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THE BUM;: UMAHA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 191D. MAN KILLED IN LEAP FROM THIRD STORYJINDOW Adolph Gens, Retired Minden Farmer, Ends Life at Ed mundson Hospital Early Thursday. The intense neat of the last few days, adding to worry over an in curable disease, caused Adolph Gens, 63 years old, retired farmer, to end his life by plunging from the third story of the Edmundson hospital, Council Bluffs, at 6 a. m. yesterday. He struck headforemost on a ce ment sidewalk and was instantly killed. Gens came from his home at Min ' den three weeks ago for treatment. At no time was he confined to his bed. He spent much of his time about the hospital lawns. He com plained of the intense heat Wednes day afternoon and remained outside until late in the evening. No men tal disturbance of any character had been noted and no restraint had been placed upon him. He arose between S and 6 o'clock yesterday morning and after walking about the corridors for a short time on the third floor removed the screen from a window and plunged to his death. Dr. Augustine, Minden's phy sician, said yesterday that he had neglected to tell the hospital people of a suicidal mania that had pos sessed the man for several years. He had made two other attempts to take his life but changed his mind (XI mc llllliai uisiaui. w nv. iiv ji.il his home at Minden, walked to the railroad with the deliberate inten tion of throwing himself in front of a train, but when the train was only a few yards away stepped backward in time to escape injury. Coroner Cutler held an inquest yesterday afternoon, finding that the hospital was in no degree re sponsible for the man's death. A:!c Requisition Papers for Three Omaha Men to Iowa Requisition papers have been ap plied for to force the return to Iowa of Jimmy Cosgrove, Tony Mangaso and Fat Burkrey, Omaha men, who have been arrested' as members of a party of six men and one woman v who' twice visited the farm home of : William Rodenburg near McClel land, and representing themselves to uc oiucers, seartneu uc iiuudc awu premises for whisky. of his family are said to have iden tified the men in the Omaha jail aft er their arrest. The offense carries a three-year prison sentence under Iowa laws. At The Empress. Empress patrons witnessed a bill yesterday with a comedy sketch as the tdp-line attraction. In the sketch "Busted," Nell Elsing and f company present an excellent hit of comedy acting. Stone and Manning are as nifty a pair of dancers as have been seen here for some time and deserve all the honors paid them. ! Billy Kelgard's piano playing and story telling are most pleasing. A twentieth-century version of the in fernal regions, as presented by Del- ! more. Fisher and Delmore, is one of the funniest travesties on the stage I "PHOTO PIAY. OFFERING S FOR. TODAY' l MAE MURRAY, whose brilliant career as a musical comedy star led her to greater fame as a motion picture actress, has joined the Famous Players-Lasky forces. She will appear in a pictur ized version of "On with the Dance," by Michael Morton, the play which A. H. Woods produced at the Re public theater in 1917-1918. Rialto "The Avalanche," with El sie Fureuson. The itlhood of Chi- chita is spent in Madrid in gambling dens, she marries an English waster and they together follow the gam ing tables, until his losses drive him to suicide. Chichita takes her child to a convent to be away from the outside world and to forget her parents, so that she can live a clean life, free from the spirit of gambling. Miss Ferguson's acting is splendid and the Spanish scenes are very realistic. Strand "Nugget Nell," with Dor othy Gish, is a refreshing comedy, with scenes in the "Movie West," and use costumes that have never ben seen in pictures, musical com edy or circus. Along with this com edy the management has pictures of the terrible tragedy that occurred in Chicago when a dirigible exploded and fell in flames upon a banking in stitution. Sun With Florence Reed in the lead, "The Woman Under Oath," the scenes are very strong and the story is well constructed and holds the in terest. The fact of a woman being a juror, and when all the 11 other jurymen have agreed that the pris oner is guilty, she tells her story in dramatic scenes. The boy is re leased and the jurymen swear amongst themselves that they wil keep her confession sacred. Muse Tully Marshall in "The Devi's Needle," has the role of an urtist wi.ose