TI11I BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. JUNE 25. 1920.
'CON' SUSPECT IS
GRABBED BY COPS
AS HEjraRKED'
Detectives "Listen In" on
Conversation in Hotel
Lobby, Then Break
Up Game.
After an exciting chase from the
Castle hotel to Sixteenth and
Leavenworth streets yesterday,
Albert White, allesed confidence
man, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested by
Detectives Danbaum and I'almtaR.
White and a pal, who escaped in
the crowd, were in the act of
swindling I). A. Kief, 69 years old,
O'Neill, Neb., farmer, according to
the detectives.
White and his pal met Kitf in the
lobby of the hotel yesterday and
after forming an acquaintance, the
trio began to match pennies, accord
ing to the detectives.
Kief was allowed to win $2 in this
way, and then his newly made
Ajriends gently opened the argument
rilOTOPI.AYS
Today Tomorrow
REX
BEACH'S
Story of the North
"THE
SILVER
HORDE"
A Sequel to "The Spoiler."
Today and Saturcfky
JOSEPH
DOWLING
Star of "The Miracle Man,"
FRITZI
BRUNETTE
the beautiful, clever star of
many successes, and
J. WARREN
KERRIGAN
all constitute a mighty
all-star cast in the screen
version of Balzac's famous
tale
"THE DREAM
CHEATER"
Then that wonderful echo
of South Sea Symphonies
KAAIHUE'S
HAWAIIANS
Presenting
"A Night in the Tropics"
RAINBOW
COMEDY
"Three Pairs of Stockings"
OMAHA'S
PRETTIEST
WOMEN
Nine on the Moon screen
now. Different ones every
week.
Then the big political
event you've been reading
about.
NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
at San Francisco. First
moving pictures of this big
event.
Moon News Moon Topics
WE
ALICE
in the magnificent special production
"DOLLARS AND
THE WOMAN"
The crucial test of a woman's soul.
Today and Saturday
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as to whether he could cash a draft
for $1,000.
Kief wagered at once that he
could, (aying that he had such a
draft in his pocket.
He went to several banks to cash
the draft, but was refused because
of improper protection.
Through a personal friend of
Donahue-Randall & Co., South Side
commission firm, however, he was
able to secure the cash, which he
concealeed in his left sock.
As Kief returned to the hotel lob
by with his money, Detectives Dan
baum and I'almtag. who had been
observing the transactions during
the morning, stepped a little closer
to watch the actions of White and
his pal.
Kiet assured the two men he had
the $1,000 and proceeded to place it
in an envelope and then in his pock
et, where it lay easy prey to the slick
fingers of anyone of experience in
that line of work.
Whereupon the two alleged "con"
men started to "frisk" their intended
victim, and bolted.
Officer Danbaum seized Kief.
Officer I'almtag took after White.
hite s pal escaped.
Rut Palmtap; caught White.
Doth Kief and White were taken
to Central police station, where the
former is being held as witness and
the Jatter for investigation.
When searched at police head
quarters, Kief was found to have
$1,080.50 in cash, which the police
are now guarding for him.
City Loses $25,000 Annually
Through Bad Police Bonds
Investigation by a committee of
the Chamber of Commerce indicates
that $25,000 a year at least is lost to
the city by reason of forfeited police
court bonds which prove worthless.
This money would go to the school
fund if it were paid.
The fault is really in the law, ac
cording to W. A. Ellis, assistant
commissioner of the Chamber of
Commerce, who says an effort will
be made to get the next legislature
to revise the av. The new law
would seek to make each bond for
the security of a prisoner a lien on
a particular piece of property.
PHOTO Pl.AY.
NOW PLAYING
TKEL CLAYTON
"The Ladder of Lies'
STARTS SUNDAY AT
The SUN
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Hazard
with
Henry B. Waithalf
Rosemary Theby
Norma Kerry
Hardee Kirkland
Joe Dowling
Ann Forrest
Thos. Jefferson
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COY STENOS ARE
OUSTED AT RENT
LEAGUE MEETING
Two Girl '"Spies" Forced by
Drake Court Apartment
Dwellers to Surrender
Their Note Books.
Spies entered into the camp of
the Drake court renters' league at
their meeting last night.
