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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1912)
11 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 24, 1912. SELF DEFENSE IS YERDICI Coroner'i Jury Docs Not Hold Mrs. j Jolmson to Blame for Killing. ATTOENEY WILL INVESTIGATE &Tld?Bce la Introduced at Coroner's iBTCatlgatioa Tending; to Show That ' She Shot Hasbaad - Deliberately. " Though evidence was Introduced tor tn purpose of showing that Mrs. Mary John son deliberately shot her husband, Charles J. Johnson, In a quarrel Wednesday, th coroner's Jury returned a verdict to the effect, that the fatal shot was fired iu -self-defense. - .. County Attorney English says that he will hold Mrs. Johnson for further In vestigatlon. She is confined at the city jail with a charge of murder lodged against her. The evidence of the witnesses at the Inquest tended to show that Mrs. Johnson deliberately shot ber husband, following a quarrel at their home, 1317 North Eight enth street By request of her attorney Airs. Johnson was not placed on the wit ness stand. Several of the witnesses, who had been close friends with Johnson during his Jlfe. spoke highly, of his character and said he was not addicted to the use of Uquor, although he drank occasionally. Detective John Dunn testified that Mrs. Johnson confessed to him that she had killed her husband, but said he fired the first shot at her while she was lying on Ihe bed; that she grappled with htm, se cured the gun and fired two shots at him, without knowing what she was doing. ' Testimony of Officer. . Detective Devereese stated that Mrs. Johnson must have fired the three shots, as there were no signs of a bullet hole In the mattress on the bed, where Mrs. John son said the bullet struck. Officer Heil isaid there was a hole In the mattress on the bett, probably caused by a burning cigar, and was positive It was not a bul let hole. ' From the position the bullet entered Johnson's head It was evident that he -was not facing his wife when shot. The bullet entered the head on the left side above the ear. "Mrs. Johnson must have Wn standing in . the kitchen when she tired '. the shots," stated Detective Devereese,. "as the bullets entered the wall from that direction." - All the witnesses testified that the two had quarreled, and that the killing was the direct outcome. . Mrs. Johnson sat through the proceed ings in an unconcerned manner, appar ently .paying little attention to the pro ceedings, chatting now and then with her mother, Mrs. Burke, who sat by her side. On the way to the police station she talked freely with her attorney and step father, William Burke, once or twice smiling at some remark made by the Jatter. . Gould Dietz is to Get "Justice" When Court House Falls Such language as this from the god desses is a bit shocking, but then, having been perched above Omaha for so many years they have fallen Into those slangy vulgarisms and colloquialisms of the day and town: "Hello, kid," called the Goddess of Jus. tice from her perch on the court house dome across the street to the Goddess of Liberty, standing upon the city hall tower. "Hello, kid, yerself, and see how you like it," responded Liberty. "What aro you looking so fresh about? I shouldn't think you'd feel so chipper since you've lost your scales." "Oh, but you 11 wish you was me," said Justice, "when you hear. I'm going out to live with Gould Diets. SeeT" "Aw, quit yer klddin'," cried liberty. "Go tell that to Sweeney." "It's a fact, kid. Just you wait and see," was Justice's final remark. A reporter overheard the talk and In' vestlgated. Justice was right Gould Diets is going to get justice at last He wants the old figure from the court house to add to his collection. The commissioners have about decided to let him have her when the old building is torn down.. MANDAMUS AGAINST M'SHANE ! E3ES3DE Suit is Filed to Compel the Sheriff to Do His Duty. , GROVES NAMES THE VIOLATORS Heart iib of Miidnmn U Bet for Two Weeks Hence McShane Says He Is Doing the Bent That He Can. Water Bills to Be 2 Made Out on Basis of the Cubic Foot Water consumers will henceforth re ceive bills for water by "the cubic foot," Instead of by the gallon. The Water board haa authorised the change because meters measure water, not by the