New Year s Eve in Jail, Fate of ^ Bandit’s Widow Wife of Slain Desperado to Be Returned to New Orleans; j $12,000 in Theft Loot "Found on Her. By Associated Pres*. New Orleans, Jan. 1.—Chief of De tective* Healy left here early today for Jacksonville to bring back to New Orleans Nellie Wright, 17-year old widow of William E. Wright, bank bandit, killed by detectives in Mo bile Tuesday, and the *12,000 tucked away In the girl's baggage when she was arrested yesterday. Tho recovered money la part of the loot taken by Wright from the Frenchman afreet branch of the Ma rine Bank and Trust company on the day before Christmas, according to the woman's story to the Jacksonville police. Superintendent of Police Mo lony indicated today that it was tin likely that any charge other than hav ing stolen property in her possession would be placed against Mrs. Wright. A message to Mr. Molony last night from A. J. Roberts, chief of police of Jacksonville, stated she would waive extradition. Rv Associated Press. Jacksonville, Jan. 1.—Nellie Wright, 17-year-old widow of William E. Wright, watched the new year in from behind bars in the Jacksonville city Jail. Her brief period of wifehood, barely ^^^Pninre than three weeks, came to an s ending Tuesday as tragic and dramat / ic as has been her entire married career, when her husband was slain in Mobile by officers after he had in jured two in a running fight. Nellie Wright, however, faced the new year, and what It may bring, with a smile, erased only by an occa sional thought of her husband "Hand some Billy" Wright. The disposal of the *12,545 found in her possession worried her no more than did the approach of New Orleans authorities. She said the* money was a portion of the loot from the New Orleans bank holdup in which Wright obtained *13.000. A sawed-off shotgun, found In her trunk, was the weapon with which her husband Intimidated employes of the bank and shot down a policeman In his dash for freedom, she ad mitted. She met Wright In Des Moines, la., last September. There wss a whirl wind courtship and then Wright left the city. • One of his dal# letters dis covered by her mother brought an order to discontinue the corre spondence.' Early last month, Wright returned to Des Moines and they eloped. They were married Decem ber 5. In Kaneas City. Though "Handsome Billy” Wright wa* sought both on a warrant charg ing abduction and as a fugitive from the Kansas prison, her honeymoon wap happy, eh* said. Its trail led through various southern cities. Their funds ran low and upon ar rival in New Orleans, Wright took his —wed-nff shogun and went forth to rob the hank. She awaited his return anxiously in their apartment, she . said. lie came home elated and filled her handbag with gold and currency, ehe continued, adding^ that they lived in the apartment until almost a week later they decided to leave for Al bany, Ga. "yes.” ahe said. ”1 knew he had a criminal record—that he had served time In the Iowa penitentiary and that he had escaped from the Kansas prison—but that made no difference to me. He was good to me," she added with a catch in her voice. Ar.d ahe awaited the coining of New Orleans officers philosophically. Parent-Teacher Meeting. The Hawthorne Parent-Teachers' association will meet at the school at 3 p. m. next Tuesday. Miss Alice Lllegren, supervisor of speech correc tion, will speak. The school orchestra will play. “John Doe" in Holdup Role. John Doe II. too full of New Year cheer to tell police his real name, ’ is being held at Central station pend ing time when he ran explain why be thrust a gun against the rilis of a bellboy nnd demanded a *1 bill. Doctor Fells Three With One Shot; 15-Year-Old Nimrod Accounts for 97 _ / By Associated Pesos. DENVER, Colo., Jan. I.