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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1924)
Dividends Climb to $4,000,000 for Stockholders Mining Company Pay* Out $2,500,000 on Common Stork After Waiting Eleven Month*. ny AiMrlitnl Prn*. New York, Dec. 23.—Thousands of stockholders, some of whom have been waiting patiently for 10 years today received notice of dividend re sumptions, or extra dividends total ing nearly $4,000,000, bringing the total number of such payments an nounced throughout the country since November 1 above the 100 mark and the aggregate sum involved Into hundreds of millions of dollars. The biggest surprise of the day was the resumption of payments sus pended since last February by the Anaconda Copper Mining company, directors of which authorized a pay nient of 75 cents a share, or a total of $2,250,000 on the outstanding com mon. stock. Announcement of the di rectors action was followed by an advance of ipore than 2 points to HVi. a new high for the year in the Anaconda stock on the Now York Stock exchange. Extra Dividend. The American Can company, which pays 5 per cent regularly declared an extra dividend of $2, an extra of $1, having been declared last Feb ruary. Today's extra distribution adds nearly $825,000 to the total amount of the stockholders checks. Apparent ly the speculative element In the Stock exchcange had expected a larget melon because the stock broke more than 4 points after the direc tors action had become known. I.nrd and Taylor stockholders who hail not received a dividend since 1914 .were notified of a resumption of payments by the declaration of dividend of $2.50 on the common stock. The New York, Ontario & rail way xvhich Is controlled by the New Haven, announced a dividend of 1 .per cent, the first since 1921. The Arundel corporation declared an extra dividend of $2 on its common stock and yhe Lowell Electric Light com pany,announced an extra of 75 cents a share. An extra dividend of 50 cents was announced by the Electric Light and Power company of the Abington & Rockland railroad. Railroads CelebralP. Sortie of the most Important divi dend disbursements of recent months have been by the Southern railroads in celebration of their financial re habilitation. Dividend Inaugurations have been announced within the last few months on Texas St Pacific com mon, .Misosurl; Kansas St Texas pre ferret} and St. Louis San Francisco common and preferred. The return of prosperity to many Industrials conrerns also has been heralded by dividend resumptions or melon cuttings, the list including such widely diversified companies as the American Screw company, the McCall corporation, Elgin National Watch. Royal Baking Powder, Ameri can Cyanamid, Electric Storage Bat tery; Fleischntann company, Oeneral Railway Signal, Hawaii Pineapple, Hercules Powder, Household products, Motor Wheel corporation, American Piano, American Snuff. Armstrong cork. Commercial solvents, Bucyrus company, International Silver. Otis elevator, and Lehigh & Wilkes Barre coal. ’. Profits Next Year. Important dividend developments also are in store for early next year, early action being expected on the preferred stocks of the Missouri Pa cific St Wabash railroads and a num ber of the copper and oil companies. Wail street also Is looking forward to some big stock dividends through the capital zatlon of surplus by some of the larger industrial companies. The Metropolitan Life Insurance company announced tonight that divi dend declarations, payable next year, will amount to $34,500,000 of which $12,779,000 has been apportioned to the industrial development. In addi tion tp the $7,000,000 already declared in the' ordinary development, payable next Year, the directors voted at to days meeting to set aside $2,000,000 as dividends and $12,700,000 far a re serve to cover dividends which willl he passed on at the next meeting. Develop New Surn. One of the most interesting fea tures hf the dividends In the ordinary development is the sum of $2,100,000 to wipe out all plena placed on poli cies of the Pittsburgh Life company Slayer Freed After 10-Year Term; Says Prison Life Luck for Him Tony Ciarletta, Released by Board of Pardons, Hurries Home for Christmas After Serving Decade for Killing Man in Holdup. ture nf the supplementary agreement sought. Senator Ashuret, democrat, Arizona, Interjected that the governor of Arizona would explain that. The electron Is the smallest thine but It probably doesn't feel as small as the man whose letters are read lc I court.