r
Foreigners in
Danger as Chang
and Wu Near Clash
'0,000 Frch Trop Co to
.WitUnre of CJ11113, Wlm
Prrurri to )eU j
Fo Advance.
Ptkin, May UiSt A. P.)-On
hundred American soldiers htv been
dispatched l Tonhn, a few miUs
northeast o( Tientsin,
J'ckin. May l..-(Uy a! V.)-TU
foreign Irgsiion hrre lut Iwrn in
toritird that a criiu mI tiiuaiiuu tut
It-vrloped it Kahlua. 70 unlet north
if Tifnt.iii, nhcr the troops of Urn.
l.'tians; Tto-I.iu are tnirrcd again!
mi advance hy Grii. Wu I'ci I u'
army.
Kaipinf. uliitli j, ihe renter of
taluable tlrilisli coal mines, U on
that portion f the ' I'ekin.Mukden
railroad assigned to the protection of
the American forcei under tin inter
national agreement for maintaining
tf.nnmiiiicition south of tlie great
vail
Reports say 'that Chang hat ar
rived at Lauuchnw personally to di
rect the operation. Ten thousand
resh troops have left Mukden to
no to hit isiittauvci Gen. Wu's
troops have advanced to within 60
miles norlh of Tientsin. They are
under comtiiaud of, Gen. Wang
Cheng Pin.
The diplomatic corps here was In
formed today that the rival armies
were preparing to open fire. They
were asked to intervene between
lhang and Wu to prevent complies-
Till BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. MAY 13. 1022
luis which nielli endartier the live
wl jorigirr or their property.
j Alter a meeting he'd to tuiuijer
t!iH(riiKtt it hi decided that it
j was not fra.ible fur the diplomatic
eotp to iiitrrfere in China's aiiaiis
' Th; dipluuut. dowevrr, sent an em
! I'lutie noiite to the government that
the power, if n.ces.ary, Mould take
i irts la protect fureitn interest.
Despite tl.i notice official advices
ii'lit'aie that lucre in no intention by
ine opposing armies to ir id.
Would-Ue Suicide Jump
Off Hridgr, Lands on Auto
San KrancUto, May JJ. Four
women are ruining minor l.urti and
Anions Nava. SJ, is in tail again as
li e" result of his second attempt to
leap front the Southern 1'acifie
Undue at Colnia to probable death
on th highway 50 feet below.
The women were patting under
ire bridge in an automobile when
Nava jumped. lie struck the top
of their car, destroyitg th: top and
inflicting briJ.es on the women, lie
bounced into the roadway and was
not seriously hurt
Nava had bcon released from Jail
only yesterday morning after a pre
vious attempt to jump- from the
bridge. A passerby restrained him
and oOiccrs locked him tip on a
charge of intoxicatiou.
Body of American Bandit
Identified at Tampico
MiAicj City, May II The body
of George ..Michaels, an American
leader of a bar.d of robbers who
held up a train at Tampico and com
mitted other depredations in the
itate of Vera Criu, was publicly ex
posed in Tampico yesterday, where
lie wa identified. Michaels alleged to
have had a bad record iu the United
Mates.
Divorce Sought .
by Vocational
School Student
Injurifi in War Blamed by
' Former Soldier for Mar
ri(?e in Montana Certi
ficate Wa Destroyed.
Lincoln. Way I-'. (Special.)
Thurmait J. K. Williamson, voca
tional training student at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, wa granted a
divorce today on the ground that he
was mentally incompetent at the lime
he married. Affidavit of former
friends presented to the court were
so the effect that as a result of an
accident and wounds received in
France he became temporarily de
ranged and married a girl at Deer
Lodge, Mont.
