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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Hi 1922.
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Major Shot Yank
in Back, Declares
A. E. F. Veteran
Tells Senate Probe Committee
Shooting by Maj. Opie Oc
curred North of Verdun
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Washington, Jan. 10. .Teitiroony
that they had been eye witnetaes ot
the shooting of a soldier by Major
Hierohte Opie, of Stanton, Va, while
the Utter was in France in 1918 with
the 116th infantry was given today
by five separata wtthnesses before the
, senate committee investigating
charges of illegal executions in thtr
American expeditionary forces.
The witnesses who testified in turn
that they saw the officer shoot a man
down were Charles Fox, of Rich
mond. Vs.: Stonewall Jackson Albin.
Kernstown, Va.; James . Carlton,
Kichmond, av.; John K. Leedy,
Luray, aV.; and Dewey D. Hester, of
Marion, Va. Fox placed the incident
he described as "back of Verdun in
1918." Albin and Hester did not give
the location of the alleged shootine
nd the otherr agreed thst it occurred
in "October,1918."
Washington, Jan. 10. Charles E,
Fox of Kichmond, Va., testified to
day before a senate investigating
committee that he saw Maj. Hierome
Opie of Staunton, Va., shoot a sol
dier in the back north of Verdun in
1918.'
' ''The man shot was wearing? the
American uniform," said Fox. "I was
ISO feet away. As the boy was shot
lie threw his hands .in the air and
toppled over. I do not know if the
man died. Sergeant Kane also saw
the shooting." , .; '..
Fox declared the, soldier was within
.six feet of the major when the shoot
ing took: place, that he had ap
proached tne omcer and was moving
off. . - . '
"Do you know Opie?" . Chairman
Brandegee asked. .... ,
Much Talk in Company.
"I was positive it was Major Opie.
There was much talk in the com
pany Company B, 116th infantry.
The men wondered why the boy had
been shot but they were afraid to
ask about it."
"You made no complaint?"
Wo sir, I . was afraid." .
Asked why he did not report the
case to Lieutenant Moring of Rich
mond, Fox said:
"That guy would shoot , me: he
would not take any foolishness."
Fox gave Chairman Brandegee a
letter from Moring, written from
Casper, Wyo., saying he was "sorry
to hear about Major Opie."
Fox did., not want all thi letter
read, saying it contained "some
rough stuff."
Used to Rough Stuff.
"I am used tor ough stuff in this
case," the chairman said. 1
.The letter quoted Moring as-saying
he had heard the soldier was
running away and that Opie had a.
right to shoot and advised Fox not to
say; anything about the case "un
less you actually saw the shooting,"
adding thaft rumors did not stand up
in court. - A a:;.." iK I :v .
Banging , the table, " Fox shouted
that he saw Opie shoot.
."I saw it with mv own eves." i
"From Moring's letter, he believed
that Opie was justified," said the
chairman,
"Well, I don't," Fox declared.
'War' Looms Over
New 'Peace' Dollar
Dimple in Liberty's Chin Re-
' moved Initials Now
Cause. Talk.
Washington, Jan. 10. The new
peace dollar is misnamed and will
have to be withdrawn from circula
tion and remodelled, it is said at the
treasury. ' ? . . s
Trouble hat been associated with
tl"e new cpin since its career was
hunched. President Harding, its
sponsor, had a premonition of this
when he objected to the dimple
originally placed in the chin of the
figure of Liberty. '
"Feminine dimples," he said, "are
not usually associated with peace."
That was removed, but now it is
discovered that the sculptor, An
thony Francisco, -placed his mono
gram "AF" beneath the face of
Liberty, which is modelled, from that
cf his wife. Initials on money are
taboo, it is stated.
But more serious yet is the fact
that bankers complain the new dol
lar will not stack anjl others say it
is too thin. '
If the issue is withdrawn those al
ready in circulation may go to a
premium and collectors will fight for
them. Hence treasury officials smile
when you refer to the new issue as
' the, peace dollar."
Baya Summer Camp la Yellowstone Pfb.
Mr. E. H.' Moorman of ' Uvlnfiton.
Mont., a - director of the Doys' summer
camp in th Yellowstone National park,
win be at the Fontenelle hotel January
11. I p. m. te S p. m. This aeisct camp
has established a national reputation and
Is endorsed by government officials. Ap
proximate cost $500. Parents and boys
ileairing information about an exclusive
summer camp for 1922 are Invited to call
or telephone. Advertisement.
