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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1924)
bossie Phone H i 11 Vetoed by Auditors Nine Long Distance Call* to Kansas City Made by Former City Clerk in December. The department of accounts »nd fi nance in the city hall Saturday morn ing declined to approve charges for nine Kansas City telephone calls in cluded in the city clerk’s telephone bill for December. These calls cannot he Identified in any way with official business. Prior to December, the city clerk's telephone bills included various Kansas City calls which Claude F. Bossie, former city clerk, paid with his personal check, according to a 1 rpresentative of the telephone com pany. Eight to Ten Calls Monthly. For a period of month*, during which time Rossie made week-end trip* to Kansas City, he was charged with eight to 10 Kansas City calls a month. The calls were $1.20 each. A telephone company collector in quired this morning in city hall for Information which would enable him to reach Boasle. He has not been at Ids office since Christmas and has been succeeded by James Hoctor. "I sm not going to desert him,” Mrs. Bossle said Saturday morning. «'l'*JSig, "He’s too good a man to give } He may be in more distress now than 1 know. I will Just wait for a while and hope that he will return.” Apron Mystery Unsolved. No solution has been advanced to explain the mysterious fudge apron which Mrs. Bossie received by mail from Kansae City. The return ad dress on the package was reported from Kansas City to be that of a echoolhouse. Mrs. Bossie conferred Friday after noon with County Attorney Henry Real and she indicated this morning that no legal steps have been taken 1o accomplish the return of her hus band. Iowa Banks Show a Nice Increase Sioux City, la., Jan. 12.—Deposits In national banks of Sioux City at the close of 1923 exceeded by approxi mately $900,000 the deposits of the corresponding period a year ago. These figures are contained in a comparative report just compiled by the five national hanks of Sioux City and indicate that these banks are enjoying heavy deposits on the threshold of a new year, when many banks’ deposits are being depleted. The report shows that on December 31, 1923, there was on deposit $25, 977.030 compared with $23,078,501 at the corresponding time In 1922. Farragut Pioneer Dies. Shenandoah, la., Jan 12.—Mrs. J. C. Jones, 68, pioneer reuident of Far whose son, Paul Jones, is a ■dental student at Creighton university at Omaha, died at her home in Boul der, Colo. A stepdaughter, Mrs. Dell !a True, resided In Omaha. Mrs. Jones is survived by her hus band and eight chHdren, Ralph Jones of Denver, Mrs. Willard Robbina of Creston, Mrs. Dale Ellis of Crestow, Rollo Jones of Shenandoah, Paul ■Joneg of Omaha, Miss Mabel Jones, former county superintendent of schools; Mrs. A. D. Coleman of Far ragut and Mrs. True of Omaha. The funeral will be held at Farra gut Saturday. New Agent Named. New assistant general mail and baggage agent for the Burlington railroad to succeed Lewis M. White head in Omaha, is J. M. Dunham, station agent at Crete for the past 12 years. Mr. Whitehead has been ap pointed general mail and baggage agent for the Burlington with head quarters at Chicago. Mr. Dunham entered the service of the Burlington as student telegrapher at Kearney in 1899. He has been sta tion agent at many of the stations of the railroad including. Lyons, York and David City, Neb. Mr. Dun ham was in Omaha 18 years ago at the Burlington headquarters. He is unmarried. Warehouse Burns. Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 12.—The ware house of the Dempster Mill Msnufac g company of Beatrice waS de ed by fire at Sioux Falls, 8. D., ding to word received by com pany officials. The loss is placed at 17 5,000, covered by insurance. W. W. King is manager of the branch house. C. B. Dempster, presi dent, and Clyde Dempster, plant sup erintendent here, left for Sioux Ffcllfl this afternoon. Wife of Magnate Gets Divorce By t-’nl vernal Service. Detroit, Jan. 12.