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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1923)
Today MONEY, WEALTH —HOW MUCH? OUR JANITOR’S THE SUN. CARNARVON’S INSECT. KICKING HER DOWN. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE-^ Francs arc going up. Exchange speculators believe that Franco will get some real money out of Germany. Canadian money is going down. Their dollar, recently worth more than ours, dropped yesterday to 97.50 cents. What is the matter with our northern neighbor? What is the wealth of the United States? Some statisticians put our annual income at 50 billions, which would make our wealth 1,000 bil lions, on a 5 per cent basis. Hut life insurance policies car ried in New York state alone amount of 41,000 millions. If a few lives in one state are worth that, how much are all the Ameri cans, and all their national wealth worth? When there is trouble in the heating of your apartment, you visit the janitor. Sometimes you get relief. ■ But the janitor in charge of our earth's heat is the sun, more than 90,000,000 miles away, in a straight line — or curved, if ‘•relativity” prefers it. You cannot argue with the sun. The western part of our coun try, which means the middle part, between cold New York and balmy < California, is enduring the worst storms in 25 years. Great depths of snow, many dead in the storms, with spring at the door. There is no question as to the sun's responsibility. But what hap pens- up there, where the dread ful flames leap 100,000 miles above the sun’s surface and where vast ‘'spots” might cut off half our earth’s supply of heat? Earl Carnarvon, full name George Edward Stanhope Moly neaux Herbert, fifth earl of Car narvon, has been stung or bitten hy some one of Egypt’s many ve nomous insects and is dangerously ill of blood poinsoning. This reminds you that things have changed since King “Tut,” as ihe headline writers call him, went hunting. Then lions, tigers, sav ages, were the enemies. Now the enemies are creatures, invisible under the microscope. The news says that Carnarvon has spent $100,000 in digging out King Tutenkhamun. An advertis ing man has figured that the pre ferred position front page adver tising he has got out of his invest ment in America alone, could not have been bought for $100,000, O00. The glorious city of New York is deeply interested in the tragic death of Miss Dorothy Keenan* or King, a young lady euphemisti cally described as a cloak model. Someone chloroformed her and took her jewelry. The unfortunate young woman had spent $700 of her bitterly hard earned money to buy a fur coat for someone of the men that hung about her. Other men that knew her and j -upplied the money to buy that ■ • oat and other things are cloaked j in discreet mystep’; false names are provided to shield them. They are also “cloak” models, in their way. All facts coneering the young : woman are cheerfully supplied, all I possible details about her, her mother end father, anything you want to know. BUT when it comes j to the men that kicked her down ; the various flights of social stairs ; that’s another matter. THEY must be protected. You could not properly “drag in their respect able names.” Have we a double standard? We have. The youth of Russia is rabidly atheistic. It holds mock services in j church to prove its contempt for j religion. The government, encour- | aged by popular feeling, is closing the churches. “Workmen in one city have voted for the exiting of all the J clergy. And Christmas is to be j changed to a holiday ‘for cele brating the deposing of all the I Gods,’ ” so runs the story. - - Interesting and old. It has hap- j netted often. But Russia in time Will come back to wise old Vol taire’s saying, “if there had been oo God, it would have been nec essary to invent one.” Men NEED religion; they need j r God. They get tired inventing ! their own theories and trying to j believe them. Rest is what they : want. Religion and faith give it i 10 them. Some predict that a new religion of great strength, far-spreading, will soon appear. It is possible. When the world is tom up and morals are tramped down some new religious force is apt to arise and nrlect tha situation. When Paganism went to pieces Christianity came to satisfy men’s minds. What would the new reli gion be, what would it teach and ••specially what would it promise? Men arc worried and want prom ises to comfort them. "Stay me with promises, com fort me with faith, for I am sick of doubt,” might express men’s feeling. Senator Borah demands n su preme court of the world, to settle world affairs. An army and navy wouldn’t be needed, he thinks, to enforce its decisions. The answer to that is this: You could not find in all Europe judge* for that court frae from hatrad or contempt for tha United State*. Would Senator Borah submit his own case to a court prejudiced against him? He would not, if he • ould help it. And this country, which CAN help it, will not appear as suppliant before a court, repre senting Europe's belief that Amer ica in omu wav ought to pay frill* _*-J The Rescue Is Scheduled for Today / _ Bryan Orders Blanks for Farm Facts Printed Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, March 20.