Crisis in French
Chamber Has Been
' Finally Averted
T,ailroad Strikes Dismissed in
1920 Are Center of Argu
ment; Leaders Will Ac
cept Senate’s Viewpoint.
Hr Asaorlated Press
’ Pari*. Dec. 26.—It appeared to
night that the government had been
ttbie to avert the ministerial crisis
which was unexpectedly precipitated
Wednesday when it was defeated by
a vote in the senate on an amend
ment to the amnesty bill. It was
said that the -radical and socialist
parties likely would vote for the bill
_as outlined by the senate when it
comes up before the chamber next
Tuesday.
Senate Disagrees.
r. The disagreement between the
% chamber and the senate on the meas
«; ute came about over a. clause con
corning the reinstatement of the rail
road strikers who were dismissed by
the companies after the 1920 strike.
The chamber insisted that the com
.. . panies should be forced to reinstate
^ these former employes. The senate
■ originally amended this clause so that
the reinstatement of the men would
* be optional with the companies. The
' bill went back to the chamber and
tl" ihe amended clause was substituted
with the original one. When the
j measure was returned to the senate
. Wednesday the upper house voted
down the chamber—and incidentally,
the government—and the bill was re
turned to the chamber with the com
’ pulsory reinstatement clause miss
• ng.
Leader* Resell Agreement.
It was understood today that Ihe
loaders of the chamber had been per
• suaded by the government to accept
the senate's viewpoint and make the
re-engagement of the former strikers
option with the railroad companies.
At the same time it was said that
many members of the socialist party
' jn the chamber might abstain from
. voting on the bill Tuesday or might
separate from their leaders, th/s
*. - ausing an embarrassment to the
government and reducing the work
ing majority.
The socialist leaders have Insisted
.**ihat the government make a decision
' in the course of the discussion on the.
amnesty bill Tuesday, that it will
bring pressure to bear upon the com
- pany’s to take back the former strik
ifi era in the largest numbers possible.
Premier Herriot Active.
Premier Herriot, who has been 111
! for some thne, received the leaders
i of both majority parties in his rooms
iT today. It was declared to be due to
1 his personal efforts that a crisis
§1 probably will be avoided although the
J socialist position is not yet definite
j; ly clear. The party will meet Amior
row and it is understood the leaders
»• will attempt to bring the insurgents
3 into line to form the left groups
i solidly behind the premier.
| WEST POINT DRINK
RESORT RAIDED
West Point. Drfe. 26.—A raid was
made on the Boh High soft drink par
? lor Tuesday night by Sheriff Sexton
i end William Krlenke. Hleri McOuire
; nnd William Keegan, the latter of
£ Fremont, who have been In charge
f of the place for the past few months,
-f were arrested on charges of illegal
• possession and furnishing of liquor.
J A small quantity of liquor was found
* and the place Is now closed.
Both men pleaded not guilty an<3
J: hall was set at $500 each. They were
S, unable to furnish bonds nnd are await
Sj log trial on December 21.
N. B. UPDIKE, JR,
GOES UNDER KNIFE
Word reached Omaha Friday that
S' Nelson Updike. Jr, had succcss
2 fully undergone an operation ai the
; Vuyn hospital. Roclieeter. Minn,
■’ Made necessary hy an Injury to his
: r :ht collar bone.
The injur> was suffered during the
t hunting season by the recoil of a
* shotgun. No attention was Riven to
; the matter at the time.
Young Updike Is expected to return
i home tn a few days.
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3 ?iainpf>*t Twin Swine
Presented to Museum
Vermillion. H. D, Dec. 26.—This
* lHtle lilg didn’t go to market. He
couldn't very well, e.ven though he has
two bodies, eight legs and four ears,
. for he was stillborn. 8o now he is
r resting in a bottle In the museum of
:: the University of South Dakota.
The ‘'Siamese twin" Is about 10
" Inches long, and his two bodies arc
■ Joined at ths base of the skull. Two
of his feet cross esch other at the
place of Joining Of, the two backs.
The freak specimen was presented
t to the museum hy Editor Hoisted of
f the Vermillion Tlaln Talk, who re
reived It from Albert Westling, n farm
; er residing shout 20 miles northwest
•j «»f Vermillion.
• (Uirislrnas Parly Given
: at “Rest Haven,” New Gaelic
Newcastle, Dec. 28.—One of the
biggest social events of the sesson
here was a house party given nt
i'Hest Havsn," the home r.r Mrs. V.
*■1 It Richards, mother of Hr. R.
2! Richards, relatives and friends being
entertained with various amuse
ments In keeping with the season,
(inn feature of the party was the
opening of a big artificial Christ
! • mas pie containing present* for all
V 1 lie goes!*,
The party Included Mr. snd Mrs.
