Nebraska Newspapers

    2 Sons Get $5
Each in Will
of Woman, 100
.Estrangement of 35 Years Re
vealed After Funeral of
Omaha Centenarian;
Estate to Others.
Mrs. Ella Barrett, at the age of 100
years, died at her home, 1705 Monroe
street, South Omaha, last Wednesday
and the funeral services were held
Saturday morning In St. Agnes church
with burial in St. Mary cemetery.
She was a resident of Omaha for
4') years.
$1,000 Under Mattress.
Since her death a search of her'
house revealed $1,000 in cash, wrapped
in an old blanket and hidden under a
mattress; and $300 In cash In other
pai ts of the house.
Tragedy entered the life of Mrs.
Barrett about 35 years ago when an
estrangement rose between her and
some of her sons, following the shoot
ing of a policeman In St. Paul.
“I think she made half a dozen dif
ferent wills but I know I’m left out of
ell of them,” said her son, Frank, of
South Omaha. Another son, Edward,
conducts a restaurant at Fourteenth
and Dodge streets.
Gifts to Churches.
Several banks books were found in
addition to the cash, Bhowing that the
deceased had accounts In* banks. She
also owned real estate.
It is said that In the last will two
, of the sons are cut off with $5 each
and the rest of the considerable es
tate is left, after bequests to certain
Catholic churches and institutions, to
another Ion and daughters.
The daughters are Mrs. Kate Lang
an of Council Bluffs and Mrs. Mary
Coleman of Minneapolis.
SPECIAL FUNERAL
TRAIN TO LINCOLN
A special train of five cars, carry
ing the body and 400 friends and
relatives of Charles C. Terhune, road
master of the Burlington railroad for
many years, pulled out of the Bur
lington station at 12:30 Saturday for
Lincoln, where burial will be. He
died on his 50th birthday last Wed
nesday at his home, 3514 Leavenworth
street.
Such a large number wanted io go
to Lincoln for the funeral that It was
found Impossible to accommodate
them on regular trains. General
Manager Flynn and many officials
nnd employee of the road were on the
special.
Funeral services were held Satur
day at 11 a. m. at the Bralley &
Dorrance chapel. Rev. Arthur Atack,
pastor of Hanscom Park Methodist
church, officiated.
Pallbearers were H. W. Hall of
LincolnXCharles Double, L. M. Hoen
schell, W. J. Roach, J. M. Moore and
Ray Hurlbut
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Girl and Youth Vie for Scholastic
Honors at Creighton University
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cjzmotny t/ (jannon anp(jirace M'atous
A girl, Grace Matous, commerce and
finance college freshman, came with
in a fraction of a point of sharing the
honor of leading the Creighton uni
versity scholastically at the end of
the first semester. Miss Matous, who
had an average of 94.88, was beaten
out by Timothy 3. Gannon, arts sen
ior, with a mark of 95.
Miss Matous still holds the distinc
tion of leading the commerce college,
however.
Samuel Z. Faier, arts sophomore,
was third on the university honor roll
with a mark of 94.75. Omer J. Ohrel,
arts freshman, was fourth with 94.66,
and Frank P. Fogarty, arts junior and
Addison V. Brandon, arts senior, were
tied for fifth place with 194.33.
The class leaders were:
Senior arts: Timothy J. Gannon, 95;
Addison V. Brandon, 94.33; John J.
McCarten, 93; Earl L. Dieter, 91; John
H. Walters, 89.50.
Junior arts: Frank F. Fogarty, 94 Jfi;
Edward T. Bourbeau, 90.50; Theodore
J. Bluechel, 89.66.
Rophomoippremedlc: Samuel Z.
Faier, 94.75; Ben Stutzky, 92; William
J. Bierman. 91; Paul J. Sullivan, 90.75;
Wilson J. Troup, 90.21.
Sophomore arts: Fred A. Hansen,
93.75; Paul J. Bruckner. 91; Joseph W.
