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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1916)
Tire BEE: OMATIA, TUKSDAY, FKBTUWKY 8.. 1016. RRTF.F fJTTY NEWS "Ttnaini'a tor SJMrtlnr Stood a. Anting natures Burgess-Grsndsn. Kara Boot Mat t Now Beacon Frese, Dr. Stokes removed to T4 Brand. Tha. lo Borrow Money on Real Eetate. ess J. H. Duraont & Co.. Kecltne Huil..ln. Wokloi Alamni Mart The regular mnntithly meeting ef the Micblpan alumni cf Omaha will be held at the fnlverslty club today at noon. Drug Store Bobbed Burglar forced a ronr window of the Grand Pharmacy, 4140 Grand avenue. Sunday night, and stole $7 and a lot of drugs. Flnsd for Toting Midden, Oma James Manna. Valley street, charged with carrying concealed weapon, wu fined and cwti In police court. Dental Bold Swipod The offices of Dr. Paul Anthes In the Neville, block were broken Into some time Sunday and a con fi.lerable quantity of dental fold stolen. iNf Tour Money and valuables In the American Fafe Deposit vaults, 2" South 17th St., Bee Bid. Boxes rent $L0 for I month. Open from a. m. to P- m- "Today, Movte vrogram- classify section today. It appears in Ths Bes EXCLU6IVELT. Find out what the va rlous moving picture theaters offer. Want Their Second papers F.islity four foreign-born residents of Douglas r-m u.kinr second naturalization papers in proceedings in progress before District Judge Day. Baby Beat to Stata Home Lewis Ash, Jr., aged 8 weeks, has been sent by Juvenile court to the State Home for Dependent Children at Lincoln. Mies Amy Stevens, assistant superintendent of the home, came to Omaha and took the baby to Lincoln. Want Harney Line Improved The ciry council committee of the whole adopted a resolution which embodies a request that the street railway company en deavor to improve toe service on the Harney line during the late evening hours. Giving Away Pin Cushions C.ll. Rat lortjre division of the Amorlcnn Tobacco company Is giving away a carload of red apple pin-cushions this week and. Judging from the demand, there will be hardly enough to go around. Mr. Ratledge is making this gift In celebration of the repeat Improvement noted in me saie 01 tiiwiw. tne increase ovw joLnumir last year being 20 per cent. FIRE TRUCK MEN ENGAGE IN FOSS Agents for Various Motor Apparatus Appear Before City Council to Exploit Their Machines. MURPHY 0 FIXES TO BET ZIMMAN All Omahans who attended a Chi cago automobile) show and observed specimens of motor fire apparatus marked "O. F. D.," with additional evidence of having been sold to the c!ty of Omaha, please -stand up or call at the city hall. A $500 bet la Im minent. Atso eminent automobile rien may engage a hall in which to extol the merits of their respective equipment to taxpayers of Omaha. ho Just now are in the unenviable PLAN IS TO SPREAD THE BURKETT BOOM Nebmkan'i Vice Presidential Cam paiffn May Be Carried Into Other ' Direct Primary States. MORE DELEGATE CANDIDATES "More than one can play at that game" Is the notice that comes from the vicinity of the Burkett vice presi dential loom at Lincoln, following the announcement that another presi dential aspirant Is to present him self to the republicans of Nebraska In the person of William Grant Web ster of Chicago. The Burkett boom wants It dis tinctly understood that It nisy do I seme scouting In othcistates itself. The Strange , Case of Mary Page By Frederick Lewis, Author of "What Happened to Mary" Pictures by Essanay (Continued from Saturday.) Echo of the Cudahy Kidnamne Case is Heard m the Court The final echo in district court of ths kidnaping of Edward Cudahy by Pat Crowe is being heard in a suit in which J. M. Macfarland, lawyer, is seeking to recover 15,000 attorney's fees from the estate of James Callahan, Crowe's ac complice. Macfarland alleges that Callahan prom ised him 15,000 to be paid whenever he got the money, if the attorney should secure his acquittal of the kidnaping charge and other charges against him. Macfar land sets forth that he performed his Part of the agreement, but that Calla han, although hs Inherited a valuable estate prior to his death, never paid the money. The suit is being tried In res trict Judge Troup's court. Callahan was ths accomplice who guarded Edward Cudahy after he had been kidnaped, while Pat Crowe was en deavoring to secure money from the boy's father. . ., , Murphy Brings Up New Point in Case to Be Carried Up Henry Murphy, as