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Today The Unanimous Senate. A Sensible Widow. Great Is Iowa. Wrigley in China. ^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE J President Coolidge will observe that the senate is in no doubt as to public opinion on the oil scandal. The country is awake, and not one senator voted against Walsh’s reso lution calling on the president to cancel the oil leases. Mr. Coolidge is an absolutely honest man, everybody feels it. But hd is also the nation’s execu tive and something more than slow, cautious movement and the appointment of respectable, aver age ordinary men as lawyers in the case is demanded. As things stand now, the oil scandal might well make Walsh the next president, especially when genial Magnus Johnson says: “Well, I think we have to have an independent, nonpartisan repub lican candidate for president, out our way now.” ' “Out our way,” the northwest, and other regions, west of Hoboken and Harvard do not see the thing through the eyes of quiet New England politics. “Out our way,” they know that if someone had bribed a post master to let him steal $200 worth of stamps, that somebody and the postmaster would have gone to jail inside of 30 days. They want some action, and President Coolidge will do well to give it to them. Let him ask him self, “What would Roosevelt have done?” Roosevelt really was an able politician. » Lenin’s widow wants no statues or other monuments in honor of ll£r dead husband. “If you care to honor his memory,” she says, “build schools, orphanages, kinder gartens, nurseries, hospitals, li braries.” That will sound surprisingly civilized to those who think that everything Russian has horns and a forked tail. Iowa’s newspapers start a cam paign of advertising, bragging about that fine state. No wonder, for they have things to brag about. The corn fields of Iowa alone produce more wealth than all the gold mines of the United States. The state knows no illiteracy, or at least, less than any other state in the union. Its crops are worth $1,000,000,000 a yepr. The entire population, in cluding all hired men, grandmoth ers and babies, could ride at the same time in Iowa’s automobiles. It’s really a marvelous state. California and Florida rejoice say ing: “More power. Get in those cars, drive here and spend it.” ■ Nothing is more fascinating than higher mathematics. Consider Wrigley, who makes chewing gum. Silent on a peak on Catalina island he looked westward over the Pacific, toward China, and mused thus: “Five hundred million Chinamen oier there. The average Chinese hps 18 sound teeth—that makes 900,000,000 good teeth going to waste—chewing no gum, contribut ing nothing to a great industry.” He hurried back from Catalina, sent gum missionaries to China. At the first the Chinese, courteous, chewed and swallowed the gum. Wrigley cabled over just one word, "persevere.!’ •Now he has a big gum business in China, and talks of starting a factory there. Imagination, mathe matics and perseverance work won ders. • Have you a little savings bank account for each child? It works wonders. In 1769, our Benjamin Franklin, then in London, put 100 pounds into a^und, the interest to accumulate for 150 years—and then be used for useful awards. Yesterday, British trustees of the fund, distributed 4,000 pounds in three awards, for scientific work. Thus the interest on $500 carefully invested and accumulated makes it possible to have an income of $20,000 a year. Great is the power of compound interest. Start y<fur little account. "Labor members of the new Brit isjj cabinet refuse to buy court dress, silk knee breeches, buckles, sword, etc., for court functions. Ope labor minister says that while ordinary evening dress is permis sible he has no such outfit, and will g<! in his ordinary clothes. That will surprise and shock some plain American democrats that have been sent to the Court of St; James. XJerman labor, asked to work 10 hours a day instead of eight com plains, “You want to make the workers pay the reparations to the allies.” It’s a silly complaint, for no new plan is being tried. The regular routine is for men in high places to make war, and for man in low places to supply the blood and corpse while war lasts, and indemnity afterward. That’s the process that, after awhile, per haps in 1,000 or 10,000 years, will make the men in low places do a little thinking. But thinking is painful and won’t come in a hurry. 1'ollowing the Teapot Dome scandal, peddlers arc already selling little teapots to he worn as demo cratic badges. Politics is a child isfe business. Motto fhr republican senators, "I go to cleanse the pots.” (Copy rl(f lit, 1024.) Claim Made Dr. Case Forced to Quit Ollier Churches Chicago, Jan. 31.