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4Z r A X 13, iyau. Y i v THE BEE: OMAHA, 'WEDNESDAY", WCTOBEK- ) - -I i 1 -r Big Improvement avy Gunnery Slidwn This Year Secretary Daniels Commends Commanders for High Rec ord Made During, Battle , - And "Target Praotice. tllUtp Tribun-Onmh Be 'Mwd Win, Washington, Oct 12. Pnsatis' factJlrv gunnery of the divided American battleship fleet in 1919 lias creditably improved this vear. acoordtng to Secretary of the Navy ianiers. wno auworizca oublication L.f - tt- I ' t Aim .. icucr 10 comnwnaerj oi Auanuc in Pacific fleets, commenditie them an i oa me target practice. v Iu his letter to Admiral Henry B. Wilsqn, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, Secretary Daniels 'An analysis oil the"' results of gunnery and engineering exercise conducted by, vessels of the navy during the year ending June 0,. 190, show that the , battleships, under yourjcommana ana perscnw'super vlslefll, starting, with a high- -.percentage of newly recruited and un named personnel,, completed in half year full i year s kunnery schedule' except, the torpedo 4efer.se ana Sight piachce, and' reached a degree ot eiiiciency in engineering wnicn jermitteathe conduct ot a rrmarkaMy creditable full power trial by all or the vessels. Big Improvement Shown. ' curate confparison of the re s' attained at all forms of srun pVft'ctice by the battleships in 1918 1919 and m 1919-1920, 'shows clearly She improvement from March 1919, when the comparative merit at short laugc. name practice was unsatis factory, to June 1920 when the-avert asre Performance) of; all battleships of the fleet, aT the long range battle and division practices was mudh su perior to the, average performance of the same vessels in the preceding year, and showed a Very high state of blittle efficiency in i the use' of srmajHient' ; v ; ,j , ,-J . (, To "Admiral Hugh vKodman, com mander in chief of the Pacific fleet, the secretary. wrote; . "An analysis of the results of gun nery Vnd engineering exercises, con ducted by vessels of the navy, during the year ending June 31), 1920; shows a progressive improvement in gun nery aud engineering efficiency from the beginning to theend of the year, h Exoresses Appreciation, "!'& dcRartment considers that the successful conduct of fufl power trialsby'the three active battleships, and by 24 destroyers of the Pacific fleet, the remarkably excellent per formance of the U. S. S. New Mexico in engineering, and the general progress toward gunnery efficiency by all active ve.sselsxof the Pacific fleet.'particularly the destroyers was. hi view jpf ,the difficult personnel situation, due chiefly to the skillful coordination of effort of yourself and lydur subordinates, arid desires id ejdpress berelnits appreciation on rne progress jnaae unapr aaverse ndltions.w-v.", ;. ",,. Ia : v ." I 'I 1 ' ) y nesccrciary oi inc navy aisp aa- a jeuer ot.-commenaaiion to i tear Admiral Edward W. Eberle ommander' of battleship division .fivopf the-. Atlantic, fleet, i which made the best showing in gunnery, and toXaot. W. A. Moffett. U. S. S. MissfssifSpn Capt. H. Hough, U. S S. Utah; Capt. N. JE. Irwin. U.' S. S. Oklahoma, and Gominander 'I H. Klein, U. S. SDoyeti, wh&se shipsl nuainecr a poiaDiy mgn aegree oi efficiency in the 1920 practice. - . ' California Land Open r- ' To Entryn December 3 . Washington, Oct.v-12 Approxi maJRly 6,300 acres of homestead and 1 de ftrt land in the Eureka and Sac ranVnto land districts of California will be opened to entry September 3, the Interior department announced The land is classed nonagricuitural, mountain grazing land, and entry will be reserved to ex-sojdiers, sail ors and marines for 60 days after the opening as provided by law. ' .- 7 1 7 '' " League Advocate ti follow " j Johnson on Speaking Tour lew York, Oct. 12. -Francis J. HeSey of California, former pro gressive, now campaigning for Cox 5iid.Rooseveli and the league of na tions, will follow Senator Hiram Johnson, California, on his eastern republican speaking tour, democratic national headquarters announced. Heney wilt speak wherever Johnson Mas, -a aav or two or iwo laicr. People of taste and discriminatirm are selecting this wonderful instrument f The Kidbe Piano fYTVhown only in our salesrooms r J- w displayed in uieir nome. A A demonstration toilt convince, but not . obligate yw at. all.' u- m Hotwe BBSS TV Girl BfoPs $50,000 , Suit Against: Bank; MvsterV' in Affair 