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Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Daughter Takes
Stand Against
Her Own Father
Little Girl Testifies That Jim
Harbour Fired Shot That
Killed George Mikesell
In June.

Delphia Harbour, II, took the
witness stand in district court at
Council Bluffs yesterday to testify
that her own father, James Harbour,
fired the shot that killed George
Mikesell, her stepfather, in the quar-
rel near Treynor last June.
The little girl described in detail
how she went to the August Sierck
farm with her mother, grandmoth-
er and stepfather June 2, to get a
mare that had been left there by the
Mikesells. She told of the quarrel
ever payment of pasture rent for the
animal and how Mr.. and Mrs.
Sierck and her father, James Har-
bour, who was employed on the
Slerck place, followed them in a car
when they left the. farm.
She said that Mikesell, her STEP
father, was riding the mare and her
mother was driving the car in which
she and her grandmother were rid
ing. Mrs. Sierck pointed a gun at
her mother, she told the jury, and
asked her if she was going to pay
the rent.
Then she saw her stepfather shot
off the horse.
DO you know who shot him."
asked Frank Northrup, assistant
county attorney.
"Yes, sir, said the little girl.
"Who was it?"
my father"
She testified that she carried wa
ter to her injured stepfather in one
of her shoes.
The state finished its presentation
of testimony yesterday. James
Harbour, the defendant, was the
first witness called fov the defense.
He said that Mikesell fired the
first shots in the quarrel Harbour
emptied a revolver at Mikesell, ac-
cording to his own story, but did
not fire the last two shots in the
fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Tried to
Influence Acts Of
Shipping Board
First Chairman Tells Commit.
tee Insistence ON Freedom !,
From Foreign Domination
Caused His Resignation.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Members
of the British mission which visited
the United States in 1917 attempted
to influence the policies OF the ship
ping board, William Denman Of San
Francisco, first chairman of the
board, testified today before the spe-
cial house committee investigating
the boards operations.
Mr.. Denman indicated that his in
sistence that the shipping board be
free from British influence had more
to do with his resignation as chair
man of the board than any other
one thing.
In this connection, the witness
said, that if he could obtain the per-
mission of President Wilson for the
disclosure of certain phases" of
shipping board negotiations, zone of
the sources of interference with my
administration as head of the board
may be disclosed"
Britisher on Board.
To support his charge of attempts
of the British mission to influence
the policies of the board, Mr.. Den
man said that in April, 1917, when
he was attempting to organize an
administrative board in New York
to function with the shipping board
"on a purely American basis" he
discovered that without his knowl-
edge Sir Connop Culture. MEM
her of the British mission that had
Just arrived in this country, was
made member of the advisory
body.
Il don't know how he got on that
board--it all happened between
noon and $3.50 one afternoon-but
I can tell you how he got off" Mr..
Denman declared.
Others at Meeting.
Il learned that three or four mem
bers of the British mission had at
tended the session at which the Sc
lection was made. Afterwards the
shipping board had warm session.
1t lasted 20 minutes and all that
had been transacted at the previous
session was wiped out.
"We wanted British cooperation.
but we didn't want Great Britain
to influence our board until we had
gotten things underway. We we're
still in the air as to what we wanted
to do and the policy of the British
in this connection seemed very ex-
traordinary to me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Trusty at Nebraska
Prison Aids in H0ldup
And Returns to Cell

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.-Martin
Harmon, %, trusty at the Nebraska
penitentiary, drove to Lincoln in a
truck last Wednesday evening,
helped Claude Holloway, ex-convict,
stage a holdup of two men just at
dusk, and drove back to the prison
again, Warden w. T. Fenton quoted
him as confessing today. Harmon's
Job was to drive a state truck to
and from the penitentiary. He is
serving one to 10 years for stealing
an automobile from Knox county.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Coroner's S Jury Finds
Woman Took Own Life

Chicago, Dec. l5.-A coroner's
jury investigating the death of Miss
Theodore Sanders of Laredo. Tex,
who recently stabbed herself to death
while talking on the mezzanine
floor of hotel with H. H. Carver,
foreign trade manager of the Cham
Der of Commerce. returned verdict
of death due to a self-inflicted knife
wound.
The inquest had been continued
several weeks at the request of C..
E. Walker, of Ell Paso. who said
he wished to introduce letter
written by Miss Sanders shortly be-
fore her death, to an uncle in Mexico
City. This letter. he said, might
present a motive for Miss Sanders
act. Mr.. Walker did not appear,
however.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
New Complaint Filed in
4 Case of Raisin Company

