Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1921)
1-A THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY. - FEBRUARY 13," 1921. Indiana Youth Is Electrocuted ai Nebraska Boasts of Busiest U. & Farmer i .r NeW York PrisOnfHevs C,H. Guafsbn and ms many miiereni . 'i Itoy "Who Served in Navy Dur .ing War Goe to Electric cence of Guilt. if Sing Sing, Feb. 12. Jesse -Walk ;i er, 20, died in the electric chair at "if Sing Sing last night v : . . He went to his death with, the ." .same calmness that he had maiq- t tained ever since he . was arrested 1 1 , for the killing of Samuel .Wolchak, tj a. Brooklyn stationer, in an attempt ar . rooDery iwo years ago asked the keeper for a cigar vliile he- was preparing to go i tcfl the chair, and he was still smoking it as he tpok his place in tfee death seat. Tire execution took place despite i the plea 'of four United States sena tors who interceded with Governor Miller in the boy's behalf. -Was in Navy in War; Walker was a seaman in the navy during the war. His honie was at Tivansville, lnd. " " Before be walked out of the death bouse for the last few stepa of his life, the youthful, murderer turned to his fellow men awaiting execu tion and called back in a cheery voice: . "Goodby, boys. Good luck to rou. . 1 hope you all get back home. I'm going away." The lad, casting a 'friendly smile and a nod to the witnesses to his death, took his Feat in the death chair at 11:05. The current was turned on twice by- Executioner John Hulbert. At 11:13 the state had exacted its penalty for the murder of the Brooklyn storekeeper. Writes Three Letters. .r Hours' before he was called upon to accompany his' spiritual adviser, Dr. Peterson, to the death chamber, Walker had given up all hope of the intercessions being made -by power ful influences being successful. He turned to writing three love letters to his sweetheart of the days before he went, into the great war. He sealed the letters with a kiss and .. I , . nr. i j rornea mom over xo vvaraen iawes. f; Then,, when he finished the three ;J note? to his sweetheart, he' wrote 5 ..another just before he died: He ! described it as a "farewell letter to Lillian." . , , ' , Warden, Lawes posted the letters to "Lillian," who resides at Indian 13. ' apolis, last night after Walker had died. - To the last Walker insisted that V lie did not fire the shot which killed ; Wolchak. He admitted that .he was one of the trio who entered the lit tle stationery store for the purpose t robbery, but h did not shoot, he aid. . It X IS v Headquarters, sr Lincoln, Feb. 12. Nebraska per haps can boast of the busiest farmer in America. He is C. H. Gustafson of. Mead, Neb., or wherever else he can be located. In recent yearr the operation of Ms farm has taken only part of, his time, the actual work being left to his son, Ruben. When Mr. Gustafson is not at Mead he may be found at his Lin coln residence, but he is more apt to be fpund somewhere else. First he j, president or the xeorasKa farm- CIS Ulaiuil me Hi ai v uno ness in the state. The Farmers' un ion, a co-operative selling agency, with headquarters at Omaha, in 1W9 did $100,000,000 worth of business. If Mr. Gustafson is,- not to be found in Omaha, one might Jry Chi cago, where he maintains his office as national director of the co-operative marketing division of the Amer ican Farm Bureau federation. If he if not located at anyof these places. it would be an almost useless search to go farther, as he may be attending mm S S&Vi iV::5i t ' - C. H. Gustafson. . meetings of any one of a dozen bther4tive congress, president of the"Na otffanizations in any part of the country orv speaking before some farm convention. ? In addition to being a farmer, president f the Nebraska Farmers' union ,and national director of the eo-operatU'e marketing division , of the American Farm Bureau feder! tion. Mr. Gustafson is chairman the National Farmers' Marketing Committee of Seventeen, chairman of the National Farmrs' Live Stock Corrfmittee of Fifteen, chairman of the National Farmers-Labor Co-Opera tional Co-Operative company, vice president of the Nebraska Farm.' Bu reau federation, member of the Ne braska State Board of Agriculture, member of the board of directors of the Nebraska