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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1921)
9 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921. . 1 TwelveMenWiU Serve as Jurors In Kaber Murder All Women Dismissed From Panel in Cleveland Trial Defense Makes Open ing Statement. Cleveland. Tulv 6. Twelve men will decide whether Mrs. Eva Cath erine Kaber is guilty of first degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of her husband, Daniel t. Kaber. Fvrrv woman tentatively seated on the jury was dismissed pre-emptoruy by Mrs. Kaber's counsel, thus making good the declaration of Francis Poul son, Mrs. Kaber's personal counsel, that no women would be permitted to sit in judgment against her if he could help it, because he consid ered them "heartless" in judging one of their own sex. In his opening statement to the jury, Attorney Corrigan for the de fense, admitted that many of the state's contentions were true, but that defense testimony would show that Mrs. Kaber had not intended to murder her husband and that her actions were the result of a mind dis eased from childhood and worn down by "horrible things that will reflect no credit on the dead man." State Case Outlined. Assistant County Prosecutor Cas gidy, in outlining the state's case, asserted that testimony will show that Mrs. Kaber first attempted to kill her husband by poisoning and failing in this, hired assassins to kill him. The motive, he asserted, was to obtain possession of Mr. Kaber's estate for herself and daughter, Miss Marion McArdle, who also is in dicted for first degree murder for her alleged participation in the plot Mr. Cassidy asserted that Mrs. Kaber had gone to two women al most a year before the murder and asked them to do something that would bring about Kaber's death, but that both had advised her to ob tain legal separation. To th!s suggestion Mr. Kaber was alleged to have asserted that di vorce would not give a proper dis tribution of the property. It was the latter part of March, 1919, that Mr. Kaber, previously said to have been in good health, be came violently ill witii rains in his stomach. An exploratory operation, Mr. Cassidy asserted, revealed no trace of cancer or other affliction. Mr. Kaber, he stated, wasted away to 90 pounds. During Mr. Kaber's illness, Mr. Cassidy alleged, Mrs. Kaber always brought him highly seasoned food. Agreed to Kill Kaber. Mr. Cassidy then detailed how i Mrs. Kaber was alleged to have made the acquaintance of Mrs. Er minia Colavito, who in turn intro duced her to Salvadore Cala and Vittorio Pisselli, the alleged assas sins, both under indictment, though . Pisselli is still unapprehended. They, according t& the prosecutor, finally agreed to kill Kaber for $5,000. Mrs. . Kaber promising to pay them from --th proceeds' of Mr. Kaber's insur ance policy which called for double indemnity in case of violent death. Mrs. Kaber later collected $6,800 on the insurance policy, $500 of which finally found its way to Cala and Pisselli, according to the state. - How Marion McArdle was alleged to have played the piano two nights before the murder, to drown the noise of the assassins as they went through the house to get the "lay of the land," also was detailed by Mr. Cassidy, who asserted also that Mrs. Mary Brickel, mother of Mrs. Kaber, was to be on the porch the next night as a signal to the assassins that everything - was all right. Mrs. Brickel was not on the porch at the appointed time, however, according to Mr. Cassidy, and the assassins lett without attempting to explain the plot. Bonus Bill Opposed By Secretary Mellon ': . i (Continued From Face One.) treasury without throwing a corre sponding load upon the whole people in the form of increased interest charges, increased taxes and in creased cost of living. .'Cost of refunding the early ma turities of public debt, the secre tary said, "will be vastly increased and the refunding operations them selves seriously embarrassed." Hold ers of Liberty bonds, he added, would "have to face the threat of further depression." "It seems particularly inappropri ate, he said, 'to give present con sideration to the measure when we still have before us the pressing problem of revising the internal tax Jawand finding sufficient revenues 'to meet the existing requirements must b,e dealt with ir. the midst of extreme and widespread industrial depression. These conditions effect not only industry -in- our own coun try, but are world-wide and our past experience furnishes no sure guide as to their duration." - . Should Make Provision.' "Our first concern, of course, should be to make full provision for the needs of disabled veterans. To that object the country is pledged to give without stint, of its resources. It would be unfortunate in the ex treme, while we are still struggling with that problem, td dissipate our resources m a sweeping