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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1923)
Omaha \\ ill See Moon Hide Venus Next Saturday j Telescope \\ ill Not He Neces sary to See Eclipse of Hrigliter Star. By WILLIAM K. KK.t.L, On next Hatnrday morning, January ’3, Omaha and a large section of the 1 lilted Slates Will lir; privileged to enjoy a rare astronomical treat, the like of which lias not occurred for more than 40 rears. This will he an el lipse of the brilliant planet Venus by the crescent moon. As the moon is our nearest celestial neighbor, it Is continually passing In tween us and tlie more distant stars. It must, therefore, appear to eclipse them, just as near objects hide dis tant ones from our gaze, tn spite of this fact, however, and of the great number of the stars, it happens very rarely that the moon, especially when in the crescent phase, eclipses a bright star, and does ties at a. convenient TB l.our. And more rarely still does it eclipse, or technically occult, a planet. For 10 years no oeeultatlon of a first magnitude star was visible in the United Stales, and it is over -la years that the planet Venus was eclipsed by the crescent moon. This treat is in store for us next Saturday. 1’erhaps the only drawback about tlie event is the curliness of the hour. Hut lovers of astronomy who will have observed the coming occulta tion, will declare upon their word that it was worth paying for. Well, now, what will wo see? When die mpon rises for us that morning at •1 19 it will be a slender crescent like die one in the drawing, only three and a half days from new. Venus will be die most brilliant object in the sky. 333 dm<s as bright as a standard slar of die first magnitude, it will 1m very close to the moon, lit the left ami lower down. Jupiter will be much higher up. and above it. Saturn. ltut we need not rise with the moon at t:ta. We hav« until about 6 08 v hen Venus will slowly disappear be hind the moon at the point A in the figure, if this is held so that T Is on top. The planet Will remain hidden behind the moon until about 6:09, v hen it will slowly reappear at the point H on die moon’s dark edge. We Vave it to the interested observer *- decide which was the prettier view, " onus near the point A on die cres cent ijefore 5:08, or after its reappear ance at 6:0it from behind the dark edge nt H. A telescope is not necessary, indeed, die sight will lie more impressive with out one. T.^t us hope diat the skies will be clear on that Saturday morn ing, January 13. Stockholders of Beatrice Hotel to Meet Tuesday Beatrice, Neb., £m. f».—(Special.)— The annual meeting of the stock holders t*f the Paddock Hotel com pany will be bd«l next Tuseday eve ning* There are at present 11 direc tors. nnd it Is planned to increase that number to 14. The new hotel is being constructed at the corner of Hourt ami Sixth streets here at a cost of $310,00". New Code Secretary Made Famous bv Mason Walt Mason, famous Kansas I rhymer, when a common plug news paper reporter in Beatrice, used for i his puns a youthful owner of an old j fashioned buggy and wagon shop. Be j cause of his rotund figure and good fellowship proclivities the wheelwright was sin ideal personage for the bud ding humorist to make the butt of his -mips. As Mason became famous, so did the buggy shop, and its owner pros pered by means of the free advert is* j ing given by the humorist. When he retired from business, the wheel wright was called to public service by the citizens of Beatrice and served as their mayor. With the change of administrations in the government of Nebraska this year, Beo Stubr, secretary of agri culture under the code system, de cided he did not care to continue his duties with the state. When casting about for a successor, Governor Bryan decided upon the former Beatrice wagon maker and mayor. As Governor Bryan entered upon his duties, Secretary StuHr retired. It is now Secretary of Agriculture Joseph W. Mayer. As he entered upon his new duties. Secretary Mayer carried with him a serafl book filled with the early day rhymes of th# Kansan to bring back the. smiles to his jovial face when the duties of his