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IHIS iMSfl: UA1AHA, 1HUK55DA X , AUGUST 1, l'Jl.
Priest Swindled
By Man To Whom
He Gave Charity
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i '-Jack" McCabe Hunted by
rolice lor Mulcting father
Icting
Borer and Merchants of
Thousands of Dollars.
Funeral Friday for
Sfivpii Arrested
Dr. George Tilden Jn flew York City
In Camorra riot
When John (Jack) P. McCabe,
25. believed' to be from Utica, N. Y.,
appeared penniless and hungry at the
home of Rev. Father William J.
Borer, pastor of the Our Lady of
Lourdes church, Thirty-second ave
nue and Francis street, one bitter day
last winter, the priest took the
stranger into his home and 'tarted
Urn on the road to contentment.
Today McCabe is being hunted by
police throughout the country for
mulcting Father Borer and other
members of his family as well as
merchants in Omaha of thousands
of dollars.
McCabe disappeared from Omaha
with his young wife and two children
two weeks ago after having given
up a comfortably furnished home
which Father Borer rented for him
at 3083 South Thirty-second street.
Discrepancies in Books.
How much of the church funds
McCabe absconded with, if any, has
not been determined, Father Borer
stated yesterday. A careful audit is
being made of the books.
"There are discrepancies in the
books," declared Father Borer, "but
whether they are by McCabe's mis
takes or design. I don't know."
So well was McCable recommend-
charity and so much confidence did
the priest place in the stranger that
he permitted McCable to establish a
set of books for the church funds
McCable showed letters of recom
'mendations from prominent business
houses and manufactories in the east
stating that he was an expert book
keener, Father Borer said.
"He told me he came west for
his health," said Father Borer,
"though I am not so positive now
that he appeared in bad health."
Priest Loses $450.
Father Borer is out $450 person
ally which he lent to McCabe to
bring his wife and two kiddies to
Omaha and to establish a home for
them. The priest's father lost $1,000
to McCabe, while Miss Isabel Borer
is out $300 which the stranger bor
rowed from her.
Father Borer and several business
houses also hold bad checks issued
by McCabe.
So well did foe priest take to the
stranger on account of his apparently
forlorn condition that he introduced
McCabe to proniient business men
in the city in an effort to get him
a job. Father Borer also established
credit in several department stores
for McCabe, of which the stranger
took unlimited advantage.
Convicts Use Lasso
To Scale 30 Foot Wall
Of Sioux Falls Prison
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Expertness with a
i (XI iai mi it-it lie mi tv i uuim s
jeetion.on a 30-foot wall, permitted
joc rorman ana a coiuyaiiiuii, icvvi
Whitmarsh, to escape from the South
Dakota penitentiary. The two men
were employed in the prison barber
shop and their absence was not no
ticed until their services were needed.
The men used a false key to gain
entrance to the prison yard. Fore
man, who is part Indian, then
lassoed a projection on the top of
the wall and they climbed the rope
to freedom.
Two men answering their descrip
tion were seen by a farmer walking
toward Brandon.
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Dr. George Tilden.
Funeral services ior Dr. George
Tilden, pioneer Omahan. who died
Tuesday night, will be held Friday at
1 :30 p. m. at his late residence, 3220
Harney street.
Capitol lodge, No. 3, Masonic
order, of which Dr. Tilden was the
oldest member, will have charge of
the services. Dr. Tilden was a
member of the order for 50 years,
having joined in April, 1871. He
was entitled to the Jordan medal,
awarded to the oldest living mem
ber, but was too feeble to attend the
ceremony held recently.
The Rev. D. E. Jenkins will pro
nounce a eulogy at the service Fri
day. Biiuil will be in Forest Lawn.
Dr. Tilden, who was y, was a
resident of Omaha 53 years. He
began active medical practice in
Omaha in 1868. For 40 years he
served on the Douglas county board
of insanity commissioners.