Hough, 90.50: Donald W. Cook, 90.
Freshman pre medic: Louis K. Pohl,
87.50; Joseph P. Drozda, 86.25; Bern
ard H. Starmann. 84.
Freshman arts: Omer J. Corel, 94.66;
John A. Leermakers, 93.66; Gerald M.
Vasak, 93.66; John W. Higgins, 93.33;
William P. Laughlin, 92.50: Ignatius
Floersch, 92.41; Franklin L. Pierce,
91.
Sophomore commerce and finance:
Grace M. Matous, 94.(48; Milton Man
delson, 93.16; Nathan Reis, 92.80.
Freshman commerce and finance:
Sam Zacharia, 93.__
IF YOU DON’T GET
MAIL, HERE’S WHY
Lloyd Bolar, police detective, le
cently moved into his new house at
905 South Forty-second street. But
he didn't get any mail.
"Hey, why don't we get any mall?”
he called to the postman as he
trudged past Saturday morning. The
postman stopped and Mr. Bolar slid
down the high bank on which the new
house stands.
“I’ve got some mall for you,”
quoth the mail carrier passing out a
bunch of letters.
"Why some of these are three days
old,” cried the detective.
“Yep," said the letter man. "You’ll
get your mail better if you put a
number on the house and a box.”
"They'll be there tomorrow,” said
Mr. Bolar.
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Students Called
for Poison Query
University Officials Seek to
Trace Dispensing of Fatal
Capsules.
By AMOflftted Pre»».
Columbus. O., Feb. 7—Students
wild were on duty In the pharmacy
college dispensary January 29 and 30
when poison capsules were dispensed
at the Ohio State university, which
resulted In the death of two students
and serious illness of many others
were called before the investigators
today.
With few exceptions, the 40 stu
dents questioned bad been on duty in
the dispensary duf/ng the early part
of the week when, si far as Is known,
no capsules containing poisons were
given out.
With two students identified as be
ing on duty iq% the dispensary at the
time poison capsules are known to
have been obtained, officials hoped to
day to find the others who were there
at the time the other three victims
procured their medicine.
HASTINGS COLLEGE
OBTAINS $400,000
Last Sunday marked one of the
great days In the history of Hastings
college, for it saw the successful close
ot Its campaign to secure *400,000 In
endowment.
The final subscriptions to the fund,
which it was necessary to secure by
midnight Sunday in order to make
good the pledge of *135,000 from the
Rockefeller foundation, came at about
9 o'clock after a service in the
Hastings Presbyterian church which
had lasted nearly all day. Sunday
morning there was yet to be pledged
$15,000 and pledges from all parts
of the state and from many people
outside of the state decreased this
amount and finally brought the total
to approximately *3,000 more than '
the required amount.
BANK BANDIT
SUSPECT HELD1
Minneapolis, Minn-, Feb. 7. John
B. Davenport, alias George Williams,
of Minneapolis, alleged lo have been- 1
one of the men who rubbed the North
western National bunk of Milwaukee I
of *287,000 In Liberty bonds and *9,200
In cash, December 8. is under arrest
here, it was revealed today.
Davenport was arrested Wednesday,
police announced today. Seven Mil
waukee detectives working on tlie rob
bery came here and Detective John
Bauschek of tho Milwaukee depart
ment swore out a warrant yesterday
charging Davenport with being a
fugitive from justice. The warrant
against Davenport • was sworn out
after ho had applied for a writ of
habeas corpus.
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Case in Court
Pretty Schoolma'am Secures
Jail Term for Fag Mer
chant; Little Boy
Scouts Testify:
A youthful and comely school
teacher of School District No. 6 was
the center of a stormy trial in county
court Saturday morning.
Her boy pupils were principal wit
nesses, and she assisted Deputy Coun
ty Attorney Stalmaster In directing
the prosecution of the trial, which
ended when C. “Dad” Hendricks of
Sixty-third and Shirley streets was
fined $50 for selling clgarets to the
young boys.
