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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1922)
Shoes Save Poor Children s Lives. 7 It Is Asserted Warm Footgear One Sure Way of Preserving Hcaftb of Little Ones, Exprri* ence Proves. A contributor to the Free Shoe fund writes in part as follows in sending in her "mile;” "Be patient with the children, they have such little feet; they have not been here very long, have not gone far to meet the years that are required, to make them brave and strong. So be patient with the children, for childhood can't last long." An article In yesterday's paper said "the most dangerous age of all is childhood. Death takes more little children lvetween 1 and 5 than grown people between 20 and 25." Keeping shoos on the feet of help less little oneg in homes of dire pover ty one sure way of preserving their health, to say nothing of their com fort. Generously are readers of The Omaha Bee doing this thing. Well-to do and poor alike are doing their noble lilt in this work. Every case is care fully investigated without coat tu the fund so that every cent you contribute niually goes to buy the badly needed shoes. Imtounl) ;t4 k no a $2,|5f.utf M. i». t ilpHr.er 5.0*1 I. . f. M.intor, roll-. Afh. . 1.50 Jriin Pepper . . 1.00 k Mrk. A. Umtwri 6.00 V l.ittla tilrl, friend. Neb. 1.00 May 5.00 lllue Bird club, Alnuwnrth. Neb 2.50 L A* Kookrr, i OTiid. Neb 5.00 )oun| People’* ela«n, l*re»bylc rbtn rlwrrh, Dwhlrr, Neb . . . 2.50 F. W. Burkhart H.00 From a Friend. KuMik. Neb . . . 1.00 Mint Jennie Krirk and Mother, MIndex. Neb . 5.00 II. O. II . 1.00 I. . M. . . . 2.00 < liarlen F. Mot.reu . 6.00 Hoy M«oxl Troop 51. 1.00 II. W. Calub, Meet Foint, Neb 1.00 F. F. A.. Hlulr, Neb ... 1.0*1 Ida V. * oImmi, Ouklund, Nel». 5.00 \|r*. F. J. t.uuxban. Mouth Omaha !■«« 11 in*ide t amp No. 200. W. O. M ., IVInelde. Neh 1.00 Ole trooden. Auburn, Neb 2.00 flie Iterwn Family, H’lntldf, Neb. . 1.00 From :t Friend. Mend, N**b 2.00 t ozette and Irvin E. Venell, Jr., Oni, Neb. . 5.00 Total . 2.224.00 Have you been prospered so that you ran help a little? If you feel so, just enclose what you can give in an envelope and address "Free Shoe Fund, The Omaha Bee, Omaha. Neb.' There is pressing work for it to do. Little boss and girls thank you for the kindness. Town Votce Light Bonds. Nebraska City, Neb. Dee. 19.— (Special.>—Brock, a small village southwest of here in Nemaha county, voted $9,900 bonds for electric cur rent to be furnished by the Nebraska c.ty Water an«l Light company. The local company now has a complete network of transmission lines over tlie county Concrete buildings 17 stories high are built in this country. Sarah Bernhardt Faints After Paris Rehearsal " ..."I D-— ..——- ■ "'I Sarah Bernhardt. Tar is. Dec. 19.-^<By A. P.V— Sarah Bernhardt a fainting spell which came at the close of a re hearsal yesterday afternoon was brought about by overwork, in the opinion *1 hor friends. The great actress bad just returned from a • long and tiling tour of Italy, but not w it hstanding her 7k years she plunged wholeheartedly into prep | a rations for the presentation of : Sacha Guitry's new play, "t*n Sujet de Roman.’’ which was to have had its premiere last night. When M. Guitry went to Mm*. Bernhardt’s home last evening she burst into tears and exclaimed: "Oh, my poor boy, to treat you in such a way! But this is the first time that ever happened to me." One of the actresses' close friends who saw her late in the evening, j re|Hjrted her as much better. "You ace, 1 am quite well now," i Mine. Bernhardt said. "My son i frowns and says I must take a long rest. But never ♦hat! You know 1 quite well that rest means death | to me.” All flowers from the theater were taken to the actress’ h»>use, which : was locked up. The telephone, was disconnected as a precaution against too numetotis inquirers. Madame Bernhait passed a com fortable night and her physician said today no serious consequences were expected to follow her faint ing spell. She will be obliged to rest several days but it is consid er*d certain she will be able to re sumo her work on the stage soon. Check Complaint Filed. Beatrice. Neb.. Dec. 10.—(Special.) —-Charles Whittake has tiled a com plaint against Azle T. Gore of Lib erty charging .the defendant with ut tering and pasting alleged worthless checks amounting to $387 for mer chaudise purchased of the plaintiff. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Gore. 100 Youths Join Order of De Molay Membership of Omaba Chap ter, Secoud Organized. Now More Than 1.000. A class of about 100 boys between the ages of 16 and 21 was initiated into .the eider of De Molay at the Scottish Rite eathedriil last night. Master Councilor Russell Country man. Senior Councilor Harry How ls nd. Junior Councilor Janies Bowie. Scribe Harold Bastor and about a score of other officers were in charge of the Initiation. Dr. Zoro D. Clark, a member of the grand council in Ne braska, who has not missed a single initiation since the chapter was form ed in 1310, was present. The De Molay orchestra played but the newly formed drill team of 56 boys and the cornet and drum corps will not make public appear ances until in January. Refreshments were served at. the close of the Ini tiation. Initiations are held by the Omaha De Molay chapter every month and convocation every three months. The Omaha chapter of De Molay was the second one organized. Slty-flve boys were initiated at the first meeting on May s, 1320. Membership is limited to sons of master Masons and their chums. The organiiutlon^peeks to Daily Prayer 11« Shull save- the children of the needy. — IV "::t O Lord, our Heavenly Father, we praise and magnify Thy Holy Name for all Thy loving kindness and Thy tender mercy which Thou hast be stowed upon us. Thou hast opened Thy hand and supplied all our wants. We thank Thee. O Lord, that when we were without strength. In due time Christ died for the ungodly, that He might ransom our souls from sin and death, and give unto us eternal life Grant, O Lord, that each one of us. now in Thy presence, may receive Christ Jesus as our eternal Sa vior. We praise Thee, O God. for the gift of Thy Holy Spirit. Who tabernacles in our hearts, and Who lakes of the things of Jesus and re veals them unto us day by day. mo ment by moment. Grant Thy blessing, we beseech Thee, upon every member of this household, and noon all our loved ones, wherever th**v may he at this hour. We thank Thee that "in Jesus' keeping vve are safe." Hemem-* her in mercy. O. Lord, any who arc in distress at thin time, in mind liodv or estate. Comfort all who mourn. Let all the earth remember and return to Thee. O God: let all the kindreds of the nations worship Thee, in spirit and in truth. Grant unto us the forgiveness of all our sins, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. REV CHARI.E* GEORGE SMITH, B. t>. Belleville. Ont.. Canada. CLOSE-OUT SALE COATS—SUITS—DRESSES At n» to '3 Actual Value We Quit Business January 1 REYNOLDS 1613 Farnam Street teach filial lo\ e. courtesy and patriot ism Tlie Omalva chapter now boasts a membership of more than 1,00©. There are 30 chapters Id the state with a membership of 0,000. The Omaha chapter maintains headquar ters at 107 Karbach block. Farmer's Skull Fractured heu Caught Under Hayrack Kearney. Neb.. Dee. 19.—(Special.V— A fractured skull and concussion of the brain may result fatally for Lyle hay. who was Injured on his farm, south of Kearney. Sunday. Fay and his littls son were loading a hayrack with alfalfa when the rack suddenly turned over, pinning both to the ground The youngster managed to i utricate himself and rushed to a ! neighboring farm for help. Fay was j finally released, having been pinned down by the heavy wagon body, which rested on his head. He w as taken to Kearney for treatment, hut his condi tion la such that little hope is held I for hie recovery. Third Story Fire Damages Fairyburv Bank Building Fairbury • Neb.. Dee. 19.—(Special Telegram.!—-Fire broke out at 7 this evening In the third story of the First National bank block, occupied by the Fairbury Business college. At 7:30 the Are department had the blaze apparently under control. It Is belleted there will be no eerlous damage to the lower stories, other than loss by water. The first floor Is occupied by the First National bank, the Divan Drug company and Lambert’s cleaning plant; the second by law and grain offices. Origin of the fire is unde termined. Gas Rate in Lincoln Lower Than in Omaha Lincoln. P«c. 10.—Lincoln city olli eials say that under their contract with the local gas company Lincoln people are getting gas cheaper than the people of Omaha, ae itli its munici pal plant and much larger consump tion. The gas rale here is dependent on the price of certain gas making m t ferial* When these go up the rate | advances. When they come down the rate follows suit. For December the rate is $1.18. Of this rate 7 or 8 cents goes back into the treasury in the shape of taxes. It is pointed out by Lincoln offi cials that most of the consumption is from 600 to 110,000 cubic feet, and that the Omaha rate f«r that amount is based on $1.20 a thousand. Ccutral City Will Hate Municipal Christmas Tree Central City, Neb., Dee. 19.