plan tor cash payments to able-bodied ex-soldiers and sailors." Senator Underwood described the bill as "political camouflage." The olan of DeddlinB out cash pay ments of $50 quarterly, he said, would not aid the soldiers. He chai lenged the republicans to propose a lump sum payment, which he said he would aupport, and which he de clared would provide a stake which might enable soldiers to get into business or buy a home. The best service the republicans could render "to the soldier and to the country," Senator Underwood continued, would be to "bring the country back to stable financial and business conditions where men would get a fair wage. Substitutes for the land settlement plan of the bill -were offered by Sen ators Pittman, democrat, Nevada, nd Borah, republican, Idaho, She's Swiss Miss Martha Muller, winner of the national Swiss beauty contest re cently held at Berne. Several hundred women from all parts of Switzer land were entered in the contest. Out of this number seven were chosen. Pictures of these seven were furnished to all the moving picture theaters, and the photos were shown on the to vote for the girl they thought the was elected. Pat Crowe Works To Prove Theory Of Crooks' Honor Kidnaper of Cudahy Seeks Re turn of Jewels Stolen From Benefactor by Promise Of Immunity. I, in New York. July 6. Two ex-con victs have undertaken to establish their theory that there is honor among thieves by attempting, the re covery of $5,000 worth of jewelry stolen from the stateroom of Col. William H. Donaldson, wealthy New York publisher, on a New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad train on the night of June 23. They will seek to prove their point. Jimmy the Trusty," a reformed confidence man with a wide acquaintance among criminals, today made public a statement calling on the criminal or criminals to return the jewels and promised them that they need be in no fear of arrest. He pointed out that Colonel Donaldson has often assisted in the rehabilita tion of ex-convicts. The other ex convict is Pat Crowe, a former kid naper, who will work in the Boston underworld. "Since my release from prison." the former's statement said, "it has been my ambition to convince the public that crime is due to lack of useful training and environment and that often a man or woman who has committed a crime in a moment of impulse would willingly restore the ill-gotten plunder if it could be done without fear of arrest. Witnesses Reveal ' Neglect of Soldiers (Continued From Fm One.) be available for certain kinds of cases, but the facilities for tubercu losis and mental patients are wholly inadequate. Vacant beds on paper are not beds available." "Who is responsible for the break down?" interrupted Senator Pomer ene of Ohio. Officials Ignorant of Facts. "The trouble is that there is not a single administrative official who knows the situation, replied Colonel Davis. "There is no co-ordination and no co-operation. What is need ed is consolidation of 'all govern ment agencies which have anything to do with the ex-service man, and then have the president pick the big gest man he can find to handle the job as a whole." Colonel Davis sharply criticised the "contract" hospital system, un der which ex-soldier patients are farmed out by the government to private institutions at so much per head, Usually $3. Senator Pomerene joined in de nouncing this arrangement under which, he said, the disability of dis abled veterans was being capitalized for the benefit of money-making sur geons. The colonel also opposed the system of discipline which the public health service imposes upon disabled soldiers under treatment. He de clared there seemed to be "a mania among bureau chiefs who think they can put down a camouflage barrage about the need of discipline." "There is no need for discipline among these men," Colonel Davis declared. They were tractable and they obeyed orders when they were under the acid test during the war. All they need is some fair treatment. Lack of Program. Colonel Davis told the committee another important element in the government's failure to take care of its crippled and invalid veterans was the "lack of definite program." The plans of the public health service were "hit or miss," "slipshod and haphazard," , he . declared. A clearly defined program for bolstering up the hospitalization work was needed im mediately, he contended. Taking up the war risk bureau, Colonel Davis informed the commit tee that on June 10, there still re mained 80,000 claims to be adjusted. Dr. Salmon testified that discharg ed soldiers are furnishing fewer in valids than any other group in American life. Unless the ex-service men have mental diseases or tuberculosis, he said, they are tak ing care of themselves as a rule. Seven-tenths of all disabled' veterans who apply for treatment have mental diseases or tuberculosis, he