IHC BKK: OMAHA. IT.IUAY. KKISUUAUV 21, 192:.
Heavy Snow and
Sled Storm in
North Subsides
Tour Dtathi Kqiortftl in
Minnon U Attempt Made
to Hrxture Hail and
Wire Traffic.
Portland Cops Seek
, Scientific tturglart
St. Paul, Feb. 23 Rfporu from
ilic uortliwfiit lonigtit iudicaif !t
Hif mow, rain and ilrrt storm Hut
ha irfvailf4 (or the 1o J)
lil u!iM, the wind dying do"ti
la' today.
The precipitation had rfaril at
almot all joiiit m the twitory
tin-led ty noon and flforis were be
1MB nude to restore, the demoralised
rail, highway ait wire traHic,
Tour death! had been recorded a
a reult of the f irt storm, two in
St, Paul, one at Rochester and
otiiT at Ditworih. Minn,
t dI( weather n olluuing ce
aiion of the lonn, with weather
In-low rero reported from Nortit
L.k.ot.i and upper Minnesota citici:
The head of the takes country ap
peared to Iiave had the grcateM
aniuuut of mow, Duliiih and Supe
rior recording 32 incheii. "I'o the
wot, while the mow lal) was not o
heavy, it was piled in great drills
by high winds which filled the rait
load and highway nils o that trav
el by train or chicle was impoi
hie. Two thousand poles belonging to
'the Trintate Telephone and Tele
grand company in southern Minne
u are down as a result of the
sleet ktorni, George K, Cairn, pener-
al miperiniendrnt, announced to
rvi.ilit. lie intimated the cost of rc
, pairi'iT .. damage would he between
?75,(Nn aiiVi $HKl.(HKt.
Blizzard Reaches Chicago,
Chicago, lh. 23. Chicago, which
yesterday enjoyed the warmest
weather on ishington's birthday
since 1871. wa ireparing tonight for
what the weathir bureau predicted
would be the niit .severe hlirzard
of the winter.
Accompanied by snow flurries, a
bitter wind sent ' he temperature
down d'grecs in 24 hours.
Miwnw-Tille, state north and west
were floodhound and heavy damage
was reported in parts of Iowa, Mich
igan. Wisconsin and Minnesota. In
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
northern Texas, the warm rains of
Vedneday turned to sleet today,
while the temperature dropped rap
idly. ,
Thieves Take $2,500 Worth
of Clothes From Bluffs Store
About $2,500 worth of clothing and
silk goods were stolen from the Iowa
( lothes shop, 536 West Broadway,
Council Bluffs, Wednesday night by
thieves, who drove an automobile
into the alley at the rear of the store
and jimmied the back door. The
robbery was discovered yesterday
' morninR by clerks, who found the
rear door ooen and the clot'iine
racks empty.
Mas Convitlecl of Robhery.
Sioux City,, la., F,cb. 23. William
Hildcbrand was convicted of aiding
in the robbery of August Williges'
store, November 7, 1921, by the jury.
The penalty is 10 years. The rob
bers' loot was placed at $17,000.
Today's Attractions.
Rialto "Penrod."
Sun "A Connecticut Yankee."
Strand 'Tolly of the Follies."
Moon Tom Mix in "Sky-High."
, Empress "Handcuffs or Kisses."
Muse "White and Unmarried."
At a west coast studio tlicy had
a blond day last week. AH the act
resses working at the time hap
pened to be in the light complexioned
class. There was Dorothy Dalton,
wearing a blond wig, and with her
was Wanda Hawley, a decided
blond. Agnes Ayres in "The Or
deal." has golden-tinted hair even
though it photographs dark on the
screen and with Miss Ayres' in the
picture is aoother pretty blond in
the person of Edna Murphy, re
membered for her work in "Over the
Hill." All the studio brunettes were
either on location or having a vaca
tion at the time. ' . ,
Wallace Rcid and two armies have
gone south to make- the South
American exterior scenes for "The
Dictator," a forthcoming picture,,
founded on the play by Richard Har-'
ding Davis. The "armies" consist
of more than 10v men who will take
- . i. ft :. i. , '. , i-., 1
and government forces.
Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt are
in Fhoenix, Ariz., filming exterior
scenes for "Val of Paradise," a new
.Paramount picture. From Phoenix
the company will journey 50 miles
from civilization to a canyon in the
Apache Indian cotintrv -
Portland, Ore,. Teh. 21 Police
today were irtlu t acieMitie burg
lars who burned a 14 by NMiuh bole
in the door of the life ul the Monti
villa. Saving bank, n institution in
the ouuktrtt of the city, Uit night.
One of the ting crawled through
the opening and unscrewed a poi.on
c container, tji inirktigatori,
'J he robber, however, failed to open
the Inner door of the fe and were
frightened aay without obtaining
liny money.