—Three weeks ago Gov. Charles W. Bryan told the whole state through the press that for years the department of agriculture had been gathering agricultural sta tistics without authority ot law. He told the expense which ran Into the thousands. Today, the governor ordered that the blank books necessary for these statistics be printed at the same ex pense of thousands of dollars to the state as was borne In previous years. The governor admitted there was no more law to print them now than there was three weeks ago. The blanks for these statistics are sent to precinct assessors April 1. The assessors gather the statistics at the same time they call on farmers to assess property. "The federal government should print them.” the governor said. "Bills are now under consideration by the legislature which will make the gath ering of such statistics lawful, pro viding they are passed.” Chambers Bill Gets Favorable Report Lincoln, March 19.—The Chambers bill which repeals “the word of mouth” provision of election law In Omaha was given a favorable recom mendation by senate committee of privileges and elections. The hill pro vides that anyone in Omaha may go ' before an election Judge with a writ- i ten list of persons he may wish to vote for and have the Judge mark the ballots. Under a law the remainder of the state, excepting Douglas county, could do this. The bill has been bitterly fought by Senator Charles L. Saunders of Omaha, who has asserted in commit tee meetings that Tom Dennison wns 1 behind the bill. Senator Chambers, the Introducer of the bill, and Senator J. L. Larkin of South Omaha, both stated that Elmer Thomas forces and those marshalled by Robert L. Smith, clerk of the Douglas county district i court, were attempting to kill the bill, j --WEDNESDAY All Wool Slip-Overs Sweaters A value extraordi nary ; plain and com bination color* ; 1,000 from which to chooa*. Beautiful N ew ! Slip-Over Sweaters Fin«it of • o f t yarn*. Many novelty combina tion* ; all color*. An extr*m« value. daunts New Sport Skirts The new crea tion* in camel aire — plain and new plaid*. ====== Taka Elevator ta Haas Brothers The Shop for Woman Brawn Bloch >«'h and Dou*lo» Winter Departs, Surveying Effects of One of Worst Storms on Record Chicago, March 20.—W Inter, theoretically ending three month* ab solute sway over the weather, today surveyed the effects of one of the worst March storms ever known to the Mississippi valley as he prepared to vacate his post to spring, due to arrive tomorrow. While the grizzled old man of cold weather, blizzards and snowstorms, checked off the property damage toll that came with his display of power, spring hesitatingly announced its nearness by a genial sun. Weather reports indicated that the purveyor of snows and zero weather would not end his rule today without a departing shot, predicting light mows for today in Chicago and vi cinity and snows In the northern and central parts of the state. Shatters All Record*. The storm that swept Into the Mis sissippi valley Sunday and yesterday, shattering all weather records for this time of the year, ae far aouth ae Texas and Florida, the weather bu reau said, has moved Into Canada with Increased Intensity. With that disturbance now hurtling toward the Atlantic coast, the weather bureau reported another of wide extent and marked Intensity coming down out of the northwest, at. tended by rapidly rising temperature In the Missouri valley, plains states, Rocky mountain and plateau regions and precipitation from the Northern Pacific coast, eastward to Minnesota. The rising temperature will con tinue for two days, the weather re ports said, and will he noticeable In the lower lakes region, the Ohio val ley, Tennessee, the east Gulf states and the Atlantic state*. Winter's last day saw the entire upper Mississippi valley, In some parts enjoying fair weather, digging Itself out of snow drifts and restoring transportation and communication. Itallroada were buaily working to clear their snowbound tracks and cities were clearing up their streeta, The^torm's death toll was nine, Two deatls were reported at Rockford, III., three near Baxter, Colo., one at Chicago; one at Waukesha, Wis„ one near Hutch, Colo., and one at Whit ing, Jnd In the central and lower Missis sippi valley agricultural authorities estimated that the crop damage ex tended into miHions of dollars Solons Homesick; Call for Sifting Committee Lincoln, Neb,, March 20.—(Special.I First signs of homesickness of legis lators were shown Monday when Rep resentative Grant Mears submitted a resolution to the house calling for a sifting committee. While no action was taken on the resolution, it is prob able it started agitation for Much a move which will hear fruit before the week ends. The sifting committee is empowered to take charge of all bills not passed on in the house to date and produce only a limited number for consider ation. All others are automatically killed. Under the rules there are two mem bers chosen from each congressional district at caucuses held by members of those district*. The speaker of the house is chairman of the committee. Senate Stenographer Has Heart Attack While at Work Special Dispatch to Tlia Omaha Bee. Lincoln, March 20.