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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1921)
'life lifcliu: O:iAiIA, TliLK&DAV, iiAUCif Si, lt21. m n 1 I ram trasncs Into Autoinohile: Two )Vomeii Hurl I ;ir t anl DtMiutli-luMi' at j $0th Street (!ro!fiiif: In fant in Driver's Arms Uninjured. i t wotiM ii and ,t M.all baby tiar i..w!y sv iiju 1 t jtli yesterday after i "ii at .'.HI ui'cit the automobile i" which thrv wrir 1 ititilK Oil the V'ttU Side. Mr-. Delia I uniting- .j i in Nor.h Twenty-eighth . t. and Mis. U. K. Kvaus. -713 j M.'.ii-l'T-t'ii Mrcct, were driving in i ' t 'uiiiiingham coupe to Fort Onui- Mr. .wins carried her baby iniK-ll, 3 mouths, in her i li- v were .doing to the garrison i" .tttcrul a weekly social. Mrs. Cunningham wa- driving '.i.'!"th on Thirtieth street. Train Hits Auto. A the car ran un on the Missour Pac.iUe tracks at Koyd .street a wet iijinnl freight train loomed and CK.shed into the machine. Mrs. Cunningham snatched the hahv from Mrs. Y. alls' arms as both vw'tiicn were hurled from ihrir sf1 f. The scar was knocked 10 feet rovss the street, turned turtle and demolished. .Mrs. I',;n$ lanilcd in the ditch beside the road a-ul Mis. Cunning Ii3'i fell ne tr I er. 'I lie i',i;v, nestled close in Mi s. Cuii!iinh;!in's arm-, escaped wi'lii o it a scialeh. Women Injured. Mis. ( mmitigftani suifcred bruises ,.!! ,ut the iiodv and lacerations of U e se.i.hi and face. : Mrs. I'.vans suiiered i)iui-cs ab'.ut ! il,e bodv and lie.nl, . Police surgeon., were summoned and took the trio to the l.vans home, v. heic both women now uc in a M stal ol nervous eviaustion. '.vans may be suffering tcriiai injuries, the surgeons saw. She could not discuss the wreck ii'id .Mrs. Cuniiinghr.m talked brok enly of the accident. Didn't See Train. "1 did not sec the train. nor liJ i hear any signal, neither bell uji whistle." said Mrs. Cunningham. "VA'hcir I saw that engine loom up before us and felt (he crash as it struck our car, niv mind went blank." Mrs, F vans "as knocked semi conscious, in which condition .she is reported to be still lying. The crew of the train included 11. Keid. engineer;' !'. Hador. fireman; I. A. P.all. conductor; II. A. Jeffries ami Rex F.riepr. brakemcn. None of them was injured'. Soys Rang Bell. Fnemeer Keid claims he rang th hcH on the locomotive for the cross- , "'There's a steep grade there, said he, 'aitd 1 had to put on a little more -s.tf.i'11 than usual to make the grade. "I sounded theFcli for the cross ing." 1 lie train v as on the coupe betore 1-e tould throw on the brakes, Uit 'engineer said, and the crash crr.c instailtlv. New Ordinance Cuts HnniP I .lPm KntPSi A 'i-rfnt cut in electric Fght rates tor residences is proposed by an mdmance to be submitted by Com missioner L re and W. C. Lambert, city corporation council. The cut is tiom 6 to 5'j cents per kilowatt hour. The ne rate will reduce the cost to residence users by $103,000. but this sum w ill be distributed in boosts to wholesale consumers, the new 1 lan contemplates. The return to the power company will be the same. . Two other reductions are con sidered, one of initial commercial lighting rates for the first block of 150 kilowatt hours, and. second, for patrons of c!ail power, alternating current. - A service charge for patrons of particular service also is contem-1 p'ated. Home Superintendent May Be Made Juvenile Officer Mrs. Margaret Sexton, superin tendent of Jtiverview home, who will be displaced by Mr. and Mrs. George Cott in the position April 1, said yes terday she hopes to continue in work with delinquent and neglected chil- nrp-l n MTnrt rrmcr man r lllld.! I If I il lfl 1,1 Til UUHl H ,11 111-' ticers in the juvenile court and she may be employed there. Strong efforts were made to kerp Mrs. Sexton in her position. ""She is the widow of John L. , Sexton, the superintendent, who ; died from wounds he received when he was snrt one night last spring at Eighth and Bancroft streets when he sought tr- interfere with a man who was an r.oyiiig a girl. Grain Broker Who Killed Self Leaves All to Wife ; 1 he will of L-.mil Rothschild. wealthy Omana gram broker, who tommittcd suicide in his home in Dundee March 3, was admitted to pre-bate in oimty court yesterday. The will leaves the entire estate to his wife. The will of the late Frank T. Ran s itu, attorney, was also admitted to probate yesterday by County Judge Crawford. Omaha Kemiel Club Enters iredale Pup 111 Bench bhow, Ii. Harrison, secretary of the " ha Rennet club, has been suc-cr- ;e(l bv W. W Rradlev. who -.viil ina luiu the office of the new organ- j t--:r:en ill the city hall. C'r. J. L. Warta, vice president, j i -.i ;or Llncago last night, taking with him a prize Airedale pup which he will enter in the Chicago bsr.ch show. V'abaret Owner Pleads Not t.