Nebraska Newspapers

    i Senate Democrats
Will Not Caueas;
leader Announces
Members To Few in Number
in Nebraska’s Upper House,
He Says—Representatives
More Optimistic.
(Continued From Pa** One.)
know local sentiment w.ll he hack
• bal'd about adding to expense and
creating new jobs.
If the supreme court judges will
work a little harder and faster, and
cut their three months' summer vaca
tions down to a couple of weeks like
most men have to do—If they get any
vacation at nil—It will be posslblerfor
them to catch tip without killing
themselves with overwork," remarked
one western representative this after
noon.
A senator who has practiced law. a
little bit In his time said that many
of the cases brought before the su
preme court could he decided from
the bench Instead of being mulled
over for a year or two.
Censorship BUI Certain.
"Who's got the mpvie censor hill
. and the antl-parl-mutuel bill in his
pocket?” That is a question often
, asked. These two bills are rumored
10 have been great revenue producers
lor several sessions, but at the last
session they didn't amount to much.
Representative Sturdevant was in
; dueed to introduce the antl-pari-mu
luel bill two years ago. lie introduced
. it in good faith, too; but he was soon
; isntvlnced that the lot' * 1st who gave
him the hill for Introduction was not
actuated by the same motives. The
bill did not even see the light of day
after It had been introduced and re
ferred to committee.
A movie censorship hill is sure to
bob up serenely In due time, hut
6 present Indications are that It will re
1 reive scant consideration.
Senator Wood of Goring and Rep
; resentative Barbour of Scottsbluff
are supposed to look after irrigation
matters. They say they have nothing
of any great moment under considera
tion. They will ask a few amend
ments. What they will watch most
closely is the ratification of any
agreement between Nebraska. Colo
rado and Wyoming as to the division
. . of the waters of the Plattes.
Two-thirds of the members have ar
1 lived, and the rest of them will be on
hand before noon Monday.
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By P. C. POWEI.I..
Staff Correspondent The Oninhn Mee.
Lincoln, Jan. Talk of compro
. ra se In the lights for speaker of the
lower house and president pro tent of
the senate circulating lit hotel lobbies
this afternoon was banished tonight
when Senator John W. Robbins of
Omaha arrived and announced posl
tivel.v that he had not withdrawn as
’ candidate for president pro tern of the
senate ta save the speakership for
Representative James A. Rodman of
Omaha. This announcement threw
the politicians into a turmoil with In
dications that ns a result Omaha
would get neither the prise plum of
he senate nor of the house.
As matters stbod tonight ths old
Militleal cry of "Omahog” was being
pregyl 'throughout hotel lobbies. Sen-j
tor Charles Warner of Lincoln, an'
ggressive randldate for pre, blent
pro tern, against Robbins, was the
most active In spreading the word
that "Omaha" couldn't expect every
thing.” Representatives from the!
short grass country were especially
elated over the situation created as
a result of two Omaha men demand
ing major positions In house and sen
ate. I'nless a compromise Is reached j
by caucus time tomorrow night It
v.as accepted as certain that Omaha
would lose both positions.
Representative George Dvball of
Omaha was the only member of the
lower house from Dongles county to
arrive tonight. lie stated that he
, would he content with membership
on the committee on committees and
rhalrman of the cities and towns
committee. *
Senators John Cooper and T. B
Dysart arrived with Senator Robbins
If night. Senator Cooper announced
he again desired to head the senate
judiciary committee.
CANT WED LATE
TO AVOID TAXES
Men, who were married late this
year will not secure the benefit, of att
entire year of Income tax exemption
as a married man, according to Rev
enue Collector A. R. Allen.
He said the law as passed on June
2. 1024, ig retroactive lo January 1,
1024.
That 1s. if a man married In June
t> 2 he would receive the benefit from
tjjat'day to the next January.
’-If he married December On, all ho
could claim exemption would lie for
; one day.
This would also be true of other de
pendents, according to Mr. Allen.
