Bryan in Appeal for Elimination of Poultry Ban Governor Declares New York Embargo Hardship on Nebraska Shippers. Lincoln, Dec, 13.—Governor Bryan today appealed to Governor Smith of New York for a modification of the >(ew York city beard of health em bargo against chickens from Nebras . lta. Admitting that a small amount of disease appears In eastbound ship ments, Governor Bryan contends that the ailment Is contracted In shipment and this can be avoided If cars are cleaned before being sent west, lie says the embargo means a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars to Nebraska people, and will result In higher cost of living to New York people. Governor Bryan’s message to Gov ernor Smith Is as follows: "New York city board of health has . Issued embargo against poultry from Nebraska and other midwest states. > As to Nebraska, I believe embargo unnecessarily rigid. My investigation indicates that there Is practically no disease In Nebraska poultry, but that a small amount of disease Is de veloped In transit or after reaching jour state. "Ldve poultr.v transit companies should be compelled to thoroughly fumigate their Cars before sending them west, which would prevent de velopment of disease In transit from Nebraska. We are ordering all cars and poultry houses thoroughly fumi gated In this state as a precaution, and would respectfully suggest a modified embargo on Nebraska poul try by a rigid Inspection of Nebraska poultry on arrival at New York, iath^ than a total embargo, which seems unfair and unnecessary. "This embargo is costing Nebraska hundreds of thousands of dollars and will probahly also add a load to cost of living of j-our people. I hope that you can have this embargo matter carefully and speedily investigated and any modification that can be made which will no endanger the health of the public will not only be appreciated by me, but will be of great financial benefit to the people of bhth Nebraska and New York." Meter Men Attend Short Course Classes Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Red Oak. Ia., Dec. 14.—Meter ex perts from the Shen^idoah and Red Oak gas plants of the Iowa Servlet company, with Foes C. Hush, Omaha, mete# engineer of the company, are attending the fourth annual meter ipen's short course .being held at ! >owa State college, at Amti, la., flecember 9 ta 13. The course is sponsored by the en gineering extension department of the Iowa State college. Gas men from five middle western states are being Instructed In the care and cor rect adjustment of the gas meter. Mr. Hush, the company's meter en gineer, is a member of the staff of. instruction at the short course. Francis O'Mally Is the represents tlve from Red Ook who Is attending t ie meeting. York Elks Plan Annual Relief Affair Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. York, Neb., Dec. 14.—In conformity 'y the resignations requested by tho state department, were partially (Hied Frjday. Harry Remy was named to succeed Wallace Ross In the First ward. Miss Nellie Mygatt will sue reed Frank Sanman, city clerk, and Mrs. Warren Booth, wife of a war veteran, will be assistant city clerk. There Is still one councilman to name. Rites for Pioneer. Special DlspnUh to The Omahs Bee. Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 14.—The fu neral of Henry Wlpperman, pioneer merchant tailor of Beatrice who died suddenly et his home, was held from the 8cott-Harman chapel. The sermon was read by Rev. Mr. Majors. He Is survived by two sons, one living at Ht. Paul and the other In Cali fornia. He deeded all hla property to the Nazarene church of this city some time ago. Mr*. Dinsmore Dies. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., Dec, 14.—Mrs. A. N. Plnsmore, formerly of the Fllley neighborhood, passed away at her home at Fowler, Colo,, according to word received bore. Mrs. Dinsmore was 62 years of age and leaves her husband and one duugbter, Murtle. The l>ody will bo taken to Crab Orchard for burial. Atl Man A»l'tt, who Kan iKixaed the four sore mark. 1* active and keep* up an Interest, not only in the post, but in alj patriotic enterprise* In hi* home town. Muu Loses Fingers. Kpe« IkI OInpmIHi to The Omalm Her. Tecumieh, Neb., Dec. 14.