THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921.
Battle of Women
In Kabcr Murder
Trial Resumed
Women to Judge Her
Stiff Fight to Be Made by Dc
fcnse Counsel to Prevent
Any Women Serving
On Jury.
Cleveland, 0., July 5. The batt:.
of the' women began again today.
With four women under indie
went for first degree murder, ovc
20 women as principal witnesses I
the case, and a jury partly com
posed of women, the trial of Mr.
Eva Catherine Kaber for the mur
dcr of her husband, Daniel Kabc;
will be of significance to women a..
over the country.
The defense lawyers have openly
declared that if they are unable to
get rid of all the women from the
jury they will appeal the verdict to
the .highest courts in the land in an
attempt to have women jurors de
clared illegal
Women on Venire.
There are 10 women on the sec
ond venire of 100 which was called
today. With four women already
on the jury it seems unlikely that
the defense will be willing to use 14
of their 16 peremptory challenges
to obtain a jury of men.
The ruling of the supreme court
In that event would settle the women
juror question for all future trials.
Marian MacArdle, 19, daughter of
Mrs. Kaber, will be one of the prin
cipal witnesses for the defense. Mrs.
Kaber's counsel have refused to
make this announcement definite,
but it is known that Marian is de
termined to take the stand in her
mother's behalf In spite of possible
incrimination of herself.
Asks Mother's Death,
Mrs. Mary Brickel, mother of
Mrs. Kaber, is also under indict
ment for first degree murder. It
is considered likely that she will be
called by the defense to testify. Mrs.
Bricket is implicated in the murder
to the extent that she knew of the
plans. The state of Ohio will ask
that she be sent to the electric chair
when . her trial comes up in Sep
tember. Principal witness on the prosecu
tion's list of 40 is said to be Miss
Mary Burman, a woman detective,
employed by Pinkerton's agency.
Miss Burman became a confidante
of Mrs. Kaber's after the murder of
Daniel Kaber and is alleged to have
obtained the ' most important evi
dence leading to the arrest of the
women in the month.
Miss Burman's evidence will be
bitterly attacked by the lawyers for!
the defense in an attempt to prove 1
its unsoundness. She was employed
by Moses Kaber, father of the mur
dered man during his two years'
search for evidence against his son's
widow.
Hearing on Sweet
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perience in " hospitalization. He
charged that "incompetent, political
doctors," were given responsibility
far beyond their capacity. Judge
Marx agreed with this and added
that the public health service has
had no definite program at any time,
so that congress has "had no con
fidence in its makeshift plans.
William A. Vaugh of Chicago
complained of conditions at the na
tional sanitarium at Marion, Ind.,
where he is undergoing treatment
for nervous breakdown. He told the
committee that mental patients were
"manhandled and that attendants
beat them with broomsticks," which
they called "persuaders." He ex
plained that sometimes the mental
patients were stubborn and hard to
handle, but he saw no necessity for
treating them too roughly, he said.
Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman
of subcommittee having charge of
the Sweet bill, responding to an in
quiry from Senator Kenyon of Iowa
on the floor of the senate announced
that the measure in all probability
would be brought before the senate
for passage Thursday.
Consider Amendments.
His subcommittee held a meeting
today and began the consideration
of several amendments which,
Colonel Forbes, head of the war-risk
bureau submitted. All of these
amendments, according to Senator
Smoot, were endorsed by John
Thomas Taylor, legislative repre
sentative of the American Legion,
and all except one which Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts wanted to
examine more carefully, were
adopted by the committee. Their
effect is largely to clarify the
. language of the bill
The committee expects to put the
finishing touches to the bill Thurs
day morning. Senator Smoot said
he expected it to pass the senate
without opposition.
Youth Who Robbed Bunk
Car Paroled to Sister
Beatrice, Neb., July 5. (Special
Telesram. Tames LanpW. Ifi
pleaded guilty to robbing a Rock
Island bunk car last May and was
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riskill, who lives near Kansas
City. Russell Peterson, also impli
cated in the robbery, was paroled
to his father, who lives in Kansas.
Randolph Jewelry Store
Robbed; Suspect Arrested
Randolph, Neb., July S. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred dollars was
stolen from Gillispie Brothers jewel
ry store. The money, mostly bills,
was . taken from a box behind the
counter. A man, believed to be the
thief, was arrested when he flashed
a roll of bills and taken to Haring
ton fro trial
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Soldiers Tell
Of Horrors In
Army Hospitals
Former Acrobat Describes to
Senate Committee Efforts
To Get Treated for
Tuberculosis.
