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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1920)
THE v BEE: OMAHA." FRIDAY. MARCH 26, 1920. THINK JEALOUSY BACK OF DEATH OF LAD AT ST. JOSEPH ; Envious Schoolboy Rivals Be lieved to Have Poisoned St. Joseph High School Athlete. i St. Joseph, Mo.. March 25. (Spe ,ciat.) Jealousy of schoolmates over rhii expected success in his tryout for the school track team is now be lieved by police to be the motive for yihf mysterious death of Raymond E. Waynes, 12-year-old son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Edward Haynes, here. 1' Raymond died Sunday night after a lingering illness of six days. lie ffwas to have competed for a place on this school track team a week ago Tuesday, but mysteriously took sick -that afternoon and lapsed into un consciousness. Tried to Dope Him. Schoolmates were known to !ie jealous of his ability as an ' athlere. Detectives working on the "rase believe some of them at .tempted to "dope'' Raymond, so jthftt he could not start in the field .competition. Following his sudden illness, .Raymond made a brave tight for ; life. But Saturday he began sink ling gradually. H Sunday morning, he lad rallied jknd was able to recognize his pa 'jjrents. He told them that "some ('of the fellows" had given him Something to drink out of a bottle. ;! Then his mind wandered and ISvithin an hour he was dead. A Hold Post-Mortem. J Dr. Forest Thomas, coroner, con ducted a post-mortem examination J of the body, and took the stomach :to Kansas City for chemical analy sis. Report of the findings is ex pected within a few days. j Meanwhile, detectives arc hunting the boys who arc believed to have j kiven the little athlete wood alco-?Eol. Dr. Emmett F. Cook, who at tended the lad, (stated that he is sat isfied the boy died of slow poison ing, probably wood alcohol. He said the lad became blind three days before his death, and. that only for a few moments during his rally Sun day morning, was he able to see. Indicate Wood Alcohol The post-mortem revealed that the right side of the brain was hard and inflamed, although the left side was normal. The heart was found greatly inflated, and the kidneys congested. These findings indicate wood alcohol poisoning, Dr. Cook said. A coroner's jury was called to view the body before it was buried Tuesday. An inquest will be held upon the receipt of the report of the Kansas City chemist from the ex amination of the stomach. Over The Political Fence Warrior Portrays I. W. W. for Luncheon of Concord Club Immediately following the luncheon of the Concord club at the Hotel Fontenelle yesterday, loud voices and scuffling were heard in the entrance to the Indian room. A dishevelled individual, hand cuffed, wearing a dirty army shirt and a cap pulled down over his eyes was thrust into the room by Sergt, 1 hestrup ot the police department J le began a typical I. W. W. speech The members gasped, but listened, Tfiev were soon readv to hiss. The "wobbly" quickly relieved liiinslf of his I. W. make-up and launched upon a speech on Amen conization that Drought the mem bers to their feet. The actor was C. E. Swayze, state chairman of the Northwest Warriors, and his part of the pro gram was in keeping with the work of the Concord club which this year is emphasizing Americanization work. Another feature of the luncheon was two readings given by Mrs, Edna Barncf. New President Chosen St Louis, Mo., March 25. Th Rev. 'Thomas F. Lavana, C. M president of the St. Louis prepara tory seminary, has been appointed president of the lit raul university Chicago, to succeed the Rev. F. X tictai)e, it was anonuncea nere to day. Father Lavajj formerly wa president of St. Thomas theological seminary at Denver. I To Meet the Sudden Attack of COLDS, GRIP OR FLU An old enemy is with us again, and whether we fight the enemy or a germ, we must put up a good light, and not be afraid. Grip or "Flu" runs a very brief course when the patient is careful, and if we keep the system in good condition and throw off the. poisons which tend to acculuate within our bodies, we can escape the disease. Remember the three C'ss A Clean Mouth, a Clean Skin and Clean Bowels. To carry off poisons from the sys tem and keep the bowels loose, daily doses of a pleasant laxative should be taken. Such a one is made of May-apple, leaves of aloe, root of jalap, and called Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Hot lemonade should be used freely if attacked bv a cold, and the patient should be put to bed after a hot mustard foot-bath. ; To prevent