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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 17, 1920.
Omaha Pilot
Cremated When
; Plane Falls
Bryan McMullen, 28, Burned
to .Death In Fog-Hidden
Field, While Bride of Year
Waits for Him.
Tragic Death Shatters "
Dreams of Young Couple
Bryan McMullen, 28, 1017 North
Thirty-second street, air mail pilot
on the Omaha-Uucago division, was
killed when the plane which he wan
flying- from Chicago to Omaha, (ell
t . in in :i ....
near uaiavia, m., j nines wtsi oi
Chicago, early yesterday morning.
This is the first fatality on the Omaha-Chicago
division.
; His pretty young wife of but a
year was preparing to depart for
AKOar-nen netfi 10 meet nun wnen
informed of the accident. .
When VV. K. Holcomb, until re-
rt,t tlia r t n rt f l f m t t ft Ann ft
VV HIT I' 111 V dllU a VIW.1". tm v
' the McMullcns, informed Mrs. Mc
Mullen of her husbqnds death she
collapsed completely.1
Mr. and Mrs.vMcMullrn had cele
brated their rirst wedding anniver
sary less than two weeks ago in
ineir nine numr, wint-ii wicy iuti
just moved into here. They had re
fused invitations of friends in order
to be "at home on their anniver
sary." Going to Meet Him.
William I. Votaw, superintendent
of the air mail field here, said the
young couple .had .been unusually
devoted to each other It had been
Mrs. Mc Mullen's custom to go to
.l . r.. i i u u. l...k...rt
flew here from Chicago.
- Yesterday morning she called the
hangar several times to learn if her
husband would be on time. She
planned to meet him as usual. Her
last call was at 10:30, H. H. Rowe,-a
pilot, answered the phone.
There were tears In his eyes as he
. .4 .i ! . l... nr.l tn i.r.m tn thm fitrt
His voice was husky and he was
unable to tell her the news of her
husband's death.
Mrs. McMullen remained in a
hysterical condition for several
hours after she had been informed
of her young husband's death and
spoke incoherently of her love for
film and of their happy plans'for the
future.
Always Talked of His Wife.
Pilot McMullen flew his first ship
to Omaha on September 1.1. It was
one of the all-metal J. L. 6 ships
which were abandoned a short time
later. Mrs. McMullen came here
two weeks later.
That '"Mac" was a good pilot and
a "loving husband" was the unani
mous agreement of those connected
with the hangar here.
"He always looked forward to get
ting home and talked of little but his
wife and their plans for the future,"
said Pilot Rowe.
Rowe volunteered to take Mrs
McMullen to the scene of the acci
dent on his eastbound ship yesterday
morninor.
Details of the accident reaching!
here indicate Pilot McMullen was
seeking to make a landing in the
early morning fog. His machine
struck one of a few telephone wires
running across the prairie. The air
plane turned over qnd as it hit the
ground the'' gasoline tank exploded.
The driver was strapped in ind
burned to death.
George White, a farmer, and his
wife saw 'the flyer hit the wires and
ran to the place, but the flames were
so intense they could not rescue the
trapped pilot.
McMullcn's home is in Dallas,
Tex. His body probably will be
taken there for burial. Mrs, Mc
Mullen will be furnished a personal
escort to her husband's home. Mc
Mullen was flying De Haviland No.
76 plane.
Superintendent Votaw has wired
Mrs. McMullcn's mother. Mrs. Carl
Scctt, Clovis, N. M., and her brother,
U. R. Benton, Fort Worth, Tex., to
come to Omaha.
The mail in the plane is proba
bly entirely destroyed, according to
Superintendent Votaw.
Senator Hitchcock
' Defends Article 10
New ' Haven, Oct 16. Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchock, democrat of
Nebraska, speaking at a Jemocratic
meeting here, last night declared
that article 10 of the league of ra
tions covenant is no more danger
mi tit the United States than the
Monroe doctrine; The Monroe
doctrini'ne said, guarantees the ter
ritorial integrity of 20 naicns of the
western hemisphere, while article 10
applies the same principle to 42 na
tions of the world. The Monroe
doctrine has not cost America any
lives, he asserted.
Both Fleets to Make Long
Cruises Next Summer
Washington, Oct. 16. Extensive
cruises for the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets neext summer were announced
in a tentative itinerary made public.
The Pacific fleet willfego to Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Tasmania and
the South Sea Islands, the longest
cruise ever made by the new fleet
as a unit, while in addition to a
cruise along the east coast of South
America, the Atlantic fleet will go
to Capetown and probably other
South African ports. It is expected
that the two fleets will start about
June 15.