It was affirmed in the totimony
that Williamson, meeting a girl at
Deer Lodge, whom he did not know
verv well, induced her to marry him.
and they were married by the justice
of the peace. Before the magistrate
could lill out tue marriage ceruu
cate Williamson tore it up and left
his bride standing in amaiement, ac
cording to testimony before the
court. The testimony continued was
to the ctfect that Williamson was ar
rested the next day on a complaint
sworn out by the justice of the peace
and a new marriage certificate filled
out and filed.
Williamson testified he never lived
with the woman and doesn't remem
ber that he ever married her. lie
told the court he wished to marry
Sioux City girl.' Instructors in
the vocational training school say
Williamson is otic of their bright
est pupils.
Russia Planning to
Abandon Socialism
Starting Saturday-9 a. m. Sharp-Ve Offer
38 W WRAPS
In the Most Forceful Purchase and Sale of the Year
Please
Anr aaratnt
bougkt during
this sal thst is
not antinly ut
iifsctery is sub
ject to exchange
or rafuM within
41 hoar after
purefcai.
Note -aw
Our Out-of-Town ;
Patrons
Lay aside every household
duty and come to Omaha
Saturday to partake of
these values. We promise
you the greatest money
savings you've enjoyed in
years..
Beyond a question of a doubt, Saturday Omaha women will
share in "the most phenomenal value-giving in high-class dis
tinctive Wraps and Coata that has ever been their privilege,
Haas Brothers hava launched some of tha most
remarkable sal aver attempted in Omaha, and
when we state that Saturday's event will easily
eclipse them all, you will appreciate the magnitude
of this sale.
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These identical Coats, Wraps, Capes and Cape Coats, whan sold under normal
conditions, would cost you four and five times this price.
Normandie -Pandora
Novelties
Polaire
Sport Plaids
Chinchillas
Wandora
Twill Cords
Heather Jerseys
Devantee
Veldynes
Bolivias
Homespuns
r
Navy
Black
French Blue
Gray
Henna
Jade
Cerf
Fawn -
Mohawk
Copen
Tan Rust
Ivory
. ' Brown
Magnificent Wraps for Every Type of Wear-Motor Coats,
Sport Coats, Polo Coats, Business Coats, College
Coats, Dressy Coats, Evening Wraps
, Gorfteus Pussy Willow anal Canton Crepe lined, "in fact the linings
: alone are worth far more than what we ask for the entire garment.
The maker of these splendid
garments is famous from
coast to coast for the flue
quality of his garments.
They are shown in the finest
shops, and to be in a posi-.
tion to offer them to Omaha
women at $15 ia a marvelous
feat in merchandising.
Wonderful Silk Fjmr
broidery, Sillt Tassels,
Throv Scarf Effects,
Qraped, Blouse J
Coats in every delight'
ful nen style creation.
W e urge you to be here
early. ' : -
The combined efforts of
our buyers and New York : ;
representatives were cen-,''
tered on this purchase for':
v almost a week before we?"
were enabled to secure them
' at the price that makes this .
' wonderful sale possible.-, ' .
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tMlaM4 trmm re Pn.) .
eutmk' tamp, uiviug ihern interest
in mutual work with uk.
Kegarduig the proposed taw eov
rriimg peasant' holding;, Liouomic
bite as:
"We must admit (hat this law if
far from our ideals. It is a sten back
ward in the tense that it consolidates
the small hoMmgt of peasants, but
it will help them to unite, mutual
work and give a possibility of com
bating economic retrogression."
Genoa. May 12.-(By A. P.)
Frauce will f never agree to the
project for a mixed commission tit
ling indefinitely while the confer
ence it going on to study Kussiaii
anairt. according to a statement is
sued by the French delegation to
day. ' '
Britain Proposes Truce.
Cenoa. May l.-(By A. P.)
urcat Britain lias proposed a truce
in eastern llurope on the basis of
the de facto -.frontiers pendius: the
conclusions of a commission of in
quiry to-be appointed, it was an
nounced this afternoon.
