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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1923)
Finns to Pay Debt to United States Miuister Seeks Negotiation With Mellon on Funding of $8,281,926 Due. Washington. March 1.—The mini ster of Finland. Dr. Axel Leonard As trom, today made an appointment with Secretary Mellon for tomorrow to begin preliminary conversations on the refunding of the Finish govern ment’s debt to the United States, amounting to $8,281,926 in principal anil about $1,150,000 in accrued and unpaid interest. Mr. Mellon, chairman of the Ameri < an debt funding commission, said to day he had no knowledge of the Fin nish plans, but assumed that Dr. As trnm would outline bis government’s program for presentation to the Amer ican commission. The loans to Finland were in the nature of credits to aid in reconstruc tion and rehabilitation. Hunt for Missing Seaplane. Key West, Fla., March 1.—Three naval seaplanes hopped off from Key West naval base at daylight to assist in the search for the plane 'overdue at Stuart, Fla., missing since Friday, when it left Bimini with Delois Thomas, aviator, and Capt. Theodore Tibbs aboard. Fred Stone Declares First Week of Christian Happiest of Life __________________________ * Seattle, Feb. 28.—Fred Stone, noted comedian, declared tonight that the week just ended, his first as a Chris tian, was tho happiest he ever had know’ll. Stone made this declaration In telling of his* conversion to Chris —Pacific and Atlantic Phuto. Fred Stone. tiunity while snowbmlnd on the South Dakota prairies a short time ago. When lie got to Butte, the first large town reached after his experi ences on tho prairie. Stone visited the Mountain View Methodist Kplscopal church And made a confession of faith | to the pastor, the Ilev. Cecil Leslie j Clifford. ** "My only regret Is that I did not j take this step years ago," Stone said ' today. "But it is not too late jto do a lot of good to others and to get much happiness, peace and comfort out of my own lifo from now on.” It is Stone's intention to give away 10 per cent of his ihcome, estimated at $125,000 annually. A number of churches In the northwest art? report ed to have received amounts up to I $100 from Stone in the past eveek. "I have set 10 per cent as the min ; imum," he said, "and I have no doubt j that it will exceed that amount more and more as the years go by.” Asked why he chose the Methodist church for his confession of faith, Stone saiifT "I simply felt an urge to confess myself as a mliower of Jesus Christ. , I wanted to talk over my spiritual ! welfare. I was tired, very tired, of the old life. I wanted to become a' humble' follower of the Man of Naz areth and dedicate my life to Ills ser vice. I have always felt that some ilajl* I would like to lead a Christian j life. My parents were devout Chris- i tlons, members of the Methodist church. It was their church affliia j tlons, largely, that prompted me to ! join that denomination. ywb/w M&VJSS li&vW Ask jouv neighbor why ^■«.y so many people drink \t,'Q ; »/ M J B Coffee fff'll <>—? The answer FXv _ _j\ invariably is "flavor jfrXfi *><" Quality Cffie <jf QuierKa Jsh ^ TotfTAii /fe i/'tYI jSi.tTlA* Groneweg 8b Schoentgen Co. Wholesale Distributors Telephone Jackson 1302 The Olds Four Thg show’s on, folks, and look what’s here, It fills our competitors all with fear; The car that will skin ’em all alive Is the BIG OLDS FOUR at Nine Seventy-five. This Olds Car has genuine leather, The paint stands up under all kinds of weather, It has a big motor that is easy on gas And many,more features that you can’t surpass. Now perhaps you think that this sounds funny, But lots of cars that cost more money Get stuck on a hill that’s easy as pie For the BIG OLDS FOUR to make on high. She’s the best riding car on the market today As compared with the others for the morn., you pay, So when all’s said and done you reckon as how That the BIG OLDS FOUR is the car to buy dow. . NEBRASKA 7 ffijsmgg- ‘ __ J . ■ r ■ . f " •-; COMPANY Sioux City Omaha Des Moinei Adam and Eve Existed in Imagination of the Pagans, Says Dr. tyrant New York, March I.—Adam and Kve existed in the imagination of Jlie pagan and "none of us" came from them, Rev. Dr. Percy Stick ney Grant, rector of the Churrh of the Ascension, declared In a lenghly I cut on sermon last night. Tlie time has come to get down to reality,” said Or. Grant. "A lot of mythology of Greece ; and Rome was let In the back door of the Christian religion. YYe want to get rid of the things that are not so, the things that our knowledge . shows are not real.” "Get rid of the nonsense, illu- , sions and dreams and get down to realities,” he urged, "down to the 1 cold thoughts of your soul. There ' is an enormons freedom in the church today.” I S’ Tammany Spokesman Succumbs Suddenly (C nntinnrd From l'a|» Onr.) committee assignment in the present congress was ns a member of the for- ! eign affairs committee, but in that ; capacity he found an opportunity to ; study and influence action on most of the questions of foreign policy with 1 which the house has had to deal. An Unrelenting foe of the prohibi- i tion