T oday
We Are Prosperous.
Our Politicians Are Soft.
The King Marries His
Son.
Convention for San Fran
cisco.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
Speaking, as you.may have been,
about prosperity, consider this com
parison. In 1922 Great Britain
manufactured 40,000 automobiles.
In 1922 the United States output
was 3,000,000 cars.
Automobiles owned in the state
of Iowa, a really great state, could
take the entire Iowa population
motoring at the same time; every
body, men, women, babies, without
putting more than five pasengers
in one car.
Those figures mean real prosper
ity. A nation with automobiles,
compared to a nation lacking them,
is like a nation of flying birds, com
pared to a nation of creeping tur
tles.
Every month this nation pro
duces more motor cars than the to
tal number now existing in Great
Britain. Think that over. We
have here more than 10,000.000
cars—one for every 10 people.
Britain has 314,769.
The king and queen of England
(other kings and queens don't in
terest high-spirited Americans
much) married off another son
yesterday. The bride, formerly
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was
made a princess by the king’s favor.
Now she is the fourth lady of Eng
land—Queen Mary first; Alex
andria, the king's mother, next;
Princess Mary, the king’s daughter,
third; Princess Elizabeth, fourth.
What ambitious young American
| girl will take third place now, and
first place later by marrying the
! prince of Wales?
Doesn’t it sound like a fairy tale?
But the king and princes in derby
hats, the two queens with modern
| clothes and the princesses in sweat
! ers with short-legged terrier dogs
following them, seem to lack the
ancient flavor.
What would Richard the P.ion
hearted, or fat, powerful, domi
nant Henry the Eighth, think of
their successors in office—terror
ized by labor members.
Fleischhacker, Stanton Fremont
Older, and others of the San Fran
cisco fighters, say that San Fran
cisco must have a national conven
tion again in 1924, or better still,
two, one republican, one demo
cratic.
It is probable that every demo
cratic delegate of 1920 would like
a return trip to San Francisco and
there is no doubt that taking poli
ticians out of their eastern nests
and limitations, all across the con
tinent, to the wonderful Pacific
is just the education they need.
It ought to make them realize that
this is a nation worthy of some
thing better than a peanut, hand
picked candidate.
When they do reach the Pacific,
the political gentlemen should be
taken along the coast the full 1.000
miles length of California, and on,
as far north as the last foot of
United States soil.
Oregon and Washington would
make the eastern district leader ask
himself: “Is it posible for any
country to be as great as this?’’
If you haven’t seen America V®t,
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NEW YORK
OMAHA
MINNEAPOLIS
I
The Customer’s Satisfaction
Must Be Complete!
That is the Haas Brothers’ policy at all times,
and that is the policy which will prevail
throughout this April Clearance. Haas Broth
ers never quote comparative prices, believing
that the customer should be the judge of the
worth of a garment.
April Clerrawav)
m Our
GRAY SHOP
Fourth Floor
Featuring Garments size 42 to 56 |
An event of first
import ance to
every large wo
man within a buy
ing radius of this
store:
Prices forcefully
reduced on every
garment in the
Gray Shop.
Large Size Dresses
In April Clearance
*21
Dresses possessing those smart slenderizing lines
and fashioned from Canton Crepes, Tricoshams
and Printed Crepes. Here in all wanted colors
Extra Size Jerseu Suits
no
Tuxedo styles, in plain and Heather mixtures.
Suits of fine all wool Jersey, well made, splendid
fitting qualities.
Stout Coats and Wraps
$21 $33
If you require n large size Wrap, and desire a
real value, you should attend this April Clearance
Saturday.
----Unite £/eValor la
Haas Brothers
" fyray Shop"
Brown Block FOURTH FLOOR '16th and Dougla*
go out west and sec it. There is a
great deal of it.
