Nebraska Newspapers

    Today
Labor Takes the Helm.
Enough Wealth for All.
One Thing Important.
100.000 Years Old.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
V_^
The British liberal party, led by
Asquith, will put in a labor gov
ernment. "British fair play de
mands that labor shall have its
chance,” they say. They really
mean, “Caution makes it necessary
to keep labor good natured.”
England’s "big business” is hav
ing a little inside mental panic
with labor coming into power.
With great solemnity it ex
presses fear that labor may govern
the empire in the interests of “one
side,” the side of labor. That
would be too bad. Big business,
of course, never governs in the
interest of its own side when it
has the chance.
I. C. Herman, manufacturer of
handkerchiefs, gives his business
to employes, saying, “1 am rich
enough,” and that surprises us.
We should all be rich enough,
10 times too rich, as regards what
*e really need if the earth were
properly developed and competi
tion were replaced by emulation.
This earth would produce more
than enough of everything for all
the people on it, and 10 times as
many people, if it were intelli
gently developed, as it will be
some day.
At the present, however, grasp
ing selfishness is a necessary tool
in the hands of wise Providence.
Next Sunday, Dr. Russell, who
• teaches astronomy at Princeton
university, will preach in St.
George church, New York, on
immortality. There will be a small
crowd listening, and a small notice
in the newspapers. Yet the sub
ject is the only one that has any
real importance for human beings.
If immortality is a foolish dream
and this short life with its
struggles and disappointments is
the end of us, what does life
amount to?
For more than 100 centuries
inch man has asked himself,
“What becomes of me when I
die?’’ Apart from fate, we know
nothing.
Professor Russell will be com
pelled to admit that he looks many
millions of miles through his tele
scope without finding anything
that looks like a heaven with gold
paved streets. But there is this
grain of comfort:
“Attractions are proportioned
to destinies," as Fourier said.
Every human being longs for im
mortality. It is difficult to be
lieve that the power ruling us
would make us all crave a thing
if we were not destined to have it.
Another shock for Mr. Bryan
and others that take their botany
and zoology literally from the Old
Testament. In the petrified
forests of South Dakota’s Black
hills, Mr. Davies, director of the
Marshall Field Museum of Natural
History, finds flowers that are at
least 100,000,000 years old.
When they' were bloomi-g,
Triceratops with his horns, and the
long-recked Brontosaurus, were
roaming about. All these animals
and flowers had turned to stone
long before Noah made his zoologi
cal collection—at least that’s what
science says.
The committee on Paris, with
General Dawes representing the
I'nited States, will spend three
months trying to find out how
.much gold Germany can pay to
France and Belgium. It appears
also that the committee will not
be allowed to go on to Berlin, but
will depend on facts that it gets
in Paris.
What do you think will be the
value of the findings of that com
mittee?
Boys and girls at school will be
interested in Venizelos, who now
rules in Greece. He moved over
to Athena from the Island of
Crete.
Thousands of years ago, Minos,
gloomy king of Crete, compelled
the Greeks to send yearly young
youths and maidens to he sacri
ficed to the Minotaur. Now Crete
ends to Greece an old man to tell
the Greeks how to govern them
.■elves.
New York is quite a city. The
1924 telephone book contains more
than 750,000 listings. That one
' city has more telephones than all
of England, Scotland and Wales
put together. Only awhile ago
when men now in the fifties were
starting out in life you could have
bought the original telephone stock
at your own price.
It was called, "An interesting
toy."
<Copyright, 1920
Bellboy ”Ponzi'’ Jailed;
Is Unable to Give Bond
Hioux City, la., Jan. 20.—Frank Ft.
Beddow, Sioux City's bellboy "Fonafi''
wanted in South Dakota tn answer
charges In connection with t he wreck
ing of the citizens State bank at
Barker, occupied a eell In the Wood
bury county Jail unable to furnish
bond of $15,000.
The accused ninn, who has been at
, liberty under bonds, was taken Into
f custody this afternoon by deputy
sheriffs on three bench warrants Is
HU<*d ns the result of three indict
ments being returned against him by
the grand Jury charging cheating by
false pretenses.
