THE BEE: . OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. 1921.
Fanners Seek to
Force Paving of
Three-Mile Gap
Washington County Residents
Ask Omaha Organization to
Assist in Fight for Road
Improvement.
Farmers along the . Washington
highway and residents of Nashville
and Calhoun, towns north of Flor
ence, appealed yesterday to the Oma
ha Chamber of Commerce, Omaha
Automobile club and the Commercial
rluh at Blair, Neb., to assist them in
their fight to force Washington
county commissioners to contract
for the paving of a three-mile stretch
through Nashville.
C. E. Reese of Calhoun, vice presi
dent 'of the Community club in that
district, and H. H. Harper, represent
ing the new town of Nashville, niade
the appeal
Both men conferred with officials
of the Automobile . club and tic
Chamber of Commerce in an effort
to have these two organizations take
action in having the state of Nebras
ka providing for the paving of the
three-mile gap that will be left un
paved -when Douglas and Washing
ton cotinticj'complete their plans of
road improvements.
Hold Indignation Meeting.
An indignation .meeting was held
at Calhoun last Friday night at
which 300 farmers and residents of
that town were present, , Mr. Reese
said.
"Resolutions were passed con
demning the action of the Washing
ton county commissioners in paving
eight miles of road leading cast out
of Blair without continuing the pav
ing to the Douglas county line," Mr.
Reese said.
"It's ari outrage to leave that three
mile gap," he told officials at the
Chamber of Commerce. .
"Unless that gap is paved farmers
cannot haul their produce to Omaha
markets or transport their livestock
to Omaha by truck," Mr. Reese
added.
May Seek State Aid.
Several Omahans have ' palatial
summer homes in the hilts overlook
ing that three-mile stretch, Mr. Reese
said. . ' 1
M r. Harper -declared Calhoun and
Nashville residents are sending
committees to Lincoln to beseech
state officials to pave the gap if
Washington county commissioners
leave it unpaved. . .
Other prominent men interested in
the proposition are William lire,
banker, and William Shievers, both
of Calhoun.
Elks , Building Committee .
Still Deliberating on Site
Members of the Elks building com
mittee have arrived at no decision
as to the location of the prospective
Elks club house in Omaha.
The committee gathered at a meet
ing at noon yesterday at the Chamber
of Commerce to 'select one of three
locations offered by Omaha realtors.
Judge W. G. Sears, chairman of the
committee, said no agreement was
reached as to the exact location of
the proposed building. -'.
Another meeting will be held next
Friday. ,
Engineering Division at
Fort Omaha Ordered to
Move to McCook Field
Orders for the removal of the civil
ian personnel of the army engineer
ing division at Fort Omaha to Mc
Cook field, Dayton, O., were re
ceived yesterday by the commanding
officer at the local fort.
The orders mean the removal of
the entire engineering division under
W. D. Burton, chief of engineers at
Fort Omaha. Date of the removal
depends upon further orders from the
commanding officer at McCook field,
according to Captain A. P. McFar
land in charge of the local army
post.
It is likely Fort Omaha will be
abandoned as a balloon station by
midsummer, according to army offi
cers; The Ninih and Twelfth balloon
companies will remain at Fort Oma
ha until further orders, Captain Mo
P'arland said.
Donation $200 Dahlman's
Only Campaign Expense
The war -chest of the "United
Seven" in the recent city election
contained $3,225, which was spent in
the campaign. James C. Dahlman's
only campaign, expense was $200,
which he donated to the war chest.
The defeated "Progressive Seven"
received and expended $.5,972. Among
the contributors were: Rov N. Towl,
$212; . Dean Ringer, $200: C. A.
Grimmel, $175: W. G. Ure, $115; A.
L. Sutton, $112: Thomas Falconer,
$212; John F. Murphy, $150.
Other contributors were: Dr. Har
old Gifford. $500: F. D. Wead, $300;
W. A. Calfass, $200. Elmer Thomas,
the "5,000" leader, is not recorded as
having made any donation.
While expense accounts of the
various candidates were high the
mayorrelect declare. he didn't spend
a penny.
Lions Elect Delegates to
International Convention
R. A. Swanson, H. L. Mallb and
William L. Randall were elected
delegates to the international conven
tion of Lions clubs to be hejd in
Oakland in July at the. regular meet
ing of the Omaha Lions at the Hotel
Rome Friday. Plans were also made
to send a big delegation of Omaha
Lions to the Iowa-Nebraska Lions'
club convention at Cedar Rapids in
June.
J. D. Ringer, retiring commission
er of public safety, and who held his
membership in the club tinder that
classification, was reclassified as a
lawyer. '
Next week the Lions will start a
"Who's Who'' department on their
programs. Each week four mem
bers will give 10 minute talks on
how they conduct their business.
