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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1919)
n ' THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919. OMAHA WOMEN IMPLICATED IN , BLUFFS THEFT Waive Examination Noncha lantly on Charge of Stealing Two Seal- skin Coats. . Mrs. "Ha2el Reed," one of the two Omaha women caught in the act of "lifting" two sealskin coats, each worth $500; at the Beno store, Coun- . cit Bluffs, just before closing time Wednesday evening, was released from the county jail Friday after noon when friends in Omaha came forward with $1,000 cash bond. ( Both women were held to the dis trict court grand jury under $1,000 bonds after a hearing In police court Thursday morning, but the younger, who gave the name of Mrs. "Mabel Miller," had friends at hand who fur nished her bond before she left the . pohce station. Known to Be Omaha Woman. "Mrs. Miller" is only 24 years old, pretty and small in stature. Her companion, "Hazel Reed," is a large and regal looking woman, and ad mitted she is 30 years old. She in sisted that her home is in Kansas City, but it was definitely learned yesterday that she lives in Omaha and is quite well known. The names given are believed to be fictitious. It is fce'.'eved the elder woman de liberately planned the theft. She at- tended the "style show" given by the women of St. Paul Episcopal church at thev Auditorium building in Coun cil Bhiffs Tuesday night and greatly admired the two sealskin coats that were part of the Beno exhibit there, v It is believed she induced her younger companion to embark in the theft enterprise and that both re turned for ' that . purpose. They might have succeeded in getting out of the store with the loot without detection if they had taken the ele vator instead 6f walking down the stairway irom the second floor. Edge of Coats Showed. They ITSd provided thetnselves with lightweight raincoats which they carried over their. arms, and used these coats to conceal the 'others. Floor Manager Madsen happened to be standing near the foot of the stairs as the women de scended. The raincoats concealed . the tODS. but not thk unHersfa,.. i,f the sealskins, and Maflsen was con, - siderably astonished .to - see two women carry irig coats in such a y,iii.a.. T" 1, .. . f ..mime!, iucy were never out oi his sight after he followed them out of the store until they dropped the coats four blocks from the store. j Boy's Threat Brings Squad of Police in Hurry . A squad of police reserves left the central station at 6 o'clock last night on the double-quick in response to a report that a boy at Fourteenth and Mason streets was attempting to blow up the neighborhood with dynamite. Investigation showed that Willie Coamer. IS years old, liv- . ing in the rear of 1313 Mason street, was threatening "death and destruc tion", to two of his mates, Leslie and Rose Lee Leslie, living next door. Young- Coamer had a bundle of sticks similar in size : to dynamite sticks in his hands. Buy BUILDERS' HARDWARE Manicure Set Taken From Judge's Office by Young Mob Leader Is Returned Scores of Policemen Report Loss of Articles at Hands of Men and Boys Who Lynched Negro and Burned Court House Officers Surrendered Guns With out Being Asked Police Captain Was "Sick of His Work." HARPER'S Flatiron Bldg., 17th and Howard' The pocket manicure set which was taken from Judge Sears' office in the court house Sunday night by the juvenile leader of the mob which seized the negro, Will Brown, on the roof, hanged him and afterwards burned the body, has been returned to the owner, In accordance with the request of the boy, who detailed his grew- some story to a reporter tor I,he Bee, the set was given to- Judgt Sears. y "I have been told the judge was a good fellow," explained the youth. Respect for Judge. "I will take off my hat to Judge Sears. Here's his manicure set, which I stole from his office. Re turn it to him and give him my re gards. Assure Judge Sears I have all the respect in the world for him." v Among: those who reported the loss of articles at the hands oi members of the mob are scores of city policemen. Hani Boeghe, a pa trolman, reported yesterday that his badge, No. 262, revolver, club, flash light," bunch of keys, cap and hand cuffs were stolen from him. The officer declared the articles - were taken from him while