Dairymen's asso ciation and chairman. of the Farm- V ers' union legislative! committee of ol Nebraska. . y. "; ' , ugK When not attending the duties of these offices hehas several Jess im portant organisations';, to take, .'his attention. ' , ' i- ' , Flyer Who Faked v Hero Tale Ousted Captain Chamberlain of Texas Dismissed From Service After an Extended Trial. New York College Prof Proposes :i on v sa :t, JVaprapathy 'Practitioner ' I Appeals Fine to Higher Court 'l Lincoln,- Feb. 12.On behalf of a w. client at Longpine, Neb., Clarence k S. Darrow of Chicago today filed in V the supreme court an appeal from i the conviction of . a practitioner . of Jiiaprapathy, charged with the practice of the drugless method of healing without securing a state license. . ri P, R. Carpenter, formerly of Chi 7 cago, was found guilty in the dis trict court of Brown county and 1 : was fined $200. He asserted he had tj, taken a two-year course -in a school e ' at Chicago and nad had practiced his profession ovet a year before be :j. ing arrested. The appeal alleges the J Nebraska law is deficient in not pro j i viding for'examjoation of members ' of this particular school of healing. , Burlington Supervisors - i Affected by Consolidation i Lincoln, Feb. 12. General' Super intendent FJynn today announced a further reduction in the operating forces of the Burlington railroad " in practically all the Nebraska di !, visions. The latest reduction, it was announced, affects supervisory offiJ cials and employes, it reacnes irom trainmasters to foremen, consoli dates a number of positions, assigns new work to men . who remain in their present capacity and reduces the rank of some who are assigned to other duties as a result of consol idations. The reducfion is necessary, the announcement says, because of an effort on the part of the man agement to Jrtake the income coyer fhc outlay. . , '". Mexican deputies Stand By Resignedpabinet Head City, Feb Mexico City. FebN 12. congratulating Pascual upon his decision to resigna . in :.--A icuer Ortiz Rubio .si '5 . r:i A t: K . If u-nrtri use nf tn him bv 136 mem' bers of the chamber of deputies yes terday. The letter signed by these deputies upheld him . tn taking ex ception to the ruling of President Obregon removing from the jnrh- " diction of " the department all de tail! of railroad administration with the exceptin of the mere operation " of the lines. rIie Stock Insurance Heads Re-Elected at Annual Meet At an annual meeting ' of- the American Live Stock Insurance company Charles 'F. Schwager,vR. B. Zachary and George B. Dyball Were re-elected president, secretary and vice oresident. resbectively. The' f olio win r were re-elected as di rectors: Hugo Hiebetr-Bcntley, la.; .Alvin Lydick, TcVamah, Neb.; A. L. Haecker, -Lincoln, and Paul Kare, Lyons. .' , " . ii - -X , Beaver City Bank Cashier - . Blows Off Tod of Head Beaver Gtv. Neb.. Feb. 12. Cher nock B. Smith, cashier of the Farm ers' State bank of Handley, this coun ty, was found dead by the road some miles from town this evening. He had been-huntingaftd, is supposed to have accidentally vshqt himself, The top of his head was blown off. -Professor Grumman to Speak Prof. Paul H.i.Grummann, direc or of the school of fine arts at the University of Nebraska, wilfc occupy the pulpit Sunday mornings aK the First Unitarian church. Thirty-first and Harney streets. His sttbject will be "Freedom of Utterance.". ' On February 20, Rev; Curtis Reese -of Chicago, . secretary ot tne WesteA Unitarian conference, will his decision to resignasurninis-i tackers fired on the cars, which" con- ter of communicattDifTTna puDiic tained soldiers, from both sides Washington. Feb. 12. Capt. Ed mund G. Chamberlain oi San An tonio, Tex., wae dismissed from1 the United States marine corps todr as the champion American "Mun chausen" developed byihe war." The findings of a 1 court martial simply state that he was guilty of "falsification and scandalous .con duct tothe detriment of the naval rvie'e." . ;;. v :. ; v The stories of heroism and self-' sacrifice in whiclr Captain Chariiber- lam was alleged to have shot down numerous German airplanes on the Flanders front thrilled London, Paris and Brussels and caused no little stir in Washington