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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1923)
Fanners Face Famine While Snow Stays On * Roads Impassable Through Deep Drifts and County Commissioners Are Not Acting. Douglas county farmers, snowbound behind drifts from six to 14 feet deep, unable to get their produce to town and with their food supplies running low, are besieging the coun ty commissioners to demand that the roads be opened. Indignation meetings are planned at Irvington and Bennington. Tele phone in the county commissioners’ office in the court house rings almost constantly, announcing new com plaints. As a result of the congestion, dairy farmers are unable to bring mMk to Omaha and local creameries have added their voice to tho general pro test. Would Take Weeks. Meanwhile, members of the county hoard are spending between $1,000 and $1,500 a day, hiring every avail able man, in an effort to remove the snow and liberate the farmers. I.ew Adams, county engineer, who lias made a survey of the situation, reports that in some places drifts are so deep it literally would take weeks to remove them. “Men can't shovel drifts like that." he said, “and snow plows have a hard time to cut their way through. The snow falls right back again.” County Commissioner Stroud, chair man of the roads committee, reports that in some places he has been un able to get through to investigate the condition of roads. Roads Obliterated. ‘‘There's no read at all in spots,” bo declared. "It’s just a level Held of snow. The only thing we ran tell the farmers Is that we're doing the best we can." Q street to Ralston is in fairly good condition and headway is being made against the drifts on Center street. Difficulty has been encountered in clearing the West Dodge road. The Lincoln highway probably will be pas sable In a few days. Most of the farmers, according to the county commissioners. have enough food to last for several days; but unless the snow melts by that tiem, the situation promises to be come acute. Father of Nebraska State Boxing Commissioner Dies Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, March 22.—T. J. Doyle, Lincoln attorney, father of Lum Doyle, state boxing commissioner, died at his home hero this morning. Mr. Doyle was prominent in demo cratic politic*. He was the demo cratic nominee for congress In the First district in 1906. Thirty Days in Jail. Richard Shafer, charged with "short changing” a postofllce clerk at Waterloo about two months ago, pleaded guiby in federal court yester day and was sentenced to the county jail for 30 days. At his hearing before the United States commissioner a few weeks ago he denied all the charges. Drift Wins Bout With Engine,1 Eighteen-foot snowdrift put a high-power I'nion Paoifir engine and its ; snow plow down for the count at Wahoo, Neb., Monday, Picture shows the ! drift getting the referee's decision. War Secretary Aides Convene Omaha Chamber of Commerce (fives Luncheon for Visitors. Civilian aides to the secretary of war for eight states of the Seventh Corps urea met Thursday in Omaha at the call of C. S. Walker of Des Moines, civilian and state aide to the secretary of war for- the Seventh Corps area. Those in attendance were: Ci. E. Tn gersoll, St. Paul, Minn.: Paul Beer. Des Moines; W. C. MaoFadden, Fargo, N. D.: General Wilder S. Metcalf, Lawrence, Kan.; M. E. Colgrove, Madison, S. D.; Ira E. Wight, St. Louis; J. C. Conway, Little "Rock, Ark-, anti MaJ. O. E. Engler, Omaha, civilian aides; Charles B. Pike, Chi cago, national president of Military Training Camps association. Committee on federal relations and national defense of the Omaha Cham ber of Commerce gave a luncheon for the civilian aides Thursday noon. Gen. George B. Duncan and his staff entertained the visitors at the reserve officers' dinner-dance Thurs day night. Missing Boys and \ oung Woman Have Been Found Edward Davis, son of Mrs. Emma Davis. 8711 North Twentieth street, and Robert Biggs, son of Mrs. A. 1. Biggs, Estabrook court, imported missing, have been found. Both arc 12. The Davis boy was located at Kansas City. Toung Biggs is being brought home from Dorchester. Neb. According to unsigned note re ceived by her mother, Helen Hanson. 20, missing since Sunday, is in Kan sas City. Briam M. Kelly, 27, West Point. Nob., reported missing several days ago. Is still unaccounted for, as Is Cora Flint, IB, of Calloway, Neb. Woman Ends Life of Mother, 7 Tragedy Is Suicide Pact—Nar cotics Drive Onee Wealthy ^ omen to Poverty. (By lntrrimtionnl Nrwti Serrlff.) Chicago, March 22. — Another ghastly tragedy of “dope” was re vealed today in a suieide part in which Mrs. Edna Kobinson, 40, mur dered her 72-year-old mother, Mrs. William Charles Woolson, with a raor and then ended her own life. From a family of wealth in Buffalo, N. Y . they had been reduced through the slavery of drugs to destitution. The tragedy occurrd in a cheap room ing house. Years ago Mrs. Woolson was the wife of Dr. William Charles Woolson. prominent Buffalo physician. The Woolsons had money. Came a day when Dr. Woolson was found