital before their separation. North Side Girl Peeps Into "Future Via Cards Then Reveals Secret Pasteboards Sometimes Weave Story of Thrilling , Romance With a Modern Don Juan and at Other Times Dark and Unhappy Days of Hidden Past : Bob Up to Remind Reader of Reckless Moments.' varas, oi . course, j i are made for playing whist, as serious-minded peo ple seeking relaxation through an evening of mental strain may tell you. in tne smoKipg rooms oi overland trains, you will find the opinion that they are designed for rhum or cribbage. But for one popular young woroan on the north side, they are only ior teuing ior tunes. i She likeJ best of all to try her own tortune, out on occasion spe will peep into the future for a friend. Go to her on a rainy day ana you perhaps will find her shuffling the deck preparing to weve a romance of what has been, 'what is, ana what shall be. She uses thirty-two cards, stripping out all below the sevens. After carefully cutting them with her left hand for luck, she lays aside the top and bottom card to form her "surprise." The thirty cards remaining are, dealt out in three parcels of ten each. The left hand pack represents the past, the middle, the present and the right is the future., , Revealing the Past. One wonders what there can be in the past of so young a creature to be revealed, but , nevertheless, this is all part of the game. So she commences with the past, which jhap pened on this one Occasion to con tain three cards: The king of clubs, the ace of spades, the knave of dia monds, the nine of diamonds, the the knave of hearts. the queen of hearts, the king ot spades, the knave of clubs and the king ot hearts. ".So manv nicture cards is a fav- " she remarks. "Those three Jtings prove that poweriui per ... r" . 1 tnn are interesting themselves in mv affairs. The three iacks warn me to beware of false friends, and the nine of diamonds predicts some areat annoyance. This is overcome hv some 1 ffood person represemcu hv thi nueen of hearts. The two of a olot." Then taking the cards in tne oraer thpv lav. her exolanation ran thus: "The king of clubs a frank, open- hearted man; ace of spades tond nf caietv ahd oleasure, is disliked Hv Wnavf of diamonds, an unfaith ful friend; nine of diamonds, who cli tn iniiire him. The ace of hearts, a love letter; knave of hearts, frnm a pav vourfe bachelor to I a fair, amiable woman; queen of hearts, cause king of spades, a lawyer, to endeavor to injure knave oi ciuds, enterprising young man, who is fram him bv king 'of hearts, a good and powerful man. Never l,lca a the knave of clubs is nlarvH hptween two similar cards he has run a great risk of being imprisoned through the schemes of hi enemy." We hurry then to the present, which contains among other cards the eight of hearts, which repre- n thr sitter. The fall of the cards is interpreted thus: 1 Into the Future. 'TVi m nf diamonds a voyage or a journey; at that' moment tak ing place nine of spades caused by the death or dangerous illness of trht of soades whose tfst will nrcasion exeat erief queen of diamonds to a fair woman. The n nf rlnhs an anectionaie woman seeks to ' console eight of hearts a fair young woman (this is none other than the prnpnet ner sin seven of spades who has se rrt crip fs 10 of soades icausing her many tears queen of spades these are caused by the conduct of a dark woman or a widow, who eigm of diamonds is her rival. Tt all comes out elibly enough and vou find yourself going over the list "of brunettes and widows and wonder if there is some arttul de ;,- the rnnfirfpnees of the for tune teller. However, she turns to the third packet and opens the iu ture, turning up each card without i i u : seeing wnai is unimn n- She remarks that the large num ber of cards foretells success, -although three sevens predict an ill r.ess. Then she continues: A Wild Young Man "The eight of clubs a dark young it r in of clubs is aoout lO I" MM ir HimTI Salve fails ta the UaM ba treatment olITCH.BCZKMA. KINOWORM. TETTER or ether itcsioc ics mimei Try Nurse Who Separation : . herit a large fortune seven of dia monds but her satirical disposition will destroy 10 of. hearts all her happiness. Seven of clubs a little money and nine of hearts much joy will be announced to the per son making ah effort