ti-iu-. as a portrait pain'ci Us given lum both we.ilt'i and social position. Norma Tal made is seen as his favorite model. The artist, discouraged one day, complains of a lack of inspiration in A t Neighborhood Houses UTHHOr- 14th and Lathrop. CONSTANCE TALMADGH In "THE VEILKD A r VENTURE," ALSO MACK SENNET'S COMEDY, "HIS WIFE'S FRIEND." CRANI 16th end Blnnrd. CHARLES RAY In "THE SHER IFF'S SON," ALSO MACK SEN NETT'S COMEDY, "CUPID'S DAY OFF." DIAMOND 54th and Lak. MAY ALLISON In "THE SUCCESS FUL ADVENTURE. ALSO "ELMO THE MIOHTT," No. 1 and COM EDY. APPOI.O Jtth and Leavenworth. LILA LEE In "PUPPY LOVE." his work. She induces him to try morphine as a stimulant. Thus the deadly habit becomes fastened upon him, wrecking his life. He marries, and his wife, learning to her horror of his vice soon after their marriage, nearly loses her life in trying to find him in a den where he had gone to get a supply of the drug. She is saved by the model, who has con quered the habit after witnessing its dreadful effects. The reform of the man follows. In "The Great Gamble," when Darrel returned he found Harding dying and unable to tell what had happened when the police sergeant bent over him and he murmured, "Ralph, you " the officer arrest ed Darrel, who protested. The offi cer, unconvinced, takes Darrel to the Mortons home, Aline merely looked puzzled, saying, "I never saw this man before." Darrel leaped through the window and disappeared, de termined to keep his freedom. The police lost. his trail. We shall see how Darrel gets in the Mortons' home to Get Aline's confession in the following chapter of the Pathe seri.il, "The Great Gamble." "The Woman Michael Married," produced from Du Vernet Rabell's popular story of strange marriage, was shown to a large audience at the Empress yesterday. The picture was made under the direction of Henry Kcllcer, with the beautiful Miss Bar riscale in the role of the "Woman Michael married," and Jack Holt as Michael. Send for Our "Hot Weather" Man Tell him you will simply feel miserable if you can not get your "Palm Beach" Suits cleaned and pressed in a hurry. Give him your Panama Hat to be cleaned and blocked, too. See how nicely he will care for your want. DRESHER BROTHERS Dyer, Cleaner, Hatter. Furriers, , Tailor. Rug Cleaner. Shoa Repairer. Main Office and Plant, 2211-13-17 Farnam St. Branch Office! Dreiher, The Tailor, 151S Farnam St.; Pompeian Room of Brandei Store, Wet End of Main Floor of Burxe-Nash Co. PHONE TYLER 345. FRECKLES Don't Hid Them With Veil; Re move Them With Othine Double Strength This preparation for the removal f freckles is usually so successful n removing freckles and giving a ;lear, beautiul complexion that it is sold under guarantee to refund the noney if it fails. Don't hide your freckles under a reil ; get an ounce of Othine and re move them. Even the first few ap plications should show a wonderful improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine; it is this that is sold on the money-back guarantee. Adv. v After each meal YOU eat on ATONIC tcrowvouB stomach's sXkD and get full food value and real 8 torn . ach comfort laatantr relieves heart bora, bloated, gaaay feeling. STOPS acidity food repeating and stomach ' misery. AIDS . digestion: keeps the stomach sweet and pure. EATONIC to the beat remedy and only coat, cent or two a day to nee it. You will bed Gained with neotta. SatiaTaction ruaraoM tr mooer back. Plena call and try it " Creei' Pharmacy, Corner 16th and Howard SU Omaha, Nab. Mining Properties Threatened by Fires in Northern Idaho Spokane, Wash., July 31. Mining properties near Mace, in the Coeur d'Alene section of Idaho, were threatened by forest fires Thursday. Miners were called from the mines to fight the flames that late Thurs day were sweeping through the tim ber. A change in the direction of the winds to the northwest caused ap prehension to the United States for est service officials in north Idaho. Fires that had been under control were blown into renewed acivity. Rain at one point on Coeur d'Alene lake and the prospect of rain at oth er points gave hope, however, that danger might be averted. Not a single casualty among the forest fire-fighting crews has been reported in District No. 1 of the forest service during the present season, although from 3.000 to 4.000 men have been in the field fighting fires. Divorce Case of Countess Heard by Reno Judg-j Reno, Nev., July 31. At the con clusion of the second hearing of the action for divorce brought