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    Gambling Taboo
With Guardsmen
At Camp Dodge
Beans Are Not Plentiful But
Nebraska Soldiers Have
' No Complaint on
Camp Menu.
. ''Camp Dodge, la., Auj. 19. (Spe
cial.) Gambling among the troopers
in the Nebraska section of the Na
tional guard camp here is prohibited
nud the ruling is -enforced, with rigor.
Details for all Kinds of unpleasant
duties are picked for men who have
besmirched themselves by rolling the
"Mississippi marbles", o stacking
pennies between thcir.hands at poker.
, ' The best way for a man to get de
tailed for kitchen police, the much de
spised duty imposed upon the dottgh
toyst is to be found by some non
commissioned officer wh'le engaged
4n shooting craps or p'aying cards
With money in sight. These two of
knsej cannot be remedied and the
wrongdoer does penance in the
cuisine. Offehdcrs are so few among
the Nebraska companies that so far
. the onlokcrs have been taoken also
in order that the details, to the many
duties in camp, may be properly
filled. . !. .
' ' " Adjutant General Arrives.
. Adjuant General H. J. Paul ar
rived from Lincoln by automobile.
General Paul had intended to accom-
tany the - Beatrice, L Fairmont' "stnd
incoln guardsmen on the special
train which carried the last Nebraska
coptingent to :Camp Dodge but was
prohibited because of duties in com
pleting the preparations for the guard
camp.
Beans Not Plentiful.
' Beans are not so plentiful in Ne
braska National guard rationing as
wbuld be imagined from reading the
history of Boston's favorite and its
relation to army life. The use of
the navy bean has been restricted
somewhat thus far at the National
guard camp and the only army ra
tions which have lived up to' their
fame are "Canned -Willy.".; and coffee.
The former has been served the
guardsmen at every meal since they
arrived and the latter : is, given out
in .quantities of bathtub size. Toma
toes, apple sauce, hot biscuits and
butter, potatoes, tomatoes with some
pie are amqng.the rations which the,
Nebraska'mcn arc receiving.
Have Fire Protection.
Death by fire wilf not be frequent
among the Nebraska guardsmen.
The quartermasters corps fire truck,
which protects the camp, is as com
plete in its equipment as any fire
truck of the Nebraska cities. One
alarm wa, sounded Thursday in the
Nebraska area when a cook stove,
which had not'been used-since the
world war and which was not prop
erly banked by earth, smoked a few
planks in the floor of one of the Ne
5 braska barracks. The-damage was
slight. , : , -
Aviation Meet Opened
; At Gfete-With 8 Planes
.; Crete, JKeb., fi.ug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Jhe aviation meet
opened in Cret4 with eight planes on
the- field, not counting the bij army
plane from Fort Crook, which was
piloted by Maj. Ira -A. Rader of the
United States mail service. The
first two pilots, to, .drop in the field
were Williams and Meyers of Ar
kansas City,' Kan.- Zook and Bahl
of ' the firm of Harding, Zook
& Bahl of Lincoln, - in a Lin
coln Standard, arrived next. Pi
lot W. L. Dungan, who handled
the O. A', Craft machine ot Fair
bury, came id" with Ed Forst's Cur
tis. Curtis R." Friday of Koklrcge
was on the job early. Robert Coch
rane came in just after noon, while
Beach of Wichita arrived later in the
afternoon, as did also Swaftson, who
came from Lincoln. The . Duncan
brothers and J. W. Spain'ibbth were
on 'the grounds and did a beautiful
parachute drop from an altitude of
3,500 feet. The-crowd was not as
large as wa's' anticipated, but the
aviators say it was as large or larger
than at any other meet for the first
day. ' ' ' " ' ' .,
Nielsen Confined
To Hpme by Injuries
. Lincoln, Aug,'" (Special.)
Hans Nielsen former Omaha police
officer, head of the sjate bureau of ,
identification, was ' confined ' to his
home here today the resiilt of an ac
cident Thursday night when, with
James O'Connell, penitentiary clerk.
