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^heeler Resigns 5 Police Captaincy; i Flays Henry Dunn 1 Addresses Vitriolic Letter to • Commissioner; “Agitator,” Says Councilman in Reply. _ Capt. Lyman Wheeler of the police department tendered his resignation Tuesday morning to Chief of Police Peter Dillon. The captain has served 17 years in the department and his last work Was supervision of the motorcycle depart ment and pillbox stations. Wheeler, just returned from a leave of 80 days, stated that he was ¥ A Agitator, Says Dunn. “Wheeler Is a disturber,” police commissioner said. ‘‘He caused trouble during the administration of J. Dean Ringer as police com missioner. That's all I have to say about the rase. What can you do with an agitator?” V _/ “being framed on” when asked for an explanation of his resignation. He added that he has been active in behalf of the policemen who were dropped from the department shortly Otter the city election in May. His leave-taking from the police de partment was marked by a vitriolic letter addressed to Police Commis sioner H. W. Dunn, setting forth various reasons which prompted his resignation. Hears of Demotion. Wheeler stated that when he re turned from his leave he was told by friends that he was slated for a de motion in rank. His letter to the police commission in part follows: Jtfr. Henry W. Dunn, Police Commissioner, Omaha, Nebraska, Dear sir: 1 hereby tender my resigna tion from your police department for the following reasons t have seen the class of men that you wire putting on. and keeping on your department, and the class of men you been sotting rid of. You have broken the laws In discharg ing men for political reasons, while try ing .to make It appear that It was because of shortage of funds. As you know. I am vitally interested In this law that re quires a trial for a police officer to be dgp^harged from the police department, anC. that I was one of the committee of ty».ivho went to Lincoln to get this law o#*the statute books for the purpose of deforcing politics from our police depart •The low states specifically that a man IS^.got a police officer until he is con firmed. and you have 24 such men on your department, consuming the funds which you now claim are Insufficient. You could have at any time dropped any of these unconfirmed men by resolution 'without Ignoring the law. Tommy Crawford took the detail from th« police station the next day after election to Tom Dennison's office, where they made out and marked the names of men for you to drop from this depart ment, for nothing other than political reasons, ns some of these men that you dropped have been on the department for if years and some of them have large fdRdlles. They have all been trying to pay for their homes and support and educate their children, I hope you can readily ses why I could n<*t 'const icr>tlously continue In a service! so contaminated as the present police dteertrr.ent. The conditions In the Omaha police d#pa rtment have become so that the! letter police officers revolt at retaining any connection with that department, and the good citizens of Omaha have long slnee thrown up their hands In disgust and despair. And this Is not only my resignation, but an appeal to the good pgople of Omaha to wake up and take Mftffir decisive action towards changing cnditlons in the Omaha polio# depart ment and the city government In general. 1 t the bootlegger lewd women and cfooks take complete charge of the igAttopolis of Nebraska. • Knowing that you are closely connected In your political affiliations with Tom tbpnlson's office, and that your chief lieutenants, Tom Crawford and Bert Thorpe, were not satisfied In getting the men who were on the square discharged from your department to make better po sitions for themselves, but they carried their political schemes into the election nrf the officers of the metropolitan police and pension fund trying to defeat such men ns Pete Dillon present chief of police, and Pergeant SIgwart. two of the oldest and most respected police of the department, who have been members of this board for a r.umb*r of years past, and were proven beyond a doubt to be tamest and faithful in their dealings with th« men of this department. You tried u> defeat me, but failed, through no fgult of yours. For these and numerous other reasons. L am presenting my resignation, with aad,£*. Keys and all other department property. Yours truly, LYMAN 0. WHEELER. Chief Flays Wheeler. Chief of Detectives Van Deusen launched Into a personal attack upon • kptafn Wheeler when he learned of Wheeler’s attack upon the police de partment. .“While Wheeler is attacking others.” he said, “he should remem 1At* ihat at one time charges were prepared against him and were hashed up in order not to give the de partment a black eye.“ farmers Reorganize LeRoy Township Union York, July 15.—Farmers’ union of l>#Roy township, York county, was reorganized the last week after hav ing been dormant for two years. Con •YjCCarthy, manager of the Farmers’ ifaion State exchange, was speaker at the meeting. Frank Halsey was elected president and J. W. de Boer •nretary. Twenty two members paid does. __ mmU>" »" / I Ask any wife or mother ? what Prays Shirt Insur I ance means to the family clothes budget. Buy lavl £ Wilson Insured Shirts and $2.00 and Better afullyearSW^ I PK^y”8 rwi p . 