Girl Not Told
of Drowning
of Playmate
Officers Criticized for Meth
ods of Life-Saving Used
on Viola
Patton.
Despite frantic efforts to rescue
her on tho part of lifeguards and
bathers, Viola Pat
ton, 15, 3518
U street, was
drowned in the
Morton park pool
f Wednesday night,'
after she had been !
pushed into the
water during a
frolic with two
playmates on the*
edge of the pool.
Kfforts at re
suscitation with a I
pulmutor proved
fruitless. The girl
was pronounced
\ioia ration. lead by Police
Surgeon A. J. Young when he arrived.
Viola, who had gone to the pool
against the wishes of her mother, had
been playing on the edge with Helen
Cunningham, 8. ami another giifl
During a frolic, Helen pushed tlie
other girl Into the j^ool.
"Can you swim?" Helen asked
Viola. '
"Sure I can swim,” Viola replied.
A moment later, she was pushed
Into the water. When she failed to
reappear, Helen, badly frightened,
raised an outcry. •
Gerald Hinchey, lifeguard at the
pool, plunged into the water to search
for the missing) girl. He was joined
by William Earle, foreman of the
. - .. .y-ninth and
V streets, an expert swimmer,
plunged into the pool fully dressed
to aid in the search.
Failing to find the girl, the life
guard and several bathers organized
a systematic search, lining up and
plunging Into the water side by side,
combing the bottom of the pool.
The girl's body was found at the
opposite side of the pool from which
she had disappeared by Carl Pohl.
15. 3944 W street. It had been In
the water between 6 and 10 minutes.
(lifeguards attempted resuscita
tion, but when Dr. Young arrived
and pronounced the girl dead, they
were ordered to desist by a police
officer, according to Ira Jones, rec
reation director.
While the work of rescue was in
progress the Cunningham girl wept
find urged the searchers to greater
haste.
Docs Not Know Viola Drowned.
She was hysterical and was re
moved to her home. She was not
told of Viola’s death. She does not
know of It yet.
The inquest was held Thursday
afternoon at the Crane mortuary,
515 South Twentieth street. Ethel
and Edith Glrthoffer, expert swim
mers, who witnessed the drowning,
were to appear. They gave state
ments to the county attorney's of
fice this morning.
County Attorney Deal was prob
charges made by the girl's par
,s that the police surgeon and the
lifeguards were negligent.
Ira Jones, city recreational direc
tor, in a statement this morning, said
that he believed everything possible
was done to save the life of the girl.
"T do helieve that further effort
at resuscitation might have been
made, however,” he said. "This was
prevented by a police officer, whose
name I do not know.
"Me told tlie lifeguards- who were
working on the girl that the doctor
had pronounced her dead, and told
them to get away and let her alone.
"The girl could not swim. She was
pushed into the pool, probably with
tier mouth open, and undoubtedly in
haled a great deal of water. No
amount of careful watching could
prevent an accident of this sort."
Royal Highlander Rate
Tase Will Be Reargued
Lincoln, July 12.—The supreme
court yesterday entered an order pro
viding for the reargument of Royal
Highlander rate case, which was sub
mitted to some of the members of the
court last April. The case Involved
principles of law affecting fraternal
insurance orders and is regarded as
of so much importance that the entire
bench will listen to,the rcargurnent.
Turks Demand British
Withdraw Warships
|**^^Lausaniie, July 12.—A hitch In the
^^^freement between the Turks and
the allies lias arisen over the ques
tion of withdrawing the ilritish war
ships stationed at Constantinople.
The clause In the draft treaty con
cerning evacuation of tho allied forces
refers only to troops, the Turks ap
parently having neglected the lnser
t lion of a reference to the warships.
Chum and Girl Who Tried!
to Save Drowning Victim
'zj&rene&ivansoK.
Irene Swanson, Thirty-ninth and V
streets, expert swimmer, plunged into
the pool, fully dressed, in an effort to
save the patton girl's life.
’"y/eleri- <Jccn?ti n^kam.
Helen ( unniughain, 8, Thirty-eighth
and V streets, chum of the Patton
girl, who has not yet been told the
Patton girl IS dead.
