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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1921)
i Ends Life With Bullet in Brain Indian Husband of Pilgrim Descendant Served 18 Months in France; Suicide -Motive Undetermined. Paul M. Herrera, 26, resign? at 5007 Hamilton street, killed himself yesterday in a room at the Elms hotel, Nineteenth and Harney streets. A revolver at his side and a bullet hole in his right temple was the ' tragic evidence found by O. A. Peter son, clerk of the hotel. Herrera was an Indian, a graduate of Carlisle Indian school, and served during the world war in the Argonne and in the St. Mihiel drive. He was a sergeant, first class, in the Ninth balloon company, a Fort Omaha or ganization. He left two notes, one to his wife and the other to H. C. Hough, secre tary of the local American Legion post In the latter note he expressed a desire that the Legion see that his body is turned over to Creighton Medical college. He wrote: "And let them do as they please. I am an Indian. I hold a reserve commission. Please see that my wish is carried cut." He was marriel on Tune 8, 1920, tc Sarah White, Rev. J. A. Tancock, then dean of Trinity Cathedral, per forming the ceremony. His mar riage was the culmination of a war Tomance. Mrs, Herrera first met her husband in 1917, when she and other girls of Trinity were entertaining the soldier boys at Jacobs hall. While he was overseas 18 months he cor responded regularly with the young woman. Mrs. Herrera is a direct descendant of. William White, who came to this country on the Mayflower, Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer White, her father being the thirty: third in line from the first White who landed at Plymouth Rock, Herrera was employed at the Ford Motor company's, local plant.. Em ployes who were associated with him say that Herrera gave no indication on Wednesday of his tragic end on Thursday. Stanton Business Men 'Discuss Road Improvement ' Stanton, Neb., June 2. (Special.) The regular mid-week lunch of Stanton business men discussed plac ing a laree sisrn board two miles west of Stanton, which would direct all tourists where to turn when fol lowing the Upland trail. It was voted to have this sign erected at once. Better maintenance of the state rcjad through this county was placed in; the hands of a committee consist ing of Lawrence and F. H. Shultz. Bounty on Wolf calps I: Stopped in Cass County Plattsmouth,. Neb., June Z. -(ipe- ci$l.) Payment of bounties on tne scalps, of wolves and coyotes has ceased in Cass county, following an wjiinrton handed down by the county attorney that the matter must first be; submitted to the voters, at a reg- resulted in the bringing in of large numbers of scalps, especial during the past few months. Sidpey Country Club Has ; Two Cement Tennis Courts Sidney, Neb., June 2. (Special.) The Sidney Country club has just completed two cement tennis courts in" order to give the devotees of ten nis an all-year court. These courts were established in addition to the clay court's as severe rains often make the clay courts useless. - " Attends Clothiers Meet "Pawnee City, Neb., Jifne 2. (Spe cial.) Fred M. Barclay, national di rector of the Nebraska Retail Cloth iers' association, is in Chicago this week attending a meeting of the di rectors, preparatory to the national convention of clothing men. Repeat Class Hay s 'Plattsmouth, Neb., June 2. (Spe cial.) The High school class play, "Nothing But the Truth," repeated here by special rtquest, will be taken tti Falls City next week. I Plattsmouth Chautauqua Plattsmouth, Neb., June 2. (Spe cial.) Plattsmouth will have - its fifth annual chautauqua July 7 to 11. ces att b5 Husband of Pilgrim's Descendant Is Suicide 7 iiWiiKiiw sgpfff iiW- V: r Pictures of Paul Herrera, Indian and world war hero, who killed himself at the Elms hotel, and hi bride, taken at the time of their ro mantic marriage almost a year ago to the day. They were wed June S, 1920. Mrs. Herrera was formerly Miss Sarah White. S.he is a direct descendant of ono of the Pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower. Crete Commercial Club : Will Celebrate Fourth Crete, Neb., June 2. (Special.) The Commercial club will take charge of the Fourth of July cele bration this year. Flying on tthe aviation field west of town will be one of the attractions, and the new, modern swimming pool in, the city will be another attraction. The cel ebration will be conducted on the streets. Kansas Firms to Fight Industrial Court Law Topeka, Kan., June 2. Employers of Kansas intend to fight the indus trial court law, it was indicated when John S. Wean, a Topeka attorney, filed a brief in the supreme court in the Wolff Packing company appeal case. Dean is counsel for the As sociated Industries of Kansas which comprises about 700 firms, Chester Rests His Case; Is Not Cro& Examined . 