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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1921)
THE BEE; QMAHA. SATURDAY. , DECEMBER 17, 1921, Tacks Strewn in Main Streets of Zone of Strike ScorM of MotorisU Report Punctures 12 Mm Ar ' rested for Waylaying" k ' Street Car, Frietire ol aabotaee beaan yester !iy in the strike of packing houc "workm. Hundreds of pounds of roofing racks were strewn on the itrrr U long before davlisht veterdy. Tolice reported that scores automobile tires were punrtureij. '.' The tack have large head and are from half an inch to an inch and a half long. They are of such shape that they gjway fall with the point up if thrown in the itreet. , - Squad of police were sent out as ' soon as the word came, to sweep tip 'the tacks from the streets and to 'warn motorists on the tack-strewn streets. , i Twelve Men Arrested. Police say they already have clues ;t the men who are responsible and ; that arrests will soon be made, i Several crosstown street cars were stopped .by a gang of 40 men at i Twenty-fourth and Castelar streets jtarly yesterday. ( Men going to work in the packing houses were warned to stay away land several were pulled from the 1 cars. t v Police rushed to the scene and lay ;in wait until another car came along iand then arrested 12 men who had stopped the car. Most of them are . j negroes. " They were charged with (disorderly conduct' ) This is the - zero hour of the 'strike," union officials declared yes- terday, "Everything is bright in spite !of statements by the packers. We have information that the Morris 'plant killed not more than one-third I of its normal kill yesterday, that Dold's and Cudahy's are doing noth ing worth mentioning and that , Swift's js doing only a little killing. ! Besides, they are saving none of jthe : by-products and, operating as they are, with few skilled workmen, they J are operating at a loss." ' Robert K. Hunter, chairman of ! the strikers' publicity committee, de clared the packers are losing SO per cent on every animal killed, i What Packers Say. ' i The packers asseited the strike is practically over. t "The strike is all done for, as fat i as we t are concerned," said M. R. " Murphy, manager of the Cudahy .plant. "Outside of a little disturbance jon the streets, we wouldn't know I there was a strike on. Our old men ;are coming back right along." t Operations about the same as Thursday were reported by the Mor i ris plant, all departments running j and air orders being filled with the situation improving daily. ' Swift' reported plenty of meat on ihand and production, proceedinglast ''enough to keep up' ajraod PHPpJy.. ' i- Johni Blaha, district president! of ; the butcher workmen s union at But ; falo, N. addressed several hun : dred strikers in union hall, South ' Side,'" this morning, urging them' not i to hang around headquarters but to ; remain "on the picket lines and keep in touch with what is going on. He warned them not to congregate in I groups. ' i- "If you stick now," he "said, "the I strike will- soon be over." Theodore Gallagher, 92, ,,- Is Dying of Pneumonia Theodore Gallagher, 92, "pioneer f Omaha;- resident 3 and . formerly 'a " wealthy real estate owner, is dying j of pneumonia in a rooming house at 1909 Douglas street. J His .physician, Df. Raymond Rice, j said there was no, hope for his re 1 covery, Gallagher has no relatives, I according, to Dr. Rice. He was di i vorced -from his second wife, whom j he married about . two years .ago. Dr, Rice says. Gallagher at one . time I owned the site of the present suburb, j Benson; "' . j i i 1 i Fremont C. of C. .Seeks to 1 Have Train Time Changed Lincoln, Dec. -16. (Special.) The Fremont Commercial club filed '' a protest today with the state rail i vay cotmnission, asking that a train S on the Albion branch of the North- ( wpstprri railrnaH Vip srhHn1pH in ar rive at Premont two hours later than at present. The present schedule keeps trade away from .Fremont, the club claims. ,. ' Nebraska Engineers Urge v j Omahan Rail Commissioner Lincoln, Dec' 16. (Special.) Waldo M. Poor, president of the University Nebrsaka Chapter of the j American Association of Engineers, ! has wired to President Harding sug gesting that W. R. McKeen of Oma- ha be appointed on the Interstate i Commerce commission. ! Opposes Anti-Gambling Bill. 1 Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec 16. Thom j as R. -Williams, president, of the 1 American . Newspaper Publishers' , association, - today -called upon all J members of. the organization, as well as publishers generally, to use. their : efforts to defeat house bill No. 6508, cmS the cround that '"no such mis- i thievous interference with press fiVedont has' ever before been sefi ; ously proposed . in, -this country." j Keep tights at Night j Friend, Neb:,-. Dec. 16. (Special.) The city council -has ordered that alt street lights be' left on all night ' the night watchman. T T : T : c - r i Fares for the Holidays. " j Round trip holiday excursion s tickets between all points on the YT T ' r f 1 . I way fare is not over $25.00 will be sold December 22, 23 and 24 at one 1 and one-half of the regular one-way fare. Minimum round trip fare for adults, $2.50: for children of half fare age, $1-25. Good to return until January 4, 1922. - From Omaha, the round trip fares will be: To Colum bus, $4.44; Grand Island," $50; Kearney, $lft.O?; - North Platte, $1520; Cheyenne.' $27.54;. Denver, $29.03; Fremont. $2.50. War tax 8 t-er cent additional. For fares to other points and full particulars ask the Consolidated Ticket Office. Fif teenth and Dodge streets, cr Ticket Agent, Union Station, Omaha. Adv. 1 Heroic Homer Hello Girl To Be Decorated Sunday Governor and Telephone President to Be Present .When Citizens Meet for Award of Medal to Operator Who Warned of Flood.' There's a Urge party to t staged in Homer, Neb., Sunday afternoon. Mrs, Mildred Lothrop, telephone operator it Homer, is to be pre. tented w it'll a gold medal and a cash award ol $1,000 for having per. formed the most noteworthy act of public service during the year of 1920. Mrs, Homer distinguished herself by remaining at her post in the ex change office during the flood at Homer on the night of May 31, 1920. She is credited with having saved the lives of at least 100 persons by awakening them over the telephone snd warning them of the impending flood. . Debt of Gratitude. "Hurry to the hills, the water's coming," was the warning which her clear voice carried over the wires. The warning still rings in the ears of many residents of Homer. And iunday tliey are going to turn out to pay their debt of gratitude to the brave operator. Governor McKelvie and W. B. T. Belt, president of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company, will be among those present. I nomas Asmoru, mayor or Homer, was in Omaha yesterday to aid in completing arrangements for the, event, He, too, most decidedly will'- be among those , present, , he stated. On the program for Sunday .. are --- -tttiMn-MnsaiwimnyaiwwinrniriniTiiaaMnn iff ' '" '" , , ; 65 ' H 12.50 Men' House m Jh m 8lpp?' $pee,a' m . ... 