Pioneer Drops Dead.
wp«<rtfil DlnpHtrh U> Tl»# Om»lm B*f.
Nebraska City, Neb., Jan. 20.—I,. A
«*cm»lt, ii representative of a nursery,
dropped dead while in the Blschof
hardware store here. He Is a pioneer
. f this community and for many
, pars resided near Peru, where his
father, J^iwson Cook, was a large^
land owner. Apoplexy was said to
have been tlie cause of death. He !»
survived by a brother. William cook
of Hebron, and a sister, who resides
at Peru.
Peaches Reported Killed.
Falls City. Neb.. Jan. !».—Richard
son county will have no reach or
apricot crops litis year as the result
of the* jirfB'nt cold wave. accnrnlnjc
to I lent V 14. Wyatt, government
Wculhei observer.
Credit on Wav
V
to Bolster Up
W eak Banks
Prompt Relief for Northwest
ern Financial Situation
Undertaken by Fed
eral Officials.
Washington, Jan. 20.—Four federal
officials, designated by President Cool
ldge, left today for Chicago, where
tomorrow they expect to complete the
administration's program for afford
ing relief to the northwestern banks
from the stringent credit situation In
that territory. The officials are George
R. Janies and J. H. Cunningham of
the federal reserve board, Henry M.
Dawes, comptroller of the currency,
and Eugene Meyer, jr„ managing <ii
rector of the War Finance corpora
tion.
The situation has been under close
study by President Coolidge and the
three agencies which are represented
in the delegation that is to carry out
the administration plan. Members of
congressional delegations from states
ir. which the credit condition has be
come serious also have conferred on
the problem with Secretary Mellon
and with the president.
It was deemed likely here that
some, if not all. of the officials who
■.vent to Chicago will visit other large
money centers in the middle west to
obtain Information on availability of
funds after a scries of conferences
with Chicago bankers tomorrow.
The feeling prevails here that im
portant steps toward general relief
from the situation may be had by
use of a few million dollars in the
"bad spots" of the stringent credit
area.
Powell Players on
Program at Empress
Halton Powell players were accord
ed hearty applause at their opening
performance at the Empress theater
Sunday afternoon. Musical comedy
fans were given a good treat.
The opening play, which Is sched
uled for six days, is entitled. "Step
Lively." It is a novel comedy, with
good singing and dancing, having the
support of n jazzy chorus.
Earl Young seemed to be the star.
He possesses a good voice and was
given several encores. Among the
personnel of the new company are
Billy Wyse and Frank West. Patsy
Gilson, who knows every letter In
syncopation; Elsie Esmonde, prlma
donna; Rita Lawrence, soubrette;
Eugene Brossnrd, Norman Hanley.
Paul Johnston, Jean Norwood. W. C.
Nelson.
The screen feature is James Kirk
wood in "Y'ou Are Guilty." The 11th
lound of the "Fighting Blood" stories
is also shown this week. "High
Jinks" will be at the Empress next
,week.
Gurley Doctor May
Lose His License
Liproln, Jan. 20.—A campaign to
investigate tbs practice of medicine
in Nebraska may be Instituted as tho
result of a demand to be filed with
Governor Bryan by Lee Hasye, assis
tant attorney general, asking for the
revocation of the license of Dr. A. A.
l«trsen of Gurley, convicted of adul
tery.
Basye announced he was securing
a certified copy of the Judgment of
conviction of l^arseu and would pre
sent It with his demand.
t'nder the statute the welfare de
partment Is authorized to revoke »
medical license for fraud In obtaining
the license, for conviction of crime
Involving moral turpitude, for habit
ual Intemperance or habitual use of |
narcotics, unprofessional or dishonor
able conduct.
Dakota Bank. Act Aims
to Indemnify Depositors
By A*»octat«d Prm*.
Pierre, S. D.. Jan. 20—That the
main purpose of the South Dakota
State bank guarantee act is to indem
nify depositors not otherwise secured
agah, t loss brought about by Insol
vency >*id that depositors are/entitled
to their prorata share In the assets of
such bank Is declared to be the unmis
takable provision of the act, according
to an opinion of the attorney general.
