•Suicide Averts
Bootleg Career
for Aged Man
—%
Down and Outer Ends Own
Life ith Bullet in Temple
Bather Than Pursue
Life of Crime.
Ill of health and broken in spirit,
William E. Hart, 51, Paxton hotel,
faced the prospect of making Christ
mas the beginning of a career as a
bootlegger, but ha didn't.
Jogeph Nieman. patrolman, slip
ping from door of business houses in
the dark of 6 Sunday morning, stum
bled over the body of a man who
had died from a bullet wound in the
light temple and still clutched the
weapon in his hand. It was Hart,
who had chosen the doorway of 1214
Fa mam street for bin death scene,
preferrinfg not to create a muss in |
his room at the hotel.
"I could be worth $200,000 to $300,
000," Hart stated in a letter he left
addressed to Hutch Marchlck. David
City, Neb., "if 1 had my health, but
it's too late now. Foj 30 years I have
feared, and I know I am taking the
worst of it. I could go to double
crdsaing. bootlegging, but I would
rather end it all than do that kind
of work.
Could Have Horrnwrd Money.
"I know a few hundred people I |
»c..uUl borrow money of. You have a
banker in David City who said if 1
was short lie would lend me money |
and take my note. That is what I
call a good fellow. A good fellow is
a damn fool. 1 ought to know. I have
been culled that tor. 30 years, but not
since 1 lost my health."
Police said they found a pawn
ticket indicating Hart had pawned
clothing and jewelry recently. He
had been a guest at the Paxton hotel
about five weeks and prior to that
had been In a hospital in David City.
In his letter he asked that the hos
pital staff be thanked for its kind
ness to him.
He also pleaded that Marchlck
write a letter to his mother, Jane
Hart, (ilrard. 111., stating that her
son had suffered an attack of illness
and that the next day another letter
be sent, informing her he had sud
denly and unexpecdly died.
To Send Hotly Home.
Whatever lutin attaches to the,sui
cide will not be spared his mother,
however. The body was delivered to
tlie Crane Mortuary company, which
will send the body to Girard for
burial. Hart's letter willed his per
sonal effects to Marchlck, but about
all detectives could find was a knife,
a comb, a billfold, two coins and tho
revolved with which he slew himself.
Fascisti Movement
in Mexico Growing
Mexico City. Dec. 24 —(By A, P>—
’The fascisti movement which at its
riftooeption In Japala several months
ngo, was ridiculed as of no impor
tance, has made such rapid strides
during the past fe<$ weeks that high
government officials now are recog
nizing it as a political factor to be
reckoned with in the near future.
Reports from various cities of
clashes in which the fascisti have
taken part against the radicals. Indi
cate that the movement is gaining
impetus.
President Obregon said recently
there could be no fascism in Mexico
because It was a movement against
bolshevism and bolshevism did not ex
ist in Mexico.
Scientists Will Discuss
Secrets of Man and Nature
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 24.—Secrets
of nature and of man divulged by the
most recent Scientific investigations,
will be discussed at a gathering of
2.000 scientists fronj all parts of the
United states and Canada here this
week. The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Harvard university
will act as joint hosts to the members
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science at its annual
meeting opening on Tuesday evening.
Men eminent ns specialists In many
fields will deliver addresses und the
delegates will give their views on a
wide range of subjects at the general
lnetlngs of the association and before
tlie 15 sections into which the 42 af
filiated societies have been divided.
Obregon Would Release
All Rebel Prisoners
Mexico City. Dec. 24.—(By A. P.)—
A request that amnesty he granted all
rebel prisoners, including those al
ready sentenced and those awaiting
trial, was contained in a bill sent to
the chamber of deputies by President
Obregon. The president urged Imme
diate passage of the measure so that
it might become effective January 1.
The president assured the chamber
of deputies that its introduction is
prompted by the knowledge that all
-Mexico is at peace and that the release
of the rebel prisoners will not disrupt
national order.
Engineer Is Killed When
Brakes on Train Freeze
Denver, Dec. 24.—Hoy Watkins, en
gineer of a Denver & Salt I>ake rail
toad freight trnln, was killed when,
the airbrakes on his locomotive be
came frozen and the train was wreck
ed after running wild for more than
a mile near the top of the continental
divide, according to officials of the
load here.
_
W niters Form Soup Bowl
Brigade to Battle Fire ■
That Rases Toy Village
New York, Dec. 24—Sparks from
a toy electric train laid waste
a whole toy village and caused the
temporary blocking of Broadway,
. . ich surged with Christmas sliop
*l*r8.
