THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 17. 1918.
TWENTY-FIVE MEN
i HELD IN JAIL BY
I rrnrnii mi-iiTr.
, rtULUHL flutHIo
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in i Proving Status and irt
Obtaining Release From
S Custody.
j0f the 71 alleged slackers caught
n the federal net Thursday night
when federal, state, county and city
off.ceri, assisted by the local home
guard unit,- business men and others,
spread a drag net alp-over Douglas
county ;knd instituted one of the great
est slacker raids ever attempted any
where 'in the country, but 25 of them
remain, in custody of the Department
of Justice. They are being held in the
off:MOffiY!-no:
. mLfe&arJl. iJonor .
Author of Pollyanna and Just David?
Copyright, lilt, by Elnor H. Porter and
by the Public Ledger Co.
By Permission of Houghton Mifflin Co. All
Bights Reserved.
' THB STORY THIS FAB.
Stanley O. Fulton. multimillionaire.
tells his lawyer. Edwsrd , D. Norton, J m M nansed sienificantlv.
unknown to him f 100,000 apieca and in
tends to om in metr noma (own. nuierion,
when they get the money. Whether they
get the balance of his estate will depend
upon how they use the firat legacy.
The fact Is then advertised that Fulton
Is colng to South America. 'Just at that
time "Mr. John Smith" appears in Hiller
ton. He says he Is a remote connection
of the Blaisdell family (the Fulton heirs)
and be la there1 to get material for a -book
on their history. He meets the Fulton
heirs, James Blaisdell. a real estate agent;
Frank Blaisdell. a grocer, and Flra Blais
dell, a dressmaker. Mrs. James Blaisdell
is a social climber; Mrs. Frank Blaisdell be
lieves a penny saved is a penny gained, , -Everywhere
John Smith goes' he hears
of "Poor Maggie." Maggie Duff Is the
daughter of the mother of the Blalsdells.
sho t... nrrlficad herself to her Invalid
County jail. Proper Credentials were land grouchy father and Is Imposed on by
-1 TT ' .1 i is f . i . . rh women of the Bla-tedell family:
bi:own:rnuay oy u oi tnc men anor Mr Smith goes to room with Mrs. Frank
Blaisdell. Ho likes the daughter of the
house. Melllcent, who has been denied all
pretty things because of her mother's sav
ing disposition.
Mr. Smith visiting Mrs. James Blaisdell,
meets poor Maggte. She 1b 45 years old, but
she Is 'slight as a girl and good to look at.
they were ordered released.
All I day long Friday, . mothers,
fathers brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles
and even sweethearts besieged the or
fke of' Special Agent Eberstein in n
almost frenzied effort to get regis
trants released from jail, and many a
young man with otherwise good in
tentions was taught a lesson that he
will remember during the rest of tHe
war and that is: "Always have your
registrationcredentials with you, for
you do not know when you will be
called upon to show them to some of
ficer. .
Twenty-five Are Held.
Twenty-five are being held at, the
county jail while their status isjbeing
investigated. As soon as they, can
show that they have been properly
registered and have complied with the
other rules of the selective service act
they will be given their liberty. It is
though ' however, ' that very few of
them will be able- to qualify and, ac
cording to instructions from the War
department, they will be inducted into
the army. Following is a list of those
still in custody; ,k
Elmer Brooks, 2511 N Twenty-sixth,
James, Walters, 2131 Howard.,
Charles Smith. 1413 North Eighteenth.
Will Morris, North Twenty-fourth. "
Bud Prelce, 1214 South Thirty-first.'
Amy Ladd, Thirteenth and Howard..''
. Gum Jumbra. 3201 Q.
Creeya Troykoresh, 6235 Soutls Twenty
fourth. "
Mike Nielick, 6515 South Thirty-third.
