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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1917)
iLiiitai THE) BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29. 1917. L Brie) City News- tlrt Huoi Criol t Stm bcoo fr Metal Ult-k. prtttiiW'k. Jubilee Mtg Co Klec. Fun ..5v Burgess Uraurtfti Platinum UtMtdlni: Kins Eitholm Why not enjoy a tender round or' irloin steak 20c per lb. from the vV'ashington Market. Call Tyler 470. Irs tla luxnidaj So-ii-m luncheon it the (impress Garden, amitljt pleas tnt surroundings, music and entertain ment. Ad ertisement. Two Divorces Granted Judge Troup, sitting in divorce court, freed Isabel Giltner from Lloyd Glltner and granted a decree to Jeanette Gregory from Charles E. Gregory. Food Bulletins Th Eoard of Pub lic welfare office In the city hall has received from Congressman C. O. Lobeck a supply of bulletins referring to food conservation subjects. Lieutenant Engleman (Joes to Dcs Moines Lieutenant Morton Engle 'nian, who was 'commissioned at the officers' training school, Fort Snelling, and who has been in the city visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. ,M. Engle man, 2815 Jackson street, left last night for Camp Dodge, Des Moines. Autos Smashed in Collision The au tomobiles of John Zees, 610 North Six teenth street, and R. J. Walsh, 6044 McKinley street, collided at Seven teenth and Jackson streets Tuesday morning. Both machines were badly wrecked, but none of the occupants was injured. Returns from Coast James Walsh, former citizen of the village o fBen son and now a citizen of Greater Oma ha, has returned from his annual out ing on the North Pacific coast.- He says he is still of the opinion that Oma ha is the greatest city of its size in the world. Auto Thieves Bound Over John Redlan, Harry Buls and William Bailey, who were charged with steal ing the automobile of Harry Lopidus, pleaded guilty at their preliminary x hearing in police court and were bound over to the district court on charges of grand larceny and released on $500 bonds. Says Not Guilty Frank Sellers, cahrged with stealing the automobile of Hiram S. Manville, 1614 Harney street, from in front of the Young Men's Christian association Saturday night pleaded not guilty at the pre liminary hearing and was bound over to the district court on a charge of grand larceny and released on $100 bonds. t Negro Cuts Friend After Argument in "Crap" Game The wave of crime is still progress itig. Another negro. proceeded to cujt r things up, with -the result that De tectives Brinkman and Barta are hot on his trail and a second colored gen wleman lies in the hospital yith nu" merous cuts on his hifs and back. The two men were shooting dice in the injured man's room, three doors north of the Midway, and got 'into an argument over 15 cents. The first negro, known as "Slim," drew a razor and proceeded to butcher his friend up a bit, leaving b the first door in sight and not having, been seen since. A bad gash in the right hip severed an artery and the blood was flowing freely when the police surgeon ar- rrived. The-jnjured man was known ns Frank Ray. . Stomach and J.iver Troubles. NV end of misery and actual suf fering is caused by disorders of the stomach and liver, and may be avoid ed by the use of Chamberlain's Tab lets. Give them a trial. They only cost a quarter. Advertisemeot, Bee Wants-Ads Produce Results EXPERT DECLARES Prison Worker Andreesen Sure Smith Simply Negro Unlucky Enough to Be Near Scene of Nethaway Murder. Charles Smith, Mississippi negro, around whom the police and sheriffs forces say they have woven a net of circumstantial evidence of complicity in Omaha's latest murder horrors, is innocent, in the opinion of Adult Pro bation Officer Andreesen. The probation officer has had wide experience with criminals, murderers and degenerates in the last few years. "I am casting no slams on the ef forts of the police and the sheriff when I say I believe Smith did not have anything to do with either the slaying of Mrs. Christine Anderson Saturday night or the fiendish murder of Mrs. C. L. Nethaway Sunday. MURDERER STILL AT LARGE. "I believe the murderer, a maniac with a lust for killing, is still at large. Wouldn't be surprised to hear of a third crime just as revolting as the other two in the next few days." Andreesen believes a religious fa natic might have murdered both women. "Smith didn't do it. He's just a plain southern shine who was un lucky enough to be in the vicinity of the crimes when they were perpe trated." A dramatic scene ensued when An dreesen talked with the negro, Smith, in county jail this, morning. The black was taken from a dimly lighted steel cage, the strongest in county jail, to an outer cell .Poses as Minister. "Smith," breathed Andreesen as he invented a story inan effort to get something out of the negro, "I'm a minister. I want to be fair with you. "There's a big crowd