Valentino, “Sheik of Flapperdom,” to D a n c e in Omaha Movie Star and Winifred Hud nut to Appear March 19 Under Management of Jack Curley. The "sheik” Is coming to Omaha in person. Rodolph Valentino, dancer, movie star and the matinee Idol of the flap per, will appear at the Auditorium the night of March in at a ball to be given by the Rodolph Valentino Danc ing club, it was announced Saturday nlglit by E. S. Holmes. Valentino, recently developed a streak of temperament and a string of debts with the result that he made a demand for a salary increase upon his moving picture employers, the Fam ous Players Lasky company. He com plained that he could not get along on $1,250 a week. The film company, however, having Valentino tied up under a long-term contract, decided that even a "sheik” ought to be able to exist on $1,250 a sMk and refused to grant ths in crease. Whereupon Valentino Hired a law yer and went to court. But the con tract was Ironclad and the court ruled that Rodolph Valentino would have to be content with his salary and also advised him that he could not jump to another film concern. It was here that Valentino's tem perament came into play. He an nounced that never again would he do a day's work for Famous Players Lasky. He said he would starve first. But Rodolph's lawyer discovered that there was no need for him to suffer ,such privations. He revealed that while Valentinos contract kept him out of theaters and movie palaces,_ it didn't say anything about dances. And before he went into the movies Valentino was a tango hound. So on March 13 Valentino begins a tour of the country in company with the girl with whom he eloped to Mex ico last fall, Miss Winifred Hudnut. He is also carrying his own Jazz or chestra from New York. Omaha will be one of the first cities Valentino will play. Jack Curley, who is well known to (VHsaha sport fans through his con nection with a number of wrestling matches staged in Omaha, is manag ing Valentino on his tour. Five Stores at Monroe, Neb., Destroyed in $24,000 Fire Columbus, Neb.. March 3.—(Spe cial.)—Fire of unknown origin de stroyed five business buildings in Monroe, causing a total loss estimated at $24,000, of which only $3,300 is eovered by Insurance. Practically half the business district was wiped out. The Genpa fire department re sponded to a call for aid. but the fire flames made such headway that it was impossible to check it. All of the buildings were one-story frame structures erected over 30 years ago. S. T. Battles ^ Co., general mer chandise, lost $6,500. Insurance on stock $3,000. Robert Van Allen, bar ber shop and pool hall, loss $1,000, Insurance $500. M. W. Neely, gen eral merchandise, loss $2,500, insur ance $400. Kelly & Son, meats and groceries, loss $4,000, insurance $1,600. Warehouse leased by Kelly & Son loss $2,000. Insurance $400. Twenty per sons, most of them living on salaries, are now without employment. The community club of Monroe has called a meeting to discuss ways and means of rehabilitating the business district. Methodist Conference Will Be Held in Cambridge Cambridge, Neb., March 3.—(Spe cial.)—The district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held in Cambridge April IT and IS. The committee met in Cambridge to prepare the program. Rlshop Hnmer C. Stuntz ahd Dr. Clyde day Cissel of Omaha are both to appear on the program. Other talent that will ap pear from outside of the district will be Dr. E. K. Hosman of Omaha, rep lescnting the Methodist hospital, and Dr. G. W. Tsham, vice commander of Nebraska Wesleyan university. Wife of Convict Fined for Disorderly Conduct Beatrice, Neb.. March 3.