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1 fHE BEE: OMAHA; FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. WITNESSES OF SHOOTING GIVE NEW JERSIONS Stories of Battle Between Police and Bandit Differ; Dead Man Fired One Shot. t Detective Fran Murphy, who ' as shot . by Judd Tobias, alias Joe Trimble, Tuesday night, was much improved yesterday, according to re ports from the Lord Lister hospital, and it is now believed he will re cover. The danger of peritonitis, however, hat not passed. The bul , let was removed from his abdomen Wednesday. Art" entirely new version of the shooting in which Tobias, alleged bandit and highwayman was killed, was told yesterday by eye witnesses. a- Their account of the fight differs in many material instances from the account of it given by the detec tives. According to this new account of the killing there was a fight be twettn the bandit and officers before any shots were fired. Tobias is said to have been struck on the back of the head while he ' struggled with the policemen near the corner of Twentieth and Dodge streets. In a dazed condition he started to run east in Dodge street followed by Detective Lundeen and . Murphy. Murphy dropped with a bullet in his stomach a short dis tance from the place where the ban dit collapsed as a result of the blow he received on the head. The bandit was clutching the re volver in his hand when the officer fired the shot throughTiis heart. Tobias had been dead but a sb.ort while wUen Lundeen stood over the v dead body of his victim shaking hands with and teceiving the con gratulations his fellow officers for what was termed "a good job." " Say Shot After He Fell. Tobias, they declare, was shot to death by Detective Lundeen after . he had fallen on a vacant lot, mid way between Nineteenth and Twen tieth streets on Dodge. Tobias fired but a single shot.' It struck Detective Murphy. His re volver missed fire when he attempt ed to shoot the second time. An ex amination of the weapon used by ie bandit revealed but one explod- t shell. The cap of another shell in the chamber of the pistol was struck by the hammer, but it failed to explode. .., Detective Lundeen fired six shots from his weapon. Five of them missed their mark. The last shot tired by the officer entered the ban f dit's left breast, penertating ' the heart and emerging from the man's bck. Lived Over 15 Minutes. V Though the .man did not die for 15 or 20 minute,--the policemade no effort toTiasten the wounded victim to the hospital. , Detective Murphy and the bandit Jiwcrfe Ivine on the ground a snort distance from each other. I "PHOTO "PIAY OFFERING S FOR TODAY T OIS WILSON, who is playing I . opposite Bryant washDurn, has gone to Lake Tahoe to take some scenes for the adaptation of -Why Smith Left Home." This is not her first visit to this region-; she visited the lake while with the Universal, and later with J. Warren Kerrigan. In these pictures she went for snow scenes, and she is glad of the opportunity to view the beautiful scenery there without snow on the ground. i Rialto "A Daughter of the) Wolf," is one of the best pictures yet turned out by Lila Lee is here today and Saturday. It is filled with action, thrills and suspense and finishes with a bang. It deals with the fur smuggling traffic in the far northern reaches of the Lana dian wilds. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew s last comedy Harold, the Last of the Saxons," will be shown. Strand Bryant Washburn in a comedy drama "Putting It Over," portrays the part of the village cut up who comes to the city gets en gaged to a girl eit the strength of earning fifty a week and then is forced to bake good. How he does it is a series of laughs. Sun Virginia Peearson in "The Bishop's Emeralds," her first picture for Pathe, is a stirring mystery drama with a strong love theme. It will be here todaand tomorrow. Muse Frank Keenan in "The Sil ver Girl" has a stirring melodrama with the rights to a rich Nevada mine S the object of three contend ing parties. It is one of Keenan's strongest parts. He plays the part of Jefferson Hunter, a middle aged miner.v The Indian Harbor Yacht club of Greenwich, Conn., has been pre sented with a silver - trophy by Evelyn Greeley, to be- raced for by yachts belonging to members of the club, under conditions decided upon At Neighborhood Houses DIAMOND !4th and Laks EMMT WEHLBX In "SYLVIA ON A SPREE." 