The fire occurred in the window of
a restaurant at Broadway and Klrty
seventh street where the toy village
and railway had been laid out to at
tract Christmas patronage.
Waiters organized a soup bowl fire
brigade and battled with the flames
until the fire department arrived.
Police reserves were called out to
handle the crowd)
In accordance with cus
tom, no edition of The Eve
ning Bee will be published
today, Christmas Day.
Subscribers to The Eve
ning Bee ‘ will be served
with The Morning Bee.
Advertisements, includ
ing want ads, will be re
ceived at the Farnam
street office or by tele
phone from 9 a. m. to 1 p.
m. and from 3 p. m. to 9 p.
m. today.
1 Dead; 3 Hurt
as Joyriders
Crash With Train
_ i
Wild Ride Ends in Accident
—Youth Killed Ingtantly—
Two Girls in Critical
Condition.
—
Leonard Bogatz, 21, 2524 South
Twenty-fifth street, was instantly
killed; Ruby Bighey, 2036 Douglas
street, who probably fatally injured,
and Ida Shellhart, 5220 Sodth Twen- j
tieth street, was seriously hurt when [
an automobile in which they were j
racing south on Twenty-fourth street i
crashed headlong into a street car at
Twenty-fourth and G streets shortly
after midnight Saturday.
According to police reports at the
South Side station, Stanley Itedelski,
lit. 2526 South Twenty-fifth street,
was an occupant of the car and left
the scene Immediately after the acci
dent. The car was driven by Billy
Blank, 2517 Arbor, who owned the l
machine. Police said he disappeared |
following tiie tragedy. ®
Five Persons in "Car.
The five persons were packed intol
the single seat of a small car that \
had been rebuilt with a racing body. !
Witnesses say they were driving south
in the middle of the street at a
high rate of speed and crashed hpadon
into a northbound car. The two girl
occupants of the car were unable to
tell liow the accident happened.
Hedkolski suffered fracture of sev
eral ribs.
The accident occurred directly in
front of the office of Dr. A. Smith.
4225 South Twenty-fourth street. Oc
cupants of the street car carried the
victims into ills office for first aid i
treatment.
George Bonnes-, 2013 South Seventh j
street, who extracted Miss Blgby j
from the wreckage, stated that the
cars collided with a terrific, crash and j
that passengers in the street car were j
thrown to the floor.
Three Car* Racing.
According to Dave Katzman, em
ployed ill a garage at Twenty-fourth
and G streets, an eye witness of the
accident, three cars of joy riders were
racing abreast with the death car on
the left. He says the car turned to
the left to go around a southbound
street car and crashed into tile north
bound car.
Miss Blgby was taken to St. Joseph
hospital, suffering from internal in
juries, broken bones and severe body
bruises. Her condition is said to be
critical. She was unconscious when
taken to the hospital.
Miss Shellhart suffered a broken
arm and lacerations of the head and
body. She was taken to her home,
where she later lapsed into a semi
conscious state and plans were made
for her removal to a hospital.
Rib of Youth Broken.
The body of Bogatz lay for some
time in the mortuary of Heafey &
Heafey before It was identified. Rela
tives at first denied that he'was a
member of the party, but the body
was later identified by relatives.
Redelski went to his home. He
was suffering with a broken rib and
minor injuries. Questioned as to why
he ran from the scene he refused to j
answer.
Bogatz is survived by his father, J.
P. Bogatz, a carpenter, with whom he
lived and seven brothers and sisters:
Robert. Mrs. C. Hamilton, Twenty
fourth and M streets, Joseph, John R.,
Marcella, Martha and Benjamin.
Crash Victims Engaged
to Wed Christmas Week
Leonard Bogatz and MIsh Ida Shell
hart, 19, victims of the South Side
accident Saturday were engaged to
be married a few days after Christ
mas_although a definite date had not
been set. The young couple and their
relatives Afcd been making extensive
preparations for the event and just
before they went on the ill-fated ride
the possiblllty*of having a double wed
ding with the other occupants of the
car as the other principals was dis
cussed.
The romance between the couple
started about two years ago. They
first met at the home of the young
man's sister, Mrs. Clara Hamilton.
2418 M street.
The injured girl may never learn
of the Christmas gift her fiance had
purchased for her. For several days
in a teasing way the girl and rela
tives have been trying to pry the
secret from him. He refused to give
any hint of what his purchase was.
With the fun at white heat just be
fore tht party left last night, Miss
Shellhart confessed that she had pur
chased white gold cuff links for him
in an effort to get him to reveal his
secret. Laughingly he insisted that
she wait until Christmas morning to
learn what he would give in return.
