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Fliers’ Trip
Most Daring
in History
Globe Girdlers Silent on De
tails of Thrilling Flight Un
y v til World Was Tra
versed by Air.
Big Serial Starts Monday
Although trained observers and
news gatherers keep the world In
formed regarding day to day events,
especially at Important periods when
history Is In the making, all that they
record as witnesses who look on from
without simply tends to what the ap
petite of the public for the "inside
story” filled with intimate details
that can only be told by the prin
cipals in the drama themselves.
There are many, for instance, who
nt ill recall the sensation made by
General Grant’s memoirs. So it is
with the story of the one outstanding
event since the war, an event that
lias aroused the interest of hundreds
of millions of the inhabitants of this
earth—the story of the first circum
navigation of the world by air.
In all American history there has
. been no feat of daring, no single fear
® of adventurous achievement, no pio
neering undertaking to equal this.
And despite the fact that scores of
writers in each of a score of coun
tries, both east and west of Suez,
have stood with gaping mouths and
bulging eyes as they saw America's
Magellans of the air go winging by
and then endeavored to describe what
they saw, and despite the fact that
kings and statesmen apd vast throngs
W in many lands applauded them, the
six world filers proceeded quietly on
their way, avoiding all fanfare of
trumpets.
Their one thought was to fly
round the world first, and tell about
it afterward. Moreover, they had
agreed among themselves before tak
ing off at Santa Monica on the first
lap of the flight that if they ever
actually succeeded in girdling the
world in their Douglas cruisers and
lived to tell the tale that they would
,«H the story Jointly. So everywhere
•*** they went they warded off all inter
viewers with excuses or vague gen
eralities.
Their Person si Story.
But now that they have realized
their dream and now that the muse
of history has written their names in
the clear blue above the names of
all the other airmen of the past, these
six army officers—Lowell Smith and
his colleagues, Leigh Wade, Eric. Nel
son, Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden, and
"Smiling Jack” Harding—are en
gaged in chronicling their personal
story.
They are doing this In collaboration
with Lowell Thomas, the author and
explorer, who was the historian of
the Palestine and Arabian campaigns
I and the discoverer of Colonel Law
i»n',e, the mystery man of the east,
who built up an army of 200,000
Bedouins in the desert. Ag a writer
and lecturer Lowell Thomas has be
come world famous, and more than
3.000,000 have listened to his tales of
adventure. His romantic story
"With Lawrence in Arabia” Is now
a best seller.
Thomas was selected especially by
the AVar department to be the
medium through which the fliers
would tell their stories, individually
and collectively. He was given this
(t urn to rase Two. Column Four.)
“KID” M’COY’S
MOTHER DEAD
Eos Angeles, Nov. 22.—Mrs. Mary
fielby, mother of Norman Selby,
known as "Kid” McCoy, expuglllst,
who Is awaiting trial for the murder
here of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors last
August, died last night. Mrs. Selby
had been In falling health for many
weeks.
I.oa Angeles, Nov. 22.—Norman
Sell) (Kid McCoy), pugilist and
actor, today appealed to Eos Angeles
authorities to leave his cell In the
county Jail to attend the funeral of
, his mother, Mrs. Mary Selby.
ECKENER TALKED
y AS U. S. ENVOY
TP-rlln. Nov. 22.—A boom has been
started in official and business quar
ter* for the appointment of Dr. Hugo
Eckener as the next, ambassador to
the United States.
The commander of the transatlsntic
delivery of the ZR 3 to the United
States will arrive as a conquering
hern when the liner Columbus docks
at Bremen Sunday. He will ha feted
by national and municipal officials,
cheered by an adoring populace and
entertained with banquets, receptions,
purnden and torchlight processions.
, NEW SORORITY
PLEDGES NAMED
K|i«i-IhI Idspateh to The Omaha Her.
Lincoln, Nov. 22.—University soro
rlliee today announced lnldseineeter
pledges. Following are those pledged
from Omaha and vicinity:
Mary Nix, Council Bluffs. Alpha
Delta Ft; Sarah McReynolds and Neb
\ lie McReynolds, Ashland, Faith Spear
l Man. Paplllion. Ruth Parker, Omaha,
J Alpha Dell*. Theta; Bernlca Orun
f wnld, Omaha, Kappa Delta; Polly
Robbins, Omaha. Kapha Kapha Gam
ma; Vivian Unthank. Fremont. Helen
Reynolds, Omaha, Phi Mu.
