Llovd George
Disappointed
at Debt Terms
Kngland Is Able t«> Paj, But
It's a Heavy Burden,”
Declares K\
Prender.
Plymouth, Kngland, JVb . 3.—(Ry j
A. PA.—lJuvid IAoyd George. the
former British prime minister re
turning today aft r Iiis vaia'tinn in
Spain sard he felt Hurt tlie American
debt settlement terms were hard anil
that he was "frankly disappointed."
"KtigUind is aide to pay," lie said,
"hut it is a heavy burden. 1 do not
think it will benefit America as It
must diminish their markets in tlie
world, whether In-re or els 'Where.
"The I'nited States made the lies* :
term* for their own country. It is
not for me to complain or criticise hot
I feel that the terrt: -. are haul. I snil
think that the proposal* of the Bal
four note arc sound."
Washington. Feb. 3. -lip PA—
Th - American debt funding i oinmis
a,on has been called to meet late to
day for a discuss.on of the form of
ihe recommendations It will make to
I’rfi.ident Harding in omyv "tion with
the plan fer funding Great Britain's
wartime debt, finally 'pprnvod liy the
i i:’-.,i,.s ion last right.
Washing'-in. l'eii —Th- -\tneri
i i deb: funding commissi n plnuiied
i.i i -mi t-i Pi" s o ut Harding today |
v ia rccounta ndalinns for bis tip- 1
p rural anil tram Mission to i ongrers
f. ■■ la lfj '■■■ action tlie final draft1
of tlie comp! fed nrrnngeniFiit for llm
f - - ling of Great Brl-aln'a war time
df-' t to tli- Fnitc I States. Ii was
► fi| t i be ike pr-siik-nt's intention
i. - ad Gp* cm.inn ', ion's rci omup iida.
i i.i s :o i aigrcra early next wee!:.
Intcrrst Kale l ived.
' • a,in .lured Inst night alter a
i ifit; of the commission with Bir
Aland Gefkiea the British amhas
s..<!nr. ill" funding arrang'inent con
forms with pervious announcements
, i i i interest rates and provision for
1,i:1 cv: ,ng i.rhraent of the debt in 02
tears. The inte.est rale is lived at
S per cent for the Prat 10 years from
i'ogeinbrr IS, B'22. and S',; per cent
thereafter, with a llxerl schedule of i
amurfli:ation payments approximating I
a 'I average of out-half of 1 per cent!
ci tlie principal.
Favored by Hardin".
The British government is given |
the light to make the annual pay
ments on piiucipal in three-year in
stallments instead of every 12 months
and nlso on 'JO days' notice to retire
any additional amount of the bonded
principal Great Britain's financial po
sit ion permits.
Indications today were that the
ptesident w- uld recommend to con- ,
gross that tlie debt funding act lie
adjusted to bring within ils provision!) ■
tlie British settlement. The president |
is reported in statements emanating|
from tlie White House as viewing tlie
settlement as so worthwhile that noth
ing should prevent its acceptance at
this session of congress.
Ten Omahans Enroll
to Lobby for Bills j
Lincoln, Feb. C.—(Special.) — The
names of 10 Omniums aro Included In
the list of Ij new lobbyist*, who reg j
iatered with Secretary Pool during
the week. Must of them represent
organizations ami corporation inter
ested in particular measure*.
Tlie new names on the roster are:
('. A. Magaw, .lease iRoot and
Wymer Dressier, all of Omaha rail
roads.
Georg* Rogers. Omaha, contrac
tor?.
A. S. Kelley, Omaha, telephone com
panies.
Claude S. Wilson, Omaha, “public
good.”
Roy SI. Harrop, Omaha, state-owned
bank.
R. W. Oliver. Omaha, and George
Winston. Omaha, firemen's relief.
J. D. Palmer, Omaha, banks.
Frank K. Ilelvey, fire insurance
agent?.
F. C. Crokcr, Fillcy, veterinarians
and fain bureau.
K. L. Hunt, byracue, rural school
Improvement.
H. L. Cook. Lincoln, Pullman com
pany.
S. Sawyer. Lincoln, agriculture and
taxation.
Chief Scout Executive
to Attend Omaha Meet
Every Child Should Have
Privilege of Home Life,
Says James E. West.
.lames ]'. West, chief scout execu
tive of the Boy Scouts of America
sine.* 1910, will be in Omaha February
14 ami 15 for a regional conference.
Delegates from .six states—Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming. low a
am! Missouri—will attend.
Deft an orphan at the age of C.
Mr. West w.is placed in an orphan
asylum in Washington, D. C. As a
result of interest of philanthropic
Women lie was enabled to attend the
public schools. ID* worked his way
through business high school and
later graduated from the law school
of the National university. He was
admitted to prai tice law in the dis
trict and aupi' ine couit of the I'nited
States.