A court room scene In Cleveland during the opening of the tr.al of
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber. She is on trial for the murder of her hus
band. With Mrs. Kaber is one of her attorneys, Francis W. Paulson.
Over the emphatic protests of her lawyers, four women have been placed
on the jury.
Wild Auto Rams Merry-Go-Round
And Winds Up in Confectionary
Spearfish, S. D., July 5. (Special.)
A big automobile belonging to
"Billy" Driscoll of this 1 city, went
on a rampage in the city park and
for a time demolished everything
in its pathway. The car was being
driven by John Waters of Sheridan,
Wyo., father-in-law of Driscoll, who
had his daughter and other women
in the car. The auto became un
ruly, and when Waters attempted to
step on the brake pedal he made a
mistake and stepped on the gas.
Then the car "took the bit in its
teeth," and started its rampage. It
made a short turn and passed be
tween a couple of trees, a feat which
would have stumped the most care
ful driver, as there was scarcely an
inch to spare on either side. Then
the car plunged into a merry-go-
round, broke off some of the seats
and narrowly missed hitting the
center pole.
After plowing through two fences,
the auto made a clean dive at a
confectionary store, going clear
through the first wall, demolishing
everything in its pathway and scat
tering shelves and contents in every
direction. The attendant escaped
just in time, for in an instant the
place he had been standing was oc
cupied by the snorting engine and
front part of the car. The auto
came to a stop with its nose against
the opposite side of the candy coun
ter and there it remained until an
expert rescued it.
The frightened occupants of the
car escaped injury.
Washington, July 5. The scandal
of government neglect of discharged
soldiers in need of medical treatment
ftnf mIia. i-l i f ta trrnwintr in nrn
portion with the revelations before
the senate investigating committee.
Among the ex-service men whose
testimony has been heard was a pro
fessional acrobat who had been earn
ing $225 a week before he went to
war. In the army he contracted
tuberculosis. His name was sup
uressed bv the committee, but here
! is his unvarnished tale of his expe
! riences with government red tape, in
efficiency, unsanitary conditions and
i callous, inhuman treatment in the
j government hospitals:
I was discharged trom tne army
December 14, 1918. Three days later,
when I was in the middle of an act
in a Chicago theater, I had a hem
orrhage and had to stop. A doctor
sent me to the United States public
health hospital. I put in an applica
tion for compensation and seven
months later received an allowance
of $30 a month.
. "I then went into a private sani
tarium, where it cost me $35 a week,
paid out of my own funds. A month
later I was ordered to report to the
United States marine hospital in
Chicago and they sent me to Green
ville, S. C I was there only two
days. Dr. Schroeder told me it was
no place for treatment of tuber
culosis, because it was not equipped.
There was no separation of tuber
culosis and other patients.
Spends Own Money.
'They let me leave and I came to
Washington, got my compensation
and went to a private sanitarium in
California at my own expense. It
cost $70 a week and after four
months my own funds were ex
hausted. So I applied again for
hospitalization and was sent to a
contract institution in Liberty, N. Y.
"I stayed there four months. The
hospital burned down and all our
clothes and everything were lost It
was a wooden building. We were in:
PECK'S BAD BOY
1921 Model
Titlwbr
Irrla S. Cobb
All Next Week
Asks Administrator for
Estate of Dead Brother
Columbus, Neb., July 5. (Spe
cial.) A petition for the appoint
ment of an administrator of the es
tate of the late Edward H. Stanley,
who was found dead in his bed at
a local hotel here, was filed for
probate in the county court by his
sister, Mrs. Pullen.
The petition states that he left
personal property to the amount of
$3,400 and that his only heirs are
Mrs. Pluma Pullen, sister; Frank
Stanley, brother; Leo McCutcheon,
nephew, and Mrs. Ida Fisher, half
sister.
Milk Dealers Fined for
Noncompliance With Law
Columbus, Neb., July 5. (Spe
cial.) At the request of the state
pure food department, complaints
were filed in county court against
Frank Marcouse and Joe Kuta,
charging them with having sold
milk which had not been pasteurized
and which came from cows that had
not been given tuberculin tests by
duly licensed veterinarians.
Tlntfi man admitted that the al
legations were true, though they
professed ignorance of the state
regulations requiring them to pas
teurize the milk or have the cows
subjected to health inspections.
They were fined each $10 and
costs.
