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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1921. TUC - I Tnc tt It IN COLORS 1 nC U U XVlr'lJ -IN THC SUNDAY BEE HARMONY Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith Culiynght. 19IM. Cliirsgo 'InUune Cemvaits 31 INK t K6LAMD AVJO ,CM TftX rANt All "THC TIME THE. VtINO 0 SfAtN) WtLt- "ftaWC WAM. "THE vont AMD PAUMD fiUfiBOUNM.t RV SUCH cSoot rmtJ0 tntx ha To cat TO POANM UP PEKCt 1 TO VT VlVa. ItElAAJO AH6 lN6LM4t- HAS AN AttOPLANt. TTIN(j N THE PPONT VRO Hft A QVICK IP TO OVO tCM0CATC SWiTSClVAKO, TE AFE PLACt TO KIHGS ANO CJvCtNfc- AKiD IN '. OUR. TEAR. OLb U.S.A. TE MoUUP TOR Pf.MOC.RACC ALU mOH. too M PtlkCUFUL ?vrVA- Vv4t VilYU A 8NWCH IN ONE HAND thix. fiva HOWLING POVAMP OR. J AWP A QVN IW.TMt OTHlfe- AV jYVl UVtC TWIN TO AN ELEPHANT IN A CANARY CXuE- LOOK ' AT TACt A HO OtMAH- WAlK OVlfc TWWE WW TO 00 ON WOW PAX VHIM Ht StLS txt MOROCCO 3UV Of To WAKE HAVE "TO WEAVL A6E To KEtf 4 't'in- 0Ut V4AND3 KNU VI"W A Pa6 UNi PCATH LIST IN K tRtNM TWA U)AU 9PAWIAR0S FOr H0LOIK6 P EACH OTHtfc.- cnir "tow- mro 5m6t vu Another Ml MAN &tNfc r V i -J n 4 Oil ft k f ten A) i int- fof Store Robbed In Daylight By Three : Bandits Holdups Escape. With $500 And Diamonds Valued at . . SOOO--Proprietors Slugged. Three young" held up .the Xorthwestcrn Clothing store, 1113 Douglas street, about 9 a. m. yester day, beating the proprietors and a customer and escaping with diamonds valued by one of the proprietors at P5.KKI and $500 in cash. The men entered and asked to be shown clothing. Ben. Morris' and lax Cohen, owners of the store, took them to., a counter and dis played some suits. "Are vcur . heavier suits farther back in tlii! store?" otic of the men asked. ," . , 1 . "Forced to Open Safe. "Vcs, Mcp back here," said Cohen anil Morris.' j They went to the. rear of the store. "Hands tpl" ;Ordcred one of the men, and Morris and Cohen found themselves looking, into muzzles of revolvers. ' . "Open th ' safe," was the next order. ' The safe was 'opened. ' "Lie down, on the floor," com manded the robbers. ' Beaten on. Heads. Cohen and forris lay on the floor behind a counter in the rear of the store. . The third robber had "cov ered" a customer, ; William Plott. Springtown, Ark. He was brought hack and compelled to lie down too. The robbers then struck all three men over the breads with the butts of their guns, partly stunning them. They then looted the safe, scooped up a large quantity of diamonds from the showcases and made their escape. '. '' ' . Police Surgcoii Kinyoun dressed the .men's AvOunds when they were, taken to Central police station. All had been badly" beaten. . . Detectives are Peeking the bandits. . . 1 "n i: Hastings Man Is Director . Of Interstate Merchants Chicago, Nov. 29. Paul Davis of Waterloo yesterday was elected pres ident of the -Interstate Merchants council, organization of which was completed, at' a mectine of retail merchants frotiv. 29 states, represent-1 ing J49 retail stores, lhe council was organized under the auspices of the interstate and foreign trade com mittee of the Chicago Association ot Commerce. Among members chosen on the board of directors are H. E. Stein, Hastings, Neb., and H. A. Rhodes, Tacoma, Wash. - Senator Noma at McCook. McCook. Neb., Nov. 29. (Special.) United States Senator G. W. Nor ris arrived"in McCook from Washing ton, D. C, for a stay of a few days. Road Conditions (Fnrnlshed by Oinha Auto Club.) T.lncoln Hlsdinay." Et Roads booiI: weather clear: detour eight miles at Mar shalttown; roaids ; rough Cedar Rapids to DoWftt: road now open to Clinton. Lincoln Highway, West Roads fine: weather clear at, every point: several miles of grading being dona near North Platte. . i 0. U P. Highway Bad detesr nenr Ah!aml brttlgo; roads flno :o Lincoln ' and vest: detofir .between 'imperial and Unast vhict. Is in good condition. Highland Cutoff Roads good. S. T. A. Roads Roads excellent. CornhuaHel' .Highway Roads excellent. Omapa-Topeka Highway iKod iji cod stripe. Oeorgo Washington Highway Roads good to . Sloujx City. . . . Black 'Hllfs. Tatl-HSpod to Norfolk. ' King of Trails. North Roads good: lit tl rough stretch just north of Missouri Yallef. King of Tra.lta. South Roads excellent to Hian-atna; ro'ugh io Leavenworth: stMl necessary to detour between Leavenworth and Kansas City on account ot road work in rrogress. River to River Road Roads ' good to Des Moines. TV'hit Pol Bead Roads good to Casev; fair detour for six miles east, then good - to Des Moines. 