Nebraska Newspapers

    Coolidge to Win
; in Nebraska, Say
Eastern W riters
Trained Political Observers
Concede Edge to President;
Pick Davis for Third
Place.
(Contlnnprt From Paso One.)
ton for more than 20 years. He too,
has a nation wide acquaintance with
political leaders, big and little. He
too has accompanied presidential
special trains through several cam
paigns.
One of the most Important of these
was the Hughes special train In 1916.
He was in California on the eventful
trip when Hughes refused to bend to
Hiram Johnson. McSween realized
the conditions in that state and
frankly told Hughes he would not
carry It unless he made the move
necessary to bring Johnson Into line.
Hughes refused, with the result that
Is now a part of American political
history.
Both Wheeler and McSween have
taken several size-up tours of the
United States in previous presidential
campaigns and they have been select
ed by their newspapers for this year’s
size-up because of their careful in
vestigation and the success of their
previous size-ups.
Farm Prices Help Coolidge.
Wheeler further expressed the rea
son for his present judgment on the
situation In Nebraska, as follows:
‘‘Nebraska is a garden. Crops are
In splendid condition. There has
been a bumper wheat crop, corn at
present looks like the finest ever
raised in the state. Other crops are
likewise In fine shape. Add to this
constantly Increasing prices and we
find psychological condition where
everyone is happy.
‘‘Add to this a general feeling
everywhere that what the country
needs most of nil at this time Is
someone who will put a stop to the
reckless spending of money at Wash
ington and there Is small wonder
that the close-mouthed, close-fisted
man from Vermont Is popular. Call
Coolidge ‘pinch penny’ If you will.
That doesn’t upset the Nebraska
farmer. He has seen so much prodi
cality with dhe money of the tax
papers that he is willing that there
be a pinch penny president for a
while.
"The farmer Is happy over the
prices he Is getting, but most of all
he is anxious to hold onto some of It
and not be compelled to turn It all
over in taxes.
High Prices Anger La Follette.
"One of the strangest things Is the
way in which the La Follette sup
porters are approaching the Increased
farm prices. They seem to be angry
about it. As the discontent of the
farmers subsides the discontent of
the La Follette supporters seems to
increase.’’
This situation Is exemplified In the
speech of Senator Shlpstead, deliv
ered Saturday at Seattle, Wash.,
where he opened the La Follette
campaign in that state.
Shipstead's anger over the rising
prices took the form of charging that
it was ail a "gigantic bankers
plot.’’ In Nebraska the increased
prices for the wheat and corn crops
alone will mean more than $100,000,
000 additional In the pockets of the
farmers. This same record will be
true In half a dozen western and
middle western states. Those farm
ers who know what It all means In
dollars and cents declare such an ar
gument foolish—they point out that
no matter how anxious the republi
cans may be to carry Nebraska they
are not going Into their own pockets
and dig up $100,000,000 to do It.
OMAHA CHOSEN
CONVENTION CITY
Washington, Aug. 24.—George L.
Hart of Washington, who was offi
cial reporter of the republican na
tional convention at Cleveland and
who four years ago accompanied War
ren G. Harding on his campaign
president of the National Shorthand
speaking trips, has been elected
Reporters’ association, In convention
here. He received 75 votes to 30 for
his only opponent, A. L. Combs of
San Francisco.
Omaha was selected for the 1925
convention city, which probably will
be held late next August.
BOLT FROM CLEAR
SKY KILLS HORSE
Special IlUpatrh to The Omaha Her.
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 24.—A bolt of
lightning from n sky apparently clear
following the passing of a storm killed
one horse and knocked another down
while William Tsehalner, Duncan,
(Neb.) farmer, was working his team
in th# field. Tsehalner was unhurt
by the bolt, which came under the
rays Of a hot sun.
Preacher Has Big Charge.
Eugene, Ore., Aug 24.—The Rev.
William Rlard has a charge that cov
ers one-third of the state of Oregon.
Of one part of his rounds through
the eastern end of the state, he re
marked, “Sixty-five miles without
seeing a ranch house or a dog to bark
at me.'' In this district there are
20,000 sriuare miles given to cattle
ranges. Dr. Blard works under the
synod of the Presbyterian church.
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Planet Mars Flaunts
South Pole in Faces
of Patient Scientists
l /
New York, Aug. 23.—The best
that ran bo said of Mars is that he
is a snob.
