THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919.
CHARGE PLOT TO
SMUGGLE DOPE
...
INTO HOSPITAL
Negro Arrested After Walnuts
Containing Morphine and
Cocaine Are Delivered for .
, County Charge.
An attempt to smuggle "dope,"
concealed in English walnuts, into
the Douglas County hospital Sun
day afternoon was frusttated by
Supt. A. E. -Patten, and Clarence
Thomas, negro) 21654 North Thir
teenth street, alleged to be the in
stigator of the smuggling scheme,
was arrested and charged with vio
lating the Harrison drug act.
-Superintendent Patten says he in
tercepted a note to a negro woman
inmate of the hospital several days
ago signed by Thonfas. 'It was a
very .ordinary note except for one
sentence whiclrstated that the "stuff
would be in. the nuts." The note
further stated that the sender would
be at the hospital Sunday with a
basket of "nuts and other things."
When Thomas came to the hos
pital with a half bushel basket filled
with English walnuts, Patten was
waiting. He took the basket into
another room and after some search
found two nuts marked with a fine,
black thread. ,
They contained several grains of
morphine and cocaine. He called
federal officers wo ' later arrested
Thomas at his home. The woman
who was to have received the bas
ket, after waiting several hours, fin
alljKasked Patten when he was go-
V ing to give it to her. When told
that dope had been found in the
! basket she showed great surprise.
Patten says, and wept for several
hours. " ,'
Information was filed against
Thomas yesterday by internal rev
enue officers, who say they have
..knowledge of other sales he has
made.' No tbond has been fixed.
Thomas' will be given a hearing be
fore the-United States commissioner
N some time this" week.
According to a Norwegian scien
tist, Saturn's ring are electrical
phenomena, produced by the radia
tion of luminous particles from the
planet, which renews them con
: stantly.
Bad Sickness
Caused by
Acid-Stomach
It people oKi realtaed the iferfDi-destroyli) c
power ol an acid-tomacb of the many kinds
of (ickoesa and B3 leery it cauaes of the Uvea
tl literally wrecke-lhy would guard agaioat
U aa carefully at they do against a deadly
plague. Yoo know in an inatant the Oretaymp
toma of aeid-atomacb pains of indigestion;
dlatressing. painful bloat: tour, gaaey stom
ach; belching; food repeating; heartburn, etc.
Whenever your stomach feels this way you
tbouM lose no time in putting it to rights. If
you don't, aeriooa consequences are almost
sure to lollow.socb as intestinal fermentation. .
tuto-mtoxfcatiOD. Impairment of the entire
nervous system, headache, billouaneaa, cir
rhosis ot the liver, sometimes even catarrh ot
the stomach and Intestinal ulcers and cancer.
It you arc not feeling right, see if it isn't
acid-stomach that is the cause of your ill
health. Take EATON1C, the wonderful mod
ern stomach remedy. EATON 10 Tablets
quickly and surely relieve the pain, bloat,
belching, and heartburn that indicate acid
stomach. Wake the stomach atrong. clean
and sweet. By keeping thestomach in healthy
condition so that you can get full strength
tronvf our food, your general health steadily
Improves. Results are marveloualy quick.
Just try EATONIC and you will be as enthu
tlastic as the thousands who have used it and
who say they never dreamed anything could
bring such marvelous relief.
So get a big SO-cent box ot EATONIC from
your druggist today. It not satisfactory re
turn it and be will re fond your money.
ATONIC
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Aches, punt, nervousness, aim
culty in urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The world's
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles
GOLD MEDAL
IS V
tong quick relief and often ward off
deadly diseases. Known as the national
remedy of Holland for mora than 200
years. All druggists, in threa aisca,
Leak for tk Buna Cod Medal oa ban
aa4 aocapc imiutlon
Cocoanut Oil Fine
t . TFbr Washing Hair
If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, be careful what you
wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair brit
tle, and is very harmful. Mulsified
cocoanut oil shampoo (which is pure
and entirely greaseless), is much
better than anything else you can
use for shampooing, as this can't
possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an "abund
ance of rich, creamy lather, and
cleanses the hair-and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out
easily, .and removes every particle
of dust,, dirt, dandruff and exces
sive oiLr The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and it leaves . if fine and
silky, bright, fluffy and easy to
manage. " i
- You can get Mulsified cocoanut
oil shampoo at most any drug store.
It is very cheap, and a few ounces
is enough to last everyone, in the
' family for months. Adv.
