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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1920)
8 A . y 1 I . I -H me I an.f .,ai t ! ft 'I' pri , rigv be t wo;s r ci -:.V . If:. . .. . w THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1920. Store Purposely Destroyed. Sqys v Fire Manshal 4; Officer Citc$Extremtly tow Prices at .lThich Good Were Sold Immediately Before ' r ' Fire at Duncan. -,( Columbus, Neb.,' Nov. 24. Spc; rial.) Stat Fire Marshal Charles K. Hartford has completed , an in vestigation Into tiie ' mysterious. "de struction by fire Tii the Kozlowski general merchandise store at - pan can. Neb., at niidnifht, October; 11. The fire marshaMn a statement following examination, of witnesses at Columbus Monday declares that' he is satisfied that the Store "..tvas purposely destroyed.' -lie ststeSf that he has made a formal complaint to the county attorney of Platte county. M'The store was purposely - de stroyed, after ?most of the stock was. sold out at a ridiculously low price. A 15-year-old" elcrk wqss left ' in charge of the storey our evidence shows. ; and the proprietor showed considerable neglect i ' 1 V , The matter i in the hands of'thV couftty attorney," the state fire nfarshal said on his afrivaltjn Nor folk Monday night. . State subpoenas.. Were- issued for Kozlowski anJ.' his lerk, Albert Nowicki. Five or six other witnesses were examined. The evidence dis closed the fact, the state official de clares.' that woolen sweaters which cost $4 and $4.50 each .were sold otit for 50 to 75 cents. Other articles in the store sold at similar low prices. Kozlowski declared thathe was short of funds and. was. selling at low prices in order . to reduce his stockin,. :v '. I . "The facts are,"-Hartford states, "that the .store sold , at an price gh-en us by purchaser showed this to be truelhe store ,waS about to be. closed -fp by creditors. Thert.it wa's cwtirely destroyed by fire. It as in'suredfo. $7,500. ft, was : a brick af fait and , was one of the largest stdres in,, the town, but busfc ness had been' fallingoff. dneto neglect , We made an investigation in connection with 125. gallons of gasoline which originally were stored in the building. After the'fire, the tanks were found to be empty.";'---- Former Midland Students , n Will Meet at Homecoming Fremont, Neb.,' Novi 24. (Spe cial.) ;Turkey day ' wijhoe Home Coming day tor the former students of Midland, college. ' The Midland foot ball squad meet the Wesley an s Methodists at Fremont,, followed by a banquet in honor of the foot ball team in the evening. A program has been arrahged with several good f speakers. The eats will be on the -. regular Thanksgiving plans About 250 grads, former students and busi ness men of Fremont have heeiTin- vited to attend and htlp JUidland celebrate. Store Bandit, Killed - By Fremont Police, , . v Was Army Deserter - rp-- r " Frem6nt, Neb., NqylM. (Spe-cia!.)-i-Thef bandit J.kiried here early Sunday morning, following the hold up of the College Boot-store and the gun battle with the, police, was Earnest 1 A.' v(5uest, amenjber of Troop I,'15th CavalrV of Ft Russell at Cheyenne, Wyo. He deserted that post somr time', in' October. In company with pal, . now sought bvpolicc, the two men en tered the book store. 909 Nottth Irv iiig Street, and at the point of a gun, ' held up and rotbed the --pro prietor,1 F. A Krumenacher. They left with about $50. When the po lice located the gunmen near the Northwestern , railroad yirds Guest was shotn the ensuing gun battle." ,4 . The country. has been thoroughly searched,' but no evidence of the re mainjng thief hasVbeen found.. A suit case, bclcm'ging to Guest, was located At the. lnion Pacific 8tat:'6n4 Containing some''' undewvear ;'and a gifTi picture supposed to be i the young man si fianccf.?-' com manding officer at Ft. , Russell in- i - i. ..i .i -..v.. had .left";' unaccompanied and that his compaion vas.not likeIy to be another deserter. '.1 V" The search has been . carried to Omaha, where it is "believed thathe escaped man maty be in' hiding. Trial and Real Marriages Fail; Wife Gets Decree Couple Live Together Part, Are Married and Part Her v Fourth Petition for ' vorce1 Goes Through. J Having tried both "trial" marriage and'honest-to-goodness, license-and-preacher marriage and found them each a failure Mrs. Grace Blum yes terday secured a decree of divorce from her , husollnd, John Blum, in district court. .' t The lums formerly lived on a farm near .Springfield, itriw'n south east of Omaha, "fhis was-during the "trialmarriage. ' " Mr. Blum was "tried ' there and "found wanting" ; in the qualities which make a gpod, domesticated husband. i Mrs. Blun filed" suit .'in district court here june 9, 1919v asking a di vorce. The court granted her an order restraining John from continu ing the cruelty and threats which,, she alleged, he had practiced. ' ' ' On June 25 Mrs. Blum came into cViiir oirri HlimUsrd her Hivorce ac tion and on the same day they were married in legal style and went back to live' happily ever afterward. But the real marriage didn't suc cced' either. The bonds of matri mony weren't strong' enough to hold them together and on April 7, 1920, Mrs.. Blum again came into the dis trict court asking a divorce. Ootober 24. Mrs. Blum filed her fourth petition for divorce within 16 months.