1509 Farnam 1 wo Mores: ieos F>mam Motorcycle Captain Quits in Big Huff & Cftpt. Lyman Wheeler. C. OF C. WORKS FOR NIGHT AIR MAIL (Continued from Page One.) other division points on the air line, and the rest of the way In any direc tion by fast mall trains. In this way the air mall already cuts off from one to two days In the time needed to carry mall to Its destination. The air mall schedule has been carefully de vised to co-ordinate with mall trains schedules and eliminate as much de lay as possible between time of mail ing and delivery. Time Table to Be Issued. A complete air mall time table for Omaha, is to be worked out by Traf flee Manager Bell. This time table will not only show connections with the points directly In the line of the air mall route but cities and towns to the north and south where con nections will be made with the rail way mail service. This time table will show particularly the value of the air mall service to Omaha busi ness men within a distance of 500 miles In all directions. It Is expected that when Omaha business men become familiar with the value of the air mall service, let ters will be sent by air mail Instead of by other methods of communica tion, many of which it Is said are more expensive than air mail postage. It Is anticipated that when the value of the air mail Is fully understood by business men that Its use will be extended to such a degree that It will be possible to reduce the air mail postage. Need for Paved Road. The same point applies locally In the need for a paved road between the air mail field and the poetofflce, members of the executive committee of the chamber pointed out In the dis cussion yesterday. The present high way was likened to the condition ex isting In the days when mall was be ing rushed from city to city on fast mall trains and then carted from the station to postoffice on slow, horse drawn vehicles. With the present un paved highway between the landing field and the postofflce great delay Is occasional, and especially in In clement weather of when roads are muddy, members of the committee pointed out. Alive to the possibilities for Omaha with the coming development of air mall so soon which will make this city the hub of the mail distribution for the entire country, members of the executive committee were enthusi astic In voting their Indorsement to the campaign to secure the hearty support of all business men to th< air mail service and to promote the movement for pavement between the city and air mail field. York Police Kept Busy Looking After Floaters Tork, July 15.—Police officers are kept busy these days looking after floaters who are drifting Into town in large numbers. While some are In search of w'ork many are content to lie around until asked to move on by the police. On one day from one freight 25 hoboes alighted. John Hogan Funeral. I.nst rites for John Hogan. 50.tr, South Twenty-sixth street, will he held Wednesday afternoon at 4 at Heafey & Heafey s undertaking estali lishment. He will be buried In the Holy Sepulcher cemetery. He is aur vived by his sister, Mrs. Hannah Bus. of Havelock. Ia. "" ' *\ T-u-b F-r-o-c-k-i at Clearance Prices | A Great Assortment of New Summer Styles That Delight jj in Tubbing F.W. Thome Co. \ 1812 Farnam St. I / ? ' ■— -:-“n Inheritance Led Pair to Divorce Court, Wife Says Legacy From Millionaire Uncle Cited by Mrs. Robert F. Smith for Marital T roubles. Robert F. Smith, president of Brad ley, Merriam & Smith, mail order house, Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue, was sued for divorce Tuesday In district court by his wife, Kath erine. They were married In Trinity cath edral, June 3, 1896, by Dean C. H. Gardner, and have lived ever since then at 3828 Dodge street, a home which came to Mrs. Smith by In heritance. It was a brilliant social event. Katherine Barker was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barker. The groom came from a prominent Council Bluffs family. Both were 25. Mrs. Smith said she Inherited a large sum from an uncle who died in Marronett, AVIs., last February. "That may have something to do with our present difficulties,” she said, but declined to go into further details. The uncle was more than a millionaire and she was his favorite niece, she said. He had no closer re lations. Her petition states that her peace of mind has heen utterly destroyed, especially during the ’ast two years. Cruel treatment has caused her phy sical and mental anguish, she says. Nebraskan Takes Position at South Dakota College Brookings, S. D., July 16.—South Dakota State college has made a move for economy and efficiency In administration by employment of Lew T. Skinner as Its firsh purchasing agent and business assistant. He be gan his duties here July 1. State college authorities were Im pressed by the reputation which Mr. Skinner made at the University of Nebraska, where, during the last six years, he gave special attention to business organization and purchasing problems. Mr. Skinner was connected with the Nebraska agricultural extension serv ice from 1914 to 1924; three years In boys’ and girls’ club work and seven years ns general secretary and as sistant to the director. Railroad Is Authorized to Close Houston Station York, Neb., July 15.