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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1921)
2 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. MAKCH 26, laai Burglar Tools In Auto No Sign Crime Planned IS'ew Trial OnlcrcJ by Su preme Court for Omaha Man Charged With Intent To Commit Burglary. Lincolu, March 25. (Special.) The fact that Frank O'Neill of Omaha was one of the five occu pants of an automobile under the back seat of whidh was found a "jimmy" did not warrant his con viction of possession of tools with intent to commit burglary, the Ne braska supreme court ruled. The court reversed and remanded his cac. Four revolvers were also found under the seat and this would point to robbery instead of bur glary, the court said. Reduce Judgment. The high bench scaled a damage judgment for $26,500 to $16,500 given in favor of Henry 1). Stewart, Coun cil Bluffs switchman,' against the Wabash railroad. Stewart was per mently injured when he Was trying to turn otf a wild car which had broken from a group1 of other cars. The high court said that the judg ment was excessive. Requisition Ruling. The governor of Nebraska can honor requisition papers for the re turn of a prisoner to another state, :ven although he is under bond in Nebraska on a criminal charge, the iiipreme court held in sustaining a lismissal of a habeas corpus action rought in the Douglas county court y Kdward Falconer. The requisition was for the re '.nrn of Falconer to 'Council Bluffs, vhere he was wanted on an indict tient charging him with impersonat ing an officer in searching the farm if William Rodcnberg for liquor. Farm Awarded Daughter, Testimony of Rural Mail Carrier Schuyler Tipton, that for 20 years he had delivered provisions by par cel post to Mrs. Ellen Ruddy of Otoe county, sent by her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Davis of Lincoln, help ed win Mrs. Ruddy the $6,100 pro ceeds from the court sal -of her mother's farm. The supreme court cited this tes timony and other statements show ing that Mrs. Davis had an oral contract.-with her mother that she was to support her in return for the farm, in an opinion affirming the lower court's decision in her favor. The case had been contested by Ella Murphy, Vatherine Wall and Edward and Frank Ruddy, the mother's other four children. Reverse Assault Verdict. Because the, leaver court failed to. instruct a jury that consent was a defense in a statutory assault case, the supreme court reversed and re manded the conviction of Ferdinand Nabower, charged with an offense agsinst a 15-year-old girl in Prosser. Neb, The couple were married in Grand Island immediately afterward, and Nabower was arrested jnst as the ceremony was completed. ; Sued in Wrong County. William Harrison, who brought suit in Adams county against County Attorney Luke II. Cheney and the sheriff of Frontier county, charging wrongful, negligent and oppressive acts in fholdiug hint in the, Adams county jail from May 8 to December 21, 1918, when he should have been given a hearing at the June session of the court in Frontier ccytnty, brought his action in the. wrong county. The supreme court held he should have sued in Frontier county. Gets Back Pay. ' John E. Kring, who was dismissed J from the head of school district No. ' 5 in Harlan county four months after his school year started, is en titled totne $650 damages for the unexpired term of the school, the supreme court held in affirming the judgment of the lower court. 1 False Rent Fender Alleged by Landlords (Continued from race On.) Palmer stated, allowing 3 per cent for depreciation. There are 14 buildings and 216 apartments, with five different rental rates, ranging from $47.50 to $70. Depreciation Discussed. "Are you aware that the govern ment names 2 per cent as the de preciation figure tor brick apartment buildings?" asked Foster. "I have given 3 per cent as th rate jn income tax returns for the third yearand have not been called for it," replied Palmer. Foster then requested Palmer to present to the committee a similar set of figures as the income tax re turn. Palmer proniised to do so, contin gent on the consent of William B. Drake, president of the company. I J. R. Donly, president, and Alfred Kennedy, ex-president ot the Build ing Managers' association, and Har old Graham, secretary, were quizzed on the existence of an alleged ten ants' "blacklist" and any local com bine to raise rents. The trio denied both. Donly roused the ire of Chairman Foster when he stated he could fur nish