THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. MAY 10, 1921.
Crowds Scatter
As Bullets Fly
At Busy Corner
Scores of Lives Endangered
Gunman Arrested Police
Seek Knife Wielder and
Accomplice.
Lives of scores of persons were
endangered yesterday afternoon when
a shooting and cutting scrape was
staged at the busy intersection of
Fourteenth and Donglai streets.
Three wild shots were fired
through the crowds of pedestrians
lining the Douglas street sidewalk
waiting for Council Bluffs and South
(Omaha street cars.
Suddenly from .he doorway of a
pool hall at that corner, dashed three
men.
Alter a few moments of arguing
one of them swished out a luiife from
his pocket and made several swipes
at one of the other men.
Whips Out Gun.
The second man' reached into his
hip pocket and whipped out a re-,
volver.
He fired three ihots point blank at
the knife-man.
The third man leaped upon him
and. v. itli the aid of the other,
knocked him to the sidewalk and the
pair fled.
In tnc meantime the crowds had
scattered into the doorways and
stairways nearby, seeking protection
trom the shots. '
Arrests tiun Man.
Officers Zaloudek and Asquith. on
their way to duty at Central police
headquarters, appeared on the scene
and arrested the alleged giwnian.
He gave the name Tony Sesto,
4535 Parker street. He displayed a
slight flesh wound on his arm and
slits in his coat, which he said were
caused by the knife attack.
,u tic iuiu ponce ins assailant was
Jose Vaccaro. Nineteenth and Cass,
dtreets, and that the argument arose
.Jirtwrn fhiMi. in ihf m-,r! l-i-ill nrr
25 which Sesto is alleged to owe
Vaccaro.
The argument waxed too warm
for the pool hall, Sesto declared, and
the men decided to go outside to
settle their differences.
Police Seek Pair.
A third man, whose name Sesto
could not remember, accompanied
them to the open air , w here the
"settlement" was to be 'made.
Detectives arc now Vooking for
Vaccaro and the third man.
As far as could be learned by the
police, neither of them was wounded
by the three shots Sesto fired, al
though the revolver was discharged
at close range. . .
Sesto is held for investigation.
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rmea uuaras ratroi
Platform at Depot
Armed mail guards will patrol
latforms.of Omaha, and ". Council
Diuns , railway -stations - uegmnuiK
this week", "a artcSution against
mail robberies. ;
Every mail car will be equipped
also with at least two revolvers. J.
H. Musgrave, superintendent of rail
way mail service here, announced.
"There will be enough ammunition
to blow up the town," said Mr. Mus
grave. "We're going to stop mail
robberies, that's all. '
Night Traffic Cops
Don Electric Bulbs
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A new signal device, to be used
by the night traffic policemen of New
York City, was demonstrated by
Department Commissioner Dr. John
A. Harms, who originated the de
vice. It consists of three lights, red,
white and green, and is suspended
upon the chest of the officer on top
of a sort of apron-like jacket.
The device is operated by tiny
electric switches, one for each light,
and is really a miniature model ot
the signal lights on the huge traffic
towers erected on the busy main
thoroughfares of the city. It per
forms the same duty while eliminat
ing the necessity of erecting the sig
nal tower.
More Than $8,000 Netted
By Junior League Revue
More than $8,000 was netted by the
Junior league revue at the Gayety
theater Saturday night, the president,
Miss Gladys Pfters, believes. The
proceeds . will be checked this
morning at the home cf Mrs. Louis
Clarke. : .
The gross income was more than
$10,000, officers say. The program
netted .$4,600 and the . supper-dance
and sale of candy and cigars at the
Athletic club helped swell the total.
Support of a baby welfare nurse
for the Visiting Nurse association, a
new baby health station and occupa
tional therapy in local hospitals will
be made possible by the benefit af
fair, Miss Feters said.
Banquet Open to All Friends
Of Hopkins and Kilmartin
The banquet to be tendered John
Hopkins, city commissioner-elect,
and his campaign manager, John
JJflniarttn, at the Faxton hotel
AVeduesday evening is not limited
to ex-service men, according to J. J.
Isaacson, chairman.
Any friends of Hopkins or Kil-
vided they make reservations with
Isaacson before 8 p. m. Tuesday,
paving ?J a plate.