Anions; the thing left by the
thievei in their (light m a mJI
bottle containing an antidote for ef
fect of poion n.
Rev. E. M. Brown's
Wife Testifies to
Alleged Cruelty
TelU Judge Sear, in Action
for D'w orre, That Minuter
lltihharul TrrateJ Her
an ben ant.
'Witness Tells of '
Scene Following
Kennedy Murder
Bluffs Police Receive
Note on Baldwin Case
Charging that her liutatid "look
ed upon lie r as a servant" and had
ordered her out of the house fonr
times. Mr. Irene Loomis Brown
testified in her suit for divorce from
Kev. I'.dgar Nferrill drown, pator
of the Diet Memorial church, ye
terday in district court before Judge
tear.
The minister a not present at
the hearing. Hi friend said he
was in Chicago or on a train com
ir.jr to Omaha.
The testimony of the w ife, a w ell
a that of her father. I. II. Loomis,
a chemist at the Richardson Drug
company, referred to Rev. Mr.
Ilrown's alleged cruelty. They tes
tified that the minister had also or
dered the father from his houte.
Mrs. Walter Loomis of Des
Moines.'a sistnc of Mrs. Brown, with
whom she stayed after her flight
from Omaha, was present at the
trial.
No mention of the acquisition of
money, told of by Bishop Stuntz in
his statement about Mrs. Rrown,
was made in the courtroom. No an
swer to the petition was' filed by
Few Brown.
Cameron Out as
Grocer Secretary
Benedict Kirk of Retail Asso
ciation Announces Body Is
Seeking New Man.
th
AT THE
THEATERS
-jd seu. i)9 tunqdJO U t
jo Sum; asnun ou i nyj &.
ate offering which ia twins pre
sented this week by May Wlrth. The
Four very beuatlful whit horses, pure
btnod Arabian atock. are featurea of the
offering. Demarest and Collette. featured1
this week, have an amusing 'offering in
which the eccentric playing of a 'cello
and violin is prominent. Harry Holman.
the droll comedian, is appearing in the
laughable one-act play. "Hard Boiled
Hampton." Kiddie" parties in great
numbers are being arranged for the mat
inee Paturdav. May Wtrth and company
and Sealo please the children.
The two concluding performances of
Twinkle Ts" occur at the Gayety to
day. - "Jingle Jingle." high class bur
lesque" production, comes neit to the Gay
uty theater, beginning with a matinee
performance tomorrow Its happy com
bination of catchy music, funny and novel
situations, pretty girls brightly costumed
and beautiful scenery, and an all star
cast cannot do other than please.
In making "Orphan of the Storm,"
Mr. D. W. Griffith latest big super
film, which comes to the Brandeie the
ater for a, limited engagement beginning
next Sunday afternoon, enough electricity
iras used to light an entire city twtc
the aiz of Omaha This may eeern to
be an exaggeration to the uninitiated,
but it Is nevertheless true and can be
verified by figure compiled by expert
accountants In Mr. Griffith office. The
-os of the costumes alone for this bis
film cost more than th entire produc
tion of "Birth of a Nation." This can be
readily anderstoed when it ia realised
that there are l!.o people in the cast
of "Orphans of the Ftorm," headed by
Lillian a iwrotny liien.
J. J. Cameron, former secretary of
e Retail Grocers' association, will
not return to the association as secre
tary, according to J. E. Kirk, presi
dent of the organization.
Mr. Cameron resigned several
weeks ago, but later asserted he
would "continue in that capacity
until another secretary was found."
His resignation was accepted, how
ever, and C F. Kelley was made
temporary secretary.
"We have paid Mr. Cameron for
his services, and arc looking for a
new man," said President Kirk. "We
were paying Mr. Cameron $125 a
month and a per cent of the dues and
income of the association! Cameron
has his credit bureau to look after,
and we believe the man we choose
will need to devote all his time to
the association."
Members of the association, meet
ing last night in the Chamber of
Commerce, laid final plans for an
elaborate dinner and dance to be
given March 7.
Thousand Enjoy Concert
by Wesleyan Glee Club
A crowd of about 1,000 persons
attended the concert given by
the Nebraska Weslcyan Glee
club at the First Methodist church
last night. The program, which
drew generous applause, consisted
of scheduled numbers and numerous
encores.
The club, which is directed bv
Parvin Witte, will sing tonight at
8 at the Trinity Methodist church.
