THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919.
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PROBATING OF
"HAPPY" BENNER
WILL PROTESTED
Mrs. Thompson Charges Hus
, band's Affections Were
; Alienated' by Actions of
Woman Who Died.
Nebraska City, Neb.. June 6.
(Special.) Mrs. Mildred Thompson
of Omaha, wife of Charles X.
Thompson, today filed amended ob
jections to the probating of the will
of the late Mrs. Theodore Van
Wyvh Benner in Otoe county.
. After advancing alleged evidence
tJ'at Mrs. Benner considered herself
m resident of Douglas county, Mrs.
Thompson states the nature of her
$50,000 claims against the estate of
Mrs. Benner.
i Mrs. Thompson filed suit for di-
vjrre in the district court of Doug
las county., April 19, the day follow
ing the arrest of Mrs. Benner and
Mr, Thompson in the latter's office
in the Railway Exchange building,
Omaha, Mrs. Benner died April 28
in Omaha, leaving an estate esti
mated to be worth $500,000.
In her amended petition filed in
the Otoe county court to the pro-
bating of Mrs. Benner's will here,
Mrs. Thompson alleges that Mrs.
Ecnner enticed Mr. Thompson to
associate with her; that they went
motoring together, dined together
and consorted together in various
hotels, rooms and apartments, caus
ing Mrs. Thompson to lose the sup
port of her husband.
Mrs. Thompson further alleges
that Mrs. Benner mdae her (Mrs.
Thompson's) acquaintance purpose
ly to deceive her and to alienate the
affections of her husband from her;
that Mrs. Benner invited and in
duced her to attend theater parties,
dinners and entertainments and pro
fesfcd friendship and esteem for
her. She makes the further allega-
tion that Mrs. Benner gave large
sums of money and expensive gifts
to Mr. Thompson. She alleges that
her husband has abandoned her and
hat refused, neglected and failed to
support her by reason of the alleged
alienation of his affections by Mrs.
Benner.
Petitioner for Divorce
Alleges Wife Beat Him
Extravagance is one of the princi
pal complaints made by Alexander
Raeburn against his wife, Stella, in
a petition for a divorce filed yester-
. day in district court.
He alleges that on. various occa
sions she sold furniture, pictures
and rugs from their home and used
the money to satisfy her extrava
gant tastes and spent it "in riorous
living." He says she beat him and
reviled him in the presence of his
. mother and friends and that he
finally had to leave her, March 2.
1913, since which time he says he
nas not heard of her.
Ford Completes His Case
: Against Chicago Tribune
Mount Clemens, Mich., June 6.
" Direct evidence for the plaintiff in
Henry Ford's libel suit against the
, ' Chicago Tribune was completed to
day, and presentation of the defense
: expected to last a month, was begun.
RAILROADS SHOW
BIG INCREASE IN
TOTAL OF DEFICIT
Hines Declares Conditions Too
Unsettled to Consider
Advance in Rates.
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Hot water
Sure Relief
BELL-ANS
FOR INDIGESTION
Washington, June 6. Director
General Hines estimated that the
railroad administration incurred a
deficit of approximately $58,000,000
in April, making a total deficit of
$250,000,000 for the first four months
of this year.
The director general reiterateJ
his previously expressed judgment
that present economic conditions
were too unsettled to afford a sife
basis for decision as to the neces
sity for increased rates to offset the
difference between income and oper
ating cost.
The net operating income for
April was about $26,000,000, as com
pared with $71,000,000 for April of
last year, and an average of $67,
102,681 for April during the three
years' test period, on which the
compensation to the roads is based.
allWFsay
final word to
huns next week
(Continued From Pace One.)
would meet the objections of the
Germans, who declared they were
to be asked to pay off a debt the
extent of which was unknown, and
with the population in virtual econ
omic slavery to the reparations
commission under that clause of the
treaty requiring Germany to "de
vote her economic resources di
rectly to the proposed restoration
of the invaded areas of the allied
and associated powers to the extent
that these powers may determine."
Would Know at Once.
The instructions to the repara
tions commission in the proposed
supplementary agreement would en
able the Germans to know at once
the amount of reparations, such as
pensions, separation allowances,
maintenance of war prisoners and
the destruction of ships at a fixed
figure per ton.
It was found impossible however,
to fix any total sum for all categor
ies, since the cost of reconstruction
and restoration in the devastated
regions cannot be established until
after an extensive survey, and the
only general estimate on which the
French are willing to act would
bring the total to 250,000,000,000
francs, which the experts quite gen
erally agreed was beyond Germany's
power to pay.