Nielsen drove an automobile over an
embankment 10 feet high near Cort
land, Neb. They were hurrying to
Plymouth, Neb., to take part m the
capture there Thursday night of John
Horton and Henry Slack, escaped
convicts. ; 1
Nielsen suffered a gash on his leg
five inches long. O'Connell has a
badly bruised hip. They were taken
to Lincoln where a surgeon took nine
stitches in Nielsens leg.
Other officers stated that the cause
of" the accident was the attempt of
Nielsen, driving a four-cylinder car,
to keep up with an eight-cylinder
motor car filled with fellow members
of the capturing'pdsse. 'v ?
First reports .received 'at Lincoln
were to the effect that Nielsen and
O'Connell escaped without injury.
Boone County Old Settlers
Hold Picnic at Albion
Albion, Neb.i Aug. 19. (Special.)
The Boone County Old Settlers
association held their annual ' picnic
at the fair grounds here. Judge
George H. Hastings of Crete was the
orator of the day.. Several of the
old settlers also -spoke. The silver
cup, offered by the association in the
horseshoe pitching contest, was won
by Andrews and Patterson. The
ball game by Loreito from Primrose.
Officers elected were Arthur . Hare,
president; Dennis Tracy, vice-president;
Douglas Phillips, secretary.
Hungary to Have Army
Budapest, Aug. 19. The national
assembly todav ratified organization
of the Hungarian army in conformity
with the Trianon peace treaty. The
strength-Will be 35)00fny includ
ing volunteers,
New Buildings at Father Flanagan's Home
These are the new buildings being
erected at the former Overlook
farm on West Dodge road where
Father Flanagan's Home for Boys
will be located.
The farm was purchased last
spring and a $300,000 drive for funds
was to have been staged this summer
to make possible erection of perma
nent buildings. .
Later, however, it was decided to
postpone the drive until fall or
winter and temporary buildings are
now being constructed until fall or
winter and temporary buildings are
now be:ng constructed at a cost ot
$15,000 to house the boys.
When the permanent buildings are
erected these temporary buildings
will be used for shops and barns.
In the pictures above are shown
some of the new buildings being con
structed, a fleck of sheep tecently
acquired for the farm and, below, the
bungalow which will be home and
office for Father I-Ianagan.
Rain Halts Bis
Aviation Meet
On Crete Field
Ten Planes Participate in
Events Double Bill
Will Be Staged
Saturday.
Crete, Neb.. Aug. , 19. (Special
Telegram.) The second day of "the
Crete aviation meet was a great suc-
r! nnrl a Inrcrp ' frn'wd was on the
grounds during the ' afternoon, until
the storm became so threatening mat
V,o t-rnnrA rrnt mipasv and tile a'ia-
tors reported twisting currents in the
air at high altitude.
C V Tnttle rf Red Oak. la., with
his pilot, W. L. Wagner; J. H- Smith
of Grand Island arrived early tnis
mnrnmrr Thpv maftp fleet of 10
aeroplanes., ThVformation flight, the
first thing on the . program, cy iu
earoplanes was a wonderful specta
cle. : All the pilots handled their
ships in excellent shape and pas
sengers who took flights with the
nilots came back to the ground with
the greatest praise.
The stunts this atternoon Dy me
Duncan brothers in the heavy wind
were awe-inspiring. The storm ar
rived in time to prevent the three
parachute leaps bu the stunt acro
bats and parachuts will double their
program Saturday afternoon to fill
out their contract with the Com
mercial club.
Among the passengers carried to
day was James W. Ireland, father of
Attorney R. F. Ireland of Lincoln. It
was his 79th birthday and he said he
was going to celebrate by taking his
first aeroplane ride.
. He was given a beautiful flight and
when he came to the ground with
the commanding stand of an .old
Grand Army man he said, "I wouldn't
missed that for $100."
A Viravv rain tnnlsrht andt a clear
.- 0---
day tomorrow promises capacity busi-
ness at the Crete aviation neia ior
Saturday. Great precaution has been
taken to prevent anv accident and
nothing like one has happened.
