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12 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY IS! 1919. ASK MEMBERS OF BASE HOSPITAL I! 49 TOJpUET Mernn Charge of Arrange ments Have Difficulty Locat ing All Men; Governor McKelvie to Talk. ; Dr. I. S. Cutter and Gould Diet, who have charge of the reception for Base Hospital 49, Saturday eve ning, are having lots of trouble loca ting all of the guests. VThere were 165 enlisted men . with the unit from various points in Ne braska. The committee has been un s able to obtain a list of the home ad dresses of the enlisted men. Letters have been sent to the leading News papers in the state asking their as sistance in locating the men. Every enlisted man, nurse, or of ficer connected with Base "Hospital 49. is urged to be present a the Chamber of C,ommerce 'Saiui !ay evening, at 6:30. A complimentary dinner wil lbe" served by the Cham ber of Commerce. . . Governor McKelvie has definitely prqmised to be present. Othei speakers will be Chancellor Sairuel Avery of the University of Nebras ka, which sponsored the unit. . nd Dean JL A. Tancock. who will tell the history of the unit in France Major A. C. Smokes will respond for .. the unit. ' "' Invatations have been issued to lo - ral and state Red Cross officials, the board of regents of the University ' of Nebraska, the executive tom- '. raittee of the Chamber of Commerce, thejofficers of the University Club .and of the University of Nebraska alumni, the faculty of the University of Nebraska school of medicine. Omaha Salesman Is Held in Chicago on . Charge of F orgery .'. Following a nationwide search . conducted by the police of Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis, Gordon Hamilton, former salesman for the Nelson-Black Co., 216 South Nine teenth street, was arrested Wednes day in Chicago, ud will be returned toi this city to face a charge of for-4 gcry. HnmiltonAvas arrested an hour af ter he arrived in Chicago. He is willing to return to Omaha without extradition papers, it was announced. : Hamilton is alleged to have ob tained three blank checks from the entice of the Nelson-Black Co., filled them out payable to himself and .fbrged the name of the firm, The Wrecks, aggregating ,$60.50, are said b have been Jated February 5.- " p Sinn Feiner Rescued. iKnocklcng, Ireland; May 14. Ijour police officers who were tak ing Sinn Fein orisoner to Cork. were attacked by an armed band an the Knocklong station today, ine armed men rescued the prisoner, killing one of the policemen and Seriously injuring another. A -third iVoliceman is missing. . , fTllMIM!liJJ!IBPU U i BacuLace Made hg Tha. Warner Brothen Company, Returns From Finish Former Officer In - "Treat $m Rough" Branch of -; Army Is Now Star ? Debater... . Former Lieut. Howard D. Vore ol the tank corps, and said to have been the youngest officer in tha' branch of the service, has returned to South high school, wh"ich he left as a junior, to complete his. educa tion. He was discharged at Camp Dix, N.J. He is now one of the star de baters of the South Side institution. He will represent his school -in the state championship debate to be; held at Lincoln Saturday. . Mr. Vore will take the negative oi the question, "Government Onwor ship of Railroads." - Millions an J Billions Of Kisses by Mail Cost Actor's Friend $25,000 i (By tnlycraal Service.) ' New York, May 14. A jury in the supreme court awarded Mrs. Anna Speare, wife of Frederick Harvey Speare, an actor, $25,000 in her alienation suit against Frances Gold stein, a young Brooklyn music teacher. Ten minutes deliberation was all the jury required to return a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Among the evidence submitted to the.jury was a shoe box full of let ters from the defendant which were sealed with "millions and billions of kisses." '''' ' To "my heart's darling," Miss Goldstein wrote on one occasion: "i just played . Mendelsohn's v Sym phony, s If. I could fly to you I would and I wish my letters would fly td you. Darling don't laugh; I am making spaghetti. Sweetheart I wish you were here with me. Sweet heart.how; beautiful that Italian symphony is. The first thing I do when I awake is t6 run down into the parlor and play-it in the morn ing. It is so plaintive, 50 pathetics and so simple. ; - "Some dayCaruso will drive me looney. I can't understand what happens to me when I hear him," "My darling boy," is the way she addresses a letter, saying that no "stars" will steal her away. Out to Get Petitioners for $3,000,000 Paving Issue The form, of petition for a spe cial election to vote on a $3,000,000 bond'issue to pave the county roads, was approved by County Attorney Shotwell today and W.' B. Cheek took the petition out to get the nec essary 20 signatures. The law provides that if the bond proposition fails to be carried by a three-fifths vote- the signeis of the petition must pay the cost of .the election. . Mr. Cheek