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Once More, Happy New
Year.
*That “Moving Finger
Environment Shapes Us.
The Killer Starts.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
This is a leap year and you
have an extra day.
“Again the shadow movetji o’er
the dial plate of time."
It moves rapidly. Hurry.
A New Year to the young is so
exciting, they have no time for
advice. It bores them.
To the old it is a dreary warn
ing, reminding them of things at
tempted and many failures.
But at least it is a new year.
Many hours are in the 306 days.
An idea bom in the fraction of a
minute, worked out with deter
mination, might give you a place
among the pennle of the earth
worth while—if that interests you.
Solemn newspapers print pages
telling us that business is prosper
ous, the new year most promising.
As we survey this little, rolling
ball, to which we are tied, from •
Paris to Pekin, and from Pekin
to Rome, we can say with the
147:h psalm:
“He hath not dealt so with any
nation; and as for His judgments,
they have not known them. Praise
ye the Lord.”
But good times will not last
forever. Time writes in the sky
above you: “This is your chance.”
It won’t last. The Persian warn
ing, that you know by heart, fits
this season.
“The moving finger writes; and
having writ moves on; nor all your
piety nor wit
“Shall lure it back to cancel
half a line, nor all your tears
wash out a word of it.”
Dr. Baldwin, scientific consult
ant of the public schools in Cleve
land, tells how much depends on
environment. “Darwin and Lin
coln were born on the seme day.
If the two infants had been ex
changed there would have been no
Darwin and no Lincoln. What a
man can do is determined by his
native equipment (what his father
and mother gave him at birth).
What he does, is determined by
the circumstances of his life.”
Bora ’ike Lincoln, in a frontier
cabin, with a dirt floor, no win
dows, no school or library within
reach, Darwin with all his genius
would have been always a quiet
farmer, probably.
Born as Darwin was, thorough
ly educated in science and litera
ture, Lincoln probably would have
been unheard of," the great power
that enabled him to carry through
the civil war with its burdens
going to waste, as he lived a quiet
life on his modest inherited for
tune.
An animal in the jungle starts
to track and kill another, suc
ceeds, and is happy and proud.
Frank Madej of Bridgeport
started out to track his wife, who
had left with another man and his
three children. He found her,
shot her down with two bullets,
fired three more into her as she
lay on the ground, felt her pulse
to make sure shp was dead.
Then he, told the police that he
would like to have it put in the
papers. He wished all his friends
to know that she “didn’t get away
with it.”
Millions will say, “Ha, he did
exactly the right thing,” provid
ing that millions are also beasts
of the jungle.
In the past women probably
have rendered service to the hu
man race by leaving such men as
Madej, the proud killer, going off
with some other man a little less
murderous and producing another
family with less of the killing in
stinct in it.
Inside, the Tutankhamen tomb
looks like a chapel of solid gold.
The pharaoh of three thousand
years ago is shown offering wine
to various Egyptian goddesses.
It’s the old idea that still per
sists: If you want anything, offer
something first. In very earjy days
bloody human sacrifices were of
fered. More civilized Egypt of
fered wine to the goddesses.
Now we offer money, but it Is
always something. Ignorant hu
man creatures imagine that the
ruler of the universe is placated
with gifts from insects that dwell
on this planet.
France has given up ull hope of
the Dixmude, great dirigible taken
from Germany ufter the war. All
its men are believed dead, and
you read with amazomert that all
France is furiously indignant, de
manding an explanation of those
deaths. Contrast the calmness with
which we take such things in this
country.
“They are dead? Well, then
they are dead.”
That’s our attitude.
(Copyright, 1913)
Coolulge Gets Up
Too Early for Ofjice
Staff New Year's Morn
Washington, Jan. 1.—This is how
President Coolidge started tho new
year:
Arose about 6:30 o clock, his
usual hour.
Took a walk around the White
House grounds and then had
breakfast.
Went to his office to do some
work, but found there hnd been no
mail delivery because of the holi
day and that none of the White
House attacks except Edward T.
Clarke, hie personal aecretary, had
reported.
Hlgned some pupera and cleared
hie desk, then returned to the exec
utive mansion.
Begun receiving at J1 o'clock the
first of the thousands fit New
Year's callers.
