Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, N DECEMBER 10,
1020.
Hainon: Denies
Chorees Ma3e W
Present Wife
Nephew of Lat$ Oil , Mail
Says He DidNot Marry.
V Clajra Snulhlo Give
Her Name. -
Sacramento, Ca!., Vtc,' 9.-rrFranfc
Hamon, jichew-"oi the late Jake
L.' Hamon, republican national com
mitteeman of Oklahoma, told a staff
correspondent of the Secramento
Bee that he did not marry Clara
Smith to give her the name of
Hainon in order to permit her to
live with Jake L. Hamon.
Hamon maintained silence as to
the exact reason, why he. married
Clara Smith Hamon, who is charged
with the murder of Jake L: Hamon. J
lie said, however, that his marriage
. and divorce had no connection with
his uncle's death. , . '
Hamon, who is stopping at . his
mother's anch, 12 - miles south of
Dixon, where Ae has been since Sep
tember 16, recovering from a ner
vous breakdown, he saicLlenied the
statement of his present wife, Mrs.
Ruth Walker Hamon of Sacramen
to, that 4ie was paid $100 a month
by his uncle for marrying and giv
ing Clara Smith the name of Hamon.
;The $100 a month was paid me by
my uncle as salary after I gave up a
position as superintendent in one ot
his oil fields out of Ardmore, Okl.,
due to lung, trouble and went to Ari
zone," he declared.
"I was,getting this monthly allow
ance from my uncle long before I
married Clara Smith."
Sheriff Given Warrant
E1 Paso," Tex., Dec. 9. Sheriff
Ornderff of El Paso has received
a warrant from Ardmore, Okl., call
ing for the apprehension of Clara
Smith, wanted in connection with
the shooting of Jake llamon at
Ardmore, according to the woman's
brother and father and the sheriff's
office. i .
, The father and son, where they
are living, at 1JK ' San " Antonio
street, said they expected Clara
would come to their home as soon
as she learned of the warrant. They
declared they did not know where
she was, but intimated that she was
not far from El Paso, unless unbei
known to them, she had gone farther.
"If I could go to Clara this morn
ing I would go and take you with
me," her father said to a corre
spondent of The Associated Press.
'H I could I would take you to her
and ask her to make a statement
' correcting many things about an in
tetview which we believe was un
founded. She is not here. You
afcy look for yourself. '
' Father Dodges Questions. -
Mr. Smith dodged the question
whethew she had been to his home,
but repeatedly declared that at
present they did not know 'where
she was. ' '
"I feel ' like -the girl has been
wronged in many ways," he said.
"Sympathy doesn't seem to be with
her, yet I know if the public un
derstood, it would be. I want Clara
to tell how it all . happened-, in a
simple,' truthful, statement which I
will ask her to give to The Asso
ciated Press, but I have no direct
word from her at all. .-,
"I believe that-wheni she learns
that the warra'nt is here she will not
try to go farther, but come back to
us. I want hereto come ta the house
so we can go with her tonake bond
for her. I know she will come clear.
As to who did the- shoojmg. I can
not say, but I know my daughter is
innocent. . '. ' , '-,
"We have notjJieard from her at
all. All our knowledge of the case
is from the newspapers, -the sus
pense is killing my wife. Would to
God knew where she was.' We
are for her. We could help Jier"
Women Raise Defense Fund.
Ardmore, Okl., Dcc 7. Women
ZtfirgZteg
Take L. Hamon. millionaire oil man
and politician. The fund is being
raised secrttly owing' to the power-
ful Hamon interests and has reached
$1,500.,
It was explained here today that
if. Clara Smith Hamcm and the man
she is accused of slaying has a son,
which has been strongly intimated
here, that the child will be entitled
'' to - one-fifth. . of Hanion's fortune,
which is- estimated at more than
$15,000,000. ;
A like amount will go to each of
Hamon's other two children, Jake
Hamon, jr., and Olive Belle, while
his widow will get one-fifth and
Clara Smith Hamon, the fugitive,
the last fifth as his coinmonlaw wfie.
provided it is true he is the father
of her alleged son.