Working Capital Left.
In addition to learning at once
the definite instructions on which
the permanent commission will act,
the Germans will also be assured
that a certain amount of working
capital will be left them, including
probably tonnage for overseas trade,
v ithout which they profess inability
to make the required reparations.
It is understood the question of
a plebescite in upper Silesia prac
tically had been decided affirmatively-
No change with regard to respon
sibilities, punishment of the former
emperor or the deposition of the
German colonies is regarded as
probable.
The changes in reparations prob
ably will delay presentation of the
reparations clause in the Austrian
treaty, which will be made to con
form to the German proviso under
the people of joint and several re
sponsibility and administration by
the same permanent commission.
STATE SCHOOL
FOR DEAF HOLDS
COMMENCEMENT
Four Graduate From State
Institution; Marked Progress
Shown by Students in Re
covering Voice.
Commencement exercises for the
four graduating students of the Ne
braska School for the Deaf were
held last night in the school audi
torium on West Forty-fifth street.
Dr. D. E. Jenkins, former presi
dent of the University of Omaha,
made the graduating address. Henry
Gerdes, of the Board of Commis
sioners, presented the graduates
with their diplomas.
The graduates are:
Harold H. Christenson of Minden,
Neb.
Bennie S. Delhoy of Blue Hill,
Neb.
Fred C. Lee of Lincoln, Neb.
Anton J. Netusil of Omaha.
Give Short Program.
The "Twenty-third Psalm," in the
form of a recitation was given in
unison by members of the advanced
grades. Three essays, "Essential
Elements of Success," by Harold
Christenson; "The Spirit of France,"
by Anton Netusil, one of the grad
uates, and "Initiative," by Fred Lee,
also a graduate, were on the pro
gram. One hundred and fifty students
from Omaha and the state attend
the school under the instruction of
a corps of 21 teachers. Develop
ment of the voice is one of the es
sential points of instruction and sev
eral recitations in voice work were
given during the evening.
Many Honor Students.
An honor roll of 22 students who
had maintained excellent grades in
all their studies during the school
year past was called. Each student
was decorated with an honor badge.
Those decorated are:
HILL BROTHERS
WILL BUILD NEW
15-STORY HOTEL
Steel Contract Awarded for
Modern Hostelry on
Site of Her Grand.
"omy Boyer
Viola Bllger
Blanche Andrews
Florence Howsden
Wayne Boyer
Paul Dwyer
Rost Gammon
Charles Hltahew
Ruth Neujahr
Grace Pettlt
Charlotte Barber
Lulu Lawrence
Neva Jackson
Albert Vltamvas
Edward Whaley
Floyd Rutledfre
Hilda Rundstrum
Fritz Rentschler
Christopher Lynam Joseph Purpura
victor Bcran
Superintendent F. W. Booth pre
sided. Four hundred friends and
relatives including members of the
board of commissioners, attended.
Tariff Legislation to Be
Taken Up by Congress Soon
Washington, June 6. First steps
toward drafting tariff legislation wi!!
be begun Tuesday by the house
ways and means committee, Chair
man Fordney announcing today that
hearings would be started then to
determine what legislation is neces
sary to protect the American dye
industry that sprang up during the
war. He said a separate measure,
relating only to this industry, would
be drafted by the committee, and
thaf hearings probably would con
tinue several days.
Senate Adopts Resolution
Asking for Irish Hearing
Washington, Tune 6. Senator
Borah's resolution asking the Amer
ican peace delegates at Paris to
secure a hearing before the peace
conference for the Irish delegates,
headed by Edward De Valera, pro
visional president of the Irish re
public, was adopted Thursday by the
senate, sixty to one. Senator Will
iams, democrat, of Mississippi, cast
the negative vote.
RELIEVE INDIGESTION
With Ilorsford's Arid Phosphate
Taken before meals, tones the stomach.
promotes appetite and prevents distress.
"Keep the New Store New"
Sail
Clearance
for one day only
Values to $75.00
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V gCT m S i:n -mini. mJr
Saturday
Only
ABOU1 100 suits in all-the latest styles
and materials Russian Blouse and
Box uit effects. hese suits ere posit 've'y
the re 'test values offered th eason 'in
Omaha. They will not last long at thi low
pricewe advise you to come early.
