Nebraska Newspapers

    ^ The Omaha Sunday Dee
/ -----—
F VOL. 62 NO. 28. Mart n «•#» »# a I90S. at OMAHA m’VDAY MORNINO T1RPPMRRR 91 1 Q99 • H> Mall ll yaar>: Daily aad Sunday. IS: faaday. *2 SO. wlthta Hia «t» FIVE CENTS
° • Omaha P. 0. Under Aet of March 3. 1*79. UluAIln, Otiil/AI iUUulMiiu, UrA I. A . r> I. I v — «» outiido the 4th nu (I year): Dally and Sunday. 112; Sunday ualy, 19.
Unclothed
Tots Found
Using Fags
^ oungstcrs, 4 and 6, Rescued
From Miserable Hut
of Poverty and
Degradation.
Raw Potatoes Only Food
Garbed only in underclothing and
making a breakfnst with only raw
potatoes for food in a miserable hut
to keep tiie occupants warm. Rev. J.
M. Wingett of the First Methodist
< hurch of Gordon, Neb., found two
shivering children, Edith, 4, and Mel
vin, 6 children of Roy Wilson.
Like the children, tiie father and
stepmother were without outer cloth
ing. Tiie father nnd mother were idly
•smoking cigurets to deaden tiie pangs
of hunger that gripped them.
( While tiie minister was making in
quiries of their condition and seeking
to find some method of relieving their
suffering, tiie two children non
chalantly reached to the table, picked
tip tiie rice papers and tobacco and
rolled themselves cigurets, which they
smoked with the apparent pleasure
of veteran devotees of I.ady Nicotine.
Father Aids Hoy.
Wiille his Hlster rolled her "pill"
with the utmost ease, tiie boy en
countered some difficulty and was
aided by ills father in making his
smoke of tiie proper size and shape.
Gordon charity workers wore in
formed of tiie deplorable conditions
under which the family was living
and the apparent unwllingness of tho
father nnd Htepmother to properly
provide for the two babies that were
rapidly sinking to the lowest levels I
of immorality. Arrangements were j
made to have tho children removed |
from their pitiful surroundings and
made state charges.
The father willingly gave up the
custody of his children to the charity
workers, lie stated that he was un
able financially to provide a better
borne for them.
Sent to Omaha.
The case was taken to the court at j
Gordon and the two children ordered
committed to tho custody of the Ne
braska Children’s Home society. Rev.
It. B. Kails, in charge of the Omaha
receiving station, was notified of tiie
situation nnd informed the court that j
ills society would care for the chil
dren. *'
Both are of tiie fairy book type with
their large blue eyes and golden hair.
And. although dressed in old overalls
1 and an old, dirty gingham dress, the
two tiny round shaped faces smiled as'
they told of tiie unbelievable condi
tions existing in their former home.
Rev. It. B. Kails, who brought the
children to the Nebraska Children's
Home society late yesterday , after
noon. showed them the Christmas
tree decorated with tinsel and beauti
ful ornaments.
Gives I'p Smoking.
"I never did see Santa Claus be
fore," said Melvin. "I want a coaster
and it 1 get it, I won't smoke any
more."
"And tell Mr. Santy to bring m > a
doll." volunteered Edith. "Tell him I
never went to school, but I can write
and spell my own name. Melvin
taught me.”
At Gordon, the children lived with
their father and stepmother, whom
they refused to call mother.
"She always told us to call her Ma
bel," said Melvin.
"And 1 couldn't call her mother,”
said Edith.
t arries Playing Cards.
Melvin handled a time-worn dirty
pack of playing cards and explained
that he could play “rummy” and oth
er games.
“Can you play bridge?” asked the
Rev. Mr. Ralls.
"Yes, London bridge,” answered
Melvin.
The two children are of the small
est and prettiest ever received ut the
home, according to Dr. Ralls. They
will be examined and trained and will
then be ready for placement in some
1^ home within a few weeks.
"I would like to have them both
raised in one home,” he said, "because
they like each other and play well,
making little noise. It is hard to
believe that these children were rais
ed In such a degrading home."
