Nebraska Newspapers

    Bandits Beat Up
^ Four, Get $2,000
Escape With Trunk Contain
ing Savings of Man in
Hospital.
After knocking Lawrence Wibrzskl
unconscious with the butt of a re
volver at hie home, 2620 K street;
beating Charles Syst, a boarder; in
flicting a scalp wound on Wlbrzski’s
5-year-old daughter, and leaving Mrs.
Wibhzski in a semi-conscious condi
tion on tlio doorstep of her home,
Ihree bandits Tuesday night carried
iff a trunk containing $2,042.50 in
i aah.
Three men—Emmett O'Neil, 4226
South Twenty-third street; Waltei
Grace, 2108 G street, and Steve Car
roll— arrested by detectives a short
time later, were identified by the
WibnsskJa as their assailants.
The trunk, according to neighbors,
was carried away by a fourth man
in a Ford touring car. £-.
The money was the propcSW- of
Wibrzski's son, John, 36, Thirty
eighth and U streets, a packing house
employe, who went to a hospital Mon
day to undergo an operation for ton
silitls. His wife took the trunk con
taining the money, which represented
her husband's life savings, to the
home of his parents for safekeeping.
Mrs. Wibrzski was visiting at the
home of a neighbor when the three
men entered her home and attacked
her husband and Charles Syst. She
met them coming out the door on her
return and sought to take the trunk
^ from them. One of the men hit her
e on tho wrist with a revolver while
another kicked her.
No trace h.is been found of the
trunk.
Smith Urges
Dry Law Change
Would Have N. Y. Congress
men Work for Light Wines
and Beer.
By Universal Service.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Further ef
forts for modification of the Volstead
act were suggested In Governor
Smith's message to the new legisla
ture today. He urged that New
York's representatives be asked to
lay before the present congress a
memorial to congress adopted by the
last legislature.
“The last session of the legislature,”
•aid the message, "memorialized con
gress by resolution to change the
present narrow, senseless definition
of what constitutes an Intoxicating
beverage as set forth In the Volstead
act, f the end that there may be
permitted the manufacture and sale
of light wines and beer, under the
careful restrictions set forth In our
legislative enactment of 1920. (This
enactment was a law legalizing the
manufacture and sale of 2.7S .’ter cent
beer, which was declared unconstitu
tional by state courts),
“Inasmuch as we havs a new con
^ gress now In session, I suggest that
by resolution properly adopted you
call the attention of our representa
tives from this state to the action of
last winter and request them to lay
it before the present congress."
Prison Term of
Woman Is Cut
Lincoln, Jan. 2.—The Nebraska su
preme court Tuesday reduced the five
vear prison term which Mrs. Mary
Shannon of Omaha drew for biting
the finger of Mrs. Booth, an aged
neighbor, to two years. Mrs. Shan
non was charged also with entering
the home of her neighbor at night
and attacking her.
Mrs. Booth's arm became Infected
with blood poisoning as a result of
(he Injury and had to be amputated
to save her life. Mrs. Shannon claimed
that she was drunk on bootleg liquor
when the episode took place and had
no recollection of it.
James Sanclear, Douglas county
convict, who violated his parole and
was later returned to the peniten
tiary, Is not entitled to have the
period when be was out on parole
counted ns part of his one to seven
year sentence for grand larceny. The
decision of the T,anraster county dis
trict denying his application for a
writ of mandamus, based on that
claim, was sustained by the supreme
court.
g The supreme court refused to set
yfc aside the life sentence of Francis
South, convicted In Gage county for
the slaying of Charles Wolf at Beat
rice. Koutli and two companions were
charged with striking Wolf over the
head with a. blunt Instrument and
crushing his skull, from which he
died three days later.
Packing Employe
Commits Suicide
Despondent because his children did
not come lo Omaha for the holidays,
Mack Slosur, 54, 1453'i South Six
teenth street, former farmer of
•Stromsburg, Neb., swallowed poison
yesterday morning at 10:30 and died.
