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ARMY STATIONS
TO DISTRIBUTE
VICTdRY BADGE
Wore Than 40,000 Men In
Omaha 'Army District 'Ex
; pected to Call for '
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taore than 40,000 men, who serv
ed their country1 in the army or co
operative forces - during the war,
and who reside within the bound
aries of the Omaha army recruiting
district, may now receive their Vic
tory buttons, recently authorized by
the War department. ' ;
This button is of silver for those,
wounded in action and of bronze for
all others. ' It ; consists of a five
pointed star surrounded by a wreath
and with the letters U. S. in the
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In order to obtain one of these
buttons it is necessary to bring orig
inal discharge to any army recruit-
: ing office. In case a man resides in
a section where there is no army
station he may fill out a blank form,
sent out by. any recruiting station.
This true copy must be certified by
civil officers. ; V
- Blanks may be- obtained "either
through the army recruiting station,
Army building Omaha, or at the
following auxiliary stations: Des
Moines, Marshalltown, Creston,
Fort Dodge, Mason City, Sioux
City, la., or at Lincoln, Grand Is
land, Hastings and Alliance, Neb.
Richest Negro Woman Leaves
. Entire Estate to Daughter
New York. June 13. The title of
"Richest negro woman in the
United States , which was held for
many years by Mme. C' J. Walker,
manufacturer of a hair', ointment
widely popular with her race, will
pass to her only daughter, Mrs. Leila
Walker Robinson, under the terms
of her. will, which it was learned
here, has been filed' in Indianapolis.
With the exception of two trust
funds of $100,000 each for the bene-
fit of charities, distant relatives and
friends,' Mme. Walker left her entire
estate to her daughter. The estate
was valued at $1,000,000. Among
the charitable bequests was one for
the establishment of an industrial
and mission school in Africa. , ,
Boy Scout Drive Believed to
Have Passed $27,000 Mark
The Boy Scout campaign for $27,
000 which began last Monday is not
quite ended. Some teams are still
working. From headquarters the an
nouncement was - made yesterday
' that $21,000 in cash is already in the
bank and it is believed the com
plete tabulation will shov that tne
',. $27,000 ha been Raised. -r f tfMj
Half a dozen? Boy Soput tents were
' erected . on the- court,..house -iawii
Thursday" nigbtfand a regular1 scout
' encampment established; there
' now with ' carhp fires burning" and
. the scouts at work. J w Vj-'K:r
Girls Will Sell Flowers ! ?
' for Jewish National Fund
, Fifty young girls will sell flowers
on the streets jtonight, and at. Jew
, ish meetings tomorrow for the bene
; fit1 of the Jewish national' fund." The
money raises on riower aay
throughout the United States will
be used to purchase land in Pales
tine. ' . .. ' :
G. A. R. Will Be Guests at
"' Elks' Flag Day Program
l Members of the G. A. R. in Oma
ha have been invited as ' honor
guests to .attend the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks' Flag day
exercises at Hanscom park Sunday
afternoon. The veterans will meet
at the Elks' club rooms at 2 o'clock,
where automobiles will take them
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Made -to -Measure
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A saving of. from $IQ to $15
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N. W. Con lStb and Harney
Open Saturday until 9 P.' M.
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THROUGH CITY
Over 600 Boys and Officials
March .Through Downtown
7 Streets to Court
House Lawn.
Over 600 boy "scouts, -scoutmasters,
antf icout executives paraded
throughout 'downtown Omaha last
night The parade with the
ceremonials which followed on the
court house lawn, was announced
the biggest and most successful
event ever "put over" by Omaha
scouts. , : . , :S.: -
The procession formed at Seven
teenth and Leavenworth streets at
8 o'clock,' marched east, to .Four
teenth street, north to Farnam, and
west on. Farnam to the court house
lawn. i:-.
Dan Desdune's colored band led.
The colors followed." Among them
was an American flag presented to
local -troop Now 5 by president Wil
son for conspicious service during
the second Liberty lOari drive.
The local scout countil came next,
followed by the scout troop in
numerical order, each troop accom
panied by its scoutmaster and
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Campfire oa Courthouse Lawn.
