Jews’ Arinv Parallel of Irish Force Half Million Trained Men First Protective Force Since Hiblical Days. Isrndon, Dec. 20.—For tlie first time since the days recorded in the Bible, the Jews have a large army, capable of protecting the lives and interests of their nationals in Russia. The army began in secret a year ago and in many respects parallels Michael Collins’ army before free state days. The Jewish defense army has grown until it approximates 500,000 strong It is will equipped with rifles and ma chine guns Branches of It exist in every city of the Ukrainian republic, having Jewisft population. These astonishing facts were es tablished by correspondents on a trip from Odessa to Moscow. A large number exists in Ukraine. In Kieve the secret was not so carefully kept and in smaller cities tho activities of the secret Jewish army are openly seen, livery man from IS to 50 is enrolled, giving it a total of 500,000 bayonets, but the younger members number at least 100,000, Hailed Massacres. The organization ot tho Jewish army was caused by the continuation of massacres in southern Russia, which surpassed anything ever known during the year’s time, and which did not end with tho soviet dictatorship. Ukrainian Jews today are living In tho same fear of pogroms as during tho days of Denlken and I’etlura. Kvl deneo of tho Poles supplying money and munitions to overthrow the Rus sian soviets was another reason tor the formation of the secret army, in asmuch as all these bands, using arms from across the Polish borders, continued tho massacres which Pet lura's hands began. When not engaged in big actions with enemies, detachments of the Jewish army are systematically re claiming villages and parts of cities where their people were massacred and deprived of their belongings. Throughout the journey from Khar kov to Odessa hundreds of stories were heard of this continuous action and some of the results seen. Spalla Has Grown. In a town called Spalla. for instance, the Jewish volunteer army, well armed, engaged 1n guerilla warfare with a band of several hundred ban dits, which ended with the Jews en tering the town. Several thousand residents, who escaped a series of mas sacres two or three years ago began streaming back from all parts of Rus sia and Routnania. Today, Spilla has a. larger population that it had beforo the war. In cities with a majority of Jewish population, this army, although re fraining from taking up governmental «ontrol or in any other way mani festing its power, is actually the su premo force, lu the villages they are continually on guard because when ever heavy taxation is placed on the peasants numerous peasant sons join small bandit organizations for the purpose of attacking the villages and making the villagers bear their taxa tion. In order to protect the villages, the Jewish army has built up a big courier system. The existence of the Jewish army continues with great difficulty owing to the complicated situation in Ukraine and the fact that the soviets look up on it such as Great Britain looked up op Michael Collins' Irish army. Founded I5y Zionists. To begin with, the Jewish army was founded by young Zionists groups and therefore had religious ns well as racial significance. This was in compatible with the soviets’ plan to stamp out religious organization ev erywhere. On the other hand the soviets realized tiiat the new forces were useful in dealing with banditry, which had reached dangerous heights under Macho and Petlura. and endan gered the soviet rule in southern Russia. The government continually sought to check the movement. Even lead ing communists of Jewish origin, who in adopting the communist formula renounce their religion in favor of atheism or materialism, have bitter ly opposed the Jewish army and evrn today, when the army has become a great force, its future remains pre cat ions. However, the array leaders declare' it will resist any oppressive measures. Business Records Broken at Two Department Stores Evidence of the ever-increasing: prosperity of the community is re flected by the record-breaking busi ness transacted