The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, December 26, 1922, Page 3, Image 3
>:*'How Dry We Are” Is Yule Greeting of Anti-Wet Body “Uncle Sam Put Christmas Gifts in Stockings of Hun* drerl Million People,” W. B. Wheeler Says. Washington. Dec. 25. — The Anti Saloon league Sunday Issued Christ inas greetings to the American people. "How dry we are”" exclaims the hague in effects or at least, how much drier we are thati ever before. In the following statement, Wayne D. Wheeler, general counsel of the league, sets forth the organization's idea of a ®ierry Christmas. "Uncle Sam put these Christmas gifts in the stockings of over a hun dred million people this Christmas: "Production of spirits, excluding al cohol but including brandy, reduced from 98,517,252 gallons in 1914 to 1,631.056 gallons in 1922. “Importation of spirits, ail kinds, re duced from 4.230,670 gallons in 1914, to 280.000 gallons in 1922 (estimated). "Tax paid spirits withdrawn, ex cluding alcohol but including brandy, reduced from 80,591,942 gallons* in 1914 to 2.790,875 gallons in 1922 but this not for beverage use. "Spirits in bond, including brandy hut not alcohol, reduced from 284, 406,699 gallons ill 1914 to 38,924,246 gallons In 1922. , ^ "Alcohol withdrawn, tax paid, re ”duced from 58,775,333 gallons in 1914 to 16,391,489 gallons in 1922. "Beverage spirits including part of alcohol used for beverage purposes reduced from 105,500.000 gallons In 1914 to nil in 1922. "Beer produced and Imported was reduced from 2,057,000,000 gallons In 1914 to nil In 1922. “Over two-thirds of both houses in congress, both the present congress and the one newly elected, stund for prohibition enforcement and against any beer and wine amendment. Christmas Candle Ignites Costume Boy, 9, Has Narrow Kscapc at Holiday Program in First Presbyterian Church. The Christmas entertainment at the First Presbyterian church almost ended in a tragedy Sunday when the Hskinio costume worn b^.Ionn t hiUIe, 9, son of C. K. Uhilde. 3424 Poppleton avenue, was accidentally ignited from a candle carried by an other "actor.” Mrs. Palmer Findley, Mrs. Fred Stack and M. W. Hughes, who were with the child actors, suffered slight burns when they grabbed the burning child and extinguished the flames. The child suffered burns on his face and wrist and will recover? attend ^ ants at the Radium hospital, where he was taken, said last night. The youthful actor's costume was ignited, Mrs. Hughes saW. when he was in the midst of his speaking lines. He stretched out his anus in a dra- j malic gesture and when he did so, ; the sleeve touched the lighted .candle. Discord in Melody Home; Ask Divorce Shenandoah, la., Deo. 25.—(Special.} What's in a name? A. B. Melody musican and insurance agent, finds himself sued for divorce and all in the household affairs must not have been melodious. According to his wife's petition he threatened to kill her. to burn the house and in a fit of anger kicked a panel out of the door and tore up pic tures of two of his wife's deceased children by another husband. She asks the use of her former name, Mrs. Kila Simpson and wants the court to deed back half interest in property in Shenandoah which she says she was Induced to sign over to her hus band. Four Persons Are Killed When Train Strikes Auto Lima, O., Dec. 23.—Two men and two women were killed here last night when the Broadway Limited, fast easttiound Pennsylvania passenger train, struck their automobile at the Charles street crossing. The dead nre Mrs. Julius Koessiner, 25, and ^Allss Zelma Binkley, both of Lima, and Otto Steele. 34, and Frank Wil son, 32, of Plqua. ♦ Mascot Mule of West Point Cadets Perishes in Fire Philadelphia. Dec. 23.—Blacl; Dia mond. the mascot mule used by the West Point cadets in the recent army navy football game at Franklin field, was suffocated by smoke from a fire that destroyed a building adjoining tile stable in ^iliich he was quartered. Several trained horses and dogs be longing to a New York show troupe, also were killed. I Oklahoma City, Dec. 23.—‘All day he lay on his cot. exchanging greet ings with his shattered buddies from France. In a low, cheery voice, he spoke the spirit of Christmas. Com rades who gathered gbout him, he grasped by the«hand. His ward at University hospital, an institution for disabled veterans of the world war, was gaily decorated. Presents lay on his cot and on a chair nearby was stacked packages of cig arets. The bright sunlight of the In dian Summer day faded and the dusk of Christmas eve descended. But he knew the joy of seeing an 01 cither Christmas day was not for him. Calling his father to his bedside, he murmured: "Please give these cigarets back; they will help some buddy to carry on. So long.” • He died. He was Luther E. Paige. 