I1 * ,T. B. Carr of Redfleld, S. H.: Mr. and
■ Mrs. J. I,ynk of Marshalltown, Is.:
' ur. Osne Krrnnon* nt Chicago snd
several from Cleveland, O.
C | *
’ Combined Age* of 20
at Birth Anniversary
Celebration 1,6711 Years
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Mlnatare, Her. ?8.—Members of the
r.oiidfcllowshlp club assisted Mrs. A.
t Mollis, known as Urandina Mollis,
celebrated her 94th birthday annlvrr
' g„rv. The combined ages of the 111
inriiibci H of Hip < lull prrvnt wh*
1,1‘hK year*.
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Romance Bows to Tragedy as School
Blaze Brings Death to Bride-to-Be
By Associated Frees.
Hobart, Okl.. Dec. I*.—Bells which
were to have pealed for the wedding
of Claude Bolding and Glady* Cle
ments yesterday, today will toll
lugubriously as ?he body of the girlie
laid in its final resting place In the
Hobart cemetery.
Miss Clements was one of three sis
ters who perished with 30 other per
sons In a fire which destroyed Babb's
Switch school hoys* while a Christ
mas eve entertainment was in prog
ress. Bolding, badly burned In an at
tempt to save his sweetheart, Is ex
pected to recover. One of Miss Cle
ments' sisters, Mrs. Juanita Clements
Stevenson, came here with her 3-year
old daughter from Michigan to attend
the w'edding. Today the bodies of
mother and child He side by side, to
gether with that of Miss Clements'
other sister, who was to have acted
as bridesmaid.
Romance again bowed to tragedy In
the case of Aubrey Coffey and Vesta
Jackson, who were to have been mar
ried next spring. Both perished in
the fire. Edward Jackson, brother of
the. girl, sought to rescue the pair
when, standing on the outside, he
tried ‘ to tear loose the wire netting
which barred their way to safety.
The wire resisted his efforts.
J. F. Eden, carried through the
doorway of the building on the tide
of hysterical humans, lighting their
way to safety, sought to force his
way back into the inferno for his .1
year-old daughter, but was unable to
gain an entrance and the child burn
ed to death.
Mrs. W. Cl. Bolding lost three chil
dren in the fire. One of them, Ed
ward, 8, she had managed to get out
of the building wilh her, but once out
side the boy remembered his toys he
had left behind and dashed back after
them. He never came out.
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Burgess Bedtime
.Stories
By THORNTON W. BI RGE88.
True couraRo ne'er Riven way to fear
When unexpected foe* appear
—Old Mother Nature.
The Young Otter’s Curiosity Is
Satisfied.
Never was Peter Rabbit more filled
with eruioslty than was the wilful lit
tle Otter, plunging through the snow
toward a certain little hemlock tree.
She was sure that she had seen gome
thing move under that little hemlock
Iree. She hadn't tlie least hit of fear.
For an instant Yowier hesitated.
Never in her short life had she been
in danger. Never has she had a real
fright. You see, always her father,
Little Joe Otter, or her mother had
been close at hand. And, of course,
with father or mother near there was
never anything to be afraid of.
Now the lqwest boughs of that little
hemlock tree were bent tn’the ground
by the snow on them. Under them It
was dark. It wag in this darkness
that the little Otter had thought she
saw something move. She kept her
bright eyes fixed on it as she drew
nearer. A few feet from it she
stopped abruptly. In that darkness
under the bough* of the hemlock
tree were two little spots of light. The
young Otter stared and blinked and
stared again. Gradually she made otu
a fare. The two little spots of light
were two eye*, glowing with hunger
anti savage eagerness. The face waa
a fiarce-looklng face. Never hud the
young Otter seen atuch a fierce-look
ing face. For the first time In her
life a chill of fear ran all over her.
She no longer had an curiosity.
Whose face It was she was staring i t
she hadn't the least Idea. She didn’t
even want to find out. She suddenly
wished she was back where qhe should
have been with her father and mother
and brother. She turned and bounded
l)Hck toward the trail. The Instant
she turned a yellowish-brown, spotted
form hounded out from beneath the
young hemlock tree, it was Yowler
the Bob Cat.
Despite the shortness of her legs
the young Otter moved fast. But with
Id* longer legs Yowler moved faster.
By the time she was back on the trail
Yowler was only a jump behind her.
Never was there a more frightened
voungster In all the Great World than
was that young Otter. But she was
no coward. Like a flash she turned t(t
face Yowler, spitting and snarling.
For an instant. Yowler hesitated. He
bad hoped to spring on her back. But
he hadn't been quite quick enough.
