THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920.
LIQUOR MAY BE
LEGALLY SOLD
Iff DRUGSTORES
Strict Federal Supervision
Will Be Maintained Over
Trade, Says Director
Hanley.
The manufacture and sale of
whitky soon is to be resumed in
Omaha and Nebraska, according to
James H. Hanley, state director for
national prohibition enforcement,
who just hai returned from Wash
ington where he was in consultation
with- the heads of the department
for three days. '-
It is the opinion of Mr. Hanley
that intoxicating liquor will be le
gally sold tu every state of the
union within a few days. There will
be no saloons, however; the state
director declared. While distiller
ies may be allowed to make whisky
agaiti liquor will be retailed only
by druggists under strict federal
. supervision, it was said, and it will
be disposed of exclusively for medi-
. 1 , . j '
cinai purposes ana in umuea quan
tities. ;
Mr. Hanlev has received specific
instructions from the authorities in
Washington, and expects to be es-
, I t! I ' J
, lauusnca loaay m nis neaaquaners
on tiie second floor of the fed
er:.l , building. The state prohibi
tion director has been provided. with
Ill's office , equipment, , including
forms for reports., licenses and per
mits ' He will begin his duties with
two tnen working as inspectors un
der htm. Later he ex'pects to have
nine field agents, who will devote
iheir efforts to enforcing the prohi
bition law throughout the entire
Mate. ' '
On Prescription Only.,
Druggists will be allowed to dis
- po.e of -whisky only upon phy
t sicrafis' 'prescriptions. The , drag-gists-will
be required first to obtain
a federal license to sell liquor and
physicians also will be required to
procure a federal license to write
' liquor prescriptions, declared Mr.
Hanley. Applications for such li
censes will be made at the office of
the state prohibition director, who
will, issue them to any reputable
druggist and v physician, he as
serted. . ' ,
Mr.' Hanley declared the name or
the person for whom whisky is pre
scribed will appear on the prescrip-
" tiori.. His inspectors, he said, would
be charged with the duty of keeping
in close touch with the physicians
and druggists who are permitted to
prescribe and sell whisky. The drug
gists 'will be required to keep a per
manent record showing the amount
of liquor received and disposed of,
he said. . '
1 Downfall of Bootlegger. ,
"Every single drop will be ac
counted for," Mr. Hanley declared.
, "The first thing we are going to do
is to go after the moonshiners and
bootleggers with ungloved hands,"
continued the director. "The law is
to drastic that these fe?lows cannot
'- afford to .be , prosecuted more than
onoef- It they are caught the second
tlnj(ij ihe penalty is so severe it will
put him out of commission."
i Mr. Hanley is of the opinion that
the new plan to dispose of whisky
wiir have a tendency to rout the
bootleggers. "In the first place," he
-declared, "the price of liquor will
be reasonable, which will prevent
the sky high prices now being asked
by the illegal peddlers. Then when
the, decent element realize they can
obtain liquor legally; they will
frown on the bootlegger. It will
be to the interest of the druggists
and physicians- to . coroperate with
my department" in stamping out the
.illicit manufacture and illegal sale."
1 -in-
Another Million Voted
To Enforce Prohibition
Washington, Jan. 30. For en
forcement of national prohibition
the house voted to appropriate $1,
IWO.OOO in addition to $2,000,000 pre
viously granted by congress. "
Farmers Want Roads
x ' Returned to Owners
tonHnnd From Page One.)
While House from 1921 to 1925,
Mr. Smith declared that no man in
America so well fits the bill as the
man Who led the American forces to
-' victory in France. The announce
ment of Mr. Smith that he will sup
port General Pershing makes it cer
tain' that there will be strong farmer
.strength behind the leader of the
American expeditionary forces.
"General Pershing will be put for
ward, not as a military candidate,
but as a business man and the sort
' of positive character needed to guide
this country through reconstruc
tion" Mr. Smith said. "He is not a
candidate, but he will be drafted, at
Chicago and will answer the call
just as .millions of men who served
ruder him in the war did. 1
Pershing Formidable Candidate.