Sugar still climbs higher. And
the newspapers representing gam
| biers in foodstuffs tell Attorney
General Daugherty: “If you inter
fere with sugar gambling, you’ll
close the sugar exchange, and then
sugar will jump from 10 cents to
20 cents a pound.’’ It is a defiant
statement that the gamblers are
j more powerful than the govern
ment. The prices will tell.
England does not exactly like
Russia’s government,- her rulers,
her executions of clergymen—but
all that must not interfere with
business. You read that President
Harding has ordered 500 refugees
! admitted to the United States.
Other nations refused to take them
in because they had taken up arms
against Russia’s established gov
ernment.
At the same time you^rcad that ]
England has established a regular
flying machine service from Lon
don to Moscow via Berlin.
Leaving England after break
fast, the traveler will dine in Ber
lin that day.
Flying time from London to Mos
cow is to be 36 hours. London to
Berlin fare $30. All that means a
good deal to the thoughtful owner
of railroad stocks. No wear and
tear on rail or wheel, with flying
machines, no track walkers.
(Copyright, 1923.)
Vocalizations Feature
of W< )AW Radio Program
Vocalizations were the feature of
Thursday night's WOAW radio pro-,
gram. Among these were the nine [
most popular old-fashioned melodies i
recently selected by a convention of j
American musicians. ‘'Dixie,” "Old j
Black Joe,” “Home, Sweet Home” j
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” j
were among these selections.
Operatic numbers from “Faust.” j
“II Pagliacci” and “Madam Butter- ;
i fly.” in solo, quartet and trio were
received with delight by many listen- I
ers.
“Dost Thou Know That Fair j
Land?” a solo by Mrs. Miller, was
I complimented by hundreds of fans
who phoned in. Mrs. Wylie’s rendi
j tlon of the air of Salome, ”11 Est
I Doux. II Est Bon” carried* well,
j “Vesta La Juba," from Pagliacci. by
1 Lawrence Dodds, scored high with the
fans. An especially pleasing number
was "Duet of the Flowers." by Mrs. ,
Wylie and Mrs. Miller.
“Verdi," from Htgolletto. the clos
ing number, was applauded loudly by
auditors who telephoned their appre
ciation.
Special numbers were short
speeches by Mr. Judd of the National
Safety League, who spoke on “Safety
First.” This subject was simultane
ously broadcast throughout the coun
try at the time Mr. Judd was speak j
ing. Harry O. Palmer, president of
the Noonday club, also spoke.
Civic Bodies in Plea for
50-50 Auto Tax License Bill
Omaha civic bodies are carrying on '
a hard fight to pull Senate Kile 202
out of the sifting committee of the
house so that members of the house
can go on record. The bill would give
Omaha half of the auto license money
of Douglas county, which totals '
about $200,000.
Those, favoring the bill sent * cir
cular to every member of the house in
v ,-h they said: "Omaha pays $400,- ,
ooF of the $421,000 auto tax money.
The county commissioners don't need
all of this money to take care of the
county roads. Half of the money
should be spent for Omaha improve
ments. More than $168,000 of the
auto tax fund wasn’t even touched
last year. Douglas county already |
has voted $3,000,000 worth of bonds to
pave more than 100 miles of Douglas
county roads. Omaha pays $2,790,000
of this amount."
George Dyball, chairman of the sift
ing committee. Is opposing the bill. It
passed the senate. 30 to 3
Most of Solons to Attend
(]. of C. Banquet at Omaha
Specinl l>i»p«trh to TH» Om«h» Bee.
lalncoln, April 27.»-Practically all
mfmbfru of the house and senate an
nounced today they would accept the
Invitation of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce to attend a Iwinduet there
tonight at 6:30.
J. M. Gillen of the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce arrived In Lincoln to
day to make preparations for tak
ing the members to Omaha on trains
and providing tickets for them to re
turn sometime late tonight.
W ife. (Maiming Mated Loved
Another, Granted Divorce
Josephine Parkinson. who was
granted a divorce front Charles <!.
