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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1919)
4 THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 37, 1919. FAKES SUICIDE TO OBTAIN DOPE; IS NEARLY IIU1 Ex-Conyict Puts, Noose About Neck, Slips as Officers Ap proach and is Nearly Strangled. A camouflaged attempt at suicide almost resulted fatally for John Carr, 40, serving a 20-day sentence in the county jail for vagrancy. Carr is alleged to be a morphine ad- ict and Tuesday night was removed to the hospital ward of the county jail suffering from what officers now believe to be a feigned illness. ' Yesterday he told other pris oners in the ward that he had a plan to get a "shot of morph" and was going to stage a fake suicide. He, fastened one end of his belt over a pipe in the bathroom and the other arourd his neck, planning to step off when officers were in the vicinity. Before he could carry out his plan his foot slipped and he was nearly strangled before officers reached him. He will recover. Carr has a reputation in- the county jail where he has been con fined on several occasions. He was sentenced to a year in the peniten tiary December 9, 1917, under the name of John Banks and was re leased only a short time ago. Sis years ago he was arrested ith l'riggs Nolen, notorious high wayman, under the name of Joseph Diel. At that time while confined in the county jail, he frustrated a jail break planned by Nolen when ha informed officers that Nolen was armed. In some manner, which th- officers were never able to learn tlcPnitely, a revolver was smuggled to Nolen. Thompson Has Spent More Than Half His Life in Toils "I have spent 17 years in penal institutions," Henry Thompson, 29 years of age, is alleged to have in formed officers at the sheriff's office while awaiting trial charged with breaking and entering the Orkiji Bros.' store. He was found guilfy in the criminal sectiori of the dis trict court Thursday and sentenced to from one to five years in the Ne braska penitentiary by Judge Re-lick. The institutions in which he is said to have been confined started with the Iowa Reform school at El dora, la. Later-he served a sen tence in the penitentiaries at Jeffer son City, Mo., and Joliet, 111. Two months ago he was released from the Iowa state penitentiary at Ana mosa. i IBM. LOTS OP.' BEAUTIFUL HAIR A small bottle of "Danderine" makes hair thick, glossy ; and wavy. Removes all dandruff, stops itching scalp and falling' hair. To be possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dan druff is merely a matter of using a little Danderine. It is easy and inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just fret a small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine now it costs but a few cents all drug stores recommend it apply a little as directed and with in ten minutes there will be an ap pearance of abundance, freshness, f Juf finess and an incomparable gloss and lustre, and try as you will you can not find a trace of dandruff or falling hair; but your real surprise will be after about two weeks' use, when you will see new hair fine and downy at first yes but really new hair sprouting out all over your scalp Danderine is, we be lieve, the only sure hair grower, de stroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scalp, and it never fails to stop fa!!;ujf hair at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through yqur hair taking one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful in just a few moments a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this. Adv. . , Wanted Experienced Salesladies ':' ia wam.n'i vrir,r apparel. 1,Ajj! at onca, Julius Orkin v ISCS-IO Douglas Striet. - I V; V ' ':-.' I '' V I t 1 ! y t. Inmate of Detention Home Asserts Omaha Men and Boys Support 3,500 Fallen Women Wilma Rice, Whom Omaha Club Women Refused to Hear, Tells Story to Bee Reporter; Offers to Name Off icers Whom She Has Paid ' Hush Money. . ' Omaha club women Monday refused to let Wilma Rice, a trained nurse, and now an address them. - . , . . Wilma Rice was a drug addict, they ruled, and for that reason her request was refused., Wilma Rice is a drug fiend. She admits it. Further than that, she is a prostitute not through choice, but through cir cumstances. , ' But Wilma Rice, despite her misfortune and life of sin, is not a fool, according to Mrs. C. W. Hayes, former president of the Omaha Woman's club, and who asked that the Rice woman be allowed to address its members. Wanted to Help Women. Wilma Rice's only desire in go ing before the club womeu was, she declares,- to help :he fallen women of the street tq help not only this type of women, but to aid the womanhood of Omaha and the na tion. .. .. " Had the club women listened to Wilma Rfce here are some of the things they would have -heard things that perhaps need the atten tion of both the men and women of Omaha" in this period oi .fter-war reconstructic . Th. ; there are in Omaha today no less tl.