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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
SAYS FATHER OF
WIFE'S CHILD IS
JAPANESE COOK
Judge Accepts Mother Denial
and Grants Divorce
in Case.

Los Angeles, Dee. -l4v.I am not
going to determine that this little
girl is not Caucasian on such tes-
tirpony," declared Judge Grail in
granting Mrs. Edith Jane Hamnler
decree of divorce on the ground Of
nonsupport. The parentage of the
girl, Marguerite Hammer, 8 years
old, was denied by the husband,
Richard Harber Hammer, cement
contractor.
He alleged in his cross-complaint
that Marguerite's father was jap
anese cook in the employ of Mrs
Hammers father, C. H.. Howard
formerly contractor of this city.
The girl was born several months
after Mr.. Manner married Miss
Howard, but the testimony showed
that Mr.. Hammer lived with his
wife from May 3, 1909, the date Of
their marriage, until they separated
March 6, 1913.
Child in Court.
Marguerite was in court, a briglt,
we'll developed youngster. There
was no public dispute over her.
origin until Mrs. Hammer brought
suit for divorce, she said. Mrs.
Hammer, who emphaticaily denied
the japanese. cook was the father of
her girl testified that Mr.. Hammer
told her his mother and sister were
of dark complexion. \
"He said if i sued for. divorce he
would make my family the goats
He never said anything about the
child until the divorce suit came
up" she testified.
Mr.. Hammer testified thatyhe told
his wife half his people were dark
and the other half light.
Examine Her Eyes.
Il did that to protect my wife. |
did not tell her / would make her
family the goats. did not want to
bring this matter into court; |
would rather suffer alone" he said.
An effort was made to show that |
Marguerite has oblique eyes, is dark
and apparently of part Japanese
blood. The younger child, a boy,
S fair. Judge Grail held that it was |
serious matter, and while Mar
yuerite might bear a slight re-
'emblance to the~Mongoli nj race,
le would not put brand on her
rom the testimony adduced before
lin. He gave the custody of the
children to the mother. allowing the |.
ather to see them at reasonable 7
lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Ex-Kaiser Should Be
Hanged, Gen. Harries
Tells Church People

Summit, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE sign
ing of the armistice was probably the
greatest of all blunders made by the
allies during the war. declared Maj.
Gen. G. H. Harries, U. S. A.. former
ly commander of the American
forces in Berlin. in an address before
the congregation of All Souls
church.
THE feats of our army" he added.
were nullifed by those who had
other things to think about than
war"
What will happen to the kaiser?"
some one inquired.
Il can tell you what | think should
happen to him." General Harries re-
piled. Il think he should be hanged"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15

Two Veteran Engineers
Of The y, P.Succumb While
Seated At The Thr0ttles
J. w. Coolidge of Council Bluffs and William Bay Of
Omaha, Give Way While Driving Fast Overland
Trains Saturday, Laden With Passengers Both
Are Now in st. Joseph's Hospital

Two veteran engineers Of the
Union Pacific COLLAPSED at the throt-
ties of their engines Saturday and
only by rare good fortune were pos
sible tragic accidents averted:
J. w. Coolidge, 81, of "a South
Twenty-seconds street, Council
Bluffs, and William Bay, So, of 3522
Seward street, Omaha, both were
stricken Of paralysis, the former
when the first section of the Over
land Limited arrived at Valley, Neb.,
the latter in the colgested terminal
district Of Omaha near Fourteenth
street. Both are in critical condition
in St. Joseph hospital.
The train which Coolidge was
diving left the Omaha Union depot
early Saturday morning. Arriving
at Valley the fireman noticed
Coolidge was insensible though
standing upright at the throttle. The
fireman brought the train to a
standstill, notified authorities and
had the stricken engineer taken from
the cab and given medical aid
Bay Assists Coolidge.
Bay, who was in charge of the
second section of the limited, ar
rived in Valley shortly after Coolidge
was~taken from his cab and assisted
in securing aid for him.
Bay continued his run to Grand
Island and took charge of the Los
Angeles Limited. known as No. 6.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Woman Going to Face
Murder Charqe Killed

- Chatham, Va, Dec. l4-Hurrying
10 the county circuit court in ses-
sion here to face trial for completely
in the murder of Chesley Neal, her
!4-year-old daughters su;tor, Mrs.
Ludie Barrett. IS years old. was run
downs and killed by a fast south
bound southern train.
The accident occurred near Dry
fork, where the woman lived, as she
was making her way along the
tracks to the wayside stat:on Hear
ing the warning blast and the
rumble of freight she stepped from
one track to another in the path of
the~cxpress. the noise of which was
drowned She was picked up with
nearly every bone broken.
Owing to her death Lee Barrett.
her husband, won a new lease of
life for his case was continued until
the next term
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
RAID GAMBLING DEN;
FIND TRUNK WITH $4,000.