CURTIS TO SEEK
VOTE ON SHOALS
* e- Washington, Jan. 3.—Henat »r (bir
1fs. republican floor leader, said today
. ‘he exports a final vote on the Mu*<de
Shoals hill next Wednesday or Thurs
day.
?* The senator predicted ihat the sen
ate will agree to an amendment to
the hlil, along the lines of the .Tones
proposal, providing for n commission
to study the problem and recommend
Its solution to the next congress for
consider.!! ion.
Monkey Glands
Bring Youth to
Ex-Kaiser
Hr Universal Service.
I.ondon, Jan. 3.—"News of the
World.” In the latest Issue slates
that the ex-kalser of (termany, hav
ing heard of Ida wife's being re
• ferrcd to aa an “old man's darling”
has hern rejuvenating himself with
monkey glands and now looks
younger than hla son, the late
crown prince.
Visitor* to Doom any, according
!• this article, that the ex-kalser
lias also had Ills heard touched up
to conform to Ids youthful appear
mice,
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Hot on the Trail of Criminals
As soon as a crimp occurs in Chicago, local stations transmit news to headquarters; thence it Is hro.-idrast
by radio to automobile squads, which rush to seene. Chief of Detectives Schoemakcr is shown receiving a
message. \ __
Mussolini Slaps
Italian Deputies
as Crisis Looms
Premier Now 1'aek in Hole of
Dictator — Promises
Action in 21
Honrs.
Il.v M M.IKI.MO KMAM'KI.,
International .News Service staff (nr
reM|Kimlrnt.
Home. Jan. 3.—While all Italy won
ders tonight what will happen next in
the new political crisis centering]
around Premier Mussolini, certain
facts stand out boldly enough amid
the confusion.
While rioting was reported from
many parts of the country and the
strong iron hand of the premier
reached out to suppress newspaper
critics, wholesale opposition grew in ;
the chamber of deputies to a magni
tude threatening the overthrow of the
government.
Then into the chamber walked Mus
solini as unafraid as he has ever
been in the face of danger, and these
things happened:
He dared his enemies to bring him
to trial before the high court of Jus
the. He declared boldly that he was
tired of the tactics »f the opposition
and would unhesitatingly use force.
And he promised so me unnamed ac
tion or event which ’would complete
ly clariy the situation within ,24
hou is.
Public Spanking. i
After what amounted to a public
spanking the duly elec ted and consti
tutional chamber of deputies adjourn
ed sine die without voting censure
upon the government.
In effect, constitutionalism ceased
when the chamber ceased to exist
and Mussolini 1* in the identical posi
tion in whjch Italy found him after
his “black shirt hquact'* had marched
into Home. H'e is dictator.
“The whole political «ifnation wPI
be definitely cleared up within 24
hours," was the enigmatic declara
tion of Mussolini which sent a ripple
of apprehension through the ranks of
his opponents.
Mussolini's daring won him repeat
ed cheers during his speech which
was interrupted repeatedly.
He brushed aside charges, made n
week hgo today, that he engineered
the disappearance of Matteottl, ao
clalfst deputy.
He denied also ch r s of the exist
ence of a fascist t'hek i or- espionag •
system along Russian lines which had j
been organized by him.
Sporadic rioting continued today.
CUPID IS LOSING
OUT IN FREMONT
Special Dispatch tn Tlic Omaha flee.
Fremont. Neb., .fan. 3. There were
40 divorcee granted in Dodge county
during 1924 and only 83 marriage* Is
sued.
With an average number of 330
marriage licenses that were granted
annually in Dodge county before the
present man-lag* law went into ef
feet Dan Cupid s work was woefully
poor this lust year.
Council Bluffs and other points in
Iowa won the hulk of Judge Waldo
Wintersteen's business this last year.
A slight decrease in divorces in this
county was noted with 40 domestic
splits during 1924 as compared With
46 divorces in 1923.
There were 304 births compared to
198 deaths. In 3923 them were 239
births and 206 deaths. Of the new ar
rivals 168 were boys ami 136 girls.
