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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1920. V 4 Sheriff Obeys Order Against Mayor's Pardons Three Men Released Recently ' by Clark Were City Cases, Judge Says In Refusing ' . to Back Down. , ' "My order df several weeks ago standi and Mayor Smith has not at- tempted to question it," said District ' Judge Troup yesterday 'when asked concerning three pardons issued re cently by Mayor Smith and honored ' by Sheriff flark. ', -"Those were mere police court ; Uses for fighting and drunkenness and the men were sent, up on city ? mittimuses," said Judge Troup. "My - order concerned persons sent to the county jail after hearing in district court on appeal from the city police ' court. . I said the mayor had no rfght to pardon such persons and that I would see tojt that he did not par ; don any more such persons" I Judge Troup .issued orders to Sheriff Clark aid County "Jailer i Clayton several weeks ago to refuse i to honor pardons issued by Mayor 1 Smith in appealed cases or police court cases brought nnder state ' 'statutes. . . ' , 'He did this-after the mayor had . pardoned three men serving sen- tences approved by the district court j tor speeding in automobiles and driv r ing while intoxicated. ... f Deputy.' Sheriff Foster said that Troun's order had not1 ' been changed and that Mayor Smith had not attended to issue any par dons in, such cases. ' "We shall certainly refuse to honor the mayor's parddns'if he issues any in appealed or state cases, said os- ' ter '' ' ' ' Nebraska Burbank . Grows Huge. Potatoes ; On Holt County Ranch Somebody's Error Results in $13,134.60 Default Judgment Against Taxi Owner ' Somebody's mistake in a damage suit for $25,000 In district court may cost the Central 'faxi Livery com pany or the Lion Bonding company $13,134.60. . Judgment for that sum was en tered by District Judge Troup by default in the suit brought by Hon ora Carey, administratrix of the es tate of William J. Carey, killed in an automobile accident at Thir teenth and Martha streets August 22. "It was a peculiar case," said Judge Troup. , "Althougfh summons were served on the president of the defendant company, no answer was filed nor other action taken by de fendant" , "My, my " exclaimed Hymie Bor- iT, president ot the taxi company, when notified of the judgment yes terday I turned that over Jio the 4-iun uonaing company, where I am insured." ' But E. K. Leigh, head of the cas ualty department of the insurance company, declared that no notifica tion of the suit had been received. ..He said he didn't know what action would be. taken nosv that the judg ment has been entered in court. Judge Troup said the judgment was based on the life expectancy and earning power of the deceased. Sale of "Church Wines" Here to Be Probed by State Assistant Attorney General," Scenting Wholesale Liquor Traffic, Plans Sweeping Investigation. O'Neill, Neb., Oct. 20. (Special.) A field of potatoes from which the tubers average slightly-over a pound in weight is the result of. three years experimenting by.R. H. Murray, the Holt countv Burbank. The variety Kmilrht in nerfection bv Mr. Mur uiHVlv known as the Ne- ?braska buckwheatt"king, is a high y developed cross , between the Early Ohio and' the Early Rose and is peculiarly adapted; to. Nebraska clr-ma-tic conditions. V . The yield is unusually heavy, even it a most produttive potato coun try, and the spuds exceed in size the prize specimens of the irrigated sec tions, which they also excel ift that they are not hollow or mushy in the center. Two acres of the field raised this year produced potatoes some of which weighed two and: three-quarter pounds eacrW . The potatoes ar too, large for commercial use, but make excellent, seed, for which purpose they are to j be used. The new spud, is scale resisting and grows without blemish, where other varieties do not tnrtve Prominent Jeffersta J County Man Dies at Jansen Fan-bury, iNeo. uct. pe,ciat John P. Thicssen is dead at his hdme in Jansen. He represented Jefferson county in. the legislature from 1907 to 1911 and tor many years was the president of the State bank of lansen. Until recently ne was . manager dtf the Jansen Tele phone company and president of the Jefferson County Live- Stock as sociation. . ; For 20 years Mr. Thiessen farmed near Jansen and later conducted ar. implement and-hardware business in Fairbury and Jansen. ,His wife and six children survive 'him, all living in Jansen. W ' Nebraska Odd Fellows Parade in Hastings ' Hastings, Neb.,' Oct. 20. (Specill Telegram.) One of the longest pa rades ever seen in Hastings was held by the Odd Fellows .jn annual con vention here; A number tf cities sent floats and there were many uni formed men in line.. L Election of grand lodge officers and selection of place for- next year's meeting will take' place Thursday. A joint memorial service was held and the Odd Fellow initiatory work was