-r r.. s of Selj. LJ rtiiTM Tlrm. - . .. . . - '"iwlOfti r e' yj ttf j 1 - : "tN and R. A.' Coyle, vvt VYstuden- were among pur fo auegca violations ot allAtm-. r,r.t. mti (1 not PlllllV Their for 'card in ,hc April to for. term Coupe Wrecked By Train MM m M fX? wff' . W V .W ' v. .v.Vftf. . "WSSSSJBS-. "muW.V S . .-. ''V ..... n I .xr kAl 1 VI Here's a cicture of the remains ' wrecked by a westbound train on the a scratch. This picture was made at af the time of the crash. Nearly Half of TBudsct Raised Pledges Already Reported Amount to $23,400 Six On Honor Roll. T0 7,ul1jrcd enthusiastic catit- paifcu workers met at the ' Y" for !ulltleoll vestcrdav and reported 'f ,u rt,.5t, fnr !, v" annual current ex net :nse buaeet ot 4; ,UUi i,;.-i, Jm. ,-,UeA lhw in-rtr c,;ii, o -h.iW. man. w ho presided, injected pep into all the men present by his remarks. G. W. Noble, president of the as sociation, also spoke and George Campbell led the singing of cam paign "pep" soncs. C C. Edgerlv's team won the' pennant lor bringing in the most inorty in Division 'A, with 5480: II. N. Nelson's team won the "rag" in Division V, with $54t; E. R. Burke carried away the honors in Division C. villi $9.31; the team captained by Charles Sykes won the banner in Div ision D, with $415. Division A reported 1.220; Divi sion F.. S1.071; Division C, ?!.S:2, and Division D, The total ot" the day's reporls was $5.01.5. mak ing the total amount of pledges in up to date. 4X), slightly less than half the whole sum. The honor roil of men who have secured pledges totaling ?2S0 or more contains the. names of six men. They are, Dr. A. F. Tyler. By ron R. Hastings. X. H. Nelson, J. A Lindorholni, E. A. Springer and Dr. J. M. Patten. H. M. Rogerson Asked to om Mantell lroupeici.ed i fajc(f Garup- " I So srnnorlipe 111110 11 M. Rogerson, former British school plays in Omaha last vear, was invited bv Robert Mantell to j play Shakespearean roles in his com pany, during the eminent actors vis it in Omaha recentlv. Rogerson has not yet decided to accept. T have my home here but if 1 sell it. I may accept Mr. Mantell's offer,"' he said. Rogerson attracted public atten tion when he resigned as coach for the 1920 senior play rather than ex purgate portions of Goldsmith's classic "The Vicar of Wakefield," as he was requester! to do by Miss Jessie Towne. dean of girls at Cen tral High school. St. Paul Bandits Get $51,000, j 51,000 ot Winch Is in Lash; St. Paul. March 30. Fiftv-one thousand dollars, including $21,000 in ca"sh, was the loot" obtained by five bandits who held up the City bank of St. Paul Tuesday afternoon. bank officials announced today after checking uptheir accounts. The loot included $30,000 in un registered Liberty bonds. Police today had not found any clew to the robbers except the num ber of the automobile used. The loss is covered by insurance bank officials declared. Man Is Hit by Auto as He Steps Into Safety Zone While stepping from the curbing at Sixteenth and Harney streets into the safety zone to board a street car Tuesday evening, J. N. Ham mond, real estate and insurance man. 2616 Ames avenue, was struck by an automobile driven by Clark Swear ingen, 1335 South Ninth street. Hammond suffered a lacerated left eye and bruises about the. head and !od - v - He ,vas take" hme- Swea ingen ,w as arrested for reckless driv ing. Man 011 Way to Undertaker Is Arrested for Speeding Speeding" east on - Dodge street near Forty-fifth street. Adolph Liet cntci't, farmer living west of Omaha, was arrested by police Sergeant Emerv. My little baby died this morning ;aud I. was on my way to an under- discharged him. "If he had told me I would not have arrested him," said Emery. Judge Is Informed by Jurors TJiat They Know More of Law Than He Chicago, March 30. Despite al most specific instructions of Judge Joseph David, a jury in his court found Ben Smith, coiored, guilty of a serious offense against a 16-year-tdd white boy. The judge set the verdict aside as he had told the jurors he would do so, if a verdict of guilty was found, declaring the evidence insufficient. "You evidently think you know. more aoout the law than the court, the judge said,to the jury. "We do, the foreman said. .s . ' i-iyiyyffrnrimnlAiiVi of the coupe in which two women north side of the city yesterday the scene ot the wreck by The Bee Legion to Exhibit Implements of War At Building