THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1921.
More Policemen
Needed, But Force
May Be Reduced
Twenty-Five Men May Be
Laid Off Next Month Owing
To Lack of Funds, Chief
Dempsey Says.
Heads of the police department
may be forced to lay off 25 mem
bers of the force next month on ac
count of lack of funds, according to
Chief of Police Dcnipsey.
Though the department his been
in need of more men for sonic time,
Chief Dcnipsey stated yesterday
that even ta think of increasing the
force is folly.
The police department was $5,000
short last month, he stated.
"We could use SO more men," he
stated, referring to a report in an
evening paper. "Sure, we could use
200 and even 500 more men to good
advantage, but who's going to pay
'em? truly, there are parts of the
city that have never had a police
man on a beat. There hasn't been
a police chief in Omaha that ever
had enough men to patrol and guard
the city properly."
Since the Dahlman administration
went into office, 26 police officers
have been dismissed or laid off, the
majority recently.
Not until next year will the de
partment have sufficient funds to
take on additional patrolmen and
detectives, Chief Dempsey said.
So low are the present funds of
the police department, Chief Demp
sey declared, that the heads hesi
tate to appoint a successor to the
late Captain Anton Vanous. Ser
geant Russell is acting police cap
tain without additional pay.
Rock Island Announces
Revised Train Schedule
Rock Island officials announce
new arrangements in the train serv
ice from Omaha into western Iowa
as far as Des Moines.
No. 202, formerly leaving Omaha
at 6 a. m., will leave at 8 a. m. No.
6, Chicago Express, formerly leav
ing at 3:15 p. m. and making no
steps, will leave at 3 p. m. and op
crate as a local as far east as At
lantic. ... ,
The new train schedule is the. re
sult of a complaint made by Omaha
shippers to Rock Island officials last
spring through C. E. Childe, man
ager of the traffic bureau of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce. In
the complaint the shippers declared
Des Moines, with three trains from
the western territory, was being fa
vored. Knox County Bankers
Hold Annual Picnic
'Bloomfield, Neb., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The annual convention and
picnic of the Knox County Bankers
association, held at Center, was well
attended. The program included
addresses by J. L. Mitchell, a Sioux
City banker, and H. R. Van Auken
jf Bloomfield. The following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing
vear: E. R. Poole,, Crofton, president-
H. C. Dierks, Bloomfield, vice
president; V. V. Walton, Center,
secretary-treasurer.
Nebraska Ranks First in
Better Sires Movement
Nebraska ranks first among the
states of the union in the movement
for the use oi better sires m stock
breeding, according to word re
ceived today by Montagu iancook
of the publicity bureau cf the
Chamber of Commerce from the
Bgricultural bureau in Washington
Nebraska has 41,827 registered
thoroughbred sires, according to the
figures, with Virginia ranking sec
ond, with 36,262 thoroughbred sires
registered.
Man Refused Citizenship
Because of Divorce Suit
Louis Rogers, owner of a confec
tionery store at Twenty-fourth and
Farnam streets, a flower store at
W South Sixteenth street ana ot
other business enterprises was re
fused citizenship by District Judge
Sears yesterday. Rogers Greek
Se is'Leonida's, Michael Rovat
It was Rogers' third attempt to
become naturalized. His petition
was refused because of evidence
given in his wife's divorce action.
Cuban Authorities Hold
Body of Omaha Engineer
Cuban authorities are holding the
bocv ot Mi ara jciimuj, y'"
gineer. according to Fred Peterson
of the Peterson-Shirley Construction
company, who returned from Cuba
Thursday. Peterson declares officials
told him the body would have to be
held there one ye ar bef o re it could
be sent home. Jenkins died of ty
. . . , . uer;t3l at Preston.
phoia lever m nvr"
Cuba.
Not Factor
In Schnorr Divorce Case
I lie lure oi inc ar""'-" -musical
career had nothing to do
. i i rt h.twn Mr.
witn marnai om"c" "y
and Mrs. William F. Schnorr, she
. r? If-.. CV,rtrr tnr-
deciarea rnoay. ivna. ---merly
Miss Harriet Metz, has applied
for a divorce.
"I like my music but I have no
. . f . , - ii-a.r enc
intention oi tamiis "F vo.w.,
said.
Gcore M. Carey New Head
Of Chamber Traffic Bureau
George M. Carey, former secre
. u Allianre. Neb.. Chamber
of Commerce, has been named sec
retary of the traffic safety commit
tee of the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce to succeed R. C. Hudson.
The traffic safety work is to be car
ried on under the direction m mc
Chamber of Commerce and has been
made a permanent oureau.
