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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30, 1916.
I WOMAN IS AN ARTIST
IN PASSING CHECKS
! feveral Stores Are Trimmed
For Large Quantities . of
Goods.
1 MANY HOLDINO TEX SACK
) Such a flock of bid checks has a
: certain woman patted on the leading
retail ttorei of Omaha within the last
, week that the retailera are seriously
' considering the- matter of instituting
rulea regarding the caihing of checks
! fully at atrict at thott employed by
the banka themtelvet.
It it pottible that a rule will toon
be made among the retailers requiring
; l customer to Identify himself or her
i self and ahow that he or she has
j sufficient bank account to take up the
; checks offered before they will be
; cashed. . ...... ;
This woman has operated in Omaha
since last Tuesday. She operated
i swiftly and at smoothly as an eel.
The result is that the Thomas Kil
! patrick company, the Brandeis stores,
! Haydens, Orkins, Thompson-Belden,
the Nebraska Clothing company and
ether concern are holding handful
; of bad checks issued by this woman
tinder various natre. .
... Paasea Twenty Bogus Check.
Fully twonty check she slipped
into the hands of these people within
five days, and every time she carried
her new skirts, her new silk waists,
her new hats, her new shoe and all
the rest of the thinga she bought,
right with her. Surely- she would
carry t hem the would not think of
bothering tne stores to ant 10 nave
things delivered. .'' i . ..
Yes, she looked like1 a desirable cus
tomer: Why not? She asked for no
deliveries. She bought high grade
of good at each place and she never
asked for credit'. .:'' '
No, the never asked tor credit. She
always wormed her hand into a fine
mesh bag or hand bag, and drew forth '
a handsome check book on the United
State National bank.
"Would vou mind letting me have
your .pencil a moment please?" the
would! ask with fine courtesy of the
clerk. -
"Certainly, certainly,'' would b the
invariable reply.
Then ahe would write a cheek for
the exact amount of her purchaae.
She would sign it with any name that
chanced to pop into her memory.
Once it was airs. Mason, once Mrs.
Douglas, once Mrs. Weston, again it
was something else, and sometimes
she was Edith, sometimes Mary,
sometimes Anna; but whatever the
name, she signed it With equal fa
cility.! : . ..; t : ' - XJj
J Leaves Her Address. '
Thin, oh, yet,' the mutt put her
address on the back of the cheek.
She lnew that, of course. So she
would s''ck her address on. Always
it waa somewhere in the neighbor
hood .of the 2600 block on Douglas
street ,.',;''. . - . ..
The manager of the department in
variably put fiit "0. K " on the
check and th -woman flounced Out
carrying 'her bundles. ' ' '
The retailers feel convinced th
tame woman nipped all of them, for
all of the twenty checka bear about
th same handwriting. At each place
he borrowed a pencil from the clerk,
In each case her check book waa en
the United States National bank, and
in each case ahe drew it from th
depths of a hand bag or mesh bag.
So Brandeis, Kilpatrick, Orkin,
Nebraska Clothing company, Thom-as-Kilpatrick
company ana Thompson-Belden
are looking for a woman
30 or; 35 years old, 5 feet and a half
tall, weighing 130 pounds, wearing a
black ahip straw sailor hat, a blue
skirt and white shirt waiet
Note From Yankton.
f Yankton, S. D July 29. (Special.)
Ben Bullis of Benson, Neb., harvest
nana, ten Between the cars on a mid
nignt rreignt ana was taken to a
hospital with a compound fracture
of the left thigh. Thirty harvesters,
the victims of the Tripp wreck, are
already in th hosDttal here.
The Yankton County Record is a
new ,-weeKiy tnat nat made its ap
pearance nere. with A. Kaech aa
editor. Political reasons are given
tor tne advent ot tne new paper. Mr,
Kaech has been deputy county super
intendent oi scnoois.
A street paving contractor, faced
by a noon strike aa he wit just fin
ishing a section, appealed to Yankton
men, and Engineer S. Edmunds, D. B.
- Lrurncy ' ana vtner' ousiness 'men iin
ithed the "fill" and saved the sec.
tion.j . y i .'. .!;-. ( j.,
? Ib. UtMtMt fata KlUar.
Sloan's Uatfnsnt got. rteat to th Mt
( pain; stroplr lar It on you aa swt hat.
, to rub. Sic. ' All 4nii(lta, Av.
EAIN IS FALLING
OVER WESTERN
PART OF. ST ATE
. . (Oenuaeaa rnm raw Oh.) .
for teed will be the most profitable
acret in Nebraska.
