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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE." SEPTEMBER 26. 1920. Science J)rives ' Superstition to Noted Banker and Philanthropist Dies in New York Custer County Pioneers Picnic at Broken Bow Broken Bow, Neb., Sept. 25. (Special). The annual picnic here of the Old Settlers' association of Custer county was attended by a large number of old-timers. After the picnic dinner, a program of speeches "by pioneers and music was presented. Judge B. O. Hostetlcr of Kearney made the principal ad cress. The' following officers were elected: Mac Warrington, Mason Cicy, president; H. B. Glover, Corn stock, vice president; C M. For sythe, Ansclmo, second vice presi dent; E. R. Purccll, secretary-treas urer; Mrs. George Dewey, historian. A program of sports prjved a satis,, factory finish to. a happy day for th old settlers. cial.) Fillmore county W. C. T. U. will hold its annual convention here Wednesday, September 29, at which Mrs. Mane Wilcox of Nelson will be ,the principal speaker. A noon picnic luncheon will "be an enter tainment feature. The program. will be given at the United Brethren church. ' Killed Man to Protect 1 Daughter, Mother Says Fillmore County W. C. T. U. To Hold Meeting at Geneva Geneva,', Neb.. Sept. 25. (Spe C Its Last Trench While Most Good Luck Omens Jacob Schif f, One of Men Who Backed Harriman in Build ing Union Pacific Rail il:'l:!li!::l-l"iiiiiiiiiii!ilniii:iiiiiiit:iiii!i:ii.::!iiiiiiii!iii PHONE TYLER 3000 llll'lll!!:llilllIlll1ll:ll-ll",ll::','l!:,,," 1 1 1 'iliWli:i':lf Have Been Discarded Many Still Cling to Horse- o Shoe. road, Passes Away 4 A Science and invention have driven superstition back to its hist trench. Good and bad signs which used to be considered infallible omens today are almost unheard of. Ihe observa tion of lucky and uirtucky days was once an important matter. It is now confined almost wholly to the one subject of marriage. In fixing the wedding day, May among months and Friday among das ar shunned 'by many people, whether educated or uneducated. The custom cf throwing an old shoe for good luck after the bride and groom, on their leaving the church or the home of the bride, still persists. This is-an ancient practice which received a great increase in believers from the time an English cattle acaicr uesirca ner 10 inrow ner letcshoe after him as he started for Norwich to buy a lottery ticket. As he drove off on his errand he looked around to see if she practiced the charm and received the shoe in his face with such force as to black his I eyes. He went on, somewhat en laged, and bought the ticket that won a prize of ?.UuU. From the time of the prophet,' To , nah, sailors have considered a cler gyman aboard as bad luck and an ticipate a storm or wreck when they have a black coat aboard. When Sneezing Pays A comet -of 590, which was blamed by the Europeans for causing a frightful plague is given as the oc casion of a custom that exists even today. When the plague was at its height, sneezing was frequently fol lowed by death. The saying, "God bless your has ever since Deen used as a salutation to one who sneezes. It, is said the ancient Romans used to go to bed again if they sneezed while putting on a shoe. " Aritsotle declared that sneezing from noon to midnight -was good, biit night to noon unlucky. One still sees horseshoes nailed up over barn doors for good luck. From time immemorial this was con sidered protection from witchcraft and other ills. Admiral Nelson, who was of a credulous turn, of mind had great faith in the luck of a horse shoe, and one was nailed to the mast of his ship. Omens of bad luck included put ting the left shoe on the right foot, or the right on the I left and spilling salt. Evil consequences of this, it was believed, could be averted by throwing a little salt1 over the left shoulder. : About Itching Nose. Putting on a stocking wrong side out? unintentionally, though chang ing it was supposed to alter luck. If you accidentally put on any garment wrong side out and made a wish before changingit, it was said that the wish would come true. To arise on the right side1 was deemed fortunate. According to one theory, an itching nose, is a sign that some one will visit vou that day, although in Melton's "Astrologaster" it is ob served, that "when a man's nose itcheth it is a sign he-' shall, drink wine, and if his lips itch it is a sign he shall kiss somebody." In the "Secret Memoirs of the late Mr. Duncan Campbell." published in London in 1732, the author says: "I have seen people, who, after writing a letter, have prognosticated to themselves he ill success of it if by any chance it happened to fall on the ground. Others have seem ed as impatient . and fearful :f through haste or want of thought they have chanced to hold it before a fire to dry; but the mistake-of a word in it is a sure omen that what ever request it carries shall be re fused." Spoons and Marriages. Two spoons accidentally placed in 9 run r '1 1 1 n " ..carl F.a sidered assurance of a wedding