26, of Holdenville, Okl., member of the 131st Infantry, 36tb division, gassed over seas. | Europe’s “Big 4” Who Agreed to Disagree This first and exclusive photo shows “Big Four” of Furope at conference table at 10 Downing street. Lon don, at recent meeting to discuss German reparations and allied debts, I,eft to right arc Premiers Poincare, France; Bonar Law, Great Britain; Mussolini, Italy; Tlieunis, Belgium. Christmas Baby Left on Step Finds Refuge at Rescue Home Cries of Wailing Infant in Handbag Attract Woman Filling Son’s Stocking—No Clue to Parents. A light-haired, blue-eyed baby birl, i sending forth lusty cries through the airholes of its home—an old hand hag—attracted the attention of Mrs. J. W. McFarland, 2622 M street, who was busy filling the Christmas stock ing for her 6-year-old son. She hurried to the porch of her home .and on the doorstep .she found the handbag with its human parcel. The baby, thought to have been but a few hours old. was still warm. I Mrs. McFarland said she could not i see anyone running away from the j scene. Wrapped in Sheet. Air wus furnished the infant j through several holes punched in the j handbag. It was wrapped in a bed j sheet. When the little girl awakens today —Chirstmas—at the Salvation Army j Kescue home, where she was taken i last night, she will have a very ap . propriate name. The baby was narnfed Ruth Chris tina by the attendants of the Rescue home last night, ard as soon as the infant arrived at the home, prepara tions were made for hanging its stock ing with that of 40 others, one for each occupant of the home. Rirtlnla.v of Attendant. The name Ruth was given because one the women of the Rescue home by that name, was born on Christmas eve and the name Chris tina was given in memory of the one fer W'hom Christmas day is observed. “The baby will have a genuine Christmas like any other Omaha baby," said attendants at the Sal vation home last night. “She doesn’t mind her plight a hit. She is a very cheerful baby now—since we gavfe her a nice warm hath and put comfortable fluffy clothes on her. Police now have possession of the hag. Every precaution was taken to remove all marks of identification. Child Meets Santa and Real Princess New York, Dec. 23.—Josephine llrisk, 11, whose home is on the East Side, met Santa Claus and a real princess in Madison Square Garden Sunday. From Santa she received one of the 3,500 Christmas baskets dis tributed by the Volunteers of Amer ica. And because she was the first in line, she also received a check for a new wardrobe from Princess Anus tasia of Greece. Many notables assisted and witness ed the distribution of the gifts to the poor, among them Prince Christopher of Greece, Mayor Hylan and Grig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Three thousand other East Side children also received gifts from the Child Welfare board, and more than f7,500 bags of Christmas "goodies" were given away by the New York American .Christmas fund. “Religious Interference"’ Charged in Utah Election Salt Lake City. .Dec. 25.—"Re ligious interfence' 'in the election was given as the reason for asking the courts of I'tah to declare the recent election of Benjamin H. Rarries. as sheriff of Salt Lae county invalid. The action was filed late Saturday aft ernoon in the district court for Salt Lake county by 92 complainants. The prayer of the complaint is for an in junction to prevent Harries from tak ing office of assuming any of its duties. Pending a decision on .the is suance of a permanent injunction, a temporary restraining order is asked, after a henring on an order to show cause. If this is granted. C. Frank Emery, present sheriff, may continue in that office. Erohibition Agent Shot in Gun Battle. Expires Reno. Nev., Dec. 25.—Atha Carter, a prohibition officer who was wound ed last Thursday in a fight with al leged moonshiners near Palisades, New, died here today. His death was due to exposure gs mucfi as to his wound, his physician said. After Car ter was shot he laid in the snow eight hours, while fellow officers went for assistance. Two ranchmen are being held In connection with the shoot ing. Engineer Is Killed When Brakes on Train Freeze Denver, Dec. 25.—Roy Watkins, en gineer of a Denver & Salt Lake rail road freight train, 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 t^e continental divide, according to officials of the road here. Fire Destroys American Consulate in Juarez El Paso. Tex., Dec. 25.