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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1919)
THE. BEE; OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919. OMAHA IS KNOWN FROM END TO END OF T IIE ORIENT Former Residents of This City Scattered In All Countries of Far East. (Exeerpt from letter from Major Hanr 0. Palmer, Judge advocate of China ex pedition of American force, to hie brother ' Arthur X Palmer of Omaha.) "In some 20,000 milei of Journey ing through the Orient, visiting Hawaii, eastern Siberia. Japan, north China, Formosa, the Philippines and our other island possessions of the , Pacific, I came frequently across Oraahans or the trail left by Omahans, and Nebraskans, who had been there before me. "When I left San Francisco last spring for Vladivostok, it was Grant 1. Graham, army field clerk, form erly of Omaha, who arranged my passage. On board the transport Sheridan I found Lieut. Wayne Wells of West Point, bound for Si beria, and Lieut, and Mrs. Gerald Marsh, of Omaha, en route to China to join the 15th infantry. ' . "Col. William Morrow, who com manded the 7th infantry in France, where he was decorated for gal lantry and valor, was in command of troops abroad the transport. Col onel Morrow lived in Omaha years ago and he delighted in recounting - to me the tales of his experiences as a freight hustler at the Union sta tion, and later as a clerk in the Ne braska National bank- He became commanding officer of the China ex pedition while I was judge advo- ; cate, and we paid most of his official calls in Tientsin, and Pekin together. Col. Charles T. Smart, who was in command before Colonel Morrow arrived, was not an Omahan, but he had done the next best thing and had married an Omaha girl, Miss May Sullivan. The quartermaster of the China expedition wasxCaptain Morton, formerly of, Omaha, whose father was well known in the old army days at Omaha. As judge of United States court for China, Judge Lobingier has for a long time kept Omaha a familiar name in official circles of China. v-- 1 " ' Omahans in Vladivostok. "In Vladivostok the name Omaha was.- not unknown. Commander Patterson of the United States navy, a former Omahan, as commander of the Siberian naval station, had left a fine impression, and I found that his sister, Miss Eugenie Patterson, had as a Red Cross nurse done fine work among the soldiers. I was certafhly proud of my home town. ' Capt. Adam Koenigmaeher of the medical corps had bean on duty in Siberia for some time before I got up there. He comes from Council Bluffs, and naturally had left the im pression that Omaha was one of the i chief suburbs of his home town, but I didn't mind having Omaha bask for1 just a moment in the warm glow of reflected glory, for the captain had done good work out there and .was entitled to advertise the home place a little even by referring to Its proximity to Omaha. "In Japan I found frequently the trace of Senator Millard s 1 seven league boots, and the trail ht left all up and down the Japanese group of islands was marked by blares bearing the capital letter O, the trail of the Omahan. I had hardly time enough in Shantung or Formosa to locate the Omahans who must be there, for my time was all taken up with official business. 1 Thick in Philippines. "In the Philippines, however, Ne braska, and Omaha in particular, is well represented. The best in formed man on the affairs of the wild tribes is Frank Carpenter of Omaha, at present governor of Min danao and the southern islands. I had the pleasure of making some very interesting observations with him and Roland Thomas, Sunday editor of the New York Herald. "In Manila I met my old Freneh teacher, to whom I acted as assistant back in 1907-8 at Nebraska Wesleyan university, when she was dean of -women there. She is now dean of . women in the Philippine Normal school, and the head of the girls' dormitory. Daring the past 10 years she has had the pleasure of training , end educating the children of the . hit PhillnniM families, meludlng the daughters of the saltan of Sula and the daughter of General Aguin aldo, who is now a student in an American nniversity. Her assistant now is Miss Morente, a Filipino girl, daughter of the governor of Min-doro. "At the marine headquarters at . Cavite, P. I., I was the guest at din ner of Maior Randall of the United States marine corps. He is in com mand nf the marine cost. His brother is William Randall, Omaha . lawyer, and the major is an rOld - Omaha bov. In Manila I met an old Stoddard of Auburn who had just completed a long cruise on a Dutcti ship, which touched at most of the imoortant sorts of call in the orient , , . MT called at Fort McKtnlev be' fore leaving the Philippines and met .u.,. rt v A. Root oost com mander, who had charge of receiv ing applications tor me nrsi training . Vnrt snllins. It was he. lain)? o- - you will remember, who told me when I made application that with an eye like my right one I would be best fitted for trench digging, be cause if I kept the bad eye toward the enemy I wouldn't be disturbed by seeing their activity . "We had a big laugh about this when I called on him as a major. After leaving Nagasaki I met two snappy young fellows from Nebras ka among the enlisted men. One was Master Gunner Smith of Omaha, and the other Chief Yeoman Mapps of York, both of whom had seen much service in the orient. "Of course this list jsn't complete, but it will give you an idea of how old Omaha is advertised from one end of the orient to the other. The thing that tickled me was that every one of them got a lot of pleasure out of the fact of having lived in Omaha. It makes me want to get back on the job." Change Business Hours For the Army Retail Store The army quartermaster retail store at the Auditorium, commenc ing Thursday, November 6, will be ft open for sales from 9 a. m. to 1 m, daily, except Sundays and uesdays, instead of from 2 to S p. m. This will give the public a period of four hours in which to make their purchases, instead of three, as heretofore, and it is thought will enable a great many people to visit the. store during the noon 4 hour. , Bee Want Ads -Produce Results. "Frisco Pete" Falls To Appear On Charge Of Stealing Whisky Henry Wegeworth, alias "Frisco Pete," failed to answer in district court when his case was called for trial before Judge Redick yesterday. He is accused of stealing 17S pints of whisky, valued at $500 frpm the home of Charles Stora, 1901 Wirt street, July 11, 1919. "Frisco -Pete" and another man are alleged to have taken the liquor from the house while the family were at a funeral. 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