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Boy. 12. Halts Fleeing Thiel With Air (Jim UB Shot Stops \uto Bandit Where Policeman * Bullet Kails—Trusty Rifle Nicked. Chicago. Feb. 23.— Kenneth Schu bert had read all about Diamond Dick and Mike Grady. He knew all that any boy of 13 could know about 'he exploits of Buffalo Bill and other heroes of paper-covered fiction fatne. iln his dreams he had hunted down imaginary crooks galore; Tie had been Jn ecstacy when on# day he talked to one of Chicago's tpounted guardian* of law and order. And then— ‘‘Terrible Tommy'' O Connor was jmeparlns to make away with the content® of a soap box, unaware that Kenneth Schubert, detective, rifle in hand, was stalking him. Not far away another scene was being enacted. A young man climbed into an automobile standing by a curbing and tried to start it. A -wdteeman eauntered hy. Th" young man took to his heels, paying no heed to the ordT to halt nor to a bullet from the officer's gun. “Terrlhl* Tommy ' O'l'onnoi was cergot'en. Kenneth rai«rc| his rife to his shoulder, aimed at the fugi tive auto thitf nnd pulled th" tr:gc“r. The fugitive leaped 1 nt• • the air and fell In • heap, grasping a leg fran tically. » “Don’t shoot an - more: Dorl't •hoot; I quit!" he cried The policeman arrived and took th* youth by the collar The captive looked at the wounded leg. Xo blood •pots were to be seen. “Humph! Didn't even hit me.' lie kommontod. ' But he ami- dern *lo®e!'' But Kenneth didn't hear, lie was wotting a nick in the butt of l-is "pal’’—an air rifle. 20 Per ( lent Increase Shown in fiasoline Production Washington, Feb- 22, — Gasoline pruduivion in the United .States, dur ing 1322 totalled 6,202.234.613 gal lons, sn increase of 29 tier cent over th* 1921 output, according to figures compiled by th* geological survey. The production In December. - 049,S77 gallons, vas th" heat : -st for any month on record. Present stocks of gasoline w.-re placed hy the survey at M3.795,381 gailons or about 9,000.000 gallon* 1“?* than the peak stocks of May 1. These stocks, based on the present rate of consumption, represent 04 days' sup ply, the survey estimated, adding that it was probable 1,200,000,000 yal!ons would b« on hand by May 1. Convicted of Grand Larceny Minneapolis, Feb. 22.—Arthur AV. ' Stevens, president of the defunct A AV. Stevens company, local broker age house, was found guilty on a charge of grand larceny in the first j ‘tegree by a Jury In district court here. Sunday Movie Petition Circulated in Falls City j Falls City, Neb., Feb. 22.—(Special.) I — Falla City’s •'blue Sundays" may have a lighter tinge in the future, as, a result of a referendum petition for I moving picture shows, which is now > heing circulated. More than half of ’ the necessary number of signatures were obtained on the first flay and indications are that the balance will be secured within a day. The rir i ulators have announced that they will not stop until they have every possible signer within the fold. Should the required number of s;g natures he obtained, the question will I be put to a vote at the city election on April 2. Sunday movies were voted down several years ago. City Manager Petition Circulated in Beatrice Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. 22.—(Special.) V petition is being circulated here in he interest of the city manage.' plan "f government. If 20 pep cent of the voters sign, the mayor will cal! a special election to adopt or reje, t th« proposition. If it goes through it w|l! become an issue at the aprtn lampaign in li>24. The manager p'.an has twice before been brought before iha voters, but each time met defeat. Red Cross Nurse Obtained for Richardson County Falls City, Neb., Feb. 22.—(Special ) Richardson county's appeal made more than a year ago for a county Red Cross nurse, was finally answer id with the arrival of Miss Alvina AVellensiek front division headquarters at Chicago. Mias AVellen.dek received her trainlag at Omaha and took post graduate w ork at SR Louis. She is a native Nebraskan. Veteran Kearney Editor Shoots Low Golf on Birthday Kearney. Neb., Feb. 2J.—{Special.i M. A Brown, editor of the Kearney I Bib and m of Nt hraaka newspaper men, celebrated 1i:m 7»th birthday an niversary by “putting away ' the daily paper and then going to the olf link* r here, with Judg. II. <). Ib.