—Glender Behrens, 20-year-old farmer living two miles north of Cook, got h!* hand In a power corn*heller yester day. The index finger wn* ground off and the little finger so badly in jured it, may be amputated. The flesh and tendon* of the hand were badly lacerated. Dr. (V C. Con lee of Cook gave first aid and took Mr. Behrens to a Lincoln hospital foV fur ther mirglcul attention at ones. Neighbors Aid Farmer. Liberty, Neb., Dee. 14. A pHrty of 26 friend* and neighbors of A. V. William*, farrnei near hero, drove their tennis and wagon* to the Wll Hams farm Thursday morning and by afternoon had hu*ki«1 and cribbed hi* M0-Mcrn field of nun, A dinner wan served to the worker* by tho women <»f the community. William* la slek at hi* borne and h«* recently had to stand a serious and expensive opera tion. Gusli Puid lor Furin. Hp*«>tol DUputch to The Omnlm Iter Hhetmndoah, la., Dec. 14.—An K0 acre farm, not well improved, sold for 1227 tin to re at puMl. auction of i;**cx. It was the c. (), Johnson • ptate and was bought by Frank Johnson. The farm I* located four Mid one half mile* iiorthaaut of | liseex. Mr. Johnson paid cash. * Red Cross Nurse Corps Has 40.000 Members on Roll A n n u a 1 Report Shows Organization Is Spread ing Health Gospel Over Nation. By THOMAS K. BROWN, Intrrnatlunul Ne»v» Service Stuff Correspondent. Washington, Dec. 13.—The Ameri can Red Cross is prepared to' extend quick and effective aid anywhere in the United States in times of epidemic, of a well-equipped nnrsing corps num-i tiering 40,000, according to excerpts ■ from the yearly report of the organi- j zation made public today. The work with which the organiza tion has engaged itself within the; last year has been the conservation j of life ngainst the ravages of disease, i and accidents in industry. To this end first-aid instructors and lecturers disaster, or war through the medium were sent throughout the country dis seminating information to help check and eliminate this strain upon the na tion’s greatest resource—its man power. , "This corps of 40,000 qualified, nurses forms a nursing reserve which is immediately available to' the gov ernment in time of epidemics, dis asters, or war,” the report states. “The assignment of public health nurses to communities having no other public health agencies is a part of the Red Cross program. During the year 1,000 of these nurses carried the message of health to the people in as many localities. In addition, five nurses, maintained by a fund be queathed by Miss Jane A. Delano, wartime director of the Red Cross Nursing service, are on duty in re mote and isolated sections of the, country—one on Islands off the coast of Maine, one in Idaho, one in Vir ginia, a fourth in Alaska, and the fifth in the mountains of North Caro- ] lina. Seek to Reduce Accidents. "During the 13 months of the war with Germany," the report continues, "125,000 persons were killed by acci dents In America, or one and one-haif times the number of battle casualties suffered by American troops at the front. The Red Cross is seeking to reduce these losses and offers Its course In first aid to railroads, fac tories, mines and various industries— to schools and groups of people every where. "More than half a million railroad employes during the last 10 yeurs have been given Red Cross first-aid instruction, and the result* have plainly shown Its value. The experi ence of the Red Cross shows that the accident rate among Industrial work ers who received this instruction was 75 per cent less than among unin structed. During the year 14,000 persons com pleted the Red Cross course In first aid, 4,000 more than in the previous year, and 148,000 were reached with demonstrations by the first aid car. which traveled 8,646 miles over the railroads of the country." The prevention of bathing acci dents and the instructing of a well trained volunteer life-saving corps also was enumerated as one of the activities of the Red Cross, which was energetically developed during the year. New members, numbering 18. 000, were added to the Red Cross life-saving corps. Increasing the per sonnel to 50,000. 