THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921.
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Only
Interest
i
Is in Cliililren,
Mrs. Stokes Says
was laid up for live
k wounds you indictee
"Oh. no; but I cl
Defendant in Divorce Case De
nies She Married Plaintiff
F or Money Regarded Co
Respondent As Hrother.
New York, April 29. During
cross-examination". iu- her husband's
'divorce suit, Mrs. V. L. D. Stokes
denied that she married for money.
She insisted that her 'behavior with
her cousin Hal C liillig, one of the
corespondents, was at all times prop
er and said that if she kissed him -on
occasions when she met him aftet
an absewce, it was only because she
regarded him as a brother.
"My interest was not in Mr.!
Stokes' money or estate. It was in !
my children; they're first and every- I
thing," said the young wife, j
Mrs. Stokes admitted that she!
wrote a letter to her husband in July, j
1619. in which she said: i
"Are you sure that your divorce j
was so gotten as to protect your :
estate? 1 am not so sure, J. here arc
tricks in all trades. You gave an
apartment to her for a wedding pres
ent. I feel hurt and resentful that
you did not show your appreciation
for rnc. 1 am uneasy only for the
claim of Mrs. L. Simply cut out
dreaming ami come to life."
Bank Records Presented.
Attorney Smyth, representing
Stokes, offered in evident. records
ot a trust company to show tint
Stokes deposited to his wife's credit
from their marriage in I V 1 1 to Sep
tember 5, 1919. months after the
divorce suit was brought, a total of
$86,43 or an average of $850 h
month, vvhich ' Was considerably in
excess of an allowance of $5U0 a
month granted to Mrs. Stokes a day
or so before their, marriage.
, Defended Herself.
Concerning a physical encounter
between Mrs. Stokes and her hus
band on November 20, 1916, Mr.
Smyth asked:
"Isn't it a fact that you injured
your husband that !ay aim tnat lie
Was laid tip for five days with the
eel.'"
defended myself
when be choked mc, ' she said.
"How?"
"With all I had; my fingernails,
I guess."
'.'You scratched him good and
plentv, didn't vou?"
"I 'hope I did."
"And the next day you asked him
to come and see you and talk things
over?"
"No, I think I sent my lawyer to
see him."
, ' Mrs. Stokes denied that Billig, her
cousin, wrote: "To my sweetheart"
on picture of himself he sent her
when he entered the aviation serv
ice. . -.
Asked if she had not heard there
was a race between Billig and A.
H. Cleason, attorney for Stokes, to
get possession of a hotel register in
Colorado, Mrs. Stokes said she never
heard of one. '
She said that the nurse,- Juliette
Sessner "lied" in her testimony in-
nrotvinir 'Mrs. Stnk-pe and Billiir on
the trips in Colorado.
Pawnee City School
Pupils Hurt in Wreck
Pawnee City, Neb., April 29.
(Special.) Four High school stu
dents were injured when the car in
which, they were riding turned over
twice on the federal highway east
of Pawnee City. Irvin Colwell was
driving the car. The other occu
pants were Ray Beebe, MarjorieTen
nant and Blanche Tracy. The car
is said to have been racing with
another car at the time of the acci
; dent and hit a post laying in the
! road. All four persons were thrown
clear of the car. The two boys were
not seriously hurt. Blanche Tracy
had an arm broken and her face bad
ly cut. Marjorie Tennant had her
leg broken.
" New Commerce Dramatic.
Club to Begin Activities
Real work will begin tonight at
the- second formal meeting of the
newly organized Commerce Dramat
ic club, a Commerce High school
- organization under the direction of
Miss W. S. Brookins, instructor of
dramatics at the Leavenworth school.
': The club will meet every other
Friday. About 30 students who have
passed the requirements in the Eng
lish cdurse have been admitted to
membership.
The following officers were
elected; Oscar Nelson, president;
Adeline. Shalbcrg, vice president;
Fred Shoemaker, secretary; Eugene
O'Donnell, treasurer, and Jerry
Kutak and Frank McCall sergeants-t-arms.
