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Beveridge Named as Nominator of Calvin Coolidge former Indiana Senator Will Offer President to Conven tion as Candidate for Re-Election. Washington, May 27.—Albert J. Beveridge, former T'nlted State* sen ator from Indiana, has been tendered the honor of placing President Cool idgo In nomination at the Cleveland convention, It was learned here to ils y. Beveridge’s acceptance will he con ditioned on the effectiveness of a truce established between him and his former political enemies. Postmaster , General Harry New. whom he defeat ed for the republican sensatorlal nomination In 1922, and Senator James E. Watson of Indiana. The Indianan ban been recommend ed by the president's closest advisers. Some , time ago Mr. Coolldge derided lhat lie should he placed in nomina tion by a midwestem progressive. Beveridge and Senator William E. Borah of Tdaho, filled the require ments, and when the president’s friends informally approached both men. Borah settled the question by endorsing Beveridge. Senator Borah let It he known that he would not even attend the Cleve land convention unless congress passed farm aid legislation before adjournment. As there Is little pros pect that any agricultural relief can he pushed through by June, the ad ministration turned to Beveridge. Beveridge Is counted as a progres sive. In 1912 he enlisted under the standard of Theodore Roosevelt. His personal appearance is In his favor and he has an established reputation as an orator. Burgess Bedtime Stories ---- By THORNTON \V. BURGESS, Who to temotstlor pays »» h»»d Tor vain repr»t win h»vs no —Old Mother Nature. Temptation Proves Too Much for Johnny Jay. Sammy Jay la an opportunist. My, isn’t this a big world? What It means is. that Sammy Is one of those who believes in making the most of op portunity. He hadn't Intended to steal any eggs that morning. You know It was his plan to make every ivviy think that Chatterer the Red Squirrel was the only one who would steal eggs. He knew that If Chatterer was discovered two or three times trying to steal eggs he , would he the one to he Mailed If some of those eggs were stolen with out the thief being seen. But Sammy had been sitting in a tree where he could look right down "in and see the eggs of Mrs. Robin , when she left the nest. He had cried "Thief! Thief! Thief!" the in stant Chatterer had started to climb . 4hat tree, and he had been the first l to chase Chatterer. But as soon as all the other birds had come flocking 'to chase Chatterer out of the Old Orchard. Sammy Jay had stopped. All the other feathered folk were oc * cupied In chasing Chatterer. No one was watching him. No one was giv ing him a thought. Here was op portunity. Perhaps he would never have another opportunity like it. Sammy looked this way and looked that way. No one was looking at him. Straight to the nest of Wel come Robin he flew. There were four eggs in that neat. Sammy's eyes glistened as he looked at them. He dearly loves eggs. Two minutes later there were only some pieces of broken shell in that nest. The feathered folk were all oier at the edge of the Old Orchard nearest the Green forest. Sammy turned and (lew in the qther direction. Mrs. Robin was the first to return. You see she was the one who was the most anxious. It was the tree In which her nest was where Chatterer had been discovered. Straight to her nest she flew. For a second she couldn't belleie her own evt>s. Those eggs were gone! Poor Mrs Robin! She was heartbroken. At her first mourn fill cry her nelglibirs came hurrying hack with Welcome Robin In the lead. When he discovered what had hap pened Welcome Robin forgot that he had e'er bepn jo-one. His mournful * Right Away There Was in Imlignation Meeting. crjes were added to fhose of Mrs Robin. Right sway there was an tndlgna tlon meeting. All