After approaching within 31,000,
000 miles of us lie sent us no greet
Ings, not even a nod. In fact, Mars
turned his south pole to us a* lie
slid by. That, to say the least, Is
downright Impolite. In faei, it Is
an insult to have n nelghlmr—to
say nothing of a relestial neighbor—
turn Ills south pole to you.
Common decency would demand
some token of recognition to the
thousands of radio fans and scien
tist* who stopped, looked and
Ma&aned ns the big red planet
•Idmmcd by.
' But their only reward was lo lie
tut cold.
Kid McCoys Mother Near Death
4s Son Waits Trial for Slaying
Log Angeles, Aug. JS.—Mrs. Mary
E. Selby, aged mother of Kid McKoy,
former prize fighter under indictment
for the murder of Mrs. Theresa W.
Mors, is reported to be dying at her
home here.
Though Mrs. Selby is expected by
physicians to live for a few days, they
say that she will never live long
enough to learn the outcome of the
trial at which her son will be fo
cused of murder.
Los Angeles, Aug. 24.—Kid McCoy,
former prize fighter, indicted for the
murder of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors here
August 12 last, stumbled Into a jewel
smuggling plot and a killing that
landed him behind the bars, but Mc
Coy knows nothing about either, ac
cording to a statement by R V.
Knickerbocker, attorney for the
prisoner.
The Jewels in the Mors collection,
some of them already in federal and
county custody, und a number of
others still missing, most of them de
clared by United States government
investigators to have been smuggled,
are to bulk large in McCoy's defense,
his attorney said.
Federal officers admitted they still
were trailing the missing diamonds,
emeralds and rubies which they de
clare completed the Mors collection,
hut concerning which Albert A. Mors,
divorced husband of the dead woman,
says he knows nothing.
Suspects Watched.
Besides continuing the search for
the gems, the Investigators asserted
that close watch is being kept on
every person known, or suspected of
having had anything to do with them.
While the county officers are con
centrating on upturning evidence rela
tive to the indictment of murder
against McCoy and federal officers
are hunting the missing precious
stones, the defense, grouping the two
angles under one head, is outlining
a case that will tend to show that
the killing of Mrs. Mors and the
smuggling of the Jewels were part
of the same story and that in this
story McCoy had no role.
The ex-fighter's attorneys also are
building confidently on the sworn
testimony before the county grand
Jury of Mrs. Iva Martin, apartment
house neighbor of Mrs. Mors, who
said she saw one of two men running
from the Mors apartment a few mo
ments after the shot was fired that
killed Mrs. Mors and that man was
not McCoy, hut Mors.
Mors Has Alibi.
County Investigators discount this
evidence with the argument that Mors
has set up an airtight alibi for the
night of the killing and that Mrs.
Martin must be mistaken.
Confidence Voted
in Herriot Regime
French Chamber of Deputies
Approves Action of Govern
ment at London Meet.
Paris, Aug. 24.—The chamber of
deputies early this morning voted
confidence In the Herriot government,
336 to 204, following the long debate
In the chamber on the government's
action at the London conference.
The question of Interallied debts
dominated the night session of the
chamber. Louis Klotz, who was Cle
menceau's wartime finance minister,
supported the previously advanced
theory that the Interallied war debts
were part of the war charges.
M. Letrocquer, Poincare's minister
of public works, who was most ac
tively concerned In Ruhr reparations,
proved a staunch defender of the
Dawes plan, asserting that It was
much superior to the proposition Mr.
Bonar Law had offered before
Frence’s entry Into the Ruhr. He
said that the annuities under the
Dawes scheme were superior to those
under the British proposition end the
mobilization of the German debt and
the system of guarantees showed r
similar superiority.
Former Minister of Commerce
Loucheur paid tribute to America's
wartime role and welcomes the pros
pect of an American on the repara
tions commission.
The text of the chamber's order of
the day reads:
"The chamher, congratulating the
government for having succeeded in
admitting the principle of arbitration
in London, thus permitting the nego
tiators to reach a practical and pa
cific solution of the problem of repa
rations In a broad spirit of co-opera
tion and International concord, con
fident that the government will pur
sue during the forthcoming confer
ence on Interallied debts and at the
league of nations a program of jus
tice and peace designed to assure the
security of France and the reconsti
tution of Europe, approves the gov
ernment's statements."
