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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1923)
Today The Day Has Came and Gone. Now Take Stock of Yourself. Prohibition as a Life Saver. The French Family. By ARTHUR BRISBANE V-/ Christmas has gone, only “stock lime” remains for many adults, the wonderful day that children will talk of and long for, all through another year. This remaining week of 1923 ought to be stock-taking time for the young that are suspended half way between childhood and success, the great army from*l9 to 30 odd, that has still to show what it is worth, if anything. Six more days, then they will be started on a new year, and that will be gone, for many, be fore they realize that it has really started. And a little later, indif ferent voices will be saying: “He seemed rather promising, too, when he was young.” Take stock now, clear out all that is not worth carrying over into the new year. Time will take stock of you and close you out at a low figure, f you neglect your own stock taking. Christmas news is usually dull, followed the rule yesterday. It told of a bootlegger, captured with *46,000 in his pockets. Do you wonder that men take risks in bootlegging. Mr. Wayne B. Wheeler says, no matter how much bootleggers may collect, the people are better off than they were before. They have saved more than $1,000,000, 000, and prohibition has saved S73.000 lives in four years. Mr. Wheeler claims credit for all the cut in the death rate. Science has had something to do with that; be credits prohibition-with all the increased savings bank deposits. Prosperity and high wages have influenced them. However, acci lents have diminished by 250,000, orohibition deserves all credit here. And while New York ■statistics show many more arrests for drinking in 1923, compared vith 1922, the 1923 number is 30 'er cent below the days before wohibition. However, the important ques ion is not one of arrests, or sav ngs, or even of deaths. The luestion is “What effect will pro libition have on the human mind, a the long run?” We know that •riental countries, free from alco have amounted to nothing in tellectually, for centuries. Was hat caused by laclc of stimulating tleohol, or by racial inferiority, or >oth? Everywhere there is prhgress. lapan probably will give “man lood suffrage” a vote for every .ia», regardless of wealth but, of ourse, not votes* for Japanese vomen yet. The French parliament discusses seriously votes for French women, n France, the shopkeeper’s wife is usually the business woman, and ilways she is the advisor and prac ically the head of the family. Imericans that think they have a monopoly of “real family life” en oy deep ignorance. There are lowhere on earth closer family ies, or more admirable family life han in France. , To us it seems strange to hear '■'renchmen demand that if women vote, the men shall have a right o cast votes for their minor chil dren, “including illegitimate chil dren, in cases where the father has egally recognized such children.” Votes for the illegitimate chil Iren should be cast by the moth ■rs. They might change that in imous part of Napoleon’s law, for ddding women “to seek to estab ish the paternity of an illegiti nate child." The votes of «ich vomen and their offspring might improve the morals of men by increasing their responsibility. To discourage vice, make it expen -ive as the old poker player said, hen he raised the pot. (Copyright. 1933.) Named Bishop at Nashville. Indianapolis, Dec. 26.—The Rev. Vlphonse J. Smith, DP., pastor of the it. Joan of Arc Ro.nan Catholic ohtrch here, has re^ciyed notice of hie appointment by Rope Fins XI aa bishop of the dlqpese at Nashville, r*nn., It was announced today. Your Credit IS GOOD HERE! GOOD CLOIHES - •> Men. Women. Children. QUALITY UIAMUNDS Elgln Watche*, 1847 and Com K munity Silverware. Advance Style* In EVERY Dept. ,j Ml Bll Store* mein luiei eolume town , price* ind mi term! Orel* well witkoal 1 mining the money Open ran *i r—,«t I Tomorrow o* wt Ice Cor Free Cecilna* j Omaha’• Greet ret CraeMl Stare | 'lARRISGCAIfS 1070511 SOUTH 1618 ST | | 124 Persons | Die in Xmas Auto Crashes 8 Commit Suicide on Holi day—8 Die From Effect* of Drinking Poison Rum. By International News Service, More than 24 lives were snuffed out in Christmas automobile accidents In the United States. Illinois headed the list with eight victims. Maryland was a close second with five fatalities. Three persons were hilled In motor car accident# at 8t. Louis, two each In Texas and the District of Columbia, and one each at Kansas City, Buffalo and Council Bluffs. S’ _______ By Intcrnalioniil News Service. Either prohibition liquor is improv ing or the United States ia drinking less of the prohibition liquor that i# getting forse and worse, for In thia country of 110,000,000 persons only eight died from their Christmas day tippling, according to a careful can vass today. New York and Chicago were tied for the lead, with three dead each. Philadelphia and Birmingham, Ala., each reported one moonshine fatality. 