THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, ' 1920.
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$15,000 Reward
Is Offered for
Lost Canadian
Referee for Canadian Prov
inces Increases Amount
Proposed for Discovery of
Former Secretary. .
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it- ": Toronto. Sept.' 9. The rewa
- .'fered for the arrest of John Dough-
-? ty, former private secretary to Am
brose T. Small, wealthv theater own
- 1 . -
jrr-; er oi xoromo, wno disappeared last
, $1 i December, was" increased today
S from 55,000: to 515,000. The jn
U crease was authorized by J. A. C
g.1 Cameron, referee for the province
" of Ontario, who also, extended the
time limit inwhich the reward
; would be paid to September 21
- 1921.
brose J. Small, millionaire theatri
cal man of this city, and his secre
i tary. John Doughty, . both well
known citizens of Toronto, has beetki
one of the most mystifying c stSf
with which the Canadian polic,
c have had to deal. Small has bee
' missing since December 2 and
uougnty since jjecemDr tv, jast.
Search Continent.
f The whole continent of America
has been a field for search by de
fetectives for trace of the missing
men, and circulars describing Mr,
Z Small and offering rewards for the
i recovery of him, dead or alive, have
U : ybeen sent to almost every country
in the civilized world
Mr. Small had just put through
'J, a deal for the sale of his interests
I; - in a string of theaters in Canada
i? at $1,750,000 to a syndicate known
it : as Trans-Canada Theaters, Limit
ed, and a few hours before his dis
appearance, on December Z. he had
received a check tor suwu.wu in
connection with the sale. This
check he deposited in his bank.' On
that day he had had lunch with his
. wife downtown, and had promised
her to be home to dinner in the
evening. He had attended to so: e
4 business late that afternoon and
about 7 o'clock started for home,
so far as is known. The last per
son known to have seen him was
, his favorite newsboy, from whom
- Mr. Small bought the evening pa
pers.
"3 ' Huge Reward Offered.
f The fact that Mr. Small was miss-
ing was not made public until three
or four weeks had elapsed. In the
first weei? in January the first cir-K-
culars asking for information as to
t ' Mr. Small's whereabouts we're sent
L 'out by the local police authorities,
i and a reward of $500 was offered,
i A short time afterward the reward
t was increased to $5,000. Then on
the first of June a reward of $50,000
I was offered bv Mrs. Small for in
formation regarding Mr. Small's
whereabouts, if alive, and $15,000
J for the recovery of his body, "if
- dead.
The mystery of Mr. Small's ab
r rsence was accentuated by the dis
appearance of John Doughty, who
Va been his private secretary for
ftiany years. Doughty has not been
' seen or heard from, so far as the
authorities are aware, since Dccem
.7 ber 28, 1919. In June, 1920. the dis
' 1 covery was made that $150,000 of
' Victory bonds were missing from
.tithe safety deposit vault where they
t had been placed by Mr. Small, and
. it was stated that Doughty had hid
access to the vault. Thereupon cir
;?"culars were issued offering $5,000,
reward for the arrest of John
'' Doughty on a charge of having ab
ducted Ambrose Small, and $5,000
for Doughty's arrest on X charge of
having stolen the missing. Victory
" bends. I ' ' '"X' .
By a special act of the Ontario
legislature Mr. Small was declared
"- an -"absentee," and a trust corpora
tipn of Ottawa, was appointed trus-::-
tee of Mr. SmaU's estate.
Reds' Rifle Strength
Reduced Half by Poles
Washington, Sept. 9. Rifle strength
of the bolshevist army on the Polish
front was ; reduced by more ' than
one-half as a result .of the Polish
counter-offensive,, according ' tp re
ports received here today in official
circles. '
The soviet armies, the advices
stated, have suffered heavily from
desertions, estimated at approxi
mately 1,000,000.; with 50,000 at large
in Petrograd aljne. '
The reports $so gave estimates
ss to the strength of the soviet forces
on other fronts, the number of men
opposing the antiboshevik leader1,
General WrangeL in south Russia,
being given as 105,000, including
noncombatants. General Wrangel's
force is estimated at 140,000 men.