When more than 150 tenants of
the apartments gathered on the
campus of Drake court to adopt a
definite program in their fight to
obtain lower rents two pretty girl
stenographers were there. They
took a verbatim report of the pro
ceedings.
When asked whom they repre
sented the stenographers told offi
cials of the renters' league that they
were newspaper reporters. Further
investigation led officials to doubt
the story. The stenographers were
asked to surrender their note books.
After strenuous protests had been
summarily overruled the "spy ste
nographers" gave up their notes.
Tenants who spoke at the meet
ing declared in favor of forcing, if
possible, the owners of Drake court
to put in effect a summer rental
rate which they said had been prom
ised. A committee was named to
confer with the officials of the
Drake court company.
A motion favoring the circulation
of a petition for the purpose of
calling a special session of the leg
isb.ture to enact legislation prevent
ing skyrocketing of rents was car
ried. A meeting of all apartment house
renters in Omaha will be held in
the court house tonight, it was an
nounced. Woman Who Sought
To Leave Baby With
Sister Is Arrested
Mrs. Jocph Moylan, 19 years
old, 624 South Eighteenth street,
who left her 2-months-old baby, Jo
seph, ir., with her 16-year-old sis
ter, Mrs. Maybelle Lamont, bride
of a week, Wednesday, was arrested
yesterday in the Plaza hotel by
Detectives Haze and English while
attempting to communicate with her
husband by long distance telephone
in Lincoln.
When taken to Central police sta
tion and questioned concerning the
suspected attempt to desert her
child, Mrs. Moylan said she had left
the baby with a girl friend to care
for it.
The baby, which was found to be
in the care of Mrs. Myrtle Rey
nolds, 624 South Twenty-eighth
street, was turned over to the Child
Saving institute and J. H. Weirich,
superintendent of public welfare,
will file charges against the mother
today.
Wilson Won't Dictate to
Convention, Colby Asserts
The withdrawal of.McAdoo as a
candidate for the presidential nomi
nation does not signify the desire of
Wilson for a third term, according to
Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state,
who passed through Omaha yester
day morning en route to the demo
cirtic national convention as a dele
gate from the district of Columbia.
Neither will Mr. Wilson attempt to
dictate to the convention, Cciby said.
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AMtTSEMENT8
Vaudeville at 2:40, 8:40 and 9:00
OHCE UPON A TIME
George Austin Moore, The
Rosairet, Frank and Ethel
Carmen, Ben Harney
Kinograms and Topics of the Day
Photoplay at 3:55, 5:30, 8:00 and 10:45
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN
in
"The Shadow of Rosalie Byrne"
TWO SHOWS IN ONE
HOLIDAY IN DIXIELAND
A Cloudburst of M'rtn and Melody
With 11 I eople.
MARY HOWARD & CO.
"Personality Plus."
LAMEY A PEARSON
"The Tale of Two Cities."
PAUL RONDAS
Bits of Versatility. ,
PHOTOPLAY ATTRACTIONS
"Other Men's Shows"
CAMERA MEN WILL
PICTURE BACKS
OF BUSINESS MEN
Squad of Movie Operators
Arranges Novel Guessing
Stunt for Local Theater.
They'll be half shot but only by
the camera. "They" are prominent
men, citizens of Omaha. The camera
is a movie one and will be operated
by a trio of young photographers
abroad on the streets and in office
buildings, especially delegated to
get pictures of the backs of Oma
ha's great leaders for a "Who's Who
in Omaha" feature at the Orpheum
within a week or two.
How many of Omaha's men would
you know if yon only saw their
backs? Are you an expert on pick
ing out folks' cranitims?
If you are, you'll be given a chance
to win some money.
Pictures will be taken this week.
As soon as they can be gotten into
shape they will be shown on the
screen of the Orpheum theater. Billy
Byrnes, manager, is backing the
project.
Seven second will be allowed
each "back." Leave your guesses
with the manager or at the box
office.
He guesses most "backs correct
ly will be given a cash prize. Mr.
Byrnes hasn't announced the amount
yet
The following week, the pictures
will be shown from the "front."
The camera men are F. G. Gul
lette, J. E. Campbell and G. S. Gul
lette. Mr. Campbell was a photo
grapher for President Wison in
Paris.
