THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER U. 1921.
State Engineer
Attacks County
Road Man's Work
Probe of CouJitions in Kicli
ardton County Show Irreg
ularitica Johnson
Asserts.
Lincoln, Oct 40, (Spat.) I. F.
Keif, Richardson county. highway
commissioner, comci under the (ire
of George C Johnson, state engineer,
in report on an investigation of
Keifs work submitted to Richard.
on county supervi.ori in answer
to a refluent from them for an in
veitigation. Johnon charge the
following apaintt Keif:
Relf hat drawn $UXJ in excet of
nun allowed him ty law and Mrs.
IMf. at an office nltant, hat
drawn $480 not covered by law.
Fee collected by Relf were not
turned into county treasurer but
were collected and held by him and
ostensibly paid out for expenses of
labor.
Kept No Record.
Relf bit not kept a road record
a required by law.
Relf has not kept a bridge record
as required by law.
Relf never made any report of his
work at county highway commis
sioner as required by law.
The bridge condition in Richard
son county is bad and results of
investigation 4how that the county
is not getting the value of bridges
for the amount of money spent.
To remedy the above alleged con
ditions lohnnon recommends the fol
lowing to the supervisors: .
Need Experienced Man.
An experienced bridpe superinten
dent be employed by the county to
supervise the construction work.
All construction materials, such
i.t lumber, cement, gravel and rein
forcing be purchased upon open
competitive bids based upon quanti
ties to be used throughout the en
tire construction season.
The county highway commissioner
he required to file a bond as pro
vided by law. ,
The county highway commissioner
be required to keep reiords of road
and bridge work as provided by
law.
The bridges and culverts be con
structed according to standards, as
provided by law.
The county highway commissioner
be requested to de'vote his entire time
to county business.
Indicted Attorney
Assigns Judgment
To His Law Partner
For $1 and "other valuable con
sideration," William J. Hot, In
dicted by the "wildcat grand jury"
and held under bond on serious
chargei, aitigned (6,109.60 yesterday
to Ins Uw partutT. lirorgc Lee.
Tin sum rrprecni a verdict
awarded I lot by a jury in district
court Saturday in hit suit against
the American State bank for at
torneys fee. The verdict was for
w ith interest. J lot sued for
I7.IA
Attorney Lee declared . Monday
afternoon that the assignment was
made "to discharge personal
obligation" to him.
More Legal Action Looms
Over "Happy" Benner Will
More legal fireworks loom in the
path of the Theodora "Happy" Van
Wyck Benner will, bequeathing her
fortune estimated at $500,000 to her
son. Van Wyck, 17, when he is 30
years old, which was permitted to
go to probate without an appeal last
week, according to E. R. Burke,
attorney for young Van Wyck and
his father, Fernando, who seek to
break the-will, . .
He . says he plans an action in
county or district court attacking
the validity of the will because it
breaks the rule against perpetuities.
He declares that under its provi-j
sions, the estate is tied no indefi
C. of C. Introduces Traffic. '
Games for.Onialfa Youngsters
As a means -of educating school
children in Omaha to the dangers of
playing in the streets where traffic
is heavy, "Traffic Safety" games
have been suggested for them by the
Chamber of Commerce.
In circular tetters to principals of
schools throughout the city, George
Carey, head of the traffic safety
committee of the chamber, has out
lined instructions of the gimts.
.Principals in the games represent
policemen, pedestrians and the traf
fic violators. The plan was suc
cessful in other cities, Mr. Carey
said.
Kinsler Wires Again About
Wohlberg and Masse Bond
' Tired of waiting in vain for replies
to his first telegrams sent Saturday,
District Attorney Kinsler sent off a
second sheaf to Los Angeles yester
fl.iv afternoon.' demanding to know
". why $25,000 bonds for Jacob Masse"
and Charles Wahlberg had not been
received here,., and what was the
explanation fora habeas corpus pro
ceeding start4 there. The tele
grams were addressed to Federal
judge Bledsoe and District Attorney
O'Connor. .' - .