11 Julia Naoier yesterday dismissed her $50,000 damage suit against the American state bank and 1. W. Hast ings D. W. Geiselman and D. C Geiselmarf, officers of the bank, filed in district court July 27, 1920. The motion for dismissal was made bv Attorney Harry E. Fle- harty, a friend of D. W. Geiselman, who is vice president of the bank. The suit grew out of a dispute be tween Miss Napier and officers ot the bank regarding deposits tvhich j thegirl said she had made tor the All-Americau Chemical Co., 1210 South Sixteenth street . M. P. McKinney, president of the company, said that he got every cent of his money back. The amojmt ot money involved m the nispute was $900, which McKinney said was refunded to hior'last Saturday, The means by which a settlement was made have not been disclosed . . . - . . . . . D. W. Geisfjman said the Ameri can State bainc did riot pay cent,! in settlement. f , ; IMilftary Prisoner4 Try to Escape From U. S. Prison B&ack San Francisco. Oct. 12. Attempts ot three military prisoners to escape on an improvised log raft from the tarmy disciplinary barracks oii Alca traz island,m San Francisco bay, failed today when they were rescued atdawn by a ferryboat, nearly sense less from submersion and all night exposure. ,, The raft broke up immediately after the men wene taken from it. According to military "officials, the prisoners sawed tlieir way out of the island cell house last night with a fine-tobthed steel staw arid, after launching their raft, .eluded a swarm of police and government tugs throughout the5 night. ., T '- " - The men were R. E. Hanna, serv ing It)': vears for desertion, prison of ficials 'said, and C. H. Roberts and J. J. Howington, whose senfenc"cS would- have been completed -in a month. They were taken " to an .emergency hospital where their condition was reported to be not se rious. Their return to.. Alcatrez island was expected today. ' Tenant Seeks to Collect barndge From Landlord v Chicaeo. Oct. 12. The - lowly worm, the long-suffering tenant.J rong gouged oy me lanworas. na finally turned, and is having his inning. '..' " ; A. G. McGurreh,y having beaten Mrs. Sarah Cassinrowner of a build ing in which he lives, when s,he brought ."an eviction suit, 'has turned the tables and brought suit himself. This time' he asks.10,000 damages because Mrs. Cassin refused t fur nish heat during the recent c"old weather. The healfh commissioner recently warned landlords" that if any tenant died because of the lack of heat in the buildings and the case couM be L clearly established, the city would I MMnuAI nvtl'licf' trial 1l M A nrA -TH f JJ1 tjt tv ciaaiiiob vij v. iauv.iut u uii a murder charge. . r Stacks of Oats Burn Superior,- Neb., .'Oct. 12. (Special Telegram) A. , Bosserman, living two miles east ot Superior, lost tour large stacks of oats ;.wneu sparks from a threshing engine ignited the straw yesterday. ,Two of. the stacks were, partly insured. A and are proud to havte it i Fiftnth and Harney V- 4UUA - vA J Jobs Very Scarce By First qf Ypar Contractor Says 100,000 Chi cago Laborers Will Be Out Of Worlp tjr January 1. Chicsco Tribune-Omaha Dm Iacd Wire, Chicago, Oct, 12. "If you have a job hang on to it, and if you haven't one, get one in a hurry,'" is the ad vice being given by everybody whe is looking ahead a little and. can soc the readjustment which is already under way. - . , . "By January I, there will be 100,000 workers itf building trades and allied lines out of work in Chi cago, said E, M. Craig, secretary of the Building Contractors' associa tion. today. Simou O Donnell, president of the building trades council, believes Mr. Craig's figures are a trifle high, but admits that each day sees more and more craftsmen out of work and no prospects of conditions improving. What are we going to aot said Mr. O'Donnell. "We are ready and anxious to start the badly needed home building campaign. The con tractors are equally anxious' to see a begining of the '$200,000 program . .i a J, I ana me oanxers are witling xo come in. The fact is, everybody is afraid of the otfyer fellow. The , investor ays he will not put his money into buildings a the present cost of ma terials and labor and will wait until prides of both come down. He is making a mistake. Wages will not come down and the cost of materials will not drop to any appreciable de gree. It looks to me like xa' matter for the federal government to handle." ' ' i i r r ' n I T U. I. tDDCOal