NEBRASKA NURSE
TO WED ABROAD
Mias Kuth Pegeler of Wiener, Neb .
u graduate nurse from the Lutheran
hospital at Fort Wayne, Ind., who
has been visiting her brother at th«
home of Stephen Kuechel, 1931 South
Sixteenth street, will leave Sunday
night for New 'York, where she is
to sail on January 10 for Buenos
Aires, Argentina. There, upon her
arrival, site is to marry O. Iluebner,
a missionary. Site w ill engage in mis
sionary work.
BRANDEIS STORE
OPEN AT NIGHT
The Brand,1, .lore will remain
np.n Monday evening until 9 o'clock.
Their announcement was made Sat
urday and the atep haa been taken a»
a courleay to the ahopplng public.
Work of tranaportinK the tnercltan
dl.se Involved In Ihc $1,0*0,000 pur
rhaae of the Burfteaa Nnah atore, from
the old location to the rtnindela atore
waa jirmtlcally completed Saturday.
(ionoiil H'-*' allctl.
Honolulu, Jan 3—Kelichl Vanin
Mikl, consul general of Japan for tha
I (m wulinn Uhtnda, announced today
that he had been recalled, and would
hr 11 for Tokio January 21. He bus
been her* nearly three years. No
indication has been gtsen who bis
Muccvsaui will Lc
r->
Burgess Bedtime
Stories
V_f
H.v THORNTON \\. HI RUKHS
Youth loo often worB* advice,
And in the end inuat »ay the price.
I .it tie Joe Otter.
Tli** Foolish Voting Otter.
Little Joe Otter took the two
young Otter* over to the log where he
hid found ihe trap and showed it to
them. It looked so harmless that it
was difficult for the young Otter* to
believe that it was such a terrible
thing ns their fat lire said it was. Then'
he took them over to the foot of the
■dippers slide, and while they swanf
aliout at a safe distance he looked
carefully until he found a trap right
at the bottom of the slippery slide.
He showed it to them.
"Now you see why I said you must
not go down the slippery slide even
once" said he.. "I didn’t know that
this trap was here, but I suspected
it. I suspect that there are traps in
tha other places I have warned you
to keep away from. If you want to
live long and be happy don’t once for
get the warnings jour mother and I
have given you."
The young Otters promised they
wouldn't forget, and then the whole
family went fishing. Of course they
didn’t go fishing together. They sepa
rated. each one fishing in a different
place. All the time the smallest Otter
Was looking for a trout she kept
thinking about those traps. She tnade
up her mind that nothing would
tempt her to be heedless of the warn
ings she had been given. You see
she had not forgotten the lesson she
had learned wrhen Yowler the Bob
Oat bad caught her because of her
heedless wilfulness.
But her brother Jiad no such lesson,
and as he hunted for trout he smiled1
to himself at what he thought weir
the fgoiish fears of his parents.
"Father add mother are just tr.ving to
scare us," said he. "I don’t believe
there is anything to be afraid of as
long as that dreadful two-legged crea
tin'* i«n’t about. Those traps look
perfectly harmless to me. 3 m not
afraid of them. I guess if T use my
eyes and my none I can find them
without getting into one of them. 1
w-onder where ail the fish have gone
to. My, I’m hungry! I believe I’ll go
farther up the brook. There is some
swift, open water up there. It hasn't
been fished much."
So the young Otter swam to the
upper end of the open water where
he then was, climbed out on the ice
and traveled over this until lie came
to another stretch of open water. H»*
SW am along close to the bank on one
lie climbed out on the Ice and traveled I
over this until lie came to another
stretch of open water.
side and presently came to a sort of
little pen of sticks, lie didn't remem
ber having seen It before, and hr
looked at It suspiciously. He swam
around It at a safe distance, and then
he smelled fish. It didn't take him
long to discover that Inside at the
hack of that little pen was a fat trout.