He is survived by a brother,
Joshua Tilden, living at Fulton,
N. Y.
Home for Employed Women
And Girla to Open October 1
Willard hall, home for employed
women and girls, on the site of the
old Brownell hall, Tenth and
Wcrthington streets, will be opened
October 1 with accommodations for
250 occupants, according to an
nouncement made yesterday.
David Cole paid $75,000 for the
building and is holding title until
the Willard Hall association shall
have raised the purchase price dur
: o -omn-iiirTi in hp held this fall.
The association announced that $43,-
000 has been raised.
York National Guard
Units Leave for Camp
York, Neb., Aug. 17. (Special.)
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I he First regiment Dana oi oj pieces
and the service company numbering
97 members and tour otticers, as
sembled Tuesday for field inspec-
tinn nA ctarterl for CatTlD Dodee
Des Moines. Ia., to camp. On both
sides of the cars were large Dan
in mn and Mack letters bear
"Vtmnal (".nard. Stationed at
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First Tnfantrv. N. N. O.
Their 14-day annual encampment
will begin Wednesday.
Hamilton County School
Man Seeks Consolidation
Aurora, Neb.. Aug. 17. (Special.)
Great interest has been aroused by
ai-tinn ni flip moderator of school
district No. 53 to mandamus the di
rector and treasurer to vote with him
in arrrntincr a contract with the
Philips Consolidated school for the
teaching of the pupils ot district oo.
TVi Cn) oarhpr nf the schc.nl was
Silas A. Holcomb, later governor of
Nebraska.
Cards Issued for Wedding
Of Chinese Couple in Omaha
Wedding cards for the event ot
local Chinese society the wedding
of Miss Mabel Chin and Howard
S. Moy of Chicago, were issued
yesterday by the bride-to-be s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chin Gin.
The ceremony will take place
Tuesday evening, September 6, at
8. in the fashionable First Presby
terian church, Rev. E. H. Jenks will
officiate. A reception will follow.
Mrs. Grattan Dead
Mrs. Carrie E. Gratton, widow of
the late Charles H. Gratton, passed
way at her home, 5633 Florence
boulevard, yesterday. She is sur
vived by one son, George Edward,
and one sister, Mrs. Fred N. Pe
terson. Funeral services will be held
from the home at 3 p. m. today.
Man Arrested With
$3,500 Worth of 'Dope'
In His Possession
Detectives arrested a man who
gave his name at H. L. Kellncr at
the Paxton hotel yesterday with
$3,500 worth of "dope" in his pos
oeciM1
He was suffering from an overdose
of heroin and was taken to St. Jos--iftor
n trin to Central
station, where he was booked for
investigation. He will be held tor
federal authorities.
Vniinpr's orld hrtiavior attracted
the attention of the hotel clerk, who
1 notified the police. The man kept
walking in and out ot me noiei win.
a suit ca?e m nis nana.
riotoct;v. Ha?? and Donahue, who
made the arrest, said his eyes were
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dilated and he was Dareiy auie iu
In his room the detectives touna
oicrJit hottlcs of cocaine and mor
phine and a couple of needles.
Buys Meals for I. W. W.'s;
Lock Him in Refrigerator Uar
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btnpped Ot niS coining, wnu iuc
exception of a pair of trousers, by
members of the I. W. W., whom he
had "set up" to a meal in Grand
Island. Neb., robbed ot ?iuj in a
... Kit and orkpn in me ice
compartment of a refrigerator car,
according to nis story, james Ken
nedy, Allison. Ala., was picked up
in the railroad yards Tuesday night
by police.
He was taken to me siauun uac
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a collection was taKen up 10 uuy
him some clothes.
Rain in Hamilton County
Of Great Benefit to Corn
Aurora, Neb., Aug. 17. (Special.)
.Wolf an inch of rain fell in Ham-
:ia. Ammtu Vfonrlaw and the COtll
vvuwfcj j -
is again looking green and healthy.
