Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-03
HAPPENINGS OF
THE SOUTH SIDE
Two Young Men in Stolen
Motor Car Say They Wanted
Joy Jaunt Before Leav-
ing for France,

Russell Nogard, 36l6 Jones street,
and John Sandle, South Thirty-ninth
street, were arrested Sunday morning
by Special Officer Peterson and
booked for investigation. The young
men had an automobile belonging to
H. F. Clark, Fort Crook boulevard,
that is alleged to have been stolen
from Eighteenth and Douglas streets
Saturday evening. Nogard admitted
taking the car, saying he and Sandle
had joined the army and wanted TO
take one more JOY ride before leav-
ing for France. The automobile was
identified at the station Sunday by
Mrs. Clark, who drove it home.
Bottle of Beer Explodes.
Officers Potach and Lee Fleming
arrested Fred Toeka, IS years old,
SAIL South Twenty-hrst street, Sat-
urday night for the illegal possession
of liquor. The officers became sus-
picious when they saw the boy carry
ing the sack in the wee small hours
of the night and upon investigation
found the package contained four bot
ties of beer.
At the station the prisoner said Joe
Tesnohlidck, $50 South Twenty-sec-
ond street, filled the bottles from a
keg and gave them to him without any
charge. During the Cross-eXamina-
ton a report like the explosion of
bomb startled the oficers md caused
them to grab their trusty lutomatlcs
and look about for a bomb-thrower,
when dark amber fluid was noticed
flowing from the sack. The heat had
caused the beer to ferment and blow
the cork from a bottle of "suds." To
prevent further escape of the evidence
the remaining three bottles were care
fully placed in an upright position.
City Employees Join the Army.
John Parks, who is employed in the
Office of his father, Street Commis-
sioner George Parks, at the South
Side city hall, and his brother, Robert
Parks, from the Cudahy packing
plant, enlisted in the hospital ambu-
lance corps Saturday. Other city en-
ployes who have signed up for serv-
ice are: Lee Davis, chauffeur for Com
missioner Parks; Harry Horn, chauf-
feur for Park Commissioner Hummel,
and Joe Hasford, driver in the street
cleaning department.
q Booze Causes Arrests.
Frank Vazada, Nineteenth and O
streets, was arrested at Twenty-fourth
and 0 streets early Sunday morning
and will be gi en- an opportunity to
tell the judge where he procured his
"joy juice"
Tom O'Connor, 22l7 Deer Park
boulevard, who was arrested late Sat
urday night, will have an opportunity
to tell the judge this morning just
how and where he succeeded in get
ting enough booze to become intoxi-
Gated.
William Smith, barber at 250l N
street, was arrested by Detectives
Zaloudek and Goss, charged with the
illegal possession of liquor. When
the officers entered the place Satur-
day night Smith and another man
were seated at table adorned with a
quart bottle about full of California
brandy, according to the label. Three
half-pint bottles containing a few
drops of whisky were also found in a
coal pail
Spuds Take Tumble.
The little backyard gardens are do
ing their bit in reducing the high cost
of living. The price of potatoes took
tumble Saturday. The morning
price at local markets was Is cents
per peck, but before evening the price
of new spuds was reduced to 63 cents
peck,
Three Fined $1Oo and Costs.
Police Judge Madden did flourish
| ing business in less than all hours
session of court this morning. Fines
| aggregating close to $500 were as
sessed for the illegal possession of
liquor and plain drunks, The Judge
was very considerate in all cases, CIV
ing the drunks their choice of telling
where they procured the booze" iii
teen days in Jail or $40 and costs.
Fred Toeka, 54ll South Twenty
first street, the lad who was caught
with the bottled beer that exploded
at police station, was fined $l00 and
/ costs.
William Smith, a barber at 25Ol N
street, was the next man to hear the
Judge say $l00 and trimmings just
because he had part of bottle OF
brandy in his possession.
t. Frank Kosiba, 45l6 South, Twenty
seventh street, drew $500 and costs
upon the testimony of drunk who
said he got beer at the place,
Frank Vaseda, Frank Folta and
Frank Smith were each fined $40 and
costs for drunkenness.
Magic City Gossip.
White shoes and pumps, the kind to
please every one.-Cressey
Theda Bara will positively appear at the
Besse tonight in "The Tiger Lady"
Ny home, In prime repair, Is bargain fol
someone Look 1t up. H. L. Coombs.
After July 4th, Cressey's shoe store will
| close at o'clock p. m, during July ana
| August, except Saturdays
Don't fail to get in on our low cut shoe
bargains at 800 and $3.50 palr.-Cresses.
| the Shoe Man.
Telephone South 900 and order case Of
Oma o. Lactonade, the realthful refreshing.
home beverages, delivered to your residence.
| Omaha Beverage Co
The driver of a big delivery truck ran his
car onto the curb at Twenty-first and Q
| streets to avoid head-on collision with an
other car Sunday morning.
The theme Of all sermons at the South
Side churches Sunday was patriotism and the
conservation of food. Special music and
services brought out unusually large audi
ences to all services
Charles Keasling, riding a motorcycle
was run down by an auto near the l. street
viaduct Sunday morning He escaped with
few minor bruises, but the motorcycle was
put out of commission.