THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920.
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Governor to Aid
In Prosecution
Of Hamon Case
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Robertson to Instruct Attor
ney General to Aid In Prose
cution of Clara Barton
Smith. ,
Oklahoma City, Okl.. Dec. 2.1
The stale of Oklahoma will aid yi
th prosecution of Clara Barton
Smith, vrtinted m connection with the
fatal shooting of Jake L. Hanlbn,
when thecase comes to trial, Gov
ernor J. B. A. Robertson announced
here at noon today. He will in
btruct the attorney eneral's depart
ment to assist in the prosecution, he
said. , '
i The governor said that public
opinion in Ardmore may be so
strongly prejudiced in favor of Clara
"""" Smith that any attorney appointed
by the cdurt to prosecute hr might
be unsatisfactory to the state. John
vP. Mathers, couttfy, attorney-elect,
who will suaeeed Russell B. Brown
on January U s now attorney for
Clara Smith and will bt disqualified
1IUJU IdAiUg Hit. v3-, mi b .
added.
In discussing the case v?ovemor
KODensun saia ne as ronvmccu tw0 ot Chicago greatest fortunes. - ,
there is a great deal, of horseplay in M,g Armour is the heiress to a fortune conservatively estimated at
the preparations for prosecution. He $$0,000,000, while young Jf tchell will' share in a fortune estimated at
said that in his opinion the woman e.j0,000,000. A sopl.omore at Yale when the war broke out, young Mitchell
should be convicted of mansfauKMpr immediately enl'sted in the naval aviation service. .He was commis
and serve a term m the state pern-, an ensign and sent to Key West, Fla. The two young people
tentiary. (-ave known each othrr practically all the'r l.'ves. were childhood play-
Memhers of the attorney generals ; ' . j iaf
acAriafj.1 in th nam, cnrinl rirrVsN
aeparimeut aeciareu uku
ecution is to rest in their hands they
would Ask that the trial be held in
and her country', where a jury may 1
impaneled with less.difficittt a d bi
less influenced by ppuiar wpinon,
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On Way to Ardmore-"
El 1'aso, Tex..vDec 23.-tlara
Barton Smith left El i'aRo at s6
o'clock this morning, boundfr Ard
more. by way of Fort Wfcrth. She
was accompanied by -her lawyers aad
Sheiiff Garrett
Tho'Tuxa & Pacific tram carrying
Clara Sm'.th left El Paso at 6 o'clock :
this morni.ig. At the station her at- j.rett of Carter county return to Ard
tornevs sa'd that it was likely Miss more and the case probably will
Smith would leave the train at Fprt I conie to, trial late in January."
Worth with Sheriff Garrett and her t
oMnmove Mel.can and Coakley. for
v a conference, ad tnat from there thr
. Oklahoma attorney and sh-mff would
accompa.iy .Miss Smith to AHmore.
where bond has been gad'anteed.
They added that the young woman
was expected to apend the holidays
I 'm Oklahoma w h friends nd rela
tivjes and then eturn to F.l Paso to
wait here with her parents until the
trial in Ardmotj. Her unc Ben F
Harrison, also accomnanied bet.-
After kissing their dujhKirco
by th-: famjlv home the-father and
mother retired to their iwir.s. They
received no guests until ne.irly noon,
ther. admitted . newspaner reportel.
Reach Ardmore Friday :
nartu-is scheduled to reach
Fort Worth Friday morning and to
reacn nruniorc iimi oiitinvu..-
of $10,000 is to be .furnished nn
i mediately and fcliss SmHli expects
! to spend a few days wifli relatives
in -Oklahoma before returning to
El Prfso to await the trial.
