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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
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REV. SKIPWITH PLEASED WITH
NEW Project.
Notice.
Lon. John Mitchell, Jr.

Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.
My dear Friend and Brothcr,-In
reading the Richmond daily News
Leader the other day. ] saw where
you had purchased and paid for In
cold cash, The Strand Theatre, with
Il seating capacity of over 1900, all
modern improvements, for the sum
of SIP, 500, situated on Broad Street
between Adams and Jefferson Streets
opposite the white Masonic Temple.
The News Leader also said that it
would be used for the better class of
colored people. Halleluiah.
I have always regarded you as
being ono of the most unique, fear
less, unassuming, farSighted journal
lists, fnancicrs and race men we have
anywhere in this country, but now
you have broken the record. You
arc all that | have said and more.
Please permit mo to say without fear
of contradiction, s nee | have kept u
with your doings for nearly thirty
years, that there isn't to be found
an auditorium with this seating ca-
r"city owned and controlled by our
people. anywhere i'll this country.
Hence every race man and woman
whatuots inciudcd, OF Virginia and
especially Of this great city ought to
,i=o and sing, "All Hail the Power of
Mitcholl's Name | would like to
make Il motion, that since you are
rot going to turn this building into
& dance hall, nor n theatre, that the
r"wo of this building will be called,
r'hc Mitchclrs (Johm Auditorium
With Il lifc-3izcd portrait OF you
somewhere on tho main noor.
DO I hecr Il second from my pastor
nv. w. Il. Graham. OF Philadelphia
Pa? win DR.. w. II. Johnson, Of
r chmond, put the motion? Thanks.
Carried. l would also like to sug-
rest that the name, "Mitchell's
tditorium" be put up in electric
hts so that 1t may be seen in gold
I day and fire by night.
Yes, white folks are perpetuating
- names OF their pets, such as cats,
dogs, monkeys, birds. elephants. etc.
and hundreds, yea thousands of their
vat men and women, whose names
q carved IN stones, upon trees.
"trcets, parks, boulevards, steamh~
warships, etc. Then why can
begin now to pcrpotuate the ma,
80 such me and women like Hon
.1ohn Mitchell, Jr., Mrs. Maggie L.
Hlkor, Thomas NJ. Crump and
& hers,
'FcNow citizens. race men and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
NJ. CIsUAIP.

Officers and Committee: w. Henry
Walton, Prcsiden : John II. Chil2s
Vice President. w. Thompson Trca
surcr, Edward Turner, Rec. Sccreta
~. John ". Taylor, Fin. Secretary.
w. Henry Jones', John Il. EggleSton
J. Henry Taylor James Anthony.
r. II. fauntlcrry. Il. a. GRAY es,
Chaplain.
Send all contributions to John T..
Taylor. zoe n. 2nd. st. R,chm ond
VI Contr:but 'ors:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
WANTS TO FIND Hnls nRoTHER.

would like to, know the where
nbouts OF David }rGreen. He left
Hopewcll, Va. last month for Rich
mond and has not been heard from
since. rs homo was In Rocky
Mount, N. G. Any information will,
be thankfully received by his sister,
MRS. MARY PAGE, 3331 Hackensaw
Street, Petersburg, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08

w r Green, s1.00: VIM. Fl. Hayes,
sloo; Jno. l.. Ballard. s1.0o; w. S.
Danks 500; S. J. Gilpn, $1.O0;
Mira Maggie l.. Walker. $1,000; Mrs.
Ella O. Waller. $500: A. V. Norrcll,
ST.. 800: Chester p. Carter, $1.00.
j. T.. Royal, d. D, G. c., blackstone
s1.oO Mrs. Lucy, Gross Richmond.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08