Claude Ashby, O'Brien hotel.
v Enoch Peterson, 2519 Fort. N ,
Lawyer Williams, 2104 Paul. j
" Jim Terllckl, 1317 I. - f
4 Laskarls H. Nicholson, 207 South Four
loenth. 4.
r Mteonen waters. tezz houm iwanty-imra,
Will Mack, South Side. ' f
Arthur Johnson, 1616 South Thirteenth,
Roy D. Thompson, 1819 Corby.
Sex Waters, 607 South Thirteenth. &
Mike Collnbus, 2028 Pierce. S
Joe Jlores, 5235 South Twenty-fourth.
Angelo Confalone, 107 North Forty-first.
Edward F. Ellis 2011 Cass. s
Elex Swlnton, Darlington, S. C. ft
. Search to Continue. '".
According to Special Agent Eber
.. stein, the fnrrch will continue for
several." days.'or at least until the de
partment is satisfied that the slackers
have been gathered in.
. A large per cent of those being held
are negroes. j. 1
Fewer Automobiles Stolen
Is Report of Detectives
According to Acting Chief of De
tectives' Dunn automobile thieves have
decreased theiroperation to an aver-
aire of one car a day. The detective
department has the situation pretty
'Mvell in hand, he says, and the
numerous arrests 'of auto thieves dur
tug the past few days has put !
tiuietus on auto stealing.
Friday, W. J. Kirtland, 722 Brandeis
theater building, reported that his' car
- had been taken from the corner of
Fourteenth and Jackson streets. Later
the car was, recovered by Mr.-Kirtland
in Bemis park. tt
tDoualas Countv 2ovs to ?"
' J -f - - -T.
7 Report for Army Service
- The' following named Omaha r and
Douglas county boys have been noti
: fled by the local exemption boards to
. report for army service during' the
; five days beginning August 26: y
W. F. Maack.
R. B. Falconer.
K. C. Wenger.
C. E. Peterson.
. IV. F. Eggers.
W. H. Klncald.
O. N. Desler.
H. C. Elcke.
E. O. Lundgren.
William Thompson.
Jake Williams.
William Rose.
I,. J. Silver. m
G. R. Green.
F. J. Beloyed.
C. M. Anderson.
Albin Adamson.
Ktnaldo Slbilia.
F., J. Craig.
Joe Mlesiva.
Arthur Hoerath.
Omaha Printers Lay Plans
'. ' For Picnic inElmwood
v Omana union printers are planning
for a basket picnic for Sunday at
Elmwood park. While it is arranged
for by a committee of Omaha Typo
graphical union No. 190,it will be an
individual affairy each membr bringing-
his own basket and sugar. The
entertainment.will be for all, and with
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wives, - swcciiicatia, liuiuisu auu
friends, the afternoon will be made a
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Suppress Slav Movement.
Washington, Aug. 16. Information
from Swiss sources transmitted in an
official Rome dispatch today say the
Austrian government hasdecided to
take the most severe measures in an
effort ty repress the Jugo-Slav move
ment. - . . - '
, One-Night
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V . A. . for Red
Roogb Hands
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Soak hands for some minutes on
retiring in hot Luticura soapsuds.
Dry aha gently rub them with Cuti-
cura Ointment until it creams. Wipe
off surplus Ointment with, tissue
paper. Nothing . better than these
super - creamy emollients for red,
rough; chapped or irritated hands.
A boon to young housewivei. "
gameU Saea Frw by MJ1. kAAnm ennt-eard:
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"Jshwgae, Ointmttna fine. Tslcam toe.
CHAPTER IV (Continued)
It was that afternobn that Mr.
Smith began systematically to gather
material for his Blaisdell book. He
would first visit by turns all the Miller
ton Blaisdells, he decided; then, when
he had exhausted their resources, he
would, of course, turn to the towrt
records and cemeteries of Hillerton
and the neighboring villages.
Armed with a pencil and a very
businesslike looking notebook, there
fore, he started at 2 o'clock for the
home of James Blaisdell. Remember
ing Mr. BlaiSdell's kind permission to
come and ask allhe questions he
liked, he deemed it fitting to begin
there. x
He had no trouble in finding the
house, but there was no one in sight
this time, as he ascended the steps.