two years ago. : ;. Told of Exploits. During a visit" to the British front near Dunkirk, to which he had been in vjted,, Captain Chamberlain related both h England and France, he ob tained possession of.an airplane and made a flight., t During its progress, he said, he met an .entire enemy squadron and defeated it, : shooting down number oi the plane- ' Later, according to his story, he made a second flight in which he was himself shot down by the Ger mans. He was enabled to escape to the allied lines, he said, through aid of a Belgian peasant. N Bootlegger Held ;, J; For Slaying Woman . -.. Alma, Mich., Feb. 12. Oscar Collins, ' 27, of Alma, arrested last night with two men on a charge of violating the prohibition laws,, , to day was formally charged with the murder . of Mrs. Ellen trowe, 25, who was found strangled in a field near her 1iome a week ; ago. . "According to the authorities, Mrs. Crowe's death followed her state ment to' a neighbor that she "could tell something" - about liquor Jaws violations heref Collins was spirited to the county jail at Utica after threats of violence had reached couity officers. He de nies any knowledge of the crime,. Armed. Guards Kill One n ' y Attack on Train Near Cork Cork, .Feb. 12. One soldier was killed and a "number of other wound ed today in an attack on a passen ger train outside of the Mill street station by 100 armed menr The at-. of the line The wounded soldiers were taken to the Cork military hospital aboard a special train. ADVERTISEMENT x. SULPHUR EASES PILES AT ONCE Almost Instant Relief and at Very Small Cost. ; The moment you apply k little Mentho-Sulphur the . itching, irri tation and bleeding stops. Don't, con tinue to suiter becausejjuick , reliw awaits, you. . " v. ' AnV drugaist will supolv vou with Ik small jar of Mentho-Sulphtt'r. This seems to soothe, heal and dry up the trouble quicker than anything else. ' . -. Damons Wash Meals !dn O.IB,tlMflutiMmM-M4r.will , wrntM aMettotM, iMttit ; , tat-4trtM 1 teklu , tamla. aad di V tOTifsrt wiU 4iappMr taate tin tui fthirdr. Huidredf totiff It m i ' tattled cum praaaoMtd iacanbl. Wa tarittMtkamrat WtU t briaf r t ""'' Tty p p : ti . JO.ILD.rQ). ; S ,Shrmka A UcCoaaeU Drug PipeS f or Womeii Irving Colib to Talk atTeachers' Meet at Holdreg President of District Associa tions of State Teachen' Body Gather Here to Plan ' Spring -Meets. L- Presidents of the district associa tes of the Nebraska State Teach ers' association met . Friday fr the first time in the office of J." H, lieveridge, president of the state as sociation. AIL were present except Robert I. Elliott of. Chadron," presi dent of the Sixth district., . These new district associations are integral parts of the state association, the membership . being co-extensive and the aims and purposes being the same. ,. Spring meetings in the six districts will be held as follows: First. Sec ond, Third and Sixth, at Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne and Alliance, respec- tivelyi on March 31 and April 1 and 2. Fourth and Fifth districts, at Kear nejCand Holdrege, respectively, on March 23, 24 and 25. .. . , .. President McCommons of . the Fifth district announced yesterday that he has engaged Irving Cobb to be one of the speakers at the Hol drege' meeting. Ex-Governor Hard ing of Iowa will speak "at the Wayne meeting. ' , The presidents of the six districts r.ill co-operate in obtaining talent for their meetings. Sections will be arranged for the rural teachers at tit district meetings. ' President Beveridap of the state association urged the district presi dents to begin to promote a hearty interest in "Good Citizenship week, which will be observed from Febru ary 28 to March 4, inclusive. The prince , of Wales is rated as the most' popular man in -England and. because of the fact that he is marvelously quick at operating his automobile he is able to fill the nu merous engagements. of, the day.' , New, York, Feb. 12. Pipes for women Dean Joseph French John son of New York university pro poses them. ... - ' Of .course as' Dean Johnson apologetically explained, if you turn the academic mind away, from its beaten course it is apt to be the most nonsensical sortvof mind in .the world. This, he says, is why he was