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THK BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1921.
Probe of Hangings
Postponed Until
After Holidays
Alienee of Witnrsftff Forces
innate Committee to Delay
Investigation of Ex
trillions iu A. E. F.
Washington, Dec. 21. Becaue oi
the absence of liali a dozen witnesses
Miiiimonrd to appear today, the ten
site committee investigating chargcj
by ' Senator Watson, democrat,
ii'9gta,' that American oldiers had
been lunged in France without trial
wag forced over until t after the
Christmas holidays.
Nine new witnesses were ordered
to appear January 4 for examination,
in view or their statements made in
letters to Senator Watson and other
that they , had first-hand knowledge,
i' illegal executions.
Except in one instance there wa
iij explanation as to why today's
witnesses failed to appear. One was
ready to start, but there was some
delay in delivery of his railroad
ticket and he will come later.
Chairman Urandagee announced
that to make the investigation as
sweeping as possible. War depart
uicnt officials would be called to
chock up each alleged case of bru
tality or murder. It was again made
clear that some of the hangings wit
I'Ossed by former service men in
cluded the execution of 11 soldiers
put to death alter trial by court-martial.
The only former soldier appearing
today Marion J. Wallis of Athens,
"ia., did not serve overseas, his testi-
ony relating to the alleged killing
if a private by a corporal at Camp
Wheeler, Ga in 1918. War depart,
inent records to determine whether
the corporal, designated by Wallis
only as a "Corporal Crawford," had
been tried, were demanded.
' There was an intimation that the
committee would proceed to compel
the attendance of George P. Hub
bard, who recently declared in a
rtatenient that he saw the bodies of
three soldiers which had been disin
terred, and that there, was a rope
around the neck ot each, "showing
v'ic men had been hanged." Notified
tiiat he was wanted as a witness and
Jisked to come, at once, Hubbard
sent a telegram from New -York
saying: "Will not accept."
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Sturgess Nominated for
North Platte Postmaster
Washington. Dec. " 21. Nomina
tions of postmasters sent to the sen
ate today included Lorenc Sturgess,
North Platte, Neb. .
. Newsboys Devour 52 Turkeys
Rotary Club Entertains Street Merchants at
Holiday "Feed" Hoys Furnish Music and
Song for Meeting. . a
Extreel
Fifty-two 12-pound turkey sas
kinated! Thce turkeys came to a prema
ture end yesterday at the Hotel
Rome. They were devoured by J50
Omaha newsboys, guests of the Ro
tary club.
There was nothing left but the
bones when the youthful street mer
chants finished. Many pecks of
sweet potatoes, gallons of cranberry
sauce, and at least a ross of mince
l ies disappeared as it by magic be
fore the onslaught of the newsies.
Money Not Only Thing.
Ami ay. maybe you think there
wasn't something doing after the
eating was ended. At C. Scott started
things. He told the newsies. "Mon
ty isn't the only thing in life," and
advised them to stay .in school a
long as possible.
"he on the square," advised Mr,
Scott. "You little merchants of to
day will be the big merchants of to
morrow." "I want you to remember this din
neryou may never get another one
like it," said Tony Perry, Dec hust
ler at Twenty-fourth and Cuming
streets, 'if you ever do get another
feed like this, well, it'll be your
good luck," concluded Tony.
Stands on Table.
Angelo Roszattn, J.?, the smallest
newsie at the "feed," stood on a
tabic so everyone could see him jue.
utit a boquct to a manlier of t
Rotary club. Angelo sells papers
at Twenty-fourth and Farnuin
street.
Al Fisher, newsboy, wal chairman
of the meeting. Frank Martin
and Eddie Snurley sang a duet;
Morris Siegel. ' newsie at the liur
lington station, sang a solo, and
Sam Angalone, who sells at Fif
teenth and F'aruaui streets, played a
violin solo.
"Have a heart for these boys."
urged litis Miller, who has charge
ot the stale reformatory at Lincoln.
"Don't tell 'em you'll pay them for
a paper tomorrow. You may never
see them again, and perhaps you're
taking away a large part of their
profits."
Not All "Kids."