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 15.-An
amended complaint i'll the>suit of the
United States against the California
Associated Raisin company of Fres-
no, under the Sherman antitrust
act, was filed today in the United
States district court here. The new
complaint, District Attorney O'Con-
nor said, was drawn up in Washing
ton under the supervision of Attor-
ney General Palmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Etna Postmaster Pleads
Guilty to Embezzlement

North Platte, Neb., Dec. Is
Especial Telegram. Fired Peter
son, postmaster at Etna, Neb., was
arraigned before United States
Commissioner w. H. c. Woodhurst
on the charge OF embezzling $4,000
of the postoffice funds. He pleaded
guilty and~was bound over to the
federal court, which convenes here
in June, under $1,000 bonds. Etna
is a small postoffice in Custer coun-
ty. The postoffice will be in charge
of the inspectors.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Mine Operators of Utah
Announce Wage Reduction

Salt Lake City, Dec. l5.-Siiver
and lead mine owners of Utah have
announced reduction of rs cents
day in the miners wages. The
reduction affects men employed in
the three big camps-Park City,
Bingham and Eureka. An official
OF the Utah Copper Co. stated that
no reduction had yet been made in
copper miners wages in this dis
ttrict, but said that it would probably
be put into effect within the next
three days and would likely also be
Is cents a day.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Daniels Honors Men Who
Saved Submarine Grew

New York, Dec. 15.-Secretary
Daniels Of the navy today ewarded
Capt. E. D. Swinson. Robert A..
McWilliams, second engineer, and
w. G. Grace, chief engineer of the
L. S. S. General George w.
Goethals, who assisted in rescuing
- crew Of the submarine SIS, which
was disabled off Cape Henlopen last
September. Swinson and McSVil-
liams received binoculars and Grace
q gold watch
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Old D0bbin Urged BY
Farmers Head to Take
Families to Church

O. G. Smith, president of the Ne
braska Farmers congress, advised
farmers who cannot afford auto
mobiles to hitch up Old Dobbin and
go to church anyway" in his an
nual address here yesterday.
Farmers are staying away from
church because they can't drive up
in shiny new automobiles" he said.
"We should lose our pride and rattle
up to the old church in a buggy or
wagon as our fathers did"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Roumania and Reds Soon to
Have Trouble Is Forecast

Vienna, Dec. l5.-Trouble between
Roumania and soviet Russia is fore
cast in reports from Ukrainia re-
ceived here. These advices declare
that Roumania is adopting measures
indicative of imminence of war"
with Russia over the possession of
Bessarabia,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Purchasers Must Pay
Contract Price for Sugar

New York, Dec. 15.-Supreme
Court Justice Cohalan today handed
down a decision compelling con-
signees in "a sugar cases involving
more than $1,OOO0O0 to pay % cents
a pound for sugar which they had
agreed to purchase from Lamborn
& Co. OF this city at the price, but
had refused to accept on its arrival
in Baltimore after the market had
slumped to less than 10 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Ferrymen Threaten Strike.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-Local
organizations Of ferry boat workers
announced that unless their wage
demands are granted by Friday noon
they will tie up the ferry boats on
San Francisco bay, exclusive of riv-
er boats, within "a hours from Fri
day noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Damage to Cork Estimated
At Total of $4,000. 900

Washington, Dec. l5.-The burn
ing of Cork resulted in damages of
$l5,000000 and threw 100000 per-
sons out of employment. the State
department was advised in a cable
gram received from the American
consul at Queenstown.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Bull Cores Man to Death
On Farm Near HOldrege

Hoidrege, Neb., Dec. l5.-J. M.
Larson, 78, farmer, living near here,
was gored and trampled to death
yesterday by pet bull. Friends of
the aged man shot the animal after
making several attempts to rescue
him. Each attempt was met by a
charge from the animal.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
District Attorney Warned
To "I, I,ay Off" Liquor Sellers

New York, Dec. l5.-A threat to
blow up the Brooklyn postoffice and
kill United States District Attorney
Leroy w, Rose, was contained in
an anonymous post card received
by him.
"Let up on the liquor sellers. or
it will mean death to YOU the card
said.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
First Supply Measure
Is Reported to House

