1924 Noteworthy for Completion of Liquidation of Agriculture Indebtedness
} 1924 Marked by
^ Liquidation of
I Goods and Debts
Walter W. Head Sees Steady
Increase in Business for
INew Year; Urges Sober
Judgment.
The year 1924 has been chiefly note.
Worthy In western agricultural terri
tory because of the virtual completion
of the second period of liquidation—
the liquidation of indebtedness. To
day, with rare exceptions, we have
completed the process of liquidation
and are ready to begin a new cycle of
business progress. *
The first period of liquidation was
♦ he liquidation of merchandise. This
began in 1920 and was practically
concluded in 1923. In that period,
farmers^ merchants and manufactur
ers suffered heavy loss because of the
necessity of selling commodities at
!less than cost. Trior to and during
this period, debts accumulated—debts
which strained credit capacity and
which, in some cases, forced bank
ruptcy upon debtor, creditor, or both.
In 1924—the liquidation of merchan
dise being virtually complete—we
were engaged principally in the liqui
dation of debts. The cash value of the
farmers’ grain crops—Wheat, corn,
oats and rye—was measureably great
er than in any yei# since 1919. The
sate of these products made it possi
6b- t°r the farmer to reduce niate
jially his obligations to the merchant,
I the banker and the mortgage bolder.
The resu|± was the general liquida
tion of debts and the accumulation of
money in the banks.
Grain Crops Aid.
The grain crops were not alone in
contributing to this result. Sheep
raisers enjoyed a most profitable year
and enter 1925 under very satisfac
tory conditions. The wool crop of
1925 already is being contracted for
sale at 40 and 45 cents a pound; good
ewes are bringing from $10 to $14 a
head. Hogs—despite the high pricey
| of corn—justified thgj&Uh of farmers
who find a profit, over a term of
years, in marketing their corn, not
i as grain, hut as pork. The cattle in
dustry was an exception to the gen
eral rule. Producers of range cattle
| for five years have suffered under
L adverse conditions and will continue
| to be at a disadvantage - until beef
| price* are adjusted so a* to yield a
® profit on production costs, which i.s
- not now possible. Yetc despite the
J continued lack ' in^ this in
dustry, the number-of-cattle on the
[ range shows little, ft any,"diminution
i 0 from the normal.
W From all these-•sources the agrlenl
ft tural industry procured the funds nec
? essary to reduce its indebtedness sub
| stantlali/, as a result of' this change
i in economic conditions, interest rates
an farm mortgage* jjutXr been re
duced by from one-half to 1 per cent
and commercial loans throughout this
territory .have easier.
■ j— —a Jobbing TfSWrnt'as.
On the other hand, retail and job-j
bing tr|de did not increase to the j
* extent that had been anticipated or
that might scent warranted by under
lying conditions. With money in the
hank, the consumer s4»»4etl a disin
| cllnation to huy goods beyond ac tual
< ft necessities. Hctail and Jobbing trade,
k for the most part, recorded disap
f polntment, both In the volume and
profit of sales. .
, The reason is not disclosed icy stn
itik.ics and yet it is not hard to find
1 ae enforced economy of four years
1 of ‘‘hard times'’ has produced mental
habits not easily cast aside. Thrifti
: ness, enforced by grim necessity, has
I beecne a virtue practiced for its own
I sake. The ultimate con miner, whose
money has not "come easily, is not
i Inclined to spend it freely. The busi
ness man who is a good risk for new
i loans remembers too Well the result j
of wise expansion. The very quail
ties of relative prudence and custom I
which brought him safely through
the crisl*—whff many of his fellows
were forced into bankruptcy—now
warns him against expansion. The I
result Is that money lies idle in the!
hanks, awaiting greater rcntalnty ofj
1 profit instead of taking advantage ofj
speculative chance.
1925 Prospects Height.
Th« new year of 1925 promises a
steady ipereaseof business, but no I
•’boom’’ prosperity. There should
be—and will he, In ail probability— |
a gradual expansion of industry, a ]
gradual lessening of unemployment,
a gradual increase of trade volume
and of profits. Many uncertainties
,pt the least of which was the out
of the national election have
■en liesolved Into certainties,
j.',,/ 10 years the com •• of business
■ in America has been especially in
I fluenced by conditions abroad, par
I ticularly in Europe. That factor is
■ still apparent and Jtpuqrjant. The
ft acceptance of the Dawes ’plan made
■ 3921 a noteworthy : y«nr in the
ft foreign field, with great promise of
■ the eventual fSrliltion of critical prole
■ lems of European poHHrsedud govern-.
I mental finance. The restoration of
■private Industry in Europe is still a
■ ask worthy of the best business
■ „-alns of both Europe and America.
■Upon the satisfactory solution of
Wthig problem depends the full slgnlfi
' ft ranee of the Dawes plan" and, with
ft that, the restoration of normal trtitle
I relationships throughout the world.’
■without it, the upward sweep of our
. Mirosperity can lie. at first, only par
" tlal and incomplete.
