THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921.
Favor Repeal of
Electric Light
Rate Ordinance
Referendum Is Alternative for
Action Recommended by
Special Committee of
Council.
City Commissioners P. B. Butler
and H. B. Zimman will recommend
to the city council Thursday morn
ing the repeal of the recent electric
light and power rate readjustment
ordinance.
Their conclusion is based on .the
sufficiency of a referendum petition
which was filed with the city clerk
three weeks ago. City Clerk C. F.
Bossie will report to the council that
he has -found the petition to contain
a sufficient number of signatures.
The sufficiency of this referendum
petition means that the council must
cither repeal the ordinance or submit
it to a vote of the people.
Commissioners Butler, Zimman
and Hopkins were named by the
city council as a special committee
to investigate the electric light or
dinance and referendum petition and
report their recommendations to the
council.
"We will also recommend to the
council," said Mr. Butler, "that Al
ton D. Adams, the expert engaged
by the city during the recent electric
rate hearing, be recalled to examine
the ordinance with a view of determin
ing whether its operation would give
to the Nebraska Power company ad
ditional revenues as claimed..
The ordinance reduced the initial
rates to small consumers from 6 to
S'ic per kilowatt hour and dis
tributed that reduction through the
rates charged to large users of cur
rent. Members of the former city coun
cil who backed the ordinance as
serted that it did not increase or de
crease the total gross revenues of the
power company, but that it was
merely a readjustment of rates in
favor of 35,000 small consumers. '
The referendum petition was cir
culated and filed by several of the
wholesale users of current.
No Marshal Ready to Take
Matters to Federal Prison
A dearth of deputy United States
marshals may delay the journey of
Thomas H. Matters to the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kali., to
which he has been sentenced to a
five-year term. After many delays
and legal battles, during which two
presidents refused to pardon him,
Matters has at last been ordered to
prison as the last respite granted him
by President Harding has expired.
All deputies are at Lincoln at
tending a session of the federal
.grand jury, hence when Matters
surrenders himself he may not be
taken to prison until the United
States marshal or one of his deputies i
is available.
Move Launched to Pension
Former Supervisor of. Parks
Friends of W. R. Adams, "the
.mail who made evergreens grow in
.Nebraska," and for 52 years head
gardener and supervisor of Omaha
parks, who was recently dismissed
by J. B. Hummel, new park com
missioner, have started a movement
to have a pension settled upon him
in recognition of his work in beauti
fying Omaha's parks.'
Adams beautified Miller park, a
former cornfield. He . also planned
Turner, Kountze and Riverview
' parks and helped plan Fontenelle
park.
More Truth Than Poetry
-B" TAMES J. MONTAGUE-
POOR LO!
When Lo, the poor Indian to war is inclined,
Or thrillswith a primitive sense of romance,
He Bends his unformed aboriginal mind
As well as his feet to a fbrm of the dance.
The warriors and squaws stand around in a row,
Or trot to and fro in the manner of geese,
Which pastime they follow an hour or so
Whereafter their capers determine and cease.
The puritans, keen to discover offense
In any small pleasures that any one had,
Regarded these solemn and tedious events
As wholly untainted with anything bad.
In fact they felt usually rather secure
When the rhythmical tom-tom went plunkety-plunk,
For knowing the Indians, they always were sure
That when they were dancing they seldom were drunk.
But now a commissioner sternly declares
That he views all such dancing with troubled alarm,
And orders the Indians to cease such affairs
Because they are instinct with Evil and Harm.
Hereafter each Indian who walks in a ring
Bedecked with the tip of a turkey-cock's tail,
Or ventures his wearisome war-chant to sing
Is likely to spend the next fortnight in jail.
Be glad, oh ye dancers who revel o' nights,
Where dance music brays forth its hullabaloo,
As you sample the jazz'es tumultuous delights
That such a commissioner doesn't boss you.
If Lo! goes to jail for the steps that he does,
. Be glad this official can't punish the trot,
Or penalize you for your jazzing, because
He'd be morally certain to hang the whole lot.
NOT THE MORALISTS
Now it's the police who are asking, "Where did you get it?"
BOTH OF 'EM JUSTIFIED '
France suspects that Germany may not pay the whole debt, in, which
respect she has nothing whatever on Germany.
IF HE CAN HE'S A WIZ
We've been wondering if Mr. Edison -Duld answer all those questions
himself.
