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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1920.
ESTATE OF AGED
ECCENTRIC MAY
TOTALVASTSUM
Valuable Property of Albert J.
, Seaman Being Found Contin
ually by Administrators
Will Reach Thousands.
The estate of the late Albert
'Seaman, Omaha eccentric, who died
six weeks ago, will probably l each,
into the hundred thousands of dol
lars instead of the mere $50,000 to
$100,000 that-.. as fount; i cash and
securities in his safety deposit lox,
and local building and loan as
sociations, t
T. H. Weirich, superior- dent of
the Welfare board, and one of the
administrators of the estate, said
ytsterday that a far-reaching" inves
tigation s being made .and new
prcperty 'ii being Jound continually.
"Mr. teaman had bought tax
titles flot only in Omaha but in
many towns and cities of , Nebraska
v and Kansas, and in Denver,-Cola"
he said. ? ,
"We are investigating each case
and finding out how much is due his
estate. Many of these tax titles
have , been5 redeemed by their orig
inal owners and the money is await
ing the order of the estate.
"We have fcfund, also, that Mr.
Seaman owned a number of farms.
This we learn through people writ
ing in to know about renting them.
Some asked to purchase and want
a price placed upon farms." '
It is believed that Mr., Seaman
bought these farms some years ago
and Ihat, owing to the great in
creaseTin land values, they will add
to the estate much larger sums than
the already large sums found in
cash and securities.
The Heavens in April
WILLIAM
The most important astronomical
event of the month is the opposition
of Mars on the 20th and its closest
approach to the earth on the 27th.
Mars,- as is well known, is the
planet whose orbit lies next outside
the earth's, so that when it is op
posite the sun it comes nearer to us
than any other planet except Venus,
but it has the great advantage over
Venus in that it then presents a fully
illuminated disk to us, while Venus,
when nearest, turns its dark side to
us. For this reason we can study
Mars better than any other planet,
and this study has revealed many in
teresting facte.-
. Facts About Mars.
We know that Mars is solid like
the earth, has, however, only about
half the diameter, has a day only 37
minutes longer than ours, and has
tTre;v.'y same seasons,, although its
year is nearly twice as long. Mars
has no extensive oceans and seas as
the "earth has. It is believed that
it has very little water at all. It
has extensive white polar caps, prob
ably of .ice or snow, which melt
away in' spring and summer, only
to -grow again during the winter. .
The most puzzling things on Mars
are its so-called canals, which run
so straight for hundreds of miles,
that Lowell maintained stoutly they
rrfcst be artificial, and that there
fore, Mars is inhabited. Astronomers
have never given credence to Low
ell'); iviews.v although they admired
'his' assiduous and thoroughly scien
tific observations, because larger
telescopes than his break up the
canals into irregular markings. Pop
ular approval, however, has always
favored Lowell, and shown itself in
repeated suggestions td send wire
less messages to .Mars. . . :
Wireless Signals to Mars.
" Is it possible, to send wireless
signals to Mars, the reader will
doubtless .inquire. The . Outlook is
rather discouraging. We cannot yet
send wireless signals half-way round
the earth, and if we could, the rea
son for it might be in the ft, as
many able scientists declare that
the solid earth transmits the sig-
F. RIGGE
nals more tthan the ether. But
waiving this difficulty, from half-way
round the earth,Nr 12,000 miles, to
the 35,000,000 to Mars when it is
nearest, is a rather big jump, 3,000
times as big as our biggest and
more, because Mars conies as near
to us as that only once in 15 or 17
years, and that for a few days only,
its nearest distance this year being
54,000,000 miles. The power to
transmit a signal through space to
such a distance would really be
stupendous. ... If alghtning flash on
earth is believed to carry the energy
of mirKons of horsepower, will any
one maintain that such a flash could
be seen from Mars, and if not seen,.
how much less perceive! m any
other way? - -
But granting even this possibility,
it will be a long operation for earth
and Mars to understand one an
other's signals. Dots and dashes
form letters and words and -sentences
for us, but they are hy a
known language. What language do
the Martians speak?