1, O. A. Snort Lint! Roads in good, condition. Blue Grass Road Roads rough to Glenwood: eat roads fine, , , O Street Road Roads In - fine shape v,ith exception of detour near Eagle; . Attorney J. B. Kelkenny has moved his office to e:S Peters Trust Bldg. Adv. ESTABLISHED ISOO 1 . Worth While 1 J ewelry l " of beauty . m fir - . - individuality , M' justly priced. ; f Fremont Pair Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary II fL II i ' Fremont, Neb., Nov. 29. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Hans Thomsen, 77 and 76, respectively, celebrated their golden wedding here.- - Both arc enjoying good health. They were married in Denmark, later coming to this country. , They lived ; a year in Heifer Declared Stock Show Champ International Live Stock . Ex position Honor Winner; , Is Selected. . Chicago, Nov. . 29. Lulu ; May flower, a college bred heifer, entered by the University of California, yes terday .was, named grand -champion of the International Live" Stock ex position. Lulu is a blue-roan of Shorthorn and Angus stock and is 2, years old. '' - ' f sLulu Mayflower's victory was the second of its kind for the University of California. The Pacific coast school won the grand championship with one of its entries In 191JS and -reserve championships in 1919-1920. , ' The, new., grand champion, raised almost entirely on 'barley-, .was 'moved to a -newsfaH last itight whe.re.eyer1 ranged. Grooms 'carefully arranges cve'rvtliiriir IsO- that 'ishev. would .be at' herbest for -Jhe thousands ,oi adriiip irig visitors. .. - ' " t' "' ' ". 1 ' This is' the fj.rst time. a heifer-:hijs.; won the"; grand championship.tete' honor previously, going to "a steer, t 1 .Frank Pierce on Way Here j ".In Custody., ot Iriis tlyers Frank Pierce,, who made a ,coh- fessibn .regardinp the murder '' of 1 Frank' Fogg, Omaha 'driiggist", jisj being returned' from Kansas'; iti'. Mo., to Nebraska by State "'SHeritf! Gus Hycrs, according to a message received Monday night by County Attorney Shotwell from Hyers. "I got permission from the attor ney general "to have - Hjers bring Pierce s back." said - Shgtwcll yes terday. . '"Pierce refused ' to .reurn with' City Detective Fritz Franks who made two trips Mown 'there.; "Pierce -agreed- -to - return , with Hyers, however. He did not Want to be lodged in the county.' jail here afraid some dope fiend would get him, I guess. I told. Hyers to agree to keep him any place he wanted to stay if he would return. I suppose they'll keep him in th? state ; peni tentiary. I'm going to have a. talk with him and then decide whether or not to file a charge of murder, agairtst him." , t ' Road Pays County Tax. . ' Beatrice.- Neb.. Nov. 29. (Spe cial.) County Treasurer , Barnard has received a check; for $62,694.08 as taxes in Gage county for the Burlington road for the 'year 1921. 0 - Pennsylvania," a year in Omaha and since then have lived in the vicinity of Fremont. . For the last 17 years they have resided at their present home' on West Fourth street. They have one son, Carl Thomsen, living in Omaha. Boy Scouts Praised For Thwarting Wreck Twelve Omaha Boy Scouts, who assisted in. saving a Burlington train when they found an immense tree fallen" across the tracks, .10 miles south .Of Omaha, October 2, have received ' letters of appreciation and commendation of their conduct from W. F. Thiehoff, general manager of the lines west. ' . - Clarence" Swingholm and James Caldwell discovered , the obstruction and. soon "got busy' with the other scouts,' in accordance with the prin ciples of scoutcraft, flagged a fast passenger train and then all the boys worked with the train crew in re moving the tree. The following scouts received the commendatory letter: Clarence ' Swlngholf, 49IM 'South Fif teenth street; James Caldwell, 4738 North Forty-first ' street: Charles Wilderman, 18'21 Flnkney street; Richard Hayden. il5' North 'Thirty-seventh street; Carl Berg, 610S North Thirty-sixth street; Ed win i Harmon, '4734 . North Thirty-eighth street:-Frank Irwin. 