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Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
ONE OF ALLEGED
|. HUSBANDS NOW
BASkS IN JAIL
Actor Arrested on Complaint of
the Auto Man, With a
Charge Of Adultery
to Meet.

As a sequel to a wife's alleged
perhdy, the love of two men for the
same woman--both of whom claim
to be her lawfully welded spouse
the meeting OF the two claimants in
the Dodge hotel Friday night where
the woman and one of the men had
registered as husband and wife, Leroy
Pomeroy, a show and circus follower
is now in the city Jail on the charge
of adultery. He was arrested on a
warrant Saturday. They have decid-
ed to leave the matter up to the police
to decide.
The woman in the case is Lucille
Bryant. pretty divoreee, daughter
OF Mrs. Curtis Alarms, 3l08 South
Eighteenth street. Pomeroy, the man
under arrest, asserts he married her
in St. Louis May l8, 1916.
L. Mccormick, 1916 South Six
teenth street, who also claims to be
Lucilles husband, filed the informa-
ton that led to Pomeroy's arrest.
Lucille Tickle.
According to the stories of both
men Lucille was tickle; nothing SEEM
ed to appease her desire. Pomeroy
says they lived happily until within
a few months ago when a big storm
broke and he sent her to Omaha.
Here she met Mccormick and mar
ried him without first procuring a
divorce from her spouse. Pomeroy
alleges. A few days ago she and
Pomeroy registered as husband and
wife at the Dodge hotel. This was
brought to the attention of McCor.
mick and he began an investigation.
Photo of Certificate.
According to the police Pomeroy
doesn't tell straight story, and they
are inclined to doubt the story that
he and the Bryant woman were mar.
ried in ST. Louis, although he has a
photograph of the marriage certif.
cate with the dates written in by pen
and ink. II is badly faded and the
dates are hardly readable. 1t is al.
legged that Pomeroy and the Bryan,
woman were never married. although
they posed as husband ard wife.
Mccormick says that Lucille de.
serted him after six weeks Of welded
bliss and up until Friday night he
didn't know where she was. In the
meantime he had filed a suit for di.
vorce. Friday night he telegraphet
to St. Louis authorities asking veri.
hcation of the Pomeroy- Bryant mar.
riage. The answer was not satisfac.
tory and he caused Pomeroy's arrest
Lucille, both men assert, coult
straighten out the problem but sh,
has disappeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Ben Welch Had En- All
Going IN His Military
Show at the Gayety

Ben Welch had 'em going at the
Gayety Saturday evening. As lizzie,
the Hebrew, he had a capacity house
laughing two-thirds Of the time. The
other third he wasn't on. His able
assistants are Dolly Morrisscy,
frankie Martin, Evelyn Cunningham,
Pat Kearney, Jack Barton, Frank
Murphy, George Alexander and a
comely chorus with lots OF pep"
The entire show is filled with
snappy comedy, new costumes and
lifting songs. Each member OF the
chorus had a chance to demonstrate
her vocalistic ability in the second
act when lizzie made each sing a
song.
Evelyn Cunningham put over tn,
song, Il Want a Doll" with three
encores and won much applause OF
her other numbers.
Ben Welch surprised the audienc,
BY five-second change from the rol'
Of Hebrew to Italian. He made rea
Italian too, and sang an Italian sonl
in real Italian style.
Irene Perry distinguished hersel
by being the only member OF thu
chorus to hold Izzie's hand. Th'
audience showed their appreciation o
this feat by bringing her back fo'
another song.
Dolly Morrissey led her choru
company in true military style witt
the song, America is Coming TIL,
steel costumes OF the chorus, were |
distinct novelty. They scintillated il
the footlights. instilling a MARTA
spirit into the scene. that went BIZ
with the crowd.
frankie Martin, as soubfette. hat
more than the usual amount of pep
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

