THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, MAY 2F, 19!?.
FIREMEN HURT IN
MORNING BLAZE;
GAS MASKS USED
Blaze On-Sixth Floor of Jerpe
Commission Co. Building
Gives Firemen Consider
able Trouble.
Two firemen were injured in a
Mare in the sixth story of the
lorpe Commission Co., awholesale
produce concern, 1108 Howard
Mrcet, yesterday morning.
C. O. Huston. 819 South Tliirty
i hi id street received a hruise over
the loft eye caused hy a piece of
lallhtK timber and Henry Gota, 3860
iiordun street, severely cut his hand
uith Klass. Both men were taken
ty central police station where their
injuries were dressed. Then they
returned to their duties. ,
the tire broke out in some mcx
plicable way, possibly spontaneous
combustion oflicials of the timj say.
shortly after 9 a. ni. The floor was
rilled with empty packing cases and
baled excelsior.
Firemen were compelled to don
Kas masks before they could enter
tiie building to properly fight the
fire. Dense smoke poured out, but
there was little blaze.
Damage done was mostly caused
bj water. Its extent has not been
determined.
Girls, If You Want to Vote, Tell Your Exact
Weight, Height, and Worst of -All Age
All Departments of
Postoffice to Close
Friday, Memorial Day
All departments of the local post
office, including sub stations, will
be closed on Friday in observation
of Memorial day. There will be no
delivery of mail made by carriers,
and only special delivery letters and
parcels containing perishable matter
will be delivered on that day. This
announcement was made by Charles
K. Fanning, postmaster, today.
Man Sought by Police for
Two Years Now In Custody
Clyde Lawson, sought by police
the past two years on a charge of
abandonment preferred by his wife,
Frankie Lawson of Omaha, was
brought back from South Dakota
yesterday by officers and is now in
city jail. '
Mesdames H. C- Sumney,
James Richardson and
DrapeiSmith Are First
Women to Register.
Election Commissioner H. G.
Moorhead is having the time of his
life registering women for the first
time in the history of Omaha to al
low them to participate in the voting
on the $3,000,000 Douglas county
paving issue. The new blanks were
received Tuesday and the first
registrants were: Mrs. H. C. Sum
ney and Mrs. James Richardson,
president and second vice president,
respectively, of the Political Equali
ty League, and Mrs. Draper Smith,
honorary president of the Nebras
ka Woman Suffrage association.
Mr. Moorhead was nervous when
three women appeared before the
counter and applied for registration
He endeavored to appear at ease,
but he could not conceal his feelings.
No "Apparent" Age.
The blanks call for "apparent
height," and "apparent weight," but
there must be nothing apparent
about the age as entered on the of
ficial blanks.
"What is your apparent height?"
the election commissioner asked of
Mrs. Smith.
"I measure 66M- inches in my
shoes and 60 inches in my stock
ings. Which do you want?" Mrs.
Smith replied.
Mr. Moorhead replied that the
height in shoes would be required.
The next question called for Mrs.
Smith's apparent weight and the an
swer was readiy given.
"What is your age, Mrs. Smith?"
asked the official, with evident nerve
strain.
"Do you mean my apparent age?"
asked Mrs. Smith.
"We must have your exact age,"
was the reply.
ATTACKED IN
HER HOME BY
UNKNOWN MAN
Mrs. Barr Relates Story of
Supposed Burglar Entering
House While Husband
Was Absent.
Left to right: Election Commissioner Moorhead, Mrs. H. C. Sumney,
Mrs. Draper Smith and Mrs. James Richardson.
"I am not ashamed to tell you
that I am 63, although many take
me for 20 years more than my real
age," she replied. "Why not just
put me down as 'short, stout and
gray?' " she added.
The election commissioner must
enter the color of hair and eves,
party affiliation and other informa
tion. "Say, girls, I forgot to get
weighed," exclaimed Mrs. James
Richardson, who was waiting for her
turn.
Ruling of Judge.
Judge Leonard Flansberg in Lan
caster county recently ruled that
referendum petitions filed by the
anti-suffragists were not valid on
account of fraud, and he also ruled
that women may register and vote
until the case shall have been fin
ally disposed of. The antis appealed
from the decision of the Lancaster
county judge and a hearing on that
appeal is set for next week in the
state supreme"" court.
If the supreme court sustains the
Lancaster decision, then women who
register in time may vote next
month at the special election which
has been called by the county board
for a county road bond proposition.
They will not be allowed to vote
for officers provided for in the state
constitution, such as governor,
judges, and a few others.
The election commissioner an
nounces that on June 3 all Omaha
school houses will be open from 9
a. m. until 7 p. m. for registration
of women only. One or more wo
men will serve on the registration
boards at the school buildings.
Husband, Asking Divorce,
Says He Was Kept Awake
Clyde Archer alleges that his wife.
Pauline, nagged him all day and
after they had retired she kept him
awake night after night until the
early morning hours, nagging him.
He applied to the district court yes
terday for a divorce.
Late Texas Returns Wipe
Out Early Suffrage Lead
Dallas, Tex., May 28. Election
returns late last night and today
overcame a lead of more than 3,000
in favor of woman suffrage amend
ment and gave a majority of more
than 5,000 against the amendment.
The count came chiefly from south
Texas counties, and there are 51
counties from which no word has
yet been received. Prohibition
seems to have carried.
Parking Ordinance for Cars
On Douglas Street In Effect
The new police ordinance, which
permits autoists to park their cars
oil Douglas between Fourteenth
and Eighteenth street fovbut jone
1 half hour, went into effect yesterday.
I his ordinance demands tnat tne
cars must be parked four feet paart.