led o commit himsalf to' nearty approval pf pipesmoking for women. The dear -ladies in London are do- jng it, he added.." , 1 Dean Johnson - stipulates, how ever, that if" American girls are go ing to do it he would rather they went in for boxes of clay pipes and used a fresh one each -day. This would be , more hygienic. It would also mean that their pipes would not become" the dear, dirty relics that men cherish to the end of time! Day of Prayer for ' CoDeges' Will Be ': Observed in Omaha The day of -prayer for Colleges will be observed with appropriate services a the Presbyterian Theological sem inary, Twenty-first and Lothrop streets, next Thursday. ' Various meetings will take place during the day, but' the Jeading event will.be an address by Rev. Alfred C. Vanorden. D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of . Council 13 luffs. , . The public is most cocdially invited to the service. Dr. Vanorden's ad dress willbeat "10 a.m. On Tuesday Rev. Dr. McCrory of Pittsburgh will address the students at 9:45 a. nr., an event expected to in terest, also the ministers of the city. Dr.' McCrorv. is. a leading divine of the United Presbyterian church. Daniels Orders Psobe -of ' f I Shootings at .Vladivostok! Washington, Feb. 12. Secretary Daniels cabled today to Admiral Strauas, commanding" the Asiatic fleet, to. investigate reports that five American sailors had been fired upon in Vladivostok, presumably by Russian officers, and one of them wounded. J The ; Navy department has re-' ccived.nb -advices regarding the in cident and Secretary, Daniels incor porated in his message to Admiral Strauss' a copy of press dispatches from Tokio telling of the attack. , Right Posture and Fallen arches may be the result ot incorrect posture. Savages who went barefoot or woresoft moccasins never suffered foot-ills.jThey walked naturally, with- the 'toes pointed straight ahead; and their language contained; no such expression as "foot discomfort," Most modern shoes ' induce the wearers to Walk and stand with the toes pointed out, a position which throws the weight on the Inside of the arch. This stress breaks the arch and produces flat feet : . When the , toes point . straight ahead, as they would naturally, the weight otnhe body Is distributed evenly, over the heel, the ball and the outside of the foot. Cantilever Shoes ' are patterned with a natural inner-sole line and a slightly tilted heel which encourage proper carriage. , These features ot Cantilever Shoes, together with the restful support afforded by a flexible shank, correct "and prevent tallea. arcnes. f COLUMBIA -- - n II n II mi- GRAF0NOLAS DOWN Place 'this beautiful Gnfonola in your hem.' This model, only $120. Others modala at 9125, $150, $160, $200 and $300. i-. Select and Buy A few record. Pay $1 to bind tho contract and wo will dcliror VHwa this beautiful machine' at onco. Bogin .pay- - , g moots March 15th. " The Columbia, Grafonola Hm many yxduiiv Malum, anont thim tho MB-Ht tioa is IUU .Automatic (top. Stop autamattealir wkm the It haa many Other axcluatv faaturao, In Our Record Department Columbia Roc or4a of Non-Ex-e I u Iv .artiatat lonnerljr aold for $1.00, now priced at ...... 85c Our alack of M- now apaeially ncr ;Hced at ...... ' SCHM0UER & MUELLER 1514-16-18 n I A 1 f n A - Phone -: " Dodge St F 1 A IN IF L J o Douf . 1623 SIXTEENTH AND HQWARD STREETS ' , - Wet have" arrafiged for a . rousing CLEAN-UP Salp ' by marking - - 36 TV . . rattei us in Dining Chairs 5 J At Most Radical Price Reductions Anyone in njeed of Chairt will save by buying in this sale not only the-homemaker but the hotel or res taurant manager can save considerable expense by 'attending. this event. A glance at the windows will convince. ; , ' - . .- i ' ; to 100 of a Kind ' j A Partial Listing Below More Inspections Than Seem Necessary ' . - ' Your clothes, as they go through. our '.cleaning prA-" pess, are Inspected, 1 not only once, but dozen ef " times. ' Some, in fact, think that many of these inepections are superfluous--but WE . DO NOT. " We much prefer the ap parently' needless inspec tions, to the complaints we should receive if .we let "something slip by."'