The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, January 25, 1923, Page 3, Image 3

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    Rockefellers Not
Stockholders, in
Indiana Company
Chairman of Board Presents
List of Owners to Senate
Committee—Tells of
‘"Burton Process.”
Washington, Jan. 24.—Tlie senate
oil investigation committee was In
formed today that neither John It.
Rockefeller, sr. nor John I). Rocke
feller, jr., owned any stock in
Standard Oil company of Indiana.
Robert \V. Stewart of Chicago,
chairman of the board of the Standard
OH of Indiana, presented to the com
mittee a list of stockholders owning
1 per cent or more of stock in his
company. This list did not show the
names of either of the Rockefellers
and brought from Gilbert E. Roe, the
committee attorney, the comment
that "this is the first Standard Oil
company wo have examined in which
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., does not ap
pear as one of the largest stockhold
ers.”
Mr. Roe asked why this was, but
Mr. Stewart didn't know and also was
Unable to say how the younger Rocke
feller disposed of any stock he might
have held In the company, after the
dissolution was effected in 1911.
Mr. Stewart was asked in detail ns
to the licensing by his company of
its patented process for changing oil
distillates into gasoline known as the
‘‘Burton process” and Invented by
W.Iliam M. Ilurton, president of the
Standard of Indiana.
This process, Mr. Stewart said, had
been licensed to about IS companies
tinder either one or two types of con
tracts, the older one of which pro
vided that the Standard of Indiana
should receive 25 per cent of all the
profits made from products of the
process. The newer type gives the
Standard of Indiana four-tenths of 1
cent a gallon on all material put into
the still hi which the process is used.
The witness presented copies of the
var.ous license contracts and denied
the suggestion of the committee at
torney that the Standard of Indiana
licensed Its patent process only to
Standard companies.
Testimony was given showing that
the Standard of Indiana received from
licensing of the Burton process,
$3,387,000 in 1920; $2,827,000 in 1921,
and $3,247,000 in 1922.
Mother Gels Mysterious
Letter from Missing Girl
Mrs. Earl Fouts, mother of Clara j
Spain, 13, who mysteriously disap
peared from home January 10, re
ceived a telegram and letter Mon
day from Kansas City, purporting to
be from her daughter. The telegram
read: "Shall I come home? Can get
train fare."
Mrs. Fouts Immediately answered
the wire, welcoming her daughter’s
teturn. A few hours later a letter was
tecelved, written on stationery of Ho
tel Dyer. Kansas City, hut whicli Mrs.
Fouts declares is hot in the hand
writing, nor written in the language
of her daughter.
A former husband of Mrs. Fouts,
who, It Is alleged, took their son,
Frankie, several months ago, is re
ported to be living in Kansas City. In
the letter it was said Frankie would
return to Omaha with Clara. Neither
has arrived.
Mother of Former Omaha
Chief of Detectives Dies
Mrs. Mary Maloney, 8S. resident of
Omaha since 18fiS, died early yesterday
morning. She is survived by a daugh
ter. Mrs. J. J. Kennedy, 2330 South
Tenth street, with whom she made
her home; three sons, Edward, John
and Steve, former Omaha chief of de
tectives. and three nieces and four
nephews.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at St. Patricks church. Burial
will he in Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Ambassador Returns
to His Post in London
Pacific and Atlantic Photo.
Col. George Harvey (above) has
waved adieu to American shores anil
is on his return to the United States
cmhassy r.t London. lie gained 11
pounds during ills visit home.
Police Hold Three
Alleg ei l Shoplifters
Arrests Declared to Have
Broken Up Gang Operat
ing in Five Cities.
With the arrest yesterday afternoon
of a man and ids wife, and another
man, Omaha police are convinced
they have broken up a gang of shop
lifters that for the last three months,
according to officers, has worked in a
circuit Including Lincoln, Sioux City,
St. .Joseph, lies Moines and Omaha.
Police raided the rooms of Mr. and
Mrs. William Karnes, 406 North Six
teenth street, where they recovered
merchandise, some of which has been
identified as stolen from J. L. Bran
dels & Sons and the Burges-Nash
company. Jim Jones, Twenty-sixth
and M streets, was arrested with the
Kearns. Total value of all property
recovered amounts to $500. Part of
the alleged loot was from a store in
Fremont, Neb., it was said.
