THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1920.
Salvation Army
Adopts $220,000
! Serjice Budget
Advisory Board Decide! at
Convention to Erect New
Rescue and Maternity
Home Here, " r
The Salvation Army budget of
$.WO,000, of which Douglas county's
lhare is approximately $90,000, and
which U for the purppse of carrying
OUt the Army's Home Service pro
ram for the earning year, was
unanimously adopted by the
Nebraska state advisory board and
jts more than 200 delegates at a
state board convention held yester
day at the Hotel Fontenelle, with
judge A. L. Sutton, chairman, pre
A resolution calling for the build
ing or acquisition of a suitable site
for a new rescue and maternity
home, where, the Christian and help
ful work being done for prospective
and unmarried child-mothers can
adequately meet the demands made
upon it by every county in the state,
which was put befare the convention
by Prohat Judge Ira K. Tsh, of
Alliance, Neb., wa, also, unanimous
ly adopted. " .
Colonel Mary E. Stillwell, who
more than 20. year ago founded the
present rescue and maternity home,
told during the noon . luncheon of
thousand of young girls who,
through the Army's efforts, had been
reclaimed to, lives of Christian re
spectability. Col. Stillwell has been
actively engaged for more than 38
years among fallen women in Chi
cago and. other thickly populated
penters of the country, and gave
vivi$ wor4-pictures of her startling
experiences, during that time-
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Prigadier and Mrs, William An
drews, who now have charge of both
this state, Iowa and western Illinois,
and both of whom have been asso
ciated with Salvation Army work for
nearly 40 year, outlined graphically
the growth of the Army and the de
velopment of its 6 major relief ac
tivities throughout the world.
' Adjutant Sydney Cooke, m charge
of' the special efforts departments
for Nebraska and Iowa, was accom
panied during his lengthy address
on Salvation. Army institutions, by
several reels of moving pictures and
scores of slides portraying the things
the Army does", ranging from fresh
air camps for mothers and children
to. visiting the so-called desperadoes
in prison. gal
Telia of War Work.
Pr. Charles T. Wheeler made a
stirring address on the self-sacrificing
efforts of more than 100,000 Sal
vationists in front-line trench dug
outs, in army huts and everywhere
along the fronts during 'the world
conflict, together with the manifold
activities of the Army in. the United
States, painting pictures which
reused within the breasts of his au
dience a realization of the magnitude
of the work in the 66 countries of
th world, r ...
Nebraska is the twenty-fourth
state to establish county advisory
boards, making 1,500 counties with
21,000 members throughout, the
United States sponsering the Salva
tion Army, according to'H. N. Jeff
rey of Chicago, associate, territorial
director. ...
The Salvation Army drive in Ne
THE 'MOST rgE&TUriFTXL CjZTO I2C CZTKE&ICzr
We are holding "Open House;" to signalise
the arrival of the new Paige and we trust '
v that you will riot let the week pass with" ,
out
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PAIG E DETROIT MOTOR CAR.
She Spends More Than
He Makes, Hubby Says
Wife Too Costly:
Mail Asks Divorce
Husband Says Better Half Ate
$3 Meals While He Patron
ized Cafeterias.
Mrs. Arthur C. Leflang ha? been
eating $2.20 breakfasts and $3.50
dinners at the Hotel FcmtenelW
while her husband has been patron
izing cafeterias at 50 cents to $1 per
meal, testimony showed in Judge
3a.lowi.n'-s municipal court yesterday,
where Mr. Leflang defended a suit
brought agsinst him by the Hotel
Fontenelle to collect $500 for an
$8.50 per day suite of roomi and
meals for Mrs. Leflang from June
8 to July 14.
Mr. Leflang is suing his wife, for
divorce in district court on grounds
of crueltv.
He said he gave his wife $11,000
last year and $7,000 early this year
ani that, last February he took her
to New York and bought her $2,000
worth of clothes. Between March
10 and July 1 he said he received
tills amounting to $3,000 from local
merchants for goods bought by his
wife. - -
"I don't are to. buy goods and
clothing for all her relatives," said
Mi1. Leflang.
Judge Baldwin reserved his deci
sion unti next Monday.
Corn Beyond . Danger.
Wahoo, Neb., September 16.