'MARIE WALCAMP In FINAL EPISODE OF "THE RED GLOVE." GRAND lth and Blnney MARY PICKFORD In ("HULDA FROM , HOLLAND." MACK BENNETT COMEDY, "THE VILLAGE SMITHY." ORFHEIJM South Side I4th and M FANNIE WARD In "THE CRY OF THE WEAK." LOTHROP 24th and Lothrop IbIL LIE BURKE in "PEOOY." SUBURBAN 1 4th and Ames BES SIE BARRISCALE In "TANGLED THREADS." RUTH ROLAND In "THE TIGER'S TRAIL," No. 1. ( APOLLO 29th and Leavenworth LILA LEE In "THE SECRET GAR DEN." V -South Side by the racing committee. Miss Gree ley recently played scenes for "Bringing Up Betty" at and around the club house of this club and be came , interested in yacht-racing. Hence her gift. It will cost Clara Kimball Young $25,000 extra for every picture she releases; the New York courts have decreed that this sum shall go to Louis Selznick who held a contract with her. Constance Talmadge wishes it understood that the platinum and diamond guard ring that she wears on the third finger of her left hand is not an engagement ring, bhe realizes that to the uninitiated It may look like one somewhat, but she prefers wearing it on the left hand to not wearing it at all, and ... . . 7 t e , it nappens to De too smaii ior ner right hand finger for which it was intended, when given her by sistet Norma. Ruth Chatterton will be starred by the Universal, and Douglas Ger- rard will direct her. street and saw the affair from a dis tance of about a quarter of a block," said W. F. Davis, an officer at the local navy marine recruiting station. "It looked to me like Tobias was shot while he was lying on the ground." Davis declared the policeman fired the first shot and the bandit re-j turned the fire with a single reply from his revolver. According to Frank David, who sands the street car tracks at Twen tieth and Dodge streets, he ' wit nessed the beginnings of the affai trom the corner. He declared attaifJ-lfEel: bandit was walking south on Twen- ho' "10 Sixth avenue uere rolling? in twin when the auto mobile arrived to convey the wounded men tp the hospital. Murphy was takeii and Txobias died on the vacant lot where he was shot a quarter of an hour or more, before, according to witnesses who saw the affair. A few minutes after the bandit died another police car drew up to the curb. The driver refused to 'take the man away and three quar ters of an hour afterwards the body was removed to the undertaking es tablishment. I " : f ;Says Fired. Downward. ""I was standing on ,-my front potch." said Mrs. Grace Coleman, 1919 Dodge street, "when the shot that H11pH the man was fired. I was preparing td retire when I heard the shooting at the corner. I went to the front door and when I looked out T saw the men moving east in Dodge street. About half way in the bhick on a vacant lot opposite my house I saw the detective when he fired the last shot. I saw the blaze - leap from the revolver. It looked to me like the officer held the weap on slightly bilow his waist line and - fired directly into the ground. "I rushed across the street and when I saw the body of the man lying on the ground, I knew the de tective' stood above him and fired the shot into his body as he lay helpless at the policeman's feet." "I was walking west on Dodge lieth street when he was overtaken by the. police automobile going in the same direction. One of the offi cers in the car called to the man to stop and when he refused to com ply with the command a shot was fired by one, of the men who leaped from the automobile. David declar ed this was followed by a half dozen or more shots. Mrs. C. L.. Allen, 1916 Dodge street, in front of whose house the man was killed, asserted she heard Tobias groaning for sdme time after Murphy had been taken away in an automobile. After Murphy had been taken to the hospital one of the po licemen used Mrs. Allen's telephone Thev and called the police station. The J rr , r . i . Council Bluffs Soldier Returns With French Bride PauJJne Rouseau Shellhorn, 24 years old, 17 Quai S. Michel, Paris, is the first French war bride to. reach Council Bluffs. She arrived yester day with her husband, Priv. Walter A. Shellhorn. They are stopping at the home of the young man's par ents,-Mr. and Mrs. George A. Shell- "Wondeffol Results from your Hair Color" say 8 Mrs, Burns X "I donTTcnow what the price is," writes Mrs. Burns, "bat I have got such wonderful results from Mrs. Graham's Hair Color Restorer that I must have three bottles for myself and two friends at once." , Thousands of other, women have obtained equally wonderful results from this preparation. It is a colortfess li.quid that restores gray and faded hair to its natural color. It is positive in its results and makes the hair rich and xglossy. Perfectly harmless easily applied win not stain tns skin orlscalp. You can get it at the following price $1.50: Sherman 4b McCenneD Store, Rialto Dru( Store, Beaton Drue Co., Green's Pharmacy, Haines