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Found Not
Guilty on
8th Ballot
Release Comes After Prisoner
A Had Been Held in State
Penitentiary for
Year.
Wife Waits for Verdict
Jim Marino, charged with the mur
der of Sam Nanflto, Is a free man
today.
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned late Saturday after a jury in
Judge J. M. Fitzgerald's court had de
liberated six hours. Eight ballots
were taken, the vote standing 11 tot
acquittal and one for conviction on
the first seven ballots.
Jt was the second trial of Marino
for the death of Nanflto. The first
time he was found guilty of murder
ir. the first degree. For one year he
remained in the state penitentiary,
awaiting the outcome of an appeal to
the supreme court.
Then the supreme court set aside
the first verdict and ordered a new
trial. The reason was that one of
the jurors was not & resident of
Douglas county.
Wife Waits.
Marino was called from his cell
In the county jail shortly after 6
Saturday with tidings that the jury
had reached a verdict. Hts wife and
family had remained in the courtroom
from 11-40. the time the iury re
tired, until after 4. The children
had then gone home, hut Mrs.
Marino and Jim, jr., 3, had waited to
learn Marino's fat«r He smiled to
them as he entered the courtroom
and took his seat at the long table
before the judge’s bench.
From the time the jury appeared
in the jury box until the verdict,
sealed, was handed to the judge
Marino appeared to be nervous. His
wife sobbed and allowed the baby to
run about the courtroom.
Takes Child in Arms.
When the verdict of not guilty was
read Marino slumped in his rhair.
Then, catching himself, he turned to
his wife and smiled. Mrs. Marino
was questioning friends; she under
stands little English, and seemed un- j
able to believe the good fortune that (
had made her husban 1 a free man.
As soon as the jury had been dis- I
missed Marino was allowed to leave
the courtroom. He took little Jim
in his arms and went to the county
jail to get his personal effects.
DRUGGIST LICENSE
ONLY TO CITIZENS
The state pharmaceutical hoard, at
a meeting in Omaha which ended
Saturday, made a ruling that no
Pharmacy license shall be issued here
after in this state to any person who
is not an American citizen.
Sixty two applicants for licenses
were examined at this meeting, all
of them citizens.
Members of the board are G. T.
Haines, Omaha; George Strelow. Dong
IMne, and W. E. Clayton, Grand
Island.
COYOTES KILLING
• HOGS AT PAWNEE
4perial Dispatch to The Omaha Dee.
Pawnee City. Neb., May 17.—
Coyote* are so bold at the home of
o. Riat, residing southeast of Table
Rock, that they enter his barn and
kill his hogs He reports they have
killed 20 of his spring pigs.
As yet the sheep In this part of
the country have not been molested.
This part of Nebraska Is heavily
wooded and It is dlficult to rid the
country of coyotes.
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10 Largest Realty
Deals in Omaha
Last Week
The 10 largest real estate deals
recorded In the office of Registrar of
Deeds Pearce last week were:
Ross RIegal to H. V. Barker, BOOR
North Twenty-fourth street, $10,000:
Mabel F. Hyde to Rae Raduzlner. 3227
Rafayotte avenue, $9,000; Clara It.
Daugherty to Ruraln Hoffman, 4224
Burdette street, $24,400; Ktty Wolk
to ,r. A. Christie, 427 North Thirty
fifth street. $8,060; John Kilmartln to
R. .4. Morrow, 3310 Jackson street,
$10,755; Edward Olsln to Celia H.
Margaret, 823 Happy Hollow boule
vard, $16,000; Hannah A. Sorenson to
Omaha Rex Baking company, 4810
Sobth Twenty-fourth street, $20,000;
B F. Marti to Frances R. Rlzzutl, 544
Park avenue, $13,125; W. I,. Pier
point to Cora A. Rothery, 252B Cuming
st feet, $9,000; F. M- Hoel to Ab»
SuAiberg, one-third Interest 1818 20-24
Dbilge street, $15,000,
“Cinderella Girl” to Wed Banker-Boss
jyris^ 2WZT J£EWEHE£t,.***c.