The house, indeed, seemed strangely
quiet. He was just about to ring the
bell when around the corner of the
veranda came a hurried' step and a
warning voice.
"Oh, please, don't ring the bell!
What is it? Isn't it something that I
can do for you?"
Mr. Smith turned sharply. He
thought at first from the trim, slender
figure, and the waving hair above the
gracefully poised head, that he was
confronting a young woman. Then he
saw the silver threads at the temples
and the fine lines about the eyes.
"I am looking for Mrs. Blaisdell
Mrs. James .Blaisdell," he answered,
lifting his hat.
"Oh, you're Mr. Smith. Aren't you
Mr. Smith?" She smiled brightly,
then went- on before he could reply.
"You see, Benny told me. He de
scribed you perfectly.
'The man's eyebrows went up?
;Ohrdil he? The young rascal! I
fancy I should be -edified to hear it
that description."
The other laughed. Then, a bit
roguishly, she demanded:
"Should you like to hear it really?"
. "I certainly should. I've already
collected a few samples of Bennys
descriptive powers."
"Then you shall have this one. Sit
down, Mr. Smith." She mentioned
him to a chair, and dropped easily
irjto one herself.
"Benny said you were tall and. not
fat; that you had awreath of light
hair 'round a bald spot, and whiskers
that were clipped as even as Mr. Pen
nock's , hedge; and that your lips,
without speaking, said, 'Run away,
little boy,' but that your eyes said.
Come here.' Now I think Benny did
pretty well."
"So I judge, since you recognized
me without any difncultyT rejoined
Mr. Smith a bit dryly. "But you
You see you have the advantage of
me, lienny hasn t descnoed yon to
EY!
"Oh, I'm just here to help out.'
Mrs. Blaisdell s ill upstairs one of
her headaches. That is why I asked
you not to ring. She gets so nervous
when the bell rings. She thinks it's
callers, and that she won't be ready to
receive them; and she hurries up and
begins to dress. So I asked you not
to ring."
"But she isn't seriously ill?"
!Oh, no, just a headache. She has
them often. You wanted to see her?"
"Yes. But it's not important at
all. Another time, just as well. Some
questions that is all."
"Oh far the book, of course. Oh,
yes, I have heard about that, too."
She smiled again brightly. "But can't
you wait? Mr. Blaisdell will soon
here. He's coming early so I can go
home. I have to go home."
And you are "
" "Miss Duff. My name is Duff."
"You don't mean 'Poor Maggie'!"
(Not until the words v?re out did
Mr. Smith realize quite how they
would sound). "Er ah that is "
He stumbled miserably, and -she came
to his rescue. '
"Oh, yes. I'm 'Poor Maggie.'"
There was. an pdd something in her
expressive face that Mr. Smith could
not fathom. He was groping for some
thing anything 'to say, when sudden
ly the little woman at his side sprang
to her feet.
"Oh, Hattie, you came down I" she
exclaimed 'as Mrs. James Blaisdell
opened the screen door and stepped
out on to the veranda. "Here's Mrs.'
Blaisdell now, Mr. Smith."
"Olv it's only Mr. Smith!" With a
look very like annoyance Mrs. Blais
dell advanced and held out her hand.
She lqoked pale, and her hair hung a
Dit untidily about one ear below a
somewhat twisted pyramid of puffs.
Her dress, though manifestly an ex
pensive one, showed haste in its fast
enings. "Yes, I heard voices, and I
thought some one had come a caller.
So I came down."
"I'm glad if you're better," smiled
Miss Maggie. "Then I'll go. if you
don't mind. Mr. Smith has come to
ask you some questions, Hattie. Good
by!" With another cheery smiletand
a nod to Mr. , Smith, she disappeared
into thehouse. A minote later Mr.
Smith saw her hurrying down a side
path to the street.
"You called to ask some questions?"
Mrs. Blaisdell sank languidly into a
chair.
"About the Blaisdell family yes,
But perhaps another day, when you
are feeling better, Mrs. Blaisdell."