—New York Telegram. - California governor had Ignored over tures of the Arizona executive and had thus held up settlement of the Colorado river basin project. Senator Shortridge. republican, California, In slated it was up to the governor of Arizona to have his state ratify the Colorado river pact and asked the na Senate Committee to Consider Bill Joltmon-Swing Measure Pro posed Construction of Dam at Boulder Canyon. ■Washington, Iter. 23.—The senate reclamation committee took under ad visement tonight the Johnson-Swlng hill proposing construction of a dam at Boulder canyon. In the Colorado river for development and protection of the lower basin. Concluding hearings whleh con tinued through two days, Chairman McXary announced he would ask the committee, several members of which have expressed themselves In favor of the hill, to act finally on the meas ure soon after the holiday recess. The house committee, which conducted ex tensive hearings last session, also ex pects to take action on the bill about the same time. Eleven witnesses appeared before the cqmmlttee today, representing municipalities, civic, business and farm organizations and Irrigation dis tricts. All urged enactment of the legislation to insure the safety of southern California, .and for develop ing a domestic water supply for cit ies of the lower basin. Klood con trol, promotion of reclamation work and the development of power also were advanced us arguments for the bill The hearing was enlivened by a friendly exchange over reported ne gotiations between the governors of Arizona and California looking to ward a supplementary agreement to the Colorado river pact not yet rati fied bv Arizona, Senator Kendrick, democrat, Wyoming, declared the Former Bluffs Girl, Now Princess, Gives Birth to Infant on Moving Train *■ J Laramie, W,vo„ Dec. 23.—Prince Lei Igini of Honolulu, who claims to be the last of the royal linn of the llawaiians, and Princess I anil, to whom a son was born on a Pull man car west of this city Sunday, |pft I his morning for Denver. The princess was formerly Miss Blos som Bull, daughter of Mrs. E. E. Bull of Council Bluffs, la. Princess I,ani and the baby wpre warmly wrapped, placed on a stretcher, taken to the depot In an amhiilanre through the snow and placed aboard a Pullman car. RUMORED ILLNESS OF POPE DENIED By A.wii’ltiol Prf... Rome, Dec. 23.—In response to Queries prompted by a report that he was ill with influenza, It was stated this forenoon that Pope Pius was perfectly well. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch received in London from Rome last night said tha pope was suffering from a light form of Influenza. Roads Program Explained. Red Oak, la.. Dec. 23.—P. A. Michel, counly engineer, addressed tho Rotary club here Monday e\e ning at a dinner at the Johnson house, lie explained the program of the Iowa flood Roads association. Slate I)rv Chief Named. Washington, Den. 23.—Charles Doff •f San Francisco has been appointed general prohibition ajrent foe r,,i fornia. He takes office Immediately. ■ LEVY HEADS CONSISTORY Election of officer* for the coming two year* was held by Nebraska Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons, Monday night. Saul J,evy, 33d, was elected master of Kadosh; T. It. Combs, 33d, prior; T. \V. McCullough, 33d, preceptor; Karl ft. Sliles, 33d, minister of state, K. C. Page, 32d, K. C. C. H., chancel lor; Joseph Shaw Davis, 33d almoner; Charles A. Patterson, 33d, registrar; William E. Rhoades, 33d, treasurer. James R. Cain, Jr., 33d, retiring master of Kadosh, presided at the cosistory. Installation will be in Janu ary, at a date to be announced. RAIL LOADINGS HOLD UP WELL Washington. Dec. 23.—Although ] showing a seasonal decline, railroad loadings of revenue, continue to main tain a record level for till* period of the year. The total for the week ending December 13 was reported to day by the American Railway associa tion as 956,761 cars, an increase of 67,001 car* over the corresponding i week last year and 77,709, car* over the same week in 1922. The week's total was * drrea"e from the preceding week of 11,496 i cars. IJvestock loading wdth a total i of 43,210 cars, showed the only in crease from the preceding week among all the major commodity classes, amounting to 247 cars. Police Plan to Use Sulphur Bombs to Route Out Bandits Demonstration at Fort Crook Convinces Pszanowski That Heavy Missiles Arc BpsL The Omaha police department will fight stubborn criminals with sulphur bomhs. Police Inspector Jack Pszanowski ordered a gross of the powerful gas bombs Tuesday after witnessing a demonstration of their effectiveness by MaJ. Charles IV. Mason at Fort Crook. Major Mason, who Is head of the chemical warfare section of the Sev enth army corps aren, showed Inspec tor Pszanowski and Capt. George W. Allen how the Are, gas and tear bombs used by the