The year 1925 will he n year for the
exercise of careful stUiW'and solier
Judgment. Caution may properly lie
succeeded by prudence, hut it Is still
a time for cool heads ami the use of
common sense. To 111osy who hold
firmly lo these principles of conduct.
1926—unlike Its Immediate. Jjredeces
• .if- -promises lea him a l.le ceil.ill! it
wa ids.
Wyuiore—Siliester fVinpeton 71.
« redolent of Wymora. for the last
rears, died at the home of ills !
tpr, Mrs. William Stlci iv.ildt,
nday, foiioli Ing a long lllne , . tin ’
tigs a fPtiiC'i BlTiuci' aid ran i
ranch near NorOTTTiTfe for many
years He Is survlied by bin wilt
and three children.
“Good Will Toward Men” Expressed in $130,00 0,060 Terms
Top row, left to right; Janie* It. Duke, ,1. It. Morgan, John I). Rockefeller, Jr. Bottom row: George F. Baker,
George Kastman, .Mrs. Jacob Wesley anil William Itoyce Thompson.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., gave away
during the year something like $4,
000,000, of which $1,083,334 went to
1 nlon Theological seminary, $ 1,000,
000 for the restoration of the cathe
dral at Jtheims; $1,403,000 to the In
terrhurch world movement and $500,
000 t,, the fine arts department at
Harvard university. Prom the Igiura
Spellman Rockefeller Memorial fund
a donation of $1,000,000 was made to
the Y. W, C. A. and one of $100,000
to Tsuda College in Tokio, Japan.
The list of other givers who turned
over amounts of $100,000 or more for
charitable anil religious activities
runs long. Among the most recent
gifts was that of *100,000 by Mrs.
Jacob Wesley Wilbur, who turned
over to Bosto'n university that
amount for extension work.
X'ew York, Dec. 31.—The year 1921
has been notable for the number and
size of benefactions donated and be
queathed by wealthy citizen-,.
The recent gift of James R. Duke
brings I he total for the year to over
$130,0011,000. The gift »f Duke, mil
lionaire tobacco and power magnate,
stands out as the largest single mone
tary contribution to the common weal
during the year. Duke gave $40,000,
000 In the form of a trust fund for
charitable and educational purposes.
George Kastman,' kodak king, by
giving away $3,000,000, Increased his
gifts to $40,000,000 and rankp as the
second largest giver of the year.
The third largest giver was a worn
an and her munificence escaped gen
eral attention. She was Elizabeth IS
Era si h of X'eiv York and Paris,
widow of Herman Krasch. the "sul
phur king." She gave $10,000,000 as
,i foundation for chemical research.
Next In order, as determined by
the amount of his gift, was .1. P. Mor
gan, who put Into the hands of
trustees, to lie Incorporated as a li
brary for the use of the scholars of
the world, the famous collection gath
ered by his father. The nominal
value put im the Morgan library was
$8,500,000, but, of course, this tlblque
treasure house of rare and precious
written and printed relics Is practic
ally priceless. Mr. Morgan this year
also gave $127,000 A the American
Museum of Natural History.
Another gift beyond all reckoning
in money price was the bequest to
the city of Poston by the late Mrs
"Jack” Gardner. She left her Italian
palace In the Pack Bay fens and all
the art treasures with which she had
filled It during a lifetime of fine dis
crimination in collecting, to be a pub
lic museum and also left the Income
of a fund of $1,200,000 to maintain it.
Actress’ Charily.
Mrs Gardner and Mrs. Krasch were
1 onlv two of many women who made
great gifts during the 12-month. In
deed, the number of large benefactions
made liy women during 1924 Is very
notable.
During the year Misi# J-otta Crab
tree, retired stage favorite anil astute
operator in Boston real estate, dietf,
leaving about $4,000,000 for public
uses. Her will gave $2^00,000 to aid
the wounded, maimed, sick and dis
abled men and women of the world
war; $300,000 to a fund for dumb ani
mals; $100,000 to a theatrical fund;
$100,000 to a fund for aiding dis
charged convicts, and $1,500,000 to
other charities.
A gift of $1,000,000 was made by
Mica Mary Friend Bennett to the
Bennett School, of Liberal and Ap
plied Arts at Millbrook, Duchess
county, N. Y., and another
woman, Mrs. Mary Coutts Burnett,
gave $4,000,000 to the Texas Christian
university at Fort Worth.
Mrs. Ward's (lift.
•
Other outstanding feminine benefac
tors Included Mrs. Montgomery Ward
of Chicago, who gave $3,000,000 to
Northwestern university; the late
Catherine K. S. Rtuyvesant of New
York city, who left the residue of her
$1,800,000 estate to found a memorial
hospital; Miss Josephine Williams of
Hartford, Conn., who bequeathed
$1,200,000 to hospitals, and the late
Mrs. Mary Richardson ft Roston,
widow of a famous surgeon, who left
$1,000,000 to the Massachusetts Gen
eral hospital.
Mrs. Arabella T>. Huntington of
New York city left $070,000 to mu
seums In which she had been inter
ested and Miss Anna L. Huston willed
$320,000 to religious organisations.
