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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1923)
Commission Men Laud Integrity U of Stockyards • j Omaha Yards Praised for Ef ficiency at Hearing; Before Trustee Henry Anderson. Integrity atul efficiency in the con duct of the Omaha Union stock yards was testified to yesterday by com mission brokers and others in a hear-, lug in the office of Everett Bucking ham, vice president of the stock yards company, before Col. Henry W. Ander son. trustee of the district court of the District of Columbia for the Swift and Armour stock holdings in-stock yards over the country’. Colonel Anderson was accompanied by Henry J. Galloway, special assist ant to the attorney general, and by S. W. Ellis, vice president of Armour & Co. W. B. Cheek, J. 11. Bulla and W. B. Bagg, representing the commission films operating at the stock yards, de clared they had no complaint to make , concerning the conduct of the local y^irds. They denied that there was any attempt to stifle competition as a result of the Swift and Armour stock holdings in the market, and declared that the physical condition of the yards is constantly Improving Hears No Complaints. H. S. Clark, president of the Corn Exchange'bank, said that in his busl ^,ss he comes into contact with a ^great many shippers to the Omaha market and that he never has heard a complaint concerning the conduct of the yards. Steven Vail of the firm of Mayero wich A \uil, one of It independent packing companies doing business on the local market, said that in his 1 -** years' experience here he had nev er found cause for complaint con cerning his treatment as an inde pendent packer. Believes Acf Beneficial. E. I,. Burke of Kent ' & Burke, livestock brokers, with offices in the Brandeis Theater building, asked In regard to the working out of the stockyards administration ai t, said he had not observed any change in the relations between the packers and tiie stockyards as a result, although he believed the act itself had been bene ficial. He testified that the Omaha stock yards gave efficient service. He also declared that he believed the divorce of the packing interests and the stock yards to be a step in the Tight direc tion. Colonel Anderson, Mr. Galloway and Mr. Ellis left last night for Chicago. Kan sas City Bank Bandit Sentenced to Penitentiary KaiTsas City, Mo., Feb. 21.—George ■Williams was found guilty by a jury in circuit court last night of participa tion in the J97.000 holdup here Decem ber 12 of messengers of the Dovers National bank. He was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary’. ^ Williams was convicted on a first 1 degree robhery charge. He will be . tried today on five other counts. i including a charge of assault with in tent to kill. Paris Girl, Chosen for Trilby, Visits Here i/wmct PlAFAYZTTt Thilby, or rather thp girl who is to portray Trilby in a motion picture production of the literary classic, was in Omaha yesterday. Her real name is Andree de la Bigne, but she has adopted the surname of Lafayette. The reaspn for the name, she said, is that she is a descendant of Lafay ette. She was chosen by Richard Walton Tully. producer,-while he was in I*aris, to take the part of Trilby. She Is enroute to Los Angeles. Farmer Living Near Oxford Disappears From Home Beaver City, Neb., Feb. 21.—(Spe cial.)—G. W. Neumeyer, a fanner liv ing between Oxford and Orleans, dis appeared from him home February 8 and no trace has since been found of him. He left home in the evening, saying he was going to the home of a sick neighbor, but investigation the next day showed that he did not visit there. Invesiigation and search by county authorities and neighbors failed to give any clue to his mysteri ous disappearance or any reason for it. His family state he was in good health and in apparently normal spirits and menta^ state when he left home. Mexican Is Under Arrest for North Platte Shooting North Platte, Neb., Keb. 21.—(Spe cial.)—Ramon Lopez. Mexican, is be ing held in jail pending an investiga tion on the charge of shooting at a freight crew as the train entered the city. One of the shots fired cut through the coat sleeve of a brake man. Earthquake in Montana. Livingston, Mont., Feb. 21.