- Ana through." this : one "wept Man Sues for $15,000 , Alleged Broken Contract ' Fremont, Neb., - Nov. 24. (Spe daOCIaude . Wright is suing for $15,000 damages in the Dodge county courts frpm C!eb,A. Negus, whom .he alleges broke a contract by which he was to sell for Negus 480 acres of Scottsbluffs land, the deal amounting to $14,400. Wright alleges that Negus' broke the con tract, which was made by telegrams, when he failed to deliver the deeds for.the land.. He also'acctwes Negus of violating the terms of the con tract, by already selling the prop erty in question to some one else, thus placing himself in a position where it is impossible to comply with the obligations of the contract, ' Melbeta Garage Burns. ; Gering, Neb.,i Nov. 24. (Special.) The Coad Valley garage at Mel beta, nine miles east of this plafce, was-destroyed by fire. R. C. "Will jams ris the owner of the stock and b'uilding an the loss, estimated at $10,00, was not' covered by insur ance. ' n J Butter and Cream ; Of? Omaha Cafes , Tested, by State All Because Leo Stuhr, State Secretary of Agriculture, Didn't Like the Cream on ' His Oatmeal. Leo Stuhr, state secretary' of agriculture, was in Omaha several days aga He ordered oatmeal for his break fast in a downtown restaurant, and called for abundant cream and sugar. The cream didn't suit him. It tasted like it lacked the 18 per cent butter fat required by,law. j To Test Them. He secured sample of cream from that restaurant and from several other cafes ahd restaurants. These he vtook back to Linioln with him. turning them over to the chemist for the department with in structions to test them for the amount of butter fat.. J. M. Anderson and Thomas Zacek, representatives oi the state food department in Omaha, aug mented his supply of samples to be tested. k' ' Didn't .Taste Right. j The result of these test? has not been secured, as yet. but Mr. Stuhr yesterday announced . that should any of them show insufficinet but ter fat, arrests artd prosecution -will follow.- ' . ' And all "because the cream of Mr". Stuhr's oatmeal that- morning in Onyiha didn't taste just right. Kearney. Phone Patrons Oppose Lincoln Hearing Kearney. Neb.. Nov.. 24. (Spe-cial.)--Patrons, of the Kearney Telephone company are indignant over proposals to raiSf its - rates without holding a ; hearing , in ' this city? .The phone company officials have laid ' their claims before the state railway "commissio-and ' that body called a heating, to be held at Lincoln 'next Friday. .The patrons are anxious to have this , hearing transferred to Kearney, in order that a majority opinion may be ex pressed and the commission ',be thoroughly .informed1 before acting. They have ; requested that the hear ing "be transferred to Kearney in stead. Riverside phone patrons, also affected, voice a like disapproval of the hearing, plan. Organizer of Homemakers . At McCook Resigns Job McCook, Neb.. ' Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) Miss Mabel Webber, who or ganized sind has been at the head of the Red Willow County Horheseek ers. has resigned to accept a posi tion in Chehalis county, Washing ton. bhe will be located at Monte sano on Gray's Harbor. ' ' Senators Will Take Up Matter Of Farm Credit Farmers Forced to SelJ Prod ucts at .Very Low Prices, Says Hitchcock; Urges Action at Once. Washington, D. C, Nov. 24.-, (Special (Telegram) Concerted ac tion for improvement of the agricul tural industry is to be takeu by sena tors from1 Nebraska and other i'gri rultural states early in the coming session congress. Senator Hitch cock and Senator Norris, both have been givng'the matter much consid eration and already informal confer ences have been held 6n the subject. A formal conference . is ' to be called by Senator Cummins of Iowa early in the. coming session of con gress,' where a definite program of legislation - will be considered and outlined. Thet whole matter wlil probablycome up in connection with the 'bill to regulate the packing in dustry 'ntroduccd by Senator Ken yon of Iowa, .r which is slated for consideration at the opening of the sessiop. . . ' , "There is no doubt abouv the ser iousness of the situation confront ing the farmers," saiJ Sonaior Jlitcli cock today. "They arc. unable to obtain proper' creditaud