army would have dislodged Frank Mylar, negro gun man, who barricaded himself in a house at Twenty-seventh and Doug las streets last week and shot two policemen In a battle In which ho engaged 40 officers. Inspector Pszanowski selected the sulphur bomb In preference to the phosphorus bomhs ns being less dan gerous to property. The phosphorus type explodes like a shrapnel shell, throwing burning phosphorus for yards in every direction. The type chosen by Pszanowski la thrown by hand and Is discharged by pulling out a pin. The rifle type was ton dangerous for general use, Pszanowski decided. Kid McCoy Cast* j in Final Round Qcfcnsp Wins Slralcgical Vic tory by Time Limit on Arguments. By Infrrimtinnnl News Service. Los Angeles, Cal.. Dec. 28.—The gong for the last round of Kid Mc Coy's greatest battle clanged today with the battered old ex-champion j restlessly waiting from outside the ropes of the legal ringside while op posing attorneys did the fighting for the Siggest stake of McCoy's career— his life. Both the prosecution* and the de fense in the trial of McCoy, charged with the murder of Mrs. Teresa Mors, expected to conclude their final argu ments late today and have the case In the hands of the Jury of nine women and three men by nightfall. The hasty closing of the trial, whim had been expected to continue! for several days to come, resulted from as brilliant a hit of strategy by defense attorneys as ever the Kid 1 displayed In his old scintillating ring days when hacked Into a corner and fighting desperately to keep from go-1 Ing down, Whe-.I McCoy's counsel unexpected-] ly moved yesterday to limit the time a'Jowed for arguments, the prosecu-] tlon attorneys leaped to their feet and cried It was a plot to play li^von sym pathies awakened In the Jury by the nearness of Christmas. The prosecution declared It would he impossible to properly present their summing up of evidence by tonight, hut Superior Judge Crall ruled In favor of the defense. Lively legal tilts were anticipated as the closing arguments got under way today and evidence of growing heat In the remarks of attorneys for both sides became apparent. ID nothing unforseen Interferes, It was said. Judge ("rail will give the jury its Instructions this evening. Bee Want Ads are the best busi ness boosters. Omaha to Be Huh for Air Commerce “It Has the Only Government Office Outside of Washing ton Now,” Declares Egge. Onwhfl, within a few years, will un doubtedly be the center of commer cial aviation the same ns It is now the renter of the air mail, In the opinion of Carl Egge, chief of the United States air ma 1 service, who spoke Monday before the Oreater Omaha committee. "Omaha will always he the renter of the air mall service of the United States, and, I believe, will be the center of the commercial aviation,” Egge said. "Omaha has the only na tional headquarters of a government department, and T am the on’> head of a government department who does not live in Washing’on." Omaha Central Toint. "Omaha was selected because of its excellent location. I hesitated In moving here, but now I realize the air mall service would have been bad ly handicapped if I had remained in Washington, because when we are in Omaha w« are in the midst of things.” Egge announced that the "loup." Joining with the transcontinental line between Chicago and Omaha and con necting up St. Uouls, Kansas City and St. Joseph, will soon be completed. He said this would not interfere in any way with the transcontinental line, 'lore Extensions Planned. “X hope the 'loup' will be continued into a circle within a short time, fur nishing Sioux City, Minneapolis and Milwaukee air mall service from the transcontinental line of which Omaha will remain as the center," Egge said. Egge hopes that by April additional service will be Installed, Improving night air mall so that mall leaving Omaha at night will arrive in New York in the morning for delivery that day and mail leaving N*ew Yori. at night will arrive In Omaha the fol lowing morning for delivery. Apctl Woman Hurt in Fall. 'Vinsld», nee. 2.1.—Mrs. William Benshoaf. 