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2 A' THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 23, 1919. , BODY OF SLAIN GIRL ON View Ift THIS CITY TODAY i - . ' . , " f j Officials;-Hope Murder Mys- $ rtcry May Be Solved Through y- Recognition of Victim by , U' An Observer. v iV-' i. . ConUnaed From Pt One.) K( to the location of the crime. The f. authorities refused to make -any !,. statement regarding this, but it was ' learned that anumber of telegrams "i ', were sent to points outside the state, ' and that answers to some were ex ,'. pected today. If they are favorable, y, it was said, the scene of the crime ''J wilI be ascertained,, which will ,rf hasten the identification of the girl, g. Try to Trace Car. & The Omaha police believe that j Detective Trapp's clue is the ; identity of the car that took the party to the dance may be learned , J t today, and if it is finding of the oc V cupants of the car will follow , closoly. d fl,- The murdered girl's wedding ring had ben removed. Stricklett said j he did not remember whether the :ftirl he danced with wore a wedding v ring. The body last night showed a 'fridge about the "ring" finger that $ indicated a wide band ring had rdomed the finger recently. li Mrs. Eloise Achlatz, Sixtieth and Center streets, is the girl who no ticed the touring car that carried the M. mysterious sextette from Calhoun i Mlast Saturday night, as it stood near ; the first bridge this side of Calhoun fci..M at 3:41 Sunday morning with iu attaint drawn tightly. . All was qniet abouf the car,' the said. Cecil Stricklett's story about dancipg with a girl who remarkably resembled the murdered girl was substantiated by Bert Miller of Cal houn, and in part by other dancers, last night .- . Stricklett and Miller said the three couples came to the dance late in the evening. Detective Trapp has a clue to where they "came from inOmahaiy Quarreled With Escort "This particular light-haired girl seemed to have had some difference with her tall, good-looking escort," Stricklett explained to the police last night. 'She would not even sit with him between dances. I had a dance with her and in the middle of it he came over, and, taking her by the wrist, jerked her away. They had some words then and when I wenf over to interfere he drew away and sat down and she came back a"nd finished the dance with me. I could not hear what they were talking about, but I know they, were not on very friendly terms. "I only remember one other mem ber of the sextette," said Stricklett. "He was not as tall as her escort and his face was pock-marked and slightly pimpled. I think 1 would remember either of the men if I saw them again and especially the pock marked fellow." , Girl Seen in Omaha. Hazel Nicholson of Florence, Neb., City Detective Joe Wavrin and A. W. Ekman, 2223 A street, South Side, all agreed they had seen the girl 'in Omaha but none could associate any other information with their recollection. A man and his wife from Omaha visited the morgue yesterday and viewed the body thinking that the description aiVswVred to a girl they knew and whom they referred to as A F acts ew ir Which Go With the Oakford Plan of , Piano Selling ThU wonderful toned WEBER Baby Grand $995 ' s scarf, music cab inet nor piano lamp with our instru ments. But rather a dollar's worth of piano for every dol lar you spend with us. "Goods that have a value will self at that value." "Shrewd buyers do not expect to purchase at less than right ful value." ' . - - y::..v "The house that fixes prices 'and adheres constantly to them, must of necessity 'fix lowest prices." -"" "Standard values insure regular prices." "When there is no regularity of price, there is no certainty -of value." "It does not require an expert to, buy from the Oakford one ' price no commission store." .. " ; '''?" 'i-'-4;''; r "In the multi-price house it requires skirifulness of the buyer to insure correctness of price." f . '-.; :'; . ';. ' ."When the buyer is not familiar with the-value of an article, it is easjrfpr the salesman to add some- to the .price to allow for cuts, and it often happens that the cuts do not fequal the addition." ''If too much is asked to start .!with, how are you to judge what is really correct?" . , '.s .rv "Can you depend upon a man -who? confessedly tried to get too much in the beginning?" .; ',. "When salesman ask& $500 for apiano and then takes $400, he confesses a willingness to gat $100 of your money which does not belong to him." .''.'