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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1919)
- THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER. 18, 1919. Grand Jury Expected to Present Report Today The grand jury, investigating the court house riots, spent yesterday preparing its report of the proceed ings to be presented to Presiding Judge Redick. The report was de layed somewhat so that it was not ready yesterday afternoon as had heen expected. It probably will be delivered to Judge Redick this morning. White Man Attacks Girl, Inflicting Gash on Head Ruth Dietrich, 22years old, 4464 Farnam street, was struck on the head with, some instrument by a white man near Forty-fourth and .Douglas streets a6 last night. The blow cut a deep gash in Miss Diet rich's head but 'failed tb render her unconscious. Miss Dietrich screamed and her assailant fled. TINT AWAY GRAY HAIR TRIAL PACKAGE SENTS FREE There sr. many hair "dyes" and so culled "restorers." but there is only one 'Brownitone-' Hair Tint safe, harmless. Instant in results. iy to apply and pre ferred by every woman who has tried it. 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He expressed himself as entirely in sympathy with the aims of the board, but was forced to resign by an increasing demand of business on his1 time, he said. Miss Etta Smith, veteran Omaha teacher and former principal of Monmquth Park school, was placed on the retired list during the board meeting last night on account of poor health. The board voted to pay 3ZQ a month to provide transpottation for children who are not within walk ing distance of the Benson school. The children are to be taken to school in an auto truck. Notice from the state fire warden that new fire escapes must be placed on 46 Omaha public schqol build ings was read. The fire escapes will be instiled within 90 days. "Miss Luxus" Is Named in Arrest of Bluffs Salesman Clifford Smith, Council Bluffs traveling man, was arrested yester--day and held under $;tfOO bonds for examination before United States Commissioner Organ. ( A prelimi nary hearing will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. .The charge grows out of Smith's alleged connection with a young wo man, vaguely named as "Miss Luxus," whom he is accused of tak ing to Omaha for immoral purposes, Butter Goes to New High - Mark on Chicago Market Chicago, Nov. 17. Highest prices ever known for butter were reached in Chicago today, 70 cents a pound for creamery extras, wholesale. This same grade never went above 67 1-2 cents during the period of active hostilities of the world war. Re ceipts of butter here of late have been much curtailed as compared with a month ago. Wigman funeral to Be Held . Today From the Home Funeral services for J. E. Wigman, 81 years old. who died Saturday at his home, 2034 Maple street, after an illness of- theree weeks, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the fipnje. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mr. Wigman who resigned a posi tion as manual training instructor at the high school six years ago, which he had held six years, is survived by his widow, three daughters and one son. . - -. . Brought From Illinois On Auto Stealing Charge A. D. Stout, salesman of Cedar Ram'Hs. Ta.. was Krnucht to' Central police station lastnigm from Spring field, 111., by two detectives and charged with stealing an automo- hili th nrnnprrv nf f!. C. fohnson. 808 North Forty-second street, on the night of ieptemDer i. An auto mobile said to be Johnson's was brought back with Stout. Cuticura Soap Best for Baby i&acA maiiM Ire by "Uuticura, upt. e. jKweon. To Ladies , Who Are Stout Fat js fatal to health and beauty. Reduce weight sensibly and easily; improve your health and figure. Avoid heart trouble, wrinkles, nerv ousness, weaknesses,vetc., besides personal embarrassment, due to obesity. Look and feel younger. Walk sprightly. Let your eyes sparkle with new fervor. Surprise and de light your friends. 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M. to S P. M. Daily. Evening, 7 to 8 P. M. Sunday. 