Mr*. Andrew Tood McClintock of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., gave $300,000 to
the Andrew Tood McClintock Re
search fund. Mis. Amelia Gertrude
Cutter gave nearly $200,000 to hos
plials and other welfare instltutlona.
Aids Harvard litisiuess School.
One of the larger gifts of the year
was the donation of $3,000,000 by
George F. Baker of New York, capl
talisl and railroad financier, to the
Harvard Graduate School of Rusiness
Administration. An equal sum was
given by Col. W. H. Thompson of
Yonkers to 1he Boyce Thompson In
stitute for Plant Research, to study
plant and vegetable'diseases.
-•
Prohibition Work
Under Thomas Has
Made I5ig Strides
Report of Director - Veli\itie>
From April 11 Shows
92 ^ ears of
Sentenees.
The prohibition department <<f the
federal government the past year has
done more to curb the unlawful sale
and manufacture of liquor than any
year since prohibition was enacted.
according to Rimer Thomas, dlectur
for Nebraska, who compiled hia year
ly statistics with his chief agent,
Robert p. Samardlck*
The report of the director * actlvl
ties dates from .April 11 to Decem
ber 30.
TUe. -total imprisonment* inqioscd
during this period amount u» icj.yeai*
find *1* month*. . ami lota* fiocv
amount to *151,525.
Thom;!,-' report In ;is toUoy/m
N’umi it of persons urfest/si for \ in
intton-* of the nations) prrthfhp flirt
set . 9«J
.S-unUier of 4*u »-ruln »>* «1, *pi>p -.1 ■ of in
«*(hi» f ourt * ... 22*
Number of <D-T«mlii nt • iflspofted of n
f< tiers I « purl ...... . 394
Number of «!'• fendsnt* Hgninst whom
ohurgeH h re Mill p^tulmR In fr* I*
era | rout I . . 31 o
Numher of nutnmohllc* *#*n**fl 37
To' i tttipt Ifqnitu 9* impnssa, 12 yiAqi
tlx month*.
Total a tenant of fin** t**«SR«*f|. tlil.il'A
CIVIL SERVICE i
HEAD OUSTED
Denver, Colo., Dec. 31.---Official* r*f
the Colorado National guard at t^e
order of (loyernor AN'. 1! Hwrrt to
day removed \V. V. Robert*, civil
service com mission* r, from bln office,
carried him Into the hallway at .the
stale capitot and look his key* from
him.
Roberts did not make any physical
resistance. He merely hotlfied the
military officers that he had been
untvlsed by his attorney to resist the
oust* r from office. The military of
fleers carried out their work In n
friendly manner. There "as no,dis
order.
* I)r, \\ liil«* lo Rclire.
Voekr Me* 3<» - Rer Ht rules
AYJjite, for 17 years *«»etr»rs .»f the
Presbyterian board of foreign ml*
.*10110, will retire fi < m oftkv lomoi
tow becaust Illness
FRENCH DEPUTIES
STAGE FIST FIGHT
Paris, Dec. 21. .-Fists flew In the
chamber of deputies today during a
discussion 'of. the amnesty law.
Deputy llalanant* attacked Deputy
Key nau<l«, with his fists and knocked
out one of Keynaud's teeth. Other
deputies separated the fighters.
173 Corporation
Papers Filed
*
21,088 Chaltrl Mortgage?,
Leases Placed on Rec
ord During Year.
Twenty four thousand eighty eight
chattel rfiortgages, leases, etc*.,
amounting to t$20,459,197.36, were
filed during the l;wd year, and IS,691
chattel mortgage*, leases, etc-.,
amount hog to $9,270,941.61, Were paid
amt canceled. *
Three hundred fifty new notary
publics Were eiualifled in Douglas
county diie4ng lf*24, and N7 new phy*
Hkjtiji*.. 15 ue wUentists, 67 new nurses
and 59 commission merchants.
One hundred seventv'-three lnc*or
porations were filed and 4S new part
nership firms cstahlishcd.
Three hundred eighty six Mils of
"ale on personal property were filed
NINE CARGO SHIPS
BRING $1,200,000
Washington. Pec. 50.—Rale of nine
cargo ships for approximately $1,200,
000 to tlie* Pacific* Traders Steamship
corporation, now being organized In
California. was approved today by
the shipping hoard. The company
will take over the government service
now operated h.v Rwaym* A- lloyt from
the Pacific roast to Australia and
New Zealand and to the east recast
»f Mouth America.
The sale was closed after a month
of negotiation by Mayor Itolph of
Han Francisco. n veteran shipping
man. on behalf nf the new organiza
tion. The terms c all fop 2 • per rent
■ ash on delivery and the* halance In
lo annual Installment -
Five of the vcmsc'Is, of the* S,80(1 ton
type, to be selected hy the purchaser,
are Involved in the jlr of the South
American trod* Idtjte Twelve sail
lugs a .vegr are guaranteed on this
mute.
