THE PEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1917.
Nebraska
SVIDENCE GIVEN
FOR MR5JIMM0M5
Sensational Case Involving Di
vorce Granted Dr. George H.
Simmons Being Heard
at Lincoln.
U'rom a Staff Correspondent.) i
Lincoln, N'eb., Dec. JO. (.Special.)
The case of Mrs. Margaret E. Sim
mons against her former husband.
Dr. George H. Simmons to have set1
aide a decree of divorce granted the :
latter J5 years ago is still on in the !
Lancaster county district court be- ,
lore Judge Morning with prospects
of indefinite continuation.
Dr. Charles Loffler of Minneapolis
occupied much of the time on the
witness stand to show that he had j
been active in her cause: that the de-i
tendant had him called claiming that
Dr. Loftier, as a member of the
American Medical association and
editor of its official publication, was
back of the prosecution of the case.
Dr. Loffler stated that he had been
interested in the case and had looked
up much of the evidence and when
the depositions were taken in Chi
cago, had been present when Attor
ney H. M. Mattley of Lincoln had
been employed to look up evidence
by Mrs. Simmons' attorney, Mr.
Carey. lie had given Mattley. a check
for $400, but stopped pament on it
because the Lincoln attorney had
failed to do what he was employed
to do.
Several witnesses called by the de
fense testified that Mrs. Simmons
was not insane during the time of the
divorce and up to
1915. but one 0f I
them Dr. O. G. Place, who conducted
the Mount Vernon, O., institute
where the plaintiff went for treat
ment of the drug habit, testified that
it the time she was there in 1892, she
Appeared well dressed and normal
physically. She was treated for the
morphine habit at her own rnuest
for about a month and then stated
that she. thought she was cured. She
was placed in a room with orders
not to leave it for 48 hours, but be
came nervous, obtained her clothing
and le!t and he never saw her again.
There was nothing to indicate that
she was of unsound mind, he said',
although the use of morphine will
weaken the will power to some ex-
ten!.
Organize Red Cross.
Hebron, Neb.. Dec. JO. ( Special.)
Americans of German birth and de
scent crowded the big l'riedcnsau
church west of here last nigjit and
within an hour organized a Red Cross
society with 133 members and pur
chased $2,520 worth of war savings
certificates.
Patriotic addresses were given bv
G. A. Peterson, was saving chairman j
lor "Thayer county, and Postmaster i
1. A. lllmore of Hebron, w ho were
well pleased with the enthusiastic
Americanism shown. When the school
house was found too small, the Rev.
H. Schabacher invited the throng into
the German Lutheran church.
Plan Irrigation Hearing.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special.) A
hearing will be held before the State
fioard of Irrigation next Saturday at
Scottsbluff on complaint of the Tri
State Irrigation company, which is
protesting against the action of the
board in granting rights to water to
T. S. McCaffrec from the ditch for
the purpose of generating power.
Vocational Training.
(l'roni a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec . 20. (Special.)
Plans to - arry out the operation of
the Smith-Hughes lav regarding vo
cational training in the schools of the
state, have been completed in ' the
office of the state superintcdncnt,
three subjects being covered, agri
culture the industries and Ironic
economics.
Qolonel Hall Home on Leave.
(From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special.)
Colonel Phil L. Hall has been granted
a leave of absence for the holiday and
is expected home tomorrow.
xmas mms
FOR THE MUSICIAN
Our Small Goods Department offers many Christmas sug
gestions. We are closing out the balance of Hayden Bros', stock
of Sheet Music, Violins, Ukuleles, Banjos, Guitars, Saxophones,
Drums and Band Instrument at important reductions.
NOTE THESE XMAS SPECIALS
$8 and $10 Ukuleles,
Now Selling at
S6.00 and S8.00
Hawaiian Steel Guitars
Only
$6.75 nd $S.75
v-
These instruments are of the best known makes and are
backed by our personal guarantee. Call at once and make your
selection for Christmas delivery. Terms arranged to suit your
convenience.
v Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. jj
'The House of Music
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Ml, l.tBUJW.
