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Union Advocates
Boycott of Banks
And Stores Here
Brief City Newt
Proposed Measure Retaliation
For Alleged Efforts of In
stitutions to Fc-rt.e Wages
Down.
Resolutions urging a geueral boy
cott of Omaha banks and retail es
uMishmenta ey union labor will be
.submitted by a special committee at
the meeting of the Central Labor un
ion next week, according to John M.
Gnb, secretary.
The proposed boycott -was urged
at a meeting of the Building Trades
council Thursday night in the Labor
temple.
This measure is aimed in reailia
tion at the 'Organized efforts of
banks and merchants and the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce to force
wages down." Secretary Gibb Mid.
, "The resolution which will be
drawn up by our committee will
provide that all locals of the Cen
tral Labor union and all affiliated
unions join in this boycott," Mr.
Ciibb said.
"We believe that the money we
have on' deposit is being used to
force our wages down."
Secretary Gibb said one union
alone, with international headquar
ters in Omaha, had $300,000 in de
posit in Omaha banks. He said
other unions had from $1,000 to
$1,500 each.
. Individual accounts may be with
drawn if the plan is favored by the
Central Labor union, he asserted.
Referring to the wage decrease,
Mr. Gibb declared that "a 20 per
cent reduction at this time is simply
an effort to put labor back to slav-
Pleads for Assistance
For Oppressed Armenians
Flcading for the Armenians op
pressed by the Turks, Dr. Blanche
Norton of the Near East Relief told
of the sufferings in Asiatic Greece
at the University of Omaha Friday.
iwenty-hve coupon books, eaca
worth $60, enough money to save
lilt; U( Cllliu, t. w Mian
among the itudents for sale.
Dr, Norton has just returned from
a 1-Kmonth sojourn in the Near East.
' She was decorated by the king of
Greece for discovering a cure for the
blindness of 30 per cent of the chil
dren in the devastated area. She her
self was blind for four months.
,
Omaha Flyers to Compete
In Holdrege Air Contests
Airplanes from the government
:nir station at Omaha, the Aslmiti
sen plant and Fort Crook will be sent
to Holdrege, Neb., to take part in
a competitive airplane meet to be
held in that city next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. Montague Tan
cock, manager of the bureau of pu
blicity of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce and a former officer in the
Roval- Flying corps, will fly to Hold
rege during the meet and invite the
airmen to hold their meet in Omaha
in 1922.
Salesman Gets Attachment
Against Rubber Company
An attachment for $,500 against
properly of the Hamilton Rubber
Manufacturing company of New Jer
sey was issued yesterday by District
Judge Redick on application of
James D. Capron, traveling salesman.
Capron filed suit against the com
pany fornlOOO, alleging breach of
a contract aird failure to pay his
salarv from September, 1919, to Sep
tember. 1920.
WHY
Is "True Blue" a Symbol of Genu
ineness? The belief that blue was the hue
of truth, just as green was the color
associated with infidelity, dates back
to the sharply defined political ais
tinctions -which existed in ancient
Rome. Here we' find that, in the
factions of the Circus of the Lower
Empire, the Emperor Anastasius
secrctclv favored the "Greens," while
, the "Blues' were under the open
protection of Justinian. Because of
this, the latter color came to he re
garded as the symbol of loyalty and
the former was the emblem of
treason. The same idea appears to
have found its way into England at
a very earlv date, for in Chaucer's
"Squiere's Tale" we read:
"And by hire bedde's hed she made
a mew,
And covered it with velouettea
blew,
In signe of trouthe that is in woman
sene."
The question of colors came again
to the fore during the middle part
of the seventeenth century when
"true blue" was adopted as the
badge of the Covenanters, in opposi
tion to the scarlet which was worn
by the followers of Charles I. Here,
however, the selection of the blue
was probably due to the precept laid
down in the Bibical Book of Num
bers: "Speak to the children of
Israel, and bid them that they make
them fringes in the borders of their
garments, throughout their genera
tions, and that they put upon the
fringe a riband of blue."
(Copyright. 1!1, Tlwelir Syndicate, lae.)
Traffic Sermonettes
By TrotHe Safety Committed.
THE MAN WHO SPEEDS PAST
A SCHOOL HOUSE.
At no place in the city should. a
driver exercise greater caution than
when driving past a school house.
The man or woman who speeds en
dangers the lives of the citizens of
tomorrow. Strenuous efforts are
made by teachers to keep children
from playing in the streets, "but in
spite of this a youngster is apt to
suddenly dart out in front of a pass
in? truck or automobile. Jnlcsa the
driver has absolute control of his
vehicle accidents are a possibility.
