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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1921)
12 A THE i5U: UiUAHA, SUaNDAY, AFK1L 17, 1921. Negro Held as Slayer on Test Of U. S. Exerts Wire From Leavenworth Re ports on Finger Prints on Razor in Grocer' Murder. For the first time ir. . the history of Omaha police-court first degree .murder charges will.be heard against a man Monday in Central police court based on identification of finger prints through the Bertillon system. ' Monday morning, John Latier, negro, 1808 North Twenty-fourth street, will be arraigued before Judge r , Foster , for tjie. .alleged murder, of .C." uben, grocer, "70, , 623 North Seventeenth street.-March 26. Latier has been in "the custody of police 10 days. Preferring of murder charges are the result of a report received late Saturday afternoon from federal Ber tillon experts at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Bloody Razor Found. Ruben was found in the rear of his grocery store with his throat cut from ear to ear. A bloody razor was found near the scene of the-crime. For three weeks police have been examining negroes in connection with the murder 'because of reports X of neighbors, in the vicinity of , the grocery they had seen a negro leav ing the place shortly before -midnight, soon after which the dead - man was found. ' i - Perfect finger prints were on the razor. , Prints from more than SO neeroes were taken by Hans Nielsen, . Bertil lon expert in the identification de partment of the Omaha police force, .but not until the arrest of Latier by Detectives Anderson and Bolar, .did he find any similarity. -. Answer by Telegraph Nielsen declared he believed La tier's, prints, tallied with those on the razor, but 'preferred to have United states federal experts pass on them. . So" he took the prints to Leaven worth, j...; . 'V'.-;V , The answer "came Saturday after- noon by telegraph.; . " The report" states the identifica tion is positive.' " ; . . " - Detectives Anderson and Bolar nave been weaving the evidence they expect to present at the arraignment of ,L,atier, and both declare they now expect a conviction after three weeks of endless running down of clews. - - Robbery Is Motive, lliese two detectives declare they will offer .-.evidence .. in court which will show ' that -Latier bought the razor found near the murder front a v St. Louis'firm; ; -v ' ' ' ; .--- They say they have witnesses w.hb, will testify-they aw Latier leave the Ruben grocery store a short time be-: fore midnight (he night tf the' slay ing. .. - ' -V- Latier formerly lived next door to Ruben, they declare, v ' 1 i, ' Robbery is given by them as' tbe motive for the crime. , Chicago Contractors - , -"Deliver Ultimatum Chicago, April 16. "All building ' in prospect for the summer will be shut down if the building . trades 1 unions do not accept the wage scale of a year ago, providing $1 an hour for mechanics and 70 cents an hour v for laborers." , - This warning was given Thomas S. Kearney, president of the Build ing Trades this morning by Earnest R. Graham of a firm which now has $40,000,000 worth of work on.., its boards awaiting a cut in labor costs. Replying to th claim of Kearney that the -contractors will not arbi trate the question of -wages, Mr. Graham told him the matter was be yond arbitration. ' Cadet Officers Play Is Hit Of Central High Road "Show bTbe Red Camp," a oneact play, was the mbst;'popular act of the Omaha High school cadet officers' seventh annual i jroad show in the Central High flchool auditorium Fri-: day night Jklatinee and evening performances will be given today.- Thelma Burke plays the leading role ' of Alice Deering in the. play. Carkon . Evans. . Cortes Kelley, fir iam Wiley, Marian Alleman.. and - Benjamin Mead make up'' the cast ' The play : was written by Milliard ' Booth and directed by Miss Maybel W. Burns. 'i-.., ; Eloise Searle, recently elected' the ,., "peppiest girl m.the school, has the leading part in the "Razzle Dazzle '. Octet" - The rBoys " Senior Glee ,lub presented "Tinker Tailor." Sev ? eral .other acts, completed the pro gram. 1 V - - Husband a$d .Wife United After 8-Year Separation Mrs. Lottie Kaplan was reunited to her husband, Isaac Kaplan, Fri-. day after eight, years of separation. She made the trip here from JPoland " "with their two children, a boy and i. girl. V; - The reunion took place at .1818 ,North Twenty-fifth street, the home of Mr. Kaplan's brother, Jacob. Mrs.' Kaplan says living conditions in Poland are terrible and money is worth almost nothing because of an inflation of the currency even greater than that of Germany. She shows the effects of the years of war and hunger. " V After a visit here for a few days ' she. and her husband -and the . chil dren will go to Manning, la., where Mr. Kaplan is in business. ".. 