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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1921)
a THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY '11, 1921. - - : - , , , Matters Goes to Federal Prison Without Escort Omahaa Convicted of Aiding In Bank Fraud Awaits Com mitment Papers at Lea vcnworth. Reports at Prison To Begin His Term Thomas H. Matters, .Omaha at torney, accompanied by his son, T. H. Matters, jr.i applied yesterday morning for admittance at the fed eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan., where-he will begin a five-year sen tence as soon as the warden receives the. necessary documents from Omaha. ' K ' Matter's cotiiifvittment was to have begun last night l. The Omaha maij went to Leavenworth to give himself up, without waiting for the " formality ojf a United States mar shal escorting liim to the prison. Warden Anderson of Leavenworth wired to the local United States mar shal's office as follows: "Thomas II. Matters has reported here in person. Cannot accept him until papers ar rive. Wire me when papers can be expected." Acting United States Marshal Nickerson was in Lincoln, lut depu ties of the office announced tl.at the Matters papers would be mailed at once .and the warden advised by telegraph. It is understood that Matters' sentence may be reduced to three years and eight mcnths for good be havior. The marshal's office here ex pressed the belief that Matters slipped away to avoid publicity and the prospect of being taken to prison in handcuffs. Deputy Warden L. J. Fletcher of Leavenworth stated over long dis tance telephone yesterday that Mat ters appeared at the prison office at 10 a. m. He was unable to state the kind of -work to which Matters will be assigned. Matters was denied a pardon by two presidents. His third respite of 30 days expired last night. He was convicted of aiding M. L. Lucbben, J .president of -the First National bank of Sutton, in defrauding that bank. Ladies of Elks Resent Charge Card Playing Is Their 'Chief Indulgence Mrs. Franks Kennedy, vice presi dent and treasurer of the Ladies of the Elks, resents charges made by members of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Does, that "card playing is the chief indulgence of the former club." She insists that benevolence and charity arc the chief objects of the Ladies of the Elks, Mrs. Kennedy mentioned the pres entation of "The Mikado," by her organization at the Brandeis theater last March for the benefit of the Dav Nursery. Mrs. E. E. Stanfield." grand pa triotic tiacfrema of the B.- P.' O.' D., asserted that the L. O. E. is a club rather than an "organization." 'The officers of the B. P. O. D. are still members of the L. O. E., Mrs. Stanfield said, "but they do not attend the parties, because they .don't care to spend their time play ing cards and talking." Mrs. Kennedy added that the I,. O. E. will continue to hold their parties and dances in the Elks as sembly room. Babe Sues Street Railway A Co. for $25,000 Damages Gilder P. Yarn, though he is less than two months old, tiled suit in district court yesterday afternoon against, the .Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company for $25,000 damages.; He sets forth that on March 21, 1921, just 12 days before his own birth, his mother, Marion P. Vatn was injured when two cars collided at park avenue, and Pacific street ..and that this injury caused him to be born with a weight of but five and a half pounds and to be puny and in ill-health ever since. Four Bovs Sentenced for Thefts of Automobiles Admitting that they had stolen - three automobiles on Omaha streets, four boys were sentenced to insti tutions yesterday afternoon by " Juvenile Judge Sears. n . V Fred Wcyerman, 12, 1016South Twenty-seventh street, and Charles Mercurio, IS, 2210 Pierce street, vere sent to -Kearney Industrial school. Clyde Lcftridge, 16, 121 North Twentieth street, and Abra ham Holdsbcrg, 13, 819. South Twen tieth street, were sent to Riverview home. . ' I' ' - ' - - - Spring Festival Feature Of High School Picnic One of the features of the annual picnic of the High . School of Com '.: , merce at ElinwOod park today will ho a enrinrr festival at 10 a. 111.. Un der the direction of Miss Jcancttc I " " ? t. I father lime, nympns, missian skaters, butterflies and flowers will gambol on the green and will prc - ; , sent a scene of colorful splendor. . Detectives Believ e Arrest Will Break Up Auto Gang Detectives believe that the arrest of Robert Clark, 22,- 1114 North Twenty-fourth street, will lead to - the breaking up of an automobile gang Three associates of Clark . and "higher-ups" are being sought by the authorities. Six stolen auto mobiles are said to have been re " covered through the arrest of Clark. Sheriff Wants Deputies. f ...... ...