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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1919)
THE BEE: 'OMAHA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1919. HENRY POLLACK HELD ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY . i Arrest Follows Raising of Checks by Oil Salesman Warrant. Issued In Iowa. At the request of County Attorney Swanson of Council Bluffs, Henry -Pollack, well known Omaha busi ness man, was-irrested in Omaha yesterday on a charge of conspiracy and held under $1,000 bonds. The county attorney said last evening that pollack had agreed to waive ex tradition and would voluntarily "go to Council Bluffs today. . Pollack's trouble has arisen over the raising of a large number of checks given by farmers to men claiming to represent him as an Omaha oil dealer. Most of the checks were taken by a young man who canvassed the county about July 18, selling lubricating oil. Nine of these checks are now in the hands of County Attorney Swan son. They are for amounts of $5.30 or $5.50 and were raised to $25.30 or $25.50. County Attorney Swan son says the checks were indorsed by Pollack and cashed in Omaha banks. The fraud was discovered when they were returned. The complaint upon which the warrant was based was signed by William McMullen, former Council Bluffs man, now living on a farm near Weston. Of the nine men who' had turned in the altered checks, only one had received the oil. The salesman who took the checks, these men say, was only a kid, and asi l- i .i. - r tk. t;-A. k nc mci uic idriucia limine nciua, uv furnished the lead pencil with" which the checks were written. The rais ing was easily but not very skillfully done. Former Saloon Keeper. Mr. Pollack was a saloon keeper in Omaha many years and since the advent of prohibition he has been engaged in the hog-feeding business, holding ax garbage con tract with the city. A five-year garbage contract between the city and Pollack is now pending before the city council. Mr. Pollack alleges that he is en tirely innocent of the charges filed against him and says that, Charles Bayton, an employe, committed the offense. Bayton, he says, was em ployed by him as an oil salesman in Iowa, and in order to increase his commissions "raised" the checks given him by customers. Temporary Writ to Halt Construction of Hog Yards Issued A temporary injunction to halt construction of hog yards in the Winspear Triangle and to stop Jumping of refuse in- the city dump located on the, same tract of land, is asked by George Givens, a resi dent of the triangle, in a petition .'iled in district court yesterday. "MIT vitvens is acting m nis own . and in the behalf of other residents of the Winspear Triangle, he says, who are aroused by the proposed establishment of a hog yard in that vicinity. "Mr. Pollack already has started construction work on pens for his hog yard," says Mr. Gjvens in his petition. "He at most times has Iia4 2,500 nogs in his yards at Sjxth and Grace streets, which he feeds on all the garbage coUected in the city. The location of a hog yard in the Winspear triangle will cause odors so foul that property value in the vicinity -will drop." The city dump has also had a bad effect on the health of residents of the triangle, Mr. Givens says, and property values have dropped in thatjocality because of the stench which It causes. Japanese Gets License to Wed White Girl at Bluffs 'rank Mitsucch Ichida, Japanese and Miss Lillian Stevens, white . of Grand Island. Neb., yesterday se cured a marriage license in Council Bluffs. It is the third "marriage here of Japanese and Grand Island young women. It is said Miss Stev ens is a social leader at Grand Island. She gave her age as 24 and her affiance said he was 26. Funeral Services Are . Held for Well Known Omaha Railroad Man g Funeral services for William R. Pargeter, 1829 North Ninettenth street, solicitor for the Union Pa cific railroad, who died Tuesday, were held yesterday at the home by Rev. Denton E. Cleveland. The body was taken to Kearney for buri al. Mr. Pargeter was a prominent Mason and member of the local lodge of Elks. - AT THE THEATERS F' A. S. Borglum In Charge of Roosevelt Memoral drive A B. Borglum, Omaha advertising man, has been appointed by Execu tive Secretary John W. Towle of the Roosevelt Memorial association to have active charge of the cam paign which that organization will conduct in Nebraska. He begins his now work at once. Office Safe Robbed. . The Three-Six-Four-Six Service company reported to the police yes terday thatsomeone opened the safe in its office at 314 South Nine teenth street Thursday night and stole a $50 Liberty bond and $50 in cash. The safe had been left unlocked. ROM the minute the box office opened Thursday morning the knight of the cardboards over at the Orpheum faced a steady flow ing line of ticket purchasers for the opening performances next Sunday matinee and night and all through the week. Smiling faces and haopy comment showed big-time