Washington, Dec. 15.-The first
supply bill of the present session
was reported by the house appro-
priations committee. 1t carries $1o,-
878,0l2 for the government of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1922. 1t is an increase of
100000 over the appropriations for
this wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Strike Of Telegraphers May
Paralyze Traffic in Mexico

Mexico City, Dec. l5.-The Teleg-
raphers and station agents on the
National Railways have ordered a
general immediate strike, which, it is
feared, will paralyze all the lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Kermit Roosevelt Steps on
Gas and Paws SIS Fine

New York, Dec. Is. = Kermit
Roosevelt was fined SIS for speed
ing on Staten Island. He pleaded
guilty, explaining his speedometer
was broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
Shlppcrs' Bulletin.

Protect shipments during the next "a to
es hours from temperatures as follows:
North and east. 25 degrees; south, so de-
grees; west. 90 degrees
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16
The Weather
Forecast.

t...r Forecast.
Thursday fair; not much change
in temperature.
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SOUTHERN REESTABLISHES
THROUGH STOCK TRAINS

Atlanta, Aug. 28.-Reestablish-
ment of special fast live stock train
service between St. Louis and the
South eastern territory by the Sou
thern Railway System and the Mo-
bile & Ohio Railroad, via Birming-
ham and Atlanta, the first train
from St. Louis to be operated on
Monday, August 30th, was an
nounced today by General Live
Stock Agent F. L. Word,of the Sou
thern.
Arrangements have been made to
feed and rest stock at Birmingham
which will be the only stop between
St. Louis and Atlanta. The special
live stock train will be operated on
the following schedule: leave East
St. Louis 6:45 p. M, arrive Blrm-
Iingham 11:30 p. M. leave Birming-
ham 600 a. M, arrive Atlanta
5: 100 p. m.
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said, ia IT,, mond entered. "Our~ cou-
sin," she smiled.
"Tm glad to welcome you here" he
said after q moment
IT have to finish some work to-
night" said Mildred, after they had
finished tea. I'm ever so sorry, as
did so want to see that play we have
tickets for. But I've been neglecting
things 30 shamefully and must set
tie down and. get little more work
accomplished so I can take my holiday
later Why don't you take Beth In
my place, Raymond"
So It was decided upon and he
stayed for dinner. Throughout the
meal it seemed to. be thrust upon him
repeatedly how different this cousin
was, how strangely and instantly he
felt himself drawn to her, and he felt
disloyal and small and wretched.
"Didn't tell you she had ideas
tucked away? asked Mildred laugh
ing at remark Of Beth's.
:. They went to the play and as Ray
mond brought her home in the taxi he
kept repeating to himself, "You won't
make trouble here. You mustn't make
trouble here" he had always hated
that situation known as the eternal
triangle, yet here 1t was rearing Itself
before him. He shuddered.
Somehow as he talked to this girl
from the west he felt how close she
was to him and he was filed with .
longing to seize her and hold her very
close and kiss her soft unruly hair,
and those very red lips which he had
already heard say some quite astonish-
ing things. Why had he never felt
that way toward Mildred? he asked
himself.
Mildred seemed to grow buster as
the days passed. Perhaps, Raymond.
reflected, she was putting him to q
test, and he redoubled his efforts to
be particularly afrechonate and con-
siderate.
So 1t went on. The wedding was
three weeks away. In asfew days the
invitations would be out. Beth had
been busy all one day addressing them,
as had Mildred. In the evening he was
going to help them.
He arrived early and Beth opened
the door.
Mildred Is out" she said. "Some
one telephoned her. It was very ur-
gent. A child Of a neighbor is dan
gerously Ill and they were at wits
ends and wanted Mildred to help them.
She said she would be back In less
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my way. You've had a big day and
I've had bigger one"
"Good night" Mildred said In low
voice. Raymond took her hand again
and held 1t to his lips for moment.
They talked Of marrying after the
war, for Raymond had received his
commission in the air service and was
going abroad.
When he returned, just six months
after peace had come, they both
seemed to feel something missing In
their feelings. Both knew they should
be so glad, SO gay, so happy, SO re-
lieved. Mildred found herself becom-
ing nervous and irritable.
"Are you sure" she asked him one
night with an inexplicable expression
In her eyes, "that you love me as
much as yon did2"
Srm quite sure" Raymond answered,
but In his mind he was asking him
self If he was just as fond Of her as
he had been. He felt he was-but
really 1t was something else that was
worrying him. He knew now that he
had never been as fond Of her as he
might have been. he admired her so
much, he loved to talk to her, but he
never seemed to be able, now that the
time grew closer, to think Of her In
his home as his wife, possibly as a
mother. Mildred working, doing tre-
mendously big things, Mildred making
the loyeliest of babies heads In plas-
ter. this was the Mildred he knew,
but he couldn't picture Mildred with
baby Of her own. He couldn't quite
visualize It and he was annoyed at
himself because he couldn't.
They had settled on the date Of their
wedding-it would take place on the
Fourth of July: They felt 1t was the
most significant date upon which they
could be married, with their ideas OF
independence and equality and liberty
and democracy. at least Mildred had
decided that. -"
Raymond had been home two weeks
when Mildred told him she had asked
her cousin, Elizabeth Irving, who lived
in the west, to help her in these last,
weeks. Elizabeth had written she
would be delighted to come. She was
expected COW any day. |.
'Rsynlcnd couldn't understand Mil
dred's interest in the "details Of the
wedding. And as. he rwondered' the
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APPEALS FOR DOLLAR DRIVE

