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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1918)
THE EKE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, MAY 21, -11)18. . V. HUSBA 0 LOSES iftART BALM; HIS IE REJOICES BRIE Hyman Goodwin Gives Notice " of Appeal in Damage Suit '. Against Wealthy Parents ' of Estranged Wife. few riionths, rejoiced Monday, when her husband, Hyman Goodwin, lost his suit for $25,000 heart balm against her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hirsh Fogelson, a wealthy couple of Lincoln. Judge Willis G. Sears, sitting in the district court; dismissed Goodwin's case, when evidence was Introduced showing that he figured in a, former divorce suit in Wisconsin. ."He's not, the right sort of a man for me,". commented his bride, as she left cpurt with her parents. H'l would not go back to him under any circum stances. v Goodwin's lawyers asked that the suit be dismissed without prejudice, indicating their intention of taking the case to a higher court. . - Contention of Parents. Contention of attorneys for Mr. and Mrs. Fogelson was that the pres ent marriage is illegal owing to the fact that Goodwin was divorced less than a year at the time of his mar riage to Sarah Fogelson. The Wis consin decree does ndt become oper ative for 12 months after the date of its entry. . : Shortly after Goodwin and his wife .were wed in Lincoln, the parents of - the bride endeavored to have the mar riage set aside, claiming illegality ofl account of the former divorce. The Lincoln court declared the' present marriage to be binding and valid - January 4 and gave the parents three months m which to enter an appeal This appeal was, not made, the decree of the court therefore becoming final May S. K. LILJENSTQLPE, : SWEDISH.WRITER, DIES IN BENSON Knut Victor Liljenstolpe. prominent in Scandinavian circles and a resident of Omaha for 3i.years. died at his home in Benson Sunday, He was 66 years old. He was born at Hasseles, Smoland, Sweden, and came to this country in 1878, settling in Omaha in 1885. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Carl of Scottsbluff. Neb., and Otto fcf Omaha; three daughters, , Katherine, Marguerite and Mrs.W. J. McCaffrey; two brothers. Colonel C. Liljenstolpe of Mount Clemens. Mich., and Captain A. L. Liljenstolpe of Stockholm, Swe3en. and a sister, Miss Ellen Liljenstolpe of Stockholm. Funeral, services will, be held at 2 . o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home in Benson. Mr. Liljenstolpe entered the employ of the Union Pacific in 1885. and in the ; same year was marri&a to Anne Marie ' Wretlind.' He retired from the Union Pnrifir in 1014 .Sinr then he fol lowed his literary inclinations as "Hamselo." As "E. P. Lots" he wrote for Swedish papers in the Unitefl States, and for the Svenska - Dag Bladed of Stockholm. Sweden. He edited the Omaha Tribune during 1889-90., In 1876 he toured the Scandi navian countries as a member of 'the Arpi chbrus of Uosala. As a boy in Sweden he received m"s earliest training in Maior Liljen stolpe s (his father s) military school. He abandoned a military career and entered the schools at Calmar, . Linkeping, finishing at the University or upsaia. - ' , : - Spring Grain Suffers; Lack of Rain Shown in Report According to the Burlington's Ne braska crop report for the week end ins Saturday, the comparative fig' tires on winter wheat for last week and the previous -week, based on tire idea of 100 per cent for perfect condr tions, are: V Last Previous Division. week. week. Omaha . ...... . 77 81 Lincoln . 79 83 Wymore . . ; ..84 85 McCook . 92 90 Spring grain, wheat, oats and bar ley suffered considerably last week on account of a lack of rain and still more by reason of the high wind that is reported to have been general over the state. There, were showers, but they were widely scattered and as a rule the precipitation for the entire period did not exceed one-fourth of an inch. - . Plowing for corn has been finished and a greater portion of the planting done. However, it Is asserted that of the corn planted recently, on account of the dry condition of the ground. not much of has sprouted. Early planted ' corn is beginning to show through the ground and in some in stances cultivation has commenced. r i . i rairly well, but not so with potatoes. Their growth is slow. The pasturage is not up to normal condition for this season of the year. ,. i ,i ... Many Ask to Be Excused 1 i i inii run i i in iiiii iiii v t Owing to the unusually large number of reauests to be excused from nov ice on the federal grand jury, that I uuujr vn uut luuvcuc until VCUuCS- day morning. The jury was to have convened Monday morning, but 16 men, the minimum, were not avail able. Many of the 32 men summoned for service were farmers throughout the state, who stated that to serve on the jury for two weeks or more, would endancer cmumc , cmn Federal Judge Woodrough was lenient wnn mis class or men. ; " I . Ms. Mary Davis, Pioneer ' - Omahan, Dies Early Monday . Mrs. Mary Davis. 