On the quief southwestern front
opposite the Roumanian lines from
Tarnapol to Odessa Ithe soviet gov
ernment is reported to have been
' holding 46,000 rifle troops under the
command of General Oberevitch,
while further eastward on the Cau
casus front the number is placed at
40,500 men. General Kuropatkin,
' bplsbwik commander in the remote
transcaspian region on the Persian-
OJ. Chinese border, is estimated to nave
v a force of 29,500 men. '
Beatrice Business Men v
, Plan New $500,000 Hotel
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 9. (Special.)
"r A stock selling corporation will
V be inaugurated at once among the
business men of Beatrice for ; the
'" purpose of erecting a 100-room
. modern hotel on the ground wherg
- the Paddock hotel was destroydn
- by fire more than a year ago.
1 - , The plan is to form a company
with an authorized Capital of $500,r
' 000 and to begin business as a cor
J -'poration when $10,000 is tiaid jiito
I' the treasury. When $350,000 as
-been subscribed, 'the company will
'Start' OUliaillg. iilC liumuuvu
' j work will be conducted by special
; ;ists
I . Seismograph Registers
Heavy Tremor at San Jose
""' San Jose, Cal., Sept. 9. An earth
" quake, the heaviest in years' here,
-'was felt at 8:57 a. m. today. Ac
cording to the Lick observatory on
' Mount Hamilton, the direction of
he quake was frqm east to west.
A-" So report of damage had been re-
ceived toon after the shock. .
" f ' UirtiUng Witnres Burgess-Graa- i
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Celebrates Golden iWeSdins s
Former City Treasurer of draaha, War Veteran,
Married 50 Years Ago in Iowa Now Living
In Wahoo. . ' ' '
TJy L mrs. joum ft
Wahoo, Neb., Sept. 9. (Special.)
Capt. and Mrs. John Steen will
celebrate their golden wedding an-,
niversary here Friday. They were
married in Decorah, la., September
10, 1870.
Mr. and Mrs. Steen are natives of
Norway. They came to the United
States in 1853 and 1855, respectively,
with their parents. Both families
settled in Iowa. ,
Capt. Steen enlisted as a priyate
in the Twelfth Iowa infantry in 1861
and was mustered out of service
with the rank of quartermaster
sergeant in 1866, after serving four
years and four months. ,
He moved to Omdfia in 1869 and
obtained employment as a mail or
der clerk in the postoffite. Later he
entered the railiy mail service
with a run between Council Bluffs
Wife Tells of Her
Husband Being Shot
.(Continued From Vngt One.)
different occasions that you left the
house about 15 minutes after 5?".
"I don't think so."
"Didn't vou only, a few days ago
tell. your neighbor, Mrs. Weakly, it
was 10 minutes after 5 when you
served your; husband his coffee?"
Threatened Exposure.
"Do you know when Olson left
the bouse?" ' '
"I didn't see him pr hear him go.
"Did Olson before this ask you
for money?" t
"Yes, he wanted me. to mortgage
my home. I said I would try, just
to throw him off."
"Did he ever, ask you for money
and threaten if you did not give it
to him to show some letters you had
written him?
"Yes, he said he would show his
wife and Mr. Lueken the letters. I
old hiin he was a mean man, and
he said yes he was."
Mrs. Lueken said she T went to
Council Bluffs in March at Olson's
request. He had Mr. Lueken's will
and a new One that a ouncil Bluffs
lawyer had drawn up. She took the
latter to Fremont and Lueken signed
it. It was read to the jury. The
will left all the property to Mrs.
Lueken, appointed her executrix
without bond and empowered her to
dispose of the property as she saw
fit. without a court order. Mrs. Lue
ken said her husband was worth
$50,000.
, Interested in Husband.
"Did "the defendant, Olson, ever
say anything to you about Mr. Lue
ken passing away?"
