THE BEE: OMAHA, SATUKDAY. JANUARY 14. IK..
Pastor's Wife, Fleeing
to Des Moines, Refuses
to Talk of Divorce Suit
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Mn. Irene
Mrs. Irene Loomis Brown, who
left Omaha for. Des Moines Thurs
day night .shortly after her suit for
divorce from Rev. Kdgar M. Brown,
pastor of Dietz Memorial church,
va filed, refused to comment on the
siiit in Des Moines yesterday.
"I left Omaha to get away from
the publicity and scandal," said Mrs.
Brown. "I have nothing to say re
, garding my suit."
Mrs. Brown is staying at the Des
Moines home of her brother, WaJlcr
I, Loomis, 1240 Thirty-fourth strict.
nc is manager 01 ine d. l-. mc.i;i
land & Co., insurance adjusters,
having left Omaha a year ago.
Left No Note.
Kev. Air. is row lis tirst intimation
of the divorce suit was when he was
telephoned by reporters, he said.
"I loft her in apparently a happy
mood at 2 p. m. Tuesday when I
went calling," Rev. Mr. Brown said.
"When T returned, about 6 p. in,, she
.was gone.. There was no note, no
suggestion of anything wrong. I'm
-just simply heart-broken over the
. thing."
Mrs. Brown, in her suit, asserted
her husband had demanded that she
leave home on several occasions, and
that she suffered mental anguish
from his cruelty.
Rev. Mr. Brown denied he and his
wife had any real quarrels
Helped In Church Work. .
Mrs. Brown is described by mem
bers of her husband's congregation
as being a "sweet, retiring, timid
little person." She always helped
her husband in his church work, al
though she is in frail health, mem
bers of the congregation said.
The first intimation members of
the church had that all was not well
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For Work or Dress
Submarine
Come
make
worth
it is
Dress Better Co.
506 Keeline Bldg.
17th and Harney Streets.
Loomis Brown.
in the Brown household was when
Mrs. Brown's father, J. H. Loomis,
who had made his home with them,
left to live in a local hotel, it is said.
"The father ' and daughter were
quite attached to each other and we'
thought something to make it un
pleasant for him Jnust have hap
pened," said one active worker in the
Dietz Memorial church.
Mrs. Brown was raised in the Bap
tist church, but changed to the Meth
odist - when she married. Mrs.
Brown graduated from Central High
school in 1911,. - , .
Mrs. Brown's suit , will have no
Coat
Gold-Proof
' Wind-Proof
Rain-Proof
Tan color, full blanket lined, four
pockets, detachable belt
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up and get yours now or at least
a small deposit. This coat is
ikrJO.OO nnd at our urice of $13.50
the biggest bargain ever offered!
in Omaha. Buy one now whether you
need it or not. Never again will you
have an opportunity to buy so cheap.
Mail Orders
If 'you live outside of Omaha we will
prepay this coat by - parcel post on
receipt of price. Give breast and waist
measure over vest. Your money back
if you don't like this coat when you
put it on. .
Omaha.
bearing on Xtv, Mr, Brawn's
ministerial position mile, it is
shown that lie was Kuiliy t( conduit
unbecoming minister, ntembeii ul
the church M'd this muiiiing.
Pastor Hert Four Ytars.
Rev, Mr. Brown ha been pastgr of
tlx Diet Memorial churvli for the
past four ytart. Since )e has as
turned the pastorate the church lia
grown, having moved from Tenth
and fierce street! to the present
building at Tenth did, Washington
Itretts. ,
Mr. Brown's father, vslio U a
chemist at the Kichat.Uon Drug com
pany, declined to discusi hi daugh
ter's marital uithappincst. The cou-
5le were married at Plymouth, Mich.,
uly 20. IVIH, No children were born
to theiu. The minister is president
of Fpwurth league and is prontiuciit
in Chamber of tominrrce work,
Callaway Plnns to Enlarge
Present School Ktruipme nt
Callaway, Neb,, Jan. Special.)
A mam meeting was held at Call
away to discuss the subject of ad
ditional school room. It was brought
out at the meeting that in order to
maintain its pretext rating as class
A, it will be necessary to have more
room before the brginning of the
next school year. Steps were taken
lo have the school board circulate
petitions for the calling of a special
election to vote more bonds.
School Students Strike
When Six lloyg Suspended
Grand Island, Neb., Jan, 13. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Twenty-five North
Loup school students went on strike
when six of the boys were suspended
for having violated a rule against
class flag rushes during the school
hours. The squad of strikers parad
ed the streets and gave class yells.
Mr. John A. Swanson,
President of the Ne
braska ., Clothing Co.,
says:
Thank to the Iremend
unis outlet fur good clothing
developed by this store and
the prestige tic enjoy In the
markets of tbo world,
(i renter Nebraska now holds
the distinction of vetting a
new precedent In clothes '
selling. This offer of en
tirely new clothing In Janu
ary Is unparalleled. Our
many friends and patron
may nonr buy, at below rost
to make, the finest clothing
made In America,"
$40 Suits and
coats,
.HxL Q.r
20
Now at
Suits in a wide Taupe o wanted fabrics and models checks, stripes, herring
bones and fancy mixtures all sizes regular, stout, long, short.