Parkinson, I’nlon Pacific employe, in
District Judge Day's court yesterday, j
testified that her husband was Inti
mate with a former sweetheart and ;
that he compared the charms of his
sweetheart to those of his wife.
She also alleged that the woman i
accompanied her husband on trips to i
Iowa. The Parkinsons have been mar- J
ried five years and lived at 1919 1
Grace street.
Former Valparaiso Hanker
Making Shirts in Prison
Special Dispatch to The Omaha lice.
Lincoln. April 27— Kay Lower, for ;
mcr cashier of the Valparaiso .State
I ink, convicted of violation of the ^
state hanking laws, now occupies t
cell in the state penitentiary. He at
rived at the itritton Thursday night
to tiegin serving a sentence of one
tr> seven years. T-rlday morning
found him at work In the shirt fac
tory.
Lincoln Girl Renamed Head
of Sigma Alpha Sorority
Grand Forks. N. !>., April 2i. Miss
Hazel Kill hie of Lincoln was reelected
piesldept of the national organisation
| nt Sigma Alpha Iota sorority, which
dosed Its 17th annual convention late
today. Decature. 111 . was selected for
I he 1921 meeting.
Federal Agent Acquitted.
Medford, life, April 27.—Tom L.
Word, Department of .lustlce agent,
,<as acquitted In a Justice court her#
trill,IV or a charge of being intoxi
cated lit a public place. Word guther
• d evident e In the Jft< kson county
night riding cases and the complaint
u ns Issued two days before the t ft is I
began.
The new flag of Danzig Is red a ltd
| hems a crown abnvo two cromiu^.
Osterman Rate
Bill Is Passed
By Legislature
Measure Sent to Governor For
Imltliug Railway Commie
sion From Making
|' Minimum Rates.
Special !MkpHli'h to The Oninhn Bee.
Lincoln. April 27.—The Osterman
maximum rate bill, H. It. 598, Which
came back from tiie grave yesterday
during the presence of United States
Senator R. B. Howell in Lincoln,
passed the state senate by the close
vote of 17 to 15, and now goes to
Governor C. W. Bryan for signature.
H. It. 598 forbids the railway com
mission from making minimum rates,
anil supposedly benefits the smaller
telephone companies. There was fre
quent changing in the voting but the
final roll call showed the following
opposing passage of the bill:
.N'ayes—Allen, Anderson, Banning.
Bliss, Good, Gurnb, Hastings, Kioh,
McGowan, Reed, Tomek, Warner,
AVilkins, and Wlltse. Smrha was
absent.
Advance Three Bills.
The senate spent the majority of
tho morning in committee of the
whole and advanced three measures,
including the salaries bill, carry dig a
total appropriation of $904,840 to
third reading. Tho salaries’ bill pro
vides the salaries of all of the dif
ferent state officials and departments.
The senate revived the provision giv
ing heads of the various six state de
partments $5,000 annually.
The special appropriation measure
for $285,000 for bovine tuberculosis
eradication work, H. R. 668, was ad
vanced to third reading in the upper
branch this morning, ami was likely
to encounter little or no opposition on
third reading. The same Item Is In
the big appropriation bill now in the
conference committee. Shellenherger,
In supporting the special appropria
tion measure, said the packers had
promised to pay a 10 per cent pre
mium on cattle bought from counties
cleared up under the provisions of
the act.
Keck’s measure forhidding signs
within 300 feet of railway crossings
was recommended for final passage.
Three Bills Killed.
These bills were killed In the sen
ate:
S. F. 32, By Rickard.—Turns up
keep of whole highway system over
to the public works department, w-lth
counties paying 46'i per cent of all
highway funds collected.
S. F 94, By Smrha.—Outlawing all
automobiles capable of making over
30 miles per hour after July, 1924.
S. F. 232, By Hastings.—Requires
three fourths majority to lay water i
mains in cities of the second class
having water plants.
Lamh Scores Howell for
Action on Utility Tax
Special Dispatch to The On»lia Bee.
