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Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
T Fniemen to Donate
$1,000 for Chris Hald

Employees OF the Omaha fire de-
partment have agreed to contribute
S. each to defray the expenses Of
an attorney for Chris Hald, fireman,
1926 North Thirty-sixth avenue, who
is charged with manslaughter, ac-
cording to Battalion Chief Dempsey.
Hald is alleged to have caused the
death of Roy Ward, 3405 North
Thirty-seventh street. in quarrel
Saturday, April q. Ward was struck
in the eye by the barrel of a revolt
yer in the hand Of Hald. it is charged.
Dempsey estimated that the con-
tributions would bring $1,500 as
there are 800 firemen in the city. At
torney Eugene D. O'Sullivan has
been retained as defense counsel, he
said.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Custer County Women's Club
Meet in Broken Bow

Broken Bow. Neb, April 3d.
Especial. )-More than 200 club wo-
men were in attendance at the meet
ing of the county Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs held in this city. Mrs.
Laura Maulick Syfert OF Omaha,
Miss Margaret McGreeve, H. H.
Antics and Mrs. Hattie Plum Will
liams OF Lincoln were the speakers.
The officers for the coming year
afe Miss Elizabeth Brenizer. Broken
Bow, president; Mrs. Alvin Daily,
Anselno, vice president; Mrs. Mary
Landmesser, Ansley. recording sec
retary; Mrs. William Conrad. Arneld,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Har-
ry Evans, Galloway. treasurer; Mrs.
Belle Robertson, Mason City. audi
tor.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Coal Strike Restricts
Steel Industry in Ohio

Youngstown, O., April 3O.-The
effect of the coal strike upon the
steel industry OF the Youngstown
district, remains the same. not enough
to cause closing of any mills, but
enough to prevent expansion of op-.
erations, according to schedules for
next week, issued at company offices.
Iron production is 50 per cent. The
general average OF all operation is
about IS per cent Owing to the
inability 10 expand. all the COM
panies here, are turning down orders,
their officials say.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Attempt Made to Kill
Soviet Commission

Riga. April 3o.-(By A. Pan
attempt was made 10 assassinate the
members OF the Russian soviet eom-
mission requisitioning church treas.
ures at TyeF, on the righ, bank OF
the Noiga river, Il WAS reported IN
soviet official quarters here today.
While the commission was earFy-
ing out is Fequisilion. according 10
the reports. a member OF the black
hundred" threw bomb into the Ca
,hedral OF the TRANSPORTATION. an
ancient ediiice OF rare beauty built
in los9. No one WAS injured. but
the explosion shattered many ancient
statues and windows and the main
doors were torn from their hinges.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Town Election Scandal
at Bennington Settled

Bennington's village election scan
dal is no more. Upon order of Dis
trict Judge Rcdick, the village board
has counted the votes cast in the
election April 4 and certificates have
been issued to the winners.
Henry Oft, Henry Jipp, John
Peterson and Gus Bunz filed a petit
ton for a writ of madamus to COM
pei this action by the board. A hear
ing on the petition before Judge
Redick disclosed that the board had
acted.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Omaha Teacher Divorced
From Lincoln Physician

Mrs. Bertha L. Smith. wife of DR..
A. L. Smith OF Lincoln. and teach
er in Central High school, was
awarded a divorce, $1,000 alimony.
and $500 a month for the care of her
son, Arthur Lawrence, 6. by District
Judge Sears Saturday.
If Mrs. Smith marries again before
her son is q, the monthly alimony
will be automatically reduced to $l00.
DR.. Smith also is ordered to nlain-
tain $4,000 life insurance policy in
favor Of his son.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Distribute Service Flags"

Alliance, Neb., April Especial J
More than 800 school children dis
tributed Service flags" bearing the
words, Serve America: Support the
Constitution to every home and
business establishment in Alliance. in
line with campaign for law enforce
ment which is being waged by the
Alliance w. c. T. u.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Hundred Reported
Killed in Explosion

Bucharest, Roumania, April &c.
(By A. PD-Upward OF 100 persons
were killed today in mine explo-
sion in the Lupeni district of Tran
sylvania.
The bodies of so victims were COM
pletly carbonized while those of the
others were blown to pieces.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Pool Halls Closed

Alliance, Ncb., April 30.-(Special.l J
The merry click OF pool and bill
lard balls has been indefinitely ST.
fenced in Alliance through the action
Of the city council, which has refused
10 renew licenses to the five pool
hall establishments in the city,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Three Known Killed
IN New York City Fire