Some tieids were scorencu uuims
the two weeks of dry weather. It
; ir,t tVimicht that the vield has
been very greatly reduced.
Two Convicted on Liquor
Charges in Aurora Lourt
Aurora, Neb., Aug. l. lopeciai.;
c:j f-,Vii fnnnrt cniltv of trans-
Ol'iHt V Ava.ii, o j -
porting liquor and offering it for sale
by County judge rrea jeiiuis,
r.A ?m anrt his automobile con
fiscated. Henry Keiner was found
guilty of selling liquor and unea $iw
Details of Wholesale Murder
Plots Revealed hy Arrest
Of Seven Men in
New York.
New York, Aug. 17.Seven ltal-
ans were arrested touay m
York City and one in New Jersey
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after the lirst ot me prisoner uu
confessed that 16 of more than 20
recent murders had been planned
and committed by the gang during
the last four years.
Orders for the murders came
from the Camorra in Italy. Nine of
the killings took place m Detroit.
It is said that 35 men have been
marked for death. The police had
been warned that plans were under
way for a great battle. Not since
the days when the five points of the
Dowery rang with the pistol bark
ot the old-time gangs, has such a
battle been imminent. JLhe tight
was to be staged in daylight ana
nut all sorts of
feelers to secure advance informa
tion and arrest the leaders. The men
nicked uo today are part oi me
ga"g Twenty Persons Killed.
Twenty murders have already
been committed in feuds originating
chiefly over bootlegging operations.
The Camorra desires to corner this
lucrative business and it is said its
leaders have decreed death for 35
men who have disobeyed orders or
lefused to "listen to reason."
Albert Alteri was the last to be
killed. He knew he was a marked
man and was preparing to drop out
of sight, but the Camorra agent got
him within a stone's throw of police
headquarters. His two companions
fled to Italy and word came back
today that the Camorra had located
and killed them.
Murders in Other Cities.
Barcola Foncano, who confessed
today, said that Camorra killings
had extended to Detroit, Philadel
phia and New Jersey, although the
majority had been committed in New
York. Aside from the battle for
control of the bootlegging business,
the Camorra desires to control a
profitable card game known as
"zechinetto."
Still another of the seven prison
ers confessed, verifying all Fon
cano had told. He says all the
murderers come from the little town
of Castellamore del Golfo, in the
province of Tarrapini, Sicily, a town
of 20,000 inhabitants and In which
the Camorra has committed more
than 200 murders.
Citv Dads Make Inspection
Of Improvement Projects
took another
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of their semi-occasional tours ot in
spection of city improvement pro
jects yesterday morning.
Thpv viitrl the Dodee hill pro
ject, the St. Marys avenue paving,
and also drove to North Sixteenth
and Eighteenth streets, between
H Burt streets
aiiiw. - - -
crc ha vp heen laid, and
the contractors have neglected to re
surface the street.
Accidental Discharge of
Gun Kills Nebraska City Man
Nebraska City, Neb., Aug. i.
Knnl TVWram.l T. P. Mickel
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ran rtiimpr nf a soft drink Darlor
accidentally killed himself here. He
was ripanincf tin ruhhish ana ffrasoea
a shotgun by the barrel and pulled
it toward himself. The hammer
raiioVit and discharged the arun. The
charge entered his heart and death
was instantaneous.
Three Lincoln Units of
National Guard Entrain
Lincoln, Aug. 17 (Special.) Six
coaches and three baggage cars
-urifU Lincoln men. members
of the National guard, left here for
Camp Dodge, la. ine Lincoln
"forces" include a Headauarters
company, Company I, infantry, and
a medical company.
Schools to Be Discussed
At Union Church Service
Aurora. Neb.. Auar. 17. (Special.)
Union services on the public
ininri npvt Sitndav pvfmne will be
devoted to the problems of the pub
lic schools. , The speakers, will be
Supt. J. A. Doremus of the schools,
F. E'. Edzerton. secretary of the
school board and Rev. J. D. M
Buckner.
tamers of The Bee
Given Annual Outing
Happy voices of 250 young Amer
icans of Omaha and Council Bluffs
filled the air at Elmwood park yes
terday when The Bee gave its an
nual outing for its carriers.