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DR. McKENNEY Says:
"YOUTH, that we all love so much,
departs with the loss oC teeth."
Heaviest Bridge
Work, per tooth,
$4.00
Wonder Plates
worth $15 to $25,
$5, $8, $10
Bet Silver Fill
inifs 75c
Best 22 k Gold
Crowns
$4.00
We please you or refund your money.
McKENNEY DENTISTS
14th and Farnam 1324 Farnam St.
Phone Douglas 2872.
ANT1-WAR TALK I
STIRS FARMER
AT LEXINGTON
Lexington, Dec. JO. (Special Tele
gramsMen under the guise of a
nonpartisan league arc visiting fann
I crs of Dawson county, spreading anti-
war propaganda. Thcv told E. A. ,
j Knight, a well-to-do fanner, living,
'near here, that tl. government is!
! under an autocrat. j
; Mr. Knight related their ettorts at
a meeting held licrc last night, which
was also addressed by Ross Ham
mond of Fremont, who told his ex
periences at the battle front.
Mr. Knight ordered the agitators
otT his place. He related to the audi
ence that he thought the propaganda
nothing short of treason.
American Potash Company
Makes Use of State Land
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. JO. (Special.) Is
i somebody asleep at the switch ? Notice
l has just been brought to the atten
i tion of the State Hoard of Educa
' tional Lauds, which has charge, of the
scliool land leases to potash rights,
that the American Potash company,
which has a lease on a lake on the
John Krause farm about 10 miles
north of .ntioch, and of which one
half is located on school land of the
state, has in eight months pumped
from the lake $50,000 worth of pot
ash. 'The board has held that when anv
I part of a lake lies on school land
! that the state has an interest in the
! waters in the lake, but so far no
j action has been taken. In the case
i of the American Potash company,
the section line dividing the land
owned by Krause and leased to the
company, runs almost directly across
Chobar Says Unwritten
Law Will Be Defense
Fremont, Neb., Dec. 20. (Special
Telegram.) Louis Chobar, the farm
hand, who has confessed to the mur
der of Albert A. Blender, the York
farmer, the night before Thanksgiv
ing, says the unwritten law will be
his defence. Chobar in charge of
Sheriff Miller of York
was in Frc-
mont Wednesday afternoon on his
way Jo York to answer to the charge
of murder. Chobar told Shirff Miller
that he found Blender and liis wife
in compromising position and in a
tit of jealousy shot his employer. His
picture was taken and his measure
ments by the Bertillon methods ob
tained by Sheriff Condit of Fremont.
Chobar gave his age as 21. He show
ed the effects of his three weeks'
tramping through the country. He
was arrested on the Soudakota-Nc-braska
line north of Valentine by a
posse of citizens last Sunday.
Shumway to Wyoming.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special.) Land
Commissioner Shumway and Mrs.
Shumway will spend Christmas with
their daughter at Lingle, Wyo.
Mr. Shumway will stop on his way
out at Scottsbluff to be present at a
hearing before the State Board of Ir
rigation, and on his wav back will
look over some school lands for pur
poses of revaluation.
Defense Board Pays Rent.
(From a Staffftjorretpondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special.) The
State Council of Defense is now pay
ing the rental on-the rooms occupied
in the Woodman Accident association
building. The voucher presented ht
the association, which owns the build
ing is for $55 a month for six rooms.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee
Want ,1 .
Our butineu it on of perman
ent customers, not victims.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Rinehart-Steffens
X)t Coura.
300 18th St., South. Wead Bldf.
Just Off Farnam.
KP
Violins, all sizes, at spe
cial Christmas prices.
Leather Music Rolls and
Bags, largest assortment
in city at special prices.
fa
1311-13 Farnam Street.