amendment and the Volstead act, Mr. Cockran never lost an opportu nity to denounce what he termed their "invasion of personal liberty.” Often on the house floor he voiced in vigor ous terms his protest against laws which, he said, attempted to govern the morals of the people, and on these occasions his appearance in debate always was a signal for a scurrying of members from the cloak rooms to hear him. 0 lie was quick at repartee and un usually nimble In debate, with the re sult that few questions were hurled at him during his speeches, which always were extemporaneous. One of Jdr. Oockran’s biggest efforts came during the recent flurry in the house amused by Representative Up shaw's demand that public officials dbserve the letter of the dry laws. In I an impassioned address of an hour he told the house that the Volstead act never could be enforced With I'sual Fire. In the last spefeeh. delivered in the house last night against the farm credits bill, Mr. Coekran spoke with all his usual fire and dash He gave the house a wofcl plctuVe of attempts he said had been made for several hundred yeats to Improve conditions by similar methods, and declared they always had proved disastrous. "Any law which endeavors to belli one class of people at the expense of the other Classes," he shouted, "leads to ruin.” ; "All economic laws,” he said. I "would be violated by application of the bill,'' adding that the farmer i needed only relf reliance, economy and thrift. ‘‘You want to lend hint, by the terms of thia bill," he said, "more titan his securities are worth. That is bad hanking and the money is going to come out of the pockets of the tax payers.” Mr. Coekran was pessimistic in hi* remarks about world conditions. The ‘‘dark clouds," he said, were hovering everywhere. “One of the Greatest." News of Cockron's sudden removal from the activities of congress cast a shadow on the house as it reassem bled today to resume its consideration of the credits measure. "I am shocked almost beyond ex pression," said Representative Gar rett of Tennessee, the democratic leader. "Mr. Coekran lias been not only a nationally known, but an In ternationally known character for more than 30 years. He was one of the foremost orator* of *11 the '»n turies.” Uncle Joe Cannon Mid Mr. Cockran was the "most graceful and forceful i *i>ealter" who had come to <origr<-ss In many yeara. JtepreBentative Mon dell of Wyoming, the republican flo> leader, declared his death meant the passing of the "greatest orator of his j time." "He was a man of splendid lalctifi and high character," he said. “Hi* speeches brought memories of the school of Burke and Pitt, jn England, and of our Webster and Clay." Another who expressed regret ^ra Itepresentatlve Volstead, republican, Minnesota, creator of the law that bears his name. "I had a real respect for Mr. Cock ran s ability.” he said. 1 We did not agree on some things, but we were good friends." The foreign affairs committee ad jouraed out of respect for liis memo ry and resolutions of regret were adopted. John L. Kennedy Said: In speaking of Campaigns launched for the purpose of raising money: “There is a great waste of effort, and the spectacle of men and women forced to continually canvass the city for funds is actually pathetic.” Ward M. Burgess Says: “I heartily agree with him, and I am sure that every Omaha business man is of the same opinion. As chair man of the Executive Committee of the Creighton Building and En dowment Association, I have devised a plan whereby we will not be compelled to call upon the business and professional men of Omaha to do our canvassing. We are not going to put this campaign on a begging basis—the cause is too great—the institution is too dignified. * ^ We Are Going to Make It Easy for You to Giye and Easy to Pay The executive Committee of the Creighton Building and Endowment Campaign, with the co-operation of the Omaha Life Underwriters Association, are goin£ to put the so liciting of funds fnto the hands of all life insurance companies doing business in the cities of Omaha and Council Bluffs. We have selected the life insurance representatives for several reasons. First, their organization is already complete. Second, this body of men repre sents the greatest aggregation of high-powered salesmen in the city. Third, the war-time activities proved that the life insurance men of, this country could raise more money in a given length of time than any other organization. They will put our EASY TO GIVE AND EASY TO PAY PLAN up to you in a business-like way. They will save your time and ours because they are masters of selling. V There isn’t a business man in Omaha who feels that he can, at this time, with safety divert a large amount in cash as a contribution to this campaign, no matter how great may be his desire to give and give liberally. I Our EASY TO GIVE AND EASY TO PAY PLAN will permit everyone to give as generously as he desires to give right |! up to the limit without causing any j hardship. I V Plan Approved by WILLIAM J. CO AD WALTER W. HEAD CHARLES T. KOUNTZE FRED HAMILTON FRANK J. BURKLEY Board of Regent* Easy to Give and Ten Years^to Pay Is Our Plan