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French Collect \ Fine on Bochum ^woop Down on Rathous and Take 3.5,000,000 Marks Penalty for Violence. Essen, March 2.—The town of Bo t&um has been fined 35,000,000 marks because two news dealers were beat tan by Germans for selling French newspapers. The town of Kettwig, near Essen, %rhere military wires were cut, has been fined 1,000,000 marks. These' fines are In accordanee with tan order by General De Gouttc, French commander, that cities and towns throughout the Ruhr valley ■hall be held responsible for sabot age or other acts of disorder designed to hinder the French and Belgian armies of occupation. German officials of such towns will he liable to arrest and trial by court martial in serious cases. The Bochum fine was collected Quickly. French troops swooped down upoh the Rathaus, took the sinount and left. In Dusseldorf, Herr Wenzel, assist ant director of posts and telegraphs, has been sentenced to ihx months’ imprisonment. He Is charged with be ing Implicated with sabotage on the military telephone apparatus. It is reported that Lord Mayor Ha verstein of Oberhausen and Vice Lord Mayor Schaeefer of Essen, who were recently given prison sentences of two years, have been jailed successive ly at Dusseldorf and Mayenee. Robbery By French Charged. Berlin. March 2.—The damage done In the recent plundering of the Bo chum chamber of commerce amount ed to more than one billion marks, the Tageblatt estimates. Forty-two bases of robbery by French soldiers In Bochum had been reported to the German authorities tip to yesterday. It Is stated. Central Pupils Believe in “Early Worm” Proverb More than 200 students of Central High school stayed up until after mid night Thursday night, to mail appli cations for reservations to the school's annual road show. Announcement was made several days ago, that no applications for reservations postmarked previous to March 2, would be acceped. The early birds. In search of good seats, waited up for the date on the cancellation machine at the poetoffice to change. Dark Nights in Kansas. Beatrice. Neb.. March 2.—(Special.) 1 —Because of extensive repairs being made on the lighting plant at Han ovei\ Kan., a number of towns south , of hWe have been without lights. " I Captain of “Omaha” Congratulated Commander Frank Kidgely, who read the instructions of acceptance when the new cruiser, Omaha, was commissioned at Bremerton, Wash., February 33, congratulating (apt. David C. Ilanrahan, who took charge of the ship. H. Becker, SIR Park avenue, Omaha, Neb., who witnessed file commissioning ceremonies, writea that "She iurely is a beautiful boat.” Nebraska University Band Plavs for Prince of Wales Jazz Artists Enliven Dinner of American University Union in London—Heir to Throne Slips Into “Yankee Slang” During Address—Harvey Pays Tribute to “Wh>te Prince.” London. March 2.—(A1)—The rrince of Wales slipped into "Yankee slang" last night, to the great pleasure of 300 American former college students at the dinner of the American Unlver- I slty union. Speaking of the double I benefits of a university education and overseas experiences, he said: "Perhaps I have been more lucky . than most of you. I think perhaps 1 can put one over on many of you by asking how many of you have vis ited your own territory of Honolulu and the Philippines as I have.” Ambassador Harvey paid tribute to ' him as the "white prince." Lady i Astor said: "The prince of Wales is one of the best Americans I have ever met. He knows when we talk what we mean. There is no greater link between America and England than -- j Pola Negri Jilts Chaplin—He ) Pleads—She Takes Him Back □ \ J.os Angeles, March 2.