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m kiuuic ii 11 v ri ruin idiiiiuciiL ilulu ca
are planned. Sneakers, will include
1 Amos Thomas, Clint Brome, T. J.
.V McGuire and the two enpsts of
honor.
Residents of Wahoo Plant
Trees at Summer Resort
Wahoo. Neb., May 9. (Special.)
Nearly every one in Wahoo aided
in the' planting of trees at Wanahoo
park, the new summer resort just
east of town on the Cornhusker high
way. Individuals, lodges, vclubs,
. schools, classes and other organiza
tions planted trees and will personal
ly see that they are cared for. Near
ly all of the trees were elms. s
(f Commencement Is Held by
Luther College at Wahoo
Wahoo, Neb.. May 9. (Special.)
Luther college at Wahoo held its
annual commencement exercises,
The week's program began with the
celebration of May day with an open
air festical and closed with the
rendering of "The Messiah," by one
of the best choruses ever assembled
in Wahoo. The college is closing
an unusually successful year.
Ordinance Comes Up Today
An ordinance calling for the sub
mission of the recently passed elec-
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to a referendum of the people in
compliance with a petition filed with
the city clerk by R. B. Howell, bear
ing 2,913 signatures, will he sub
mitted to the city council today by
Mayor Smith or Commissioner Ure.
Convicted Burglar,
Paroled to Hospital,
Steals Nurse's Purse
Joseph Denny, a scarlet fever pa
tient in the City Emergency hos
pital, took a purse containing $30
belonging to his nurse, Harriett
Stevens, and disappeared from the
hospital Saturday night.
He was sentenced to one to 10
years in the penitentiary April 6 in
district court. While waiting in the
county iail to be taken to orison he
was taken with scarlet fever. Judge
j. roup men cieciacci to paroie mm to
Adult Probation . Officer O'Brien.
Paroled, he was taken to the hospital.
April 20. -
He won't be paroled again, officers
say. His "room" is waiting for him
in inc penitentiary.
Comes From Manila
To Be Naturalized
M. B. Schroth, ".veteran of the
Spanish-American war and lonmr
Omahaii,- has .returned to Omaha
from the'Thilippinc Inlands, where
he has resided for the past 20 years,
to become .a, naturalized citizen of
the United. States, . v
He left his wife and eight children
at Manila r.nd declares he will re
main here the ustinl live year.s if
necessary to obtain his second
papers. -
He was. .born m .Germany anl
came to Omaha w ith his .parents
when but a youth. His service dur
ing the Spanish-American war took
him to the Philippines. . Until a few
months ago he believed himself a
citizen of this country. When he
discovered his father had only taken
out first papers he hastened to re
turn. -
Court Postpones Hearing
On Leflang Alimony Motion
Attorneys for Arthur Leflang in-,
sisted yesterday in District Judge
Scars' court that they were "not in
court," although they were in court.
After a long legal argument, Judge
Sears again postponed hearing of
Mrs. Leflang's motion for increased
olimony until a date in June, when
Mr. Leflang is expected to be here.
"And if this case is coming into
court again I am going to move to
have the alimony decreased if I am
Leflang's attorney," said J. C, Kin
sler. "She now has- about $4,800 a
year and is living with her son in
an apartment which costs $137.50 a
month. We -can find her a good
r.partnient for - one-third that
amount."
Elks Drive Successful.
Rapid City, S. D.,'May 9. (Spe
cial.) Members of the local lodge of
Elks are meeting with success in
their drive, for new members. The
lodge expects to reach the goal of
1,000 members by June 1.
Summer Bible
School Planned
Rev. H. Jordan to Train
Lay Workers ' Here for
Christian Service.
A summer Bible school ' will be
conducted by Rev. W. H. Jordan in
Lasteiar i'resDytcnan cnurcn, iui
South Sixteenth street, from July
12 to August 12. It is designed to
train lay workers for Christian serv
ice, and will be interdenominational.
Rev. Mr. Jordan recently closed a
five-year pastorate in the First
Fresbyterian church of Shenandoah,
Ia where he also has published a
church paper, the Living Word. Jt
is his plan to expand the Bible school
effort into a permanent institution
modled on the plan of the Moody
Bible Institution of Chicago. The
school work will open the last of
September, he announces.
