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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 14, 1917. 5 A BLAKELEY SAYS WIFE MARRIED HIM FOR MONEY Veteran Railroad Conductor Alleges Spouse Admits She Wanted Some One to Pay Her Bills. SERBIAN PRIEST IS VICTIM GERMANS Man of Sorrow on the South Side Tells of Ravaging of the Central Powers and Their Allies on Serbia. Arthur Blakeley, widely known railroad man, conductor on the Union Pacific for more than a third of a century, is preparing to fight his wife's divorce in district court. He filed an answer and cross bill Saturday morning ' in which he set forth that his bride of a few months, Ada C. Blakeley, married him solely for his money and his money alone, he alleges. Blakeley, in the employ- of, the Union Pacific for more than forty three years, and. a conductor for the last thirty-seven years, is 65 years old. His wie is comparatively a young woman. Married This Year. " They were married in Omaha May 12 of this year. He says he became acquainted with her in 1915. Accord ing to the railroad man, his wife-to-be always said she wanted a home and was willing to take' up the responsi bilities of a household. Blakeley alleges that on the second night after their marriage she treated him in a cold, insolent and haughty manner and left him, giving him to understand that all he had to do was "Ray her bills and obligations,", many of which, he says, were incurred be fore she took his name. Married for His Money. On several other occasions, Blake ley alleges, she admitted she married him for his money and his property. Before their marriage, Blakeley says, it was customary for her to meet him at theUnion station when he came in off his passenger run. He says afterwards she refused to do this. Blakeley asks an absolute divorce and says he will fight his wife's suit to the finish. She alleged cruelty in her petition. ( Even as You and I, George M. Cohan is Suspected On his way by motor car to the middle west to attend performances of Leo Ditrichstein in "The Judge of Zalamea," George M. Cohan tarried by the way side long enough to have come fun with natives and also to be mistaken by them as an impostor. He was accompanied on the expedi tion by Steve Reardon, whose fo.ur , days' growth of beard may have led ia part to the misapprehension. It was at the Hotel Oliver in South Bend that the proprietor regarded Cohan with suspicion when he reg istered his own name. Not being able to believe that he was entertain ing a celebrity of Cohan's fame, he telephoned the local theater manager, who confirmed the landlord's sus picions when the latter described Co han as having gray hair. The land lord immediately set detectives, to watching Cohan, and gave instwe tions nojLto cash any of his checks. The blunder was rectified when the local manager came face to face with Cohan and recognized him. In newspaper interviews to which Cohan submitted in the middle west he permitted his imagination full range. One.paper makes this state ment: "Cohan said that he and Reardon, his companion, were working on a stock corporation scheme for manu facturing dolls' eyes which used to come from Germany. Also, he said, he had a scheme to furnish rubber sea lions, operated by electricity, for scenic spots on the Pacific coast, where tourists are sometimes disap pointed with the natural supply. He said that he and Reardon were on their way to Honolulu, where they expected to perfect a method of crossing lightning bugs and bees, so that the bees might work nights." New York Telegraph. Don't Want the Soldier . ; Boys to Chew or Smoke A telegram from 25,000 Methodist women went from Omaha to Presi dent Wilson asking that the sale of tobacco at the training camps and at i'ne front be prohibited, "that they 'may be, made safe for the sons of Christian mothers.' This telegram was sent by the Topeka branch of the Woman's For eign Missionary society of the Meth odist churchwhich included delegates from seven states, now meeting in Omaha. These delegates represent 25,000 Methodist women, and the res olution tj send the telegram passed unanimously. Visits Omaha for First - n ; Time Since 1867 Dr. W. M. Dunn, Los Angeles, is in the city visiting his son, Ballard Dunn, for a day while enroute to Chicago. Dr. Dunri has not been in Omaha since 1867. At that time he was a ' young man on his way west With a span of mules he drove across Iowa to Omaha and from here to Laramie, Wyo. At the time of. his former visit Omaha was a frontier town and the Union Pacific only built out a short distance from the river. There