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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1923)
Planes Kush to ‘ 10 Starving x on Lake Isle 9 Men and One Woman, Who Crossed Ice to Lake Mich igan Isle to Cut Tim ber, Caught. B.r AsaoctHled I'rfiis. North I*ort, Midi., April 19.—Cold, exhausted and half starved, three men who for 48 hours battered their way through slush, iee and open wa ter, readied the mainland here yes terday bearing news that 10 others, nine men and a woman, are slowly starving on Fox island, 18 miles from here in Lake Miehigan. As a result of their story, two army airplanes are on their way front Selfridge field, Mt. Clemens, today to carry food to the marooned party. The parly ®>nt to the island last fall to cut timber, carrying provi sions sufficient for several months. Three weeks ago all food supplies, except some frozen potatoes, were gone. An attempt was made by four men to cross to the mainland. They started on foot, but two miles from the island the ice broke up, and two of the men narrowly escaped death by drowning before the return to the island xvas accomplished. A week later the men started again but when two miles out they were eeught in a blinding snowstorm. East Monday a third start was made. Edward Horn.123; Carl Cooper, and Kllis Sayres, 21, left the island iiup stoutly built skiff. They had no food. Nearly starved; they took turns at the oars. There xvas open water for about five miles. Horn, seated in a physician's office * here, told the story as Dr. Flood treated his frozen feet. Woman and Doctor Injured |ii Car Crash at Kearney Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Kearney. Neb., April 19.—Mrs. ]>. U. Surgeon of Scottsbluff suffered a wrench to her back and internal in juries in an auto colfsion. She was removed to the hospital in an un conscious condition. No other mem bers of her party were injured. Dr. O. D. Johnson of Kearney oc cupied the other car. He was badly cut about the face and sufered severe body bruises. Both cars were wrecked. According to eye-witnesses, the out of town car driver apparently failed to see the Johnson machine in time to avoid a collision. The crossing where the accident took place, near the Teachers' college, had been widened to over 90 feet because it was con sidered dangerous. ‘ Broken Bow Man Injured in Automobile Accident Broken Bow, Neb., April 19.—Harve J. Whiteman of this city sustained a crushed hip. six broken ribs and in ternal injuries when his car turned jj over Into a ditch, crushing him into the bank. A faulty steering gear caused tlie accident. Mr. Whiteman managed to crawl from the wreckage. A l> V KBThKM KM T. 7 FACTS ABOUT POSLAM FOR SHIN-SUFFERERS ‘Toslam stops Itching and burn ing.” "It heals raw. inflamed skin." "It clears away pimples.” ‘Toslam Is powerful, yet safe." "It works quickly and surely.” "A little goes a long way.” “Poslam costs but 50c.” Go back and read those seven things over again. Realize how % much—how very much—they mean to you! Is there anything you want to-day MORE than a clear, healthy, comfortable skin? Decide NOW to have a real skin health. Get a box of Poslam at any drugstore and begin treatment TO NIGHT! For trial sample, send lOd to POSLAM, 243 W. 4ith Rt.. New York. Poslam Soap aids Poslam and prevents skin affections. T. W. McCullough Hus Keen Newspaper Man 50 Years _____ Veteran of The Omaha Bee Staff One of Best In f or pied Men in the Middlewcst. Theodore W. McCullough, editorial writer for The Omaha Bee. yesterday rounded out a half century of hews paper work. On April 19, 1S73, when he was only half past 11, he heard that the Ottum wa (la.) Democrat wanted a strong boy. And, as he had just had a "disagreement” with the principal of his school, he applied for the job and got it. He left the Democrat in 1877 and pursued a rambling life of a journey man printer for a year and then was overcome by a boyish desire to run a locomotive. For two years he was a fireman, running out of Burling ton, la. Then followed years of Work in va rious capacities on newspapers from coast to coast. "In those days," he said, "you weren't considered a real printer un less you had worked on the Oil City (Pa.) Derrick and the Virginia City (New) Enterprise. I worked on libth.” Joins Bee in 1891. He came to The Omaha Dee in 1891 as night editor, was made assistant managing editor in 189ti, worked on the Denver Times and Denver Post for 15 months, returned to The Omaha Bee in 1900 and was made managing editor in 1901 and associate editor in 1917. ( Colonel McCullough is one of the best informed men in the west. His memory is astounding, lie is an au thority on many subjects ranging from labor unions to Shakespeare. Ho can repeat verbatim scores of poems and almost entire plays of Shakespeare. He has lectured and made many con tributions on economic questions and the drama. Many of the great actors are his friends. He occupies a place in "Who's Who.” He is a thirty-third degree Mason, a Shriner and a Knight of Pythias. He also is proud of the fact that he lias been a member of the Interna tional Typographical union since 1S77. Capacity for Work. A great capacity for work is charac teristic of him. He stayed in The Omaha Bee office 60 consecutive Tlfeodore W. McCullough. hours- while the life of President Mc Kinley was hanging in the balance. Wednesday he was at work 14 hours and yesterday morning was in his office at !