J River Drive Plan
^Would Pav Big
Dividend to City
JUivic and Religious Leaders
Unite to Urge Support
for Proposed Bond
Issue.
The proposed river perkway, for
Which a bond Issue of $242,665 will be
, voted on next Tuesday with which to
enquire the necessary land along the
is Missouri river front, is an excellent
Investment for Omaha, In the opinion
t of numerous men who have been In
i'; terviewed on the project.
The proposal has been endorsed by
Dr, Harold C. Gifford, Monsignor
Augustine M. Colaneri, chancellor of
til- diocese of Omaha of the Roman
♦ 'utholic church; Rev. C. C. Wilson,
president of the Omaha Ministerial
& union; Rabbi J. Charlop, pastor of the
T Orthodox Jewish congregation; J. B.
, Watkins, president of the Omaha
t Auto club: Fred Parks, president of
S the South Omaha Merchants’ assocla
r tin. and Roy Towl, landscape en
gineer.
Omaha’s Biggest Opportunity.
“This Is Omaha's biggest opportuni
ty to get a wonderful scenic parkway,
one that possesses more«beauty than
any other city In the middle west is
able to boast.” Dr. Gifford declared.
“The expense Is so small that It will
►pieati nothing to the average tax
payer, the average Individual cost be
ing but 24 cents a year. Unless this
opportunity is grasped now it is
probable that much of the land will
be taken over for other uses that will
i be enough to spoil the entire project
or entail additional expense to acquire
this property In the future. Every
one who conies to Omaha and Is
shown the land and view to be em
braced in this project exclaims over
our wonderful opportunity to give
everyone, rich and poor alike, a won
i rirrful scenic parkway near to every
section of the city.”
> “I am greatly In favor of the
j parkway project,” flonsignor Colan
t erl declared. “It Is Just as Important
that we provide those things that
’ nourish the people’s love of the beau
tiful and provide for their rest and
recreation, as to furnish those things
that have only a dollar and cents
value. No city is sufficient unless It
grasps its opportunities to provide
those things that are elevating and
cultural, the things that appeal to the
better natures of mankind. Omaha
lias such an opportunity in develop
ing this river parkway at a compara
tively small cost.”
Itij Dividends Seen.
"The cost of the land for the river
parkway is not worthy of considera
tion," Rev. C. C. Wilson said. In jiv
ing his views on the project. “It
should pay big dividends In the added
l heauty and advantages It will give
Omaha. It will be a fine Investment
for not only all of the present resi
dents of Omaha, but for our future
generations."
4 Rabbi Charlop predicts that the
j^^parkway will have a pulling power
'hat will increase Omaha’s popula
tion. "Such a project Is a great help
to any city," he said. "It will help
make Omaha attractive and will ad
vertise the city to thousands who
visit here annually. This in turn will
help bring many people to Omaha to
make their homes."
"We should do this now while we
have the chance to acquire the land
at the lowest cost and to take advan
tage of the liberal offers of several
property owners to donate great strips
of land to the parkway project,” J.
B. Watkins urged. "Some day the
ground will be of greater value and
the liberal offers of free land may
not be repeated. It Is certain that
Omaha now has its best chance to ac
quire this land at a surprisingly low
cost to build parks that will soon be
a necessity."
Civic Pride Appeal.
"Civic pride should be sufficient in
„ centive to endorse the bond issue for
the river parkway,” Fred Parks de
dared. "In addition, however, the in
creased values to other city property
through improvement of the river
front lowland, and the beautification
of Omaha's front door” with a series
of small parks for the enjoyment of
everyone, should give the bond Issue
a big majority next Tuesday,"
"It is the biggest, most outstanding
Improvement project ever to have been
presented to Omaha," Roy Towl *s
sorted. "It will pay for itself many
times over through the Increased busi
ness It will bring to Omaha through
i tourists alone, and through conse
■fcftuent Increased values of Omaha real
^^Wdate. Kansas City has had this ex
W perience since the completion of Its
sky line drive, and the parkway in
Omaha will have a greater appeal to
tourists and travelers as the scenery
here will excel that of the Kansas
Clly drive in beauty,”
| Towl also mentioned the possibili
ties with the completion of the plan
being formed In Council Bluffs to
build a sky line drive along the east
ern shore of the river, to combine the
Omaha parkway and the Bluffs drive
by bridges. This would give the rrsi
dents of the two cities a continuous
scenic drive of more than 30 miles,"
he said.
