llllli UAlAilA, SAi bivDA X , iuAlktll tit), lUio.
SOUTH SIDE
possible change
in Dipping of
omaha live stock
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Meets June 3 to Discuss
Rates and Regulations in
This District.
fhe National Live Stock Shippers'
Projection league has advised the
local exchange that the Interstate
Commerce commission commences
its investigation into all of the rates,
rules, regulations and practices sur
rounding the transportation! live
stock and packing house products in
all of the western territory east of
the Rocky tvountains June 3. As a
result of this hearing there may be
sweeping changes in the methods of
handling live stock between markets
and country points.
National Live Stock exchange will
be represented by Secretary C. B.
Heinemann. Omaha Live Stock ex
change will be represented by Secretary-Traffic
Manage? A. I Stryker.
Farmers Dispute Garden
, Rights; One is Fined $5
John Whetstone, Sarpy county
farmer, was fined $5 and costs in. po
lice court Friday morning on a charge
of assault against his neighbor, Chris
Jorgensen. The trouble rew out of
the possession of a strip of railroad
land which Whetstone said he had
leased for garden purposes, and
which Jorgensen disputed. The cli
max was reached when they met at
a blacksmith shop Thursday after
noon, Whetstone alleging that Jor
gensen Accused Whetstone's wife of
stealing a chicken. Whetstone then
proceeded to inflict bodily punish
ment upon Jorgensen, who appeared
in court with a "beauty spot" over
his right eye.
Live Stock Exchange Will
Prepare for Liberty Parade
A special meeting of the Omaha
Live Stock txchange will be held in
Exchange hal! Friday afternoon. The
following matters will be discussed:
The participation of the exchange in
fhe Liberty loan parade; report of
railroad and stock yards committee;
provision fot canvassing the Ex
change building in the interest of Lib
erty bonds; the advisability of send
ing a representative to Washington,
to secure a modification of the rules
and regulations of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, regarding the purchase
of pigs for virus purposes in public
stock yards
Special Easter Program
At the Social Settlement
' A special Easter program for chil
dren, under the direction of Miss
Cirace McLeain, will be given at the
Social Settlement house Saturday
afternoon. Miss Irene Clan, child
harpist, and the South High Story
Tellers' league are among the enter
tainers. Farmers' Donate Hogs to
Red Cross; Bring $3,000
A load of hogs, donated by Ne
braska farmers, was sold at auction
for the benefit of the Red Cross at
the stock yards Thursday. There
were 86 in the shipment and they
were bought by Swift & Co. at $17
per 100 pounds, netting the Red Cross
$2,966.
Draft Evadera Believed to
Have Escaped Into Mexico
The names of 219 draft evaders
have been turned over to the govern
ment authorities by local exemption
board No. 2, according to Chairman
J. J. Breen. Many of the men "are
believed to have gone to Mexico to
escape service.
Class A1 Men Notified to
Appear for Examination
One hundred and ninety-seven men
who have been placed in class Al by
local exemption board No. 2 have
been notified to appear at the South
Side city hah Saturday for physical
examination.
Hogs Transported Ir Auto.
Large numbers of hogs transported
by auto trucks continue to arrive
daily at the South Omaha market.
Thursday 1,271 head were received.
I . -
South Side Brevities
LOST A (fold wrist watch at Magic
theater, Monday night. Call South 1150.
Telephone South 900 and order a case of
Oma or Lactonade, tho healthful refreshing
Home Beverage, delivered to your residence.
Omaha Beverage Co.
Henderson, the florist, hns opened a
flower store at 4718 South Twinty-fourth
ptreet, where he will sell all kinds of Easter
lowers. Come in see him.
Mr?. J. C. Fanton and son, Herschel. of
Lincoln, passed last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred LiKhtfoot. Herschel loft
Tuesday night with the base hospital No.
49, to enter training at Fort Des Moines.
THE RISE OF JENNIE Cl'SHING.
In 6 acts at the Besse tomorrow, with
Elsie Ferguson.
Sunday, Jack Plckford.
A WONDERFUL) MOTION PICTURE.
Is "A Man's Man." with IVarren J.
Kerrigan, at the Uessee tonight. I
7 reels of thrills, throbs and suspense.
