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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1919)
t A GREAT WELCOME FOR RETURNING NEBRASKA BOYS Holiday to Be Declared by Mayor and All Attempts to Do Business to Be Discouraged. (Continued from Tmg One.) standing war service committee of the Chamber of Commerce as a wel coming committee to greet the sol diers at the railway station and es cort them to the point at which the parade starts. The committee mem bers are: Randall K. Brown, chairman. - J. T. Warhob, vie chairman. A. 8. Borglum. H. H. Lovell. Lawrence Brtnker. A. T. Marriott. W. S. Byrne. L. H. Mattaon. H. J. Connel!. Dr. F. H. Mlllener. C. E. Corey. A,. L. Palmer. E. W. Cornell. C. 8. Phillip Frank Dewey. A. F. Rasp. T. J. Donahue. A. H. Richardson. P. P. Fodrea. s. M. Rosewater. K. K. Folda. W W. Slabaugh. O. H. Gillespie. Inhn W. Towle. R. E. Harris. Or. W. W. Ward. Joseph Haydcn. J. B. Watktna. D. P. Hogan. A. R. Wells. C. L. Hopper. Rev. R. L. Wheeler. W. 8. Jardlne. r. H. Wright, Jr. C. B. Keller. The mayor's committee to repre lent Greater Omaha is as follows: Harry Zimman, Randall Brown, Robert Cowell, Rabbi Cohen, V. Buresh. ' Five others were appointed, but have not officially accepted their appointment yet. Military and Red Cross officials have made elaborate nreoaratioAs. Colonel Bingham, commanding of ficer of the Army supply depot, will be in the reviewing stand with 30 members of his staff. Lt. Col. M. W. Wuest, commanding officer for both Fort Crook and Fort Omaha, will also be in the reviewing stand. Several United States army cars with detachments from the two forts will form a part of the parade. Will Send Up Balloon. Major O'Brien, who will take charge of the baloon ascension from Fort Omaha, said: "We will send up a balloon regard less of what the circumstances are. All that is needed is a 12-hour start, so that we can generate the neces sary gas to make the flight possible." The major is personally taking care of the program. The fort will be open to visitor during the entire day and the four companies of balloon troops now stationed there will see that the curiosity of the crowds is satisfied-when the big flight is started. The craft's pilot has not been chosen. Representing the personell of the fort besides Colonel Wuest will be: Major A. Boettcher, balloon offi cer and military instructor; Major M. B. Dunbar, quartermaster offi cer; Captain S. B. Dowd, chaplain ;"j Captain O. K. Gilbert, post surgeon; Captain C. F. Adams, transporta tion officer; First Lt. R. E. Thomp son, personel adjutant; First Lt. H. C. McNeil, superinendent of con struction; Second Lt. W. E. Conley, supply officer; Second Lt. James T. Neeley, signal officer. Maor R. T. Campbell, acting adjutant, Fort Crook, will be on band on the welcoming committee. Plenty of Noise. A delegation of Omahans, with Mayor Smith leading, will meet the troop train, at some point along the route and ride into the city. '. Sirens, whistles and claxon horns will be blown.. Omaha will be dec crated and boats on the river will be in holiday. At the railroad station the Cham ber of Commerce committee will be in charge. To void the crowds that are anticipated at the station for a first glimpse of the soldiers, arrangements will be made to keep the passage way clear so that such friends and relatives who want a first look or a kiss from near ones may have room. On Military Orders. The soldiers will be in charge of their company commanders and. on account of the shortness of the time allotted for the stop off here, will be held strictly to military orders.- The parade, it is anticipated, will start at once at Tenth and Mason streets and proceed along Tenth street to Farnam, there turning west and going up Farnam to perhaps Twentieth street. The Red Cross plans to turn out en masse. - Mrs. L. L. Kountze, head of the canteen service, will probably have Danger Attending Neglect of Teeth Decay of teeth, disease of the soft tissues, impairment of di gestion an loss of health. There's death in neglect of the teeth. Have us put your teeth into condition so you can enjoy perfect health and comfort. VsMa 14th and 1324 Farnam "Old Town" to General Perihing Decorating Some of the "Proudest Buclu" of 89th 275 canteen workers in automobiles in the parade. Mayor Smith plans to open the City Auditorium for a monster festival, with a feed as the principal feature. Canteen workers will be in charge. Superintendent Beveridge of the public schools has been