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WITNESS FOR
STOECKER FLIES
IN BLIND RAGE
C. R. Snyder on Witness Stand
- Scores Lawyer for Woman;
Defendam Testifies
in CascI
(Cmttnaad From F On.)
fed that he hid once "rested on her
bed, in her bed room."
. On cross-examination Stoecker wai
asked:
, "What were you doing on her bed?"
1 Just resting."
"How long were you there?"
"About five minutes."
"Would you say that that action was
.ndiscreet?"
would not, sir."
Wanted t Chambermaid.
lit thin said that he had often been
in the room, consulting with Theresia
shout hotel affairs. He was asked
why he encased Miss Yilek.
'"I wanted a chambermaid," he said,
.He said that his hiring her was
purely a business deal He admitted
taking her out for automobile rides,
and said it was "merely to show my
appreciation for her efficiency.
"Did you ever take any other cham
bermaid out as an appreciation of ef
f'ciency?" the plaintiff's attorney
- asked.
."I may have in years gone by, but
r ot at that time.
"Why did you take her out?"
"I wanted to have the girl get fresh
atrozone. ,
On the attorney's question is to how
many times he "had taken her out to
get orone, btoecker told of various
trips in and around Omaha. He tes
tificd that he had given' her many
presents, on two occasions, atChriit-
mas time, he gave her ?4U with which
to buy herself presents, and that he
had given her furs, wrist watch, pearls
and added: "And I bought her many
a drink. '
"Why did you buy these for a
chambermaid?" he' was asked.
''Because she was the commodore
th captain of the hotel," he replied.
He then acknowledged ' illicit re
Jations with Theresia and said that
the series started three or four or five
weeks after she had entered his em
ploye. He said that he had made the
discovery that she was not the kind
of a girl that he first thought her to
be and that these relations followed.
He made mention of former lovers
that he said she had acknowledged to
him as being on "intimate terms." He
said that all times she forced herself
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j .. Born In Bavaria.
Mr. Stoecker when he resumed tes
tifying in the afternoon, after the
noon recess, was asked by his at
torney if he had heard Tberesia's tes
timony in which she had accused him
of soliciting her aid in helping Lieu
tenant Von: Berg. a. German who
escaped from an internment camp in
the fall of 1917, to make good this
escape. 1 "'VS,- ' " . - "
i Cv, i nearu u, oiuctucr it-yucu.
"Did you make that request?'!,
"No. sir." v y.
"Are you a German?"
"I am a Dane by birth."
"Did you ever have correspondence
with this man Berg?" . '
"No sir."
On cross-examination Stoecker said
he was born in Bavaria. He admitted
he had deserted the German army
"when Ihey endeavored to force Prus
ianism into my system." He ex
plained that he had been drafted Into
the German army.
Stoecker acknowledged that Ther
esia was in good health when she first
entered his employ. He was then ex
cused ffom the witness stand.
Stanley Rosewater, attorney, was
called to the stand but entered objec
tion to testifying. He said that his
business .with Theresia Stoecker had
been of a confidential character and
that be did not wish to make that
known. His objections were over
ruled. - He was asked merely if action
against Stoecker was originated in his
Ouiee by Theresia at the time in dis
pute in the trial. He answered in the
negative.
, Letters Introduced.
John Meehan, a Chicago man, was
then called. He told of meeting The
resit: on a train in. July, 1917, and of
later correspondence which he carried
on with her. "He said he knew her as
"Miss Yilek." He told of taking her
out on several occasions while in
Omaha and that finally they decided
to get married. Letters purported to
have been written by Theresia to
Meehan in October and November,
1917, were offered as evidence by the
defense. Frequent use of the word
"love" was made in the letters and the
wording indicated a lovers' relation
between thj; couple. Theresia. in her
testimony, referred to, the letters as
one written by her but dictated by
Moecicer. weenan said i heresia
broae a the affair.
Meehan acknowledged that Stoeck
er went to Chicago to set him to tei
tify in this case and that Stoecker
had. promised him his expense money.
He said he had' been l.ere four weeks.
- working part of the time in Council
Bluffs, and that Stoecker has already
Marriage Proposed.
Snyder was the next witness ralt-H
by the defense. After his first fiery
outburst, he was asked concerning his
relations with Theresia, to which he
replied that Theresia had proposed
marriage to him but that he told her
to forget "those foolish ideas." He
laid he hard visited her in her room
t the Colonade, and that the door
3t the room was locked at the time.
Mrs. ' M. MonchecV 5220 South
Twentieth street, told of various oc
casions on which Theresia had told
her she was going to get married, and
aimed the "Chicago man as one of
. 'Jie prospectives. t
- Emma Whitney, nejrress. a cham.