The opinion was given in answer to
a query from T. B. Thorson, state's
attorney, of Kimball, It declared that
no delay in satisfaction of creditors
to the extent of the assets of an In
solvent bank is possible under the law.
Sleeps and Dines With Bicycle
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Ill order to win a wager, Tony |-i*tt> must make an all-American bicycle
jaunt and visit governors of 48 slates chained and handcuffed to bicycle.
Ilia handcuffs were locked and sealed at Denver, Col., Oct. 1, 1921. Photo
shows him on arrival at Miami, Ha.
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Beavers and Rats
Dry Definitions
J i
Wheeler Speaks Pointedly on
Meeting of Anti-Prohibi
tion Association.
Washington, Jan. 20.—Friends of
tlie IStli amendment, the Volstead
act, are heavers, and tile enemies are
1 rats, according to W ayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel for the Anti Saloon
league.
Mr. Wheeler declared himself today
in commenting on the meeting this
week of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment.
"The beavers met last week," said
Mr. Wheeler, referring to the con
vention of the Anti-Saloon league.
“The rats meet tills week.
“One group, like the leaver, is try
ing to build health, wealth and happi
ness in America through law ob
servance. The wet group is like the
rats, preying on civilization, spread
ing disorder, disease and death to the
constitution.
"The wets, like the rat. aie gnaw
ing in the darkness at the founda
tions of orderly government. They
have neither the Inclination nor the
I>ower to build. For the satisfaction
of appetite, they are blimUy attempt
ing to destroy the achievements of
constructive society."
Among the members of the Associa
tion Against the Prohibition Amend
ment are listed George Ade, Vincent
Astor, Senator Bayard of Delaware.
Senator Bruce of Maryland, Marshall
Field. President John P. Holland of
the New York State Federation of
Labor, Maj. Gen. Hunter I.iggett and
Charles Scribner.
The association conference opens
here tomorrow.
Richard L. Metcalfe
Resigns at Brandeis
Kir hard I-. Metcalfs, advertising di
rector of the Brandeis stores, has
tendered hie resignation, to hr* effec
tive February 2. Mr. Metcalfs stated
that he intends to remain in Omaha
and reserved for *t later date an
nouncement of his plans. He was en
gaged in newspaper work before join
ing 'the IJrandels organization three
years ago.
Requisitions for Bayard
and Bloomington Men
Lincoln, .Tan. 20.—Two requisition*
for the return to Nebraska of men
charged with crimes were Issued to
day. H. O. Gardner, said to be at
Chicago and In custody, Is sought for
alleged defrauding of Angle Millward
of Bloomington, Neb.
John Korns, reported in Jail at
Greeley, Colo., Is accused of dispos
ing of mortgaged property with In
tent to defraud the Bank of Bayard,
Morrill county.
Around Nebraska’s State House
B.v R H. PKTKHS,
Staff Correspondent Ths Omaha Hr*.
Lincoln. Jan. 20.—The Impression
continues to grow here that Gover
nor Bryan will shortly announce his
candidary. not for the United States
senate, but for re-election, and mem
hers of the democratic pnrty who
have ambitions toward the higher of
flees are on the alert, ready to Jump
as so«n as the governor makes hie
final decision.
Out of fairness to other members of
his party the governor must decide
within a few weeks. To date the
only democrat to flic for either gov
ernor or senator Is Trenmnrc Cone,
whose hearing Is notoriously bad
when the Bryan whip cracks That
Cone’s candidacy is distasteful to
Bryan and his supporters Is well
known, arid one of the chief topics for
discussion when democrats gather
here Is, "Who Is our strongest can
didate for the senate, providing
Brvan runs for re-election?"
Despite his reiterated assurnnees
that Ue has cast aside hla political
longings, the name of J. N. Norton
la frequently mentioned ns a strong
candidate for either offlre. Norton
Is us enigmatic as a sphinx whor
the subject Is mentioned, but the ru
mors of his candidacy, after Bryan
has taken ths plunge, will not bo
downed.
Republicans In the Third congres
atonal district are beginning to oil up
the machine with which to run down
Kdgar How aid of Columbus, one of
Nebraska's two democratic congress
men. A number of influe-nt 1»I mem
hers of the party met here last week
and decided flint Senator K. C. Hons
ton of Teknmuli was the man to
turn the trlrk. Houston was noti
fied of the decision and accepted.
