Bride Admits,
Groom Denies,
Wedding Rites
" Maybe He’s Bashful,” Re
plies Coy Wife When Told
of Her Husband’s
Denial.
When a girl spends the only half
flay off she gets In the week to be
married, returns that aame evening to
her work and a day or so later Is told
that her husband dentes the mar
riage, what ia she to do?
Here ia a question to puzzle the as
Martha Allen, who writes advice
to the lovelorn. But It doesn’t seem
to bother Vera M. Smith Davis, al
though she Is now experiencing this
very situation.
Miss Smith, or to be more accurate,
Mrs. Davis, is ?5 years old and for
more than a year has been employed
at the Child Saving Institute at 619
South Forty-second street.
Have to Hunt Parson.
Last Wednesday being the day of
her afternoon off, she was persuaded
by Richard N. Davis of Shenandoah,
la., that the best possible way to
spend It would be to get married. So
they journeyed to Council Bluffs,
where they obtained a license.
The business of finding a mlnlslter
at home to unite them occupied Borne
time. At last they knocked at the
door of the home of the Rev. A.
Knleker, 332 East Pierce street, and
met with success. The ceremony was
performed in Ihe customary manner
with two witnesses In attendance, she
says. She did not know the witnesses,
declaring they were provided by the
minister.
By the time the Anal "I do” was
spoken It was time for the bride to
return to her Job at the Child Saving
Institute. So the groom returned to
his home in Shenandoah.
Groom Denies It.
The groom, Mr. Davis, who Is 36.
a baseball player and an employe of
the American Livestock Powder com
pany, eald nothing about the cere
mony until news reached Shenandoah
that a license for his marriage to
Miss Smith had been Issued in Coun
cil Bluffs.
His friends then began to question
and congratulate him, but instead of
passing the cigars he refused to ac
cept the congratulations, and, ’tis
said, denied the marriage.
■ In the meantime the bride resigned
at the Child Saving institute, effec
tive Friday night, and la planning to
<: go with her mother, Mrs. E. L. Smith,
to their home in Gerlng, Neb.
"Perhaps He’s Bashful.”
And, strangely enough, she did not
seem alarmed or distraught when In
formed Saturday morning that her
husband of three days was denying
that the ceremony ever took pJ&ce.
Instead of bursting Into tears and
demanding a divorce, she only smiled
and said: ‘‘Perhaps he’s bashful.”
"But isn'.t It a little unusual for
grooms to deny they're married?”
young Mrs. Davis was asked.
"Perhaps,” she replied to this.
And isn’t it a little hard on both
of you to be separated?” persisted
the Interrogator.
Better Ask Him.
"Well, I guess I can stand it,"
she murmered.
"But isn’t it pretty tough for your
husband?”
“Well, you had better ask him
about that.”
"Do you expect to Join him in
Shenandoah soon?"
"Well, I expect to Join him there
sometime. But now I'm going home
to Gerlng for a visit with my moth
er.”
The bride and her mother are liv
* Ing with the bride's aunt, Mrs. F. B
Roberts of 4811 South Twentieth
street pending their departure for
Gerlng.
The bride's mother said she was
visiting in Riverton. Ia„ at the time
her daughter was married and con
sequently was not present at the
ceremony.
Confirmed by Pastor.
"My daughter’s husband probably
wanted to wait until she Joined him
In Shenandoah before announcing
their marriage," the mother ex
plained. "She has known him for
several years, for she lived and
worked in Shenandoah for some time
before coming to Omaha. I suppose
he thought it would be easier to deny
the marriage for a time rather than
to explain why my daughter didn’t
return with him Immediately.”
Attaches of the Child Saving Insti
tute said Mrs. Davis had made no
particular secret of her marriage
there.
"I married them Wednesday eve
ning.” said Rev. Mr. Keieker, "but I
didn't find out much about their fu
ture plans ”
WIESNER GIRLS
GIVEN NEW HOME
Margaret Wlesner. 8, and her sister.
Dorothy, 6. were officially given Into
the custody of Mra. E. Porter, 3521
Parker street, by order of Judge Day
In juvenile court Saturday morning,
at the request of their mother and
father. Mrs. Wlesner lives with Mrs.
Porter.
Margaret Is the lltle girl whom Roy
Hill, 2026 St. Marys avenue. Is
charged with "torturing" to make her
Dbey. He Is serving 90 days In county
jail for this.
This 1* the story of th* "Phantom
bootlegger."
John Wade, brother of a policeman,
waa *ent to Jail for 30 day* by Police
Judge Holme* Saturday after several
vlctlma of the acheme had testified
Indignantly. One Instance Is typical
of th* other 19.
Into th* office* of th* Central In
y**tm*nt corporation, Aqulla Court.
Wade cam*, according to testimony
toy Mr*. Imogen* Reed, 2543 North
blxty-flrst *tr**t, etenographer. He
Inquired for on* of th# officer* and
area told he waa out.
A slight embarrassment seemed to
earn* over him. Mr*. R*ed said. He
laughed and said h* had ‘‘a little
i
Chicago Architect
Receives Big Prize
' “ —■ —
Midnight oil, hard work and little
or no playtime—these composed the
formula that le^ Harry Kurt Bleg,
24-year-old architect, up the road to
high honors in his profession and the
Paris prize of the Society of Beaux
Arts Architects.