Liquor Flows
in Big Cities
on Eve of 1924
Not Since B. P. Days Was N.
Y. So Joyous—Chicago's
Arms Tired From Lift
ing Bowl.
By International Krwn Service.
New York, Jan. 1.—New York
awoke with a splitting headache to
day. Not since the pre-Volstead era,
according to some authorities, was
there anything like last night’s—and
this morning’s—celebration. The spirit
of revelry was willing, and the bank
roll was anything but weak. More
than a half million jammed Broad
way, its cabarets, cafe's, hotels and
dance palaces, and stayed there until
the wee small hours,
Prohibit'on agents were unable to
dam the flood of hooch which flowed
over countless tables. A flying squad
arrived on the scene early, flitted
from place to place and culled It a
night,
R. A. Merrick, division chief In
charge of prohibition enforcement, In
sisted today there was comparatively
little liquor in evidence. His men
gathered in only a few flasks. At the
few places M rrick’s men did appear,
they met a hostile reception.
While the celebration was at its
height "l7.7.y'' and "Moe"—the coun
try's most widely known prohibition
agents—gathered in two trucks of
“rat poison,” said to have been con
signed to a Broadway cafe. The raid
ers insisted it was the worst stuff
they ever tasted.
Hy Internatloiml Nows Service.
Chicago, Jnn. 1.—Chicago’s arms
were stiff and sore today from rais
ing and lowering them to lift drinks
and to hold frozen hands against ears
stung by the z ro weather that greet
ed the New Year here.
Everyone appeared to lie agreed to
day that this was the coldest and
wettest New Year's day that ever set
its valise down in Chicago.
At 3 o'clock this morning the ther
mometer and zero were married to
one another with little hope for a
speedy divorce. That was a drop of
37 degrees since 8 a. m. yesterday.
The blizzard-like snowstorm that
whitened the city abated before mid
night, after having spread enough
drifts and ice to harass traffic
throughout the night and today.
For the Great Lakes zone the gov
ernment weather forecasters predict
ed "fair and colder Tuesday; Wednes
day fair and not quite so cold."
Revelry continued until long past
dawn in Chicago's cabarets, cafes and
hotel dining rooms. Only uniformed
police instead of the usual citizens'
clothes officers visited the places, go
ing about their task so leisurely that
everyone had a chance to hide his
liquor until the unwelcome visit was
over with. '
Winnipeg, Manitoba, which with
the notorious Medicine Hat, is one
of the breeding places of the best be
low-zero blizzards, was a little warm
er today, the temperature being 20
degrees below.
Although the storm had abated,
Montana, North Dakota Hnd that part
of Canada immediately to the north
of those states reported temperatures
varying between 15 and 30 degrees be
low zero.
Ur Associated Tress.
Colorado Springs, Jan. 1.—A pyro
technic display from the summit of
Pikes Peak, put on by the Adaman
club of this city, greeted the new
year one minute after midnight. It
continued for a half hour while 50,000
candle power electric lights, large
rockets and specially manufactured
red flare* lighted up the crest of the
14,100-foot mountain. The club de
rives Its name from the fact that it
adds but one man to its membership
roil on New Year's eve. All members
must be experienced mountain climb
era.
H» Associated Tress.
Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 1.—Blossoms
in midwinter profusion, gay banners
a pageant gorgeous with rose-decked
floats and a footbull game of nation
wide interest comprised Pasadena's
New Year's greeting to the hundreds
of thousands of spectators who viewed
its 85th annual tournament of roses
today.
nr Aiiaorliited PrfM.
Snn Francisco, .Inn. 1.—A din in
which the barely audible gurgling or
•new year beer could be distinguished
marked Ran Francisco's acclamation
Your Ailing Tooth
That Needs Extraction
Thi* week teeth will he extracted to
demonstrate Improved TOOTII-NIIM
method at one-thrrd regular chance —
a $3.00 operation for $1.00 each tooth, (
which includes X-ray examination If
nece«*ary. No pnin during operation !
or afterward.
Clip and present this announcement
this week—it’a worth $2.00 to you.
Dr. Shipherd, Dentist
610 Securities Bldf.
16th and Farnam Sti. Omaha j|
Explorer to Study
Panama Indians
Dr. Herman L. Fairchild.
