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V ' THE BEE: OMAHA", THURSDAY. MARCH 27, 1919. , '7 r.VKENNA NAMES EBERSTEIN AND RINGER IN TRIAL Witness in Katleman Case Says He Was Released ' After Judge Held Him Under $5)000 Bond; " v Folice Commissioner Ringer and Chief of Police Eberstein released William J. McKenna and allowed liim to go free in spite of tjie fact that the police judge had bound him over to the district court under ... $5,000 bond, the latter testified at the trial of Maurice Katleman in district court yesterday. Katleman 'is charsed with aiding and abettng McKenna and L. C. Jones ii the stealing of automobiles. When Ringer and Eberstein re leased McKenna he had been ar rested several times on the charge of stealing automobiles. Assistant County Attorney Sla baugh slated that he knows of no law or ordinance allowing the po lice commissioner or chief of police to- release a prisoner after he has been placed under bond for trial in the higher court. Ure Made Investigation. City Commissioner Ure made an investigation several weeks ago into the disappearance of a number of prisoners after they were held by the 'police judge. McKenna was one of them. Commissioner Ringer at that time declined to state how Mc Kenna gained his liberty. McKenna was grilled in a search ing examination ana cross-examina tion on the witness stand. His lite for the last 10 years was reviewed by Attorney Ben Baker for Katle man. , The theft of one Buick and two Oakland cars in September, 1918, he has confessed to. Under examina tion by Attorney Bake"? he admitted - that he was arretsed for stealing a Ford some time in October. He was released under $750 bond then. While out on this bond he was ar rested for stealing a Maxwell. It . was' then that he was bound over under a $5,000 bond. "How long were you in jail under that bond?" asked Mr. Baker. "About two weeks," replied McKenna. "Do you know who released you? . "I do." "Who was it?" Names Chief Eberstein. ' "Chief Eberstein." "Did Mr. Eberstein require any bond from you? ' "Not that I know of." "You made an aflidavit, didn't you?" "Yes, sir." "Where was that made?" "In Mr. Eberstein's office?" "Who took youip there?" "Chief of Detecives Briggs." 4:Who told you you were free after you had signed the affidavit?" "No one. I just judged from the conversation that I could go" "At whose request did you sign the affidavit?" "Mr. Ringer's -and Mr. Eber steili's." , , "Were you arrested after that? "Yes " "What for?" "Stealing a car belonging to Mr. " Judson." "What became of that car? "I never saw the car." j. no rromises mauc. "When you made the affidavit ditl linger or Eberstein promise you vcur freedom?" . "No, sir." "They just let you go?" "Yes." "You didn't agree to testify against Katleman?" ,"I knew I'd be a witness. I don't -T;ire whether Katleman s convicted O'- not. I'm here to testify to the truth." ' ' Lovell C. Jones, partner of Mc Kenna in stealing automobiles, was ' put on the witness stand by the state after McKenna had. testified for six hours. He told of alleged dealings with the "men higher up," who, he taid, were Katleman and "Red" Iveal of Peru. He said he went into Maurice ' Katlcman's store, the Washington Shirt , company, Six teenth and Farnam streets, the mid dle of September, 1918, to try to dispose of a Buick roadster that he nr.d McKenna had taken from bhashay's roadhousc in East Omaha. Katleman told me to come back in a day or two," he testified. "He said 'Red' Neal would be in and he might be able to dispose of it." He then detailed the alleged move ments of the two thieves and Katle man and Neal which ended, accord ing to his testimony, when Katle man and Neal brought two men by the name of Clark, purporting to come from Missouri, out to the cache in East Omaha. There the car was sold for $75, he said, on condition that McKenna and Jones would deliver it at the end of the cavle at Albright Prizes for Canning and Garden Contests Announced by Mayor Mayor Smith announces that the earden committee, of which he is a is a ring this member, will offer the following prizes to boys and girles for this season s enoris: First Prize Two prizes of $10 tach. S - M i-l PoUa Civ -i-i-?B i ( $5 tach, equally divided between boys iiu gins. Third Trize Ten prizes" of $ tach. Z.50 $i eacn jor boys and 30 ot $1 eacn for A total of $150 in additional prizes mm dc awarded to the nest cann A Ml i Th Kat nmvn v " . icaui a uii-'ii j m i v. children and the best among colored cnuarcn win be taken to the state fair to compete with other teams of the state. These contests ae open to all children of school age. Further par ' u tuS nlay be obtained from