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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1922)
Weather Survey of U. S. Made in Hour, Says Robins m Secrets of Forecasting Given by M. \. Kobins at Meet ing of Engineers—Illu sions Destroyed. The Americun Association of En gineers henrd at their meeting Tues day night at the Chamber of Commerce the secrets of the weather man, t;e v to led by the local forecaster, M. V, Robins, who explnned the value of apidlrd meteorology and climatology to the farmer, the fruit grower, the tobacco grower, to shipping ami espe cially to the army and navy. "There are 240 meteorological sta tions In this country and by means of these the weather burenu makes a general survey of the country every 12 hours." he said. "It Is ns accurate as If a man could actually gel a birds eye view of the whole United Ntntes. "At 7:45. morning and evening, these observations ah- made and tel egraphed In cipher to the central of fice. Maps are immediately construct ed from the data received and we sometimes get the full report from the entire country an hour after the observations were taken. In addition to this there are 125 climatological report"TB in Nebraska alone.” Mr. Robins destroyed a number of popular illusions, such as "red sky nt night, sailor's delight " When ques tloned as to the accuracy of the al manac. he laughed. "It Is founded on the scientific fact that It Is colder In January than In July." he com mented. Hla liertrers also learned that the weather map is no picture puzzle when you know what the isotherms and tsolmrs mean, and were instruct ed in the significance of the arrows, circles and other cryptic signs which dot Its surface. After his talk Mr. Robins thok the audience over to his office • In the Federal building where they were allowed to Invest! gate his barometer, thermometer and other Implements and insignia. 100 Killed and Injured in Explosion in Cuba Havana, Cuba. Dec. 13.—(By A. F.) —One hundred workmen were killed or injured yesterday In a boiler explo sion which wrecked the Kstrella sugar thill, near Camajtuay. "Thirteen bodies had been recovered j Up to p. m. yesterday and 40 injured person* were being cared for in 1 Ca maguey. Most of the victims are Spaniards. ' 'Main Floor The Blouse Event of the Season blouses on Sale .'.' ^rting Thursday *AU Materials All Styles All Colors. $9.75 KODAKS | And many articles in our I stock will solv* t\e g ft problem. p v Crr» ' r*-d Se«'e The Robert Dempster Co. . !| M- --.mm Hod k to. | i I 1813 Farnsm Street. | Branch 308 South 15th Streat. | -WOOD® Missouri's Best Phone Atlantic 2700 Sunderland Bros. Co. ■ * ■ nl 9 JANUARY Hats, Sweaters, Skirts CLEARANCE * Janaary Price* Now 3fc4 B^p, 1812 Farnam I v _ — y EXTRAORDINARY Dress Sale Thursday Far details read our advertisement on Julius Otkin 1512 Douglas Street i SAVE 25 to 50% on Any Kind of Typewriter : We sell all kinds, guar antee them to give 100% I service and back up our words with action. JUI-Makes Typewriter Co. 208 South 18th Street ....II PISOS Father of 10 Loses Hand; Gets $41,000 A Chicago Jury awarded *41,000 to Clinton F. Anderson of ttrand Rapids, shown here with his wife and 10 children, for the loss of his left hand through an accident alleged to have been the fault of the Pere Marquette railroad. 's • Anderson, ns a brakeman, was on top of a car and seized a brake which was declared defective, causing him to fall to the ground and resulting in the amputation of his hand. _ Medic Men Fear Heresy in Ranks J Report That Candidate * Ip Practicing Tabooed The ory Causes Furore. Reports that a candidate for office in the Douglas County Medical asso elation lind endorsed and is practicing the teachings of Dr. Abrams of Pan Francisco—tabooed by the more "regu lar" members of the profession—furn ished a lively undercurrent at the as sociation's annual meeting at the Uni versity elub Tuesday evening. Dr Abrams professes to be able to diagnose the ailment of any Individual by a test applied mechanically to a i blood sample. "AVhy, this man has an Abrams . machine In bis office," was the pre- , election whisper. "Dirty politics,” was the answer i from the other side. The latter won. Officers elected were: Dr. J. M. Pat ton, president: Dr. G. W. Dlshong, vice president; Dr. Roy A. Dodge, sec -^etary treasurer (re-elected). Following the election, members of the society heard an address by Dr. R. E. Farr of Minneapolis on "Docal Anaesthesia." New Japanese Ambassador to Ameriea Is Announced Tokio, Dec. 13.—The Japanese cab inet yesterday announced that Vice Foreign Minister Han'hnra will lie appointed ambassador to the United Stales, succeeding Anibassadoi Shide hara. Mr. Ilunihara was a member of the Japanese delegation to the Washington d'ssrmamcnt conference Mr. Shidehara is in Japan on leave of absence because of ill health. Consolidation of Army and Navy Is Urged Washington. Dec 13.