In th* AustfslU New Zealand *«iv
ire 10 yearly flailing# ai ? aeeutrd
w
Births Gain 663:
Child Mortality
*
Improved Here
Total of 5.415 Infant* Horn
in Omaha in 1924,
Health Conditions
Better.
The health department report* a
total of 5,415 births during 1324 In
192,1 there were 4,752; 1922, 4 594.
The death rate was low In 1924.
with a total ot 2.SI 5, whlrh <vo S3
leas than 1922. Total deaths In 1923
were 2,722.
During the year there were S15
deaths of children under 1 year, com
pared with 343 for 1921.
Pneumonia caused 223 deaths dur
lug 1924. a* against 420 In 1923. Tu
berculosis claimed 127 victims during
the year, three less than during 1923.
Diphtheria caused 34 deaths, compared
with 42 during the previous rear.
There Mere !«ss deaths In 1924 from
typhoid fever, erysipelas amt sleep
ing sickness.
The health commissioner notes n
general Improvement In the health
conditions of the city during the \ car
and Ills hope for the n« w year I* that
Omniums will, cooperate with the
health department In making Omaha
a healthful community.
CHINESE BANDITS
ROB AMERICANS
WnuhlnRton. T>rr. HI -Confirmation
of th** robbery of M'vn »l American*
by ba milt * who held tip ihc regular
aft» i noon trn .n from I’rkln to Tlon
^in nn tb*» oiitMkitt* of Tl#n Tain wn*
rtttrdvt'd by th<* Hint** d*|mrtni*tit to
il* y from Amcrb <m 4*«»»»**uI tbnriil
Unit** it Tlfii T*dn
No out* \va* harmed.
Cozatl I’aftnr Prra» In -
to Mason* <ni St. .11tli11 Day
rvi/ud Dec, 11 Members of Mcrli’l
Ian lodge No. is* \ K and V M
cclnlitn t rd -.’t Tnlm dm m < 1.i\ protnl
nrnt In m.ihmiiu i In Id* D\ n11 mllnu
tho Mi'thodipt rlmn h lit n body Sun
itav ovrnlruf, "ltt*ll.ion In t1 *J war
t hf Htlbjri ( of t hr mi'll t»t |I hr*il
by ftpv, VU’tni \\t ■ t, p i ti»t nf th*
• him h
Va »rt rittip* tji'n f«*r bnfrtr«r»»kpi‘t
' Ion d*a»h i.itQ bill* hl-li wound in.;
bhiaeet. 1
Omaha Building
Permits Exceed
Figures for 1923
Comparative Lists for Last 15
Yojrs Are Shown in
Compiled Report of
Operations.
BulMIng operations In Omaha for
19:M are summarized as follows:
Permit*. Coat.
Dwelling*, 1 family . 1741 97,043,970
Dwelling*. 2 family . ti6 559,700
Apartment*, building* ... 25 610,125
Hotels . 1 70,000
Theater* and other recrea
tion building* . 2 22.400
church** . 7 315,800
Factor!** . .. 5 46,100
Public garage* . 20 184,100
Private garage* . 688 177,377
Hospital* . 2 230.000
Office building* . 8 546,460
.School* . 2 4 0,500
Store* and warehouse* ... 106 1,237.466
Shed* . 13 1.610
Alteration* to dwelling* .. 123 104.480
All other alteration* .... Ill 997.241
.Filling elation* . J9 31.210
Club* *nd dormltnrlea ... 3 30,600
Miscellaneous such «e fir*
escape*, etc. X 1.740
2'8f*2 I12.269.86R
Operation}! for the last 15 years fol
low:
Year No. Amount.
1910 1513 .| 6,250.983
1911 167 2 . 6.426.861
1912 1172 4.646,761
1911 1 236 . 4.110.731
191 4 1 1*95 4,610.456
i 191 5 1151 6.386,005
1916 1 454 . 7.226.107
1917 1014 7.717,047
1918 913 3.709,554
191 9 1959 9.022.647
1920 1359 11.435.970
1921 1958 . 1 1,386.000
192 2 2740 . 3 1.242,915
1923 2853 . 1 3.008,899
19 4 2852 . 1 2,261.858
The 1924 statistics were compiled a
few days before the Hose of the year,
and the total will show a gain over
1923.
New one and two-family dwellings
constructed in Omaha, 1910-1924:
Tota 1
Year. No. Tota! Cont.
191 0 885 .1 2,270,645
191 1 748 1.730.050
1912 «67 ... 2,081,125
1911 774 1,869,765
1 91 4 772 1.915.208
1915 799 2.028.556
1916 81.3 2.286.210
191 7 441 1,274.166
1918 261 . 8 00.095
1919 9*9 . X,866.585
1920 509 . 2.3X9,0f
1921 992 4.0X0.116
1922 1593 6.549.49?
19:1 1742 8.068.57'
1924 1 807 7.602.67'
Major building operations for 192-4
130.000— Douglas county, brick addition
to hospital
137.000— Frank Koutaky. 6012-29 South
Twenty-fourth, brick stores.