A huge campfire was built on the
court house lawn and scout "stunts"
were practiced, and troops yells
given. , A new song, composed by
Charles Levings, entitled "The
Scout Vesper Song" was introduced
by Harry M urrison and, sung by the
bojrs with great enthusiasm. ' The
song is written expressly for scouts,
and r is expected- to become
nationally adopted by' the scout
organization. Singing of other popu
lar songs led by Mr. Murrison fol
lowed and the boys had a hearty
cheer for both Mr. Murrison ; and
Mr. Levings, composer of their new
song. Last night, was Mrr Murri
son's ' last appearance ; in , Omaha
singing circles, according to Scout
Executive Hoytv c'; 'Vs
To add to the boys' enthusiasm,
it was announced that' they would
be euest at a picnic tonight - at
Thirty-fourth and - Leavenworth.
streets! given by the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce in appreciation of
their war work. The picnic, will
also be of the nature of a flag day
Moving
Has No
Nightmares
In This Day
and Age " "
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' Modem Equipment is the
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celebration, it was announced, as
well as a formal closing of the
scout week.
According to Scout Executive
Hoyt $25,000 has been raised, and
hopes are high that the sum will
swell io the desired $27,000 by to
morrow night ,
Brief City News
Have Root Print It Beacon Press.
Elec. Fans $8.50 Burgess-Granden
Dr. 1 Newell Jones, 540 City Na
tional Bank building. Offle phone,
Tyler S38. Residence, Walnut 5046.
Resumes Practice John N. Bald
win .(Jack) has resumed the prac
tice of law after two years' ab
sence, at 9S6 FirstNational Bank
buildng. Adv. -J
Boost Cheyenne Celebration The
Chamber of Commerce is boosting
the Cheyenne Frontier day celebra
tion, June 28 to 27. A party of
Omahans will visit the Wyoming
metropolis. , ' .
Back 'Erom- Oil Fields Emil
Peterson, has returned from a trip
through the Texas oil fields In the
interests of Omaha Investors.
Sues Street Car Co. Hattie Rey
nolds, executrix of the estate of the
late Halsey Reynolds filed - suit
against the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway Co. yesterday In dis
trict court for 115,000 damages.
Halsey Reynolds was killed when a
street ear struck him at Thirtieth
and Mary Streets on May 5. -
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D i vo r c e
Courts
, Gladys McBide asks the district
court for a divorce from Geprge Mc
Bride on the ground of non-support
and cruelty. CShe asks for the cus
today of their child. 1,. . -
' Whn Willian Henry. Hall, a fore
man in he Union Pacific yards in
Council , Bluffs, struck her and
broke her nase," November 15, his
wile, Harriett,- decided that she
would leave him,, she says in a peti
tion to have the marriage annulled,
filed yesterday in district court.
Prior to that occasion she declares
he had blackened her eyes 12 times,
kicked her and called her obscene
names. . . . iik .
Minta Hazel Johnson asked the
district "court yesterday to errant her
a" divorce frpm. George Johnson on'
ine ground of nonsupport and to
give u?r cusioay or inejr cnua.
Iva Taylor charsres Scott" Tavlor
with nonsupport and desertion in a
petition for divorce which she filed
yesterday. v, -
Mabel Gibbons asked the district
court yesterday to grant her a
divorce MmT Harry Gibbons with
the custody of their child, . She Says
he terated her cruelly an4 deserted
her. ...
SI X f I m m a -
nauonai iraaers win t&
Meet in Omaha fiext Month
. Stockmen and officials -at the lo
cal yards are pfepariny for1 the con
visnjtion of the' National Trader ex
change, scheduled' this year for July
11. and 12.. President James Bulla
of the National exchange, a local
trader, said that at least a half doa-
en ma cite ts would be represented.
' At a meeting of the : local ex
change, represenUtiires o Uke of
ficial part in the business M the
convention were elected. They are:
J. B. Root, president of the Omaha
exchanger F. G. -Kellogg, Guy E.
EUis, R. H. Dennis,' L L. Van Sant,
T; P. SuUivan and B. G. Smiley.