-n 3,500 women prostitutes, wh are directly and indirectly sup ported by Omaha men and boys. Police Graft, on Women, That there, are certain 'police, oflw cers in O ilia who exact money from women of the street, or send them to jail the same style , of petty-graft that has thrived at one, time or anotner in many ot tl.e larger cities. ' : That-some of the police sureecT who are paid to examine women ar- - J :i j; j . rcsicu,. win give Diseased prosmuies a "cean bill of health" and free them, provided they have the money (o pay for such service. . , , That special police officers guard ing the Detention home; where these women are kept, wink at girls' escapes if certain "landladies" of the underworld want th"e girls to be released. And that in some instances it has been known that won.en .vbo con ducted Immoral houses had purr posely, been admitted to the Detec tion home in order to "recruit" new girls for their resorts. , ;. But this is the story. Read it:, Accuse the Police. '.'Some of the police force wants us out of here so they can graft off of us. That's why they and the gang whose pockets 'we filled are trying to close this hospital." This charge, coupled with a strong defense of the City Detention hos pital and its superintendent, Miss Alta Burger, made by a group of girl inmates, is the latest angle in the much-mooted . fight fori and against the retention of the .insti tution. ; "I . will give The - Bee or Com missioner Ringer the names of five policemen to whom I personally give 'hush money several nights a week so they would not molest me," said Wilma Rice.: "The police surgeons are Just as bad. For $10 or $12, they will pass any girl for release, instead of send ing her to this hospital to be treated for -.disease: Surgeon Tomlinson passed me two or three times be fore I was finally sent up here; and that was because I didn't have any money." The girls further declared that of ficers stationed to guard the deten tion hospital wink at the escape of Will Address Church Club , -on Wireless Telephony The lien's club of, Plymouth church, at the regular monthly meet ing Friday night, will hear a lecture on the wireless telephone defenses cf the national capital, by Dr. Fred erick Milner, formerly of the Union Pacific. Dr. Milner is aft authority tin this subject, and the inventor of important devices which have been adopted by the government. Musi cal selections will be given by Miss Grace Ellsworth. The regular sup per will be served by the ladies of the church at 6:15 p. m. The meet ing will be held at the church. OBITUARY. EFFIE LEE died at her home, 2920 North Forty-seventh street, Wednesday, at the asre ot 22 years. The Funeral will be held at 2 p. m. today at the-home. . BENAJAH W. WARREN, 46 years of age, died at his home, 4913 California street, Wednesday. In terment -will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mr.S. BEN SORREY. aeed 70, died in Logan, la., Tuesday, follow ing an attack of Influenza. Mrs. Sorrey is survived by her husband, four eons and a daughter. The nons are Dr. Sorrey of Nebraska, Kal and James residing here, and Claude Sorrey of Moorehead. The daughter is Mrs. Charles Vail, Logan. WILLIAM O'DONNELL, age 29. died in his home, 3002 Vinton street yesterday. He la survived by . his wife and one son, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin-' O'Donnell, , and three brothers, Patrick, Joseph and Thomas. Funeral services will be held at the house and in St. Jos eps church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. ' Interment will be in the Holy Sepulchre cemetery. " MRS. ANDREW VAN LOME. 67 years of age. died at her home in David City, Neb., Thursday - from hemorrhage. She was a pioneer of David City and lived in Butler coun ty for the last 65 years. She ia sur vived by ten children: Mrs. B. H. Eiting, David City: " Mrs. C. W. Thornton. Falls City, Neb.; " Mrs: . 3. E. Rising; New York City; Mrs. Frank Posvar. Chambers, Neb.; Mrs. Howard L. Watkins, Milwaukee; Mrs. Fred W. Anheuser, Omaha. Her four sons are: Rinard of David City; Henry, Seattle, Wash.; Andrew, Omaha, and Peter of David City. Funeral services will be held at David City Saturday morning. ; FUNERALS The funeral of Charles W. Furst, who committed suicide in the pres ence of his son. Otto Furst and Patrolman Knutson. will h hoirt t 2 p. m. Friday at hia residence, 8029 IH x-rau Btreei. interment will be at ' the Mount Hops cemetery, t inmate of the Detention home, I some of the girls, especially if they had any money. "One pf the officers they sent up here to watch us was a policeman to whom I had paid 'hush' money in the past," continued Miss Rice. Another girl stated that one of the officers set on guard had forced an entrance into the room whi-re two of the girls slept in the middle of the night. When they called Miss