Ogallala High School
"Working on Class Play
,. Ogallala, Neb., April 29. (Spe
cial.) The scnor class of the Oga
; Hala High school is working on a
class play to be given May 16 and
17. The play is entitled "When Billy
Disappeared."
Coyotes at Geneva.
Geneva, Neb., April 29. (Special.)
Forty-four, coyotes were brought
in here this week atid $32 bounty
paid. A nest of 10 little ones was
found in ' the southern part of the
county by Fred Dunse of Tobias.
Near Grafton, George Everts found
a mother coyote and 10 little ones.'
Arthur BAsvnblura. lawyer; removed to
Mi First Rational, bank building. Tyler
No Greater Heroes Have Been Produced
By Navy of U. S. Than John Mackenzie
And K. Ingram, Says Ex-Secretary Daniels
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
F Winer Sccrttary ol th N.
Copyright, 1921. by Jobi F. Ollla. Copyright By Nitlonil Ntwiaapar Strvlrt. Copyrliht In
Oni! Britain, Ciiuda anil throughout Europi. All rlghti reumd. Including; tnniUtltm into tortlgo
languaaot. Including tho Scndtn.ltn. taauthorlCTd reprinting tor any gurpoto forbidden.
Facing death and danger, men of the navy displayed the dash and
daring, the couwge and quick action that are the best traditions of the
service. There were heroes in the ranks, as well as on the bridge, and
scores of them performed deeds that deserve to go dow.n in history.
There were several cases in which plain American sailors saved ships
from damage or destruction. But there-are few stories of the war, more
thrilling that that of John Mackenzie, chief boatswain's mate, and the
Kemhk.
sea and wind that existed at the time,
there is no doubt that the ship would
have been lost."
Among the destroyers of the
United States navy you will find the
John 1'aul Jones. Decatur, Farragut,
1'orter, Dewey and Ingram.
"Where did you get that last
name?" somebody asks. "The oth
ers arc familiar, but who .was In
gram:
The
The Kcmlik, an armed yacht taken
from its luxurious career at the be
ginning of the war and converted
into a submarine -fighter, was at its
duty on patrol olf the coast oi
France. A terrific storm was raging
and the Rcmlik was. having all it
could do to hold its own in the
heavy weather.
U-Boat Is Sighted.
Suddenly there was a cry from the
lookout:
"Submarine, 400 yards off star
board !"
"General charters" alarm was
sounded, and all stations were
manned. Two periscopes had been
sighted. The after-gun's crew stayed
at its post, trying to get a shot at the
U-boat, in spite of the fact that big
seas were breaking ovor the vessel.
Before they- could fire, however,
the submarine submerged.
Then followed one of the queerest
situations that could arise at sea.
The Kemlik and the submarine were
both so tossed about by wind and
wave that neither could use its
weapons against the other. ,
The Rcmlik's gunners kept their
guns trained in the general direction
in which they suspected the U-bpat
was lying; . tlie U-boat presently
bobbed up again, but at once sub
merged as the guns turned toward
it; twice more it poked its periscopes
above the. surface, only to withdraw
them, as a scared snail withdraws 'its
horns when the guns swung into line
for a trial shot.
On board the Rcmlik there was an
intense eagerness to drop a depth
bomb.
Bomb Breaks Loose.
Could this have been done the U
boat would have jo'ned those which
never returned to Germany, but as
long as it was impossible for the
Rcmlik to make more ' than two
knots, it was impossible to drop a
depth bomb without running the
danger of almost as much damage to
itself as to the enemy.
Through all the perils and excite
ment of this encounter John Macken
zie did no more than his duty, which
was neither more nor less than any
body else did.
But the greater danger was yet to
come.
The depth bombs which the "Rcm
lik crew had itched to drop in the
U-boat's neighborhood were kept in
boxes lashed near the siern of the
boat. They were big, Sulky things,
filled with high explosive safe
enough while held in leash, but dead
ly if the two pins that held the firing
mechanism were removed.
The waves breaking . over the
ship's Stern tore one of the boxes
loose, toppled it over, rolling the
bomb out of it' The box went over
board, but the bomb slid and sloshed
and rolled about on the deck. ?
"The safety-pin's come out!" some
one shouted. . .