Drug Co., Thompson Fenton Co., Merritt Dru( Stores, Fentoa Drug Co., South Omaha. officer asked for another automobile in which to take the-wounded victim to the hospital. The man was dead when the car arrived. None of these witnesses were called to testify at the inquest held Wednesday afternoon at the Hoff man Funeral Home. Canadians Advertise In London Papers for Wives Since Wa? s End t iOISON'OAK I if Wash with weak sola- tion of blue stone or lime water, dry thor oughly, follow with light appli cation vinrs VAPnni YOUR BODYGUARD" -30.601'' London, July 17. The cries of "there are more women than men, in England" and "what will we d with our surplus, women?" seem have been solvedi by the floods of offers of marriage that hae poured into England from Canada. Women are needed out there, according to the plaints of bachelors. f Extracts from some of the letters received are as follows: ' "If you have someone from 35 to 40: I am 42. I am not very good looking myself, but I have a heart like an ox. "I am not particular about looks but like character and amiability. I prer one who weighs not more than 130 pounds, and should be satisfied with one of 120 pounds. "I am a widower, 38 years old, do not, drink, smoke, . chew or swear." "The way to a man s heart is through his stomach," writes one philosophic man. "I've been 35 years in-, America and have never tasted a Yorkshire pudding. Will Grant 'Leave of Absence to Attend G.A.R. Encampment C E. Adams, state commander of the G. A. R., has received ia com munication signed by President Wilson, saying that all veterans of the civil war now in the service of the government "who wish to at tend the national encampment of the G. A. R., to be held at Colum ous, O., September 7 to 19, in clusive, will be granted leave of ab sence with full pay during that period. Omahan Who Helped Locate Yank Graves Returns Home Lt Harry White of the transpor tation section of the American Red Cross, has returned from overseas and is at his home, 805 .William street. Lieutenant White saw much service in the devastated regions of France both in relief work and as a special officer locating the graves of American soldiers. War Department Orders. Washington, July IT. (Special Tele gram. ) First Lieut. James C. Walker, Jr., medical corps, is relieved "from doty at Fort Snellina:. Minn., and will proceed to Fort Dee Moines. Maj. George B. Prltrhsrd, jr., cava try, having been relieved from farther obser vation and treatment at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, will proceed to Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo. - q) If FISTULA CURED The bride is a trained nurse, with five years active work to her credit, covering the war period. Her father was in the government marine office in Paris during part of the war, and during the whole war his laughter was in hospital work. The romance that made her the wife of a Bluffs soldier began when young Slhellhorn fell sick with the trench fever in the Argonne October 15, 1918. He was taken to the Base hospital at Nebs, where the French girl was his nurse. He was dis charged from the hospital Novem ber 15, four days after the signing of the armistice, but remained on duty in that sector as chauffer at headquarters of the Rainbow di vision, until he was chosen one of the peave conference guards, at tached to unit No. 2. He was trans ferred to Paris in February, this year. About the same time the little nurse left the Argonne and was as signed to vduty at the Concorde hos pital, Pans; and Private Shellhorn was on duty at the official residence of President Wilson. They met fre quently, and the old, old story was tola again. Sylvester Rush Now Is Uncertain Who to Tajce Orders From Sylvester R. Rush, special assist ant to the attorney general af Wash ington, is in a terrible dilemma. A recent article in the World neraia intormed him that he was assistant to United States District Attorney Peterson, says. He is now uncertain who to take orders from. "It is very amusing that the World-Herald" should make such a blunder after professing to have so much information regarding Mr. Peterson, and devoting so much space in their editorial columns to making his identity clear," 'said Mr. Rush. "In the first place, Mr. Pe terson is assistant United States district attorney, and not United States district attorney, as the World-Herald says. In the second place, I am not his assistant." Frank A. Peterson succeeded Howard Saxton as assistant United States district attorney last Janu ary, ge has not practiced law in Omaha, except in the performance of the duties of his office. Mr, Rush has been in Omaha 10 