She was not fully grown, hut still she
was big enough to fight hard, and so
Yowler hesitated. But It was only for
a moment. He knew that she was
young and probably never had been
in a fight. Ha was quite willing to be
bitten and scratched a little for the
sake of such a dinner as that young
Otter would make him. So with a
snarl Yowler sprang at her.
He tried to seize her by the throat,
hut ahe was too quick for him. The
next in»tant they were roiling over
and over in tlse snow, snarling, spit
ting, growling, biting and claw-ing at
each other. Now Yowler likes to fight
on hlg back so he can use those great,
stout hind feet of his to rip and tear.
But an Otter, like other members of
the Weasel family, can twist and turn
in a marvelous way. So the young
Otter managed to keep out of reach
of those clawing hind feet.
Such a fight as that was' There
was no longer any fear in that young
Otter. She was simply fighting mad.
But Yowler was bigger and stronger
and he was an old fighter.' It certain
lv looked bad for that willful, heed
less young Otter.
The next story: "A. Very Meek
Young Otter.
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We believe these are
the greatest clothes
values we have ever
offered!
Mothers
will wel
come this
great news.
It’s an op
portunity to g
repl enish I
your hoy’s i I
w r d robe
w i t h the B
clothes that flp
he needs at If
a very dis- M
tinct s a v- Wm
ing in price.
Student*’ High
School Suits
| with two pairs
I of long pants,
! $19.75
HUNDREDS OF
Bond Junior
X Pants Suits
i Overcoats
and Mackinaws
I | | Opan Saturday Till 9 P. M. | i
Relief Promised
From Cold Wave
Eleven Deaths Laid at Door of
Sub-Zero Weather in
West.
Chicago. Hec. S*.—Partial relief
from subzero temperature* that
brought the coldest Christmas In
years was promised today to the mid
dle west, while lowered temperatures
were forecast for the east, and the
far west was gripped by cold that
necessitated the use of smudges to
protect, the citrus crop, already seri
ously damaged.
Eleven deaths, four of them in Chi
cago, three In-Ohio, two In Oregon
and one each in Texas and California,
were the result of the cold. Three of
the Chicagoans ware frozen and the
fourth, a policeman, was fatally In
jured in a fall on the Ice. At Eugene,
Ore., two hoys were drowned In a
creek partly covered by Ice. Smudge
smoke, obscuring the view of an elec
tric train operator, caused the Cali
fornia death.
Christmas frost resulted In the esti
mated destruction of 10 per cent of
the citrus crop In the Eos Angeles
district. Ice In the Columbia river In
terrupted navigation.
Nevada and Utah had a close race
for Christmas’ lowest mercury. Elko
(Nev.) thermometers registered 48
and Huntsville, near Ogden, ETtah,
49 below zero. Elsewhere In the
Rockies temperatures ranged upwards
to 90 above at Phoenix, Arlz.
Moderating weather was predicted
today for the plains states and the
northwest which saw a below zero
Yulelide.
Chicago's Christmas was the coldest
in 52 years, and in Indianapolis it
upset records back to 1878, Rack Is
land, III., had the coldest Christmas
since 1914, and the Mississippi there
was reported frozen to a depth of nine
inches, enabling persons to walk
across.
Winds from the west today were
bringing the chilling heath to the east,
with forecasts indicating lowered tem
peratures for the Atlantic coast, the
Appalachian region and the east gulf
states.
Creighton—This town had Its first
municipal Christmas tree this year
at which all children received glfta
of candy and apples.
Cnzad-—Contents of Hart pantl
torium, a building constructed of old
tin cans, were destroyed by fire on
Tuesday.
Fairbury—Chirstma* carol service
was a feature of the observance of
Christmas in the schools here. This
service was In charge of Miss Wanda
V. Cook, supervisor of music in the
Fairhury schools.
Cortland.—funeral services for Mrs.
Joseph O'Brien were held at the Cath
olic church here. She died suddenly
at her home at the age of 52. Her
husband, and four children survive.
Beatrice.—.!. A. Price, who came
here 15 months ago fram Harbine,
Neb., and engaged In the grocSry
business at Eighth and Court atreeta.
haa disposed of the stock by auction
and will retire. It Is reported a new
hriclc block will be erected on the
site of the old store building.
Clatonia.—Willis B. Sykes, old res
ident of Clatonia, died in a hospital
at Lincoln, aged 74 years. He Is sur
vived by five children, Mrs. John
Carsten of Falrbury. Mrs. Will Car
sten, Irvin and Ward Sykes and
Mrs. Ben Sherman, all of Clatonia.
Legion Acts as Santa.
Missouri Valley, la., Dec. 26 —The
American legion post here acted as
Santa Claus to over a hundred poor
families, making a systematic can
vass for several weeks and furnishing
clothing, shoes and other necessities
as well as Christmas goodies.