—(Special.) —Mrs. Mary Stewart, wife of Fran cis Stewart, who is serving life sen tence In the penitentiary for the mur der of Charles Wolf, and Joe Apple ton were brought into court on a charge of disorderly conduct. The court found the woman guilty and f.ned her $10 and costs. She is mother of a son about two years 9W. Ap pleton was fined $25 and costs. He is married. Business Activities Dissolve Partnership. . Coltimbu*—W. y. Dftvey and V P Kilt*, who Mtabllthod the basket ntf.ro In Co lumbu* BIX : oar* a*o. dissolved partner hip. Mr. Davfv purchasing Mr. Kll*» ln orest In the business, \fhl> h ho will con tinue to operate. Club (irowa Rapidly. i:o!umbui-Though llttlo moro than thr«o month* have elapsed since the < o lumbtt* Buaines* Womni* club was or ganized. It has grown to ho th* large-** of tho dinner club* in tho city. It* mem bership h*a reached Of) Fstoml Klectrln I In*. Beatrice—Employe* of thn Nebraska das and Wise trie company of this city h rn building a. linn from Plymouth to '1 o bia*. and an *oon as It I* completed, cur infft will bn furnished th<» latter pin* « from the Beatrice plant. The 111 tin tow n of Adam*, northeast of here, in al«o fig uring on building a linn to Plckretl. con. nfrMng up the linn from this city which furnl»he» thn power for that village. Bid* Bank Control. Reynold*—Jame* Hlmmona, a pioneer resident of Reynolds, has acquired an In tereat In the* Farmer* bank of Reynolds. Roaron If. Vance, hla aon-ln.law, from niaden, 1* thn new cashier. A II Both w*)| is *t|I| connected with thw bank in an advl*ory capacity. Plan Brunch Plant. Mcftook —Nelaon Bros. of Lincoln have leased land In McCook for a wholeaal* poultry house, which th*y will build at once. Thev already h*vn branch estab lishment* *t Falrbury. Muptrlor and O* fnrd. Will Reopen Mill. Panne* City A mill known *« th* A1 falfa Meftl and Tankage Manufacturing company at Tocunneh operated quit.* an* raaafully there previous to the -car. but ^va* forced to shut down when prices • on red If 1* now being rencM*»e*l and , repaired and will resume operation* in the near future, 4 Old Scout, Pal of Buffalo Bill, Asks $20 Monthly Pension to Support Him During Last Days William Garnett, or "Billie Hunt er," as he looked in the days when he fraternized, on the plains of Ne braska with Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) before and after the fa morn duel between Cody and Yellow Hand, Sioux chieftain; and as he looks today seated in one of the rooms if the agency at the Pine Ridge res ervation, South Dakota. A bill to award a 120 a month pen sion to William Garnett, or "Billie Hunter." picturesque Indian scout for the United States army in Nebraska In the'*flays of the truculent and up rising Sioux Indians, has just passed the house of representatives In Wash ington, and has been transferred to the senate. If it becomes a law, it will he one of the few special measures ever passed to reward an unenllsted scout for services rendered the government at a time when the progress of west ern civilization was in peril from hostile Indians. Garnett, whose father . was Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnetr, killed at the battle of Gettysburg in the civil war, and whose mother was "Uooks at-Him.'' Ogallala - Sioux Indian quaw, entered the service of the gov ernment as a scout in 1ST*, when Camp Robinson, later renamed Fort Robinson, was established -at Craw ford, Neb. He was never regularly enlisted, being ctassel as acivllian. in the em ploy of the quartermaster's depart ment. But his self-sacrificing brav ery was such as to draw to him the favorable attention' of such celebrities as Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), whose historic duel with Yellow Hand, arrogant Indian chieftain, was witnessed by Garnett when the latter was only 17 years old. Yellow Hand's ( hallenge. Yellow Hand, in charge of the hos tile Sioux forces encamped a few miles from Fort Robinson. Taunted his defiance of the white soldiers by riding wildly up and down before the fort, on his pony, yelling derisively. Knowing that Colonel Cody was with the scout forces, he sent a rhal JeDge to the white man to fight him. single-handed, with knives. The Indian chief was famous for his ex pert and murderous manipulation of the knife; Cody was more noted as an expert rifle and revolver shot. But the seout was Instantly aflame to accept the challenge. For, a time he was almost forcibly restrained by his brother scouts, including