Never pass a school house faster
. than 12 miles per hour, and then
only with the utmost care. ,
more man for a vest with detachable
aleeves for meeting the demands of
vary?:g weather.
Illustrated Lecture Dr. P. F.
Kanl, who has Just returned from
Europe, will give an Illustrated lec
ture Sunday night at 8 In Memorial
church, Twenty-seventh and St.
Marys avenue.
Prise Card Tarty Omaha lodge,
Xo. J, Protective Order of America,
will give a prize card party and en
tertainment Tuesday evening, "May
17, at the hall. 1617 Capitol avenue,
at 8. Itefreshments will be served.
Moose to Honor Mothers Special
services will be held by Omaha lodge
No, 90 of the Loyal Order of Moos
In the Castle hotel on May 8 to com
memorate Mothers day. The serv
ices will be held at. 2 o'clock In the
ball room. '
Checking Registrations Two ex
perienced men have been detailed
from the police department to aid
Election Commissioner Harley O.
Moorhead In checking up alleged Ir
regular registrations in the Fourth
ward; formerly the old Third.
Missing Olrl Found Frances Van
Pelt, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. C. Van Pelt, 2624 Binney street,
who disappeared from home Wedens
day, was located Thursday night with
relatives in Des Moines. Fear was
at first expressed that she had been
abducted. - ,
Soldiers Court Martiuted Sergrt.
James T. Bear and Private Kenneth
A. Miller were dishonorably dis
charged from the Nebraska National
guard after a special court-marital
held Thursday night. Both men were
accused of selling an army revolver
Issued to Bear.
Funeral Services Funeral services
for Lafayette Shipley, 77, old-time
resident of Douglas county, who died
Thursday at his home, 3011 Craig
avenue, will be held at 2:30 this aft
ernoon In the Forest Lawn chapel.
George Crook post. No. 262, O. A. R.,
will have charge of the services.
Headquarters In Omaha As gen
eral counsel for the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company, Frank E.
ftandall of Duluth, Minn., will estab
lish his headquarters in Omaha, er
fectlvo May 1, President W. B. T.
Bell announced yesterday. . E. M.
Morsman, jr., will continue in direct
charge of legal matters for the com
pany in Nebraska and South Dakota.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. L. KING.
Finger Nails.
Among primitive peoples the fin
ger hails shared with the hair and
the teeth that mystical and actual
connection with man which subsists
after they have separated from the
body of their owner. This belief
was continued down through the
classic ages as a part of the super
naturalism of the times: became an
accepted part of the magic of the
middle ages and is found surviving
lodiiy in the form of popular super
stitions. When and where to cut the nails
was an important matter with the
ancient Romans. Like the hair they
were never to be cut at sea except as
an offering to the gods in dire ex
tremity. In the United States there is a
general superstition that it is un
lucky to cut the nails on Friday.
Friday has been regarded as an un
lucky day since the crucification .
a day upon which no important mat
ter should be undertaken and in
man still lingers the subconscious
feeling, inherited from of old, that
cutting the nails is an important
matter.
In some sections it is thought that
hiding the parings of one's nails in
a hole in a tree and plugging up
the hole is a specific against tooth
ache. The nearest ancestor of thi?
superstition is the custom of the
Flamcn Dialis, the Roman priest
consecrated to Jupiter of burying his
nail parings under a tree patently
an offering to the tree god. When
you hide your nail parings in a hole
in a tree to stop the toothache you
are merely performing an act of
tree worship sacrificing in hope the
tree god will stop that "thumping,
jumping pain in your jaw." And
tree worship was old long before
the Flamen Dialis came on the
stage.
Copyright, MM. by the Mc6uire News
paper Syndicate.
Ad Man Elected.
L. W. Trestcr, president of the
Omaha Outdoor Advertising com
pany, was elected vice president of
the Tri-State Advertising association
at a meeting held in Kansas City.
I For babies tortured by
" teething er stomach
rash, eczema, etc., there la
immediate relief in a jar of
Eesiael Ointment. No
smarting or stinging when,
applied. Grrea just the
cooling tooch to prodace
comfort and steep. SoM i.
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Constipation Is the fore
runner of 85 oi ail
i ftumaniiis.it Brings
tm -more suffering.
mora sleeolessnesa.
mnrc ill-tpmner than
any other single cause.
