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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA SATURDAY. JtlLY 2, 1921. Memory of Little Brother Impels MilkFund Gift 2 Little Girls of Eustis, Neb.. Send $5 Contribution Omaha Photograpber Joins Contributors. M memory of their dead little bi other. Eugenia and Sydcnia Bcn it'g. little girls of Eustis, Neb., sent a $5 contribution to The Bee's free milk and ice fund for needy babies. It is a lovely tribute. Better even than an offering of lovely, but per ishable flowers. For nourishing milk, and the ice to keep it cool and sweet, is what sustains infant life during these sweltering days. "We hope that more of The Bee readers will realize the importance j ot giving to your most worthy cause," wrote Lester Heyn of the Htvn studio, enclosing a check for $5. Other contributions, nearing the JMO-marR, to date, are listed as follows: rmvlouniy acknowl.dgea' $568 .ti Jmi A. r.llmor... (.00 Kuu'nlH unit Sydonla Benlne, Eus- Nob S.M E. M. M 10 00 The Heyn Studio 5.00 From ".im'h" 2.oo Peter Jsnitn, Beatrice 9.00 Esther Johnson Named Chief Probation Officer f-7 r V if A 14 Brief City News Tottl 398.B Woman in Hospital; Skull Is Fractured Mr. Sam Sockery, 50, 1428 North Twentieth street, lies in Wise Me morial hospital with a probable fractured kull and severe cuts about the fate and, shoulders. She is re ported to have had a quarrel with tenants of the upstairs apartments at the same address, Mr. and Mrs. ' Fred Drolett. The altercation Is alleged to have taken place Thursday afternoon. Mrs, Sockery was if moved to the hospital last night when she became delirious and then unconscious. Hos pital attendants say she is in a se rious condition. , t . Official of the public welfare board are preparing a warrant for the arrest Of the Droletts which Sam Sockery, 14,, with whom the woman make her home, will sign, they say. Busy Day Awaits U. S. Judge On Return From North Platte A busy day awaits Federal judge Woodrpugh on his arrival this morning from North Platte. The civil docket will be called and cases assigned in the order on which they will go to trial. A number of out-or-town attorneys await his coming. Among them are Thomas Sloane of Pender and Harry L.. Keefe of Walthill. Judge Woodrough will return to North Platte Monday to finish cases there. , Man Says Van Man Moved "Kenneth Becktell alleges that his wife, Edith, became Infatuated with a dashing moving van driver named Sidney Pother. He filed Suit for divorce in district court, yesterday. They were married in 1908 and ali went well, he says, until 1915 when the debonnaire moving van man moved his wife's affections away from him and moved her to -Riffle, Colo., alleges Mr. Becktell. "SI" Esther Johnson, for fight years an assistant probation officer in the juvenile court, was promoted yester day to be chief probation officer to succeed A. H. Vosburgh, who has acted in that capacity for two years. Mr. Vosburgh will become an assist ant probation officer again. The salary of the chief is $2,000 a year. Work to Begin Monday On Oil Firrri Building Ground will be broken Monday for the new six-story office building of the Nebraska Standard Oir" com pany, A. H. Richardson, the presi dent, announced yesterday. It will be located on the southwest corner of Eighteenth and Howard streets. The new edifice, estimated to cost $250,000, will have 72 feet frontage on Eighteenth street and 88 feet on Howard. The first two stories will be stone and the upper floors brick. An ornamental Jooby, entirely of marble; will be a feature of the new building. John and Alan McDonald are the architects. Offerings by Famous Artists Among New Victor Records New Victor records, which will be on sale after July 1, include offerings by Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Sergei Rachmaninoff, John McCor mack, Toscanini and La Scala