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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919. SECRET TRIP OF MR. RINGER STILL IS DEEPMYSTERY Strongly Rumored at City Hall That Commissioner Seeks Police Inspector From Out of Town. First Taste of Snow And Zero Weather; Back to California! J. Dean Ringer, police commis sioner of Omaha, is stilt absence on his mysterious mission, lie left Omaha Monday at 6 oclock in the evening. This is the only thing about it his secretary, Harry Silver man, knows, so he alleges. Mayor Smith to whom Mr, Ringer handed over his portfolio as super intendent of police and sanitation, is also in ignorance of whether Mr. . Ringer has gone. Ab-so-lute-Iy. "I think they know in Mr. Ringer's office," said acting superin tendent of police and Mayor Smith. For all Mayor Smith and Secre tary Silverman -know, Mr. Ringer may be visiting his aunt in Kala mazoo, taking in grand opera in New York, tobogganing in Toronto, swimming in Palm Beach, going to the movies in New York, look ing at the pictures irt the Philadcl phia art museum, helping with thti ice harvest in Baraboo. delivering a - lecture at Harvard college or 'most anything. They don't know where he is. How should they? . i rThe mysterious mission of Mr. Ringer is said r6 be nothing less than to secure an inspector of police who shall heal all the wounds ot the department and ina'ke it a thing for the city to be proud of. A few short months ago it was said that Mr. Ringer would pick an inspector from the present ranks of the police force. Now, it is said, he has changed his mind and will im port an inspector, a man of giant in tellect, commanding presence, per sonal magnetism, executive ability a man, in short, worthy of the $175 a month, which is the salary of the inspector. The reason is said to be that if there is an out-of-town inspector im ported Chief Eberstein will stay on his job, but that if an inspector is appointed from the present force Chief Eberstein will have to go. So when Mr. Ringer again appears in town, next Saturday, the new in spector may be with him, or at least on the way, it is said. British Brides-To-Be Like , Uruguay Stat.e Dower Idea London, Dec. 6. Since a bill has come before the Uraguay congress for the state to give a lump sum wedding present to brides, British beauties with matrimonial prospects are declaiming: "It's a splendid idea." But bachelor cynics are ask ing whether the monetary gift shall be graduated according to the bride's age or handed out impartially to all comers. i CtacalMUoix. LET "DANDERIfF SAVE YOUR HAIR Check ugly dandruff! Stop hair coming out and double (its beauty. A little "Danderine" cools, cleanses and makes the feverish, itchy scalp soft and pliable; then this stimulating tonic penetrates to the famished hair roots, revitalizing and invigorating every hair in the head, thus stopprng the hair falling out, or getting thin, dry or fading. After a few applications of "Dan derine" you seldom find a fallen hair or a particle of dandruff, besides every, hair shows new life, vigor, brightness, more color and thick ness. A few cents buys a bottle of de lightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter. t Famoiu Old Recipe for Cough Syrup Badly and ehaaply made at bmm, bat it beats them U for quick iwroiw. Thousands of housewives have found that they can save two-thirds of the money usually spent for cough prep arations,, by using this well-known old recipe for making cough syrup at home. It is simple and cheap but it really has no equal for prompt results. It takes rirtit hold of a cough and gives imme . diate relief j usually stopping an ordi nary cough in 24 hours or less. Get 2 ounces of Pinex from any druggist, pour it into a pint bottle and add plain granulated Jiugar syrup to make a full pint. lr you prefer, we clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either way, it tastes good, keeps perfectly, and lasts a family a long time. It's truly astonishing how quickly it acts, penetrating through every air passage of the throat and lungs loos ens aid raises the phlegm, soothes and heals the membranes, and gradually but surely the annoying throat tickle ind dreaded cough disappear entirely. Nothing better for bronchitis, spas modic croup, hoarseness or bronchial asthma. , . ..... Pines is a special and highly concen trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, known the world over for Us healing effect on the membranes. Avoid disappointment oy asKingyour druggist for "2 ounces of Pinex" with full directions and don't accept anything efce. Guaranteed to give ab orate satisfaction or money promptly refunded. Tha Pines Co.. ft. .Wayne Ind. ' The call of California -, was too strong for Miss Clara Nelson, sten ographer in the offiice of C. B. Holton, immigration inspector, in the federal building, and yesterday morning when she ventured forth and discovered the thermometer sev eral degrees below , zero positively decided that Riverside, Cal., was the lace for her. Miss Nelson saw the first snow of her life last week, and ofter experi encing her first touch of zero weather applied for a release from her position that she might return to her home. . 