years. He came here 10- years ago on the famous land fraud cases. He has been here ever since, except when he was ordered to another city, to handle government cases of great importance. Czecho-Slovak Mission to Arrive This Morning The Czecho-Slovak mission, sent by that republic to this country, which was to arrive in Omaha yes terday, was delayed in Chicago, from there, and will -not reach Omaha until this morning. The mission is composed of bank ers and engineers who are studying conditions in America. The Cham ber of Commerce and several local Bohemian societies will entertain the guests while in the city. Armed Negroes Arrested. Joe Price and Henry Dallas, itiner ant negroes, were arrested early this morning, heavily armed, in the Northwestern railroad yards at Fourteenth and Davenport streets. The Weather. CITY f LANS IMPROVEMENTS FOR SOUTH SIDE Most of Sewer Work Already Completed; Contracts for ' Grading Have Been Let. An extensive program of improve ments on South Side streets, sewers and curbs has been outlined and partly completed, according to a summary issued by "Commissioner Towl. Tlte greater part of the sewer work has been completed and con tracts let on all the grading work, some of which is already com pleted. One of the biggest nieces of work in the process of completion is the making of the Thirteenth street boulevard, which will extend from Missouri avenue to Harrison street. The new drive overlooks the river and wilj be one of the choicest stretches in Omaha. The curb and gutter are completed, but final work has been postponed for 90 days. Bids have been received for pav ing Gilmore avenue from Railroad avenue to Harrison street and worki will start soon. Work on Eight eenth street from A to G will also be pushed this year. Grading has been finished on A street from Twenty-sixth to Twen ty-eighth. On Twenty-seventh and a streets, north 351 feet of A street, and on Twenty-eighth street, from A to U streets, the grading has been completed. The following grading work will be done this year:' Twenty-ninth avenue, F to I streets; H from Thirty-ninth avenue to Forty second street; Hillsdale avenue from Thirty-ninth avenue to Forty-second street; I street from Fortieth to Forty-first; Fortieth fron-4 street to L and Fortieth avenue from F to I streets. ' The Brown park improvement plans are still in the hands ofNthe apparisers. Of the $100,000 needed for the Child's Point Forest Reserve half has been raised. Court May Disregard Will and Give Property To Husband and Girl The will of the late Mrs. Anna Creighton Coad, wife of Mark J. Coad, will probably be disregarded and her property divided according to law equally between her 12-year- old daughter and her husband. Exceptions to the will have been field on behalf of both the legal heirs in county court.) The will was made the daughter. It is said that three sisters, Mrs. Coad Amateur 'Baseball By William O. Bloxies. Speaking of comebacks, Fontaine Vernon, well-known- local amateur base ball hurler, and considered one of the best in the city a few years ago, staged one of -the greatest "comebacks" in the history of the national pastime hire, last evening, when on the mound for the Bowen Furniture Co., against the McCaf frey Motor Co., he pitched his team to a 7 toy 1 victory over 'his oppo nents. In staging this "comeback , he de feated several of iis former team mates, who played with Fontaine when he was the crack hurler of the Murphy-Did-Its, class B champions, several seasons ago. Opposing Ver non on the mound was one of his best friends, old playmate and for mer moundsman of the Murphy team, Ray Maxwell. Vernon allowed the heavy hitting McCaffrey's but four hits, and whiffed eleven men, while the furni ture lads secured eight hits of Max well, including a home-run drive, with one on, and a three-sacker by Eddie Hollander, star outfielder. The fielding of Left-fielder Koehler of the Bowens also featured. Last evening's appearance was the first time in two years that Vernon has participated in amateur base ball circles and his many friends, who witnessed the game gave him a rousing reception. By the Bowen's victory, the Motor crew were eliminated from the City league championship and the Union Outfitting Co. are the 1919 pennant winners. The , Bowens and the Union Outfitting crew meet Sunday afternoon and should the Bowen's win, and the McCffrey's, who are slated with the Wiilard Storage Bat tery, lose, both of these teams will be tied for second place The Inter-City league race was also settled last evening when the Highland Park Pharmacys defeated the Harding Creamery Co. in a hard fought game by the score of