THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 28, 1919.
9 LIBERTY BOND
THIEVES CAUGHT;
LOOT RECOVERED
Man Arrested in Los Angeles
, Had $53,000 Bonds Said to
Have Been Stolen in
New York.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Dec. 27. A man
fcivin; the name of Lec Julofski,
elias Leon Tules, wanted- by the New
York nolice on a charge of having
stolen $141,000 in Liberty Ijonds
from E. D Levinson & Co., 52
Broadway, New York, was arrested
here. Julofski, ac-ording to police,
had in his possession at the time of
the irrest $53,000 in bond..
Julofski was alleged to ' have
s.tatcd that h tore up the remainder
of the stojen bonds.
Julofski is alleged to have stolen
the bonds after they had been en
trusted to him for delivery at Mabon
& Co., 45 Wall street, New York.
Five Men Caught.
New York, Dec. 27. The arrest
cf Leo Julofski in Los Angeles was
coincident with the apprehension
here . of five more men alleged to
have been implicated In the disposal
of stolen Liberty bonds valued at
$141,000. A total of nine arrests in
the week, the pofice say, complete
the roundup of the band.
In New York $27,000 worth of
bonds have been recovered, which,
with the bonds said to have been
found' with Julofski, brings the total
value 'of bonds recovered to $80,000.
Of the $61,000 worth, yet to be ac
counted for, the police say they ex
pect to find $50,000 worth in the
vault of a local bank.
Solomon Julofski, a urothcr of
'lee, was otic tf the five arrested.
The oilier are William G. Harri
:nan, Charles Jublokoff, Arthur
Miller and David Benson. With the
exception of Benson, all the prison
rrs, who lire charged with grand
larceny, range in age from 17 to 24
The arrests followed information
supplied by Max J. Gallubier, ar
rested Friday at the federal reserve
hank while attempting to exchange
20 $1,000 bonds for 40 $500 bonds.
He was held in $25,000 bail for ac
tion by the grand jury.
Plans Arranged for
Pershing Reception .
In Omaha January 8
The Omaha reception committee
rt hich went to Lincoln to confer with
'General Pershing regarding his re
ception here returned last night. Gen
eral Pershing will arrive in Omaha
at 9 a. m January 8, according to
Col. J'. W. S. Wuest, a member of the
committee, and go directly, to Fort
Omaha, where he will spend the
morning inspecting the post,
t He will attend a public affairs
luncheon in the Chamber of Com
merce, and will make a short speech.
Following the luncheon he will be
driven about the city and later to
the Ak-Sar-Ben aerial maiLlanding
ceremonies marking the arrival of
the first aerial mail ship. Still later
,3n the afternoon he will receive
members of the American I egion.
A 6 he will dine either at the Omaha
or Athletic club.
In the evening he will be given a
great public reception at the Audi
. torium. ,
Germans Fail in First
Effort to Carry Out Pact
Paris, Dec. 27. The "supreme
council today received information
as to the result of the first meeting
between the German and allied mili
tary expert.! regarding arrangements
for the execution of the treaty of
' Versailles.
. It appeared on the first exchange
of views that the railroad material
c ffefled bv the Germans , for the
transportation of allied troops to
districts where plebiscites are to be
held, was considered insufficient by
the allied representatives.
The council ajso considered the
rature of the reply- to the Swiss
'memorandum concerning the entry
oi Switzerland into the league of
.nations. The council will reply to
the Swiss suggestion- that its entry
into 4he league be subject to certain
conditions. '
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Protective Order to Install
Officers on Friday Evening
Officers chosen by the Protective
Order of America for the ensuing
year w ill be installed Friday evening.
II. Staley was elected grand pro
tector; L. Rinehart. prelate; A. J.
Baslein, senior warden; A. E. Kim
ball, junior warden; J. E. Johnston,
'secretary; Lloyd Joljnson, treasuer;
L. Steinback, inner guard; G. Ryan,
outer guard and W. J. Chizuni, J.
writ and I. A corn trnste.es.
Murders Wife, Kills Self
'In Mother-ln-Law's Home
CrrMv r.oln. Dee. 27. Tohn Orr.
Saturday night killed his wite and
shot himself to death in the home
-of his brother-in-law, Frank Moore,
. ?t Dacona. about 29 miles from here.
Jealousy is believed to have been
'the motive. An official from the
sheriff's office here was sent to
Dacona.
V Orr slashcl his wife's throat from
ear to ear.
