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"THE ' BEE! OMAT1A, ritlPAT. MAT 15, '1ST21.
A(ivociiic of Beer
iiurini&ncariiH;
) .
Chairman Volstead Declares
t 'Witness Camouflaging Be-.
; hind Barrage of Words Be
fore Judiciary Committee.
;. Wasln'ngton, May 12. Signs of the
itays when the c'.rys were battling to
bury John Barleycorn were rc-cn-(ictod
before the house judiciary com
mittee, except that few friends -' of
John's family appeared to. protest
Chairman Vclstead's plan tq cat off,
even for medicinal purposes, the
lien'iagc of beer. -t
. TJi'ntv of drvs were on hand and
Dr. J. i'. Davin of New York, who
pleaded for the use of beer as medi
cine was given none too cordial
treatment. In fact, he was rough) v
handled by Volstead, who challenged
the physician's ability to "explain
anything" and on another occasion,
declared the witness, was using "a
conglomeration of words that mean
nothing."
. Outstanding in the testimony was
'the statement by Oliver T. Rcmmers,
ccuiifcl for the "Anlieu.cr-Buscli com-
jiajiy of St. Louis that the firm's
policy was "beer for all. or beer for
none." He requested an investiga
tion of "favoritism and faijure" in
the dry law enfo'recmept , and de
clared that the firm stood four
square for law enforcement although
Unalterably orfptfced to prohibition. '
' Dry leaders said there were many
Jeaks in the stocks of liquors and
t'rgcd the committee to make the
Volstead law airtight. Dr. Davin
frsfi.tcd the move by Mr. Volstead
to "dictate to l.hysicians" what they
fdiali or shall not prescribe and urged
lF6nf.CTl5llre blll.' b flic ''American
Medico,!. .association next month. ,
Mr. Volstead sought to establish
yhy it was; not possible., for physi-
Iian'i to fnali niediciiuil beer by -using
ereal beverages and alcohol. He
sked Dr. Davin several questions
long1 this lit. o.N none of which ap
arently was answered to the satis
faction of the apfeijHitte chajrvnaiu
ibo finally bliri'tidVA ''LQok.'jiere,
ton re trympr tveya,ltf;' every qucs"-.
ton I ask. TefCui WMat VoukmJw,
yo'i know o ;(hieh
. ::Virl .-..
rsuments, m.Diair
i Case Are Concluded;
! Expect-Decision Soon
Washington, May 12. Testimony
nd arguments in the case of David
l. Blair of Winston Salem;' N." C,
flrtminee for internal revenue corn
ifiissioner,,were concluded today by
flie senate' finance committee. A de
cision is expected to be announced
Saturday Monday.
With the nomination of Mr. Blair1
teld up by the fight of Senator John
an, republican, -California, against
Ais confirmation, the,. office of inter
nal revenue tomn.jssioner became
technically vacant, ilie 30day term
cjt M. F. West, assistant cennmission
c!r, expiring bjKjegai." limitation.
kiirthr-r isrimonv on .l'huli
film son ' rharees that Mr. Blair, as
a delegate to the republican national
(Convention, violated the North Cso-
ljna primary in failing to vote tor
Senator Johnson and ako that be-1
(Jausc of an incdme tax case invol-1
ving.his fathcr-in-laW and wife,. Mr. J
Blair should be disqualified, was
fcken by thcicommittte.; -. ?
Nc&ro. Sheriff Forgot to
j Hang,, Starts on Life, Term
' Slrreveport, La., May 12. I.onnie ;
Eaton, negro, was taken from the
Caddo parish jail today and delivered
to the warden of the state peniten
tiary at Batof. Rouge to serve a lit?'
