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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1921)
THE P.KE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. Mother Prays for Revenue as Son is Sought as Slayer IWut Ignorant of Churgn Against Youth Crif for Vengeance on Murderer Of Daughter. Doslon, Oct. ia Ignorant of the r.arRe aaint Her son, Henry K. I owmriul, liiiiitfd in rigli r.i-tcrn states it, connection with (he murdrr f hit :icr. Margaret, with whom I e lived in New York nd who was found strangled to death in a closet two weeks ago, Mrs. Robert Town. cnd. mother of the aiati girl, today cried out for vengeance on her t'aughtcr'i slaver. "t pray to Cod to bring to justice lite betrayer and murderer of my aiiKhter; may vengeance overtake lint!" Mrs. Townsend exclaimed to ;n interviewer at her Canibridiie Lome. Almost in the fame breath !:e said : "I do not understand what is keep inn: Henry. He loved his finer. I wih that he would come home .-non." The mother collapsed followln-; the news that her daughter's body l ad been positively identified Physi cians feared to tell her that her son vas accused as the murderer of her daughter. The girl was found dead from strangulation i a closet in a house in New York City, where she and her brother had been living as Mr. and Mrs. Fay. Robert F. Townsend, older brother of the murdered girl, after having been informed by the Cambridge po lice of the suspicion directed agiinst bis brother, left immediately for N'ew York City, where he made posi tive identification of the body as that of Irs sister. The landlord of the house where the brother and sister lived identified a photograph of the younger brother as tnc mvinenoua Mr. ray. Dead Woman Identified By ScVool Class Pin Cincinnati. Oct. 10. A school class pin led to the identification of the body, of a woman which had been at an undertaking establishment since September 2, as Mrs. George F. firis wold of Oregon, III. The husband made the identification positive to Mrs. Griswold, who had registered at a hotel September 2 as Mrs. Pa tricia I ee, died suddenly in her room. Among her effects was the class pin. .A Cincinnati jeweler de clared it had been bought in Rich mond, Va. The jeweler who sold the pin was communicated with and he replied that it had. been sold to a woman who had graduated from a school at Staunton, Va. Further investigation disclosed that two members of the class hid the same initials. One was living in that city. Further inquiry located her home as Oregon, 111., and Mr. Griswold came here. Mrs. Ruth When Babe Lands r fV cd fig) 1 . ' S MM 4-1 h Behold how Mrs. Babe Ruth cheers the "Bambino" aa he steps to the plate in the world seres, Intent on knocking the cover off the ball or losing it in the clouds. Mrs. Babe says the Yanks "have just got to win." Question Over Sale Of Sacramental Wine Put Up to Daugherty Washington, Oct. 10. The long disputed quest-on of wholesale deal ers in sacramental wines beini? per m'ttcd to do business under the na tional iroh;bition laws has been put to the Department of Justice for de cision. Secretary Mellon has asked Attorney General Daugherty to rule whether commercial firms can be permitted to deal in wines for re I gious pur-noses. Under an opiiren of former Attor ney General Palmer, which banned wholesale liquor dealers from selling intoxicants, the treasury contem plated the inclusion of the dealer in .sacramental w'ne in the general cate gory. Protests against a ban on the dealers in wines for religious pur poses were lodged with the treasury by a number of denominations on the ground that the churches were un able to obtain wines of a standard duality from other sources. Exist ing regulations confining the sale of liquors in wholesale quantities to wholesale drugg'sts and manufac turers . have excepted sacramental wine dealers pending Mr. Daugher ty'j determination of the law. The Bee Want Ads. Are the Best Business Boosters. Nebraska Farm Boys Win Silver Medals at National Dairy Show Hamlin, Minn., Oct. 10. The na tional junior contest in judging dairy c-ttle, the largest and most representative since the movement was bexun, was concluded at the National Dairy show at the Minne sota fair grounds with the awarding of medals and other prizes to the winners among contesting teams from 16 states. The contest is conducted by the United States department of agri culture. Among awards for thfc best judg ing of different breeds were the fol lowing: Ayrcshires Glen Martin. Lankin, N. D., gold medal; Donald jHinieson, Wood River, Neb., silver medal; Wil burn Dawson, Springfield, la., and George Allison, Fmerado, N. D., bronze medals. Jerseys: Orville . Conn, Wood River, Neb., silver medal; John Philips, Elk Point, S. D., bronze medal. v : Guernseys: Chrissie Kuester. Spokane county, Washington, silver