Yes, when he came m March I
told him I outfht to sta.y downstairs
and care for Mr. Lueken as he was
sick. He said, 'I see you dontwant
vi. t .u ,1..- t
Mil. Ajucjvcu ivi g yj lu aiccLi. x Dam
I wouldn't do' that, that I Would
give my life for Mr. Lueken." ;
Cross examined. Mrs. Lueken ad
mitted again that ' she had been
promised immunity. The court
would not let her answer whether
sne was tne Airs.- Lueken wno nao
been named in a complaint charg
ing attempted murder of her hus
band.' ' i - ;")
The cross examination continued:
"You say Mr. Olson came to your
house on seven different occasions.'-
"Yes, sir."
Times Were Arranged.
"And vou awanared with him when
would be the best time for him to
be there."
"I think I did some -times."
"You would admit him to the
house?"
A
"Some times, some times not,
He
went upstairs by himself.
Mr. Lueken never knew he was
there?"
"No, sir." , i ,.
"And he always left at 4 o'clock."
"Yes, sir, but I do not know what
time he left at one time."
'And .you were uv stairs at all
times with him."
"Yes.sir."
, Met Olson Upstairs. '
"When did you first meet Olson
in May, 1920?" '
It was when I went upstairs. It
was about 11:30."
"Do you know what time he got
into the house?"
"No, sir."
"Doesn't your house have a Yale
lock?"
"Yes, sir." '
"Had you purposely arranged the
door so that it would be open?"
"Yes, sir."
"So you were with Mr. Olson the
night of May 11 to May 12 until you
got up in 'the morning, and gave
Mr. .Lueken hre coffee? Objec
tion was made by Frank Howell, at
torney for the witness, that witness
had not been promised immunity
with relation to the answer of this
question. , Court ruled she should
answer. k
Yes. sir" said' Mrs. Lueken,''!
told Mr. Lueken t,he day before I
was going to Omaha." Mrs. Lueken
said she .could exactly recall the
Steamships
ArrlTalf
Shanghai. Sept 4. Mlvllle Dollr.Van-
rouver. West ivi, Hankow (tor Tacotna);
Sept. 6th. Empress of Japan, Vancouver.
Yokohama, Sept. 4. -laontum, Beattl.
Singapore, bopt. 6. Weat Heaaeltlna,
Portland. Ore. f ; '
San Francisco, Sept. -MohlnklJ.-HlIO.
Muncaster .L.'astlc, Balboa.
, talllnf ' . ,
Arica. Sept. 4. Baicatta. Vancouver.
Shanghai. Sept. S. Ouranaro, San Pedro.
Hongkong, Sr pt : 4. Chluyo Maru, San
Franriwo. .i
jiaton'i,
Springs, si
Manila, Sept. 4. Colura, San Francisco.
Honolulu, menu l.-toiorauo
ncapore.
. ...
and Ogden. From 1871 to 1873 he
was city treasurer of Omaha.
After serving his term as a city
official he became chief clerk to the
paymaster in the Department of the
Platte. He resigned in i874 and
moved to Fremont, where he con
ducted a lumber yard and farm ma
chinery, establishment on the site of
the present union station.
When the first railroad train on
the Union Pacific entered Wahoo
it contained a stock of farm imple
ments for Capt. , Steen. ' With his
brother, he opened a store which
he conducted for 12 years. In the
early 80s he was postmaster of Wa
hoo. " I
He was commissioner of public
lands and buildings in 1890 and
served about 10 years as a postoffice
inspector. He retired from active
business m 1900.
route she took
from
her
house to
the depot.
She went alone.
"Was it the early train that you
intended to take there?",
"I think it was just pulling in. I
got my ticket at the second window.
I went on the .train."
"You barely had time to catch the
train." .
"Yes, I had time."
Did Not See Olson.
"Did you see anybody around the
depot that you knew?"
"Not that I know of." v -
She said she did not see Olson at
the depot. 1
On redirect examination Mrs.
Lueken said that Olson had told her
to have her husband sign the new
will "because in this one your chil
dren couldn't hurt you." '
When Mrs. Lueken had finished
testifying she ,was supported from
the court room by one of her sons.
Dr. J. C. Agee, city physician, who
was summoned by the police, testi
fied, that the only clear statement
Mr. Lueken had made was that "a
man shot him." v
Dan Springer of Fremont told of
drawing up for Mr. Lueken, a will
naming the son, John, executor. "
Only Personal Property.