' Kirschbraun & Sons Give
Christmas Bonus to Men
Kirschbraun & Sons Creamery Co.,
Ninth and Dodge streets, Saturday
issued extra pay checks to all em
ployes who had eiven more than
a year's service. The amounts were
figured on a basis of 2 per cent of
annual salary' for one year's service,
up to IS pen cent for 10 year's sei-
James C. Kinslcr announces
thm removal of his law office to
Room 529. First National Bank
Building.
Telephone No.: Douglas 1591.
Bank Examiner Named
Assistant Cashier of
. The First1 Rational
s iff
( w
- G. M-. McCIerkin, national bank
examiner for Nebraska, has been
named assistant cashier of the First
National bank, - it was announced
yesterday. ' Mr. McCIerkin will as
sume his duties on January 1.
He entered the banking business
in 1912 as assitant secetry of the
State Savings and Trust company,
Texarkana, Ark., and continued in
this capacity until 1917, when he
resigned to accept the appo.ntmcnt
as national bank examiner, in which
position he has served until now.
"In securing the services of Mr.
McCIerkin the First National bank
is further advancing its policy in
increasing its organization to fully
meet with not only the present
Kolchak Surrenders
All Russian Command
To General Seminoff
Vladivostok, Dec. 27. (By The
Associated Press.) Kolchak, com
manding the all Russian govern
mental forces opposing the bol
sheviki in Siberia, has retired from
active cammand because of ill health
and has appointed General Seminofl
to' succeed as commander-in-chief
according to a message received
here by General ' Seminoff 's repre
sentative. The message, quoting Admiral
Kolchak's order, said:
"In order to unite all armed forces
fighting to make secure our political
organization, I name General Semin
off cammander-in-chief with head
quarters in the Irkutsk and -Trans-Baikal
Russian military districts.
All military commanders will sub
ordinate to him."
Hang Negro to Tree'
After Mob Secures
Body From Police
Wilmington, N. 'C, Dec. 27. A
negro named Green, charged with
the murder of R. M. Brown, a white
man, was. taken from the police
by a mob at Franklintcm, N. C, and
dragged two miles behind an auto
mobile and the body then hanged to
a tree. The officers were attempting
to rush their prisoner to Raleigh
for safekeeping. .
In the. fight with the 1110b the
negro escaped and was captured by
the crowd. ' . .
Brown, proprietor of a moving
picture tfieater, was shot to death
on the street.
Next Anarchist "Ark" May
Not Be Ready Very Soon
New York, Dec. 27. Heavy immi
gration is so taxing the facilities of
Ellis Island that officials expressed
doubt today whether there would
hi another concentration of anar
chists there in the near future for
deportation. .
During the last 48 hours some
8,000 immigrants have arrived in
port and today 1,168 were detained
at the island for further examina
tion as to their fitness for admission
to this country.
Anarchists confined at' various
cities awaiting deportation probaj
bly will remain there .for some time,
it was said, before arrangements can
be made for another "soviet ark."
There now are only about two
dozen anarchist case's at Ellis Island.
MAN WOUNDS HIS
SISTER-IN-LAW
AND KILLS SELF
t- i
Ruth Andrews Shot Twice in
Flight From Charles Ellis,
Who Ends Own Life
With Bullet.
York, Neb.. Dec. 27, (Special
Telegram.) Charles Ellis is- dead
and his sister-in-law, Ruth Andrews,
about 16 years old, is in the hos
pital seriously wounded".
Ellis went out in his yard Satur
day afternoon about 4 and fired two
shots at the girl. The first entered
the breast and the second the back
of the neck. Ellis then ran about 50
feet and turned the gun upon him
self, sending a bullet through the
brain in the center of the forehead.
Ellis is believed to have been
mentally unbalanced since he suf
fered an attack of Spanish influenza.
He bought a .32 caliber revolver
Saturday. Returning home, he threw
two letters down on a table. His
wife and sister-in-law were in the
room.
"You had better read these, for I
am going to kill myself!" he ex
claimed. . '
Ruth Andrews, unwilling to wit
ness the act, started to run from the
room and out of the house. He fol
lowed and began shooting.
Funeral of Frank W. Bacon
At Washington, D. C, Monday
Funeral services for Frank W.
Cacon, who died from injuries sus
tained in an automobile accident,
will be held in Rock Creek ceme
tery church, Washington, D. C.
Monday afternoon at 2. Rev. Sam-'
uel Green of Calvary Baptist church
will have charge of the services.
