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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 16. 1920. Forest Fires Prove Menace " To Industries was deforests I, Million-Dollar Annual Appro priation to Supply Protec- tion Urged at Recent Meeting.. .New London, N. H., Oct. 15. At the forfstry and paper confer ence here recently the American people were warned that the forest itiutioii in this country will become r 'menace to business, and with lum . Ler prices up 300 per cent over 1914 and forest fires reaping their yea.ly toll, better fire protection was de rided T-'or the protection of our against the $30,000,000 a year fire loss a $1,000,000 a year appropria tion is advocated by Charles Lath rop Pack, president of the American Forestry association, in addrtssin the conference of foresters, titr.ber , land owners, paper, pulp men ind lumbermen. He also urged a $2,000, 0(H) a year appropriation for the ac quisition of forest land by the gov ernment for the purpose of grow-fi? timber to replace our rapidly cis appearing supplies. "Not only are mature forests be ing wiped otTt by destructive con flagration, as well as by numerous small fires, but these fires also pre , vent the natural reforestation of hundreds of thousands of acres of cutover lands," said Mr. Pack. "Our . . . . t t - .i c: direct toss in umuer Dy uiese iires is $30,000,000 a year. Altogether there are 315,000,000 acres of state and privately owned forest land in the protection of which the government should co-operate. At present half of the vast area is wholly unprotect ed and protection for the other half is entirely inadequate. Fire Protection Needed. ;If these lands are to be kept pro ductive there must be tremendous expansion in our present fire pro tection activities by; the federal gov ernment, the states and private own ers. Legislation authorizing the " government to spend $1,000,000 an nually in co-operation wijh the states is immediately essential. 9 "The area of waste forest land(is 1,000,000 acres, on which there is no V growth of any value. This area, greater than thex combined forest area of Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal, could be mak, under proper management, to pro duce forests. , "Our standing timber is now be ing cut or destroyed by fire, disease and insects four times as fast as new timber, is being grown. In the case of saw lumber alone the destruction is more than five and jpne-half times the growth of such material What , this means to the nation in the way of higher prices of forest products . is.' apparent. . ' ("Adequate fire protection of our ; forests will solve 75 per cent of the difficulties now confronting us , in attempting to keep our forest lands productive. 1 "At present about one-fifth of the forest land of the country is publicly owned, mainly by the federal gov ernment. ; This ownership shbuld be increased to one-half of the timber growing land throughout the prin cipal forest regions. '"Present restrictions on expendi tures in case of fire protection should be immediate completion of the original program of navigable Streams by spending $2,000,000 a year in acquiring: '"One million acres in New Eng land. ' "Five million acres in the southern Appalachians, and ' ; "Forest lands in the principal for est regions. ( , '"Speaking for the American For estry association, I can say without reserve that the association is heart- ily in favor of the prompt Jnact jnent of legislation along these lines. Earnest co-operation of all con cerned will mean the translation of i these steps into a national forest policy upon which the business of the country must in the near future 'n heavily." . President's Wife Is f Now 48 Years Old i Chicago Tribune-Omaha, Bte Imwi Wire. "Washington. Oct. 15. Mrs. Woddrow Wilson, .who is 48 years old today, spent her birthday quiet ly at the White House, where no formal celebration was held', ob ' seYvance of the anniversary being confined to the receiving of felicita tions from relatives and close friends. Although born in Wytheville. Va.. she has spent the greater part of - her life in Washington. She as married in 1896 to Norma Gait of Washington, a man much older than . herseK, who died in 1908. Her en gagement to President Wilson was announced at the White House, Oc tober 6, 1915, and the marriage took place from her home in Twentieth street, December 18. . Much interest is being taken at the White House in Mrs. Wilson's first vote. With the president, she registered in Princeton, N. J., by mail a few days ago and both will cast their votes by mail, the laws of New Jersey entitling the wife ol a voter absent in the service of his government to all voting privileges. . It will be the first vote by mail of any president of the United States and the first vote by any method of a president's wife. Whekt Makes Gain of- , , . 