in dowtown stores and by extraordinary heavy postal re ceipts. Both Brandels and Burgess-Xash of ficials stated that the stores did more i business last Saturday than on any tme day before In their history. Prac tically every store reported heavy sales for last week. Hearing on Telephone Rates Begun in Federal Court Hearing on the request of the North western Bell Telephone company for an Injunction restraining the state rail way commission from making new rates effective January 1, started be fore three federal judges in the fed eral building shortly before noon yes terday. Orders for Omaha Goods Received From Philippines Fame of Omaha goods has traveled to the Philippine islands. A message to the bureau of publicity of the Oma ha Chamber of Commerce from an Omaha firm stated that on December 0, 26 communications were received from the Philippines and among them were 16 orders for Omaha goods. Man Fined for Drunkenness When He Reports Gar Stolen William Richardson, tailor. 2704 Cuming street, telephoned police that his automobile had been stolen. De tectives Buglewicz and Cich went to Investigate and brought back Richard son, who was fined 110 on a charge of intoxication. Police said he sold his vtr and then forgot about iW ■ jeweler Slugged, Robbed by Bandit I’. Q. Haines, j«-wider, who was slugged in his store, 2238 Fa mam street, Tuesday night. The robber took $20 from the cash register, overlook ing diarnons and jewelry worth thou sands of dollars. — Many amateurs are experimenting I at present with various forms of storage B batteries with more or less success, but the average amateur has no means of recharging such batteries and sulphuric add solution in open jars or test tubes is a somewhat dan gerous nuisance. Modification of the old Leclanche cell gives good results and it is easily anti cheaply built, can be renewed for a few cents and the solution is not nearly as destructive as sulphuric acid. The materials required are 20 or more (depending on voltage required) one-inch test tubes, 20 pieces of zinc rod one-quarter inch by four inches, 20 carbons from an old B battery, a cigar box and a broken storage battery jar. Cut holes through the lid of the cigar box for the tost tubes to fit Into. Cut the battery jar into strips one-half inch by five Inches. Place a strip of this between each carbon and a zinc with a rubber band around top and another around bottom to hold them together. Put one of these sets in each test tube. Solder wires from (lie zinc of one cell to the car bon of the next, connecting ail the cells in series. The cal'lion terminal is positive and zinc and negative. Make a solution of two ounces of sal ammoniac in one pint of water. Fill each cell with this solution and add a drop or two of oil on the surface of each to prevent evaporation. This battery will not give quite as high voltago as the same number of dry cells, but there is no limit to the number of cells you may connect in series. When the battery gels weak add more sal ammoniac to each cell. Zincs should last six months and carbons indefinitely. Woman Struck by Taxi Dies m Hospital Mis. K. Jenicki, 4812 Leavenworth Ftieot, who was struck by a taxi of the Y» Ilow Cab company, ai tiie inter section of Sixteenth anil Fa mam streets on December 16, ilieil at 1:30 yesterday morning at Lord Lister hos pital. The cab was driven by Frank Wil liams, 320 South Twenty-sixth street. Ilis arrest was ordered yesterday l y Police Captain McDonald. Mrs. Jenicki and a friend, Mrs. Freeman, 2402 Cass street, were crossing Farnam street from the easj when tiie former was struck by the cab coming north on Sixteenth street. Mrs. Jenicki’s chest was crushed and she suffered Severe lacerations of the head. She was taken to Lord Lis ter hospital. Man Suspected of Shooting Girl Kill* Self as Cops Come N'ew York. Dec. 20.