-tetki a« , ► n option, nt, lie chalk'd up the |,,we«t »wr» of hi- caricr at a oolfi ■ Reduce Power Bales Kearney, Neb K- b. *.7’ —(Hiawial.i --The Central Power company li.-us an , pounced a general reduction In elec 1 trio current erfectlvi* op March 1. \ sliding sebeduh* of reductions haw | been adopted and Mill l»c equivalent to a cut of ! u per « t nt Improved *■ plant facilities, increased production | nnd con lniption .u - rcmpon*-litis foi ( • he reduction ai tills time. Mother of Voliva Dies. Zion, 111.. Feb. ?2.— Mrs. Rebecca *' oliva mother of Wilbur Cii^nn Vr< bva, overseer of Zion, died here to • Isrht following n short Illness. Mrr \ ollva, who was 77 years old, Is sur vived by three sons. 7 Send Wheat to Near Last Mcfooh, Nib., I’ct), '.’2, -tftpcclnl.)—• As Refj willow county's contribution to the ntri.i cum i'i lief. a thousand hmheln of wheat wire dilppcd to Oma ha. The carload wu:i brought in front • II parts of tIn. count .1 Igpari s peanut ... for 19.7’ | at lg.23b.U00 puutidy | Ex-Service Men Get Citizenship Papers \ group of ex-service men were among the class of 110 which received citizenship papers at file Auditorium Wednesday night. Here arc tour of them receiving their certificates from Sidney J. Gottneid, the clerk of the I nited States district court's office. I-eft to right lliev are: R. Bolurh. Polish, who still i* in the service at Fort Crook: Frank Ivrejoi, 1247 Soutli Fifteenth street, Bohemian: I,on is Abraham, Roumanian Jev>. and Frank 'redo, 1802 Fa mam streef, Italian. 140 New Citizens Receive Baptism in Americanism Necessity of law observance in this country was the keynote of the talk by Howard H. Bnldrige at th* Wash ington birthdaj Americanization-Nat uralization meeting held under tile auspices of the Omaha council of, Americanization ot the Auditorium Wednesday night One hundred ind forty men and women received certifi cates of citizenship in the United States, Mr. Daldrige reviewed the colon i za-, lion of America, told th» new citizens of the Declaration of Independence and its true significance and urged 'hem to remember that the United States was the fust country to an nounce as a political doctrine that all men are created equal. Should Obey Law •'But v• should recognize tli.it wr must give tip aonte things for Fro good of the country. ’ said Mr. Baldrlgc. Tou should know wli.it the law is, and you should obey it. ’ Ten ex service men wor among those admitted to citizenship. They were 1 lysses S. Allegri. Louis Abra ham, Frank Kri j. i, Bazyli Boluch, Jo seph Bomber, Antcm Bortka. Tallin Hasson, Frank Fccclo lip.iminondn* . (,'heehenekos and Constantine I’cter Chechenekos. As itt the past women wire much in the minority. Among the women | v,ho became citizen- were Laura A. L. Larsen, formerly m army n'urse ,at Camp Vike. Ark , Dorothy Tinder and Francine Frandsen. .1" "0 Lafayette street. Miss Frandsen is of middle age. She said she has long desired to be | come a citizen, but said she waa timid about it until other women began to get their papers She lias lived in Omaha 30 years. The. program which preceded the presentation of certificates by Sid ney J. Oottneid, representing the clerk of the court's office, wag one of the most elaborate ever held for -ncti , an occasion. The American Legion, Central High and Technical High school Lands, combined, furbished music. A drama on the importance of citizenship was given by tie fol lowing Technical high school pupils: Carmela Veltrl, Anna Grant, Joe Markowitz and Fern Farr. Boy Scouts of troops 7:, and '< I'd ti procession of n» tv citizens, and pr« sent«d a color ceremony and a staff drill Kings were presented by the United Woman's Relief corps. a “Manual of the United Stages'' wan presented by the Omaha, chapter of the 1' A. It , and Adjutant Harry Hough of th*- Douglas County post presented the Honor the flag” scrolls. District Judge Willis G. Pears, con gressman-elect. spoke in the absence of Judge 1/. H. Day, who Is til. If was Judge Day who admitted the class. Mayot Dshlman welcomed the new citizens fur th Council of Amer icanization. of which he is president. Karl Bamberg, on*' of those becom ing a citizen, r plied in behalf cf those receiving their papers. Re freshments wer* served to almost 500 persons by tin- patriotic activities committee of which Mrs W. 11 Bolin Is chairman. f armer Living Near Oxford Disappears From Home Beaver Neb, K b. 22.