Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 12, 1910, Page 5

THE BEE ‘;m ARRESTED 1Y HOSPITAL Chnrged with Embezzlement, William McCrea is Served in Bed HAD TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF | Matter Has Been Kept Quiet for a OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1910 IN OMAHA For the man who sceks the best Weiths et Phedits Tubes Aotioe | RINK clothes his money will buy is un- | I | an~¢az APENNANT WINNER o0 amm . W rawana e When the Accased Man questionably at this popular store. We are sole agents in Omaha for the world famous tailors '‘Stein-Bloch,” Schloss Broe.,” and Society Brand clothes for young men. These clothes fit—they have a style and a differ- ence unknown in most clothes ready fo wear. Pick the {irst well dressed man you meet on the street and ask him where he bought the suit he is wear ing and it's dollars to doughnuts he will say at “‘Berg’s-—he sults me.” and will mention some price between Recuperates. | Willlam P. McCrea, well known in South Omaha live stock circles, was arrested at Clarkson hospital Wednesday noon and taken to the Douglas county jail on & | charge of embezzlement of $60 from the Omaha Live Eto Commission company | of South Omaha. McCrea has just recov- ered from an attempt at sulclde made | & week ago and which has been until now | completely hushed up. The man is declared to have swallowed | twelve or thirteen morphine pills at his | residence 610 South Thirtieth street, | Omanha, ana although this is & lethal dose irl'llol measures were administered | prompty that the man was able to re | cover | The circumstances of the arrest unusual. The live stock company been watching the invalid ¢ fully |learning McCrea was likely to be dis- | charged from the hospital Wednesday as | cured, had a warrant sworn out in county court, through its attorney, Alvin ¥. John son, E. 8. Westbrook of the company | signing the complaint The warrant was then given to Deputy Sheriff Ira lanagan to serve. Mr. Flana gan went to the hospital at 9:3, but it was two hours and one-half before he was able to move hix man to the jail. The hospital | muthorities asked that the patlent's physi cilan, Dr. Lee Van Camp, be consulted be- | fore McCrea was taken a | In the meantime friends of MeCrea, who | is a member of a prominent and influential | | fraternal organization, were in Iu‘gnlintmn‘ | with McCrea's employers seeking to set- | tle the case, and Dr. Van Camp, learning of this, did not hurry to the hospital, so | | that time might be gained for the negotia- | :llullu But at noon he went to see hig | patient and gave his consent to McCrea's | removal to jai. /7 ( Both the Omaha Live Stock Commission | company and the hospita; were exceedingly close mouthed about the whole affair and | | the story that McCrea was in the hospital | | because of his suicidal uile?t was dif- | 80 | were | has and e o PRICE OF SEAT 15 DOUBLED]Pohce Roused by Highwaymen; Dragnet 1s Out Omaha Grain Exchange Votes to In- crease Cost of Membership. PROFIT FOR THE SEAT HOLDERS A i Twelve “Stickups” in Two Weeks and Three in Single Night Spur Peace Guardians to Action. Mere the ants May Now Sell for Twice Amount They Pald When ihe Exchange Was Flrst Organized. Twelve holdups inside of two weeks and three in one nigat, besides the operations | of pickpockets on the strect cars, comprise | the reports of serlous crime that have | caused the police to undertake a systematic campalign of extermination cgainst high- waymen. Well! Well! Well! Everybody’s Happy Ag What has caused itP Why, FAN=-TAZ The drink of joy—the joy of drinks. It’s red—it’s rich—it’s pure—it exhilarates, refreshes. Everybody drinks it—everybody likes it. It bubbles with brightness—it sparkles with wit. It's a foe to bad humor—it makes everybody happy. It’s for every member of the family. : It’s for sale at all first-class soda fountains. Watch this paper tomorrow for the big coupon entitling you to your fi | free. T‘{,;t;llés;;;f;m €O, Lincoin, Neb. PURO MANUFACTURING COMPANY MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Members of the Omaha Grain exchange voted to increase the price of membership from $500 to $1,00 Tuesday aiternoon The vote was 9 to 14 in favor of the amendment to the constitution Increasing | 2 A dragnet was thrown out by Captain the price of a seat. | , The membership is limited o 200 and the | Dunn Wednesday morning with orders for apital viock was increased {rom $100,000 to |tho arrest of all vagrants and suspicious | §200,000 as a result of the vote. characters. \ number of the merchants of the