—Pola Negri ; /and Charlie Chaplin, motion picture altars, were engaged again today after I {having endured six hours of anguish last night when Miss Negri broke ■ .heir engagement to marry bemuse ' i ihs had read In a newspaper a state I nent credited to her fiance that he s *** "too poor” to marry her "Just I sow/* Rumors they were engaged Inter- t (Sated motion picture fans everywhere | fcrhen they were first published No vember 26, last, and the Interest wan maintained when the principals ofTi . dally confirmed the rumors at Pebble 1 Beach, near Del Monte, Cal., January l at 1 At that time, Chaplin declared he ( Iraa “the happiest man In the world," ' and Miss Negri Indicated she was ' k very well pleased. Indeed, with t*8h*r1te.” ap she calls him. So everything seemed to be running ' tonoothly. and everybody was expert ilng the date for the wedding goon would b* set definitely until yesterday Awhsn Chaplin was quoted as slating: ■»*I am too poor to get married Just jhow. This Is C workaday world and j.We'vs all got to stay busy and keep Away from climaxes of sentiment.” ( Twslv# hours later. Miss Negri is Aued a statement reading: J "X insider 1 am too poor to marry ligharlss Chapllr. Me needs a wealthy raroman, and he should have no dlf Acuity In finding ons In th* United Sftatea—the richest and most beauti ful country' in the world. Therefore I \ fclvs Mr. t’haplln his freedom and re I lass* him from his engagement. I wish ) him ths best of luck and I will al ■grays be his devoted friend ; That statement w-as typevrllUn. Pressed for details the tragedienne ■ lips trembled and hvi eye* filled with tears as she replied: "There were a thousand things. It Is another experience. A woman must learn by experience. I have learned. Now I will live only for my work. All the rest—the happy days— are dead to me. It Is all over.” Chaplin, being a romcdion, said: "Oh", and "Is that wo?" when news paper men informed him of what Miss Negri had done and said, and hung up the telephone and barred his friends from his home, while he. thought. As a result of that tbiivklng, and while newsboys, railing the early night editions of the morning papers in the Hollywood district, Informed him that ‘Tola's given Charlie the air." he sought the residence of his fiancee. Just what, happened then probably will never bo given to the world In detail. Kiit after midnight Chaplin went home with a smile on his fare In his limousine and Jliss Negri, her finger again, weighted with the plat Ilium engagement rlpg she had re moved a few hours previously, was contemplating her Joy, "too happy lo sleep,” she said Miss Negri frankly admitted her happiness lu "making up" after Chap lin had <lei lared he never had made the "too poor to get married” state ment. "Mr. Chaplin came to see me and he stayed quits late,” said Ml** Negil "I have taken him bark dud we are quite reconciled and engaged ngaln. He swore to me lie never had said he was loo poor to marry me. He told me he loved in'1 and could not live without UP' And so, of course, I believed him and have liken him back.” * his royal highness, in fact no greater link between all countries. Vale, Harvard, Princeton and Co lumbia nien gave their college cheers for the prince and Hr. Harry A. Car field, president of Williams college, led 15 raha for Nancy. Nebraska Rami Plays .la//. The Nebraska university Jazz band enlivened the gathering Among those who occupied the prince's table were th* vice chancel lors of London and Oxford universi ties, Dr. f Jar field, George K. Maclean former chancellor of Nebraska univer sity, and Lawrence L. Tweedy of Princeton, chairman. The prince of Wales in respond ing to the toast to his health proposed by Ambassador Harvey, said he came from Wednesday’s Pilgrims* dinner feeling pleaded that ho had accepted the Invitation to the dinner last night* “An old proverb says: ‘Once you start eating, you soon get hungry*. “That’* added the prince “is just what happened to me. Having spent one evening in the good company of your countrymen and mine, I felt T wanted another like it. I felt—and I belie vo you will agree with me—that when we get together like this we bring out all each other's many good points and w'e come out better Anglo Saxons than we went in.” Lincoln, March 2.