THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1920.
Charity Bequest
Made by Seaman
To Be Contested
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Relatives Attack Will Leaving
Entire Estate to Child
Saving Institute of
v Omaba.
Officials of the Child Saving: In
Aiitute prepared yesterday to make a
tight for a valuable bequest left
them by the will of the late Wil
liam T. Seaman, former Omaha
merchant, who died November 11 at
Eureka Springs, Ark. . '
- The will is on file at Springfield,
Mo. . ,
A son, William Seaman, jr., nearly
50 years old, an inmate of the in
sane asylum at Clarinda, la., and
two sisters of the late merchant are
contesting the validity of the will.
The will named the Child Saving
Institute sole beneficiary of Mr. Sea
man's personal property, including
$40,000 in cash, a farm of 417 acres
in Taney county, Mo., and $6,000 in
life insurance.
Charge Will Invalid. ,
Attorneys for William Seaman,
jr., state that because his name was
not mentioned in the will. the instru
ment is invalid under the Missouri
probate law. ,. ' -
W. W. Slabaugh, Howard Sex
ton and J. J. Sullivan,' officials of the
Child Saving Institute, did not learn
that the institute was named in Mr.
Seaman's will until, yesterday when
informed by a reported of The Bee.
They began an. immedate, investiga
tion, -v -l . ' . ' ' ,
Rev. A. -A. De -Larme,- pastor of
the First Baptist church, declared
yesterday that he was asked. to men
tion that Mr. Seaman had .left some
of his property to the Child Saving
Institute when he preached -at . the
funeral services held for .the wealthy
man in Omaha on November 15. ".
Friend of Founder. '
Mr. Seaman's reasons for cutting
off his son and sisters in his will has
not been learned.
, His desire to leave his' entire for
tune to the Child Savings Institute
is attributed to his intimate friend
ship with Dr. W. A. Clark, founder
of the institute. .
, Records kept by the institute show
that Mr. Seaman donated $150 to a
debt fund. -' . ? ,.
According to C. E Givitts, field
superintendent of the . institute, Mr.
Seaman and Dr. Clark were, close
friends. . t ,i
"I remember that Mr. Seaman told
Dr. Clark that he would remember
the institute in his will," Mr. Givitts
said yesterday. "But that was the
last we heard." , .
To Fight In Court
Mrs. A. A. McGraw said yesterr
day she will fighftthtf ease in court.
'When a bequest, is, left4o, such a
-worthy cause as horrteless' thildren
it's a disgrace that it should be con
tested," she stated.
"Right now we are trying our best
to wipe out a debt and care for 50
tiny tots, and we need all the ma
terial help we can get," she added.
"If the "money would do the feeble
minded son any good it would be
different but no' one needs it worse
than the institute. It would be a
Godsend." s
Pioneer of Omaha.
Mr. Seaman left Omaha 10 years
ago and settled in Springfield; Mo.
He was a pioneer of this city and
built up an extensive news and no
tions' business, from which he
branched into the implement busi
ness on lower Dodge street.
Since the error of failing to name
a relative in the will was discovered,
Martin L. Howard, attorney in
Springfield, was named as guardian
for the surviving son. ...
J. A. Sunderland, a friend of the
Seaman family, declared yesterday
that "the .will has already been de
clared invalid." He was ip Spting
field last week. '; ,
Oklahoma Leader of ; '
, Gi! 0. P. Dies of Wounds
Received In Accident
Ardmore, Okla., Nov.. 26. Jake
L. Hamon, republican national com
mitteeman from Oklahoma, who was
wounded here last Sunday night in
a hotel room, died, this morning at
8:15 o'clock. T ,
According to, Frank L. Ketch,
Hamon's business manager, the
wound resulted from the "accidental
discharge" of a revolver which Mr.
VTmrvn wit cleanine.
Mr. Hamon's physicians last night,
in a bulletin, said he had "slept a
great deal Thursday and that it was
possible his unfavorable condition
was because of this. '
' Pure maple syrup direct from
camp, 10-lb. can, $3.50; 6-lb. can,
$1.80. Will deliver any quantity
any place; Absolutely guaranteed.
