Friends of Near
Wife Slayer Will
Come to His Aid
Fund to Defend Eugene Dil*
Ion, Held in Omaha Jail,
Being Raised in
Home Town.
Special Hi,patch to The Omaha Dee.
Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 8.—The count
less business and social friends of
Eugene \V. Dillon, ^B, Chelsea boy,
who shot his young wife last Tuesday
In Omaha attempting suicide by cut
ting his wrists with a razor blade,
re making every effort to assist him
i his predicament.'
Dillon, who left here last April,
shortly after his future wife’s depar
ture for Nebraska, lived for many
years on Washington avenue. He
was at one time employed as a lino
type operator on the Chelsea Eve
ning Record and later became sporting
editor of that publication. He was ex
tremely popular about town. A fund
Is now being raised to assist young
Dillon in his Omaha defense and If
character witnesses will be of any as
sistance several citizens will Journey
t» Omaha.
Little Is known here of Dillon’s wife,
who was Miss Amelia Rosemary
Brady, daughter of Mrs. Harry Brady.
She was employed as a clerk In the
Hyde Park library and later became
a hair dresser with a parlor at 120
Tremont street, Boston.
House Shortage Increases
in Columbus, Report
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 8.—Columbus
Is possibly experiencing a more acute
hpuse 'Shortage than any city of its
size in the state, as evidenced by
statements of leading realtors, who
declare that housing conditions have
not Improved since spring, In spite
of the erection of more than 40 new
homes.
»’Jhe erection of the new Swift &
packing plant and added facilities
to the Union Pacific shops here are
bringing In scores of men to the city
who must leave their families behind
because of a lack of houses. •
Officer and Bandit Are
Wounded in Gun Battle
Des Moines, la.. Sept. 8.—Officer W.
E. McDowell, merchant policeman,
and an alleged bandit, who gave his
name of John Botchevls. alias George
Thomas, were wounded last night in
a gun fight when McDowell surprised
three men who, he said, were trying
to break open a safe in a store build
ing. Bakers In the building heard
the men at work and called McDow
ell, who fired on them. They re
turned the fire and one bullet entered
McDowell's leg. The men fled, but
Botchevls was arrested a few min
utes later. He had been wounded
three times.
State Women’s Club Head
Gives Address at Sidney
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ilee.
Sidney, Neb., Sept. 8.—Mrs. E. W.
Penney, state president of the Wom
en's Federated Clubs, visited Sidney
Wednesday night and was entertained
by the local club. Addresses were
delivered by Mrs. Penney and Mrs.
J. W. Johnson, local president. Mrs.
Penney left for North Platte on her
return trip to her home at Fullerton.
The top of the stove Is really the
only part that needs blacking, as the
sides will keep bright and clean It
wiped oft occasionally with a cloth.
Former Omahans Build Odd Houses
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Fredericksen Brothers Amaze Denver' Architects
by Constructing Quaint Homes That Sell
Rapidly. ,
Two former Omaha young men
have made a success In the homo
building business In Denver which
has made older real estate men of
that city sit up in amazement.
The young men are John T. Fred
ericksen and Thor Frederieksen,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Fred
ericksen, residents of Omaha for
many years.
John and Thor have Just com
pleted building an entire block of
unique and beautiful homes on Gil
pin street, between Fourth and Fifth
avenues, Denver. This is in the
Country club district. So handsome
are the houses that a sight-seeing bus
company has routed its cars so that
visitors may see them.
Each house was planned by the
brothers. Dutch, colonial, Spanish,
southern, English and other types of
architecture are represented. Ga
rages in each instance match the
houses in architecture.
A steep roof, shuttered windows, a
little balcony outside the first floor
windows, a grill at a window in the
rooof peak and quaint old lanterns
at the front door are features of the
Dutch house.
The houses of Spanish style have
low roofs, patios, tile roofs.
"Manufacturers of tile worked a
long time to make the tile on the
roofs of our Dutch houses,” said John
Frederieksen. “It is in exact imita
tion of the moss-grown .roofs seen in
Holland.
"The shingles on these old English
houses are placed irregularly wl#h Im
itations of missing shingles at va
rious spots on the roof.
“When we went to work on these
houses, builders laughed at us and
said we would never sell them. But
they are already all sold, at $8,950
to $9,500 each."
Regardless of the style of architec
ture outside, the interiors are all
Largest Fair Yet Is Plan
of Keith County Residents
Special Ilinpatch to The Omaha Bee.
Ogallala, Neb., Sept. 8.—Final ar
rangements for the Keith county fair
are about completed. A force of
workmen is putting the race track in
condition.
