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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1922)
THE BEES OMAHA. THUllSDAY, JUNE t. 1922. Tvc Forgotten Him," Says Wife of Manacle Man Hrrord of Fred Drown Show lie Poicfd Chim-trr itici of Dr. Jckyl aud Mr. Hyde. 4 Frd Br 011, now U9 prey oi Omaha and Lincoln city police, Douglas and Lancaster cmiruic sheriffs' pOMfi, and iitate Miernl Gut Hyer deputies, a the "manacle man ol Beiuon," hat had a checkered career. At the hum for him proceed, further etaili of hit Me arc brought to light revtahnc in him I tort of Dr. Jrkyll Mr. Hyde character, Fred Brown wat married May IS, 1916 to Petri Sltanbtin by Rev. Charlet W. Savidge. He gave hit age then at 28; U at 18. They tince mere divorced and Mrt. Brown married Albert 1'iltnt,, well-to-do ftmer, now living on a farm near Florence. "Forgotten Hlm.', She hat the custody of her three children. Chetter, Marie and Fred, jr. "I've forgotten him." the taid yet terday morningr when questioned concerning her firtt husband. "I have nothing to tay. Following , hit marriage to the pretty little 18 y car-old i'earl Shan blm in 1916, Brown started to buy a little home at Twenty-sixth and Blondo street. He owned a team worth $500 and hauled coal for a living. With hit bride, rt went to 'church every Sunday, according to Kev. Sir. bavidge. Returned to Prison. Five months after hit marriage, liowevcr, at he wat driving hit coal wagon patt Twenty-fourth and Cum ing ttreett, a former Iowa state convict saw him, recognized him at a former fellow convict who had violated hit parole from the Iowa prison where he had been serving a term as a horse ruttler. He called a policeman who dragged Brown down from his wagon and Brown was returned to the Iowa prison. An Iowa prison worker named Lampman, who had become intereit ed in Brown's case, worked further with the parole board until he suc ceeded in getting Brown paroled to Rev. Mr. Savidge a year later, . Parole Ends. Brown protested to Mr. Savidge he never had stolen horses and that his incarceration was a "frameup." He returned to Omaha and hia fam ily, resumed his church going and went to work for the Iten Biscuit company. He lived an exemplary life, Mr. Savidge said, until his parole period was ended and the Iowa prison authorities nve him a clean record. Daring this time Mr. Savidge had been making regular reports on his good behavior to the Iowa officials. But in 1918. shortly after his pa- .role period was over, Brown was tent to the Nebraska atate prison on Here ' he became the model pris oner, resumed his' church going to such an .extent .his fellow convicts dubbed hira "Pious Brown," and met Louis Gregory, Christian Science reader.; and reform worker. Sued for Divorce. ' After three efforts, Gregory se cured a parole for Brown on the plea he wanted to "give the kids a chance." But in 1920 Brown was sent up again for. stealing an automobile, and on December 1. 1920, he was sued for divorce by his wife in Doug las county district court. ' She claimed that when she married him, he then was a fugitive from jus tice, but that he had represented him self to. her as a man of good reputa tion and clean habits. ' , When she filed for divorce she said he was serving one to 10 years in the Nebraska penitentiary. She alleged he became intoxicated, beat her and mistreated her, and that he was inclined to show affection for other women. . ; She asked that the properties at '3450 North Thirty-ninth street and 2210 North Twenty-seventh street, be turned over to her. . A decree was; granted her April 5, 1921, in which she got the custody of their three children and $2,500 alimony. , The-property was sold at sheriffs sale to pay the alimony. ' GretrArv made a trio to Omaha in an effort to get the wife to with draw her divorce action, but she re fused. .':-?,'- . Again he was paroled, came to Omaha, visited his former wife, wrote