University of Rochester will send
Dr. Herman I.. Fairchild on the expe
dition that will sail in January to
seek the home of the white Indians
in the unexplored lands of Panama,
it is announced. 'Richard O. Marsh
of Brookport, leader of the expedi
tion, is the discoverer of the tribe.
of the new year. CheerB, conftftll
and iron-throat’d “Irena contributed
their share In the celebration.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1.—New Year's
eve in I.os Angeles was so wet it
was almost soggy. Throngs of merry
makers were thoroughly soaked, for
it rained all over the celebration,
made soup of the confetti, put a
gurgle in the blaring horns and damp
ened everything but the enthusiasm
of a populace out for enjoyment.
Despite the downpour, theaters
soon hung out warnings that their
seats wrere all sold. Motorists put up
their side curtains and honked their
horns at the departing old year; pe
destrians hoisted umbrellas and
sloshed merrily through the wet.
I.ater there came a temporary lull In
the pattering rain and the Jubilation
grew more boisterous, with the bark
ing of blank cartridges punctuating
the noise of celebrating.
House Vets Press
for Bonus Meet
IIj AsfloHatfd
Washington, Jan. 1.—Republican
former service men In the house to
day pressed forward their prepara
tions to bring about a party confer
ence next we<}k to discuss the soldiers’
bonus, despite the opinion expressed
by Representative Longi&urth of
Ohio, the republican loader, that the
advisability of such a meeting was
doubtful and that "some affirmative
action on tax reduction" should be
taken.
Members of the group advocating
the conference said they were sure of
enough signatures to petitions to in
sure Its call, and expressed confidence
that the republican membership of the
house would go on record as favoring
the program. They are seeking a re
port on a bonus bill by the ways and
meanp committee by January 21, and
a vote by the house by February 1.
Representative Treadway of Massa
chusetts, a republican member of the
committee and opponent of the bill,
said yesterday that be was convinced
the bonus bill was favored by a ma
jority of tile house members, although
he believes, as the result of a poll of
the voters of his district "that a
majority of the public prefers tax re
duction to a soldiers’ bonus.” |
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A Queer World
Joe Martin Becomes Too
Irritable for Movies—
Sold to Circus Man.
Bad Disposition.
l,os Angeles, Jan. 1.—Joe Martin,
monkey moxie star and probably the
best known animal in the films, has
lieen sold to AI (>. Dames, circus
owner. Joe’s sale followed a report
by Ills keepers that a sudden change
in the animal’s disposition had made
him too dangerous and intractable fur
further work before the camera.
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In England Too.
New York, Jan. 1.—Modern young
English women, like their Amer
ican sistera, are indulging In a
period of wildness and destroying
to a certain extent the young
Englishman's respect for woman
hood, said MaJ. Ian Hay Beith,
British author and playwright, who
arrived yesterday on tho Adriatic.
He bvid he was convinced that
young Englishmen and Americans
could cure their young women
friends and return them to their
former pedestal of respect by re
fusing to take them to night clubs
and by confining them to one cock
tail.
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Most Christian City.
Seattle, Jan. 1.—Mayor E. ,1. Brown
n tills city in a New Year's mes
sage published today declared that
Seattle is IV most Christian city of
its size in the world.
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San Francisco, Jan. I.—When
B. I. Marroguis was asked why he
should not go to Jail for possessing
liquor he mentioned 23 reasons.
All the reasons were children.
"And” ho added. “I’m expecting the
24th soon." Sentence was suspended.
“Asia For Asiatics.”
Poona, British India, Jan. 1.—The
Indian national liberal congress aftei
a lively debate by a vote of "75 to
205, accepted subject to reference to
a committee, the Indian national pact
calling for a federation of the Asiatic
peoples “for the emancipation of
Asia.”
No Unity in Fight
on Mellon Tax Bill
UontiniK-il From Pane One.*
Increase the Inheritance taxes on the
theory, among others, that it is bet
ter to lift the hurden of income taxes
on these fortunes while the owner is
alive and making then;-, and increase
the tax on them at death.
Counter to Former Theory.
This will run counter to a former
theory that inheritance taxes should
be spared by the federal government
and left to the states, but that theory
does not rest very heavily on the op
ponents of the Mellon tux proposals.