Major Ira A. Rader of Fort Crook
was on the field with a big De Havi-
land plane and may attend again Sat
urday. ,
Callaway Baby's Leg
Is Severed by Binder
' Callaway, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Marie Kaufman, 4, daughter
of John Kaufman, farmer, living
north of Bayard, was caught in a
grain binder and the blades of the
sickle nearlv severed both legs below
the knee. She was taken to a hos
pital, where it was necessary to am
putate the left leg just below the
knee. It is thought the right leg
may be saved.
Marie, who is the father's favorite
child, had been in the habit of fol
lowing him to the field. The morn
ing the accident occurred, Mr. Kauf
man was driving a binder about a
half mile from the house. Marie
came out and wanted a ride with him,
:but he refused. He then told her to
go on back to the house and thought
she had gone. "When he started the
binder he heard her scream and saw
her lying on the ground. He wrapped
her in, a canvas andstarted towards
the 'road, where he stopped a pass
ing automobile, which took, him to
town.
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Bigspring Ships 165,000
Bushels of Grain in Month
Bigspring, 'Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Bigspring elevators have
shipped out 102 cars of grain in the
last four weeks, representing 165,000
bushels. This is only about one-third
of what -will' be shipped from here.
Most of the grain is going to Omaha
elevators.
Opera House Burns
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial Telegram-) Fire destroyed the
opera house at Humboldt, together
with farm implements stored in the
hasemcnt. t The loss was ? 18,000 with
$5,000 insurance,
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Man in Pen for
v Crimes of Another
(Continued From I'aga One.)
the federal grand jury. During that
time a number of people came to
see me in an effort to identify me
as Lewis but failed.
Indicted on Three Counts.
"W. L. Lewis was indicted by a
grand jury on three counts, but
United States District Attorney
Moon of Iowa decided not to hold
me. ' ' I was released and was about
to return to my home in Aberdeen
when -1 was arrested in Omaha by
federal authorities, again under the
name of W. L. Lewis, and again
charged with using the mails to de
fraud in Omaha.
"Thomas ;FIynn, then United
States marshal, knew cf a certaihity
it was impossible for me to have
been mixed up in the mail :'frafids,
and knew iny name was Jackson,
not Lewis. He would have cleared
me had it not been for his death.
In County Jail
"J. B. Nickerson, chief deputy,
knows of the private conversation I
had with Mr. Flynn and knows that
he called me Dr. Jackson. How
sorry I have been since that Mr.
Nickerson was not taken into our
confidence!
"I was taken to the Douglas
county jail and again held for the
action of a federal grand jury. On
April 13, i920, Lewis again was in
dicted on the charge of using the
mails to defraud in Nebraska.
"A few days later Judge Wood
rough heard my case. I pleaded not
guilty and was taken back to jail
where I remained until January 30,
1920. About .April 20 I was taken
seriously ill. Sherman ' G. Clayton,
jailer, removed me to the jail hos
pital. I lost control of my physical
and mental faculties temporarily,
Fears Prosecutions.
"It was in this condition I verbally
agreed with Postoffice Inspector Co
ble and later with Assistant United
States District Attorney Peterson
that if all cases in which Lewis was
implicated were dropped I would
plead guilty to the defraud case here
in Nebraska.. I feared I would be
dragged about the country answering
for some more of Lewis' crimes.
"I understood I was to get a short
sentence, but Judge Woodrough gave
me the maximum, five, years, less
four months' time I was in jail in
Omaha. This was on June 16, 1920.
I was sentenced in the name of ,W
L. Lewis and for the crime alleged
to have been commftted by him in
Omaha between October . 9 to 13,
1919, although I was at rhy home,
1009 South Lloyd street, Aberdeen,
S. D., from August 15, 1919, until
October 15, 1919, when I left for
Chicago, New York and Washing
ton." Can Prove Alibi.
The prisoner says he can prove he
is Dr. Jackson if given the oppor
tunity by substantial citizens of
Aberdeen, S. D., and of Ellendale,
N. D. He asks the United States
attorney to bring the "facts" of his
case to the personal notice of the
president and the attorney general.
"I am 65 years old; my only son
served overseas two years during
the war, and I purchased $52,000
worth of first issue Liberty bonds
in 1917," the prisoner declares.