Attorneys" W. P. McLean., jr.. of
Fort Worth and Charles -A. Coak
ley of Ardmore, said they would
ask .a speedy trial and expressed the
belief that her acquittal would re
sult. "The sympathy of the people
of Carter countv Oklahoma. s with
Miss Smith." Sheriff Garrett said.
tx i ni .ArtnJnrp
xiamon was nui . t-,
hotel and before his death gave out
a statement saying the shooting
was accidental and relieving Miss
Smith of all' blame. The county at
torney, however, swore out a war-
rant which later was changed to
murder and another containing a
statutory charge. , ,
After the confesnce early last
night. -Garrett said , that he would
telegraph to Kansas Citv to have
Miss Smith's trunk, which were
opened there same weeks ago. sent
v back to Ardmore, .
"1 have .nothing to wear'pxcept
this," pointing to her blue serge
rlroc. Ki utirl ia renorted "to have
told Sbt sheriff after the two had
A I i-.it, .V Unm.
, Father Tells of Flight.
To a newspaper man who bad
the familv for some time,
Smith, the father of the girl, is .said j
to have .made the lollowing state
ment last night: ; V
"I have had ;barely time to talk
with our eirl I only know God
must have been with her in her
I -only know God :
movements. A man she met on the
train she-ode irom Juarez to Chi
hcahua must have been heaven-sent.
She had never seen hitn before.
They did not even talk the same
language. He , approached her.
knowing she was in trouble, and of
fered to shield her. And Clara re
posed her .trust in him. He guarded
her as (caretully as though she were
his own child. I believe that's a
' miracle. I believe God guided that
friend to her in 1ier hour of need.
"That Mexican- gentleman is a
politician and a power k fn Chi
.huahuA He took my girl -into his
" home and his wife was her constant
companion. He caused his estate to
Adefidous treat awaits you in
CHOCOLATE PUFF CAKCS.
You 11 enjoy the soft, fresh,
cake, the hid of luscious
snarshmaljow, and the thick
coating of rich chocolate.
Sold by the pound. Ask
ypar grocer today. f
NAJIOKA4. BISCUIT
COMPANY
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it
Engaged
f;S' I II llllMIM,MIIIIMllllMMr- M MiMlill Ml 3
S lV5 -A ' irST ?f trt' v'1' S
Miss Lolita Armour, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ogden Armour,
and her fiance, John J. Mitchell, jr., son of the wealthy Chicago banker,
whose engagement has been announced. The wedding of -Miss Armour
and "Mr Mitrn11 ftntli wrVAm' fir 1adra in th vminaM will link
be poficed by private detectives, who
safeguarded her frcm her own
. . S !.?
brother, until they were positive of
his identity. If G.id didn't send that
Irian to Clara, what other explana
T ,- io Vir-a Tliw ic nnn." I
Clara Hamon WilLBe:
- Trie J Larie in January
(llJlahotna Cftv. Dec. 23. "Clara
5?m?th w:;l be a.aigned within a
few hours after she and Sheriff Gar
County Ajttornev Kussen B. Brown,
who instigated the .search for Miss
Smith and filed the charge ot mur
der against her, aid here today
shortly before he returned to Ard-nicA-e.
, '.' "
"The prosecution pf the case vvi!f
undoubtedly be concluded Dy an
other attorney," Mr. Brown said.
pointing oat that hfe term of office
as county attorney of Carter countv
expires January 1. He refused to
indicate who will be appointed as
special prosecutor to try the case.
Mr. Brown receive the first authen
tic information oJ'&fiss Smith's sur
render here shortly after midnight
"The only taing to prevent the
speedy return to fneedom of Miss
imith pending her frial would be
the development of sew angle? in
fie charge of tmirdesr , which was
placed against her," Mr. Brown
sa'd. He added that a fund of at
least $200,000 is available in Ard
more for her. defease and bond.
Attorney Says Jake Hamon ,
Left Clara Smith SomeMoney
Ardmore. Okl., Dec. 23. James
H. Mather? of the firm of Mathers
&CoaMey attorneys for Clara Bar
ton Smith, declared here today he
has "understood all the time" that
there is a will or the late Jake L.
