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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
20 Thefts In24
Hours of Omaha
Crime Carnival
Thugs Highwaymen, Tfneves
and Robbers Continue
Hold Omaha In
Grip.
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Thugs, highwaymen, thieves, rob
bers and their ilk continued to hold
Omaha in their grip Tuesday night
with 20 thefts, holdups and burg
laries reported to Central police
headquarters. - . - .
, Diamond rings, kodaks, coats and
qther articles of clothing valued at
more than $500,' comprised the loot
of burglars who entered the home
s .of Mrs. M. Dushck, 320 North
Twenty-fourth' street, by removing
J, the lock from the front door.
7! Miss M. Kemp, Dclmar hoteCre
i ported the theft of $3 from a bureau
;in her room. -
Rome Hotel Looted.
Several fountain pens and articles
t of jewelry were stolen from rooms
in the Hotel Rome, the management
y reported.
KMiss M. Rhea, 1942 Hamilton
street, reported the loss of her purse
nd watch in a downtown motion
S nictureshow. - V
L One tire was. stolen from a trlc
ct the Nebraska fuel company,
i parked at Eighteenth and Farnam
. streets.
f : One sealskin neckpiece, one lace
.,co!lar and numerous pieces of silken,
gfilmy lingerie, to a. total value of
s$150, was stolen from the1 home of
fHw. R.Wood, 1334 . South Thirty
hith avenue ;' v
j W. B. Montgomery, Brunswick
S,notel, reports the theft of his army
i'jnackinaw coat. 1
3f- Held Up by Mexican.
k; Krad Almon, SOU South Twenty-
sixth street, reported he was held up
tty a Mexican bandit at the Armour
plant and robbed of $45. -jr
Leo Spreigter, 3639 South Twenty
r?3ird street, reported the theft of
&$150 worth of knives, forks and
B spoons. ' - .
i Mrs. M. Decker - 4607 North
1 Twenty-third, returned to her home
to find the bureau drawers in dis-
order and contents strewn about
iff the floor, but nothing missing,
pr, Fifty dollars in jewelry and
if plothing'was stolen from the home
gjjf W. H. Boppino, ,4826 South
rwcnty-fffst. street.- "i ,
Frank Talbert, 2210 Meredith
avenue, reported the theft of a
f lavalhere from his homew lS
h- Loses Fountain Pen. '.-
ft.- : Arthur Schnase, 2103 Douglas
street, reported thieves - entered his
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r-.room ana stoie awaicn ana two
gold fountain pens. -- , ; ,
i Jewelry worth v$150' was " taken
(from the home of Dr. J. . Maxwell,
' F. W. Kuener Hotel. Rome;., re-
$ ported , he placed his grip among
pother grips in the lobby of the
yf hotel, but when he returned to take
Sit with him, his grip -was gone. V
?, B. H. Feltman, 2608 Mason street,
i said he hired a young man to clean
lihis house for him and that while the
stjroung fellow was at vrk $200 in
kgold disappeared..,. ..,v.v . . - ..
g Pickpockets secured . $35 ' from
5 Henry Schulty, Aetna hotel.
;! ! M. C. Shina reported that while he
was asleep in his room in the White
f hotel some one entered and stole his
suitcase containing clothing and
; personal articles valued at $200.
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I Kearney Cops Waging War
1 Against African Golfers
tf Kearney, Neb., Oct. 27. (Special.)
J The police here seem to be mak
ing considerable headway toward
ibrcaking up games of "African
;golf," which seems to have become
exceedingly popular. ,;
"i ,, Yesterday a raid netted sixteeri ar-
reits out of a possible thirty players.
This game was staged in the open,
on banks of the Walker channel,
4 and some of the players, in their
I mad flight for safety, took to the
1 water to escape. With two excep
t tions the young men were given
fines of $10 and costs. The excep
:vwris got $50 and costs, being od
ifptfenders. f-
:'; Last week nearly a dozen arrests
'swere made and crap shooters donat
yd over $400 to the city in fines. The
police are determined to head off
gambling and the court promises to
lielp by boosting the .first offense
Jlfine to $25 if necessarv.. '
& An instrument -has been developed
i; lit the Oklahoma oil fields by which
jthe quality of : petroleum tan be
optically by comparing it with
f standard colors.
T. N. T. Used to Deflect v
River Back to Channel
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State Of ficens
Render Reports
At Conventiou
Mrs. John Slaker, President,
Recommends Year Book
And Revision of Consti
By Staff Correspondent.
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 27. (Special.)
Motion picture censorship was bare
ly touched upon by Mrs. John Slaker,
president of the Nebraska Federa
tion ofWomen's Clubs,:, in annual
convention here, this morning, when
she made her recommendations for
the coming year and gave her report
cf the activities of the federation for
the last year. ,
Mrs. Slaker recommended a year
book, revision of the constitution,
definition of the status of the dis
trict chairman and district president
in state and national conventions.
Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, general feder
ation director for Nebraska, spoke of
the desire for simplicity in the ma
chinery of the general federation.
Mrs. Sheldon is trom Lincoln. .
Mrs. J. W. Welch of Omaha, state
treasurer, reported $340 in. tne
treasury.
Mrs. M. L. Lord of Omaha, rep
resenting ithe Second district, urged
a closer, community interest ana
recommended a building for the Sec
ond district to house the records and
serve as a meeting place for the
clubs. .
The entire morning session was
consumed by reports of special and
standing committees and state offi
cers, V-'"-' . , .. ."x
Most every large city in the coun
try employs female detectives. K
part of the process
! Elkhorn river back into
Here's a
blowing the
its old channel under the Elk City
steel bridge. The river ran away
from the bridge last spring and
formed a new channel 450 feet far
ther west. x
By means of a "current deflector"
and T. N. T. operations State En
gineer Johnson and County Sur
veyor Louis Adams are attempting
to force the stream back into its old
course.
The T. N. T. operations started
Tuesday. Heavy charges used to
remove snags and driftwood in the
river threw columns of water from
100 to 150 feet in the air.
8,700 Dials Placed on
Douglas, Tyler Phones
Dials have :been placed on 8700
Douglas and Tyler telephones as
one of the .steps necessary to pre
pare for the establishment of auto
matic service in Omaha's downtown
district . . .
Tests show 'that many telephones
are disconnected in Omaha every
day by subscribers moving the dial
but slightly while carrying on a
conversation. Movement of the dial
but one-sixteenth of an inch cuts
off the subscriber at conversation.
Raw From Eczema
Why not im wbkton bottt of D.D. D. will dot
W tuaranttt rttult: Itching itops at ooc
Mvoc, I l.oo. Try D. D. D. Soap, too.
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EL lotion for SWn Disease
Five Sherman A McConneU.Dnif Stores.
fit' - .11
;the oi
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Buy NOW
MY Loss Is YOUR Gain
I am closing out my stock at a great sac
rifice. . i
My lease will sooii expire. X bank
takes my present location. I have found
no suitable place and am closing out.
DIAMONDS, WATCHESJEWELRY,
SILVERWARE
Ryan Jewelry Co.
Securities Bldg.
Geo. W. Ryan, Pres.
Wilton,
Axminster, ,
- Velvet, ,
and
Tapestry
Carpets
Reduced in
Price
The logical time to
jcarpet your office, the
'reception hall, living
room and bed room of
your home is when it can
be done to. advantage
and at a saving. The H.
R. Bowen Store offers
thousands of yards of
the best carpeting made,
in beautiful weaves and
colorings at prices little
to be dreamed of this
early autumn. Measure
your rooms, then come
tothis big, growing store
and select what you
want from our immense
new display. ,
You will find it money
saved to supply - the
things needed for your
home 'from the Bowen
store of Value-Giving
Prices,
a
Union Outfitting Co.
Makes A. fortunate
Purchase of Floor
and Table Lamns
The Entire Stock Goes on
Sale Next Saturday at
Unusual Reductions -
High Piano Lamps, Low
Davenport Lamps and '
- Table ; Lamps
Included
If yon desire to solve the prob
lem of ' making: the living room
more : attractive at a moderate
price,yonr opportunity comes in
the special purchase of floor and
table f lamps, which ; the Union
Outfitting Company places on
sale next Saturday.
In the immense purchase are
scores of artistically carved or
graceful plain bases that harmon
ize so pleasantly with the favor
ed schemes of present day dec
oration. " 1, . . N 5
The shades are mostly ' of
Cheney silk in many tones, some
with neutral silk lininps, fringe,
tassels, and beads. The bases
are principally, mahogany fin
ished. .- . 5 , , -' f
The wonderful values result
ing from this fortunate purchase
(further- emphasize the ever
growing buying power of the
Union Outfitting Company, lo
cated out of the high rent dis
trict As always you make tout
1 own terms.
. JEFFEEIS FOR CONGRESS
CONGRESSMAN
ALBERT W.
JEFFERIS
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
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v SECOND TERM
Election Nov. 2
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State Humane Society
Officers AD Re-Elected
Officers of the Nebraska Humane
society were all re-elected at the
annual meeting in Hotel Fontenelle
Tuesday as part of the national
convention of the American Hu
mane association in session there.
J. . Davidson, therefore, remains
president; M. A. Hall, vice presi
dent; W. W. Bradley, secretary; O.
T. Alvison, treasurer, and Robert
Cowell, C. L. Farnsworth, Dr. B.
