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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1923)
Irate Brother of Girl Breaks lip Marathon Dance Champion, on Floor More Than 104 Hourg, Taken From Ilall by- Force— Partner “Feeling Fine.” ► J5y Inlvernal Service. Cuthbert, Oa.. April 21.—Miss Mar IS ret Ehretta, lates t champion long distance dancer, who hung up her record of 104 hours and 40 minutes, ended her marathon In systerics this afternoon, when her brother rushed i into (he dance hall and 'dragged her, It a If fainting, but still resisting, from the floor. I You’ll stop or I'll kill you,” shout ■d tlie irate brother, seizing his sister, in his arms and dragging her to ward the door. "I shan't gu. I shan’t go!” she screamed, fighiing at him with finger nails and teeth. The brother carried her in an auto mobile outside and ordered the chauf feur to drive away. I Miss Ehretta began her dance Tues day with Torn E. Jackson and at the finish she was in better condition than . her partner. Jackson fainted after dancing 103 hours and 20 min utes. hut after being revived, again look the floor and continued the Ldance, going one hour and 20 min- , utes longer. “I’m feeling fine." Jackson said when his partner had been taken l. rcibly from his arms. I . S. Marine and Ex-Soldier Out After Marathon Record Washington, April 2t.—One lusty, deep-chested marine, locked in an em* brace with a former cavalryman, held the floor at a dance hall in northwest Washington tonight, while downtown at another hall, two men and one woman, equally hardy, trod the floor with flagging steps—sole survivors • if the 37 persons who started out Wednesday night to break all endur ance dancing records. Meanwhile half a dozen victims of the craze, who at various periods had dropped out of the gruelling contests from exhaustion were in hospitals or under the care of physicians at their hemes, and city authorities were seek ing means to prevent such exhibitions in the future. The marine and the cavalryman to night commanded the greatest inters est. The “leatherneck.'’ declared to , he a maivel of physical development, is Aubrey (lilbert of t’larksdale. Miss., and he faces charges of “absence with out leave.” unless he “brings home the bacon.'* Ills antagonist. Josef# Bols trosky. has announced that he will, sec the finish. As midnight approached the dancers seemed to gather a little strength and • t both dance halls a faster pace was set. Trucks were backed up at the! •i^ors of both places ready to make a run out of the, district to escape the Sunday law. Phonographs were aboard. iSt. Mary Alumni to Hold Campaign Drive ill Be Made Among Mumni in Omaha—Din ner Tuesday. Mr. Bryan M. Riley of Omaha, president of St. Mary College Alumni association, branch 9. has announced' the opening of an endowment drive among alumni here for the Kansas institution. Tin* Kf.il set by the as sociation is ,$750,000 and branch 9's ! quota is $.",0,000. This branch includes f' rmer students in Nebraska. North and South Dakota and western Iowa. St. Mary college was at on© time an Indian mission, founded in 1S4S. The college has educated many with out charge. It has no endowment. According to C. Iv Ankney, cam paign organizer. the compaign will • Ins© in June with a reunion celebra tion at the college. A masque and pageant with 450 'hgrarters will be presented, depict ing the growth of the college and its part in the history of Kansas which was written for the occasion by Daniel A. Lord. S. J. An organization dinner will !*© given Tuesday evening* at Hotel Rome with Rev B. J. Rodman, presi of St Mary college, as guest '* rPhotior. Formrr Reprrs<*ntatiw* From Pennsyhania Dies yx ashington, April iR -Former Representative John M Rose of Pennsylvania, died here lat© tonight after a long illness. Mr. Rose, who aelved in the last congress, U*came ill shortly before the session adjourned. Hip illness. 