authorized by the mayor to announce the pa rade to school children of the city as soon as the date is known. Teach ers probably will escort the children to positions along the route over which the soldiers will pass. TRAlNMlRYING OMAHA BOOSTERS MET BY BANOITS (Continued from rage One.) Pullman, instead of appearing with his camera. Joe Redfield was handcuffed and taken in a high-powered car to North Platte, where he was later compelled to lead the parade on a donkey decorated for the occasion. After the parade the excursionists were taken to the State Experiment farm in autos. They were given a big smoker at the Elks' club, -where addresses were made by several Omaha business men. The greatest crowd that has met the party was on hand at the depot when the train pulled in, as many had been attracted by extra editions of tb newspapers telling of the holdup. Band concerts and parades were held at Loge Pole, Chappell, Brule, raxton, Julesburg, Big springs, Ogallalia, Sutherland and Hersey. Ihese towns were all in holiday at tire to welcome the Omaha men with an enthusiasm that made the last day of the trade excursion the greatest of all. The special train of 10 cars left here at midnight and will arrive in Omaha Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Members of the party are freely stating that the trade trip has been the greatest education from a trade standpoint that they have ever re ceived. Already many have made plans for expanding their business and increasing their facilities in or der to take advantage of the com mercial opportunities of the north west. Crowds have greeted the excur sionists at every station during the trip. "We buy in Omaha," "Bought in Omaha," "If you can't find what you want here, you can find it in Omaha, If you cant buy of us, buy in Omaha," are typical signs displayed. - Newspapers gave much space to inform the readers of the trade trip. The moving picture operator has been out at every station to recfird the reception. Several Omaha men have played prominent parts in lu dicrous incidents that will be shown at the movies to the people of Oma ha. John W. tramble was presented with a key filled with a liquor of amber color, and the popular presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce did not discover the joke until too late. Many towns have requested that when the trip is over the pic tures be shown along the route of the trade trip. During one long run between sta tions a beauty contest was held, each man ebing entitled to one vote. Da vid Cole was voted the handsomest man in the party by a large majority and Dr. R. A. Moser and Joe Wright, the other candidates, fficd for second place. M cKenney Dentists Farnam Douglas 2872 Be Painted Red When Nebraska Boys Come L ' I mA w fff li . Regimental Colors of 89th Division Decorated by General Pershing at) Treves, Germany. DOUGLAS COUNTY ALMOST WORLD'S DIVORCE LEADER (Contlnurd from Page On.) room about 1 :30 o'clock in the aft ernoon usually. The defendant in practically all the cases fails to appear. The law yer asks the plaintiff a few formal questions. The judge makes a few inquiries. "Yes, judge, he treated me cruelly. He wouldn't let me go to picture shows and once he refused to buy me a dress that I really needed and he used to scold me." More serious accusations are made in most cases, but the defend ant isn't there to deny them. In fact, he wants the divorce usually as much as the wife. The court takes pen in hand and writes for a moment and then an nounces that the decree -has been granted. You're Next! That's all there is to it. The di vorcee walks out and the next ap plicant comes up. The whole business doesn't take more than five minutes, scarcely as long as it takes to get a marriage license. In this state the legal grounds for a divorce are abandonment for two ye'ars, habitual drunkenness, physi Whenever Talk Turns to Motors The New Light Weight ( ; Car That Also Has the Qualities of Performance, Comfort, Endur ance and Elegance of Large Costly Automobiles You Will Hear About the Essex From the start we purposely avoided mak ing claims for the Essex. Our restraint was that of absolute confidence. We knew it was certain to become popular, and that public favor would carry its fame further and with more effect than anything that could be written about it. Therefore, we decided to let those who tried the Essex advertise it Today a rapidly multiplying army of friends is giving it the most powerful adver tising