THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919.
Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
COL. pes ON AS
WORD PAINTER IS
IVILSOfTS PEER
Sends Beautifully Expressed
..Thanksgiving Greetings
' Tr Associates n
v State Offices.
"P. A. Barrows, Correspondent"
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
Col. T. H. Presson of. Omaha, who
has been one of th mainstays of
the state executive offices through
. many administrations, and whose
, duty ft has. been in most cases to
draw up the proclamations which
an executive desired drawn up in the
very best" language, and who, as
a word painter, equals the presi
dent of the United States and that's
going' some is always trying to
make the pathway brighter for
those with whom he comes in con
tact. Today he fs sending out to all
tnose who are .associated with, him
in the executive offices the following
-Thankspiving words of good will:
"My Dear Friend: On the occa
sion of your Thanksgiving holiday,
permit me to say that it gives me
pleasure to know that you shave
been permitted to see the return of
the glad day so dear to the hearts
of true lovers of our American cus
toms and institutions.
"As far as possible, let the day
be spent in the old-fashioned way,
by gathering in one group, as" far
as may be, the' members of your
familv father, mother, children and
grandchildren. Let the older of the
group be made the especial objects
of interest and each vie with the
other in doing honor to those who(
Save been your guardians in child
liood and watched with .tender, So
licitude every step of your pathway
in life. In youth they were full of
strength and .beauty now. per
chnnce, old and wrinkled and gray.
It is yours to make their hearts pul
sate with a new life and feel with
pleasure some of the impulses of by
gone days. With cheerful hearts
and with hannv faces vou can iron
out. at least for the day, the lines
which the plowshare of time has
Wade in their cheeks. ' ,
'"In all the-festivities forget not
the Giver of all good and may you
realize at the end of the day, when
you lay yourself down to' sleep, how
that it is more blessed to give than
receive is the sincere wish of, your
friend,
"J. H. PKESbvJN.
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Land commissioner Mas
Beautiful Trip in Snow
T.inrnln. Nov. 26 CSoecial.')
Land Commissioner Dan Swanson.
who started on an inspection 01
school lands last week, has returned
home, having had more fun than
anybody. If there is anything that
the land commissioner likes it is
to take an automobile and travel
over the cattle country, where there
are no roads but the cattle trails.
A ...l..-- : : n.v tn crt nut
about 60 times a day and open gates
and shut them again. On this trip
h pleasure was doubled because
, of the recent big snow storms and
where the melting snows a week
ago made the gulleys in such a con
dition that the commissioner was
compelled to get out of his car fre
quently and help push the jitney out
of the mud holes. ,- -
Man Is Awarded Week's Pay
For Loss of One Eye
Lincoln, Nov. " 26r-(Special.)-
The compensation department of
tne state labor bureau has awarded
Fred Burbeck two claims for dam
ages. The ' first was given for
broken ribs alleged to have been
received while working for a Lin
coln firm, amounting to $15 a week
for 10 weeks. The second is given
for alleged total loss of sight in one
eye, because of hot metal while
working for the Cushman Motor
works in Lincoln. The latter amount
ed to one week's pay. . "
Woman Sentenced to'Life
i Taken to Insane Asylum
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special)
Mrs. Margaret Mauiey. sentenced to
life imprisonment for the murder of
Dr. George L. Spear of Lincoln,
with whom she had been associated
in a business way in conducting a
" hospital, has been declared insane
and will be taken to either the Nor
folk or Lincoln insane asylum.
Delegates Begin -to Arrive. .
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
Delgates elected to the constitu
tional convenion have begun to ar
rive and take up permanent quar
ters for the session. The first to put
in an appearance was E. G. Stolly
of Grand Island, who was followed
by C H. Cornell of Valentine.
Gaston to Speak. -
- Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
" Deputy Secretary of State W. L.
xGaston will go to Omaha next Tues
day, where he will-deliver an ad
dress before the Douglas County
Wood:foi-President club at a meet
ing to be held there that evening.
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Big Fight Over the
Janitor at the, 1871
Nebraska Convention
Lincoln, Nor,; 26. (Special.)
Nebraska s first constitutional con
vention was' held in 1866, according
to data prepared by Director Shel
don of the State Historical associa
tion, and Silas A. Strickland was
president of the convention.
The second convention was held
inl 871 and lasted 47 days, but the
people refused to adopt its plan1 at
the polls the following election.'
