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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1923)
Third Degree Bill j Passed by Senate | by Vote of 18-12! Heed’s Measure Amended So as to Make Assault on Prisoner by Two Per sons a Crime. Lincoln, Feb. 13.—(Special.)—Sena tor Reed's third degree hill, amended so ns to make an assault on a prison er by two persons a crime, passed the senate today by a vote of IS to 12. There was little discussion when the measure came up for final read ing: Other bills passed the senate In clude: S. F. 36, Hastings—Permits ap pointment of county judges when vacancy is for less than 'two years. H. R. 129, Purcell—Allows Press association and Order of Does to In . corporate. H. R. 177, authorizing the governor to offer the rturket Soldiers’ home to the federal government ns nil ex service men's liospltaV These bills were advanced to third reading: S. F. 93—Establishing educational requirements for county surveyors. S. F. 89, stiffening auto stealing law. » S. F. 121—No fund cheek bill. S. F. 134—Validates recording of mortgage, retease or deed in record er's office and makes suit to annul or cancel impossible for 13 years. ^ S. F. 153, extends jurisdiction of constables to serve district court pro cesses in any county. S. F. 92, the marriage license hill. House Hanking (.ommittve Advances Association Bill Lincoln, Feb. 13.—(Special.)—The house banking committee has placed the banking bill on general file with a favorable recommendation. This is the bill endorsed by the Nebraska (State Bankers' association, providing means by which it is hoped many bank failures can be averted. An amendment accepted by the commit tee further emphasized the fact that the proposed advisory committed of bankers has absolutely no power to force a solvent bank to take any ac tion and can merely advise officers of such a bank. Meat Cutter Injured Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 15. — (Special.)—Stewart Paxton, an em ploye of the Morton-Gregfjon packing plant, nearly severed his hand while operating a machlng used In cutting heafis off hog*.. Q. R. S. Player Rolls always give satisfaction and fit all makes of Players. ‘ HERE ARE A FEW OF THE P* LATE NUMBERS: Carry Ma Back to My Carolina Home. Chimes of Waikiki (Hawaiian Waltz.) Sweet Annabel. Teddy Bear Bluet. | Who Did You Fool After All? Who Cares. Come in and let u» play them for you or take a Rejection home on ap proval. Open a charge account— i your credit i* good with ua. Out of-town orders filled ■promptly. Schmoller & Mueller 1514 16-18 B' .. A. Phone Dodge St. lUnO l#0. At. 1856 The Superiority of Atwood Grapefruit is not accidental. Every thing is done that can con tribute to the highest attain able quality. e Is never marketed until it is Ripe, Wholesome and Delicious. Buy it by the box —it will keep for weeks and makes an Excellent Gift. Wholesale Distributor Trimble Brothers 0 „ ' Laborite Who Proposed to Cut Duke's Allowance Howled Down in Commons Dondon, Feb. IS.—VP)—The house of commons was plunged Into an up roar this afternoon as a, result of tho suggestion by ifavid Kirkwood, labor member, of the possibility of econo mizing in the allowance of 25,000 pounds which tho Duke of York will receive when he marries I.ady liliza beth Bower-Lyon in April. The duke is now allowed 10,000 pounds a year, but the chancellor of the exchequer informed Mr. Kirk wood that this sum would bo In creased to 25,000 pounds under an act passed by the commons. The laborite then asked whether it was not the case that the government desired to economize and that the i wages of the working classes had! been reduced. _ The speaker of the house rose amid cries for order and a general uproar in which Kirkwood shouted that this ! wits a glorious opportunity to start j ccTSiomlzing at the top, while the' labor class was starving. He tried to 1 make further remarks, but was I howled down. Three Children Frozen to Death in Blizzard1 (Continued From Pace One.l confused in the snow storm and were struck locomotive. High Winds Abate. Chicago, Keb. 15.