"Oh, no." She smiled a little more
cordially. "I can answer today as well
as any time though I'm not sure I
can tell you very much, tvep.
"I think it's fine you are making
the book, though. Some way it gives
a family such a standing, to be written
upjike that. Don't you think so? And
the Blaisdells are really a very nice
family one of the oldest in Hillerton,
though of course, they haven't much
money."
"I ought to find a good deal of ma
terial here, then, if they have lived
here so long."
- "Yes, I suppose so. Now, what can
I tell you? Of course, I can tell you
about my pwn family. My husband is
in the real estate business. You knew
that, didn't you? Perhaps you see The
Real Estate Journal. His picture was
in it a year ago last June. There was
a write-up on Hillerton. I was in it,
too, though there wasn't much about
me, But I've got other clippings with
more, if you'd like to see them where
I've poured and been hostess, and
all that, you know."
Mr. Smith took out his notebook
and pencil. ,
"Let me see, Mrs. Blaisdell, your
husband's father's name was Rufus,
I believe. What was his mother's
maiden name, please?"
His mother's maiden name? Oh,
'Elizabeth. ' Our little girl is named
for her Bessie, you know you saw
her last night. Jim waated to. so I
let him. It's a 'pretty, name Eliza
beth still, it sounds a Uttle old-fash-ione'd
now, jdon't you think? Of
course. we are anxious to have every
thing just right for our daughter. A
young lady soon coming out, so you
can't be too particular. That's one
reason why I wanted to get over here
on the West Side, I mean. Every
body who is anybody lives on the
West Side in Hillerton, You'll soon
find that out.'
"No doubt? no doubt! And your
mother Blaisdell's surname?" Mr.
Smith's pencil was poised over the
cpen note book.
"Surname? Mother Blaisdell's?
Oh, before she was married. 1 see.
But,, dear me, I don't know. I sup
pose Jim will, or Flora, or maybe
Frank though I dont believe he
will, unless her folks kept groceries.
Did you ever see anybody that
didn't know anything but grocer
ies like Frank Blaisdell?" The lady
sighed and shrugged her somewhat
heavy shoulders with an expressive
glance.
Mr. Smith smiled understanding.
"Oh, well, it's good to be interest
ed in one's business, you know."
"But such a business I" murmured
the lady, with another shrug.
"Then you can't tell me Mrs. Rufus
Blaisdell's surname?"
"No.. But Jim Oh, I'll tell you
who will know," she broke off inter
estedly; "and that's Maggie Dull.
You saw her here a few minutes ago,
you know. Father Duff's got all of
Mother Blaisdell's papers and diaries.
Oh, Maggie can tell you a lot of
things. Poor Maggie! Benny says
if we want anything we ask Aunt
Maggie, and I don't know but he's
right. And here I am, sending you to
her, so soon!"
"Very well,' then," smiled Mr.
Smith. "I don't see but what I shall
have to interview Miss Maggie, and
Miss Flora. Is there nothing more,
then, that you can tell me?"
"Well, there's Fred, my son. You
haven't seen him yet. We're very
proud of Fred. He's at the head of
his class, and he's going to college
and be a lawyer. And that's another
reason why I wanted to come over
to this side on Fred's account. I
want him to meet the right sort ff
people. You know it helps ro much!
IWe think we're going to have Fred a
big man some day.
"And he was born, when?" Mr.
Smith's pencil was still poised abjve
an almost entirely blank page.
"He's 17. He'll be 18 the 10th of
next month."
"And Miss Bessie, and. Benny?"
"Oh, she's 16. She'll be 17 next
winter. She wants to come out then,
but I think I shall wait a little, she's
so very young; though Gussie Pen
nock's out, and she's only 17, and the
Pennocks are some of our very best
peTfple. They're the richest folks in
town, you know."
"And Benny was born when?"
"He's 8 or rather 9, next Tuesday.
Dear me, Mr. Smith, don't rou want
anything but dates? They're tire
some things, I think make one teel
so old, you know, and it shows up
how many yearj you've been married.