by letter and knave of spades a wild young man seven of hearts win De over joyed at receiving nine of clubs some unexpected tidings. . VV, nlaced all the characters among our acquaintances, and agreed that it was as good as a ouija Doaru, anvhow. Then turning over the two cards of surprise, we found the king of diamonds and the ace ot ciuds, which was declared to predict that a letter would be receive4Jrom a man in the army and that it would con tain money., U tisfirn herself, she then turned to prying into the fortune of her guest. What the result ot tnis venture was is a personal matter be tween the young man and herself, but here is the key by which vou can tell any young man's fortune that von mav wish. The full deck is used and the cards are kept all in L one pile. Always shuffle the cards, then read them as follows Arr nf rlnhs. wealth, happiness,. and peace of mind; king of clubs, a dark man, uprignt, iaiuuui, jmvuw ate; queen' of clubs, a dark woman. gentle and pleasing; Knave oi emus. a sincere out nasty incim, - v clubs, riches and loss of friends: 9 Of clubs, disobedience ot irienab wishes; 8 of clubs, covetousness. dan ger of f peculation ; ot ciuds, possi bly good fortune, hut beware of the opposite sex; 6 of clubs, success m business, etc.; a oi cuius, yiuuc.i marriages; 4 of clubs, caujiion, incon stancy; 3 of clubs, married more than once; Nof clubs, disappoint ments; ace of diamonds, letters, etc.; kinsr of diamonds, a tair man. nui tampered, revengeful; queen of dia monds, a tair woman, coqucuc; knave of diamonds, one who only thinks of self; ID of diamonds, money; 9 of diamonds, fond of rov ing;j8 of diamonds, a late marriage: of diamonds, evil speaKm.." w diamonds, early wed and widow hood; 5 of diamonds, unexpected news; 4 of diamonds, trouble from unfaithful friends; of diamonds, quarrels, lawsuits; 2 of diamonds, marriage against friends' wishes; ace of hearts, if attended by spades, means quarreling; if with hearts, af fection and trienasnip; wim w monds, money and friends; by clubs. of hearts, fair and good natured. but hasty; queen of hearts, fair, faithful, prudent and af fect onate: knave ot hearts, tne oear- ct friend of the consulting party, rash and hasty; 10 of hearts, happi- irs and manv children; y ot nearts :. v,. i.mcVi rarH wpalth and esteem: 8 of hearts, company and pleasure: 7 of hearts, false and hckie inenas; t of hearts, generous- inenas; j o hoarts. trouble and unfounded, leal miev i of hearts, love hard to win; 3 of hearts, sorrow from imprudence; 2 of hearts, success, DUt cane m se curing it: ace of spades, malignant, micfnrtnnes. soite: kine of spades, bad and ambitious; queen of spades,. malicious women, otttimes widows, u,-,Qr nf snaHps. indolence, envy, wicked thoughts; 10 of spades, grief and imprisonment; 9 of spades, much sickness and misfortune; 8 of spades, k. fontinue iii vnux undertakings; 7 of spades, loss of a dear friend; 6 of soades. wealth by industry 5 of cmrlec correct vour bad temper hanriTness: 4 of spades. sickness; 3 of spades, journey; 2 of spades, a removal. Mr. Henry L. Waltin, milli ieTy buyer fop Orkin Brothers, has just returned from a two weeks' buying trip to New York City. He brought back with him a shipment of 150. imported models from the fa-' mous houses of Germaine, De Marinis, Cirl Le Vey, Francois and others, which will be on display next Monday. Of greater interest to Omaha women is the fact that he has made arrangements to have the very latest importations shipped direct to Orkin Bros, every two weeks, insuring a continuous supply of the best and newest for Orkin Bros. . Millinery Department. Ad vertisement. ' ) - ... THE OMAHA SUNDAY PROBES CHARGE THAT LATE BALL GAMEJRAMED President of Chicago Nation als Has Been Advised That Philadelphia Game "Fixed." Chicago, Sept. 4. President Wil liam Veeck of the Chicago National league base ball club issued a state ment this afternoon saying that he was advised last Tuesday afternoon prior t the game with Philadelphia that it was "fixed" for Philadelphia to' win. Mr. Veeck gave out copies of six telegrams received from Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago prior to the game, all reporting that it was "fixed" and that thousands of dol lars were being wagered on Phila delphia by