— Death tolls and property damage from tho coldest wave of the season were Increased today and the only relief predicted in the storm area, extending from the Canadian northwest to the northern portion of Florida and from the Atlan tic seaboard to the Pacific coast, was abatement of abnormally high winds in some sections. The worst blizzard in file years was sweeping over Ontario today, with no indications of abating. It was ac companied by subzero temperatures, snow and a 60-mile-an-hour wind. Transportation was demoralized. A Canadian National railway pas senger train which departed from Re gina, Saskatchewan, for Winnipeg Tuesday still was stalled in snow drifts near Cromer, Manitoba, lata last night, with 50 passengers aboard. Third Story Itlmvn Off House. The first death In Manitoba since the beginning of tse storm occurred last night at Starbuck, Eli I.avallie, a mute, being found dead a half mile from his home. I Heavy property damage was caused j and many lives endangered in the | Pittsburgh district by a 60 mile gale. ! Tho entire third story was blown I off a brick house. Scores of persons narrowly escaped Injury when the falling bricks crashed through and around automobiles In a funeral cor-1 tege; pedestrians were endangered when a huge signboard was torn from its moorings; entire sections of the city were temporarily plunged Into darkness when wires and poles were blown down. Trees were uproot- i ed and many window panes were shat tered. In other sections of Allegheny coun ty, houses were overturned. trees | broken off and street lamps and posts carried away. Business and travel was reported i suspended In certain sections of Mich- 1 igan, as a result of the storm. In St. Paul, Minn., It Is reported that high winds since Tuesday had abated somewhat and railroads plan ned to resume service on the main lines west and hranches. The first trains on the Northern Pacific rail way and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. i Paul railway for 34 hours, started from there last night, for the west. The Great Northern railway was to send out Its first coast train In more than 48 hours. Temperatures In St. Paul and Min neapolis and vicinity were down as ' far as 20 degrees below zero. Train service on the main lines into , Chicago from the north was reported1 demoralized. The Pere Marquette rail ! way was reported to liava suspended service for this city. The temperature in Chicago at 3 a m. was 1 below zero. hut. the high wind that ushered in the zero weather of yesterday had abated somewhat Nearly a dozen persons were injured by falls on the ice-covered sidewalks and firemen were called out morn than 1 150 times to combat flames. Several families were driven from their homes In the cold. No Relief In Sight. The district weather forecaster here offered no relief, predicting that the cold wave would continue for the re malndpr of the week. Low tempera lures throughout Kansas and western Missouri continued today. The cold est weather reported In that district was 5 degrees below zero. Colder weather was forecast for th<' southeastern states today. With the exception of norlda peninsula. A drop of 25 degrees w-as predicted for ; Atlanta, Ga., which would bring the. coldest weather of the winter. Seattle Snowbound. San Frnnclsro, Feb. 15.—Traffic In '< Seattle virtually wus at a standstill j and Portland was partly snowbound today as a result of gales and bill ] zards on the north Paelftc coast. Seattle's transportation systems practically suspended service after IS inches of snow, the greatest fall In years, had covered the streets. Hun dreds of workers, unable to reach their homes, were sheltered for the night in downtown hotels. Train serv ice was halted on some lines. Four deaths In the last 24 hours were at tributed to the storm. Public schools and the Fniverslty of Washington rr ! malned closed today. With ships and railways unable to serve It on ac counr of the snows, Washington’s lumber Industry was reported para lyzed. Mulligan Traffic Paralyzed. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 15.