exemplified by the Fairbury de gree team. s Sale of wines in Omaha for religious and sacramental purposes is to be thoroughly investigated b federal orohibitioh agents and oi ftcials from the office of the county attorney. Plans for .the investigation were announced yesterday by A. C. Mun ger, assistant attorney general of Nebraska, in Central police court in hearing of a case against Joe Batt, 1612 California street. - Batt was arrested last week on a charge of illegal possession of liquor when Officer Summitt confiscated several gallons of various wines found in his home. Batt is proprietor of a grocery store at 604 North Sixteenth street, and has been fined $100 twice ton two counts of illegal possession of liquor. " ' Eatt is Jewish. . Attorney Sugar man bolstered up his defense with the argument that "Batt held the liquor v found in his home for sale tp Omaha Jews observing Jewish feasts, holidays and. the Passover, ac cording to their Biblical custom. .Affidavits were presented in court ADVERTISEMENT 117 P- HUPP, of Akron, Ohio. who says he would not take one thousand dollars for the good Tanlac has done him. De clares his health has been fully restored and that he has gained over 20 pounds. ; ! that Batt had purchased the liquor found in his home from the Midwest Church company, a Catholic concern, which sells liquors for religious and sacramental juse. Judge Foster interpreted the fed eral law permitting the sale of wines for deligious use, especially for Jewish rites, as meaning that the purchaser must present affidavits countersigned - by the rabbi of tiis synagogue. Batt, whose case had thus become a test case in police court, was dis missed, on the charge of illegal pos session. Every attempt that has been made to send black mint plants, from which menthol oil and crystals are derived, from Japan tof the United States has ended in failure. Dean of Amherst College Greeted Here by Alumni George U. Ulds, on Way to Pacific Coast, Meets Former Students During x Stay Here. George D. Olds, dean and acting president of Amherst college. Is stopping in Omaha on his way to the Pacific coast to attend alumni meetings, in celebration of the cen tennial of the college. Ten local Anrherst "grads" and two from Lincoln greeted their tormer professor in the University club rooms Tuesday night. Various stories were told of he boyhood days of "Cal" Codllidge, '55, whom Professor Olds had as a student in his mathematics class in 1891. -V . , (Three "Red Heads." Governor Cool id ge, Vice presiden tial , candidate, when in his fresh- roan year at Amherst wis one of three "red heads." In getting ac quainted with his class, Professor Olds singled out the "red" trinity: "Cal" would not sav much. .He was always a steady student, who prac ticed the motto that ' brevity is the soul of wit," according to Professor Olds. Confident of Election., Prof. Olds Is confident that uover- iiMAMMOTH! Stock Reducing .This, Is Lack of Room Compels Us to Slaughter the Prices a Wonderful Opportunity to Purchase High 1- 1 1-1.1- urauc, icpcnuaoie Pianos, Players and Phonographs At Unthinkably Low Prices This beautiful $800 Player Piano, the very latest 1920 model, very modern attachment, with bench, scarf atad $10 hN r? worth of music, only. ........ rr. . ivvvU Probe Commitment of . Man to Insane Asylum Hebron, Neb., Oct. 20. (Special.) District Judge Brown granted a writ of habaes corpus in the case of Fred Bostleman, who is confined at Ingleside on an insanity charge. It is ordered that Bostleman be brought here Friday when inquiry will be made as to whether he was legally committed to the institution. Bost leman was charged with the murder of his' daughter, Freda' Bostleman, who died under suspicious circum stances last spring. ' Eastern Cement Company i Sampling Nebraska Soil Fairbury, Neb, Oct. 20.-(SpeciaL) Two large drills are operating on the George Cox farm six miles noth west of Fairbury. An eastern ce ment company are paying for the experiment. Sixty holes will be drilled, some of them to a depth of 75 feet and samples of the earth at different depths sent east for analysis. f The cement company has leased 1.500 acres with the option of pur arising within 90 days. " . Keith County Community Club Hears Talk on Traffic Ogallala, Neb., Oct. 20. (SpeciL) The Keith County v Community club was addressed by E. I. John son, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road, on "Traffic Congestion at the Big Terminal Points," iti connection with the study of railroad conditions recently taken up by the club as a part of fits work for the betterment sf freight service irt thecounty. . Auto Sets Barn pn Fire.. , Colnmbus, NebV Oct. 20. (Spe cial.) A barn belonging to Joe Fisher was burned to the ground here when his automobile caught fire in the bam: He was unable to get thenar out,. - , wr't- . '1 v ' ': i . - - I In o ONLY $550 "I would not take one thousand; dollars for the'gooA Tanlac did me," said