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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1924)
Wild Auto Hits m Girl as Driver Chases His Hat ► Central High Student Run Down and Severely Bruised; Motorist Ts Arrested. Carmen Lewis, 17, senior at Cen tral High school, was run down at Twentieth and Dodge streets Tuesday morning by a driverless automobile while on her way to school. IT. Tt. Brooks. 5007 Cuming street, had parked his oar with engine tun ning on the south side of Dodge street to chase his hat which had been blown off by the wind. Vibra tions of the engine loosened the brakes of the machine and started tip. running over the Lewis girl, who was crossing the street 15 feet in frpnt of where it had been parked. Other students saw the car In time to jump front Its path. Against Billboard. The driverless auto finally came to a ball, with Its nose against a blll --- Police Launch Drive to Curb “Epidemic ’ of Loose Brakes in Omaha Two officers werff appointed this morning by Police Inspector .lack I’szanotvski to inspect automobile brakes of Omalians. This action followed the injury of tlie second person within two days by driv rrless machines released by faulty brakes. Tlie officers are licensed to stop any car anywhere on tlie streets of Omaha to investigate its brakes. Offenders will be baled into court. Louisa Cosanfino, 5. 812 South Twenty-fourth street, was serious ly injured Monday when the brakes on tlie car of .1. <i. Quirk, 831 South Thirty-fifth avenue, allowed it to careen down a hill from Twenty-fifth and Leavenworth streets into a group of tots play ing on flic sidewall.. ---' board on the east stile of Twentieth street. W, It. McFarland, 5206 Webster street, secretary of Stroud & Co., a passing motorist, picked up the girl with the assistance of Lucille Stein, 2612 Capitol avenue, high school girl, and placed her In liis car. Brooks did not know of the accident until he saw the girl In McFarland's car. He went to the Paxton Memorial hos pital with McFarland. Cuts and Bruise*. The girl suffered a severe scalp wound and a deep laceration on one leg In addition to minor lacerations and bruises. She will be removed to her home. 6012 Florence boulevard. Brooks is held on a charge of reck less driving. INSURANCE C. OF C. MEETING FRIDAY The next meeting of the insurance division of the Chamber of Com merce will be held Friday evening. Three talks by insurance company r representatives Are scheduled. Richard A. Yornoj\ Chicago, will discuss “Fire Prevention Method?*” “Governmental Interference in Bus iness” will be the subject of G. 1*3. Turner. Chicago. S. C. Carroll. Mutual Benefit, Health and Accident association, will speak on “Outguess ing the Supreme Court.” .\l» KRTlSEMt.M. Beauty A Gleamv Mass oi Hair 35c “Danderine " uoe? Wonders for Any Giri's Hair Girls! Try this! When combing arul dressing vour hair, just moisten your hair brush with a little ‘'Danderine" and brush It through your hair. The effect Is startling. 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Pinching *n<1 ■quoting nut nlHckncnfl* make large pores and you cannot get all of the hlaekheadi out thle way while this simple application of calonlte powder and water dissolves every particle of them and leaves the skin and pores in their untural f^tliih uti , Mrs. Bittner If ins Decree; Alimony Fixed Later; Counsel Raos Clothier Mrs. Walter M. Bittner and children, Robert (left) and Jack (right). She was granted a divorce in domestic relations court Tuesday, with custody of the children. Mr*. Hallie Bittner was granted a divorce from Walter M. Bittner, owner of a men’s furnishings store at Sixteenth and Harney streets, in domestic relations court Tuesday noon. Decision was given after attorneys had argued for an hour and a half. Arguments were confined to the bus iness. No reference was made to finding Bittner in the apartment of a woman at Twenty-fourth and Jones streets one evening last November, which was testified to Monday by Mrs. Bittner and her brother, Carl Baum. Attorney Carl Herring, for Mrs. Bittner, sought to show that the bus iness is proapering. He pointed out that its indebtedness was reduced by $20,000 ih the eight months ending March 1. ‘‘Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg," Attorney A. V. Shot well, for Mr. Bittner, warned, "All business is struggling nowadays and, if too heavy a burden is placed on Bittner, he may be forced back to a salary.’’ Judge Day asked both attorneys to prepare an estimate of what they think proper alimony. He will ren der a decision on this later. Mrs. Bittner testified that it would re quire about $270 a month to support her and the two sons, Robert and Jack, who live in the home, 6017 Cuming street. Bittner carries $28,000 insurance for the boys. The court suggested it would be wise to drop this and apply the premiums to support the children. Boone Counly Corn Growers 1 nite in New Assoeiation Albion. Neb., May 6.—Farmers met In Albion Saturday and organized a bratirh of the Corn Growers' associa tion for Boone county. I). J. Poynter was elected president. II. L. Stein wart. vice president, and C. H. Spaulding secretary treasurer. Twen ty-nine signed the association pledge. The organization will be carried to each school district by a trustee appointed for each precinct. Dues were placed at J2.50, to be used only for Incidental expenses. There are to be no salaried offices. This organization, covering ail the corn-growing states, has for its pur pose the fixing of the price of corn, and members are pledged not to sell for i«ss than the established price. Speaker I r^es Business Men to Get Into Polities Aurora, Neb., May t»—Cliff Crooks of Fairbury was the speaker at tiw annual banquet of the Aurora cham ber of Commerce. He declared that the communities of the country are built around the retail trade and called upon the business men to trade at home and build up their own towns. The speaker called upon the busi new men to get into politics, saying that the future of Hie nation depends upon the public spirit shown by the business men. Walter Kenney arid Herman Col lett were elected members of the board of directors for the ensuing | year. Beatrice Gas Company Stops River Pollution Beatrice, Neb., May fi.—The local iKjih company has inntallcd a waste disposal equipment at this point ho that hereafter the Blur river will not lie polluted with material* of vari ous kinds which was killing the fish below the dam. The Izaak Walton club was lnstru mental in bringing about action to compel the company to Install the equipment. The city sorfie weeks ngo asked for a restraining order against the company to prevent it from dump ing waste materials in the river be low the dam and the latter asked for the transfer of the case to the fed eral court at Tiincoln. Officers on State Tour. Columbus, Neb., May It.—W illiam H. Ilrnnks, OniuhA, president of tl'*’ Nebraska Reserve officers’ assocla tlon, making an official tour through the state by automobile in company with Colonels T.tilth nnd Amos and Majors Burt, Cole and Bendel, stopped hero today to meet members of the Reserve Officers’ association on busi ness Incident to the citizens’ military training camps. Talk on Stuffeil Olives. k, fk Oberlles, chairman of the board of control for the state of No braska, spoko on "fittiffed Olivos” at a banquet at the^Klrst Baptist church Tuesday night. Dorchester Defeats Goehner. Dorchester, Neb., May 6.—Dorches ter defeated Geahner, 16 to 4, at Goehner Sunday. The pitching of Willis for Dorchester featured the contest, L.. “You think $70 a month is too much for groceries and meats for your wife and children,” said Her ring, shaking a finger at Bittner. "But your automobile in the single month of February cost you $78. Don't go out and say you would like to care for your wamiiy but can't. Tills woman put $1,000, her patri mony, into the little store with which you started and then continued to work for two years to furnish your hgme. You owe her and those boyn everything." The court announced that, from the books and evidence, Bittner's present financial worth is $33,700. Mrs. Bittner will be awarded cus tody of the children. Hen Fadden former partner of Bitt ner In the store at Sixteenth ami Harney streets, was in the courtroom. He is now In the real estate business in Los Angeles. , ... - . — —-. - ■ ' McHugh Allays Fears of Mavor on Challenges I)ali1111a 11 Hoar* Atlnn|it Made to Discredit 18.000 \ oterg— Not Unusual Number, Says Commissioner. Mayor Dahlman was startled Tiles day afternoon by a report that 18.000 voters had been challenged. He hur ried to the eieetion commissioner's office, where his fears were somewhat allayed by Election Commissioner McHugh. "There were a large number of challenges, 1 can't estimate how many," explained Commissioner Mc Hugh. “A majority of the challenges, at least half of them, were due to re movals, however. People who moved were challenged In their old precincts, but were permitted to vote In the precincts into which