Guticura
Promotes
Hair Health
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SLOW
DEATH
SkaplaaKkfri,
Broke Out of Penitentiary -To
Kill Woman He Loved
Jess Howard, Sentenced to Five-Year Prison 'Term,
Comes to Omaha to Murder La Ifcene Buckwalter,
Who, He Says, Jiltefl Him.
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LA RENE BUC
Brooding in a cell in the Fort
Madison, la., penitentiary over the
loss of a woman's love, Jess Howard,
formerly of Omaha, planned and ef
fected his escape from the prison
and Sunday came to Omaha to kill
the woman and himself.
The woman is La Rene Buck-
waiter, SOld Florence boulevard.
Howard is satd by the police to
have been a common-law husband
of the Buckwalter woman.'
Capture Prevent$ Murder.
He was captured Sunday morning
before he had an opportunity to
carry out his plan.
La Rene Buckwalter, a mystery
woman with an expensive residence
Oh Omaha's prettiest Mile, said
Sunday she feared Howard would
kill her. .
She furnished funds which cleared
Howard of a murder charge a year
ago. He was charged with wiling
Howard Moberly, a former pal
afteisa quarrel. He was acquitted
of -the murder charge but several
months ago was sentenced at Coun
cil Bluffs to serve five years in the
Fort Madison prison for grand lar
ceny. '
Detectives last winter went to the
Buckwalter home to protect her
husband from Howard.
The detettives were sent iwhen a
neighbor of Miss Buckwalters called
at the place and found Howard, gun
in hand, the muzzle -Of it forced into
Wants Divorce Decree
Set Aside; Ex-Husband
' Has Since Remarried
' Four years after Charles Blakely
was granted a divorce in the dis
trict court of Douglas county, his
former wife Clara Blakely, is still
seeking to have the decree set aside
Mr. Blakely yesterday filed his an
swer to her sixth' amended and sub
stituted petition to have the decree
set aside. Mr, Blakely is married
again.
The former Mrs. Blakely resides
inLincoln. She alleges in her sixth
amended petition to have the decree
of divorce set aside that Mr. Blakely
gave false evidence in the divorce
hearing and that he" and the attor
neys conspired to charge her with
adultery with Howard Ainslie.
The divorce was granted to Mr.
Blakely by District Judge Leslie on
June 23, 1915. Mr. Blakely had
agreed to give his wife $8)000 if he
secured his divorce. This, he says,
he has done.-
On June 13, 1916, he married Helen
King, who is his wife now, thus
'complicating any possible court ac
tion to set aside his decree of di
vorce. V
Mr. Blakelv alleees in his answer
that his former wife confessed to
him and to his attorneys at the time
of the divorce that she had been un
faithful. . -v,
Navy Recruiting Station Is
Moved to New, Larger Rooms
The navy recruiting headquarters
has been removed from the fifth
floor of the Paxton block to the
third floor on the southwest corner
of Sixteenth and Douglas street.
The new quarters contain eight
ro&ms.
Ensign C D. Maas, chief recruit
ing officer, said yesterday orders
had been received from Washing
ton to establish a branch recruiting
office at Falls City, Neb.
, Last month 55 men were enlisted.
Postpone Ordinance to
Mate Street a Boulevard
The city commissioners yesterday
laid over for 90 days an ordinance
offered by Commissioner Towl, pro-
fposing to declare Thirteenth street.
Missouri avenue to Harrison street.
a boulevard subject vto improvement
by the park department One of the
arguments in -favor of the ordinance
fwas that most of the property own
ers along boutti lhirteentn street
could not stand paving taxes which
would be assessed, if the thorough'
fare should be paved as a street.
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Neighborhood Grocer
JAY BURNS BAKING CO.
KWALTER.
the woman's mouth, toying with the
trigger. , t
The neighbor called the police.
Howard fled. .Til gel you when
I'm ready!" .he "told. Miss Buckwal-
ter according to the detectives who
were sent to her house.
Howard escaped from the Fort
Madison prison a week ago. Sun
day morning he wat captured by
a squad of police . headed by Ser
geant Arthur Cunningham near the
Illinois Central bridge at East
Omaha. -
"I came here to 'bump her off,"
he told John Dunn, chief of detec
tives. '
"'Bump who off?" asked Dunn.
"La Rene," was the answer. "She
threw me down. No one else is
going to have her "
A suit was filed against Miss
Buckwater in district court several
months ago by Joseph Bauer,
wealthy Nebraska farmer, who said
she had "vamped" him of thousands
of dollars. A big automobile was
named in his petition as part of the
property he bought her. He sued
to recover it. The case has not yet
been heard.
With Howard, when he waa cap
tured yesterday morning, were R. H.