sentence. Eaton has the distinction
of being the only person - legally
dead who is' serving a sentence m
prison. That was made possible
when Sheriff Grant of QWacbta
parish forgot to hang hini;-onthe
date set, his death sentenc'having
been later commuted by Gov J-plin'
M. Parker to a life term.. 'Ke, was
convicted of the murder of a; vhite
men more than a year ago.-;-. -
Twenty iiW. W. in edej&
Prison to Get freedom
; Kansas City, May 11-iTwehtvojE
the 27 .members of the 'll- V. 's
convicte'd in !the federal district, com t
in Kansas pty- Kan., in De'cfmbcr,
1V19. and sentenced to varying teftui
in the LeSvenworth penitentiary,
will be freed as a result of the de
cision of the United States court of
appeals in St Paut -today, -dismissing
the first count of the original in
dictments, tlif United States .district
attorney's office announced-.-
Superior Shifters Launch
t Campaign for Reformatory
' Superior, Neb.. May 12.-r-(Spe-eial.)
The Superior Order of Shift
ers are waging ad'-' active ' campaign
to have the, new $300,000 state re
formatory constructed here. They
have informed the state board of
control tnat 'the have a proposition
: to offer auI asked, ior?' time to. set,
forth their reasons .why tne Duuamg
should be built here.
Colorado Governor Seeks
Release of Man in Mexico
Denver, Mav'12.--Qoxrnor Oliver
U, Shoup of Colorado tele graphed
t United States Senator Phipps in
- Washington asking the senator . to
inquest the State, department to in
tercede with the 1 government o:
Mexico to secure the rcieasc of Dr.
L. David Clav. formerly 'of " Salt
Lake City, who is alleged, to. be held
fn restraint at Tia Juana. Mexico.
Schuyler High School .
i To Graduate Class of 35
f Schuvler, Neb., May 12. (Spe
cial.) Dr. O. O.. Smith will deliver
Ihe commencement addtoss. for the
graduating class of the high school
here May 26. Rev. G. .11. Gates
will deliver the class sermon May
22. The classx night program will
be given May 23. .-There are 35
-members of the"!cass.; r'y
f Seek City Engineer.
'.Schuvler, Neb., May 12. (Spe
cial.') The city council visited rre
.rtont to arranee for an electrician
:to superintend the city light and
water riant. Mr. Smidt, who has
KiGS&iirf 'a. .asked-to. accept a lower
.wae''
Winners in
VA cr,
Mrs. Maud Willis, .Twenty-second
and Cuming streets, won the automo
bile and first'place in the popularity
contest of the Elks' circus. Miss
Katheryn Keller, Hotel Fohtencllc
manicurist, won second and a dia
mond ring. Miss Fay Watts, 912
First National Bank building, won
third and another diamond ring.
Arthur Louis Storz, 1, son of Mr.
Negro Calm When
Arraigned for Crime
(.C on t lout A from rage One.)
'prbfaiiif y,' '-.and' as z-1 , result Kirtg
spent a short period in solitary con
finement. .
, King, officers say, oftentalked to
other - prisoners of killing- someone
and the fact that, according to his
own confession, the knife sharpened
to a razor sharpness was stolen from
the road .gang last, year,; provedLtJiat
lieVliacTi planned ; suicide and : murder
fqr many "months. The knife,- dull
at -the 'time.'. ofi-its theft, 'was' sharp
ened stealthily night after night by
the negco in his cell.
(' . Tried to Kill Captain. - ,"'
First- records', of . King's morbid
mind aid; his desire tokiU'ihow,
lhat wh'eii' her was. iir. the army serv-'.
ing in the Filipino war he shot four
times at a captain and then attempt
ed to stab the officer. King was
stabbed in return in the melee that
followed and a scar from that, at
tempted murder is on his face.
"I was- drunk," King said, "and
didn't hold any grudge against the
officer. He always had been good
to me."
For that offense King was sen
tenced "to 10 years in federal prison
at Leavenworth. Official records
show that he fought with knives with
a prisoner' there. A big scar across
his lcjft. cheek prove the authenticity
of thd; prison records. S
;"Fora year after his release King
i6amei$ over the country and was ar
rested at Ogallala and convicted on
a burglary charge. He is serving a
sentence of from one to 10 years
on that charge.
Wrote Fiction Story.