said. "One deplorable aspect of the sit uation is that many disabled veter ans are being treated in asylums for the criminally insane," said Dr. Salmon, Prize Beauty py screen. The public were then asked prettiest. In this way Miss Muller Frederic Ward Gives Advice to Youthful Actors Famous Stage Artist Cele brates Golden Wedding An niversary and 'Dishes Out Tips on Wedded Life. New York, July 6. Frederic Ward, the actor, and Mrs. Ward have just celebrated their , golden wedding anniversary, which was the occasion for Mr. Ward to issue some advice to young actors: "Put away your love making to other women when you take off your make up at night. "Remember your wife is your most ardent admirer. Don't be misled by violet scented love notes from 'flappers.' "Raise a large family, for children form the tie that really binds. Forget Temperament. "Forget there is such a thing as 'temperament.' Remember your wife's nerves may be just as unstrung from a day of cooking, sewing or dressmaking as are yours from a day of strenuous rehearsing. "Don't let success swell your head and make you think your wife is a back number. "Variety may be the spice of life but remember . that many an ex cellent dish has been spoiled by be ing too spicy. Reverse English on Goodwin. "Keep your wife ever your sweet heart and you will always be a lover in her eyes. "Share your joys and sorrows with your wife. Make her feel she is really your life partner. "I guess you might call me Nat Goodwin with the reverse English. "About the only other pair of professionals who have weathered life's storms in happiness and con tent as long as the wife and I have are Mr. and Mrs. William Crane. Billy and Mrs. Crane celebrated their golden wedding in November." Bodies of First Three American War Victims Returned to New York New York July 6. The bodies of the first three, Americans to fall in the war, Corporal James D. Gres ham and Privates Thomas F. En right and Merle D. Hay, have ar rived at Hoboken and will be kept there until after services have been held Sunday afternoon. Gresham, Enright and Hay, who were all members of the 16th in fantry, first division, were killed on November 3, 1917, when a German patrol raided a part of the American trenches. On the graves of the three men in France was the follow ing inscription: "Here lie the first soldiers of the United States to fall on the soil of France for liberty and justice." After services on Sunday, the bodies of the three men will be sent to their former homes, that of Cor poral Gresham to Evansville, Ind., that of Enright to Pittsburgh, Pa., and that of Hay to Glidden, la. Distiller Leaves $20,000 To Buy Christmas Gifts Louisville, Ky., July 6. The will of Marion E. Taylor, former Ken tucky distiller, filed for probate, dis- j poses ot an estate valued at $1,523, 000. Half of the estate is left to the widow, and the income of one fourth is to go to Misses Mary and Anna Heinsohn of New York, rel atives. A fund of $20,000 is created for the purpose of buying Christmas gifts for poor children of Natchez, Miss., the birthplace of Mr. Taylor. Phone DO VA OMAHAm. I ZX PRINTING K V CsmnctAi PRwnRs-lmrot xaphers - stcci ok cmmsos .o 08 cctAro evicts Motorist Buys Floral Wreath For His Victim C. E. Norris of Stralian, IaM Driver of Car Which Killed Nebraska Boy, Exonerated By Coroner's Jury. A wreath of flowers for the funeral of little Frederick Holstein, 4, Hay Springs, Neb., was purchased by C. F. Norris of Strahan, la., driver of the car which killed the boy after he had been exonerated yesterday by a coroner's jury frm all responsibility in Frederick's death. Testimony before the jury which probed the accident indicated that the Norris car was moving at a slow rate, that the baby rushed suddenly into the path of the automobile from the side of the road and that the ac cident was unavoidable. Both of Frederick's brothers, who were with him at the time of the accident, were witnesses and their stories corresponded in detail with the ones, told by Norris and his wife upon the stand. Edmund, the eldest brother, said that he had been sent to the grocery store with his two younger brothers by his grandmother, Mrs. Frederick Feldhahn, 703 East Broadway, whom the boys and their mother had been visiting for two weeks. He said that he and the second brother were on one side of the road and that Frederick was across the road. Edmund called Frederick to come on their side of the highway just as the automobile came around a bend. The baby was knocked down and his skull was fractured by a blow from the fender. Scrap of Paper May Mean Fortune Man Finds 67 Shares of Orig inal Stock of New York Bank. New York, July 6. A scrap of paper that for five generations has reposed between the covers of a faded copy of Spencer's Faerie Queene may mean wealth and lux ury to Alfred Watkins Seymour, keeper of a small restaurant in