MANY WANT TWO
SLAYERS HUNG
(Continued from I'lirn One.)
ment and experience in the world,
seem to follow along with Clarence
Darrow’s argument that society
would gain nothing by the death pen
alty. And among those of low men
tality, with criminal Instinct and
criminal redords, la heard this expres
sion:
"The poor kids, they didn’t mean
anything: they ought to turn them
loose.”
A third class—possibly a majority
of the people, express the view that
"they ought to hang them."
So Chicago is waiting for the pro
nouncement to fall from Judge Cav
erly’s Ilpa that will mean life or death
for Nathan Leopold and Itlehard
Loeb.
Oowe to Cite History.
State’s Attorney Crowe Is expected
to close the arguments with a power
ful plea that the slayers he sent to
tho gallows. Nothing but death will
satisfy tho state, he will tell the
court. And he will nrgue that society
can best be served by "making an
exumple” of the slayers.
It became known today the state's
attorney has been delving Into the
history of other crimes similar to this
of Leopold and Loeb. lie Is expected
to cite them In his argument.
One of the cases he Is expected to
review Is that of Wylio N. Morgan,
who killed a 6 year-old girl In Phila
delphia not so long ago. Tho ques
tion of Morgan's mental condition
was brought forward in his defense
but tho courts rejected tho Insanity
plea, held that Morgan could dls
tlngiilsh between right nnd wrong
and ho was sentenced to death. Gov
ernor Plnchot granted a reprieve un
til the slate hoard of pardons could
pass on a petition for commutation
Of the denth sentence. Tho petition
was rejected nnd Morgan died In the
olectrlo chair.
There are other cases, some of
them In Illinois, that will bo cited by
Crowe In his argument against any
sentence short of death. parrow has
said a good deal about the ages of
the slayers—18 nnd 19 years old. Anil
this Is ex pec tad to have more weight
with Judge Caverly against tho death
sentence than any question of wai peil
mentality that tho defense has been
able to bring forward.
Judge Caverly may be ready to pro
nounce sentence ns soon as the hi
gmnonts nra concluded—probnhl
Wednesday—but tho chances are (hit
he will tnko the mntter under ndvln
ment for a few days and delay his d
elslon that means life nr death to the
slayers until he has had an appoi
(unity to review thu record In the
long trial.
Four Generations
at Celebration
Golden Wedding and Anni
versary of Arrival in Ne
braska Observed Jointly.
Special Dtopatih to The Omaha Bee.
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 24.-—Four
generations are participated Saturday
in celebrating the golden wedding an
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Kluck. In the family group, from
whom none la absent, are their nine
sons and daughters, 24 grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
The occasion also marks th« 50th
anniversary of the arrival of Mr.
and Mrs. kluck as newlyweds in Ne
braska.
They retired from active farm life
a few years ago. They had accumu
lated 1,620 acres of land.
Though Mr. Kluck is 75 years old
and Mrs. Kluck is 67, both are in
good health.
Mr. Kluck came to America from
Germany at 16 with his widowed
mother and brothers, the family lo
cating In Wisconsin. There he met
Rosa Kroeger, and on August 23,
1874, they were married at Fort At
kinson, Wis.
The four generations In direct
lineal descent attending the anniver
sary celebration near Richland this
afternoon and evening are Mr. and
Mrs. Kluck; their son, Fred Kluck;
his daughter, Mrs. Harry Cronlster
of Schuyler, and her 2-year-okl son,
Harry.
BODY OF SLAIN MAN
REACHES FREMONT
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 24.—The body
of Gilbert E. Jessepp, 72, former Fre
monter, killed In a quhrrel at Car
thage. S. D., last Sunday, has arrived
here for burial today.
Jessepp and his son, Reuben, be
came Involved in an argument with
Joseph Hay, a neighbor of the Jes
sepps, over some machinery. Rela
tives assert that when the dispute
reached its height, Hay procured a
gun and shot the father, who died in
stantly, and pierced the cheek of the
son with another bullet. Hay Is be
ing held at Carthage charged with
first degree murder.
Jessepp was employed at a beet
mill that formerly operated at Ames,
near Fremont, and later moved to
this city, where he made his home.
Some years go he Joined his son,
Rueben, st Carthage. He is sur
vived by hi* wife, three sons and
three daughters. Mrs. Guy Ray. one
of the daughters, resides In Fremont.