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An Absolutely
Fireproof
Warehouse
protects your household goods, "
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HALL SAYS MONEY
SHOULD GO TO MEN
Refusal to Subscribe for Pres
ent Year's Organization of
Red Cross Brings His
Reason to Limelight.
iFrom a Staff Oorrc.pondrnt
Lincoln- Neb- Dff- -reoal
Telegram.) 1 here was considerable
comment at the state house this aft
ernoon when the charge was made
that the office force of State Treas
urer George Hall had refused to sub
scribe to the Red Cross organization
of 191S.
Lincoln evening papers played the
story up with headlines, but it has
developed that two of them did sub
scribe and that the rest did not re-
i tuse, but on the other hand said
they were heartily in favor of the
movement. They gave as an excuse
for not subsribing yesterday that
they had already subscribed to the
1917 organization, to Liberty bonds,
thrift stamps and other calls for pa
triotic purposes as far as they could
go just at this time. cAcording to
Mr. Londsberry, the solicitor left
with the impression they would sub
scribe later.
Deputy state superintendent Wood
ard, who went in to see Mr. Hall
says Mr. Hall was leaving the office
as he went in. He gave him a card,
but the treasurer did not refuse to
sign, simply making the remark the
government should carry the bur
den instead of raising money this
way. Mr. Hall subscribed to the
191 organization, but when he re
ceived a Red Cross magazine, he
said he did not subscribe his money
for printed matter, but to help the
soldiers. He believes that all the
money subscribed for that purpose
should go for the purpose subscribed
and not used in printing magazines.
Mr. Hall is out of the city at pres
ent. Limit Coal Deliveries.
Madison, N'eb., Dec. JO. (Special.)
Coal conditions have been engaging
the attention of the local fuel admin
istrator for two weeks. While there
is excellent prospect of the soft coal
situation clearing up, the
have been obliged to put
ton limit on all deliveries.
State House Drive.
m (From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. JO. (Special.) The
-late house Ked Cross drive resulted
in a membership of 171 with more to
be added, making a total of $187.
Soldiers' Home Notes
(..rand Island, Dec. 20. (Special.) It is
(lm intention of every old soldfor at Hnr
kett to mako it "as pleasant as he can for
every one ut t'hristuiHFt. anil also on New
Yea r's day, n h our mot to will be 'Trace
on Ka rt h, a ml Jnod W ill Toward A! en."
Matron Bradbury reeently presented to
the Ynunia Men's Christian association as
a. donation to some poor fatally, a fine
quilt made by several of the women mem
bers of Burkett, and presented jt to lie.r.
An unusually large number ofjhe mem
bers at Burkett wero shopping in the
Third City Tuesday and tho previous day.
The auto bus was overworked from ea rly
morning until 10 o'eloek at night. From
nil appearances these good people arn doing
their part to make glad hearts in all parts
of the state on Christmas day.
Conservation, as gos.sip has it at Burkett.
to be worked to a finish. Now bobs up
the smokeless ily. As yet. however, no
sijf'h ruling ha been established at Burkett.
Pay Your
1918 Red
Cro$ Due
Friday
Thursday, Dec. 20, 1917.
A
MEN'S
Beatrice Banker Sends
For Faithful DogrShep'
William A. Wolfe, wealthy banker '
and lover of dumb animals, wrote a
letter to City Health Officer Con
nell enclosing $5 with which to buy
dog biscuits for "Shep," faithful pro
tector of the Gardner children,
whose plight was brought to the at
tention of Bee readers a couple of
days ago. Mr. Wolfe, who is presi
dent of the Nebraska State bank at
Beatrice, says $5 worth of dog bis
cuits ought to last "Shep" a year.
He said there could not be a better
chance to invest $5.
Dr. Conncll turned the letter and
the $5 over to The Bee. Kind
hearted Omahans had already sent
$30 to The Bee, so that the Gardner
family, a widow and three children,
could keep "Shep" and not sell him
in order to provide food and cloth
ing. The Fremont Kennel club is
raising a fund for the relief of the
Gardner family.