Foreign Minister Benet oi Czecho
slovakia, speaking in the name' of
the little entente, expressed the opin
ion today that the conference must
be adjourned w ithin a few davt. ac
cepting the French proposal to ap
point an international committee of
experts on which Russia would not
be represented, to consider financial
problems. This must be done, he
said, in such a way as to avoid re
sentment in order not to embitter
the European situation.
the tubcotnniittioii on Russian
affairs this afternoon postponed con
sideration of the Russian reply to
the allies memorandum Aintil II
tomorrow morning.
Not Lcavca Door Open.
Genoa, April 12. (By A. P.) The
fate of the Genoa conference may be
settled today in Paris, in the opinion
of many of the delegates, and the
decision of Premier Poinrare on the
Russian reply to the allied memo
randum was awaited here with an.v
iety.
rnme Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain and Signor Schanzer.
Italian toreien minister, have used
all their .influence with the chief of
the French denization. M. Barthon.
to impress that the Russian note, al
though not as favorable as was
hoped, still leaves the door open for
discussion and perhaps for general
agreement. They urged hiiu to re
flect this opinion in his dispatches
to his premier. .
It is believed that if left to them
selves the majority of the powers will
favor continuation of the discussion,
but if France withdraws from the
conference certain of the other pow
ers will follow it.
Good Will Candidates . ,
Will Join in Parade
(Continued from Pace One.)
evening at the Auditorium, was one
of the largest affairs of the entire
Good Will election, lhe floor of
the big auditorium was filled with
dancers during the evening and many
votes were secured for Miss Donri.
The officials of the Nebraska divi
sion of the Union Pacific have ar
ranged with one of the dancing clubs
and the Kiwanis club to hold a dance
m the Pathfinder hotel it Fremont
this evening, the net proceeds to be
turned over to the Nellie B. Donn
boosters. ' ' - '
The Pathfinder hotel will serve a
special $1 dinner to the guests from
Omaha on this occasion.
Today at 10:30 a. m in the lobby.
of the Livestock Exchange building
a high class musical will be given,
alt the artists being children of men
engaged in business at, the yards.
Following is the tentative program:
Cora and Jean Laverty, piano duet;
Irma and Catherine Clow, harp and
piano; Eleanor. Sevick, piano solo;
Betty Jane Grant, song and dance;
Catherine Bavinger, violin solo; Mar
garet and Mary Alice Donahue, piano
duet.
For the Mexican cabaret dance in
the exchange dining room today at
noon, the Cox Juvenile band has been
secured to furnish the music. 1 j
Miss Ella Fenn, candidate of Mc-Cord-Brady,
stills holds third place.
McCord-Brady will hold 'vaude
ville show in Fremont Tuesday for
the benefit of its candidate.
Boxing at Jambouree.
At the jambouree and tarnival to
be held in the interest of Kathrine
O'Brien, at the freight depot of the
C, B. &. Q. this evening, there will
be fifteen rounds of boxing.
There will be three -five-round
matches by the best amateur boxers
obtainable in Omaha. In the "coun
ty store," everything from a five
pound .sack of .flour -io ton sjpf coal
will be disposed of. : 'V "
Dry" Director
Describes Method
ofMakinjWIikkv
sssnsmansntnssnal
Minnesota Slruth Say Liquor
lung Has ileadquartrra
in Chicago ami New
York City.
Oatahe Mm Lf4 Wire.
Waohugtoii, May 12 Methods oi
manufacturing lake whisky from al
cohol were diseased by S. 11. Quale
Minnesota prohibition director, who
conferred lth prombition enforce
mm i of officials yctrrday.
"It hat been ciiabliked that i
ring has headquarters in Sew York
and Chicago, with the smaller citica
lying in trunk line directions from the
latter city, Hie director stated, ship
mcnti of pure alcohol and fake whit'
ky are made in odd ways, sometiniet
arriving billed as "addlery," "plumb
ers' supplier," etc.