gallon , but by the cubic foot - Consumers who pay 35 cents per, 1,000 gallons will receive bills for water by the 100 cublo feet, a charge of 26H cents per 100 cublo feet being made, aa there aa even and one-half gallons of water in s cublo foot On the same basts consumers paying 30 cents per 1.000 gallons will pay bills rated at SZ cents par 100 cubic feet This system, Water Commissioner Howell says, will simplify the matter so that all consumers can read their meters, make comparisons with bills received and pay their water bills intelligently. Ryder Prepares a " New Taxi Ordinance r : i i Police Commissioner Ryder haa pre pared an ordinance excluding taxlcabs from . a district bounded by Thirteenth street on the east, Seventeenth on the west, Jackson on the south and Daven port on the north. Corporation Counsel Baker has ruled that the council cannot, except as a matter of temporary police regulation, leslgnate. stands for certain taxlcabs, ex sluding others. This is what has been done and Is now being enforced by the police' department Judge Baker holds that an ordinance will give the council authority to exclude all taxlcabs from any given section of the city. ;in order to interfere with taxicab busi ness as little as possible, the ordinance will state that a driver may stop his machine within the exclusive district for a period of time not to exceed twenty minutes. Harry KarafiFsRuse Bursts Like Bubble When He Sees Knife In an endeavor to be sent to the county hogpltal from the county jail so' he could escape. Harry Karafll was suddenly "at tacked' with gallstones In his cell ' and begged the Jailer to send for a doctor as he was dying. Dr. Schleher, county physician, exam ined Karafll in his cell and for a few minutes thought the man was really sick. Ho had three deputy sheriffs carry Kara fll down into the office from the third floor of the Jail. Reaching into his case he pulled out an evil looking knife and felt the .sharp edge, looking at Karafll during the per formance. "What aro you going to do, doc, oper ate?" queried the dying man. "Yea, 'I guess I wlU have to," Dr. Bchleler stated. "1 ain't sick," Karafll shouted, and Jumping up from, the operating table ran up the three flights of stairs and hid under his bunk. , Karafll was arrested In South Omaha August S on a forgery , charge. He was bound over to the district court under $500bonds. Money Lender and Grocers Squabble - For alleged unwarranted foreclosure on promissory notes action for S1.009 dam ages has' been started in county court against Jacob Levy by Vasile Stan and John Hosa of South Omaha. In April Stan went into the grocery business at 307 North Twenty-sixth Street, South Omaha. He borrowed $300 from Levy, giving a note for S250, he says. When Hoea went Into partnership with Stan in June he borrowed $50 from Levy for one month, giving a note for $65. iThe plaintiffs say Stan repaid $125 of i! loan and Hosa's was not yet due, rhtn Levy, without any authority in (aw. took possession of their store and merchandise, worth $650. , , Sidewalk Bill to Be Passed by Council Despite protests of real estate men it Is now certain the city council will pass the sub walk ordinanoe levying a tax of 2 per cent on the assessed valuation of areaways beneath sidewalks. Defending the "subwalk ordinance" City Attorney Rlne said the tax would be much less than was generally supposed. The value of adjacent lots is computed per square foot, and this value is applied to the square feet la the excavated space VIZ - . I l j . . . I " 7i tmv ueni ieviea on ims. "Take, one of the most valuable loca tions In the city," said Mr. Rine, "where a corner lot is supposed to be worth at least $400,000. If every available foot of space under the sidewalks was used the tax would be less than $1,000 per year. "The Woodmen of the World building, for example, would be compelled to oav about $376 taxes If this ordinance was ef fective." SCOTT'S OFFICES IN THE HEADQUARTERS VACATED The offices on Me twelfth floor of v. Union Paciflo building, south side, occu pied by former General Manager Scott, are being vacated. The office force has been transferred to the rooms on the same noor. west side, where the clerks will be under Oeneral Manager Ware. The con solidation of the offices of general