S to 4, thereby winning the 1919 flag. From start to finish the contest was bitterly fought and it was one of the best games seen in amateur base ball for many days. x The Pharmacy's victory was prac tically due to the brilliant pitching of Ray Beloyd, who whiffed 12 men and allowed but five hits, which he kept well scattered. The fielding of Riggie Deam featured. On account of the John Day Rubber company disbanding, the Highland Parks are awarded a forfeit game Sunday. They are anxious tO'schedule out-of-town games and any team-wish ing games, can write Van Dworak, 3609 South Twenty-sixth street. The score by innings: Highland 1 0 0 J 0 1 0 0 x S 1 t Harding 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 04 S S Batteries: Beloyd and Meyers; A. Klsuschle snd Novak. On account of many of the teams disbanding and the unfavorable weather conditions in the early part of the season, the schedule for Sun day has been revised. A number of kthe games have been transferred to other diamonds. Following is the reviser" schedule released last night by Secretary Isiacson of the Munic ipal Amateur Base Ball association. GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE. Thirty-second and Dewey Avenue ! Holmes Whits Sox vs. Murphy-Dld-Its, 3:30 p. m. (No other pames scheduled.) CITY LEAGUE. v 1 Rlvervlew Park ficCaffrev Motor Co. vs. Wlllard Storage Battery, 3:30 p, m. Miner rarK union outfitting- Co. vs. Bowen Furniture Co., 3:30 p. m. (No other pames scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE. Fontenells Park RIkes Ontlcal Co. "Vs. Universal Motor Co., 3:30 p. m. to otner pames scheduled.) BOOSTER LEAGUE. Elmwood Park. East Rambler, v.. Benson Merchants, 1:30 p. m. : World Herald vs. Benson Merchants, 3:30 B. m. Luxus Park Trimble Brother. n Leavenworth Merchants, 3:30 p. m. GATE CITY LEAGUE. Thirty-second and Dewev Avomia Townsends vs. McKenney Dentists, 1:30 p. m. - . Fontenelle Park Onutha Printing P Juniors vs. Beno Billiard Parlor, 1:30 p. m. Rlvervlew Park Beselin vs. Herman sky Pharmacv, 1:30 p. m. INTER-CITY LEAGUE. Miller Park Beddeoa vs. HarUy-Da-vldaons, 1:30 p. m. Luxus Park Harding Creamery Co. vs. Curo Mineral Springs. (No other games scheduled.) BRYAN ATTACKS FRENCH TREATY; FAVORS LEAGUE Says Pact With Gaols Would Be League Within League to the Discredit of Both. , Divorce CoUrts John J. Phalen asks the district court for a divorce from Mary Phalen on the grounds of cruelty. They were married -in 1915. ( A decree of divorce was granted by Judge Day in divorce court to lilly Goodman from Fred Goodman on the ground of nonsupport. They settled their property rights out of court. Mrs. Goodman was given custody of the two children. Ruth Marie Slack was given a di vorce from Charles Slack and $200 alimony on the ground of non-sup port by Judge Day in divorce court. die and Miss Etta Creighton made wills at the same time, each leaving her property to the other two in case of her death. The estate of Mrs. Coad amounts to several thousand dollars worth of real estate and personal property. Marie Sandberg says in a petition Mrs. Frank Ban- ' for divorce filed in district court, South Side Brevities, a severs uraJcal Na Chloroform or Ether used. Curs Rectal Diseases Curod without oerarioa. guaranteed. PAY WHEN CURED. Writs foi illus trated book on Jloctal Diseases, with Bams and testimonials el mors than 1,000 prominent people who have been permanently cured. nO CD TADDV OIrt U . OU n L W-l Loral Comparative Record. 1910. 19U. 1817. 1016. Highest Thursday ..91 76 83 9 Lowest Thursday ...70 66 60 , 76 Mean temperature ...80 70 73 85 Precipitation t 0 1.38 0 0 Temperature and precipltationflepar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 1....77 Excess for the day 1 Total excess since March 1. 1919.. 210 Normal precipitation 0.13 In. Deficiency for the day 0.13 in. Total pree. since March 1, 1910.. 13.71 In. Deficiency since March 1, 1919 ...8.41 in. Deficiency for cor. period tn 1918.. 7. 27 in. Deficiency for cor. period In 1917.. 0.68 In. L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist. Sales girls wanted for permanent work. Wiig- Brothers, 24th and N Sts. Light baggage and express; call office. South 1281 or South. 