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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1921)
4 Marshal Foch Urged to Pay Omaha a Visit Citv May Be Selected for Luncheon to Be Given in His Honor by Women's ; Overseas Service League lohn ronton. Cleveland, O, who is to have charge of Marshal Koch's itinerary when he visits America next fall, ,'. .s w ritten to France urging x'-.tl the invitation of the Omaha Chnniher of Commerce, the American I.epion and other patriotic bodies extended to him some time ago be accepted. In a letter to J. David Larson, commissioner of the Chamber of 'Commerce, yesterday, Mr. Penton J3tci he had forwarded a letter urg ; ins that the general visit Omaha " cither before or after attending the ; American Legion convention in Kai ' sas City in October. " Omaha also may be selected as the ; place to hold a luncheon in honor of Marshal Foch when he arrives in America this fall. Overseas League Hostess. : The National Women's Overseas - Service league will be hostess. The city in which it will be held will be the one in the Foch itinerary whith is iiiost convenient to the great ( French soldier. ' "If Marshal Foch comes to Onia .' ha after the American Legion con ', vention in Kansas City there is no reason wwliy the Omaha unit of the 1 Overseas Girls' club could not ar- range the luncheon here," said Miss ' Helen Cornell, president. " The fact that Nebraska is General '. "Pershing's former home i: urged as a reason why the marshal might in-line to honor Omaha by desig- Dating it as the city. Chamber to Help. ' "The Chamber of Commerce will do everything in its power to for ; -ward the plan," said Commissioner Larson. Miss Cornell will transmit Omaha's bid for the event to the ; national executive committee, of which she is : a member, at a special meeting called to arrange the Foch tribute in Boston, August 10. The Philadelphia unit has entered ; the race with an affair planned to be staged in Independence hall. New r.York and Boston also seek the ; honor, but the final decision rests iwith Marshal F'och himself. I Officers to Attend. I If the luncheon is held in Omaha, ' national officers will come from east and west coasts to attend the func- tion. " The executive committee cf the :; Omaha unit meets Saturday at 4 ;p. m. at the Fontencllc hotel to plan further details. : murder or iv lears i Ago Still Unsolved; Brother Is Not Held TVe fmiipe Tnlw 2f Trip mnr- der of Thomas and Lena Peterson, -"which occurred northeast of this . city iy years ago, js sun unsoivcu. -Willie 'ptercfln. nrmir nT mairc- 4 Id., 1! 11UL UUUC1 dlicai IUI tut: ' mi,ia f Vi . i- ff-itlAl null nctof ns t . i r . i - JI1UI Ull Ul 1119 I'luuill au maikl, t J I -1 k . . . .1 . I. L n .1 according to the sheriff, is not im plicated. , Reports from a Des Moines min ister to the sheriff that a member of Peterson's family had told him Peterson was involved in the mttr 'der resulted in an investigation. The 'sheriff went to Blairsburg and ques tioned Peterson, who willingly re turned here to face the relative Svho had accused him. Peterson satisfied "the authorities that he was not in 'volved and returned home. He was .never arrested. It developed that "the relative who accused Peterson rr . r ;il Xnas Deen suncrtng irom an iiiness and that her mind is affected. Road Conditions ; ' (Furnished by Omaha Auto Club.) T.incoln Highway, East Roads good to 'tenn'son. ' . J Lincoln -HiRhway,- West Detour Elk Vtinrn to Valley. sllitWly rough to Central jCity, Detour Central City to Chapman. 5jtoads aro.good west. ?' Highland Cutoff Roads are rough. .! ; S. T. A. Road Good. S O. L P. Highway Detour Greenwood I to Waverly. Rough both sides Ashland. West of Lincoln roads are fine. J King of Trails, North Good to Sioux City. jr King of Trails South Good. i'' Black Hills Trail Road work, Omaha ito Fremont, Fremont to Norfolk, good. 5 : River to River. Road Fair, to Des Tltolnos. I ' White Pole Road Good to Dea Moines (roufrh at Atlantic). - ' Blue Gras Road Bough Glenwood to -SlaHcrn. Good east. Phone WA-lnut 0300 An A(Jept in His Line Girl Back Home After Romance With Minister Father Forgives 16-Year-Old Hazel Riley, But Seeks Re venge Against Her Betrayer. i Homer, Neb., July 26. (Special) Disillusioned after her one week of adventure with the Rev. William Othello Harrell, 50, grandfather, and ousted pastor of the Methodist church here, pretty Hazel Riley, 16, has returned to her home and father, George Riley, near Clearwater. "I've forgiven the child already," said Riley, "but i want that preacher." Harrell when last seen, according to Deputy State Sheiiff R. J. Hart, was with his wife in an automobile, "headed south and going fast. Find Girl Sunday. Hart found the girl Sunday night waiting table in the city marshal's restaurant at Hooper and brought her here. She fled to her father's arms last night and 'vas forgiven. At first the girl rctuscd to tell of her affair with the pastor-lover. "I just want to go home and for get," she said, but relenting later, she told of working in the minister's home for about eight months. Her presence caused trouble in the fami ly and finally the Rev. Mr. Harrell consented to "take her away to get work." Came to Omaha. Their travels brought them here, to Sioux City, Omaha, Fremont and Neligh. She traveled as his niece, but their affection for one another aroused suspicion and when her fath er learned