'i Policeman Who Claims to Have Seen Third in Cai-H Takes Stand as Witness , For State. to told vnat Citv. Tune 2. The de fense in the case of Denzel Chest -, accused of the murder ot Miss fior ence Barton, rested its case this mnrnmer with thf lltl H rr St andill C that it would be allowed to introduce one mori witness this afternoon. I. B. Kimbrell, special prosecutor for the state, said he did not care cross-examine Chester. Tlin defendant, whn vesterdav a sensational story of having been slugged and beaten on a train en route from Great Falls, Mont., to Kansas City, by detectives who were guarding him, of a three months' loss of memory, and of various tor tures which he asserted were inflicted on him while a prisoner in the city hospital in Kansas City, did not re srme. the stand this morning. The state in , rebuttal called J. A. Leppart, a former policeman, who testified that he saw Chester and Fred Roberts in a motor car in front of his place of business between 10 and 11 o'clock the night of the mur der, October 2, last. He said there was a third man in the car with them. Both Chester and Roberts have de nied on the stand that there was a third man with them. Chester told of various tortures to which he says he was subjected in the city hospital here. He said he heard one doctor say, "It's a cinch he'll come to life when I jab this into him," and that the doctor then thrust a needle into his spine and he felt it hit the bone and then became unconscious again. Several doctors turned flashlights in his eyes, he said, and one stuck pins in him and asked him why. he did not come to life. Another knocked out two teeth, the witness testified, and another jumped up and down on his stomach. Less Auto Accidents This May Than in May, 1920 1 accidents in Omaha decreased 1 per cent during May over the same montn a year ago, ac cording to figures of the traffic safe- department ot tne cnamoer oi ' t ,tv 1070. si cersons were killed and '33 injured in 55 accidents, ..u;u ; Vfav 1071 twn oersons were Willie 1. TJ " ' - W J killed and 46 injured in 48 accidents. Twenty-six per cent oi tne persons injured were children. A notable decrease in accidents since the middle of the month is at tributed to the safety nrst cam paign among school children during May, and to the efficient service of the motorcycle squad of the police department. ' Two women of Columbus, O., Mrs. M. A. Steinberg and Miss K. C Gallagher, are at the heading of a motor trucking company employ ing more than u large thicks. ' v J iTwTtv r m m a tm m m I: Special G F I : All bteel, Four Drawer! .-' B ; Cabinet . ! - r--i- J p,!; $ 40 00 1: - a - 5v i fi a Phone Atlantic 3000 i Orchard & ! Wilhelm Co. I There's Real Economy In These Cool Summer Suits-of All Wool Men who know clothes alua. will racogniza thasa suit. a. real bargains. 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Leo J,.'Stahri seoretiry otthe department oragrkufcurel tcWay issued a state- ment urging the manutacture ot put ter knd cheese, in preference to con densed milk,' vL-n - - " The "rta-sbn: 'cited is the rapid re duction in exporting of condensed milk, resulting in a curtailment of the marmot Thir ar four condensed milk manufacturing establishments in Nebraska. , In they produced 9,266,0)0-pounds and in 1920 with only tw' fn operation produced 614,- 396 pounds. "While the slump in foreign de mand out a check on condensed milk business, considered independently, the effect on the dairy industry as a whole is of little importance, atunr said. "This, because condensed milk can be stored and the manufacture of that product normally acts as a stabilizer of the market for dairy products, but as a matter of fact con denseries handle only 2.9 per cent of the total quantity of milk productipn in the United States. For the manu facture of butter 41 per cent is used for ice cream; 4.3 per cent is fed to calves and 43 per cent is consumed as whole milk." Pershing Will Visit at School His Son Attends T.inrnfo. Tune 2 (Soecial.1 War ren Pershing will be the proudest OOy m imenca luuiunuw. For his "dad," Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the A. E. Ff. holder of the fame which every school boy envies, will go out to Prescott school here, where his son is in the lower grades. General PershingAvill arrive at the school at 11:30. There will be spe cial outdoor ceremonies and follow in a th ceremonies General Pershing will talk to the pupils. Union Pacific Seeks To Create Two New Towns Lincoln, June y2. (Special.) Ne braska is to have two new towns, if the state railway commission says so. Tl. TT.inn Porifi tacWH th- COITI- ''mission to create two towns on the road's new spur from Haig, Neb., to the Goshen Hole country in Wyom ing. One of the towns, Lyman, has been named in advance of its birth. The prospective-parents of the other town as yet have not decided on a name. Lockjaw in Lincoln Lincoln, June 2. (Special.) Lin coln physicians reported today that Aaron Street, 9, sufferirig with teta nus, or lockja, was recovering Aviator Killed In Plane Smash Pens Death Poem Verse Written by Lieut Cleve. land W. McDermott Perhaps Most Remarkableremoni tion Ever Recorded. ' Washington, June l.How Lieut. Cleveland W. McDermott penned a "death poem" in the plane in which he and six others were crashed to death Saturday night was revealed here today. It is the story of perhaps the most remarkable premonition of death that ever has been recorded.' Before the fatal flight, McDer mott, who was a seasoned world war veteran and accustomed to hazardous flights, wrote seven let ters to as many friends. These he placed in the hands of a fellow of ficer with instructions that they be mailed in the event of his death. The poem was discovered in the lieutenant's personal effects at Boil ing field today. Written on a sheet of scratch paper, it had been stuffed in a breast pocket of his uniform. The writing was scraggly, due to the vibration of the motors. This is the "death poem:" Another hour and far away