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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1920. s i J V NEGRO PORTER SAVES LIFE OF MAN HIT BY GAR Lifts Automobile With One Hand and Pulls Out Accident Victim With ; Other WomanDrtoer Escapes. ; W.' C. Tmpson, agedand very in firm. 12 North Main street, 'Council , Bluffy is suffering fVom injuries that iiay prove fatal, He was rug ' dow by a Eprd car, driven by a woman with another woman as a ' companion. They only stopped long enough to permit the injured man 1o be dragged from, beneath their car and then drove away without disclosing their identity. They ap peared to be farm women. The accident happened at the troon hour oh North Main street less than 100 feet from the Broadways inter section. Impson had started across the street th the Jones grocery to get a loaf of bread and had raached the middle of the street. In at tempting to dodge an approaching car he stepped directly in front of the one driven by the -women. The car was moving slowly, but the woman had no chance of avoiding the accident. The aged man wayta. livve t0 do it; dragged several feet before the x:ar was stopped with the front wheels resting on his hest. A dozen people saw the accident, but Leon, "Dolly" Thomson, negro , iiorter employed at the Cowles cigar1 store, was the first to give as sistance. He isa ginnt. in strength and lifted the lford car ars if iuwas a baby buggy, vlo onecame to his aid, andfJiolding the weight of the -car with 'bne hand he dragged the man out'with the other, then, pick ing him up in his arms, Carried him to his rooms upstairs, Dr. Kelly found no booties broken, but said the man was' dange.rous.ly hurt. Mr. Impson passed his 78th birthday anniversary last Saturday. He has been iil for a long tinfe .ind is one of Dr. Kelly's patients. One eye is blind and he is very frail. The women appeared greatly dis tressed and apparently .did not realize they were violating the law by driving away. The license num " ber of the car has been obtained. New Price Lists Will Announce Big Cut in v ' t Woolen Textiles t'li Ira jo Tribune-Omnlia B? Ltaaed Wire. Philadelphia, June 18. Philadel phia textile mills today began pre paration of new price lists -under which woolen cloth will be- sold at reductidns ranging as high' "Ss SO cefts a yard. v This resulted from the big break inraxy woplen markets, and means, it is believed by cloth manufacturers, .that next fall's clothfng for both men and women will be .cheaper. With a large percentage of weav ing and spinning,mi!Is shutting down, or operating on barttimon account of heavy cancellation of orders by buyars and large quantities of fin ished cloth which has been held by speculatorscoming into the market at less 'than cost prices, the, market is in a state of stagnation, and heavv. i -t . , , losses nave oeen susiainea. Price reductions which are being made by manufacturers range from . 5 cents to SO cents a yard on cloth.j depending on its quality, and will reach the' consumer this fall. G. 0. P. Nominee Sends Message to Nebraska; All Isms Are Barred - . ' J" V' Washington, D. C, Jun 18. (Special, Telegram.) Senator War ren, G. Hflrding, republican rorfiinee fop president; sent a message to Ne braska, through Representative A. W. Jefferisof Omaha, who called upon the, nominee today. iThe sen ator saicf: "1 want yon to tell them that there is to be up stahdpatism or any other ism. I , am going to handle the ques tion in a broad American wav and will deal in that manner with all cirsses of republicans." I Mr. Jefferis starts for Nebraska by motor with Jus family tonight and - expects ' to arrive there -the latter j- art of next week. Representative Kinkaid left here Thursday for his district and Reprcsenja jve Mc Laughlin 'plans to start nxt Mon day by motor for Nebraska. Craw ford Kennedy of Lincoln will ac company his party. " , Referendum Arguments Must Be FiTed Next Month Lincoln, June 18. (Special.) Arguments to be published in con nection with referendum? on any low will have to be filed with the secretary of state not later than the second Monday in Julv and those in opposition to (the law by. the fourth Monday of the. same month. These, with the title of the law under discussion, must be mailed to trie voters 55 days before the tlef tion, vhiHi this yar would mecn Sep tember J. - r . ; .' Should the supreme cbttrt "decide that, the entire co4e. bill iruist'bc printed in connextio with the refer endum, it will ne impossJbtc to do that in time which is 'now? left. If! the referendum on the ratification of the prohibition amendment, the fact thaj the United Statis supreme courlh has decided that ft is not a matter for a referendum, puts a vote Ten that proposition out of the ques tion. ; N "War Chest". Eihptied. ' Fremont. Neb., June' l&Spe cial.) Dodge county's "xfrar chest," filled with $100,000 dilring thenar, has -been emptied. The remainder .'of the. fund, $4,000, has bein paid into the, treasury of the fund tor , the relief of the Near Easi The affairs of the defense council and War. Chest league i-e being wtound lp by J. Howard Heine, treasurer, Quake Rocks Los Angeles . Los Angeles Cal.. June 18. Pwntor-i buildings were shaken today at 2:15 a. m. by a slight earth . quake. No damage was reported. POLICE BELIEVE 'PADDY THE BEAR' MURDERED FOR $30 Work on Theory That Gang ster Was Kilfed by Ope of Own Followers. x - v Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Iaal Wire. Chicagti, June ''Taddy the Bear" Ryan who was yesterday slain in the grimy.purlieus of his.own ter ritory is now thought to have been killed for $30. This is the conclusion of the police wh6have been trying to unravel the. maze of gangster feuds, labor war enmities, xy-ildcat whisky running, thefts, assaults and holdups in which Ryan was involved, seeking sonte loose end upon which they might work. " 1 - The theory that the "Bear" was bumped off in connection with the assassination of Edvard J. Colemaii, labor unitn czar, has been aban doned.f The detectives believe' the "Bear" was murdered by an utidcr: strapper in hisNown gang of wagon thieves, whisky runners' and "boost ers," who had ( been "shorted" by Ryan of not "more than $30, his promised pay for several night,' work as driver of a car or wagon used itf distributing thousands of dollaraWorth of stolen whisky. When "the Bear" was dying from the four bullets in his abdomen, he cursed his didn't slaver and said think thj damned rat i:aa COUNTRY BOARD CANNOT ALTER GENERALITY Attorney- General Defines Powers That Can Be Exercised in Equal- izing Taxes. The- notice are seatchmK for a rh.-.tiffrur and wacon driver various- Iv known, as "Squirrel," "Nosey.' "Nuts" and ' "Brainy," the last in gentle irony, who worked three nights, with a light truck, transport ing stolen whisky for "the Bear" and who bad been promised $10 a night for the work. The slayer of Ryan dronned his can as he fled, and it corresponded with one worn by IhtA "Squirrel, who is missing troni nis usual haunts. His slimy record and numerous aliases fill several pages Sin the records ot the jail, nouse oi correction andsBndexvell workhouse. Raise $50,000 Fund Tb Start Search for Child's Kidnaper ( Norristown", Pa., June 18. A fund (which. - it is hoped, will ap picximate $50,000 is being raised by friends of Mr. and Mrs George H. Coughlin, to conduct a nation wide search for their U'lnonths-oid baby, who was stolen on JuTie 2, and for the apprehension f the kidnapers. Three Norristown men announced today they would contribute $4,000 each -to the, fund and "a number of others subscribed smaller amounts. It is plamied to offer a large re ward for the return of(the child and to employ a big force of -detectives in an effort to run down the ab ductdrs. : ' . ' , Local authorities, private detec tives and state police renewed their serA today for the missing child. Thy also were exerting every effort to run dowithe writer (of several letters" signed ."The Crank who swindled Mr. "TCoughlin out of $12,000 by claiming he 1 od little Blakley' JmhL that he would, be re-turned-upon payment of that s,um. Charles -A: Eller, chief " of the Norristown', police, -said today he was positive "The .Crank" h:.d noth ing whatever to do .with the kid naping. ' v 1 , . Chsdron Plans Big Time . " . At Installation of Elks 'Chadron, Neb., June , 18. (Spe cial.) Chadi'on will put on gala appearance next Tuesday when an Elks lodge will be installed. All stores fvill be dfecorated in purple and white, Elk colors. Prominent men from all section of the state will take part irt the exercises. 1 s ' United States Marshal James C. Dahlman ,jot Omaha, former, rest dents of this city, will take part in the exercises. Judge, Patrick of Omaha.