Rightly or wrongly, this fundamental
question of the uttitude of govern
ment toward large fortunes is just
below the surface.
The outcome just suggested, or any
outcome, is many months away. That
there will be great delay is the most
certain fact about the tax situation.
Within a Bhort time after congress
reassembles, attention will be shift
ed to a fight by Insurgent republicans
and many democrats for changing the
rules.
Inasmuch as the regular leadership
of the republicans has twice yielded
to Its opponents on similar questions,
they may be expected to yield on tho
rules. The changes proposed are in
the direction of greater freedom of
amendment and debate, and greater
control by the body of thd house
over its officials and committees.
Regardless of the essential merit
of these proposed changes, their cer
tain result will be time consuming
Further than this, It is clear that
some republican leaders of the senate
are not heartily sympathetic to pass
lng tax legislation, or much of any
other legislation at the present ses
sion.
As for the democrats, they have
no great Impulse to help the repub
licans pass a popular tax bill just be
fore a presidential election. For justi
fication, they cite the tactics prac
ticed by the republicans in 1919, when
.the democrats were in control and
tried to pass a postw’ar program of
tax revision of th< It* own.
As for the insurgent republicans.
W’ho held the balance of power, they
will help the delay by opposing to
the end any tax reduction whatever
except their own radical proposals.
That democrat leader, who has ex
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In California there is no winter.
Right now the flowers are bloom
ing, the oranges golden and every
day is a June day.
Only 55 hours from Omaha straight
through without change.
Travel on the de luxe, all-Pullman
JgsAngeles limited
or any one of 4 other trains
direct to California
Two daily trains to Denver with con
nections for California.
See Salt Lake City on the way.
Writ* You c«n upend the winter very eoonont
fot f-ttt icilly in Southern Colinunia. !>•« u« send
Booklet* you iiev illuitreted bookleliind hotel liati.
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press<>d public doubt whether there
will be "any tax reduction the com
ing year." has the probabilities on
Ids side.
Bonus Hag Majority.
As regards the bonus, if tile ad
vocates of it want an early decision,
they can get it, for they have a clear
majority in both houses. But one
thing can be expected: Certainly, the
senate will ho required to vote dear
ly on the bonus standing alone, un
complicated by tax riders or any
thing else. The opponents of the
bonus are determined that the issue
shall be kept clear, and they are
able men, sufficiently numerous to
carry out their determination. It is
less certain, but In the present writ
er's judgment very probable, that
when the president vetoes the bonus
Ills veto will be sustained by the nec
essary one-third in the senate.
Although there is more nearly uni
versa! agreement on the desirability
of withdrawing the tax exemption
from bonds Issued by states and mu
nicipalitles than on any other aspect
of taxation, nevertheless there is less
talk about this and less activity to
ward its accomplishment than about
the other aspects of flic subject. It
is generally held that this is the chief
cause of two admitted conditions,
namely, the flight of large fortunes
out of business Into the protection of
tax exempt securities, and the stlmu
lation of the excessive use of bonds
by states and municipalities, followed
by increase of loesl state and city
taxes. But the writer knows of no
leader or group In Washington that
is attempting any step-i toward tak
ing the tax exemption away from
this kind of secu -ities.
Liner Ashore.
London, Jan, 1,—The Hamburg
American steamer Minnesota, from
Mew York for Wilhehnshaven via the
Azores, is reported ashore on Min
sener island, in Jade bay, off W1I
helmshaven, says a dispatch to
Lloyd’s shipping agency. A tub has
been sent to Its assistance.
The American steamer West Krrcl,
from Havre for Antwerp, which went
ashore yesterday on the Haan bank
near Flushing, Holland, wai floated
today without assistance,
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Two Men Escape
in Prison Auto 1
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Reno, Nev., Jan. 1.—Two prison,^
Edward Cole and Jimmy Clarkgp
taped from the Nevada state p* > ;
Monday afternoon In a prison
mobile. Cole said he Was an aut,
mobile rate driver and that he hit*
driven in the Indianapolis Hpeedwa:
races was at the wheel of the car in
which the men left the prison. A
posse is pursuing the men in another
machine.
The escape of the two men Is the
second within two weeks.