Lincoln, April 27.—Representative
Klnier J. Lamb of Tecumseh scored
United State* Senator-elect R. B
Howell today' for the latter's action
in insisting that an amendment be
tasked onto Senate File No. 2J, ex
municipally owned public
utilities from city taxes.
Lamb, In hi* statement, accused Mr.
Howell of being against payment of
taxes that would benefit the farm
ers. He failed to explain that Mr.
Howell was willing that municipally
owned property pay taxes and eoun
ty taxes, but was against payment
of city taxes and that payment of
state and county tnxes Is all that the
farmer really WHnts tha munici
pally owned utilities to pay.
"A United States senator has no j
right to come up here and attempt to j
guide the legislature,” Lamh said.
Borah Launches Campaign
Against World Court Plan
By AMoolated Press.
Washington, April 27. — Senator
Borah of Idaho, a leader of the re
publican Irreconcdahles in the senate
fight over the treaty of Versailles
and Its league of nation* covenant,
last night Inaugurated his campaign
of opposition to the administration
proposal that the United States ac
cept membership In the permanent
court of international Justice, the
world arbitration tribunal set up un
der the league.
In a statement setting forth hi*
views, the Idaho senator declared that
"the republican party. In asserting
that the United States can go Into
the league court and stay out of
the league. Is taking a position which
will bring down upon It the moral J
condemnation of everyone.”
: ADtSTR* TT* RirMSD JUVTSQ
Halts *ltt>W*.»00 ^
LARGE PIMPLES
ALL OVER FACE
Red, Very Hard and Sore.
Eruptions Caused Disfig
urement. Cuticura Heals.
"My face was broken out with
large pimples that were red and very
hard. They were scattered all over
niy (ace and were very sore at times,
which caused me to scratch them.
The scratching caused sore eruptions
which very badly disfigured my face.
" I sent for a free sample of Cutl
eura Soap and Ointment. I pur
chased more, and after using two
cakes of Cuticura Soap and one box
of Cuticura Ointment I was healed."
(Signed) Mis L. H Smith. ISOt
Thornton Ave., (’arsons, Kane.,
July II. 1922
Make Cuticura Snap, Ointment and
Talcum your every day toilet prepa
rations and watch yout skin Improve.
MmpU t»*h FvMbr Mtll
• rtlorU*. Dipt * Mati tvrrf
stiiwre So«p»>- Ointment M mm Vto raMfmlM.
MTCuliCMrs Scgp ihtM without mug
Lawyer Defies Court
in Michigan Cult Case
St. .Joseph, Mich., April 27.—Walter
Nelson, Detroit attorney who Is suing
and being sued by the House of David,
refused to furnish to the grand juiy
investigating the cult., tho the names
and addresses of girls who are said to
claim they were criminally assaulted
by ' King” Benjamin Purnell, head of
the colony.
Nelson, who represented Mr. and
Mrs. John Hatisell In their $80,000 suit
against the cult in federal court at
Grand Rapids last week. Is attorney
also for the Bamforrt sisters, who are
suing Purnell for $ 100,000 each for al
leged Improper relations, and is also
defendant in a $100,000 slander suit
brought by the House of David.
Senate Refuses
\
Employes Bonus
Counties Granted Larger Sums
for Boarding State
Prisoners.
Special IJlepatrli to The Omaha Bee,
Lincoln, April 27.—Senate employes
will not receive the $1 a day bonus
which the house voted for Its em
ployes. The senate turned dqwn ■ A
similar motion pri sen tod in the upper
branch of the legislature by Senator
Cooper. Sturdovant and Osborne sup |
ported the motion, but Saunders, |
Banning, Reed, Good, Anderson and
Bliss spoke against it*
The motion contemplated an addi
tional expenditure of $1,300 among the
17 employes of the senate.
Three Claims Bills.