Chicago "sharps." One of the telegrams named ? Chicago player, whose name was withheld by Mr. Veeck for the pres ent. Pitchers Were Switched. Claude Hendrix was slated to pitch Tuesday if the four first string pitchers had been used in their reg ular order. Manager Fred Mitchell, however, sent in Grover Cleveland Alexander and Mr. Veeck said to day that Alexander was offered a $500 bonus if he won the game. Philadelphia won, 3 to 0. Mr. Veeck said he would appoint a committee of three Chicago base ball writers to conduct an independ ent investigation and would give them money to employ .detective j. "If the charges are proved we will drive the guilty players out of base ball, even though it shatter the Cubs' team, Mr. Veeck declared. Veeck Makes- Statement. Mr. Veeck's statement follows: "The charge that there were 'fixed' players on the Chcago Na tional league base ball team in tne came aeainst Philadelphia last Tues day came as no surprise to me. If I have anv regret at their publica tion at this time it is merely that investigations which were being made mght be hampered through their advance publicity. "On last Tuesday. August 31, about 2 o'clock, I received the first of several telegrams, the last of which came to hand at 2:45. I give them here in full: . '"Detroit Mich Aug., 31, 1920. " 'Ununited amount ot money here today bv Chicago sharks to be wagered on Philadelphia winning to day s game, someuunfr peculiar. (Signed.) " 'W. H. BROWN.' " " Detroit. Mich.. Auflr. 31. "'Rumored that game is fixed Philadelphia to win. Let's have fair ball games. (Signed.) ," 'BERT TANNER. - . " 'Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 31. " 'Commissions of thousands of dollars being bet on Phillies to win today. Rumors .that game is fixed. Investigate.. (Signed.) vt . '"MITCHELL B. STEVENS.' ' '"Cleveland, O., Aug. 31. " 'Watch Today. HaVe notified Heydler and Wrigley. (Signed.) . "'TOMMY RYAN "'Detroit, Mich., Aug. 31. " 'They are betting on Philadel phia in all large cities. They got your team. Pitch Alexander and you will beat them. t signed.; " 'FRIEND HAKKY. "-'Chicago, Aug.. 31. "-Commissions of thousands of dollars being bet on Phillies to win today. Rumors that game is fixed. Investigate, (signed.) ts. si nv r.isa. Had Telephone Calls. "In the same period' I received two long distance teiepnone cans, one from a' man who said his name was G. R. Allen and was telephon ing from- Detroit. The other was from Detroit by one who gave his name as J. H. Clinton, 5 Ledbury avenue, Detroit. Both reported that large b'et were being made on Philadelphia. , 1 ' - . I immediately got in toucn wnn Manager Mitchell. Our unfortunate experience of last year made us feel doubly responsible, ana, alter con ference, Manager Mitchell and I de cided to ' pitch Alexander, though he had pitched but three days be fore and it was another 24 hours imtil his turn should come. Picked Alexander to Win. "We know that Alexander is a man above all susmcion. ana we felt that with our premier pitcher in the box we were doing all we McKenney's System of Dentistry A well organized system of service that means better dentistry at a lower cost. Each department is in charge of a dentist unusually skilled in that particular line of work. This systematizing of service eliminates waste, disorder "and useless visits. We invite you to call upon us, for free ex amination and exact estimate of the cost of your needed dentistry.. This is without any obligation on your part. Finest X-Ray Service. TEETH 1324 Farnam St, Corner Nth and FaVnam Phone Douglas 2872. - BEE: SEPTEMBER 5, 1920. could, if there were any foundation for the charges; to insure mat tne dastardly conspiracy, if any such existed, be thwarted, "1 personally sent for Alexander and sketched fre tuation to hin. offering him a bonus of $500 if he won. I am sure no man ever went into the box wanting to win more than did Alexander." Mr. Veeck said he arranged with a.detecUVe agency to place two op eratives in the park to watch for anything that might be interpreted as suspicious and, after the game, instructed the detective agency to lo cate the persons, who sent the tele grams and see what evidence thev had to support their, charges. The detectives found, he said, that there was no such address as "57 Ledburv avenue, Detroit," and no such man as "J. H. Clinton." Mr. Ve?ck said the club would defray all the expenses of an in vestigation by the Chicago sport ing editors, and when it was com nleterf would ask President Hevd- r . . -r u. er to call a meeting of the direc tors of the league to take action. "This scandal whether true or ... a il 4.L - untrue, he said, is more tnan inc mere business, of the Chicago Da." ball club. Base ball belongs to tlfc American people. For base ball to be unclean would not only be. in American life, a sporting calamity, but a moral calamity." Manager Says Nothing. PitKhnreh. Pa.. Sept. 4. "I know nothing' whatever about this report from Chicago concerning betting on base ball in Detroit, except what I have heard from -the newspapers, said Manager Mitchell of the Chi cago National league basi ball club here today. - . "I pitched Alexander the day in question because 1 wanted to win the game. Meadows was pitching for Philadelphia, and it takes a good man to beat him. I understand the charge came originally from a De troit tan, who aid nor sign nis udiuc to the letter. It seems to me that if there was anything in the charges he would not have neglected to put down his name." , City Engineer May Resign: A. C. Arend Is Mentioned for Job Tt was renortcd yesterday in the city hall that John A. Bruce, city engineer, will resign .and that A. C. Arend will be appointed to fill the varancv. "I have no announcement to make at this time," said Mr. Bruce., "I have been considering returning to my private business and I probably unit An so in about a month." City Commissioner Roy N. Towl, who has charge of the publicvim provements department, left Omaha this morning on a private mission exnectinsr to return next Tuesday. Mr. Arend is a structural engineer. During the list few months he has been doing special work in the pub lic improvements department, being paid $15 per day for the time he served. Driver for Bank Is Missing With $59,000 After One Day's Work San Francisco. Scot. 4. A reward of $1,000 was offered today by the Antrlo and London-Paris National hanW for the arrest of Charles W. Hayes, a chauffeur who disappeared Wednesday with an automobile said by'bank officials to contain ay,uuu. Haves, a new employe, had been detailed to drive two bank collec tors owr downtown routes. He dis anneared when the day's work was nearly ended. Bank officials at first xnrrssed the opinion that the rlianffftir had been kidnaDed. Detectives were informed by Mrs Hayes that her husband a few days Nebraska Capitol to Flash Its Lights as Far as Omaha Nebraska's new state .Capitol will be an actuality in six years and will cost between $7,000,000 and S,uuu. 000, Thomas R. Kimball told mem hers of the Omaha chapter of th American Association of Engineers at a banquet in the Henshaw rath skcllar Friday night. Seventy-five were present. The skyscraper tower, designed by Bertram G. Goodhue of New York, winnerDf the competition, ultimately will be accepted, he declared, and will be a landmark ior all eastern Nebraska,, flashing light at night as far as Omaha. He declared uover nor McKelvie had told, him the plan is meeting with favor all over th'.' state. McKenney Dentists K PARADE AND ICNIC TO MARK LABORING EVENT Marchers to Form at Temple at 11 A. M. Mammoth Frolic at Krug Park to , Follow. Omaha will doff its hat on Mon day in respectful recognition of La bor day, which has a nation-wide ignifitance to millions of worker. The metropolis ot Nebraska win ot be lackine in its proper observa nce of this holiday when, the toilers of shop, factory, store and other centers of industry will have a respite from the day s work and vill reflect on the dignity of labor. The recent occupancy by labor organizations of their new location Nineteenth- and uavenpor streets has sriven an impetus to or ganized labor and thousands oi members of the various organiza tions affiliated with ,the Central La bor union, as well as those not af filiated, will participate in a nig pa rade which' will be held on Monday morning. Picnic Follows Parade. Afur the narade there will be a picnic at Krug park, where Mayor Short of Sioux City will deliver the address of the day; Mr. Short is well known among the rank andjtiie of organized labor and it is an nounced by the committee that he will -have an interesting message tor the workers. , - Arthur G. Wray, mayor ot York, Neb., and labor and farmers candi date for governor, also will address the gathering at Krug, park. The spenking will he staged at p. m. The committee announces that $500 will be given away in prizes to the winners of the sport contests at the park. J. J. Kerrigan is chairman oi me T nlinr Hav committee. A program ot sports win oe neiu J ..... 