ex-| According to information on the highway change ook owt membership at the time | robberies, two young men are thought to | )hl\e been the authors of most of the hold- of the organization in 1%3 to boost the r proposition with no idea of reaping any | Ups. Other victima of tne bandits describe | through the afternoon.' The company is particular benefit. Now that applications | the pair as having been those who figured | sald to be more cager to get the $60 it as- from grain firms have been received to an |in the three holdups of Tdésday evening. |serts is due it than to prosecute. extent that will make the exchange a| k. J. Larson, 2217 Howard street, is the purely grain organization, some of those |latest person to report an encounter with | whose ‘nterests are not affillated with | the holdups. He was accosted and robbed that branch of commerce want to sell their | under the muzzle of a revolver at 11 o'clock membership and realize whatever they can [ Tuesday evening at Twenty-fourth on their Investment. Any member of the | Howard streets. The two highwa exchange can sell his seat for any sum[§8 from Mr. Larson. Lie wishes, but when applications are made| The other Tuesday evening viciln through (he exchange proper the price for | men were J. D. Hamilton, 845 Nouth Ty, a seat will be $1,000. This Indicates that|iy-seventih street and Emile Lagerstein, the nge ls in.a growing and heaith- |3i4 North Twenty-fourth street. ful condition, - Au Ugly Gash should be covered with clean bandages, eaturated with Bucklin's Arnica Salve. Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles For sale by Beaton Drug company COMMITTEE STILL SEEKS NAME May Christe, i ficult to substantiate. That tjls happened | Is admitted nevertheless by the physician. No report of the man’s presence in the hos- | pital was made to the police by the ho pital. Negotiations between McCrea's friends | ana/ the commission company, extended | Brewery Suit Goes by Board Petition for Injunction Against the Union Dismissed by Plaintiff at His Cost. men kot Another jabor trouble besides that of the | court house has been ended, the suit for | an injunction of Fred Whited against the | | Brewery Workers' union having been dis- | missed in district court. Whited some | time ago asked an Injunction llnlnul | | Pickpockets Land on a Fan — | Take His Money Away from Him While Enroute to the Base Ball Game. local No. 9 of the International Union of the United Brewery Workers of Amer- fea and its officers. He asserted that he had been persecuted for several years as | an employe of the Storz company and that ' he was still being persecuted as an em- | | ploye of Charles §torz, & member of the | | ramily, who s retailer and selling | | agent, | | | | | | | New Buil table Title by That The nameless bungatow which is to be the center for the Young Women's Christian association summer camp at Carter lake 18 to be ‘nspected Thursday by the com- mittee in charge of the general camp rangements, is {n fact to be turned ov to | the committce to complete preparations 1t is just possible that the commiitee, some {of whom had in charge the important When he reached the grounds he f“‘““‘;m.l(gr of selecting @ name for the camp, that he was minus §7 that he had when|ay christen the tungalow Thursday, pro- he started out. He told the police of Ilh‘\\(“m“ of course, & name sufficlently im- ’-fllll"“ misfortune, but as the description he was pressive has been found | Whited had in the meantime secured able to give was vague, he, In all proba- The program for the day )“.Hm\‘mmvn.t-x position and this left him with- | bility, has seen the lagt of his dollars. | yncheon to be served in the just completed | ©Ut Standing in a court of equity, for he % could not be suing something he did bungalow and to be enjoyed by the mem- | “*¥ Keep Cnamberlains Liniment on hapg. | o8 0% B84 10 B8 CLOVES et | not want as special ntiseptic liniment an | 13889 8 g i 97 6 guests, Mrs. Emma Byers Miss Frances | nds o heal in less time than by su o ¥ 8| Crittenden ana Mis. George | Sixth cavalry, Fort Des Moines, was a PIREF. TR membership of the committee 't:“;‘;:“y vT“ “EXCIted V!Ctlm SPARE HIM FIVE DAYS? Loses Time 0’ Day| o s wur or e countr sotcting ungs | <17 8¢ 873 heddauariers Tuegday & Thar is Fomnd Plme. W. C. Booth, a travellng man from St Nebraska Distributers Joseph, went to the game Tuesday after- noon, but whether he enjoyed the ball play s a matter of doubt. He certainly was not n the very best of humor. To get to Vinton park, like many another one, he boarded @ crowded car, but, unlike many