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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920. if Mi 1 11 Parole Plan , Of Governor Is Blocked Protests From Omaha Delay ' Release of Ben Marshall Sentenced to 30 Years ? v- For Assault. , . Protests from Omaha reaching Lincoln against any parole for Ben Marshall, negro from the state peni tentiary are believed .to have met with success. Marshall is still in the state prison hd, according to Louis Home, pri vate secretary to Qovernor McKel vie, will not be freed today nor to morrow nor for several days. It is understood in state house circles .Marshall will not be paroled at all. ' Governor McKelvie or Secretary II. H. Antles of the welfare depart ment could not be reached yester day for an official statement. But Marshall is still irr custody and for this reason it is believed the pro tests have brought about ji revision in the governors plaus. , Judge Sears Protects. District' Judge Sears, who sen tented Marshall, wrote to the gover nor protesting against any parole of Marshall. t - ' "It would be an outrage to turn this fellow loose on the community," declared Judge. Sears today Judge sears sentenced Marshall to 30 years in the penitentiary, June 20, tyw. ' . , "Marshall was convicted oi-an at tack committed March 28 and of an other committed April 6 that year," he said. "He was arrested April 6 and had a fair trial. . - "His. guilt was proved beyond a shadow of a doubt "Ten years before this, he was arrested for an attempted assault upod a 12-year-old colored girl. How many undetected crimes against women and girls he committed in the 10 intervening .yearly we .don't know. ' - I Suspected of Murder. ''He was strongly suspected 'of, the Rtwnmelhart murder, one of the foulest crimes in the history of the county. Josephine Rummelhart. was: struck down by an assailant at J Tweiity-sixth and Dodge streets one everting in 1906. "Jler face was slashed open and her -head crushed with a rock. "t gave Marshall the full limit of the law, two terms of IS years each, the second to start at the end of the first. I have urged the gov erns most strongly not to think of releasing him." Marshall's name, Was-given in the list of 38 penitentiary prisoners, who had'-been on road work." and v.ho wer to have been released from prison on parole yesterday. Publication of this list containing Marshall's name led to a storm of protest from Omaha, with the subse quent result. Beatrice Slayer Is I Pronounced Insane : Beatrice, Neb., Nov. lo. (Spe cial Joseph Foose, against whom th information charging him with murdering Harvey Clayton, negro boy?: in Beatrice on the evening of Sertember 24, 1919, was dismissed in the district court last Saturday, ; wai ' brought before the insanity ' commissioners Monday and pro- uctmced insane. Hee will be taken to the asylum at once by Sheriff Schlek. Foose is an aged recluse and had , livdd alone here for years before the;shooting occurred. He gave as his , reason for killing Clayton thai . tturf boy annoyed him. Some time after the murder charge had been filed, a special commission was ap pointed by the district court to ex- amine Foose and pronounced him insane, but a member of the insanity commission objected and the mur . d charge was allowed to stand until last week when it was dismiss ed 5 by County Attorney Vasey and ani insanity complaint filed against him Judge Releases Alleged :' i Bootlegger at Fremont " Fremont, Neb., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) Claude Estep, arrested on the charge of bootlegging, was released .by,, Judge Stone on account of in mif icient evidence. Estep was cnarged with selling a pint of '.Kjuor to George Redding, who was found in an intoxicated condition recently by the night officers. Upon ncaerch, the' remains of his purchase were found, and served as exhibit n at the bearing. Redding states h btfught the beverage from Estep and Joseph Cain, but he forgot which one of the agents . received the tnoney. -a : ! ' Special Train Will Carry i Rooters to Foot Ball Game Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) Superintendent A., J. Stoddard of the Beatrice high school has ar ranged for a special train over the Union Pacific to be Tun on Friday morning to Lincoln on account of the Lincoln-Beatrice high school foot ball game. The Beatrice Muni cipal band and a large number of rooters will probably accompany the Beatrice team to the capital city. Nebraskans at Capital. ' Washington. D. C, Nov. 16. (Spe cial Telegram.) Elmer S. Stephen son and C. C Carlson, bankers of Lincoln, Neb., were i.i the national capital today on bueinm with the Treasury department. They left this tvening for New York and Boston. EXCELLO COAL FOR THE FURNACE $16.50 Per Ton A hard semi-anthracite, smoke less and Bootless. Holds fire over -night.; , I toil Gill fc:l Ca. 1903 Famam. Tel. TyUr 4416. Omaha Magistrate Enjoys Some -Wild Stunts : lit Clouds Charles Foster, Omaha police judge, all togged out for hit first air plane ride over Omaha and the central police headquarters Monday after, noon. Insert ia Lloyd "Jack" Atkison chief of the tenver aerial police force, who took Judge Foster on his thriller. . , Police Judge Charles Foster made his first airplane flight yesterday from Ak-Sar-Ben field ttt a 75-horse-power French plane pilo'ted by Chief Lloyd "Jack" Atkison of the Denver aerial police force. The plane soared at a height of 5,000 feet in the air, did 11 loop the Activities Point to Early Construction Of Burlington line OINeill,' Neb., Nov. 16. (Special -Intimation from semi-official sources that construction of the proposed extension of the Burling-, toil Sioux City-O'Neill line from O'Neill to Thedford, Neb., where it will connect with' the Burlington main line, mav be begun next sum mer, receive