Bike a story from a fairy book, Miss Mary Kelleher, pretty daughter
of a former Boston (Mass.) policeman, will rise to wealth and social distinc
tion when she becomes the bride of Albert J. Meaerve, vice president of the
Brookline Trust company, her employer for years. He is many years her
senior.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
IN STATE MEET
Nebraska City. Neb., May 17.—Plans
for the entertainment of the state
Sunday school convention to be held
here for three days, beginning Mon
day, have been completed.
It Is expected that 4,000 delegates
from all parts of the state will be In
attendance. Speakers of national rep
utation have been engaged for the
meeting.
WHERE TO FIND
TIip Hig I-Vatur*-* of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
Page 1
Sitmaidirk mak-s 7» arrests in 43
raids.
He* ord of Bob Santardb k aa dry
agent lauded by federal official.
Marino found not guilty on charge of
murder.
Houae passes bonus bill over presi
dent's veto.
Nebraska newspapers Join in cam
paign to advertise state.
Page 2.
Omaha tourist « amp pleases vanguard
of aeasoti.
Accountants In midwest meet In
Omaha thia week.
Orchard & Wilhelm Co. to observa
31»t anniversary this week.
Lunch clubs vie for Uono. s In ‘‘Ak"
member drive.
Page 9.
H. G. Wells discusses world politics.
Page 7.
Omaha busineae men start Monday on
Iowa• Missouri trade trip.
Medical students at University hos
pital give blood to save patients.
Abe Martin. "On th* Country Hotel."
Page H.
Realty deals last week Involvs
$41 1,887
Twlnridge. new addition, to go on
market soon.
Nebraska and Iowa land in demand.
Kmghts of Colrnnl ig to in rtaaa fund
for community center.
Page 9.
Orpheus slngerH to furnt^j entire
chorus of Ak-8ar-Ben show ”
Nebraska's base hospital unit lo hold
reunion here.
Page 10.
Book reviews
Page I i
PART TWO.
Pages 1, 2 and 7.
Baseball, ra^ es and other sports.
Central high track stern winners In
annual Nebraska medb meet.
Black Gold wins Kentucky derby.
Page L
Automobile section.
Page 5.
Lecture on Christian Science healing
by Judge Frederick C. Hilt of Boston
Psychic research will solve death
mystery Is claim of Theoaophlral so
ciety head.
rage 7.
Grain, ltvesto< k and financial mar
kets.
Pages 9. 10 and II.
Classified advertisement*.
Page I*.
•Thesplc Peeps," by O O. McIntyre.
PART THREE.
Page I.
Omaha people who figured In social
affairs of week.
Gabby writes about divorce of Jeanne
Gordon, Metropolitan opera singer.
Kvenlng gowns predominate ut Field
club opening.
Page 1.
Poclal doings and nersonal mention.
Womans editorial, by Florence
Davies.
Page 4.
Club nawa snd calendar. *
I’oge 9.
Council Bluffs, Benton snd Fremont
society news.
Ltbiary chats
Page 9
Bdltorlal*
"Bunny Hide Up." by Will M Msupln.
"Over Production and the Mr Nary
Haugen Bill," by George C. JuwtU.
Pgge 7.
Happyland for the Kiddles.
Page M.
Shopping with Polly
PART FOLK.
Page 1.
Features on stage snd screen 1n
Omaha.
Percy Hammond reviews n«w playa
produced In New York
Pages * and .7.
News of the movies
Page 4.
Music and radio programs
PART FIVF.,
Msr Issue of Practical C ookery
M Kgs line, 14 pages
PART *IX.
Four pages of most nooulnr comics.
AUVMiRAYI'RK WTHLV
Four pagsa of pictures
Coolidge Cancels
All Engagements:
Battles Bad Cold
Executive Remain* \ w a y
From Office at White
House on Advice of
Physicians.
Washington, May IT.—Because of a
slight cold President Coolidge can
celled his engagements for today and
remained away from his office.
It was said at the White House
that he was not confined to bed. but
had decided to spend the day in his
room on the advice of his physicians.
Mr, Coolidge contracted a cold sev
eral days ago, and his recovery hns
been retarded by an unusual suc-ea
sion of May showers which have kept
the capital enveloped In dampness al
most continuously. On Wednesday,
when the weather was chill but com
paratively fair, the first of the sen
son's garden parties at the White
House took place and the president
stood bareheaded on the lawn for two
hours In the late afternoon shaking
hands with the long line of guests.