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Omaha Elks Greet Grand Exalted Ruler and Family
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First lime on left side are Otto
Nielsen, secretary of Omaha lodge of
Klks, and \V. W. Holler and Gould
Dietz of tho reception committee. The pjjpaj
small man next to Dietz is Fred C.
Robinson, grand oxalted secretary;
next to Robinson are Grand Kxalted f§|$s|
Ruler John G. Price, Master Dirk
Price and Mrs. Price; on the right ■ft'ii
end are G. H. Gendall of reception
committee; Charles Fixa, treasurer
of Omaha lodge, and Congressman l wk
W. G. Sears; on Mrs. Price's right as IgS
she Is standing is Herbert W. John
son, exalted ruler of Omaha lodge, K2H
and at his right Is T. B. Dysart, dis- P^H
trict deputy grand exalted ruler for fe^JU
north Nebraska; behind Mr. Robinson ■'
are K. B. McFadden, assistant score- “
tary to the grand exalted ruler, and bLI
Charles R. Docherty of the reception WMl
committee; behind Mr. Price Is
Charles Witt, secretary to the grand ■; j'(
exalted ruler. —■
In the lower picture are Mr. and
Mrs. Price, and Dick.
Money! Bills on
Congress Slate
Coolidge to Keep Out rtf
Fight Over Party
Organization.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Nov. 22.—The senate,
with Its return to work Monday. De
cember 1, will find on Its legislative
calendar two bills regarded by the
administration as of prime Impor
tance. One is the second deficiency
appropriation hill, the other a naval
construction bill.
The deficiency measure would make
available approximately $150,000,000.
Of this amount $132,000,000 would he
to cover expenses incidental to put
ting into operation the payment of
the soldiers’ bonus. The other large
appropriation would be for th coast
guard service.
Although both the bonus and the
coast guard work was carried out. the
money for this purpose was taken
from funds which happened to be
available and the measure now must
be enacted to replace this money.
I.ast Hill Killed.
Because of the inclusion of ap
propriations for certain irrigation
projects and the exclusion of others.
Henator Pitman, democrat, Nevada,
prevented passage of the hill at the
last session of congress.
The naval bill would authorize the
construction of eight cruisers and six
river gunboats and the conversion of
several coal burning battleships Into
oil burners.
Regarding party organization In
congress as a matter for members
themselves to determine. President
Coolidge has made it clear that ho in
tends to make no effort to influence
the selection of a republican floor
leader In the senate or a new speaker
In the house.
Ijodge Successor l-iligihles.
Whatever the republican senators
decide at their organization confer
ence next Friday will be satisfactory
to him, Mr. Coolidge is officially re
ported as feeling.
The choice for the leadership in
succession of the late Senator Dodge
appears to lie between Senator War
ren of Wyoming, senior republican
member of the chamber, and Senator
Curtis of Kansas, party whip, who re
lieved Senator Dodge of many of the
duties, during the last session, with
Senators Wadsworth of New York
and Watson of Indiana, also being
mentioned for the post.
The speakership of the house,
which will become vacant when Rep
resentative fiillett of Massachusetts
moves Into the senate after March 4.
is looked upon by Mr. Coolidge, IiIh
spokesmen assert, as presenting the
some situation, so far as he is con
cerned.
RUTH FILLINS, 19,
DIES IN CHICAGO
Miss Itulh Flllins. 1H. niece of Mrs
.1. H. Carae, died last Hattlrduy at a
Chicago hospital following an opera
Hon. A little more than a year ago
many Omaha and Council Bluffs
young people were sues's at a birth
day party for her In ti e Hotel Konte
r.elle. She also was < ft*n a guest at
Happy Hollow. Field and Country
clubs with her cousin, Miss Dornthv
Faul of Council Bluffs. Miss Flllins
had been abroad several times.
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Police Seeking Ex-Army
Captain for Kidnaping;
Medal for Him
Mr*. Nor. I,ok An
'pollre are Keeking Clayton
Pollan, former army eaptain, in con
nection with the kidnaping of hie
daughter from her legal guardian
and tile War department f. ecarrh
ing for the captain to bestow upon
him the medal of honor awarded for
Kervlres in Franco during the world
war.
This Information was contained
in a reply from Washington to flic
I.os Angeles police appeal for Infor
mation as to the whereabouts of
Pollan.