—Tha toll of rabbit*, slain In A mammoth drive In norttheastern Colorado reached more than 140,000, belated checkups to day Indicated. j Today the streets in front of the Denver Post, which sponsored the drive are piled mountain high vyith frozen rabbits and Denver folk are Invited to come and carry away as many of the furry animals as they desire. A total of 22 carloads of the rabbits, transported free of charge by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, arrived in Denver. Because of the great surplus, one carload has been shipped to Ptleblo, Colo., and another to Colorado Springs, Colo., for free distribution. An ad ditional three car shipment was consigned to Omaha, where The Osftaha Bee will supervise the free distribution of the rabbits. The largest rabbit slain In the drive was reported by Joe Martin of Eckley, Colo., who declared he killed a white-tailed Jack rabbit that weighed IS pounds and six ounces. Dr. Hoschouer, also of Eckley, claims the largest kill with one shot. Three mammoth jack rabbits fell before one discharge of his shotgun. George Deahl, a 15-year-old Brush nlinrod, accounted for 97 rabbits. Two one-armed hunters returned with goodly score*. W. W. Caldwell of Simpson, Colo., bringing in 67. He was closely pressed by Cyrus Chambers of Snyder, Colo., with 66 bunnies and Jack rabbits. Mother’s Health Lost for Babes - «. Life of Sacrifice is Flickering Out; Three Shoeless Youngsters. As ths old year waned yesterday a woman wept In the two-room hovel which has sheltered her and her three small children for six years. She has struggled against poverty and Illness for thres years. Sad Is her life story. Married at 18, she was left with the children six years ago. She has supported them by toll of the hardest kind but the candle Is dangerously near flirkerlng oitf. She has sacrificed her health for the three little ones. She wept because she could no longer force her body to do the work that was necessary to support her little family. Particularly urgent was the, necessity of shoes. The young sters had none. The case was brought to the atten tion of.the Free Shoe fund and the children have been placed on the list, to be provided with shoes just as soon as the fund has sufficient cash to reach th£m. Such cases are coming to light every day. IJach case Is investigated by school teachers without cost to the fund. Tour money is 100 per cent efficient here. More than 40 children are now on the waiting list. If you can help get them the sorely needed shoes, send your check, cadh or money order to The Free Shoe fund, care of The. Omaha Bee. Checks should be made payable to "Free Shoe fund.” Acknowledgment will be made In this column, with thanks from the waifs who wistfully' wait the shoes. AJrewdy Acknowledged .$1,315.** (Vlsdye A. Chamber*. Wiener. Neb. 3.50 Tare Petersen. Winner. Neb. 3.0tt J. A- Mawhlnney, Ravenna, Neb.. A.0<) A Friend .. ... 2.50 Clear Creek Community Club, Cnlnmbue. Neb. 3.30 M. J. and M. 2 00 Mr*. Charles Sellerk .... .. 5-00 Hannah Anderson . J#2 L, I,. B. 3.00 HT. Halderson. Newman Grove, Neb. *00 B. M. W.. Hartiuaton. Neb. . . . 1.00 From a Friend, not Point, Neb. 5.00 H. M. Crumbteee. Ilyases. Neb. 5.00 Rudolph Gemmer, Ong, Neb. --00 Total . $1,300.00 BLAZE~DESTROYS TWO HOSTELRIES Mount Clemens. Mich., Jan. 1.—Two Mount Clemens hotels are in ruins today following s fire last night which did an estimated damage of 8*5,000. They are the Fountain house and the White Star hotel. Starting in the Fountain house, the fire threatened damage to the Detroit house. Fair view hotel and other structures The fire could be seen for miles, lighting up the sky as the flames shot from the ruins of the burning hotels. Both hotels were closed for the *e.= son. Volunteers Brave Cold To Rebuild Burned Barn Mondamin, la., Jan. 1.—Neighbors of Emmett Beaman, whose large barn was recently burned, have construct ed a temporary shelter for his dairy cows. Twenty-two turned out. some with frozen face* and noses, but all ready for work and there was no lag ging. A big bonfire afforded an op pqj-tunity for those who needed to thaw out stiffened fingers. SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin^ proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Colds Headache | Pain Neuralgia 1 Toothache Lumbago Neuritis Rheumatism r Accept only “Bayer'' package which contains proven directions, f Handy "Bnyer" boxes of 12 tiblef i ^ii ^ • Also bottles of 24 end 10(1—Druggists •«iru Is tbs ttste eul at hw MaasXtctui ot MasesetUcscMsaiu at aeUcrUeuts » . at* * 2 Dead, 4 Hurt, Celebration Toll Liquor in .Abundance Flow? as Chicago Revelers Usher in New Year. Chicago, Jan. 1.