? v In no other store in the United States will you find better or more famous piano than you will find here. For instance: Weber, Kurtzmann, Conover, Haddorff, Cable, Clarendon, Geo. Steck, "' Kingsbury and Wellington Pianos Also STEIN WAY and other Duo Art Pianolas rt WMir to Oakford Store jlnd make a vOH16 llOW deposit ion one of our splendid in struments and have it set aside for Xmas, or better still, let us deliver it at once. - . ' W o-ivp ftJ nncI and explained that he did not "c elvc frwish to give his name as he was neither Upright $125, $150, $250, $265, Pianos $275, $300, etc. Player $300, $495, $595, $645 Pianos $700, $750, etc. Talking $70, $75, $90, $115, $135, Machines $140, $165; $210, etc. DON'T MAKE A DEAL UNTIL YOU LOOK AT THIS STORE. 1807 Farnam Street; OMAHA Hard. They refused to give their name or the last name ot the girl who they said was not the dead girl. They, gave as their reason for thinking the dead girl was Hazel that she was friendly with a young man who frequently took her riding in an automobile and that during a quarrel he had been heard to threat en to kill her. Mrs. C. ECooley, 1620 Avenue-B,' Council Bluffs, viewed the body fear ing that it was her daughter, Miss Grace Bothwell, who disappeared six weeks ago. Miss Ballard Active. Instead of interest dying out yes terday on account of general ac ceptance of the theory that the girl was brought to the ravine near Cal houn from a long distance, it was heightened by the renewed activity of the officials, who announced a de termination to get to the bottom of the mystery. In line with this decision ' Miss Grace Ballard, county attorney for Washington county, who has taken into her personal charge the direc tion of the investigation and running down of the murderer, gave orders thSt the body should be held until the last possible moment in antici pation of identification. Brings Clothes to Omaha. In pursuance of her investigation Miss Ballard went to Calhoun yes terday from Blair, the county seat, where she has her office, packed up the clothing of the dead girl, down to the last scrap, and left for Omaha.. She was in Omaha for several hours. While in the city Miss Ballard did not call upon the police or the forces of the sheriff, according to reports from both departments, pursuing her investigation alone. Visitors at Caihoun. Throughout the day automobiles filled the roads leading to Calhoun from -all directions. A dozen or more went out from Omaha, three containing parties who thought they' might identify the girl. .' . One of these included the cashier of the Hotel Rome restaurant, the cigar stand girl at the Carlton, and a chauffeur employed by Manager Forman of the Blue Taxi Co., who thought' they had recognized the girl from a photo. Mysterious Young Man. Another was a mysterious young man who refused to give, his name or address, but who appeared con siderably perturbed and anxious as he approached William Sievers, the undertaker, and requested a view of the body. Following his examination the young man said that the girl was not tne one ne tnougnt ne migm representing a man who thought the girl might be one ot his employes. Mj. Sievers corroborated the statement of the young man, saying that when he caught one glimpse of the bodv he exclaimed: "That's not the girl." Others came from the country dis tricts around to view the body, but all failed to recognize her. three killed, two wounded;, in gun fight Band of Men Attempt to Pre vent Special Police From Arresting Negro. Bogalusa. La., Nov. 22. Three white men were killed arid two wounded in a pitched battle at a garage in which a small band of men attempted to prevent special police deputies from arresting a negro labor leader. suspected of in citing negroes, and two white men who had carried shotguns to pro tect him while parading him down the main street of the city. The dead are L. E. Williams, presi dent of the allied Trades council of Bogalusa and owner of the garage; J. P. Bouchillon and Thomas Gaines, carpenters. They were shot by the officers. The wounded are: S. T. O'Rourke.' carpenter and one of the men whom a warrant for ar rest had been sworn, and Jules Le blanc, a special policeman , and a former army captain. '.Saul Dechus. the neero. who is president of the Negro union, es caped from the garage, with four white, men during the shooting. - James Williams, brother ot trie slarr'i leader, was arrested, charged with assault with intent to kill. Bogalusa 'Now, Quiet, ALCOHOL GOMES TO FOREGROUND AS POTENT FUEL World's Annual Consumption Of Coal and -Oil Brings End of Supply in Sight. Washington, Nov; ' , 22.