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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1921)
f HE' BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, -JANUAKY 'JU. 'l'Jai. 16 j Officer Risks His Life to Halt . Runaway Team Thief, Who Makes Off With Detective a Coat, Captured by Sleulhs x After Chase. Daring i Scorrs of peilesii lans at Twenty fourth and Farnam streets stood jighabt yesterday afternoon as tlicy watched a tluiNing runaway .and pcctacular chase between detectives with drawn revolvers and "Checker" Armstrong polici character. Detective Fred I'almtag was -.landing at Twenty-fourth and 1-ar-runi, one of the busiest intersections its the city. ' . . lie was. on the lookout,, for pick pockets. .' , , Around the cdnu r at Dodge, street cjino "racing a team of horses, drag ging behind them an Alannio dairy wiiK'on. " . ' , 'i,a Traflic at the rwruer was at us h ijjht, aiucrnobih's and street cars .larting through the intersection and l. desman- -waitin:; their turn to hurry across the muddy street. ' Palmtaj Leaps. Duwn I wemy-luiirth street came i,c walloping -horses., endangering ;,h: fivVAt the men and women M-Mrrving tor the nlewalks. Tearing him'elt Horn Ins ovcicout and throwing it iuu a nearby au-o-)llol.ile. l'almlas 'Pcd street just as the horses came dash- !" For their heads he jumped, grasp ing their bridles, and swinging him self from the pavement just in tmiJ to ave himself from being trampled to death under their h6ofs. His weight, so feuddenly hurled onto fiieir heads, took some lime to have anv effect. For over half a block the mad dened team dragged him' through the mud and mire, until finally they -.lowed .down to a trot , and then came to a halt Chase Started. 1 While tin's ihrilimg act was being Magcd for 'ihc pedestrians oa Tweulv-fourth street, those on Far nam street were treated to another, full v as thrilling. . ' ' Almost the ' moment I'almtag threw his overcoat in the automobile Leonard "Checkers" . . Armstrong, sauntering in. the vicinity, seized it. and with a sudden' jerk, starting east on Farnam street, down ' grade. ' But Detectives Heller and Franc! happened to be there, strolling dowai Farnam, and , saw Armstrong get their comrade's coat. With a shout, they started to give chac, ' , ;Thc shout only increased "Check ers' " speed. . ' ! Chase Lasts ,ldck. " Out of their pockets came two mean looking revolvers, and with cries of "Stop -or we'll shoot," the detectives bore down on thejr prey. For. almost a- block ' the chase lasted. tli2 officers being afraid to shoot because ' of the crowds ot pedestrians on the sidewalks. ; ' Uut, breathless and weary, they .sochi overtook Armstrong and placed him under arrest. Palmtag's overcoat had been re covered, the runaway team had been s(nppcd, and Omaha had been given a movie -thriller that would have done honor to Los Angeles. "Checkers" has been arrested a number of times on charges of steal ing articles from automobiles parked Cj'n downtown streets. 7 1 ' Omalians Organize Society To Prdmote Art of Magic Omaha amateur magicians met at tlit Y. M. C. A. Thursday night and outlined preliminary plans for, the organization of the Omaha Magicial society. The local society wilt be af filiated with the Society of American .Magicians. N Following a dinner the magicians performed several well-known tricks, demonstrating the lattice screen, the vanishing trunk, and escape from nailed and roped packing cases. T. G. Becbe wasi appointed tem porary chairman and Floyd Brown temporary secretary. Man Held on Charge Of Assaulting Woman; Five thousand dollars was the bond set by Judge Dunn iir Central police court yesterday afternpon foe Frank Harris, alias Solomon Oliver, negro, who was bound over for trial in- the district court on charges of assault. . 