he was en- gaded in the performance of his duties. He wanted it plainly under stood that he did not give them away. Many policemen surrendered their guns without being- asked by the members of the mob. The boy who led the crowd to the negro's hiding place on the roof of the court house declared he took a re volver from a policeman and an-' other officer offered to give him his weapon. He declared one police man, who was stationed in the court house volunteered to tell him where the negro could be found, and at the same time offered to give away his club and gun. Throw Away Badges. Men in uniform and officers in plain clothes were seen to throw away their revolvers and badges. Others surrendered them at the simple bidding of members of the mob. One police captain stood tremblinsr with fear in the midst of a crowd of shotting men on the. farnam street siae-ot tne court house. He was seen to fire his re volver once as the crowd surged towards him. "Here it is boys. I am through, he pleaded with the crowd. "I am sick of the work. Do not hurt me. Take my gun and badge." , s The police captain still is on the force. A short while after he escaped from the fury of the mob, the same police captain stood in the Harney street entrance of the court house talking to Police Commissioner Ringer. The commissioner and captain were standing here when the negro was led from the court house. "Can't we take him away from those men?" Mr. Ringer was heard to say to the captain. "They have taken my weapons," the captain replied. "1 can't do a thing." ; Detective Paul Sutfon who dis appeared Sunday night when the mob marched to the police station and demanded the detective be turned over to them, returned Thursday. He has trot resumed his duties as an officer, however.- Sut ton spends most of his time sitting around the police station. Neither Commissioner Ringer or Police Chief Eberstein have de clared whether the detective would be put back to work. Sutton is said to have become frightened when he was charged with shooting a man in the court house and fled when the crowd demanded that he be reckoned , with. He was said to have been hiding in Council Bluffs tour days. , Deploring the fact that so many women look part in the demorrn stration Sunday night, and urging that they be arrested and punished to the fullest extent, J. S. Hammond has written a letter to The Bee. Since women have been placed on a political equality with men, Mr. Hammond declares, the sentimen tality about ounishine them should be put aside. . One of the most disgraceful things about the mob outrage Sun young girls and women as specta tors urging the men to murder and commit arson. The papers have reproduced Dictures of the mob burning the nigger and nearly every face in this mob can be readily recognized, and among them ' are two or three women. "Every woman who can be iden tified as havine been in that mob on Sunday night should be arrested. The influence of a woman under those circumstances encouraging the men to commit crimes is 10 times more powerful than the influ ence of any man would be, and the women should-be made to realize this. 'i History has demonstrated that in all bloddy fighting, revolutions and mob activities the women are more blood thirsty and ferocious than the men. Heretofore there has been a mawkish sentimentality about pun ishing women, but since women have been placed on a political equality with men they should be held re sponsible for their actions as the men are. "The writer sincerely hopes that at least some of the women who were active in the mob of Sunday night will be apprehended and placed in jail and face trial with the men. It is notirous that woman is more under the tyranny of her emotions than is man. A few penitentiary sentences for the wild women hose lack of modesty, womanli ness and decency made such a sorry exhibit Sunday night will go far to discourage a repetition of such con duct in the future. "J. S .HAMMOND." Italy Soon to Ratify Pact By Royal Decree i Report Paris, Oct. 3. Advices received by the peace conference from Rome have persuded the members- of the supreme council that Italy will ratify the German peace treaty by royal decree. The general opinion in the council is that such - raatifica tion will be valid under the Italian constitution. SENATOR REED WELL RECEIVED BY NEBRASKANS Lincoln Audience Applauds . Missouri Solon Opposing Ratification of Peace Treaty.- " - Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 3. Speaking at the City auditorium here Friday night in opposition to the league of nations, Senator JamesA. Reed, democrat of Missouri, said the league would breed rather than pre; vent wars. ' For the United States to become a party to the league, he asserted, would mean that Americans would "have to pour out their blood in controveries 9,000 miles from our shores." Declaring that President Wilson had said that the assembly of the league was only a "debating society," ' the Missouri senator de scribed the assembly as a powerful part of the league and declared that it elected four of the nine members of the league's council. As a member of the league the United States, Senator Reed said, would undertake to respect and pre serve against external attack the ex isting political independence of members of the league. This, he declared, would be an ab solute contract, and the United States would have to defend against attack every member of the league, I ...1 1.1 "! .1.1.1 wuciucr nicy die ugui ui wiuu&. If the province of Shantung were giv en to Japan and Shantung rebelled and China went to her aid the United States would be bound by the con tract to "use her blood in the quar rels of those yellow men," the speak er said. , A crowd which comfortably filled the Lincoln auditorium gave Sena tor Reed respectful attention during an address which occupied nearly two , hours, at times applauding some of his declarations. 1 Ti&$MX7$om filmland ill 1 -mOTQ PItV' OFFERING J FOR TODAY" EARL WILLIAMS in "The Wolf," is being shown at the Strand. William McDonald, an American engineer, comes into this region. He leaves in his wake a betrayed wife ' and family, and finally. half-breed Indian girl, who had gone into the snow and died, a victim or treachery. When Mao Donald attempts to lay snares for a new victim, the record of his past sins comes torward in devious ways. Wjlliams plays a vigorous type of French-Canadian trapper, who hap pens ro uc in iove witn Macuonaia s intended victim, finds evidence of his ether crimes. . Empress Today, for the last times, Theda Bara will be seen in "The Darling of Paris." The story is founded upon Victor Hugo's fa mous tragic romance, "The Hunch back of Notre Dame." Tomorrow Albert Ray and Elinor Fair will be seen :n their latest picture, "The Lost Princess." Moon "The Draeon Painter" with Sessue Hayakawa, . who pos sesses every requisite for the art of the silent drama. Very rarely have we seenhe visual iYPcl1nr of this production. It is a revela tion in artistic photography and re flects the ideal and beauty of Ja pan with absolute fidelity. Muse Nazimova in "Revelation" will end the week laid out for this actress. It has been a very success ful week. Commencing Sunday, the next seven day will be set apart Failure to Obtain Cuban Sugar Crop to Increase U. S. Price Washington, Oct." 3. Failure of the president to authorize purchase of the Cuban Sugar crop for 1920 makes it practically" certain that sugar prices will increase after next January 1, a senate subcommittee was told today by George A. Zab rUkie, president of the sugar equal ization board , and Judge W. , A. Glasgow, counsel for the food ad ministration. The president has been advised that the "situation is out of-hand," thev said, "and refiners notified that control of the market probably would end after December 31. Mormons Pray for Recovery of President Salt Lake Citv. Utah. Oct. 3. A special prayer for the complete d rapid recovery of President Wilson was said here today at the opening of the 90th semi-annual conference of the Mormon church, held in the tabernacle in which President Wil son spoke September 23. Fiume Is Starving. Rome. Oct.. 3. The National council of Fiume has seat a mes sage to i Foreign Minister Tittoni nrotestinir aeainst the blockade of declaring it is bringing about starvation in the city. AT THE THEATERS 0 Save 25 to 35 on Furniture and Homef urnishings in COUNCIL BLUFFS At the Continental Furniture and Carpet Company Our delivery trucks are in Omaha every . day delivering high-grade furniture, and we have been doing this for some time. '' ThereTVtust Be a Reason and here it is: This establishment sells tthe same knqwn grades of furniture that you are buying FOR LESS! and we are proving it every day to those Omaha people who have gone shopping at this store in Council Bluffs. .' - . -.