—Confronted by detectives searching for the man who last night shot and probably fatally wounded Lola Toro, 17, Urbano Mi randa, a goldsmith from Porto Rico, turned a gun on himself, dying in statly. The first shooting occurred at (he girl's home in Hast 109th street, where, according to tier sister, Miran da called to ask the girl lo marry him. Miss Toro's sister accompaied de tectives to Miranda's home nearby, where he lived with his mother. He invited the visitors in. learned they sought him then, while his mother entertained them, slipped behind a portiere and shot himself through the head. Hearing Will He Held on Johnson Extradition Lincoln, Dec. 20.—William Perry Johnson of Linoln has declined to go back to Quiny, 111., on a charge of wife abandonment and a hearing will he held before Acting Governor P. A. Barrows tomorrow, on the question of issuing an extradition warrant. The j charge was preferred by Mrs. Helen I Mary Johnson i f Quincy, 111., who ! claims that her husband borrowed $52 of her, bought $18 worth of shoes and then came to Lincoln and refused to j support her. Road Conditions (Furnished by the Omaha Auto Club.) Lincoln highway, east: Hoads good. Lincoln highway, west: Roada good. O. L. 1>.: Roada good. Meridian highway: Roads good. Cnmhusker highway: Roads good. Highland Cutoff: Roads good. S V. A.: Roads good. Black Hills Trail: Road closed north of Benson duo to paving. In leaving Omaha go west on Dodge street to Fifty-second, thence north to Maple, theme west to two miles beyond* the city limits, thence north to Black Hills Trail Washington highway: Roads good. Omaha-Topeka highway: Roads good. Omaha-Tu'sn highway: Roada good. King of Trails, north: Roada good. King of Trails, south: Roads good. River to River road: Roads good. White-Way "i” highway: Roads good. L U. ▲. bhortline: good. Omaha in Grip of Desperate Wave of Crime Oil Station Manager Shot Re sisting Holdup—Jeweler Slugged—Boot Shop Owner Robbed. A crime wave broke loose in Oma ha Tuesday night, and yesterday j morning the entire detective force was sent scurrying to all parts of the city 1 looking for clues on a series of desper ate holdmi* and shootings. Edward Stone, manager of the Shaefer Oil Filling station. Six teenth and Pinkney streets, was shot twice by a bandit as be was I closing the station at 6:30 Tuesday | evening. He is in a critical condi tion at Immanuel hospital. B. Q. Haines, jeweler, at Twen ty-fourth and Fa mam streets, was slugged by a holdup man at 8 Tues day night and robbed of $20 which was in the cash register. * Sam Friedman of the Friedman boot shop, 1510 Nortli Twenty fourth street, and his nephew, Nathan Wolk, 9, were held up at the point of a gun and Friedman was forced to remove and hand to the bandit about $S0 from his cash register. Sophie Ban, 14, awoke in her home, 804 North Eighteenth street, at 1:30 a. m. yesterday and routed a burglar whom she found standing by her lied. Hoy Watches Holdup. Stone had emerged from his filling station when the unmasked bandit accosted him. Kenyon Hughes, son of the proprie tor of the Hughes grocery store, stood i in the store window and watched the holdup. The bandit Hred almost im mediately after Stone stepped from the door, young Hughes said. Stone staggered as far as the gro ci ry store. Ho still elutchVd the bag of money, the day's receipts at the tilling station. They totaled between $50 and $100, according to Stone's brother, Harry 1>. Stone, 2902 North Seventeenth street. The bandit lied qulclfly after firing two shots, according to young Hughes. A few minutes later a large touring car was seen to emerge rapidly from an alley across the street from the filling station and dash westward to Florence boulevard, where it was lost In the heavy traffic of motors. Fighting Chance, Stone, wiio is 53 years old and a ! bachelor, is a graduate of tho old Omaha Medical college, but never has practiced medicine In Omaha. His father was Dr. M. W. Stone. Taken to the ofierating table at Im manuel hospital, S£one was found to have received 17 perforations In his lower Intestines. The bullets were not removed. He is said to have a fight , ing chance for recovery. Detectives Haney, Walker. Lickert and Treglia worked yesterday on clues to the idenlty of the man who slugged R. I. Haines in his jewelry store, 223S Kamam street, and stole $20 from the cash register. The