There were tine or two gray
haired uewsiis at the dinner and one
newswoman, Mrs. Tenuis Peterson,
who sells papers at Sixteenth and
Douglas streets. Despite the ad
vanced age of these paper mer
chants, they, too, seemed to get into
the spirit of the affair. More than
JIM) Kotarians took dinner with the
newsies. Dave Bebcr, newsie at
Fourteenth and F'arnam streets,
thanked the Kotarians for the "feed,"
in behalf of the newsboys. Three
cheers by the newsboys and "Amer
ica" sung by everybody, ended the
affair.
Paroles Granted
To 39 Convicts
Man Serving' for Arson
Omaha Court House
Riot Released.
in
Lincoln, Dec. 21. (Special.)
Parses were granted by the board
of pardons and paroles today to 3')
convicts in the penitentiary. Most
of them have been employed on road
gangs where they got double credit
on the time they have served.
Louis Weaver, sentenced from one
to 20 years for arson in connection
with burning the Douglas county
court house, was paroled. , .
Other Douglas county prisoners
paroled are Fletcher Cloud, Ray
mond Lane, Michael Randall, R. T.
Ritchie, Edward Falconer, George H.
Cratty, Bert Harris, Grady Hord,
Joe Turner, Joe Elmore, Clark Ben
der and Norris Stiles.
Harry Snethen, sentenced from
Cass county for bigamy, was patolcd.
Since he has been in the peniten
tiary wife No. 1 has obtained a di
vorce. Wife No. 2. who is Esther
Nerd, a clerk in an Omaha depart
ment store, has been very active in
working for bis release. They are
to be remarried.
Paroles granted to men outside of
Omaha are: Edward Peck, Dixon;
Glen Criss, Tierce ; Leonard Motley,
Dawes; Ernest Eyster, Buffalo; Rob
ert Kelly, Lancaster; Oscar Smith,
Gage; George D. Jones, Dawes; Har
ry Scott, Dodge; R. W. Jacobson,
Lincoln; Frank Gray, Sheridan;
Peter Adams, Saunders; George H.
Cratty, Lincoln; Mote C. Bradford,
Nance; F"loyd Holliday, Hall; Clyde
Sheets, Lincoln; Earl Kiser, Hamil
ton; Fred Fitzgerald, Sheridan; Os
car Mcintosh. Sioux; Warren Ewell,
Buffalo; WilFam Fitzgerald, Knox;
Otto Birdhead, Knox; William J.
Bush, Boyd; George Douglas,
Dodge; Albert Edwards, Phelps.
London women are now shopping
by airplane.
Railroads Seek
Kate Reduction
On Day's Notice
General Freight Agent of
Burlington Wants Interstate
And IntraMate Change at
Same Time.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 21. 'Applica
tion for authority to put into effect
upon one day's notice the lJJ per
cent reduction in freight rates on
wheat and hay and a voluntary rc.
duction of ten per cent on other farm
garden and orchard prodncts will be
filed with the state railway commis
sion, according to F. Montmorency
of Omaha, general freight agent, of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad on behalf of all Nebraska
carriers, he stated in a telephone
communication with the railway
commission today.
Mr. Montmorency declared that
the voluntary reduction of 10 per
cent on other farm products pro
posed by the carriers-would be both
interstate and intrastate and that
permission for making such a re
duction would be asked of the inter
state commerce commission at once.
The railway commission pointed out
that the added 10 per cent reduction
embracing these products was vol
untary on the part of the railroads
and dad not been ordered by the
commission.
2 Ahove Zero at Des Moines.
Des Moines, la., Dec. 21. After a
steady drop of nearly 30 degrees yes
terday the mercury registered 2 de
grees above zero today, the lowest
temperature of the season.
Chauffeur Gives View
Of Paroling Convicts
At State Penitentiary
Lincoln, Dec. Jl. (Special.) A
visitor at the state penitentiary to
day begged a ride into Lincoln with
two gray-haired women in a limou
sine driven by a youth of probably
23. The women began discussing
the application of a convict for
parole.
"Everybody seems against him,"
one woman said.
The youth turned in his seat and
said:
"They were all against Christ,
too."