Primate of Ireland Drops
Plans for Midnight Mass
Belfast, Dec. 24.—(By A. P.>—Car
dinal Logue, primate of Ireland, to
day announced that he had abandoned
his previously announced purpose of
holding his usual midnight mass to
usher in Christmas. His action was
taken on learning that the govern
ment intended to throw a cordon about
the church at the curfew hour, which
would prevent the congregation from
leaving until 6 in the morning.
Ammonia Fumes Endanger
63 Patients in Hospital
New York. Dec. 24.—Ammonia
fumes escaping from a large tank
that exploded in the basement of an
Italian hospital endangered C3 pa
tients today. The fire department's
rescue squad, equipped with gas
masks, arrived quickly and succeeded
in stopping the leaks in the tank.
Rural Credits
to Claim Time
of U. S. Senate
Banking and Currency Com
mittee to Inject New Recom
mendation Into Tangle
Some Time This Week. •
By GEORGE F. AI THIER. *
Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington. I). C., Dec. 24.—Con- \
creto recommendations for rural
credit legislation will be"rnade to the
senate, probably Wednesday of this
week, by the senate banking and cur
rency committee, precipitating a new
contention in the upper body, render
ing passage of subsidy more difficult
and making avoidance of an extra ses
sion unlikely.
The committee plans to reject prac
tically all of the bills before it and
pregent a new plan, based upon en
largement of the Federal Reserve sys
tem to meet tho situation. This deci
sion has been reached as a result of
the hearings that have been In prog
ress and because of the inability of
the farm bloc senators to arrive at
an agreement among themselves us
to the form of legislation that should
be sponsored.
The variety of rural credit meas
ures already before the senate makes
a bitter fight "Certain over the ques
tion, giving additional support to the
filibusters who are directing every
move to force the president to cull the
new congress together shortly after
March 4.
Opposes Radical Measures.
The bill which will emanate from
the banking committee will signalize
the administration's effort to aid the
farmer while opposing radical meas
ures that have been presented. They
range all the way from the Norris
bill, which aims to make the govern
ment. the giant middleman between
consumer and producer, to minor
measures for farm aid. including a
proposal to have tho federal govern
ment insure the yearly crops of the
farmers.
The latest along this lino has
been introduced by Representative
Hnlvor Steenerson (republican). Min
nesota, who proposes insurance of
wheat crops. Under tho provisions of
this measure, the secretary of agricul
ture w'oukl determine the insurable
value of the crop, based upon the aver
age cost of producing the various
grades for the last three years, with
a reasonable profit. If the price ob
taining when the markets should be
below the amount fixed, the farmer
could collect the difference. To pre
vent price -manipulation, he would
authorize the government, through
the bureau of wheat price insurance,
to buy and store wheat until suitable
marketing conditions prevailed.
To Pass on Bill.
The bill which the senate banking i
committee will report will be passed
upon by llugene Meyer, jr.. head of
the war finance corporation who is
liaison officer between the committee
mid the administration. It will dis
card the Uenroot-Anderson bill, form
erly regarded as having White House
approval but will preserve many of
its features. It will be wholly a
credit measure and will be free of
purchasing and storing features in
cluded in the Norris and Norbeck
measures.
The more conservative republicans
are encournged by the failure Senator
Norris of N’ebraska has experienced in
getting his bill substituted for the
subsidy "measure, but Hhis encourage
ment does not go to the extent of
insuring clear sailing. The progres
sive group is already forming plans
to combat it and support in this bloc
will cluster around either the Norris
or Norbeck proposals.
Concentrate on Subsidy.
The report of a measure by the ien- :
ate banking committee will not he j
followed by an administration effort
to legislate for the farmer. Final ef
forts will be made to pass the subsidy,
while the farm measure will await a
more opportune time.
Disturbed by the delay of the sen
ate to act. house farm members are
beginning to make plans to take up
rural credits in that body. The Ken
root Anderson bill, the Joint creation
of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin and
Representative Anderson of Minne
sota, both republicans, is before both
bodies. Another popular credit mea
sure in the house is one by Represent
ative Strong, republican, Kansas.
The house leaders expect to dispose
of all appropriation measures by the
middle of January, atter which it is
proposed to give rural ^credits legisla- ,
tion the right of way. *House leaders '
are planning, also, to force consider
ation of railroad legislation, unless the j
senate shows signs of activity on this I
question.
Representative Sweet, republican.
Iowa, already has a bill before the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, repealing section 15-A, the
so-called guarantee clause, and restor
ing the powers of state utilities com
missions over interstate rates.
