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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Patch Dietz Is Dead;
Was Only a Dog, But Is
Mourned by Newsboys

Patch Die,z, c. N. Dietz' trained
Boston terrier pet, is dead. Patch
was only dog, but he is mourned
by many friends who recognized
his unusual sagacity.
Patch seemed to perfer the
friendship of newsboys who recip-
rocated the animals kindly atten-
tons. This dog carried newspapers
in his mouth to his master with al
most human intelligence. He watch
ed for the boy who brought the
morning paper to the Deitz resi-
dence and would carry the paper to
the breakfast table. He usually rode
down in the morning with Mr.. Dietz
in an automobile.
This pet also learned many little
stunts with which he would amuse
visitors in the Dietz home.
eyes, Patch was only dog" re-
marked Mr.. Dietz, "but he was a
faithful and intelligent companion"
Patch was taken i'll last week and
sent to a dog hospital on Farnam
street where he died Monday night.
A veterinarian said he believed
Patch suffered a brain affection.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Soldier In City to
Find Parents Of Pal
Who Died In France

In an effort to fulfill the pledge
made to his dying comrade, Sergt
John T. Mccarthy, Company E.,
Fifth engineers, who died in France
of wounds received in action, First
Class Private James Smith of the
same organization, is in the city
seeking the parents of his dead pal
A few hours prior to his death. Nc
earthly entrusted a message to Smith
requesting him upon his honor to
bring it to his parents.
Although Private Smith is uncer,
tain as to the exact whereabouts Of
the dead fighters parents, he be-
lieves they reside in Omaha. He has
spent several days in Omaha in ar
attempt to find them. Unsuccessful
in his quest, he finally appealed to
the Chamber of Commerce, and also
enlisted the help of Hubert Rousey
formerly with the same organiza,
ton in France, and who is now EN-.
ployed at the Chamber of Com.
merce employment bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Women Decide Not to
Form Proposed New
Civic Organization

There will be 10 new civic organic
alton of women in Omaha along the
lines discussed at a mass meeting
called two weeks ago for that pur-
pose. At meeting of>women at the
court house yesterday the ma
jority report of committee of II
which has been investigating the
whole subject was adopted.
The majority report declared that
the committee found a new organ
ization could be helpful to existing
agencies in helping to crystalline
public opinion, increase annual bud
gets, erect needed buildings and es-
tablish day nurseries. The report
also stated that an organized body
Of women, the Victory loan COM
mittee has been in existence.
No one officially stated that this
Victory loan committee would or
ganize for social service work, but
such was the inference. Inasmuch
as this seemed possibility, or for
other reasons not stated, the ma
jority in its report, asked for post
ponement of a new organization at
thiS time, over the signatures of
Mesdames J. Y. Hooper, c. L. Hem
pei, Draper Smith, F. H. Cole, H. H.
Baldrige, w. J. Hines, N. P, Fell,
Kathleen Sullivan and F. w. judi
son.
Mrs. A. c. Troup was temporary
chairman of the mass meeting and
Mrs. Dean Ringer, temporary secre-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14

the policemen to spare Craig, and
was arrested.
Later the woman was released on
$500 bond, which she furnished her.
self. When she Called for her money
at the police station, she was told
that she only deposited sos. She
has refused to accept the money un-
til s. is added, which she claims was
taken from her envelope at the po-
lice station.
Mrs. Mack was told to return to
the station yesterday and an effort
would be made to straighten the
matter out.
II have been living here only two
weeks" Mrs. Mack declared. Il have
never been arrested before. I am
not bootlegger nor do / peddle
dope. l do not use whisky or drugs.
The police have been through my
house two and three times a day
since moved here. Repeatedly I
have asked to see a search warrant.
The only satisfaction / have been
able to get is cursing, and on one
occasion when they broke down my
door protested and insisted on
seeing search warrant, l. was
thrown into corner and cursed.
Cursed by Policemen.
Mrs. Mack declared she objected
to the policemen bringing Craig in
her house and giving him the third
degree. Il was cursed and told to
shut my mouth" she said. "My lit
tie daughter and l we're in the room
while they were beating and kick
ing the boy. 1t was the most cruel
thing | ever witnessed in my life.
After they had beaten him for
half an hour they decided to search
him for dope. While my daughter
and | stood in the room they took
every stitch of clothes from Craig's
body. l was protesting against this
humiliating and embarrassing per-
Torrance when l was told that l
could get ready to go to Jail, too"
{ Mrs. Mack declared that she
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Mrs. Dixie Mack Tells How
Appeals for Mercy at
Hands of Police
Went Unheeded.

