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4 A' & it THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1921.' Tar Threat for .; Valley Editor f Made in Court Court Room Here Packed by Neighbors of Boys Said to Be Cruelly Treated By Foster Parents. Elks to Place Bronze - t Monument in Cemetery Threats to tar and feathrr Albert Hedberg, editor of the West End Advocate in Valley, Ncb were made yesterday in the court house by residents of Valley following ' hearine in juvenile court over th custody of Hcdbcrg's foster children, trneit and Kussell Mcele, Z and 14 years old. respectively. Hedberg is said to have received a warning Friday that he "had better leav'e town within two d.iys after the hiarmg. At the hearing yesterday Judge V. G. Sears ordered both boys turned over to their grandmother, Mrs. Louis Swccvil, of Valley. Cheer and Applaud. The court room, crowded to capacity by Valley residents in sym pathy with the hoys, resounded with cheers and hand-clapping. Mr. and -Mrs. Hedbetg sat un moved behind the boys; Testimony ottered at the hearing made up 4 story of suffering and per secution against the two boys that recall tales of witchcraft. Young Ernest displaved heavy welts on his back that he' said he had received at the hands of his mother on June 2 when she beat him with a leather strap cut into rive lashes. , Crowd Nods Assent. At every complaint of the boy the crowd in the court room nodded assent. Justice of the Peace Emerson Erway of Valley stood up and in choked voice related details he had investigated concerning the treatment accorded the bovs. "I fined Mrs. Hedberg $25 and costs for mistreating that boy Tudse Erwav declared. "I also found that neither of the lads is getting the benefit of the $50 a month left them by their mother. Why, the home that their mother left in charge of Mr. Hedberg has been sold twice for taxes. "That man." T.udee Lrwav em phasized, pointing to Hedberg, "has not ven paid $1 on the tombstone that was placed on their mother's grave. Now it has been removed." Choking with emotion. Judge Er way urged Judge Sears to take the boys away from the Hedbergs or "there would be something stirring in Valley." Further testimony was offered to show that the foster parents of the boys have carried on a campaign of persecution against them for the past five years. Eat Scraps of Bread. George Thackerway, janitor at the Valley public school, testified that the boys frequently ate scraps of bread that were left by the other school children. Several women tes tified the boys were denied good clothes by their foster parents. "An we weren't allowed in the front room of the house that mother left to us," offered Russel Steele. "They wouldn't let lis eat at the table either or go to school." Feeling against the Hedbergs has run to such a high pitch that prac tically the whole town has cancelled subscriptions to Hedberg's paper, it was stated. Young Ernest and Russell Steele were left fatherless by a railroad ac cident at Elkhorn, Neb., seven years ago. Several months later their mother married Mr. Hedberg at Val ley. Five years ago she died and Mr. Hedberg married his House keeper. Judge Sears attributed the trouble to a "lack of harmony in the home." "We've, all had lickings when we were kids, but where such things have resolved themselves into fac tional fights something must be done." He emphasized that by placing the boys in the custody of their grand mother. "It's all small town gossip," de clared Mr. Hedberg as he left the court room with his wife. ' Forty-Five Finns Sign Up For Building Show Space - Forty-five of the 75 spaces com prising the Complete Rtrilding show to.be held In the Auditorium next January, under management of Rob ert C. Mitchell and Charles A. Franke. have already been taken. Mitchell and Franke will attend the building show to be held in Cleveland, O., this fall, to pick up ideas for the local show. Welfare Worker to Talk. Miss Sara B. Place, in charge of infant welfare work for the city of Chicago, will speak next Wednesday noon at the University club - under the auspices of the Visiting Nurses' association of Omaha. The Chica go woman will bring a message on the importance of infant welfare work, particularly in the cities. Erection of a life-sized bronze Elk monument on a high crest in Elks' Rest, overlooking Forest Lawn cemetery, was voted Friday night at a meeting of the Elks. Eli Harvey, famous sculptor, who came to Omaha last Monday to meet his bride from Oakland, Cal., is