says that 100 or mors signers will be necessary to make the responsibility of each compara tively small if the bonds should not carry. It is considered certain now that the necessary three-fifths vote will be secured. - ' Came and Effect Your figure is a distinguishing mark of refinement. If you. can attain this distinction through wearing a good corset, ' its cost is theap at any price. Redfem is a good corset at moderate price it is the high grade economy corset. If you will wear a Redfern you will have a figure of distinction arid be comfortable. Inc. Tank Corps to High-School Course I. & Passports to Europe Soon to Be Granted ' ' Mothers and Wives Washington, May 14. After June 15 the inhibition against granting passports to wives- or mothers of American officers and enlisted men who may wish to go to Europe will be removed. , . It was announced.- today by the State, department that passports will be issued in such cases pro vided the officers or men concerned' are not about to raturn to this country, but wives and mothers who take advantage of this opportunity will not be able to return to the United States within six months. This time limit is set toN prevent congestion in transportation facili ties. ' ' " Editor of Bee Asked To Represent State In Scout Selection As national head of the Boy Scout mpvementv former Secretary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo has asked Victor Rosewater of The Bee to represent Nebraska in selecting the chairman of a citizens' committee in the different towns and counties of the state for the celebration of Boy Scout week, June 8-14. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas is chairman of the 10th district, which Includes Nebraska The plan contemplates a nation-wide organ ization to give recognition and sup port to the Boy Scout movement for its invaluable service to the country during the war. . ' iiuMiiiiiiiiwitiMmmra WEBSTER GIVEN THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON Man Accused of Using Mails to Defraud Must Serve Time; Wife Sen-: v fenced to Jail. ' . ' F. C. Webster, . exponent of the fake bust developer business oper ated in 13 ofthe largest cities in the country, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to the charge of using the mails to defraud, and was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary by Judge Woodroufjh.' Mrs. F. C. Webster also pleaded guilty to the same charge, and- was sentenced to, three months m jail. Mr. and Mrs'. Webster, who were credited with many aliases, were in dicted by the federal grand jury last week. Until' today Mrs. Webster stead fastly denied any knowledge of her' husband's operations. The Web sters arrived ' in Omaha several weeks ago from DalJas,.Tex., where a fiumbe.r of people are said to have bought half interests in Ntheir fake bust developer business. , Two Omaha women' were about' to buy interests in the business when te Websters were arrested. A dia mond ring, valued at over $1,000 was found on , Webster's person, which was the property of a Dallas, Tex., woman: It was returned to the owner. . , ' Webster wrote letters to postmas ters throughout the country asking some tri.val question and inclosing stamped envelopes for a' reply. When the reply was received; he substituted fake orders fnr hnst de velopers, which he showed custo mers as a proot 01 the thriving busi ness they were about to invest in. Divorce Is Granted f After Efforts Fail For, Reconciliation - Mrs. Marie Hazen was granted a divorce from George Hazen by Judge Troup, sitting in divorce court yesterday. The case was heard last Thursday and attorneys V for both husband and wife pleaded with the couple to try to be reconciled. They have three little children. Both attorneys agreed with Judge Troup that neither the husband nor the wife has done anything for which a divorce should be granted. The wife allowed her mind to be filled with groundless suspicions, the attorney iof Mr. Hazen declared. She testified that one Sunday af ternoon she saw him in Forest Lawn cemetery talking to a young woman. He had gone out to place flowers on his mother's grave, he said. ; Attorneys and Mr. Hazen's. em ployers have worked for months to bring about a reconciliation, but in vain. 