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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1923)
Man, 1,517 Miles Distant, Hears WO AW Program Quebec Resident Sends in Re port From Greatest Dis tance in Contest of Omaha Station. 55 hen the Omaha National bank sponsored a program recently at sta tion WOAW, it offered a prize of $5 to the person reporting reception of the program the greatest distance from Omaha. So far, the bank has received 1,992 reports. Report from the greatest distance tvas sent by L. P. Amiot, Rimouski, Quebec, 1,517 miles away. The five next highest, in point of miles, were 5V. U. Alien, East Millin ocket.. Me.; 1,466 miles; Ralph A. 55'ilkins, 75 State street, Brewer, Me., 1,450 miles; A. L. Burr,an, 3356 St. Johns street, Quebec, Canada, 1,344 miles, and J. 55". Ochs and L. Beguln, Wataskiwin, Alta., Canada, 1,163 miles. Other reports were received from Lottie Gallaway, Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada; D. M. Bell, Bank of Nova Scotia, Ft. William, Ont.; 55'. Green wood, Kisbey, Sask., Canada; Charles W. Bell, Strong. Me.;B. D. Ridton, Gor ham, Me.; Leslie H. Goldsmith, Skowhegan, Me.; D. C. Perkins, North Berwich, Me.; J. 55'. Kierstead, Green ville Junction. Me., and James F. Brown, 1426 Avenue A, North, Saska tuon, Canada. — The flag of Egypt Is a white ores cent with three white stars on a green ground. Order of Muses Initiates New Members Three new members were Initiated last night at the Swedish auditorium into the Omaha chapter of tAie Girls’ Order of Muses, an organization sponsored by the Parents’ association of the order, made up of master ma sons and members of the Eastern Star. The members initiated were Doro thy Deight, Margaret Blind and Vera Bradley. The Omaha chapter was organized here shortly after the first of the year, and the first initiation was held in February. The order meets the first and third Saturday of each month. In the top row of the picture, left to right, are Mathilda Howland, .Bertha Winter, Roui.se Holt, 'Thelma Marks, Mnrgarethe Howland, Helen Wilke, Bessie Wagner, Dorothea Goodwin and Helen Menshik, Second row, left to right, Helen Ilain, Ruth Carr, Barbara Ross, Ella Oaks, Dorothy Cogswell, Douisa Cameron, Kthel Metcalfe, Elizabeth ICaho and I’earl Taylor. Third row, Helen Marks, Harriet Northcutt, Mihlred Auchmuty, Ruth Taylor, Helena Bonorden, Corinne Jones,.Ruth Crockett, Frances Taylor and Dorothy Jennings. Front row, Maude Munroe, ruler of the temple, Charles M. Nye, pres iden of the parents’ organization, and Marjory Nye, associate ruler. U. S. Court Names Receiver for Anti-KIan Publiration By Internalimial News Service. Chicugo, April 21.—The United States district court late this after noon appointed a receiver for Toler ance, the antl-Ku Klux Klan publica tion, after creditors had filed a peti tion listing its assets at #4,000 and its liabilities at $15,000. The Essex Press, N. T, Jones, and the Inter borough Press, all of New York, were the principal creditors. The re ceiver took charge of all visible properties at once. Our Great Spring Carload ale and Demonstration Of the Remarkable FIRfelESS Gas Range COOKS with the GAS TURNED OFF.’ 0 _^ Small Payment Will Hold Your Range Until You Are Ready Saves ^Flavor f - Lessens Labor < Orders Placed Now Will Be Held for Future Delivery Cuts Gas Bills ■ wm * Saves vour Time You Want a “Chambers” Range This is Your Great Opportunity Special Low Prices for Only 6 Days Pri ces on all Chambc ‘s Fireless Gas Ranges will be greatly low ered for this sale. After this sale the special low prions will abso lutely go back up to the regular price which we shall maintain'tho rest of the year. Place your order for a Chambers Range NOW at the special low price and very lib eral terms. For 6 days only end ing Saturday night. Time Is Limited for This Offer — Act Now! V , Terms i • Down! $1 a Week The “Chambers” Range in Actual Operation Every Day Mr. Matlies, special representa tive direct from the factory, will do cooking by “firelcR.s” every day this week. You will be in terested in watching this remark able Gas Range do ACTUAL COOKING WITHOUT GAS AND WITHOUT ATTENTION. Drop in tomorrow and see the Range for yourself. See This Wonder Range That Pays Monthly Dividends ESTABLISHED 1SS.T Milton T?ogers AND SONS JLV COMPANY Hardware •««* Household Utilities 1515 HARNEY ST. Former Omahan Held lor Slaving Employed Ranch -7— Albert Varner Begs for Death When Told He Killed Wrong Man—Has No Record Here. Riverton, Wyo., April 21.—Albert Varner, formerly tit Omaha, Neb., has been turned over to the authorities at Lander on a charge of first degree murder, and M. R. Mitchell, employe on the Oscar Nicholson ranch north of here, is dead, as the result of a killing Thursday, charged to mistak en identity by the man under arrest, it was learned here today. Varner iis said to have told officers who ap | prehended him shortly after the shoot ing that he thought he had killed Herman Sorenson, another ranch em ploye, from whom he had tried to I collect ;cn old partnership debt. When told that it was another man that he had slain, he asked that he be shot or hanged for his crime without fur ther preliminaries. The tragedy was enacted at the Nicholson ranch where Varner ap proached Mitchell and asked him when ho proposed to pay $500 that was alleged to be due him from a farming partnership some three years before, it was said, and Mitchell, look ing upon the request's a joke, advised Varner to talk "United States.” Shot Without Warning. Without further parley, it is alleg ed, Varner whipped out u pistol ancj fired. Mitchell died Within a few min utes. Two other shots failed to take effect. Tom Jackson and Herman 8oren ! son, who were working in the same field, and Edward and Anton Adison, witnessed 'he shooting. Officers