Don't you think so? But maybe
you're a bachelor?"
"Yes. I'm a bachelor."
"Are you. indeed? Well, you miss a
lot, of course home and wife ,ndx
children. Still you gam some things.
You aren't tied down, and you don't
have so much to worry about. Is your
mother living, or yoir father?"'
"No I have no-near relatives." Mr.
Smith . stirreM a little uneasily, and
adjusted his book. "Perhapj now,
Mrs. Blaisdell, you can give me your
own maiden name?"
"Oh, yes, I can give you that!" She
lauphed and bridled" . :lf-consciously.
"But vou needn't' ask when 1 was
born, tor I shan't s I you. if you t' .
My name was Hattie Snow."
"'Harriet,' I - presume." Mr.
Smith's pencil was busily at work.
"Yes Harriet Snow. And the
Snows were" just as good as the Blais
dells. if I do say it. There were a lot
that watted rae h. I was pretty
then. Mr. Smith." She laughed, and
bridled again Self-consciously. "But I
took Jim. lie vias handsome then,
very big dark eyes and dark hair,
and so dreamy and poetical-looking;
and there wasn't a girl that hadn't
set her cap for him. And he's been
a good husband to me. To be sure,
he isn't quite so ambitious as he might
be, perhaps. I always did believe in
being somebody, and getting some
where. Don't you? But Jim he's al
ways for hanging back and saying
how much it'll odst. Then to one he
doesn't end up by saying we can't af
ford it. He's like Jane Frank's wife,
where vou joard. you know only
Jane's worse than Jim ever thought of
being. She won t spend even what
sle's got. If she's got 10 dollars, she
won't spend but 5 cents, if she can
help it. Now, I believe, in taking
some comfort as you go along. But
Tane trreatest saver I ever did see,
Better look out. Mr. Smith, that she
doesn't try to save feeding you at
all!" she finished merrily.
"I'm not worrying!" . Mr. Smith
smiled cheerily, snapped his book
shut and got to his feet.
' "Oh, won't you wait for Mr. Blais
dell? He can tell vou more. I'm ure."
"Not today, thank you. At his office
tmi it. m,;c,iii
SOIlie lllllC, III sec mi. umiouwn,
murmured lr. Smith, with an odd
haste. "But I thank you very much,
Mrs. Blaisdell he bowed m tarewcli
(Continued Tomorrdw) .
Clynes Says There is Nu Such
Things as'Germah Conscience
London, Aug. 16-The military ma
chine of Germany, the aggressor in
the war now is badly battered and
the autocratic designs of Prussian
militarism are held in the grip of al
lied amies representing the demo
cratic nations of the world, said John
R. Clynes, food minister, at the first
annual conference of the National
Federation of General Workers, of
which he is president, in London to
day. Labor must fight for the princi
ple and spirit of democracy or sur
render to the kaiser's notion of "rule
by divine" right, claimed for his
throne. Mr. Clynes said he had never
believed in any claim for or appeal to
what has been called the German
moral, conscience.
Negotiations for" peace are impos
sible until unmistakable signs are
given by Germany that the principles
for which labor is fightng are to take
the place of autocracy in force. Only
the German people, he said, could
destroy kaiserism and Prussian mili
tarism, but the, speaker believed that
the allied armies had to fight on to
convince the German people that they
must do it themselves.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists'
refund money if it fails. 25c
Teuton Airplanes Make Raid
on Paris; few Victims
Paris, Aug. 16. Several bombs
were dropped in the Paris region late
last night by Germna airplanes, says
an official statement issued early to
day. There were onlya few victims.
"Sounds of engines having been re-
p ; '
ported by lookout posts m the region
north of .Paris, the alar.-n was given
at .10:52 o'clock (Thursday). The
ejiemy airplanes were violently shell
ed by the defense batteries. Several
bombs were thrown in the Paris re
gion. There were a few victims and
some material , damage. 'All clear
was sounded at .12:36 o'clock Friday
morning."
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