—Charges that the HaV. Carl b. Case, pastor of the Oak Park Baptist church, named by Ar thin- [.eland, parishioner, its core sp&ndcnt I" Ids action for divorce, lift churches In Brooklyn and Buf falo when faced by similar nccusa linns and that Behind lilmself was engaged to marry Ills stenographer when lie started divorce proceedings vein mrido by Judge Charles M. Knell today. As a result of the charges and eotln i«B charges, Judgo Knell continued J the case until February III. I 4 Reign of Terror Feared if Quick Justice Fails Slayer Captured; Confesses New York Record; Identi fied as Bandit; ‘’Reign of Terror'’ Feared. Inspector of Police Jack I’sxa nowski Friday morning predicted a "reign of terror” for Omaha unless something is done to check what lie termed the laxity of Omaha juries in meting out punishment to slayers. He declared that even after gun men are arrested and their guilt proved beyond the shadow of a doubt juries hesitate to inflict the death penalty. "It lias been shown time and again that police officers rarely shoot first,” he said, ‘‘but you ean't get Juries to believe it.” Cowed by the horror of his recol lection of the slaying Thursday of Detective Frank Aughe, and overcome by a haunting vision of the electric chair, with its gruesome straps and head plate. Joseph Dunn paced back and forth in his cell in the city jail this morning and pleaded for advice. Thursday, in the parlance of the underworld, he was “stir-wise.” Dur ing his examination by a deputy county attorney, he carefully avoided answering incriminating questions. Friday morning his cunning was gone. A sleepless night in a Jail cell, the thousand and one noises of a Jail, sapped hi9 nerve and his self control. “Oh, my God, I didn't mean to kill him,” he walled. "Isn.'t there some way out?” The steel bars of his cell, unrelent ing as the law which holds him In its grip, a struggling, futile creature, give back his only answer. Friday afternoon he was taken to the Bralley and Dorrance under taking establishment, where an in quest was to be held at 1 into the death of Frank Aughe. County Attorney Henry Real said he will demaryi 4he death penalty for Dunn when he comes to trial. Mortgage on Home. Beal Friday wrote a letter to Chief ol Detectives Van Deusen, asking Van Deusen to order his men to shoot to kill, in an effort to bring to an end a long series of murders in Omaha. The order was Issued by Inspector Jack Pszanowskl. Movement w as on foot Friday morn ing to raise money to pay off a $3,000 mortgage on Auglic’s home. His widow will receive $1,000 from the Woodmen of the World Fife Insurance association; $ I ,.">60 from the Police, and Firemen’s Re lief and Insurance association; $.100 from the police pension fund, and $50 a month front this fund so long as she does not remarry. Funeral Saturday. Aughe was 49. He joined the de partment In 1906 and in another year end nine months would have been re tired on a pension. He was one of the most popular detectives cfe the department, and .was several times cited for merltorius service. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the home. 1 Shoot to Kill! February 1, 1924. Charles H. Van Deusen, Chief of Detectives, Oma ha, Neb.: My dear Mr. Van Deu sen: In view of the many promiscuous shootings and killings in the last few months, it is my opinion that all men apprehended carrying loaded revolvers be charged with a peniten tiary offense and be bound over to the district court under bonds of not less than $1,000. I shall so in struct rlfy men, and kindly ask that you do likewise. And, in this connection, beg to advise you that it is a police officer’s right and duty when apprehending any criminal charged with a felony, to take his life, if necessary, and, therefore, suggest that you advise your men to take no un necessary chances, but whenever the criminal shows resistance, shoot to kill. Very truly yours, HENRY BEAL, County Attorney. Three platoons of patrolmen, all the detectives on the department and two platoons of firemen will attend the services and escort the body to the grave. Charles Baarman. a brother in-law of the dead detective.'is a fire man at the Twenty-fourth and Cum ing streets station. Pallbearers will be Inspector of Po lice Jack Pszanowskl, Chief of De tectives Charles Van Deusen, Detec 10 Hold for Murder. Assistant County Attorney Dan Gross declared lust night that with tlic arrest yesterday of Joseph Dunn for file murder of Detec tive Frank Aughe, the number of person* waiting trial for murder in Douglas county reached 10. lives Fritz Franks, Frank Murphy, Frank Killion and William Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Heitfeldt, Commissioner Henry Dunn, Otto Llckert (retired police sergeant), Chief of Police Dillon, Capt. William Russell and Charles Baarman. Details of Slaying. Aughe. for the past two and one half years working partner of Fred Franks, was killed by Dunn half an hour after the latter had held up and robbed M. G. Kreymborg, proprietor of the Crosstown drug stoye. Twenty fourth street and Poppleton avenue, at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Dunn, identified as the drug store bandit, was about to leave the B. A. Beranek & Son drug store at Six teenth and William streets where the shooting occurred, when the emerg ency car carrying Detectives Killiou und Davis, Murphy, Aughe, and Les ter Warner, emergency officer, passed the place. Bee Want Ads Produce Hesults. Early Spring Hats P re sen ting the choice of any hat in the popular price section. Lovely new models portraymg ,the more advanced fashion modes in silk, moire, haircloth, visca braid and combinations; clever little close-fitting effects, slightly turned off the face models, and many nov elties. The variety of colors includes all the successful shades. Third Floor Julius Otkm 1512 Douglas Street “BUY BEFORE SPRING” An inspection of the Re-new-ed Cadillacs and other makes of cars being shown in the pre show exhibit of the J. II. Hansen Cadillac Company will convince you of the exceptional automobile value you can procure by pur chasing now'. . Open Evenings for Your Convenience • J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. 26th and Farnam Streets \ 'River Steamer in Wreck; 5 Lost —. Boat Strikes Hidden Obstruc tion in Ohio River—Sinks in Three Minutes. By Associated Tresi. Paducah, Ky., Fob. 1.—Two pas sengers and three negro deck hands were missing today as a result of the wreck of the river steamer Thomas C. Powell In the Ohio river near Wilson's light, eight miles from here, last night. Survivors landed here by the towboat Marcia Richardson told graphic stories of the wreck and ex pressed belief that those missing were trapped below by an on-rush of water or pinned by shifting freight when the boat listed. Shepherd Green, captain and pilot of the Powell, declared the boat struck a sunken obstruction while moving In mid-channel and sank within three minutes. As soon as he felt the blow Captain Green turned the steamer and ran for a submerged bar. The boat grounded with only the Texas deck and the top of the pilot house above water. The survivors found tempo rary refuge on the Texas deck and later some of them were moved ashore In the boat's yawls. Mrs. Mary MeReynolds of East St. Louis, the only woman passenger, was rescued with difficulty after shifting freight had pinned her against the Side of a cabin. The boat Is believed to have struck a large lee floe. The dense fog and presence of Ice in the river added to the difficulty of rescue work. The Powell was enroute to Nash ville, Tenn., and carried 13 passengers and a crew of 17. Aged Woman Dies. Mrs. Dorothea Sorenson, 67, wife of Joseph .Sorenson, 2114 Spencer street, died Thursday at the home. Mrs. Sorenson Is survived by her husband: two sons, John and Walter of Omaha: one sister, Mrs. J. J. Skow of Beatrice. Neb.; and a brother, Peter Madsen of Blaln, Wash. Funeral services will he held Sat urday afternoon at 2 at St. Marks Lutheran church. Twentieth and Burdette streets. Burial will he in Forest Iavn cemetery. Supreme Court Is Too Slow, Attorney Says .Special Dispatch t» The Omaha Dec. Lincoln. Feb. 1. — Announcement was made this morning by the clerk of the supreme court that 364 writ ten opinion have been filed by the court in the last 11 months, and 92 cases have been argued and decided on their merits without written opinions, making a total of 436, ex clusive of motions for new hearings and dismissals. The figures were given out In re sponse to a statement by Judge W L. Dowling in Omaha yesterday that only 232 cases were handled by the court in this period. Omahans Ask Tram Extension Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dee. Lincoln, Feb. 1.—Eighty citizens of Omaha living on or near North Thir tieth street today petitioned the state railway commission for an extension of the. street car line from Thirtieth and Spaulding streets to Thirtieth and Fort streets, a distance of 14 blocks. The petition says that such a line would provide a through line on Thir tieth street from Florence to Omaha. Popular Saturday Free Concert Feb. 2, 1924, 3:30 P. M.