Cabney and Clyde Stone of Sioux
City. All were carrying revolvers.
Stone and Cabney will be tried on a
felony charge of carrying concealed
weapons. Howard will be sent back
to Fort Madison. t
Husband Sued for
Divorce Continues
To Write Wife Notes
Henry Finke continues to write
tender letters 'to his wife, Lovona,
2807 Seward street, although she
has sued him for a divorce. Some
of the letters were exhibited to Dis
trict Judge Sears yesterday by her
attorney, M. O. Cunningham. Judge
Sears "ordered Mr. Finke to pay his
wife $40 a month alimony while the
suit is pending. One of the letters
reads as follows:
"I know I am not supposed to
write to' you, but I can't resist these
few lines. If I believed some of
the things some people say about
you I would be in the-snut house.
The one who is backing you in this
deal (I know who it is) is going to
let you sit out in the street bare
footed and hungry That is all ex
cept look out so you don't lose the
boys. I wish you all the luck in
the world. Love to the boys. ,
"Yours respectfully,
"H. Finke."
Another letter, written on a type
writer and unsigned is as follows:
"Have you forgotten your pledge
you made before God in the year
191K? Better think it over betore
it is too late. God is mighty. Be
ware. The children have my sym
pathy." S ii .Mi- . i i
Garbage Contract
To Be Held Pending
Visit of Physician
The city council yesterday post
poned action on the garbage con
tract award until next oMnday,
on account of an expected visit of
Dr. J. F. Edwards, the new health
cemmissioner, who is to begin his
work here as soon as he shall have
been discharged from military serv
ice at Camp Mills.
A telegram from the doctor stated
that he expected to be here next
Friday and will remain a few days.
. The city has been paying $30,000
to $35,000 a year to dispose of gar
bage. The" propositibn under considera
tion is to pay a contractor $45,000
a year for five years, for the collec
tion and disposal of all garbage un
der such sanitary regulations as
may be prescribed by the city.
American Correspondent Who
Was Arrested Released
Coblenz, July 7. (By The Asso
ciated . Press). Robert . Minor,
American newspaper correspondent
and cartoonist, who has been' tin
der detention here by army authori
ties, pending an investigation, has
been released, it was learned today,
No formal announcement was made.
hut officers said the case had been
dropped on orders' from higher au
thority. "
It lis understood Minor will be
"returned to Paris, where he was ar
rested a month ago by the French
at the request of thi British. The
latter refused to prosecute him,
turning over certain alleged evidence
to the American authorities. It is
said that this was in connection with
an alleged conspiracy to spread radi
cal propaganda among soldiers with
iu the British and America area.
BOOM OF GANNON
WELCOMES GEN.
LEONARD I'M
Spends Part of Day on Inspec
tion Tour of Forts Omaha
and Crook; Is Well
Satisfied.
Cannon boomed 13 times In mil
itary salute to Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, distinguished visitor at Forts
Crook and Omaha, who came to the
city yesterday, accompanied by
members of his staff, Col. Chauricey
Baker, chief c quartermaster officer,
western department, and Capt. Lan
don Thomas, aide, on an official
trio of inspection. '
The general and his party ar
rived at Union station over the
Northwestern railroad at 11:45 a.
m., coming in. from a week's tour
of Forts Robinson and Meade. He
was greeted at the station by Col
onel Bingham, commander of the
Omaha quartermaster station; Lt.
Col. Jacob Wuest, commanding of
ficer at Fort Omaha, and Chaplain
Stephen Doud.
Inspects Fort Omaha.
The party at once repaired by
automobile to Fort Omaha, where
the general made a short unofficial
inspection. At noon General Wood
dined at the Fontenelle hotel, and
in the afternoon, accompanied by
his aide, Captain Thomas, motored
to Fort Crook, where he met of
ficerfand men of the 20th infantry,
formerly of his command at Camp
Funston.
Fifteen officers greeted him.
"I'm sorry, men, that you didn't
get your chance overseas," the gen
eral said in an informal speech to
the officers drawn up at attention
under Col. W. H. Jordan, command
ing officer at Ft. Crook, "You were
all ready to go and it was too bad
that hostilities ended when they
did." ' '
"But vou are now in a fine place.
The breeze hits you now and then
and you know down in, Kansas its
h 1. I'm sure that you will like
it." Later he motored over the
grounds with Colonel Jordan. The
inspection lasted an hour, the gen
eral being well satisfied with condi
tions at-the fort.
Presents Medal.