known disinterested, but enthusias tic, praise from living lips. From some of them you probably already have heard about the Essex; enough to make you curious and eager to examine and ride in it. It is interesting to hear the Essex discussed from the view-points of widely diverging types of people. What the User of Small Cars Has to Say For instance, the man who has always owned a small car. He is the most enthusi astic of Essex admirers. It gives him a new sensation of power and stability. He likes its complete, comfortable atmosphere. He does THE OMAHA SUNDAY Division, Nebraska Troops, at Trier, cal incapacity, felony, failure to sup port for two years, cruelty, and im prisonment for more than three years. The vast majority of petitions merely give "cruelty" or "nonsup port" as the reason for divorce. Either term may mean almost any thing. Ninety-seven per cent of the cases are uncontested, according to sta tistics kept by District Judge Troup. The husband or wife appears, the other does not appear, and the di vorce is granted almost automati cally. Most Cases Uncontested. Out of 872 divorce cases which came before District Judge Troup in seven years, during which he kept statistics on them, 849 were uncon tested; that is, the defendant to the suit failed to appear, and the divorce was granted by default. In only 23 cases out of the 872 did both parties appear. And out of those 23 the judge denied 16. "It indicates," said the judge, "that if both parties appeared in all suits we would cut down the num ber of divorces granted so that only one divorce in three asked for would be granted, where at present prac tically all asked for are granted. "The divorce laws are stringent enough, I think, but the trouble is that a man and wife can get a di vorce with practically no real cause, merely by agreeing that one shall sue and the other shall fail to ap pear and defend. "Of course, we get a number of divorce suits here from other states which have more stringent divorce laws. Many coriie here, for exam GUY L.SMITH -SERVICE FIRST" ascs-r farnam st. Omaha, U S A. phonc BEE: MAY 25, 1919. Germfcny, February 20, 1919. ple, from New York state, where di vorce can be secured on the ground of adultery only. In South Carolina no divorces are granted for any cause." Comparison by Countries. It is interesting to note' to what an abnormal stage the divorce evil has been carried in Nebraska and other states by comparing the rate of divorce in other countries with that in the United States. For a recent five-year period the average number of divorces granted in vari ous countries per 100,000 population was as follows: Number Per Divorces 100,000 annually. Fop. Austria 179 1 France 8 ,864 23 Iferman emptr 8.6S0 15 Great Britain 743 B Italy 819 s Japan 93,949 215 Norway 120 k Sweden 390 8 Switzerland 1,053 32 United States 65,503 73 These statistics were for a five year period about 10 years ago. Since then the divorce evil has grown alarmingly in this country. In 1870 the number of divorces granted in this country was only 28 per 100,000 population. In 35 years the number per 100.000 tripled. Majority Newly Married. District Judge Day has made a study of the ages of couples who seek divorces in Douglas county and has found that most of the divorce petitions come from per sons who have been married less than three years. If they pass through this period he finds they are likely to go on until they have been married 12 to 14 years, these being again the crit ical years. Then comes the final danger period between the twenty fifth and thirtieth year of married life. If that time is passed, all the rest of their days go along without danger of divorce. The general allegation of "cruel ty" is made in the vast majority of petitions filed here. This may cover anything from physical as sault to infidelity. Desertion is usually merely a "symptom" of some other family trouble though it is a valid ground for divorce in this state, Roverty, drunkenness, the ease of abandoning a wife and flying to the farthest part of the earth, the want of religious influence, these are some of the reasons given by the judge for the great increase in the number of divorces, an increase which shows no signs of diminish ing. The Advertiser who uses The Bee Want Ad Column increases his business thereby and the persons who read them profit by the oppor tunities offered. not hesitate to drive it over cobbled streets or rough roads. Squeaks and rattles are not annoyingly present