no figures on rental returns here. Foster's Ire Aroused. "You pretend to be an expert, you declare apartment buildings are not making a fair return on the money invested and you combatted the Tenants' league with newspaper ad vertising, yet you say you have no figures on which to base thesr, ....,...0, ...... ..A Victor tooti iy. - Clark Jeary of the committee here interposed to defend Donly's right to testify he did not have the fig ures. Kennedy and Graham admitted they would not rent to members of the, Tenant's league. "I would not ask any prospective renter whether he belonged to the lcaeuc. but if Dan Butler or any one I know to be active in it were to apply, I would refuse to rent to him," said Kennedy. "I would class him as a troublemaker, like tnose tenants who fight with janitors or with each other." , Undesirable Tenants. Kennedv said there was no uncte- sirahle tenants' list other than his company's own records, and the re port of the Associated Retailers and the Omaha Reporting company. Kennedv testified he knew no apartment house in Omaha receiv ing exorbitant rentals. Returns on Apartments. "Three to 8 per cent is the net return on 12 buildings" for which we have the agency," he said. "They are the Alsatian, Ardmore Ierrace, Bosworth, Joyce, hingsborough, Flo-Les, Georgia, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Troy, Nathan and Potter. Kennedv said he fieured 3 to 5 per cent as a fair depreciation fig ure. . "The government figures of 2 and 4 per cent are not sufficient, in my judgment," he declared. Dr. J. B. Lichtenwailner, volun teer witness, presented figures show ing a net return of $3,900 a year on a $55,000 apartment building he bought 10 years ago. He said it was worth $75,000 now. The net in come, not counting depreciation and agents' costs, was about $5,531, he siaiea. T. W. Cutrieht 2571 Kansas ave nue, another volunteer witness, told the committee how he had been beaten out of three months' rent by a "lemon" tenant, with no relief from the law. "All equity is not with, the rent ers, gentlemen," he reminded them. "Landlords can t get their rent trom some without a shotgun or a club." Leo Bozell thanked the commit tee in the name of the Real Estate board, for its fair handling of the local inquiry. Grove's is the Only Genuine Limativ BROMO QUININE! tablets. The first and original Cold and Grip Tablet. (Be aure you get bkumu.) iuc. aqv. War Looms Over Gift Cqws toBe Sent to Germany Hostile Routed by Irate Farmers in, Dakota Follow ing Stampede of Cattle. Scotland. S. D., March 25. A pitched battle between 300 aen, al leged to be iembers of American Legion posts of Hutchinson and P.onne Homme counties, and an equal number ot tanners, was nar rowly averted last night at Kaylor rr tir -lipn tin" nllecred letrion r.''e f.-,i,r1 lnf !-ir dine nnmhered but 30, while their opponent were armed to the man. Tk frmihlo crsrint when farme rmclAmta r. ( tli tu.rt rnnntlp started collecting cows to be donated and shipped to farmers in uermany. Tii Ar nuihrpnl.- nf threatened fouble occurred Wedntsda night, when some 300 head of cattle were rnllprted and Denned up ready for shipment from Scotland. With the penning up ot tne nera, In- a leeion member, Released the cows from the pens and they started a stampede. r At. 1 '!.-... ...-!- tUa .ot- -."lier several iiuuia mv. - , tie were again rounded up and driven to a corral near ;cotiana. Fearing further trouble, the sheriff of Hutchinson county ordered the farmers to remove the cattle from the corral to Kaylor. Following this order the cattle were transferred to Kaylor. where they now are being neici. Last night the alleged legion mem bers formed in squads and moved on the farms of the men prominent in the movement for the collection of the herd for delivery to Germany, but theresthey encountered the armed force of farmers and retreated. Following their rout, the men dis banded, but every effort is being made to prevent further trouble, as feeling is running high in the two counties. Russian Trade Plan Rejected by Harding (Continued From Face One.) the protection of persons and prop erty and the establishment of con ditions essential to the maintenance of such, this government will be glad to have nvincing evidence of tiie consummation of such changes, and until this evidence is supplied this government is unable to per ceive thatthere is any proper basis for considering trade relations." The rejection of the soviet over tures accords with the views ex pressed by Secretary of Commerce, Hoover last