50,0(10 In Life-Saving Corps. ‘The Red Cross Lifesaving Corps, now numbering 50.000 members, was first organised In 1914, ' the report states. "It was organized to combat the loss of life through drowning at the watering places of the country. All these members, Including men. women and children, are trained life savers. able to rescue and revive a drowning person. Last year 18,000 new members were added to the orps —an Increase of 6,000 over the previ ous year." The report points out these figures do not Include the thousands who passed the Red Cross tests, but failed to fulfill all require monts to entitle them to secure mem bership certificates and wear the of i ficlal Insignia. The report stated that Interest In ths Red Cross course In home hygiene and care of the sick has greatly in creased within the last year. Last year 67.000 students took the course, of whom one-third were school stu dents. The Red Cross also appointed 1,088 nurses as Instructors in this course. "The course alms to teach, first, preventive measures; second, how to keep well; third, simple nursing meth ods of faring for the sick in the home. "The courso also aims to assist In reducing Infant mortality by In struction on the proper care of In fants and children and to further health and efficiency hy the teaching of simple health rules and their ap plication to personal hygiene and household sanitation. This course Is given generally to women and girls," the report continues, "and many schools have Introduced It as part of their curriculum Teach Fond Value*. "The nutrition expert Is especially valuable In her effort* to prevent or i-tire disease directly trareabl* to im proper or Inadequate food. The pub Ho schools furnish the most fertile field for tho Rod Cross nutrition worker, This year the standard of health was raised In the homes of 186.496 children, who were given teg ular nutrition Instruction In the schools. Thirteen thousand mother* attended nutrition 11 iff. s, home vIhIIs were made and consiilta lions held on special dietary needs, and more than I.HtO schools were as slsled In furnishing hot Intuit. at | noon by the Red Cross,'' tlie report | slated. Children and their parents, through these lied Cross aotlvltles, were im pressed with the importance of regu lar meals, according to the report. Reasonable attention was given to lhe choice of food, thorough mastlca I (ion, care of teeth, scrupulous cleanli ness in handling food, and the requis ites of fresh air. exercise, rest and at tention to weight. At the present time, the report stated, every one of tho 5,452,745 school children who hold membership in ihe American Junior Red Cross are being taught the importance of proper food and adequate exercise. The chll dren are taught proper health habits und are encouraged to take part In campaigns for health and sanitary betterment. The Junior organization i has two effective slogans, “Fit for | Service' and “Every Child a Swim mer,” and instruction in both en deavors are being enthusiastically carried out in schools everywhere. The official Red Cross years comes to a close June 30, 1924, the report concluded, and, following Its custom, the American Red Cross will hold the annual roll call this year from Ararat stice day to Thanksgiving day. German Cabinet to Quit Monday ’’resident Ebert May Ask Dr. Stresseman to Form New New Ministry. By Universal Nerrlre, Berlin, Dec. 13.—The first week of the new German cabinet crisis pre cipitated by the paradoxical election results, enJed in a deadlock. Stresseman's peoples party declared formally tliat It would not enter the new cabinet unless the nationalists were taken in and the CdTffollc center party, including Chancellor Marx, declared it would not enter un less the nationalists were kept out. The nationalists have threatened the most ruthless oppositions if they are left’ out and the socialists have done the same. There the matter rests over Sunday. On Monday the present Marx cabi net will formally submit its resigna tion to President Ebert and Ebert Is generally expected to ask Dr. Stresse man—whd precipitated the last cabi net crisis and practically forced