' "Pershing sentiment today is epi
demic in Nebraska. Montana, Colo-
u rado, Wyoming, California, Wash-
, ington and Oregon. Six weeks ago
' his name was scarcely mentioned in
connection with the presidency, but
' today his rame is heard as one of
-the formidable tandidates. The im-
; nression was circulated that General
Petshing is not popular with former
soldiers. This impression has been
dissipated by hir present triumphant
tonr. fcverywnere on tne racinc
coast hehas been accorded a re
ception such as .even a president of
the "United States never had. i
" "Former soldiers are flocking to
v his support' ; The women of the
west are for him. A great majority
of the fatimers believe he is the kind
. of a man needed to check the social-
I isticv bolshevikt ideas that are being
spread by the followers of Townley
ism., Townleyism is a real menace
in the northwest.' 'The influence of
v a Pershing in the White House,
therefore, is particularly desirable
,at this time.
"General Pershing is neither a
radical nor a conservative, but a
; level-headed American who can hi
" depended upon to ajt positively in
any. emergency. No man who has
evet:seen General Pershing can
doubt that he is of presidential size.
That he is a general in .the,United
( States army is incidental, that he
; S is the man needed in the White
House at this time is the thing that
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U. S. BEST LAND
SUN SHINES UPON,
DECLARE FARMERS!
Seven National Organizations
Denounce Government Own
ership of 7 Roads.
Washington. Jan. 30. There is
nothing fundamentally wrong with
the government of the United States
and there is no need of change in
existing social standards and eco
nomic laws; representatives of sev
en national farm organizations de
clared in a memorial adopted at a
conference 'here, and presented to
congress.
The organizations subscribing to
the memorial are the International
Farm Congress, National Farmers'
Congress, National Grange, Ameri
can Farm Bureau Federation, Na
tional ; Farmers' Union, American
Cotton Growers' association, and
(National Federation of Milk Pro
ducers.
The memorial declares the farm
ers are emphatically opposed to gov-'
ernment ownership, and operation
of railroads, and congress is called
on to expedite the enactment of
legislation providing for the return
of the -roads, to private ownership
with as few restrictions as are nec
essary to protect the public inter
est. The memorial denounces govern
ment price-fixing as an interference
with the law of supply and demand.
Profiteering is condemned, and the
practice of indiscriminate striking
for trivial causes. Opposition to
compulsory military training is
voiced,- and right of farmers in
collective bargaining as embodied
m the Capper-Hersman bill is advo
cated. "This is the best country the
sun shines on," the memorial con
cludes. "It's opportunities are
boundless and are open to every
citizen who cares to avail himself
of them.. Its government is the
best in the world. There is noth-
.
Dublin
Huffs-
Victor
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Man Bound Over for
Trial On Charge of
Ebbing Benson Bank
J
dmPercfie
Harry J. Porche,- 2117 Sherman
avenue, charged with robbery in
connection with the looting of the
vault in the Farmers and Merchants
bank at Benson on December 31,
when four bandits held up employees
of the place in broad daylight and
stole approximately $100,000, was
bound over to district court in Cen
tral police court yesterday. His
bonds were set at $10,000.
Bert Morten, 6108 Military avenue,
Mrs. Nita Helming and Wilford
Lang, the latter two employes of
the bank, reiterated their identifica
tion of Porche on the witness stand
in police court. .
ing fundamentally wrong with it and
a man who would injure or destroy
it is umit to live under the protec
tion of its flag." i
to
NeVctor Records
for February
The list of new Victor offerings it the acknowledged index of what
is going on in the world of music. When a new artist of exceptional
ability rises before the public, when a famous artist is making a success
of some particular selection, when you want to hear the latest popular
song hits or enjoy the newest and liveliest dance music, you'll find them
on yictor Records. And you can hear any of these new numbers at
any Victor dealer's.
