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THE BF.Ei OMAHA. BATUKUAY. MAKClt ti. iVA
Cr.O. 1 Leaders
to Oppose Cut
in Naval Force
cualor Dfiiild Urilin iirtii a
Proporil y 1 loiin WouM
Miikr lT, S. Inferior 1
Jjan.
'Famous Gcn May Delay I .Masked Bandits
Deparlureof I rinccssj Houte(l I,y Lover
Omaha H' W If.
U'AJ:iUl"ll. M4r.ll t Ht IMilili'
4H lJlrn ill ihe ffll4lC I'Jlf 'l"
udH t ly the navy kii'l nuke
cmy n'foit t 4-.f it Irrmt the cut
v titi.li the li'iif lfC(il! t ap-
rnatof l o.!!-, rf pulilii 411 Icailcr,
ni,I Setiutor J'nimli-xti'r of Vah
iiti'ii, actintr thairman tf the naval
ititalrt rciiutiiiiir-r, rriie t the
oiirIiii(itt f tut lliry uill riidrsvor
to rally rwry rfource pf tlttiini.
iMtiiin Mrrtictli t. prevent the
rrkiiifr of the navy.
'I hi-y l.rlirvc lh.it with President
lljrilicj?' xi nt tliry vill ! alile to
tmnim-e thp cotintj v t!ut thr drastic
inliKliiiiK itiinri by the hUr
vml. tic imi tini"i. The Minf
Mitt of a liMillni'l wliirtt prevailed
out thr iu.il .ippriii'iutiuil ti ll la-t
far. m'cmii likely to lcvi-lci thi
iiu ami tlirn .111 oKirli!i;ilv y ill
he (Tr.cntiil fur the administration
1 j wit-Id it influence in hchalt of
the navy.
1 1 the hotic itinerant ttiKt tliroutfh
M-iiate li-.iih rs h'.tr that the 3-5-.1 ra
tio would In 1I1 strnvi'il and that the
I'niti'it Stairs would he tl.irri in a
lpiiin ot in f i-r iurjt y to jjapan oil
the hiti M-av The houe 11 propos
iti) in nit the naval personnel to
alioiit (Ul.tHKl ami the total appropria
tion to de alwtiii '(io.niiti.ooo, anainst
iipproNim.itely ?400.tHM),tw0 for last
N;vy ih'nai tment routmds
that it cannot maintain the navy up
on a Mitnul ami efficient hasi with
out "0,000 enli-teil nun. Senate
leader Inline that this should he
the absolute minimum, liven this
rnniber, they ay would require the
dnikins nf some shi badlv needed.
Russian Famine Deaths
Estimated at 200,000
Moscow. March U).-(Ry A. P.)
The total deaths amonK the famit'.e
stricken people thus far is 200,000 if
the ratio of deaths in the I'fa prov
ince, on' of the worst stricken dis
trict;, has been maintained else
where, says an estimate bv T)r.
ISctnashko.'soviet commissar of health.
Dr. Scmashko said that in Ufa,
from the commencement of the fam
ine until February 23. 16.869 deaths
from famine and diseases emanat
ing from the famine, not including
typhus, had been registered.
The report regarding Ufa reveals
a total much under the widely quot
ed estimates of Dr. Fridtjof Xanscn,
high commissioner of the interna
tional committee of Russian relief.
Dr. Semashko placed the total num
ber of famine stricken at between
12.000.000 and 15,000,000. and said
that according to pessimistic esti
mates, there were 25,000,000 persons
affected.
JT. 3 Control of Commercial
Radio Phone Stations Urged
Washington. March 10. Alloca
tion of 20 wave lengths among the
various classes of- wireless telephony
fenders and government control of
establishment of all commercial
wireless transmitting telephone sta
tions arc recommended by the
three committees of the government
radio conference made public today.
The recommendations do not pro
vide for government control of re
ceiving stations, which Secretary
Hoover has said have increased into
the hundreds of thousands in the
last few months. Amateur trans
mitting stations under the commit
tee proposals, would be given ex
clusive of wave lengths from 150 to
200 meters and share with technical
and training schools wave lengths of
from 200 to 273 meters.
Ice to Remain at 60 Cents
in Bluffs, Dealers Assert
Action of Omaha dealers in reduc
ing the price of artificial ice to 50
cents a hundred pounds will have no
immediate effect in bringing down
the cost of this product in Council
Bluffs, according to dealers.