is in these books, my son" smiled his
father. You'll love them as well as
I do, some day. And your brother"
He paused, a swift shadow on his face.
He turned to Mr.. Smith. my boy,
Fred loves books, too. He was in
here-a little while ago. But he could
not stay, of course. He said he had
to 60 and dance with the girls-his
mother expected it."
"Ho! Mother! Just as if he didn't
want ter go himself!' grinned Benny
derisively. "You couldn't hire him ter
stay away-'specially if Pearl Gay
lords round"
"Oh. we'll, he's young, and young
feet always dance when Pan pipes"
explained the father with a smile that
was bit forced. "But Pan doesn't
always pipe, and he's ambitious-Fred
is" The man turned eagerly to Mr..
Smith again. He's going to be
lawyer-you see, he's got chance
now. He's fine student. He led his
class in high school, and he'll make
good in college, I'm sure. He can have
the best there is now, too. without
killing himself with work to get it.
He's got fine mind, and" The
man stopped abruptly. with a shamed
laugh. "But-enough of this. You'll
forgive the fond father ! know.
always forget myself when I'm talking
of that boy-or, rather. perhaps it's
that I'm remembering myself. You
see, want him to do all that l want
ed to do-and couldn't And"
Jim. Jim!' 1t was Mrs. Hattie
in the doorway. There, might have
known where I'd find yor. Come, the
guests are going, and are looking for
you to say good night. Jim. you'll
have to come! Why. what'll people
say? They'll think we don't know any
thing-how to behave, and all that,
Mr.. Smith, you'll excuse him | know"
Most certainly" declared Mr.
Smith. 81 must be going myself, for
that matter" he finished. as he fol-
lowed his hostess through the door
way.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
South SIDE Brevataes

John Loye left Friday afternoon with the
contingent leaving Omaha for Camp Dodge.
Ia, tor military training.
Olen Fowler, aged years. fell down
stairs at his home, 1910 South Twentieth
street. last night and sustained q depressed
fracture Of the skull He was taken to the
South Side hospital.
A load Of ss head Of hogs brought to the
Onion stock yards Friday by the firm OF
Gun, Dick and Robinson OF Kearney, aver
aged 2s6 pounds In weight and netted the
shippers the neat sum Of si.2ie.bs.
Mr.. and MIRA II. B. Bergaust and their
three children returned home last night
from q visit OF six weeks In Estes Park,
Colo Miss Bertha Hodon, who accompanied
!. them thersv remained In the west and will
teach Ia Montana.
John Edwin Campbell. son OF Mr. and
Mrs. r. M. Campbell. 4ts4 South Twentieth
street, II at home on a ten-day furlough
He enlisted IN June, 1917. with the hospital
corps at the Great Lakes training station
and Il now In Detroit. Mr.. Campbell has
lived In Omaha all his life and was for
meriy In the employ of the contract de-
partment Of the Nebraska Power COM
pany
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
SCOTT EM1 1LOYES
PLEDGE LOYALTY
|. IN WAR ACTIVITY
ESQ Workers Say They Are
Ready to Work Overtime
to Aid U. S. to
Win War.