7B. fell from a step on the porch, breaking two rlhs, spraining her arm and ankle and inflicting minor bruises. which the Metropolitan assumed a few years ago, and returning to policy holders In cash who paid cash rather than agree to liens at the time of the assumption anti the restoring of full value to holders of matured en dowments and annuities In Pittsburgh i fc It said "Goodhy, and good luck.” He turned hack to the warden. "I believe you mean It when you say 'good luck,' " he said. "And I think it wag good luck that I was put here for all these years. It has changed me greatly.” Harmon took Tony to Pool's office at the capitol, where he thanked the secretary feelingly for his commuta tion of his sentence. He told Pool of his plans, which are still some what vague. Back to Joliet, III. He will make his home in Joliet, 111., he said, where his young sister has been endeavoring to support his aged parents. He isn't sure what work he will find to do, hut if pos sible he wants to get a position in an orchestra. If not that, he hopes to find work as a photographer. Dur ing the latter part of his term at the penitentiary he has been prison li brarian, prison photographer, andj head of the prison orchestra. Hej has credited music with changing his character during the years in prison. After a last handshake with Pool and Harmon, Tony picked up a suit case filled with clothes and leather cases which held > saxophone and a cornet. With all his fortune in these three cases, he walked to the sta tion and took a train for Joliet to start his new career. Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Bee Lincoln. Dec. 23.—Tony Clarletta, who killed Henry Nickell In a hold up In Omaha, took a last glance around the gray Inside walls of the state penitentiary this morning, then entered an automobile and rode through the great gates, a free man. For 30 years, 8 months and 12 days he had been inside those walls an 1 as he left them his greatest con cern was to know whether he “looked like a convict." “Do I look natural?" he asked X. T. Harmon, clerk of the board of pardons and paroles, who called at the penitentiary with the commuta tion papers. He was assured that he looked "like anyone else.” More than that, he was told that he was a much more respec table looking man than he was 10 years ago when he first rode through the heavy gates, a hard-boiled youth of 18 with a man's blood on his hands and a sentence of “life” before him. Tells Wardrn "CJoodby.” Harmon told Tony that Charles W. Pool, secretary of the hoard of pardons and paroles, wanted to say gondhy to hint at the state house. Tony shook hands with the warden and turned to go with Harmon. As he walked through the outer door, a sign above it caught his eye. h . ■ 1 m An Announcement bvj Haas Brothers =No. H= • I I Friday 1 Your greatest apparel buying op portunity will be presented by this store in a sale that stands without a rival. a Every garment on our second floor, sizes 14 to 40, and evhy garment in the Gray Shop, sizes 42 to 56, will be included in this remarkable clearance. Positively the lowest prices in the city will prevail; watch tomorrow's papers for full particulars. Haas Brothers The Shop for Women 16th and Douglas Street* ---ft Be.t Yuletid# Value. T-H-O-R-N-E Store.Wide C-L-E-A-R-A-N-C-E Coats Dresses Costumes Sweaters 1 F. W. Thorne Co. ^ 1812 Farnam ^ FOR & MOTHER £ fctf a fine new JZ %! GAS RANGE & XMAS £| Jf CONVENIENT TERMS fa I Sj Gas Department A S# METROPOLITAN UTILITIES iff ff- DISTRICT f3 y ISM Howard St. AT B767 fa OSTEOPATHY i. an efficient curative _SYSTEM_ S Save Money on Your Coal THERMO NUT *145® For Biseburners * ^ Ton CLEAN AND SATISFACTORY UPDIKE /cuoTlerco _ WA lnut 0300 •r *n jit No home need he without mo- tj •fj ?ic Christmas morning if you ju }• take advantage of our low -j if prices and easy terms. !; This List Tells the ;j Story '! |'j Musicland.$20 i] •)j Victor, mahogany .$33 j) !;• Fuehr A Stemmer.$35 ji Ji* Paramount . .. . .$35 if SehmoHer A Mueller, !f jit oak . S3S W jl Columbia .$-42 •jj Schmoller A Mueller... $*4 4 ii] !jj Columbia.$15 j'] 3* Columbia, oak.840 j| jl* Columbia, fumed oak.. .$30 'ii if Pathe . $52 'fj if Cathedral .$52 !ij jit Schmoller A Mueller, jjj jj mahogany .$53 jj] Jj Brunswiek, mahogany. $70 jj 3* Brunswick . .,. .$73 jj | Terms an LOW an ii 3i $1M Down 3 .l| fjj ;; Schmoller & Mueller t | Plano Gu. | •j 1814-16-18 Dodge Street jl Telephone AT. 1856 jj l'- .^.v- .-.w . v*. v- . v- .v. ' Half Hour Sales 9 to 9:30 A. M. • Imported Gloves -i Trefousse one-cl»sp gloves of French kid. There are all sizes, hut not every size in every shade. Mostly while and white with pastel, a few gray and a few black. STREET FLOOR 10 A. M. 10:30 A. M. Handkerchiefs 39c Pure Linen Handkerchiefs with real hand embroidery. During this half hour sale these will be reduced 21c each. STREET FLOOR 9:30 A. M. to 10 A. M. Bridge Pads 4c Bridge Pad. to fit the regu lar aize holdera, 39c a dozen. Theae are reduced nearly 40 per cent. SECOND FLOOR Christmas Cards 39c and 69c Ten different hand tinted or illumined cards at these bar gain prices. STREET FLOOR jj 10:30 to 11 A. M. Sampler Mottoes 59c These popular gift* reduced 41c each for thi* ^ hour. 10:30 A. M. to 11 A. M. SECOND FLOOR Hhnmp^nn Belden ~^^^‘The Best Place