While four policemen were beat
ing up James Craig. little defense
less drug addict, in the home OF
Mrs. Dixie Mack, 1917 Burt street,
last Friday night, in vain attempt
to get the boy to say Mrs. Mack
was selling dope, "higher-ups" were
peddling the stuff within the sound
| of Craig's voice, whose piteous APP
peals for mercy at the hands Of his
tormentors were heard block
Craig, who weighs only 100
pounds and is FIVE feet, four inches
in height, admits he is dope hend.
He declares he never sold any
| drugs.
Mrs. Mack is not user of mar
cote drugs and asserts sc never
sold any cocaine or morphine.
Peddlers Attend dope Party"
While Craig was being given the
cruel third degree, a score of fends
and peddlers were attending dope
party at Seventeenth and Cass
streets. Peddlers also were operat-
ing in the vicinity of Burt and Sew
enteenth streets.
While Craig was begging and
screaming with pain. while he pro-
tested his innocence to the police
man and the blood streamed from
his nose and mouth, dope was being
fsold a half block distant.
Craig was picked up on the street
in the vicinity of Mrs. Mack's home
by one of the officers of the morals
squad. The other three policemen
were waiting at the woman's home
for the boy to be brought in.
Begin Third Degree Tactics.
| Officers Thestrup, Armstrong and
Herdzina are said Immediately to
have begun the use of their third
degree tactics when Craig was taken
into the room.
The prisoner was knocked down
and kicked. The blood streamed
from his nose and mouth. Mrs. Mack
declared. Two ribs were fractured
when one of the hurley policemen
kicked the boy in the side.
Craig declared he suffered all of
the punishment at the hands of Off
GERS Thestrup, Armstrong and Hard
Gina. Officer Palmtag is declared to
have stood apart and remained a ST.
lent witness while the other men re-
peatedly slapped the boy in the face,
knocked him to the floor and stood
over their victim, swore at him and
threatened him unless he admitted
he was selling dope for Mrs. Mack.
The boys shrieks of pain and ap-
peals for mercy aroused the neigh
borhood. Mrs. Mack begged the po-
lice to spare Craig, and her little 10
year-old daughter pleaded with
them to spare the boy For half an
hour the policemen are said to have
tortured their victim. The floor and
bed were covered with blood stains
when the officers quit beating and
kicking their prisoner.
Craig was taken to the police sta
! ton and released the following day.
Mrs. Mack was threatened with ar
rest, she declared, if she did not re-
main quiet while the policemen were
beating Craig. She continued to beg
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
State Agent Denies He Had
Quarrel With Omaha Lawyer

State Liquor Agent Bunker's hear
ing on the charge of assaulting w.
N. Jameson in police court May 5
has been set for Wednesday before
Justice the Peace Collins. Bunker
was arrested yesterday afternoon in
District Judge Estelle's court. where
he was waiting to testify in a liquor
case. State Liquor Prosecutor Hol-
land secured his release on bond
Bunker says cts all a mistake"
and that he never had quarrel with
Jameson.
Jameson says that Bunker and
Liquor Agents Smith and Voglc
crowded him in a threatening man.
ner in police court on the day men
toned and that he has witnesses who
heard Bunker tell Smith to "hit
Jameson on the nose"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
NEGRO Who SHOT
YOUTH IS DOPE
F|END, IS CHARGE
Michael F. Dempsey, Former
Chief Of Police, Says Jack
son Was Drug Addict and
Totally irresponsible.

Albert Jackson, negro dog catcher
who shot and killed Roy Teeter Sat-
urday night on the Locust street via
duct, is a dope fend. according to
Michael F. Dempsey. former chief
of police. who declares he knows the
mans record.
Jackson was carrying 4 revolver
and wearing a special policeman's
badge on the authority of Commits
sioner Dean Ringer and Chief Mar
shall Eberstein.
81 know positively that Jackson
was a drug addict" asserted Mr..
Dempsey. Gle was a dope hend and
totally irresponsible. He certainly
was not the right kind Of man to
be entrusted with a deadly weapon"
Jackson is alleged to have as
saulted a man about year ago
with a Ratchet. He is regarded by
those who know him as dangerous
character
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
NEGLECT ON PART
OF CITY. CAUSE OF
PAVING FAILURE
Failure Of Charles Tanning to
Sign Contract for Leaven-
worth Street Is Criticized
by Mayor.