1 . Harris was .irrcstcd on complaint of Mrs. Al. Farmer, pretty pro prietress of a beauty parlor at 171S Douglas street. Mrs. Farmer declared Harris, who was a janitor at the Douglas Print ing company, called her by telephone Wednesday evening and said ho printing was ready if she could come after it. She went to the printing establish ment, she said, and when he entered Harris seized her and attempted to assault her. X C. of G. Members Gargle Mush Noise Might Have Been Taken for Floor Scrubbing. But 'It Was Agriculture Committee Inhaling Corn Banquet. Diners adjacent to the private din ing room used by the agriculture committee of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday at noon might have thought the room was being scrubbed because of the splashing which came from within. It wasn't; scrubbing, though, which .made the racket, it was the members, wielding "wicked" spoons iij di.hes of corn meal muSh, supplied as the main dish of the luncheon. 1 t Before starting in, II. F. Ic In tosh, manager of theTnireau, parted his J. Ham Lewis whiskers extra careiuny "and in spite of having to be dainty -V, r..i it,i u: wnn every spoouiui, uuui-nircu un smooth-shaven fellow committeemen in the, consumption of the mush.. According to the committeemen, the meal was . so good a commit tee has been appointed to arrange for a corn banquet at the Chamber of Commerce at which nothing but corn products x be served. Seeking Corn Market. The committee is trying just now carefully wiping the mush from his. whiskers yesterday afternoon. Mr. Mclntcydi, who guides the destinies of the agriculture bureau, saiil: ' Thc agriculture committee of the Chamber of Commerce is deadly in earnest to develop some method of using up the vast surplus corn which now seems to embarrass the agricul tural interests of the middlewest. The committee began by urging Herbert Hoover to buy corn products in this territory for his Eurocan relief work. "Mr. Hoover 'passed the. buck' by advising that the corn he used in Chinese famine relief. The commit tee got busy and , secured the cot operation of the American Farm Bureau federation which offered to donate corn jto the Chinese relief committee. 1 - , Cost Too Great. ''This committee replied that the to tind some means by which the 1 cost 01 sending the corn to the tamine farmers of Nebraska mav find a district was too great.. market for their surplus corn. After! "At present there seems to be no immediate relief, but 'the Chamber of Commerce jnen know no such word as fail. ' They decided ta put on the corn banquet and eat as much of the surplus product as pos sible' Mrs. MacMurphy lectured to the committee on methods popularizing corn as food. Other organizations will be asked to give vorn banquets. The committee appointed to ar range for the Chamber of Conuiyrce banquet is.: Walter Jardinc. D. IP. Kogan, C. F. Schwager, W. ' D. Stelk and O. C. Holmes. Nonpartisan League Worker Is Held on Check Charge Dcadwood. S. P.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial Telegram.) Hicks Cadle. for merly prominent in Nonpartisan league work, who recently was cap tured at Detroit, Mich., and brought back to Dcadwood. at his preliminary hearing was held for trial in the circuit court on the charge of pass ing worthless checks. Consecration of Sacred Heart Church Planned Pastor Announces Entire Debt On Structure Paid Erec tion of New School JJuild- ing Contemplated. Plans-for format consecration of the Sacred Heart Catholic church, Twcnty-seccnd and Binney streets, arc under way following the an nouncement yesterday by Rev. P. F. Judge, pastor of the church, that the entire flebt on the structure has been paid. Work