60 vears old, 3329 Webster street, pioneer resident of Omaha, died early Monday morning at her residence. She had been ill several weeks. - She is survived by her husband and six children. Funeral U. S. Flier Downs Teuton ' Plane Over HuhsrLine With the - American Army in France, May 20. The German bi plane brought defvn yesterday "by Captain David Peterson of Hones- dale, Pa., his third since May 8, was conquered after a fight five kilometers within the German lines. Peterson and another pilot came upon two enemy machines, one 2,000 meters high and the other 3,000. The Americans each picked out an enemy airplane and at tacked it. Captain Peterson, divig on the tail of the one 2,000 meters high, fired 30 shots at close range. The enemy went into a spinning nose - dive and crashed to earth. The other enemy machine escaped. DEGREE OF HONOR AGAIN IN COURT AS LINES TANGLE Officers of Washington lodge, No. Z7, in an amended petition filed in district court -Monday, assert that Mayme II. Cleaver, grand chief of e . t- f tt . I nonor or tne degree oi nonor, nas ignored the restraining order" issued by Judge Troup and ask that it be enforced. In the original hearing; members of Lodge 27 charged that Mrs. Cleaver interfered with its work and tried to dissolve the order because she was not considered in all matters. The amended petition by officers of Lodge 27 alleges that Mrs. Cleaver has persistently interfered with its work and has organized another lodge with the idea of disbanding the old order. . It is further alleged that she called a' meeting of members of . the old lodge at the Paxton hotel May 9 and ordered them to sign up with the new lodge or lose their insurance in Lodge 27. . NfiW COMMITTEE TO DAFRT CITY'S , CHARTER CHANGE i David Cole, John . A. Rine. I. J. Dunn, W. F. Baxter, and T.P. Palmer were named as a'general committee by the city charter convention to sub mit a proposed charter for considera tion. ' Most of the members are in favor of submitting the present city charter with a few slight modifications, rather than writing a new charter. The com mittee will be ready to reoort in about four weeks. The following subcom mittees were named: Public Improvements Tukey, Fos ter and Reaean. Finance and Accounts Martin, Collins and Scott. Parks and Boulevards Stroud, Collins and W. W. Cole. Streets Scott, Whitney and Tukey. Fire Reagan, Stroud .and Whit ney. , Public Affairs W. W. Cole, Bax ter and Dunn. Police and Sanitation Foster, Palmer and Martin. W. F. Baxter was named as vice president. . David Cole is president, and John A. Rine is secretary. Mesco Girls Raise a Mile of Pennies in Red Cross Drive The' Mesco auxiliary, a branch of the Red Cross society, composed of girls of M. E. Smith. & Co., went "over the top" in their campaign to raise a mile of pennies for the Red Cross. ' This mile-of-pennies campaign started the first of the year and ended with one mile and 143 feet of pennies, amounting to $867.68. Since the Mesco auxiliary started in 1917, 'more than $900 has been turned over to the Omaha Red Cross fund, with a balance of $267.66 in the i bank yet to be transferred. FIFTY READ? ENLIST AS BEGINS TO AND PLAY Naval Recruiting Week Opens in Omaha With Music, Ora tory and 'lynching" J Kaiser. . Martial music by a band of 50 pieces, a speech by Police Commis sioner Ringer, and the arrest of the kaiser in effigy, were some of the attractions at navy headquarters Mon day, the'first day of the week's cam paign for naval recruits. More than 50 young men crowded about the station to enlist. Most of them were accepted and at noon they left Omaha for naval training sta tions throughout the country. One thousand recruits from the Omaha district during "navy week" is the goal of those in charge of the big arivc. Governor Neville of Nebraska, the governor of South Dakota, aaid Mayor Smith have issued proclamations in dorsing the campaign and urging citizens to give the drive their best support. ! More than 50 branches of naval service are open and recruits will be given their