Receiver Ts Asked for
Co-operative Association
Milwaukee. Oct. 16. Application
for the appointment of a receiver
f .L. A ... ..... nnnrtiira seen.
. ciation, whose headquarters are in
Milwaukee, was made by the Jung
Shoe -company, a creditor. It is
claimed the association's liabilities
tre $400,004 The assets are said to
be between $800,000 and $900,000.
The association has 78 branches.
Including about 45 in Wisconsin, th
remainder being located in Ken
tucky, Wyoming, ' Nebraska , and
South Dakota.
Persons With Same Name as
Bluebeard Seek New Ones
Taris, Oct 16. Four people who
have Landru as a name have applied
ta Ihe authorities for the right to
change their names. They deelare
thty do not want to be mistaken as
relative. of Landru, who is being
tried for the murder of his numerous
. wives and who is known as the
C ' (if
Train Held Up
At Burlington
Depot In Omaha
"Bandits" Are "Button
Day" Workers for, Humane
Society Who Net Big Sum
- In Drive.
Bryan McMullen. Omaha ai pilot who was cremated early yes
terday when his plane dropped, and his wife had celebrated their first
wedding anniversary less than two weeks ago in their new little home
at 1017 North Thirty-second street
State News
Game fish in Leahy lake north of
Peru will be removed by the state.
The lake is being drained.
William Walker, a farmer near
Brock, was badly burned about the
head while burning stubble.
Bert Whitlow, Auburn thresher
man, escaped death when his, cloth
ing caught in the flywheel of the
machine by the flimsiness of the
cloth.
The W. C. T. U. will hold its next
state convention in Columbus.
Ihe state organization of Pythian
Sisters will meet in Central fcity
October 25. i I
The Nebraska Press association is
waging a campaign against present
insurance rates and he plan upon
which the rate is fixed.
T. P. Ellis, foreman of the Bates
jfc Rogers Construction company,
was killed wnen struck Dy a piling
while working on a Northwestern
bridge.
Postal mail clerks won a strike
to obtain a serviceable car for use
west of Chadron.
Jurgen G. Schmidt of Adams
bought two quarter sections of land
for $48,000.
Dorsey schools have beea closed
as a precautionary measure follow
ing the illness of Earl Andcrscm, re
ported to have spinal meningitis.
Gerald Chiton, son of Kev. K.. H.
Clifton of Cozad, sustained a broken
leg when the bicycle he was riding
was struck by a car driven by Lee
Huff. Omaha.
Pawnee county will vote on Sun
day amusements at the fall elec
tion. Lewis ton at a special election
voted 4,200 bonds for the con
struction ot a municipal lighting
plant.
Over 400 school teachers In tbe
Loup valley are holding a meeting
at Ord. Division of the state asso
ciation will be discussed.
The Thomas county court house
at Thedford was destroyed by fire
believed to be of Incendiary origin.
All records were destroyed. The
building was bull! in 1888 and was
Insured (or $8,000.
Three armed bandits held up a
poker game In Rome City, Kans.,
and escaped with J500.
Lester Pell, formerly ol Beatrice,
was instantly killed at Sparttns
burg, Mo., by lightning.
Dr. W. B. Talbot was elected
president of the Custer County
Medical society at Broken Bow.
Dr. O. I. Sells was elected vice
president and Dr. Theo. Koefoot,
secretary. Dr. Cal Connell and
Dr. Warren Thompson ot Omaha
addressed the meeting.
Buffalo county wll vote on a pro
posal to sell the county poor farm
and build In some city a suitable
home that can also eare for home
less children.
Jefferis Protests
Otfean Flour Rate
Congressman Writes AdmiraJ
Benson It Is Discrimination
Against American
Millers. .
In reply to a letter from Congress
man. Albert W. Jefferis, in connec
tion with the ocean freight rates on
flour and wheat, Admiral W. S. Ben
son, chairman of the United States
shipping board at Washington,
wrote:
"I wish to advise that the board is
giving further consideration to this
matter, with" a view of arriving at
some measure of relief and we ex
pect to make an announcement in a
short time."
The congressman in his letter ex
pressed an objection on behalf of
American millers to the ocean rate
on flour as compared wish wheat,
holding that the former rate is dis
crimination against American mill
ers. Admiral Benson replied that
there is no fixed differential, the
rates being adjusted from time to
time. -
In an address to the people ot
Blair, Neb., last Saturday njght, the
congressman expressed himself .vig
orously on this subject.