The other side o King's character
attracted the attention of Warden
Fenton 'shortly after his incarcera
tion, when King asked permission to.
send a fiction story he had written
to a magazine. Although he told the
warden he had only a sixth grade
education, the story was well written
and the spelling was almost perfect.
"It was a story about a dope nena
who onlv had $10 and called at a
doctor's office for' dope and offered
his last cent for some. The man was
an infidel-and as he walked from the
doctor 's office he dropped . dead,"
King said in Hyers'" office when
asked what his . fiction story was
about. ; - " -
"The magazine reiected the story
Up. . ; - '
' Kinor was asked if he didn't know
What his deed would bring on him.
"I know I will be electrocuted," lie
said; "I don't dread it buf I hate to
have that dead" man naunung me
every night as he did last night.
''I have naid tor everything l ever
did' and have been,' balke'd in every-
t!lingv.J. Irica.wno in' ims wvuu.
i.u.rning iu diucn i'uihiu, iiv
ai:: . ' t i ';
' "I'll write vou a' story, about it be
fore I die if you want me to."
Dreads Memory of Taylor.
King's dread of the memory of
Taylor, bleeding and lying at his
feet last night, was evidenced this
morning when three of laylors
brothers called at nis solitary cen.
One brother is almost an exact
duplicate of Taylor.
King standing at his ceil aoor
drew back when the brother ap
prpached. He gasped.
"What did you km my Droiner
for?" Taylor asked.
The voice reassured him.
"It was in the heat of passion,"
King replied. - . - :
In Feaf of Mob.
There was one other instance dur
ing the day which "shook the stolid
look in King s eyes, l nat was ref
erence made several times by of
ficers who had charge of him of the
likelihood of a mob.' burning-him.
King never" said a word but every
reterence to a mob caused him to
look up and peer searchingly at his
captors.
The murder occurred when- tne
prisoners were marching to supper.
King dropped back to the rear of the
line and as he reached the door o;
the-dining hall stopped; There was
no one about excepting King anu
Tavlor. The knife, 'hidden in his
pocket, flashed out. He leaped at
the .astonished Taylor and drew his
knife across his throat.
For three hours officers searched
cells in vain for the murderer. The
bloody knife vwas' found 'in a broom
in King's room.
' King Will be arraigned in the Lan
caster county court room at .3 to
mosrow. He is 31 and was born in
N6rth Carolina. . ,
OmahailS at Capital. '
Washington. May 12-(bpecial
Tciegram.) T. W . Blackburn and
George E. Turkington. Omaha at-
torneys, were here today between
trains. ATic latter has been in Bos-:
ton on business.and Mr. Blackburn
ha$ .'K'?o; at.tendi'ng"4 meeting ot.'life .
insurance counsel at Richmond, Va. J
Elks' Contest
S
and Mrs. Arthur Storz, 3IS South
Fifty-fourth street, won first place in
the baby contest. Wilma Mae
Kcane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Keane, 702 North Forty-first street,
won second, and Eloise Segi, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. li. r. Segi, 2o28
Sprague strtfet, was third. Diamond
rings were .prizes. The prizes were
awarded the winners at the circus
last night.
Woman Held on Charge
Of Murdering Husband
(Continued from I'age One.)
'poison in each' case, was, said- to "have
been the same. The"-woman's ar
rest on a charge of murdering Mey
er was made as a result of the chem
ists', report-StcpJian said-
Mrs Southard's - matrimonial ' his
tory and the dates of her husbands'
deaths, as given out by the author
ities follow:
Marrjed Robert C - Dooley-,: an
Tda'ho farmer, at Twin Falls, March
17,' 1912; died in Twin Falls hospi
tal October 12, 1915, typhoid being
assigned as the cause. '
Married William G.': McHaffiie,
Twin Falls, waiter, at Twin v Falls
in June, 1917; died at Hardin. Mont.,
Ocfober.22.1918: death reported to
have been from influcriza- and diph
theria. ' ,
Married Harlan C. Lewis, automo
bile mechanic of Billings. Mont., at
Denver, March 10. 1919; died at Bill
ijjgs on July 6, 1919.