But YOU CAN GET
Pin rvf a-nnetinatinn
il Nor do vou have tn take
W any nauseating, griping
medicines to do it. Take
RICH-LAX
RICH-LAX it a new treatment It deana
the system, removes the poisons from tha
body, and puts you in shape to sccompliah
things. And RICH-LAX does this without
leaving you weak and halt-sick, as you
al ays feel after taking ordinary laxative.
G Knotted at Our Store. We trt te sun thai
Kicfe-Lu vill pleat yon that we want yon to
con to our at ore and art a bottl and try it en
tirdyatevrrWi. M it aoaaa't suit yea. k ft it
tfc. bMt laaatm BMdtdMymaae4 stapes
nu o me we wto prosipojr rsfuaa the to
purcheot pnes,
Saenaaa MtCeqnall 5 ru Stores,
"What Bird h That"
By Frank M. Chapman.
Books containing a aeries of
colored plates showing relative
sixes of birds, seasons of their
appearance, etc. With full ex
planatory descriptions of each
species.
Cloth, $1.50. Leather, $1.75.
Book Department Mala Fleer
IteiniG
EVERYBODY STORE"
The Gray Room!'
By Eden Phillpotti.
A master mystery story. Some
thing really new in detective
fiction which absolutely defies
the solutions until the very close.
$2.00.
Bek Dprtnnt Main Fleer
The Climax of Greater Value , Giving
Smart Jersey
Tuxedo Coats
$12.50
' In Heather and
Plain Shades
and all sizes, also Polo
coats in swagger models,
some with belts or again
flaring smartly, unbelted.
Their soft, natural tan
coloring is a most pleasing
feature and they are to be
had in lengths. Polo
coats priced $32.50 and
$37.50.
Third Floor
Women's and Misses'
Separate Skirts
For Town, Walking,
Sports or Golf Wear
$10.00 and up
Pleated or sport models in wool
plaids, stripes or checks in all sea
sonable colorings are here and are
certain to meet with the approval
of those in search of either a smart
skirt for street and dress or a skirt
for outdoor pastimes.
Third Fleer
Opportune Sale of Popular
Sheffield
Silverware 1
$5.00
In the $5.00 group there
are cake plates, roll trays,
bon bon dishes, fruit dishes,
sandwich plates, pie dishes.
$7.50
In the $7.50 group are
trivets, roll trays with and
without handles, fruit dishes
and candlesticks.
$10.00
At $10.00 there are fruit
baskets, cake plates, sandwich
plates, roll trays and exten
sion trivets.
Main Fleer
Mothers' Day
May the Eighth
Select your cards from our.
large, beautiful assortment
now on display in "our Station
ery Department. There are
cards for
My Mother, To a Mother, To
On Like a Mother to Me.
Also to Dad on Mother's Day.
Priced from 10c to $1.00
each.
Main Floor
The Style Q uality Tailoring
That Means Long Life.
Are Found in Our
Men's Clothing
High quality clothes is real economy, for no man ever
got real service out of a suit of flimsy wool. The well
groomed man chooses a suit for its style, nicety of fit,
its distinctive texture and exclusive patterning.
Such men come to this store and are not disappointed,
for our clothes have these qualities and retam them until
worn threadbare.
Men' sand Young Men's
Suits, $2675 to $6000
, Suits of cheviots, tweeds, worsteds, cassimercs and
Scotch mixtures in double and single-breasted effects, also
sport models, are here for your selection in blues, browns,
grays, greens and fancy mixtures. '
Main Floor.
SaturdaijWe Are Featuring
Tropical Suits
For Summer Comfort
Priced from $17.50 to $30.00
No man can put-forth his best efforts unless he is comfortably attired for summer
weather. You'll like the style, comfort and general appearance of these lightweight suits.
Priced from $17.50 to $30.00.
Main Floor.
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Extraordinary Values Are Offered Saturday in
Blouses at $2.25
These are just the kind of blouses so much in demand
right now. There are a number of styles to choose from
and those who wear blouses will surely want one of each
style,
The materials are:
VOILE BATISTE ORCANDY
DIMITY and MADRAS
Lace and embroidery form the trimming, while many
have touches of pink, lavender or blue on the collar. Some
are over the skirt models that tie in the back.
ON SALE ON THIRD FLOOR IN
NEW BLOUSE SECTION.
! Sale of Imported
Toilet
Articles
Piver'a Azuren face
powder, Pivera' Lo Troflo
' fac powder, Fiver's
Floramre- H
face powder, J 1 eU
Fiver's toilet water,
$2.10.
Vegetal toilet water,
$1.30.
Cueldy's perfume,
about 2-os. bottles Chy
pre, Coeur de Russil, ,
Lilas, $8.00 each,
SPECIAL
Mothproof bags, 55c, 3
for $1.80.