she was not visiting Nor folk relatives as he had supposed, he swore out a warrant for the preacher. Mrs. Harrell was in an Omaha hospital. The preacher and the girl were at theFlomar hotel Wednes day night, the girl said, but, he did r.ot go. to see his .wife. Talked of Love. "He kept telling me he liked me a lot, and kissed and embraced me," she said, "but we never talked of the don't let "Old Sol" fool you, You '11 need coal this winter, so fill your bin now. Updike Coal possesses great heat and gives satisfaction Summer Prices Now "You must be very proud of your son, Mr. Scadds. "Nothing; but he does it so well that you can't future or what to do about Mrs. Har rell. "He said he would take me away for an honorable cause." The preacher first kissed her one night several months ago on the way home from a revival, she told Deputy Hart, who said the wife of the pastor seems to have heard of the courtship but her anger soon died down and r.ow she is fleeing with him in an automobile obtained at his mother's home in Ceresco. Blind Organ Grinder Loses Organ; Appeals to Police Mike McGinn is blind. He plays a hcrnd organ for a living and makes his home at 207 South Fourteenth street. Monday , Mike plied his trade a!ong Douglas, Farnam and Harney streets, between Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets. Somewhere along his route, he just doesn't remember where, he left his organ with his camp stool and a box of clothing. Now he can t find his things and has appealed to the police to help him. Anti-Alien Land Law Upheld by U. S. Court Tacoma, Wash., July 26. The Washington state anti-alieh land law, which prohibits aliens to own or to lease land and penalizes citi zens who enter into leases with aliens, was declared constitutional today by a decision filed in. the fed eral court. - - Put yourself in of the winner of the $1,000 on What would you do with that First Prize--$1,000? Visualize a chain of silver dollars forty yards long ! That's what a thousand dollars look like. What could you do with it? A car, an addi tion to your home, a wonderful vacation trip, clothes use your imagination. 4 And here's a chance to earn that thousand dollars. Get The Bee's Intelligence Questionnaire, read the directions very carefully, answer all of the one hundred questions you possi bly can, check the "best4thirty ques tions," according to instructions, and try for the prizes offered. Here's a coupon for your convenience. Send it in or phone Miss Hughes at The Bee, AT lantic 1000. A question naire will be mailed to you without delay. . Q. Department The Omaha Bee THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, l)2l What is he doing?' help admiring him.' Men Prevent Woman Socialist From Making Speech In Des Moines Des Moines; la., July 26. Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett of New York, national socialist orator, was grabbed and hauled away in an automobile here last night as she was about to begin a speech from the steps of the city library by men, who Chief of Police Saunders declares were mem bers and officers of the local post of the American Legion. She was taken to police headquarters where efforts were made by her captors to have hei detained. Police, however, refused to ' place her under arrest, and she was re leased. Mrs. Hazlett accused her captors of attempting to kidnap her and made an unsuccessful attempt to have them arrested. Maj. A. B. Van Wormer New Official at Fort Crook Maj. A. B. Van Wormer of the adjutant general's department of the United States army, has arrived at Fort Crook, Neb., to assume office as assistant to" the adjutant of the Sev enth army corps area. 'Major Van Wormer'1? service in the army dates from 1900 when he entered West Point Military acad emy. He served overseas as a lieu tenant colonel from September, 1918, until he returned as commanding of ficer of troops on the transport George Washington, when former President Wilson returned to the I. Q. Department, Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. Please send me Intelligence Questionnaire. By CHARLES DANA QIBSON Copyright, I.ifa Publishing Company. Published by arrangement with Life. United States. Major Van Wormer also has served in the Philippines and along the Mexican border. Prowlers Ransack Room Of Prisoner in City Jail While Joe Cardclla languished in the city jail between July 10 ana Monday, some thief got into his room at 402 North Sixteenth street, and stole all his clothes, according to a police report. Window burglars got four watches and five razors from C. H. Goldner's store at 505 North Sixteenth street, and a diamond ring, diamond laval licre. diamond brooch, revolver, watch and 400 pennies from a bank in the home of J. H. Carlyle, 2618 North Twenty-fifth street, Monday night, according to a police report. Pair Charged With Running Large Still Held for Trial Boone, la., July 26. (Special.) Pearl Doty and Harry Dalton of this county, who were arrested, charged with conducting one of the most ex tensive stills in this vicinity, were siren a hearing and placed under bonds of $1,500 each. Officials had to swim a river to get at the island where they were alleged to be operat ing. Two trucks loaded with equip' ment were confiscated. Four Hurt in Crash Minneapolis, July 26. Four men were injured, none seriously, when beam on the third floor of the New England building crashed through to the basement. The building is being wrecked. the shoes X. S a lMrs.W. S.Penfield, Nee Bacon, Seeks Divorce in Reno Property Settlements Made Out of Court Custody of Baby Daughter Given to Grandmother. Suit for divorce from Walter Scott Penfield. prominent in Washington diplomatic circles, was filed yester day in Reno, Ncv., by Mrs. Lucille Bacon Penfield. formerly of Omaha, charging desertion in July 1920. Property settlements have been made out of court. Custody of the child, Virginia Bacon. 