Sermaid at the Colonade in October,
1917, was asked by what name the
plaintiff was known about the hotel,
and she stated "Yilek.! She also
testified that Theresia had expressed
.""f" i n-arry ana oaa named a
man, she understood to be Meade"
u the probable future husband.
Edward Richmond, wall decorator,
as the next witness called by the
, defense. He taid he had often worked
;t the Colonade and that in February
" -resia told him she had brought
X'rvjVA Stoecker. She also told
f serpart that sht was engaged
Man Taking Vacation
Slacker and Traitor,
Says' Iowa Governor
Chicago, June 12. Seventy-five
thousand young men have been
taken out of Iowa for service in the
army and most of them have been
taken from the farms. Gov. W. L.
Harding of Iowa said in an address
today before the members of the
Chicago Association of Commerce.
"No man has a right to take a
vacation this year," he said. "The
man who takes a vacation is a
slacker and a traitor to his country.
A man who can play golf can hoe
corn and if he does play golf when
there is corn to hoe he is not doing
his duty by the boy standing in the
trenches fighting his battle. '
"In my opinion it will take us
from three to five years to win this
war and it will take from 7,000,000
to 10,000,000 of our boys over there
before we can do it. We ought to
make it so uncomfortable for the
fellow who will loaf now that he
will wish that he was at work."
at one time or another to two men,
one of whom lived in Chicago and
the other in South Dakota. He Said
the plaintiff was known about the
hotel as "Miss Yelik."
A deposition from Phillip Hirz, the
man referred to in the trial as "the
South Dakota man, who is alleged to
have written to the plaintiff in
answer to a matrimonial ad, was read
by Attorney bmith.
Many Letters.
Hirz wrote that he had received
about 100 letters from the girl. He
said they had exchanged photographs
and that he had sent her a sold fine.
In 1917 he returned her photographs
and letters, He further deposed that
he had seen the girl in Wisconsin and
that, because she had denied ever hav
ing corresponded with him. he decided
that she was not truthful and discon
tinued "the affair."
The plaintiff then broueht back
witness in rebuttal of former testi
mony offered by the defense. Theresia
was recalled to the stand and denied
that she ever made the statement that
she was going to get married; denied
that Stoecker had ever paid her any
money by way of "settlement," and
she aaid she was a pure srirl before she
met Jstoecken
Both sides then rested their case.
Adjournment was taken until Fri
day morning, when Judge Troup will
hear the arguments of the contending
lawyers. .
Mexicans Hold Four U. S.
Soldiers at Matamoros
Brownsville. Tex.. June 12. Ncko.
tiations for the release of four Amer
ican soldiers, who with Li
David J. Schaile crossed the Rio
Grande into Mexico Sunday night,
while searching for the bodv of a
drowned comrade and who are de
tained in Matamoros, Mex., opposite
Brownsville, must be carried on by
the State department a' Washington,
and the federal government at Mex
ico City. Co. Tirzo Gonzales
commanding officer at Matamoros an
nounced tonight The body of Lieu
tenant Schaile was sent today to his
former home in New Orleans. He
was shot to death on the , Mexican
side Sunday night, . . .
JUST BEFORE RETIRING
' Tali Horsford' Acid Pho.ph.U '
lUtlcvM thirst and fatigue, rcfreihea the
trittm and rta wwried brain. Non
alcoholic. Bay bottle. Ad.
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ITALY-THRILLED BY
WONDERFUL FEAT
OF TORPEDO BOATS
Venice, ' June 12. One Austrian
dreadnaught was destroyed and a sec
ond one damaged in the torpedo at
tack made by Italian torpedo . boats
upon an Austrian naval division near
the Dalmatian islands on Monday, it
is officially stated in a communica
tion by the chief-of-staff of the
Italian navy. ' '
The attack, made by Commanders
Rizzo and Luigi de Milazzo, with
two small Italian torpedo boats, was
delivered at dawn on Monday.
All Italy was thrilled by the news
of this feat, which is considered prob
ably the most remarkable performed
by any navy during the war, inasmuch
as it was effected by such small
means.
Commander Rizzo sent two tor
pedoes into the leading dreadnaught,
while the second dreadnaught was
struck once by a torpedo from the
other Italian craft, in charge of com
mander Milazzo.
Paris, June 12. The loss of the
Austrian battleship bzent Istvan
torpedoed in the Adriatic is officially
announced in Vienna, according to a
ilavas dispatch irom easel, awttzer
land.
More Delinquent Licenses
Uncovered by Inspector
Samuel Fried, city license inspector,
reports that he is uncovering more de
linquent licenses.
He has located a junk dealer, one of
the largest in the city, who has not
taken out a license in six years. An
ether has had no license for two years
and several held no licenses last
year..
