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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA.? SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919. South Side CAR SHORTAGE DELAYS STOCK ; READYTO SHIP Cattle, Hogs and Sheep Fat- - tened In Iowa Will Arrive y In January, Says Farmer. , "A lot of cattle, hogs and sheep will be counted in next year's re ceipts at the local yards that were intended for the December market, due to the car shortage that has hit the farmers of Iowa, . said W. W. Latta of Logan, la. "Hundreds of , Iowa farmers are still waiting for 'the railroads to furnish them with stock cars." Iowa Hog Raiser Reports , Success During Last Year J. Campbell of Manning, la., was in Omaha Friday with a load of high-bred hogs, which brought the top price of the day on the mjrket, $13.50. According to .Mr. Camp bell, the past year as a whole has been a good one for hog raisers. He said he received $12,000 for hogs shipped during the year to jthe Oma ha market and declared the past year was one -of the best be ever had. ' - Late Rains Near Bancroft Spoil Rough Cattle Feed Late rains in the vicinity of Ban croft soaked the roughage feed of cattle ' and made it sour, according to . Henry Waterman, who came in Friday .with a load of steers. He said great many straw stacks were rendered unfit for .cattle feed and , many farmers were compelled to re sort to more expensive feed. , Brie) ' City News South Side Brevities Sateef lrt Wanted Apply Wllf Brothers, Twenty-fourth and N streets. ' Join our Bonua club, or start asm , friend. It's a fine thins to do at thle hol iday time. South Omaha Saving! Bank, corner Twenty-fourth and M street. i Start the year 1130 right. With a sav- Ipsa aocount In the South Omaha Saving! Bank, Twmty-fourth and M streets. It draws interest (compound seml-arnual) ' while you sleep. Get the habit. Tire Economy club Is a helpful pian which' will enable you to accumulate money for Christmas and other occasion! by savins; small amounts regularly. Join now at the Live Stock National bank, Junotton" wenty-fourth and N streets. Fred Porter, an employe of the Cudahy plant, living at 471 South Twenty-seventh ' street, was arrested on a warrant Thurs day oa a charge of stealing a aide of bacon, by Officer Peter Jolly. The case will come hp for hearing Saturday morn ing. It's a good time to play safe. Tour money put In the South Omaha Savings bank Is safe and grows. No cnancj about it. It's mighty comforting to know you . have a nice savings account In the only ' savings bank In Omaha at Twenty-fqurth and M streets. . A. Jacobson, 141 O street, complained to the police Christmas morning that the family Christmas dinner had been stolen Christmas sve. He said the back door of . his home wss broken open and A big fat goose, two quarts of cranberries and a quart of milk were removed, 'i Mike Tlerny, Fifty-third and W streets, was in police court Friday morning on three charges on complaint of Officers Nlssen and Oleason. Tlerny was arrested Thursday afternoon at a pool room, Thlr ' tleth and Q streets, where It is said he . created a disturbance, threatened to shoot up the place and flourished a revolver. Ed Lonlgan, 5316 South Twenty-seventh; i Alfred Oliver, 2215 South Twenty-seventh: James Sargent. 1705 Missouri avenue, and Nate Erwtn, S07 South Twenty-third, boys about 17 years old. were arsested by Of ficers Buford and Oleason Christmas morn ing in a garage, 4710 South Twenty-fourth - street. . They are being held for Investi gation. . . . -v. ,-.-.' Orln 1". Crocker, 4S01 South Twentieth atreet. a resident of the South Side for several years, and an employe of Swift ft Co., died Thursday following an opera , tlon. He Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Albert Croeker; five brother!. Herbert of Kan Bernardino, Ca-l.; John, George, Hamuel snd Charles, all of Omaha, and two sisters, Miss Hilda of Omaha and Jlrs. Edith Ward of Lincoln. Hurry Perry, contractor, S56I Bjt. Marys ""avenue, was1 charged Wednesday evening with reckless driving of an automobile. He was arrested by Officer Morton. Harry Stone, who was In the car with Perry, wns charged with being drunk. It was alleged by J. A. Jacobson, 1418 O street, that Perry ran into him at the corner of Thirteenth and Castelar- streets, while Jacobson was replacing a tire on his car. Eugene - Duval, Railroad Man, Wonders What's In a Name Friends of Eugene Duval, general agent here, of the Chicago, Milwau ' kee & St? Paul railroad, have been "kidding" him because his name is exactly the same as the name of a Frenchman who was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $200 by Dis trict Judge Redick Ust .Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to conspir acy to commit larceny. ' , M. Eugene Duval, tfte man who confessed to being a swindler, is, " of . course, not even a relative of Eugene Duval, the railroad official. M. Eugene Duval of the district , court record "blew in" here from no one knows where and will doubt less "blow" out again as soon as 60 days have expired. ' , Have Knot ltint If Beacon Press Vacasaa C'lsaasf s Burgess-Grandee Co. Tha church that ts different Thirty-first and Harney streets. Distribute Christmas Gifts The Good Samaritaq Arms of America distributed among the- city's poor families 25 Christmas boxes and mora than 100 toys, according to CoL J A. Mace, who is in charge of the Omaha branch of the organ ization. .x , ' Sues on Mortgage Julius Trelt schka filed suit in district eourt asking $13,400 from James M. King, J. J. Elmers, H. D. Hamaker, George Richardson and E. W. Runyon. Mr. Traltschke alleges that tha five men entered a conspiracy which resulted in selling him a mortgage of 111,490 on land which ha alleges to be worthless. 1 Mrs. Bert Prtesman Dies Mrs. Benjamin Prlesman, 5 years old, died Thursday - afternoon at her homeat the Hunter Inn, 2408 Dodge street, after a Vng illness. She is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Levine, and a sister, Edna. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at the home of Samuel Prlesman, 1528 North Nineteenth street. Burial will ba in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Father Tells1 Boy's . v Side of Accident That Injured Man J. G. McNichols, 3331 Webster street, who was run down Thursday by an automobile driven by J. War ren Best, 421 North Thirty-first street, near Thirty-third and Burt streets, ; was walking between the car, tracks half way between the block -when he was struck, accord ing to Frank C Best, father of the youth who was driving the machine. Mr. Best declared his son, after taking the injured7 man home, went to central police station and ex plained the accident. He asserted he was driving south in Thirty-third street and his victim was walking north. He did not see Mr. McNich ols hntil it was too late to avoid striking him, he said. Mr. McNichols later was removed to the Lord Lister hospital. There were no witnesses to the ac cident, according to Mr. Best Smiles between yawns whileshe AWAITS DIVORCE - '. , ' j m ........ But Judge - Reserves His Decision - In . the Short, , f. Case. Income Tax Blanks Not - - Available Until Jan. 75 Owing to delay in the printing, income tax blanks will not be avail able for distribution until about Jan uary 15v1920. Forms will be mailed promptly to all taxpayers who filed returns for the year 1919 as soon as received by the collector of internal revenue. . The4 Bee's Free , Shoe Fund v Shristmas is over. And many a e boy and girl was delighted to get a pair of good, strong, warm shoes from this fund. And they could go out in the snow and perhaps coast down the hill, and next wei.k they can go to school be cause they have SHOES. that will keep their feet warm until warm weather comes again. The Omaha bowlers "bowled in" a nice, fat $25.75, gathered by M. R. Huntington. , Previously acknowledged 9812,15 A Friend, Central City, Neb 1.00 3. . Done-las, Callaway, Neb S.60 Mrs. J. J. Douglas, Callaway, Neb . . 8.80 Omaha Bowlers, raised by M. B. -Huntingdon 85.75 Memorial." Cedar Rapids Neb.... B.00 J. A. C. Kennedy 5.00 A Friend, Hart well. Neb 5.00 Total ! .S018.SO It isn't too late yet to help out the poor children. A,if you have any- Mrs. Adelaide Short,' fair, demure, petite, chic and perfectly tailored, covered her mouth with a jeweled hand repeatedly as she vawned in court yesterday at the hearing of her 'divorce suit against .Thomas short . v Between yawns, she smiled cheer ily at the judge and her attorney, or smiled derisively at her husband and his attorney. - Her husband haonened to men. tion in the course of his testimony a one-legged man named "Bill WaTren. who, he said, was a boot legger. Even the Judge Smiled. "How' could he be a bootlegger when he's only got one leg?" chimed the silvery, voice of Mrs, Short riarht out in ooen court, fol lowed bv a oeal of laughter. Even Judge Wakeley could hardly keep a properly juaictai iook. Mrs. Short now lives at 207 South Twenty-fourth street, boarding with her mother. Her husband lives at the Rivard hotel . The Shorts were married April 13, 1918. Mrs. Short filed suit for di vorce last July, alleging that her hus band has a vicious aand unirovern able temper, that he struck her, tore up their marriage certihcate and kid' naped their child. Reserves His Decision. He answered in a cross-petition that she often left him at-home alone with the baby for several hours at a time, that she sought association with other people and that she often told him she would no longer live with him as his wife. He alleged that she surrendered the child to htm voluntarily. District Judge Day heard the case August 10 and took it under advise iment, hoping to effect a reconcilia tion, wnen answer day came witti no answer filed, Mrs. Short went before District Judge Leslie, who granted a divorce. Judge Leslie set the decree aside when he learned .hat Judge Day had heard the case and had it