11 A. M. to 1 P. M. Only. Sccrcss Sears Man Exploring Future And Lands in Jail When Joe De Stephano, 2309 Martha street, sought to look into the future through a gypsy seercss at Thirteenth and Douglas 6treets yesterday, he also sought the power the gypsy seercss possessed, so he could look into his own future with his own eyes and not' have to con sult a medium. Here is the story as the police tell it: . De Stephona had his fortune told by, Rose Thompson, gypsyin the usual way and for the usual sum of $3. Rose also offered to tell Joe how he could foretell, his own future. She gave him for $150 a bottle of "spirit-calling" fluid and told him to rub it on his stomach when he wanted to consult the future. When Joe tried out the secret it failed to work. He consulted Attorney John Berger. Berger consulted the po lice. The police consulted the "for tune teller and brought her and her seven sister seeresses to jailf Rose Thompson was booked,, for investi gation. The others we, re charged with vagrancy. MUSIC THE Tuesday Musical club have sponsored many concerts and opened many of their seasons with large audiences, but never have they opened a season more auspici ously than last evening, in point of numbers enthusiasm. The Bran ded theater wasompletely 'sold out, ana many extra seats were placed on the stage to accommodate the listeners, Sophie Braslau; of the Metropolitan Opera company, and Albert Spaulding a renowned Amer ican violinist, were the artists who attracted the audience and furnished the great treat. " Neither Miss Braslau nor Mr Spaulding had been heard in Omaha before, but they have long been known by their records, and by the great reputation they have built up elsewhere. v Miss Braslau has a voice, which in quality alone would make one run into superlatives. But it is not qual ity which has made Miss Braslau's fame, for she supplements it with both technic and temperament, and is wise enough to choose those songs which are best suited to her. Her voice is wonderful in its variety and power. It is one of those great vocal organs which fills the entire theater, and comes to the listener, full resonant, and sweet, something like the tone of a splendid cello. She has a wide range, and her voice is evenly trained throughout it. She sings the big dramatic num bers with great warmth of tempera ment. Her sustained singing was beautiful, and the climaxes which she attained were thrilling because of the poise and restraint with which they were interpreted. She contributed hret groups to the program. The first contained two old operatic arias in which a great contrast of temperament, style and singing were evident. The sec ond opened with two striking Russ ian numbers. "On the Dynepr" by Moussorgsky is an imposing piece, full of color and the tragedy which one has learned to expect from much of the great music'of this country. The second was a charm ing love song, by Rimsky Korsa- kon. La "Oirometta, a dainty French song by Sibella, and "Car naval" by Foudrain gave Miss Bras lau other opportunities to delight heF listeners. "Eili, Eili," by Shallitt, sung in llje Hebrew was one of the dramatic events of the everjmg. The intense feeling of this fervid prayer was presented by Miss Braslau, With a sincerity, a poise and a deep susr tained tone, which made an impression.-She was recalled importunate ly and for an encore presented "Habanera" from "Carmen" to her own accompaniment. Her third group made of English songs was also charming. "Conse cration" by Manney was another number in which Miss Braslau was at her best. "Greatest Miracle of All" by Guion was a charming bit, and "Rest" by Forsyth was interp reted exquisitely. The "Robin Wo man's Song" from the opera "Shan ewis" by Cadman, brought a re markable operatic number as a fine closing, "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" was a final encore. ' Miss Braslau's enunciation must not be overlooked, it is one of her many excellencies. Miss Eleanor Schieb, who ac companied the "singer, ?s remem bered in Omaha for her fine accom panimments with Mr. Casals some years ago,-..will also be remembered for her artistic work of last evening. Mr. Albert Spalding is a violinist of more than ordinary attainments. He is a fiinished artist upon his in strument, and his .interpretations were marked by musicianship, au thority and musical style. The vel vety quality of his tone, the irides cent trills, and the clarity and polish of his playing were a constant de light. His harmonics were unusu ally and remarkably pure, and his bowing of surety and skill. He Opened the program with a Handel "Sonata," in, which the various move ments were weir contrasted and the "Larghetto" especially played ex quisitely. "Valse Caprice" by Cha-brier-Loeffler in the second group was a novelty to Omaha programs, and was played with spirit and free dom, and brought a merited encore. Two of his numbers were of great interest. "Alabama" was a plantation melody and dance in syncopated style and well arraneed for the vio lin. The second, "Lettre de ChopinA was unusually oeautitui ,and was played with great charm. Mr. Spald ing kept getting better ami better as he played, and after a brilliant performance of "La Campanella".by Campanini, the audience- would not be content with one, but insisted upon two encores, winning a Kteis- ler arrangement of a Chaminade num ber and tne brilliant "Scherzo Taran telle" by Wieniawski, taken at a tremendous tempo, and making one of Ihe hits of the evening. Mr. Benoist played a