Former Head of Oil Firm
Placed Under $40,000 Bail
Philadelphia. Dec. 28,—N. W. Frie
doll, former president of the Black
Panther Oil company, was placed un
dor $40,000 hail by Judge Stern when
he made application for liberty under
a. writ of habeas corpus, lie already
was under S7.500 bail imposed by a
magistrate on embezzlement charges.
Friedel is alleged to have embez
zled between $130,000 and $300,000
fi-fim the oil company, lie was ar
rested in California aoout two months
ago. Soon afterwards receivers were
appointed for the oil company In
the federal court.
Governor of Porto Rico
Arrives in Washington
Washington, Dec. 23.—Governor K.
Mont l’eily of l’orto Rico arrived
here today on leave of absence.
The governor declared his trip was
due to personal matters only.
■ Administration officials have said
repeatedly that the visit of Governor
Relly, whose conduct of affairs in
Porto Rico has been under fire from
various quarters, did not foreshadow
a change In personnel in the island
government.
Head of Society for Control
of Cancer Dies Suddenly
Denver, Dee. 23.—Dr. Charles An
drew Powers, widely known surgeon.
President of the American Society
for Control of Cancer, dropped dead
In the University club here this aft
ernoon. "
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
Editorial Comment— Page 4.
Sporting N’ewa and Features—
Pages 8 snd 7.
Outbreak of War a Surprise to Ex
Kaiser— Page 8
Hope for Ireland Is seen by Mo*- ^
George— p “N
Amusements— Pages 9. 10 a .
Music News— Pag \\v\yO
PART TW O. *
Society and News for Women—
Pages 1 to 4.
Shopping with roily— Page 4.
Of Especial Interest to Motorists—
Page 6.
Markets and Financial News—
Page 8.
Want Ads— Pages 7, 8 and 9.
MAGAZINE SECTION.
"I/ore Island." Blue Ribbon Short
Story, by Owen Oliver— Page 1.
**The Room on the Roof"— Page 3.
Happy Land— Page 4. |
The Teenie Weenies— Page 6.
Cutouts for the Kiddles— Page 6.
Letters from Little Folk*— Pago 8.
ROTOGKAVlRE SECTION.
“Chirstmas Morn," by Carter Gif
ford— Page 1.
Beautiful Omaha Doorways In Holi
day Time— Page 2.
Father Flanagan's Boys’ Fine New
Home— Page 3.
Two Buildings
Destroyed by
Fire in Bluffs
Broun ami Rogers Buildings
Total Loss, Nonpareil Bad
ly Damaged in $250,000
Blaze.
Fire of undetermined origin totally
destroyed the Brown and Rogers
buildings and badly damaged the
building of the Daily Nonpareil in
Council Bluffs early yesterday morn
ing.
Combined losses are estimated be
tween $250,000 and $350,000.
The three buildings adjoin on Pearl
Street, between First and Willow ave
nues, facing Bayliss park in the heart
of the city.
First alarm was sounded at 3:50 a.
si. by It. C. Hoyt, 55, fireman in the
Rogers buildi'jr. Hoyt and his wife
Occupy living quarters in the base
ment of the Brown building which
shares the elevator shaft and entrance
of the Rogers building.
Hoyt was awakened by an explosion
he said, and discovered burning fag
ots hurtling d^wn tho elevator shaft
cutting off escape. He and his wife,
partially dressed, crqwled through a
coal hole on the Pearl street side.
Hoyt ran up Pearl street, crying,
"Fire! Fire!" and Into the Grand hotel
where the alarm was sent to fire
headquarters.
Every piece of fire fighting appa
ratus in Council Bluffs worked on the
blaze, augmented by Company No. 2
fronf Omaha, which operated its
pumper at Willow avenue and Main
street.
It was at first believed the ex
plosion heard by Fireman Hoyt came
from the offices of the American
Railway Express company on the
first floor of the Brown building, but
C. G. Cahill, agent, stated that when
he arrived on the scene, flames were
licking down through the ceiling
from the second floor.
Occupants of the three buildings
included:
Brown building, three stories:
First floor, American Railway
Express company.
Second floor, club rooms of the
Porcupine club. Saturday Noon
club, offices of Charles F. Paschcl,
W. H. Ward, Mrs. Christine Lar
sen and J. M. Passer.
