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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1924)
The Omaha Bee M O R N 1 N G—E V E N I N G—S U N P A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, Presidvnt BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER, Editor in Chief _Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, ia exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of repuhlication of our special dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee Is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha lice's circulation is regularly audited by their organizations.___ Entered as second-class me.tlet May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice, under act of March 3, 1879. beiTTelephones Private Branch Exchange. Ask for *T lintir 1 the Department or Person Wanted. /V I lanflC IW» OFFIclI Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. Boston- Globe Bldg. Los Angeles- Fred 1.. Hall, San Fernando Bldg. San Francisco—Fred I.. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenue Seattle A. I.. Nietz, 514 Leary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year $5.00. 6 months $3.00. 3 months $1.75. 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY l year $4 50, 6 months $2.75, 3 months $1.50, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY l year $3.00. 8 months $1.75, 3 months $1.00, 1 month 50c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal tone, or 600 miles from Omaha; Daily and Sunday, $1.00 per month; daily only, 7 5c per month; Sunday only, 50c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday.1 month 85c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday.1 month 66c, 1 week lac Sunday Only .1 month 20c. 1 week b« - -—---7 Omaha Vheibtbe^?st is d| ifs Bes| NOEL! A Merry Christmas to ail. Let us not tinge the delights of the day with hair-splitting over its origin. To millions ami mil lions it means the natal day of the Savior of Men. To' all the world it means the beginning of a new era, when life for everyone that lives was changed from a sordid march from one to another eternity into an existence where opportunity beckoned and the joy of living was not confined to the circle of a favored few. Social and political liberty came to the world with the advent of the Babe of Beth lehem, as well as religious grace. If all has not yet been fulfilled, the fault is not to be laid against Jesus Christ nor his teachings. Front hoary sage to prattling babe, the day is one of rejoicing. In happy homes family circles gather around the decorated tree or the table and unrestrainedly enjoy one another. Not all may be happy today, for there yet is enough of misery in the world to fully occupy the thought of the philan thropic. Yet much has been done to mitigate the suffering. Generous hearts have given liberally. Because of this there will be less of sorrow for the one day at least. “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Rejoice then. If not in the birth of a Savior, rtt least in the coming to the world of a man who so taught that all around him were uplifted, and whose message has wrought only for good through the aces, and is growing brighter with each passing year. Noel! And may we not say, with Tiny Tim, “God bless us, every one?” HE MADE HIS OPPORTUNITIES, I,. B. Wilson is a native son of Nebraska. He vos not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Nor d;d he, after arriving at the ’teen age, scan the world about, him and emit the doleful whine about there being no chance for a poor boy. Instead of that he hustled around and made a chance. His first real job was that of night telephone operator in Plattsmouth. That was just twenty-five years ago. Today I- B. Wilson is on his way to New York to become commercial engineer of the American Tele phone and Telegraph company. Did Wilson sit in front of the old switchboard and prowl about the heartless corporation that em ployed him? Did he swear by all the gods of chance that he wouldn't do a blooming thing more than he was paid to do, and a bit less if he could get away with it? Not on your tintype! While working at the f-tvitehboard he studied electrical engineering. In stead of loafing away his afternoons he went out on . the line, learned how to set poles and string wires. In time he became an inspector's helper, and later inspector. Then he was made local manager. He kept right on studying the telephone business, and kept so busy at it that he didn't have time to growl about his job or whine about the lack of opportun ity. One promotion followed another, and