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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1923)
Wheat and Oil. High Wages and Wealth. Says Foolish Hussein. ^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE j Notice the difference between wheat, that the farmer must plant, harvest and thresh, after plowing and harrowing, and oil that comes out of the ground. At this moment in California and elsewhere oil is pouring out in quantities unprecedented. But does that knock down the price of gasoline? Not enough to notice. Standard Oil steps in and buys 36,000,000 barrels at a time. That steadies things. And intelligent men closely united take good care that the extra supply of oil shall not mean a cheaper price for gaso line. What do you think would hap pen to the farmers and the price of wheat if wheat began suddenly boiling up out of the earth? Go to the Standard Oil com pany, Mr. Farmer, learn something and be wise. Office boys, little ones, earn more per week than a first-class workman earned before the war. The average factory wage in Illinois ia $28 a week. Thousands of workmen go to work in automo biles. Conservative old gentle men shaking their heads, wonder what the world is coming to. The answer is, “The world is coming to better times.” High wages are the best possible thing for any coun try, better even for the rich than for the poor. Where does the rich man think be gets his money unless from money that tens of millions of little men can earn, and can spend? It is announced from Jerusalem that King Hussein of the Hedjas, a freak creation of the war, fav ors a Moslem-Christian union, to keep Jews from controlling Pales tine. Moslem and Christians make queer bedfellows. When the crusades were on, Moslem was murdering Christian and Chris tian murdering Moslem. And recently the Turkish police of Jerusalem were busy keeping'dif ferent brands of Christians from killing each other in quarrels over the holy places. It would seem about time to give the Jews a chance—especially as it is their own country. Never gamble in stocks, but watch railroads carefully, if you are a cautious investor. Rates are high, freight is plentiful. Note one single item. Mr. Underwood's Erie railroad, in the whole of 1922, had net earnings of $644,911. In the first five months of 1923, the Erie's earnings were $6,412, 055. That road made in five months this year 10 times what it made in the whole of 1922. Real estate pays if you buy and keep it. In 1857 New York state paid $30,000 for a piece of land in New York City and built an arsenal. Thursday, Gov. A1 Smith, acting as auctioneer, sold the same land for $1,350,000. To make your children independent and probably worthless, buy land in the right place and tie it up for them. — Commander Sigsbee, who com manded the Maine, died Thursday. How quickly old wounds are heal ed and we forget! For those under 30 the name of Sigsbee has no meaning and that of the battleship Maine but little. So it will be with the great war in a few years. Time changes the memory, as it changes the bullet torn battlefields. (Copyright JI2!) Gas and Coal Oil Increase; Livestock Peed Doubles NyM-ia] Dispatch (*» The Omaha Bee. IJncoln. July 20.—Approximately 1,000 more carloads of gasoline and kerosene have been shipped Into Ne braska during the first 28 weeks of 1923 than In the same period last year, as shown by records In State Agriculture Secretary Shumway's of fice. The number of cars Inspected during the time mentioned this year was 8,750. In 1922 there were 7.729 carload Inspections. Nearly twice as large a quantity of feedstuffs for livestock has been sold within the 1923 period than a year ago. The state department has Is sued tags for 42,423 tons, compared with 22,922 tons In the same time last year. Little Stories of Success Mr. C. D. Kimball wanted to sell his repair shop, 4615 Dodge St„ WA. ^4330. He placed his "Want" Ad In The Omaha Ilee as well as an other Omaha paper, both nds to run at the same time. The other paper used exactly Ihree times as much space In their "Want” Ad as there was used In The Omaha Ree "Want" Ad. The shop was sold through The Omaha Dee "Want" Ad. Here Is the little ad that sold Mr. Kimball's shop: FIRST * ir*r*p*»ir shop, l room apt adjoining. lJ«nd»* locution w A 4Lt<>. rV.» WA 4141 (Printed by permission of Mr. Kimball.) Head end use Omaha Hen "Want" Ads—the Hoe line to results. . . .. Francisco Villa and 4 Followers Shot From Ambush Former Bandit Leader Killed Near His Home—Federal Troops Search for Slayers. (Continued From Face One.) ! followers three years ago when they surrendered at Torreon to General Martinez. IJved I p to Agreement. Young Trillo, secretary to the fallen raider, joined the Villlsta army seven years ago, when Villa commandeered his automobile In a raid In Chihuahua City. Elimination of Villa as a. factor In City Mexican affairs, especially north ern states, automatically squashes numerous indictments against him in American border courts, and possibly will cause rel ef to minds of promi nent officials of