At noon yesterday $50 employees oi
the Scott Tent and Awning com.
pany, working on war contracts, took
a solemn pledge to remain on the job
to do full weeks work each week
and to work overtime, if necessary
until the close of the war.
The resolution followed a meeting
in the loft room of the factory al
Fifteenth and Harney streets, at which
Capt. G. E. Y. Seddon of the First
Canterbury company, New Zealand
forces of the British army spoke un-
der auspices of the Shipping board in
an effort to speed up war work.
The captain brought a personal
message from the allied front to the
war workers here and he told the
men and women in his audience they
were in the reserve line of trenches
and were taking as effective part in
the winning of the war for democracy
and the peace of the world as the men
in the front line trenches.
Workers Aid Morale.
He told them their efforts, when
inspired by patriotic impulse to give
the best that is in them to increasing
output and keeping it coming in
steady volume, added to the morale
of the men at the front.
you remember what happened on
July 4, when the Americans went over
the top with the Australians at
Chateau Thierry," he said. That
was the turning point of the fight on
the allied front and the presence OF
the Yanks, with their indomitab.e
fighting. their dash and courage,
started the present glorious offensive
and added to the morale of the Brit
ish and the French, giving them the
will to victory"
You men and women here are ad-
ding TO that morale every day YOU
work and let this thought inspire
you in your every endeavor. Do not
think that your added efficiency will
be to increase the business prestige
of your bosses, but remember you
are doing it as reserves in the home
trenches for the boys over there.
Employees Pledge Aid
Frequent applause greeted the
captains remarks and every man and
women in the employ of the company
took the prescribed pledge at its
close. The pledge was administered
by Charles Trumbull of Chicago
member of the shipping board
While in Omaha Captain Seddons
who was in the big battle of the
Somme from 1916 to the present year
received word of the death Of his
oldest brother in one of the recent
battles on the western front.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
A...ther Bee Employe. viii
Join Foraes With the Navy

Albert E. Perfey. linotype machinist
with The Bee, has gone to Chicago
to take six weeks course in Armour
Institute of Technology, preparatory
to ! prospective appointment as a
merchant marine engineer officer.
Mr., Perley has had FIVE years cx-
perience in the line OF work which
he will re-enter. Col. r. N. Perley,
brother, is in the Philippines train
ing natives in the science of artillery.
r. @. Perley. another brother, il in
the navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
POLICE BELIEVE
new GANG auto
THIEVES At WORK
Cars Now Being Stolen at the
Rate of Two Per Day;
Police Officials
Vig:Iant.

Police are of the opinion that a
recently organized gang of automo-
bile thieves has begun operations in
Omaha. The automobile squad has
been ordered to double its vigilance
and endeavor to make things so inter-
esting for the gangsters that they
will be afraid to look at an automobile
let alone stealing it.
Three auto thefts within two days
gives the impression that the number
of thefts during September will eclipse
those of August, and the automobile
squad will redouble its efforts. 1t
is thought that the gangsters have
a fence" outside of the city where
the stolen cars are taken, remodeled
and sold to innocent persons at about
half value. One of the cars now
being held at the station shows that it
has been worked over All number
plates have been removed and other
ones substituted, the wheels have
been replaced and the whole machine
repainted. The original color was
pea green. Several other changes
have been made, which completely
disguises the car
Whether the stolen cars were taken
over the Douglas street bridge to a
"fence" somewhere in Iowa, or to
some upstate town is matter of con-
lecture to the police.
Louis Group, Louisville, reported
to the police last night that his auto
mobile had been taken from the cor
ner of Sixteenth and Douglas streets
late Saturday afternoon.
A bold auto thief made away with
an auto truck belonging to the Puri-
tan laundry, 2Sl0 Farnam street, in
broad daylight Saturday afternoon:
The truck was standing in front OF
the building and the driver was in
the office picking out load OF bun
dies to be delivered. The words
Puritan Laundry were painted in
large letters on both sides of the
truck.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Fort Omaha Balloon Tries
to Follow Airplane Suit

A balloon from Fort Omaha carry
ing two men left the balloon school
field at 9 o'clock Saturday morning
and made spectacular fight over
the city, remaining in the air for sew
eral hours.
Officers at the balloon school say
that free flights are part OF the rega-
lar training and occur every week.
Usually the free ascensions are made
early in the morning and the balloons
remain up for many hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Two More Subscriptions
For Milk Fund Received

Two more contributions of S. have
been received for The Bees Milk
and Ice fund. This fund was closed
several weeks ago and no more con.
tributions are solicited, but these do.
nations were accepted and have beer
turned over TO the visiting nurses
The contributions came from Gus,
Kronberg OF Herman, Neb. and Rev
Charles r. Sheldon Of Perry, Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
RohIff Theater Announces
Chance in Sunday Program