105 Commerce Students in . - " ' June Graduating Class One Hundred and five students of the 12-C class of the High School of Cotomerce are eligible for gradaa- , tion June 17, according to Miss Isa bel!' McMSlin,,ienior class sponsor 1 of the second largest tilass ever grad uated by. the school. Walter Mun- , son was elected president of the class at the electi&n this week, Bertha En blehardt vice president, Rex, Reese secretary, Vivian Hardy assistant " secretary and Victor Klotz treasurer. Frank Mohoney and James Slane were., made sergeants-at-arm - i Electrical Workers r In Wage Agreement Organized electrical workers in Omaha have reached' an agreement with electrical contractors. Israel Lovett, city electrician, announced. Workmen have agreed' to Accept $1 workmen have agreed to accept $1 an. hour until plumbers. and steam fitters, whose -present wage agree ment expires May 1, reach a settle ment Lovett was named trustee for the union men and will hold 12J4 cents an hour per man in trust pendjng the agreement of the plumbers and steamfitters. If their settlement calls for $1.12J4 per hour, this trust fund will be paid the workers; if the agreement calls for a cut to $1 an hour, the trust fund will be returned to the contractors. "Graft" Evidence in orn Building Probe President of Chicago and Alton Tells of Payment of $10,000 to Complete i ''.- Union Station. ' . Chicago, April 16.---A specific in stance of the payment 7 of $10,000 "cold graft" to a '. Chicago labor leader to enable the construction of the Union station ' to proceed, was the subject of testimony by W.' G. Bierd, president of the Chicago and Altpn road. , before the Dailey joint legislative . committee investigating building conditions. Mr. Bierd told the committee he had no knowledge of the payment , at the time it was I made. but learned of it afterwards. , Testimony detailing the delays to which ' constructors have been sub jected was given" by Mr. Bierd, whose testimony, ' committee members said, was among' the most important so far submitted; It was intimated that the evidence furnished trm basis lor conspiracy indictments urraer both federal and state laws. Thecommittee which divided into two bodies today, also heard evi- J dence.. concerning the alleged- com bine between sheet metal union rep resentatives and . manufacturers whereby material manufactured out side of Chicago was said to-have been .barred in construction work here. ; , ' . ; subpoenas for more than 50 ar chitects, contractors and building material men were issued. The wit nesses were ordered to bring their books so that the . committee might determine the effect of: the alleged combines between contractors and labor leaders, including competition from the Chicago market. Drive to Unionize - AH Steel Plants ? . To Begin June 49 Washington, April 16. (By The Associated Prets.-The.aWiy4 cajtt-paign- of national and intrn&tinal organizations in the steel industry affiliated with the American Fed eration of Labor to ' unionize the steel -plants of the couhtryrwill be gin June 19, the executive council of these unions decided at a meeting here, today,. This action was decided npon, it .was said,, notwithstanding unemployment and depressedlndus trial conditions. The council decided to lay the foundation for the new unionization work by immediately launching a nation-wide "educational - drive", among the thousands of steel work ers" of the country, - especially those now unemployed. - " y Lay Us Out, Pete! He Does Two Diamonds Worth $300 "Lay us out Looks like, a -long, hard winter the way this April snow is falling." ;. Pete Callan, employe of the Mer ritt Drug company, 2411 Harney street, told police he heard these words coming trom behind -two re volvers down the muzzles of which he found himself staring 'Friday night in 4 front of .2407 Harney street' -' -' .: Callan said the robbers jerked his tie from his neck and tore a diamond stud from 'it and forced him to re move his gloves and "clipped the set out of his diamond ring. Both stones were: worth $300, he said. The robbers must have seen his ring while in 4he drug store and then fol lowed- him home,, he declared, be cause his ring was not visible when he was ..robbed because or his gloves. Treasury -Certificates ; ' Greatly Oversubscribed Washington, Aprill6. Nearly 100 per cent over-subscription to the April 15 issue of 54 per cent, six months, treasury certificates of in debtedness was announced by Sec retary Mellon. Preliminary reports, he said, indicated that subscription would total $290,000,000 for the issue which was for about $150,000,000. The heavy over-subscriptioff was interpreted as an -indication7 of con ditions in the money market which might make possible a reduction "in the interest rate of the next issue of six months' certificates to 5j per cent . Mexico Can Start Payment Of Interest on Foreign Debt Mexico City, April 16.