All Traveling Goods 20
Our entire stork Trunks Wardrobe, ( &
Standard" and Steamer - Tranks at Vll
Disabled Vels
Demand Bureau
' Head Be Ousted
Former , Soldieri, Alteuding
, Omaha School, Dflirr II
timatum in Regard to
Assistant Manager,
Vahington, Jan. 13. (Special.)
Disabled service men who are at
tending the rehabilitation school at
Omaha will refuse to attend further
if C. M. McCarger, assistant man
ager of the Omaha bureau, does not
replace L. A. L'randall, manager, ac
cording to a wire received todav by
Congressman JcfTeris from W. C
Mc.Mahon, commanding the Disa
bled Veterans' league of Omaha.
This ultimatum came as a complete
surprise to JcfTeris, as he had as
sumed that affairs in the bureau at
Omaha were entirely satisfactory.
Appointment Made.
Some two months ago R. Beecher
Howell, national republican commit
teeman for Nebraska; the Disabled
Veterans' league and several Omaha
business firms wrote the congress
man from the Second district and
asked that in consolidation of the
Omaha and Lincoln oflices of the vet
erans' bureau. C. M. McCarger, man
ager of the Omaha oflice, be named
manager of the consolidated oflice.
Mr. JrfTeris took up the matter with
Col. G S. Ijams. manager of the dis
trict offices of the'voterans' bureau
at Washington, who directed M. E.
Head, district manager of the bureau
J0HN A. SWANSON. Pres.:
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I I 1 I I I llfllf If II II I I f I V 1 I
Clothing Bargains Unheard of
Choose From Kuppenheimer, Society Brand and Kaufman
Over
$45 Suits and Over
00
coats, $0050
now at
$25.00 Suits and $ -
Overcoats at .. X
SPECIAL S0T1CE DURING
AND ONE OVKRCOAT TO A
at Si, I.tnii. having jurudici'un over
i Nebraska, to nuke an 'mineCute in
j vr.titf iiui df die ability cj both
j Met artier and t raiidjll, matugrr tl
Ik' Lincoln unue.
I On Decembrr 2 lat CoUme.
hams reported that, according to Mr,
Head, Mr. Crandall would be nude
manager .and Mr, McCarger assist
ant manager of the Omaha bureau,
, Investigation Ordered.
In hi renort to the Washington
office Mr, Head laid:
"It was on Mr. McCaruer'i recom
mendation that we first considered
Mr. Crandall for the position. I hao
an interview with Mr. McCarger lat
Saturday, when he told me that be
was vcy gUd to have Mr. Crandall
assume responsibility for the admin
istrative work in order that he, Mc
Carger, might devote his entire (ni
;o training."
In view of the wire today from
McMahon, Mr, Jeffcris again his
taken up the matter with Colonel
Ijams ami has requested that that
official direct Mr. Head of St. Louis
to summon both McCarger ana
Crandall to his office in an effort to
rsceryiin what the difficulties art
and take each further action as facts
warrant
Former Nebraslan Dies
From Wrestling Injury
Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. 1.1. William
Kreuch, who died in Chicago after
his spine had been fractured in a
wrestling bout, was a former assist
ant athletic director of the V. M. C
A. He was-attendinar the Y. M. C
A. college in Chicago intending to
take up association work. It was
announced the body would be
brought here for burial. Ilia widowed
mother lives here and a brother,
Paul, attends the University of Ne
braska, t
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$50 Suits and Over
coats, $ OCT 00
now ai
Three Other Groups From Other Good Makers:
f
50
$30.00 Suits and $ - gnn
Overcoats at . . . X t3
THIS SALE NO C. O. P.'g. NO APPROVALS. NO REFUNDS. ALL 3 ALES FINAL. A LIMIT OK TWO SUITS
CUSTOMER. POSITIVELY NONE SOLD TO DEALERS. A SMALL CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS.
Hcs'i and TeaiR Mea'a CUtfclm And FlMr Main BaHdlng mi Aaacs,
Heavis Explains
Stand Against
'Anti-Lyncli'-Bill
Declare Measure in Present
Form I'neoiutitutional
Will Offer Amendments
Changing Some Part.
Washington, Jan. 13. Representa
tive Heavis, who stated today that
it was quite impossible far his office
force to answer personally all tetters
and telegrams Constituting the Wash-jngton-inspired
propaganda antagon
istic to his position on the Dyer ami
lyniching bill, to make clear the
reasons fur his opposition gave out
the following letter:
"Mr. John Albert Williams, Editor
of the Monitor, Omaha, Neb: Im
plying to your wire of recent date
expressing surprise that I am op
posed to the so-called Dyer ami
lynching bill, I regret the misunder
standing relative to my position that
apparently prevails in Nebraska.
