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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1921)
1 THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. rKBRUAK 15, 1921 -L Girls Win Over Boys in The Bees 'Cupid' Contest Marjorie Paulsen Wins First Prize in Valentine Con. test and Craig Girl Is Second. Girls gathered in most of the prizes in The "Bee's Valentine Con test, demonstrating superior artistry and better knowledge than boys of the features of little Dan Cupid. Of the nine prizes seven were won by girls. First prize, $5 goes to Marjorie Taulsen, 11, of 521 North I wenty third street, who submitted an excel lent drawing of Cupid's features and the bow for his bow and arrow. May Nelson, 9, of Craig;, Neb wins second prize, $3. Prizes of $1 each were awarded to the following girls and boys: Mott Johnson, 12, of Clay Center, Neb.; Marguerite Ann Johnson, 12, Holdrege, Neb.; Helen Fahrcnbruch, 11, 2424 South Eleventh street; Car men Melcher, 12, 2962 Martha street; Roy Mathews, 11, Central City, Neb.; Hildred Hawes. 10, 1510 Lake street, and Ruth Carpenter, 12. 817 Avenue B, Council BlufTs. The contest, which closed last Thursday, was open to all Omaha and Iowa and Nebraska boys and girls of 12 years or under. A few entries arrived too late to be consid ered in awarding the prizes. More than 500 boys and girls re sponded to the invitation to "give Cupid a face." So many of the draw ings and valentine designs were so much better than to be exoected from Omaha Girl Who Won Valentine Contest iff V v buy and girl artists that selecting the winners presented difficulties. Artist Doane Powell of The Bee staff judged the drawings. Youth Who Fought Father Given 30-Day Jail Sentence When father met son at Sixteenth and Dodge streets Sunday night the result was a fight. C. B. Love, Nineteenth and Dav enport streets, alleged in police court yesterday morning that he met his son, David Love, 2024 North Nineteenth street, in an intoxicated condition and urged him to go home. The son then begun the activities. The cider Love claimed he was merely defending himself. , Because of his lack of love for his parent the younger Love was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Americanization Week to Be Held During March Time to Do a Little Hurrah ing for Our Own Country, Says Chairman of . Citi- I zeiibhip Committee. "It's time to quit hurrahing about countries across the ocean and start a little hurrahing about our own country," Dr. K. C. Henry, chairman of the citizenship committee of the Chamber of Commerce, said yester day at a meeting of the committee. "There's entirely too much interest manifested by Americans in what is going on in Europe and not enough of what is happening in this country. What we need is a propaganda cam paign to get American minds on America. We have little use here for those whose minds are continually on what is doing in Europe." Dr. Henry presented plans to th citizenship committee yesterday for an Americanization week. Ameri canization has become one of the mam activities of the American .Le gion, in accordance wiin its aims, the legion heads have designated the first week in March as "Americaniza tion week." During that week patriotic pro grams will be held in every school in Nebraska. Civic, commercial and industrial clubs as well as social or ganizations will be asked to have pa triotic programs during the week. Both the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber of Commerce have pledged themselves to make Americanization week a success in commercial and industrial also circles. Other organizations have pledged their support. Sunday, February 27. the day be fore the opening of Americanization week, Dr. Henry will ask all pastors of the city io deliver sermons on the life of some great American. Each pastor will be asked to pick the char acter in American history whom he thinks represents his ideas of true Americanism. "By selecting subjects from men who have helped make America, there will be a series of true Ameri canization addresses being delivered at the same time," Dr. Henry savs. Tuesday, March 1, John L. Web ster has been asked to make a pa triotic address under the auspices of the citizenship committee at the Chamber of Commerce. Flock Bars Pastor From Irish Meeting Although the Rev. 3, L. Wheeler of the Wheeler Memorial church had been