1 ‘By AuNM-latcd Press. New York, Dec. 26.—Despondency, seemingly made more unbearable by the scenes nf Christinas cheer on all sides, caused eight persons to attempt suicide during the holiday, police say. Four men inhaled gas, one woman leaped from a roof, another woman drank poison and an unidentified man threw himself beneath a subway train, the offlc.al records state. Five died immediately and the others are said to be in a critical condition. By International New* Service. New York. Dec. 26.—The bodies of two women and a man, killed by illuminating gas, were found today in Long Island City. The bodies of John McIntyre, his wife and Mrs. Mary Smith, a visitor, lay on the kitchen floor. By International News Service. New York, Dec. 26.—The death roll from poison holiday liquor was ex pected to mount today when police complete a check of the city’s morgues and hospitals. Three persons are known to have died from drinking. Nine others, in eluding three women, are in hospitals. Six were reported in serious condl tion. Forty persons were found uncon scious in the streets In the last 48 hours, but their condition did not warrant hospital treatment. Of the dead two were women—Mrs. Anna Schuyler, 64, and Mrs. Eva Brown, 62. Among those seriously ill was a 15 year-old school boy. Champaign, 111., Dec. 26.—Mrs. Margaret White of Homer, 111., died today of injuries received ^hen the Doris Keane Answers Doctor s Suit With Suit [ rhss Cb iris' Kc&i-uz. When Miss Doris Keane, famous American actress, was stricken ill In Paris she summoned Dr. Charles K. A, Locke of New York there y>- cable to perform an operation, and lie spent $1,095 getting there. When she learned what the operation would lost, the doctor alleges, she refused to submit to it and paid him only $1,000. He is suing her for $20,000 in New York. She has answered with a $50,000 suit, alleging “the physi cian's unsympathetic attitude made her ill." automobile In which she was riding was struck by a stieet car here last night. By International News Nervier. Ia>s Angeles. L'al., Dec. 26.—With three persons dead and seven others dying as the result of traffic accidents on Christmiia day, the. police today hunted the driver of the “death auto mobile," which killed William .Jeproff, IS, and probably fatally hurt William Knoroff, 11. The automobile knocked the boys from the step of a street car and sped away without halting to render aid. Those killed in the Christmas traf fic accidents besides Jeproff were F. M. Brunton, 60, and a man believed by police to be L. L. Boswell, 22. By International News Nrrvlre, Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 26.—One death from automobile accidents over the Christmas holiday was reported here today. Scores of minor accidents were reported. Minneapolis Omah* New York Haas Brothers Year-End Sale Affords Omaha’s Greatest Apparel Offerings Garments of quality now of fered at the lowest prices of the entire season. Shrewd shoppers come direct to Haas Brothers. A Forceful Disposal of Our Entire Stock of Regular and Extra Size Coats-Suits Frocks The annual Year-Knd Clearance at Haas Brothers is that period in our Merchan dising Calendar when every garment must be sold. We positively will not carry a sin gle garment from one season to another. On the Second Floor—Sizes 1H to Ho On the Fourth Floor—Sizes H2 to 56 y .—“V Haas Brothers Avoid Sensationalism and ComjHirativc Prices We simply announce that every garment has been greatly re duced in price, and we are sin cere In the announcement. Our customers alone are to be the judge of the former worth of a garment. \ --/ As is usual with a Haas Brothers’ sale the response hns been very gratifying. The woman who seek* quality assurance is in the majority of instances a patron at Haas Brothers’ sales. HaasBrothers JET * Shop rorWomcn " Rites for Dead Fiver Monday J * Air Mail Service to Be Sus pended One Week in Honor of J. T. “Dinty"” Moore. Funeral of J. T. "Dinty” Moore, air mail pilot kfiy<l when his ship crash ed near Burns, Wyo., Monday morn ing, will he held Friday afternoon in Coalville, Utah, the home of his widow. Mrs. Moore, her