That trout wasn't alive. It seemed to
he held by a Stick at the hack of the
little pen. •
The young Otto.* remembered the
warning not to touch » dead fish. Hut
he was hungry, very hungry, and here
was a dinner he wouldn't have to
take (he trouble to catch. He swam
hark and forth In front of th® little
pen of sticks, and examined them
carefully. He went (lose to them arul
smelled them. They were nothing hut i
harmless sticks. Ills mouth began to
w'afei at the smell of the fish
'There isn't a particle of danger,”
said the foolish young Otter. "There
wouldn't be a. trap way tip here any
way. f want that fish and I’m go
ing to have ft.”
Th® next story; "A Suddenly
A p petite.”
STORM DELAYS
OCEAN LINERS
New York, Ian. 3 Four ocean
liners wer® overdue today and ocean
ti.ifhc whs rendered a peril for craft
of all sizes by the gales, snows and
heavy seas.
The White Star liner. Adriatic Is
not expected before Tuesday. The
steamer Assiria la already alx d«ys
late, and Is eg parted to make port to
night or tomorrow . 'Hie Mount Hlay.
out of Hamburg, is two days hit*1, umi
i he Fro tub liner, i'aiie, will he about
a day lut®.
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Non-Party Cabinet
to Be Formed by
V
Chancellor Marx
Acvepts Commission From
El»t*rt Following Failure to
Weld Opposing Parlia
mentary Factions.
Ify Anwielntetl Preiu.
IVrlln, Jan. 3.—Chancellor Marx
tfiin* evening" accepted a commission
from President Ebert to form a non
party cabinet.
Chancellor Marx's efforts to find a
parliamentary ba**is on which he
cculd construct a cabinet that would
command wording support in the
reichstag definitely failed, and the
only solution at the disposal of
President Ebert was the formation of
a so-called nonpartisan officiating
cabinet# headed by Herr Marx.
This would include Dr. Stresemann,
Dr. Otto Gesslcr and several other
present members of the. cabinet.
Four vacancies due to the retire
ment of the vice c hancellor. Dr. Karl
Jarres, Herr Hamm, minister of
economies, and Rudolph Oeser, minis
ter of transport, together with the
poet of minister of justice which is
unoccupied, would be filled wdth *e
lections from the reichs(ag parties or
nonpartisan expert*.
Such a ministry would be equipped
with special emergency authorization
to protect it in situation where It
Could not rely on a working majority
in the reb hstag. It is hardly prob
able that Dr. Marx will be able to
complete his negotiations in time to
permit the new cabinet to present, it
self at Monday's opening session of
the relchstag.
FOWLER COMPANY
REPORTS 12 SALES
Burt C. Fowler. realtors. report a
continued demand for medium-priced
hnnu-j and Investments during the
holiday season, si shown hy th« fol
lowing list of sales made by the com
pany;
Brick duplex. West Farnsm dis
trict. to an Investor, ?!3,500; brick
duplex, Frelghton college district, to
an Investor, ?14.730; seven-room hrlrk
veneer, 1.77 North Thirty-fifth avenue,
to Blanche R. Ramsey, $3,000; slx
tooin colonial, tireenlea addliion, to
an Investor, $3,000; new six room
hrlrk and stucco home, 4405 Wool
worth avenue, to Harvey I,. Bolar,
15,250; new six room brick and stucco,
Kngltsh colonial, Twlnrldgs addition,
lo John A. Kleber, $7,700; six-room
brick and stucco bungalow. SI2 North
Forty-eighth avenue, to Margaret I,,
l-andale, $7,300; eight-room - house,
SIS South Thirty-fifth avenue, to
Clyde O'Net! I, $7,150; two five-room
t-ungalows In Standard Blare, to an
Investor, $5,son each: two lots, Club
Terrace, to Baul 17. Baker. $l,sn^
INFANTILE CRIME
COMMISSION PLAN
Mexico City. Jan. 3 Ramon Ron*,
cuvcrrrv nf thin federal district, 1*
fathering * project to appoint n com
mission which will study the cause*
of Infantile crime. The commission,
which will be composed nf a doctor,
a lawyer and a teacher, will go Into
the record* of crime* committed by
pernonn le** than 1*. They will act
a* defendant* cf youthful criminal*
and will investigate the responsibility
of parent*.