Underworld by Day
Omaha Bee Reporter
Has Varied Program
Radio World by Night
Kugene House, police reporter for
The Omaha Itee, is the most widely
known police reporter in the world.
This is the result of his dual
life.
By day he keeps his finger on the
pulse of the city’s underworld; by
night he keeps his thumb on a ini
aerophone button, and serves hu
manity as announcer for radio sta
tion, WOAW, located on top of the
Woodmen of the World building.
Ing. His voice is heard daily hy thou
sands, from coast to < oast and
from Canada to tile Gulf, not to
inrntion passengers on ships at sea.
A recent Issue of the Woodman
paper, which has a nation-wide cir
culation, carried a picture and brief
account of Mr. Rouse, concluding
with the comment that he is police
rr|>orter for The Omaha Bee.
Hence his claim to the distinction
of being the most widely known of
his species.
Man Who Die« from Delirium
Identified as Ex-Convict
Lincoln, July 12.—A man identified
as Lewis Andreas, who died here Sun
day night after being found in a de
lirium in the Burlington railroad
yards, was declared today by Chief of
Police Johnston to have had a long
i ecord of criminal acts in California
and elsewhere. The bureau of crimi
nal investigation at Leavenworth,
Kan., supplied the police department
here with Andreas' record. Accord
Ing to this report, he spent over three
years in penal Institutions on the west
coast.
As Tv. F. Andreas, he was sentenced
September 1. 1915, to two years in
the California state prison at San
Muentln. As Frank Andrews, he
served si* months In Jail at San Fran
cisco for carrying concealed weapon*.
In February, 1917.
As Frank Andrews, he was charged
with vagrancy in Oakland, Cal..
March 27, 1922. As Louis F. An
dreas, lie was sentenced at San Jose,
June 28. 1922, to si* months In the
Santa Clara county Jail when con
victed of vagrancy and violating the
state poison law.
Th« record also allows he com
milted crimes at Tleno. Nev., and at
Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah.
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Citv Pauses
J
to Do Honor
to Dempsey
Official Omaha Attends
Funeral Held at St. Cecilias
Cathedral Thursday
Morning.
Official Omaha virtually suspended
operation Thursday morning to pay
tribute to former Chief of Police
Mike Dempsey.
Body of the former police head
was taken from the home, 3215
Myrtle street, at S:30, under guard
of two platoons of police, headed by
Captains Russell and Allen, to St.
Cecilias cathedral, where solemn high
mass was celebrated with Father
Spilskol of St. Cecilias as eelebcant,
Father F. G. Datseh as deacon.
Father .1. C. DuHatnell as sub-dea
con and Father I., Mainszej- as mas
ter of ceremonies.
Brief service was held at the home
for relatives before the body was
taken to the cathedral.
Mrs. Dempsey entered the cathed
ral on the arm of her sister. Mrs.
Margaret Ormsby.
Eulogy by .Archbishop.
Following the mass, a brief eulogy
was delivered by Archbishop Harty,
In which he characterized Chief
Dempsey as a ‘‘sturdy Christian man,
controlled by his conscience and hts
principles and swayed by patriotism.”
"No greater blessing can exist in a
community than good order, tran
quility, and security of life and prop
erty," the archbishop declared.
"These blessings are secured by a
reign of law. Michael Dempsey, whose
body lies before you today, assisted
for more than 40 years in obtainnig
these blessings for the community in
which he lived, and 40 years is a
splendid record.
Compassion for Derelicts.
"His life has been woven into the
woof of the community of Omaha; his
generous heart was filled with com
passion for derelicts. To the family
and relatives and gentlemen repre
senting the majesty of the law, this
splendid life, closed by a peaceful
death, which 1 may liken not to a
Nebraska sunset, which is beautiful,
but to a Nebraska dawn, which is
more beautiful still, should offer in
spiration.
“May the memory of this wonderful
compassion of heart and personality
dwell with you men of the force
throughout your lives."
Hundreds Pack Cathedral.
Hundreds of persons from all walks
of life, and of many religious faiths,
[lacked the cathedral during the serv
ices. Itlch and poor, workmen and
employer, Catholic and Protestant,
Jew and Gentile, rubbed elbows to
Pay final tribute to Chief Dempsey.
Virtually every member of the po
lice department, not on duty, was
there, together with city officials.
