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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1920)
THE REE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 4. 120. Blackstonc in OmaTia Bought bv Galesburg Man President of Hotel Company Says Salt Will Allow Com pletion of Ilostrlries in Other Nebraska Towns. Sale of the Blackbtone hotel, Tliir- ly-sixth 9iid Farnam streets, by the North American "Hotel company to Charles Schinimtll of Galcsburg, 111., t'or;$S00)00, was consummated yes terday, it was announced by Irvin A. Medlar of the Mid-West Hotel Re porter, who acted as broker. Schiinmeir, Medlar announced, will arliuc man:) cement of the hotel immediately and will endeavor to make the lilnckstone as pericci in catering as it is in architecture. entangling uiiances acvercu. ''Schimmel." Medlar said, "owns ythe Custer hotel at Galekburg. which he built and operated. He has been a successful caterer. since youth, in heriting the trade arrd the naiural instinct from his father, who was prominent and successful in cater jng in Austria, where Charles Schini jnell was born. He has a family of four spns, three in the high school and one in grade school." E. W. Exiey, president of the North American Hotel company, stated that witli the sale of the Black stone hotel "Vntangline alliances," which had halted completion of ho tels )at Grand Isdand, Kearney, Ogal-lala-and ScotU-biuff were severed. "It means," said Exley, "that we can , proceed with the erection of some of these hotels." ' Creditors Sanction Sale. Exley further declared that all creditors of the North American Hotel company were called into con ference prior to thv consummation of the sale and sanctioned the deal. The final papers were drawn and signed yesterday afternoon in the law offices of Isadore Ztiegler and E. E. Gaines, retained by the North American Hotel company and the creditors , of the company. E. A. . Itaird, attorney, represented Schim mel!. The transfer pi the property was , placed on record in the office of the registrar of deeds, Median stated, Mooubhine Outfit Is , Seized at Gothenburg Gothenburg. Neb., Dec. 3. fSpe cial.j A chance remark overaeard by Policeman L. S. Divbin resulted iii the capture of a moonshine out iit .and the arnest of two men. Spe cial:, Officer Kelsey stopped at George Ruthsfxom's place and bought a quart bottle of moonshine for $8. He returned to Gothenburg aid obtained a warrant for his ar mrest, He was brought to. town and fined $100. On information ob tained from Ruthstrom another trip was made to the home of Ira Mil ler.. Here in a storm cellar were found two stills made from wash 1'oilcrs and a worm, two 50-gatkm. fcarrels and some undistillcd Juice. At Miller's hearing he was given 60 days in the county jail. fighting Fixtures Granden Elec trie Co., formerly Burgess-Granden Co. Ad Harding's Ship to Dock Saturday Pastores, Returning President Elect From Panama, Reaches Carolinas. On Doard the .Steamship Pastores, Des. 3. (By the Associated Press.) Cooler weather greeted President elect Harding and party today, necessitating discarding their white raiment of the tropics for warmer clothing. The steamship Pastores was off the Carolinas this morning and in spite of a heavy wind was making good headway. Captain Glenn predicted that the ship would dock at Norfolk by ioon tomor row. Discussion was revived today among Mr. Harding's friends of the uossibility of choosing some other place than his Marion O., home for ins conferences on the league of na tions and other subjects which must be thrashed out betore he assumes, office. He has been urged by some friends to spend the winter in some southern state. Both Senator and Mrs. Harding are understood to favor remaining in Marion during Jhe coming winter if practicable. Keith Collins Given 1 5 Years' Sentence (Continued From Pe One.) would be disposed t? give you 30 years in the federal prison. But you have lnclt-aied here that you intjend to do the right thing now amd justice is satisfied." No Disposition of Others. The disposition of the other three prisoners held here Das not been made known. None of them has pleaded gr:5lty. Collins will be held to testify gainst .then: a their trial. Inspector Coble of Omaha spoke in good trms of 'the youthful rob ber's conduct since hjs capture. He said Collins hud told his story voluntarily ann had made cleaui hreat iof everything. He told how Collins had informed the federal agents of the disposition of his two suitcases filled with loot Dropped Bonds in River. The nexf day after the robbery, Collins said he took the suitcase filled with approximately, $1,500,000 bonds to Omaha where he weighted down the bag with stones and then dropped it iato the Missouri river from the Douglas street bridge. He was taken to the bridge by the officers where he pointed out the spot from which he dropped the suit case. Agenis have since been drag ging the river in a vain effort to lo cate the suitrase. Then Collins returned to Cotincfrl Bluffs and concealed $23,800 of the cash in his home. The night he learned of Fred