The projert nl*o contemplate* that
the pre** will be prohibited from
printing *torle* of Infantile crime*.
CHARRED BONES
FOUND IN SHACK
New raatle, l*n . Jan. 3 - The din-1
covery of charred bone* In a plavj
nhack built In the wood* near Ell |
wood City, today added to (be mvstervj
of the dlnuppearance of H year-old
luiiicl N<*neche*i who ha* been min*
ing from hi* h"nie nine© New Vent *
day.
Man Who Dug Tunnel
to Dead Wife's
Grave Fined
Hy O. I). TUI IM III S.
fnltpriiil Srrxlrr Stuff (orr«*»|»<tntl«*nt.
Ilrrlln, .Ian. 51.—For nttmnptinc
to frrd randy to hi* ilr.nl and
Inirlrd whir, Otto Klrnihr, a Him Hit
artist, wa* third HI.** hy an tin
*> nipatlirth Ilrrlln rourt today.
Klnnhr dug a mibtrrrAiiran pa**
»agn to fhr gmvr through whirl*
hr \isitrd hi* drud wlfr r\rr>
n i it hi. In f i ii<* orh'iital fashion, hr
i looh along flnwrr*. prrfiimr, and
otlirr thing* *l»r fihrd, and laid
tlirm dim ll\ on tllr rnffln.
Tlirmigli liolr* hr had hnrrd In thr
rnffln hr pti*ltrd Ihr randy Inaldr. I
IIU drfrliM* wa* that hr had art
rd pnrrly out of Invr for Ilia wlfr,
lint Ihr progenitor rlahnrd lir was
drlvrn h> an iinliraltliy mrloalty.
I
Employes of City
Plants Must Pay
w
Back Income Tax
New Killing by Revenue Bu
reau Holds Surh Work
ers Not Immune Un
der Statute.
"Washington, .Tan. 3.—All employes
of municipally-owned institutions act
ing in a propriatary capacity rather
than serving governmental purposes,
such as water, light and street rail
way companies, are subject to income
tax on their compensation. They will
have to pay taxes bn their incomes
as far back as 1918 and the bureau
of internal tevenife has notified col
lectors of Internal revenues to com
pel. the filing of returns over those
years.
The ruling, far reaching in its ap
plication, is based on epurt decisions
in several sections of the country
which have held in effect, that such
institutions as wore named were com
peting with private enterprise and
should occupy a similar footing with
respect to certain taxation features.
The ruling made these specific
statements:
“In deciding whether or not any
particular activity in which a state
or municipality may be engaged is
a governmental function, the attitude
of the federal rather than the state
iauthorities should govern.
“The compensation received f«»r
services rendered in connection with
a municipally owned water system Is
not exempt from income tax.”
Ah n result of the ruling and the
nntiepated decision of other similar
questions in like fashion, every city
or state or other political subdivision
operating such quasi-public institu
tions, it ]s expected will fnd it nec
essary to go through its records and
furnish the collector of their re
spective districts with full informa
tion about their employes, present
and past. From these, the collectors
will be able to trace down the persons
who hitherto had filed no returns.
l»elieving that, they were not sub
ject to the federal income because
they were employes of institutions ex
jempt by law\
Far reaching effects are seen by
Theodore A. Leisen, general manager
of the Metropolitan Utilities district,
in the ruling of Commissioner Blair
to the effect that salaries and wages
of employes of public utilities owned
and operated by cities are not ex
empt fro'm income tax.
In commenting on the ruling. Man
ager I^eisen contends that if Incomes
of employes of public utilities aie to
be taxed, the utilities district must
also be taxed. Proceeding on tills
theory he declared the ruling would
have a tendency to immediately force
an increase in ga* and water rates.