vaudeville is in popular demand and, accord ing to Billy Byrne, the coming sea son is likely to be the biggest in the history of the Orpheum, which, con sidering the huge success already achieved by this theater, is quite a collosal expectation. Col. C. E. Bray with a corps of assistants is still scouring Europe for new fea tures and continues to meet with success. During the coming season numerous new features and novelties will be seen here. The United States Jazz band, 25 formerly enlisted blue jackets, who played for President Wilson and other notables in France will be the headline attraction for next week; starting Sunday. The, season at the Gayety box office opened yesterday and a large number of regulars "pegged" places for first performances on Saturday, when Al Reeves' big "Beauty Show" will start the going for the tenth an nual season of musical burlesque. "Old Man" Johnson is- as busy a orie-armed paperhanger with the hives, but, he says, "Let's go!" The new bill, which opened at the Empress yesterday, proved a neatly arranged and good playing show, kvith the Hudson Sisters scoring the show's hit. They are clever dancers and display considerable class in putting over a song. The comedy .hit of the bill is the sketch offered by Billy Miller & Co.' The Zola Duo, in a comedy antomimic acrobatic offering, create considera ble excitement and keep Jhe house in an uproar. Jury Says Death of ' Woman Accidental; Chauffeur Released A coroner's jury yesterday held the death ofMrs. Margaret Gedultig. 76 years olcl, struck by an automobile Wednesday at Sixteenth and Doug las streets, to be accidental and or dered the release of Allen McClare, negro chauffeur, driver of the car. The car was owned by W. M. Jef fers, Union Pacific railroad official. Mrs. Gedultig died Wednesday night at the Lord Lister hospital. Death was due to internal injuries. The funeral will hp hi-lrl af the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grant Williams, 4802 Farnam street, at 3 Friday afternoon. The body will be taken to Schuyler, Neb., for burial. Cooks Plan Intensive Membership Campaign Plans for an intensive member ship campaign were laid by officials and members of the Omaha Cooks' association last night at the Team sters' hall. Sixteenth and California .streets. Dissatisfaction with the present working- conditions and wages were expressed by the cooks in attendance at this special meeting. Keep them iithe house Just the thing jor breakfast or lunch in summertime. Posrl&asn Superior Com Flakes KOLCHAK'S ARMY IS FORCED BACK BY BOLSIIEVIKI Forces Retreat to Ural Moun tains Petlura and Deni kine, However, Are Mak ing More Headway. London, Aug. 14. The retreat in the Ural mountains of the forces of Admiral Kolchak continues, ac cording to news received here today. South of Uralsk, at the southern end of the Urals, it is added, the bol shevfki have driven the Cossacks back 60 miles and are endeavoring to separate them from the main body of the Kolchak forces who are fighting on both sides of the trans-Siberian railway. East of Cheliabinsk, a junction point on the railway, and Shadriusk, the bolsheviki are said to have reached the line of the Miass and Isset rivers and captured fiumen, -Hust east of the Russian Siberian border. The advices add that there is no sign that the bolshevik ad vance is likely to be checked. the Associated Press is infortneri, however, that the general position of Admiral Kolchak and his gov ernment is not belie wd to have been made materially worse by the bolshevik advance, and barring the unexpected collapse of Admiral Kolchak, the munitions America is sending should arrive in Siberia-in time to aid in his recovery. Nevertheless, it is admitted here that the reverses suffered by Ad miral Kolchak are a serious blow to the policy of the entente in Rus sia. Better news has been received from south Russia, where General Petlura, the Ukrainian anti-bolshevik leader, is progressing rapidly to ward Kiev witlr a view to cutting the railways southward toward Odessa, which probably will have to be evacuated by the soviet forces. The Russian volunteer troops under General Denikine are closing in on Odessa from the northeast and the east and it is believed that the whole Black Sea coast soon will be out o! bolshevik hands. , Japan Refuses Aid. Tokio, Aug. 14. It has been learned that the Japanese govern ment, after mature deliberation both by the cabinet and the diplo matic advisory council, has in formed the government of Admiral Kolchak that Japan is unable to ac cede to its request to send several divisions of troops to assist Kol chak in the waj against the bolsheviki. Son of "Happy" Benner Gets $250 Allowance A Month From Estate A hearing on the "Happy" T. Van Wyck Benner will in county court resulted in appointment of John W. Steinhart, Nebraska City, as execut or. The Benner estate is estimated at about $500,000. An allowance of $250 a month for the support of Van Wyck Benner. 