Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-05

Excerpt from letter from Major Harry
0. Palmer, Judge advocate OF China az
Arthur L. Palmer Of Omaha-)
an some 10000 miles Of journey
ing through the Orient, visiting
Hawaii, eastern Siberia, Japan, north
China, Formosa, the Philippines and
our other island possessions of the
Pacific, came frequently across
Omahans or the trail left by
Omahans, and Nebraskans. who had
been there before me.
when | left San Francisco last
spring for Vladivostok, it was Grant
/. Graham, army field clerk, FORM
erly of Omaha, who arranged my
passage. On board the transport
Sheridan | found Lieut. Wayne
Wells of West Point, bound for ST.
IBERIA, and Lieut.. and Mrs. Gerald
Marsh, of Omaha, en- route to China
to join the 18th infantry.
"Col. William Morrow, who COM
manded the 9TH infantry in France,
where he was decorated for gal
lantry and valor, was in command
Of troops abroad the transport. Col
onel Morrow lived in Omaha years
ago and he delighted in recounting
to me the tales of his experiences
as freight hustler at the Union sta
ton, and later as clerk in the Ne
braska National bank. He became
commanding officer of the China ex-
pedition while | was judge advo-
cate, and we paid most of his official
calls in Tientsin, and Pekin together.
Col. Charles t. Smart, who was
in command before Colonel Morrow
arrived, was not an Omahan, but
he had done the next best thing and
had married an Omaha girl, Miss
May Sullivan. The quartermaster
of the China expedition was Captain
Morton, formerly of Omaha, whose
father was we'll known in the old
army days at Omaha. As Judge of
United States court for China, Judge
Lobingier has for long time kept
Omaha a familiar name in official
circles of China. N'
Omahans in Vladivostok.
an Vladivostok the name Omaha
was not unknown Commander
Patterson of the United States navy,
former Omahan, as commander of
the Siberian naval station, had left
"a fine impression, and l found that
his sister, Miss Eugene Patterson,
had as a Red Cross nurse done fine
work among the soldiers. / was
certainly proud of my home town.
! Capt. Adam Koenignacher of the
medical corps had been on duty in
Siberia for some time before / got
UP there. He comes from Council
Bluffs, and naturally had left the inn
preston that Omaha was one of the
chief suburbs of his home town, but
I didn't mind having Omaha bask
for just moment in the warm glow
of reflected glory, for the captain
had done good work out there and
was entitled to advertise the home
place q little even by referring to its
proximity to Omaha.
"In Japan I found frequently the
trace Of Senator Mil1ard's seven
league boots, and the trail he left
all up and down the Japanese group
of islands was marked by blazes
bearing the capital letter o, the trail
of the Omahan. I had hardly time
enough in Shantung or Formosa
to locate the Omahans who must
be there, for my time was all taken
up with official business.
Thick In Philippines.
"In the Philippines, however, Ne
braska, and Omaha in particular, IS
we'll represented. The best in
formed man on the affairs of the
wild tribes is Frank Carpenter Of
Omaha, at present governor of Min
Janao and the southern islands.
had the Measure of making some
very interesting observations with
him and Roland Thomas, Sunday
editor Of the New York Herald.
"In Manila / met my old French
teacher, to whom I acted as assistant
back in 1908 at Nebraska Wesleyan
university, when she was dean Of
women there. She 10 now dean ef
women in the Philippine Normal
school. and the head Of the girls'
dormitory. During the past 10 years
buC uSe Hao tuO PASsSuaS "
aud educating the children Of the
best Philippins fsmiliee. including
ehe daughters Of the sultan Of Sulu
and the daughter Of General Aguin-
aldo, who Is now 4 student in IN
American university. Her assistant
now is Miss Morente, Filipino girl,
daughter Of the governor of Min
doro.
"At the marine headquarters At
Cavite, P. l., was the guest at din
ner Of Major Randall Of the United
States marine corps. He is in com
mand Of the marine post. His
brother is William Randall, Omahs
lawyer, and the major 10 an old
N Omaha boy. In Manila I met an old
Stoddard Of Auburn who had just
completed long cruise on Dutch
ship, which touched At most of the
important ports Of call IN the
orient
II called at Fort Mckinley be-
fore leaving the Philippines and met
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