in the family, within a short time. Those who havA read Coleridge's poem, the Ancient Mariner, will re member the bad luck that followed the killing of the albatross. The same extreme misfortune also was supposed to follow the killing of a ladybug, swallow, robin or wren. It was considered sure - that anvone killing these or destroying their rests would infallibly, within the year, break a bone or meet with some other bit of ill luck. On the contrary it was felt to be good for tune to nave swallows build their neets in the eaves of a house, or the chimneys, v ' Nebraska Rate Case Is Due for Early Hearing The matter of increasing passen gec and freight rates in Nebraska is expected to come up before the In terstate Commerce commission in Washington soon, II. A. Scan drett of the Union Pacific railway taid yesterday. Nebraska, like sev eral other states, has refused to in crease rates within the state in the same proportion that v interstate rates were increased. Passenger fares have been held at the old level, and freight charges increased only 25 per cent instead cf the 35 per cent authorized by the federal government for traffic between the states. The federal commission wiU hear the cases of Michigan, South' Caro lina and Texas, Monday; Illinois, October 6, and Iowa, October 8. No date has been set for Nebraska. Father of Norfolk Mayor Dies Following Stroke Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 25. (Special Tefegram.) William T. Dudgeon, 72, father of Mayor Dudgeon, died liere "following a stroke of paralysis. He came to Nebraska from Ohio in 1870 and was in the drug business at Lincoln for 25 years. Towns Make Gains 1 Washington, Sept. 25. Hunting ton, W. Va., 50,177; increase, 19,016, or 61 per cent. t Pratt, Kan. (revised), 5,111; in crease 1309 or 54.8 per cent Jackson county Missouri, contain ing Kansas City, 367.846; increase, 84,324, or 29.7 per cent. Nebraska Agent Blocks New Move To Free Gunman Ipwa Supreme Court Judge Issues Prohibition Stop ping Habeas Corpus. ' Des Moines, la., Sept. 25. (Spe cial) Hearing of petition for writ of habeas corpus for Beryl C. Kirk, Omaha gunman and paroled Ne braska convict under arrest here, was stopped this morning in munici pal court before Judge Sellars by service of a writ of prohibition sign ed by Judge T. S. Stevens of the supreme court of Iowa. The prohibition writ was issued on petition of Gus Hyers, law en forcement agent in Nebraska, and Attorney General Havner of Iowa. It is the first time, in the history of Iowa courts that such a writ has been issued. , . Hearing of the writ of prohibition was set for next Saturday before Judge Stevens. The habeas corpus action was postponed by Judge Sel lers pending decision in this hearing. The wVit was issued on the claim that the municipal court has no jur isdiction over a habeas corpus peti tion. v Earl DeFord, -attorney for Kirk. brands this effort of Hyers and Havtfer as merely sparring for time until the return of Governor Hard ing from the west coast, the first of the month. He. declares statements by Hyers that an extradition warrant for Kirk's return to Nebraska was sign ed by telegraphic instructions from Governor Harding are doubted by him. Kirk is now in the hands of the supreme court of Iowa. Four Alleged Bank Robbers Under Arrest Two of Men Are Said by Of ficials to Have Confessed to Participating In Hold upof Bank. Salt Lake City, Sept. 25. Four men, all alleged to have been impli cated in the robbery of the Sugar bank here Friday, .were arrested at Crem, Utah, south of Salt Lake, about 11 o'clock last night by Sher iff John S. Corliss of Salt Lake county. But three men entered the hank at the time of the holdup and the fourth man arrested is believed to have been a confederate of the bandits. A confession of the robbery has been obtained from two of the men arrested, according 'to advices iy ceived by the sheriff's office here. They, deny knowledge, however, of the Tfoldup of a bank at Morgan, Utah, early Friday morning, it is sfid. , " ' Two of the bandits, captured in a box car at Crem, gave their names as F. J. Rodgers and C. F. Smith. They are about 25 years old. About $5,000 in money is said to have been found on one of the men and $7,000 was taken from the bad4as V?ct occuPi,e( th position. Aft Family Reunited by Result of Tragedy ; - (Continued From Page One.) gree murder would be filed against her. ) Margaret Ticrney, 24 vears old. daughter, of the slayer, testified at the inquest that Dunlap had smiled tauntingly shortly before the shoot ing when Mrs. Tierney had de clared: "You know, Ray, that it is ab solutely impossible for you to live with my little daughter." What are you going to do about it?' was said to have been Dunlap s reply. " Dunlap, still smiling, put a rec ord on the Victrola, Margaret said. This was playing when .Jhe two shots were fired. Says "It's All Over." Harry E. Downing, switchman, Thirty-second and P streets, testi fied that he went to th? Tierney home Thursday and told the mother of her daughter's marriage to Dun lap that