Burger's attention to this, the officer ex plained that he had heard a noise and seen figures moving about in the darkness and had gone to in vestigate. I Defend Miss Burger. "The City Detention hospital is the best home I ' have ever had. Charges that we have been mistreat ed here by Miss Burger are lies," said Alice, another inmate. She' is the girl who broke her leg several months ago by jumping from a second story window in an effort to escape. , , "It was not because I was mis treated, but because I feared I would be. ' When I was in 'the police jail, they told me there how cruelly I would be treated by Miss Burger I didVi't wait to see if this was true. I believed all; the lies they told me so I tried to escape. After I was hurt, it was Miss Burger who waited on me hand and foot, who got up two or three times at night to look after, me." The girls laughed at the published stories that Mss Burger had mis treated them. The superintendent is a tiny person, , who weighs only about 100 pounds. She. is smaller than any woman inmate in this place. The stories that Miss Burger abuses . the girls emanates from women of the most hardened type who have no interest in being cured of the disease they have contracted, according to Miss Rice. After New , Girls. . ."They are mistresses of assigna tion houses, who are eager to be out and pursue their business again. Soriie of them cenild have purchased their release and avoided being sent here, but they came on purpose. They want to stir up trouble in thiahospitaJJn order -to recruit some of the girl inmates for their assig nation houses." Defense of the hospital was' also voiced by Lillie r, a girl who was pronounfced cured and given her discharge papers Tuesday. She was still at the hospital Wednesday and showed ho'sigris of desire "to go. . "I hate to leave this place. It's a good home, i and I . was treated better here than I ever was' in my life." ;. ;- V, , . One girl 'was strong in her denun ciation of Mayor Smith,' for his statement that ;all diseased women be given no-asylum in this city.' "We contracted this disease . in Omaha arid the tity owes "us at least a cure," she said- "' 17: en's High Shces 2nd Fsrty Slippers "STILL GOIFJC3 OU; $14.00 values in Gray and Brown Buckskin Lace ' Shoes, Louis heels, 9-inch 45 Brown Kid, Russia Calf leather and cloth tops, Black with Gray tops, lace and button Shoes. Military heels, $10 jP and $12 values, at. ,vPQ Extra Special in Women's High Shoes Brown Kid Cloth top lace with Louis or Military heels, Brown Kid Ivory top lace, LouU heels; Gray Kid Cloth top lace. Mili tary heel; Russia Calf, Gray Buck top, button, Louis heels, Z1-. $4.45 Black Kid and Patent Leather, Cloth and Leather top, Lace and Button Shoes, ("JO AC some worth to $8, VWslu About 1,000 pair Patent Leath er Button Shoes, 1 QP broken sizes, at. . . . -V A eaJiJ 150 pairs Bronze Kid Lace and Button, Russia Calf and Satin De Laina Button Shoes, worth at much as $9, ! 1 QK for, pair ..,,,,;, '' D 11 EX EL SHOE COtvlPAiW 1419 Farnam St. DOCTOR SAYS HE IS JUSTIFIED lil TMK01Y Tomlinson Alleges Health Of fice Told Him it Was, Right to Chargs Outside Of fice Hours. When -asked about the statement that he had accepted money in con nection with examinations made of prisoners at the city jail, Dr. C C. Tomlinson admitted that he received fees for calling on persons who were under arrest. ' "This, however, had no influence on my disposition of the cases," he said. "When I accepted the posi tion as assistant health officer under Dr. E. T. Manning. I did so with the understanding that my call at the, city jail between the hours of 8 and 9 in the morning would be gratis. Frequently, though, I 'am call ed after this, and sometimes as late as. 12 o'clock at night, and . even sometimes early in the morning For these visits I have always charged for, and arranged to do so at the time I accepted the office. Dr. Mann ing was advised of it, and agreed with me that it was only fair." Dr. Manning also declared that he had talked the matter over with Dr. Tomlinson and agreed that he should collect for the visits he made at the city jail other than those between 8 and 9 in the morning: "I recall a particular case in the woman who gave her name as Ag nes Miller," said Dr. Tomlinson. "This woman has been arrested a number of times for vagrancy ar-J prostitution- On one occasion I ex amined her at the city jail and failed to discover" that she was diseased. She was re'.eas I and later arre-'- again. I examined her again and found that she ws bad', diseated. . Turns Down Bribe. - "On this occasion her husband offered me $100 not to send her to the home. When I declined to ac cept the bribe he threatened ie with1 a check which he had given me in payment for treating his' wife on another occasion. He declared that he would make a public state ment to 'he effect that 1. had Riv en me the check as a bribe. '. His wife was sent to . the home nd later some impro- i.ifl ce r ' brought to bear in the case an the woman was taken to a private hos pital. She stayed there for only a few days and was released. This woman, - - it, is respon.