(Copyright, 1921, by Th Bll Syndicate, Inc.)
G. A. R. Commander-in-Chief
To Make Address Here Today
Members of all Grand Army posts
in Omaha and of the Women's Re
lief corps have been invited to hear
Gen. William A. Ketcham, Indianap
olis, commander-in-chief of the G. A.
R., speech at the Public Affairs
luncheon at the Chamber of Com
merce at noon today.
General Ketchem has long been
identified with the G. A. R. and as
its commander-in-chief, has done
much to aid the veterans of the civil
war.
With General Ketchem will be
Mrs. Inez J. Bender, national presi
dent of the Woman's Relief corps,
who will also make a short talk.
Officer Dies Suddenly 4
In Quarters at Fort Crook
Col. Amos W. Kimball, 59, Spanish-American
and word war veteran,
died suddenly at 3 Wednesday morn
ing in his quarters at Fort Crook.
He had attended a concert the night
before and apparently was in ex
cellent health. Death was due to
acute indigestion. The body will be
taken to Arlington, Va., to be in
terred in the natioifal cemetery.
$2,600,000 in Bonds for
Commercial High Registered
School district bonds in the
amAnt of $2,600,000 were transmit
ted to the county clerk yesterday
for registration, certificate and seal.
These bonds have already been to the
state auditor for registration.
They will be handed to the school
district treasurer this week for de
livery to the buyers at Chicago.
The proceeds of these bonds, or
as much of the money as may be
necessary, will be expended for the
establishment of a new technical and
commercial high school.
Frank Mahoney Is Named
City Abstractor by Mayor
Frame Mahoney, former deputy
county ' assessor and unsuccessful
candidate for city commissioner in
the primary, was named city ab
stractor to succeed G. T. Lindley,
resigned, by Mayor Dahlman yester
day. '
The office of city abstractor has
been under the jurisdiction of the
public improvements department the
last three years, but k.the new ad
ministration restored it to the de
partment under the mayor.
FATIMA
CIGARETTES
Girl Defendant
Denies Serving
As U. P. Vamp
Lass of 16 Tells of Romance
With Former, Railroad Em
ploye and Shattering
Of Love Dream.
Love, the promise of happiness
among the roses of golden California
and then suddenly to be sued by her
erstwhile lover for $50,000 is the
plight in which pretty Stella Sum
mers, 16, St. Joseph (Mo.) school girl,
finds herself, according to deposi
tions taken by her attorney, George
Mcacham, in district court yester
day. Stella is being sued, together with
the Union Pacific railroad and. Jas
per Cox, by Patrick Kelly, former
Union Pacific employe, for $50,000.
He alleges that she conspired with
Jasper F. Cox,' claim agent, to in
fluence him to settle his claim of
$45,000 for injuries received while
working for the Union Pacific in
Missouri.
Stella says she met Kelly in St.
Joseph and that friendship ripened
into love. He proposed and she ac
cepted. Kelly aid he would settle
his claim with the Union Pacific and
with the money they would go to the
home of a well-to-do aunt in Cali
formnia where they would be mar
tied, according to her story. Kelly
borrowed money from a friend and
the two came to Omaha, Stella stop
ping at the Conant.
"Everything went well and he just
treated me lovely," Stella says, until
Sunday when he didn't make her the
usual visit and later she was served
with summons notifying her that ac
tion had been started against her in
district court.
The large sum of money she is
supposed to have had with her was
only $6 or $7, she says, and this she
got from her widowed mother in
St. Joseph.
Stella declares her innocence of
any attempt to connive with Jasper
,F. Cox in order to get Kelly to settle
his claim. She say she met Ml-. Cox
but once and that time Kelly was
with her.
Alleged Forger Acquitted.
James Lewis, negro, was acquitted
by a jury in District Judge Troup's
court yesterday of a charge of
forging an endorsement on an
American Express company travel
ers' check for $7 on May 7.
BOWEN'S
1921 prices on Surf
Parlor and Porch
Furniture are from
30 to 60 per cent low
er than 1920 prices.
