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1 1 f1 1 1 f 12 THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920. Naval Medals for War Service Are Presented bv LIS. THE GUMPS- PLAYFUL ANDY Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. Second Anniversary of Sign ing of Armistice Celebrated . By Distribution of Award Held Up by Probe. Washington, Nov. 11. The cc cnd anniversary of the signing of the armistice was celebrated in the navy and marine corps tcwlay by the distribution ot nearly 2.000 niedais and letters of commendation for particularly valorous or distinguish ed performance oL-duty during the world war. The medals and letters j awarded had been forwarded to com manding officers in all parts of the I world and upon signal by radio an I telegraph today from Secretary Daniels' office here, the honors were distributed with appropriate cere monies. The action marked the final phase Oi the controversy over naval deco rations that resulted in a congres sional investigation last winter after Hear Admiral W. S. Sims had re fused to accept the distinguished service medal intended for him, on the ground that injustice had marked the manner of distributing the navy's t. cognition of distinguished v;r-time service. During the investi gation Secretary Daniels was ac cused of making awards to officers '.vlio commanded ships sunk by the enemy and ignoring pther officers v,ho performed distinguished duty in - responsible positions on shore. Original List Intact. Publication today of the list of awards as finally approved by the secretary shows the original list to be unchanged as far as deletions are concerned. ; Rear Admiral Sims' name again appeared on the list as ' having been awarded a D. S. M. The medal, along with he navy crosses awarded Rear Admiral Denton C. Decker . and Cant. Raymond Has- brouck, who took action similar to that of Admiral Sims, had been de posited in the bureau of navigation for such future action regarding ac ceptance-of the Inedals as the. oth ccrs concerned might wish to take, it was explained at the department the list of awards as finally ap proved showed a considerable in crease over the list published before tHc congressional investigation. A total of 1.951 medals and 662 letters o: commendation- were awarded to i'av instead of 1.261 medals and 361 letters as originally recommended. - 12 Colorado Miners' Union Leaders Finec Greelev, Colo., Nov. II. Former President George O. Johnson of District Fifteen and It other offi cials and members of the United Mine Workers of America, were fined $25 and $50 each under the -state industrial law in connection with the coal mine strike of No vember. 1919. The men were tried before Dis trict Judge George H. Bradfield and were charged with "aiding, inciting and encouraging" the walkout with out resorting first to the state in dustrial commission for settlenient under the legal 30 days' notice.' The union officials announced they would carry their case to the state .su preme court, alleging that the lav is unconstitutional. Others convicted were: H. C. Stewart, Frank Smith and, John Mathews, union officials; Oliver Butler, Rodney Woodson, John Comburis, E. George Steve Genoff, Robert Lucock, Robert Welch, J. Christoff and B. Strabcr. The for mer officials were fined $50 each and j the others .i. J I . i K. XjSW rmiW (LdtorA II r"" I More Truth Than Poetry By JAMES J MONTAGUE THE RAT He never has had access to The ample page of knowledge; .His parents never put him through A brain constructing college; He has no pull he has no friends Yet furtively and slyly He almost always gains his ends And lives the life of Reilly. His tribe somehow contrives to eat, " Destroy or ruin nearly Ten million dollars' worth of wheat And oata and barley yearly Despite the fact that every one . Throughout an angry nation Is bent, with poison, trap and gun On their annihilation. They come and go where'er they please; They go on wild carouses Or sit about in idle ease In most exclusive houses. They toil not, neither do they spin, They scorn all useful labors, Subsisting with a cheerful grin Upon their human neighbors. We swell our chests and brag and spout And fancy we are clever In fact that we are just about The greatest beings ever Yet when we gird at Mr. Rat And bitterly abuse him, I often have reflected that We really must amuse him. Kansas City Bakeries Increase Size of Loaves Kansas" City, Nov. 11. A 10 per cent increase in the size of loaves of bread, the second such increase in two weeks without ai accompany ing increase in prictx was announced by 12 of the leading bakeries here. The increase, according to a state ment, is a mtfre on the part of the bakers to keep step with the general trend "in prices and in the expecta tion of the public," . (This move, the st lenient says, was in spite of the fact that labor costs tend upward and that lower priced flour is not yet available. Berlin Metal Works Is Stormed by Unemployed London, N'ov. 11. Three, thousand nueaiployed men in the city of Ber lin, part of whom were armed, stormed the Lion metal works there yesterday, drove out, the proprietors and engineers and extinguished the furnace