-ib1' the false reports which are being circulated about me. She is a no torious prostitute and is running the streets of Omaha today with diseases which have not been cured, and I am told y te police that she is eliciting. - . . Colonel House Better. Paris, Jan. 16. CoL E. M. House, who has been ill for several days past, was greatly improved in con dition today. It is expected he, will be able to leave his bed tomorrow. IN THE DIVORCE COURT Leonard F. Young baa been aued for a decree of divorce by bis wife, Jeanette J., who haa asked for a restraining; order against ber husband's interference during pendency of the suit. The Youngs -were married In Canada, May 26, 1915. Annie E. xilttle haa applied for a divorce from Qeorga B. Hlttle. She allegea de sertion and nonsupport. The Hittles were married In Omaha, March 19, 1902, and have five 'children, 4 to 16 years old. Darkness pervades, the Sunshine home. A decree, of divorce has been granted to Fannie Sunshine. Charles Sunsblne, the husband, did not appear. The divorce case cf Bertha H. against Clarence A. Werti has been, settled In favor of the wife. The husband did not contest the case. ' Minnie McDonald charges' Thomas O. McDonald with non-support. She has filed a petition for divorce and alimony. . , Here are a' few of the real bargains of this Sale in which there are still plenty of sizes. Remember all shoes offered in this sale are from our regular stock and of strictly DREXEL QUALITY. $14 and $15 Black Lace and Button Shoes, colored kid tops. also all bronze kids katd$ 10.45 lace shoes go Dark Gray and Field Mouse Kid Lace Shoes, some leather, some cloth tops, Louis heels. Values L.j... $6.45 Wonderful Values in Dressy Party Slippers Silver Cloth Opera Pumps, higl. Louis heels, hand $6.45 turn soles, at Gold Cloth, Black Satis with Silver Cloth Quarter, Gold Satin Patent Leather and Mat' Kid Beaded Pumps, turn soles, Louis heels, values , to $3........ $4.45 Bronze Kid, Patent Leather and Black Kid Louis; Heel Pumps, some worth $2.95 up to $7. for. . Bronze , Kid, Patent Leather, Black and White Satin LouU Heel Pumps, worth M QP up to $5.00, for... vltO Is It the Sweet Voice? Seventh City Hall Phone (Girl is About to Marry Another cityhall telephone fcirl is about to becorpe a bride; Miss Ida Bauers ; is1 leaving-to marry Frank Wagner in the near future. Thirty-three gitl employe's of the city, hall gave her a surprise party yesterday from S to 7. They had moving pictures and, ice cream and Frank Elias', band played and, they gave' presents. Miss Bauers is said to be the seventh switchboard girl, who has left to go' into matrimony. Amorlg the others were . Misses Elizabeth Hegarty, Anna Byers and Mary O'Neill. It is said several of the stenog raphers are learning switchboard operating in their spare time and will be applicants for the job as fast as it becomes vacant in the future. Hundreds Rush to Get Seats to Hear McCormack When the box office opened yes terday for sale of tickets to the John McCormick concert at thje Auditorium January 24", a crowd of several hundred persons were wait ing to select their seats. More than 500 had been waited on before 10 o'clock, representing a sale of 1,000 tickets. "The indications are that all seats will be sold days before the con cert," said Charles Franke, manager of the Auditorium. No tickets will be sold over the telephone. The only opportunity remaining for persons who are unable to appear them selves or have some one to purchase their tickets for them, will be to send in their order.' by mail. We are getting a great many orders by spe cial delivery letters." When Mr. McCormack was here a year ago 6,500 admissions to the performance were sold, declared Mr. Franke. It is likely, he said, thaf when the sale reached a mark be tween 6,000 and 7,000 for the show next week, the box office will be closed. f Harney Hotel is Sold for $45,000 to Herman Peters The furniture and lease on the Harney hotel has been sold by Charles S. Sorensen to Herman C. Peters, well known Omaha business, man Thi Pptfrs ranch one of the' largest in Cheyenne county, Neb., became the possession of Mr. Soren sen in the deal, which involved $45,- 000. Mr. Peters took possession df the hotel immediately and installed Fred C. Delfs as manager and proprietor. Mr. Sorensen will move on the ranch in the spring. J. D. Young man, business broker, arranged the transaction. -.. ,, , Ccldi Causa Grip and Influenia - IiAXATIVE U1IOMO QUININB TtbleU mm the cause. TliAr Is only nn "bromo Quinine." B. W. OROVE'H iiinirs on th boi. 8i.