Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1915, Page 2

* OMAHA MAN WHO POUGHT WITH VILLA But He Manages to Get Away and Beats His Way Back to I'HE - BEE: | Omaha | HE WORKS IN LAUNDRY HERE Down in the hot, steam-laden at-| mosphere of the Kimball laundry | basement, 1508 Jackson works James G. Garrett -tmt.' James G. Garrett is an engineer In’ washing, and a good one | You wouldn't look to find any | romance or adventure in this small, wiry, sandy-complexioned man | But here is what has happened in | the lite of James G. Garrett in the| last two and a half years Prospected for gold in Mexico | Was beld up by bandits four times | Fought in Villa's army sbout two years. James G. Garrett he doesn't ilke soldlering, doesn't belleve in it. He says | Villa is a fine man, & likeable man and | that Mexico ls a country of simply un- bellevable richness, both in mining and ' agriculture. Hunts for Gold. Here is his story as he toid it “Two other fellows and I started from #an Diego in the spring of 1813 to hunt tor gold In Mexico. We crossed into old Mexico at Mexicala and It wasn't long before we knew we were in a guerrilla vountry. First they stolo horses, then¥our pack mules and finally a band of robbers stripped us of everything, even our hats and shoes. “One of my partners died of fever. We two then tried to get to the American line. We reached Laguna and there we decided to join the Villa-Carransa army. There are lots of Americans with that Army. Lots of them, we were told, daren’'t veturn to this country. They made us promises that they would soon bo victorious and then we were to get Jarge tracts of land and be pald ¥ o day for all the time we spent fighting for our Garrett talked personaily with Villa and saw him often. “He has features somewhat like o negro,” he sald, “and 1 was told he has negro blood. He is a big, fine looking man, but has a flat nose. He is of & wopper color. Ho deals prettv ft with in court-martials 1 remember What he The Prairie Ranger, Bill Cody (Duf- falo Bi), gulding on the O Overland Trall as wagon mnster when the Panama | cunal was a8 yvet a Balboa dream—now comine to Omaha In his own palace ear. North Platte ve the Sells-Floto elrons and Huffalo Bill's Wild West an ovation Tuesday that warmed the cockles of the ©ld weout's heart and spurred to utmost effort the clever performers of the show. The parade was pronounced the most attractive, as well as the largest, ever | seen in this, the home of Butfalo Bill | in the heyday of his life, The attendance | at the afternoon performance was greater than the seating capacity of the big ten, and hundreds of those at the first per- formance were again present at night. 014 friends of Colonel Cody drove fifty and seventy-five miles in their autos to again grasp the hand of him who helped blage the trall for the development of western Nebraska, now a stock growing and agricultursl empire within itself. At the evening performance, Colonel Cody had as his guests a hundred of his old North Platte friends, among them six members of the .great Indian fighting machine, the Fifth cavalry, with which Colonel Cody was nssociated as scout, and as the colonel entered the arena these men stood with uncovered heads, and as he viewed them the volce of the old scout trembled with emotion, as he spoke feel- | Ingly of his life in North Platte, and the gratitude he felt toward these old-timers for that band of friendship stronger than steel and as enduring as the granite rock Bunday Colonel Cody, was the guest of honor at a dinner party at the Temple | residence, the other guests being a dozen of his old-time friends. Sunday eveniag sn informal smoker in his honor was given at ks FHome, 700 attending. The colonel was also given an auto ride out to the couts’ Rest ranch, which in years past was the scene of great soclal activity, with the colonel as the enter taining host The Bells-Floto show will be the talk of the town for days to come, not be- cause it brought to North Platte the larg- est crowd of visitors the city has ever known, but because the show is one of genuine merit, and the management is courteous. North Platte citizens have no hesitancy In recommending the show to the world at large as one that does as it advertises and gives full value and then some for the admission North Pilatte Tribune, | MAXWELL 10 QUIT RACING Ray Harroun Announces that the Omaha Classic Will Be Last in Which Cars Are Entered. HAS GROUCH ON THE A. A. A SIOUX CITY, la, July 4—(Special)— According to announcement here today, I FRENCH GENERAL AT % ing, but will return to Omaha to be here shattered by the concussion. The tele- DMDMELLES WOUNDEDJ‘,’ the entertalnment of the party on Phone booths were blown into splinters PARIS, July 4—~General H. J. F.