THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MAY 12. 1921.
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Full Autonomy
Offer of England
Is Given Ireland
British Proposal for Settle
ment of Question Is Placed
In Hands of Sinn Fein 5
Leaders.
By JOHN STEELE
Chicago Tribao. CW Copyright, 1921,
Dublin. May !!. A most impor
tant peace proposal was placed , in
the hands of the Sinn Fein leaders
here today, in which the British"gov
eminent makes its 'maximum of'
:cr for a settlement. '-As condition
I- . .' f . L . It. 1 I 1 Al.
to me oncr.unc iiur(n ana souui
must accept it as a Anal settlement
and they must work together as a
united Ireland. The main points, in.
the proposal-followrv .
Full fiscal i automony, including
control of customs, excises and in
come taxes, will be granted
"Vaterland Sunk!" Announced in
Papers Throughout Germany, Type
Of False News Sent Out by Berlin
The Irish government will have
full control of its ludiciary.
It will have full control of its
police.
It will have alt the rights pos
sessed by any other self-governing
member of the British empire.
The annual tribute of 18.000.000
pounds (normally about $90,000,000)
will be abandoned.'
, Defense Question Open.
Arrangements for defense by the
army and navy are left open for dis
cussion. It will probably be on a
basts of having British troops gar
risoned in Ireland as protection
against foreign invasion, but they
will not be allowed to operate or
suppress domestic disorder in Ireland,
except at the request of the Irish
government. The model for this
plan is the relationship of United
States federal troops to the Ameri
can states. ....
I have the highest authority for
saying this plan has the approval of
Prime Minister Lloyd George, who
is willing to grant all points, but
only to a united Ireland and only
on condition that the offer is ac-
cepted as final and not as an install
ment to a larger demand in the fu
ture. I also have the highest au
thority for saying the Sinn Fei'i
leaders are favorably disposed to the
plan, but their difficulty is that they
have led their followers to expect
full independence. . ,.
One suggestion under considera
tion is for the publication of the
scheme in the Irish and English
press, with the endorsement of the
leaders of alt the. Irish factions as
.a test of public opinion, but it is
not likely that serious action will be
taken to, secure Irish unity, which
is the first essential of the plan, until
after the election by which Ulstir
will firmly establish' her position, en
abling her to bargain as an equal
partner in the south., .
Many Leaders in Jail.
Another hitch is the fact that there
are ?o many Irish leaders in jail. An
other is the fact that a large num
ber of Irishmen are guilty of deeds
which the English insist on regard
ing as murder.
The first two shipments of Amer
ican coat are;expected to. arrive in
Ireland next week.. This is a.part of
the new economic policy of the Sinn
rem, which is boycotting Jinglish
goods as fast as an alternative sup
olv is obtained. Another article re
ccntly , boycotted is shoe blacking,
which is now being obtained from
Prague, where it is made in factories
owned bv Americans. .
A large contract has also been
signed for French soap at half the
price charged by the English ' soap
trust and arrangements are being
made for its importation direct to
Ireland by the shipload, cutting off
the freight charges from Liverpool
which are more than double, the
ocean rates from America, Mediter
ranean and Baltic ports.
Erskine Childers, the English nov;
elist. who was arrested by the Brit
ish authorities in Dublin, was re
leased late last night. He vas de
tained and questioned for fire hours
at Dublin castle. -.
Beatrice Masons to Sell
Home and Buy Another
Beatrice, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
At a meeting of the Masonic
lodge of Beatrice the board of direc
tors were instructed to sell the pres
ent Masonic temple to Blaine Cook,
owner of the Rialto heater, and pur
chase the Kilpatrick block for $67,
500. The lodge will occupy it as a
home next spring. The second floor
is used by the Elks who some time
ago purchased the Lyric theater
building which they will remodel-for
their club rooms.
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Fsrnrar Sscrttiry of til Navy 1913 to 1921.