Married Edward F- M-eycr, fore
man Blue Lakes ranch. Twin-Falls
countv, Idaho, at Pocatello on Au
gust 10, 1920; died at Twin Falls hos
pital September, 1920. Autopsy re
vealed traces of poison.
, Insurance Policies. -
In two more cases theprosecuting
attorney said Mrs, Southard failed to
collect- insurance on her husbands'
lives. ' The policy on McHafie's life,
he said, was allowed to lapse through
nonpayment of a ; premium. Meyer
ihe fourth husband', carried $1Q;000
insurance, which Was increased' from
$2,000 shortly before his death, but
no attempt was made by his wife
to collect it.
Not long after the first marriage.
Prosecuting Attorney Stephan said
that the Dooley brothers jointly as
sumed an insurance policy on their
lives for $2,000, naming M. Dooley
a? the beneficiary. This was in ad-,
dition to the $2,500 policy carried
by the husband. Robert C. Dooley,
in favor of his' wife. . '
Edward Dooley died August 9.
1915. after an illness of 10 days and
the insurance was paid to the sur
viving Doolev and his wife. On
October 1. 1915. Robert C. Dooley
died and the insurance.- on.- his liieJ
was collected by Mrs. Dooley.
The Dooley baby lived to be three
or four years old and its death was
reported, to have resulted from ty
phoid, fever.,-. .
Au examination.of the ranch house
occupied, by Meyer, and his wife in
Twin Falls county, is said to have
revealed a quantity, of poison, such
as iY used ior. the. extermination of
insect pests.. Thg . authorities also
reported the v presence of the same
character of "poison concealed in the
hous -occupied by Harlan C. Lewis
and his-wife at Billings, Mont. .
"Pot of Gold" Traced
To Bergdoll Home
(Continued From Fare One.)
doll was a daredevil was all wrong.
Bergdoll, he said,- never "did any
thing without consulting the stars
and assuring himself 'in advance of
the success of the 'proposed under
takings. He consulted the stars
about going to war -and received
a "message" that he-would surely
come back a corpse ; if he went to
fight in France. Thereupon, he de
cided to dodge the' draft,, O'Connor
testified. He also testified that
Bergdoll was intensely pro-German.
-
. Gold Embargo Lifted.
The committee, received a letter
from R. C. Leffingwell, assistant
secretary of the treasury, at till
time ' Mrs. Bergdoll and Romig
withdrew the gold from the treasury.
He declared that the ; treasury em
bargo against, the payment; ,0. gold
had been . terminatetf before Mrs.
Bergdoll and Romig presented their
demand and that the iepartnlent was
wholly lacking in authority to re
fuse payin.qf.of..thft'Coii).A--...rie also
stated that it vhad .no. authority to
inquire into 'the' reasons' for demand
ing the gold. . ;v- V
Colonel Crcssoh,' thev-'prosecuting
officer in -the court-martial ' trial of
Colonel, Ijunt, , commandant at. Fort
Jay, where Bergdoll was confined,
wrote .the committee vigorously
denying that there was. any "white
wash" abo'ut the trial as , charged by
Representative Johnson' of Ken
tucky.' '. - . ' '.
Judge John "VW. Wescott, promi
nent .New Jersey politician, reap
peared -before the' committee and
insisted that he had never served at
any time as counsel-fort Bergdoll, He
vehemently denied testimony
nemcd testimony ' ot
General Ansell and others .regarding
dcc,arctl that hc ,lild refuscd an of.
fcr to cerve as rou.sCt inf. Bergdoll;
made t!iro,mi, ti,e late D. Chrencc
Gibbonev. attorney for the slacker,
;., The . average, .wages . paid., teoctifc
workcxs in Gewany is.abo.ut th.e
ing costs, '
Questions Fail
To Shake Stand
Of Rail Official
Chairman of Southern Pacific
Directors Reiterates Charges
That TTages Are Too
High.