-also a former resident wil! be one of the speakers. Frank,E. Green, president of the state associa tion, will be in charge. : Andrew A. Morrissey, phief justice of the supreme court, will deliver an address at the festivities. After the installation a special train will take Chadron Elks and members of the lodge who assist in the installation to Alliance to attend the state meet ing of the organization. f Federal Agents Find Corn x Whisky in Raid in Iowa Plattsmouth, Neb., June 7r (Special.) A raiding party headed by Lieut. Murray of the federal en forcement office at Washington and Federal Agent Sumner "Knox, swooped down upon a fnoonshitte plant at the farm of George Free man, five miles southeast of here, on the Iowa, side of the. river, and confiscated 20 gallons of ' corn whisky "hidden in the bedroom Of the owner, as well, as barrels in a nearby shed containing over. 100 gallons : of mash and corn syrup used in manufacturing whisky. They failed to locate the still.( " r . At several other suspected, places small amounts of liquor were found. The officers presented search war rants at the Perkins restaurant in Pacific Junction (Iowa) and the homes jof two farmers where no liquor was found. t 1 1 t 1 Plattsmoutrt Soldiers' Home Packed House at Benefit Plattsmouth, Neb., June 18. (Special.) The initial performance of the American , Legion cabaret minstrel snow was given in the Par mele tticater here before a packed house, netting upwards of $500. The show is given under the direction of Percy. Field of nis city, an ex show and minstrel manj and is said to be the best local performance ever given in the city. Funds real ized from the show will be used to assist in building a legion memorial club home. , , . , . Alleged Pickpockets Held. Three alleged pickpockets were, arrested at the union statipn yester. day by detectives.' The meir gave Uheir names as James XfcCormick and Harry A. Thomas) of San Fran- ciscoi and James Taylor of Los An ucles.' .) . , v - Have Roof Press. AUy. Trlot t Beacon Lincoln, Xeb., June 18. (Special.) A county board has no right to raise or lower the general assessment made by the precinct assessors of the county on real estate, according to an opinion given by Deputy At torney General J. B. Barnes. The req'itcst forvan opinion was put up to the attorney generaj's office by Sec retary Osborne of the state board of f ((rlalization because of the fact that one county assessor raised the as sessment 50 tier cent aud the comity board lowered the assessor's fig ures VIY2 per cent. . The opinion of the attorney 'gen craj is as follows: , "In answer to your letter of June 18- 1920 in which you ask if the county board, sitting as a board of equalization, can make and pass an order directing the county clerk to loyfeT or raise the assessment as re turned by the precinct assessors of the entire county, we inform you that it is the opinion of this depart ment that in the first instance the assessors make the assessment 'and, fix the assessment valuations. The county board of equalization can equaTize the assessment as between individual .property owenrsand as between the different preciitcts 'or parts of the county, but the county board has no jurisdiction to raise or lower the general assessment made by the assessors of the real estate of the whole county. That is the province of the state board of equalization aud this is 'done in equalizing the assessment , of real estate between the several counties in the tate. City Park Foreman -Outmaneuvers Cop And Evades Arrest. Dean Noyes, foreman of the city park department,last night escaped1 the watchful eye of Motorcycle Po liceman George Emery and evadeu arrest by strategy. . Noyes was driving his car near Florence boulevard and Ames ave nue, and saw Emery waiting for vic tims who were driving past without the necessary glow from the tail lights of their automob.iles. Sud denly recalling that the light on the back of "His car had burned out, Noyes stopped his car and put a lighted cigaret which cast a faint llght beside the burnt-out bulb. Then, he drove )ast the officer to tnc garage where he hail a new light in stalled. "And he had the nerve to come back and tell me about jt after warefs," Emery said. - Big Valuation Increase.' Fremont, Neb., June 18.' (Spc cial.) Dodge county's actual valu ation has increased from $50,000,000 in 1919, to $70,008,000 this year, ac cording to