Presidential Year.
England Asks Freely.
After an Earthquake.
S5.000.000 Advertising.
^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
The business man’s “bad presi
dential year” will not be a bad
year, unless merchants and people
combine to make it so.
A good year depends on good
buying. Nothing in the election
of a president prevents people
buying the usual supplies from ice
cream sodas to fur coats, from
factory sites to bungalows.
This presidential year ought to
be our most prosperous year. The
election reminds the people that
this country is managed by its in
habitants, for the benefit of the
inhabitants, when they take the
trouble to vote thoughtfully.
Europe is worried, harassed,
nations mistrusting other, taxing
each other’s products. Here we
have 110,000,000 of people liv
ing at peace in ■ 48 different
states, all trading freely, back and
forth, from ocean to ocean.
While other nations lack food
and raw materials, our problem is
to get rid of our surplus on a
profitable basis.
We haven’t even begun to
scratch the wealth of this country.
Wages are higher than they ever
were, prosperity is greater than
it ever was. There is more
money to be spent than there ever
was.
Nineteen hundred and twenty
four, the presidential year, ought
to be the maximum year of Ameri
can prosperity for all time.
It will be if the pessimists will
allow it.
The British, it seems, are con
sidering a serious protest against
our treatment of Hindus coming
to this country from India, where
Britain rules. Our supreme court
decides that laws in California
and Washington against foreigners
owning land applies to Hindus.
England says that will never do.
The British protest is particu
larly interesting in view of the
fact thatt Britain’s own colonies,
Canada and South Africa, will
not permit Hindus from British
India or any other British Asiatics
to settle on their land.
It seems the United States must
to.
Paxton Block—The Store of Individual Shop*—16th and Farnam
245 OF OUR
BETTER
COATS
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Reduced
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Starting Saturday
Coats in stock priced from 98.50 to 298.50,
subject to this reduction from the original
tickets. For instance:
• 98.50 Coats.. 73.88
110.00 Coats .«. 82.80
119.50 Coats. 89.63
129.50 Coats. .97.13
149.50 Coats_.... .v. ..112.13
109.50 Coats • •., .127.13
189.50 Coats. 142.13
210.00 Coats.187.80
229.50 Coats .. • • • 4 «••••••'• '4 • |»j«j • 172.13
249.50 Coats...187.13
Coats beyond compare, of Gerona, Mar
vella, Tarquina, Lustrosa and other beau
tiful fabrics. Large collars, wide cuffs
and often trimming bands of the very best
quality gray squirrel, Viatka squirrel,
^ black fox, platinum fox, platinum wolf,
black lynx and beaver.
These coats are of the choicest
materials, furs and styles.
not exclude British Hindu sub
jects; although the most important
dominions of the British empire
do exclude them.
The British at least arc frank in
telling you what they want. The
United States should be as frank
in telling them they won't get it.
Charges filed with the Depart
ment of State at Washington by
American citizens accuse the Japa
nese of dreadful cruelty to
Koreans, in the panic and rage
following the earthfjuake. In one
case, according to Captain Head
strom, an American .dock superin
tendent of Yokohoma, 250 Koreans
“bound hand and foot were cov
ered with oil and burned alive.”
There is nothing in the testimony
implicating the Japaneses govern
ment, but the story is most hide
ous and indicates that the Japanese
are, if possible, more brutal than
their European brothers under
certain conditions.
Cement manufacturers in the
United States will spend $5,000,
000 in an advertising campaign.
The United States government
might well help in that campaign,
for using cement means keeping
out and starving rats and mice.
Using cement means building for
the centuries.
The cement men and the cop
per men should combine on an ad
vertising campaign with the
slogan:
“Foundations, pipes and roofs
that will last forever.”
The king of Denmark, who was
told awhile ago that Dr. Cook had
discovered the North pole, has now
been told that Dr. Cook is sen
tenced to 14 years in jail for
swindles in connection with oil
wells.
Psychologists if they examined
Dr. Cook would probably find that
he has the brain and the imagina
tion of a young school boy.
Years ago he exhibited himself
in a dime museum in New York,
with Esquimaux dogs, sleds and
heavy furs, and gradually im
agined himself a real explorer.
Finally he imagined that he had
discovered the North pole, per
haps he almost believed it. There
is no penalty for imagining that.
But when he imagined that he
had discovered valuable oil wells
and sold stock—that was a differ
ent offense.
Stresemann, head of the Ger
man republic, says the condition
of Germany is nearly hopeless. The
only possible solution of the prob
lem would be to increase the
length of the working day in Ger
many, that German workmen may
earn enough to feed themselves,
feed Germany’s leisure class and
furnish additional sums for rep
arations to the allies.
Average success is based on
extra work done by the success
ful man. But at least he gets
the fruits of his extra work. It
is very encouraging for German
workmen to be told that they
must work long hours for barely
enough to exist, the rest going to
outsiders.
Just for information, with no
serious plan for a change, the gov
ernment might send a commission
to investigate drink conditions in
France.