15-year-old son and -only heir of Mrs. "Happy" Van Wyck Benner, who died last April from the effects of bichloride of mercury tablets, was made. The allowance is "to be paid to Fernando W. Benner, of New York, father and Iguardian of the boy. Mrs. Benner willed her entire es tate to her son.. The will provides that when the son reaches the age of 21 years he is to receive the pro ceeds of the state, and when he reaches the age of 31, he will fall Jieir to the entire estate. In case he should die before reaching the age of 31, the estate is to be used for philanthropic pur poses in this city, unless he leaves children, in which case the estate sroes to them. Mrs. Benner expressed the; wish that her son attend Yale university. He is now in the east where he is attending school. Driver Abandons Car After Striking Truck and Injuring Three After-striking a Ford truck at Seventh and Locust streets at 9:10 last night and sevefely injuring three of its occupants, the driver of a Buick roadster bearing dealers' license 6 and wheel tax 6490, aban doned his car and fled from the scene. Rasmus Anderson, driver of the truck, escaped unhurt while his three sons, who were riding with him, suffered bruise; and abrasions. Ernest Anderson, 14, lost four front teeth and sustained several lacerations, while Holger, 12, and Oswald,' 10, were bruised and cut. The Buick was goingwest on Lo cust street at a rate estimated, by witnesses at 50 miles an hour when Rasmussen, driving ahead of him, attempted to turn into his yard. The Buick was taken to the Daven port garage under the direction of Police Captain Haze. The Ander sons were all cared for at their home. I THOTO 'P1AY' OFFERINGS FOR.' TOPAV ) Annual Ak-Sar-Ben Picnic at Krug Park Well Attended More than 2,000 members.' their families and friends attended the an- LEE MORANs. f the firm of LyoHS & Moran, Universal dealers in Screen mirth, has a hobby that is whimsical in its orig inality. For years the famous comedian has collected bits of the wardrobe worn by the famous fun makers of another day. In a recent Lyons &Tforan pic ture he wore shoes that once graced the jigging feet of the immortal Billy Emerson, a hat that was used by Tony Pastor, a vest of Dan Daly's and Ezra Kendall's coat. Sun "A -Man's Fight," with Dus tin Farnam, shows the love of a man for his sister. He warns her not to have anything to do with a man, who has been found cheating at cards in the club, and an out sider, but she insists on seeing the man of her choice which ends in a tragedy. Thinking his sister guilty, he takes her, place and is sent to prison, whilel his sister goes in a convent, time passes and a confes sion conies from the real culprit. So we see his character cleared, and a happy ending. Muse "Forbidden" is on its week's run 'and meeting with ap proval. Mrs. Charlie Chaplin is the star, and is most attractive, and plays her part well, getting the sym pathy of the audience. Next week they have H. B. War ner in "The Man Who Turned White." Orkin Brothers offer $100 in prizes to the six best criticisms on this play. It is a good thing for the management, which is looking to see how its efforts are appreciated, and can judge the class of pictures A t Neighborhood Houses LOTHROF !lth and I.othrop. CONSTANCE TALMAPQB AND MRS. " CHARLIE CHAPLIN .in 'BETTY'S BURGLAR." GRASD 16th and Blnney. BABY MARIE OSBOURNE In THE LITTLE DIPLOMAT." DIAMOND '24th and Like. "ELMO THE MIGHTY," ALSO A FIVE-REEL' FEATURE, BERT LY TELL In "THE SPENDER." APOLLO 29th and Leavenworth. SHIRLEY MASON In "THE FINAL CLOSE-UP." the patrons of the Muse wish them to book. ' Rialto Alice Brady In a new pic ture, "His Bridal Night," is owe of the liveliest little farces the screen has seen in some time. Miss Brady in the dual role of Vi and Tiny Play fair, twins, reaches the zenith of her screen acting. With her spontaneity and irresistible personality, her char acterization of Vi, the gay, heartless little flirt, is superb. And as Tiny, the demure, faithful soul, she is equally as splendid. Edward Earle and James Crane lend Miss Brady excellent support, and Kenneth Webb, with his splendid direction has done his share toward making the picture the success it is. Empress "Man's Desire," with Lewis S. Stone in the leading role, a drama of the big woods lumber country, packed with tense action and the thrill of primitive life, opened at the Empress yesterday. Strand Enid Bennett in "The Virtuous Thief," is quite convincing, and Niles Welch, as her brother, is excellent in her support. The play Peace Treaty Coupon Here's your chance to show how you stand. Put an X on the Peace Treaty coupon indicating whether you fa vor ratification with or without reservations, or are op posed to the league as a whole, and mail it to Peace Treaty Editor of The Omaha Bee. Your vote will be sent direct to the senator from your district. How I Stand On Peace Treaty l favor ratification WITHOUT, reservations. , I favor ratification only WITH certain reservations 1 am against the