*T,«a»t year the Metropolitan Utili
ties district of Omaha had an income
of approximately $2,000,000,“ s.tid
Manager T.ejson. “If this amount
were taxable a large income tax
would have to he paid, and necessi
tate a rate Increase.
“The government says there should
he no' tax on states or subsidaries,
meaning cities, and that employes of
either the state nr subsidaries are ex
empt from tax. I think the commis
sioner 1s stretching his Imagination
a little.”
Commissioner Blair handed down
hi* ruling at the request of Mayor
Evans of Riverside, Cal.
L'. C. SHOLES OPENS
HIS OWN OFFICES
1*. C. Sholes, for the hist two years
a vice president of the Hmsen In
vestment company, has resigned from
that organization and has opened hie
own r»*al estate office in the Omaha
Loan and Building Association build
iti*. Mr. Sholes wag elected to mem
bership In the real estate Ward last
week.
Mr. Shole* fs g director of the
Omaha I^osn and Building assorla
lion. At the time of the death of his
father, the late P. V. Sholes, several
years ago, he succeeded to the hual
ness of O. V. Sholes A Do. Two years
ago this business was merged with
the Hansen Investment company. I
Mr. Sholes work as manager of!
the resl estate department of the
Hapsen company has been taken over
by T. J. Hansen, one of the members
of that firm.
FREMONT COPS’
SEIZE WHISKY!
Fremont, Neb., Jan. .1.—Following
a tip from Omaha. Sherif W. C. Con ]
dit and Deputy Hill Johnson seised'
a case of 12 bottlea of bonded
Sandy McDonald” whisky at the
Union station here. The liquor was
• unsigned to a Fremont address which
the officials refused to make public.
The nance of the consignee resembles
chiselv the name of a Fremont man,
and they* are making an Investigation !
The Lquor wax sent bv express o^ |
the Union J*a* fie and the nficers
were on hand when the train arrived
The contents of the Wooden container
were not designated and neither wax
the name of the shipper gheti.
He Remains the Stoic in Cell
Calm and unruffled,
.T. Warren Hehne re
mained the stole In hie
• ell at central station
Saturday night despite
the fact that he Is ac
cused of one 'of the
most brutal slayings In
Omaha's long murder
list.
llahne seemed quite
unterrlfled by County
Attorney Ileal's an- *
noiinccment that the
state would press vigoi
on sly the charges placed
against him. To him It
was Inconceivable that
he should be »us|»eoteii
of murdering his wife.
Throughout the eoun.
tjr attorney's question
ing he remained serene
ly confident that he
would he freed of all
charges, and he seemed
quite d u m h f o u nded
when advised he would
de denied hail.
2 More Supply
Bills Reported
Appropriation for Di&M*minat
ing Market Infoi^nalion in
Agricultural Measure.
Washington, .Tan. 3.—Two more of
ibe annual supply bills, those for the
Interior and Agriculture department*,
were reported today by the senate
appropriations committee, making
three now awaiting senate action.
The other is the postoffh e-treasury
measure reported yesterday.
The Interior bill carries a total of
$238.1)91,403, an Increase of $1,140,477
over the house measure, while the
Agriculture bill provides for $124,788,
4 78, an advance of $125,005 over the
house total.
Principal increases in the Interior
hill over the house totals are $500,000
for the Spanish Springs extension,
new lands projec t. Nevada, eliminated
in the house; $100,000 for the Altlake
basin project, Utah; $31,000 for the
Uoise project. Idaho, and $25,000 for
the Williston pumping project. North
Dakota.
The main senate increase* In the
agriculture bill are $90,252 for collect
ing, publishing and distributing mar
ket Information and $19,340 for the
investigation ami improvement of
< erealt*.
FREMONT BEATS
BUILDING RECORD
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 3—Figures
made public today tex^al that Fre
mont s building and construction
work during the year 1924 has shat
iered all previous records with neat*
dy $1,500,000 spent along that line.
This surpasses bv nearly $500,000 the
banner year of 1922.