an attack of bronchitis or pneumonia and to control the 'pain, Anuria Tablets should be obtained at the drug store, and given vwy two hours, with lemonade. The Anuric Tablets were first dis jcovered by Doctor Pierce, and, as they flush the bladder and cleanse the ! kidneys, they carry away much of the poisons and the uric acid. ' 5 . The fever is diminished by the use of the Anuric Tablets, but in addition, the forehead, arms and hands may be bathed with water j( tepid), in which a tablespoonful of saleratus has been dissolved in jja quart. After an attack of grip or pneumonia, to build up and strengthen the system, obtain at the drug store a good iron tonic, called plrontie Tablets," or that well-known herbal tonic, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, made from roots and barks, without alcohol l i " No power on earth can halt the flight of time, but in spite of years you need not "grow old." It's all a matter of keep ing the body fit strong, vigorous and healthy so that it will arrest the effects of time. The approach of "old age" simply means the gradual decay of the body's organs and tissues. Keep the stomach, bowels, kver, kidneys, bladder, heart and lungs in good working order and Time's fingers will touch you lightly. At the first sign of breakdown, either physical or mental If slight exertion makes you tired, weak, nervous or irritable -if your appetite Jags, your digestion is poor, your sleep troubled and broken in short, if you find that you're losing' your punch" and "pep" and physical energy-begin the huilding up process at once by taking James O'Hara, candidate for the democratic congressional nomina tion in this district, injects a little spirit into the campaign by issuing a signed statement in which he re fers to John H. Hopkins, one of his opponents, as the protege and per sonal candidate of Arthur F. Mullen, national committeeman. '"Mr. Hopkins is a relative of Mr. Mullen," he state., "and Mr. Mullen got him a job as census enumerator, as deputy sheriff and also with the Federal Land bank. Mr. O'Hara alleges that Mr. Hopkins voted against a resolution of commendation at a meeting of the reception committee of De Valera. He promises that if elected he will do everything in his power to obtain recognition for Ireland and every other country similarly placed He adds that the supporters of Mr. Hopkins are saying many and varied things about him, one ot the charges being that he is a rank pro hibitionist." to which charge he pleads not guilty, asserting that he has declared himself publiciy on many occasions as being against prohibition and wishing it known that he voted against the prohibition amendment in 1916. All of the candidates who have filed for nominations as judges of the municipal court will be nomi nated aj the primary, April 20. This is explained by the fact that only six have filed and the law provides that six shall be nominated. From the six nominees three will be elect ed at the November election. Robert W. Patrick, George Holmes and Arthur E. Baldwin, the present in cumbents, have filed, and the other candidates are C. W. Britt, S. I. Gordon and Jlin L. Ibsen. t Nominations for the Metropolitan water board next month will mean election. There will be one re publican and one democratic nomi nee, so the real race for these ottices will be the primary contest. J. C. Dahlman and Frank A. Shotwell have filed' in opposition to C. R. Sherman and C. M. Wilhelm, who seek re-election. The election commissioner's of fice in the court house will be open until 9 Saturday night for the con venience of men and women who wish to register and for those who wish to revise their registrations. It is explained for those who may not know, that men and women Will be eligible to vote at the pri mary on April it they are i years of age on or betore that date and shall have been duly registered not later than April 9, when the regis tration books will be closed insofar as the April primary is concerned. The election commissioner is anxious that the women shall regis ter as soon as possible, to avoid a rush during the last days. Frank M. Dineen, 3S0S Hamilton street, has withdrawn his filing as democratic candidate for the state legislature. He hasdecided to let his filing for police judge. stand. Circular notices distributed yester day by the women's committee of the "dry democratic committee," of which Mrs. H. J. Bailey is the head. contain the following statement: Do you Know that the 'wet demo crats in Nebraska, under the leader ship of Arthur Mulleti, have nomi nated delegates to the national con vention whose sympathies are with the liquor interests? They are de claring tor Senator Hitchcock tor AD BARES ROW BETWEEN BANK AND BUILDERS Shafers and Geisclman of the American State Bank Air Their Differences. IMOD The Great General Tonic Nothing will restore your strength, renew your health and revive your spirits like this mas tar body builder. It reconstructs the decaying tissues by enriching the blood and tones up and Invigorates the entire system by stimulating the fllagg6h organs into normal activity. 