THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1919.
ARMED BANDITS
ROB STREET CAR
CREWINMFFS
Holdup Follows Escape of
Trio of Highwaymen
From Citizens' Posse
in Onawa, la.
Three armed highwaymen escaped
a citizens' posse at Onawa Sunday
evening by getting into the railroad
yards at a moment when several
trains were passing. At 11:30 three
men, fitting every detail of the de
scription of the Onawa bandits, held
up and robbed a street car crew on
the North Eighth street line.
The men came from the North
western railroad yards and walked
along the North Eighth street car
line until they met Conductor Bo
sen's car at Avenue G. They stopped
the car and got aboard. The mo
ment the car started they pulled
guns and ordered the conductor to
throw up his hands. One stepped
into the cab of the car and pressed
his weapon against the back of Mo
torman Roy Ellis. The others then
robbed the conductor of his cash,
about $20, and his watch. They then
ordered the car to stop in the mid
dle of the block and disappeared in
the darkness. No attempt was made
to rob the few passengers in the
car.
An hour later Patrolman Earl Al
len arrested three young men in the
vicinity of the Northwestern passen
ger station. They did not answer
the description of the bandits, but
were arrested when one of them was
found to be carrying a revolver.
They gave the names of Frank
AT THE
THEATERS
A PACKED house witnessed
the extraordinary perform
ance of Alexander the Great,
man of magic and seemingly su
perhuman in his ability to read the
thoughts of others. This perform
er, who is recognized as at the top
rung of his profession, opened a
week's engagement at the Brandeis
last night.
Skeptical ones in last night's au
diences left the theater convinced
that no thoughts were safe in their
minds. Without the aid of trick
ery, this artist of the theatrical
world, who has matched intellects
with the greatest thinkers of this
country and Europe, astonished the
big audience last night with his
feats of mind reading and magic.
The first part of Alexander's
performance is given over to the
time-honored tricks of the magi
cian. The second part is a dancing
scene in the Orient, with elaborate
settings and pleasing musical num
bers. The third part consists of
feats of mind reading, the best that
have ever been demonstrated on
the American stage. Ahrander
carries with him a large company,
including some pretty girls.
What especially pleased the big
society night audience last evening
at the Orpheum was that the cur
rent bill is so rich in comedy ele
ments. First there is the character
comedian, Harry Green, in the
amusing playlet, "George Wash
ington Cohen." .The dialogue be-
Boies, C. E. Fletcher and Pearl
Bridley. Fletcher is being held on
a charge of carrying concealed weap
ons and the others are being de
tained for further investigation.
Conductor Bosen and Motorman El
lis said they were not the bandits
who held up the car.
tween George and Saint Peter, to
see whether Cohen shall be made
welcome in regions celestial is ex
tremely funny. Another hilarious
sketch this week is "At Jasper
Junction," capably presented by
Jack Clifford and Miriam Wills.
The rube station agent, as done by
Mr. Clifford, is very amusing. A
spirited entertainer this . week is
Harry Hines, who calls himself
"the fifty-eighth variety." The bur
lesque gymnastic performance of
Collins and Hart is one of the most
laughable phases of the show.
"Lombardi, Ltd.," in which Leo
Carrillo is starred, will begin an en
gagement of three days at the Bran
deis theater next Monday, Septem
ber 22. Carrillo is assisted by Ma
rie Colebrook and the cast which
had so much to do with the success
of the play when it ran for a year
at the Morosco theater. New York.
The authors have brought to the
stage an entirely new character
that of the fashionable Italian dress
maker, Tito Lombardi, a genius in
the matter of gorgeous gowns, but
who has absolutely no idea of busi
ness, and proves somewhat of an
amateur in the art of making love.
The "Cigarette Number" in the
first act of "Million Dollar Dolls"
at the Gayety this week is possibly
the most gorgeously costumed of
any to have appeared on the stage
at that house this season. There is
a perfect riot of color, but all in
harmony. The stage setting "Nico
tineland," itself is a superb example
of the scenic art. The whole, illu
minated by multi-colored lights, is a
beautiful sight. Ladies' dime mati
ness daily.
Choice standing room was hard to
locate last evening at the Empress
with a variety layout that would be
hard to beat, in which song, dance
and music predominated.- The "Cab
aret De Luxe," a jazz band aggre
gation, were accorded an ovation on
their appearance. Another act which
Council Bluffs and
Omaha Goodf ellows
Hold Joint Meeting
One hundred members of the
goodfellowship committee of the
Council Bluffs Chamber of Com
merce were entertained by the
goodfellowship committee of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce at
the chamber rooms last night
Mayor E. V. imith extended a
welcome to the Council Bluffs dele
gation, which was received by E.
H. Lougee, president of the Council
Bluffs Chamber ot Commerce.
Short talks were given by Col.
Matt Tinley, commander of the
168th regiment of the Rainbow di
vision; A, L. Mickel, vice president
of the Council Bluffs Chamber of
Commerce; Rev. E. W. Mann of the
St. Paul's Episcopal church of
Council Bluffs; C. C. George, for
mer president of the Omaha chanr
ber, and John W. Gamble, president
of the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce.