Th Balls of St. Mary'a
Viraiaulmar (OrertheSea)
Romance (From Concerto in D Minor) (Wicniawiki)
MeMiah Oh Thou Hut Tellest
Har Bright Smile Haunt Ma Still
PagliMd VestilagiuM (On With the Play)
Manuett (Handel) Violoncello
LaGitana (The Gypsy) Violin
Thy Beaming Eyes
Dreaming Alone in the Twilight
On Miami Shore-Walts
Peggy Medley Fox Trot
Dardanella Fox Tret
My ble of Golden Dream Medley Walts
Yoa'd be Surprised
Freckles
Bye-Lo
While Others are Building Cutlea in the Air
The Haymaker (From "American Country Dances")
Lamplighter's Hornpipe
(From "American Country Dances")
Let the Rest of the World Go By Elisabeth Spencer end Chsrles Hart
I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw
Drowsy Marrie Medley of Reels Irish Bagpipe Patrick J. Touhey
JisT Medley Violin and Fiano Patrick J.
Where the Lanterns Glow Medley Fox Trot , .Van Eps Trio
Taxi One-Step Joseph C Smith's Orchestra.
Poor Little Butterfly is a Fly Gal Now-Medley Fox Trot All Star Trio
Ruffles One-Step
Hear these new Victor Records to-day at any Victor dealer's.
He v will gladly give you an illustrated booklet describing these new
records and play any music you wish to hear. New Victor Records
demonstrated - at all dealers, on the 1st of each month. Yictrolas in
great variety from $25 to $1500.
Vi :C t TO 1 m-m
"w ill product! of tK Jf
Talking Machine Co., Camden,
BANDIT HOLDS UP
SIX MAIL CLERKS
ON UNION PACIFIC
Rifles Registered Mail Sacks
Of Thousands in Cash
And Escapes Through
Ventilator.
(Continued From Fc On.)
spector and paid no (attention to
him until he pointed his revolver
at them.
Car inspectors frequently swing
into the cars in this manner at sta
tions, it is said, so his act caused
no alarm. He spoke pleasantly to
the clerks and talked in a low,
smooth. tone even while ordering
them into the closet.
More than $8,000 worth of Lib
erty bonds andj war savings stamps
which were being sent to the treas
ury department at Washington
from Boise, Idaho,, were overlooked
by the robber in his search of the
mail.
A small box of prunes, mailed
from Silvertori, Or4., to an address in
Norway, was broken open by the
bandit. He scattered the prunes
over the floor.
W. M. Coble, oostoffice inspector,
and C. IS. Kelly, chief clerk, of
Mail District No. 1, were notified of
the robobery and went at once to the
railroad station to investigate.
Posses Scouring Viemity. 1
Hunting parties, composed of spe
cial agents for the Union Pacific, mu
nicipal police ad a "sheriff's posse
are searthing the country in the vi
cinity of South Thirty-second and A
streets, where the train slowed up
and the bandit is believed to have
escaped from the car.
No clue has been found, but it is
believed that the bandit had a ma
chine waiting for him at the Lane
cut-off.
The robber was apparently fa
Number Size
Frances Aids 64844 10
Enrico Caruso 87305 10
Violin , Jaacha Heifetz 74600 12
Louise Homer 88614 12
Edward Johnson 64839 10
Edward Johnson 64840 10
HsnsKindler 64841 10
Fritz Kreisler 64842 10
Ernestine Schumann-Heinle 87283 10
Reinsld Werrenrath 64843 10
Joseph C Smith's Orchestra
Joseph C Smith's Orchestra
18632 10
Satan's Novelty Orchestra)
18633 10
Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
Billy Murray
Billy Murray
18634 10
Vernon Dalhart)
John Steel)
18635 10
Victor Military Band
Victor Military Band
18637 10
18638 10
Clancy and Arthur P. Kenna
18639 1C
J-18640 10
j-18641 10
All Star Trio
day
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miliar with the interior of the mail
car, according to the postal clerks.
He did not hesitate in placing the
three clerks in the clothes closet and
had evidently planned to make his
escape through the car ventilator
from the first.