New York, April 30.-Three are
known to be dead and more than
Is persons were injured in fire
which destroyed a four-story frame
tenement in the Richmond hills dis
trict.
Mrs. Cunningham, IS; Edith Kron-
enberg, 9, and an unidentified wom-
an are known dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Carry Away Safe

Des Moines. la. April 5O.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. burglars broke into
the Royal candy kitchen here ana
carried away safe containing about
500 in cash and a diamond ring
worth $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
The Weather

Forecast.
Nebraska. Probable showers and
warmer i'll west portion.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

here when I'm supposed to be hav-
ing my breakfast? Not a thing
ready, as usual. Look here, where
Pm supposed to sit-fannei and
soapl That's washing his filthy
neck, | suppose. Filthy young
brute! Why don't you wash your
neck, pig?'
Commotion. Enthralling COM
motion. Han the female assem-
biaee hustle the splendid creature
Robert out of the door and down
the hall and on to his bicycle; half
the female assemblage cover his
retreat and block the dash after
him of the still more splendid
Harold; ell the female assemblage,
battle having been prevented and
one splendid male despatched, COM
bine to minister to the require
ments of the second splendid male
now demanding attention.
Busy scene. Enthralling spec
tacle. There he is. eating; shov-
ing sausages into himself against
the clock just as Robert had
shovelled porridge into himself
against the clock. One ministrant
is sewing a button on TO his boot,
another with blotting paper and
hot iron is removing stain from
his coat, Invested for the purpose;
one is pouring out his coffee,
another is cutting his bread, a
third is watching for his news
paper by the pOstnan. And
:. saslc hi Yln
into whirlpool just as men, If
Resale watches them long
enough, always whiri every
thing into q whirlpool.
oh, my goodness, tn {
Chorus, 1.-THE pump"
"The bicycle pump! Has that
young brute taken the bicycle
pump"
Conmotjon.
Catch him across the field
Catch him ACROSS the field!
Where are my boots? Where
the devil are my boots? Well
never mind the internal button.
How am / going to get to the
bank with a flat tire? Can't
some one catch him across the
field instead of all standing
there staring?"
Away they go! Rosalie, seek
ing a good place for the gloli-
GUS spectacle, is knocked over
in the stampede for the door.
( Nobody minds Resale. Resale
n DOESN'T mind-anything to see
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31
CHAPTER IL

ELORA'S sharp and a5.'ls
reply to that quece
Rosalie's vas rc,lA
Resale, with hurt s~.a.
FlOra's sharpness and g-'rsl
when, shortly afterws-,;,
found in a book a man ~a2 %
and actually did, stop . f'l
This was a man called P-0s7sai'
a book called 1.-The Tcn?es> e.,
She was ncver-thst E'ssi
the conventional wonde--cs'
fiction who reads boFor' ~
that its author probably "'7'r
before thirty; but she oo..1
when she was six an s.'
widely and curiously, C-oos.@
entertainment, from her Il
booksh6lyes, solely by t1o 4
of reading every book
pictures.
There Wa but one r.c.1i
"The Tempest, a fro ltlsp'ee1
it suficed. and at the peT.o1.
Resale believed the oauersI
the world to be vested y
father and under him I'm Ill Z
"The Tempest" h-c~->e 7
fected that condition, wa;
greatest JOY of all the %
hookshclves discovered to hs.
read il over AMI over aga
presented life ,A4c'ly as A'
Continued on Next "a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

minute If you don't get out of it.
Get out Of It, do you hear2"
"ShaniW
Robert! Robert! Harold!
Haroldn'
We'll, get him out Of it, or he'll
be sorry for it. Why is he always
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

this enhancing sightl Away they
go, flying over the meadow, shout
ing, scrambling, falling. Out after
them piunges Harold, shirt -sleeved,
one boot half on, hobbling, le4ping,
ba~ling. Glorious to watch him.
He outruns them all; he outbcl-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

females, was Invariably Of the
lHost entrancingly noisy or violent
description. When Ladies' came 10
the rrctoFy TO see her mother they
sat in the drawing room and slipped
tea and spoke in thin voices; but
when men came to see her father
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

and went into the study, there was
very loud talking and often a row.
Yes, and once in the village street,
Rosalie had seen two men stand up
and thump one another with their
fists and fall down and get up and
thunap again. When two women,
her sisters or others, quaTrelled,
they only shrilled, and went on and
on shriliing. It was impossible to
imagine the collision Of two women
producing anything so exciting and
splendid IS invariably was pro-
duced by the collision Of two
males.
In comes Harold in great heat
and hurry (as men always were)
with his splendid button boots in
one hand and an immense pair of
shining cuffs in the other hand.
Haven't you gone yet, you lazy
young brute?"
mo, / haven't, you lazy old
brutep
Agitated feminine cries Of
Robert r b ert
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

was: the two splendid creatures al
ways clashed ead there Was always
between them, because they
FLASHED, = violent Scene which
Rosalie would not have missed for
worlds. 4 meeting OF two males,
so utterly unlike meeting of two
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31
CHAPTER |.