4914. North Fifteenth We; 'Don Insrman, . 3(126 , North. Seven teenth 'sireet; Morrison 'Gale, S98I North Seventeentfi street; Arthur Atklsoh, 5810 Emmet street; Charles , Cannam,, 1001 feotKrop -street; WHllam -Bridges. ; 1801 Pihjjney street. .; r-.. , , ; V'.f.' "' Every Style and Size . - , - Flashlights and Batteries EVTEKEDY The safety of your home de marids an Eveready Flashlight 1 ! Eveready Diffused Light Type $1.85 AMERICAN EVEREADY WORKS, f rW Cm On, frr, LONG Bigamist Gets Term in South Dakota Prison - . i Sioux Falls. S. D.. ' Nov. 29. (Special Telegram.) Wilson Ab bott, ex-service man of Minneapolis, who recently pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, was sentenced in the Codington county circuit court to a term of 18 months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Abbott married the supposed widow of a soldier in Minnesota',' but' the 'husband of the woman -turned, up later. In the al leged belief that his marriage tp the Minnesota woman was void, he mar ried a Watertown, S. D., girl some months ago, without procuring a divorce from the first wife. ' Com plaint in the case was made by his Watertown wife. Abbott failed to prove a common law marriage between the Minnesota woman and her husband and then abandoned his defense and entered a. plea of guilty. State Guaranty Fund Pays Anselmo Bank $93,919.93 ' Lincoln," Nov. '29. Drafts ton the state guaranty fund to the receiver of the defunct People's State bank of Anselmo, Custer county, in the sum of $93,919.93 for the purpose of paying , depositors in the banic were released today by the state de partment of trade and commerce, t was announced. The sum does not include the to tal claim, of the county treasurer for deposit of county funds, be cause the attorney general held the county treasurer was limited to 50 per cent of the capital stock. The drafts today totaled 11.8 per cent of the guaranty fund, it was stated. Des Moines Packer Workmen Accept Cut Des Moines, la., Nov. 29. Em ployes of the Iowa Packing com pany here have accepted a wage cut amounting to approximately 7 per cent, according to Fred T. Fuller, president of the company. The cut was accepted tentatively, he said, pending the outcome of wage re duction vote now being taken by the International Amalgamated Meat .' Cutters and Butcher Work men's Union of North America. Man Taken to Hehron on Alleged Bad Check Deal Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 29. (Special Telegram.) Carl Hamilton, until re cently agent for the Nelson Bros, commission house at Lincoln, was lodged in jail here on information from Hebron, Neb., that he was wanted there on an alleged bad check deal. He was taken to Hebron. Ham ilton recently brought suit for $16, 000 damages against the company for alleged failure to fulfill its contract with him. - " FOR atiWSLWffMri&M M iiItonPogers AND SONS Hardware Household Utilities 1315 HARNEY ST. The Eveready Flashlight helps make your home . safe for your family. For home indoor use, we -recommend onrDifiusedlight type with its spread field of light, reaching to every part of the room. Beside your bed for a quick light in the night in case of fire it is worth many times its price. Buy one today of any Ereread'y Dealer, and try it out overnight. If then you are not eager to keep it, return it and the dealer will refund jroor money. There is an Etwtady F4sU5ght for eery purpose tubular, pocket, and lantern types at prices Tanging down to 70 cents, including the new Pocket Light at 1.75; arid the new Focusing Flashlight with the 300-foot range at 3.75, especially designed for outdoor use, for auto mobiles, and where a long range of light is needed. CWy temant eVaatdy BtUmet will imam long-bred, hrigbtbunmg setrice fir your fyereaJy fiadiight. Ar F1ASHUCHTS Milk Producing Champion Found Holstein Cow Gives 32,563 Pounds in One - Year.' Delavan, Wis., Nov. 27. A new milk producing champion for the tcr-i ritory east of the ' Rockies has just been discovered, according to an an nouncement