1169. P. J. Ford. Mrs. F. A. Agnew, who has been In Chi cago for the past five weeks, has returned. Clarence Anderson, 4423 South Twenty fifth street, reported to police the loss of his gold watch. t Frank Winters, 2607 K street, reported to police the thnft of his bicycle fram In front of tlje public library. The Phil Kearney post No. 2, O. A. R., will meet at 4427 South Twentythird streets Saturday afternoon at 2:30. " J. L. Martin, 4418 South Twenty-third street, Is rapidly recovering from the smallpox and Is expected to Ijs out soon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson, 5011 South Forty-first street, are being visited by their mother and brother from western Nebraska. Rev. F. A. Ellis of the South Side Christian chinch will leave the end of the month for Lake Okobojl, where he will spend a month. The Phil Kearney Woman's Relief Corps No. 143, will meet at the home of Mrs. J. O. Eastman, Twenty-third and C streets, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 The annual picnic of the South Side Christian church's Bible school will be held next Wednesday at Elmwood park. A chartered car will leave Twenty-fourth and I streets at 2:30. Because "the gang" threatened to "beat htm irp," the star witness in the case of Sarach Wattas, colored, 2604 N. street, charged with robbing him of 35, failed to appear in police court Thursday and the case was dismissed. The Fuel administration and mine own ers warn you of a probable coal famine the coming winter. Better phone South 33 today and have your winter supply delivered. We have a good stock of best grades. Full weights and best service guaranteed. O. E. Harding Coal Co. Harry Kepler, son of Mrs. Paul Kepler, of Dunning, Neb., was burled In the Grace- land Park cemetery Wednesday. His aeatn was caused by a "hick on the head by a mule. Funeral services wtre conducted by Rev. F. A. Ellis at the home of Mrs. Effle Lucket, Sill South Thirteenth street. Will Test Validity of Shoe Shining Ordinance Attorney John Paul Breen will test the validity of a recent ordi nance passed by the city council and intended to prohibit commercialized shoe shining on Sunday. Mr. Breen contends that the ordinance is class legislation because it permits shoe shining shops having three chairs or less to operate on Sunday, but closes all shops having four chairs or more. m Matty May Twirl. New York. Christy Mathewson, the "Old Master," may be seen iti the box for the Giants during the month of July. "Big Six" is the tip ster who predicts the event - "I think my arm is coming around all right," Matty declared, "and that I may be able to pitch early in July. I really became convinced that 1 might pitch again in a training try out at Petersburg. I had speed and control. The old soup bone never felt better. Then I had a relapse. But I have been treating my arm nice and it's coming back again' Unit's History Compiled Topeka, Kan. Wichita is the first city in Kansas "to send to the Kan sas" Historical society a complete history, pictorial and biographical, of the local members of "any one army unit. The ladies' auxiliary of Battery, F 130th F. A. sent a photo graph and history of every Wichita member jof the battery. The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business Boosters. , that her husband, Adolph, accused her of unfaithfulness. They were married December 18, 1918. She asks for alimony and the restoration of her maiden name, Smith. After 29 years of married life, Cena Warren asks the district court for a divorce from Oscar Warren and the custody of their child. She charges nonsupport. Jerrv Sinclair charges his wife, Alice Sinclair, with creulty in a pe tition for a divorce, filed in district coiJtit. Chiropodists Must Pass Examination to Practice According to a bill passed by the last legislature, chiropodists or podiatrists will be permitted here after to practice only after license has been legally granted. In ocder to obtain such license, all chiropod ists will be obliged to make applica tion to the board of chiropody ex- aminers. Chiropodists who have practiced in the state less than one year next prior to the passage of the chiropody bill will be required to take an examination. Those who have practiced more than one year next prior to the actual passage of the bill will not be required to take an examination, but will be granted licenses provided their general cre dentials are up to certain standards. The first meeting of the board will be held August 29 and 30, at Lin coln, at which time examinations will be given and the board will pass on the credentials of all those chiropodists who are not required to take tfie examination. The board is composed of Dr. Lenhoff, presi dent, Lincoln; Dr. F. E. Silvers, vice president, Omaha, and Dr. H. F. Gartner, secretary-treasurer, Lin coln. Zionists Hold Meeting in Honor of Theodore Herzl J. Mishkin of Chicago, who was to have talked at the Beth-Ham-rodth Hogodel synagogue last night at a meeting of Omaha Zionists held in memory of Theodore Herzl, founder of Zionism, was ill and un able to be present. A letter written by htm was read. The Rev. E. Fleishman spoke in Mr.Mishkin's place. He reviewed the life of Mr. Herzl and dwelled on the growth of Zionism. Other speakers were Henry Mon sky, . president of the Omaha dis trict of the Zionist organization of America, and Max Wolfson. Following the memorial services a business meeting was held. 