the youthful Garnett, Finally, however, he broke over the restraint and rode out to meet the lioastlrig red man. The duel was fought between a line of sioux warriors, drawn up in battle array, and the soldiers and scouts of Fort Ptobinson. Cody alighted from his horse and advanced toward the Indian, who had Ilk* wise left his own mount. The two circled about warily for a minute or two, and then clow d with a rush, their knives dashing sharply. For more than an hour the battle went on, only the clash of the steel and the grunts of the combatants be ing heard by the watchers. It came to a sudden end when Cody, by a sud den movement, drove his knife under the red man's guard and into his heart, killing him instantly. With the bloody knife he had used in the fight, Cody proceded to scalp ilia fallen enemy, as was the savage custom of the time. The outcome of tlie duel made a profound impression on the Sioux. Oart.ett now is living on the Pine Ridge Indian agency, in South Da kota. He earns an occasional dollar interpreting. Edward S. Stewart, for mer government examiner of inher itances at the agency, is seeking to interest persons of prominence In the effort to get the old scout a pension. Victim of Rheumatism. The former scout Is old and poor now. a victim of rheumatism and his hard life of the early days. He is fi7 years old. Many tales are told of his bravery and utter disregard of danger, when ho was serving Uncle Sam. His intimacies with the In dians, and his friendships with the whites, made him an invaluable mem her of the scouts. On one occasion, while supposed to ho asleep in the tepeo of a Sioux war rior, he overhead two other Indians plotting the advisability of killing him as he slept. His identity was of course known to them. Had he made a move to indicate that lie was awake, it is probable lie would have been murdered without delay. However, he retained his com posure, and did not move. The plot ters finally abandoned the plan as be ing too pregnant with disaster to themselves, at some time In the fu ture. Garnett succeeded in getting away the next morning without a scratch. The application for the pension, which originally called for $50, has attached to it numerous affidavits attesting Garnett's service and the valuable character of It. Among the affiants are Indians with such names as "Painted Hors* "Killed a Wolf," "Chased by a Dog." etc. Several white in*n, among them Dr. V. T McGIllycuddy. formerly a surgeon in tli* army and later in charge of the Tine Ridge reservation, also attached their sworn testimony. Garnett, strange to say, is extraor dinarily modest. Unlike the tradi (Inna! Indian, he is not given to boast ing. He says he can "live ntce'* on the >:0 a month he expects Uncle Sam to award him. combined with the occasional honest dollar he can turn ns an interpreter. Rulo Man Mysteriou&ly Shot on Streets of Town Kalla f’lty. Neb., March 3 —(Special.11 — Earl Frederick, 21, of Rulo wan | mysteriously shot k> the head while* driving in his car through Rulo early t this morning He took no chances of waiting to Rout a physician out of led to remove the bullet. Ho probed the wound with bis finger until be extricated the lead hhnself. The shot I had lodged itself between the left eye and car and barely missed the brain [ Fredericks wound did not prove seri • us. Ills assailant is unknown. Mrs. Mary M. Prcsson, 76, Dies After Long Illness Mary M. i’resson, 7fi, died at a local l hospital Friday. Mrs. Prcsson bad neen an Invalid for three years. Kb" is survived by her liuslxujd. Pol. J. H. Prcsson. ami two sons. Floyd Pres | son. Omaha, and Ooorge Prcsson of Ktromsburg. Neb. Mrs. Prcsson was a resident of Omaha for 1.7 years. Funeral services were held at 4'U7 Underwood avenue Saturday morning at 10. The body was taken to i Stromsburg. Neb., where burial w ill take place this afternoon at 2. Weddings .1 rthnfcrn M *|»gerRer. York -Arthur John «*n a,m1 K'*l>n W#i*x*rb*T. both of <«>rdr* marrbd o thn homo of *b** briclr .