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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1920. I P: Wilson Brands Statement by Spencer False resident Declares Reported Promise of Military Aid to Roumania and Serbia Unfounded. f Washington, Oct. 5. President .Wilson wrote to Senator Spencer, republican, Missouri, that the state ment recently made by the senator, that the president had promised American military aid to Roumania and Serbia in the event of the inva sion of those countries was "false." J senator Spencer address was de livered in Missouri and when it was called to Secretary Tumulty's atten tion, Mr. Tumulty Rave out a state ment to correspondents of St. Louis newspapers, declaring that the sena tor's statement was "absolutely and unqualifiedly false." Senator Spen cer, in turn, issued a statement say infthat he did not bclievt the presi dent had authorized such a denial. The president's letter was in re ply to this statement. It follows: "Senator Seldeu Palmer Spencer, St. Louis, Mo. I have just been shown your statement that my sec retary's denial of the previous state ment by you that I had promised American military aid to Roumanias and Serbs was issued by him With out my knowledge and sanction and that, you did not for a moment be lieve that I had made any such de nial or that the matter was ever called to my attention. I wish to state that your statement was called mv attention by Mr. 1 umulty. and that I reauested him to issue the denial to which vou refer. I reitef- e tne denial, ine statement vou naae was la se. (Mcrnea). "WOODROW WILSON." Spencer Explains. St. Louis. Mo.,' Oct. 5. Senator Spencer in a second statement, ex plained that material for his recent address here, in which he declared President Wilson had promised American military aid to Roumania nd Serbia in event those countries uere invaded, was obtained from an article in a national publication pur porting to quote the olhcial steno graphic report of the address." The president, the statement con tinued, made the reported address at he eighth plenary session of the peace congress at Paris to the Roumanian delegation through Pre mier Bratiani of Roumania The statement was given out be fore the denial of the prescient, in which the utterance was declared "false," was made public. Senator Spencer could not be reached after the president's letter to him was made public. Supreme Court Rules That Compensation Must Be Paid in Full I Lincoln, Oct. 5. (Special.) Ac cording to an opinion of the supreme court of the state, a workman in jured and subject to compensation under the workman's compensation l'iw,' cannot receive a less amount than he is entitled to under the law I in lump sum, waiving all rights to turther compansation. The suit was one involving the right of John h. Perry, who was in jured while working as a carpenter t?r the W. L. Huffman Automobile c mpany. He setMed his claim with the company for $500, but afterward brought suit in the district court ot Douglas county and asked to have the settlement set aside and the full amount given him due under the compensation law. The court ruled against him and the case was ap pealed to the supreme court, which . teverses the action of the lower court. Regulars to Instruct Volunteer Traffic Corps One hundred and twenty Omaha business men who have volunteered to act as traffic officers in an ef fort to reduce reckless driving will be given instructions in traffic cop work at 7 tonight at the Chamber of commerce. Police Commissiontr Ringer and Sergeant George Emery of . the police traffic squad will con duct the school of instruction. Chief of Polictc Eberstein yester day sent letters to tne volunteer cops announcing the school of in struction. Superintendent Beveridge of the -l 1- 1 1 ,cuy scnoois nas winuuuieu me cu operation of all school officials ma? be counted on in assisting the muni cipal affairs committee in its cam- cidents. Council Bluffs Girl Is With the Russian Dancers The Pavley-Oukransky ballet troupe reached the city yesterday afternoon and gave its entertainment it the Auditorium last night. Its tour so far has been very successful, the work of the solo dancers partic ularly engaging attention. At Mil waukee the company aroused a furore of enthusiasm, especial notice being given the dancing of Mile. Dagmara (who really is Miss Earen fort of Council Bluffs.) She is re ferred to as being particularly at tractive in a dance called "The Ball Game." . Sergius Tavley, at the head ot the organization, is said to be the most beautiful male dancer living A spe cial, orchestra accompanies the troupe. - Two Held for Trial In Theft of $500 In Cigars - Charged with larceny as bailee, Henry Slack. 