the Obregon govern ment. Vi la was known to possess almost supei'huiran power over the rebellious elements of Mexico, which made him a menace of permanent peace, evei tnough he has scrupu lously lived up to his agreement with Secretary of the Treasury Adolfo be ia Huerta to keep the peace in his part of the republic the past three years. Francisco O'Pancho") Villa, guer rilla chieftain and bandit leader In Mexico for more than 10 years, de clared that he had ended his career of outlawry In August, 1920, when, at the head of 900 followers, the remnant of what had once been his army of 35,000 men, he entered San Pedro, Coahulla, and, amid the cheers of the populace, announced the In tention of himself and men of accept ing amnesty and settling down as farmers. A few weeks earlier Villa had sur rendered to federal forces at Sabinas. He then declared his adherence to Provisional President de la Huerta and General Alvaro Obregon, later' elected president to succeed Carranza. Before capitulating Villa demanded and was granted by the Mexican gov ernment one year's pay and a small farm for each of his men, a grant equal to $2,000,000 gold. One of the most notable escapades of Villa was his raid on Columbus, N. M., on March 6, 1916, in which he and his followers killed 17 Americans. It resulted In a punitive American military expedition under General Pershing crossing the border and maintaining a “dead or alive” pursuit of Villa which lasted more than nine months and cost the United States government, according to a War de partment estimate, nearly $100,000, 000. American Troops Ambushed. In a battle at Parral American troopers were ambushed and a num ber of them killed. On March 31, however, the bandit’s followers were defeated at Guerrero. The Americans were successful In a number of other skirmishes and penetrated so far south into Mexico us to meet the constitutionalist troops of Carranza, who. ostensibly, were also In pursuit of the renegade Mexican leader. Villa, wounded but always eluding his pursuers, lived in a Chihuahua mountain cave for five weeks It was located In the center of a perpendi cular cliff which rose 150 feet from a brook on the level plain below and from this point Villa said he often watched the American troops. Many times he was reported dead. Upon the American army's withdrawal from Mexico Villa renewed his depreda tions. On April 4. 1916, he was in dioted for first degree murder at Demlng, N. M., on account of the Columbus raid. "They call me a bandit and the worst man In Mexico," declared Villa when he was welcomed to San Pedro, Coahulla, "but I would preserve our nationality. I surrendered because further fighting In Mexico meant in tervention by the United States. It is time for peace." The former bandit went with hts family from San Pedro to I-as Nlevas. Durango, to “settle down" on his farm there and shortly after wrote to de la Huerta for school books and supplies. Of Peon Parentage. The first real tragedy In Villa's life occurred when Gen. Flllpe Angeles was executed as a revolutionist hy Carranza troops In 1919. Villa ad mired Angeles not only as a patriot and soldier, but regarded him almost ns a father. He wept bitterly when he received word that Angeles had been shot. lie threatened reprisals and later aided In the overthrow of the Carranza regime. Villa's real name waa Doreteo Orango. He was born In 3959 of peon parentage In the little mining town of I,a* Nlevas. As a youth be followed the trade of butcher until the death of his father and then he and hla mother and sister went to western Chihuahua There he be came a cowboy. Many stories have been told as to how he became an outlaw but th^ one most generally accepted Is that It was because be killed a captain In one of President Diaz's regiment*. Diaz then placed a price on hi* head. It was at this time that he changed his name to Villa. He organized a hand of out law* an«l became a terror to the rich land owner* and mining men of north ern Chihuahua, robbing them and sharing the spoil* with hi* follower* and the Impoverished peons. AVhen the Madero revolution against Diaz occurred In 3910, Villa became a military leader In that movement. At one time he was arrested and sent to Mexico City by General Vlctorlano Huerta, He was condemned to death by a military court for Insubordina tion. Madero saved bis life. Villa later escaped and fled across the Texa* border. First Victory. Huerta became dictator after Ma dero's assassination In 1913 and when Carranza revolted against Huerta In Coatiulla, Villa re-entered Mexico to fight for Carranza and organize a campaign against the man who had imprisoned him. Peons flocked to his standard and he is said to have gathered an army of 35,000 men. Villa's first great victory against the Huerta troops was at OJInngn. After the battle, 4,000 men and eight general* of the federal army look refuge In the United Htate* and were Interned. In other fight*, including .San Pedro, Do la* Colonla*. Paredoo and Torreon, A’llla waa al*o trium phant. Then came an esti anprment between