Lost—
and
Found
—Surely!
During the rush of Christmas
shopping many articles were
lost.
Purses, bags, furs, packages
seemed to have a way of slip
ping away from their rightful
owners, whose attention was
being given to some display
of holiday goods.
If YOU lost anything, re
member that the finder is, no
doubt, looking in the “Lost
and Found” column in the
“Want” Ad section of The
Omaha Bee to see if you have
advertised your loss.
Dial ATlantic 1000 and ask
for a “Want” Ad taker.
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Three Line*—Three Timet
Ten Dimes
Senator Curtis Declares War
on Bootleg gers in U. S. Capital
Washington, Dec. i4.—Senator ^Cur
tis, republican, Kansas, chairman of
the senate rules committee and re
publican whip, issued orders to the
sergeunt • at - arms of the senate
to arrest any person soliciting or
ders for liuuor in the senate wing of
in the senate office building.
While Senator Curtis was issuing
his ultimatum against hgptleggers
diners in the senate restaurant were
startled by a resounding crash and a
tinkle of glass. One of the waiters,
rushing across the floor with a nap
kin over his arm, had dropped a. bot
tle of whisky. A concerted rush to
ward the wet spot on the part of the
V *
waiters resulted in the evidence be
ing mopped up almost before those
present knew what happened.
Seifator Curtis' declaration follows
published reports recently that a boot
legger was soliciting orders for vari
ous kinds of intoxicants just outside
the senate chamber, while on the fbxtr
a senator was pleading for an in
creased appropriation for the enforce
ment of prohibition.
Senator Curtis said that no influ
ence, however strong, would protect
a bootleggentflereafter from arrest and
prosecution if he invades the 'senate
end of th6 capitol or the senate office
building but up to a late hour there
had been n<> arrests.
Sarah Bernhardt
Suffers Relapse;
Condition Grave
Physicians Hope for Partial
Recovery, hut Declare Stage
Career Ended—Slowly
Growing Weaker.
Paris, Dec. 24.—(By A. P.)—Sarah
Bernhardt, the famous actress, suf
fered a relapse during the early hours
this morning, when she had another
fainting spell which lasted consider
able time.
Courage alone is said to be sus
taining the actress. Her physical
strength is declared to he fast ebb
ing. The doctors who constantly are
in attendance expressed the opinion
this evening that only a miracle
could save her.
Christmas eve in Bernhardt's little
mansion in the Boulevard Perierc wais
a silent one. The servants and oth
ers of the household moved noise
lessly through the semi-darkness of
the halls, whieli usually at the Christ
mas tide glowed with brilliance. Beiji
hardt’s 70-year-old butler, Arthur,
was sad of eye and disconsolate.
"Madame is very low,” he said with
quivering lips. "Madame was prog
ressing favorably,” he added, "until
this relapse.” ,
Professor Obissier, chief of the
medical staff attending Bernhardt,
said to The Associate!' Press this
evening:
"Whllo we still hold hope for her
recovery, it is certain that Madame
Pernhardt never again will face the
footlights.”
Madame Bernhardt i4* being kept
alive with consomme with the white
of an egg beaten into it. She is be
ing given no solid food whatsoever.
She is gradually growing weaker.
‘‘Her last Italian trip greatly fa
tigued -her," declared Arthur, the
butler, who added somewhat bitterly,
"and there was no need for it.”
Madame Bernhardt is said to real
ize the hopelessness of the situation,
but is meeting the crisis with the
same fortitude as she has met many
other crises in her 78 years of life.
Two Observe Golden
Wedding Anniversary |
I
Mr. and Mrs. I ton jam in Carter.
O’Neill, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special.)—
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carter of
O'Neill celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at their home here Tues
day, December 12. The ceremony of
30 years ngo was repeated at noon
of the anniversary, and after receiv
ing congratulation# from the guests,
the wedding party went to the home
of Dr. 1-. A. Carter ,a son, for din
ner. During the absence of the “new
lyweds'1 fro mtheir own home, eleb
tricians installed golden finished
chandeliers, the gift of children.
Ohysanthemums, sent by the grand
children, were features of the decora
tive effects.
They were married at Glcnwood,
la., December 12, 1872, and in 1873
emigrated to Kansas. Since then, they
have been identified with the develop
ment of Kansas, Nebraska and other
western states. They recently re
moved from Burchard, Neb., to
O'Neill.
Alleged Bad Cheek Man
Held for Investigation
George B. Henderson, 21, Asbury
Park, N. J., was taken in custody
yesterday afternoon at Hotel Castle
by Detectives Franks and Maze and
is being held for investigation.