the designer of the model. The monument will be on the highest knoll in the cemetery and will face southeast, looking over the entrance of Forest Lawn. It will be placed sometime this summer, ac cording to Otto Nielsen, secretary of the Elks. State Elks to Meet In Omaha Today Flag Day Services at Hanscom Park to Feature Opening of Convention. Error Made in Commerce Grad's Name in Roto Section The picture appearing under the name of "Hazel Wilson" among the Commerce High school graduates in the rotogravure section of today's paper is that of Hazel Neilsen. The error, made in transcribing the names, was not caught in time for correction in the rotogravure section. Motorists Hit by ; .Volley of Shots Fired by Posse Two Men Wounded by Iowa Officers Seeking Bandits Who Stole Registered Mail Pouches. Two men were shot by mistake as Arion mail robbers on the outskirts of Anita, la., yesterday by a posse which they mistook for hold ups. Six pouches of registered mail were stolen at Arion, la., seven miles west of Denison Friday night at 9, by three bandits who overpowered E. L. Graule, the telegraph operator, and escaped in a southeasterly di rection. Omaha police were notified of the robbery and detectives have been assigned to search the city for the robbers and the highways leading into Omaha for the abandoned mail pouches. Posse Starts Out. Yesterday morning, headed by Marshal Art Dean, a posse started out from Anita, la., to look for the robbers, who were reported on their way by automobile in that neigh borhood. About the same'time, A. E. Gould, taxicab owner, and Earl Alexander, lineman for the Postal ' Telegraph company, started out from Valley Junction to return to Anita. They had been to Earlham doing repair work. They were riding in a car of the same make as the mail robbers were reported using. Suspected Holdup, Alexander was driving. As they were entering the eastern outskirts of Anita they passed two cars parked cn either side of the road. "Haiti" someone shouted to them. "They're trying to hold us up. Step on 'er," Gould cried to Alex ander. Without further warning, accord ing to Alexander, a volley of shot poured into the car. . The shot came from shotguns in the hands of the posse, who thought Gould and Alexander were the flee ing mail robbers. Several charges of the shot struck Gould, riding in the right hand front seat. A part of one charge passed almost clear through his leg. A dozen shot punctured his right arm, and his right side was filled with shot. Some of the shot hit his face. Alexander escaped with a single shot, hitting him in the face aqd coming out through his mouth. had been warned to watch for the robbers and when the pair failed to heed their halt order, gave them broadside. Registered Mail Taken. Arion, where the robbery occurred, is a transfer station for the North western and Milwaukee lines. Mail in the six stolen pouches was con signed from Sioux City and South Dakota points to Chicago.. Omaha was notified of the robbery with the word the bandit trio was headed for Omaha. City sleuths were assigned early yesterday to assist deputies from the marshal's office and Postoffice Inspector W. M. Coble in the hunt for them. Postoffice Inspector Claude R Glenn of Council Bluffs was in In diana and not expected to return until late yesterday. No clew to the presence of the robbers in Omaha has been reported, Indiana Youth Found Guilty of Murder Warsaw, Ind., June 11. "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and sen tence him to life imprisonment. This was the verdict announced at 7 o'clock last evening in the case of Virgil Decker, who since June 1 has been on trial in the Kosciusko court for the murder ohis companion and UouDic, Leroy JLovett. The verdict was returned after three hours' deliberation. The case went to the jury at 3:10 p. m. and the members of the jury were at supper one hour. The jury, it was reported, took six ballots. On the first ballot all were in favor of conviction and the suc ceeding ballots were on the ques tion 01 tne punisnment to be in flicted, a number favoring electrc cution. Workers for Blind to Hold Convention at Vinton, la. Vinton, la., June 11. Approxi mately 400 delegates representing all parts of Canada and the United States, will be present for the annual convention of American association of workers for the blind which will be here June 22 to 28, the committee in charge announced today. Sessions will be in the sfate college. Red Mutiny Reported Harbin, Manchuria. Tune 11. (By The Associated Press.) It is re ported from Blagovestchensk that a bolshevik regiment from Trans-Baikal mutinied, and with the assistance of Cossacks disarmed a communist sailor battalion and took control of the city. Four hours later, however, the regular bolshevik forces, having received reinforcements, recaoturcd i Members of the posse said they 1 Blagovestchensk. 