Third floor, lodge rooms of the
Knights of Columbus.
Rogers building, four stories:
First floor, Young Women's
Christian association.
Second floor, offices ' of Dr.
Mathew Tinley, Dr. Mary Tinley,
P. C. Rasmussen, attorney; B. F.
Walker, engineer: Jasper J. Fergu
son, attorney: Citizens Coal & Ice
company. Dr. Harry M. Boyne, G.
(Turn to fuse Two, Column One.)
Man Arrested for Theft
of White-Faced Heifer
Theft of "one red, white-faced heifer
calf is charged against Clyde Luck
ett by Albert Lowe of Keya Paha
county, Nebraska, in a warrant on
which Luckett was arrested in
Omaha by Deputy Sheriff Harry
Dworsky. The real charge against
Luckett, according to Sheriff Frank
Stapleton, who is in Omaha to get
the prisoner, is that he and another
man took the brute, butchered it on
the 1,4we ranch and carted off the
carcass.
i - - i
His
First
Xmas
Will it be spent in a home
of your own?
If not, make a New
Year’s resolution to own
your own home, for it
means future security and
protection for your child.
You owe it to him.
Watch the Real Estate ad
vertisements in the “Want”
^i section of The Omaha
Bee. Read them today—and
every day until you find
what you want at the price
and terms suitable to your,
purse.
Read and use Omaha Bee
"Want" Ads—The Bee
line to Results
Ex-Officer
Ar rented in
ciana
jrmer Deputy Sheriff Is
Charged With Murder in
Connection Willi Death of
« Men Found in Lake.
Machine Guns Guard Jail
Bastrop, La., Dec. 23,—(By A. PJ
—With a tenseness unequalled so far
in the kaleidoscopic developments of
the last few days, citizens of this
community tonight learned of an ar
rest this afternoon, in connection with
the death of two men presumably at
the hands of a white robed and mask
ed mob. •
T. J. Burnett of Syker, La., on
the Morehouse, Ouachita boundary,
was taken in custody by Sheriff Fred
Carpenter and placed in the More
house jail on a charge of murder.
The arrest here is believed a fore
runner of many more. Burnett Is a
former deputy sheriff. The sheriff
said Burnett was arrested on the
order of Attorney Ceneral Coco.
Mnchine guns were mounted on the
jail this afternoon. Those arrested
will face the open hearings ordered
today by the attorney general to be
g:u in the Parish courthouse on
January 5, under guard of state
troops.
Troops la’are Mer Rouge.
The National guard, on duty at
Mer Rouge in connection with the
efforts to locate the bodies of Watt
Daniels and Thomas Richards, al
leged victims of the mob, folded
their tents this afternoon and are
en route here to join the New Orleans
machine gun company and the Alex
andria infantry company, tented on
the courthouse and jail square.
An Inquest was conducted behind
closed doors at Mer Rouge this after
noon over the bodies cast up by Lake
La Fourche Friday after unidentified
dynamiters had mAle an effort to re
move them from their watery grave
of four months.
The finding at the inquest was not
announced.
Officials declared they were satisfied
with the Identification of the bodies
as that of Daniels and Richards. The
bodies were viewed by dozens of rela
tives and friends during the day.
Men Were Flogged.
New Orleans pathologists conducted
an autopsy to determine how the men
came to their death. They declared
the examination revealed that the
men had been flogged amt some bones
broken before they died. They re
fused to reply to the question whether
the men were killed and thrown into
the lake or whether they were thrown
into the lake alive and died of stran
gulation.
The bodies were tinned over to a
committee composed of relatives and
friends late today. The funerals were
scheduled for Sunday. The dead men
were members of families who were
pioneers in this parish and their ac
quaintanceship Is numbered by the
hundreds.
Many believe the surrender of the
bodies to the kin and the departure
of the troops may kindle the outbreak
between the hostile camps created at
Mer Rouge since the August kidnap
ing.
Universal Studios
Damaged bv Fire
n
_ *
Loss Estimated at $3.">0.000—
1.100.000 Feet of Picture
Film Rurned.
I.os Angeles, Dec 23.—Fire at Uni
versal City, a suburb, late today de
stroyed 1,100,000 feet of film at the
Universal studios, gutted one building
and resulted in the injury of one man.