To date he is the only republican
candidate from the district to file.
Charles E. GralT of Bancroft, dem
ocrat and retiring president of the
state board of agriculture, provided
the sensation of the week when ho ex
coriated Bryan anil Ills admlnlstru
live measures at a meeting of the
hoard. As GrafT proceeded the Bryan
supporters who were present became
more and more restive, but when he
concluded lie was heartily applauded
by the majority of those present.
Democratic politician# here who
were going alnmt the flay following
declaring that Gruff's speech left a
bad taste In the mouth of everyoni
present apparently failed to hear the
numerous half suppressed ■ buckles
of amusement and approval that ran
through the room for some time
after Graff hnd retired.
Seven more weeks in which < in
dldaffs can (lie for office.
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Funmaker Heads
Bill at Orpheum
Delineator of Rural Character
Studies Makes Audi
ence Roar.
It would be a bootless enterprise
to analyze Chic Sale's methods of
arousing the risibilities. He makes
you laugh until your sides ache and
he lines it without apparent effort.
He is an artist in the delineation of
lural character studies.
At the Orpheum this week he holds
the stage for 30 to 35 minutes. He
has the power to evoke laughter by
the mere movement of his face, a ges
ture with a hand, or even In silence.
Suntey he presented his schoolroom
act, in which he appears first as the
teacher, addressing the audience as
the pupils; then he takes the parts ot
a youth, a maid and an old man. lie
brings the old man scene to a close
with a bit of pathos. Mr. Sale has
been here on several occasions.
Hence Robert and the Oiera-Dorf
symphonists offer a pleasing act in
which the dance, music and color ef
fects are synchronized. The toe danc
ing and pirouetting of Miss Holiert is
noteworthy. Inez Courtney, with Sid
Keyes and Starks Patterson, have a
merry melange of song, eccentric
dancing, patter and a motion picture
embellishment. Hall, Krminte and
Brice open the bill with a hedge
podge of music, dancing and a stunt
on the linlcycle.
Senator Murphy is the name of a
rnonologist who has an assortment of
wheezes, some old and a few not so
old. Oeorgo Whiting and Sadie Burt
have some new song numbers, includ
ing "I'm Minding My Own Business
an.I Just til ing Along,” and a duet
number about Anthony and Cleopatra.
The Parisian Trio has a snappy clos
irvt act in which Juggling of furniture
is a feature.
Seat Sale for ‘'Sally ’ Today.
Leon Errol. th<* highest ■ salaried
comedian in any country, has been
for 12 yenrs under the management
of Florenr Zelgfleld. excrpt for a
s ngle season in London. He was the
featured comedian of the Follies un
til Zlegfeld made him. In 1920. the
comedy star of "Sally.” the famous
musical comedy coming to the
Bran dels theater Thursday night for
three nights and a Saturday matinee.
There is hut this one organisation
of “Sally” and It Includes Walter Cat
lett, another comedinn of wholly dis
tinctive type, with dainty Shirley
Vernon, promoted frbm the Zlegfeld
Follies to the title role; Frank King
dom. Phil Ryley, Paul Frawley,
Agatha DsHussey. Alfred p. James.
Floyd English. Tthcl Kelly, Kath
lene Martyn, after a starring career
In the movies, hack In her original
role of "Rosie, the Manicurist," and
a host of celebrated Ziegfeld girls
"Sally" la as beautiful and costly In
effects ns the Follies, and has proved
Its formidable rival In drawing pow
er. Mall orders accepted from city
or country. Scut sals opens this
morning.
Neff to Run Again.
Bloomfield, Neb., Jan 20—P. B
Neff, Knox county's state representa
t.\ e has returned to Bloomfield, after (
has n« spent several months In uni
Omaha hospital. It Is bis first tlslt
here since the adjournment of tin
legislature, he having been seriously
ill since that time. He will he n
candidate for re-election.
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RELIEVED
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ply Sloan’s gently without rubbing,
it sends straight to the pain-ridden
tissues the fresh new blood that
they need to heel them. Relief is
quick snd lasting. Get a bottle from
your druggist today and have it on
l.and—35 cents.