Tt all started when the teacher,
Miss Pauline Mitzlaff, 5401 Leaven
worth street, discovered that several
of the IX and 12-year-old boys of her
class were smoking eigarets.
Her First Term.
Miss Mitzlaff is teaching her first
term of school, having only recently
been graduated from South High
school. And, being young and earnest,
she decided to start an investigation, i
Her inquiries led to the discovery
that the young boys bought clgarets
from Hendricks, and the crusade
which she then started against this
1 led to the county court, where almost
I everyone in the school district assem
bled to hear the trial.
Six of Miss Mitziaff’s boy pupils
took the witness stand, promising as
Boy Scouts, to' tell the truth and
nothing else. Several of them said
their "big brothers” had often sent
them to “Dad” Hendrick's place, near
the Ak-Sar-Ben field, to buy eigarets.
Several of them also testified that
“Dad” had sold them eigarets for
their own use.
“Dad” Rlames Spanking.
On one occasion “Dad” feared his
place was being watched, and, taking
the boy’s money, he tossed the
clgarets o*ut the window as the boy
ran by to catch them. “Dad” was
arrested for selling eigarets to
minors about a week ago.
"Dad" retorted that he had found
it necessary to spank one of the
boys, and that the whoI$ affair was
a frameup to get even with him.
He was not without support among
the 100 persons from district No. 6,
who were in the courtroom, and Miss
Mitzlaff is being criticized for her
efforts to stop the sale of eigarets
to the boys, according to II. M.
Eaton, county superintendent. Eaton
says the district school board Is back
ing her in the matter, however.
The boys who testified against
“Dad” were Walter Hill, Benson
Venatta, Bichard Jacnhsen, Verne
Hansen, Billy Robertson and Ronald
Stewart. They are all under 15.
STATE IRRIGATION
PROJECT HEARING
Washington. Feb. 7.—The Tri
county Irrigation project of Nebraska
would undoubtedly result In increased
and more dependable crops. Elwood
Mead, United States reclamation com
missioner, today told the senate Ir
rigation committee which is hearing
the Norris bill providing federal aid
for the scheme.
Congressman W. G. Sear* of
Omaha told of his city's interest in
the project and of assistance toward
preliminary surveys given by the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Representative Ashton C. Shallen
lierger stated that railways already
provide excellent marketing facilities
for increased production. The farm
ers of the district, he said, realiicd
the days of bumper crops had passed
unless something Is done to retain
fertility in the soil.
Senator Norris assured the commit
tee that the plan for supplying sup
plemental moisture to the land in the
trl-county project Is rapidly growing
in favor of the farmers there.
I DEAD, 20 HURT IN
AMMONIA BLAST
Fort Lee. N. J«, Feb. 7.—One man
was killed, two were severely injured
and 18 wero slightly hurt by falling
walls after the explosion of an ammo
nia tank today in the National Evans
film laboratories. The explosion fol
lowed a fire.
Salvatore Joy, a projector, was
killed. The explosion practically de
stroyed the building. The InsV Is es
timated at nearly a million dollars.
GREECE, TURKEY
ROW TO LEAGUE
London. Feb. 7.—Tt has been
learned In authoritative quarters
here that Greece will appeal to the
league of nations with a view to ob
taining a peaceful solution of Its dif
ficulties with Turkey over the ex
pulsion from Constantinople of the
Greek patriarch Constantino*.
This decision will be announced in
a note to be sent by Greece to the
Angora government Sunday.
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Representatives
Ruled for Day
by Woman
By Associated Tress.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7.—For the
first time in history, a woman pre
sided over the Nebraska house of
representatives today. She was
Representative Sarah Muir of Lan
caster county.
Miss Muir technically was chair
man of I he committee of the whole,
being called b.v Acting Speaker
Ryrum to preside while the com
mittee sat.
