THE BEB: OOTAITA, TUESDAY; M7VC5IBER 27, 191Y.
FIANCEE OF DEAD
MAN WILL AID IN
MURDER PROBE
Miss Hilda Johnson Comes to
Omaha Armed With Love
Letters of Slain
South-Sider.
Miss Hilda Johnson of Oaks,N.
D., fiancee of Thomas Thompson, shot
to death in his South Side home two
weeks ago, came, to Omaha Monday
morning armed with his love letters
to her to prove that he was murdered.
Incidentally she wants to put in a
claim with County Attorney Magney
for her sweetheart's house and lot. '
She carried her precious letters froin
the murdered man In a small shoe
box under her arm. : She says that
they were to have been married in
September, but that she was sick
from overwork ana coula not come
to Omaha. , " ;
"I promised him I would come
down when I got well. In the mean
time he was murdered' she said. I
know he was murdered. I know ht
would not shoot himself just before
we were going to be married. Here is
the .letter be wrote me,";' . t
, Shows Love Letter.
' She selected a bulky envelope from
her collection. The letter was dated
June 22 and read: "Dear and Dear
est: I would like to come up and see
you, but I can't get away. Swift's
need all their men, but if you will
come down I think J can get a hi If
s day off, so we could get married,
f you don't come and if I have" to
go to war I will make out papers and
leave the house and Jot for you. For
you! are the only girl I did Love. I
am reaming of you always." ,
Miss Johnson says she does not be
lieve Thompson had any relatives. He
owned the house and lot in South
Omaha and a shoe shop in Verona,
N. D. "1 thought maybe that if there
wcr no relatives that they would give
the property to me because we were
. going to be married, she said. -Mjss
Johnson is a: Swedish girl who
fame to America four years ago from
lialnistead, Sweden. -. She saynhe
met Thompson at La Moure, N. D.,
, white he was running a shoe shop at
VerO'ia. ' .ViV. '
Firit Anniversary of Sun
i Theater Occurs This Week
Tie first anniversary of tire -Surt
theater, operated by the World Realty
company, 4 is- being - celebrated this
week. 1 he .realty company, com
cosed of S. H. Goldbere: W. R. Mc
Farland, Harry Rachman and H. L.
Goldberg,' is elated over the success
of the f arnam street amusement place
and predicts a bigger year than ever
the fiext twelve months. .
The Goldberg brothers, active In the
management of the theater, and the
World Theater company, have been
in the moving pic,tuxe business in
Omaha for eight years. iTheir rise in
the industry has been verv raoid.
This concern has taken over the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and
Douglas street, where it w111efect
, ome urae during me ncxi year an-
otner new modern theater. The new
moving picture palace has been made
possible by the stupendous attend
ance ana success ot the pun during
tne last year. , - v- - '
ioung juaea uouncii. ..
.: , Organized in Omaha
A Young Judea council was organ-
uea .Saturday night, following a re
ception given in honor of David
Jchneeburg of New York City, ex
ecutive secretary of the national or
ganization. at Swedish auditorium
Rabbi Morris Taxon was named edu
cational director; Harry. Lapidus,
president; E. Block, vice president:
.iiss , joa A,uuDy, secretary, ana ur.
I'hilio Shcr. treasurer. t- v
The directors include Dr. A. Romm,
Lo Rosenthal, Samuel Cohn, Morris
Minkin. Louis Minkin, Sam Robinson,
l.ouu Kneeter, Mrs. FhiUp Sher. Mrs.
S. Robinson and Miss Jessie Kruger
and the leaders of the six local Young
Judea circles. : . ,,
, Young Judea teaches higher concep
tions of Judaism. More than 150 at-
. tended the meeting.. .
Church Member Files Suit
- Against Her Dressmaker
Julia Burke. 22 vear rM tnm.
her of Mount Morialj Baptist church,
surges mar. Anna m. Larr, ner dress-
niKcr, ca,usea tier $j,yuu worth of
humiliation hv bavincr ' ti mif in
on November 16 on a charge of steal-
v'K J?wortn 01 he suing
tor $5,000 in district court. .