'The Rev. E. Fleishman, Henry Monsky, Dr. A. Romm and A. Cohn were elected as delegates to the national convention, to be held in Chicago in September; when questions will be discussed in regard to American Jews aiding the upbuilding-of Pal estine. 1 Undertakers to Be In City Saturday On Way to Meeting The National Selected Morticians, or in every day parlance, known as undertakers, to the number of 50, will be in Omaha Saturday, enroute to their, national convention to be held in Denver. During their stay in the city, from 1 :3S until 3:45, they will be guests of Leo Hoffman Mr. Hoffman is the Omaha member of the organization and will accom- , pany the party on the western trip. Judge Refuses to Annul Marriage of Pair Still In Teens Denzil Jones, 18 years old, failed in his effort to secure an annulment of his marriage to Eva Olson, 19 years old, in District Judge Troup's court yesterday. Denzil was married to Eva, May 29, 1918, on his 18th birthday, and they went to housekeeping, Denzil working in a cracker factory and Eva keeping house. All went hap pily, Eva testified in Judge Troup's court. The only trouble was that Denzil's father, Myron Jones of Havelock, did not look with favor on the match. So Myron Jones filed suit in Douglas county district court to have the marriage annulled on the ground that Denzil was not of age when the marriage was contracted. tva filed a cross-petition for a di vorce. Judge Troup held that the mar riage was perfectly valid in spite of the fact that Denzil did not have the consent of his parents. He urged the young couple Ito try the bonds of matrimony again and see whether they couldn't make a success of their youthful venture. But they said they couldn't and Judge Troup then granted Eva's pe tition tor a divorce. She alleged that Dnzil has not supported her since they separated, March 13, 1919. Lincoln, Neb., July 17. In a statement given out to the Associa ted Press Wm. J. Bryan, while es pousing the league of nations, con demns any alliance wntn trance. Mr. Bryan insists it would be a league within a league to the dis credit of both. He says: "An alliance with France is ie ftnded on the ground that it is nec essary for her protection. The league of nations gives France the same protection it does the other nations. A leauge within the league would not only discredit the league and proclaim our lack of faith in it, but it would be a destructive force. It would disintegrate the league of nations and disappoint the hope it has ahoused. France might not mourn, for she was opposed to the leaguefrom the bginning, but America would mourn andthe whole world would -suffer. "The president announced at Man chester that our country was not interested in a league unless it in eluded the whole world. He was right then and the people have not changed. That sentiment ought to cause the defeat of the proposed al- hance by an overwhelming majority Ratify the league ot nations. De feat the proposed aliance. Consis tency requires that those who favor the league should oppose the alli ance. They represent opposite poli cies. Fifty Witnesses In Court to Testify In Nelson Assault Case Firty residents of Weatv Center street appeared yesterday in po lice court as witnesses against Har ry Nelson, 25 years old, Fifty-fourth and Center streets, accused of as saulting Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen, 4836 Pine street, two weeks agO.- Hansen testified Nelson came to his home and beat him with a club when the former's wife objected to their son, Clarence, 17 years old, as sociating with Nelson. Following Hansen's testimony, Judge Fitzgerald continued the case until Friday on request of Nelson's counsel. 