fires, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from the German capital. In the North side gas plant of Berlin, it is said, workmen drove out the industrial council and established a political soviet. Criminal Court De,njes Bail to Alleged Slayer Kansas City, Mo Nov. 11. After Lonnie -Affronti; arrested in connec tion with the killing of Miss Flor ence Barton, a society leader, here by highwaymen the night of Octo ber 2, had been arraigned in justice court and released on $20,000 bond he was taken into criminal court, where he was denied bond and sent to jail to await trial December 6. -r r New Organization Formed At Educational Meeting Salt Lake City, Nov. 11. A "na tional organization to be known as the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education, was launched by delegates to the western states vocational educational conference in session here. The new organization,' the out growth of various regional meetings in the interest of vocational educa tion and industrial ana soiater re habilitation, will hold its first annual meeting at Kansas City, Mo., May 9,1921. Bank Pays Dividends. " Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 11. Sir per cent dividend to stockholders pf earnings in excess of operating expenses for the year of 1920 was declared by directors of the Federal Land Bank of - Louisville' today. The dividend amounts to $78,000 .and goes to ap oroximately 9,000 stockholder , i CASTLES COME HIGH Judging by current rent rated the landlords are evidently of the opinion that a man's house is his castle. j ONE MUST BE PRACTICAL In the forthcoming quarrel our sympathy is with Carpentier, but our money is on Dempsey. THEY GET ABOUT HALF Or IT ye are going to have a bumper wheat crop, which will be good news for the rats. 1 I I (Copyrijrht. 1920, By The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) S.L Et PY t T I Mff. T A L ES T H ETA U BY 0 F R0WN II BY ARTHljSCQTT BA1LEYJ CHAPTER XVII Browni- Escapes When the tree crashed down upon B.-ownie Beaver and held him fast, it wab some tin.e before he came to his senses. Then he did not know, at first, where he vas ncj- what had happened to him. But at last he re membered that he had been cutting down a tree not far from the Dond i Then, of course, all he had to dc was to i et up and -walk away. an ! h; saw that it must hare f alle n upon him. Of course, the first thir th:.t oc curred to him was to call for help But just as he opened his mouth to shout, another thought came to his head. Perhaps some man might hear him or a bear! And Brownie Bea ver closed his mouth 'as auicklv as he hr' opened it. Then he tried to squirm from under the tree-trunk. But he couldn't move himself at all. Next he tried to push the tree away from him. But he couldn't move the he either. For a long while Brownie Beaver struggled, first at one impossible thing, and then at the other. And all the time the tree seemd to grow heavier and heavier. Finally, Brownie stopped trying to get free and began to feel hun- 'ou can see that he must have itten worried, because there was th tree, with plenty of bark on it which he could cat. But he never noticed it for a long time. At last, however, he happened to remember that in the beginning ha had started to cut down that very tree so he could reach the bark and eat it. Then JJwriie Beaver had a good meal. And just as he finished eat ing, another thought came intohis head. Why shouldn't he gnaw right through the tree? Since there seemed to be no answer to.th. t question, he began to gnaw big chips out of the wood. And in a surprisingly short time he had cut the tree apart just where it pressed upon him. Then, of course, all he nad to ao was to eet ud and walk away. When he reached the village he found that all his neighbors had been looking everywhere for him. "That is," Grandaddy Beaver ex claimed, "we Jooked everywhere ex cept near the tree where you had that adventure a few nights ago. I said you wouldn't be there for I advised you to keep awsy from that spot, as you will recall." New, Brownie Beaver said nothing more. He knew that it was air unheard-of-thing for one of the Bea ver family to be caught by a falling tree. To have everyone know what had happened to him would be a gcfyl deal like a disgrace. But there are plenty cf people who would think they had dene something ouite clever if they had gnawed through a tree with their teeth though that was something that never once entered Brownie Beaver's head. (Copyright, Gronaet ft Dunlap.) Parents Problems How can sleeplessness in a girl r.f 15 best be remedied? -This girl should eat simple food, drink no tea or coffee, take plenty af outdoor exercise, sco to bed early, and have the windows of her bed room wide open. If this regime doe not, lead to hcilthy, restful sleep, take her to the family physician. Harding Issues Red Cross Appeal President - Elect Sends Out Statement on Eve of An nual Roll Call. Washington, Nov. 11. On the eve of the opening of he fourth annual roll call of the American Red Cross, an appeal from President-elect Hard ing was issued irom the national headquarters here. It read: "Nothing that your membership roll call for this