- . "No sooner had King Alcohol gone out of the back door as a beveage than he enters the front door ;n triumph as a fuel. "That, at least seems a reasonable interpretation of recent exoert uttr ances on the subject, including the pronouncement of a numebr of world famous chemists who ' at tended a scientific congress recently in New York Citv." savs a bulletin from the Washington headauarters or tne national Geographic society. Why Mother1 Necessity is giving birth to this new brain-child of in vention is related in' a communica tion to the society by Dr. Alexander Graham' Bell, as follows: "There is one -obstacle to further advance in mechanical , develop ment, in the increasing price of .the fuel necessary to work, machinery. Coal and oil are going up and are strictly limited in quantity. We can take coal out of a mine but we can never put it back. We can draw oil from subterranean reservoirs, but we can never refiill tbem. Ws are spendthrifts in the matter tf fuel and we are using our capital for our running expenses. "In relation to coal and oil, the world's annual consumption has be come so enormous that we are now actually within measurable distance of the end of the supply.. What shall we do when we have no more coal or oil. , ; "Apart from water power (which is strictly limited) and tidal wave" power (wmcri we. have not yet learned to utilize,) and . the employ ment of the sun's rays directly as a source of power, we have little left, excepting wood, and it takes at least 25 years to grow a crop of trees. Alcohol Only Solution. "There is. however, one other source of .fuel supply which may perhaps solve this problem of the future. ( Alcohol makes a beautiful, clean, and efficient fuel, and, where not intended for consumption by human beings, can be manufactured very cheaply in an indigestible or even poisonous form. Wood alcohol, for example, can be employed as a fuel, and we can make alcohol7 from sawdust, a waste product of our mills, : , .. . , "Alcohol can also, be manufac tured from cornstalks, and in fact from almost any vegetable matter capable of fermentation. Our grow ing crops and even weeds can be used. The waste products of our farms are available for this purpose and even the garbage from our cities. We need never fear the ex haustion of .our present fuel sup plies so long as we can produce an annual crop, of alcohol to,any., ex tent desired. ' 'The world will probably depend upon alcohol more and more as time goes on, and a great - field of use fulness is opening for the engineef who will modify our machinery to enable alcohol to be used as the source of power." (judgment m Matters" Case Is Affirmed (Continurd From Tag One.) ' so defended Mr. Matters in , the sec ond hearing and my successor, United States District Aftorney Al len, prosecuted. Federal Judge Wade of Iowa heard the case and Mr. Mat ters was eventually sentenced to five years in. prison." Can. Go to High Court. Mr. Howell said that Mr. Matters can carry this case to the United States supreme court. "On a writ of appeal or at any rate on a writ of certorari, he can take it to the United States supreme court," he said. The action of the circuit court of appeals may not result in a final disposition of the case for a year or two, according to his attorney, who explained that a motion for a new trial is probable and that an aDoli- cation my be filed for a review of the case by the supreme court of the-United States. The mandate of the circuit court will be received in about 40 days and then 30 more days will elapse before Mr. Matters will be- required to appear before the federal court. It was charged in the trials here that Matters aided and abetted M. L. Luebbe, former president of the Sutton bank, in issuing certificates of deposit for the purpose of bor rowing money which went into the bank. Matters' defense was that he' negotiated these certificates to ob tain money for the bank; that it was a method of borrowing money. It was alleged that this method was adopted without authority of the board of directors of thcDank. Mat ters asserted in his defense that the bank owed money to him. Mr. Matters formerly lived at Sutton, ' Neb., before he came to Omaha to engage in the practice of law.' : .. v "I haven't much to say at thirl Ume, Mr.. Matters said when he heard of the action of the higher courts "When I receive the opinion I may have a statement. I know that the Sutton bank owed-me $.10,000 and I got a judgment for $10,000 and finally received $1,000 for that $10,000." . The Sutton bank suspended after the bank examiners visited the insti tution and checked the books. Irish Protestants to Present Their Side Of Home Rule Idea Belfast, Nov. 22. William Cootc, member of Parliament for South Ty rone, accompanied by a deputation of six orominent clergymen repre senting various, churches in Ireland, is sailing for America from Liver pool for the purpose of "putting be fore their churches in America the true position and the dangers which