Cyrlllt. 1921. ky Jth F. Blllf. CapyrliM by National Nawiiapor Unlet. Cooyrlaht In Groat Brit,
alt, Canada an throuahout Franto. All rlinta rotomd. Includlai translation Into (orolaa
lanauatat. Imludlni tha Scandinavian, Unauthorized ranrlntlna, for any aurpoaa forbidden.
"Vatcrlaud sunk! Largest German vessel used by Americans as troop
transport, named by them 'Leviathan,' was torpedoed and sent down today
by German submarines!"
ihat was the startling news which tne navy radio operators heard
from Berlin one night in July, 1918, and promptly brought to me. The
report was being spread all over Germany, broadcasted, by wireless, bulle
tined, featured in newspapers as Diggesi story oi me aay, ana mere was
general rejoicing all through the empire.
The U-boats were getting in their work at last. They had struck a
vital blow at American troop transportation. The leader of our transport
fleet, the biggest troop ship, the largest vessel in the world, had been sent
to the bottom. They had sunk the President Lincoln two months before.
Now they had "got" the biggest of them all. This was revenge, indeed.
This would teach the hated Yankees that they could not use Germany's
own. .vessels to , carry, troops, to fight Germany. This proved that the
U-boats'. were. stopping them.
fh submarines liarf crossed the)
orhciais whose duties compelled them
to keep in touch with all that was
going on abroad. And this contained
not only all the "news" 'and propa
ganda that Germany was sending
out, but a digest ot all that was sent
out by the British, rrench and Ital
ians. i
Said Americans Wouldn't Fight.
We certainly heard some strange
"news" from Berlin things' that
Prominent Central City
Politician and Pioneer Dies
Central City, Neb., May 11. Spe
cial.) Funeral services will be held
here for Joseph ; White, 86,
Mr. White came to Central City in
1871. He was a member of the
council for a longer period than any
other individual, served as police
judge and justice of the peace and
was active in city affairs.
Greeley Community Club
Erects Large Score Board
Greely, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
The Greeley Community club has
erected a base ball score board in a
prominent place down town. ' The
score, by innings, for the last game
played and the percentage standing
of "each team in the Central Ne
braska league will be posted alter
each game. ' ' N" ' '
Pioneer Beatrice -Druggist
Sells Store to Warren Co.
Beatrice, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
H. L. Harper, who has been en
gaged, in the drug business here for
21 years, sold his store to the War
ren Drug company. J." C Warren
will have complete charge of the
store. ,
Superintendent Named.
McCook, Neb., May 10. (Special.)
George D. Curry of Lebanon, this
county, has been appointed county
superintendent of Red Willow coun
ty, to succeed Mrs. Julia Barnes
Wiedman, resigned.
Wahoo Church Seeks Pastor.
Wahoo, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
The Congregational church of
Wahoo has extended a call to Rev.
Alex E, Cutler of McGregor, la. -j
Atlantic, carrying the war to Amer
ica's very doors, slaying .ships right
off its coasts. Now , they were
smashing them on both sides of the
ocean. ;. 1 his . would terrorize the
cowardly Americans.' They simply
could not. take over .the big army
wfth which they threatened to flood
France.
America Germany's Great Fear.
These were the German comments.
Nothing could have caused such re
joicing in Germany, at that moment
The allies were just, beginning their
drive, smashing into the German
lines. The Teutons-had not recov
ered from the shock of Chateau
Thierry and Belleau Wood, which
stopped their drive- otwParis. Amer
ica had become the great fear of
Germany.- ...
1 must confess that when our radio
operators .caught the announcement
from Berlin that the Leviathan had
been sunk, it gave me a start. I knew
it . could hardly be true, for,
our latest reports showed that the
big ship had sailed from Brest three
days -before, and was nearly halfway
home. But my anxiety was not re
lieved until we got positive assurance
of its safety.