"Good Lord." muttered the self
Invited guest, "that is a strange re
mark from a young man in this day
and age. Wonder if the asylum
opened its doors today?" '
"You know." volunteered the
driver. "I was one of the worst gun
men iu the west until my conver
sion." "Yes, Dewey was a bad boy until
he met God and we got him pa
roled to us," said one of the women
"God," continued the driver, "was
my salvation from that penitentiary
back there."
"Yes, he's the one you must
thank," slid the woman.
The stranger had reached 0 street
tlwn and got out. ,
Small Tow it,-13 Year Old,
Dedicates First Church
McCook. Neb.. Dec. 21.-iSpcciul.)
The dedication of the Presbyterian
church at Marlon, this couuty, gave
that tOHii (he fir church building,
although it hts hern on the man for
IS )fr. Dr. tarn of Omaha and:
Dr. Stern of Hastings
dedicating ministers. The diurch U;,0iilh t,f here, lt been sold.
Sununerfield (Kan.) Paper
Purchased hy Nthraxlai.
Pusnrt Cit. Nrb.. Dec. Jl. (Sue
i ilnl.l The Suiiimerlirld Sun. news.
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of stucco construction and one of
the most haiidoiue ofiicr in the
Heaver valley.
rn-w owner stmt editor is William
Kellar, furmnly of Dubois, Neb,
The retiring editor is II. A. Lamb,
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HE BRANDEIS Store
announces a limited
exhibit of period
model Victor Victrolas and
Brunswick Phonographs.
I The periods represented are
Gothic, Adam, Chippendale,
. Queen Anne and the ' modern -period
Brunswicks Beaux Arts,'
Oxford, Gotham, Georgian.
i These instruments are priced
from $450, and up. On display
in the Victrola department.
M ain Floor Wesl
THE GOTHIC DESIGN
This model is in Tudor Gothic with characteristic pointed and round "three
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and the rose appear as decorative units. Thecabi7iet is in rich brown oak -with
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IVfTTOTO -an Inexhaustible
Source of Pleasure
And the night sliall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
v Longfellow.
A Piano
for Christmas
Music brings its blessings lo evcty
. member of the family. A piano in your
home is a practical way of supplying entertain
. Jticnt for your family and friends, not only on
Cliristmns, but on every day throughout the
year. Visit our store end see the rejlly wonder
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Vietrola
The "Family" gift, that every oil'
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of your Xmas tree will bring shouts of joy from
the kiddies and sincere appreciation from the
grownups. We offer the most liberal terms ever
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Victor Records
that Voice the CtiristmasSpirit
Adest FIdeles Westminster Chimes
Lead. .? .Tf.'f. .I:lg." .I"3. .1.'".e.r. GWes?mnisteeV ' Chimes
Rilont Nleht Elsie Baker
Hark! The Herald Angels SinB Trinity Choir
Silent Night. Holy Night NeapolitTaniTir
Christmas Hymns Lapitmo
While Shepherds Watched Victor Oratorio Chorus
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. .Victor Oratorio Chorus
eine- O Heavens Victor- Mixed Chorus
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.... Victor Mixed Chorus
Santa Claus Tells About His Toys S.'iEfEJ S!lal2
Banta Claus Gives Away His Toys Gilbert Girard
Holy Night (Adams) Evan Wlllalms
Adeste Fideles (with male chorus) McCormack
Silent Night, Holy Night Gluck-Relmers
Stille Nacht Schumann-Heink
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, Xylophones Marimbas
and Song Bells
Twenty Dollars and Up
Indorsed and used to the exclusion of
"all others by the leading artists the
world over. Sold on terms. ,
C. G. CONN
Saxophones and Band Instruments
No more acceptable gift possi
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The White
Sewing Machine
A practical gift, the usefulness of which extends long
past the holiday season; in fact, past many seasons.
Practical in the savings that it makes possible, beautiful in
Its cabinet construction, reasonable In ita price and especially
so In the liberal terms we are making. -
Open Evenings Until Christmas
Mickels
The House ot Pleasant Dealings.
Fifteenth and Harney Streets. Omaha Phone Douglas 1973