THE BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1919.
NEGRO HELD HERE
IS HALF BROTHER
OF RI0X VICTIM
Man In Jail Weeps When He
Hears of Death of
Kin' In Race
Trouble.
Walter Benson, Chicago negro,
arrested by police and held at the
county jail for investigation, re
ceived a letter from his sister , in
Chicago yesterday telling him of the
death of his half-brother, Eugene
Willams, who was drowned at a
Chicago beach after being stoned by
a white man.
Williams' death fs believed to
have been the cause of the face
riots in that city.
Benson, who has been confined in
the county jail for two weeks said
he had heard nothing of the riots.
He wept when he read the news of
his half-brother's death.
The letter is dated July 31. It
reads in part as follows:
"I must tell you that Eugene is
dead. He got killed in the lake last
Sunday by a bunch of whites throw
ing stones at him while he wa in
bathing. That started all this trou
ble we are having. Everything is
very sorrowful here now. I am
sending you $1. It is the best I can
do. Get a job and make a man of
yourself."
It is signed by Luella Benson,
3921 Prairie avenue.
Walter explained that the beach
where his brother was bathing was
divided by a rope, one side for
whites and the other for blacks."
Eugene probablv got on the wrong
side of the rope," he said "He was
always a good boy, though, and
went to church and Sunday school.
I camcto Omaha in June and knew
nothing of the trouble till I got this
letter." ,
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Nebraska and Ioya Editors and Their Wives and Families
Photographed on Visit Here Before Starting on State Trip
Scribes Given One Contin
uous Round of Entertain
ment on Day's Visit
in Gate City.
The Nebraska Press association
left last night for a week's tour of
western Nebraska and Wyoming
after a one-day meeting in Omaha.
Relief from the high cost of liv
ing will come through action by the
federal authorities and not state au
thorities, is the belief of County At
torney Shotwell.
"I am anxious to give the public
relief," said Mr. Shotwell, "but it
is impossible to proceed without
evidence. After investigating I find
that the state law makes no provi
sion for the prosecution of the in
dividual charging an exorbitant
price. It does provide for the prose
cution of parties who have conspired
or entered into an agreement to
maintain fixed prices.
"This office will welcome any in
formation that establishes an illegal
combination to fix prices and will
prosecute such a combination to
the fullest extent of the state law.
I invite anyone who has informa
tion to come to this office.
"I have no power to cal la grand
jury, but I am sure if facts neces
sary for the conviction of profiteers
were presented to the district
judges- they would call a jury at
once.
"The only case that I can re
member where anyone was prosecu
ted, under the state law, making a j
combination to fix prices illegal, was I
in 1906 when 75 coal dealers were in-!
dieted. One man was convicted, but
-the supreme court reversed the de
cision. "The difficulty in prosecuting un
der this law is that it is almost im
possible to get evidence. Unlawful
combinations are formed and main
tained with utmost secrecy. The
high cost of living is caused by these
combination here and throughout
the country."
Assistant United States District
Attprney Petersen said yesterday
that he had no information regard
ing the calling of a federal grand
jury. A. F. Allen, United States dis
trict attorneyis out of the city.
State Federation of Labor
Convention to Open Today
Delegates to the twelfth annual
convention of the Nebraska State
Federation ,of Labor, which con
venes at the Labor temple at 10
o'cloc'c this morning, began arriv
ing in this city Monday afternoon.
The convention will remain in
session for four days. T P. Rey-
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Iowa editors joined with their Ne
braska brothers for their midsum
mer meeting and will accompany
them on the trip. About 200 mem
bers registered.
During their stay in Omaha the
scribes were accorded one continu
ous round of entertainment and the
only "shop" talk allowed was while
journeying from one festivity to an
other. While here the committee
in charge of the trip arranged an en
tertainment program for the benefit
of their hosts in the west.
The pencil pushers have organized
a minstrel show', band, quartet
and orchestra. During rehearsals it
was evident that John Philip Sousa,
Lew Dockstader and others would
be outclassed before their opening
performance today.
Members of the association headed
by their band and quartet toured
the downtown streets yesterday.
The association was guests of the
Grain exchange and Live Stock ex
change during the day.
Last night. the men were initiated
into the mysteries of Ak-Sar-Ben,
while the women were entertained
at a theater party. "
At midnight a special train carry
ing the party left for HastitiRS,
where they will make their first
stop early this morning. A big en
tertainment program has been ar
ranged for them there and other
cities through the west will care for
them on -the balance of the trip.