The complaining witness against
Pollan is Mrs. Klsle Shosted, his
sister-in-law. who was awarded legal
custody of the baby after the child
had been '‘loaned" to her by Mrs.
Pollan when she was not in a po
sition to rare for the infant.
CROKER ESTATE
TAXES REGULAR
Washington, Nov. 22.-—The Cou
zens senatorial investigating com mi t
Ipg today gave the bureau of inter
nal revenue a clean bill of health on
it* assessment of taxes against tin
estate of the late Richard Croker,
millionaire Tammany hall chieftain,
over which complaints of Irregulari
ties had been made by a government
agent, and criticized the actions of
George 13. Walker, a former agent,
who Initiated the inquiry.
Testimony showed Walker had
blown open a safe deposit hot held
by the Croker estate in a bank at
West Palm Reach, Fla., in defiance of
instructions from department chiefs
Although Walker found that the
box contained $117,000 in municipal
bonds on which no tax had been paid,
his conduct was condemned because
the box was under the seal of the
Florida probate court.
RAINBOW VETS TO
ORGANIZE POST
An Omaha post of tin* Rainbow
society is to be organized, accord
ing to plan» originating In the j)es
Moines hem-quarters of the Town
Rainbow society. Former tnepibers
'•f the K.-t’.i infantry nr of the 42d
division, living in Omaha, nre asked
to write or telephone to o. s. Relley,
1213 t.'nion Pacific building
Married in Council Bluff*.
The fnllowln* n»r»mu obtalhed mar
rlage llrcnt**** in Council Bluff* ye§t#rdu>
Nam* and Addiea*.
Wlnn^frud flood*#, Armalron*. In. . 24
Haatrlre Moore. Armftronf It , 1*
M A, Dealer. I nlverelty Plar# Neb. 22
Hern If* At Warwick, l.lnroln. Neb .. 21
Glenn Ivan Andrew*. Omaha . ?.’*
G ra * # Weal, Hold! id*'*, Neb. . ....... 22
Arthur Hurxoln, Silver CTity. In .It
Gliwlya Mail** Speer. Silver ciiy, i n . 1 u
Frank lliiriimn. l.lnroln, Nch.26
AlnrKMri’i May, l.lnroln. Neb . 1 *
(Jrover (', Venner. l.lnroln. Neb .,.., Ml
Kuth H Mv«•■**. Lincoln, Neli. .. 2H
Conrad f*. F.tkhard, F tend. Neb. 4*
Margaret H Pike. Omaha. 14
f’lurenre Hoelev, pawnee City. Neb... 22
Gertruda DuTuli, JCdgemonL H. Ij..., 21
.loaeph AVali'b. Omabn .. I®
Martha. Seidel, Omaha _ th
\rnolrt Suhr, l.im-oln, N h .,,,,,, f’
Itut >i Maker. Lincoln, Neb . *1
l V C'l'Hom Hhiovno}, Wyo.. 21
Fvn I, Toll# Shawnee Wyn .. 1fc
*'*hn Hrhnci k lot h. Bentley. la . ?'
Hesil* Drier, Bentley. la . I*
George Siltll**f. W \»mtn Minn ........ 21
Inn* Watford, Council Hluffa ..... 11
T T La*her. Omaha . 4*
Nanry M Hopkln*. Ontih* . Ml
Frank C Wlete. Denman Neb .14
Mvrtle ftetsland vvopd Hhrr Neb 12
Oil#* Mead Henainfion •|*rin*a. * P 4'
Sarah Bulli'an, I'nyh> .. 4*
Gore Is Named
to Cabinet Post
Governor-Elect of Wept Vir
ginia Agriculture Head
Until March 4.
■Washington, Xov, 22 — Howard M
Gore of West Virginia was today ap
pointed secretary of agriculture to
succeed the late Henry G. Wallace.
Gore, who has boon serving as act
ing secretary since the death of Mr.
Wallace, can serve only until next
March -t, when he becomes governor
of his home state.
GIRL LEAPS FROM
SENATE BUILDING
Washington, Nov. 22.—Early morn
ing passersby at the senate office
building today saw a young woman
come hurtling through a window and
plunge 15 feet to the stone pavement
lielnw. She suffered a compound frao
lure of the leg and was taken to a
hospital, where she refused to give
her name.
Those who witnessed ths plunge
said a man's face appeared nt the
window and that the young woman,
when picked up, exeiajmed: Oh, why
did h« make me jump7”
J’ollce nre holding for investigation
a man said to have been employed
m the offices of a senator..