—An order has been Issued by the railway commis sion permitting tho Chicago & North western railroad to close its station at Houston, York county. The com pany claims that revenues are not sufficient to pay the services of an agent. Besides the station, the other business houses In the town nre the pcstofflce and an elevator. Patrons are given the opportunity to protest and ask for a rehearing before Sep tember 15. Ford to Speak at Picnic. Callaway, July 15.—Judge N. Dwight Ford of Broken Bow has been chosen ns the speaker for tho firemen's picnic at Callaway Wednes day. __ Burgess Bedtime Stories __— By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Don’t doubt a friend unless you mult Through evidence you’ve bound to trust. —Farmer Brown's Boy. Farmers Brown's Boy Ts Much Upset, The day after Farmer Brown's Boy decided to keep watch for Hawks he had to go away for the day. The last thing ho did before starting was to ask his mother to keep an eye on that henyard when she could, and especial ly to watch out for a strange Hawk. When he returned Just before dark he went straight to the henyard and counted the chickens. Another was missing. The thief had been there during the day. Then he hurried into the house to ask his mother If she had seen the thief. Mrs. Brow'n nodded. "Yes, son," said she, "X have seen the thief. I saw him go right down Into the henyard and fly away with Something In his claws. From here I could not see what it was, but It must have been that chicken." "Of course," said Farmer Brown’s Boy. "Tell me about it.” “There Isn’t much to tell," said Mrs. Brown. "Every time I went by the kitchen wdndow or to the door this morning I looked over towards the henyard. Not long after you went d away I noticed a big Hawk sailing around overhead. It was the one you call Redtail. You have adwaya Insisted that he Isn't a regular chicken thief but I’ve always had my doubts. 1 decided to keep a watch on him. For a long time nothing happened. Then I had to do some work in another room and couldn't keep watch. I was so busy that I forgot all about the Hawk. But when I heard the hens making a great fuss as If badly frightened, I rusoed to the window and was Just in time to see Redtail dart down into the her.yard and then fly away as I have already told. Redtail is your thief. I guess you will have to shoot him if you do not want to lose all your chickens." Farmer Brown's Boy was upset. Test, sir, he was very much upset. He didn't want to believe that Redtail was the thief. He didn't want to kill Redtail. He tried to believe that, his mother had mistaken some other Hawk for Redtail. But his mother was sure that It was Redtail she had seen and nothing could make her be lieve otherwise. "I don’t want to kill him.” muttered Farmer Brown's Boy to himself. "No, sir, I don't want to kill him. But I've got to do something about it. I can't afford to lose all my chickens. Per haps I can frighten him so that he will keep away from that henyard. Prehaps the noise of my gun will be enough to frighten him away and make him stay away. I’ll try It any way. I don’t like to think that old Redtall has turned chicken thief at last. He has lived over there in the Green Forest for several years, and I have never known him to take a chicken. I ciin't understand what has led him to do it now. I’ll watch for him tomorrow and see for myself just what happens." (Copyright, I(t4.) The next story: "Things Look Bad for Redtall." ‘•I’d Do It Again,” Slaver Declares m Boy Who Killed Insane Uncle to Defend Sisters Freed on Bond. By International New* Sfcvlce. Fort Worth, Tex.. July 15.—"I would do it all over again if he was alive,” Louis Hill, 19-year-old de fender of his two slaters and slayer of an Insane uncle, declared today, fol lowing hla releaae on $5,000 bond, charged with the murder of Velasco Hill, 26, escaped lunatic. The boy, firm In his belief that murder was Justified when he fired a shotgun full in the face ’of his demented uncle, will be taken before the Tarrant county grand Jury today. His story of the killing, told to po lice, involved the defense of his two remaining sisters as a motive, a third sister having been assaulted and killed by the Insane man three years ago. The uncle, confined tp an asylum after the killing, some time ago escaped and for months had eluded police, frequently sending letters of gruesome threats to his two nieces here. Although formally charged with murder, every legal effort for exon eration wll be exercised In the boy's behalf, county officials said today. Back to Porto Rico. York, July 14—Rev. C. I. Mohler of York, who has been United Brethren missionary In Porto Rico, returned Tuesday to his field of work after a year's furlough at home, taken because of 111 health. Pocket Knife 157 Years Old. Bedford, la.. July 15.—O. C. Rubart of this city has a pocket knife In his possession made In 1759, 157 years ago. The blade Is of very good steel and compares favorably with knives of the present day. Septuagenarian Operated on. Beatrice, Neb., July 15.—John Ter hune, 70, for nearly 40 years a painter and decorator of Beatrice, Is lying seriously 111 in a hospital here where he underwent an operation for ap pendicitis. Davis Seeking Field Marshal Choice of Manager Biggest Problem Confronting Demo cratic Nominee. By JAMES L. KII.GAI.LK V International News Kfrvlr# Mnff Cor respondent. New York. July 15.