W. P. Hupp,W39 Camden St.; Akron, Ohio, for the past ten years a valued employee with the Fire stone Tire and Rubber Co. . "I will always owe a great debt of gratitude to Tanlac," ha said, "be cause it restored my health com pletely after everything else failed, and I have gained over twenty pounds. I can now eat better, sleep better and work better and I feel like a brand-new man. ' "Before taking Tanlac I suffered night and day from indigestion and my stomach was terribly disordered. I was nervous and weak and could neither eat nor sleep to do any good. I seemed to be poinar down hill every day for six years. Finally, my con dition became so rundown that I lost one or two lays from work every week. But, now since my troubles have been overcome, I can hold mv own with any man at the plant, and often ajter working hard all day. I put -in' overtime at night and feel none the worse from it. I just seem, to be full of new life and energy. After seeing the good Tanlac did me, my wife began taking the medi cine and now she says she feels bet ter than she has in years. ' "Tanlac certainly beats anything I ever saw in my life." ' , Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all Sherman & McConnell Drug Com pany's stores. Harvard Pharmacy and. West End Pharmacy. Also Forrest and Meany Drug Company in South Omaha and Benson Pharm acy, Benson, and the leading drug gist in each city and town through out the state of Nebraska. Brand new $600 pianos, latest design, beautiful burl walnut, San Domingo mahogany or quarter-sawed oak only $395. ' Big Reductions in Emerson Pianos 1 We must reduce our stock. tCompare 'our prices with Eastern prices. . ; Style 1 New York price, $750; our price during this sale,' $650; freight and war tax paid by us. Style 2 New York price, $800; our price, $675; freight and war tax paid By us. ,We have m number of used pianos every one guaranteed at practically your own price. .Terms, on Any of them to suit your convenience. A small payment down, balance long time. No matter where you live, take advantage of this sale, mark with (X) piano interested in and write today. . ' M ' ; ;- 1 -j ............... .-. AddresTv............:. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER So. 15th St. I PIANO CO. Doug. 1623. The Largest Music House in the West. ADVERTISEMENT Good Advice to a Dyspeptic Value Yoiur Eyes? JO?0 11 Jre of earing for tba rSmi L?ome-, K I br mor. than a million people who ear for Uwir era as they car for their teeth : to cleanse and preeerre them. .If yon are notone ri.t?en"llmo-2JolB heirnks todiS? r? "om Treatment Outfit from your leelinf en nA k. Au - . Will ,.L. T! VSCelaOWM U T1UOQ world item brighter and your day's work lesa tireiome. vamiiM. c ejr - -IKY I 1U-1- ,fii fmethner. icbt.lt It MM ntm4 iwm. tnkranMttfe Give the Stomach Help to Dieeit Food and to Offset the Ten d e n c y to Acidity. Use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. lat wnoiesi advice to starve your way xo stomaen neaitn is mighty poor Judgment. Only the most robust consti tution can stand such a strain. If you ADVERTISEMENT EndsStubbornCoughs I , in a Uurry , ' For reel effectiveness, this old ? - lioine-made lemedy has DO equal. Easily and cheaply prepared. cannot eat, if what you eat slurs, if your' inaicestions rouows certain foods that cause heartburn, sour stomach, or Basal- ness try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. And if there is a feeling- as if your stomach had turned into concrete these tablets help digest the food and ,thu.. bring relief. Many physicians write "Stuart's Dyspep sia Tablets as directed"' on a prescription blank when patients are distressed with frenuent attacks of indigestion. They furnish the alkaline effect to off set acidity of the stomach and Also pan creatin to aid intestinal digestion of starchy foods. . Get S ao cent box at any drasf store, eat what you enjoy, take a tablet or two after meals, and thus avoid th distress due to indigestion or dyspepsia. ; Going t6 . the theater? Consult The Bee theater advertisements, xou'll never Know now ouiefciv a bad cough can be conquered, until you try this famous old home-made rem-1 cay. Anyone who has couched all day and all night, will lay that the immediate relief given is almost like magic. It is very easily prepared, and there is nothing better for coughs. Into a i pint-bottle, put 2 ounces of Pinex; then add plain granulated sugar syrup to make a full pint. Or you can use clarified molasses, honey, or corn. syrup, instead of sugar ayru'p. Either way, the full pint saves about iworthirde of the money usually pent' for cough preparations, and gives you a more positive, effective , remedy. It keeps perfectly, and tastes pleasant children like it. . You can feel this take hold instantly, : soothing and healing the membranes in all the air passages. It promptly loosens a dry, tight cough, and soon you will notice the phlegm thin out ana disappear. A