| Gouraud, commander of the French ex- | peditionary force at the Dardanelles, has been wounded and is returning to France. This notice 1s given In the Frenpch state- ment lssued tonight, which says the gen- eral received his Injuries by an explosion of & shell which fell near an ambulance and Is not dangerously wounded { OMAHA, MONDAY T0 SPEND DAY HE | Paul to Stop Off to Visit Na. tiona] Headquarters. | P {PLAN DAY OF ENTERTAINMENT The leading Woodmen of the World will spend Monday, July 12, in Omaba, the headquarters of the great order with nearly 1,000,000 members. They will stop here on route biennial meeting of the order in St Minn., beginning July 12 One representative is sent to this meet Ing for each 5000 members. There are 153 delegates this year. In addition the Wood- men Circie convenes at the same time with sixty delegates. All these will be in Omaha on July 13, together with the wives and children of many of them. | A program of entertainment has been arranged. They will be met at the sta- tlon by & reception committee and di- rected to the hotels and the Woodmen of the World bullding. Every employe of the headquarters will be a member of the reception committee. The delegates will be brought to the buflding and taken through it. Heads of departments will be In thelr several of- fices to meet delegates and explain the workings of the big machinery. At 11:30 luncheon will be served at the Commercial elub, More than 100 automobiles have been provided by citizes in which the dele- gates and thelr familles will be taken over the city In the afternoon Visit King Ak.Sar-Ben, I'he delegates will be recelved at the court of King Ak-Sar-Ben in the evening and undergo the mystic rites. Meantime the wives and children will be entertamed at the Brandeis theater seeing the play by the stock company there. ‘Two special trains on the Northwestern rallroad will carry them to St. Paul, leav- ing here as soon as possible Monday night and arriving there about \9:3, as to the Paul, charged.—The the opening session of the comvention is terrific. imperatively set for 9:30 a. m. on Tuesday. The law committes meets In St. Panl next Tuesday. Soverelgn Commander W. A. Fraser has gone to attend that meet- Monday of next week. Name Reception Committee. The following have been named as members of the citizens’ reception com- mittee Luther Drake Fred Clarke J. H. Milard Harry Clarke Victor Caldwell T. C. Byrne Ward Burgess Joseph Hayden M. C. Peters A, L. Mohler Nelson Updike Frank Walters _ WOODMEN OF WORLD BLAST HAYOC IS TERRIIG Damage by Explosion in Capitol Reception Chamber is Tre- mendous. {POLICE SEARCHING FOR CLUES WASHINGTON, July 4-—Investigation |of the explosion Friday night which Don't fall to answer every however, foolish. Don’t fall to at once read the history of | the bell so that you can answer questions accurately. The first time the bell left Philadelphia was under different circumstances from those which caused the later pllgrimages from the “Cradle of Liberty.” That was| when the British army occupled the city of Philadelphia in 17771778 and George | Washington with his Continental army epent the winter at Valley Forge. As the question | wrecked the senate reception reom of | Britfsh approached the city in September, the national ecapitol was interrupted to- night by the confession in New York of | Frank Holt, the man who shot J. P. Mor #an at bis home in Glen Cove, L. L, this morning, that he also had been responsi- | ble for the Washington crime. Barly in the day Washington news- papers received a letter signed R Pearce” in which the writer stated that he had planned the capitol explosion as the exclamation point to my appeal for peace.” | While experts were at work satisfying | themseives that an infernal machine had wrecked the senate room, the police were searching for clues. They could find no trace of the mysterious “R. Pearce,” but tonight they sought to trace the move- ments of Holt, who confessed that he came to Washington yesterday noon and waited last night at the Union station until he heard the bomb explode. | wpicion Already Arvousecd. | Hours before Holt's confession, how- | ever, suspicion was aroused here that the assailant of Morgan and the man who wought to wreck the capitol were identi- cal. Holt had given utterance in New York following his arrest to statements strikingly similar to expressions in the | Pearce’ letter. | “If Germany should be able to buy munitions here, we would, of course, | | positively refuse to sell to it Holt satd | after his arrest, “We would of course not sell to the | Germans 1t thex could buy here,” is a | statement in the “Pearce” letter.” | Other portions of Holt's interview and the Washington writer's letter