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
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Still Cling to Horse-
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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
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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
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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
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.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. X
at
68
$25
We show 25 patterns that very
generally cover the average require
ments. Again, value it a great factor,
many 75c and $1.00 qualities included.
There are not less than 100
patterns from which the com
plete decoration of the home
, can be designed.
-at. $1 50
1
The showing includes upwards of 75 pat-x
terns and color schemes suitable for wide
ly varying purposes. '
"No-Fade" Oil
Cloth Bath Rugs
These Rugs are made from
new oil cloth rags. They are
i strongly woven into attrac
tive tile patterns, blue and
white, or green and white.
You will find, them useful
not only in bathrooms, -but
bedrooms, kitchens and
sleeping porches. Theyaare
reversible, . seamless, wash
able and sanitary. Size
27x54
Seamless (
Brussels Rugs
Greenwich
Linoleums
in large sizes. We are show
ing a large numberof Brus
sels, Rugs in Oriental, A1I
Over and Floral designs. As
an example of the extremely
moderate prices we woulij'
have you consider a number
of good patterns In 11-312
size at .
This well known grade of
Imported Linoleum is gen
erally conceded to be the
best made and best seasoned
linoleum in the world. We
are showing three patterns in
blue and wrhite, and green
and white tile MONDAY, at,
per yard
2.75
3.25
49.00
Our expert laying and meas
uring service will take the
Oasurements of spaces to
be covered and work out the
most . economical and best
way of fitting and laying.
Rattania
Rugs '
This most desirable Fibre
Hug comes in excellent' dec
orative color combinations
with highly artistic stencilled
designs. It is not only use
ful in sun rooms, but bed
( rooms, bathrooms and nur-.
series in fact, many people
' usvthem in both dining and
giving rooms. ' We offer the
4-6x7-6 size, Saturday, spe
cial i
. 8.75 '
Save on a Pipeless Furnace Now
don't Postpone a Profitable Investment-Start to
Save Heating Expense-Now
Around
'Will not only give you more heal with less fuel, and cheaper fuel,
but add to the comfort, and safeguard the health of your family.
The Round Oak" Heating System can be conveniently installed in any homeold
or new) having a basement with a minimum depthef six feet.
You Should Also Know That 0
The Round Oak Furnace is cheaper PER POUND than any otherpipeless furnace
and cast entirely from NEW GRAY PIG IRON-M;hus insuring wear and the
maximum heat retaining characteristic? This abundance of good metal enables
the makers to incorporate many other superior .Round Oak features any one
of which our men can show you.
Ask Us To Prove These Things
Phone Tyler 3000. Let one of our heating engineers go over your heating problem and show you how you can SAVE,, and increase the
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Four Day Demostrationof NewWay,,
Detroit Jewel
Combination Ranges
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
During the Demonstration SPECIAL PRICES will be
made on the f olio wing Ranges: .
No. 50-18 All cast, combination Range, smartly
trimmed in white porcelain and nickel, with six-hole
top for coal and three-burner cooking -top for gas; sold
regularly at ?125.Q0.
Demonstration price
..106.00
No. 85-18 All cast combination Hange, trimmed in
white porcelain and nickel, having four-hole top for
coal and four burners for gas; regular 1 i A A
$135.00. Demonstration price: JL JLi7.Ul
No. 86-18 All cast combination Range, having a sep
arate oven in high closet for gas. Regu- 1 QfT A A
lar price $150.00. Demonstration Price. xOO UU
New-Way Detroit Jewels
-Finished in Battleship Gray and Blue porcelain. Prices ranging from 165.00 UP
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