now, at about the age that finishes the majority of grumblers at chance, Wilson is taking over one of the biggest and best paid jobs in the telephone business. There is no secret about Wilson’s success. He was more interested in making good than he was in taking the easy way. He took an interest in his work as well as taking his wages. The time too many others spend in whining, Wilson spent in pre paring himself for the big opportunity when it came. The moral of it all lies in the application thereof. It should be so plain to young men that no explana tion is necessary. “THE SAME TO YOU!” i An avalanche of Christmas mail has deluged hut not daunted the postoffice. East year it was re ported that never since it was established did the pogtoffice handle as much mail as through the Christ mas season. This year the headquarters at Wash ington present the estimate that Christmas cards end packages exceed the total of last year by 25 to 35 per cent. Fine. It is n proof of the expansiveness of the human heart, responding to the generous impulse of the season. Stimulated by the Christmas Spirit, the hard-boiled grouches of the land have blossomed into Goodfellows by the millions. Whence, else, would come this tremendous increase in the burden 0/ mail thrust onto Uncle Sam. It is fair to pre sume that all the regular contributors to the joy of ijic season, and a fair sprinkling of those who know there never was such a person ns Snntn Claus, did their hit a year ago. Assuming that, for one or an other reason, these Irtcreased the* efforts this year, say 10 per cent, that still leaves a wide margin to he accounted for somehow. i The reasonable way Is that Kris Kringle has drafted into his nrmy some men and women who * ever marched with him before. They will feel all : ,thc bettor for having joined the procession. Eittle remembrances, even a card, at thin a.-oii • trengthen the ties of friendship, cement more firmly the bonds of love, and add to the general fn I Ing of rimer and good w ill to all. To the meij and women who serve in the post office a great debt of thanks is due, because of the efficient way in which the enormous deluge of holi day mail was handled. It was a big job, and it was well taken care of. "The same to you!”, is the response from all sides. “BLACK TONY’S” REAL JOB. Freed from a sentence of life imprisonment, “Blaek Tony” Ciarletta steps out a free man, by reason of clemency extended to him by the Ne braska Board of Pardons. We do not intend to discuss the wisdom of the board’s action. There will be much division of opinion on that point, though probably most will agree that the action was wisely taken. Public resentment is not so hot as it was ten years ago, yet that seems short enough lime to expiate a crime that frequently is punished by death. Snow lies today on tiie grave of Henry Nickel]. He is there because of the reckless act of a foolish boy. For Tony Ciarletta was but 18 when he fired the shot that killed Henry Nickel!. At best it was ii piece of bravado, a flourish to decorate the bidd ing up of a bagnio. To terrify further the already cowed victims of the robbery. That shot carelessly fired lias put upon Tony Ciarletta a burden of re sponsibility he should feel to the end of his life. So far as the law is concerned, that is deemed to have been satisfied. Change in the condition of the culprit is held to be sufficient to justify the re mission of the sentence pronounced upon him. There remains the claim of society, though, and this will never be fully discharged. “Black Tony” must take\ up his new life with a full understanding that he owes the work of two men to the world. Wherever hp is placed, and we hope he will find ample oppor tunity for usefulness in life, he should realize his double responsibility, and let^ that realization spur him to the top of his speed al all times. This debt is the more impressive because society has given him back his life. Tony < iarletla has a little more than a man’s chance ahead of him. His real job is to make good on his opportunity. SOOT AND A WHITE CHRISTMAS. With the coming of cold weather to Omaha there has come a pall of black smoke that covers up our blanket of snow. It isn’t the blackening of the snow that merits complaint, it isn’t even the blackening of our clothes, nor of our hands and faces. These can be washed as our windows can be washed. Smoke fills our lungs and carries into our breathing an added danger of disease. It is time Omaha put a stop to this belching forth of soot. There are ways in which it can be pre vented. It is not the longing of an artistic soul crying