Henderson was arrested last August
by police here, but escaped 4rial when
his father, former army officer and
war veteran, made good several
spurious checks and pleaded that his
his own war record be considered.
I irst ( arload of Chickens
Are Shipped From Alliance
Alliance—The first carload of chick
ens ever shipped from Alliance was
consigned by W. E. Cutts, agent of
the Fairmont Creamery company, to
the Omaha Cold Storage company.
The shipment weighed nearly 21.000
pounds and contained nearly 6,000
chickens. Mr. Cutts, as buyer for
the Omaha firm, purchased the fowls
from farmers.
Federal Judge Dies
New York. Dec. 24.—Federal Judge
Thomas I. Chatfleid of Brooklyn died
suddenly In his home today, while
decorating a Christmas tree.
Slide in Panama Caual
Panama. Dec. 24.—A slide in the
Panama canal occurred Friday morn
ing. Meanwhile traffic through the
waterway will not he hampered.
The British government announces
that an order has been issued abolish
ing slavery in former German Kast
Africa.
Holdup Victim
Loses Four-Day
Fight for Life
Oil Station Manager. Wound
ed by Bandits, Dies at
Immanuel Hospital
Here.
Edward Stono, 53, oil station holdup
victim, died at 7:50 yesterday morning
In Immanuel hospital, Thirty-fourth
and Meredith streets. Suffering from
17 punctures of the intestines caused
by two bullets, he had battled for life
for four days.
In the last three days of Stone's
illness nu one except his two brothers
was permitted to visit him. lie look
ed at one man arrested by detectives
as a suspect but said only that the
prisoner looked "something liko the
man.'1
Death Aids Slayer.
"As in the Siefkin case," declared
Fritz Franks, detective, "death is
proving an ally to the criminal. There
is still a chance to upprehend the
slayer, but conviction would bo dou
bly difficult. We hope for results but
can hold forth no promise to arrest
the gunman."
Stone was shot the night of Decem
ber 19 when he attempted to protect
money In his care at a filling station
of the Shaefer OH company at Six
teenth and Pinkney streets, of which
he was manager.
I jived With Brother.
The dead mun resided with a broth
er, Elmer, at 3902 North Seventeenth
street. Elmer Stone and a second
brother, Harry, 2115 Emmet street,
were at the bedside when he died.
They said their brother had not been
.able to give information of any defi
nite assistance to detectives. He had
been unconscious since 5:30 Saturday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at 2
Tuesday afternoon from the John
Gentleman chapel and burial will be
in Forest Lawn cemetery. The body
will be cremated in compliance with
the dead man's desire.
Bankrupt Financier
Sues State on Deposit
Lincoln, Dec. 24.—(Special.) — The
question of whether the holder of a
certificate of deposit in a failed state
hank, who had done no wrong him
self and did not know the law had
been violated in the issuance of the
certificate, has a valid claim against
the stale deposit guaranty fund, is
raised in the appeal filed in supreme
court by the trustee in bankruptcy
for Raymond J. Bischoff, a bankrupt
Chicag financier.
Bischoff bought for $28,5000 cer
tificates for $80,000 in the Brown
County hank at Lfing Pine, from a
broker, who assured him they repre
sented acoutal deposits and that the
holder whs a stockholder trying to get
money for 'the hard-run bank. He
says that at least $24,000 of the
amount went into the bank, and there
fore, into the guaranty funfl, and
that he should get back that much at
least.
Two Escape Injury
as Car Overturns
Homeward-bound yesterday after
noon with a Christmas present, a
piece of furniture, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
W. Smith, 2613 1-2 Capitol avenue,
were caught beneath their motor car,
when it overturned, but were not in
jured.
The accident happened at Eight
eenth and Douglas streets. Smith said
he made a sharp turn to avoid a col
lision with a careless driver.
Infant Dies of Pneumonia
Billy Lee Stewart, 16-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stewart,
2S35 Camden avenue, died Sunday
at 3 a. in., of pneumonia. Mr. stfewnrt
lias been connected with the Omaha
Casket company for the past 25 years.
The remains will be at the family
residence until Tuesday, when same
W'ill be removed to the Crosby-Moore
funeral home, where burial services
will be held at 2 o'clock. Interment will
be in West Lawn cemetery.
Gives Christmas Party
Mrs. Mary E. Van Gieson, 4826 Dav
enport street, who lias just returned
from a two months' visit in Ken
tucky, yesterday gave her annual
Christmas party at her home for. all
her children and grandchilden in
Omaha.