—Lasts One Hour The seventeenth this season of these popular Saturday concerts. Come anej bring your friends. The following well known local artists make up the program: Celco Solo, played by Richard Merton; Piano Solo by Regina Leone Franklin, pupil of Karl E. Tunberg; Violin Solo by John Flemming, pupil of Mrs. K. M. Zabriskie, accompanist Miss Hazel Belt; Piano Solo by Miss Louise Johnson, pupil of Miss Ida Morse; Reading by Sylvia Silverman, pupil of Amy Woodruff; Piano Solo by Molly Bartos, pupil of Agnea Smith, and Celco Solo played by Howard Brockway. Schmoller & Mueller Telephone DIAMA 1514-18-18 AT 1856 . rlADU LUi Dodge St. Where the Railroad Dollar Goes n ' Practically all the money the railroads take in is immediately put back into circulation. Rail roads do a large volume of business on a narrow margin of net income. Out of every dollar earned from operation by the railways of the United States there was absorbed in 1922, by Wages and Salaries. 44.4 cents j Fuel . 9.4 “ Other operating and maintenangg ex penses (including such Items rails and ties, loss and damage). 25.6 Taxes .> 5.4 Hire of equipment and joint facility rents .. L5 “ Net operating income . 13.7 " 100.0 “ | Out of this 13.7 cents of net operating income, 12.2 cents went for interest on bonds and other fixed charges, leaving 1.5 cents for stockholders. Adding 6.9 cents of in come from outside sources, net corporate income was 8.4 cents, of which 4.9 cents was paid in dividends, leaving 3.5 cents available for appropriations and surplus’ Gross earnings of the railroads in 1922 were $1,567, 000,000 more than in 1917. This $1,567,000,000 and more, too, was immediately paid out again, as follows: t $018,000,000 in ADDED wages to railroad employes. 135.000. 000 in ADDED cost of coal, mostly miners’ wages. 122.000. 000 for ADDITIONAL taxes. 500.000. 000 ADDITIONAL for materials and sup plies largely representing wages. The stockholders and bondholders of the railroads got c none of the increase. It is significant that good times are always coincident with heavy buying on the part of the railroads and that had times are periods of light railway purchases. The Union Pacific System is one of the most important enterprises west of the Missouri River. Its nearly 50,00(1 employes, and their families, constitute a buying power which is the main reliance of many businesses. The pur chases of the Union Pacific System from firms located on the System, or which have offices on our lines, aggregate millions of dollars each month. The railways are planning to spend hundreds of millions of new money during 1924 to better serve the public. “Our transportation movement during 1923 is the out standng industrial accomplishment of the year. The waste of the year 1920, with its car shortages, its derangements of price levels, stoppage of industry, probably amounted to nol less than n billion of dollars, and the American people and no economic fabric could have stood that loss that did not have a total Income in excess of sixty billions. One great contribution to the business stability of the past yonr has hern the fact that we have had a free and regular and orderly movement of transportation.” From address by 1 Secretary of Commerce Herbert ( . Hoover, January 0, 1924. (’. R. GRAY. Omaha, Nebraska President February I, 1924 UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM 10 Persons Die in Three Fires 9-" Mother Throws Gasoline Into Sto\c; Perishes itli Three Children. By Jnterimllonal News Service. Akron, (#., Feb. 1.—-At* a result, po lice believe, of throwing gasoline Into the kitchen stove, to hasten the breakfast fire, Mrs. Arthur Smith. 22, and her three children were burned to death this morning. The children were Minnie May, 3; Kath leen, 2, and a 9-month old boy. The bodies were charred beyond recognition when firemen arrived and the house was destroyed. A boarder, Albert Raines, was aroused from sleep and leaped from a second story win dow. Ho was burned badly and bruised. According to reports, after nor own clothes Ignited from the blazing gaBO line, the mother ran into the bedroom where the children were asleep. Their screams aroused Raines but he could do nothing. The husband was at work at a rubber factory. By Associated Press. Unlonville, Mich., Feb. 1.—A man, hiH wife and their two children were burned to death in their farm home five miles west of .here, early today when a five gallon can of kerosene being used to start a kitchen fire ex ploded. The dead are Edward Bowles, 33. his wife, who was partly para lyzed, a boy of 5 and a girl of 2. New York, Feb. 1.—A rapidly spreading fire in the exclusive and fashionable Russian Petroushka club, cost the lives of Theodore H. Bauer, manager, and his wife, last night. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer were dressing for dinner on the fourth floor when fire broke out in the gypsy room and quickly licked up the rich curtains and draperies and spread to the woodwork. Guests at dinner left the building In good order. The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Bauer were upstairs was overlooked, and Oiey were trapped. Mr. Bauer wasj well known as a hotel and dub manager. One-Sleeve Gown Ik Latent. Paris, Feb. 1.—Fashion wonders never cease The one-sleeve gown has made its appearance. The etraiiKP Innovation isshowh for the first time in the collection ct Lucille at the spring opening of that famous shop. Another novelty shown is the ?lee\e less coat showing the long, tightly ^0 wound gown with sleeves beneath. The lines are absolutely straight to the "waist” while below the hips there are lavish lace trimmings. -■ Shop Saturday at the JUBILEE Thompson-Belden's These Are Unusual Values All Spring Apparel 20% Discount Suits, Frocks and Coats— the smartest and the best of our new spring stocks —every garment is offer ed at 20% less than its regular marked price. Selection at the very be ginning of the season of fers the choice of many models. THIRD FLOOR Vanity Bags $2.95 and $3.39 Patent and morocco boxes in black, each equipped with gold plated fittings. STREET FLOOR Gauntlets Pair $1.00 Smart fabric gaunlets from the largest glove manufacturer in the country. All shades. STREET FLOOR F©r ©unr Opening SATURDAY— Special Offerings frcm Each Department “The Euarlb®]ni Frock” Always Omit Dress Special Reproductions of Paris Fashions Those are frocks of becoming smartness. Al though the pencil silhouette still takes precedence, there is a lot of fullness about these new models which is but subtly evident. Clever little godet, flared, fringed and draped treatments add a bit of novel expres sion which tends for striking individuality. i Basque effects, tierred k skirts, tailored crea t tions. Crepe Romaine, Feil, Moire, Flat Crepe, Sa tins, Alpacas fashion many of these frock*. All the new spring shades including tan, gray, mocha, lavin green, pewter, navy, black and brown. Just to introduce our little lady who is *‘al ways on her way to B-rbon's.” She will tad! you what she finds there in the way of lovely things to wear. la all of our ads we hope to give this little lady a most conspicuous posi tion because we feel that it is >ery important that our eliente'e he kept in touch with all the latest fashion notes. This time she is of course, on her way to the opening to take ad vantage of the Opening Special* offered. ©penning Specials in Finn® H®sn®3TY CMfffon Hose Just for the opening, we are present ing a hose that would regularly sell for much more. Very sheerest first qual ity “silk to the top” chiffon hose; in all the newest high colors, including tiger lily, topaz, blush, dawn, natural, alnrond and many dark shades such as gunmetal. brown or black; $2.95 value. Opening Sale price— Qififfon Mastery Special Chiffon Hose, first quality of a well-known brand; lisle top, assuring better wear; all the new shades % for spring. It is not often you can buy ^ t a fine chiffon hose for the low price of vl sOO Opemimg Special m BeautiM Fflillmery Only the latest selections are included. You would expect to pay far more for hats as new, a' chic, as well^ made as these. Take advantage of this low price for millinery that would regularly sell for twice as much. *10.00 lo *12.50 Values. Smart crepe and straw combinations; Tag.tl and Timbo braids, fine' Milans, in a wonderful variety of bright spring colors. $5 Tailored hat', trimmed hats, bobbed hair hats and sport hats. Opening Special* in OunmlBeauiity Salami Double Side-Tart Weft Pompadour, made of naturally wavy hair; heavy enough to cover the whole head; for Our Opening Special $14.98 Marcelling, Shampoo ing, Manicuring, Kaei als ami all other regu lar work. Done in our own lovely Beauty Salon. Appointment* Mad# by Phone AT. 2OIO Opening Specials in Jr @©tw@siF § When “Fashion” is the first thought in ever y w oman's m i n d and "Price” the second. Bur bon & Co. express them both by presenting these new fashions in women’s - ^ footwear. (Jray, beige, aivc liale, brown and black; in either high or low heels. $4.85 And $7.85 Leathers Black patent or brown, airetlale. beige, gray an«l black; In either hi.crh i low heels. Opening Specials ■ Novelty Beads Pearl Beads w lt.h dia mend clasp; a necklace of quality; novelty col ored beads in gro tesque shapes; brace lets and ear rings to match; each piece s' the Opening Special Price of. . V®st®©s Waters trimmed !H real lace; in lovely styles; either white or ecru: a wonderful va! ue for the Opening $2.95 i_;_