At tlie fitst the members were
confused as to the proper way to
address the chair. Miss Muir ruled
it should be “Madam Chairman,”
but “Miss Chairman” was frequent
ly heard, and one legislator ad
dressed her as “Mrs. Chairman."
Bov-Highwayman
Sent to Kearney
George Gillespie, Parker’s
Chum, ‘‘Never Had Chance,”
Says Judge.
“This boy has never had a rhance
to see the honest Bide of life."
Thus did District Judge L. B. Day
characterize the case of George Gil
lespie, 17, 658 South Twenty-sixth
avenue, who was arraigned in Juvenile
court Saturday morning, charged with
highway robbery.
George sat silently before the
judge, refusing to speak until his at
torney arrived. He has confessed to
five different robberies, attributing
them to a desire for joy riding, danc
ing and good clothes.
Guy Parker, who was seriously
wounded in an alleged attempted
holdup, was a chum of George.
George's parents are divorced. His
mother, Mable Smith, was not in
con rt.
“I wouldn't pay any attention to
his mother if she were here,” said
Judge Ben D»y, when George’s coun
sel arrived and asked for a continu
ance in order to brirfe witnesses for
George into court. "She has operated
a bootlegging Joint, and unspeakable
things have happened in the presence
of this boy. The only hope for him is
to send him to Keafney, the state in
dustrial school."
The judge imposed this sentence on
George, but suspended It for a week
to enable George's attorney to at
tempt to have him paroled.
Mrs. Bossie Off
to Press Case
Scorned Wife Goes to Law
rence; Tells of Letter
Under Duregs.
MajJielle McKeon Bossie. known as
the second wife of Claude F. Bossie,
former city clerk, went to Lawrence,
Kan., in connection with a charge of
bigamy which was entered against
Bossie after his return from France
a year ago with Ruth JVamsley.
Mrs. Bossie has lived here since the
sensational journey of her husband to
Paris and lack to Omaha.
A federal charge of violation of the
Mann act is pending against Bossie in
Kansas City.
According to information received
from Kansas City, Mrs. Bossie is said
to have written to the prosecuting at
torney asking that the charges against
Bossie be dropped, and she is later
quoted as having said that this letter
was written under duress and that her
present Intentions are to follow her
original plans of prosecuting Bossie
"to the end of the earth."
Bossie and his third wife are said
to he living in Council Bluffs. Boseie
is said to be working as an Income
lax expert.
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said Mr. C. IIAnsen, 910 S. 26th St..
Omaha, "because~it is worth that
much more than I paid for it. I
was skeptical—but a week’s trial
convinced me.” It will do the
same for you call and see
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414 Barker Blk., 15th and Farnam.
a
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pleasure to inform the public that they have pur
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entire stock of Pianos. Player Pianos, Phonographs,
Band and Orchestra Instruments, Violins, Guitars,
Banjos, Strings, Sheet Music and Musical Merchan
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These two immense stocks have been moved to our
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Omahan Descendant of Joseph Smith;
Grandfather. W^as Mormon Leader
Florence Historical Spot Has
Special Meaning for Mrs. B.
M. Anderson, D. A. R.
Member.
By EDWARD BLACK.
Mr*. B. M. Anderson, who has serv
ed as regent of the Major Isaac Sad
ler chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, is the only
Omaha descendant of Joseph Smith
of the Mormon church. Her grand
father was Joseph Smith II., who
succeeded the founder of the church.
This Omaha woman has taken a
keen interest in • placing markers at
historical spots In and near Omaha.
A few months ago she and other
members of ber chapter placed a
marker at the Mormon cemetery at
Florence and also at the Mormon trre
In the Florence public square.
Mrs. Anderson’s great grandfather
was Joseph Smith, known as “The
Frophet,’’ of the Mormon church. The
church was known also under the
name of "Church of Jesus Christ of
the Latter Day Saints." The elder
Smith wag born at Sharon, Vt., in
December, 1805.
Golden Plate Vision.
The family moved to Palmyra, N.