Then tame the convention which
made our present constitution.
This was held in 1875 and Gen. John
Lee Webster of Omaha was its pre
siding officer. This convention
lasted just 30 days.
The report of the 1871 convention
shows that several ballots had to
be taken' on some of the places,
the position of janitor creating the
big fight. ' .
Since the 1875 convention the con
stitution has been changed by di
rect vote of the people several times,
among the most important changes
being the creation of the State Rail
way commission and the board of
control of state institutions. , .
Head of Nebraska
Library Commission
Goes to:". Georgia
. .
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
Miss Charlotte' Templetonl who has
been at the head of the' traveling
library commission ever since it was
created about 14 years ago, has ac
cepted a, similar position at Atlan
ta, Ga., where she will have charge
of a new library of the same nature
in that state.
She will take with her Miss Helen
Mathewson, who has been her as
sistant here and who also under
stands the work thoroughly. They
expect to leave here, about the mid
dle of next month. It will be up to
the state library Commission, which
cbnsists ofChief Clerk Lindsay, of
the supreme court, Mr. Wyer of the
state university library, State Super
intendent Clemmons, Chancellor
Avery and C. A. Sommer to secure
others to take their places. .
Law Students Pass Their
v -Finals for State Bar
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.) The
following law students and others
passed tne final examinations held
NOTIFIES GARAGE
OWNERS TO KEEP
TRACK OF CARS
Governor Sends . Word
County Attorneys to Keep
Watch on Automobile
Thieves. '
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
The freauent act of automobile
thieves of defacing the numbers, on
cars stolen and sometimes placing
other numbers thereon, is called at
tention to by Governor McKelvie in
a letter sent to county attorneys of
the -different counties of the state.
The governor says:
, "Your attention is called to a law
that was placed upon the statute
books by the 36th regular session
of the state legislature, relating to
'the larceny of motor vehicles and
the altering or defacing of numbers
of motor vehicles, providing for the
keeping . of records by garage of
motor vehicles, and providing penal
ties for thq violation of this act.'
"This law requires that anyone
operating a garage shall keep a
register of all who leave cars in their
care, so that a complete record may
be had of the ownership, possession,
license number and engine number
of any cars that are placed in such
garages." ' ...
"I am informed that this law is
not being observed by garage own
ers, and I urge you to advise the
sheriff and police officials within
your' jurisdiction of the importance
of seeing that the law is enforced.
A coov of the law is being sent to
all garage owners by the state law
enforcement division, and I urge yon
to see that -the law is observed, as
an aid to Ihe recovery of lost or
stolen cars and the ' apprehension
of automobile thieves." ' ,
this week by the bar commission and
have been granted their diplomas:
Edward C. McDermott. Omaha:
John Alfofd Hanna, Auburn; Clif
ford B. Scott, Rushville; Robert C.
Brower, Fuilerton; Donald D.
Mapes, Norfolk; Frank M. Colfer,
McCook; Russell M. Kidd, Omaha;
Joseph M. Turbyfill, Hastings;
Francis M. Dineen, Omaha; Daniel
P. Ward, Omaha; Noah W. Ware.l
Omaha.
Admitted on certificate from other
state, Aitey W. Lewis, Omaha.
HOW TO DARKEN
GRAY HAIR
A' Cincinnati Barber Tells Hew to
Make a Remedy for Gray Heir.
Mr. Prank Harbaugh of Cincin
nati, Ohio, who has been a barber
for more than forty years, recently
. made the following statement:
"Anyone can prepare a simple
mixture at home, at very little cost,
lhat will darken gray hair, end make
soft and glossy. To a half-pint of
water add 1 ounce bay rum, a small
box of Barbo Compound and
unce glycerine. These ingredients
tan be bought at any drag store at
rery little cost Apply to the hair
twice a week until the desired shade
Is obtained. This will make a gray
haired person look twenty years
younger. It is easy to use, does not
color the. most delicate scalp, is not
v sticky or greasy-nd does no rub
off." -
Fremont Woman to Fly Over
Battlefields of Europe
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. F. M. McKee, formerly
stenographer in the office of County
Superintendent of Schools . J. M.
Matzen, will bt among the first
American women to make air flights
as a passenger over the battlefields
of France and Belgium. Mrs. Mc
Kee will leave soon with her hus
band, Lieut. F. M. McKee. for Ger
many, where they will spend a year.