Yesterday he consulted a throat
specialist to whom he has made per
lodleal visits since he entered the
White House. At the executive of
flees it was said no alarming symp
toms had been noted, hut that as a
precaution it had been decided to
keep the president away from his
desk at .legist during the morning
hours when callers usually are re
ceived. It is possible he may go to
his office this afternoon to attend to
some correspond' nee.
It was the first time since he be
came president that Mr. Coolidge has
been kept away from work by Illness.
One of the engagements that hnd to
be cancelled was with republican
leaders from Indiana who have come
to Washington to talk over the tan
gled political situation In that state.
Elks Hold Open House.
The new T-llks building will be open
to the public Sunday from 2:30 to
5:30. Mrs. Willis Uedfiebl and Mrs
Hoyle will give » pipe organ recital
Ir. the lodge room. It Is estimated
thnl 50,000 people have already In
serted the building.
AX7E call your at
tention to “this
week’s choice value
Real Estate” pa$re in
the Classified Ad
vertising Section.
House Re-Enacts
Bonus Bill Over
President’s Veto
Enactment of Bill Tnto T.aw
Now I p to Senate; House
Gave Bill More Than
Two-Thirds Vote.
Washington, May 17.—The house to
day passed the soldier bonus bill over
President Coolidge's veto.
Party lines vanished as supporters
of the measure piled up a comforta
ble margin over the two-thirds ma
jarity required on such a vote.
Enactment into law nr final defeat
of the bill now Is up to the senate,
where a closer result Is expected.
The house vote was 313 to 78.
The bill thus received 52 more votes
than the required two-thirds.
Shortly after the house convened
at noon the bonus bill was taken up
with an announcement by Represen
tative Longworth that there would be
only brief debate.
Opens Debate.
Chairman Madden of the appropri
ations committee opened the debate
with a plea for support of the veto
on economic grounds. He got a
smattering of applause from the re
publican side.
"As chairman of the appropriations
committee," he said, "I feel I would
be unjustified If I sought to curtail
the government expenditures end
then turned around and voted to
override the veto.”
Passage of the bonus and other spe
rial appropriation bills pending would
either destroy plans for tax reduction
or bring.a huge treasury deficit, Mr.
Madden declared.
The hill would cost th« -ovem at it
it lenst Ji.ISO.OCu.'lOO, he laved,;
and would require an appropriation In
the next fiscal year of 3152,000,000.
He previously had supported the bill.
Favors Passage.
Representative Johnson, republican.
South Dakota, chairman of the New
veterans’ committee, who served
overseas during the war, said he
realized many opponents of the meas
ure in congress were following their
convictions and disregarding their po
litical fortunes. He favored passage
as a "matter of right and Justice."
Representative Garrett of Tennes
see, the democratic leader, said he
would vote to sustain the veto, “the
message of the president notwith
standing" He opposed the bill when
It was passed by the house two
months ago.
"1 do not endorse the Intemperate
language attack on my former serv
ice mates."
"The president placed a question
mark on every honorably discharged
former service man," Mr. Lnguardia
shouted. "Opposition to this measure
is not spiritual, but sordidly mate
rial."
Representative Longworth, the re
publican leader, announced he would
vote to sustain the veto, after "care
ful consideration of the circumstances
despite my previous vote in favor of
a bonua.” He recalled that three
years ago In I’incinnatl h* sat on the
platform "with a candidate for presi
dency and heard him definitely com
mlt himself to the policy of paying
adjusted compensation for world war
veterans.’’
Urges Passage.
Another former service man, Repre
sentative Fish, republican, of New
Vork, tirged the house to override the
veto. Increased appropriations under
the bin, he declared, would In no way
injure business, upset economic con
ditlons or unfavorably affect govern
ment securities. He reminded the
house that "the solo reason for Presi
dent Harding's veto of the former
hill proved to he a false reason.”
■'The president was informed that
the treasury fared a large deficit,
he said. "And that was the onlv
reason for the veto. The deficit did
not result.”
Representative Rankin, democrat.
Mississippi, assailed the veto message
as a "most unusual document.”
"Other presidents have declared
against a bonus,” he said, "but no
other president has referred In term*
like these to our world war veterans.”
Representative Newton, republican
Minnesota, opposing the bill, declared
there was no member of the house
"who down In his heart doesn't take
off his hat to the president for having
(he courage to take the stand he has."