were no other railroads operated into the city. He is delighted with Omaia and feels confident that it is to be come one of the great cities of the country. ' All Not Sunshine in the Sunshine Household All was not sunshine in the Sun shine home, according to Fannie Sun shine, suing Charles Cunshine for di vorce in district court. Mrs. Sun shine is a saleswoman living at 976 North Twenty-fifth street Among othervallegations, she says her hus band failed to support her. The Sun shines were' married at Sioux City June 14, 1902. .. Says His Wife Forced Him to Marry Her Earl C. Brady, .salesman, suing Emma Brady for divorce in district court, makes the unique allegation that his wife, who he. says is five vears older than himself, "forced him to marry her." Ke says after they got settled down to married lire sue De can making threats against him. Rev. Petar O. Stiyachich, Serbian orthodox priest, 2218 M street, South Side, lost his home by fire, hfs property was confiscated, his brother taken prisoner and his father was killed by the Germans. Rev. Father Stiyachich lived in Serbia close to the Montenegro boundary line. His home province, like every other part of Serbia, has suffered un told misery at the hands of the Turks arid the Bulgarians. "Of course, there are no young men in my country now," said Rev. Father Stiyachich, "they have been taken out of the country. And the V ESTABLISH RECORD IN DIVORCE COURT Cruelty "and Nonsupport Al leged by Sevenx Unhappy Married People in Five Minutes Saturday. A new record was established in district court Saturday afternoon when seven divorce suits were filed within a period of five minutes. Nellie Miller is suing Benjamin L. Miller, 5004 North Twenty-seventh street, bookkeeper in the First Na tional bank, on grounds of alleged cruelty. They were married October 20, 1914, and -have two children. Hazel" MReimers, suing John H. Reimers, a railroad man, says, he failed to support her. They were mar ried July 14, 1915. Edna Claycomb Williams, who wants to be freed from Louis Wil liams, to whom she was married May 17, 1916, alleges nonsupport and cruelty. Harry Nierenberg, a bridegroom of less than a month and a half, says his spouse, Helen Nierenberg, began throwing dishes about the house arid breaking the furniture soon after they were married, at Sioux City, la., Sep tember 1. Margaret Sipek, suing Robert Sipek, aIlegesnonsupport. They were mar ried only five months agp. Bessie Mikklesen Brieux is suing Joseph Anthony Brieux on grounds of alleged nonsurporf. She says her hus band is now in the east. They were REV. PETER O. STIYACHICH. girls," he paused and shook his head sadly. "All the girls, even lit tle girls of 12 years, have been sent into the harems." ' Rev. Father Stiyachich studied for the priesthood in a monastery close to trie Montenegro line. That monastery and another one nearby have both been razed to the ground by the German armies. In 188, when the country in which Rev. Mr. Sti yachich lived was occupied by Austria-Hungary and the Turks, the little village where he lived was sur rounded by seven forts, but there was not one public school. The first pub lic school was established in 1893. "What about the food in your country?" he was asked. "My people have no food. They are starving," answered the priest with tragic simplicity. "All of the crops are confiscated by the armies, otherwise they are destroyed. At Niksik, one of our small villages, an average of twenty persons' a day die for want of food. Some of the people commit crimes so that they will be thrown into prison, . where they will, at least, get a little some thing to eat." Rey. Mr. Stiyachich can tell a great deal about the strict censor ship which has always been main tained by the Bulgarians throughout Serbia. He tells how; the Serbian method of spelling names was done away with and that all signs had to be changed to the new spelling. Everything possible was done to make Serbia Ipse its identity. Seventy-eight prominent men of the community where Rev. Mr. Stiyachich lived were hanged for their loyalty to Serbia. Rev. Mr. Stiyachich's father was one of them. One of his brothers was carried away as a German prisoner. He has received no word from any of his relatives in Serbia for more than two years. Rev. Mr. Stiyachich was given a cross by the Serbian government for his active service for the Serbian Red Cross. During 1913 and 1914 he sent more than $70,000 to Serbia for that fund. "Are you still working for the) Ser bian Red Cross?" he was asked. "No," answered the man of sor row, quaintly, "I now help the Ameri can Red Cross, for ihe American Red Cross helps Serbia." When America entered the world war. Rev. Mr. Stiyachich aroused local Serbs and they were among the first to send soldiers to fight for their invaded country. married at Crookston, Minn., July 12. 