There a heavy tax on alcoholic
spirits, with no tax on wine, has
reduced the consumption of alco
Cigarette
Toasting the tobaooo
for LUCKY STRIKE
costs a fortune but It
saves the flavor.
Your Credit
IS GOOD HERE!
GOOD CLOTHES
Man, Women, Children.
QUALITY DIAMONDS—
Elgin Watches, 184? and Com
munity Silverware.
Advance Styles In EVERY Dept.
till Bis Stores mun limr solum*, lose
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Farm Girl Gets Stage Contract
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GefttuJe
‘‘•BeiVi jl e
Here is Mrs. Gertrude Belville r,in
mar, 25, former resident of Herman,
Neb., in the apple orchard at the
apple show in Grand Central Palace,
New York City. While at the apple
show, Mrs. Llnmar was discovered by
one of the big produceis of the the
atrical world, who put her under con
tract. Mrs. Llnmar Is now acting as
understudy for a role In "Chicken”
Peed,” a Broadway play. She haa
had no previous training for the
stage, said her mother.
hoi and drunkenness by from BO
to 80 per cent and has diminished
crimes of violence in proportion.
French soldiers drink wine, no
spirits. Here, under prohibition,
whisky, gin and other alcoholic
poisons are the only stimulants to
be had. And you notice that crime
has not diminished here.
There is no bootlegging in
France, no illegal distilling. The
French respect their laws, and are
not ruled by any well meaning
minority.
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Couple W ed Week
Held for Murder
Bride Confesses Husband
Killed Officer on Honey*
moon Burglary.
Hr Associate I Press
Jam Angeles, Nov. 23-—Just a week
ago today Jeanne Johnson Sloan and
Edward Henry Carleton came to the
court house here and were married
by a justice of the peace. Today they
were expected to appear at the court
house again for arrnlgnmem on a
murder charge growing out of the
slaying of Special Deputy Sheriff
Robert E. Magee In an attempted
burglary here Wednesday night.
Dese than 24 hours after Magee
fell mortally wounded In a battle with
burglars surprised ransacking a Wll
shire district home, three persona
were In the city Jail charged with
complicity in the crime. One was
the bride of a few dnys. Mrs. Carle
ton, who leaped from a second story
window Into the arms of officers sev
eral minutes after the shooting. An
other waa Iren# Hwartx, alias Renee
Garrison, her frientl, who Is alleged
to have fled from the city with Carle
ton soon after the slaying, and the
third was Carleton himself, arrested
aboard the steamer Humboldt as It
was about to sail for .San Francisco
last night.
The bride confessed, according to
police, that she and her husband had
entered the Wilshlre residence to loot
It; that while there they were sur-.
prised by Magee and two other offi
cers and that her husband "shot It
out" with the officers snd fled.
On Information furnished by Mrs
Carleton the other woman was found
at a nearby beach, (the had fled
there with Carleton, Miss Bwartr. told
the police, after they had visited the
receiving hospital and found that Ma
gee waa dead. She denied complicity
In the shooting and said the did not
learn of It unt^l Carleton returned
to his apartment after eluding the
police.
Popular Saturday Free Concert
Nov. 24, 1923, 3:30 P. M.—Lasts One Hour
The seventh this season of these popular Saturday concerts.
Come and briny your friends. The following well known local
artists make up the program; Celco Solo, selected; Piano Solo
by Neva Heflin, pupil of Miss Edith May Miller; Recitation by
Evelyn Schumaker, pupil of Miss Amy Woodruff; Violin Solo by
Kathryn Brown, accompanist Mish Lucile Brown, pupils of Sisters
of St. Francis, St. Philip Neri School; Vocal Solo by Babe Norris,
accompanist Miss May Flanagan; Violin Duet by Ixirenn Could
and Wnrren Gould, pupils or Miss Hnzel Belt; Piano Solo by
Clara Maicr, pupil of Karl E. Tunberg; Dance number by Billie
De Vaney, pupil of Miss Agnes Britton; Orchestra number by
Miller Park School Orchestra of 16 members.
....... Schmoller & Mueller T.uphon.
IS14-I6-IR AT 16SH
Dod*. s«. Piano Co.
Butter and Eggs
Soaring Skyward
Passing of Green Pastures
Blamed—Egg Price
Unexplained.
Butter Is SO cent* a pound and
eggs are an equal amount per dozen.
But that is nothing. They are pos
sibly going higher yet. In the opin
ion of C. L. E. Swanson of the Jerpe
Commlaalon company.
Both staple commodities, butter and
eggs, have been steadily rising in
price for almost a month. Mr. Swan
son said. He added that It was noth
ing to worry about. Just the annual
advance In pries that such things
enjoy.
Th# advance in butter la due to
the change from grass feeding to dry
feeding, Mr. Swanson said. Th#
greater number of dairymen depend
upon alfalfa as a staple feed for
dairy cows In winter. Corn and otiy
er grains tend to cause a dairy cow
lo give less milk and the same re
sult la reached upon a change from
fresh to dry feed.