Positively a knockout. Besse.
Never In all our business history have we
been In a position to talk to you with such,
confidence about merchandise values as we
are this season. "We have a wonderful stock
of th bettor makes of goods, the great
majority of which is priced on cost levels
far below what can be obtained today,. Too
will find here now beautiful lines of dress
goods, worsteds and wsh fabrics. Spring
coats, dresses, suits, skirts and children's
coats. Young men looking for nifty spring
suits, should not buy before they have seen
this beautiful line. Bring the school boy and
the smaller children and fit them up in these
wooly boy suits; they save you trouble from
rips and tears. John Fljnn & Co.
Police Officer Resigns;
Figured in Gun Battle
Police Officer Ezra'Tiqim, who is
alleged to have held a large crowd
at bay with a gun in a free-for-all
fight Wednesday night and later
J threw his badge at Captain Bnggs,
' handed in his resignation to the chief
Of police Thursday morning.
BrieJ City News
Have Boot Frlnt It New Beacon Press.
Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-Graden.
program lostMneil A community
center program which was scheduled
for Monmouth Fark school Friday
light has been postponed one week.
Say He Hail Liquor F. J. Morres
sey, 2529 North E'ghteenth street, was
fined $100 and costs in police court
Friday. It was alleged he had liquor
in his possession.
Pruilcnt saving In war times is a
hostage for opportunities of peace,
flay safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass n. 211
a ISth St. $1 to $5,009 received.
Allowed Vagrant Fined Herman
Nachschsen, 1917 Cass street, was
fined $10 and costs in police court
Friday. It was alleged that he was a
vagrant. He appealed to the district
court
Jolly to Xcw York Detective Peter
Jolly went to New York Friday with a
warrant for Max Schwartzschild, who
was indicted by the grand jury and is
alleged to have passed a forged check
on an Omaha hotel.
Xo longer Detective H. W. Mont
gomery, detective with the Keliable
Detective agency, is authority for the
statement that Steve Maloney is n.o
longer a member of that firm, having
retired about March 1.
Seek George Vancil George Vancll,
thought to be a resident of Nebraska,
is sought by his nephew, Lorenzo M.
Young, Springfield, 111., Mr. Vancil's
former home. The nephew's search
is instigated by Mr. Vancil's wife,
whose address is in care of Dr. John
C. Helper, Springfield, 111.
Youth Accused of Theft Eddie
Maslnakas, 10 years old, living with
his father, 3114 Vinton street, was ar
rested Thursday for incorrigibility. It
is alleged he stole $50 from Mrs. W.
W. Long, 3102 Vinton street, Wednes
day. He .spent $10 for candy, a gun
and other articles and returned $40 to
Mrs. Long.
Church Adopts Resolution Congre
gation of the North Presbyterian
church Friday night adopted a reso
lution urging the Nebraska legislature,
now in special session, to ratify the
recent action of congress with refer
ence to prohibition. The resolution
asked the legislature to endorse the
proposed amendment to the United
States constitution, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
beverages.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
MEEJING CALLED
OFF; V0TERSSH0W
LACK OF INTEREST
A patriotic meeting at which "Mr.
Ed. Smith" was advertised to have
been the principal speaker failed to
materalize in the Benson hall last
night on account of lack of attend
ance. Ed. P. Smith, who is making the
primary race as cadidate for mayor,
appeared at the hall and the other
attendants wertf F. L. Weaver, Hugo
Melchoir, five Benson Voters and the
care-taker of the haH. At 8:45 it was
decided to call the meeting off. Hand
bills had been distributed throughput
Benson during the day advertising
that the meeting would be a patriotic
gathering and tha "Mr. Ed. Smith
and other prominent speakers" would
appear.
Mayor Dahlman's campaign organ
ization held forth in the rathkellar of
the Henshaw hotel. Ward captains
and precinct workers reported satis
factory progress and the mayor spoke
,a few words of encouragement to
those who are furthering his cam
paign. Each precinct will have a
working team on April 9 for the
mayor and in the meantime it is pro
posed to cover the town with meet
ings and personal work. ,
The campaign committee and
workers of the Working Men's Non
partisan and Economic League met
at Labor Temple and discussed their
plans.
