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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1921)
W.C.T.U. Leaders In Omaha on Wav t To Convention Iowa and Nebraska Delegates Join Party Here Prohibi tion Enforcement Keynote Of Activities ISrow. "When dors prohibition begin?" This question was ask?l Mi, Anna Gordon, Evanston, 111., na tional president of the W. C. T. II, fwho arrived in Omaha yesterday afternoon over the Northwestern from (Chicago on the "White Rib bon Special," which is carrying na tional officers of the organization and delegates to the 49th annual convention to be opened in San Francisco August 18. "Well of course prohibition has already started," she replied. "There are spots that seem very damp, but in'the main the prohibition enforce ment measures are being carried out strictly. "We don't expect to get strict enforcement and absolute ab stinence at once. That will take time, but the country is gradually coming to it." On Home Brewers' Trail. On board the train were more than 200 women who wore the little bow of white ribbon, which has brought so much grief to tic wine bibbers. Now that they have made the United States dry, they intend to see that prohibition laws are en forced. They are out after the home brewers and the moonshiners. "Tt, Lrvnnti- of onr national con- ' vention will be prohibition enforce ment," Miss Gordon said. "We are going to make special efforts to ge: strict enforcement of all prohibition laws. The present congress, is much kindlier to us than the one that gave us prohibition. I know anv laws calling for enforcement will, be backed by these men." "Home brewing will die out of its own accord," Miss Gordon said. "When these home brewers find out jfcat the stuff they are making is not lit to drink and is injurious to their Health, they will stop making it. Miss Gordon has just returned from a 20,000-mile trip in South America, where she investigated al coholic conditions. She skipped Cuba and Mexico in telling of her experiences, yet declared that in nve years Chile would be dry. Respite for Grape Growers. The grape growers and men in terested in the liquor traffic are to be given five years to. "got. from under." Then the juice ot jthe grape is to be used only in medici nal ways. . . .... . . Speaking of the anti-Deer bill that recently had such a tough time in Washington, Miss Gordon said: "Any reputable physician will swear that beer has no health-giving , pro pensities. The passage of the bill is CeAtaeir carrying Iowa and Nebraska .ibbon special" here. Perc'a goes from Omaha to Salt Lake City Vvia Union Pacific A short stop will be made in Salt IeCit Sun way. The special will be m San Francisco Monday, when a meet ing of the executive committee is to bfWork in the welfare, civic, morals organLation and other. dcpats is to be taken care of during the con vention. The organization will dc o?e much time to . instructing women voters as to their duUes as voters. Praises "Pussyfoot's" Work. The work of 'Tussyfoof Johnson in Europe, who is preparing now to surround India, was Piscd by Miss Gordon. Miss Gordon will go to Europe probably next year to fur ther the interests of world pronibi- tl0National and state officers on the special included: Miss Anna Gor don, Evanston, . national president, Flla A. Boo. New York, vice presi dent; Mrs. Margaret C. Muns na tional treasurer; Mrs. Sarah Goag land, national corresponding secre tary; ' Mrs. J. E. Sizer, Janesville, ONE LITTLE BLEMISH Will Mar Your Beauty No matter how perfect the features) or how prettily gowned, if your com plexion is marred by a pimple or ugly blemish, you cannot possess complete beauty. Little facial blemishes can be eas ily removed by the use of Black and "White Beauty Bleach. This delightful flesh-tinted cream forms an invisible coating which will clear the skin of tan. freckles, pim ples, unsightly blotches, liver spots and similar blemishes. Black and White Soap sfcohld be used in connection with Beauty Bleach. It is a pure soap and a de lightful aid in keeping the skin clear, soft and youthful. Black and White Beauty Bleach can be found at your drug or depart ment store: Bleach 50c the package. Soap 25c the cake. Free literature and samples of Black and White Face Powder and Talcum sent upon re quest to Rita Muray, Plough Chemi cal Co., Memphis, Tenn. IMF Former Ak-Sar-Ben Queen Begins Action for Divorce William F. Schnorr was sued for divorce in district court yesterday by Harriet N. Schnorr, daughter of Fred Metz, wealthy former brewer, on grounds of cruelty. She alleges that within a few months after their marriage her "husband began to treat her with indifference which changed into rudeness, harshness and discourtesy. "For 12 months he refused to speak to her except to criticize and upbraid and harass her," she de- Minn., president of the Minnesota department; Mrs. Culla J. Vayinger, Upland, Ind.. director of organization;- Mrs. Flora Mitchell, Brook