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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 4. 1920.
5,000- WELCOME
GEN. PERSHING
ON OMAHA VISIT
War Chief Praises Middle
West in War During
His Brief Jalk at the
Auditorium.
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deserted villages. Their conduct
was a full exemplification of the
high character of our national life.
"These boys upon their return
have founded an organization, the
American Legion, which creed em
bodies all that is fine in the princi
ples of American citizenship. It
stands for God and coontry; for
true Americanism, against the au
tocracy of the masses or tihe classes.
Thev will pass down to posterity
all that is fine in citizenship. They
are destined to become aai institu
tion as great as that of the Civil
war veterans."
Returns January 8.
To" illustrate the spirit of the
voung American manhood, General
"Pershing related the story of the
10-year-old boy who cried when he
saw troops moving from their camp
to the port of embarkation, and;
said to Iris mother: "I'd tike to go,,
,too, mother; why didn't vou get
married eight years sooner. '
General Pershing said Nebraska
was especially favored by having
for its original settlers veterans of
the Civil war, who have transmitted
the high ideals for which they
fought to the succeeding genera
tions; and who themselves made it
possible, by holding the union to
gether for us to fight as a united na
tion in the great world war. ,
In closing, General Pershing
thanked the citizens of Omaha for
their reception, and accepted their
cordial greetings, not oniy ior Him
self, but for the brave men whom he
'. commanded.
"I will return to make you an of
ficial visit on January 8," he smiled,
"whether you will or not."
Shakes Hands of All.
At the close .of the speech Mr.
Baldrige announced that the general
would shake hands with everyone
present The crowd formed a line
tojthe left, and for nearly an hour
the general was busy greeting the
people of Omaha. There were busi
ness men office men, laborers, so
ciety women, stenographers and lit
tle girls and occasionally there was
a discharged soldier, still wearing
his uniform, who saluted stiffly,
then shook hands with a smile. The
line seemed endless, but General
Pershing had a smile for all.
An incident of some importance
occurred when Mrs. Draper Smith,
in shaking the general's-hand, de
clared that she would support him
for president.
Presidency Brings Smile. '
"I pledge you my support for
your presidency," she announced se
riously as she shook his hand. Gen
eral Pershing smiled but said noth
ing. Mrs. Smith is one of Nebras
ka's leading suffrage workers.
A number of other handshakers
queried the general regarding his
presidential, aspirations, and several
murmured, "Our next president, as
they greeted him, but ' he only
smiled.
Among old acquaintances who
greeted the general was Col. G. S.
Bingham, zone surplus officer here.
John D. Willis, 2325 North Twenty
second street, old Omaha settler,
and with four years of fighting tn
the civil war, beginning at Fort
Sumpterh to his credit, also received
a warm, greeting from General Per
shing. Cheer for Dahlman.
He was the oldest man in the
crowd to shake the general's hand.
The youngest handshaker was Eu
" gene Wendell Wismer, 5-year-old
son of H.J. Wismer, 3820 North
Nineteenth. Eugnee, . dressed in
soldiers clothes, saluted and then
shook hands with the general.
The first man in the line to shake
the general's hand was C. W. Os
borne of Minneapolis, Minn. When
Mayor James C. Dahlman grasped
the general's hand, a cheer went up
from the crowd.
General Pershing was accom
panied by his brother, James Per-
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I I will join him at Chicago.
I Wears Service Stripe.
I General Pershing and his two of-
I lficers wore barn-Brown Deits. ine
general wore a Distinguished Serv
V ice stripe. The general and his party
were back in tneir private car ai mc
Burlington station shortly after 5,
but his train did not leave until 7.
During his stopover he expressed
his regret several times at having
slept while passing through Omaha
10 days ago. Entering his private
car he reiterated his intention of
making an official visit to Omaha
January 8. . .
Among membersof the committee
who met the general were City Com
missioners Ure, Zimman, Butler and
Rrnger; John W. Gamble, H. H.
Baldridge. Robert Trimble, C. C
George, Col. J. W. Wuest, J. David
Larson and Alvin Johnson.
State Bank Changes Are
Authorized by Board
Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) The
Department of Trade and Com
merce granted a charter to the Citi
zens State bank of Dix, with a cap
ital stock of $15,000.. George M.