Jos eph Ihm. welfare board offices, city Jiall. Mr. Ihm is giving his entire time to the work and he has a sup ply of seeds fur tree, distribution. Mrs. Downing to Tell of ; Continued Food Saving Food Expert, Brought to Omaha Through Efforts of The Bee, Will Lecture at Second District Meeting of Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs. v Mrs. Helen Harrington Downing, spaking on "Continued Food Con servation," will furnish one of the lecture treats for the Second dis trict meeting of the Nebraska Fed eration of Women's clubs in Grace .Methodjst church, South Side, Thursday afternoon, April 3. The lecture by Mrs. Downing. who is an expert from Armour' & Lo s. food economics department, was arranged through The Omaha Bee. The need of continuing patriotic work by sustaining food conserva tion pledges is the point emphasised by Mrs. Downing's illustrated lec tures. There will be no admission charge. A graduate of the university school of Toledo and later of the Boston school of domestic science, Mrs. Downing took special work at South Side MAJOR FRICKE BACK FROM YEAR SPENT OVERSEAS Obtains Discharge From Army and Will Resume Medi cal Practice on the South Side. After spending about a vear in the United States medical service over seas Major A. A. Fri'cke 6f the South Side has been j discharged from the service. Major Fricke was one of the reJ serves in the medical department of the national army at the outbreak of the war. For a time he was sta tioned at Fort Crook. He expects to resume his medical practice on the South Side in the near future. Will Jones, Colored Man, Gets Ninety Days in Jail Will Jones, thought for a tine to have been the negro who as saulted Mrs. John A. Classman in her home recently, was given a jail sentence of 30 days by Police Judge Foster, on a charge of carrying con cealed weapons. Jones was arrested recently at the request of the frightened women in the vicinity of Twenty-ninth and H streets. He was prowling about the homes. When arrested he drew a loaded revolver and was only pre vented from shooting by the prompt action of the arresting officers. Charged With Having Liquor, Leo, Japanese, Forfeits Bond An appearance bond of $105 was forfeited by D. Leo, a Japanese, when he failed to appear in police court to defend a charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. He was taken into custody by state agents at the Millard hotel Tuesday evening. In his possession , was found two pints of liquor. He was released on bond of $105 furnished by himself. Ninety Years Old. Mrs. Margaret Jane Babb, 90 years old, for 15 years a resident of the South Side, died at the home of her son, Henry Babb, 6015 South Nine teenth street, after a three weeks illness. Mrs. Babb is survived by four sons. Henry and Charles, Omaha; Otis, Diller, Neb., and Tames, Monsgirling, 111., and two doughtcrs, Mrs.iD. A. Ellis, South Side, and Mrs. Swan Olson, Texas. funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Aged Woman Dies. Mrs. Marion Richardson, 72 years old, died at the home of her rela tives. 1816 Vinton street, Tuesday evening. Airs. Kichardson, ftiadison, Neb., was here visittng her rela tives. The body will be taken to Madison, Neb., for burial. Onli, One Best Kind of Corn Flakes x? jtt says CrJOVUlf That's why they're the most popular. PostToasties the Toledo university and Simmons, college in Boston. How to market for the table, how to get better foods for less money, how to choose the foods and how to care for them when they are de livered, will form the introductory portion, of Mrs. Downing's lecture. She will develop the importance of selecting foods with reference to their protein contents, tell which food? contain the most starch, and explain both the relation between sugar and foods and foods which should be selected for their fat and muscle producing qualities. -4 Mrs. Downing will explain the purposes of -alternatives or health ful substitutes for food 'products which have become high in price. She is not a theorist, but a practical housekeeper and her lectures dur ing the last three years have been regarded as highly co-operative by the United States food administra-on. Writer Addresses -Omaha Rotarians on Radical Movement C. E. Lindemau, writer, wW has been studying the effectof bolshe vism and other radical movements, spoke at the noonday meeting of tire Omaha Rotary club yesterday on the subject of the present radical agitation in this country. Mr. Linde mau is a writer for the "New Re public," ail other publications. He has recently returned from the Da kotas and Minnesota, ' where he studied the Nonpartisan league movement. In his talk on the