Lieutenant McKee is being sent by
the government and he will make
commercial air trips to Italy, Swit
zerland, France, Denmark, Sweden
and other places.
Mother Married in Old
Church; Daughter in New
North Platte, Nov. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Miss Erma Huffman
and Arthur May of Gothenburg will
be married Thanksgiving evening iit
the new' Lutheran church. The cere
mony will be the first service held
in the new church. Miss Huffman s
mother was the first, bride in the
former church. Five hundred guests
will attend. The bride is the daugh
ter, of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Huffman
and for a number of years has beeen
starring in opera companies in the
east. She is a talented musician and
reader. Mr. May is a prominent
business man of Gothenburg.
Charge Beatrice Fireman
Robbed Baby's Bank at Fire
Beatrice, Neb., Nov., 26. (Special
Telegram.) Frank Curran, 22 year
old, a city fireman, was arrested
here charged with stealing $85 worth
of jewelry from the room of Mrs
Ruth Wyatt and $1.35 from- her
baby's bank. The robbery is al
leged to have occurred while Mrs.
Wyatt and her child were escaping
from the Drake block when it was
destroyed by fire Sunday morning
at a loss of $125,000.
Norfolk Boy Killed In
, Auto-Train Collision
Norfolk, Neb-, Nov. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Clarence Seiffjert, 19
years old of Norfolk, was fatally
injured here Wednesday morning
when a car in which he was riding
crashed into a Northwestern passen
ger train. He died two hours after
the accident. '
Teachers Will Ask Same .
Pay as Men Now Receive
Mitchell, S.D., Nov. 26. South
Dakota teachers will take steps to
have legislation enacted providing
for equal pay for men and women
for .equal work in education, it was
decided at the South Dakota Edu
cational association meeting in ses
sion here today.
The Weather.
For Hiouri n&lng 7
p. tn. Weflnes-
temperature.
T a. m.. dry bultell; wet bulb, If.
Noon, dry bulb, if; wet bulb. IS.
T p. m., dry bulb, 17; wet bulb, IT.
Highest, 20; lowest, it; mean, IS; nor
mal. 83. '
Total excess January 1. Sl-7.
: BelaMre Humidity, Ferevntac.
7 a. m., 74; noon. 61; 7 p. m., 17.
Precipitation, Inches and Hundredth.
Total. .01; total albce January 1. 27. rO;
deficiency, 1.61.
Reports From Station at 7 p. m.
Station and Stat Temp. High- Raln
ot weather. ' 1 D. in. L 4; fall.
inoyenne. enow........ g
Davenport, cloudy 18
Denver, enow .t 1
Dea Molnee, cloudy.... 14 J
Dodire City, mow..,.;. 12
Lnnder, enow 4 '
North-Platte, snow.ft. 1
I'ueblo. snow ft
Santa Fa 41 , .
Sheridan, enow ....... 4
iinunc, enow y
4
4
24 7
0
2!
44
2
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L. A. WELSH. MeteorotoslaW
Schuyler (Neb4 Coupte
, Married at FonteneJIe
The marriage of Miss Sylvia
Prokes of Schnyler, Neb., to James
O'Caliaghan, jr., of Schuyler, Neb.,
was solemnized Wednesday morning
at St., Philomenas church. Rev.
Father Stenson officiating. The bride
was charmingly gowned in a Foph
blue silvertone suit with hat to
match. She wore a corsage bouquet
of sweethart roses. The couple were'
attended by Dr. and Mrs. L'auvetz of
Wahoo, Neb. . v
j- After the ceremony 9 wedding
breakfast was served at the Hotel
Fontenelle. Mr. and Mrs. O'Cal
iaghan left for the south on their
honeymoon.
RUsh Cottage Building in
Fremont to House Renters
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) In an , effort to help relieve
the house shortage in Fremont the
firm of Richards. Keene & Co. and
the Fremont Stock Yards & Land
company, large owners of vacant
property in Fremont, plan to erect
10 cottages at once. Other new
homes will be erected next spring.
Scores of families are besieging
the real. estate dealers daily for
rental properties. Retired farmers
moving to FreTnont 'this year, and
purchasing homes have forced many
tenants to move. The high cost Of
building material has resulted in a
decrease in home-building.