More than 100 firemen accompanied
the body from the house to the ca
thedral.
Municipal courts suspended ses
sions until 2 this afternoon, in or
der that all court employes might
attend the funeral.
Procession Two Mile* Iamg.
Following the services at the cathe
dfal, a procession nearly two miles
In length followed the body to Forest
Lawn cemetery.
At the grave, low hanging clouds,
which had threatened rain just prior
to the prayer service conducted by
Thomas Sheehan, broke as the serv
ice was concluded, and the sun shone
through. A few: minute* later a
light rain fell.
"Oh, rny God! Don't take him from
us.” sobbed Mrs. Dempsey just before
Ihe body was lowered into ihe grave.
Tom Dennison si :otnpj tiled the
body to the cemetery.
Dan Buller There.
Police Commissioner Dan Butler at
(ended the services ai the cathedral,
but did not go to the cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Sgt. Bert
Thorpe, Chief of Detectives C. II.
Van Dcusen, Captain of Detectives
Jack Pszanowski, Lieut. Julius Mans
field and Officers Peter MrCoy and
Frank Murphy.
Honorary pallbearers were Mayor
J. C. Dahlman, J. C. Nicoll,-chief of
police at Council Bluffs, (*aul Ste'n
wender. Henry Beal, Lid Peterson and
J. Heady.
Nebraska Grain
Reported Good
July Figures Show Gain in
Corn Acreage—Bumper
Oats Crop.
I
.Nebraska oats promise s bumper
crop this year, according to tlie July
report of the division of crop and live
stock estimates.
Increase of 12 per cent in corn acre
age in the state is noted while the
condition ot all spring grain, wild hay,
tame hay and pasture remains high,
the report says.
Winter wheat is slightly improved.
The acreage of corn is estimated at
8.172.000 acres, compared with 7,296,
000 last year. The condition of corn
is 86 per cent, or 3 per cent below
the 10-year average, and forecasts a
crop of 203,810,000 bushels, as against
182.400.000 bushels last year.
Winter wheat improved 3 per cent
and the average condition of 71 per
cent indicates a production of 38,498,
000 bushels.
Spring wheat is rated at 93 per cent
and the present estimate is 5,729,000
bushels. Last year the crop was
2.679.000 bushels
Largest Oats Crop in Years.
Oats are in excellent condition
throughout the state on an increased
acreage. The present condition of 93
per cent promises a crop of 85,388,000
bushels as compared with 56,106,000
bushels last year. Probably the crop
will be one of the largest on record,
except, perhaps, that of 1917, when
the acreage was much larger.
Condition of barley is 94 per cent
and the indicated crop 9,464,000 bush
els. Forecast for rye is 2,142,000
bushels as against 2.106,000 bushels
last year.
All hay crops are good. The fore
cast for tame hay is 3.350,000 tons,
as compared with 3.323 tons last year.
Present forecast of wild hay I* 3,
322.000 tons, as against 1.877,000 tons
last year.
Acreage of potatoes lias been re
duced 15 per cent, but is still above
normal. Preliminary estimate is 118.
000 acres, .as against 139,000 acres
last year. The condition of 91 per
cent forecasts a crop of 9,499.000
bushels, as compared with 11.676.000
bushels last year.
Hay Is High.
Condition of other crops In the
state is reported as follows: Sweet
potatoes, 90 per cent: Pax. 92 per
cent; timothy, 96 per cent; clover, 94
per cent*, alfalfa. 97 per cent; millet,
94 per cent; pasture, 100 per cent;
grain sorghum, 94 per cent: toma
toes, J8 per cent; cabbages, 90 per
cent: -onions, 100 per cent: water
melons, 85 per cent, and sugar beets.
S3 per cent.
Apple crop is reported to be 69
per cent: peaches, 65 per cent: grapes,
85 -per cent: pears, 69 per cent; black
berries and raspberries. 86 per cent.
In response to popular demand, the
rek-hsbank in Germany is arranging
to print 1.000,000 mark notes. It la
said that these notes will be the big
gest paper unit In the world with the
possible exception of soviet rubles.
Boss Bill says:
“John, get your boys down bright
and early in the morning,
’cause I’ve got some real work
to put over—tell them
to get on their toes and I’ll give
’em the dope in the morning.