threaten their churches in Ireland by the adoption of the Sinn Fein pro gram." , The party comprises, Presby terians, Rev. Wylie Blue and Rev. William Corkey; Methodists, The Revs. F. E. llarte, Edward Hazel ton and C W. Maguire; Episcopal ian, Rev. Louis Crooks. All these clergymen officially represent heir respective denominations, which number approximately 1,000,000 Irish Protestants. To make a motorboat of any craTt an inventor has mounted an engine shaft and propeller in a hollow fin which is used to replace the boat's keel. CITY BEGINS TO FEEL EFFECTS OF FUEL SHORTAGE Thousands Face Prospect of Losing, Employment Packing plants May s Shut Down. (Continued From One.) cific mines in southern Wyoming Friday, or 90 per cent of the nor mal amount, according to Assistant General Manager Gild. Much of this coal will be diverted to towns on the Union Pacific system, Mr. Gild says, but if the mines continue to produce, the situation will be eventually relieved here, he says. Heatless theaters are a grim real ity for Omaha. , W. M. Jeffers, chairman of the terminal" coal committee, ordered the discontinuance of heat supplied from plants to theaters, which af fects most of the large amusement places. The Brandeis power pblnt at Sev enteenth and Dodge streets supplies heat to the Brandeis, Strand, Em press and Rialto theaters, and the heat connections for these places was cut off yesterday. The full ef fect of this discontinuance will not be felt until today, on account of the mild weather and the heat that will remain in the buildings. Seeks Real Hot Show. The Bovd theater, heated from the Burgess-Nash power plant, and the Gayetr theater, heated from tfj Henshaw hotel, will ha similarly aft fected. I ' : ' The 'Orpheum will un coil onj hand, but will not be allowed turtht er deliveries during the present tiu uation. One of the theater managers face tiously remarked that if ne could get a "real hot show," the lick of heat would not be noticed by pa trons. "With the present mild weather and the heat that is added by the presence of an audience, the theater situation will not be as serious' as one might believe," said Thomas F. Quinlan, general manager of the Brandeis stores. "Attendants can wrap warmer and enjoy a show, But, of course, if we should have a cold snap, it would be a different story. I am convinced that Mr. Jeffers is handling this coal situation in an admirable manner." The coal on hand at the Brandeis, power plant is not large, and what there is, will be needed to heat the stores., This plant also heats the city hall which has not as yet been classified as a "nonessential industry." Heatless Theaters. "We have enough coal on hand to last us for a few weeks," said W.- P. Byrne, manager of the Orpheum. "We intend to conserve the best we can." "The heat which is supplied to the Gayety passes through the theater to several stores on Harney street, so I anticipate that we will continue to receive heat," stated E. L.' Johnson, manager. H. L. Snyder, acting chairman of the terminal coal committee, stated late yesterday that only 11 cars of coal had arrived in Omaha during the last 24 hours. This is much lower than the usual amount and only emphasizes the seriousness of the situation, he said. entered a gate leading to the build ing the firing began and Leblanc was hit in the arm. Labor Leader Shot Dead. Williams, the labor leader, stepped into the doorway. Officers said he refused to give up the man and made art attempt to carry his shot gun to his shoulder. He was shot dead.: - V The garage was rushed by the of ficers and only the body of Bouchil lon and James Williams were found. In the last few days the league, which includes several members of the American Legion, has -been ac tive in attempting to stamp out rad icalism.. Wednesday 15 members, all of -Whom were -of the American Le cion escaried out of town. The same men warned Dechus yesterday tor leave the town. ' Affidavits charging Leblance and 11 others of the committee which escorted O'Brien td the train with unlawfully wearing- United States armv uniforms '.were sworn out in Bogalusa was quiet Saturday nigln. j 'cw Orleans, yesterday by Wiliam he special, officers, who are If , BoniuMls ;. .