BODY IS FOUND
IN FREIGHT CAR
Man dan, N. D., Aug. 24.—The body
of a man believed to be John Thomas
of Spokane, Wnsh., was found In a
box car at Elgin, 75 miles south of
here with bullet holes in his
head and body. The body was found
by three young men, who saw two
persons emerging from the box car.
A statewide search was Immediately
started for the two men, hut at last
reports no clues have been uncovered.
The victim had letters on his per
ron Indicating he had relatives at
Courtney and Jamestown. N. D., anil
a pass hook from a Spokane hank,
bearing the name, "John Thomas."
TEST TO PICK
RIFLE TEAM
Fort Heaven worth, Kan., Aug. 24.—
Twelve riflemen representing the
2,000 Kansas, Missouri and Arkansos
youths attending tho citizens' mili
tary training camp here have tiecn
sent to Fort Des Moines, In., to com
pete against teams from the Fort
Hnelllng, Minn., and Fort Des Moines
training camps for places on a 12
man team to represent Missouri
Kansss, Arkansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
North and South Dakota and Minne
sota In tho national rifle rnatchps at
Camp Ferry, O, In September. Ar
kansns list by furnishing five of the
12.
Iowa Car Mils Woman.
Mth. Chris Iverson of Weston, la.,
was slightly injured Saturday evening
when an automobile driven by W. II.
Hiatt of Sidney, la., struck her at
Twenty - third a n d I.eavenworth
streets. Hiatt was arrested, charged
with rtckless driving.
Reichstag Takes
Favorable View
of London Pact
Chances for Ratification
Described as “Highly
Favorable” After
Session.
By Antedated Press.
Berlin, Aug. 24.—Chancellor Marx.
Foreign Minister Stresemann and
Finance Minister Luther, the three
German delegates to the London In
ternational conference, have given
the relchstag a formal accounting of
their stewardship of Germany’s In
terests in the settlement of the rep
arations question. That the govern
ment made out a strong case for It
self was the concurring opinion of
the ranks of the middle parties and
the Boclalists, whllo the official dec
laration Is believed to have had a de
cisively sobering effect upon the na
tionalists.
Ludendorff’s fasclstl party and the
communists were the only heckling
factors at Saturday’s session. The
foreign minister's spirited defense of
the German procedure at London
netted him frequent outbursts of
vociferous applause, not only be
cause of his effective recapitulation
of the negotiations with Premier
Herrlot, but also for the caustic
manner In which he disposed of the
heckling Interruptions.
Prospect Favorable.
The government's prospects of ob
taining a decisive majority for the
ratification of the London pact Rre
viewed n« highly favorable, eepecially
as the Hergt-Von Tlrpltz party has
not yet succeeded In uniting Its
relchstag delegation on a definite
attitude.
Meanwhile, soores of protesting
telegrams from the occupied areas
and delegations from the Ruhr repre
senting political, civic, social, indus
trial and labor organizations, regard
less of partisan affiliation, are bom
barding the relchstag with petitions
demanding an unequivocal ratification
on the agreement In the Dawes plan
reached In London.
Frge Necessity.
The Industrialists and "big busi
ness’’ generally also are Impressing
upon the natlenallsts the Imperative
necessity of accepting the govern
ment's drafts of the Dawes bills and
the London protocol.
All the relchstag parties, will debate
the measures necessary for putting
the Dawes plan into effect Monday
and Tuesday, after which a vote on
ratification will be taken.
By Associated Prsss.
Paris, Aug. 24.—Premier Herrlot de
fended the Dawes plan and the Lon
don agreement In a two-hour reply
to hi* critics during the course
of the debate over parliamen
tary approval necessary to final sig
nature of the accords next Saturday,
provided Germany is ready to sign.
He took as his theme "France must
do what Is right."
M. Herrlot, frankly admitting that
"we bring you the first fruits of
hope,’* and not "complete peace,"
told the chamber that any of the
deputies would have done as he did
under the circumstances. Through
out, the premier tried to keep the de
fense on high moral grounds and en
deavored to Hhow that he could not
use the Ruhr as a club at the Lon
don conference because M. Poincare
In behalf of Franco had given his
word that It was not a military oc
cupation, hut merely protection for
the economlo mission. So, when the
mission was withdrawn, why should
the soldiers atay?
M. Relbel extracted a denial from
the premier that France had bound
herself to communicate with England
nil the details of her forthcoming
commercial negotiations with Ger
many.