(By The Associated Press.)--President Obre gon will tell the members of the cab inet at a meeting tomorrow that.cir cumstances are such that Mexico can start payment of interest on its for eign debt and that immediate ar rangements may be made for use of the major portion of 16,000,000 pesos now in the national treasury to that end, according to well authenticated reports in newspaper circles here today,-. ! ' ,. - ' l' Bank Clearings Drop Bank clearings for the week end ing April 16 show a decrease of more than $1,000,000 compared Mo last week. The clearings were $36,413.- 756.54. Fob last week . thev were $37,612,055.25. Last year they were $64,189,736.08, j New Competition Cause for Drop In Steel Prices Further Reduction Expected In Near Future No In crease in Buying Re ported as Result. New York, April 16. Spirited competition for the limited current business in the steel market was thought in business circles to have precipitated the succession of price cutting announcements by both the United Steel corporation and several independents. No marked ncrease in buying was noted, however.-. With the announcements expected to be following by similar ones from other, steel makers," came word that some of the idle mines are soon to resume operations, bringing back to work not a few of the unemployed. The day brought average drops of $8 a ton in the price of steel pipe and declines on sheet steel quotations which varied from $7 to $14 a ton. Selling prices of steel bajs, plates, structural iron and other products were lowered by many independents as far back as -last February and Tuesday of this week the United States Steel corporation followed their lead It was understood that the t corporation expected within a sh6rt time to cut its prices on piping and tubes. This intensified reports that the United States Steel corporation in tends lowering wages among its 265,000 employes, but local trade cir cles again received denials from offi cials of the corporation. The American Sheet and Tin Plate company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation, cut its quo tations from $7 -to $14 a ton on sheets, including No. 10 blue an nealed, No. 28 black and No. 28 gal vanized. At the sa"me time it was announced the company would short ly open 16 of its 30 " hot mills at Sharon, Pa. - ' -' ' The Youngstown Sheet Tube conV pany and the Republic Iron and Steel company cut steel pipe prices on an average of $8 a ton. Assistant Named Head Of U. S. Census Bureau Washington, April 16. William M. Stuart, assistant director, yester day became acting director ot the census, succeeding Sam L. Rogers, whose resignation became effective Thursday. Mr. Rogers, it became known yesterday, sent his resigna tion to Secretary Hoover of the De partment of Commerce last Saturday and it was sent to President.Harding i and accepted Monday. Mr. Rogers, whose home is in North Carolina, was appointed early in the Wilson ! administration. CJearing House Statement Shows Big Gain in Reserves "New York. Anril 16. The aAital I luuuuiuu 01 clearing riouse uantss and trust companies for the week .sriows that they hold $16,438,180 re serve in excess of legal reauire- ments. . This is an increase - of $20,- ov.auu irony last week. Better Quality at Equal Price Equal Quality at Less Omaha Agents for McCall Patterns TRY AYDEN1 FIRST Omaha Agents for Binner Corsets Surprising Apparel Values Monday Navy Blue Tricotine Suits MADE TO SELL AT $65 Aforixr mincer nmv mnrlpls in "Roy. Semi-Tailored or Beaded styles. All Ik sizes for women and misses. A for- K Annate cash purchase enables us to f offer these exceptional values Mon- 5 ' M day at Wonderful Coat Values -A' wide range of most clever, new. models for Spring and Summer of 1921. . Short, medium and full length styles in all sizes for women and misses Your choice of Polo Cloths, Ve- lours, Tweeds, Heathers, Jerseys and Serges. Any Coat in the lot worth a great deal more than our exceptionally low Sale Price .... i 50 7 Three ObHer Interesting Specials $3.00 Women's House and Porch Dresses All sizes. Formerly, were $5 and $6. Monday .. 