man evidently became terrified after slugging the jeweler into uncon sciousness. Though valuable jewelry was all around him, all he took was $20 from the cash register. Gems All Around. On the ledge of a showcase lay a platinum wrist watch worth $300. Right under this in a drawer partly open were diamonds worth more than $1,500, which the thief could have had by scooping them up. Many val uable rings and pins set with precious stones were In the showcases. No body was in the store. Haines was at work in his store when a tall man entered. The man asked. "Is that pin finished?” "What is the name?” asked the jeweler. “Snyder,” said the stranger. As Haines walked toward the safe in the rear end of the store the man slipped up behind him and slugged him. Fifteen minutes later Haines was found lying on tHo floor by ('. A. El sasser, 2010 Elm street. He called Ray Cutler, who was passing, and Cutler notified police. Haines was able to be at work yesterday morning. "Help Yourself.” Just seven years to the day, and almost to the hour, since he had been held up and shot, Sam Fried man of the Friedman boot shop again faced an unmasked bandit and a loaded gun at 7:30 Tuesday night. "Get your money ready,"#was the ferocious manner in which the bandit announced himself. "Go ahead and help yourself." re torted Friedman. Friedman’s 9-year-old nephew, Na than Wolk, started to run through a door into the back part of the store, whore there was a telephone. "Come on back, where I can see you, son,” ordered the bandit, display ing his small revolver. "I want you to open the register," he added, glar ing at Friedman. liandlts Gels $80. Friedman did. The man departed with about $80. after ordering Friedman and his nephew Into the basement. "Just seven years ago December 19, I was helil up in my store at 211 South Fourteenth street,” said Fried man this morning. "That holdup hap pened about an hour later than the one last night, though. That time 1 got shot in the wrist. I thought the man was joking, but this time 1 took no chances. The other time the man left without the money: this time he took it. But this time 1 didn’t get shot.” Physician Takes Depositions in Big Damage Suit Former Ogallala Doctor, Freed of Drunkenness Charge, Suing Four Complain ants for $100,000. Lincoln, Dec. 20.—(Special.)—Dr. E. P. Murdock, formerly of Ogallala, now of Alliance, by his attorney, Her bert Baird of Lincoln, took depositions Tuesday in his $100,000 damage suit against the former sheriff and two county commissioners of Keith coun ty. The depositions of Secretary An t!»s and the department of public welfare and of D. F. Fulton of Lin coln were taken, Mr. Antles was questioned to get into the record the complaints filed with him charging Dr. Murdock with drunkenness and other offenses, and asking that his license as a physician bo revoked. Mr. Felton was asked to Identify signatures of the complainants, Eu gene Beall, formerly sheriff of Keith county, and W. H. Shireman and S. C. Peterson, both count#v commission ers. and Grover Kodman. Each of these is defendant in a separate $25,- j 000 damage suit. The medical examining board and Secretary Antles found that Dr. Mur dock was not guilty of habitual drunk enness and dismissed the complaints and declined to revoke the physician’s | license. Dr. Murdock later began j action In the Keith county district | court against the complainants. The I suit will come up for trial In Janu ary. Beatrice Man Is Killed When Run Over by Tractor Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 20.—W. E. Bulla, 38, a farmer living four miles e;rst of Beatrice, was killed on the I Golden Rod highway, near the city j limits last night, when he was run down by a tractor. Rulla was walking at the side of the tractor, which was being driven by Martin Richardson, Beatrice. The victim in some man ner stumbled and fell under the wheels In the darkness. He leaves a | wife and two small children. Reserve Board Is More Liberal With Farm Paper Yields to Farm Bloc Pressure —New Ruling Will Prove Big Benefit to Co-Op erative Associations. By GKORGK F. Al'TIHKK IViimIiInjtton t'orrr-pomlrnt llnuilm lice. Washington, Dec. 20.