The predictiona of good quality of
wheat continue to be borne out by
the thrething. David City says wheat
is about 35 per cent threshed. Wheat
tests vary from sixty to sixty-five
pounds with very little underweight.
Gregory, S. D., reports teriout injury
to the spring wheat crop with black
rust. .... -
The rains af Billings, Mont., seem
to be moving toward wettern Ne
braska, Gillette, Wyo., reporting a
heavy rain. The northwestern sec
tion of Nebraska continues cloudy,
with esrly temperatures in the west
ern part, of th state slightly lower
than Friday morning.
Twenty-six More Die at Chicago
Chicago, July 29. Little relief from
the Interne heat wat held, out by the
government forecaster here today. An
area of low barometric pressure which
last night reached North and South
Dakota waa reported in advices today
to be gradually dying out and a mod
eration in temperature which it wat
thought' might reach this - section
Monday was reported to be a dubious
possibility. - " - ' ' ' - '
Lake breeae tempeted the heat in
Chicago only slightly today.1 The
temperature at 11:30 a. m, was 94.
Deaths from heat prostration in
Chicaso are increasing, twenty-six be-
j ing reported to the police and coroner
Between o a. m. ana noon loaiy.
Bulears Take Serb .
Defenses, Says Serbia
Sofia, Bulgaria, July 29. The repulse-
of attacks on. the Bulgarian
line' along the Macedonian front on
July 25 wa announced today by the
war office, which state that counter
attacks resulted in the capture by th
Bulgarian of hostile trenches,
. The statement aays that on July 27
there was weak cannonading along
the entire Macedonian front and some
patrol guards, which resulted favor
ably to the Bulgarians.
On the 25th an enemy, battalion,
provided with machine guna and sup
ported by a battery oi mountain ar
tillery and a battery ot nowiuer at
tacked our advanced detachments on
Rahovo-Shorsko front. AH the, at
tacks were repulsed with enemy
losses. Our troops subsequently car
ried out counter attacks and; captured
enemy tranches.
rrom tne tn to tne tn, a Ser
bian division tried to occupy the
heights north of the village of Pojar,
but they were thrown back to the
plain after suffering considerable
loases.'.; , - .
Fanning to Take Over the
Postoffice Monday Evening
The Omaha postoffice will be turned
over to Charles E, Fanning, newly
appointed postmaster, at 5 p. in. Mon
day with short ceremonies in the
soutn court room oi tne teaem build-in,-.;
Retiring Postmtiter John C.
Wharton will make art address, "As
many postoffice employe as can get
off duty will be present '
. HYMENEAL, ,?
' Mayberry-Flemlng.
Percllla Fleming and Tom May
berry, both of Atlantic, la., were mar
ried by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at
his. residence ' Friday evening at 9.
They were accompanied by Miss Car
rie Lewis and.H. C. Gvndstaff of
council tsnmt,
' Ntlson-Oraybeal.
Edward Nelson and Grace Gray
beal, both of Dea Moines, la., were
united in marriage by Rev. B. Robert
von der Lippe, pastor of the Clifton
Hill Presbyterian church, in the par
Ion of the Young Men'a Chrittian at
toeiation at 1 10:25 a. m. Saturday.
Misses Lenice J. Huse and Ruthe E.
Dutcher witnessed the ceremony.
McHeen-Reitter.
John W. McMeen and Olive M.
Reitter, both of Lincoln, were mar
ried in the parlors of the Young
Men's Chrittian association Saturday
morning. Rev. B. Robert von der
Lippe ' performed the ceremony.
Misses Ruth E. Dtucher and Alice
Boles were witnesses.
DEATH RECORD.
' Mathew H. Walker.
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 29.
Mathew H. Walker, banker and capi
talist, died here at midnight last night
of cancer of the intestines. Mr.
Walker came to Utah in the 50's and
with his brothers opened the first
bank in the city. He was one of the
wealthiest men in the state and was
widely known for hia great business
ability and his charities. . He was 71
years of age.
Judge Kubat Weakens When He
Hears Howell Wants to Debate
It take a pleader of a very high or
der to escape a fine at the hands of
Police Judge Kubat, Nemesis of auto
speeders, avenger of glaring head
lights, silencer of cut-outs. ,
Frank S. Howell, ex-United States
district attorney, was brought before
tne awtul tribunal in police court..
Frank drives a big,' high-powered
car. He drives u, too. He doesnt
just saunter along. Nothing grieves
him more than to see someone pass
him on the road. And he loves to go
'round corners on two wheels.
But let us not keep the ex-district
attorney standing guiltily before the
august tribunal with the baleful, ac
cusing and atern eye of Judge Kubat
upon him.