choice. Drafted men also nre eligible for enlistment in the navy, if they do not want to wait until al most time to be called by their draft board. Trained in Mechanics. Men with some mechanical know ledge will be sent to government schools and trained by experts. Columbia university and two other famous colleges are being equipped to receive the sailors. Naval officers say that the government will give the students the most wonderful me chanical training in the world. Civi lians are not permitted to attend and only sailors who swear secrecy will be allowed to enter the schools. i The special training includes aero plane mechanics, coppersmiths and machinists mates. Great Lakes Band Coming. The GreaV,Lakes naval training sta tion band will arrive in Omaha early in the week to participate in the drive. Martial music, patriotic speeches and surprise stunts wil feature the cam paign. Many jackies from various training camps throughout the coun try are in Omaha to do their bit to get shipmates. A new big electrical navy sign is being used during navy week. A pos ter of Kaiser Bill will be covered with nimes of the men who enlist until the hated picture is obscured by the naval honor roll. Ensign Condict is in charge of navy recruiting in the Omaha district. The following slogans will be used during the naval drive: "Safe Seas," "Remember the Lusitania," and "Guard the Pathway 'Over There.' " Vagrants and "Floaters" v Find Little Peace in Omaha Vagrants and "floaters." charged with sedition, and others arrested on charges of drunkenness, to the num ber of 20. were arraisned in colice , court Monday morning. Eight were given jail sentences, lour were fined. and the remainder were, discharged alter receiving orders to leave tne city. Lou Traynor,, 21 vears old, of Huron," S. D., was amongst "those present." He was arrested on a charge of vagrancy, police alleging that he had not worked for several weeks. He was asked why he had not enlisted in the army or navy. Traynor replied: Oh.T m uist wait ing a little while." He chose to serve a 15-day jail sentence in preference to enlisting in military service. - John Sulzmen, Webb hotel, was fined $10 and costs tor being drunk; Michael Samek, Thirteenth and Vin ton 'streets, was fined $! and costs on the same charge, and three ne groes, arrested on a vagrancy charge, reveived 60-day suspended sentences. Brother of Mrs. Herdman Files Paper in Divorce Suit Mrs. Katheryn Herdman, suing Lee Herdman for divorce in district court on the grounds of alleged cruelty, is absolutely without means of support for herself and two minor children, with the exception of funds supplied by her husband, according to an affi davit filed in district court Monday morning by John F. Flynn, brother of Mrs. Herdman. In the affidavit Mr. Flynn states that Lee Herdman has been con tributing ,$175 a month for the sup port of his wife and children for the last several months and asks the court to name $200 monthly as a fit and proper amount for Mr. Herdman to contribute toward the support of his family pending the outcome of the proceedings in the case. Nebraska Escapes Killing i Frosts Which-Hit North Heavy to killing frosts were re ported to the weather bureau in North Dakota and northern Minnesota Sun day night. Light to heavy frost ex tended'' over northern Wyoming and Montana. The frost was dissipated, however, before reaching Nebraska, where the lowest temperature for Sun day night was reported at Holdrege, the temperature at that point falling to 42 degrees above, pmaha's lowest temperature for the last 48 hours was 51 degrees above, reported early Mon day morning. Wife Sues for Divorce After 24 Years of Married Life After 24 years of married life, dur ing which time six children were reared, Ellen C. Flanagan is suing Frank P. Flanagan for divorce. The couple were married April 10. 1894, at Creston, la., and have made their home in Omaha for several years. - v Brother in Army Leads 'Doc Hoffman to Enlist, And Now He's Off to War ; Dr. Charles Hoffman, dentist, was inducted into the service of Uncle Sam Monday morning by local board No. 4 and left for Fort Logan, Colo. His brother, Dr. John Hoffman, left with Omaha's last draft con tingent andwrote such glowing tales of army life the brother at home sought enlistment at the earliest date. 'His place in the draft would not have required his serving for nearly a year. increases strength 'oi 3el!cate, nervouq. run-down people jii twolweeks time in many instances. 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