The British radio the next ' day
broadcasted the. following: "The
German wireless and German news
papers' have asserted that the former
German liner, the .Vaterland, now in
use as an American transport, had
been torpedoed arid sunk. The state
ment . is false. The Vaterland has
riot been sunk. The Vossische-Zei-
tung says .that the Americans had
intended to-bring 'over a dozen di
visions in the 'course of a year' in
this ship. If so' the intention may be
carried put., for the Vaterland is
afloat and is in the finest possible
condition. .
Big" British-Ship Sunk. '
.' If the Germans .'did -not know it
before, they-knew then that the re
port was jmtrue. It was, in fact; the
lusticia, a British vessel which had
been carrying American troops, with
neither troops nor cargo aboard. It
was a big ship, 32,120 'tons, but the
Leviathan was over 55,000 tons. ,-
The repbfct that 'it was sunk was
only one "of the thousand queer
things' we heard from Brazil. For
our radio operators "listened in" on
the big German wireless station at
Nauen and heard everything it sent
out. It seemed rather uncanny, with
Germany" almost, cut off from the
outside world, to sit here in America
and listen every night to what they
were , talking -about in "Berlin.
There was laid on my desk every
morning a daily newspaper I sup
pose it was the only "secret" daily
ever gotten out in America which,
compiled and mimeographed by the
naval communication . service and
marked "confidential," was sent in
sealed' envelopes to all officers and ,
were news to us.- One report, re
ceived July 25, 1918, when our troops
were proving their valor in Foch s
great driveyinformed us: "The Amer
ican ctiiuy is inciting in ine one es
sential, the will to fight. In any case,
it will, not be numerous enough to
play any. important part- until 1920,
and then only, provided the transport
difficulty is got over and the muni
tion industry developed from its
present nursery stage. Our sub
marines will see to the transports,
and America will find it impossible
to create a gigantic industry and a
gigantic army at the same time.' Am
munition perhaps, but guns cannot
be cast in sewing machine factories,
At present the American soldiers are
without either rifles or artillery,
And at that moment there were
1,000,000 American soldiers in France
and we were turning out munitions
at a rate the Germans could not be
lieve was possible.
The more evident it was that
U-boat warfare had failed, the more
vehement were the German naval au
thorities in asserting its success; Ad
miral Holtzendorff, head of the ad
miralty, announced on July 29 that
they were taking into consideration
the counter measures that meant
the mine barrage, the destroyers, pa
trol boats an.d all the new things we
were using to defeat them; that they
were building many more sub
marines, and he declared that "final
success is guaranteed." t-
The Germans never did admit their
failure, and even after submarine
crews had mutined and U-boat war
fare had ended . with the. recall of
their submarines in October, they
were still bluffing their own people.
As late as November 5, less than a
week before the armistice, we caught
this bulletin from Berlin:
"English wireless service reported,
and this report was circulated also
in neutral newspapers, that German
submarines had passed Norwegian
coast on their way home with a
white flag at the masthead. This is
a pure invention. Engli'sh wireless
has thus again circulated a lie."
This in spite of the fact that they
were all hurrying home, some ot
them passing so close to the Nor
wegian coast to avoid mines' and de
stroyers that they. could be plainly
seen from shore. , ' ' - ,
When the allies' were smashing the
German lines and driving back their
armies all along the front Berlin was
flashing out reports of successfully
repulsing attacks and taking up
"more favorable positions." When
the French and Americans by terrific
attacks drove them across the Marnc
Berlin announced:
"Masterly Move" on Marne.
"The excellent execution of the
movement for changing to the oppo
site bank of the wide River Marne,
which took place unnoticed by the
enemy, demonstrates today the
splendid ability of the German com
mand and troops."
When the Americans won their
notable victory at St. Mihiel we
heard from Berlin that the Germans
had only "evacuated" the "bend" at
St. Mihiel to improve their lines, and
that on the whole, the French and
American attacks had failed. And
Gen. Wrisberg assured the trusting
Teutons back in the fatherland:
"The American army also cannot
terrify us, as we shall settle accounts
with them."