1 A ... ,.,, , , , , ulmijim , ..,?iz-,--r--n . m il Pr pair 1 p suggestions JJM fllfeJI suggestions m M Console Table . and Mirror T 'J Polychrome Hall Mirror " m m Mahogany HaU (lock " AttracUve Piano Lamp If m Se 'ers Kitchen Cabinet J ' Quaint Gate Leg Table m M tolumbla Grafonola 3i ' Torrington Electric Sweeper M ' Orerstnffed Parlor Snite ' r.rCI. 1 ' T.nm. Ttinnnnri t0ki , . , m , Sectional Bookcases . - WiiiwS Gift EnTelope With Kecords m Wk . Electric Table lamp " T&Ftifrfck Enamel Breakfast Set g Neat Sewing Cabinet PracMcal Tea Wafon ' I ...;.P: Toy f Bargains! : I I ; iv 'Inte?el .1. MOtHerToysEly I As HER Gift- 1 p i aoie ana zzooi as Low in Price A Matting Box m mjJ il Biturflay 1 bargain day In our bawment. g J . . r . f. ' - m' 1 T tha person deslrlnj to give Mattlnr W Wf ' ' I . Shoo Fly This Range 1 Wi U il S Thi la ,tha lft of glfta for Jurt what ovary llttla tot M ' f fctf SLaQivy ifflill ",IJSBHh"S V? v . the youngster. Lot Ak Pi wanta. Aa shown, a , u . 2T ' IB" jTW ' ' B1 B Tmm A them sea these t Kll with Individual 7Qn M " grf IL 1 p roster oeos . -uW . cooking etc t Spinet Desks Jp.fi ; Red or Brown , If A fln 11 A Delightful S & m Mahogany Finish I , A Genuine . I Christmas Gift M S yyy. i i i i i i i sss. -w- ZSSS I Trt nwsitrt. rerrasharl r-nm . -A -T-- . I Si I . i- T-MI-"I ME7 A mm It I I , . . I K8 m tht U one .loV-liv a'nd T a 1 , I , ff ; iSfon Tf you 7: W il """op ejnuort cannot m Arfcas H II B I for Saturday's selling. Tttl" Wi Hit P I Imagined. Bargain ..... MtS I i JL g t "XI . p W " Pn't miss this!, 5 l II I I S Sixteen inches Ions snd 1 Seventeen Inches long and. S VlL 1 sllf! ftj on mp p I J I seven inches high, -1 i inches high. a, S "1(MB XfJJ ti IU u J u 1) 1 ee,..s.:.?..95c ..r:. $1.65 g Iky. : W mw 1 Phone Set Smoker 1 1 : -J 1 sPecial Windsor p $ Bargains j I ' (f ; : -: -1 ' ' -gs ' 1 S-caS!!. Rocker S - g .rayouwhi,. fCome. w'.Th" I Jf ' - ' fTBi ' 1 ' Sl " I 1?,! , i 8 J?, Pnon8; metal ash tray, p . :JW . J I g pictured and surroundings In the llv- BW Wt Obtain this phon set at b ' l.aLL!' ' . - V)yl(&PAr S only " Ing room. Rich mahog- . P H i. this special price' J Arw I tfSZ-X is any finish. Very spsctaj i . . . m Mwmt v i i mcuc iui uaijuiuav ii i ; I oi":u.i ya ' n ii i 554 jin r; ; scinch Horse Toddler -1 ' -ai Jgjj" v g Coma In with the children jp ' j " J$ t - s Every liltla tot likes a Teddy Saturday. They will go wild H TITn vA v..V Tln "D ,1 Srf i Converts to Double Bed ?:?-rVi:t $1 oc $4 2; 1 Wardr?be Day Bed . 1 ffe m also. Only ........ f 'Vji show It here, at.. '(''' a The frames are rich mahogany finish. an ? Steel framea complete with -: as shown here. Choice denim . all-cotton mattreaa, art ere- JO?7S i32H!X!I39!OTMSBiffi5S upholstery and complete with $0075 tonne and finished ruffled ltV: pillow to match. Has the box- " X jfiii flounca on both aides of bed. V" couch arrangement undem'th. vas' ZjgZ t W - Torrington Sweeper, $60 HLVl'r c'.S! p P ! A Reclining p ZZZZ- ' ', j See This '. Ti 'Fl 11 ?a 5 - -JnJf:' ' maA ' Secretary :. . n ha adjusted ta" " Wj'jy IHimilmi -As shown jpilh nuar- L M - r Jj Wy Fumed or golden- oak - Iff II Ktt lnJM.Miil IN lmIntl&4M " Jacobean fWlsh. Is 48 , L-ff (UJ aj?' f f'hlsh with Epsnish a- SWt vssbsswwsw-sw -Inches high and IS fl5Sftij ggj K" jf j Srday tpboiMttrlf' ' 1 - :- prhMi wide. . .Full fejj t 5 JJ U Lr ' i J T275 SIXTEENTH Between Harney and Howard jlg 1 0 & m - mm many notables of Homer and