medal; Herman Jamicy Spok-.ne county Washington, and John Phil ips, Elk Point. S. D.. silver medals, Holstcins: George Allison, Emcr- ado, N. D., bronze medal. Dry Enforcement Chief Trains His jGuns on Chicago Um!y City to Receive Per. tonal Attention of Commit kiouer llaytH'i UitleM Condition Improve. Br ARTHUR SEARS HENN1NG. Chirac THbuKff-tlNMha llr Wtr, Washington, Oct, 10. Incicamg dryness and eventually total aridity ia the forecast tor Chicago and en virons emaiiMing from the oll'ue of Prohibition Commissioner llaynes. Chicago is to receive tlie persona! attention of the commissioner unless within a reasonable time the tocal authorities succeed in stamping out bootlegging, moonkhiuing and offi cial connivance at violation of the eighteenth amendment and the Vol stead act. New York is now receiving such personal treatment, Mr. Haynes hav ing journeyed thither to put into force some measures of his own de vis'ng for the discomfiture of the traffickers its liquor, lie purposes to make New York an example of the nridity he deems it feasible to attain even in populous communities largely hostile to national prohibition.. . Eyt on Quaker City. Philadelphia also is on Mr Haynes' special treatment list. Then come Chicago and other points west The commissioner has received a volumi nous report on conditions in Chicago which discloses a widespread con tempt for the prohibition law extend ing over a long period, and pro tected, if not encouraged, by local authorities who are obligated by the law to co-operate with the federal officials in the enforcement of the VolstcaU act The report shows that Prohibition Director Kjellandcr has been un able of cope successfully with the volume of liquor traffic because of the small force of federal agents at his disposal and the failure of the Chicago police to co-operate effec tively. Chicago is now on probation, the commissioner hoping that the stern measures taken by Chief of Police Fitzmorris to break up the protec tion of bootlegging by the Chicago police will result in a marked im provement in the enforcement of the lav.-. Will Close Hotels. A new departure in prohibition enforcement is to be the closing of hotels which violate the Voltitcau act. On the eve of his departure for New York, Mr. Haynes called attention to "the first instance ol the successful invocation of sections 21 and 22 of the Volstead act to close a hotel" selling liquor. "District Attorney Madison," said Mr. Haynes, "filed injunction pro ceedings against the Hendryx hotel in Kansas City and Judge A. S. Van Valkenburgh issued an order clos ing the hotel, thus establishing a precedent in the United States." The commissioner has issued in structions to proceed against offend ing holk.lt elsewhere with a .irw to c!oing them and priialii'ig the owners of other property on whitli violations of the prohibition l.iw ue rur. lie cited the following repoii ty District Attorney Madison; Public Demands Action. Mr. Haynes said that the increased number of convictions of Volstead net offender throughout the country and the steadily growing co-operation of the state and local authorities with tl.t federal forces Indicate public sentiment demanding rigid en forcement t the law, "In South Dakota Ifl offenders in the federal court pleaded guilty after four were found Kuilty by juries, more pleas of guilty than M any other term of court," raid Mr. Jlayucs. "Severe penalties were given. "South Carolina courts, arc giving convicted offenders three to six mouths on the chain gangs. In Mi-j sissippi during the September term of Lulled States court, If indict ments n Milted in $I.J00 in funs. Practically every state director re ports hclpiul attitude on the part of the press. "With the exception of a few in stances, where judges declared war rants faulty, the month of September showed siitisuetory court remits." Agency Head Would Solve Unemployment Through Advertising Washington, Oct. 10. An advertis ing revival as a means to business improvement that would solve tli unemployment problem is suggested in a letter transmitted to President Harding's unemployment conference through Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, from William H. Rankin, president of the, William II. Rankin company of Chicago. Mr. Rankin proposed the initiation of a buying movement through advertising that will stimulate the business energies of the nation, and suggested that the conference call upon men famil iar with advertising and its pot si bilities to develop this suggestion. "I happen to know that the con cerns that led the way in price re duction are today six months ahead i of those who have not," said Mi j Rankin, "and I know also that price reduction has stimulated buying and that advertising is the only way to let people know where they can nuy eoods at prewar prices and on a basis where