Ad. 1 57.000 for Electric
Equipment for New School
. . , ... t- -r. TTUrtrir torn-
ia ot me iuj ------
pany of Council Bluffs to supply
electrical equipment jor i. p--new
technical and commercial high
school, opened yesterday at the
meeting of the Board of Education,
was $157,000. This bid was omitted
by error from the list of other offers
for -Jectrical work on the planned
Gus Miller Named
Reformatory Head
'M3:te?;sis::.i: -i
Gus Miller.
Lincoln. Aug. 12. (Special.)
August W. Miller of Omaha today
was appointed superintendent of the
new state reformatory at Lincoln
by the state board of control. He
will assume his duties September 1
and will receive $2,500 a year and
maintenance for himself and family.
He is now a salesman for the Bree.1
& Jensen Paper company, and for
merly was probation officer in
Omaha.
"Hi's appointment was unsolicited."
said Katnerine VVorley, chairman of
the board. "He was selected because
of his excellent record while proba
tion officer in Omaha."
Showmen Facing
Wage Reduction
Stage Hands Consider Com
promise on 25 Per Cent Cut;
Musicians May Quit.
Managers of the Brandies, Or
pheum, Empress and Gayety the
aters conferred with representatives
of the stage hands and musicians
unions relative to a cut in the wage
scales. The managers proposed a 40
per cent decrease. Stage hands of
fered to accept a 10 per cent cut.
The managers offered to compro
mise with a 25 per cent decrease.
The offer will be put before the
stage hands union. ,
The managers declare they must
have a 40 per cent cut in wages
or get out of the show business.
The musical situation has reached
a more critical stage. Musicians
have refused to accept more than a
10 per cent cut, which theater man
agers say is too small. Theaters
probably will be without music
when contracts with musicians run
out.
The Gayety will open with all
non-union crews, Manager Johnson
has announced.
Divorce Costs
Wife of Broker
$54,700 Estate
Parents of Robertson Martin,
Killed in Auto Accident,
Protest Will Leaving Pro
perty to Former Mate.
In a decision handed down by
District Judge Charles A. Goss Fri
day, Sarah William Martin, former
wife of Robertson C. Martin, weal
thy stock broker killed in an auto
mobile accident last year, was ex
cluded from sharing in the $54,700
estate left by the broker.
Martin and his wife were divorced
in 1914. Previous to this Martin
made a will leaving his estate to
Mrs. Martin. This was filed in
county court. The will went un
noticed for vear. When Martin was
killed and the will offered for pro
Kate, Martin's parents of Madisan,
Neb., protested. The estate prob
ably will go to the parents and
relatives.
Martin was killed when his auto
mobile collided with a street car.
Miss Madeline Nugent, steno
grapher, was riding with him. She
is still suffering from injuries re
ceived. She has a suit for all her
hospital and physicians bill as well
as a suit for $25,000 pending against
the estate.
Forty-Two Germans
Admitted to American
Citizenship in Omaha
"Deutschland uber alles" was ex
emplified in the session of naturaliza
tion court which ended yesterday
Forty-two Germans were admitted
to American citizenship, nearly twice
n. . oa Vi numhrr admitted of
any other nationality, according to
figures prepares Dy aianey wn
neid, clerk of the court.
Altogether 198 were admitted, as
follows: Germans, 42; Italians, 23;
Danes, 22; Bohemians, 18; Russians,
17; Poles, 15. Swedes. 15; Irish, 11;
.. C Qrnfc F.nclishmen.
auflu inns, r, -, ; . '
e. iT..n-ar;an A- Canadians. 4: Bel-
gians, 3; Croatians, 2; Syrians
(Turks), i Norwegians, Ru
manians, 1; Moravians, 1; Greeks, 1.
Angry Hog Attacks
Pawnee City t armer
Pawnee City, Neb., Aug. 12.
(Special.) Harry Chitick, farmer
living southeast of here, was at
tacked by an infuriated hog and se
i ;;rA Thr- heast had been
recognized as dangerous by the two
Chitick brothers who larm logcincr,
and had been put in a pen by itself.
George, the second brother, and
Harry both were in the pen when it
made the assault. George escaped
but the animal overtook Harry and
threw him to the ground and at
tacked him. In the fray he was
badly bruised, and a severe gash was
inflicted on his left leg
"Mizzura" Man Who "Hadn't Done
Nuthin" Learns How Arrests Made
He hailed "clean from Batten
caounty, Mizzura" and had never in
his whole life of 35 years seen a man
'rested.
And so curious was the son of the
soil to learn just how they did it in
the big city that Detective Joe
Baughman urged him to go along to
the police station yesterday with two
prisoners.
