Today
The Chickens Fly Off.
The Cookie Pushers.
Money Cheap, Stocks
Nervous.
No Parachutes, Why?
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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When the big Shenandoah broke
away from its mast in a gale, it
carried off 21 men, and they had
no parachutes on board. It is
explained that “the captain
wanted the men to have confidence
in the airship.” That’s interesting.
But suppose that 21 men had been
killed, how would those in author
ity explain what would have been
21 cases of manslaughter? ,
The Shenandoah should not go
on any north pole trip, risking the
lives of courageous men, if rea
sonable doubt exists that it can
make the trip safely. It is not a
necessary trip. And in time of
peace no one has the right to
gamble with the lives of good
men.
; Three men died at about the
same time. Dr. Egan, who repre
sented this country in Denmark;
t|te earl of Warwick, who hunted
big game with Roosevelt, and lived
on inherited land, and Count
Zichy. Zichy sets an example to
the rest of us. He lost his right
arm in a hunting accident at 14,
and, in spite of that, became a
great pianist.
‘ How calmly the chickens take it
in the barnyard when the farmer
selects a few to have their heads
cut off. No curiosity among the
surviving chickens.
We humans are just such chick
ens. Every day a large flock of
u# flies off through space, going
somewhere—we don’t know where.
We are perfectly calm about it,
although we know that old farmer
death will come for us before long.
What happens as we fly away
from our little chicken coop here,
and meet our black, brown and
yellow brothers on the other side
of what the cynical Frenchman
calls “The Great Perhaps.”
Do we all become one color on
the other side, or no color at all,
or some color that we never
thought of? Is there any race
prejudice, is there any difference
in intellectual power beyond the
grave? Is one mind as good as an
other, even here on earth, except
for the fact that it has an imper
fect material brain through which
to express itself?
Paderewski, a great performer,
couldn’t do his best on a tomtom
or a jewsharp. What does happen
when we fly from this earth, as
the snowflakes melt in spring?
Hugh Gibson, United States min
ister to Poland, told the foreign af
fairs committee in the house of
representatives yesterday that the
diplomatic service should be rid
of “white spats, tea drinkers and
cookie push err."
The service should also be rid of
men sent abroad because they
have helped to manipulate a presi
dential nomination, or paid large
sums to help somebody get elected,
or because their wives would like
to meet the queen or their daugh
ters need a little “foreign pol
ish.” _
The right kind of American am
bassador was born 218 years ago
yesterday. His name was Ben
jamin Franklin. You can’t get a ,
Franklin every day, but the State
department might celebrate his
birthday by at least following Mr.
Gibson’s suggestion to get rid of
diplomatic “white spats and cookie
pushers.”
Money in the stock exchange
was cheap yesterday. You could
borrow it at 4 per cent if you
wanted to speculate in stocks. It
cost a little more if you wanted
it for some slower, duller business.
The stock market went up and
dqwn like the pulse of a nervous
lady expecting a proposal. Gentle
men that are gambling (or as
they would prefer to put it, “in
vesting”) don’t quite know what
is going to happen with General
Dawes in Paris and thp labor party
ih the house of parliament.
There was some comfort for the
farmers, corn and oats going to
new high prices for the season.
A dinosaur egg 10,000,000
years old has been ^ffered for sale
to the highest bidder by the Mu
stum of Natural History. The
highest bid thus far is $3,000, a
good deal less than certain Amer
ican gentlemen have been willing
to pay for “antiques” not nearly
as interesting and not nearly as
antique. If arithmetic interests
you, figure what that djnosaur egg
would represent if its mother on
the day she laid it had, instead,
put $1 in the savings bank to be
held at compound interest for
^10,000,000 years.
A blue white diamond as big as
this earth wouldn’t be worth that
sum of money.
The amount that the average
little individual can save doesn’t
amount to enough, in one lifetime,
to buy a diamond of that size. But
it would amount to enough to buy
independence which is more valu
able than diamonds. But most of
us let the chance go by.
A drama, based on the radio, is
produced in Kngland, with success.