The man srrested later was Identl
fled as John C. Dugan, an employe
ill the office of the Senator Benroot
of Wisconsin. The senator is not In
the city. Th« young woman, it was
said, tried to get out of the window
when the knock of a capital police
man was heard on the door. Dugan
was released on hail.
NEW VIADUCT ~
READY MONDAY
The new truck unloading chutes for
hogs at the stockyards will be opened
Monday. Hogs arriving by truck will
lie able ot approach the unloading
point from either the 1. or O slt-ept
terminals of the newly completed
stockyards viaduct, which will also
be open for traffic Monday.
The unloading docks ate double
decked and will accommodate daily
reception of 6,000 swine via irtlrk
route.
The half-mile vlsduct has been
christened “'Buckingham Road" and
was completed at a cost of more than
half a million dollars. Street car
sprvlre across the structure will start
Wednesday.
Excavation work on the new' mil
lion dollar exchange building Is under
wny and plans cull for the completion
of the structure Januarj l, 1926.
TWO GAS STATIONS
ADD CENT TO PRICE
Tl»* “Mystery” and Mlrhel gasoline
filling station* ruined their pile** 1
• ent, to 12 2 4 rents, Hpturduy, brln*
In* them to within one fourth of h
• ent *»f t hr» Htundind and other if*!
lar filling stations.
Negro Slitter Gets |l) ^ rant.
Thomas Coulter idea dec! guilty to
second degree murder and was sen
tended to 10 vsars In the prnLtentlarv
by Judge Fife,eeraid for the flaying
of another negro, whom he accused
of relations with his wife.
(Wife Sees
Mate Slay
Employer
Crazed by Jealousy, Chauf
feur Shoots Booking Agent
at Own Desk;
Captured.
“I Had to D^It,” He Says
By Intertlatlnnnl New* Service.
I/is Angeles, Nov. 22.—Frenzied by
Jealously, 7,. K. Southern, a chauffeur,
walked Into the office of R. E. Mack,
50, vaudeville booking agent, hpre to
day, and shot the theatrical man to
death, while his wife, Violet Ruth
Southern, 23. Mack's stenographer,
looked on In horror.
Without a word. Southern calmly
walked up to Mack, as he sat at his
desk, and. whipping out a revolver,
fired four times. Slumped In his
chair, Mack's body lunged forward
and half fell into an open window,
where the murdered man’s figure was
sighted by policemen, who rushed to
the office and raptured Southern.
Cows Office Force.
Before the officer reached the
theatrical man's office. Southern
turned from his victim and forced
five men and his wife to throw up
their hands, while he fled Into the
street, brandishing his gun. At the
street entrance an officer stopped
Southern with a leveled revolver and
placed him under arrest.
Mrs. Southern, a petite blonde,
separated from her husband some
time ago, and had recently become
reconciled with Southern, police said.
‘‘How could you do it, Bob?” shriek
ed Mrs. Southern as she knelt over
Mark's form and looked up at her
husband, who stood to one side with
drawn gun as he prepnred to make
his flight. "You know 1 loved you
most, but still you killed him. God!
What a thing to do!"
*’I Had to Kill Him."
‘T couldn't see you going on this
way," Southern replied. "Forgive
me. dearest, but I had to kill him."
Tears streamed down his cheeks as
Southern was arrested.
"I shot a skunk, that's all." the
r hauffeu* told the officer who l»d hint
to Jail. "He told me h» would kill
Mark," Mrs. Southern told police, I
told Mr Mack, and he Just laughed
and said, ‘Say, kid, a lot of them
have told me that before. Afraid of
that chauffeur husband of yours? 1
should say not.' That's what Mr.
Mack said, and now—he's dead."
COOLIDGE IS STILL
FOR WORLD COURT
Washington. N'ov. 22.—American
participation In the world court was
urged at the White House today by
a delegation representing many or
ganizations. Bishop William Fraser
McDowell of the Methodist Episcopal
church, speaking for a number of
church organizations, told President
Coolldge that the ehurohes and their
membership almost were unanimously
behind the world court proposal.
Eliot Goodwin of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States stroke
for the other organizations, conveying
similar endorsement.
In a brief reply Mr. Coolldge re
iterated his hope for entry by tills
government In the world court. In
dictating he would again recommend
legislation to tills effect in his annual
message to congress.
MYSTERY OVER !