aloud in a matter of fact world. Smoke is an actual economic loss — such smoke as downtown Omaha must breathe. Among the chief offenders is the county building and other public structures. Soot can be avoided in Omaha. There are sane and proper ways to fire our furnaces and it must he remembered that sooty smoke indicates incom plete combustion. There are mechanical devices that can be used. Then, too, there are grades of coal that do not throw off great clouds of soot. There is a remedv, it is a civic responsibility to use that remedy. City and county officials owe a duty in this matter. The Chamber of Commerce can take a hand, but, first of all, it is a job for all of us. ! et's resolve, a- a Christmas present to ourselves to get busy nnd put an end to the s„ot in Omaha. "WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?” ft, may be the man next door, or the man in the next block, or the man over on the other side of town. Whoever he is, and wherever he may be, the i dances are that he is a pretlv good fellow if you only knew him. If you will stop and think a minute you will realize that there are a whole lot m >re folk for you than against you. Often it takes a dose of grief and trouble to di-close one’s real neighbors, and loo often you we.it for calamity to befall before vou let your neighborly spirit have a ehaece to work. And the measure of neighvorliness i- disclosed in the quickness it appears. Horp and there may he found tho-e in business who are quick to take advantage of the misfortune of others. But that is only here And there. Most folk forget self when they fully realize that an op portunity affords to hcln others. When Dennis Cronin’s print shop at O’Neill went up in flrmes and th- O'Neill Frontier hod not where to lay its head, did George Mile* of the O'Neil! Independent chortle to himself and proceed to take r.dvantflge of Denny a mi fortune? He did not. He took Denny by the arm, led him over to the Independent shop nnd said: "There she is, D.i-nny. We’ll u?e it together until you get. your new shop to going.” And so thp O'Neill Frontier nnd ‘he O'Neill Tilde dependent are being printed from the same type on the same press, nnd Denny and George are giving a genuine example of what neighborliness means. And that’s the sort of thing that is growing nnd spreading and making the world better and better every day. Vuletiile wassail and the coroner f*re going hand in hand in Gotham. Don’t let the sun of your Christmas day And you still Scroogeing. Refore playing Santa Claus make sure that you are A reproof. ------- Hmnespun Verse — By Omaha'i Own Pont — Robert Worthington Davie V.--- -^ CHRISTMAS. The mythic trance of Ohrlatma* of the faded Yester years Hm vanished, hut the promise with the same sweet thrill appears; The legends of our childhood are no longer Christmas* lore, St. Xhdiulns doesn’t venture down the chimney any more. Hut looking hence, ns those who have long passed the storied "iv , Our eyes hehold dlstliu lively the brighter Christmas dS , When \*e may nil l»e thankful for such treasured dividends A* liberty and comfort nnd a host of faithful friends. Thi Star that long has guided, b.' the Christ Clod's steady Hind, Our '•Ir-p* fii-ro!- the \\ ivs of earth unto the f'rntrised I ..a ud A* an eternal beaenn shine- in n "ital smiles nnd lears, And blend** the pr» ■ ' with 111• • • * «♦ inviolable, an cient year*. Wo live today not as did lie who •■line to set us right. Mut \\ e exist herflii«e tie \\ i .and Is t lie (itpding I. i1 s I And whlh* we gather ’round the hearth with ha|,pln,’*-s w c him> I uuw that "HI joy defended fi*UO > lie pi Until (Jilt ifet mas day, ■wi/H y v s&wy f_: \\Vn~ “\ // TT (((//// . M. \\\ , lO "listening in On the Nebraska Pre.-s __' “Munv rt tlnie." muses l'rcd llow tr«! of i tie Clay t enter Sun, "when a fel low thinks he Is hitting It off nhutit right his friends are wondering what the danged Idiot is trying to do.” • • • "The poetry on the Christmas cards don't show slg of Imj ment,” sighs Fletch M< i win of the Beaver City Times Tribune. % • e • "Spectatoritls" Is i new d ■ Just discovered by I,e\v Shelley of the Falrbury News, and I.ew doesn't ,ven claim to he a physician, lie su>s it is acquired by standing around and watching other people work. When the four republican senators were disciplined down Washington way. Bob Rice of the Central c.ty lie publican remarked: “Well, the bot tom fell out of the political maverick market.” • • • Kditor Huh* of th* W<vne Herald declares with great emphasis that when a man gets s<» he cannot hurdle tobacco juice dearlv and triumphant* Iv .over hia chin he ought to quit chewing. Tim Sedge wick of th* York Repuli lb an and I*oc Hixby of the IJnroln Journal are vletng with one another in prevaricating about how early they get up in the morning. The compiler of this department ha* worked in the same towns with both of their), and every evening ** he was going home from work he met them just getting the sleep rubbed from their That's how early that pair of birds Mart out on their worm hunt* • • • "It’* a cold da>%when you «nn brat the bulge In the stock market,” ob serve* Mentor Hrown In the Kearney Huh. That'.