Hamon, ,republ:can nationaj com
mitteeman, ia existence, and that
"Clara' 6rnith, is left one-fourth of
the estate." ,
Mr. Mathers said he had received
no information from Sheriff Buck
Garretf or from Attorney Charles'
A. Coakley relative to the surrender
of V'S Swtn yesterday at El Paso.
"They were to wtre me immediate
ly upon Clara. Smith's surrender,
he added, "but at 9 o'clock this
morning I have not received a wire;
Ad J know is wha, I read in thf ."SflS. American
Assistant U.S. Treasurer
Under Lincoln Succumbs.!
Tonopah, Kev.,. Dec. 23. J. , hjt
Nelson, second assistant treasurer
of the United States under Presi
dent Lincoln and a witness against
the assassins rof the martyred execu
tive, died aoday while- visiting ' here
at the home of his daughter., He
was 85 vears old. a native of Ohio
and had spent the latter years of his
Ulief
Oregon enator III.
Washington, Dec. $ Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon is under the
care of specialists- at -a IocaLhos
pital. ft became known today. His
conditon was said to be serious with
the possibility that an operation may
be necessaf
Twenty
Fine Piano Benches
$FSQP
Open Until 9 P. M
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M1CKECS
I he house oj rieusant Lfeaiums"
15th nd Harney.
. Douglas 1973. ,
to Marry
! D-IfL QnUr're Qave
SDriUSIl JOUier5, D&yS
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Witness, Attempted to
- Tear Down U. S. Flag
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Washington, Pec. 23. An attempt
ly British soldiers to tear down an
American flag from her father's
Jjiome in Cjueenstown, Ireland, where
silt was siayvig tasi aurusi, -was
described today by Mrs. Michael
Mohan of Corona, L. 1 before the
commisaicvn of the committee of 100
investigating conditions in Ireland.
Mrs. Mohan said she ha'd put tip
the nag as a protection against raids
and that when a party ofxsoldiers
saw il one of them shouted, "tear
down that damned American flag
and trample on it." The soldiers
theji, she said, smashed windows in
a fruitless attempt w climb up to the
flag. - L
The witness told the commission
that when she reported the incident
to American Consul McAndrews at
Cjueenstown, she was informed that
"th Fnerlisti hat American as
Lnuch as they do Irish," a.nd that the
consul would not be permitted to
cable a report to America as the"
telegram would be censored.
Bonus Plan Scoredby--
Secretary of Treasury
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the deficit would be approximately
$1,500,000,000, and he added that it
could Ae seen that new sources of
revenur must be sought to meet even
current requirements.
The allied nations should be ad
vised that the -United States will
not cancel loans made during the
war. Senator McKellar, democrat of
Tennessee, declared tl! an address in
the senate, criticising Secretary
Houston of theTreasury department
for alleged failure" take steps for
their payment. ' ,
Interest on the foreign loan,he
added, jhould be paid when due, and
the allies' informal certificates of in
debtedness converted into long-term
bonds. He chargedthere was prop
aganda fn favor of cancelling the
foreign loans. . . j-
Secretary Houston's statement ,6n
the foreign loans in his annual re
port Senator McKella characterized
tuiv l vslji.i.U u fc'-' (viavvv
these interest' payments, amounting
to $500,000,000, have been allowed to
lapse," the senator said.
Special Police Asked to
Cope With Crime In Mexico
Mexico City, Dec. 23 Ramon P.
DeN$gri, Mexica consul general in
New York, has appealed torPresi
dent Obregon for permission to em
ploy special consulate police, de
claring this step seems advisable in
vifcw of the wave of crime there, v
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Merchant Killed Jy Robbers.
Salt' Lake City. Dec. 23. Richard
Ilgner of Blue Creek. -merchant, was
clubbed to death by robbers Mon
day night. Only small change was
taken. Cheats, war sayings stamps,
postage stamps and $200 in eash
were overlooked. '
each ' '
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Italians Bekin '
Military Moves
' Against Fiume
Destroyer Said to Have
Shelled D'Annunzian at
teries at Veglia--EnUngIe-
ments In Place.