Contract for the steel to build a
new IS story hotel has been let by
J. W. and Lem W. Hill and the
steel is already being rolled in the
mills The hostelry will be known
as the Hotel Hill and located on
the present site of the Her Grand
hotel on the southeast corner of
Sixteenth and Howard streets.
Tearirg down of the Iler Grand
will be begun in two weeks and
active reconstruction of the hotel
will start July 1.
The first unit of what will even
'ually be a 350 room hotel will have
165 rooms. It will be of the most
modern construction with complete
built-in baths and other equipment
like tne new rennsyivania. in iew
York, and other eastern hotels.
The i,lans call for an attractive
building, 66x66 feet, 15 stories and
basement. The hotel will be fire
proof, of steel and concrete con
struction with brick and tile for the
upper floors and stone and granite
for the four lower stories.
There will be stores and a lobby
on the main floor, cafe and barber
shop in the basement and lounging
room on the second floor.
Eventually the plans call for the
expanding of the building to cover
the whole 132 feet square of the Hill
property. On the east the Hill
brothers own the Garfield building
and the vacant space behind it which
will be used to store material during
the construction.
studentsTheat
in state dental
examinations
(Continued From Page One.)
finally gathered himself and looked
fearlessly toward the attorney gen
eral. His name is J. A. Singleton
and he lives in Omaha.
"Are there any others? asked the
attorney general.
"Stand up Fleming," shouted half
a dozen, and raul Meming ot Wil
sonville arose to his feet and ad
dressed Mr. Davis. "I saw the ques
tions," said he, "but I refused to
buy them as soon as I saw what
they were."
"That's right," said a young man
in the back part of the room. "I
know he refused to take them. He
is net to blame."
Professional Thief.
Later in the afternoon Dean
Davis of the state university dental
college met with the men in secret
conclave. He made a statement
after the meeting that the stealing
of examination papers of this kind
had been going on for years and
that a professional thief had been
traveling over the country for this
purpose, last year operating in
California. He is of the opinion
that this man stole the papers here.
The students claim, according to
Dean Davis, that they do not know
who the man was, as they received
the papers after notice had been
given them over the telephone that
they were deposited near the Rock
Island track where they were found.
The man was to be paid after the
examinations had been taken, pro
vided the boys passed. They now
claim that the man has left Lincoln.
Class Pays $2.50.
Some of the men claim that they
paid $2.50 or more for the questions,
while others deny that they paid
anything, although admitting that
they received them. It is said that
the men met Wednesday evening in
one of the Lincoln fraternity houses.
One man read off the questions and
the rest copied them. It is under
stood that the man who stole the
questions received $250 for the act.
Some of the men excused their act
by saying that this same thing had
been done before and one of them
said that he knew it had been done
in Nebraska for three years at least.
At a meeting of the board later
it was decided that the men should
be given another examination in
July. Attorney-General Davis re
luctantly agreed, but stated that he
was not in sympathy with the meth
ods used bv the students.
Annul Consolidation of
Hamilton County Schools
Aurora, Neb., June 6. (Special
Telegraph). Judge E. E'. Good in
district court Friday annulled the al
leged consolidation of school dis
trict Nos. 66 and 13 because of il
legal votes cast at the election. The
election carried by a vote of four
teen to thirteen. Two of the voters
were found by Judge Good, to have
voted without authority. They claim
ed the right to vote because they had
personal property in the district on
Apsil 1. although it had not been
assessed. The law provides that a
person must have been assessed at
the last annual assessment in order
to vote at a school electionaccord
ing to the judge's ruling. The de
cision overrules the ruling of the
state supesintendent, which has per
mitted persons to vote who own
property in school district although
the same had never been assessed.
Society Woman Sued for
Diamond by Washerwoman
"remont, Neb., June 6. (Special
Telegram.) Hearing of the replev
in case to determine the ownership
of a diamond ring, valued at $450,
which Mrs. Christian Dunket, a
washerwoman, claims Mrs. Belle
Roth, her neighbor and well known
Fremont woman, took from the
Dunkel home, was begun in district
court Friday. Mrs. Dunkel testified
that Mrs. Roth, while visiting at the
Dunkel home last August, took the
ring from a nail in the kitchen.
The ring was given the plaintiff
by her divorced husband when they
were married 16 years ago.
Mrs. Roth claims her husband, J.
C. Roth, bought the ring from a
stranger for $25, three years ago,
and gave it to her.
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atMrdayLast off th Jhro Oearaway
Whife Skirtings
Two Specials
White Gabardine Skirting.