Winkelman is president, E. E. God
ing, vice president, and Walter R.
I Ehlers, cashier.
A certificate was granted to the
Home Savings & Loan association
of Fairbury, with the following of
ficers: B. G. Dawson, president;
G. A. White, vice president; C J.
. Bachoritch, , secretary, and J. O.
-vans, treasurer.
. Increases of capital, approved,
Ure; Cozad State bank, $15,000 to
1.000: Bank of Kimball, $75,UUU to
D.000; Fanners' Mate bank, Crot-
$25,000 to $50,000.
raska Farmer's Estate.
ounts to Over $100,000
Neb;. 'Tan. 3. (Special.)
tate of Fugehc BonhoteL who
st summer at his home on a
r Stella, has been pro-
Aubonr . and amounts to
an $100,000. His aged wife
li, Roy, are the only heirs. -
Sidelights on Pershing's Visit
'Tve heat id a lot about you, Gen
eral Pershiiis," said one elderly
woman, witht snow white hair, as she
shook the hrnd of the leader of the
American E Kpeditionary Forces at
the reception in the Auditorium yes
terday af tern Don.
At 'least 5,tXX) other Omaha citi
zens had also "heard" of General
Pershing, judging from the manner
lin which they" thronged the big au
ditorium and stood in line for an
Jiour, waiting for the privilege of
shaking hands' wun tne JNewaska
yar hero.
following the- short speech whicli
Geqirral Pershing dlivered, he tool
his .stand in fremt of the platform
and the audience was invited to file
past and shake hands with him. Oni
formVed policemen kept the crowd
back and Howard H. Baldrijge,
chairtnan of the meeting, stood at
the ltft of the general to introduce
the citizens:
C. IV. Osborne of Minneapolis, a
traveling salesman was the tirstper
son to shake harids with General
I'ershiVg-
Letter From Boy.
One (mother handed the general
a letter j which she said was from
her 9-yefcr-old son, Ken torn Christy,
3404 Lafayette avenue.
"When the proud mother of any
fine Amejrican yougster gives mc
such a letter, I must read it," said
General Pershing. He opened the
envelope . and found the enclosed
note:
"Dear Gejieral Pershing: Don't
worry I have got a picture of you
.at the head of my bad."
The general laughed heartily at
this letter.
Charles Percival Minnich, the
5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. 'Minnich, 2354 South Thirty-third
street, has the unique distinction of
.being the only person kissed by
General Pershing during the recep
tion. When Charles was carried up
in his father's' arms, the general j
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leaned over and gave him a loud
smack, right on the cheek.
Returns Little Chap's Salute.
When Robert Carpenter, 6 years
old, walked up to the general, he
straightened up in military fashion
and gave him a snappy salute. Gen
eral Pershing clicked his heels to
gether and returned the little chap's
salute before taking his hand. Rob
ert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Carpenter of Salmon, .Idaho.
Only one gold star mother made
her distinction known to the treneral
as she shook hands with him. This
was Mrs. W. F. Burke, who came
to Omaha from Walnut, la., to meet
the hero. She is the mother of Ray
mond L. Burke of the One Hundred
and Sixty-eighth infantry, who was
killed in action in France.
' "You should be proud of your sac
rifice," G?neral Pershing told Mrs.
Burke.
Congratulates Ex-Service Man.
When the general caught sight of
tne division insignia upon the shoul
der of an army coat worn by Earl
R. Stacey, 1607 Farnam street, he
smiled and grasped the young man's
hand with energy.
"You ought to be very proud to
have seen service with, that division,"
he told Stacey, who spent 14 months
in France as a sergeant in the Nine
tieth division, composed of men from
Texas and Oklahoma.
General Pershing became thirsty
in the mtdst'of his handshaking ac
tivities and requested a glass of
water. It was handed to him just as
he clasped the hand of Mrs. E. W
Simons of Fort Atkinson, Wis. He
retained his grip upon Mrs. Simons'
hand until he had finished drinking
the water, which he held in his left,
thereby giving her the privilege of
the longest handshake extended to
anyone during the reception.
"The distinction is an honor, gen
tral," murmured Mrs. Simons, as he
released his clasp with a smile and
an apology for detaining her until
he had satisfied his thirst.