others, he fell amcng thieves or ran up againgt an experi at the (ouching game (1)) e Mgl a The case was argued orally before Judge | Sutton and decision glven because written briefs were to be submitted. These were never filed and the next action | the qismissal of | attorneys, who are | Business Men's a ar- | AT ALL FOUNTAINS AND IN BOTTLES, 5 CENTS, wa case by plaintift's also attorneys for clation, at one and comes under the inhibition of the United States laws. Army Notes Captain John R. McClintock, form the Fifth United States cavairy, but now acivillan, was a visitor at army headquar- ters Tuesday D. A. Russel, Wyo. Their visit to Fort D, A. Russell was to look over the ground for the maneuver camp to be established on the Pole Mountain reserve, and to make ;)\r?l(muml\ arrangements for the camp. The party was driven out to the Po'e Moun- | | tain district from Cheyenne, by automo- |who are fasting to improve their health are blles, Senator F. E. Warren of Wyoming |apparently succeeding. At Garden City, In accompanying the party. 1, the fast started Monday, the trio being Mrs, Keith Trask, Miss Marion Mackellar Major H. J. Gallagher of the subsistance and Mies Anne T nsend. All were in department United States army, stationed | excellent condition to start with, seasoned at Seattle, was a visitor at the office of [by a life of much riding and golt and Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Eastman, chief | healthful outdoor exercise. 1t was just & commissary of the Department of the Mis- | general bracing up they wanted and they sourl, Tuesday Major Gallagher was |determined to test the theory lately ex: called easty by the recent death of his |ploited so mueh, that fasting fortified the mother, a resident of Council Bluffs, the | s¥stem against most bodily fils. former home of Major Gallagher Major So far the most pronounced re Gallagher is well known to many Omaha | fast is a whitening of the ton people from his long residence in Council ; subjected requent inspection Bluffs. He returned to Seattle Tuesday | mirror. evening. The weights of the young women at the beginning of the test were Miss Mackeller, 102 pounds \lll;\ Townsend, 126 pounds, and Mrs. Trask » Plenty of water | they - have allowed themselves | fast started. Al of them Insist fast =0 far has henefited th T the |FASTING TO IMPROVE HEALTH Three Young Society Women of New York Are Trying Upton Sin- clair's Prescription. ee young New York society women Garment Workers Come to Omaha in Search of Aid| Striking Women from St. Louis Call Upon Local Labor Leaders for Help. the | costs of T for | Second Lieutenant George Dillman of ll\e: i | George, Mrs. Thomas Creigh, Mre. Arthur Cooley, Mrs. G. D. Tunnfclitf, Miss Isa- | (on 8 tour of the co sollcitng o belle French, Mrs. Charles W. P or the striking girl garment makers of St. . WELL, YES, AND THEN SOME |betie brench, Mew cuuris gl | Louts, Misses Fannie Sellins and Katherine ] rived [s W e 5 s, The Complaining Wife in Judse {Is Peeved When Desk Sergeant Asks | '1Uriey arrived in Omaha Wednesday. Th ford's Court is Not Mrs. V B. T. Belt, and Miss Nancy Page. A young wumen reported to have met|ggnizeq militia, at the camp of the in- . Him Time the Robbery . b (s S e e an to The camp Is to be open in June will be in charge of M Alde: gt - * g il e | with remarkable success In other u:lvfi“““m“u“ t0 be established shortly at Ocourred. | the results of\ their work being a fund|yeyada, Mo., for the organized militia of her departure later in the mohth, when the | s 8 e d or wi '.:::r“: SARAE (ARG JARAHOY: WAL, Sl which has supported the #00 young women | (poo ciaio peran | who are locked out from their work in the i The basket bail season at the assoclation * asked | ¢ Louis garment factories. — will close Thursday night with a game @ report of &| The emissarles report that their union | has been engaged in the strike since the : & " htxd bhok Matal Lieutenant Colonel D. E. McCarthy, between the fives which have won the most games through the season. These are the { 10¢ elg! onths T 4 will be a game of capiatn ball the same | iittle peeved. “They touk my watch and|(he unfon, they are conducting & campaign | “icutenant A. LaRue Christle, alde-de-|Jones in th evening between the 4:3 and T o'clock | told me It was time I was In bed. That's|ggainst the use of garments made In non. | C-TP Feturned Tuesday morning from Fort | officers classes. Proceeds of the cvening will go |a) 1 know. Don't ask me such foolish | upion, unsanitary shops. Thelr system is, toward defraying expenses of th questions. How can I tell