Seattle, Wash. The paper is a certificate of 67 shares of stock in the Mechanics bank, left by Thomas Williams, who died in New York in 1822. Its actual value, together with accrued inter est, was declared to amount to $500, 000. The certificate had dropped out of sight but was discovered by a genealogist who was going through a library in the household of a family in Troy, N. Y., where Sey mour had had a sister and an aunt. Seymour has established, it was asserted, that Williams was his great grandfather and that he is now the sole heir to his property. His claim has been substantiated in several courts, but a legal battle is still in progress. The bank now known by virtue of various mergers as the Mechanics and Metals National bank, maintains thaj it has no record of the issue of stock and pleaded the statute of limitations. Supreme Court Justice Wagner recently ruled against this plea, but attorneys for the bank declared they would carry the case to higher courts. Charlie Chaplin and Other . Film Stars Are Burned Here Charlie Chaplin got his shins burned in Omaha yesterday morn ing. In fact Charlie and several other film stars were completely annihilat ed when fire broke out in the base ment of the Fontenelle Feature Film company at 1504 Harney street early yesterday morning. Three feature films were burned and 2,000 other reels narrowly escaped destruction, according to Max Wintroub, manager of the com pany. The flames were confined to the basement of the building. Wintroub and fire department offi cials believe the fire originated through spontaneous combustion. Sensational Savings on Table and Bed Linens, Saturday at Union Outfitting Co. Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed Spreads, Table Cloths, Napkins, Etc., Reduced. If you have been waiting for lowe prices on linens to replen ish your linen supply your oppor tunity comes next Saturday, when the Union Outfitting Co. places a Special Purchase on sale at greatly reduced prices. Not in years have linens been so low as you will find them in this unusual one-day event The qualities are desirable and the varieties are large enough to fill every want. As always, you make your owns terms. Advertisement uglas 2793 Wine Glass Only Clue In Murder Mystery Of Chicago Woman Chicago, July 6. An empty wine glass with stains of red in it offers the only clue to the mystery sur rounding the death of Mrs. Sadie Gaventa, whose body was turned over to the authorities early today. She was found on the floor of her apartment by George Hartley, a ho tel clerk, who called the police. They did not detain him and now are seeking him to ascertain why he was in the apartment and what may have happened there. No one seems to know where the woman's husband is. Hotel attaches have no information as to his where abouts. Mrs. Gaventa came to Chi cago with her husband recently from Miami, Fla. The traces of cherry in the glass are being examined to see if there were drugs in the wine. Physicians say she may have died of heat stroke and that any liquor would have helped lead to that re sult. However, they admitted that was only a theory and there were no evidences of heat stroke. - . Thursday of the July Sales Brings Savings to the Seamstress Interesting reductions will be found in the rest of the store, but emphasis is placed on the splen did five-cent sale of notions and the specials on silks, fine wash - voiles and trimmings. Genuine reductions, unvarying high quality and intelligent serv ice make attendance at a Thomp-son-Belden sale pleasurable. Thompson-Belden Silks In a Clearance Sale Thursday frT $1 A table of silks has been ar JOr J)1 ranged which includes natural pongee (33-inch,) habutai (36-inch) and ar tificial silk in plaids and figures (36-inch) for $1 a yard. fr M ETA A second table has on it nov JOr dU.DU elty silks (36-inch,) black taffeta (36-inch) and fine black messaline (36-inch) $1.50 a yard. ffW $0 e ers beautifully pat JUr p terned sport silks (40-inch) lin gerie silks (40-inch,) crepe de chines (40 inch) wash satins (36-inch) for only $2 a yard. July Prices on White Goods Which Mean a Decided Saving 20c for Longcloth That is thirty-six inches wide and of a heavy, close-woven grade. Japanese Nainsook Only 50c It is thirty-nine inches wide and an exceptionally soft and silky quality especially desirable for dainty under garments. White Novelty Skirtings, $f A combination of gabardines and oxfords in stripes and plaids, thirty six inches wide, for$l a yard . While Near Silks Repriced 65c "Economy" silk is thirty-six inches wide, at a clearance price of 65c yd. Banzai silk is $1 for a thirty-six-inch width. , 69c for While Embroidered Voiles A finely woven, thirty-eight-inch ma terial embroidered in various dotted patterns on plain or lace voile. Imported Voiles for Only $1 Imported plain white English voile, that is forty-four inches wide is a won