He was a resident of Omaha for three
years, where he was employed by one
of the local packing companies.
Surviving are tho widow, Antonin,
the children, who live in Stromsburg,
Mrs. Albln Lukes, Mrs. John Horn
and Pete Sloscr.
I-'uncrul services will lie held Sat
lir-'ay afternoon at 2 at Korlsko
chapel. The body will lie cremated.
Cattle I)i sea so.
Lincoln, Jan. 2. — Declaring that
be does not concur with the view r'
rrntly expressed by State Agriml
rural Secretary Shumway, that sonn
of the caseH of anthrax recently re
ported in Nebraska among cattle and
horses were probably botullnn poison
ing, It. O- Vose, stain bacteriologist,
said yesterday that there should he no
confusion between the two diseases.
There Is little danger of a physl
■J0 clan confusing botulism and anthrax
In man, Vose said, and a veterinarian
who has had experience with both
disenses should hnvo no difficulty in
<llsgncg)ng them, especially if lie lias
lalsiratory assistance when it is
reeded.,
Maude Adams to Direct
Production of Movies
- w- i -
Mamie Adams, famous a< Mi ss, has
become a motion picture producer, it
was announced h.v tiuild Made I’ic
tures, Inc., with which he is asso
ciated. She will have direct super
vision of several productions. Miss
Adams will bring to her work the
results of five years’ experimentation
in motion picture cider and lighting,
it was slated. ,
Waterway Meet
j
Is Planned Here
Omaha Chamber Seeks to Ar
range Conference of Ship
pers and Bankers.
Eastern Nebraska shippers and
hankers will meet with Congressman
S. Wallace Dempsey of New York
and Cleveland A. Newton of Missouri,
members of the rivftrs and harbors
committee of the house, January 10,
when the feasibility of transportation
by water will be discussed, if plans
of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
and Mark W. Woods of Lincoln are
carried to a successful conclusion.
An envoy will leave this week for
Washington, where he will confer
with Dempsey and Newton and invite
them to attend the Omaha meeting.
The primary object of the meeting
will be to secure the support of Ne
braska’s business men in river deep
ening projects which the two con
gressmen have been advocating for a
number of years.
Must Have Cheaper Rates.
"The greatest problem before the
American public today is the prob
lem of transportation," Congressman
Newton recently told members of the
Mississippi Valley association, which
Is working for government assistance
to make the waterways navigable.
“Railway officials tell us they can
not afford to reduce rates; that they
need more revenue. Their revenue
is measured by their earning power.
You cannot increase the earnings of
the railways unless you increase the
rates, and the demand of the public
today is for a reduction in the cost
of transportation to the shipper.
Relief for Rail Routes.
"Since facilities for transportation
both adequate and cheap are neces
sary, and since the railways cannot
afford to reduce their rates, why not
adopt a national policy of assisting
the railroads by developing and us
ing other methods of transportation,
especially if such other methods can
produce a cheaper service?
As an example of the utility of river
deepening projects, advocates of large
government appropriations for work
on the Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois,
and other valley rivers cite the Mis
sissippi Barge Line company, which
has been hauling freight between St.
Louis and New Orleans at a cost of
3.3 mills per ton mile. The average
charge, throughout the United States,
by railroads is 10.78 mills per ton
mile, they assert, and the barge line,
despite the low rate, still earns a pro
fit except when the water is low.
Newton has made a survey of the
shippe rs {tsing Mississippi river barge
lines and reports that freight has
come from every congressional dis
trict from the east side of Ohio to
the west side of Nebraska and as far
north as Canada.
"A striking argument in favor of
the improvement and use of our In
land waterways as a port of the
transportation system of the coun
try, and their potentiality as a part
of that system in supplying faclli^
ties for transportation will he appre
ciated when I tell you that one tow
boat with its fleet of barges, when
there is sufficient water to make a
channel over the bars, makes the
trip from St. Louis to New Orleans
in a period of six days, carrying
enough freight to load 13 full freight
trains with 50 cars to each train, and
50,000 pounds to each car,’’ says New
ton.
