THE BEE: OMAHA", FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1919."
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Romance and Adventure of Pershing's Life, Stories Hitherto
Unpublished of Great Military Chief, Begin in Sunday's Bee
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A story every boy
in America, particu
larly every Boy Scout,
should read. It is not
only a story of the
man who turned the
tide in the war, but
also a personality
story of this great
American and westerner.
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Thrilling episodes in the life of General Pershing,
which never before have been published, together with inti
mate and personal incidents of his life and sidelights oh his
character gathered from close relatives and friends both on
his boyhood and manhood, form the warp of the great story
which begins in The Omaha Bee, Sunday. .
- This is the real story of General Pershing, written by
Harold F. Wheeler, who traveled to every place in, this coun
try where the general had lived or had been known, gather
ing the material for his work. It is a gripping narrativer
more than a historical review and is above all a human
document appealing to and gripping the reader. The ma
terial for the story was gathered at great expense, as every
effort was made to collate all the high lights of the general's
career, whether it was a boyhood love episode, or a stirring
incident of the Philippine campaign.
Story in Installments
The story will be released to the readers of The Bee
in installments, the first one starting Sunday the day before
his arrival in New York, on Monday.
His welcome in the city of New York probably will
surpass any welcome ever before given a military man by the
American public.
A Human Figure
The story puts the general in an entirely new light.
It shows him to be a warm, human figure, hidden behind the
stern front of a great military chief.
It illustrates the hidden incidents of his life as a child,
as a cadet in the United States military academy at West
Point, as a dominating military figure in the Philippines and
Cuba, and, finally, as a leading war chief in France.
His Great Tragedy
It details the great romance of his life, and the ter
rible tragedy which brought it to an end, and which would
have wrecked a man less strong. This is the story of the
fire at the Presidio in San Francisco, in which he lost his wife
and three of his children.
Main Incidents of Life
The main incidents of his life are covered as follows:
As a baby, quaint and interesting stories have been
found by Mr. Wheeler about his birthplace, the quaint town
of La Clede, Mo., including stories of the townspeople, how
they look, and what they have to say of their distinguished
townsman.
In this is included the story of his mother's making
the first American flag in La Clede.
His First Chew
His first chew and his first smoke. Mr. Wheeler did
not fail to dig these up.
The story of his youth covers the tale of his fight
with a bully, his first romance, and his rescue of the school
teacher from death.
His First Raid
His first raid was on a peach orchard. Following
that he joined the church.
His life at West Point follows the regulation routine,
the cadets are compelled to face, but the thrashings young
Pershing gave his would-be hazers have added interest, of
course, on account of his later fame. The boys who were
thrashed then regard the incident now with great satis
faction.
Fighting the Apaches v
The Sioux campaign was a wonderful one, and every
incident has been hunted down. Fighting the Apaches in
New Mexico is another stirring chapter in the history of our
early Indian wars on the frontier. Mr. Wheeler takes us
through it all with Pershing,
Named "Black Jack"
Various explanations have been given for the nick
name "Black Jack" by which General Pershing has long
been known to the soldiers, and the writer was at great pains
to run down and discover its real source.
You will have to read the story in The Sunday Bee to
find how it came about.
His Courtship
The story of his courtship of the beautiful Helen
Warren is all told about, of course.
The story, in fact, begins at the beginning of the gen
eral's life and comes down almost to the hour of his arrival
in New York.
It will run daily. Order your papers now. If not a
Bee subscriber, call Tyler 1000.
PREPARE PLANS
FOR CENTENNIAL
Of FLMLHOUN
Will Ask Government to Have
Troops Parade During Cele
bration to Be Held
October 11.
The centennial celebration of the
first white settlements and the
founding of the first military post
on Nebraska soil will be held at
Fort Calhoun October 11.
Arrangements for the celebration
were made and the date fixed at a
meeting of the State Historical so
ciety at the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce yesterday.
Heads Finance Body.
The Rev. John Kelley of Fort
Calhoun, was made chairman of the
finance committee for the event; A.
E. Shelden, secretary of the State
Historical society, chairman of the
program committee; Everett Buck
ingham, chairman of the parade
committee, and Arthur Thomas,
chairman of the publicity commit
tee. A. E. Sheldon has telegraphed to
Washington fof permission tcy use
troops in the pageant, which is to
be held at Fort Calhoun. Pioneers
of Douglas county and Washington
county will meet, at Fort Calhoun
during the celebration and have a
monster basket picnic. Coffee will
be served in military style from a
Fort Omaha field kitchen.
May Get Indians.