Agree* With t'oolldge.
Chairman Green of the wavs and
means committee, sponsor of the hill,
declared the committee In framing
ttie measure had gone fully Into the
costs.
"The Bill was extremely moderate,”
he said, "nod one which from a fi
nnodal standpoint, 1 thought surely
no on* could lake exception to. Do
you tell me this country • m't afford
such a hill? Surely it I* unworthy of
so great n nation to take such a
view.”
Representative Tltand. republican,
flhlo, argmd in support of the presl
dent, nod Representative Lagtiiii'diti,
republican. New Vork, a former serv
ice ntan, assailed the veto message as
“unwarranted.”
Nebraska’s
Sisters to
Hear of Herj
16 Newspapers of Slate to!
Advertise Wealth in
Land and Industry
to Nation.
Ads in Eastern Papers
Sixteen Nebraska daily newspapers
have undertaken to tell the world
about this peerless state through ad
vertisements In dallies outside of Ne
braska. Plans were completed at a
meeting of the Nebraska Dally Press
association In Lincoln May 2.
It Is an unique campaign and starts
this week with a full-page ad in
the Chicago Tribune. The next will
appear soon In another dally paper of
the first rank. The New York Times.
Later, newspapers In other states will
carry the eve-openlng statements re
garding this great commonwealth.
The campaign has been mapped out
to run one year.
Nebraska's greatness and wealth are
known to millions from Portland,
Maine to San Diego, Cal. But there
are other millions In the benighted
east who still imagine this state Is a
part of the Great American Desert
and that the inhabitants live behind
stockades. Others in the remote
fastnesses of Vermont and such locali
ties imagine everything west of the
Hudson is more or less wild.
In short, Nebraska needs to become
still better known to her 47 sister
states, Ho the members of the Ne
braska Daily Press association J"
Hdrd. The *i-ot and* who wrest a j
1; ire i11 r f - Tin - he rycV> Mt> of
New England must be shown a
glimpse of Nebraska's fertile valleys
and limitless rolling hills, where
prosperity awaits those who come.
Strides In Industry.
And the tollers In the mills and
factories of the congested cities of
the east must be told again that Ne
braska Is a great manufacturing as
well as a primary agricultural state.
Many Nebraskans even do not realise
what strides have been made In In
dustry In tills stale. Industry has
outstripped agriculture. The annual
products of the soil of the stats sre
worth approximately $500,000,000. But
the annual Industrial products of the
state are worth about $600,000,000.
Eighty of the state's counties have
from three to 600 manufacturing es
tsbllshments each. And 55 per cent
of Nebraska's population now lives
In cities and towns
The average value of a Nebraska
farm Is $33,771. The average value
of a farm in the whole nation is only
about one fourth that amount.
Though there has been a slump in
the price of farm products <>f the
whole nation in the last few years,
it hasn't crippled Nebraska. Wit
ness the fact that ownership of silt"
mobiles has Increased 21 per cent In
this state since 1021.
1- ull of "Gospel."
The editors and publishers of rhe
daily papers are just full of this
"gospel" of Nebraska.
And they decided to send out the
gb«id news through the beat adver
tising medium they know. namely
the dally newspapers. Tt will cost
a lot but they sincerely believe tt
pavs to advertise a good thing. And
Nebraska is a good thing. It spells
opportunity to any one and especi
ally to those who sre now struggling
in less favored parts of the nation.
The 16 dallies which are sponsor
ing the advertising campaign are
The Omaha Bee, Omaha World
Herald, Beatrice Sun, Columbus Tele
gram, Kails city .Journal, Fremont
Tribune, Grand Island Independent.
Hastings Tribune. Kearney Hub, Lin
coln Journal. Lincoln Star, Ne
braska City Dress. Norfolk News,
North Dlatte Telegraph, Scottsbluff
Tribune and York News-Times
(ilium (lulled Paradise of
Bootlegging Profession
Ssn Francisco, May 17 Bootleg
gets flourish now In the Tslnnd of
Guam, according to T«i*ut. .1. P.
Adams, air- service, Fritted Ststes
murines, who is hers from the island.
A gulden t a Is the name of the drink
sold by the Gunrn booze dealers.
Married in (louneil Bluffs.
