THE BEE: 0MAT1A. TUESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1921.
While Man Now
Sought by Police
In Fogg Murder
Drug Addict Seen in Store
Shortly Before Crime
Contradictory Testimony
Given at Inquest.
"Frank Fogg, druggist, 2802 Far
nam street, came to his death from
a ru ii shot wound in the hands of
unknown parties, read the verdict
of tlic coroner's jury which held in
. quest yesterday into the death of
Frank Fogst, who was killed in his
store last Saturday night.
Fourteen witnesses gave evidence
to the jury. Virgil Price, negro, who
was arrested following the shooting,
fi d not testify.
The jury refused to make any rec
ommendations in regard to Price,
hut according to Chief of Police
Denipsey, Price will be released from
custody tomorrow.
Search for Drug Addict.
Evidence given by several witness
es caused police to search for a white
man said to be a drug addict and a
police character who was seen in the
store glancing over scme magazines
shortly before midnight.
Kinil Rokusek, proprietor of a
bakery one door west of the drug
store, who lives at 214 South Twenty-
eighth, arrived at his home, he tes
tified, at 11:45. He stated that he
saw a white man with a light gray
or checkered suit in the drug store.
Five minutes after going to bed he
heard Foog stam the wooden bar on
his back door. A few nvnutcs later
he heard two shots from a revolver.
Getting out of bed he looked out of
a window and saw a man running
north on Twenty-eighth street. When
he reached the rear of the Nash
Motor company he ran east up a
small embankment.
Rokusek stated that he did not
know whether the man running was
the same person he had seen in the
store a short time before.
Dr. F. A. Connolly, acting coroner,
stated that he examined Fogg's body
and believed that he lived only IS
minutes after being shot.
Saw White man Running.
Mathew Hunt, 111 South Twenty
sevwth, who, according to the po
lice, said Saturday night that he saw
a negro running after the shooting;
stated in the witness box that in is
opinion the man he saw was white.
Albert Douglas, 504 South Twenty-fifth
street, who was with Hurt,
substantiated Hurt's statement that
the man he had seen was white. He
gave the following description:
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tall, weight 140 pounds and wore
cither a grey or checkered suit and
cap.
Robert Bank. 504 South Twenty
sixth avenue. H. Raugh and Fanny
Byrd, 2714 Douglas street, testified
they saw Price at Twenty-seventh
and Douglas street about 11:30 Sat
urday night. They stated that he
had bruises on his head.
Evidence Contradictory.
Their evidence was contradicted by
Paul Holliday, Council Bluffs, who
testified that he saw Price at Ninth
street and Capitol avenue about 9
o'clock and about 11:30, .Holliday
and Johnnie Moore, owner of a re
sort in the old Third ward, took
Price to a hotel on South Thirteenth
street.
Other witnesses were Thomas
Wagner, 211 Park avenue; George
Jensen, 211 Park avenue; I., v. Kuhn,
523 South Twenty-ninth avenue; W.
F. Barnctt, 119 South Thirtieth
street; C. R. Hunter, 2510 K street;
Violet Mullen, 405 South Twenty
fifth avenue, and policemen assigned
on the case.
Following the inquest Chief of
Detectives Van Deusen stated that
he hoped to clear the mystery in a
few days with the arret of a white
man. Police are not' divulging any
news which might lead to the source
of their information.
Sunderland SaVs
Colonial Got No
Cash From Bonds
Stockholder in Guaranty
Securities Company Ex
plains Transactions of
Defunct Companies.
Tent Company Head
Married Secretly to
His Private Secretary
The marriage of Al C. Scott, presi
dent of the Omaha Tent and Awning;
company, to his private secretary,
Gladys Thornton, took place in Kan
sas City, Kan., two weeks ago.
Scott, a widower, is active in var
ious communal movements.
Husband and wife returned to
Omaha separately after the wedding
and kept their secret dark until Sun
day night when they left for a
month's honeymoon in the Canadian
Rockies. On their return, they will
live in a new home at 5124 Cass
street.
After his first wife's death. Scott
sold their home at 302 South Fifty
second street.
Scott is 38 and his bride 22.
Spaniard Caught Stealing
Deported as "Public Charge"
Emrilio Ortiz, 21, a Spaniard, was
placed aboard the "deportation spe
cial" by John Gurnette, local immi
gration officer, early this morning, to
be sent back to his home in Spain.
"Becoming a public charge" is the
cause of his deportation. Ortiz was
arrested in the act of stealing an
overcoat last spring.