Every man of the crew realized the
danger, for every shift of the bomb
threatened destruction and death.
Captures Rolling Death.
To venture into that part of the
ship, with the waves dashing over it.
meant r to risk being carried over
board. The man who ventured into
it with sudden death rolling around
from side" to side at every lurch
risked his life. '
But Mackenzie did not hesitate an
instant. :
"I'll get it," he shouted.
The next moment he had flung
himself down the flooded rear deck
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Ingram is the first ship of I
the navy to be named after, an en-
lictnH mnn anrl it i-ac mv nrirli and I
and, on all fours, was reaching lor pleasure to break a iong-establistiea
the plunging cylinder. vracutm uy uius iiuiiuiuih iih
lie had his arms almost about it! memory of an American hero, who.
when it broke away. ' He lunged for ! in this life, never rose above the rat-
it again, but the dip of , the ship
spoiled his try and once more it es
caped him. Waiting for what seemed
a better chance, he made a third at
tempt to grab it. This time, just as
he appeared to have his hands upon
it, the Remlik gave a roll that thing
the huge charge back upon him, al
most crushing hint. Jlc barely
saved himself, but turning quickly
fell upon the bomb and held it. Up
ending it in a momentarily steadier
interval,, he sat upon it sat calmly
until lines could be run to him with
winch he lashed it down.
Saves Ship and Crew.
In recommending that the medal
of honor,, the highest decoration
America has to give, should be con
ferred v upon - Mackenzie, the com
manding officer of the Ronilik said:
"Mackenzie, in acting as he did,
exposed -his life ..and prevented the
probable loss of the ship and entire
crew. Had this depth charge ex
ploded on the quarterdeck with the
ing ot a gunners mate.
Osmond K. Ingram served on the
Cassin, and the" Oassin was pa
troling in Irish waters where, sub
marines were thicker than almost
anywhere else in the seas.
On October 15, 1917, the Cassin
sighted a U-boat and put on all
speed to reach the spot where the
periscope had shown. But the quarry
had submerged. The Cassin kept up
the search. A half hour passed and
there was no sign of the enemy.
Time for Quick Action.
Then, suddenly, a torpedo was
! sighted. It was running at high
speed and headed for the Cassin.
When 'discovered it was less than
400 yards away. In order to avoid
it the Cassin must act in seconds
almost split cconds.
"Double-cniergency-full-specd" was
signaled to the engine room, and the
rudder put hard left.
Just as in the case of the Remlik,
the stern of the Cas.-in was stored
with deptli charges.
Gunner's Mate Ingram, cleaning
the muzzle cf his gun, saw that the
torpedo was headed straight for, the
stern of the Cassin. If it exploded
there, detonating the depth charges,
it might sink the ship. . '
Fully aware of the peril, he was
running, Ingram, without a minute's
hesitation, rn aft and began to strip
the depth charges and throw the 1
overboard.
The Cassin had made a quick turn,
and for a moment it looked as if the
torpedo might pass astern. But,
when it was only 15 or 20 feet away,
it leaped, purpoise-like, from the
water and struck the ship.- .
There was a terrific explosion.
Gunner's Mate Ingram was .killed in
stantly. But the Cassin remained
afloat!
With ' ruilder gone and stern
shattered, it kept going, even though
it could go only ii circles; and its
crew, when the 'U-heat emerged to
see wlr.it hadbappened, opened fire.
Dismayed at this show of fight, the
Urboat ducked again and quit the
combat.
Help came for the Cassin and' it
was taken to port, repaired and re
turned to service. ' .
But Gunner's Mate Ingram had
given his life to save the ship and its
crew. ..
That is why the long-established
precedent was broken and an Amer
ican naval shin was named after an
enlisted man.
' I rather think the American peo
ple will say I was justified in break
ing the precedent. ,
. There were so many deeds of dar
ing, so many instances of personal
bravery, that these- seem to charac
terize the entire service and I feel
so strongly that only opportunity
was needed for any one of the 500,
000 to distinguish themselves,' that I
might write beside the .whole -service
"Heroes All." -,
(Another article by former 'Secretary
rtantels will he printed tomorrow.)