Courses of study are to include
home and city mission work, foreign
missions, evangelism, methods of
Christian work, homilctics and
music. Evening classes also are con
templated. The school will be de
signed to prepare Suirday school
teachers, missionaires, pastors and
assistants and secretaries for wel
fare organizations.
Rev. William L, Cain of Crcston,
la.,- a graduate of the Moody school
is announced .for an address each
evening of the first week of the sum
mer session. Rev. C. A. Burkhold
er is aiding in the work as secre
tary. Rev. Mr. Jordan supplied the
Third Presbyterian church last Sun
day, and has just closed a series of
addresses at the Christian Alliance,
at Binny and North Twenty-fourth
streets.
2,000 Apply for Jobs
Under New Council
No Conference of the new city
council, which will assume charge
of municipal affairs Tuesday of next
week, will be held before Thursday,
due to the absence of James C.
Dahlman and Dan B. Butler from
the city.
According to one of the United
Seven campaign managers there are
about 2,000 job seekers waiting for
the new council to assume charge.
Italian interests plan to develop
nearly a quarter of a million acres
of irrigable land in Somaliland for
the production of cotton.
BOWEN'S
8BBI
Eldredge
Two-Spool
Sewing Machine
With the enrushlng days of uprine
there it always that extra sewing- to
he done. The little tots must have
their rompers the girls their mid
dies and the boys their wash suits.
This means work unless mother- is
prepared for such emergencies, and
the beat way to prepare U to have
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Eldredge
Two-Spool Rotary
Sewing Machine .
In the heme to use each and every
day of the year. The Two-bpool El
dredge Rotary requires no winding
of bobbins you sew direct from the
pool, savins both time and labor.
Eight Handsome Models
to Select From ,
PRICED FROM
$22.50 to $98.00
AND AS USUAL WE ALLOW YOU
10 MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS
Your old machine taken as
part payment on any new
machine.
See these modern machines
demonstrated.
CVUMAS VALUE SIYIKI STOGf
Howard St., bet. 15th and 16th
Burgess-Nash
Retail Prices
Are Down
To give some idea of how retail prices have
gone down, we will present each day in our adver
tisement a list of new prices compared with last
year's. . ; '
These prices are on our regular stocks and do
not include prices used on merchandise on special
sale.
We are in close touch with the changing market
conditions and our prices vary as does the market.
Men's Furnishings
1920 1921
Madras shirts . . $4.50 $2.50
Percale shirts. . . 2.50 1.45
Silk shirts, white. 12.50 7.00
Muslin night
shirts 3.00 1.95
Pajamas, cotton. 3.50 2.45
Collar attached
shirts 4.50 3.50
Suspenders .... 1.25 .65
1920 1921
Garters .50 .35
Cotton hose .... .40 .25
Lisle hose 75 .40
Silk hose 1.25 .75
Silk neckties ... 1.50 .59
Knit ties 3.00 , 1.50
Nainsook union
suits 2.00 1.00
Cotton anirn
suits 2.50 1.75
Brief City News
letter Carrier to Meet The Btate
convention of the National Associa
tion of Letter Carriers will be held
hero on Memorial day, May 30. .
Robbed of Bathrobe H. J. Mes
sin, clerk at the O'Brien hotel, was
left standing In his underwear when
a lame bandit robbed him of his
bathrobe and J30 in cash Sunday
night.
fro Presides City Commissioner
W. f. Ure celebrated his birthday
anniversary yesterday by presiding
over the last . meeting of the city
council committee of the whole be
fore the new administration takes
the rains.
To Klctt Delegates Delegates to
the national Zionist convention in
Cleveland, June 6. will be elected at
a meetiiiK of the Omaha district of
the Zionist association this evening
at 8 in the synagogue at Nineteenth
and Kurt streets.
C'hasod 10 Blocks P. W. Peyton.
Owl hotel, was captured after he had
stolen a camera from the store of H.
Goldstein, 1117 Douglas street, fol
lowing a rhaso of 10 blocks, partici
pated in by police and pedestrians,
shortly before noon yesterday.
Old, Old Story Alvin Lundln,
4514 Camden avenuo told Felice
Judge Dunn in Central police court
yesterday that "wine, women and
song" caused his downfall. He was
held to the district court for the
alleged forgery of J 1.000 worth of
checks.