"The personal property was given
to his wife," said Mr., Springer. "He
had no real estate." On cross-examination
Mr. Spfinger said 'that,
as a matter of fact. Mr. Lueken. had
none other than personal property.
Joe L. Steinbach, cigarxstore pro
prietor, testified that Olson was in
the habit of leaving his grip at his
store when he visited Fremont. "I
saw Olson in Fremont May 11, as he
was just coming from the train, be
tween 10 and 11," said the witness.
Previous evidence for the state
has been that Olson was in Fre
mont May 10.' Sheriff Condit was
recalled. He said that he saw Carl
J. Cowles, Council Bluffs attorney,
last Saturday and served a subpoena
upon him to appear as a witness.-
Cowles has not come to the trial.
At 2 o'clock, with one more wit-,
ncss for the state, the defense was
ready ta-Jbegin its testimony.
State Rests Case. ,
The state rested in its prosecution
of Olson at 2 o'clock.
Judge Button ruled that the jury
should not see the premises of the
Lueken home until the conclusion
of testimony. ,
First witness for he defense' was
John E. Carlson, Union Pacific
night telegrapher. He said the 5:30
Omaha train was on time May 12.
A person answering Mrs. Lueken's
description bought a ticket from him
for Omaha at the very last minute,
the train already being in', he said.
Alva Olson, 17, daughter of the
defendant, was next on . the stand.
She said that she had attended Mid
land college at Fremont until last
April. When she left Fremont,! she
left her coat here. She told her
father about it. ,
Hears Call for. Help.
Luther Weakley, neighbor of the
Lueckens,' next testified that on the
morning of May 12 he .was attracted
by Mr. Leuken .calling for help. He
put on his socks and pants and
looked at the clock. '.'That was
about 5:30," he said; "it was perhaps
five minutes after I heard Mr. Leuk
en calling." ' 1
This showed the line of defeise I
that Leuken was shot at a later time
that the state contends. Mr. Weak
ley, a railroad man, declared he knew
his watch was cprrect. ,
Mrs. Weakley told of being awak
ened by Mr. Leuken calling. When
she looked at the clock.it was 25
minutes to 6. Mrs. Leuken was called
by the defense. , ; t . , ,
Met in Other Cities.
"Isn't "ft a fact. Mrs. Leuken; that
you wrote to the defendant, John
Olson, eight or nine yeacs ago'"
"No." . She couldn't remember
whether she had written to him ak
Grand Island six years ago.
"Did you meet him at other places
in Fremont than your home."
. "Yes, sir."
"Isn't it a fact that youwent to
his home in Fremont?"
"No, sir." Mrs. Leuken admitted
meeting Olson at Grand Island"
Refuses to Answer.
Frank Howell again objected to
Mrs. Leuken's answer as to whether
or not she had stayed with Olson
at Grand (island. The . court in
structed her that if she .wished to
refuse to answer She could. She
refused tq,answer,
'"Didn't you meet jthe defendant,
John Olson, two years ago, and stay
with him at the Midland hotel, Oma
ha'" "No, I haven't."
"At Harney hotel?"
Witness refused to answer Judge
Button refused t sustain objections.
He instructed Mrs. Leuken that she
No Prosperity
InUS.TiliWe
Join League, Cox
Democratic Nominee, in Mon
tana Speech, Continues to
Talk in Large Fjpires
About Arid Acreage.
Helena, Mont., Sept. 9. Argu
ments in behalf of the league of n.
tions adapted to affairs of the west
were presented here today - by Gov-
ernor Cox, democratic presidential
candidate. He outlined what he de
clared werepractical material bene
fits to flow vom the league.
"It has recently been figured,"
said the governor, ilthat the cost of
one battleship would reclaim 2,000,-
000 acres of tana.
"Multiply this by 48, the number
of states, adopting the plan of one
battleship for each state, and you
have a staggering total, and. if prop
erly applied, the 'answer to the prob
lem of housing jn our cities, the an
swer to the question of increased
production for, sustenance of human
life. The expenditure required in
total would reclaim 150,000 square
miles of waste. It would build 10
permanently paved arteries entirely
across the United States.