$70.000—Nathan Somber*. 2116 North
Sixteenth, hrick apartment
114.000 St Anthony school, Thirty
second and T brick school
236.000— K-B Printing Co.. Seventeenth
and Webster, brick and steel printing
plant
226.000— Chari** Harding. «#0 South
Fifty-second, brick veneer dwelling.
2160.000 Nebraska Power Co., 41K
Leavenworth. Brick and reinforced con
crete warehouse and garage
127.000— Fairmont Creamery Co.. 12#2
or, Jon*-* street, alteration and additioi
to factory.
$2f 04 0 Ford Motor Co. 1501 Cumlnfl
street, hrhrk storage warehouse
$90.000—Thomas Kilpatrick Co. 1501
Douglas, brick and reinforced roncrett
store.
$25.000—T IT. Maener crt . 5611 Leaven
worth brick veneer dwelling
$100,000—John A Anderson. 701.11
South Twenty-fourth, brick and reinforc
ed concrete apartment.
$66.00# St. Bridget church. Routhwesi
corner Twenty-sixth and F, brick anti
■tone church
160 000—Traver Bros. Inc. 2516-7!
North Sixteenth, brick apartment.
227.000— Nebraska Power < «. , 603«
South Thirty seventh brick sub-station.
245.000— s I» Mercer Co 2 .* 3 € - 4 <
Douglas brick and *te#| store and office
2100.00#— First Baptist church ParV
av.ntje end ii?ine>, brick addition tc
church.
223.000— - Bankers Ravings A Loan asao
elation. 113 South Fifteenth, alteration!
to stores and off|« r*
$100 1)00—Nebraska Power Co. Fourl!
and 1 eaven*orth. brick and reinforced
• oncrete addition to power plant
$76.004—J I. Brandeis A Son" :«<
Smith Sixteenth, brick and atona altera
tion to store frort.
$116,000 Re«*ond Christian Sclen*i*i
church. 147-49 North Forty*firat. brb \
and s*on« addition to church.
$30.000—k .1 Rurklev. Fifteenth and
.lone* brick and steel
$500,000—Metropolitan FtHMie* district
Twentv--first and Center, steel gas holder
• IT.006- \ W. Bell Tel. Co . 1005 Fow
ler. brick and steel addition to Telephon*
K x '• h a n * e
t.-oo 000 Rt Catherine hospital. Right V
and For et br, k and reinforced conrret*
addition to hospital
$22®.OO0 World Publishing Co . 1808 t;
Farnarh. brick end reinforced concreU
publishing huildlnc
$70 000 F 1, He-, ne Co. 1«A« Dodge
brick and t >' n forced concre'e hotel.
$225.000—St Peter church Twenty
seventh and Leavenworth. brick am!
stone church
2^5-000- T If Maener f'o 501 Routt
Twenty-fifth avenue, brick veneer apart
inent
t ‘to OfO 4 Theodore 1# #1 Nortt
Thirtv fourth, brick apartment
1*2.000 Nathan Romberg. 1080-44 Rolitt
Thirfs -first hrick veneer apartment
1250 000—Federal Reserve Rank o<
Kan-** C||v, Seventeenth and Dodge
brick and stone bank building
/■--- .
Omaha's Chamber of Commerce
Has Had Remarkable Growth;
Brought Many Industries Here
Only on* Oinali^n has ever been
president of the Chamber of Com
merce for two consecutive term*. He
wa* the late C. P. Weller of the Rich
ardson Drug company, and he served
as president in 1893 and 1896.
In a history of the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce compiled by the
bureau of publicity, record* show that
none of the presidents has failed to
serve a year aR chairman of the ex
ecutive committee before taking office
as president.
The first president of the Chamber
of Commerce was the late Herman
Kountze, president of the First Na
tional bank. The chamber at this
time. In 1893. was known as the
Omaha commercial club.
The commercial club was started
In the Paxton hotel by 20 Omaha
business and professional men. The
charter members were W. A. L. Gib
bon. F. C. Ayer, Robert S. Wilcox,
Omaha Postoffice
Has Banner Year,
Report Reveals
1 .■>9,600,000 Letters Received
Here; Increase Shown
in All Depart
ments Here.
Omaha's pcstofflce had more busi
ness in 1024 than any year, according
to the annual report of Postmaster
Charles G. Black.
Omaha ns in the last year have been
recipients of lf*9^00,000 letters. An
other department that showed a big
increase was the money order de
partment.
Following is the year’s statistics ns
compiled by Postmaster Black.
Oompa.-ntive data 1923-1924
Letters handled, 1924 I'MOO.OOO
Letters handled, 1921.1'7,000.000
Increase . 2 000,000
Parcel pnsi, mitgolfti: 1924.7,200.3.70
Parcel peat, outgoing. 19.'3.8 923.000
Increase 277.000
Parcel post, delivered. 15»_*4.1.725.275
Parcel post, delivered. 1923. .... .3.865,364
Increa .«e . 8 59.911
Receipts from aale of a’impa
and atamped paper 1*74 *.’827,154 15
Receipts from sale of e*ampe
and atamped paper. 1923.. 2.094.117 0T
Increase . I 132.947 «s
Money orders aaued. 197 4.295,394
Money ordera laaued, 19.3. 274,193
Increase . . 17.203
Money orders laaued 1 424.. $2 502.2*1 17
Money ordera laaued, 192;.. . 2.452.430.80
Increase . . $ 109 *4r' 37
Money order* pakl 1924 . .. .929.724
Money order* raid. 19'23.719.521
Tnerea«e 210 207
Mnney order* r>* ■' 19 ’4 $ . gt,4 0' ? o* 1
Money ordera paid. 1923 . 7.594.734.14
Increase 4 40'.r>20.79
Pieces of registered mail handled.