For once Mr. Howell waa the ac
cused. Scores of times in the course
of his career he had been the accuser.
I: waa a novelty to him.
The traffic officer stated the charge.
BAKER GOMES BACQ
WITH HIS ANSWER
Explains . Method of Transpor
' tation of Guards to the '
-. . Border. '. ,
FOOD, AMD PLENTY OF IT
Washington, July 29. In response
to the house resolution of inquiry
Secretary Baker today made a report
on the transportation of National
Guardsmen to the border. The reso
lutions asked for information' on
chargea that the guardsmen had been
transported in day coaches, that their
trains had been unreasonably side
tracked and that they were insuffi
ciently fed and cared for. '
Secretary Baker says the guards
men In some instancea were trans
ported in day coaches, but that no
cars without lights were uted and
that troop trains were not sidetracked
unreasonably. Regular army rations
more than sufficient for the journey
were furnished alt troops, he asserts,
either on leaving mobilization campa
or en route, and that all cars used
were inspected to remedy defects or
deficiencies that would imperil health
or safety of troops.
' Ute of Day Coaches.
The report says day coaches were
used only in cases where- owing to
the urgency of the situation and the
large number of troops being moved
at one time, it waa not practical to
delay. When day coaches were used
it explains, three men were assigned
to each four seata. In some cases,
railroads, without extra charge, al
lowed two men to occupy four seats.
Wherever it could be done, arrange
ments ware made to transfer troops
from day coaches to tourist sleepers.
Regarding rations, the secretary re
port! that where cooking equipment
wat not placed on trains, the men
were furnished with money to buy
hot coffee, the same as troops of the
regular army are allowed under simi
lar conditions. No reason existed for
troops seeking food . from civilian,
Secretary Baker asserts, and drinking
water wat plentiful.
No Need to Seek Food.
There waa no reaton for troopt
teekmg food of citizens en route, he
added. "It ia not pottible unlett ra
tion! have been thrown away that
Mr. Howell had violated one of the
automobile regulationa. .
"Now, I want to be heard on this,"
said Mr. Howell, with a broad smile.
He was evidently not a properly awed
and contrite prisoner. , ,, .
' "I insist on being heard," continued
Mr. Howell in his best federal court
style. "I want thirty minutes on a
side for argument before the case is
passed upon.
Even Judge Kubat unbent from the
dignity of a police judge, which is
scarcely less awesome than the on
mty ot a theater ticket seller.
almost smiled. Then he spoke:
"Thirty minutes on a side, Mr.
Howell. What do Vou think this it,
a debating society? You get right
out of thit court now before I give
you thirty days."
And Mr. Howell "got right out" to
hi waiting gasoline buggy, whizzed
around the corner and buzzed up
Douglas street toward his office.
troops which have been reported short
ot rations could nave been snort, tv
ery precaution wai taken to see that
they started with an ample supply.
These troops are largely recruits, un
trained and undisciplined, and under
officers of comparatively little exper
ience." Acting Quartermaster ' General
Sharp reported that to have moved
all the troops in Pullman or tourist
car would have required 3,0W cars.
The Pullman company made avail
able 80 per cent of all tourist cars it
owns.
Representative Slayden, who all
through the Mexican trouble has
been one of the administration's crit
ics for not using the Guard on the
border, spoke in the house today in
commendation of the condition of
theg uardsmen and conditions on the
border generally,
"We now have an army on the
Mexican border and across the inter
national boundary so well prepared
for any prospective duty that no citi
zen need giveh imself the slightest
uneasiness as to what will happen,"
he said.
Mr. Slayden declared troops had
been moved without hitch and with
all dispatch necessary.-
Nebraska and Iowa
Men Confirmed for
Army Promotions
.Washington, July 29. (Special
Telegram.) The latest list of army
promotions nominated to the senate
has completed the cavalry arms
share. They are now in the hands
of a subcommittee of the senate
military affairs committee and will
no doubt all be confirmed.
There has not been an objection to
a sinsle confirmation in the many
hundred of army officers nominated
tor promotion since July 1. The last
promotions named, those ot the cav
alry, include to b captain irom first
lieutenant: Nebraska v red Mears.
Iowa Rodman Butler, - Eugene J.
Ely, E. J. Pike. Kansas Charles S.
Hoyt, Leon W. Prunty. i South Da
kotaHarry L. King, Emil P. Lam
son. . ,-, . ,. .
Horace Logan McBride, field ar
tillery, has been promoted from sec
ond to first lieutenant, as has Fred
Beler Inglis,. infantry; both are Ne-braakant.