Suppose that after the great ex
citement of the established inter
course has abated, we at last do
understand one another, what shall
we talk about? Shall we tell Mars of
our history, of pur inventions, and
of our politics? only to hear its equal
useless gossip in return? And lastly,
who will pay for all this fun? Of
what earthly use wiH it be to us?
All hs takes for granted, of
course, that there are as a fact in
telligent beings on Mars,' and this
fact is very questionable.- We know
that the average temperature on
Mars must be very low, probably
30 below zero, because it gets less
than half as much heat from the
sun as the earth .does. How, then,
can anything grow? Of Course, we
may imagine beings living on ice, or
even in fire,-if we like, but. this
Mars will belong to a different na
ture from, the one we know on
earth, and all our reasoning and de
ductions from our terrestrial knowl
edge and experience are inapplicable
and we are worse off than' ever.The
knowledge we have teaches us most
emphatically that the earth is the
only planet fit to live on, materially
at least, if not politically, and by all
means spiritually, because the earth
was and is honored by the Son of
God himself in his human and in
His divine nature. That there may
be other planets inhabited by intel
ligent brings is possible, of course?
but it is certainty not the case in our
solar system. Whether other suns
have planets and inhabited ones will
never be known by mortal men on
ihis earth. In heaven, of course, we
ihall know Sill that we shall like to
know, but eternal ignorance and de
ceit is the portion of the nether re
gions. Going Up in a Balloon.
Newspapers have often stated that
Prof. Todd intended to go up very
high iu a balloon in order to observe
Mars to better advantage. No one
has yet ascended to the height of
10' miles and ro one will ever go as
high as 100 or 1.000, and even if he
did. what is a thousand miles in the
35,000,000 to Mars? I do not believe
that Todd has any such childish no
tions. Eveu the purity and rarity
of the air at great heights could not
be used to advantage in a telescope
on a ballroom. Nowadays all astro
nomical work of that kind is photo
graphic, and requires large and elab
orate instruments firmly mounted
and delicately adjusted. And even
if this difficulty could be met, what
is the use cf such a balloon ascen
sion when the hundred or the thou
sand miles it would take us nearer
to Mars could be gained more con
veniently by making use of our
knowledge of the motions and posi
tions of the earth and Mars in their
orbits, in which such paltry dis
tances would be of as much account
ts leaniiiif forward in our arm chair
m order to get a better look at the
moon.
. Easter.
Coming down from Nars to
things purelv terrestrial, on the 4th
of this month we celebrate Easter,
the- greatest feast of the year. This
feast has a range from March 22 to
April 25. aud obeys the rule that it
is to fall on the Sunday following
theT first pill moon of spring. The
beginning of spring is placed on
March 21, and the leap years' are so
arranged as to keep this date fixed
tor all time. The first full moon of
spring this year. occurs on April 3,
so that as the day following is a
Sunday, April 4 is the date of Eas
ter. This tame date occurred last
in 1915, five years ago, ,the shortest
possible interval between equal
datesand will occur again on that
day in 1926, six years hence, the sec
ond shortest interval, but. after that
not again until 1999.
On the iOth the sun enters Tau
rus, the Bull. On the 19th there is
a conjunction of Jupiter and Nep
tune. The moon is. in conjunction
with Mars on the 4th, with Venus
on the 17th, with'Jupiter on the 25th
and with Saturn on the 27th. Mer
cury and Vei'us are morning stars,
while Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are
cveuuig stars.
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3 Mon. ! 8.16112.29
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12.00
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CROSBY GIVEN
THIRTY DAYS TO
MOVE MORTUARY
Judge Sears Denies Undertak
er's Application to File
Supersedeas Bond for
Appeal.