Show A complete array of the small im plements of warfare will be exhibi ted by the Douglas County post of the American Legion at the Com plete Building show to be held st the Auditorium April 18-23. Robert C. Mitchell and Charles A. Fra:ike, promoters of the show, gave the space to the Legion men gratis. H. C. Hough, adjutant of the post, said vesterday that all members of the " Legion who had relics of the L' war would be requested to lend t.ieni for the exhibit. Ex-service men will be solicited to join the local organ ization and data relative to the war risk insurance bureau, vocational training and public health service will be given out. Warhoochee Must v Pay Back $250, Fee Varhoochcc Areyano Indian princess, soothsaver and herb healer, is out $250. In fact, she's really out?500. So decreed Municipal Judge Bald win yesterday afternoon. Thomas Garup, 6805 South Thir teenth street, sued Warhoochee for $250 which he said he paid as half of a fee of $500 for the princess to cure his wife of attacks of epilepsy. Garup charged Warhoochee did not effect a cure and sought to re trieve his $250 through the courts. Judge Baldwin heard the case last Friday afternoon, at which time the Indian princess waxed saucy on the witness stand. Then the judge took the case un der advisement and yesterday dc- So Warhoochee must pav bacw t-iat $250 to Garup and lose the other $250 she had figured on adding to her bank account which helps keep her trio of automobiles running. Man Held Up and Robbed as He Starts to Enter His Home While attempting to unlock the door of his home at 9 Tuesday night, Ed ward Muenz. foreman at the Loose Wiles Biscuit company, 2003 Nicho las street, was held tap and-robbed of $25 by two men who pounced upon him from the storm doorway. Muenz struck one of the highway men on the jaw, he told the police, but the other draw a long knife and threatened to cut .his throat with it. 1 Both highwaymtn escarped. Former Owner of Empress Theater in Omaha Dies Paul Le Marquand, formerly one of the business partners of the Em press theater here, died Tuesday ,in Minneapolis. , Mr. Le Marquand was well known in theatrical circles throughout the middle west. He left Omaha a year ago. Funeral services will be held in Minneapolis. Screams of Doctor's Wife Frighten Away Bwglar When the wife of Dr. H. A. Wag goner, 3519 Jackson street, returned to her home Tuesday evening she caught sight of a man trying to break into her apartment at 9. Her screams frishtened him away and she called the police. Dope Is Seized Denver. March 30. In a raid here last night federal officers arrested three Chinese and seized $4,000 worth of narcotics and several Chi nese lottery and gaming outfits. Two gallons of whisky was found in one of the places raided. Tourist Park Planned Madison. Neb.. March 30. (Spe cial) As a result ot tne joint cnons of the community club and the city council. Madison w ill have a tourist park equipped to take care .of the needs of the traveling tourists. Deaths and Funerals The bodv ot Ktmr Wyatt will b In terred in lh potler' flpld unlfM claimed by rHatlves. Wyatt died en T'ieaday at the county hospital, following an attack of diphtheria. He taken to the hos pital last Sunday by police. The only in formation obtainable at the hospital -.s that Wj-att wa ' yeara old, born In Missouri, and a a laborer. - Divorce Court. DlTore Petition. - " Samuel Levy against Isabella Levy, crueltv. Edna Thur against Clifford Thar. Clifford Harrow agalns Haiel Harrow, Stanley Stelmach against ifrancea Stel mach. cruelty, crdelty. -cruelty. , , Sophia Precht against Frederick rrevht, CrAd'dTi Mittelmejer against Louis Mlttet meyer, cruelty. Frank larno against Roale Tamo, cruel ty. , IHtotts Decrees. Alva Quinlan' from Daniel Qulnlan, cruelty. Loretta Thompson from Robert Thomp son, cruelty. Louis Kruse from William H. Kruse, cruelty. Clara Eby from Frank Eby. cruelty. Matilda Acnes Larson from David E. , Larson, cruelty. i fnalt Clark from Lillian Clark, cruelty. and a baby were riding when it was afternoon. The baby escaped without stalf photographer wttntn iv minutes 28 Graduated at Commerce High March Class Which A Ended Four-Year Course Smallest In Several Years. The March graduating class of the High School of Commerce ended its four-year course last night at the Central High auditorium, where special commencement exercises were held. Dr. Charles Perkins of Council Bluffs, gave the main address. J. H. Beveridge. superintendent of Omaha schools, presided. The di plomas were presented to the class of 28, the smallest body of grad- Liia'es from