Even in November,, when total col
lapse was only a few days away, they
were still talking of the failure of
the Americans and the "victorious
repulse" of the French.
After the mutiny at Kiel and other
ports, where sailors tpok possession
of the ships and started the revolu
tion, they sent out this bulletin, on
November 17:
"Concerning situation in Kiel and
uprisings in other harbor towns;
military protection of Baltic Iras
been carried out without a break by
navy. All warships leaving harbor
fly war flags. Movements among
sailors and workmen have been
brought back to peaceful ways."
Gloss Over Fleet Surrender.
The surrender of the German high
seas fleet was gently termed the
'carrying out of armistice conditions
at sea!
But through the marvelotislv effi
cient secret service of the allies, par
ticularly the British, we were kept
well informed of all that was going
on in the German navy. Such close
track was kept of the U-boats that
we knew when every one sailed or
returned, and generally were in
formed as to ' its destination and
plans.
AIL the denials of mutinies and re
volts were merely amusing to us.
We knew the facts. We knew their
morale was shattered, that the allies
had "got their nerve." I do not know
any dispatch that amused me more
than the one we picked up from
Berlin November 16. This showed
that the U-boat crews had to be re
assured that their lives were safCj
even after the armistice; that they
had to be coaxed and bribed before
they would venture out to take the
submarines to England for surren
der. Here it is:
Pr. 143 W.S22 Transocean Press
Berlin, November 16.
"German armistice commission
has directed to Chancellor Ebert
for immediate communication to all
submarine crews letter in vAhich -it
states' that English Admiral Sir
Roslyn Wemyss has given unre
served and absolute assurance that
all crews of submarines to be handed
oyer will be sent back to Germany
as soon as possible after their ar
rival in 1 the harbor appointed by
England. Commission therefore re
quests crews to hand over in good
time the submarines.
"In connection with this, workmen
and soldiers' council of -Wilhelms-haven
states that all men of ships
which are brought into an enemy
port are insured for 10,000 marks in
case of death. A corresponding spe
cial' pension has been provided for
accidents. Besides, the married men
who are concerned m bringing the
submarines receive a premium of
500 marks, and finally are to be im
mediately discharged after their re
turn home.
(Another article by former Secretary
Daniels will be printed tomorrow).
Charlie Chaplin
Saved From Deatl
4
, By Asbestos Suit
Famous Comedian Severely
Burned When He Acciden
tally Falls Over Acetylene
Torch in Studio.
Company
Tram
Uaims Property
Worth $23,000,000
Report of 807 Pages Filed
With State Commission
. Places Replacement Val
ue at This. Figure.
Lincoln; May".Tl.-(Special.) Re
production valuation of Omaha &
Council Bluff Street -Railway com
pany holdings., in Nebraska' is $23,-
291,772, according to a statement
'filed by the company today before
the state railway commission. The
statement was filed to a hearing in
Omaha next week of the company's
application for the establishment of
a permanent street car tare.
The4 report covers 807 pages. It
edes into detailed history of every
activity since the " company's in-
cipiency. . -
The actual cdst value is given in
the report as $16,946,000.
At no time has the company made
7 per cent net on its investments, the
company claims.
In 1920 the firm lacked $708,000 of
making 7 per cent net, .and during
the entire operation of the company
in Omaha, the report' claims this
lack has been $5,386,772.
The company operates 129 miles
of railways in Nebraska, the report
states.
Thestate engineer, in .going' over.
the report, found no statement of
the amount of common, stock issued,
but preferred stock was set at $5000,-
000 with 5 per cent bonds issued at
59,500,000.- -J The report will be veri
fied by state officers before, th-j' iicar
ing. - --.- ;
New Appropriations Total
Shows $1,000,000 Increase
Lincoln.. May 11. (Special.) C.
A. Sommer,; state accountant, issued
a detailed statement today of the ap
propriations voted by the last state
legislature.