^loan's Liniment-kills pain! ;
C ftllrvn children and adults. ^
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New Testament
Read in 17 Hours
in Bluffs Chureh
Members of Broadway Meth
odist Start at 6 in Morning
and Operate in 15
Minute Relays.
Sixty four members of the Broad
way Methodist rhurch in Council
Bluffs, reading in 15-minute relays,
from 6 yesterday morning until 11:15
last night, completed the New Testa
ment in one day.
Rev. R. Burton Sheppard, pastor,
made a short prayer and began read
trig the Bible at 6 yesterday morning.
At the expiration of his allotted 15
minute period he was relieved by J.
A. Williams, an attorney.
I'nclo Henry Del-ong. Council
Bluffs pioneer pastor, who says he
can remember when the old Ocean
Wave saloon stood on the site of the
present church edifice, was the oldest
person to read during the day. The
youngest was Frances Louise Shep
pard, 8, daughter of the pastor.
The members who Joined in rending
the New Testament yesterday in
clude:
J. A. Williams, Fred Pressler, Fern
Hettinger, Marjorie Bristow, G. T.
ICarges, J. W. Taylor, J. E. Berard.
.1 A. Killins, Beulah Pilchard, Mrs.
J. F. Rink, Mrs. Marie Copeland. Alice
Lenz, Mamie Hollister, Mrs. C. W.
Furdum, Cora Fruit, Mrs It. B. Shep
pard, Mrs. L. E. Renard, Mrs. A. H.
Spare, Mrs. Harry Wheeler. Fern
Dailey, Mrs. Clifford Burgstrom, Vera
Biiderbaok, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. O. D.
Wheeler, Mrs. O. E. Osborne, Mrs.
George Gillaspy. Mrs. L. M. Shubert,
Mrs. Norton. Mrs M. E. Magruder,
Mrs F. H. Orcutt, Mrs. M. B. San
ford. Mrs. A. L. Mickel, W. A. Allens
’.' orth, Mrs. J. E. Berard. Mrs. B. K.
Windham, Henry DeLong. Mrs. A.
C Bullock, Mrs. Crampton, E. L.
Stowe, H. B. Eller, Thelma Seeley,
Mrs. W. A. Allensworth, Mrs. H. B.
Eller, Mrs. Harry Florka, Miss Wil
liams, F. II. Orcutt, Mrs. Aker, Mrs.
Kay, Mrs. C. M. Miller, Miss Aten.
Mrs. Karges, Mrs. W. B. Hite. Bert
Lemon, I-*na Miller, C. S. Spaulding.
Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. L. A. Grubb, F. E.
Munger, Mrs, J. A. ,Klllins, F. E.
Merrill, Mrs. N. C. Creager, C. Burg
strom. A. L. Mickel and Dr. Georgoi
W. Isham.
Humane Executions
Sought by Iowans
Br .\Moriat#d Prp‘».
De* Moines, Jan. 20.—Report* of ■
the mishap at the Maupln execAion I
tt the Fort Madison penitentiary Fri
day morning, when the rope broke
as the trap was sprung, have caused
considerable commfht among mem
bers of the Iowa legislature, who are
■disposed to seek a more humane
method of execution than hanging
To several of them who have in
quired whether the question of the
method of capital punishment might
be opened at the code revision ses
sion, the code commission has an
swered that there is no bill on the
subject and that to take action would
lequire suspension of the rules in
both houses and passage of a Joint
resolution instructing the code com
mission to prepare a bill relating to
the method of capital punishment.
Efforts to do away altogether with
capital punishment in Iowa have
failed several time* in the legislature.
Ex-Crown Prince Is
Urged for President
Iterlln. Jan. 20.—The German na
tlonal lilieraU have net up a cry for
former Crown Prince Friedrich Wil
helm as the next president of the
republic.
The national liberal committee,
which met at Winterfleld, adopted as
their program the "rebirth of Ger
many," wlrh the crown prince as the
leader, who will bring it about.
Friedrich Wilhelm would be more
than willing to undertake the light.
It is understood, but his candidacy
would be bitterly opposed by the
socialists and communists.