gathering out side the jail. I'm afraid the mob's going to tear down the building if we don't give you up. "The negro's i face blanched with horror; he fell on his knees and prayed. i "Lord," he said, "I'se innocent. I ain't hurt nobody. I'se just a poor niggah they picked up 'cause I was about where something happened." "If you've got any word to leave for your folks you'd better say it quick," urged Andreesen. "The mob's getting bigger." Again Smith prayed, protesting his innocence. Says Smith is Sane. Afterwards Andreesen declared Smith was as sane as anyone and was no degenerate. "A crazy man murdered those women," declared the probation oflU cer. "He may be black and he may be white, but a crazy man some fiend still at large committed., those crimes." A coroner's jury this afternoon viewed the body of Mrs. Nethaway, victim of Sunday's shocking crime, and then, went to the spot where the woman was hacked to death. The in quest will not be held for several days. County Attorney Magney, ex-officio coroner, will make a more thorough investigation, before holding the in quest. 1 . Bee Wants-Ads Produce Results I Civilians Flee Tricst As Italians Advance Washington, Aug. 28. News dis patches from Zurich, Switzerland, to a Rome newspaper, telegraphed to the Italian embassy here today, says the civilian population of Triest, Austria, toward which the Italian troops are advancing in their great drive against the Aus trian, is evacuating the city by order of the Austrian military au thorities. It was stated that it was npt a military evacuation. LIEUT. WADDELL N0W DM Commander of Omaha Naval Recruiting Station Leaves for Duty on the East- . em Seacoast. Lieutenant W. W. Waddell, for eleven months in charge of the naval recruiting station here, is the latest to answer the call of Uncle Sam. Saturday night Lieutenant Waddell PORTER IS HEAD OF COMMERCIAL HIGH Head of the High School at Shawnee," Okl., Accepts Position Offered Him in Omaha. I is. k M i, XVtSX : ! UE7UT. W.IV WADDZLL left foi "somewhere on the Atlantic ocean," his destination being as much of a secret to him as to the public. He was ordered to report to Wash ington and then to shipboard, but to what ship or. where he does not know. On the way east Lieutcnant-Waddell and his wife will visit relatives in In diana, and then Mrs. Waddell will re main in New York to await such news as she may get from him as time goes on. : When Lieutenant Waddell came here a year ago the Omaha station was taking in two or three men a week. Now it could take in 200 or 300 if it were not limited to a small number for lack of ships and training. schools. . DUring the months since , the declaration of war the Omaha naval recruiting station, owing to the ef forts of Lieutenant Waddell, has es tablished an unusual record in re cruiting. For the last six weeks the station has been limited to sixteen re cruits.a week because already Lieu tenant Waddell has had 400 on the waiting list, Dwight E. Porter, principal of the public high school at Shawnee, Okl., has accepted the principalship of the Omaha High School of Commerce, succeeding Karl F. Adams, who has gone to Seattle. Mr. Porter is expected here next Saturday and will be ready to take hold of his work at the Commercial High on Monday morning, when he will attend the general teachers' meeting at Central High school. The Commercial High will be opened for the new school year next Tuesday morning. Mr. Porter was assistant principal of the high school at Oklahoma City previous to going to Shawnee. His school work is known to Principal J. G. Masters of Central High school, who came to Omaha from Oklahoma City. Born in Nebraska. The new Commercial High princi pal was here last week and met Su perintendent J. H. Beveridge and members of the Board of Education. He was graduated from Kingfisher college and studied at the Universi ties of Chicago, Nebraska, Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr. Porter was born at Auburn, Neb., and left this state at the age of 14 years. He served as assistant prin cipal of the high school at Oklahoma City when Principal Masters of the Omaha Central High school was prin cipal in the Oklahoma capital city. Principal Masters offered this rec ommendation: "Mr. Porter was as sistant principal of the Oklahoma City high school for ten years. He is unusually competent in school organi zation and administration and had given special thought to the super vised study problem." "I have made a careful investigation of the school work of Mr. Porter and I feel confident that we have made a wise selection," stated Superintendent Beveridge. ' ' Principal-Elect Porter will start his Omaha work at a salary of $2,750 a year. He is married and is 38 years of age. The Bee Leads All Other Omaha Papers in Up-'.o-the-Minute War News, as Well as All Other News. A Never Failing Way to Banish Ugly Hairs (Aids to Beauty) No woman is immune to