— Telegraph wires thut withstood yesterday's gale brought stories here today of railroad service abandoned, urban traffic par alyzed Industries and husluess halted, schools closed and populations still exerting their chief efforts against zero cold which grips Michigan today In the wako of the wind. Traverse City railroad officials are reported as having abandoned nt- i tempts to clear tracks of drifted snow ] until the gale ceases. Not n train In : that, part of northwestern Michigan moved Inst night. Snow drifts 10 and 12 feet deep were found nr; Boyne I City. Tho Michigan Central lines | have cancelled trains In the north. Pere Marquette trains In and out of Fort Huron were tied up. Probe Ordered to Learn Facts of State Finances Senate Will Investigate Report of Bryan—Democrats Oppose Plan Fearing Governor Will Bo Discredited. Lincoln, Feb. 15.—(Special.)—A leg ; islative investigation to ascertain the j exact facts concerning the state's 1 finances was authorized by the state senate on motion of Senator I’erry Reed. Under the Reed motion, a commit tee of three from the house and three from the senate is to lie appointed to make the investigation and is em I lowered to delve into any state rec ords desired and force tlie governor or anyone else to appear before it to discuss the state's finances. The motion was made following the report made yesterday by Governor j Bryan to tho iowetj house, In which he endeavored to prove his statement that tliero was a $2.2:5,000 dellclt In the state treasury. Senator Reed usserted that there was so much variance between the claims of the present governor and former governor as to the condition of the state's finance that it was high time the trtith should be ascertained for the benefit of tin; people of Me braska. Several democratic senators ob jected, but there were others in their ranks who insisted that, even if the truth did hurt their governor, it was proper the people get tlie real facts Tho 8anate committee appointed consists of Thilen. Reed and Hastings. The house committee has not been appointed. Collier Wins and Loses Grand Island. Neb., Feb. 15.—(Spe cial.)—The Grand Island college de bating team won the decision in the debate wTith Cotner on the resolution that all interallied war debts bo can celed. At Cotner the home team won, the two teams being reversed on the negative and affirmative sides. Beatrice Pastor Resigns Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 15.—(Special.) —Rev. G. B. Weaver, for five years pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church here, has tendered his resignation, to take effect March 1, and has accepted a call from the First Lutheran church at York. Ad\ance Barrows Bill Lincoln, Feb. 15—.(Special.)—The lower house advanced to third read ing a bill appropriating $1,800 lo for mer Lieutenant Governor X’. A. Bar rows for services while acting as gov eroor aurlng the absence of former Governor McKelvie from the state. State Jewelers Will Hold (Convention at Grand Island Hastings, Neb.. Feb. 15.—(Special.) — Closing their annual convention here, the Nebraska Retail Jewelers assncla tlon choHe Grand Island as the place for the next convention. A resolution was adopted asking congress to re move the war tax on Jewelry. About $1,000,000 worth of diamonds were on display. The following officers were elected President, Itobert Goodall, Ogallala; vice president, Theodore Sims, Hast ings: secretary-treasurer, 13. B. l’anske, Pierce; executive commit tee, Robert Myers of Grand Island; A. E. AndPrson of Broken Brow; Jo seph Mazen of Omaha. Profits Tax Hearing Lincoln, Feb. 15.—(Special.)—Con sideralion of the excess profits tax bill has been set for February 16 at 2, in the lower house. There are 17 principal languages spoken in Europe. Sales Manager Given Promotion (diaries O. Ilydholm Made Vice President of M. E. Smith & Co. Charles O. Ilydholm, for the last fivo years district sales manager and general sales director for M. E Smith & Co., has been promoted to the position of vice president of the com pany in charge of merchandising, in his new capacity Mr. Ilydholm will have complete supervision, not only of sales, but of purchasing as well. He assumes his new dudes immediately. “Wo have for the last two years realized the desirability of having a thoroughly experienced man In rharge of our merchandising purchases,” said Ward M. Rurgess, president of the company. In announcing Mr. Ryd holm’s promotion. "With the read justment of business conditions, since the