To Investigate Case.
To the communication is attached
a letter purporting to be from S.
Westly Clark and Lloyd B. Sterling,
Sioux Falls attorneys, who say they
are acquainted with Dr. Jackson.
He is well educated, but in ill
health, they say. .They recommend
he be released. He has served
about a year, they say.
J. C. Kinsler, United States attor
ney, will turn the communication
over to Postoffice Inspector Coble
for investigation.
250 Veterans File Claims
Lincoln. Aug. 19. (Special.) For
mer world war veterans, numbering
250, claiming physical ailments due to
service, have filed claims here in
the last two days before the war risk
clean-up squad of the national gov
trnment R
THE UEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20. , 1921.
Sm5 p!
" " " '" 1 rum i Willi , I I
Britain Will Stand
Firm on Peace Terms
(Continued From 1'age One.)
would be faced with a graver sit
uation in regard to Ireland, than that
with which we have ever been con
fronted. "Whatever these terms may ac
complish and may have done there
is one thing they have achieved.
They have defined the issues more
clearly than er before and rejection
would be an unmistakable challenge
to the authority of the crown and the
unity of the empire, and no party in
the state could possibly pass that
over without notice.
Ready for Exigency.
"If there is rejection and final re
jection beyond hope of negotiations,
steps will undoubtedly have to ' be
taken which the executive ought not
and won't wish to take without first
consulting Parliament and giving it
full opportunity of expressing ap
proval or disapproval of any steps
we might propose to it."
The premier explained that the mo
tion to adjourn was for the house
to meet October 18, for formal pro
rogation if the negotiations were
proceeding satisfactorily. If the ne
gotiations broke down and the posi
tion became hopeless, he added, the
speaker was empowered, after con
sultation with the government to
summon Parliament on 48 hours no
tice. Hopes for Peace.
The executive, said the prime
minister, would feel authorized to
take any necessary urgency mea
sures, but would not, therefore delay
the summoning of parliament.
. In concluding Mr. Lloyd George
said:
"The government is sincerely de
sirous that peace should be secured
and that the long misunderstandings
sometimes sulky, sometimes savage,
which make so many chapters of
I'ritish history painful reading, mis
understandings between these two
peoples who ought to live in peace
and harmony even in affection, to
gether, should be brought to !.n end.
In spite of the disquieting facts, I
hope reason will prevail even over
logic and that the Irish leaders will
not reject the largest measures of
freedom ever offered their rountry
and take the rcspbnsibility of renew
ing a conflict which would be robbed
of all glory by its overshadowing
horrors.
Dublin, Aug. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Sinn Fein leaders to
day centered their attention on Lon
don awaiting the expected statement
On the Irish negotiations by Pre
mier Lloyd George in the House of
Commons and the government's re
ply in the House of Lords to the re
cent invitation by the Marquis of
Salisbury for an official expression
on this subject. Meanwhile the rank
and file of the deputies were en
gaged in committee work on Irish
internal affairs.
The Dail had put off discussion of
the reply to the British prinw. min
ister's peace offeruntil Monday.
The danger that exists. while ne
gotiations were thus being pro
longed was again called to attention
today by reports from Cork of
happenings last night there. Two
"black and tans" who were oat on a
lark, commandeered, an automobile
belonging to the Irish republican
army. Members of the republican
army retaliated by kidnaping a di
visional inspector of police and it
took all the diplomacy of the liason
officers to get the affair smoothed
over.
Falls Down Steps
Bigspring, Neb., Aug. .(Spe
cialsMrs. Otto Nielson of this city
fell backwards down the cellar steps
at her home, severely injuring her
back and hips and cutting a gash in
her forehead.
Will Entertain Caravan
Bigspring, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Scott's modern caravan of
Brooklyn is scheduled to be here on
August 23. Bigspring is making
preparations to entertain these, peo
Youth Tells of Plot
To Slay Mrs. Stillman
(Continued From Page One.)
has been through during the past
few months.
This was made known when a
local newspaper attempted to inter
view Mrs. Stillman in connection
wit ha story from Kansas City about
the alleged discovery of a plot
against her life.