MANY THOUSANDS
DISBURSED IN U.S.
BY RUSS SOVIET
Treasurer Here Issued Checks
in Large Sum, Investigating
, Committee Learns.
New York, Nov. 26. Checks to
taling several thousaid dollars dis
bursed by Dr. Michael Misleg, treas
urer of the Russian federation, since
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens established
his Russian soviet "embasssy" here,
wertf introduced into evidence at the
hearing of the joint legislative com
mittee investigating bolshevist 'ac
tivities in New York. Efforts to
learn the source of radical funds and
where and for what they are spent
occupied virtually the entire session.
Examination Suspended. . - '
Examination of Martens was sus
pended at h,is request until Decem
ber 4, to give him timef to consult
his lawyers. This action followed
a clash between committee members
and Dudley Field Malone, former
collector of the port of New York,
who endeavored "vainly to read into
the committee record a vigorous de
nunciation of Attorney Oeneral
Newton's conduct of the investiga
tion yesterday when Malone was
mentioned as having accepted
$1,000 counsel fee from the soviet
bureau.
How Money Disbursed.
Checks issued by Dr. Misleg, both
as treasurer of the Russian feder
ation and of the Novi Mir, a Rus
sian language" communist paper, in
eluded one for $800 paid by the
federation to the communist party
at Chicago; $1,000 for rental of Mad
ison Square Garden for a radical
mass meeting to protest the block
ade of soviet Russia: $400 to
Martens, "on the sale of his piano;"
$25 each to Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes
and Dr Maximillian Cohen, editor
of the communist World, "to carry
on socialistic work," and $120 to S.
Stocklitzky for, maintenance of the
Chicago office of the Russian feder
ation. Six checks totalling $1,100 Dr.
Misleg said he did not "remember
exactly." He "thought" they might
have been in "exchange for cash"
at the Novi Mir offices.
Increased Pay for
Navy to Be Taken Up '
When nouse Meets
Washington, Nov. 26. Pay in
creases for officers and men of the
navy will be recommended to con
gress by. the house naval committee
soon after the opening pi the regu
lar session next week, Representa
tive Kelley, republican, Michigan,
sub-committee chairman stated td
day. Except for recruits, whose pay.
is $33 a month increases would be
general under a plan approved by
the subcommittee.
- Petty officers of the navy under
i he house committee plan would re
ceive the largest increases a flat
advance of 50 per cent while officers
ranking from ensign to captain, both
inclusive would receive a 15 per cent
pay advance and commutation fpr
quarters the same as higher officers,
whose allowance would be increased
approximately $50 to $90 a month ..
The bill would continue the pay
increases until July 1, 1921, and com
mitteemen estimate that it would
cost approximately $10,000,000.
Desertions From the
Army for Six Months
Average Over 800
Washington, Nov. 6. Desertions
from the army from March 1 to
November 17 of this year averaged
more than 800 per month, with less
than 15 per cent of the men appre
hended, the War department an
nounced today.
The average oeriod of confinement
in army disciplinary cases has been
reduced from 6.63 years to 1.85
years, clemency having been recom
mended in 81 per cent of the 7,027
cases reviewed, figures made public
today show. I
In 2,075 cases the entire unex
ecuted' portion of the sentence was
remitted.
FEW WINNERS AT
POULTRY SHOW
ARE ANNOUNCED
Full List ; to Be . Given
Out Today Cold Weather ,
Affects the jt-
. tendance.
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Small crowds attended the poultry
and rabbit 'show in the auditorium
last night, as a result of the cold
weather and caused the postpone
ment of several features, including
the "humane" cock 'fight.
A feature of the evening was a
lecture on "Pdultry" by S. E. Mun
son, 3030 Curtis avenue, a member
of the Omaha Poultry association.
Mr. Munson is recognized as an
authority throughout, the country,
Mrs. Anna Morgan, 4821 Capital
avenue, received a medal from the
American Poultry associaation for4
exhibiting tne best bantam in tne
show. The show will be open for
the remainder of the week. A com
plete list of the birds winning prizes
will be given outtonight.