Fred E. lltircl, president of the
llurd Ice and Cold Storage com
pany, says that ice has been reduced
to OO cents a hundred and that no
further drop is in sight. Ice sold for
70 cents a hundred last season. The
Droge Elevator company also sells
its ice for 60 cents, according to fig
ures obtained there yesterday.
Tram Company Asks Leave
to Change Sherman Line
Lincoln, March 10. (Special.)
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company yesterday asked
permission of the state railway com
mission to build a double track line
from Sixteenth and Cuming streets
north to Sixteenth and Clark streets
and to abandon the present Sherman
avenue line tracks on Seventeenth
street from Cass to Clark streets.
The cars are to be rerouted oyer
this new line straight north on Six
teenth street. The change will be
made tnis summer wnuc ine succi is
being repaved.
Davenport Car Company
Enters Into Big Contract
Davenport, la., March 10. The
Bcttendorf Steet Car company,
through its president, J. W. Bctten
dorf, announced today a $1,500,000
contract with the Union Paciiic and
Southern Pacific railroads, the third
contract amounting to a million or
more dollars entered . into by the
company within the last 60 days.
The Others were from the Mil
waukee and Burlington railroads.
Increased Cost of Rails
. Chicago, March 10. Statistics
showing the increased cost of oper
ating railroads were presented be
fore the United States railroad labor
board wage hearing today by south
era and southeastern roads as rea
son why pay of employes pn the na
tion's carriers should be reduced.
V. A. Northeutt. general' solicitor
for the Louisville & Nashville, was
the spokesman. Mr. Northeutt
pointed out that railroad wages af
fected many other industries because
the public had to foot the bill.
New W tl. Martti 111 -The 41
cut ilmtimnd. huti tmly eijjht liirt
iinnitlit iio MjciI the M4v Ur
I'jIIUfll Jlllllj. l!t4M (f Kl''Ul.
iiil the pii .i in f n l'ini'1' M llft- J
in ..si it,-!. i il.i. ii f nt l.ir '
" .i .. t " i. ... . . - I
I'a'l4llll4ll, "H'lll ta 1 I'JlE
Ukill pUl I "lav, 1
tlurjiinrf i!,4t I'.ie f.rtu!out Mne
utf nullified int. i this loiiiiiiv Wn ti 1
, the pnme. iinui l .i.t July. ! j
; t'Cia! m the I'liiied Statfi cu.ioim (
j deprfrtinent jf-tenUy mhiuM la earn
iiOrsmi of it, but J-'lifllff JVn V I
i NjU'I. who lia liehl t!.e diaiitomt
ur Mmal niuiiili at eeuntv fur
t'liinetfiu iieditor, irfihfil ta ptve
it ni.
! Alter lifrinir argument of conn-
ffl tor the ulierui bud cntonn !e
psrtinri.t, Supreme Court Justice
Irvii'K l.rliiiun advisrj Up ltter
t.) fibtaiu a trdcrul order diiectliiR
that the nuine lis turned over to
thriu. The annn announced they
would pr'irei'il at once to do o.
Denver Grand Jury
Will Probe K.K.K.
.Nuinlier f Menihor i Sum
J minted tii .jjear Before Ses
, iioix S'tarting Today.
! Denver. Xiarih 1(1. -A sucrpina in
Vfttifutiun of the activities of the
j Denver branch of the Ku Klu.c Klan
! will be Marti il this after,inoii
by the Denver county grand jury,
according to an auroinucmcnt to
night by Philip Van Ch'c, district
attorney. The announcement was
made .simultaneously with a state
ment by Carl S. Milliken, secretary
of state, that a petition for articles
of incorporation for the klan will
he held up pending investigation of
the organization's purpose by Attor
ney (ii-nerat Keyes.
A number of the members of the
Man have been summoned to appear
before the grand jury, according to
the district attorney.
Mr. Van Cise announced that his
office had been working for two
weekv investigating the klan s ac
tivities in this city.
It was explained the grand jury
probe into the alleged practices of the
klan is the outgrowth of a threaten
ing letter received by Ward Gash,
negro janitor, ordering him to leave
town. This letter was given to the
district attorney several weeks ago.
On the strength of the district at
torney's promise that he would be
protected, the; negro, who left the
city after receiving the communica
tion, returned to Denver.
Kentucky House Kills
Kllis Evolution Bill
Frankfort. Ky., March 10. The
Kentucky house of representatives
l;;tc yesterday killed the Ellis evolu
tion bill. The vote was 42 to 41
against the measure when it came up
for passage.