Damage was estimated at $350,000.
including the value of the motion pic
ture films.
Between 35 and 40 productions were
Included in the destroyed prints. Thd
negatives from which the print* we/
made, however, were saved.
Beside the one man, Edward Bush,
a film cutter, who was said to be
seriously injured, four others were
slightly burned or overcome by smoke.
They were Norman Kerry, an actor;
Fred Archer, head of the art title
department, and Frank Atkinson and
Edward Curtis, actors.
Hays Asked to Reconsider
Reinstatement of Arbuckle
Los Angeles, Dec. 23. — Protests
against the reinstatement of Jtoscoe
Arbuckle continued to accumulate
here yesterday.
Mayor George E. Cryer. In a tele
gram to Will Hays asked him to re
consider his decision reinstating Ar
buckle and declaring that exhibition
of Arbuckle pictures here “would have
a direct tendency to contribute to the
delinquency of the youth of this city. ’
Approbation of tlie mayor’s act was
expressed by women's club officials
and a teachers' organization.
Private Accused of Killing
Prisoner at Camp Meade
Washington, Dee. 23.—Private Egon
B. Lange, of the Third cavalry was
under guard last night at Eort Myer,
pending an Investigation of the kill
ing of Private Albert Nathan, for
merly of the 12th infantry at Camp
Meade, Md., a general prisoner. Ac
cording to post officers, Lange, who
was on guard duty, shot Nathan af
ter the latter had refused to obey
orders and had approached him threat
eningly.
Negro Dies at Age of 121.
j Paris. Tex., Dec. 22.—John Dun-,
i ham, negro, who claimed to bo 121
I years old, is dead at his home here.
! He worked for his living to the time
I of his death. **
5 uletide Spirit and Big
Bankroll Land Farmer
in Psycopathic W ard
Chicago. Dec. 23.—An access of
Christinas good will tonight landed on
Gus Mallackas, 43. who says he is an
Idaho farmer, in the psycopathic hos
pital.
Kn route to Chicago on a Chicago &
Northwestern train. Mallackas, car
rying $1,820 in cash and two suit
rnsea, ea' h secured with a huge pad
lock, began distributing his money
among the passengers and crew. The
c onductor, after receiving a $650 pres
ent, collected the funds again and
turned the farmer over to the police.
At the police station, Mallackas
handed the captain's secretary $1,000
and told him to go out and buy a
turkey for Christmas.
Holdup Band Gets
$20,000 Payroll;
Jewelers Robbed
Paymaster for Pittsburgh Com
pany Is Killed — Bandits
Make $25,000 Haul in
Twin Cities.
Pittsburgh. Dec. 23.—Ross Dennis,
paymaster for the Pittsburgh Coal
company, was mortally wounded and
$20,000 stolen by masked bandits on
a lonely road 10 miles south of this
city today. The' robbers escaped.
Dennis died while being taken to a
hospital.
The holdup occurred in the hills
behind Mount Lebanon, near here,
while a party of company officials
were taking the Christmas pay to
miners at Readling, Ta.
$23,000 in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 23—Ban
dits tpday invaded the Minneapolis
downtown district, staged two daring
jewelry store robberies within a half
Mock of each other and fled ’with
about $25,000 in cash, diamonds and
jewelry.
■The first robbery was at. the I. R.
Weisman Jewelry company store,
where the bandits got $12,000 in jew
■city and $150 in cash after binding
a clerk, and the second was at the
Harry Russ jewelry store, where they
scooped up between $11,000 and $13,000
in diamonds.
Scoops up Diamonds.
Harold Weisman, 18-year-old son
of the proprietor of the first store
robbed, was alone when the bandits
entered. He was bound hand and
foot and left in a rear room while
the bandits completed their work. He
said he saw two bandits.
Harry Russ, propretor of the sec
ond store, was held at hay by a
pistol while a bandit scooped up
diamonds and then fie dto a waiting
automobile.
Several hours previously robbers
raided the A. J. Fjelstad store, in the
residence district and escaped with
$10 in cash and $150 in jewelry and
Christmas trinkets.