Denver, Col, Dec l4.-Thi-ty
thousand dollars in gold and cur
rency was discovered in trunk fol-
lowing a raid upon fan tan game,
made by Police Sergeant Barry ard
Patrolmen Reggie, Andis, and Cal
lsghan at 20l7 Market street. Thir-
ty-two Chinese and two japanese
,es,,so were arrested r1s.;s and brought to the
Three tables and other gambling
paraphernalia werea seized by .hc
police, as we'll as trunk which lit-
orally was packed with gold and
silver coins and bills of all denon,-
nations. The trunk was taken to
the vaults i'll the police station for
safekeeping by the police after. it
Was learned that it was, crammed
with money.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15

This train reached Omaha Saturday
midnight
At Fourteenth street the train
came to jolting stop. Bay, feeling
the weakness coming on, closed his
throttle. The sudden stop attracted
the attention of his fireman, who
, caught the engineer as he toppled
over in a faint. Bay was also taken
10 St. Joseph hospital.
Bay is one of the leading officers
of the local chapter-of the Brother
hood of Railway Engineers. Both
men have been running trains in and
out of Omaha for the past quarter
Of century.
Misfortune Before.
Coolidge has been the victim of
misfortune heretofore. About 80
years ago son, Ralph, attempted to
board the fathers engine at Colum-
bus, Neb., before the locomotive had
come to stop and slipped and fell
beneath the wheels, losing both legs
Union Pacific officials while de-
ploring the collapse of two of the
best engineers on their system are
thankful grave accidents were
averted. Had not Bay shut off his
engine before he toppled over col
lision would have resulted, they as
sert, with great loss>of life.
1t is thought Bays condition was
brought about by the shock of Cool
idge's collapse.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
ELDERLY SWAIN
AND WIDOW DEAD
WITH JETS OPEN
Son of Woman Scouts Suicide
Theory and Alleges an
Accident.

Walter Lacy, said to be 81 and a
railroad carpenter, and Mrs. Hart, a
widow with a son, Carlos, were both
found dead at 10 last night in the
woman's rooms in a rooming house
near Eighth street and Broadway,
Council Bluffs, the rooms being
filled with gas flowing from the jets
of a heater. The man was sitting
in the kitchen, near the stove, and
the woman was found on the floor
in the next room. Both were dressed.
The SON of the woman said Lacey
had been paying attentions to his
mother. The rooms have been
heated solely by the gas stove, and
it is believed that Lacey~started the
stove going and that -.the-jrts-wcnt.
out through some accident. 1t is
thought the woman smelled the gas
and attempted to reach the stove.
collapsing in tile middle of the floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Searching Parties Look for
Men Who Shot COnStabIeS

Londerry, Ireland, Dec. a.
Searching parties are out looking for
men who near Dungloe shot and
wounded from ambush four con-
stables.
The constables had arrested two
Sim Feiners and taken them to the
special criminal court at Letter.
kenney, where they were remanded,
and were on their way to headquar-
ters at Dungloe when a score of
concealed men opened fire on them
with pistols. Sergeant Farrell. one
OF the principal witnesses against
the Sim Feiners. was wounded in
the leg and Constable Cunan in the
head and body. Inspector Wallace
and another constable also were
wounded. Cunan's condition is
grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
ACCUSES AGED HUSBAND
Of TEMPTING VAMPIRES.

New Orleans. La, Dec. l4.-Flor-
"nce Stevinson. colored, who CON-
planned to Judge Andrew H. Wilson
of the juvenile court that her hus-
band, Mitchell A. Stevinson, col
ored, was not supporting their eight
minor children, is under orders from
Judge Wilson to stop her foolish
ress and treat the old man right and
rever insult him again by insinuat-
ing that he so conducts himself as
TO tempt the vampires.
Stevinson is II years old, ard the
msinuations that he was not con-
Quoting himself with dignity and
that he had been encouraging vam-
pires irritated him profoundly. He
declared his wife was at faylt in not
making his home happy by granting
him all the privileges to which he
was entitled as a good husband and
the father of her eight children.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Motion Picture Producer
And Party on ) Yacht
Safely Reach Harbor