A group of prisoners : from the
federal penitentiary a Leavenworth
also was brought here to join the
party.
Any knowledge of the disposition
of bonds of the defunct Colonial
Timber and Coal Company of West
Virginia, mentioned with the crash
of the Pioneer State Pank of Omaha
and the Guaranty Securities cpni
pany, is denied by Ralph E. Sunder
land, stockholder in the Guaranty
firm, now spending the summer in
Toledo, O.
No cash was ever received or used
by the Colonial corporation ficm
these bonds, according to Mr. Sun
derland, who declared all working
capital was secured through tile sale
of itock by the stockholders.
No Salary Waste.
"The salary aid expense account
of Colonial reptesr.its no exttavrf
fai'Ce or waste," iierlares Mr. Sun
derland, "the officers being paij less
t:in they could a'.(! would inve
ta- ned 'elscwhercf relying for their
prrlts upon the ultimate outcome of
the business.
"I have not been connected with
Colonial for some time. I resigned
because there was not enough work
ing capital to justify continuing
without reduction ot expense to a
minimum. The disposition of my
stock was a voluntary act, the trans
fer being made in favor of the Guar
anty Securities company to strength
en its position. It did not yield me
any remuneration.
Claims Titles Good.
"I have had no ynancial transac
tion with the Pioneer State bank or
Guaranty Securities company involv
ing money, credit or equivalent. Any
statement that the Colonial titles are
i:ot good is a mere opinion, for the
matter of West Virginia titles is
usually one of legal adjudication in
comprehensible to thi northern mind
until fully conversant with the
peculiar local conditions.
"I believe if Colonial bondholders
should now acquire all of the assets
of Colonial, and pursue the course
already well laid ou: and in opera
tion, with more than two years of
valuable progress already made, they
would be immensely rewarded ulti
mately. "I am a stockholder in the Guar
anty Securities company and will
share with all other stockholders
whatever loss arises from its bankruptcy."
Brief cuu News Demand Made for
Tests of Paving on
State Highways
j State Inspector on Jobs Also
Asked by Good Roads Com
mittee Blame Put on
County Engineer.
nack From SHiool M. A. Tan
cook of the publicity bureau and
J. M. OH Ian ot the Industrial bu
reau of the Chamber of Commerce
' are homo from the two weeks' sec
retarial school conducted at North
western university.
To Honor Soldier Dead George
Wrst will head a Chamber of Com
merce committee of 15 to honor
soldier dead when their bodies ar
rive from France. E, M. Brown,
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i Eastman have already been desig
nated to serve.
Traveler Iows Diamonds Loss
of $3,100 In diamonds In a chamois
bag was reported to the police by
Mrs. Sidney Hrown of le Kalb, 111.,
now visiting at 1122 South Thirty
fourth street. She does not know
whether the loss occurred on the
train, en route to Omaha or In a
railroad station.
I'ui-kctt Di-paiL After serving
two years as membership secretary
of the Omaha Y. M. C. A., K. S.
l'uckett left Monday evening for his
home In Dayton, O., where ho will
spend a month's vacation. On Sep
tember l he will assume the duties
of register for the American law
university of Los Angeles.
Three Hayden Estate Heirs
Inherit Nearly $100,000 Each
Three Omaha women inherit close
to $400,000 each from the estate of
Joseph Hayden, late Omaha mer
chant. They are his sisters, Mrs.
Thomas Flynn and Miss Hayden, and
a favorite niece, Mrs. John Madden.
A brother, William Hayden of
Birmingham, Ala.,, and a niece,
Louise Hayden of Washington, con
tested the will, to no avail.
High Tribute Paid the Late Ed
Evans by "The Piano Tuner"
The late Ed Evans of Omaha is
paid high tribute in the current issue
of "The Piano Tuner," official organ
of the National Association of Piano
Tuners. An editorial and news arti
cle are devoted to him. Mr. Evans
was a son of John W. Evans. He died
suddenly in Chicago.
the city, and in his absence Vice
President N'esbit presided.
The committee is composed of rep
resentatives from eight civic organ
izations of Omaha.
Blames County Engineer,
Blame for carlcssness in the Lin
coln highway paving project was laid
at the door of Lew Adams, county
engineer, by Slate Engineer Johnson
yesterday,
"It's unfortunate his job is elective,
not appointive," he commented.
"Inspectors are not to blame; they
were doing what Adams told them to
do. He admitted the inspectors made
daily reports but he didn't examine
them," said Johnson.
