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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1920)
( i r . i- - r A i THE1 ..V. BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 15; 1920. (:. AVAR BRIDE SAYS SOLDIER SPOUSE FAILS IN PEACE Doctor's Wife Seeks Divorce fdr Nonsuppoct Other Man Introduced by : y , Husband. .: ".. " ,'Twas a war-time romance. Miss Gladys Davis went toi Kansas City and married Dr. Grover C. Rice of -'Baird.'eb., February 2. 1918. ,The doctor was a lieutenant in the medi cal corps. . . ; Whether the ground hog saw his shadow or not that day was not stated in- District Judge Sears' court yesterday where Mrs. Rice's suit for divorce was heard: But Mrs. Rice, 23 years old and pretty, told on the witness stand of the shadows on he married life. . 1 She received, only. $150 a month from her husband while- he was in the army, she said. When he came out and settled to practice medicine in Baird she had to walk, six blocks to, a boarding house fonher meals. She charges nonsupport V "Hearfin (ferine : An alleged "other man" was intro- cucea oy attorneys tor .ruce.- ;Did you tell anyone that your heart was in Gering with this former lover tf yours?" 4 "No, sir" said Mrs. Rice. "Did you love Dr. Rice -when you married him?" - , - ' ' ?'Oh, as much as I did anyone."' "And you stdpoed loying him when you found it irksome to have just one man,. didn't you?" '"No, but when I'd come home and tell little .things that had happened the doctor would get angryand ac cuse me of beirig ,crazy about other men." f "... "Didnt you correspond with your former lover that you were engaged to before you married Dr. Rice?" "No, sir."" . . .- , - Mrs. Rice left her husband hr Jan uary, Wnowing $300 at a bank in Scottsbhjffs and- offering tier dia mond rings,' valued at $1,500, as se-' curity. Her husband didn't .know she was coming to Omaha, shle saicL. ' She lives here with Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Barr, Selma terrace. ; , ; ; ' Letter From Gerihg. '' She says her husband has an in come of $700.a month. ., A letter written to her from Ger ing, Neb., mailedJanuary 25, 1920, alleged to have been written by her former lover,' "was introduced in evi dence by her husband. It is signed only "Yours truly " Excerpts from ifare these: : ' ; i. ' , - i "Don't give . up the ship. - You know where I stand. Think twice be fore iou speak, then talk to your self. , Be" sure and let me know just as soon as possible, about what you were disappointed -'in in your last letter.S As for wht vyou have up your . sleeve, V can -only wait , and hope for the' best." : f ; ".. the -Massachusetts Department of Labor last Jyear reported that the individual output of cripples was 25 per - cent greater , than that of able bodied men. T v.. W1NST0RIP VS BY L FITCH PERKINS m the Japanese-, ' Twins , Decorate t Honorable Recess. Vjhc.;Twins lookedr carefully all around the pine, tree, but its -frank was gnarfed andr oid. It is hard to believe that so little a tree could be, so old, but the Japanese know how' to keep a tretvsmall, . like a toy tree, even if if has been growing for 100 year's. .. i Thisv; tree ; wasn't 100 years old, because'their grandfather had seet it out, when the Twins' father was a little , hoy, ind the Twins' father wasn't anywhere near 100 years old. "I don't beli-: a darline : little pink baby c6uld ever grow ierc," K said lake, when she Had looked all around the pine tree. '."Let'Sylook at the plum tree.', TJwy ran, tg the plum tre -that stood art the other end of the gar den. They, looked,' all; about it. i On the .south side' of the plum tree, in the sunshine, there was, a long branch near the ground j and on the branch what do you think? there was 'a whole row of pirtk buds, almost ready , to burst into bloom! ... ' ' " - "Oh, Taro, faro, look here !" Take