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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921. 21,500 Acres of Land Offered to Ex-Service Men Lotteries on Irrigated Tracts In Wyoming, Comprising 27 i Farms, To Be Held September 6 and 16. Lying within the confines of the border line of Goshen county, Wyo ming, some 18,000 acres of irrigated land, in area a small empire, contain ing all the agricultural requisites that go to make contented, happy and in dependent citizens, will be thrown open to entry to world war veterans, who have received an honorable dis charge, on September 9. Registra tion for this land, which comprises 21? units of approximately 80 acres each, will take place at the Torring ton court house, beginning Septem ber 6, and continuing for three days, to and including 9 a. m., September 9. Crops on this project have the great advantage of the large amount of sunshine provided by Wyoming's climate, and under irrigation can be supplied with water at such times and in such amounts, as will produce the best results. On September 16, a similar draw ing will take place in Park county, at Powell, for land under the Sho shone project, where approximately 57 irrigated farm units, comprising about 3,500 acres, will be opened also to ex-service men. Will Have Two Chances. It is the desire of the reclamation service, in setting the dates, Septem ber 9 and 16, respectively, to allow sufficient time for those who are not successful in drawing land on the i North Platte project to secure a farm home on the Shoshone project. No land drawing since the opening of Oklahoma has attracted more at tention than is being directed toward the lottery that will give to ex-service men 275 of the choicest irrigated farms in the entire west. Many who cannot be present will take a chance in the drawing through application by mail. These will not be out any thing if they fail to secure a unit and in case they are fortunate they will experience no trouble to get backing to enter it under the re quired homestead regulations. While it is not required that the applicant shall see the land before making application, it is very desir able to do so, as the quality of the land varies on the different units. It is absolutely necessary for the suc cessful applicant who draws a water right to see the land before he can file on it. While it is not required that the applicant make application in person, it is required that the suc cessful applicant appear in person within the land district to make fil ing on the land. An applicant must have full homestead rights to make application; that is, he must never have used his homestead right in taking up another homestead. Water-Rental Deposit. Deposits of $1.70 an acre must be made for all water-rental charges, at the office of the United States Re clamation Service at Torhngton, Wyo., by bank draft, cashiers check, or certified check or by postal or express money order, payable to special fiscal agent, United States Reclamation Service. Deposits made in cash can be returned the day fol lowing the drawing; deposits other than cash cannot be returned until collection has been made. Applica tion will be received at Torrington only for the Nh Platte project; and at Powell ooty for the Shoshone project. For "detailed information concerning the description of the land and application blanks, commun ications should be addressed to An drew Weiss, project manager, U. R. S.. at Mitchell, Neb., for the North I'latte project; and for infor mation and blanks for the Shoshone project, communications should be addressed to J. S. Longwcll project manager. U. S. R. S., Powell Wyo. The altitude of either of these projects is about 4,200 feet. Crops produced are corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, alfalfa, sugar beets and fruits. . ., The Union Pacitic Railroad com pany is rushing the construction of an extension of their line tWgh the very center of the North Platte project. Most Beautiful Girl In U. S. Engaged to Wed J ; v ''' ' -- ' j' V' - .'v UK t? I YyMitt Gertrude Tishetr vil , , f,ir Miss Gertrude M. Fisher of Mel rose park, Philadelphia, proclaimed six years ago- as the most bcautitul girl in America," by a jury of pho tographers, lias lost her heart to Carl F. Lauber, jr., a soft drink manufacturer, of Philadelphia. The announcement came as a surprise to the many friends of Miss risher. After the verdict of the photog raphers Miss Fisher was deluged with offers of marriage. They came from far and near. Many offers also came from manufacturers of tooth paste, automobile and face powder. Miss fisher protested that the pho tographers had made a grievous er ror. Mie positively denied their ver dict. SJic said that she was not even the most beautiful girl in the city, let alone m America. Omaha Man Serves 50 Years as Assistant To Postmaster Here James I. Woodard, assistant post master, will have served in the Om aha postoftice half a century on Sep