lTSin I if l o ir 1 MfllfPS NvpH KVnrH Of 80 Miles an Hour i The private train of S'. R. Guggen heim., president ot tne wevaqa Northern railroad and - recognfeed ooDoer king" of America.' estab lished a new speed record of 80 miles an hour last Sunday when an "S. O. S." was sent out demanding his im mediate oresence in New York at a !eren?eHiolvinR m"lions o do1" Guggenheim was hurrying to New York from the west, the car he oc cupied being scheduled to make con-,, nectjon at Omaha with Rock Island train No. 14. due to leave here, at S o'clock. The second section of Unjon Pacific train No. 16, to which his car was attached, was late and there was doubt as to whether the" connection could be made. Under orders from the, Union Ya- cific headquarters here the Guggen heim section left Grand Island at 2:33 p. m. Sunday, to reach Omaha before 5 o'clock. It arrived here at ! 4:45 p. m. . The distance traveled was m rail road miles, which was covered in 135 minutes, including three stops, Divorce Court. t ! Divorce. Petitions. " .'. - Pearl B. Shannon ' fealnst Jo!! Shan- ndiii desertion. v. : Ferdinand Meyer agatnet Freda Mfcyer, desertion. ' , ... ' Mae Smtta againsi cnariea smun, cm- elty, Louise Ella aealnst Sam Ella, cruelty. 1 j I lit ' - , - ' v f .'1 Burgess emember! Building Sale Is Still in Ail Season You'll Find You Have Need of a Smart New, Separate Skirt : - And of course the demand is? for, wool plaid and checks in velour, serge- and tweeds, in ? 'either plain tailored, accordion pleated of box pleated models. Fancy pockets and buttons add to their attractiveness. v , - Second Floor. . . Real Lace Collars In a1 Very Special Sale at Greatly1 Reduced Prices , v A large assortment of slightly soiled collars including Real Irish, Fillet and Val. with net and hand embroidery combinations, are greatly reduced for Wednesday selling. v . . . $2.25 Main Just Arrived! An' Assortment of, Boys1 at 19c Hundreds of boys in town have been waiting for these skull caps to come in, and onBCcount of the large demand we would suggest that the boys are here-early. special for Wednesday, 19c Over the Political. Fence Congressman Albert W. Jefferis left Monday night on a western Itin erary, under the direction of the na- tional republican committee. ' In view of the fact that he is a candi date for re-election to congress in this district, there is added interest in his sudden leave-taking for the west The story is that he made a hit last week with representatives of the national committee who were, with Senator Harding's party. .The con gressman introduced Senator ad Mrs. Harding to the Omaha crowds and the general impression he made "Upon the Harding party resulted in nis enlistment as a national spcaKcr in btihalf of the republican cause. . After the Omaha meeting' last Thursday night he had a conference with Senator Harding and Harry1 M. Daugherty, who is a member of the national campaign committee. , Monday., morning the congress man received a-telegram asking him to go to Colorado, Idaho and possi bly Utah, in territory where there are senatorial fights." He will be gone 10 davs. In the meantime his candidacy, for re-election' will be pro moted here by John Shanahan, his secretary, and George M. Tumson, his law partner. Of the 12 republican candidates for the lower house of the legislature, Robert C Druesedow, George Dy- ball, Harry A. Foster and Edward A. Smith have represented this dis trict at Lincoln. The personnel of the entire republican legislative tick et is unusually strong and commands the confidence of the voters. ' Governor S. R. McKelvie will speak in the ball room of Hotel Fontenelle Wednesday '- evening under the auspices of the' Douglas County Republican club, Dana Van Dusen presiding. The governot will discuss the republican state admin Death of Kaiserin Was Expected; G)ffin' Ordered From Berlin "By KARL VON WIEGAND, VnlTersal Service Staff Corresponderlt.' Berlin, Oct. 12. The ex-Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, was so close to death recently thatr a coffin for her wis ordered m Berlin and, an export license to ship it to Holland had l-been issued. . The information has just filtered into Germany from - Holland. At the time her death was momentarily expected. Count von Platefy former lord high chamberlain ot the kaiser s court, who sill looks after the kais er's personal affairs here, 'had pro cured a casket. ' But instead of receiving a mes sage directing that tfre shipment be mcde, he received a telagram saying that the former empress had experi enced a turn for the' better and has bejen improving ever-since. ' Plan' Missouri River Darn Neajr Geddes, South Dakota ; Geddes, S.,D., Oct.M2.' (Special.) A convention of ( leading citizens from this section pi South Dakota will be held here Thursday night to back a big power dam project across the Missouri river at the Mulehead ranch site near Geddes. Commercial "KVSRYBOOYJ 5 STORE Something New to Embroider Pretty pieces "of fancy work: and especially if they are for the home have always been a source of delight to the real home woman.