To detectives who questioned him,
he gave his name as Charles Wil
liams. As tender-hearted as a youth,
Charles trembled all over and shed
real, salty tears profusely while he
related how he happened to "butt
in" when the detective made an ar
rest at the Union station.
In slow, southern drawl, Charles
explained his presence.
"I ain't a done nuthin' to nobody,"
he cried. ."Not me. I wuz jes a sit
tin' in that thar station house w'en I
sees th' off'cer 'restin' a feller. Why,
I ain't a never seed nuthin' like it
ADVERTISEMENT.
DECLARES IT
WAS CURSE OF
MILLER'S LIFE
Lincoln Contractor Had Suf
fered From Stomach Trouble
For Twenty-Five Years.
"I don't believe there ever was a
man on earth that had stomach
trouble any worse than I did. Why,
for twenty-five years it was the curse
of my life," said Fred C. Miller,
contracting painter, 718 J St., Lin
coln, Neb., in discussing the remark
able benefits he had received by
taking Tanlac.
"My long years of trouble just
about wore me out and I finally
got so weak and run down I had to
lay off from work for days at a
time. Since taking Tanlac, however,
I am in tip-top shape and never
lose an hour from work.. I had
every form of indigestion and at
times suffered agony. I had awful
headaches and dizzy spells too, and
become almost a nervous wreck on
account of my suffering. I had to
live on soups and other liquids so
that I fell off in weight until I was
hardly more than a walking skeleton,
and my condition was rapidly be
coming worse.
"The way Tanlac put me on the
road to health and finally straight
ened out all my troubles beats any
thing I ever saw in my life. My
appetite is just fine and you may
know everything agrees with me by
my big gain of fifteen pounds
weight. I am entirely free from
headaches, dizzy spells and nervous
ness and just feel fine in every way.
Tanlac certainly did a one hundred
per cent job for me."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by the
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
and by leading druggists x everywhere.
before 'cause daown thar in Batten
caounty, Mizzura, thar ain't much o
thet agoin' on. So over I goes an
tries to see as how I kin learn
awhat's doin'. Fust thing I knows,"
here Charles almost lost his bal
ance and cried more copiously "th'
off'cer sez as how I hed ta go along
too."
Charles told detectives he was
raised on a farm and had never been
to a city until last week when he
came to Omaha to seek work and
"experience in the world." He was
allowed to go when one of the men
who was arrested as an alleged pick
pocket told detectives Charles had
nothing to do with the affair.
Dry Officer Named
Washington, Aug. 12. The ap
pointment of M. E. Cassidy of Bis
bee, as prohibition director for Ari
zona, was announced today by Com
missioner Blair.
Brief City News
Attorney Visiting Here Ross
Arnspoker of Springview, county at
torney of Keya Taha county, is vis
iting In Omaha.
C. or C. to Pteiilc Members ot
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
officials and clerical force, will pic
nic at Krus park next Friday.
Hearing for Musirian Prelimi
nary hearing for Walter B. Graham,
musician, charged with nonpayment
of alimony, will he held in Central
police court September 10.
Police May Clians1 Gum Com
plaints by policemen that the regu
lation .45 caliber revolvers are too
heavy may result in the department
being armed with .3S caliber weap
ons. 1 to turns From Vacation W. C.
Lambert, corporation counsel, re
turned to his office yesterday, hav
ing been engaged in piscatorial pur
suits and other vacation activities
for several weeks.
Fifteenth In Bank Clearings Om
aha is 15th in bank clearings for the
week, according to Bradstreet's let
ter received yesterday by M. A. Tan
cock, manager of the publicity bu
reau of the Chamber of Commerce.
Governor to Speak Gov. H. J.
Allen of Kansas will be the speaker
at a noonday luncheon to he given
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
August 26. Governor Allen will be
here to attend the convention of the
Delta Tau fraternity.
Soldiers Bodies Arrive Twenty
five bodies of overseas soldiers ar
rived in Omaha yesterday morning
for distribution in middle western
towns. A short honor program was
given. Patriotic and civic organiza
tions were in attendance.
Another Meningitis Victim Cere
bro spinal meningitis claimed anoth
er victim yesterday morning in
James Lawerence Burr, 9, 5013 Da
venport street. He. was ill two
weeks. His brother, Jack Parker
Burr, died of the same disease
July 26.
Court Frees Man Mike McCIel
lan, Council Bluffs, arrested in th
Union Pacific yards here Thursday
night charged with intoxication, was
freed when arraigned in police court
yesterday morning. He said he was
"down and out" and was attempting
to ride a freight to reach a brother
in Lincoln,
Jobu Frenzer Dies John Nicholas
Frenzer, 58, native of Omaha, died
yesterday morning at his home at
2778 California street. Funeral
services will be conducted at St.