I fly. A laat farewell to my frienda I ery. Then up through the roey dawn In flight A battle with the elementa I rouet fight. Loat In the fog and mtt and rain Toaaed hither and yon I atrlv in vain To again win out. aa I have in the'paat Little I knew thla was to be my last. Sharp crash and my wlnga are broken Every wire 1 uaeleaa with too much alack. , Down, down I awlrl and alip and apln, Thinking only of an my worldly aln. The earth aeema rushing up to meet me. While rugged craga raise their beads to greet me , As twisting and twirling downward I awlrl I bid a sad.goodby to a little girl. Lower down into the trees I crash. My plane and I have gone to smash, Up from the broken mass called me. My unleashed, unfettered spirit flees Straight to mother's, waiting overhead. Deadlock in Cleveland Building Strike Broken Cleveland, June 2. The deadlock which has existed in the building trades industry here since May 1. when between 10,000 and 25,000 mechanics went on strike, was broken early today when an agree ment to arbitrate1 was reached. - Building operations, amounting to $40,000,000, employers and union of ficials agreed, will be in full swing within the next few days under the continuous union shop agreement of May 1, 1918. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. London, June 2. (By The Asso ciated Press.)The committee on amendments to the league of na tions covenant, which held its Jjrst meeting in Geneva, April 6, resum ed its sessions today. Its program included proposed alteration of 10 articles submitted by 11 nations, members of the league. The ses sions, are expected, to continue a week. 1 , Among the most important pro posals to be considered is the amendment offered by Canada for elimination of article 10, which was the keystone of the opposition of the United States. Another de mand awaiting consideration is pro posed by Czecho-Slovakia and sugj gests encouragement oi regional ui derstandinss. The decisions will be reported ti, the assembly in September. Thl cdmmittee will consider the ArgerA tine amendment for admission t the league of all sovereign state! so desiring, which, because of thj first assembly's unfavorable action, briught about withdrawal of the Art gcntine delegation. J Named on State Board j Lincoln, June 2. (Special.) Gov; ernor S. R. McKelvie announced to day the appointment of Miss Mar garet McCutcheon, superintendent of schools in Merrick county, as a mem ber of the state board of vocational education. j Native workers in the Fiji Islands are on strike for a six-hour day and a five-day week. 5 Abreakfest or lunchwu , wiUsuref r.fl ii " s -y i Post Toasties (The Better Corn Flakes) Made of the hearts of selected white corn,FostTbasties are distinctive in texture and flavor. Postjbasties come crisp, and ready to serve at,a moments notice, direct from the triple-sealed package. Specially good with berries and a sprinkle or sugar. Sold by grocers everywhere Made by Postum Cereal Ca,Inc Battle Creek, Mich. Dkraptive Forces a d Split tlie Al . " The flare-up- over the Silesian episode revived, for a moment at least, the persistent Ger man "dream of a break in the Entente; and at the same time it brought to the press of the Allied and Associated nations a sobering realization that the failure of France and Great Britain to , reconcile their conflicting interests might fart into flames the smoldering hatreds of Europe. Thus, immediately after Lloyd George's flat-footed demand that France and Poland curb Kor- , fanty in Silesia, a Berlin correspondent of the New York World announced "on high authority that "a beginning has been made toward a rapprochement between Great Britain and Germany, directed against French aggression in the Ruhr and Silesia." Business competition inspired the Anglo-French friction over Silesia, thinks the Springfield Republican, which remarks thatj'it is plain that the British business world, wluUe it favors the claim of France to a large indemnity, is opposed to a Franco-Polish monopoly of the coal of Europe." The Pittsburg Leader hints at French plans for a war on Russia, in which case France would find a strong Poland an inval uable ally. , . v ' The leading, article in THE IlTERARY DIGEST this week, 'June 4th, presents European and American public opinion upon the Silesian question, and a reading of .it will enable the reader to obtain a clear idea of all of tKe points at issue. Other news-articles in this "number of "THE DIGEST" that will enlighten and entertain are:- Cutting Down Government Waste at Washington Retailers Show Why Retail Prices Are Not Lower Menace of Italian Revolution The Railroads' Ruinous Rivals Governor Dorsey Stirs Up Georgia Lenine's "Strategic Retreat" The German Masonic "Grasp" General Wood's Philippine Mission The Motorless Flier Getting Back at Einstein How to Use a Screw-Driver Hand-Work for the Brain-Sick ' U. S. Losing Grip on World-Trade Secret of Speeding-Up Life Discovered Hampden's Shakespearian Gallery Letting the Poet Live -. A Gild For Musicians Education Emptying the Harem Disarmament Put Up to theChurch No American Envoy to the Vatican "Our Own Little Ireland" in the Philippines Starving "Mouths" in the South of China ', Vacation Trips and Playgrounds in America Best of the Current Poetry Topics of the Day Numerous Illustrations in Half -Tone and Reproductions of Humorous Cartoons ( ' Governor William" C. 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