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
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in COUNCIL BLUFFS
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Our delivery trucks are in Omaha every
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and we have been doing this for some
time. ''
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and here it is: This establishment sells
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It doesn't cost' as much to do business in Council Bluffs. Rents
are less, delivery expense and many other necessary expenses are
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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
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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.
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