Commerce Students Club
Girls to Go on Hike Today
Girls belonging to the "Student
Club" of Commerce High will be ex
cused from school early this after
noon to participate in a hike on the
West Center road. . Each girl will
bring her own luhch. Thcy will meet
at the Y. W. C. A. at o o clock. 1 lie
Student club rooms at the Y. W.- C.
A. are open to all Commerce High
girls in the afternoons, according to
an announcement given out yester
day. '
Brief City News
Informal Da niV Woodman of the
World Girls will give an informal
dnnco for their friend nt the Em
press Rustic ""Garden, Wednesday
night.
Ami's Hc:irlne I'oslpnned Hear
ing of E. O. Ames, charged with
destroying: ballots while acting lis
judso at the vily elpction, has boon
postponed by Judge Dunn until Fri
day. Ames asked for more ttmo to
lire-para It is case.
HoMs 13 nt Raj Twelvn work
men were held at bay at the Con
sumers' Coal company yards at
Eleventh and Nieholns streets Tues
day morning by Frank Norman, a
laborer, who threatened to "shoot
up the town." Police subdued him.
Ho was charged with intoxication.
Herd.ina Trial NearJohn Hcrdr
r.lna, suspended cit ydeteetive. will
bo tried this month on a chaTge of
manslaughter. He is charged with
Rhooting and killing Joseph Howard,
?1, and wounding three youths nt
Thirty-third and I. streets the nlprht
of April 9. He is out under $3,500
bond.
Excuse Held Plausible John Hop
kins, city commissioner-elect, faced
Judge Dunn in tolice court Tuesday
morning charged with violating
parking Grilles at Seventeenth and
Farnam streets. Hopkins said office
seekers surrounded him and before
he could get away the parking time
was up. He was discharged.
Hangs Himself In Barn 1 Condy,
01, 3021 Marcy street was found
hanging to a rafter In the barn of
the Northwestern Roofing company.
3120 Leavenworth street, Tuesday
morning by R. A. Bertholf, ;"07
Cass street, when he arrived at the
barn for work. Despondency over
ill-health is said to have been the
cause of the suicide.
Asphyxiated Mr. Mary Morrison,
66. 6415 Leavenworth street, was
found dead of asyphtxiatlon Monday
evening by her husband when he re
turned home from work. A gas
jet on the range on which supper was
cooking was found unlighted.
Itinerary Arranged The Itinerary
for the 1921 trade tour of Omaha
business men will take in 121 towns
of Nebraska and Kansas and will
reach more population than In any
previous tour. Dan Desdunes band
will accompany the tourists. Thou
sands of souvenirs will be given away
on the trip.
"Cat and Dog Business" Gets
Rebuke. From Judge Scars
While District Judge Scars was
hearing evidence in the divorce suit of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ude, the couple
and attorneys representing them got
into an argument which became so
heated that Judge Sears postponed
the hearing until Saturday morning.
"When this case comes up again
I don't want any more of this cat
and dog business," Judge Sears
warned them as they were leaving the
court room.
Build Swimming Pool. .
Crete, Neb., May 10. (Special.)
A $6,000 swimming pool is being
built in Crete and it is expected that
it will be ready for use by July 1.
The Blue river, on which the town
is located, is, it is claimed, better
adapted for water power than for
bathing purposes.
Federation of Public
Welfare Stranded
The proposed Omaha Federation of
Public Welfare, launched several
months ago, is at the vanishing
point. Nearly 300 invitations were
sent out to business and professional
men and women and private chari
table workers. Several meetings were
held at the city hall, but no organi
zation was effected.
At the last meeting Monday night,
only 15 were in attendance. Theo
dore Hansen, originator of the or
ganization, declared Tuesday he did
not know how the proposition was
doing.
Antagonism to the project was
aroused, it is said, when it was rec
ommended that the new organiza
tion help built up the Welfare board
and centralize all charitable activities
therein.'
Continuing for Wednesday
Our Enormous
Sale of Rugs
At Prices Lower Than the Past Few Years
Regular patterns, drop patterns and slightly im
perfect weaves in the famous Bigelow rugs. Rugs in
all sizes from the small door mat up to the ll-3xl5-ft.
room size in a large and complete assortment of pat
terns and colorings.