Boy, 9, Floating Toward
Death on Ice, Is Rescued
.'Chicago, Jan. 10. Max Rubins, 9,
school boy, was rescued in spectacu
lar fashion yesterday when he be
came marooned on a floating cake
of ice in the drainage canal here and
was being carried along with the cur
rent to probable death.
The boy. had walked far out on
the ice in an attempt, it was said,
to. frighten smaller children -who
were watching him. The ice on
which he was standing broke off.
As the ice cake floated away sev
eral men heard the boy's cries and
ilong him a rope.
Supreme Court Plans
.: to Relieve District Judges
Lincoln, Jan. ,10, (Special Tele
gram.! District judges will not be
seeded by the supreme oourt after
thf February sitting. The court be
lieves it can handle the work alone
after that time.
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Dahlman Spins Story
of Frontier Thrills
(teattltMMsJ rma ! Oats)
night job, especially in stampedes.
Thai meant an all night run. In the
darkoess and through - tlx itorro,
over all kinds of country, and many
timet when daylight came the Sen
would be IS to U miles from camp,
Worked Under Hardships.
"When a river was reached, some
timet a mile wide, after heavy rains
it was necessary to swim the herd
across; Men on horseback . would
twim by the tide of the herd, guiding
the cattle. Sometimet the herd
would split, tome swimming across
and the others swimming back. Thu
divided the outfit and then It might
take several days and nights to get
the outfit together again. It meant
hard and lonar work lor every man,
The cowboys would twim back and
forth, carrvt.iff food, and not a stitch
of dry clothet or sleep until the work
was all done. They were ttayers
and they were loyal. .
' Mentions Big Storm.
"The section north and south of
the Niobrara wat used Mr. winter
and summer ranee till 1878: south
and east of the river was known
as the sandhill desert, and was con
sidered unsafe for tnan or beast to
roam. Line riders were stationed
alona- the edge of the sandhills to
prevent cattle drifting into tnose
hills during storms. In March, 1878,
terrific storm drove the cattle
throuah the lines. The line riders
could do nothing but sec it sneiter,
and that resulted in thousands ol
cattle makinsr their temporary homo
in the then dreaded sandhills.
"Mr. Newman had more than 6,000
cattle go through. Nothing. could be
done lust then, and ot course rt
caused much anxiety. Billy Irwin,
our foreman, suggested to Mr. New
man that if he was allowed to se
lect his men and horses, he would
undertake to gather the cattle. The
Arrangement was made and my
oartner and I were selected as two
ot i men to invade the dreaded lana.
An old government trail leading
from Kearney, Neb., to ,the Black
Hills, led through these hills, but
ran mostly through the valleys,
away from the rough hills, and had
been the cause of several,, persons
perishing because they drifted away
from the trail. . . . .
Encounter Blinard.
"Our outfit started April IS, 1878.1
I he second day out we encountered
one of the worst blizards I have
ever experienced. It lasted three
days. All we could do was keep
warm. The only wood we had was
what could be hauled for 'cooking.
However, when the storm was over,
we gathered up the saddle 1 horses,
made another start and sent out
scouting parties. We soon began to
locate cattle, quite contented in their
new home among the splendid grass
and water' in the valleys, now the
great -hay meadow of the west.
' Find Native Cattle.
I remember the first bunch of
native cattle we struck; they were
as wild as any bunch of deer I have
ever- seen, Irwin and I were the
scouts on that day. - We rounded up
this little bunch of cattle and then
there were two surprised cowboys.
Here were cattle, as. fat as. any ever
brought out of a feed lot, uubranded
mavericks from 1 to 4 years old.
We could hardly believe our eyet
Remember, these cattle had no feed
except the native grass, and this wa
ir the month of April after a terrific
winter. One cow In this bunch
weighed not let than 1,400 pound.
As we had been Irving on fat bacou
for several weeks, and not a very
good quality at that, I suggested ty.
ing down this cow until we' could
move up the outfit the next day. It
wat no sooner said than down- came
both our lariatt, the chase was start
ed, and toon I wat close enough to
throw the rope. I caught the animal
the firtt throw; one end of the lasto
wat tied to the horn of my saddle,
tnd when the cow, running at full
speed, tightened the rope, your hum
ble servant, horse and all, went down
in a heap. Believe me, there wat
some tnixup. I drew ray revolver at
once for defense, but Irwin roped net
by the hind feet. It did not take
long to hog-tie her and back to camo
we went. The next day we moved
the outfit, butchered the cow. and
we had plenty.of fat beef. .
: -.- Find 9,000 Head.? ,
"We moved alone, studied the lav
of the valleys and the. rough hills and
Organ to gather thousands of cattle.