Announcement is made by the
Rohiff theater that its Sunday pro.
gram has been changed and in place
of May Allison there will be shown
Emmy Wehlcn in "The Outsider
Miss Wehlen is shown in charming
love story and opportunity has beer
given her for rare dramatic acting
The action of the play never stops
for moment and there are brigh
bits Of humor built into the stor,
that bring many q laugh from tn,
audience.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
THE STORY THUS FAR:

THE STORY THUS FAR:
Stanley @. Fulton. multimlllionaire, mas
querading as John Smith, genealosist, 10
busiiy engaged In watching relatives 10
whom he has directed his lawyer 10 send
checks for 100000 apiece. Sudden wealth
has different effects on the beneficiaries Mr.
Smith goes TO board at the home of Miss
Maggie Duff, whose father marries the
mother Of the Blaisdells. She u not one Of
the beneficiaries.
Mr. Smith Is boarding with the Duffs
He has just told Mrs. Blaisdell that the
Duff home is delightful home to live In.
Mrs. Blaisdell. familiarly known as Mrs.
Hattie. 10 giving a party when this INSTALL
ment opens.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Red Cross Supplies Class
Will Start Work Next Week

Red Cross work will start in
the Library hall on the South Side,
Friday, September 6, ,.hen surgical
dressing class will be held from | to
S p. m. The hospital Supplies class
will start September 9. Further in
formation in regard to classes can
BE secured by calling Mrs. Like.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Oh: Oh nQNE11!E1QN EE;}N5; 1>1E; =!

Copyright, 1918. by Eleanor H. Porter and
by The Public Ledger Co.
BY Permission Of Houghton Mifflin Co. All
Rightg Reserved
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Sales Girls Wanted
for permanent work. Apply to Mgr.
Wig Brothers. Twenty-fourth and
N streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
NO MORE CATARRH
A Guaranteed Treatment Tint Hns
Stood the Test of Time

Catarrh cures come and catarrh
cures go, but Hyomei continues to heal
catarrh and abolish its disgusting
symptoms wherever civilization exists.
Every year the already enormous
sales of this really scientific treat
ment for catarrh grow greater, and
the present year should snow all rec
ords broken.
eected il will end your catarrh, or it
Won't cost you a cent.
If YOU nave a hard rubber Hyomei
inhaler somewhere around the house.
get il out and start 1t at once to for
ever rid yourself of catarrh.
II. c. Kennedy, or any other good
druggist, will sell you bottle oil
Hvomei Qiquid). start to breathe IL
and notice how quickly 1t clears out
The air passages and makes the entire
tead feel fine.
tarrh coughs, colds, bronchitis or
asthma. A complete outfit, including
a hard rubber pocket inhaler and bot
lie OF Hyomei. costs but little. No
iomsch dosing: just breathe 1t. 1t
Kills the germs. soothes and heals the
ingaried membrane. Advertisement,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Nine Miflin County Homes
Robbed of F ood and Money

Lewistown, Pa. Oct. mime
homes in Bratton and Oliver town
ships, MifIlin county, have been Wis
tied by a band of burglars within n
few nights past.
In Oliver township the home of
George Kimberly was visited and a
pig and IS in money was stolen. In
Bratton township the robberies COM
mitted were: Home of Charles Brat
ton. ~ cans of fruit. at the home
! of Arthur Grassmyer, the burglar
stole his wedding coat and SS in
money; at Jacob Byler's home
canned fruit was stolen and large
quantity of canned tomatoes were
emptied on the kitchen floor; at the
residence of John c. Swigart a gan
tity of picked grapes were stolen; at
the home of Roger Powell. chickens
were taken; Eli Staybrook lost a
number of articles; canned fruit was
stolen at the Ephraim Moist home
and canned fruit at the home OF Z.
HarShbarger
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
oh, BOY POPULAR
MUSICAL COMEDY
Big Success Enjoyed by Or
pheum Audiences; Sec
ond Visit Here