13 Cents During Day Jnicago, Oct. 15. Wheat made a " dig advance in price today after news became public that President Wilson had asked Governor Allen of Kansas for information which might indicate that the recent big fall in the value of wheat was due to any artificial causes. December de . livery ran up 13 cents to I3c to ' $2.21 and closed unsettled to $2.17 to $2.18 , I ' Much Liquor Seized .'" Sarnia, Ont, Oct. 15. United States secret service operators, working with Canadian authorities, early today stopped a train as it en tered Sarnia tunnel and -confiscated 300 cases of liquor found in cars ' labeled "rags" and "potatoes." Leprosy Cure May Stop Tuberculosis Refined Chaulmoogra Oil to he Turned Against White Plague. Honolulu, T. H., (Jet. 15 Retired chaulmoogra oil, the specific, which apparently has brought leprosy into the list of curable diseases, is to be turned against tuberculosis as well, according to Dr. T. J. McDonald, superintending physician of the lep rosv investigation! station at Kalihi in Honolulu. With Dr. A. L. Dean, chemist and president of the University of Hawaii.- Dr. McDonald has been prt)bing the probable affects, of re fined chaulmoogra oil on .tubercular bacilli, with strong indications that it will repeat' the victory it has scored in the treatment of leprosy. The bacilli of leprosy and tuber culosis, according to the scientists, have been found to have similar char acteristics. It has been proved that the fatty acids of chaulmoogra oil are poisonotrs to the leprosy bacillus and it is believed these acids will similarly be deadly to the germ of the "white plague." '.'Walker, and Sweeney in the Harper foundation for medical re search at the University of California have discovered that the fatty acids of chaulmoogra oil are bactericidal to an acid-fast bacillus,'' Dr. Mc Donald said. "Both leprosy and tuberculosis bacilli belong to a the acid-fast class." The inference, said the doctor, is that 'what has been done to end the dread of leprosy may be' repeated to relieve the world of tuberculosis. Man's Body Buried On High Mountain Ashes of Late Boston Business Man In Grave Above the Clouds. Mt. Whiteface, N. II., Oct. 15V The unostentatious character of the life of the late Louis S Tainter, who was a prominent Boston business man, was reflected in the exercises tending placing his ashes in the topmost rock here above the clouds, in accordance with his- testamentary wish. ' Six of Tainter's fprmer associates brought his. ashes over the Appalach ian trail and on their arrival at the mountain's summit found about 25 persons, including women, who had joumeyod from surrounding towns to witness the simple service. Jdhn H. Knapp of VVeyland read a burial service fallowing 'which F. T. Watson of Brookline, Mass., ex ecutor of Tainter's will, placed the urn into the drilled rock on the. mountain top. Over the urn was placed the bronze tablet inscribed' "In the acquisition Qf lands for this national forest he rendered a notable service, and in conformity to .his wish his ashes repose herein." v An interesting feature in Japanese paper yard, is its use in the manu facture of bags and packing cjoth, for which purpose it has been suc cessfully made in Japan for some time. The Japanese product re sembles linen more than cotton and is considered superior in quality to other makes. BLUE SERGE SUITS All wool, last color pcrlectly de pendable, blue and gray serges that were $60.00 Reduced to 45 lverygarmcntmade to measure and guaranteed perfect in fit and style. M' clean, preaa and alt garment, ' MacCar thy-Wilson Tailoring Co., 317 South 15th St. I Bee want ads are best business getters. Revndds Co . 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Our most valued Business Asset is our Customers' confi Saturday-the Grand Finale of the Big Discount Sale Your Last Opportunity to Take Advantage of sl Our Momentous Price Lowering Sale:7 In Every Department in the House We Offer You Our Entire Stock of Fascinating Nfew Winter Blouses at 25 Reduction l'he "most bewilderingly lovely array of Georg ette satin silk cotton models the most fas tidious woman could desire. r All colors All styles All sizes ' BLOUSE SHOP SECOND FLOOR f Your Last Opportunity to be fitted In Warner Roberta Modart or Madam Francette - Corsets At 25 deduction -SECOND FLOOR' CORSET SHOP Your Unreserved Choice of any of our ' HigR Boots -Pumps Oxfords All sizes All widths At 20 v Reduction our footwear reputation for value sarvicc fitting modish comfort is toa well known to gj into detail. SHOE SHOP MAIN FLOOR Entire Stock of Women's tjigh Grade -Tailored and Costurhe Suits -At 20 Reductions THIRD- FLpOR You are offered -Our Entire? 