Sun Parlor
Furniture
F rotted Brown Chairs, with'
spring seats, ere- t O CA
tonne covered . . P "
Large Frosted Brown Settees,
having full spring seats, up
holstered in IQQ f(
cretonne . pOUJJ
Frosted Brown Floor Lamps,
complete with OQ f fi
shade... V&V.W
Ivory Desks, in genuine reed,
with quartered d)7 C
oak top J yU
Frosted Brown Tables, with
quartered oak 50
Ivory Fiber Day Beds, full
spring construction ; , uphols
tered in good CCO Efi
quality cretonne vU5iOU
Ivory Fiber, S-ft. Porch
Swings, with cretonne cov
ered cushions, 00
Porch Furniture
Genuine Fiber
Porch Rockers . . ,
Genuine Fiber
Porch Chairs....
4-ft. Fumed Oak
Porch Swings . . . .
Comfortable
Steamer Chairs , .
$9.75
$9.75
$3.95
$1.95
Lawn Swings
As the great outdoors appeals
to one, so does a lawn swing
as the days grow warm.The
11. R. Bowen Co. offers a car
load of well-made, well-braced
lawn swings at a midsummer
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Porch Swings
Your home will give you twice
the comfort during the hot
summer days and evenings if
you have a porch swine. We
now offer four-foot porch
swings, complete with chains
ready to hang, do QC
for only.: PO.JO
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WWHA5 MUJ 4IV1H8 STORE
Koutsky Promises to
Be on Job Early and
Late and to Work Hard
"I'll be on the job early and late,"
said City Commissioner Joseph
Koutsky of the public improvements
department, addressing members of
the Omaha Real Estate board yes
terday at the Chamber of Commerce.
'fir ?imhifirn " Iia nAAA Sa nnt
...J . ... V... V. . IIV 1.W, B .IVl
only to be an efficient official, but to
help Onward Omaha.
"I am not a civil engineer, but I
can see straight sometimes. The
motto of our department will be,
'What can wc do for you?' We are
going to give the people service. I
feel confident that I am starting an
organization of competent men. I
want the assistance of .members of
this board and assistance from other
citizens. I want to learn and I am
sure that if hard work will accom
plish it, I anl going to be a success
as head of the public improvements
department."
Gus Hyers Pays Compliments
To Dunn and Chief Dempsey
Gus Hyers, genial state sheriff,
visited Chief Dempsey and Police
Commissioner Dunn yesterday.
He extended the co-operation of
his law-enforcement battalion to the
new police administration in Omaha.
"Gus is' a go-getter, all right,"
quoth Dunn. "I know he'll stand by
us out in the state if we need him."
Brief City News
Advance Closing Hour Omaha
retail stores will close at 5 p. m.,
except Saturdays, beginning June 13,
it was decided at a meeting of the
Associated Ketailers Tuesday.
Mayor to Speak Mayor James
Dahlman will be the principal
speaker nt a program of the Fonte
nelle Improvement club in the Clif
ton Hill school Thursday night.
Robbed by Youths Two young
bandits armed with automatics held
up and robbed George Foley, 1810
Ohio street, of $1.60 Tuesday night
at Sixteenth and Ohio street.
Head of Order Here M. S. War
flold of Kansas City, president of the
order of Sleeping Car Conductors,
is at the Fontenelle hotel. He is
In' Omaha to call upon officers of the
local union.
Insimetor Named Roy E. Wil
son of the carpenters' union has
been appointed as inspector in the
city building department.' He will
take the position made vacant by
resignation of Henry F. Wulf..
i Gets Terra in Pen Frank Cope
land begged District Judge Troup
"to be easy on him," when he plead
ed guilty to a charge of forgery
Judge Troup sentenced him from
three to five years in the peniten
tiary. Rob Clothes Shop Burglars Used
a ladder and rope and looted the
D. & M. clothes shop, 131 2 Farnam
street, of $1,000 worth of clothing
early Wednesday morning. Descent
was made into the store through a
skylight. The burglars escaped.
Preparing Pageant I. W. Car
penter, vice chairman of the com
mittee on Chinese relief, is prepar
ing final plans for the Chinese
pageant which will be presented at
the Auditorium Friday and Satur
day. "The Lion," China's famous
play, will be given.
Two Officers Suspended Jack
Sheldon and Dudley Wright, police
officers, were suspended by Chief
Michael Dempsey yesterday. Charges
are that Sheldon loafed in a garage
and Wright could not be found on
his beat. John Phalen was suspend
ed last week on a similar charge. -
Operator Resigns Mrs. K. A.
Iarr, telephone operator at police
headquarters, resigned Tuesday to
take a position with an insurance
company. Mrs. Larr distinguished
herself the night of the court house
riot by remaining at her post even
when the mob threatened to storm
the city Jail.