We were away five weeks, workins;
day and night. We brought in 8,000
cattle that had drifted in from our
side, and 1,000 head of natives that
had been in there for years. Wi
brought out 300 unbranded maverick
from 1 to 4 years old. These were
awarded to Mr. Newman bv our
crew, the rule in that day being that
mavericks belonged to the man on
whose range they were found. There
was none to dispute that right
"The news of that; trip spread all
over the wett and cowmen came
from everywhere to hear the story
From that time, instead of trying to
keep the cattle out of the sandhills
in the winter time, they were thrown
in. The counry, not only in the
sandhills, but all over that section,
shortly afterwards, besan to settle un
with the best blood of our country.
We know what 1 has - been accom
plished during the last 40 years in
that section. What will :the next- 40
years bring forth?'. - . .
To Hear Qmahan's plaim
for Big Q'Connor Fortune
Hastings. Neb..' Tan.1 10.-Lir5;niat
TelegramOr-The heirship claim of
John Kirkman of Omaha, who is on
of the numerous aoolicants for the
$100,000" estate J of the late John
uuonnor, win De heard in the dis
trict court here1 Tanuarv 23. Mr.
Kirkman has filed, numerous deposi
tions and the case 'is attracting wide
attention. . -
ReKef Felt Wh Dail
urns
might have had the right to speak as
members had they chosen to contest
teats at the last election, but labor
had stood down in the national in
terests. They represented 300,000 or
ganised workers.
- There were now in Ireland 130,000
men and women .unemployed. There
were murmurt from the starving peo
ple, presaging the tremor of an
earthquake, and unlest something
was done quickly there would be a
tcriout problem. The workert had
done their part In the national strug
gle for freedom, and not only free
dom of nationality, but freedom from
capitalistic bondage.
Agricultural workers numbering
20,000 were unemployed because a
million acres were out of cultivation.
The only real safeguard of Ireland'
gainst England, he urged, wat an
ample home-grown food supply,
The workers, he continued would
not be content to return to the low
ttandard of living prevailing before
1914; their patience wat becoming
exhausted; the social problem could
not await political exigencies He
emphasized that If the dail failed to
deal with the problem . the people
would rise and sweep them out.
De Valcra States Stand.
At ihe afternoon session, Mr. De
Vetera announced that ho could
promise help to Mr. Griffith as preslr
dent of the dail, but not at head of
another government lie appreciated
Mr. Griffith's difficulty. He and his
associates would not stand in the
way of hit carrying out these duties,
but would do anything possible to se
cure to the full for the Irish people
. (Continued Fwm Face . Osw.) .
garded as plamfet , inttrfded to
strengthen the hands of the treatv
makers, and that labor looks ' for
practical and immediate results from
the provisional srovernment and
afterwards from the free state.
'' Labor Makea Demands. .
The deputation from the. labor con
gress was headed by Thomas Foran
as chairman and Thomas Johnson as
secretary. , .. .--.-
Mr. Johnson said that his party
Fashionable New Furs
for HALF PRICE ... .
, Our buyer has been in the New York market pur
chasing iVeiv Furs, which we are able to offer for
. half of their usual prices.
The best of qualities and the finest of workman
ship feature these new coats and wraps.
A Few of the NEW VALUES
r ; on Sale fbr Wednesday ; '
Hudson Seal Coats
; Skunk, collar and cuffs.
$550 36-inch coats
$625 40-inch coats
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$275
$315
$600 Mole Wrap, $295 j
A 45-inch wrap witfi squirrel collar and cuffs.
$500 Caracul Wrap. $250
A 45-inch taupe caracul wrap with ' dyed squirrel
collar and cuffs. ' ;.V c - -(
$200 Marmot Coats. $97.50
40-inch model with raccoon collar and cuffs.
$450 Jap Mink Coat, $225
i ,. A 36-inch model, . r
The Fur Shop Third Floor
te enjoyment of liberty. IJIt party
w..uld continue their own policy and
would , cirticite anything they
thought contrary to the Intetestt of
the Irish people and the established
government of the republic. J hey
would continue to insist that another
government wtt not legitimate at all
until the people ditettablithed the
reptibQc . " '
But when there came a question
between the president of the republic,
as head of the ttate, and any oulsidi
power, the president could count on
them at definitely at if there ha J
been no division. He recognised the
great services of Mr. Griffith at min
liter of foreign affairs, who had a
terrible task. He would support Mr
(irlffith in any wsy consistent with
national principles. '
Childers Is Rebuked.