Washington, May 12. During a
long cross-examination before the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee, Julius Kntttschnitt, chairman
of the board of the Southern Pacific,
held firmly to the views lie had given
in direct testimony as to the caitses
of the. financial plight of the rail
roads. Expenditures for labor, fixed par
tially or wholly by government ac
tion, are too high and must -be re
duced, he reiterated, in reply to
questions. Present revenues- as af
fected by recent rate advances, arc
justifiable, he added, and must be
sustained. .
Arguments and queries by sena
tors designed to bring out the views
of the witness as to whether lower
freight rates might bring the roads
more business and increase profits
but of smaller tolls met not the
slightest encouragement.
' In reply to the suggestion of Sen
ator Townsend,1 republican, Mich
igan. ' that ' railroads might gain
popular favor by dealing with rate
reductions and wage reductions at
the same time, the witness retorted
that the railroads are 'almost m
death throes.'-! A similar r-"'- was
given Senator , Myers, democrat,
Montana, who inquired as to the
possibility of railroads attempting to
encourage traffic by granting lower
rates. Such a possibility was
"speculative," Mr. Kruttschnitt said,
while "losses in revenue are certain."
' Senator . Poindextcr, republican,'
Washington, said many, complaints
were being voiced because ot in?
'"slowness . of action by the railroa'd
labor board in deciding complaints"
and Mr. Kruttschnitt agreed that this
was a difficult factor.
Colfax County Bohemians .
Will Visit Native Laud
Schuyler, Xcb., May 12.J (Spe
cial.) A party of 45 Bohemians
from Coltax .county will sail from
New , York June 4, for a visit to their
home land. Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Folda, Mr. andlrs. Joseph Minarik
mil son, Ernest, and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph R. Jonas are among the
party. -Mr. t'okta and wile will viiit
the grave of Albin Folda, killed in
the world war in France; will spend
some time in Belgium and Czecho
slovakia. ' Mr. Minarik has been
absent from his, native country oO
years.
Statues of Buffaloes
Will Grace New Capitol
Lincoln, May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Statues of buffaloes, . sym
bolizing the early day scenes on TSe
braska plains, .will be. placed at the
top of the central tower ot the new
Xebraska Capitol building; according
to plans agreed upon at a meeting
of the capitol commission. " It was
decided to build an imposing arched
entrance on the north side of the
capitol in place of the square doox
front originally planned.
Knights of Pythias Elect
Officers at Lincoln Meet
Lincoln, May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Officers of the Knights.., of
Pythias elected at .the fifty-seventh
annual' convention -here arc: Carl
Kramer, Columbus, grand chancel
lor: Fred G. Griffith. Sidney, grand
vice chancellor; Rev. T. Porter, Ben
nett, Sidney,, grand prelate; Will M.
Love, Lincoln, grand keeper of the
records and seal.
New Court Case Launched
For York Couple in Lincoln
Lincoln, ' May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) While Frank Amos was
conducting a $25,000 suit in federal
court here against Henry Branz of
York for alienation of his wife's af
fection, Mrs. Amos was reposing in
the county jail on a charge of cash
ing a no-fund check 1 on a Lincoln
department store. She was arrested
in the court room.
Deshler Women Plan Shows
Benefit of Comfort Station
Deshler, Neb.,' May 12. (Special.)
The Deshler Women's club will
give a minstrel show and motion
picture entertainment May 24, 'to
raise funds to furnish the public
comfort station now nearing com
pletion. The town erected the building.-
. Other" furnishings will cost
about $200.
South Dakota Bank Robbers
Sentenced to State Prison
Stureis, S. D., May 12. (Special
Telegram.) Edward Gabriel and
Georee Thompson, charged with
robbing a bank at Faith and who
were granted a new trial by supreme
court, pleaded guilty to the charge
in circuit court here and were sen
tenced to 20 years each in the peni
tentiary at Sioux Falls.
Qualifies for. Commission.