SELF-APPOINTED
TRAFFIC COP HELD
M. C. Butler. 2578 Evans street, a j
block watchman in the vicinity of j
Thirty-ninth and Pnrnam streets,
found the duties of a watchman not
»t all pressing Saturday night. But
that waa easy.
Traffic was heavy and Butler be
liev'd that a traffic officer should be
stationed Bomewnrre near hla terri
tory. There was no one handy so
Cutler accepted the duties.
Armed with a large flashlight he
took up his stand at Twenty-eighth
ind Dodge streets. Everything went
fine until the automobiles becam# too
plentiful. East and west, north and
south all meant the aatne to Butler.
After an hour s work on the corner
Butler was arrested. He was booked 1
at the central police atatlon on a
:hnrge of drunkennesa.
LINCOLN MAN
HURT IN CRASH
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 24.—Albert
Hood of Lincoln, who travels for an
>maha crockery house, was Injured,
reports say, seriously, when the auto
mobile he wns driving on his way
here ran Into a ditch and overturned,
lie had attempted to pees another ve
hide and ewerved from the road. He
was taken to n hospital at York,
where It was said his Injuries were
regarded ns very severe.
Western Union Outing.
Western Union employes will hold
an outing anil picnic next Tuesday
»t Krug park. A parade on the down
town streets, In which 100 cars nre
entered, wtll be a feature of the aft
ernoon. Prlxes will be offered for
the best deeorateil automobile. More
than 800 employes will attend the pic
nlc.
Burgess Bedtime
Stories
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By THORNTON \V. BURGESS.
Curiosity'* a vie*
That Into trouble will *ntlc*.
—Old Moth*r Nature.
Buster Bear Becomes More and More
Curious.
It is true that Buster Bear has a
great deal of curiosity. He has much
too much curiosity for his own good.
Most of the scrapes he has been In
were the result of curiosity. But peo
ple who are naturally curious never
seem to learn to get over the habit.
It was just so with Buster Bear.
Jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun was
already well up In the blue, blue sky
and was shining his brightest. Buster
Bear had been In the Old Pasture
'1:0*5'-. Y1L *
He sat down to puztle over it in bis
mind.
since shortly after daylight began.
He had stuffed himself with blueber
ries until his stomach was so full that
It didn't seem possible It could hold
another berry. Buster was beginning
to think of a nap In a coo! place In
the Oreen ForeBt. He did dislike the
thought of leaving those berries, but
enough was enough.
It was just then that a noise In the
bushes a short distance away caught
his attention. Buster pricked up his
email ears and listened. There was a
rustling of dry leaves, but It wasn't
:he rustling made by any one walk
ing. It was a different sounding rus
lle altogether. Buster grew curious
Blowly, taking care to rustle no
leaves himself, Buster stole toward
the pla«e that sound seemed to come
from.
Presently Buster caught sight of
something red moving about in a
queer way. Carefully ho thrust his
head through the bushes that he
might eee better. What he saw sur
prised him so that he forgot himself
ind gave a funny little grunt. It was
Reddy Fox chasing his tall around
ind around.
At Buster's grunt Reddy took to
his heels and disappeared. "That
was a queer performance," muttered
Buster to himself. “I wonder what
Reddy was doing that for." He sat
down to puzzle over it in his mind.
Fhen he heard that same queer, rus
tling sound again a little further on.
Just as before, Buster crept forward
eery softly. Just as before, he saw
Reddy Fox chasing his tail. Just as
pefore, he gave a little grunt of sur
prise ami Reddy ran away.
The same thing happened a third
time. By this time Buster’s curiosity
was so great that he had forgotten
ill about the Oreen Forest and the
nap he intended to take there in a
cool place. He wanted to find out why
Reddy Fox was chasing his tail.
As for Reddy, down Inside he wes
chuckling. He knew Just what was
rolng on In Buster's mind. He had
used that trick before. He had used
that trick on the bank of the Big
River to arouse the curiosity of ducks
md bring them In where he could
catch one of them. It had worked
hen, and was working now. Smart
Butter Bear was being led on by
curiosity Just as those ducks had
jeen.
so Keaoy fox gradually led Bueter
Bear over to where grew the big
blue-berry bush in which was the
paper castle, the big, gray, _ paper
castle of the wasps. He took care to
lead Bueter In such a way ns to ap
proach that hush from the side opp< h
Ite the one on which the big grey cas
tle was fastened. From that side It
wasn't likely to be noticed at all.
