Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 30, 1916, Page 2

o S e R FSLR 5 2— i WOMAN IS AN ARTIST | IN PASSING GHECKS Soveral Stores Are TPrimmed For Large Quantities of R R L o A i Gocds. et | MANY HOLDING THE SACK Such a flock of bad checks has a ' certain woman passed on the leading i retail stores of Omaha within the last [ week that the retailers are seriously ' considering the- matter of instituting P rules regarding the cashing of checks fully as strict as those employed by the banks themselves. It is possible that a rule will soon be made among the retailers requiring | 3 customer to identify himself or her- self and show that he or she has a I sufficient bank account to take up the checks offered before they will be; cashed. This woman has operated in Omaha since last ‘Tuesday. She operated swiftly. and as smoothly as an eel. The result is that the Thomas Kil- patrick company, the Brandeis stores, Haydens, Orkins, Thompson-Belden, the Nebraska Clothing company and other concerns are holdlng_ handfuls of bad checks issued by this woman under various names. Passes Twenty Bogus Checks. Fully twenty checks she slipped into the hands of these peo:le within five days, and every time she carried her new skirts, her new. silk waists her new hats, her new. shoes and ali VRATIR N IRHONRINAL ) MRS 8 the rest of the things she bought right with her. Surely she would carry ‘them—she would not think of bothering the stores to ask. to have things delivered. ./ L "'Yes, she looked lice a degitable cus- | tomer. Why not? She asked for no deliveries. She bought B high grade oo at ‘;&'f place and she never “for cre: 0, she never asked for credit, Sh):e vs wormed her hand into a fine sh bag or hand nd drew forth handsome check on the United tes National bank. ou mind letting me have ncil a moment please?” she Idi ask with fine courtesy of the “Certainly, certainly,” would be the ble reply. she would write a check for act amount of her purchase. Id sign it with any name that d ww“into her memory. Once it was Mrs, Mason, once Mrs. s, once Mrs. Weston, again it ethhfl‘ else, and s imes was Edith, sometimes Mary. Anna; but whatever the she signed it ivith equal fa- gn, oh, yes, she must put her s on the back of the check. w that, of course, ‘ck her add ony somewhere in the .n jof the 2600 block on ager of the department in- & m iriapl 0. K. L R ‘f," g ‘her les. : retailers feel convinced the woman nipped all of them, for fi’:he mfl:zr{ checks bear about ¢ hand tin'. At each place borrowed a pencil from the clerk, A each case her check book was on gmwl States National bank, and &““h“a‘d“' it lro;:\ bt.h.e a han g or mes| 3 Kilpatrick, Orkin, company and Thomp- ¢ lookmm a woman 1d, t and 3 half 130 pound raw sailor "k! , S D“?-l 29.—(Special.) akton, S. D., July 29.—(Special. s of Benson, Neb., gmmt fell between the cars on a mid- ht {l‘qigiltl‘t‘jlnd was (Idkel‘\ to a with a compound fracture the left th}:h. Thmy harvesters, e victims of the Tripp wreck, in the hospital Kc The Yankton County Record is a ‘weekly that has made its ce here, with E. A. Kaech as or. ‘Political reasons are given advent of the new paper. Mr, ech has been deruty county super- tendent of schools. A ‘street paving contractor, faced a noon strike as he was just fin- a section, ankton and Engineer S, Edmunds, D, B, ey atid other’ businéss ‘men fin. d the “fill" and saved the sec- i aled to [ on T aar wrRp The Grestest Pain Killer, Sloan's Linfment goes right to the seat pain; simply lay it on—you do not have 26c. ANl druggists.—Adv. | Rahovo-Shors RAIN ISFALLING OVER WESTERN PART OF STATE for seed will be the most profitable acres in Nebraska. : The predictions of good quality of wheat continue to be borne out by the threshing. David City laj’l wheat is about 35 per cent threshed. Wheat tests vary fram sixty to sixty-five pounds with very little underweight. Gregory, S. D., reports serious injur; to the spring wheat crop with blac rust, - The rains at Billings, Mont., seem to be moving toward western Ne- braska, Gillette, Wyo, reporting a heavy rain. The northwesterh sec- tion of Nebraska continues cloudy, with early temperatures in the west- ern part of the state slightly lower than Friday morning. Twenty-six More Die at Chicago. Chicago, July 29.