SINGER TO HAVE
GOITER REMOVED
With the hope that an operation
for goiter will prevent the ]n«s of
.Jior voice, Mrs. Louise Driscoll.
* Omaha singer, Is in Wise Memorial
hospital building up strength for the
shock of the operation to be under
gone next week.
Mrs. Driscoll, the wife of J. H.
Driscoll, 6210 South Forty-second
street, had planned to gi> inlo conrey
with her son. Jack, 26, In two years.
Pressure of the goiter on her vocal
cords would mean loss of her mezzo
soprano voice, Mrs. Driscoll had been
told by specialists.
Bam Iter Fonntl Nearly
i *
Dead Under Load of Hay
Ft. Morgan, Coin., Ort.—Carl Wor
den, 38, a rancher north of here, for
merly of Holdrege, Neb., narrowly
pH death when the Mg load of
ftv which he w.r bringing to thin
*• 11v n'-d Up \n.im render' d
l Siricon sclous by falling off the wagon
and the hay which covered him near
ly smothered him before help arrived.
Today
The Old Cat Dying.
Great Britain Votes.
Government Change.
Mr. Rea Retires.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
v_---/ \
Have you aver seen a duller ra- !
tional campaign? It’s windup re- j
minds you of the little boy’s say- i
ing, “letting the old cat die out,” I
as the swing gradually comes to a j
stop. I
The bettors are convinced that
it is all over and will gladly bet
$6,500 against $1,000 that Coolidge
will be elected.
The uncertain spot, as seen from ;
the east, is California. But those
who remember William J. Bryan's
well meant trip to California, to
intercede on behalf of the Japanese,
believe that California will vote to
keep in office the party that passed
the definite Asiatic exclusion act,
and is pledged to live up to it.
They are voting in England, as
we are, not for president, of course
—the king stays as parliaments
come and go—but for control of
the commons, which means control
of government.
Women are active, including our
energetic Lady Astor, from Vir
ginia. But of 1,405 candidates for
parliament only 89 are women,
fewer than 5 per cent of what the
number ought to be.
The English have a good system;
allowing the pendulum to swing
back and forth. Labor can come
into power, control government,
and appoint a prime minister, with
out scaring conservative Britishers
as much as our rich men are scared
at the mere name of La Follette.
The tories should win this time,
it’B their turn at the pendulum. But
the British tory of today would
have been called a wild radical a
few years ago when workmen could
not vote, and no Jew or Catholic
could, sit in parliament. Year by
year Great Britain is becoming
more and more of a genuine
democracy.
General Dawes, the most popu
lar speaker of all the candidates,
says the chief issue is, “Shall our
present form of government be pre
served?”
Davis’ issue is, “The moral lead
ership of the world by the United
States.”
La Follette’s issue is, “Stop gov
ernment of the United States by
oil and gold.”
General Dawes’ issue is hopeless,
for our “present” form of govern
ment will not be preserved. Gov
ernment is changing constantly,
and fortunately.
Onca our “form of government”
permitted human slavery. That
part of our government hasn’t
been preserved.
Once women, like idiots and In
dians, were not allowed to vote.
Women were considered inferior,
incapable of thought. That idea
in government hasn’t been pre
served.
We still preserve the theory that
mothers and fathers can grind their
children in mills for their own bru
tal profit, that manufacturers can
turn the lives of children into
dividends. The supreme court says,
to prevent it would interfere with ;
the constitution.
That condition will- not be pre
served.
General Dawes must reconcile
himself to the fact that as people
begin to think, read and escape
from the rut of political parties,
they will change government as
much as may be necessary, to make
all people prosperous in a nation
that could easily provide more than
enough and freedom from worry
double the present population.