'V The court ordered him to pay $85 a month for the support of the chil- Ldren. He has been paying $82.50 voiuniarny. since mey parted several months ago. Mr. Hazen is given permission to visit the children at reasonable in vals. . , - Seat Sale for Lecture . of Capt. Rickenbacher Opens Friday Morning - Reserved seat sale for Capt. Eddie Rtckenbacher's lecture opens at the auditorium box office Friday morn ing. . The demand for seats at the up town nla'es'where thev are nn sale Beaton's, Barkalow Bros, cigar store and Omaha Automobile club has been so great that it was de cided to open tne box ottice earlier than first intention. Great nlan! for tti atitnmnhilii parade Monday afternoon and the puDiic reception alter his lecture at the auditorium are under wav to give Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher a nome-coming welcome well worth while, and one never to be for gotten. - Wife Waits at Hotel For Hubby, While He Searches City for Her The young wife of A. J. Burwell of Minneaoolis, former lieutenant in the Canadian army, has been lost and found. While Mr. Burwell spent the greater part of Tuesday night roaming the streets of Omaha in search of his wife, who came in here from Minneapolis a weekxago, she was waiting patiently at the Parte hotel, Fifteenth and Cass streets, for him. ' . - Both met- when the husband fin ally returned to the hotel early yes terday morning. Budwell at first t.old police that he feared his wife had met with foul play. . V 3,000 Milk Wagon Drivers . Go On Strike In Chicago Chicago, May 14. Three thousand milk wagon drivers today went on strike in Chicago, virtually tying up the" city's milk supply. Representa tives of the drivers, who are asking wage increase from $26 a week and commission to $35 commission, said that,emergency deliveries would be mrde to hospitals and baby asylums. While the strike had been threat ened for several days, the first defi nite information received by the public was in the form of empty bottles at back doors today. t Ask Women to Lend Autos For Use of Visiting Soldiers Omaha 'women who have auto mobiles they are willing to lend for the purpose of transporting soldiers about the city, an. requested tr call the War Camp Community service in the Securities building. Many soldiers are compelled to idl their time away at the depots because of a lack of cars, according to Mrs. Harry Murrison, when they could just as Veil be taken about the city durinjr their short layovers here V THOTO PIAY OFFERING J' FOR'TODAY- w HAT is. a 'coward? It takes moral courage to bear Ihe ... stigma ot physical cowarc- dice and be misunderstood. This is what confronted Suki' in "1 he Cour ageous Coward,"' Scssue Hayaka wa's latest production, at tne Muse the remainder of thia week. He pre ferred to bear -the Trand of "cow ard" than sacrifice his honor' by prosecuting an innocent man. The scene of the drama is Chinatown. San Francisco. Romance and a mur" der mystery are interwoven in the environment ' of the tindcrworld'xof "The Barbary Coast" in the play. Tom Fix rises to correct ;an er roneous impression. While he was making scenes for "The Comuig of the Law", now showing at the Sun, a visitor asked him , how anyone could distinguish a cowboy from other citizens when tne cowboy was not in his riding' regalia. , ' "Oh, I don't know." mused Tom pursing his lips.' "I guess the only way you can tell themiv by ! the short steps they take." " - -J "Well, Mr. Bix," reminded his. in terrogator, "aren't cowboys usually bow-legged?" ' Mix tuVned on his visitor like i flash, and said: ' "No, I don't believe cowboys are half as bow-legged as people in oth er walks of life. Why, I have seen men on the street who never rbdc a horse and they were so bow-legged J they looked as if they were walking on ice tongs." . ;', , , .. " . .' .... In "Experimental Marriage," at the Strand this week, starrihg Con stance Talmadge, this beautiful and diarming young star plays' the role of a young widow wno wanted to marry a handsome young v lawyer, but dared not. , She did not want to lose her free dom neither did she want to lose' the man, so she devised' a plan whereby she could have both. They were to live as man and wife from Friday night until Monday morning of each week, and on the other four days, each was to be at perfect lib erty to do as he or she wished. Her plan did not work out' as well as she expected. i . , The burning of the legations in Peking during the Boxer uprising of 1900 is faithfully reproduced on the screen in the Naaimova production, "The Red Lantern," which -will be seen at the Boyd theater next week. Not the slightest risk was run while the "fire" scene was screened. In fact, it was fire-proof. But what AT THE THEATERS PHIRSCHOFF producer o5 the spectacular Oriental phantasy in which Lola F,a tima and her company are featured, at the Empress, not only arranged and produced the act, but also acts as musical director. Lola Fatima is the premiere dancer and Clemence LaRoche, a French prima donna, furnishes the vocal end of the offer ing. A most enterprising young couple give a skit "Leave Me Alone Darn You" which affords opportuni ty to demonstrate their ability as entertainers. Mack & Velmar are a team whose dancing number goes over big. Vada Clayton, "The Nov elty Girl" has a line of repartee new to vaudeville stage. "Blind Man's Eyes" in which Bert Lytell will be seen, will be shown at the Empress the last three days of- this week starting today. It is a powerful dra ma jpf love and hate showing the cruel harm which can be done to many through the false accusation of one unscrupulous