Ready Willi Ilarge Line.
Omaha Is lo have a renewal of
barge lino activities on the Missouri
river next spring when a recently or
ganized company starts operations
between Sioux City and Omaha. It
is the eventual plan of the company
to extend Its operations to St. Louis.
I tie officers say. and provide an all
water transport of Nebraska grain to
New Orleans for export.
The work outlined in the program
of the Mississippi Valley association,
of which Mark W. Wood* is a di
rector, if successfully consummated,
will provide a nine foot channel In the
lower Mississippi from St. Isiuls to
New Orleans; a nine-foot channel In
the flllnolH fiver from Chicago to Oraf
Ion, 111.; a six foot channel from St.
lands to Kansas City In the Missouri
river; a nine-foot ehannelln the Ohio
river from Pittsburgh to Cairo, 111.;
and a six-foot channel In the upper
Mississippi from St. I .mi Is to HI.
laid.
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
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254 and 754 Package* everywhere
Helpless Kiddies
Must Have Shoes
Wolf of Cold and Disease
Threatens Drafty
Hovels.
“The time has come," the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things,
“Of shoes—and ships—and sealing
wax—
"Of cabbages and kings."
Unlike the Walrus, we talk only
of shoes for the cold feet of little,
helpless children In drafty hovels with
only their mothers between them and
the wolf of cold and disease.
The Free Shoo Fund Is provided
hy generous readers of The Omaha
Bee.
Children who can not possible hope
for shoes from any other source, get
them through this fund, livery case
is investigated carefully (and without
expense to the fund) so that every
cent contributed actually goes to buy
shoes for poor, cold little boys and
girls.
You can help in this. It will be
a good Investment which will pay you
dividends In satisfaction and even in
dollars through the year.
The fund has received $1,096.06. An
additional contribution from the
Junior B. Y. T. U. of the Herman
Baptist church, Herman, Neb., makes
the total $1,097.06.
The. need is great. Will you send
a check or cash to “Free Shoe Fund,
The Omaha Bee, Omaha?" The chil
dren thank you,
Belgian Priest Slain.
Shanghai. Jan. 2.—Disbanded
Chinese soldiers killed Achille Soe
nen, a Belgian priest, and plundered
his residence at Hokiao, on .the west
ern Mongolian border. In Shensi prov
ince, according to advices reaching
here this afternoon.
! Your Credit
IS GOOD HERE!
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l'o I
Burges s-Nash store as
sumes that whenever a cus
tomer makes a purchase he is
interested chiefly in two
things—price and quality.
Our prices are always the
lowest possible consistent
with the maintenance of high
quality. This fair and success
ful price policy has been a
potent factor in the more than
ordinary gains in volume of
business each month in 1923
over each month m 1922;
gains that verify the belief
that the business of this great
store is founded upon perma
nently successful principles.
Toilet Goods
Special
50c Horllck's Malted Milk 390
25c Llsterine ..... .190
/ 10c Williams’ Shaving Soap,
4 cakes for .... .290
$4.00 oz. Black Narcissus Per
fume, oz. .$2.89
20c Roger and Gallet Almond
Soap, 3 cakes for .500
35c Roger and Gallet Rice Pow
der for . 250
$1.50 Oriental Cream Liquid
Powder for .-r. .$1.29
$1.00 Coty’s L’Orlgan Compact
Powder . 590
COc Pompeian Face Powder 390
$1.00 Hot Water Bottles... .590
35c Mirror Nail Polish.190
35c Nail Scrubs, all pure bristle,
for . 240
50c Large Lip Stick in gold case
with mirror .... .290
$2.00 Ambre Royal Face Powder
for .$1.49
59o Sqttlbb’s Tooth Paste..320
Main Floor
Silk and Wool
Hose, $2.95
Women’s medium*weight silk
and wool hose, full fashioned;
black, cordovan, otter and black
and silver combinations. All
sizes. Triced, per pair ..$2.95
Silk Hose $1
Women's art silk stockings in
all the wanted shades, black, log
cabin, thrush and gray.