The little celebrants gathered at
7 a. m. and started the day with a
breakfast. They enjoyed base ball
games and a program of competi
tive sports. A truck conveyed ice
cream and other "eats" to the boys
at noon.
The picnic was concluded at 2 p.
m., in time for the evening delivery.
Noted Bathing Beauty to Pass
Through Omaha This Morning
Marie Prevost, noted bathing
bcautv who recently abandoned film
comedies for the drama, will pass
through Omaha at 9:20 this morn
ing in company with her director,
Dallas Fitzgerald, according to a
telegram received yesterday by M.
G. Kogers, assistant manager of
Universal film exchange in Omaha.
The star is en route from New
York to Los Angeles. Local firm
men will meet Miss Prevost at the
Union station
Pioneer State Bank
Shortage $300,000
Court Asked to Order Pay
ment of Depositors Out of
State Guaranty Fund.
A $300,000 shortage in the ac
counts of the Pioneer State bank
was announced yesterday by the re
ceiver of the institution, A. L.
Schantz. ,
He joined Attorney General Davis
in asking an order of the district
court directing the state department
of trade and commerce to draw this
sum from the state depositors' guar
anty fund in order to pay off deposi
tors in the defunct bank.
Total claims against the bank are
$39,340.94. Practically all this is
comprised in the accounts of small
depositors. Assets of the bank total
about $100,000.
Lutheran Synod Meets
Lincoln, Aug. 17. (Special.)
The 39th annual conference of the
Lutheran Synod of Missouri is meet
ing in Lincoln.
Program Annaunced
For Women s Catholic
Foresters' Convention
Convention of the Women's Cath
olic Order of Foresters will be held
in Omaha next week. The conven
tion will open with solemn high mass
at St. Johns church on Monday at
9 a. m., at which Archbishop Harty
will preside.
Business sessions will be held in
Knights of Columbus hall beginning
Monday at 1. Tuesday morning,
August 23 at 9 at St. Mary Magda
lcnes church, requiem high mass for
the deceased members of the order
will be held.
Social features will include an auto
tour of the city next Sunday at 3
o'clock, and a reception tendered to
the visiting delegates by the local
courts at the Hotel Fontenclle ball
room Monday evening at 8.
About 200 delegates from all sec
tions of the United States and Can
ada will be in attendance.
State Teachers Must Be
Regularly Certified
Lincoln, Aug. 17. (Special.)
The supply of school teachers must
he absolutely exhausted before
emergency certificates will be issued,
John Matzcu, slate superintendent,
informed county superintendents.
"The law passed by the last legis
lature makes it unlawful to issue
such certificates unless it is impos
sible to secure regularly certified
teachers in the state," Mr. Matzcn
said. He also explained in detail
the method to be used in getting
emergency certificates.
Stanton Sheriff Sued for
Taking Auto in Liquor Raid
Stanton, Neb., Aug. 17 (Special.)
Sheriff Best of this county is be
ing sued for $30 and court costs by
Mrs. Clara Mass for taking an auto
which she claims to own. The car
was taken at a Sunday night dance,
when the driver,. K. A. Meleher of
Norfolk, was arrested for violating
the liquor laws. The trial of Mr.
Meleher will be held Thursday.
Congolem Gold Seal
Art Rugs On Sale
Next Saturday at
Union Outfitting Co.
Rug Are Famoui for Wear
and Come in Many Beau
tiful Patterns.
If you want a beautiful and
sanitary floor covering for your
Bedroom, Living Room, Pining
Room or Kitchen you will be in
terested in the extraordinary
Ravings that are possible on Con
goleum Rugs at the Union Out
fitting Company next Saturday.