man ager and general superintendent is not complete, Mr. Ware being the head of both departments. He, however, drops the title of general superintendent, which has been abolished for the present, at least. GOVERNOR HADLEY STOPS HERE F0RA FEW HOURS Governor H. 8. Hadley of Missouri was in Omaha a short time Thursday nlrht He arrived late at night and left early Friday morning, after resting in his room at the Hotel Rome for a few hours. Prosecution of alleged liquor law vlo-1 latois in Douglas county country districts j by fehertff McShane will be ordered by the district court if Harvey J. Grove of Benson wins a mandamus action which he has started against the sheriff in tha equity division of the district court He alleges that the liquor laws are be ing violated by the following, despite the fact-that the sheriffs attention has been directed to the condition by State Super intendent Carson of the Anti-Saloon league and by the newspapers: C. Hans Selck, Farmers' hotel, Millard; August Blerbach, Elkhorn; Bert W. Hill. Hill's road house. Bast Omaha; L. A. Karn, Millard; John G. Moeller, Bennlng ton; Frank Dlmke, Ralston; George She schy, East Omaha; Pans Nindel. East Omaha; William G. Cbarleson. Fifty- ninth and Center streets; Johnson's sa loon, Millard; Nels Hansen's saloon. West Center road; Oft's hotel, Bennington. An alternative writ commanding the sheriff to either arrest the above named and charge them with violating the liquor laws or else show cause why he should not be compelled to do so, will be issued Date for hearing has not been fixed, but it probably will be within two weeks. Sheriff McShane said he is doing the best he can with an inadequate force of deputies. Friday afternoon Sheriff McShane ad dressed to the county commissioners a letter asking that they authorize nlm to add three deputies to his staff. He de clares his present small quota gives hlra but three men, which are not enough to suppress law violations. The board has the request under advisement. , -. Because the equity courts may be ap pealed to only when the plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law, Grove declares that this situation exists In the present case. He ' savs Governor Aldrich was osked for relief via the Sackett law, but refused, saying that law was not ef fective. He says he knows of no other way to have the places forced to obey the law and cites that Superintendent Carson of the Anti-Saloon league saya he could not get a fair deal In police court 30E DDE 30C I i randeis Stores Take Warning! bon't- let stomach, liver nor kidney trouble down you, when you can quickly down them with Electrlo Bitters. BOe. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Saturday i THE Last Day OF ' Great Sale of Manufacturers1 Show Boom Samples and Surplus Stock Women's Neckwear Dress, Coat, Collar and Cuff Sets in Venise and crochet effects, fine lace and embroidered fichus, lace yokes; jabots, cascades, sailor, Dutch and Capishon lace - collars in cro chet and, Ven ise effects side frills and fancy stocks; all new crea tions, worth up to $1.50, at, each 49c I: t 4 Drexel's Clearance Sale . ',: 'v . ' . "'. .. This sale includes shoes "of 'the best tn anuf aotures in America. Rare bar gains, in Men's Wo men's, Misses', Chil dren's and Boys' high grade Low Cuts. DREXEL 1419 Farnam Women's Long Pare Milanese SILK GLOVES T 4 " Sixteen button length, with double ' tipped fingers black, white and colors worth up to fm "" $1.25 ; very special at, tbP a pair.' ............ & vV Women's 50c Long Lisle Gloves 16-button lengths, in white OQ and black ; special at, pair. . O VC Women s Hemstitched Irish Linen Handkerchief s- Ujnbroidered corners, fancy printed centers and bord ers, also men's hemstitched pure linen hand- 4 n kerchiefs-actually worth 20c; on.sale, each. lUC Women's Pure Thread Silk Hose 69c Pr Full fashioned, lisle garter tops, double soles, high spliced heels-m black, white and colors; y A path $1'00 a pair0n sale at I t U m'lPrCad SUk Boot HosierylLisle soles, double heels and toes, white, tan and colors- A worth up to 75c; at, pair. . . y 1TT- t vfuniens sine Finished Lisle and Cotton Hosiery, in plain drop stitch and lace effects black, white and col- 4 i ors worth to 25c at, pair IV2v PI Women's and Children's Mer cerized