Widow in Hovel
' Must Wait Turn
for Free Shoes
pour Children, Whom She
j Struggles to Support, Will
Be Supplied When
Funds Come in.
• Christmas past. Have you "forgot
ten" anybody? Maybe you forgot the
tfldow'who llvea in a hovel nev the
river and struggles to gather enough
wood to keep her four children warm
atul who worries because there Isn't
a whole shoe among them.
They’re on the Free Shoe fund list
and will be supplied with shoes when
their turn comes and that depends
on the amount of money received
from the generous readers of The
Omaha Bee who support the fund.
Deaf Pupils Give.
Many other such cases. Every one
thoroughly deserving. Every one
carefully Investigated without ex
pense to the fund.
Today's contributions come from
two church societies, pupils in ft
school for the deaf, a whist club,
realty company and members of a
high school class, besides numerous
Individuals.
; Acknowledged ...............$1,430,113
' pi .r. h. 1.00
j H I,.'.. 1.00
, Holy- Cross Guild. Paplllion, Neb.. ft . 00
' H-13 2.00
A Friend . 1.00
K A. Seandrett .. 10.00
Ft.'tv Jean Cochrane, Kearney,
Neb. 1.00
(tnlvrrf B I.tndquest . 4.00
31. C. .Tones, York, Neb. 3.00
K. Yaks . 2.00
ft. K. 1.00
A Friend . 2.00
T B. K. 5.00
y A Friend . 6.00
Uhristlan Endeavor Boy* and
Girls, Iowa School for the
-Dear . »•$»
John M McFarland. 6.00
Jo. Phillip Haffner. 2.00
"No Name" . 6.00
Virginia .. --00
World Realty Co. * 00
3i J. B.. -?6
Omaha Woman'* Whlat club. in. bn I
Henze* Turn* . 2.00
Pax Vobl»cum *ocl«ty . 5.00
Senior class. Elgin (Neb.) High
school .,. 500
Total .I1.52S.S8
Need Is Great.
Great is the need for shoes on
numerous cold little feet with no
other established means of getting
them than the Free Shoe fund.
Cheeks, cash or money orders
should be mailed or brought to The
Omaha Bee office to be converted
quickly into shoes for these waifs.
Thankful acknowledgment will be
made through this column.
AVALANCHE OF
LATE MAIL HERE
An avalanche of belated mail swept
into the Omaha postoffice Christmas
day. So great was the number of
letters and packages that it will lie
at least two days before distribution
can be completed.
The chief reason for the big mall.
Postmaster Black says. Is due to late
mailing by patrons and the tardiness
of all trains.
Every one of the extra 150 men
employed for the Christmas rush will
be retained until every piece of mail
is distributed, said Black, who wishes
Omahans to exej-cise a little patience
if their mall is late.
Burchard Cattle Bring Top
Price on Kansas City Market
Pawnee City, Dec. 2«.—C. if Clark
of Burchard, west of this place, drew
the top price on the Kansas City mar
ket on his shipment of beef cattle. He
was paid $14.25 a hundred weight.
Nine heifers of the lot sold for $10,
also the top in their class.
Mr. Clark holds the high record of
$22.25 on the open market, which he
drew on a shipment in war time.
When You Feel a Cold Coming On
Take Eaxative BROMO QUININE
Tablets to work off the cause and to
fortify the system against an attack
of Grip or Influenza. A Safe and
Proven Remedy. The box bears sig
nature of E. W. Grove. 30c.—Adver
tisement. _
Motorist ‘Takes Chance,” Defies
Robber on Lighted Street, Wins
Bandit Steps Into Car of H. A. Cameron and Orders “Hands
Up;” Leaps From Machine After Alarm Is Given;
Stops Pursuit With Threats of Gunfire.
"Put up you're hands or you're a
gonner!”
Beads of chilly presplratlon trickled
from the forehead of H. A. Cameron,
treasurer of the Marmon-Haywnrd
Automobile company, as he heard the
command and felt the pressure of a
revolver against his side.
Cameron had just entered his sedan
in front of the Marmon company,
2416 Farnam street. As he had start
ed to back the car out from the curb
a young, hard-faced man had jerked
open the car door and jumped in
beside him.