by Count ess Margaret D. De Bernard against Count Pierre M. De Bernard of Pans, District Judge E. F. Lunsford ordered the case submitted. The court indicated that it would grant the divorce prayed for in case the evidence relative to the residence of the countess in Reno, taken at the first hearing, proved sufficient. The evidence on the merits of the case, the issue being extreme cruelty, was satisfactory, the court said. v "BAYER CROSS" ON . GENUINE ASPIRIN -.yer Tablets of Aspirin" to be genuine must be marked with the safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy an unbroken package which con tains proper directions to safely re lieve Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralagia., Colds and pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents at drug stores larger packages also. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylic-acid. CUM TEH IRA HEAL1 IMS ED Neck, Back and Hands. Scalp Itched. Lost Rest. "I suffered with tetter that began on my scalp firat, and later got on my necic and back and also on my bands. It began with small blisters and my scalp was dry and scaly and itched all the time, causing me loss of rest. My hair was thin and drv and waa falling "Then I used Cmicura Soap and Ointment, and I used two cakes of Soap and one box of Ointment when I was healed." (Signed) Anthony Wilson, Loogootee, No. I, Ind. Rely on Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum to care for your skin. "O'l'ta.eot IS aad SOe, Talcum 25c Sold throughout the world. For eamDte each free xiMrm. t oraterjea, Dept. H, Maiden, Maa." I anrXutieara Soap abarea without aama I Brief City News Ilave Root Print It Beacon Press Elec. Fans $8.50 Burgess-Granden Patronize the American State Bank. Adv. Four Per Cent Interest on time de posits. American State Bank. Adv. Dr. A. S. Pinto has resumed prac tice at 1229 First National Bank building. Phone Douglas 888. Adv. Velvet Collars. It seems early to talk about velvet collars for over coats, but the Carey Cleaning Co. is ready if you are. Yost on Vacation. Casper E. Tost, former president of the Nebraska Telephone Co., is at one of the Min nesota lakes for r.est and recupera tion. No New Cases No new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the city board of health Thursday. Four were reported on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Spanish War Veterans' Picnic Spanish War Veterans held their annual outing at Manawa park Wed nesday. A large number attended. A picnic dinner in the grove at the lake, a base ball game and other events were features of the outing. Red Cross Request--The home service of the Red Cross is anxious to locate George Kleftogionis, Wil liam Laster and John J. Mills. Any one having information please tele phone Tyler 2721 or call at Red Cross headquarters in the court house. Sues for $10.000 A suit was filed in district court by Earnest A. Conway against Charles D. Warner for $10,000, which Mr. Conway al leges is due him in commission for the sale of telephone exchanges and toll line properties owned by Mr. Warner at Lusk and Mansville, Wyo. Welcome For Soldiers. August 27 has been decided on by Mayor Smith's committee for Omaha's of ficial welcome to its returned sol diers and sailors. It will probably be held at Carter Lake club or Krug park ana will consist of sports, danc ing, swimming and pro'iably a bar becue. Veteran Fireman Retires. Though he is only 43 years old, Capt. John T. Bohan, in charge of Engine house No. 15, Twenty-second street and Ames avenue, for the last five years, has retired from the fire department on a pension. He has been a fire man for 21 years. A gold watch and chain were presented to Captain-Bo-han by the men at his station yester day. Bishop Stuntz Returns Bishop Homer C. Stuntz of the Nebraska Methodist diocese has arrived home after a &.700-mile drive in his auto mobile with Mrs. Stuntz, their son in-law, H. P. Hunter, and their granddaughter. They attended the Methodist centenary in Columbus, O., and made a trip from there to Ithaca, N. Y., and other side trips. Change in Mall Service Addi tional mail service has been estab lished on the route between Omaha and Emerson, Neb., by J. H. Mus--grave, superintendent of the rail way mail service, at the request of the umana uram exchange. Mail matter at the local postofflce before 4:30 in the afternoon will be for warded to any point between these two places an hour later. Prior to this packages or letters could not be sent to any of these points after 1 in tne arternoon. Bell Boy Held for Robbery Vern Pettiford, bell boy, London hotel, was arrested yesterday and held for investigation because police believe he is one of the two men who fleeced Mrs. Florence Johnson. 