—Miss Maude Hoge, senate stenographer, suffered an acute heart attack while at work Tuesday morning and was removed to Lincoln sanitarium. Ths attending physician says she ha* a good chanca of recovery. Mis* Hoge collapsed at the state house shortly after com plaining of feeling 111. Time Extended for Report in University Investigation Lincoln. Neb. March 20 —The house university investigation com mlttee which was to make a report today, was by unanimous consent of house members given until Marc'i !7 to report. The reason given for the requeeted delay was Illness of several members of the committee, Special Announcement! Paderewski thrilled Omaha music lovers with his artistic piano playing at the Audi torium last night, but you can hear this wonderful artist every day in the year at the Schnudler & Mueller Piuno Co. on the unsurpassed Hardman Welty Mignon, the golden string Scliomacher Synchrona, the artistic A. B. Chase, Em erson and Lindeman Celco and the beautiful Stack Duo Art, the finest reproducing Pianos manufactured today. Call at your convenience and listen to Paderewski, the World’s greatest Pianist on the World's greatest Repro ducing Pianos, and you will surely make your selection from our matchless stock of Grands and Uprights now on > exhibition in our warerooms. lour eilent I'fano will be ac cepted an firnt payment and the balance ran be arranged covering a period of 3 to 6 year*. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. THE HOME OF THE STEINWAY FIANO "The Instrument of the Immortals” 1814-10-10 Dodge Street Senate Advances Proposal to Cut Campaign Costs Amendment to Corrupt Prac tices Act Would Lower Pri mary Expenses to $2,350 Per Candidate. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Itcc. Lincoln, March 20.—An amendment I to the corrupt practices act, limiting I campaign expenditures of candidates i in primary elections to $2,300. was | advanced to third reading in the sen I ate this afternoon. Nominees arc ' allowed to spend twice ns much. Another amendment was tacked onto senate file 70, which forces news papers to eliurgc for political adver tising at the regular commercial rates for ads "in the same class." Private persons, who may spend 10 per cent ins much as the candidate, must report j their expenses in the same way. The senate approved S. F. 302, by Harr, which provides that indemnities for condemned cattle shall not tie paid ! until the entire herd is tested and 75 i per cent of cattle owners in the pre j cinct have had their herds tested. This majority can compel the testing or quarantine of the other 25 per cent through the agriculture department. S. F. 257 by Williams, increasing the minimum of consolidated districts ! from four to five sections and requlr-j ing that part of district remaining after consolidation to have an assess ment value of $150,000, was killed. New Fund liody Proposed. Without changing the present j guaranty fund law but creating in - undaddltion a “bankers conservation I fund" the senate hanking committee 1 this afternoon reported out a new hanking measure—a series of amend ments to H. R. 272. This is the bank ers association original measure to which Governor Bryan is opposed. 8. F. 105 and the committees former sulistitute hill have disappeared. The new senate measure proposes a guaranty fund commission of seven members. Each of th» six banking association groups is to nominate three bankers, the governor to select | one of these three. The secretary of 1 the department of trade and com 1 merce Is the chairman. The commission Is to meet only on call of the chairman and does not have access to records pertaining to going concerns. A new feature la the hanker* eon j , serration fund, created to aid hank* in failing condition. Plat" hank* ar" j ' to he assessed for this fund not over 1 one-third of 1 per cent of the aver- | age dally deposits, which amount may, be carried as an asset on the banks j book*. Till* assessment must he a I>ank charged i ff when dividends are ( paid. hWen the banking bureau finds j a hank In a failing condition. It may b" turned over to the guaranty fund | commission upon consent of the hunks directors und stockholders. tan Return I>e|msll*. Anytime within a year the owners | may pay l«ck to the guaranty fund commission this deposit and take liack • ... e - i Otherwise, the commission may ask. at the end of the year, for permis sion from the court to sell the bank tO t!.-- a« a ft . y concern. If the guaranty fund commi-sion is unahie to keep the l>ank on its feet 1 it may he turned hack to the depart- ! ment of trade and commerce and go , through a receivership. In such a tase the money depos.ted In it from, the hankers conservation fund is j treated as other deposits and if neces- j «ary repaid from the guaranty fund, thus guaranteeing tha t uil state i hanks win get their money hie k. Committee amendments reduce the guaranty fund assessments from 1 to i IS per cent after 1923. Wholesale dealing in certificates of deposit is eliminated by making ail cirtiflcates of deposits non negotiable. Officers and directors are made per sonally liable for any losses resulting from ovesjoantng. Senators Thielen, Hastings and Smrha are said to be tlie members of the committee directly responsible for the amendment. Chairman Bliss and Senator Anderson, while voting to place the amendments on the floor, are understood to have resolved final approval. Agreement Reached to End Code Debate (Continued From Fag* On*.