Georgette Waists
Are All Right, Say
Omaha Ministers
Georgette waists are perfectly all
right as a covering and adornment
of the fair sex, according to Omaha
ministers, Mrs. C. W. Hays of the
Nebraska Women's Christian Tem
perance union to the contrary not
withstanding. "I haven't seen anything immod
est about georgette waists," declared
Rev. E. H. Jenks, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. "I think
the women wear them because they
are cool. I can see no other mo
tive." Rev. Paul Calhoun, pastor of the
Central United Presbyterian church,
however, declared that the trans
parent waists should be "worn
properly if worn at all."
Rev. Thomas Casady of All
Saints Episcopal church declared he
had set the hours of service earlier
so that the congregation would be
cool and that unduly thin garments
would not be necessary for com
fort. Temple Israel Brotherhood
Picnic to Be Next Sunday
Races, field games, contests and
children's games will all have their
places at the Brotherhood of Tem
ple Israel picnic at Fontenelle park
on Sunday afternoon.
The picnic was originally sched
uled for last Sunday, but was post
poned cn account of the weather.
If the warm weather continues a
large attendance is expected bv the
committee in charge. Prizes will be
avvaroed winners in all of the con
tests. Basket lunches will provide the
"eats" of the day, which will be
augmented by free ice cream for all
attending.
$25,000 Damage Suit Filed
Against County Commissioner
William D. Ensor, husband of
Mrs. Inez Ensor, killed when the car
in which she was riding collided with
the car driven by A. D. Compton,
county commissioner, filed suit for
$25,00 damages against Mr. Comp
ton and Douglas county in district
court yesterday. He alleges the ma
chine driven by Compton was owned
by Douglas county, and was used by
Compton to drive to his farm at
night and return in the morning.
Commander-in-Chief Coming.
William Jones of New York City,
commander-in-chief of the United
Spanish War Veterans, will be in
Omaha on July 1 and will deliver an
address in the city council chamber
in the evening. 1
In the Divorce Courts
Divorce Petition.
Ruth Thlele against Fred Thtele, non
support. Anna Pallne against Albert Pallne,
cruelty.
Rosamond Linvtlle against Taylor Lin
vllle, cruelty.
Aneta Carter against James H. Carter.
cruelty.
Divorce Decree.
Mary Foley from Remmy Foley, deser
tion. Johanna PlanU from Marlon Planti,
nonsupport
Burt Pickerel from Cassl Pickerel,
cri'eity.
Fern Williams from Vernon Williams,
cruelty.
Josie Teller from Peter Teller, cruelty.
Ada Spooner from Charles Spooner,
cruelty.
Klmer Kreps frflrn Verne Rreps, de
sertion. Ruth E. Jacobsen from Axel Jacobsen,
cruelty.
Bertha Morrow from Fred Morrow, non
support. Ellen Coffman from Henry Coffman,
nonsupport.
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk and Ice
"He who helpeth the poor, helps
three
Himself, the suffering ones and me."
There's a great satisfaction in con
tributing to a fund like this one. The
possibilities of good your money
may do are limitless.
It may save a life that hangs by a
thread through the hot days. And
that life, in the next three-score
years, raajf do an immense amount
of good.
No other public agency provides
funds for supplying the needed pure
milk and cooling ice to helpless
small children and babes of very
poor though deserving families.
If you send a contribution, ad
dress it simply "Milk and Ice Fund,
Care of The Bee." Or you can
bring it to The Bee office.
Previously acknowledged I4S.00
Jessie Mlllard.. 6.00
A Reader , 6.00
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What Do You Know?
(Here's a chance to make your wits
worth money. Each day The H" will
Imhllsh a Merle of queNtlons. prepnreil
y Superintendent J. H. Ilfvrrlclso of the
liuhlio srhiMlH. Tliey roer tliinit which
jmi nhould know. The first romplete list
of correct answer received will be reward
ed by $1. The answers and the name of the
winner will be published on the day Indi
cated below, lie sure t five your view
nd ild dress in full. Address "(Juration
Iditor." Oniah Ilee.)
By J. H. BEVEKIDGE.
1. Where is the National Educa
tion association to be held in July?
2. How many state - normal
schools are there in Nebraska?
3. Where is the University of Ne
braska located?
4. Who is the author of "Ameri
can Commonwealth?"
5. What state introduced the Aus
tralian ballot?