she .said then it was all over and tor JJunlap to come around and get her daughter's clothes. -, Downing said that when he and Dunlap went to the house. Mike Tierney, son of Mrs. Tierney, fhowed Dunlap a big gun, which frightened him. Mike refused to let him go, he said. Downing had agreed to take Mrs. Ticrney and her sons to Ethel and the two bovs were dressing when the shooting occurred, he said. Daughter Denies jealousy. Margaret , Tierney testified that she and her mother hunted all night for Ethel after she disappeared last' Sunday at 8 p.' m., and continued their search Monday, carrying it to Des Mcuies Tuesday. Mrs. Tierney had had scarcely any sleep and very little food after i'.thel s disappearance to the time ot the shooting, she testified. Margaret denied that jealousy tor Dunlap had caused the estrange ment of her parents. She said thau her mother's objection was due to an illness from which her brother said he was suffering. 700 New Elks Next Week, ' Goal Set by Campaigners Officers of the local lodge of Elks state that they expect to have nearly UU new members betore the end ot next. week, toward .X class of 1,000 which will be initiated during the last week of October or the first week of November. The exercises will be held in the Auditorium. A class of 510 was admitted a week ago. It is prooosed to beein the new $1,000,000 building project as soon as the membership drive shall have been concluded. , ' Milkmen Are Fined. Pleading guilty to a chartre of selling watered milk.- Tohn Stark and William Lebber of Bennington were fined $25 each in countv court yesterday. State Inspector J. M, Anderson brought the complaint. The prisoners are to be brought to Salt Lake and will be lodged in the county jail. The names of two of the- men arrested could not be Ie?rneci. Uniform Wage for Cornhuskers Urged By County Agents Fremont, Neb., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Fearing a drop in the price of corn to 75 cents a bushel, county farm demonstrators in Nebraska are discussing the project of state wide or interstate regulation ot wages of cornhuskers, to prevent the labor scale rising to 15 cents a bushel. At that price corn could not- be produced profitably, they say. County Agent R. N. Houser of Dodge county has made public a letter from the president of the County Agents' association, James R. White of Grand Island,, asking his opinion on state wage-fixing. H. D. Lute, secretary of the state board, is also conducting investiga tions When the farmers are forced into competition to get help at husking time, wages are boosted beyond reason, farmers in Dodge county declare. They favor the proposed scheme of wage-fixing. , One Killed by Auto Every 35 Minutes, Figures Show An automobile kills a man, woman or child every 35 minutes in the United States, according to a state ment sent to the Chamber of Com merce by the National Safety coun cil. Figures compiled for the week of August 22 for the nation show the Sunday casualties to have been divided thus: Killed by motor cars, 22; drowned, 24; died in railway ac cidents, 20; killed by falls, 12; by street cars, 1; by electricity, 4. On Monday of the same week there were reported 42 motor deaths; Tuesday, 45; Wednesday, 43; Thurs day, 27; Friday, 27, and Saturday, 39. The average number of accidental deaths from all 'causes each day is said to be 149. This is more than 53,000 a year, and it said that precau tion could save two-thirds of these. New York," Sept. 25 Jacob H. Schiff, widely-known banker and philanthropist, died at his home here tonight, aged 73 years. The name of Jacob H. Schiff has been associated with the financial history of New York and of this country for a quarter of a century. At intervals in that time Mr. Schiff took an active part in the financial development of some of the leading railroads amt-titility corporations in the United States. Backed by foreign capital, Mr. Schiff and the firm of Kuhn, Loeb &; Co. supported the late E. H. Har riman in the great financial adven ture by which the Union Pacific rail road was reorganized in 1897, and in the subsequent transactions by which the Union Pacific obtained control of the Southern Pacific and other railroads. This operation is regarded as one of the most important in which Schiff engaged as a banker. It in volved a vast su mof money, pos sibly hundreds of rnillions of dol lars, gave Schiff a, prestige among New York banking houses which endured for the remainded of his life, and contributed to make E. H. Harriman the best known railroad organizer in the United States. Handled Japanese Loan. Another important enterplse which Schiff undertook as head; of his firm, was the placingR in this . -I 1 T-. country in a laigc Japanese luaii when Japan went to war with ussia. Some years later Schiff expressed. regret that he had been instrumental in providing funds which helped to place Japan among the leading na tion of te world as a military power. Born at Frankfurt, Germany, Jan uary 10, 1847, Schiff was educated in Germany and when 18 years old removed