"Please advise Mrs. Gardner that
we will send her a subscription
which I am taking up among our
members which will be forwarded
to you. Please deliver to her as a
Christmas present to the family.
This will reach you by the 25th,
and tell her not to sell the dog.
Wishing her a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year, truly
yours, Fremont Kennel club, per
O. P." v
North Dakota Man Held
For Insulting Old Glory
Fargo. X. D., Dec. 20. Henry Von
Bank, president of the Board of Edu
cation, in a ruftfl district near Fellow,
Cass county, is under arrest today,
charged with making insulting re
marks about the Stars and Stripes.
As a school officer the defendant, is
charged with attempting to prevent
the Hying of the flag from the school
house tinder his direction. He was
held for a hearing on January 20.
To Enforce Food Days.
Madison, Neb.. Dec. JO. (Special.)
.1. L. Grant, local food adminis
trator, was busy Tuesday giving no
tice to all persons selling meat and
lard that Tuesday of each week must
be observed as a meatless day and
that no sales should be made on that
authorities day; also to all persons selling flour,
a one-hali j bread and other commodities routain
I ing wheat that Wednesday is wheat-
less day. It is his intention to look
strictly to the consumption of these
articles on these forbidden days as
well ami an elfort will be made to
expose any who in their homes may
disregard such (lays.
Makes Patriotic Address.
Madison, Neb., Dec. 20. (Special.)
The war aid movement which was
already well organized in tins vicin
ity, was greatly boosted at an en
thusiastic mass meeting last night at
the Presbyterian church in charge of
V. II. Field, local director for Madi
son dtstrict. J. J. Boucher of Omaha
delivered a patriqtr: address on "Why
the War Came."
FRIDAY'S SPECIAL AT
BERNSTEIN'S
1116 South 16th Street.
Military Boots, in Dark Brown and
Black Kid and Calf Skin
Cloth and Leather Tops
S3.95
Worth to $6.50.
-T OPPOSITE HAYDEN'S
Holiday Sale Without Precedent
A Timely Opportunity for Gift Purchasers
Gorgeous Neckwear at a Fraction of Its Worth, at
Hamilton County Board
Assists Draft Age Men
Auiot.i. Neb., lec. 20. (.Special.)
-The li'K.il advisory board ot Ham
ilton couiitv will bold nislii sessions
... . i . i. : . i ! . ' . . i i . . . : i i . : .
.u uk niw;ii x .HUM luiimin so ari.M
the dralt a nc men in tilling out
their anvei in the qucslioiii.ii e J
Hamilton county hoard contst oil
F. V.. ITlpeiton, l'. J.. Whitney audi
M. I.. Stanley. I
1 he Hamilton t'ountv I'ouueil oil
Defense held an inioitant tneetiui; at !
the ottiee ot I'otinty ."superintendent!
Nelson Tuesday alteruoon and de
eided upon enl.n iu. its memhei ship.
At a special incctinn of the school ,
hoard Tuesday niijht Supei inteuden t j
I. A. Doiemus was re elected lor :
term of tluee years at an . nnu.i! sal-j
are of $J.400. ' I
Wealthy Farmer Arrested j
On Charge of Flour Theft j
Heatnee, Nelv, Dec. JO. ( Special I
Telegram. 1 --liny liuikhaltcr, farmer,,
living southeast t more, was ,u '.
rested and lodged in jail last niht j
on a charge of stealing nine sacks ot j
tlour from a liiirlmtoii car. Ac-
cordiiiK to Marshal l ytic, liurklinlter ;
has confessed. He will he taken to'
Lincoln to face a charge of interfer
iiiR with interstate commerce. It is1
said he is worth $.i0.000.