Burlington officials report that a
passenger train scheduled, to leave
Omaha yesterday morning' at 7 for
Lincoln was held up while paked at
the depot. A considerable amount of
money was taken frota Omahans
who were going to attend a foot ball
game in the capital cityi
The members of the holdup party
gave their names as Mrs. H. 11. Bal-
Jdrige, i Mrs. G. W. Doane, Miss
Blanche Sorenson, Mrs. E. L. Pcgau
and Mrs. Zaida Dimond.
One of Features.
They explained that they were re
lieving their victims of money which
will be credited to the Humane so
ciety. This was one of the thrilling
features 'in connection with "Buy a
Button" day. -
The committee in charge of the
Humane society's drive reported at
11 a. m. that 35,000 buttons had been
disposed of and more had been or
dered. Tags which they had on
hand were used in place of buttons
at some of the stations.
Volunteer workers started out,
early yesterday morning and would
keep at it until the curfew was heard
last night W. W. Head, F. S. Mar
tin, J. E. Davidson, Jessie Millard
and E. E. Bruce gare-$50 each for a
button.
Canvass Dundeej
Mrs. Edgar A. Scott made a
house-to-house canvass in Dundee.
Joseph Barker, sr., gave $5 for Jo
seph Barker, jr., who arrived at the
Barker home during Ak-Sar-Ben
week.
A group of South Side women, led
by Mrs. Sam ,H. Shrigley, went
through a train of 150 stockmen in
the South Side yesterday morning
and made, every mother s son hold
out his hand with an offering.
Parade Prize Winners.
The following were the prize
winners in a pony parage yesterday
morning, from Nirieteelth and
Howard streets to Humane society
headquarters, 1618 Farnam street:
Joseph Wachtler, 2922 Izard
street, best mount.'
Itras Vestral, coming from most
distant point, Irvington.
Henry Medlock, 2831 Decatur
street, youngest rider, five years
old. ,
Marion Burckhart, 1309 South
Thirty-second, street, youngest pony.
Richard Colby, 2541 South Tenth
sy-eet, oldest pony.
. The judges of the pande were:
Guy M. Hoyt, John W. Welch, F. b.
Martin, Mrs. Harry Doorley and
Mrs. Fred Daughrrty. Mrs. J. E.
Davidson awarded the prizes.
Our Pianos Are Best
Our Prices Are Lowest
We'll Gladly .
Prove It
1807 Farnam Street
. 'Omaha', Nab.
The Oakford plan of one price
to all and commissions to none is
the greatest ; protection piano
buyers ever had.
See all, test all,' then come to
the Oakford store.
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CMiiropTaeltic
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Dr. Frank R Burhorn
Graduate tht Palmer School oS Chiropractic
Ueaiad In Nafcraak
Sulla 414-I0.23-ZS ScuritlM Bid,. C. lkV.l rWata Sta.
Cwnpfoto X Ray UAenltry Tvh, Prtr A4juMn$ Km
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Phona Douglae 8347 :..m
"What You Want to Know
QUESTION NO. It "My Aan and arm. to la
and ha ntaJlet and pint. Can you da anything for thaO"
PRESSURE on nerve tissue causes the "going io.
sleep," or numbness. You become Bware of this
snd remove the pressure; the nerve begins to awnkennd
it is the restoring of Ihe mental impulses to the parts
that causes the sensations known as needles and pins.
A S stated, the cause is the pressure on nerv$ " For
instance, you may have the arm over the back of
a chair, or over your head, or sleeping with the ami over
the edge of the bed; any mechanical pressure will pro
duce it. Any one using crutches may have, it. It may
be a symptom of a very mild form of talsy.
J"OW, if arms go to sloep while the body is at rest.
without any apparent cause, you may rest assured
that there are nerves pinched somewhere that need the
attention of a competent Chiropractor. Every nerve
that supplies the arm has it-s exit from the neural canal
between vertabrae that are movrablo, and therefore,
subject to subluxations (slight displacement), malting
pressure enough to produce the same effect as when
you have your arm across the chair, table, etc.
Ct'PPOSE your arm heavy anil numb from such a
condition, how much work would you do with it?
Now, suppose this same, condition to your livor! The
only difference would be that you would not have tha
needles and pins, owing to the absence of sensory
nerves. But sluggishness and heavy lifelessness would
, be there. Can you expect any more of your liver than
you would from your arm, undsr the same ooqditions?
Then, why wonder about your costiveness?
