Today Fools Have Value. Four Greatest Horses. For C. H. K. Curtis— Some Comfort. ARTHUR BRISBANE J A fool has value—to the knave that robs him. Bucket shop cotton brokers in bankruptcy include in their as sets, valued at $100,000, a precious “sucker list.” That list, chief asset of many dishonest concerns, includes names of the people that write and then sent in money in reply to “come-on” letters from bucket shop, oil swindlers, etc. “Once a sucker, always a sucker” is the th'eves' motto. The same human fool, like the sucker at the bottom of the pond, will bite again and again at the bait that has hooked him. The court ordered the “sucker list” of 65, 000 names placed in a special ac count. The four greatest race horses in the world—or at least the four best advertised—Zev, Papyrus, Epinard and Grey Lag, will race this year at Ascot. Any one of those horses would sell for at least $100,000. The automobile show, not far off. will show you various cars, selling for a few hundred dollars, any one of which could take the four greatest race horses, one after another, and run them all to death in one afternoon. Once fast horses were impor tant. Now they are part of gambling machinery, and they won’t last long. Here’s comfort for Cyrus 11. K. Curtis, who changes the New York Post price from 3 cents to 5 cents. It’s the kind of paper you make, not the price that counts. When the Chicago Eve ning American sold for 1 cent it had a big circulation. The price of jiaper went up, it sold at 2 cents and had a bigger circulation The price of paper doubled, wages increased. The Chicago American sold and now sells at 3 cents. And in December, 1923, it beat all circulation records for December whether at 1 cent, 2 cents or 3 cents. In fact, at 3 cents, as you may learn, from that able newspaper man, Victor Lawson, the Chicago American exceeds in circulation the fine circulation of the Chicago Daily News at 2 cents. It's the kind of paper that de cides the circulation. Publishers are interested in that. Lord Gorell, leading British au thority on education, says the trouble with British character is lack of initiative— the energy that starts things going. Americans, he says, excel all others in initiative. England’s trouble comes from too severe suppression of the ten dency to brag. No English young man must, by any chance, talk as though he thought he might ever amount to anything. It is not so here and was not always so in Britain. The young Briton that took Quebec and died in the taking, bragged and strutted so much, be fore he undertook the task, that his superior was tempted to dis miss him. But the bragging changed to action, initiative, when lie reached the foot of the steep bluff. Bragging in moderation is only ambition letting off steam. Don’t discourage it too severely. Some dull, overfed editors that specialize in attacks on Hiram Johnson, using sluggish minds and ox-like humor in their attacks, are not serving their bosses as well as they might. It looks now like a Coolidge nomination, and to many, perhaps the majority, and certainly all those that hate paying taxes, it looks like a Coolidge election. But there are some months ahead. There is in Hiram John son an amount of fighting energy that dull persons should not for get. Too much stirring up may stir up more than the Johnson op ponents have in mind. Secretary Hughes gives out more "important proof" of the danger ous attempt by Russia to estab lish bolshevism here and put the red flag on the White House. You remble as you read an article "written to be published in a ‘red’ newspaper that was to he pub lished in Chicago." The "red” newspaper was never published in Chicago, and so the article was never published. But just think what might have hap pened if somebody had published lhat red newspaper in Chicago and that red newspaper had printed the article. Could anything have saved the W'hite House from the red flag then? Australia is building factories to manufacture turtle soup on a gi gantic scale. London will easily absorb the whole crop. _ Parole Asked So Conviet Can Serve Life Term Charles Curry, Mail of Mys tery, Is Identified as an Escaped Prisoner from v Colorado. Lincoln. Jan. 6.