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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1923)
Women Stone * i Slayer of Girl J in Philadelpha Shout With Men for Swift J u s t i ce o u Man Who Kidnaped Child. % Philadelphia, Feh. IV.—While a j crowd of men and women on the street j shouted for swift justice, W'j lie F. i Morgan, slayer of 6-yearold I.lllian Gilmore, today was held without bail in a police station in the northeastern part of the rlty. Then when he was removed from the station to a prison J xan to he taken to the city hall a shower of stones and other missies xx ere hurled at the frightened prison er. No one xxas struck and no arrests xx ere made. Morgan s confession of kidnaping, attacking and killing the child, whom he took away with her 4-year-old sis ter, borothy, from near their home last Saturday, in a motor car, was ob tained by the police last night. Doro thy was returned home a. few hours after the kidnaping. Lillian's body was foond last night on the Ice of 'v'eshaminy creek, 20 miles from Phil Jlelphla. Director of Public Safety Cortelyou j hd that Morgan s trial would be 1 [shed. Girl Die*. ■Morgan made a lengthy *,gned ^Ftatement, the police said, setting Worth in detail how he had lured Lil " lian and her sister Dorothy, 4. from their home on the pretext of laking them for an automobile ride, how he had taken them to a vacant lot: how the older girl had died dur ing an attack and ljow he had taken ^Vr body to the Isolated spot 20 fTmle* north of Philadelphia, in the hope that It would not be discovered. After laying Lillian's body along the bank of the stream, he told the police that he had returned to the city with Dorothy and put her out of the car within a few blocks of her home. Nebraskans Get Pensions. [ Washington, Feb.' 27.—(Special.)— Nebraska pensions granted today are to the following: William F. Ryan, Inavale, $12: Catherine E. Blanchard, Kearney, $30: s'largaret E. Clingcr. Minden. $30; Charles C. Brock, Fair bury, $12; Roy Patchln, Humboldt, ♦12: Mary F. Shilts, Teeumseh. $30. Nebraska postmasters appointed are; Memphis, Saunders county. Miss Naomi F. Owen vice Blanche M. douse, resigned- Weston. Saunders county. Miss Helen L. Churda vice Ruth J. Sundquist, resigned. Wilber Chamber Elects. Wilber. Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special.)— At the annual meeting of the Wilbur Commercial club the following officers were elected: H. V. Jellnek, president: Fred Ak samit, vice president; Arnold J. Shary, secretary; Anton Sliimerda, treasurer; ^bhatees: H. V. Jelinek, E. J. Spfrk. ^■lole Slepicka. Fred Aksamit and S. Prucha. f Must Support Child. Los Angeles. Feb. 27. — Eric Von Stroheim motion picture actor and di rector. was ordered by the superior court to pay $75 a week for the sup port of Eric Von Stroheim, jr.. 7. The child's mother is Mrs. May A. Von Stroheim, who obtained a divorce three years ago on the charge of de •ertion. Feature Transactions of Livestock Exchange / W. A. Teterson came In from Oak yiand yest-rday with a shipment, of 10 read of steer* averaging 1.252 pound*, which brought $8.SO a hundred. r bought, those steers here four months ago," said Mr. Peterson, "and ♦ hey made an average gain of 412 pounds, weighing $40 pounds when I bought them and they cost me 15.55 a hundred. I gave them a feed of ground corn and alfalfa and am quite pleased with both the gain in weight g and price." y According to Mr. Peterson there Is a large number of cattle in the feed lots around Oakland and there has also been a good run from that sec tion. He said the big crop of fall pigs raised last year is responsible for the large number of packing sows being brought to market this season. Three carloads of steers, one load of which sold for the top price of i ?9.20 a. hundred, were brought to the j local market yesterday by Carl Paar _ of Treynor. Ia. Another load went at ltdhdred while the rest sold for a hundred. The entire shipment ■yveraged 1.300 pounds. Mr. Psar said he bought the cattle on the local market laat spring as Stockers when they cost him $7.65 a j hundred. They doubled In wielght sine* he took them out, he said, with ' most of the gain In weight made on a : feed of blue glass pasture, shelled corn and hay. After marketing a load of steers j averaging 1.215 pounds at. the price of $8.90 a hundred at the local yards, Leonard Sedlicky of Lin wood put some of the money lu the purchase of two loads of lambs which he took out to finish for market. He said he al ready had a btg flock of lambs that he expected to bring to Kouth Omaha In the near future. James Bowie, 83, Dies; Came Here 36 Years Ago .lames Bow ie. James Bowie. S3, pioneer of Oma ha, died at his home, 3336 Dodge street yesterday morning. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. September 30, 1S39. coming to Omaha 36 years ago. He was connected with the Union Pacific until pensioned five years ago. Mr. Bow ie is survived by his wldpw and three daughters. Christina Bowie, Mrs. Stewart D. Dees and Mrs. Bart Bretherton of New York; two sons, James and Douglas, and five grand children. Mr. Bowie was a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Masonic order and Clan Gordon. Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday at 2. Members of Clan Gordon will be pallbearers. Mr. and Mrs. Bowie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June u of last year. Beatrice Wins Debate. Pawnee. Neb.. Feb. 27.—<Specta..)— The Beatrice high school won a 2 to l decision in a state league debate with the local high school here last eve ning. Judges were Professors Duncan. Esson and Ayleswortta of Coiner. Peru and Nebraska university respective ly. This is Pawnee City's first defeat. Romance Off Rocks —Suit Is Forgotten Omaha Divorcee \iimits Rc roneiliatioir ^ ith (iatlle Bar on She Sued for $100,000. Romance of Emma Anderson, prr.t ty Omaha divorcee, anil John C. Bachelor, Cherry county cattle har on, which went on the rocks last December to the accompaniment of a $100,000 heart balm suit, again is under full spread of sail. Mrs. Anderson at her home yester day morning. 2514 South Eleventh, admitted a reconciliation, but de clined to discuss the case. Her heart balm suit, ttie shortest ever filed in district court here, is ail up in the air, and has a quar tet of high-powered attorneys flus tered. The suit, technically, has not been withdrawn, but tlie papers have been removed from the court house, no one seems to know where or why. Attorneys for Mrs. Anderson filed the suit, after, according to her story, she had agreed to wed the wealthy king of the cattle country on Decem ber 11. He put off tlie wedding for a few days, she said, then told her "it was ali off." and checked out of the Paxton hotel eight hours ahead of a process server. Then Mrs. Anderson went into se clusion. And as for the cattle baron out in the great open spaces was fought a grim, bitter battle between pride Hind love, and love won. Just how Bachelor again approached the lady of his desires, and how she rereived his hailing, possibly awk ward advances, is not part of the record, hut at all events, llie heart halm suit seems off. Miss Ruth Bachelor, his daughter in Omaha yesterday morning, declined to comment upon her father's action. "VonllI have to see his attorneys," she said. President of Standard Oil Denies Prices Are Fixed Washington, Feb. 27.—Dr. W. M. Burton of Chicago, president of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, I testified yesterday at a reopening of the senate manufactures subcommittee oil inquiry, branded ns “false and wholly untruthful ' charges of price fixing made against the company in testimony before the committee by Thomas fi. Black of Chicago, presi dent of the Western Petroleum com pany. i That's why Velvet Tobacco is fine in your pipe and topnotch for cigarettes titrtirr A Mmi Tobacco To. If fine l Flavor you’re j sure to like! “No fancy wrapper— _ _ ju*t good gum!" , -O I atan Gum American Chicle Co. It pays to own a Hupmobile J. STEWART MOTOR CO., 2523 Farnam St. | Cost Secondary in Design of Mae Murray Costume Either men or women may com ' pete for the 150 In gold prir.es offered I for the three best designs for s cos ! tume for Mao Murray, in The Omaha Bee's contest. Entrants are not limited in any way regarding the expense of the costume, only, of course, the judges probably will not countenance a design running Into the thousands of dollars unless so designed that any necessary Jewels, etc.,* might be borrowed. Miss Mur ray expects her costumes to cost her a great deni of money and expense is not a major factor. In her letter regarding the contest Miss Murray says: “It is {ar from an easy matter to select designs for my costumes, for the public has grown to expect a great deal from nia In them In originality. People expect something distinctive and unique, something startling In creation In each one. I always have welcomed sag gestions. even though some of them have been Impractical for my use.” Remember that the prlr.es will he awarded for designs and description of costume, the only condition being that the design must be In cither pen and ink or in color. First prize, $25; second, $15, and third, $10. Two tick ets to see Mae Murray In "Jazzmanla” at the Sun next week will be awarded every one who sends In an accepted design. / Senator Caraway Wields Umbrella on Tram Passenger Washington. Feb. 27.—Blow* were exchanged b.v Senator Caraway, of. Arkansas, and another passenger on. a Washington street ear today after, the man had been accused of jostling, the senator and using offensive, language. The altercation occurred at Four teenth and II streets, northwest,/ after both had left the street car/ the unidentified passenger striking. Senator Caraway on the face and the senator retaliating with blows with his umbrella on the man's bark. — Air Traffic Heavy. Moundavllle, W. Va., Feb. 2T.