League of Nations as a whole , Name , Address . STRIKING CAR MEN RETURN TO WORK SATURDAY Representatives of Unions Throughout Country Reach Decision in Conference r at Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 14. The railway shopmen's strike is off and the men will return to work Saturday. That was the decision of representatives of the strikers from widely scat tered points throughout the coun try, after an all day meeting. While the shopmen's representa tives were in session a mass meet ing of car repairs, representing about 27,000 strikers, decided to re turn to work. The 'shopmen's meeting was called by the Chicago .district coun cil, which called the strike August 1 in defiance of the international of ficers cf the shop crafts, who were in session in Washington, negotiat ing with Director General Hincs of the railroad administration. The. end of the strike will open the way for the international of ficers of the shop crafts to obtain action by the railroad administra tion. The shopmen have demanded 85 cents an hour for the skilled workers and 60 cents for helpers. A telegram sent to President Wilson tonight, was said to have been a notification that the men would return to work. What to Use and Avoid On Faces that Perspire shows how a smalbeginning of dis honesty has no end and it just keeps growing. Complications start, and her brother is killed by another woman. We have a satisfactory end ing, when everything is cleared, and she wins the man of her choice. Skin, to be healthy, must breathe. It also must perspire must expel, through the pores, its share of the body's waste material. Certain creams and powders cIok the pores, interfering both with elimination and brfatlnir, especially during the heated period. If more women under stood this, there would be fewer self ruined completions. If they would use ot dinary mercoliied wax instead of cosmetics they would have healthy complexions. This remarkable substance actually absorbs a bad skin, also unclogging the pores. Result : The fresher, younger under-skln is permitted to breathe and to show itself. The exqui site new complexion gradually peeps tiut, one free from any appearance of artificial ity. Obtain an ounce of mercolized wax from your druggist and try it. Apply nixhtly like cold cream for a week or two, washing it off mornings. There's nothing quite so good for an over-red, tanned or freckled face. Adv. You Attend Bowen's Lace Curtain Sale Saturday, You Will Save Money Believing every housewife to be thrifty and saving, the Greater Bowen Store will place on sale Saturday, August 16th, several thousand pairs of Lace Curtains at prices permitting 'one to pur chase several pairs for tneir home at a wonderful saving. These Curtains consist of Not tinghams, Voiles, Merceriied Marquisette, Fillet Nets and Irish Points, with prices ranging from 79c to $6.95 a pair. Besides the above lot of Curtains we also offer Saturday our en tire stock of Imported Lace Cur tains rnnitincr of Irish Point. Brussels, Point-de-Gene, Real and Lacet Arabian, as well as many others at a saving from $1.00 to $10.00 per pair. Make it a point to see tnese tjuriams wneiner you are ready to purchase or not. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. MBionainnnun It Is a Saving Flour Gooch's Best Flour THE BEST YOU CAN BUY "SOLD IN THE BEST STORES" mtiM It , flwk New MM X-We1 TRAO MARK HCarUS. PAT. Off. ANNOUNCES A Complete Showing of Men's and Women's Fall Shoes Special Sale on All Men's and Women's Low Pumps and Oxfords Every Shoe in This Store Must Go Within the Next Ten Days. BIG REDUCTIONS IN LOW SHOES Walk-Over BOOT SHOP 317 South 16th Street. i i i iiiMMMi niraii lasi nTiiinnnrrri iii t nrwifTi i ii il i i iittttiii iiliiii niTtTirnTilTTrT'li'nil" (VI riTli'Trff'T'TTTTfflrTlHllirrfTrrrrm ill in'iTT'n'i'-nniHTTTTnnT'nTTifTTfTfri in Body andMind : -i. i ii j i. mial Ak-Sar-Ben nirnir at k r,,a ,tJ 13 young In spue oi ma wiree score years anu ten. nua' ? enJlcnic at.KrS parfc t. MXtv vou see the onnosite of his tvne. Men scarcely in yesteraay anernoon ana evening. Although no special features had been arranged for the occasion the picnic was an entire success. The majority of the members took ad vantage of- the bathing facilities and disported themselves in the water the greater part-of the hot afternoon and evening. Employe of tyamito Co. Suffers Severe Injuries Zed Fitch, 632 South Twenty eighth vstreet. an employe of the Alamito Creamery company, was squeezed between two trucks at Union station last night. His con dition is critical. He was taken to Lister hospital by fellow employes and was found to be suffering from a contusion of the lower spine and abdomen. Fitch is 28 years old. He is married Never mind your age as measured by years. How do you feel? That's the thing that counts! See this sprightly old gentlemen coming toward you down the street. His birth record would show you that he is past seventy. 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