1 The Bee's Free Ice and Milk Fund The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business Boosters. AMUSEMENTS Arrest, Two Men yVith" Big - koii or 'money77 Money Henry Mason, Oakland, Okl., and Ted Hammond, Salt Lake City, Utah, were arrested last night by Detectives Sutton and Stoley when they flashed a roll of phoney bills. The detectives thought they were the men who fleeced James Lazin, 2921 Q street, out of over $1,300 by changing rolls on him. Lazm said positively they were not the men when he faced them at the city jail last night. The two men are being held for investigation, however, on account of the fake money found on their persons. Mason says he is a tailor and Hammond says he is a show BATHING DANCING RIDES-THRILLS PICNIC GROUNDS Many ether clean amusements in the park. FREE EBENEZER The famous, educated trick mule of Mclntyre & Heath (Hani Tree) fame. BABY ALICE SAYS: (If She Could Talk.) "My papa died 6f the 'flu' last (all. Now mamma has to support me and my little sister and brotner. sne washes clothes in the day, and sweeps out offices at night. "But she doesn's get much pay. Last week a lady came with a black satchel marked 'Visiting Nurse' and she looked our little home over and then she said: 'The milk and ice fund is certainly needed here.' "And now a man brings, milk every day and a man brings ice. Mamma says now she can bring us through the sunimer. "Um-m-, but that milk does taste good. Hope the folks keep that fund supplied with money." Any sum from 10 cents to $5 for. this worthy object will be welcomed gladly and acknowledged in this col umn. You will never net aa much real SATISFACTION out of money as you get out of the.money you give' to a good cause. DO IT TODAY. ; -, Send or bring it to The Bee of fice NOW. Previously acknowledged $4 10.70 Mrs. A. N. Thomas, Aurora, -Neb 5.00 Anna M. B. Kingsley, Min- den, Neb 2.00 Baby Mundil, Linwood, Neb 1.00 Wilbur and Laverne Olson, Benedict, Neb. 1.00 J. H. B 5.00 'Total .$424.70 Deny That Any Whisky Was Buried on Duff Premises William Duff and all of his friends emphatically deny the statement that any of the 20 cases of ,whisky, said to have been abandoned by an Omaha booze runner last spring when his car broke down near be Duff farm, was buried on the Duff premises. They say that all of the whisky seized by State Agent O. O. -Rock and Sheriff Groneweg was found on the Darst farm northwest of t Manawa. Bonds have been ar ranged for Duff and the Darst boys and their cases will go directly to the district court grand jury. PHOTOPLAYS. 'fXealor TOOv 1ATU0IMY ankTeenan jlotfunq of the wild tnd wooly' jusl cUn jlorH ef Ui u?t m lit Hf 11-Rim 8jj;n af TbtWi urlwt mn Ijv it$p Mow Uu irlHi iiirface tmtdins Marie Cleier Cenedjr Woman Beaten and Cut; Two Negroes in Custody Virgie White negress, was severe ly beaten and cut at 2 o'clock this morning at Twentieth and Daven port streets by Harvey Kendrick, 1807 North Twenty-third street, also colored. Clarence Thomas, colored, who was with the two when the fight started, was arrested with Ken drick and both were held for investi gation. Old Coin in Tree. London -A coin of the reign of George II dated 1730, was found by a cottager while splitting up an old tree trunk near Burnham Beeches. The coin was. wedged tightly in the wood, Experts who saw the coin express the opinion that it must have been dropped into a cavity in the tree and the bark gradually grew over it. r - via If rf 1 1 r 1 m. f m TWO SHOWS IN ONE BROWN'S 8AXAPH0NE SIX : JACK ROSE; ALLEN A GRAY: LA DORA 4 BECK MAN. PHOTOPLAY ALMA RUBEN8 In "A MAN'S COUNTRY. BILLY WEST Comtdy. BASE BALL , ROURKE PARK JULY 18-19-20 OMAHA t.. WICHITA Gamti called at 3:30 p. m. Two gmt Sunday, July 20. Fint same called at 2 p. m. Friday i Ladiea' Day. Box Seat on sale at Barkalow Cigar Store, 16th and Farnam. Presents . BRYANT WASHBURN 'TUTTING IT OVER" L0THR0P 24th ami Lothrop BILLIE BURKEMi "P EGG Y." SSI DR. MABLE WESSON Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon- 614 Brandeis Bid sr. Tel. Tyler 2960, Harney 4741. Let's Go Bathing! 71 AT Manawa Park A cool, refreshing plunge at the delightful beach ia like a vacation period. Heal Skin Diseases If ! imnanMiearv for VOU tO Suffer with eczema, blotdies,ringworm,rashe3 J and similar akin trouoies. c'. tained at any drug store for 35c, or $1.00 for extra large bottle, and prompt ly applied will usually give instant reiiet from itching torture. It cleanses and soothes the skin and heals quickly and effectively most skin diseases. Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, disappearing liquid and is soothing to the most delicate skin. It is not greasy, is easily applied and costs little, uet it today and save all further distress. ' The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland, O. Dancing at the Water's Edge Tuneful melodies and a perfect floor with thi ooling lake breezes blowing through the pavilion Picnic Parties at" Shady Grove Lots of room and kiddies. a special playground for the Special Cafe or Cafeteria Service at all timet. Pleasurable Attractions for Your Enjoyment The Roller Coaster Aeroplane Ride Merry-Co-Round Miniature Railroad and a host of others. Free Band Concert. Free Motion Pictures Mahava ADMISSION Park FREE