or chestra, Amelita Galli-Curci, France? Alda. There are also half a dozen lively dance records and a new pair pf songs on one record by Sir Harry Lauder. Woman Says Her Brother Saved Her, From Husband Ray White is worth just a little less -than zero as a husband, accord ing to the allegations of his wife, Mabel, in a petition for divorce filed yesterday in district court. Though they have been married only 18 months, Ray has beaten her up and attacked her with a knife, cutting her cheek and leaving a scar, she says. Only the intervention of her brother, Claude Smith, saved her life, she says. Seventy-seven Bodies of Service Men Arrive Here Seventy-seven bodies'' of Yank soldiers who died while in the army in France arrived In Omaha yes terday for distribution in Nebras ka, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The majority of the bodies go to Nebras ka and Kansas towns. Among the bodies was that of Paul Paulsen, Company G, 258th in fantry, son of Mrs. Tina Paulsen, 1109 South Seventh street, Council Bluffs. Bewildered Man Guided To His Home by "Lost" Boy Harley Fost, 7, Fifth and Locust streets, and Lorenzo Ritzo, 74, 1317 South Twelfth street, wandered away from home yesterday. They chanced to meet down town. : The aged man vaguely remembered his address. The "lost" child guided him to the place and then returned to his home, where a frantic mother had notified police to watch for her missing son. Rewarded With Vocation Two weeks' vacation with pay la the re ward for Patrolman A. Nelson, who saved 6-year-old Louis Blasn from being run over by a truck, last Wednesday. -w. Three to Pen For stealing- 112, three men were sentenced to the penitentiary for terms of one to four years, yesterday. The trio, are Walter and John McHenry and Richard Marks. Alcohol Recovered Twenty bar rels of alenhnl, worth 15,000, eon signed to E. E. Bruce & Co., Oma ha, and stolen and concealed in Cin cinnati recently, has been found and Is on its way to Omaha. Dies on Train Just as her train pulled into Omiha yesterday. Mrs. Josephine H. Werder, 68, of Charles City. la., succumbed to the heat. The woman and her daughter were trt route to Cheyenne. Special Taxes Due Special taes on business and occupations are due July 1 at offices of collectors of In ternal revenue. Theatrical folk, brokers and automobiles used for hire are included. Twelve Rohheries Twelve rob beries were reported to the police during Thursday night. Jewelry, furniture, clothing and money, bi cycles and mrarden hose were taken. Only one suspect was arrested. Starving Mnn Found Almost un conscious, dreadfully emaciated, an unidentified man was found ta a. barn on the Nethaway farm, four miles northeast of Florence, and was taken to the county hospital Thurs day. Job Open A committee Includ ing s. p. cresan or wenrasKa ny. J. D. Buahnell and J. Cass Cornell of Lincoln, has been named to select a successor to H. E. Moss, retiring secretary of the Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce. "Rrlna 'Em In." Kew Order Dis rpard by auto violators of "golden rule" summonses to appear In court, induced Chief of Police Pempsey to cHanse the orders. "Bring 'em in to the station" Is his order to motor cycle officers, now. Girl Gone: $660 Mlsslnif Loretta Brewer. 17. is Kone. So is I860 be longing to AIvy White, roomer at the C. B. Mcciatn Home, ivus soutn Ritenth. where the girl lived. H. L. Mossman told the police Loretta stole a suitcase from his house two weeks ago. Cor.tt Second Dirorce For the second time, Mrs. Jennie Webster in suing her husband, Clarence, for divorce. She took him back last Christmas, a month after they were divorced. But now they're unhappy ii.fra.tn. Their two chudrer are in Riverview home. Fire Destroys Warehouse of Paxton & Vierling Iron Works Fire attributed to spontaneous combustion completely destroyed the warehouse of the Paxton & Vierling iron, works, Seventeenth street and the Union Pacific tracks, early yes terday with a loss of $50,000. Four refrigerator cars on the tracks nearby were destroyed. Ihe tire was dis covered by the night watchman and a general alarm turned in, but the blaze had gained such headway the firemen could but confine it to the warehouse. Hose was strung five blocks and low pressure of the water handicapped the firemen. Strings ot box cars were pulled to safety. Drainage System and Dike Will Stop Floods by River Floods in the low lands ot north east Omaha and East Omaha and the district surrounding Carter lake will be a thing of the past when the prop ect now beine worked out for drain age an driver protection is completed, J. M. Gillart of the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce said yesterday. Work on this project is expected to start this summer. More Thin $3,000 Collected In License Fees Last June Omaha is getting rich. During June of this year $5,129.50 was collected in license tees by the department of accounts and finances. During Tune of 1918 only $1,829 was collected : Tune, 1919, $732: and June. 1920. $2,502. TheSe are miscellaneous collec tions, excluding dog and wheel tax: Prices Reduced On Hot Weather Items Saturday Ice Cream Freezers "White Mountain" Delightful summer desserts are yours with one) of these latest, improved freezers and we've cut the prices way down for Saturday. This is the leading freezer of the world. 1- qt.size, Q QQ Reg. 4.85 0.OV 2- qt.size, A ro Re-. 5.65 OLt o- - 3-qt. size, Reg. 6.75.. .5.39 Ice SB and Small Things ICE TONGS, all steel. . . . 49 Ice Picks Ice Shavers 33 Lemon Squeezers . .9 1-qt Thermopack Fillers 2 for si Thermos Bottles Notably Reduced Just the thing to take on summer parties, motor or boat trips, camping or fishing. Steel case, enameled; glass filler. 1.69 1 pint sis dLYJL TON ILPOGKRS & SONS CO. JUL 1515 HARNEY Hardware and Kitchenwart Magazines of the Day Are all found in our Book Shop on the Main Floor. Annual subscriptions taken. Book Shop Main Floor WES s-Nash G 'hverybodyS stors" mwm. Barber Bill's Barbet Shop A hair bob for the kiddies, 35c and a ride oh a regular merry-go-round horse as well. Tho Harney Street Entrance. $2.95 " $2.95 ' $2.95 ' $2.9S ' 780 EXQUISITE BLOUSES In Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Mignonette One of the most remarkable blouse sales which we have been able to offer in many months. Only in seeing them can one possibly realize how exquisite they are Buy now for use over the "Fourth." Buy now for use for the months to come. They are hot only at a fraction of their usual pricing, but at a fraction of their usual wholesale cost. THE COLORS: Tomato, Apricot, Copenhagen, Nile ' Green, Emerald Green, Navy Blue, Flesh, White, Black. THE STYLESi Collared and collar' less. Short and long sleeves. Dainty tie-backs, becoming . over - blouses and pretty luck-ins. Some are trimmed in handsome laces j some delightfully beaded; some daintily embroidered; quite the loveliest for sheer, dainty wear. Dozens of styles. Sizes 34 to 44. On sale Saturday morning at 9 o'clock in the Blouse Shop, Second Floor. California Plums v 50c a 5 lb. Basket Delicious, , large, juicy California plums our Saturday special put tip in 5-pound baskets. No Phono Order No Deliveries No C.6. ti'i. The Downstair Store. Silk Gauntlet Gloves, 95c In white, gray, mode and black. Excep tional values. Three-quarter length Milan ese silk gloves, $2.00. Also long l6-button silk gloves, $3.25. The Clove Shop Main Floor Stamped Bed Spreads $2.95 For "pick up afternoon work" on the porch spreads of heavy, unbleached muslin, stamped and ready to embroider. Free in structions given in our Art Section Second Floor Children's Barefoot Sandals Children's tan lotus calf barefoot sandals, exceptional values. 