Poffenbarger's ar rest, he took $200 and fled. Three Civilians Said to Have Been Shot at Bandor London, Dec. 3. Three civilians are reported to have been shot dead this afternoon near Bandor,. County Cork, following the ambushing of a party of police, says the Central News' Dublin correspondent. The police escaped without casualties, he adds. ' " Attorney Seeks Revolver That Killed Hamon Sheriff Supposed to Have Weapon and Clothing Can not Be Found, Following Prosecutor's Order. Ardmore, Okl., Dec. .v -The small caliber revolver with which it i; charged Clara Smith fatally shot Jake L. Hamon, republican national committeeman from Oklahoma, in a quarrel in a hotel root.i here on the night of November 21, and the bullet-pierced clothing worn by the mil lionaire oil man and politician at the time, were ordered btought betore Russell B. Brown, cour.ty attorney, today for examination. Sheriff Buck Gatiett of Carter county took possession of the weapon ana clothing after guests and police rushed into he room and found Hamon with a bullet wound through his abdomen. An order was issued for the sheriff to produce them immediately, but he could not be found today. t The case remained in a status of mystery today and the principal ef forts were directed toward an or ganized search throughout the south west and extending into Mexico. Hamon. before his death, remained silent concerning Clara Smith, who was known as his secretary,! and the circumstances surrounding the shoot ing. A young woman answering her description, according o a Dallas chauffeur, declared to him while driving to Cisco, Tex., that she had hot a man in Ardmore and that s.ie never would uisciose tne cause of the shooting. Reports that Miss Smith lefi a train at Sweetwater, Tex. after boarding it apparently with the in tention of going to El Paso, could not be verified today. The owner of a cafe in the town who claims to know the young woman asserted she had not been seen in the city. Sweetwater officers expressed the opinion that she may nave passed through the town in an automobile. It was reported that a brother of Miss Smith was being held by the police at Sweetwater. These re ports said he was arrested while try ing to reach his sister with an au-' lOmobilc. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 3. A search of personal belongings of Mrs. Clara Smithv Hamon, found in Kansas, was made Thursday on instructions from Russell R. Brown, county attorney at Ardmore. . The report that Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon was never the wife of the millionaire's nephew apparently is refuted by the life insurance re ceipts found. They show that the premiums were paid in the name of Mrs. F. L. Hamon. The most re cent was dated January 20, 1920. There were also calling cards bear ing the name of Mrs. F. L. Hamon. A scrapbook containing thousands of clippings dealing with the political and business activities of J. L. Ham on was found. Another book contained scores of pictures of Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon ADVERTISEMENT. To Cure a Cold in One Day Taka Grove's IAXATIVB BROMO QUI NINE tablets. The genuine beara the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c. ft EXTRA The Junior Shop is selling their splendid Stock of Boys '2-Pant Suits Boys ' Overcoats Boys 'Mackinaws at- Price r No special garments bought for sale purposes. But our own splendid Junior Shop garments. Every new style and fabric. Juvenile Suits Knickerbockers 2-Parit Suits Juvenile Overcoats ... 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Victor, Theodore and Gilbert Peterson of Valley ' and Omaha, pleaded not guilty at a pre liminary hearing before Justice Stone, and were bound over to the next session of the district court un der $1,500 bonds each. Bail will be furnished for Victor, 26. the young est of the brothers, by his brother, Arthur Peterson, of Valley. Theo dore and Gilbert will await their trial at the county iail. The Petersons are charged with attempting to defraud various Fre mont merchants out of large bills of merchandise, by asking far credit, and then selling the goods through a clearing house in Oinalfa. The aggregate stun of purchases is $1,700. South Dakota Man Edits Same Paper for 36 Years Geddes. S. D., Dec. 3. (Special.) Thirty-six years as editor of the same country newspaper is the rec ord held by H. C. Tucker, publisher cf the Charles Mix County News here. Mr. Tucker has just celebrated his 69th birthday and is still active ly in charge of his newspaper. For 10 years after its organization in 1884 the News was the only paper published in the county. During the first 16 years of its existence there was no railroad and it was necessary to haul all print paper by wagon fjr 22 miles. Hard Coal iu Dakota. Lake Andes, S. D., Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) For the first time in several years coal dealers in this county are advertising hard coal for sale. News papers from several towns in Charles Mix county carry advertisements which seem to indicate competition is becoming