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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1922)
Home Conditions p of Bootlegger Are , Viewed bv Judge Pitiful Tale Told l»v Lawyer Found False — Sam Nan filo Must Serve Prison Sentence. TVdcral Judge AVoodrough cast judicial dignity to the winds yester day afternoon in his sincere desire to get at the truth of a booze case. It was that of Sum Nantito, arrest ed by federal agents at his house, 1313 Pacific street, and sent to the County jail for threo months Decem ber 13 by Judge AVoodrough. Since then numerous efforts have heen made to get him out. A'ester day morning c;mie an attorney and told such a pitiful story of conditions In the Nantito homo that tears start ed from the judge's eyes. The wife i was dying, said the lawyer, .as he • showed a doctor's certificate to thiyt effect. A daughter, 14. was a victim of a mysterious malady, he pursued, nnd wound up with a picture of the numerous little children weeping and crying for bread. Iti'lruse Is Ordered. • The judge ordered Nuntito released. Came then federal prohibition agents and informed the judge that be bad been < misinformed, that con ditions in the Nuntito home were not so bad. • "I'll soon settle this," quoth the judge, putting on his brown cordu walking cap and striding to an elevator. ) lie leaped Into his faithful flivver, standing at the curb just outside thy building, and soon was humping mer rily toward the Nanlito home. He found the newly-freed Sum in the. bosom of his family, and bis fam ily by no means In the poverty stricken conditions pictured so pa thetically by the lawyer. Itark to Jail. "I’nt sorry, Sam. but I have been misinformed about your family,” said the judge. "Now, I'm not going to take you away from them for Christmas- But, you'll have to go hark to jail and serve the rest of your sentence January 2." “Alla right, judge, alia right; if you say so," murmured Sam. And the judge bade tlie family good-bye, jumped into bis Henry unit was soon buck in his oflice. He called up the attorney. The at torney said he thought the dire con dilions which he had pictured really existed. lie said his law partner had brought back the report from the Nanfilo home. There the affair rests. Automobile and Complete Hunting Outfit Stolen E. A. Moore parked his Doto , coupe in front of the Strand theater Thursday and it was stolen. He I found thieves had made off with it. ' In the car was a valuable gun and a complete ' hunting outfit. Former Store Clerk Brazil’s President ? P;r rix-adci'.T ,__g-.-AfiU Thirty years ago Dr. Arthur Ber nades was on obscure grocer’s clerk in a little Brazilian village. Now he has been elected president of Ilrazll and will soon take the ou\h of office. Yuleticle Program to Be Held Tonight Municipal Christmas Exercises Will Be Held in Audi torium—Gifts for All. Plans have heen completed for the annual municipal Christmas entertain ment in the Auditorium tonight. Bags of candy, nuts and fruit will be dis tributed to 2.&00 boys and girls. Tlie elders are invited. Presents will be given through the courtesy of the mayor, city commissioners and friends. A piano lias been loaned by Burgess-Nasli company, lighting ef fects installed by Nebraska Power company and Christmas trees donated by Trimble Bros. Bags were donated by Bemis Bag company. The program Will lie started at 7:30. The enter tainment program follows: Father Flanagan's boys’ band. It Fame Upon the Midnight Clear. .Dyke* Flty Hall Glee Flub. Try Smiling .Grace AVataon Nothing Hut Love ...Carrie Jaeob* Bond 13. Gertrud© Smith. Holy Night .. Fity Hall Glee Club Little Mother of Mine .Burleigh Commissioner H. W. Dunn. Father Flanagan’s hoys chorus...20 boy* Little Town of Bethlehem . . City Hall Glee Club Santa Flaus. Miss Helenrose Daemon, Accompanist. Former Omaha Woman Dies. , Mrs. J. II. Dumont has heen called cast by the death of her sister. Miss Sarah Ebersole, formerly of Omaha, who died in Worcester, Mass. The body will be taken to Des Moines for burial. . * Omaha-Chicago Daily Passenger Trains Leave Omaha Arrive Chicago Chicago Express • • . 7:35 a.m. 0:30 p.m. Atlantic Express' ... 2:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. Chicago Special “No. 22’* . 6:00 p.m. 7:25 a.m. Los Angeles Limited. (*) . 7:32 p.m. 8:50 a.m* Overland Limited (*) . - 7:38 p.m. 0:00 a.m. Oregon-Washington Limited 0:00 p.m. 11:00 cum. Continental Limited . . 