Last Day in Montana. '
"Think of this in terms of recla
mation of arid 'and waste lands, if
you will, and think what it would
mean to iave 1,000,000 men, exclu
sive of thousands required in ship
yards and ammunition plants, turn
ing their activities to the production
of the necessities of life, rather than
to employment in the creation of
agencies for the destruction of life."
The governor's speech here, after
a few rear platform addresses en
route,' opened final day of his Mon
tana campaign. He came here from
Great Falls and was scheduled to
speak late today atAnaconda and at
Butte tonight.
In discussing reclamation,
governor also declared against
present ill-considered system
reclamation projects." '
Need Reclamation Program.
the
our
of
"What we need." he added.
is a
definite program fitted into a definite
business administration . . . and a
program adopted 'by which, each
year, there will be added for a pub
lic use a defintie number of acres,
under such provisions as will mean
the 'early enlargement oi reclaime'd
acreage and production."
Urgjng the league, Governor Cox
told his Helena audience that the
United States is looked uoon "as a
nation of quitters, self-nrosrerous
and self-satisfied, while.our asso
ciates as well as bur eqemies in Eu
rope are starving to .death." ,
Holds Up Prosperity. "
"America cannot enter into the pe-
nod of prosperity to which we are
entitled.'he said, "until the doubt
and .distrust and the growing hatred
against us,-created by the apostles
of hate in the senatorial oligarchy,
have been removed."
Governor Cox also inveighed
against a separate peace with. Gen
many ana urged world disarmanent
j T '..li: r . . .
; xicpuuiicau nnancing ana tne
senatorial oligarchy" came in for
more criticism, and the candidate
reiterated his preachment of prog
ress as against reactionarjsm.
'Clearance Papers" Solve
Mexicans' Marital Woes
Alliance, Neb., Sent. 9. fSoecian
The pre-nuptial troubles of Jesus
J. Oonzales and Concepcion Lopez,
Mexicans, are ovef at last. They
were married yesterday at Holy
Rosary church. On August 16,
Jesus obtained a marriage license
and -he and his intended bride were
making ready for . thev ceremony
when the young (Woman's father ob
jected on the ground that Jesus had
not prqduced satisfactory "clean
ance" papers, relative to birth, resi
dence, etc., as required by Mexican
marriage customs. The couple were
much disappointed when told they
would have to wait untll jesus' pefli
gree arrived from old Mexico. The
"papers" arrived and they lost no
time, in having -the ceremony , per
formed. " i' V
Planes Aid Fishermen
In Making Record Catches
Washington, SefSt 9. As a result
of patrols maintained by naval sea
planes, Chesapeake bay fishermen
are making the biggest hauls on
record.
Immense schools;.- of fish are
spotted 4tmost 'daily by the sea
planes; it was reported, and fishing
fleets are given the' location by
radio communication, or,, if within
sight, by flag signals. ,
could Stand on, her constitutional
rights and not answer.
"Isn't it a fact, that your familiar
relations with Olson dates to the
time he worked on your farm."v
Objections sustained. No answer.
A daughter helped Mrs. Leuken from
the stand. i
John Olson, the defendant, was
called. He said he'was 43iyears old.
Council Bluffs has been his home
for four years. Before 'then he
hvwl ?t Fremont and Grand Island.
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Lettish Veterans of
Siberian Campaign
Finally Reach Home
.
Riga. Latvia. Sept. 9. After a
trip of 103 daysi from Vladivostok tpj
Latvia by way ot Java, Ceylon, the
Red sea, the Suez canal and Medi
terranean, the first boatload of 317
Lettish veterans of the Siberian
campaign have just arrived in Riga,
where they were given a royal re
ception by the American Red Cross.
From February to June they jour
neyed, 14,700 miles by sea.
Five more ships with 4,800 Letts
are scheduled to .arrive in the next
two months. Transportation is pro
vided by the allies.
All Riga turned out to welcome its
returning sons. The streets were fes
tooned with flowers and with the
red, white and red banner of Latvia.