2915 Erskihe street, out of $225 Wednesday afternoon. He denies his guilt. 'Mrs. Johnson will attempt to identify him today. No Raise In Price America's own table drink with a flavor similar to coffee INSTANT POSTUM BUDGET SYSTEM REPORT ASKED FOR BY MARCH aa Speaker of House Authorized to Appoint Special Commit tee; Andrews Explains Situation. By E. C. SNYDER. (Staff Corrmpondcnt of Omaha tVe.) Washington, July 31. (Special Telegram.) The house Thursday adopted the resolution authorizing the speaker to appoint a special committee of 12 members to report on a budget system not later than March, 1920. Representative An drews in support of the resolution, said on the floor: "Some years ago a distinguished statesman said that if the govern ment were directed along business lines it could reduce federal expenses $300,000,000 a year. That was a very unfortunate, and a very inaccu rate, statement. For a considera ble period of time after I heard it I studied affairs in the expenditure of the government with reference to that suggestion. We were then paying out of the general fund of the treasury about suu,UUtU)W a year. That did not touch the postal expenses. Reduction of $700,000,000 annual expenditures by $300,000,000, nearly one-half, was an absolute im possibility. If we cannot save $500, 000 000 even under existing condi tions we might save $100,000,000. That would be quite worth while. If we could save $50,00,000 or $25, 000,000, even that would be some thing. Way Cleared for Potash Bill. The ways and means committee decided to report favorably a bill licensing dyestuffs two years, which has given the Nebraska members, particularly Judge Kinkaid, hopes that the committee will see its way clear to report a similar bill with reference to domestic potash, not withstanding the opposition of southern members and several east ern members of the committee, in cludes Renresentative Moore, re publican, of Pennsylvania, and Rep resentative Kitchen of North Caro lina, democrat. "Uncle Mose" Kinkaid announced that he would call a meeting of the republican members of the Nebraska delegation to meet in the cloak room of the house after adjournment Fri day for the purpose of selecting a member of the delegation to rep resent the state on the national con gressional committee. Judge Kin kaid, who has been the Nebraska member on the committee for a number of years, said he would not accept a re-election as he was chair man of irrigation ot and lands and other committee arrangements would not permit him to give the time to the position it ought to have. It is possible that one of the new members will be selected. Andrews to Conduct Inquiry. The biggest investigation yet attempted by the present con gress will vbe under way wunin the next 10 days, according to mem bers of the house committee on ex penditures in the Treasury depart ment, of which Congressman An drews is a moving figure by reason of his years as auditor for that de partment under McKinley, Roose velt and Taft. This investigation will have for its principal object the determina tion whether or not the government should remain in the insurance busi ness and whether there should be changes in the administration of the war risk bureau, a $40,000,000,000 concern. The investigation, Mr. Andrews says, will be conducted along two lines. One investigation will have to do with the marine and seamen's insurance and the other with the war risk insurance bureau, which came into being a little over two years ago. "To those who oppose the govern ment going into the insurance busi ness I would say that since we are in it is up to us to see it through in the interest of our boys who went to war," Mr. Andrews says. "Many soldiers met with misfortune during the war; lost a leg or an arm or were otherwise incapacitated. It is up to the government to stick to them' for the remainder of their lives. In this investigation we shall aim at getting maximum assistance toward placing the bureau on a sound economical basis." Mrs. Nellie Coe Found Dead in Home From Effects of Gas Mrs. Nellie G. Coe, 35 years old, 114 South Twenty-sixth street, was asphyxiated yesterday in the bath room of her home, tier death was an accident, according to the police report. Mrs. Coe has been ill for some time, havine recently been dis charged from a local hospital. Yes terday morning when her nusDana. George W. Coe, left for work at 7 o clock, she seemed in good spirits, When he came home last night he found her dead in the bathroom and the house filled with gas. Coe believes that Mrs. Coe was heating water when she fainted and in falling jerked the rubber hose from the gas tap. Dr. Charles Shook examined Mrs. Coe and found that she had been dead several hours. The Weather local Comparative Record. ' 1919 1918 1917 1916 HlehMt Thursday.. 