musicianly accompaniment. It is not often a joint recital will present two artists of such decidedly different personalities, and each suc ceeds in winning such whole-hearted faor from the audience. The open ing recital was a decided success both in number of listeners and from an artistic standpoint, and the forth coming concerts will be awaited with the greatest interest. . J3. M, R AT THE THEATERS IT was an enthusiastic society night audience that-Msponded to the Orpheum bill last evening. Carl Jorn, the-distinguished tenor, Avas especially well liked for his in terpretation of grand opera anas.. People were amused by "The Flat tering Word," Ihe one-act comedy, George Kelley and his company are presenting as another of 4he stellar features. The applause hit of the show is contributed by the spirited singers known as 'the Ja-Da lrio. Equally popular is the musical act offered by Will J. Ward and five symphony girls. Five pianos are used in this feature. "Oh Lady, Lady," now playing at the Boyd theater for this week, with a popular matinee tomorrow and usual matinee Saturday, has a dis tinguished cast and beautiful pro duction, which had a successful run of one year in New York, four months in Boston, four months in Philadelphia and eight months at the LaSalle theater, Chicago. In the cast arc Miss Pauline Barn, Miss Florence Auburn, Joseph McCallion, Billy Gaston, 'Miss Betty Blye, Eu gene McGregor, Miss Madeline Grey, v Walter . Grey, Thomas C. Leary, Miss Marie-' Haun, and others. The unexpected extension of an engagement in Chicago has kept Richard Bennett in "For the De fense" on tour for a week or two and it is for this,reason that John D. Williams is enabled to send "For the Defense" with Mr. Bennett and a remarkable cast to Boyd's theater for the week begining Sunday night. The play is a mystery play with thrilling ineident and unexpected climaxes. There will be a special matinee on Thanksgiving day. Marion Gibney, who heads the minstrel and musical revue at tje Empresr, is an irrepressible fun maker. The program, consisting of iT minstrtl first part, with Marion r ' I -..j r I T 1 1 li.j i - uioncy aim vora nan uiatKca up in real minstrel style, acting as bones and tain bo on the ends, the balance of the company in gorgeous purple frock suits and high hats occupying the circle. A t program of instru mental musical numbers is given in which saxaphones, cornets and trom bones are used. Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo's rollicking comedy, "Twin Beds," will be seen at the Brandeis theater on Nov. 20, 21 and 22. "Twin Beds" tells the story of three cou ples who live in a fashionable apart ment house, with apartments direct ly above each othej;, who. begin by being neighborly and end by loathing the neighborliness that they cannot escape, and finally move to another part of the town only to discover that thlir troubles are trailing them with dogged persistency. There's no more sense, rhyme x reason to the entertainment that Al K. Hall (alcohol) and "The Sporting Widows" are presenting at -the Gay ety than there is to trying to sell snow shovels in August, but it's all riotous," harmless fun of the first water and it is not to be wondered at that the house is doing a capac ity business af every performance. Visiting grain dealers this week will not overlook the Gayety. Ladies' matinee at 2:15 daily all week. In indulging tlieir confidence In the merits of their fairy-tale musi cal comedy, "My Sunshine Lady," which is, an imminent prospect at the Brandeis theater for four days starting with matinee, LeComte and Flesher provided extravagantly with every essential known by modern producers as safe-guards for success. The production ' has received the complimentary title, "the brightest show on earth," A popular matinee will be given Wednesday. Use. Bee Want Ads for results. Appeal From Nebraska Court ' Dismissed by U. S. Body Washington, Nov. 17. (Special Telegram.) The supreme court through an opinion by the chief justice dismissed for want of juris diction the case of William J. Geary, plaintiff in error, against Alice Geary, defendant in error, on ap peal from the supreme court of Ne braska. The case grows out of a judgment secured by AJrce Geary in the Wayne county distrjet court against ner former husband for the support of two minor children while iti the custody of their mother. The dis trict court allowed the defendant in error $1,800 for a certain period and then directed that the plaintiff in error should pay $30 each for the support of the children during their minority. The supreme court of Nebraska sustained the verdict of the court below. v Congressman Evans appeared for the defendant in error) together with J. P. Shoup and'T. P. Cleary of Sioux City. 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