also were similar, and officlals here regarded this as more than a coincidence. An investi- fation to establish a possible connection betwen the two crimes was started. Havoe Terrifie. | The havee wrought by the bomb was In the reception room telephong booths lined the wall near the window where the bomb was placed behind a ' telephone switch board. The frame work ' around this window was of iron and was gathered up by the investigators. Directly in front of the switch board, no vestige of which could be found save & few pleces of metal, was a mantel on which stood a large giit framed mirror, | | admired by capitol visitors for years It was shattered into thousands of pleces !and souvenier hunters secking these | fragments had to be restrained by the | police while the inquiry into the exploston | it was hurriedly taken to Allentown, Pa., Lutheran June, 1T Tts and was kept I the Zion church of that place until when it was returned to Philadelphia subsequent journeys were 18%—To the World's Industrial and Cot wn exposition, New Orleans. 18— Wor'd's Columbian exposition, Ch cngo. 1865—Cotton States exposition, Atlanta 1902—-Charleston exposition 1908—Battle of Bunker Hill celebration. Boston 1904—Louisiana Purchase exposition, St Louls. and Internationa AVENUB and FIFTY NINTH ST, The coolest hotel in New York. Overlooking Central Park. Within easy distance of all theatres and shops. Your address known the at The Plaza. world over while you stop OUTDOOR TERRACE AND SUMMER GARDEN Special Dancing Features Single Rooms with Bath, $3.50 up Double Rooms with Bath, §5.00 up To reserve rooms or to secure further information address FRED STERRY, L Director 2, 1, G S PRI v, X ’ = = %Y After the game tigued and tired you will be fa- out. It is then that you will especially appreciate a cold bottle of Krug Lo u: —a beer of quality. Save coupons and get premiums. LUXUS MERCANTILE CO., Distributors PRONE DOUGLAS 18890 AND HAVE A CASE 8SENY prior to the Sioux City sweepstakes, the opening event over Omaha's new speed- way will mark the retirement from rac- i, A Holdrege G. W. Megeath | i'rank B. Johnson James Ludlow | A L. Reed Frank Hamillon W. . McCora | progressed. i did to members of @ band of bandits that NEW POSTMASTERS FOR Why You Should Buy ifiifia; fri i it i fhl B ; Fill £ T -8 ing of the Maxwell Motor company's team, comprising the cars of Ricken- bacher, Orr and Billy Carlson. The announcement was authorised by Chief Engineer Ray Harroun. Notice to this offect was also handed to each mem- ber af the team. Following the Omaha event. the mem- bers of the Maxwell team will scatter to accept other work. The stellar nature to secure highly capable additions. Attitude of Contest Board. The withdrawai of the Maxwell team from racing s caused by & number of recgnt actions of the contest board of the American Automobile association, which, Mr Harroun declares, has as- sumed an attitude of positive discourage- ment toward American manufacturers and entrants. After mentioning several of the recent instances In which this tendency hi been shown, Mr, Harroun declared thi until the contest board should cease al- lowing its policies to be dictated by per- socs having no vital interest in the sport the Maxwell cars would remain out of copmpetition. Active Last Two Yenrs, ‘The Maxwell company has been active In racing ever since the 1914 event Indianapolis, where the cars of Harroun's design registored the greatest speed of any Amerfcan entrants. During the win- ter campaign on the Pacific coast, the Newn Notes of Columbua. COLUMBUS, Neb., July &-—{(Special)—! Bids, for the erection of & new Methodiat | parsonage have been advertised. The new home for the pastor will bo an eight. ! room modern house and will be bufit on 52,000, and it 1» contended that the bal- ance will be forthcoming in & short time. Jupe was in reality the month of brides ‘The marriage records of County Judge Ratterman show that! twenty-eight couples reglstered there on NEBRASKA AND IOWA| WASHINGTON, July {~—(8pecial Tele- ram.)—Postmasters appointed: lowa— . Polk _county, John J. Flannery, Yice John D. Owen: Danville, Des Moines county, Mre. Gretchen A. Wagoner, vice G W P{ll?n; Dickens, Clay vs. Grace F. Newton, vice Ch ;Iovion; Miles, ‘lt son county, Miss orence G, Cook, vice A. Von Oven: g-“u\lo[&, suté r N“:‘"B Mrs, h ¥ . i Owasa, o , Frank Bmm vice Joseph 3 9 o Mrs, oan, vice ., Bloan: right county. Clarence L. Will- Duf .. 