The first comic strip based on the
radio is yet to appear. It will come.
Men once lived in one little corfier
of the earth, in a valley or on n
mountain, jealously keeping all
others out.
Now the entire human race
lives all over the earth, mentally
at least. The day Is not far off
when everybody in Pekin will he
able, to hear all the songs that are
sung in Paris. Censorship of the
radio will probably he the next
step, after that.
British scientists announce that
a vaccine for tuberculosis, really
effective, is producing “astonish
ing results with selected humnn
cases.’’ This Is important news
for millions, tucked away in one
corner of the new*.
(Copyright, 1124.)
Cheap Freight
by Water-Rail
Co-Ordination
Advantages of Co-Operation
Pointed Out by Missouri
Congressman at Cham
ber Luncheon.
If bills now pending in congress
foaling with Inland waterway de
velopment are passed, within five
years cheap water transportation,
co-ordinated with rail transportation,
will be an accomplished fact in the
United States, Cleveland A. New
ton, congressman from Missouri, told
a public affairs luncheon at the
Chamber of Commerce Friday noon.
"One of the greatest problems in
this country today is transportation,"
he declared.
"The country is not only demand
ing more adequate facilities for
transportation, but the greater de
mand is for facilities capable of
rendering service at a reduced cost
to the shipper.
"That transportation by water Is
cheaper than by rail has been re
peatedly demonstrated. A barge
line operated by the War department
between St. Louis and New Orleans
on the Mississippi river, though han
dicapped by limited terminals and
other facilities, has earned a hand
some profit in carrying goods over
an unimproved channel at times
when the water is deep enough to al
low the barges to pass over the
sand bars. It curries freight at
3 1-2 mills a ton mile while the aver
age rate charged by railroads Iasi
year was 10.78 mills a ton mile.
"Lake steamers are also proof that
water transportation is cheaper than
rail, and lake steamers thrive with a
rate of 1.14 mills a ton mile.”
St. Louis Growth Cited.
The growth of St. Louis is at
tributable to the benefits of potential
water transportation upon the rail
lines paralleling the river, Newton
said.
"The manufacturer has great ad
vantage over the farmer, as he can
move his factory to the lakeshore or
seashore, where cheap water trans
portation is available. The farmer
must cultivat ehis farm where nature
placed It. Theonly way he can bene
fit by cheap water transportation Is
by Improvement of our inland rivers
for navigation.
"The railroads themselves acknowl
edge that water is practicable and
cheaper than rail transportation, by
the rates they establish between wa
ter points. From St. Louis to New
Orleans the rail rate for the 718
miles on first-class freight Is $1.73>,3,
but from Fort Smith, Ark., to New
Orleans, 494 miles, where no water
competition exists, it is $1 94‘4; from
Dallas, Tex., to New Orleans, 515
miles, J2.08H, but from Minneapolis
to St. Louis. 586 miles, 96 cents.
Iowa Firm Gives Radio
Program for Dirigible
Nperlnl IlLimtch to The Om»ha Bee.
Shenandoah, la., Jan. 18.—Several
radio numbers were dedicated to the
commander and crew of the navy
dirigible Shenandoah, and one num
ber to Mrs. Marlon Thurbur iyenby,
wife of the secretary of the navy,
during a radio program given last
n.'ght by the May Seed and Nursery
company of Shenandoah, la., at sta
tion WOAW, Omaha.
Police Ask Bond Money.
Police Relief and Pension fund
made application to Municipal Judge
Holmes for the $300 posted as bond
by six ulleged British sailors, who
were selling furs in Omaha at>out a
week ago.
The six men posted $50 each for
their appearance In court. They failed
to appear. The furs, which were al
leged to have been smuggled from
Canada, were found to be in the clear,
and were turned over to the sailors'
attorney.
Thousands Pay Final
Tribute to Allen
(Continued From I'oge One.)
only by the most Intimate friends
and relatives and conducted by Rev.