Omaha Men Behind
$300,000 Creamery
In Fremont, Neb.
Fremont. Neb., Tan. 3. (Special.)
The Golden Rod creamery and the
Golden Rod Ice Cream company
have cjhanged hands. F E. Pratt,
president of the two companies,
continues as president, but will not
be actively connected with the man
agement of the Golden Rod Cream
ery company, (Inc.,) the new con
cern. Charles F. Eddleman, who
came from Omaha a year ago to
become superintendent of the
creamery plant; William E. Kaynes
of Omana, and Herbert d. iiteven
son of Pleasanton are the new mem
bers of the company, which is in
corporated for $300,000.
Overcharging for Coal .
To Be Prosecuted by U. S.
Lincoln. Jan. 3. (Special.) Gov
ernor McKelvie has received a mes
sage from Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer in which he requests
that all cases of overcharging for
coal by dealers be reported to him
as soon as possible. Any charges
over that fixed by the fuel adminis
tration will be prosecuted under the
Lever act. Persons having proof of
such overcharges will communicate
with Governor McKelvie.
New Packing Company to
Build Plant in Alliance
Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) The
Alliance Packing company is the
name of a new firm which will es
tablish a plant at Alliance, with a
capital of $1,500,000 fully paid up.
R. E. Plum, president of the new
company, and Glen Miller, president
of the board of directors, called on
the governor and to newspaper men
unfolded the plan of the new corpo
ration. The plant will have a capacity of
500 hogs a week and the building
will cost $750,000. The plant will be
an independent plant and will be
located on 160 acres of land near
the city. The bulk of the stock
holders are stockmen living in that
part of the state. ' ,
H. G. Taylor Will Attend
National Railway Meet
Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) Rail
way Commissioner H. G. Taylor
will leave for Washington tomor
row, where he will attend a meeting
of the National Association of Rail
way Commissioners, Jof which he is
chairman of the committee on valu
ations. Final valuation of railroads
when taken over by their original
owners will be the subject before
them, while the big question will be
reproduction cost of the same.
CLEMENCY FOR
GRAMMER ASKED
BY F. UEISNER
Thomas County Attorney
Charges Fair Trial Was
Denied Man Sentenced
To Electrocution.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3 (Special.)
F. A. Reisner, county attorney of
Thomas county, has filed in the of
fice of the governor an appeal for
pardon or clemency for A. V. Gram
mer, sentenced to electrocution Jan
uary 16 for complicity in the murder
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lulu
Vogt of Howard county.
Mr. Reisner sets out in his peti
tion that Grammer did not have a
fair trial and that nine of the mem
bers of the jury, by affidavit attached
say that they were not satisfied with
the trial in that Cole, the man
charged with committing the crime,
was not allowed to testify. He also
calls attention to the dissenting
opinion of Judge Sedgwick of the
supreme court to the same effect
with confessions of Cole and Gram
mer regarding the crime.
Governor Shows Figures
To Fight His Opposition
Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) The
publication of a story that Repre
sentative J. E. Fultz, chairman of
the judiciary committee of the lower
branch of the legislature, is sending
out a poll for choice for candidates
for the republican nomination for
governor, with the idea that some
man ought to be selected to run
against Governor McKelvie, has
caused the governor to issue some
figures covering the recent appoint
ment of a district judge in the 14th
judicial district, for which Mr. Fultz
was a candidate.
The poll taken by the governor
shows that he sent out 45 letters to
members of the bar of that district
asking them to make a choice, both
first and second. Responses were
received from 43 as follows:
C. E. Eldred of McCook, 33-2; P.
W. Scott of Imperial, 3-6; J. F.
Cordeal of McCook, 0-2; B. F. But
ler of Cambridge. 0-6: H. W. Keves
of Indianola, 0-5; C. W. Meeker of
imperial. 0-3; J. E. Gnltz of Beaver
City, 3-1; L. H. Cheeney of Stock
ville, 0-1; C. A. Ready of Center,
1-0. Mr. Eldred was appointed.
Omaha Steel Worker Gets
Damages for 1918 Injury
Lincoln. Tan. 3. fSnprial 1Tii.
state compensation rl
awarded Thomas F. Kinney of Oma-
na u a week tor a period of 200
weeks for injuries received while em
ployed by the Omaha Steel works
He was injured August 7, 1918. and
the award is on a partial disability.