• '
Mr. Rea, because he reaches the I
age of 70, retires from the presi- j
dency of the Pennsylvania railroad,
to make room for a younger man.
At 70 a man should be at his best,
and Mr. Rea undoubtedly is at his
best mentally, and therefore at the
most efficient period of his life.
For men that live wisely and think
as they live, the most efficient
years of life should come between
70 and 80.
Gladstone was at his best when
past 70, fighting in the house of |
commons debates at 4 in the morn
ing;
Von Moltke was 70 when he took i
charge of the Prussian army and '
wiped out the French. Clemenceau
was long past 70, and Foch was an j
old man, retired, when the two com
bined did to Germany what Von j
Moltke had done to France.
The 12-year-old son of the for- i
mer Austrian emperor, kicked out
in consequence of the war and now
dead, is much interested in war
games. Little Prince Otto arranges
battles with toy soldiers and says
to his proud mother:
“1 am leading my armies.”
If that little game should be
come a reality, and the Austrians
-should allow emperors to come
back, all that can be said is that
they will deserve all they get and
a good deal more.
Being a mayor in Ohio Is not
always a peaceful job. The mayor
of Niles, O., gave the Ku Klux per
mission to parade. Then the I
"Knights of the Flaming Circle”
wanted to parade on the same day. !
The mayor said, "No, the Ku Klux J
asked first.” Thereupon somebody j
blew up the mnyor’s house with a '
dynamite bomb, and the “Knights
of the Flaming Circle” say that j
they are going to parade anyhow.
(Topyrluhr. 1924.)
THOMAS EDISON’S
SON IN OMAHA
Charles Edison, non of Thomas A j
Edison, Inventor, stopped In Omaha
Thursday while on an Inspection tour
of distributing facilities for the I
Thomas A. Edison Phonograph com
pany.
’ Erilaon, jr., la chairman of the hoard j
i of Thomas A. Edition Industries, Inc.
I Ife was accompanied by Mrs. Edition, !
A. M. Farrier, general snlearnanagci,
and Richard Karsh, assistant general
sttkaniiuiuger.
Halloween Ice tJEZr**** w»
Cream Special Jack gtraw*, per lb.49c
Pumpkin patties, per lb.49«
Oll^rt Bonbona . 59«
^<Uai L, 10c pumpkin lanterns .5c
Brick Ice, cream, with chocolate and 5c pumpkin lantern*, 2 for.5e
orange ice combination. *c\/C DVDOnVll CTf^DK1* Fancy hats .5e and 10*
Meimnlnr Seda FraataUu BlSItlDWUI * * wdvGi JH«i„ fi,,,,,.
This has been a selling event the like of $100,000 Worth of New Winter Merchan
which has never been equaled in the his- dise has been included1 in this great sale,
tory of Omaha's department stores and * therefore the third week of this super
we appreciate the good-will spirit shown value giving event offers values just as
by the people in helping to restore us to a sound gigantic as before. Anticipate your future
financial basis. Our merchandise is the finest Wants—buy yOUT Christmas gifts now !
been before. while savings are enormous.
This sale Is for cash only, exchanges, no approv
and charge accounts have *ls'110 Ph°ne °.rder3 or re‘ I
6 turns. We also reserve
been temporarily bus- the right to limit quanti
pended. ties.
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Silk and W >ol Dresses
Priced Below Cost of
Production
I J
Values to $19.75
Dresses styled for many different occasions—
straight—line models, semi-tailored styles belted,
paneled, draped and tunic effect. The trimmings
include lace, buttons, belts, velvet, yam, ribbon,
fringe, braid.