Msrv'n Theodore dohnaon. Omaha 31
T.O la flultjo. K ( MiUlhM
Milford Adrian Trnenrinle, Windsor,
«’unsds . ........ .71
Sidney Kells Ifommnnd, Omaha. ...... .1*
John Bh*s, HU. horn Neb. ?«
Minnie Bhier*. Bennington, Neb........ 23
William Klnnat Denton. Nob. .. SI
Florence tleUvall. Denton, Neb. IS
F. 1 Pam «•(, Omaha ..34
Alina 11 l.ttxn, ('iiialu ............. 23
M B Turner, Omaha .. 41
Man ReM, OnUkhs . la
Frank David, Omaha .. 2*
Mary Kunel, Omaha . .. 2\
denrge Crawford Follmgr, l.Jmoln . ?l
(Mariya Hytvann Ml* kel, Omaha. St
iTnlger c. W nther, Fremont. Neb . <
llhoila M. Sj,angler, Arlington, Neb.. 4
I’aul Wisely, Silver Creak. Neh. .10
Man Bake, Silver Creek, Neb . 3:«
V T. Fryiear, Tied Oak la . ?»
Ueneva Fnlan. Urand Rivet, ia..,,.. ?rt
John 1*. Mtoveall, Omaha . ...». H
Mabel Jackson, Omaha ,.27
w »c Belle). Ashton. Neb. ... J •
Anna Krajawskl. \«hton, Neh.} t
llllle M I ncas. Omaha . ..
Dorothy Adami, I.incoln . II
“Bob” Samardick, Dry Agent;ls Peer
of hzie Einstein, Official Says
Thomas’ New Aide Fearless,
Impartial and Gets Results,
Declare His Friend*.
By JOK JACOBS
The “federal agent you can't bribe"
1* what bootleggers say of a young
man, 2*. who has fought the last
seven years to see that the prohibi
tion laws are enforced.
This young man. Kobert P. Samar
dick, chief of the federal prohibition
agents for Nebraska, If you want
to believe the story of violators, has
declined bribes as high as *5,000.
Only a few days ago this ruthless
prohibition agent . was tendered a
*0,000 a year job for three years to
“litie up" with an organization op
posed to prohibition. But, believing
as he does, that liquor laws should
be obeyed, Samardick declined the
j Robert: <?. Sag atdiclc. |
proposition.
James Brown, member of the intelli
gence unit of the Internal revenue
department, who w«s In Omaha sev
eral months ago investigating the
office of U. S. Rohrer and who has
conducted similar Inquiries In other
partg of the country, declared that
Samardick had a record thSt was un
surpassed by any agent In the coun
try.
•'This 'Izzle' Einstein is amateurish
compared with Samardick." said
Brown. Government records show
that Samardick has been more active
and has produced more results than
Einstein.
This seems to be the attitude of
I'nlted States Senators Norris and
Howell, Federal Judge Woodrough,
Governors McKelvle and Rrvan.
i'nited States District Attorney
Kinsler. Elmer Thomas and H. 1.
Duncan. Samardick'* former chief
called "hard boiled" because of his
activity In liquor trsffi- These men
have stood lceblnd Virrs■ i-.-A *hc
h;s enemies have often sought to ou
struct his path.
Wants to Settle Here
After seven years of state agent
and federal agent crusading In vari
ous parts of the country, Samardick
now wants to be a Nebraskan and
make his home here.
He savs his day* of lying In wait
for runt runners of Canada near
Minot, N. D.. are past He wants to
help stop th* manufacture of liquor
in this state. He has had dealings
with such men as Bart Williams,
alias “Red the Rough." Wiley Comp
ton, Tom Kelley, -James Cosgrove.
"Slippery” Bill Enright, "Chuck”
Hogan and Billie Maher and many
others.
Samardick has earned a reputation
that stretches from here to Washing
ton then east to Baltimore and back
west as far as St. Paul and Kansas
City.
If was Samardick that caused a
search of Hotel Eontenelle and later
the conviction of several bellboys
charged with selling liquor. It was
this same fearless agent who turned
Baltimore topsy turvy until for some
unknown reason Samardick was as
signed to a western division.
Padlocked Many Places.
While In Kansas City Samardick
searched and later caused the arrest
of the owner of the Baltimore and
Ml uhlebaeh hotels on liquor charges.