Mr. West's •-xperimee in the
orphanage impressed him with the
ide i that such institutions should not
be necessary.
"Home life.'* says Mr. West, "is
the liuest and highest production of
civilization, the great molding force
of mind and character, and children
should nok Lc? deprived of it. except
for urgent and compelling reasons
For 'every homeless child, there is i
childless horn
^fr. West several yens ago took
tip the child rescue campaign con
ducted by The Delineator magazine,
as a direct result of which it is slated
2,000 children were placed in good
homos.
Mr. Wort is 47 years old.
Fremont Wins in
Freight Rate Suit
O
Kailu;i\ (ioinmissioii Unlers
Norlhwfslprn to Eliminate
Lincoln Diacriininalion.
Lincoln. F 1). 3.—{Special.}—Follow
in;; complaint of the Fremont Coni
men ial lub that it had been discrim
inated against by the Chicago it
Northwestern railroad in favor of
shippers at Lincoln to points on tlie
Northwestern lines to Hastings and
Superior, tlie railway commission to
day issued an order requiring read
justment of the rates into the South
Platte territory to eliminate the dis
crimination which the commission
found to exist.
The Northwestern is ordered, on
or before March 13, to reduce thuclass
of fregiht rates from Fremont to
these South Platte points. It is given
the option of meeting the short lino
competitive rates of the Burlington
to Kxeter. Geneva. Shickley, Daven
port, Superior, York, Harvard and
Hastings on shipments from Lincoln
and of equalizing between Lincoln
and Fremont to all other points soul It
of Llnwood so that tho two jobbing
points will get into those destinations
on equal rates not higher than the
present rate to those points from Fre
mont.
Prior to 191C, Fremont and Lincoln
shippers were able to ship to all the
points affected by this order on the
same rates, huf an order of the In
terslate Commerce commission dis
rupted that oldtime relationship.
Presidential Timber Is
Picked by Democrats
Lincoln, Fell. 3.—(Special.)—United
States Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock
of Omaha; Governor Charles AV. Bryan
and Judge Harry S. Dungan of Hast
ings, are the three Nebraskans named
by a committee of the Lincoln Demo
cratic Luncheon club as possible pre
sidential "timber" for the 1924 cam
paign. From outside the state, the
committee recommended the names of
William Cl. McAdoo, former secretary
of the treasury: former Governor
James M. Cox of Ohio, and Senator
Kalston of Indiana.
Colorado Governor ^ ill
Probe (lode System Here
Lincoln. Feb. 3.—(Special.)—In
Colorado a proposition to Install Hie
code system of government is before
the legislature.
Governor Sweet of Colorado arrived
in Lincoln today to examine the sys
tem here.
Governor Bryan is telling Governor
Sweet all about the code.
Governor Sweet is the guest of Gov
ernor Bryan during his code investi
gation visit.
Learn How to Get Well
The Real Cure Begins When the Cause Is Adjusted
Pressure upon nerves causes
disease. This is a scientific fact,
not theory.
The rapid growth of the
science of Chiropractic appears
marvelous. There is but one rea
son. Chiropractic adjustments
actually remove the cause of dis
ease—Health is the result.
Let me explain thoroughly
what is causing your trouble and
what can be done in your par
tieular case. The benefit of my
eight years of experience in
Chiropractic work in Omaha is yours.
Do you intend to continue in your present condition
of ill health? I know you do not. Then you need my
services now. ,
No cases accepted that we cannot help. Ofiice
adjustments are 12 for $10 or 30 for $25. Office hours
from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Our Council Bluffs office is located in the Wickham
Block, with Dr. Lee W. Davis in charge. Our Missouri
Valley office is located at No. Ill N. 4th St., with Drs.
Ruberg & Ruberg in charge.
DR. FRANK F. BURHORN
The Chiropractor
Fourth Floor Securities Bldg., Cor. 16th and Farnam Sts.
Phone JA 5347 X-ray Laboratory Lady Attendant
Session in Marc h
Plan of Andrews
IWliraekan Introduces Bill
Changing Date for Con
vening of Congress.
Washington. Feb. 3.—(Special.)—
Representative Andrews, republican.
Nebraska, introduced a bill today
providing dial congress shall convene
the first Monday after March 4 every
year.
The Andrews bill is a short cut to ]
tile change in the constitution which \
Senator Norris of Nebraska aims to
bring about providing that congress j
shall convene in Jamlary following |
(tie elections in November, in order to I
avoid the long interim between the
time of the election of a new congress
end its regular period of convening, j
one year afterwards.