the feathered folk of the dd Orchard gathered around, a.id an angrier lot of hlrda you could not Imagine You see they knew what had happened to the Robins might happen to them. And they blamed Chatterer the Red Squirrel. They ell thought lie must have reached that nest before he was seen by Sammy Jay. My, how Chatterer's ears would have burned If lie could have heard all the dreadful things' said about him! A few tried to comfort 'Wei come Robin and Mrs. Robin. Rut none remained very long. They were (on anxious shout their own neats. Sammy Jay, over in a maple tree beyond Farmer Brown * house, list ened to all the racket, and chuckled. He though himself very smart. He took care not to show hitnself. Pre gently he started for home In the Green Forest by a roundabout way. (Copyright, l»2i) The next story. "How Chatterer Clot Kten.’" Tn mankind la not. usually found Ini' great exon,as cither of good or •Vll.—Miami Bench Tribune. \ Fannie Hurst Marriages Grow More Popular; Broker Is Latest Disciple Marriage a la Fannie Hurst Is grow ing In popularity In Omaha. Brides and bridegrooms scurry over to Iowa to be wed secretly—then re turn to live In Omaha ns before, under separate roofs. ( The latest Hurst disciples In Omaha are Arthur Grotte, 44. broker, and Pauline Kish, 28, nurse. They were married January 12 at Oenlson, In., by Justice of the -Peace E. T. Cochran. Grotte still makes hts home with his widowed mother, Mrs. Katy Grotte, TO, 717 Park avenue, while his bride, whose parents live In Kearney, Is living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brader, 3323 Far nam street. Both gave their address as Kearney when applying for the marriage license at Denison. Grotte has offices In the Woodmen of the World building. His bride has oeen attendant in the office of Dr. W. K. Foote. 1108 First National Bank building for five years. She still retains her position. Mrs. Grotte declined to admit her son's marriage. His brother. Dick Grotte, city comptroller, denied knowl edge of the wedding. Another brother, Henry, also lives with the aged mother. Before his marriage. Grotte was known as one of Omaha's "eligible' bachelors. The start of the romance between th# broker and nurse has not been revealed. Six Persons Die in Hotel Rlaze Firemen Seek Additional Bodies in Ruins of Newark Hostelry. By Inlernatlnns! News Serrlre. Newark, N. J., May 27.—Six men were burned to death In a spectarular fire which swept the Mills hotel to day. Firemen were searching for more bodies. Fire Chief Paul Moore said the bodies were found on the third floor and that It "was probable there were more bodies on the fourth floor." One hundred men were in the build ing. Eight unclad men made their way to the street down fire escapes. Onlookers saw a number of men at windows in the upper stories throw ing their effects to the street. When impenetrable smoke cleared away, the men had disappeared, they said. STUDENTS KIDNAP MIDLAND TEACHER Fremont, Neb.. May 27.—Prof. "Pop" Stahl, genial mathematics teacher at Midland, was mysteriously nllsslng for a brief period Monday and con siderable excitement prevailed until special delivery letters arrived reveal ing that the professor had been "kid naped” while en route to his classes by members of the senior class, who had suddenly decided upon a "sneak" day. The abduction was accomplished when one of the students offered th(» professor a ride to the college just as he had left his home. Instead of taking Stahl to his destination, the senior at the wheel "stepped on the gas" and took a different direction. When classes were called, the math students were puzzled as Stahl failed to appear. Word was sent out that the teacher was missing. Tils wife and family were unable to explain his absence. Just as the affair began to look serious, the postman arrived with specials. The messages