SEVEN-STORY
FALL FATAL TO
TILEWORKER
Joe Allen, 1836 North Nineteenth
street, a tile setter, employed by the
Selden Brick Construction company,
was fatally injured Thursday after
noon when he plunged headlong from
the seventh story of the new Omaha
Athletic club buildirrg to the base
ment. He died a few hours later in
the Lord Lister hospital.
Allen is said to have been at work
on the seventh floor. He was walking
across a plank laid across the ele
vator shaft when he lost his balance.
Workmet. who heard the screams saw
his body .hurtling through space. An
attempt made to raise tap elevator to
break the fall failed.
Allen was rushed to the hospital,
where his wife and small daughter
were summoned. He has been em
ployed on this building three weeks.
Government Asks for
Photos of Battle Areas
The War department has requested
the American Protective league to
procure for immediate use for intelli
gence purposes photographs, draw
ings and descriptions of bridges,
buildings, towns and localities now
occupied by the German forces in
France, Belgium and Luxemburg,
and likewise that portion of Germany
lying west of a line running north and
south through Hamburg. -The entire
organization of the league throughout
the country will be employed in the
work in order that a large result may
be obtained. Anything of value along
this line may be delivered to Harry
B. Fleharty, chief of the Omaha di
vision of the 'American Protective
league.
Murdered Woman's Husband
Witness Before Grand Jury
C. L. Nethaway, real estate man,
whose wife was murdered in Florence
in 1917, was a witness before the
grand jury Thursday. He is under
stood to have testified against certain
witnesses who appeared at the trials
of Charles Smith, negro, for the
murder of his wife. Smith was con
victed by a jury in the second trial,
following a disagreement in the first
triaL
Drafted Omaha Boy Arrives
In France; Writes Father
Roy H. Young, son of Dr. G. R.
Young, 4213 Center street who was
drafted into the quartermaster's de
partment has notified his parents of
his safe arrival ia France.
,
HARRY WILLIAMS
GUILTY MURDER IN
SECOND DEGREE
1 1 1
'What I Expected' Says De
fendant; Jury Out Three
Hours; Faces Ten Years to
Life for Rooney's Death.'
"Guilty of murder in the second
degree" was the verdict of the jury
in the trial of Harry Williams for
the murder of ... Detective Frank
Rooney. Penalty under this con
viction is from 10 years to lite im
prisonment, at; the-discretion of the
court. Williams took the verdict
calmly. "Just what I expected," he
remarked to the deputy sheriff. The
verdict was reached after 3 hours
and 15 minutes deliberation, both
attorneys were absent, at the reading
of the verdict.
.Impassioned pleas were made by
Attorneys Jamieson for Williams and
Piatti for the state in their closing
arguments to the, jury. Jamieson
sought to establish by "mathe
matical facts," the utter impossibility
of Williams killing Detective Rooney.
"The state is required to show by a
preponderance of the evidence that
Williams is guilty. I havevnot only
proved to you that he is not guilty,
but I have shown you that Rooney
was undoubedly killed by one of his
fellow officers accidentally."
Louis Piatti, in closing for the state,
termed Jamieson's statements and
"mathematical facts" as camouflage,
designed to befog the minds of the
jury to the evidence in the case.
Piatti closed his argument with a
plea carefully to weigh the evidence.
"If you do tliat, I have no doubt what
your verdict will be, a verdict of
guilty."
Williams on Stand.
Williams, with four others, was ar
rested Jan. 30, following a gun battle
with city detectives and police officers
at 3207 North Fourteenth avenue,
where they had been trailed following
a daylight robbery of a down-town
jewelry store.
Williams testified his correct name
is Walter Nieman, and that he is 24
years old. Describing the appear
ance of the officers in the door of the
bedroom in which he and his com
rades sat, he said: "The first I knew
a man appeared in the doorway and
said, 'Hands up!' I looked up and
saw Officer Dolan. I jumped up and
went into the north room. I pushed
a window open and rushed out onto
the roof. There was a ledge there and
I climbed onto it."
"Was there another man with you,
and did he drop down and get away?"
"Yes; Leonard."