For business and industrial im
provement* the sum of $971,521 was
spent. For the construction of 82
new homes during 1924. Fremontera
paid OUt *374.785. The sum of $68,160
was spent in remodeling Fremont
homes while *9,272 was paid out 1 n
the construction of private garages.
The complete total of $1.421,7,38
compares more than favorably well
1922 when the gum of $1,157,569 was
expended.
This i« believed to t-e a re« ord for
roust met ion work and improvement*
among cities of Fremont ■ sir.e In the
state of Nebraska
MRS. MANCHESTER i
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Mis. John H. Manchester, n.other
of Frank 1\ Manchester. secretary
of the Omaha (train exchange. died
at the I'larkson hospital Thuisday
night following a short Dim *>s. She
was T9 year* old. Mrs. Manchester
recently returned from a visit to Cali
fornia.
She has been a resident of Omaha
for M year* coming to Omaha in
1S.r»9. and was an active worker at
the All Saints church.
Funeral services will l»e held at the
home of Frank Manchester. 33J!i
Walnut street. Monday afternoon st
’J. Hurial will he In Prospect . Hill
cemetery. •
Surviving Mrs. 'Manchester are her
hu*N*nd. another son. George W.
Manchester of St. lauds. and a daugh
ter. Mrs. Kva Metzger of Omaha.
Spanish War Veterans
ATTENTION
Anyone who served In Army, Navy
or Marines. ‘66 to 'OS and does not
hrlcng to the organisation, write to
E. E. Moody. 1303 E. 6th St.. North
Platte. Neb., or B. J. Newlm, S37
Omaha Nat'l Bank Bldg., and learn
some thing of interest to vourseif end
family. We reed you end you need us.
You were not a slacker In ‘66. Da not
he one now. We have a record to he
proud of if we did not do much —
the only ail volunteer army this <e«a
try aver had.
J
$2,500 Bail for
Alleged Bandit
Conductor Discover* Holdup
Suspect on Omaha-Bound
Street Car.
Charged with robbery with ay era
vatlon. Albert Murray, 24. 1210 Tenth
avenue. Council Bluffs, waived hear
ing in Bluffs police court Saturday
before Judge Daniel Kh»ehan and was
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury. Rond was set at 12.500
"Fifty dollar* would have been
p'entv, judge,” exclaimed Murray as
his bond amount was announced. |
Murray I* alleged to he the bandb^
who on last Tu-sdav night held up,
O. \V. Hoover, 261S Avenue A. tram
conductor, at the point of a gun and
relieved him of $25. The holdup took
place at Ninth avenue and Twenty
first street, the end of Hoover's run.
Murray was arrested the next after
noon by Omaha detectives after
Hoover had rer rgnined him on an
Omaha bound ear. Hoover boarded
the street car at the car barns. Twen
ty-eighth street and Avenue A. but
held hi* peace until the oar reached
the Nebraska side of the Douglas
street bridge where he apprehended
Murfav anil called mdlre.
Murray has maintained that he is
innocent ever since his arrest,
BRIDEGROOM. 76,
SHOT TO DEATH
SkillX City. la Jsn. S—With *|e
porently little success detectives to
day were attempting to unravel the
tangled skeins of mystery which sur
round the geaih of Samuel l.ar«en,
76\ eir-oid bridegroom. who was
found Friday evening in his home
with a bullet through hts brain.
Authorities spent the day question
ing person* connected with the case
in an effort to determine whether the
old man committed suicide or was
murdered.
Mr* Larsen, the 5? veer-old widow,
who married Larsen nine months ago,
spent two hours today answering
questions put to her by detectives.
No charge* were filed against her.
Cold Weather Has
Failed to Check
Building Activity
Metcalfe Company Now Com- i
pleling 25 New Homes;
Buck Has 26 l rider
Construction.
fold weather has not Interfen
with building activity In Omaha at
reports of the various home buildft
flints show that many new ho -
ate being elected In all parts of t;
rlty.
The Metcalfe company has bei
active In i oastriutlon for many we*
and Is now eornpleteing 25 new horn
in ill parts of the ritv. The price
of these homes Will range from *1'
to $7,500.