Two clays will be spent in Gering,
where the business meetings will be
held.
NEBRASKA-IOWA
NEWSPAPER MEN
SEE SHOW AT DEN
High Temperature Fails to
Dampen Enthusiasm of Ac
tors Shadow-Wrestle
Big Hit.
Nebraska and Iowa editors were
guests of honor at the Ak-Sar-Ben
den last night and a large delega
tion from Walthill, Neb., also
added to the crowd.
It was the hottest night of the
session. But, though the actors and
audience perspired copiously, their
pep was close to the 100 mark.
The great show was changed
somewhat to suit the occasion. In
federation and Frank
Lincoln is secretarv.
M.
AMUSEMENTS
H 1;THE HOME OF PICNICS'! to 1
Many Clean Amusement
BATHING
DANCING RIDES
THRILLS
PICNIC GROUNDS
BRANDEIS
EMPLOYES'
PICNIC TODAY
TWO SHOWS IN ONE
Dora Deans and hr Dancing Sunbeam.
Vaudevllte'i fastest clrcla of Song and Danca.
Lucky and Yost: Gibson and Batty: Harris and
Harris. Photoplay attraction, Viola Dana In
"The Microbe." Fatty Arbuckle Comedy; Pathe
Weekly: Otitlns Chester Feature.
l'HOTOri.ATS.
TBoecnm'fAifBuait
OLIVE THOMAS
-in-
"Upstairs
and Down"
Presents
"A HOUSE
DIVIDED"
r
PEGGY
IYLAND
in
"CHEATING
HERSELF"
LOTHROP
HALE HAMILTON in "THAT GOOD"
Scenic through Africa and Arbuckle '
, Comedy, "The Four-flusher."
realm of Satan, a boy came rushing
in with an armful of papers and
shouting, "Extra." Many jokes
were "pulled" at the expense of the
visiting journalists. Charlie Gar
dener, assisted Henry Dunn in the
second act.
A. D. Scott's quartet from Lin
coln, which is part of the editors'
traveling aggregation of wonders,
drew much applause in a special
number of vocalization.
Shadow Wrestling Act.
John Black, a South Side man,
made one of the biggest hits of the
season at the den vaudeville when
he put on a shadow wrestling act.
Continuous laughter and applause
followed him as he secured hammer
locks, toe holds, etc., upon hfmself
in rapid succession and finally, after
a terrific struggle with himself,
threw himself and pinned his own
shoulders to the mat and got a de
cision over himself.
Announcement was made of a
large number of new subscriptions
to Ak-Sar-Befl field stock, ranging
from $1,000 to $10,000 each.
The membership list reached
3,?61. The last meeting of the hust
ling committee will be held today
at the Hotel Castle. An effort to get
4,000 on the roll for the year will
be made.
Speeches by Editors.
Edgar Howard, editor of the Co
lumbus Telegram, and J. R. Graham,
editor of the Mills County Tribune,
Glenwood, la., were the two-minute
speakers. Charlie Black introduced
Mr. Graham as a "gem" in honor
of "graham genm," and pronounced
Edgar Howard "a renegade demo
crat." Mr. Howard mourned into
the atmosphere and, in a voice
broken with grief, announced that
he is the official interlocutor for
the "Nebraska newspapermen's nig
ger snow.
"I have know Ak-Sar-Ben many
years," he sobbed, "and it strikes
me that Omaha without Ak-Sar-Ben
would be like the Omaha stock
yards withoout Everett Bucking
ham." The editors left last night on a
special train for their tour of the
state.
Next Monday night the den will
have a big crowd from Lincpln and
Nebraska City. W. S. Whitten of
Lincoln has already called for 700
tickets and M. M. Vaughn of Ne
braska City for 300 tickets.
T. H. Tippett Gives Complete
History of the Mooney Case
T. H. Tippett of Peoria, 111., rep
resentative of the International
Workers' Defense league, spoke on
the Mooney case at a meeting held
in Jefferson square last night A
large crowd attended.
Mr. Tippett gave the complete
history of the Mooney cases from the
time of the bomb explosion on July
22, 1916, to the recent investigation
by the senate. These meetings will
be continued until Saturday night.
Ray Witteg of Omaha introduced
Mr. Tippett last night.