A home coming party for the sol
diers was held .in one' of the local
American warehouses! , v
In 1916 these Letts, as an ' in
tegral division of the Russian army,
fought in the defense ol Kiga. Wttn
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the
collapse of the Russian army they
fell back in a body to; Pettograd.
Thence the entire division retired to
Siberia, wheri it fought sue by side
with the British, French, Czecho
slovak and Polish forces. r
Ice Box Romance
Causes Divorce
1
Suit By Pedagog
University of Illinois Faculty
Member Names Butcher as
One Most -Responsible
For Wife's Actions.
Chicago. Sept. 9. A clandestine
romance carried on in the ice chest
of a butcher shop which created
scandal that stirred faculty circles of
thcAJniversity of Illinois, will cul
minate tomorrow in th4 filing of the
second of two divorce bills.
rrst if"- i r t J i n f
ine Diu win De niea dv rroiessor
Cyrus E. Palmer, teacher in the
school of engineering. Mrs. Sylvia
C. Palmer, his estranged wife, start
ed suit here today. The bills come
as a sequel to a series of "snappy
parties" given bv Mrs. Palmer, to
gether with the wife of Professor L.
A. Wilson, formerly a colleague of
Palmer, but now of the faculty of
the University of Cincinnati.
Butcher is Named.
Carl A. Carlson, a butcher in
Champaign, 111., will be named, by
Palmer iit his suit, as "the one per
son most responsible for his wife's
scandalous behavio." '
Mrs. Palmer's suit for divorce al
leges her husband "cruelly beat and
maltreated her on several occasions.
At one time, she charges, he hit her
so forcibly with an umbrella that it
was broken.
"We were married in the summer
of 1911," Palmer said today, "after
eloping to Palmyria, Mo. I was
then a professor in Pennsylvania
state college. .
A new angle to the "snappy par
ties" given by Mrs. Palmer and Mrs.
Wilson will he revealed tomorrow,
Palmer said, wlien the story of the
latter's relation'ship with Fred Fri
son, proprietor i of , the University
pharmacy in 'Champaign, 111., will be
narrated. It is Palmer's claim that
Carlson, with Mrs. Palmer, and
Frison, with Mrs. Wilson, spent
nights of revelry in the Palmer home
during the professor's absence.
"My wife became infatuated with
Carlson in the summer of . 1919
while I was employed in Toledo, O.,
as a consulting engineer.
"When I returned to the univer
sity my wife took up a course in a
business college and she was sup
posed to attend classes there three
nights a week. Instead, I later
learned, she went to Carlson's butch
er shop and spooned with him in
what was supposed to.be the ice
chest." -a
Gratuities to Be Paid To
Marines Who Re-enlist
The marine corps recruibng serv:
ice has been notified that all recruit
ing officers will be authorized to pay
honorable discharge gratuity to. all
marines re-enjisting for a term of
one, two, three, 'or four .years, at the
rate they would have received had
they been employed in active serv
ice for two. three or four months,
respectively, immediately followina
discharge. The honorable discharge
gratuity includes all permanent addi
tions excepting1 special details.
The marine corps recruiting of
ficers have been authorized to pay
the above bonus, and grant furloughs
for one month to menwith the privi
lege of reporting to any marine
corps post in the United States.
Woman Charges Husband
Wouldn t Support Her
After 31 years of ' married life,
Martha Ann Stucker sued Israel
Stucker for separate maintenance in
the district court yesterday. She
savs he left her a week ago, saying
lie was not going to live with her
any longer. They have two grown
children.
MOsric Co.
1807 Farnam Straet,' Omaha' .
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Urges Fair Play
For Public FaVor
i s r
Railway Commissioner Says
Utilities Must Live Down
. Bad Record of Past.
The best policy for winning public
favor is fair play aifW complete pub
licity, Thorne A." Browne, state
railway commissioner, told members
of the Nebraska Electric Light as
sociation at their meeting in Omaha
yesterday.