—North ern Pacific railroad dispatches last night reported slight earthquake shocks at Townsend. Lombard and Winston, stations on the Helena line north of I-ogan. According to the message many windows were broken. Witness Sobs at Creamery Trial Elderly W oman Tells of In vesting All in Water loo Stock. I v _____ Mrs. Emma Hass, 1508 North Eight eenth street, an elderly woman, cried as she testified yesterday morning in federal court at the trial of Leroy Corliss and 10 others, charged with using the malls to defraud in promo tion of the now defunct Waterloo Creamery company. She testified a man named Ballinger, who said he was a former alderman in Council BlufTs, came to her home and induced her husband, now de ceased, to buy the stock. "We gave our bank book, all we had, $3,500, for the stock,” she sobbed. When dividends stopped In the sum mer of 1920 she went to the company offices to see about it. She said site met II. P. Tyner, who told her Leroy Corliss would see her In the treas urer's office. “I asked a clerk if Mr. Cortss could get out of the building anyway ex cept through that door and they told me he couldn’t. So I waited till he came, about an hour, but he hurried out, said he didn't have time to talk,” she testified. Peter Will, retired farmer, living at 3315 Hickory street, told of his purchase of 141 shares of Waterloo stock. He said he paid $12,787 direct to the Waterloo company and the rest through a brokerage concern. T. (i. Kinney, former accountant of the Waterloo Creamery company, tes tified yesterday in federal court that the books show various increases to the assets account for "good will.” He mentioned $18,001) added to the Perry Ha.) plant and $120,000 added to the Corliss Land company account in 1020. He stated that during the six months he was employed there im mediately before the receivership In September, 1922, a surplus of $93,000 was created out of appreciation on property, premiums on sale of stock and good will and that dividends were paid out of tills surplus. Trial of the 11 defendants charged with using the mails to defraud in promotion of tills company will lie re sumed Friday morning, today being a holiday. Sarpy County Man Commits Suicide liy Taking Poison Fred Scheller, 40, committed suicide Tuesday by swallowing poison at the I home of ids brother, George, about a I mile south of Harrison street on ! Thirty-sixth street. In Sarpy county, j George Scheller said Fred complain i ed of feeling 111 about !• Tuesday morning and then admitted he had taken poison. A doctor, was called, but It was too late to save the man’s life. Fred is survived by two brothers, George and Arthur, of Omaha, an 1 two sisters. Mrs. I.izzie .Shean and Mrs. Ida Shea of Portland, Ore. Funeral services tvill he held I 6 Records You should have Here are € musical masterpieces of to day by Interna tionally acclaimed artists of the New Hall of Fame. They provide a cultural Influence no family should be without. Two selections on each record — t world's truest reproduction* Play on any phonograph. At any Brunswick dealer's. 150SO—Mignon (Knowcst Thou the Land) Faust (Ballad of the King of Jhule) . Florence Fast on. .Soprano 60003—I .a BohOme (Rudolph's Narrative) Manon (Depart. Fair Vision) Mario CbamJee, Tenor 60011—Va r art Ida Tarantella Claaeppe Danise, Baritone 13056—Rxtaaa Spanish Dance F.lshuro Trio (Instrumental Trio) 16002—Melndle second Macnrka Bronislaw Hnberman fVioTIn 8olos>> 16024—Standchen von Shakespeare boirSe do Vienne Ell/ No/ (Pianoforte Solos) i&arun&wick Mina Taylor Dresses COLORFUL AND CHARMING Scores of new models Priced wery Idw Beautiful new Spring and Summer Mina Taylor models that have just been un packed. They are as cool and colorful as an early Spring day— they are delightfully made in the very new est modes and are notable for their dainty trimmings and artistic combination of materials. We invite you to see our collection of Mina Taylors while it is freshest and best — while sizes and styles are here in complete assortment. The Mina Taylor Shop is gay with the beautiful dis play and we are con fident you will count your visit to our store time well spent. There is a Mina Tay lor dress for e v e ry woman and every oc casion. There are particularly youthful styles with ruffles and sashes and skirts > that seem a-flutter with joyousness. Sizes 16, 18 and 20 years. There are Mina Tay lors of equal loveli ness cut in sizes io 46-most skillfully de signed to give length J YjY of line and a slender — Y ized silhouette. There are also Mina Taylors for the woman who requires extra large sizes. —for home or for “dress-up” —for slim miss or mature matron $j59 $225 $298 $398 $498 $698 Is a little price to pay for the loveliness you buy in a Mina Taylor dress. Colors are gay and flattering, lines are smart and youthful. Workmanship is worth boasting about, but in stead we ask you to come to our store and examine our new Mina Taylor dresses for yourself—and come tomorrow. Contestants in "Nebraska's most beautiful girl contest" will ap pear in person at the Rialto Theater Wednesday and Thurs day at the 9 P. M. show. Burgess-Nash Gompany this morning at 10 the Brewers < hu|H I. HeV. It. B. Wheeler will ofli ciate. Burial wil be in Graceland Park cemetery. Nebraska City Man Arrested for Alleged Iowa Forgery Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 21.—(.Spe cial.)