—Charles Curry, convict at the state penitentiary who sprang into national prominence sev eral months ago as the possible pos sessor of •(formation regarding black mailers of the late I J. Folsom who committed suicide while mayor of Irvington, N. J.. is an escaped life termer from the Colorado peniten tiarv. This was disclosed today by N. T Harman of t lie state braved of paroles and pardons who has listed Curry for a hearing before the board January 8 when it is expected that he will be turned over to Colorado authorities. Harmon refused to divulge the manner in which Curry was traced to the Nebraska penitentiary, but denied that his whereabouts had been dis covered through newspaper dis patches regarding Curry's connection with Folsom. Record in Wisconsin. The Colorado records show that Curry .was received at the state pen! tentiary at Canon City. May T. 1903. and escaped May 11, 1916. Curry has declared, Harmon said, that he was convicted of manslaughter and given a life sentence following a shooting in a poolroom. He maintains his in nocetv e and pine s the blame upon a companion who escaped. He is call ed, on the Colorado records, Red Price, which is one of three nliases used by him. thv others being Charles Perry and Charles Mallard. X'nder the name of Charles Perry. Curry was sentenced to the Wisconsin penitentiary November 21, 1916 for issault and robbery, and was released February 21, 1923. Milwaukee police who apprehended Curry following the robb rv declare that he had been previously arrested a number of times for being drunk anil disorderly Robbed Omaha Policeman. Curry was sentenced to two years it the Nebraska penitentiary Septem ber 17, 1923, on a charge of breaking and entering. In liis last exploit he had the misfortune to select the room of an Omaha policeman. George Pad u-ett. as the scene of bis endeavors and was captured by Padgett. The convict first gained promlnenot when his name became linked with Mayor Folsom, whose suicide because of blackmail to which he was sub voted aroused widespread interest Folsom had he< n an inmate of the Auburn penitentiary. New York, but after his release had made good and was a prosperous and respected e|t izen of Irvington when blackmailers, familiar with hi* past, threatened him with exposure. Although Curry has never admitted the fact, and the state board has no record to prove it. it has been ns slimed that Curry first met Folsom in the New York penitentiary. He has repeatedly declared that he is in imssesKion of inforrnat'on which would lend to the apprehension of Folsom's blaekmnlleis but raid, when press'd by newspaper men for infor mation. that he would reveal nothing until after his release Maintains Silence. His statement brought the son of the late mayor,, Louis Folsom, from Irvington to Lincoln where he Inter viewed Curry behind closed doors for more than an hour. When asked If he had secured the information he do. sired Ff Isom intimated that he had, hut that it would not to* made public until after he had conferred with New Jersey authorises. Whether or not Curry visited the mayor at Irvington during the seven months Intervening between his re lease from the Wisconsin peniten tiary and his apprehension In Omaha will never ho known unless Curry abandons h's position of stony silence or Louts Folsom reveals what he learned when closeted with Curry at the Nebraska penlfentlarv. Records of Curry’s patrc are as hazy as his name. Tbo penitentiary Is In possession of two statements regard ing him. In one of which his birth place is given as Franklin county. Nebraska, and In the other as Aurora, 111. At one time he declared he. had a daughter married to a wealthy man in New York from whom he was trying to hide his unfortunate posses slon, hut prison records declare him to he unmarried Curry is 52 years old. Faces IJfe in Prison. His appearance before the hoard of paroles and'pardons January K will he simply to comply with the statutes. It being said that there Is no question of his being released to the ’olorado authorities who are coming to get him. He has waived extradi tion. "We nre not releasing this man,” said Harmon "so that he ran go out into the world again, hut feel that his place Is In Colorado where, un less he again escapes, he will spend (he remainder of his life. There is no point In his occupying a cell In our already overcrowded peniten tiary.” • A small thermometer in a blue leather case la equally at home in the bedroom or living room. Around Nebraska’s State House Bj K. H. I’KTKKS. Stuff 4'«rre*.pondent The Omaha Bee. Rincoln. Jan. 6.