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Arnold. Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special.)—
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hartzell, who live
°n a farm west of Arnold, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary yes
terday. Four generations were in at
tendance.
The Weather
Forecast.
Nebraska—Fair and continued mild
Monday.
Hourly Temperatures.
• • H. Ill. ?,%
fi a. m.
« a. m .33
II a. .,33
l» a. m.33
10 a. m.30
11 a. m.4«
12 noon.5i|
1 p. in.,V.
S P. ni .,.y.
3 p. in...8"
4 p. ni.8fi
5 P. m.83
8 p. ..80
7 p. m.4K
8 p. .47
Free Christmas
Feeds to Feature
City's Festival
SpeciaJ Observances Planned
bv Omaha’s Religious
and Fraternal Or
ganizations.
Merry Christmas!
Even the weather man seems to be
in a merry mood at this season when
the hand grasp is firm and the heart
beat is strong. Santa Claus disre
garded the eight hour day yesterday,
working well Into the night.
Many Yuletide activities are sched
uled for today. Ernie Holmes will
keep open house from 11 a. m. un
til midnight at his Farnani street
recredtion rendezvous, where he Is
prepared to feed 2,000 Who are in
: need of a Christmas dinner. Last
Christmas day he fed 1,500, The
1 Douglas County post of the American
Legion will entertain unmarried ex
service men at a dinner at Hotel
Loyal.
Templars Plan Program.
Mount Calvary comma n#ery,
Knights Templar, will have a Christ
mas program at the temple this morn
ing at 11. The music will tie in charge
of Walter B. Graham. Refreshments
will lie served after the program.
Christmas festivities with a tree will
be the feature tonight at the Scottish
liite cathedral. Special dinners will
be served at the Creche and the Ma
sonic Home for Children.
The Christmas program last night
at St. James’ Orphanage was in
charge of the Knighls of Columbus.
Members of St. Raul do Vincent so
ciety and the Creighton Unioh dis
tributed 250 Christmas baskets to
needy *families.
Tiie Salavatlon Army will serve
free dinners to 200 or more men to
day at their industrial home. This
afternoon at 4 dinner will be served
to 125 girls at the Salvation Army
Rescue home. The Loharhee club of
the Young AA'omen's Christian associa
tion distributed Christinas cheer at
the City MissWn. Midnight service
was held at St. John Episcopal
church.
Entertainments for Children.
Among tiie important Trents of the
week will be the Christmus enter
tainments to he given for children on
AVednesday ijnd Thursday mornings
by Tho Omaha Bee and the World
theater at the AA’orld theater.
Before ho leaves his post Sheriff
Mike Clark will give the prisoners in
tiie county jail a chicken dinner. Ho
tels and restaurants have special
Christmas menus for their guests.
Church services yesterday morning
and evening were featured by special
musical programs whose dominant
theme was the ’'Birth of Christ.” The
choir of First Methodist church at tho
morning service sang “Hark the Her
ald Angels Sing,” by Mendelssohn. At
the evening service the choir, tinder
the direction of Janies Edwurd Car
nal, rendered Dudley Buck's cantata,
“The Coming of the King." The choir
was assisted by E. F. AA’illiams, bass,
and Miss Marguerite Carnal, piano
accompanist. The solololsts were Mrs.
AV. Dale Clark. Margaret Sturges.
Howard E. Steberg.
Special Musical Program.
A special musical program was giv
en at the evening service of First
Baptist church, directed by Henry AV.
Thornton, organist and choirmaster.
Miss Lillian AA’irt .ml Mrs. Edward F.
Williams led special music at ■ the
morning service of United Presbyter
ian church. Christmas music featured
morning and evening service* at Cal
vary Baptist church. Five carols were
rendered during the evening program..
"Tho First Christmas” was rendered
by quartet and choir. Mary Elizabeth
Fulton was musical director. A pro
gram of Christinas carols was sung
at vesper service* in First Presbyter
ian church yeterday afternoon at 4.
A double quartet and string quintet
assisted; Mrs. Louise Shadduek Za
briskie was organist. "The Birth of
Love,” Christmas rantata by William
I/ester, was offered at Dundee Pres
byterian church at 4 p. m. The min
ister's theme at the afternoon service
was “Joyful Tidings."
The Christmas pageant “Bethle
hem,” was presented at Dietz Me
morial church Sunday evening by the
young people of the church, assisted
by the choir. The choir of Trinity
Baptist church sung a cantata at the
evening service. "The Christmas Story
in Scripture and Song,” was a feature
of the evening service at Grace Bap
tise church.