When Buster was where he could
hardly help seeing that bush covered
with delicious, big, ripe blueberries,
Reddy Stopped rhaslng his tsll and
disappeared. Close by he hid where he
could watch and see what would hap
pen.
(Coprrlsht. l*!4 )
The next story: "Buster Bear has a
Hot Time.”
3 MEN KILLED
IN GUN BATTLE
Marquette. Mich., Aug. 24.—In a:
t>at!)e with a man believed to be nit
Escaped convict. Chief of I'olice Mar
tin Ford and Thomaa Thornton, a po
lice officer, together with their as
sallant, were killed. Lloyd Ford, son
of the slain chief, was seriously
wounded.
The fugitive fired the first shot,
mortally wounding Thornton when
the latter ordered him to halt. Thorn
ton fired nt the fleeing man and the
shots attracted Chief Ford and his
son. who took lip the chnse.
Shops Head Die*.
Newark, o., Aug. 24.—George C.
Kilpatrick, 01. general superintendent
of the Bock Island railroad shops at
Haven port, la., fell dead here. Hla
death was attributed to the heat.
Ho wan on his way to take a train for
Haven port.
$5,385,016.61
Gain in Deposits
of State Banks
Reserve Fund Exceeds
Amount Required hy
Law When It Increases
$4,077,376.78.
Special Plnpntrh to The Omahn Bee.
Lincoln, Aug. 24. — Nebraska's
growing prosperity is vividly por
trayed In the report on the condi
tion of the 925 state banks at close
of business July 21, 1924, Issued
by K. C. Knudson, secretary de
partment trade and commerce under
Gov. Charles W. Bryan.
The report shows that in the last
quarter the banks have made a gain
of $5,585,016.61 in deposits. Surplus
and net undivided profits have in
creased $148,780.04 while the cash
reserve and amounts due from other
banks has increased $4,077,376.78.
This last amount represents a reserve
of 20.2 per cent which is 5.2 per cent
more than the 16 per cent required
by law.
Total deposits in the Nebraska
state banks are now $246,429,972.
Loans now total $213,611,031.
Knudson predicts that a still great
er showing will be made in the pres
ent quarter. He considers it remark
able that such increases should be
noted during a period when the farm
ers are busy.
"It will be impossible to predict the
big increase of the next quarter af
ter the farmers have finished har
vesting their crops and these crops
will be marketed at the prevailing
high prices," Knudson said.
"Another marked improvement is
noted in the fact that bills payable
and notes rediscounted have been re
duced $1,429,259.51 during the same
period. The citizens of Nebraska
should feel encouraged and gratified
over the wonderful recuperation of
the state banks of Nebraska.”
MURDER VICTIM’S
PARTNERS MISSING
New York, Aug. 24.—Search for the
slayer of Aaron GralT, radio cabinet
manufacturer, whose dismembered
body was found Friday in a tin
box in a Greenwich Village basement, j
has been further complicated by the
discovery of police that both of
Graff's business partners were miss
ing.
One of the partners, John Lugosy,
disappeared on August 9, 13 days be
fore Graff's body was found In the
basement of the apartment house
where Lugosy was caretaker. Gen-!
eral alarms for his arrest, broadcast
through the country, had brought no
result tonight.
Their hunt for Lugosy ied police
to the discovery that a third partner,
Charles E. Rass. disappeared last
May 30 after having drawn $1 000
from a hank account held Jointly by
himself and Graff.
“MARS” SIGNALS
PROBE ORDERED
Washington, Aug 2t.—Admiral
Edward W. Eberle, acting secretary
of the navy, has Instructed the of
fice of naval communications to sift
reports of strange sounds in the air.
believed to have come from the planet
Mars.
Admiral Eberle believes most of the
reperts of Martian messages are bun
combe, the sure result of distorted
Imaginations, but on the other hand,
he concedes it is possible the older
p’ar.et may be trying to reach the
earth and may suecped.
PERSHING TALKS
ON PREPAREDNESS
Cheyenne. Wni, Aug. 24.—Ade-1
quate preparedness for war by Amer j
Icr. would be ‘'the greatest move for
feare America ever has made," Gen.
John J. J’ershlng declared here In an
address bef .ro the Chyenne chamber
of oomnif’Fc*.