Cotton and Lisle Hos- ! iery, in plain, lace effects tans, browns and col- ors worth to 16c hi at, pair.... Ut kJ 0 1 Spe cial New Fall Shoes $2.50. Presl. dent Suspenders 39 WlfMO UP SALE THE LfST WEEK OF OUR AXXUAL CLEARANCE SALE. You'll find the greatest values ever offeredre very suit must go. Our policy demands it. We start each season with absolutely new mer chandise. - TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK " , ' You can buy absolutely the best the clothing- world af fords. Many imported ' fabrics, formerly - -selling up to $27.50. now . A- You can buy pure worsteds suits in , every style that's new formerly selling up to $16.50, now.'.. $g75 S104S lew Fall Hats at $1.25 A special purchase of Hats enables us to offer you new fall hat styles, stiff and soft shapes positively worth up to $3 at Pants Special Conservative, Peg Top an1 Outing styles," formerly sell ing ' from $2.50 'to $5.00 $1.65 $2.15 2.65 Bargains in . Furnishings Broken lots of all our $1.50 Shirts, 0jg Men's Silk Hose, colors gray, green, J f purple '. . . IIC Broken lots Men's $1 Dress Shirts, at. .59 (quality. , Specials in Boys' Dept. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits, in browns, blues and grays, $3 values Boys' Knickerbocker Suits, with two pair of pants, $4 $1.95 kerbocker Fo pair of $2.95 Men's f Union Suits Balbriggan or Mesh Union Suits, standard $1 values final QGfi clearance.... Www Kayser's Italiaa and Venetian Silk Vests Kayser's Italian and Venetian Silk Vests French band or beading tops-plain and embroidered-pink ' sky and white worth up to $4.00, at, a garment., ........ . ' tlLVfl U Shopman is Killed ; Under Moving Train - Paul Henflk. 3006 Sowu-d street, a our Pnter's helper In the employ of ' the Union Paciflo shops, was instantly "killed at Fifteenth and Nicholas streets at 1:50 yesterday morning when be attempted to crawl between the boxcars of a moving Mtesourt Pacific freight train and fell. jKeeflk was late tor work and when he found his way blocked by the train he crawled between two cars oa the bumpers and, loosing his footing, fell on the ralla The train passed oyer bis right, shoulder and then swung hlra around, cutting off both both legs and killing him instantly. Coroner Crosby took charge of the body and will hold an Inquest YOUR LAST To Bay Oxfords at These Prices Just to make Saturday the biggest day of our Semi Annual Clean-Up Sale, we are going to cut the price on high grade Oxfords and Pumps so low you'd hardly believe it until you, have seen the goods and we fit every pair. v : EXTRA SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY FOR MEN $1.45 A lot of shoes for the men who wear email alios, former price up to 5.00; per pair. , A lot of most any size In $4.00 and $3.50 Oxfords 2 EJ A lot of the best Oxfords In tn store, up to 16.00; ail Bl2os $3.75 . FOR WOMEN A lot of small sizes In women's tan and b'ack Oxfords Ar? and Pumps OC . " i Oxfords and Pumps that sold up to 14.00 the pair; in good toes and most any, sise, EJ And such lines as Laird's 'and Wright & Peters' Oxfords and Pumps, that were (SAo pjm and $5, at . . . ipO.O 20 Pur CphI riff 0n m Boys, Youtha and Little -iu rer ueni un Tan Black 0xford3 SEE DISPLAY II SHQW WIKSOW o n 14 Women's cotton and lisle Union Suits, worth to 75o at, garment 35c Infants' all wool Vests, all sizes worth up to 75c at, each ' 59c Infants' cotton sleeveless Vests all sizes, worth 15c at, each 10c Specials in Drug Sundries TOILET ARTICLES. 25c Graves' Tooth Powder. 12c 25c - Sanitol Tooth Powder, Paste or Pace Cream .... 14c 25c Colgate's Tooth Powd.ISc 25c Pond's Vanishing Cream tor , i8c $1 Pompelan Mas3age. . . . '.7Pc 2 5e Benzoin and Almond Lo tion . . 17c ' 25c Peroxide Cold Cream, ,18c fl Royal Massage Cream.. 69c PERFUME SECTION. ; . 60c La Jeune Rice Pwd. . ,80c 50c Movbert's Violet Ambra Pqwder . . 35c. 60c Java Rice Powder 25c : 25c Satin Skin Powder. .. .18c Plnoud's Lilac Toilet Water 58c 75c Williams' Lilac Toilet Water 54C 50c Dabrook's Locust Blossbm Toilet Water 88c 15c Chamois oc SUNDRIES, Ivory Soap, 5 cakes, ioc 25c Peroxide ... .8c 1 lb. 20 Mule Team Borax. ! 9c 15c Liquozone Soap 6c Cucumber and Castile Soap', 2 cakes 6c 10c Shinola 7C 25c Whisk Broom........ 