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Happy Clark Bureau Bride
Pays Respects to Sheriff
To bear testimony to the efficacy of
Sheriff Michael Clark's matrimonial
bureau, Mrs. Albert Henry Thomas,
47, the first : bride of the Clark
: bureau, "reported" at his office yes
terday. She was Mrs. Nettie Dun
ham of Newark, N. J., when he put
her in touch with Albert Henry
Thomas. 55, a painter, living at 2606
Korth Thirtieth street, Omaha. They
were married October 3 by Rev.
Charles Savidge. ' ' '-
German Airplane Entered
In Pulitzer Trophy Race
A German Fokker airplane has
been entered in the Pulitzer trophy
air race at the International Aero
congress to beheld in Omaha next
month. A telegram received yester
day bv the Omaha Aero club from
The Netherlands Aircraft company
in New York states the plane will
have a spec-ally constructed motor.
K. W. Montes, an aviator of Los
Angeles, has also entered a plane
in the race.
Jealous Man Takes Poison;
4 Wife Watching at His Bedside
Afraid that his wife's love had
' grown cold, E. C Beck, 1008 Grace
street, attempted suicide with poison
" yesterday noon. Then he burst into
Creighton medical dispensary, beg
4 ring to be saved. He is at St.
. Joseph hospital where physicians say
he may d:'c "''. . .
His pretty wife Mollie. 22, denies
he had any cause for jealousy. She
is at his bedside. Beck is 25..
Napoloon hejd the view that the
horteft men are often the braniest,
and by way of demonstrating this
belief he nearly ( always , selected
fcmL aca for his biggest tasks.
Plan Reception
For 'Gipsy' Smith
Welcome to Be Given Noted
Evangelist Saturduy
Afternoon.
To welcome Gipsy Smith, noted
evangelist, to Omaha, a reception
will be held in the Chamber of
Commerce late Saturday afternoon,
Sixty-eight Protestant churches of
Omaha are represented in the re
vival which Smith will open Sunday
evening at the Auditorium. His
campaign is for four weeks. Two
musicians and their wives are in the
Smith rarty.
Following is a list of prayer meet
ii'gs to he held this evening in the
Gipsy Smith campaign:
Maiirom Park Plurict B. F. Thorn ,
J:j5 Hopplalon iv.nur; K. M. Pond. .804
Wool worth avenue; Henry DyUber, tit
pouth Thtrtyecona avenue.
South Blile T. J. Alton. Ill Z trt
O. Mill inn, IJJl Polk iret.
North llmihi W, ft. , 2SSS Kansaa
utenue; Jir. Luileka, 10 rtftrenre boule
vard; Mr. Thorn, Zr'S Ufn siret: Mr,
Cue. 331 North TlitVleth !; '-.
Sillier, $o:o North Twemy-thlrd atraet;
R. Klddon. 470 yorth Thirtieth ..-...;
Mr. C'rundall. SS 1 1 North Ntnrteonth tr-et;
.Mr. Wine. :: Plnknev lr.ee: C. H. Wl-
they. 1M Wirt atreet: lr. Griffith, tin
Whltemore; Mre. Thnmaa tllven, S755
Vane; Mrs.. Ellawo'th, 31 07 RenVk avenue.
Central Mr. fitromberg. ill North
Nineteenth street.
Firth Ward Mrs. William Ore's, 341 1
."sortn r.nrntetntn street; cnrisitaii lei,
ter butldllisr. 2b:S Nnrlh Tenth .treat;
Alra. Hoover, 91& Williams etreet; Mrs,
Anna IloHnsnn, S14 Hickory ritreal.
Hotel Conveniences
Planned for Tourists
At Elmwood Park
If plans of the Omaha Automobile
club for a modern camping place at
Elmwood Park are carried out, auto
mobile tourists who pass through
Omaha will have the conveniences of
a hotel.
Officials of the club listened at a
meeting yesterday to Harry Lynds,
Kansas City millionaire, who is en
route home after a four months tour
through the west. The club hopes
to equip the camping grounds at
Elmwood park after suggestions of
fered by Mr. Lynds.
Features of the Auto club's plan
are telephones, laundry service,
benches, gas and electric lights and
attendants to care for the needs of
the tourists. , .