derful bargain for its clearance price of $1 a yard. Demonstration Of New Gun Given By Its Perfecter High Powered Weapon Will Hurl Five-Ton Projectile 300 Miles Is Claim of Inventor. New York, July 6. Scientists and inventors discussed the remarkable qualities of a new gun - which Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, former chief engineer for Thomas A. Edison, claims may be developed to hurl a projectile of five tons from 200 to 300 miles. Its velocity, he declared, ranges from one to five miles a sec ond. The noise it made at a demon stration yesterday sounded much like the click of a cash register though only a miniature weapon, with an eight-inch barrel was used. Its pro jectile may be stopped in a sheet of steel with the precision of a trolley car. The gun is the invention of John Temple, an Englishman, who devel oped the idea in this country. The demonstration, held in .the presence of scientists and newspaper men, was in Dr. Hutchinson's office on the Slst floor of the Woolworth building. The testing grounds con sisted of a box of sand on the floor, over which was placed a sheet of steel three-quarters of an inch thick. Pointing the gun downward, Dr. Hutchinson discharged the weapon and the cash register click was heard. In the sheet of steel there was lodged a projectile three inches long and one-half inch in diameter. The ends stuck out on either side of the steel. There has been practically no recoil. The demonstration gun used by Dr. Hutchinson had a velocity of one mile a second. He declared the high power rifles now in vogue ob tain their velocity through the use of small projectiles, long barrels and about three times as much powder as is used in the new weapon. The. elimination of a loud report, he said, was obtained by confinement of the expanding gases to the cham ber from which the projectile ema nated. The weapon resembled the nozzle of a pneumatic hammer. Almost a third of the entire coast of the United States borders on the Gulf of Mexico. Thursday -5c Notion Day Women who realize the importance of economizing on smaller items will view these five specials with interest. Kohinoor Snaps, 5c a card Dress fasteners that are dependable, in black or white in all sizes, are most extraordinary for only 5c a card. J. & P. Coats Thread, 5c a spool One-hundred and fifty yard spool, ex ceptional for only 5c. Atlas Hooks and Eyes, 5c card Black or white hooks and eyes in sizes 0 to 3, Thursday, 5c a card. Excellent Pins for 5c a paper , Two-hundred to the paper. Wire Hair Pins, 5c a box Assorted sizes, in black only. Buttons, Thursday, for 5c a card Waih Goods Second Floor Clearance of AH Qualities of Cotton Voile for 49c Every pattern is included, conventional de signs, floral and dotted in as many shades as one could wish to choose from. The values that will be sold for 49c a yard Thursday merit an inspection. Bloomers and Step-ins Are 69c Thursday They are made of fine white or flesh colored ba tiste and come in all sizes for 69c. Three Specials v for Men Soft Collars, 25c A disposal of a great many styles and shapes from Arrow and Earl & Wilson. All perfect and in good style. Sizes 13i2 to 20. Exceptionally priced, 25c each. Handkerchiefs, 35c Of fine linen, 35c three for-$l, or, $3.75 a dozen. Pajamas for $2.15 Madras, nainsook and per cale, one or twopiece suits from Faultless or Univer sal makers. Sizes 15 to 18 or A to D. Nightshirts are $1.65 Muslin, nainsook, hand kerchief cloth or madras garments, Faultless or Universal. Sizes 15 to 20. Tha Mn' Shop To the Lft As You EnUr Pavement Explosion Caused by Heat Does Damage at Sheboygan Sheboygan, Wis., July 6. A pavement explosion in the heart of, the city last night heaved several square feet of brick pavement into the air, shook nearby homes, and nearly caused a panic, many inhabi tants believing that the report and concussion were caused by an earth quake. Engineers who investigated re ported that the intense heat of the last few days had caused expansion to such an extent that the extension joints proved inadequate. , Bricks were hurled several feet in the air and one woman was stunned by them. Railway Shops Reopened Springfield, Mo., July 6. The lo comotive shops of the St. Louis and San Francisco railway company here were reopened today giving employ ment to between 800 arid 900 men. The shops have been closed since January. The Frisco's working force here is still 1,400 under normal. LACES for 5c and 10c Attractive patterns in Val enciennes, filet and cotton torchon will be on sale in the center aisle Thursday for 5c and 10c a yard. Reductions on All Trimmings The beautiful bandings and medallions, beaded, embroidered or made of silk braid, all have low prices for a July disposal. Two-Tone Picot Ribbon 30c and 45c A number of colors in two toned ribbons, widths from li2 to 3, are an attractive economy at 30c and 45c a yard.