—Hoy Carpenter, a resident of this city for some time, married and father of two children, whh arrested here on Information from Adel, la., and returned to Iowa, where he iy al leged to have committed forgery. His brother-in-law is the complaining wit ness. / The maximum range of the Ameri can army rifle is 4891.6 yards. Many German Leader* Are Sentenced to Prison Mayence, Feb. 21. — The military trbunal has passed sentences ran* ing from 10 to 60 days imprisonment , on many railway officials for dis- j obedience and inritlriK the rail of ! ficials to strike. The director of the j fiiseonto Geseijs, haft has been eeri tenred to 25 days imprisonment, .at d all the banks closed down as a pro. under arrest for refusing to salute, A Gelsenkirchen dispatch says that the employes of the reiehbnnk struck yc-sterday In protest against the arrest of their director. “EVERYBODY’S STORE” Burgess-Nash Company Today’s Advcrtnsemerotior Friday’s ^©Iflmf [ BARGAIN BASEMENT Sale of 200 New Spring Dresses Offered <M/| QC Friday at ^pl^lwO Only Amazing values that we offer for P'riday’s special selling. In the group are dresses that we have been selling for very much more—dresses of latest styling. Circular Skirts and Tight Bodices i Straight-Line Models 1 Dresses that will prove de pendable, /for they may be worn for almost any occasion. Made of favored new ma terials. Taffeta Canton Crepe Trico Sham Flat Crepe Crepe Back Satin Sizes 16 to 52Vj. Friday—Bargain Batement New Spring Sports Coats and Capes $10.00 and $12.75 New spring garments styled tor the coming season and priced so much lower than you would expect to find them at the beginning of a new season. Select your wrap now so that you may wear it as long as possible. Made of Homespuns, Velour, Talley Cloth, Woven in Overplaids - Mixtures - Checks Swagger models with four pockets, leather straps, buttons and silk stitching. Full and three-quarter lengths, many fully lined. Sizes 16 tO 44. Friday—Bargain Basement 12 Great Specials in Domestics and Draperies Bleached Sheeting "Fruit of the Loom" sheet ing, 45 inches in width. Mill ends up to 15 yards. Specially priced for Fri day’s selling, yard. Feather Pillows Hull size pillows filled with thoroughly renovated feathers and covered with heavy licking. Each . New Silks Spring silks in the newest patterns, both plain and fancy designs. 36 inches in width. (M IA Yard . Curtain Scrim 36 inches in width, white or ecru, plain or with fancy border. Spe- IQ ciallv priced, yard. li/C 36-inch Percale IJoth light and dark colors in plain or figured pat terns. An excellent IQ quality. Yard .... li/C Cheviot Shirting 32 inches in width, plain or striped blue and gray. This is fast color. QP Yard .-. LoZ Ruffled Curtains ' Made of dotted Swiss, daintily ruffled with tie backs to match. 21 j yards in length. QQ Pair . yuiJj Dress Gingham Attractive new patterns suitable for children’s school dresses. 27 inches in width. 1 Ol „ Yard . IZ2C White Lawn An exceptional quality for blouses and dresses. 40 inches in width. OA _ Yard .Z4C Mercerized Batiste An opportunity to obtain white batiste at an ex tremely low price. 40 inch width. Yard . Indian Head Mill ends in from 2 to 10 yard lengths. This is soft finish and 36-inch OJ width. Yard .Lr\C Figured Cretonnes A wide variety of ne^ spring patterns and color ings from which to choose. 36 inches in width. OH Yard .JjC Friday Bargain Bairmtnt fa™ Spanish Combs Secured at a reroarkaMe price ccncets'on value* for which you would expect to pay $S to 17.56. Grouped in two lot*, with cnly 72 comb* at each price. There are beautiful fan styles set with stones of all colors; small, dainty comb? set with brilliants; combs of shell in col ors that one may choose to harmonize with frocks. In all, a wonderful collection at so much less than you would expect. Friday—Bargain Baeement Special Sale of Women’s Pure Silk Hose A remarkable offering of the well-known “WAYNE KNIT** bote at an unbelievably low price. 97c These are factory substand ards, with imperfections so slight they are scarcely discernible and in no way do they impair the wearing quality of the hose. All sizes in black only. rrtd«y--B*r(ain Btirmfnt Girls’ Middies We now have middies to meet every Kiri's fancy. Straight or .co-ed styles in sizes4? to 14. Made of good quality jean in white, white with red, blue or navy collars. Middies guaranteed to launder 00 well. An unusual «7oC value at . Bargain Baaament Exceptional Sale of TRIMMED HATS Spring ntgle. that . _ _ Each attractively regularly wit up fl O "immo.l with fl„w n A *' « t I U 'rs leathers. ..urge Had,, lints (D I *1/^ Really wonderful ' 1 A*(/V/ values at *1.98. Imitation Mdojis ■..... Sale of Hand Bags , $1.95 ( A fortunate purchase of a j manufacturer’s stock of vanities and tings enables us to offer i them at less than the cost of pro- | duetion. Included are patent leather vanity boxes fitted with powder and rouge boxes, purses, lipstick holder and large mirror; real leather bags and purses in a variety of colors and styles. All are priced for this sale $1,95. hii«y- Bargain lUiemml Special Sale Men’s Suits $14.75 Suits that you would expect to find priced at least as high as $23.50. There are styles for yien and younjr men; sinjrle a n d double breasted effects of ( ashmcrc H or sleds Flannels T needs Si*e» 36 to 46. KrttUt !t«t|*tn