Complications. vari-natured and ex-
tending over the greater period of the
two acts of "Oh, Boy" highly salts
fed a mirthful audience at the Or
pheum last evening. A full house of
.Harrisburgers went home so highly
pleased with the second production
of this lively comedy in this city, that
successful visit might again be made
here with the production.
Opening up a trifle slowly, the first
few numbers on the program dragged
Sllghtly and received scant commen-
dalton from the critical audience.
But, by the time the fourth musical
selection had been reached the action
was becoming more lively and win
ming over the audience and from that
until the end' each part was greeted
with hearty applause.
Miss Marie Carroll, playing as Lou
Ellen Carter" gained intimate access
to the hearts of her hearers, quite ma
turally and deservedly so, and carried
away the greatest applause for her
self, receiving many encores in her
musical renditions. Especially did the
hearers like her presentation of IAN
Old fashioned Wife," and Words Are
Not Needed"
But Miss Anna Wheaton. as Jackie
sampson an actress, gained almost
as much applause as the leading wo-
man. a difficult part to play, Miss
wheaton presented it with all it's per-
fections. Her wild antics and esca-
pades did very. very much to keen the
audience smiling.
Charles Compton, as George Budd ~
the newlywed finding himself by
many complications continually in
not water spends much time in
making explanations and his difficult
ties bring quantities of sideache-pro-
dueing laughter; Jim Marvin" his
We'll meaning friend, played bv HAr-
old Crane, awakened much interest.
Harry Quealy, as Briggs" the
valet Stephen Maley, as Constable
Simms;" Jack" Rafael. as Judge
Daniel Carter" Augusta Haviland. as
Mrs. Carter" Edna May Oliver. as
Miss Penelope Budd," and Jack
Merritt, as waiter, all play import
ant parts in adding real merit to the
presentation.
Girls. pretty ones, to the number OF
fourteen. in ultra fashionable and rich
array make up a chorus whose pleas.
| ing selections rank well with those
heard in Harrisburg this season
Catchy musical selections added ma.
terially to the effect. Among the best
received OF these might be mentioned
"A Pal IKE You" Till the Cloud.
Roll By" "Rolled Into One" "Nestine
! Man"
A speciality dance in the second act
| by Miss Ethel Forde and RalpI
| O'Brien, received much weIl-earner
applause, which drew the artists bacl
/ for several encores
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
PRISONERS PUT TO
WORK ON ROADS
[Continued from First Page. !

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county prison warden, William A.
Mcllhenny, to furnish men in jail on
sentence. as laborers for road work.
Mr.. McIlhenny consented and at once
took the proposition before the board
prison inspectors who also approved
as they have for months been urging
employment for the men in iail. A
few days ago the prison officials
were notified to have a gang of men
ready to work at Speeseville.
Clothed For Work
Clothing for the outdoor work in
clading heavy shoes was furnished
to each of the men sent out. Each
day they will be taken by truck leav-
ing about o'clock in the morning
and returning at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon. Together with the six
men now employed at the county
almshouse there are 25 prisoners at
work for the county and state.
Under the act which was sighed
July ii of last year the State High
way Department may call for county
prisoners for such purposes and ma
pay the men put to work not less
than $40 nor more than $50 a day.
Prison inspectors here favor the plan
but are also making every effort to
have a law passed at the coming
Legislature which will permit the
county to use prisoners for repair
ing and building highways.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Pastors Successful Year
at Florin u. B. Church