Strong appeal for every Demo
cratic voter in South Carolina to get
behind the Dollar Democracy move
ment made by John Gary Evans, ma
tional committeeman from this state
Joe Sparks, director of the cam
paign. In his letter Mr.. Evans
points out that "Ohio is just as safe
as South Carolina" The opinion of
Mr.. Evans is based on his observa-
ton while on a trip through the far
asst. He declared that is is the duty
'cf every Democrat to give as much
as one dollar help the party elect
Cox and Roosevelt. A part of his
Litter follows:
eve must get up a good fund this
year to show our faith. Our people
lave plenty of money and there is a
reason why they should not respond.
"Cox is going to be elected and We
annot fall behind as our contribu-
ton is the only. way we can help.
Everything looks bright and the
PEOPLE of the West are enthusiastic
Chic is as safe as South Carolina.
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than an hour. Shall we begin? Here
are the lists. We've addressed a good
many. These are the ,enes ;tfor the
church and here are the cards for
those who are to be asked here after
ward"
Their. pens squeaked along for about
Is minutes. Neither had spoken.
you'll make her very happy, won't
your" asked Beth softly, with a tiny
break in her voice. "Mildred's the
finest girl l know. And she has had
lonely sort of a life, 1 Think. E" - \
81 hope I'll make her happy" be
answered, without looking up. -
"She has seemed so different lately
Beth continued. 81 don't believe she
was called out tonight anywhere. Eve
had suspicion that she just made 1t
up-tllat story Of the neighbor's child.
/ think she has gone out to walk and
walk and walk. She has been pacing
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thoroughly approved Of women. 1t
was not that he fell in love frequently
he had never been in love before.
but still he considered that beside
women, men counted for very little.
Somehow women could even make
more money than men-that Is, when
they did make money at all-and when
they started out to work they were al
ways successful.
1t was the day Of the great suffrage
parade. He stood on the densely
crowded sidewalk and watched tba
women march by.
And as he saw Mildred Aldricli
march by, head erect, leading her d.
vision, Raymond's heart leaped and ne
felt as If q voice within him had sud
denly proclaimed to all the marchers:
you're all splendid, every one Of
you, but there is one, just one Of you,
who is everything in the world!"
Mildred gave an informal supper at
her studio after the parade. Mildred's
parents were dead and she had come
to New York to- work her way.
They had the jolliest Of times that
evening, but after the others had left
Raymond fingered for moment.
May I stay?" he asked. And Mil.
dred smiled her answer. She showed
him a new baby's head she had just
made for which she had received $500.
For Mildred had already taken her
place in the ranks Of the leading sculp-
tors and her work commanded large
sums.
Raymond started one topic Of con-
versation after onther. Then he stop
ped abruptly.
"Oh, hang it all, Mildred" he e1-
claimed, "this Is no way to do It, but
you know I'm not well versed in the
art-and, anyhow-my point Isl
want to marry you'll"
"Ive thought of this for a long
time" said Mildred. "It's nonsense
to pretend I'm surprised to hear what
you've said"
He leaned forward and took her
hand. She wondered If he was going
to kiss her, and he was wondering just
why he didn't seem to feel like kissing
her.
"Well, know you're tired, my dear"
he said affectionately, $50 I'll be on
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MAKING PROGRESS
IN RAISING FUND
Presbyterians Give For Million Dol
tar Endowment-Some Good
Reports