2, goes to Mrs. Alice M. Bacon, mother of Mrs. Tenficld. Mrs. Penfield is the daughter of the late Frank Bacon of Omaha, at tended Brownell hall here and was prominent in Omaha society. She met Mr. Penfield while attending National Fark seminary in Washing ton. Their marriage was a brilliant affair at the All Saints Episcopal church in 1916 followed by an elaborate reception at the Bacon home. Mr. Penfield then was 37 and the bride 22. Mrs. Penfield spent the Christmas holidays last year with her mother at ' the Hotel Blackstone here, and removed to Reno several weeks later. Rumors of estrangement with her husband were denied by her at that time. , , American Express Driver Drowned in Carter Lake While wading in Carter lake on the last day of his vacation, Charles Dahm, 24, 709 South 1 wenty-seventh strct, was drowned Monday when stepped into a hole near the Carter Lake club grounds. Dahm is survived by his father, L. Dahm. He was a driver for the American Ex press company. He had been swim ming with Fred Ehrhardt, 15, 2716 Howard street, who made futile et- Chicago to New York Over this natural highway from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Sea board, there are operated daily twenty all steel through trains, manned by a picked personnel of acknowledged high morale. These trains carry more than half the through traffic that goes over all rail roads between the two cities. The water-level route of the New York Central Lines between Chicago and New York has been favored by travelers for more than half a century because of the maintenance of New York Central stand ards of speed, safety, comfort, personal service and dependable schedules. The most famous trains in the Chicago- New York EASTBOUNO Leave Chicago 9:05 A. M. 10:25 A. M. 12:40 P. M. 5:30 P. M. The Wolverine (a) FiMi Avenue Special (b) 20th Century Limited (b) Lake Shore Limited (b) Michigan Central Ltd. () (b) 8:00 (a) via These trains are all equipped with NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES BOSTON fr ALBANY - MICHIGAN CENTRAL - BIG FOUR - LAKE ERIE & WESTERN KANAWHA MICHIGAN -TOLEDO &OHIO CENTRAL-PITTSBURGH SIAKE ERIE NEW.WRKCENTRAL-AND-SUIIDIARY LINES Former Omaha Woman Files Suit at Reno V Mrs. Lucille B. Penfield. forts to save him. His body was recovered by Floyd Painter and Ed Burdick, life guards, and Albert Newton, 810 North Sixteenth street at 6 p. ni. Ball Players, Tennis Cracks, Feel Ak-Sar-Ben Tortures Base ball players, members of the Omaha Buffaloes and the Joplin Miners, and tennis players here fcr the state tournament, were good sports Monday night when they were led through the satanic tortures of King Ak-Sar-Ben at the Den. Barney Burch, Omaha base ball magnate; Jack Lclivelt, Fred Ha ney, Whitie Gislason and Glaiscr, all were there, and knew they were there. Spend your vacation In Minnesota thin year. Write today for Aeroplane View Map. Free on request. Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Assn. 736 Ryan, Saint Paul Advertisement Between Chicago and New York the New York Central Lines have long maintained a passenger service famed the world over as a notable achieve ment in inland transportation. service are: Arrive New York 9:00 A. M. 9:22 A. M. 9:40 A. M. 5:25 P. M. 7:30 P. M. The Mohawk (a) Number Forty-One (t) 23th Century Limited (b) The Wolverine (a) (b) Lake Shore Limited (b) P. M Michigan Central west of Buffalo, (b) Pullman Club Cars and private compartments, All schedules Gentlemen Gunmen Rob Fremont Filling Station Till of $50 Fremont, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Two gentlemen gunmen robbed me rational uti Keiunng station here, cleaning the till of about $50, out part of the days receipts. R. R. McKcnuau, in charge of the filling station at the time was taking the money from the cash drawer pre paratory to closing np for the night. The nu n entered the office and asked lor a drink of water. McKennan told them to help themselves at the faucet while the continued his work. Assuring themselves that McKen non was alone, one of the robbers poked a long-barreled revolver in the victim's ribs and ordered him to reach for the roof. The till was emptied and the thieves left without adieu, heading east afoot. Neigh bors in that vicinity saw three men in a car with lights out disappearing toward the east on the road to Omaha. The gunmen were well dressed and their coolness and dar ing manner frightened the man in charge of the station so that he failed to send out an alarm till they were cut of sight. '"Y" Secretary Arrives. Columbus, Neb., July 26. (Spe cial.) George M. Chase, newly elected secretary of the local Young Men's Christian association, has ar rived from Kokomo, Ind., '.o enter upon his duties. EAT Macaroni Foods the muscle builder the food of the worker the one dish of which the appetite does not tire. It is made GOOD for you to eat. 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