tember I. . His is the longest service record for an assistant postmaster in the whole United States, according to Tostmaster Daniel. He took the post as assistant in 1883, 12 years after he became connected with the Omaha office. It is rumored through the federal building that a big celebrated m honor of Woodard will be put on for his "golden anniversary." Loyal S. Mole, clerk at the infor mation desk at the postoflu-c. also has a long service record. Thirty eight years, completed Monday, with the postoffice here is his record. Bank Has No Connection With Building Company Officers and directors of the American State bank have no con nection with the American Bank Building company, a group of whose stockholders started suit for receiver in federal court Monday. "There is no connection between the two institutions and our stock holders and depositors should be warned against confusing them," said D. W. Geiselman, president of the American State bank. In 1920 the bank brought suit seeking to restrain the building company from using the name of the bank. Policemen Must Not Use Their Cars While on Duty Patrolmen . and detectives must walk instead of using their auto mobiles while on duty. Chief of Police Dempsey issued today the order which compels 30 officers to keep their machines at home instead of taking up parking Dice at the Central police station. 1 North Siders to Stage Big Drive $5,000 Pledged to the Aero Club for Congress Here November 3, 4, 5. Beginning Monday more than 100 North Side business men, members of the North Omaha Activities association, will start their financial drive to secure the $5,000 pledge to the Aero club of Omaha to help de fray the expenses of the Aero Con gress, November 3, 4 and 5. They will cover the entire terri tory north of Cuming street, mak ing a house to house canvass. More than usual interest has been taken in this drive and it is expected they will reach their mark by noon. Spe cial attention is called to the general publifc to be careful not to give any donations to anyone unless they are furnished with an official receipt. Omaha Lawyer Returns From Virgin Islands; Installed Jury System George A. Keyser, young Omaha lawyer, has returned to Omaha with his wife and baby daughter after a year's stay in St. Croix, Virgin is lands, where he held the position of government attorney and for a time was district judge. During his stay on the island Key ser was chiefly responsible in the in stalling of American system of courts. He prosecuted the first mur der case tried in the Virgin islands before a jury a case in which a native was said to have murdered a companion to obtain his heart as a jinx. Keyser and bis bride, formerly Marie Bennewitz, moved into a house which was occupied by Alexander Hamilton when a boy, in Christian sted, Island of St. Croix. The Key sers arc staying with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Keyser, 4425 Parker street, here. Methodist Hospital Waif Named David by Society David is the name which has been given to a waif now being cared for at the Methodist hospital by the Ne braska Children's Home society, ac cording to. Rev. R. B. Ralls, superintendent. Little David is only three weeks old and his history is brief and sad. lie weighed three pounds and one ounce at birth, but is thriving at the hospital under the care of sympa thet:c attendants. The society expects to find a home for the child when he is old enough to be adopted. i, Picnic for Children. Children of the Pillar of Fire Sun day school held a picnic Monday afternoon on the church lawn at 702 S'outh Twenty-ninth street. Re freshments were served. Brief City News Onialian Named Judge Mctor McLucas, former Omaha attorney, has been appointed a Judge of the county superior court In Los An trcles. according to word reaching here yesterday. . No Alcohol Permits Applications to withdraw alcohol have been held up during the investigation started by U. S. Rohrer to determine wheth er local chemical companies are us ing alcohol properly. Sues Street Railway "Wesley Oip- son, negro, filed suit tor ?i&,uou damaces against the Omaha and ; Council Bluffs Street Railway com pany in district court yesterday for j an alleged attack on him which he i sa-9 occurred while he was riding i cn a Florence street car. Pioneer Dies Manley W. Hart, 83, pioneer Omaha merchant, died Monday night at tho home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Crozer, S208 Fontenelle boulevard. Funeral ser vices will be held Wednesday at 2 in the residence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Approve Project Plans Methods of taxation for damages of six major improvement projects In the city, ! which provides that 97 per cent'of; the taxation be assessed to the prop- ' crty in special assessment districts and that the remaining 3 per cent' amounting to about 175.000 be metj by the issuance of general bonds against the city, was approved by, city council this morning. Nebraskaiis