The splendid- weather of the past
two. w?ek has done wonders for
Sounder county cqrn and .many
fields are- how beyond danger from
frost. ' Farmers are drilling wheat
this week and the acreage of this
cereal promises to be large.
brasM to raise the $220,000 budget
will start October 18 and. close a
week Jater,i October 25. A commit
tee to be select a location for the
new Salvation. , Anny building te.be
erected here was appointed by Judge
Sutton, with . A'. I Bowman as
chairman. t ,
granting it your
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The interest already evidenced in this
unique product forecasts for it an ungues'
' tioned leadership among, mo tor cars,
regardless of price. This interest is the
' intelligent recognitwri of supreme quali''
ties, an acknowledgment of the great stride
forward accomplished by the Paige engin
eering and designing staff, To inform your
self properly of this, achievement accept
our invitation and inspect the new Paige,
Nebraska Paige Company
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Gunman Who Was
Furlouglied from
Prison h Caught
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Bpryl Kirk Who Was Released
From Penitetniary Last
December Captured
v In Des Moines,
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absence of both Governor McKelvie
and Lieutepant Governor Barrows
Kirk was freed December 2, He
was seen leaving the prison in. a
taxicab by Secretary H. H. Antles
of the board of public welfare.
Caused Investigation.
News of his release spread rapidly
over the State and public opinion
soon demanded an investigation
which was delayed until the return
of Governor McKelvie from the
cast, ' ,
Senator Bushee's actipn waa insti
gated by the law firm of Peterson
& Devoe of Lincoln and the senator
said "he "didn't know Kirk was guilty
of murder."
Governor McKelvie ordered an in
vestigation into the release upon hia
return.
Senator Bushee then stated he and
the prison officials knew where Kirk
was and that they were satisfied he
would report to Warden, Fenton as
per his verbal instructions when
freed.
Kirk a Fugitive.
Warden Fenton received no. re
ports however, and when he sent
deputies to Des Moines, where Kirk
was supposed to be living, no trace
of him could be found.
District Judge Sears of Omaha
then stated he would confer with
other judges concerning- a probe
into the release, and a meeting- of the
seven district judges of Omaha was
called, at which a resolution , was
adopted asking the State Bar asso
ciation for investigation into . the
connection of Attorneys ; Peterson
and Devoe -with tbe matter. Chief
Justice A- M- Morrissey ordered a
special board of the irate Ba asso
ciation to investigate the case.
Keport ot tne iinamgs oi tms
board was made public February 11,
holding that no evidence of bad faith
on the part of those connected with
Jvirk 8 release could be round.
Search For Months
Findings of this board! held, how
ever, that thefurlough was granted
without authority of the law, but
sanctioned by custom, records show
ing that 52 such furloughs had been
granted. K
investigation into reports that
great sum of money had been spent
in securing the release were blasted
by the finding of the investigating
board which showed that reterson
apd Devoe had, received but $150 re
tainer fee July 8 for their efforts.
Other attempts of private detec
tives in Omaha to connect the $63,
000 robbery of the Hayden store in
Omaha twa nights before. Kirk's re
lease with the freeing of the bandit
also failed. ' v
Reward ef $500 was offered by
Gu Hyers iof the law enforcement
department of the state at the in
stance of Governor McKelvie when
it waa learned Kirfc Qould not Li
found. .., ,
Kirk will probably be returned to
tbe state penitentiary today.
Theodore Lesch, East Omaha,
brother-in-law of Kirk, when in
formed of the bandit's1 capture in
personal inspection.
COMPANY, DETROIT, Michigan
Says Sand and Gravel
hRates Discriminate
; Against His Company
Lincoln, Sept. ( 16, (Special.)-
Complaint to the effect that an order
made by the railway commission in
creasing the rates on carload ship
ments of 'sand and, grasel 2S p?r
cent discriminated against his corn-t
pany because the order excepts
points from which rates were in
force, on June 24, 1918, has been
filed with the Nebraska Railway
commission by Trenmor Cone,
manager of the Consumers' Sand
eompany iof Valley, Neb,
The Valley company did not be
gin operation until September 1.
1919. It is forced to compete with
other companies operating at Louis
ville, Ashland and Fremont, the
complaint says, and the prdqr tends
to decrease the sand v and grave)
rates fFem these points. -
Cone asks that an order be made
declaring an emergency to exist and
establishing rates which shall be no
greater than the corresponding rates
now in effect from Lquisville, Ash
biiid and Fremont. 1 i
New Stock Sales Pavilion
At Saunders County Fair
Wahoo, Neb., Sept. 16. (Special.)-
The Saunders county fair will be
held at Wahoo, September 22 to 24.
In addition to the regular exhibits ol
live stock and agricultural exhibits
the Saunders County Pure Bred
Live Stock Breeders' association will
dedicate their new sales pavilion on
September 23 and have planned an
excellent program. 1 here will be the
Usual races and also a base ball
tournament and a horse-shoe pitch
ing tournament covering the two
last days of the fair,
Avoca Woman Appeals
. Decision in Divorce Case
LjncQln, Sept. 16. (Special.)