Here are a few of the specials:
No. Size Make Price
6: 11 -3x ljS Bunorah Axminster $72.50 each
7 11-3x12 Bussorah Axminster 59 .00 each
6 11-3x12 Marmon Axminster 41.75 each
721 9x12 Bussorah Axmintter 44.75 each
36' 9x12 Marmon Axminster 39.00 each
16 8-3x10-61 Bunorah Axminster 39.00 each
1 1 8-3x10-6 j Marmon Axminster 1 36.75 each
3 7-6x9 j Bunorah Axminster 29.00 each
191 6-9x9 1 Bnssorah Axminster 24.75 each
8; 4-6x6-6 Bussorah Axminiter 12.75 each
49l -36x72 Bunorah Axminster 7.98 each
00 36x63 Burwin Axminster 6.98 each
361 36x63 Marmon Axminster 5.98 each
134 27x60 Bunorah Axmintter 1 4.98 each
1 00; 27x54 1 Burwin A xminster 3.98 each
127 27x54 Marmon Axminster 2.98 each
Burgess-Wash Company
verybody3s STORK"
Experts in Cooking and
Domestic Science will teach you FREE
how to prepare the most delicious foods
At Orchard & Wilhelm Co.
Don't miss this wonderful chance to learn
the very newest cooking methods
BEGINNING Monday, af
ternoon, May 9th, Mrs.
Zimmerman will give a
series of FREE demonstra
tions at Orchard-Wilhelm Co.,
under the auspices of the, Corn
Products Refining Co. There
will be lectures and demonstra
tions on making bread, pastry,
cake and the best methods of
frying and sauteing.
THURSDAY
Devil's Food Cake,
Maple Icing
Marthmallow Salad
. Cooked Fruit Salad
Dressing
Orange Cake, Diyinity
- Icing
' Combination Salad
French Dressing
Delicious salad dressings made right be
fore your eyes, and explained so simply and
clearly that you "can go right home and make
these wonderful things.
. Everything said in advertising .
Mazola will be proved at these
demonstrations. Any questions
about cooking fully answered.
Bring pad and pencil and take
noes during the lecture.
Plan to take advantage of
these helpful and interesting free
lectures. Don't miss a single one.
You and your friends are cor
dially invited. Women s clubs,
teachers' organizations, and high school do
mestic science classes especially invited. ,
Cook Book, 64-pages, beautifully illus
trated in colors, mailed on request.
Your grocer refunds cost if not satisfactory
BURGESS
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EVERYBODY STORE'
Retail Prices Are
Down
Each day w'e tell you about the
reduction in prices since last year.
Today we have a list of women's
apparel prices during 1920 and
1921.
WOMEN'S DRESSES
. 1920 1921
Afternoon Frocks
$65.00 to $75.00 $45.00 to $50.00
Evening Frocks
$125.00 I $89.59
Washable Frocks
$25.00 to $40.00 $18.00 to $30.00
WOMEN'S COATS
1920 1921
Afternoon Coats
$75.00 to $135 ! $48.00 to $98.00
' Tweed Topcoats
$49.50 $32.50
Sport Coats
$35.00 to $75.00 i $22.50 to $45.00
Satin Coats and Wraps
$59.50 to $75.00 $39.50 to $59.50
, WOMEN'S SUITS
1920 1921
Tailored Suits
$45.00 to $95.00 $35.00 to $75.00
Tweed Suits
$55.00 $37.00
Knitted Wool Suits
$39.50 $22.50
WOMEN'S SKIRTS
1920 1921
Sorgo
$15.00 I $10.00
Silk
$15.00 $10.00
Satin
$18.75 $12.75
Wool Plaids
$22.50 to $25.00 $12.50 to $15.75
White Cottoa
$7.50 $5.75
WOMEN'S FURS
1920 1921
Hudson Bay Sable Scarfs
$125 to $150 $69.50 to $75.00
Mink Scarfs
$50.00 $35.00
Stone Marten Scarfs
$75 and $85 $39.75 and $45
May Sale of Women's
Navy Blue
r gt
In the Downstairs Store
AT
Are Positively the Greatest Values
Offered This Season
for in this group, are the season's smartest models
for either street. or dress occasions.
There are both serge and tricotine suits, trimmed
in silk embroidery, steel beads, braid and buttons.
All are silk lined throughout.
You may choose from strictly tailored models,
box styles and Eton effects. Sizes 16 to 44.
An Introductory Sale to Our New Enlarged Millinery Section
In the Downstairs Store
Untrimmed Shapes
$1.00
and
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. Prices Ruthlessly Sacrificed
To introduce our new department, the cost of merchandise
has been disregarded; values are so extreme and prices are so
' ridiculously low that our millinery section should be crowded to
the utmost capacity.. , ,
2,000 UNTRIMMED HATS, CONSISTING OF
Hair Braid Hats, Milan Hats, Hemp Hats, Proxaline Hats
Summer styles are here for your selection. A host of styles, a profusion of colors, a myriad of
the most becoming shapes we have ever offered to the Omaha public. The price we ask does not
pay for the making. Be here early for these wonderful values.
Flowers for Trimmings 19c, 29c, 39c, 49c
. .
A deluge of the most beautiful flowers we have ever shown are offered at prices that will
astound the most economic shopper. Every imaginable kind and color of flowers.
HATS TRIMMED FREE FOR THIS SALE
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