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ters, all colors,
choice In sale,
the pair
19c
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COR, A DODOIASy I
Compelled to Reduce
Clothing Prices
in order' to lower the Palace's immense stocks to
make room for carpenters who are breaking through
the walls to add 1,750 square feet selling space to the
store. .
A Sale That Will Save You Money
Suits and Overcoats
for Men and Young Men, Sensationally Reduced
$15 arid $18
Garments
$22.50 and $25
Garments! . . .
$27.50 and $30
Garments
$32.50 and $35
Garments
$12.50
$14.50
$19.75
$24.50
$37.50 and $40
Garments. . .
$45 and $47.50
jSarments. . .
$50 and $55
; Garments.
$60 and $65
Garments,. .
$29.75
$34.50
$39.75
$44.50
Clearance
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Neckwear
All our beautiful stocks
of Holiday Neckwear
are sacrificed at the
following low prices.
Lay in a supply now.
$3.00 Rich Silk Neck
wear, y.sa.is
aXM Rleh Silk Heck
wear, aew 91.95
tIM Rick Silk Neck
wear, bow 1.45
LM Rick Silk Neck
wear, saw ....SI. 15
$1.00 Rich Silk Neck
wear saw ......750s
SALE OF TROUSERS
$2.48 and $2.08 Trousers, bow. ...1.98
$3.48 and $338 Trousers, new 92.08
$448 aad $438 Trooaers, naw $3.98
$5.88 aad $0.08 Trousers, naw 84.98
'$7.98 aad $8.08 Troaaers, sew.... SO. 98
$9.48 aad $10.98 Troaaers, asw...S8.98
$12.50 aad $15.00 Tronsers, new..S10.00
$17.50 Trousers, now S13.50
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Lisle Hoi, all col
ors, extra special In
sale, the pair, 254
3,009 pairs of regu
lar 25c Hose, all col
ors, while they last,
the pair, only 154
All Suit Cases and Club
Basra in the house $o at
a discount of
25 Off
Drastic Sacrifice of Boys'
Suits and Overcoats
Bring him down Monday and we'll outfit him in stylish, dur
able clothes at prices astonishingly low.
All Palace $6.98 Boys' Suits and f fiA
Overcoats in sale at tPTaO vJ
$6.50
$8.50
$10.50
$12.50
All Palace $7.98 and $8.98 Boys'
Suits and Overcoats at
All Palace $9.98 and $10.98 Boys'
Suits and Overcoats at
All Palace $12.50 and $14.98 Boys'
' Suits and Overcoats at
All Palace $16.50 and $18.00 Boys' '
Suits and Overcoats at
VMv.iniure
Omaha Farm Loan
Bank Man to Attend
South Dakota Meet
, Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 3. (Spe
cial.) Gov. Peter Norbeck will dis
cuss financing for South Dakota
farms at the annual convention of
the South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers' association at VVatertown,
February 4 to 6. C. M. Henry,
chairman of the rural credits board;
L. M. Corey of the federal farm
loan bank of Omaha; J. G. Mosier
of the agronomy department of the
University of Illinois; Dr. H. C.
Taylor, chief of the United States
bureau of agricultural economies,
and others will also be on the pro
gram. Meeting Will Be Called
To Select Day Successor
- Lincoln, Jan. 3. (Special.) Gov
ernor McKelvie has been notified b
Judge Slabaugh of Omaha that he
will in a short time call a meeting
of the Bar association of the Doug
las county district, which includes
Burt, Washington and Douglas?
counties, for the purpose of making
a selection for recommendation to
the governor for appointment to the
vacancy caused by the appointment
of Judge Day to the supreme court.
Deshler Women Opposed
To Boycott on Necessities
Deshler, Neb., Jan. 3. (Special.)
The Women's club elected Mrs.
H. F. Wolf and Mrs. George Ling
elbach delegates to the meeting
called by Governor McKelvie to
investigate the high cost of living.
It was the unanimous opinion of the
meeting that little could be done
along these lines wilh the present
high wages. The Deshler Women's
club will not start a boycott or
quit using eggs, butter or brooms.
Plan State Campaign to
Collect License Fees
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3. (Special.)