office may become , irksome and difficult of solution. "You know that Walt Mason did more by his paragraphs to make my 1 business a success than anything else,” he said. Methodists to Dedicate (iamhridge Church Sunday Cambridge, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special.) —The Methodists of Cambridge will dedicate their new ?30.00U church Sun day With all day services. Bishop Stuntz of Omaha will lie present all day as principal speaker and many neighboring pastors will assist the lo cal pastor, liev. Air. Kelly, with the services. ' Tlio building is of dark pressed brick and is unique in tluu there is no tower of any kind and the roof Is built flat. The basement lias a high ceiling and is equipped for gym nasium, Sunday school, and dining rooms. The I .allies’ Aid society will serve free lunches in the basement dining room on dedication day. Trinity Cathedral (EPISCOPAL) 18th and Capitol Avenue In the Heart of Downtown 7:30-Evening Service-7:3C MUSICAL SERVICE AND ADDRESS All Are Welcome BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS Sunday Evenings in January A Series of Sermons on Modern Books FIRST METHODIST CHURCH •JUtli and Davenport Sunday Sight—7:4.» \ BOOK ABOUT BOOKS * TAHNASSUS ON WHKKUS" . fascinating story on the worth of books, selling of books and the reading of books. >V. <;. Fast. Minister Organ Heeltal at 7:30 Are You Getting the Most Out of Life ? You can travel a fast gait for ten or twenty years —bending every nerve to make money—using every device to increase your popularity—playing the game to extract every ounce of pleasure out of life— But the time will come in some quiet hour when doubt will arise and you will ask— “Am I Getting the Most Out of Life?” Come to All Saints Episcopal Church tomorrow night at 7:45 and perhaps you will learn how life can pay you bigger dividends. All Saints Episcopal Church 26th and Dewey Avenue Other services at 8 a. m. and 11a. m. But if you don’t come to All Saints go to some church tomorrow. Omaha Second Largest Market for Live Stock Soutli Onialia BUfine(>f> Aver ages $>00,000 a Day, Retir ing Kxehange Offieial fells Continental Cluh. The last two hours of \\\ 1*. Tagg’s official life as vice president of th Livestock exchange were spent yester day noon as guest of the Continental | club, at luncheon in Hotel Funtenelle. Mr. Tagg gave an interesting sketch of some of tho activities in the day's work in one of the world's greatest livestock and packing house centers. "Last year,” said Mr. Tagg, "this market handled 7,111,000 head of live stock and in this respect South Omaha was the second market of the world. Business done at South Omaha amounted to about a half mil-I lion dollars every working day of the • year. We now have a joint freight department to which all railroads de liver shipments and from which all livestock shipments are delivered to i he various lines. This office last year collected $17,000,000 more than all of tho other freight offices of Omaha. "Last year the South Omaha stock yards shipped stock to 19 states ami packing house products were sent to all parts of the world. The market | •for Nebraska meat in eastern states j has been improving year by year. Xe- 1 braska beef js becoming famous.’* Mr. Tagg asserted that a high standard of ethic? is maintained by members of the Livestock exchange. In the yards, he explained, an import ant trade is made by the gesture of a hand or the crack of a whip. Only five trades were brought before the boffird last year for adjustment and not one was taken to court. Head of Koval Areh Masons Unhurt as Auto Turns Over Geneva. Nub., Jan. 5.—(Special. )— Whito driving 12 miles west of Lin coln, W. 1-. Spear's ear skidded in the snow into the ditch, turning on! its side, breaking the windshield and demolishing the top. Mr. Spear, who recently was re-elected grand high priest cf ilie Royal Arch Masons in this state, was returning from Tecum sell, where lie had attended the funeral of a member of the order, and was hastening homo to he present at a reception given by the local bulge ; in his honor. He was not* hurt and arrived in Geneva at 10. to be the guest of honor at the banquet. Mr. Spear drove bis own ear to Friend, where he was met by a Geneva car. Beatrice 1ft ill Contribute to Children s Home Society Beatrice, Neb.. Jan. 5.