The vote came after five hours of
debate, in which opponents of the
measures pleaded with the house not
to bring about a return ot intoler
ance," and the proponents charged
that students were being turned into
infidels and agnostics by the teach
ing of evolution at the University f
Kentucky.
of Excitement
Pni Uetk JMajei (Jtiit Batlli
0rr TO Out With Ama
teur llolilllji III)
Kca'i'.
Tuo i!i4ked bandit met unrt
pf cteij opposition 1 1turMlay i;iht
when tiny aitemptfd to rub the
I'mil J llern.aii.ky drnj tor. .'.'02
South 'I lurtrrnth Mitel,
Jaik Kroupa. 1U South I'liieruth
Tilt, clerking til
the drurf More,
died live lioW at
the robbers he
ttt tiiey ecapnl j
with T"' cent
from the clt
rruiMer, ,
II e r m a ii hk,
proprietor of the !
More, had gone to
the S c h I a i t e r-1
Shade fight and
Krinip.i, a brother-in-law.
clerk
and night man a-,
cer at the l-'rank ,
Jlerinanskv phar
macy, Tweniy-
nevcutli and Q
faei'iute f.ape fr h fompanion,
nJ ttfv both ran.
An u! j", pinf tii tore,
ilaimnl our man felt, though Kroupa
thinks he t'll ever a "p, rather than
nmi a MAiiud,
Brandt J Amaieui.
Kicupa, wlia ay !f sravrs eii.
.itentent, was sorry that the door
was oieneii and that they were ahle,
to mape,
Tmo khui wei.t t'liviiili the ceil
iiiil. and one pierced the wall,
Jack Kroupa.
treet. with his wii'e and two boys.
William, 14, and Edward, 11, kept
tore.
Youth Laughs.
At f!;."0 two young turn, faces
masked by black handkerchiefs, en
tered. William, knowing of a dance
hall near by, though they were
niasqueraders, and laughed as he
came from behind the counter.
"Hands up, son," one of the men
demanded as he produced a revolver.
William still thought they were jok
ing until he saw one open the cah
register on the soda fountain. He
then stood motionless.
Kdward. though covered with a
revolver, dodged behind a counter
and ran to his father in the rear of
the store, prabbed him by the arm
and said "Dad, there's holdup men
out there.''
Then he ran to hide in the base
ment. Open Fire Together.
Kroupa, though he thought the
I oy was fooling, looked into the
front room, there lie saw a revolver
leveled at him. He ducked, reached
back for bis revolver, which he
claims he has with him constantly,
and tired, simultaneously with the
bandit.
Several shots followed in quick
succession, Kroupa emptying his
gun. One bandit, standing 'in the
doorway, flung wide the door to
OacuVX " vu
MATINEE TODAY, 2:15
Early Curtain
TONIGHT at 8
EDDIE FOY
n
YOUNGER FOYS
w,nt t,t" Winn- ni
Urn ml lft M ,.f iil
frtab eiltlels
KELLAM nd O'PARE
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FRF.P LINDSAY
Initi .1 On imi i I m.-l'ih n,.
Mau., I Is Mt: on )U S Si.M ul.
ul S. Hlftil. IM I 11,00; Mai i.a
t. lii
Today's Wlnnr el Two ttrm iil
Is Aul N.. I3,TI
STARTS TODAY
UMBERS DP YOUR
SORE STIFF JOINTS
WEATHER exposure and hard
work bring pains and aches in
muscles and joints. Have a
bottle of Sloan's Liniment handy and
apply freely wilheut rubbing, jot it
penetrates.
You will find at once a comforting
sense of warmth which will be followed
by a relief from soreness and stiffness.
Wonderful to relieve all sorts of
external aches and pains rheumatism,
neuralgia, sciatica, lame backs, sprains
and strains, over-exerted muscles.
For 40 years Sloan's Liniment has
helped thousands the world over.
You aren't likely to be an exception.
It certainly does produce results.
Ask your neighbor.
At all druggists 35c, 70c, $1 .40.
mm
I irCkr4 Pain's!
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NOW SrJtVlNO
D.WGilFFlTH
enMRE or
rorfMr
WTH LILLIAN AMD DOROTHY-G1SH
OI5 TWICE DAILY QI5
Cm Prt IKCLUDH& SUNDAY OPrt
AHO SAT.
nArwc
Every Might
Daily MATiNEE5&y
25-J0t-75t&?l2.
Sunday ialitwTKrec Odock
ALICE LAKE
in
"The Hole
in the Wall"
is at her best as the girl
who linked three worlds:
the world of everyday, the
spirit world, and the underworld.