*. A cheerful add jovial disposition, a keen interest in all questions and a broad sympathy have kept the colonel young. Asked what Wou.d lie his advice to those thinking of entering the editori al profession, he said: “If they are ambitious to be rich, they'd better not come in. Hut if they want a chance to serve, to come in close touch with tlie leal tilings of life, to have a part in tile stage man agement of the world's affairs, then 'his profession has a place for them. "I honor, respect and venerate it. People on the outside cannot under stand or appreciate a hat is Involved in making a paper. They can’t know the power and potential influence of a newspaper. They are too apt to go on the theory that the newspaper man is looking for a rlinnet to raise liell. lie is not. lie Is just trying to get the facts after someone else has raised It. "Great mental capacity and high moral attributes are requisites of the good new-paper man. The dishonest man is soon located and discarded by the profession.” Audience of Half Million Hears Debate on Prohibition Question New York, April 10—Prohibition was debated before half a million people last night. The audience was the largest ever assembled for such an event. AVhen Gen. Hansome H. Oiliett, gen eral counsel of tlie Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, ' and Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of Amer ica, stood for two hours before a lit tle electrical instrument in the of fices of the American Telephone com pany. another page In the fast growing history of the radio was writ ten. It was the first time a subject of nation wide interest had been de bated via tile radio. And its audi ence, within a 100-inile radius of New York alone, was figured at 500,000. In addition, tens of thousands of other listeners in every section of the country, in Canada and in Europe may have "horned in." The powerful Bruning Man Gets 30 Days for Passng Bad Checks Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb,, April la.—George H. Lahners of Pruning. Neb.. « brought here on the charge of (Kiss ing worthless checks amounting to flUO on a number of business men at Bruning. lie pleaded guilty, was sen tenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to make good the checks. Lahners told authorities that his father was a representative from Thayer county and that he would come here to reim burse thoso who lost on tife checks. FRIDAY and SATURDAY A CLEAN-UP OF 85 Smart New Spring Capes and Wraps $35, $45, $55 Values / An exhibition of real value giving, emphasizing the ad visability of making this New Shop your Apparel Shop. Cape* and Wraps of richest fabrics, all wanted colors, lux urious materials, Canton . Crepe lined. Many with collar* of summer furs, Caracul and Foa. ^ ou positively cannot afford to miss this exceptional money-saving opportunity. Quantities are limited, so he here early. H. A. REYNOLDS Sale Starts Friday 203 S. 15th St. Across Street From Browning King station is capable of solving much more than the western hemisphere, it is said. In a half hour's pause after the presentation of the two sides, 15 tele phone lines were kept busy receiving local and longdistance calls, asking the debaters questions which It would have taken them five hours to answer. "We are literally swamped with questions from our audience," Mrs. George E. Owens, president of the Government club, who presided, an nounced. Tint specific subject was "Resolved, that the Volstead Act Should Be Re pealed." Wives Present in Fraud Trial Government Rests Case; Court Roars as Chair Gives Way With “Big Jeff.” Wives of three of the 15 defendants in the Colonial Timber end Coal cor poration case were in court Wednes day morning when the government closed its case after four weeks and three days of testimony. They sat just outside the rail so they could talk to their husbands. They were Mrs. Willard V. Mathews, wife of the former head of a string of lianking institutions now defunct; Mrs, Walter L. Stlckei, wife, of the Kearney lumberman who put a. for tune into promoting the Colonial firm, and Mrs. If. E. Sunderland, former West Virginia girl. The government rested at 11 and then the numerous attorneys began the long job of presenting their mo tions to have their several clients discharged. The statute of limita tions