1 924 574 020
Piee»»* of reglat*red ni;«l| handled.
1921 523.519
Increase *©l«re»> . . NDV4St |
Insured mad dltmstched "35 n9r> ,
Insured mall dispatched. 1923... 540.794
Increase 14.201
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AT THE THEATERS
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"Sancho Fanxa," In which otls
Skinner will commence an engage,
ment at the Prandei* tonight, la a
Ids. spectacular production, In which
comedy predominates. Melcholt* Leng
el. Hungarian playwright, la the au*
thor. He has based hfs play on cor
tain episode* In Cervantes* Immortal
story, **I)on Quixote." which relate
the adventures of the Don’s peasant
squire, Sane ho Pamw. when he Is
suddenly transferred to the throne
of l!arat.irln. Snncho Insists on shar
ing his new fouml splendor with I>np
pie. his little gray donkey; court etl
«iuet perplexes him: false courtiers
seek to betray him: but In the end he
outwits them, and wins the hearts
•«nd approval of his subjects
Vs n hark ground for Mr. Skinner’s
magnificent churn cl or! tuition of the,
humorous, picturesque Honcho, Rue*
*el| Jitnney. the producer, has made
m elaborate production of the golden
tg«* of Spain Spec ial mush ha* been
composed by Hugo Felix, who wrote
‘ Madame Hherr y“Pom Puin" and
' Mat jolulnc." The dances were «r
ranged b> Hart French of “The Mu*lc
liox Hevuc.’* Costumes and scenery
was designed hv .lames !te> nolds of
/.legfeld* '‘Follies '' The production
was staged by Itlohnrd lloleslnwsky
"f the Moscow \,q theater. In addi
tion to the principal players, there Is
a large ensemble of singers, dancers
and supernumeraries, milking this
Mr Skinner's biggest production
sinc e "Kismet."
Mr. HkInner will open his Omaha
engagement of the Brandeli tonight
and play through Saturday, with s
Saturday mg fine?
"Tiny 1111“ and Hit* " with s «*»• *-f
“f live local kiddles, 1« one of the
extra features if the \ a udr vllle bill
at the W'nrld* this wee k Yhr ‘•how
lc headed hv th• Parisian violinist,
Yvette rd hn \c*w Volk syne pat
■ f ee. Flushes of Melt civ a ltd Dance
Htid Narvartl. Winifred and Hruc e
headline the new hill stsiting Hatty*
da \
Thai# it a gieat Ural of fun and
music In the rural comedy. The
Village Vamp.' at the Empress this
week. The show has attracted Audi
•me* of record proportions. Starting
Saturday, the Kin press Players offer
their first mystery play, “Spooks."
which is .1 show along the lines of
“The Bat" and The Cat and the
Canary,"
Val and Krnie Stanton, "English
Hoys from A liter i< » ’ are at the Or
pheum this week. The Stanton hrrth
ere have been playing In “Wages for
V Ives" and "Chicken Feed* and are
In be featured In John Holden's play
by Frank Craven next year. It Is
no wander that they are loved by the
vaudeville enthusiast, because they
Save a comedy act that Is uproar
iously funny and they put their art
ncr< as through their drollery and
skill. Krnle, as a college professor,
iud Val. as t student .at Kton. man
age to so ml*uer the English lm
gunge that it 1* ridiculous to the
nth degree
Nora Fillings, eoubrett” w ith ’Talk i
of the Town." at the Oayety. has an
aversion to “knickers Whlls an
ardent golfer. Miss Hillings main
tains that a short skirt, made full
enough to admit of plenty of at lion
on l he course. Is preferrable to
knickerbockers. ' Knickers sre ontv
fad among the society women who
are always looking for something
new They are not a bit more com
fortable than a skirt, and us a mutter
of fuel, one la much freer of move
men! In a short, practical skirt. And
1 think that a bright colored gold
jacket and well tailored skirt make
as attractive a picture us a suit I
w hich often looks a* If It might have i
been borrowed from (lie player'*
younger brother
lira 11 ice W \\ S*«*t i :» . pm
* based the lot at the eotnci of fifth'
and Ffk ii« is from ihe Mason!
bnlge i h# »on* d*i At Ion being |,\.onn
The Mp bought the ground Intend
In* en -mo ! * temple but He
purchased »he kllpmuk Ido k Fifth'
And Ella streets
Dan Farrell, Jr., G. IT. Payne, A. P.