the election in the effort to get national sists into the cabinet—to go ahead and form a new cabinet to his heart's content. But both Stresseman and the na tionalists are badly scared by the un favorable echo which the proposed semi-nationalist cabinet evoked throughout the world. It Is thought certain that Stresseman will decline to head such a cabinet for' that rea son and it is expected that national ists will advise President Ebert to en trust the mandate for the chancellor ship to a man of the Cathlic center party who would be expected to try to persuade even the democrats to stay in the cabinet and thus give it a less belligerent appearance. The outcome is therefore clouds, and doUbt ts felt that any super party man can be found who could end the deadlock. Fremont to Have Community Tree Special Dispatch to The Omaha lw. Fremont, Neb.. Dec. 14—Plans have been completed for the erection of a community Christmas tree in the city park, with the distribution • t 2,000 boxes of candy to the chil dren of Fremont. This program is In line with the annual custom during tho holiday j season. The streets of Fremont have already assumed the holiday attire, wilh red and green bulbs In the street lights. Treating a holiday appearance. Tho Chamber of Commerce is uniting with the city council in the erection of the Christmas tree and the dls trlbutlon of gifts to the kiddles. Three Golden W edding Anniversaries in Week Special Dispatch t« Tils Omaha IW. Columbus, Neb.. Deo. 14.—Three I.elgh, Neb., couples celebrated golden wedding anniversaries during the week. One went It five years hetler. They wore Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rabe ler, sr., who have been married 55 years. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Uttlenian and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wurdentan, all local pioneers. W oinan W ins Damage Suit. special Dispatch to The Omaha Iter. Columbus, Neb.. Dec. 14.—Because Mis. Anna Ruddecke, farm wife, liv ing near .Spalding. Neh . became 111 when her husband was suddenly elected from a farm he was renting tiom Fred and Joseph Hatin, who are alleged to have wished to mike way for another renter, she filed suit In district court for damages and was awarded $1,000 by the Jfir.v in Greeley county. Stock Brings Good Price. Sia-ctal Dispatch to The Omaha Itee. Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 14—Ren Slakes, farmer living near BUm Springe held a public salt# which netted him nearly $7,ooo. Mules sold, from $00 to 4100. nilb-fi cow* front $’•7 50 to 4100 and other stock In proportion. Farm machinery found ready buyers at top pliers Mr. Stakes will move to Beatrice about the first of the year. Water Shortage H<*|*orl«*ti. apeelal IM«t»ntrh' to Tl»»» Omnh« |W, f'nlumbu*. Neb., Dee. 14.—As n re Milt « f the Inng frt 11 drouth, reports from northern Greeley county Intll • site tlmt niHiiy nurface wells on up* l.inil farms h »vo gone dry and In Hf-ni* Instance* bind owner* are i-H'd to haul their entire water Mupplv front neighbor*. life)I Give Furniture for Christmas ___ M Husband Shoots Girl Who Asked Wife on “Party” Fires Five Bullets Into Back of Woman Employe on Duty in Telegraph Office. By l nlv«T#n*l Nervlre. Atlanta, Ua., J)eo. 13.—Because he didn't want his bride of two months to listen to the pleadings of a young woman to "go out on a party." C. A. Roark, 32-year-old supervisor of automatic telegraph machines In the office of the Western Union Tele graph company here, tonight walked up to his wife’s temptress, Pena Moore, 21, and shot her five times in the back, killing her almost in stantly. Miss Moore and Mrs. Roark were both automatic operators and were sitting -at work, side by side, when Roark opened fire. Mrs. Roark told the story of her hushand’s rage when she was taken to police headquarters along with Roark, who was arrested, still hold ing hbt smoking pistol. Mrs. Roark told police she had been closely associated with Miss Moore for years before she becamd the bride of Roark. Miss Moore, she said, had resented the attentions paid her before her marriage by Roark and after the marriage hud attempted to "come betw-een" her