of paying the final $6,000 mortgage on the church, was Father Judge's achievement during his silver jubilee year in the priesthood, vhich ended January;-LJ Some rtpair work it to be done on the interior of the edifice before the consecration services are held. Father Judge announced. The consecration-'probebly will 'be held on the Catholic feast of ' the Sacred Heart in June. 1 V,. Other plans of improvements i Sacred Heart parish call "for a new parochial school building at Twenty second and 1 Locust streets, Father Judge said. Notwithstanding his advancing years, he hopes to see the present frame school buildings sup planted by a three-story structure for school 'and social purposes com bined. ' ' 1 l ather Judge lias built up the par. ish of the Sacred Heart from a mem bership of 45 families in 1895 to a to tal of 350 families to date. His early district in North Omaha has in late years been subdivided into five parishes. - ' v- -5 Columbia Grafonola And Columbia Records m l m I -.V . Hear the Latest ColumbiaRecords na a TrfaaRaTit nractlce to droo Afc - into pur itore and hear the new Columbia Records. . ' YouH like these "I've Got the Blues for Mu Kentucky Home" "Sweet Little Stranger" JVe -will Sladly play them (or li There's More Than Mere Low 1 .1- ' 0, Entire Stock of Meii's All Wool Sweaters Priced for Quick Clearance JsC. K80U Sweaters in this lot, .in slip-over and coat styles; high roll collars; in heavy, thick yam and the finer worstctl thread. Colors in blue, gray, khaki, red a n tl several . different . combina tions. Former price $10.00, rU0.95 ajid $12.60 Prices to Attract in Sales Here There's Absolute Our Quality Guarantee SPECIAL MONTH-END SHOE SALE THE CASH STORE ?8 2,000 ismnel'5L $6.45 141 i to 17.' Former price '$S.00 ' in' Khaki, Gray" and Blue. Sizes Saturday, $1.45 S-' Our Entire Stock of Men's Dress Shirts,5 formerly sell ing to '$3.50 ami ' $3.9.3, Jn woven maiMs and best qual ity shirtings, All sizes to 20 neck ' Saturday, $1.85 Sale of Men's Hose in Gray, : llliie, Cordovan and Black. All sizes, 9i to ll'2.-; For mer price r 25c , 1 Saturday 15c 7 Pr. for $1.00 ' Big Sale of Boys' Shirts and Blouses100 Dozien 1 We bought the entire surplus stock of one of the best makers of boys' shirts and blouses and will place same on sale Friday and Sat urday. Any color you want, any size from 4 years to 16, in Blouse3 and from 12 neckband. Sb.ii to 14 in i in madras, percales, cham- bray, French nanneis ) and plain white.. These Shirts and Blouses if bought regular would sell from $2.50 to $3.00. Sale Price Your Choice 98c Saturday Boys' Dept.. Third Floor Our Entire Stock Novelty Beads V An immense variety of the very newest for your selection. ; Strands bought to sell at $3.00 up to $10.00, all at ., one price Saturday , to insure quick clearance. Your choice, while thev last ......... $1.00 3 Women's line black or -brown Vici Kid Lace Shoes with French or 'Military, heels and Goodyear welt ' soles; with BEST quality linings, , uppers and soles. Our regular $15.00 sellers (tax included). Satur day $ii.65 Women's' Vlei Kid Lace- Shoes with French or .Military heels. All sizes. Values up to $9.00. Saturday . . .......... .$5.95 r . i in ' ' ' :i 1 ' I 1 . .11. LI 1 Men s Dox can, gun metai anu giazeg coit Diucner Shoes, with good leather Goodyear welted: soles. I Our regular, $6.50 'seller; . . .-. . . . ..6.1 i I Kay sewed. Our regular $4.00 sellers ....