uncov ered a secret plan to declare a holi day for the seniors with Stahl as their guardian. The entire class left town to spend the day. Thrills for Laf Winners,Readers Sky Is Limit to Number of Original Jokes Editor Wants. Where to see Local Lafs today. Strand theater. Council Bluff*. Benalto. theater. Benson. Lyric theater. Creighton. N'cb Crescent theater. Holdrege, Neb. Have you seen your laf on the screens of these movie theaters? If not, you are missing one of the most pleasant thrills one can experience. The way is still open to you. Enter the Loral T>af contest being promot ed by The Omaha Been. Send in as many original jokes as you wish Limit each joke to 3ft words. Each week a first prize of $5 is of fered, second prize of $3, third of 3? and 12 additional prizes of $1 each These prize jokes with names of their writer* are flashed on the screens every week. Watch for the Local Laf reel at the movie theater* and get an idea of the Interest that Is being taken in thla fun feature. Look and listen as you go through the day’s work for ideas out of which you can write jokes for the T/Ocal Laf contest. Some jokes have merit and yet do not get inside of the prize class. Out of these the I^ocal Laf editor selects three each day for this column. To days are; Tramp enter* nothin* store, trice «n a coat, and decUIr* to *ct away with It. whereupon the proprietor chase* him ami yell* to the police. “Shoot him In the pant*, the coat’* mine.” Ylvrtle Freeman. Council Bluff*. ”Brld*et. ha* Johnnie come home from school ?” “Ye*. *lr.” “Have you *een him?” “Vo. *|r.” "Then liow do you know he 1* home?" "to use I *nw the cat hiddin* under the *toie.” Jame* F. Reynold*. 1420 Brown »treet. “What doe* the rain *ay to the dust?*' “I’m tin to you: your name I* mud.” K ( DBlnUUI, Oxford. Neb. Claude Oden Die?. Beatrice, Neb . May 27.—Word was received her* of the death of Claude Oden, 31. formerly of this city, which occurred at a hospital in Grand Tsland. His home was at Holdrege, Neb., he and his father. J. T. Oden, having located there after leaving Beatric«. 4 --—| | III and cross last night - DR CALDWELL . j? vigor by morning j How To Keep A Child Healthy A GENERATION sen parents rasv passage without griping or v*- thought, that sickness was a strain. It does not contain n«r part. of a child a life, but we know cotics, and you can give it with better now. The Recret is in the absolute safety to an infant at food the mother allows the child the breast. •■'to rat, and in watching that elim- _ ination occurs regularly two or Magic in a 1easpoontul three times a day. Mrs. J. Russell Every store that sells medicines of 10,141 Havana Ave.. 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You will find you Stop that firstsneese or sniffle and do not have to force children to you will have a healthy winter, take it, and it is much better for them than ,*.. r*" "■« * Trial Bool. ear,tor oil. calomel or ; r-P.in” si7 *»., coal-tar drugs like ; Mewtleello, Illinoi.. phenolphthalein even ; 1 n"'t 1 swxt lurid ire «ng mU like la pmp. irk*i it ...... ■ veu any about Dr. I ulduyll'i Syrup Peptin ky actual if covered With sugar . /ccl. Send me a free trial kaitU. Adit,, to or chocolate. Syrup ; Pepsin ismild and • Waaia... gentle in action and ; . your child will have an ; ■ finl main than ope fraa trialketlie to a fa^ir . . cnuine IRIN SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST I Unless you see Ihe “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 24 years. Accept only ‘|nav£r^’ package which contains proven directions. Handy "Hayer'* bos** of 12 tablet* Alto bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists* AaiaI/Uj U tho trad* nark of Bayer Manufacture of Moaoa«*tk«cl<1eater of SalleyllcacIS 4 Federal Jurors May Investigate Charges of Viee Keyser to Confer With Beal Over Alleged