under advisement After hearing the testimony yes. terday and two hours of argument. ndge Wakeley reserved his decision in tne case. Salvation Army Makes an Appeal for Left-Over Toys The Salvation Army, 1711 Daven port street, is making an appeal to Omaha stores to donate left-over toys which they do not want to carry until next year for distnbu tion to poor Omaha children this afternoon at 2. In the '-hm mas baskets given away by the Sal vation Army were cards entitling children in the family to receive gifts of toys. The demand exceeded the supply and, although several stores have already contributed, it is feared enough toys are not on hand to supply all of the children. Be tween 3,000 and 4,000 children are expected to present cards for gifts To Cur a Cold in On Dar Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tab let!.) It stops the Coua-h and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S silt nature on each box. 80e. thing left after your Christmas shop ping, send it in to The Free Shoe Fund, care of The Bee. READ Our Year-End Clearance Sal Advertisement on Page 5. JULIUS ORKIN, ;08-10 DOUGLAS. Y A ,ftwm ' charm of a loveb skin may Devours A clean, health? skin is usually a j , lovely skin, but the use of the proper soap is necessary. y ' -' ' ResinolSoap is specially cleansing; yet it is mild 4 and soothing because it contains the Kesinot properties prescribed by phy sicians for years in the treatment of skin troubles. Jt gives a rich, refresh ing and invigorating lather that you can really is cleansing. ; RESINOL SOAP is also excel lent for the shampoo as it tends r to lessen dandruff and make the hair soft and lustrous. At all druggists and toilet goodsdealers. 8SHBH8aBHBSBBflBaiaiaB Service Established 1866 Standards To make, depositors' relations with us agree able and profitable. 'To co-operate close ly, extending every ac commodation consistent with the requirements of our trusteeship. - To regard our cus tomers' interests as our sfVSs own, and to repay confix nXsr dence with confidence. Hie Omaha Notional Bank Farnam at 1 Jth Street Capital and surplus. J 2 ntmnnn !!- . ii i U 4 .-"egggMsjsgag Ida Sure! Bryan Can Have What He Wants If He Pays for It W. J. Bryan wants to use the Au ditorium January 12, according to an inquiry received yesterday by City Commissioner- Zimman ' from Mr. Bryan, v . ... Z 'The former Nebraskan asked if the Auditorium could ba engaged for the date mentioned, indicating that he wished to have that date. Mr. Bryan did not indicate the manner in which he Intended to -usa the building. Mr. Zimman replied that Mr. Bry an might have the date, on payment of the usual rental fee. Council Approves Temporary, Siton ' Elmnth 'nd utUMKYourSWin Central Police Station ceiis win be transferred from the i-aaiesrveep i ouroKin ' present jail location to the first floor dV aaraajtf l-f llw The city council yesterday ap- of the City Detention home, on the VWM ? WCCl, neUUiy proved temporary removal of Cen- P"? fomSeted With CutlcUTa Step tral police station to the fire engine V&'S llSn JL i,1 T.nT.t.n J n a T 1 ' house, Twelfth and . Podge streets, .Urfed KtJ mo'lS. 'eS and CutlCUT TaJcUia during the construction of a new mated cost will be $200,000. E5 A - ' ' ' EVERYBODY J STORE . . nEmrmm of ens 9 sr aT j M ve Fotirth Floor ixoats' . . .. . i m tr( . There is obvious quality in eveyy one of these fine over coats the tort of quality that is noticeable when you sefc them on the figure or observe them in the windows. " The man who wears them inherits that distinctive 'qual ity appearance -the minute he puts them on. - Every overcoat made of the finest quality material, splendidly tailored and in the latest models. Extreme Values at $1950 "All wool overcoats in box models ; velvet ; colors gray J i . i. in , , ' at $2950 Ulster and ulsterette models in splendid quality wool mixtures; 'sizes 33 to 46. at $3950 Box and ulster models with' or without belts. 'Sizes 34 to 44; browns, blues and grays. at $4725 $5725 $67?5 ' ' ' -" Three groups of the latest model overcoats in blue, brown, gray and fancy mixtures that are exceptional values. Hour Sale a.m. to 12 a.m. Saturday 1 50 Men's and Young Mens Suits, $14.00 Broken lines that are extraordinary values; 31 to 40 sires. Odd sizes; many suitable for school wear in youthful sizes. - t . . -r , t ... Extraordinary 'Values in A Clearance Sale That Will Interest Thrifty Parents 'Just tHe kind of an overcoat that the particular parent buys for the boys. Made of the very best of materials; with the finest workmanship. 1 v -, B Overcoats Six Great Groups From $9,45 to $22.45 AH belted models, some blanket lined; three-way collars; brown, blue, 8W brown mixed, green, etc. y sizes 2ya to 12 years. - rt 1 -r Qo 1 1 IVJUi Uttiv Boy s Suite 10 a. m. to LI a. rrt. Saturday , $885 Wool and wool mixed school suits WITH TWO PAIRS OP PANTS. Ages 7 to 18 years. Extreme values that every parent should take advan- tege Of. roartb floor.