her letters, professed undying love. But she was deaf. - And then she married again. : Radio Used in Hunt (or Fugitive Manacle, Man (CMtlaiMd yitut Fat One.) he fled to a rooming house nearby, covered a roomer there with two guns, spent the rest of the afternoon and evening and left about 11 last night as he had come- with two guns to enforce silence. As Brown lay on the roomer's bed with one gun near his right hand and the other tucked in his belt, a mob of i several hundred persons searched every nook and corner of the neighborhood but the right one. Draws Money at Lincoln Bank. While he lay on the bed in the iiiii mi Mimnav 3nn nr wrntrtrw a i tic r 1 1 it uaiiar ami nraunnv nur vti in his right name fred Brown. " When the plucky woman, Mrs. Violet Dingman, who lived at one time in the same rooming - house with Brown, saw him and grabbed him near Twenty-first and O streets between 5 and 5:30 yesterday after noon, three men were near by. She thought they would respond. But, as they told police afterward, they Take a Ride in the New HUDSON thought - the affair wat marital quarrel and were loath :o interfere. Stops Pursuit With PittoL At Brown retd free from the woman, he dashed up an alley with hit plucky captor in pursuit. He whipped a revolver from a coat potk. et and stopped in ItU iraikt. The men had taken .! the chase and Brown turned, IcfJHng the weapon at them. . . The purtuert tun J luck and Brown escaped. I'ru.u the alley he made hit way to a rooming house at 21 O ttreet. About 5:JO Jack Ryan. iO. who maintains bachelor quarters in the place, heard crirt in t!'e ttreet and opened hit door to go on the porch, A man was standing in the doorway "Looking Cor tome one," Ryan told police he called to the man. "So," responded the man, and directed his gare again out ol the glits panes in the door. Ryan went back to hit room and came out again in a few minute. The man wat still standing peering through the panes. "What do you want here?" Ryan said he called to the man. "NothiiiB. wa the answer and Ryan turned on his heel again. Holdt Man Captive. As he sot to hit door, however, there was a arruff command, and the pressure of a gun at his back. Brown had made up his mind. "Lock the door was the first command when the two got inside. "I'm Fred Brown." he told Ryan, "and I've got in bad up in Omaha, and thrv re after me." lie still held hit pictols on Ryan. "They'll probably get me. but I'll get some of them, tool Now you sit down over there and don't get funny or you'll get yours right now." , With that, according to Ryans story. Brown sat down and began to eat the remains of the meal that Ryan had left. Hia hunger satisfied, he lay down on the bed with his pistols handy and rested while the mob beat the alleys a.'id streets in search of him. About 11 last night he rose, cau tioned Ryan not to warn the police and left with the two guns in his hands. ' Moscow Prices" Continue to Rise awsaaBMtms 36 Pound of Flour Cot 15. 000,000 Ruble in Pub- - lie Market Rii4. May 31. Price in Moscow continue to rie almo.t a quickly a new money is being published at the J'ctrograd mint, according to the Moscow price list which it publuhcd at a weekly feature ttory in the Lat vian and other border state new spa Deri. Diplomatic official ttate this price litt doe tnore to counteract the effect of communist propaganda among the worker than any other newt published in the paper, i hey ay the worker who constantly meet refugee coming out of Russia learn that the.c list are authentic and in the Interval between the worker tee ing the price lit and then checking it up with a freth refugee, that the refugee invariably atate that the price are higher than thote pub lished in the paper. The current prices on the public market in Moscow at this date areas follows: One pood (36 potmdt) wheat flour, 15,000.000 to 10,000.000 rubles: one pound black bread, 120, 000 rubles: one pound lump sugar, 550,000 ruble; 10 eggs. 1.200,000 to 1.300,00 rubles: one pint r.iilk. 130. 