This was the first big train rob
bery to be staged in this vicinity
since the celebrated Lane cut-otf rob
bery several years ago. ,
No estimates of any character
could be obtained from officials upon
the approximate amount obtained by
the bandit. It was rumored that a
single package contained $42,000 in
cash, but no verification was avail
able. -
Proposes Probe Into ,
High-Handed Method:
Of Regional Banks
"BY E. C. SNYDER,
WMhinctoa CorrMwondtnt ot The Bee.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 30. (Spe
cial Telegram.) So many protests
are being received by the Nebraska
delegation in congress over the
high-handed methods being pursued
by the agents of regional banks in
connection with the payment of
checks by state banks that Congress
man Andrews introduced the follow
ing resolution and will do all in his
power to secure its adoption by the
house:
"Whereas, numerous and serious
complaints are being made ia. Ne
braska and elsewhere against per
sons claiming to represent federal re
serve banks, and, whereas, such rep
resentatives of said banks are
charged with making unwarranted
and injurious demands upon state
banks in different parts of the coun
try; and whereas said state batiks
are chartered and conducted exclu
sively under state laws, therefore be
it resolved that the committee on
banking and currency of the house
be and is hereby authorized and di
rected to investigate said complaints
thoroughly and report the facts to
the house as speedily as, possible,
with information as to the authority
under which said demands were
made by said agents."
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N. J.
Baker Issued Order
Barring Enlisted Men
n From Service Medals
Washington. D.' C. Jan. 30. A
ruling by the War lleoartment spe
cifically excluded enlisted men from
distinguished service medal awards,
Brig. Gen. Robert C. Davis, presi
dent of the ,A. E. F. awards board,
said today before the house sub
THOMPSON-BELDEN
' & COMPANY
A Fresh Gilct for
a Worn Frock
will make a world of dif
ference in it. We have
sheer tucked and lace be
ruff led affairs with high
or low collars. Real Irish
crochet and Filet laces,
hand made, trim several
indeed form the whole of
them, withthe tucked nets
and organdies merely in
cidental. And if a cascade of net
ruffles as a jabot to a high,
closely - fitted collar
pleases your fancy, you
should stop and see the
lovely ones we're showing.
North Aial Main Floor
Saturday Economies
Those who have not taken ad
vantage of the many January
specials will realize that Satur
day is the last opportunity.
Another Day of
Shirt Values
Very desirable patterns remain.
See them if a substantial saving
interests you.
tl Fiber Hose, 50c
One more day will see them all
gone. There are exceptionally
good medium weight fibers in
seven colors and all sizes.
$1.50 Neckwear, $1.15
The last opportunity to select
any one-fifty tie for one
fifteen, i
ft $2.50 Outing Flannel
Nightshirts, $2.15
Good weight materials. Pleas
ing colors. Sizes fifteen to
twenty. Faultless and Uni
versal makes.
Heavy Wool Hose
In black, Oxford and natural,
50c.
To the Left As You Enter
r
The Very Last Day
of The Linen Sale
A final clearance of all the linens
which have been soiled and
rumpled during the busy days of
January.
Wonderful Bargains
Saturday
Three $35 linen table cloths (2i2x2l2 yds.), $20.
Four $5 linen table cloths (2x3 yds.), $15.
Six $25 linen table cloths (2x2i2 yds.), $15.
Five $20 linen table cloths (2x2 yds.), $11.89.
Ten $17.50 linen table cloths (2x2 yds.), $10.
Twenty $10 linen table cloths (2x2 yds.), $6.75.
$17.50 linen napkins (221g-inch), $12 a dogen.
$13.75 linen napkins (221-inch), $9.89 a dozen.
Turkish Towels
60c ribbed for 39c.
oc neavy ior ouc.
$1.75 extra h e a f y
$1.25.
Saturday A disposal of all bed
spreads, towels, crashes, fancy linens,
lunch cloths and odd half dozens of
napkins. Priced
Blue Bordered
Lunch Cloths
$4.75 (54x54 in.), $3.
f3.75 (45x45 in.), $2.25.