man. , 1 Fifteen years have passed since Mme. Catherine Breshkovsky, the "Little Grandmother of the Russian Revolution", who lectures at the Brandeis tonight, made her first vis it to America She is still vigorous at tne age ot x ana her indomitable U11 atlrl tr,llnt1ee 4o,fVt in fhd i.lrLJJ ' . . Ml,UlV-k? .3 A U 1 . . . . . . L 1 1 1 Mill mate success of the great cause to which she has devoted her life sus tained her through years of fright fulness and now she returns to the United States, to make an appeal for help in what she calls "The fight against th mischiefs of war and Bolshevism." The title of her lecture on her present tour of this country is "Reclaiming Russia." ', With a company of six people, Valeslja Suratt is appearing in the tense 'one-act play "The Purple Poppy' as the stellar attraction this week at the Orpheum. Formerly the star appeared in musical offer ings, but in this attraction she has wide opportunity for the display of her dramatic gifts. George Rock well, appearing with Al Fox, is the comedy hit of the current bill. What distinguishes his fun-making from other stage nonsense is its satirical elements. The vocal duo, Virginia Lewis and Mary White, are one of the most pleasing fea tures, of the bill. Another to meet with the cordial . approbation . of vaudeville audiences is Rita Boland.' Her song sketches are charmingly done. "The End of the Road" is the title of a picture, which visualizes force fully a great lesson upon the eub ject of venereal contamination.The film will be shown at the Brandeis theater all next week except Friday Evening. " ; Country Girl Came to Omaha to See Things, Wants to Go Home ' Just 24 hours of fun alone in the big city was sufficient to incite lone someness into the heart oi LaVerne Boeling, 10 years old, who came here Tuesday from her home in Pender, Neb. . , Police found her yesterday at the Webster street depot, where she was begging money to pay her fare home. Upon advice from her parents in Pender, the girl is being held until they arrive here. Two Hellas Fugitives. F. W. Houtap, 2118 Harney street, and Floyd Shephard of Chicago were arrsted last night by Detec tive Guy Knudtson and held as fugitives from justice on a warrant issued in Chicago charging theft of an automobile. They said they would go bck to Chicasto without extraditioa. papers,, I On the Screen Today. - MUSE SESSUE HAYAKAWA W "THE COURAGEOUS COWARD." STBAXIV-CONSTANTS TALMADQB In 'THBJ EXPERIMENTAL. MAR ' RIAOB." Bl'N TOM MIX In "THE CQMINQ-OF 1 THE LAW." . . RIALTO MAROtJERlTB CLARK In "l.RT'S EIOPE." ' , LOTH ROP 24th and Lothrop MABKti NORM AND In "SIS' HOP KINS." BILL PARSONS COMBPY SlIURBAN S4th and Ames WIL. . HAM RUSSKLL In "WHERE THE WBST BEGINS." ' HAMILTON 40th nd - Hamilton MJftS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN In "THE DOCTOR AND THE WOMAN." - CHARLIE CHAPLIN COMEDY. APOLLO 89 th and Leavenworth ALICE JOYCE in "THE CAMBRIC MASK." COMFORT 24th and- Vinton DANNIE WARD In "COMMON CLAY" ' ORPHKI'M South Side I4th and, M ., CONSTANCE TALMADGE In "ROMANCE AND ARABELLA." GRAND 16th, and Binney BILLIE BURKE In "THE MAKE-BELIEVE. - WIFE." . v I the beholder of the Nazimova pro duction will see will be this: a birds eye .view of Peking, stretching as far as the" eye can vision; thousands of Chinese houses, with their red roofs and tall spires, gilded by the raging flames; clouds of smoke ris ing from -the ruins of the legations and obscuring the scurrying clouds. Gaston Glass, a talented young actor who has had an important role in support of Marguerite Clark in "Let's Elope" at the Rialfo theater now has a fine war record. Mr. Glass served in the French army for two years and won an enviable reputation for gallantry. Louvain is one of the. features of the new Universal Current Events news reel. The scenes show the work of the citizens in attempting to rebuild the destroyed own. Wanda'Hawley has purchaseda new car and is so wrapped up in it that she can speak of little else. But she did, find time to go duck hunt ing just for a blind, she says.' - Fannie Ward's ' famous photo drama "Common Clay" will be pre sented at the Comfort, Twenty fourth and .Vinton, Thursday- and Friday of this week. J. H. Calvert, manager of the Omaha Universal Film company ex change will screen '.'Tie Heart of Humanity" at the state penitentiary Thursday, at the request of the , warden, who saw the picture in. Lincoln. SUB-CHASERS ARRIVE HOME. Charleston, S. C, May 14. Forty 1 American naval sub-chasers, with their mother ship and four ocean going tugs, arrived here today from Europe by way of Bermuda. They were; given a noisy welcome. Do for 'i We serve all tastes . x - A recent Government bulletin quoted sirloin steak in different cities at prices Tanging from 33 to 6& cents! We buy live cattle, according to quality, all the way from $7.00 to $20.00 per hundred-weight, live weight Sirloins from these cattle vary greatly in