"The more adequate the camping
grounds,' the longer will a tourist re
main in your city," Mr. Lynds said.
"A modern camping spot is a great
1. asset to a city, as automobile travel
each summer is becoming more
popular."
Prominent Men Attend -
E. W. Gunther Funeral
Fifteen prominent Omaha busi
ness and professional men were
honorary pall bearers at the funeral
of Emil V. Gunther, capitalist, yes
terday. Rev. Frank G. Smith offi
ciated. Burial was in Forest Lawn.
Frank Boyd. Phil Shirley, . T. . F.
Naughtin, Frank Norton, E.r S.
Moshier and Lester Drishaus were
active pallbearers. f "
Witness, Beaten,
Sues for Damages
Crcttia Farmer Brings Action
Against Minnesota Attorney
For $10,910.
Suit to coJ.lvct $10,910 alleged per.
souai uuniagts v. us stsrtcu in uixnci
couit votrrday by II. G. bandv.
wealthy tanner uf Creston, Neb.,
agaiuxt 1 hoiius Davis, a well-known
attorney of Ivanhoe, Minn.
In his petition Sandy alleges that
as lie vas having the court house
at Ivanhoc, Minn., March JO, after
testifying in a lawsuit in which D
vis was attorney lor the defense, Da
vis aaultrd him and gavt him
severe beating. ' ,
Lower and Iligsini, who rcprc
sent Sandy, declared the assault wat
corntnittrd because Sandy's testi
mony was damaging to Davis case.
After Davis had bt-atcn him, Sandy
went to a physician, hi attorneys de
clare, and received medical attention.
The petition alleges that since then
Sandy has been unable to do any la
bor on his farm and has had to hire
men to work for him. In addition
lie has been forced to go to Wyo
ming to recover trom ins injuries.
Omaha Schools Observe
Fire Prevention Day
Omaha schools co-operated yester
day in the observance ot tire preven
tion day.
In every grade in the city, during
the period allotted to tne new civics
and citizenship class, the workings
of the fire department were explained
to the children, its organization, now
it is financed, and how it functions,
In addition, there were fire drills at
most of the schools. Janitors were
impressed with the necessity of nre
prevention measures in and about
school buildings.
Observance of fire protection day
is state-wide. Fire Chief baiter and
State Fire Marshal fronton ex
pressed themselves as solidly behind
the movement.
After many years of work' a rail
road tunnel under the Pyrenees be
tween eastern bpain and l-rancc,
nearly 20 miles long, has been com
pleted. '
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Brief City News I
leaving Project Rejected The
city council went on record yester
day against the paving of South
Thirteenth street because property
owners there are unabl? to meet the
special taxes.
Patrolman FJrcd-On the testi
mony of Miss Goldie Salmons of
Council Bluffs that he was guilty of
conduct unbecoming an officer. Hans
BocBh, patrolman, was discharged
yesterday by the city council.
Apnly for Passports-Mrs. James
A. Fike and daughter, Eunice Ior
raine, of Valentine, Neb., applied
for passports, yesfcerdsy to sail for
Europe- next month. They will visit
relatives in England. ' The Fikes are
now at 2122 Ixithrop street, Omaha.
Says 6tepson Hit Him Because
his stepson. Adolph Baum, blacked
t his eye and won t work, New c.
Chrlstensen, . photograpner, niea
suit for divorce from Marie Raum,
who works at the Y. W. C. A. He
also charges Marie with having a
bad temper,
Maher to Return William Maher,
who recently Jumped a $2,500 bond
signed by his father, will return and
give himself up, his father notified
County Attorney Shotwell yesterday.
He went to North Dakota to Investi
gate charges against him there, the
father explained.
Yom Kippur Tom Kippur or the
Day of Atonement services, the most
eacred In the calendar of Jewish
holy days, will be observed in local
synagogues and Temple -Israel to
night and all day Wednesday. Rabbi
Frederick Cohn's topics will be
"The Voice of Atonement," "Disar
mament" and "The Valley of the
Shadow." .