Washington, May 12. (Special
Telegram.) Franklin W. R. Brown
of Ord, Xeb.," -has qualified for a
commission in ,'the marine' corps as
the result 6f an examination taken
by him recently a Quantico, Va.,
where he is nov stationed as an en
listed man with the rank of cor- J
poral. t. r , I
Nicholas Butler Has
Poor Sense of Smell
Special Test Shows
Xew York, May 12. One hit in
10 chances a batting nverage of
only .100 was scored by Dr. Xich
olas Murray Butler, in a special test
submitted by the Engineering so
ciety of Columbia-.' university at its
dinner in Earl hall last night.
, Dr. . Butler was asked to identify.
a3 niahjr as he could of 10 odors.
Successively placed before 'him were
cloves, sassafras, anise, citronclla.
w.mtergrccn, carbolic acid, lemon j
oil; bay rum, alcohol and turpen-1
tine. And bf the 10 he recognized'
only that venerable scent of the bar-.
ber shops bay rum. '
Well, gentlemen.. -Butler
liv-l)Uidv..'tbe .sense, of well is. the least
intellectual of the senses,' "
North Nebraska Will
Boost for Good Roads
XortoIJy Xeb., May 12. (Special.)
-yA hundred road boosters start
from Xorfolk next Tuesday for a
two-day trip over north Xebraska
for the purpose of boosting for a
united effort on the part of farmers
and townspeople in this territory for
permanent and hard-surfaced road.
Dr. George Condra, state geologist,
with motion pictures, and other road
experts are going with the party to
make good road speeches'. This tour
is the first organized good road ex
pedition ever attempted in north Xe
braska and is bemg joined by good
road workers in scores of surround
ing towns.
Continued maintenance of state
and federal aid road is the motive
of the tour which was organized in
Madison county because this county
lias more federal and state aid roaxls
than any other county in the state.
Man -Is Fatally
Wounded Bv His
Brother in Fight
Shot Four Times in Affray at
Home; Assailant Tells Po
lice He Fired in Self
Defense. Harry Wentzel is in the South
Side Emergency hospital, said to be
in a dying condition, with four bul
let wounds in his body, alleged to
have been inflicted by his brother,
Frank L. Wentzel. In an argument
at their home, 5104 South Thirty
ninth avenue, at 9 last night.
One of the bullets entered the vic
tim's right side, one penetrated the
abdomen and two lodged in the
right arm.
Harry refused to make a statement
as to the cause of trfe shooting.
" Frank was arrested 20 minutes
after the affray by Detective Brink
man and Policemen Jakman and
Fleming. ' He asserted that he shot
in ' self-defense, claiming that his
brother fired twice at him before he
used his gun. A revolver found be
side the wounded man, in addition
to the gun which Frank .had in his
possession, bears out the prisoner s
testimony, officers say.
Frank sustained a bullet wound in
his right arm, near the - shoulder.
Payton Beckett, father-in-law of
Frank, at whose home the tw o .men
lived, said that the brothers had en
gaged in a heated argument, but re
fused to state the nature of the con
troversy. Stanton Business Men
Plan Big Celebration
Stanton, Xeb., May 12. Spe
cial.) The business men's lunch
meetings which have been conducted
in an impromptu fashion, will be
made permanent and a club has been
organized. Dr. W.- R. Peters was
elected president, D.' C. Chase, vice
president, and F.' II. Shultz, secre
tarystrcasurcr. jfhe organization
decided to hold a Fourth ot July
celebration and committees were
named to have charge of the event.
Postoffice Advanced.
Stanton, Neb., May 12. (Spe
cial.) The Stanton postoffice will
be ' advanced to the second -class
June 1. The building has been en
larged and rearranged and new lock
boxes will be installed.
First Woman Convicted
Of Criminal Charge in
St. Louis in 19 Years
St. Louis, May 12. When Mrs.
Emily Atcheson was convicted in
federal court here this afternoon on
a charge of manufacturing beer in
her home, officials said it was the
first time in 19 years a woman had
been found guilty of a criminal
charge "by a jury in the local court.
Judge Faris fixed her punishment at
tliree months in jail.
SPUR
A New Narrow
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Cluett.Pebody6.CaInc,Tro,N.Y.