* true, and it i* equally true that it I* hard to meet the bulge in a Christ man stocking. • • • Sum McCoy Is making of th» Alnut Record ths kind of a newspaper that causes folks to sit up and take noth ' • • • Kditor Sweet of the Nebraska City Press declare* that a lot of men who boast about bringing h«»me the baron forget to add that they got It on n charge account. • • • Kditor Huse of the Wayne H»*t iM says tlie charge that Chancellor Aver> I* a compromiser sup|H>rts 1 I’her than weaken* the chancellor a* the head of the university. • • • The editor of the Horner S'ur !« afraid to huy an airplane, nltlmugli he wanta o,*>. He Just knows that ths first time he toojc It Into the Baraga the mechanic would lift the hood, poke around in the interior, fool with a few nuta and valves, and then the first time he flew th» blamed thing It would go “dead on him " lust ntsvijt the time he Rot a thousand n el up. r ~ -- • ■» Songs of Yuletide < HE18TM IS. “Christmas come* but once n year, Wh**u it comes it brings good che*o So the poet sing, you know. To us many years ago. t'hrb-trmis shop* tire gay and bright, Faces m with h«dy light. Peer through plate glass windows, dressed In the gal* season’s best. It's !s uf M»d>ons gladly Mow, Holly, hr ami leistleto#— , Vicing with each other bear Loving greetings here and there, lied poinsettUr to dame Ist grandma- picture frftme. Tinsel tiis for 1 kid’s match box. Lows of green for I'ncle socks; Tissue paper with sachet *au.s Sue'* silken negligee. P. liy's ch!) l icks quilts and—My!— Hrother lloh must have a t.e! Cousin .lack's out west with Jim— Stationery will please him. For my friend* I'll choose some cards Printed w* 11 with fond regards: That will leave me coin to food Hands outstretched for those in need. Like the Magi who, we re told. Followed far the Star' age old. May v*e one and till find Him tie t 'hrl-t iy** 'indies dim. As we shop and ns we choose. M ;iN\re hearken t«* the News Of the Angels’ joyous call 'Peace on earth - good will to iU A* my mother used to say. So her spirit speaks today: "(iive of *e|f till life is done; That's enough for any one.’’ Alta Wrenwb k Prow n i! aii. i in rinnsTMAs ahikn ‘wake! ; || p»o*n!«» here Wien. Let us, rejoice in the Christmas glow; . For Christmas dawn Is drawing nigh And li * cherubs go winging by. Let the yule log's Incense fill the air. Peace and good will reign every where; All earth rejoice In plentltude And hearts be humble in servitude Let the organ’s voice roll up on high 1 Send your carols to the skv! See! The gleam of day the heavens sdden, I Tall, nil hall, the Christmas morn! L*-t the fbrirt spirit rub* enuh heart Ills gracious love be of It a part. Wit li sacred anthems let your voices ring. And situ; the praises of our King' Now conies the priest of the sweet t 'hrlst mass lrr his vesta! ml»es. let him pass: !lie solemn chant will His message herald And glorify Him who redeemed the w orld! :Carolyn P«-|le Adams < IIK1STM A''. A pilgrimage. M.ir v and Jo-. ph by the w iv. In Mary's heart. The faith of all rare souls who had treen or should l>e. Joseph, on whose strong love the maiden leaned. A\ s (• tidur. careful, as the way drew near. To ltethlehem, the Inn, the barn. He could not see the atireolo round her head The glmy in her heart, F«»r him. the humble part To smooth the bed. to he!p In love’s own way to *ase the pain - To Whisper i t-ntle words with glad re frnln* I* -11* Ilia Hon of Hod the world* best Friend His birth the Journey *« end! Two pilgrims, weary, on the road. Lift from the heart of man. Its load Jean Palin* 1 N>*», Hookfellow 171.1. Hhenandowli, la, rmtliwljf C .ireful. f»... lor lh»\e yon taken r\ -r\ prS iprtMii to prevent spread of eon taulon in the famllv? I! I*ms Ab-ohrtelv doefah. no VP i veil hoiii In a *antl*rv < up and vv • all done drink front It Lvetei Times KchulTt d Mot her fto 00 all da tig tit or saving fp-i pra>ci M A little loud* t . dear. I • ain't hill vain, \|urh-l Hut mamtiia I -«• mu speuktn It) ypu. Ik'Stun 1'mnmripi < HIS I STM