In the committee of the whole three
claims bills caine out of the Meach
ams committee and were sent ahead
for third reading. H. R. 718, allow
ing the city of Chadron to sue the
state for damages to Its pipe lines
when a road was built there, was
passed, along with H. R. 42S, making
a $110.70 transfer In the cash fund in
favor of the Burkett soldiers' home.
The blanket claims bill, H. R. 717,
was accepted just as It came from the
house with 10 additions. The counties
of Yor^i, Douglas. Pierce. Madison and
Jefferson were allowed slightly larger
amounts for boarding prisoners, to
cover claims filed since the house
started consideration of the measure
Halls Given Reward.
Elmer anil Emily Hall, living east of
Lincoln, who were held captive for
two days during the. "Shorty" Gray
penitentiary outbreak in 1913, get
$234.70 as a reward for their aid in
capturing the escaped convicts. Fred
W. Lunsman, a farmer living near'1
Lincoln, who was shot by a guard ,
during the Fred Brown chase, was al
low*ed $1,000.
The senate also parsed the house i
bill providing $0,000 for the eduea- j
lion of the children of Robert L. Tay- !
lor. a itenitentiary guard who was i
killed by James King, a convict exe
cuted for the murder about a year
ago.
^ oman Dry Agent Declares
Liquor Cannot Be Eliminated
Special Klspolrij to The Omaha Bee.
Norfolk. Neb., April 27. — Miss
Georgia Hopley, only woman genera!
prohibition agent working out of
Washington, at a regional con- t
ferencn of the Nebraska W. C. T. !
t\ here, declared that In her opinion
liquor i an never be eliminated, but 1
that prohibition will prevail. She urg
ed the organization of law enforce
ment councils in all communities Misa
Hopley said she was not out chasing
bootleggers, hut was out endeavoring
to educate indifferent people to help
prohibition enforcement.
1*W IMIl ULASi STREET
Perfect Diamonds
Are Very Rare
Nature has made precious
stones, like other things,
on the pyramid plan. Tier
by tier, they decrease in
quantity as they Increase
in quality. There are but
few at the apex.
it is very difficult today to
secure perfect diamonds,
Hy "perfect diamonds” I*
meant gem stones in
which no carbon spot-*-,
feather marks or rough
edges are visible under
the powerful eye-glass of
the expert—stones which
are accurately cut and of
pure color.
The proportion of such
gems lo stones of less
quality has always been
very small, but today is
exceedingly limited. So
limited In fact that many
reputable merchants have
found It necessary to aban
don former standards of
quality, and many of these
merchants are ready to
say that perfect stones
are \io longer obtainable.
Ye
Diamond
Shoppe
Is showing now the most
important display of
Perfect Diamonds
In the history of this store.
Diamond Engagement
Kings. Magnificent Gem
Solitaires, Diamond Wed
ding Kings, fashion's lat
est decree.
;UIKTS THAT l.ASi C
Ctonpon .€>d6eti & Co.
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|v/onth\
j End .)
|SAlcs|
Near the end of the month when
economies are particularly in order
even with the best of managers, the
reductions and low prices of the
Month End Sales are very much to
the point. These Saturday items, and
others not advertised, will save
money for every thrifty shopper.
f
/ Month \
! End i
l SALES I
Purchases charged
during this sale
will appear on
June first state
ments.
Reductions in
Spring Woolens
Wool Canton Crepe
$1.95 a yard
For a smart pleated
skirt or one-piece dress,
choose any of these
shades—sand, caramel,
gray, navy, brown or
black. 40-inch.
Novelty Woolens
$3.95 a yard
Savings of real impor
tance on camel’s hair,
striped prunellas and
plaid wool eponge.
Cape Fabrics
$10.95 a yard
The finest qualities—
silk and wool bolivia in
a beautiful glossy black.
Fashiona in mode,
black, navy and gray.
56-inch.
Women’s Spring
Coats and Capes
*
If §25 is your price for a spring coat or cape,
select it Saturday from the large group
specially arranged for the Month End Sales.