Rumor today says that Hamon's
wife prepared divorce, proceedings
two years ago in Chicago but that
J the millionaire foiled her move by
telling her he would fight her to the
limit to avoid a scandal, that he
would buy the- courts if necessary
' and cut off her $20,000 a year allow
'.; '. ance.
Farm Bureau Campaign to :
' Be Tbstponed This Week
Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. 9. (Special.)
The Nebraska Farm Bureau fed
eration which" has been conducting
ap intensive membership campaign
in several counties throughout the
state during the past six weeks, will
temporarily call oft the campaign at
the end of this week, resuming the
drive January 10.
The annual state convention of
county agents will be held in Lin
coln during the first week of Janu
ary, and resumption of the. member
ship campaigns will await their re
turn to their homes. -
Attorney General to Ask
, Change in Cole Record
Lincoln, : Dec. 9. (Special.)
When Anson B. Cole, sentenced to
the death chair for the murder of
Mrs. Lulu Vogt in Howard county,
is arraigned before Judge Paine at
t St Paul Saturday, a representative
of the attorpey Reneral's office will
ask that the record in the case mere
ly be changed, according to a no
, tice served oft J. B. Priest, attorney
for Cole. - -
This probably means that the
'state, will not; seek to have the de
gree; of Cole s.' guilt, settled by a
jury trial .
Lighting Fixtures Granden Elec-
trie Co, formerly Burgess-Grandeii
Co Adv. n
Woman Explorer Here
On Way to Australia
Mrs. Charlotte Cameron wlio re
cently arrived in New York from
England is regarded as England's
most intrepid wonUn explorer.
Mrs. Camerdn is on her way to
Australia, and- having "done" the
Antipodes will, from the standpoint
of travel, have covered both hemis
'pfoeres. For her services during the
war Ttfi's. Cameron was decorated
with the order of the British em
pire and she is one of the very few
women enrolled as a "Fellow" of
the Royal British Geographical so
ciety. Consuls Plan
Improvement of
; Lincoln Highway
Reports 1 of Completed and
Contemplated Paving anol
GrdOing Made at Meeting
Of Representatives Here.V
"Lincoln Highway consuls of Ne
braska and representatives of, com
mercial and civic organizations along
the route met at the Omaha Auto
mobile club Thursday in answer to
a call issued by George F. Wolzbf
Fremont, state consul for Nebraska,
and G.'S. Hoag, acting field secre
tary of the,Lincoln Highway asso
ciation, to discuss ways and means to
improve the condition of the high
way; the establishment of the road
signs; the issuance of maps: camp
sites and accommodations of tourists
and to devise meads to attract travel
on the highway. Improvements al
ready finished and others being con
templated all along the line were
reported.
Reports of countjr consuls and
representatives present were givert
as follows:
Douglas County. . y 7
' Douglas County The highway
will have been- paved across the
County by spring.
Dodge County Pavement has
been laid six miles "west-, of .Jremont
and plans are being made fora con
tinuation which will connect with
the Douglas county pavement of
1922.
Colfax County The highway has
been straightened and gravelled
through the county.
Platte County Two miles oir the
highway, which have always caused
much trouble, are being paved.
Highway Graded. '
Merrick County The highway
is now being graded and will be
gravelled in 1921. i
Hall County Fourteen miles of
fnilps will hp rnninleted this vear.
The automobile club has put up 100
road signs
au signs- I
Buffalo Courtly This county has1
V S ti. STftK
eht of way across the county,
is to be gravelled in 1921,
Dawson County The highway
has been graded across the county.;
Will be gravelled in spring of 1921.;
Surfaced. With GraveL ,
"' Lincoln County The highWay
has been graded and gravelled.
, Keith County The highway,
mostly through a gravelly soil, has.
been graded throughout.
, peuel County Eleven miles of
the highway have been improved
by state aid east of Chappcll, the
remainder to be completed in 1921.,
The improvements west of Chap-;
pell to the county line were made
on contract by the county. , The
highway 'will be gravelled in 1921.
Cheyenne County The entire
highway has been gravelled and a
strip of concrete is being laid at
Dix.