the long margin of profit has been cut down to a fair margin." Leopard Escapes From Cage At Independence, Mo., Zoo j Independence, Mo., Oct. 10. A ' black leopard, one of three which arrived from India three days ago. j broke from its cage at a zoologial arena near here vesterday and 'was ! still at large late last night. Twcn-i ty-five men with dogs were scour- ing the surrounding country in search of the beast. Farmers Report 60-Bushel ! Corn Yield IS ear Beatrice j Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 10. (Special.) Farmers in Gage county are gath ering their corn crop, and in some instances a yield of 60 bushels to the acre is reported. Final Kites in Leeds Marriage Held in Paris Two Religion Ceremonies Performed All Pomp of. Ancient Orthodox Clinri li Curried Out. H) The AaaortnCMl trra. Paris, Oct. lO.-l'lie final rites in the marriage of Princess cnia Geor gia an of Russia and William 0. Leeds, jr., oi New Yoik, were carried out Sunday. Two religious cere- ni'-nies, follow iiiK the ivil ceremony of Saturday, were performed. Hip first of these, which va brief and simple, took place at the Ameri can episcopal church cf the Holy Trinity and the second, which lasted one hour, followed at the Russian church. At the latter ceremony, all tie pomp and histoiie customs of the ancient orthodox church, formed part of the ceremony, which was per formed by the private chaplain of U''fen Mother Olga of Greece. The ceremony at the l'pieopal church was witnessed by cinjy rela tives and a few friends, but it was found impossible to bar several thousand members of the Greek and Russian colonies from that in the Russian church when the crowd braved the barrier and as many per sons could be squeezed in, edged into the church to witness the ceremony. Prince Christopher of Greece. bus Land of young Leeds' mother, acted as witness and best man for Mr. Leeds, while the Grand Duke Dimitri of Ktifsia was the witness for the bride, who is h:s cousin. Princess Xenia wore a simple robe of liberty satin, ankle length, with short sleeves and a modest dec ollettc cut along straight lines and had a garland of orange blossoms around her waist. A full veil of It's a Safety Match Match your judgment against the claim of different hat makers and the answer is- THE LANPHER J HAT Nile fell from tier head. The only jewelry the tride wore wji a lona ihiiin iieckUce set with dumoiids tnj diamond pmdant a gilt front her motlirr lie bride was given away at the altar by tur uncle, I'niue George of Greece. The ample kit for the lle of YHkiht lat night, wlute they will honeymoon on a hoiiM-hoar, sriom pauird only by Mr. l.eed' Chinese valet, Wang, who will rik, and Princess NemA maid. Soni.i, who will be chimin ruuid and waitrf-, Hotel Guests Drugged, Robbed by Prowlers Tliuvc Avho rc "believed to have administered drills . Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ninon of New Yoik m their room at the l ontemlle botelS.it unlay night, escaped with $J50 in iiioihv and more tlnn $SiM) in jew elry, leaving the door locked behind them. They overlooked $4.iXitf worth of furs and $IJ.0UO worth of jewelry, concealed in a chamois bag. Police believe the robbery is the work of persons living at the hotel, who either secreted themselves in the room before the Simons retired, or entered with a prs key. Both Mr. and Mrs. Simon no ticed a peculiar odor in the room when thev awoke Sunday morning, ami both had headaches, an unusual thing, they say. Mr. Simon is associated with the Consolidated Tobacco corporation in New York. Klansmcn Parade in r Methodist Church; ? Are Back of Pastor liUUell, OU, Oct. ItV-Moif than nun wearing robes oi the Ku Ktkis Kt.ui tiled tluouuh th l irst Method, t church here lut n ghl during church srrvire and stop pnng in front of Kv. I ted Mesh, the spokckiiian s.tid: , "We know you are not with us but we are behind you J.iMH) strong in Kay county." Hit speech concluded, the spoke's man tinned, and the leader of tho group, beariiiK a hnpe cross lighted with torrhe, preceded the remainder of the body down an aisle and out the door. The Kluiikiiuu r.irrird bautiero stating "Wc stand for W per cent Ametuanisin," and "We bow only to the law, hut wc want the law en forced by the ri(hl officers." The band disappeared alnut ini. mediately after leavinu the church. The Rev. Mr. Mesh has been em phatic in his appeals for observance .f law and its enforcement, accord ing to members of his coiiKreg.ition To Aliandon Cruiser Wa-hinitou. Oct. 10. The anno' cd cruiser Pittsburgh, formerly the ennsylvaiua, will be placed out ft commission October 15, the Navy department announced. Her last active atsiKtiment was as flagship cf the Mediterranean squadron. Mmf W1 "LM f ttvtB ELECTRIC WASHER SIMPLE One contiol lever for the washer. 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