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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1921)
THE BE12: OMAHA, SUNDAY, THAT I33f. Chester To Take V Jvitness Stand In Murder Trial Prosecution Completes Its Evi dence Against Alleged Slay er of Kansas City Society Girl in Holdup. Br Th Associated Pre". Kansas City, Mo, May 28. The state completed its evidence at 10:30 s. m. today in flie trial of Danzel Chester, charged with first degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Miss Florence Barton and rested its case. On motion of de fense counsel, court then adjourned until 2 p. m., whei the defense will begin the taking of testimony. The cross-examination of Howard Winter, fiance of the dead girl, and brief testimony of Miss Hattie Lee llarton, her sister, took up the morn ing session. Miss Barton's eyes tilled with tears when she was shown the dress worn by Florence the night of the tragedy and asked to identify it. She did so. Winter also was visi bly affected when asked to tell of Florence Rarton's last word. He said she called his name and then she died in his arms. Fiance Is Scored. Joseph Aylward, counsel, con ducted the cross-examination of Win ter, which began yesterday after noon. He inquired about a trip Win ter had made to police headquarters in connection with the case. "And you've never been arrested in connection with this case, have you:" asked Aylward. The state objected to the question and was sustained. "Was it your habit to take Miss Barton out and keep her out till 12 or 1 o'clock in the morning," Aylward inquired. , "I had done so yes,'' the witness enswered. Aylward inquired whether Winter was acquainted with "a young lady at Altoona, Kan." Winter said he was not. Chester to Testify. , Winter then testified that he had never known Blanche Ryan and Georgia Collier, witnesses before the tragedy. He had offered a reward of $1,000. he said for the arrest and conviction of Miss Barton's slayer. Lloyd Marts, one of Chester's lawyers, said the defense would re quire four or five days to complete its case. He said Chester would be placed upon the stand and that his testi mony would necessarily take a long time, Because Chester would have to write his answers to questions. Chester has carried on all com munication with his lawyers in the court room by writing notes. It is said he has. not talked since being brought back to Kansas City from Broken Bow, Neb., where he plunged from a train, while being brought tack here. 57oman Is Convicted for ' 31avinnr Man Kw TVUvl1 TllTV M'.ls Angeles, Lai., May za.s ver diet of "voluntary manslaughter," f which carries a penalty of from one to lu years imprisonment, was re turned last night by the jury which heard the trial of Mrs. Marie Leon ard Bailey of Pasadena for the mur der of Clarence Hogan, a salesman of Oakland, at Pasadena several months aeo. The jury was out five hours. Sen tence will be imposed next Tuesday. Mrs. Bailey, who told the jury she had intended to commit suicide when she fired the shot which killed Hogan, received the verdict without emotion and declined to make any comment. The jury was composed of nine women and three men. Hubby Goes 8,000 Miles Away, Then Quits Writing Emma Sorensen suspects that her husband, George, may be whiling away the tropical hours with a dusky charmer beneath the palms of the Philiooine islands. She filed suit in district court yesterday for a di- vorct. On March 1, 1919, eight years after their marriage, her husband went to Manila to take a position with an implement company and she came to Omaha to wait tor. him to send for her. Later he wrote that he had quit his position. Many months have passed but no further word has come to her from her spouse. Annual Picnic of Retail Grocers to Be Held July 21 The annual picnic of the Retail tlmrr mnA Knti-hert association will be held Thursday, July 21, but , as yet the picnic committee has not AnAA nnnn ' the fticmc ffTOunas. Last year the picnic was held at a rug parte ana more tnan persons attended. The picnic will jv mi wi-uoT ua A Chevrolet automobile will be given away as a prize. The picnic committee: V. F. Kuncl, J. E. Kirk, Axel Meyer, Charles Blind, C. F. Kelly, J. J, Cameron and George Moeller. Denver Dean Speaks at C of C Public Affairs Lunch -Dean G. A. Warfield, of the School ,of Commerce. Denver, spoke at a public affairs luncheon at the Cham ber of Commerce yesterday noon. His speech dealt with economic con ditions today. Dean Warfield spoke under the auspices of the Omaha Life Underwriters' association. He is a recognized authority on insur ance matters. Signatures of Royalty of Bygone Days Bring Little Philadelphia, May 28. Letters and documents signed by royal per sonages of former centuries brought only $1 to $14 each in an auction sale here yesterday, while Benjamin Franklin's essay on hygrometers Jwent for $270. Burglar Is Paroled. Elmer McDonald, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the store of Sam Richman, 608 North Sixteenth street, a few weeks -ago 1 1: ?AA . t. r . . 