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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1919- -
Alice Greee. sister of Fred Grece. head of the Fearless GresrKs attsr
Krug Park, wears the suiting of an auto racer today some few years back
she appeared in' splendid brilliant costumes back of the footlights in
comic opera. :
Miss Gregg, who wijth brother Fred ,and sister Eva and two other
brothers, started doing stunts that defied the laws of chance some years
ago, graduated from the stage into the more dangerous life of the out
door amusements. She likes it better says there is a spice to it and" yet
she never a qualm of fear when she steps out onto the platform and
enters her car to perform her share of the newest stunt autos that pass
in the air, describing a three-time somersault enroute and landing safely
on the track. .s'.i .
Suicide Attempt Follows
Quarrel With Ex-Husband
Mrs. Grace Cahill Talks To
Telephone, Presses Little Son To Her Breast, Plays
,S- "Smiles" and Then takes Poison. .
Mrs. Grace Cahill, 24 years old,
1846 North Sixteenth street, di
vorced wife, of Frank Cahill, Fort
Dodge, ta., attempted suicide by
taking poison Thursday night.
She had just finished talking to
her former husband ' by long dis
tance telephone. She quarreled with
him over the telephone, according
to Mrs. Clara Miller, her bosom
friend, and iif a final effort to soften
her husband's heart lifted her littieJ
son, Bernard, to the receiver that
he might speak to his "daddy."
The father had hung up.
Putting her son down gently, she
walked slowly into the apartment
of her friend Mrs. Miller. She went
to a player piano , and played her
favorite piece, "Smiles."
Clasps Son to Breast
"Smiles" had always served to te-
lieve her despondency ' before, ao
cording to Mrs. Miller, but. this
time it failed. She went reluctantly
back to her own apartment, clasped
her son to her breast for a moment,
then went into ber bedroom and
closed the door.
Milo Chillson, '. a roomer in the
same house heard her moaning, in
vestigated, and found, her writhing
with pain on hr bed.
"I've taken poison," slie gasped.
"Please let me die.L Life isn't
worth while'."
Chillson called the, police'. Drt J,
CFollman responded, and worked
for over' an hour to save her life.
When he left he, pronounced her
condition "uncertain." , ( '
Behind locked doors Mrs. Cahill
could be. heard Vmoaning yester
day. -She refused to see anyone bat
her friend, Mrs. Miller. Her son
played in the rear of the apartment,
unconscious of the tragedy that had
almost blighted his life. :
"She intended to leave this morn
ing for Fort Dodge t to see her di
vorced' husband," said Mrs. Miller.
"She hoped to effect some kind of
a reconciliation or at least to obtain
more alimony to help support her
son as she thought he should be
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"She. went down town Thursday
d and accidentally met a woman from'
port uodge, ine; woman told her
things about her husband's life there
that, made ,; heryery despondent'
When she came home she called
him by long distance. He said
things to ner that can not be re
peated, and which are utterly, un
true. As a last effort she asked him
totalk to his tittle son and he hung
up. V i .
"She seemed to be always bat
tling despondency and usually won,
for she was always bright and cheer
ful to ber friends. Occasionally, she
would say in half jest, however; that
she believed that she woutd take her
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"She' insisted this morning. that
With Her Auto : Daily- at Krug Park
Divorced Husband Over
she would make another attempt on
her life. She came to Omaha sev
eral months ago from Camp Dodge,
and took the apartment at 1806
North Sixteenth' street. I have lived
next door to her since she arrived.
She took two roomers to help pay
expenses. "She often told me she
still loved her husband."
Big Stores Use Parcels
Post to Make Deliveries
Department stores of the city are,
using the parcel post for delivery of
good during the strike.
, "We are sending out about 500
packages a day to Omaha customers
by' parcel post since the teamsters'
strike began," said General Manager
Tom Quinlan of the Brandeis stores.
"None of our delivery trucks were
working until Friday, when two
went to work. We have been re
questing purchasers to carry pack
ages andthey have been very ac
commodating in this respect. To
those who can not carry the pack
ages we send them principally by
the parcel post."
Th Dranl Miss ityn
"Mr Mamma . always
bujra my Uppm at
Drastra bacauaa thay At
ma baat and thair alip.
para waar baat,
Child's Sizes, 8 to 11s
$4.00
Misses' Sizes11 to 2
$4.50 ;
Young Women's Sizes,
'.':'2H to 7
$5.50
MaU Orders Solicited.