Miami, Fla, Dec.- 14.-The yacht
Grey Duck, on which David wv AGrif-
fifth, motion picture producer, and a
party of SO left here Wednesday, ar
rived late today at Nassau, Bahama,
islands, with all on, board safe, said
a radio message received at midnight
by the Miami Herald from Nassau.
The yacht, which was four days
overdue on her arrival at Nassau,
encountered heavy seas and men,
bers of the party had been without
food for three days. The message
said two passengers were. swept
overheard during the voyage, but
were rescued. ~.
The message said the Grey Duck
almost capsized and the pilot was
and others on board were
forced to. take turns at the wheel
while the little craft wallowed in The
sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
MOTHER ARRESTED
FOR MURDER OF
HER YOUNG SON
Body Of Child Washes Ashore.
Though Mother Said He
/. Had Been Kidnapped.

Atlantic City, N. JyDec.~ l4.-Th'
body Of James M. Blake, jr., 6-year
old son Of wealthy PhiIade'phi;
insurance broker, who was declared
by his mother to have been KIDNAPPED
last Friday night, washed ashore a
Ventnor Sunday. Mrs. Blake ha:
teen placed under arrest
Mother Arrested.
Mrs. Blake, who on Friday night
crawled to the home of Benjamin
Fox in Ventnor, and toll of being
attacked by two negroes who, later
beating her, robbed her Of hand
bag and then fed with the boy, is
charged with the murder OF :, the
child. She was removed from the
nome of Mrs. A. G. Miller, in Vent
nor, today, to the Atlantic City hos
pital where she is guarded by pos
,.iceman. She is said to be-suffer-
ing from a nervous collapse.
The boys body was found less
than five blocks from the pier in
Ventnor, where Mrs. Blake's hand
bag was recovered yesterday and
about the same distance from the
scene of the alleged. kidnapping:
County Physician L. r. Souder
performed an autopsy and pro-
uounced death due to drowning. He
said it had not yet been decided
whether to hold an inquesi.
There were no marks Oh the body
to indicate that the boy had been
kille4 before he was thrown into
the. water, DR.. Souder said.
Mrs. Blake is said to have been
suffering from a nervous ailment
ior a number of years. The author
tiles said she has told many conflict
ing stories, both before and since
her arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake have been
estranged for. some time. The boy
and l0-year-old daughter had been
in the custody of their father and
had been permitted to go out with
their mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Secretary of War Baker
Back From Canal Zone

New York, Dec. 14.-Secretary Of
War Baker, accompanied by Gen
eral Peyton C.. March, chief of staff
returned today from the Panama
canal zone. They left for Washing
ton soon after landing. Secretary
of War Baker spoke with enthusi-
asm of improvements in progress
at the canal.zone.
Porto Rico has advanced beyond
description" he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
URUGUAY BRIDES
GET $500 BONUS.

Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. IA
In order to stimulate marriages and
an increase in population, the Urn
guayan government has decided to
give dowry of.$200 to each girl OF
good character who may decide to
marry.
Uruguay, with territory embrac-
ing over $1,000 square miles, almost
all of which is highly fertile and
valuable, has a population of only
about 100000, or less than 20 in
habitants to the square mile. The
republic has always made efforts to
attract immigration and has rendered
to newcomers whatever assistance
was possible. Up to the outbreak of
the war its endeavors had been
crowned with fair success.
The war seriously checked the
growth of population, and the excess
OF immigration over emigration has
dwindled TO a point where it is of
little importance.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Safe Crackers Pull Down
Curtains And Bore Into
Safe on Gu ming Street
Get $500 Cash and $3.50 Liberty Bonds While Hundreds
Pass Jepsen Store Near Twenty-Fifth Street
Open Basement Window and Freezing Water
Place Time Near g.

been bored and the money and Lib
erty bonds taken from a drawer IN
SIDE. The jimmy with which the
burglars had gained entrance had
been forgotten and lay on the floor
few feet away.
Hundreds of persons passed that
corner while the robbery was being
committed.
Jepsen happened into the store
when he noticed the curtains on the
show windows drawn.
Two, unmasked negroes held up
Ivq Schoenwald, Millard hotel. or
the corner of Twenty-fifth and
Cunning streets at $50 last nigh.
and secured $45 in cash from him.
Both, of the bandits had guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
STANDARD OIL MUST PAY
BOY OF 4 $4,000.