Call Douglas 6536 Advertisement
PIAtlOS FOR REIIT
At lowest " prices. Special
rates to families'and teachers
who rent for a season.
Schmoller & Mueller
v Piano Campany .
114-16-18 So. 15th St.
Omaha, Neb.
: Phone Doug. 1623.
Wife Shoots Husband
; , Following Separation
Former Police Officer Re
ported in Serious Con
dition as Result of:
Gunshot Wounds.
The condition of J. W. Freeman,
former police officer, 2820 Blondo
street, who was shot by his wife,
Lettie, during- a quarrel , Thursday
night, waa reported serious yester
day at St. Joseph hospital, where he
was taken after walking to the po
lice station for surgical treatment.
Freeman was shot in the left
breast. His wife was arrested for
shooting with intent to kilL Po
lice say she shot him 10 years ago
at Eighteenth and Cuming streets.
Freeman- told police he left home
Wednesday after deciding he could
not live peaceably with his wife. He
returned to his home yesterday to
get his trunk full of clothes. As he
entered the backyard, she greeted
him by -firing ai him.
' When arrested, Mrs. Freeman told
police her husband had. not worked
since leaving the police force a year
ago. . - f - .".
"I heard a commotion in my chick
en coop last night," said Mrs. Free
man. "And as several of my chick
ens have been stolen recently, I took
my revolver and started out to catch
what I thought to be chicken thieves.
'"When I reached the penned-off
space I kept the chickens in, I found
my husband. , -1 -T
'He raised his arm and pointed his
finger' at me.. I thought he had a
reyolve'r. . . v . ,
"I fired. He has made -so many
threats against my life I was afraid
he was going to carry one of them
,0Ut. ; ' ' v. v '
"I shot' because I thought he had
a gun when he pointed his finger at
'me." .. .'-; ".. -
Freeman was discharged from the,
police department June 16, records'1
at headquarters show, after but a
short term on the force and after
he had been convicted of stealing 48
sacks of sugar from a box car.
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Victims of Dublin
Murders Honored
Londoners Pay Tribute to 10
British Officers' Slain
By Assassins.
v London, Nov. 26.-Final military
honors were paid here today tothe
victims of Sunday's assassinations
in Dublin. Londoners by thousands
filled the streets as the funeral pro
cession passed, to pay silent trib
ute to the slain British officers.
The coffins of 10 men were borne
on gun carriages from Euston Sta
tion over a route two and a half
miles long to Westminster Abbey
and the ' Westminster Catholic
cathedral, where the religious cere
monies were attended by repre
sentatives of King George, by Sir
Hamar Greenwood, secretary for
Ireland, as chief mourner, and Pre
mier Lloyd George and distin
guished personages.
The cortege, escorted by two
squadrons of household cavalry, four
battalions of the guards, with massed
bands, passed through the crowded
streets amid an impressive silence,
broken only by the rumble of the
gun carriage wheels, the clatter of
the cavalry and the measured tread
of the infantrymen. The bodies of
the seven protestant victims were
taken to Westminster Abbey, where
the services were conducted by the
deam of Westminster, and the three
others to, the Catholic cathedral,
where. Cardinal Bourne offiaiate4 ,at
true ceremonies. ! , ' .
Man Kills Step-Father for
Alleged attack on Mother
1 Sioux City, Noy. 26. William
Haneline, 29, shot and killed his
stepfather, Rodney J. McGookin,
54, after he alleged his stepfather
had attempted to kill his mother, sis
ter, brother-in-law and two brothers.
Haneline escaped in an automobile
after the shooting, but was captured
later by the police. '
Worsted Mills Close.
Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 26. The
Uswoco mills of the United States
Worsted Co., wefe closed indefinite
ly because of lack of orders. Fif
teen; hundred persons are affected.
