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VOL. XLIX NO. 41.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1920.
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BEAUTY WARS
ON CUPID IN
LAW COURTS
OF DIVORCE
Beautiful Women Get Most
Decrees, According to The
ories Expounded by
Lawyers.
Decorated War Heroes of Omaha Decry Rumors of Restlessness After Intensive
Service On Battlefields and Are Back at Work "Sawing Wood" in Civilian Life
Here'? the "funniest" thimr, men
Beautiful women get, by far, more
divorces and are divorced far more
frequently in Omaha than those who
are not endowed with extraordinary
beauty of face and figger.
So saythe lawyers who have ob
served the procession through the
local divorce courts these many
years.
It is a frequent cause of remark in
the office of the clerk of the district
(court, that feminine beauty seems to
be an instigator of divorce.
The parties always come into the
clerk's office after the brief divorcei
obsequies in the court rooms. They
have to pay the fees in the case in
order to have the decree entered.
(You can't remarry until six months
after the decree is entered. I an
outrageously long time, don't you
think so, my dear?)
No Doubt About It.
"Gee, isn't she a stunner!" the
masculine contingent in the office
often remark as a newly-made di
vorcee comes in. "Don't see why a
man wouldn't be good to a queen
like her."
exponent of the theory that beauti
ful women get the most divorces
and "art" HivnrrpH tlii" most.
"There's no doubt about it, in my
experience, he said. I he reason
I don't know. It may be that a
bounteous Providence, in evening tip
the endowments to femininity, has
decreed that where a beautiful face
and figure are bestowed a good dis
position shall not go with it, and
vice versa.
"Now, if that theory is true, the
reason for the numerous divorces
of physically beautiful women is ex
plained. Their dispositions are not
such as conduce to long, happy mar
ried life. Therefore, the divorce fol
lows." ' i
All Women Beautiful.
John C Barrett, barrister and
bachelor, declared stoutly that
"there are no unbeautiful women."
"But, seriously speaking," persist
ed the reporter, "which do you ob
serve get the most divorces, the
beautiful or the homely?"
"I hold," said Mr. Barrett, "that
all women are beautiful. Only dif
ference is that some are more beau
tiful than othert. And I have ob
served that most of the divorcees
are among those that are more
beautiful than others."
John O. Yeiser put forward a
theory in explanation of the phe
nomenon: More Enduring Qualities.
' "Most of the divorcees,' whose
cases I have had, were beyond the
average of good looks," said he.
"But you must remember thai they
were usually' the plaintiffs in the
cases. Perhaps they were so beau
tiful that they couldn't stand the
looks of some ugl, husband.
"It is also possible that their good
looks had created 'triangles' by the
attraction of come other man. Many
a case where the wife is the plain
tiff has grown out of such a condi
tion; and the husband, thinking to
mitted the wife to be the plaintiff
1 in the divorce suit.
"You know," John philosophized,
"a pretty face soon palls if it hasn't
something behind it. And a good
disposition, a cheerful manner, lov
ing care of the home, husband and
cnuaren make a man toreet a nome-
ly face and figure.
"You can see it all around you,
the many happy homes where the
wife isn't anything much to look at
but she has those other more en
during qualities which make for real
happiness."
England May Tax
War Fortunes Achieved
' By 80,000 Persons
London, March 27. Eighty thou
sand persons in Britain were raised
to the rank of "half portion" mil
lionaires or better by the war.
VSir John Anderson, chairman of
tfr? board of inland revenue, told
the House of Commons committee
whicl is considering the question of
taxing war fortunes that 80,000 per
sons during the war achieved in
comes of 5,000 pounds or better.
The committee, however, is hav
ing great difficulty in devising a
means of test whereby it can deter
mine who are really war profiteers.
"It is impossible to devise a
scheme by which the profiteer can
be specially dealt with," he told
the M. Fs.
"Till the day of judgment we
won't know who he is."
British Government
Files $80,000 Suit In
Rhode Island Court
Providence, R. I., March 27. The
British government, in the name of
King George V., has started pro
ceedings in the United States dis
trict court here against the Taft
Pierce company of Woonsocket to
recover $80,000 in an action charg
ing failure to keep an agreement
The writ was returnable in federal
court today.