day's use will usually break up an ordinary throat or chest cold, and it is also snlendid for bron-. chitis, croup, hoarseness, and bron chial asthma. Pinex ii a most valuable concen trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, the most reliable rem edy for throat and chest ailments. To avoid disappointment, ask your druggist for "2V4 ounces of Pinex" with directions and don't accept any . thing else. Guaranteed to give abso lute satisfaction or money refunded. The-Pinex Co., Ft Wayne, Ind. m, lottanftr Shin Disease r -,. t . We nave witnessed such remarkable ; results with this soothing wm ef ells that we otter you a bottle en the guarao tee that unless It does the some far you. tt costs rnu not a cent. 19c. cor n;l Si 00, Five Sherman a McConnell Drug Stores. T nor Coolidge Will be the next vice president of the United f the United States. He said that if the ticket ftas turned "upside down" prospect! would be Deiter ior me repuDiican party. Amherst alumni who attended last night's meeting included O. T. East man, Randall Brown, Lawrence Mc Cague, Robert McCague, John Mc Cague, jr.; A, D. Cloyd, C. R, Bcldcn and Warren Brcckenridge. ' all of Omaha, and Paul Good ,and K. K. Grainge of Lincoln. Prof. Olds is stopping with C. R. Beldcn at the Blackstone hotel. He will leave -tonight for the west coast. Dances in Schools Opposed. The Omaha Christian Endeavor union went on record as opposed toJ the idea of permitting dances in pub-1 lie .Schools at the regular monthlv meeting Tuesday night at First Pres byterian church. Elmer E. , Thomas spoke to the meeting on law viola tions in Omaha and the part they might play in law enforcement. Chicago Niirse to Address Meeting . , , . - ' V Miss Dolty Twicheil to Urge Demobilization of Those In Military .Service. i - - . Miss Dolly Twiehell, Chicago, in Omaha to address the 15th annual convention of the Nebraska State Nurses,' association at Hotel Fon tanel lc, declared there are three problems in nursing, ervice which nave engaged the attention of the profession during the last two years. These are demobilization of army nurses and" restoring them to nor ma4 practice; the extension of coift munity nursing in rural districts; arid development of class instruction in home nursing. i Ninety delegates from all parts of the state are enrolled at the con vention. Miss Ethel J. ' Odegard, Hastings, spoke on training courses Tuesday morning. Miss Grace V. Bradley, state president, recom mends nursing courses in the pub lic schools. . ' In the afternoon". Miss Florence McCabe, Omaha visiting Nurits' association, spoke, as did Dr. Her mand Schulte, Creighton College of Medicine, and Supt. J. 41. Beveridge of the Omaha public schools. ' '. A new vacuum cletnef .for auto mobiles is operated by a car's x haust. AfBoopiiisrorjoi III No "curV'-but help tore- ' ww duct paragrsats of ri aY.V ' w '-a w i w u Sage TtUHt forrcraiiTS fi utm' Icrlici's a are vss)aM v fiimwifciSMiwiJl L raw, 7 You Assuredly Will Never Have a Greater Incentive for "Saving . While Buying "-rThan the .Opportunity Presented You v Thursday In Our Sale of -; r Oyer 100 Exclusive Pattern Hatis, X'-':. . Regularly $15 to $27.50 ; Fashioned from: Panne Velvst -All Feathe . -Metallic Brocade Silk Lyons Velvet V ' Fancy Fabric Braids ' ri Trimmed in Metal Lac Furs and Ostrich Metallic Braids Metal Ribbons Oriental Ornaments The, most superb collection of the latest Mfllinerynodes ever offered in a sale like this. Every model is made by hand, theref ore there are no two alike, in colork shape or trimming. ' 1 ti-sV ' Every hat is "exclusively individual in.style line, material, trimming. EVery hat is the production of a specialist de- ' signer from the greatest of our American Millinery houses. k :-ri fhis Assemblage An - 1 s. Large Picture Models, Extravagantly Trimmed ; '-I t. . bress Hats of Strlklng,Simpllcity Street Hats' in Off-the-face Styles, Becomingly Soft of Line Smart Turbans, Original in Shape and Draping Darlnglv Flared Hats, Rich in Color, Design and Fabric ' Hats of Brilliant Colors, Hats of All One Color, Wata of Dashing Contrasts rf Close Fitting Toques, Chic and Distinctive ... Millinery Shop Second Floor h ill I . , ' ' No ' $ Exchanges. No Approvals. No a . Deliveries , L J t 3 Out Liberal : Credit Service m Unul ( - , 1417 Douglas Street i fi: Grow Greater Ei3ry i ( v in thts phenomenal disposal of man $80,000 Stock of Women's and Misses' and Less, Than Half Map ufacturer's Cost Are the Prevailing Reductions in This Cremt Day Winter Wearables F ire sa: . ' " Women from every section of the city are taking the full est advantage of these truly sensational savings. This im mense stq"k was subject to the odor of smoke otherwise it is as fresh as the day it was unpacked.- Come early . and get your share of the wonderful values. v- Tailored Suits ' Smart Dresses MOST STARTLING PRICE Cloth Coats; SHATTERING EVER OMAHA Credit as Usual 1 A V r v t' . . a,,,. ....