Land Owner Raps
Child Labor Bill
Chamber Told Friends of
Measure Ask “Blank
Check** From Voters.
The proposed child labor amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States was bitterly assailed Friday
noon by J. K. Hanson, wealthy land
owner of Fremont.
Speaking before the members of
the agriculture, legislative and execu
tive committees, and the woman's
division of the Chamber of Commerce,
Hanson said the proposed 20th amend
ment Is the "supreme Insult to the
parents and children of this country,
in that it allows no discretion either
to the children or parents.”
He said the 1920 census showed that
there were 12,500,000 children In the
country between the ages of 12 and
15. Of these 1,060,000, or S’4 per
cent, are employed. Of the 8'4 per
cent 647,000 ate employed on the
farms of the country. Working In
the city at various lines of work, he
said, were but 413,000, or 3>4 per
cent.
"Which Is better for the country—
the 8'j per cent who work or the
91 >4 per cent not working?” he asked.
"The 91 >4 per cent are the children
who lireak into stores, steal automo
biles and practice immoral acts in
school and elsewhere."
Hanson showed that an unofficial
census of railroad men indicated that
nearly one-half of the railroad ex
ecutlves of the country entered busi
ness before their 18th year. Prac
tically all the officers started at the
bottom, he said.
"What the endorsers of the amend
ment are looking for Is ‘blank check’
signed by the voters of the country,’
said the Fremont land owner.
"They will fill In the check after
wards and use It in any manner they
i hnose.”
85a«2SSsHERZBERISS \
Our 28th Semi-Annual
Half-Price Sale
Started this morning with a buying enthusiasm
that aurpasses any merchandising event ever
inaugurated by this store.
Hundreds Could Not Be Served
To these we wish to apologize, and invite them
to return tomorrow—the stocks are so broad
that your every style whim is most certain to
be met.
Your unrestricted choice of any
Coat-Suit- 1
Dress or Fur
In the house at
A Or kin Bros S
Clear the House of All Fall and Winter
COATS and DRESSES
Every Garment Must Go—Shatter Prices to Bedrock
—That’s the Order Which Dominates at Orkin Bros.
*
Just as we expected, all records were broken
in garment selling in this store Friday.
Women compared values—and they bought ^
at Orkin Brothers. ,+r.* /***"
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Pre-Inventory Sale of >
DRESSES^
Dresses Worth to $12.50 'I
Mora than 300 drnui jHjPjji
in this lot and ovary HflFj
ona a clever etyle. A Ml j
variety of wanted col- J
ore, eieee 14 to 44.
Crepe de Chines jm
Prunellas Flannels H
Twills Novelties ^
Dresses Worth to $24.75 1
Naat, wall made draeeee, 1
in etyloe you’ll greatly
admire. A ver^ wide
aoloetioa.
Canton Crepes
Bengal ile Serges
Polret Twills
Novelty Mixtures
Dresses Worth to $35.00
Wander » • 1 u • • in
dra**e*. hundred* from
which tn choo»*t every
new cnler, every delight
ful etyle.
Canton Crepes, Satins
Georgettes
Flat Crepes Jacquards
Poiret Twills
French Flannels
Dresses Worth to $44.50
Scores of our finest
dresses. Exclusive models
for party, afternoon, din
' nor and street wear.
The v>ery richest
of fabrics,
many f ur trimmed,
every pleasing
color and color
combination.
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Our enormous stocks must be turned into
cash. We'll suffer our losses nou: in order
to achieve this condition. Buy at the earli
est possible hour.
Pre-Inventory Sale of
C-O-A-T-S
Coats Worth to $19.50 4
Fur collared and •elf
trimmed warm winter
coat*, well made, lined
and tome are interlined.
Blocked Chinchillas
Polaire Xovelties
Bolivia
i
Coats Worth to $45.00
Fur-trimmed coat* in
•tjrlet of the hour—a
wonderful offering. Val
ue* that oetrthadow all
competition.
Truvonette Buckskin
Brytonia Armandale
Sport Coatings
Fur Fabrics
Coats Worth to $65.00 4
Coat pricai cut to the
quick. The«e beautiful
fur-trimmed garment* will
cau*e a itampede of buy
inf
Xeiv Collar and Sleeve
Effect, Flounce Bottoms,
Straightline Coats,
Embroidered Coats,
Button Trimmed Coats.
Band and Border Trimmed Coats
Coats Worth to $89.50
M* gnificant coats, with
gorgaout fur collars, cuffs
and handings I vary
na w color. All richly
linad
Viatka Squirrel Mandel
Opossum Moufflon
Manchurian Wolf
Beaverette
French Seal f
(Oged Coney)