George A. Williams, chief of bu
reau of markets and marketing, has
begun a campaign to secure the
license fct which the law requires
for each slot weighing machine
operated in the state. The law re
quires an ani'ual fee of $3 for each
machine and the penalty for failure
to obtain the license is from $100 to
$50(1.
There arc several hundred of these
machines in the state and a number
of them bear no license tag for the
year 1919. They will all carry a tag
for the year 1920 or, according to
Mr. Williams, some one will feel the
heavy hand of the law.
These machines, as a rule, are
owned by the makers and operated
almost wholly by local business men
on a percentage basis. Both the
owner and the man who operates
the machine is liable and it is a mat
ter of choice on the part of the state
as to who shall be held accountable.
The Italian government will add
to its educational system a national
institute for the instruction of illit
erate adults.
Peel Off the Old Skin;
Bring Out the New
You know that beneath that muddy,
over-red or blotchy complexion you have
a skin that's clear, soft and white. If you
could only hava this mora beautiful akin
exposed to view instead of the horrid old
akin you now behold in your mirror 1 You
can and by a very simple, harmless proc
ess which you can use yourself. Get an
ounce ef common mereoliied wax at your
druggist's and this evening spread a thin
coating of It over your face. Tomorrow
morning wash it off with warm water.
Small powder-like particles of the lifeless
top skin will come off with the wax. Re
peat this daily until all the worn-out scarf
skin has been absorbed. Them you'll have
a lovelier, healthier looking complexion
than you now think possible. Chaps,
pimples, spots, freckles or other aurface
disfigurements are, of course, removed
with the skin itself.
Never let a small differ
ence in cost obscure a
great difference in qual
ity. A given sum, saved by the
purchase of a "commercial"
piano, will never compensate
for the vastly greater mate
rial beauty and musical ex
cellence that would have
been yours had your purchase
been a
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Do You Know Hudson
But Through Sheer Merit Alone Essex Made
Its Thirty Million Dollar Sales Record
Builds the Essex?
Essex success has not been accidental.
No one doubts its right to the position
it holds.
On the Cincinnati Speedway, a stock
chassis Essex set the world 50-hour en
durance mark, of 3037 miles, under
American Automobile Association su
pervision. Another stock Essex holds
the unequalled 24-hour road mark of
1061 miles.
But how many kribw why Essex in its
first year revealed qualities more mature,
more evident of the influence of long
experience, than is commonly found in .
cars even in their third and fourth year.
You will recall the Essex was an
nounced one year ago without one word
as to the identity of its builders. Not a
claim was made for its performance.
You were asked to go look at it, take
a ride and form your own opinion. The
Essex was required to speak for itself.
Now that it has established itself,
it is revealed why Essex has all the
qualities of cars of long development.
Was Designed by
Hudson Engineers
They conceived it as they developed
the Super-Six. All they learned about en
durance, they incorporated in the Essex.
They gave to the Essex the power
that has made it famous in all quarters.
Its speed is the result of what had been
learned in making the Super-Six winner
of all worth while speed records.
The Essex can never be all that the
Super-Six is for they are totally dif
ferent types.
But the Essex does bring quality and
performance to a class field that was
unknown.
The former owners of large costly
cars that have adopted the Essex have
not been Hudson users. They have
come from other cars, cars that fall
short of the Super-Six in all particulars
save size and cost'
The Essex appeals to such users be
cause of it's nimbleness. They like the
way its performance compares with that
of the Super-Six. You can see this on
every hand. The two cars in any com
munity that are most prominent because
of their performance ability are the
Hudson Super-Six and the Essex.
Essex Did Not Need
Hudson 's Endorsement
Think of the advantages Essex has
had. What ordinarily would have re
quired years to perfect was made pos
sible in the very first model..
That is why 20,000 are now running,
why more than $30,000,000.00 was paid
for Essex cars in ten months.
You have not needed the Hudson
endorsement to understand Essex
performance.
Essex has won its own way. Hudson
gave it full benefit of the experience of
its engineers and the ability of iti
manufacturing organization. Its name
was not needed.
Now Hudson takes the same pride in
acknowledging its kinship to Essex that
a father might in speaking of his son
who on his own account had made good.
GUY L.SMITH
-SlvHVlCE FIRST
Farnam St. OMAHA U S A.
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