Takes a Chance.
The youthful bandit spoke in a
low, tense voice. Cameron hesitated,
weighing the chances. The street
was brightly lighted, and many pe
destrians were passing. Within a few
feet was a brightly-lighted dancing
academy. He could hear the music,
see the faces of the passersby, yet
here he sat, In his own car, facing
what seemed to be either robbery or
death.
Somehow the situation seemed a lit
tle absurd. He decided to take a
chance.
"I can’t take my hands off the
wheel." he told the bandit. "I have
to steer It.”
"Drive West!”
Cameron spoke in a loud voice,
hoping to attract someone.
"None of that loud talk,” warned
the bandit, punctuating his remark
with the muzzle of the revolver.
“Drive west.”
"But I can't drive west. I'll hit
that car next to us,” argued Cam
eron, still in as loud a voice as he
dared. He then deliberately killed
his motor .and added, "See, it won't
go."
"Start that motor and bark up,"
ordered the bandit, fiercely, but still
in a low voice.
Crowd Gather*.
Cameron started the motor again,
glanced desperately about, seeing at
least a score of pedestrians passing.
Then he took another chance. He
threw the ear into low gear, releasing
his clutch with a jerk, and steered
directly into the nearby automobile,
hitting it with a great crash.
Cameron then opened the door of
tlie ear. A crowd was gathering.
"Don’t get out or I’ll shoot you,"
growled the bandit.
Makes Escape.
"Well, I’m going to get out, any
way," replied Cameron, stepping to
the running board/ He then ran
quickly behind the car pnd shouted
for help. Among the score *f men
who rushed to the scene was Ed Sten
nett, Marraon salesman. Stennett and
others caught sight of the bandit,
fleeing north on Twenty-fifth avenue,
and gave chase. Stennett gained on
him quite rapidly, but at Douglas
street the bandit turned around, pulled
his revolver and threatened to shoot.
Being unarmed, Stennett and other
pursuers paused and the bandit es
caped.
At the time of the holdup, Cameron
was wearing a diamond ring and a
diamond pin of considerable value. De
spite his failure to obey the bandit did
not become profane, Mr. Cameron
said.
Stale bread should be used for
poultry stuffing, so It will not be
soggy and heavy.
E >«Ha.YDEN 'a » E
I Hundreds of
{ Big, Heavy Plaid Back
10 coats
I A
J The Most Remarkable Lot of Overcoat m
| Values We Have Ever Assembled at Such B
| an Exceedingly Low Price
j Your Choice m
4$ 1
l Every , ■ B§
uoe y ^B v|
;
to
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! ™
( Saturday
| Such Coats. Would Be
( Impossible to Duplicate
{ at Double the
J Sale Price
l
j Big Heavy Plaid Backs,
j Inverted Pleats, V2 Belts ; j
j and Belts All Around, 1
| j Plain Heavy Box Backs,
! j Roomy Ulsters in All the
I Newest Shades and~Fuii
l Lined.
J Hundreds of 2-Pants Suits
* Men’* and young men's two-pants suits, wonderful materials, high-class work
l manship, on sale Saturday.
1
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Outlook Brightest
in 28 Years. Says
Secretary Mellon
J
Nation’s Business in Better
Shape Than at Any Time
Since 1896, Treasury
Head Declares.
Washington, Dec. 26.—No year since
that following the election of 1896 has
given such promise of commercial
progress and national prosperity as
does 1925, in the opinion of Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon.
“The situation in America looks
more favorable for sound and orderly
economic development that at any
time since the war,” the secretary de-j
dared today.
However, in order that the United
States may enter the new year with a
view to "obtaining t lie maximum of
prosperity and progress and that fu
ture years may guarantee to the peo
ple ot the republic prosperous and
healthy conditions certain fundament
al requirements must be met, accord
ing to Mellon's view.
Among the paramount of these
are:
1. Sound economic administration
of the national and state govern
ments.
2. Tax reform with assessments so
levied that the source from which the
returns are derived will remain un
harmed.
3. Application of conservative,
sane principles to the carrying on of
commercial and Industrial Institutions.
