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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1923)
Authority of J Council Over Police Is Issue ks - Jjeariiqj on Suspension of Morals Squad l*y City Council Is Set for Friday. Saved from suspension at the hands of Chief of Police Dillon by a rest rain ing order issued Tuesday by District Judge Hastings, the police morals squad, consisting of Ernest Fee, E. A. Heller, A. P. Paulson and N. A. Searl, Wednesday faced suspension by either Police Commissioner Bgtler or the city council, according to Chief • Dillon. Dillon said the restraining order ap plied to him only, and did not mention the police commissioner or the city council. The city council, by a vote of 5 to 1, asked Dillon to suspend the four men, when Fee failed to ap pear for ft hearing on charges tiled by Police Commissioner Butler Wed nesday declared that the com mission form of government is a Joke. Hu expressed himself strongly in favor of the city manager plan. His comment was called forth by the suspension by the city council Tuesday of the police morals squad. "It's getting so a police officer Is inraid to do his work, for fear of being suspended," he declared. “Tills sort of thing will demoral ize the department. It should not lie tolerated." Charles Nejetinsky, 141714 South Six teenth street, who accused the men of entering his house without a warrant last March. Commissioner Koutsky declared the men were suspended and would not he paid for work from September 4 to Septembe 11. 4 Hearing Friday. ' The court order fixes September 7 as ths date when Chief of Police Dil lon shall appear and explain why the men should he suspended at all. Police Inspector Jack Pszanowski Said today that no patrolman who has been a member of the department for more than six months can be sus pended by the city council without a hearing. All members of the morals aquad have passed their period of pro bation. , When Fee appeared at the station this morning, he said he returned to Omaha last night, and when he re ported for orders, was handed a reg istered letter, summoning him to ap pear at yesterday’s hearing. He said It was the first knowledge he had of the hearing, and that the city council knew he was out of the city on his vacation. Fee Not Notiflcjl. “Non# of my superior officers said •nything to me about being sus pended,” he said. ’’All I know about it Is what I’ve read. Fee waa preparing this morning to serve a sheaf of warrants. The main question Involved In the orders Issued by the city council Tuesday morning to Chief of Police Dillon Is whether the council has au ~».-rority over the police department. This Is the opinion of Mayor Dahl man and the city commissioners who decided to have City Attorney Van Dusen represent the council in dis trict court Friday morning, when the case comes up for hearing. Has Council Jurisdiction? “It is ft question of whether the council has jurisdiction over the po lice department," the mayor said. It was mentioned that the council ap points the chief of police, who is an swerable to the council as well as the police commissioner. Commissioner Kouisky declared he was satisfied the council acted with in its legal rights when it Issued the orders to rhief of police yesterday to suspend the four men until their hearing Is held? Commissioner Dunn said: “I hav# no doubt about the coun cil's authority to suspend these men under the circumstances, and I am satisfied that the court will sustain the action of the council. These of ficers were notified of the hearing and they Ignored the notices sent to them.” Commissioner Hummel expressed the opinion that If policemen can re fuse to appear for a hearing on charges filed against them, they can refuse to appear at all times. Comparative Records. Following is the record of arrests and convictions of the police morals squad for July, 1022. under Frank ^TUllinms, and for July of this year under Krnest Fee: July, 1922: Arrests .129 Convictions .12*1 Forfeited bond* . . 4 DlsnilM»ed .'