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Louise Fazenda Appears in Omaha,
Rag-Tied Curls, Apron, N'Everytliing
Louise Fazenda,
comedienne of the
famous film
Mack Sennett
type, arrived in Omaha at 2 yester
day afternoon with smiles, modish
dress and odd bits of comedy in her
own inimitable way.
But she was lonesome yes, lone
some. For she had to, leave Ten dy, her
pet dog, at her studio in Los An
geles. . Teddy has never failed to
appear in the same pictures with
Miss Fazenda.
Following a kiss, a hug and a visit
at the Hotel Fontenell w4th her
mother, who had arrived hi Omaha
a day ahead, the famous comedienne
was escorted to the Rialto theater.
Wears Regular Costume.
In the make-up that lias made her
popular that of the rag-tied curis
with her hair combed straight back,
loud calico dress that was never
meant' to fit a model,, gingham
apron and house-shoes Miss Fazen
da appeared before an audience,
v She was given a long ovation.
In an interview with her, . she
stated tat the day of the "pie
throwing comedy and slapstick
stuff" is over. ' y
"Yes, there is plenty of comedy
in every day human interest happen
ings without a star being battered
in 'the face with a custard pie," she
said.
How Miss Fazenda broke into
the movics is a feature story in itself.
. "I began teaching school," she
Fanners Facing,
Improved Era,
Speakers: Say
Betterment in Marketing don
ditions Forecast at Opening
Session of Fifteenth; An
nual Conference.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec.' 9. Apier
ican farmers face a new era, which
will be marked by a steady improve
ment in marketing conditions, de
spite the present discouraging low
price of fam products, speakers de
clared at the opening session of the
fiftieth annual farm conference.
vConfidence in the future of the
farming industry was expressed and
farmers were warned of the danger
of cutting production. Marketing
of products on hand rather than fu
ture production plans drew the prin
cipal discussion at the first session.
Condemnation of the conditions
which brought about the decline in
prices of farm products wa9 voiced.
Transportation was blamed oy some
for inability to market' products
when prices were higher and boards
ot trade generally were denounced.
"Despite calamitously low prices,
a real era lor the farmers is at
hand," declared Dr. E. O. Lyman
of Utah, 'vice president, who di
rected the meeting in the absence,
of Senator Arthur -Capper pi Kan
sas, president.
Low Prices Temporary.
"I believe low price conditions
are' temoorarv and that out of the
situation will emerge a greater com
prehension . of the nations extent
and richness," said Dr. Lpnan. "In- j
stead of moping now, the tarmerj
should realize his virtual deliver
ance frpm isolation," he said, point
ing, to improved transportation and
communication, which he declared
would . result in a coutart. "That
means anvanrcment for the farmer
and the country.'
Warning fanners of the danger
in limiting production, Dr. H. J.
Waters, a governor of -the congress,
and former head ,of the Kansas state
agricultural college, said the mar
keting situation, as he saw it, was
"onei that would improve, not go
further in the mire."
"Europe and Asia will be served,"
he said: "We have the food and they
have the appetites. Some system of
credits or exchanges must, arid will,
be devised, anti demand will stabil-.
ize markets and prices will be re-
stored to a fair level, but this level
will be lower than that in the peak
of wartyhe demand."
Hoover. Outlines Needs.
A letter from Herbert Hoover out
lining what he characterized as "the
major needs of American agricul-'
tiire" Was read. His suggestions in
cluded: -v
Peace with Europe and participa
tion of the United States in preserv
ing peace. .'. f
The erection of international
credit machinery by which we can
enable Europe to buy our surplus.
"An abolition of consolidated buy
ing, and the control of our farm
prices by European governments."
These recommendations Mr.
Hoover classed as emergency meas
ures and as permanent policies he
suggested: . f .
"Better marketing, system that all
impediments to the free flow of the
law of supply and. demand may be
removed by constructive and not de
structive control of the great agen
cies of distribution.
"Better transportation system.
"Better adjustment of taxation so
that the burden may be shifted to
non-essential expenditure. 5
"Development of a farm loan sys
tem in remedy of the .tenant prob
lem. . ...
