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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1920)
f 11 1 t THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920. 'I HONOR WILL BE PAID SOLDIER DEAD ON MONDAY Industry to Cease One Minute At Request of Sons and - Daughters of Vet . erans..- Linccajn, Neb., May 25. (Special.) Governor McKelvie issued the following proclamation designating Monday as Declaration day; "Speech, however eloquent, and songi, however sweet, can add "but little if any to the sacredness and importance of Declaration day. The day ,was an afterthought of the Civil war and has been set apart for the specific purpose of doing honor to those who have served . our country in the army and navy and fell in the line of duty or have since fallen along the pathway, of civil life. , . ',- "It comes at a season of the year when naturc.furnishes in abundance , the emblems with which we can best evidence the character o our thoughts and impulses. Flowers tpeak for us sentiments which we cannot find words to express, and as they drop from loving hands on the graves of the departed, they carry with them the purest and best sentiments w possess. For the reason that May 30 falls on Sunday this year, the following day (Monday) will be a legal holi day and will be so observed by all the departments vnd institutions of the state. In order to give particu lar significance to the day, it. has . been requested by the state encamp ment of the Sons and Daughters of Veterans and other patriotic socie - ties of the state that at 10 o'clock, May 31, all activities and traffic, both public and private, as nearly as practicable, may cease for the space of one minute throughout the entire State, and that the people may stand at reverential silence as a testimonial of their appreciation and patriotic gratitude to those whose graves at that moment are being strewn' with flowers. - In testimony whereof, I, Samuel R, McKelvie, governor, do hereunto subscribe my. name and have caused the great seal of the state to be affixed. . .Western1 Maccabees Hold' " Meeting in North Platte North Platte, Neb., May 25. (Spe cial Telegram.) The biannual dis trict rally of the W. B. A; of Macca bees &i the western half of Nebraska . is being held here and several hun dred women are attending. Dele ,. gates from Lexington, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Sidney and other towffs arrived early. A school of instruction was held under the di rection of Frances Partridge of Port Huron, Mich., supreme record keep ,v er of the order. Drills were given by visiting teams and a banquet was served'in the Methodist church. An, evening program, open to the public, consist ed of fancy drills, vocal solos, -cos- tnme dances and .addressed. The delegates were welcomed to the city by Miss Annie Kramph arid the re sponse was made by Frances Part ridge of Port Huron. Mrs. Babcock. of, Hastings was one of the principal speakers. . Deposed State Employe Demands Vacation Pan Lincoln, May 25. (Special.) Miss Anna Yokel, who was fired by the state board pf control for."in compatability" still continues to be "incompatable" with the board and , has now put in a voucher for two week's pay during her vacation. Miss Yokel, under the pronunci . amato of the board will be out of a job on the first day of June, There is no law which allows an employe twd weeks' vacation or pay for the same, but it has .always been the custom to allow two weeks', vaca t tion with full pay each year. . Miss ' Yokel insists that she is not quitting the job voluntarily and is therefore entitled to vacation pay. The at torney general holds, that she - can not be paid .for two weeks because that would deprive her successor of his right to vacation pay for .the ' balance of the year. Charge Bad Checks Were Issued by Ravenna Man North Platte, Neb., May 25. (Spe cial.) R. E. Stone of Ravenna was t arrested here charged with .passing a worthless check on a local store in payment for a suit of clothes. The merchant was suspicious " of the check and got in communication ': with the Ravenna bank upon which it was drawn and was informed that he had no account with them and also that warrants were issued for him on a similar charge in Lincoln, Neb. . ' Lincoln police were informed ' of his arrest and he will be taken there to face charges of passing checks totaling $i40 on six stores. State Recording Clerk , K Will Deliver Addresses 'Lincoln. Neb., May 25. (Special.) ' J. H. Presson of Omaha, many years recording clerk in the office . of the chief executive of the state. x will deliver an address Sunday at Cowles, the occasion being a me morial service for Albert Dewey i Jailer, a soldier boy of that town " ' ' who, for many months was report-? . et missing before word came of his . de&th. Memorial day, Mr, Presson wll deliver an address at Ashland. : Woman Teacher in Politics At Franklin Dies in Lincoln - . Franklin, Neb., May 25. (Spe- n,M Mr Brrt Butrkle of this . . city died in a Lincoln hospital fol lowing an operation. She was a ' delegate to the republican state con vention and. while in the city decided to enter the hospital She was one ;'" of the leaders of women in politics and civic enterprises in this city. liniworth Tanner Kills Self. Ainsworth, Neb.-May 25. (Spe cial. E. T. Valentine, a farrfier rt-. ' siding 20 miles south of this city, committed suicide by shooting. ac- cording to reports received here. , ' No , motive ' for the. act could be Lincoln Gits Will Escape ' Rigors of , Mayor's Ordinance Lincoln, ' May 25. (Special.) I he catastrophe which at one time seemed to threaten the felines of Lin cola will not occur. A shor.t time ago Mayor Miller prepared an ordi nance compelling cats in the capital city to "hike for home at 7 ia the evening and 'stay there until 7 in the morning. All cats should be decorated with a ribbon and tag showing that they had passed the board of censorship" and were en titled to be abroad in the day time. The introduction of the ordinance rajsed such a storm of protest that upon its third reading it was de feated, receiving only the vote of the mavor for oassa. the other four commisisoners voting agafhst it. As a result the cats had a howl ing celebration. ; Hot Springs Legion WiH 7 Erect Model' Ckib' Rooms -Hot Springs, S. D., May 25. (Spe cial.) The most unique ' American Legion building in the state will be erected ' by Battle Mountain post, K?t Springs. The structure will, be in the form of a typical log cabin of the early days of the Black Hills. It 'will be abbnt 35x40 feet in size with an eight-foot veranda on three sides. 