Man Injured When Auto
Skids Into Street Car
Thos. Vhalros, 506 North Six
teenth street, suffered a scalp wound
and bruises last night when the
automobile he was driving skidded
into a street car at Thirty-fifth and
Ames avenue. J. Lewis, same ad
dress, and M. Orchard, 1411 Chicago
street, the only other occupants of
the automobile, were unhurt. Vhal
ros was taken to the Methodist hos
pital by Detective Lunden, who wit
nessed the accicjeut, . . . . i
TlAHDy &om FILMLAND
"PHOTO PIAV. OFFERING J FOR TODAY
WILLIAM CONKLIN is seen
as the villain in support of
Charles Ray in the 'test pic
ture, "Hay Foot, Straw Foo " Mr.
Conklin, who was born in Brooklyn
on Chrismas day, 1877, had a stage
career on Broadway and entour in
"Arizona," "Pierre of the Plains,"
"Soldiers of Fortune," "In Miz
zourr," etc. Among screen produc
tions in which he has played are
"The Tale of Two Cities," "North
of Fifty-three," "Turn of a Card,"
"Golden Rule Kate" and "The Price
Mark.'
Strand "Upstairs and Down" is
a delightful little play, and keeps
the plot very well. It has scenes in
beautiful country and .!.. polo
g ounds. It is well directed and
Olive Thomas has excellent support.
It rs a society picture and we see
them upstairs, and then we ree the
servants, who resent the beh-vior cf
their betters.
Muse "Oh Boy," taken from the
musical comedv makes auite an en
tertaining picture and it keeps to the rYork.
plot and the action is fast and furi
ous. Prof. Cuscaden's orchestra
plays all the delightful numbers
from the musical score, which is
enjoyed by the audience. "Oh, Boy"
will run all week. A beauty chorus
sings a number from the score.
Empress Viola Dana is ' eing
seen at the Empress in "The Mi
crobe," a clever drama by Henry
Altinius. published as a short story
in Ainslee's Magazine.
Sun "Cheating Herself," is a
comedy in which Peggy Hyland
wants to live the simple life, and
ignores society. Her father's secre
tary preaches to them about chang
ing their ways, and uplift the un
fortunate ones, so they get a re
leased convict to act as butler in
At Neighborhood Houses
1.0THBOP Twenty-fourth ami Lo
throp. HALE HAMILTON In "THAT'S
GOOD." SCKN'IC THROUGH AF
RICA. ARBUCKLE in "THE FOUR
FLUSHER." GRAM) Sixteenth and Blnney. WIL
LIAM S. HART - In "THE POPPY
GIRL'S HUSBAND.
DIAMOND Twenty-fourth and Lake.
RUTH ROLAND In "THE TIGERS
TRAIL." CHAPTER NO. .
AFOI.LO -Twenty-ninth and Leaven
worth. ANNETTE KELLERMAN In
"QUEEN OF THE SEA."
the house. The convict-burglar fi
nally gets away scot free and they
learn a lesson and settle down again
in society.
Rialto "The House Divided." a
drama with the scenes laid in Eng
land and France, is well constructed
and the continuity is good and holds
the audience: i
In tic next chapter of "The
Great Gamble" the police arrest
Darrell, Blake telling them that he
was wanted for the mnrder in New
Morgan and Aline leave for
Palm Beach and Nell, imperso '.ng
Aline, refuses to identify Blake as
her enemy. Darrell jumped from a
train into a river and goes to Palm
Beach, where he encounters Cooley.
He follows the crook, hoping to
trap Nell, only to be recaptured by
Blake and tied to the railroad track
in front of an approaching train.
The train was brought to a stop a
few feet from Darrell's body and he
was returned to Palm Beach, where
he meets Morton and Aline. Aline
was seized by Blake and. Cooley
and taken out to -sea in a 6m:'.ll boat.
DrrHl, getting a clue fri:n a boat
man, followed in a hydroplane
from which he dropped to the deck
of Blake's boat. In the next chap
ter we shall see how 'e rescued
Aline in the Pathe Serial, "The
Great Gamble."
Divorce
Courts
Elizabeth Rose was granted a di
vorce from Roger Y. Rose by Judge
Sears in district court on the
grounds of nonsupport.