4 anu Bicamig .fMuvr worm 01 waicnes, $200 worth of revolvers and $100 worth of other things, was paroled yesterday to Adult Probation Officer O'Brienby District Judge Troup.' "Eyes and Ears" of Nebraska National Guard Is Being Organized in Omaha , -f . r u - , f s $$ NAH( . a ri tU.OCHQU&efUST SACK "0$& t, . ! ': rtSvV Of FRONT- NOGTH l?U$$4 - - - i " 'VtlWXKi Jt9a -29. fiUiLTi , " t ' 1 fj fsHAi jfcaSi , t ,miMWM...ii...ii.M ferftrmn - FlSEMCH J&$ OH The duties of the headquarters company otherwise known as the "eyes and ears" of 1,he regiment are varied, as shown in the above photographs of such a n outfit on the battle front in Siberia in 1918. .While one section of the company is sending radio dispatches from a dugout to regimental headquar ters, another known as the "visual section" is obtaining information of enemy guns to maintain liaison be tween the various outfits and the regimental headquarters. Still another section is assigned to build block houses or fortifications as shown in one of the abo ve cuts, while the "radio section" follows duties of establishing communication from captured points to regimental headquarters, as shown in the above pho tograph of a railroad station. , The "eyes and ears" of the new Nebraska National guard regiment is being organized in Omaha. Capt. Douglas Smith, overseas vet eran, has been selected to head this company, .-known officially as the headquarters or liaison company. The main function of the outfit is to provide the liaison between regi mental headquarters and the differ ent companies in the field. All of the other companies of the First-Nebraska regiment have been organized and with the organization of the headquarters company the reg iment will be complete, under the command of Colonel Amos Thomas. Divided Into Sections. The headquarters company is di vided into special sections, each hav ing a definite duty to perform, as ex plained by Albert E. May, Omaha at torney, who served as afirst lieuten ant in a similar outfit in Siberia in 1918-19. The "intelligence platoon" will be assigned to gather information of the enemy by means of patrols. It is in charge of a sergeant,' who is also a topographical draftsman and who will make maps of the district cov ered by the regiment, showing the c FRONT AfO&TH &U$$lA different units and the points of mili tary vantage. The "visual section" will consist of signalers with flags, flashes and air plane strips. Their duty will be to maintain the liaison when the out fit is one the advance and before the ardio and' telegraph men are located. They will have the assistance of the "message center," which has all of the runners, -bicycle and motorcycle messengers who will carry the writ ten messages from and to regimental headquarters. To.Follow Infantry. The "wire action" of the headquar ters company will follow closely on the heels of the infantry and machine gunners in the field. The "radio section" will follow next, and will keep the liaison be tween the regimental headquarters and the other outfits of the division. The "pigeon section" will provide trained carrier pigeons for service to detached posts and from lost outfits to regimental headquarters. These pigeons will be taken by flanking parties and combat patrols to keep regimental headquarters always in touch with the situation. Here it is explained by Mr. May I LLA C To know that your moments of perfect enjoyment can be de pended upon to stretch out into days and weeks and months of flawless service this is perhaps the greatest charm of Cadillac ownership. J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. Omaha Lincoln &4Mft4JGAt S9iB 9. TP that if the "lost battalion" in France had had just one carrier pigeon, properly trained or a radio outfit, it would never have become lost and could have kept its regiment in constant touch with its operations and situations. The headquarters company also has a pioneer platoon whose func tion is to assist the other sections in the construction of lines and positions, in the repair and main tainance of the equipment and in the building of billets and dugouts. This outfit may be called upon to build blockhouses, set up aerials, dig trenches, repair trucks or other mis cellaneous duties. Two Weeks Encampment. Enlistment in the headquarters company is open to all men between 18 and 45 years. Ex-service men may enlist for one year, others for three years. Instruction in the van ous sections will be given one night each week. There will also be a two-weeks' encampment each year when1 the different section? will be put put to test. Enlistments will be taken Tues day and Thursday nights in the ar mory above the Public market, Six teenth and Harney streets. "Get Put!" Woman Tells Burglar; He Does With Loot Accommodating Prowler Pur sued in Vain by Hubby of "Woman Who Ordered Him . to Leave. The slumber of Mrs. Louis Mich aelson in the Maywood apartments, 2511 Harney street, was rudely dis turbed at S o'clock yesterday morn ing by burglars. . "Well, look who's with usl" ex claimed the woman when she saw the intruder. "Now you get right out of here," she ordered. He "got." Then the woman wakened her husband, who set out in pursuit but the burglar was gone. With him, went $5 in cash, a bunch of keys and a pocket knife. "I wasn't a bit afraid. I just ordered him out," Mrs. Michaelson related. She believes the burglar must have scaled the wall of the May wood like a human fly, to her sec ond story apartment, as a torn screen in a side window was the only visible manner in which the burglar could have entered. June 1 Detail of Police Force Made; Few Changes The Tune 1 detail of the police administration was made public yes terday. No changes were made in the de tective department, but several are contemplated later. Chief of Police Dempsey and Inspector Pattullo stated today. Joe Heil, veteran policeman, who was demoted, by Ringer, will be put back in his old position as desk sergeant, now held by "Chick" Fer ris. Ferris will soon retire. Light Snows Reported in Many Parts of Montana Helena, Mont., May 28. Light snows are reported at widely sep arated places in Montana, the fall being heaviest in the mountain sec lions. Snow was falling at Yellow stone this nforning following a rain there last night, according