According to information re
ceived from Washington the acci
dent . which caused Mr. Bacon's
death, November 27, was not due to
speeding or losing control of the
machine, but by breaking a drag link
which controls the steering wheel
when the car struck a bump on, a
mountain curve.
Hang Up Grocer While
They Loot His Safe
New York; Dec. 27. Four rob
bers entered a grocery store bound
Vincent Statarsier. the proprietor,
hand and foot and hanged him by
the neck from a wall-bracket while
they looted his safe and cash reg
ister of $418. A little girl, sent to
the store on an errand, saw the
body suspended and notified the
police. The man was alive when
cut down. After regaining his
breath he closed his store and went
home.
C. H. Rasmussen, Resident
Of Omaha Since 1867, Dies
Pliarlps Vf Rasmntspti 79 VMrS
old, who came to Omaha in 1867,
died at 7:25 last night at his resi
dence, 812 South Nineteenth street
He leaves two daughters, Rheta E.
and May E., and a son, Edwin H.
Rasmussen. The funeral will be
held Tuesday from the Rome, burial
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
COFFEE
Monday and Tuesday We Will
Offer 1,500 Pounds of
Bulk Coffee at
33c Per Pound
Take advantage of this
exceptional sale price.
' H. H. Harper Co.
17th and Howard Sts.
East End Flatiron Building.
COFFEE
FOR RENT
TYPEWRITERS
All Makes
Special rates to students.
CENTRAL
TYPEWRITER
EXCHANGE
D. 4121. 1905 Farnam St.
WHY PAY MORE?
Our Low Prices Are for the Best Quality.
Round Steak
19c
Best Creamery
Butter
65c
Pure Leaf
Lard
262c
Pork Chops
Fresh Made
Corned Beef
15c
Good Bacon
2234C
' Purity Nut
Oleo
27c
Comp. Lard
27i2c
Sirloin Steak
19c
Oysters, Quart
60c
Fresh Made
Pickled Pork
15c
Good Breakfast
Bacon.
32y2c '
Corn-Fed
Beef Boil
9V2c
Pure Rendered
Lard
29c
Best Chuck
Steak
172c
Pork Sausage
19c
Sauer Kraut
4 lbs. for 25c
Sugar Cured
Skinned Hams
2334C
Mail Orders Filled at Above Prices.
OMAHA MARKET
MIS SOUTH 16TH STREET. J
"Liberty Girls" at
The Gayety Full of
. Comedy and Color
Jack Conway and the Liberty
Girls in "Manless Isle" is a laugh
able musical melange at the Gayety
theater. "Irish Jack" is unques
tionably the feature of the perform
ance with his abundance of -native
wit. He is ably assisted by Vie
Plant and Izzy Cohen and the com
bination' of comedians brings con
tinuous laughs.
Monica Redmond, the prima
donna, appears in frequent changes
of the latest creations of the Paris
modistes. Helen Stuart as a 'man
nish" reformer plays the character
parts in an exceptional manner.
Pauline Harer, in the souhrette role,
has a pleasing voice in.lier chorus
numbers. , .
The stage settings are exception
ally elaborate as are the costumes of
the chorus and principals.' The nu
merous scenes give ample oppor
tunity to shoy the gorgeous display.
The Runaway Four, in a specialty,
is unquestionably the hit of the
show. A quartet of male singers and
dancers par excellence were repeat
edly encored. ,'
For the benefit of the holiday
crowds the Sunday and New Year's
matinees will start at 3. ,
The original Gayety midnight
show will be held New Year's night.
Old man Johnson promises some
novel stunts never before seen in
Omaha and reports that already
there has been a large demand for
seats.
Stolen Automobile Stands
On Street for Two Days
Arthur Keeline's $5,000 automo
bile, stolen from Twenty-fourth and
Farnam streets Christmas eve, stood
at Fifteenth and Farnam streets two
days. Saturday night a friend of
Keeline recognized the car and tele
phoned him. The car was badly
damaged.
No report for Keeline's car ap
pears on the "auto squeal" book at
Central police station, though Kee
line says he reported the loss Thurs
day night.
Brief City News
Have Knot I Tint It Beacon Press
Tacmnn Cleaaert Burgu-lirandn Co
James O. Kinsler has remoYcd
his law office to Room 529 First Nat.
Bank Bktg.