Commerce in several years, by v. E. Reed of-the board of education. Two commissioned officers. Neville Ogden, first lieutenant of Company A, and Clarence Spearman, second lieutenant, unassigncd, were given military certificates, although drill has been suspended at Commerce until the new buildings are occu pied, when a junior unit of the na tional R. O. T. C. will be organized by the War department. The seniors realized $350 from their three one-act palys given Mon day and Tuesday nights at the Cen tral High auditorium. This money will be used to pay the expenses of getting out an illustrated 32-page quarterly, which will be issued to the students and faculty of the school today. Mistaken by Husband for Her Daughter, Wife Explains I Anders P. Larsen couldn't tell his wife, Emma, 38, from her daughter. At least, so Emma asserted in Judge Wakeley's court yesterday when her husband accused her of going riding with another man on a motorcycle. He stood two blocks away. - "It wasn't me; it was my daughter. We look alike," Mrs. Larsen ex plained. She is seeking a divorce. ADVERTISEMENT. CORNS Lift Off with Fingers Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little "Freezone" on an aching corn, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers. Truly! Tour druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, suf ficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the calluses, withcjitoreness or irritation. ADVERTISEMENT. HAVE COLOR INC Be Better Looking Take Olive Tablets If your skin is yellow complexion pallid tongue coated appetite poor you have a Dad taste in your mouth a lazy, no-good feeling you should take Olive Tablets. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets a sub stitute for calomel were prepared by Dr. Edwards after 17 years of study. Dr.Edwards'01iveTableteareapureIy vegetablecompound mixed withoUveoil. You will know them by their olive color. TohaveacleX, pinkskin, brighteyes. no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days you must get at the cause. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act on the Bver and bowels like calomel yet have no dangerous after effects. They start the bile and overcome con stipation. Take one or two nightly and note the pleasing results. Millions of boies arc sold annually at L5c and 30c A PR HEEKS Postal Agents Fail to Capture Mail Robbers Recal Loss of Pouch at Stuart, Neb., January 29 Loss is Estimated at Over $10,000. O'Xeiil, Neb.. March 30. (Special ' Telegram.) Four hundred dollars in incomplete national 'bank currency, consigned'to the First National bank of Stuart, Neb., and many valuable papers, estimated at $10,000, were secured by mail pouch bandits in a robbery at Stuart, Neb., January 2, according to information just ; made public. Postal inspectors and 1 secret service men still are at work ground Stuart to .apprehend the bandit or bandits. j The pouch of first-class mail, j known as a catch pouch, was drop ' ped ofT Northwestern passenger , train No. 5 at the Stuart station ' after midnight and was stolen be fore the railway agent had time to pijk ii up. Its loss was discovered wjfen abstracts, mortgages and oincr instruments involved in March settlements consigned from O'Neill, failed to reach their destination and when currency consigned to the Stuart bank from the Treasury de partment failed to arrive. Tostal inspectors discovered the pouch later a short distance from Stuart and the mail left in it was sent on to the addresses. A $10 bill, soiled and mutilated ' so that the bank signature, if any, wouia pc inegioie, was casnea at the Stuart First National bank and was discovered to - be one of the missing bills several 'days later. None since have been discovered. Banks have been notified to look out for the missing currency, de scribed as follows: Eight full sheets of bills, three 10s and one 20 on each sheet, numbered from 2,550 to 2,557 inclusive. The 10s have a pic ture of i McKinley and 20s of Hugh McCullough. An Italian hydroelectric plant 13 manufacturing more than a ton of ammonia daily from' air and water as the onlv raw materials. ADVERTISEMENT. Bayer on Genuine Warning ! Unless you see the name tablets 'Bayer" on package or on ycu ar not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-o.ne years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for Colds, Important Announcement! the j ing garments. We turn the keys over to the Blank Enterprises Saturday night. Our efforts to effect an absolute clean-up by April 1st did not materialize. Hundreds of garments remain on the racks, and for Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have used the price slashing knife in the most daring manner ever attempted by any store any where at any time. Come now. Excuse the torn up appearance of the store. The mighty Indians Appeal to i President to Name NSloane Commissioner Washington. March ' 30. (Special Telegram.) Congressman Evans of Nebraska accompanied by Secretary Rishop of the Society of American Indians of which Thomas L. Slcane of Tender, Neb., is president, ;.nd several Indian members of the so ciety, today saw1 President Harding in the interest of Mr. Sloane, who i a candidate for commissioner of Indian affairs. The president listened with close attention as Judge Evans outlined the claims Mr, Sloane had for the place, which were accentu ated by Mr. Bishop. While no promises were given it is known that the differences in the Oklahoma delegation over the place make it almost a certainty tha no candidate from that state, and there are several, will land the job. While Mr. Sloane has strong endorsements, it is believed that ex-congressman Charles H. Burke of South Dakota, who has the united support of his delegation, will larfd the position. The Nebraska delegation is divided between Mr. Sloane and Mr. Dor rington, brother-in-law of Congress man Reavis. Loup County Farmers Plan To Keen on Raisin? Cattle: it t r r, . ! s i. m, . uurnuns 01 mirwcii w as a visitor at me siock varas ioos 1 ing for a bunch of stockers for his Loup county ranch. He says many of the farmers in his section arar look ing forward to the raising of cattle this summer. "Although many of the farmers i t my neighborhood were hard hit by the fall in prices of live stock," said Mr. Goemans, "they are still stick ing to the game. The banks at Bur well stood by the cattlemen, carry ing them over the rdugh places and are still doing their best to aid thnt. "Farming is under way in west central Nebraska. This year tfle oa!.s crop will be heavy and more corn will be planted for home consump tion." , White Elephant Sale Beatrice, Neb., March 30. (Spe cial.) A white -elephant sale, for the benefit of the Red Cross, opened here for a three davs' run, and is being well patronized. ADVERTISEMENT. Aspirin say "Baye Headache. Neuralgia, Rheuniatis.ru, j Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, arid i for Pain. All druggists sell Bayer j Tablets of A pirin in handvtin borres of 12. and in bottles of 24 and 103. I Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer j Manufacture of Monoaceticacides'. ?r j of Salicylicacid. I While the movers and wreckers the basement and upper floors building we shall continue to make a gigantic last effort to values overcome a inebnvenience you in making selections. Parisian Cloak Co. 1519-1521 Beatrice ChriMiau Church Seeue of Two Receptious Beatrice, Neb., March 30. (Spe cial.) A farewell reception was held tor Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Burks in the Christian church here at the same time Mr. 4ih1 Mrs. J. L. Rhodes, pioneers of Gage county, obsetved their golden wedding anniversary. More than 100 were present. Rev. Mr. Burk and wife left for Twin Falls, Idaho. Mr. Burks has been pastor of the Christian church here for two years, and recently resigned to become pastty at Twin Falls. Anderson Absentee Bill Passes ou Third Readiug Lincoln, March 30. ( Special.) Speaker Anderson's bill, putting nu merous checks on absentee voters, in au effort to minimize fraudulent voting, passed the lower house on third reading. x if Only Honesty Endures in Clothes as in all lines of endeavor. Honesty iji Quality-Tailoring and Honesty in Pricing. Strict adherence to this policy HONESTY has won for us a persistent "patronage, which- is steadily increasing. The Home of COLLEGIAN Clothe. N. E. Corner 17th and Harney St. are clearing out dispose of all remain thousand times might encounter Douglas St. Payment of Award to 0 Madeline Nugent Fought An effort to avoid payment of $25,000 damages from the estate of the late Robinson C. Martin to Madeline E. Nugent, 2033 North Twentieth street, was made in a technical objection filed in county court today by Joseph E. Martin, administrator of the estate. Martin was killed and Miss Nu gent was so badly injured that she has not yet recovered when an auto inohile driven by Martin collider head-on w ith a street car at, Twenty sixth and Leavenworth streets, Juin 20, 1920. The technical objection ,to tht damage claim of Miss Nugent hold that no claim for damages can hole against a man who is deceased, Martin's estate is said to be wortl $100,000. of anv ii