yesterday, by the IIol-stein-Friezian association. She is a Holstein cow, Kolrain Finderne Bess, owned by F. F. Field, Dutchland Holstein farms, Brockton, Mass. Her record is 32,563 pounds of milk in one year, slightly more than 164 tons, and in'butterfat she pro duced the equivalent of 1,281 pounds of butter. " In milk production only three other cows have exceeded the record of Bess, Segis Pietertje Prospect of Seattle, Wash., set the world's mark of more than 37,000 pounds of milk in one year. Tilly Alcartra of California is second and Zarilda Clothilde Third De Kol of British Columbia third. Omaha Second in Tenth District Bank Clearings Returns to the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City from 33 clear ing houses in the 10th federal re serve district show Omaha in sec ond place in the total amount oi: clearings for last October. Omaha's returns were $160,519,539. Kansas City was first. - i Omaha was second also in receipts of live stock during the same month; Second in receipts and ship ments of grain, and fifth in building permits during the same month, be hind Kansas City, Wichita, Denver and Oklahoma City. . Trolley Franchise Favored 1 By 2 to 1 Vote in Des Moines Des Moines, Nov. 29. Uhofficia returns from 46 out of 48 precincts here last night show that the pro posed street railway franchise was approved by nearly a two-to-onc majority. The vote was 15,625 in favor of the franchise and 8,167 op j posed. J The election, results cannot be car- ; ried into effect until the supreme ! court lias decided the' injunction suit against the election now pending in which the legality of the franchise is questioned. EVEREADY Flashlights (or Sale by the Five Drug Stores of the Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. SALE BY XV COMPANY ht At W At to tf stttf stmn eej rmfy wtttss sa;ry ISLAND CITY, NEX YORK Couple Celebrate 50 . Years Wedded Bliss David City, Neb., Nov. 29. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Eberly of this city celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Thanksgiving day. -Although it will not be 50 years until January 20, they cele brated Thursday on account of go ing to Eureka Springs, Ark., for a part of the winter. A big family dinner was served. All the children and their families were present The children are Mrs. Albert Sheets, Wyola, Mont.; Grover Eberly, Hay Springs; Mrs. Will Halin, Octavia, and John Eberly, 'David City. ". Elks to Hold .Services. Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 29. (Spe cial.) The local lodge of Elks will hold memorial services in its club room's next Sunday afternoon. The address will be given by Harold F. Mattpn of this city. 51 Whenever and wherever you en tertain serve Coffee. On every oc casion it expresses the essence of hos pitality. JOINT COFFEE TRADE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE ' 74 Wan Street New York the universal chink if Drapery Values Innumerable and a Won derful Variety of Selec tions Now Offered by the H. R. Bowen Co. Have new drapes in the home this holiday time. Let the home be as .' bright and- inviting as . human mind can plan it. Thousands of yards of the newest and most de sirable drapery patterns - are offered you at , the H. R. Bowen Co. at prices permitting you .to purchase all you want. Materials selected now will, if you wish, be made to your order in our workroom at trifling cost. 35 Per Gent Saved in Buying Here WHY? Our rent U less than a fifth f or the same space two block, op in the high rent district. Our margin is smaller all around. OUR LINE OF CLOTHINC, FURNISHINGS and SHOES is of the best quality laest styles. MONEY BACK if not satisfied. Store Open Evenings Until Xmas. fflm J. NELPI1AND CLOTHING CO. 314 North 16th Great Sensation! t ... About to Be Launched We Intend Placing on Sale - - ... A Quarter of a Million Dollars' . 1 ; '' ' Worth of Outer Apparel For Men, Women Children . Xt Positively . 7 NO PROFIT For Three Days Starting Thursday This Sale Will Help You Help the Manufacturers -Help the Men Unemployed And Boom Prosperity Tomorrow Papers Will Tell M All A sale like this has never been known in the City of Omaha.. e Hi tig and WWW mm Y