3 WEEK BEGINNING
-Sun. Night, Mch. 19
FIRST TIME in OMAHA
"wants' EUGtNt
HOWARD
CO of 150 INCLU0INS
75 BEAUTIFUL GIRL
MAIL ORDERS NOWi.
Seals Monday, 10 A. M.
PRICES: NlghU. SOc, $1, $1.50, $2.00
$2.50, $3.00; Wed. Mat., SOc to $2.00;
Sit. Mat., SOc to $2.50. Plus 10 Tas,
LAST TIMES TODAY
"Just Around
the Corner"
TtiiSK. rsEss ential
c
Real Bargains in the Following
WEBER - - - - - -
INNES - - - - - -
KIMBALL - - - - -
SCHAEFFER - - - -
ALBRIGHT - - - -
KINGSBURY - - - -
VOSE - - - - - - -
STEINWAY GRAND
Style A, dark
mahogany case.
Makes
$ 195
$ 275
$ 325
$ 285
$ 295
$ 345
$ 475
$1525
(hAKFORD
419 South 16th Street
Mice
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IN
v y
Omaha. Neb.
NOW
"Fool's
Paradise"
LAST TIMES TON1TE
"What Do Men Want"
TOMORROW
"Why Announce
Your Marriage"
"OMAHA'S .FUN CENTER"
t&rm t tA I J Mat. and Nit Today
iLLiy Msf Good Rei'v'd Seat, SOc
Craftily Wlthhtld for Auta Show Wtek
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SUPERB OFFERING
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REATEST SHOW ON EARTH FOR THE MONEY
MATINEE EVERY DAY
EMPRESS
TWO
SHOWS
IN ONE
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In "My Daughter' Husband"
STEIN & SMITH
"Brarilian
Diplomata"
VALLAL A
ZERMAINE
MD i varti aemen ts
Charge trnmig1
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Tb Varaatila Lady of Quality"
tgc Silts
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day
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Sttur
Exclusive Store for Men and Boys
A GRAND ASSEMBLAGE
Of Fashion's Newest
Entttnce to New Store
lor Men and Boys on
Douglas Street
Sew Location on Doug
las Street Between
i6th and 17th.
They're Here New Spring Styles
From Hart Schaffner & Marx
VJ . There's a' certain joy about being the first to wear the new season's styles;
"' ju$ feels a leader, not a iollowcr.
To tttosi.nien, especially those youn.fr men who are mos; particular about the
cut and quc?lnT of their clothes, we'd be glad to show. 1322 models we've se
lected with sole idea of providing the most style and highest quality for a
given amount of "'SKlfiiiey.
The Home of Mart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
VTt ard showing a complete line of worsted's I Sonie value in cassimere suit. Pin
cassimeres, tweeds, made by well known mak- p f 'Pe- two Pair ot ?inia- AU sIz6S
era in Rochester and Utiea. These (I Qff vve jre headquarters for a real gaberdine
suits are moderately priced at tPOtl coat, belt iJU wound. Very special
$25
$25
Now for a Real Hat Event That WiR
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Two Tremendous' Lois
Lot 2 $2.45
LOT TWO A timely sale of correct spring
headwear at less than pre-war prices, consist
ing of all the desired colors and" d0 A
shapes; $4 to $6 values; one lot..
NOTE "We are ofiering you these values just to acquaint you with our new exclusive store for
men and boys. Entrance Douglas between 16th and 17th Sts.
Lot 1 $1.65
LOT ONE A cash purchase of . all the floor
samples of a well known manufacturer go on
sale in one lot at less than 00c ?ff
on the dollar.... tPJL.Ut)
fnKPl-"
New Spring Apparel Special Pur
chases a Big Feature Saturday
Dresses-$14.50
Values to $25.00
300 Dresses in taffetas,
cantons, crepe knits and
tricotine. All new styles and
shades. For one dav only.
Saturday ....,....$14.50
Suits - $25.00
Values to $40.00
A fortunate cash purchase of 185
Women's and Misses' Xew . Spring
Suits, enables us to offer smart tweed
suits, navy tricotine suits, navy twill
suits, made up la 20 distinct styles.
Sizes for misses and ladies.
Coats - $29.50
Values to $49.00
Your choice of hundreds of Women's
' and Misses' Smart Coats, Capes and
Wraps, made up In the season's smart
est styles. Materials are duvetyne, vel
ours, polos, twills and tricotine. Suit-,
able for street, afternoon or general
wear. All sizes.
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