ings, S. D., president of the depart ment of South Dakota; Mrs. Eliza beth Anderson, Fargo, N. D., na tional recording secretary and presi dent of North Dakota; Mrs. llebecca Rhodes, Bellefount, Pa., superin-tendent-of welfare department;. Mrs. Lela Dyar, Boone, Neb., president of .Nebraska, and Mrs. Morton Vcno, president , of . Douglas county., , William Allen White to Speak in Omaha Aug. 26 William Allen White, editor and writer of Emporia, Kan., will speak at the Chamber cf Commerce at a noonday luncheon August 26. Mr. ! White comes to attend the annual convention of the Delta Tau, which opens here August 24 and continues until August 27. Saved by Hunch William Fleming, constable, in Judge George Holmes' division of municipal court, who returned to his duties yesterday, almost boarded the ill-fated Alaska steamer which hit a reef off the Pacific coast last Satur day, "I just didn't seem to feel like making the trip," Fleming de clared, "and I didn't." 5-1 plenty of pure, fresh, clean milk. Give them all the milk they'll drink with their meals, over cereals, fruit, etc. And, when they come home from school or in from play give those hungry kiddies a big glass of Alamito Milk The nutriment it furnishes, is not sur passed in any other form of food. It is childhood's own food especially made to provide nourishment and vigor for fast growing little bodies. It makes bright eyes and rosy cheeks it keeps youngsters sturdy and well. Use lots of Alamito Milk and give your kiddies the chance for health that every child should have. Alamito "MilkWhite" Dairy Leavenworth St. at 26th. Phone Douglas 0409. clares. So great was her mental an guish, she charges, that she lost SO pounds in weight, and' on May 11, 1921, she finally left home." Mrs. Schnorr, who was a princess in Ak-Sar-Ben, and who took pat in amateur "shows" given by Ak-Sar-Ben, asks the restoration of her maiden name, Harriet Mctz. Movers were busy vacating the Schnorr home yesterday. The furni ture is being stored and the house will be leased. Mrs. Schnorr will be at the home cf her parents. Band Concert to Be Given At Hanscom Park Sunday The City Concert club will present the fifth of a series of band concerts Sunday at 5 o'clock in Hanscom park. Arthur E. Smith will direct. Rev. Dr. C. E. Cobbey will speak on "The Value of Music in Com munity Life." The program includes: March Picadore Souaa Overture Light Cavalry.... Suppe Selections Carmen Bizet Waltz Wedding of the Winds ..Hail Galop de Concert Infernal. ... ... Kela Bela Intermission. March King Bee Arthur E. Smith Descriptive Mill in the Forest. .Filenberg Polonaise Fackeltanz Meyerbeer Gavotte Glowworm Linke Medley Popular Songs Whltmark "America" Defendants in Potash Case To Fight Removal to Omaha Charles Wohlberg and Jacob Masse, under indictment here for al leged misuse of the mails in connec tion with the $1,000,000 Berg Potash company crash, will fight removal from Los Angeles to this jurisdic tion, according to word that reached the United States district attorney's office yesterday. The two men are under $12,500 temporary bonds each to appear at Los Angeles September 1, when these bonds expire. Bright, Wide-Awake Children Need Worth while employers THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 12, 1021. Harding's Father Marries Nurse, Off ice Employe Couple Motor to Michigan Town for Ceremony White House Taken By Suprise. Monroe. Mich, Aug. 11. Dr. George T. Harding, 7b, father of President Harding, was married here today to Miss Alice Severns, 52, by the Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of the Monroe Presbyterian church. Miss Severn has been a nurse in the office of Dr. Harding at Marion for many years. The couple drove here in an automobile, obtained the mar riage license and went to the home of Rev. Mr. Knowles, where the cer emony was performed. Leave on Honeymoon. Immediately after the ceremony Dr. Harding and his bride left the city. I heir destination was not an nounced. They were accompanied here by a younger couple from Marion. Their names were not dis closed. After obtaining the license, Dr. Harding asked to be directed to a Baptist parsonage. As there is no resident Baptist minister here, he was directed to the home of Rev. Mr. Knowles. Dr. Harding made an ineffectual attempt to withhold an nouncement of his marriage. When asked by Rev. Mr. Knowles if he was the father of the president, lie declined to answer. Surprise to Friends. Marion. O., Aug. 11. Ncvs that Dr. George T. Harding and Miss Alice ijevems, his onice nunc, nail been married in Monroe, Mich., to day, was a 'distinct surprise to his friends. Dr. Harding was 75 years eld the day his son was nominated for president by the republican national convention in Chicago a year ago. He is very active for a man of his years. Mrs. Harding has been dead about 12 years. President Surprised. Washington, Aug. 11. To all ap pearances, the marriage of Dr. George T. Harding, the president's