It. K Buck A* Co. are n
building 2ii h'ltnu, located In He -
ard plate and Mlnne l.usa. T
houses, are priced at $5,550 a
$7,000
T. H- Maenner has 20 homes t
construction in various parts ■ ■ ’
city. The houses vary greatly In ••
the cost ranging from $4,000
$40,000.
Kleven houses are now under e ■
struetlon by pavne A .Hons, and mar
of these are nearly completed. T
company will start construction
15 more Immediately. The houses
located In .standard place, B» t s,,,
Tw inridge. Morton Meadow s, ar
Dundee, and are priced at from It 1
to $20,000.
Benson & Carmichael are h
ing six new four-room modern lie.
in the western part of the sit -. T •
prices will be $4,150 and $4,250
W. Farnsm Hfnith A Co. a
building a $12,500 house in the FI*
eltib d'strlct and a $5,500 house
the eathedral district.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
ON GERMAN TRAINS
fly II. I). TOMW HI S,
I ni4crmil ftfrrk^ Staff (orrenfx>n#lrn»
Berlin. Jan. 3.—Director fierier
Oe-er n? the German railways, a
noun* ed today that the train te>
phone service, whereby passenee
will tie able to telephone from m<v
Inc trains to any part, o? German
will he Introduced immediately er.
three lines, vise—from Berlin to Ham
burg. Frankfort and Munich.
In the future, therefore, passenge. ,
will lie able to order hn’e] rooms and
transact other business while riding.
Technical difficulties have been sol ■
ed Hold IJerr Oeser and if the pim
Jie patronises the new system stifle
i ientlv weii to make It pay. It will I t
introduced on all lines.
Fnr Constipation. Fle.Vlache. Biliousness ||
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BETTY
COMPSON
‘The Garden of Weeds'
A rick man’* playground wker#
Broadway koaulio* cam* to
bloom, but *oon laded
ON THt STACir |
Til* |M>pulai (*mpei»>.
Egbert Van Jllstyne 0 Co. I
Brandeis,3 Days
Com. THURS., JAN. 8
MATINEE SATURDAY
Night. S0c-)2; Mat. SOc to $1 SO
Seat Sale Now
CAT *-prHi
_AHARY
if ^Vaudeville—Photoplay*
RVOti a
B Sis-Act Bill. Including
| Flashes of Melody
P ON THE SCREEN
I SHIRLEY MASON
| ‘‘That French Lady”
The Whole
Town’* Talking
About the Sensational
Mystery Comedy
; I-1 THIS
; I_( WEEK
“SPOOKS”
Thrills—Chills—Laffs
I-1
I
t;V-NOW FI VMM,—i tt
Mip Mn|in| ('rmrdiraiit
MISS FRANKIE HEATH
CARLETON & f HARRIS &
RAUEW 1 SMFFIH
PAUL DECKER & CO.
EVELYN T LES
'HILLIPS & CO. SLAODONS
HUG HIE CLARK & CO.
•#X5TT#A/v77i Omaha** Fun Can tar
Mai Nil* Tndaa
the show with a kick.
FRANK HUNTER £
BEST SHOW IN TOWN
—COLUMBIA BL’Rl.ESK—
see sarah i esv,,
A 3Um*tkn*r«r Girl* and ul| r.anutv Charu*
l.ad'f*' 15c Bargain Mat., 1:1$ Wk Oa» *
NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS
BOULEVARD . . AM and L»*v»»w*rtfc
Barbara U Mara in “Sandra**
A,RAND.!•«•» »nd B*bm»
Gkina 5«»ana«n and Ran 1 v*«
in,“AAaf#« ml Virtaa**
LOTMROP.J4iK and Latbm*
Rttta Vnwptnn
in *'Tka RamtHacbl# Haw*#*’
H A Mil TON 4CHK and Ham^aa
9phmI i«il »n “Til# Antana
Alto SwnalMn# Cnmad*
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