-(; ncrivi1 deoutv shcr- A iff are wanted by Sheriff Mike Clark for work at Ak-Sar-Ben field ' during the spring race meet, June ' -. in i'hv will irnrlc onlv during ' the afternoons and the pay will be $4 a day.. , Applicants stiouta sec mc sheriff in his oitice, nun the court house. Grocery Firm Sued. O. A. Harlan Co., of San Jose. Cal., brought suit for $13,715 dam ages against the Williams-Murphy company of Omaha in federal court vesterdav. Re pudiation of fruit con tracts by- the Omaha concern is alleged. fort- ft 7 mm l-.y vl ..Mill T. H. Matters. Ice Price Raised 10 Cents Hundred Pounds in Omaha Companies Justify Advance From 60 to 70 Cents on Ground of Short Win ter Crop. Several ice companies announced yesterday that they will increase the retail price of ice from 60 to 70 cents a hundred pounds on account of the short icecrop last winter. The municipal ice department is selling artificial ice at the plant, Twentieth street and Poppleton avenuf, and at 24 "jitney" stations ?.i 30 cents a hundred pounds. Th-s ice is not delivered. General Man ager K B. Howell of the Municipal plant said he did not contemplate anv Tineas of ice rates. Frank R. Mocklcr ot the Uniutia Ice and Cold Storage company slated that his company H shipping i;e f:ti Minnesota and that it is co-.'fj a ton, Omaha, l '.as $.!fcO a ten for fr;;cht, with an estimate shrink cf five tons to lli car. The Peoples Ice company stated that it would not increase the retail price from 60 cents a hundred, but that it ould advance the wholesale price 10 cents per hundred, begin ning June 1. W. F. Poff of the City Ice com pany stated he was told that ice is being sold for $1 a hundred in some towns of this state. The DunJee I-.e ccmpany and the West Omaha Fu l and Ice company, as well s otlcre. announced increased rttu'l prices yesterday. Council Defers Action On School Building Permit The city council deferred action yesterday on a request of the cxec rtive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, asking that the Board of Education be . granted a permit to erect a temporary, semi-fireproof. one-!itory school building on the site at the northeast corner ot Twentieth and Leavenworth streets. The former building was destroy ed by fire last New Year's eve. The council will consider further the proposition of permitting the erec tion of this building which would house nearly 1.000 boys and girls. Brief City News Married by Dr. Snvldjrc Rev. Charles W. Savide ninrrled Mtss Caroline Heinke ami Cecil M. Asa, both of Talmage, Neb., Thursday morning. Only $10 Now A. jury returned a verdict of $1 against Ed Kline in favor of Adalbert McLeran in a suit for the alienation of the affections of Edith McLprnn. Kline stated that he had only 111 left of a for tune of 10,000. Now ho has 10. Adams Not Dismissed J. B. Hummel, city commissioner in charge of parks, explained yesterday that, he did not dismiss WV U. Adams, veteran horticulturist. The commissioner told Adams that a re duction of salary .would bo neces sary. To Bo Burled In Arlington The body of Col. Amos W. Kimball, who died at Fort Crook, was taken to Washington. D. C, Inst night. Major AValsh wont as military escort. Burial will be in Arlington National J cemeterv, beside the grave of Mrs. j Kimball. ! Held on.' Drug Charge Pave Me-i Kenna, negro, charged with posses- sion of narcotics, waived prelimi nary hearing before United StateB Commissioner Bochlcr in federal court yesterday and was bound over to the grand jury on a. $1,000 bond. McKcnna was released recently from the county Jail, wher he served sentence of 30 days for sale of narcotics. Borllllon Ofllivr Named Edward Duda, police chauffeur, has been ap pointed BertHlon expert for the po lice department. Duda has made a study of the finger print methods of identification. He was in the ftro department six years before entering police service a year ago. Bishop to Visit Hiw-TCev. Baniel St. Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Episcopal church in Amerieu, will visit Omaha Juno S, just 54 years since his Inst visit here, when he was crossing the country as a mission ary to Utah. A local reception com mittee has been announced and so cial functions are being arranged. With a chemical process invented in Denmark cheaper woods in 24 hours are made as durable as sev eral years of drying. ManawaPark OPENS SATURDAY Monday Proclaimed Legal Holiday Here Mayor James C. Dahlman has is sued the following Memorial day proclamation : 'T, James C. Dahlman, mayor of the city of Omaha, by virtue of au thority vested in me by the statute of the state of Nebraska, do . hereby proctaim Monday, May 30, common ly known as Decoration day, a legal holiday within the city of Omaha, which'day is set aside for appropriate recognition of, and respect to our departed soldiers and sailors, and do urge that the people of the city of Omaha observe said day in a man ner fitting and appropriate to. the solemn occasion." Omalian to Attend National , Gathering of Lithuanians J. P. Uvick left for Washington, D. C, last night to represent Omaha at a national congress of Lithuan ians May 31-June 2. He explained that the chief purpose of the meeting is to urge congress to recognize Lithuania as a dc jure government. Mr. Uvick is a member of a com mittee which will meet President Harding next Tuesday in the inter ests of Lithuania. Finger Prints Indicate That "Wingie" Davis Is Still Alive Examination xl finger prints found ile at-- Grand Island indicate -that-"Whigic" Davis, who was thought to have been slam a few days ago in the Hall county town, is still alive. Detectives Dan batim and Palmtag believe Davis was not the man who was shot. . -BOWENS Qrafonolas For the Home and j or the Vacation Trip At all seasons of the year indoors and outdoors nothing adds to one's pleasure more than music, and no instru ment furnishes better music than a . .., Columbia Grafonola In our Grafonola department, are Grafonolas of varying sizes from the extreme large concert model to the smaller vacation size. Priced from $22.50 and up. Your old machine taken as part payment on any new Grafonola selected. Our prices on Furniture, Car pets and Rugs are from 30 to 50 per cent lower than last year. A brief inspection of this store's merchandise and prices will readily ." convince you of the saving to be made by buying here. OW9XI (3 . QrUHAS VAUH iyiM STOW Howard St. Btw. 15th ft 16th b Hash fern HVERYBOGV& STORS" Unusual Values Are Offered Friday in the Downstairs Store Special Sale of Geraniums at 10c each 5,000 hardy outdoor gerani ums suitable for window boxes or flower beds are offered at 10c each for Friday. No phone or mail orders ac cepted and we cannot deliver the plants at this price. r Extraordinary Values in Our New Downstairs Millinery Section FLAGS 1 Untrimmed Shapes at 69c For Decoration Day When Memorial Day cornea around everybody will want to fly a new United States f lagf Good flags are here in a va riety of sizes, from small silk flags up. to the largest all-wool bunting. Below we quote a few: , 4x7-foot muslin flag with gomets, $1.89. . 12x22-inch cambric muslin flags with ' staff, at 8c each. 4x6-inch cambric muslin flags at 35c dozen. 5x8-foot fine muslin flags, $2.25 ea. Other sizes up to the 10xl5-foot, at $17.50 each. One lot of untrimmed shapes in every imaginable color and style. Every style from the large dressy shape to the small turban style can be found in the assort ment. Special for Friday at 69e. ' Transparent Hats, $1.49 These hair braid and maline transparent hats are real values. In many instances they are being sold for less than half the price that they are offered elsewhere. A Sample Line of New Summer Flowers, 25c Just the thing for you to make your old hats look like new, and if you pur chase the shape and trimmings here, we will trim your hat FREE OF CHARGE. On Sale Friday-3,600 Pairs of Men's Hose at 10c a Pair 3,600 pairs of men's summer weight hose, knit from a good quality cotton yarn, with reinforced heels" and toes, elastic ribbed tops. Colors blue, gray, cordovanblack, white and Palm Beach. All sizes. Friday at 10c pair. Limit of 12 pairs to a customer. No C. O. D. s or Phone Orders Sale of Women's Wash Skirts at $2.00 JL Skirts made of fine gab ardine, poplin and fancy weaves, trimmed with belt and pockets and pearl but tons. All garments are shrunk and they come in regular and extra siies. Specially priced at $2.00. Infants Diapers Infanta' white flannel dia pers at $2.75 and $2.90 a dozen. Sizes 27 and 30 in. Linens and Bedding at Very Special Prices Bath Towels, 19c Bleached bath towels of large size and heavy , weight, with blue border. Hotels and rooming houses will do well to purchase these liberally. Table Cloths, $1.19 Bleached damask table cloths, a heavy weight , quality -in good designs, two yards long. Percale, 19c yard 36-inch percale, an excellent quality in neat stripes and small designs of light or dark colors. Unbleached Sheeting, 8c yard 36-inch unbleached sheeting; a splendid quality that will give very good service; limit of 11 yards to a customer. Pillow Cases, 23c each Hemmed pillow cases, a fine round thread quality with out filling or dressing of any kind. These have a neat three inch hem and in size 42x36 inches. Very special