Mary Magdalene church Monday
morning. Mr. Frenzer was a prom
inent business man and a pioneer
real estate dealer.
Settles Robbery Charge After a
year's hunt, police arrested Robert
Ott, Sarpy county farmer, on a rob
bery charge. Ott was charged with
being implicated in the theft of $235
from Harry Landon, Sioux City. Ott
appeared in police court yesterday
and was discharged after the two
men made settlements.
Ex-Police Matron Arrested Mrs.
Myrtle Deering, former police ma
tron, was arrested yesterday at her
home, 1013 Pierce street, on a war
rant charging her with "arceny as
bailee. Mary Silvers, who made the
complaint, declares Mrs. Deering is
holding some of her clothlne lllei.
ly. Mrs. Deering declares the clothes
are in Btorage.
The wholesale business in automo
bile parts and accessories last year
was valued at $725,136,942.
RELIEF FROM
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All who suffer from the nervous
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PIERCE
ARROW
New Prices
on Passenger Cars
The Pierce -Arrow Motor
Car Company of Buffalo,
N. Y., announces a sub
stantial reduction of its
prices on all open and
closed Pierce-Arrow pas
senger car models, effec
tive on all deliveries on
and after Sept 1st, 1921.
HILL
r Fred C. Hill Motor Company
21st and Leavenworth Sts., Omaha
Building Cratis
Accept Wage Cut
Unions Make Move to Stim
ulate Industry, Contrac
tors Say.
Several building crafts which had
been holding out against a cut in
wages have accepted a 20 per cent
decrease, contractors saj-. The
agreement was made by the crafts
men who are in favor of stimulating
building it is said, and holds until
April 1, 1922.
Union carpenters have agreed to
work for 90 cents an hour and iron
workers for $1 an hour. Electrical
workers have agreed to a 10 per
cent cut. Bricklayers will accept a
decrease of 12 cents.
Secretary John M. Gibb declares
75 per cent of the union crafts af
filiated with the union are working.
Body of Man Found in Barn;
Strangled to Death by Goiter
The dead body of Josef S?blniayr
was found in the barn in the rear
of his home at Seventy-second and
Pratt streets yesterday afternoon by
neighbors. Death was due to
strangulation caused by a goiter,
according to Police Surgeon Kin
youn, who was called. The man
had been dead about 24 hours. He
lived alone and leaves one son in the
Philippine Islands. He was past 50
years old.
Moonlight Ride to Close '
Sunday School Conference
A mnnnlicrht ride will close the
district conference of the Douglas
fnnntv Sitnrfav School association.
which w.ill be held Saturday, after
noon at the First Metnoaist enruen
af FlWhnrn. Sundav school worker!
will hear reports of all state activ
ities.
Trolley Car Tries
To Jump Curbstone
Traffic at Tenth and Harney
streets was blocked yesterday after
noon when Dundee trolley car No.
1001, going north on Tenth street,
failed to properly negotiate the
switch there and climbed the curb
stone. No one was hurt.
The front wheels of the tram
successfully made the turn into
Harney street, but the rear trucks
skipped the switch, throwing the
front part of the car off the tracks
and bouncing the rear truck on the
curb.
A wrecker was sent for to clear
the tracks.
situation. The collapse of the Lion
Bonding company leaves 45 officers
without bonds. Surety companies
are not in the market for this kind
of business, according to Dunn. H
says a mutual bonding company
among the members of the police de
pprtment may be started.
Male "Motor Vamps" Fined
$22.50 Each in Police Court
William Ort, 136 South Thirty
fifth street, and August Kneffel,
2402 St. Marys avenue, were fined
$22.50 each by Police Judge Foster
in police court yesterday. The men
were charged with attempting to
induce women walking along the
street to ride with them. Judge
Foster declared all men brought be
fore him on this charge would be
fined heavily.
Rumor States Lincoln Man
To Succed Deceased Judge
T. C. Munger, federal judge at
Lincoln, Neb., is the lpgical succes
sor of William C. Hook, judge in
the United States circuit court, who
died Thursday in Sayner, Wis., it
was declared, yesterday.
Judge Woodrough adjourned court
early yesterday in respect to Judge
Hook, who was one of the most
widely known jurists in the country.
Dunn in Quandary Over
Coppers Bond Situation
Police Commissioner Dunn is in a
quandary over the policemen's bond
MICKECS
Saturday
Specials
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Two good machines in A-l shape, double
springs, will play any Victor d"7 rn
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Two handsome Mahogany Cabinet Ma
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good space for records, $50 QO
One fine Mahogany Finish Cabinet,
original price $125.00; we $ A A A A
priced it for Saturday p4tU.UU
Easy Terms of Payment
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" These silks are offered at
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A very beautiful quality at about
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