86 . 87 lni 93 Lowest Thursday.. 76 64 75 Mean temperature. 81 76 88 Pnx-lnitntlon 15 .00 .34 Temperature and precipitation aepan nrea from the normal: NormRl temperatures T6 degrees Excess for the day 5 degrees Total excess sine Mar. 1, 1918 292 decrees Normal precipitation 13 Inch Kxcesa for the day 02 Inch Totnl precipitation since March 1. 1919 12.86 Inches Deficiency since Mar. 1. 1919 S.16 Inches Deficiency for corresponding period in 1916 8.96 Inches Deficiency for corresponding period In 1917 2.17 Inches REPORTS FROM STATIONS AT 7 p. m. Station ,and State Temp. High. Precip.i of weather 7 p. m Today tatlon Cheyenne, cloudy 6 6J .54 Davenport, clear 82 90 .00 Des Moires, rain 72 92 1.16 Dodge City. pt. cloudy.. 90 92 .00 North Platte Omaha, cloudy 77 86 .15 Pueblo, cloudy 74 84 .00 Rapid City, clear 74 78 .42 Salt Lake, pt. cloudy.. 9! 92 .00 Santa Fe, rain 62 . 78 .18 Sheridan Sioux City, cloudy 72 78 .10 Valentine U A. WELSH, 74 84 .00 Socialist Organizer Attacks Policy of Denying Free Speech Before more than 150 socialists and their sympathizers Ella Reeve Bloor, socialist lecturer and organ izer, strongly protested the govern ment's treatment of its political of fenders and labor leaders and advo cated the "one big union plan" as the only remedy to existing condi tions, in an address delivered at the Swedish auditorium last night. Mrs. Bloor ascribed the social un rest in the country to the exorbitant prices imposed on foodstuffs by profiteers. The subject of her ad dress was: "Shall We Avoid Revolu tion?" Mrs. Bloor declared that a change in our system was not only necessary but inevitable. She vigorously attacked the gov ernment's policy in denying the right of free speech to many of her comrades. Even Russia in her worst days was more Iibral than is our government at the present time, said the speaker. SHOWERS BRING RELIEF, BUT HEAT WAVEUNBROKEN Temperature of 85 Highest Mark of Day; Train Wins Race With Rain Storm. Manley Severs Connection With Chamber of Commerce Yesterday was the last day that Commissioner R. H. Manley was merce. His resignation was effect ive with trie close of the work day. Today he goes with the North western Life Insurance company as assistant general agent. To show heir appreciation of Mr. Mauley's regime, employes of the Chamber yesterday presented him with a leather suitcase, W. A. Ellis, assistant commissioner, made the presentation address. Mr. Man ley feelingly responded. It is not likely that the executive committee of the Chamber will name Mr. Man ley's successor much before Sep tember 1. Milk Prices Raise. Tacoma, Wash., July 31. Tacoma milk companies today gave notice of an increase in the price of milk next week from 12J4 to IS cents a quart. "It's raining!" The happy exclamation was on thousands of lips as the longed-for shower began to fall in Omaha at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, break ing in on a day that promised to be as hot as ever. Weather Forecaster Welsh had predicted rain for Wednesday night. He didn't "make good" on that, but he insisted yesterday morning that Omaha would get showers yester day afternoon or last night. And ht won on that "bet," as everybody was glad to admit. He furnished a shock for the most optimistic, however, by the bland announcement that the heat wfrve is not yet broken, but that the cloudy weather and showers are only a tem porary relief and that more extreme hot weather will follow. The mercury reached 85 degrees yesterday at 1 p. m.. That mark was the highest of the clay. At 2 o'clock it had dropped 7 degrees. It hovered about the 72-mark for the rest of the afternoon and last night dropped considerably lower. Passengers aboard Union Pacific trains say they raced across Ne braska yesterday in front of a root soaking rain. One train with a num ber of Omaha people aboard was in a continuous sprinkle for hours, while back a few miles a heavy rain fall was in