Breeders Plan
Practical Work
At Convention
Speakers of National 'Repute
On Program of Organized
Agriculture Week at Lin
coln, January 4-7.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 26. Nebras
ka live stock men, who will meet
here during-the week of Organized
Agriculture, are 1 planning a practi
cal and interesting program, accord
ing to Secretary iM. B. Posson of
the Nebraska Improved Live Stock
Breeders' association, under whose
auspices the : meetings will be
staged. ! '
One day each will be devoted to
cattle, hogs, horses and sheep. The
first day, Tuesday, January 4, will
be' sheep day, the program being in
charge of the Nebraska Sheep
Breeders' and Wool Growers' asso
ciation. Prof. Andy Patterson of
111.. i.uiuuj a.,.. w..vM..M.n .vi
lege, a sheep authority of national
repute; A.F. Magdanz, sheep feed
er of Pierce, Neb:, and John'Nay
lor, Central City sheep breeder are
on the program. Demonstrations
in judging and fitting for show will
be a part of this day's program. C.
E. Atkinson of Pawnee City, is
president and W. H. Savin of Lin
coln,' is secretary of the sheep men.
Horse Breeders Meet.
The horse breeders will meet
Wednesday, January- 5. F. H.
Sweet,- W. W. Derrick and other
authorities on horses are on the
program. Mr. Derrick will present
yaluable information relative to the.
cost of producing drafters. H. J.
-McLaughlin of Doniphan, is presi
dent, and H. J. Gramlich of Lincoln,
is secretary of the Nebraska Horse
Breeders' assocjatio.
Thursday is hog day. Prof. L. A.
Weaver of the University of Miss
ouri, a national authority on swine,
is one of the big drawing cards on
this : program. C Y. Thompson,
West Point; Dwi$ht Putnam, Te
cumseh; . M. Little, state secre
tary of the Hampshire breeders, and
other prominent swine breeders will
be present-to discuss the problems
confronting the hog men.
The annual live stock breeders'
banquet will be held Thursday eve
ning at the Lincoln hotel. E. P.
Brown, prominent Lancaster county
farmer and regent of the university,
will be toastmaster. . Governor Mc
Kelvie and other notables are sched
uled to speak.
On the program of the cattle men,
Friday, January 7, are such men. as
former Governor and Congressman
A. C. Shallenberger, Alma; W. G.
Whitmore, Valley; Col. Ed Schnell.
Cambridge; Frank Tomson, Lincoln,
president of the National Shorthorn
Breeders' association and editor of
The Shorthorn in America; Arthur
Gaudreault. Brady Island, Hereford
breeder, and C C Junkin, Smith
field. Two stock-judging contest will be
staged during the week, open to all
attending the live stocky breeders'
meetings. One hundred "dollars in
prizes will be distributed. Various
other interesting features are on the
program, including demonstrations,
by boys' and girls' club?.
Brunettes Decreasing;
Blondes Are Increasing,
London. Nov. 26. City life leads
to an increase in blondes and the
eradual extinction ot brunettes, ac
cording to London doctors.
. Colorinir. they say, is in direct pro
portion to the intensity of the light!
in which oeoole live. City people
live much indoors and their sunlight
is diminished bv smoke and dust
laden air. Hence in time they lose.
fheir dark coloration, tyes grow
paler and, the hair undergoes a kind
of bleaching.
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' There are many women who suffer a
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cine Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass. '
CHIUWEIISCOIDS
should not be "dosed." Treat
them externally with r -
Owr 17 Million Jan Utid Ytarlu
Cedar Chests
Have Dropped
in Price at
Bowen's
xne important ques
tion right nowywhat to
select for a , Christmas
Gift is in the minds of
hundreds; a real Cedar
Chest often answers that
question.
You are aware of the
fact that there is a great
difference in Chests, the
wooa n is maae irom, me
workmanship, style, the
service and satisfaction
it will give. This is all as
sured if you get one of
Bbwen's with our positive
guarantee with every
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Anotner ana very im
portant fact is the price.
Our price tags bear no
longer the old war prices.
but the greatly reduced
low ebb prices are in ef
fect right now at Bow-
en's. Advertisement.
1417 DOUGLAS ST.
$1.00 Box Chocolates, 49c
To the first 300 customers
to our store Saturdaywe will
sell one of these pound boxes
of delicious chocolates for 49c
Brack & Co.,' Chicago,
FAMOUS CHOCOLATES "
None better, every piece a tempting
bit assorted 11 labors come early.