"Itpnay be htat state commissions
and city councils aire- prejudiced
againstjpublic utilities, "Mr. Browne
said. "That generally is but an ex
pression of popular sentiment, the
outgrowth ot a feeling which results--from
past action of utilities
in watering stock, charging exhor-
acts against the public interest. Pub
lic utility men today are not general
ly so guilty of these practices but
they have inherited the feeling en
gendered by them. The only cure
is fair play and publicity, so that
the public may appreciate exactly
what the utilities are doing."
The accosiation .concluded its con
vention at the Hotel Fontenclle with
an election of . officers. J. B. Har
vey of the Continental Gas and Elec
tric company was elected president
and .W. B. Roberts of. the Union
Power and Light company was
named yice president. J. E. Harsh
of Lincoln, O. J. Shaw of Lincoln,
C. H. Cornish of Valentine, J. 'E,.
Davidson of Omaha and Mr. Rob
erts, also of Omaha, were . elected
members of the executive committjpe.
Martin J. Insull of Chicago; presi
dent of the National Electric Light
association, in an address yesterday
morning advocated the formation of
a commission in Nebraska to regu
late all public service projects.
Democratic Manager
Holds Conference Here
W. H. Thompson of Grand Is
land democratic national committee
man for Nebraska, had a conference1)
yesterday with E. E. Howell, re
cently appointed to '. take charge of
raising fundsi in Nebraska for the
democratic national campaign.. Ar
thur Mullen, in: charge of finances
for the state democratic ticket, and
other prominent democrats. The
three will go to Lincoln today
to meet with the executive commit
tee of the democratic state com
mittee. . ,
Wife of Salesman Declares
Husband Travels Too Much
Robert L. Bird is on the wing too
mucin according to a petition for di
vorce filed by his wife, Ruth, in dis
trict court yesterday. They were
married in 1915. He is a traveling
salesman, earning $175 a month, and
has $5,000 worth of property, she
says. She asks fqr $2,000 alimony.
THOISON-SELDEN
Dress es, of Co urse
Is And gingham ones, preferably, for the soft
shades and beautifully blended plaids that are
found only in fine chambray gingham, are as
washable as they are attractive.
And, the little distinguishing touches of style
and trimming a smart jumper effect with
;shoulder straps supporting the skirt, a bit of
smocking, or feather stitching or rickracka
middy frock braided and emblemed, white lawn
waists with pleated colored skirts all help to
make the choosing a pleasant, task. The prices
range from , ( '
44-50 to
Soon She'll Need a Warm Coat
. A strictly tailored one of cheviot, English
mixture 1 or chinchilla, a f ur-irimmed
cloak of silvertone or broadcloth or vel
vet, with beaver, nu(tria, seal or marten
on the wee collars and cuffs, in' fact,- any
Stubby Toed Shoes
That will withstand the
scuffing and jumping and'
kicking that grownup's
shoes never get, will be
found on the main floor for
prices ranging around $5.
Molasses, Instead of
Raisins, Used to Make
Liquor on South Side
Loss of confidence oi' South Side
purchasers in ."raisino," the bootleg
"hootch" most generally sold in that
section of the city, has resulted in
manufacturers of the liquor forsak
ing the use of raisins and turning to
molasses, which is said to produce a
clear white fluid resembling in both
color and kick the famed "white
mule." . . ' . .
Federal agents raiding the home
of Anton Gilinski at Forty-eighth
and Y streets yesterday discovered
a complete still and a half gallon of
the product thereof, which Sad been
made of molasses, among other in
gredients. Several jars of ferment
ed molasses were found in the base
ment of the home.
Gilinski declared that a friend of
his owned the still and that this
friend had told hint was merely
manufacturing wine. Judge Charles
S. Foster fined Gilinski $100 . and
costsNfor illegal possession of liquor.
He was released ,on $300 bond and
immediately rearrested by federal
authorities. .
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Arrangements Complete " ' '
For Peace Meet at , Riga
Warsaw, .Sept 9. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Letvia has given the
necessary guarantees to the Russian
soviet government and as a result
a bolshevik peace delegation will go
to Riga to meet Polish representa
tives, Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign
minister, was notified today by
George Tchitcherin, Russian bolshe
vik minister of foreign affairs.