to the weather bureau's Helena office. Bill ings also reported considerable pre cipitation with a temperature of 34 degrees, but no report of snow is made. The snow follows a scries of showers that have been widespread over the state. pressed HIM Firemen Hurt As ' Schaffold Falls Three at Station 4 Fall 16 Feet While Cleaning Ceiling. Three firemen were injured, one seriously, when a scaffold collapsed in No. 4 fire station, Sixteenth and Izard streets, at 2 o'clock yesterday. The men fell 16 feet. The injured are: William Hammond, 1829 North Twenty-second street. George Wilson, 1824 Curby. J. Lahey, 4716 North Seventeenth street. Hammond was rushed to Swedish Mission hospital where it was stated he suffered internal injuries. Wilson, who sprained an ankle and sustained body bruises, and Lahey, internally injured, were taken to their homes after first aid treat ment in their, quarters. How the accident occurred is un known. The three firemen were cleaning the ceiling when the scaf fold gave way. And Still Omaha Lads Held For Canada Remain in Jail Hearing on Hie application for writs of habeas corpus for Axel Pierson, Harry Compton, John R. Howard and Arthur Wyss, charged with passing worthless . drafts and robbing Canadian liquor houses, was continued until next Saturday by Federal Judge Woodrough yester daymorning. C. E. Moore, attorney for the British consul general, declared he had not been given sufficient time to fight the application. He asserted the writs were insufficient because they only had been served on the sheriff of Douglas county, and not on the United States marshal and United States Commissioner Boehler. United States Commissioner Boeh ler recently held that the four should be extradited to Canada and sub mitted his findings to Secretary of State Hughes. Girl Injured by Truck Wins Verdict of $900 A jury in District Judge Staf fer's court yesterday gave a verdict for $900 to Ola Gulick, a minor, against Joseph and George Logreeo and Sam Garaballa. On December 7, 1920, while Ola was alighting from a street car at Seventeenth and Cuming streets, she was run down by a truck of the Logreeo brothers, driven by Garaballa. She sued for $15,000. Our Duty to A Memorial Day Sentiment WHETHER men who have given their lives on their country's altar have died in vain depends upon the living. It is all a wicked, wanton waste if the generation of the day and the generations yet to come do not learn to see and to understand the meaning and the beauty of it all. Do we really appreciate the importance of Memorial Day? We cannot prove it by the tears we shed or by the flowers we scatter. It cannot be proved by orations and essays for the dead. To be faithful to those who died we must be faithful to those who returned. We can show it by mak ing Omaha famous asa city wherein there is not one idle soldier worthy of the name. ' Let us not wait until the flowers we strew today have withered before we enter upon the discharge of our duty to the living as well as to the dead. Let us build a perpetual Memorial Day a never ending and ever practical demonstration of our appreciation of those who, anxious to live, are will ing to die for the greatest and the best country In all the wide, wide, world 1 Ln this spirit then we offer for the Memorial Day of 1921 this crudely ex yet eminently practical sentiment: Officers Charge Government Has Broken Contract National Guard and Reserve Men Aek for Even Break With Members of Reg ular Ariny. Washington, May 28. Chargts that the government has broken its contract in failing to provide ade quately for the relief of disabled Na tional guard, reserve and other emer gency army officers in the world war, were made by representatives of the American Legion before the senate military affairs committee. They urged the committee to make a favorable report on the bill intro duced by Senator Burnsum of New Mexico,' for the retirement of all kinds of disabled emergency officers on the same base's as disabled regu lar army officers. The statement was made that the National guard, reserve, and other emergency officers, disabled during the war, receive nothing but their allowance under the war risk insurance act, which is limited to $100 a month, while regu lar army officers, in exactly similar circumstances are retired on three fourths pay. Auto Busses Must Not Run On Boulevard, Hummel Says Auto busses operating between Omaha and Florence will not be al lowed to run on the boulevards. Mayor Dahlman and Commissioner Hummel decided yesterday. the Living -"N I I MR.EPICURE TELLS YOUi LS ; WHERETO j 1513 Douglas Stre.t " JijggfelOl Hotel Clerk Leaves Estate of $10,000 Samuel Pat.man, veteran hotel clrrk, who dieU here a few days ago, lift an estate worth about $10,000. His will, dated November .19. 1920, was filed in county court yesterday. He leaves $1,000 to his sister Rebecca Jacques, of New York, and $500 each to her two daughters, Mrs. Nanon Levy of New York and Mrs. Leuvine Horn of St. Louis. Other bequests of $500 and $1,000 are left to half brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces. A house in Polo, I1L ii left to Mrs. Margaret Shankj. The residue of the estate is given to his sister, Rebecca. ? Charles Cope of Omaha and Abe Jacques of New York are named executors. r iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiitiiiiiiin ig : Panama, Straw i I and all Kinds of Hats Cleaned and Reblocked Ladies' Straw and Pan ama a specialty. Shoo repairing with best of workmanship. Satisfac tion guaranteed. ASTOS BROS. 1520 Harney flllllllllllllllMII!MllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII!lllllllllllllir imiffldl fm m i n jb