radical agita- tion in the United States, Mr. Lin deman declared .that America hs the same conditions to face and deal with as in Europe. ','" H. .A. Abbott of the American Radiator Company spoke on debat ing appliances and the heating of buildings. "The Mail Order Busi ness," was the subject of a talk by Harry Ryan. ' Samuel Rees, jr., presided. Special Traffic 'Cops' Will Handle Crowds i in "Dress-Up" Week - Hearty endorsement of "Dress-up Week," March 31 to April 6, a movement promoted by the Associ ated Retailers of Omaha, was voted by the executive committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. J. W. Metcalfe of the Associated Retailers is- arranging for special traffic officers to handle crowds on the down-town streets opening night, when the beautiful display windows in the- retail district will be unveiled. . , When this ceremony took place one spring evening at 7:30 o'clock in 1916, . the first timeJ-n Omaha, more than 40,000 people were on band to watch the windows. Traffic officers had to be called on to han dle the crowds and people and iua chines. A larger crowd is expected this year. Band music will be a feature of the opening night. pBITUARY ' MRS. ANiSTA TELVER, 61 years oll. 1929 South Eighteenth street, died yesterday morning at her resi dence fallowing a long Illness. She was a ntive of Austria and had been a resident of Omaha for 34 years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagman, Mrs. Anna Bauer and Miss Mary Telver, and three sons. John, Leonard and Adolph Telver, all of Omaha. Fu neral .services will be conducted at S:S0 o'clock tomorrow morning at the residence and at 9 o'clock at St. Josephs church. Interment will be in St. Mary Magdelene cemetery. South Side Brevities. SALWSOIRLS WANTKD-Apply Man ager Wilg Brothers, 24th and N Sta. For Sale Eight-room house, modern except heat. 3710 R St. Phon-j South 3009 For Sale 6-room house at 4041 T Btreet; $1,500. Small payment down. Balance lilie rant. Call Owner. South 1693. MAYOR ISSUES "CLEANUP WEEK" PROCLAMATION April 7 to 12 Designated by ' City ,Headas, Week of . Effort to Beautify Omaha. Mayor Smith has issued a procla mation calling upon all citizens to observe "clean-up week" from April 7 to 12, inclusive. ' City trucks and wagons wilt col lect without charge piles of rubbish ill the; following districts on the days'indicated: Monday South of E street. Tuesday E to Center street. Wednesday Center to Cuming, rivf;r to Forty-eighth. Thursday Cuming ' street to Ames avenue, river to Forty-eighth street. , , Friday West of Forty-eighth street, including Benson and Dun dee. ' Saturday All territory north of Ames aveuue. Householders are requested to place all rubbish, tin cans and other waste materials in convenient piles on the streets in 'front of their Q 3) Wednesday, March 26, 1919- Announcing for Thursday, Friday and Saturday SALE Specials From Gem theatrical cream, -lb. cans at 38c. Hughes' Ideal hair brush, $1.00. Lysol, 23c. Armour's buttermilk toilet soap, 6c. Burfess-Nash ' , 1 I I . You9 11 Appreciate Jhese Special Silk Petticoat Values Thursday 4 f mm wrru m y on ii Tinn s the one to match that new spring suit, and the price ia only $3.45. Burgets-Nash Co. Second Floor homes. The city wagons and trucks will not go through the alleys as in former spring clean-up weeks. "Let us all help to make Omaha a healthful and beautiful city," said tiie mayor. Live Stock Breeders 4o Form Association at Meeting Saturday Live stockj breeders, of Douglas county meet'Saturday xat 1 o'clock in the commissioners' foom in the court house to' organize acounty breeders' association and elect of ficers. The meeting is arranged by E. G. Maxwell, county agricultural agent. Prof. H. B. Pier of the animal hus bandry department of the University of Nebraska wil speak. . "We should have more and bet ter stock bred in this locality and be lieve such an organization would be of great benefit," said Maxwell.., . The proposed live stock and agri cultural exposition planned by Ak-Sar-Ben as a feature of future fall festivities will encourage the breed ing of pure stock," he said. Depose Governor. Washington, March 26. Advices received today by the State, depart ment said the governor of Nayarit, Mexico, was reported to have been deposed because of a disagreement with the legislature and had been superseded by General Santiago. Nayarit is a new territory organized in a part of Tepic. era OJ Involving Several Thousand Pairs of Women's Silk and Silfy Fibre Hose at A N offering that is sensational to the extreme the entire branded line of a cer tain large operator who is discontinuing the line and sold them to us at but