While in the west General Wood
was an honored guest at patriotic
gatherings at Crookston, and Dead
wood, S. D. At the former place
he presented MrsEads Dale, sister
of Wold Neals, a veteran of the
world war, who was killed in ac
tion at St. Mihiel, with a Medal-of
Honor.
Two thousand people attended the
ceremony and the general made a
short speech. Yesterday he said the
enthusiasm of the people of that
district had impressed him greatly,
so great was the sympathy of the
populace for the memory of the
dead hero. At Deadwood he offi
ciated as honor guest at similar fes
tivities, coming direct from that city
to Omaha.
He left for Chicago at 5 o'clock.
Officers who- met General Wood
were: Col. W. H. Jordan, Maj. J. N.
Robinson. Capt. T. P. Fague, Cap
tain Shary, Lt. B. H. Decker, Lt.
W. L. Phillips, Lt. J. D. Pomerone,
Lt. George Van Studdiford, Lt. R.
O. Cross. Lt T. D. Davis, Lt. C. O.
Applegram, Lt. A. M. Neegard, Lt.
T. B. Ford, Lt. Walpole and Lt.
Cook, post surgeon. ,
Disorder in Upper Silesia
Results in Fatalities
Copenhagen, July 7. Several per
sons were killed and a large number
wounded in disturbances Sunday at
Kattowitz, Upfper Silesia, according
to advices from Beuthen. Germans
and Poles took part in the disorders.
ill M
If you only know kow
to attain it and keep it.
Cut out Keavy meats
and potatoes and eat
Shredded Wheat
Biscuit witk fruits
and green vegetables
and see Kow much better
youieel. TwoSKredded
WKeat Biscuits witk ber
ries or sliced bananas
make anourisbing, satis
fying meal at a small cost.
AboorAtothelrousewife
in Summer because it
is ready-cooked and
ready-to-serve.
Rises From Lowly
to High Position in
Utility Corporation
City, May Buy Surplus
Army Supplies and Put
Them on Market Here
City Commissioner Ure, for the
city council, will investigate the gov
ernment sale of canned goods and
other provisions, with a view of de
termining whether the city can buy
several carload lots and sell to
householders, at prices substantially
less than the current retail prices.
A friend of mine, who is con
nected with the quartermaster's de
partment, told me that he believed
the city could buy the goods for 25
per cent less than the prevailing
market prices," Mayor Smith yester
day told the city -council.
The mayor's plan is to sell these
provisions in the city market, which
is to be opened in the basement of
the Auditorium, and to regulate the
sale for the benefit of bona fide
householders.
Council Bluffs Hero Is
Given D. S. C. Posthumously
Charles M. Ford of Council
Bluffs, formerly first sergeant of
Company L, 168th Infantry, has
been awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross postumously, accord
ing to dispatches received from
Washington.
Ford, who, while with his outfit
in France was commissioned a first
lieutenant, was killed while leading
his men in an attack on machine
gun nests in Beligum during the
late stages of the war. His brother,
Harry Ford, who was with him
throughout the war until the time
of his death, was commissioned at
the same time as his brother. Harry
Ford, who is now back home, and
his brother were both members of
the Iowa National Guard for many
years.
More Omahans Arrive In
New York From Overseas
The following Omahans arrived
recently in New York from over
seas: 298th Military Police company:
Pvt. Walter C. Schiver, 3114 X
street.
Casual Company No. 6432: Pvt.
Jack W. Austin, 4238 Larimore ave
nue. Casual Company No. 6453: Corp.
Elmer C. Suber, 2412 Maple street.
Casual officer: Capt. James W.
Thompson, 2305 South Thirty-third
street.
Casual Company No. 5946: Pvt.
Roy J. Harpster, 802 South Thirty
eighth street.
Corp. Harry M. Mayfield, 2640
Jefferson street.
SOCH
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PROMOTIONS ARE
ANNOUNCED BY
NEB. POWER GO.
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I. B. Zimman Becomes As
sistant General Manager In,
Charge of Public Re
lations. V
Several promotions in high posi
tions in the Nebraska Power com
pany were made at a meeting of the
company directors yesterday and an
nounced by Jf E. Davidson, vice
president and general manager.
I. B. Zimman, formerly manager
of the sales-and service department,
has been made .assistant general
manager in charge of public rela
tions. He will have supervision of
the company's general relations with
the public, franchises, municipal
contracts, taxes and property assess
ments, reporting to the vice-president
and general manager. Mr. Zim
man has been connected with the
Nebraska Power company and itt
predecessor, the Omaha Electric
Light & Power company, in various
positions, principally handling new
business for seventeen years. He
started with the company as a helper
at a salary of $50 a month.