the refiort of County Assessor John O'Connor. Fre mont"sactuai valuation is $6,500,000 for both real estate and personal property, the assessor finds. '. Negro Held as Thief. Thomas Dunlap, ' negro janitor, 420 South Thirteenth street, was ar rested by detectives yesterday and is being held for investigation. J-unlap was trying to dispose of two cameras, believed to iiave been stdlcn, at a Douglas street pawn shop, police say. . . GlowingTribute Paid To Jackson and Lee By General Pershing C'hlrafo TrllMine-OnmhaHfe Leaned Wire. Lexington, Ky., June 18. The lieart, of the old south opened here today to receive Gen. John , J. Per shing at .the tomb of Gen. Robert E. Iee, Memorial chapel. Gen. Per shing Jaid a wreath upon the re cumbent statue of Lee, while aged, gray clad veterans stood at atten tion beside khak-i clad sons and grandsons who bore Oljr Glory for ward on the battle fields of France. In a brief, eulogy' the general re minded his audience that Gen. Lee had- gone-down in history .as one of the- world's greatest generals and Christian genilerueu. He exhorted Americans to emulate Lee's charac-, ter and ,life in war and in peace. From the toinl) fei-Lce, Gen. Per shing, his staff, confederate vet erans and world war veterans pro- receded in line of march to the tomb Lof Gen. -Stonewall Jackson. With bared heads and with steel gray eyes aglow, Gen. Pershing paid a tribute to the great military Strategist. He mentioned the fact that Gen. Jack son's military tactics are studied throughout the world and expressed his pleasure to be. able to pay a tribute to -tie great soldier and Christian gentlemen whomMcKin-ley- so admired and upon wjion the world looked with admiration and awe. Held for Reckless Driving. ' Bob Campbell, 401 Williams, was arrested last night charged with in toxication and reckless driving, when, his automobile collided rwith a car drivdn by1 Mrs. G. F.AYeigend, 264-' Capitol avenue, near Thirtieth street 'and Ames avenue. Both cars were Jiadly damaged. . Fremont Man Is Killed " In Fall From Elevator Fremont,' Neb., June 18. (Spe cial Telegram.) James Haughn, 64 ytars bid, was killed last "uight a! the Nye-Schneider-Fowler elevator here, when he fell 70) feets into a tank. He was Unmarried. Wabash Engineer Killed. William Rogers, 57 years old, vet eran Wabash engineer, living at 19J0 South Sixth street, Council Bluffs, was ernkhed to death when his lo comotive was derailed and over turned near Silir City, Ia.,ycster day. Sob Drink Staiid. II. T. DeBolt's refreshment stand, 5362 NorthTwenty-seventh street. yas broken into Thursday night and a quantity of candy, chewing gum aud tobaCco stolen according to a complaint made, to tk police last night. Retired Naval Officer Dies After Long Illness Annapolis, Md., June 18. Com modore Theodoric Porter, U. S. N retired, died at the naval hospital here after 'an illness of four months of oernicious anaemia. He wasa son of the late Admiral David D. Porter; was graduated from the naval acedmy in the class of 1870 and was transferred to the retired list in 1908. He was 74 years old. , South Side Brevities Bag Stolen From Auto, A traveling bag belonging to Mrs. James Srum of Shelby, Ia and con taining two dresses, Other wearing apparel, and toilet articles, was stolen from an automobile parked near Sixteenth an Douglas streets, vesterdav afternoon. Sug, thre pounAa of It, allritd hav been stolen from hln employ?. Worm A Co., coat Juaeph Dopa It p vouiid In South Side pollca court yeaUr X hav In tranalt Pennsylvania Beran ' ton bard coal (or liaaa burner and furnace uae. l'liohe ua your order before It la all none. Harding Coal company. Phone Mouth 33. Fined in South Ride police, court yeatar day 1 100 for llleital poaaeaalon of liquor, JoH.-pli llaauka,- ftroi-er. 6604 South Twen. tleth alreet, la now held by federal au tliurltlex (or alleged Illegal manufacture ot ltuuor. Dealre ro be warm lnalde and out durlnif (he Huilden cool wove whlch"awooped down on Omaha Thuraday. Oscar Dickey ol Council Hluffa. paraded South Side etweti in a bl(t, fur overcoat. Police accotleil Mm concerning hie unaeaaonable wearlna apparel njict fuund him Intoxicated. tin -a fined lie. , CASH RAISING REFRIGERATOR SAt.K. We have an overstock of refrigerator which we muMt move. We have jut out' entire etock of refrlgeretore on aate at S per cent off of our caah price. Our caeh prtce now la 16 per cent lower than ather atorea. Come In and make your election while he atock of aliea la complete. Koutaky-Pavllk company. One-Minute Store Tal!