sum moned from Riverton met Varner on the railroad track and be offered no resistance to arrest. An income tax return In Varner's pocket gave his address as 1211 Jack son street, Omaha. Neb., but he had spent some time here. Refore a corner's Jury It was brought out that there was a dispute of long standing between Varner and I Sorenson, the man alleged to have I ! been marked for death. I'nknown to Omaha Police. Omaha police have no record of Al bert Varner, held In Riverton, Wyo., for killing M. R. Mitchell, a co I worker on a Wyoming ranch. "If the slayer has a police record j here,” said Bertillon Chief A1 Ander son, "it is under an alias." The Alb n York Ice Machine com pany Is located at 1211 J uksWi street. ! the address found on Varner s Income | tax report. At the hoarding house at 1112 Jack j son street, the residents recalled a , man whose name was something like i "Varner." but could not tell any- ! thing of the man personally. He had ] I !<een gone from Oirfaha mtjre than five years. Forest Fire Threatens Town. Bravo, Mich.. April 21.—A forest > fire beyond control in the southwest ern Michigan cut over lands, after narrowly missing this village, has now turned eastward toward the town of 1 Allegan. “Lie Detector" Picks Students Who Cheated in Semester “Exams" Ily International News Sorrier. Berkeley, Ca'., April 21.—The “lie dectector,” an instrument invented by Dr. John Larsen, "scientific cop” and University of California professor, was called upon to determine whether or not 70 students cheated in semester examinations just completed at the university. With the application of the instru ment, according to members of the students’ affairs committee, four stu dents broke down and confessed cheat ing in the examinations. Fifty more to be tested Sunday were reported to have a sleepless night in prospect. Submission to the test is voluntary on the part of the students. Such mat ters are handled entirely by the stu dent body. Oldest Mormon Dies. Salt Lake City, .April 21.—John Michael Kedmond, age 100 years anl 10 days, and who claimed to be the oldest living member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon), died here today. He was horn in Knglnnd and Is survived oy two sons and two daughters, 33 grand children and 55 great-grandchildren. Dynamite Used in Attempt to Save Town From Flood i ________ Engineers Trying trt Blast New Channel for River at Portage La Prairie. Man. Winnipeg, April 21.—Engineers re i sorted to dynamite today in an at | tempt to blast a new channel for i flood waters of the Assiniboine river and check the threatened inundation of Portage ia Prairie. The waters, already - pread over the i outskirts, were rapidly climbing to ward the center of the city. The city hall was being surrounded when vol unteers of the Canadian Pacific rail way began blasting in the downtown section in the hope of diverting the flood The danger became imminent early today when an ice g**i ge in the As siniboine jammed and the waters backed up, breaking through the river banks and inundating a wide farming | area to the southwest. I ltridges have gone out; farmers who did not desert their homes have been marooned; lines of communication were tut off and downtown section of Portage isolated The water was four f«et deep in some places and many families were imprisoned. Improvement Reported. The situation at Rrandon and sur rounding districts was reported Im proved with the water receding slowly land the ice In the Asslnibolne moving freely. Morris and other points threatened with inundation during the last two days were believed to be out of danger. In the west end of the city, where nearly every street Is under water, several families were reported ma 1 rooned in their homes. In some sections, especially along the railroad, the water is so deep that lit Is undermining houses and'one or two structures have collapsed. Ail railway-service has been cancelled Floods in Michigan. Petoskey, Mich., April 21— North f in Michigan rivers are running wild, many districts are inundated and both rail and pod traffic are halted or seriously threatened today by floods | from the rapid melting of heavy win ter snows. Damage is heavy. Ice -jams in the Ontonagon river were be ing blasted away at Ontonagon, Mich , in an effort to lower the flood which has covered the business district there with 18 inches of water, the highest | on record in 40 years. -- SPring— , and Qolorful flippers Color is Fashion’s note of relief for Spring — and 1. Miller presents exquisite and ever so dainty models of soft kidskin in lovely pastel tones of green, red and other wanted shades. V'onrtjr of leath ers and colors. ^ it2.jo to $1630 All shades of Col I red Kid skin $18 JO. s' Ui I. Miller Shoes are sold in Omaha exclusively at The Brandeis Store—Third Floor—East. Monday—Men’s and Young Men’s Spring Suits From Hart Schaffner & Marx and Other Well-Known Makers One and Two Trouser Suits i Values 35.00 to | 45.00—Monday This is an exceptional opportunity to buy a high grade spring suit at a very low price. Only ^ through special co-operation of these manufac turers are we able to make the price. Men who appreciate and desire high-grade woolens and . - masterly tailoring recognize the superiority of these garments. Many silk lined. All New Spring Styles These suits are all brand new, direct from the best shops; hundreds of Hart Schaffner & Marx garments are included. Many are silk lined. There are single and double-breasted and sport models for men and young men; made of medium and light weight fine worsteds, cassimeres and tweeds; smart effects as well as conservative ideas in light and dark colors; two, three and four-button styles; sizes for men of all proportions and plenty of two-trouser suits included. All the new Norfolk models also. Fourth Floor