—The Federal Reserve board yesterday announced a new policy of more liberal acceptance of farm paper, signalizing yielding to farm bloc pressure. The new regula tion follows the recommendations made by the National Co-Operative ns sociation at its recent Washington meeting and is aimed to encourage co-operative marketing. Ttie board announcement makes eli gible for purchase by Federal Reserve banks on the open market bankers’ acceptances with maturities up to six months which are drawn by growers or co-operative marketing associations to finance orderly marketing of non perishable readily marketable staple agricultural products when secured by warehouse receipts covering such products. Ollier Bills Pending. Bills are now pending in congress, one by Senator Capper and the other by Representative McFadden, republi can, Pennsylvania, making farm notes eligible for rediscount up to nine months maturity. Members of the hoard declare the new ruling will not have any material ; effect on general business, hut will greatly encourage the co-operutivt movement. Tlie board will Continue to distin guish between co-operative associa tions which aim to sell the goods to consumers directly and those which I propose to hold back their commodi ties for speculative purposes. Under the ruling, if a grower de , sires to borrow directly on Ills crop lie may draw a draft on the co-oper ative association at the time he de ; livers his crop, the association accept ing it. Ho can discount the draft at ills local bank, which, under the 1 board's ruling, may rediscount it at a federal reserve bank as agricultural paper with a maturity up to six months. Kules for Associations. If the association itself wishes to borrow directly from a bank in order to make payments to the growers who are its members. Its notes are eligi ble for rediscount. This paper, how ever, will continue to be regarded as commercial rather than agricultural, and limited to 90 days' maturity. Tho AtcFadden and Cupper bills would remedy tills and their passage will give still further relief to holders of this kind of maturity. "This ruling,” the board says, "has rightly been regarded as a very liberal one and will greatly facilitate tho op eration of eo-operativo associations— in fact, has already done so. It Is based upon the principle, long recog ized by the board, ttmt the carrying of agricultural products for such peri ods as are reasonably necessary in order to accomplish orderly market ing, is a legitimate and necessary step incident to a normal distribu tion." Towa Bootlegging Bing Broken Up by U. S. Agents Minneapolis. Alien., Dec. 20.—Pro hibition agents who returned to Attn- j neapolis last night from Granite, la., declared they had broken up a boot legging ring Which has been supply ing most of the liquor trade In north western Iowa and around Sioux Falls, S. D. Driver Discharged. A. 1\ Schuelzke of Council Bluffs was discharged in central police court yesterday. Ho was arrested and charged with reckless driving after his automobile ran down u child Oc tober 23. 0 AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Genuine FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Small Egg Size PER TON $11.00 DELIVERED CONSUMERS COAL & SUPPLY CO. “DEALERS IN GOOD COAL" AT 9146 OUR NEW NUMBER AT 9146 Future Transactions of Livestock Exchange "There Is no worrying over the livestock situation around Hianchard, la.," sai.l la \V. Henley of tho place, who was a visitor at the Omaha stock yards yesterday, looking over the market. Continuing, Mr. Henley said, “I am planning on purchasing a bunch of feeders ns I have a large supply of corn on hand and hope to feed it with tho view i f getting more for it in livestock than 1 can sel! it for among my neighbors, who ate paying high for their corn. "Most of tho livestock shipped t<» Omaha from I’aigo count y I Ills sea son has paid out welt and most of the livestock raisers who h ive live stock on feed, are , ;.ting better prices." Not only the top price of the day for heavy cattle, but tho highest