1 Her application for release has been accepted and she leaves for Riverside, Sunday. Miss Nelson has b?en-in the civil service for over a year and was sent to Omaha in June.' ice harvesting ' season starts this Corning Will Furnish Employment for Hundreds of Men Sev- v . eral Weeks. Ice cutting season will be (started ir (Jmaha ; this morning at Car ter lake by the Lakeside Ice com pany ancHwill be followed in a few days by other companies, including the packers. This will offer employment to hundreds of men for a period of four to six weeks. Ice was reported as 104 inches thick at Carter lake yesterday morn ing, nearly one inch having been added last night, y The Lakeside company advised The Bee that 300 men will be want ed Friday morning at this com pany's plant, Thirteenth and Man derspn streets. Men are advised to wear overshoes and carry their din ners. The Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company is clearing snow from its area of Carter lake and is preparing tor the cutting season. , The temperature at Carter lake Tuesday night was 22 degress be low zero, as reported by the JLake side company. Swift and company expect to start cutting ice at their private lake, Ash land, Neb., next week. They will store more than 100,000 tons.' Ice 10 Inches Thick. The Cudahy Packing company, whose ice field is at Seymour lake, Ralston, will start this week to clear away the snow. They will pack more than sSO.OOO tons. Ice at this lake yesterday was, more than 10 inches thick. , . . . Armour and company will pack more than 55,000 tons of ice from Silver creek, Memphis, Neb., where ice is 11 inches thick. This company will start next week to clear the ice of snow. , : : ' The ice cutting season is nearly two weeks earlier than usual this year and ice men admit there will be no shortage of natural ice. Divorce Courts Two days after Leon W. 'Meeker married Frances Stranbinger,' Sep tember 26, 1919, Frances was told that he has a wife and child living in Detroit, Mich. She told him of her discovery and he admitted that it was the truth, she alleges in a pe tition for annulment of the marriage filed in district court. He became angry and threatened to kill her, she says. He immediately disap peared and she has not seen him since that time. ( Decrees of divorce were granted in divorce court by Judge Day to Emiele Fields from Henry; Clarence Porter from Maud; to Florence Crow frsm Donald; to Hilea QuackT enbush from Jesse; and to Doris Mc Mahon from F. P. McMahonall for alleged cruelty; to Mary Estep""from James and to Charles Walters from Blanche for alleged desertion, and to Bert Nies from Minnie for al leged cruelty. , ' : . Man Placed On Trial for Attempted Criminal Assault Joseph O'Hare was placed on trial before a jury, in District Judge Sears' court yesterday on a charge of attempted criminal assault. Bertha Anderson, 15 years old. is his alleged victim, SNYDER CLAIMS EFFORT TO CALM PASSIQNOFMOB Says His Address From Patrol Intended ! to Prevents Riot in Negro District. Ralph Snyder, according to his testimony yesterday, was not a con spirator against 'the life of Will Brown, the negro hanged bv the nob the night of September 2fc, but was a benefactor who sought to prevent bloodshed. Snyder is being tried by a jury in District Judge Redick's court on the charge ofconspiracy to commit the murder of Will Brown. Snyder admitted that he made a speech to the crowd from the top of an abandoned police patrol automo bile a few feet from the scene of the lynching and right after that event. He admitted that he made some of the remarks which W. J. Holtz, a prominent attorney, testified that he heard him make. "I did it to keep the crowd from starting a race riot at Twenty-fourth and. Lake streets," said Snyder. "After they had hanged Brown a lot of the fellows wanted to drag the ifody through the negro district. I Tot up on the top of the patrol wagon and begged them not to do it. T said, 'Al those negroes are armed. Don't go up there tonight. Wait till tomorrow and then go up."' Snyder denied that he told the crowd that "we have done a good job" and have "showed this nigger what a northern mob can do." Fred Seiss, who lives next door to Snyder at 3023 Larimore avenue, tes tified, that he was with Snyder all that evening and that Snyder did no conspiring against the negro. Moon