1 Admiral Sims Leave Revoked By Secretary Denby Takes Summary Action Without Awaiting Reply to Message Regarding Speech in London. By The Associated Vtt. Washington, June 11. Rear Ad miral Sims' leave of absence in Eng land was revoked today by Secretary Denby and he was ordered to re port at once to the secretary of the navy. Mr. Denby's action was taken without awaiting a reply trom the officer to the secretary's cablegram asking whether he had bevn cor rectly quoted as attacking Sinn Fein sympathizers in the United States in a speech-delivered in London this week. Admiral Sims had announced that he would sail for home from England on June 15. He was gi anted leave of absence to go abroad to receive a degree from an English university. . The naval secretary's cablegram sent today to the officer said: "Remainder your leave revoked. You will return to the United States immediately and report in i,erson to the secretary of the navy. Acknowl edge." German inventors claim to have made a glaze for pottery which does not require heat. liMiiiiiiliiiiil!il)iii;ii:ii'l"l"l'llM"l,MI"l"l"": iThcy.W. C.A.I Wishes to Announce that arrangements have been made to assure at all times during the filling of 17th St. A Dry Path j to the door of the Y.W.C.A. from 17th and Jackson Sts. m llllllllllillllllllH!ll"l"l"l,l'l"ll"l""l"i""li'"'; Dress your children be comingly and econo mically. Send us $1.00 and we will forward you y parcel post paid, one pair of rompers that re tail for $2.00. You are able to benefit by our manufacturer's whole sale prices and save two profits. Pacific Manufacturing Co., Pacific Bids., San Francisco, Cal. rn.ii"U'i Tin! ii"iiiini'i'TiiMt:ii''iiii' ATLANTIC 8000iiiiiiii"iiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiii'iiiiiMiiiiiiu Flag day services at Hanscom park will feature the opening of the. Nebraska State Elks' convention Omaha, tomorrow. At least 200 delegates are expected. Registration will be at the Hotel Hill. , Business sessions of the conven tion will be held the following day. The Elks' concert band .will play at the exercises. The Hon. J. G. McFarland of Watertown, S. D., will deliver the patriotic address. Following business sessions on Monday, the delegates to the con vention will be tendered a banquet in the Hotel Hill. Thev will then be whisked to the Ak-Sar-Ben den j to attend Samson's show after which they will be guests at a dance at the M. E. Smith roof garden. The dance will be given for the entire membership of the Elks. Sobs of Boy Burglars Fail To Move Juvenile Judge Sobbing nleas of a trio of youths for clemency failed to move Judge W. G. bears in juvenile court yesterday. No, boys, you haven t been fair with me," Judge Sears told them. "You told me twice before you would be good." .All three were ordered to Kear ney, lhey were Clyde Lettridge, 16, 121 North Twentieth street; Abraham Holdberg, 13. 819 South Twenty-fifth street, and Claude Brown, 14, 2520 Elm street, charged with breaking away from Riverview detention home, where they had been remanded for burglary. 1 E IG CUT m PRICES Hubby Throws Bric-a-Brac Arouifd House, Wife Says 1 Thomas P. Cooper throws chairs. clocks and dishes about the house and "jumps like a tiger" at his wife, Margaret, and her son, Tack, 14. she alleges in an affidavit tiled in dis trict court yesterday supporting her petition for divorce. 1 hey live at 2705 Woolworth ave nue and she says he has often threat ened to kill her and Jack. He has beaten her till she has been black and blue, she says. He throws Jack's toys and books in the furnace, she alleges. Weeks Recommends That U. S. Buy Cape Cod Canal Washington, June 11. Purchase by the government of the Cape Cod , canal lor $n,SUU,UUU has been recom mended to congress by Secretary Weeks. These new prices' on International Motor Trucks are made for the buyer who has been waiting for lowest prices, yet would not be satisfied with anything short of highest quality. Compared price for price, quality for quality, the International line stands today the lowest-priced line of motor trucks on the market, backed by an inspection and service