week and reiterated dur ing the cabinet meeting. Secretary Hughes' statement on the Russia trade situation this after noon shows the complete agreement in the views of the whole admia istration," said Mr. Hoover. "As a matter of trade, the first thing to be determined about Russia is if, and when, they will change their eco nomic systenv- If they so change its basis as to accept the report of private property, freedom of labor and provide for the safety of human life, there is hope of their recovery from the miseries of famine; there is hope of a slow recovery in pro duction and the upbuilding of trade. Change Necessary. "Nothing is more important to the whole commercial world than the recovery of productivity in Russia. However, without a fundamental change in their whole economic sys tem, there wtll'jbe no consequential trade or production and no stoppage of continuous degeneration." In their overtures the soviet promised not to interefere in the in ternational affairs of the United States, which refers to tiicir pro claimed campaign to overthrow this and other governments by force if necessary. Lenine also announced that some of the communist policies had been abandoned in Russia. In stead of accepting promises, the Harding administration now tells the soviet that the only by satisfac tory pertormance can they, win con sideration of a resumption of trade relations with the United States. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska said he favors a renewal" of trade relations with Russia as a step to ward world stabilization. He thought it unwise to refuse to accept Rus sian gold at American mints ami express the opinion that Lenine end Trotsky had abandoned "the effort to convert the world" and were changing the Russian government to a more conservative form. Eugene Debs Return, To Prison at Atlanta (Continued From Page One.) effort to prevent Debs talking to any one who cared to question him. Ihe two shook hands m hearty fashion as Debs alighted from the train, Debs greeting the head of the penitentiary with, "I'm mighty glad to see you again, Mr. Warden." Immediately there was a noo-fire of questions from newspaper men. Silent About Conference. "Oh, I can't talk to vou about that," Debs' said to almost every question regarding the conference in Washington and the chances of a pardon as a result of it. Motion picture cameras were grinding away as he passed down the station and for $ time he would not pause to permit special pictures, but he finally yielded and with a brief aooloev to the warden for his delay, faced the battery ot cameras. ir Warden-Zerbst drove the ear in which he and Debs and Castleton went to the orison and nassino- hv the postoflice, halted a few minutes while Debs went m to mail some letters. Half an hour later he was back in the prison again. Iowa Bank Closed. Des Moines. la..- Marrh 2S Th Rome savings bank at Rome la has been ordered closed by the state banking department,- it was - an nounced todav. The H said to be about $45,000. The state deoartment of bankine has taken charge of the institution, it was said, j Change In Train Service, Chicago ' and Northwestern Railway. A change in schedules will be come effective Sunday, March 27. 1921, with earlier departure of cer tain trains. For full particulars ap ply to local ticket agent. Adv. i The Junior Shop Presents EASTER SUITS For Your Boy You save from $5 to $10 because they are all priced the "Upstairs Way," with 2 pairs of pants.1 Special for Saturday ALL WOOL SUITS $ 10 TWO PAIR PANTS Every suit shown is of the latest styles and patterns. Fabrics that will stand the test of wear. Models in plain or pleated in "sizes from 7 to 18 years. Your little man can get a Top Coat, priced the "Junior Shop Way," at $5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 Sizes 2Va to 9 years. BARKER CLOTHES 2d FLOOR SECURITIES BLDG. 16TH AND FARNAM STS. Brandeis Stores 7000 Day Old Chicks On Sale Saturday In Our Basement 13c Each All Vigorous and Healthy Hurry If You Want Some There will be exactly 7,000 and we do not guarantee to sell above that num ber. So you must be on hand early. We reserve the right to limit quantities. No Phone Orders NoC.O.D. In the Basement Saturday Police Seek Girl . Thought to Have Been Kidnaped Two Children of Neighbor Claim They Saw Automo bile Loaded With Men Stop and Take Her. South Bend. March S. A strange disappearance case, involving the purported kidnaping last Tuesday of 5-ycar-old Faraleta E'don. daughter of lohn Eldon, u farmer, living four miles