—The hearing of the senate committee investigating Nebraska's load tangles will come and go without Charles \V. Bryan Tuesday unless the governoi has a sudden mental somersault. Hiding behind a meeting of the board of paroles and pardons, which falls on the same day. Bryan expresses his regret that Nebraska's penitentiary inmates apd their desire for freedom will prevent him from proving a : $400,000 deficiency exists in the road fund. When it is suggested that the hear ing may be continued for another day the governor. Instead of eargerly embracing this opportunity to come forward with his figures, announces that he will have to give the matter a little consideration. "I only just received the commit tee's invitation," he pleads, which passes muster until some one* is un kind enough to point out that tho governor lias known, for months, that ha would be asked to appear. As a matter of fact. Governor Bryan Is not required, by statute, to lie present at the hearing of tho board of paroles and pardons. The constitution provides that "said board, or a majority thereof, shall have power to remit fines and forfeit uies and to grant commutations, par dons and paroles after conviction and judgment * • * but no such fine or forfeiture shall be remitted, and no •onimutation, pardon or parole grunt ed except upon the approval of the majority of the board after a full hearing In open session." . Two members of the board can si; with lull power to act and have done so in the past. For two meetings Attorney General Spillman was ab sent. but tiie action of the board was rot impeded. However, there is nothing to prevent Governor Bryan from attending the Morning session of the board and a portion of the afternoon session, as well, if he de sires and still arrive at the state house in time to give his testimony. The follow ing pretty well expresses the opinion of state house officials on Bryan's attitude: The truth of the matter is, the governor has no great liking for the committee's hearing where every statement that he makes can he checked up by figures gathered to gether after months of investigation, The governor is as adept as any poli tician in Nebraska in presenting one side of a ease, hut when there is a likelihood that both aides will lie of fered in evidence It is a different ■story. It may be clever politics to stay away from embarrassing questions, hut Governor Bryan will find that the road situation is no longei political. The good name of the stale of Nebraska and its credit standing Sire Involved. Road claim* are no longer footballs to ho kicked from one camp to another. The senate committee has long since realized this and has been careful to keep a political angle from creeping into the investigation. The governor lias been asked to [appear because, through public state ment*. lie is apparently in possession -f Information regarding road claims. Tho committee Is entitled to that In formation. It Is understood on good authority that the committee Is pre pared to prove many of the gover nor's statements exaggerations—to put It politely. That, however, is be side the point. The governor lias publicly declared that Nebraska has a deficiency of $100,000. He owes it to Nebraska's voters to come for ward and either prove that declara tion or dlsrlsim It. Thorns W. Browne, stats railway commissioner, has been chosen as chairman of the commission, surest!* tng II. O. Taylor, wlto must stand for re-election this year. Governor Bryan is evidently n careful render of newspaper edi torials. When he is warned against throwing democratic candidates who have already announced themselves out of court because they are olli-d wlllt issues growing out of the war he promptly announces that he had no such intention. "I was dealing with issues, not per sonalitirs,'' says the governor, and throws in a few bouquets for the gentlemen who are anxious to lead 'lie democratic party. It will be Interesting to see if the Bryan delegation to the democratir national convention will lie actuated by the same generous Impulses win n a poll is taken on W (i McAdoo and Oscar Underwood. Republicans at the state house are willing to stake their reputations as prophets to pru diet that Messrs. McAdoo and Under wood will find the going hard and stony when they issue pleas for the Bryan controlled delegates There are 16 votes from Nebraska and these, with the few that William Jennings ran gather together in his travels alsuit the south, can cause a lot of trouble for any candidate who must overcome the rule nf the conven tion that a bate majority does not elect. Of course there Is always s catch Charles W. lirynn may not arrive In HARD COAL PENNSYLVANIA Best Fuel of All Order Today Updike Lumber & Coal Co. Four Yards to Serve You L __ ^ When Mabel and Edna Were Questioned < 1' t .f i and At 'ant i'* Ph ) Telephoto shows Miss Vonnand (in the foreground) and Miss Furviante (at the left) entering Jam \ngelet* pollee station on New Year's night with Detective IJeuteiiant .JarvD. The Hint it* t|tieens were taken into c us tody after MU* Normano's ehnulTeiir had shot foiirtland V Dim**. r‘lij«-:i]E;o with 1‘* % t♦ * in his pocket. Mr M"ii h< ;wt fi' iu K ills ‘ ty n j; hnv t- -m tiling to .