$10o; Friendship Lodge No. 8, X. Of
p, Norfolk, $500: Ccntralia Bapt st
Church. Chesterfield, s2.77; A. t. Card
we'll, Richmond, $1O0; A.. d. Price,
Richmond, $1,000; Mrs. Lacy M. Fields
Richmond. $50; J.. e. Robinson, Rich
mond, SEQ.
Whtc Oak Lodge No. CT. II. CT p,
SUthcrlin, Va, $f5 90: Row NJ. II.
Payne, Ric;1nond, Va, 500; Mrs.
n. y. callahan, Hot Snrinms, W.
$500: Mr.. G. b. Callahan, Hot
Springs. Va. Sl00 Mr.. II. b., Samp
son, Richmond. Va. 50 90; Hampton
Roads Lodge, No. 1914 Newport News.
$500
Southern Aid Society of Va. 10000
Mr.. E. T.. Johnson, City. 100
DIR. Albert a. Tenant, CITY. 500
Pcar'y Gate Court, Franklin 500
Mrs. Ida L. Charity, City. =. 100
Rev. Joseph Arlington, City 100
Mr.. j. Milton Dabnoy, City. 100
Mr.. Lemuel V. Eggleston, City lao
Mr.. John Ecnable, City. 100
MIR. Joseph Charity, City. 100
Mr.. julius Whalen, City. -. 100
Air. ID. ]. Farrar, City. ...,.. 100
Mr.. b. A, Ccphas, City. J.. 200
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PUBLISHING COMPANY, N End ST.
Richmond. Virginia phone, Randolph G160
School Liter
PatronaEThirty
ScrvceWc Sunday Schools
Richmond.
Publishing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
For Stout Women
A Special Corset
Fitting Service

Although they are the best,
cor5ets the market affords,
there is something else IN our
cor'e'lng more important
probably than the kind OF cor
s.,s we sell that ls the fitting.
Our filters are experts.
trained theoretically and
practrcally "a the gentl, ar, Of
putting corset on yap that
will be comfortable ard u the
same time lroenlua,c the
charms OF your figure.
II YOU are a stout woman. lct
Us sugges' that YOU lend your-
self 20 our Jorsntl,rs for 4 il'-
ting The results viii be a
revelation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

A great many women come to us with
no definite plans for their Autumn and
Winter apparel, and we are glad to have
them do 80. The assistance and advice
we are prepared to give them is expert,
and authenic, and this work Is Just AS
much part of the Kerr service as the
delivery Of your purchases to your resi-
dence. We have called it work" which
is not exactly correct, because the word
has secondary Interpretation convey
ing the idea of worry and trouble. We
wish to assure YOU that it is not q
trouble, but pleasure. The finest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
MI q e "a r c
and
My t1us.Dama
u. I'LL A..-.-n.
BY Adele Garrison.
TARlON came dancing 10 meet
lV me as ncarcd the house
"Ob Aunlir Nadge " 6he

Vl me as ! ucarcd the house.
"Oh. Aunue Madge " she
canned Ioyou,ly throwing her arms
around my neck u what she herself
'suns big bear hug" u never was
au glad 10 get anywhcfc ~ my lite.
Where lunlort I'm simply dying to
zee him"
kissed her and held her of in pre-
tended wonder that was not all pre-
tense The child Semed to have
changed from adorable bibyhood into
big little glrlhood" since | last had
seen her Keeping her pretty lniantile
ways much longer than most chlldrcn
! had not realized her real age
"l'll never dare let you see HIM" |
returned teasingly. "Youyc grown 30
big that he'll think you're some
glan,e8 come to gobble him up. How
did you ever grow be so tall all
at once p
She dlmpled and pou'.d sdorably
She is most wnsome creature, this
idolled daughter OF Llllian's. and
would be terribly spoiled by her
mothers friends il il were not ior the
child's own rare temperament and her
mothers good sense
Please don't say I'm big" 'hc
said. "l hate 10 be big Why I'll be
a young lady pretty soon # Keep on
and it, lo,s more fun being a little
girl"
As ! looked al her glowing face and
noted il, beauty grace aud yiyaciy !
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
"To Business That We Lone We Rise
Betin1e and Go Tot With Delight
Antony and Cleopatra