000 rubles; one pound butter, 1;000, 000 rubles; one bottle champagne, 20,000.000 rubles: one pair boot. 10. 000.000 rubles; one street car ticket, 75.0OD rubles; one box matches, 50.0(10 mliles: diamonds, per carat, 250.000,000 rubles. The weekly price list alio gives the official soviet rate of exchmea for soviet currency and accompanying the above list the dollar is quoted at 2,705,000 rubles. So even in fig ures in American currency the cost of living is high in Russia. Heavy Rain at Clay Center May Damage Some Corn Clay Center, Neb., May 31. (SpeciaJ.) A heavy rain fell near Claw r.iit., akil tMtatUit A... fiu inchet. It flooded th field wild water which it drowning out a great Wheat i looking fine and lflfa if ready to ne put up in teverai localities- 1 arm work hat been hut. dered by the steady ram. i Senate Finance Body Approves Bonus Bill (( Mlmr4 tnuw fa (Hm.) ' vored -it. but to obtain quick action on bonus legislation. N'either President Harding' view with retnect to the bonu nor meth od of financing the legislation en tered into committee discussions, tenatort taid. Leading proponent of the McCumber plan expressed the belief that thit plan would prove not unacceptable to the executive, since it called for no heavy expenditures during the next three year that would require either new taxe or anv large draft on the treatury. Chairman McCumber taid that after the first three yean the neect tary funds probably could be sup plied from interest on the refunded foreign debt. As now drattetj. tne bill is simply a charge against the federal treasury. Under the bill, as the senate will receive it. the amou.it of compensa tion for veterans will be computed on the length of service, less the $60 bonus paid at the time of discharge from the service, but would not ex ceed $500 for those who had only domestic service and $625 for those who saw service oversea. A cash bonus would be paid only to those veteran whose total credit did not exceed $50. Former Sioux City Banker Denies Embezzlement Charge Sioux City. Ia.. May 31. (Spe- cial.) W. G. Dunkle, former cash ier of the Continental National bank, pleaded not guilty today in United States court to an indictment re turned by the federal grand jury charging him with embezzlement and misappropriation of $28,000 of the banks funds. Justice Taft to Study British Court System Washiiifcioit, May 31, Chief Jus tice Tad will lease shortly for Eng land where, during a stay of several weeks, be will study the t'nglish Judicial system with a view to de termining its characteristic, lie not ified president Harding of hi intent today during a White House call. Sr John A, Simon, head of the English bar and formerly attorney general of Great Britain, extended an invitation to the ehief justice to visit England. It Hill be. it it taid. the first vist by a rhef justice of the United States for such purpose. Tie visit will be entirely unofficial Beatrice Band Reorganized; Summer Concert! Planned Beatrice. Neb., May 31. (Spe cial.) The Beatrire municipal band hat been reorganised with a mem bership of about 30. Profcttor Grimm it in charge thit year, and summer concert will start at Ath letic park June 9. The member recently received their new uniforms whirh were donated by the citizens of Beatrice. Inventor of Safety Dcvicei Killed at Railway Crossing Left Angele. Cal.. May 31. Richard R. Oltson. his wife and their child were killed in a grade crossing accident here 10 days aco. Today relativet had received two latent issued to Olsson. Both were or "safety device to prevent aeci- dentt. N. Y. Subway Jam to End. New York. May 31. The conces sion on New York's tubwavt wat expected to soon become a thing of the past, with the addition today by the Interborough Rapid Transit of 240 trains to its daily service. These additional trains will give about 