MKSVXGK. Nu costly gift that • tit l*e bought with silver or with gold. Nor timel-Hl card that can l*e bought wh*ri vcr r:nls are gold— I bring ii"t these, but I carry the s.ory o'd—; For Fhriatmag is a Holy Day . < »n which to kneel and pray. And thank the Father for His great est gift to man, Hi* dearly beloved H<>n who fulfilled Ilia Father's divine plan, B> hain crucified on the Cross for a world s«* pagan So I t us kneel and pray. On this Our Savior a Birthday. — H. F. Gilbert. VY hen in Omaha 250 Rooms—250 Poth? ■ Rato $. i< $ Speculation it only a hope of winning. A Savings Account hm the guarantee of SUCCESS On Saving* Compounded Semi-annually "If you don't save your money someone else will'" STATE SAVINGS & LOAN ASS’N. Banker* Reserve Life Bldg. S. W. Cor. 19th and Dougla* Abe Martin - — —' We'll liet tli' I.ill'll iliiil't Ime lb i Ill'l l fill lijvee tlllll lin k’ ll nil III mi'rlii'Hil Ite Vale I'll I I'll! n* ill •ill bunilieM. (Wit) ' iflit. I’- 1 ^ * ----- SUNNY SUE® l_—- -> ■ — fllBISTMAS. King, ye hells, for the Christmas time! ! King sweet peace in each clanging chime Over the land and the seas between. Echoing, echoing on until fiver the world at last is step Peace on Earth, anil to .Men flood Will' King, y» bells, on this blessed morn The Joyful news of the Christ Child born! 0 Itlng, ye bells, 111 glorious notes Kroin out your pulsing, brazen tin oats. Again the news that in Bethlehem. Cradled and nursed ill a lowly stall, Is born the I'lit St. who with diadem Is crowned by men as laird id AH' Bing, ye liells, till your glad refrain Circles the whole wide world again. Ring, \e bells, for the Chrislmastlde: Ring till all hearts are opened wide Ev«t to love for those in need: Echoing, e< lining on until Banished is p\ery hate and greed. And room is made for aU flood W ill! King, ye hells, on the Christmas all— 4* flood Will to All Men Everywhere! We re telling you, and telling you out of a world of experi ence, that the greatest fun in the world is trimming a Christ inas tree for your own children. We have mashed a thumb while doing so and never said a .void, when any other occasion would have witnessed the shattering of the circumambient atmosphere. We have dropped hot candle grease on hand" and wrists and thought nothing about it. being otherwise en gaged. And we wouldn't tradt the sound* of childish whoop" of joy on Chiistntas morning for rill tile ureas in th» W'.rld, and then some. Our heart goes out to those who have no children of their own for whom they may trim Christinas trees. Thov will nuer know what real fun is, hut they can approximate it by trim ming trees for the children of others, especially those children whose Christmas joys are dependent upon the open hearts of strangers. Today Is one day when we wouldn’t listen to a politician , on a bet. We wouldn't give even r passing thought to entan glements of nations, nor to the legislative outlook. The wor ries of yesterday have been put Into cold storage until tomor row, and today our horizon is hounded by the four wa'Is of home. We have tried to make Christmas come true to some ' not Included In the family circle, and today we are just lazving around, watching the children and the grandchildren making merry, giving thanks that we have been spared to spend an other Christmas with them. r This Is our day at home. < >ld Archimedes couldn't make a lever long enough to pry us out. The vpry best Christmas we could wish for all npn is that they might he privileged to enjoy what we enjoy In the very be"t brand of grape jufce obtain able we drink th s toast: To all good people everywhere Beneath the Christmas sun, <b “1 health, g' d cheer, 'nd. I»est of all, ' God bless us every one." WII.L, M. MAT-TIN. 0 • -- # tr J 4f 4 m " VACATION this winter where ^ Miss Springtime Reigns 7/"Hot Springs National Park Arkansas ^ Mil*!, bracing climate, innumerable social gaieties, luxurious hotels or modest j accommodations. C.olting there is delightful. I'lic marvelous radio-active, curative qualities of Hot Springs waters are world renowned. 1 ti. Convenient thru daily service, in connection wish— toe Rainbow Special \k l.v. Omaha .... ft <15 a. m. 1 v. Kansas City (Tt.e Rainbow Special! 4-00 p. m. \ Ar. Kansas City.. 3 *0 p. in. Ar. Hot Spring* tnext day). 10.<10 a m. 1 C Your travel plans gladly arranged. May 1 serve you? , T. F. Godfrey Dtvi.t 'n \ a-n; Miasm hi PACiKtt koikoAnccv a* 1419 I- os* S.lion.l IUnk HHs. ~ Ptiuh*. N’rh. (Ju.kss.n 4M*> C. W tit ' foi hoautilnil\ illitMmtr>l Uctiklci tlcvtijxivr of this (harming National l\irk. lira tin. - \ K K 1> l! C K 1) I A K K S •