•» July. 1923: Arreet a ..21S Conviction* . lftl Dlnmlftfiert . *5 Suspended nenten re . f> Mayor Wants to Know Law on Auto Search Mayor Dahlman, pursuant to action of the city council Tuesday morning, asked Assistant City Attorney John Moriarty for a written opinion on the constitutionality of police officers stopping and searching automobiles Indiscriminately without warrants. The opinion of Attorney Moriarty will be presented to the council when the hearing Is resumed next Monday morning. At the first session of the hearing Poliee Commissioner 1). B. Butler admitted that he gave orders to his men to search these cars with or without warrants and maintained that he was within his legal rights as police commissioner to Issue such orders. School Survey Planned Supei Intendent J. IT. Beveridge haw Appointed teacher commit tee* to rep rencnt each of the eight elementary l^trad"*, to work out a. plan of mini ■bm eiAHcntial* for each grade. ^^1’hen** committee* will prepare rlef Vtite data of what an average pupil should aecompll*h In any given « la*n during a *chool year or a *emt**cr A committee nil articulation will co-ordinate the report* of the eight coinniitieeM Hupei iritcndent Bcv<» Jdg< « : ipa-i- that the work will !»* coinplcud about i'vbiuary 1. Driver of Death Car Will Be Prosecuted In spite of the fact that the inquest into the death of Roy Roche, 2571 Davenport street, ratally Injured Sun day when a car in which he was rid lng, driven by Cashus Paterson, 210 South Forty-first street, crashed into a tree at Park avenue and Pacific street, was dismissed yesterday by Paul Steinwender, deputy county at torney, Dennis O'Rrien, city prose cutor, yesterday morning declared that Paterson will be brought into court to answer to a charge of reck less driving. The. inquest was dismissed when rel atives of the dead man informed the county attorney's office that Roche had asked Paterson to take him down town. Paterson Is at liberty on $500 bond on the reckless driving charge. Tom Sullivan, 2429 South Twenty-first street, and Mack Garner, Pullman ho tel, two other occupants of the car, were arrested after the accident on a charge of drunkenness. Myth Given Life by Japan’s Quake Superstitious Inhabitants Be lieve Writhings of Monster Fish Cause of Temblors. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 5. — Accord ing to the Rev. Dr. H. H. Ginven, professor of oriental history and language!) and institutions in the University of Washington, many Japanese attribute earthquakes to the writhings of a “jishin uwo" or earthquake fish, a sea-monster liv ing under ground with ihs head in the north, where rumblings are comparatively rare, and Its tail be tween Kyoto and Tokio, where the temblors center. The written anfials of Japan began In 645 A. D., related Dr. Oowen, and tradition tells of two earthquakes prior to that time, in 416 A. D. and one, particularly destructive, in 599 A. D. In the period covered by writ ing, he related the following impor tant disasters: 1185: A great earthquake in Kyoto attributed to the defeat and slaughter of the Taira clan. The sur face of the earth was quivering for weeks. 1293: Great earthquake, 23,000 killed in Kamakura alone. 1596: Two great earthquakes, Au gust 30 and September 4, across the main island. Osaka castle and Kyoto badly damaged. Temples and houses throughout the. city fell in a moment. Seven hundred ladies of the imperial court were killed. 1662: Earthquakes shook Japan for an entire month. They were at tributed to lack of virtue on the part of the emperor, whosa abdication was forced. 1703: Great earthquake followed in 1707 by the great eruption of Fujiean (Fujiyama). Yeddo castle almost de stroyed and 37,000 lives lost in Yeddo, A tidal wave swept away 100,000 peo ple in three districts. 1854: Earthquake and tidal wave destroyed Shimoda. The Russian freighter Diana lost. 1856: Tokio wrecked by earth quake and fire, 104,000 people per ished. 