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Freling L Steinle
The Leather Goods House of Omaha
Offer Special Inducements
Wardrobe
TRUNKS
This particular Trunk s an
exceptional bargain. The
traveler or people living in
apartment houses will find
it very convenient.
The cushion top, shoe box,
11 hangers and laundry bag
are but a few of the features
to be found in this Trunk,
at the extremely low price
of
J I'
When in need of--
Suitcases, Traveling Bags, Brief
Cases, Wallets and Billfolds. We
are in a position to serve you best.
Freling & Steinle
1803 Farnam St. Here 15 Years
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everybody store
Large Assortments of New Summer Apparel
Are Here for Your Selection at Low Prices
Hundreds
of People
were here Wednesday to the
reception held
In Our Auditorium for
DORALDINA,
the Famous Dancer and
Movie Star
who gave a free lecture on
classic dancing. It was so
thoroughly enjoyed by all that
we only wished that everyone
in Omaha had an opportunity
to hear it. However, she will
be here again and repeat her
lecture on
Thursday from 12 to 1
in the Auditorium
on the Fifth Floor
and you are invited to hear it.
Doraldina, who is in tTmaha
in person in conjunction with
her Metro photoplay at the
Moon, has been called the
world's greatest classic
dancer.
Men's and Young Men's
Summer Clothes
For Hot Weather Comfort
To be comfortably attired for hot weather, one
should have one of these cool suits you'll like the style,
the comfort and ihe general appearance. Our Palm
Beaches in Mohair, .Cool Cloths and Tropical Worsteds,
possess everything that is in good clothes style, quality,
service and comfort, and are tailored in all the latest
models for men and young men.
Priced at $20.(80, $22.50, $25.00
Main Floor
Palm Beach Golf Knickerbockers, $8.50
These knickerbockers in naturals, grays and heather mixtures, are
just the thing for lovers of the sport on these hot days.
Men's Shirts
For Summer Wear
Men who will turn to this store
for their summer shirts will not
be disappoined for they will find
the most complete line of sum
mer shirt3 in wide assortment of
patterns and styles at very low
prices.
Cotton neckband styles i
$1.45.
Woven madras stylet,
$2.50 to $5.00.
Collar attached, white
pxford, $3.50.
For Picnics These
Vacuum Bottles
at $1.39
will add to your comfort. Com
plete with handled cup; are
very special at $1.39.
Main Floor
Machine Needles
for any make of sewing ma
chine. One dozen best qual
ity needles for 22c
' All leather machine belts,
22c.
Fourth Floor
White Sport
Hose, $3.75
Women's white sport hose
with black clocks will appeal
to those in search of the new
, est styles in sport hosiery. All
sizes, $3.75 pair.
You'll want a pair of these
Silk Hose
to wear with your
aumraer dre.
Women's white silk hose,
6-thread toe and heel, lisle
top, special, $2.45.
Main Floor
Women's and Children's
Attractive
Bathiiig Suits
Designed for Easy Swimming
Moderately Priced from $6.95 Up
Just to see these smart bathing suits is to thrill with joy at
the thought of a refreshing dip. They are made of wool jersey
in a variety of striking color combinations.- There are striped lops
and plain bottoms, plain tops and fancy bottoms and more subdued
colorings for" those who prefer them.
Select yours while the assortment is so conjplete.
Second Floor
Toilet Articles
Very Specially Priced
Djer Kiss Talcum, 19c
Djer Kiss Toilet Water,
$1.69.
Colgate's Bandoline, 19c
Powder Puffs, wool; 4
inch size, 29c
Compact Powder or Rouge
V-i price, 25c :
Garden Glow Talcum, 57c.
Mary Garden Talcum, 42c
Mavis Talcum, 17c.
Tooth Brushes, imported,
price.
Forhan's Tooth Paste,
large size, 47c.
Amolin Powder for per
spiration, 22c
Women's White Summer Skirts
For the Holiday
There is a great demand at the present time for models to serve the practical
purposes of the sports skirt while displaying a newness of design. Here are just
such skirts, in washable fantasie crepe burr-barr, blazer stripe" and white flannels
and serge.
Moderately Priced
Third Floor
Bathing Caps
A complete line of new styles and
colors, made of new live rubber.
Make your selection while the as
sortment is complete.
Specially priced from 25c to $3.00
Main Floor
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