There are many different pat
terns to choose from in 6x9,
7-6x9, 9x9, 9x10-6 and 9x12 sizes
that will harmonize with the
furnishings of your home. A
always, you make your own
terms.
Advertisement
Use Bee want ads speedy results.
Beginning Friday Our Men's Clothing Department Will Be on the
Fourth Floor of the Enlarged Brandeis Stores Building
TAKE ELEVATORS ON
THE SOUTH SIDE
Chance Given Ex-Soldiers to Get
Valuable Farm Free of Any Cost
L. W. Cobbey, Omaha ex-service
man who won a farm in the free
drawing last fall will be one of the
princpal speakers at a meeting of
Legion men to be held at American
Legion headquarters in the court
house Friday night. Officials of the
railroads near the land which is to be
opened to ex-service men also will
Cobbey has written a letter in reg
ular military style to all his buddies
telling about the prize he drew last
year. The letter follows:
From: A Lucky Ex-Soldler.
To: All E-Soldiers and Ex-Servlca
Bub'e'ct: Torrinfrton Land Drawing.
1 Hero' your chance fellowa and glrla
to 'gamble where you have n0'hlnS "
lose ana an m wm. ----- -
and daughter ot you have longed to it
In a game where It would be heat I win,
tall, you lose." Well. Uere'a your oppor
tunity. By putting up a few dollara yeu
stand to win a farm worth from
$20,000, or get your money back, bounaa
like a dream? Uncle Sam la the dealer.
He has dealt the cards. Now! come and
pick a winning hand.
2. Last year (March 5, there were
80 units to be drawn and 3.0H men tried.
Eighty men won. I was one of the lucky.
I tried a number all: 163 other tried on
number lx also. So you aee you can
never tell when luck will turn your way.
One out of 1!4 had to be lucky the
other 1S3 got their money back. Fair
enough.
There are SOS units this year to be given
away. The consensus of opinion Is that
there will not be any more try this year
than tried last year. Figure it out your
chances are over twice as good this year.
3. Your service counts you know. A
few months on a homestead and you have
a little nest egg. Tou wilt have a great
life, a great climate, and wonderful neigh
bors. Tour neighbors will be from ex
bucke to ex-generals or ex-service girls.
(Tea, you girls better get busy. The only
trouble is it you girls should, win and tbaa
if you should marry, people might say.
"He married ner ior ner larm. )
4. Its worth trying.
at the American Legion headquarters in
the court house, Mr. Hough la prepared to
tell yOU ail aouui IIUW lis, wu; bhhi
I. 1 - fall Imarlnan
11 IB, aitU ClC.JUIlllfli V.I.
Legion at any time and you will get the
dope.
Don't pass this chance by without giving
It the "thrice over." "Come you Seven,
rVtMA v.n.a 1 T a I. n win TVI K a, fm rm ' '
6. My wish la 'that I could tell every
ex-man or woman about tnis ".Bone
Chance" (French?) Inquire at American
T nnlnn Via. ilniiartara inH tliavtf tvlll nut
you In touch with me. My dope is free
of charge: glad to do It. What? Yes?
I said I could not win? But! 'Wishing you
lUtA. At 1VU1 m nc,
A LUCKY EX-SOLDIER,
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EAGLE BRAND
QnrJensedMilk .
Thursday An August Sale of
Domestics, Sheetings and other
Early Fall Fabrics!