1891: Earthquake over consider able part of main island, especially severe In the neighborhood of YipL. 1893: Earthquake and eruption In Yyushl and Kagoshima almost buried in ashes. $50,000 Suit Is Filed Against Two Slayers Sebastlano Marchese of Omaha, spe cial administrator of the estate of Al bert Girardi, deceased, has filed suit for $50,000 in district court at Red Oak, la., against John Stewart and George Austin, who were convicted of murdering Girardi January 22. Attor neys Clifford Powell of Red Oak, and O'Sullivan and Southard of Omaha, filed the suit. The petition states that the Girardi estate should he remunerated for the loss of support for his family because he came to his death at the hands of the defendants. It was alleged that the murder grew out of r quarrel over payment for some liquor which Girardi was selling to Stewart and Austin. Austin is now in prison at Port Madison, la., serving a life term, while Stewart is out on $12,000 bond. Policeman Is Burned by Gasoline Spray Capt. Lyman Wheeler, In charge of the pill box patrol, was severely burned about the face, chest and arms at Central station yesterday morning when a gasoline sprayer, with which he was cleaning the motor of his automobile, exploded. Peter McCoy, emergency officer, and Frank Rambert, garage mechanic, ex tinguished the flames. Wheeler was given emergency treatment at the station and taken to Rord Rister hospital. Schools Show Marked Gain in Enrollment Total enrollment of publh: school* Tuesday wa» 32,4fj7; opening flay !a*t year, 31,191. Comparison* of high nehools follow: 1*23. 1922 On trill Htfh .2,1 f» 7 2.149 OniRhM Tpchnirhn! Hi«h :i.200 2 494 Mouth if ik>i .i.oiu m;r, I4»n«nn Hlirh .. 116 130 ltcn*nn Junior Hl»rh ... 21* 190 Thirty four of 53 elementary *chool* reported increased opening enroll ment*. Roundhouse Workman at Oxford Killed l»y Engine Guide Hock, Neb., Sept. 4.^-Alva Amack, 24, foreman of the Burling ton roundhouse at Oxford, non of Mr. and Mr*. Charley Amack, promi nent farmer* near Guide Hock, wa* killed nf the roundhouse while on duty. He had been employed at Ox ford about eight mouth* It I* not known how the accident occurred, but word reached hi* parent* that an *n gine had run over him, aeverlng the body about the wai*t lln* The body will be brought here for burial. Vanderlip Bank to Merge With Another Coast Bank Los Angelos, Sept. E.—Frank A. Vanderltp and his associates in con trol of the Commonwealth Trust com pany of Los Angeles, ha\e* agreed to a merger with the Bank of America, also of this city, It was announced to day by Ora E. Monnette and J. Ij. Williams, president and vice presi 4ent of the latter organization. The mbiger will take effect September 21, the announcement said. Bee Want Ads produce results. Coast Rice to Japan. San Francisco, Sept. 5.—The entire rice crop of California is being held for Japanese relief, and there will be no profiteering during the emergency period, according to an announcement made here last night by Harry M. Creech, attorney for the Rice Grow ers’ association of California. “The Rice Growers’ association of California today holds less than half a million baps of rice, practically the entire available supply in California,” said Mr. Creech. “We have had many offers today to sell any or all of this rice to brokers, but we do not intend to sell a bag ” "Rice adaptable to the use of Japan ese is grown In only three places out side of Japan—Korea, Formosa and California," Mr. Creech said. Ree Want Ads produce results. Owsley Sees Poincare. Paris. Sept. 5—Premier Poincare today received Col. Alvin Owsley, na tional commander of the American Legion, who called to pay his re spects. Thursday—Continuing Our Mammoth September Sale p-—^ Palm Olive Soap 5l/2C "Keep that schoolgirl com plexion;” special, per K 1 _ bar. 20 Mnln Floor—Writ ^ L" _STORE HOURS: 9 A. M. TO 6 P. M. ^ Visit Our Newly Enlarged^ RADIO DEPARTMENT B. Metal Loud Talking Crys tal; special, 50£ | B. Batteries; large size; spe cial at, 3.00 ^ Mata Floor—Arcade ^ Specials In Drugs and Toilet Goods 50y Mulsified Sham poo, special, 35*1* 50c Glazo for, 33C I 30c Mufti Cleaner special, 19c 50c Dagget and Itams dell's Cold Cream special at, 33C 25c Mavis Talcum. special, 15C 30c Kolynos Tooth Paste, 19c Johnson and Johnson Shaving Cream at, special, 17<!t 1.00 Pinaud's