Sayi Bill Unconstitutional
"It should be unnecessary for me
to express my opposition to lynching
and mob law. My abhorrence of
the offense is inspired not alone by
the cruel invasion of personal rights,
but is founded on the more funda
mental proposition that to permit
mob violence is to weaken and
ultimately destroy the fabric of our
civilization. Entertaining such views
I naturally am interested in the
enactment of legislation that will
severely punit.li those guilty of the
Bought
at
in America,
GE
$60 Suits and Over
coats, $Of"V)0
30
wow at
Overcoats in beautiful plaid backs as well as all other popular models.
Ulsters, Ulsterettes, belted models, motor coats, dress overcoats. All sizes. '
offense, and to place the administra
tion of the law in the band of courts
and law officers.
"The Dyer anil lynching bill has
in it several sections which are
palpably in violation of the consrsr
luiion, and w tin II, il permittel to
remain in the bill, will invalidate
the entire mrature a soon a( the
courts are given the opportunity of
construing it. My opposition is con.
finrd to such sections and my ef
forts are being directed to amending
them so a to make thrm in harmony
with constitutional mandates.
Two Course Open.
"Jf I were to support the lill as
drawn 1 would be assisting legis
lation which 1 know cammt be of
service because of its invalidity. To
insit upon the amendment I in
tend to offer is to contribute to the
passage of a bill that will be con
stitutional and which will aid in elim
inating the otieuse,
"I do not favor a public servant
wilfully violating the constitution
any more than 1 favor a mob wilfully
violating the law. On this lrgixla
lion t have the choice of conduct
which will leave the impression of
service by supporting a bill that I
know lo be void, or of a course of
action which seems to leave the im
pression of opposition, though its
ultimate effect will be legislation of
real rather than apparent benrfit in
ridding America of its most hideous
offense. I have chosen the later
course."
Plan Better Ualties.
C.-.iJ,l.,l' Vrl. tan. l.tfSiic
cial.) The civics department of the
Laura M. Woodloru ciui) oi tun city
in tthinninfr motion I'iltlirCS fur KuS-
siau mothers to be shown in connec
tion with a better babies contest tor
flic belter care of the children of the
foreign-born of this region.
:WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.:
For
America's Foremost
Wliolesafle
Clothiers
NEVER, before has a backward geason
caused such havoc in the clothin g world.
I do more than clean house for the Nebraska.
Ndw I clean house for America's leading
wholesale clothing houses. Think of it ; .
The n Wiir Man
Oc
Two TSnousaiiLicIl
ENTIRELY NEW
House of Kuppenheimer '
Society Brand and Kaufman Quality
IIS OVERCOATS'
The entire purchase is on sale in addition to the
thousands of suits and overcoats comprising our
regular stock, enabling the "I Will" Man to offer
Saturday in
Sh
Clothes, as Follows:
$65 Suits and Over
coats, $0 0")
Now at t3 fs
$75
coats,
jmow
$35.00 Suits and $ 1 7T50
Overcoats at . . X
All Traveling Goods 20
Our entire stock Traveling Baps, Suit- "tft
cases. Gladstone and Boston Bags at
Grand Isknd Shooting
Affray Case Settled ?
Grand Island, Ntb Jan, 13, (Vpf
cial Telegram.V-l'ro'fcution and
civil litigation growing out of the
shooting of l'oliceman James Pus.
well by e-Chief of I'olice Maloney
were concluded in district coutt when
Uusvvell requested the state's prose
cutor to accept' a plea of guilty bv '
the defendant on a minor rhatge and
show ed that the $10 (XX) suit (or dam-
aget by lluswt ll against Maloney had '
been settled by Die latter and ,
brother.- . ,J
The shout inff took olace after a '
raid of I lie Savov luiti-l bv the nrri '
ent police force, the evthief being
an occupant of the hotel and a
reputed companion of the woman
who conducted it. Maloney was m
severely wounded by the oflicer, and .
was arrested and confined in the ,
local county jail fur five mouths, .
ftuswell was paid $4iK in cash and,"
JJ.IHHI in notes today. Maloney was t
sentenced to three months more in
the county jail on the charge of as- !
suult and battery, to which he plead
ed guiltv.
,1. A. Dorentus Ke-EmjIoycd
to Head Aurora Schools '
Aurora, Neb,, Jan. I). (Special.)
At an adjourned meeting of the
school board of 4urora Supt. J. A. .
Dorcmus was unanimously re-elected
Miperintcndent. lie is now serving,
liia fifth year. The salary was fixed
at SJ.UtX). . In a short report rendered
the board, Mr. Doremus showed that
the percentage of boys finishing the,
eighth grade in the Aurora, schools ,
has increased from 43 per cent to 77,
per cent during his supcriiitendcncy.
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