II OSALIE'S earliest apprehen-
* sion of the world was of a
mysterious and extraordin-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

feminine cries OF
Robert! r o b e r t !
You are not to speak
to Harold like that"
"Weil, he spoke to
me like that"
Eyes, and Til do a
jolly sight more than
speak to you in q
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Fugitive Returned
to Texas in Chains
Armed Man Captured Here by
Hotel Clerk After 5.Block
Downtown Chase.

In chains. George L. Wilson. IS
bad man" MAS started yester-
day on his trip 10 the Texas state
penilentiary q, Huntsville. from
which he was pafoled after serving
one year OF an il-yesr sentence for
burglary. lie is said to have broken
his parole At Seguin. Tex,
Wilson was captured here April Il
by Walter Jewell, Castle hotel clerk
alter iiye-hoek chase through the
down town district. The clerk had
found tho man proving through the
hotel corridors. Although unarmed,
Jewell Is said TO have oyerpowered
Wilson and TO have taken away his
gun.
A score OF hotel robberies, house
bufglaries and holdups are known
to have been committed by the es.
capped convict according TO Bud
Russell. Huntsville, Tex. peniten.
tiary agent seut here TO return vii.
son. who escaped two years ago.
Wilson was a partner OF the noto.
rious Pat Johnson. who also es'
capped from the peniteniiary later
and was killed during the daring
robbery Of a postoftiec substation a,
Dallas. Tex, Is months ago, Rus.
sell said.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Randall Issues
Statement on
Political Views
Randolph Candidate for Gov
ernor Fsyors Code Law
and Warns Big Tax Re.
duelion Impossible.

Lincoln, May s.-fspeeisl,)-I, II,
Randall ol Randolph. . candidate Ia
the primaries Tor the republican nom'
insiion for governor. In . siatemen,
issued today outlines his views on
the civil administrative code system
OF government aud the taxation issue,
Senator Randall indicates that he
Is thoroughly satisfied with the re-
suits OF the code law. which he help.
cd TO draft. lie says that Il hss been
misunderstood ia a number OF in
stances and misrepresenied in Others,
Cut Taxes st Home.
On the question Of taxation. the
Randolph man says that !, is not
wise TO hope for a substantial redue-
ton in state taxes. The cost OF state
government is but small proportion
% the total taxes collected. he de-
elares. and II the people OF Nebraska
desire 20 make a substantial slash
they will have 20 look 10 county
boards and other subdivisions OF To-
cal government.
The statement follows:
Reduction OF taxes is a chief topic
Of discussion wherever | go. Be.
yond a question economies can and
will be effected in the operation Of
the state government. Conditions de-
mand the elimination OF every eS.
trs expense. The states business
should be carried on with the same
regard for efficiency and economy oi
administration as the affairs OF any
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06

other business orgsAlEsilsn. IL Is
Wsll known that the state takes less
than one-iillh % every dollar paid
over the counter 0l lhs county tFsasz
ureI, We are tefsihly reminded
that ths cure l0F tic tax burden, 70
. large eklsRt, IS al home, 10 the
eennlies, towns and school districts,
| iaEef = program al economy, bat
do not think observing psapls will
be fooled into believing that a GOV,
eEnor oT q legislature can cure an
evil. the remedy iof which lies pFin,
elpally Ia the hands OF the people 10
their Own local government
Favor Code Law,
eli the code bill Is 10 be al issue,
nay attitude on that Is clear enough,
| helped lranie the code ball and
was a member OF the committee IN
tie last session which Investigated
ia working eul, think !, is q l0fn
oi state government much misundst'
stood aud considerably misfepteseni'
cd, but Il Is very elective ioF the
tiiieient and economical sdm,nlslta'
ton oil state affairs. |, viii grow
upon people a. they better under'
stand Il and observe is working,
Our form OF il can be improved
but the principle is sound. II vii be
adopted by other states,
"On other questions which are
considered OF current political OF
economic importance, ! cite my leg
iSlaliye record oi lour years. ] am
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
q Bids Will Be
Asked on State
Capitol Work
New Method Will Be Used il
Granting Contracts for
Structure, Governor
McKelyie Announces.