Senator Norris approved the bill
introduced by his colleague, although
he will not abandon bis effort to se
cure a constitutional amendment. The
provision that congress shall meet in
March of each year, Representative
Andrews claims, will not require any
thing more than congressional enact- |
ment ami is intended to bridge tbc
time that most elapse before consti- !
tutional amendment could be acted '
upon
The bill will bo referred to tile com ,
mlttee on elections of which llepre- ,
sentative Andrews is chairman.
Important Provisions
of Army Bill Approved
Washington, Feb. 3.—-Many of the j
most Important provisions of the an- •
nunl army bill, including tlie provi
sion for ti personnel of 123,000 men
and 12,000 officers, were approved
by tbe senate within a few hours after
consideration of the measure was be
gun. ^
No move to reduce the personnel
figures, which will keep the army at
its present strength was made from
any quarter. Committee amendments
increasing appropriations for the
army's organized reserves and civilian
training camp activities also were
approved but no action was taken on
the Muscle Shoals and rivers and
arbors sections.
50 Witnesses to
Testify in Case
of Dr. Mathews
Stale Vi ill Call 35—Prosecu
tor Heal Expects to
t ,'omplete Case in
W eek.
Thirty-five witnesses will testify
fui the state in the trial of Dr. John
T. Alathews, charged with performing
, n Illegal operation, which begins to
morrow before District t'ourt Judge
Goes.
Henry Beal, county attorney, who
will personally prosecute Mathews, is
i f Hu opinion that the trial will con
sume at least seven days.
Dr. Alathews was held by a coro
ner's jury following the death of I.or
etlu McDermott, 24, Bassett iNeb.)
school teacher, on January 4.
evidence at the ingue^ was that
Miss AleDermott came to Omaha- ip
have the operation performed at 2602
Cuming street. The day of Dr.
Mathews’ arrest, detectives seized a
>100 check ^Ueged to have been given
by Alias McDermott is payment for
the operation.
Dr. Alathews. who has employed
three attorneys, will have at least 15
witnesses, it is said. Dr. Alathews'
defense, according to his attorneys,
will he that he never knew the girl,
knows nothing about a place at 2802
Cuming street, and that the creek
police seized was given him by a Bas
sett dotcor.
The Alathews case Is identical with
that of Dr. Leslie fields' case, it was
said. Dr. Fields is now serving a term
of 1 to 10 years in the state peni
tentiary.
Moonshiners at Work
in Jail at Lincoln
I-lncoln, Feb. 3—Prisoners In the
1-anoaster county Jail hero were found
to be manufacturing their own liquor
l>y means of a makeshift still, when
the jail was searched by Sheriif
Claude Ilensel.
Two iiuart jars of mash were found
socreted under beds in tlie prison.
They were presumably left by rela
tives, who often visit the jail with
food for tile prisoners. During the
day time tlie mash was left under the
prisoners’ beds, and at. night it w as i
taken out and placed on top of radia
tors to ferment.
None of tlie prisoners would admit
knowledge of the mash, hut two fed
eral prisoners are suspected.
‘
Capitol Hoard Mectinp
is Postponed 10 Days
^Lincoln, Feb. 3.—Owing to the ill
ness of Architect B. O. Goodhue 'at
his home in New York, the meeting
of the Nebraska capitol commission
scheduled for tlie first week In Feb
ruary, has been postponed for 10
days or two weeks. Mr. Goodhue has
wired Governor Bryan that lie is suf
fering from the grippe, ltoutino mat
ters only are to come before board.
"Muller'’ la the most common fam
ily name in Germany.
AT lantic 9146 AT lantic 9146
Down Goes the Price on Our High-Grade
COLORADO LUMP COAL
Smokeless $ *1 ^\00 ^er Ton
Sootless ^ J| Delivered
This COAL i. the PEAK of all in its CLASS and is not full of
slack when delivered. It STORES WELL and DOES NOT
CRUMBLE to slack like many cheaper grades being sold.
WE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE DEALERS in Omaha FOR THIS
CLEANER, HARDER and HIGHER GRADE Colorado Coal.
Try a ton and be convinced.
For a Limited Time
We are extending to the general public an
opportunity of having their dental work
cost them JUST HALF and less of the
regular prices. Come early—there will be
a real rush at these bargain prices.
Regular $10.00 Bridge
work (what others charge
$15.00 and $20.00 AA
for), per tooth. . . «pi/»UU
$10.00 Crowns $5.00
$2.00 and $3.00 (1 AA i
Fillings for.*P1»UU
Gold Inlays as
low as . . ..
£°00 p,-,e $10.00
ff°° p,.*.,e $15.00
Jr0"**'. $20.00
L5ro pl*,e. $25.00
$150.00 Gold (7A AA
Plate for ... <PlU.l/V
Bring This Ad With You
McKenney Dentists
1324 FARNAM STREET
Phone JA ckaon 2872 for an Early Appointment
^oipson ,€>d6eu & Ca
Reorganization Sale
Our Highest Quality
New Spring Apparel
Reduced 20% and More
Dresses in the most recent springtime styles of
both silk and woolen models.