Part of the recently laid road mav
be torn up and repaying ordcrd, if
tests show that the base is defective,
he said.
The contractor had no right to
make allowances for shrinkage in the
cement mixture because specification
did not' so designate that he mil
according to Johnson.'
Honolulu has 170 miles of paved
streets.
"We want to be sure that we're
getting what we're paying for."
This creed is contained in resolu
tions passed by the joint good roads
committee in session at the Chenibcr
of Commerce yesterday afternoon
with State Engineer George E. John
son, asking that the state highway
commission put an inspector on the
three paving jobs now under way
in Douglas county.
These jobs include the Washing
ton highway, the O.L.D. highway
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olutions are the outcome of charges
made by State Engineer Johnson that
insufficient cement content was be
ing used in the laying of the base
for paving of the Lincoln highway.
Want State Inspector.
Presence of a state inspector on
the jobs would keep the work up to
standard and would influence the
contractors to exercise a little more
care in the laying of the paving, ac
cording to the resolutions, a copy
of which is to be presented to the
county board of supervisors tomor
row. Tests of the paving when complet
ed also would be made under the
terms of the resolutions.
Besides the state engineer, those
present at the meeting were: P. L.
Nesbit, J. E. George, A. B. Waugh,
L. C. Sholes, Randall K. Brown, J.
L. Hasinks, J. Stewart White and
J. H. Lionberger.
W. B. Cheek, president, is out of
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Among college and club men,
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Burgess-Nash Company's
Downstairs Store
$g)OQ
Pay
14 Out of 44 Items' Offer-
ing, On Two -Dollar Day
Values Which Challenge Competition
Women's Pumps and" Oxfords
2
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leatner ana sueae; in Drown, grey ana oiacK; in sizes s 10 e, aa to
D width. Pair
Downstair Stora
Crochet Bed Spreads
Double bed size heavyweight
spread. An exceptional value at this
price. For full size beds. Limit of 2 to
a customer
$000
Downstair Star
Filet Net Curtains
2
214 yards in length, in white or ecru, fc
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Downstair Store
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4 pr. Women's
Silk Hose
$200
"Seconds" of one of
the finest hose manufac
tured in the country..
"Seconds" which are as
fine as many makers'
"firsts." In black, russet,
white, cordovan and other
shoe shades. All sizes in
the lot.
Downstair Stora
Cloth
Trousers
$2
00
Well made and
serviceable. Medium
weight, neat striped
patterns, belt loops,
and five strong
pockets. Sizes 32 to
40.
Downstairs Store
Model Dress Form
A wonderful help to home sewers
can be regulated to fit any size. Very
special Tuesday.
Downstairs Stora
$000
Boys' Wash Trousers
Of olive drab khaki and cotton crash
excellent for everyday wear.
5 to 16. 3 for
Downstairs Stora
Ages
$000
Women's Street Dresses
A most. flVCPnt.innal valuo Thprp ars fnnpv vmloc in iha dain
tiest of light colos and in dark, serviceable patterns with attractive $O00
juixico aim wim mines, many wiui nuuua run ueiis. oizes xo, lo,
36, 38, 40 and a few m 42. Very special
Downstairs Store
2
Dainty Silk Blouses
In Georgette, Habutai and Pongee
silk beaded and embroidered tailored
and semi-tailored effects.
$000
Downstairs Stora
Eight Bath Towels
Large size, heavy weight, excellent $4100
oualitv: limit of eicht to a customer. P JUU
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8 towels for $2
Downstairs Store
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Silk
Remnants
$200
1 to 4-yard lengths
of all the season's de
sirable silks, both
plain and fancy
suitable for blouses,
children's d r c s ses,
skirts - - -
Downstairs Store
Sports
Skirts
$200
Smartly p 1 e ated
cloth models in plaids
and checks in com
bination of colors of
tan, brown and grey.
Sizes 22 to 28.
Downstairs Stora
Eight Pillow C ases
In fine round thread quality, neat 3- ,rrn
inch hem. Limit of eight to a customer. P""
Size 42 and 45-inch. 8 cases for $2. !
Downstairs Stora
Metal Ice Wagons
Made of heavy metal, body painted
red, steel axles and wheels. An extra
special at $2.00 each.
$000
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Downstairs Stora
The New Cafeteria h Now Open
IN THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE
Real home cooking, combined with expert service, at the lowest possible
price consistent with quality. Our Burnasco pies, cakes and pastry are most
appetizing.
ICE CREAM SODAS, 5c
SjaearaWtAtttA Tobacco Co.
Downstairs Stora