a fraction of the regular wholesale cost. Every Pair Including Women's White Silk Boot Seamless Hose. Women's White Full Fashioned Silk Boot Hose. . Women's Hunter Green Pure Silk Hose. Women's Fiber Silk Hose'fifcer to the knee. Wide Lisle Garter Tops, double sole and spliced heel anpl toe. Seamless foot.7 No credits, no phone orders, no C. O. D's and no ex changes. None sold to dealers and a limit of 6 pairs to a customer. . the Drug Section Williams' shaving soap, 7c. Rit Dye soap, all shades, 7c. Lavoris, medium size, 39c. Bayer's aspirin, 18c a dozen. S. S. White tooth paste, 19c Palmolive cold cream, tubes, 19c. Java rice face powder, 39c. Co. Main Floor At $3.45 UNUSU'AL, that's the best word we can think of to describe this offering for Thurs day. - Made of changeable and pompadour taffetas in light or dark change able effects. . New Narrow Widths In semi-tailored, corded, pleated, ruffled.hirred and smocked models. Briej City News 1 Kal Sweepers, Burutss-Oranden Co. Have Koot Trlnt It Beacoii Press. i:iii)IoyntMit Bureau Iiusy The Chamber of Commerce employment bureau Indicator yesterday 'showed the number "1,400." That many re turned soldiers nd sailors have been placed In employment. , ".)lo Ntsht" at Mission T1k Midwest Gospel mission, 215 South Fourteenth strott, will have "Apple Night" Thursday. . Everyone who at tends the meeting, will be presented with m apple. Kev. D. K. Cleveland will ' lecture on the subject "Th Lesson of the Apple." i - Lauder to boost lawn Harry Lauder will boost the. Victory loan campaign at a public affairs lunch eon in th Chamber of Commerce next Monday. Lauder packed the large dining hall when he made a patriotic talk at the chamber on his last visit to Omaha. Hustllmr. Committee to Organh Ak-Sar-B,en's hustling committi will meet today noon at the Paxton hotel to organize for the spring campaign for new members. The board of governors has express ed a desire to have 2,500 members before the first Initiation night. Federal Judge Keturns Federal J.udge J. W. Woodrough returned Wednesday morning from Jefferson City, Rio., where he held a session of the United States court. Cases as signed for trial in Omaha will be given hearings April 7, but there will probably be no federal jury trials until May 1. Explain Humane Society Work Oflieers of the Nebraska Humane society will explain the work of the organization at the weekly meeting of the Klwanis club Friday noon In BSiM taw EYERYBODYS STORE -STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY- e Or 2 C $t Is Strictly First Quality We Don 't Recall Than These Night m HERE are over twenty different styles made of a splendid quality of nainsook, -A- Windsor crepe, voile and longcloth, in flesh' color or plain white, v They're all beautifully trimmed with laces, embroidery, smqeking and batik embroidered effects "We consider this a very unusual opportunity as there is not a gown in the lot that is not worth more thn the price asked Thursday. Burjesi-Nath Co. Second Floor e the Chamber of Commerccc. The president. J. K. Davidson; the ex ecutive secretary, W. W. Bradley, and Kev. IS. H. Jenka will talk. Sues Apartment House Qwner Cecil Fraser hns filed suit In dis trict court, asking $5,000 damages from John W. Agnew, proprietor of the Agnew apartments, .Park avenue and Leavenworth street. She al leges that she stepped on a defective' board and fell down a flight of stairs, sustaining a broken ose and other injuries. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. DR. G. m TODD Investigate my methods for the relief of pain in den tistry. , 403 Brandeis Building. dV2S o s IE Pnirs on COLORS: Tan Bronze Champagne Pink Navy Pearl Grey Also White and Black When We Offered Bigger Values, in Gowns For Thursday $1.55 London Newspapers All V for Firm and-Sharp Action London, March 26. The London, newspapers regard the action ot 1 Hungary as a direct challenge to ; the associated powers and, call for firm and sharp action in order to' establish control of the situation. Do Not Despair " Chiropractic will help you it ia helping thouiand of Omaha people. Adjustments $1 or 12 fof $10 DR. FRANK BURHORN (Palmer School Chiropractor) Suite 414-19 Securities Bldf., tor. 16th and Furuuni ts. Doug 5347. Lady Astendant. Ke.ldenre l'lione Blackator Hotl PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY Beautiful, sightly location, eas ily accessible. Excellent burial lots or plots , available. Single interments, $10. Constant car. Receiving vault. Chapel. So perintendent's office and resi dence at Parker v Street an trance. Phone Webster 2404. Take 33d Street car. -Phone Douglas 2100 Pure 9 Featured at RY r i l -1 2