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Buy on Credit
In addition to offering our
patrons the greatest apparel
values ' ever announced by
any Omaha store, we are, offer
ing them long periods in which to
pay'jfor their purchases. No re
strictions buy all.- you need
pay us as you get paid.
Final Lowering of Prices in the!
Great $ 1 00000 Purchase Sale
-A ' :
The high point in value giving is attained in Saturday's great offerings. Now is
your opportunity. - ,ill you take the. fullest advantage of it?
You Can Own One of These Magnificent
Fins
nor
Cloth Coats
at a Ridiculously Low Price Saturday
VELOURS, PLUSHES, SILVERTONES, GOLD TIPS, FROST
GLOW, KERSEVS, BOLIVIA
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Coats that are beautifully trimmed with rich furs, others severaly tailored ; assort
ments are the best ever shown by this store, and values are beyond comparison.
Think of buying coats at the very opening of
the season at prices that barely represent the cost
of the material alone. ,
Coats Worth up td $125
$19.95, $24.50, $29.50,
$35.00, $39.75
Amazing Offerings in
DRESSES
: ' Satint, Crepe MeUor, Velvets, Ckarmeuie,
Georgettes, Tricotinet, Serges, Poiret
Twills, Velours
Dresses Intended to Sell to $69.50 in 3 Lots
$18.95, $23.75 $28.75
Opening a Greatly Enlarged
TOY DEPARTMEN
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Fourth Floor
FEATURING
A NURSERY of Madam; Hendren's Llfe;,
.v Like Dolls, and other aristocrats of
the Big Doll Famitsr. 1 A'' :
A MENAGEME and Humpty Dumply Cir
cus of Schoenbut's jointed animals. :
A FLEET of United States Battleships, by
Sam Orkin, and Submarines . by Ives.
AN AUTO SHOW that includes all kinds
',' ot boy power, Speed Cars, Kiddie Cars,
. Velocipedes and Bicycles.
A TRACTION DISPLAY ' that Includes
Lionel and Ives Locomotives, Trains,
Freight Cars, Street Cars, Fire Depart
ment Apparatus, and Department Store
Delivery Wagcns. ;
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Horns, Drums,
," , Trumpets, Pianos, and Chimes that
would make even Caruso open his
,) eyes very 'wide. , ' t . , ' .
CHINA for large or small doll families., -
ROCKING HORSES for prospective boy
scouts, and Shoe Flies for tagalongs.
DOLL' FURNITURE by auite or by piece.
BUGGIES for . the newly airlyed doll
families. I ; .,-! .
ANT) A HUGE DISPLAY OF FURNITURE
for children from baby to brother Bill,
just oing to school.
Every Child Accompanied by ail .AduW'Will Be
Given a Toy on Our Operin
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Values
attress
Three Styles io'Sell at Three Special Prices
On Saturday we place on sale a carload of each of the
three Mattresses described below. These Mattresses are
made in'onr'own factory and represent in quality our . years
of experience in supplyjinjthe exacting clienteles
V alues in each instance are such as:will please the disenrmi
natingand save every -purchaser a ;;considerable percentage. .
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50 lbs.-Al om"KeftfL?7,l "J
ed Mattress, enclosed ;in ' t lancy.art tick, made up with
1 45flbs.-AllCptt6h Mat-;
I tress,, enclosed in good
gv WithlTOUnd, cpmtfrs and tiel.riin-)rnew.,. . nyslitJiaiidiM od earey
rOU edges, at .. and roUvidees. at ea, smauy tauoredj
$065
$1 1 75
Full or Three-Quarter Size as Desired
COMFORTS at
Reduced Prices
-at$9.85'f
Sharply
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: at $6:45
This assortment in
cludes values from $8.00
to $10.00.
at $7.85
This assortment in
cludes values from" $9.75
to $11.50.
This assortment con
sists of fifty comfortg
tormerly sold' at $14.50.
Jon will find excellent quJities in tw),: toned :
w . vi6a uu , xiuu. - sateeus' ill ims.. salft. -
Simmons
Steel Beds ,
in White Enamel
A two-inch steel -tubing with
full one-inch fillers. Really
a light weight, good looking ,
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The Advertising Golumns of iThe Bee'
Offer Many AttractiveBargaimTo.
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