Twenty-first and Binney streets.
ilr. Witte's solo numbers were
a popular feature of the entertain
ment last night.
t"iit, ). C. S! iVr of the Canned
Blutt fniUe detriment 4 rficHf J
i iitrrtoui prtt ibont the (inird r
of V4her lialduhi, ru'l M"n
Jritrl u It A kHI hltrtt t.ltw II tjM
Frantic .'leading tf Mr. i IN note in tmt'w kWnni
i a return r'i i eij iintf,
lUdfbolt. la." ll Mf-
"lanl. MufTer. I he g r v. ' 4 ,ut
ion the teat with HahUm, th m.d
iman lio w hot dead. i tr !irr.
IMie i tii'ti,r in Ouuha, I duii't
,, ,.0 , .know where. h ran tr'J on the
rt iia t.f
wjnt, to
OLrnrhain Dcuribrd lv
Rf'uleiit of Ikmlv
Glett at Trial.
' Ia Ange!e. Feb.
p!eae pek to e, iiiea.e ipeak t , uiug fc,,oult j)lr flf
The frantic ulrading of M4Jt)im-
Obenchairt he bent over the !!
figure of. her sweetheart. J. Hel
ton Kennedy. Augut 5 brought a
dramatic moment into her trial for
life today.
Tor the firt time the cene ftt
the murder, with Madalyune the
central figure m brousht to light
through jeattitiony of Ccorge teer
ing. dweller in Tevtrly Olcit, ii'l
the firt person to ee the nun an J
woman in front of Kennedy' cottage
the nun lyinjj on the nepi atilled
bv a bullet wound the woman run
ning toward the road, iyicrical!y
fobbing.
Peering told 01 Madeline k.mi'E
that something had happened and
!krd Him if there were docto'
in the Glen. He told her thete was
no doctor nor even a telephone.
Then they walked to the step where
Kennedy lay. Madalynne, gapping,
creaming, crying like a child, ha J
to be told he was dead.
"My God! Why did they do it.V
tlic rrii-d.
"Mr. Obenchain aid: 'I've often
admonished him about carrying a
gun,'" aid Deering. "And when I
told her that I thought it wa sui
cide her hps were still.
"Then he tobl me why they were
in the Glen. She aid they went
to the bearh. then to the flrentwood
Country club. butit was closed sn
they drove into the Glen. She taid
something about wanting to find
lucky penny that he hi J under a
rock a year ago. There were no
matches so the man, Belton she
called him, went to took for
niatchc.
Woman Charges Youth
Got Entire Fortune
New York, Feb. 2.?.-.llcged to
have defrauded 13 or 14 society wo.
men of at least $5601X10, Alfred F.
Lindscy. a broker of South Nyacfc.
is being sought to face charges that
he made off with the entire personal
fortune of Mrs. Lillian D. Duke, di
vorced wife of James B. Duke, the
"tobacco king."
Mrs. Duke charges Lindscy R,-!t
all her cash. $325,000, and jewelry
worth $50,000. -
Papers filed at New York City,
N. Y allege that Lindscy, who was
known as Alfred E. Post and Rich
ard Roe, with Mrs. Lindsey, said
to have gone by the name of Elsie
Behr, "learned Mrs. Duke was a
woman easily influenced and de
ceived and they deliberately contrib
uted to take advantage of her."
Mrs. Duke's attorneys said tonight
she had suffered a nervous break
down. Hays Pleads for
Air Mail Budget
Omaha Bee Leased Win
Washington, Feb. 23. Postmaster
General Will H. Hays appeared be
fore the senate appropriations com
mittee today in; an earnest appeal
for the restoration of the appropria
tion eliminated by the house general
appropriations committee for air
mail.
The subcommittee of the house
reported $1,915,000 for the next
fiscal year, but the 'general appro
priations committee of the house
struck out the item and failed
to make any provision for the con
tinuation of the air mail service at
all.
"It is not so much the length of
the step as the direction of the step
that is important in anything, and
it is a step in the wrong direction,
in my opinion, to abandon all air
mail scrvcic," said Mr. Havs.
Famous Attorney Dies.
. Los Angeles, Feb. 23. Early Rog
ers, once known as one of the great
est criminal lawyers of the west,
dropped dead today in a hotel room.
The body was found by a business
associate.
tell jou. but is afraid of the man
lli.i iiy ne cann Dtk li re. J
-I.. W."
Police ay it bad been e.ul'i!icl
definitely that 4 young girl jt 011
tie Mt with Uafd'in when bu Icit
the L'niini Pacific trauiler 01 the
i,iliht he was killed.
Kail Labor Board
Reduces Wdscs of
Firemen; Oilers
Omtime Until Afler 10th
Hour Kliminated ami "Split
Triil" KnaMMinl Under
Nov Kulf.
Omaha IW Leaie4 Wire.