Tukey and C. C. George.
The first meeting* of the commer
cial club were held in the old Union
National Bank building at Twelfth
and Douglas street*. Later the mlub
moved to more spacious room* in the
old Board of Trade building, where ,
the First National bank now stands.
First Officers.
The first officers of the club follow:
Herman Kountze, president; W. A.
L. Gibbon, rhairman of the executive
committee; C. W- Lyman, treasurer,
and John E. Utt, secretary and coin
missloner. The first executive com
mittee was composed of George H.
Payne, C. W. Lyman, R. S. Wilcox,
E. E. Bruce, Daniel Farrell, Jr„ Chris
Hartman, John 3. Knox, Robert
Cowell, A. P. Tukey, C. C. George,
W, N. Babcock, Charles A. Coe, John
Brady, F. C. Ayer. C. F. Weller,
George N. Hicks and C. H. Fowler.
In 1894 Mr. Gibbon became presi
dent and Mr- Weller chairman of the
executive committee; In 1895 Mr. Wel
ler was president and Euclid Martin
chairman; in 1896 Mr. WeHer again
served as president, with 1. W. Car
penter and J. It. Dumont as chair
men; in 189" J. H. Dumont was
president and J- E. Baum chairman;
in 1898, J. E. Baum, president, and
C. S. Hayward, chairman; in 1899, C.
3. Hayward, president, and Euclid
Martin, chairman; in 1900, Euclid
Martin, president, and C. H. Pickens,
chairman; in 1901, C. H. Pickens,
president, and J. F, Carpenter,chair
man; in 1902, J. F. Carpenter, presi
dent, and D. A. Baum, chairman; In
1903, A. C. Smith, president, and R.
3. Wilcox, chairman; in 1904, R. 3.
Wilcox, president, and W. 3. Wright,
chairman'; in 1903, W. S. Wright,
president, and F. W. Judson, chair
man; in 1906, F. W. Judson, presi
dent, and C. M. Wilhelm, chairman;
In 1907, C. M. Wilhelm, president, and
and Will Yetter, chairman; in 1908,
W. L. Martin, president, and Euclid
Martin, chairman; in 1909, Euclid
Martin, president, and Edgar Alien,
chairman; In 1910, Edgar Allen,
president, and David Cole, chairman;
in 1911, David Cole, president, and
G. E. Haverstick, chairman; in 1912,
G. E. Haverstick, president, and
George IT. Kelley, chairman; in 1913,
George H. Kelley, president, and Cas
per E. Yost, chairman; in 1914, C. E.
Yost, president, and John L. Me
Cagur, chairman; in 1913, J. L. Me
Cngue, president, and John A. Pun-1
derland. chairman: In 1916, J. A. Pur :
derland, president, and Randall I*
Brown, chairman; in 1917, Randall
Brown, president, and C. C. George,
chairman: in 1918. C. C. George, l>res
Idcnt, and John W, Gamble, chair
man: in 1919, J. W. Gamble, presi
dent, and F. A. Brogan, chairman; In
1920, F. A. Brogan, president, and
Robert P Trimble, chairman; In
1921. B. S Trimble, president, and
Paul W. Kuhns, chairman: in 1922,
I* W. Kuhn*, president, and Walter
\V H^-Hd, chairman; in 1922-3- W. W.
Head, president, and A. C. Scott,
chairman: in 1923 4. A. C. Scott, pres
ident. and J- I- Kennedy, chairman:
In 1924-5. .1. L. Kennedy, president,
and Ford E. Hovev, chairman. In
1922 the chamber changed the dates
of its fl■ ' a! year to run from June 1
to June 1.
During the 31 years of the exist
ence of lie chamber, Omaha has be.
come the largest butter and lead
manufacturing city in the world, the
sect nd largest livestock market, sec
ond in telephones per capita, first
primary grain market, fourth rail
road center, third In capita perk area,
feurth In heme ownership, an impor
tant hub of 13 national and inter-:
state highways, and third as a corn:
market.
'is tty \ehievement*.
The rhumlet also claims credit for
the following high spots in Omaha
history: I
Tran® Mis-, vppl exposition build
ing of the Municipal cuditorium;
"hrircins the Chicago. Great Western.
Burlington and Illinois Central rail- j
roads to this city; relief and rebuild- j
ing of <>niaha following the tornado^
In 1913: establishment of the Omaha
(train exchange in 1994; establishing ;
of th* Omaha flay exchange; location I
of the farm l-ns bank in Omaha: lew
cation of the N'ehrneka College of
Me llrln* here: intensive war work !
during the w, rid sir; promotion of:
aviation and location of Omaha on
the transcontinental air line with this
city as nations! air mat] hcadouar
ters. To these may be added a
lengthy catalog of score* of great
civic projects that have been born
In chamber committees, or have been
fostrred and promoted by the coni
lined endorsement and activity of
these committees with other organ!
rations which are working hand in
1 i.l with the chamber for Omaha's
welfare.