5 to 6, $1.80 ' 8 14 to 11, $1.78 1U4 'to 2, $2.00 Main Floor Special Sale of Photo Albums Loose leaf style, 7x11 size, with f leJcibie , back, while they last, 98c. Kodak Dept. Main Floor Picnic Supplies for the Fourth Paper plates, three sizes, 10c per dozen. Ice cream dishes, 5c per dozen. Paper napkins, 5c and 10c a dozen. Drinking cups, lc each. Paper Sanispoons or Sahiforks, 10c fcer dozen. Paper table cloths, 10e to SOe each. Picnic luncheon sets, 25e and 3Se each. Waxed paper, 40c sheet, 10c roll Main Floor Sale of Silk Lingerie Sports Skirts of Silk Hundreds of garments in Crepe de Chine, Satin and Georgette are offered at prices which scarcely cover the cost of the materials. Camisoles at 95c Dozens of styles to choose from. at $2.95 at $3.95 Chemise ( Petticoats Bloomers Camisoles Gowns Petticoats Billk Burkes Chemise at $L95 Envelope Chemise, Bloomers, Drawers, Camisoles. The Lingerie Shop Second Floor in Fantasie, in crepe de chine, in wash satins, and in the loveliest of the many novelty weaves. $15.00 to $35.00 Tub Skirts of Surf Satin- and cotton gabardine, in - smartest models, pocketed and belted, . $9.50 to $10.00 Khaki Skirts and Breeches for camping, outings and motoring trips. $5.00 to $8.95 The Skirt Shop Third Floor Lovely Silk Stockings Are Such a Satisfaction Full Fashioned Hose, $3.45 and $4.25 pr. In good weight silk, double soles, toes and heels and silk garter tops, white and black only. Chiffon Weight Hose, $3.00 pair Silk hose, chiffon weight in black, brown, cor dovan and fawn. White Silk Hose, $1.35 pair u All full fashioned, double soles, toes and heels, with lisle garter topjs. Women's Hosettes, 35c pair j For the bathing beach. In white black, scarlet and navy. All sizes. Women' Hole Shop Main Floor ' For the Fourth FLAGS Let us not let our pa triotism wane. Float "Old Glory" from the house tops. Flags in all sizes, rang ing in price from 5c to $15.00. Main Floor Tub Suits for Small Boys Are Very Specially Prided A wonderful purchase remarkable values in middy style, belted styles, one-piece styles, iri light ' and dark patterns and combinations. Linen and Crash Suits, $4.95 There arfe just 43 of these suits, which we will clear out at $4.95. Sizes 9 to 17. Sport Biouses, 69c to $1.75 , iOOO Skull Caps at 25c each Boya Shop Main Floor White Organdie Dresses, $3,95 FOR LITTLE MISS OF 6 TO 14 i n Bathing Suits: A Sale, $3;95$6J5 Dainty little dresses, lace-trimmed and prettily ruffled in keeping with styles most becoming for the miss of 6 to 14. Colored Organdie Frocks $9.85 to $18.50 In pastel shades and in white in sizes 6 to 19. Pretty Gingham Dresses $1.95 to $10.00 Smart little dresses from our own stocks, reduced for Saturday. The Junior Shop Third Floor Our entire stock of wool bathing suits of the newest and most attractive mod els in a gorgeous array of colors will be placed on sale Saturday in two great lots. Choose a smart and becoming bathing suit for the holiday at $3.95 and $6.95. , Second Floor Bathing- Caps A special sale of bathing capg all styles and colors. Very specially priced. One lot of divers' and fancy bathing caps, 19c. Druf Department Main Floor Homemade Pastry for over the holiday, will be on sale Saturday in our new bakery now located on The Main Floor. Women's White Canvas Oxfords, $2.95 ' Canvas oxfords and pumps with covered Louis heels. Now reduced because the size ranges are slightly incomplete. Main Floor Mina Taylor Dresses and Aprons $1.95 In charming summer ging hams, chambrays, Japanese crepe and linonette. Women's sizes, 34 to 46. Misses' sizes, 16 to 20. Second Floor Free Movies FOR THE KIDDIES "Swat the Spy" a live, 5 reel "detective" story, all about a German spy. 9:30 Saturday morning. In the Auditorium. Remarkable Fourth of July Sale in Downstairs Store Women's and Misses' Summer Dresses, $500 In Smart Ginghams, Dainty Voiles and Sheer Organdies. Sizes 14 to 46. downaulrg Stori