attorney for Jim Jones, convicted of a misdemeanor n police court, has Initiated a new test of ths present practice of requiring payment In advance of costs ef appeal to the district court. y a writ of habeas corpns Murphy brought the question to the attention of District Judge Bears. An order signed by the judge directed that Jones be brought into court. In a previous decision Judge Redlck upheld the pratlee of requiring appeal costs in advance. "This move is in the interest of ths poor man," said Murphy. "In many In stances a man who believes he has been unjustly convicted In police court is abla to secure a bond but Is not able to raise the cash to pay the costs in advance. The right of appeal- Is constitutional and may not be denied." position of being In the market for At n rRt' tnla 18 tne report brought by one of the ex-senator a neighbors. "I talked to Burkett the other day," says he, "and he told me. 'I am get ting such enthusiastic returns not only from Nebraska, but from other states, that I do not see why I should confine my efforts hero. I have written to all the other places where they have direct primaries to find out Vhether the law provides for prefer ential expression on vice president, and I have about decided to have my name filed in all the states where It Is feasible to get a vote on a choice for vice president. That will throw some light on the word from Des Moines, that the name of Burkett may be found on the primary ballot in Iowa, heretofore conceded to be exclusive property of Senator Cummins." toS.OQO worth of fire apporatua. The city council committee of the wuole let down the bars an1 allowed all of ths apparatus men to horn their way in and exploit their "sturf." which trade word means In Uiis instance motor apparatus for fire departments. Marpby Offers to Be. Ths situation is growing acute. During the meeting Attorney It B. Z unman, for the White people, stated he had Informa tion that at a recent Chicago show two cars of the I. France company were ex hibited with signs asserting they had been sold to Omaha. Bert Murphy of the local I .a France agency immediately Jumped up and offered to bet fwOO that the alleged Chicago Incident did not occur. Attorney Zimman, however, brought out the fact that a few days after the bids were opened by the city council the Lo France people had a private hearing at night time In Commissioner Wlthnells office and that other bluders had not been Invited to that conference. "If reports are true that the La France apparatus has been selected by the superintendent and chief of the fire de partment, then we are foreclosed from any hearing." declared Mr. Zimman. "but I believe it would be well for the com missioner and the chief to tell the other commissioners and the people just where in the La France machine will best serve the public Interests." Withnell Prefer La Fraaeo. Commissioner Withnell replied that the selection or selections would be made by the entire city council, but, speaking for himself, he would buy the La France, because all members of the fire depart ment want that type of machine. C. J. Anderson, one of the bidders, of fered to furnish the city machines as stable In every respect as the La France for $600 less per car, or $10,009 less on ths entire Job. Mr. Anderson took note that the city did not specify In the pro posals Just what kind of cars wanted, but left that to the bidders. Ratines Are Fictitious. "In all but two instances the horse power ratings as shown are fictitious," aeciared Mr. Anderson. Asked what has been dons In ths way di inveai.iBai.ion sinos the bids war opened. Commissioner Withnell said the chief and master mechanic of ths firs department went to Des Moines to ob serve the fleet of La Franco machines In use. Efforts to secure Information of prices paid by other cities for motor flro ap paratus has not been very satisfactory to ths city commissioners. The municipal affairs committee of the Commercial club sent ths city commis sioners a letter asking that action on ths purchase of the apparatus be post poned until the matter could be gone over by the commissioners and the com mittee in Joint session. Grain Prices Here Decline Less Than at Chicago Market While wheat on the Chicago market went off 6 cents, Omaha prices were rea sonably firm, the decline here being but 1 to i cents per buaheL Receipts hers were heavy snd an enormous business was dons during the