London, Dec. 23. Military opera
tions liave been begun Dy Italian
government troops against forces in
and about Fiume commanded by
Ca,pt. Gabncle dAnnunzio w(ho re
fuses to evacuate the city and per
tnit Italy to put into operation the
provisions of the treaty of Rapallo.
Dispatches received here state that
mHitary works along the line mark
ing the frontier of the Kegency of
Quarnero have been raided and ah
Italian destroyer, is said to have
shelled d'Annunz-'an batteries pn the
island of Veglia, southwest of
Fiume.
An attempt on the part of d'An
nunzio to seize control of the
Montagna canal, running down the
Dalmatian coast behind a screen of
tow islands, has been foiled, Men
dispatched to Castel Venier. north
east of Zara. a point which com
mands the southern entrance to the
canal,vwere frced to retreat, some
of them being captured and, others
disarmed. D'Annwizian Jegion
ariesVwhich have vbeh acting as gar
rison at Zara are Said to have fled
from that city. j
Rome, Dec. 23. To all appear
ances a state of war has been re
eiCrblished by d'Annunzio forces
atong the Fiume'front. Roads and
railway' tracks have been torn up,
barbed wire entanglements have
been established and all telephone
and telegraph-wires leading into Fi
ume fiave been cut. -y
Fiume Is Isolated
Trieste, Dec, 23. (Bye Asso
ciated Press.)-rbtrong cordons of
caribineers and Alpini, brigaded into
probably a score of battalions, have
been thrown about Fiume and have
completely isolated that city by land.
The Italian fleet, which has its head
'm arters at Pola, is scouring the
Gulf of Quarnero day and night for
d'Annunzio raiders, and searchlights
play on the waters from twilightill
dawn. ! !
Following the issuance of orders
to establish a close blockade. Gen
eral CavigliaItalian commander, di
rected that foreign citizens and civ
ilians in Fiume be given 48 hours to
leave the city. I 1
Wealtny-Youtb Held-
Salt Lake City, Dec. 23. Charles
D. Seymour, jr., said by federal of
ficials to be a member of a wealthy
family of New York and Gary, Ind.,
and the owncs of mines in Nevada,
is being held here by the federal bu
reau of investigation on the com
plaint of the Baltimore, Md., Depart
ment of Justice agents, charged with
bigamy and violation of the Mann
act.
Nx The Store of
BUY; HIS GIFT
AT ICS OWN G'BT STOKE
It has been a great advantage to Oar Customers and it Has
Made Gift Buying Easy at This Store During Our
25 3313
DISCOUNT SALE '
ANY SUIT or
OVERCOAT
(Except Full Dress) .
EVERY SHIRT IN THE STORE
x IS REDUCED IN PRICE
Manhattan
. Shirts
30
- Neckwear
Mufflers
, Gloves
Hosiery-and
Handkerchiefs
1
Off
Lounging and'
Bath Robes
25 off
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Pajamas and
, Wight Shirts
25 off
.25
Broken Lines of
ARROW
COLLARS
15' "
' 2 for 25c "
$1.40 Dozen
MEN'S HATS AD
MEN'S. Except Men's. Cloth and
HATS
70 Z;.
Off ,
BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
Hats and
Furnishing
Goods
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BROWNING
KING & CO.
Geo. T. Wilson, Mgr.
Reds Prepare to
Drive Georgians
- Ont of Caucasus
Heavy Soviet ' forces y Have
Been Concentrated N at
Tuapse Other Armies
Reported at Kazak.
f iflis, Dec. 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Russian jbolsbevik
forces appear to be concentrating for
a campaign which will eliminate the
republic of Georgia frera tire map
of the Caucasus region. Heavy soviet
forces have been concentrated at
Tuapse, a port on the eastern shore
of the Black sea., and at Gagri. a
port still further to the southeast
toward the Georgian frontier. Oiher
bolsheviki detachments are reported
at Kazak, southeast of Tiflre, while
the 10th bolshevik army, which has
been operating along the Armenian
frontier, is said .to have passed
through Karakaliss, moving toward
the Georgian republic.