Unbleached Sheeting
A good heavy quality, in two desirable widths:
81 inches wide, Thursday nly,oo1
per yard, 2C
72 inches wide, Thursday only, perOQ
yard, ,7
Bleached Sheeting
A well known popular brand; heavy linen
finish; 81 inches wide; limit of 10 yards
to a customer;
per yard,
34c
3500 Yards of Assorted Remnants
Accumulated from weeks of selling; the lot includes ginghams, muslins, cheviots jy
and other useful remnants; extraordinary value; while they last, at, per yard, 2t
Bleached Sheets
Made with French center seam; heavy quality;
72x90-inch size; limit of 6 to a customer; each, UZ7C
Scalloped Pillow Cases
Size 45x36 inches; made of good grade
muslin, deep cut scallops; exceptional val- 28 XC
Bleached Quinebaugh Pillow Tubing Tin
branded, heavy linen finish; 10 to 20-JaT2iVoC
lengths; 40 inches wide; special, per yard,"
Bridal Quality Nainsook and Cambric 36
inches wide; two popular fabrics for under
wear, lingerie, etc; your choice, Thursday, per IqC
yard,
Unbleached Muslin Extra heavy round thread
quality; easily bleached in laundering; 36
inches wide: positively woren aac; special, iiivor
1 cSk W I U W
rxr vara.
36-Inch Cotton Challie In assorted colors ; at
tractive floral designs; for comforter coverings
house dresses, wrappers, etc.; special, yard
Dress Gingham Mill remnants of 27 and 32-inch
dress gingham; all standard qualities; in plaids,
checks and plain colors; the values range from 29c22l
to 48c; Thursday, per yard,
Shirting Percale All light grounds with neat
patterns and colors; 36 inches wide; 5 to 12
yard lengths, regular 29c value, special, Ier X8V2C
Old Fashioned Chocolate
Fudge
The kind that mother
used to make; made of
pure cane sugar, sweet
cream, fresh butter and
chocolhtc; reg. 49c;
special, pcrOQ.
pound,
Pompeian Room ,
Main Floor West
Japanese Matting
Cushions
For sitting on the porch or
on the grass ; nice for picnics,
auto trips, etc; they are at
tractively decorated; spe
cially priced at the
low price of
Third Floor West
29c
Basement North
Thursday's
Specials in
Drugs
Norwich Milk of Magnesia,
special, 19
60c Pond's Vanishing Cream,
special, 39
Phenolax Wafers, regular
30c value, special, 19
25c Hinkle Tablets, bottle of
100 ; special, bottle, 12
2-qnart Irrigators, special,
each, 49
Faultless Nursers, complete
Hygea style, special, 19
20c Lazell Talcum Powder,
special, 10?
60c Sempre Giovine, special
for, 39
Dora Face Powder, special
for, 39
Castile Soap, special, 3 bars
for, 10
Main Floor West
Thursday's Specials in Housefurnishings
White Coffee
Pots
mel v
special, ea.,
amel ware; cq.
VlV
Plunger or Plumb
sr's Friend Saves
plumbing bills,
special, each,
49c
.Aluminum Sauce Pans
4 and 6-quart sizes; guar- QQ
anteed; special, each, OC
G. Naphtha Soap, -
P. &
large bar, special, 10 bars,
Sale of Hampers
Best imported white willow hampers in
oblong, round, square and triangle
shapes; three sizes, at
2.89, 3.50 and 4.50
Fifth Floor West
Water Pails
10-qt. size; made of
galvanized iron; spe
cial, each, at nn
only, ZOC
Dish Cloths Very
soft and absorbent;
.special, each,
10c
To Buy .Any
Phonograph
without first
investigating
The Bruns
wick is to court
certain disap
pointment later. Better
buy a Bruns
wick than to
wish you had.
Brunowick
Convenient
Terms
1 1
Main Floor West.
Low Introductory Prices On Entire Stock In Our
5th Floor West New Wall" Paner Denartment sth Floor West
19c
22c
Novelty Bedroom Papers Chintz and
floral stripes ; special, per roll,
Effective borders to match.
Tapestries For living room, dining
popular and artistic for your best
rooms; per roll,
Bands to match.
room ;
44c
Hall and Parlor Papers Two tones,
over and striped designs ; priced
at, per roll,
Bands and borders to match.
Eed Rooms, Kitchen and Hall Papers
All exceptional values; priced at, roll
Sold only with borders.
lie
Fifth Floor West.
Varnished Tiles For kitchen and bath
room; guaranteed; special, per roll,
Bands to match.
29c
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