Hoover Suggests
National Food
Marketing Board I Beatrice Pio
tl.at taking 100 as the index bas's
for prices in lulo, farm crop prioes
now stood 109; building materials,
212; house furnishings. 273; cloth
ing. 1'; fuel and light, 207, and
railroad rates, loo,
New Organization to Work
With Bureau of Markets
Proposed As Aid to
, Farmers.
neers
Married 57 Years
Dcs Moines Police
Heads Suspendcc
3
Washington, April 29. Creation
of a national food marketing board
under the chairmanship of the secre
tary of agriculture and with the ex
isting bureau of markets as its ex
ecutive arm, was suggested today by
Secretary Hoover as a means ot re
lief to farmers and consumers.'
In a letter to Senator Capper oi
Kansas he outlined as one of the
functions of such a board, "the for
mation of regulations or voluntary
agreements with the produce ex
changes, in such manner as not to
undermine the very necessary process
of hedging, but at the same time to
control that type of speculation
which is able, through powerful
drives upon the market, to crush the
weak holder of grain and force hiin
on the market."
Other services to be performed by
the proposed board, he said, would
be the determination and publication
of facts as to distribution and prices
of vegetables and fruit and the de
velopment of warehousing practices
with respect to grain and other less
perishable agricultural produce.
The secretary emphasized the
necessity of freight rate readjust
ments, declaring "that we are in a
fair way to rewrite the whole coin
meicial and industrial geography of
the country in consequence of the
present rate basis."
Statistics were presented to show
P.eatrice, Neb.. April 29. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Confer,
pioneer residents of Heatrice, cele
brated their 57th wedding anniver
sary at their home in the presence of
their children, 14 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. The chil
dren are C. II. Confer of American
Falls, .Idaho; J. E. Confer of Adams,
Neb.; S, E. Confer of Crawford,
Neb., and W. T. Confer of Beatrice.
Air. and Mrs. Confer were mar
ried April 28, 1804. in a log cabin
near Fort Wayne, Intl. Mr. Confer
enlisted iu the civil war as a private,
serving; in the 34th Indiana regiment
and came home on a furlough for
the wedding, which was largely at
tended, several soldiers in uniform
being among the guests.
Hygiene and Welfare Drive
Launched in Central City
Central City, Neb., April 29. (Spe
cial.) Theodore Hansen, state di
rector of the Nebraska state hygiene
and welfare campaign, with head
quarters at Omaha, opened a four
days' campaign at the Methodist
church in this city. The churches
as well as the various civic organ
izations will co-operate in this cam
paign for the uplift of the com
munity. Chapell .School Play.
Chappcll, Neb., April 29. (Spe
cial.) The junior class'of the High
school, under the .direction of Mrs.
Ren F. Robinson, gave their play,
"Safety First." ' '
Action Taken Pending Probo
of Charges of Collusion
With Criminals.
Dcs Moines, la., April 29. (Spe
cial.) Chief of Police Joe Donogl.ue,
Chief of Detectives Tack Brophy, and
Assistant Chief of Police Frank Har
ty were suspended by the city coun
cil here this morning pending inves
tigation of charges of collusion with
criminals made recently by Sheriff
W. E. Robb of Tolk county.
The suspension resolution was
passed over the head of Superintend
ent of Public Safety Mrashal Miller,
who steadfastly maintained the men
should not be dismissed until after a
hearing on the charges.
Mayor ltarton introduced the reso
lution, which names Roscoe Saun
ders, former state agent, as tempor
ary chief of police.
The session was one of the storm
iest, in civic history here. The mayor's
resolution fell like a bomb and" for
three-quarters of an hour Miller de
fended his appointees and condemned
the mayor for his proposed action.
At times the safety superintendent
nearly broke into tears.
His plea was to no avail, and on
roll call the council sustained the
mayor's resolution.
Central City Odd Fellows,
Observe Anniversary
Central City, N'eb., April 29. (Spe
cial.) The local camp of the I. O.
O. F. observed the 102d anni
versary of the founding of their or
der with a program. Charles C. '
Johnson of Fremont spoke on "Fra
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