to New York where he en tered upon his business career, be ginning as a bank clerk. A few years afterward he became a member of a firm of bankers and brokers. In 1875 he married Theresa, daughter of Solomon Loeb and became a member of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of which his father-in-law was then senior partner. When Loeb retired 10 years later, Schiff became head of the firm and SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD Beautiful Cretonne er this successful share in the fi nancing of the Union Pacific reor ganization,' Schiff became one of the most widely known and influential bakers of New York. He has bcee director of several of the leading banks, trust, life insurance, railroad and utility companies, including the Union Pacific railroad and the West ern Union Telegraph Co.. His firm acted as fiscal agents for some of the leading corporations of the United States. Prominent Philanthropist. More than a score of years Schiff xvts prominent in "various forms of i charity and philanthropy. He was vice president or the Baron de Hirsch fund, lounger and president of the Montefiore Home for Chronic In valids, one of the founders of Barn ard college and contributed liberal ly to almost every Jewish movement or charitable institution and to many nonsectarian ones in New York. He gave generously to encourage the study ot Hebrew literature, founded the Semitic museum at Harvard and the, Jewish Theological seminary of New York. Theological Seminary Drive at $60,000 Mark Fremont, Neb., Sept.- 25. (Spe cialsThe drive for $100,000 for a home for the Western Theological seminary of Fremont has already re sulted in $60,000 being subscribed, Dr. J. F. Krueger of the seminary has announced. Tearing Out Mule's Tongue Costs Fremont Man $350 Fremont, Neb., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) After admitting in county court that his efforts to lead a mule belonging to Charles Sweet led to the animal's tongue being torn out, Leon Harlan paid a fine of $50 and gave Mr. Sweet $3TJ0. Ladies, Attention! J that you can have your Suit, Coat, Skirt and Tailored Dress made at LOHRMAN'S at a big saving. Owing to the hot . weather I will have reduced prices for the next ten days. 1320 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 7327. We give no commissions on piano sales. When your friends recommend our pianos they do it from purest motives. Remember We Leave It to You Whether the sliding price, commission paying dealer will give you as low a price on a piano when he knows he is going to give a com mission to some friend or music teacher for influencing ou. He won't do it, that's all. The Buyer Always Pays the Commission Besides, in no other store will you find the large line of standard first class makes as in our store, with every piano marked in plain figures to its lowest cash price. The Oakford Has One Price, the Lowest in U: S. MllSiC Co. J Pays No Commissions on Piano Sales Don't miss the PAVLEY-OUKRAINSKY BALLET at Audi torium evening of October f th. The advance ticket sale at this store now. Write us for full information. Call of write for Prices and Terms. fClAKFQW Zf MOsrtc Co. 1807 FAHNAM ST., OMAHA, NEB. Steinway, Weber and Steele Pianola Pianos. Don't Forget The commission paying dealer will give the "friend" who turns In your name a commission when you buy, whether or not the frimri is present at the sale. The Oakford Music Co. is the only music store in Ne braska or Iowa that DOES NOT PAY COMMISSIONS. -The Fabric that meets a thousand needs Effectively : Inexpensively Domestic Cretonnes Hand Blocked Linens 0 .Imported Cretonnes ' Glazed Chintzes Warp Prints Liberty Cretonnes To the left of the Main Aisle, Sixteenth street entrance, will -4)e found a stock of Cretonnes so complete in every detail that we doubt if you will be able to think of a Cretonne need but what we will be able to supply it. We cannot emphasize too strongly the desirability of Cretonnes, or the fact that this season's showing will far exceed any similar showing ever made by us. Our expert service will be maintained for assisting customers in their plans for using Cretonne to the best possible advantage, Tnere is scarcely a window or grouping of windows, however odd, but what we have -already made plans and sketches for its treatment, and if such plans are not in our files we will make them for you. Your especial attention is directed tothe north and south walls of our Main Floor, where not' only Cretonnes but"a score or more other fabrics irSr shown in MODEL DRAPERY TREATMENTS. Ask for our latest book on Drapery Treatments. " The Following Offerings - will prove of immediate interest to women with drapery problems. About 15 patterns that will fill the r- uirements of the average, home the . patterns faithfully copy expensive crea- Qr tions. Values excel any similar stock anywhere in this part of the country. at 50' -at $1 00 A specially strong range of 30 patterns is offered. Values are decidedly good. 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