Union Outfitting Co.
Places Entire Stock
Bed Room Furniture
on Sale Next Saturday
Complete Suites, Dressers,
Chif fonieres, Beds, ' Etc.
See Window Displays.
You can count your savings in
DOLLARS if you take advantage
of the Sale of Bedroom Furni
ture embracing suites, as well a3
individual pieces which the Union
Outfitting Company announces
for Saturday
, If you have a room you would
like to rent you cart furnish it at
a small cost and young couples
planning on outfitting a home
.this spring will find it highly
profitable to buy now. As always,
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Judge Liiulsey
'Pays $500 Fine
For Contempt
Denver Juvenile Jurist Brings
Five-Year Controversy to
An End as He Satisfies
Judgment.
Denver. Colo.. .May 12. Judge
lien is. i-indsey ot the uenvrr ju
venile court paid a fine of $500 and
costs to George McLachlin, clerk of
the West Side criminal court here
today end ended a court controversy
which, has been hanging, fire mor
than five years. Judge Lindsey, him
self, carried the writ of execution
against him to the clerk's office, the
sheriff not being present.
Judge Lindsey said after paying
the fine that he had used his own
tunds, although a number of Den
ver lawyers and newsboy organiza
tions had offered to contribute the
amount needed.
Said It Is Unfair.
"While I think it unfair -to be'
1 ) J . - a: a t
tuiiipciicu iu lrt.v a line ui p?vJ auu
costs for contempt of court in 1 the
case in which I refused to betray
the confidence of a child, I have no
regrets for the long fight we have
made to vindicate the . principle in
volved even if, technically, by an
absurd rule of law, the courts com
pel such betrayal,' Judge Lindsey
said in a statement at the conclusion
of the proceedings.
He was adjudged in contempt of
court by Judge John Perry of the
district court in 1915. Judge Lind
sey had refused to divulge what Xeal
Wright, a 14-year-old juvenile court
ward, had told him about the mur
der of the lad's father. The boy's
mother was tried for the murder
and acquitted.
Courts Are Wrong.
Judge Lindsey refused to obey the
court's order because he said if he
testified he would be "betraying the
confidence of a child."
Between 14,000,000 and 15.0000,000
tons of sugar are consumed through
out the world every year.
Cold Storage
,or-FURS
Expert Repairing
and Remodeling
The Fur Shop
Third Floor
Neckwear
Worthy of Note
Organdy vests with tiny
ruf f lings 1)f lace. .
JNet vests have exquisite
real Irish and filet lace
as trimming.
J And organdy collars in
white and ecru are
cleverly designed to be
just as becoming as pos-
' sible."
North Aiile Main Floor
Underthings
for Children
Fine Princess slips with
lace or embroidery trim
mings, come in six to fourteen-year
sizes.
Drawers, and knicker
bockers range from 50c to
$1.50 in price.
We have complete selec
tions of children's wear.
Second Floor
Man Puts $5.00 Bill in
Safe to Reward Anyone
Who Blows Strong Box
Xew York, May 12. It doesn't
pay to insult the technique of safe
cracker. A year ago Edward Whiting of 38
Murray "street, in a district where
safe-blowers have been very active,
had his safe opened, although it con
tained not money. The strongbox
was damagVd, and to prdvent a repe
tition of this Whiting pasted a' sign
on the safe reading: "This safe has
no money in it. Books and papers
only. Combination: Turn right three
times to. 33, left. .once to 32, right
once to 65 and then turn handle."
Recently burglars again visited
I Whiting's office' and because, of the
sign they knocked tne combination
lock off the door, smashing an in
offensive typewriter for good meas
ure. , . .
Today Mr. Whiting, upon- hearing
of a new series of robberies,! placed
a $5 bill' in the safe and pasted this
sign under the old one': . -
"Enclosed is $5, my; dues to the
sateblpwers' union, Flcasc don't de
stroy anything in the office." .
Whiting' now feels ' safe' for his
safe.