at 23c each. Bed Sheets, 95c each Seamed bed sheets of heavy weight sheeting, an excellent quality, in size 72x90 inches. Limit of six sheets to a customer. Luncheon Sets, $1.00 Sets Set consists of 5 or 13 pieces and come in several designs and in four good colors. Summer Wash Goods, 45c yard In all the newest designs and most beautiful combina tions in the wanted small, neat figures. Unusual value for 45c yard. ' ' Men's Work Shirts, 53c Fifty dozen medium weight, good quality chambray work shirts. Cut full and roomy. Double stitched. Sizes 14'Vi to 17 Vt- Friday in the men's section i.t 53c. Limit of three to a customer. Women's Cotton Hose, 35c or 3 pair $1.00 Women's medium weight, black cotton hose with ribbed tops. All sizes. Priced at 35c or 3 pairs for $1.00. Children's Union Suits, 39c Children's light weight cotton union suits with low neck and no sleeves. Knee length. All sizes, Priced at 39c a suit. For the Tinv Tots Infants' Kimonos, 65c Infants' flannelette kimonos, trimmed with shell cro cheted edges and ribbon bows. Infants' Underskirts, 35c Infants' Gertrude style flannelette underskirts, but tons at the shoulder. Neatly trimmed with shell crocheted erges at neck," armholes and bottom of skirt. Infants' Sweater, $1.35 to $3.75 . Babies' pure wool sweaters and sacques in all white, or trimmed in contrasting colors and tied with ribbon bows. (IS? S - WW CfepffiM) YW ia Women's White Cloth Footwear, $2.00 pr. One lot of women's white cloth pumps, oxfords and strap slippers in high or low heels are specially priced for Friday at $2.00 a pair. All sizes in the lot. These are samples and odd lots and are exceptional values. Women's "Keds" Women's white "Keds" in oxford style with low heels for golf players. Special at $2.00 pair. cover 14c extra ' Regular pri'c. J5c) . Get this handy Stew Pan TODAY Use it on your own etove. You then will realize why so many women prefer "Wear-Ever" kitchen utensila for every kind of cooking. You also will KNOW from your own ex perience that "Wear-Ever" insures better flavored foods and that it effects a material SAVING in the amount of fuel consumed in preparing meals. - ' "Wear-Ever" utensil keep food flavor IN and fuel costs DOWN "Weaf-Eyer" aluminum cooking utentiU hve two great advantage. - They heat EVENLY all over and once heated they maintain a cooking temperature ovet a REDUCED flame. Hence, "Wear-Ever" utenaila inquire LESS FUEL, and cook the food with greater uniformity and better flavor. For best retulta with "Wear-Ever" equipment: , l-PIce uMniiTover uul het until ' 2 Then RECftJCEiieal about food is thoroughly heated. ONE-HALF." ,.-;' For lbiited time only, "Wear-Ever" atorea will accept 29c in full payment for one one-quart "Wear-Ever" Stew Panregular price $1.05. Get one of these pana TODAY and KNOW why it pays to Replace utensils that wear out u)ithutensilsthat"Wear-Ever" - THE ALUMINUM COOKING UTENSIL COMPANY - New Kensington, Pa. Stores located anywhere this ppr circulate are authorized to tell the "Wear-Ever" Stew Pan at the special price. if these pana are not ob tainable at your dealer's ' I mail 40c to The Aluminum 'X: U?l!X Cooking Utensil Company. pan will be sent to you post-paid. Cover will be sent for. 18c extra. " ' WEAR-EVER IHl ALUMINUM TRADEMARK Hast in u. a. a. LIMITED This offer expires on June 2, ! 1921. These stores, we KNOW, can supply you :' , ! M1NDEN J. S.'Pattisori Co. '. -'. V MILFORD W.C.Klein . . f ' NEBRASKA CITY-r-Bichof Hrjw. Co. H. F. Meyer ' NELSON i. C. Smith ft Sons NELIGH Housh & Son . NEMAHA Herbort Aytira NORFOLK T. W. Johnson Schurr 4 Siemsen '' PALMYRA C. J. OUon 4 Co -PAWNEE CITY Harrington Bros. PLA1NVIEW Ebinitcr Hdw. Co. SCRIBNER F. H. Ranslem & Son . SPRINGFIELD Elwelt & Sons ' STAMFORD C. A. MaekprnnK V SUTTON Carney's Hardware " . CIIDCDinD tnk..h.. M . JJ , NEBRASKA OMAHA J.L. Brpndcis & Sons; Bunsess- Nash Co.; Metropolitan Water Dist.. Munic ipal Gas Office: Orchard ft Wilhelm Co.: Milton Rotters ft Sons to.; Big JH. Hard ware. 6206 Slsple St.: uuesnros., uernon Station: HiHbelcr & Co.. 2310 Vinton St.; W.J.Mansfield. 6220 N. 24th St.; Max Rosensteia, 1703 N. Z4th St.; Simpson Hdw. Co.. 2446 Ames Ave.; Star Store, 1836 N. 24th St. SOUTH OMAHA The Peterson ft Michelson Hrlw. Co. Joseph PIprI, 5218 S. 2Ut St. . ALBION O. E. Browder BARTLEY I. Cawthra ft Son BEAVER CITY G. W. Shafer & Son -BLAIR The Arndt Hdw. Co. BRADSHAW Van B. Stratton CHAPPEL Western Lbr. and Hdw. Co COLUMBUS Boyd ft RaRatx CREIGHTON E. A. Roemer DANBURY Kelly Bros. ' DIX Linn Hdw. Co. EDISON H. I Luekinjr. FT. CALHOUN Otto Kruse FREMONT CourtriEht Hdw. Co. KEARNEY C. F. Bodinson Hdw. Co. 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