partial confirmation ,by the activities of the company along the present line and an inspection of the Sioux City-O'Neill line con cluded last week , The company has maintained work rains and work crews all summer, widening all cuts along the line, placing the roadbed in shape for heavy traffic and reinforcing and strengthening all bridges. The work , was inspected last week by a party including General Superin tendent Flynn of the lines west of the Missouri. Division Superintend ent H. C. Allen, Trainmaster Con nett, Road Master Hurlbert and Master Carpenter Fred Hedding gren. They came to O'Neill Thurs day night in the private car of the general superintendent and left early Friday morning on an in spection engine. - Nebraska City Gas Rates To Be Raised 15 Per Cent - Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) The city commissioners last night granted the local gas com pany an increase of IS per cent in rates on a showing made by the manager that . the Company was op erating at a loss on account of the high price of gas coal and increased freight rates. The company, in a petition asking for the raise in rates, stated that they would be compelled to close down if the increase was not granted; that they had lost money for more than a year; and that considerable money had een expended in repairs during 'the past two years. Funeral Held for Wife of Pioneer Arlington Pastor Fremont, Neb., Nov. 16. (Sp-. cial.) Mrs. Helen Bisby, 85. wife of the. late Kev. Charles G. tsisny, wno died on Armistice day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. K. U. Beacon, was buried Sunday at lithe AUington cemetery. The Bisbys came to Arlington over SO years ago and Rev. Mr. Bisby was the first pastor to enter the small fniio-rro-ntinnal church which was Organized there at that time. Later he and Mrs. Bisby became teacners at Doane college which was founded in Arlington, but later was moved to Crete. Fined on Check Charges. Loup City, Neb., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) Dwight C. Hill, Peter Kamin itki and Frank Spotanskl, each pleaded guilty to a charge of passing bad checks and were fined $100 and costs in district court here. , 14 Years in Omaha Express I Prepaid leafs" and Marshal Bound Over On Charge of Murder Kearney, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) Harvey ,Graham, marshal of Gib bon, is in county jail under a $10,000 bond, having been bound over to the dittrict court on a charge of second degree murder for the killing of Lorton Murray. Graham was ar raigned Saturday afternoon, pleaded not guilty and waived preliminary examination. It is expected that his trial will be held during the com ing term of the district court, the regular jury session being set for the last week in this month. Lorton Murray is alleged to have been shot by the -marshal in (front of a dance hall at Gibbon the night of November 7. He died three days later in a Kearney hospital. Alliance Merchants Plan Trade Extension Campaign Alliance, Neb.,1 Nov. 16. (Special Telegram.) Alliance merchants are planning one of the greatest trade extension campaigns ever held in this part of the state on November 22, 23 and 24. By a unique method of advertising, in which pracically every merchant in the city is .co-operating, news of the bargain festival has been spread like a blanket over a 75-mile radius of the trade terri tory tributary to Alliance. : ' The merchants are planning a cut in prices. that is expected to make the event a red letter occasion in local trade annals. ' Memorial' Service Will Be .' Held by Elks at Alliance Alliance, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) An elaborate program is being prepared for the Elks memorial serv ice to be held here December S. Matt Gering of Kearney will deliver the principal. address and talks will be made by several other out-of-town speakers. A musical program will also be given in addition to the reg ular ritualistic service. A large num ber of Elks from neighboring towns are expected. The public is invited to the special program. Charge Nebraska City Man With Stealing Chickens Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) Herman Rousch was ar retted yesterday by Sheriff Fisch er on a charge of stealing 89 chick ens from Thel Miller, manager of .the ice cream factory. Miller gave the sheriff information that may lead to the arrest of other boys who have been making "easy money" by theft. Rousch will have a hearing before the county court within a few, days. Ellsworth Section Hand Crushed by falling Rail Alliance, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) James Knight, section worker at Ellsworth, is in a hospital here in a serious condition from being struck by a .railroad raiX. while unloading a car. One of the rails fell on him. crushing his chest and abdomen. He was brought here on a special car and is reported to have an even t x v-iKintc iur retuvery. , loops, some "clover Jeats and an Immerman or two, skipped over the city hall and landed with Judge Fos ter smiling cheerfully. "It was great!" chuckled the judge. "But I had to warn him to obey our ty traffic 'laws several times. Told hyn I'd have him up for wreckless driving if he didn't." , , A Hartmann Wardrobe Trunk at a Special Price , It is very unusual for you to find a Hartmann at a special price, but peculiar conditions have enabled us to obtain a few of the famous Wardrobe Trunks to offer you at a saving of $13. These Trunks have all the improvements of the best Hartmanns shoe box, laundry bag, lift top with cushion to hold garment hangers. All the drawers are locked and all long edges reinforced, as all Hartmann Trunks are built. A Very Special Ar) Including Value at FRELING "& STEINLE 1803 Farnam Street " 4 Epileptic Home May Be Provided State Board Plans