Eighty prominent Omahans
whose homes are on Binney, Wirt,
Spencer and adjoining streets be
tween Twenty-fourth street and
Seventeenth street, won a second
victory yesterday in their fight to
prevent Willis G. Crosby, an under
taker, from continuing to operate
his establishment at 2018 Wirt
street, which he purchased a few
months ago. ",
The, victory for the home owners
was in the form of a refusal of Dis
trict Judge Sears to permit Crosby
to file a supersedeas bond for ap
peal to the state supreme court, of
the permanent injunction granted
by Judge Sears a week ago.
Ihis is a most unusual proceed
ing. Practically all lawsuits are
appealable. But in the present in
stance Judge Scars found the estab
lishment of the undertaking con-,
cern with its funeral processions, its
atmosphere of death, wierd sounds,
etc., so unfair to residents of this
peaceful residential neighborhood
that he refused to allow the under
taker to file a supersedeas bond
The judge granted 30 days for
Crosby to close up his establish
ment at 2018 Wirt, during which
time his attorney will attempt to 1
get the supreme coi'rt to grant per
mission for argument of the injunc
tion suit before that tribunal.
Army Stores In Omaha
Close With Business
Estimated at $300,000
Army retail stores in the South
Side city hall and in the Millard ho
tel closed, yesterday.
The first store was opened in thdj
Municipal Auditorium on Septem
ber 25 last year and was moved to
the Millard hotel on January J. .
Branches 'of this store were)
opened on the South Side in No
vember and in the basement of the.
Ak-Sar-Ben den in the north part
of the city.
.Business done by the stores is es
timated at between $300,000 and
$400,000.
5fc
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1 63
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3 67
3 26
3 66
4 25
4 59
6 38
Full moon on the 3d. 4.65 a. m.
New moon un the 18th, 3:43 p. m.
Flrat quarter on the 26th. 7:28 a. m.
Last quarter on the 11th, 7:24 a. m.
Frasef Lecture Saturday
Sir John Foster Fraser will lec
ture at the Hotel Fotenelle at 3 Sat
urday afternoon under the ausoices
of the Fine Arts society. His sub
ject will be "A Diplomat at Large."
Time of his lecture had previously
men announced as 4 p. m.
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For Easier -
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Stair Ham
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"The Ham
What Am"
RASTER would hardly be Easter without Star Ham.
From time immemorable, ham has been an Easter
dish. No other food so typifies this holiday and in
thousands of homes it is the beginning of a season during which
Star Ham very frequently forms the main dish at a meaL
Star Ham, "The Ham What Am," is smoked
in "the stockinet covering, which retains its
fine flavor, prevents drying out or shrinking
and permits slicing right up to the butt.
On every Star Ham you will find the Armour
Oval Label, which identifiies top quality and
takes the guesswork out of buying.
Make your Easter dinner an Armour meal.
Serve Star Ham, in your favorite way- and
use side dishes of fruits and vegetables,
(gwrfw Butter, hetihd Coffee and Milk, etc.
Your dealer can furnish you with Armour's
Star Ham, as well as Armour Oval Label
foods in a complete variety for all occasions.
If He does not have these foods in stock,
ask him to get them for you from a nearby
Armour branch.
ARM O UR COMPANY
'5104
O. C. WILLIS
-' Gen. Mgr.
DOUG. 1055 OMAHA, NEB.
The Armour Oval Label en
ioed product! assures you of
dependability and "Takes the
guess-work out of having."
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Let Our Lew Cash Prices Help You Save On
the Clothing You're Wanting for Easter
Special, Sale In AH Departments Thursday
Equal
Values
at
Less
Price
HTAYDEN
L Ji THE GASH STORE
Superior
Values
at
, Equal
Price
A Remarkable Pre-Easter Sale
Spring Suits at $29.75
Unquestionably wonderful val
ues at this surprising low price.
Up-to-date styles in Serges, Pop
lins and Tweeds. Tour choice of
navy blues, French blues or blacks.
All sizes for ladies and misses. A,
wonderful lot of Suits at our Low
Cash Price
$2cp
Two Other Suit
Specials
100 Beautiful
Spring Suits
Made to sell up to $50.00, Thursday-'
V-
'. $39.75
85 Fine Sample
Suits
Nearly all sample garments,
made to sell at $75.00, Thursday
$59.00
Handsome Spring Coats, $69
Y6ur choice of Coats made up in the season's many exclusive models.