From the reports of the county
agent, there will be the largest dis
play of agriculture products and
fruits ever shown. A large hog barn
has been added to accommodate that
department. Ail space in the cattle
barn will be filled.
Beatrice Responding
to Japanese Relief
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 8.—Beatrice
citizen* are responding liberally to the
Red Cross drive for funds to aid
stricken Japan. MaJ. A. L. Green
heads the list with a $50 subscription
and the Dempster employes have
raised $100. Smaller subscriptions
run all the way from $1 to $10.
New Officers Elected
Special DUpatch to The Omaha Bee.
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 8.—At a regu
lar meeting of the local Knights of
Columbus the following officers were
elected: Grand knight, John Miller;
deputy grand knight, J. F. Stanzel;
financial secretary, L. N. Herrod;
treasurer, I,ee Moersen; recording
secretary, Francis I,. Dlshner; chan
cellor, Frank Moersen; warden, Clar
ence W. Schwlnd; trustee, Alois
Frlschholz; advocate, William O’Brien:
inside guard, Steve Hogan; outside
guard, Paul Berowlak.
Literature of Toda vis “Rotten,”
j
Says Maeterlinck; Quits Writing
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Oedarffl Genius Prostituted
and There’s No Money for
Those Who Refuse to
Follow Fashion.
By lolverial denies.
Pari*, Sept. S.—"The literature of
today smells to heaven. The Insensate
competition of publishers and editors
has damned the flood of genius and
exlngulshed the divine fire of genius."
In these words Maurice Maeter
linck, the famous Belgian poet, an
nounced tonight his retirement as an
author.
“My last book has been written.” he
-■id. “I have laid down my pen. There
_,.*#ionger any money for those who
refuse to prostitute their genius.
•‘Let a man write one good book
nowadays and he 1h besieged by ed
itors from all over the world to write
another. Dazzled by the golden prom
ises he tries to repent his success,
only to find that genius Is not auto
matic and that Inspiration does not
respond to the call of the dollar.
•‘Never was the world’s book pro
duction as big as now, or no rotten
as It Is tday. The host paid authors
are those who write the biggest trash,
whose output keeps up with the ap
petite of the sensation seeking public.
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I-XAUBICE ml-THtUHCK 9
Pornography rule# literature today
Just as It rules the drama."
Maeterlinck announced that he and
his wife Intend to spend the rest of
their lives In hermlt-Ilke retirement
In his villa "ties Abellles" at Nice,
and there “no modern hook or new#
paper will ever cross the threshold."
There’s Gold in Your Garret
Hidden away in your garret are articles
that, although they may be of little
value to you, are worth money to some
t one else.
Dig out these hidden treasures. Tell
prospective buyers of their usefulness
through the Bee Want Ads. You’ll be
surprised how quickly you 'frill attract
a buyer. It will not only “clear” your
garret of things you do not need, but
will turn idle merchandise into cash.
Try it today.
Phone
ATlantic 1000
OMAHA BEE WANT ADS
"Get Better Results at Lesser Cost"
strictly American, with the fine fln-€
ish of walls, floors and woodwork
demanded in this country and all
the conveniences. The Fredericksen
brothers gave their personal atten
tion to the building. Thor was on
the job all the time and.his brother
much of the time.
John Fredericksen, when Just a
youth, went to work In the Union Pa
cific railroad land department In Oma
ha. When the railroad land was all
sold, he went to Denver, where he
organized the J7 T. Fredericksen In
vestment company. He made a num
ber of land deala running Into six
figures. During the recent lull In
land sales he became a house builder
in association with his brother, and
the two have astonished Denverites.
Since finishing the block of houses
they have started other projects in
the same vicinity.
New Salesman Joins • .
McCaffrey Motor Co.
Gua Swanson of Ad-Sell fame and
one of the popular, always-in-demand
"song birda” of the city. In order
to better train hla voice, he has
Joined the McCaffrey Motor com
pany, authorised Ford dealers' sales
force.
After a fall or blow, the skin may
he kept from 'discoloring by applying
a poultice of starch mixed with cold
water on the Injured part.
Adventurous Russian Scholar and
Soldier Is Honolulu Hoflor Student
Honolulu, Sept. 8.—Eight adven
ture-crowded years during Which his
wanderings took him over a great
part of the world have at last brought
Basil S. Eremeef, fanner Russian
army captain, to Honolulu* as the
holder of the first Russian student
scholarship in the University of
Hawaii.