- , . - ' Never before have we had such a beautiful as sortment of-pieces to embroider and so much is to be Morie in yarn that the patterns will work up in such a little while.- - Library tpble Scarfs and Pilldw8 , to matdi, ' stamped, on linen colored crash,, embroidered in yarn. - ? : , ' " (.' Luncheon1 Sets " 54-in. squares, with napkins to match, stamped in attractive designs on best quality piquot. 'Third Floor and up Floor,; 39c and 39c. Cap I I istration. A business meeting of the club will be held after the gov ernor's address. This club wr.I have a campaign working . committee in every precinct of the county. Governor McKelvie postponed his Plattsmouth address . yhich was scheduled for Wednesday evening, that he might accept an iuvitation to speak in Omaha. ' 1 ,Tbe downtown republican head quarters in the basement at 1614 Harney street are now open and. all republicans re cordially invited to call and feel at home. Sanford Parker is in charge. Mr. Parker is an old resident of Nebraska. He is aformer member of the republican state central1 committee' and was in the land office at O'Neill, Neb., be fore he moved to Omaha a few years ago. He will be pleased to meet njs out-of-town friends at headquarters, which will be open un til election dty. John N. Baldwin, republican can didate for public defender, is stepping uui witu muic nucrcsi anu confi dence during Hie closing weeks of the campaign. The recent arrival of a baby girl at his home is the rea son. , . . . , ; All of the) five republican, candi dates for state senator have served in the state legislature. They! are: Chas. L. Saunders, John W. Cooper, Louis Berka, John W. Robins, and J. A. Davis. Mr. Saunders is some thing of a veteran as a legislator. Messrs. Saunders, Cooper and Rob" bins served in the last session and Messrs. Berka and Davis served in previous sessions. . i - Thomas Lynch, secretary-of 7 the Douglas county central committee, will - leave tomorrow morning to campaign in Lincoln, McPherson and Arthur counties in behalf of the clubs of Platte,' Wagner, Lake An des, Dante, Ravinia, Arntour and other towns will have delegations present. Speakers whey have made a close study cjf the proposition have been asked to address the meeting. A large delegation from Winner, Dallas, Gregory, Bonesteel and oth er towns west of the. river will -also be present. t v v Women to Blame for . ; . " Flirting in Washington By Universal Service. . . . ;j Washington, Oct. 12. There's no doubt of it, the men flirt in , Wash ington. But you can't blame., them. Mrs. Nina C Vanwinkle, wide awake director of the woman's police, bu reau here, says it's the fault of the gentler sex -t'lt's the girls' fault," she said" to day, "Walk down 'F' street with me. What do you see? A. girl, a fur hung loosely around her neck, a pocket book suspended seductively trom her arm, and a hobble wa'k. Of course the men flirt. And can you blame them?" Reds In Very Dangerous Position on South Front London. Oct. 12. Conditions along the south Russian front have assumed a Berjous aspect for the bolr snevikj, according to advices re ceived here. Gen. Baron .Wrangel's troops are continuing to ; advance north of Crimea and the Sea of Azov. Our Great filter ation and New Prpgress V Center Pieces and , Scarfs ' to match, stamped on white needleweave.'ddne in deft blue cross-stitch embroidery. Card fable Covers, and 6-piece and 5-piece lunch eon covers, stamped for wool embroidery on black patent leather cloth. 