father, took the White House com pletely by surprise. Those close to the president received their first news of the marriage through press re ports from Michigan and after Mr. Harding had been informed, the only comment available was that no pri vate word of the event had been re ceived. Cellars Are Flooded Heavy downpour of rain and the disturbed condition of the St, Marys avenue improvement district caused the flooding of several cellars in the vicinity of Nineteenth and ? Jackson streets and Twentieth street and St. Marys avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Friday and Saturday We Will Place on Sale The Most Marvelous Dresses You Have Ever Been Offered 75 Last Year's Spring Suits, Values Up to $69.50, at Motorman "Kid Alex" Fights Off Bandits L-m- Thomas Alexander. Thomas Alexander, who fought many ring battles under the title of Kid Alex." saved $100 for the strppt car rmnnanv when, as con ductor of a Park' West street car, he resisted the efforts of two colored bandits to hold the car up, he re ported to police. Alexander knocked one of the bandits through a car window and floored the other, who was armed, with a wicked left, he said. The bandits escaped with $8.50 and 100 car chips from the automatic money changer. Three Fined $1 Each for Open Cutouts on Autos Motorcycle officers have started a campaign against open cut-outs on automobiles, upon orders of Chief of Police Dempsey. Three persons who were arrested by Motorcycle Officer Kirk were fined $1 each in Central police court yesterday. Thev were Donald McNichols, 2115 Grace street; Carl Tolman, 1822 Clark street, and Leonard Gallett, 310 South Nineteenth street. Extradition Refused, Prisoner Is Released Governor McKelvw having' re fused to sign requisition papers for the extradition of George F. Moorei 1817 Locust street, to Wyoming, the prisoner was released from central police station yesterday. Moore was arrested two days ago on a warrant charging him with alleged conspir acy in failing to testify in a criminal case at Newcastle, Wyo. Moore de clared the charge was a "frame-up." This surpasses any sale of fine dresses we have ever held. Offering 200 dresses that would sell for much more were they not through great special purchases. Dresses so good in style and quality of materials that we never imagined it possible to sell them at such a low price. Actual $45.00 Dresses Actual $40.00 Dresses Actual $30.00 Dresses All at One Price Rich Satins Luxurious Canton Crepes Elegant Crepe de Chines Beautiful Tricotines Marvelous Georgettes in Every Wanted Size Sale Starts Promptly at 9 A. M. Brief City News Has Hurtling Autotroph Have Dickinson, agent in clmrjre of secret service here, has received nn auto graphed photograph iZ President Harding. ies Allnionv nnd Kid (arl J. Snyder was ordered by district court lo'pny his wife, E. Fayette Snyder, $18,000 alimony, and she whs award ed the custody of their two children. Street Dunce ToiiIkIiI Nineteenth street from Pratt to Kvnna will be roped off Friday night that urnwn uns in the Kountr. park residence riistrlct, dressed like "kids," may dance. CniulUlntes Ktnniinctl - Candidates for the postniastership of Omaha were examined Wednesday afternoon nnd Thursday by a board of two men, to determine their qualifica tions for the office. Avlntnr TjuhIs in Onrnflclil Air Mail l'ilot W. C Hopson. flying be tween Omaha nnd Chicago, narrow ly escaped death Wednesday after- j noon when he was forced to land in a cornfield near Fort Crook. 1'hcph Murder t'lmrire Chief Dep uty County Attorney Coffey said yes terday that he will "in all iirobahil lt" file a complaint In district court charging .lames T. Saxtnn. 23, with tho murder of Frank Fogg. Discredits I '.loprincnl - II. A. VVhorton, Missouri Pacific engineer, refuses to believe the telegram re ceived by Omaha police from Mrs. A. C. Qualey In Chicago, stating that Mrs. Whorton had eloped with her husband. Poisons Dojrs Kesidents in the vicinity of Sixteenth and Piatt streets have asked police to help run down someone who has been poisoning dogs in that section of town. Three dogs have died from poison in the last week. Has Money But Walks Board of public welfare was aroused yester day -when Miss Mae Smith, elderly, of New York, asked for employment, explained she was walking; to the west const and admitted she had $4,000 in certified checks to fall back on. Many I'nimtnral Deaths Seven suicides, four deaths by automobile accidents, four by gunshot wounds, two by falling trees, two by over doses of morphine, one by railroad train, three by drowning, two by sunstroke and one by electricity are shown in the records for July. Money Due Mrs. Hlnes Mrs. Mary Hines is being sought by the home service section of the Omaha chapter of the American Red Cross at the request of the War Risk In surance bureau, which states Mrs. Hines is entitled to $117 back allot ment money. Metcalf to Speak. J. W. Met- calf, secretary or the Associated