-set ... Why We Are Able to Sell for Less It doesn't cost' as much to do business in Council Bluffs. Rents are less, delivery expense and many other necessary expenses are tess; and for the fact that we are able to purchase direct from the factories at as low a figure as any large merchant, and when we mark our goods at a lower margin of profit you are bound to save money at our prices. Make us a visit it will be profitable to you. . - Main Through to Pearl St. " v y Over 50,000 square feet of floor space. Two entrances. Eight large window ' displays. MAHA'S visitors who are re maining over today will have an opportunity of witnessine a musical burlesque entertainment at the popular Gayety entirely differ-ent-as Joe Hurtig's blaze-awav Dro- hduction, "Girls of the U. S. A." opens its weeks engagement this afternoon. Lew Hilton is the prin cipal comedian.'-- This afternoon and each afternoon during the world se ries ball games the score by innings will be announced from the stage. Tomorrow's matinee starts at 3:00. Final performances will be eiven today of the popular Orpheun bill headed by Marry Watson, jr.. Te curtain this evening is to rise promptly at 8 o'clock. Opening with the matinee tomorrow, comes those favorites, John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre, to 'present a model play let called "Maybloom." One of the featured acts will be contributed by the Arnaut Brothers, musical tum bling clowns. A onact comedy is to be presented by William A. Gib son and Regina Connelli. They will be seen in the matrimonial com edy, "The Honeymoon." At the Boyd on Sunday afternoon. "The Revelations of a Wife" will commence its week's engagement. It is a "mystery" play, but deals with the great problems of married life. A competent company will present the play.v ' Fiske O'Hara will be seen this afternoon and evening and Sunday evening at the Brandeis theater in Down Limerick Way,, by Anna Nichols. This comedy gives Mr. O'Hara an ideal role for his varied talents, and the new song bal lads he renders , are a jojt- to his admirers. The company is an ex cellent one and the production of an elaborate nature. There is a spe cial augmented orchestra en tour to render selections as usual be tween the acts. "Tillie," the little Mennonite girl, who braves her father's wrath, takes punishment without a mur mur, up until she is almost 18, and who is so loyal to her mends, has been put into a play, with Miss Patricia Collinge as the star, in the name part. "Tillie," which will be presented at the Brandeis next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Wednesday matinee, is a comedy in four acts, with the scenes laid in a small Pennsylvania Dutch community in western' Penn sylvania, ! Sparkling humor with plenty of catchy 'musical and dancing num bers makes the Tag Day Girls with Bert and Maybelle one of the real girl acts of the season at tho1 Em press. An attractive feature is the "Cooper City Fouf," singing quar tet, who are received with great enthusiasrii.s. Soldiers Entertained at City Auditorium An entertainment by local talent was given, at the city Auditorium last night for soldiers quartered there, under the auspices of the War Camp Community Service. Dancing, solos, impersonations, whistling and singing by a quartet were features. Entertainers included Miss Mil dred Jack, Miss Ruth Jack, Mrs. John W. Evans, Miss Ruth Gordon. Miss Margie Atkerman , and a quartet composed of Misses Ruth Gordon, Eleanor Lockie, Beryl Tubbs and Mrs J. Grayson. The entertainment was under the direc tion of Mrs. Charles R. Thiem. Signs Suffrage Eesolution. Salt Lake City, Oct. 3. Gov ernor Bamberger signed, the na tional woman's suffrage resolution adopted this week, at the special session of the Utah legislature. Postmasters Appointed, s Washington, Oct. ' t. (Special Tele gram.) Poatmaatera appointed: Iowa Moneta, O'Brien county, Jamea T. Tutt. vice John W. Jepsen, reilgned; Ttconic, Monona county, Samuel J. Cloak, vice Beatrice Barber, resigned. Nebraska Frelda, M. Ruby, vice Bland J. Toung, resigned. . Neighborhood Homes. HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton. MARION DAVIKS In "OETTINQ MART MARRIED." GRAND Uth and Blnney. NORMA TALMADGBv In "THE WAT OF A WOMAN." x DIAMOND 4th and Lake. BRTANT WASHBURN In "GO GET 'EM OARRINGER." Masked Riders No. T.