Materials Polo, Bolivia, Evora, Silvertone, Velour and elegant coating
in all the new shades. The lengths, hip, sport and three-quarters.
Large variety of styles. Sizes for misses, ladies and stouts. Special
group at $69.00
A Great Sale of 500 New.
Easter Hats at $7.50
' .-v . ...
A Great Special Purchase Makes Possible
These Wonderful Values
Flower Hats! Transparent Hats!
Saucer Brim Hats! Off-the-Face
styles! AH new Easter styles in
every new shape of the season and
in all the new Springtime color
ings.
This Is One of the Best Value
Offerings of tlie Season
Read the Big Special April Grocery- Opening
Sale. Lay In Your Easter Supplies
nniF.n fruits for yoitr
PUD1IIXGS, I'lES AND CAKES.
3-Orown Muscatel Raleir), lb.SOo
3-Crown Muscatel Layer Raisins,
per lb 25e
California Seedless Raisins, per
lb 25
California Seedless Bleached
Raisins, per lb 2S
California Moor Park Apricots,
per lb Mi-
Cleaned Currants, per lb sn
Fancy EvaporstteTTTpple. lb.JWM"
Fancy California Prunes, lb..!Sr
Fancy' California Prunes, 80-40
size, lb ,...30e
Fancy California Prunes, 40-60
size, lb 25e
Crlsco Layer Raisins, 1-lb. tin
for 0e
GROCERY SPECIALS
l-oz. cans Pet. Carnation or Wil
son Milk for lIHc
J-oi. cans Pet, Carnation or Wil
son Milk for '4e
48-lb. sack Best Miifh Grade
Klour 3.S5
24-lb. sack Best HiRh Grsde
Flour $1.45
The Best White or Yellow Corn
meal, lb ....'.Be
The Best Rolled White Breakfast
Oatmeal, lb Be
The Beat No. 1 Navy Brans, Ib.lOv
16-os. can Elkhorn Milk. 10c
The Best Domestic Macaroni,
Spaghetti or Egg Noodles, per
Pksr T'ie
No. 2 cans Sweet Sugar Corn,
Fancy Ripe Tomatoes or Sugar
Peas for ivic
No. S cans Golden Pumpkin,
Hominy or Baked Beans, 12Vfce
No. 3 cans Kraut, 15c
Sweet Onions or Mango Pickles,
per bottle 12Ve
The Finest and Largest Line of
Freak Vetretahles and Fruits In
the Cltr at the Lowest Market
Prices.
OMAHA'S OREATKST TFA AND
t'OFKKE MARKET.
Fancy S.intbs Blend Coffee, per
lb S8e
H. B. C. Special Blend Coffee, per
lb V4e
Courtney's Ankola Blend Coffee,
per lh !M
H. B. C. Ankola Blend Coffee, per
lb.
lie
Tha Iia.1l Tea RitHntrm 1h"
Choice Basket Flra ' Sun Viri
or English Breakfast Tea, per
! Be
Fancy Spider Leg, Japan, Oolong,
Ceylon or Gunpowder Tea. per
ID ,.i
The largest assortment of Fr
Vegetables in the city at 1
man wnoiesaie prices.
Red or Yellow Onloa Seta, per
quart 12Hc
( packages of Flower or Vege
table Seeds for , sse
Red RlTer Ohio Seed Potatoes,
per peek $1.20
BUTTER, BUGS AND CHEESE
FOR EASTER.
The Best No. 1 Strictly Fresh
Eggs, per dozen 4Se
full Cream Cheese, lb.,.. ..SOe
Fancy No. t Cuntry Creamery
Butter, per Tb ftoc
Fancy Dill Pickles, do sse
Chow Chow, quart ......... .nof
Fancy Queen Olives, qt SBc
All brands Nut Butter, lb....33e
Fresh
less
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