—Fire start ing in a restaurant in the business section of Juarez. Just across the bo» der. Sunday destroyed the American consulate offices and wiped out more than a half block of business houses before it was brought under control. The loss is estimated at more than *151),000. Former Wisconsin Couple Found Dead in Los Au eeles Los Angeles, Dec. 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Murphy, formerly of Adell. Wis., were found dead In their home here Sunday. The police advance the theory death came when Mrs. Mur phy .In her sleep. oi>ened the Jet of a stove near the foot of their bed. Two Auto Collisions .Reported to Police Two automobile collisions, in which two men were injured, were reported to Council Bluffs police Saturday night. A car belonging to A. Anderson, 1223 East Washington avenue, was struck by a machine driven by O. J. Beekler, Omaha, near Thirty-eighth and Broadway at 11:50 Saturday night. Foreman Tusk of Omaha, who was in Heckler’s car and Beekler were taken to the Mercy hospital, where they were given medical attention. Anderson's car was parked, without lights, according to the police report. L. V. Smith, 107 Nicholas street, reported to police that while he was driving his car north on Eleventh street another car ran Into his, and speeded away without stopping. Vladivostok Government Orders All Banks Closed Vladivostok, Dec. lie—(By A. P.)— All foreign and Russian banks were ordered closed here today by (he so viet government of Vladivostok, which recently took over the adminis tration of the city and surrounding territory, known as the Prlmorla. Russian white officers were ordered deported from P^imoritf and sent to ward Moscow. Men Arrested as Suspects in Denver Robbery Freed Sante Fe, N. M., Dec. 25.—The seven men arrested here Saturday. In the belief that some of them might have been involved in the theft of $200,000 from a federal reserve bank truck at Denver. last Monday, were released from custody today by Sher iff John Shoemaker. They proved to be tourists, the sheriff sAid. Federal Judge Dies New York, Dec. 25.—Federal Judge Thomas 1. Chutfield of Brooklyn died suddenly in his home today, while decorating a Christmas tree. . ADVERTISEMENT. Maket a Family Supply of Cough Remedy Really better than ready-made cough syrups, and saves about f'-\ Easily and quickly prepared. 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Pinex is a most valuable concen trated compound of genuine Noxway pine extract, and has been used for generations to break severe coughs. To avoid disappointment, ask your druggist for "2V& ounces of Pinex* with full directions, and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give j absolute satisfaction or money led. The Pinex Co., ■ Co-Operation Aids Livestock Shippers Faulk County Report Business of $172,929.40 During 1922 Fiscal Year. Huron, S. D., Dec. 25.—Farmers’ co-operative livestock shipping asso ciations in Faulk county have made an excellent record ijuring the past year, according to a recent survey is sued hy C. J. Gilbert, county agent, it is shown that the shipping associ ations did a total business of $ 172, 929.40 during the 12 months ending December 1, 1922. It is pointed out that influences of the co-operative associations have been such that many of the local buyers now handle stock at the eume rate as that offered through dealing witli the associations. In some cases, it is announced, a privately owned full car of livestock now may be shipiieil in the name of the local buyer the same as is done by the associations. Competitive selling finds the best relative market possible, the county agent holds, and this in turn is re flected hack to the credit of the farmer. "An efficient feeder of stock," said Mr. Gilbert, “is rewarded for pro ducing good animals and need not share his profits with the poor feeder through competitive marketing. There seems to be no doubt but that the co operative shipping association has narrowed appreciably the margin of marketing in Faulk county.” Ohio Man Takes Own Life After Wounding His Wife Cleveland, Dec. 25.—HHrry Lynch, 42, is dead and his wife, Lena Lynch, 52, is probably fatally wounded as a result of a shooting affray Sunday Mrs. Lynch told police her husband [shot tier because lie was Jealous and then ended his own life. Police found two jugs of liquor in the house. Found Dead in Hotel Los Angeles, Dec. 25.