An appeal has been filed in the
state supreme court by Mrs. Nina
Rose from a decision of the district
court m Douglas county, which de-
nied her petition for divorce, but
allowed her $300 a month to be paid
by her husband, William Rose,
Avoca (Neb.) farmer, for the main
tenance of herself and five children
until the domestic difficulties of the
family are adjusted.
Columbus Plans for Visit
Of Col- Theodore. Roosevelt
Columbus, Neb., September 15
j club met to make arrangements for
I Col. Theodore Roosevelt's visit to
this city Saturday afternoon, Colonel
Roosevelt is making the trip by auto
throughout the state and s aeeonv
panied by Raymond Robbins, Gov
ernor McKelvie and Congressman
Evans. A reception committee, a
committee to decorate the park, and
a committee to introduce the speaker
were appointed.
Des Meines declared he wa$ no
longer Interested m Kirk.
"I'm through with-him," he said,
VI dop't tare whether he is captured
or not.
Kirk's wife,' who fs a sister to Mrs.
Lesch, and who made her home w'th
the Lesches when ' Kirk wasi.i
prison, hasn't been seen by Letch;
for some time, he said. , '
Kirk's father, J. B. Kirk, 2321
Dewey avenue, has been out of the
city for the last three days, accord
ing to Lesch.
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J, F, Dietz Named
By Jingler For
Ak-Sar-Ben King
Lumber Man Is Chosen in The
Bee Contest for Crown .
Wearer by Prize
Win
ner.
J. F. Dietz, vice president of the
C, N. Dietz. Lumber company, wil
be this year's king of Ak-Sar-Ben,
aecording to K. Lineburg, 6f South
Thirty-eighth street, winner of
Thursday's, prize in The Bee's Aki
Sar-Ben jingle contest, who sings
thus:
Some years ago a wan(Jorer departed Ironji
our uhore;
Upon return tq hla native land ha waa
greeted an ''Com.mctlore."
Stranger things have happened than a
leap from commodore a king.
And this genial man might be Induced to
think It the proper thing;
It In this race for kingship he, purclance.
Is the one who luats,
The headlines Saturday morning will read,
"Jacob' frnk Diet"
Pick some man or woman who
you think would, make a gtfod king
or queen, write a jiiigle about him
or her and send it to The Bee. You
may win two prizes if you do so.
These ar the contest rules:
1. No governor of Ak-Sar-Ben
or any rnemher of hia family is
eligible to compete, njr any em
ploye of The Bee or hia relative.
Anypne else may contribute one
0,r more jingles.
2. The guess must itt embodied
in a jingle, either a "King's Jingle"
qr a "Queen's Jingle." It must
be written plainly and enclosed in
an envelope addressed to the Ak-Sar-Ben
Jmgle Editor of The Bee.
3. Each jingle must be on a
separate sheet, of paper, the
King's Jingle" on one and the
"Queen's Jingle" on another.
4. The author of the best jin
gle each day will receive two
tickets to Con T. Kennedy's Ak-Sar-Ben,
carnival shows.
5. The person who guesses
correctly the name of the king will
receive any 910 article in any
Omaha, store; the , person who
guesses correctly the name of the ;
queen will receive a second order
for $10 worth of merchandise in
any Omaha store.
6. In case two or more persons
make the same winning guesses,
the author of the best jingle will
receive the first prize and the au
thor of the second best , jingle a
separate $5 prize.
7. The contest will close Sep
tember 22.
A nursing bottle has been patented
that is mad? of a collapsible materi
ial which can be fo.ded from the
bottom,
Red Cross Nurse Who
Served in France Is
Given State License
Lincoln, Sept. 16.-r-(Special).
Miss Emma Matztn, who, as an
American Reef Crossx surse, was in
one of the first units sent to Franc?
by this country, and who was pu
board the vessel when an explosion
occurred, killing one of the nurses,
a few miles outside of New York
harbor, has been licensed to prac
tice her profession in the state of
Nebraska, at Ccrtumbus. Miss Mat
n and two sistes, the Misses Es
te'le and Mamie Matzen. are con
ducting the general hospu'a.1 at Co
lumbus. Miss Matzen was srghtly iniured
in the explosion that took plafe Qn
the transport, shortly after it feft
Jrw York. This was in the early
summer of 1917. Miss Matzen served
in France at base hospital No. 12
up to the signing of the armistice.