in conse quence arc being forced to sell their products at ruiuouslyllow prices. "Western shiators."ind members arc going- to hold a formal-conference at the earliest possible ino mcnt. in order to ro ovSr the wholo situation and outline a comprcheu- V sive program to meet the situation adequately. The time i propitious tor it now, because- of the fact that the senate will have before it ;lu? so-called Kenyon-Kendfick' bill for regulation of the packing Industry, in which botlf fanners and live stock producers are much inter ested. "Something shouta tc done promptly," Senator i. Hitchcock con tinues,, "so that farmers will not he at the' mercy of the market when their products arrive. " As it is now, shippers are tumble at the time they make their .initial shipments to know n advanc; what prices they may ha able to obtain. The fanner's credit certainly ought to be improved, and his market stabilized, and the pur pose of our conference will be to see if legislation may bcfr,auiod to that , end." - " "'. ' t Ravenna Woman Dies. . Ravenna, Neb.. Nov.' 24. (Spe cial.) Mrs. A. T. Shcllenbarger, who has been prominent in social and church life of the conifminitvv died at her home here. She as a member of the Methodist church, and besides her husband, she leaves ( a baby daughter. Hold Beatrice Couple on ' Charge of Robbing Man Beatrice, Neb;, Nov. 24 . (p"ccial.) " "Ern" Darwin was arrested 5 bjr Sheriff Schiek ort the charge of rob ."'bing George Hatesohl of $140. Ac cording to the sheriff Darwin took ' Hatesohl to 'west Beatrice, got him drunk and then rifled his pockets. The sumdf,$40 was recovered from Pearl Leland, 17, and she was also arrested. She states that Darwin gave her the money. , " -. ' . ,. . -1 .i : ; John Burrows Appointed Scotts Dluff County Clerk Gering. Neb., NoV 24. (Special.) John W. Burrows? has been , ap- pointed' county clerk ' to fill the i , vacancy cauSed byithe resignation of V. B. Kirkham. ' The new incum- ! bent has been deputy-for over aj year. The former cleric has become vice president-of ;tbe First Jsrationa , r bank of this city.' . -. ; i ' ... , ; Charge Dance Promoter Wrote; Worthless .Checks Beatrice. Neb..: Nov;, 24. (Spe cial.) C. A. Hibbard, who has.hcen conducting community, danc,eslere the past few. weeks, was arrested- in Lincoln 6nt$f charge of writing two worthless cheeks in this city, one for $27 and the other for $90. , Remove Oil Rigging. : Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 24. (Spe . cial.) The equipment of the Hol-dvege- Oil ' company, which secured bases on about 50,000 acres of land i Gage county,, has been removed. . . ..I. .i) .y .,i '.'''! '.!' Fined on Liquor harge . McCook, Neb?. Nov.' 24.4-(Spe-.-5cial.J William Farrcll of LeWnon ' - was fined $200 for having W his . , possession a quantity of intoxicating icjuor., v, j.., ; ,, ' i I. . ..i ;-v?. :.. Union Outfitting Co, ii High Grade Values in Living Room Fugiiteie Complete Suites as Well as Single Pieces Reduced to , Roek Bottom Prices. ; - 1 , -If you need any new furniture in your home for the holidays now is the time to buy, as the Union Outfitting Company is of fering ' special , reductions on laving i Room Furniture this There are complete suites as well as single pieces that you will be croud to own, as "honest quality is more than a slogan at this store; beauty of design, grace and refinement marking every piece ot lurnitnre shown. . . Tou will find many desirable pieces of furniture in oaki ma- hoeany or walnut; and, as usual, you have the advantage of "easy- Jo-pay" - terms. Advertisement. V FRIDAY. . We Advise Early ' 1 Selections , From an $86,000;, Stock.:. , y if Omaha's Greatest Price Slaohihg Sale CLOAK CO. 1 514-2 1 DOUGLAS STREET . Greatest Sale in the History of Omaha 7, , 8:30 OLA Wf'A:y .) a Mrm . M y m mm IB 1 ' 1 w 1 :-.W:'y;; MUA P P Just think of it, six weeks in achance, owin to the uncertainty of market condi- ,r tions we are sacrificing our entire stock Now instead of waiting until Jattuary, giv' ing the customers the henef it iof : the seaso n wear This, without a doubt", is the t .greatest money-saving event offered for years. Not one garment reserved. . a 1 . ' F E Yl 3 Q From Our Regular When we offer a discount like this from our regular low prices, you are buying' bargains-f or less than cost. .'This is our lo 3S, your gain. The more you buy, the more you save. ".' ; ' - v,; Evei Garment Marked in Plain Figures You deduct your own discount every gar ment is the Parisian high standard stock no special purchase or job lots. ' - . - ' ' : -!-. . , ... ' , I . . We Are Not Qiioting Prices, But Every one knows that our prices are lower than any store in the city.' So - we urge you to maKe eany selection irom our complete stock at off. nv , wSm vWif i w w mm i - . f .t -' " '