— (Ppo i'ial.)—(i. W. Xfumrstr, a fame r liv ing between Oxford and Orleans, disc appeared from him home February 8 and no trace has since b in found of him. He left home In the evening, saying ii< was going to the home of a sick neighbor, lut investigation the next day showed that he did not visit th* re. Investigation and e-arch by county authorities and neighbors failed to give any clue to hi* nr.-teia ous illsappearanee or at; roi>"ii for it. Hi* family ■jtatc p. was in good health and in apparently normal spirits and mental state when he left h< me. Peace Hope' in Ireland. London. Feb 22 —(Ah— A (h,.ni/r from a noncommittal view of the pa cification ('f Ireland to a cautious but undoubted optimism, among well informed residents of Dublin, was re ported tjy the correspondent of the Daily Mail, who has just returned from the Irish city after an absence of five months. The correspondent says that n> one in Dublin actually dce|„n-s that peace is In sight, but that nearly everyone 1* convinced that the ulsJ-tcgration of the republicans has set in and that a fresh outbreak of violence and de struction will increase undermining of the republican strength. , P.e<> Want Ads Produce Result*. Rescue Men from Human Junk Pile, Urges Speaker "Save thinks, save time and save llfi urged Dr. Morton S Rice, De troit, Wednesday night at the First Methodist church. Twentieth and Dav. eBport streets He spoke on "Junk.” "The wreck of human bodies ie no', the worst thing in this world,” he continued, "It le the human junk pile of social Iif-\" He claimed that the convict of today is placed In prison amf left to rust Dr. Rice concluded by telling the Incident of a little colored girl who was found by a missionary, who was looking for a tribe in \frica. II tola • f the missionary bringing the girl to Omaha where h s father w as a mem her of the city council, how she was placed in school, graduating with highest honors, and how. now. she is .1 success in life. "She, *he said, "win !■ avert from the great Junk pile of life." Court-Martial \rquit> Officer of Liquor Charge S*n Antonio, Tex.. Fb 12.— Lieut Lelaiid S. Andrews, who for • week had been on trial before a spe cial < ourt-inartiaJ at. Fort bam Houstoli, on charges growing out of his alleged transportation of liquor in an army airplane, was found not zuihy on all charges against him In 'l verdict returned lat • V.'odnejday ifternoon Th- court martial con sidcred Its verdict more than two hours. Lieutenant Andrews previously had been fined $500 by the l/nifed States court of the southern district of Texas, sittng ait Laredo, Tex,, upon entering a pica of guilty to the charge of possession and t an#portmg liquor. Am ehtiskmevt. FOR SKIN TORTURES Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic Liquid, Just What You Need Don't worry about Eczema or other skin troubles. Y'.u can ha\e a clear, healthy skin by using Zemo. obtained at any drug store for J".e, or extra large bottle at $1.00, Zsmo generally removes Pimples Plack heads, Klotches, Eczema and Ringworm and makes the skin clear and healthy. Zemo is a clean, pene traflr.e, antiseptic liquid. It is easily arplied and coals a mere trifle for each application. It ta always do pend able. CLAM! F, ED-a'WEW15'S;,E^ THe ‘-ad that^cx?s sVai^Ht to evpry oompr of Thp town. The Forum of the People The “Want” Ad section of The Omaha Bee is a forum of the people of Omaha. The management of The Omaha Bee realized that Omaha was in need of a newspaper where the average layman could fill his wants at the lowest possible cost, consequently our rates for “Want” Ads—the people's wants—were lowered several months ago. • That Omahans appreciate this move is proven by the fact that. The Omaha Bet- now carries a page of legitimate "Want” Ads each day. They realize that here hey secure as good—if not better—results than rney do through any other Omaha newspaper —and at less cost. If you have not been taking advantage of the low cates which The Omaha Bee “Wunt” Ad section offers you, NOW is the time to come to this forum. Telephone your next order to AT lantic 1000 and secure better results at lesser cost. / Read and Use Omaha Bee “ Want’ ’ Ads the Bee-line to Results. %p Omadta. Morning THE EVENING SEE A Queer World Coueirni Is Old Stuff to Eskimos—Monkey Jailed on Coast as Bootlegger Worries Not. Nothing's New. Seattle. Wash., Feb. II.