Villa and Carranza and when Noted Mexican Bandit Waylaid and Killed —-rm——m i ^ _ -_ iri^A>TCl 3TC O VJ X/S'A. tho latter made his triumphal entry Into Mexico City, following the retire ment of Huerta, tho bandit leader declared war upon the new president. Villa had been one of the Independent chiefs who had made and formulated the plan of Guadalupe whi^h made Carranza first chief of the constitu tionalist forces. In the years that follpwed, and Up to the time of the Columbus. X. M., raid, Villa’s influence as a military leader steadily waned. Then came the overthrow of the Carranza regime, the rise of the De la Huerta provisional government and the election of Obregon. Obregon had proved Villa's master In the field. On May 27, 1920, three federal forces started out to capture Villa and the following July, as 8,000 men were closing In on him, he agreed to an armistice and surrendered to Gen. Martlnze at Sabinas, practically on "his own terms. With Elimio Zapata, another bandit chieftain opposed to Huerta, Villa made common cause. The two occu pied Mexico City with their troops, forcing Carranza s retirement to Vera Cruz. General Alvaro Obregon, later successor to De la Huerta to the presi dency, and loyal to Carranza, led an army out to meet them. At Celaya, Irapuato and Cllao he defeated the Villa-Zapata forces. In those battles, Obregon lost an arm and Villa lost Ms prestige as a commander. The Villa-Zapata followers were dispersed. One disaster followed another and Villa retreated across the mountains to 8onora where he Joined forces with the Yaqul chieftain. Urbalejo. Mason City Vi ill Have Homecoming * ________ Three-Day Festival in August Planned for Fourth An nual Session. Specie] llLpatch to The Omtlia Dee. Mason City. Neb., July 20—The fourth annual session of the Mason City Horae Coming celebration will be held August 1, 2 arul 3. This three day featlval la gaining each year In interest and attendance and the com mlttee Is prepared, to take care of 5,000 people this year. The first day will be observed as Pioneers' day. Former Congressman A. R. Humphrey, Hon. F. M Currie and Senator E. R. Purcell will be the principal speakers. The afternoon program Includes a horseshoe con test, baseball game between Arcadia and Broken Bow and a full line of foot races and novelty races. Thursday, August 2. will be Educa tional day. C. R. Wlthey, manager of the Farmers Union Livestock com mission, will give an address at 10:30 and Prof. N. W. Gaines of the Uni versity of Nebraska will be the princi pal speaker at the afternoon session. At 3 a round table discussion of school problems will be conducted by Superintendent Mary J. Geeseman, assisted by A. E. Fisher, superintend ent of the Broken Bow schools. State Superintendent John M. Matzen will speak. At the ball park a baseball game will be played by Loup City and Hazard, whkth will be followed by horse races. Friday. August 3, is Patriotic day. Congressman Robert O. Simmons has been secured for an address in the morning and Miss Annie Kramph of North Platte will speak In the after noon. The bssehall garns the last day will be played by the winners of the first two days. Horse races are scheduled for 4:80 and will follow the ball game. Beechvlllo band will give two con certs dally. Brother of Pugilist I« iu Again on Booze Count Nperlal Dlamtth to The Om«t» Be*. Beatrice. Neb, July 20—Kharles Fulton, Wymore, Neb . waa arrested again for vlolntlng the liquor law. llo pleaded not guilty before Judge Kills and waa released on bond un til August 3 He was arrested here last week with seven other men on a similar charge and Is out on bond for his appearance In district court. He Is a brother of Fred Fulton, heavyweight pugilist. Limbless soldiers In France are taught practically every trade from rnotbr driving to office work._ Aged Sister I Ends 52 Y ears at Orphanage Sister Mary Gabriel Celebrates Golden Jubilee at Home in Benson Insti tution. Telegram* and letters from all parts of America and many other countries of the world have been received by Sister Mary Gabriel, founder of St. James orphanage, who is observing her .golden jubilee, having served with the orphanage for 62 years. ■Seated in a comfortable chair in 1he main building of the orphanage Fri day, slnetold of the hardships and the sufferings encountered In the estab lishment of the present institution. Arrived in Wagon. She told of tiie ride in the dilapi dated wagon over the rough, seldom traveled, muddy roads which led to the site of the present convent. 