He has notified seven second-hand
dealers that unless they pay for li
censes for the first half of this year,
they will be refused licenses after
July 1. . ,
The records show that the city has
been deprived of thousands of dollars
of revenue by reason of neglect by
the former license inspector.
President's Disapproval Stops
Senate Treaty Resolution
Washington, June 12. President
Wilson s disapproval today killed aJ
proposal in the senate for open dis-1
cussion of treaties, senators voted
down, SO to 23, an amendment by
Senator Borah of Idaho embodying
the proposal, which had been offered
as an amendment to the resolution of
Senator Underwood of Alabama for
f urtailing senate debate during the
war.
Mrs. Mary McCleary of
Rawlins Dies at Local Hospital
M"s. Mary McCleary of Rawlins,
Wyo, died yesterday at St. Joseph's
hospital. The funeral will be held at
the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Carrick, 2892 Webster street, at an
hour not yet fixed. Mrs. McCleary
came to Omaha for medical treatment
following a general breakdown. She
was 60 years of age.
Campfire Girls Give
Entertainment Tonight
An entertainment hv eamnfire pirt
will be given tonight at 8 o'clock at
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
at iwenty-tirst and Binney. streets.
They will present a novelty entitled
"A Penny Affair" for the benefit, of
the Young Woman's Christian as
sociation summer camp. , '
MADE to
When It Is
To dress well and possible 'on a modest purse why not wear
clothes so Correctly tailored that you will appear at your best a
all times? 1'
. Economy Is Wealth
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Nicoll Tailored Clothes represent true economy; not only because
they are low in price, but because the tailoring is so correct, so,
individual, that they keep their style and can be worn long after
quinary ciomes are nopeiessly
Right Now there is practically no end to the variety of weaves
.and patterns here, ready to choose from.' Fabrics having dis
tinction and embodying all that is desirable this season.
Worsteds
Cheviots
Gabardines
Tweeds
Flannels
Serges
Prices $35, $40,
Army officers' uniform completed at thort notice if required
lA aJSEtEEMS SUMS 1
11 So. 15th St Karbach Block
Senator Johnson Asks
Why General Wood Is
Not Sent to Fjrance
Washington, June 12. Senator
Johnson of California, in a speech
today, called upon the administra
tion to explain why Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood is kept at home in
stead of being sent to France with
his division. He said the country
was entitled to know the reason for
the step, adding "there is not a
government in the world that dare
turn from its ranking general with
out an explanation to its people."
The senator read extracts from
various newspaper editorials de
manding such an explanation, say
ing the papers represented various
shades of political opinion.
Burgess-Nash to Have Flag
V Day Program Friday Noon
The Burgess-Nash Choral club have
a special Flag day program Friday
at 12:15 o'clock.
Bugle call will sound the rally to
the flag. Then the club will sing
"The Star Spangled Banner" while
the flag is raised to the staff provided
in the center aisle.
Rev. T. J. Mackay will make a
short speech and the choral club will
read in unison "The Americans
Creed" and then sing "America."
As a feature of the day Burgess-
Viih . urill triv a heantiful souvenir
of ihe day printed in colors, embrac-
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ing me 'nag, xnc American s uccu.
Allegiance to the Flag and the first
verses of "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" and "America."
Funeral of Omaha School
v Teacher Ths Morning
Ttie fnn-ral nf Miss Bettv Elkins.
young Omaha school teacher who was
drowned while swimming at vaney
TiienHaw evenincr. will be held in St.
John's Catholic church at 10 o'clock
this morning, bix ot her tenow teacn
ers will be the pallbearers. The body
will be taken to her home, Fairview.
Mont., for burial.
Germany Prepares No Fresh
Peace Offer, 3erli. Reports
London, June 12. In her forthcom
ing statement of war aims, Germany
does not intend to make any fresh
peace offer, according to Berlin news
papers, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam.
WHY SOCIETY WOMEN WASH
- THEIR OWN HAIR
Thev do. not because it is a fad,
but because they wish to obtain the
greatest possible hair beauty and be
sure they are not using anything
harmful. They have found that in
washing the hair it is never wise to
use a makeshift, but is always ad
visable to use a preparation made for
shampooing only. Many " of our
friends say they get the best results
from, a simple home-made Canthrox
mixture. You can use this at a cost
of about 3 cents a shampoo by get
ting some Canthrox from your drug
gist and dissolving a teaspoonful in a
cup of hot water. This makes enough
shampoo liquid to apply to all the
hair instead of just the top of the
head, as with most preparations.