, Director Quale explained the for
mula used by the ring in making dC'
ccptive liquor. .
"Fifty per cent of the pure alcohol
Is added to a like amount of water,'
Mr. (Juale declared, "with coloring
and various extracts mixed. A little
glycerine it dropped in to sive the
mixture an oily look. Then printed
labels, such as 'Sunnybrook.' 'Minne
rota Cluli,' and names of other high-
grade whiskies are placed on the bot
tles filled with the ingredients which
make it resemble good liquor."
In tome rasct the liquor violators
have affixed counterfeit government
stamps to help deceive the purchaser,
acrording to te director.
Shipments of this' kind generally
are billed to a lictttioua name and
address and on arrival a member of
the "ring" will call for the goods,
claim he is the' consignee, pay the
frrisht and have it hauled away. By
arrangements with the Illinois prohi
bition authorities, all suspicious chip
ments are traced and Minnesota offi
cers notified. Mr. Quale said.
Bomb Plant at Chicago
Discovered and Raided
(Continue from Pact Oaa.)
them over to the sheriff, threatened
chief of police with "drastic action."
if he indulges in any more caustic
comments.
State Attorney Crowe and his chief
assistant departed for the Louisville
races.'
"Big Tim" Murphy and "Frenchy"
Mader, in custody of two guards,
spurned jail fare and dined publicly
at a fashionable restaurant. Both are
under indictment for murder and
Murphy is under a six-year sentence
in federal prison for a $350,000 mail
robbery. ,
Boys Find Dynamite.
Boys at play found dynamite under
a Landis wage award building, with
the fuse partlv burned. Evidently
the1iotml)crs had planned to de
stroy the building, but had been dis
turbed. "The time for talking has passed,"
said Mayor Thompson,.as he alighted
Mrom-a New-York train.. "We want
action. Chief Fitzniorris has declared
war and I am backing him to the
last trench."
- There were intimations at police
headquarters that there would be sev
eral more raids on labor headquar
ters and resorts where the sluggers
and bombers meet to lay their plans.
It also is certain that several more
indictments will be returned.
"We shall hang these men." de
clared Assistant State's Attorney
George Gorman. "I mean just that
we shall hang them: This case has
the same elements that the Hay mar
ket riot cases had."
Among the documents seized in theJ
raids was one showing that tne un
ions were building up,, an enormous
defense fund for just such an emer
gency as the criminal leaders are now
facing.
Cooks Fired by For eman
Sue Telegraph Company
Thomas and. Bessie Page allege in
a petition' filed in municipal court
yesterday morning that they suc
ceeded in their work as cooks on a
Western 'Union Telegraph, company
repair and construction train until
they encountered District Foreman
Pollard at Garnet, Kan. , .
The Pages ask for a judgment of
$169.78 against, the telegraph cdm:
pany on the ground that they- were
summarily dismissed from the scrvr
ice immediately after Foreman Pol
lard ate a meal on the rapair tram
at Garnet. May 4. ;
Plaintiffs also relate that their
cooking was praised by the workmen
on the train arid that the first com
plaint was by Pollard. .
A Cablegram
from Cable's
''About Stratfdrd : ClotheHThey're
all. style, hand tailored and are made
.of the best grade of clotty-obtainable,
to be. sold to vail discriminating men
v"of. every age; . y v.',':'A:'" ,
7 Cable's emphasizes " fit no suit; is
' suitable until it fits.' The best tailors
are .. .employed to see that your suit
' does fit. ,:;7' '' ' ' '
; We have just-what you have in mind
v ' in regard to a suit here ready for you
to slip on. Drop in today and see for
. yourself. . v :.
Stratford
friends.
Clothes
lifelong
r - . 1809 Farnam Street
.Fur Chokers
Specially; Priced
Hudson Bay Sable
$55.00
Stone Marten
132.50
Third Floor
Inexpensive
Wash Cottons
Pliaae Crepe for lin
gerie is offered in an
extensive range of
styles and colors. 80
inches wide and 40c a
yard.