He told of carrying the stolen dia
monds to the roof and laying them in
the snow. .
"Was there any shooting in the
room before you left?"
Dolan Opens Fire.
"I left just as Dolan opened fire."
"How many times did he shoot?"
"I could not say."
"Were the lights on?"
"They were at first. I don't re
member afterwards."
He asserted he was beaten by offi
cers when captured.
"All the officers beat you?"
"No. Some of them wre gentle
men. Two or three did all the beat
ing." "They kept saying, 'This is the fol
low that shot Rooney.' That was the
first time I knew a man had been
shot."
British Casualties for .
Week Over Three Thousand
London, March 29. British cas
ualties reported for the week ending
today amounted to 3,618, divided as
follows:
"Officers killed or died of wounds
79; men killed or died of wounds 604;
officers wounded or missing 286;
men wounded or missing 2,667.
The fact that only 3,618 casualties
were reported for the week ending
Thursday would indicate that losses
since March 21 in the German offen
sive are not included in the figures
given out.
Fullerton Dedicates School;
Exceeds Saving Stamp Quota
Fullerton, March 29. (Special.)
The new school building, in district
No. 7, was dedicated Friday. The dedi
cation exercises were followed by a
war savings stamp meeting. Subscrip
tions were pledged which more than
exceeded the quota in this district.
;aker9s
BREAKFAST
COCOA.
The food drink
without a fault
Made of high grade cocoa
beans, skilfully blended and
manufactured by a perfect
mechanical process, without
the use of chemicals. ' It is
absolutely pure and whole
some, and its flavor is deli-
cious, the natural flavor of
the coco
The genuine bears this
trade-mark and is made
only by
Walter Baker 8 Go. Ltd.
DORCHESTER, MASS.
nta. u.
a. pat. opr.
EQUITABLE HEAD
INSPIRES MEN BY
STIRRING TALK
The Equitable Life Insurance com
pany is holding a two days' conven
tion in Omaha of agents from all over
Nebraska. The convention started
Thursday morning and will continue
all day today. About 80 agents are
in attendance. Shop talk is the order
of the program.
The convention is being honored by
the attendance of Vice President John
B. Lunger from the New York home
office, who was the guest of honor
at an elaborate dinner in the Fonte
nelle banquet hall last evening.
H. D. Meely acted as toastmaster,
telling how he had served more than
40 years as representative of the
Equitable under all but one of its
presidents, and how he hoped to
round out his career with the com
pany under the presidency of Mr.
Lunger, who is next in line.
The guest, when introduced, de
voted his time to a stirring patriotic
address, telling his hearers of inci
dents which, he said, would shock them
into a sense of their duty. He re
ferred to the critical condition of the
war in Europe, insisting that we in
America could not escape our part of
the responsibility, and appealed to all
to answer civilization's call.
Brief remarks, also were made by
Victor Rosewater, editor of The Bee,
emphasizing the desire of Omaha peo
ple to have big men representing the
important interests of the east come
out and see the progress of our city;
and by W. W. Head, vice president of
the Omaha National bank, urging the
importance of life insurance.
Mr. Lunger had not been in Omaha
since a previous visit 20 years ago
and he expressed himself particularly
struck with the wonderful changes for
the better and the metropolitan ap
pearance of today.
Student Council Elected
By Three Upper Classes
Student council of the Central
High school was elected yesterday
by the three , upper classes. The
seniors elected Ilda Langdon, Lil
lian Head, Robert Buchingham and
Clyde Jensen. The juniors will be
represented by David Noble, Robert
Wiley and Margaret Harte; the so
phomores, Olive Maxwell and Rich
ard Wagner. The teachers will choose
an equal number of students from
each class who, together with the
head of the cadet regiment and presi
dent of the athletic association, will
represent the students in school prob
lems. President Comfort of Harvorford
college spoke to the seniors before
the election.
Meetings on Farm Bureau
Work Start in Omaha Monday
Dr. Atkins, an expert on bee cul
ture from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, will hold a
series of meetings in Douglas county
next week in connection with the farm
bureau work. The first will be held
April 1 at 2 p. m. at. the home of
H. C. Cook, 4521 Parker avenue,
Omaha; at 10 o'clock, April 2, at the
home of II. P. Leach, southwest of
Bennington; at 2:30 o'clock, the same
day, at the home of O. E. Timm,
northeast of Bennington, and at 2
o'clock, April 3, at the home of Roy
Hixon, near Valley.