Y. Smith had a vision wherein he<5
saw two personages above him and
he declared that an angel told him
of the hiding place of golden plntes
on which was written the history of
the ancient peoples of the United
States. In the spring of 1830 the
"Book of Mormon," was published.
A colony of Mormons was established
at Kirtland, O.
On June 14, 1846, the advance
guard of the Mormon pilgrimage
reached the Missouri river uhder
leadership of Brigham Young. They
established a camp along the rirer
opposite Omaha and named it “Camp
Israel.”
Quarters at Florence.
They established winter quarters
at Florence and opened a ferry across
the river. Several hundred log houses,
100 sod houses and an octagon coun
cil house were erected at Florence. A
scourge killed 600 who were burled
In a cemetery which is now main
tained at Florence.
In the fall of 1846 there were
nearly 15.000 Mormons In the Mis
souri valley on the lands of the Oma
ha and Pottawattami Indians.
In April, 1860, the second Joseph
Smith, grandfather of Mrs. Anderson,
was named as leader of the Mormon
church. This ceremony was observed
at Ajnboy, 111.
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Youngsters Mode to See
by Operations. Marvel
at City Zoo, Red Bricks
Denver, Colo., Keb. 7.—The com
monplace things of life yesterday
became a source of wonder, recent
ly operated on in an effort to re- |
store their sight, when, for the
first time in their lives, Teter !
Morris and Viola Emour gaged
about them and saw the blue of the
sky, the wonders of the city park
goo and even went into raptures
over the warm color of bricks.
The children, two of the II from
the Colarod home for blind and
deaf, at Colorado .Springs, who
underwent optical operations, were
driven about the city, able for the
first to stand the strong light of ,
day on their newly awakened and j
sensitive eyes.
"Would you mind if T ask a
great many questions!5'Viola asked.
“Every tiling is so »trange. so
beautiful."
"Bricks, bricks,” the boy once j
shouted. "Bricks—why, I knew the :
shape of them; I knew how a hriek ,
felt, but look at the color.
Heir to $3,000 1
Rides Rods Home
Declines Fatbits Bid to
Breakfast “at the
ciub/;
Fred Wise, 19, blew in to Omaha
from the open road Saturday morn
ing ^nd, after brushing the blind bap
gage duet from his tattered garment*,
called at Central police station with
the Information that he was hungry.
lie asked to use a telephone and
called up Gug Wise at the Athletla
club.
"Hello, father. This Is Fred," he
said. _
Come On I'p.
"Well, Fred, where did you coma
from?" asked his father, who is chief
adjuster for the Western Adjustment
company, llrandeia Theater building.
‘Must rolled in on a rattler, father.
Peon visiting grandma in Springfield,
111."
"Well, rome on up to the club and
have breakfast."
•Just in Say Hello.
"Oh, no, father, you wouldn't wanl
to see me there. 1 haven't got mi
breakfast suit with me. Just wanted
to say hello."
The youth hung up the telephone
and soon was the recipient of a "loan’’
of 30 cents from newspaper men with
which he went out and filled himself
with cakes and coffee. Returning
then, he lounged about the station,
carefree. Asked about his plan«, ha
remarked.
' Heir to $3,000.
"Only about 14 more months of
travel and then I get *3.000 f
grandfather s estate, when
May start up a business of »omg
kind."
He said he ran away from home
Juhe 3. He hag also been down to
Fort Meyer, Fla., to visit his motheg
who conducts a real estate business
there.
"Well, guess I’ll wander up through
the village and call in and see the
guv'nor at the club before I leave
town," he said as he left the station.
Sun ^ at-Sen Weaker.
By A,.or|,t,a pres*.
Pekin, Feb. 7.—Dr. Sun Tat-Sen,
who became ill and underwent an
operation for cancer soon after he
arrived here to attend a conference
of leaders s*king to prevent factional
fighting in China, remained critically
ill today. His condition, described
as weaker yesterday, was reported
unchanged. .
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