Chicago. Feb. 23. Another tay
!ah afiecting lO.fHK) railroad fire
men and oilers was made today by
the I'nited States railvray wage la
bor board, when it promulgated new
rules effective March I., eliminating
txtra pay until after the liHli hour,
.tnd setting un a "split trick" of
eight hours within a spread of 12
without any overtime pay.
Following other decisions virtually
irMoring the 10-hour day, the board
authorizrd 'the roads to pay only
pro rata wages after the regular
eight hours, which the board re
tained" in principle as constituting
a day's work. Time and one-half
will be paid after 10 hour.
In the cane of the split trick,
straight time will he paid for the
brst 10 hours, whether included in
the 12-hour spread or not, and time
and one-half will be given there-
cfter.
Sundays and holidays will be paid
at the pro rata rate, a minimum of
three hours' pay being made for two
hours' work or less.
Ten rules regarding discipline,
grievances, discrimination against
committeemen' and similar matters,
were remanded to the employes and
roads for further negotiation.
Additional Colorado
Coal Miners Walk Out
' Denver, Feb. 23. More than 200
miners employed at four mines in
the Frederick district of Weld
county, struck today against a re
duction in wages to the 1917 scale.
Operators announced they would
not attempt to operate the mines at
present.
The walkout brings the total
number of miners out on strike in
the Frederick district to approxi
mately 500. The Puritan mine,
closed last Monday by a strike of
its 300 employes, is still idle.
Seven other mines in the district
have announced reductions to co
into effect within a few days. The
miners at all of the mines have an
nounced their intention of striking.
Approximately 1,200 men are em.
ployed at the 12 mines, .
I,', pt II. t jniit'r f l tug
tf llu?r Irripiiitii I'rojrtt j
dy ronaidcitd the rental il te iiiui
t:tun )trm t luriiUU i'rf 1.11 1
more tl an .' niM.ituj kn p( Ne-I
bri Stud ll'f proifft, W'iuwi)
the ttittr! Vbr44 Siii-trmitji
vVter rttitin, Hk-matcd in V$
but w al'nl.ni J iliifim! te wjr,
Jail Man lttkittS 'juIitrr
Who l lf.l tti r,fiiif Iiiiiii
avrmif, I um cil lilull., inquired at ;
in? iHiiice atatitin ti'.irnuv iiuirumg
for hu daughter. ISeuUh, who had j
t)ci out all night Wednesday br.
eau't he teaicd hrr father would j
hi hrr. he arreted and j
flwgctl with a4Hlt nl battery.
Mcviijn (livtit . ifi 'IVrui,
Wtituati t Yrar, for MurIr.
SiJucy, K'b , l ib. .'J, ticiial
Tclr.uui.) tKnio l itiadi, Mci-
,jii, an) bi HouMn an.itnp!i,e,
iihadcJ guilty in . run
in,, I (Oiiit ,rre o ih murder of
Stre I'411't in a tooiiu'ng house si
nerks agt and wrie fi.inurd by
Judft lUatLledat to Iff iinprijon
niri,i ir Hie ptan and yeiri tot
(lie woman. Mientt llcDamrl ul
t4t them in Lirtrotn Sunday,
Pee V4nt Ads lliuig Ketults.
Deaths and Funerals
Report of tile death of IUv. Wlnthrop
Alllaon, 61, for IS jenra paBlor of the
Weatmlntater Preatyterian church In On
torio, OaJ., his been received In Omaha.
Rev. Mr. Alllaon, coming from Superior,
tVi., waa paator at the CaBtelar Street
church here 20 yeara ago. He later went
to Albla, la., and from there to Cali
fornia. He ia aurvlved by a brother.
Irving Allison. 3120 Wlllet treet, In
Omaha.
Mrs. Margaret Anderson, 80, died Wed
nesday night. She has been living; for a
number of years wit hher daughtor. Mr.
Charles W. Martin, 4823 Florence boule
vard. She i survived also by two other
daughters, Mrs. C. w. Hough or Omaha
and Mm. J. G. Beattie of Portland, Ore.,
and three sons: ' Alfred 1... William H.,
and Andrew. Funeral services will be
held Friday at 10 a. ni at the C. E.
Haynes chapel. Twenty-fourth street and
Ames avenue. Burial will be In Forest
Lawn cemetery.
The body of Father John B. de Shry
ver. who died Tuesday night, will be
Interred In the Holy Sepulchre cemeters
today.
NORTH CAROUNAlS
SOUTH V id?'
From down
where the good
tobacco grows
Straight from the sunny
fields of Virginia, the Caro
linas and Georgia comes
the prime.mellow "Virginia"
tobacco that you smoke in
Piedmonts
7Mlgnia Cigarette
and for cigarettes
Virginia tobacco is the he:t
Liggett k, Myers Tobacco Co.
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PHIL nd' FAMILY
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LAST TIMES TONICHT
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