"Mrs. Stillman's condition," said
Mr. McCormick, 'is such that I deem
it inadvisable to bring this matter
to her attention at this time. She
is in a highly nervous condition, bor
dering on prostration, as a result of
the severe strain she has been through
during the past few. months. Under
these circumstances, I do not believe
we should tell her. Ju.st. as. soon as
we deem it advisable, however, we
shall communicate the , news.to, her.
I feel sure, however, that she. will
have no statement to make ..at the
present time."
Say Confession Bunk, t .
New York, Aug. 19. Attorneys
and detectives connected with the
Stillman case scoff at the story com
ing out of Kansas City, purporting
to-be a confession of - a man who
was employed to assassinate Mrs.
Stillman. These men " characterize
the "confession" as pure bunk.
Norman Fitzsimmons, detective
and body guard to Mrs. S.tillm.an,
said: r
"This man is crazy. You will note
that his name is similar to that of
the man who claimed to have killed
Elwell. I wouldn't be surprised if
it was the same man trying his
"confession" stunt over again, but
changing the scene a bit, and sub
stituting Mrs. Stillman for Elwell."
Guy Goes to Chicago.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont, Aug.
19. Little playmates of Guy Still
man, "the millionaire baby," are dis
consolate today because Guy has left
them and has gone to Chicago, with
his brother, Alexander Stillman, and
his nurse, Miss Ida Oliver.
Miss Oliver received instructions
on Tuesday from Guy's mother, Mrs.
James A. Stillman of New York,
whose divorce suit is pending,, to
proceed to Chicago. Without saying
a word to anyone, she packed the
clothing of the little party and left
this noon.
Miss Oliver and her charges mo
tored to Buffola, where a friend of
the Stillman family met them and
accompanied them to a special car.
Their destination is the .summer
camp of Miss Muriel McCormick,
40 miles northwest of Chicago. There
they expect to remain until the end
of the month.
Professor Dies
Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 19. Rev.
Benjamin C. Connor, professor,
Dickinson seminary, died here last
night.
GENUINE
DURHAM
tobacco makes 50,
good cigarettes for
m n ri m 9f
Mi I
for Boys
Canadian Steamship
Is Sun'' Collision
The Canadian
government's freight steamship, Ca
nadian Recruit, was sunk off Stone
Pillars at the Traverse, in a collision
last night with the steamship Maski
nonge of the Dominion Coal com
pany's service.
The collision occurred during a
I dense fog which caused a score of
snips to anchor in the same vicinity.
The crew of the Recruit was taken
off in safety after the ship han been
run into shallow water. The Maski
nonge was slightyly damaged and
will return to Quebec as soon as
the fog lifts.
The Tailleuror Autumn
Presented In All of Its
Fascinating Newness
Beautiful-lines, rich colors and. lux
urious materials surpassing 'anything
in past seasons.
Favoring Marvella, Veldyne, Cham
. oistine, Duvet de Laine and Mouseyne
for materials and spinx, ' burro, tor
toise, shell, sorrenta blugvqlnay, red,
navy and blalckfor the colors.
Fur 'trimmings of beaver, fox, squirrel
and mole lend distinction to the love
liest models.
Strictly tailored styles of. tricotine and
treco cords in navy and black.
$59.50 to $275
Trefousse
French Gloves
Sixteen-button length,
finest French kid,
pique sewn, in black,
white and brown, $9.
T w e lve -button
length, $8.
French suede in
brown, beaver and
gray,' twelve - button
length, pique sewn,
with e m b r o idered
backs, $9 a pair. '
Hair Nets
50c a dozen ,
Sonia nets, either
cap or fringe style,
in all colors, 50c a
dozen.
Notion Section
Coveralls 98c
Children's coveralls,
sizes two to five
years, are reduced to
98c Saturday.
Second Floor
Sale of Coats
for Children
Priced attractively
low for a quick clear
ance. These coats in
sizes two to fourteen
years.
Second Floor
Children's "M"
Waist Suits 79c
"M" waist union suit,
both knit and of
checked dimity, Sat
urday only 79c a suit.
