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.
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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.
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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
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If you have not been taking advantage of the low
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%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
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