organization without equal. A' Banking Institution that Meets with Your Ideas of Service and that Possesses" the Element of Security, . Essential to Confidence. " Deposits Protected by Depositor's Guar anty Find of the Stan of Nebraska, i 4' Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Compounded Quarterly. Deposits made on or before the 10th of the month draw Interest for entire month. Funds subject to with drawal without notice. American State Bank Eighteenth and Farnara Sts. Tt. W. Geiselman, President. D. C. GeiselmanJ Cashier. H. M. Xrogh, Asst. Cashier. Capacity Model Lbs. Tire Equipment New Price Reduction 101 10,000 Solid $3,600 $900 61 6,000 Truck Cord 2,750 700 41 4,000 " " 2,395 . 565 31 3,000 " " 2,032 . 393 21 2,000 " " 1,874 286 61 6,000 Solid 2,400 400 41 4,000 " 2,100 300 31 3,000 " 1,850 200 21 2,000 " 1,750 100 .Our new 1,500-pound Speed Truck, electric lights and starter, 34x5 cord tires, is the best buy in its class for $1,500. Price quoted are for the chaisif f. o. b.' factory. Come in to our Branch House or the salesroom of our nearest dealer and let us show you these motor truck values. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY CHICAGO OF AMERICA (Incorporated) U. S. A. Branch Houses at 714-16 South 10th St., Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln, and 89 Other Principal Cities. There Is Still Some Territory Open Where We Want Dealers. Phone, Wire or Write Ordiard&WilhelmOo, SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS Store Hour 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Except SaU urdari till 6 p. m. Junt 13th to Sept. 5th. J-'JIJJ Summer Rugs for Bedroom, Sunroom Porch or Summer Home China Matting Ruga in good colorings, easy to sweep and reversible, 9x12 size, each, 6.75. Crex Matting Rugs for porches, all seamless, in greens, browns, and blues, some plain, others with smart patterns. Sizes from 36x72 inches to 9x12 feet. Prices from 4.50 to 22.00. Rattania Fibre Rugs in dainty colors and smart designs. The fact that they are reversible and seamless and easily cleaned makesthem ideal for summer. 8.50 .r2:.. 21.00 And many other sizes. Felt Base Rugs and Linoleum Rugs in good patterns suitable for kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. r.'..... 9.75 214.00 No-Fade Fibre Rugs in Hit and Miss patterns with band borders; colors are assorted. Being a very heavy rug, it lays well on the floor. They can be cleaned by scouring. 24x48, QP 30x60, at yDC at 27x54, at .95c .1.25 36x72, at .1.75 .1.95 Summer Draperies for Living Room, Sun Room, and Porch, made from ef fective Stenciled Crash Complete Sets to Match Curtains with connecting valance; Couch Covers, Table Covers in round, square and runner styles; Chair Backs, Pil low and Cushion Covers, and extra valancing as needed for groups of windows, and window shades. Curtains, the set, 7.00 Couch Covers :. . 8.50 Table Covers .1.00,, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 Chair Backs ....1.00 Pillow Covers -.-.1.25, 1.50 Window Shades. 6.00 Valancing 1.25 per' yard j There are a few more of those Lamps and Shades that pleased shoppers last week. We suggest that you ask any woman who saw them then you'll know what won derful values they really are. the Lamps are stippled in beautiful Pompeiian and polychrome finishes, some few are done in mahogany, many styles are hand carved. All are fitted with Benjamin patent sockets. the Shades are lined and interlined with the finest quality silk. The frames are wrapped with silk. The fringes are of double silk of luxurious quality. The most desirable colors and shapes may be found in this sale. Floor Lamp and Shade complete or Reading Lamp with adjust able bridge fixture and shade complete: 32.50 Table Lamp and Shade, 22.50. a Victor Records I I that you will thoroughly enjoy I I've Got the Blues for My Kentucky Home. . . .18703 85f Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me? 18708 85 Ain't We Got Fun? Fox Trot. ...18757 85 Cherie Fox Trot ? 18758 85 Phone Atlantic 3000 for details of our approval plan. A Score of Hartmann Trunks at greatly reduced prices. It will pay you to fill your future neeas in tnis saie. we illus trate one of the bargains. No. 600 Full sire, threa-ply veneer body, covered and bound in fibre, cretonne lined, deep bottom drawer for hats, . and shoe flap at bottom of garment i section. 1920- price, 47.50. ; Sale price ; 36.50 ,i. i. i i 1 1 1 i i 1 1 i t i iORCHARD & WJLHELM CO.' h,j. i..M'i wwm e a a I s a ? y (