—fSpe cial.)—A large municipal Christmas tree, with a gift for every child in the community and special gifts f'-r the needy, will bo the center of tri terest In this city Saturday evening. This undertaking will be under aus pices of the Business Men's club and committees have been appointed to solicit business houses and all parties Interested for gift donations. The Farmers' club of this county, the American Legion and other organiza tions are responding readily. Special gifts of clothing, shoes, etc., will be distributed to the needy. A number of Y. M. C. A. memberships also will be placed on the tree. Boudoir Slippers Just the Thing for That Gift Regularly Priced * at $2.50 and $3 Wednesday Only.'. These slippers are our own regular stock and can be had in felt, suede and leather, in all colors and sizes. May be exchanged after Christmas if sizes are not right. Second Floor I ~ JtuU cwttketU toiwMMa* _ _rGS SDougtar Stmt HUDSON ESSEX Prices Reduced $100 to $200 On Various Models HUDSON ESSEX Speedster—$1,425 Seven-Passenger Phaeton $ 1,475 Coach—$ 1,525 Sedan—$2,095 Touring Car—$1,045 Cabriolet—$1,145 Coach—$1,145 Freight and Tax Extra GUY L.SMITH 'SERVICE FIRST* 2561 Farnam St OMAHA. US. A. AT lantic 1944 Buy Gifts Now! Pay in 1923.... THAT'S the way to solve the perplexing Christinas i-ift question. This year you ran include all your friends on your gift list without ever missing the money. Select the gift you want tomorrow, make a small deposit and pay the balance in easy convenient amounts next year. Our famous credit system is making hundreds of new friends each day through this wonderful plan* The famous Illinois “Capitol," the host watch in the world for Iho money, 21 jeweled CCrt ftrt movement in gold filled ease. *PJl>.x/U The same in 17-jetveled adjusted movement. . • $.55.00 We will malye you a liberal allowance on your old watch in exchange for one of our new ones Bar Pins Lavallieres Manicure Cases Ear Rings Toilet Sets Signet Rings Watch Chain and Knife Silver Chests Cigaret Cases Cuff Links Fountain Pens Scarf Pins Cameo Rings Mantel Clocks If You Cannot Spare the Cash Kroyer Jewelry Co. Will Gladly Give You Credit 1520 Douglas Street Next Door to Empress Theater. IT PAYS TO STOP AT The Electric Shop Open Until 9 P. M. Until Xm«« Gifts Electrical are Lasting Toasters Here’s a lasting, useful gift; make. toast for all the farm 84.85 to 88 $1 Down GIVING gifts destined for almost daily service brings added pleasure to the giver. But select them care fully—for not all electrical devices are built for lasting, untiring service. We can show you the sort that are —backed by two guarantees —ours and the makers. Solve Your Gift Problems Here Give a Hoover A splendid (rift at a splen did price and on splendid terms. Hoover Special, $65 rash or $68.25 on terms. $5 Down. Waffle Irons Hot Point, Universal and Westinphouse Waffle Irons make dandy pifts. Prices— *12 to *18 $1.50 Down Visit the “Electric Shop” Each day until Xmas * c will make an unusually at tractive gift offer. There gift. combination* " ill change each day — a*k about them. Toys for Girls and Boys Electrically Operated little Girls’ “Dolly” Lamps; they really light— $1.50 81.75 $2.00 “Kid-B.ke.,” real Fry Oven Glass, 5-pieee set, price, $2.50. Mirror-Scope*, projects postcards or photos. Prices— $5 to $18.50 Kty»tone Movie-Graph*, moving picture machines, using safety films. Price— $5 to $25 Electric Grills In any home an Electric Grill will prove its useful ness in many ways. $0.50 to $15 $ 1.50 Dow n Radio Concert nrintr your family— >our friends at lh<» "Klre trlc Shop.’’ np«>n until 0 P m.. and you'll onjov thr RADIO COM’KIM I.A» it KV KMN<i. Sugar and Cream Sets $7.50 to $15 Beautiful Electric Percolators— Make »lie most practical gift obtainable. We offer complete sets, including tra\s, sugar and creamers, either sold in sets or singly. #10 to $100 Trays for Percolators $12,125 to $”(> CONVENIENT PAYMENT TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED „ “Gifts Galore—in Thin Electrical Store" \ Nebraska £1 Power €. Open Every Evening Until 6 P. M.