(Independent Georgia has been
tolerated by the bolsheviki because
cf the trade advantages offered at
Batum, which has been regarded n
Moscow as a cerrider which permit
ted the bolshevikiyto bring in sup-
1 - t 1- t n l. t ' f
nifffion from Batum. however, indi
cates serious disturbances, the'
Georgian garrison there having re
volted. This resulted in a panic and
people stormed the 6hips m the har
bor, seeking to escape before the
arrival of bolshevik yfroops, which
were reported n the neighborhood.
It is understood-the allies regard
the situation so serious that they
have considered sending warships to
insure the evacuation of allied mis
sions in Georgia.
" The recent oil agreement con
cluded between soviet Russia and ,
Georgia has not ' been carried out,
and as a consequence train servjee
i,ePn reduced to a strict min
imum, involving a serious rommer-
c a. crisis. -Suppl es are awaiting
transport to towns suffering from
shortage of food and prices of
necessities of life have increased' to
fantastic figures in many places.
One Killed, 25 Injured
When Train Hits Trolley
vMilwaukee. Dec. 23. One man
was killed, and 25 injured, sevenal
seriously, when a Chicago, 1 Mil
waukee and St. Paul locomotive
strucjr a , street car-filled with work-:
men during a Winding snowstorm !
The motorman s bodv was found :
among the wreckage of tiie demol
ishecUt;ar. 1 I
Former Russian Steamer to
Operate on Lake Michigan
San Francisco, Dec 23. The Rus
sian steamer, Rogday, storm center
in dissension between Russian fac
tions here, has' been sold to the
Pete Marquette line and will be op
erated on Lake Michigan', it is an
nounced. 1
the Town
All Other
Shirts
3313
Off
House Coats
and Slippers
25 off
Underwear ,
and Sweaters"
25 off
off
CAPS REDUCED
s Stetsons Pur Caps
oit off
25 off
Texan Held lor
Killing Officer
lynched by Mob
Twenty-Five Masked -Men
Take Chauffeur From Jail
Where He Is Ifeld and
( Hang II mi to Tre,ex
Fort Worth. Tcjl. Dec. 23. Tom
W. -Vkkery, a-whi4 man held cn
a charge of murder in connection
with the killing Monday of Police
man Jeff C Couch, was taken from
county jail here shortly after mid
night by a mob andtiinged. Severs!
6hots were fired into his body. . .
Twenty-five masked men entered
THOMPSOM-BELDEN
; "COMPANY" '
Lots to Do the LfCist Day---But
Thompson - B tlden . Service, Will 'Be
Wonderfully HelpjU aM Satisfying
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f . J
Wt Can Spend
Christmas Eve ,
at Home. The Store ;
Closes at 6 P. M
Neck Fixinnsr
, . - - a
Manbou Scarfs
and Capes Are
Reduced
Taupe and, blacky mara
oou in fashionable styles
have all been reduced
for Friday's selling.
North Ai.I Wi Flor
The Baby Shop
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(Second Floor.)
Has ever so manF"just i
right'Vgift things for v
wee folks Christmas.
;:
iEmbroidered
i Pillow Cases
$2.49 a Pair
Sold ' for $3.00, $3.50
and $4.00. ,
Second Floor"
To the Men's Shop
rTHdayN a Neckwear Sale
lTies 65c
$1.50 Ties 95c.
$2 Ties $1.45 v
. $2.50 Ties $1.85
; 'Also afSale
of Mufflers
A splendid selection of
jiew silk and fine wool
mufflers, $1.50 to $15.