things OF life cannot be resolved to
money basis, nor can the best we are
capable OF be construed in terms of dol
lars and cents At the same time, the
customer should not think that she Is
the only beneficiary of these courtesies
II is in performing them that We realize
ourselves, expand and develop our person
alities, and enrich the dignity of our oc-
cupatOn. There are many ways of
trailing clouds OF glory" and one of
them is--to do the work in hand, no
matter what it is, the best we can Davs
are not dreary and life not despair to
people occupied in this Sort of Dry
Goodsing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

away again II isa carew which she
ha, devised herself no one has ever
laugh, It 10 her, and my hear, glowta
at this proof OF the ohilds affection.
for II B, care's winch she proiitt,
only 20 a lew highly favored iriend,
Lillian and Leila came down the
steps ~ meet me
Aren't ylu lhr model hostess 20
Lillian rallied me gaylY we've been
cooling on heels TOR ages while yo1
coquelts iir't with your husband and
then with my daughter rs won
der Y,l drigu 90 welcome rs at all
y always greet my guests IN the
order oi merit / returned demu.ly
with an arm around each But tel
me- | turned 10 Leila Why didn't
Edith come lm terribly dsap.
pointed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

said a, last. II won't MAKE that mis-
take again, will !, Auntie Madge?"
"No, dear ! am Sur. you won't y
| replied. kissing her, with the reflec-
ton that the child certainly had IN.
htfi'ed her mothers ndomtablc
spirit "And now, as a reward, III
tell you where 10 find Junior lie is
N,,h ms father IN the iitll, summer
house across the bridge"
"Will you pardon ME, please. If |
60 rlght away 10 find them" she
asked with her inyanable punctilious
Observance Oi conventional forms IN
which Lillian has drilled her
'"surelG dear" | rcloin,d. letting
my band rest oares'.ngly among her
u-h
She daried away few steps. came
back kissed ny sleeve lightly rar
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

,ion Of Juniors birthday, bot ~ ~
no, decide upon !, until the last. MIN
ute, BE sure 10 remember that lat
point
"l'll remember She smiled On ~
dertanding OF little Mrs. Durkes'a
"touchlness' n she went down the
steps
Lillian took me masterfully by thl
arm and marched toward the stairs.
(Copyfight)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

From the quick gl,am In Leila,
eyes | knew that she recognized my
sopmNry Bui 'hs answered conyen-
uonaIlHs
T. really was Impossible She had
800 engagement which she couldn't
break
Lillian wa' pressing my arm With
400 ,'l signal between %, which meant
tnf Ic wished 'l 'pcb 10 me- alone
] bad on inspiration. and turned 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

II all the men IN this city vino
have been overseas were 10 follow the
above II is likely tina, the shortage
of small change in the French capital
would he alleyia,ed.
Hlt has been estimated that there
arc approximately 1900 men in this
CITY Who have been overseas. II /,
found that the average man returned
10 ills country with about "Clnq
franc" dive franc0 in French coins.
Multiplying thi, by the entire lrO
and you &c, 5000 irancs.
!, has been estimated ~ more
than $4,000 franc, were brought TO
this country by American soldier, in
the form Of rings made OF French
coins alone Most NJ these were made
from 'vo.franc pieces. Also, many
baby rings were made from the fifty
cen'ime pieces, and numerous one
franc coins w,r. utilized in this
process. too
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
Continuing This Unusual
Sale of Furs 70

Hudson Seal (dyed musk
rat) is most fashionable. 1t
is a beautiful fur, black rs
jet, deep, thick pile, and
luxurious. There is a number
of Hudson Seal coats and
coatees in this assemblage
of furs now offered at re.
ductions of 20 percent. They
are wonderfully lined with
silks of brilliant exotic
color, and frequently they
have huge collars and deep
cuffs of gray squirrel,
Do you wish a scarf or a
mntf? You will find it also
at a reduction of 20 percent.
The reason for these econo-
mics is the exceedingly
warm weather. 1t has slow
ed up the fur business, and
we are administering this
stimulus to quicken it.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
Leila depreeA,ingly.