A very fine quality of
plain white gabardine ;
$1 value, Saturday, 75c.
White Novelty Gabardine
Skirting, $1.50 value, for
$1 a yard.
Hosiery Specials
Silk Hose, $1.50 a pair.
White or black, pure
thread silk hose with gar
ter top and double sole;
lisle top and sole.
i
Children's Cotton Hose,
35c a pair, 3 pairs for $1.
A fine ribbed hose with
double knee and sole.
Saturday, only 35c.
Smart Trimmed Hats, $8
Think of being able to buy a really
good trimmed hat for $3! The
models we are showing, especially
the neat sailors, banded with gros
grain ribbon, are worth several
times this price; a quite exceptional
sale which you can hardly afford
to miss.
A Sorosis Oxford
In black suede - - $10
In brown kd - - $12
In black kid. $8.50 to $10
In patent leather - $10
In white kid - - - $12
In white Sea Island duck $8
A shoe which gives you a
! feeling of comfort, as well
as confidence in its style.
The Blouse Shop
Offers Petticoats and
Blouses as Specials
For Saturday.
Petticoats for $4.95.
All jersey, and taffeta
petticoats in navy blue,
emerald green purple,
rose, cherry red and old
blue.
The Thompson Belden
Summer Petticoat, $1.95.
In peacock blue, rose,
orchid, tan and purple.
Tub Blouses, $2.89.
A special showing of
summery blouses in
voiles with organdy
trimmings and striped
voiles.
Values You'll Enjoy
Late Spring Fashions In
Women's Outer Apparel
Decidedly Reduced in Price
Every Spring suit, dress, coat or skirt
in stock is included in this last day of
the Clearaway, for greatly reduced
prices. A satisfactory selection in all
sizds still remains.
Spring Suits - - $31.50 to $105
Spring Dresses, $19.50 to $59.50
Spring Skirts - $10 to $22.50
Spring Coats - $22.50 to $69.50
SIZES 16 TO 44,
A CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS.
ALL SALES FINAL.
Basement Values...
Printed Cretonnes, 25c $2.50 Bed Sheets, $2.00
and 35c a yard.
36-inch cretonnes in a
good variety of patterns.
Values up to 60c a yard;
Saturday, 25c and 35c
a yard.
72x99-inch sheets of
superior quality with
3-inch hems. A limit
of 6 sheets to a customer.
Tlh Men
offers Five Good Specials
9b Bhp
Any
$2 Tie
in Our
Entire
Stock
Saturday "P
$2 Night Shirts for $1.65.
Showing of variety
of materials, trimmings
and styles of neck and
sleeves. Faultless and
Universal makes in
sizes 15 to 20.
$2.50 Shirts, $2.15.
Either soft or stiff
cuffs. An assortment of
Eagle, Arrow and Earl
& Wilson shirts in
which you will not be
disappointed. Sines,
131a to 18.
75c Linen Handkerchiefs,
59c
Pure linen with plain, cord
or tape borders.
$1.50 Nainsook Union Suits,
$1.25.
Knee length, no sleeves;
comes in all sizes.
A Step to the Left a You Enter.
A Knabe Grand
for the
GIRL GRADUATE
As she leaves the high school or finishing: school or college.
A Grand Piano is more than a graduation gift It will be
an inspiration for her to keep up her studies, an incentive
to become proficient.
The marvelous tone volume and richness of the Knabe
Mignon Grand satisfies the most critical and is the wise
choice of the discriminating musicans. Sold by
HAYDEN BROS.
Northern l&ke
o the Sunt me
Thousands of comfort
able resorts along clear,
cold lakes in the Great
North Woods invite you.
The home of the
mighty "musk the
big gamy bass the trout,
the pike and pickerel.
Forest trails radiate
from every resort, camp
and lake into this vast and
nearby "wilderness."
Hotel, cottage, boarding
house or campaccommodations
of every kind are available.
Ask for booklet " The North
trn Lakes" (Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Upper Michigan,
Iowa, Illinois).
Summer Excursion Fares
Aik the local ticket agent to help plan your trip or apply to the neareet
Coniolidated Ticket Office or addreti nearett Travel Bureau, U. S. R.
R. Adminiitration, 646 Transportation Building, Chicago; 14) liberty
Street, New York Cityi 602 Healey Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Consolidated Ticket Office
1416 Dodge Street
Omaha, Neb.
Mi
neaa inc dec want nus lor mc
best opportunities in bargain-
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