—(Special.)— (\ E. Ryder, district superintendent of the Nebraska Children's Home so ciety. will start a drive this month in Gage county to raise $2,500 for the new receiving home to be constructed at Omaha at u cost of $50,000. Each county in*the state will contribute to the building fund. Iowa Beauty Is Here to Visit Her Brother £}?»>u* Murray A .Miss Bonnie Murray, 1$, Sioux City, chosen queen of the 1922 Iowa state fair from ti,200 contestants, is in Omaha* visiting her brother, Thomas, and her unde, Connol McDermott, Creighton law school students. Miss Murray was awarded the $1,000 prize offered at the fair to the “prettiest girl in Iowa.” She will leave Sunday j to resume her study of dramatic art ' in Chicago. 01,1 and NVw Enmity Offir ors Enjoy Banquet at (Geneva (Jcneva, X<*h., .Tail. D.—(Sp»-?cial.)— •Yew ;111 <i <>I<1 county officials had din ner Thursday at the Jameson hotel, preceding lhr* change of officers, which took place at noon. The county board of commissioners also attended the dinner, and Frank Ssteoh of Mil* ligan, who retires from the hoard after IT years of service, was pre sented i111 a gold fountain pen. The presentation was made by Judge Fill* . ten of the county court. C. K, Me* Hartrey of (leneva, succeeds Mr. j Stech, who was not a candidate for j re-election, New officers of the county are: j Treasurer, < lay Thomas; clerk. \V. II ! Sisler (re-elected); sheriff, John K. Little; attorney. Thomas J. Keenan; surveyor, William Biba (re-elected); superintendent, Klizubeth Schelkopf. Judge Fulton and Frank Hitch, dis trict clerk, hold over for two years. Retiring officers arc: Sheriff. Hilaries J. Warner; t reasurer, Lester »S. I Tonis tlicrpe; superintendent, Margaret. K. llaugliwout, uiul"Attorney, John Bars hy, who is in Florida for the win ter. Bov Risks Life to Keep Trust ■Sorrel} Burned by Von lb \\ ln» l irrs Film Wlien Kefused Figarct. After live months in. Wise Memo rial hospital nml successive opera tlons, John l'pdegxo vc, 11, LchiiiiIs, Neb., who nearly gave his life lo keep a 1'i-eeiit trust, is on Hie highway to | recovery: The lad was carrying home to his father, J' >.-•.• 1 'pdrgrove. a package of cigarettes when lie yvas met by an other youth of his age. “Gimme a pill." begged the ac quaintance." 4 "Dad sent me for ’em and it wouldn't be right, so you can't have one," replied John. The next he knew, according to his story of the accident, the acquaintance slipped up behind him and touched a match lo a roll of motion picture Mini he was carrying, a gift from n theater owner for whom he had worked. llurned severely on the right side. 1'pdcgroM was kept at fiome a month and then, on August lo. was brought to the hospital here. Skin taken from his own legs has been used exclu sivity in patching up the injured a rea. "They're wonderful here." John | saiil, "and the doctors have-saved my j life. Hut-” tears stole dow n his ' whitened cheeks. , Nurses sail] he had never ceased to j sorrow over the absence of his par puts, his twin sisters, who are 3. his brothers, and his good pals at Loomis, j Store, Hank, Postofliee at Rohrs, INel>., Robbed Auburn, Neb., Jail. 5.—(Special )— The .station <if Uolirs. five miles west of Auburn was entered by burglars again. The telephone wires were cut, and the store, postofliee and bank, ill in the same building, suffered from the marauders. In tlie store several suit cases, razors and shoes were taken: in the postofliee some loose change, and in tlie bank a small fireproof safe was opened and the contents scattered over the floor. Road Conditions I’lirniiihfNi l>v the Oiunlni Auto t lub. • Lincm .lighway. Last — Road* good. Lincoln Highway, Weat—Ronds good { to Schuyler. Reported snowing hard from Schuyler west to Grand Island. No [ report, west. <> L I>—Roads good to Lincoln. In ouire Lincolu Auto club fop < onditions west. Meridian Highway-Road* good. Re ported -mowing at Columbus. t'ornhusker Highway—Hoad* godo. Highland t’utoff—Roads good. S V A —Roads good. Washington Highway—Roads good to Sioux City. Ulack Hills Trail- Road closed north of Benson. In leaving Omaha, go west on west on Dodge street to Fifty-second, thenc.