WOMAN SUICIDE
Lincoln. Nov. 22.—An unidentified
young woman, who registered Friday
evening under the ryame of Mr*. I.
Penn, but gave no nddreae, commit
ted suicide by taking gas some time
this morning in an apartment on the
edge of the business section here.
No notes or means of positive
identification have been found and
it is thought that the registered name
is flctitiloua. Several marks of hlei>
t! float ion were found on the body by
the coroner and an effort will he
made to trace the woman through
the number of the wrist watch she
' wore. The young lady wore an en
gagement. Zing, but no wedding ring.
GORE TAKES OATH
FOR CABINET JOB
W.uhinpton, Nov 22. Howard M.
(lore of West Virginia was sworn in
today ns secretary of agriculture, j
j succeeding the late Henry C. Wal !
lace, lie will hold office until March]
i next, when lie will become governor
of West Virginia, to which oflier* he j
wan elected November 4
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Proclamation.
To tin* People of Omaha:
I-Tom November 21 to 30 our
City Auditorium will be the scene
of one of our most interesting in*
dustrlal exhibitions: the iinnunl
Poultry show \ \isil to this show
will amply repa> any lime mid
effort spent. Home of the nation
all.i known poultry fa tutors and
experts will attend and all our :
people tail learn something to their
advantage by patronizing Ibis ex
It I bit Ion.
I.el's show our Interest In the
progress of this third largest In- i
dustry of mir state. Kespectfully, :
.1 \MKH C. D.AHt.M \\,
Mayor At*
I'-JC'I
y/ymore Couple, Married 54 Years
Nov. B, Holds No Superstitions
^ 1
Wymore, Neb, Nov. 22.—Among
the earliest and most respected resi
dents of Cage county, and ranking
high for long-term married bliss, are
Mr, and Mrs. William F. Huston,
owners and managers of the City
hotel of Wymore. who boast of a
span of married life covering cover
ing 54 years, which was rounded out
this month.
Mr. Huston, new 74. was born in
Illinois, where fo many of the early
settlers of the western plains came
from, and as a young lad a few years
after civil war conditions settled, he
started westward to seek his fortune,
and soys lie was lucky tenough to
meet Mrs. Huston, and, nothing
daunted, they were married on No
vember 12. 1S70, at Windsor. Mo.,
and are not in the least supersti
tious of 12.
In January, 18S4, the couple came
from Missouri to Wymore. two years
after Wymore was piatocd, and pur
chased the home and hotel In the
south part of Wymore where they
now live, and where they have lived
continually for 4rt years.
Ixmg Family I.ineage.
Following the family lineage on
both sides, rather unusual features
of the family tree are noted. The
mother of Mr. Huston, Mrs. Narcissus
Huston, now living at Sedalia, Mo.,
is past her 100th birthday, and is
still active. The father of this old
lady, the grandfather of Mr. Huston,
whose name was G. \V. Clark, died
at Winchester, 111., at the age of 95
in the fall of 1595, he having been
an officer in the war of 1512. Grand
father Claik was bora In 1797, two
years before the death of George
Washington.
The mother of Mrs. Huston died
at Windsor, Mo., at the age of 93. and
Mrs. Huston’s father was but a few
years younger at hLs death.
Prominent Citizens.
Mr. Huston has served several
terms on the W.vmore city council.
Mrs. Huston Is prominent in W. C.
T. I', and Bastern Star.
Among the notables who have
stopped at the Huston hotel In the
past, coming to their hotel home for
simple lodging when more pretentious
hotels existed nearby, are: Francis
Willard. John G. Wooley, prohibition
candidate for president: Fusan B
Anthony and Carrie Nation.
I Early Action
*
on Fann Bills
Senator Capper Says Legisla
tion ^ ill Be Pushed at
Short Session.
Washington, Nov. 22.— Senator Tap
per of Kansas, a leader of the farm
hloc, declared today after a ronfer
ence with President Coolldge that
such legislation as the newly-created
agricultural commission recommends
will be pushed for action at the com
ing short session of congress.
The Kansas senator was of the be
lief that this legislation eould he dis
posed of in time to prevent the ne
neressltv of an extra session for this
purpose alone.
The farm commission, after organ
izing this week, adjourned, to meet
aiuiin In January, at which time
Hubert T. t'arey. chairman, an
nounced he expects to l>e able to
draw up sin h legislation as It thinks
necessary.