—Two dead and four wounded. This waa the known toll today of one of the most riotous New Tear's celebrations In Chicago's history, a celebration which. It was estimated today,--cost revelers a total of ap proximately $l,500.0nn. Not since Armistice day, old-time Chicagoans said today, have cafes and cabarets been filled With such care free, money-squandering crowds as last night paid from $5 to S25 for the privilege of sitting at a table In one of Chicago'! jazz palaces. There was liquor In abundance—and it was poured and drank with all the free dom of old-time pre-prohibition days. The threatened raids failed to ma terialize. Nobody seemed to give such a possibility a thought. Confetti flew, horns tooted, bells rang. It. was New Tear's. Hie! Ths casualties occurred as a result of gunplay by over exuberant cele wants. William Goldman, 35. was killed on a South Side "L" train by a bullet which crashed through the window near which he was sitting. John Ozelos, 32. was killed by a random shot which struck him as he was seated at a table In his home. The Injured Include: Harry F. Kahn, wounded by a bullet which went through the window of a south bound street car: Mrs. Jessie King, wounded while listening to a radio in her home: Nathan Wolff, ehot by one of three men who sped past him In an automobile, end Mrs. Lillian Els man, wounded while rocking her baby to sleep in her home. NEW YEAR SPAT COSTS GIRL LIFE Dsnver, Jan. 1.—Denver opened the New Year with A tragedy, the culini nation of a lovers' quarrel. After Joyously celebrating the ad vent of 1925, Charles Betner. Olobe ville, a suburb, shot and killied his fiancee. Miss Mae Ludwick of Den ver, after a quarrel, then fired a shot at h»r sister. It went wild. He then attempted to end his own life by slashing his throat with a razor. He was removed to a hospital, physicians «a!d. in a dying condition. The shoot ing occurred In Miss Lndwlrk's home. Whitzels Off to Mexico. Wymore, Jam 1.—Jesse D. Whit zel and wife, old residents of Wy. more, left today for San Mochas state of Sonora, Old Mexico, where they will live the remainder of the winter. It is their custom to spend about six months of each year in the southern country, where they have large land interests. Mr. Whitzel has a^ted as superintendent the past three winters for a canning factory at San Mochas. Bee Want Ads are the best busi ness boosters. 1 i-i .— New Year’s Eve Moving Day for Brandeis Store •Work of Transporting Bur gess-Nash Stock Proceed ing Satisfactorily, Says Harry B. Zimman. Moving along the dimly-lighted streets early Thursday morning, a happy New Year eelebratnr gazed upon the weird •peetacle of furniture for the living room and dining room creeping along the downtown sidewalk. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head and looked again. The vision was not dispelled. There was also a kitchen cabinet and a piano, moving along in the direction of Sixteenth anil Douglas streets. "That last drink was too much for me:’’ he muttered thickly, and hur ried home to make a New Year's reso lution. A number of Brandeis employes watched the old year out and the new year In by moving furniture from the Burgess.Nash store into 1he Brandeis store, trundling it along the sidewalk on Its own castors. "Few people not actively engaged in the work can appreciate the big ness of this job," said Harry B. Zim man, treasurer of J. L. Brandeis A Sons, referring to the work of trans porting the stock of the Burgess-Nash company to the Brandeis store, where it is to be oftered for sale. “Under ordinary circumstance* at least two weeks \iy' allowed for the Inventory alone, and every clerk in the store Is engaged in the work at that. Moreover, the transportation must take care of an amount of mer chandise such as delivery facilities usually handle in not less than two months. Packing the goods so that they can be moved with no damage to them is another of our problems, and the mad scramble for containers, boxes, hampers and the like is really amusing. “The work is progressing