trading hour. On the Omaha market wheat receipts were las carloads, acd prices ranged from $1.09 to tl.M per bushel. Corn receipts were 215 carloads, against -' - Chicago, 170 at Kansas City and 114 at ft. Louis. Prices were a full 1 cents off, ths sales being made at 68 to 70 cents per bushel. Oats were off 1 to l'i cents, selling at to 4 cents per bushel. The receipts were fifty-two carloada At the Omaha Grain exchange it was atiserled that the decline in prices was brought about by a closer embargo on shipments to ths countries of the Euro- jaa war aone. Incarceration for . Motorists Who Fail to Pay for Licenses Chief Dunn Is about to open fire on ths poor motorists who have failed In a large majority to slip ths city any coin for licenses for the season of 191s. Tne chief says that those caught without t"r new license, will be Incarcerated, If Treasurer Ure's pains Is not creased in stanter. Also those who forget that a tall light should bs lit after sundown to warn ths downtrodden that the worst over, will also b jugged. L0YE LEAVES IN RUSH AS DO CASH AND COAT rim Nick Vic. Ij5'i Douglas I in the police that au em dtnly Sunday, overcoat. street, reports mploys left ami as did also l and Vie s SY JOP!l. Mary Pane, actress. Is accused ef the murder of David Pollock snd Is defended by her lover. rhlllp Lnnttdon. Pollock wa Intoxicated. 8hale. a crook and tool of Pollock, was on the fire escape wnti h Ing for lancdon. At Marv's trial she admit ahe had the revolver. Her maid tcntlflea that Mary threatened Pollock with It previously, and Marv'a leading man Implicates Insdon. How Marv dis appeared from the scene of the crime la a mystery. Brandon tells of a strance hand print he saw on Mary's shoulder. More Candidates for Delegate. Presumably candidates for convention delegates who were to be on the Howell "slate" are not to wait for the combina tion petition as proposed, for Btato Sen ator N. P. Dodge, Jr., has started col lecting autographs for himself for dele-gate-at-large to the republican national convention. Senator Dodge has always been closely associated with Ms-. Howell and declares he Is submitting his name as a representative of the progressive wing of the party that supported Roose velt last time. This time he declares hs Is favorable to Senator Cummins for president. The dope has it that, as a former Iowa man. Mr. Dodge Is ad-vtser-ln-chief for the promotion of the Cummins campaign In Nebrassa. Another candidate for district delegate from this district Is to be Myron L. Learned, well known attorney, who served several times as chairman of the republican county committee, and has Always been a republican worker, but never an offtceseeker. CH4PT1CR IV. Her Mother's Story. The district sttomey stood at the win dow of his private office adjoining the court and stared down at ths hurrying inrongs while one nervous hand heat' a devils tattoo sgatnst the somewhat grimy pane. It had ben raining and the Identity, even the sex of the crowd was sub merged beneath a sea of bobbing blsck umbrellas between which the wet and shining tops of the motor ears darted like huge black beet lea Rut the nmae. I cutor saw neither the crowd nor the traffle-ho saw only Mark Page. She had become almost an obsession with him now, and though It was not yet tima for court and there were other clients beside the stats whose buslneai claimed his attention In his other office, hs had drifted here, as he had drifted unwittingly each morning to mentally test the links In the chain of his evi dence against her. It should be strong enough to bind her upon ths merciless wheel of the law, and yvt he waa conscious that more than one of Its links was weak so weak. In fact, that not even his masterly sum ming up for the Jury had bean entirely a bio to gloss It over. He did not doubt for a moment that Mary Page waa guilty of the murder of David Tollock, but he had not proved her so to his own Satisfaction. The intricacies of what had at first seemed so simple a case had multiplied with almost Incredible rapid ity, and each clue that it had seemed must throw an illuminating light upon the labyrinth of mystery had proved In turn to be mere will-o'-the-wisps that led deeper into the maze. Hs had shown that Pollock was In her eyes an enemy; he had proved that the dead man was a wooer whose pursuit was unwelcome; he had snown that twice during the recent years Pollock had forced Mary to promise