100 Women's 100 ' Silk Petticoats, in taffetas, satins and jerseys, that were made to sell up to $12.50. . . CC Aft Monday, 'at--. ..... ....... )0UU and Misses' Sweaters, worth up. to $10.00, Monday Thousands of Yards Beautiful Silks At Greatly Below Usual Retail Prices (3.75 38-in. Chiifon Taffeta Cketz, $2.05 Yd. JvTilte, Pink, Lavender, Malse, Artillery, Rose, Mid " . night Black, Pearl, Taupe, African, Golden. ' ' $3.75 36-inch All Silk Salin Croetz, $2.65 Yard "Recommended for Its beauty, all colors, street and evening shades. $3.75 36-in. Phalanx Satin Taffeta $2.65 Yd. Specially Priced , White, Pearl, Taupe, Pekln, Navy, Midnight, Afri can, Copen, Golden, Brown and Black. $4.00 40-in. Satin Crepe, , - : - $2.95; , , . Navy, Midnight, Havana, AW ean Black, Tumuois and Peach. $5.00 40-inch All Silk Heavy Canton Crepe, $4.25 . Tan, Gray, Brown and Black. , $2.75 36-inch Satin Duchess, $1.75 . Black and Navy only. ; T Extraordinary Values iii Women Fine Shoes Several hundred pairs of finest quality Shoes made by Thos. G. Plant Co., Boston, makers of the celebrated ' ' Queen Quality Shoes Everyhody knows - the superior wearing and fitting qualities of this celebrated shoe. They stand at the top None Better. In order to red.uce our stock we have taken 350 pairs of black and dark brown vici kid shoes with Cuban or French heels in (bp AH widths from AA to D, sizes from 4 to 9. ; Jkw "rill $ 5.00 and &U.00 shoes, at .............. rf w . READ THE BIG SPECIAL GROCERY PRICE REDUCING SALE FOR MONDAY , maxs Torn amy bread it fats On 6Mk of Floor WUI (Hak 10 Ona foond Imtn of Bnad. Monday, per 48-lb. sack. Belt High- ' Grsd Flour tlM Monday, per 24-lb. lack. Bolt Hlf h- - Grade Flour $1-10 19 Iba, Beat Pure Cane Granulated Surer Me It lba. Beat White or Yellow Corn meal 95e I Iba, Fancy Blue Roee Head Rice. 25c 4 Iba But No. 1 Hand-Flcked - . Navy Beam I5e 4 vkr. Best Dooiestte Maecaronl, Spaghetti or Egg Noodle tSe Tall can Pet, Carnation or Wllaon Milk ..........Me No.' 1 can Early June Peas,- Fancy , , . Sweet Sugar Corn,. Baby Lima . Beans or Solid Packed Tomatoes, can ..10e Gallon can Golden Table Syrup ,.5He Gallon can White Table Syrup fl.V 10 bars P. ft G. Npth Soap. .... .89c 10 bars Peat-'Em-All Soap.. 37e 19 bars Electric Spark Eoap. ...... .45c Lux Washing Compound, pkg lOe Large Jars Pure Fruit Preserves 28e No. 1 ean Fancy Table Apricots or Peaches i 15c No. ean Fancy Table Apricots or Peaches 9Sc No. 1 can Monarch Pork and Beans lfle Corn Flakes, pkg Tic Grapenuts, pkg 15c 19 lbs. Coarse or Fine Chick Feed. .Z3e Minute Tapioca or Gelatine, pkg... lie DRIED FRUIT AND NUT SPECIALS. Fancy 3 -Crown Muscatel Raisins, lb. 93c Fancy 'Sultana Seedless Raisins. lb.iSc Fancy Mulr Peaches, per lb 15c Fancy Cleaned Currants.-lb .'..We Fancy Evaporated Apples, lb....l'JHo Fancy Moo. Park Apricots, lb S$e Fancy Shelled Pop Corn, lb 5 Fancy 40-50 Idaho Prunes, lb 15e Fresh Roasted Peanuts, lb .19c THE TEA AND COFFEE MARKET OF OMAHA. Our Famous Santos Blend Coffee, Per lb 25c Fancy Golden Santos Coffee, lb...SVie Am H. B. C. Special Blend, lb .....We S Iba . for. ....11.00 Mocha and Java Blend, lb .....40a Our Famous An kola Blend, lb 40e The Best Tea 81 f tings, lb.... 15e Choice Pan Ftred Japan Tea, !b,..35o Breakfast Cocoa, lb...........,..124a OMAILi'S VEGETABLE AND FRUIT MARKET. -It lbs. Fancy' No. A. Cooking Po- . tatoes for .......We Fancy Fresh Cabbage, lb ,,, 4e Fancy California Asparagus, lb....tOe Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, lb SO All Freeh Southern Vegetables, per -bunch Fancy Was or Green Beans, lb Me Fancy California Peas,' lb.... ...... 23o 200 Sis Fancy Navel Oranges, per dorien Wa 34 Size Grapefruit, each .....loo Fancy Wlneaap Apples, bu.. ...... $I.W Iba Red or Tellow Onion Eets.,,.15e Onr Motto Is Quality at the Right ' Price. 5It Paytv TRY HAYDEN'S FIRST It Pay M a fe g Sim Hot Service is not different from private --the valuable ser- vant is the man who knows how to do the j KBITO SI W " TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUISLDC WOmiS OF THE CITY GOVEKWRaEWT BECAUSE he has been in charge of this department the last three years. BECAUSE he is a trained civil engineer, a graduate of Armour Institute --BECAUSE he had twenty years of practical engi neering experience before his first election as a city commissioner. fowl's re-election would not be an exper Imcnt. His worth is known. He knows the lob. jvulivu P. TOL r ) h i4 V