Leila, dear, viii you 40 me the
grea, favor OF taking a message 10
Mrs Durkee" ! asked
She flushed charmngly-it Wa. I,
pity Alfred could no, have seen ter
answered d,murely'
u shall be very glad 20 do 70"
81 want Alfred and his mother 10
be- sure 20 spend tomorrow with us.
Were gong ~ have lu'e celehra-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04

,MAN1Lp Founcr \ r j.. men 100
Oklahoma Ciiy Ia return all FrouUh
colns they took away WV them
French Government
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
Model Dress Forms, Sold at Kerr's
In Oklahoma City. Pattern
Counter, Rear Room,
New Building.
Another Spectacular Selling, Tables of Odd Lots of
Women's Winter Shoes at 4.95

Our shoe operations are the talk of the town.
Every week something happens here to puncture
the High Cost Of Living at its most explosive crisis
of distension Comes now table sale of shoes
1t is remarkable. 1t offers shoes at s495. They
are excellent shoes--the sort our veteran buyer
saw fit to select and to bring to Kerrs with its
rather discriminating clientele. What is the
trouble? Why so little for good shoes? Odd lots,
broken sizes. Fairly large quantty--brown and
black, low heels. Comfort, service and common
sense style built into every pair Selling promptly
at 9 Wednesday morning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
That Masculine Young Person
Charming Little Suits for Jupe-
niles of Woolens that Wear, and
in Styles Quite New
There are Paul Jones MILDLY suits in

d7
lection There Oliver Twist models, repcas
adaptations Of the by the little fellow when
the euanmy and compaceey English boarding school by ask
ing for more There auny Norfolk models others
quite Balkanese with their short and cooru trimmings
The materials picked for their servceabliy They will
There tweed and mixtures almost without
end The sizes from to and the prices SlO SLIPS
to Ys-Fomh Floor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-04
The Designer
For One Year, soc

For limited time will take subscriptions for the Designer
70 cents CSC years subscription to the Designer
one quarterly fashion book and vau& i,c the pu
chase Of pssn Undersnd please that the Designer ath.e
subserptios rates IL delivered At pattern counter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26

SAFE IN BLUFFS:
$605 IS TAKEN
Carnival of Crime Sweeps City
While Citizens Celebrate
Christmas.

Police reports yesterday showed
burglars and thieves active in. Coun-
Gil Bluffs Christmas eve, and we'll
paid for their work Phil Saks' gro
Gerry store, Fifth avenue and Tenth
street, was entered by burglars, with
key, the safe blown open and
$605.83 in cash and number of
valuable papers taken. Small guam
titles, of choice merchandise were
taken, the door locked and the bur-
glars escaped without attracting at
tention. The burglary was not dis
covered until Mr.. Saks went to the
store yesterday.
Burglars entered the home of A..
]. Tanlus, 409 South Thirteenth
street, while all the members of the
family were enjoying Christmas eve
at the home of friends, and ran
sacked the house. Every room and
every receptacle was searched. A
suit of blue serge clothes and other
articles of clothing and revolver
were taken. Entrance was gained
through a kitchen window.
Thieves looted a merchandise
truck belonging to the Harle- Haas
Wholesale Drug company after it
mad been run into the garage OF the
Council Bluffs Auto company. Six
boxes OF cigars were stolen.
]. E. Swan, city passenger agent
of the Burlington railroad, lost an
overcoat when he left it unguarded
in coach while riding from, the city
depot to the Union Pacific transfer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
Says Germans Using
All Speed to Get
Treaty Ratified