Jones gave his occupation as de
liveryman for Mr. and Mrs. Kearns.
Their method was to take orders, then
go elsewhere to obtain the goods,
police allege.
Larry Finn, special agent for J. L.
Brandeis 4 Sons, and Ralph Coady,
special agent for Burgess-Nash. con
ducted the raid with Detectives Trapp
and Munch.
Realtor Leaves to Confer
Over New Building Here
C. C. George, Omaha realtor, left
'wterday for Chicago, where he will
meet with representatives of the Cook
i estate, which will starte the construc
Ition of a new building at Sixteenth
I and Howard streets, in a few weeks.
I Plans for the building probably will
be completed at that time, accord
! lng to Mr. George, who will then
! travel on east to the Atlantic sea
board, where he is to take part
in a meeting of directors of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
The^SWAP COLUMN in the
■■Want” Ad section of The Omaha
Bee is aiding many oeople in getting
what they want for what they have.1
Ford Presidential
Boom Launched
New League Opens Office to
Circulate Petition for Fli\
ver King in Nebraska.
Tlie American Economic league has
opened headquarters in room 201
Lyric building and has started the cir
culation of petitions in Nebraska in
behalf of Henry Ford for president in
1924. The league intends to obtain
more than 25,000 signers to petitions
In this state an^l to ^ubmlt Ford’s
name at the presidential primary next
year.
“Ford for President In 102 4 " is the
slogan of the league. Koy M. liar
rop, progressive party candidate for
congress in this district last year, is
guiding the Interests of the American
Economic leaguo in this state.
The headquarters of the league
here are in the same room which has
been used by the progressive party
the last year. Mr. Harrop is presi
dent of the league and E. E. Wlek
am of Salt Lake City Is secretary. It
is announced that 1,800 signatures i
bate been placed on Ford petitions In
Nebraska during the last two weeks. ,
Petitions also are being circulated I
in Kansas, South Dakota and Wyo- ■
mlng and it is the plan to cover all
of tho states. Leaders of the league]
assert that their organization has no
connection with' the old Koosevdt
party nor are they working with th«'
Dearborn organization to place Ford's
name on both democratic and repub
lican tickets, one of the principles of
the new league Is the repeal of the
federal reserve banking system.
Young People’s Rally
Planned for Feb. 27
A young people s rally. Including
the Baptist Young Peoples union, the
Christian Endeavor union, and the
Epworth League union, and the Epis
copalian Young Peoples societies will be
held at S Tuesday evening, February
37, at the First Central Congrega
tional church, Thirty-sixth and Har
ney streets. Bishop E. V. Shayler
of the diocese of Nebraska will speak.
This is the first young people's rally
to be held since the Gipsy Smith cam
paign, n^tl about 1.000 young people
from all the churches of the city
are expected to attend. A silver lov
ing cup will he presented to the union
having tho largest number of mem
bers present.
France now lias approximately 3.
500,000 fewer people than It had 100
years ago.
THESE ARE THE DEALERS WHO SELL
GOODYEAR TIRES HERE _
The Goodyear Service Station sign that we
display means a good deal to you as a tare
buyer.
It means, first, that we are pledged as
Goodyear Dealers to give you service that
will help you get from your tires all the
mileage built into them at the factory.
It means, second, that experience has con
vinced us that Goodyear Tires deliver maxi
mum mileage and satisfaction, and we indorse
them without reservation.
That sign is your assurance of good value,
good service, and a square deal.
We carry the full line of Goodyear Tires
and haveyour size now in stock.
* * *
As Goodyear Service Station Dealers we sell
and recommend Goodyear Tires and back
them up •with standard Goodyear Service A
Ruach Tire Service,
2205 Farnam St.
Cass Garage,
1717 Cass St.
North Side Garage,
2307 N. 18th St.
Colfax Garage,
4507 N. 30th St.
Dundee Garage Co., Inc.,
4918 Dodge St.
G. St G. Tire Sc Vulcanizing Co.
2415 Leavenworth St.
Cronin Tire Repair Co.,
4G30 S. 24th St.
A. Haddad Garage,
1255 S. 13th St.
Wm. Pepercorn,
8415 N. 30th St.
Adkins Motor Co.. 4911 S. 24th
Guy I- Smith, 25ft 1 Farnam
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co.,
26th and Farnam Sts.