Florin, Oct. 2.-The United Breth-
rem Church here has just closed one
of the best years in the history of
the congregation. The final meeting
of the officials was held Monday
evening when all the financial obli-
cations were met, with a handsome
amount left in the various treasures.
The pastor, the Rev. o. G. Romlg'
and the lay delegate, II. l.. Stoll. left
on Wednesday morning for Myers
town to attend the sessions of the
annual conference.
The following is a brief summary
of the pastors annual report; New
mem bers received, 4 members died,
4; present membership, 1913; SER
mons preached, 1872; funerals con
Quoted, 10; pastoral visits made, lSO;
conference benevolences, $11O; gen
| eral conference benevolences, S11O;
Lebanon Valley College, endowment
fund. S767; self-denial for missions,
s15.25; Quincy Orphange, SIS; Ar
menian sufferers, $14.S0; Womans
| Missionary Association, S112.S0;
Sunday school for missions, S4S.2S;
preachers aid special, $25; collect
ed for local Sunday school purposes
| $366.6S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

While Harrisburg's brave soldier
lads are rushing the Hinden0urg
line, their wives and mothers and
sweethearts back here in Harrisburg
are doing Red Cross work as their
way of fighting the Hun. This is the
evidence presented in the monthly
reports of the Shipping Department
and the Women's Bureau of the Har-
risburS Chapter, American Red
Cross, made public this morning
over the signatures of Miss, Anne
Mccormick, director. and Mrs. G.. II.
| Orth, executive secretary. Accord
ing to the reports, Lady Harris pro-
duced S0,692 articles during the past
month. 1t is a record-breaking pro-
duction which Red Cross officials
view with pride Forty eight cases
containing 33. .119 articles We're sent
on their way to the trenches during
! September.
Included in this grand total of
materials shipped are everything
from abdominal bands. cotton pads,
front-line parcels, gauze congresses,
! to canvalescent robes, operating
| gowns, hospital bedshirts, pajamas,
underdrawcrs, comfort bags, hand
kerchiefs, hot water bag covers,
pneumonia Jackets and weight bags,
| Other articles sent include helmets,
ear tabs, socks and wristlets. The
summary of departmental contribu-
tions includes the following totals:
Surgical dressings, 2S,737; hos
pital supplies, 1911; soldiers ar
ticles, 1,604.
In the report of the Womens
Bureau which has charge of all pro-
duction, there is shown a production
of 610 sweaters, ,539 socks, 33 he'll
NETS, 267 wristfets, "a scarfs, robes
and a wash rag as the product of the
knitting department. A total of T.
343 front-line parcels, 6,55S COM
presses 8,245 pads, 42S rolls, ID
wipes, 243 pneumonia jackets, 921
bags and 691 bandages is reported
| by the surgical dressings depart
461 comfort kits and 269 house
wives.
Hospital garments and supplies in
, clude "A convalescent robes, 143 hos
pital bedshirts, 81 bed jackets, 30S
French pajamas, 496 American pa
jamas, $50 undershirts. $50 under
drawers, so scultetus bandages, g.
061 straps and buckles, $3.50 shot
bags, 1873 heel rings. For the French
and Belgian refugees, layettes
272 petticoats and IL pairs of bed
socks were made.
Behind this work are the busy
women working with the grim reso.
luton that the Kaiser must be
downed and downed quickly. AS an
illustration of this officials cite JUS
one instance. At the beginning Of
July they were ordered to furnish
5000 pairs of socks in three months
1t was looked upon by Harrisburg a:
an impossibility, but in the three
months just ended, 1000 pairs wen
on their way to the laddies in khaki
Among the many large allotment'
now confronting the workers are tive
which must be produced very quick
ly. Under the chairmanship of Mrs
Walter A. Dearth, workers are bus!
on 1900 comfort bags. while in tht
local workrooms a huge order o.
cotton bags is keeping the sewers
busy. There is but one thing lack
ing in Red Cross work, it was eX
planned by an official. That essen
tial is more volunteers. I'VE neeC
them every hour of the day! If the!
could realize the helpful influence
of the Red Cross they would surel!
help us in every way" said thu
worker,