Judge Day, sitting in district
court, granted Gladys Nielsen a di
vorce from Chris Neilsen on the
grounds of nonsupport. 1
Owner of Liquor Is- Sent to
Jail and Stock Confiscated
Jack O'Keefc, 3316 M street, ar
rested "Sunday by the morals squad
at Twentieth and Dorcas streets for
alleged illegal possession of intoxi
cating liquor, was arraigned in po
lict court Monday and fined $100 for
illegal possession of intoxicating
liquor and , $50 for carrying con
cealed weapons. On a charge of il
legal, transportation of liquor, he
was sentenced to 30 days in the
county jail. The liquor was confis
cated. Ben Borlen, living at Forty-fourth
and X streets, said to be a compan
ion of O'Keefe, was sentenced to 30
days in the county jail on a charge
of illegal transportation of intoxi
cating liquor.
Apparatus has been invented to
give Invalids electric-light baths
while lying in bed.
Nebraskans to Develop
Big Mountain Resort
Near Troutdale, Colo.
Extension of a beautiful summer
resort, located in the Bear Creek
Canyon, 30 miles from Denver, and
named Troutdale by its owners, H.
E. Sidles and Lee Huff, will begin
next month.
Among the men associated with
Mr. Huff are A. H. Jones of Hast
ings, George T. Wilson, W. E.
Rhoades and Walter W. Head of
Omaha and W. M. Warnock of
Sioux City. Other prominent bank
ers and automobile dealers in Des
Moines, St. Joe, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Oklahoma City and Dallas
are included.
HYMENEAL
Erickson-Beaumont.
Mr. Lorinie Ericson, and Miss
Mattie Beaumont, both of Deni
son, la., were married by Rev.
Charles W. Savidge, at his office
Monday afternoon.
N Warner-Small.
Mr. Oscar E. Warner of Omaha
and Mrs. Minnie, Small of Mon
damin, la., were married by Rev.
Charles W. Savidge at his office,
Monday afternoon.
For cleaning out city sewer catch
basins a gasoline-operated machine
carried on a motor truck has been
invented.
-and ai Palm Beach
During the past two Florida
seasons, the best-selling cig
arette at the smart Palm
Beach hotels was Fatima. .
JEMIMA.
"jwt enough lurkiih"
SHOPMEN IGNORE
ORDER TO TAKE
VOTE M STRIKE
Meetings Scheduled for Last
Night Called Off Council
Bluffs Shopmen Return
to Work.
Although instructed by the rail
way department of Oie American
Federation of Labor yesterday to
take an immediate strike vote, none
of the organized railroad shopmen
in this city have as yet complied
with the order. Meetings for this
purpose were to have been held last
night at the Labor temple but were
called off.
Local shopment still have more
than two weeks in which to make
their attitude knwn, as the national
vote will not be canvassed until Au
gust 24. If the men favor a walkout
and federal railroad administrators
still refuse to accede to their de
mands a nation-wide strike will be
called and sponsored by the railway
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor, W. V. Ahgell, inter
national organize, declared last
night. A complete tieup will be ef
fected, he said. Orders for a general
walkout will not come before Au
gust 26, in the opinion of Mr.
Angell.
"Men Ordered Back.
Participation in the present strike
of the shopmen will make the parti
cipants ineligible to vote on the
question of a general strike, accord
ing to a communication received by
Mr. Angell from the international of
fices of the railroad boilermakers at
Kansas City, Kah, Organized shop
men are requested by their officials
not to suspend work until instructed
to do so by their national officers.
.These men, who are already out have
been ordered to return to work im
mediately. Nq sanction to the present
strike has been given, either by the
American Federation of Labor or
the international officers of any of
the locals. The men are participat
ing in the strike in direct defiance
of orders issued by the federation
and many locals may forfeit their
charters by their action, Mr. An
gell declared.
Bluffs Men Return.
Railroad men of the Northwest
ern and Wabash roads at Council
Bluffs voted to return to work at
midnight last night, following or
ders from the officials of the
union to return, it was announced
after a meeting held early last
night. Nothing could be learned
ns to the terms of the agreement to
return.
Perishable freight was moved on
schedule, ye'sterday, but all other
freight business has been at a stand
still since the strike was called last
week.
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Nebraska Man Killed In
Auto Accident In France
Private William T. Marlin of tht
12th Service company was killed in
an" auto accident in France,0 July 15.
He is a son of Charles G. Marlin.
who lives at Mitchell, Neb.
The accident occurred on th
Dijon-Langres road between Dijor
and Tel-Chatel. His skull was
fractured. Burial was in the Amer
ican cemetery in Is-Sur-Tille.
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hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Mulsified
cocoanut oil shampoo, for this is
pure and entirely greaseless. It's
very cheap and beats anything else
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