John D.' Hamnifll* of the Methodist
church. The public service was held
at the Presbyterian church. No edi
fice in all Madison county would have
sufficed to hold those who gathered
to bid the old friend farewell and to
hear the touching eulogy pronounced
by Richard L. Metcalfe, for many
years closely associated with Judge
Allen In many a hard fought politi
cal campaign, and in private.
Hij( comrades of the civil war, piti
ful little remnants of a grand army
post that only a few years ago num
bered more than 100 members, fol
lowed their old friend to the cenie
tery. Ahead marched a group of
stalwart young legionnaires, repre
senting the three branches of the
service. The ceremonies at the grave
were brief and simple.
As the body was borne from the
home, the bell in the cathedral church
across the street tolled In solemn
measure, to the sound of which the
body was borne to the Presbyterian
church, where a Methodist minister
had charge of the ceremonies. All
of this strikingly shows the great
hold this splendid man had upon the
hearts of men and women.
Service at (irave.
As the bereaved family followed
the casket containing husband and
father to the graveside, the Legion
guard of honor presented arms. A
brief prayer and the mortal remains
of William V. Allen were consigned
to their last resting place and as
the western sun was painting the
skies with a golden glory and the
fluttering flags waved a benediction
above on one who had followed It as
soldier, statesman and citizen, the
mournful sound of taps rang out
upon the wintry air and the last sad
rites were over.
Among the honorary pallbearers
were Chief Justice A. M. Merrissey
of the Nebraska state supreme court.
ox Senator Norris Brown of Omaha.
General Solicitor Byron Clark of the
Burlington at Omaha, Railway Com
ir.tesloner Charles H. Randall, Judg*1
Anson, A. "Welch of Wayne, Douglas
Cones of Pierce and attorneys of this
judicial district.
Mrs. Sarah Mott, aged mother of
Mrs. Allen, was unable to attend the
church service. She is 9(1 years of
age. Senator Allen Is survived by
his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Lula
Lynch of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Wllla
Dowling of Madison, and a son, Henry
Allen of Long Beach, Cal.
Richard L. Metcalfe Pays
Eloquent Tribute at Last
Rites for Senator Allen
Following is the address delivered
by Richard L. Metcalfe at the funeral
of Judge William V. Allen at Madi
son, Neb., yesterday:
"We mean no mere play on words
when we say that we are not here to
mourn, for gratitude has taken the
place of grief. We are all so grate
ful for having come in touch with
the simple greatness and the great
simplicity of William V. Allen that,
although we say it with trembling
lips, we thank our God for this boun
tiful reflection of his good.
"At this moment we are standing
at a point where the real things of
life force themselves upon our at
tention. Strange to say, they are
rot those things which men always
regard as the Important ones. Most
of the real heroes in peace or in war
are unsung, for we require for our
heroes the blare of trumpets, the
clash of bayonets or the elevation to
high place.
Accomplishments Secondary.
"We could speak of William V.
Allen as a soldier who, enlisting when
but i child, marched to the niuRic of
the union and helped to win for north
and south alike the victory of a re
united nnd Indissoluble union of
states. We could speak of him as a
lawyer who never knowingly espoused
a false cause. We could speak of
him as a judge—merciful, just and
wise. We could speak of him as a
member of the United States senate,
where his intellect and his courage
instantly commanded attention. We
could speak of him as a public man
who never forgot ills friends, who
never carried resentments, who was
foremost In tHking position on public
questions, and whose devotion to a
cause was only equaled by his readi
ness to revise an opinion. It requires
real courage for a public man to bo
inconsistent—and William V. Allen
was courageously inconsistent. He
did not imagine that a cause w;u
eternally righteous simply berause he
happened at. one time to support It.
When tried in the crucible of experi
ence, policies which he had once
formed seemed no longer to he practi
cal, he did not hesitate to readjust
his position, although readjustment
was sometimes unpopular. His pub
lic service and his fine ability are so
well understood that they form an
Important part of the history of our
country.
Little Acts tirealesi.
“But at this moment there is for us
no large appeal in these things. We
are thinking of the man—the man
to whom despairing men, helpless
women, and little children instinctive
ly turned.