$2.95 Men's and Women's, Misses' and Children's Felt X SIiDDers. $1.25 .values.' Saturday .75c i U Childs' turn and nail sole Shoes; in button; a good n $2.25 Shoe, Saturday"-. . , $1.50 1 ' . ! - Wt i ir- m-TTnf-Ti --irr M-- mm IH'TMI I IT I W 1 i Sepial Cash Purchase Hart Schaffner & Marx ' Men's and Young Men's Spring Big IP. djy& New SUITS All the newest fabrics and styles most oC 'them Half-Silk Lined. Every Suit fully guar anteed to give perfect 'satisfaction to the pur chaser. .Values you'll find, you have not or cannot duplicate in any half-pricef sale. At our Special Purchase Cash Price, choice $45.00 Other Great Suit Values at $35 All new Spring merchandise bought-from a promi-, nent maker' of young men's clothes', at a very low price! Big Assortments of newest Models for Selec-. tiorf.'. Every. Suit fully guaranteed. Our $ale Price.. Men's Clothing Dept. 3d Floor. Handsome Coats Greatly Underpriced Two Special Groups Saturday Offer Unusual Bargain Opportunities 300 COATS made up in the seoson's smartest style materials such as Bolivias, Velours, VeldjTies, Marvcllas and the best grade Baf- ' fin and Seal Plush, with elegant quality fur collars. Lovely linings and a large variety of shades. Choice Saturday: . . . $49.00 Remarkable Saving on Hosiery Women's Novclt' Silks and Lace Clocks. Sold up to $6.50 per pair. Sale price ..$3.98 Women's Thread Silk full fash ioned Hosiery in Black " and wanted shades. Specially priced .at $1.95 Women's Mercerized Lisle and Fiber Silk Hose in black and colors. Sold up to $1.00. Clean up price .50 Boys' and Girls' Medium and Fine Ribbed School Hose in black, -white and brown . .45 Infants' Cashmere Hose ; in white only. 65c values, . .39 150 CLOTH COATS suitable for Ladies and Misses; 'made up in Hnlivins. Velours and Tweeds. Manv lined throughout: in a Jarre varit.v of'stvles tn soleet from: usually nriccd ut to $49.00. Sat urday $17.50 7 Fur Coats 13 Fur Coa4s that were formerly priced frou $175 up to $325. Among tile 15 are Russian Poney Coats, French Seal and Mar mot. Saturday at .$100.00 and $150.00 750 NEW DRESSES On the floor for Saturday. The very newest garments on the market. New Taffetas, Georgettes, Canton Crepes, Lace Com binations. You will find an array of beautiful styles here, the like of which we haven't shown since pre-war times. You will find the prices a pleasant surprise. For Saturday only, one spe cial lot of new Taffetas, Serges and Tricotines, all new; clever styles; all sizes, including stouts. Saturday's Cash Price V Nemo The Stout Woman's Favorite Something 'you have been wait ing for. 2 new models elastic top, pink and white, self reduc ing; 2 pairs hose supporters; all sizes. Don't fail to take ad vantage, of these values. Mod- els 626 and-620, at . . $5 Mail Orders Filled. Corsets 2d Floor. Specials for Saturday- Women's and Children's m' Underwear MAIN FLOOR. 1 Boyn' and Girls' Woel and Cotton Union Salts High neck, long sleeve, aukle length; natural. Sizes 2 to 16 years. Regular price, $2.15 to $320. On sale Saturday S1.08 Children' Medium and Heavy Fleeced I nion Suits High neck, long sleeve, ankle length. Regular price Jl.50 to $2.30. On Sale Saturday ...... 98 Women's Heaty Cotton or Fleeced Union Suits Dutch neck, elbow sleeve, or low neck, sleeveless, ankle length. Regular price f 1.08 and $2.50. Qn Sale Saturday at Sl.oO Women's Heayy Cotton or Fleeced Yests High neck, long sleeve. Regular 'price 75c. On Sale Saturday 39 SECOM) FLOOR. ? ! fiowns and Xovelope Cfcemises in Nainsook, batiste or soft inuslin, daintily trimmed with fine laces or embroidery yokes. Regular price $1.98 and $2.50. Oa Sale Saturday ., S1.48 Saturday in Children's Section 300 Girls' Winter Coats that were $10:00, $12.00 and $15.00. Saturday . . . .$6.95 Girls' Serge Dresses at ya Price. Girls' Gingham Dresses, worth $2.50, $3.00. Saturday,, specially priced at ..'..,.........:....... .$1.50: Little Tots' Caps, Toques and Bonnets. Worth $2.50 and $3.00. Saturday :..$!. 