She alleges that Mrs. Larr falsely
aLtusca ner pi stealing the two yards
ui sun ana mat she, has "sultered a
severe nervous shock from the pub
lic scandal, to say nothing of the in
famy and disgrace of 1 hour and 20
minutes behind the bars." She says
she is t married woman of good re
pute and was never in jail before. She
was acquitted of the charge in1 police
court. : t ' .
Hahn Boosted as Choice of
Teachers For New President
H. H. Hahn, president of the state
normal school at Wayne, is receiving
support of ? Omaha teachers in his
candidtcy for the presidency of the
Nebraska State Teachers' association.
He was one of the five nominees
named through the votes of the teach
ers at the recent state cbnventioh in
Omaha. . - . ,
Mr. Hahn was a candidate a year
ago, but gracefully withdrew at that
time in favor of Miss Martha Pow
ell of Or .aha, who was elected. . In
return for that actioa Omaha teach
ers are kindly disposed . toward his
candidacy this time. .
To Require M, P. to Elevate".
Tracks on West Leavenworth
7hte cjtjr touncil committee of the
whole directed its legal department
lu p,rPar .n ordinance to require
the lissoun Pacific to elevate tracks
.at orty-eighth . and Leavenworth
streets in. a manner similar to the
wo.rk now being done at Farnara,
Dougia8 and Dodge street crossings.
VV est Leavenworth street citizens
protested against the present condi
tion of the grade crossing and. the
ity commissioners' last w ;lc "visited
wie location to de("nine the merits
-i 'hf protest. . . .
Commissioner Gassed,
But Not in Trenches
City Commissioner Jardine was
"gassed.
It occurred Sunday afternoon
while he was shaving in hit bath
room,
tie Deneves tne name ot a gas
water neater consumed the oxygen
in the room to the point of deple
tion. . ...
Just : before "the cordmissioner
fell over he pushed a door onen
and the noise aroused other mem
bers of the family, who rushed to
the scene.
Mr. Jardine is able to be ont, but
still ieels the effects of the accident
SQUAW SUES MEN
FOR TEN THOUSAND
Susie- Big Bear White Says
Omahan and Others De
frauded Her in Land
Deal. ,
Susie Big Bear White, Sioux In
dian squaw of Pender, Neb., says she
was defrauded but of her share of
her father's. Indian lands by John P.
Linch of Omaha, E. G. Hancock, H.
D. Hancock, R. H. J. Osborn and the
First National bank of' Pender in her
suit for $10,000 damages filed in dis
trict court. ,
' Susie, who is the wife i Leo Big
Bear White, alleges the Hancocks
got her to sign a contract to sell her
share of her father's land, inherited
at his death. The consideration
given in payment was $3,500 and
business in Omaha.
When the Big Bear Whites arrived
in Omaha to take over their new
"business" they fqund it defunct,
she alleges. . Leo Big Bear says that
the. land is worth an acre, mak
ing' the value 6f the quarter section
$19,500.
K. Qf the. cash payment to be made
on the, sale, she alleges $2,700 re
mained' still due and unpaid on Jan
uary 4 of this year.
Leo Big Bear says tht real estate
operators have : obtained large sec
tions of valuable land from the In
dians "in the Pender district on small
payments, by fraudulent, methods.
George Collins Wants South
Side Safe, Fpr Democracy
5 George S", Collins believes in 'majh
mg the ' South, Side . safe- for democ
racy.;:. He. toli. city commissioners, so
when he addressed them in favor of
a proposed new public playground be
tween Thirty-sixth ana Thirty-eighth
s'treets, north of Q street. ; ;
"Let us accelerate the flow of rich,
ted blood m theveins of our' boys."
he affirmed in an impassioned talk.
"Who knows how soon these boys will
be 'over there,' going over the top and
into No Mat. s land for democracy?"