“I remember to have once read a
story' entitled ‘The Man Who Under
stood.’ It was the story of a man
who, much like the character in
Charles Reade's Put Tourself In His
Place,’ did not turn against a man
or woman simply because all the
world seemed to he hostile. A most
beautiful and inspiring lino appears
in an old-time hymn. It is this:
‘There's a wideness in God's mercy
like the wideness of the sea,' 'The
Man Who Understood' ever reflected
that mercy. Prom more than 30
years’ Intimate acquaintance with
William V. Alien I know him. too, as
'The Man Who Understood.'
"He understood public service so
intelligently that lie was proud on
leaving the United States senate to
take a place on the district bench of
his state. An humble office, compar
atively, some might say, but it Is a
peculiar fact that the district Judge
who is trusted gets closer to the
hearts and the homes of the people
than any other public official; and for
years to come the name of William
V. Allen will be spoken In loving
terms in the homes of Nebraska and
particularly those of this judicial dis
trict.
Privilege to Know Him.
‘ Whatever honors William V. Allen
may have brought to himself, his
family and his friends by the high
positions he won and by the honor
able service he gave to the public, his
greatest glory was in his unfailing
kindness. This Is a time when we
need not fear to speak from the
heart and so I say in deepest rev
erence and gratitude: 'God, I thank
Thee, from the bottom of my heart,
for the privilege of knowing and lov
ing this fine man.' I know him so
well. I admire him so greatly, I love
him so dearly that I know that for
him that which men call death is
only ‘God's Great Morning Lighting
up the Hky.' I know that. In pan
phrase of another, when the sum
mons came at I.os Angeles, ‘he heard
the great waves breaking on a far
ther shore ami felt already upon his %
wasted brow the breath of the eternal "
morning.’
"lie gave me many lessons In po
litical economy, but valuable as they
were, they were not to be compared
with the demonstration he made
throughout his life that 'the brav
est are the tenderest, the loving are
the daring.' They are not to be com
pared with the lights of love that
kept aglow the hearts of those who
came within the gentle benediction
of his loving kindness. All the cheers
and the tumults of the crowds that
applauded his elevation to public of
fice, all the attention bestowed upon
him when he arose to speak In the
United States senate are Insignifi
cant compared with the fact that,
upon the announcement of his pass
ing, little children who had known
the gentle touch of his big hand gob
bed themselves to sleep and men and
women in every walk of life Pal<5
tribute of a tear.
"And so In the name of all those
who love him. even as God knows
I love him. I lay my tribute on this
shrine. This dear old friend of mine,
smiling Into my heart today even as
he smiled in the long ago. knows
how sincere are the words I hare
spoken. He knows, too, what I
mean when above his grave I write:
'Warm western breeze blow softly
here
Warm western sun shine kind
ly here
Green sod above, lie light, lie light,
Good night, dear heart, good
night, good night!'
16th
and
Harney
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Final Clearance of All
Our High Class
S
Values up to $195.00
Choose from the Orkin Brothers' stock without re
serve in these three wonderful groups:
Greatest Values Omaha Has Ever Known
You’ll be amazed at
the beauty and qual
ity of these Coats.
Any Coat in the
house that sold
I up to $69.50
Choice Saturday
Luxurious fur trim
mnigs, the richest of
fabrics individualize
these coats.
Any Coat in the
house that sold
up to $115.00
Choice Saturday
Our very finest and
most exclusive creations
are involved in this lot.
0
Any Coat in the
house that sold
up to $195.00
Choice Saturday
It will be a wise move to
plan on an early at*
tendance here Sat*
turday morning.
Expart tha Molt
Purine Valuoa Eror
Know in Omaha.
You Will Nat Ba
Diaoppointad.
=zi homp8on-Heiaen s
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Housedresses
ij
Attractive home frocks in sizes 16
to 46 are unusual values tvhen
Red.rd .95
House and home frock of ginghams
that will not fade. The majority of
them are straight-line frocks with white
organdy, white pique or plain colored
ginghams to trim them. Not a few have
a touch of hand work. Unusual at $1.95.