Retailers of Omaha, left Wednes day night for St. Louis to speak on 'The Value to a Merchants' Asso- elation of a Credit Department," at the semi-annual convention of the National Association of Retail Sec retaries. Guard Leaves With Prisoner Arthur Hendershot, a prisoner at Fort Omaha, charged with desertion, and his guard, Fred Cox, Twelfth company, escaped from Fort Oma ha at 10:30 yesterday morning while they were cutting weeds near the south entrance of the army grounds. Police were notified. A new pocket cigar case has a fire compartment in which a lighted cigar can be carried. Materials $11 050 Mellon Holds Out Hope For Medicinal Beer Washington, Aug. 11. One more hope for medicinal beer was helit out today by-Secretary Mellon. Piscussing the anti-brer bill, now in conference, Mr. Mellon sa-d that should action upon the measure be deferred by congress until ai'tcr the recess, it was possible that the regu lations covering the use of beer for medicinal purposes would be issued by the treasury. Under the existing law, he ex plained, the brewers are entitled to the regulations, although it was probable that few would wish to take advantage of them and make any financial outlay in the face of impending hostile legislation, Examination Date Fixed For Railway Mail Clerks There will lie held in Omaha on September 17 an examination for railway mail clerks, men only. Other examinations for which appli ranf are n ceded arc: Apprentice fish cultnrist, bureau of fisheries; laboratory aid in agricultural tech nology; topographic draftsman, r.t Fort Crook; painter. Fort Crook; stenographers for Omaha and Wasli li'crtnn. Information and applica tions may be had at the office of the local secretary in tne posionicc building. Welfare Organizations Saving for Hard Winter Every welfare organization in the city is using strictest economy throughout the summer that every penny may be conserved for the win ter's need, W. H. Wilson, superin tendent of the public wclfa:: board, announced yesterday. The Associated Charities is cutting down office help, the American Le gion is considering the need of open ing a 100-bad lodging house, and Dr. Harry Fos'er has recommended in vestigation into the possible need of a bread line. PHOTOPLAYS. Two Days More BUCK Now Showing Katherine MacDonald and lUesleij (Freckles) in "Stranger Than Fiction" It starts with a laugh, runs with a thrill and finishes on th surprise of your life. f TWO DAYS MORE WANDA HAWIEY T. Roy Barne Walter Hiert in "A Kiss in Time" SUNDAY NORMA TALMADGE in "The Moth" AMl'HEMENTS. EMPRESS LAST TIMES TODAY THE BROKEN MIRROR.' Preiented by Fred Sehwan Co. KING & WYSE. premitlnt 'll Friday th 13th Unlucky," FRANK MORRELL. "Tl Boy From California." CLARA THEODORA'S TRIO, Unlluo Aerial, ltd. Photoplay Attraction, "DIVORCE OF CONVENIENCE." Ftaturlnl Owta Moore. BIG DANCE Saturday Night, August 13, 1921 at NASHVILLE NASHVILLE Is a new town 8 miles northwest of Florence on the Washinftop Hifhway COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS IT&EATTY'S Two Taken in Male Flirt Crusade Fined $2." Eacl Louis Ciiccnbcrger, clerk, 1 and Joseph Kieny, machinist, 2.124 South 'lliiitccnth, were fined $25 "each in central police court yesterday after officers testified the youths "tried to flirt with every unescorted girl Wednesday night, while riding about in their motor." Acting Mayor flutlcr expreisrd gratification when informed of the sentences imposed on the first pair convicted of "motor car flirting:" Legion Celebrates Gothenburg, Neb., Aug. 11. (Spe cial. This s "American Legioii Week" in Gothenburg. McMahon's carnival is showing all week under the auspices of the Legion. There will be two dances, a picnic and a special home-talent show Friday. Friday Is the Last Day of PATHE Phonograph Demonstration Sale Union Outfitting Co. $25 Worth of Records Free With Each Cabinet Pathe Souvenir to Visitors. The Pathe Phonograph Dem onstration at the Union Outfit ting Co., with factory representa tive in charge, is attracting wide spread interest among music lovers because of the new "life like" phonograph that - is being exhibited. During the demonstration your old phonograph will be taken in exchange easy terms of $1.00 a week are being made and $25.00 worth of records included with each Cabinet Pathe. A Pathe given away Friday night. Advertisement PHOTOPLAYS. After Your Own Heart" Starting Sunday JONES "Straight From the Shaulder" Show at 11, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Now and All Wek "PROXIES" and HAROLD LLOYD In "Among Those Present" Rialto Symphony Orchestra Harry Brader, Director Julius K. Johnson at the Organ Omaha's Finest Neighborhood Theater THE NEW "a, AS A CAVI - Reopens SUNDAY New Picture Machines Latest Improved Screen The Entire Theater Newly Decorated lees e Out of a Job? 115 Co-Operative Cafeterias We Appreciate Your Patronage. advertising in 'Hotoravtirc Section arv exceptional v The Bee. wm sr vow dverimv J vr