they had moved. "I think it would he a safe esti mate tn say that another fourth of the challenges were due to deaths, and the other fourth to the fact that I ho voters can’t be located. No check has been made for two years and there was bound to be a large num ber of challenges, but I don’t think it is any larger than at previous elec tions." The election commissioner discred ited the report that Drs. W. K. and Jennie Caifass had been challenged this election. He said they had been challenged two years ago. but that the challenge has been removed and that they had no difficulty voting to day. in behalf of the "Square Six" Ross Shot well railed on Commissioner Mc Hugh Tuesday morning to inquire re garding a report that the commis sioner had not only forbidden "Square Six” checkers from checking the votes as they were cast, but had ruled that police officers would not he permitted to make a check. "1 found that tiio commissioner had merely ruled that the checkers couldn’t get tlie votes, but that there was no ruling prohibiting an officer from getting them,” said Shotwell. "It was n change from a ruling which he gave me Saturday, hut I am con vinced that the commissioner is con ducting his office in an entirely fair manner." l.tfWgjyeS Jrom Omaha Colorado and return JUNE lit TO SEPTEMIEO JOt* SJ65? 1 ‘belkm’sfone 4/ and return JU*E tit TO SEPTEMSM (Jill $4&— California and return MAT 11th JO »mUEI 10th *73j~ Superior Service Rocky Mountain Limited to Colorado and Golden State Limited to California. Go one way, return another. Stop-over anywhere. Illustrat'd booklets end complete mformutusu upon opplscutmu On»olid«ed Tick* OfBc*. L. Mndorfl, A*fn« Phone AlUntic 9214. 1416 Dod*« St., Onitn ). S. McNtllj.Oiv, P.M Ap.Rock liUnd Line* Phone Jackson 0428 810 Woodmen ol the Wodd Bldg., Omaha. Neb. A SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 24 years. 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One of her main enjoyments has been the reading of good books. BOYS HELD FOR DAMAGING TREES; Three boys who arc alleged to have done $1,000 damage to trees, shrub bery and vegetation in the ITanscom park district were arrested Tuesday morning by Detectives McGuire and Hughes. They are Walter and Joe Rucha, 15 and 16 respectively, 3001 South Thir tieth street, and Joe Grselelskl, 15, 352R Vinton street. Police Learn of Woman's Murder . Through Slaver Walks Into Jail and Admits K illing II«‘r W itli I' lat iron and Knifr Dur i n g Argument. Mount Hotly, N. V., May 5 — Using a flat iron and a large butcher knife Francis Green, 45, employed by a Philadelphia druggist, Monday after noon killed Mrs. Belle Hopkins, 65, according to Kills Parker, Burlington county detective, who said Green calmly walked Into his office, admit ted the slaying, and took hint to the house where the deed was com mitted. Green, in a cell in the county jail, refused to give a motive for hie act other than to say it happened during an argument. Mrs. Hopkins was said to have been separated from her husband. TRIANGLES HEAR ABOUT PLOWS W ‘ D. Hosford, general manager of the local branch of the John Deere Plow company, spoke to members of the Triangle club at luncheon Tuesday on some of the features of the foun dation and development of the estab lishment he represents. John Deere removed from Vermont to Illinois nearly 100 years ago. He started a blacksmith shop and made his first plow in 1847. He moved his shop to Moline, where there was water power. From a blacksmith shop his business grew until It reached its present extent of 15 factories. Bee Want Ads Produce Result*. CREIGHTON DEBATE THURSDAY NIGHT The Creighton Oratorical society will hold a public debate in the uni versity auditorium Thursday evening at 8. Member* of the winning team will be presented with medals pro vided for by the Mrs. John Schulte fund. The question will be: Resolved: That the 1'nlted States should Immed iately recognize the soviet govern ment of Russia." Tteams are composed of: Affirmative: Wilfred J. Fleming. Joseph A. Ball and Francis P. Fog arty; negative: John J. Flannagan. Francis Heaton and Timothy J. Gannon. Judges will he Arthur Allen, Ira O. Jones and F. J. Paluka. Congressional blocs are developing splinters.—Washington Post. .■~T~~ 1 ■ -v B-o-y-i-s-h S-u-i-t-i 29.75 and 35.00 Values W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y Silk 1 ft Worth Lined lO.OU to 35.00 F. W. Thorne Co. 1812 Farnam V _ £ | I C*wfcfe,i«ifclWttcMsftMa> ! 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