Eagles to Hold Open House.
South Omaha Eagles will hold open
house for families and friends of
members Tuesday evening.
A speelal program and novelty
stunts has Iwen arranged, with danc
Ing and cards.
Many Inquiries Being Received
I on Victor Hugo Novel Contest
SI00 in (iold to Be Awarded
Winners of Contest in I he
Omaha Bee.
Did you enter The Omaha Bee
"Hunchback of Notre Dame" contest?
There were many telephone calls
for Information and evidently there
are going to be a goodly number of
contestants for the prizes.
One hundred dollars In gold is be
ing divided up in the following list
of [ylzes:
First . $30
Second. $23
Third . $10
Fourth. *5
Fifth.••• *6
Hixth. *5
Then, as prizes for others whose
stories should receive commendation.
Carl Laemmle, president of the Uni
versal Pictures corporation, which is
presenting the picture at the Bran
dels theater for two weeks starting
January 27, has offered four more
prizes, as follows:
Seventh—Four box seats to “The
Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
Eighth— Four orchestra seats to
“Tim Hunchback of Notre
l)a ine.”
Ninth—Two box seats to “The
Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Tenth—Two orchestra seats to
"The Hunchback of Notre
Dame.”
The prize winning story will be
just a simple little article telling of
how the student was impressed hy
the story, "The Hunchback of Notre
Dame." which Victor Hugo w rote
long ago and which has become one
of the classics of all times. Don't
make the article too deep nor too
technical—just tell how the picture
or the story impressed you.
J'atsj Kuth Miller as "Esmeralda."
The rules of the contest will be as
follows:
Write on one side of the paper only.
Your story to be between 200 and
300 words.
To contain how you liked the story
of "Tho Hunchback of Notre Dame."
All stories must be in the man by
midnight of February 4. Judges will
meet and decide the winners on the
5th, and announcement will be made
in The Omaha Bee of Februaiy 6 os
to list of w.nners.
Address all letters to "Hunchback
Contest Editor, Omaha Bee, Omaha.
Neb."
This contest is open to all students!
of all schools and colleges in Omaha,'
state of Nebraska, and vicinity.
In sending in your letter state in
what school you are registered afi a
student.
.Members of the families of em
ployes of The Omaha Bee. the Uni
versal Pictures corporation and the
Brandeis theater will not be permitted
to compete for these prizes.
You can send in your story at any
time—the sooner the better.
Russian Opera
Opens at \\ orld
“Sarafan,*’ Peek's Headliner,
Unique Attraction in
Vaudeville.
•'Sarafan.' headline attraction at
the new World show, is a little opera
that is unique in vaudeville. Real
Russians In the glittering and
bizarre costumes of that vast coun
try. weird songs of the steppes and
wild dances provide spice for the
jaded vaudeville appetite. And the
ponderous Cossack who appears be
tween acts to explain what l« com
ing next !» a rare Comedian of splin
tered English
Jeanelt** Jr-hields can kick back
wards and over her head and touch
her nose with her heel. She and
Harry are certainly some terpsi
choreans Howard, Taylor and Them
Is something out of the ordinary, in
cluding the charm of the feminine
form and an exhibit of some South
American dlngoramuses and other
strange beasts Harris and Holly, a
couple of colored boys, are entertain
ing comedians and dancers of a high
order.
Margaret and Caddee are two
charming young women who play
the grand piano and the violin in a
manner that pleased the hg au
diences of yesterday. The Trelia
Trio dries some spectacular thing’
with the bicycle
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Year's Expense of Knox
County Reached $229,000
Bloom field. Neb.. Jan. 20 —The
Knox couti’y b*itrd of supervisors]
named the Niobrara Tribune and the
Wauaa Gazette as the official county
newspapers and the proceeding* of:
the boaid will b* published in thoe*
I apera The Bloomfield Monitor and
Verdiizre Cltlxen will print the de
linquent tax list and the Creighton
New* and Crofton Journal will pub
lish the semiannual reports of the
county treasurer. The total estimate
of expense for the county for 1924
was placed at 9229.080.
New Rabbi at Lincoln.