—The body of a man registered as E. K. Bixby, was found in a room in a hotel here to day. The police said indications were deatli caine two days ago as the result of an overdose of a sleeping potion. A message asked that T. Keith, Louis ville, Ivy., be notified. Doctors to Speak oil Animal Disease at Meat Exhibit! Shortage pf Hay Brings 2 ' Year-Old Steers to Market' I — Hogs Are $8 a Hundred. An event of unusuul importance (o members of the livestock industry will be the exhibit of meat products inspected and condemned, also prod- j ucts passed for food, to be hejd on ■ the fourth floor, of the local .Swift ■ & Co. packing plant! Friday afternoon | at 2 under the supervision of Dr. H. Bushman of I'nited States bureau of Animal Industry. South Omaha branch, assisted by Dr. \V. T. Spenc er, livestock commissioner of the Omaha Livestock exchange. In connection with the exhibit Drs. Ilusman and Spencer will deliver ad dresses explaining the work being done to eradicate animal diseases, their relation lo the public welfare and the necessity for their work, Dr. Van Ks, pathologist, agricultural col lege of Lincoln and Professor H. R. Smith, livestock commissioner of Chi cago, will also make addresses. Shortage of hay for winter feed caused Philip Bath of I.aramie, Wyo., to bring in four loads of cattle to the local market. Mr. Bath said It was his intention to feed his catllo this winter, but a scareit yo fhay prompt ed him to bring them to market. Half of tlie shipment consisted of 2-year-old steers and were sold to an Omaha feeder at $6.65 a hundred. Mr. Bath said his shipment was probably the last cattle that would be brought from the Laramie country to Omaha this season. “Hogs sold on the open market at Omaha brought a better profit than the bids made by Pacific coast buy ers," said John Kenney of Amherst who was in Saturday with a loud of porkers that, sold for $8 a hundred. "The advantage in Omaha is not only for the better prices, but largely for the able way they are handled when they get to market. They are given a good feed of corn which re duces the shrinkage in weight which occurs when only shipped to Kearney, 20 miles from our ranch." All stock received at the stockyards of Omaha will be taken cure of in the usual manner Christmas day but no trading will be done as the mar ket will l>e closed all day Monday. Bassett was represented on the local livestock market by a load of Duroc Jersey hogs brought in by Frank Howe, former local commission man who has a ranch near Bassett. The consignment was made up of spring pigs averaging 245 pounds and sold for an even $S a hundred, the top price of the day, being the first shipment Mr. Howe has made out of 400 head of pigs on his place. He also has 170 head of cattle on feed that will be brought to the local mar ket soon. A load of 75 head of choice butcher weight hogs averaging 227 pounds was brought to the local market by A. Zimbeck, buyer and shipper of Uanesboro, la. The consignment sold for the top price of the day of $8 a hundred. Prisoners Use Broomsticks to Beat Way Out of Jail Detroit, Dec. 25.—Using broom sticks and mophandles as weapons, j seven prisoners, four of whom are said by polico to be desperate char acters escaped from Wayne county jail here Sunday. None were cap tured. Jail officials tonight were un able to say definitely how the es cape was accomplished, pending In vestigation. Y What the Darkness Holds No One Knows! Don’t be greeted by darkness when you enter your home at night. Let a shaft of cheerful light from your hall lamp \reet you when you open the front door. Then there won’t be any ‘‘spooky” feeling as you enter the house, forv you call see what is ahead of you. There should be a light in your home at night always. The cost of such a service is almost insignificant —a penny for seven hours. A Light All Night for a Penny and a Third! \ Nebrdskd SH Power C. Last Thought of Woman for Son and Friends San Francisco, Dec. 23.—With out stretched arms resting upon a num ber of Christmas gifts, In mute tes timony that her last thoughts were in gratitude for the remembrance of her son and friends. Mrs. Amy Hunt, 82. was found burned to death in her home here by the landlord, Frank Skinner. Attached to one of the packages was a Christmas greeting card on which was written: “To Durllirg Mother from Will." The present was from her sou who had visited her Saturday night and it is believed that Mrs. Hunt, a sufferer from astlinm, placed some medical powder in a saucer, set fire to it and inhaled the fumes for relief. The lighted mntch evidently was thrown in a wastebasket, causing the fire. State Makes Good Livestock Showing Nebraska Entries Take Eleven Prize Ribbons at Chi cago Exhibiton. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 25.