—Consolidation of the War and Navy department in n department of national defense de signed to function under a cabinet manner, with assistants in charge of the army and navy, respectively, has been def nitely recommended to Rresi dent Harding by Walter F. Drown. head of the commission appointed to prepare a plan of governmental reor ganization. The president is giving serious con sideration to this and other recom mendations submitted by Brown and may lay them before congress within a week or two, accompanied by a spe cial message expressing the opinion of the administration on each of the changes suggested. Honeymoon Ends Fatally. Beloit, Wis., Dec. 13.—The honey rtnjpn tour of Mr. and Mrs. Stevan Brown ended disastrously when the car, driven by Brown, overturned in a ditch on the outskirts of Durand. A broken steering gear caused the crash. Mrs. Brown's neck was broken, and she died almost instant ly. The Browns had been married less than a week. $15.00—$19.50—$24.75 Are the bargain prices for dresses nf tually worth up to $45.00. For detai tee our advertisement on page 6. 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Origin of the tire which gutted the Woolworth building at Fourth street and Broadway In CouniMl Bluffs early yesterday morning remained undeter mined last night Damages at the fire have been esti mated at near $100,000. Theory that the flames started from an attempt of yeggmen lo blow two safes in flio Woolworth 5 and 10-cent store in the building was broken down yesterday morning when William F Walton, manager found the safes in tact, with valuables and money un harmed. The fire was discovered shortly aftei 11:30 Tuesday night by Police Sergt Jack Dempster while away from his desk for his midnight lunch hour. He noticed smoke pouring from the build ing when lie crossed Main street at Broadway, and after an investigation turned in an alarm. Omaha Gives Aid. Every fireman and every available piece of fire fighting apparatus in Council Bluffs, as well as the com pany from the Omaha lire station at Eleventli and Dodge streets, battled the flames until after 4 yesterday morning. A $20,000 stock of Christmas goods In the store was consumed. The building was gutted, the roof caved in and the front wall leveled. Efforts of the firemen were con lined fur liours to halting the flames from spreading to frnme build ngs • Immediately In the vicinity and In the heart of the business district of the town. Smoke enrly tilled the Bluffs branch of the A. llospe company, next door west, and pianos, talking machines ; and office fixtures were moved to the sidewalk. Bart of the jewelery stock ' of George Gpruer. second door west, also was removed, and automobiles In the Central garage, on the alley j in the rear of the dime store, were run out. Flames Spread. The flames spread severul times to both the Hospe building and the garage, but were extinguished each 1 time. Water is in the basements of almost all the buildings in the tucin Ity. The front wall of the four-story Woolworth building fell out into the street at 4 a. m. Six firemen, playing a three-stream nuzzle over the fire, beard the rumble as the wall tottered and fled backwards Just in time to j escape being buried in the debris. The giant nozzle, under the terrific i force of the water, broke from their control and knocked down several of j the men. Firemen at work on the fire escape on the east wall were ordered down ! by Chief Cotter when It seemed the rear wall, too, would cave in. Landmark of City. The Woolworth building was erected in 1879 and was a landmark of thu ' city. It first was two buildings, own j ed by Mayor Ixiuis Zurmuehlen and ; Fred Empkie. but later was remodel- I ed for the dime store, the middle wall being removed on the first floor but 1 remaining in the upper stories Absence of the high wind which , has been sweeping the Bluffs for sev eral nights materially aided the fire men. although the bitter winter cold froze much of the water played on the . flames. Empkie and Zurtnuehlen estimate the loss to the building nt $50,000, with $15,000 Insurance on their half. Owners of adjacent property com mended the Muffs firemen for their ef ficient work In stopping the flames from spreading to the rest of the block. , Hundreds of spectators braved the chill winter night to watch the spec tacular battle of the fire fighters. Prairie Oil Increases Stock. Independence, Kan., Dec. 13.— .Stockholders of the Prairie Oil and das company nt their annual meeting yesterday ratified capital stock In crease of 200 per cent payable to stock holders of record December 20. “Why did you shoot your husband?”asked the Judge:“Poisons is so uncertain,” said Cordelia.“NotGuilty,” said the Jury. Read Ring Lardner’s amus ing one act {area in JANUARY (osinopolitan at newsstands COAL! 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