baby, her father, Dr. French, and her sister and brother have arrived in Cheyenne, several mail pilots and Assistant Superin tendent Power of the central air mail division VI ill also accompany the body and attend the funeral. Serious illness of Mr. Moore's moth er In their home, Hail Center, Tex., prevents her or hi* father from at tending the absequies. D. B. Colyer, superintendent of the Central division, said today that sus pension of air mail service will con tinue until January 2 in honor of Moore and three other mail pilots, killed on duty during the year. "Pilots and other employes will all remain in service, drawing their sal aries, but pilots, of course, will not receive their flying mileage during this suspension," he said. Lincoln Remembers Poor. Lincoln, Dec. 26.—Christmas in Lincoln was confitjed chiefly to family dinners and looking to the immediate needs of the homeless atid destitute. Aside from private charities, the Order of Elks and the Salvation Army gave bountiful dinners to all who came to their headquarters. Dinners in keeping with the day were supplied to inmates of the asylum for the in sane, at the state penitentiary and other penal Institutions and the cus tomary liberties were allowed to con victs. Given Post by Coolidge. New York, Dec. 25.—Bogden Chis holm of tills city, retired banker and well known advocate of prison re form, yesterday announced President Coolidge had appointed him interna tional prison commissioner to «uc ceed the late John Koren. Mr. Chisholm is known as an ar dent advocate of the international code of procedure in the handling of prisoners, which he said today he would try to have adopted by the in ternational prison congress when it meets in London in 1925. Auto Hits Woman. J. C. Berry, living on North Seventh street, reported to Counoil Bluffa po lice that his car struck Mrs. Stewart Evans, 186 Sixth avenue, at Broad way and Glen avenue. Dahlman to Head 1 Utilities Board Major in I-ine for Chairman ship of Directors—Meet ing Next Week. Mayor Dahlman is in line for the chairmanship of the of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Utilities district, which organization he is now serving as vice chairman. The an nual meeting will be held on Wednes day, Januhry 2. C. M. Wilhelm has served this year as chairman. The new vice chair manship probably will go to F. J Burkley, who was appointed to the board to succeed the late C. M Oruenther. The terms of F. D. Wead and W. J. Goad as directors terminate St the Close of 1924. ' It Is understood that both will be up for re-election. Mr. Wead has served 11 years as director and twice as chairman of the board. G. T. Kountze wks recently appointed to the board to succeed United States Senator It. B. Howell. Canadian Girl Prince’s Fianee Ottawa, Dec. 26.—The engagement was officially announced last night of Miss Lots Frances Booth, grand daughter of J. R. Booth, Canadian lum ber king, to Prince Erik Frederick Christian Alexander, third son of Prince and Princess Valdemar of Denmark. The marriage, it Is un derstood, will take place here next spring and will he attended by the bridegroom's lather. Prince Valde mar. The prince is 31 and a first cousin LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE Pre-Inventory SALE Big Four Day Clean-up of Grands, Uprights, Player Pianos, and Phonographs -At Bargain Prices We must clean up odd* and , ends of our immense stock at once for inventory and we have made drastic cut* In prices in order to move these . i n s t r u mcnts immediately. | Many of these instruments 1 ire demonstrators, others have been taken in trade. All are in perfect condition and fully guaranteed by us. Note the genuine bargains and the very I liberal terms offered. Player-Pianos Only $10 Down Hartford .8275.00 Pianists .8298.00 Solo Concerto .. 8350.00 Schmollrr ft Mueller $365.00 Seybold .$375.00 Aeolian ... .$395.00 Free Bench and Selection Rolls Used Uprights Only $5 Down Kimball .8 68.00 Chickerinjf ..... 8 88.00 Erbe .8118.00 Royal .8138.00 Bush A Gerts .. .8110.00 Hardman .8150.00 Walwrath . . . 8178.00 Everett .$185.00 Schmoller & Mueller $192.00 Emerson •. .$218.00 Harvard . .. .$225.00 Sohmer .$250.00 Tver* * Pond. . .. $275.00 Phonographs Only $1 Down $52 Columbia .9 10.00 Carnival .9 15.00 Victor .9 10.00 Brunswick ....>8 52.00 Columbia . 9 72.00 Columbia Electric. 9 75.00 Mandel .9 78.00 Columbia Electric .9 08.00 Sonora .9118.00 Brunswick. .9128.00 j Remember: — Only a .small cash payment down and easy terms on the bal ance. All instruments arc from well-known makers and fully guaranteed by us. Sdunolkr & JDueller Piano Co 13M!6-18-Dod4e St-Omnka Brother, Sister Meet After 55 Years c4*ctreu) OJsett m»o 7,9. 