1 1 1 at the park, beginning at 2 p. m. The events will include a tug-of-war races for fat men and women and races for boys, girls, misses and married women.' There will be broad and high jumps, a prize waltz nd a watermelon contest. A. T. Donahoe, president of the Central Labor union, will be mar shal of the day. The Line of March." An independent parade, with cele bration at carnival grounds,' will be held at the South Side. The parade will form at n a. m. la the Labor Temple and win move along the following route: " East to bixteentn, souui io ru- IT' lU ..tli 1 nam, west to iNiueieeiun, suum Harney, east to Mxteetun, soui n iu Leavenworth, countermarch back to Farnam. east to Thirteenth, nortn to Douglas, west to Sixteenth, north to Davenport and' then disband. The formation of the parade will be as follows: TTirst Division. World war veteransj band, Central Labor union, ladies' auxiljariesci gar makers, hoisting engineers, Sta-i tionery engineers, stationery fire men, boilermakcrs. iron molders, iron workers, blacksmiths. Second Division. ' Band, railway clerks, exprcss clerks. Third Division. Band, carpenters, No. 427; mill- men, No. 1713. i Fourth Division. iBand, carpenters No. 1278, car penters No. 279, carpenters No. 1631, painters, sign writers. Fifth Division. Rand, electrical workers, machin- I . "Labor Day"; " ' W ists. sheet metal workers, elevator constructors. - I Sixth Division. Band, typographical, pressmen, bookbinders, stereotypers, litho graphers, mailers, letter carriers. Seventh Division. Band, maintenance of way. . Eight Division. Band, railway carmen, coopers. t n Ninth Division. Band, meat cutters, cooks, wait ers, beverage workers, band. Tennessee Governor Sends Record of Fight On Suffrage to Colby Nashville. Tenn., Sept. 4. At the request of the house of representa tives, Governor Roberts late last right forwarded to Secretary of State Colby a certified copy of the journal of that body, of bit Tues day, when the attempt was made to rescind its previous action in rati fying" the federal suffrage amend ment. N ' In transmitting the papers, the governor merely attached a state ment that "the attached paper is a full, true and correct copy or trans cript of all entries appearing on the journal of luesday ana mat tne clerk had authority to make and cer tify to the correctness of the trans cript, which was sent. Transmission of the journal to Washington was not regarded by the suffragists as affecting the validity of the proclamation previously is sued by Secretary Colby of the rati fication of the 19th amendment. They pointed out that Governor Roberts did not certify what action the house had taken or as to legality of effect ' ' ' American Shoes Being Worn by Englishwomen To Hide Their Big Feet t London. Sept. 4. That old, old slander about the Englishwoman's hiir feet, which has some ground work of fact, is about to be dispelled by American shoes. As the American claims to spot the Englishwoman by her feet, so the English spot the American wom an by her pointed shoes. Ana now ''dagger-like" shoes are coming in from the States, and Englishwomen are hiivmcr them. ( "The narrow long shoe will be popular." says a big dealer. "It takes awav the look ' of bulkiness and makes the foot appear more grace ful." Two Planes Are Used to Carry Heavy Mail Shipment Two' airplanes were used Thurs day to bring mail to Omaha. Be cause of the large amount of first ciass mJil consigned to Omaha from'' Chicago postal officials as signed an f xtra ''ship" to tarry the surnlus. . v ' ' The plane left Friday morning for Chevenaie without mail. The "ship," which is a regular eastern mail rlane. will fly from Cheyenne to San Francisco. It, is. piloted hy W. H. Stevens of the eastern division. : Has Husband Arrested. , Louis B. Parker, negro porter, 2737 Caldwell , street, was arrested Friday charged with assault and battery on complaint of his wife, who. alleged that Parker had mis- ' created her. t i Check for $354 Stolen A check for $354 and $2 in cash were stolen from E. Stevenson, Twenty-fourth and Sprague streets, while he was changing street cars at Twenty-fourth and Cuming streets Friday night, he reported , to police. E AMERICANS area Energy and ambition heritage. ... vAs a people and as individuals we cail do more work than any other people on earth. It has been said that we rush and hurry; hut it has never been said that we'eannot "accomplish more per unit, when we set our minds and hands to it, than any other people on earth. We, the Burgess-Nash Company, have labored to make Jthis store one that will be of the "Greatest Serv ice to the Greatest Number." ByW labors we have made it an organization of intellect, integrity and' in dustry; one that striveg at all times to accomplish the biggest and finest things for the benefit of its friends ' and patrons. Our Store Will Close Monday at 1 p. NOTE: Labor day wa Inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882. Ia 1884 a resolution xwa' passed to bold all celebrations on the first Monday in September. ' 1 BURGESS-fJASH GOM SYftRYBODYS STORE- D A JOHNSON WINS TENNIS HONORS IN TOURNAMENT National Titleholder Takes ' Three Straight Sets From Washburn in Semi Finals. Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 4. Wil liam Johnston ably demonstrated his ability on the courts as the holder of the national championship title in the singles Friday. Mustering H of the blistering speed of ht'famouJ fprehanders, Johnston literally carved his way into he semi-filial round of the 39th sll-comers 'singles, in straight sets. .' The famous Califorhian who held the top string place on the Davis cup team, overwhelmed Watson M. Washburn, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. It was a masterful performance. . Johnston) lighting in the rallies was tne nest that he has. shown in the great tour nament G. Colkert Caner, the Harvard star, won m the same halt with me. title holder. Caner defeated .Irving C. Wright in the mot one-sided , match of the round, 6-3, 6-4, 6-i., In the lower half of the round. William T. Tilden II, the hero of Wimbledon, conquered Walter Wcs- brook, Michigan static, champion, o-j, 8-6, 6-1. William F. Johnson, Phil adelphia, defeated the Caiitornian, Clarance J. Griltm. o-i. O-J. -o. o-. These matches of the semi-final round will be decided tomorrow. Johnston's game with Washburn offered the outstanding feature ot the day. Early in this battle lohn ston made it evident that he was to fnrre his Kneed to its limit. So fast ' and furiously did he use his forehand ed as to back Washburn a yard or two behind his base line. For the most part Washburn s playing was of 'defensive character. He tried, to take the net only to be reoulsed , bv the terrific speed and sweep of the champion's drive, When he attempted ' lobbing Washburn often met. with a light success. His service was good and this helped him. ' ' Aquilania Crosses Atlantic In 5 Days? 17 Houri-and 27 Minutes Cherbourg, France, Sept. 4, The Cunard liner Aquitania; which left New York on August 28, arrived here at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, making the voyage in five days, 17. hours and 27 minutes. The record . for the eastern trip from New York to this port, which is five days, and 16 hours, was made by the Kaiser Wilhelm der' Grosse in January, 1000. - The White Star liner Olympic, which left New York at the same time that the Aquitania sailed, is not expected to arrive before this fore---noon. Despite official denials from" the Cunard and White Star com panies, passengers on the two ships considered the voyage of the two-V vessels a race, and it is said heavy vagers were laid. Prince Carol of Roumania was one of those who baked the Aquitania. ; Havre, Mont., Gains Washington. Sept. 4. Havre. Moiu., 5,429; increase, 1,805, or 49.8 per cept s i Cuyahpga countv, Ohio, containing Cleveland. 943,469; increase, 306,- . 044, or 48 0 per cent. nation of workers. are our natural m. c , t r t -I V Jk., u-h.n he- returnee ooxn ncic wncu ire . . . i .1 t.Wt 7S can bos at our nak. ut w' 1 Shtrmin A Mr'"ornell Piyj Ca. J