1708 Burt street, was bound over to the district court by dge Foster in Central police court yesterdav. Isadore Bernstien, 849 South Twenty-fourth street, who was ar rested for receiving stolen property, was also bound over. Upon failure to furnish $1,500 and $1,000 bonds, tespectively, both men were lodged in jail. Slack is alleged to have stolen $500 worth of cigars from the Mer chants Express Co., which were con signed to O. D. Kiplinger Cigar company. Slack told police that he sold the stuff to Bernstien. Omahan New General Agent of Great Western W. F. Stewart, general freight agent of the Chicago & Great West ern railroad in Nebraska, with head quarters m Omaha, has been made general agent, with headquarters in Spokane, Wash. - Mr. Stewart came to Omaha twa years ago as chief clerk to the as sistant general freight agent. A year later he was promoted to the posi tion of general freight agent. Frustrates An Attempt To Burn Farm Buildings Gregory, S. D.. Oct. 5.(Special Telegram.) An attempt to burn the buildings on tne iarm oi vvauci Wood, northwest of Colome. was frustrated when Mr. Wood discov ered a straw stack in flames. He found that a pile of kindling had een olacea in a nearpy no nuuw nd other arrangements made tor a disastrous fire. ' Nurses Increase Charges. . Norfolk, Neb.. Oct. '5. (Special Telegram.) Graduate nurses here h:,c increased their salaries, $6 to $7 a day, following similar action taken by nurses at Omaha, Man Charged With Statutory Offense ! Geneva, Neb., Oct. 5. (Special.) Charged with a statutory offense. Walter Christiancy. 22, yesterday entered a plea of not guilty In county court. His bond was fixed at $7,000, which was supplied, a.id the case will come up in county court next week. Complaint was brought by C. A. Dyer, through the attorney of Fill more county, that on a certain nifht during the county fair, his daughter. Gladys Dyer, 17, was severely mis tieated while being escorted home from a dance. Two other occupants of the young man's automobile had been left at their destination, and in going to the, home of his com panion, Chrisiancy detoured to an unfrequented road and made the at tack after the girl had been thrown from the car to the grchmd in her struggle to defend herself. Madison Newspaper Is . Bought hy Former Owner Madison, Neb., Oct. 5. (Special Telegram) Frank D. Conley, who who sold the Madison Star Mail when he was called into army serv ice during the war, has purchased the paper again and will resume management soon. The paper has been published during the last few months in the interests of the Non partisan league, which will lose con trol of the paper. " Ask Special Election To Vote Gas Plant Bonds Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 5. (Special Telegram.) Petitions have been filed with the city council here ask ing for a special, election to sell $300,000 worth of bonds to buy a municipal gas and electric light plant. Commissioner Will Look Up School Land Appraisement j .Lincoln, Oct. 5. (Special.) Land ' Commissioner Dan Swanson left to day for Pierce county, where he will look', up the appraisement of school lands in that county. From there he expects to go to Omaha to meet Senator Harding Thursday. Sheriff Takes Big Still In South Dakota Raid Winner, S. D., Oct. 5. (Special Telegram) The largest still ever taken in this part of the state was captured by Thomas Coleman, sheriff of Tripp county, in a raid on the Ed Zeitner farm in the west part of the county near Carter. , Money back without qoMUon If HUNT'S Salve fall In the treatment ot itch, bcxkma. RINGWORM. TETTER or other tchmf akia diacaaea. Try a H cow boa at our rule Sherman A McConnell Drug Co. PIMM FACE SpreadtoShoolders-Itched and Burned. Lost Sleep. i "My trouble began with small, red pimples on my face which later spreao to my houlders. The pimples festered to small head and caused itching and burning, which caused many hours loss of sleep. "A friend advised me to tnr Cutinira Wfian I had used five cakes of Cuticura Soap nd three boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Miss A. L. Miller, R. F. D. 1, Box 2, Tipton, Kansas. Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal cum are ideal for every-day toiletuses. Wlc Fr.br Mil!. AMnw-CatkinUa-anlarl.Iat.I,iuM.al.at4." Sold .wry. whejjjSoapSe. OintnMnt&andCte. TalranOc. Cvticura Soap ahavoa without au. ADVERTISEMENT Dandruff y Heads Become Hairless If you want plenty of thick, beau tiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all means get rid of dandruff, for It will starve your hair and ruin it if you don't. It doesn't do much good to try to brush or wash it out The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dis solve it, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of orainary liquid arvon; appiy it at night'when retiring; use ''enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gen tly with the finger tips. Bv mornine most, if not alt. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four mare applications will completely .dissolve and entirely de stroy every single sign and trace cf tt. You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop, and your hair will look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It inexpensive and fouu. ounces is all you will need, no matter how much dandruff you have. This simple temeay never rails. THE GREAT SALES of Women's Shoes and Bath Towels mentioned on this page con stitute two more of the many large sale events planned for the month of October. In each of these Wednesday sales extremely low bargain prices prevail and the quality of the merchandise offered is of the best. -SETS THB PACE fx ' IIIH'flL M FOR CROWING OMAHA - pIIOUSANDS OF THRIFTY PEOFLE have I profited by the wonderful reductions we have made in the October sales which have already been held and thousands more will profit to an equal or greater extent through liberal buying and the laying in of an advance supply of Women's Shoes and Hath lowels at the coming Wednes day sales. "Wright & Peters", "Red Cross" and Other Famous Makes Are Included in Seosaltioinial Sale off 3 Pain of WoiHiem's HigHi-Gratle Shoes Latest Fall Styles at Savings to You of 30 to 40 1 t WE HAVE PLANNED this sale for months, having made a number of purchases from manufacturers and jobbers, who needed ready cash, at prices away below the regular market price. It is our firm belief that this sale will afford the greatest shoe-buying opportunity of the year. TO THESE we have added a number of different lots frum our regular stock, thus enabling us to offer a wide selection of styles and the entire offering has been priced for Wednesday on the very lowest possible margin of profit to ourselves and a big saving to you. 1672 Pairs Fall Styles---$15, $16 and $18 Values The Styles Wednesday The Styles Special 85 Brown Kid Vamps, Field Mouse Tops Field Mouse Kid, Lace Boots Brown Suede Lace Boots Brown Kid Lace Boots Gray Kid Lace Boots Patent Leather Button Boots, Gray Kid Tops Black Kid Vamps, Gray Kid Tops Bronze Kid Lace Boots Black Suede Lace Boots Brown Calf Lace Boots a 1 1 Black Kid Lace Boots Patent Leather Lace Boots, Black Kid Tops All Sizes in the Lot but Not in Each Style Extra! Added Special No. 1 High Shoes in Black and Brown Kid Values 10.00 to 13.50 Smartly designed, stylish shoes, made on the newest lasts; your choice of the Louis or walk- 7 f 9KJJ ing heels. Values from 10.00 to 13.50, at Sizes Not Complete in Each Style Extra! Added Special No. 2 Black Kid Lace Shoes Made on Easy Fitting Lasts 6.50, 7.50 and 8.50 Values For women seeking comfort and style combined, we offer several styles, made oh easy-fitting lasts, that require no breaking in. High and low heels. Val ues 6.50, 7.50 and 8.50, at ' Sizes 2V2 to 9 in this lot Brandeis Stores Main Store West The Biggest and Best Towel Bargains We Have Offered Since 1914! f Special Furchase and Wednesday Sale of Entire Stock of 4 'Seconds" From the Star & Crescent Mills, v Philadelphia, Pa., Largest Towel Mill in the Country. $2.00 and $2.50 Af Values, Towels for Christmas Gifts Beauties in Pattern A Rare Opportunity for Early Xmas Shopping WE HAVE PURCHASED from the largest Turkish towel mill their entire stock of so-called "seconds" at 50 off their regular value. These have slight imper fections but for all practical purposes will give per fect service no holes no tears only drop threads. These particular towels are made from fine and se lected yarns. The slight imperfections will not affect the wear ing quality, and we can truthfully state that these towels are 2.00 and 2.50 values. We place them on sale on Main Floor South Wednesday, at exactly one-half price ; each, at 1.00 Size 20x40 in Pink, Blue, Yellow and Jacquard Effect Borders. 3600 Huck Towels 29c and 39c Values Each Just 3600 fine bleached huck towels, with hemmed ends, plain or fancy col ored borders, soft and ab sorbent quality ; large size; special, in this 1 C sale, each, 6,000 Turkish Wash Cloths All With Hemmed Ends 25c Values CL Bath Mats Excellent Values Among this remarkable special purchase of towels are some ex cellent bath mats; the entire lot to be placed on sale Wednesday at the greatly reduced 1 Cfl l.JV price of Brandeis Stores Main Floor South ft