Long Island City, N. J., Dec. IA
.Tthur Riley, four years old. son of
Mrs. Elinor Riley of Astoria, was
awarded a verdict of $4,000 against
the Standard Oil Company by a jury
n the supreme court, Long Island
City, before Justice Kapp.r 1t is the
largest verdict ever given to a child
IN this court.
The boy was borne into court by
his mother with his right foot off
and his left foot gone to the instep.
He was run over by a. truck Of the
Standard Oil company, loaded with
paint, in front of his home on Janu-
ary Is last.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
German Reply to Last
Allied Note Received

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE answer oi
the German government to the
latest allied note reached the Ger
man delegation in Paris Sunday.
Because of the time needed for de-
coding and translating the doca-
ment, it is not likely to be presented
to General Secretary Paul Dutasta
OF the peace conference until Mon
day morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15

Safe crackers secured 1920 cash
and $3.50 in Liberty bonds about 8
last night from Jepsen Brothers
grocery store, 2502 Cunning street,
after boring the combination Of the
safe.
Fred Jepsen, one of the proprie-
tors, WHO lives above his place Of
business, discovered the robbery at
1880 last night when he entered the
store to raise the window shades.
Jepsen found back window lead
ing-into his basement had been
jilnmied open by the burglars. Water
Just beginning to freeze on the base
ment floor told Jepsen that the win
dow had been open not more than
two or three hours.
The combination of the safe had.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Stores, Factories and Offices
Will Open at Usual Time,
With Determination to Make
Up Lost Days. X
NO TIME IS BEING
LOST IN VAIN REGRETS
Employers and Clerks Pre-
pared to Put Added Vim and
vigor in Efforts to Recoup
Losses From Fuel Shortage.

Industrial Omaha will emerge to.
day from two-week period of en-
forced coma and become the busy
bustling giant which has made the
city known as one of the best bust
ness places of the country.
Thousands of alarm clocks which
have been discarded for the past IA
days will iangle at carly hours this
morning; scores of long silent
whistles will join in the 8 o'clock
revelry, and surface car gongs will
join in the noise, for fuel conserva-
ton restrictions, which tightly
gripped the arteries of business life,
have ceased to exist.
Judging from conversations with
employers and employees, industrial
Omaha will leap forward with added
vim, now that restrictions have been
removed Employers are not count
ing the dollars lost by shortened
hours or complete closing down, but
are planning on finishing the short
holiday season with rush, making
ZIP for lost time.
No Sighs of Regret. ,
Employees as whole will not sigh
with regret at the heightened hours,
and hundreds of employees who have
been thrown out OF employment by
the closing down of Industries
classed nonessential will return Joy
ously to positions.
Street car service this morning
will be nearly normal, according to
r. A. Leussler, general manager of
the traction company, and the conl-
pany will be prepared to carry tue
thousands of employees to their
places of occupation without con-
gestion. Department store clerks
of thenl-must be on the
job at 9 this morning, instead of 10,
the opening hour for all retail
stores during the period of fuel re-
strictions.
Manufacturing establishments,
houses, commission
houses, laundries and other like in
1uStrleS winch were running on re-
stricted hours from 8 to 4 will re-
turn to regular schedules this morn
ing.
Offices and office buildings which
we're restricted to the hours of 9i30
TO $3.50, will open this morning at
he customary time.
The film distributing business, |
which has grown to enormous pro-
portions here, will again swing back |
o normal. Members of the Omaha |
.ilm board threatened to remove
heir branches from Omaha last
week, when all theaters were closed,
md business hours were limited to
to 4, making late shipments to
theaters impossible.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
CAN'T EXPORT BOOZE
AFTER JANUARY is.

Washington, Dec. l4.-Exporta-
ton of intoxicating liquors for bev-
erage purposes will not be permitted
after January l6, when the prohibi-
lion amendment becomes effective,
according to the bureau of internal
revenue. The fact that spirits are
II transit in this country on that date
or in warehouses at the port of ex-
port, or on board ship in port will
not be regarded as compliance with
the law. 1t must be actually outside
OF the territory of the United States
on January 10 the announcement
said
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Tells Police He Felt
Like Sm0keStaCk Hit Him

James Bell, 270s Erskine street
colored. was arrested last night
when Green Davenport, also col
cred, 2O7 North Eleventh street.
identified him as one of two men
who coaxed him from his home Sat
urday night and hit him on the head
with something.
i don't know what it was, but
It telt like a smokestack." said
Davenport.
Mrs. Davenport also said Bell is
one OF her husbands asssilants.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
u DRR!EEFP
4RIG HIT
II R E E ZY
WOMAN CROSSES U. S.
TO SAVE LOVE ARTIST"
BITS OF NEWS