Paris, Dec. 25.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. 1.-The final debate on the
repeatedly postponed exchange of
ratihcations of the treaty of Yer
sailles now depends upon the speed
with which the allied missions in
Germany can verify the German fig
ures of available floating dock ton
mage demanded by the allies as COM
pensation for the sinking of the Ger
man warships at Scapa Flow.
The Associated Press was in
formed to this effect Thursday at
the headquarters of the German
peace headquarters of the German
peace delegation. Baron Won Lers-
ner. head of the German representa-
tives, said he thought this would take
at least fortnight, if not longer, in
view of the difficulties of transporta-
ton in Germany and the details in
volved in verifying the details.
peace means the repatriation of
Our soldiers. prisoners in France,
who arc obliged to spend another
Christmas in captivity, though hos
tilities have been suspended for more
than a year" he sad.
The fact that Herr Won Simson
arrived in Paris last Sunday TO start
negotiations for putting the treaty
into effect, proves thaS we had no
intention to delav matters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
FEDERAL DRY ACT
TO BE FOUGHT BY
Jersey GOVERNOR
Anti-Saloon League Attorney,
However, Says Executive Is
Only "Bluffing.

Newark. n. J., Dec. 25.-The con-
stitutionality OF the federal prohi-
bition amendment will be challenged
again in the United States supreme
court wnen Govefnor-elect Edwards
takes office. After discussing his in
augural address with democratic Leg
islators and leaders. Mr.. Edwards
stated he would direct Attorney
GeINral McCrau to start proceed
ings, and pending decision in the
higher court a bill declaring beer
and light wines Misunderstanding and
salable IN New Jersey would be in
troduced.
The contemplated attack on the
constitutionality of the federal pro-
hibition amendment by the gov
ernor and his intention to induce
the legislature to legalize the sale
of beer and light wines in the state
were characterized as bluff" by G..
Rowland Monroe. attorney for the
New Jersey anti-saloon league.
Mr. Edwards is simply at
tempting to make good some of the
rash promises he made in his cam
paign," Monroe said. "It is ex-
tremely doubtful if he will have the
support of the legislature in his
fight except that its counsel, Wayne
B. Wheeler. may file brief as he
has done in similar cases in other
states"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
HOUSE BURIED
BY AVALANCHE;
BABY IS UNHURT
Six Floods of Snow Sweep
Down on Villages
In Hour.

Geneva, Dec. 25.-The avalanches
at the mountain resort of Davos
yesterday caused terror among res
idents and visitors and resulted in
several deaths. One huge avalanche
swept down upon sanitorium
smashing doors and windows on
the first and second stories and kill
ing Russian woman and her nurse
aud seriously injuring several others.
Many were imprisoned in the upper
floors throughout the night.
Another avalanche fell on the ho-
tel Excelsior, killing two employees
and third overwhelmed the Pen
sion Germania. Five dead have been
taken from this building.
Under the wreckage, one French
invalid child had a miraculous es-
cape. Though the room in which
it lay was almost filled with snow
the cot was untouched.
Six avalanches swept down with
in an hour, all leaving their natural
beds from the Schiahorn mountain,
overhanging Davos, and carrying
down telegraph and telephone wires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
TURN ROADS BACK ON MARCH |
THIEVES OBTAIN
OVER $1,000 FOR
ONE DAYS WORK
Two Highwaymen and Officer
Fight Duel on Eight
eenth Street.