Crneral Persh'ng. who Is here to In
Speot Fort P. A. Russell, was a guest
of Brigadier General Jenkins, com
manding officer of the fort. He at
tended a military reception ball given
In hla honor after dinner.
KEROENE BLAST I
INJURES THREE
Jamestown, N, P , Aug. 24—Three
persona were injured, one probably
’atally, and heavy damage done when I
tn S.000 gallon tank of krrosene ex ,
ploded here and sent a river of1
Hatties down one street, burning real
loner* In the vicinity of an oil filling
.fallen here cwned by S. C. Miller and -
B, W, Lyons.
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it docs not
press the t
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LASTEOJJEARS
Face Covered. Could Not
Sleep. Cuticura Heals.
" My trouble began with a few
pimples breaking out on my face.
They kept getting worse and soon
my face was covered with them.
The ptniples were hard an J red and
itched and burned badly. They
caused me a lot of trouble at night
and I could not alrep. The trouble
lasted about two year*.
*' 1 began using Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and after using them
about a month there was a great i
Improvement. 1 continued the treat
ment and tn two months 1 wsa
completely healed.” (Signed) Joe
Creml, 1541; Furnace St., Akron,
Ohio, April 8, 1924.
Use Cuticura for every-day toilet
purposes. Bathe wtth Soap, soothe
with Ointment, dust with Talcum.
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At Rialto.
Not In months ha* a picture been
received in Omaha as the “Sea
Hawk” ha*, which Is showing this
week at the Rialto. A masterpiece,
both In acting and in scenic value,
the picture has played *o capacity
houses since Its first showing.
Milton Sills, as Sakr-El-Bnhr, pi
rate and Sea Hawk wins the admir
ation of the audience from the start,
as does Enid Bennett In the role of
Rosamund CJodolpliin, Lloyd Hughes
plays hi* first character bit as Master
Lionel. Marc MacDermott has the
role of Sir John Kllligrew and Wal
lace Berry as Jasper Leigh, the pi
DUBARRY SINGERS
APPEAR AT WORLD
Six singers, who can really sing,
compose the Dubarry Sextette, which
pleased the audiences at the World
yesterday with compositions, both
classical and popular, and all done in
colonial costumes and with grace and
harmonious settings.
An amusing hospital comedy is put
on by Tony Grey and company, with
a blackface comedian supplying much
of the laugh-producing stunts. The
real hit was the solo dancing with
which Mr. Grey presents the finale.
The Hickman brothers, George and
Paul, offer a rather novel brother
act, half of It blackface and with the
tender title, “Darkness and Dawn.”
Charles and Grace Keating revive
"Huck" Finn in a sketch which Is
laid In a remarkably lifelike river
scene that makes you want to take
off your shoes and stockings and
wade and loaf and smoke and fish
with “Huck." It was a little over
the heads of some of yesterday’s audi
ences, but won a goodly mead of ap
plause.
Dick and Carrie Henry presented
“100 Per Cent Dumb," which about
describes It, except that Dick does
some pretty fair dancing.
Unusual stunts In gymnastics and
a supple dance by the feminine mem
ber of the trio marked the opening
number by Balmus, Irma and Milo.
If you like a picture full of real
ism, thrills and the kind of story
that makes you grip the seat lighter
hoping that the rescuers of the
pretty heroine In great peril make
haste, see the World's film offering |
this week, “Three Mile* Out,” with j
Madge Kennedy.
As the charming maiden who un
knowingly was to marry the master
mind of the bootleggers, and who lat
er falls captive to a villainous crew
aboard a rum-running boat three miles
out at sea, makes Madge the pivot
of one of the most thrilling romances
ever screened.
The plot starts off at first, to be
a creepy, mysterious affair, with ad
ventures coming fast. Miss Ken
nedy la called upon to do some spec
tacular stunts and It is rather pleas
ing to see how gracefully she disposes
of them a la Harold Lloyd.
MAN SHOOTS WIFE
AND SLAYS SELF
Vivian, S. D., Aug. 24.—A double'
tragedy occurred here following a1
dance, when Sam Relnell. 45. shot1
and mortally wounded his young
wife, from whom he had been '
estranged, and then killed himseif'
with the same weapon.
Mrs. lielneil is in a Pierre hospital
with a bullet In her skull and cannot
recover, according to physicians The
shooting occurred near the home of
the woman's parents, with whom she
has been staying s.nce the separation.