Violations of Mann Act by Omaha Hotel Men. The federal grand Jury will In vestigate Omaha vice conditions. Is the prediction made by government officials today after they learned that certain affidavits were In the hands of state officers. "From what I have learned there are grounds for Investigation by the grand Jury,” said Assistant 1'nited States District Attorney Keyser. If we have the facts that, young girls are being lured to certain small Omaha hotels we will expect some In dictments.” Keyser stated that he would ask County Attorney Beal to hold s con ference In his office today to go over the evidence. Mann Act Violations. Keyset- declared he was astounded to learn of some of the evidence that dealt with traffic among young girls, some said to have been brought from state to stale which Is a direct viola tion of the Mann act. Although agents of the department of justice are required to assist In furnishing evidence to the grand jury on Mann act casea, thev refuse to say whether they have linen assigned to the cases of Betty .Slegle and Kdna Stewart, Omaha girls, both 18, who gave Beal affidavits against Jacob Ferer, owner of the Capitol hotel. The Stewart girl came here from her home In Atlantic, la., and It is this case that is specially Interesting the department of justice. Names Withheld In her affidavit the Slegle girl told police she went to Kansas City and other towns, hut, like the Stewart girl, she refuses to give officials the names of those responsible for her transportation. A hearing on the Ferer case la to com* up In police court Wednesday. The federal grand Jury reconvened at the Federal court Tuesday morn Ing. It will taks evidence In Indian and narcotic cases. About 20 Indians, Winnebago* *nd Omahsn*. *ppeared to testify this morning. Extra—Tonight At A: 20 “Chicken Night” A Laughing Cyelona Bert Smith Players in the Great Rural Muaicat Play “Country Boy” Extra—Extra Thursday Eve. Starting at 8:30 Amateurs B€AUTXU CLOAK MOWL ^SsSSSSg LLOYD HAMILTON “Going East.” IRENE I FASHION FLEMING I NEWS RIALTO ORCHESTRA | Organ Kinograma ■ erm 5 HAROLD LLOYD in “Girl Shy” Sunday MABEL NORMAND IN PERSONt Last Week in KRUG PARK BULROOM Frsd Hamm and His Renowned Chicago Dance Orchestra 4 twMdkl SHOWING I “KING of WILD HORSES” ■ A Story of Raring Heart* ■ Introducing I REX B; The Moil Dangermt* B Hot *e in Captivity_ Tot’s Birthday Spoiled as Father Is Missing; Others Disappear Richard Short, a barber, 3930 North Twenty third street. Is believed to be w-anderlng about the city, hl;j mind a blank ns a result of a blow; dealt In a holdup Saturday night. Kittle Mary, his daughter, was cel ebrating hpr second birthday Tuesday In a greatly distressed household and without the "great big dolly” that "daddy” had promised to buy her. Monday morning Short’s fatherin' law, John Mlnnirk, 3932 North Twen ty-third street, reported him missing Monday afternoon his wife told police he had been robbed. According to the family. Short ar rived home at 3 Sunday morning from his shop at Twenty-ninth and Martha streets. Sunday morning he stayed home and took care of Mary while the Mlrinlcks end Mr* Short attended early church. Told Wife Robbed. At 7 Short departed for mass and ha* not been seen since. Before he loft, however, he related to hi* wife how he had been held up 1n the alley back of the Short home and rohbed of $50 tha night before. He made no mention of being struck on the head, hut relatives believed he was knocked senseless and that amnesia from the blow Is responsible for his disappear ance. Youth, Auto Missing. John Hodek, 18, 6806, South Thirty third street, has been missing since Sunday, police have been notified. The hoy took the family car with him when he left home, it Is said. IOWA SCHOOL MAN LOSES MEMORY Special DUpat-* H to Thf* Omaha B*e. Elliott, la.. May 27.