vicin ity. Besides the outide "talent" al ready mentioned, H. G. Taylor, chairman of the state railway com mission, will be there, with a speech on "The Humane Element in Public Utility Service." Governor McKelvie will speak on "Nebraska's Heroic Citizenship' and Guy H, Pratt, vice president of the Northwestern Bell company, is shed uled to speak. Mayor Ashford is slated to make an address of wel come; there will be decorations, music by the Brown Family orchestra of Homer, and perhaps a band. Will Share' Honors. The medal which Mrs. Lothrop is to receive is known as the Theodore N. Vail medal, and is given only in case of an exceptionally noteworthy act of public service. The idea orig inated and was carried out by the widow of the late Theodore N. Vail. Mrs. Lothrop, who is chief operator at Homer, was xhosen from among 260,000 telephone workers through out the country as being the most worthy of the honor, telephone offi cials here say. It is the first time the medal and the cash award have been given, they declare. Frank H. Forrest, area manager at Dakota City, Neb., who also dis tinguished himself during the flood, also will ccmtic in for his share of honors. He and Mrs. Lothrop will be presented with Theodore N. Vail bronz medals by Vice President Arthur A. Lowman of the North western Bell Telephone company. - -v. - ' - '-" A ' s. ' . .- .. - , . t , . . w 1 ntr5 atv pots mn rn rr Food Prices Show Marked Decline Three Months Contract by State Board of Control Is Below 1921 Prices. Lincoln, Dec. 16. (Special.) Contracts entered Into by the board of control for mipplies for state in stitution for tne first tnree montns of 1922 show a big decrease in price over contracts, for the same ar ticles tor the three months begin ning in October. 1921. A table showing the differences follows: Present Next Quarter. Quarter. Beans, cwt. ...$ 570 $5.34 - Rice, cwt 573 523 Oatmeal, cwt.. 3.25 2.60 Codhsh Cheese, lb. .18 1-5 6.19 15.50 8.64 21.75 1.10 .52 2.85 . ' 19 1-2 5.71 15. 7.47 15. 1.19 M 1-2 2.27 1-4 Sugar, cwt. Paeon, cwt Beef, cwt. Ham, cwt. Cornmeal, Bran, cwt. Flour cwt. Same both quarters. Annual Poultry Show lo Be Held at beneva This Month Geneva, Neb., Dec. 16. (Special.) Annual exhibition of the Fillmore County Co-operative Poultry associa tion will be held in Geneva, Decem ber 19-23. Inquiries concerning space indicate that the show this year will be large. On Wednesday eve nine R C Olrls of (he state col lege of agriculture will speak on j f (. . : .LI naicning ana inciiDaiion prrjoieuis. Frln Smilpw of Seward, official of thi American Poultrv association. will act as judge of poultry at- the annual show. - tate Employe Higua To Take VVtlf ral Position Lincoln, Dee. 16. (Spechl,) An nounceinent wa nude today of th resignation ofAV, S. I risbie, chief of the state bureaji f foods, drugs and oil in the agriculture department, to lake a position in the office of co operation in the federal bureau of chemistry at Washington, I), C. Baptists Hecall Million. The hrst rmtestaut church in Ne braska was a Baptist mission started at the Brllrvue Indian agency in 1808, according to proofs offered bv H. D. Rhodes at a meeting ol 200 members of 12 local Baptist churches in the Y. W. C. A. Thursday night. The First Baptist church in Omaha was established in 1855, he said. LIMBERS DP YOUR SORE STIFF JOINTS iTHER exiWMlin anrf ford work bring pains and ache In mnorla anA ,.,: II. - fcottle of Sloan s Liniment handy and apply freely vthout robbing, Jot it ftnettaUs, You will find at once