Mayor Smith yielded his place a.
president Of the city council yester-
day morning to Commissioner Butler
because he had a few words to say
about paving contractors and the de.
partment Of public Improvements.
The failure of Charles Tanning &c
sign a contract for paving Leaven.
worth street, Forty-eighth to Sixth.
eth streets, was the crux of the stu
alton.
Il think we should go after these
fellows with sharp stick. We mus!
have a showdown with Mr.. Fan
ming. You know that in private life
we would not do business that way
said the mayor. Either Tanning
has shamefully reneged on his con-
tract, or the public Improvements de-
partment has been grossly negligent
Of its duty, and l am inclined to
think the latter has been the case
Deposited Only $500.
An examination of the records dis.
closed the fact that Mr.. Tanning de-
posted with the city guaranty oil
$500 on this $4,000 contract, while a
city ordinance requires contractors
10 deposit per cent, which in this
case would have called for $4,000.
Contracts for paving Cunning
street, Thirtieth to Thirty-second
street, and Twenty-fourth street
Spaulding to Ames avenue. on
which Charles Tanning was low
bidder, were held up by the city
council until Thursday, when the
whole situation will be considered
"Until Tanning complies with the
Leavenworth street contract which
was awarded to him, this council
should refuse to award him any
more contracts" added the mayor.
Must Explain Delay
A resolution adopted by the coun-
Gil. calls upon Mr.. Tanning and rep
resentatives of the street railway
company to appear before the city
council Thursday morning to ex:
plain. their delay on Leavenworth
street. Mr.. Tanning alleges that
failure of the traction company tc
move its tracks is holding up the
paving work.
Tanning" continued the mayor
has refused to sign this contract
because the price of brick has ad-
vanced. 1--WE owe it to the people Of
this city to set the pace and show
them that when man is awarded a
contract he must go through with
it or be placed on the list OF dis
honest contractors"
The council also adopted resolu-
ton, directing the public improve.
ments department to submit a state.
ment of all contracts awarded dur
I ing the last year, with details Of
what work has not been started.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14

The Spring Rains Bring Grippe
Thssort of weather brings colds and grippe it's just
common cold people say, there's no danger in that
But many fatal sickness begins with cold with vital
ity weakened = the system is ready for the Influenza
germs Begin early to ward off the attack. Purge the
system Of the toxins (posons by taking castor OIL
vegetable laxative made Of Mayappe leaves of aloe and
jalap rolled into sugarcoated pills and to be had at all
drug stores as DR.. Perce's Pleasant Pellets.
If the cold starts with cough, and it persists then
local treatment for this condition should be taken
well known Alternative extract which has been the market
for great many years. and which has been highly
mended by thousands of users Dr. Perces Golden Med
cal Discovery. This tonic compound is composed Of
extract of roots and herbs without alcohol and has
soothing effect upon the mucous membrane, alays the
irritation and at the time works in the proper and
reasonable way at the seat of the toube-the sagnated
or poisoned blood
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Police Give Helpless Drug Victim Third
Degree While "Higher-Ups Go Unmolested
-Four Officers Beat Up De-
fenseless Dope Addict In
Effort To Obtain Evil
dence in Case.