Committees for securing Indians
for the pageant are yet to be ap
pointed. Some of the leading his
torians of the Mississippi valley will
be present at the celebration. Gov
ernor McKelvie is to take part in
the program.
According to plans, a part of the
pageant will be held in Omaha.
Among those present at the meet
Jmr the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday were Mrs. O. A. Scott of
Omaha, D. C Deusen of Blair, Col.
Jacob W. S. Wuest, commandant at
Fort Omaha, and A. H. Livingston
of Calhoun.
Another meeting of the heads of
the committees appointed yesterday
will be held at the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce next Thursday.
Dancing at Lakeview to
Start Again Saturday
The brief interruption caused by
the closing of the regular season and
the opening of the post-season, to be
played on Saturdays and Sundays
only until further notice, has per
mitted the many different attractions
at the popular Lakeview park to get
a breathing spell. ...
i Dancing in the big dance palace
will start tomorrow night at 8:Z0.
Two sessions will be given Sunday,
one in the afternoon and another in
the evening. AH the other attrac
tions will be operating in their reg
ular manner as in the good old sum
mertime London contains more Scotsmen
than Aberdeen, more Irishmen than
Dublin, more Jews than Palestine,
and more Roman Catholics than the
. city or Rome
Jewish Relief Body
Fed 200,000 Children
In Poland In July
The Nebraska committee for re
lief of Jewish War sufferers, of
which Governor McKelvie is chair
man, has received a report from Dr.
Boris D. Bogen, head of the Amer
ican Jewish relief work in Poland,
which tells how little children of
that war ridden land relish even the
unpalatable army hardtack.
"The food situation east of the
Bug river continues to be desper
ate," the report states. "It is esti
mated that during the month of
July 200.000 children were fed by
the Jewish relief bureau."
The Nebraska committee of the
relief of Jewish war sufferers is
seeking to raise $400,000 as Nebras
ka's share of a national fund of
$35,000,000 to be raised during a
drive from September IS to 22.
Army Flyers to Make Stop
in Omaha Soon, Is Belief
Receipt of a telegram from the
director of air service at Washing
ton for Lieut. Clifford C. Nutt, com
mander of the transcontinental air
squadron, has led Omaha army au
thorities to believe that the squad
ron will make a stop in this city
soon. Army officials here are di
rected to hold the telegram for the
flight officer until his arrival here.
Adverse weather conditions have
interfered with the flight and the
aviators have been held up in the
east because of many mishaps at
tributed to unfavorable weather
conditions.
Meet to Decide Strike Action.
Washington, Sept. 4. The special
committee of the steel workers'
union appointed to organize the em
ployes of the United States Steel
corporation met here today with a
view to renewing their efforts to
obtain a conference with officials of
the corporation for discussion of
wages, hours, working conditions
and the right of collective bargaining.
AMUSEMENTS.
AMUSEMENTS.
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Last Times Today- 2:15-8:30
Star & Garter Show
Tomorrow (Saturday) Matinc and Wck
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LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
Saturday Matin
HENRY MILLER
BLANCHE BATES
In a play by
Philip Moaller
"MOLIERE"
Price: 12 rows Orchestra, $2.50;
balance, $2.00. Two rows bal
cony, $1.50; remainder, $1.00.
Second Balcony, 50c. Saturday
Matinee, 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00.
WELL COME
Dreamland
Dancing Academy
GRAND OPENING
Saturday Evening
September 6th
SOCIETY WOMEN
VICTIMIZED BY
INDIAN MAIDEN
Women Tell Police Judge
Prominent Omahans Vis
ited Lair of Cherokee
Fortune Teller.
A sturdy belief in the necromancy
of fortune-telling caused two
women, Mrs. G. W. Matheny and
her daughter, Mrs. L. Roggencamp,
833 South Twenty-second street, to
purchase calico, shoes and sweaters
in glowing colors to give to Annie
Lehan, the seeress, professing to be
a Cherokee Indian.
The bronze-colored maiden was
arrested Wednesday in her haven of
phrenology at 1311 Douglas street.
A warrant charging her with the
theft of 10 yards of calico, a $15
pair of shoes, a yellow sweater andl
a oiamona ring, was sworn out Dy
the two women who stated in po
lice court yesterday that they
bought the goods and loaned them
to the seeress upon her advice.
Relatives Implicated.
Upon hearing the story of Annie
Lehan, H. L. Mossman, assistant
city attorney, swore out warrants
for the arrest of three of the girl's
relatives for vagrancy. Their names
are Joseph Lehan, Milan Mark and
Steve Unavitch. All profess to be
Cherokee Indians.