Secretary Mellon helieves that the
American people are pledged to the
application of these principles, accord
Ing to the spirit reflected from the
last national election when the voters
"repudiated various theories inconsist
ent with economic laws and expressed
themselves In favor of a conservative
and orderly program of handling our
governmental affairs."
"It Is only through hard work,
economy ami sound policies lhat we
have a right to expect true progress,"
Mellon asserted.
During the last four years the ad
ministration has been occupied with
the problem of reconstruction, and
this has succeeded, In Mellon's opin
ion. It was pointed out that in 1321
when the adjustment of government
finance to peace time basis started,
there existed a staggering public debt
of $24,000,000,000.
Expenditures are reduced from
aliout $6,500,000,000 during the fiscal
year of 1321 to $.1,500,000,000 In 1324
through the establishment of the
budget.
"In 1320 federal- taxes collected
amounted to but $54 per capita: next
year they should be but $27, a cut of
exactly one-half," Mellon said.
“At the same time the public debt
has been reduced $2,100,000,000 since
March 1, 1321, and provision made in
each year's hudget for debt retire
ments of about $500,000,000 charge
able against ordinary receipts.’’
The secretary feels that the condi
tion brought aliout by the partial col
lapse of 1he economic structure of
the United Slates shortly after I he
war—long dished business, closed fac
tories, unemployment, banks paralyzed
with frozen loans—has passed.
"It has taken time for this situa
tion completely to remedy itself, but
the adjustment has now been made
and both banking and business con
dltlona are In a thoroughly sound ,
position," he declared. a
Prices were described as compara* f
tively stable, production Increasing. ' .
employment better, while bank do- w
posits have increased $600,600 nno
$900,000,000 since 1921. Bank
serves are said to be unusually high
and frozen loans liquidated.
"The country's banking and credit
structure was never In a stronger
position and more able to supisnt
continued business and Industrial ex
pansion," Mellon declared.
fCopyrlsht. 16Z4.)
West Point Man Takes Life.
&p«»4'lal Dispatch to Tl»e Omaha Bee.
West Point, Dec. 26.—John O. Duf
fin, 55, a Cuming county pioneer, com
mitted suicide Thursday night by
hanging with a rope. No reason is
known for Ids act. Funeral services
will ho held Sunday.
CHAPPED HANDS
chilblains, frostbite—just rub
on soothing, cooling, healing
VICKS
▼ VapoRui
Omr IT Million Jmrm Ummd Ymmrly
Now Packing Oar Store to Capacity '
GIGANTIC CLEARAWAY OF OUR
FALL AND WINTER STOCKS of -,
Q ALITY WEARABLES
at exactly
NOT A GARMENT EXCEPTED. .
________ To think of being able to
YOUR CHOICE IS STORE-WIDE. relect garme„, in
Beddeo stock at half price
is enough to create unusual
enthusiasm, but to be able
to make such purchase with
but one dollar down is a •
buying condition which
shatters all records.
i
We are determined to effect an abso
lute and sweeping clearance of all on
hand stocks, and this great Combina
tion Sale is our method of accom
plishing our purpose.
Look where you will,
cash store or credit
store,
Beddeo’s Big
Sensational t
Garment w**-- T/ . a a
Values Over- ^ig (| J 1 j (w jnC]
shadow All
Others
NEVER BEFORETjTyy^TWft
Such a Marvelous
Opportunity to SAVE
Our stocks are overwhelmingly broad.
No matter what your garment needs may
be, they can be most exactingly met here.
— K
Men’s and Young Men’s
Suitsand Overcoats
$35.00 Garments in Sale ... . .$17.50
39.50 Garments in Sale . 19.75
45.00 Garments in Sale ... 22.50
55.00 Garments in Sale . .... 27.50
65.00 Garments in Sale .. . . . 32.50
• •
Women’s and Misses’
Coats and Dresses
$24.50 Garments in Sale .. $12.75
29.50 Garments in Sale.«... 14.75
35.00 Garments in Sale ..17.50
45.00 Garments in Sale . . 22.50
55.00 Garments in Sale... 27.50
75.00 Garments in Sale . 37.50
Your Choice is Store-wide—Any Garment Goes at */2 Price
BUY ON BUY ON ^
PAYMENTS PAYMENTS >
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