east of here, was reported to the county and city authorities to ilav. ' ,Vhetkei she is the victim of mor ons or a school yari feud seems debatable. Apparently the only eye witnesses were 8-year-old Marie Smith and her sister, Geraldine, 9 years, daughters of a farmer. They were returning from school at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. They were passing F.ldon's farm house. Faraleta was playing in the front yard. An automobile stopped It con tained only men. One of the men called to Faraleta. She ran to the machine. ' man in the rear of the tonneau opened the door, seized her, and the automobile sped away, the girls say. "I suspect she has b-cn murdered," Mr. Eldjn said today. "I have no basis for this belief, save a premonition." Postmasters Appointed Washington. D. C. March 25. Special Telegram.) Poatoffice at Avon. Polk county, Iowa, iian been' dle jontlnutci. Wall is now sent to Carlisle. South Dakota postiast.r appointed: r.ixby. Perkins county, Edward i. Clark, vice Grace .M. Hoffman resigned: Mill town. Hutchinson county. Bertha B- Glo ver, vice Sarah E. ll.iyen. reslgntd Oil Company Salesmen Hold Meeting at Fairbury Fairbury, Neb., March 25 (Spe cial.) Sixty salesmen representing the Capital City Oil company of Council Bluffs, closed a three days convention here. W. F. Waldo of this city is general manager of the com pany in Nebraska and western Iowa. L. jE. Vandruff, general sales man ager of the company, and six distrct managers were present. Th. sales men were entertained by the Cham ber if Commerce. North Platte Ambassador To Ak-Sar-Ben Visits Omaha Horton Mungcr of North Platte, Neb., ambassador for Ak-Sar-Ben in that city, paid an official visit to Charles Trimble and Charles Gard ner, president and secretary, re spectively, of the organization. Mr. Munger proniised a special train of visitors from North Platte next August to attend the Ak-Sar- Ben show at the den. Gage County Small Grain Reported in Good Condition Beatrice, Neb., March 25. (Spe cial. Farmers state that' winter wheat in this section of the state never looked better at this season of the year. Oats is up in minv fields and is of an excellent stand. Practically an of the crop is in md farmers are now busily engaged in plowing for corn. Banker Breaks Les Table Rock, Neb., March 25. (Special.) Jacob E. Renter, vice president of the Community State bank, broke his ankle when his leg caught in a belt running a power saw. Resume Work on Hotel McCook. Xeb., March 25. (Spe cial.) Work has been resumed on the new Keystone hotel, McCook's $300,000 hotel project. It is hoped to complete the building by the end of this year. Fillmore County Roads In Excellent Condition Geneva, Neb., March 25. (Spc cia.) This county now ha.? 17. miles tit graded highway an 1 work is soon to begin on another 2( miles. The roads at present are as gojd as privi'l highways :uul at this time this applies not only to grimed roads but to any in the county. The best Middies to be found are the . I . D. and Meridia;. highway:;. From ork to Hebron on the Meridian there is not a bump on ih; siffaco, with the exception of a mile just out of Brunning, where a grader is in operation. Nebraska City Business Men Hear Talk by Secretary Moss Nebraska City, Neb., March 25. (Special.) E. W. Moss, secretary of the Nebraska Chamber of Com merce, was the .chief sneatf r l the annual banquet given at the high sclipol. Two hundred members ot the Business Men's association at tended the event. His subject was The Nations Balance Wheel ot Progress.'.' Gage County Cattle Are Found to Be Tubercular Beatrice, Neb., March 25. (Spe cial.) Sixty-nine head of fine Short horn cattle out of a herd of 105 were found to be tubercular after a test by Federal Agent Jerome at 1h i W. II. Bowman farm. He ordered them sei't to Omaha for slaughter. This is the heaviest live stock loss from disease reported n Gage county. Held for Forgery cial Telegram.) Harold Clark, 18, was bound over to district court ty Judge Ellis on a charge of forging the name of his mother, Mrs. So- pnia ciarK, to a eneck :or fi5. Brakeniaii Will Serve Term For Grand Larceny Silverware Stolen From Car? At Oakdale, Neb., and Goods Taken in Bluffs Found in Home. Menu ''Jam's, 21, railroad brakf man, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of grand larceny when ar raigned in Council Bluffs district court yesterday, and was sentenced to five years' in the Anamosa re forniatorv. fan-is was arrested on Thursday by Special Officer J. C Ready, head of the