KeoowTs l"rora Illness Chief
Deputy. County Attorney 'Raymond
Coffey Is back in his office after a
week's illness with tonailitis. ,
To Initiate Candidates Omaha
lodge No. SS4, I. O. B. B.. will in
itiate a large class of candidates at
2 p. m. at Crounse hall. Election of
officers will be held.
Iersonnl 'injnry Suit Victoria
Filipowskl sued the Central Taxicab
company in district court for $5,000,
alleging she was injured when a
taxicab in which she was riding
struck a tree, near Lake Manawa
park, August 24, .1919.
Retail Grocers to Meet The
postponed meeting of -the Retail
Grocers' association will be held
Tuesday night. Six directors will be
elected at this meeting. An 01a
fashioned lunch will be served and
arrangements made for the annual
dinner of tho organization.
Passes Dental Examinations Dr.
Walter Becker, graduate of Creigh
ton Dental college, class of 1919,
and at present a student of medi
cine at Nebraska university, has re
turned to Omaha after having suc
cessfully passed the state dental
boards of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Suffers Fractured Wrist Mrs.
Clement Chase. Omaha society wom
an, sustained a fracture of her left
wrist when she slipped and fell on
an icy walk near Twenty-fourth and
Farnam streets yesterday morning.
She was taken to Clarkson hospital,
where Dr. J. B. Summers attended
her. Later she was removed to her
home at the Blackstone hotel.
Ex-Soldiers Need Jobs Mrs. Ma
bel Walker, manager of the Cham
ber of Commerce employment bu
reau, has appealed: to employers of
the city to help solve the returned
soldier employment problem. More
than 50 returned soldiers are m aire
need of positions, she said. She also
announced there were a number of
farm jobs, paying good wages, not
yet filled. ,
Ad League to Meet Mabel War
ner Rugg, character analyst, will
give an actual demonstration on one
of the members of the Advertising
Selling league of Omaha at the meet
ing of that organization tomorrow
evening at 6 at the Hotel Fontenelle.
Andrew Hartt, agency supervisor for
the American Live Stock Insurance
company, will speak on the "Es
sentials of an Insurance Salesman."
W. O. W. Will Meet The Welfare
committee of the V. O. W., repre
senting members of Omaha and Ne
braska camps opposed to the pro
posed increase in assessments, will
hold a meeting at Druid Camp hall,
Twenty-fourth street and Ames ave
nue, Monday night at 8 to discuss
the plan. Claud Wilkinson of Se
dalla. Mo., and Charles Keller of
St Joseph will address the meeting.
Seven Knlist in Anny Seven
Omaha young men enlisted in the
signal corps at the local army re
cruiting station and left for the
training school at Camp Vail, N. J.
They were Vernon R. Orr, Max A.
Erlckson, Paul M. Bain, Bryan W.
Winkler, Paul II. Henning, Paul
Johannsen and Palmer Johnson. At
the school they will be given the
opportunity of learning any one of
15 trades.
Stephenson Funeral Services E.
K Stephenson, BO years old. 1619
North Twenty-third street, who died
Wednesday at his home, will be
buried at 2 this afternoon. The
services will he conducted in the
Dodder chapel, Twenty-third and
Cuming streets. ' Burial will he in
West La-n cemetery. Mr. Steph
en -on was a carpenter. He is sur
vival by his wife, Mrs. Albertine
Stephenson.
Cabinet Maker Dies Andrew An
derson, 61 years old,a cabinet mak
er in the employe of Orchard &
Wilhelm company for about 14
years, died suddenly yesterday at
his. home, 1613 Cass street, from a
complication of diseases. Mr. An
derson's wife died several years ago,
and he is survived by two sons, Carl
and Emil, and one daughter, Olga.
Funeral services will be held Monday
'afternoon at 2 from the N. P. Swan
son chapel, 1625 Cuming street.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn ceme
tery. Will Continue Drive for
Bellevue Endowment Fund
Plans to reopen Bellevue college
either next fall or a year from next
fall were discussed at a meeting of
the college board of directors. ,The
directors decided to continue the
drive for a $250,000 endowment fund.
To Dance Out Old Year.
A formal dance will he held New
Year's Eve at the University club,
with a buffet lunch served at 11.
Dancing will commence at 8:30, ac
cording to the announcement cards,
and end some time next year. Res
ervations are now being made.
Mail D isposition Is '
Expedited Under New
Post Office Ruling
Fostiuaster Fanning has received
from the Post Office department an
order which will expedite the disposi
tion of second, third and fourth class
mail matter which may be undeliy
erable at the office of address.