—8. H. Kresge, 5 and 10-cent store magnate and chief supporter in Michigan of prohibition, today was divorced from his wife. She charged that his “pouty” atti tude toward her constituted extreme cruelty. The trial lasted only 10 minutes. They have five children. Mrs. Kresge was Miss Anna E. Har vey of Memphis. They were married December 19, 1897. A ID iTrTIM.MF.Nt! Gallstones f»r. K. K. Paddock, Dept. 111, Kansas 1 Sin, navi shout one person In ten )i;-s Infected gallblader or galatonee end Ugjlp- t *»fi< r leads to surgery. Hut many are too old. weak or III for danger r n o|mm*i,o». Tlievrt people reasonably ••li to avoid suffering and obtain relief « 'h medicines, The doctor began special ng on ih*se troubles 2h years ago and i «t treatments have been of untold value i boos,i rids ell over the If. fy. Hundreds f letter* testify to health restored and ■ ■ dom from suffering. Rather than suf or l-t conditions grow unrso snd he 1.on kdedde on surgery writ# the * ■ f.sr his KRliK HnOKDET rieacrlb v k I* tones and explaining thie home tt * almeni Deputy Sheriffs Foil Plans for Hutte Underground SHU Ueputy sheriffs Friday frustrated what they claimed to be plan's to dig a gigantio cave at Sixty-fourth and Harrison streets, to house a large still, when they uncovered two boxes of dynamite, several boxes of fuses and two boxes of electric cap*. Three men, arrested several days ago after an argument over alleged bootleg profits, which resulted in n shooting scrape, confessed that they had intended to dtp the cave. A large still and a quantity of whisky and mash also were seized the property of George Miller, who has been in,jail sinre Tuesday after he is alleged to have ahot Topy Wuyzk, his partner. John Fulea, who was with Wuyzk, also wa* taken Into custody. At a hearing before County Judge Crawford late Friday the. three were given 30 days in jail each. The photograph shows Deputy Sheriff Olaf Thestrup looking over a batch of dynamite seized at Sixty IUjiUlii and Aiarrisnn streets yrslipiluV Thestrup nays there is enough of the explosive to blow up the court house. He believes the men were going to use It to dig a cave to house their stjll. Left to right In the picture are: Deputy Sheriff Paxton; John-Fulea, hired to operate the stills; Tony Wuyzk. who was shot by Miller over alleged bootleg profits; George Miller, who according to his own confession has been a partner with Wuyzk; Deputies Thestrup and Iiridweil. Senators Bury “Curb” to Dinners Des Moines, la., Jan. 12.—The farm er's wife who established a lunch aland beside a highway or acts a country dinner regularly in her din ing room or front yard for the con venience of tourists narrowly escaped being included in the list of country enterprises which must obtain li censes to operate, when the senate considered the measure regulating amusement places and other public enterprises outside incorporated towns. A proposal that persons operating such eating places be required to ob tain licenses from the township trus tees in the same manner that a road house, amusement park or other su burban business place is licensed was made by Senator Komkey of Des Moines. Immediately It recalled to half a dozen senators the country dinners they had Enjoyed in the past and brought to them visions of a long drive without opportunity to tast£ of country prepared dainties, and It took but a short time to bury the proposal. Would Sterilize Criminals. Denver, Colo., Jan. 12.—Sterilzation and life Imprisonment for confirmed habitual criminals was advocated by District Attorney Philip S. Van Ci*u of Denver in an address before the Colorado Association of District Attor neys in session here. "Criminals are of two types, the first offender and the habitual," the prosecutor de clared. "They should be treated and punished differently. When a man is convicted for the third time he •should be classed as an habitual. The habitual Is a perpetual menace to so ciety. He should be sterilized or locked up for life or both." York Pastor Here. The regular morning and evening services at the Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian church will lie in charge of Hev. Elmer E. Emhoff, pastor of •he First Presbyterian church of York. Neli., who occupies the pulpit at the Invitation of the church com mittee on pastoral supply. Banquet Costs Diners 16 Cents Each at Price. Paid Farmer for Food Imbler, Ore., Jan. 12.