—Little relief from | the intense heat was held out by the government forecaster here today. An area of low barometric pressure which 1ast night reached North and South Dakota was reported in advices today to be gradually dying out and a mod- eration in temperature which it was thought might reach this section Monday was reported to be a dubious possibility. ¥ i Lake breezes tempered the heat in Chicago only slightly today. The temperature at 11:30 a. m, was 94, Deaths from heat prostration in Chicago are increasing, twenty-six be- ing reported to the police and coroner hetween 6 a. m. and noon today. Bulgars Take Serb THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30, 'Judge Kubat Weakens When He Hears Howell Wants to Debate|T() FRENC It takes a pleader of a very high or- der to escape a fine at the hands of Police Judge Kubat, Nemesis of auto speeders, avenger of glaring head- lights, silencer of cut-outs, Frank S. Howell, ex-United States district attorney, was brought before the awful tribunal in police ¢aurt, Frank drives a big, high-powered car, He drives it, too. He doesn't! just saunter along. Nothing grieves | im more than to see someone pass | him on the road. And he loves to go | ‘round corners on two wheels, But let us not keep the ex-district | attorney standing guiltily before the august tribunal with the baleful, ac- cusing and stern eye of Judge Kubat upon him. For once Mr. Howell was the ac- cused, Scores of times in the course of his career he had been the accuser. I: was a novelty to him. The traffic officer stated the charge. Mr. Howell had violated one of the automobile regulations. : “Now, I want to be heard on this,” said Mr. Howell, with a broad smile, He was evidently not a properly awed and contrite prisoner. “I insist on being heard,” continued Mr. Howell in his best federal court style. “I want thirty minutes on a side for argument before the case is passed upon, Even Judge Kubat unbent from the dignity of a police judge, which is scarcely less awesome than the dig- nity o{ a theater ticket seller. He almost smiled. Then he spoke: “Thirty mrinutes on a side, Mr. Howell. What do g'ou think this is, a debating society? You get right (out of this court now before I give you thirty days.” And Mr. Howell “got right out” to his waiting gasoline budu{, whizzed around the corner an uzzed up Douglas street toward his office. e BAKER COMES BAC) | WITH HIS ANSWER Explains Method of Transpor- tation of Guards to the Border. FOOD, AND PLENTY OF IT Washington, July 29.—In response to the house resolution of inquiry Secretary Baker today made a report on the transportation of National Guardsmen to the border. The reso- Defenses, Says Serbia Sofia, Bulgaria, July 29.~The re- pulse: of attacks on the Bulgarian lines” along the Macedonian front on July 25 was announced today by the war office, which states that counter attacks resulted in the capture by the Bulgnriuu of hostile trenches, The statement says that on Julr 27 there was weak cannonading along the entire Macedonian front and some patrol guards, which resulted favor- ‘bk to the Bulgarians. i n the 25th an enemy provided with machine guns a yomd by a b illery and tacked our All the, at- tacks were repulsed ith enemy losses, Our troops ried oyt counter att; ¢nemy trenches. “From the 25th to the 27th, a Ser- bian division tried to occuyy the teiflm north of the village of Pojar, ut they were thrown back to the Ll::n after suffering considerable F‘amim';to Take Over the Pastoffice MondaysEvenlnu The Omaha postoffice will be turned over to Charles E, Fanning, newly appointed postmaster, at 5 p.'m. Mon- day with short ceremonies in the south court room of the federal build- . Retlring Postmadter John C. ‘will thake an addre ‘many postoffice. employes as off duty will be present. HYMENEAL. -m;:m May- g both of Atlantic, were mar- y Rev, Charles W. Savidge at residence Friday cvenln, at 9, ied by Miss Car- C. Grandstaff of QGraybeal. Edward Nelson and Grace Gray- beal, both of Des Moines, la, were united in marriage by Rev. B. Robert von der Lippe, pastor of the Clifton Hill Presbyterian church, in the par- lors of the Young Men's Christian as- gociation at 10:25 a. m. Saturday. Misses Lenice J. Huse and Ruthe Dutcher witnessed the ceremony, McMeen-Reitter, John W. McMeen and Olive M. Reitter, both of Lincoln, were mar- re |ried in the parlors of the Young Men's Christian association Saturday morning. Rev. B. ‘Robert von der Lippe performed the ceremony. Misses Ruth E, Dtucher and Alice Boles were witnesses. DEATH RECORD. Mathew H, Walker. Salt Lake City, Utah, July 29— Mathew H, Walker, banker and capi- talist, died here at midnight last night of cancer of the intestines, Mr. Walker came to Utah in the 50's and with his brothers opened the first bank in the city, He was one of the wealthiest men in' the ‘state and was widely known for his great business ability and his charities. He was 71 years of age. lutions asked for information on charges that the guardsmen had been | transported in day coaches, that their trains had been unreasonably side- tracked and that they were insuffi- ciently