Women will realize that frocks such as
these are not usually marked at a
sale price. SECOND FLOOR
Children's Apparel
Odd lots of winter garments. In
many instances the reductions are
more than half.
Knitted or Jersey Leggings OO and
reduced to .00C more
Brushed Wool Tams re- QQ/<» anc*
duced to.more
Sweaters reduced 900 and
to .more
Matching Scarfs and d*150 and
Caps of brushed wool. . . more
Sweater Sets; leggings, tf*C68 and
sweater, mittens, cap. . . . more
Boys’ Knitted Caps re- CO _ and
duoed to.UOC more
Sizes 1 to 14 years.
SECOND FLOOR
Thompson-Belden’s
Sale of Remnants
Short lengths at even less than
our January sale prices.
Silks
4 yards brown striped
taffeta dJO QC
for.ipO.VD
4 H yds. taupe all-silk
chiffon (17 QC
velvet. «4> 1 * *50
4 yards silk canton
crepe dJC QC
pieces...
3Ti yards velvet em
broidered georgette;
r::1’- $12.95
3 ’a yards navy lining
.... $3.95
3t4 yards rose ra
dium taf- dJO QC
feta, pe..
Woolens
.3 vards tan charmeen
fir $11.95
2 yards brown polo
coatinfr, d»0
piece. . . V•«-/v/
3*» yards navy poiret
twiU. d»C QC
piece_
Skirt lengths of 54
incb all-wool pla»d^
stripes, dJO A A
checks. * *
Dress lengths. 54-inch
novelty d»^4 An
woolens. * ■
2's vards plaid
IZf .. $4.50
Our January sale has been unusu
ally successful, leaving us with an
exceptional accumulation of rem
nants. We list but a few of the
values obtainable.
STREET FLOOR
Reliable Linens
Extra sperial values for
Saturday only.
90-inch linen sheeting reduced C/lOO
to, yard.
72-inch linen sheeting reduced fl*O80
to, yard.
70x70-ir,ch all linen Irish fl*O50
table cloths, each.
18-inch bleached lien weft crash, OP
yard. mDC
18ineh all-linen brown crash OP
toweling, 1 yard. £DC
25 pieces bleached all-linen OP
crash, yard. .uJv
17-inch all-linen glass toweling. OP
yard .m)v
100 dozen bleached huck 10*/*
towels, each.'.1^2C
100 dozen bleached huck towels, IQ
each . l%fC
36 9-inch “Burbons” with Irish PQ
100 dozen lace knit wash cloths, i
each.*.
200 dozen Turkish vkash cloths, P
each.DC
100 dozen blue striped heavy OP
Turkish towels, each.&DC
100 dozen fancy Turkish towels, JP
each.4DC
* STREET FLOOR
Handkerchiefs
All Pure Linen
Hand Embroidered
Bed.rd39cE.ch
All pure linen handker
chiefs with hand - em
broidered initials. These
are regularly priced at
considerably more.
STREET FI.OOK
“Sorosis"Shoes
Reduced prices where
there are not all sizes.
Oxford9 of beaver suede,
gray suede, tan Russian and
patent with welt soles and
military or flat QC
heels, pair .sJ)U»I70
Strap pump? of patent
and ooze with either military
or Spanish heels. Tan, sand
ar.d beaver. . .$7.85
STRK.ET FLOOR
Brassieres
Odd Lots and Broken
Sizes at Half-Price„
An accumulation of odd
garments in which there
is not every size in each
style. From satin bro
cade, lace batiste and
twill you may choose a
perfect fitting brassiere
that will be a choice val
ue at
39c to $2.50
SECONP FLOOR
The Heat Place to Shop After A
Notice to Home Owners
There Will Be No Necessity for Repainting
and Papering Next Spring if You Use Our
Ozark Coal
Smokeless-Coking-Odorless-Listiig
Boyer an vuran
Lumber " and Im Coal Co.