1 The Favored ' Tailored Blouse ; to be worn,--with the separate skirt or tailored suit is of H,abu- ' tai silk, broadcloth, dimity or linen. One may choose from our ""large assortment either high or low neck models. . Brief CUb Disappoint I4on--Th . big sur prise promised the members of the Lions dub -at Its luncheon and bus iness session at the Hotel Rome yes terday noon failed to materlallz due to the failure of Enrico Caruso to appear. , Resigns from Force Following a SO-minute stormy session In the office of Inspector of Police Fattullo Mon day, I-ouls Diets, patrolmna, 3650 South Fifteenth streets who was fined (50 on alleged charges of. Intoxica tion last week, resigned from the department ,tr.. . , Garments "Held , for - Rent Miss Hayward of 211C Douglas street yes terday brought' an action of replevin against her landlprd, Blain Puttman, to recover personal jgarmenta worth $75.66, which , Puttman alleges- he is holding in lieu of room rent owed b;' Miss Hayward. Miss Hayward declares that her former husband should pay the bill. . w Engine H1U Anto An engine on I One of the VEGALEME - . - . ' 1 . : . - a. . .... 4 n Anii "Freeze Has the absolute guarantee arid backing of the $1,500,000.00 oil; ' DronMPties of the L. V Nicholas Oil Co. ' f .. - . r . ' .. FILL YOUR RADIATOR ' T 7EGALENE y tonight and avQid the rushonihe first V 1 - tected against the cold weather before it will not boil away. ter. It does away Hot Alcohol, Vegalene is not alcohol, but a purely veg'etable product with all alcohols advantages and none of its disadvantages,, such as boiling and evaporating and continuous need-for recheck ing to make sure your mixture is really anti-freeze. ' ' Vegalene does not bo3 away it evaporates very slowly and evaporation is replaced with, water not with alcohol or more Vegalene. THE ONE FILL tWILL LAST VAN ENTIRE SEASON. .'. . . : '. -r- It is thie perfect radiator fluid for the year round. It is excel lent for warm weather as it withstands 12 degrees more heat than water,. 64 degrees more heat than alcohol and will not freeze at42 degrees below zero. Is non-inflammable-and -v DOES NOT CONTAIN NOR CREATE SEDIMENT. :J ':' It will absolutely protect your: car if there are no leaks in thel . cooling system. ..v , - . 1 ; . - ' V;- 1 IT BEATS ALCOHOL 1(000 WAYS. V y $1. 65 Per Gallon at All L. V. Nicholas Oil Co. Filling Stations rfth and Howard 49jth Ave. and Dodge 60th Ave. and Main (Benson) 38tfi Ave. and Farnam: ' m, Mcholas m Co. the "Dodge street short line" haul ing dirt in the excavation grading work. on Dodge street collided with an automobile, driven by F. D. Hub hard, 1571 St. Marys avenue, when Hubbard attempted to. drive across the track at Fifteenth and Dodge streets yesterday morning. Hubbard was arrested for violating traffic laws. . . Caruso to bo Guest sifenor Enrico Caruso, famous tenor, who sang at the .Auditorium last evening, will be the guest of the Omaha Rotary club at a noon luncheon in the 'Hotel Rome. Past President John Welsh will be chairman. The speakers wilt be Charlie Gardner on "Ak-Sar'-ben" and Dan Johnson on "The Public Schools." jOver 6,000 JEtats Killed. ' Corpus hristi, Te5c., . Oct 12. More than, 6,000 rats have been kill ed here at an average cost of 3 cents, Boy Scout headquarters announced.' Examination of the rats failed to show a single symptom of bubonic plague, it .was said. ' (A Purely Vegetable Fluid) -NOT ALCOHOL- Rially Wonderful or the Age .- . . . One Fill Last the'Tpntire . .-,. LV.JI aoes not evaDorate. Have vour radiator"" filled It beats water Ih summer with radiator worries and dpes But ft Purely Vegetable Compound f, lBlSNSS SCOOP THANK YQtf r . ,17th and 12th and 29th and 24th and s 'Nicholas Drainage Pits. One:hlt j Tiny Boy Accjdent Victim, figjits Brave J- Battle for Recovery A Joseph,' just Joseph. Is his name. , Abandoned avlien a baby by his motliej, .'"the. jittle child, 'now 4 years old, is in St Joseph's hospital, a' victim of a fractured skulk 'broken f arms arid minor injuries,, the result of a fall. from. a high"chafrA-his fos-- ter parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith ' declare. '".'. , Through' all his suffering duriug . the ast eight months, he has smiled , .. and had a staunch hope for a happy future in life. The sister' ind tiurseS at the hospital have, waited upon him as "their, idol. '" He may never walk,'' due to in juries to, nis limbs, ,bnt .H,e has been '' gken such wonderful care that a ' ruddy complexion and ' a 'strong vi- taHty have returned to him.. r Productions i , - Fluid f. "... .f Winter .. 4; ' " TODAY V coH day. e'pro- , arrives.' Vegalene,' and alcohol in win not injure metaU '"Ik' i 1 w . Davenport Harney Leavenworth 1 H (South Side jp: ' ' U i 1 19 v - if Jl'