'Ua. ssfclcjuitfi *' I Mrs. F. B. Hasselqulst, 73. Crowell, Neb., and Andrew Olsen, 59, Pensa cola,Fla., sister and brother, enjoyed a merry Christmas in Omaha Tues day. Theyr met for the first time in 55 years to spend Christmas at the home of R. B. Hasselqulst, 2431 Titus avenue, Mrs. Hasselquist's son. Mrs. Hasselquist and Mr. Olsen last saw each other 55 years aeo at their father's funeral In Bergen, Norway, when the sister was 18 and the brother was 4. Since that time Mr. Olsen has traveled to all ports of the sevefi seas, having roved the'sea for 20 years. He Is How employed at the govern ment airplane building yards at Pen sacola. Mrs. Hasxebiuist has been a [resident of Nebraska for nearly 50 [ yea r*i. of King George of England and King Christian of Denmark. Ae Dowager Queen Alexander of England is a sister of Prince Valdemar: Miss Booth today wore an engage ment ring presented to her by her fiance. The ring, of diamond* and emeralds, lias been in his family for generations. Miss Jiooth will share her husband's rank and titles. They will res.de alternately in Canada and In Denmark. U. S. Court Gets State Hum Case New' Procedure to Be Used by Sheriff in Liquor Trial. William E. Lamb. 1 SI7 South Twen ty-fifth avenue, arrested in a raid by Deputy Sheriff Thestrup Saturday, will be tried In federal court. Thla unusual procedure Is to be pursued through a clause In the law which says defendants can be tried In federal court provided the federal of fleers bad no knowledge of the raid when it was made. "We are doingi more business now against liquor violators than before the derision against prohibition agents exerting search warrants," said General Prohibition Agent Samardlck yesterday as he showed a roll of bills. To each was pinned a slip of paper 1 tearing the address where tb« marked bill had been used to pur chase liquor for the purpose of prose cution. Purchase price of liquor In these rases varied from £0 cents to $5 a pint. Ijcmb Is charged with possession of liquor and possession of counterfeit labels and revenue stamps. The bot tles were labeled "Old Kentucky Bour bon.” 40 Spanish Reds Nabbed. Madrid, Dec. 20.—Forty commun ist 8 have been arrested in thi« city, Neville, San Sebutian and Bilbao, feuMrating a communist plot thit wai to li3ve come to a < bmax Friday, according to information obtained here. It is claimed that the conspiracy, which was aimed against the Spanish directory. was engineered \nd financed from Moscow. For the Gaieties of the Holiday Season Chiffon Dance Frocks Are Loveliest—and Very Inexpensive From more than five yards of filmy chiffon and a bit of metal lace for piquant cap sleeves, or as trimming, the clever person may fashion a bewitching dance frock. \ She will find it much to her advantage to shop s3 at Wednesday’s special prices. Lovely Chiffons Yd. $1.25 Delicate tints and flaming —in sheer and evenly woven chiffons of beauti ful quality, inch widths. School girls who need an other party frock, for the holidays or a new one to take back with them, will find these lovely chiffons most desirable. Feather fans, small and large, in colors to softly blend or daringly con trast. Headbands The smart bob and the charming coiffeur alike bind themselves to place with a spray of metal leaves or a narrow jew eled headband. These are inexpensively priced at $1.00 and more. Remnants of Metal Laces Almost \i Price Sparkling metal laee trimmings, half yard and yard remnants, may be had for almost half their usual price. Gold , and silver, and ^ some pieces with color. -at Thompson-Belden's * Ask the folks whobum^ FURNACE ^ ANTINE The Hard Soft-Coal ” II it itn’t Clean', It't not CANTINE They’ll tell you how much more convenient it is to handle—how relie' d they are to be through with pounding large chunks into useable saie—how easy it is for the wife, daughter or mother to fire—how nieely it cokes—how easily it bums—what genuine comfort it gives, Eurnoc# Sill is rarely available at the CANT1NE price. Eliminate drudgery■—let your next order be for CAN TINE Furnace Size. Order from dealers listed. OMAHA C. W. Hull Co. Victor White Coel Co. Her mon A Wc« ih McCaffrey Broa Co. K. A. Mar (hall Coal Co. Union Fuel Co. Horn-Van Kutan l hr A Coal Co. l.INCOl.N, NIB Hutchm* A Hv.tt Co. Wbttobroat Cool A l umbot Co. Coniurntn' Cool Co. COUNCIL BLUFFS Platmr Ur. A Cool Co. Dro(« Elrvmtw Co. Ftnkui-Wkkham Cool ( • K rot tack Bro» Far Halt la Carloads Oaly k Lumaehi Coal Co., 1123 W. 0. W. Bide. Omaha_