Ten bellboys were fined $250 each.
With court Injunctions he padlocked
150 hotels, stores and homes where
the law was disregarded. By in
junction he closed 200 places in St.
Louis.
In Omaha Samardick padlocked
more places than all other law en
forcement agencies combined.
While a member of the police moral
squad Samardick raided the home of
Charles Lewis former saloon keeper,
who stood In the front door of his
home with a shotgun ready to shoot
the officer that stepped In his home.
Samardick arrested Lewis and cart
ed to police station $50,000 worth of
choice liquors.
While Samardick was on the police
department he suffered his first gun
shot wound, although he has been
made a target perhaps a thousand
times. The shot was fired by Kred
Brown, Henson chainman and kid
naper, now »ei ving a life sentence.
On metre than one occasion Saroar
e, > . tlS,\( increased his link
account il lie would only sleep a few
minutes longer instead of getting np
in the dead of night to nab a rum
runner as he did near Minot. The
runners were also willing to pay their
share to Samardick if he would stay
away from a certain road leading
from Canada.
Klmer Thomas, new director for Ne
braska, says ‘Samardick has done
more in upholding the constitution
and laws of our country than many
of our "first families" whose ances
tors have been here for generations.
Samardick's enemies admit he ha*
always been fair and his one desire
is to give everyone a square deal.
In one day in Omaha. Samardick
collected $50,000 in fines and secured
S3 Injunction. He arrested and con
victed Louise Vinciquerra. "Queen of
the bootleggers. Harry Norman, well
known in South Omaha, and Nick
Dasavltch who styled himself "King
of the South Side who could fix any
federal agent.”
Alleged Kmbezrler to
Be Returned Here
Hetective William Cich left Krldav
night for lavs Angeles to bring back
Quy H. I.anghurst
Langhurst Is alleged to have em
berried about $400 from the National
Refining company here and to have
made his getaway in a stolen automo
bile.
Omaha Business Men Have Chance
to Uphold Title of Cornhusker State
Are Omaha business men good corn
husk era?
This question will he answered next
Saturday afternoon at the Chamber
f't Commerce l.unrhenn clubs outing
nt Kim wood park, ns one of the con
tests f< r sotne . f the prizes being of
fered by Omaha firms will he a corn
husking race between any Omaha
men who wish to compete.
Other features of the afternoon's
program ate a baseball game between
teams of baritone and base-voiced
"bloomer girls" representing the Al
truaa club and the business and pro
fesslonal women's division of the
Chamber of Commerce; a bicycle race
between Victor Rons, Sum Potter and
Kprreat N. Croxaon, using the old
fashioned, high wheeled bicycles, n
balloon-blowing and slipper kicking
contests for the women, and a shoe
scramble and balloon kick for the
boys.
Three contests have been arranged
for the competition between the
luncheon clubs for possession of the
loving cup won last year by the
Continental club and which It must
defend this year. These are. a clown
parade, each club being permitted to
have two clowns who will be judged
on the merits of downing s spelling
contest with big letters which demand
nimhlen-ss of feet as well as ortho
graphic ntmblenes*. and a peanut
scramble l>etween teams of It mem
hers each, representing th# clubs.
In addition to these contests, sev
sral of the clubs taking part In the
outing are arranging special stunt* for
the amusement and entertainment of
the several thousand men, women and
children who will be present.
Pair Wed at Fremont Homecoming Now
Estranged; Merchants’ Gifts Contested
*ipe lal llitpplrh In Tim Omaha Ilea,
l-'iemont. Neb., May IT. -The matri
monial hark of Mr. ami Mrs l,eo
leaner. launched before a crowd of
6.000 at the Vretnont homecoming
festival last August, In a public wed
ding, baa landed on the shoals.
Today the hunlwnd filed milt for
divorce, charging cruelty. Their mar
raige, despite the good wishes of the
thousands who witnessed the .are
tunny, has been a failure, he says
The Wlenera responded to an Invl
latlon of the homecoming committee
for a collide to he central figures in
a public wedding.
As a reward for their part In the
program the couple was showered
with gifts contributed bv ths tner
chants and business men of the nt>
Among the gift* were listed articles
of furniture, bridal gown and a suit
of conventional blue for the groom,
kitchen utgnalls and everything neves
sary to establish a home.. In addi
tion. an Insurance policy was donated
by one local firm.