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TARRY 249, Bet Building OMAHA, NEBRASKA Differences between officers of the American State bank and the American Bank Building company came to the surface this week when advertisement was published tating that the American State bank is in no way connected with the American Bank Buildine com pany, and is not responsible for anv ot the building company s acts or obligations. The advertisement was signed bv tne American State bank. ; "It is true that there is no- con nection between the bank and the building company." said M. F. Shafer, president of the bank build ing, but my brother, W. E. Shafer, tee president of the building com pany, and 1 own 53 per cent of the bank stock. "The advertisement was inserted by D. W. Geisclman, who owns only small portion ot the bank s stock, but who became vice president of the bank at the last directors meet ing, tieiselman knows he will be removed from office at the next board meeting and is attempting to torce.us to sell our stock. "We have made repeated attempts to buy his stock, but he won t sell. The American State bank will oc cupy the new building to be con structed by the American Bank Building company." Geiselman said the advertisement was placed with the sanction of the bank s directors. He would make no turther comment. A. G. Ellick, attorney for the American State bank, substantiated Mr. Geiselman's statement that the advertisement was used with the sanction of the bank's board of di rectors. The American Bank Building Co. had been advertising in a manner which might lead the public to be lieve that it was connected with the American State bank, he said, and the advertisement was inserted to protect the bank. Aero Club Incorporated By Omaha Service Flyers Atticles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state at Lincoln yesterday by the Omaha Aero club, which was organized by former army and navy air service men in this city last December. The capital stock authorized was $1,000. The activities of the club will be confined to the promotion of aero nautical science and practice in Omaha. George B. Thummcl was named as president of the organization. president, not because they expect to nominate him, but because of his avowedly wet policies." Thus the democratic row grows apace. The names of Irwin A. Medlar and Millard M. Robertson for state representatives, and David Cole, Charles L. Saunders and Charles V. Sears for atate senators, all republicans, were filed by petitions. Messrs. Robertson and Saunders have accepted the filings. The oth ers are yet to be heard from by the election commissioner. WVJ. Bryan will speak at Fre mont tomorrow afternoon and in the City auditorium here Saturday eve ning. He is duetto arrive at Lin coln todav. Officer Fifes Five Shots at Bandits Who N Flee In Automobile Patrolman Drift fired five shots at five men who escaped in a high powered automobile at 4:30 yester-i day morning after an attempt to enter the hardware store of C. C. Johnson, 6068 Military avenue. One of the men returned one shot at the officer, as the machine turned north on Sixty-first street. Drift declares he hit the car with several of his shots. The officer discovered four men in the alley to the rear of the hard ware store, hammering at the lock on the door. He hastened around the building to the front, where he saw an auto mobile with motor running and one man at thr wheel. Back to the alley he went, and commenced to creep up on the burglars. They saw him coming, hastened around the building, leaped into the car, and sped awav. 1'atrolman Drift fired after them, but the entire load escaped. Inves tigation by the officer and pro prietor of the store disclosed noth ing missing. Ban Put on Promenading In Halls of Central High "Yerbuiu sapientibus est satis." This Latin phrase was read to all Central High school students vesterday afternoon. Translated by Principal Masters, it is, "A word to the wise is sufficient." 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