While the campaign has been
saged with little excitement and no
Ehirlwind methods, the Presbyterl-
IN synod of South Carolina is max
Ing decided headway in it's efforts
70 raise S1,OOO,O00 as an endow-
nent fund for the educational in
stitutions, which are under this
hpdys care. The original subscrip-
Son to the fund was made by j. M,
Graham of Greenville in the sum OF
100000 with the proviso that
100000 would be added to this
amount. The Rev. M. E. Melvin,
campaign manager, is glad to re-
port that the movement is being met
with a cordial response, and while
ne fund has not yet been raised,
considerable money has been dona-
ed.
Included in recent contributions
IRE some items that are of striking
Importance, for considering the
.dze of the church in each instance,
these amounts are most creditable
Williamsburg church, Williamsburg
county, s12,O45; Lanes church, ST.
IA0; Union church, Williamsburg
county, $4,04O; Mt. Zion church,
lee county, $1,5oo; Hephzibah
church, Lee county, 81, 01o; Hebron
church, Lee county, s4,19O; Con-
enrd church, Sumter county, 3d.
4s0; Wedgefield church, $3,71O;
TIrzah church, Sumter county, ST.
s65; Summerton church $4,000;
PineWsod church, Clarendon county
$1,000.
The money is to be divided as fol-
hws: Presbyterian College of South
Gsrolina, so per cent; Chicora Col
kge for Women, rs per cent;
Thornwell orphanage, IL 1-2 per
nent; Columbia Theological semi
nary, IL 1-2 per cent. 1t has been
sreviously explained that the last
SHG named institutions are not sole
" under the care of this synod but
that other synods help in the sup
port, consequently they do not get
30 large a proportion of the funds
E7ised. ~ s:#s
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doubts once banished came Fastening
back. She was tremendously engrossed
In her life work-her artistry-and he
realized it so forcibly now.
He spent sleepless nights when he
thought that he had missed his chance
for happiness by making such dread
full mistake in the main step Of his
life. Life could be so wonderful, so
complete, he reflected, or it could be
so woefully incomplete and misera-
BILE.
1t was an unusually chilly day for
May, when he went to her studio. Her
cousin had just arrived. She was q
striking contrast to Mildred, who was
of statesque beauty, tall and fair with
clear, penetrating blue eyes. This
girl was younger and rather short.
Her eyes were gray, her hair black
and wavy, her skin dark with color
which came and went.
Here's Elizabeth Irving" Mildred
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A week full to overflowfng with
clean wholesome amusement is
promised at the Abbeville Theatre.
Mr.. Verchott has outdone himself in
this respect as will be proven when
the week of entertainments have
gone by. See his advertisement else
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Have, you renewed your subscrip-
6on?
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AYMOND WELLMAN
had voted for suffrage
once and he intended to
do so again. 1t was be.
fore New York women
had succeeded In OBJ
tanning the vote and
RAYMOND had always
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To a Reader

am sending some games to be PLAYED
ut your party. For decorations use
bowls and vases and buckets of daisies
clover and buttercups AS centerpiece
have a large SNOWFALL of cotton covered
with diamond dust, which looks cool and
wintry. Use a roll of pasteboard as
the foundation for the SNOWFALL and
place favors inside before putting on the
cotton. Then after the refreshments
the SNOWFALL can be demolished in order
TO distribute the favors.
Some amusing forfeits are as follows:
Flow out candle blindfolded: 4 lighted
candle Is placed op a table and then the
person who Is paying the forfeit Is
blindfolded lie is made to step back
three steps and turn around twice and
then blow out the candle. OF course he
blows everything else first.
Put yourself through the keyhole To
do this simply write the word your
self" on a piece of paper and push it
through the keyhole.
Guess blndfolded who siaps the palm
OF your hand. The victim must kneel
down placing one hand palm upward be-
hind his back. one of the players creeps
up behind him and when he is least eX-
pect it gives him n hearty slap on the
upturned palm.
Sing in one corner of the room, dance
In the second, laugh in the third ana
cry in the fourth.
Tell each person In the room in turn
what you think of him or her.