Combat HEAT With
"Dresher Science"
Phone ,
Tyler, .
45 ",V
for an ''
Auto
That;;
Trmreb !
Quickly. (
Withstanding summer heat i largely a
matter of meeting it with proper attire.
Wear Palm Beach garments, Panama hats,
whit waists and skirts; everything "white'1
as much as possible. You'll then experi
ence the maximum of comfort at email ex
panse for Dresners don't charge much to
clean item of this sort, and get them out
in a harry. Draher are constantly study
ing your comfort question; they know
HOW to keep summer clothe clean, eriap,
inviting, cool and refreshing, so that they
will REFLECT heat instead of ABSORB
ING It aa dark clothes do. Better get your
clothes together la the morning; phone
Dresner for a man and defy heat In the
mtdst of a round of solid summer comfort.
j Dresner ,13108.
Dry Cleaners and Dyers
2211-2217 Faraaun Street.
Omaha.
DR. BRADBURY A- SAFE DENTIST
Dental Work Saturated
WITH LONG LIFE, SPLENDID SERVICE
AND NO PAIN. : . .
' I would no more think of robbing the
reputation of this work by using cheap mate-.
riala than I would of stealing what doe not
belong to me. This is why I say I am safe
for you any or all of the family.
SATISFACTORY . CROWN AND BRIDGE
WORK That spells Good Dentistry.
Porcelain or Gold Filling.
Pyorrhea or any Gum 'trouble that causea
teeth to become loose treated successfully. '
Th X-ray to find deep-seated diseases.
Platea of metal or rubber, $10.00 up.
Sead for Booklet, It Is Free.,
DR. BRADBURY, Dentist
17 Year U Omaha.
921-22 Woodmen of the World Building. . Phona D. 17SS.
14th aad Faream St., Omaha. Hourai 8 to 6 Sundays, 10 to 12.
Let Schmoller & Mueller
Columbiaize Your Home
Owing to the fact that we are retail
and wholesale distributors of Colum
bia Grafonolas and Records, we are
in a position to offer you service that
cannot be obtained elsewhere.
Grafonolas in All Styles
and Finishes .
From $15 to $350 x
Terms as low as $1 per week.
Our spacious warerooms are at your disposal. Free
concerts every hour. Come tomorrow and enjoy some
of the new music. If not convenient to call phone Doug
las 1623 and we will send to , your home any style
machine and selection of records that you would like to
have demonstrated. Enjoy your Columbia Grafonola
while paying for.it , , r ; ' ;
We carry a complete Stock of domestic and foreign
records.'." , .
Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co.
1 1311-13 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb.
WImIcmU distributer for Columbia Grafosiekts and Raeords for N
. brisk, Wnlrn lew aad South Dakota. ',
Write at mce for dealers' proposilioa.
irmt
WAR MAY POT END
TO FREHCHDDEIUHG
'Tield of Honor" of Personal
Combat Now Replaced by
Battleground. .
RIDICULE FOR 'SCRAPPERS'
(Cgrrpondncc 6f Thir AJMCtatsd rriis.)
Paris. July 29. The duel is one of
the ancient institutions of France that
has fallen into neglect durinir the war
The last sensational encoutcr on the
field of honor a .bloodless one
took place after the election of the
Chamber of Deputies in 1914, not
long before hostilities broke out. It
was between Joseph Caillaox, former
minister nf finanr unA hia
cessful opponent, Louis d'Allieres.
r:n i: ,
hiua nrtu inro tne air ana 0 Ail
lieres fired into the ground.
Sine that mtina M I'alit:--.-
has been grievously wounded on an-
uuicr neiu oi nonr. Acting: as in
termediary officer between the fir
ing line and the command in the
rear, he waa hit by a fragment of a
shell that claimed him, probably for
life.
a May Be No More Duels. -It
is attributed to the fact that sp
many Frenchmen like M. d'Ailleres
have, shed .their blood on the battle
field ' that the duel has been aban
doned and there is a well-defined sen
timent that it has come to an end for
good and all.
Some credit the "sacred union" of
parties and classes with this reform,
while there are certain proofs that it
ia due to populer deprecation of per
sonal conflicts between Frenchmen
while "the-Germans, are, still at Noy
on." The.., "Aacred union" has not
prevented disputes and provocations."
Two ''men contesting for a favor
able place from which to witness a
review of troops on the Esplanades
des Invalides came to blows and one
of them tossed his card to the other.
"If you are so eager to fight" cried
a bystander, "why don't you do as
those boys did" pointing to some, arm
less and. legless soldiers lined up be
fore the troops to be decorated. .