1 "We had but 13 children with us," she $ald. "Thea we had only one building. We had no accommoda tions. OH lamps furnished the Illumi nation. Drinking water was obtained from cisterns. Water for bathing pur poses was hauled in barrels from Ben son.” During her connection with the orphanage Sister Gabriel has special ised In the care of infants, and dur ing her activity she has taken care of more than 3,000 children. Eyesight Is Failing. She Is 81 now, and because of her failing sight she does no work. "If I could see, 1 could work like any- of the rest of them." said Sister Gabriel, speaking with a pure Irish brogue, although she has been In thla country since 1863. "The ba bies are grown up now. Some of them are grandmothers. X have re ceived letters and telegrams from my former babies. Some are In England. Others are in France and even more distant countries. They are now priests, bankers, lawyers, soldiers, bakers and almost every other oc cupation. Several of the girls mar ried wealthy men. Many of them have beautiful summer homes in eastern cities." Dislikes I’ubllclty. Sister Gabriel was very reticent about discussing her activities. "I have only tried to be of service to the homeless ones," she said. "I have never sought publicity. I dislike it. I only wanted to be left alone so I could make the lives of the home less happy." Sister M. Madeleine in her me moirs told how Sister Gabriel started the orphanage. She said: " A man from South Dakota came to the old St. Mary convent, then at Twenty fourth and St. Marys avenue, and told the Reverend Mother there that his wife had died and he had three children. "Jt was In the early 70's. Ofves I p Children. " ‘You must take care of them,' he cried. 'I can't keep them any more.’ "The Mother consented to taka the children and gent for Sister Gabriel. She was then a novice. “ 'Take these children and do the beet you can,’ said the Reverend Mother. Sister Gabriel took the chll dren. That was the beginning of the orphanage." The big buildings of the orphanage at Benson are the outgrowth of this beginning. . Thirteen at Start. "We had 13 Infants In our nursery when we first moved out here," said S.ster Gabriel. "It was very crowded, and every night I would carry them upstairs to their sleeping quarters " The present nursery at the orphan age is crowded to its capacity. A new nursery to accommodate more than 100 is needed. Praised by Superior, Rev. John Palublckl, now in charge of the orphanage, was high In the praise of the work done by Sister Gabriel. "During her 52 years of service, her life may be likened to a radio sta tion, broadcasting good. Her work has touched all corners of the world," he said. Russia to Sign Protocol. By l*r**«. I-ausanne, July 20.—Soviet Russia notified the near east conference to day that she accepts the convention for control of the Turkish straits negotiated here and will sign the protocol at Constantinople within the next three weeks. “Buy Barrel of Flour” Business Men’s Slogan (Continued from 1‘aie Onoi cign countries and thus improve the price of what was left. IIu) h His Quota. "I have bought my barrel of flour, and I've bought my 1,000 bushels of wheat, too,” said Mr. Cole. "I ant going to do all that I can to help the farming community,” J. W. Shorthlll, secretary of a farmer elevator association, congratu lated the business men on their Inter est in tile farmer. "There Is an in equality between the income of the farmer and the city man,” lie said, "that is working great hardship. The farmer is meeting a loss on his wheat crop. If a considerable number of business men would each buy 1,000 bushels of wheat at $1 which la now selling at 80 cents on the farm, n violent slump might be prevented. Ruying (lour also would help. The big thing is to get some buying power Into the wheat market and stimulate the' demand.” VVe all know that the farmer can t raise grain and profit at present prices,” Randall K. Brown remarked. ‘ Our Job at this time Is to tide the farmer over the period of stress. I believe a national buying campaign will have a great effect. We can create a temporary demand at least. The election in Minnesota clearly re flects what has happened to the farm er. It is not so much what the farmer gets as what ha has to pay for what he buys.” George A. Roberts pointed out that since the Omaha idea was launcned a few days ago wheat prices had gone up. "The mrket lias been sag ging for lack of buyers,” he said. "If business men will buy 1,000 bushels they can restore the lost buying power. Chicago Favors Plan. “Even this talk has helped. I am Informed that Chicago business men are enthusiastic over this Omaha plan, and are only waiting for us to start before Jumping In themselves If wheat should go much lower I don't know what will happen to this country. Half the farmers are bank rupt now. If we allow the farmers to suffer where will our own trade Come from?” "If we could arouse a patrtoMc sentiment by which every business man would buy a barrel of flour or 1,000 bushels of wheat we could stabilize the market." said W. J. Hynes. “Every farmer is going to hold Ills wheat who can, and I believe 50 per cent of them are able, but It Is the other 50 per cent we must help. There are always tenant farmers and others who have to ship their grain as soon as it is threshed. Some have no place to store their crop If they were in a position to hold it. We can improve the market by a buying campaign, and then it will he up to the farmer to plant about 75 per cent next year.” W. M. Baxter declared what was needed wu a repeal of the tariff and a settlement of European problems. In reply Frank j'udson pointed out that the emergency would not wait and that what was needed now wan something that would exert Immedi ate effect for a wider market. He endorsed the plan to buy flour and wheat. Baptist Convention Opens at Columbus y - Special I'lsmtch to The Om*h» Be*. Columbus. Neb . July 20.