100, 000 more seats for passengert. Of ficials say that with other additional trains coming in the fall, much of the frame jams will disappear. olJooooe il '4 - I f 1 mW iMl " I (f UIIO lliCTED'O "tt"SU '1 it nis mrv71&IVs? rwivn s. '- e 't' e g r t tf f if i! SACRED SELECTIONS ' St.Paul-BtkLedirJofHisOwi (Mendeltsohn) Stabat MaUr Cujus Animam (Rossini) Stabat Mater InfUmmatui (Rossini) TUNEFUL CONCERT AND OPERATIC -- Echo Song (Sir Henry R. Bishop) Only CO Drtm You Lov Mil (LateUli dir. tu m'ami!) Number Size Price Mmt. Louito Homor 88658 12 $1.75 Amelita Galli-Curci 74743 12 1.75 Emilio do Gocorza 66046 Dia Toto StadtUoht&flVr Marietta (Song of the Lute) in German, Maria Jeritza ..66057 Lohansrin Eltas Traum (Elsa's Dream) (Wagner) In German Maria Jeritza 74749 Zazi E un riso gentil ' ('Tis a Gentle Smile) In Italian Giovanni Martinelli Jasmine Door (Weatherly-Scott) Sophia Braalau Moonriae (Oick-Samueb) Reinald Werrenrath 66062 66044 66047 10 1.25 10 1.25 12 1.75 10 1.25 10 1.25 10 1.25 MELODIOUS INSTRUMENTAL V : Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding March (Mendelssohn) loscanmi and La scale Orchestra 74745 Serenade (Drdla) Violin SoW Slavonic Dance No. 1 (Dvorak) Slavonic Dance No. 2 (Dvorak) Faust Walts from Kermesse Scene Medley of Favorite Operatic Airs MischaEIman 66048 Victor Concert Orchestra w. c - Victor Concert Orchestra'" (Gounod) Accordion Solo , Pietro 1Mn AccordionSolo Pietro180 12 1.75 10 1.25 12 1.25 10 1 .75 7 Olive Kline Royal Dadmun OUve Kline-Elaie Baker Olive Kline-EUie Baker Peerless Quartet ?3 v UGHT, TUNEFUL VOCAL SELECTIONS Baby ' . A Little Home with You ' Indiana Lullaby (Waltg Song) Marcheta (Love Song oi Old Mexico) 'MammvLou Pick Ma Un and Lav Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland Peerless Quartet ' Geel But IHaU to Go Home Alone (from "The French Doll") Victor Roberta Don't Feel Sorry for Me Victor Roberts k Wake Up Little Girl You'ro Just Dreaming Henry Burr , It's a Wonderful World After All Charles Harrison LITTLE SONGS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN ' (l) The Bunny (2) Pretty Pussy (3) Little Chickens and Snow Birds (4) ine squirrel w laoia run (b) bow-wow-wow Alice ureen (1) Sing. Bluebird, Sing (2) The Butterfly (3) Robin Redbreast (4) Rain- aropa 19J rutty nuww iqi a am rruuupwavvr uiyac riws nuw wwu (1) The Wild Wind (2) The Rainbow (3) Happy Thou.ht (4) Now It Is Spring (5) Twinkle. Twinkle, UtUe Star (6) The Dolly Alice Green (1) God Loves Me (2) A Christmas Lullaby (3) Evening Prayer (4) PraiseHim (5) The Child Jesus AliceGreen DANCE SELECTIONS ' Cuddle Up Blues Fox Trot My Honey's Lovuv Arms rox Trot r Swanee River Moon Medlev Walts introducing "lixiiaiia LnlubT'' International Novelty orchestra Do It Again! Fox Trot (from "The French Doll") ' Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra r Everv Dav Medlev Fox Trot (from "For Goodness Sake") Iatrdocm "Oh GmI Oh Gothl a Lev Year Joseph C. smith and His vrcnettra Rose of StambouI-r-Medloy WalU (from "The Rose of SUmboul") . latroducinc "My Hoaii b CrJHng" Joseph C Smith and His Orchestra ' No Use Crvins Fox Trot All Star Trio and Their Orchestra I Teasin' Fox Trot All Star Trio and Their Orchestra You Can Have Ev'ry Light on Broadway Fox Trot International Novelty Orchestra Lovey Dove Fox Trot (from "The Rose of Stamboal") Club Royal Orchestra California Fox Trot : Club Royal Orchestra i Who Believed in You 7 Fox Trot All Star Trio and Their Orchestra Soma Stinnv Dav Fox Trot - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra . Rosy Posy Fox Trot (from '"rhe Biuhing Bride") Club Royal Orchestra Motor Talking Machine Company; CajdenjlJ, The Virginians The Virginians 45308 10 1.00 45309 10 LOO 18884 10 .75 18892 10 .75 18893 10 .75 18886 10 .75 18887 10 .75 18881 10 .75 18882 10 .75 18885 10 .75 18888 10 .75 18889 10 .75 18890 10 .75 18891 10 .75 Man Shooti Snake in Bed, Alto Hit Own