Senate Committee Starts
Work on Yank Relief Bill
Washington, July 5. A senate
committee was ready today to start
hearings on the Sweet bill to con
solidate the soldier relief agencies
of the government but no witnesses
appeared. The committee turned its
attention to amendments suggested
by Director Forbes of the war risk
insurance bureau, and approved by
the American Legion. " i
Canada Apologizes for
Attack on American Flag
Hamilton, Ont., - July 5. Regret
for the action of a local youth who.
attempted to tear the Stars and
Stripes from a staff in front of the
American consulate here is expressed
in a letter sent last night to the
United States consul by Major
corner of the flag vas torn in the
attempt at its desecration.
Flavor Is
seared in by toasting
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MOTOR
Farnam at the Boulevard
A downward revision of LINCOLN selling
prices, ranging from $300 to $8002 on the
various body types, recently became effective.
And yet, when you ride in the car, and
. drive it, when you see how much more
pleasurable and more fascinating motoring
really can be, then the matter of price is
entirely lost sight o (
You will doubtless conclude also, how
unwise it would be for anyone ever to permit
a few hundred dollars to stand in the way of
their s deriving that consummate pleasure
, and satisfaction in motoring which the
LINCOLN can give.
HANNAN-ODELL, Inc.
LELAND-BUI LT
our rooms sleeping at the rest hour
when the fire broke out underneath
us.
"I lost all my clothing, worth
about $300, and most of the men lost
everything. That was 13 months
ago and I never have received any
compensation for my lost clothing.
"Then I was sent to the casualty
hospital in Washington, a fine place,
doctors and nurses A-l. They gave
me all kinds of examinations and said
I had active tuberculosis. I was or
dered to Fort Bayard, N. M., but
afterwards changed this to Prescott,
Ariz., Whipple barracks. This is
an old health service hospital After
I had been there eight or nine days
a doctor came along and said I ought
to be examined the next day. That
was the first time I had seen a doctor
since arriving.
"So after nine days Dr. Robertson
examined me and said:
Not Much Trouble.
" 'Son, you have not got very much
trouble. All I can see is that you
have a nervous trouble, which is what
they call neurasthenia.'
"Twelve doctors previously had
told me I had tuberculosis. Eight
days later I had a hemorrhage. Dr.
Robertson said that was just due to
the climate, that it was too high. I
went to the commanding officer and
he ordered Dr. Robertson to examine
me again. Dr. Robertson that time
made the same diagnois only he made
it 'very neurasthenic.'"
"Conditions in the hospital were
bad and the food was bad. There
were wonns in the mi!k. The cora
wandiug -officers said that iris's:
harpen in any good ; fitaujr. For
some time the negroes were cd
together with the whites.
"These ImrracLs were verj un
clean; they had been ctw'ernt.eU by
the army. The toikis wire verj un
sanitary and never had beer, clew
ed. The facilities to wash in were
so dirty that it was impossible for
a man to wash his face because he
was liable to get tuberculosis of the
eye or nose or ear. There were 600
patients there. x
Discipline Too Strict
"When a man has a hemorrhage
the nurse is never there to give him
a hypodermic. The doctor comes
around once a day and just looks at
the ward and goes downstairs. If
a man complains to a doctor too
often his passes to go to town are
cut off or his compensation cut
down. I know of cases where men
have kicked and been sent to an in
sane asylum for 8 or 9 momths
So its best not to kick but to keep
your mouth shut
Balloonist Is Killed
When Parachute Fails
Springfield, O., July 5. Roy Walt
hausen, a balloonist, was killed here
Monday as his parachute failed to
open when he had to leap from his
balloon, scarcely 100 feet ott the
ground, upon its taking fire. His
father, who witnessed the accident,
said he ehad been making ascensions
since he was 11.
Oil Companies in
Mexico Penalized
For Clogins; Down
Foreign Firms Laying Off
Men as Reprisal for Tax
Levy Ordered to Indem
nify All Employes.
Mexico City, July 5. Oil com
panies which have closed down op
erations in the states of Tamaulipas
and Vera Cruz "without sufficient
justification'' are ordered to pay in
demnification to employes thrown
out of work in a decree issued by
President Obregon last night.
It is understood that all laborers
would receive three months' pay.
Reports from the Tampico district
indicate there has been a marked
cessation in work during the past
week, especially among American
concerns. Gen. Arnulfo Gomez,
commander of federal troops in that
region, reported yesterday that more
than 10,000 workmen had been dis
missed within the last few days by
foreign oil companies. No reason
for their action has been announced
by the companies, but it is under
stood to be an act of reprisal against
the recent decree increasing the ex
port taxes on petroleum.