The proposition is to acquire two
blocks for a consideration of $16,500
for a playground. Mayor Dahlman
recommended that the city planning
board, according to a new' .law, bring
in a report at, the next 'imwt'nffof'
the city council. 'It' is probable that
the city will acquire this land and that
the park department wjll open a play
ground next, soring onilhis aU
Fremont Girl Injured When
- :Auto Crashes Into Streetcar
' "Miss Florence McCrearv iof ..Fre
mont. visiting in Omaha, wis, injured
Monday morning when an automo
bile .in which she was riding skidded
intft a itrit rap at Vnrtith tiH Karl
nam streets. The' front part of the
street car was smasnea ana the; auto
mobile partly wrecked.
CLARLDGB
RROW
OILAR
QexA 6tff
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
FONTENELLE HOTEL
13th and Douglas Sts.
Concert By
Wilmot Goodwin
. Baritone
" v . - and
Florence Austin,
ViolinUt
First Cycle Nov. 28th, 8il5 P. M.
Second Cycle Not. 29th, 8:15 P. M.
. Autpices Geo. Crook Poit
Women's Relief Corps No. 88,
- Omaha, Neb. ,
CHEST GOLDS
may mean weak lunirs and
need more thorough treatment
than mere syrups, physics
or stimulants. V
corrects chest colds by. giving
strength to the blood and warmth
o the body, while it is famous with
physicians for relievin hard
coughs and soothing the lungs,'
throat and bronchial tubes.
Scott & Bowat, BJoomfieldJf jr.
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The Eireweirs
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Our Federal Laws, now for the first time in our history, abso-
lutely prohibit the distillation of ardent spirits such as whiskey,
brandy, gin and the like. In so doing they make a clear distinction
between distilled spirituous liquors and mild beverages such as beer
arid light wines.
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This distinction sets a precedent in our national
question of Intemperance. It is in line with the teachings of history
mid -of science. It is in harmony with the experience of other countries
nowat.war. It is through such a distinction that the real solution of
this vita! problem m be to I
Inasmuch as the brewers have reduced the alcoholic content of beer until it is today only frac
tionally in excess of 3 per cent, they have earned the right to call their product a True Temperance Drink.
Yet, in general popular opinion, it is still associated with ardent spirits.
The true relationship of beer is with light wines and soft drinks not with hard liquors.
For this false mental association the brewers are largely responsible. Keen competition in the early days of
the brewing industry, before the perfection of modern bottling methods, led the brewers as individuals th
encourage the establishment of saloons, which were at that time the only -jaae8"-roughjticX' tlieir ,
product could be lawfully sold. This ifnwise individual action ori the part 'of many letb-
cation of the saloon a form of retail distribution which dealt not only in malt beverages but also in intoxi
cating liquors, and established a business affiliation .that has since created the false mental association. -
Thus our product has been unjustly and improperly linked with those influencesover which we have had
no control that have actually promoted Intemperance.
For years we have hoped, with the wine grower that some factor might intervene which would enable us to
.sever, once and for all, the shackles that bound our wholesome products light wines and beer, the hand
maidens to True Temperance to ardent spirits in popular mental association and actual business prac
; rise. The Federal enactment prohibiting the distillation of spirituous liquors has broken those chains at last
Freed now to speak for the great moral truth of temperance that
we have long realized was ours heartened by the action of Con
gress and the President we welcome the opportunity that is
thus afforded us to promote True Temperance. Further, we pledge
ourselves to co-operate wit;h the spirit of the law by adding our
utmost efforts to dissociate beer from distilled liquors in every
way, in popular thought and in the saloon.
Thus will the Federal laws and our practise operate to eliminate
the evils of Intemperance and to place our country upon a basis of
Temperance REAL Tempe ranee, wh ich means sobriety and mod
eration; nof Prohibition, which has proved a fallacy and a failure.'
to the
The United States Brewers Association.
treatment of the
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