quality. Some retailers sell 33 cent sirloins. These steaks come from cheaper cattle. Customers of other retailers demand choice sirloins at 66 cents. These retailers buy meat from higher-priced cattle. Also, the retailer who carries complete stocks," delivers to your door, and lets you run a charge account, has to get higher prices than the retailer who runs a "cash and carry" store. - , We sell beef of a given quality at practically the same price all xover the country except for slight differences due to freight rates. And our profit hardly affects the price at all only a fraction of a cent per pound. Swift & Company, U. S. A Omaha Local Branch, 13th & Leavenworth Streets ' F. J. Souders, Manager .100 Boilermakers and Their Helpers Strike ' For Higher Wages Move than 100 boilermakers and their helpers struck yesterday to enforce their demand for shorter hours aril! increased pay. Helpers are demanding a flat - increase of rom 10 to 18 cents an hour while boilermakers ask fdr a JO to 12 cent increase hourly., :1 .. All work in two boiler-making companies of this city, the Drake-Williams-Mo'unt company and the C G. Johnson Boiler company, is practically at a standstill as a result of the walkout, according to W. V. Angell, district organizer for the International Brotherhool of Boiler makers, Iron Ship Builders and'Hel pers of America., , " The men also demand an eieht- i hour day instead of nine ,hours they nave been working, prior 'to the strike. -, ' The men's demands were made known about, a month ago. Since that time several conferences have been held between officials of the companies and represerjtatives-of the employes, but no satisfactory basis for a settlement has been reached. According to Mr. Angel! ho at tempt has been made by the Iwo companies to settle the difference. They refuse to deal with the men in a body or to consider their de mands, he stated. According to C. G. Johnson, head of the Johnson Boiler company, it would be impossible to comply with what he considers the extrava gant demands made by thestrikers. He stated that he would refuse to recognize or deal with the union, since it was his intention to run, his own shop. McVann Asks Readjustment of Nebraska Freight Rates' Washington, May 14. (Special Telegram.) E. J. McVann, repre senting citizens of Grand Island and Hastings, before Traffic Direc tor Chambers of the railroad admin istration, yesterday presented rea sons for he readjustment of freight rates in central Nebraska, west of Lincoln and Fremont. There were present at the hearing in addition to Mr. McVann, Senator Norris, Representative Andrews, . Major Ashton, Grand Island, and W. H. Young, Fremont. ' Mr. Chambers asks as a matter of record that Mr. McVann present a written statement as to the reason why rates should be readjusted. He said that then he would give the matter early consideration. Bee Want Ads pay big profits to the people who read them. You Pay 66 Sirloin Steak? 33 Cents? or " IZ96 m9 Ol 1 Directors of Jewish , Relief Committee in , Omaha to Plan Drive Henry H, Rosen foft, director of the American Jewish Relief com mittee of New York, in Omaha yesterday in the interests of the drive that will be made in Nebraska, in the fall for funds to aid 6,000,OOJ that the people of America are rt sponding td the call with tuiexam "Both Jews and non-Jews are re sponding nobly.t declared Mr. Ro senfelt, "and I'm sure Nebraska wilt answer this call .like it has all others.' - v Nebraska will be asked to give $400,000. The quota for the nation is $35,000,000. ; Kansas, Iowa, North and South Dakota and other middle western states have already raised .their quotas, and Nebraska is expected to "go over" soon after the drive is started in this state. . : ..Ihe country and Nebraska will surely raise their .quotas without any trouble, I am .sure,", declared Mr. Rosenfelt. ; Congressman Jefferis Will .' Go to Washington Thursday The congressman's secretary. Tohn B. Shanahan, has gone on ahead to session next Monday morning when he will take his seat as representa tive from th? 2d Nebraska district. -hajid for the opening of the special hie away on Thursday night to be on Congressman A. W. Jefferis will get a line on the situation. '. , Careless Shampooing, v Spoils the Hair Soap should be used very, care fully, if you want to keep your hair looking its best. Most soaps and prepared shampoo contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins it. The best thing for steady use is Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo (which is pure and greaseless), and is better than anything else you can use. 1 .- One or, two teaspoonfuls will cleanse the hair and scalp thorough ly. Simply moisten the hair, with water and rub it in. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, which rinses out easily,, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a few ounces will supply every member of th.e family for months. Adv.