The loot in the two larger rob
beries consisted of diamonds,
watches, rings, watch chains, laval
liers, wristwatches and $150 in cash
from the Weisman store.
In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 23.—One of two
bandits waited in the entrance of the
Heco Envelope company's building
today and snatched a payroll satchel
containing $3,000 from Miss Marion
Pickrel, cashier, and escaped in an
automobile driven by an accomplice.
Holidays Expected
to Boost Coal Supply
Washington, Dec. 23.—Cessation of
coal mine operations over the ap
proaching double holidays, in the
views of officials of the federal fuel
distribution office, is expected to bring
about increases in the supply of both
bituminous coal and anthracite in
principal eastern consuming centers
immediately thereafter.
H. K. Dell, assistant Fuel Dis
tributor Spens in charge of the rail
road co-operation, explained that this
result would occur because the tem
porary suspension of production
would allow eastern roads to clear up
yards and sidings on which conges
tion has lately been occurring.
The holiday is expected to assist in
mobilizing the returning empty cars
from special uses and with usual rail
movements proceeding. congestion
will be reduced.
Burgess-Nasli Employes
Given Christmas Dinner
A turkey dinner was served to all
employes by the Burgess-Nash com
pany last night. '{he dinner was
served in the tea room and the em
ployes’ cafeteria during the regular
hour. All employes were Included no
matter how long their service with
the company.
In accordance with cus
tom, no edition of The Eve
ning Bee will be published
Monday, Christmas day.
Subscribers to The Eve
ning Bee will be served
with The Morning Bee.
Carriers in towns outside
of Omaha will receive
their papers on the Sunday
schedule. If any morning
or evening subscriber fails
to receive a paper early
Monday morning, com
plaint to the Circulation
Department, Atlantic
1000, prior to 10 a. m. will
have prompt attention.
Advertisements, includ
ing want ads, will be re
ceived at the Farnam
street office or by tele
phone from 0 a. m. to 1 p.
m. and from 3 p. m. to 9 p.
m. Christmas day.
Miniature Cottage With Christmas Tree
Completely Equipped Enjoyed by Kiddies
‘‘Ooh, I betcha that's Santa Claus’
house!"
The speaker was a little Italian
lad, and he and his two ragged coin
panians were gazing wistfully at the
miniature cottage with lights shin
ing from its windows, which is the
property of Anne Matthews, 802
Worthington street.
Mrs. Matthews heard the remark as
the small boys lingered In front of
the house and promptly offered to
conduct them through it. Ecstacies
resulted, at the completeness of the
furnishings.
"Say, will ya look at the little cof
fee grinder, Just like the one ma's
got," cried one of the urchins.
Enjoy Baby I'tensils.
The "baby” carpet sweeper, the
kitchen cabinet With its array of
aluminum kettles and sauce pans,
and the medicine chest and tiny
vacuum cleaner, all came in for their
share of admiration.
And, since the guests were small,
they were able to mount the stair
case which leads to the dolls' bed
room on the upper floor. It is only
three feet from floor to celling. When
Anne stands in the front door, the j
lintel is only three inches above her
head and Anne is a small young per- |
son.
William R. Matthews, who designed
and built the little house last summer,
took up the Idea as a pastime, but
the project grew’ until it would be 1
hard to find a mansion more com
pletely equipped in the whole of Oma
ha. Architects say that the house is
perfect colonial in its style. The ce
ment porches are carefully laid and
within the floors are hardwood un
der the diminutive carpets. The green
shutters, which fold away from the
windows, have flying birds carved in
them, and there is a doormat on the
porch and a brass knocker on the
front door.
Ituilt in Harmony.
Everything about the cottage is :
made to scale. Inside, there is the !
same harmony. The wallpaper has
children's figures scattered through
its design, and Jessie Wilcox Smith
pictures hung on the walls. The lit
tle chairs and the desk and tables
are cream-colored with pink roses
painted on them and the tea set on
the tiny teawngon is painted to match.
A china cat sits and looks out from |
behind the frilly white window cur
tains, and in another window a wee
Christmas tree stands. On the mantel
is a gold clock, not much bigger than
a watch, and on the dining room table
is a “pretend” electric toaster and j
a dish of artificial fruit having a (
circumference of one inch.