superflu ous growths, and because these are likely to appear at any time it is ad visable to always have some dela tono powder handy to use when the occasion arises. A paste is made with some of the powder and water and spread upon the hairy surface; in about two minutes this is carefully removed and the skin is washed. You will then find that your skin is en tirely free from hair or. fuz,z. Be sure, however, to get real delatone. Adv. ii EYERYBODYS STORE Tuesday, August 28, 1917. STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY. Phone Douglas 137. The Third Annual August it BflEii 1 iK But Three Days Remain in Which to Profit by the Saving , of 20 to 3313 Over Present Market or September Prices. THE success of our fur sale this season has been far more pro nojunced than we had ever anticipated. But the remarkably complete showing of authentic styles, together with the' unusual saving .advantages, has induced our patrons to profit by the offering. T71 VERY piece of fur represented has been proven worthy of the Burgess-Nash guarantee of sure the entire satisfaction of every customer. Therefore, you may be sure that every fur be exactly as represented, and back of every piece of fur sold is the Burgess-Nash guarantee thentictty of style and thoroughly satisfactory wear. quality, to in piece sold will of quality, au- Save 20 to 33V3 Per Cent If you will make your purchases during this August sale of furs you can effect a saving of from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent under the very low prices which will be in effect after September 1. .Therefore, it is not only economy, but the very best sort of an investment to buy your furs at this time, rather than later on. Furs Stored Until Noveniber 1st Should you desire, you may make your, selection and we will carefully store them for you until November 1, upon payment of only 25 per cent of their value. You thus not only secure first choice from our Jarge stocks, but take ad vantage of.theee extraordinarily low prices, without the necessity of making full payment for the furs until they are actually needed. Burg css-Nasli C Second Floor BENEDICTS TRY TO FILE EXEMPTIONS Latest Ruling of the President Brings Additional Claims for Release from Mil itary Serrice. The iaTcst ruling of the president that married men will be exempted ex cept in cases where their wives arc not olely lependent on them is bring-, ing men into the boards to file addi tional claims in the, hopes that they may tuw be exempted. When the position of the boards was stated on the first call many men with only . wile to support thought it useless to try for exemption. Now they think they sec a chance, so are trying to file papers at this late date. No papers will be accepted by the local boards, as the time is far past for that part of the work, and it will be impossible to open the cases that have already been closed. Appeals may be filed with the district board in cases where a claim was rejected by the local board, but if a claim was not filed in the local district none can be filed now. Dates for Leaving. Word from Governor Neville to the district board says that the dates for entrapment to the camps has not been changed and to certify the first 5 per cent of the men under their jurisdiction into is office at once. This is in order to make it possible for the men to be notified and be given a few days in which to close up their business affairs and prepare to leave. The second call will be made- for 40 per cent of the quota and the third for an additional 40 per oit, this leaves 15 per cent for the finish. The first 5 per cent will not be chosen in their order numbers, they being the ones that can be secured the soonest. Sixth District Ignores Attack. The attack on the Sixth district ex emption board by George D. Lawson, editor of the Benson Times, fs mere- iy being ignored by the board mem bers. "Mr. Lawson is feeling bad because we did not grant his claim for ex emption as. filed by his wife," stated a member of the board. "The people of the country d's tricts are paying no attention to the articles, so the editor is allowed to go right on with his speeches about the board through his editorial col umns." Seventy-six men were examined by the Fourth district on their second call Monday. The majority of the men were in fine physical condition and passed with little trouble Thirty nine appeals from the Fourth district were tded this morning with the dis trict board, the majority being cases where the men cla:med dependents. Rejected Doctor Passes in Draft. Dr. Francis 1 Murphy, a Creighton graduate of the class of 1915, who re turned to this city two months ago after completing a year's post gradu ate study in New York And Chicago, finds himself in rather an odd predica ment because of the draft. He applied for a commission in the medical officers' reserve corps last June, but a defect in vision