Christ mas Pageant.
"The Birth of Christ,” was tho title
of a Christmas pageant, rendered Sun
day evening at Westminster Presby
terian church. Special Jhiuslc and a
nativity pageant were features of the
Christmas celebration at All Saints
church in the evening.
At Hanscom Park Methodist church
I evening service AVnlter B. Graham,
music director, presented a Christmas
pageant, "Prophecy to Hunger," com
posed by Mr. Graham. Tiie principal
roles were sung by Mrs. Louis Hunt,
Dr. N. C. Christensen. Fletcher Sinter,
j Harry A. Hansen, Leslie A'an Nos
trand. A'ernon Osborne, Peter Fisher,
I Hart Jenks, Gertrude Smith, Elbert
I Blanchard, Gould Brown, Bess Wat
I son. Marion Main, Frederick di-nham
j arid Nathan Levinson. Cecile Smith
and Ruth Edwards were accompanists.
Federal Tax Campaign Nets'*
$1,500,000 in New York Area
New York. Dec. 24.—A drive started
six weeks ago against delinquent fed
eral taxpayers .in the second New
5 ork district, has yielded nearly
$1,500,000. Frank K. Bowers, collector
of internal revenue, announced
1 he collector has issued about
80.000 warrants for distraint, which
are being distributed to more than 100
field deputies, he said, at the rate of
1.000 a week. Uncollected taxes and
penalties amounted to $300,000,000
when Collector Bowers began his
crusade.
chut in mors auBy
^_srnally with—
Oosr 17 Million Jan U.od Yam*
BEE WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
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V. S. Army Officials Send
X'.hristmas Greetings to
Soldiers of Nation
■Washington. Dec. •» -4.—Holiday
greetings to the rank and file of the
army have been sent by Secretary
Weeks, Oen. Pershing and by MaJ.
Uen. Harbord, deputy of staff, who
signalized his approaching retirement
to private life by sending best wishes
to his comrades.
"Tou are the guardians and preserv
ers of the peace and goodWill which
we reverence at this season." Sec
i clary Weeks said. “None deserve
to a greater degree, the benefits of
the peace we now enjoy, the security
i'f which you guarantee hy your per
sonal service to the nation."
Gen. Pershing, in his message, said:
“Tou have materially contributed to
tlie wclufre of the American people
during the year just ending; yours
has been a personal service for the
good of your country, which Is deeply
appreciated."
L Gen. Harbord’s greeting was in the
^nature of a formal farewell to the
service he had been in for more than
.'it) years.
Hays Advocates
Increase in II. S.
Parcel Post Rates
Former, Postmaster General
Says Service Losing Proposi
tion—Praises Efforts to
Improve Conditions.
t -.—
Chicago, Dec. 24.—l’ostoffice re
forms occupied several busy hours for
" ill It. Hays in Chicago. Mr.
Hays, former postmaster general anil
now "premier” of Hollywood, stepped
deftly from cinema to government
and bifek again while he stopped
here a few hours on his way to Sulli
van. Ind., for Christmas.
Commenting upon Brig. Cien. Charles
G. Dawes' recent charges concerning
the "submersion” of the first balance
sheet and operating expense report
uf tile Postoffice depurtmen—which
set forth that the department is op
erating at a loss of more than WO,
000,000 a year—Mr. Hays declared
that "there must l>e an increuso in
the parcel post rate.”
“There has been made and there
is being made#' he said, "a splendid
effort to improve conditions by T’ost
niaster General Work. Gen. Dawes,
Gen. I,ord, Comptroller McCarl, Mr.
Furlow, president of the Otis Elevator
company and others. Every one, of
course, is interested in the success
of what, as Gen. Dawes has suggest
ed, must be a reformation.
"There is now and long has been
a deficit in the operation of the post
office department.
"First-class piail is carried at a
substantial profit. Second-class mail,
which is newspapers and periodicals,
never can he carried without a loss.
The newspapers and magazines are
the means of promulgating thought,
education and national ideas and
ideals, and it always has been the
theory of the postal service that the
circulations of the newBpupers and
periodicals should be encouraged by
postal rates which would make the
maximum circulation.
"The parcel post is losing a great
deal of money and the rates will have
to be increased. The parcel post is
entirely a commercial matter and
should carry Us own load.”
Flames Destroy Hotel
at Wymore, Neb.
Wymore, Xeb., Dec. 24.—(Special !—
Fire destroyed the hotel at Barnes
ton Saturday morning, at an early
hour, causing a complete loss. The
bulidtng was owned by Mrs. L. C.