> much as the other,” Densmore said repeatedly. "Show to me any differ ence in expenditures in one plan than in another." Not a democrat arose. Densmore, believing the usual ad .lournment time was to be accepted, sat down wjth no democrat accepting his challenge. Jacoby Speaks Fifth Time. Jacoby of Lancaster arose and walked to the front with a glass of water in his hand. Jsooby, according to estimates made today, had spent FI.500 of the state s time and money in previous orations and on this same subject, but he asserted that as an igreetnent h*d been made to clear the system of all members of speeches today that he had a right to speak for the fifth time as his system was still filled with words. The reason for the glass of water was apparent to all members. Sev. eral days Jacoby talked for an hour and a half and in the midst of his efforts his throat became dry’- He asked for water. Belding of Omaha complied with the request by borrowing a bucket from one of the slate house janitors and carrying it to Jacoby. Jacoby told members that no such levity should mar his speech today. He talked un til 5. The biggest sensation occurred when Jacoby's false teeth f*ll from his mouth and he made a desperate and successful effort to save them from the floor. The audience and members roared. When Jacoby concluded his remarks in which he blamed the present sys tem of state government for Ills of the last four years, excepting “the acts of God.'' Kelfer of Nuckolls arose to ask him some questions. Argument Heated. Both men became rather heated and Reace of Cherry, acting as chairman, ordered them to be seated. Jacoby obeyed. Kelfer asserted he was well satisfied with his standing position and demanded recognition. ‘ If you will obey order* and *!t down I w!U recognize you" Reece said. "I'll not sit down.” Kiefer retorted. "Sit down or I'll order the sergeant it arms to jilace you under arrest," Ueece asserted. Kiefer remained standing. Recce called on the sergeant-at arms to arrest Kiefer. Kiefer stands 8 feet 3 inches In height, and has shoulders of a Jack Dempsey. Both the sergeant-at-arms m ! his assistant apparently were en grossed In conversation with several women at the gallery rails. They did not hear the order. Kiefer looked at the two officials belligerently for five minutes. When neither officer showed any signs cf !>eing bestowed with the gift of hear ing the chairman's remarks, Kiefer sat down. "Now, Mr. Kiefer. I will make my word good since you have sat down, ' You are recognized by the chair.” , Kiefer refused to talk. That ended the day. Fairburv Clotbier Hurt. Special Dispatch to Tbo Omaha Bee. Falrbury, March 10.—Frank Tinch cr. Fairburv clothier. Is at his home suffering from a serious Injury caused fro mi 10-foot fall in which he frac tured his wrist an dinjured his back. He was mounting to the roof of his store on a ladder when It slipped. t’nder the present English law a man may divorce his wife by simply proving that she was guilty of mis conduct. N0RTHRUF - JONES CO a Meet Her at 16th and Farnara If she only knew I was going to take her into the Buttermilk Shop for a glass of that good milk— I’ll het she'd he on time! The Buttermilk Shop is a trysting place for folks who appreciate good foods and whole some drinks . . . tastily prepared just as they are in your own kitchen . . . no sub stitutes used and everything fresh. Stop in for a look around. Your favorite pastry is always ready. And Don’t Forget Our IDLE WILDE Butter Is Churned Fresh Each Day } DrthjnpJoiies OUTTEl^^Lk RHd>F> Northwest Corner, 16th and Farnam Sts. ^ Senate Balks on Passing Crow Bill Special Dispatch to The Omaha lire. Lincoln, March HO.—The storm tossed crow bill, senate file 14, liit another rock Tuesday when the sen ate sent it back to conference com mittee, the members of the upper house refusing to agree with the house of representatives that a Hi cent bounty for crows' heads should he mandatory on all counties. .Senti ment In the senate favors leaving the matter optional. The provision by which crow eggs shall be worth 50 cents a dozen was killed. The senate spent most of the morn ing in debate on Warners bill to amend the reciprocal insurance stat ute, senate file 244, making certain reduction in the legal requirements for organization. By a vote of 1 *> to 15, the measure was indefinitely postponed. Senate file 242. by Warner, straight ening out the present statutory tan gle involving contestability of life insurance, was sent to third reading. Solon Becomes Father of Something Beside* Bill Special Dispatch to The Omoha Bcc. Lincoln, March 20.—Senator George B. Hastings of Grant came In for some goodnatured chaffing Tuesday when a resolution was passed censuring him for an unannounced absence Monday, and offering sundry rules and regula tions for walking the floor nights with a liaby on each arm. Senator A inl-i son offered to transfer to the Perkins county solon a collection < * 0* lullabies. Senator Hastings passed the cigar* around before Ins colleagu' * settled down to busineae. " House Member Gets Bryan Garde; Replies Unclaimed Special Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. RIncoln. March 20.—Printed post cards urging support of the Bryan bills poured for several weeks on Rep resentative A. TV. Hall of Clay i ounty. He ansewered all of them. Today dozens of the letter* written by him in reply to the postal* were ) returned marked “unclaimed.’’ “Someone evidently signed ficti tious name* tojmany of the postal” which liad been printed and were all worded the same at considerable ex pense," Hall said. Dry Agents Eat. T*. S. Rohrer, Nebraska prohibition director, emertained hiB deputies a! a fish dinner at noon Tuesday in the Wymore restaurant. The “piece de resistance" was » nine-pound silver salmon sent to him by a friend from the Pacific coast It was the "dryest" territory it which a salmon has ever found Itself Ground coffee should be bought ir small quantities or the flavor will b* lost. Cfannjm,M>en$<Cd. 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