Young Bieg, employed by a Chicago
firm of architects, is In New York 'in
connection with the award—some two
years for 6tudy in Paris with $3,000
expense money on the side. He Is
an alumnus of the Lane Technical
High school and of the Armour In
stitute of Technology, which has its
architectural department in the Art
institute, Chicago.
Entires at Fault,
Says Van Deusen
Accused Policeman, Freed of
Bank Robbery Charge, to
Be Reinstated.
Release of Clifford Baldwin, motor
cycle policeman, Friday from a
charge of complicity in the Irvington
bank robbery of April 26. was not
greeted with enthusiasm by Chief of
Police Van Deusen. He scored Sheriff
Endres for not making a more thor
ough investigaton and for failure to
produce evidence which he said could
have been obtained.
The sheriff declared he did his
duty in the cast. He said he and Dan
Phillips, deputy, spent three days
gathering evidence. He said he was
lurprised at the release of Baldwin.
May Be Taken Back.
Van Deusen said detectives could
have been subpoenaed who would
have disproved Baldwin’s alibi. Why
these detectives were not sent to the
county attorney to offer their testi
mony he did not state.
Baldwin was formerly suspended
from the police force because of
failure to support his wife and chil
dren, Van Deusen said. Ha was
taken back on promise to support
them. If he is doing so now. the
chief said, he will be taken back on
the force, since he has been officially
cleared of the robbery charge. Bald
win’s wife was present at the hearing
Friday before County Judge Craw
ford and they left thb courthouse to
gether.
Cleared by Alibi.
Baldwin was ordered released by
County Judge Craw'ford Friday after
noon.
"The state has not established a
case," the judge announced at the
conclusion of the prosecution's testi
mony. Baldwin was placed on the
stand by his attorney, Gens O'Sul
livan.
Ha said that on the morning of
April 29 he and his wife left home
about 10, drove to the store of Nich
olas Naken, 210 North Sixteenth
street, and paid a bill. It was about
11 when they left there. This was
the hour the bank was robbed.
Naken brought his records into
court and corroborated this state
ment.
"I hope to get back on the force."
said Baldwin, "but I don’t know
whether they'll do it.”
PLANT BURGLARS
TAKE GERANIUMS
Thieves, armed with garden tools
rather than the usual crowbars and
chisels, descended upon the home of
Arvid Anderson, 2021 Pinkney street,
Thursday night and removed about
a dozen plants from porch bozes. The
plants had apparently been taken
with great care, for the plant bur
glars had removed much of the dirt
with them. They were mostly gera
r.luma.
MILDER DENIED
CITIZEN PAPERS
Naturalization papers belonging to
Harry B. Milder of Omaha, were set
aside and revoked In a petition filed
In federal court this morning at
request of the United States District
Attorney J. C. Klnsler. Notice has
already been filed by Mr. Milder that
he will take out new papers
Milk Drinking Contest.
Melvin Rekins won J3 worth of
milk tickets at the Rotary club lunch
eon In the Hotel l-'ontenelle Wednes
day by drinking a half-pint bottle of
"400” more quickly than any of the
other guests. Chesley Cain won $2
worth of tickets and Frank Vlerllng
$1 worth of tickets.
‘Phantom Bootlegger” Gets 30 Days;
Claimed to Have Duped 20 Omahans
package of Scotch” for the how, but
there waa a payment of lift.40 due
on It.
He got the money, went downstairs
to bring up the package and never
came back, she testified.
In the office of A. T. Kelllher. 1218
City National Bank building, he ob
tained |8.50 from Mary Hayes, the
cashier. Frank Donat. 1809 Farnam
street, testified that he also was a
victim
Then Wade staged his little drama
In the office of C. T. Shea, Eighteenth
and Howard streets Shea's brother
was a previous victim, so Shea called
police, thus putting an end to the
long run of the play In Omaha.
SECRETARY OF
BELL FIRM QUITS
J. W. Christie, secretary of the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany, retired on a pension Friday
after 40 years in the service. Forty
years ago he was the only night tele
phone operator in Minneapolis. He
rose through various offices till he
became secretary-treasurer of the
northwestern group when It was or
ganized in 1912 and when the pres
ent company was formed In 1921 he
was made general secretary with
offices in Omaha.
His address will be La Belle, Fla.
C. E. Hall, former tax commissioner
of the company, has been elected to
succeed Mr. Christie as secretary.
Woman Drives to Chicago.
Mrs. Effle Greenman, employed In
the sheriff's office, started Saturday
for Chicago, driving her automobile,
for her vacation.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
OMAHA EXAMINER
TO BE SUSPENDED
Alfred Sorenson, veteran editor and
publisher, announces that he is go
ing to take a vacation. For the last
53 years he has been actively at work
in the newspaper field, principally In
Omaha. His field of endeavor has
included Denver, BiKte, Portland,
Salt Bake and San Franciaco. Now
he thinks he has earned a rest, and
proposes to take It.
Accordingly he announces the sus
pension of his paper, the Examiner.
The issue that came out Saturday
will be the last. Mr. Sorenson has
published this paper for 24 years in
Omaha, and has made it more than
ft personal organ. It has become an
Institution.
For several weeks the veteran edW
tor has suffered from sciatic rheumae
tlsm, and while he Is recovering from
that affliction he Is not In a mood
to carry on Just at this time. When
he has recuperated sufficiently, h4
says, he will again be found actlv#
In newspaper work.
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