Dandruff, excess oil and dirt are dis
solved and entirely disappear in the
rinsing water. Your hair will be so
fluffy that it will look much heavier
than it is. Its luster and softness
will also delight you. Adv. -
ORDER
Really Easy
out 01 date. v ' ;
Linens
Silks
' Mohairs
$45 and upward
The Tasncap
Buffalo County to Raise War
Funds by Assessment in Future
Kearney, Neb., June 12. Special.)
The Buffalo County Council of De
fense at its recent meeting went on
record as favoring, the assessment
plan for raising future Liberty loan
and Red Cross apportionments in this
county and also other war work
funds, taking the attitude that too
many men of big caliber financially
were hiding behind a ISO-dollar Lib
erty bond or a mere Red Cross mem
bership. The council of defense also put the
noose a little tighter about the Ger
man language, forbidding its use in
public places, at gatherings or over
the phone.
Soldiers of Three Wars March
G. A. R. Parade at Des Moines
Des. Moines, la., June 12. (Special
Telegram.) Soldiers of three wars
marched together in the big G. A. R.
parade here today. Camp Dodge sol
diers and Spanish war veterans filled
in the ranks with old soldiers. . The
annual encampment .- will conclude
Thursday. , '
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Logan, la., June r?. (Special.)
Wheat and sugar saving and canning
will be the theme at lectures and dem
onstrations given by Miss Harris of
Ames in Harrison county the follow
ing dates: Logan, June 18; Missouri
Valley. June 19; Union, June 20; Cass,
June 21; Persia. June 22; St. John.
June 26; Woodbine, June 26; Douglas
Center, June 27; Magnolia, June 28;
Dunlap, July 1; East Jefferson. July 2;
Dunlap, July 6; Modale, July 8 and 9.
$1,000 for Aerial Stamp
New York, June 12. Noah W.
Taussig paid $1,000 for an envelope
bearing President Wilson's auto
graph and one of the 24-cent aerial
mail stamps, sent on the first air-post
trip from Washington to New York.
Only Two Days More
of the Big Special Sale
and Demonstration
of the
GURNEY NORTHLAND
REFRIGERATORS
at the
UNION OUTFITTING
COMPANY
Sixteenth and Jackson Streets
A BEAUTIFUL
GURNEY NORTHLAND
REFRIGERATOR
Given Away
FRIDAY. JUNE 14, 8 o'clock
Come and hear the factory rec
resentative explain the many food
and ice-saving features that are in
stalled in the Gurney Northland Re
frigerators. Come and you will be
convinced that Gurney Northland
Keingerators are built on scientific
principles and that they will save
food and lower the cost of your ice
bills, and remember on Friday. June
14th, at 8 o'clock, a beautiful side
icer Gurney Northland Refrigerator
win De given away absolutely free.
Pull information as to how the re
frigerator will be given away ex-
piamcu wnen you visit our store.
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Forest Fire Now Threatens
Town of Essex, Montana
Missoula, Mont, June 12. The
town of Essex, Mont, on the North
ern railroad, on the southern boun
dary of the Glacier National park, is
THOMreON.BELDEN &- GQ
rfa" lhe ashton Center Jor Woman3
I Sale of New
IJUU Uock Ql'.ni,
HIMIC. TTU3II UIMlia
Excellent values in a Friday
sale event, particulars in to
morrow's papers.
Belts for Dresses
Patent leather belts in red,
white and black. Two and three
inches wide. Kid belts in white,
brown, tan, gray and black,
two inches wide.
Notion Section
Plenty of Laces ,
An exceptional selection of
beautiful patterns, many ex
clusive. Venise laces, cotton
and linen torchons, filet laces
and motifs. Val edges and in
sertions, 5c to $1.25 a yard.
Gauze Vests 25c
For coolness these hot
days a sleeveless gauze
vest is the best. These are
25c, in extra sizes 30c
Thursday Hat Special at
The Small Price of $6.50
Wonderful Values at $6.50
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OF OMAHA.
Northwest Corner Sixteenth and Farnam Streets.
threatened by a forest fire which 500
men are fighting. ; - , 'r
A serious fire is burning 12 sniles
from Missoula on Marble creek. '
In the St Joe district of Idaho a
pack train of 14 mules was caught ia
a fire and burned.
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The season's latest styles
including voile models
. that are both cool and
practical, $2.50, $2.95v
$3.50, $3.95.
In ths Basement
Picnic Dresses
Fresh new models in com
fortable hot-weather mate
rials. Just right for picnics
and everyday wear $3.50
and $5. .
v In the Basement
Wnite organdies
white Milans, white
banded sailors and a
.large assortment of
darker hats. Very
fashionable models,
many from Fiske and
Gage.
Also charming
Dress Hats of
Georgette Crepe in
most becoming shapes
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