Can Fight at Verdun.
Two young men in a popular cafe
exchanged sarcasms, followed by in
sults, blows and an exchange of cards.
"To Verdun with theml'' cried the
spectators. '"Put them out!"
The manager" threw both of them
into the street where the idlers jeered
them until in common defense they
made up their quarrel and walked off
together.
There are two hypotheses regard
ing the duel after war. In some cases
the disputants have both been com
batants in the great war and will find
it ridiculous to make a show of cour
age against each other after having
already shown it together many times
against a common enemy.
If they are not both combatants,
they will, one or both of them, have
been heroes of the "rear" to whom
public opinion will say "Nol No
fighting." If you were so thirsty for
blood and so particular about honor,
you would have gotteji-your satisfac
tion put wf the Germans.'1- - ' '
Menace Plant isV- -Damaged
by Bombs
Springfield, Mo.. July 29. Three
bombs exploded beneath the floor of
the Menace Publishing plant at
Aurora, Mo., at 4:15 o'clock this
morning, slightly damaged the pub
lishing company plant and set fire to
a mass of copies of Menace, an
anti-Catholic publication, just off the
press. The flames were soon ex
tinguished. The explosions set fire to the papers
fresh from the presses, but the flames
were extinguished quickly. From the
manner in which the. bombs were
placed it is believed an attempt wis
made to destroy alt the publishing
company's presses.
This week's issue of the Menace, .
dated August S, carried several elec
tion articles.
President on m Crulito.
Wuhlnfton. July 2S. President and Mrt.
Wilson left Washington late this afternoon
for a week-end cruise on the naval yacht
Mayflower down Chesapeake bay.
THOHP5pN-BttDIN6CQ
i - Tlw Fashion Genfer of fte ffiddleWe
. Ufablbhed
The Last Day of July Will Be a
Long Remembered Bargain Event
The Material for a
New Summer Dress
Costs So Little Now
DRESS GINGHAMS of foreign
and domestic manufacture, 27
and 32 inches wide, 12c, 18c,
30c sad 80s a yard.
SILK MIXED SHIRTINGS (82
inch), stripes, fancy figured ef
fect and jacquard pattern,
23, 30 aad 40c. -DRESS
AND WRAPPER PER-
CALE3 (36-inch), dark and
, Ught shades, guaranteed colons
J ' 12H and lBeVr Vy
; Baaemeat Wash Goods Sootion.
Women's
Summer; Apparel '
At Quick Selling Prices
We wish to ehasize the
fact that this is all apparel
from our regular' stock; se
lections . .of ' ; materials - and
thoroughness " of . workman
ship having been under our
personal supervision. t" "
SUITS COATS DRESSES
SKIRTS BLOUSES
MIDDIES
Radically Reduced in Price.
Sheets and Pillow
Cases Reduced
: 81x90 seamless Bed Sheets,
heavy weight, the kind . that
launder well
85c grade for..- 75t
Hemstitched Pillow Cases, an
exceptional quality
42x36 siae. 17
48x36 siae ..20
BASEMENT
OF ' '
REMNAN17
Our Annual Clearance Sale
Of High Grade v
Summer Wash Goods
Monday at 8.30 A. M.
- Remnants of the season' best selling fine wash mater
ial, and a this is our first remnant ale of the season, you
are assured of a particularly fine assortment from which
to make a selection. , '
' You can choose a couple of attractive patterns, and pay
only what ginghams, etc., cost ordinarily. '
Prices are so low that a quick clear
ance is assured. Come Early.
' Hundreds of values too numer
ous to mention, of which the fol
lowing are fair examples.
814 yards embroidered voile, leaf
green design;; regularly 85c 'a
yard. Remnant, $3.49.
6H yards Black and White
Checked English Voile; regu
larly 86c a yard. Remnant,
$2.79. - .
6 yards Silk and Cotton Nov
elty, light green; regularly $1
a yard. Remnant, $1.59.
6 yards Yellow Plaid Organdie;
regularly 3 5c a yard. Remnant,
98eV . .
2H yards Embroidered Voile
sold regularly for $1 a' yard.
'Remnant, 89.
Hundreds of other equally
great value
Main Floor Opposite the Silk.
Sorosis Clearance Sale
Which includes almost every want
1 ed atyle and color, in patent kid,
glazed kid, gray kid, white kid and
ivory kid.
$7 and $8 Values, - $4-95
$5, $6 and $7 Values, $3.95
Two hundred pairs of broken sizes go in this
clearing sale f6r - -- -- -- -- - p5i'j
4 YEARS AT
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