1 It will contain a large assembly room, to be used for Legion meet ings, dances and all social purposes. In addition there will be a room for the, ladies' auxiliary, a billiard room, cloak rooms, wash rooms and kitch en. The log cabin will have for a setting in the background the pine trees which extend to. that part of the Black Hills. Nebraska School Building Is Recognized as Model Plattsmouth, Neb., May 25 (Special.) Plattsmouth's new high school building, ""completed little more than a year ago, has gained recognition in ( the columns of the American School Board Journal of Milwaukee, one of the leading school publications in the United. States. A large picture of the building is ac companied by detailed discription of its interior arrangement and equip ment, it having been selected, as the most satisfactory type of,' structure for towns of from 1,000 to 5,000 pop ulation. " Plattsmouth Man Stricken 1 f I I M ! . II vvmie 'neaaing in nome Plattsmouth, Neb.. May 2S YSoe- cial.) Oliver Gilson, 70-year-old pioneer resident of Plattsmouth, was found dead in a chair in, the kitchen of his home. Physicians say he- was stricken with heart failure as. he;sat. at" the siipper table and died with out a - struggle, as- his spectacles were still on and a paper had fallen to his side, indicating he had been engaged in reading following the evening meal. Mr. Gilson' was en gaged in the well digging .business. He leaves a wife and several chil dren. Alda State Bank Sold to Farmers for $300 a Share Grand Island. Neb.. May 25. (Special-Telegram.) The Alda State bank, organized about 10 years ago, and which has been paying dividends ranging from 6 to 15 per cent was sold to the Farmers' State bank of Alda, recently established by the -organized farmers of th$ com munity, at $300 a share. There were five stockholders ".of the Alda State and no share, had been transferred since the organization. ' Missing Kansas Banker Leaves Car. in Beatrice "Beatrice. Neb.. Mav 25. fSrje- cial.) rAn automobile belonging to August Jaedicke, missing president of the Hanover, Kas., hank which failed a few days agof was found in a 'garage here. It is said that Jaedicke drove the car to Beatrice the day the bank closed its doors and boarded a train. , , Hail and Rain. Damages ' ! Crops at North Platte North Platte, Neb.. May 25. (Special.) One of the, most violent storms of the season when nearly an inch and a half of rain fell in half an hour Monday night flooded fields and hail damaged gardens and growing crops. The storm extended only over a limited area. Windows were broken by the hail at Brady. Plattsmouth Man Asks Divorce From Omaha Wife Plattsmouth. Neb.. Mav-25. CSoe- cial.) A petition for divorce was filed in -district-court Here by John t-erney, alleging cruelty Dy nis wiie, Mary Cerney. The Cerneys were married in Omaha, Pebruary 28, 1908, and Mrs. Cerney is now a resi dent of Douglas county. - . Supply Oil Fields. Beatrice. Neb.. Mav 25. fSne. cial.) The Dempster' company of this city shipped a car of well ma chinery to Wyoming oil fields. The company has been given the con tract for sinking -wells in Gage county tor, the woiarege ou in terests. , ADVERTISEMENT Will Radium at Last ' Open the Door of the Great Unknown? If you are lick nd want to Get Well and Keep Well, write for literature that telle How and Why this almost unknown and wonderful new element ' brings relief to so many sufferers from Rheumatiam, Sciatica, Gout, Neuritis, Neuralgia. Ner vous Prostration, High Blood Pressure and diseases of the Stomach, Heart, Lungs,. Liver, Kidneys and other ailments. You' wear this Eadlo-Active Solar Pad day and night, reoeiving the Radio-Active Rays continuously into your system, causing a healthy circulation, overcoming sluggish ness, throwing off impurities and restoring the tissues and nerves to normal con ditionand the next thing you know you are getting well. Sold on a test proposition. .. . 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The case will not be heard in dis trict court until next September.-' Shot in His Bed. Lucken, who is 78, was shot in bed early on the morning of May 12 and his wife took a train for Omaha about the same time, returning to Fremont in the afternoon. Olsen was arrested May 14 in Council Bluffs, where he has been a con tractor, leaving Fremont some years ago. He was both carpenter . and bartender here at different times. Among the witnesses summoned by the county attorney who were pres ent for the hearing were four from Council Bluffs, George Gillespie, Oscar P. Peterson, James C- Shaf fer -and Charles Swauson. The Luckens have lived in Dodge county since their marriage 40 years ago. ; Additional Paving Will Be Laid in Plattsmouth Plattsmouth, Neb., May 25. (Spe cial.) 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Commencement exercises for Midland college, at-the end of its first year in Nebraska, begin May 27 with a recital by the school of music and department of expression, and end June 3 with the graduation exer cises and conferring of degrees, when Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, Mid dleton, Pa., will deliver the address., Other features of commencement week are; Sunday, sermon to theo logical students by Rev. Alonzo J. Turkle, D. D., president of the board ot education of the United Lutheran church, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Monday, programs by Kalophronean and Wynn societies; Tuesday, senior ex ercises, alumni meetings, alumni ad dress by Rev. Charles R. Lwe; 'me morial service for William H. Clem mons by S. S. Sidner, Fremont; Wednesday, Wynn play, "Within the Law;" Rev. Rufus B. Peery of Polo, III., will preach the baccalau reate sermon May 30. . Enlarge Paving Program. Ainsworth, Neb., 'May 25. (Spe cial.) 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