and her hus band. Saturday night, the young woman said, she had been asked by Miss Moore to "go out on a party," but she had refused, and told her hus band. He became enraged, she said, but made no mention of any inten tion of harming Miss Moore. Roark, in his cell, was almost hys- j terical. He refused to talk with any ■ one. Told that Miss Moore was dead, he made a frantic gesture and walked \ away. j Burgess Bedtime Stories \__ Ry THORNTON W. RIRGEHS. Who of bad matters xnak*M the beet Will win. whatever be the test. ^_ —Reddy Fox. Reddy and Mrs. Reddy Make the Rest of a Rsd Matter. Planning a new home and getting a new home were guite different mat ters, as Reddy fox and Mi a. Reddy soon found out. Had It been spring or summer, getting that new home would have been merely a matter of doing a little work. They would have tsVl I l JL. JLH V ' ¥ kr»»t \ "It mifilit be worse.” said she; "we can make it do.” decided where they wanted that new home and then would have dug It. Iiut now the ground was frozen. There could be no digging. They made sure that their old. home had been ruined. They poked i their heads in at the front door and at the bark door. The smell of smoke' was still strong. There was no’ doubt that that home was ruined so far as they were concerned. In the first place there was that smell of smoke. But worse still was the know ledge that all those hunters knew where that home was. It wouldn't be safe to live there. "It's no use," said Mrs. Reddy sadly. "We may as well give up all thought of using this old home any more. I wouldn't feel safe a minute in It. No. sir, I wouldn t feel safe a minute. I don't know what we'll do, for we can't dig a new home with the ground frozen this way. I suppose well have to use an old house.'' , "I suppose we will," said Reddy meekly, "I suppose wc can use the j old one we had two years ago over on the edge of the Green Forest. "We ll go look at it," declared Mrs. Reddy. So toget her they started off. When they reached the old home they found the doorway partly fill ed In with sand and leaves The sand was frozen Mrs. Reddy set to work with her black paws, she soon had the leaves and sand out. She went on down in Presently she poked her head out. "It might tie worse '• said *he We can make It do. The liaek door has got to be opened up. The hack hall in full of rubbish We've got to get that out 1 wouldn’t for a minute consider living In a house without a back door. If It hadn't l>een for the hack door In our ruined home over there tn the Old Pasture neither Of us would lie alive now. Any Fog who gets caught In a place with only otic way out docen t deserve to es cape. New get busy, Reddy Fox. and clear out that hack hall.” Reddy was so meek and humble that he was ready to do anything. He didn't even grumble as he went to work. It really wasn’t very much of a Job after all. It didn’t take them a great while to get the old house fixed up well enough for them to live in. Then they sat down to talk things over. "No more chickens for us," said Mrs. Reddy decidedly. "We’ve got to keep away from all henhouses for a long time. We can’t afford to be hunted again the way we were hunt ed yesterday. Its a wonder both of us are here now. Another hunt like that and we would have to leave this part of the country altogether. As it is. i we’ve got to make the best of a bad I matter. Now. Promise me . Reddy, that you will keep away from the chickens.” .."I promise," replied Reddy. "I’ve learned my lesson. I ll starve before 1 go near a henhouse again ” Mrs. Reddy looked at him long and sharply. Then, satisfied that he really meant what he said, she gave a little sigh of relief. fCooyrlsht. 1924. > The next story: "Lightfoot Uses His Ears." a1 — ■ ■ ^ -- — - - BERNICE COAL Arkanaaa Anthracite W«> Hnv« i« Fr*»h Supply UPDIKE lcomablecro& WA lnut 0300 “Moral Supporters” Called on for Financial Aid Pawnee City, Neb., Dec. 13.