“Can’t tell you what it’s all
about, but tomorrow I’ll
put you wise to the news.
Watch for my story.”
W. S. STRYKER
Douglas Shoe Store, Inc.
117 North 16th Street Opposite the Poitoffice
Language Law Is
Officially Dead
Stale Supreme (lourt Senile
Mandate to Hamilton
County Court.
Final official action in the Meyer
language law case was taken yester
day when the supreme court of Ne
braska sent down a mandat a to the
district court of Hamilton county
ordering the case dismissed.
The mandate was issued following
formal notification to the state su
preme court of the action of the
United States supreme court, h- Ming
the Nebraska foreign language law
unconstitutional.
Robes l T. Meyer, an Instructor In
a Lutheran parochial school, had been
iprosecuted under tlie Simon law and
was fined for teaching a pupil
under the Ninth grade in the Ger
man language during the noon hour.
It was this case that the United
States supreme court selected to base
its opinion on the constitutionality
nf the law. 1. L. Albert of Columbus
arid C. K. Sandal! of York were coun
sel for Meyer, and it was Mr. Sen
dall who made the argument on the
unconstitutionally of the law before
the supreme court in Washington.
Judge Albert and Mr. Sandal! were
a!»o associated with Arthur Mulli n
in tlie Fremont appeal case on llie
Reed Xorval law, which for th» sake
of convenience was argued In Wash
ington at the same time as the Meyer
case.
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A Queer World
Icicles 3 Inches Long Fall
in Hail Storm at Moose
jaw, Canada.
Tilings Come Down.
Moose jaw, Canada, July 12.—Icicles
three inches long, fell during a hail
storm early today. Crops were hadly
damaged.
Meanest.
Chicago, July 12 —Brighton Park
police here have another candidate
for the "meanest man" title, lie
drove up to the David Schoot
residence and offered 25 cents to
the girl who would wash the family
dishes, because his wife was sick
and then gave Frances Nawrocki,
9 years old. 14 cents after she had
accepted the offer and done the
work.
Liquor With Meals I«
Rejected in Manitoba
Winnipeg, .Man., July 12.—A bill to
make legal the sale of light wines
and beer with meals In hotels was
crushed by voters of Manitoba yes
terday, the same voters who. |e«4 than
ing majority in favor of government
three weeks ago. gave an overwhelnt
saie of intoxicating liquors. The .vote
today was about 2 to 1 against the
bill sponsored by hotel men.
Manitoba Wants Its Rum.
Winnipeg. Man., July 12.—Manito
ba voters today were on record as
wanting their liquors, but not want
ing the sal* of light wines and be.r
with meals In hotels Irgalixed. Three
week ago they voted overwhelmingly
In favor of government sale of Intoxi
aiing Injuor. Vesterdav they crumbed,
in a vote of ' to J. the bill, sponsored
by hotel men. legalizing the sale of
wine and beer with meals.
Mrs. 11am S. Acken Dies.
Mis Hairy S. Aiken, 74. died al
the horns of her daughter. Mrs. Syl
via Wrenn, 1025 Maple street, Thnt'S
day. She is survived by two other
daughters in St. Paul. Minn . Mrs.
!.. Pettee. and Mrs. il. F. McClellan,
and two sons, F. H. Acken and \V. E.
Myers.
Funeral services n.il be hehl Hat
urJay afternoon at the Crosby Moore
chapel. •
j Funeral for Balloon Hare
\ irlim to Be al Fedar Rapid?
Hr International Item Hertlre.
Cede/ Rapids, la.. July 12.—The fu
11- i al of l,ieut. Louja J Roth, air cava
Ver. who lost his life In the American
elimination balloon 1-are. will be held
here Friday at 2 in the Firat Chris
tian church, of which hi* parents sre
members.
The body will lie in slat* at the
church from 11 a. m. until the funeral
services. World war veterans will act
as pallbearer*, and a firing squad will
Tire a volley over ta* grave.
Roth's parents have received hun
fired* of condolence*. A cablegram
from their eon » former companion#
in Par;* brought back recollection* of
hi* war career,
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$ 4.93 Summer Sweater*.., .$ 2.4*
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