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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1924)
Today 100 Years of Fifth Ave. Rat W'eek Ends. Education W'eek Starts. Worse Things Than Rats. By ARTHUR BRISBANE. .___' The cities of this country arc be ginning to take interest in their own ancient dates. New York this week celebrates the 100th annivers ary of Fifth avenue’s existence as n real street. It was a cowpath 100 years ago and a rocky one. Only 85 years ago Christopher Mildeberger leaned over the picket fence of his farm that would be now at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street. We do things quickly in Amer ica, building up and tearing down. In 1845, at Fifth avenue and Forty second street, was completed the great. Croton reservoir introducing running water into any New York house that cared to have it. The reservoir is gone and in its place stands the great public library, where any. citizen can ob tain knowledge without money and without price. Thirty years ago this writer per suaded Joseph Pulitzer to drive up Fifth avenue along the east side of Central park, saying to him, “buy land here. Uncle Joe. and you’ll own what is to he the most valuable private residence in the world.” “No,” said Joseph Pulitzer, “be lieve me, Brisbane, nobody will come up here to live and drive over these cobblestones. But they did come, all those that bad money enough. And Joseph Pulitzer eventually bought a site for his house on a side street off Fifth avenue paying for it more than a whole Fifth ave nue block front would have cost him, when he drove over those cob blestones. A great street is Fifth avenue, and it has been made fcreat not by those that came there to live and spend their accumulated money, hut by men of energy that, year after year, have pushed their resi dences of self-appointed “Fifth avenue aristocrats” farther and farther north to make room for the business enterprises that have built up New York. The merchants that occupy Fifth avenue on both sides are the build ers of cities. They bring the visitors that bring the money fhat creates the city. London finishes its "rat week” as we begin "education week.” Londoners announce that they have killed 3,000.000 rats in six days. Education of the right kind will destroy things more harmful ’than rats including superstitions, pover ty, race and religious hatreds. Incidentally, education will wipe j out some of the more brutal super i stitious features of the several religions. Rats alone in London do $5,000, , 000 worth of damage every year. The cost of prisons and insane asylums is part of the cost of ignor ance, also the cost of policemen j- and judges, battleship and armies. President Coolidge's message an V nouncing this education week is \ brief and as sound as any message on education, since Jaures message to the school teachers of France: “Teach the children to read in telligently, and all knowledge Is ) open to them.” , Fathers and. mothers need not worry because their children lack 1 “college education,” if they have beep taught to read intelligently, antfif they read the right books be ' cause their minds crave informa tion. I '•A better, more useful education , can be got from two years system atic reading of the right kind, than the education planted in the average young student in his four years of college. An unfortunate young girl, sit ting in her own automobile, close to Another car occupied by her father and mother, suddenly shot herself dead. The reporters say ! “she was young, rich, beautiful, had a good social position.” And since she. had “everything in the world that anybody could want,” the reporters can’t explain her suicide. “Everything in the world that e.verybody could want” is a broad statement. No human being lack ing real and interesting work, fully occupying the mind, had “every thing that anybody could want.” Leaving out the very depth of misery in which death is chosen as the alternative to disgrace or star vation, there are more suicides among these that have too much than among those thqt have too little. What will the stock exchange do this week? Last week it broke records for .'buying and selling, and financial writers tell you that the value of ' securities “increased by $3,000, 000.” Perhaps so, perhaps not. The value of stocks depends on the value of things behind the stocks. i The value of the railroad depends ion traffic, on efficiency, on man agement and honesty. You get re sports on the traffic that may be '!reliable. But you have to guess at, 'the honesty and efficiency. If a child lets go of the string his little balloon goes up, but every body knows that it won’t stay up. It is hard for the little child to realize that.. Hard for the little lamb to jrealize that his stock may not go up forever. Before you buy anything, find out what is back of the piece of paper that the broker gives you. Entire Pern High School Class Enters College Peru, Nov. 17.—In the 19Z4 grad, listing class of Peru Demonstration High ac 100I were 14 Imy*. all of whom have entered college this fall. Thlr taan have registered in the State Toachers' college at P*ru and one at the state university at I.lncoln. All hra reported doing satisfactory work LEGION MEMORIAL STONE DEDICATED Beatrice, Nov. 17.—Impressive ser vice* were held at Riverside perk Sunday afternoon when the memorial stone for the world w-ar veterans of Gage county wa* presented to the American Legion by the women’s auxiliary of the organisation. A pa rade. headed by the Beatrice Munici pal band and participated In by mem bers of Company C. American Legion. Officers Reserve Corps, Boy Scouts and other organizations, marched from the postofflre to the park where a brief ceremony was held, The invocation was given by Rev. Rosa McOown of the First Presby terian church after the band had played "America.” Maj. C. L. Brewster,’ commander of Bitting Norman post, American Legion, opened the program, and the presentation of the stone or tablet was made by Mrs. J. E. T-ang of the women's auxiliary. Major Brewster responded on the behalf of. the leg ion, and then followed the principal address by Senator-elect L. H. Laugh ltn of this city, who also spoke at a similar exercise earlier in the day at Wilber. The band played "The Star Span gled Banner.” and the service closed with benediction by Rev. W. A. Mulligan. There was a large crowd in attend ance and the services were Impres sive throughout. FIRE FAILS TO HALT SERVICE P. L. Clark, local general agent for the Erie railroad, received a telegram Monday from J. B. Ford, freight traf fic manager, Chicago, stating that the destruction of piers Nos. 5 and 6 at Jersey City by Are on Sunday will not Interrupt passenger or freight service at the New York terminal district either outbound or Inbound. "We have ample pier space on Jer sey shore," the telegram adds. . Woman, 84, Succumbs to Injuries Received in Fall Beatrice, Npv. 17.—Mr*. Mary Martin, 84, for 57 years a resident of the Holmeaville neighborhood, died at a hospital here as the result of a broken hip sustained In a fall at her home four miles east of Holmes ville two weeks ago. 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The Daily Cross Word Puzzle Horizontal. 2—Sweet flag root (1—Negation 7— Malt beverage 8— Above 10— Soviet land ((abbr.) 11— A vivid color 12— Drunkard 14—Large cup Ifi—Incorporated (abbr.) 18— Flat 19— To correct 20— To more forward 21— Poetcript (abbr.) 22— Tern pent 25—Open inner court of Mexican dwelling. 27—Away from the wind 21—A Hebrew priest (Bible) 29—Scientific (abbr.) 21—To decay .1.1—Honey insect 35—Personal pronoun 35—Dog .17—Lieutenant (abbr.) 3S—Happening Vertical. 1— Auction 2— One who is at home anywhere, 3— Immense * 4 -Ancient country, now port of Persia. '• - Impressionable fi—A (Jreck l>'ltcr li—River in Italy in—first s 1"—Young batrachlan 15—A prefix signifying opposite 17—New Mexico (abbr.) 113—Note in the musical seal* —Thanks (French) 25—Rock (<~}rerk derivation) 2d—The (Prefix of Arabic origin) 30—frown of India (abbr.) 32—To dispossess .74—And (Ijntin nnd French) Tlic solution will appear tomorrow. I opyrlallt. 1074. is The Mi < lure Mew «|tui»er >> ndli'iitf. Soldi ion of yesterday'll puzzle. ‘Little Lady’ Coats Fashioned in Half Sizes to Meet the Requirements of the Petite Figur* All in November Sales F. W. Thorne Co. 1812 Fsrnsm l * BKK WANT ADS BKINT. RKSlil.TS STROKE FATAL TO PIONEER, 86 fo The OmnliH lire. Falls City, Nov. IT.