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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1924)
To da The Wise British. Franklin s Religion. Two Sides of the World. GabrieVs Bookkeeping. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^ The British are masters of wise compromise. Since the days of Cromwell and Charles the First they have refrained from cutting off anybody’s head. They believe in government without ax or dyna mite bomb. Labor out-votes conservatism, the conservatives step out and labor steps in. rihe king, at heart, of course, as conservative as one of the 900 year-old turtles on the Galapagos islands, sends for Ramsay Mac Donald, typical intelligent British worker, and makes him prime minis ter of the British empire. MacDonald also displays the Brit ish give-and-take idea of govern ment. He doesn’t say, “Tremble vile king, for we are in power. Your head shall roll beneath the guillotine blade.” On the contrary, he kisses the king’s hand as nicely and respect fully as Palmerstone or Disraeli would have done. The British have a real democ racy and it works well. Clergymen seeking to improve on the Christian religion are invit ed by Frederick Landis to consider Benjamin Franklin’s reply to the president of Yale college, who ask ed his views on a religious discus sion then raging: “As to Jesus of Nazareth, I have with most of the present dissenters of England, some doubts as to His divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, never hav ing studied it and think it need less to busy myself with it now,' when I expect soon the opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble. I see no harm, however, in its being believed, if that belief has the good consequence, as prob ably it has, of making his doctrines more respected and more ob served.” On one newspaper page you read in the first column this: “Pirates seize a ship and kill the captain. Nineteen passengers are kidnaped.” That's in China, where there is one kind of civilization. Three columns over you read that Miss Isabel MacDonald, daugh ter of the labor prime minister of England, visited for the first time the magnificent official residence of British prime ministers in Downing street and said, “It will do." That’s where she and her father will live. Mr. Landis says: “If Franklin, the wisest Amer -an that ever lived, could speak, he -•ould tell both sides among the piarrelling clergymen to quit fight ng each other and help humanity.” On one side of the world piracy, boats seized, captains killed, vio ence ruling. On the other side of the world a •ibor cabinet takes control of the rreatest empire that this world has known. Thought and intelligent dis Founder of New Cult Displays Shaved Head G. J. Gurdpieff, founder of cult whose devotees daily shave head, on arrival In New York proudly dis played hairless pate. satisfaction come out victorious over conservatism. Judge Gary of the big steel com pany reports that reducing the hours of steel workers from 12 to 8 hours a day has increased the cost of steel 10 per cent. That's encouraging. Steel consists of three things, ore and coal in the ground, intelligence that directs and human beings that work. If you can reduce working hours from 12 to 8, cutting off 33 13 per cent from labor, and adding only 10 per cent to the cost of the product—you have cer tainly made a clear saving of 23 1-3 per cent—at least, according to the bookkeeping of the Angel Gabriel. Long hours are extravagance. The work a man does, mental or physical, with the tail end- of his vitality is expensive work; it costs too much. -■“ It is announced that President Coolidge will veto any tax bill carrying a higher surtax than 25 per cent. In time of war any tax is just. When the government says to the poor man, “I will take your life for $1 a day,” and takes it, it may well say to the rich man, “I will take half or three-quarters of your iijcome.” But the war is over. Excessive taxation discourages new enter prises that employ new labor and develop new wealth. If this country knew as much about collecting taxes as they know in England, a 25 per cent surtax on the biggest incomes would produce an amount of money that even our excellent spenders couldn’t spend. The “disaster” bird is back in Dantzig. It’s the silk-tailed thrush. The superstitious say that it has not been seen in Dantzig since 1914, when the war began. They fear trouble. There wouldn’t be any trouble with only the silk-tailed thrush to fear. But there is the graspfng mind that finds in victory only an opportunity for more war. There are hatreds that follow defeat. There is Emile Zola’s “Every Man Has Within Himself a Hog Asleep,” and the old eastern statement that a monkey and a tiger live in every man. (Copyright. 