SI .la l'loi*
January Sale of Our Entire Stock of
Wearing Apparel
At Greatly Reduced Prices
In accordance with our policy of beginning each season with entirely
newT merchandise, we are offering our entire remaining stock of coats
and dresses at greatly reduced prices.
Beautiful Winter Coats
Values to (JJO'7 CO Sizes
$69.50• oi-fyj 16 to 44
I** Coats, individual and exclusive in style, are
fashioned of deep pile fabrics and are in all
the wanted new shades. Sizes lb to 44.
Silk and <£0/1 $49.50 to
Wool $59.50 Values
A wonderful group of afternoon, party and street
dresses in beautiful new styles, and made of the finest
quality silks.
Canton Crepe Velvet Flat Crepe Satin
Poiret Twill Loronella Satin Canton
Metal Cloth Crisp T at feta
; Long or short sleeve models in original creations
flaunt rich silk embroidery, beading, and lovely braid
Shades are coral, blue, peaeh. green, tangerine, flame
and orchid.
Wool Dresses
f $28.50 vste5o°
m\ Wool dresses in smart coat models and tubular
lU lines are made of lovely quality eharrneen, poiret twill
or Loronella. Colors are brown, cocoa, rosewood, navy.
S'izes 14 to 44.
Third Floor
Jack Tar Middies
1/2 Price
Wool middies in red, green and navy.
Finished with emblems and braid trim
ming. Not all sizes in every color, but a
good range of sizes from 34 to 40.
Third Floor
Handkerchiefs
Sale Priced
Women’s Handkerchiefs
Linen and lawn handkerp htef». .
some have colored woven with dain- I
ty embroidered corners. OCT
othera are ail colored linen. I
Men’s Handkerchiefs
Men s extra fine quality all-linen
handkerchiefs with ^-inch hems.
Specially priced at . 59c
Main Floor 1
Women's “Carter"
Union Suits /4
$1.19 (
diutn weight cotton suits, with full \
shoulders or bodice styles, band finish, tiglit^
knee. White and flesh, regularly Jl ?
'rtonti Floor
JANUARY WHITE SALE!
Continues With Exceptional Values
Table Cloths, Napkins, Towels, Toweling and Table Damask
A Limited Number of Irish Linen
Table Cloths
I 100 Irish linen pattern table cloths of excellent qual
ity. Size 70x70 inches. $4.00 dJO /IQ
j value, each .
The Celebrated “Derryvale” Irish Linen
Table Cloth and Napkins
The Cloths and Napkins with ths Guarantee Of expel
lent quality, beautiful designs.
Size 2x2 yards, each.SG.45
Size 2x24 yards, each . $8.25
Size 2xH yards, each .$9.75
Size 22x22.lnrh Napkins, doz. ..1.$8.50
Breakfast or Dinner Sets
Of splendid quality linen. Tbe set consists of one large
cloth with six napkins to match. They come in handsome
colored embroidered effects. 0(7
$12.50 value for, set.
Linen Damask
German linen damask pattern table cloths made of fin#
quality flax, with beautiful designs.
Size 2x2 yards, each . 87.95
Size 2x24 yards, each. 89.95
Size 2x2 yards, each .$11.05
Size 22x22-iach Napkins In match, dozen ... 89.95
Linen Glass Toweling
Of all pure linen, the kind that leaves no lint. 1 Q.l.p
In rolored checks of blue or red, yard. AI/’2C
Pattern Cloths
Heavy weight Irish linen damask, the kind that will give
ticellent service. Six good designs from which to select.
Slxe 2x2 yurd*. each .$7.25
Site 2x2H yard*, each.$9.00
Sixe 2x3 yards each .$10.95
Sixe 22x22-inch Napkins, doxen .$8.50
The Celebrated “Hand-Made Fleur de Lis"
Irish Linen Table Cloths and Napkins
From the looms of one of Ireland's foremost manufn
mrers.