18c 7 Saturday Candy Specials-Pompci'an Room Cream Peanut Squares, lb.l5 Toasted Cocoanut Squares, per " -15d Jelly Beans, all flavors, per lb- 10 Pompelan Bitter Sweet and Swiss Milk Chocolates, lb.J9i ' Fresh Maple Confections, maple caramel glace, maple nut kisses, etc., at, lb 20 BRANDEIS STORES Drug Bargains for Saturday Buyers Get it at the REXALL stores, where you are sure of satisfaction PO SATTTBDAT OHZ.T. Choice of Morrison's 60c ' Triple . Extracts, Saturday., per.pz., B9o Allen's Janice -Perfume, regular price 76c oi, Saturday only,. 49o PATENT MEDICINES $1.00 Gray's Glycerin Tonic. 89c Eskay's Food . . . .OSo, 45o and 6 So 11.00 Wine of Cartful fo 89o Dr. Cooper's Medicine, 4 So and 8o $1.00 Hostetters Bitters .....89o $1.00 Squibbs' Sarsaparilla ..76o Ozomulsion 45c and 89o Rexall Orderlies, 10c, 8o and SOo Scott's Emulsion ....46c and 89o Vinol, always .$1.00 Hay's Hair Health ..46c and 69o Listerlne . . . .10c, 85c, 4Bo and 89o Borden's Malted Milk, 46o and 79o Rexall Kidney Cure..45o and 89o fcl Lydia Pinkham's Compound at 89o Glycothymollne. .26c, 48o .and 89o Rexall 93 Hair Tonic. SOo and fl Fellow's Syrup for 89o and $1.34 Spruce Pepsin Tablets, 60o and $1 $1.00 Guertin's Nerve Syrup.. 89c TOILET SPECIALS 25o Sanitol Tooth Paste. .... .19e eOcViolet Cream 19o 60c Malvlna Cream .......... S9c 60c Java Rice Powder for 94o Harmony, Rose or Violet Toilet . Waters for . . . .350, SOo and 75o 25c Babcock's 'Corylopsts on sale for s ; .!. . . . .16o 60c Porapelap Massage Cream, 99o MISCELLANEOUS SPE CIALS -r Face Chamois l(pinfc) . .Bc.'and 10 180 Chinese Joss Sticks for ,.8o Aseptic Drinking Cups. 2 for Bo Bathing Caps ISo to $1.80 25c Hire's Root Beer (makes five gallons) for ...14o Rexall Cold Cream . .8So and 600 Sevea Batberlaad Bisters1 Kate Grower 48o and 89c Empress Instantaneous Hair Color Restorer (10 shades) ...... 700 THE REXALL STORES 8KEBM4.IT ft UPOOnHU. SBVO CO., 16th and Dodge. OWL BKVO CO., 16th aa Karney. LOTA1 FKAJUtAOT, Loyal KotaL EASY ABO PKABJCACT, 84th and laxnam. . RECEIVER'S SALE The building at No. 1218 Farnam street will be offered' for sale at public auction at 2:30 P. M. Tuesday, August 27th, 1912, by tne neceiver of tne Farmers ec Merchants insurance Co. Said sale will be held on the premises and will be for cash to the highest bid-, der subject to the confirmation of the Court; the right to reject any bid being expressly reserved. - ' - The property to be offered is a three-story brick building lo cated on the West one-third of Lot six ( 6 ) In Block one hundred twenty-one (121) in the City of Omaha, Neb., having a frontage on Farnam street of twenty-two (22) feet 'and a depth of cae hundred thirty-two (182) feet. . A statement of the income from this property will be furnished upon application to the Receiver. This sale offers an oppertunlty to the investor to acquire a highly desirable piece of business property on Farnam street In the retail district. For any additional information desired address , CHAS. T. KNAPP " Receiver of the Farmers & Merchants Ins. Co. Office F & M. Bldg., Lincoln, Neb. :i 3 3533 Free land information You can learn the facts about any . section of the country through The Twentieth Cen tury Farmer's Free Land r Information Bureau, which is maintained for the benefit of our readers. Climatic conditions, land laws, best lands for any particular crop, best sections for fruit growing, stock raising and general farmingall such facts may be ' had if you will simply send postage for reply, and address . . Land Information Bureau The Twentieth Century Farmer Omaha, Nebraska. Opot 200,000 farm familit nwf ft. Rumors Are Afloat and fast gaining ground that tha Belmont Restaurant serves the best food in' the neatest, coolest and best ventilated place in Uie city. One visit will be suffi cient to prove that the rumors are well founded. 1518 Bodffa Strut, -OPSIT UI HX9RT. C. IT. Ball, Prop. Look for the large electric sign. AMUSEMENTS." WM. J. BOEKHOFF, aU. Ssalar. . Phones-gV Phoas Soouf. 494 ADTANCID TAVOSTIXZiB Opens Sunday Katlnaa, August S3. Seats Vow oa Sals. ' , BRANDOS THEATER . SXTBTDAT KATXK3B, . 4 SATS , j Dave Lewis la the Paroa Oontady . "XHD1TT XJT2 TO TOTTS WXPJJ.' . Xatlneea, 25o and SOo KRUC THEATER Mat. . Today, 2:30; -Night, 8:3a JARDIN. DE PARIS GIRLS REAL BURLESQUE Ladies' Daily Dime : Matinee