ALLEGED DRAFT
EVADER STARVES
Missoula. Mont., Aug. 24.—Asti
Tyrvninen Is dead at Fort Missoula
after a self-imposed starvation of 42 j
days.
Tyrvalnen was arrested at Butte as j
a draft evader. He had evaded serv- j
ice for the world war by registering!
twice, once under an assumed natne.
it was alleged. He went on a hunger j
strike soon after hia arrival here.
w w I
ERNEST TORRENCE If
and K
ANNA Q. NILSSON ■
‘‘The Side Show of Life" uj|
. i On the Stage - ft;
{ The Strard Kiddies Revue I
■ ■ - ■ ■ —
Starting Sunday
RUDOLPH I
:MonsieurBeducaire’ P|
The Love Story of
A Mighty Pirate Chief
MILTON SILLS
in the Year's Pest Pet
AUGMENTED I El ABORATE
ORCHESTRA | PROI OC
rate, provides the humor In the film.
The story begins In England where
Master Peter Godolphln Is murdered
shortly after his sister Rosamund and
Sir Oliver Tresllllan announce their
engagement. Oliver Is accused falsely
of the murder for which hja brother
Is responsible,. Lionel, fearing that he
might be accused of the murder has
Oliver kidnaped and taken aboard a
ship about to sail for Algiers, thus
making it seem positive that ha had
fled from punishment for his guilt.
The picture works up to a smash
ing climax that makes It one of the
outstanding pictures of the year. It
is a screen adaptation of Rafael Sib
atinl's story by the same name.
At Sun.
The Sun theater has a novel pro
gram this week as "Kiddie’s Week.”
The management has tried Its best to
give the kiddies in Omaha the best
possible entertainment In the movie
line before the opening of school a
week from tomorrow. The main at
traction is the inimitable Jackie
Coogan In his big picture "The Boy of
Flanders.”
As the little Flemish warf who is
thrown alone Into an unfriendly
world after his aged grandfather dies,
but wins his way through the help of
an almost human dog. Jackie con
tributes a characterization that will
reach the hearts of the nation. The
acting of "Teddy" the dog is wonder
ful.
In addition to the feature picture.
Baby Peggy stars in a clever comedy
that will tickle the hearts of the
children, “The Sons of Swat" show
ing two 4-year-olds in a story present
ing a leather-pusher act.
At Strand.
There are times during the showing
of "The Side Show of Life,” the
film offering at the Strand this week
that you can't help laughing right
out loud, and again times when you
can hardly hold back the tears: and
still other times when yon don't
know whether you are crying or
laughing. From this you gather that
it is screenplay of human emotion
and suffering, which It la
The plot begins to unwind when we
meet the amusing personality of
Andrew Lackaday, whom we firs*,
know as a clown in a small travel
ing circus.
Ernest Torrence of "Covered
Wagon” fame has the leading male
role. Anna Q. Nilsson has the role
of Lady Aurlol Dayne. and Nell
Hamilton who wHl long be remem
bered for his work In the title role of
"America" has tha juvenile lead.
Louise La Grange, a French beauty,
Is Torrenoe's partner In his juggling
act.
The picture Is an adaptation of
"The Mountebank,” by William
Locke.
At Moon.
Harold Lloyd is back again, for the
third time in the same picture. It
seems as though Omaha films fans
will not let this popular star's last
picture go. It played to packed
houses at the Sun twice, and from
the crowds yesterday at the Moon,
not half the people have seen this re
markable film.
The entire plot Is centered around
a young tailors apprentice who Is
very bashful around the girls. Know
ing this himself, he takes up a study
of girls, but the more he studies the
more bashful he Is. The situations
he gets into are tremendously funny,
and Lloyd is at his beet in the flim.
IV*vilevi|le-Phn^oUti
NOW PLAYING
Great comedy, 6-act
Bill Headed by
DU BARRY SEXTETTE
PHOTOPLAY FEATURES
“Three Miles Oat”
• ad New Gump Comedy
SATURDAY
Record-Breaking
Fall Opening Bill
DOUGLAS MtcLEAN
in “The Yankee Consul”
A ZIPPY MUSICAL FARCE
[ THIS
1 WEEK
“Put and Take”
in Addition to Photoplaya
Friday E»e— Amateur*
I era
KIDDIES' TREAT
JACKIE COOGAN
"Boy of Flanders”
BABY PEGGY
“Flower Girl”
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS
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