—Nebraska Hereford exhibitors at the interna tional livestock exposition in Chicago recently captured 11 prize ribbons in what is said to lie the greatest show ing of white faces ever made at that exposition. H. J. Gratnlich of Lincoln won fifth place in a strong class of 26 senior bull calves, with his tidy Hereford Kuper Mischief. lie also captured a ribbon in a class of 49 senior heifer calves, with tlie heifer Belle Momino. Mr. Gramlich is head of the depart ment of animal husbandry at the University of Nebraska Agricultural college and operates a farm near Lincoln on which he raises liis Here fords. The professor recently pur chased in Colorado a wellknown sire, Hean Aster. Wins Two Ribbons. Two coveted international ribbons were won by John G. Kuhlman of Chester, who exhibited his prize win ning sires. Mischief Junior the Seventh and Prince Paladin. The former is the sire which obtained sec ond place at ttie American Royal Livestock show in Kansas City re cently. Thud E. Mendenhall of Fairbury came home with a prize ribbon won by Mischief Bond, a senior hull calf, exhibited in a strong class of 26. Mousel Brothers of Cambridge wero the largest Nebraska winners, tak ing five ribbons as the result of their showing. Their best entries were in the female classes, Blanch Mischief the Fourth, a Mousel entry, obtained sixth place in a large class of 2-year old heifers. College Entry Places. The animal husbandry department of the state agricultural college ex hibited a junior yearling steer. Mis chief the Tenth, which took seventh place in a class of 28. All Hereford classes at the inter national were large and the average quality of the aijimals shown wastsaid by experts to have been better than at any previous show. Man Is Killed, Girl Hurt When Leaving Dance Hall Deer Trail, Col., Dec. 25.—Howard Hamilton, A, was shot to death and Miss Pearl Coeur. 19. vas serlbusly wounded when they were fired upon as they were leuving a dance hall here early today. Two suspects are I being held. Fire Damages Everett Block, Council Bluffs Blaze Reported at Same Hour as That Which Destroyed Brown and Rogers Buildings. A fire of unknown origin, which for a short time seemed to threaten the Kverett block ut Pearl and Broadway, Council Bluffs, was discovered at 3:35 Sunday morning, the same hour the disastrous fire which destroyed the large Brown and lingers blocks was reported Saturday morning. The fire started in the basement of the C. N. Petersen shoe store. 8 Pearl street. After fighting it for an hour and 20 minutes Council l.luffs companies succeeded In extin guishing the blaze. Kstimated Loss $6,000. Loss to the shoe stock Is estimated at $6,000 by Air. Petersen, who de clared there was enough insurance to cover the loss. Jle said he would con tinue operation of tho store in its present quarters. Nothing definite had been an nounced yesterday regarding tho fu ture plans \r the sites on which the Charred remains of tho Brown and Rogers blocks stood. To Repair Plant. Workmen will be at work Tuesday repairing the Dally Nonpareil plant, which was seriously damaged by the .Saturday morning fire, and it was announced that the newspaper might begin publication again in Us own plant by Saturday. Loss to the Nonigirell will be much greater than at first estimated, ac cording to Robert O’Brien, business manager, who declared everything but machinery had been destroyed. tie estimated the loss at from $25,000 to $30,000, but said it was well covered by insurance. Guards were on duty at tlie burned buildings to thwart would-be looters, last night. Business Men Banquet Departing School Head Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 25.—During the last week Prof. L. R. Gregory was in Tecumseh he was given a ban quet each evening. He left Tecumseh yesterday for the western part of the stale nml will engage In school work at Bronxvllle, N. Y., after the holi days. Professor tire gory had been at the head of the Tecutnseh schools for three and one half years. The busi ness men of Hie city and their wives gave him a banquet at the Hotel Hopkins Wednesday evening, 100 be ing in attendance. It was one of the best functions of the kind held in the city this year. There were a number ou the toast list, and Professor Gregory was as sured of the deep regret of all the people of the school district at hi» leaving. Obregon Would Release All Rebel Prisoners Mexico City, Dec. 25.—(By A. P.)— A request that amnesty lie granted all rebel prisoners, including those al ready sentenced and those awaiting trial, was contained in a bill sent to tlie chamber of deputies by President Obregon. The president urged Imme diate passage of the measure so that it lAght become effective January 1. The president assured the chamber of deputies that its introduction is prompted by the knowledge that oil* Mexico is at peace and that the release of the rebel prisoners will not disrupt national order. 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