« parantp. Mr. nnd Mrs ll«nry. Hal**r, Kav. J t»*npmy** nff|r|atlng. T**m If Jn*-nh«. Rayklu - \fIs* Iren* Jm ol *. daughter »>f Mr. and Mr** \Vm Jaroba of |>a>kln, \& • i murrled to Inland M Toh|*, «->n of m i *n*1 Mr* fowl* ».f |,|n olu Thf briar. I i» n loii'hfr sf Hnhany. Mr Towls Is tusnastr **f tb** I.lmoln *>ffu r of i Hnlted Htut+m Yrf#mi> Mr «ne submitted to the voters at the rprlng election, according to a dr rlslon reached at a joint inerting of Mir city council and thr building com mlttre of thr Community rluh. Vo definite plans for the constructlin of 'he building haie been made. ChlCHRo - %«»f profits for Armour A- Co Sinrr JmtlSiy I li t \ * p \ < »*'drd dh!d»nd r*-»i*ilr#-'iTontn. r Kdaon Whlfo. pr*ald»nf. ptatr-rj in * Ir*t«»r to fctrtk bolder*, made public her* today. NorthfMd. Minn—Th*r* * *» only on<* t • nf rr*r'«frred niMtl tn two halt of mail ai‘.!*u from *ho «hi«nfo, M11 v. * uk *»o a M Paul ralluay nta 1 loti by thr«*»» ban dit* nftrr «l«ifcvlrtjc Rharman Row#, IPlrg r*ph**r. In rhnr*r STEARNS’ ELECTRIC PASTE ia rtvognizad aa tin guarantee! Mtpnninilor for <'orkrnartica, A nla, WaferbugR, Rat* and Mica. Don't Tvanlc lima trying to kill thana paata with pnwdara, liquid* nr anj CRparimental preparation*. For Um Bitter Than Trap* •"Or. hoi,35c 15.cw. hoi, $1.00 SOLD EVERY WMr pc Lodge No. 39, B.P.O.E. Holds Annual Election Esteemed Leading Knight Ad vanced to Highest Officer — Treasurer for 20 Years Retires. John H. Killian was elected exalted ruler of Omaha lodge. No. 39, Hepevo lent and Protective Order of Elks, at the annual meeting Friday night. Ho was advanced from the office of esteemed eading knight and wi suc ceed H. S. Daniel when he is Installed at the first meeting In April. Mr. Killian has been an active mem ber of the order for more than a de cade. His forthcoming year In the highest office of the local lodge will be notable on account of the Important duties which will come to him on ac count of the new club house which has been started at Eighteenth and Dodge streets. Otto Nielsen was re-elected secretary in recognition of the services he has performed In that position. Other officers elected are: Ray Short, esteemed leading knight; Her bert W. Johnson, esteemed loyal knight; Judge James M. Fitzgerald, esteemed lecturing knight; Charles Flxa, treasurer; John E. Hlmoe, tiler; Charles D. Armstrong, trustee; Her bert S. Daniel, representative, to the grand lodge; Charles R. Docherty. al ternate representative to fhe grand lodge. A feature of the election was the voluntary retirement of Charles L. Saunders from the position of treas urer which he has held for 20 years. Kimball Youths Are Held in Probe of Ring Theft Fremont, Neb., March 8.—-(Special.) —Edward Kemmerllnff, son of Peter Kemmerling, and M. L/Lockwood, son of Fred Lockwood, both of Kimball, were detained by the Fremont police on request of Omaha police. The boys had left home on a “bumming” trip, and visited with Keminerling's uncle. Desk Sergeant Jensen of Jhe Omaha police department. On their departure, the host missed a valuable diamond ring, according to the police. Seargeant Jensen arrived In Fre mont to retrieve his property, and the boys were deleased with the promise that they would return directly to their homes In Kimball. Falls City Roys Pay Heavy fines for llieft of Ice Cream Falls City. Neb.. March 3.—(Special ! Three high school boys enjoyed a good laugh, when they broke in on a girls party and stole five quarts of, ice cream, while the frollckers were at* play. Their laughs turned to deep sorrow, when they were arraigned be for* Polices Judge Spraglns and final 131.50 each or enough to buy 190 quarts of the delicacy they took In prank. 