As a result of this decrease In the
supply of cream the price advance*,
and as long as the supply continues
to diminfsh the price continues to
advance.
Tht exact reason for the Increase
In the price of eggs Is not given.
"Fresh eggs wholesale at 50 cents
a dozen.” Mr. Swanson said. "And
even at that we see mighty few of
them. When things get scarce the
price goes up always."
English mustard will stay fresh
longer and keep Its color better If
mixed with milk Instead of water.
Dry Agents work
as Bootleggers
Serret Ser\ice Men’s Expose
Nets 126 Indictment's at
Savannah.
Washington, Nov. 23.—The Depart
ment of Justice revealed last night
that a force of the best detectives In
America has worked Its way Into the
Inner councils of the bootleg ring and
will shortly land the leaders Into
the United States courts.
It w'as this same, force that suc
ceeded in securing 126 indictments In
Savannah, and( from that point
wormed Its way Into the confidence
of the men said to be responsible for
SO per cent of dry law violations, It
was declared.
The record of their exploits and the
ramifications of their Illegal traffic,
as disclosed by William J. Burns,
uhlef of the bureau of Investigation,
shows an adventure that dwarfs any
thing conceived In fiction. It also
makes known for the first time that
this latest blow at the rum traffic
was conducted Independently of the
prohibition bureau.
Sleuths Become Bootleggers.
"The Department of Justice decided
several months ago that It would be
a comparatively easy thing to break
up the bootleg ring, provided trained
detectives, familiar with every branch
of criminal work, undertook the task,”
said Mr. Burns.
"The only way it could be done was
to have our men drop out of sight as
government agents and go Into the
bootleg business. It did not take
them long to learn that Savannah
was the principal base on the At
lantic coast.
"The Bahama islands and rum row
off the Jersey coast were enjoying an
unsavory reputation not altogether
warranted when the activities of the
Savannah ring >ame to light. Here
liquor was brought In by the ship
load and literally shipped out by the
carload. Smaller consignments were
shipped by automobile truck.
Start as laborers.
“Our agents mode their advent into
the business as laborers. Before long
«————————
they were concerned in deliveries
They made the trip frequently and
met the persons to whom the liquor
was shipped.
"Other agents soon were working
for these agents. In this way It was
not many months before they werfc
right In the heart of things. They
learned that men In American cities
and not foreigners were financing the
great smuggling game.
"Much of this evidence was put be
fore the grand jury In Savannah and
that is one reason why the names
contained in the indictments cannot
now be made public. The men are In
other cities and we wish to serve
warrants on them before they have
a chance to get out of the country.'
Freight Service Resumed.
Red Cloud, Neb., Nov. 23.—Effec
tive today, the Burlington railroad
resumes daily local freight service
between Red Cloud and Oxford in
stead of triweekly. Several months
ago, on account of the slump in busi
ness, triweekly service was establish
ed.
Ctonqwn.
4>d6en&<Ga
(Greeting
Cards
A large section where you
can leisurely select yomr
Christmas greetings. Plates
and orders for engraving may
also be left.
Engraved Christmas
cards are priced
5c to 25c
Second Fleer
^}onipfl,Wcn&€a
Misses
Tfiamer's
Cor&tiS
$250
We are making a special fea
\ ture of fitting corsets for
misses and for women of slen
der figure. Particularly do we
recommend this little model.
It furnishes invaluable support
without restricting the figure
to heavy boning.
Warner’s rustproof
corset, 0988.
Stcoai Fleer
€fanpn ,€>cfa & €a
Remarkable are the Qualities
in this
November Sale of Coats
Fabrics
Gernna
Lustrosa
Samara
Costrnza
J
Furs
Beaver
Y'iatka Squirrel
Black Fox
natural Squirrel
Higher priced coats are these, of finest fabrics, beautifully tailored and hand
somely furred. The styles are those newest in the mode; the prices are ex
ceedingly low, each model having been greatly reduced. Sizes 16 to 54.
TkirJ fW
^onipson.Mign^Cft
A Popular Feature
TREFOUJSSE
IMPORTED
FRENCH RID
(GLOVES
*2.75
On© clasp with contrasting
embroidery on the backs
Trefousse
gloves are considered as the best. They are
made from the finest, most carefully selected
skins and are cut so that there are different
finger lengths from which to select, thus in
suring better fitting gloves.
On Our Famous Street Floor
BLACK, BROWN, PASTEL AND WHITE.
THOMPSON-BELDEN CLOVES ARE
APPRECIATED MOST.
Saturday Selling
ALL
SILK
' • CHIFFON
HO§E
*1.95
Oinr Special Price
for this Bay Only
from
the response to our hosiery sales we know
that Omaha women will appreciate the values
offered this day. All silk from top to toe,
sheer and well knit, the kind of quality you
always jret at THOMPSON-BELPEN’S.
On Our Famous Street Floor
BEIGE, RENAULT, AUTUMN,' SILVER.
LOG CABIN. BLACK. GUN METAL.
BISCUIT. CONGO.