Lincoln, Nay s.-tSpeAisl.) IAN
nounesment WAS made today by
Governor MeKelvie. chairman oi the
state capitol commissions. that in'
stead OF calling Tor bids on the new
state capitol supers,ru1ure as .
whole, the commission wiz spli, the
construction work into IS parts, on
which the bidders win be invited 10
subaii, propositions either separately
or by groups,
In has been customary ~ The past,
when state buildings were erected.
TO let one general contract for con.
stFuetion 10 include everything ~.
eept plumbing. heating and electric
wiring. which will be eovfed by
special contracts. Blu, the capitol
commission will follow q new plan
by asking for bids on each kind OF
detailed work by itself. or com.
hination with other designated
items.
In awarding the contracts one bid
der may get half a dozen or more
parts OF the work. depending oil his
figures and the kinds OF material
specified in the contract
Herewith is tile list OF items on
which separate specifications will be
furnished to bidders for the June
letting.
Mason work. concrete arches and
fireprooiing. cement and granoli,hic
floors, gypsum roof slab, Gu, stone
work structural steel, light and
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES.

Miss Anna Mcnamara. their eandi-
date. 10 fourth place. displaeing Miss
katherine 0'Bfien, the [. u, . q,
candidate. N. Z, Smith x Co, are
getting into ths race in dead earnest,
An interesting feature OF Miss
O'Brien's campaign Is a "Jilney"
dance held each noon in the cafe
terra. One Scent piece is the price
al a dance and il goes into the fund
for sending Miss Mcnamara TO
France. Candy and cakes arc also
sold at auction during the noon
hour.
The NJ. Z. Smith dance is TO be
held May 10 Oh the roof garden OF
the eompany'S building. instead OF
May -, as formerly announced.
All the friends Of NJ. l.. Smith <
Co. and friends OF Miss Mcnamara,
arc invited TO attend.
Burlington Gives Ball.
The Burlington headquarters girls
had their fourth floor artis,icaliy
decorated for the holding OF their
dance last evening. IL proved to be
one OF the most successful events
OF the Good Will election thus far.
The Burlington spirit was mani
tested in the large attendance and
the enthusiastic support OF their
candidate. Miss ka,Eerinc O'Brien.
Orchard & Wilhelm will hold a
dance and carnival on the sixth floor
OF their store tonight.
All friends OF the Orchard & VII.
helm Co. and OF Miss Rossi,cr,
their candidate, are invited to at.
tend
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Doctor Policeman Claims
Wife Won't Observe Rules

Doctor" John w. Muldoon. police
man and at present Central police
court bailiff, filed suit for divorce
against his wife, Louise, in district
court yesterday charging cruelty.
TOO much mother in law, for one
thing" was Doctor" Muldoon's cx-
PLANTATION. II laid down little set
OF household rules for my wife and
she won't observe them. She keeps
running over to Iowa to visit her
mother and father, who is John Cur
nett"
Doctor" Muldoon is chiropodist.
AT present he is living at Hotel Fon-
tenelle. After completing his duties
a. 1 patrolrnan and ascourt bailif,
he practices his profession. His wife
is living At Twenty-sixth and Dodge
streets,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Crippled French
Lad Is Aided by
American Funds
Wants TO BE Active Member
of Athletic Club So De.
formilies are Being
Treated.

Children are not often generous
with eripples. especially not OF their
own accord. Now and then the small
boys OF the devastated towns OF
France seem 10 have hsen soften
ed. beneath Neif misehleyous eA-
ieriors, into an unusual understand
ing OF q pathetic situation. Perhaps
the experiences OF their own short
lives-ihe eannonading, the tight. the
hardship and then the return 10
ruins and discomfort, have developed
IN them this sense OF pity not natural
10 young boys Of the savage age.
There is in the village OF Crouy,
in the Aisne. boy who has been
deiormed from birth-his Ice, twist.
ed. his fingers have but one Joint
and he is repulsive TO see, lie OF
course could take not part in the
games OF the other boys who one
day decided TO form an athletic club
urder the auspices OF the American
Committee there. The boys decided
upon all the rules OF the club aud
put the dues at one franc a month.
At this point someone mentioned
that Jean. the cripple, was not among
them.
"Oh. he can't do athle,icsr' one
replied. but he was drowned out by
the others who shouted that Jean
could do lots OF other things tina,
have TO do with athletics-hc might
even do the policeman" and keep
the young children off the baske,
ball field.
He was therefore unanimously
voted a member and sent for to join
the meeting. He came in greatly
pleased. But soon he was seen
whispering TO boy in the corner.
who Shen announced that Jean
wanted 10 know what the dues were
for he was afraid he could not pay
them. Whcreupon. quite spontane-
ously, another boy cried: "Who said
there were any dues to pay? OF
course. there are no dues" And the
rest fell into the same idea with one
accord. So Jean, the cripple, be-
came bona fidc member OF the ath-
letic club. He has now been sent
to Switzerland by the American
Committee for Devastated France.
where his legs are being operated
upon. One leg has already been
made straight and although the op-
Grafton caused him fearful suffer-
ing Jean said that when he looked
at that leg il gave him courage for
the second operation which will make
the other leg straight too. For down
in his heart he is naturally longing
to be not only member, but an
athletic member of the Crouy Ath-
letic club.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Kearney Plans Paving
Road to Cost $4,000