--Adr. : dp For- winter resort boekletfr-also for information about excursion fares And train service ap--ly to any railroad ticket agent; or to Consolidated Ticket Offices, Union Pacific BIdg., Omaha, Neb., or to Bureau of Service, National Parks, and Monuments, Room 64S Transportation Bldg., Chicago) 111. ' hi ' ' i i Let theUniffM 5tite5MiteM """ ' "" "' " ' ' ' "' --' ' " I mi II 1 1 II I H-T GTORYSUnE,IS BELIEF OF THE J ubiiant ,; Oyer : PfGspsci of an . Early Setticniont of 'Court j Litigation on Suffrage j Omaha '"suffragists ' are Jiihilant over, the prospect ?pf .an earlysettle ment ; of 'litigation- on.? the: .partial suffrage bill passed'hy.the" lnMlegis lature. j" f iiiffi ' ' They ar specially, cj'igbied by the opinion handed" down, by Judge 1 1.. A. Flansburgh of the Lancaster district court Wednesday that the petition and evidence -filed by suf fragists was -sufficient.. The antis were given - 60 days in which to present evidence in- support of their referendum petitions, which . has held up the operation of the suf frage law until now. ; "The antis appear not to have any evidence or they would have intro duced it before this," ' said Mrs. James Richardson and Mrs..H. C: Sumne, leaders in the suffrage movement. "They had a four days hearing in October and have had all the in tervening' time in which to present their evidence but they have not done so vet. Now they are to have additional time. If they do not within the time specified hy Judge Flansburgh, our case will probably be won." 'We have ,6,000 pagesof evi dences. It is the biggest case ever fought in Nebraska courts and I am sure we are going to win," said Mrs. Richardson. ., Ice Harvest is Resumed; , and Will SoonBe CompWe Notwithstanding the nice weather, the annual ice harvest goes merrily on and the indications are that un less there should soon be a .thaw the normal supply will be housed. . Ice now being taken off the fields' is 10 to 12 inches thick and is said to be of an excellent quality. ; Ad Selling League Hears of Big Omaha Congress The Ad Selling league met at the Chamber of Commerce at noon, where. Commissioner Manley of he Chamber of Commerce outlined the plans that the league is to take in the .coming Transraississippi con gress in February. , m ' - v : ;.3 Last winter was war time. You :were o patriotic enougk to foregjp .plcasuretravelv This winter is peace time. The railroads r invite you to travel to run-away from S winter's cold. Midwinter is a most delightful season in eemi-tropic California. In Arizona, Texas and alon tLe . Gulf Coast .AttneHot Sprinfsoi Arkansas, and elsewkere West and SoutL In tnese Lands of June Weather you may motor rfect roads- Fulton Returns' from" Yar v Work - to Great Western Samuel K. Felton, president of the Great Western, who early in 1917 was called into the government ser vice and sent to France as director of military railroads, has resigned, returned to the United States and is again at the head of the road which he has been conducting for a num ber of years. Colorado Midland Railroad Ordered to Be Dismantled Denver. Jan. v .-The1 Colorado state public utilities commission to day issued an order permitting "dis mantling of the Colorado Midland railroad. ''. Ex-Congressman Dies. .' El Paso, Tex., Jan. 16 W. H. Andrews, "former territorial "repre sentative in congress -fr)tn New Mexico, died suddenly today near Carlsbad, N. M. ' '" i 1 4s$i Alii 14 greys, browas, biacK, ie low or high t ........ t S '4:-v.7 I s & :j . All $9.00 and $10.00 boots t in . grey, brown, , field y mouse, black, etc., high and low heels, all leather, " ' special at only......... '' $8.00 black kid lace boots, j high 'and low heel, 'all .leather, special " at onljr . . . sizes, at, . ; " 'Second Floor 16th arid Farnam St. Or iUe: Com Early! - Weather. every day, over Migrate1 Father -Thuehte Comes r to Omaha to Organize Holy Name Society Rev. C M. Thuente, 0. P.. a member of the otdffi of Friars Preachers, has come to Omaha at the invitation of Archbishop llarty to organize, the Holy Name society in- the diocese of Omaha and in the state of Nebraska,., Father Thuente has been engaged in this kind of work for more than 20 years. He began his Holy Name mission, in the 'city 'of New York, then spent .two years in New Haven and orgainzed the society in many of the cities of Connecticut. Dur ing the last jhree.iyar.s,jheNhas been the official national ' organizer ot the society; w the weaVtand has given much of hia time to the, prov inces of,Chicago..MMilwaukee and Dubuque. ; " ' tPia'(.I?w! Ul.iin. field mouse , I , an . jeatnar, haci, special A xsJj ssaiasas One lot of grey, black and brown hoes, only in C C EJ small and large ,T K) J pedal, ' r. . . .. " ' - pair Paxton Blk. Entrance on 16th St. You may play golf and tennia-Ride-horseback - , . .- ia thesua; - :v At night there are social gather ,-. tns in the great resort hotels. " ' v J So-' ': Run away from winter .f,; to some. Land; of Junc; v: and rejuvenate -don't hiVernate. Be a bird, cot a hear.