sight. At Julesburg, Colo., there was al7 most a cloudburst that left lakes on the parched earth. Exhibits Pictures to Prove Airplanes n l f Durned in r ranee Denver, July 31. To substantiate charges made in New York that mil lions of dollars worth of airplanes were burned under orders of Ameri can military officers in France, Pvt. C. H. Johnson of Denver, re cently returned from the air serv ive overseas, Thursday exhibited a large number of pictures, which, he says, he took with a camera, of planes being destroyed at Romoran tin, France. Two pictures, one showing a huge pile of airplane parts and another showing the pile on fire, were turned over to a -local newspaper. "The burning of airplanes was a daily occurence in Romerantin," said the. soldier. "I helped heap air plane parts upon the piles, which would .oftentimes he 20 feet high Then the piles would be burned. The soldiers called the planes to be burned 'liberty bonds' and the fires 'liberty bond fires.' 'Tlanes were first knocked apart, the motors being placed in separ ate piles. Whether they were sold or destroyed, I do not know. All parts except the motors were burned." Private Johnson said he secured 85 pictures. More Omahans Arrive In New York From Overseas The following Omahans arrivved recently in New York from overseas: Sergt. Nels E. Pearson, 3544 North Thirty-seventh street, Brest Casual Company No. 2707. Private Oldrich Cecha, 1248 South Thirteenth street, Brest Casual Company No. 2725. Sergt. John A. Cejnar, 172vSouth street. OMAHA GIRL IS 'OTHER WOMAN' III ACT CASE The red hat of a cardinal Is Raid to cost him at least $2,500, which is more than some kings pay for their crowns. Traveling Salesman Charged -With Taking Eliza Stone to Kansas City and Los Angeles. Buffalo, N. Y., July 31.-(Specia, Telegram.) James Sleen, alias Jean Lacorss, a traveling salesman, was arrested here last night on a war rant charging him with violating the Mann act. Sleen was indicted by the federal grand jury in James town, N. Y., on information given the Department of Justice by his wife. The indictment charges Sleen married Egasnia Prince of Justice, Pa., in Pittsburgh, in October, 1915. About a year ago the indictment says Sleen s work took him to Oma ha, where he became acquainted with Eliza Stone, 20-year-old Oma ha girl When he left Omaha for St. Louis, it is alleged she followed him and the friendship was re newed. The indictment charges that Sleen took Miss Stone to Kansas City, where they lived together as man and wife for six weeks after which thev packed their belongings and moved to Los Angeles, where they again lived as man and wife. It is charged that a child was horn to Miss Stone two weeks ago. Mrs. T. B. Saffe, Sleen's mother, resided with him and Miss Stone. Business cailed Sleen to Erie, Pa., where he met his wife and she noti fied the police and Department of Justice officers. The situation was brought to the attention of the grand iurv and Sleen was indicted. The $2,000 bond was furnished hy Sleen's mother, who fainted in the federal court room. J Hidden beauties of music in the Vidor Record catalog Just because, people are not familiar with them, many records which possess real musical beauty remain rather obscurely hidden within the pages of the Victor Record catalog. It is to be expected that the music which is familiar should be generally selected by record purchasers. The "great masterpieces" will ever retain their hold upon the affections of music-lovers. But there are many other num bers also distinguished by musical merit as well as by age with which the public is all too little acquainted. Music that once heard will forever charm you with its beauty. Browse again through the pages of your Victor Record catalog with these less-familiar selections in mind. Mark any which may appeal to you. Or drop in at your Victor dealer's and ask him to play some of the "not so well known" though beautiful numbers. We feel sure you will, be rewarded by some real gems of music and enter tainment Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N J Important Notice. Victor Records and Victor Machines are sclen tificall coordinated and synchronized in the processes of manufacture, and should be used together to secure a perfect reproduction. New Victor Record, demo nitrated at all dealer on the lu of each month ' "Victtola" U the Registered Trademark of the Victor Talking Machine Company deilfnatias the pioducu of thia Company only. cCj ( VI C TBj BaaaBknaSeMCaSj