The action grows out of a con
tract for the manufacture of gauges
for King George, placed with the
Taft-Pierce concern through J. P.
Morgan & Co, during the war.
GAYETY OF PARIS
ALL FORGOTTEN IN
HOME LIFE OF U. S.
Fifteen Months Since Armis
tice America No Longer
Uneasy Predictions Fail.
America was thrilled with the
tales of heroism from the battle
fields of France. . It pulsated joy
ously at the reports of victories won
by its own men; it wept at their sac
rifice; it boasted of their valor; it
gave them its solid support.
What matter if her industrial life
seemed to be nearing a stage of
chaos? Who cared -for the future as
long as the present was filled with
terrible conflict a conflict ; which
overshadowed all other events,
which was to decide the very, fate
of America and the world, which
hourly brought pangs of grief to the
hearts of American people?
The armistice was signed. There
was great rejoicing. America's own
would return to their native soil.
They were heres. America would
welcome them as such. And then
Civilian Life Prosaic.
Prophesies that America's soldiers
would find civilian life America's
life too prosaic; that memories of
gay Paris would prove an irresist
ible siren to the youth who should
return to the farms; that desk work
would prove irksome for the former
clerk; that factory hours and fac
tory life would seem quite impos
sible; such prophesies became cur
rent. America's welcome to her return
ing heroes was not chilled by these
prophesies. Her heart fluttered as
they marched in long, bronze, stal
wart lines through her great cities.
Her rural districts roused themselves
from their placid life at the tread of
the conquering heroes. Yet Ameri
ca was uneasy. Was there some
truth in these predictions?
America No Longer Uneasy.
More than IS months have elapsed
since the signing of the armistice.
America is no longer uneasy.
Her soldiers have answered earlier
predictions by assuring her that gay
Paris has no such charms as the
open . countryside with its vast
spaces and sweet air; that the battle
fields of Europe, with all their ex
citement, cannot compare with the
clean, steam heated, well ventilated
offices of America; that discomforts
of factory life are entirely over
shadowed by the joy of returning to
cozy American homes at the close
of day.'
Nine Omaha men who were
awarded medals for. great valor in
the war have returned - to peace
time occupations. Like hundreds
of other Omaha men, they did not
find civilian life prosaic.
Machine Gunner Carries Mail.
Roy W. Peterson was a first class
private in Company D, 114th ma
chine gun battalion. For extraordi
nary heroism in action near Belli
court, France, on September 8, 1918,
he was awarded the Distinguished
Service cross. He was severely
wounded while operating a machine
gun under shell fire but refused to
leave his post until he was removed
by his comrades against his protests.
He is now carrying mail in the
north part of the city and is residing
with his parents at 3408 Sahler
street. .
Charles F. Bongardt was a first
lieutenant in the 17th field artillery,
Second division. He was awarded
a Distinguished Service cross and
two Croix de Guerre medals for
crossing a field three times to re
pair telephone lines essential to his
men, while the field was under con
stant bombardment. He is unable
to explain why he was awarded two
Croix de Guerre medals and believes
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that he should have received but
one, with perhaps two citations.
Back to Law Books.
He is living with his parents at
43S4 Charles street, and is a fresh
man law student at Creighton uni
versitv.
George A. Keyser was a first lieu
tenant in the 18th infantry First
division. He was wounded at
Cantigny, France, on May 20, 1918,
by a shell explosion. He received
the Croix de Guerre with a divisional
citation for gallantry in action.
He is now assistant to the cen
sus director for this district and
expects to open a law office short
ly. He lives with his parents at
4425 Parker street.
Aviator Draws Plans.
Earl W. Porter received the Dis
tinguished Service cross, the Croix
de Guerre with two palms, and the
Tourraggione shoulder cord for en
gaging five Hun airplanes, and after
being severely wounded, downing
two of them and returning to his
own lines. He was a first lieutenant
in the air service, on detached duty
with the 29th escadrille, French
army. The action in which he dis
tinguished himself occurred during
a bombing expedition south of
Amiens, France, on August 9, 1918.