At the outbreak of the war JSre
meef was a student of law in the
University of Petrograd. He was
then only a youth, however, and it
was not until he had finished with
the law school, in 1916, that h^ was
drafted into the army. After tak
ing a course at the Iinprt’lal Cavalry
college he was sent to the Rumanian
front, serving thers until October,
1917, when, after the red revolution
had overthrown the czarists, the
treaty of Brest-Lltovsk, making
peace with the Teutonic powers, was
signed.
Imprisoned by Reds.
Eremeef, who was not a red, wns
Imprisoned by the bolsheviks, hav
ing been arrested while on hti way
to his home In Perm, European Kus
sia, not far from the Ural moun
tains. He was suspected of being *
counter-rovolutlonlst and for seven
months was detained In a gloomy and
forbidding Jail at Perm.
Uate in 191* Eremeef was released,
but was compelled to take up arms
with the red forces. He headed a
division of soldiers who, ostensibly,
w'ere to fight for the bolsheviks, but
who at their first opportunity went
ever to the whites, Joining the forces
of Admiral Kolchak.
In the summer of 1919 Kolchak's
forces were decisively defeated and
withdrew eastward toward Vladivos
tok. For six months Eremeef and
the troops which he had under his
command engaged in guerrilla war
fare with the reds, finally managing
t* get to the Manchurian border.
Eremeef took refuge in Harbin and
for two years eked out a precarious
existence as a teacher of Russian.
Finally, though, Ite decided to come
to America and as a first step shipped
out to Honolulu. He came to the no
tice df the Russian scholarship com
mlttee formed h%fe some months ago
and was selected as the first holder
of the scholarship established by
them at the University of Hawaii. He
will enter the university at the fall
term.
Eight Head of Cattle Die
From Eating Green Corn
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 7.—J. E.
Shanks, farmer living near Diller, re
ports the loss of eight head of cattle
from eating green corn. F. C. Hlr
mon, living near Odell, had four fine
Poland China hogs killed by light
ning,
Hastings Quota $1,500.
.Hastings, Neb., Sept., 8. — More
than 240 persons, representing
churches and civic organizations of
Hastings, responding to the call of
Adams county chapter of the Red
Cross, will can.yass the city Sunday
afternoon to raise I1.S00, which is the
county quota for the relief of the
quake sufferers of Japan.
McMillan Party Safe
on Coast of Greenland
Prince Kupert, It. t'.. Sept. ft.—Don
aid It. McMillan, Arctic explorer, ano
Ilia members of his expedition who
sailed from Wiscassei, Me., last June
aboard the auxiliary schooner Itow
doin, are well and safe at Ktaii, on
the northwest coast of Greenland, ac
cording to a radio message picked up
here by Jack Itarnesley, an amateur
radio operator.
Nebraska Poultry Raisers
to Enter Birds at Columbus
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 8.—Several
pounltry men living in other sections
of the state have already signified
their intention to enter some of the .
choicest birds from their flock* for
exhibition in the annual show of the
I'latto Valley Poultry association to
tie held at Columbu* during the sec
ond week of December. Increased
interest has been shown In the breed
ing of poultry in I’latte county and
the adjoining territory. Kxhlbltors
from out of the state will tuve pens
here and pet stock exhibitions prom
ise to rank high.
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Featuring a New, More
Powerful Motor and 16
Other Big Improvements
TODAY Cleveland announces 1924 models so dominant in value that their long awaited
appearance constitutes one of the most important and impressive events of the season!
Inspection of the nine new handsome models will reveal numerous engineering refinements
that give performance, beauty, and ease of operation never before obtainable in a car so
moderately priced.
The Cleveland Six has always been fast on hills and fleet in^traffic. Now, with its improved
and more powerful motor, it is even faster!
Cleveland owners have always enjoyed big mileage. In the new model they will get more!
In appearance the Cleveland was always a distinguished car. Yet even more graceful lines
distinguish the 1924 production! x
Dependability and long life have always been characteristics of the Cleveland Yet the new
. rn'xlel has been vitally strengthened!
So easily has the Cleveland always handled, that it is widely known as a "woman’s car.”
Wow the weight of one hand guides the wheel, and the pressure of one finger operates the clutch!
So many improvements of such far reaching importance on a model that has been generally
regarded the soundest investment in its class, make the 1924 Cleveland a car that should be
seen and driven by every one who plans to buy an automobile regardless of price!
More Powerful Motor
THE moment you let in the clutch of the 1924 Cleveland Six,
you will be amazed and delighted by the increaaed power
and flexibility of its improved motor. As the result of several
recent engineering developments, incorporated for the first time
in a motor of its size and type, Cleveland owners now have at
their command a performance range unlike that provided by any
light six.