was presented as in support of the motions for W. V. Mathews, Thomas H. Matters, W. I,. Stlckei and others. Arguments were presented at length and probably will be today. A boom like tbe breaking of a log jam on a river echoed through the court room juet at 12 noon. A. W. JcfTeris, "Big Jeff," a defense attor ney, was on the floor, grinning and making no effort to rise. His 319 pounds, more or less, of avoirdupois had been too much for : the chair and it had Riven up and collapsed under the strain. Everybody in the court room laughed, including Judge Woodrough, who added, in a loud voice: "This | court is adjourned." Half a dosen men helped “Jeff " up. Smith Stevenson, Fred Higgin j botham and Newt Gray surrendered io the sheriff. They said they were i ready to make bond and would pre | pare to fight their cases in court. Capt. J. K. Skipwith. exalted cyclops I of the MorchouRe Ku Klux Klan. tele j phoned the sheriff he woulei surrender. Republican City Votes Community Hall Bonds Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Republican City, Neb., April 19.—A special election was held here to vote up#n the proposition of issuing town ship bonds in the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of building a community auditorium in Republican fcity. Con siderable Interest was manifested, 330 votes being polled—290 for and 60 against. The board already has sev eral bids for the bonds so the work of construction is expected to bpgin soon. • Youth Killed When Horses Attached to Disc Run Away Broken Bow, Neb., April 19.— Charles Pokorney, 19. was instantly killed when four horses attached to a disc ran away, throwing the young man under the disc, and cutting him horribly. The accident occurred on the Nekuda farm, thre miles north west of Sargent. How Does Your Coat Fit — around the collar? Is it snug and dressy or does it “hang” away, as though the coat was a couple of sizes larger than it should be. One of the “little bits” of service that we give our customers is the "re-tailoring” of all details. We make every suit we sell FIT just like a custom-tairored garment. We do this for two reasons—one because it pleases the customer, and the other, we take real pride in seeing our customers well dressed. WILCOX “shop15 The Home of GOODMAN SUSS Clothes 17th and Harney Streets ) - U boys blouse like Daddus custom male shirts r \\ ^ KAYNEE blouses fit a boy as though Custdm made. They are designed for.boys; their lines conform to his figure. The exclusive patterns are pleasing to both boy9 and their mothers. There are novel stripes, snappy checks and good, solid colors. Any mother, too, can See the economy of Kaynecs. The materials arc strong and wear well. The colors are sun and tub fast—they can be boiled without fading. The buttons arc sewed on to stay and the seams and stitches withstand the tugs and pulls they are bound to get. The careful work manship of each detail will be a joy to you. Leading stores everywhere carry Kaynee shirts and blouses for boys, and washtogs for the youngsters. THE KAYNEE COMPANY Cleveland, Ohio Kaynee tblo'usesforSioys GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY FAST COLOR ^ Fire Destroys V Business Block Incendiarism Blamed for De struction of Eight Build ings at Nickerson. Special to The Omaha IItJT Fremont, Nr1>., April 19.—Incen diarism Is blamed for a fire which ^ causal damage estimated at $199,000 in the business section of Nickerson. Neb., at 3 this morning, destroying seven store biuldlngs and one resi dence. Investigation of tlie general mer chandise store of Seidel & Ander son, where the fire started, disclosed i that the knobs of the safe bad been sawed off. Authorities believe the fire was started by yeggmon. | Whistle of a Northwestern loco j motive, the engineer of which ob | served the fire, awakened the town. The fire department responded to a call too late to check the flames. The First Bank of Nickerson, a brick structure, is the only build ing standing today on that side of the street where the fire raged. — Thief Takes Pigeons. George Vafi^. 5014 South Twenty third street, reported to South Omaha police the theft of several pigeons from a loft behind his home Wednes day night. Announcement B RID AY evening, April 20, from 9 to 10:30, a demonstration of broad casting a musical program will be given in the Italian Renaissance Room, Brandeis Restaurants, Tenth Floor. A special musical program will be given bv Arnold Johnson and his Symphonic Orchestra. Mr. Eugene Rouse will gret as announcer and will give some inter esting facts concerning Radio Opera tions in general and Station W. O. A. W. in particular. This will give the public an unusual opportunity to observe how radio programs are broadcast. Table Reservations for this Special Program May Be Made by Telephoning JAckson 5653 J. L. 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