in the Essex. He is proud of the easy way it passes more costly and more powerful cars in traffic because of its acceleration. The big, roomy seats, the fine finish, the handsome appointments all appeal to his pride of ownership. Owners of Large Cars Admire Essex Economy You will hear other men compare the fine performance of the Essex with that of large, high-priced automobiles. Certain features of Essex performance remind them of such-and-such fine car. Other points recall the gratify ing behavior of other costly machines. And all are delighted with the low operating and upkeep costs. It is because the Essex appeals to this uni versal love of comfort, beauty, power and pride of ownership, and brings them within reasonable economy, that it has won more friends, perhaps, than any other car ever did within the same length of time. You will find much to admire and desire in the Essex, too. When are you coming for your demonstration? doucl$ito MAYOR WANTS PROOF BEFORE INVESTIGATING (Continued from Pace One.) tell how they were induced to slip their pennies and nickels into slot picture machines for the privilege of viewing vulgar and indecent pic tures. Not One Arrest Made. James Patterson, in Sioux City, Thursday declared- that his mana ger, Mr. Davis, made "all arrange ments" so his shows would not be molested during their week in Oma ha, and added "that they would have run all the week had it not been for The Bee coming out there and taking those pictures." He fur ther admitted that not one of the dozen or more gamblers connected with the show were arrested for violating the law the three days the gambling games ran under police protection. Despite the fact that it has been more than a week since the gam bling games were closed and exact ly one week since the show left here for Sioux City, no official ex planation has been offered why the men were not arrested when the gambling games were closed. At that time the police commis sioner declared "he did not know the shows were in the city." Chief Eberstein's only statement was that he would take all respon sibility for closing the gambling de vices," but it said nothing as to why they were operating, or why no arrests were made as in the case of the Ak-Sar-Ben. The Mayor's Statement. The mayor's written explanation follows: "I have the fullest confidence in the honesty of Mr. Ringer and am supporting him to the limit of my power in his efforts to build up a strong and efficient police force. T think he is succeeding splendidly, considering the efforts that are be ing made to tear him down. I know that he would not tolerate any graft, or 'fixing' of any one con nected with the police department. "When any proof is presented to me, tending to prove, any corrup tion or 'fixing' on the part of any official, or any employe of the city, I will certainly investigate it thor oughly. I welcome such informa tion and proof from any source and invite all who know of any such corruption or 'fixing' to come to me with their evidence. "As yet n such evidence has been furnished me. The porported inter view in The Bee does not pretend to state that any arrangements were made with Mr. Ringer or that ThompsoiirBelieix &Co. J Established 78 8 6 - Summer V The Store for Blouses Tomorrow we invite you to view an extensive show ing of the most exquisite Blouses. Exclusive creations i n French hand-made blouses as well as those of finest Georgette, in combination with real laces and hand embroidered designs. $18.50 to $45 -For Summer Evenings and Vacation Wear Wool Sweaters are the vogue. Monday the initial display of new models in the colors which are most favored $15 Second Floor any understanding was had with any polft-eman. If there is proof of any understanding or arrangement with any policeman, I would be more than glad to receive such proof. "In this interview the party is quoted as saying, 'I had been led to believe we had nothing to fear in the way of policemen. Who led the partv to this belief is not stated. When The Bee or any citizen has proof of corruption on the part of any member of the police depart ment I trust it will furnish me with that proof and I promised the guilty party will be prosecuted to the limit." Foreign "Dry" Leaders Studying Operation of Prohibition Laws Chicago, May 24. On the way to Washington, D. C, where on June 4 an effort will be made to co-ordinate temperance organizations for world prohibition, a party of fpr cign opponents of alcohol arrived here today to