Theater to Run on . New Big Time Policy Manager Ballantyn announces that from now m the Moon theater will book the biggest and best pro ductions the market affords. "It is our aim to give the people of Omaha the very best that can be had," declared Manager Ballan tyne, "while the new policy will en tail almost double the expense, frankly, I consider it a wise move. Omaha people are discriminating and I believe they will appreciate that this bigger and better picture idea in thjs theater has been made soleyrfor their interests." A small army of artists, decorators, carpenters and other workmen have been making a new stage set, install ing the newest thing in lodges (auto boxes they are called) and building offices for the executive and pub licity departments. These imprdve ments have been rushed at top speed the past 10 days and are new virtu ally complete. The auto boxes, four in number, have a seating capacity of twelve chairs each. "I don't believe there are any other auto boxes in the whole United States," said Manager Ballantyne. An entire new, stage set has been installed at an expense of about $1,000. A balustrade of imitation marble runs below the screen, while at the sides, two double pilasters, which support a massive Doric beam, form a beautiful frame for the pictures. One of the largest velour drape curtains in the mid west is drawn before the screen at each performance. . PUT CREAM IN NOSE -AND STOP CATARRH Brie) City News Tells How To Open Clogged Nos trils and End Head-Colds. You feel fine in a few moments. Your cold in head or catarrh will be gone. Your clogged nostrils will open. The air passages of your head will-kar and you can breath freely. No more dullness, headache; no hawking, snuffling, mucous dis charges or dryness; n struggling for breath at night. Tell your druggist you want a small bottle of Ely's Cream, Balm. Apply a little of this fragrant, anti septic cream in your nostrils, let it penerate through every air passage of the head ; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous mem brane, and relief comes instantly. It is just what every cold and catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed-up and miserable. SILKEN UNDERWEAR LESS THAN YDU COULD MAKE IT, SATURDAY UNION OUTFITTING CO. Sale-prices May Not Be Equaled Again for : Months to Come. A Wonderful Opportunity to Secure Christmas Gifts at Half Price. ' With the silk market on an upward trend, what woman can resist the exquisite loveliness of dainty underneaths, when she realizes that the sale prices at the Union Outfitting Company next Saturday are less than silk underwear of similar qualities can be purchased on the whole sale market today. There are many attractive styles in Teddy Bears, Night Gowns, Petticoats, Camisoles and Bloomers, prettily made from good quality satin and georgette crepe. The timely event is another evidence of the increasing Buy ing Power of the Union Outfit ting Company, and the fact that a large store located out of the High Rent District can give bet ter value in dependable mer chandise. No transaction is ever considered complete until the customer is satisfied. Have Root Print It Beacon Praia Taeama Ctoaawt Burs w-Ormaw Co, Daughter Is Born Announce ment was made yesterday of the birth of a baby girl to Mr. and Mra, Ernest L. Glover, Ml 2 Evans street. To Repuwter court Hou.se The county commissioners passed a reso lution to advertise for bids to re plaster the court house. Architect Latenser la preparing: the specifica tions on the other repair work to be done. 4 Peterson Funeral Service Fu neral services for. B. T. Peterson, 3S27 Cass street, who died at his home Monday, will be held from the N. P. Swanson undertaking par lors, 1625 Cuming street. Thursday afternoon at 2: SO. Burial will be In Prospect Hill cemetery. Insurance Expert Coming Dan J. Connel), manager of the Knights of Columbus information and em ployment bureau for soldiers, sailors and marines, 116 South Fifteenth street, has been notified by the rep-, resentative of the war risk insurance bureau will be In Omaha Friday to take up , matters of compensation and vocational training, Vioman Pursues Alleged Purse Snatcher From Car When Miss Fannies Perry oi the Child Saving Institute discovered that her purse had been stolen on a street car yesterday afternoon, her suspicions fell on Joe Batteman, who was preparing to leave the car. Batteman jumped off at Sixteenth and Howard streets and Miss Perry jumped off right ibehind him. She pointed him out -to Clark McGrew of the Emerson-Brantingham Im plement Co., who captured the man. According to the police, Batteman had Miss Perry's purse in his pocket when apprehended. McGrew held Batteman until detectives arrived from central station. Batteman was charged with