—The University I I of Nebraska jazz orchestra, which i played at the meeting of the American 1'niverslty union In London, !s com i posed of seven musicians who are member* of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and know n as the Southern Rag-AJazz orchestra. They have gained considerable renown as jazz players, having made trips to London and other points in Europe on former occasions. The orchestra 1* made up of Gayle Grubb, Lincoln, piano; Floyd I Shultz. Lincoln, drums; Leo Daugh ; erty, Kearney, trombone; Morrell Do ran, Lincoln, banjo; E. G. (Red* Cres sell, Buffalo, N. V., violin; Robert I** i roy, York, trumpet, and Harold Peter i son, Fremont, saxophone. t Thayer Cirl and Man Held After Flight to Chicago Chicago. March 2.—(Special.)—Ar rested by the girl's brother. John Habited, in a rooming house here. I/eulla Halsted, 2<f of Thayer, Neb., and Edward Franklin, 30, also of Thayer, spent Wednesday night In tail. Miss Halsted said she fled from Thayer with Franklin, who promised ; to marry her when he found a job ; (n Chicago. She said she did not know ; he was married. Mann act charges are expected to I * - preferred against Franklin. The girl was freed on probation. Marriage License*. <~har1r» J Fle|*ehm«n, ft, T'nadiUa N*>» . and Edna Burrell, 34. Unadilla. St b Mlcha*! Vand*r Muj»a*l 21, Omaha.-and Ethel Fvana. 25, Omaha. Alfred Verrio. 21. Omaha, ard Edith Hjiupt, 17, Jefferaon City, Mo Emma Krakewskl. 2j, Omaha, and Margaret Scfcjotfeld. 2«. Omaha Fred Hternberg. 2'. Wood bin*, fa and • Fannie M. Greene. 21. Woodbine. 7* Hoy Fit zpatrlek. 3ft. Weeping Water, j Net and Leila Zr**;n, 21, Weeping Water. N*b All-Year School, ! Teacher’s Plan Nashs ille Educator Fasors Four School Terms of Three j Months Each. Cleveland. March 2. — MP)— The de partment of superintendence of the National Education association olos ed a five-day convention with a final business session last night at which delegates sdopted the report of the resolutions committee and listened to ! addresses by four speakers. Thou- j sands of the delegates left for home tonight. Abolishment of summer vacations i by splitting the school year Into four terms of three months each, with two weeks vacation periods around Christ mas and the Fourth of July was urg ed by H. C. Weber, superintendent of schools, Nashville, Tenn., speak ing on "the year round school" at ' a section meeting. President Harding, governors and j mayors were commended for Issuing proclamations during education week last December. Expressed gratitude for enlarged , financial support by legislatures and urged a continuance along these lines. ; Union Pacific Bridge Badly Damaged by Fire Grand Island. Neb., March 2.—Date Thursday the bridge across th» Platte on the Union Pacific branch from Gibbon to Hastings caught fire and four spans were destroyed before sec tion men and farmers could extin guish the flames. Since there Is little of wood construction exposed to cin ders the origin is a mystery. Trains are temporarily detoured from Hast ings to Grand Island, thence west. Births and Deaths. Birth*. TTenry and Clarice J^ootens, 6319 South Thirty seventh street, flrl. Samuel and R «*• Bennett, 269| South Fifteenth atreet. boy Jehn and Susan Chase, hoapttat. hoy. Isaac and'6*h!rlle Jackson, hospital, boy. ( Oral and Anna Alter, hospital firl. * John and Maude Sparks, hospital, boy. Ralph and \ellle Snyder, 1417 Brown street, firl N Joseph and Edna Srhmarta. 1417 North Twenty-ninth «»reer. hoy. I.ouls and Mlnnla Kuh. Fort Calhoun, Neh.. hoy Oeorfe and Lola McManus hospital, firl. Earl and Irena Short, hoapltal, bov. Fred and Frances Anderson, hospital. Boy Jeaua and Cornelia Lope* 1®* Hickory i atreet. boy. Deaths. Frank McAulay. 49, 4*94 South Fifteenth at reef. John Ifowroan. 6? hospital. t If. Downey, 1. 4914 South Twenty third street Pear! I*ouiae Warren, 2. £991 South Forty-fifth s,reet. F.lmer D Stults. 61, hospital Anna I-. Ifanklnaon, 7n hospital T.oula O Heflin. 47, 2611 North Forty - first atreet Cheater Siaermore. 33 6614 South Thir ty flr.-t atreet I.oulaa Swiaart. 