This statement shows -' a total of
$30,091,533.25. which is more than
$1,000,000 more than the original
statement issued ; the day after the
state legislature adjourned by Phil
BrdsS, secretary of the department of
finance and revenue;
Sommer said a number of items
which appeared in-appropriation bills.
had not been carried out in the first
icljr-epjimn.g tin- differenct -.-
Ogallala Methodist Church ,
Remodeled and Enlarged
: Ogallala, Neb.,' May 11. (Spe
cial.) The Methodist . church has
been raised four feet and a large
basement dug under the old church
and the part the new addition
will cover. The labor on the base
ment was all donated by the mem
hers of. the church and the other
labor is being done at greatly re
duced prices, which will give the
church a $15,000 improvement at a
cost of about $8,000. The basement
will have a kitchen, Sunday school
rooms and banquet hall large enough
to seat 300 people. The new addi
tion will double the seating opacity
of the church. Work will be com
pleted in about 30 days.
Depleted Reserves Said
To Have Closed Sidney Bank
: Sidney, Neb., May 11. (Special
Telegram.) The First .National
Bank of Sidney failed to open its
doors for business today. The bank
is said to be solvent and it is believed
is only' a temporary suspension. The
closing of the bank, it is alleged, is
due to the fact that the withdrawal
of deposits reduced reserves and the
collection of the bank's paper, was
not sufficient to meet immediate re
quirements, farmers being unable to
liquidate their last years' agricultural
indebtedness.
Saunders County Poultry
Flocks Inspected on Tour
Wahoo, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
The Saunders County Poulty and
Pet Stock association and the farm
bureau are touring the county giving
poultry demonstrations and inspect
ing flocks. ' Prof G. 'T.. Comman
of the entension department of the
state university, County Agent Walt
Roberts and Rudolph Monteen, sec
retary of the poultry association, are
conducting the tour. Poultry rais
ing is fast becoming the leading in
dustry of Saunders county.
Fairbury Man Inspects
Wahoo Park to Get Ideas
Wahoo, Neb., . May 11. (Special.)
Cliff Crooks of Fairbury .former
president of the Nebraska Federation
of Retailers, was in Wahoo inspect
ing Wanahoo park for the purpose
of getting ideas for the new country
club grounds at Fairbury.
To Schoolmasters' Meet
A group ot Omaha educators will.
go to Lincoln Friday night to attend
a joint meeting of the Schoolmasters'
club' and the Nebraska Woman's
Educational club. The speaker'wil
U. S. Deputy Back From
Delivering 5 Prisoners
E. J, Quinley, deputy United States
marshal, returned . yesterday after
safely delivering five federal prison
ers at Leavenworth, Kansas City and
Jefferson City.
He took Clara Rudolph, wife ! of
Harry Rudolph, to the. Jefferson City
prison for women, where she had
been sentenced on narcotic charges.
Eril Mack, husband of Grace Ab
bott, dancing instructor, convicted of
using the mails to. defraud; Henry
Bull,. Indian, sentenced for forging
government checks, and Eli ("Slim")
Davis, negro, sentenced for sale of
narcotics, he delivered- af Leaven
worth. Ellen Trayor, negress, he delivred
to the marshal at Kansas City, Mo.,
where she will be tried for defraud
ing the government by accepting al
lotments to which she was not en
titled. Omaha Hotel Woman Dies;
Resident Here 30 Years
Mrs. Columbia Brown, 67. who op
erated the Murray hotel in Omaha
many years, died Tuesday of heart
disease. She was born in Des
Moines county, Iowa, and had lived
in Omaha more than 30 years. She
is survived by three brothers, War-
ren Foster of .Middletown, la., I
Howard Foster of Shenandoah, la.,
and R. V. Foster of Skidmore, Mo.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 in the. Hoff
man chapel. Rev. Dr. A. A. De
Larme, for many years a - close
friend of Mrs. Brown, will officiate.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn ceme
tery. .