DISEASE is the result of pressure, and it is equal in
degree to the amount of pressure, regardless of
location. ,
EIGHTY per cent of the operations could be avoid
ed by taking Chiropractic, adjustments, whether
it be tonsilitia, appendicitis, or In the large number of
canes known as "Women's Diseases."
OFFICE adjustments are twelve for ten dollars, or
'thirty for twenty-five dollars. Consultation is
Jree. House calls are made 'day or night.
Socialist Canidate
To Speak In Omaha
i rgdf V
August Gillhauss.
August Gillhauss, vice presidential
candidate on the Socialist-Labor
ticket, arVived in Omaha yesterday
to speak at the Swedish auditorium
tonight 4
Mr. Gillhauss has sent out a call
to all -wage workers of the cuy to
hear .him tell how the working class
will take control of industries .f he
is elected. He declared this morn
ing that the abolition of capitalism
and wage slavery is the only issue
in the party platform.
State Will Oppose
Giving Cole New Trial
Lincoln, Oct. 16. (Special Tele
gram.) The state of Nebraska will
appeal to the United States supreme
court from the decision of Judge
Woodrough of the United States cir
cuit c,ourt giving Alson B. Cole, sen
tenced to death for murder of Mrs.
Lulu Voght, in Howard county, a
new trial.
The Weather
Forecast
Sunday partly cloudy; not much
change in temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
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Young Gangsters'
Cave, Filled With
Loot, Plundered
,
Countless Bicycle and Penny
Slot Machine Thefts Un
covered In Raid On Un
derground Cache.
A robber's cave near Sixteenth
and Leavenworth streets, countless
bicycle thefts and thefts of gum and
slot machines were charged against
a gang of alleged youthful gangsters
yesterday by Detective Robert
Munch in juvenile court. The
youths named by Munch were
Walter Moore,. 11, , 2019 Leav
enworth ' street; Nick Postello, 10,
1004 South Twentieth street; Fred
O'Grady. 13, and Gilbert O'Grady,
9, 812 South Seventeenth street.
"For. months those boys had a
cave near Sixteenth and Leaven-,
wosth streets," Munch declared,
"and would grab a gum machine or
slot machine afld run to the cave.
Boy Files Charges.
"A few months ago I hauled a
whole patrol wagonload of stolen
bicycles away from the O'Grady
boys' home." ;
The charge which brought all, ex
cepting the Moore boy, into court
yesterday was filed by Merlin
Seller, 8, 830 South Twenty-first
street, -who claimed three of the
"gang" held him up and robbed him
of a $10 bill at the point of a pocket
knife last Saturday night.
While the youth was telling his
storyj Nick Postello hissed and drew
back ( his fist as if to strike young
"Seller.
"Now, look here, lad," said Judge
Sears, "you're not so bad you can't
be made to be good." '
O'Grady Boys Lectured.
Then the judge sentenced Nick to
the Kearney Industrial school and
later paroled him to Defective
Munch. ' "
Nick's sister told the judge that
her parents could do nothing with
the boy and her father went out on
the street at midnight nearly every
night looking for Nick, while his
mother sat at the window and cried
until the father returned hpme with
him. -
A good lecture was given to the
O'Grady boys and they promised to
be good. Walter Moore escaped
from the Riverview home early in
the week,, juvenile officers reported.
To distribute advertising matter
over a wide stretch of territory from
a drifting balloon an inventor has
patented an attachment operated by
a slow burning fuse. '
Toledo Police Searching for
Woman Automobile Bandit
Toledo, O., Oct. 16. Police are
searching for a woman bandit who
held up a motoring party at Nomi
neetown, near here, and forced the
occupants of the car to give up $90.
The woman had an automobile
driven by a man. The motorists
were stopped when their tires were
punctured by bullets.
Koreans Not Welcome
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. Ifi. Miles
C. Allgood, Alabama commissioner
of agriculture, told representatives
of a land company seeking to estab
lish a large colony ot Koreans in
Alabama that the state would not
THOMPSON,. BELDEN
COMPANY
Attractive Silk Hosiery
, In Designs for Evening Wear
Our selection of lace and embroidered hose
. includes a number of pleasing styles. Lace
clocked and embroidered clocks, lace and
embroidered patterns, inserts of chant lly
lace, satin-striped hose, and sheer net hose
as attractive as they are daring, are among
- the designs offered for prices from $4.25 to
$12 a pair.
Evening Shades may be had in pure silk
hose, flesh, 'pink, blue, navy, bronze, gold
and silver, and very sheer, chiffon-weight
hose in black and white are shown for
evening wear. . '
Inquire About Them Whew You
Are Shopping This Week
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