— (.'apt. A. K. Simunin reports 450 air planes landing at I.angin field here during tlie last 10 months and sajs traffic will be double In the spring. The field is midway of the Dayton Washington route. Secretary Davis Seeks W ay to Bar Noted Dancer f rom Shores of America Washington, Feb. 27. — If Isadora : Duncan, the dancer, dislikes American i institutions and American ways as much as she pretends, she may soon lie relieved of bothering about them again. In view of remarks attributed to i her recently as she was sailing from (New York for Europe, .Secretary Da vis, as head of the governmental de jpartment dealing with naturalization, has asked Attorney General Daugher ty if there is not a way in which she 'ran be divested forever of her clti i zenship. In the past the dancer's i right to enter the T.’nited Stabs has 1 been challenged because of her radi | cal utterances, but on every occasion she has been able to establish her status as a citizen. More than $300,000,000 is invested In the petroleum industry In Mexico. American interests lead with 60 per cent of the total: British have 33 per cent and the Dutch 7 per cent. GIRLK maftHERZBEHUS —Fifth Floor— Month-End Sale —Wednesday— A Close Out of Just 65 Dresses In Sizes 3, 4 and 5 Years Only 50c Values to $1.45 Dainty jrinjrhamg—wanted col ors—very neat styles. Be here early Wednesday m o r n i n g. Another Lot of 55 DRESSES WITH BLOOMERS Sizes 2, 3, 4 and 5 Years . ^ ^ ^ Quantities are limited so the-early $ | 'hoppers will havo the advantage. ■ *" Values to $3.95 Only A 20 GIRLS’ WINTER COATS Sizes 2, 3, 4 and 5 Years Only , ^ ^ Velvet and Broadcloth Coat' with trim- J ~y rY mines of rich furs. Very smart Style ■ 'V Values to $18.50 \r H Buick shows the way for 1923 in performance —in style—in refinement. k i Nebraska Buick Auto Co. Lincoln Omaha Sioux City M E. Sidles, Pres. Lee IVuff, Vice Pres H R. Herley, M§r. ; Widow Relents; to Bury Suicide Man Swallow? Poison in Home When Wife File* Suit , for Divorce. Mrs. Anna Heflin, 27, 3913 North Forty-first street, whose husband, Louis, 47, killed himself because sh* filed a divorce petition, plans to give him a proper funeral. "There's a little Insurance," said Mrs. Robert B. Petty, 3922 North Forty-first street, neighbor, with whom she lives, "and Mrs. Heflin In tends to see that he is buried prop erly.” X W idnw Finds Body. Mrs. Heflin dls>-overed the body at S:30 Monday night when she went to the home, next door to the Pettys, to replenish a flr». Heflin had left a note; "I am leaving as you requested. Goodby.” At its side were papers served on him Monday morning in her divorce action. Married Four Years. The Heflins were married in 1913. Mrs. Heflin charged that her husband began to drink soon after they were married and later became an habitual drunkard. She worked, she charged, and paid half of the $900 that had been paid on their home, but he beat her. "Friday night'he went home drunk and held her virtually a prisoner,” Mrs. Petty said. "She called me the next morning and I brought her right u\er to my home, and told her she v. aa a fool to stand it.” Mrs. Heflin's answer was the peti tion, asking divorce and their inter est in the home. Burlington Clerks Raised. Lincoln, Feb. 27.—The Burlington railroad company announced today the signing of a new schedule with the clerks’ organization of the Ne braska district by uhlrh the clerks get an increase in pay estimated to approximate $4 a month. Tn a fenr instance*. It was paid, there hud been a reduction, hut In some cases the in create It a rponth. Two Reels of Himself COUE 8UNDAT AT Inspect the Cadillac Cut-Open Chassis at the AUTO SHOW and you will learn the many reasons why thinking men and women are buying Cadillac Cars. This chassis is a work of art, showing actual parts and standard materials as used in the Cadillac cars you see on the streets. See also the handcraft creation, a Cadillac four passenger sedan priced at $7275.00. J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. 26th and Farnam Street* HA rney 0710 iBIouir Shop , E»tr»»c« Floor I- - - Featuring for Wednesday p Dimity and Batiste Cotton Tailored Blouses Peter Pan and V-neck styles v. ith touche* of cross stitch embroidery, some with hand drawn effects, still others with Paisley collar and cuff effects. Of course, you'll find all white with white em nroidery and Irish crochet lace edgings. Front and bark buttoning?. Mail orders filled and sent prepaid on both lots of Blouses herein advertised. -Extra Special-— Filet Trimmed Blouses $3.95 Is the Actual Value. 4 Peter Pan and Tuxedo Styles. ^ Hand made and hand drawn collars and cuffs. Trimmed with wide edgings of hand made filet lace. Shown in white, buff and flesh. All sires. Architects! Builders! Before putting up apattment houses, hotels, office butldin~s and large residences, provision should be made to carry the wires necessary to furrtish telephone service. If some arrangement is not included tn the original build infi plans, it may be necessary to make extensive and costly alterations, after the completion of the building, in order to conceal the wires placed in the halls and rooms. Wf will be glad to give architects, owners or builders the benefit of our experience in such matters, and assist in planning the best system of wires for each case. Northwestern B ephone Company