Coats in sports models of English camel hair
cloth and wrappy affairs for dress wear.
Suits—Strictly tailored models and charming
three-piece costumes.
Reduced 20% and More
AppareJ Shop—Third Floor
$100,000 of Choice New
Silk and Woolen Fabrics
Greatly Reduced
Every piece of fine silks and woolens has been taken
from our regular stock—nothing has been reserved.
All of our quality materials purchased from America’s
best manufacturers. When ordering by mail be sure
and make second choice. A few of the many items are
listed below:
40-in. heavy quality crepe de
chine, all colors, yard - $1.59
40-in. extra heavy pebble crepe.
yard ----- $2.59
40-in. heavy quality all-silk can
ton, yard - - - $2.65
40-in. heaviest quality canton
crepe, navy, brown, black,
yard - ----- $3.69
40-in. Molly O’ crepe, street
shades, yard - - - $4.39
40-in. Frost crepe, yard - $4.55
33- in. kimono silks, yard - 89c
34- in. corduroy, yard - - 75c
36-in. Belding’s pure dye taffeta.
street shades, yard - $2.49
36-in. pure dye taffeta, all colors,
yard.$1.59
40-in. foulard, standard weaves,
choice range patterns, yd. $1.49
36-in. figured lining satins,
yard -.$1.59
36-in. figured lining satins,
yard - - -- --$1.69
36-in. satip raye, all colors,
yard ------ $1.59
36-in. Marvel satin, street shades.
yard -.$2.29
32-in. figured Sweet Briar for
blouses, yard - - - $1.95
32-inch plain and fancy shirtings,
ya*d -.$1.45
32-in. striped broadcloth shirt
ings, yard - - - $1.75
40-in. good quality all-silk georg
ette, all colors, yard - $1.59
40-in. all-silk georgette, all colors,
yard ------ $1.95
40-in. brocaded radiums,
yard ------ $1.95
48-in. Poiret twill, yard - $1.98
42-in. all-siltc chiffon velvets,
yard.$4.45
42-in. all-silk, erect pile velvet,
black only, yard- - - $4.45
86-in. velvet brocaded georgette.
yard. $7.50
40-in. children’s plaids, yd., 79c
27-in. all-wool challis, choice
range patterns, yard - 98c
42-in. repps, all colors, yd.: ?t.29
54-in. all-wool plaids, yard, $1.29
54-in. all-wool coatings, yd. $1.49
54-in. all-wool jersey, good range
colors, yard - - - - $1.69
54-in. all-wool novelty plaids,
yard.$1.98
54-in. camel hair skirtings,
yard.$2.45 t
54-in. all-wool duvyteen, all
colors, yard - - - - $2.59
54-in. chinchilla coatings, heather
mixture and plain, yard, $2.95
54-in. Poiret skirtings, plaids and j
stripes, yard - - - $3.45
54-in. all-wool broadcloth, all
colors, yard - - - $3.65
During my thirty-seven years
of merchandising in Omaha I
have never seen such crowds of
buyers. The reason is easily
explained: Not a few values
made to talk about and other
merchandise priced high, but
every article in the store
marked at a reduction. You
buy here with assurance.
NOTIONS
For Lowest Prices
Card Kohinoor snaps, lc.
Card Atlas hooks and eyes, lc.
Card Welsnap snaps, 5c.
Card Delong hooks and^yes, 5c.
Card Delong snaps, 5c.
Coate’s, black and white cotton,
thread for 50c a dozen.
Star mercerized thread, for 50c
a dozen.
Centar Aiale—Main Floor
Any New Spring
Hat In Stock
Reduced 20%
Absolutely no reservations,
French room models included.
A most unusual and timely op
portunity to purchase a new
spring hat for a price you would
be gla4 to pay in the June sales.
Over 1,200 from which to make
your selection.
Fourth Floor
Very special prices are marked
on curtain nets and other drap
ery materials.
Second Floor
Four Exceptional
Hosiery Specials
Pure thread silk to the top hose,
in colors, now $2.50 a pair.
Pure thread silk to the top hose
with hand clox. Gray and*chest
nut colors, $2.95 a pair.
“Thompson - Belden’s Special”
silk hose, with silk lisle garter
top and double soles, reduced to
$1.76 a pair.
Children’s lisle hose with triple
knees and soles. Full fashioned
style and in black only, now 50c
a pair.
Center Aisle—Main Floor
Exceptional Offerings
In the Linen Sale
The prices are reduced to their
limit on pure linen table coths
and napkins, Turkish towels and
wash cloths, bed spreads and
bed sets, white goods and plain
white linen by the yard, all
widths from 18 to 90 inches.
North Aisle—Main Floor