«ay about that Should M* reload prevail t.r.d « apturc hcvi ral d* Vjyulesi, lr-w* ver, it won't bo bt '-au.* Bryan hasn't trl* d. Psychology Hooks j c j in Demand Here ! ilirarv Reports **?easoual Rush of Readers- Henry James -Most V> idtdy Read. Works on psychology or# much in demand during iho poet-Chrlstmas rush at the public llhrurv. a 1 >rd ng to Alias Blanche Hammond, tot,re I. rarian. The children s llbi : jn chatge of Mrs. flu \V Kchols, is run stnntly filled, due to tl » vat atitm period. According to M ,-i Hammond pto pi# have lit tla time for reading be fur# Christmas "The present ruth is purely seasonal." she ea.d. The "fad" fur psychology !s it tributed to tlie teaching of psycholo gy class,:« in Omaha. It Is part of the wave which is sweeping the eoun try at the present lime. Henry Jam is perhaps the must widely rea l author. Next 1 a efirt Ion Gertrude Atherton s "Black Oxen" Is as widt ly read as any other, In the opinion ot Miss Hammond. \\T rtorn writers enjoy great popularity. The "intellectimls." such ns Voltaire, Dc Maup.'is ant, Nietz ho u ;J Oscar Wilde are also widely read, tattle interest is shown In cl.is.-h-s, exempt fur an it-casi-nn I withdraw.ii by someone who has n . I them In School. History Is read m asiuimlly by older peoplo f r enjoyment and by the younger generation in connec tion with their school studies. In tile children's ilrl arti. i nt fV lion is nu t popular. I.iltlo VV.iiit prefers tile Gieen I-’airy Tales while his oldei rotht irns them in favor of King Atthur's knights anil the days of chivalry. Animal stories and bonks on "how- to m ik# things” aro popular. "The girls like ‘boird Ing houto* stories' best.” etid All? Echols. Professional Men Meet Tot!a' I)r, A. D Dunn find J >r. Palin Findley will npenk tcxlny nt n no luncheon (>f the Professional Men dub at the Font*n**lle hotel. j .Slab I o the attention of *> irn ij , f the Smithsonian Institute as the result of the discovery 'fa *!nl> . f lead three f. cl under g’l uti l, hear n r an ins i iption which may th’-w 1 -*,t ti| at the dif iiipearnnce of V.r gmia puto, (list white child Lorn in Ain* ricrt. I egging in his hackyard, Hus 11 ii icfinan urn- oered the aiah. Ti e folk.wing inscription, apparently . it with a hot instrument. was d.s f iosf d: "Virgin Pare. "pied here. ' f’aptif rowhatan, "1590. < di.irlca H. ‘ I rcight Pars Plow 1 lirougli Bridge in Wreck at Howe fljr A«*Ot Ufrd I*rr«*». Howe, Neb-, dan 6.—Kievan freight' iiv, part <>f v. • stbound Mlesouil i’a • lf;p freight train No. 163. v*r« de id here Saturday rught when h flange on a wheel of quo of the car* hr*.;.*. Several «>f the cars went through a hr.dr** and tied up traffic i r the night. Traffic, according to V. F. Kohee, trammaater, Omaha., w;il Ixj rt .iumM f'»me time tomerr* w. No one was injured. f Absolutely Pure imported POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL Makes the most delicious mayonnaise and French dressing V ..... -- ■■ / I I OU-HSfilCKED FAMILY REMEDY FOR COins, GRIP, PNLUMONAI I Father John’s Medicine Builds New Strength to Fight Off Seri- : cus Illness. — A Doctor’s Prescription. Free From Alcohol and Dangerous Drugs—68 Years in Use. Father John'.* Medicine is n doctor’s pro -cription and was prescribed for the late ftev. Father John O'Hrien of I.owell, Muss., n 1SS5. Father John recommended this prescrip tion to his parishioner* and friends, and in ins way it became known us Father John's Medicine. This old-fashioned food medicine makes Me h and strength for all the family and helps to build up energy to fight off cold ltd grip germs. Father John's Medicine has a history ”f idy eight years' success treating coughs, colds and throat troubles, and as a body builder. Guaranteed free from alcohol or poisonous drugs. Adele Garrison “Mv Husband's Love" I l)r. I’elllt * ante as llr Saitl He Would. T siw ,ii Ha: Brailhwalte's face the same tenor, only a hundred fold morn Intense than had hern mine, and I answer'd I f f quickly, even as Dicky had responded to iny query but a few minutes before. “No. no.” 1 whispered lire words •■o that her mother should hear noth ing, "Edwin is all right, hut j Then I told her in ns few words - n« possible of the terrible, nr -blent j which had killed her sister and left hut a few hoot s of 1 fe to la r broth er-in-law. Hhe made no outcry—1 think her relief at knowing her bus-j band to he safe outweighed every ether emotion for the moment—-but sh« caught at the nearest chair back and sat down heavily while tho gray ish pallor which shock often brings blotted out the color from her cheeks. "Lisa. Lisa. Oh, poor girl," she whispered at last, and I knew that for the second she was visualizing tiie old days when she and the wo man who so