Two More Railroads Officials
Holding Down Government Jobs
Two more of the Union Pacific of
ficials are filling $1 a year jobs with
Uncle Sam."" General Passenger
Agent Basinger is in Washington,
acting as assistant to Director Gen
eral McAdoo. He is lining up the
passenger train service of the coun
try to fit the conditions, when the
new schedules are worked out.
General Freight Agent Lane is with
the United States grain corporation,
with headquarters in Omaha. He
handles the routing of all grain, in
the Omaha zone.
"Ranch 1733" Sold to Schaaf
Of Lincoln for $104 an Acre
"Ratirli 17.1V tlii rlphrnterl ranch
of 1441 acres, two miles vest of
Kearney, has just been sold by Wood
Rmthr nf T.inrnln to F. Schaaf.
nrpuidrnt of the Buildinsr Investment
company and of the Nebraska Hotel
Building and Loan association ot
T Ini-nlti . Tho nrir naiH mil $210 000.
The deal was made through W. H.
Grasmeyer of River Dale. The
stock on the ranch was appraised at
onnrnvimatcl $60 000 nnH tllf lailfl
OJJ(lvni'.v.j wvv .......
sold for $150,000, or something more
than $1U4 per acre.
bean.
Liublisked 1780
Many Nebraska People ;
On Visit to Washington
Washington, March 2. (Special I
Telegram.) Congressman Lobeck
was advised by the Department of
Agriculture today that there would
be no free seed distributed next year
on account of the department's inabil
ity to get bidders on next year's sup
ply. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dempster and
Miss IS. M. Allen of Omaha arc in
Washington for a short visit.
Lieutenant M. V. McKee, of Atkin
son, Neb., a member of the medical
PS
' 'Ji Wi
1417 DOUGLAS STREET
Omaha 's Big Credit Clothier to Men, Women and Children
a. mm
upen
Fresh Charm and Newnessin These
Women's
and they'll bear investigation by women who are in the habit
of paying considerably more than this for their clothes. They
have the general attractiveness of higher priced, exclusive Suits,
and far more quality in the details than medium priced Suits
usually receive.
Serges, Tricotines, Poplins, Mixtures Eton and belted ef
fects some with nobby hip panels and finished with braid and
buttons.
Tan, Navy, Quaker, Rookie, Copen and Black in this spe
cial showing at $29.75
Other Suits, at $35, $39.75, $45. $19.75 to $G9.75.
Alterations Free Second Floor.
Announcement
WC wish to call special attention to our big showing
Suits, Dresses and Coats, in
STYLISH STOUTS FOR
LARGE WOMEN
Sizes from 40 to 56 inches.
Second Floor.
Open a Charge
Account
at Beddeo's
Just pay a small amount
down and a trifle each
week or pay day, and be
fore you know it the bill is
paid. You wear the clothes
while paying for them.
Deddeo
r
Do
Your
Duty
AMUKEMKNTS.
LAST TIMES TODAY
MAi; ami MIMA KAKLk!
"love mc, love my doy InpTwll"
"THH I'NEXI'Fn'KM"
A Cpmrily Drainailn Wni'CfWi.
8TKWAKT It r.Milf.
Comwly, Hinging ami Talking,
I.KON M8TF.KH
Tight Wire Artists.
Harold
Lockwood
-"In-
Broadway
, Bill"
From the Hrlelil
Llrhts to th
Mig Wood.
FOX COMEDY
KtmrmlM-r, ftat., April fl, lt unnivrr
nmy ot our war, starts the Third Lib
erty I.oan Drive. Do yonr ptirt.
TONIGHT AND
Last Time
Mat. Today
THE COMEDY "MARY'S
Something Worth Going A MII
Miles to See. ANKLE..
Mat., 25c, to 75c; Nights, 80c to $1.50
April 4, ALICE NIELSEN.
Easter Sunday,
for 4 Days
The Song
Play
"FRECKLES"
All freckled boy and girls un
der 12 admitted free Tues. mat.