"Sane development of co-operative
buying and selling among farmers.
A development of our credit sys
tm to one that distinguishes between
credits tor speculative purposes and
those for production."
Motorized Field Hospil.1
Lincoln
Lincoln, Dec- 9. (Special.) A
motorized field hospital cows is be
ing formed Jn Lincoln as f. part of
the newly organized national guard.
It will be composed of 50 enlisted
men and three officers. Lieut. Col.
Walter F. Fsy will be in command.
Colonel Fry was connected with the
motor corp of the 89th division
overseas. - . "
The guard is now composedof
six companies thqre being one each
at Omaha, Auburn, Beatrice, Mit
chell, Scottsbluff and Hartington.
The Mitchell company was mustered
ir. three weeks ago but will not be
federalized until December 29, be
cause C. H. Blackburn, selected as
captain, b. . over age ' Archie B.
Jones will have charge of the com
pany. The company at Auburn will
be federalized Wednesday night with
Van Taylor as captain.
stated. "Yes,
schoolT
That was
wanted to
my vocation in
life. I
teach major English' and chemistry
in Lcland Slanrord university. In
the summer of fix years ago I "was
out of work and you know what
that means.
"A neighbors took ' me to- the
movie camps one day and I fell in
love with the work. Subsequently,
I just fell into the movies. Would
I care to return to teach school?
I guess not I'm in the movies to
stay."
Miss' Fazenda is en route to New
York City to find a man. No, not a
husband, but a 'co-star for her com
edies under a new director. 'While
in New York she will pick out her
own director and players.
Close Shave for Omahan.
She almost cut short her trip In
Omaha when she met John Love
ridge, manager, of the Rialto the
ater. "You're just the type of man for
my pictures," she told Jiimi "You're
big, a natty 4"", and"
But Mr. Loveridge interrupted her
and urged her not to press the re
quest. Miss Fazenda bespeaks in her
manner all of the inheritance of
her parents combined. Her mother
is German and French, while her
father is of Spanish and Mexican
descent. i . '
This is Miss Fazenda's first trip
east of Los Angeles, she said.
Abandoned 17 Years,)
Girl Finds Relatives
An unusual story of a plucky 17-year-old
girl's longylonehanded and
ultimately successful search for scat
tered relatives became known when
Miss Josephine Kretchmer. a tele
phone operator' in. New York, an
nounced she had located relatives
in California. -
When Miss Kretchmer was only
9 days old she was left by her father
with a family in Roosevelt, L. I.
From that time on she had not
heard from her family until recently,
when she located four brothers and
three sisters living in California.
Textile Workers
Will Have Wages
Cut 22 1-2 Per Cent
Present Stagnant Condition of
Industry and Lower Living
Cosis Is Reason Assigned .1
x or xveaucuon.
Boston, Dec. 9. A wage , reduc
tion of 221-2 per cent in textile
mills in New England and New
York state was forecast today in a
statement issued after a conference
61 textile manufacturers. "The in
dustry employs 300,000 persons.
Such a reduction,' according to
statements-, would bring the wage
scale schedules back approximately
to the figures tha,t existed a year ago
and would leave the wage standards
generally more than double those of
1915. . . , ;
The present stagnant condition of
the textile industry made considera
tion of a Vage reduction 'necessary,
it vAs stated.
Long Pine Chamber
u rv
!
nears discussions
V rt n v. nr t
; ur umamons loaay
Long Pine, Neb., Dec. 9. (Spe-cia,l.)-4-H.
E. Moss, secretary of the
Nbraska ' Chamber , of Commerce,
and H. E. Dickinson, general super
intendent of the Northwestern rail
road, west of the "Mississippi fiver,
were the principal speakers at a
meeting held by the entertainment
committee of the Long Pine Cham
ber of Commerce. The meeting was
held in the Methodist church which
was taxed to capacity by the at
tendance of farmers, business' men
and railroad men of this vicinity.