42, 6293 Burdette etree* Josephine Pechota. 43. 126 South Forty •eeond afreet. Rahy Anfterheida Jnfant. hospital J Paul Scanlan, 62. 2621 South Thirty third street John H. Ramba. 76. hospital. Pauline Anna Coufal, infant. 2e®2 Ed wards street Mary Kafka. 43. 4401 South Twentieth street Peter Petersen. "4 3434 R street Mr* Sarah Thompson. 97, J6"2 South Twenty-fourth atreet Elisa bet h E Whits. II. 4742 Ames avenue Harriett M Whitcomb. 74. 1914 South Thirty-f rat atreet rraeiUa Riumikcr, 74. 6t4» Pacific atreet. | He Profits and SELLS MOST Who _ Most!-Old ProfitsLESS _ Proverb. $50,000 IN MARCH! Saturday Is Coat and Dress Day In Our Mighty MONEY-SA VING Sale! Manufacturers' concessions in price—our own special buys for spot cash— in a determined effort to double our sales of March. 1922! The opening days of this sale have met with such instant response that our objective is sure of success! Daily, throngs have tome to this sale and left delighted with the money savings! Saturday we feature especially COATS! DRESSES! Radically Uuderpriced New Spring Dresses! Kvery wantrd *tylr la on display on our floor. In htauti ful. nrw rrratlon tn material* of Canton Crepe, Flat Crepe, Satin Crepe, Paisley Crepe, Poiret Twill, Lace, Lace Combinations, Tricolette, Marvelettc, Tricosham, etc. KetvhltiRlv *t>lrd with plain nr pleated panel*. drnpe*. une\en h^m*. with lnrR* flowing: iWn"1 *hort etc. Manufacturers made a low price for this sale! Our own keen buyers made sensational pur chases for cash—for this sale: noth savings * and much of our ordinary profit GOES TO YOU!Regular Values $25.00, $29.50 and $t9J0, on aal*. to do J.sn.non, in Mnroh In 3 big group*: $1550:$16:$20 Your New Easter Coat la h^re al a prir# you nc\ri i*xp#rtr«l £«• a*»# thl* time nf th*» year! Mannish Coats, Sporty Coats, Dressy Coats, Serviceable Coats for Daily Wear! fn Polo ('loth*, t *11101* IlnH Cloth*. Velour*, Mnrvella, Pollj anna, *to. Tan* finlore! Ponullful. *"ft Hrown*. Ml.uk*. Navy! A mat for the filrl. Hi* Ml** or tha Matron, nt a prloa niad* poaalhl* hv many extraordinary npor-lal purchnm-n *nd the liberal co-op*ra tlnn nf manufnnturer*! Coats that sell regularly at $15, $25 and $29.50 priced, to do $50,000 in March $C)50. $|^J .$|^50 I W ife Charges Husband Too Young and Innocent; Files Suit for Divorce Chicago. March 2.—Although War ren J. Garland Is 21 and married, his wife, Isabelle, says ha Is "an Infant and entirely too young and Innocent." j She asks for a divorce from him on these grounds. “He sat like a stick every time we had company," she added by way of good measure—"just sat with his back to me and sulked all the time. He has stayed at home all his life and is a very unsophisticated person.” They were married last October and have been living in Degplaines until the wife could endure her "infant husband” no longer. Palace of Former Kaiser Housing Armenian Orphans N»w York, March 2.—Reports from Berlin from former Emperor Wilhelm and his wife, tlxj Princeps Ilermine, are contemplating a move from Doom to Wilhelm's former summer palace, i Castle \Achilleion, on the Island of Corfu, Greece, has led Charles V. s Vickrey, general secretary of the near east relief, to observe that they have a big surprise in store for them. For Castle Achilleion, Mr. Vickrey said, now houses 1,000 Armenian war or-j phans brought from Asia Minor by ! the relief organization and quartered in the palace with the permission of the Greek government, “The palace was requisitioned by the Greek government during the war," Mr. Vickrey said, "and has been turned over to the near east re lief along with other buildings to help shelter the hundreds of thou sands of homeless refugees. 