DREXEL
1419 Farnam Stretet.
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ALUMNI PLEDGE
FINANCES FOR
OMAIIAJOLLEGE
Former Students Protest
Change to Military School; .
Sale of Farm Will Pay
All Debts. .
Unlimited financial backing has
been guaranteed to Bellevue ..college
by a group of wealthy alumni s if
within the next 24 hours an expert
organizer can be found in the Unit
ed States or the World who will be
willing to accept an attractive posi
tion as financial manager of the re
organized coeducational institution.
To offset the proposition of a
boys' military institution, the alumni
will offer nothing but a first-class
institution which will, carry on all
the desirable features of the his
toric college with the added im
petus of plenty of money and en
viable educational opportunities.
Two interests bargaining for the
college farm Friday insured its sale
and thereby the freedom of the col
lege from debt. Hundreds of dol
lars in small 'subscriptions are com
ing Hn from alumni and interested
friends on a five-year pledge Sev
eral large jdonors have given assur
ance that if the alumni program is,
put across they will support the
move. "' " ""
. Dr. Edgar P. Hill of the college
board of the Presbyterian church is
expected from Kansas City Satur
day noon to meet the, executive com
mittee of the board of trustees and
the .alumni committee at the Uni
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DREXEL'S
CHILDREN'S
SLIPPERS
You will always be pleased
with T" Children's' Slippers "
' bought at DreAel's. We r
'have "; by far .the largest
s stock from which to make
your selection. We have ,
, , special salesmen to see that; r
' " they atre- correctly fitted and ,
you are sure of getting only
the best in quality. Bring
' the children in ' Saturday A
when they are out of school -and
let us prove to you that
'; this is the logical place to ,
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Parcel Post Paid.
HOE CO.
Number of Passengers Hurt
When Special Jumps Track
Fort Worth. Tex.; June "13.
Twenty-seven passengers were in
jured, two of whom may die when
the Texas & Pacific oilmen s spe
cial was wrecked - at . midnight last
night as the train, was pulling out
of Ranger. Most of
the '
injured
were brought to Fort Worth.' The
train was leaving Ranger for Fort
Worth, when a switch was split
derailing all the coaches.
Husband Says His Wife's
Relatives Cause Trouble
"Too many of the wife's relatives
around the house," was the excuse
Vernie Crowell of , 2614 Martha
street, gave . Acting Police Judge
Holmes when he appeared in police
court yesterday morning to answer
the charge of abusing his wife. Two
of the wife's sisters appeared against
Vernie. The case was continued 30
days. - .
Prisoner Brought Before
Judge In His Bare Feet
William Rothwell, giving Jiis ad
dress as Denver, was brought into
police court yesterday morning i;i
his bare feet '
"He may be setting us all a good
example m economy, but I think
his feet need a rest," observed Act
ing Police Judge Holmes, as he sen
tenced William to, 10 days in jail
for vagrancy
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Vlctrolaa
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Omaha ' VICTOR Cen ter
Phone
Douglas '
1973.
South Side
lUDURtlED
BY EXPLOSION
OF GAS FUMES
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Presence of Mind in Covering
Body Prevents Serious In-.
Z M When the , Flames ;
i Envelop Room. ' r
Escaping fumes from a gasolint
stove left turned on by her son, ,
Frank, nearly cost the life of Mrs,
Frank Johnson, 2720 Drexel street
late yesterday afternoon.' The son,
at noon; after cooking hit dinner io '
the absence of his mother, left the
gas turned on. '
- Later in the afternoon Mrs. John
jon returned home,; and striking a
match ' in the kitchen, the escaped
fumes caught fire, enveloping the
room in flames. The woman's pres
ence of mind in wrapping herself in
handy garments saved ber clothes
from catching aflame. Damage -amounted
to $50. , ; t '
Sduth Side Clothier Buys i
Joslin Block for $65,000
Real estate dealers yesterday con
summated a deal in which John J. I
Flynn, well-known clothier, pur
chased the J. J. Joslin block, .at
Twenty-fourth and N streets, which .