2:30 a.m. 3:55 p.m. (*First-class standard sleeping cars only.) No. 22 has Dining Car (a la carte and dub service), Lounging Car and Observation Sleeping Car. . ‘ The Best of Everything Return Service Equally Attractive For information regarding train schedules and sleeping car accomm dations, apply at Consolidated Ticket Offices, 1416 Dodge Street '323 (Telephone Atlantic 9214) or Union Passenger Station. Telephone Your Sunday “Want” Ad NOW! ... '* • 'if ONE-MlNUTE STORE TALK Christmas ■ bop ping crowds bring oat the ea thnslasm at the easterners In a retail store. Here’s a new Ones "Man wants bat little here below, bat be wants that little gift fight. He recogalaea ability la the Nebraska label oa sight," said a Christmas poet bay Ing an armfnl of gifts for his office mates. -tohn A. SWANSON, Pr?j : uBQtfVMM - =WM. L. HOLZMAN. Tr«as = Store open Saturday night until g P. M.—but piease shop early in the day if possible. * I « iJocA: Bottom Before Christmas Buy Quality Suits and Overcoats Now No further reductions on Men's and Boys'.Highest Quality Standard Clothing at this store during Dec., 1922, January or February, 1922. • i t - i NEBRASKA Clothing Co—always the leader in value giving—has won overwhelming public confidence because it has always adhered to the policy of the greatest value for the smallest possible price and the truth about the merchandise it offers for sale. , » ! • 1 ■ * • v Months ago this organization foresaw the situation of the scarcity of quality merchandise—we bought vast stocks early—secured the values that would be unobtainable later and priced every dollar’s worth of clothing at the lowest margain ever known in retail selling. The Result—Your Supreme Money’s Worth in Quality Clothes . ' • t $35 $45 Many Suits with Extra Pants at $5.00 and $7.50 Happy Gift Hints in Men’s Clothing • plaid Back Novelty Belted Overcoats, $15 to $50 Velvet Collar Chesterfield Dress Overcoats $20 to $60 Heavy Double Breasted Ulsters at $35 to $65 All Wool Mackinaws—all sizes, special, $10 and $12.50 Extra Trousers—special feature values, $3.50, $5, $7.50 s • ► / Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats In All Extra Pants . Sizes Jm4\J Ss-oo High School Students’ Suits and Overcoats iSizes Extra Pants 3t to 36 $3.00 MCn'a and Young Mea’a Clothing—Entire Second Floor—Main Building and Annex. The Men’s Gift Store Supreme The mecca for eleventh hour shoppers because here selections are kept up to a completeness unknown elsewhere—you’re sure to find just what you want, what he most admires, and at the price you wish to pay— New, Silk Shirts Just arrived—new 1923 silk shirts. Neat fancy stripe effects. Something dif ferent. At.. Other Xmas Shirts, $1.50 to $10.00 Individual Neckwear Famous Italian hand-loomed silk neck wear. No two patterns woven alike. Ask to see them. At. Other Xiaas Neckwear, 45c to $4.00 Boys’ Warm Suits and Overcoats The gift that the hoy never forgets. Won derful value* for big and little boys. 87.50 810 815 GLOVES for Men-GLOVES for Boys-GLOVES Men’s knitted roll cuff, all wool knitted lined cape auto gloves. Other Auto Gloves, $2.50 to $5.00 Men’s fur gauntlet gloves, a wide selection of serviceable y furs, big values at. Other Fur Gloves, $3.50 to $7.50 Men’s Perrin’s, Dent's and a^aa Adler’s fine cape street y gloves, tan, gray, black Other Dress Gloves, $1.50 to $7.50 Boys’ fur gauntlet gloves; ideal gifts; hoys appreciate warm fur gloves . Other Tur Gloves for boys, $3 to $7.50 Women’s Silk Hosiery *1» 1 High grade full fashioned silk hosiery, lifcle garter top, double spliced heel, sole and toe, black cor dovan, special ...$1.75 Other Silk Hosiery $2.00 to $4 00 Men’s Silk Hosiery Men’s Holeproof and Interwoven silk hosiery. All wanted colors. Priced at. Other Hosiery, 25c to $2.00 Men’s Sport Sweaters All-wool sport coats, four pockets. New light heather shades. Special at ... Other Sport Coats, $3.00 to $8.50 Initial Handkerchiefs Sten’s plain white and fancy color initial handkerchiefs, 3 in box, at, per box . Other Initial Handkerchiefs, 60c to $3.00 Leather Belts and Buckles Men’s genuine cowhide tubular belts a with sterling initial Hickok buckle, ^ feature at . Other Belts, 50c to $2—Buckles, 50c to $5 Three Great Neckwear Specials— AZn QZr * 1 i5 Cut Silks and Knitted Stylh Galore /dc d Boys’ Sport Coats $2so * Boys’ full belted sport coats, in heather shades, all sizes, special ..$2.50 • | Other Sweaters for Boyg $3.50 to $7.50