Anno and Santa Claus agreed that j
the only thing necessary this Christ
mas was an electric stove and a leath
er couch for the dolls. Saturday, Anne
spent a busy morning decorating the
big tree, 15 feet high, which has been
put up in the yard in front of her
house. It is just as high as the
house, and is trimmed with tinsel ,
and balls and cornucopias and ginger- !
bread men for the birds. Anne want
ed to have it outside, Mrs. Matthews
said, because she thought more of
the children in the neighborhood !
could enjoy it. Every night next j
week, the tree is to lie lit and all the
lights in the little house will bo turn
ed on to spread a Christmas mes
sage to passershy.
Insane Houseman
Attacks Woman
in Apartment
Proprietor of Rooming House
Figlits Off Maniac Who
Sought to Choke Her—
Room Is Wrecked.
Mrs. Elizabeth Woodruff, 124 South
Twenty-fourth street, proprietor of a
rooming house, battled for her life
shortly after 6 last night with her
houseman, who had become suddenly
demented. The houseman was a rav
ing maniac and in his attack on the
woman attempted to choke her.
Mrs. Woodruff was first attracted
by the strange actions of her house
man. Frank Christian, about 4 in the
afternoon, when he called her over
tlie telephone and demanded that she
come down to his room in the base
ment and talk with him. She re
fused, thinking that he had been
drinking.
Shortly after (i she answered a
knock at her door, and when she
opened it the doorman forced his way
into the apartment and attempted to
seize and choke her. She defended
herself and the battle raged over the
entire apartment. ,
Tables and chairs were overturned
and tapestries torn down as the wom
an fought off the attack of the mad
dened man. She finally maneuvered
the fight out of the room into the
hall. She drove her assailant to the
head of a stairway to the basement
and with a final shove as she fell
from exhaustion sent him crashing
into the basement.
Roomers in the house hearing the
commotion summoned the police.
Christian was arrested and is being
held for examination by the Insanity
commission.
Movie Actor Pleads Guilty
to Robbing Coast Bank
Los Angeles, Dec. 23.—Jenks D.
Harris, motion picture actor, anil
three companions pleaded guilty in
the superior court at Ventura, Cal.,
to robbery of ihe Fillmore State bang
af Peru, according to word received
here by the sheriff's office. The
three other defendants were Harold
Gillette, motion picture actor; George
F. Pruitt and Henry C. Loggins of
Los Angeles. The cases were set for
sentence next Friday.
The robbery took place two weeks
ago. President C. F. Spencer of the
bank and his little daughter were
taken by the hank robbers to Los
Angeles in order to delay news reach
ing authorities. About $6,000 was
taken.
Kirscbbraun Creamery
Gives Kmployes Bonus
Kirscbbraun & Sons, Inc., creamery
distributed among their office and fac
tory employes Christmas presents
amounting to $5,500 in cash.
Over one hundred employes shared
In this bonus, which was given them
as a reward for their part in making
the past year a successful one for the
firm. Those employed over a year
received checks ranging from 1 per
cent of their year's salary for one
year's service up to 10 per cent for
10 years’ or more service.
All those employed less than a year
received $5 gold pieces. s
Day’s Activities
in Washington
The senate and house, after brief
sessions, began their Christmas recess
and the government departments took
a half holiday by order of President
Harding.
Secretary Weeks disclosed that
much progress already has been made
on the plan for Industrial mobilization
of the nation's resources for service
in a national emergency.
President Johnston of the railway
machinists union charged that the
railroad companies are "squandering
money” In a fight against their em
ployes who went on strike last sum
mer.
Chairman Curtis of the senate rules
committee ordered the arrest of all
bootleggers found in the capltol build
ing. regardless of who may Intercede
in their behalf.
Senator Johnson of California pub
licly attacked the proposal of Senator
Borah of Idaho, another member of
the irreconcilable group, for a new
economic and disarmament conference
here.
Scores Injured When
Holiday Trains Crash
Peoria, III., Dec. 23.—Between 40
and 50 persons suffered minor cuts
and bruises, and several hundred oth
ers were badly shaken up when Rock
Island passenger trains No. 207 and
208, running between Peoria and Chi
cago, collided headon'at a siding ne«r
Mossville, 111., eight miles north of
here this afternoon.