( "Why, I thought that lightweight Suits only cuna in light color, and hero I tee every (hade in every weave and more pattern than I ever thought of in a heavier uit," exclaimed a cus tomer on hi first visit to our tropical clothes sec tions. , s JOHN A. SW ANSON. Pres. Drexel's v Children's Slippers .... VV UH sM , GREATER v NEBRASKA ' 11 HAS THE vJV f GOODS . i i i. 1 I 9 Qhina Splits, Sennets, - ? LVv Wd,,' fI "' ''1 t::. WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.: SHOP EARLY CLOSE CLOSES AT 6 P. M. SATURDAYS OTHER DAYS 5 P. M. of Simiiieir Coinafort At Cool Clothes Headquarters Light, dainty and cool, Fatent Leather, W h i t'e Canfas, Black and Tan Calf Strap Slippers to fit all sizs and age& Bring the children, in Saturday. We have a'spe cial department for. them, with special salesmen to see that they are properly fitted. Patent -Leather at t h e followihgrices: v Sizes 2 to S $2.50 Size & to 8 . $3L25 V Sizes to 11 . ;" $4.00 ' - . ' Sizes - to $5.00 2 ' Sizes 2W to 7 ' Without Straps $6.50, D rex el Shoe, Go. . 1419 Farnnm St. Straw Hat JLeaders Enjoy the little treat of choosing your straw from the biggest show ing in the middle west.' Panamas, Bangkoks, Leghorns, Balliluks, Shina Splits, bennets, Porto Ricans. Prices range S2.50 to $10 REAL Clothes Service-that's the Greater Nebraska idea, and it is emphasized in our superb collection of the cool clothes men want these blistering hot summer days. There's another, side to this coo clothes subject today next Fall cloth ing prices will be higher and a Summer Suit will help conserve a heavier .weight for future wear. PALM BEACH SUITS $15.00 to.$35.00 COOL CLOTH SUfTS v $1.00 to $30.00 TROPICAL WORSTED. SUITS $35.00 to $50.00 - SHANTUNG SILK SUITS $25.00 and $35.00 PONGEE ILK SUITS $25.00 and $35.00 , COOL MOHAIR SUITS $18.00 to $35.00 Superbly Styled Summer Clothes Finely , Designed and Tailored No need to compromise on "near style" and "near workmanship" in a Summer Suit not when Greater Nebraska is featuring quality and character in featherweight suits atprices " positively. lowest in the city.- Compare. 3 Thg Master Hand-Tailored Clothes of America y Unquestionably thd finest clothes made ,are produced' by the makers of the clothes we sell. 'Not because we sell them, but because you're going to wear them and find it out for yourseii. V The House of Kuppenheimer, Hickey-Freeman, Society Brand, Fashion Park and a score of others all famous spe cialists in clothes making are featured here. Many new mid-season styles v $45 $50 $55 $60 $70 $75 $85 Come for Comfort in Union Suits Building comfort is like building a house start at the foundation. Un derwear is the foundation of comfort athletic union suits preferred. Here's the west's largest, most com plete displays'. ' Athletic Union " ' Suits, $1.25 to $W- i Vassqr Superior? B. V. D. Mademll Easily Headquarters for Codl Shirts i - Because here are ALL the "finer lines what a man's game this is in shirt selection. Exclusive patterns, many woven by the makers them selves. Silks, silk mixtures, fiber, madras, percale and nbvelty weaves. Smart .Summer Shirts, $2.50 to' $18.50 Eagle Manhattan Bates Street Yorke Seashore Showing on the Prairie Quality in bathing suits famous Bradley quality npne are or can be better made they are the B-E-S-T. Regulation or crawl stroke models. Beautiful selections of colors and com binations. ' The Bathing Suit Store,, $1.00 to $8.50 - Mens and Bops Bradley Bathing Suits zj ' . - , r Footwear "Step Right Into a Cool Summer, Men Sizzling hot pavements, the arch enemy of the sole un less a man is anti-sweltef shod. Here's the answer: Men's Cool Palrt Bech Oxfords, welt-sewed soles,- $3.50, $4.50 and $5. I - Men's Cool hite Canvas , Oxfords, wide variety att, $2.75 to $4.50. , . Men's Ventilated Oxfords, tan leather, very cool, Sat urday at $4.50. BOYS AND YOUTHS' BAREFOOT SANDALS AND PLAY OXFORDS Greater She Section Entire North S action Main Floor Separata Section for Men, for Women, for Chtklfen. Men's Tennis Shoes and Oxfords, also Athletic Footwear. SEB- OUR WINDOWS TODAY JOHNA SWANSON.bcj. ' WM I HOlTMAN.T.iaj COMPARE OUR VALUES ALWAYS -CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN ; I 1J ,1 a.t aw, .i