Motor Bandits Force Autpist
To Leave Car, Then Rob Him
Two men in an automobile almost
collided with the car in which W. D.
Goodhard of Elkhorn was driving
Tuesday evening 10 miles west of
Omaha, stopped him, forced him to
get out and walk several rods down
the road at the potnt of revolvers
and robbed him of $15, Goodhard
reported to the Omaha police. Then
they fled toward Omaha.
Cozad Pioneer Dies.
Cozad, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
Funeral services for Riley Yetter,
77, who had been a resident of this
vicinity for over 40 years, were held
here. - -
Los Angeles, May 11. Charlie
Chaplin intended that thousands
should laugh when, on the screen
they saw the flame from an acetylene
blow torch singe a tender part of
his anatomy but they won't.
The scene went rong when
Charlie stumbled- over the torch. He
lies in his home today with both
legs swathed in ointment saturated
bandages. He may be able to work
in a .few days, or a week.
An asbestos undergarment and
prompt work by movie men with
wet blankets saved the famous
comedian's life.
It happened at the Charlie Chap
lin studios in Hollywood late yester
day afternoon. Chaplin is making a
new picture to be- called "Vanity
Fair." In it he plays a dual role,
first as a tramp and next as a "swell"
with frock coat and silk hat.'
Tragedy Supplants Comedy.
" A "hotel hallway" had been built
on the lot for one of the scenes. In
the hallway an electrician works with
a blow torch. Chaplin, silk clad and
high hatted, was to trip down the
hallway, the electrician was to turn
the torch on him and he was to give
one of the funny hops at which mil
lions have laughed. It was to be one
of the screams of the film.
And then came tragedy.
The torch was standing on the
floor of the hall. The giar.t Kleigs
were flooding the set with their bril
liant white glare. The torch con
tained acetylene gas anl gasoline, to
give it a colored flame. The ordi
nary flame does not "register."
Clothing Catches Afire.
Chaplin, out of range, yelled
"camera!" The machine began to
click. The comedian entered. Chatac
teristically he tripped down the hall
way. But he didn't see the torch,
or misjudged his distance anyway,
he stumbled.
in a moment ins clothing was
aflame. Edna Purviance, who works
with him in the new picture,
screamed and grabbed a blanket.
Camera men, electricians and supers
rushed to Chaplin with dampened
cloths, The .flames' were extin
guished, but not until the comedian
had been severely burned.' ,
Chaplin .was rushed to his dressing
room and first aid given until phy
sicians arrived. Later he was taken
to his home. . - The 'asbestos under
garment he . was- wearing protected!
the upper part of his body.
. Mae Collins, ' reported to be en
gaged to Chaplin, was not on the lot
at the time.. -
Geneva Community Club x
Gives Home Talent Program
Geneva, Neb., May 11. (Special.)
A local talent program was given
at a meeting of the Communty club
last night,-, including aj reeJ,of .motion
pictures, vaulcvillc numbers and or
chestra selections. Refreshments
were served in the firemen's room
of the city , hall following the "pro
gram. ; .
The membership drive now being
conducted by the organization is
meeting with success.
Broken Bow Woman's Club
' Gives Musical Program
Broken Bow. Neb., May 11. '
(Special.) The music department of
the Broken Bow Woman's club, as
sisted by a chorus of male voices,
presented an attractive program from
Handel's "Messiah." Tbe club will
furnish music from this famous ora-
torio for the. High school baccalaur
eate services. -
Red Cross Hospital Under
Operation at White River
White RrVer, S. D., May 11. (Spe
cial.) After months of effort the
Mellette county Red Cross hospital
has been opened in White River. It
will be one of the few hospitals in
the northwest tcbe installed and op
crated under the direction of the Red
Cross.' Mrs. C. W. Robertson wiH
be superintendent.
Shoe Bargains
Men's High Grade Work
hoes, on sale, S3.45 and
$2.50.