1 w hieh developed Into pneumonia, was com plica ted by heart trouble. \ republican in politics. Mr. Rose j was elected to congress to represent tii»* Nineteenth Rennsyivania district , in the Sixty-fifth, sixty sixth and Sixth-s©venth congresses. H© was a. f Johnstown Three North Carolina Miners Killed hy Cavein Star. \\ c., April 21.—Three men were killed hy ;t cavein of a tak: mine * operated near here by the Standard | Mine copmany of Newf York. About 10 or IT. men were at work in the mine, but after the recovery of three bodies, and a cheek of the workers official* of the company expressed conviction that, there had been no other casualties. The dead were: Graham Davis, 23: Cheater Me* Caskcll, 20, and Alonzo Drown. 30. All resided at Hemp. Student Union Officers Are Present at Dance flame glvfn last night by the Creighton Student. union In the, Creighton gymnasium the new 'of* r’. ers of tlic union were presented to ihe 2f>0 couple* In attendance. Two members of each of the *ix department* who have been selected a* eligible to the Alpha Sigma Tau, i’tfnor fraternity of Creighton, were Introduced. All member* of the new honor fiat ar« Juniors. { Ex-Kaiser Suffering From Brain Storms Ry iDtrrnut lonnl News Service. J.onodon, April 21.— J*brmer aKiser Wilhelm, one time ruler of a powerful nation of 80,000,000, is suffering from ' brain storms” In his exile in Holland, said a Doom dispatch to the Daily Mail tonight. Reports were printed recently In European and American newspapers that both the former emperor and the former German crown prince were failing mentally. "Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm is not mad. but he is morbid.” said the Doom dis- i patch. “An old abscess in the inner part of the ear is causing deafness and 'brain storms.’ The attending physicians are worried. "Wilheni underwent a rejuvenating : course of treatment, but the effect is wearing off. He had morbid inter vals and spends much time poring over the Bible. His health Is falling rapidly. "The crown prince is mentally all right, hut is bon*d to distraction in 1 his lonely home on Wieriitgen island ” Judge Held Court With Jug at Feet* ^ Witness Declares Former Jailer Charges Florida County Officials "All Got Drunk Together" — Sheriff W as Leader. By t'niversal Service. Tallahassee, Fla., April 21.— Drunk enness, publicly as well as in private, 1 y the pence officers at Leon county, from the county judge down, was charged in testimony before the Joint legislative committee investigating al- ' Ieged abuses of prisoners in Florida , brought about* by the death, in a con vict vamp at Clara, of Martin Tabert. North Dakota youth. Jerry Popped, ex-jailer, was the star, witness of the day. and a most extra-, ordinary witness he proved to he. j Chairman Stokes of the committee risked Popped if he ever Rot drunk. , Coppell rt plied: "There ain't any use lying about ’ it. I got drunk, too. \\> all got Crunk together.” •lodge Got Drunk. "Von mean to say the oounty'.iudge got drunk and the sheriff got drunk, and the Jailer got drunk, and Deputy Gray got drunk, and Deputy Harri neau got drunk?" inquired Stokes. "yes." replied Popped. "Did you ever see Willis drunk?" Stokes asked. "You just ought to see the hunting license he wrote for me last- fad." Popped replied. "He couldn't read it - himself now. lie was drunk when he wrote it.” Popped told of hoboes and bootleg gers being picked up by the sheriff's officers and being taken before Judge Willis for trial as late as 9 or la at night, receiving sentences of <10 to 9a days and being railroaded next day or ihe day after to the Putnam Lumber company's camp at Claru to serve out their sentences. .Asked how the judge happened to he at his office that late at night. Popped replied: “He Rtaypd there most of the time so that he could he by his demijohn." "Sv>- while all of you w ere drunk you brought iit and tried other men for being drunji'."’ Stokes asked. "Yes. and t lie Judge had his Jug right umirr the desk between his feet when he tried them." Popped replied. Served 55 A vars. Popped, who said he had served as a Jailer for 25 years previous to his discharge last December, swore he had never drunk whisky until Jones became sheriff and that Jones gave him his first drink. Asked how long Jones had been sheriff, hS replied: “Only this one terra. He ran for | it- three times before he was elected but 1 can't find anyone now- who says he voted for him." Popped testified of alleged mistreat ment of prisoners confined In the Leon county jail. He <old of Cnrrie flreen being taken to a woods a mile from Hie Jajl and flogged by the sheriff, his two deputies and himself, . nil of Hu sheriff threatening to hang her. The hanging failed to come off, Popped explained, because after they had the rope around her neck they were "all too drunk to climb the tree" to get it over a limb. Two Members of Murder Ring Sentenced to Dea^i Clarksburg. W. Va . April 21.-Two more members of the Clarksburg blackhund murder syndicate were sen tenced to die today while a third was sent to the penitentiary for 10 years. "Dapper Dick" Kerri and Philip Connixzaro. convicted of murdering Frank Naples, said to be one of the many victims of the gang, will be hanged at the state penitentiary at Moundsvllle on .Iuup 22. Philip Mis siche, indicted ns aq accessory, pleaded guilty to second degree murder atnl was given the maximum. 19 years. Nick Hakimante. convicted in the Naples case a week ago, I" to be hanged June 22. Patsy Corbl of Baltimore was found guilty of first degree murder with a recommendation .,r i.f-- tmpi. "i rat o' ypqpyipyy ■ ■■ fyyW'PJTi * f * . f 4 I S-W-E-A-T-E-R-S Jacquctlf Golf Swagger .* T11 «»fin Rlnuta | 1 HIS rurnani .1 I, - * * - ^ * ■•• *4 * COAL Colorado Lump •> Delivered 9.50 a Ton CONSUMERS COAL AND SUPPLY CO. "Dralem In <»ood ^ tip \ I Innflr HI Ml. VflimMr HI Ml. Huge Ferryboat Ice-Locked Isle Boat Expected to Reach Ma rooned Parly Today—Sixth Airplane Hops Of From Chicago. By AxMM'iitteil Pre»s. Chicago. April 21.—The sixth air plane to take part in the attempt to relieve the nine men and fine woman reported marooned and starving on Fox island, in ice-locked J,ake Alichi gan, departed from Chicago today despite admissions that the story of suffering at the camp was a h«*tx perpetrated to get- tobacco for the woodcutters on the island. - From Frankfort. Mich., some TO miles south of the island, came re ports that a huge i«e crushing car ferry lielonging to the Ann Arbor railrnnd was on its way to the island and expected to arrive there before daylight Sunday to determine defi nitely the condition of the islander# ! n.id to rescue a Briguet airplane ! which fell with Its pilot, John Miller, its owner, Francis J. Parker of Chi rago. and two Chicago new sj^Tper , men. The Miller plane made a forced land , mg on the island while trying" to carry 200 pounds of food to the sup- j posedly starving inhabitants. It was | located a few hours later by another plane''which dropped bundles of food i for the Islanders and then returned! i 10 the mainland after asserting that I the Miller party was uninjured and hoped to repair their machine. In all six airplanes have taken part in the effort to carry food to the island, two of them being wrecked on the mainland within sight of their | destination, another disabled on the! island, a fourth lost in a fog, while'' the remaining two tonight were still ! waiting jin opportunity to land. Woman Guarded Final. j Charlevoix, Mich., April 21.