Secretary Mosr spoke on present
economic conditions in an optimistic
banner. He scored people spread
ing rumors of a panic and explained
how a panic is impossible. The work
ings of the State Chamber of Com
merce and their plans for the bet
terment of Nebraska were described
in detail. '
'i Superintendent Dickinson spoke on
t' i reconstruction work being ac
complished by the railroads and their
plans for improving their service. H?
told of plans for the expenditure of
$32,000 for improving the terminal
facilities of the road here.
District Oudge Dickson spoke
briefly on present day conditions -and
compared them with his cany ex
periences in Nebraska. He empha
sized the need of training btys in the
school and home.
Third of Nebraska Corn
Crop in Field December 1
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9. Replies toi
a questionnaire sent to
CUUIILy (Ig I
cultural agents by the college of ag
riculture indicate that between a
third and a, fourth of the corn crop
was still in the field December 1.
At least seven counties are still want
ing corn huskers. FJielps, Red Wil
low, Howard, Polk, Platte, Nance,
and Dodge counties are behind in
their corn harvest. Agricultural
Agent Gilmore of Phelps county, es
timated that probably not more-han
30 per cent of the corn in that coun
ty was picked' December 1. The
corn is making around 30 bushels to
the cre. Red Willow county aNo
has a big corn crop and is needing
men. On December 2 Agricultural
Agent Davis estimated that not more
than half of Howard county's 63,000
acres was husked. On the same date
Polk county was needing at least
SO men. In most counties the farm
ers do not desire to pay more than
7 cents for husking, although some
of them are paying 8 cents and a few
9 cents.
Wholesale Grocery Firm
Goes Into Bankruptcy
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed Wednesday in federal court
by the Nebraska-Iowa , Mercantile
company, wholesale grocers, 821
Howard street. Liabilities i set out
in the petition are $315,976 and assets
are $326,8287 C. L. Higgins is treas
urer of the company and Ed E.
Wise, secretary. C. W. Southwell is
manager.
Six Aliens Arrested.'
.Laredo, Tex., Dec. 9. Six Ger
mans, one a woman, were held for
jnvestigatidn following their arrest
last night while attempting to enter
were well dressed and had ample
funds,
One Meal Each Day
For 30,000 Is, Aim
Of Relief LeaderS Not Successful
Chairman of Douglas Couiity
Council Prcpros Organiza
tion to Push Drive for ;
r Starving Children.
- " - ; -l'; ' v
E,,F, Folda,. selected by. the Doug
las county 'Nebraska Europeaii Re
lief council to be chairman for the
city of Omaha, as well as the erf
tire county, took hold of the work
yesterday and will at'once start com
pleting his organization for the cam
paign, which opens December 19 arfd
continues through the holidays
"It's a question of bringing horoe
to Douglas county people the fact
that '3,500,000 little children are
starving to death in Europe and that
nothing but aid and" food from Amer
ica can save them," says Mr. Folda.
"When America realizes that fact,
our work is done. It is not a ques
tion of feeding these little children
well or poorly, The work is simply
to keep them alive until the new har
vest. Nebraska's , share is 30,000
children. ' We must give 30,000' chil
dren one meal a day throughout the
winter. If Nebraska neglects one of
them for three or four days, that one
will die. l. lie American committee
has funds to feed them until the first
of January. Thejr one meal a day is
safe to them until that date. But
afterwards,' 30,000 must die if Ne
braska does not come to their aid.
None of this food goes to grown
people it is exclusively for: the chil
dren." - -
Rev. Roy B. Guild of New York,
representing the national executive
committee" of the European Relief
council, was in Omaha yesterday.
conferring with Mate Chairman G.
W. Wattles and the state committee
on the relief work.
Fort Crook Officers Look
On Omaha as Urban Home
Army officers &.t Fort Crook and
Fort Omaha consider Omaha their
urban home, Col. Henry C. Page,
.chief, surgeon of the Seventh army
corps, Fort Crook, told Omaha
Rotarians at their wetkly luncheon
Jii Hotel Rome- Wednesday. The
colonel discussedf the sociological
relationship between the civil and
military community.
Charles Gardner. Rotary song
leader, has been asked by he Rev.
Thomas Casady, rector of All Saints
church, to lead his choir, it was an
nounced at the meeting, and ,; Mr.