He is now busiiy engaged in his
profession as an architect, as is
shown in the illustration.
Leslie L. Burkenroad went to
France with the 341st machine gun
battalion, Co. B. On September 28,
1918, he captured a German ma
chine gun single handed, killing two
Huns in the operation. This oc
curred on the west front between
St. Mihiel and Verdun. He was
awarded the Croix De Guerre for
his valor.
He is now assistant, general mer-
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J desirable only when maxi
mum strength is maintained.
Briscoe has earned the title "the
leader of light-weight cars "because
of its demonstrated ability to stand
the stress of hard wear.
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Montague A. Tancock received the
Serbian Red Cross medal while
serving with a British detachment
on th? Serbian front. He was also
awarded the Cavalier St. Sava medal
for great bravery on this front. He
later received the British 1915 Star
medal for active service on the west
front in 1915, and was cited in Brit
ish army orders for having killed
five Huns.
He is now a reporter on the
World-Herald. ,
Allen A. Tukey, second lieutenant
with the Third Machine Gun battal
ion, First division, received the
Distinguished Service cross for the
"courage, initiative and presence of
mind with which he led his platoon
during an engagement around Sois
sons, France, on July 18 and 19,
1918.
While advancing on the second
day of the attack he was wounded,
but he continued with his command
until he had given complete instruc-
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USE OF TRUCKS
FOR FREIGHT
TO COUNTRY
GAINING HERE
Bureau Head Says Rail Con
gestion Big Argument for
Ship-By-Truck Into
Omaha Territory.
By KEITH S. GRAUL.
Manager the Firestone Ship-by-Truck
Bureau.
Terhaps the greatest argument for
the extension of the ship-by-truck
movement in Omaha occurs with
regularity once or twice each month
when the. railroads are compelled to
establish freight and express em
bargoes until the congestion in their
resnective terminals is relieved.
Ihis statement is not to be taken
as an attack, or criticism of any
railroad, nor is the program 6f the
ship-by-truck bureau antagonistic to
them. One of the basic principles
on which the work of those interest
ed in motor express is fixed is that
there are two fields of transporta
tion, the short haul and the long
haul, or through freight, the first of
which, it is maintained, belongs as
1UU11I lu tuc lltuiui 11 in.iv as uuta
trunk , line operations of the freight'
car to the railroads.
Freight For Nearby.
It is estimated that approximately
35 per cent of the freight awaiting
loading at the railway terminals dur
ing the embargoes is not intended,
for delivery at points more than 50
or 60 miles distant from Omaha. The
vast bulk of that ,35 per cent is
capable of being delivered by motor
truck.
The many advantages, therefore,
of the extension ' of the ship-by-Truck
program as applied to Omaha
alone are immediately apparent
Aside from the efficiency of de
livery, the added service which the
motor truck can render, the motor
express if more widely used by
shippers in Omaha would relieve a
very real burden under which, it is
claimed, the old-established , sys
tems of transportation are laboring.
Urges Trucks.
The former director general ol
the United States railroad adminis
tration issued a statement urging
shippers everywhere to utilize other
means of transportation as much
as possible until the roads are able
to return to something of the pre
war service.
More than 100 independent truck
ing operators are listed with the
reau for assistance' of one kind and
another. Wholesalers, manufactur
ers and others engaged in business
are learning they may call on the
bureau at any time for help in rush
ing cargoes to distant points or in
bringing in products of farm.
tions to his platoon sergeant and
had notified the company com
mander of the position of his guns.
He is now in the insurance business.
Charles A. Hall was a first lieu
tenant in the British infantry. He
served on the British front in Bel
gium until the armistice was signed,
and then went, with British forces
to the north Russian front to combat
the bolshevist element. He re
ceived the Cross Swords, order of
St. Stanlous for bravery on this
front and the British field medal for
bravery on the western front.
, He is now advertising manager of
the L. V. Nicholas Oil company.
David Kline was a private in the
medical detachment of the 341st
machine gun battalion. For "ex
traordinary heroism" in action near
Remonville and Barricourt, France,
on November 1 and 2, 1918, he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
cross.
He is now the part owner of a
drug store at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets.
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