price received for some tint •. was paid to John Keesotn of 1 termer at the local stockyards for a l a ! of nicely fattened, high quality llercfords, that averaged 1.333 pounds. Mr. Iteesom said his cattle were on feed rather longer than usual, having been in the feed lots for sev en months, but he said lie was quite satisfied at .he price of $10.20 C hundred. Two loads of polled Durham year lings were brought to tho local mar ket yesterday by James 8. t'arse .f Carson, In. There were in the slil|> rnent 31) head, averaging 890 pounds, and because of tlirir lack of finish, they were sold for $9.80 a iendred. "It is too expensive to raise cat tle on high pric. ,1 land," said Mr. Carse. "Hay is hard to get and corn Is selling for a bushel. Tin • • are ' more cattle on feed around Carson than there is feed, and if a farmer hasn't a few acres of land for pas ture, he stands a chance of losing by raising cattle. ' --' All Winter Hats CLEARANCE SALE January Prices Now Electrical Devices Will Please $i.oO Empress 6-lb. Electric Sad Iron .$3.75 Edison 6-lb. Electric Sad Iron for ... .$4.75' American Beauty 6-lb. Elec Hot Point 6-lb. Electric Sad Iron for.$6.50 i'niversal 6-lb. Electric Sad Iron for.$6.50 trie Sad Iron ....$7.25 Iliinrraciit Open Every Evening Until Christmas The Entire Store Ready Stocks Replenished 3 Days Left 3000 Pairs of Felt Slippers In a Gift Sale Thursday Women’s Felt Slippers, per pair .. .$1.00 Children’s Kelt Slippers. per pair. $1.00 Men's Hath Slippers, per pair. $1.00 Women's Wool Felt Slip pers, .75 value. .$1.19 Men's Leather Slippers, Men's Komeo or Everett All Leather Slippers. $3.50 anti $1.50 values Handkerchiefs Always Acceptable Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, three In box for.25* Ladles’ Handkerchiefs, three In box for . 39* Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, three In box, at. .50* Ladies' Handkerchiefs, three in box. at . 75* Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, three in box, at .$1.00 Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, three in box, all linen, at.$1.25 - Ladies' All Linen Handkerchiefs with embroidered corners, each 25*. 35^. 50*. 75* and $1 i New Sport Handkerchiefs of fine linen, beautifully made by hand —each.$1.00 and $1.75 ' Men's All Linen Handkerchiefs eac h.25*. 30* and 50* I Art NeedleWork Stamped Pillow raxes to be em broidered, simple designs, scal loped and hemstitched "J Q —$1.50 to $1.75 value tJJ-I-.Xl/ Santa Claus Expects Thousands to Visit Him In Toyland—Thursday Do not delay your selections any longer. Onlythree precious days left. 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M. ^== Customer Felt Top Card Tables A Felt Top Collapsible lard Table—Size 23x29. Will make a nice Christmas gift. Furniture Department Buy Your Xmas Groceries for Cash Extra Fancy Steak Salmon, 1-lb. can .. .. .25*1 Argo Corn Starch. 1-pound pkg.. 7*: 4 for.25* Yellowstone Early June Peas, per can... ....18* 2 cans for.35* Van Camp's Tomato Soup, 3 cans for.25* (teat 'Em All Soap. Hi bars for .35* Extra Fancy Sugar Corn. 3 cans for .25* Blackberries or Eoganber , ries. can ... .28* | " 4 cans for . • .#1.00 1 Large can Fancy Apricots in syrup, can .0tte 4 cans (or .01.00 Hand Picked N'avy Beans, per lb.8^ 4 lbs. for . :iO<* Hayden's Diamond H Flour, 48-lb. sack.01.75 llnydeii'* Health Flour, 48-lh. snek 81.85 I'F 4 AMI < OFFFi: HF.I’T. Where finality Fxeells Hayden's Famous Santos per lb..05# 4 lbs. for.90£ Excello Elend Coffee, per lb. 30£ 3*6 lbs. for. 91.00 Our Special Ankola Coffee, per lb.-IOC 2 lbs, for ... .75c Breakfast Cocoa, 3 lbs. for . 25C rm i ts Fancy Grape Fruit, each . . 5<* Fancy Lemons, doz...35C Fancy Navel Oranges, 38# Fancy Ripe Bananas, per dozen.£9# Market Sales for Thursday Quality Meats, Poultry and Oysters mg Pork Chops, lb.15<* Milk Veal Chops, lb. Choice Round or Sirloin Steak, per lb.•.. 1 7'itd Pig Spareribs, lb.12H£ Armour's Narrow Lean Breakfast Bacon, per lb.2912<^ Fancy Summer Sausage_20c1 Choice Tub Creamcrv Butter, P< r lb.1G£ Guaranteed Eggs, doz.27c Fancy Full Cream Cheese.. 30c Nucoa Nut Margarine.., 23C