Under this ordinance it is unlaw
ful to park a car in the middle of
the street.
Woman Robbed and Beaten.
Mrs. Jessie Summers, 716 South
Sixteenth street, was clubbed above
the left eye and knocked uncon
scious by an unidentified man some
time Monday afternoon. The man
got away before police arrived. He
took with him all the money he
could find in the place and some
clothes.
Mrs. H. Barr, 3314 Francis street,
reported to the police yesterday that
she was badly scratched and beaten
by a burglar who entered her home
during the absence of her husband.
The burglar was only frightened
away when her husband entered, ac
cording to her story.
"I was preparing to retire," she
told the police, "when I heard a
noise downstairs, I went down,
turned on the light and saw a man.
"With some blind impulse I
rushed at him. He struck me and
scratched my face and neck. Sud
denly the front door opened and
my husband entered.
"The man released me and ran
out the back door. My husband
followed him a short distance, then
came back to me."
Mrs. Barr's neck and face still
bore evidence of finger nail scratch
es. She was unable to furnish an
accurate description of the burglar,
but told police he was a white man.
Stores Will Close All Day
Friday in Honor of Troops
The Associated Retailers announce
that all stores of their organization
will be closed all day on Friday, in
stead of at 1 p. m., as previously
announced. This later decision is on
account of the arrival of the troops
of the 89th division.
Householders and ""'others are
urged to do their shopping on
Thursday.
The retailers also agreed to dec
orate their stores in honor of the
visiting troops and for Memorial
day.
Capt. Adams to Deliver
Address In Kansas City
Capt. C. E. Adams, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will deliver a patriotic ad
dress in Kansas City on Thursday
night. On Memorial Day he will
speak at Topeka, Kan. .
Bee Want Ads pay big profits to
the people who read them.
Two Booze Runners
Captured and, After Hot
Chase, Two Get Away
Falls City, Neb., May 28. (Special
Telegram) Between 4 and 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning Sheriff Ratekiu
captured two booze runners, their
automobiles and 25 gallons of
whisky about seven miles northwest
of here and after a lively chase. The
men gave their names as William
Liesmeyer and Gerd Sisfken, farm
ers, near Syracuse. They were fined
$100 each and the car confiscated.
A second auto with two German
farmery with a load of Sj. Joseph,
booze escaped and probably reached
their home in Syracuse.
On the road back from the cap
ture of the booze runners, an auto
was found standing close against a
hedge fence, the side curtains close
ly drawn. The sheriff found two
men asleep iif the car. They were
handcuffed and brought to town and
later it was discovered that the car
had been stolen in Kansas City.
Business Men Expect Rush
Of Applicants for Jobs
Business men of Omaha are re
quested to report all available vacant
positions at once to the Soldiers'
Employment bureau at the Chamber
of Commerce.
The bureau anticipates a rush of
applications from some 1,500 former
Omaha boys in the 353th infantry
and 341st machine gun Tjattalion.
89th division, when they leave Camp
Funston next week, with their dis
charge papers.
Real Estate Board Members
Meet at Weekly Luncheon
Members of the Omaha Real
Estate board held their weekly
luncheon at the Maytime lunch room
on the fifth floor of the Orchard &
Wilhelm store yesterday noon. The
luncheon has been held regularly at
the Chamber of Commerce dining
hall.
L. C. Sholes, chairman of the cood
roads committee of the board, and
W. R. iKFarland, member of the
committee, addressed the realtors.
SON OF BANKER
MEETS DEATH IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Charles Logan Instantly Kill
ed When Car Plunges Over
Embankment Near Millard '
Late at Night.
An inquest over the body of
Charles Logan of Xorsjen, ieb., in
stantly killed Tuesday night w hen an
automobile in which he was riding
plunged over a 15-foot embankment
near Millard, Xeb., will be held at
the Gentleman undertaking parlors
this morning at 9 o'clock.
H. W. Logan, father of Clmrles
Logan and president of the bank of
Nordon. was notfied yesterday
morning of his son's death. '
George Christopher, president of
the Douglas Motor works, was
driving the car at the time of the
accident. George H. Lamoureaux
of Valentine and Fred Murray of the
W. F. Denny Commission company,
on the South Side, were in the rear
seat of the car.
They Escaped Unhurt.
According to Assistant County
Attorney Paul F. Steinwender, Mr.
Christopher admitted that there
were two women in the party. "He
was unable to tell who they were,"
declared Mr. Steinwender, "because
he said they had just picked then:
up on the street, and after the acci
Hent their were taken awav ill anoth
er car before he could find out. 1
don t suppose w e w ill learn tneu
identity at the inquest."
. . . . ' I it.- A
.Mr. Lnristopner later acmcu uui
there were any women in the party
"1 was demonstrating one of oui.
cars to Logan," he said. "Logar
was riding beside me in the from
seat. As we come to the smal'
bridge just north of Millard, Logar
snatched the steering wheel and
gave it a slight turn. We struck
the steel railing of the bridge and
dropped down the embankment at
one stide.
"Logan was killed instantly. Nono
of the rest of us was hurt."
Logan was about 35. years old. At
one time he was cashier in his fa
ther's bank, but lately he had been
dealing in lands.
Bee Want Ads pay big profits to
the people who read them.
Lawyers Raise Divorce Fee
To Meet High Cost of Living
Macon, Ga., May 28. Fifty dol
lars is now the agreed fee amonf
Macon lawyers for taking a divbrci
case- This was decreed at a re
cent meeting of the Macon Bar as
sociation "because of the high cost
of living." It is asserted there will
be no bargain days.
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