- north to Maple, thence west to two miles beyond the city limits, thence north to R. H. P Roads fair. Omaha-Tulsa Highway—Road* good to Topeka. Omaha-Topeka Highway—Roads good to tato line. King of Trails, North—Roads good to Sioux City. King of Trails, South—Roads good to Leavenworth Fair to Kansas City. River to River Road — Roads good. __ Engine Huns Clear Over Man II lia Escapes II itli Only Cuts ami Hruiscs Aurora, Neb . Jan —(Special.)— A "hair's breadth escape was that of (•. II. Haas «*f IJncoln. switchman employed here, when the switch en gine passed for its full length over him without fining more than bruising and scorching him. If his head had been half an inch wider his skull would have been crushed. Haas was riding on the real foot board of tlie engine, which was bal k ing down the yards. He had mi a new pair of shoes and suddenly he slipped, fell between the tails and the engine passed o\ci him. Haas says he fill so that neither, feet, head nor hands f» 11 in loss either rail. Engineer <1. H. Johnson imme diately stopped the engine and as sisted in taking Haas out of the cow catcher. He was badly dazed, rum pled, bruised and scorched slightly, but no bones wen* broken. The : kin was shaved from one part of his skull, indicating the nearness he came to a crushed skull. Holes were burned in his clothing. W. 0. W. Signs for Giant Radio Broadcasting Station. ()A\\ . Atop 19-Story Building, to Cost $20,000. AN'. A. Fraser, sovereign command er of the AVoodmen «»f the World, yes terday signed a contract, with West ern Electric company for a rad • » broadcasting station to he the biggest in this country excepting the army and navy stations. Work lias already been started on two towers loo feet high on t"fi of the 10-story Woodmen of tlie AVorld j building for the aerials. The total cost of the outfit will be i $20,000 and it will be of su< h power that it may bo beard all over the ! United States. "AVe are putting this in for the j benetit of the people; «*f Omaha and throughout the country more than' for ourselves,” Mr. Fraser said. The station will he ready for op eration in about six weeks. Its call j letters will be AVOAW. Grand Island Considers South Side Junior High (Jrand Island, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Spe cial.)—Its recent proposition for a centralized Junior High school at a cost of $320,000, on a site formerly decreed by the voters for a High school having been defeated, the NOTICE To A. O. U. W. Officer* and Members: There will be a JOINT INSTALLA TION of all lodge officers at the Temple, 8 P. M., Monday, January 8. F. J. Alber, of «Des .uoines, will offi ciate. A. O. U. W. Central Committee. H. G. McCANDLESS. Pres. W. H. HATTEROTH. Secy school board is now considering plac ; ing before the >«*tois the proposition ; recommended by its building commit toe of $.i4:UHH) for a south side junior High, a complete now High school and iii new' kindergarten and grade echoed. In the recent election the taxation question was one of the issues though l^iot the only one. on which the voters, for the first time in the history <*f the city, rejected by a substantial majori ty a proposed school bond issue. - TODAY--;;;,' _ Matinee Today THE DRAMATIC SENSATION Eves., 50c-$2; Matinee Today $1 Top. --- HAROLD LLOYD In HU Five-Part Masterpiece of Mirth “DR. JACK” K.vcry lady attending maHnses "ill iccci.c a photo of Lloyd. I ine (or Fraining Watch These Ads 60c Mulsified Cocoanut Oil for..‘>&C 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste . *J7<* 50c Menncn’s Shaving Cream for .U9l* Satin day Only FOX DRUG CO. 1504 Farnam Street — When in Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome: Sale of Men’s Fine Hose 'till mercerized, all colors, tegular 3 for 11.00 quality. Jaturday ii.'