Vacuum bottles,, com
plete, $1.39.
Wool soap for toilet
and bath, 2 for 15c.
Main Floor
I
Beaded Bags
Very Specially Priced for Saturday
at 95c
A special purchase of lined and semi-made bead
bags, drawstring style, in light or dark colorings; most
desirable with summer frocks for afternoon or eve
ning wear. .Very special for Saturday at 95c each.
i. Leather Goods Dept. Main Floor
. A Special Sale of
Men's Spring
Caps, $1.00
New spring caps made
from imported and do
mestic fabrics in all the
newest shapes and colors.
Consisting of broken
sizes, but every size is
represented from 6
to VA-
Main Floor.
A Splendid Assortment of
Men's Shirts
Have J list Arrived .
$2.95
Shirts that, we've had
on order for months just
came in now. They are
of fine quality madras,
fibre striped madras in
neat stripes of black, blue,
lavender, green or tan.
Made right of good mate
rials, they wear well and
give splendid service; ex
cellent values.
Main Floor.'
Kodak Albums
95c
A high grade kodak al
bum, loose leaf, black
cloth cover, 50 leaves.
Special for this day only,
95e. Stationery section.
. - Main Floor
Writing Paper
75c
First quality papeteries
in all the delicate desired
tints and . white, some
plain, others with colored
borders and. the popular
long envelope. Especially
priced, 78e per box.
Main Floor
Sweet
Peas
35c
A Bunch
Exquisite sweet
peas in large size
bunches will be
on sale in our cut
flower section
Saturday, at only
35c a bunch.
Downataira Store
The Warm Days Bring the Need of
Silk Gloves
Silk Gloves, $1.00 .
Kayser tricot silk gloves, two-clasp
style, Paris point embroidered backs is'
white, navy and black. " Per pair, $1.00.
Long Silk Gloves
12 and 16-button lengths in all the
wanted shades of gray, beaver, pongee,
navy, black and white. Made of a heavy
quality of Milanese silk. Per pair, $2.50
and $3.28.
. Silk Gauntlets, $2.50
Silk gauntlets with heavy embroidered
backs and made of a heavy quality Milan
ese silk in gray, mode, brown, beaver and
white. Per pair, $2.60.
Main Floor.
Continuing for Saturday Our Semi-Annual Sale
" -of- .
: ;
Millinery
Price
Choice of Our Entire Stock in the
: New Third Floor Department ,
and in the Downstairs Store
Twice each year it is necessary for us to ad
just bur stock to make room for new merchan
dise which arrives daily. The sale comes 'at an
opportune time, as you have for selection the
'newest and most attractive styles. You will have
no difficulty in selecting a hat that will prove be
coming and enhancing, as the sale includes our
entire stock of beautiful spring millinery. Models
, irom
Gage Rawak Godlar Tenne Wyman
Third' Floor
A Special Purchase of
Women's, Oxfords
$3.95
Main Floor.
priced
at
Women's oxfords in the fol
lowing styles, mat kid, hand
turned soles, covered heels;
Black kid welts, leather Louis
heels; Patent leather oxfords,
covered heels; Patent one eye
let, covered heels; White can
vas, white ivory soles and cov
ered heels.
' These come in practi
cally all sizes and widths.
Less than price.
. Hosiery
For the Children
School Hose
50c pair
School hose for boys
and girls. Fine lisle,
double toes and heels, in
black, Russian calf and
cordovan. All sizes, 50e
pair.
Half Socks, 19c pr.
Half socks in a fine
cotton, plain colors only,
white, sky, cordovan,
black, 19c pair.
Main Floor.
Illinois and Automatic Refrigerators
Will Lessen the High Cost of Living
The automatic refrigerator represents the very last word in modern construction in scientific
rAln Alt fitvli lanAr) on inonlafiAn fknf .mi4-l .,.1- l
ice last longer, and that at the same time costs little or no fTT2Pl"
more man ine reingeraior oi tne ordinary make.
We Call Your Attention to the Following Styles
Side Icing Type Refrigerator, $31.75
Three door style, outside case made of ash, food chamber
is white enameled lined and has three wire shelves. Ice chamber
has automatic trap; ice capacity 70 lbs. Stands 42 inches high.
A good sized box for the average home. $31.75.
Illinois Refrigerator, $15.00
Top icing type hardwood case, golden oak finish, galvan
ised food chambers. 3.-lb. ice capacity, $18.00. White enameled
food Chambers, $19.50. Downataira Store
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