to Shop, After All” A Wednesday Is the Last Shopping Store Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Day Before Christmas Omaha Is a City This store enters it prepared to serve you with Gifts of a Quality you are proud to give, for a Price you are glad to pay. Preparations were so care fully made that there are adequate assortments for last day shoppers. Where stocks and selections are broken, price reductions that will prove inter esting have been made. Because of the usual hours at this store, our force is not tired,.but ready to serve you with the cus tomary courtesy and helpfulness for which it is so well known. If you haven’t the Thompson Belden Habit, there is no better time to commence than the last day of the Christmas Rush, 1924. Five Dollars to Ten Silk Umbrellas— —the very short, stubby varieties, with stocky bandies and amber tips and tops. Alt street shades. 1 A AA 1 Special, at .. 1U,UU j STHKFT FLOOR Banjo Clock— Polychrome banjo clock—an attractive art piece from our gift shop, a clock that will keep good lime. H EA Special, at . . ' IS HE4 0M) FLOOK Paper Baskets— Steinbeck decorated baskets for waste | paper are a practical gift, for E AA these are baskets one may wash Vest Step-in Suits— Jersey silk vests dainty with lace, have matching step-ins to complete A EA • he adorable gift suit, up from Vests and Bloomers— Jersey silk of the better qualities tai lored and made to fit perfectly. Vests •ind bloomer sets in flesh and Q EA high shades. S/.Ovr STHKKT FI OOK Lined Leather Gloves— Brown leather gloves made comfortably warm for winter with a one-pircc knitted wool lining; strap E wrist Rtyle ... '*• * ** srilFET rilKIH Hand-Made Dresses — House and home frocks of English broadcloth, all band-made and with a , hit of drawn work. (1 rev, * - blue., peach, and 5.50 others. j Leather Bags — Pinseal, envelope b a g. leather lined, black, fitted with mirror and 5.85 change purer.... frTiiri r rroou SpOrtS Hose Imported wool Itosc in I Jacquard weaves. 4.95 \ cry new. One Dollar to Four Knit Silk Vests— Pure thread silk, in flesh, pink and yel low. The out sizes are 2.00; 1.75 regular sizes. STREET FLOOR Corduroy Robes— Attractively made and comfortably warm. Several shades in which to choose these side-tie models, with three quarter length sleeves .. SECOND M.OOR Silk Teddies— Crepe de chines dainty with lace are Christmas values to be considered. rlesh, peach, orchid and given. 3.95 up from . Plumbridge Baskets— Directly from New York to us come randy, jam and fruit filled baskets. gilded and tied with ribbons; 2.50 up from. Chiifon Hose— Sheer, clear and delicately fine are chiffons of various shades at O CA several prices. MeCallum’s.. ***** STREET El I MIR French Kid Gloves— Clever ruffled gauntlets with perfor ated cuffs; brown with tan, black and white. You’ll find they're *) 7C grentlv appreciated. * STREET FLOOR Leather Bags - Envelope purses of patent, genuine calf and other leathers; silk or leather lined, and with convenient fittings. O QC special, at .. STREET FLOOR Stone Set Bracelets — Two-row stone-set transparent brace lets; blue, green, rose and O OC white . **•*»%* STREET FLOOR Men’s ’Kerchiefs— t Cor evening use a very sheer white lin en. finely corded and ham! t OC hemmed'. l»**0 Less than a Dollar Children’s Hose— Pony brand, English or fine ribbed, in black, white and gQc gQc Russian calf.... na _ STREET FLOOR Toilet Water Large bottles from our best known per fumers offer a choice of manj 50c ) essences, at, bottle. | STREET FLOOR Women’s Handkerchiefs— All pure white linen, exquisitely hand embroidered with white op . OUt' STKK FT ri.OOR Men’s Handkerchiefs— Pure linen, of excellent quality—the ! gift a man is certain to appreciate. These ina\ h ■ had with 50c ' \ 4 or 1 o-inch hem.*..... Bridge Score Pads— Patent leatherette covered score pads, hand-decoraied and washable. These match the $2.50 table 50c •over pads .. 'TRFFT FLOOR Shoulder Flowers— Especially the gold and silver metal flowers—so new and original. Other shad s. too. at tin' same low price. ... STUFF! riOOK Bobette Combs— Kiberloid comb in case, the typical bobbed hair comb that may be carried conveniently. Sev OC* eral colors. >TKn:t i toon ~~~af:-r* Deauville Perfume i Cunning bottles filled J with fragrant “Dcau- j vllle,’* each bottle in a d blue satin container—an j attractive gift per- 50c i fume . *THEFT FLOOR ! Wash Cloth Dolls, “ Cunning dolls with paint ed faces, raps and jackets ! — made of a good quality Turkish wash O C _ ** cloth. OOC -I l UMI I I OOK If Gifts of a Quality You Are Proud to Give, for a Price You Are Glad to Pay c1hdmpc;on-Bf>lclQn “The Best Place to Shop, After All” 9 i.. — .— • --- 11