fed and cared for. Y Secretary Baker says the guards- men in some instances were trans- ported in day coaches, but that no cars without lights were used and that troop trains were not sidetracked unreasonably. Regular army rations more than sufficient for the journey were furriighed all troops, he asserts, either on leaving mobilization camps or en route, and that all cars used were inspected to remedy defects or deficiencies that would imperil health or safety of troops, ' Use of Day Coaches. The report says day coaches were used only in cases where owing to the urgency of the situation and the large number of troops being moved at one time, it was not practical to delay. When day coaches were used troops which have been reported short of rations could have been short. Ev- ery precaution was taken to see that they started with an ample supply. These troops are largely recruits, un- trained and undisciglined, and under officers of comparatively little exper- ience.” Acting Quartermaster General Sharpe reported that to have moved all the troops in Pullman or tourist cars would have required 3,000 cars. The Pullman company made avail- able 80 per cent of all tourist cars it owns, Representative Slayden, who all through the Mexican trouble has been one of the administration’s crit- ics for not using the Guard on the border, spoke in the house today in commendation of the condition of theg uardsmen and conditions on the border generally. “We now have an army on the Mexican border and across the inter- national boundary so well prepared for any prospective duty that no ¢iti- zen need giveh imself the slightest uneasiness as to what will happen,” he_ said. Mr. Slayden declared troops had been moved without hitch and with all dispatch necessary. Nebraska a_nd—Idwa Men Confirmed for Army Promotions Washington, July 29, — (Special Telegram.)—The latest list of army promotions nominated to the senate has completed the cavalry arms it explains, three mén were assigned to_each four seats. In some cases, railroads, without extra charge, al- lowed two men to occupy four seats. Wherever it .could be done, arrange- ments were made to luns’er troops from day coaches to tourist sleepers, Regarding rations, the secretary re- ports that where cooking equipment was not placed on trains, the men were furnighed with morey to buy hot coffee, the same as troops of the regular army are allowed under simi- lar conditions. No reason existed for troops seeking food . from civilians, Secretary Baker asserts, and drinking water was plentiful, eed to Seek Food. There was no reason for troops seeking food of citizens en route, he added, “Tt is not possible unless ra- tions have been thrown away. that share. They are now in the hands of a subcommittee of the senate military affairs committee and will no_doubt all be confirmed. There has not been an objection to a single confirmation in the many imndr:dl of army officers nominated or promotion since July 1. The last promotions ‘named, those of the cav- alry, include to be captain from first lieutenant: Nebraska—Fred Mears. lowa—Rodman Butler, . Eugene J. Ely, E. J. Pike. Kansas—Charles S. Hoyt, Leon W. Prunty. South Da- kota—Harry L. King, Emil P. Laur~ son. Horace Logan McBride, field ar- tillery, has been promoted from sec- ond to first lieutenant, as has Fred Beler Inglis, infantry; both are Ne- braskans. I would rials than I DR. BRADBURY A SAFE DENTIST Dental Work Saturated WITH LONG LIFE, SPLENDID SERVICE belong to me. for you—any or all of the family. SATISFACTORY CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK—That spells Good Dentistry. Porcelain or Gold Fillings. Pyorrhea or any Gum ‘trouble that causes teeth to become loose treated successfully. The X-ray to find deep-seated diseases. Plates of metal or rubber, $10.00. up. Send for Booklet, It Is Free. DR. BRADBURY, Dentist 27 Years in Omaha. 921.22 Woodmen of the World Building. 14th and Farnam Sts,, Omaha. Hours: 8 to 6; Sundays, 10 to 12. AND NO PAIN, no more think of robbing the reputation of this work by using cheap mate- what does not say I am safe would of stealin, This is why Phone D. 1756. Columbiaize Let Schmoller & Mueller Owing to the fact that we are retail and wholesale distributors of Colum- bia Grafonolas and Records, we are in a position to offer you service that Your Home 1916. WAR MAY PUT END H DUELLING “Field of Honor" of Personal Combat Now Replaced by Battleground. RIDIOULE FOR ‘SCRAPPERS" (Correspondence of Thy Associated Press.) Paris, July 29.