to Request Establishment of Institution For Unfortunates, . Lincoln, Nov. 16. Ntbraska may sooii have- a separate institution for the treatment and care of epileptics. The Mate board of commissioners, according to L. C Oberlies, chair man, ppobably will ask the legisla ture when it convenes in January to provide a separate institution or colony for the treatment of epilepsy. If the proposed institution is ap proved by the legislature, the state will have 17 institutions devoted to the treatment of unfortunates, t It is estimated that approximately .100 persons suffering from epilepsy are now patients at state hospitals for trfe insane. While a great number of insane persons are epileptic, the majority of epileptics are not insane, accord ing to Dr. R. H. Spradling, assist ant superintendent of the Nebraska hospital for the insane here. For this reason, it is pointed out, the state should provide a separate in stitution. So far as is known, no cure of a permanent nature has ever been dis covered for epilepsy. Experiments with hygenio measures, communal life, bromides, calcium, salts, glan dular extracts, etc., have been tried by neurologists in all parts of the world, according to Dr. Spradling. Some of the experiments have Hid a temporary value, but permanent cures are practically unknown. , It is agreed by the specialists that the proper ways to cure epilepsy is not to try to cure the individual who develops the diseases, but to pre vent the individual from reproducing others. . 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It is not known definitely how many epileptics there are in the state. However, it is estimated that of "every 500 persons in the Vnited States, there is one epileptic. Kearney Police Arrest Man and Confiscate Still Kearney, Neb., Nov. 16- (Spe cial.) Police arrested Frank Slayer, residing northwest of Gibbon, and confiscated the best type of still which ever fell into their hands. The worm and kettle were of expert con struction.. Two other worms ware found on the premises, together with about 10 gallons of sour mash With in the past month the police here have rounded up about 10 moonshin ers and bootleggers and secured con viction in every case. $11 QQ 5inds a " loqtract , And Places a Beautiful) Columbia Grafonola in your home Christmas morning together with the records you select and "buy. Call at once and make your selection. We will, make im mediate delivery or hold till Christ mas. Our Stock Is Complete All Styles $32.50 to $250 Choice of beautiful mahogany, walnut or oak finish. All sold on terms of $1.00 down and the bal ance on small weekly or monthly payments. All the Latest Columbia Records ON SALE ALL THE TIME Out-of-town orders receive prompt attention and sent postpaid on orders of $5.00 or more. Write for catalog. Schmoller'& Mueller Piano 114-16-18 8o. 15th St The Home of Steinway Pianos and Columbia Grafonolas Nebraska's Convicts Read Better Books Than Library Patrons Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16. Prisoners at the Nebraska state penitentiary read literature of a higher standard than the average visitor of city li braries, according to Thomas A. Maxwell, chaplain. The Rev. Max well has charge of the prison library of more than 4,000 volumes. . "Books of a constructive nature are more in demand than fiction," he says. "Books on mechanical sub jects probably are in biggest de mand," he said, "while books on re ligious matters are next in demand." Crime or detective stories are rarely asked for by the prisoners, it is said. i , "Maybe it is because they know so much about the subject them selves," philosophized R. G. Lukins, librarian. Lukins is a prisoner, serv- V Go. Telephone Doug 1623 1 II II u L-1 rFr aWaamS . . ZmmLmm , ;l PI ERCE I ' I mrqw r The Pierce 'Arrow car is built to an exacting standard, with infinite pains. It is the best car that our engineers and workmen can produce from fine materials. . STEWART J, T. Stewart Motor Company Omaha De Moines Sioux City ing a life sentence. He is thorough ly familiar with every book in the prison library. Not only is he familiar with the books himself, but he knows the kind of books most of the prisoners are anxious to read. When possible these book an issued. Many of the books in the prison library were donated. Quite often, it is said, books of considerable val ue are received at the prison from people who rather than sell them at a sacrifice, give them to the insti tutions where they will be ap preciated. Bee want ads are best business getters. A Coal Bargain . For the first time in three years w6 have been able to secure' a limited shipment (5 cars) of our old-time favorite Eclipse Lump D12.50 Per Ton The first cars are in and the coal is equal to pre-war standards. Big, blocky lumps; very little im-j purity; the same1 high quality' Eclipse that we have sold for over 35 years. For heating stove or furnace thfcre is no other Omaha coal that will deliver more of heat, comfort and satisfaction per dollar. - 1 We have no assurance that further supply can be obtained and we in vite your order now. - r Sunderland Brothers Co. Main Office, Eatlr 3ti Fleer KmIIsm BUg 17th and Hareey Street. , INN HI Wyoming Boom Runner Lodged in Beatrice Jail Beatrice. Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.); t u ..J T7-.nl. Mveri. th i' Wyoming booze-runners wno we recently fined $200 and costs eac in lumcc court on iu -o. . i . . - .t .U., . r transporting liquor and having i liquor In their possession, weter lodged m the county yesterday,! being unable to pay their fines. The j. Ford car which the men i transporting the liquor and which was confiscated by the officers, will S be sold af public auction to the nigh- est bidder for cash next Saturday aft- ernoon. 11 i ( ; .tlx 11 :r. v t: 1 i V'i ii I)