Hampton Red Cross Makes
500 Surgical Dressings
Hampton, Ncl., Dec. JO (Special.)-
At the Red Cross meeting
more than 500 surgical dressings,
were made. 'This is the first wink
of the kind to he done in Hamilton j
county. Mrs. J. V.. tie Ion aeeom-
pained by Mrs. S. (,. Houghton spent
several days in Lincoln learning the
work.
Red Cross Auction Sale '
At Belgrade Nets $800
Helgrade, N'eb.. Dec. Jll. (Special.)
--Belgrade Red Cross held a sale last
Saturday which netted $800. A quilt (
made by the w orkers of the Red Cross j
sewing room brought $-U.J5. Colonel j
Hay and son were auctioneers. j
Dorchester Merchant's
Sons Called to Colors j
Dorchester, Neb.. Dec. JO. -(Spe-i
cial.V William Frcidcll. Dorchester's !
oldest merchant, has offered his two
sons to the war. Hugh K. T'rridell, an
Ufie Cfifisimas Store for 6vertodtf
STORE NEWS FOR FRIDAY.
Jul dJivy
A GIGANTIC purchase the entire dean
up of one of New York City's largest
makers of Men's fine neckwear, bought so
we can offer to you, notwithstanding the
tremendous price advancement of all silks,
beautiful, rich scarfs at about a third of
what they were intended to sell.
Extra large, full cut flowing end four-in-hands
with satin slip bands, pinned and but
ton hole stitched' at both ends.
Heavy imported silks and satins, rich and
exclusive in design and in all the favored
colorings.
Picture in your mind the finest scarf you
ever saw, no matter what the price, and then
come prepared to pick it out and you'll not
be disappointed.
It is indeed the real neckwear treat of the
year and just in time for,Christmas gift
choosing.
RurgFss-Nash Co Main I'loot
Alpha Sigma l'hi man of the I ;ii-1 1'rcidell. who sold his general nier
versity of Nebraska, w ho is complct- ' chandise store at Arapahoe, Neb.,
mg medical training at Rush mm er- soiue months ago, has enlisted in the
sitv, ( hicago, has enlisted m the med- i qii,irteru!.-.:ter's reserve corps of the
ic.il icservc coips of the navy. Russell army.
Your Christmas Piano
Should Be Chosen Now
Surprise Delivery Made Any Day You Request
We Accept Liberty Bonds Same As Cash.
A GIFT
I hat is tn
should he
aloly and
vcrv least
lasl a
chosen
these
of tho
lit'et i me
ileliher
are the
simp at-
leisure tlavs.
Owing to the fact that
we carry the largest ami
most complete stock 'of
high-grade PIANOS ami FI AY VAl PIANOS in the Middle
West moans superior shopping advantages to those making
their selections here.
We Are the Home of the Celebrated
Steinway Hardman Emerson
$550 and up. $ 175 and up. $375 and up.
Steeer & Sons McPhail Lindeman
$375 and up. . $ tOO
Schmoller & Mueller
$275 and up.
Genuine Pianola Pianos, $ 195 and up.
Terms to Suit Your Convenience.
Select your Piano or Player Piano now for Christmas
delivery. Start paying in January if you like.
BUY ANOTHER WAR SAVINGS STAMP.
Schmoller & Mueller
13H-13 Dionn Cf The Home of thc
Farnam St. Cl 1 1 U VU. STEINWAY.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS
AN APPRECIATED GIFT
One Unit will be a constant reminder and fitting remembrance of
the sender, GLASSES.
Arrange now for a pair of glasses, the lenses will be carefully and
scientifically fitted after Christmas by any reliable (Optometrist.
Glasses and Case About $10.00
I'or the first (imp in yntrx ni'lirjir Iioum" will reinnin npt-n rvrnhiuA to
Hi-commoclute tho Intr Xmiis ,'.Iiuimt ami those who hnvc no tlmr iliirini;
thf (Ihj-.
and up.
$300 and up.
Player Pianos
$395 and up.
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Phone Doug. 137.