Silk Lounging
Robes Less
The few we have left will
go at. interesting savings
Friday. These are the
most distinctive of all
robes.
' The Men's
the jail and overpowered the jailer
ana ihs assistants, opening Vck
erv's cell, the mob remove.! mi
oner, clad only, in might clothes, to"
gnjvc near tne packaig house dis
trict, and swung him to a tree. After
firing a few shots into the bodv the
moo aisperseu.
Sheriff Smith and Chief of Police
Porte warned anonymously by
telephone that Vickery was being
hanged, reachel the scene shortly
after the mob had-disbanded.
Vickery was 30 yearb of afce ,and.
a chauffeur. Policeman Couch an
SWered a call from a cat-acr Mnn.
day nigiit to arrest an alleged itoxi?
raiea man. 1 ne oincer was shot
when he arrived at the eanicr. .Viclt-
cry was arrested. ,. '
lyncfaing would be investigatsst by
the next (tession of the district graiiu
jury. ,
3 Bee want ads are business getters.
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It Is Pleasaoh to Sele9f
Handkerchiefs
Here at Thompson
Belden's. Assort
ments are still quite"
large and gratifying
ly fresh and new.
SJU will find linen of
e best quality in
.Adequate Selections at Each. Price
Jehey Sil!
Undergarments"
at New Low Prices
3ne of the most satisfac
ry of all last-miaute e
ectio'hs, especiallywhen
;hese new low prices are
taken into consideration.
$3.50 vests, $2.951
$5 bjoomers, $3.59.
$10 to $12 silk teddies,
$8.98.
$8.35 to $9.50 silk tea
dies, $6.98.
$6.50 to $7.50 silk ted
dies, $5.98.
Underwear Section
Second Floor
A Great Hosiery Sale
The Day Before Christmas
fAll.hand clocked v
black silk hose regu--,
larlv S5. Friday.
. $350 a pair. ,
Broken 1 i n $ s of
women's, and chil-
dren's h,ose leftxfromt
busy December sell
ing. Friday 79e a
pair. , '
P.rkts Not Qualities Are Lowered
$3 Ties $2.05
$4 Tie's $2.95
$5 Ties $3.95. 1
$7 Tjes $5.85;
And Shjrts .
Are Reduced
Including many new
ones which have ar
rived recently.
oil'
Good Gloves
We have never before
shown such a large num
ber, of fine qualities in
every desirable style.
Choose a glove certificate
if you are uncertain of
the style jpr size desired.
Shop - To the lleft as You Enter
PoEce'SeekManWho
uInvested, Money foi
r 1 rm
several Ihousanr.
. "
Clilcag,' Dec. 23. Federal offi
cials today raided the officesoj F. ,
W. Shcrwo9d and confiscated sev-'
cral thousand letters, each of which
referred to investments', Sherwood
apparently hal Wen asked to mnko '
t'6r the Writers Sherwrfod has dis-
appeared, and, according to officials
the letters indicate that more than
$100,000 had been pheed in his
hands by clients from all parts of .
-tlie country. .
telegram trom A. l iJcrliina
of Minneapolis asking Shorwood if
"the Certificates would bt received
by Christmas" was among the
documents found. v
every one whether
you choose a plain,
hand heQstitched, an
initialed, a French,
Spanish, Swiss or Ma-
i deira embroiderer!, a
hand made Colored one
"or a real lace 'ker
chief. '
KFinePer fumes
and Toilet Waters
- Are Gifts to Be
Fully Appreciated
1$3.75 silk hose, $2.50
I a pair. Black, brown
. and white.
fi Heavy weight, Waclc,
pure thread silk hose
with flare tops; and
'double soles, regu
larly priced $6 a
pair.- Friday, $3.75
a -pair. '
for. Gifts
Handkerchiefs
Whatever kind you
wish. All letters in the
initials, even U., V.,X.,
:Y. and Z. Rjain linens
and colored borders,
hand made styles. A11
here the last day.
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