to Attend Review Of State Guard Troops Bein Rapidly "Whip ped" Into Shape for First Appearance Before Governor. Des Moines, la., Aug. 23. Special Telegram.) A Urge number of Omaha business men will attend the parade and review of Nebraska Na tional guards here August 29, gov ernors' day. They will be guests of Colonel Amos Thomas and other Omaha officers of the Nebraska reg iment. Governor McKelvie will be the guest of Colonel Thomas and his staff at mess both morning and noon and will attend a dinner given in his honor by Gov, Nate Kendall of Iowa at the De$ Moines Country club in the evening. Governor Kendall will accompany Governor McKelvie in review and parade of Nebraska guardsmen in the afternoon, accord ing to present plans. Parades and reviews of different battalions of Nebraska guardsmen are being held daily preparatory to the final review to be held on gov ernors' day. "We are going to give Governor McKelvie the surprise of his life when we show him how quickly the Nebraska guardsmn have whipped into shape," says General Paul. "The men will certainly make a splendid showing if they keep on improving as they have during this half of the encampment. Brictson Receivership Hearing Is Postponed Federal Judge VVoodrough yester day postponed the hearing on appli cation to appoint a receiver for the Brictson Tire company, despite the protest of counsel for stockholders bringing the action. W. M. Giller. attorney for O. A. Brictson, president of the company, said he needed time to prepare to meet charges contained in an audit of the company books, submitted by stockholders' counsel for yesterday's hearing. New Police Captain Sergt. W. G. Russell has been promoted to police captain to fill the vacancy left by the death of Capt. Anton Vanous. Dorsey Named to Aid Grand Jury State Ready for Probe of Defunct Stock Selling Com panies Next Month. Judge W. C. Dorsey of Bloom ington has been named by Attorney General Davis to assist in the probe ot defunct stock-selling companies' affairs by a special grand jury next month. Dorsey was a former district judge, supreme court commissioner for two years and a candidate for judge of the supreme court at the last election. His office will be located in Oma ha throughout the probe. News of Dorsey's appointment was made known following a busi ness visit of Attorney General Da vis and Guy Touvelle of the state board of securities here yesterday. Davis will be in Omaha most of the time from now until the grand jury meets. He and Dorsey will have office space adjoining that of T. J. McGuire, assistant attorney general, in the Omaha National Bank build ing Motorists Learn That Judge Keeps Promises Nearly 200 Omaha motorists now know that Judge Wappich keeps a promise. Last week Scrgt. George Emery'i motorcycle squads, assisted by a score or so of volunteers, pounced upon Omaha's motoring public, Vappich, together with Judge Fos er, dismissed the traffic offenders with warnings. Immediately nrofuse nrotests arose from the gas bike cops and the volunteers, who felt that their efforts had gone for naught. So Judge Wappich issued an an nouncement that lie wnnlrl nipti nut fines in the future to second offend ers. Lrnse violators raiidit in the traffic net last Saturday night drew $1 fines from Wappich and speeders were assessed $5 each. Yeggraen Blow Safe Vcggnien blew the safe of the II. J. Heinze Pickle company, 1015 North Sixteenth street, Monday night and looted it of $50 in cash and of a quantity of checks and papers. ' 1 1 1 i Funeral Prices Reduced in Order To Serve Humanity Better It may seem odd that we mention price but you should read and know these facts VERYONE expects to find an undertaker in every, city, but further than that no. attention is paid to him.' You are not doing justice to yourself and to your fam ily that way. You should know all about him, his services and Ins prices. Our record is an open book, and we would be glad to have anyone inspect our FUNERAL HOME or our methods at any time. The most scientific measures are adopted by us for the care of the dead, and the most precautionary provi sions made for the living. It is our continued effort to see that sorrow is not intensified. If you have attended funerals conducted under our direction you have marked the absence of confusion, and the quiet, yet efficient, man ner in which every detail was handled and every move prearranged. Our organization is properly versed in the customs of all creeds, organizations and fraternal orders. There is a quality to the HOFFMANN FUNERAL SERV ICE which characterizes it from the common. Both the wealthy and the poor come to us, knowing that their needs will be prop erly cared for at a charge suited to their requirements. The high-class undertaker has nothing to sell but service. In order to have a complete service, it is necessary that he carry funeral supplies. But funeral supplies do not constitute a fu neral. It is the actual service of the undertaker