The best female bird exhibited
vas a pullet belonging to O. R. Hill
of North Loup, Neb.; the best pen
of birds a Buff Orpington cock and
four hens exhibited by George Ro
nin of Fremont, Neb., and the best
red bird was a rose comb cockerel
owned by Otto A. Langorst of
F6ntenelle, Neb ;
George L. Ferris of Grand Rapids,
Mich., exhibited 17 white leghorns,
and won the prize of $10 offered for
the best exhibit of 10 birds or more
sent from the longest distance. .
A cockerel entered by Edward
Selander of Yuma, Wyo., was se
lected by judges as the best bird in
the show, and prizes totaling $65
in money and a silver loving cup
will go to its owner. The cockerel
was a White Wyandotte.
Crowds ihat attended the show
last night were large and enthusias
tic. x ' I -
The rabbits were favorites with
the children, although the antics of
15 mallard ducks in a tank near the
entrance of the Auditorium caused
them much glee. ;
Nebraska Phone Co Will
Build in North Platte
-North Platte, Nov. 26. (Spcial
Telegram.) The Nebraska Tele
phone company has purchased the
Bangs property on West Fifth street
A new building will be erected to
meet the growing demands of the
local office. .
North Platte Business
Houses Cut Their Hours
North Platte, Nov. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Oti account of the
shortage of coal here the local busi
ness houses will be obliged to open
an hour late and close half an hour
early,
Court Reporter Appointed.
North Platte, Nov,' 26. (Special
Telegram.) Miss Minerva McWill
iams has been appointed tcourt re
porter for District Judge Grimes and'
will take up her duties next week.
She formerly held a position in the
Union Pacific freight office.
Cured His RUPTURE
I waa bauly rupturad wliUv-tiftlna a
trunk l.u.nl tammmm rAAAU 1 l
only hop of cur wn an operation. Traaa
did m no good, finally 1 tot hold of iom.
thins that quickly and eompltttly cured
m. Ytara ha paased and th ruptur has
never returned, although I am doing hard
work a carpenter. There waa no opera
tion, no lost time, no trouble. 1 have nothing-
to ell. but will give full information
about how you may find complete euro
n.v,,vM vii.uuii, u jvu write to me,
Eugene H. Pullen. Caroenter. 1S1.F M.r.
eellus Avenue, Hanaaquan, N. J. Belter
cut out thla notice and ahno it to an tk-
ers who are ruptured you may save a life
or at leaat stop th misery of ruptur and
th worry and danger of an operation.,
Santa Claus Wants
To Meet Every Boy
And Girl Saturday
Union Outfitting Co.
Santa Has a Gift for Every
One in, His Mammoth
Toy Land on First,
. Floor.
Girls Who Bring Their
Dolls to Store Friday
Can Get Doll Shoes
FREE.
With everything set up and
going;, with red and green
Christmas lights twinkling ev
erywhere, the great wonderland
of new Toys, Dolls and Mechani
cal wonders at the Union Outfit
ting Company throws open its
doors to the children next Sat
urday. Santa Claus (himself) is pre
siding over this long awaited
Dreamland of delight and Satur
day every boy or girl who comes
to visit him will receive a dandy
gift from his big sack.
Friday, is a special day for the
girls and everyone who brings
her doll iii will receiver pretty
pair of doll shoes FREE.
. Toyland holds much of interest
to the grown-ups with gift lists
to fill because of the immense
Variety of new toys to select from
and the extremely low prices at
which they are marked.
The substantial savings on
Toys are merely a reflection of
the usual money saving possibili
ties on Home Needs at the Union
Outfitting Company because of
its location out of the High Kent
District. Toys may be enraged.
same as furniture.
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.Hotel Fontenelle . . .
Indian Lunch Room
. Old Fashioned
Thanksgiving Dinner
$1.50 the Plate ' , '
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12 m. to 9 p. tit;
sis tfca Mca Jgj3fjS uvumm maim
-Will be Closed,
of Course, All Day
THURSDAY,
November 27
We Have a Lot to Be
Thankful For, Haven't We?
The old World seems filled
with grief and woes and
wars, but it's not nearly as
bad as it might be. v - :
Our own boys are back
home, healthy and happy
and hungry for the turiey-n-fixhVsjust
as they used
to be. N . v
, And the faithful, wonder
working soil of this great old-1
State has again raised a
bouncing crop of FOOD for
everyone. ,
Best of all we're ALIVE; .
. and we're Americans citi-
zens and partners in . theV
greatest country on earth.
Let's all give thanks togeth
er real, heartfelt thanks! '
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