told Detective Chief John T. Dun,
how the policemen acted in he,
home. Chief Dunn was nice abou
it," she said. "He condemned thei
behavior and I believe his regre
was genuine. He promised to lool
into the matter"
Beatrice, Mrs. Mack's little daugh
ter, suffered nervous shock, from
which she has not yet recovered, a!
result of being compelled to wit
ness the beating given Craig.
Please do not talk about it," SHE
begged, and she tried to hide be,
hind her mother. II can't sleep al
night. seem to hear that boys
screams all the time. I can see hin
choking and splitting blood from hi.
mouth. l can't get rid of it. Oh
how those big men kicked him in the
side and rolled him over the floor
and then when he got up off of the
floor the blood ran down his face
down on his body to the bed and
trickled to the floor. l got him
some water and bathed his face.
But they made me stop and took my
mother and the boy away.
II was so scared I could not cry
when my mother came home. II
seemed like she never would come
back and it was so dark here.
can't bear to stay in this house and
I want my mother to move away"
Craig admits he has been using
morphine for four years. Until re-
Gently he was employed at manual
labor, but was forced to give up
work because Of his failing physical
strength.
II would rather not talk about it,"
he said. Il have no money or inAu-
ence. / am not strong enough to
fight, and the police will get me if I
say anything. I cannot stand another
beating like they gave me last Fri
day.
II was walking along the street
when one of the plain clothes men
grabbed me and commanded me to
go with him. / did not know what he
wanted with me. They took me to
Mrs. Mack's house, and tried to
make me say l was selling dope for
Mrs. Mack. | would have been ly-
ing if | had done as they asked me
to. When I refused to tell the lie
they wanted me to tell, they began
beating and kicking me. l was dazed
most of the time they punished me.
l remember though of hearing them
cursing and swearing. remember of
hearing the little girl crying and I
remember hearing Mrs. Mack plead
ing with them not to kill me.
II begged and pleaded, but they
only cursed the louder and beat me
the more. Blood streamed in my
eyes. / was choked by blood. It
seemed like it never would end. The
room began to grow dark and | was
getting awfully sleepy. Suddenly
the roaring in my head ceased and
the next | remember was the cool,
wet hand of the little girl on my
forehead.
Then they took Mrs. Mack and
me to the police station. / was
afraid to ask them for a doctor. l
was afraid they would start in beat
ing me again. l thought the best
thing to do was to remain quiet"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Council Refuses to
Aid In Placing Gate
Across End Of Bridge

If Gus A. Hyers, state nemesis
of bootlegegrs, insists that a gate
shall be placed at the west end Of
the Douglas street bridge, he will
have to do the work without the aid
of the Omaha city council.
The city commissioners voted
down a proposal to erect a gate at
the request of Mr.. Flyers, who
stands on legislative authority.
IF Mr.. Hyers has authority from
the Legislature, why come to this
city council" asked Mayor Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Cotton Pool Planned.

New Orleans, May 13.-The pro-
posed plan of organization for the
American cotton export financing
corporation, a pool OF cotton pro-
ducers and dealers for export trade.
as made known here today at a con-
ference of,cotton interests. provides
for a corporation capitalized at $780,
COO 900, to be paid largely in Liberty
bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Policeman Catches Cycle
Thief After Iona Chase

Policeman Carney. who keeps
daily vigilance over the Federal Re-
serve bank, Thirteenth and Farnam
streets, nearly met his Waterloo
Monday afternoon. He saw Earl
Romeo, Mexican, steal a bicycle
from in front of the building and
gave chase. After a run of four
blocks Carney overlook the thief
and recovered the bicycle. Romeo
was given a Jail sentence of 20 days
for vagrancy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Ask Habeas Corpus Writ
To Get Possession of Bow

Apolonio Trugillo and Apolonia
Trugillo applied to the district court
today for writ of habeas corpus to
get possession of Marzelino Car
dozo, II years old, who, they allege,
is held by Gerardo de Sansedo. The
boys parents, Rosalio Cardozo and
Maria Cardozo, died at Oreapolis,
Neb., November 10, 1918.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Earthquake Kills Four.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, May
l3.-(Havas.)-Four people were
killed in the earthquakes which
shook the Island of Fuertavenura
several days ago. The bulk of the
population Of the island has fled.
Relief measures have been UNDER
taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Several Yanks Are Killed
In Dynamite Explosion

Dion, May 13.-(Havas)-Several
American soldiers were killed and
ten were seriously injured when a
case of dynamite exploded today in
a quarry near Is-Sur-Tile.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Two Autos Among Unclaimed
Property to Be Auctioned

An auction of all unclaimed prop
erty, including two autos, taken in
at central police station during the
past year, will be held Thursday af-
ternoon, May %, at the city Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-14
Tobacco Stocks Bum.

Cadiz, Spain, May l3.-(Havas.)-
Warehouses with 100000 Kilograms
of tobacco we're destroyed by fire
here yesterday. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-12
The Skin.