cried. "Here's the baby's very own branch; I'm sure of it, for there aren'any other buds on the whole tree that are as near'btft as these se' LeVs s cut off his spray and carry u. i. 4. ..... said Taro. . . - . t'Oh, yes, and, I'll snow mother how beautifully I un arrange it just the way I was taught to do it. Take answered. "Nothing could be nicer for a baby's flower thana dear little branch like this with pink buds on it!" ,v ' "I'll brc'ak it for you," said Taro. "I'm strong." . " ( .He broke the branch -carefully, just where. Take told him to. He took great pains not to tear the bark or hurt the tree. i . Then they carried it into the house. In one corner, of the room ',. Hi V , V., 4 mm SB itttesi o i- . Hi, r. A Daring Sale of Blouses And when we say daring, we mean that it'requires a lot of merchan-' dising nerve to . offer blouses of such extreme beauty ,and splendid quality at such a 'startling low price. . - - . 1 i ' Tricolette and Georgette Blouses in every new ' shade, Embroid- , ered, Braided, Beaded, New Col-J ' lars, New Cuffs. . Values to $12f5 at 44 If you need a new'Mousc, be here when the dooi-s open,; Saturday morning. Such wonderful values are rare indeed. . . 1 508-15 1 O DOUGLAf STREET with This Tremendous All Inclusive .''-.. ' v - , . ' " . ' . HJUTT SAIL In Effect "SaturidayTSurely No Qther Event Can Command Your Attention A If you are interested in securing the greatest possible t !i ...... : Jl .11' ' '' ' ji-' "it ' : ' t yalueso every suniaoiiar you spena you wiu come di rect to this gigantic sale.v For at no time has any Omaha store 'ever offered suit values that even approach these wonderful ofiennffs ? v Eton Suits of Tricotine Smart Suits of Poirt Twill Smart Super Twill Suits Pony Coats Suits of Tricotine ' - : - ! 1 Braided Tricotine Suits -Elegantly Plain Tailored Serge .Suits , . : Handsomely Embroidered Serge Suits Hand Braided Serge Suits ; v ' ; Belted Suiis Button Trimmed Colors Navy, Black, Checks, Tan, Rein deer and the Popular Wool . Jersey Shades. Every Suit Beautifully Lined With Plain,' or Figured Silk.' J II IU llW TTa. .irr.J ill am f r inrrfl mi Extraordinary Sale of Skirts Cast 'aside, every household duty Saturday and attend this. unusual Skirt Sale,. The. Value's will' cause " every visitor to become a buyer. ' Plain , and Satin Stripe i Silk Faille in. Wliite, Black, Navy, Oopen and Taupe; regular and extra sizes. . Values to $15.00 at 99 We doubt is another . such skirt buying opportunity will present it self to the wmen of Gihaha for months to come. . , Save Time and Money Tomorrow v by Coming Direct to Suit Headquarters x It will be the shrewd shopper who responds to thig event early Saturday morning, as many of the suits involved are one or- tw of a kind models, and early choosers have- all the advantage. gyits Made to Sell Up to' $55, Choice Saturday - Suits Made to Sell Up to' $75, j Chbice Saturday V .Si :V Suits Made to Sell Up to $95, Chdice Saturday While, we quote but three special! sale groups, for Saturday, it must be re membered that our entire stock is offered at proportionate price reductions. . . f .... ."-v. i : Saturday's suit offerings are by big odds the most remarkable of the gigan- tic Forced-Out-of-Busines3 Sale -which is now in full blast. - . ' ENVELOPE CHEMISE One table of dainty silk and ; satin ' -Teddy Bears,-, embroidered and laccf trimmed'. Values to $10' r BLOUSES SMOCKS PETTICOATS &S One large table of Lingerie Blouses, New Smocks and Fancy ' ' Cotton Petticoats, all to go while they last. Saturday j at one Not i Garment in the Lot Worth Leu Han $3.50, Saturday ONYX FIBRE HOSE . One lot o very fine . quality Blbre Silk Hose. They are of all colors ex ;ept black. ' Genuine - $1.25 Values 3 ? . ' , : None sold to dealers there was a little alcove. '.There is one in every Japanese house. It is called .the "honorable