1 do not think the Greek authorities have any intention of returning it to the former kaiser or his family.” Army Camps Bringing Peace to Hgad Hunters Washington. March 2. — Army camps in the Philippines are turning back into the nonchrlstlan communi ties men trained for the ways of civ- , ilization and “bringing about a condi tion of perfect peace and order among these former head hunters,’* according to a letter from Governor General Wood, transmitted to the War depart ment by Major General Reed, com manding the island troops. The na tive ex soldiers. General Wood said, were becoming president and counsel lors of the municipal districts, adding: “I find them to have been trained by the army as blacksmiths, plumb ers. telephone operators, stenograph ers. shoemakers, bakers, carpenters, painters, concrete mixers, etc., which, of itself, is sufficient showing of what the army is quietly doing toward practical progress in the islands.“ TRINITY CATHEDRAL (Episcopal) 18th and Capitol Avenue la tho Heart of Doan-town 4:30 P. M. 4:30 P. M. Sunday, March 4th ORGAN RECITAL Ben .Stanley, Organist Aaaiatcd by Marjorie ShackUford Nelaon. Soprano Grace Pool Steinberg, Contralto Auto Supply Company Gives Dinner Dance Kepicsentatives of 40 manufactur-; era whose products are handled by the Storz-Western Auto Supply company Find the sales force of that organiza lion were tendered at dinner dance j last night in the tea room of the | flrandeis restaurant by the company. The 126 guests took possession of the room at 8 and danced and suppel to their heart's content. Arthur Crittenden Smith Rallies in Severe Illness Arthur Crittenden Smith, 1303 f’ark a\enu«. chairman of the hoard of directors of M. K. Smith A Co., who is reported dangerously ill with pneu monia at his home, rallied shortly be fore mam yesterday, according to at tendant*. He ia under constant care nf two physicians. Murphy Suffers Relapse. M. R. Murphy, 61. general manager of the Cudahy Packing company, who haa been confined to St. Catherines hospital the paat month, la reported to have Buffered a relapae “Paul in Beautiful . ATHENS” It the Subject of an Illustrated Sermon Sunday Night, Feb. 4 at the First Christian Church 26th and Harney Street, 7:30 Sharp, by Dr. George A. Miller School Children end Teacher* Especially Invited I Sunday Evening’s Subject I First Methodist Church 20th and Davenport “Do We Need Another Christ?” Some question* to be considered in thia »ermon : la the Chri*' preached by such ltb*rmi* a* Dr. Gran*, of New \ ork the Christ tor today ? ' How are we to determine the Christ for our day and life? la f red 8tone'i conversion to Christ agreeable w ith ofh^odox Chnatiani*. ^ Should he stay on tttl stage? • Morning Subject: "The Man Matthew—a study in morality and spirituality.” J. W. G. Fast, Minister. Services 11 and 7:45. Organ Recital 7:30. ■ ■ - -- " Third Sunday Evening Lecture " • First Central Congregational Church Corner 36*h and Harney DR. FRANK G. SMITH, Pastor Special Subject Tomorrow Evening "The story of the Garden of Eden; is it a liter ally accurate narrative of historic facts or a mythicai narrative of eternal moral and spiritual truths?” The service is -<:heduled to begin at 7:45; last Sunday evening »e , began 15 minutes early because the house was already crowded; an organ recital is given while the people are gathering; we ad- I monish you once more to come in good time. The usher* report Hf that as many as 500 people who came late could not get in last |[ Sunday night. ^ WHY COMPROMISE? A Challenge to Liberals in Orthodox Churches! Rev. Ralph K. Bailey will discuss this subject at the First Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney St., Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. 1 The Man Who Does Not Advertise May Know His Own Business, But No One Else Does goes the old saw, and similarly if you would sell your business, real estate, household goods, pet stock, poultry, etc., you must make it known through a “Want” Ad in The Omaha Morning Bee and The Evening Bee (two inser tions for the price of one). You would be surprised to know how many people watch the “Want” Ad columns of The Omaha Beetokeep them informed of the various wants and offers. Then, too, Omaha Bee, “Want” Ads Bring Better Results at Lesser Cost. Read and Use Omaha Bee “Want” Ads— the Bee-line to Results