which is in de mand, and his ability to furnish the supplies at reasonable rates. The overhead, or the cost of doing business, of the under taker, as well as the merchandise and equipment used, were in creased like every other business during the war. As yet, some of these items have not been reduced. This is certain to come, like it is in other lines. WE WILL FROM NOW ON BASE ALL OUR CHARGES AT PRICES SUCH AS THEY WERE BEFORE THE WAR. This arrangement will be appreciated not only by the poor class of people, but by the medium and the wealthy classes, as no one wishes to paymorc for this service than it is really worth. No one in Omaha has ever questioned the quality of HOFF MANN SERVICE. No one in Omaha should ever have ques tioned HOFFMANN'S service price. In order that there will be no misunderstanding, and that the public is properly informed as to where we stand on SERVICE and PRICE, we are using this means of advising you. Every business man in Omaha will agree that overhead, or the cost of running business, is the biggest factor of business today. "When every busi ness man admits this, it would seem that every citizen should admit it. Then the next thing is, has the institution any volume? The more volume it has, the less cost per client or customer. We have had the confidence of so many of Omaha's citizens that our volume is the largest. This being the case, it read ily follows that our cost per client would be far less than one would expect. It is our aim to have this volume grow still larger, so that the cost per client will be still less. This will afford us an opportunity to render our complete service at a still lower cost to you. When death enters the home, naturally all the resources have been strained to save the life, and the question of finance does enter. It always has been our aim to meet these requirements fully and wholeheartedly. Tho matter of selling funerals at a price so surprisingly modest will, like it has in the past, endear this institution to the hearts of Omaha's citizens; in other words, to accomplish our aim TO SERVE HUMANITY BETTER. HOFFMANN FUNERAL HOME 24th and Dodge Sts. Doug. 3901 Burgess-Wash Company VIRYODYfc STORK" The Suits For Fall New models are coming in daily, slightly longer of skirt than the suit of last season, and slender in line. Their very special charm lies in the soft, rich fabrics of which they are fashioned. Pdnvolaine Wandora Moussyn Orlando Escotine Tricotine There are smart tailored models and others with collars of fur, whose prices range from $4500 : $4950 : $6950 Many Other Exquisite Models Range in Price Up to $175.00 Only Seven Days Remain of the Great August Fur Sale From the gorgeous wraps to the many becoming smaller pieces, you will find full choice at prices which always reasonable are now 25 less than the prices of the coming season. Th Reidy-to-Wear Shop Third Floor New Saddle Bag Hand Bags and Others in Swagger Effects are in keeping with the new autumn apparel in new est color tones. Saddle bags of Imported Beaver are especially smart with the sports costume and are mod erately priced at $5.95. While suede bags in fawn, gray, brown, black and navy are priced at $1.50 and $2.00. For the street costume there are bags of Spider Calf and long grain leathers in swagger effects at $2.95. Tho Main Floor The New Phoenix Silk Underwear Is Delightful Silk Underwear is proving practical as well as delightfully comfortable in the wardrobe of the day, because of its excellent washing and wearing qualities. Our new fall assortments, you will find offer un usually fine heavy qualities, in both plain and fancy weaves at most reasonable prices. The Vests: $2.35 and $2.50. The Bloomers: $3.95 and $4.25. The Union Suits, Knee Length, $5.50 Th Main Floor Notions J. & P. CoaU' Machine T bread t Spool, Sc Best 6-cord thread in black and white. Every size. 58c dozen. King's Machine T h r e a d Black and white, Nos. 40, 50 and 60, 3 spools, 10c. The Weil-Known "Vanity" Hair NeUt 10c In cap and fringe styles, in every color. All guaranteed to be per fect. Each, 10c, or 95c a dozen. Buttonai Price Buttons in all colors, pearl, covered glass and other styles used for trimming, at yt price. Wright' Bias Tapet 3 Belts, 25c Fine grade tape. Sizes No. 1 to 7. Six yards to the bolt. In white only. Strong: Shoe Laces: 2 lie Pair a good strong shoe lace, in all lengths, black only, Elastic Sanitary Belts: 35c All elastic, in white and flesh, in every size. Sanitary Napkins: Dos., 39c Extra soft sanitary napkins, packed 12 to the box. Elastic Remnants, Large Pieces: 3 for 10c. Main Floor Window Shades 89c Full 7 feet long, 36 inches wide, mounted on Hartshorn rollers, in buff colors, they offer very unusual value at 89c each. Dotted Grenadine: 59c Pretty patterns in white dotted grenadine and bungalow nets. All low priced at 59c yard. New Cretonnes: yd. 50c In a variety of attrac tive colors and patterns. At the new fall pricing, 50c yard. Fourth Floor