The sender may take advantage
of this innovation by inscribing a
pledge similar to the following, di
rectly below hiS return card in the
upper left hand corner .
"Postage guaranteed for forward
ing or return."
' The new order applies to news
papers, printed matter, parcel post
packages and other mail within the
three classes mentioned.
Postage due stamps will be added
when mail is returned or forwarded
under this new plan, which becomes
effective at once.
The present plan is to notify the
sender and request that he shall
forward a prescribed amount of
postage to return or forward the
undelivered article.
Fort Omaha Soldiers
Stage Snow Battle
on Parade Grounds
Snowballs, iceballs and fists with
snowballs, in them flew fast and
furiously this morning at Fort
Omaha, when "White" and '.'Red"
armies clashed m a three-hour bat
tle on the parade ground.
The ninth, fourteenth and twenty-seventh
balloon companies were
the "Reds," and the twelfth, seven
teenth and twenty-fourth companies
composed the ."White" forces. The
"Reds" were white with snow and
the "Whites" were red with blood
when the armistice was signed.
Trenches were stormed and de
fended, snow was hurled by hand
and with specially constructed ma
chines and the battle was directed
from observation balloons floating
high overhead. Motion picture oper
ators were on hand and .the entire
affair was filmed.
Will Make Improvements
In the Hotel Henshaw
J. If. Keenan, manager ol th
Hotel Henshaw, yesterday
nounced that plant had been com
pleted for changes in the service de
partments which will make the
place one of the best equipped and
most up-to-date in the country. V
The changes will include tbe re
moval of the grill room, and the
construction of a ladies' rest and
tea room, which will be luxuriously
furnished in restful colors. , w '
The lobby and hotel kitchens will
be remodeled.
The cafe, which is finished in
solid mahogany, will be retouched,
but otherwise unchanged. Dinner
music and dancing will be continued
and cabaret features in the .future
will be of the highest order, ,
Annual Banquet of Ohio s'
Society to Be Held March 1
Members of the Ohio society of
Omaha met yesterday at the Cham
ber of Commerce for luncheon, and
elected J. J. Dodds, president;
Charles E. Williamson, vice presi
dent, and Miss Verda E. Williams,
secretary and treasurer, for the com
ing year.
March 5 was fixed as the data fof
the great annual banquet of tht
Ohio society, which will be held at
the Hotel Blackstone. An interest
ing incident of the meeting was tht
announcement by W.W, Slabangh
that he had received three buckeyei
from Norman Kuhn, one of the old
est members of the society, now i
California.
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Pan-Hellenic Society HoM
Annual Reunion and Elects
Nearly 100 members of tha Pan
Hellenic society made up of Greek
letter sorority members, met at tht
annual reunion and luncheon of tht
society in the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday,
Mrs. Sam Reynolds, president tot
the last two years, presided. Tht
following officers were elected for
the coming year: President Mrs.
Robert McCague, Vice President :
Mrs. Charles Wright and Secretary
and Treasurer Mrs. Anan Raymond.
ONE MINUTE
STORE TALK
"Never saw such se
lections "J"o such
values in all Omaha!"
"Your sale Is the one
worthy the name!" to
register all the fine
things well dressed
women are sa y i n g
about this event wonld
fill pages of a news
paper. ARB YOU MAKING
THE MOST OP IT?
"JOHN A. SWANSON. Pres.
:V7M. L. HOLZMAN, Trer. ..
Monday-With Renewed Energy
And Determination to Make a Clean
Sweep, We Continue the
Our Entire Stock of Thousands of Women's and Misses'
WMter Cosills, SuUs and Dresses
(DM
"Stwt lid C
I 200 Georgette j V f
t Blouses i C.
I ' FLESH AND SUIT SHADES ' j S f?Ti
One-Half Off j lk
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rpHE extraordinary se
lections involved in
this sale our entire
stocks of Women's coats,
all suits and every dress in
the house makes a sell
ing event without prece
dent, because every sec
tion of this store has been
featuring assortments
three to ten times larger
than heretofore. And
every garment goes at
just one-half our regular
lowest-in-the-city prices.
All Girls' Coats and Furs at
One-Half Off
All Women's Fur Coats, Fur Sets
and Scarfs, One-Fourth Off
As the object of this sale is complete clearance,
we must observe the following rules of sale:
All Sales Final No C. O. D.sNo Approvals
( No Refunds No Returns
A Small Charge for Alterations
AS HERETOFORE
COMPARE OUR
VALUES.
- C OKRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOME.'J