is now occupied by his etore, at a
cost of $65,000. 1
The beilding is L, shape,. having ,
60-foot ' frontage on- Twenty-fourth
street, and 50 feet on N street be
ing built around the Singer buiidW
on the corner. ? ;
Mr. Flynn has been In the dry
goods and clothing business for 30
years, establishing a store on Twenty-fourth
street when South Omaha
was a mere village. He resides in
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South Side Policeman
Returns From Overseas
Lee Fleming, former chauffeur of
the South Side police patrol, : re
turned yesterday from a year's serv
ice with the 89th division overseas
in the motor truck service. , - f
: Fleming saw action in the St Mi-
hiel and Argonne sectors. The for-"
mer officer has applied tor re-in-statement
on the police force. He
left r yesterday to visit his brother
on , the letter's , ranch in . Cherry
countv. ; ; . .
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South Side Brevities
For Bale Harlar Davtdaoa - motoreyela,
(Inala. SUl Q Bt. Bo. 1S. . .
Oood ' renda dellvtrat. J. Romaataad
Orocery. Slat and Q Sta. 9fT 4011.
Tha Paekara Natlohat bank at ttfc
and O para tha hl(b4t prloa lor JJbartr
bonda.- i i .
A apaetat Cbtldran'a dar ,rtram wtH '
be elvea In the auditorium of tha Oraea v
Methodiat oharch Sunday arentns. -,
enlne at tha Earle haH, Twenty-third and
atraeta, Dy. tne Boath viae i f leaaaro
olnb. . . -' -v.-' ;' f ' -
Ford tourlnr car. 117 modal, elactrtaal
equinped. Flrat claaa Tonalne order. A
bareatn. Call SJI9 South Twenty aeoaad
atreet i . . . .
CHICAGO METAt IHON CO.,
44SS South STth, paya S oanta par pound
for rat-a, avd hlgheet price (or aU ktnda
of Junk and aecond-hand furniture. Call
IMS. Wa call for any order. ; .
Tha funeral of Ruth, 4-year-old dana-h-
ter of Prof, and Urt. R. H. Johnson, 4514 v
South Twentieth atreet.. will be held thia ,
moraine at 10 o'clock from tha residence. -
Burial will be in the Oraceland Park cam-. .
etery. - ...., .
Fcr Sale One lS-room bouee built for
two famlllea: all modern except heat Lo- '
dated on paved atreet and allay. Cement V
walk, good ahape. bouae well built and f
eaay to heat Price. H.600. Phone,' South .
It O S. Hardlnf Coal company.
ONI! OF OCR PILLARS. "y ,
Do you al waya know where you era at . '
when you'' buy clotMng. Some la built
to appeal to tha puna, aome to the eye. -While
o there are built to appeal to tha . ;
IntelUrenbe. ' Benrtee muat bar built In
elotMne, you can't put It there any otbeev
way. Here at Flynn'a we handle the Unea -that
have atood tha teata of time i and i
carry with them, tbe brand of eerrloe.
Service la a food 'word, not boaatlne, but
we honeatly think thla la aa much a ' -house
of true service aa any other in tha
country. . From Hart-Bchatfner 4k Mars. .
down the line we carry Unea of merehan- -.
dlse that are known from coaat to coaat
a the service brands. We put all that's t
la ua behind theae food branda. 8ERV-
ICE that you may be dressed satisfactor
ily and aatlafaction la another nice word,
la one of our pillars. JOHN FLYNN 4k CO.
less
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la the cool of the long summer evenings to
come what finer happiness than to sit aad listen
to your own particular' choice of everything
that la finest and best In the world's inutile ?
This is possible if you own a VICTROLA and
jt is easily possible to own a VICTROLA. i Tint
can get mem at wnatever price
seems wisest to you paying but
a small deposit down and the
balance at your own convenience.
Conic In and
Talk It Over
Drop in some day soon and let us show you
some VICTROLAS; let us play your favorite
pieces. It'll take only a few minutes pleasant
minutes at that And It may be yoall be sur
prised to learn how very easy it Is to have the
happiness a VICTROLA surely means. Do it
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