Toe VUaUa, Cat, May 3IE. R. Wood of Ponerville eatracttd a revolver from beneath hia pillow when he taw a ratileanake on hi bed yesterday and fired with deadly aim. He did not notice, however, that hi right big tot wat in the line of hr and the bullet which kiUad the nak alto clipped of the top of the toe. Dlouinfirld Farmer Top Omaha Fat Cattle Market Hector Downie of Hloemfield Mat on the Omaha market with (oad o( 18 head of long Yearling lleieiords that averaged 1.0) pound and told for (Jt.bO a hundred, the lop notch for the day for fat rattle. Mr. Downie also had three heiler in his shipment that averaged 856 pounds that brought $7.55 a hundred. Man Kills Self on Wife's Grave Four Yrar' Grin in End iu Suicide in Walnut Hill Cfiuftf ry. Henry W. Frohardl. 48, tC9 I irst asenue. Council Hlull. drose hit automobile to Walnut Hill cemetery Tuesday night, to visit the grave of hit wife, and yesterday morning h body wat found lying across the crate' with bullet wound in the iad. A revolver wat found near the body by William Hiert, employ of the cemetery, Frohardt was an agent for the Prudential Life Insurance company. Besides the brother, Frohardt i survived by two children. Donald and fSes.irj hit faiher. Frit Fro twrdt of St. Jftsrpli. M , t'd a Wster Mr. Fred Wautheit o( Davenport, la. Twentyteen yers ago. Fro hardt married Miun Kauik. sister ot Mrs. Charle fiaur whose bus. band is a former City rlrrk of Couuol UM. Mrs. Froltardt died four ytars ago, and Frohardt coniiunally grieved over her drain, according to the daughter, Hessie, 21, no Ivimg with the Frarert, who atuibutet her Uiher'a act to hit irief. 'the ti, Donald, (8. graduated last year troiq Council Uluil High school and ha been living with hi father. Frohardt wat a mail carrier many year before ruining the insurance business. t Daughter Born to Zita. Madrid. May JI.-By A. P )-A daughter was born this morning to former F.mprrt Zil of Austria Hungary. Clioip0n,Men&Ca All of Our Sports Silks in a June Sale Every fashif nable summer sports silk in new patterns that are exclusive with Thompson -Belden's. Stripes, plaids, novelties, plain shades all from regular stock. ' On Sale Thursday May Queen A Canton crepq with embroidered stripes and plaids on white and colored grounds. $6.50 Quality, $3.95 Yard Molyneau A heavy silk and wool crepe in colors for after noon and sports wear, for fashionable capes and dresses. $4.50 Quality, $3.45 Yard Washable Fan-Ta-Si For sports skirts. All white and plaids and stripes combining black and white. $4.50 Quality, $2.95 Yard Chenile Cantons A Canton crepe with chenile stripes in jade, navy and gray. $8.50 Quality, $4.95 Yard SportspunA ratine weave in high colored plaids and stripes for combination spoils dresses and separate skirts. $3.95 Quality, $2.95 Yard Roshanara Crepe In colors, , for afternoon wear. $5.00 Quality, $3.95 Yard Washable Printed Crepe de Chenes Small floral and all over patterns on white . grounds. .. $3.50 Quality, $2.45 Yard Other Summer Silks Much Less White Silks in This Sale Crepe de chines, Canton crepes, satin crepes, heavy . sports pongee, chif fon taffetas, satin Sonata, radiums and wash satins. For the Lowest Prices of the Year $2.50 Chiffon Taffetas (36 in.) $1.45 Colors for afternoon, evening and sports wear. $3.95 Canton Crepes (40 in.) $2.95 Navy, brown, henna, sand, gray, black. " , - $3.50 Pebble Crepes (40 in.) $2.95 In nearly every desirable color. $2.50 Crepe de Chene (40 in.) $1.95 $2.50 Silk Shirtings (32 in.) $1.69 mm HERE is nofiring qmte as expensive as cheapness. We do not favor high prices but we do endorse high quality. A low price may satisfy in the beginning, but it is high quality that satisfies in the end. .OTO GlMVURE tec trend" the- 1 vi-ins6 fcyallaeW-. : perrect itmo ' OMCtion of-. ii'usti'atixsns .' v iscssentiej- HUDSON Has a New Motor Hotel - Castle OMAHA , Be Want Ads Arm . , . Cenufne Buainest Bootterg