—One hun dred and fifty I'nion county fann ers Thursday night sat down to a banquet at a meeting here, and the meitl cost them just IS cents each. Nuirly everything on the tables was the product of the farm, and the cost a plate was computed at the price the farmer was paid for. the products, plus the labor cost of preparing the food. During the speeches after the banquet, the same menu that had just been enjoyed was computed at Portland restaurant prices, and amounted to $ 1.55 a plate—a dif ference of $1.3!) a plate between the farm price and the Portland retail price. The affair was intended to furnish an object lesson in the wide divergence between prices to producer and the retail prices. White Pines Are Found in Iowa Witch Hazel Also Found to Be Native to State by Board. lir .I.Hortolrd 1'rp.i. Pes Moines, la,, Jan. 12.—Two bul letins on Iowa state parks were mail ed today from the office of the Iowa board of conservation to park and nature lovers throughout the state. Both bulletins contain a host of inter esting articles about geographical and natural features of state parks In Iowa. In one bulletin Pr. D. IT. Pammell of Iowa State college, chairman of tin board, calls attention to the fact that witch hazel is a plant native to Iowa and he cites from a letter from K. R. Heed of Monticello, an attorney and nature student, evidence that witch hazel is to be found on the Maquoketu river banks and near McOregor. The tree, Dr. Pammell remarks, is best known for the product made from it which bears its name. Dr. I’ummell also discusses the propagation of the white pines In Iowa. "There are not many native groves In the state," he says, "yet they are not infrequent in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties, where they are found along river courses like the Oneota, Yellow and occasionally along the Mississippi, as at Clayton. Thera is a magnificent grove tn Dubuque county, on Pihe creek, the area sometimes called Pine Hollow. The groves are all detached. There are not more than two dozen of these groves in Iowa and they deserve a unique place In a study of trees lie cause of the white pine s beauty and value.” Christmas Music. At (he Central United Presbyterian r*hurrh on Sunday, there will bo n con tinuation of Christmas music as fol lows: Anthem, “And the Glory of the Lord.’* Handel Tenor nolo. "Comfort Vo My People" . From “The Messiah" . . ..Handed Walter II. I>al« Anthein, '‘Conte Holy Uhtwt," J. L. flatten Sopirino aolo. "Fear Not Ye O laraeF* .Pudley Buck Mm Francee Wyatt. Gunboat to Scene of Fanatic Rising By .\RMiriatfd Prr**. Manila, .Tan. 12—The gunboat Sue i amen to has been ordered to the province of Suiigao, where a num ber of members of the constabulary have been killed recently by relig ious fanatics. The Sacramento will ieavt here tomorrow. Washington. Jan. 1T —Governor General Leonard Wood, in a cable gram received at the War depart ment reported the killing of mem bers of the Philippine constabulary and police on Bucas island, Surigao province by religious fanatics of a sect known as Colorums. This organization, be explained, had existed for several years and occasionally had to be dispersed by force. Tlie recent outrage, however, was the first in which the Colorums had been guiltv since 1922. He added that every effort would be made t" return them to their province with out further loss of life. Oldest Alumnus 8"5. Iowa ClfV. la., Jan. 12.—A letter of congratulation "n the s.'th birth day of the oldest living graduate of the University of Iowa ha« been uni to D. Kdson Smith of Santa A no Cal., by President Walter A. J> up Smith was born January 11, 1S3D, at Dorset, Vt. He received the degi' ■ of bachelor of arts here In 1S.1S when he was 1J. President Jessup's letter follows: •'In behalf of the State University of Iowa, I wish to extend to you. the oldest living graduate of this Institution, sincere congratulations on, your ssth btrthdav. January It. “With best wishes for your good hoalth and happlnos f many years to come, I am, sin yours, • \v ,\. jKsaur." American Jntiks Seized. By Aiweittfd Prew. Shanghai, Jan. 12.—Bandits have seized four junks loaded with wood and oil belonging to the American firm of I,. G. Gillespie Sons, on the upper Yangtse river and nre holding them for a ransom of $13,000. The seizure Is reported to have taken pla> e about 30 miles below Wanhshlen, province of Szoehaun. 