Mr. Childers then questioned Mr.
Griffith whether provisional govern
ment would function under the po
trt conferred by the partition act.
Mr. Griflith angrily said: Tres!.
dent De Valrra hat made a general
statement, an Irishman's statement,
but I will not reply Je any English
man in this dail."
This wit greeted with cheers and
Mr. Childert replied:
"Mv nationality is a matter for
myself and my constituent!, who
have known me from boyhood."
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of Quality
Wednesday
January 11th
8:30 A. M.
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The Store
of Quality
Wednesday
January 11th
8:30 A.M.
Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
ladies Slioes-Oxfords-Pumps
Thousands of pairs of Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps for Women. Ali broken lines and a '
few full line? are included. For over 33 years this store has been, known for quality
footwear and fair dealings and this policy will continue during this big Clearance Sale. .
This sale is not held to increase our business, but is being herd to clear the stocks of
broken and discontinued lines.
We Advertise No Prices- J
We will not advertise prices during .this sale: it la enough, when we say, we
v . have cut the prices so low as to clear toe stock of these shoes.-.-
. The shoes going on sale are from our regular stock, and not bought for this
' sale. All shoes are of the best standard makes, and are stamped with the DREXEL
name.
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1419 Farnam Street
Store Opea at S:90
A Clearance of Women's
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, Smart Suits
One-Half Price
Including our exclusive
fur trimmed and plain tai
lored models. In sizes 34
to 40. In black, navy,
Arabians and mixtures.
Absolutely no reserva
tions. Every suit offered
for thM attractive prices.
Charming Frocks
25 to 50 Less,
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Afternoon, dinner and
dance frocks all offer
new low prices , that will
surely meet with your ap
proval. Sizes are 34 to 40.
In soft dark shades. ,
Becoming Wraps
25 to 50 Less
Fashioned of the sea
son's loveliest fabrics
some with large collars
and cuffs of fur others
smartly stylish with self
trimmings. The sizes
are 34 to 40. The price
are interestingly low..
v Trimmings
Greatly Reduced
Attractive fur band
ings, from one to nine
' inches wide one-half
. price. v "
tf Remnants ' of wonder
. fully fine embroideries
for much lower prices.
Woolen - Hosiery
Specials
Hand rknit with , lace
clocks, lace fronts and
, allover lace. $4.75 to
$6 hose, $4.
Children's English half
hose in pure wool.
Cadet blue, green,
champagne, brown and
black. $1.25 and $1.10
. qualUiea, 79c
45c Checked Dimities
35c a Yard
Sale of Household Linens
-vAll Linen Cloths and Napkins
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$6.00 Cloths, 68x68 incfc.es, square designs, $4.00
7.50 Cloths, 2x2 yards, round designs, 5.89
10.00 Cloths, 2x2 yards, round designs, 6.89
, ' $6.75 Napkins, 19 inches, half dozen, $2.50 '
7.50 Napkins, 20 inches, half dozen, 3.00
8.75 Napkins, 20 inches, half dozen, 3.38
10.00 Nakpins, 22 inches, half dozen, 3.99
12.00 Napkins, 22 inches; half dozen, 4.99
Our Best Fabrics
for Lower Prices
An abundance of choice
silks selected from our
regular stock for about
one-half their original
price. Such weaves as
Cantons, Crepe , Meteors,
Duvetyn, Crepe Jersey
and Taffetas priced now
from $1.25 to $2.95 a yd.
r Ponlins. Series. Poiret
Twills. Tricos. mixed suit-
inirs and coatinffs now
$1.69 to $4.95.
Towels-Crash-Toweling
35c Linen Crash Toweling, 25c yard. !
40c Linen Glass Toweling, 25c yard.
75c Linen Glass Towels, 50c each.
75c Linen Hemmed Huck Towels, 50c each.
$1.00 Linen Hemstitched Towels, 75c each.
65c Heavy Bleached Turkish Towels, 49c each.
Heavy Silver Bleached
Scotch Damask,
The 72-inch width by
the yard
$3.76 damask, $2.75.
Extra Heavy Bleached
Iriah Damask
The 72-inch width by
the yard .
. $4.75 damask, $3.50.
.White Goods
for Saving
22V&C 86-in. Soft Finish
Longcloth, $1.75 bolt 10
yards.
85c 36-inch Soft Finish
Nainsook, $2.95 bolt 10
yards.
50c 36 -inch 'Japanese
Nainsook, $4.50 bolt 10
yards.
65c 36-in. Luna Checks,
50c yard.
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