—Fif teen residents of Pawnee City and vicinity who signed their “moral sup port” for a winter lyceum course in this city met here yesterday to form plans to meet the obligations of the local committee incurred in giving the first two numbers of the course. Four numbers comprised the pro gram sold to the committee by a Des Moines lyceum bureau, and yes terday the committee received word that the remaining numbers had been cancelled and the'company unable to continue with the contract. The 15 pledges of moral support be came financial obligations and the signers stated yesterday that they will probably lose 3100. Many season tickets for the entire course were sold, and to protect the patrons the committee announced that an oppor tunity would be given ticket holders to redeem the unused part of tickets. Many of the signers secured by the lyceum bureau were also assessed to pay local expenses as guarantors of the Chautauqua given here this summer. a g LAST WEEK 2:20 S; 8:20 LAST 0 MATINEES LAST « NIGHTS W)U>H ZWQkndJKTELUKKW* :ECIL B. MIGHTIEST c MILIE^^TmV^PECTACLE . j'cviY Uy ce-A/. e '-<1p-sasc A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION FAKA/S PLAYERS-LAW COUPOGATlON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Seats selling for ail remaining per formances. Nights: 50c. 5100, 51 SO Plus Matinees: 50c, 75c. *1.00 Tax Will not be shown elsewhere in Omaha within one year. Franklin County, III. COAL ECONOMY— , Lump $1A50 Grate. 11/ Lgf,.¥10°° A Coal That Ha* Made Good In Omaha for the Past 25 Years Phone AT lantic 2700 ;T Aik for a Coal Chart Sunderland Bros.Co. rWind Burned Skins] Soothed By i Cuticur a | After motoring golf and other i outdoor pleasures anoint the face and hands with Cuucura Ointment. Aftet five minutes wash ofl with i Cuticura Soap snd hot water There is nothing better for red. rough Ir ritated skins Don't forget to add Cuticura Talcum to your toilet preparations. tswpTM Itm »f Mall A.' *'*— • OaUtar* LaMar rails Ore* t«r MalAaaat Mas Mesi «h«r» Soapttc OinUnastM ae.l MV Taknra *- . ^ BWf* Cstksra Pesdscts Are HsUahls.^ CHECK SHOWS 90 OF CREW MISSING By l nlvenml Service. Tokio, Dec. 14.—Ninety officers and seamen of the Japanese special serv ice ship Kanto Maru, which wanted aground Friday off the northwestern coast of Japan, during a severe bliz zard, are missing, according to a check of the crew list toduy by the naval authorities. The known number of dead Is an nounced as. nine. Including Major Morlsita and seven sailors. One hundred and 10 member* of the Kanto's crew' have been rescued by the Japanese warship Kasuga and the destroyers Umlkaze and Yam kaze, which were dispatched from the naval base at Mamalzura and Yokohama to render assistance. The Kanto Is said to be a total loss. OSTEOPATHY -^7 Gives Direct Assistance to Nature HKa\s% f IWbi _ jHBhfflri - HELEN HOAGLAND At the Organ Playing “Love’» Old Sweet Song” i Featuring The Mighty Harp Unit Built and In stalled by the Pipe Organ Service Co. of Omaha | iM™i .au f i’hir Rose Harry and Emma • f YORKE A KING I *H AH ROCK I t OMAHA'S OWN AMERICAN LEGION J DRCM AND BUGLE CORPS • i Mnrgit Urged os ) Ishikawa Druthers * | PUW I- It-- P.4XHVO ELEPHANTS I , l »rrv Child Attending the Matinee* t , Monday to Friday Inclusive Will Be ? , Presented vrtth a Soovemtr Toy T HOD 3E Conrad Nagel PAULINE FREDERICK MAE BUSCH RRIED FLIRTS^ ■*■ ■ ■ — Now Playing j Delicioutly Humorou* Inlriguingly Myiterioui Appealingly Romantic THE NARROW STREET Dorothy Devore—Matt Moare j LLOYD HAMILTON in “CRUSHED” Carol & Louise Dore "Mutic That Charm*’* ) NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS +* LOTHROP.24th and Lothrop Mae Busch and Adolphe Men row in ‘Broken Barriera" GRAND ...... 16th and Baney Milton Sills and ATla Nanmerg in *‘M?donna of the 51 root a" BOULEVARD . . 33d and Loa von worth Virginia Valll in "In Every Woman's Lift" HAMILTON .... 401 h and Hamilton Tom Mia in "North of Hudson Bay" -- * A Laugh Tonic “Good Night Nurse” M err jr Mu.iral Comtdy ia Addition to Photoplays Hr |>rt t . ■ < Vaudeville Photoplay* S*a Acgs of Quality, with Two Headline Featuros Maurice Barrett Sc. Co. DANCING SHOES" On tC. Soon CHARLES RAY "DYNAMITE SMITH" lO/rt I toTii Ooaha'a I"" C«t» jyuyLid/ m.i .nd n.i. Tod.» J^V 'BOZO” V& 4I, HE NEVER 5f| ARS) ^ \%«th Bar nap Ca*i*rd's * Magnificent t’aliimkls Rut leak I /fir* FOLLIES OF THE DAY" * tited >h,»rpo«»* Matmes At Silt Pat tv