W. Christie, Mrs. George B. Prinz.
John R. Ringwalt, W. W. Bradley,
Lincoln Frost, Howard Kennedy
and Herbert M. Rogers, trustees for
three-year terms.
State and national workers held
a banquet at the hotel in the eve
ning. H. H. Baldrige was toast
master. J. H. Beveridge, superin
tendent of schools, spoke on "The
Humane Society and the School."
- The Rev. Frank G. Smith spoke
on "The Humane Society, an Op
portunity for Service."
President Davidson lauded the
work of Miss Guenn P. Godard in
charge of the Children's Aid depart
ment. Doctor Tells Lions flub
of Cruelties to Animals
Three common modes of cruelty
rarely brought to the public eye
were, explained Tuesday night at a
meeting of the Lions club in the
Rome hotel by Dr. Francis Rawley.
president of the Massachusetts So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. -
These are, according to Dr. Raw
ley, the fur trade, teaching animals
tricks, and the present method of
slaughter in packing plants. R. W.
Orcutt, Sioux City Lion; spoke on
the possible sisterhood of the Lions
clubs of the. two cities. The first
Lions club dance was held in the
ball room Tuesday 'night.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, is
an expert milliner and designs her
own hats. 1 -k "'
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream inNostrUs; To
Open Up Air Passages. 1
Ahl What relief I Your clogged
nostrils open right up, the air
passages of your head are clear and
you can breathe freely. No more
hawking, snuffling, mucous j dis
charge, headache, dryness no strug
gling for breath at night, your' cold
or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a. small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from
your druggist now. Apply a little
of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let it , penetrate
through every air passage of the
head; soothe and heal the swollen,
inflamed mucous membrane, giving
you instant relict Ely's Cream
Balm is just , what every cold and
catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
It s just splendid. -
Aspirin
"Bayer" on Genuine
Warningl 'Unless you see the name "Bayer" on
tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin , prescribed
by physicians for 21 years and proved safe by millions
SAFETY FIRST! Accept only an "unbroken package" of
genuine' "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," which contains proper direc
tions for Headachy Earache, Toothache; Neuralgia, Colds, Rheu
matism, Neuritis, Lumbago, and pain generally. Strictly American !
t. Handy tjrj boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cent Larger packages.
JUfelriB ! tht trad mark of Bayer Manufacturo of If onoactUcacfdeatsr of Btllcrtlcaete
piIIIIIH
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'ttiS. f ffidfigsStti Choice of Blue eSTCS1 111 TlffaTtfnl B convinced, sea them on II S
Wg Special Sale thSI, i Jr
on - ; m
Duofold
Another special value
for tomorrow. Opens
to a full size bed and is
. comfortable to sleep on.
On terms at
JpZZZZlil: Credit
A Two Piece
Spedal
There need be no doubt in
. your mindabout this bargain
' for It is Just as pictured in
the g-olden finish, and very
special at
iecial Sale
Of AU
Overstuffed
Suites
'37 ;
Oak Dresser
- Save tomorrow and come to
Hartman's special sale of
dressers. The one illustrated
In solid golden oak. With
large" mirror at only
192
am Money
Real
Use Your Credit
Tomorrow
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Royal Wiltons
Fringed
9x12 Ft. Size
A Combbation
Coal and Gas
Juaranteed as a baker
P"38 or 'S-as. o":
ered in blue or white
porcelain, trimmed in
nickel. Just a few to of
fer tomorrow, cash or
credit; at
'128H
Buy
Rugs
Now
Saving Values
Tomorrow's price will more i
than . interest the keen bar
gain nunter,' for these are
truly bargains extraordinary.
; Your very style is to be found .
here. The special prices range
up from f
$ 198
Two "Cole"
tins
As Here Pictured
The colder weather Is coming,
o be prepared. You can rely
n a "Cole's Hot . Blast," - which
s sold to you with a guarantee,
of absolute satisnsetion. A
farge warmth-giving heater, at
.ractively trimmed in nickel.
48
Large Size Hot Blast
On Easy Terms
If You So Wish
Another "Cole's" special for Thurs
day's selling. You do not need ready
cash, yourfCREDIT 13 GOOD. Exactly
as illustrated, with large fire pot and
trimmed in nickel. Remember, this
special bargain is for tomorrow only
$175
9xl2.it.
Heavy Seamless $ q 7 5
Axminstera .... 0""
m Axminstera
7-6x9 ft. Wool
Fiber Rugs at.
1475
Bp Wise and Buy
Your Heater Now
Don't delay purchasing your
heater. Buy now while our stocks
are complete and before the ex
treme cold weather Is upon you.
SjxjthBetwcen Harney and Howard
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