satisfac torily. I am proud to say that. Any merchant will tell you that such an amount of merchandise cannot be moved in the time we have allowed. Some of obr own staff eaid It could not be done. “But the way our folks went right ahead and tackled the job and the way they're plowing through It con vinces me that 1925 !a going to be a wonderful year—it couldn't be other wise with people like these in our organization. There is yet much to do. fVe plan all night shifts both Saturday and Sunday nights, but Monday morning will e-e every thread of merchandiee In the Bran deis store, ready for the big sale. COL HALSTEAD IS TAKEN HOME Col Frank Halstead of the Seventh Corps area who has been In Paxton M anorial hospital since early fall when he suffered a broken leg In a fall from his horse, returned to his, hom« Wednesday afternoon. Brakeman Lose* Hand In Accident y. T Moods, tio« Bluff street. Coun cil Bluffs, a railroad brskeman, suf fered the lose of hie right hand Wed needsy evening when It was caught in the coupling of two cars In tho Rock Island yards In Cdunell Bluffs. He was taken to his home In the police ambulance. WOAW Program Friday, January t. * p. m —Story hour conducted by Dona Claire Seccrd, daughter of “Uncle Rcaa ' of tha Omaha World-Herald. * 2* p. m—To be announced *.20 p. m—Pa* t Melody b©\e. 7 15 p m —Current epert by Ivin L Gaddis aporte editor of the Omeha Dailv Veer* * P- m —Program by O F 'e Radio or chestra Auspice* Chicago Burllnftoa A Quincy Railroad Co. Irena Fleming roprano. Addre**. Seeing bv Rad's Territory Covered by the Burlington Route * Dr O E Condre. director of Coneervarten and Survey division. University of Nehraeka. 10:10 p m— Sammy orches tra at the Rrendei* etore restaurant* ■ ■ ■ •■■■= "" ■ ...^ri DRY AGENTS RAID UNIVERSITY PARTY San Francisco, Jan. X.—Prohibition enforcement officer* early today raided a banquet in the Latin quar ter here, said to have been held un der the auspices of University of Pennsylvania alumni member* here. John Allen, who said he waa a Penn sylvania alumnus was the only peraon arrested. He was charged with vio lating the federal dry law and gave ball immediately. '"The affair was held In honor of the Pennsylvanla University of California football game today. COASTER CRASH VICTIM BETTER Harry Gravert, 7, who was serious ly injured while coasting on a hill on Sixty-fourth street, Tuesday aft ernoon. is reported to be in fair con dition Thursday mot-ning at Method ist hospital where he was taken. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gravert, 2713 North Sixty-second street. His parents are at his bed side. RADIO || N_> Program for 4u. t. (Courfesy of Radio Digest.) By Amoflstrd Press. WSB. Atlanta. (421), 1-9. honeymoon roun!©: 10 45. quartat. WBKI. Boston. (.103) 8. Big Brother club: 5 3ft, orhestra; 7. program ; 7:46, sport 'hat: *. orchestra, program from WE A F. WGR. Buffalo. (319). 6-6.30. dinner music: 7:30-10. musical program: 10:30, dance music. KYW. Chl'-agf) (636). 8:36, Uncle Bob: 7, concert, 8. speeches; 9-2:30. revue., Nighthawka organlogue. WON. Chicago. (376). 8 organ; 6.30. concert; * classical: 10. dance. WLS. Chicago. (846). 6:30. organ: 7. lullaby time; 7:15. quartet; 7:8b. orches tra: 7:46. quarter. S. farm program: 9. Saddler feature: 9:30. entertainers, dance WM AO. Chicago. (447.5). 6. orfran; 6 :30 orrhe.etra. 8. Wide-Awake cfluh- 8:20. musical geography; 9. talk: 9:15. mu sir a! WBAV. Columbus, (423 ). T. communi ty concert. WFAA. Dallas Ner». (478). 8:30. ao prano. contralto. WOC. Davenport. (4*4), 7 20. educa tional: i. musical. . WHO. Des Moines. ( 526 ). 7 30-9. quar tet. fnetrumental. vocal. WCX. Detroit. (613), 8. musical: 9, orchestra. WWJ. Detroit News. (813). 7.30. News orchestra, poet, soloiete KNX Hollywobd. (3S7l *:3«. muale: 10, feature*; 12, amateur*; 1 a. m.. or W08.' Jeffereon City. (440.9). I. ad dress; 8:18,_ musical. WDAF. Kansas City Star. (411). 8-T. school of the air: 8-9 15. popular music; 11:45-1. Nlghtha wk frolic WHB. Kansas City. (411). 7-1. varied musical. KPI Lot Angeles (469). 8-48. organ; 10 orchestras; 12. pianist. KHJ. Loe Angeles Times. (888). *. con cert orchestra: *:39, childrens hour. 10, songs; 12 orchestra WHAS. Louisville Times. (400). 