to be his wife, but that once the necessity for that step was removed she had claimed her freedom again. . She had everything to gain by his death, which was surety mo tive enough; added to which, If she were not guilty he felt she would not have fled the night after the murder. But that flight that complete disappearance a Ithln those few short moments, pre supposed a confederate someone who had either let her Into another room In the hotel or Into one of the houses whose barks looked tip serosa the narrow street. A confederate, on the ether hand, meant a premeditated crime, snd the bellhop and those at the banquet had testified that MUry had not expected to see David Pollock when she went Into the room. Time after time as he went hark to the testimony to the fact that Mary had had the revolver In her bag, had gone Into the room snd had been found beside Pollock's body, he strove to glimpa some faint rlne that would give a chance for "fresh evidence." In the meantime. It was 1-anR.lon'a turn, and the keen tyed district attorney wondered curiously Just what defense he would bring. Lang don's continual refusal to rrom-examlne the witnesses for the state had naturally kept his defense wonderfully well hidden. Vet, when so much of the testimony had concerned Langtfon himself, crona-ex- amination must perforce have been a farce, and tho prosecutor did not ncllevo Its absence a part of any deep-laid scheme. The newspapers were, however, full of theories as to what tho defense would be. Sevoral claimed that It would be the "unwritten law," the guarding of Mary Pago's honor; another that It would be proved that Pollock shot himself when ha found that not even his support of ner sis room could make Mary marry him; while still a third said that ths real criminal would "confess" when put tipon tho stand. Absurd, all et them, and yet the third theory brought a frown to the lawyer's face. Suppose Lansdon himself confessed to the murder! He didn't be lieve Lsngdnn had committed it, but he loved Mary and ha might perjure himself to save her. "Hello, Chief!" A volos from the door Interrupted his revery and he turned quickly. "Hello, Sheenan. Have you got any thing" The detective came In and shut the door. "No," hs said, "not a thing along the lines you spoke of. Slade doesn't know anything except what hs told, snd I've traced Langdnn's movements for threo days before the murder, down to each minute, and there's nothing to hang a dog's hair to." "Did you find out about the automo biles parked on that night?" "rep; but Casey was on the Job at that comer, and there wasn't as much as a ghost of a motor went Into the street bark of the hotel; The back gates of ths houses were locked had been tried by the watchmsn Just a few mlnules earlier, on account of the club there. The Pas woman must havs gone down the fire escape and climbed Into the hotel at an other floor that's the only answer." The prosecutor turned again to the window. "Atl right." he said curtly. But the detective lingered. "Say, chief.'' he suggested, hesitatingly, "have you talked to IMnlels Little tat guy that runs the Covington? 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(i JO J U!OMMMWH)HHsTMWa THE MARY PAGE SERIES AT THE EMPRESS Third Episode Monday, Tuesday, AYcdneedAy THE OMAHA BEE THE HOME PAPER FuiMTsaoUua EC Wo A CASE t:3YoUE?E1oE-1E IML'JIH' -WMSSMJS' "' "i j PHIBjP mink 7PE rliF, mm mm Omaha Eighteenth City in Amount of Money Orders Paid A good Index of a city's slse and busi ness activity is ths money order depart ment of tho postofflse. According to this Index Omaha Is the eighteenth city of the United States. A tabulation of amounts paid at the vari ous offices of ths larger cities has Just been received here from Washington. It places Omaha well in advance of such cities as Denver with 144,000 people, Indianapolis with 244,000, New Orleans with 339.000 and Baltimore with 658.000. The figures given are for money orders paid and a large part of those are pre sented by ths business houses, having been received from customers in payment for goods. It is thus that the money orders paid are an indication of the business done by a city. ' In Omaha the money orders cashed in ths last three months of 1914, were $1,067,- 127.12, and in the same three months of 1S15 they were 11.119.389.42, an Increase of $52,262.37. LOCAL FIRMS SUED FOR UNDER PAY OF RATES Two little suits. Involving three big corporations, were filed In federal court. The plaintiff in both is Benjamin F. Bush, receiver for the Missouri Pacific railroad, and he seeks to recover $22.40 from the TJpdlke Grain company and tli.lt from the Waterloo Creamery com pany for alleged underpayments of freight. GETS THIRTY DAYS FOR TAKING BOTTLE OF BOOZE J. Deal, porter TiT Anton Powell's saloon at Ninth and Douglas streets, wss sentenced to thirty days In ths county Jail for the theft of a bottle of whiakey. Powell said the whiskey waa worth 40 cents. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Glenn C. Wharton, vice president of F P. Klrkendall Ik Co.. made a v,n.in-. trip to Denver, going out Uaturday nisht and returning Sunday nlsht. DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD ut a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as ths German folks call It, "Hamburger Brust Thee," at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of ths tea. put a eup of boiling . Ur upon It. pour through a skwa and drtnk a teacup run at any time, it is the most effective way to break a cold and euro grip, as It opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at one. It is inexpensive and entirely vegetable, therefore harmless. Advertisement. Sends $5,000 More for Jewish Relief Morris Iery, treasurer of tha commit tee engaged In raising money In Omaha for the relief of the Jewish sufferers In the European war, sent a check for IS, 000 today to Felix Warburg, New York City, treasurer of the national Jewish relief committee. This makes a total of $12,000 raised for this purpose In Omaha, I HAI3 COMIilG GST? Dandruff causes a feverish Irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen and then the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dandruff. Get a 25 cent bottle of Danderlne at any drug store, pour a little In your hand and rub It Into the scalp. After a few applica tions the hair stops coming out and you can't find any dandruff. Advertisement. til Winter Syrup of Figs For Cross, Sick Feverish Child Look, Mother! Is tongue coated, breath hot and stomach sour? Harmless "fruit laxative" best to clean tender liver and bowels. Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs," because In a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, and they become tightly packed, liver gets sluggish and stomach disordered. When cross, feverish, restless, see If tongue Is coated, then give this delicious "fruit laxative." Children love it. and It can not cause Injury. No difference what alls your little one If full of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea, stomach ache, bad breath, remember, a gentle Inside cleansing should always be the first treatment given. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bottle. Beware ef counterfeit fig; syrups. Ask your druggist for a W-cant bottle of "California Byrup of Figs," then look carefully and see that It Is mads by the "California Fig Syrup Company." We make no smaller size. Hand Back with contempt any other fig syrup. Advertisement. h i win f-hj a -rr si The. - ovt I. ' ' er .7 SpOft 1 1 ' 1 mnrrm t n U ... TODAY'S BEAUTY HUT It Is not necessary to shampoo quite so frequently If your hair Is properly cleansed each time by ase of a really good shampoo. Tha easiest to uas and quickest drying shampoo that we can recommend to our readers may be pre pared very cheaply by dissolving a tea spoonful of cantl roi. obtained fmta your druggist. In a cup ef hot water. This rubbed Into ths scalp creates s thick lather, soothing and cooling in Its ac tion, ss well as very beneficial to scalp and hair. After rinsing, the scalp Is fiesh and clean, while ths hair dries ()uli kly and evenly, developing a bright luster and a sort fiuffineaa that makes it win very hcu y. Advertisement. But Why the Short Turn? A Street Car Ahead! ,A Word to Parents, Teachers and Others Having the Care of Children: Warn them repeatedly of the danger of coasting on streets where cars are operated or on hills which are crossed by street cars. Boys and girls and even men and women have lost their lives or have been seriously injured by dashing into street cars on their sleds and travelers. Don't jeopardize your lives by coasting on dangerous hills. There are many places in this city where this sport may be indulged in with safety. We Try To Prevent AccidentsWill You Help? Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company i