Men's Dreis Shoes, black and
tan, on sale $5.00
Ladies' Oxfords or Pumpi,
$10 value, on tale, $6.50
Ladies' High Grade Shoes,
at 84.00
Child's Slippers, on sale,
t -$2.00
Barefoot! Sandals. . . .$1.25
J. Helphand Clothing Co.
314 NORTH 16TH ST.
At the end of February 8.5 oor
be Dean Russell of the University of cent of members of trade unions in
Iowa, - i jv. : vreat-flntain were idle.- - ...
Save Dollars on
Bed Room Furniture
NextSaturday at the
Union Outfitting Co.
Complete Suites, Odd Dressers,
Chiffoniers, Beds, Etc.
See Window Displays.
If you have been wanting to
make your Bedroom more cozy
and livable you can do it at very
little cost in the big sale of guar
anteed, dependable furniture
which takes place at the Union
Outfitting Company next Satur
day. There are handsome suites in
ivory, oak, walnut, mahogany and
maple, as well as single pieces,
such as Beds, Chiffoniers, Dress
ers, Dressing Tables, Vanity
Dressers, Bedroom Chairs, Chif
forobes, etc. And, as always, you
make your own terms.
Advertisement
Charge Against Man
Of Murdering His Son
Quashed on an Error
Cfiicago, 111., May 11. Indictment
against Frank Fiano, sr for the
murder of his son was quashed on
a legal technicality.
Fiano shot and killed his son,
Frank, jr., 17. March 23, 1920, "to
save his ,soul," after he had found
him in company of a gang of toughs
who, he said, were ruining the boy.
A flaw in the wording of the docu
ment brought the father's release.
The indictment charged that Tiano,
sr., shot and killed Piano, sr., in
stead of "jr."
Attorneys for Piano argued f th.-.t
the father had never intended shoot
ing his son, but had merely wanted
to frighten him.
Following the shooting, the father
was quoted as saying: "1 would rath
er have my boy dead than a thief."
"Too Much Mustard;" U. S.
Orders Cases of It Destroyed
Suit was brought to confiscate "12
cases, more; or- less" of Ak-Sar-Een
brantl. Old Style prepared mustard,
by the United States government in
federal court Tuesday.
Uncle Sam alleges each jar of
mustard is labeled to contain five and
one-half; ounces of - the product,
made of mustard seed, vinegar, -salt
and spices and colored and flavored
with tumeric, but that the product
really contains mustard hulls, and
therefore must be destroyed.
The mustard was shipped on
September 29, 1920, by the Baylc
Products Co. of St. Louis to the
Springer Products Co. of Omaha. It
was especially labeled "Ak-Sar-Ben"
for the local company by the
shippers.
Orders of State Rail Body on
Road Truck Hauls Annulled
All existing orders of the state
railway commission, containing
rules, regulations, classifications
and rates for the transport of freight
and express by highway truck in
Nebraska, are cancelled and annulled
in General Order No. 46 of the com
mission under date of April 20.
' This cancellation is made without
prejudice to again opening the mat
ter when need shall arise.
Man Who Tried to Wound
Wife Gets 1 to 3 Years
Fred Allen will spend one to three
years in the penitentiary for trying
to wound his wife, Carrie, with a
razor in their home, 413 North Fif
teenth street, February 9.
- He pleaded nbt guilty in District
Judge Troup's court May 7. Yes
terday he had decided that he'd like
to plead guilty, which he did, and
was sentenced by Judge Troup.
Indian Chief Dies.
' Sioux" Falls, S. D.; May 11. Chief
Iron 'Lightning, ah Indian-subchief
who fought under Chief Sitting Bull
at the battle of the Little Big Horn
when General Custer and his men
were wiped out, died" at his home
on the Cheyenne river reservation in
South Dakota last Saturday. itJ was
learned here tonight The chief was
76 years old. ' "
Chicago Ward Boss
Shot by Gunmen
Assassins Attack Anthony
D'Andrea, Political Boss of
Nineteenth Ward.