A buffet lunch was served after
the talks.
Director of Wheat in U. S.
Will Speak in Omaha Soon
Country grain shippers, farmers
and others interested in the handling
of this year's wheat crop will be ad
dressed September 25 by Julius H.
Barnes, United States wheat direc
tor. The meeting will be held in the
Hotel Fontenelle. Mr. Barnes will
discuss and explain problems aris
ing jn the handling of wheat in this
section.
won hearty approval was that of
Hans Hanke, a genius at the piano.
His program consists principally of
classical instrumentations and com
positions, of his own.
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Another Assault Case By
Member of Extinct Morals
Squad Brought to Light
Suit for $10,000 Was Filed at Time, but Case Was
Settled Out of Court and Police Commissioner
and Chief Eberstein Kept the Matter Quiet and
Refused to Prefer Charges Against Policeman.
Policeman George W. Brigham,
formerly identified with the now
extinct morals squad, who, with Of
ficer George Armstrong is under in
dictment for manslauhter in con
nection with the murder of Eugene
Scott, the Plaza hotel bellboy, and
who is being defended for all of his
misconduct by Commissioner Ringer
and Lniet fcberstein, was removed
from his beat in Benson last Jan
uary for striking an aged woman and
mistreating her soldier son.
Commissioner Ringer and Cruet
Eberstein refused to file charges
against Brigham at the time and
the matter was kept quiet. Although
suit for $10,000 was filed against the
policeman, and the matter was set
tled with the payment of damages
by the bonding company, the police
commissioner and the police chief
attached little or no importance to
the affair, except to keep it from
"getting in the papers."
Suspended Few Days.
Brigham was suspended for sev
eral days. Despite the fact that the
woman attacked by the officer was
compelled to remain in bed and re
ceive the attention of a physician
for two weeks, Chief Eberstein de
clared he did not regard the matter
of sufficient importance to warrant
the filing of charges against the
officer.
Without a warrant and disregard
ing the privacy of her home January
28 of this vear, Mrs. Marie Divis,
50 vears old, for no reason in the
world, was shoved about and struck
by Brigham, who declared he forced
his way into the house in search of
a soldier who was believed to have
been a deserter.
Woman Shoved Aside.
Brigham knocked on the door and
when Mrs. Divis responded to the
summons he shoved her aside and
bolted into the house.
"Where is your son?" the police
man demanded to know.
Fred Divis, formerly of the 127th
field artillery, who just had returned
from France, was upstairs. Attracted
by the rough and loud language used
by Bricham, Mr. Divis started down
the stairs. He was met by the po
licemen before he reached the bot
tom of the steps.
Brigham drew his revolver, pointed
it at the man and commanded him
to throw up his hands. He refused
to listen to the explanations offered
by Mrs. Divis and her son. When
Mrs. Divis insisted that her son had
done no wrong, he struck her, she
charges. Brigham refused to listen
to Mr. Divis, who tried to show
him that he was not the man accused
of being a deserter.
Put Handcuffs on Victim.
The officer kept Divis covered
with his revolver while he fastened
the handcuffs on the victim. The
policeman was going out the door
with his prisoner when Mrs. Divis
finally convinced the policeman that
her boy was not a deserter by pro
ducing his discharge papers.
The handcuffs were taken from
the man's wrists and Brigham left
the house.
Commissioner Ringer and Chief
Eberstein took no notice of this oc
currence further than to suspend
the officer for a few days and re
move him trom the Benson beat in
response to the indignant demands of
residents of that section of the city.
Neither did Elmer Thomas regard
the affair of sufficient importance
even to comment upon it in his
speeches in the churches.
Brigham had been on the force
only a short while when he attacked
Mrs. Divis. Commissioner Kinger
believed the man showed promise to
make a good policeman following
this brutal and rough treatment of
a dctenseiess woman. Later Brig
ham was appointed to work on the
morals squad under Paul Sutton and
Detectives Thestrup and Herdzma,
whose notorious brutality is known
far and wide.
Faces Many Charges.
During the eight months he has
been on the Omaha police depart
ment, Brigham has been indicated
for manslaughter, arrested for
threatening to kill a taxicab driver,
without provocation, beat up the
proprietor of a hotel and mistreated
and abused a number of other in
nocent residents.
Commissioner Ringer has - an
nounced he would not even suspend
this man from the force.
Brigham will be given a prelimi
nary hearing Wednesday morning
before Justice of the Peace G. S.
Collins on the charge sworn to by
Harry Hershman, the taxicab driver,
who alleges the policeman has
threatened to kill him on two dif
ferent occasions.
.
Divorce
Courts
Bessie Wyss alleges that her hus
band, Arthur, struck her and tore
her clothes in their brief married
life since June 2, 1919. She sued
him for divorce in district court.
Stella R. Smith is suing her hus
band, Harrison M. Smith, for di
vorce in district court, alleging ex
treme cruelty. They are members
of the Prettiest Mile club and live
at 2503 Fort street. She asks the
court to give her alimony, the
household furniture and the equity
in their home.