Gardner has accepted with reserva
tions. No Need of a War .
Scare, Says Kahn
. " ; 1
' ' (Continued From Toge One.) '
ention to newspaper dispatches
qupting Count Okuma, head o$ the
Japanese peace society, as having
said that . if - the United Stajes re
stricted IabaneseN immigration by.
statute instead of by voluntary aci!
tiort of-japan, the latter rather than
"suffer such prejudice to her pres
tige must resort to force."
Jap Demagogues Raropant.
"Surely," ' Mr. Kahn said, tho
head of the peace society of Japan
docs not advocate the taking up of
arms against the United States a
indicated in the newspaper articles."
From his reading f Japanese
history, Representative Kahn 6aid.
he was sometimes inclined to be
lieve that "there are many more
political agitators and - demagogues
on the other side of the Pacific
than we can possible find in our own
country." N A
"Happily," he continued, "we in
America are not worKcy mio a
frenzy of excitement by parely polit
ical happenings."
Mr. Kahn recalled the recent in
cident at Tientsin, where American
soldiers had been, found in the Jap
anese police station by the American
consul general, wounded and beaten,
when "the Japanese officers denied
any knowledge of their whereabouts.
This incident,' he declared, was in
a fair, way of amicable adjustment
between the governments, addingr
Seek to Lead Race;
"The American people'liave never
become excited over the affair.. You
hear no threat of war on the part of
the American statesmen, politicians
or even demagogues."
Publicists and .authors reported,
the California representative said,
that Japan was "making every ef
fort to unite the yellow race; that
Japan under such a program hopes
and expects to be the leader of sucM
i awe duiaigaiuaiivii) . mai oiins i
striving in every way to acquire and
maintain the hegemony ot the yel
low nations."
"Are the Japanese trying to bring
about the world-old conflict be
tween the white races and the yellow
and the brown races?" asked Mr.
Kahn. "I sincerely hope not." But
it is a question which the statesmen
of all liberty loving, democratic na
tions and peoples "will do well to
study and' bear constantly in mind."
There's three
fold goodness
to CHOCOLATE rtjFF
CAKES-thesoft.fresh
cake, the creamy marsh
mallow, and the thick .
chocolate coating. Sold
by the pound.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
Psalm Singing
For? Democrats
'Tower ":; arid Tower" Allen
I Warns Faclionless Advocates
"Peace; at Any thrice'. Plat
form Doomed to Failure.
-f
" Liiicbln, Dec. 9. (Special.) The
attempt of detnocratsjrin Lincoln to
organize a factionlcss and 'peaceful
democratic party is not looked upon
with favor by many 'of the old
"wheel .horses," who in years past
have found real enjoyment in fight
ing the other fellow in the party
who had designs on some other lei
low! i
It is understood nhat at the first
meeting.no. less a wheel horse than
Tower and ' rower Alien very
plainly told the assembled follow
ers of Thomas Jefferson that a
democratic party where prayer was
offered' before the meeting- was
called to order and psalms sung be.
, tween the speeches would never
wiii out. In the opinion of Mr.
Mr.
has
e
t a
Allen, whose political sagacity
many times saved the party from
feat, a democratic party is no'
democratic party, unless the mem
bers do more cussing thari they do
praying, and it is only since Mr.
Allen's advice in matters have been
sent to the discard that ttie party
4ias lost its prestige.
If is understood that there will
soon hfl. another meeting called and
a superhuman effort made to reor
ganize the party under a , peace at
any price platform.
Gage County Farmers' Union
Wants Daily Paper at Omaha
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 9. (Special.)
At a meeting of the Gage County
Farmers union here, President C. H.
Gustafson of the state organization,
was endorsed for secretary of agri
culture in President-elect Harding's
cabinet. Tie establishment of a
state daily newspaper in OmaTia, was
also endorsed. -Marketing of grain
and live stock were the principal sub
jects discussed. .
Hall County Campaign for
1 Farm Buraau Is success
Graulf Island. Neb.', - Dec. 9.