An appeal was made to Peoria for
automobiles to bring Injured and
stranded passengers here. Both
trains wore crowded with holiday va
cationists. Failure of the air brakes to
work wlille one train was heading
into a siding wna the cause of the
collision, it was said by the trainmen.
Tlie trains were going at a slow rate
of speed.
Rahbi Before Philosophers.
Rabbi Frederick Cohn will review
the "Outline of History” by H. G.
Wells at the meeting of the Omaha
Philosophical society Sunday after
noon in the Patterson building. Sev
enteenth and Farnam sjreets.
Judicial Santa Claus
Grants ISeiv York Child
Biggest Christmas Wish
New York, Dec. 23.—A judicial
Santa Claus today granted Salvatore
Maenza, 5, his biggest Christmas
wish.
A frail little woman, a shawl over
her head, appeared before Supreme
Court Justice Gavegan with attorneys
who pleaded for her release from
the penitentiary, wjiere she had serv
ed eight months of an Indeterminate
sentence for slaying her husband who.
she charged, had beat her and sent
her into the street.
She was Francesca, mother of Sal
vatore. Two days ago the child had
appealed: “Bring my muvver home
for ‘Quismas’.” Gavegan called her to
him, patted her head and said:
“Everything's all right now. Mer
ry Christmas to you and Salvatore."
The little woman kissed his hand.
Robber Suspect
Under Arrest
at Falls City
J
Omaha Police Informed Man
Taken From Train Con
fessed Beating: Chinaman
With Ball Bat.
A man giving his name as l.orand
Small, 20, Kansas City, was arrested
by railroad detectives at Kails City
as a suspect of being implicated in
the robbery of two Chinese laundries
In South Omaha and an assault with
a baseball bat on one of the proprie
tors. According to information re
ceived by Omaha police, he later con
fessed to Sheriff McNulty of Kails
City that his name is Arthur Johnson
of Omaha and that he was one of
the trio of bandits and was also im
plicated in the shooting of a lodger
in their rooming house, who they
feared was trailing them.
Omaha police have left for Falls
City to bring Johnson back to Omaha
and endeavor to get trace of his com
panions.
Johnson was arrested when found
riding on a southbound freight train.
The officer caught him unawares and
gave him no opportunity to offer
resistance. When searched it was
found that he had a loaded revolver
and a big dirk knife in his possession.
Chauffeur Convicted
of Slaying His Wife
_ i
New York, Dec. 23.—A jury yes-]
terday convicted Abraham Becker, a
chauffeur, of the murder of his wife,
Jennie, whose lime encased body re
cently was found buried in the auto
repair yard of Becker’s friend, Reu
ben Nordkin.
Turkey to Rule on Many
Tables at Xmas Dinner
Chicago, Dec. 23.—Reports from j
more than 60 markets in the Chicago |
district indicate that turkey will rule f
at more Christmas dinners this year
than before, according to local pack- |
Ing house officials here today.
The pre-Christmas sale of birds,
encouraged by an unusually large
supply and prices about 10 cents un
der 'Thanksgiving day quotations, has
reached larger total sales than in any
previous year, it was announced.
Belated buyers today were paying
45 to 65 cents for turkeys which mer
chants said were the best in quality
they had handled in several seasons.
Increased shipment In eggs during
the last week has caused a slight
drop, the wholesale selling prices now
being around 44 and 45 cents, it was
announced. Previous quotations were
46 and 47 cents. According to pack
ers’ reports, 1,148,000 cases of eggs
were on hand in storage in New York,
Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia
December 1, as compared with 772,000
cases last year.
Labor Party Cains.
Melbourne, Australia, Dee. 23.—T.n.
bor has made further gains In the gen
eral elections of last Saturday, accord
ing to revised figures, the tabulations
showing there will be 29 labor mom
l>ers in the federal house of repre
sentatives. Premier Hughes' party has
has 27 seats while the liberals and
country party; combined have 19
Nebraska
Engages in
Bandit Hunt
Bank Notes Corresponding to
Those Stolen in Denver
Passed in Hastings and
Aurora Stores.