larceny from the person. In the purse was $4.37. BUTLER SCORES GAR SERVICE 111 I EXTREME COLD Declares Street .Railway Com pany fs "Falling Down' Will Ask City Courjcil ' to Investigate. - ' " f City Commissioner Butler yester day declared the street railway com pany is falling down" badly on service during; the present cold weather. x - ; "Tuesday evening around 5 there were girls actually crying because of the cold as they waited for cars on Sixteenth street, between Dodge and Farnam streets," he said. "The street car company admits that it is not putting on any extra cars at all during the rush hour. This is evidently on the theory that the crowds are 'flattened out' by the closing hours fixed by the coal com mittee. ' "But these "orders are not being obeyed. Even in the Union Pacific headquarters building the office forces are working up to 5 p. m., as formerly and some offices are working until 9 p. m., I am told. "Besides, the Christmas shoppers keep the stores filled until 5 p. m., the closing hour. Then the whole crowd rushes for the street cars which were pitifully inadequate to carry the crowds, i "I know people who stood on Sixteenth street for three-quarters of an hour in the bittencold Tuesday night waiting for a car. The com- WOMAN FAINTS AS JUDGE REFUSES , DIVORCE DECREE Husband Testifies That She , Went to Dances Without Him. v Mrs. Helen Zepp fainted in -divorce court yesterday when Judge Troup refused; to, grant her a di vorce from Clarence Zepp. , Clarence Zepp, employed by the .Western Union Telegraph company, testified that Mrs. Zepp went to dances frequently without him. He said he followed her a number of times. She said he objected to their having children. Judge Troup also refused to grant a divorce to Mr. Zepp, who had asked it in a cross-petition. After the judge had expressed himself yvery strongly regarding a married ; woman going to (fences in stead or taking care of her child, he urged the warring pair to try to be reconciled. "You are shutting yourselves from happiness Just by foolish little irri tations and by a lack of mutual for bearance," said Judge Troup. "Try to overlook each other's failings. We all have our faults. Speak kind words when, perhaps, angry ones rise to your lips. You will be sur prised how 'a soft answer turns away wrath' and how a kind word by the husband brings two kind words from the wife. I believe you both really care enough to put this sort of living into action and mak- pany is making money for every car was packed to the doors." . Mr. Butler said he would bring the subject up , before the city council. ing your" married life happy once more." . Mrs. Zepp was carried from the court room when she fainted, but soon recovered. When she fainted on the witness stand last Friday she did not recover for half an hour. An unique feature is that Mrs. Zepp's parents, Harriett nd Jeffer son Harsch, were refused a divorce last week by District Judge Sears after -testimony had been taken for two days. Judge Scars said tit would "hang this case up on the nail" and await a reconciliation, Mr, and Mrs. Harsch testified in the divorce suit of the Zepps and Mr. and Mrs. Zepp testified in the divorce suit of the Harsches. Silver Prices to Reduce Coin Usage in Canada Ottawa, Ont., Dec 10. The high price which bar silver has been com manding in the metal markets of the world may necessitate a reduction of the fineness of the alloy from which, Canadian silver coins are struck, it was authoritatively stated here today. With bullion prices at the present level, there is too great a tendency to withdraw coins from circulation and melt them for commercial uses, it was said. TlllS MAY HELP YOU Home-Mixed Cough Syrup; Very Cheap, Very , J. Effective. Mrs. Joseph Meilleur, 445 Jeffcr- . son street, Tiffin, Ohio, writes: "I have used the Mentho-Laxena for colds. Must say I find it better than any cough syrup I have ever used yet I coughed night and day for a week. After I got the Mentho Laxene to use the coughing stopped in three days, etc." Just buy a 2 -ounce bottle of Mentho-Laxene (it is richly concen trated) and mix it with simple syrup, as per directions with 'bottle, and then you will have a whola pint of the finest, quickest cold, cough, and catarrh medicine you ever used, and no opiates or narcotics, either. Hun dreds of thousands of people now make their own medicine to avoid expense and uncertainty. -Adv. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. .0 Dr. H. Stark of the Scholl Manufacturing Co. Here Thursday and Friday Dr. Stark is a graduate footspecialist his advice will be absolutely free this is a service we are giving toWr customers and hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. 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