7 80, concert. WMC. Memphis. (891). 8. story; 1:30, concert: 11. frolic. W'CCO Mlnneapoli*-5t. Paul (4!7>. 8. sports. 8:30 concert: 7-30. lecture. 8:30, surprise. WOR. Newark. (40$) 8 trio WEAF Xew Tork (495), 6 30 atory telling; 7. Happlnees Candy Boys; 7 30, trio, orchestra. 9 plane duet, orchestra WHX, Xew Tork (380). 6, orchestra: * 37 orchestra. 9. fashion chats, songs: t 9 25 talk: 9 30 orchestra. FJZ. Xew Tork < 455>. 8 ©reheat ra; 7 30. roplfs. * 3b. violinist. wJT Xew York. (528). 6.36. taik; 7 30. pr-eram . 9 35. orchestra. KGO Oakland. (312). 8. orchestra: 7:]0 girls. WTAT Osk Ptrk. (288). 8 48-7:48. or chestra; 9-10 organ WDAF Philadelphia. (395). 8 30 talk. 7. recital, play. 9 03. orchestra 10, con cert. WQO. Philadelphia- (5ft9) * 2* nr^hae tr.% 7 .10. concert. 9:01. recital. 9 80, Or chestra. KDKA, Fittaburgh. (128), 8-30. story; 7;»6 program, concert. WCAE. Pittsburgh. (482). 8 *0, Uncle Ksvhes: 7 JO, musical: I. orcheefa KG W. Portland Oregonlsn. (492), 10. lertur©: 12 30. Hoot Owls KPn, gsn Francisco. (411). 8:10, er cbeetra. WOT Bchenectady. (3*0). 8 rellgloue; * 46. hegl’h: 7 drama 9 3*. violin. KFOA. Seattle. (466L I. concert; 8 48, I program 1ft 3ft concert. KflP, FL Louis Fos,.pf»p*f<’|i, (848), I I snpounr»d ^ i —- - ‘ New Year Fetes Reflect Omaha's Hopes for 1925 General Feeling of Optimism Lies Behind Celebrations; Banner Year for Omaha Forecast. Omaha, carpeted with a light cov ering of snow, received the new year Thuraday morning with respect due the occasion. A large contingent of bon vlvants beguiled the time Wednesday night with merrymaking until the midnight hour when they “saw the old year out and the new year in.” Thuraday morning was about as complete a holiday around town as the innocent bystander could imagine. Business was not as usual. The University club, Omaha Ath letic club, Omaha club, Elks’ club, Young Men's Christian association, Young Women's Christian associa tion, Knights of Columbus and aitnl lar institutions maintained "open house” on Thursday, with no formal programs. Hotels and cafes bid for public favor with special menus. Behind the levity of the New Year's celebration, there is the back ground optimism which is strong in the mind and heart of every Omahan as he or she looks out upon 1925, destined to he another banner year in: the history of the Gals City of West. In accordance with custom, th# dis trict court judges me" Thursday morn ing to organize for the year. Next Monday night the board of education will meet with four new members and will name R. A. Van Orsdel as chair man of the board for the year. There will be four women on th# new board: Dr. Jennie Callfas, present member, and Mrs. A. H. Fetters. Mrs. Hazel Dunbar and Mra. A. A. Holtman, the new women members. Leo Beveridge is th* only new man member. The Metropolitan Utilities district board of directors will meet Wednes day afternoon for organization. Allan Tukey will be the new member of the board. The school board will start the new year with a building program made possible by the authorization of $2, 500.000 school district bonds by the voters in November. The first important event of the year for the Metropolitan Utilities district will be the placing in opera tion of the new gas holder, which has a capacity of 4,000.000 cubic feet. Tn connection with 'this Improvement the gas system will hav# Increased distribution facilities Commissioner Jcs*«fc Keutsky of the public improvement department stated that he hopes during 1925 to see th# completion of the opening of a thoroughfare from Twenty-seventh street and St. Marys avenue to Thir ty-first and Leavenworth streets: also widening of Twenty-fourth street from St. Marys avenue to Farnam street, and widening of Harney street, west of Twenty-fourth street. Woman Pastor to Speak. Rev. Ada. Atone Anderson, assort at# pastor of Plymouth Congrega tional church, will he the speaker at th# noon meeting of the Kiwanlt club Friday s' the oHtel Rom*. CHALIAPIN FACES INJUNCTION SUIT Chicago, Dec. *1.