—The an nual sermon and opening address of the fifty first annual meeting of the York association Nebraska Baptist convention which began hero for a three-day meeting was delivered by the Rev. J. I>. Briggs of Palestine, Neb. Aside from the special emphasis placed on the Baptist world evange lization program and the raising of tho Northern Baptist church budget of 112.000.000 for this year, attention will lie given to the program of keep ing the young people 0f the church Interested while various missionary and church enterprises will be dis cussed by the delegates representing the various women’s auxiliary as sociations. Ministers and laymen wlU have special conferences foe their discussion of church problems Fire Destroy* Wheat Field and Damages Corn S'eelal IMspetch to Tbe Omaha Be*. Beatrice, Neb , July 20—Klre of un known origin destroyed the avheat field of Albert Ruhling. living near Liberty. Thursday night, and also t>adly damaged a field of corn on his place before the flames were gotten | under control. WaderM Valuer at Wowterfnl Pricer All $1.50, *4 00, $4 50 /H O P4 P^ shirts of highest quul- Ha / ity now .. 'r ““ • x~r Shirt* formerly 12 00 d* “1 C C and $2.50 cut to . «P lai/O All $1.50 shirts from d? 1 1 C our regular stock now X • X %J Very Special \ Stylish Silk Knit Ties. ^ ^ Latest pattern*, cut to.. 2 for. *1.00 ANY STRAW r HALF , PRICE Palm Beach Suits Many day* and week* of hot weather ■head, «o don’t delay in getting one of the*e genuine Palm Reach Suit*. Former value* to $’J2.50, now. "Onodknft" Athletic Union Suita, OC — the rool kind, )I.5Q quality now OOC 141ft Farnam St. Stunt Flyer Sues for Loss of Fingers Special Di«pat< h to Tl»«* Omaha lice. Lincoln, July 20.—Knell Chambers, well known Nebraska aerial acrobat, who was Injured In a spectacular air plane accident at Hickman last August, brought sull today for 00O against the Southern Lancaster Old Settlers' association. Chambers says he lost four fingers when a number of bombs premature ly exploded while he was performing stunts In midair to thrill the old set tlers, gathered for the annual pic nic. Eight thousand people wit nessed the accident. Fourteen of the 24 bombs which Chamber* held in bis lap exploded, throwing the acrobat out of the cock pit and onto the ship. Europe haa 2,*85.000 unemployed, skilled and unskilled, laborer*. Eng land haa the highest, with Unenv^ ployed estimated as many as 1.750 000; Germany has 600,000; Italy, 350,. "00; Belgium, 40,000, and France, 10, 000, €fconpon .Miens Co. f Special! a Envelope Chemise \ $175 ] Radium silk, daintily trimmed with either wide i or narrow laces. COL- f l ORS: Flesh, orchid, / V peach. Reduced about i A one-half. J V Second Floor J Saturday Sales ► » are of much interest '/Special7v' New Novelty Slippers $8.80 Sandals in red, green, tan and gray with patent leather frimmings. White kid slippers trimmed in Aviator Bathing Cap* 75c $4.45 Silk Umbrella Special /Sp~ciali\ Saturday—This Day Only j Thompson-Belden's Special j Pure Thread Silk Hose I $1.39 I / Twelve strands, full fashioned lisle tops f and soles. COLORS: African brown, J cordovan, chestnut, medium gray, French f gray, silver, pebble, otter, beaver, beige a and cinnamon. f V .. X Wooleu Bathing Suits $3.95 $4.45 Silk Umbrella Special f Special! Handmade Blouses $3.95 Fine French voile, dainti ly hand-hemstitched and embroidered and outlined / Hottest Days Are Coolest , in ; the \ Thompson, Belden Store Leather Bags $1.95 ! 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Not only did the more or less elaborate dis play of these gems betoken the degree of wealth of their owners, but their possession In times of adverse circum stances always proved to be a sure asset with which to recuperate depleted for tunes. The Diamond always was and always can be easily converted into ready cash wherever you are Many are the kings and nobles in ye olden days who. being com pelled to flee from their kingdom* and estate* seised their gem* and readily con verted them into the cur rency of the land In which they had found a haven of safety. In our day one who wears one or two articles of dia mond mounted Jewelry pre sents a more pros per mis appearance. Many firms and Individuals have re cently been saved from :m mlnent bankruptcy by be ing able to convert the.r diamond* into cash when it would have meant great financial loss to sell out their holdings in stock* and bonds at panic price The steadily Increasing va’ ue of diamonds—due pri marily to the rapid deple tion of the mines, makes them ideal Investment* to day, both from the stand point* of financial prolt and pleasure In the wear rg of them VISIT OI K SHOl’FK Ye t Diamond Shoppe oo Gift* fhat L ist ooc