—Grim details of how nine men and one wo-} man were on the verge of starvation ; for three weeks, of how the woman,! had guarded the scant supplies from i the ravenous men and how work had ceased and disorder hml broken forth, when only brans and frozen potatoes remained, were told today by Frank j .1. Parker of Chicago, owner of the rescue plane that landed on (Fox “ island. Piano Prices Will Never Be Lower—Our Great STOCK-REDUCING SALE Saves You from $200 to $300 • on new Uprights, Grands and Player Pianos. Prices and j terms are lower than ever. We simply HAVE to have the space these instruments occupy Delayed shipments are arriving dcily and we must make room for them. If you want real value for your money, this is your opportunity No Money Down Trade In Your Old IMano! Written Gimrantee With Kverjr Instrument. This tremendous sale is making history because our prices and terms are the lowest in the Mid dle West. This is a genuine sale and we are not taking large space in the newspapers to cre ate an hysterical point of view. We do not panic yon into making a purchase, but rather, really make it worth your while to buy from us NOW. Think of it! A BRAND NEW UPRIGHT in beauti ful finish and with a tonal beauty second to none for - $255. TERMS TO SUIT ' $6.00 a month will do. IERAND NEW Only $255 The Whole Family Will Enjoy a Player Piano BRAND NEW, of easy ac tion and with a beautiful j finish and tonal supremacy ! —this great value for only, Grand Piano Prices Slashed to Pieces A Hal/) (irni/d that will fit any ‘ space ni/w occupied or that can he occupied 1/y an I p* riirlit. Prices and terms the lowest in the Hiddle-we*U I'OMPtRE THESE INSTHt- I RESTS. Me guarantee them —j and know the) can’t he dnpli*M eated for otir price of '* *525= world snoli u* • jftelnway. Hardman, Htoinert, hmersnn, H loiter A Hon*. Itohr Bros, Premier mid Schmoller A Mueller. Hundred Bargains Priced $50, $75, $90, $110, $125 and Up Those lire Instrument* we Imse hod returned from rental, used ,is domonstrntor*. ur aeeepted In trade on new one*. All hnse heen Ihornuirlily oiorhanlod by our factory expert*. Snob ns Htoln wnjr, (hlckerlait, A o*e A Hons, HchaeHer, Hteirer A Hons, Hohmor, hi in lull) and dozen* of others, "e huso what you want nt the price nod term* you desire. Player Rolls Regular $1 and $1.25 values at 25 Cents Npvrrni liiiiiilml xllclill) iim-iI SH-nnlf I’lnier IfulN. |>i>|>iilar mill vi'inl-rinixlral m-loriloin. If yon II* e oulalda of Omntia. fill In (lila oon|»nni l.cndcHteni riraaa arnd n«r foil di>afrlpllon and drinlla resrnrillfio a .. \ nmr ...'. %<lrfrr«a . «i«r . Kioto . - SjttfloQef&iHaelkr Piono C? tSIl^gDod^ St-Om»hs For three weeks the party on tl»e island had nothing to ent but frq^fen potatoes and beans, Parker told news paper men. lie said he had had talks with the men on the Island during the IK hours he was stranded there and v\as_jsure of the conditions. Work had stopped, Parker said, and ■N'els Ask, foreman of the Wood (fit ters was having difficulty handling the .situation. Jewish Students Wounded. Bucharest, April 21.—Forty Jewish students were geriouajy wounded to day in clashes with Rumanian stu dents In the grounds of the Univer sity of Bucharest. Four Men Killed When Airplane n Dives Into River Big Bombing Ship Cradles Shortly After Takeoff When Pilot Attempts to Avoid Striking Bridge. Dayton O., April 21.— Four men were almost instantly killed and one i other probably fatally Injured this afternoon when a Martin air service i In.robing plane none-dived into the ^ great Miami river here. The dead are: (’apt. W. R. Lawson, pilot. Lari'' ley field. Va.: Technical Sergeant Fad well. Langley, field; Sergt. Wesley If. ! Rowland, Selfridge' field, Michigan, j and Civilian V M Smith, bureau of: standards, Washington. The injured: Technical Sergt. F. B. Shaw, Selfridge field. Mfrhigan. All five men suffered fractured skulls. The accident occurred as the I men were taking off for Langley field after having been here for several weeks. The big plane left the ground, heading south, hut owing to a heavy wind, witnesses said, it was evident that the pilot realized tliut he c.ouid not clear the Herman avenue bridge, just south of McCook field, and sougnt to turn hi* plane to avoid crashing into it. Ttie strong wind caught the machine and twisted it Into a nose dive which ended in the river. All the men in the plane had para chutes on their backs, but were un able to use them on account of the. suddenness of the fall, the Silane be ing only a short distance from the ground at the tlmo it dived. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assist ant chief of the air service, immedi ately appointed a board of investiga tion Burgess-Nash Company " EVERYBODYS STORE” Buy Everything for the Home on Our Household Club Plan Specials in Toilet Goods 50o PCbeco Tooth Paste 33c ,33c Knergiue Cleaner.24c 30c Mulsifled Cocoanut Oil 37^. 50c Java Rice Face Powder 37 ^ *>25 Marion Lescant Face Pow ..d*“r .89c i5c Mandarin Rouge.59C 8l>c Knoz Moth Destroyer 49^ *1.00 Mavis Toilet Water 394* *1 75 Bocabelli Castile Soap ,or .*1.39 10c Jap Hose Soap . 35c Daggett & RSTrasdell g Cream for .29c 5oc Pompeian Night Cream 35c With eaoh *1 00 box of Lour nay Face Powder purchased Monday, we Include a *1.25 bottle of lavurnay Fleur VI vante Perfume. £ « f\f\ Both for. $ ltUU Main Floor / _ Four-Piece Bedroom Suites Of Genuine American Walnut \j d The suite in yueen Anne nr Tudor style consists of a large dresser, serai-vanity with triple mirror, ehiffor ette and %11-sized bed. $ 13450 A I'hough (‘.'jrh pii-ce may be bought separately, one buys it h greater economy ivhen purchasing the entire mite. Service, Quality and Price are the Basic Principles Upon Which We Buy and Sell Furniture Buy on Our Household Club Plan of Extended Payments and Pary as You Use Fourth Floor. April Sale of Linoleum Remnants 69c and 98c A Square Yard At Price« Far Below Today’* Mar he Printed and inlaid patterns in pieces iarg' enough and suitable for the bath, dining room and kitchen. I.arge quantity and good assortment of pat terns. Bring your measurements fur the prices quoted. We assure you that the goods cannot last long. Heavy printed linoleum, square yard 69c. Inlaid quality, square yard, 98c. Sixth Floor Shoe and Laundry Bag Sets $3.00 CVtoniif utility hags. well made, with all the edges taped. The shoe hags with ti and S pockets, the laundry *hags to match in ttO-inch length. All colors, and guar anteed washable. Second Floor. Curtains and Drapes To Brighten the Home for Summer 36 Inch Pongee, 95c Silk and Linen \o better material for casement curtain* and just a I tie darker in color than ail silk pongee. Special at 95c a yard. Fine Voile Ruffled Curtains, $1.69 Sheer curtain* uiad* of a beautiful quality fine \oile with tie back* to match. Keg ularly priced $_• 30 pair. 2 Patterns in Ruffled Curtains, $1.29 I’lain marquisette inrtains in •ecu, ivQry and white, nude wiUi full ruffles aud mauh ing tie-backs. Fine quaiiiy hatred muslin made with ru! flea and lie backs, $1.29 pair. 38-Inch Fringed Net Panels $1.50 the most popular type of figur'd net curtain. Three patterns ftorn which to choose, all made with ft luge at the base. orcona Moor j Beautiful Mahogany Floor and Junior Lamps , $|4®5 j Beautifully turned standards, complete with shadii of newest design in likable colu4. Mail or ders carefully filled. Bridge Lamas j $ej95 * With Decorated Parchment Shade A! this remarkably ,cnv price you 11 want one of these lump-, made with adjustable wrought iron stand and ornamental brass tntn mtnps. Beautifully hundnlecorated I parchment shades in assorted L colons. ^ Fourth Floor. “Alcazar” Porcelain |j Gas Range $89.50 An all porcelain can range equipped wilt \ "Alrasar gas saving burners l.nige right ' or leu oven ami broiler. A stove with plent) of cooking space. Set up complete at ggu.&o f _ Fourth Floor. Needs for the Garden Lawn Mowers • • Inrli Dundee lawn mown ..911 o\ j in im h superior lawn mowei . Is In* h I)unil** lawn mower..,.913#86 t Lawn Hose “« inrh CnoiltMr Wliwttoot 6ufoot Inwu or Harden ho-e oomnlrli* with 00111’111K* iprrlni $7.05 I Lawn Rake r llnoh nli-it ink.* with smooth wooden handle S|.i.lal at . .A_ 00f Fourth Floor Pianos of Quality In Our Complete Piano Department Marshall & Wendell Smith & Barnes Autopiano Chickering I vers Pond J. C. Fischer Wurlitzer Huy on Our House hold ( luh Plan of Kx- J tended Payment afTcl ■ pay while you u.»e it. Fifth Floor -I