Los Angeles, Dec. l4.-The nfys-
tery woman who rushed across the
continent in an effort to save
George A. Fox, convicted "love ar
ts" from San Quentin penitentiary,
where he was taken yesterday, has
given her name as Mrs. Catherine
Warner of New York. She refuses
to state whether the name is fic-
iitious. But she stated that she is
socially prominent in the east is of
an immensely wealthy family, and is
here to spend 100000 in Fox behalf
i necessary. She said she had
Known Fox for years.
Fox, who was removed to San
Quentin to serve his indcterminate
sentence for ddrauding Mrs Anna
G. Walters of $1,000 after making
love to her, did not have time to say
goodbye to his wife and children.
: Mrs. Warner" was with him till he
left.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
LABOR IS AGAIN
TRYING TO LINE
UP THE FARMERS
4
A. F. of L. Officials Make An
other Effort to Affiliate With
Agriculturalists.

Washington, Dec. l4.-Americar
Federation of Labor officials made
another effort today to establish re-
lations with farmers organizations
the federation's Cooperation com
mittee," appointed at the Atlantis
City convention, meeting here with
the representative of several farm
ers' groups.
While only one delegate from a
farm organization participated in the
federation's Reconstruction confer
ence," which opened yesterday. it
was understood the invitations sent
by the committee for today's meet
ing were more cordially received.
Federation officials declined to dis
cuss the conference today, saying
that the committee would make re-
port to the-executive council of the
organization.
Made Greater Progress.
In view of the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted by the conference
yesterday. it was generally believed
In labor quarters that the co-opera-
ton committee had made greater,
progress toward common ground
'on which to meet the farmers rep
resentatives than has any previous
union group, Organized labor wa.
declared by several spokesmen to be
anxious to get organized farmers in
the fold for the campaign which
the workers plan to wage in the
forthcoming election.
In this connection, the statement
made in the declaration adopted by
Yesterdays conference, appealing to
"alf of those who contributed to So
ciety to unite in furtherance of the
principles" were explained today by
labor leaders to mean that organized
labor must be joined by the pro
ducing classes if its victory is to be
complete"
Claim Problems Alike.
These leaders asserted that The
problems faced by organized la
bor are as much the problems of the
q agriculturist class because they are
both political and economic.
Every pressure is being brought
to bear on the farmer groups to line
them up for labor's program, it was
at federation of labor
Efforts, it was said,
will be made to show the farmers
that the conferences declaration
against radicalism means as much
to the tiller of the soil as to the in
dustrial worker, and that the or
ganized aid of the country worker is
needed in the fight against "auto-
cratic control and -monopolistic
maneuvering of the nations raw
supplies
Olive Branch to Farmer.
The whole platform" of yester-
nays conference was understood to |
have been drafted with. view u
making it as acceptable As possible
q the farmers. 1t was the work of |
he conservative elemen. of The
American Federation of Labor and |
vas understood to have been pre-
jared under the personal direction
# Samuel Gompe-s, president of the
ederation. For the reason it was
'ut out as feeler for the farmers,
Ar. Gompers would permit no
hanges to be made in it by the con-
erence, according to authentic in
While it was noted that a strong
ointment for some polit cal party
declaration permeated the general
onterence yesterday, this as we'll as
he proposed endorsement of .he
ew labor party fell by the waysidc,
ecause of the likelihood that it
'ould be, acceptable to few of the
armerS. labor DELEGATES sa.d
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Hughes and His Party
Win Out in Australia

Melbourne, Dec. l4.-Virtually
complete election returns show that
the liberals and the nationalist labor
party, who support the government,
have won IS seats in the House of
Representatives and the farmers
party, also'a supporter Of the gov
ernment .cn some questions, Il seats,
while the anti-governmental factions
and the laborites have secured
only "a.
William M. Hughes, the premier
seems to have been reelected to the
House.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Three Ships Aground.

Vineyard Haven. Mass, Dec. IA
The shipping board steamers North
wind, Lake Crystal and Fairfield are
aground as a result of the heavy
log over Vineyard sound. The ves-
sells are coal-laden and are thought
to be bound for Boston from Nor
folk.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
RETURNED SOLDIER
TO WED STEPMOTHER.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 14.-James
Calguire, % years old. returned sol
t'ier, and his widowed step-mother
Josephine Calguire, "a years old, will
be married. James will become step
father to four step-brothers and step
sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
Temperatures Moderate,
Coal SuppIies Increase

Spokane, Wash, Dec. l4-Mad-
Grating temperatures and Increased
supplies OF coal, relieving recent
suffering in considerable degree
were reported from most points in
the Pacific northwest tonight. Only,
one point, Walla Walla, Wash, We
ported increasing cold.