Two weeks ago two oth* r prisoners
made their escape which w s follow* i
hy the resignation of the warden,
T. J. Salter. He was succeeded by ^
Denver S. Dickerson, under whose
regime the men escaped , idaj.
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Thompson-B eldens
Where Lower Prices Do Not Mean
Inferior Qualities
Sale of Linens
Commencing January 2
Our January Linen Sale is one of
the outstanding events of the entire
yeaj. It is a sale that has won for
us an enviable reputation. The con
fidence that many patrons place in
us, we have attained through our ef
forts from year to year to make
this a sale of real service to the
buying public of Omaha and vi
vinity.
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Our policy is to buy the best quality of merchandise, to select it
carefully from the source of supply, and to sell it for the lowest
possible prices.
By buying our linens direct from the
manufacturers in Scotland and in
Ireland, we save the profit of the im
porter—and so do you. Briefly, this
year’s assortment is more complete
than it has been for many years, and
the prices are certainly less. The
housewife will look to her liners and
replenish her stocks: the June bride
will purchase plentifully of our
Reliable Linens at Lowest Possible Prices
Linen Damask
Table Cloths
With Napkins to Match
Most exceptional values of fine Irish linen
woven to delight the woman who admires fine
linens. Beautiful round designs of laurel
wreath, chrysanthemum, and rose; also plain
with satin band.
Price Reductions are as follows:
2x2-vard cloth, (in QQ
each .©IZ.Oy
;.1Lv,,ni.$15.00
cl0,h'..$17.50
"0,h:.$20.00
,e!“lh.'. $25.00
22x22-inch Napkins to match these cloths are
reduced to, tl 9 QQ
per yard.©1«3.03
24x2-f-inch Napkins, OQ
per dozen .
Table Cloths and ij
Napkins
Woven by Hand
2x2 Vse -yard table cloth. dJOfk
reduced to, each. **
2x3-yard table cloth, £OE
reduced to, each.
2x2 Vs-yard table cloth. dA
24x24-ir.ch napkins to match <fcQE
these cloths, dozen ..
Irish Linen Cloths
and Napkins
70x70-inch Table Cloths dJO QE
reduced to, each.VO.VU
70x90-inch Table Cloths dj E AA
reduced to. each.
‘20x20-inch Napkins dJE OQ
reduced to, each.V&.OO
Entire Stock of Fancy Linens
Reduced ^ 07 Less Than
to /0 Regular
At this substantial saving we offer a fine selection of lovely decorative
linens, beautiful pieces with which a hostess may charmingly entertain, w
Madeira Table Cloths, luncheon cloths,
and napkins, center pieces, buffet
scarfs, and doilies.
Mosaic Luncheon Cloths in oval, oblong
and round shapes; scarfs and centers.
Real Italian Filet and cut work cnair
backs, center pieces, scarfs, oblong sets
and luncheon napkins. J
Venetian Lace Doilie* in oval, oblong
and scarf shapes; scarfs and centers.
Huck Towels
200 dozen huck towels,
reduced to, 1 Q
200 dozen huck towels,
reduced to, 1 Q
each . A27C
100 dozen huck towels,
reduced to, «y
100 dozen Linen "Waft"
huck towels, re- OQ
duced to, each ... OI/C
Turkish
Wash Cloths
50 dozen Turkish C
wash cloths, each. . OC
1,000 Turkish wash cloths,
reduced to, O a .
each. O IsJC
200 dozen Turkish eloths,
reduced to, a /\
each . 1UC
200 dozen shell edged Turk
ish wash cloths, re- a rv
duced to, each.... IvC
200 dozen fancy Turkish
wash cloths, nn
each.ZUC
Plains Linens
Sheeting
Bed Spreads
White Goods
All Are Included in
This Sale
Longcloth Checked Lawn
Nainsook Luna Lawn
Flaxon English Voile
Dimity Checked Mull
Batiste Phantom Cloth
Plain Round Thread Linen—
All widths.
Shooting in T'J. SI and 00-inch
widths
Extra Special
800 all pure linen table cloths
of 08x72-inch size. Those are
exceptional v a I u e s when
200
tow r
each
100
towc
each
100 .
towc
each
100 ■
towc
to, e
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towc'
to, e
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towels, reduced
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400 doren blenched "-'hish I
towels, reduced to, 25c
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