Special.) The membership drive
of the. Hall County Farm Bureau
federation is . moving along suc
cessfully. Wednesday night the re
sult of two days' canvassing showed
319 signed memberships in spite of
bad roads and inclement weatner.
Precincts completed show signed
nemberships of approximately 80
er cent of all those eligible.
THOMPSON -BELDEN
This Sale in The Men's Shop is
an Extraordinarily Good One
Prices are Greatly -Reduced
i New things from regular stock
desirable in quality, and style
Save on Christmas Purchases
Neckwear
Wide end silk four-in-hands,
Italian Gena
dines, Fine Silk Knits.
$1.00 Neckwear . . .65c
$1.50 Neckwear . . .95c
$2.00 Neckwear. : $1.45
$2.50 Neckwear . $1.85
$3.00 Neckwear. .$2.05
$3.50 Neckwear. .$2.45
$4 to $7 ties at equal
savings.
Night Shirts
$2.50 Night Shirts $1.65
$3.00 Night Shrits $2.15
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A Step So the Left as You Enter from Sixteenth Street
Naval Officer Quits' ,
After Long Service
Rear Admiral Mayo
Resigns From Navy
Wartime Commander of U. S.
Fleet Retires After 47
Years'; Service.
Washington, Dec. ' 8. Rear Ad
miral ' H. T. Mayo, wartime com
mander of llje United States fleet,
goes on the retired list of the navy
today after more than 47 years of
jervice. tie lias tne distinction ot
having served continuously in a nag
command longer than any other rear
admiral on the list.
Prior to and during the war with
Germany, Admiral Mayo had charge
of the training tof nearly half a mil
lion men and his command included
the protection of most of the Amer
ican soldiers sent to trance.
Nearly. 30 years of Admiral
Mayo's long service have been spent
at sea, his record showing 17 years
of shore duty. Since his relief as
commander-in-chief of the fleet he
has been 9 member of the general
board and now is senior member of
the Haitian court of inquiry. He will,
continue on active service until the
court has ' been discharged, it was
said at the Navy department, and
probably will remain a member of
the general board.
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teiven Son Who
Killed Father
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Milse Curtain of Grand Inland
'Makes Plea? of Guilty Be
fore Judge Who Fixes
Degreeand Term.
Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 9. MiU
Curtain, , alleged, slayer on June 1
last, of his own father, has pleaded
guilty to murder; in the second de
gree and w,as today . sentenced by
Judge Bayatd Payne to imprison
ment for life. " The case had Deei;
set for trial by jury-on December
13, but an agreement was rcaclicil
between the defense and the pros
cution to offer and accept such a
plea in open court and the court to
fix the degree ot the crime and im
pose, sentence upon hearing the
main evidence.
The testimony showed that the
elder Curtili. aged 76, had sent for
his son on the" night of the murder,
that' tho latter went to his father's
room .armed Nvith a billy and a
razor, and -thaf after several hours
of discussion, i heard by others in
the house, there was a scuffle and
an - outcry. When the police ar
rived they found the bid man on
the floor with , his threat cut and
unable to speak. He pointed to his
son, who was standing nearby, and
died a few minutes later. The son
confessed to the killing the next day.
The testimony taken in the case
showed almost life-long brutality
by the elder Curtin to all the mem
bers' of his family, including the
children wlien they were mere babes.
This testimony came from former,
neighbor, as well as the divorce'u
wife and other members ot the fam
ily, the quarrel arose over tarin
property. The witnesses testitied
that 'the old man-nad jrequemiy -threatened
to kill the entire family.
In ""the acceptance of the plea and
the fixing of second degree murder,
the confusion in the Cole-Grammer
case, over which the same judge pre
sided, played some part.
Steam Engine' for Motors
Invented by Gregory Man
Gregory, S; D.,; Dec.-; 9. (Special
Telegram.) A steam engine for us
in motor cars, and trucks, has been
invented and patented by Emmet
Caskey. a Gregory man.
"Mr. Caskey, who is now in Coun
cil Blilffs, intends to install the en
pine in an automobile and drive
from coast to coast to demonstrate
the utility and feasibility of his in
vention. . . . r.
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