suddenly had been snatched from life had played to gether in loving sisterly comrade j ship. That Elizabeth Harrison by h<-r ■ wn coldness and selfishness, had : ' hilled the affection of her family 1 well knew, and 1 guessed that the sorrow of both Harriet «nd Dicky was made more poignant by the hit ter reflection, blameless though they knew themselves to be. The next Instant she had sprung to her feet, palpably putting down every hint of emotion with an iron hand. Harriet Helps Out. "Mow soon will that doctor he here ’'' she demanded "Any minute now, ' I answered ' Jfe is the fastest and most reckless driver in all thin section . “ That was a splendid Idea of yours to pretend to he ill, Margaret,” my sister-in-law said abruptly. "We cer tainly shall need a phyab an for mother Will you”—she turn- I to Mrs. Tieer uncertainly, and I hast- I ily introduced the two women. ' If you will tell Katin about this.” by sister-in law went on. ' and have her have plenty of hot water ready —you'd better fill a couple of hot water bags.” Sne added a few other direction* t • which Mrs Tlcer nodded capably. Then Harriet slipped Imr arm around inn and put her lips to my ear. When that doctor comes 1 shall give him a hint to order some drops of heart stimulant for mother, under the pretext that she is too excited "V, r you.” she whispered, and then she sail loudly f- r the tonelit cf my mother-in law. wh >se footsteps we heard upon the stairs; ".Just lean on me Margaret. I'll help ; ii to your room." ' is she any totter, Harriet?'' my mother-inlaw asked anxiously, and j v • ; a i nstr i-tirg little f-< hng of g' .It for my deception I realiz'd that her concern for me was genuine ar. ' affectionate. It was n ■ vet staring at each of us in turn, and * convulsive twitching of her fa'c, aiu slumped against her daughter’s s 1 dtr in a merciful swoon Nebraska Wesleyan Star Dies in Crasfc I, ... oiu. Jan. 6.—Glen Yett*' 9 f otball A basket ball pl-yer of Ne braeka Wesleyan university guff re* lnjtii.es tonight from which he die* shot tly before midnight, wr.-ii an au* tomohile in which lie was riding with h.x other Wesleyan students ran tnte an engi* e -carding on tl * Mis* mi Pacific tracks. Yetter, as first thought rot to ha e been seriously injured, was taken to a hospital, where he grew ste-i .: vvi rs* An operation by surgeons a* a last resort was unavailing. N- ne of the other students was seriously hurt The party was on the way from t'niversity Place to JJncoln and the driver, with the windshield froip roated. failed to see the engine c:. ' e crossing. Flew Too Low; Jailed*^. Berkeley, Cal. Jed- 6 —Dew-w Ward, aviator, was fined ?!00 and sentenced to 39 days In Jail veil erday for flying dangerously low ' o\< the crowd at the California Stan.f- : iW-tball game November 31 Hew * prose- uted under a new state law p- - hihiting low flying over -rowdg and was said I v court officials to have been the first one convicted tin-l* ' the lav Bee Want Adg Produce Result* Your Credit j IS GOOD HERE! GOOD CLOIHES Men Women. Children. QUALITY DIAMONDS — Elgin Watche*. 1847 and Ceen munity Silverware. Advance Style* In EVEFY Dept MI Bt! Vorti meat, laran •oiuna ewn .rice* ini cat. crml —tl’ aitfcoai nieitnf ’kc monr\ Ope« "OB' o*x#%e*i ot errttd for ttm C Grmmtwm* CrodH Imm j HAR IS DAKS 507 f 511 SOUTH I6I>? ST Loan Value and Space Buying BUSINESS concerns seeking credit at regular intervals submit detailed audits by disinterested public ac countants. The banker making the loan demands it. These audits instantly disclose the exact financial condi* tion of the business. They show the true value of inven tories and assets; costs of operation; profits and loss. Such an audit creates confidence and is considered a necessity in banking operations. The A. B. C. audit serves a similar purpose in advertising. A publisher or his representative in selling space presents his latest A. B. C. report. This shows quantity, territory of distribution, methods by which circulation was secured, and many other details necessary for the intelligent pur chase of advertising space. A study of the A. B. C. audit brings out every detail of cir culation data, and immediately establishes confidence be tween the Buyer and Seller of Space. For .ublishers to sell and advertisers to buy on the basis of A. B. C. reports is nothing more than putting efficient Business Methods into Advertising. Let The Omaha the submit its lat est .4. H. ('. report before you make your next advertising contract. The Omaha B ee Charter Member A. B. C. / Write to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, 202 South State ' Street, Chicago, for a Copy of “The Measure of Your Message’’ *