Farm Swlal A farm social at tho
home of Mrs. Edward T. Mullck,
three and a half miles west of Flor
ence, will be given May 21, the pro
ceeds of which will be used to pay
off a mortgage on a boys home
maintained by the St. Thllip Nerl
church at Florence.
New Trial Granted District Judge
Kedick yesterday granted a new
trial of the suit brought by William
Dohse to disallow the will of hiss
father, Johaan Dohse, who died Sep
tember 14, 1919. A jury on March
17 disallowed this will. County Judge
Crawford had allowed the will to be
probated.
Too Late to See Hubby Mrs. Earl
Mack, formerly Miss Grace Abbott,
dancing instructor, railed at the
eounty jail early yesterday morning
for a last visit with her husband,
who was sentenced to the Leaven
worth prison for using the malls to
defraud, but in vain. Mack had al
ready left for Leavenworth.
Tola Raid Doll Hospital Helen
and Dale Gregory, 8 and 9, and Net
tie May Wakenight, 9. accused of
stealing five dolls from the Dolly hos
pital, 1714 Dodge street, sobbed a
denial at Central police station yes
terday. They declared the dolls were
found in the back of the building.
The trio were turned over to juvenile
authorities. The dolls were recov
ered. Crcighton Contests Set Crelghton
High school elocution contests will
be held in the Creighton auditorium
Thursday night beginning at 8:15.
King day exerclxes will be held on
the campus at 2, May 20, and the
college elocution contest in the eve
ning at 8:15, in the Crelghton audi
torium. The university commence
ment will be held June 4 at 10 a. ni.
at the gymnasium.
Back to Candling Carl Anderson,
67, returned to his egg candling Job
at Sarasote. Minn., Saturday, leaving
his bride of two dayn, formerly Mrs.
Blandu Nielsen, 83, in the Nazarath
homo here. The aged couple were
married Thursday. The Peters
Trust company, trustee for Mrs.
Nollsen-Andersen, who owns more
than 122,000 in farms and bonds,
has brought suit to have the mar
riage annulod on the ground she is
incompetent.
Judge Exercises New Power
In Sentencing Prisoners
District Judge Troup used the
privilege granted him under a law
passed by the late legislature, which
provides that a judge, instead of be
ing compelled to impose an indeter
minate sentence on a criminal, may
impose any number of years be
tween the minimum and the maxi
mum term for any crime, in sen
tencing" two men yesterday.
Jay G. Lcnnon was sentenced for
three to five years for larceny and
William Johnson, negro, five to ten
years for assault.
What is wrong with your sldn 7
Clogged or nlargej pores,
blotrJij, roQghneM, ctc.T
Try Reeinol Soap and Oint
ment. They usually over
comenich troubta prompt
ly, easily and at little cost.
Sold br all Ooftiitft
Resinol
Mase Gq
EYE RYBODY'S.STORE"
DOLLAR
DAY
Tiuiesdlay in the Downstairs Store
When the Dollar Will Have Wonderful Buying Power
A Dollar Day
Sale of Silk
$1.00
Special tale of silk remnant in lengths from
1 to 5 yards in a' piece, consisting of 'plain and
fancy taffeta, messaline silk, shirting, wash satin
kimono silk and silk poplin, large assortments of
colors and patterns, all 36 inches wide, $1.00.
Moth Proof Bags
1
26 inches wide,
53 inches long, whil
thav last '
2 for
Fountain Syringes
All rubber, with 3 a, . '
fittings, 5 ft. of tub- JS 1
ing and shut-off. I
Guaranteed. Very JL
special
Sauce Pans
Pur aluminum?
lipped sauce pans, 3- '
qt. sis-
1
Muffin Pans
Pura
muffin
sis -
a 1 u m i n um
pans, 6-cup
Blouses
. ' For Women
On Sale
2 for
$1.00
W hare an assortment
of about 200 blouses,
broken sizes and some
mussed from display,
which we are offering at
a price that is much less
than cost of . material
alone. The materials are
voiles, batiste and dimity, ,
most everyone will want
several of these blouses.
Look!
what $1.00 will buy
Tuesday for the
MEN!
Canton flannel GLOVES,
knit wrist, good (M M
quality, 13 PRS., $1.11
Men's chambray work
SHIRTS, cut extra large,
sizes 15 to 17, CI AA
Dollar Sale of
Trimmed Hats
$1.00
Wonderful trimmed hats in every conceivable
style and color. Large, medium and small hats.