dead in his office, his throat cut, a razor nearby. A few years later. Mrs. Woolson and her three daughters vanished front Buffalo. They came to Chicago. Edna, the daughter, married J. A. Robinson, a merchant. East fall Robinson suddenly became a raving maniac and was taken to an insane I asylum. The mother and daughter began to feel the pinch of want. Then came ! downright poverty. Added to this, i Mrs. Woolson'., son. Howard, cut hR j throat, on did the father. The police ! were told ho feared prosecution for having run down a child with an au tomobile. Rife's struggle became too hard for the mother and daughter. They de cided to end it all. They left a note written by Mrs. Robinson. It spoke feelingly of Mrs. Robinson's baby, who had been sent to an institution. “We are going of our own free will.” the note said. "No one is to blame. My dying plea Is that you will be good to my baby.” Hypodermic needles and morphine I tablets w,ere found in the borne. I Friday and Saturday The New Styles in Men’s Spring Hats "2.85 Easter Demands At tractive Headwear and You ’ll Find it in This Assortment " .Tust the kind you want to freshen up your appearance—the new snappy styles in rich attractive colors. « (These are rnightv fine looking; you’ll like the easy, graceful curve of the brim. Then, too, they’re light in weight—and the cushion band inside affords an added point of comfort. Special purchases were made to pre sent this splendid assortment of high grade felt hats in 1he newest shapes at this low price. Every hat is brand new, in the latest shades of brown, tan, gray, olive, mint and black. Many have beauti ful silk linings. All Sizes. Fourth I loor New Club Signs Long Land Lease Fifty-year lease was signed by mem bers of the Highland Country < lub. a Jewish club recently organized, for property one mile east of Father Flanagan's Eoys’ home, between Dodge ancl Pacific nlreel--. There are lOO aces in the property. Plans aie underway for a fine 'dub house to cost between $60,000 ami $73,000. and it was stated by one of the officers Thursday that building ; would commence within the next few weeks. This club will he located it] the vi cinity of the New Happy Hollow club. 17 Treller is its president, H. K. I Hcavenrleh, vice president, and M. Herzberg, treasurer and Sam Lc^. secretary. The first board of * directors will i be K. Trcller, Louis Hiller. Harry Woolf, Fred Rosenstock, M. Jlerz- j berg, H. S. Heavenrlch, Sain Leon, Harry Wilinsky. M. S. Livingston, Isi dore Ziegler, Henry Rosenthal and J. Spitsbergen. Every member will be required to possess at least one share of stock. Capital stock has been figured at $i0,000. divided in 400 shares. Hays l . S. Fascisti. Washington, March 22.—Denounc ing tiie organization of the Italian Fascisti in the United States as "reprehensible to the best American institutions." Senator William H. King, democrat, of 1,'tah indlca'f 1 to day that the nest congress would lie asked to investigate the "black shit ’ movement. King warned tiiat the spread of e Fascist! throughout the world tniu t lead to serious international cot. • plications, and declared he would formally call it to the attention of the senate when congress reconvenes. Two More Days—Friday and Saturday 3, 000 Men’s and Young Men’s $ Including One and Two .Trouser Suits of Excel lent Value, which we obtained through Special Purchase—A purchase made for Cash, and at price concessions that enable us to offer these Fine Spring Suits at the beginning of the season —At These Two Low Prices— One Look at These Suits Will Convince You— that-whichever price you are able to pay-you will get ab solutely the best value for your money the market affords. We make this claim in confidence based upon our experi ence. As we bargained for the lowest price, we realized that ue were bargaining for YOU—that it was YOUR money that would ultimately buy these suits, and everv dollar we sa\ed on this purchase price was a dollar saved for The Brandeis Store’s customers, or— Money Saved for You A clever buyer, as well as a clever shop per, knows that the price concession, important as it is, is only genuine if the standard of quality is scrupulously maintained. Therefore, every suit that found its way into this sale was obliged to pass rigid examination as to material, lining, findings, workman ship and style. 3,000 New Spring Suits Here are 3,000 new spring suits, all in the newest mode’s of the season, tailored by master craftsmen, out of strictly all-wool fabrics. Every suit bears the ' usual “Brandeis guarantee" for wear and sen ice. Every fabric desired this spring season is represented. Styles: 1 and 2-Button Suits Extreme Styles, 4 Button Brooks Models Sport Models Pleated and Norfolks Conservative Models Belters, Half Belters A size for every figure, whether stout, short, ta 11 or slim. Fabrics * Fine All-Wool Tweeds Cassimeres, Worsteds Unfinished Worsteds Whip Cords, Gaberdines SPECIAL- INCLUDED IN THIS SALE ARE EXACTLY 318 HART. SCHAFFNER & MARX salesmen’s samples and designers’ models, many silk lined and worth up to 75.00. ‘ Fourth Fioor_lMt