President Coolldge also has Indlrat
ed the desire to have these proposals
presented as early as possible In or
der that tliev may he acted upon at
the short session.
LABOR FEDERATION1
ROW TO COUNCIL
fH \ ,»(iriatr<l Pmi.
KI r«*o, Tex . Nov 22.—Resolutions
asking the annunl convention of the
American Federation of Labor to cen
sure the labor policy of the Foal Riv
er Follterles company, owned by
members* of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Kngineers, were referred bv
unanimous vote today by the conven
tion to It * executive council.
The council waa directed to nego
tlnte further with the company for
a aet I lenient of wage controversies
with the Inited Mine Workers of
A merica.
3 MEN KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
St Louis. Nov. 2 ' Three men were
Killed when an aeroplane crashed to
the street at Green field, Illinois. 60
miles northeast of here, late today.
The dead were rei>orted to be George
W.ilker, n newspaper man of .Terse v
vllle. 111 ; H. F. Tilley and Ole Hagan,
the latter two being of this city,
(.fwiniipr Charges Dropped.
Fhjuges of Issuing checks with in
siiffl. lent funds, preferred against
Otto Few Inner, federal agent, at
lloldredge, have been dropped, ac
cording to the county attorney s of
fice.
Investigation of allegations that
Few Inner bad appropriated certain
fines and costs while he waa a
deputy game warden a year ago
proved them unfounded. It Is re
ported.
Hurglar* Alarms.
< 'hl' .igo, Nov. 22. — Hurglars evaded
a network of electric alarms and made
away with g('o«1s valued at Hit.000
from the exclusive ladies' wear shop
of Pea i lie Powell earl) today.
Contract Is Let
for Bank Building
C
St. Louis Firm Gets Joh for
$426,450: ^X ork Starts
at Onre.
The contract for the erection of the
new federal reserve bank building at
the southwest corner of Seventeenth
and Dodge streets, has been awarded
to SeldenBreck Construction coni
pany of St. Louis. Mo., for S42S.4SC.S9.
The building will he a three story
stone structure, modern in design and
built solely foi the needs of the
Omaha bank. Plans and specifica
tions were draw-p ny Graham, Ander
son, Probst and dVhite of Chicago,
and George R. Prlnz. Omaha, associ
ate architect.
The total amount of the contract if
$4:6.450.69, of which $:30.::: repre
sents cost of the building proper.
$131,000 for vault construction and
$65,:’3.69 for vault door and equip
ment, which will be supplied by the
Mosler Safe company of Himiltort, O.
This, together with the ground on
which the huildlng will l>e erected,
will make the hank's whole invest
ment approximately ssonnon.
Increased volume of business ban
died. Inadequacy of present working
quarters and limited vault space have
made the new building for the Oma
ha branch necessary. Federal reserve
banks, due to the large amount of
moneys and securities with which they
are constantly dealing, must have the
very best in vault construction and
equipment. It is believed that when
completed the Omaha bank will have
a vault which, from the standpoint of
safety, will not lie excelled by any
In this part of the country. The local
federal reserve bank for many months
has been obliged to rent outside vault
space from one of the commercial
banks of the city.
AVork on the new building It is ex
pec ted, will commence st once and
will he completed within a year.
GENERAL DUNCAN
TO DISCUSS PACTS
"International Diplomacy" will be
the topic of an address by MaJ. Gen
George R. Duncan before the Omaha
Philosophical society at S p, m Sun
day In room 30: Patterson building.
Seventeenth and Farnam street* The
public Is Invited
Crossed \\ ires Turn in
Downtown Fire I Vann
An American District Telegraph
employ*, doing tome work In the
1 tolly New* office Saturday morning
dropped * wire It crossed * flrci
•torn* wire and turned tn a roll.
Several companies rushed to the
"»'*ne and then went bftek to their
station*
Paint Simp Looted.
The ivilnt shop of \\ t\ Schmidt,
Rirtt South Twent) first afreet, r
reived * thorough cleaning FYtdav I
night, when prowler* battered down
the front door and made way with
f?f>h worth of paint*, varnish and;
other articles.
Sale Price
Is Reported
at $100,000
Bif; Bank Deal (j>nsnmmat#*»l
Vt ith Deposits in Corn
Exchange Taken Over
by Omaha.
Change Effective Monday
The Coro Exchange National bank
of Omaha was merged into the Oma
ha National bank as the result of
negotiations between the directorates
of the two banks, which were con
cluded Fatufday night. A Joint an
nouncement of the deal wae made by
Walter W. Head, president of the
Omaha National .and Harry S.