attend a meeting to morrow when national leaders of prohibition will protest against re moval of the July 1 ban against light wines and beer, as recommended to congress by President Wilson. The foreitrn visitors are obtaining first hand views of the" operation of prohibition laws in "dry" states and counties and also are observing saloon operation in "wet" commu nities. Among those who have arrived or are expected, were Dr. C. W. Saleeby of London, authority on the medical side of alcohol; Dr. Robert (Ierod of the International Tem perance bureau of Switzerland, Rev. Canon Masterman, honarary secre tary of the United Kingdom alliance; Rev. R. B. Hammond, president of the Australian alliance prohibition council, and Larson Ledet of Den mark, editor of a temperance pub lication. Hun Delegates Return to Versailles in Good Spirits Versailles, May 24. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau and the other members of the German peace dele gation who went to Spa on Thurs day, returned here this morning with the exception of Dr. Theodor Mel choir, the financial expert. All the members of the party were smiling and seemed in good spirits. Three Fatalitier in Storm. Houston, Tex., May 24. One man dead, two others reported drowned, scores of persons injured and prop erty loss of more than $1,000,000 at the Goose Creek oil field is the toll of a storm which swept about 50 miles northwest of Houston Sat urday morning. l nnnn ' ' " Fashions for Women PRESENTING for your inspection the newest Summer Costumes to meet with the demands of every occasion. Sport Clothes, Dancing Frocks, Dinner Gowns, Dresses for afternoon wear, Silk Suits and Motor Coats. The first sketch at the left is a brown Georgette trimmed with beading of a darker brown. The black satin sash has long ends at the side, which are finished by a fringe of beads. The skirt is made over black satin, a touch of which shows at the hem. The next figure wears a short cape of midnight blue satin, the roll collar and lining are a dull gold satin, and the back is cut to give the effect of a hood, ending in a long blue and gold tassel. OMAHA BUSINESS MEN PREPARE TO DO POLICE DUTY Thirty-Five Leading Citizens Offer Their Services and Agree to Serve as Traffic Officers. Omaha Is going to have a ne battery of traffic officers. Some of them are young men, while others are old enough to be grandfathers. However, regardlestof age, they are going to serve as traffic officers. There are 35 of them. They are all business men and they have pledged their services to the city without pay, reward, or the hope of emoluments. These men are all members of the Omaha Auto club and are: P. J. Admi K. A. Beardaley V. B. Cbfnk Chas. R. Duffle Randall K. Brown J. W. Chrlatia R. J. Dinning Tho. A. Fry Paul W. Jnntl Chas. H Marlcy I.ee Huff R. 1j. Reynold J. I.. Baker Gonr Brewer Col. B. W. Jwell J. B. Watklna Gould DteU L. S. Clark A H. Fetter J. H. Hanaen Frank I,. Haller Harry J. Root K. O. M ronton Oeorpe Orlbbla Pan Birnn. Jr. .T. K. tipnrira V. 1. Neablt A. r. Panroatt J. S White A. I. Creigh H. O. FrlPd ricks W. D. Hoeford John IlonberiKr Harry O. Steel 8. E. Smyth Chas. L. Knox Willing to Act. The 35 Omaha business men here tofore named have offered their services to Chief of Police Eber stein, and, according to Secretary Smyth of the Omaha Auto club, "they are willing to act as special traffic officers and assist the regular force of motorcycle officers in en forcing all provisions of the new traffic ordinance. "This voluntary service from the 35 members of the Auto club will go a long way toward curbing traf fic violations," said Secretary Smyth. "These men are sterling business men with a strong feeling for pur safety-first campaign. My acquaint ance with most of them warrants the assertion that there will b some fur flying in Omaha, and care ful motorists will be glad to see a cleanup." Polish Troops Capture Lutsk From Ukranians London, May 24. Polish troops have captured the important town of Lutsk, in Volhynia, northeast of Lemberg, from the Ukrainians, a Central News dispatch from Berlirt says. The Poles also took 2,00) prisoners and a large number of guns. The figure on the steps is gowned in navy blue figured Georgette, trim med in tiny dark blue balls. The henna colored design in the material gives the effect of a Chinese blockprint. At the right is an orange wool jersey suit, heavily embroidered in brown. The skirt has pockets and a narrow belt. No Extra Charge for Alterations