. . If you care for micro scopically clean cleaning , work phone Tyler 0345 for a man or, if you liv in . South Omaha phone "South 0050.', A DRESHER BROTHERS CLEANERS DYERS 2211-17 FARNAM ST. i .... .... , - - Gcod looking slioes of fine leathers. Medium vamp and popular walking teel. ".. ' "." -' ... .Sizes 2 to II; Widths A AAA to EE. Men's Shoes Also. . THE CMTJIETEB SHOE SHOP, 808 Sr lSth St ' ' Omaha ' Opposite Courthouse. A . Dental Institution of Wide. Scope . The McKenney Dentist, occupy the second, floor at 1324 Farnam street, with a suite of offices : of unusual size andmost modern equipment. Each department of . dentistry ; is looked after by spe-" cially skilled dentists, who devqte their entire, time to their individual work. This system meana not only a great saving of time, and a correspond- ing higher grade of work, tut enables us to quote a lower fee for our seryices. ' --'cl , '. We would like to have the opportunity of ex plaining our system of service to y6u. There is no charge or obligation attached to this" arid it may, mean a great deal to ybu'in better dental 'service .and lower, fees-- ,-': , . ;" .,;-w, ,: ... ' : TEETH McKenney Dentists .1324 Farnam, ' ' - Corner 14th and Farnam Phone Douglas 2872. v V ' 6.00 Fumed or doldeh Oak QC , Wood Seat Dining Chairs, each u,7.D 7.90 Golden Oak Chairs, each.,.,, Wood Seat 1.95 5.50 Fumed or Golden Oak Dining Chairs with seats upholstered "3 AC vin Spanish Fabricoid, each... 0iD . ' ' ' " 7.75 Fumed 7 or Golden Oak Dininjr Chairs with box seats upholstered in Spanish Fabricoid, -3 OC each ........ 003 8.75 Fumed or Golden Oak Dining Chairs . with f ulK Boxed Slip Seats covered in Spanish Fabricoid, g"J ' . v.. 12.50 Jacobean Oak William and Marj Dining Chairs with full boxed slip seats covered ; irr Spanish Q AC Leather, each. O.TJ 15.00 Arm Diners to Match, each "'V ill 10.00 Jueen Anne 1 1.90 American ' Walnut fv Diners with Spanish Leather 7 Pn Slip seats, .each .pv 15.00 American Walnut Queen Anne Dining . Chairs in two Patterns with full Spanish . Leather Sup Seats, . each. , Arm Chairs to match, each - 10.00 12.50 14.50 Quartered Golden, or Fumed Oak Dining Chairs with Best . Spanish Leather Fad Boxed -Seat, . each . t 10.00 11.50 Quartered Golden Oak Dining Chairs with Spanish Leather Boxed seats; each.;.. .7.50 1 Note Its Pre s e ht Price Compare It With Otherh . MEN naturally look to higher, priced cars for a basis of comparison 'with Essex. The , Essex price gives you nothing by, which -to judge1 its Equality and ability. In four times breaking theTrans-coAtinental record with four different . cars, Essex gave a T proof of consistent endurance and reliability such' as no other car has shown. High-priced cars,, time and time "-again have1 tried to break the Trans-continental record None ever succeeded. Essex did it four,times, every entry beating the former record. : ;. v, a - Can any car, at anywhere near' its price. offer so many reasons for its choice? Compare it point by point and let price decide, ... " , ' ' Price R o. h. Detroit ? Tourinr, $1595 Road.t.r, $1595 Cabriolet,1 $2100'. Sadan$2450 GUY L.SMITH .SLCBVICC FIRST OMAHA, 0 V 1 ' 1 ' - i . Ut o 1 -4 168.00 set of 6 Louis XVI American ' Walnut Diners wjth Spanish Leather Slip Seats; 5 chairs and v QQ rf one arm Diner; complete. . ,,O.vu ' 148.60 Set of 6 American Walnut Wil-; Ham and Mary Dining Chairs with full boxed Tapestry Slip Seats, 7Q An 5 chairs and 1 arm chair.. y,JJ 328.00 Set of 7, 6 Side Chairs and 1 Arm Chair, brown mahogany, Period Design, . with Blue Hair Cloth Slip 195.00 206.50 set 'of American Walnut Queen Anne Dining, Chairs with Spanish . Leather Slip Seats, the ft 6 ft O -7 for. m O.UU 87.00 set of 6 American Walnut Queen Anne -Dining Chairs with CO A A ? Spanish leather lip Seats Dy,JJ m 168.00 set of 6 Brown Mahogany Queen Anna Dining Chairs with Green Hair 5 cSfdi" ?!f"'.... 89.00' l 180.00 set of 6 Brown Mahogany Adan. u Pininc Chairs. With RIiib Haiti rinthv Slip Seats, complete ...... ......98.00 SI' 168.00 set of 7, 6 side chairs and 1 Arm! Chair of Brown Mahogany, Hepplewhite Design with Tapestry 132.00 et of 6 Brown Mahogany Dining Chairs with Fluted Legs and Tapestry Spft...: 69.00 5ee I6ih Street Windows Sale Starts Monday 9 A. M. . , ORCHARD & WILHELM CO. - , m eeV wm w WW occupyi this pulpit, v .