.C; 5 pair $1 Main Floor Continuance of the January White Sales Men’s E & W Shirts Woven madras, percales and printed madras, ♦allies to $2.00. All sizes. Saturdav, each .SI.19 Mnln Floor JANUARY* Dresses !16i» Final cleanup or ladies’ and misses' dresses for Sat urday. Cantons, ^ Satins, Taffeta party frocks and Pol ret Twills. ^ Values to *35.00. Saturday only— »16^ Middies and Middy Skirts In a Sale Wool lliddies In led, preen and Navy. Trimmed in silk braid and em blems. Sizes R to 1C. Worth to $7.50. •Saturday at S3.95 150 Middy Skirts I.i navy serge and rhecks. Sizes 8 to 16. Saturday $3.95 Second Hour Silk Jersey Bloomers ID dozen silk jersey bloomers, all colors and nil sizes. Very special values. Sat urday only . <£9 QS « Second Floor Children’s Dresses Two Big Lots LOT 1 A lot of Girls’ Velvet, Wool Crepe and French Serge Dresses in all new nifty styles; sizes 8 to 14; values to $29.75; specially <J*"| O priced Saturday.• O LOT 2 A lot of Girls’ Dresses in wool jersey, serge and wool crepe; sizes 8 to 14; values to $12.50; Saturday, at. _ Coats .■rJSS*. l: - 100 'atlies' and A misses' coats. Vj Bolivias, Ye- M lours, P a srl(- j , v j i o n a s ana Plushes. Many f u r trimmed. Pinal cleanup price for Sat urday only— * *16^ — Leather Goods Specials An assortment of ladies’ genuine leather hand bags in Patents, Persians, etc. Specially priced at— $1.49 and $2.98 $1.50 Value Boston Balts, brown and black, for . $1.00 43c Men's leather Billfolds at ...29£ 15c Men's Purses, at .10r Front llooni Hundreds of Pairs Mens and Boys’ Shoes Mall Orilrra Pohl i»nid In the January Clearance Roys* Shoes 100% Ileal readier 92.50 to •5.00 I Men's Stetson ox fords. brown or black calf or kid. Pair . 811.50 Stetson shoes for the conservative man who cares. Pair . -$12.50 Firemen or switchmen ' 3 peel h. J. Waterproof shoe made with doUbh sole, rubber heel and waterproof welting at pci pair . $0.50 . M en's scout shoes, tan side leather . .$2.50 Hayden's Special, i $10 shoe. Brow n or black kid. Per pair -$8.00 I Handker chief Specials for Saturday 12Vic quality lawn handkerchiefs. Both men's and ladies. For Saturday, 74* f 25c Ladies’ Hand kerchiefs — Whites and solid colors. Plain and embroid ered corners for Saturday . ....19* | Front Itoom Corset Clearance lot i Corsets From Our Dell Kitonn Makes Warner's, It. * G., Binner’s, Lady Kutli, Treo Girdles, Hayden's Custom-made, also Nemo's broken sizes. Not all sizes In each model, but very good assortment. 21 to 36. $0.50 and $6.5o val ues, at .55*5.75 LOT 2 Corselettes Back fastenings, 2 pairs hose supporters. $1.00 val ues, at .. • 79C Corset Dept.—2d Floor “Call Me Back, Pal o’ Mine" A Walt/ Song wbo<« pUv*if-again awing and ^ rhythm have perched >t V high among the year % BIG HITS. Buy it—dam e to it— on Columbia New Proc ess Record A-3752 Save the Last Walt* for Me" is the good nira sure wait* on the athrr Idc. At Columbia Deai 75c Opehs Today fa Whale of a Week FUN-MIRTH MERRIMENT BROADCAST OVER _ THE FOOTLIGHTS GA YET Y, cooke Vaudev ille—Photoplays Starting today all new six-act bill with two big headliners OFFICER VOKES and "D 0 N" m mmv i m HARRY SEYMOUR and his MOVIELAND QUEENS ETHEL CLAYTON in 5 “IF I WERE QUEEN” FREE DANCE TICKETS to the Rustic Gardens given away to- I jg day until Wednesday inclusive. Last Two Tifcies MATINEE TODAY, 2:15 | Early Curtain TONIGHT at 8 MOORE, LITTLEFIELD & CO. In "Change Your Act or Back to the * Woods" and Current Bill WEEK STARTING TOMORROW Musical Event Extraordinary Albert Lenora LINDQUIST A ALLEN Bailey At Cowan, Jack Norton & Co. and Four Other Excellent Acts. MATINEES 15c to 50c I Plus U.S.Tax NIGHTS ■ 15c to $1.00 1 IMPRESS NOW PLAYING Rodolph Valentino, Carmel Myers In "ALL NIGHT" Werner Amoroi Trio In "Much Ado About Nothing” Nippon Duo "Versatile Entertainers’' Cortez Sisters In "A Foreign Revue” Nad & Edwards In "Sweet Baby’* NOW PLAYING DOUGLAS McLEAN and “MADGE BELLAMY In "THE HOTTENTOT’' WILL ROGERS in ’THE ROPIN’ I OOl. Rodolph Valentino Wanda Hawley and Other* “The Young Rajah” j TOMORROW : “DANGEROUS AGE”| ^ GEEG3 - FRANK MAYO In “The Wolf Law” Extended run on thi* picture at the Mu»e Theatre Tomorow NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS HAMILTON - - 40th and Hamilton ALL STAR CAST In "THE CUP OK LIFE’* VICTORIA - * 24lh and F'ort ALMA RUBENS In "FIND THF. WOMAN" **’* * *‘D - llith and Btnne> CULLEN LANDIS In "WATCH YOUR STEP’* ‘