Kearney, Neb.. May 5.-(Special.)
Kcarncy's problem OF keeping the
road south to the Platte river bridge
IN repair seems to have been defin-
atcly solved. Alter weeks OF labor
a committee composed of the Rotary
and kiwanis clubs and Chamber OF
Commerce finally presented to the
city commissioners at special meet
ing last night petition, carrying
the signatures OF majority of
property owners along the route and
their request that it be created a paw
ing district. The district was i'm
mediately created and unless some
unforeseen difficulties arise this
stretch OF highway will be paved by
fall.
The road conveys the heaviest
travel in and out of Kearney, not
even excepting the Lincoln highway.
All trade coming into the city from
the south uses this mile and a half
of highway on which thousands of
dollars have already been spent. Sew
eral years ago the Chamber OF COM
mercc hired federal road expert
to rebuild the highway at a cost of
over $4,000, but the new crown
crumbled under its heavy traffic,
Every engineer who has been con-
suited had advised paving. 1t is es-
timated the cost Of paving will be
about $4,000. The city will lay
down the intersections. Thin is also
the first move toward carrying out
of an extensive boulevard system
which the combined civic organiza-
tons are interested in putting
through during course of the next
few wears
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06

The spirit oi spfingllme Is getting
into the blood oi the contestants in
The Omaha Bee Good Viii contest,
The Union Pacific broke all pre-.
yious records By turning IN $500
votes TO the credit OF Miss Nellie h,
Dom. The company announces
thst lis blg dance Is 20 be held IN
the Auditorium, May u,
4 dance OF the employees OF the
Union Pacific al Columbus. Aeb,,
will be held Tuesday. May 10. A
delegation from Omaha, OF which
the fair candidate will be a member,
will be an added attraction OF the
Columbus entertainment.
The livestock interests have made
il possible Tor Miss Elizabeth ksuii-
man to retain third place. A feature
OF her candidacy is an enthusiastic
gathering each noon at the livestock
exchange, where there is music aud
an auction OF livestock.
Yesterday very fine steer which
was donated by the Wertheimef.
Degan Livestock Commission com.
psny. was disposed OF in this man
ncr. The Rosenstock Commission
COMPANY has offered a steer equally
as fine TO take his place when the
rresen, one is taken out of the pen.
Will Have Mexican Dance.
A Mexican dance. brought from
Juarez by the livestock delegation
sent there by Omahans last winter,
will be a part OF the noon enter.
tainmcnts next week.
NJ. L. Smith & Co. made rapid
strides yesterday when they boosted
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Travelling Man Found at
Lincoln With Throat Cut

Lincoln, May Especial wv.
D. Harold, As. St Joseph, Mo-, trav-
cling man, was found in Serious
condition at the state fair grounds
this morning. with both wrists and
his throat slashed. Harold is sup
posed by police to have inflicted the
wounds on himself.
According to friends. Harold had
been suffering a nervous breakdown,
as l result Of fear that an effort was
being made to take his l4-year-old
daughter. Tylen. from him. Mrs.
Harold died about three years ago.
City Physician Slattery said Har-
old probably would recover, -
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
Many Cast Votes in Omaha's
"Prettiest Baby" Contest

Hundreds OF persons are voting for
their favorite baby during the pretty
baby contest being conducted this
week by the Eldredge- Reynolds conf
pany in honor OF BABY Week"
Dozens of pictures OF Omaha's S
pretty babies in the Farnam street
windows of the Eldredge-Reynolds
store are causing pedestrians to pause
and admire. Votes may be cast
without incurring any obligations.
Saturday will be the last day that
pictures may be taken to the baby
shop on the second floor of the store.
As the pictures are received, they are
placed in the window with q number,
and votes may thus be cast without
danger of confusion.
The winners will be chosen by
three well-known Omaha persons.