Alexander Lados, secretary of the
Polish delegation during the, Minsk
conference, said the Polish delegates
might start on Sunday. Other Pok
ish officials said today they- did not
expect the delegation to leave until
Monday or Tuesday.
U. S. Envoy Quoted Saying '
U. S. Ready to Aid Wrangel
London, Sept. 9. The Russian
liberation committee here, which is
an anti-bolshevik organization, to
day issued, an official statement "re
ceived from Constantinople saying,
among other things: ,
"The representative of America.
Kear Admiral Newton
A Mrrntlv
stated to Brandski (minister of
finance in General Wrangels gov
ernment) that the United States are
ready to give him economic aid and
asked him to present a (list of goods
wanted in the Crimea."
Mason School Has High
Kindergarten Enrollment
Mason school holds first place
among the public schools of the city
with an enrollment this week of 111
kindergarten kiddies. . est Side
school is second with an enrollment
cf 100. . .
$12.50
one of these well made, warmly lined
coats would delight a little girl, whether
she was two or sixteen, or in between.
Prices range from
$20 to $37.50
An Adequate -Supply of
"' Dependable Hose
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May be selected from our Pony stockings in
three weights and in black, white or cordovan.
They, have triply protected knees and double
soles and are 65c in the small sizes and 75c in
the large.
. ' Center Aisle !Iain Floor
Delightful Hair Ribbons
For Just 75c a yard
And such' a ' variety to choose from dark
plaids, -particularly fine greens, blues and ,
browns and any number of plain shades, dark
on light, and aJMive inches wide.
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Roosevelt and , ;
Robins to Speak'
in aiaie jlowiis
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Republican Headquarters An
nounces Two-Day Campaign
In Nebraska bv National !
Speakers Sept. 17-18.
Lincoln, Sept. 9. (Special.) Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Ray
mond Robins will be in Nebraska
for. two days of campaigning next
week in behalf of the republican
ticket, it was announced at the state
G: O. P. headquarters here..
Their itinerary is as follows:
Sept. 17, Alliance, . 10:55 a. m.;
Grand Island, 8:40 p. m.'
Sept. 18 Central City, 1 a. m.j
Columbus, 2 p, nr.; Schuyler,, 4 p.
m.; Fremont, 8 p. in.
Gov. S.i R. MeKelvie will meet
Colonel Roosevelt and Colonel Rob
ins at Grand Island and. will make
the remainder of the trip with them
to Fremont., The governor is book
ed tq deliver a speech at Grand Is-
ianu ai o p. m. sept. I.
Congressman Evans will accom-'
pany the visitors on the Nebraska
trip. J '
Western Ranches Want
Larger Bounty on Wolvei
Alliance, Neb., Sept. 9. (Spe
cial.) Due to increasing depreda
tions of wolves and coyotes among
the live stdck of farmers and ranch
ers in the western part of Box
Butte countv. a netition signed bv
5fl nf the liv cfftplr min ri K f-ntm
ty was presented to the board oi
county commissioners asking that
the subject of bounties for wild ani
mals be submitted' to the voters at
the November election, as provided
by Jaw. The 1919 legislature
amended the state law, increasing
the bounty on wolves from $3 to
$6, and on coyotes from $1 to $3.
Until the plan is approved by the
voters of each county, however, the
law is not effective. In case it is
approved, it becomes effectivee 90
days after election.
Nebraska Grain Growers'
To Consider Holding Plan
Fairbury, Neb., Sept 9. (Special.)
Representatives of the National
Wheat Growers association of Okla
homa have issued a call fag the
wheat growers of Jefferson county
to meet at the court house Septem
ber 18, to consider the proposition
of organizing a grain association.
The slogan is "Hold your wheat un
til it brings $3 a bushel."
Bee Want Ads Are Best Business
Getters.
And a Woolly
Beaver Hat
A large or small vone, all
beaver, or with a velvet
crown, and priced anywhere
-from $5.95 to $18.50. There
are other hats just as charm-,
ing, velvet and silk ones, at
a great variety of prices.
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