keen. Socialists to Test Eligibility Of Judsje Laudi s Briefs Filed in Appeal of Vic tor Berger and Associates, Convicted of Violating Espionage Act. Washington, Dec. 3. An attack on the eligibility of Federal Judge Keucsaw Mountain Landis, who presided at their trial, will form the basis of the appeal to the supreme court of Victor L. Berger and four other socialist party leaders, now under conviction of having violated the espionage act. The briefs were filed in preparation for arguments which, on the government's motion, have been advanced to the calendar for next Monday. Those convicted with Berger were Adolph Germcr. national secretary of the party; William F. Kruse, editor of the Young Socialists' Magazine; Louis Engdahl and Irwin St. John Tucker. Sentences of 20 years' im prisonment were imposed on each. The certificate from the court of appeals sets forth the contention of the appellants that Judge Landis was in error in presiding after an affidavit of prejudice had been filed against him and a change of venue had been refused. Judge Landis was accused in a affidavit of holding " a personal bias and prejudice against Berger, Krnse and Germer," evidenced it was asserted by re remarks attributed to Judge Landis prior to the trial, describing his per sonal dislike of all Germans. Ber ger, Kruse and Germer are of Ger man or Austrian extraction, the ap peal stated. I he government s brief denies the accuracy of the remarks attributed to the judge which were made to a prisoner after conviction on a charge involving disloyalty. It also assert ed that even if the contention of the defense that the joint peace reso lution of May. 1920, officially closed the war, should he upheld, the con victions must be confirmed, since that resolution made no pretense at repealing the espionage act under which they were obtained. Fullerton Youths Fined For Breaking Into Garage Columbus, Dec. 3. -Special). Judge Post fmed Thil Chiclolu of Fullerton $100 and costs in a session of district court held in Fullerton. Chiehola and two other boys entered a plea of guilty to breaking and en tering a garage and stealing, auto mobile accessories last January. The bavs' maintained thev were not guilty, but the evidence against them was so damaging they preferred to plead guilty and take a fine. The other two young fellows, Adam Bartusick and Tom Shutck will be fined later. Federal Probe May Be Under Way in Leper Case Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 3. (Special Telegram.) Federal probe in to the charge that Madison county officers "chased" Charley Young, suffering from leprosy, out of the county, is believed to have reached Nebraska. Sheriff Smith says he has been asked to tell what he knows about the leper's escape. The sheriff says he told his questioner that he did not know how the leper escaped, but he did not blame him for running away because of the miserable 'quarters furnished him by the county. York Legion Auxiliary Celebrates First Birthday York, Neb., Dec. 3. (Special.) The woman's auxiliary of the Amer ican Legion held a banquet here in celebration of their first birthday. This auxiliary was the first orga nized in the state and has a very good membership. , Hitching Poets at York. York, Neb.. Dec, 3. (Special.) For the first time in months, the hitching posts around the public square were filled to capacity. Bad roads are the cause and every farm er is compelled to resort to the old fashioned method of conveyance. "Human Fly" Assists In Bracing Walls of Collapsed Building New York, Dec. 3. Aided by a 'human fly," workmen yesterday as sumed the hazardous task of anchor ing tottering walls of the nine-story Strathniore apartment and store building at Broadway and Fifty second street, half of which col lapsed Wednesday, burying, it is be lieved, seven workmen in debris. While the steeple jack in the glare of powerful searchlights scaled the walls and at each tier made fast ca bles anchored in the center of the structure a corps of firemen dug in tons of brick and plaster below searching for bodies of victims. Traffic remained closed in Broad way for two blocks. Educational Club Names Omaha Women on Committee Elizabeth Schaffer, teacher at the High school of Commerce; Mary E. Foster, director of vocational edu cation in the public schools, and Belle M. Ryan, assistant superin tendent of education, have been named as members of the legisla tive committee of the Nebraska Women's Educational club. This organization aims to promote educa tional and welfare legislation. E. Ruth Pyrtle, principal of McKinley junior high school at Lincoln, is president of the club. The new legis lative committee will meet in Lin coln on December 18. York Rotarians Observe Second Annual Ladies' Night York, Neb., Dec. 3. (Special.) The York Rotary club held their second anual ladies' night here. More than ISO persons were pres ent. Entertainment was staged both by the women and the Rotarians. Celebrate Golden Wedding. Seward, Neb., Dec. 3. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mikkleson cele brated their 50th wedding anni versary here. They were married in Omaha in 1870 and later homestead ed near this city. Irish Truce Is Talked as Aid to Permanent Peace Visit of Labor Commission Looked Upon by News papers as Evidence of End of Murder Orgy. London, Dec. 3. Recent rumors of important influences working for the conclusion of a truce in Ireland preliminary to permanent peace in that island, are revived by some newspapers here today. Suggestion is nude that definite measures ot" conciliation are being initiated. A member of the House of Com mons yesterday asked Premier Lloyd George whether, in view of the approach of Christmas, he should not try to bring about a truce. and the premier answered he was "quite as anxious as the ques tioner to see murder in Ireland end ed and would not have waited for the approach of Christmas to make efforts in that direction." "I have repeatedly said," Mr. Lloyd George continued, "that I am prepared to take any steps that will lead to peace in Ireland." The supposed movement is linked v by newspaper writers with the visit to Ireland of the labor commission and pressure which is said to be brought to bear upon the Irish heirarchy to intervene more actively in the cause of peace. Greshara Legion Celebrates Closing of Base Ball Season Gresham, Neb., Dec. 3. (Special.) The American Legion and ladie auxiliary held a banquet here cele brating the success and the closing of the American Legion base ball team. A remarkable feature of the evening was the attendance. Only three members of the post were absent THOMPSON - BELDEN & CO. Our Christmas Sale of Women's Silk Hose $1.98 a pfiir .$5 anc $6 Qualities This timely sale needs no introduction to Omaha women. It is unnecessary to comment on the excellence of the values. More Than 600 Pairs From Which to Select Pure thread, heavy, silk to the top hose in black, white and colors. $5 and $6 Qualities $1.98 a pair Saturday 9 a. m. GLOVES Have New Low Prices Finest T r e f o u s s e kid gloves, a two-clasp style in black, white and colors. Offered at a special holi day price of $5.50 a pair A single clasp style, pique sewn, in black, white, navy and pastel is on sale for $.00 a pair Collars and Cuffs In a great variety, organ dies, piques, nets and laces. Shaped Venetian lace col lars, $2.75 to $4 each. Quaint little cape collars that extend only across the back are made of batiste, net, Venetian and Val., and are also hand-embroidered. They are $5.75 and $6.75 each. North Aisle Main Floor Turknit Sets $2 Sets for $1.50 Two' towels and a wash cloth of white Turknit with shell edges of pink, blue, lavender or yellow, A de lightful gift in an attrac tive gift box. $1.50 a set. Linens Main Floor The Men's Shop For Gifts Two hundred new robes from which to make a se lection. Terry cloth, blanket, light wool and silks in the best of styles, patterns and color com binations. H Linen handkerchiefs are considered in a more im portant light here than in most men's shops. We believe that there is noth ing to compare with good linen, as our present as sortment shows. Plain hemstitched, hand hems, cord and tape borders, colored borders. More than a dozen different styles of initials. IT A gift from The Men' Shop will reflect good taste. , To tko Left You Enter. Remnants of Silk and Press Goods Will Be Sold Saturday for half price and less There are several hundred desirable lengths. All have accumulated from our regular stock and so are new and fashionable. Patterns for dresses, coats, suits, blouses, skirts, linings and shirtings Every yard is of the most dependable, satisfactory quality. These Few Prices Indicate the Values 2 yards ivory Lingerie Crepe; regularly $2.50. Remnant, $2.98. 3 yards Ivory Silk Jersey; regu larly $2.50 yard. Remnant, $3.49. 2 1-2 yards Pink Crepe de Chine; regularly $2.50. Remnant, $2.98. 214 yards Embroidered Georg ette; regularly $7.50. Remnant, $7.95. 3 yards Broadcloth shirting; regularly $3.50. Remnant, $5.95. 4 yards Cheney's Satin Meteor; regularly $7.50. Remnant $9.85. 3 yards Printed Pussy Willow; regularly $6. Remnant, $8.95. 5 yards Panne Silk Velvet, black, 36 inches wide; regularly $8. Remnant $16.25. 3 1-2 yards silk and wool Duve tyn; regularly $10. Remnant, $18.50. 3 1-2 yards of Navy Tricotine; regularly $5. Remnant, $9.95. 2 yards Brown Novelty Plaids; regularly $7.50. Remnant, $6.95. 414 yards Jade Moon Glo Satin; regularly $5. ; Remnant, $10.95. 3 1-2 yards of Vicuna Coating; regularly $8. Remnant, $13.50. Dependable Thompson-Belden Quality Is Offered at These Very Small Prices Further Reductions on All Thompson-Belden Suits Dependable merchandise is the truest economy. A suit, for instance, from Thomp-so.n-Belden's possesses a distinction of line and a de pendability of fabric and craftsmanship that promise long service. A comprehensive selection, including simple, beauti fully tailored business suits as well as elaborate fur trimmed and embroidered costume tailleurs is offered. Important reductions in their prices make them notable values. Important Savings Are Offered Saturday Apparel Section. Third Floor