Chicago," May 11. An old felt hat
and a sawed off shot gun were the
only traces discovered by police of
the three men who early today shot
and probably fatally wounded.
Anthony D'Andrca, a political
leader in the Nineteenth ward where
bombings and assassinations before
and after his defeat by Alderman
John Powers have kept the ward in
a turmoil.
Neighbors who heard the shots
say they were fired by men hiding
in a vacant apartment beneath
D'Andrea's flat.
Tucked in the band of the hat
which was found near the shotgun
in the vacant flat was a $20 bill,
with a slip of paper marked "For
Flowers."
Fifty-Two Will Graduate.
Wahoo, Neb., May 11. (Spe
cial.) The Wahoo High school
will graduate 52 this year, one of
the largest classes in the history
of- the school.
AIM TlSKMENT
MY TIRED FEET
ACHED FOR "TIZ"
Let your sore, swollen, aching
feet spread out in a bath
of "Tiz."
Just take your shoes off ami then
put those weary, shoe-crinkled,
aching, burning, corn-pestered,
bunion-tortured feet of yours in a
"Tiz" bath. Your toes will wriggle
with joy; they'll look up. at you and
almost talk and 'then they'll , take
another dive in that "Tiz" bath.
When your feet feci like lumps of
lead all tired out just try "Tiz."
It's grand it's glorious. Your feet
will dance with joy; also you will
find all pain gone from corns, cal
louses and bunions.
There's nothing like f'Tiz." It's
the only remedy that draws out all
the poisonous exudations which puff
up your feet and cause foot torture.
(jet a box of "Tiz" at any drug
or department store don't wait. Ah
how glad your feet get; how com
fortable your shoes feel. You can
wear shoes a size smaller if you de
sire. Bee Want Ads Our Best Boosters.
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DESKS
60-inch Oak Flat
Top Desks
Special!
$5Qoo
60-inch Oak Double Flat Top Desk
60-inch Oak Ped. Type Desk...
42-inch Oak Flat Top Salesman's Desk.
72-inch Oak Office Tables
60-inch Oak Roll Top Desks
54-inch Oak Roll Top Desks
42-inch Oak Roll Top Desks.
S72.00
. 75.00
. 36.00
29.00
74.00
68.50
52.50
Cotesfield Church Burns.
Cotesfield, Neb., May 11. (Spe
cial.) Fire started by lightning com
pletely destroyed the United Breth
ern church here. The parsonage was
endangered. The loss was covered
by insurance. ,
We have many other Specials m Oak
and Mahogany that will interest you...
l OFFICE FURNITURE DEPT. '
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I I I I l I I I I I I i: i: I l: I i 1 1 AT lantic 3000 I l I i n I I 1 1 i i 1,1,1 a a a,
T hursd
ay A Sale
' Modart and Roberta
Front Lace) ,
CORSETS
Drastically reduced -7- for
this one day only for the
special benefit of all our
Modart and Roberta Corset
, customers.
$16.00 Modarts-Robertas $12.$8
15.00 Modarts-Robertas 11.98
12.50 Modarts-Robertas 10.98
Modarts-Robertas 9.98
Mod arts-Rob ertas
Modarts-Robertas
Modarts-Robertas
Modarts-Robertas
Modarts-Robertas
Modarts-Robertas
12.00
H.OO"
10.00
9.00
8.50
7.00
6.00
8.98
7.98
6.98
5.98
4.98
3.98
Our regular corset customers will attend this sale for they realize from past expc- .
rience our Corset value-giving supremacy but now we want you t.o attend this sale
and find out for yourself the big things in the way of corset comfort corset time
liness and corset values our corset shop is offering to the women of Omaha.
Owing to the great reduction on these corsets, rve must insist on '
All Sales Final " No Exchanges No Refunds
Corset Shop-
The Store of Specialty Shops.
- Second Floor
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