Sixe 2x2 yards, each .$12.95
Slxe 2x21* yards, each .$10.25
Slxe 2x3 yards, each .$19.50
Slxe 22x22-Inch Napkins, doxen .$17.50
Table Damask
70-Inch bleached Irish linen table damask,
a heavy weight quality that w ill give very
good service. Attractive designs, OK
$2 oq value, yard .
Linen Crash Toweling
Irish linen crash toweling, a very ab
sorbing quality that will leave "I Ol ^
no lint. 25c quality, yard.
January Sale of White Silks !
White Radium Pongee
36-Inch rich, heavy quality ra
dium pounce: launders perfect
ly; splendid for (PI IQ
llnnerls; yard.
White Jacquard Crepe Faille
36 Inch width, handsome pat
terns; sultnhls for coat Unions
and dresses; (P | QHJ
yard .. tP-t*vU
White Broadcloth
33-Inch width heavy quality all
silk white broadcloth; >2 26
value; (PI OQ
yard . tpl.OaJ
Georgette and Crepe de
Chine
to Inch width white georgette
nnd crepe d« chine; nil nllk;
ttrm »«arc, (PI OQ
rat'd . «pliO«/ 1
White Jersey Shirting
"fi-inrh Jersey crepe shirting,
suitable for man's shirts: good
wearing quality; $1.69
White French Serge
in.tin'll fine (will nll-wiinl while
French serge, (PI *)Q
tard . vl.dJ
White Wash Radium
36-inch all pure silk wash ra
dium for men's shirts. lingerie,
blouses, dresses; . $1.79
Imported White Chiffon
Velvet
40-inch pure silk URht weight
Imported silk velvets; regular
$1000 ralue;
yard..
White Bloom Kist Silk
36 Inch width, whits Uloom Kl.-t
radium silk, neat dJO QET
striped patterns; yd. »
White Velret t'ordoroj ^H-lnrh wide rich velvet corduroy wlih velvet finish; excellent I
qniillty for children's costs or both robes; yard . 1
Bedding
At Sale Prices
Bed Spreads — With
scalloped edge in S6x
96-inch size; extra
large: fine quality in
beautiful e m b o s s ed
designs;
each ..
Dimity Bed Spread'
The popular light
weight spread that re
quires no ironing: of
fine quality, with the
permanent crepe ef
Qt qs;
rach ..
Crocheted Red
■spread*—W i t h hero
in e d ends; heavy
weight quality with
Marseilles design: for
full size <?9 I P
beds Klih
Marseille* Red N-t*—
Satin finished. Includ
ing spread and bols
ter cover to match;
I $t>xh6-lnch size; with
scalloped i?'"’ PA
edge. set. »?i.rJU
tuslrian Ph**c Bed Spread* With the beauti
ful crepe effect: finished with neat scalloped
edge: mercamed stripes; in colors: Q.t
I fire £0x100 inches; each.*• •
Odd and Mussed Irish, Scotch and
German Linen Pattern Table Cloths
\ll of these* are of excellent quality, made from pure flax. They
come in breakfast, dinner or banquet sues R.tnce in price
from 3.75 to 22.50, which Is only a O*) ~~ to DOO f?A
fraction of their real price . . I f J OmmiOU
Table Cloths
Hemstitched linen damask
cloths of excellent quality,
suitable fur large size table.
Six dinner size napkins t<*
match. The rt*0
Set.tPO.VJO
i....
Table Cloths
ICO Scotch linen damask pat
tern clohts of a splendid wear
InR quality; made of fine flax.
Six pood designs from which to
select Si e HxC’j yards. $0
value;
each .'.
Linen Luncheon Napkins
600 Irish linen hemsttched luncheon napkins. Not
more than 12 sold to a customer .... .
Turkish Towels
Kxtra heavy weight towels
of two-ply yarn. Ki»e 2'2vtt
inches. An unusual 4 ^
\aluc, each.rxtJV
Iluck Towels
Fine Irish linen huck towel*
with handsome embossed do
zens and nr at I \ OhI^»
hi ite: 'd end* • *tJv
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