Weaver Explains Plans
To Curb Public Utilities
Grand Island, Neb., September 16.
(Special Telegram) President
Weaver of the (Constitutional con-s
ventiqn in an address here empha
sized the fact that the proposed
amendments relative 4o increased
control by state railway commission
over public utility corporations were
not intended to include and in no
manner included municipally owned
utilities.
The local public had perhaps a
special interest, in the matter, Grand
Island owning and. operating jts own
water, electric and ice utilities. Mr.
Weaver received his greatest ap
plause while explaining the proposed
amendment remedying the board Qt
pardons evils. Within the past
weeks two more Hall county con
victs have been paroled without
notice to the court which senfencea
pr the attorney who prosecuted.
Nebraska Physicians to
Report Contagious Cases
Lincoln, Sept. 16, (Special).--
AH physicians in Nebraska are being
supplied from the state health bu
reau with franked post cards for
making immediate reports to county
superintendents on cases of con-r
taious diseases in their communi
ties,. The county officials report
weekly, to the state bureau, and Epi
demiologist W. H. Wilson of the
bureau, who is collaborating epi
demiologist for the United States,
public health service, sends a week
ly report for the entire state to
Washington.
The area planted in sugar in the
Philippine Islands this year is estU
mated at 550,000 acres, a 20 per cent
increase from last year.
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Personal
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Peters Trust Company
and
Peters National Bank.
v Tarnam at Sventeenth
Provide Heavier Fines
For Columbus Speeders
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 16. (Spe
cial). Mayor Charlie Carrig is look
ing fora good motorcycle cop. A
paving project just completed gives
speeders a four-mile stretch of pav
ing with just twp turns, and the
temptations is too great for the auto
owners of the city. The council in
session last night drafted a new
speed ordinance that provides for
4 heavier fine with each offense, and
culminates with a JU-day jail sen
tence. The mayor was also instruct
ed to hire a motorcycle policeman.
Farmer Fined $300 for
Possession of a Still
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) John Rippen, fanner near
Plattem CenteF who' was arrested
Tuesday when a still was found on
his place, was fined $300 in county
court here yesterday. At first Rip
pen maintained that he had found
Wlien the stomach
te"Off, " sometimes a
ood way to find the
trou&le is to cjuit cof
. fee and use
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Ten days' trial proves
and there's a lot of sat
isfaction in knowing.
Why not order a tin of
InstantPostum
from the grocer
next timeand
watch yourself
and your own
feelings?
"TSerei a Season"
Ma3by
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tor l ou
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energies, through its investment and trust departments,
tb safeguarding the property of its clients.
' Now, through the joint services of the Peters National Bank
and the, Peters Tryst Company, we offer you' this same con
scientious personal service enlarged to handle all of ypur per
sonal financial needs. )
You will find awaiting you in the new and enlarged organi
zation the sameefficers, the same warrp welcome and the same
careful consideration of your needs which you have always
found at the Peters Trust Company. ,
You Can Nftv Transact Your Entire
Financial Business in One Room
Our new quarters, opening off Farnam at
Seventeenth,on the street level, will house in one
great banking room the joint activities of the
Peters Trust Company and the Peters National
Bank.
Here you can open a checking or a savings
account, buy foreign exchange or steamship
tickets, seodre data about foreign conditions, or
rent a safe deposit box. ;
The service of the Peters Trust Company,
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without a loss, needs no introduction, nor its
trust service,' including its work as executor and
administrator, and the handling of properties
and all forms tf trusts under the capable man
agement of Judge Howard Kennedy.
Formal Opening Saturday, Sept. iSth
) Peters Trust Building
' 2:co to 5:30 P. M. 7:00 to 9:39 f. M.
You are cordially invited
the still in his corn field but later
said he purchased it from Henrjr
Shoemaker. The still is on disolav
at the county judge's office. N0
action can be taken against Shoe
maker, county officials state.
Man and Wife Held Under
Heavy Bonds for Larceny
Beatrice, Neb., September 16.
(Special Telegram.) Mr. and Mrs.
O, A. Smith, who were arrested here,
Saturday evening and lodged in jail,
pending an investigation relative tO
the disappearance of two boxes and
a trunk of articles from the Feeble
Minded Institute, where they were
employed to Nevada, Mo., were
arraigned this evenipg before. Judge
Craig on the charge of larceny. They
pleaded not guilty.
ineir preliminary nearing was set
for October 18. Smith's bond was
fixed at $2,000, and his wife's at
$1,000. In default pf surety they
were remanded to jail. '
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