There are turbans, sailors and rolling brims,
turned down shapes and many others. Colors are
black, white, orange, gray, henna, brown and
jade.
at.
Men's balbrigganUNION
SUITS,, short sleeves,
ankle length. Sizes 34
to 40, suit,
at
vvi s
$1.00
Men's madras and per
cale SHIRTS, samples,
fme quality, CI fill
CAch
Men's and boys' OVER
ALLS, broken M AA
. pi.W
sizes, pair.
Work Sox
Werkingmen's sox of
medium weight, rein
forced heels end tees,
elastic ribbed tops, all
colors, large (1 AA
sizes, 4 PRS., P 1 wU
Apparel
For Women and
Children
$1.00
Tuesday we will place
on sale an odd assort
ment of garments for
women and children.
There is a limited number
of them and es the values
are so good, w cannot
guarantee them to last
any length of time.
They include
Children's Dresses
Women's Wash
Skirts
Children's Coats
Women's Rain Coats
Dresser Scarfs
Very effectively trimmed
with lace motifs and fl
solid embroidery. 18x y
as ana ioxo inches.
Each
1
Flannelette
Kimono flannel or flan
nelette of excellent
quality, handsome de W
M . Ma. '
signs, ui sale uouar
Day at Q yards-
1
Gingham
Beautiful dress gingham
in a. variety ot plaid
and striped designs, sff
m i r ww
special i or tuesaay,
g yards
1
Window Boxes
t$1
Window
boxes
made of heavy lum
bar, painted freen
30-inch size
Floor Brush
Dustless floor A
brush made of chem- ?
ically treated cotton
yarn; has solid wood
back; food size
1
Laundry Outfit
Consists of oblong
splint clothes basket, V I
X
BO ft. clothes line and
4 dozen clothes pins
The outfit
Women's Pumps and Oxfords
$00
Pair
In the lot are patent kid lace oxfords, with Louis heels and!
lightweight, flexible soles, also white cloth oxfords and pumps.
Mostly all sizes and widths in the lot, but not all sizes in
each style.
Slippers for Baby
2 Pair $1
One lot infants' slippers, colors
black, brown and white, are placed
on the bargain table for Tuesday.
Sizes 2 to 4.
Tennis Oxfords for Men
$1 a Pair
300 pairs men's white tennis ox
fords are offered at this very special
price for one day only. Sizes 6 to 12.
Cotton Batts
3-lb. cotton batts,
72x90 inches in one (
sheet. S p e c i a 1 1 y p
priced for Dollar Day
at
six
1
Window Shade
s
7-foot window shades in
the popular irif
color; complete withy
fixtures. Limit of
six to a customer, at
1
Sheeting
- Unbleached sheeting of
excellent quality, 36 tm
inches wide end iy 1
splendid value at, 2 1
yards
Parlor Brooms
"Jolly
brooms
quality broom corn,
white enameled
handle-
parlor 6s
made of best ?
1
Union Suits, $1
Pink end white athletie
union suits of . nice rf
quality batiste are an u)
exceptional good val
ue at
1
Day
Dollar
Muslin Bloomers
2 for $1
You will want several of these pink end
white muslin bloomers at this price. Sises
23, 27, 29.
Silk Camisoles
2 for $1
At this price, we advise an early selection
of these camisoles. They are made of pink
silk, trimmed in lace. Sises 36 to 44.
Specials
Envelope Chemise
3 for $1
Envelope chemise of this material are so
easily laundered that you will want a num.
. ber of suits. They are made of lavender
treco silk and trimmed in yellow. Sises 38
to 44.
Children's Drawers
3 for $1
Children's white muslin drawers, lace and
embroidery trimmed. Sises 2, 4, 6 years.
Priced at, 3 for $1.00.
Curtain Rods
Brass curtain rod with
covered end. A (
needed 'article whiny 1
spring housecleaninr I
time is at hand. 4 "
for
Rag Rugs
Plain pink or blue
rugs, sise 24x36-inch, i
hit or miss patterns, y
New clean rags, sise
27x54'ineh, choice at
1
Gingham Petticoats
These are of blue
striped gingham andjn
are splendid for morn
ing wvar, 2 'or
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