2 Men from Town of 1,500 Head State Associations oJ. 5- K.rzoi-i . There Is a homely but loft-repeated aphorism that recites the philosophy of the simple soul who preferred to be a big frog in a small puddle than a small fish in a big ocean, or words to that effect. Then along came Sinclair Lewis and his celebrated "Main Street" In an attempt to provfc the theory was a fallacious one. And now comes the energetic and thriving community of Ogallala, Neb., to hoot with much gusto at both the simple philosophy and the enterprls ing Mr. Lewis, , For Ogallala, although a town of only 1.500 population, is boasting to day of two of its prominent citizens who have become big frogs in the big puddle of Nebraska. Robert A. Goodai! of Ogallala is i the new president of the Nebraska Retail Jewelers’ association and J. S. Kroh of Ogallala la the new president of the Nebraska Press association. Mr. Goodall, who Is a Jeweler at Ogallala, ha« been active in the state association for a number of years. He acted as a director and as vice presi dent before ascending to the chief executive position in the organization. The Nebraska Jewelers’ association is one of the largest and most active in the county and in the "Business Code of Ethics" which it adopted sometime ago has attracted nation wide attention. Mr. Goodall is president of the Keith County Community club, which ful fills the duties of a chamber of com merce in Ogailala. But it is a rather unique chamber of commerce in that it is not Just a booster organization for a town. It is interested In the whole of Keith county and the neigh boring counties of western Nebraska as well. ' * A few years ago the mention of western Nebraska as a place of abode brought little more than sneers of de rision. It was just one sandhill after another most people thought. Then the Keith County Community club »and simil ar organizations whippee held at the Community theater, showing men's and ladies' outer apparel, on living models. All merchants selling these lines are represented-in the show . Kpe cial staging and decorations will lie featured under the direction of ./ i> Do Wolfe of M. li. .Smith & Co, Omaha. The merchandise fair will be held In the old opera house building. Then will he elaborate Interior decorations, with booths showing new colors and weaves and ideas for making clothing for women and ctAldren. '"'One fea ture attraction will show model furn ishings for living room, bedroom and kitchen. In this fair will Ire found fancy wallpaper and piaints for inter ior decorations. A radio receiving station will be in continuous opera tlon by a local radio shop. The automobile show will include all dealers of the city and coming after the Omaha show will probably Include some special models. A spe cial decorator is being Imported to dress up the pavilion. Twenty dif ferent cars will be shown, including models showing all styles of open and enclosed cars. Window display night store win- ! dows will show unusual window decor atlons. Prizes for the first and sec- 1 ond best windows will be given. Senate Committee to Conduct _ Inquiry on Vets’ Bureau Washington, March 3.—Complete Investigation of the veterans’ bureau after adjournment of congress wa assured when the senate adopted a resolution providing for a special sen ate committee of three members to conduct the Inquiry. The plan for a Joint congressional committee to conduct the investiga tion was drorped for the present be cause of failure of the house to a t, but it was said that later it might be arranged to conduct a joint in quiry. Administration of the veterans’ bureau, alleged delay In making pay ments to war veterans, delays in hos pital construction, waste, extrava ganoe and Improper sales of govern ment -material are some of the fields to be covered. Held for Aesault. Tork. Neb- March 3.—(Special '— Charles Kranda. charged with assault ing David Wiidman, was arrested at Oeneva and returned to York. Pre liminary hearing was set for March :6 and bond" was fixed at $1,000. Bank Kmployc for 22 Yearn Confesses Kmbezzlemenl I Chicago, March 3.—Seth O. Andes son, former manager of the out-clea^^ ings department of the First National hank of Chicago and a trusted em ploye since his employment ns an of fice boy 20 years ago, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $55,000 of the tank's funds. Federal Judge Wilker son deferred sentence. Aviator Killcfk M< Comb, Miss , March 3.—O. K. 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