Eau de ’ Quinine for. 69c i 1.25 Pauls Henna Hair Dye, 89c 65c Kotex for 45c 2.25 Ambre R o y a t * Face Powder, 1.39 75c Mad Cap Rouge special, 49c 25c Listerine, special at; 17t 25c Cuticura Soap, special, 18£ j Main Floor—West Women’s and Children’s Knit Underwear Children’s // Sleepers OOC In part wool and cotton merino; all come with wool feet; a wonderful val ue. Sizes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Women’s Vests and Pants and Tights—Mercerized, heavyweight; some are part wool and fleece lined; they come in natural and silver gray, also full bleach; 85c to $1.25 qualities; special at Girls’ and Boys’ Union Suits— In medium weight and heavy fleece lined, with tape on bottom; knee and ankle lengths; high or low neck; drop closed seats: about 50 dozen; wonderful _ * values; priced at 0*7 C Third Flodr—Center Thursday Is Baby Day Thursday is coming to mean more and more to mothers who are watching our special offerings for the infants on that day each week. This week we offer the following three items: \ Sweaters -'Knit of very fine H quality yarn and finished with a dainty ed|?e of silk croehet, in either pink or blue, eozy little wraps that fit the tiny babe and up to I year, made espeeially soft about the neck; regular value 2.39; *| QO specially priced, • *fO Soft Little Crocheted Booties In the popular knee length. Colors of pink or blue, and heavy enough for the fall or winter baby. Regular value 50e; OC special, only OiJC Little Diaper Panties A boon to the mother just teaching baby the nursery chair habit. They are cut to serve as diapers and yet arc as convenient as panties. Regular price 98c; TQ special price I J/C Third Floor—East Thursday—An Important Sale of Women’s and Misses’ New Fall Dresses 500 Individually Selected New Fall Dresses—Representing the newest autumn fashions in dresses of the better kind. For the women who desire to save on fall dresses, this is an event of great importance: Only because of the tre mendous buying power of The Brandeis Store are we able to offer values like these at the beginning of a new season. Styles ami Sizes i Dresses that Sell for Women and * Regularly From nes. 34 to 46 49.75 to 75.00 A low price in no way indicative of the real value of these dresses. Every one is characterized by an exclusiveness of style and a fineness of finish found only in dresses of the highest quality. Many of these gowns are just one and two of a kind. I tresses for every occasion—for -Tea, fnr Business, for Afternoon I1 Wear, for Dinner, for Street, for C? Informal and Formal Wear. ^ Fashioned of Such Materials as: Satin Canton Crepe Satin Jacqueline Crepe Crepe Moonglo Crepe Elizabeth Poiret Twill Charmeuse * Chiffon Velvet Canton Crepe Crepe de Chine A Diversity of Models— a Dress for Every Taste and Type ! I J Models Are Very Effectively Trimmed Beaded Orna ments Rich Lace T rimmings New Paneling Circular Ruffles and Flounces Smart Collars ifovel Cuffs on Long or Short Sleeves Rich Embroidery Pleated Panels and Girdles Interesting Apparel Items Selected at random from our second floor in Omaha’s greatest sale of Ready-to-Wear. Remember, there are hundreds of others. White Silk Skirts—In pirated and straight lino models; formerly sold from 9.95 to O Q^ 15.00; special, U«i/v Odd Summer Silk Dresses—While they £ r|rk last; in sizes for women and misses. O-UU Gingham Dresses for Girls Sizes fi to 14; for merly priced from 1.49 to 1.9S; special, per 88c 500 Sample Fur trimmed Coats Made to retail from 49.75 to 75.00; beautiful high pile fabric. Coats, with luxurious collars, including wolf, fox, squirrel, ,1 J? Oi l opossum, beaver, special, 500 Sample Silk Blouses— Of the hotter grade. 10.00 to 28.