1917. Lillie Nickol, suing Henry B. Nickol, alleges he has not supported her properlv since their marriage at Altou. 111.. Jul) 19, 1515. Odd Fellows Will Meet In Lincoln Next Week The Independent Order of Odd Fellotvs of Nebraska will hold a four-day session in Lincoln, October 15 to 18. This will be the sixtieth annual session of the grand lodge, the forty-sixth sessin of the grand encampment, the thirty-fourth ses sion of the Rebekah assembly and the twenty-fourth session of the de partment council of the patriarchs militant. An elaborate program has been prepared. Large Receipts Reported" On Omaha Grain Market The Omaha market was loaded with grain, the receipts being the heaviest of any Saturday in months. Wheat receipts were eighty-one car loads, corn sixty-four and oats M 10. Although the session of the Omaha Grain exchange was a short one, pra tically everything was sold off before noon. Oats were a quarter of a cent up, selling at 56.:J57j4c a bushel. Eff icency Expert in Government Service Springfield, Mass., Oct. 13. Ben jamin A. Franklin, vice president of the Strathmore Paper company, an efficiency expert, has been called into government service at Washington, with rank of major in the ordnance department, it was announced today. His duties are expected ot continue for the duration of the war. Insincerity Easily Detected The Character of a Man is Reflected in his Advertisements WJi&t a in a man is bound to come out. His ideas, ideals and opinions come to the sur face in his advertisements just as surely as they do in his conversations. The natural braggart will brag and the very ordinary man will betrayhis plebian nature in his publicity. If a merchant isgTven to exaggeration or worse his extravagant claims and price comparisons quickly ex pose him. The fair and square advertisement is usually indica tive of the fair and square man. Advertising need not bet tame and uninteresting nor confined to dry statistics but IT MUST BE HON EST, it must be decent, it must be fathered by the name of the person responsible for it, and IT SHOULD BE ORIGINAL. Dentists who dvertise effective'ly and back up their printed promises with skillful work, honest prices and" square dealing, always "Get There" Dentists who imagine they can continually deceive the . public by deceptive, untrue or indecent advertising, eventually "Get Their's." v My advertising is different, because my methods are" different. ' Good enough never satisfies me. Dental work done in my office must be as well done as it is possible to do it the materials that enter into the work must be first class and exactly' as represented, all unnecessary pain must be eliminated, and last, but not least, the charge must be mutually fair. In no other way could I hope or deserve to prosper. Painless Withers, Dentist 423-428 Securities Bldg. 16thand Farnam Sts. OMAHA, NEB. 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It has nearly all the Mitchell extras, and our 100 per cent over-strength. It comes in four new style bodies. See this example of Bate factory methods. It will be a revelation. V A Marvel in Value No other car of this size and class sells at $1250 now. 'Yet Mitchell Junior, like the larger Mitchell, is built to the standard, oflOO per cent over strength. That is twice the usual margin of safety. It has all the Mitchell beauty, luxury, and style. It has about all the 31 ex tra features which Mitchell cars include. It has, like all Mitchells, the Bate shock-absorbing springs, which have nevecyet been broken. And now it comes in four new styles of bodies, including Club Roadster, bedan and Coupe. Fifty Surprises There are fifty sur prises in the new Mitchell models. The extra features and the extra strength are among them. How we givfe such values at these prices is the marvel of the times. 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This' is the largest line of like class in motor dom. There are open and closed cars, of every popular style. Ther,e are several new types of. convertibles. . There are sport cars and speedsters. No other line on exhibit today offers so many attractions. Come and see them. All Prices (. o. b. Racine. 'MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc. RACINE, WISCONSIN, U. S. A. J. T. STEWART MOTOR QO. 2048-52 Farnam St., Omaha. Phone Douglas 138. 3 I V- iifiBS