— ^apa* of memory, due to overwork la reported to he the cause of the sudden dis appearance of Ernest P. Simmons, superintendent of the Elliott schools, from his office Friday. Simmons returned Sunday night from Chicago, having called his wife by telephone. He expressed surprise that a search had been Instituted. The **rhool board has indicated that Simmon's position will be held open for him. He will be given an op portunity to regain bis strength he fore resuming bis duties. however. Young Named Chairman. Fremont] Neb, May 2T.—Dr. J. T Young has been elected chairman of the Dodge county democratic central committee and Mr*. C. D. Kelly, North Bend, vice chairman. C. T.uther Wtdman, reputed "boss" of Fremont democrats, was named secretary and Claude Douglas, Freinont, treasurer Plans for the coming campaign were mapped out and discussed. c? at your feet? See CONSTANCE TALMADGE —IN — “The Goldfish” The sdeenturet of • girl who couldn't refute • propotal. — ADDED ATTRACTION— BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST Omaha’s Glorious Girlhood Compete for Prizes ,--V*- ■ HAS * ■ « ' -l> MASKED HOLDUP MAN ROBS YOUTH A highway man, masked by a red handkerchief, held up Kay Mar shall, 17, in the Kdward Trapp hardware and paint »hnp at Twen tieth street and Missouri avenue at 1:15 Tuesday afternoon, and es caped after locking the hoy In an Ice box In the rear of the store. The youth had been left In charge of the simp while Trapp went to lunch. The robber obtained Jd. Laud* Civii War Vets. Fremont, Neb., May 27.—Rev. Fre<^ Voung. pastor of the Baptist church, Fremont, delivering the main address at memorial services here, expressed the hofc that the future heroes of this nation would be among the teachers and scholars instead of among those who bared their breasts to the horrors of war. Mr. Young said that in his opinion the veterans of the civil war stood out as heroes of the greatest war that ever confronted i he United States. Bathing Beaut!** Appear at 9 P. M. Vaudeville— Photoplay* NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS GRAND- IRtli And Rlnnny HARRY MOREY • In "THF. RAPIDS" I OTHROP -34lh And Intlimp BERTHA M CLAY'S "WIFE IN NAMF ONLY" BOULEVARD Sid And I AAvnnwArtH CONSTANCE TAIMADC.F In "THF DANGEROUS MAID" U.S.Rail Control, Not Owner, Urged Union Paeifie Official Says Radicals Would Place Roads in Bankruptcy. E. D. White, special representative of the general manager of the I'nion Pacific railroad, addressing members of the Triangle club at luncheon on Tuesday, expressed his opinion that government ownership of railroads is not desirable. In view of the wide ex tension of governmental supervision. "The railroad of this country are really operated by the people," said White, "when we stop to consider the functions of the various state railway commissioners, the Interstate com merce commission, - 1‘nited States la bor board ami other regulatory bodies The railroads csnnot raise or lower rates without first, giving 30 days’ no tice and then the rates are subject to review. Wages paid are subject to the deliberations of the labor hoard." White asserted that If all railroad legislation now pending in i ongress should be enacted Into laws, all of the railroads would soon he bankrupt. "These radicals are working toward government ownership," he added. "They want to see the roads forced into bankruptcy and then have the government take them over. This accomplished, it. would he the first step toward communism. They would follow with government ownership of banks and farms " Do*cn Civil War Survivors at Memorial in Norfolk Norfolk, Neb., May 27.