W. S. Robertson, who has been
with the Nebraska Power company
organization for about two years, is
made assistant general manager in
charge of operation. He will have
supervision of all the operating de
partments of the company.
W. S. Byrne, who has been Mt
Zimman's assistant, will have the
title of sales manager and will be in
charge of the entire sales depart
ment, including the company's elec
tric shop.
E. G. Cleminson, who has been
connected with the Nebraska com
pany and its subsidiary, the Citizens
Gas & Electric Co. of Council
Bluffs, for 16 years, will retain his
position as assistant secretary, but
will be in charge of the service de
partment of the company, instead
of accounting, as formerly.
Roy Page will act as general su
perintendent, having direct super-'
vision of the power station, pur
chasing department, garage, store
room and the claims and welfare
department. Mr. Page came to the
Nebraska company from the South
ern Pacific railroad about two years
ago.
Two sets of revolving rings in
stead of one feature a hew double
egg beater of twice the ordinary ca
pacity. ;
nil mamrnhmfc 1 I
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The Bee's Fund for
Free Ice and Milk
Baby hands are held out to the
charitably inclined for help these
sweltering days. , f
Many little children of the poor
cannot have pure, cool milk to sus
tain, their lives through the sum-,
mer's heat unless more fortunate
persons contribute to The Bee's
fund.
In past summers hundreds of ba
bies and small children have been
succored by this fund.
Will you save a little life? '
Any sum from 10 cents to $5 is
welcome. You may get credit for
giving life to a little one that, other
wise, would perish.
Every penny goes to buy milk or
ice for some poor family with small
children. There is no "overhead ex
pense." Send or bring your contributions
to The Bee office.
Previously acknowledged $290.55
"B" 2.00
Sommer Brothers . .". 5.00
Total ". $297.55
No Steamers to Travel
Through the Waters of
Missouri This Year
The sound of the steamboat whis
tle is not to be heard along this
stretch of the Missouri river this
summer. That has been settled and
the steaK.Tfer.Julia Silver, that for
two summers has stirred the turbid
waters of the Missouri between
Omaha and Decatur has been sold.
This is the information that comes
to the Chamber of Commerce.
The Julia is now on her way down
the Missouri and she is going to
raducah. Ky., where she will be
come a line packet and go into the
Ohio river trade.
The Elk that navigated the river
from Omaha to Sioux City all last
summer is a thing of the past. At
the close of navigation last fall and
while on its way to its Omha dry
dock, the Elk, somewhere in the vi
cinity of Onawa, la., struck a snag.
A hole was torn in the bottom of the
boat, but it was figured that it could
be patched up during the winter, so
as to again become "sea" worthy.
The boat was lifted outVf the water
and the work of repairing was well
under way. Then the high water
came along a few weeks ago and the
boat was beached on avbar, almost
a total wreck. Since then it has been
salvaged, but there is" not enough
left to make an attempt to construct
a steamer out of the wreckage.
All of is goodness
sealed In
Protected, preserved.
The flavor lasts!
SK for, ancTbe
to get 17RIGLEYS. It's
in a sealed package, but
look for th name -the
Greatest Name in Goody-Land
CZECH - SLOVAK
MISSION WILL BE
IN OMAHA JULY 17
Representatives of New Re
public to Study Industrial
and Technical Methods In
This City.
An official technical mission from
the new republic of Czecho-Slovakia
will arrive in Omaha, July 17, to
study industrial and technical meth
ods here. The mission has landed
in New Yorx direct from Cxecho- ,
Slovakia and is composed of the fol
lowing men:
Francis Binovec, member of the
radical party and member of the '
national assembly of the Czecho
slovak republic.
Joseph Spacek, member of the
Agrarian party and member of the
national assembly.
Francis Zrust, president of the
Agrarian bank of Prague and repre
sentative of Dr. Markovic, secre
tary to the Slovak membership of
the national assembly.
Stanislav Spacek, engineer, at
tached to the Ministry of Public '
Works.
Lt. Francis Micka, courier of the
minister of foreign affairs.
Vaclav Masek. attached to the :
Ministry of Agriculture.
Summer visitors will aoon be able 9
to go to the Isle of Wight by air.
A passenger service of flying boats
will ply between Southampton. .
Ryde, Shanklln and Ventnor. and
from these resorts it will be pos
sible to fly to Bournemouth and
Weymouth.
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THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
Avoid Imitations & Substitute
Suit antj Extra Pants
to Measure
For hot weather wear, .
cool and comfortable.
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Tailoring Co.
317 South Fifteenth Street. V ,
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