recess," and it is where (heir most beautiful things arc placed. There, is always a picture-r perhaps two or three 0f them hanging like long banners oir lhe wall at the back of the "hon orable' recess." These banner pic tures are called kakemono. There is also a small table with a vase on it standing near. In this vase there are always flowers,, or a beautiful branch with green leaves. In Japan the little girls are Taught to arrange' flowers j,ust as carefully as they are, taught thread, sothat the "honor able. recess" miy Be .kept beautiful, to look at. ,v V. ' "s Take' filled tlvf vase with 'water.. She fitted a little forked stick into the top of the vase, and ,tuck the1 plum branch through the crotch of the forked stick, so It wouldn't fall over. She twisted it this way and that until it looked just right. Then ' she . palled Taro to see it. (Rights renrvtd by HouchtunMlfdln Co.) .Tomorrow Japanese Twins v see the Kura. Claim Adjuster Sues U. P. ; ' 1 ' l For Fall iri Union Station Orlando Y. Kring filed suit In dig- " trict court today against the Union Pacific Railroad company for $25, 000 damage for injuries which he says he received when he slipped ' and felt in the Union station, Feb ruary 16. He. is a claim adjuster... Exceptional Values in Curtains Will Be Offered on Saturday at the , Value-Giving Furniture Store '2000 Pairs NevV Curtains. at Less Than Today's Cost, V to Manufacture ' Just arrived and unpacked' --wiH be ready for your in- . jf . kflS .spection aAd selection ! , - If. 1 Saturday tCENTBAI. njIMTPRB gTORF 'MT.'mmia OMAMAS VAL(JViVINa 0TOM7 .V A 'HI, .lfv:: : : : : :i::s : t ; : : 111::. K 9 It will be well worth your while to share in , these stupendous Values Newly Designed Voile .Curtains . 1 tlany patterns of fine Mercerised' Voile Curtains in ; white, cream and, ecru jjolors. TBey 'wash very nicely-and'are especially attractive for bed rooms, j or as summer curtains for any room. d 1 Qr owen's. value-giving price, per pair. ... . . P A ; Beautiful Filet Net Curtains These cm-tins are exceptionally pretty, in, small dotted figures. They are 24 yards long and 38 , inches wide, and very serviceable. It would be dif ficult to find values thafwill equal QC 'them. Bowen' value-ging price, pair. . P-P Bed Spread White Marseilles Bed Spreads, square and cut cor ners, scalloped and plain edges; sizes, .72x90 and 78x90. .. v. : . ;, " r $1.95, $2.45 $3.45 i - A fine round-thread quality; sizes, 72x90 and 63x50. Quality and prices, should appeal to thrifty vbuyers.' J.1.95 $2.95 .:'.:. Pillow Cases - - 42x36 in.; at. . . . . 65c 45x36 in., at.v. . 70c : sRag fcugs Hit and Miss- Patterns, I Excellent for bath and bed rooms; washable and will hold their colors. ' T ' :-' ' 18x36 inches: . t .$ .70 22x36 inches.. . .$ .90 " 24x48 inches. .:. 1.35 36x72 inches. ... 2.75 Martha Washington Rag Rugs Colors in yellow, gi'een, grey, blue and pin. Wc advise laying in a supply ofthese excellent rag rugs. 24x36 inches . . . $1.25 v36x72 inches . . . $2.95 1 v ' Cocoa Door;Mats 12x18 inches t , . ... . ,..., Brooms Excellent -quality ; has smooth and strong handle .... . ... ...... v . . . . V7 r - Clothes Baskets Strong-and neatly made; large size; at 98c 33c - 89c Coffee Percolators Made of pure aluminum; large size and d 1 or of excellent quality . . . . v . . '. . . . . . ... yl tLu ; . : "Fern Logs Of rustic design; very fine for handne uu purciies; complete, witn cnains. . 65c ..v . . x J 00 Value When You Purchase The Grand Rapids. Refrigerator A perfect circulation of cold, diy air, which keeps ? 11.. 4? V. l ji -!- . . uie iwu iresii aim me nerrigerator tree from pdors. These refrigerators are helfung to save food in one million homes. Put one in Y$jjR home. Call and see theifPtoday.. '.' --Value-Giving Pric,es--i $13.95 to $97.50 .jigUHMD'' t;.s3.. irrrrrrfHMHMuim i mm k j