Edward Blackford sued Augusta
Blackford for a divorce in district
court, charging her with miscon
duct. They were married in 1910.
He asks for the custody of their
three children.
Lulu Nickels was granted a di
vorce from Benno Nickels by Judge
Sears in divorce court and given
custody of their child. Mr. Nickels
testified that their marital troubles
were due to "too much mother-in-
aw." Mrs. L. Littlefield, mother of
Mrs. Nickels, testified against her
son-in-law.
and the tube will be sent by mail Omaha Bee. i6i-c-3
Four Bound Over On Charge of
Attempted Criminal Assault
Stanley Fox, 813 South Twentieth
street; Joseph O'Hara, 2512 Leaven
worth street; Amos Gorman, 817
North Twenty-third street, and Tom
Sullivan. 1466 South Sixteenth
street, arrested late Saturday night
on a charge of attempted assault on
Bertha Anderson, 16 years old, 3119
Cass street, and Eva Turnquist, 15.
1415 North Forty-sixth street, were
bound over to district court under
$2,500 bonds each in police court
yesterday.
You will find the Dyckman, Min
neapolis, convenient to the shops,
theaters and points of interest. Rea
sonable rates. The Elizabethan
Room and the Coffee Shop of the
Dyckman are ideal places to dine.
Adv.
Agricultural Agent Says
Western Nebraska Busy
W. H. Campbell, agricultural
agent in the Mullen, Neb., district,
was in Omaha' yesterday looking
after the interests of "Nebraska's
Big Pasture." He says the so-called
"sandhill region" is enjoying the
greatest of prosperity. Thousands
of cattle are being shipped to this
section of the state from the drouth
stricken districts in Montana, Wyo
ming and Colorado.
Omaha Ministerial Union
Starts Winter Meetings
The Omaha Ministerial union
held its first meeting of the winter
sessions yesterday at the Y. M. C. A.
Dr. D E. Jenkins, president of the
University of Omaha, was the prin
cipal speaker, telling of the drive for
funds to enlarge the institution. Res
olutions were passed endorsing the
movement.
South Side Brevities
William ,dlek was arrested Monday,
chared with fighting.
Baggage and express, also moving; quick
service. Jack Ford. South 2730.
The ladles of the South Side Christian
rhurch will quilt Wednesday in the churcU.
Twenty-third and R streets.
S. T. Volln, shoemaker, 4H09 Souta Thir
teenth street, was arrested Monday morn
ing for alleged disturbance of the peace.
The Lefler Ladles' Aid society will meet
at the church, Fifteenth and Madison
streets, Wednesday noon. Refreshments
will be served.
For Sale Three-roomed house, cellar,
city water, gas, toilet, electricity, full
Blued lot on Q St.; South Omaha; 11,650.
Address P. O. Box 4S1, Lincoln, Neb.
Harry Harklns. 1415 Missouri avenue,
was fined $5 and costs by Judge Foster in
South Side police court Monday morning I
for disturbing the peace In the work
man's hall.
Steve Sedlacek. butcher. Twelfth and
T streets, was fined HO and costs by
Judge Foster In South Side police court
Monday morning for disturbing the peace
of Ole Nystrom.
The congregation and friends ot Dr. and
R. L. Wheeler will hold a reception at the
Mrs. R. L. Wheeler will hold a reception
at the chTjrch. Twenty-third and J. streets,
Friday at 8 o'clock.
Kerst & Co.. 4751 South Eighteenth
street. Steam, hot water and vapor heat
ing. Distributor and salesman for Wasco
Garage. Heating System. Agent for Cole
man quick light gasoline lamps. Special
attention given to plumbing repair. Phone
South 2586.
Expert to Tell Bee Readers
How to Write Scenarios
Like the golden harvest of the "Days of Forty-nine," and the
El Dorado lure which beckoned the sixteenth century heroes to "West
ward, Ho," has come the moving picture into our modern life.
Actors with stupendous salaries and a fame as great as that of
Alexander!
Writers whose creations must be marvelous and must be paid
for handsomely to provide these stars an orbit!
Not all of us can be moving picture actors and actresses. But
each man or woman, boy or girl, who has a creative brain may think
out some novel idea, some appealing situation which can be put intd
a motion picture.
"If I only knew how to write it!" That is the despair of the
novice.
Through the columns of The Bee Monte M. Katterjohn, one
of the leading scenario writers of the photoplay business, will tell
you how.
Beginning on this page today Mr. Ratterjohn will detail
the rules of writing which should be followed to draft a word picture
capable of being interpreted upon the screen. To those who would
write scenarios this will be more interesting than it will be to those
who merely go to sit and marvel at the "movies."
Mr. Katterjohn will tell you how these masterful effects are
obtained and will lead you to a point where, if you have the ability
and originality, you may turn the creations of your imagination into
both fame and profit.
Don't fail to read Mr. Katterjohn's articles. They begin today
in The Bee.
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