Police Scouring State
Leaving a string of the hank notes
stolen from a Federal Reserve hank
truck in front of the mint at Den
ver. some members of the bandit gang
are crossing Nebraska in an auto
mobile, according to State Sheriff
(lus H.vers. Two live dollar hills cor
responding In serial number to those
stolen were expended Friday, one at
Hastings and the other at Aurora.
Close on the trail of the bandits Is
one of the oldest anil ablest private
detectives in the state, according to
Sheriff flyers, who says he has Im
plicit faith in the evidence reported
to him and is using tho stale forces
to co-operate in every way with the
detective.
.Inin in Search.
Omaha and Lincoln police forces
have thrown every available detec
tive into the chase, on ^lie belief that
the bandits stopped In the Htate to
rest and were being kept “under
cover.”
State Sheriff livers is of the opinion
that they continued their way east,
hut Is watching tho transcontinental
highways. In an effort to head them
off.
Roth at Aurora nnd Hastings, the
money went over the counters of mer
cantile establishments In payment for
purchases. Suspicion was not aroused
at the time the purchases were made
and discovery that the bills corres
ponded to the currency stolen in Den
ver was not made until the close of
business Friday.
Time Not Fixed.
The merchants, who received the
currency, could not fix the time at
which the purchases were made, nor
did the clerks handling the money pay
any attention to it at the tlmo the
transaction was completed. The bills
were reported new and crisp.
When told last night that police au
thorities at Hastings and Aurora
denied knowledge of the passing of
bills corresponding with those stolen
at Denver. Sheriff Hyers said he was
not surprised at the dental, nor would
he attempt to explain It.
“.My information came from a man
of unquestioned reliability, and I be
I live it,” the stats sheriff said. “I
cannot now say the source of my In
formation."
“Treeless” Xmas
for Many Homes
Omaha Jobbers Entirely Sold
Out of Christmas Trees
and Decorations.
Many Omaha homes will go with
out Christmas trees this year, for the
annual supply was entirely sold out
within a few days after the arrival
of several car loads.
"Persons in taxicabs, limousines
and cars of all kinds have called here
for trees at all hours of the day and
night," said Robert Trimble of Trim
ble brothers. "A single Christmas
tree in front of the house would draw
several persons.”
The country trade shopped early
and is well stocked with trees. Nearly
all of the local lodges, churches and
charitable organizations have been
taken care of. The two large trees
for the city Christmas party at the
Auditorium last night were given by
Trimble brothers.
The story is going the rounds of
"commission row" near Eleventh and
Howard streets that many Jobbers
lost money on left over trees last year
and were reluctant to stock up this
year. The jobbers admit being more
conservative in the buying of Christ
mas decorations this year, claiming
that it is impossible to Judge the
wants of the people.
Usually good buying, not only In
trees J>ut all Christinas decorations,
is repotted by "commission row,’**
Every jobber has sold out his entlr*
stock of holiday and mistletoe.
About five ears of trees were
ordered by Omaha firms this year,
making a total of approximately 22,«
500.
Pennsylvania trees are the most de
sired, according to Mr. Trimble, for
they are perfectly shaped. Trees from
the northern states are cheaper, bu*
are not us well shaped.
Ex-Policeman Gets 90 Days
for Beating Aged Mother
Detroit, Dec. 23.—Paul llischke, a
former policeman, was convicted In
municipal court yesterday of beating
his 73-year-old mother, Mrs. Minnie
Hlschke. Judge Heston sentenced
him to the maximum, 90 days, ex
pressing the wish he could make It
90 years.
Burglars (Jet Goodies.
Burglars stole 75 pounds of candy
and nuts from the It. Wohlner etore,
6301 North Stxtenth street Friday
night, according to a central police
station report.
The Weather
Forecast.
Sunday fair; not much change In
temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
K a. m. 34
H h, m.34
7 I. fit.- 34
Ha. ..3.3
9 a. m.S3
10 a. m. ..34 I
11 a. m. .. .84 |
18 m. .
I p. ••«. ..M
l HI.-.ar...40
* P. HI.0...4*
4 p. in. „ . .4*
ft p. m. «••,«•• **.• • 41
4 p. Tn. ni* u* *"»>> -4f
7 o. nu hjs*. *i.!'40