war, competition has become in creasingly keen, and it is. with the ‘thought of giving our Customers, at This old-time process applied to smoking tobacco takes out all harshness—all rawness. And the flavor can’t be beat —in a pipe or in a hand made cigarette. * T toorrr & Mtkm Tobacco Co. THOR m THOR ffl THOR Hj THOR B THOR B THOR i THIS SAVES ITS COST! i in f The Gentlest and Most Thorough Method of Washing Ever Devised A Life-Long Laundry " Service for $5 Monthly_ Efficient, cost-reducing, labor-saving methods in the modern home are just as practical today as in any well Then managed business. Your laundry bills each week are probably higher than is necessary. Let us give you facts MP and figures. When you know how easy it is to own a THOR—and realize its economy in LOWER LAUN DRY COSTS—you’ll find it costs less to own a THOR than to try to do without it. Monthly Conic in today or phone and our *>ul* salesman will call at your home. ThoV Nebraska ® Power <§. 'hIT ■■■■■■■■ THOR H THOR (fl THOR fi] THOR P] THOR ■ THOR ill times, tlic advantages of well bal anced, ns well as ample stocks from which to select that we have put Mr. Rydholm In full charge of purchases throughout the house, as well as of our sales.” Mr. Rydholm lias been with the M. I’. Smith * Co. for more than 10 years, serving respectively as road salesman In Iowa, branch manager at .Salt Lako City, district sales man ager, general sales manager, and for the last year and one half general sales director In charge of both road and house sales. Previous to his connec tion with M. E. Smith & Co.. Mr. Rydholm had several years retail dry goods experience, a large part of which was with Marshall Field & Co. of <'hi i aso. He has spent his entire busi ness life in tlie drygoods busineen. starting as a retail clerk at the age of 13. “One of the most pleasing features of my new position,'' said Mr. Ryd hnlm, "is tiie fact that as general mer chandise and sales manager for Mr. B, Kmlth & Co., I shall have the bene fit of the advice and consultation with Mr. A. C. Smith, chairman of our hoard of directors, who Is agaih Inter esting himself actively in the purchas ing end of the business of our com pany." Mu Epidemic at Gretna Gretna, Neb., Feb. 15.—(.Special.)^ Flu, grippe and pneumonia are opt domic here. There Is more sickness than there has hseti for years. Doo j tors say there is no doubt as to Its being contagious, for whole families are 111. ’ » f MISSES’ TAN TOP COATS $17.50 $19.75 $24.50 I_I Attend This Great Removal Sale of Women's HOSIERY % Every pair of hose in our entire store is included in this un-usual sale. We have been forced to vacate our store and MUST SELL all our merchandise at once. You know the make of hose we carry. Come and buy your supply for the year at these BARGAIN PRICES. WOMEN’S SILK HOSE Values from $1.20 to $3.50 79c to $2.25 WOMEN’S HEAVY WOOL HOSE, $3.00 values, 85c WOMEN’S LISLE HOSE, wonderful values at. .35c MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S HOSE reduced proportionately, There are all sizes, even out sizes in all shades and patterns to select from. Don’t miss this genuine bargain opportunity. MEN’S UN ERWEAR CHOICE OF OUR GREAT STOCK We doubt if there ever was a store with as fine a line of Men’s Under wear as you would find in our regular stock. Today the lines are com plete in all sizes from 34 to 38 and from 46 to 50 in light, medium and heavy weights, .lust look at our removal prices and note the savings: Values to $2.50, choice. $1.35 Values to $4.00, choice. $2.15 Values to $6.00, choice . $2.85 Values to $8.00, choice. $3.85 508-10 SOUTH 16TH STREET These prices are NOT in effect at our Farnam St. Store • It I IM MEN V. THE BEAUTY OF HEALTH New siwper* and magazines are de voting columns of magic or otcr night heaullflers. Thera Is a beauty In health that Is far more attractive to men than mere regularity of fea tures or a made up complexion. Health should be ihr first essential of women who \'ut»t to win and hold ad miration, respect anil lo\ At the first Indication of ill health ns Indi cated by dark circle* under the eyes, * sallow complexion, headaches, back ache, pain in ths side, nervousness. 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