Plan to Attend the Last
French Kid Gloves
for $2.95
Single clasp Trefousse
gloves in taupe only, with
self-colored or contrasting
embroidered backs. These
gloves were regularly
priced $3.75, but are of
fered for Saturday for
$2.95 a pair.'
Large Size Unior.
Suits for $2.69
Two well-known makes
Richelieu and Dalby, two
thirds wool suits in large
sizes, $3.75 and $4 values;
Saturday for $2.69 a suit.
Second Floor
committee which began hearings in
its investigation of the army's dis
tribution of war decorations.
Suggestions that enlisted men be
included, he said, were made from
headquarters of the American Expe
ditionary Force, but cabled instruc
tions from the department were
that the enlisted men were ineligible
for such awards and that the order
of merit, formerly the equivalent of
the medal for enlisted personnel,
could not be reviewed,
This ruling prohibited many en
listed men from receiving awards,
General Davis said.
The Final Sale of
..ALL BLOUSES..
Georgettes plain, beaded and embroidered,
pussy willow taffeta, satin and crepe de chine
blouses varying in style from very simple ones
to elaborately trimmed costume blouses. The
season's best shades are well represented, in
addition to white and flesh-colored models,
sizes are from 34 to 44.
Blouses formerly up.
$11.50, Saturday, $5.
to
$11.95 to $15 blouses, Sat
urday for $6.95.
$15.95 to $19.50 blouses,
Saturday for $9.95.
The Store
AU Sales Final
Crash Toweling
(All pure linen)
60c quality, 39c a yard.
75c quality, 55c a yard.
lower than
ever.
Lace Scarfs
Saturday your choice of
$1.50 lace scarfs for
only 75c.
Day oj the Linen Sale
, Attractive Reductions on
Children's Coats and Hats
Very pretty styles in gray or brown chinchilla;
navy, brown and heather shades in other mate
rials; broadcloth coats and two velvet ones in
sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 14 years. The new
low prices make them most attractive values, the
following reductions have been made :. , '
$12.50 coatt arc rc- $25.75 to $28.50
duced to $7.98 coats are $16.98
$18.50 and $19.50 $42.50 coats Satur-
ones to $11.98 day for $25.50
Children's Apparel Second Floor
Says Irish Regard Home
Rule Plan With Contempt
London, Jan. 30. Ireland is 1
most univcrsaljy opposed to the
home rule proposition recently aU
vanccd by Premier Lloyd George,
regarding his proposals with little
short of contempt, according to Ar
thur Henderson, the labor leader,
speaking on his return from Ireland
with the labor party delegation. The
desire for an independent republic
was widespread and frankly ex
pressed. Mr. Henderson said.
,$20 to $25 blouses, Satur
day, $13.75.
$29.50 to $39.50 blouses,
Saturday for $19.75.
Blouses priced $45 or over,
Saturday, $22.50.
for Blouses
Thirh Floor
Finest Quality
Silk Hosiery
Onyx silk hose of pure
dyed silk with silk lisle
tops and soles, $3.75 a
pair. 1
Lace hose in beautiful pat-
terns are pure thread silk
to the top have garter tops
and double soles, $5.50,
$6.50 and $7 a pair. 1
Black silk hose with lace
clocks are decidedly good
looking, for $4 and $5 a
pair.
Dainty Ginghams
- Plaids, large and small,
tiny checks in pinks and
blues, stripes of combined
colors and plain shades to
correspond are in readi-
ness for house frocks and
morning dresses for spring.
A 27-inch gingham is
priced 40c a yard.
Soft Cotton
Blankets, $3.98
Tan and gray blankets
with stripe.d borders of
pink, blue or brown,
Heavy, 68x8t)-inch blan
kets are $3.98 a Jair.,
Outing Flannel
Prettily Striped
Combinations of soft
grays, pinks and blues in
soft, heavily napped flan
nels, 27 inches wide, a
large selection, priced 40c,v
a yard. Second Floor