Mats. Sun., Tues., Wed.
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER"
Dl'y Mats., 15c, 25c, 50c
Ev'gs., 25c, 50c, 75c, $1
THE ALL NEW
GERARD'S
mil irC Musical
w a. a. s. w
Burlesque
Preemtlns "'Oh. You 8haliepere." "Hot Dop. not
DdSP Hatlrea on "The Kaelent Wty." "Experience"
anil "The Wandnrer." Ortnide Ha.voe. Climter Nel
enn. Frank MdT. Temple Quartet and Bur
lesque's Youngest Beauty Chorus.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS
H8
mm
reserve corps, accompanied, by his
bride, formerly Miss Olivia Sturtc
vant. daughter of 15. K. Slurtevant
of Holt county, is in the capital, en
route to his new assignment. Camp
Dix. N. J.
W. J. Foye of Omaha is in Wash
ington on matters connected with the
railroad administration.
John J. Gillan, chief of the income
tax division of the internal revenue
office at Omaha, who has been in
Washington for a conference with
other income tax representatives, as
to ways and means of handling the
income tax returns, will leave for
Nebraska tomorrow.
lEool n
baturaay mgnt i m 9 u
Spring Suits
JAUNTY SPRING DRESSES--
Charming Styles in Fashion's Newest Colors,
$16.50. $18.50. $22.50 .
Alterations Free. Second Floor.
SPRING COATS-
Just Out of the Boxes
Many new style touches are shown in these new coats.
New colors, too.
$12.50 to $38.75
Alterations Free. Second Floor.
EASTER SPECIAL
$24.50 Suits
We've stopped at nothing to make them the best youcan get
for the price.
The materials are all wool in the best patterns we could procure ;
carefully designed and hand-tailored throughout with the same skill
that characterizes all of our clothes.
In this exhibition of high-grade Suits you get a new idea of what
good clothes you can get for a really very modest price. .
These elegant $24.50 Suits will win you, at once. Available in
several clever models that show the latest metropolitan style touches.
Every size; all proportions.
' Main Floor.
The next Liberty Loan
If you Jiave not already
rangements to do so in
have already bought a
Stand by (our boys.
AMUSEMENTS.
Last Two Times
Sallie Fisher
in
"The CJioir
' Rehearsal"
Allen Brooks
in
"Dollars and
Sense"
And Current Bill
Matinee Today. 2:15
Early Curtain
TONIGHT AT 8
Lilt Tlint Today 2:11, 7.15.
Cornellu Novelty Catapult Artists; Bract
Duffott a Co.; S Standard Actl. Mr. and Mn.
Sidney Drew Comady.
Special Chlldrea'i Matinee Today. 2:25, So.
Nlghti, 15c, 25o, and 850
Meet Me at the Braadelt Hippodrome
rilOTOPtAYS.
SUBURBANS
Today PEGGY HYLAND in
"THE OTHER WOMAN"
HAMILTON
Last Times Today RHEA MITCHELL
in "WHITHER THOU COE6T"
WILLIAM S. HART
LOTHROP
' Last Times Today
HAROLD LOCKWOOD in
"THE SQUARE DECEIVER"
When Buying Advertised Goods
Say You Read of Them in The Bee
Would Recall Subpoena
. Of Bryan in Hindu Case
San Francisco, CaU March 29. Re
call of a subpoena for William Jen-1
flings Rryan as a witness in the trial
of a group of Hindus and others
charged with conspiracy to foment
revolution against British rule in In
dia, will be requested, it was an
nounced today by the defense counsel
after receipt of a telegram from
Bryan requesting such action.
Bryan was subpoenaed to testify
concerning his book, "British Rule in
India," part of which have been in
troduced into evidence by defense.
ciock
at $29.75
of
for Men
Drive opens. April 6th.
bought a bond make ar-
this next drive; if you
bond, buy another one.
rilOTOPLAYH.
Mary Pickford
Conway TiJarle
-in-
"STELLA MARIS"
Gladys Brockwell
"THE DEVIL'S
WHEE"
Last Times Today
HARRY CAREY in
"THIEVES' GOLD"