-1- COMFORT I4th and Vinton. CON STANCE TALMADOE In "HAPPI NESS A LA MODE." Big V com edy, "ROOPS AND RIOTS." LOTHBOP 24th and Lothrop. " CE CIL DE MILLE'S "DON'T CHANGE TOUR HUSBAND." Also Mack Ben nett comedy, "THE VILLAGE SM1THT." APOLLO 29th and Leavenworth. EDGAR KELLAR la "THE CLOUDED NAME." for the two Talmadge sisters. This should prove ,to be an attractive en gagement, as these two girls are as popular as any of the feminine stars on the screen today. Rialto "The Career of Katherihe Bush,", with- Catherine Calvert in the title roleTfrs. Elinor Glinn is the author of this fascinating photo play of the society of England, in which a. poor girl forces herself into, makinp; herself out to be one of the inner circle ladies. She is chased by all the elite, and eventual ly marries a nobleipan. - Di vorce' Courts- Douglas Hester ' abandoned his wife, Addie, three weeks after theiP marriage in 1912, she alleges in a petition for divorce filed in district court She asks for the restoration of her maiden name, Petersen. Marie Compton charges her hus band, Harry, with cruelty and npn support n a petition tiled in district court. for divoVce Sun Madee Kennedv. in "Through the Wrong Door." She sets out for the west with her mil lionaire father to find romance. But beyond sage brush, mines and a rather pleasant mining engineer, the west proves somewhat of a disap pointment. But on her return to New York she discovers that her father has tricked he voune man out of his holdings, and then Cupid piays nis part Alma Mertens asked the district court for a divorce from Paul Mer tens, charging him extreme cruelty. William Page says, in a divorce petition filed in district court, that his wife, Minne, deserted him. Edyth Burdick asked that her hus band, Lew Burdick, be ordered.to pay her $60 a month until the hear ing of her divorce suij, which she filed and in which she asks for per manent alimony. She charges him with extreme cruelty. Harry Ballard had a summons is.sued in district court to be served upon his wife, IdaK whom he has sued for a divorce. . She is in Cas per, Wyo. He says she abandoned him several years .ago. They were married in 1897. Bertha Nelson asked the district court to give her a divorce from William J. Nelson and restore her maiden name, Petersen. She says he has been cruel and has not supyj tectives say. FATHER AND SON UNDER ARREST AS LEADERSJF MOB Two Woodruffs Said to Have Boasted of Slipping Noose Over Negro's Neck. Through their boast of having "slipped the noose over the negro's neck," E. , Woodruff, ( ironworker, and his son, Edgar Joseph Wood ruff, 19, both living at 1433 North Eighteenth street, were arrested last night by detectives for complicity in the Jynching of Will Brown, ne gro, Sunday night at Eighteenth and Harney streets. "My mother was raped by a ne gro, and I depise the race," the el der Woodruff told detectives. "That's why I took part in the lynching." Through an investigation detec tives say thev learned that the el der Woodruff and his son were the first two persons to reach the ne gro on the top of the, court house. The father admitted placing a rope around the negro's neck, detectives say. He was seen afterwards on the corner of Seventeenth and Harney streets boasting of ,hls complicity in AA nA r.r.tvinv rnnarattlla- tions from friends for his action, de ported her. Donald Crow has been so cruel to his wife, Florence, that she cannot live with him any longer, she alleges in a petition for divorce filed in dis trict court. ' A man giving the name of Chester Ramosier, Detroit, Mich., was ar rested last night for investigation in connection with Sunday night's riot. Use The Bee Want Ad columns to rent that vacant room. Buy Heating Stoves at HARPER'S Flatiron Bldg., 17th and Howard Opposite Grand Hotel, Council Bluffs, la. snaaa Buy PAINT at HARPER'S FJatiroa Bldg., 17th and Howard Out of The High Rent District Opposite Hotel Rome vtuj u If Ull Ulllm S. E. COR. 16th & JACKSON STS. Alterations Free Charge Accounts Invited I w n g v mm neasin A Distinguishing Feature of Our Autumn Displays The advantages of making selections here are twofold. 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