asked to preside at the meeting Sunday when Miss Mary MacSwiney spoke on "The Irish Republic" in the Auditorium, he didn't serve, because the elders of his church asked him not to preside. A resolution adopted l)y the ciders in the church at It a. m. of the day of the meeting requested Dr. Wheeler not to attend the meeting. "I bow to the will oi my congre gation, as expressed by duly consti tuted authority," said Dr. Wheeler. Twelve Arrested in Kaid A raid by four deputy sheriffs on a road house two miles north of Florence at 1:15 Sunday morning netted six men and six women. The deputies found one pint of brown moonshine and two pints of white moonshine behind the bar. Ed Hart, proprietor of the road house, charged with illegal sale ot liquor, was re leased on $125 cash bail by Sheriff Mike Clark. from Japan. n Oil of Junior Tar u from jifrica. IngieHientrof VICKS cduerti$ementi(AfQ, 10 1 o m erican Mother from ALL the nds ot the fcAKlll "A very present help in time of trouble ' GATHERED with toil and peril in many strange ' faraway lands, the finest of earth's remedies for colds, congestions and inflamed tissues arc combined in Vicks VapoRub. ' Because mothers prefer this external vaporizing treatment for children's cold troubles because it is needed almost daily for colds, pains, cuts, burns, bruises, bites and skin troubles of all the family the use of Vicks has grown to more than 17 million jars yearly, and its making re quires the big, model plant pictured below. Menthol, Camphor, Eucalyptus, Thyme, Juni per Tar, Cedar Leaf, Oil of Turpentine all good old-fashioned remedies combined in such a way that their healing vapors are inhaled for hours after each application these are the prin cipal ingredients of Vicks. ' Get a jar today. Melt a little in a spoon. Inhale the vapors. YouH know at once how good Vicks is. You'll want it with you always. I V II J ' i v salve f Oil of Turpentine from N. Carolina Si m-m R r m - Oil of THYME if from France I smm. For all Cold Troubles Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly ., , i .1 "V7h It .Ct.. I - , r HI! -.. . .-cs AiMiiyi re&tfz ii-yscvw name of viinj uapoKmo Brief City News BraudHs lan' Tho J. L, Bran deis & Sons will be hot to tliir employes and friends at an Informal ilunee nnd entertainment at the Km press Garden Wednesday night. Thlrty-flvc ArralKiiod as 'Iiriinks" -Slore than 35 men and women ap peared before Judge Foster In muni cipal court yesterday on charges of licing Intoxicated over Saturday and Sunday. Jailed for Wearing Button Carl Kyman, 801!1 Seventeenth street, was sentenced to 10 days In Jail yester day inornliiK by Judge Foster for wearing a Hilver "wounded In serv ice" button In the lapel of his coat. Sues for llvorco Charles Doeh erty, past exalted ruler of the local Klks lodge, filed suit in district court yesterday tor divorce from Mildred Docherty on. grounds that xhe refused to keep house for him. They were married in 1904. Sales Congress The Missouri Vulley Life Underwriters will hold a one-day sales congress , today at the Masonic temple. Nineteenth and Uouglas streets. Orville Thorpe, Dal las, Tex., president of the national organization, will make two ad dresses. Paroled For Two Years Charles Bell, pleaded guilty last Wednesday to breaking and entering the home of Dr. H. Mick, 506 South Thlrty- silh BUvet, in District Judge Troup's court. Luter hu sent word from county Jail that lw had made a mistake, as ha had thought the public defender would bo in court to set a mitigation of hts sentence. Ho was brought into court again yesterday. Mitiaating circumstances were found in the case and he was permitted to plead guilty and bo paroled for two years during good behavior. Forecasts by W IroloKs The first weather forecast by wireless was re ceived rh Omaha yesterday by O. D, Mitchell, wireless operator at the Omaha air mail station.1 The fore cast, which was for Iowa and Ne braska, is intended primarily for air mall pilots. Italian Kami To Flay The. Kalian band of Woodmen of the World camp No. 535 will play at the Mason community center tonight. P, Consentino will be. leader. Cyro Slingerland will offer his musical specialties and Vivian Harsh wll sing and dance. Invito 450 Gliosis Invitations have already been sent out to Oma ha manufacturers who will hojd their annual dinner at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening. Four hundred and fifty guests are expected. There will be given away prizes by .lottery. Change) Contract System An or dinance offered by City Commission er Tpwl and approved by the city! council yesterday morning abolishes I all-year contracts for sidewalk work. Such contracts will hereafter be based on tho job or series of Jobs. The lower prices of materials was in pari the reason for tho council's action. 