comforting oense of warmth which will be followed by a relief from soreness and atirTnes. Wonderful to relievo all sort of external ache and pain rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, lame backs, spraina and strains, over-exerted muscles. For 40 years 'Sloan' Liniment haa helped thousands the world over.' You aren't likely to be an exception. It- certainly does produce results. Ask your neighbor. At all druggists-35c, 70c, $1.40. Liniment The Landlord Will Soon Hang the "For Rent" Sign Over the Door Because the D. & M. Will Positively Quit Business in Omaha Every Garment Goes at a Traction of iti True Worth Saturday COME PREPARED FOR SEAL BARQAIN8 Unmtrlctcd Choice Suit or O'Coat in Regardless of former worth Slaughtering Prices on Dunlap S hoes $550 and s7oo 20o Cotton Sox; q I per pair C ES5rZJtr..:...$2.4S Pura Silk Qn V Hose; pilr ... JJC j ' Extra quality Dreit Shirts, Biu Brummel and Arrow Brands, 98c, $1.49 ,nd $1.98 Dress Caps with or without ear laps 48c, 79c, 98c ,nd $1.29 flannel Shirts, good quality; rf 4 q 13.00 values, priced at 1.4a7 Wool Flannel 8hirts; M.00 vsIum; jrlced sxceptlonally low at DISAPPEARED Several of our customer fully paid for. ' Player Pianos Pianos Phonographs These instruments will be aold at once for the balance due ua. Some of them are nearly new, some are nearly paid for. Balance can be paid on very easy weekly or monthly ';:. ' paymenta. Call at once and jsecure one of these extraordinary bargains. XHACHEJR PIANOS C. " Baldwin Line of Pianos - - - : 1824 Douglas Street Phone Jackson 3066 ' ; Mailonic Temple Bldg. A Set Free With Every Sale Totaling $25.00 You'll want one; your neighbors will want one. Come &4 yours. Supply the garment fa Sale affords the most wonderful bargains of 1921. Overwhelming Valued for v in this stupendous Year Just one more week of this sensational value-giving. '. Grasp this oppor-' tunity to save. Supply your every clothes need. Our generous credit terms make the payment easy. . ; -f . Women's and Misses' Winter Coats Normandie ' Velour ' Coats up to $35 '. Coats $1085 Plushes Mochatez Coats up to $55 28i Coats T Tq Vrktir CYoAtt" Dres3 up for Christmas. Get that new suit yC 1 UUl VxfCtlCC or coat. A small payment down is all we ask. The balance can be cared for on terms to suit your convenience. of Any s the House go la two lots jS5o Lisle Hom; 1 ft- C Fiber SUM A A I I per pair IvC I I Host; pair ... J " $4.95?.'a"-v:......47c, 79 c, 98c Arrow Soft 1ft. j f Flno Wool AQ Collsrs; sieh.. 16C I Ciihmn Hn40C I 11.25 and $1.50 Silk Knit TIssJ a beautl- ?Q- ' ful rang, of patt.rns, go at OtC Leather Lined Vests, with leather frA AO ileeves; special price J)t'sv0 Extra Heavy Blue Chambray Work JO ' Shlrti; all siie DOC Extra H.avy Union Made 220 weight blue QQ ' Denim Overalls and Jackets iOC Fleece Lined; Ribbed and Wool Ribbed Union Suits. . 98c, $1.49 $1.98 $2.98 4f CLOTHES " SHOP 1312 Faruain street have disappeared, leaving . .".,. During This Store-Wide Year-End Clearance . we are giving away absolutely free 5,000Cut Glass Water Sets needs of the entire family. End. j' j,Men's jahd Yourigr Men' Bolivia Veldyne Values to $35.00 , Year-End Price up to $45 23 18? -23 Pom Pom ' Chamo Values to $49.50 , Year-End Price up to $65 $34i $28 1417 Douglas Street.' Men's Pants per pair -$1.45 t $4.95 instruments that were not down Saturday and get This gigantic Year-End Saturday v;,. , . - . ale and U coats Values to $39.50 K Year-End Price ! Values to $59.50 . Year-End Price $33 is 1 .1 WHr (I at . 0