Clarke, president of the Corn Ex
change national.
Although the amount paid by the
Omaha National was not made pub
lic, it is believed to be elightly less
than $100,000. The merger is in line
with a tendency throughout the coun
try, official* of the two hanks said.
Deposit* Talten Over.
Term* of the merger provide that
the Omaha National shall take over
all deposits of the Corn Exchange
national, amounting approximately to
$3,100,000. Of this, slightly more
than $400,000 are deposit* of public
moneys which are apportioned to the
various banks in accordance with
their invested capital. After allow
ance Is made for these items, the
merger will give the Omaha National
bank total deposits in execass of $29,
000,000, as of November 24,
All business of the Corn Exchange
National will !>e transacted at the
Omaha National, beginning Monday
morning.
"Officers and directors of the Oma
ha National bank naturally are grati
fied to be able to announce this
merger," said President Head, "It
will he our pleasure to extend to
all customers of the Com Exchange
National—whether their accounts be
'•**re or small—service of the same
high character to which customer* of
both bank* have been accustomed.
Nearly
"Deposit* of the Omaha National
hank at the cloae of business today
wer® $2SA(,n.0nn. The merger add*
more than $2 30".don to this amount.
This means a bigger and a better
hank for Omaha."
"It will be a pleasure to me to-N."
able to extend to my many custom
ers and friend* the service made
P"s.nhie by a hank of the size which
this merger creates." said Mr. Clarke
"For many years I have had inter
ests in the state and in Iowa whiclx,
have required my time. I am now fcT
tw* relieved of certain details Incident
to the executive management of the
Corn Exchange, and this will enable
me to devote a part of my time to
my own affairs."
The Corn Exchange National was
established in 1910. The Omaha Na
tional was founded in 1S66.
In 1911, the controlling Interest In
the Corn Exchange was acquired by
Thomas W. Auld of Lincoln, who
came to Omaha as its president. He
was succeeded by Mr. Clarke in 1917.
Mr Clarke is alao president of the
Omaha Clearing House association.
Officers of Two Hank*.
Ofn • rs anil dire, tor* of the Corr
Exchange National are: President,
Harry s. Clarke, jr.: vice president*.
E. K. Folda. H. O. Eastman and I
H Mattson: cashier, L. H. Tate: as
slstant cashiers. G. A. Holquest. C.
A Abrahamson and R H. fftorx: di
rector*. o. H. Rarmettler. a. W.
Gordon. H- S. Clarke, jr.. B. F Mar
shall. H. O Eastman. E. P. Meyers.
Thomas Flynn, Gottlieb Store am!
E F Folda.
Officers ind drector* of the Oma
ha National hank are President,
''alter W. Head vice president*. B.
A. Wilcox. Frank Boyd and W. Dal*
Clark: cashier. Otis A!vl*on; assist
ant cashiers, John A Changstmm,
Edward Neale. J. V. Refregier. Fred
A. Cviggenmo* and Clyde O. Darner
directors, Randall K. Brown.
Nash. E. A. Cudahy. Jr., J. W. Car
penter. George Brandeis. C. C.
George. George J, Woods. E T. Rec
tor*. Gould Dietz, B. A. Wilcox and
Walter W. Head,
This I* the second national hank
consolidation In Omaha recently. Tho
first merger was the purchase of the
Nebraska National by the First Na
tlonal bank.
LEGION MEET
AT RED OAK, IA.
better* were received by Council
Bluffs legionnaire* yesterday. Inform
ing them of th* ninth "Pioneer" dis
trict convention of the American Le
gion. to he held *t Red Oak. It . De
cember 12. The notice* were mailed
by Hugo Geiger of Mlnden. la., dis
trict commander of the legton.
The convention program call* for a
business session In the afternoon. In
the evening there wilt be a banquet
followed bv addresses by officer* of
the Iowa department of the legion. A
big dance will conclude the program.
( hiltl Hun Down 1*\ ( «r.
Bernard c Wincrozle, 7. .t*«; North
Nineteenth street, w*» run down and
sllghtlx injured Fnd*> night bv an
automobile driven by W M Green
vltle, $92$ Florence boulevard at
Nineteenth and l^trd aireels Ms was
removed to the Swedish Mission ho*
pttal for medical attention and was
later taken to hi* home. \
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