Quicldy
Conqaers
Constipation
and cnrtaii your
2 70-If rand
dotxt work psoj
rly takt
raBTKi'S
fjttle Li l
rilU today 71
and yonr 4
trouble wiB 1
cease. For dfaineas, lack of anwota,
faadadkt and btoteky akin aottaiat
cw consl thoiL Purriy wgctbte
esergy. .
bowSeXV.
CfMk'R
Medicine
Builds You Up
For Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma, and all throat
troubles. -
No Alcohol or Dang erou Drugs.
Soweni'
Value-Giving Store
Be Prepared
For Ccld Weather
' Every Stove bears ou
positive guarantee of com
plete satisfaction. Whether
you buy a -j heater, cod
range or a gas range of any
size,- you should examine
the line of stoves carried r.t
BOWEN'S
We have verythg in Stores
at supreme value-giving prices.
; Small Coal Heater..... $.rr,
Medium Size Nickel Trimmed
u?ater $16.50
Large Aickel Trimmed
Heater.... $21.50
Large Bowea's Economj, full
Nickel Trimmed Heater
1 $27.50
; Large Nickel Trimmed Hard
' Coal Basebumer..J3l.50
Burgess-Nash Downstairs Store
aiy ESemart;aWe Values Ekr-a
k Ihw etoberr IFeatyre Items
WoLieini's We 17 lAJimi1ief Coats
A New Shipment From Our Big Purchase
Si
$HS)50
Coats offering remarkable values in
rich all-wool velours and suedine, with
large cozy fur collars of beaverette and
sealene. All are fully lined, some in
terlined, in navy, black, brown, copen,
deer. Sizes 16 to 44.
Specially priced Tuesday at $19.50.
Burftss-Natb Downstairs Star
Plaid Skirts
of velour and Prunella
stripes In lovely color com
binations. An unusual
value. Sizes 26 to 36.
$395
BurgMS-Nsah Downstairs Store
About Our
"October
Featureltems"
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t all poasibla anlhuslarm. Kt aa
pal toll Ika storv tM Ironaly, far
lky carry ralall axicaa U la
mur " Par with araa-
anl wWalaaal taata 4a aa caaa
van lawar.
This d.'ta NOT ataaa that prkrs
ia (anaral will lawar.
Wa fc.lirva itiat lha market Is
rapidly tlalnlnt staady (aval.
If saa NOT maaa that wa ara
ffarlaa; caalinwally aaa-4ay and
two-Say aalaa.
If DOCS hum that wa kava can
cantrataa aur avery al fort, la oflar
la Hca oaaartaiaat, at laaal aaa
Item alatif with aur regular aier
chaoaiisa at au asraptlonally law
prica. As loaf aa they laat. theaa
Itaaia whl.h wa will call aur -October
Feature Iteaia," ara ta ba leuaa' la
tha varioua aepartmeata.
Aak for them dally aa yaur aha.
plaf Irlaa tbrautU tba store Many
Itsois ( iraet iutcraat await yau.
Cafeteria Special
For Tuesday
Stuffed Ncssctt of lamb
with baked potato, 30c.
Burgess-Naih Dowaalalra Slora
Work Shirts
89c each
Made of excellent
quality Defiance
chambray, cut extra
large. Each, 89c. Sizes
141a to 17.
Hot IVater
Bags 89c
Hot water bottles and
syringes made of new,
live red rubber, complete
with a 1 1 attachments.
Tuesday, reduced to 89c
each.
BuTfaas-Nath Downstair Stora
Clearance : Knit Undergarments
For Women and Children
Most exceptional values samples and soiled
knit undergarments for women and children.
Many high priced garments in the lot, broken
sizes, but all sizes represented. Tuesday reduced
to 50c garment.
BurgeM-Naeh Downstairs Store
SO
Boys' Overalls
Pair, 69c
Steifel stripe, high
back, usual pockets,
sizes 4 to 15, Specially
priced Tuesday, 69c
pair. Limit of four to
a customer.
Burgasa-Nasa Downstairs Stora
Men's Trousers
Pair, $1.98
Heavy weight work
trousers in neat pat
terns. Sizes 31 to 42.