■lust what happens to these gifts
derived from the public wedding will
be decided when the settlement fol
lows. Attorney* for Wlsner stated
today It Is probable that the wife will
not contest the divorce.
79 Arrests,
43 Raids by
Rum Sleuth
Activity of Elmer Thoma*'
Group Chief Continue*
I)e»pite Shots at Him
From Ambush.
All “Joints” Closed Up
Robert P. Samardiek believes
parently, a man should be his J*n
avenging spirit.
Thursday night Omaha’s daughtj
rum rajder was the target of mora
than' 100 Hhots from ambush.
To date, since then, 79 liquor sit*
pc<ts have been Jailed by Samardiek
and 43 establishments have beet
raided.
Saturday afternoon alone, Samar
dick and hi* men raided 14 places and
arrested 20 persons.
Driest in I'. S.
Admitted patrons of the city's ' beer
gardens" conceded Saturt^y night
that Omaha was the "driest spot" in
the United States.
Sequestered rendezvous where beer
drinkers of the upper classes of Oma
ha were wont to gather on Saturday
nights for sucease from the drouth of
the week all were dark.
At some places, the customary alarm
at the door brought forth the word.
"Nothing doing tonight, Samardiek s
at It again."
Other places, knocks st the door
reverberated hollowly through the
house and no response was heard.
Too Busy to Talk.
And at still other places, lookouts
at the sidewalk turned away thirsty
Omahans with the lament “the town's
tight—not a drop."
At his quarters In the Rome hotel
at 7 p. m., Samardiek had no time
for an official statement regarding the
cause of his burst of activity.
"Have to go." he grinned, waving \
hi* arm in eoedby. 'Tv* just got ' we
to grab a bite to eat.”
"I'll Make 'Km AD.”
While at dinner. Samardick's tele
phone kept ringing with messages
from more than a score of friends
calling to tell him of town places and
road houses outside the city limits he
had not visited yet. Police and
deputy sheriff* were idle.
“I'll make th»m all before I'm
through." was his Invariable answer.
And the figures at central police head
quarters where he booked hl» prison
ers seemed to bear him out In his pre
1 diction.
Samardick's men—well dressed, af
fable youths looking like college stu
dents home for a vacation—have been
busy getting "buys" on the places he
now is raiding. •
Search warrant* based on this pur
chased evidence gave the “open ses
ame" to the doors at which Samar
dick stopped.
The list.
The afternoon list of arrest*, to be
followed up wi'h more, follows:
Ingman Moen, at 220* South Twen
tieth street.
Ida and William Dorsey, at 2506 Pa
cific street, 1
Ixnii* Costanso. 2215 Pactfle street.
Ri *e Rallint, a? 2027 Rierre street.
Salvators and Charles Mlracola, at
<03 Pierce street.
Frank Kava. at a soft drink parlor
at 4516 South Twenty-seventh street.
Casinlr and Catherine Zywlc, at
461« South Twenty seventh street.
Raul and Mary Kutta, at 4620 South
Twenty-seventh street.
William T. Hindman, at Bellevue.
George Miller, at 4910 ;k*uth Twen
ty-fifth street.
Stoney Fraank and John Trezeck.
j at 2525 Q street.
| Mary and Robert Anderson. Jr., af
7729 South Twenty-fourth street.
Anna Henry and her son, Ephia.
at 2425 Pierce street.
Anna Novtki. arrested for th»
fourth time, at 3301 South Twenty
fourth street.
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PAT HARRISON
TO BE KEYNOTER
TV* \ I* ted Prfw.
New York. May 17.—Selection of Sen.
ator Pat Harrison of Mississippi as
temporary chairman and keynote
speaker of the democratic nation#
convention, which meet* here Jun»
II. will he officially announced to
day He was chosen at an Inform?
meeting of the arrangement* comm!
tee last night and that body la e?
i Parted to give It* forma! Indorsemen'
; at today's meeting.
Senator Harrison has been prtwr •
nently mentioned for the post fc I
eeveral weeks, but it was undaratcc
that a rl.vse race was ta progress wit'
Kepreaentative Mm* J. C.arrett oS
Tennessee, democratic floor leader, 1
having sn excellent chance.
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