the time when |gccording to the proud story they told to- camp at Carier lake | two robbers has my watch?" sy, to visit the merchiants, in citite Mr-Logusiain related that | through which they pass, ahead of the| the night he was on his way home when | galesman, and persuade the merchants to| musked men held him up and took | peware of the goods the salesmen will| away his #ily waich ana 25 cents. Mrs. lda Furgeso of Bolse, lda was later attempt to sell them The young visited the robbed of & handbag containing a sum in| La Unlon officials Wednesday currency and $190 worth of jewelry while | ranged for on her way from the Union station to the | ller Grand hotel Mrs. Furgeson knows nothing of how her KHARAS CASE DRAWS._ | slusbles were take PROMINENT OFFICIALS CONFERENCE ON VIADUCTS |teading strect Raflway Men All Over the Country (o City Officials and Representatives of Testify. Ratironds Trying to Reach — Agreement. Captain W. K. Jones, United States army, has Leen detailed as senior in- arly structor for the officers of the Missouri or- Craws Particu- Time, ure 1t of thetr . which ir before & ' me Crawford was moved to compassion Wednieeday - morning, but received some- what of & disappointment when he found the compassion was wasted. ‘Can_you spire your hushand for five dnys?" hie asked Mis. A . Peterson, who complained that Peterson had beaten her Yes, your honor, Mrs. Peterson an swered, "I can spare him for five years,” The judge sentenced Peterson to days 14 Jail to “Now about what time the police sergeant, hold up. “Say, was this taking E. Buchan, Brigadier General F. A. Smith, com-{ manding the Department of the Missouyri;| Captain F. chiet| cate of the acting judge advo- Department of the Missouri en detailed to assist Captain | work as fnstructor of militia ounds what you think,” to drink of has all the the been since that five o the sometime of two women Central and a assistance in their efforts Crisp, Golden-Brown Bits of Corn Post from New Toasties Deliciously flavoured— Wholesome Comforting Ready to serve from the package. With eream or fruit it is a delightful food for Old and Young. *“The Memory Lingers"” Package 10 cents and 15 cents. Postum Cereal Company. Sold by irocers, Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich A confer between City | City Engineer ¢ being held this af ngmeer Craig. istant Pen, & representative of the city attor office and the attorneys and local officers of the rallroads concerned in the bullding of the Nicholas street viadue rnoon ey proposed Locust and The whole matter of viaducts will b gone | by the city officl wtih a view to build ourts. City Engineer Cra | pretty stff set of specifications for proposed viaduots rallroad men tied, over lals and the rallroad to reaching an without men, | ment agree ourse to the and it Is understood the desire to have these modi hese viaduets are not for this alo: sald Mr. Cralg, but stand good many years and we shoul fact in mind in making our what ! propose to do." vear for 4 keep that plans. That's Buit ermi smith ns. frame. K, Due £5.000 516 fran &1 mene R, anized iron warehouse. § 000 113 North Thirt mente, $18.000. pirty-first. brick ritfin, §17 North Awelling, e o, Thirty- ourth, & has prepared | the | interest was injected into the case lof the United against Th | Kbaras in the United States district court | Wedanesday morning, in the appearance on | the witness stand of several street | magnates and officers from different paris { of the country. First of these witnesses was Alox Massey president of the Blue Valley Electrie Rail way line of Kansas City. He testified tha !he had entered into a contract lea | wiih Theodore Kharas for the atiol of the movable street car the cars of his road in October device was to be installed months, but has, not been instalied yot In a wordy wrangle United States Attorney Howell, representing the | prosecution, and Attorney Wells for the defense, the government stated that it pro pesed Lo show by the evidence of this wit- ness and other street ratlway men yet to | be put on the stand that there had been {no attempt on the part detendan to equip curs with his oy ign sys | tem and that installation in only four cars, two at 1 at Alton, T, but that been tuken out of the was not now in use at all. It therefore on | this ground that the government propose 10 sliow (hat the scheme is & figuduient | States pdore ailway ta sign de 1908 in ice on The within three between cble had been made neoln and two had cars and was the dainty, delicious Corn Flakes (Toasted) “The Best After All” S ———ASCS [ Y77 LT L.