Its exceptional rate of straightaway acceleration literally elimi
nates the use of gear shift in traffic except on full stops. And its
serene, effortless manner of mastering long hard hills in high gear
will be a revelation to those accustomed to handling bigger and
more costly cars I
No Vibration
HEIGHTENING the e/Tect of the increased power is smooth
ness and silence of operation to a rare degree. So perfectly
balanced is the new motor, that engineers have not been able to
detect in it a vibration period at any speed. Double valve springs
are used to insure the positive noiseless operation impossible to
obtain by single springs. And valves and valve seats are now
completely surrounded by circulating water.
New Ignition System
ANEW automatic advance on the Bosch ignition system
makes the use of the hand control unnecessary, provides
perfect spark timing at all speeds, and prevents spark knocking.
This new ignition, with the Bosch generator and starting motor,
gives the 1924 Cleveland the simplest and most efficient electrical
equiptpent possible to obtain.
Increased Economy
PART of the increased mileage shown by the 1924 Cleveland
is due to the above described ignition and valve operation
improvements. The balance is produced by the increased efficiency
of the new and improved Stromberg carburetor and the improved
method of heat application to the intake manifold. These changes
Insure perfect carburetion, distribution, and combustion of gases,
and the complete elimination of crank case dilution.
Enhanced Beauty
A STRIKING new radiator design imparts an imptW"td and
more distinctive appearance to all 1924 models. A tractive
aluminum kick plates to prevent scuffing the brilliant finish have
also been added. The Touring De Luxe and the dashing Sport
Models now carry a wide stripe of contrasting color edged with
gold which greatly enhances their beauty; while the special two
door sedan is now obtainable in S distinctive color schemes—
Beige brown, Delft blue, Simplex green, Maroon, and Red.
Easier Operation
THE delightful ease with which the 1924 Cleveland drives is
the result of radically improved steering gear design. The
steering knuckle now contains a ball bearing assembly, specially
designed to retain lubricant almost indefinitely and to exclude all
possibility of the absorbtion of dirt and water.
A new ball type tie-rod provides automatic take-up of wear.
The ten-inch ball bearing friction disc clutch has extremely larga
contact surfaces to insure maximum clutch efficiency. Yet one
finger on the pedal will disengage it.
Simplified Maintenance
/"YC of all automobile owners give their cars the normal
ZSsJ care they require. On the 1924 Cleveland they will find
the necessary operations reduced to minimum. A new automatic
pressure system supplies profuse and positive lubrication to the
valve rocker arms, reducing wear and insuring quiet operation.
Complete and positive chassis lubrication is provided by sn oil
pressure system which reaches all bearing surfaces. The fan,
too, is now self lubricating. An oil drain handle under the hood
permits the motor oil to be changed without crawling under the car.
Leadership In Value Retained!
IMPRESSIVE as the above improvements are, the general
effect they produo* can only be appreciated by personal obser
vation and experience! A ten minute examination of the 1924
models, and a single trip behind the wheel — and you will agree
that Cleveland Six is still secure in its position of leadership in value!
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GUY L. SMITH
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CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY • CLEVELAND
Some of the engineering
and other features that
make this announcement
the most important and
significant published this
year by any builder of
six-cylinder cars
1. Newand more powerful motor.
Increased flexibility. Practical
ly noiseless.
2. New pressure feed system of
lubricating valve actuating
mechanism which insures ex
treme quietness and durability.
3. New and improved type of
Strom berg Carburetor.
4. New and improved method of
heat application gives perfect
distribution and combustion in
all six cylinders. s
5. Newand perfected Bosch auto
matic ignition combined with
Bosch starter and generator.
6. Double valve springs that
eliminate noise and periodic
vibration.
7. Improved method of cooling
valves and valve seats. Com
pletely surrounded by circulat
ing water.
8. Positive pressure system of
lubricating all working chassis
parts.
9. New and unproved self lubri
cating fan.
10. Timken bearings now used
throughout — in transmission,
rear axle, and all wheels.
11. New self lubricating ball bear
ing assembly in steering knuckle
—dirt and water proof.
12. New ball type tie-rod with
automatic take-up.
13. New and more beautiful radi
ator design.
14. Aluminum kick plates on run
mng boards of all models.
15. Choice of 5 new color schemes
on special 2-door sedan.
16. New decorative striping on
De Luxe touring and Si>ort
models. .
17. Closed bodies by Fisher.
Ajid these Low
Prices:
TOURING CAR
*1045
SEDAN
$1365