Reports from the Vera Cruz fields
indicate British companies arc speed
ing up operations instead of decreas
ing their working forces. At Puerto
Lobos, where pipe line terminals are
operated by Americans, work has
been closed down. Coincident with
reports of this situation in north
eastern Mexico come dispatches
from the state of Tabasco, farther
south, that several oil gushers have
been discovered there within the past
few days and that the field gives in
dication ofbeingveorrich
American Flags Fly
In Berlin Over Peace
Berlin, July 5. (By The Associat
ed Press.) American flags flew in
Berlin yesterday for the first time
since the American declaration of
war, but the American mission and
the German foreign office have not
yet been formally notified that con
gress has concluded peace. The
newspapers confine their comment to
the ehepe that "there will be a
speedy resumption of . peace-time
commercial relations."
Opinion in the German foreiegn of
fice may be summed up as follows:
"An untolerable situation is ended
but we do not know whether the
Unifd States will subscribe to the
Versailles treaty or not. We are
awaiting.
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July Sales Throughout the Store
A July Disposal of Spring and Summer Suits
$10 $18.75 $29.50 $59.50
To make room for early fall arrivals, we are hold
ing a clearance Wednesday. Every spring and
summer suit will be included, eighty-four in all, for
one of these four disposal prices. The unvarying
quality of Thompson-Belden suits makes the econ
omy doubly satisfactory,
nr $1 0 Twenty-four wool jersey suits in blue, brown
Uf plJ and Copenhagen, sizes 16 to 44. , . J. .
nY $ 1 8 7 Twenty-one natural pongee and finely
Uf 4iOeD tailored jersey sport suits in blue, brown
and green; sizes 16, 18, 36 and 33 only.
fnv $90 10 Twenty-five hand-tailored suits in sport
J Uf P7.0U and tailored models. Navy blue, tan,
golden brown, green, tweed, and checks, sizes 16 to 38.
nv 40 Exclusive models in plain tailored
Uf $D7.DV elty and sport styleS) in Rosh
Women who attend our final clearance
sales appreciate the genuineness of
the values. All suits are from our
own stock, nothing is withheld
nov-
Roshnara
crepe, gabardine, poiret twill and duvetyn, sizes 18, 36, 38
and 40. '
All Sales Final
No Alterations
No C. O. D's.
Or Approvals
Neckwear
Re-Priced
50c to $7
Very important reductions
have been made on some
of our dainty summer
neckwear. Collar and
cuff sets, separate collars
of lace, net and organdy,
vestees and vests are
offered.
The sale prices, all won
derfully low, range from
50c to $7.
North AisleMain Floor
Gloves Specially
Priced for $1.29
Fownes' two-clasp Milan
ese silk gloves with Paris
point or three-row em
broidery are a real bar
gain for $1.29.
Summer Sweaters
of gay-colored yarns dot'
the links and summer re
sorts. They lend variety
to one's sport wear and
thus are a real saving on
clothes. The Art Depart
ment has a large choice of
yarns at reasonable prices
and lessons in sweater
making are free.
Half and Three
Quarter Socks
Are quite indispensable
for cool comfort. They
are to be had in a large
variety , of styles and in
plain shades of pongee,
rose, lavender, cadet, re
seda green, pink, and sky
blue, for 50c.
Three-quarter socks in
two-toned effects are 85c.
And boys' sport socks in
navy, white, brown, and
black, are also 85c.
J
H and W Elastic
Top Corsets
Prove their usefulness
with wear. The soft elas
tic top gives just the
right support without un
due confinement and the
price is only $1.75.
Corset Section 24 Floor
Knit Underwear
for $1.79
Fine quality lisle union
suits with either round or
bodice tops and tight or
wide legs, in all well
known makes, such as
Carter, Stretton, Globe
and Richelieu will be sold
at special price Wednes
day, for $1.79.
Silk Savings in the
JULY CLEARANCE
To prepare our department for early
Fall stocks we are disposing of many
fashionable silks, even for Fall wear,
at prices that merit an inspection.
Crepe Pebblette for $3.65 a yard
Similar to Canton wear, but designed
for more formal wear. In navy, brown,
and black; forty inches wide, Wed
nesday, $3.65.
Crepe Jersey, Wednesday, $3,25
Lustrous and cool and offered in
light gray, cope, navy, brown and
black, forty inches wide. ,
White Canton Crepe only $3.95
Very heavy crepe, 40-inch.
White Pongee, $2.50 a yard
Washable pongee for suits, sport
dresses and men's shirts, forty-three
inches wide, $2.50. ,
Wash Satins only $1.75 a yard
Lingerie satin in white or flesh, 33 to
36-inch width.
Selections Made Wednesday in
the Silk Shop Assure Savings.
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