—'The most lm portant and somewhat troublesome problem right now confronting John W. Davis, democratic nominee for president, is the selection of his cam paign manager. In other words, the selection of the man who will succeed Cordell Hull, retiring chairman of the democratic national committee. Davis again took up this disturbing problem with his advisers today and there were indications that a decision would be reached within a short time —Friday at the latest. The presidential nominee was ■ellent when asked who probably would be his choice. In the conferences of the last 36 hours the names of four men have been mentioned prominently for the post. They are: Frank L. Polk of New York, Vance McCormick of Pennsylvania, George White of Ohio, former national committeeman who conducted the campaign of James Cox four years n$;o, and C. L. Shaver of West Virginia, the original Davis man. Various political objections have been raised to ail of the four. Many close observers believe Shaver has the best chance of being selected un less a "dark horse” is put forward. Five Arrested in Raid on Paving Gang's Work Shack Shenandoah, la., July 15.—Five negroes were arrested and 150 bottles of beer and a deck of cards seized when officers raided a work shack of the paving gang. Isaac Stennett, Wil liam Jackson and Joe Bolton pleaded guilty to gambling and were fined $20 and costs. Albert Wilson was fined $100 and costs for having liquor in his possession. George Hunt, the fifth man arrested, proved that he was asleep while the poker game w'as in progress. Alumni to Hold Reunion. Shenandoah, la., July 15.—A prize will be given to the oldest alumnus of Western Normal college who at tends the fifth annual reunion to be held Sunday at the Shenandoah fair grounds, and also a prize to the one who comes the farthest. Three hun dred letters have been mailed to for mer students and graduates. Mrs. Ethel Baldwin, president of the alum ni association, said. A picnic dinner will be served at noon. Wymorp.—The Harpster Auto Sales company has sold out to H. R. Ful mer of Lincoln, and F. R. McClure of Pawnee. e-T JAP AMBASSADOR DENIES RESIGNING By International New* Service. San Francisco, July 15.—Masanao Hanlhara, Japanese ambassador to the United States, denied upon his arrival here today that he has re signed and declared his visit to Japan was due to a desire to discuss "vari ous matters" with his government. He declined to discuss American ex clusion other than to admit he planned to discuss It with his govern ment upon his arrival in Tokio. Han I hara will sail from here shortly and in the meantime, is conferring with prominent Japanese officials on the Pacific coast. Brazil Revolt Grows, Report National Uprising Threat ened; Army Marching on Santos. Montevideo, Uruguay, July 15.—The Brazilian revolution which has cen tered about Sao Paulo and Santos, the seaport town is spreading and threat ens to become a national uprising, according to private advices reaching here today, A strong rebel army Is reported to be marching on Santos and a battle is imminent with the federal troops guarding the city. London, July 15.—Wireless mes sages picked up here today from the steamer Andes as it was leaving Santos, Brazil, said the situation In the revolutionary area of Santos-Sao Paulo was "most serious." The captain of the Andes said the rebels were within eight mjles of Santos and that he had been told by refugees from Sao Paulo that some of the federal forces had Joined the rebels. The federal troops, the mes sage said were continuing to bom bard Sao Paulo in an effort to dis lodge the rebels who hold the city. Rio de Janeiro, July 15.—The Bra zilian government announced today that Colonel Fernando Prestee. vice president of the revolt-torn state of Sao Paulo, had refused the offer of - — the rebel commftnder In chief, general" Isldor Diaz Bopez to make him presl- * dent. Word of the offer and its rejection; was communicated to the federal gov-1 ernment by Prestes the announce-J ment said. Farmer Severely Injured. ; York, Neb., July 15.—-John Herzer," 76, was Beverly Injured Monday at his farm home just east of York when he was thrown from a wagon loaded, with hogs which he was preparing to take to market. A sudden start uB. the team threw him under the horses’ heels. The wagon passed over his right leg. breaking it. He received a gash In the head, his shoulder was* fracture# and he was bruised and cut; in many placee. Bedford Has Picnic Park. 4 » Bedford, la., July 15.—The c.ty has established a municipal park f"r the convenience of picnickers, locat ed within a quarter mile of the city. Civic organizations pledge to make it one of the finest in the state. IS A WIFE EVER SATISFIED? William Johnston? asked a chauffeur,; a newspaper re porter, a $12,000 a v year executive and;, a millionaire. Ando they all answered “No.” Mr. John-5 ston tells why, In August Now On Sale. -—IT Bargains in Re-Built Pianos We offer right now lomc choice bargains in re-built pianos. Included are many of America’s best known makers. All have been re- | built and are guaranteed by us. These low prices are for immediate clearance. Many Good as New I Some of these Instruments have never been off our floors and have been used aa demonstrators. Others have been taken In trade. | 1 All are In perfect condition. See These Bargains ;:urton Upright .008.00 I Christie grand ... I32B.0J) liu.di * Oerta. l?pr, . 0120.00 Chase giand . 0375.00 ! 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