Few of us realize the importance
and the wonderful office and func-
ton of the skin. Thus it happens
that the proper care of this important
structure of our body is greatly neg
lected and, as in all other violations of
natures laws, the penalties have to be
paid in one form or another. Let is
be understood, once for all, that no
one can beat the game with natural
laws" Just as the old saying that
What goes up must down down" is
and everlastingly true, so
must we realize that all other laws, as
well as that of gravitation. must be
obeyed or we shall not escape "the
coming down" at such time as the law
demands.
The first most important function
of the skin is as a covering and pro-
lection to the tissues and organs of
the body. When one realizes how
very delicate and sensitive the inter-
nal tissues and organs are. as one does
when the skin becomes cut by acct
dent, or by burning, one gets some sort
of an idea of the offices of this tough,
flexible and protective covering.
The skin is, roughly speaking, COM
posed of two layers-an outer layer
composed chiefly of dead epithelium
cells known as the epidermis, and an
inner layer of living skin, known as
the dermis. 1t is because the outer
SHAAA 10 CONCICQ ny ldyeT Oh QeaQ
cells that it is not sensitive on touch
or contact, whereas the inner or living
layer Is extremely sensitive and pain
full if its outer or dead layer is by any
means removed. If you will look at
the debris thru microscope that is
left upon a towel after one has wiped
his hands or face upon it. you will dis
cover 1t to be loaded with dead epithe-
lial cells which are constantly coming
off and being replaced with new cells.
This fact is one of the reasons why the
state board of health prohibits the use
of the common towel in public places.
1t is an easy and convenient way to
transmit disease.
In the skin are found thousands of
minute glands known as sweat
glands" and numerous fine hairs,
along the side of the shaft of which
are tiny grease glands that exude an
oily substance for the purpose of OIL
ing the skin and keeping it pIiable.
The skin has another important
function beside that of protection and
covering. namely, that as a heat regu-
lator. When one becomes too warm
the blood of the body rushes to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-12
HOW YANK FEELS
Soldiers in France Not in SYM
pathy With "Charity."
Sick and Tired of Reading
About Memorial Plans.
"HENS LAYING EGGS FOR US"
''They're Even Naming Pigs in
Our Honor" They Wall. (
They Want To Slide Quietly
Back Into the Harness.

What the soldier thinks about the
various plans which have been evoived
from emotionalism, minus sense. by
those of us over here who are trying
to fix things for them, Is well ex-
pressed in an editorial in recent
number of Stars and Stripes. headed,
Whose Funeral Is IT,"
After saying that a great many
splendid things have been suggested.
as well as a great many that were
silly, the editor writes: 1.-THE ~Ameri-
can soldier believes that this war has
been fought for something very spirit
ua1 and yet very tangible, and that the
peace to follow is to be a worthy one.
He will return to face life with the
same high courage with which he
faced death. He feels sure of the well
come he will find, and he hopes to
slide back quietly and unostentatiously
into harness and help pull the load of
a bigger, better world.
ITO programs of land reclamation
and vocational training, insurance pro-
lection and help fer the manned and
blind, the returning soldier looks
forward as measure of justice which
he hopes will be worked out to con-
summation in keeping with the new
order of things.
"There are, however, unfortunately,
-
lots of time and nothing to do, to
whom it ought to be suggested that
he does not appreciate the charity
campaign now in full swing. He
doesn't object to his old uniform and
some of it's accessories. nor to the
extra months pay-that is a little
matter between himself and his
Uncle. But when he picks up the
paper and reads in perhaps nine out
of fifteen items, some novel PROPOSE
lions, rather vague, but nevertheless
intentions of the authors, he feels
very much like the man who has
left home and upon returning finds
someone else installed in the best
chambers and the word welcome
on the cellar door.
Names Eggs for En-.
zone state is planting trees for us,
another naming pigs for us. all the
hens in another state are laying eggs
for us. and some one else is planning
to make New York policemen out of
us. Some governors are calling the
politicians together and procIaiming
that something has got to be done
with us, and committees are being APP
pointed with salaries) to look into
the matter. Some are recommending
that all of us be sent back to the
farm, and others that we be hired by
the government.
what a tremendous awakening is
in store for all these dear people when
the soldier sets foot again upon the
old sod, shakes the dust of battle from
his clothes, and wades into things
with a breeze that will blow all the
charity boards and governors COM
mfttees out of his way forever,"