MERCURY TOUCHES
23 BELOW AT COZAD
Powil. Pei SI—The acetinuihlted
mw»■* of nearly i month continue to
■ over the ground about tVrrd Thr
flrat enow f»ll December 4. and w >a
rather heavy Putina th* entire per
led the thermnniSnter h<* hovered
about th* rero mark hut on e cltinhtn* '
above th* 1h decree mark w hen tt ,
t en (-tied 11 degree* shove mm Oil an
eapeelallv hilcht dav Th* lowest
temperature recorded I* Jl helms
reached aeveral nights In the ijaat
week
I.lttt* harm to apring cron* la nn*
frm.-d nlth'U'tjh at olio time It was
thought a warm spell mlcht eaiia*
thawing. which could not seen va.iv
h< nt«c of (he ftoren rendition of
th* round and a thin lover of lc*
nilsht frees* later over the surface
which would smother fill wheat and
alfalfa.
Hoad. Inin Ihe country hav* Ivcen
well-nigh Imfvi a sable, due to anovv
ta hut h>* holhg oivcned it|v liv
ttv* r.mntv rived makei s who are
p.inl|vti*.l with i hug* ratter pillar tt%r
let end allow oh'"
t el k S \ Phtftia who f. P
year* ha* hern encased In the h*-d
w » •.« ■■*.- iYr-iS h e »o| l*
• tore to £> hleute* A ■a. hob# of yew
aid and will tfove to Florid*
Boy Scouts Gain
11 New Troops as
Work Advances
1,837 Boys Attended Summer
CampV in 1924, With
8,021 “Scout Days”
on Record.
- •
Scouting made a rapid advance dur
ing 1924, botlu^n membership and In
the range of activities, according to 1
records of the Omnha Council of Boy
Scouts.
These records show that enrollment
lit Onlaha. troops Increased by 211 dur
ing the year, with the enrollment of
11 new troops. On January 1, 1924,
there were 64 troops In the Omaha
council. During the year six troops
were dropped and 17 new ones forto
ed, leaving the total on December »i
at 75 troops. Eight new troops are
now being formed. Membership In
creased In the same time from 1,583,
to 1.794.
Of the various troops, seven are
connected with Catholic churches, 20
with Protestant church, eight with in
stitutions, one with the Young Men's
Hebrew association, 37 with schools,
and three are affiliated.
400 Men In Work.
More than 400 men are engaged In
leading the' boys In scout work. At
the end of 1924 there are 72 com
missioned scoutmasters. 101 assistant
scoutmasters, and 245 committeemen.
One of the most noteworthy indica
tions of the Increased interest *n ecout
work Is ahown by the large attendance
at the camps held during 1924 at
Camp Olfford. The sun* per camp and
the short term camps held jring’ the
spring and fall were at* - sled by 1,837
boys, and the totm number of scout
days,” (one day si ’ in qjjtop by one
boy), was 8,021. Tic* v- a*'*r< Increase
from 7.355 In 1923.
The number A boy* attending the
fall camp* showed an especially large
Increase, the number Jumping from
360 in 1923 U1 694 In 1924.
Meals served to the boys st the 1924
camps totalled 13,162, and the aver
age cost per meal, for food and cook
ing, was only 19.5 cents. The average
cost of the food per meal was 16.6
cents.
18 life Saver*.
Special attention was given at these
camp* to training the boys to swim,
and durlr>g the year 18 hoys quali
fied as Junior Red Cross life saver*
59 won merit badge* In swimming. 2«
••on merit badge* In life saving and
7-1 were taught to swim.
The court of honor of the scout
council held 19 meeting* In 1924, at
which 165 first-class badges, 1.468
merit badges. 33 live and star badge*
and 14 eagle badge* were awarded.
The court is composed of W. E Reed,
chairman, John W. Welch. John L.
Kennedy, Ford E Hovev. Clyde W.
Drew. Hird Stryker and William I.
Helxman.
Seven educational trips to variou*
exhibitions and institutions were made
by the scouts during the year, under
eapable leader*. These trips were to
the r*dIo exhibition at the auditor
ium. the Iten Biscuit company, th“
Northwestern Dell Telephone com
pany. the American Smelting and Re
ining company, the Gordon-Rainalter
Candy company, the Livestock Ex
change and the Swift D'cklnc cor
pany. and the Karschraun Produce
company.
Good Twins listed.
Among the most important "com
munity good turns’* performed by
Omaha scouts during 1924 were the
| following; Safety first traffic duty at
| school* throughout the year; posting
of 669 "Walk Right” signs; assisting
In clean up campaign throughout the
city; acting as aide* and orderlies st
11 Jons* convention: performing traff
duty on Defense day; guarding street*
during Ak-Sar-Ben parades. and
guarding coasting hills.
The member* of the executive com
mittee of the Onnha Boy Scout coun
jcil are" J. K IVavidson, W. W. Head.
\\ K Rhoades. W. E. Reed John 1'
j Welch, Dr E. C. Henry. Henry
M -nskv. Fred Dooholr. J If Bever
idge. Melvin Dekins (le-'rse H. Hamil
ton. W. E. Fraser ar.d A. B. Currie.
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