Vogel and was valued at $6,000, part
ly covered by insurance. The structure
was two stories and contained 20
rooms, ail occupied. The Summer
field fire department was called, but
arrived too late to save the hotel. The
fire is believed to have originated
from the steel range in the kitchen.
Representative Keller
Near Nervous Breakdown
Washington, Dec. 24.—Threatened
with a nervous breakdown, Repre
sentative Oscar E. Keller, republican,
Minnesota, whose impeachment
charges against Attorney General
Daugherty recently were heard by a
congressional committee, is at his
home here, under doctor's orders to
stay away from work for a couple of
weeks. His physician said that his
condition was not serious.
Engineer Is Injured
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special.'—
J. C. Mehuron, engineer on the Bur
lington at Wymore, was caught in the
automatic stoker of his engine while
out on his run and badly hurt. The
accident happened at Amazon. Mr.
Mehuron was taken to Falls City for
medical treatment, later being relieved
of his run.
To Discuss Taxes
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 24 —(Special !_
A mass meeting of fanners and others
has been called to be held in the
courthouse next Thursday afternoon
to discuss the question of lowering
taxes on farm lands. Other matters
of -similar importance wjll be dis
cussed.
Nation Stands
Ready to Assist
• J
Disabled Vets
Harding. in Christmas Mes
sage, Says Heroes Entitled
to Assurance of
Fullest Aid.
Washington, l>cc. 24,—President
Harding, in a Christmas message to
disabled tvar veterans, made public
tonight, declared they were "entitled
to the utmost assurance that a grate
ful people stands willing and anxious
to do, and will continue to do, every
thing possible for them.”
The greeting of the president,
which the Disabled American Veter
ans, through Its national offices here,
sent out to its members follows:
“It is deemed especially fitting that
at the Christmas season the gratitude
of the nation should he extended to
the sick, disabled and maimed men
of the country's military services.
These men are. beyond all others, the
most sorely tried victims of the armed
service in which tlipy and their com
raden upheld the national security
and vindicated the national honor.
"Our Obligation has prompted the
nation to a very eensiderate dealing
with them, which it Is hoped will, in
some measure at least, he commen
surate with the debt owing them. For
such misfortunes as have come to
thousands of them there can he no
compensation, no adequate requittal;
but they arc entitled to the utmost
assurance that a grateful people
stands willing and anxious to do, and
will continue to do, everything pos
sible for them.
“That the coming year may firing
them in tlie fullest measure, a re
stored fortune, health and prosperity,
is the earnest wish of the entire na
tion."
Hootch Kills One;
Two More May Die
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Christmas Party Ends in
Death of Ohio Man and
III ness of Several.
Shelby, O., Dee. 24.—Ralph Rongley
! is dead, two other men are reported
near death and a dozen others are ill
as a result of a Christmas party at
which wood alcohol is declared by po
lice to have been used its a beverage
in the belief that it was "corn whis
ky." Police are holding one alleged
member of the party, pending further
j investigation.
j R"|frh'y was to have played Santa
Claus tonight at a family gathering.
He and his companions are said to
J have partaken of the contents of a
jug early this morning. Soon after
Rongley became very sick, dying
within a few minutes.
The two men believed to be dying
tonight are in a hospital here threat
ened with blindness and suffering
from convulsions, physicians said. Po
lice have the jug from which the men
drank and say it contained wood alco
hol, a small quantity remaining.
Christmas Fails to
Dent Orkin Stock
At this time of the year, merchants*
stocks ordinarily are badly broken or
depicted following the usual Christ
mas buying period, but according to
the gnerchandise manager of Oi*lr»
Rrotliers' store in the Conant build
ing. the recent backward selling sea
son and late shipments of holiday ap
parel for wimen has created an un
usual bargain opportunity for shop
pers at this store.
"Stocks in many of our departments
, resemble first of the season show'*
ings," he states. "In fact. In many
of our lines, stocks are now mor? com
plete than at any time during tha
season. Beginning Tuesday, wo will
place on , sale thousands of dollai-9
worth of women's apparel which ar
rived to late for sale before Christmas
at prices exceptionally low, consider
ing quality."
Ear Overturns; Man Hurt
Merna. Neb.. Dec. 24.—{Special).—
George Kennedy of Merna suffered a
dislocated hip and severe hruiseB
when his car overturned with him
and he was pinned underneath.
Consulate Bombed
Lisbon, Dec. 24.—A bomb was ex
ploded today against the door of the
Italian consulate here. Only slight
damage was caused.
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