kept him from entering the service of his coun try. An endeavor to receive a waiver frord Surgeon General Gorga9 met with no success, sq Dr. Murphy opened up offices here and accepted a position on the staff of the Creighton Medical college. Next c-.me the draft and Dr. Mur phy's number' appeared at the top of the list In the first quota of the Fifth dislnct. This time when he ap peared before the examining physi cians he passed the physical test with out trouble, his error "in vision not being serious enough to keep him out of the ranks of the draft army, though it was the sole cause of his previous inability to receive a commission. The status of doctors drafted into the army is not defined, so Dr. Mur phy is repetitioning the surgeon gen eral for the waiver which would per mit him to serve in the capacity in which he could be of the greatest service. Bee Want Ad Are Big Business Boosters. Read the classified page before laying your paper to one side. I Our Special Piano Rental Proposition' Will be of great interett to Teacher, Comer? atorie of Muiic . . and Private Home You can rent a New Upright Piano here for $4.00 Monthly or a good (light ly ued Upright at $3.50 per month. Grands atv$7, $8 and $10 per month. Free Tuning and Insurance. These instruments are reliable makes, guaranteed to be perfect instruments that you wonld be pleased to have in .your honie or studio. , Should you wish to purchase later, will apply six months' rent upon any piano in our stock. Any of the following celebrated makes can be purchased on convenient terms and at guaranteed lowest prices: Steinway, Weber, Steger & SorA, Hardman, Emerson, Mo Phail and1 our sweet-toned Schmoller & Mueller Piano. You Can Rent Now and Buy Later. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO. 1311-13 Farnam Street. - Phone Douglas 1623. . 0 SURGESS- EVERYBODY STORE" Tuesday, August 23, 1917. STORE NEWS FO.1 WEDNESDAY. Phone Douglas 137 Great End-of-the-Month Thr,ee-Day Sale Do In the wi btaift Sloire v Wednesday, Thursday and Friday It's a great clearaway of summer, merchandise, together with specially bought groups of new fall goods, which you need and want now. The saving possibilities are most extreme in every instance. ' , Good weight, bleached bath towels, 18x36-inch, each, 14c Red Grecian bordered huck towels, bleached, 18x35, each, 12c i Colored dress linen, in good line of colors, 36 inches, yard, 19c , Fine crochet bedspreads, heavy quality, snow white, each, $2.29 Double faced cotton felt table padding, 52-in. wideyard, 25c Soft unbleached muslin, light weight, 20 yards to custorner, yard, 9c Bed pillows of good grade art ticking, feather filled, each, 49c Good weight bleached muslin pijlow cases, 42x36, special, ea., 17c Women s union suits, low neck and sleeveless, white cotton? 39c Children's ribbed black cotton hose, seamless, special, 23c Ribbed black cotton hose, small sizes only, special, at 15c Toscan linen writing paper, 86 sheets to a package, special, ai 25c Glenwood initial white linen writing paper, good quality, box, 19c Envelopes of plain or linen finish, special, at, a package, 5c Odd books assembled together and marked at less than i off French, German and filet val laces and insertions, a yard, 5c Filet laces and insertions to match, four inches wide, a yard, ,10c Linen finish cluny lace edges, 2 to 3 inches wide, a yard, 7Jc Embroidered edges, insertions, headings, large selection, yd., 5c Embroidered edges, insertions, flouncings, choice patterns, 10c Entire stock of voiles, batistes, lawns, rice cloth, etc., yard, 7Jc Remnants of pongee, fancy stripes, lengths 3 to 10 yards, yd., llc Sport suiting, fancy stripes, dots and figures, dark or light, 15c , Madras cloth, big selection of colors and patterns, a yard, 19c Corsets, variety of models, well nown makes, pink, white, $1 Girls' coats of corduroy and shepherd checks, choice styles, $1.00 Girls' gingham dresses, plaids, checks, middy style, 79c Women's Palm Beach suits, good quality, striped or plain, $4.95 Women's pumps, black kid, bronze, pat. and calf leathers, $1.88 Children's Mary Jane pump's, black, bronze, white kid, pr., 88c Men's blue denim overalls, extra well made, sizes 3132, 33, 34, 59c Boys' overalls of good quality.blue denim, 9 to 16 years, 49c ' Boys' blouses, plain blue chambray, striped percales, 39c Boys' blue chambray shirts, splendidly made, good values, 29c School suits for the boy, good selection, 2-pair pants, $4.45 Choice of our entire stock of boys'straw hats, at 25c ' Men's shirts, with neckband, soft and stiff cuffs, splendid value, 50c Athletic and knitted uniqn suits for men, J sleeves, inseam, 47c Splendid grade union suits for men, spring needle fabric, $1, 89c Work shirts, blue khaki and Palm Beach color; well made, 50c Military shirt, khaki color, good weight, double stitched, 75c , ,K Women's waists, fine organdy, colored collars and ties, 29c ' ?