A pair, $1.98.
Boot Top Hose, 19c
Women's fiber silk hose, black
only. Tuesday reduced to 19c
pair.
Burfeas-Naali Downstair Stora
Hair Bows, each 59c
1 yards of 5 inch taffeta ribbon hair bow
each with fastener, 59e.
Burg ess-Nasa Downstairs Stora
New Wool Dresses of
Tricotine and Poiret Twill
$"jjg)50
This special group of dresses are of
splendid quality tricotine and poiret twill,
smartly tailored; with novel trimmings of
silk embroider', steel and wooden beads
and unusual girdles of silk and metal. A
wonderful assortment; Tuesday at $19.50.
Burreis-Naah Downstair Stora
All Wool Serge Guimpe
In the popular straight line effect J 1 95
with belt and pockets. Sizes 16 to 44. if
Burfeai-Naah Downstair Stora
Domestics at Low Prices
Tuesday
Outing Flannel
18c yard
36-inch, extra heavy weight
outing flannel. Specially priced
Tuesday at 18e yard.
Unbleached Sheeting
41c yard
81-inch sheeting; a fine qual
ity without filling or dressing.
Specially priced Tuesday, 41e
yard. Limit of 12 yards to
customer.
42-inch Tubing
39c yard
Excellent quality 42-inch
bleached pillow case tubing of
well-known make; Tuesday re
v duced to 39c yard.,
Shirting Flannel
Yard, 15c
S6-inch excellent quality shirt
flannel in dark colored checks
and stripes.
Oil Cloths
34c yard .
48-inch table oil cloths of well
known make; Discontinued
patterns. Tuesday, reduced to
34e yard.
" Burtaaa-Naah
Curtain Scrim
15c yard
S 6-inch curtain scrim of good
quality, with dravra-work edge
in white or ecru. Tuesday re
duced to 15c yard.
Window Curtains
Pair, $1.95
Filet net curtains, 2 H, yards
long, with neat .figured center
and lace-trimmed edge. Tues
day, reduced to $1.95 pair.
Table Cloths
Each, $1.29
Damask table cloths of heary
weight and good quality, with
hemstitched or scalloped edge.
Tuesday, reduced to $1.29
each.
Bed Spreads
$2.75 each
Large size hemmed crochet
bed spreads of heavy weight
quality, in handsome Mar
seilles designs. Tuesday, re
duced to $2.75 each.
Downatalra Stora
Notions at Special Prices
Darning Cotton
2 balls, 5c
Pearl Buttons
Card, 10c
Elastic Remnants
Each, 5c .'
. Remnants of garter elastic in
black and white, each, 5c
Rick Rack Braid
4 yards, 5c
Hick rack braid in white and
colors. Four yards for 5c.
Skirt Belting ,
Yard, 6c
Romper. Elastic
3 pieces, 10c
Remnants of romper elastic in
pink, blue and white, three
pieces, 10c
Wooden Coat
Hangers, ea., 5c
' Dressing Pins, paper, 5c.
Collar Band, all sizes, ea., 9c.
Strong Safety Pin, in all sizes,
card, 3 He
Folding Wire Coat
Hangers, ea., 5c
Dres Clasp, card, 2fc
West Electric Hair Curlers,
five on card, 19c
King's Machine Thread, three
spools, 10c
Burjess-Naah Downstair Star
flengo Belt Corsets
One Half Price
Models designed for average, stout and
extra stout figures; in low and medium bust;
long and extra long skirt made of imported
Coutil, Brochet Batiste
in pink and white. Sizes 21 to 36. Tuesday
reduced to prices which range from $1 to $3.
9 , No Phone Calls, No C. O. D'.
Burf eaa-Naak Dowastairs Store
Sale Brassieres 35c and 65c
Just received in our great purchase
1,200 H & M Brassieres in dozens of
styles; in front and back fastening.
Pink and White Satin, Treco,
Batiste, Net, Lace Embroidery
Elaborately trimmed. Exceptional
values at 35c and 65c
Burtaa-Nah Downstair Store
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