1924.) V % Edward Reynolds Co. 1613 Farnam Street A Phenomenal Selling of COATS Values to $98.50 The final price cut on Quality Coats, dressy and sport models. Large col lars of quality furs. Ormadale Velvette Honivone Normandie Granada New wrappv effects, side tie, straight line and sport coats. Be here early Saturday. Another Great Sale of DRESSES Worth Three and Four Time* Thi* Extremely Low Price Choice Saturday ’10 j Delightful new creations. Styles for the miss and her Vi mother. Sizes 14 to 40. W Velvets Jerseys T wills Check Flannels Charmeen Novelties No woman rnn afford to miss taking advantage of this won derful selling event. Gay Life and Bad Checks Put Youth in Jail Wealthy Tekamah Merchant'? Offspring Cools Heels Be hind Bars Here in Default of $127. Andrew E. Nesbit of Tekamah, son of well-to-do parents and a graduate of University of Nebraska, Is languish ing in the Douglas county Jail be cause he can't raise $127 to make good checks he cashed on a New Year’s eve party in Omaha. Nesbit Is a debonnaire youth with close-clipped mustache and a ready smile. But he hasn’t had much cause to use his smile recently, he explained Thursday morning through the jail bars. "To think." he mourned, "that after ail the money I've spent in Omaha there isn't a single person wio'll come to my rescue. 1 won’t appeal to fa ther again and he's just as stubborn and won't help me out until I do. “Lived 50 Years.” "If that money Isn't raised before the trial I suppose J'll go to prison. Well, It'll be just another experience. I'm only 27, but I've lived 50 years.” Nesbit's father is a former state leg Islator and owner of the large Nesbit department store at Tekamah. Y'oung NcsbiY married Miss Norma Thomp sen, daughter of VY. T. Thompson, for mer attorney general of Nebraska. She divorced him recently. "I received a letter from my former wife the day they took me to Jail," said Nesbit. He denied a rumor that during the last four years he has spent $20,000 of his father's money, but sorrowfully admitted that he has spent "plenty of money." American Legion officers of Doug las county post No. 1 announced they would look into Nesbit's case today. He served in the army, obtained a commission at Camp Cody and served nine months in France. . "I'd scrub floors to pay anyone back who would make good those checks,’’ said Nesbtt. “I’m getting tougher every day I spend In jail. The fel lows in my tier are good fellows, but I don't like It In here, anyway. "They tried me before a kangaroo court the night I was bound over and put in the county jail. I was charged with breaking #nto jail. They fined me $2 for the tier's tobacco fund, but I didn’t have the money, so I had to wash up the benches in the tier for three or four days. One Check $50. The largest check was for $50, which was cashed by the Hotel Fon tenelle while he was celebrating the advent of 1924. he said. It was on a Tekamah bank, where he says he has an account, but came back mark ed "insufficient funds.” "I can't see why I celebrated the arrival of 1924," observed Nesbit ,as he was led back to his jail tier. "Jt doesn't mean a thing to me.” Pinehot Fought in His Own State Pennsylvania Treasurer Op poses Governor as Delegate to G. O. P. Convention. Ry AtooHated Treu. Harrisburg. Pa.. Jan. 24.—State Treasurer Charles A. Snyder declared today he would oppose Governor Pln chot as one of the seven delegates at large to the republican national con vention and "would appeal to all re publicans of Pennsylvania to defeat him at the polls.” His reason for the opposition were that the governor "Is not a Pennsylvanian In spirit;” that he is not a republican;” that as "governor of the commonwealth he was cast Into office through a politi cal storm," and In the convention, if elected, he "will bring into that forum an Intrigue and a bloc such as will reflect only Indignity upon the other delegated and make Pennsyl vania the ridicule of Its sister states." "Dream GirF’ Sorry Lover Is Convicted Grand Island Girl Still Loves Bluffs Youth She Haled Before Jury; Mar riage Opposed. "Oh, I'm so sorry'.'' Thus Virginia Nellgh, ID, Grand Is land, Neb., whom Robert Wollert. 20, of Council Bluffs, characterized in Ills love letters ns his "dream girl," ro ceived the news that ho was found guilty last night by a Jury In district court on charges she preferred against him, the verdict carrying a possible penalty of five years In prison. Although she testified against her former sweetheart at the trial, Miss Nellgh still loves hint, she said. Others Interfered. “I know he would have done the right thing if others hadn't Inter fered,” she declared. "I was forced to testify against him and to prosecute the case in order to vindicate myself." The Jury returned its verdict at S last night, after two and a half hours of deliberation, and after six ballots were taken. Robert Wollert was In bed at his home when the Jury re turned to the court room and mem bers of tho Jury had to wait half an hour for him to dress and come to tiie court house before they could re turn their verdict. Young Wollert displayed no emo tion as the verdict was read. His mother said she was "satisfied." The Wollerts and their attorney refused to Btate whether the verdict will be appealed. Date for imposing sen tence was set for January 3u. Mar riage of the couple, or the granting of a new trial, would halt the sen tence. Her First Sweetheart Relatives of Miss Nellgh were unanimous today In opposing a mar riage. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Swan son, her sister and brother-in-law, shook hands with tjie members of i—DREXEL’S Semi-Annual Clearance Sale of Fall and Winter SHOES fir MEN SALE NOW IN PROGRESS Thirty lines of shoes, including such famous makes as Clapp’s, Hanan’s, Heywood’s Howard & Foster’s Some lines broken, but many are complete; all greatly reduced to the following prices: $0so $yso • <9» >io22 When you see these real values and the unmistakable quality of the shoes, you’ll be surprised that we can offer such wonderful shoes at such low prices. There are some broken and discon tinued lines, but every pair is from our regular stock, and strictly “DREXEL” quality. Every Pair of the Usual “Drexel” Quality and a “Real Value” at the Price This sale is a great money-saving event that should interest every man and young man in Omaha who wants to save money. Take our advice and buy your shoes now for immediate Spring wear. ' You won’t buy at such low prices again for a long, long time. EVERY SALE FINAL NO DELIVERIES DREXEL SHOE C< 1. “The Home of (iood Wearing Shoes' 1419 FARNAM ST. the Jury last night aft’r the verdict was returned. “Virginia always was the baby of the family," Mr. Swftnson said. "Robert Wollert was hi r first sweet heart. 1 believe she ill cures for him, but of course we would oppose a marriage now." flunk 1J Northop, county attorney, in his argument to the Jury, pointed out that no actual evidence had been introduced by the defense in Its ef fort to reflect on the girl’s character, and he pointed out that she evaded no question on the stand “Up to October 28, according to the testimony,” lie said, "Robert Wollert apparently had decided to play the man and marry the girl; but at that, time, some sinister influence changed his mind, t do not know what it was, hot I do know that on that Sunday night when Wollert was at the Swanson home, his sister and James Malone came and took him away." Trial of the case began Monday morning before District Judge Earl Teters. Short coats of white crepe are em broidered all-over In bleck silk. The sleeves ure long and loose. Colorum Town Is Put to ToiCh1 Manila, Jan, 24.—One constabulary soldier and two fanatics were killed In a clash on Bucas island, off th« coast of Mindanao, where members of the religious society of Colorum have been causing trouble, according to advices received here from Surigao. The town of Socorro, where fanatics had entrenched themselves, has been burned by Colonel Bowers, constab ulary commander of Surigao “Thompson -Belden,s=ij Reliable Linens at Lowest Possible Prices Regular Merchandise at January's Decided Reductions i Towels 4 plentifully supplied linen'k closet provides hospitality to one's guests and con venience to one's family. We Are Especially Proud of These Values Huck Towels Blue bordered huck towels; IQ reduced to, each. 15/C Linen weft huck towels, oq reduced to, each. JjC Linen Towels Ail pure linen hemstitched huck PA towels, reduced to, each. DUC All pure linen hemmed huck r A towels, reduced to, each. JuC Turkish Towels Bleached Turkish tow els, reduced to, Fancy Turkish towels, reduced to. if each. 4i)C Large blue bordered Turkish towels, CQ/» each. u*/C Wash Cloths Turkish wash cloths, P reduced to, each... Shell edged Turk- 1/1 ish wash cloths, ea. *vC Fancy Turkish wash cloths, on each. «wC « Linen Towelings Bleached linen crash toweling; yard. Irish linen glass towel ing, checkered, OP yard. ZD C Irish linen crash OP toweling, yard. . . ZDC STREET FLOOR -“The Beat Place to Shop, After All”; / Cutting & IjH Washington ~~T Radio Sets f Dealers, Write for Our M Liberal Proposition / $50 to $325 Kor more than 60 ye^rs Sehmoller & Mueller have been recognized leaders in the piano and musical instrument field, and now with the development of radio they offer the world’s finest radio instruments backed by more than 60 years of continued leadership. The name Sehmoller & Mueller has always been inseparably linked with the best known makers, and the name Cutting & Washington in radio means the same as Steinwav of piano fame or Victor in the phonograph field. a The country is flooded with all sorts of radio equipment—good, bad and indifferent, and our advice to you is not to spend one cent until you have thoroughly investigated BOTH the repu tation back.of the maker and the reputation of the dealer who sells them. The fact that Cutting & Washington ha\e for years been designers of our finest navy radio equipment is proof positive that they stand su preme in this wonderful field. W e have a complete showing of these instru ments on display at our store now at prices ranging from $50 to $325. Come in and let us demonstrate them to you. \\ hether you expect to spend $50 or more, you want the best—and that is Cutting A Washington. Sold on Convenient Payment Plan Schmolkr SJDadkr Piano Co 1514-16-18-Dod&e Sc.-* • ♦ Omaha