Northwestern railroad's Omaha and Council Bluffs secret service and T. O. Oneran, company's special officer at Norfolk, Aen. His home. 2 White City addition, Twenty-first avenue and Fifth street, Council Blulfs, was searched bv the officers and $1,100 worth of silver ware recovered, which Jarvis admit ted he stole from the company's merchandise cars at Oakdale Neb., jast November and which lir had just brought into his Council l'lufT homi The silverware ' find was a sur prise to the officers, who were not exiicctiiisr it. Thev were Innkincr fur a miscellaneous assortment of loot. comprising slnrts, hathrobe, night shirts, sweater, stickpin, suit of clothes, dlarm clock and carpenter tools, taken from the train crews' room at the Council Bluffs passen ger station, February 24. Part of tne goods were found at the Jarvi home. Jarvis was married recently. A frame across which . :i:c stretched fine, sharp wires has been invented for rlinriniiiir vpcretalilp IVifirl for infants. Month End Remnant Sale pf Silks and Dress Goods A busy spring season is responsible for this N accumulation of remnants. TMe most desirable materials in a choice selection of qualities and colors. , . Taffetas, Canton Crepes, Foulards, Crepe de Chines, Serges, Duvetynes, Poiret Twills and Tricotines. One to five yard lengths. Exceptionally Low Prices for Saturday's Sale Saturday's Clearance of Millinery Will interest women who appreciate dis tinctive new hats of every quality. Instead of waiting un til . after Easter we will have our sale the day before. One has the opportu nity to secure a charming hat at a price which is ordi narily possible only aftes. Easter. - Saturday's Prices Are $2:95, $4.95, $6.95 and $8.95 Millinery Fourth Floor Charming Spring Dresses ' for $35 A selection which includes taffeta, crepe de chine, serge, Poiret twill, tricotine and duve tyne is offered for this price. All col ors may be had, but navy blhe predomi nates. These dresses conform to the standard of- work- manship required in all Thompson Belden garments. Sizes 16 to 42. All sales final. Georgette Overblouses $12.50 to $19.50 Navy Georgettes have been very scarce of late so that women who have been searching for them will be pleased at their arrival. In addition to navy blue flesh colored and white Georgettes arrived the other day in at tractively embroidered and distinctively fash ioned overblouse styles. N The Store For Blouiei Third1 Floor. Hair Nets 50c a dozen Sonia and Opera nets are a desirable economy for 50c a dozen. Redfern Is the Corset of Individual Types That means that there is a model here which Will exactly syit your figure, no matter what its re quirements may be. Those figures which are usually "difficult to fit" are the very ones we take pleasure in fitting in a Redfern. If you want to feel that your corSet was made just for you, try our corsetiere service and a Redfern Underwear for .Children We believe that children should be entitled to every comfort our service is based upon this idea Cotton vests, low neck, sleeveless; Dutch neck, elbow sleeves, and high neck, long sleeves, 40c to 85c. Pants, knee or ankle length, 40c to 80c. Grls union suits, low neck, sleeevless or Dutch neck, short sleeves, both in knee length, 75c ' to $1.15. Boys' knit union suits, low neck, sleeveless. Knee length, 85c and $1.00. s Boys' athletic style suits for $1. Second Floor. Minerva Yarn Demonstration One more week in which to learn how to make the newest sweaters under the supervision of Miss Steenstrup. The latest fashions in' knitting and crocheting Infants' wear, afehans, hats, scarfs, sweaters, any thing that can be made of Minerva yarns. Art Needlework Second Floor. Bags for an Easter Costume A soft silk velvet bag on a frame of metal or shell may be had for $5 and up to $35. - A leather bag, or a felt enveloped shaped purse is equally fine, $4 to $40. Hand-tooled bags are in the best of taste this sea 'son. It is amazing how long this brown leather will wear, too. We have a pleasing selection. . Notion Main Floor These Silken Teddies Are Not at All Costly White wash satin ted dies, simply made with hemstitching ' and rib bon shoulder straps, ex cellent values for $3.98. Flesh colored crepe de chine teddies, lace trim med with built up shoul ders or lace strap, are .$3.50 and $4.25. Crepe de chinev and wash satin teddies and combinations of crepe de chine with Georgette. Shades of flesh, corn, black and orchid with lace and ribbon trim mings. Prices are $7.25, $8.50, $9.50 and up. Lingerie Second Floor.