(Answers Published Tuesday.)
TUESDAY'S ANSWERS.
1. What is the ruler of Japan
called? The mikado.
2. What is the name f the largest
church in the world? St. Peters in
Rome.
3. What is the principal port of
Canada? Montreal.
4. What is the highest mountain
peak in Alaska? Mount McKinley.
5. In what city are made nearly all
JOHN A SW ANSON, Pres.
Enthusiastic Crowds in Attendance
Attend the Supreme Sale Event Friday
ALL WANTED WEAVES
ARE AVAILABLE
I'C APPROVALS.
SEE THE
SUIT SALE
WINDOW
TODAY.
the collars and cuffs used in our
country? Trov, N. Y.
Winner: IVarl Kclley, 619 Paxton
block, Omaha.
I'M THE GUY!
I'M THE GUY who tells you
YES when he means NO and makes
promises he doesn't intend keeping.
It's easier to pretend to be agree
able thftn it is to be contrary and
have to stick to it. If I give in and
say "yes" you're satisfied, but if I
said "no" you'd only want to argue
and life is too short. I can walk
away and leave you to discover
afterward that It was only finding
an easy way out.
And it's dead easy to make any
kind of a promise. But why should
I keep it when it's something I
don't want to do? Lots of times I
can get favors by promising to re
turn them in some way. Hut why
should I put myself out to make
good when I've already had the
benefit of whatever you've done for
me?
If you're easy enough to fall for
my game that's your lookout. But
that's no reason why I should be
that kind of an easy mark tool
(Copyright, 1920 Thompson Feature
Service.)
ALL WANTED COLORS
ARE IN THIS SALE
I
THE SUITS IN Tins SALE ASSEMBLED FOR EASY CHOOSING ON
SECOND FLOOR, MAIN CLOTHING SALESROOM, WEST SIDE SECTION.
no c.
A SMALL CHARGE
JOHN SWANSOW.SW.
rCOKItTTT VPrAREL
Tree Surgery Students Meet
In Round 2 With Professor
Charges and countercharges were
hur'.fu by C. E. Page, head of the
Page School of Tree Surgery, and
eight of his former employes yes
terday. Page said eight employes, who
left his service, were merely labor
ers and that they were discharged
instead of having resigned.
Earl Williams. 1816 Corby, A. V.
Gustafson, 2226 Howard streets, W.
B. Rutledge. 2241 Howard street,
and E. V. Worsham, who admit
they are among the eight who re
tired, declare they are not labor
ers, but "foremen and former stu
dents in Page's school."
They say Page f ai ted to make
good his promises to them, that
they were not fired but quit of their
own will and that Page didn't keep
school agreements to them.
Page says that only two were
students and they were desultory
in their attendance and efforts to
learn.
Bliman Chants Tonight.
Rev. I. Bliman, chanter of one
of the synagogues of Toronto, Can
ada, will chant at the services to
night at B'nai , Israel synagogue,
Eighteenth and Chicago streets. He
also will chant at the Saturday
morning services.
VOL U
Sal
HOUSE OF
iroroeifiieiiier
AND
Never anything like it in years
VALUES, VALUES, again the
word "VALUES" comes back
into its own.
Regularly Retailed
at $50 and $55
Regularly Retailed
at $75, $80, $85
THANKS to Greater Nebraska's buying power and
ability to grasp a wonderful opportunity, we
bought at a tremendous price concession vast
quantities of Kuppenheimer and Society Brand Spring
Suits that were delayed in the making by transporta
tion and mill conditions.
Several hundred of our regular Kuppenheimer and
Society Brand Suits are included, making a sale
sensation unparalleled.
o. d:s
FOR ALTERATIONS.
NO
FOR MFN ANT) WDMKNr
Parents Problems
V. If ice-skating bad for littlr
girls?
Ice-skating is excellent exercise as
well as sport for girls as well as for
boys. Of course, the pond or other
place where the skating if done must
be safe.
toud be surprised
if you knew how
many people are
drinking"
Instant
Postum
instead of coffee
Theresa Reason
HOLMUH, TM
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Regularly Retailed
at $60, $65, $70
ALL WANTED STYLES AND
SIZES AWAIT YOU
REFUNDS.
COMPARE
SUIT SALE
VALUES
TODAY.