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Every hat is exclusive made by a skilled mil liner from finest material in the newest mode. MILLINERY SHOP SECOND FLOOR V In the Girls' Shop Our Discount Event Offers 100 "Girls' handsome coats. Sizes 8 to 16 and 13 to 17 years Regularly $15 to J 35 At 3313' Reduction At 3313 Reduction GIRLS' SHOP- Girls' Cotton Dresses Sizes 8 to 14 years Girla' Tailored Suits Sizes 13 to 17 years 50 Girls' Serge and Silk Dresses v Sizes 8 to 16 vears (.Regularly $16.50 to $35 SECOND FLOOR , The Tots' Shop Saturday is the last day of The Big Discount Sale At 25 Reduction For Infants Creepers Flannelette Wrappers Flannel Skirts Padded Wrappers Crib Blankets Silk Quilts , - For Children Age 2 to 6 years Gingham Dresses Crepe Dresses Silk Dresses Flannelette Gowns Ages, 4 to 14 75 Children's School Hats ' Regularly to $5.95 Saturday $1.00 " TOTS' SHOP- -SECOND FLOOR . ' In the Boys Shop Saturday Save Enough on your v Boys' Clothes ( to Bu-His-Furnishings at Reduction BOYS' SHOP- fO'Coats Age 3 to 16 years. Sweaters Age 4 to 16 Corduroy Suits Age 6 to 16. Mackinaws Age 6 to 16 Wool Suits With extra knickers. Corduroy Knickers- Age 7 In 111 veura 1 BALCONX j H. R. BOWEN GO. MAP EWES as home decorations The home in which your grandparents were reared was no doubt neat and comfy, but you never would be satisfied to live amidst such surroundings be cause you have acquired that quality known as', discriminating taste and you have ideals which your grandparents never dreamed of possessing. A h6me to be properly furnished must harmonize. The draperies must blend with the style and finish of the furniture if good taste is no to b affronted. A few years ago it was necessary (o employ an expensive advisor to furnish the proper draperieV for your home, but today this service is granted free by the H. R. Bowen Co. You have but to ask our advice and it is cheerfully given, to " the most minute detail. We are here to serve to our utmost and in serving we strive first of all tr 'case. 1 1 " CRETONNES Imported Cretonnes at prices of the ordinary' domestic goods; also Printed Linens, Warp Prints and Near Linens that must interest the most economizing house wife. New up-to-date patterns. SPECIAL VALUES. ' at $2.95 -,$2.45 - $1.95 - $1.45 per yard 36-inch Cretonnes in light colors for Bedroom Draperies and Bed Sets. Some wonderful values at 51.45, $1.25, 95c. and 75c. per yard. LACE CURTAINS Our entire stock ef Lace Curtains consisting of Irish Pointy Brussells, Nottingham, Pt. de Gene, Swiss, Marie Antionette, Scrims and Marquisette at values far below anything before offered. ' IMPORTED CURTAINS at $24.95 - $14.95 - $10.45 - $9.95 and $7.45 per pair DOMESTIC CURTAINS at $10.45, $8.75, $6.95, $5.45, $3P75 and $2.95 per pair DRAPERY CCODS. , ' Plairi and figured Madras in 50, 36 and 30-inch width. All colors and patterns. Some guaranteed sunfast goods in this assortment at special prices. 50 men goods at iJ.95, ii.lb, li.ib, and 9I.S5 ptr yard 36 inth goods at 2.95, $2.45, $1.95, and $1.4$ per yard 30 inch goods at $l,9t5, $1.45, $1.25, and 95ets per yard . CURTAIN NETS. Cream White and Ecrue Curtain Nets for Curtains and Lace Shades 36, 45 and 48-inch wide at prices from , $3.75 per yard down to 65c per yard. WILTON RUG SPECIAL. . Genuine Wilton Rugs in the best standard makes with Linen Fringe; all new up-to-date patterns. 9 x!2f. Size Bowens Value-Giving Price I. $149.95 8-3x10-6 6x9 4-6x 1-6 36"x63" 27"x54" 139.95 W.9S 49.95 21.45 14.95 THE ART SUPREME The Rug of all seasons and well deserving of the name (Supreme) for any room in the home and especially adapted for the bedroom. Must be seen to be appreciated. Size 9x12 Bowen's Value-Giving Price $34 9$ u 8x12 " 29.95 6-6x9-6 " . " 21 45 " 4-6x7-6 . " " .... 14.95 .GRASS RUGS SPECIAL ' A few patterns left over from our Spring shipment; not enough to carry over for next season. All good patterns. Note the wonderful values: Size 9x12 Bowen s aluc-( living Price $8 9S " v 6.95 ".. 4.45 . 3.25 " 2.45 1 ............ 1.95 " 8x10 " 6x9 "' 4-6x7-6 " 3x6 " 27x54. SMALL GRASS RUGS. A few discontinued patterns of Small Crex and Waite Grass Rugs. , V. Size 36x72 Special Value $2 95 u 30x60 " 2 45 J . 1.33 OnAAAS VALUC V1N0 ' STORC mmaa s mtwcm ai m l.