—The Chicago Civic Opera company today filed a petition asking that Feodor Chalia pin, noted operatic star, be enjoined from making any public appearance* in Washington, D. C., prior to Febru ary 10. 1925. The company asks especially that he he denied the right to appear in "Faust” In Washington, January 26.. According to ths petition this wouid be a violation of the baritone's con tract with the company and also would tend to greatly reduce the ticket sale to the opera "Boris Ooudonoff” In which Chaliapin agreed to appear in the capital February 10. Chalipan’s contract, the A,etltion states, provides for appearances in 30 operas here this winter and a road trip of 10 weeks following the Chi cago season. He would he paid $3,500 for each appearance. iowa Woman s Poems to Be Published By Boston House Missouri Valley, la., Jan. i.—Mr*. Ward Steinert, wife of a machinist in the shop* here, has received word that a volume of verse written by her ha* been accepted and will be published shortly by a Boston pub lishing house. When in need of help try Bee Want Wholesale Coal < Companies Unite Allen and Reynold* Consol idated With Carbon Coal and Supply. Announcement wee made Thursday of th* consolidation of the Allen A Reynold* Coal company and ih* Carbon Coal A Supply company, both large Omaha concerns, under the name of th* Reynolds-Updlk* Coal company. The Carbon company was the wholeeole coal department of th* Updike Lumber A Coal company. Th# office* of th# new company will be in the Grain Exchange build Ing. Founded in 1*1!. The Allen A Reynold* company wan founded In 1912. Wood Allen, one of the founders and officer* of the corporation, announced hi* re tirement from active work in the wholesale coal business. Samuel W. Reynolds will be Identi fied with the Reynolds-Updike Coal company. He is famous along ether lines than wholesale coal, having six times been golf champion of Ne braska. At present he is Omaha cit? champion. He also has been a leader in th# affairs of the American Legion, having served as commander ot Omaha post No. 1, th# largest poet In the organization. He now I* the Nebraska member of the national executive committee of the legion. During the war he was in the army air service. To Improve Reputation. In* announcing the consolidation of the two wrholenple coal houees to the trade, Reynolds said: ' We feel that both of th# former companies enjoy a reputation for fair dealing and for the ability to furnish good coal and good service The new company proposes not only to live up 1o that reputation but to improve it.” The electron is th# smallest thina but It probably doesn't feel as small as th* man whose letters are tead in court.—New York Telegram. MADAME Guiomar Novaes Brazilian Pianist, Appears in Concert at the Brmtfeis Theater Sunday Afternoon, January 4 Under the auspices of the Tuesday Musi cal Club. Madame Novaes, like hundreds of other famous artists, uses and endorses the Steinway, “The In strument of the Immortals,” as the highest develop ment of the piano maker’s art. A Tk* feet tket tk* majority of world-raaownad artlite have pre ferred tk* Steinway for more tkan a century it evidence tkat you, too, thould choote tke Steinway at tke peer of all pianoi. We cordially invite you to call and tee our moil complete ditplay of Steinway piano*. Inatrumcnta of other malcei accepted at part payment. Liberal term* of 3 to S yaart arranged if detired. STEINWAY Uprights Grands $875.00 «nd up $1,425 and up Sdunolkr&JHuelkr Piano G 0M'f6*0*Dod$e $i**!i*:* Omaha Exclusive Stsinwny Representatives v \ IfhE Brandeis Store. Burgess-Nash i 11 T Charge Accounts (; i i Are Payable at The Brandeis Store '! Fourth Floor ^ ,. i * * Southwest Corner 0&r } f ■..JISTTT"ZSS5S?i / Announcement^ f / of Unusual / \ / Significance . \ ■ Truck Loads of Merchandise Pouring in Hourly ■ I Have Caused a Change in Our Plans for the ■ I Great Burgess- ] \ Nash Sale - 1 m That our big floor* may not be cramped for space Monday and that we B M may serve you with greater ease and convenience, we place B \ ON SALE SATURDAY / Furniture Rugs Trunks f Men's Clothing and Shoes Boys' Clothing, Furnishings and Hats Men’s Furnishings and Hats > a *1 |The Brandeis Store I