When the two women sought the
secret advice of the Cherokee maid
AMCSEMENTS.
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TONIGHT
FESTIVAL'! FUN
Clown Bands, Parades,
Fancy Costumes, Con-
tests and Souvenirs,
Confetti, Etc.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Shoe Lacing
Contest
' Everybody Invited
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TWO SHOWS IN one
VALNOVA'S GYPSIES. Whirlwind Dancert-
TYLER ft ST. CLAIR: ELORIOGE. BARLOW
II ELDRIDGE: IRVING WHITE . MARIE.
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"THE BROKEN LAW." MACK SENNETT
COMEDY.
a week ago, they were told to buy
10 yards of "bright red calico."
"Make nice robes," Annie is said
to have told the women. "And
wear them; or rather let me make
them and you come here in two
days. I'll know heaps."
Two days later the women re
turned and were told to buy a pair
of bright colored shoes and a yel
low sweater.
They obeyed.
"Now, give me those clothes and
your diamond ring. I'll burn them
at midnight in the graveyard. Come
see me tomorrow and I'll tell you
heap much about fortune."
Unfailingly, the women returned,
but no fortune, not even their own
goods, awaited them. They swore
out a warrant for Annie's arrest.
Hundreds Victirr'r d.
In police court yesterday both
women stoutly admitted belief in
fortune telling.
"And there are hundreds of other
women, some prominent, who have
sought the advice of these Indian
maids along lower Douglas street,"
one of the women remarked to the
police judge.
The goods were returned to Mrs.
Matheny and her daughter.
The case of theft against the
seeress was continued.
It Is said that the oldest invest
ment security is the real estate
mortgage, money having been
loaned on land in Babylon as long
ago as 4,000 years. ,
AMUSEMENTS.
BLSOfrl
SiCLLY
CICC0 INI
ERWIN and JANE
CONNELLY, Ep
and Dutten, Clifford
Walker, Carcinetti
Bros., Tha Sterllnf i,
Topici of tha Day.
Kinogram.
PHOTO PUTS.
PARAMOUNT
ARTCRAFT WEEK
Marguerite
Clark
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"GIRLS"
LAKEVIEW PARK
Open SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS Only
DANCING TOMORROW AND SUNDAY
AL WRIGHT'S JAZZ BAND
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
FRANK MACH
Violinist
Produces Results
Phone Douglas 1952
PHOTO PLAYS
PHOTO PLATS
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SAYS ORDINANCE
ON SOFT DRINKS
IS NOHEGAL
Peter Zoroya Asks Injunction
Against Closing of His
Place by Police
Chief.
Alleging that city ordinance No.
10,080, passed by the city council
January 9, 1919 at the instance of
Police Commissioner Ringer, is un
constitutional, Pete Zoyora asked
the district court yesterday for an
injunction against Mr. Ringer and
Chief of Police Eberstein to keep
them from clsing up his pool room
and soft drink parlor at 5224 South
Twenty-eighth street.
Many sofe drink places have been
closed in Omaha under the provi
sion of this ordinance.
Chief's Power Too Great
Mr. Zoroya's petition attacks the
constitutionality of the ordinance on
several grounds. It pretends to con
fer legislative and judicial powers on
the chief of police, Mr. Zoroya says.
Upon a report from the chief of po
lice that a place has violated the
ordinance it is mandatory on the
city council to revoke1 its permit.
It is unconstitutional because it is
class legislation, he charges.
The ordinance allows children
under IS years of age to sell soft
drinks in open-air stands and per
mits the mayor to issue five-day
permits free of charge. It also at
tempts to legislate regarding the
sale of intoxicating liquors and to
impose greater penalties than are
allowed by the constitution, Mr.
Zoroya charges.
He also declares that the ordi
nance in placing police power over
the sale of "non-intoxicating"
drinks, it unconstitutional.
He says that his place was closed
without notice to him of charges
and that the city council did not
decide whether he was guilty of any
violtaion of the provisions of the
ordinance.
minute the fat is of proper tempera
ture. When the potatoes are brown
drain them on brown paper.
PHOTO PLAYS
To make good French fried pota
toes peel them, cut in lengthwise
strips and let them lie in cold water
for an hour. Drain and wipe on a
dry towel. Then plunge into hot fat.
Test this by dropping a crumb of
bread into it. If this browns in one
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"Better
Times"
A HAPPY DRAMA
Optimistic and Human
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If you have ever seen Zasu
Pitts you know what's in
store. She is the most inter
esting comedienne in pictures
today honestly, she's a reg
ular "she nut" as funny as
her name sounds.
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