—Eskimos of Alaska hare practiced Eoueism for hundred* of years, declare* Mrs. \ashta Dalton, an explorer and writ er, who is hern after 17 year* In the tar north. Instead of rerlttng the “day by day in every way," formula of Etude (ouc. pharmacist of Nancy. France, who visited the l tilled States this winter, the Eskimo* chant, “the song of the deathless rolces," relate* Mr* Dal ton, "When any oni falls III. neighbors and friends take their turn In ving ing this vrelrd chant," said Mrs. Dal ton. • • • One for Himself Philadelphia, Feb. 21.—Lteepor.d or.t over a separation from hie wlte, Eugena Merkle, a grave digger, dug his own grave beneath a ceme tery tree, climbed to a limb and attempted to commit suicide by hanging. The rope broke and Mer k!e dropped Into the grave He was taknn to a hospital where if w« - - id that both hips had been brok His suicidal attempt, the polk-e d brought about a r- oncilia , vo with his wife, whom he ha,j •>: eren in four years • * » Monkey Business Bong Beach. CaL, Feb. 22.— the po lie* believe that In Jocko, a trained monkey, owned by t. H. Simon, they have taken Into custody the first simian bootlegger. They charge (hat Simon, in the cjty tail accused of violating th« slate pro hibition act, taught the monkey to deliver bootleg liquor to certain etts toninrs. Jocko seems to be enjoying his stay in jail • • • Bnnelgltborly. San Frar.eigco. Feb. 22 B'nmigh I orly neighbors sre responsible for n six month jail term Imposed on M t’uccinl. M»n came from the hou-« d.rfi'i. across the street and sic] tome liquor in Puccini's so-calied soft drink resort. The resort faces th» r :*■ « house. The customs hi . e :« the house of the prohibition sc. ni Girl Says He Used Cave Man Tactics on Her Mariano Vidal, Spanish vice consul (above), lias been accused of cruelty by Miss I urllle Whitehurst of New York. She alleges that the Spanish repre sentative cave her a beating when shr rejocted his love. f rirk Pictures ‘"Cxpose Concord Club Members Ernest Rihl»r, by means of mystic parses and the mysterious secrets of his photographic art. ‘'exposed'* some '■f his f- How Coneordlans ot the we«p. ly luncheon of the club in Hotel Fon tenelle yesterday. "Hollywood Ernie,” as ho was billed, painted a large sheet of blank paper with his mysterious compound and behold, Hugh Wallace came fort i from the paper surrounded by a oe witching bevy of Mack Sen nett bath ing girls. Tin! y Condi* appeare-l o another picture, driving a goat. On other* were Harry' Jarobberger, l ead of the Kimball I.sundry company, getting hi* start over a w.ishtuh; 1. Shuler, selling lhs f.r.-t home; Walter Iioeggig, tolling over his income tax return, ar.d Will Mu ke! with a bathing gPI in each arm. Jam' Hanley w a* the orator of the day, devoting himself to George Wa.-hlng'on. Tinley Combs presided. The average automobile contains 32 pounds of copper wire. Explosion Causes Steel Works Fire 400-Gallon Oil Tank With Safety Valve Blows Cp —Two Injured. Fire, which resulted from an ex plosion of a 400 gallon fuel oU tank, Inflicted damage estimated at $2,000 at the Omaha Steel works, 4S03# Leav enworth street, yesterday morning. One end of the tank bl*w out. and fbe Inflammable oil. spreading rapidly, caught Are. One workman, Herming Johnson, wsa burned ellghtly about the head, but returned to work yesterday af’et noon. Another employe, David Russell, 3823 E street, fell end etruck his head against a. metal beam aa he fled fror the flame*. He wan taken to his home hy the plant superintendent- His In Jury Is not serious. Officials at the plant were unable to explain the explosion of ths tank, which Is equipped with a safety vai%% -- Borah May Vi*it RoMia. Washington. Feb. 32.—Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, may be the guest of the Russian soviet gov epnment if hs arranges for the E. ropean trip next epring he had bee considering. Mr. Borah said today he had r< ' ceived and accepted, provisionally e •'unofficial" Invitation to go Into Ru sla aa the gueat of the governnr.er He haa decided to go, he said, if ren ditions make it at all possible. Madrid, Spain, bra* the finest i lection of paintings of any city inth’ i world. Syrup Pepsin Loved By Hosts of Babies Ball a Itatpoeafal will salt a fralfal raaajittr kaavr «*d pUrfaJ THE mother has her choice of many remedies for her baby's minor ills, but she should be care ful which remedy she selects lest sbe do the child harm. Wbat might he safe for herself may do in jury to an infant. You will find that if the little one cries and doesn't want to play that its bowels are con stipated. First look carefully to the diet and give the child one-half teaspoonful of Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin You will then see results in a few hours. You will not have to force it on babies or children: they actually ask for it, it is so pleasant-tasting and free from griping. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ia • compound of Egyptian senna and pepsin with agreeable aroma tics. The ingredients are elated on the package. It is a mild, gentle vegetable laxative that ev ery onefinds effectiveand pleasant. It is better for you and yours than purgatives, coal-tar drugs, or salt ■ .—. AMT FAMILY MAY TRY IT FRtt ThntiMinAa of porrnts art Qthnf Oorntrivs. “ Wherr ran f find a truxf worthy InzaUs* that arr*ont u\ thr famdy can ate vKrn rnnshpaUd'' ' / urge you to try Syrtip Prottn. I tetll gladly prro\d* a ibrrof fr*a sample ^ottlr, wuffieirnt fro an adrqjalr trr* Wrda uhrrr In srnd •! Addrrss f*. W. H rnldx*rl! 5/5 Wash\nfkan Si., Mordicello, Illinois. Do U now * waters and powders, which may concentrate the blood and dry up the skin; or mercurial calomel, which may salivate and loosen the teeth. 1.sc a safe laxative like byrup Pepsin, and especially for the children, for invalids, growing girl*, nursing mothers, elderly people, and persons recently ope r ated upon who need bowel action with the least strain. Mrs. Lillian Brrnington of Woodruff, S. C., always gives her children Dr. Caldwell's leyrup Pepsin, and Mrs. K. L. Bloridin of Muskegon, Mich., will not have any other laiative in her home. Your druggist will supply you, and it only coats a cent a d *»e. '1 ry it in constipation, colic, biliousness, flatulency, headaches, and to break up fevers and colds. ow Germany Is defying the French Steam-Roller Hugo Stinnes, Germany's richest man and, rumor says, the virtual dictator of her eco nomic destiny, declares curtly concerning France’s stranglehold on the Ruhr basin: “No negotiations by us. We shall fight it out." In terms equally explicit General Degoutte. com mander of the French forces of occupation, announces that “never, until Germany makes adequate settlement for the frightful wrongs and damages inflicted upon my country, will I order my troops to withdraw." And speaking in Dusseldorf to a representative of the Asso ciated Press, General Degoutte declared. “I solemnly warn Germany if a single one of my soldiers is harmed and she forces another battle on us, she will not stay our hands by crying ‘Kamerad’! It will be a fight to the finish—a complete knockout.” The leading article in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week ( February 24 > shows the progress oi the French occupation of the Ruhr basin and presents public opinion upon the subject from all angles. This interesting article is graphically illustrated with half-tones, cartoons, and a map which shows the grip that France has upon industrial Germany. Other timely news-articles in this issue are: I he Loom of the Harding Boom The Huge Cost of Governing Us The Cost of Coal and Human Life Germany’s Real Culprits Strange Fellows Who Aid Industry The Farmer As a Gambler How An Indian Feels About Radio Creeds As a Human Need Mrs. Poindexter’s Pointed Pen Fliwering After Big Game In Africa Revolution Barred in Central America Rich Bootleggers Go To Prison Soviet Russian Ire At the Ruhr Occupation How Canada Helps BritaiA Chinese Racial Virtues The Transatlantic Radio Triumph The National Menace of “Dope’’ Traffic Mexico Expels An Archbishop The Ways of the Freight Thief Topics of the Day Many Striking Illustrations Including Humorous Cartoons FUN from the PRESS at Leading Theaters is a treasure-trove for the orator, the after dinner speaker, the salesman, and the groat army of just good-natured people who like to spread sunshine at their daily toil by telling their neighbor a humorous story. 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