50 Sale of Fine BLOUSES 100 Fine Blouses that sold up to, $20.00. Choice Saturday $10 Here Are Grocery Prices that Will In terest You Quality Goods rnced Right fc. .... ' ... n.J ii'l'j. ...,. T' C;4a' tmttn (AtMtiIl. Ifti CHOICEST MEATS OF ALL KINDS. SATURDAY SAN- ITARY MARKET SPECIALS . Faucv tolled Rib Roast, lb ........27 Lean Pork Koast, lb.. .J. .20 Steer Pot Koast, lb:... ; .12V2 Veal Breast 15 Sugar Cured Skinned Hams..; ....'...........25 Cooked, smoked and cured nieats, at saving ;ash prices. Dried Fruits, Nuts, Etc. fancy 40-50 size Prune, lb. 17Vit fancy 00-60 gize Prunen, lb, 154 Fancy C0-70 size Prunes, lb. 12V4rf4 Fancy r.ecleaned Currant, 'per lb. 254 Fancy Muir Peacliei, lb 254 Fancy S Crown Muicatel Raiin. tier lb. SO Fancy 3 Crown Muscatel Raising, per lb Reeded ...30 Fancy Thompson's Seedless I nil, per ior Ra! SO Fancy Whole Evaporated Peach, per lb. 204 Fresh Roasted Pcanuta, lb. 13'-i No. 1 English Walnuts,' lb. ..304 The Beat Shelled Popcorn, lb. 54 l-.v fl.tflen. Flml and be con Hina-ed Tu a;ct the Bent at the l.onest Market 1'rlee. In the But ter, Eh, Cheese I'lekle and Olee margnrlne Dept. The Best No. 1 Meadow Gold Pack age Butter, per lb ,...52C The Best No. l" Bulk Tub Muttor, per lb ..51C Fancy No. 3 Country Creaniery Butter, per lb ...484 Fancy Xo. 1 Table Dairy Butter, per lb., 444 One Large 3-0-lb. Kxtra Fancy Full Cirani New Vork Cheese on sale, per lb 404 Fancy No. 1 Full Cream Wiscon sin Daisy-Cheese, per lb. ..284 rnncv No. 1 Full Cream Wisconsin Twin Cheese, per lb 3v4 Taney No. I Full Cream I-onp Horn Cheese, per lb 304 Beat No. 1 Brick Cheese, lb. 324 Taney Brick Cheese, per lb. 254 Fancy Xo. 1 Fresh Ground Peanut Butter, per lb 204 Tsncy No. 1 Honey in bulk, per lb. 304 r'resh Made Cottage Cheese, every day, per lb vfoc 7ancy Large Queen Olives, per nt ......65C Fancy Small Sweet Pickles, per quart 5c Fancy Large Dill Pickles, per do?: -354 Fancv Mustard Chow Ohow Pickles, per qt 304 v Fancy New White Saucr Kraut, per qt lZHC A complete line of Heins Package Goods. All the Best Brands of Nut But ter, per lb 304 15- lli. aaeks Our Famoas Diamond H Floor C2.35 tS-lb. sacks Our Famous Health Flour r S2.45 C'.-lb. saoks Our Famous Piamond II Hour Sa.25 24-lb. saoks Best trie Graham Flour :. gl.25 S lbs. Best White or Tcllow Corn meal 254 4 lbs. Best No. 1 Hand ricked Navy Beans 254 Fancy Blue Rose Head Rice, per lb. ..TVi 5 lbs. Best Rolled White Breakfast Oatmeal for .254 Jtllo. all flavors, pkg. ......114 Te Best Domestic Macaroni, Spa ghetti or Egg Noodles, pkg. TVs 4 16- ounce cans Pet. Caxaatlon or Wilson Milk 144 Oallon cans Karo Corn Syrup 634 Oal. cans Karo White Syrup. 734 12-oz. cans Helmet Brand Molasses. per can 54 Pint cans Mazola OU .., 304 Quart cana Maaola Oil ....'.554 No. 1 cans 8nider'a Pork and Beans, per can 14 No. 2 rans Early June Rifted Peas, Fancy Sweet Sugar Corn or Solid Packed .Tomatoes 104 Tomato Catsup. Pei bottle 12Vt4 10 bars Bat 'Em All Soap 354 10 bars P. & G. Naptha Soap, 734 10 bars Electric Spark Soap 454 Tall cans Pink Salmon ..'.'...154 Grape Nuts, pkg. ....154 THE TEt 'tMl fOFFKE MAR KET OF OMAHA Fancy Golden Santos Coffee, per lb. 22'4 Our Famous Santos Blend Coffee. per lb. ., 28 Our Famous Diamond ' H Blend (Coffee, per lb 35 Three pounds for S1.00 Our Famous Ankola Blend Coffee. per lb. 45 The Best Tea Sittings, lb..l7H Fancy Basket Fired, Sun Dried, English Breakfast. Ceylon or "Gunpowder Tea, lb 594 Breakfast Cocoa, bulk, lb. 12'44 THK VEGETABLE MARKET OF OMAHA 15 lbs. Best No. 1 Cooking Pota toes for ' 35 Fresh Southern Beets, Carrots, Turnips. Radishes or Shalots. per bunch i 5 Fancy Solid Cabbage, lb ..3 S lbs. Red or White Onions 10 Fancy Head Lettuce, head, 12H Fncy Cauliflower, lb. lZS Fresh Spinach, peck 35 Fancy Cucumbers, lb 22 It PayTRY HAYDEN'S FIRST It Pay II " - .