—Levi J. Hitch cork. £6, commander of the local G. A. n. post for the last eight years and resident of Richardson county for 63 years, died at his home here late last, night an hour after he was stricken with heart failure. Mr. Ilit' hcock 'Yas horn in Warren county, New York, on April 5, 1838, and came to this county in 1861, the yejir lie enlisted in Company F, Fifth resrtment of Missouri, with which he served more than tw>o years. Mr. Hitchcock was regarded as one. of the earliest purebred stock breed ers In the state. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 under the auspices of (hi local post of the (}. A. K. Veterans of the world war will serve as artive pallhesrers. Hu««ell kakr Storkrd. Tacumitb, Nov. 3 7.—The laaak Walton learn* />f Jccumiieh receiv ed from the ptafcfc hatobery 4,WO email Aeh and pjnotrd them in Jlde- ^ »ell lake, just ft’eat of the city. The fi»h included black b«pa, blue ffdla, perch, cropple and channel rat. ■Cfc** Thru Daily Sleeper to ST. LOUIS Commencing November 23, 1924 Via by way of Kansas City I.V. Omaha. 1:55 p. ni. \r. Kansas City. 8.10 p.m. I.v. Kansas City. 9:30 p. m. Ar. St. Louis.. 6:55 a.m. Dining Car (or Dinner. Ticket* and Reservation* at Union Station nr— City Ticket Office „ 311 S. Sixteenth Street Omaha, Nebraska f (Jack«on 4343) I | * THE SCENIC. RESTFUL ROUTE - I Give presents this Christmas which are practical, lasting and still decorative. Don’t give presents which are only momen tarily enjoyed. Electrical gifts will be the most popular of the present Yuletide because of their practicability. ^Electrical gifts are popular be cause they have all the quali ties of the gift beautiful; but in addition are useful. If you select electrical gifts you are absolutely sure of satisfying the recipients. ■JigBW-li 11II iiot———i • - Now is the time to do yonr Christmas shopping. Take advantage of the complete stocks. Avoid the crowds. Shop in Utmost Comfort! Health Generators PERCOLATOR* TABLE LAMPS Itennllfe Violet Rny A (rift fhnt It used Health Generators eTery day In the foe of these lamps are healthful irlft*. jeer. "dd Joy to any home. thorwashers hotplates WARMING PADS LqoVllcl A rift * 'W"; 1 elft Of many tb* that will add many 1 rlcd h*m, Joy. to any homo. practical purpo.c. I-"-1 Appliance Exposition Nov. 17 to Dec. 6 At Our Electric Shop rjfA and Farnam Sts. You Are Welcome I’ractlcnl nse* of electrical ap pliance* and (lie Infest electrical product* of modern inTentive Kenln* will be demonstrated. Special Exhibitions and Displays Every Day »w method* of using electricity to help joti In sohlng jour home hold problem* will be displayed erery day. Many New Appliances IfaTe yon *een the !ate*t and improTed electrical appliance*? There are many of them. Personal Demonstrations Tjpert demonstrator*, direct from Iho center* of production, will condnct practical demonstration* and will discus* your household problem* with you. / --- % Convenient terms will be arranged on all merchandise purchased, if you desire it. _ I_ r~' n WAFFLE IRONS ELECTRIC IRONS PERCOLATOR Delicious waffles for A gift that will be SETS breakfast! What used a thousand time* Sets that are hand eould he more use. during the year. K»me and appmprt foil ate a* I’hristma* gifts. jim.i'j ELECTRIC HEATERS CURLERS PREMIER CLEANERS »*'«* warmth wher* An InexpensWe gift \ gift th|lt „m k |h<. you want it: a gift that will he appre* home clean throughout the !•>** will la'* “>»nT elated. entire year. year*. - * IMMERSION SSSrnl TH0RIR0NERS QMLLS PERC°^T0R HEATERS 1UASitiKa 'I hi* mnrhlne will 4 ntllitr table store POT 4 -niennie " 111 ,0"” bread Iron a complete that rook* three dtr- 1’hl* percolator will I f „ quickly and with an washing I.le-flflh f*rent foods at one make coffee quickie w in water or eren brownness from (he tlm. required by lime. and better. A gift .T. ' edge to edge, lery band. used dalle, milk quickly. useful. All Electrical Appliances Are Sold on Terms Convenient toYouf Nebraska t® Power 6. Is § I * % : * * * ‘ *