—~The duel is one of the ancient institutions of France that has fallen into neglect during the war. | The last sensational encouter on the “field of honor"—a bloodless one— | took place after the election of the Chamber of Deputies in 1914, not long before hostilities broke out. It was between ‘loseph Caillaux, former | minister of finance, and his unsuc- cessful opponent, Louis d'Allieres, | Caillaux fired into the air and d'Ail- lieres fired into the ground. | Since that meeting M. d'Aillieres | has been grievously wounded on an-! other “field of honr.” Actng as ui- termediary officer between the fir-| ing line and the command in the rear, he was hit by a fragment of a ]s‘l;el! that claimed him, probably for ife. . May Be No More Duels. It is attributed to the fact that sp many Frenchmen like M. d’Ailleres have, shed their blood on the battle- field that the duel has been aban- doned and there is a well-defined sen- timent that it has come to an end for good and all, Some credit the “sacred union” of parties and classes with this reform, while there are certain proofs that it is due to populer deprecatjon of per- sonal conflicts between FErenchmen while “the-Germans jare gtill at. Noy- on." The._ /sacred junion” has not prevented disputes and provocations. Two “men " cofitesting for a favor- able place from which to witness a review of troops on the Esplanades des Invalides came to blows and one of them tossed his card to the other, “If you are so eager to fight” cried a bystander, “why don't you do as those boys did” poainting to some arm- less and legless soldiers lined up be- fore the troops to be decorated. Can Fight at Verdun, Two young men in a popular cafe exchanged sarcasms, followed by in- sults, hlows and an &xchange of cards. “To Verdun with them!” cried the spectators. “Put them out!” The manager threw both of them: into the street where the idlers jeered them until in common defense they made up their quarrel and walked off | togéther, There are two hypotheses regard- ing the duel after war, In some cases the disputants have both been com- batants in the great war and will find it ridiculous to make a show of cour- age against each other after having e C R s already shown it together many times against a common enemy. If they are not both combatants, they will, one or both of them, have been heroes of the “rear” to whom public opinion will say “No! No fighting.” If you were so thirsty for blood and so particular about honor, you would have gottep—your satisfac- tion out of the Germans.™ |Menace Plant is:. - Damaged by Bombs Springfield, Mo., July 29.—Three bombs exploded beneath the floor of the Menace Publishing plant at Aurora, Mo., at 4:15 o'clock this morning, slightly damaged the pub- lishing company plant and set fire to a mass of copies of Menace, an anti-Catholic publication, just off the press. The flames were soon ex- tinzuished. The explosions set fire to the papers fresh from the presses, but the flames were extineuished quickly. From the manner in which the bombs were placed it is believed an attempt was made to destroy all the publishing company’s presses. This week's issue of the Menace, dated August 5, carried several elec- tion articles, President on a Cruise. ‘Washington, July 29.—President and Mrs Wilson left Washington late this afternoon for a week-end crulse on the naval yacht Mayflower down Chesapeake bay. e R THOMPSON-BELDEN 6CO. on Center of the MiddleWest — The Last Day of July Will Be a Long Remembered Bargain Event The Material for a New Summer Dress Costs So Little Now | DRESS GINGHAMS of foreign and domestic manufacture, 27 and 82 inches wide, 123¢, 15¢, 30c and 60¢ a yard. SILK MIXED SHIRTINGS (82- inch), stripes, fancy figured ef- fects and jacquard patterns, 25¢, 30¢ and 40c. DRESS AND WRAPPER PER- CALES ' (86-inch), dark and- light shades, guaranteed colors; 12%c and 18c. Basement Wash Goods Sestion. Women's Sum,lgg; Apparel * At Quick Selling Prices We wish to emphasize the fact that this is all: apparel from our regular stock; se- lections .of ‘materials - and thoroughness of workman- ship having been under our personal supervision. SUITS COATS DRESSES SKIRTS BLOUSES MIDDIES Radically Reduced in Price. Sheets and Pillow Cases Reduced 81x90 seamless Bed Shaeu,' heavy wciflht, the kind that launder well— 85¢c grade for 75¢ Hemstitched Pillow Cases, an exceptional quality— ARSE e i 17¢ 45x36 size........... 20¢ BASEMENT swe=The fashi , Established 1836 A7) /ALE Our Annual Clearance Sale Of High Grade Summer Wash Goods e g Remnants of the season’s best selling fine wash mater- | ials, &nd as this is our first remnant sale of the season, you are l}gmd of.n puflieuinriy to make a selection. . You can clt_.oou a couple of attractive patterns, and pay only what ginghams, etc., cost Pricesare so low thata quick clear- ance is assured. 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