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Is a gift and therefore should not be criticized too severely, say prominent omanans, in terested in art in reply to the tittack on It by Walter I’ach, eastern artist. At the same time, they admit that a Nebraska artist could have done ns well if not better than Bakst in presenting his subject. "Miss Cather approved the picture, and so it would seem that she is satisfied.” said Mrs. Luther Brake. Definite for Nebraskan, Miss Florence Heed, superintendent of art in public schools, was not so Indefinite. I think there are several Nebraska hi fists who could have brought out the underlying qualities of Miss Cather In a more pleasing manner than has been done. In fart, I am of the opinion that J. Laurie Wallace could have done it infinitely better." "The Willa Cather picture cott about three times as much as J. Laurie Wallace's picture of John O. Neihardt, Nebraska poet leaureate, but I'm sure 1 prefer Mr. Wallace's treat ment of his model.” said Miss Au gusta Knight, art instructor at the. University of Omaha. "Look at it,” said Irving Benolken, formerly student at Philadelphia academy, refering to the Cather por trait, "that’* your answer. Mrs. C. C. George admitted that she had seen better pictures. D. M. Vinsonhaler said he had noth ing to say in the mntter, as he was not qualified to speak, since he had not seen tho portrait except for a moment. Mrs. George Prins also was silent on the matter. Maurice Block etatc.l that the ques tion of who did or who did not paint the picture was of no interest to him. Mrs. August Borglum declared that she believed that Nebraska has por trait painters who could do Willa Cather justice. Miss Elsie Cather. sister of the novelist, at the time of the unveiling expressed approval, somewhat quali fied, of the portrait. "Of course we think that Willa is really better look ing than the artist gives her credit for being," she commented, speaking for the Cather family. Lodge Plans Social. Alpha lodge, S93, will give a social and card party at the hall in the A. ; O. U. W. temple. Fourteenth and. Dodge streets, Thursday night, Janu ary 17. Kefreshments will be serve,! Extra Dry/ Representatives \V. I). Ppahaw, democratic, Georgia, at right, and T. I* Wanton, democrat, Texas, who say they would use army, navy and marines to sponge up nation. Chinese Troops Fire on American Hv \»M><i»»t«•<! Prm. I’ekin, Jan. 12.—Chines* soldier* of the first division fired upon FIsvl*n Mullens, an American, and Arthur Hinson at the Passionlst mission at Bupu. Hunan and then located and wrecked the mission school, accord ing to a report from the American consul at Changsha. Neither Mul lins nor Henson was injured, al though bullets passed through the lens nor Henson was Injured, al though bullets passed through the former's olothing The soldiers claimed they were* act ing tinder orders front their com mandrr to wipe out the ‘foreign dev lip." Lut it Is believed here that the affair was due to a mutiny. The Consul's report added that after the attack, the mission was put under the guard of other troops. In connection with the recent kid naping of Mrs. Jullna Kilen, a mis sionary of Northftelil, Minn., hy Chi nese bandits, Major John Magruder, assistant military attache of the Uni te! States embassy, and Captain | Woodi ow Wo- slhridge, also an at tache of tie HTibaMi, have visited Wit I■ • -1 inspector general of Chipli, Shantung and Honan. W’u •aid that Mrs. Kilen had been re ported near Rushan, not far from Ixryanir, Honan, Wu'i headquarters. “Winter Night College” Opens Bible and Devotional Cour-o to Be Given at Calvary Baptist. A "Winter Night college" will le conducted at the Calvary Baptist church, beginning next Wednesday night, and continuing for three months for the purpose of giving ad vanced instruction in religious mat ter*. The curriculum wilt Include a *tudy of "Child Life in America," bt John If. Finley, commissioner of ed ucation In New York state: "Japan on the Upward Trail." by Dr. William Axllng: "Baptist Principles,” Dr. E. E. Polk: and a special course on "How I We Got Our Bible," to be taught by the pastor, Hev. tl. C. Whitcomb. Supper will be served at esc! Wednesday evening, and the study le* : son Will begin at 7. A devotional hour will follow at S. with a special presen tation of theVloctrlne of the Holy Spir it by the pastor. 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