-general . organizer ot tne unitea D.roinernoou or vai en ters and Joiners, before the United States commissioner, 1 l ne soeci members , of the Self Preservation and Loyal leagues and who advanced on the barricaded.garage despite the fire from shotguns and pistols, are maintaining order. The officers began their search for Dechus Friday night, when they boarded a passenger train entering the city, but failed to find him. Saturday the officers said, Bouchillon and O'Rourke, armed with shotguns, marched Dechus, for whom a war rant had been sworn, down the street to Williams' garage. The chief of police had sworn in 45 special officers and they formed to make the arrest. W. C. Magee and Jules Leblanc with warrants for O'Rourke, Bouchillon and Dechus started toward the garage. As they Man Confesses Murder Of San Francisco Officer San Jose, Cal, Nov. 22. Floyd McClure confessed early today he had fired the bullet that killed An ton Schoembs, a San Francisco de tective, while he and Paul Freeman, who was also. arrested with Mc Clure, were evading arrest on a charge of' having stolen an automo bile. '. ' To Heal a Cough Take HATES' HEALING HONET. 35c per bottle. 18901 ji jifaa DIAMONDS Reputation sells Diamonds, and we attribute a great share of our Diamond sales to that fact. Policies employed by this house for over twenty-nine years are solely responsi ble and those same policies absolute fairness- giving true quality and true value will always be carried but. Our assortment of sizes in fine Per fect Diamonds is complete and wouM suggest, an early inspection. , THOMPSON -BELOEN CQ Th Men's Ihp ' I ; Particularly Interesting Before the Holidays It's such a resourceful place so filled with the sort of haberdashery men prefer. Things that are good to look upon and in good taste. You can confidently se lect any of its offerings without making a! mistake. A mention of silk shirts, fine linen handkerchiefs, richly colored cravats, silk hosiery, lounging robes will give you a faint idea of the completeness of our assortments Of course, a visit is the only means of really appreciating our : Christmas stpeks. ' The Men's Shop Is a Step, to the Left As You Enter. New Gowns and Wraps for Evening Wear -Dinner gowns and dancing frocks in all the dainty pastel shades and quite a number of handsome black gowns. -; j i The fabrics and colors are exqbisite. Each variation of the fash ionable silhouette for evening is represent ed with quite a pre dominance of bouf-" . f ant skirts of tulle and taffeta. $25 to' $250 Several very hand some wraps in bril liant blue, scarlet or taupe, with deep bandings of fur, are being shown. One wrap is of black vel vet a n d brocaded cloth of gold, it is trimmed with mink. Prices are from $225 to $825 to : The Most Charming New Trimmed Hats For Mid-Winter Making Things of Ribbon It's delightfully interesting ' covers, bows, dainty things for baby; vestees, camisoles, bags for yourself; handkerchief cases, boudoir dainties; sashes for children and grownups. In the ribbon section we. have made up samples of all of these and the materials of which they are made. Sorosis Shoes $2.65 a Pair Tomorrow we offer three hundred pairs of Sorosis shoes, in small sizes only, ' at this extremely small price. M6stly button styles in patent leath- er, bronze and gun metal kid. All sizes and widths from Zy .to 414. . All Sales Final. Smart Tdms Draped Turbans Rolling Sailors Large Sailors Off-thc-Face Styles Every Acn Style l $15 Brocade Hats Gold Effects Silver Effects Brocade and Fur Hats M aline and Brocade Hats Every Aen Trimming These hats are unquestionably worth a good deal more! One glance at them will convince you. Thi hats il lustrated are only a few of the many desirable styles. , Millinery Fourth Floor NoveltyHosiery of Fine Wool To wear with English walking boots . and ox fords. . Drop stitch and lace striped hose in , green heather, gold heather, red heather and brown heather, are $3.50 a pair. Heavy ribbed sport hose in brown, gray, green, black and white, are $3 and $4. Brown silk and'wool hose are priced $2.50 a pair. Blue, green and red mix tures are $2.25 a pair. Underwear for the Winter- Wool-mixed union suits, Stretton . make, come either Dutch, neck with elbow slefives, or high neck and long sleeves, all ankle length, $3.50 a suit; extra size, $3.75. Fine ribbed cotton union suits, low neck and ankle length, $1.35; extra size," $1.50. Glove silk bloomers, ,a heavy quality, in flesh color, priced, $7.50 a pair. '' : Second Floor Your Attentian is Directed to Real Madeira Linens Embroidered by Hand The popularity of Madeira work is due not alone to its attractiveness, but to its substantial wearing qualities and its noticeable improvement after frequent , trips to the laundry. A gift of Madeira linens is never amiss. Our im portations are now ready. Doilies, 25c up wards. Centers, $2.75 up wards. Lunch cloths (3fi," 45 and 54-inch), $15 to $35. Luncheon sets, $10 to $20 a set. Table cloths (72 inch), $50t Scarfs from $6.50 to $15. Napkins, $10, $15 a dozen. Towels, . $2.75 to. $5.75. Pillow cases are $20 a pair. ; A most interesting display of every sort of Madeira embroidered work. In the Linen Section