Military Garage,
6113 Military Ave.
Omaha Garage,
1517 N. 24th St.
The Novelty Repair Co.,
4809 S. 24th St.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday-Continuing the
January Clearance Sale of
Women’s Low Shoes
y^.
In Three Groups
395 495<
Included in the Sale Are:
15 October Styles 22 November Styles
17 December Styles
595
Modish Footwear for All Occasions
In All Sizes and Widths
The shoes are taken from our regular stock and all sizes, widths and styles of heels
are included. The daintiest of Dress Pumps and the smartest of Walking Shoes
are offered in this sale at a price that makes buying of several pairs practical economy.
Third Floor—East __
Thursday—A Reflection of Paris Moods in
New Spring Frocks 24
f Made of flat crepes, canton crepes and crisp chiffon
taffeta in the new spring shades. Sizes for women
and misses.
Just to look at these frocks and take note of their
new style features will fill you with the realization
of the imminence of spring.
Where one naturally expects authoritative style to
be combined with a high price ticket it is indeed an
achievement to be able to offer these newest frocks
at such a moderate price. '
Second Floor—West
Continuing Our Pre-Inventory Clearance
Sale of Winter Coats
At 39S2
50 Plain and Fur
trimmed Coats —
well tailored and
well lined; formerly
priced at from 45.00
to 60.00
At 48=
63 Winter Coats —
Plain a n cl f u r
trimmed, many
lined with silk
crepe. A wide vari
ety of styles; for
merly 65.00 to 80.00.
At 68i
48 Fur Trimmed
Winter Coats—Of
the better kind. For- ^
merly priced at fropi
85.00 to 110.00.
» ^7000 ^ ®ur ^nes^ Coats in tlie rich pile fabrics and having
/ A— luxurious fur trimmings that originally sold as high as 5
* w 150.00—
• *
Second Floor—West '
_ %
Thursday—Special Purchase Sale of
Boys’All Wool 3.95
. v and
* Sweaters 4.95
Regular 5.00 to 7.50 Values
►Surplus stock of the Progress Knitting Mills purchased
at great reductions. Pullover and coat styles in solid
colors and beautiful combinations. Sizes 5 to 18 years.
Fourth Floor
Fresh
Salted
Peanuts
A No. 1 Spanish Peanuts,
freshly roasted and salted
for this special selling In
the nut section of the
Candy Department. Regu
lar price, 20c a pound, spe
cial for Thursday—
15c Lb.
or 2 Pounds for 25c
Main Floor—West
Hartmann
Wardrobe
Trunks
For Business or Pleasure
Travel—a Hartmann
Wardrobe Trunk
. /
The amount of clothing one
may put in a Hartmann Ward
robe Trunk is really astonish
ing. We will be glad to demon
strate that it will carry more
clothes without W’rinkling than
any other wardrobe trunk of the
same size. Before you buy any
trunk at any price, see what you
save on a Hartmann.
Fourth Floor
A Smart Showing of
Early Spring •
' Hats
\
At 5.00
Many dovely new Hats portray the trend
of the mode in combination of straw, silk
and felt. A veritable garden of color and
style from which to select that new Hat
you need. Cleverly fashioned of straw and
silk with just enough straw to give a hint
of the approaching season and any Hat
you decide upon will prove an unusual
value. At this low price the stvles in
elude fetching pokes
and mushroom shapes
as well as smart off the
face styles.
In Wood Brown, Pearl
Gray, Copenhagen,
Strawberry, Sand and
Black.
Second Floor—East
Dorothy
Bickum
Brassieres
New, Comfortable,
Correct
They lend long lines.
Unusually long with circu
lar darts, reinforced dia
phragm and small elastic,
Dorothy Bickum Bras
sieres have won Fashion.
The elastic tab at back
and front holds the bras
sieres firmly over a low
top corset or elastic gir
dles.
Dorothy Bickum Bras
sieres assure ease In
sports and dancing. There
are styles for madam and
mademoiselle made in
plain or figured Skinner's
satin, cotton brocades and
plain coutil. Sizes 32 to 46.
N Priced
1.00 to 3.75
This is the last week that
Miss Oliver, who explains
this wonderful Brassiere,
will be here.
Third Floor—North