5 Y. kota—Farmindale, Pennington omm‘yh. oufl. Hammerquist, vice L. ¥. Trout n, removed. “, 5‘ has been established at ‘endover, Platte county, Wyoming, with Mra. H. Scott as Postmasters al Hammond, Roel Miller; Morse Rluff, Emil R. Sanberg. Towa—Waterville, _Alamakee Gubriel Pederson; Westside, Crawfor county, Christian R. Xracht: Athelstan Taylor county, Isaac N. Booker: Atkin: Henton _county, Willlam R. ~ Mitch Avon, Polk county, Alfred H. Keensy Bentley, Pottawattamle county, Henry J. : Blg Rock, Soott county, Mrs Keller: ' Blue Grass. ' Scott H. Plett; Boxholm, #t B, Anderson; Buck- fami tmaster. inted: Nabraska — connty, Bernhardt Saunders e, Bflorgfi H. Balley; gnul-'eflh. Bloux county. Charles 1. Ro- Iand: Clayton. Clayton county, Willlam Beacom; Fernald, Story county, John V. Fry: Geneva, Franklin county, Albert P. Gillette; Hamlin, Audubon county, Knud J. Pet A o Franklin county, Leslie 3 Clarke odml‘mlohmon 8. Bhaffastal Lon{ 0“1:31 tt county, James H. Mar- riott: Middletown Des Moines county, Claude W, e s "Alva V- Gl county, Matthew un win ~ Rawling, Wyo., has been & mechanieal engt with the val Hardin | George Gurdon W. Wattles M. Hitchcock John L. Webster ¥. H. Davis ] Burge, 70 Years 0ld, Is Killed by Tra.in‘i PILGER, Neb, July 4—{Bpecial)— | | Willam Burge, 70 years ald, @ retired { farmer, was killed here at 7 o'dlock to-| nlght ‘when he was run over by a North- western pacsenger train. The dead man leaves a wife who is absent from towh on & visit and several children, known here for many years. | Mr. Burge had ‘returned by train from {a trip to’ Stanton and was walking on county, | the raflrond track to his home at the Diego, Arisona and Texas. The detalls dounty, | ©dge of the town when he was struck. |of the return trip have not yet beeen com- Death oocurred immediately, | pleted, but it is virtually certain that the | FORMER OMAHAN GIVEN CARNEGIE FOUNDATION PLACE | | PREMONT, Neb, July' 4—~(Special.)— %= Otls . Cartwright, brother of Mrs, G. H. Mohler of, Fremont, a former Omaha res- ident, has been appointed chief of the de- partment of international law of the Carnegle Foundation, according to a let- ter received by Mrs. Mohier. Mr. @art- : | wright was formerly stationed at Omaha | In the War department service. New Businews Block at Loup City. LOUP CITY, Neb,, July &—~(Special.)~A very large frame hardware bullding, oné of early day construction, is being set out on Main street, and a new brick bullding, 24 by 100 feet, with full basement. will be bullt in its place. The work of excavation will commence next week and the new bullding is to be completed iIn ninety days. It is to have a metal front, with white enameled brick. It is being bullt by the owner of the property, Mrs. John Salms. The family has been well| grounds where exercises will be held. Sctree ST | LIBERTY BELL ON THE ROAD TODAY (Continued from Page One) schools without expense. In short the city council has placed a strict ban upon commerciallsm in connection with the trip. The train will arrive In San Francisco Friday night, July 16, and Saturday, July 17, will be Liberty Bell day at the exposition. Early in the morning the relic will be conveyed to its place In the Pennsylvania building on the exposition | The bell will leave San Francisco iIn November and will return by the south- ern route, through Los Angeles, San special train will go through St. Louls, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. After each return of the bell there has been a movement started prevent the precious metal from leaving the city | again. The crack in it has been slowly extending and there has been fear that Opposition to its leaving the city on this that it belonged to the American people and that opportunities to view it should be given, wherever possible. Sending the bell to the western coast will cost the city of Phlladelphia $75,000. The eacorting committee of twenty-six councilmen will pay their own expenses. The four policemen who will constantly guard the bell were specially picked for their fitness. Kach is more than six | in its Journey the bell might spiit in two. | trip was bitter, but city ocouncils \'ohd' feet in helght. The head of the police department In designating the four men called them to the front and impressed upon them the following don'ta. Don't taste any intoxicating liquor while away from Philadelphia. Don’t lose your temper at any time. Don't fall to uphold the reputation of Philadelphia policeman for courtesy. Holds the Lead For over seventeen years Grape-Nuts, the pioneer health cereal, has had no equal, either in flavour or Thousands of families nutrition. use it regularly because STRONG WORDS Grape-Nuts Has qualities which make it the ideal food— Delicious Flavour, Rich Nourishment Quick Preparation and withal, easily digested. Grape-Nuts and cream, in place of heavy, in. digestible food, helps! to make one cooler and more comfortable on hot days; and builds body and brain in a way that gives gest and energy. 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