(X) values; 17 An special, • vO Wool Fibre and Silk Sweaters Made p* (f\Q to retail from 10.00 to 18.50; special, 0»«/0 New Fall Tailored Suite—For worn- rw| rn and misses; special at, mOiIIU I Second Floor Ingersoll Watches | 2.00Value: i ' Guaranteed for ■ II I One Year. ^ \ J Limit of One to a Customer. Basement—Center 500 Boys’ Blouses Thursday at a Greatly Reduced Price A beautiful assortment of j high-grade Blouses; made | of fine count percales; cut . full size; faced sleeves; / cuffs and collar attached / Guaranteed fast color fab P rics; in neat checks and ^ stripes; sizes 6 to 16; 95c values; special, each, OOC/ C Fourth Floor CLEARANCE OF Men’s Athletic Union Suits Odd and Slightly Soiled Garments Last call; clean-up sale of men’s and young men's Athletic Union Suits; in sizes 34 to 44; all good, perfect-fitting suits; some are slightly soiled from handling; many men wear this kind of underwear ali season; specially priced. 48c sS Main Floor—South Thursday—Specials in Standard Needed Notions Spool Silk tprrial. I 50 Yard Spools ,Vr All Colors. Humnnet S I n g I e Mf«h llalr .>>»*— Our own brand of guaranteed hair net*, cap or fringe style, all colors: regularly, each. 10c; special at. each. He k n t e x Sanitary Napkins — Regu larly, per dozen, ' 60c; special price for Thursday, per dozen. 4£»C Lorraine Kress Shields—Size 2, 3 and t; sell regularly at 29c; will fit dresses or 1 Q_ blouses; special, per pair, lt/v Mutual Hook and Eye Tape—White or black, for brassieres, dress linings; handy to 1 Q., have in sewing bazkets; regular 25c, yd. Ls/V’ Singer Sewing Machine Oil—Best brand Q_ of oil for all household use: loc boltle, s/v Boye Machine Belts—FlUl size; regu- _ lariy 33c each; special. A nut Lydia's Carpet and Button Thread— Q-, Regularly, spool, 15c; special, per spool, I/v. Puritan Sanitary Apron -Rubberized; large size: regularly 69c; 0(1-, special. Zola Suede Ponder -For all co'ors of suede shoes; high-grade cleaner; regularly 1 if-, 25c canf special, per can. Main Floor—South - . ■— Big Savings on Rugs and Floor Coverings riiii> riii'iu mi Our I'.n*) Tiinr l’ii)niriil I’lun | Velvet Rugs 65.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs—9x12 Velvet Rugs; suited for any room in the home; every one seamless and fringed; some slightly blurred in the pattern; specially priced, nt, only Axminster nu6$ 48.00 Axminster Rugs—9x12 ft.; durable and heavy; a wide selec tion of Persian and all-over de signs ; specially priced, at > ■■■ 55.50 Axmlnster Rugs—Sire 8-11 xl(M>; choice Seamless Axmin sters with deep rich nap; some slightly imperfect; a variety ot patterns and colorings to choose from; specially priced at Inlaid Linoleum 2.20 Inlaid Linoleum — Straight line, inlaid for kitch ens, hath rooms; extra heavy; colors go through to hack; many light patterns; s cially _ — „ I 195.00 Three-Piece Overstuffed Library Suite at I hrec beautiful pieces for the parlor or library, upholstered in heavy blue or beaver velour, loose spring-filled cushions on each piece. Sold on Our Easy Time Payment Plan Seventh Floor Five Low Priced Specials in Household Linens Bed Spreads'"“ 1 .U(J 500 Crochet Bod Spreads; snowy white, in-mined ends; fur single hod or cots,.. Fine Linen Napkins — Alii hemmed ready for use, ‘J'J inches lonj{; n real value; specially priced Q OP per dozen. 1-anre Site Hath loweU With bine borders. These are known ns the Yo-V-Glo .Towels; that means !o keep the skin in per fect condition special, *)Q each, House Furnishings i llrnul Mini's Knnmt'li'il with tin, with hinged mvrr; special, I I hr.I’lcce Sann- ran Si t Made of aluml num; i (insisting of 1, 1’3 and ^ quarts I handled sauce pans; special, set, While Umax Naplithu Snap in bars, i »<* ; >pllal Clothes Hampers l am II) hit. with hinged lid; well made; 1.25 value, J>S< | All'tnetul Buttle t apper* \,l | Instable In any bottle; 150 ' value; sale price, I vtra l arge Knauielcd Boast ers With deep cover; 1 On value ; npe< Int. |. |!> l-'lf Oi ri.my- \\ rat 1,000 YARDS OF Fine Quality Linen Finish Table Damask .‘>s Indies i» Me. nl. l‘er laril |alien finish; fine for every day use or for restaurant use; "ill really launder well. Basement—South r ringed Napkins and Doilies Newly imported, purchased on our representative's recent trip t‘> inch Hound Doilies per dor , 1 20; 9-inch Square and Hound Doilies, per doi< n. 1.80; or you can buv them bv the pieces ct lOC.nd 15c 14-inch Fringed Napkins * d! lined sneeial price. »> nTft per don n, Main Floor •Soutf'