Burglars, highwaymen and pick
pockets secured more than 81 900
worth of loot in Omaha Wednesday
in an effort to make Christmas
merry. Reports of their activities on
Christmas day and last night were
withheld at Central police station.
The following losses occurring on
Wednesday were given out by the
police:
DR.. u. Z. Ludwig, 2720 Newport
avenue. reported that two friends
from St. Edward, Neb., left two
suitcases containing 5000 worth of
jewelry Christmas presents i'll his car
in front of his home Christmas eve
and some one stole them. No trace
of either suitcases or jewclry has
been discovered.
Duel With Highwaymen.
Officer Hunsacker, patrolling his
beat. surprised two men in the act
of holding up Floyd Paynter, 302
North Twentieth street, at LEO
Thursday morning at Twentieth
and Davenport streets. The high
wavmen had taken only 81 from
Paynter when Hunsacker inter
rupted them. When they fed he
opened fire on them. They returned
the fire, one of them firing five shots
and one six shots back at the Off
Ger. Hunsacker was handicapped
by pedestrian on the street at
Eighteenth and Davenport streets.
The officer was unable to shoot
while the pedestrian was in the line
OF fire. The highwaymen turned
south on Eighteenth street and at
Capitol avenue Hunsacker lost sight
of them. Hunsacker is one OF the
new officers appointed to the force.
George Smith, 1908 Douglas street,
reported that some one stole two re-
volvers valued at $54 from his room
Wedne sday. .-.., &.
Pocket Picked on Car.
w. J. Johnson, 20l9 Burt street.
told the police his pocket was picked
of SIS while he was riding on a
Farnam street car.
Pete RCSik, o4ZU oahleF stTeet, ic-
ported that his pocket was picked on
a Farnam street car. Rosik said the
pickpocket took S83
Burglars broke into the store OF
H. H. Anderson, 2520 Lake street,
and stole $40 worth of cigarets and
S. cash.
A. Menshik. 543l South Twenty
fourth street, was held up on the 0
street viaduct by two armed white
men who took his watch.
c. E. Thorsen was held I'D by two
negroes in his store at 1889 North
Nineteenth street. and 5000 taken
from the cash register.
Nels Jensen, 2l32 South Forty
second street. either lost 500 or had
his pocket picked of that sum. The
police believe on account Of other
pickpocket reports on street cars
Wednesday that Jensen's pocket was
picked.
Burglars broke window in the
Christofer Coal company office, 2520
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
FRISCO Pete"
ESCAPES FROM
OMAHA OFFICER
Leaps From Window of Nov
ing Train at Night After
Feignihg Illness Dur
ing Day.

Henry Wegsworth. better known
as Frisco Pete" escaped from the
custody of Deputy Sheriff Roy John
son by jumping from window in
a moving train just outside Platts-
rnorth, Neb.. at 7:45 Wednesday
night. 1t is believed the fugitive is
hiding in Omaha. .....
Johnson was bringing Wegsworth
to Omaha from Tulsa. Okl., to an
swer a charge of "highjacking" the
home of Charles Storz. 1901 Writ
street, while the family was attend
ing a funeral last summer. The
"highjackers" who robbed the Storz
home of six cases of choice wines.
the police say. are Wegsworth and
Dave Gilinsky, now awaiting trial
in district court in connection with
an attempt to "highjack" the homie
of Mrs. c. c. Allison several weeks
ago.
Frisco was sick all day, running
to the toilet at frequent intervals"
Johnson says. Every time he felt
sickness coming on. | removed his
handouts and accompanied him to
the rear of the coach. About 7:40
"Wednesday night he got sick took
eff his cuffs for him. When he got
up he was so weak he staggered pitt
fully SO ! didn't follow him. After
he was gone few minutes l got
worried for fear he might try to get
away and going back ] found the
door locked. l hurried out thecoach
door to the steps and saw he had
broken out the little window in the
toilet room and escaped. The train
was moving about 80 miles an hour
Sheriff Clark had corps of depu-
ties scour the nelghborhood of the
escape all day Christmas, but no
trace of the fugitive could be found.
No blood was found about the place
where Johnson says his prisoner
jumped from the train People at
tContinued on Page Two. Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-26
FIRE DISCLOSES TWO
COFFINS IN PARLOR.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 25.-"Why,
we just wanted to pick out our own
coffins. My husband is 76 years old
now and is at the point of death if,
the city hospital. We didn't want any
expense to fall on any one when we
died and we considered it an econ
omy to buy the coffins before the
prices went higher
This was Mrs. Mary Policaster's
explanation of the presence of two
empty coffins in the parlor of her
fat in Miller street, when hremen
broke into the place to extinguish a
small blaze. The aged woman said
she and her husband had bought the
coffins year ago, fearing they might
not be able to afford the price
later on.