—Union church services featured the obser vanee of Memorial Sunday here. A doaen members of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic were In attendance. Congregations of nearly all churches of the city at tended. Memorial sermon was de livered by Rev. H. F Gilbert, pastor of the First Baptist church. - ' Traffic Siunnl Hells to Hing 'Stop' and 'Go:' Signs IT ill Say It, loo Changes In the traffic signals at Sixteenth anil Karnam streets anil Sixteenth anil Harney streets have been made by the % ellow Cab com pany. which Installed the signals. A hell attachment has been added to the signals at Sixteenth and Far nam streets. This hell will ring as the traffic changes. The red and yellow lights also will he continued in operation at tills Intersection, making a double signal. \t Sixteenth and Harney streets a new signal has been installed with the words “stop” and "go” spelled out ill the light*. The word "stop" is spelled out in red and the word “go” in yellow. Jt would b* a wonderful thing it some poets failed to renew their license—Chicago Hera Id Kxa miner. r. — S Riding Breeches 5.00 Khaki Breeches. . . .3.98 6.50 Linen Breeches ...5.00 12.50 Tweed Breeches .10.00 ;j F. W. Thorne Co. 1812 Fernam V ^ Josef Rosenblatt TENOR Joseph Winogradoff BARITONE IN JOINT CONCERT At the Auditorium Wednesday Evening, May 28th Tickets J2-J1 50-J1; Children 50c 1 i ! i New Train Service on the Union Pacific - Effective June 1, 1924 A new north and south through passenger train, the Capital Cities Express, will be operated daily between Omaha and Kansas City. The Daylight Express on the St. Joseph & Grand Island and the N Motor on the Manhattan line will change time to connect with the new train at Marysville. New schedules follow: THE CAPITAL CITIES EXPRESS Southbound I I'nion Pmrihe Northbound 7 SO am Lv. Omaha .Ar. P 30 pm P 20 am Lv. Waterloo ........ Lv. 7.51 pm P 40 am Lv. Valiev..Lv. 7^45 pro 9.25 am y Lv. Wahooj .Lv. 0 59 pro 10 IS am Lv. Valparaiso.Lv. 6 20 pm 10 35 am Lv Raymond.Lv. 5 55 pm 11 -00 am Lv. Unrein.Lv. 5 35 pm 11 45 am Lv. Cortland.Lv. 4 47 pm ' 12 30 pm Lv Beatrice .Lv. 4 10 pm 1 OO pm Lv. Bhie Springs Lv 3 24 pm 2 OS pm Ar MARVSVlLLf Lv 2:25 pm 2:25 pm Lv MARYSVILLE Ar. . 2 05 pm 3 15 pm Lv. Frankfort.Lv. 1:12 pro 4:70 pm Lv. Onaga .Lv. 12:20 pm 6 09 pm Lv. Topeka.Lv. 10 35 am Lv. Perry .. Lv. 9 50 am 0.50 pm Lv Lawrence Lv. 9 30 am Lv Bonner Springs Lv. P 57 am 7 SO pm Ar KansasCity.Kan Lv. P 27 am P 00 pm Ar KansssCitv.Mo. Lv. P 20 am ■ THE DAYLIGHT EXPRESS Southbound St. J .A G. / Northbound 8 00 am Lv. Grand Island . Ar. 8 10 pm 9 1ft am Lv. Hastings ..Lv. | ?-00 pen ' 9 52 am Lv. Pair6eld.Lv^l 6 10 pm 10 13 am Lv. Edgar .Lv. 5 30 pra 10 33 am Lv. Davenport..Lv. S OI pm 1108 am Lv. Belviderv.Lv. 4 35 pm 12 04 pm Lv. Fairbury.Lv. 3-4* pm 12.20 pm Lv. Kndicott ..Lv. 3:32 fwn 12.31pm Lv. Steele City.... . Lv. 319 pm 105 pm Lv. Hanover Lv. 2 SO pm 1 50 pm Ar. MARYSV1LLF Lv. J 15 pm 2 10 pm Lv MARYSVILLE Ar 155 pm 3 05 pm Lv. A*tell . Lv. 1 2 55 pm 3 30 pm Lv Seneca .Lv. 12 28 pm 4 08 pm Lv. So bet ha.Lv. 11-48 am 4 48 pm Lv Hiaaatha.Lv. 11 05 am 5 J8 pm Lv. Stout.. Lv 10 15 am 5 8’ pm Lv. Troy . Lv. 0 58 am 8 12 pm Lv W at ben* Lv. 9 36 am 6 30 pm Ar. St.Jo»#pb. Mo. Lv 9 20 am ■wu*<i4 MANHATTAN MOTOR inutitit 10.15 am Lv Manhattan Ar 5 00 pm 11 53 am Lv. Irving Ar 3.2ft pm i 114* am Lv Bluv Rapids Ar 3.15 pm 12 15 pm Ar MARYSVILLE Lv 2 45 pm The map above show* the new scheme of passenger train sendee in which Marysville becomes the huh. Note that the Capital Cities Express in both directions meets the Daylight Express and Manhattan Motor at Marysville, affording immediate connections at Marysville from and fot Kansas City, Topeka. Manhattan, St. Joseph. Hastings, Grand Island, Beatrice, Lincoln and Omaha. For details regarding these and other Union Pacific or St. J. i G. I. trams ask the undersigned. O* K Curts City Passenger Agent. Vnton Pacific System, 141* Podge St Then* Jackson SSTf Omaha. Neb. Consolidated Ticket Office. 1 141* Podge St. 4 Thone Atlantic 9H4: or « I’nlon Station. 10th and Marcy Sts nion Pacific