Second Floor
Scott's Caravan
Crossing Iowa;
Here Tuesday
Train of Automobiles Carry
ing Land Seekers En Route
To Idaho Reaches
Marshalltown.
Marshalltown, la., Aup. 19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) No need worrying
about the modem pioneer, who is
blazing the west in an automobile.
Scott's caravan' is crossing Iowa
and will reach Omaha Tuesday bound
for Idaho to satisfy the same land
hunger which drove the pioneer of
80 years ago into the trackless wilds.
But the modern explorer is differ
ent. He travels with gasoline instead
of oxen.
In the party of 98 all trades and
professions are represented. When
Mark Sodden of Bridgeport, Conn.,
fell off the running board of his auto
c.t Utica and a three-ton truck mashed
both his legs, there was a doctor in
the caravan who dressed his wounds
and an auto rushed him to the hos
pital at Syracuse.
Twenty Kiddies in Party.
His, incidentally, was the only ac
cident the caravan has suffered ex
cept that three or four cars "went
bad" in Ohio and will meet the main
caravan at Omaha.
The party has 20 children along.
One of them is a 1-year-old baby,
Albert Varmoire of Paterson, N. J.
He'll say the excursion is fun all
right.
There are 28 families and about 15
more women than men. Khaki uni
forms are worn generally. The
Manhattan Shirt Sale
Ends Saturday ; v
The Men's Shop '
If you have not alreafly taken advantage of
the savings this sale offers, do so Saturday.
The selection of patterns is good, in all sizes.
$3.00 Manhattans, $2.15
$3.75 Manhattans, $2.85
$5.00 Manhattans, $3.85
$2.50 and $3
Arrow Shirts
for $1.65
New stock, neat
patterns, in sizes
from 1312 to 18.
Handkerchiefs
Three for $1
A Union linen hand
kerchiefhalf lin
en, half cotton, 35c,
or three for $1.00.
Seasonable Fall Oxfords
and Strap Slippers
$7.85 a pair
Brown Kid and Brown Cordovan Oxfords
with military heels. Black Calf and
Brown Cordovan two-strap slippers with
military heels.
Reduced to $7.85 a pair
caravan moves iu military fashion in
order to facilitate travel."
Kach family provides its OW'n pro
visions and (Iocs its own cooking.
Trailer With Each Auto. '
Each automobile carries a trailer.
The trailer is convertible into a bun
galow with a or, two windows,
table and two cots. Big army trucks
carry the luggage.
Jess O. Eastman precedes the car
avan. He said that not all the new
pioneers were farmers, but all had
expressed a desire to try the farm
ing game in the new country. This
includes the 100 or more in the party
now crossing Iowa and the 300 or
more who are going by train.
They have a deal for 40 acres each
and a $194 house, and provisions are
made for a school house, church,
etc , ,
The caravan will spend the night
here. It will not stop at Ames, but
will snend Sunday and Sundav night
at Jefferson. It will spend Monday
night at Dcnison or -Logan and get
to Omaha Tuesday.
Bandit Bites Diamond From
Woman Holdup Victim's Ring
While Mrs. I. W. Howlett of Bos
tcvn, Mass., and C. L. Nye, 1825 Lo
cust street, looked down the barrels
of two blued stce! guns In the hands
of a pair of highwaymen at Twcnty
lcurth street and Grand avenue
Thursday night one of the bandits
seized Mrs. Howlett's left hand and
bit out the setting of a one and one
fourth karat diamond ring.
He then tore a wrist watch from
her arm. She also lost a diamond
brooch. . , ...
Nye was robbed of $14 in a bill
Mrs. Howlett, formerly Miss
Wanda Yelton of Omaha, is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Yelton, 2615 Fort street.
Use Bee want ads speedy results.
$6.00 Manhattans, $4.55
$7.50 Manhattans, $5.65
$8.50, $10 for $6.85
$3 Night Shirts
Saturday $1.95
Lightweight nain
sook, crepes, and
handkerchief cloth
night shirts. Sizes
15 to 19.
Fihre Hose
3 pairs for $1
Eiffel hose in small
sizes, 35c a pair
three for $1.
To the Left at You Enter