Canton Crepe Poiret Twill Chauneuse
Charmeen Crepe Back Satin Flat Crepe
Flannel Poiret De Chine Striped Flannel
Pencil Stripe Twill
Sizes 16 to 20; 36 to 46
Drastic Reductions In S Men’s )
kMen’s Suits sTrousers|j
® $105fl r
I H J Regularly $3.95 (
dM I Well-tailored trousers I
jSI V made of soft and hard §
M Aren’s fine quality, well tailored suits, } finished worsteds in light I
■ lashioned to fit correctly. All sizes and all t0 42. J
$2.95 All Our Juvenile Suits
Qrnnfpr I*1 Two Groups — Sizes 3 to 8
OV/UUlC' $10 75 Two Pant Wool Flannel Suits
OO Boys’ Corduroy Suits $i.76Vaiue I
Of waterproof cordu- /i\ g^ mgm Tnn and brown milts
j:_t. 1 roy. well tailored and £!• ^™jf' t S with two row* of black
With disc wheels and one- ,„ade to withstand hard \r/ IIU braid on collar and It ^ •1(1
half inch rubber tires, at wear. Full belted roat J1 M cuffs. Trimmed with jS H
only, $2.00. In norfolk style and m xF Mack cord and tassels. MJ I ^Jif
with two pairs of ■ hel* and double row of
_ _ knickers. Sizes to 17. H suttons. vHi
amaaHapBMRBBnr.
Shoes Slashed In Price
Infants’ and A . ■ « Women’s and
Children’s Shoes IL ^ K H Children’s Low Shoe
Value* III *2.9S. llj .1-1 Value* lo $7.95.
"Tickle Too" aboo* with Oxford*, pump* and strap
flexible turn ante*. Sires 2 to ^B Upper* In lilKh and low heel
5; 6 to I. In black kid, tan ySj ^ styles. In patent black »nt
kid, patent and field mouse ^B U a td ,n- black and brown kid or
kid, patent and black mat kid, .r Aliv calf, gray suede and tan
brown elk. Button at.vie. suede.
Children’s Shoes n A w<"T’n'
Button aboea. lace shoe* Ullll no v.|L.
1 ouc vs_
Amazing Values In
Piece Goods
Silks—3 Great Groups
Value* O 7 A ! Values $ 1 49
to (J I |f to $2.95 | =
36-Inch all silk taffeta*. 40-Inch silk crepe de chine.
Fine silk radium.. Imported all silk Girardl crep..
Figured kimona silkg I 36-Inch crepe faille »
36-Inch silk poplins. , 36-Inch Baronette satlr ;
Values to $3.95
40-ln bltyk and colored satin charmeuse. O 1 AO
39-lnch heavy all silk printed canton crepe. ^ I K
Printed novelty sport silks. “
36-in. Outing Flannel I Kimono Crepe
Fine fleecy quality outing flan- I tlne crer# tall
nel in colored stnres. 1 £p KanPy desifnls and col- 97
Regularly 29c; yard.... AUL org Rer„arIy 39c> yard. L i C
81-inch Bleached „ _. .
Sheeting Sateen Lyings
Sh.stlng of a quality equal to 36-ln. fine quality lustrous fin
Pepperell. In full pieces. Limit ! isb sateen in beautiful colors
of 16 yards to a cus- QQrt and designs. Regularly OQ/»
tomer. Yard.OI7C \ 79c, yard.
Colored Outing Flannel \
Fancy outing flannel In light and dark colors. 1 1 /»
Regularly 18c, yard ..AAA
Men’s ! Boys’ Madras
Socks Blouses
15c
Fine quality, two- !
thread soft finish cot- ( RcimUrlt
ton so* in navy, black. Silk stripe madras
gray and brown. All blouses in a good va
gl7.« i riety of styles.All sizes
I
Men’s Work Shirts Boys’ Knickers
Regularly 98c Values to SI.49
Grar and blu. 0ne Veat !.ot of. tr0U8*I?A*
89c
Men’s Flannel Shirts Men,g New Fall Caps
$1.98 Values Regularly $1.95
Gray and brown (PI JQ Light and dark. OA
flannel shirts. sPl.TTt/ at .
Girls’ Middies
$1 00 to II 9S values. Fine quality while I ons- _
dale Jean middles In plain white or white with red g ~
and Mu* collars. Also aiiea for women.
2 Men’s Great ;
) Warm
1 Overcoats
1*17
Jf Regulnr $24.75 Value
k All-wool, heavy weight
\ overcoat* in three of the
M season'* best model*.
f. These are very well tnil
* ored and finished. In
1 'ight. dark and medium
/► ’olor*. All sires.
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