There are sport coats, either belted or flar
ing in plain tan shades or smart overplaids.
Tweeds in gray colorings. And capes in
beautiful bolivias and other lustrous fabrics.
Clearance
of Blouses and Sweaters
$ 1.95
Just a few of each and
every one a bargain.
Handmade
Blouses $3.95
Fine voiles with V
neck or Peter Pan style
edged with real filet
or Irish.
Spring Wash Goods
These desirable fabrics have all been reduced
from higher prices for the Month End Sale.
Dress Crepes, 49c a yard
Narrow striped patterns
in pretty light colorings.
Designed for dresses and
much used for lingerie,
also. 30-inch.
Lingerie Batistes
29c a yard
Fine batistes in dainty
plain shades for summer
undergarments. 36-inch.
Serpentine Crepe*
29c a yard
Attractive printed pat
terns for kimonos. 30
inch.
Romper Cloth
29c a yard
A good assortment of
plain shades in this
sturdy material for chil
dren’s wear.
t
Two Linen Specials
Madeira Napkins, $4.75 a half dozen
These are 13xl3-inch napkins with exquisite rose
scalloped edge and hand-embroidered corners.
They’re made of a fine quality of round thread
linen. An exceptional value.
Dresser Scarfs, 79c
Dainty dresser scarfs made with jewel cloth cen
ters and trimmed with lace. This low price is
special for the Month-End Sale.
Children’s Undergarments
At Reduced Prices
Combination Suits $1.00
One-piece cambric gar
ments trimmed with hem
stitching or embroidery.
Children’s Pajamas $1.00
Two-piece suits prettily
trimmed in colored
braids. Sizes 8 and 14
years only.
A Feature Offering in New
Spring Slippers
$6.95
Colonial Pumps
A most unusual value, for with this low
price goes a beautiful tongue pump in one
of the smartest spring styles. A patent
leather vamp combines effectively with
beige suede quarter, making a pump that is
smart enough for dress yet comfortable
enough for the street.
Two-Strap Slippers
You may choose this pretty style with a
Spanish heel in any of these materials—
gray, brown or black ooze black or brown
kid black satin and patent leather.
The Thrift
Column
Vestee Sets like these
are the daintiest im
aginable when collar,
cuffs and vestee are
made of sheer organdie.
Also pretty styles in
linen, both priced $1.00
and $1.25 a set.
Silk Faille Ribbon, 6
inches wide, in striking
two-tone color combina
tions for sashes or milli
nery is a remarkable
bargain at $1.00 a yard.
Embroidered Silk Nets,
9 to 12 inches wide, are
suitable for Bertha col
lars and the new tie
scarf. Black, brown
and white grounds are
attractively e m b r o i
dered in gold and silver
designs. $1.00 a yard.
Stamped Pieces with
pretty designs oiv. fine
white Indian Head are
easily worked. 3-piece
buffet sets are 29c: 18x
45-inch scarfs. 39c; 34
inch centerpieces, 50c.
Women's Black Lisle
Hose that are worth
twice their present price
are now 50c a pair.
Junior Lisle Hose for
the growing girl or
young miss come in cor
dovan, black and white,
at 50c a pair.
Women’s and Children’s
Stockings, mostly small
sizes in black lisle and
cotton are priced for
clearance at 25c a pair.
Fur Chokers may be
chosen in any of these
skins: squirrel, caracul.
fox,Nskunk. mink, baum
marten and sjone mar
ten. All are reduced to
$12.75.
Bungalow Aprons i n
light and dark percales,
regular and extra sizes
have been reduced to
$1.00.
Women’s Envelope Che
mises made of soft cam
bric and trimmed with
pretty embroideries and
laces, reduced to $1.00.
Hardwater soap, 5c a
cake.
Double Compact, rouge
and powder, $1.00.
Bocabelii Castile Soap.
$1.39 a bar.