Lincoln. Jan. 20.—Rabbi S. K. Star
re la of New Orleans, La., is to be the
pastor of the new temple of the
B’Nal Jeshurum congregation in
Lincoln. He was here recently and
preached for the congregation, re
sulting in a call being extended and
a message from him today said he
had accepted. He will begin his pas
March LV
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A Story of *Two Women
Fightinj? for the Soul
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“SARAFAN”
COMPANY OF 14
5 Other Acts \
ARTHUR HAYS
PHOTOPLAYS
IN ADDITION
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i Teacher's Tale Ends
in Closing of Bank
at Grand Island
Grand Island. Neb., Jan. 20.—Clos
ing of the Grand Island National
bank was caused by an "unfortunate
statement of a school teacher before
ber class. A. B. Newell, vice presd
dent of the bank, said.
"The statement by the teacher was
to the effect that one of the oldest
national bunk* in Grand Island failed
to pay a dividend," Mr. Newell con
Unued. 'The children went out and
broadcast this statement and their
parents became alarmed. As soon as
1 got the statement 1 called the board
together, but at that time there
seemed to be nothing serious Impend
ing
"The rumor? k*pt spreading, how
ever. Newell said, "and finally 1
called the clearing house and put tht
proposition up to them. They thought
probably the matter would subside—
but it didn t. Yesterday afternoon
about 2 o'clock, a heavy withdrawal
of deposits began and continued until
we were stripped of currency. YVe
rbtained enough currency from other
hanks, howover, to meet withdrawals
up to our regular closing time,
After closing the bank yesterday,
Mr. Ntwell called the local clearing
house board together and went ever
the situation. "They generously of
fered assistance. Mr Newell con
tinued. "but we feared that If we ac
cepted their help It might bring some
of them into financial straits, so we
refused and decided not to open our
doors today "
Greer (Jut on Bail.
I,os Angeles. Jan. 19.—Horace A.
Greer, chauffeur for Mabel Xormand.
film actress, accused of an attempt
to kill Court land S. Dines, Denver
oil man. New Y'ear s night, was to
day released from the county jail
when J. B. McDonald, taxicab owner
and Greer's former employer, appear
ed with $5,000 cash bail.
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EATMOR CRANBERRIES
Conscience Fund
of $3(10 Received
bv Omaha WomiflT'
J
Mysterious Letters Acknowl
edged by ^ ant Ad Hrinp
Sum From Anonymous
Sender.
Mrs. Ida Richard*. Loyal hot*:
widow of Sam Richards. received an
anonymous letter several months ago
which said:
"Please place a personal in the
want ad columns of The K veiling Be<
stating name of your father so I can
identify you "
She paid no attention to the re
quest Just a month later came an
other letter. Identical with the first.
Mrs. Richards took no action, Anothe
month elapsed ar.d then arrived a
third letter with the familiar and ur.
signed formula.
Now- somewhat concerned, Mrs
Richards began to fear. She c :
Jured up visions of blackmailing
schemes.
Should she insert the advertisemer •
and put it to the test? Or should
she not? That was the question. She
hesitated.
The fatal letter day of the n*
month arrived. The mall contained
the well known envelope and iv .
she read that command which by tic
time seemed to carry a sinister threat
and which carried the warning tha
this letter would be the last.
The suspense was becoming unbeau
able. She put in the ad as foIloWMj|^
"X. Y. 7. My father's name
Louis London."
She waited then, assailed by dread
of the uncertain.
A few days later a letter was de.; •
ered to her and when she opened :
with trembling fingers, a chc<ik to.
*100 fluttered out. There was a shor
note, stating that the unidentified
writer s conscience had pricked him
for many years because he owed *30©
to Mr. Richards. Two more checks
were to follow.
Later came another letter with a
*100 check and, with the third *10©
che'k came a request that an ad he
Inserted, acknowledging receipt.
Mrs. Richards inserted tn The E *■
ning Bee this ad:
"X. Y. Z. Your conscience 1* clea.
The Lord and I forgive you. Let me
hear from you."
Inquiry at an attorney’s office fron
which the checks were mailed brought
onlv the information that the lawyer
was "acting for a client.”
And there the mystery will rest. M -
Richards believes.
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