Cotton Suiting in
every desirable plain
shade for outing
skirts, summer dresses
and children's wear,
36 inches wide, are
50c yard.
Toiletries
for Saving
Amami shampoo, 15c.
Prophylactic hair
brushes Saturday,
69c.
Lemon hand lotion,
49c. I
La Trefle and Azurea
face powders, 89c.
Pepsodent, 39'c tube.
Woodbury's soap,
19c. .
Toilet Goods Section
Needleworkers
Will Find Here
Everything that will
be needed for late
spring and summer
sewing. Embroidery
silks, tinsel thread,
needlework and no
tions of all descrip-,
, tions linens of all
i width in white, cream
and natural. Stamp
ing is done to order. 7
i Lessons daily from 10
to 12 and from "2 to 5.
Art Department
Summery Hats
Have Specialized in White
Models and Those of Felt .
A wide variety of lovely new hats all
in white awaits the inspection of
devotees of the millinery mode. Models
fashioned of heavy silk crepe, milan
straw and leghorns have assumed many
new and interesting shapes that are irre
sistibly charming.
$5 to $25
' ,. - ' '
Felt hats have achieved a surprising de
gree of distinction this spring. But why
not! There are models which may be
worn for sports, street, and even on dress
occasions.
$5 to $15
One Hundred and Fifty
Children's Hats on
Sale Saturday for $1
. ' - Millinery Fourth Floor
Thread Silk Hose
for 98c a Pair
Pure thread, silk with
lisle tops and double
lisle soles. A choice
of black or brown. -
Rompers and Wash Suits
for Sqmmef Playtime
J" , "Attractive small garments sturdy enough
to last under the hardest kind of service.
Creeping rompers of plain or Checked
- gingham, are 90c, $1.00 and $1.25.
' 'Better ones of fine gingham, batiste,
1 t dimity, and poplin, long or short sleeve '
( styles, from, $1.75 to $5.00. .t '
, . Beach rompers of stripe4 gingham, in
, sizes-2 to 6 years.- Short sleeve styles, :
$1.00. . Long sleeves,. $1.65.
- Boys' Oliver Twist suite, with white
; , waists and colored pants, in sizes 2 to 6 .
years, are $2,75.
, Oliver Twist and middy suits, of poplin,
' , iinon, pongee, twill, in white and colors.
Cotton pongee with black sateen pants. 7
' -$3.50 to $9.50. : - '
Fine Silk Lisle
Hose$1.00aPair
.Very fine quality and
made with Painltx
heels and garter tops.
Black, navy and .
brown.
Laces
5c a Yard
-Cotton torchons in
edgings ' and inser
; tions ip to two
' inches wide. - Spe-
cial for a yard'
Val laces in three
different, widths,
with matching in-
sertion, on sale for
5c a yard.
. - , Main Floor
Washable Sport Silks
40-inch, $3.50 a Yard
: There is a very distinct advantage to a
silk which is really washable, . A beau
tiful sports silk in white as well as ef-
; fective black and white plaids, stripes,
and novelty patterns.
'; i Imported Cotton Fabrics
7 Summery frocks of comfortable cool
' ness are promised by the many lovely'
4 foreign cottons conveniently displayed
, in the Fabric Section on the main floor.
Ratine in plain shades and colorful
plaids and stripes, ratine voiles, ratine
crepe, dotted Swisses, novelty and plain
, . voiles, organdies, and batiste. . . .
Sonia Hairnets
50c a Dozen
The cap and fringe
styles in every desired
shade for 50c a doz.
A Brassiere
Special $1.50
This muslin bras
siere is attractively
trimmed with heavy
white lace. It fastens
down the front and is
the "V" neck style in
both front and back.
In sizes 36 to 46, Sat.
ufday for $1.50.
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