'Kclinii F.ngagcitu'nt Mystery surrounds the identity of the speak er for the Kotary tlfiln of ihe Oma ha Uotary club in the Homo hotel Wednesday noon. No name or sub ject is given in the regular Issue of Tho Weekly Whirl except the thivo words "a return engagement" H. I. (lannett will bo chairman of tli meeting. Will Widen Avennc ProteMd Biilnst tho city's proposed project of widening .St. Marys a-venue and extending Jackson street from Nine teenth street to St. Mary avenue were overruled by tha city council yesterday morning. It la proposed to widen St. Marys avenue by 14 feet to tho present width. Another improvement project covers tho proposition of removing tha St. Marys avenue hill. DR. BURHORN 114-2 SicurltUl aif. Cor. Idlh A Furnini Douglas 5347 Dr. Burhorn's Chiropractic Health Service If you r suffering from acute or chronic ailments, come to us today for free, consultation If we cannot kelp you we will not accept your case. Our X-Ray analysis of your spine will show the exact location of the misplace ment that is producing the pressure on the nerves which causes your trouble. . Office adjaetraents are 12 for $10 or 30 for $25.00. Office hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Lady attendants Private adjusting rooms. URGESS Nash Qmmi fiVERYBODYS STORE' A Few of the Many Values Tuesday in the Downstairs Store Huck Towels 26c each Part linen huck towels of fine weave and quality in the . large 18x36-inch size. Very special at 26c yard. Table Damask 95c yd. Heavyweight bleached table damask of excellent qualty and good designs, 64; inches wide, 95c yard. W omen's Georgette BLOUSES $2.00 A dozen different styles and almost as many colors are included in this lot of "specially priced blouses. Lace embroidery and beads form the trimmings. Imported Tooth Brushes 14c each Imported tooth brushes with hand-drawn bristles are very specially priced for Tuesday's selling. BODY BRUSSELS SAMPLES $4.25 each Body b r u s s e 1 s rug samples, 27x54 inches, $4.25 each. Men's Shirt Sale $1.25 each 100 dozen of men's soft shirts, made in the popular attached Hiband collar of fine quality madras, percale and soisette shirting, neat stripes and plain patterns, coat styles, double French cuffs, cut full and roomy. Pearl buttons, pockets and every thing that goes to make high grade shirts. On sale Tuesday at $1.25 each. Limit of 4 to a customer. WOOL AND FIBER RUGS $3.69 each Wool and fiber rugs, plain centers with fig ured borders, 27x60, $3.69 each. CHENILLE CARPET SAMPLES $2.98 each 21x36 chenille carpet samples, an exceptional value, $2l9S each. Dress Voiles 59c vd. Beautiful dress voiles in light or dark colors. These are of excellent quality and in very handsome patterns, 59c yard. Pillow Tubing 49c yd. i Pillow tubing of fine round -thread quality, without filling or dressing of any kind. 45 inches wide, 49c yard. Cotton Batts 83c Cotton batts in size 72x90 i inches in one piece. A very good quality, priced much less than regular. Men and Young Men's TROUSERS $3.95 a pair Here's your opportunity to buy trousers for business and every day wear. They are made of good, firm material in neat patterns of worsteds and cassimeres, plain or cuff bottoms well tailored throughout and will give excellent satisfaction. Three Hour Sale Men's HOSE' 9 to 12 o'clock 6 Pair $1.00 200 dozen men's fine hose, all colors, all sizes. 6 pair for $1.00. BLANKET Comfortables $3.95 each About 30 blanket comfortables which are soiled or mussed, in beautiful light or cark colors and in handsome designs. All are large sizes and much underpriced at $3.95 each. Broken Lots and Odd Sizes of Soiled and Mussed Under Garments at 25c If you only need one garment in this whole lot you will feel amply repaid for coming here Tues day. This lot includes: Children's flannelette romper. Children's flannelette sleepers. Bathing suits. " Aprons. Knit scarfs. Infants' sacques. ' 4 Inaployci'Qub Houet rifi fch r ri vr- r- - - -