Auditor Refuses to Pay
Efficiency Expert's Claim
Lincoln, May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) George W. Marsh, state
auditor, today refused to allow a
claim for $2,474 for J. L. Jacobs &
Co., Chicago, for services as an ef
ficiency expert employed to put the
code law into effect.
"The claim was allowed by the
legislature and was slipped in the
appropriations bill at the last min
ute and I do not regard this kind of
sharp practice as binding upon me,"
Marsh said. Attempts made by Ja
cobs before to collect this money
from the state failed.
Workman Falls Sixty Feet
.From Church; Lands in Tree
, Lincoln. May 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Falling 60 feet from the top
of the steeple of St. Pauls Evangelical
church here today, James G. Ste
phenson, a workman. landed in a
tree. He suffered a fractured wrist
and hip. '
Separate Skirts for
Sports and Other Wear
Such a variety of fabrics, styles
and colors that you cannot fail
to find what you desire and such
beautiful skirts that you'll wanf
several to complement your
sport coat or sweater.
0 Particular Interest Are the
i New Queen Anne satin silks, 1 Z C A
: a tub silk fabric for P 1 0.OU
New white Viyella dj j r f. JO C
skirts, priced from- P-13 tO 43
If Cotton gabardine skirts C 4.. M r
that will tub beautifully, tO Cp 1 0
Plaid wool skirts in vari-
ous pleated effects, for v- P0
Zephyr Ginghams
Arc 40c a yard
And our selection is
varied.
All the pleasing ging
ham colorings in stripes,
checks," plaids and plain
shades are represented
at this price; 32-inch
gingham, 40c a yard.
Second Floor
White Ratine
Has an interesting tex
ture, well adapted to
summer skirts and suits.
36-inch ratine is $1 a
yard.
Linem Main Floor
Children's Socks
In Every Desirable Color
Black, romper blue, old
rose, and cordovan arc
only a few of the many
shades in half and
three-quarter hose. They
have rolled tops that
are striped or plaid and
range in price from 50c
to $1.25 a pair.
Center Aile Main Floor
Chaplin's Fire to
Cost Him a Small
Fortune, He Wails;
, .... ,
hamniift l Hm i.nmrrltnr. lift
ceives Messages of Sympa
thy From AU Over
World.
Los Angeles, May 12. "This geuj
ting my shins burned is going to
j cost me a small fortune," : aid
j Charlie Chaplin at his studio in
j Hollywood today. , j
! The little film comedian had
j narrow escape from serious injury
when his clothing caught fire during
work at the tudio on Tuesday, and
today lie was drawing heavily on his
expense account in sending. answer
ing wires to friends who had tele
graphed and cabled their sympathy
from all parts of the United States
and England.
"I am praying for you," wired
little Jackie Coogan, Chaplin's little
partner in his recent great picture.
The wire came from New York
where Jackie has been convalescing
from serious illness.
"Twenty- thousand patrons of this
theater deeply regret your accident
and wish you a speedy recovery,"
said a Marconigrain, from the Ma
jestic theater in Clapham. England,
signed by Castleton Knight.
' More than a hundred other similar
messages were received . today.
"I never knew 1 had so many
friends," laughed Charlie. "If sn
much is made out of this burning, I
wonder what would- happen if I
should die? But the worst of it is
that I feel called upon to answer all
these wires to let them know that I
really only suffered burns on the
shins and the loss of a pair of pants,
and ooh it's going to cost me
more than 500 bucks."
While the comedian is heavily in
sured he will put in no claim for
damages, as he will be ready for duty
tomorrow. '
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Getters.
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Haberdashery.
That's Very New
Fancy , hosiery will be
worn this spring. Silk
and lisle mixtures, silks
and lisle are shown in
many colors and pat
terns. I n t e r w oven,
Wayne Knit, Onyx and
McCallum makers con
tribute to our showing.
Pongee and linen hand
kerchiefs, hand drawn
and embroidered, are
very fine. . -
Wash neckwear, narrow
ties of silk shirting, em
broidered effects, mad
ras or fibre.
( Th Men' Shop
To the Left A You Enter
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