season is impending, I have wanted to express my vers earnest sympathy for your cause and my hopes that" it may be forwarded by the coming campaign. If in all the world there is an organization more entitled to be re garded as doiiig giod universally and doing nothing else at any time or any place, I do not know what it may be. "It would be peculiarly a misfor tune if the Red Cross, with its magnificient organization and splen did purpose of .iseful achievement should lose any measure of its ef ficiency because the special interest and enthusiasm of wartime has ceased. Your organization has built to serve humanity and humanity needs its service in peace, just as it did in war. My wishes for all -success go out to you " Co mmon dense The Home And Business. By J. J. MUNDY. ' Isn't it possible that you are stick ing around home too much for your own good? , It is necessary for men to get out around among men to know what is going on in the world. It is necessary or men to mingle with other men to know what they need and most require, and think whether you can furnish what they want to the advantage of all con cerned. . The man who is known, who makes himself known for his ability along any certain line, is building up success every day lor himselt. Not to brag about what you can do. but tote so actually active with other men that they get to know for themselves what you can do is the tiling which you should strive fo-. This is a world of keen compe tition, and while it may be a great deal harder for you to get yourself out evenings instead of sitting around a cozy grate with your wife, yet you may be. able to furnish a cozier. home scene. later if you pay a little more attention to business and the doings of men in their busi ness affairs just now. Copyright, 1320. International Feature Service, .Inc. I'M THE GUY I'M THE GUY who always takes sides against his wife before com pany. Why shouldn't I? It's the only chance I get to put in a word. When we're alone my wife does all the talking. I have ,to give a correct inAatioa of a dumb man. When r.nyonc.is around she is sometimes thrown off her stride, and I make the most of it. Besides, my wife is always wrong. No matter what is said, she always takes the opposite view just to start an argument. I've tried to tell her about it in private, but it is no use. So I try showing her up in public to see it sue II change her ways. Of course it makes her give me hard looks and treat me to a couple of hours' curtain lecture later, but I should worry. If she doesn't want me to continue to side with the oth ers against her, let her give up ex pressing her views and ideas. Who wants to hear them, anyway? I don't. 1 hear too much of them. Others don't, either. So. if she doesn't like the way I act, let her try listening for a change. Copyright, 1920, Thompson Feature Service. Ottoman Pillage OLAbbas Tcuman Is Being Probed Large Quantity of Furnish ings if Famous Russian Watering' Place Is Found In Constantinople. Constantinople. Nov. 10. Pillage by the Turki of the imperial Russian watering place of Abbas Touman in the Caucasus mountains, is being in vestigated here. A large quantity of the furnishings and paintings belonging- to the luxurious villas of this little city, where many of the aristocracy of Russia used to pass their vacations, has been discovered in Constantinople. Some of these furnishings are in the palace of Enver Pasha, formerly Turkish war minister, on the Bfisphorus, now oc cupied by the French general staff. The pillage of Abbas Touman is one of they untold stories of the rapacious Turkish pashas and gen erals. Abbas Touman is unknown outside of Russia. Yet it is one of the little paradises with which coun tries lying near the Black sea are blessed. 1 Czar Often Visited. Nestling in the mountains of Geor gia it possessed' one of the beautiful and lengthy driveways for which the Caucasus it- famous. During the hot summer months the imperial Russian family used to pass a few weeks among the pines of this rich center of museums, villas and churches. Up the beautiful roads from Ba tum to Tiflis, came in the spring of 1917, the Turkish army, following on the retreat of the Russian army, which had gone bolshevik. The Turks were amazed at the riches of Abbas Touman. The commandant of the 31st brigade sealed up all the valuables he could find. . Then came the signing ot the treaty bt which Abbas Touman was left to Georgia. Enver Pasha Has Loot. No sooner had the Turkish com mander learned of this treaty than he gathered up, before leaving, all valuables and hurried them to Ba tum. He notified Essad Pasha at Constantinople that this booty should, be offered to the sultan. Meanwhile, as his army withdrew, it is charged that he systematically robbed churches and convents and sent these treasures, also to Batum. Two other Turkish commanders are alleged Jo have shared in the loot. Finally the three men sent their relatives shares to Constantinople, when "Enver Pasha demanded to have a look at .the three lots. As minis ter of war, he took his choice and sent some of the furniture and pic tures to Kouroutschesme. his mar-ble-t'accd palace on the Bosphorus, where thev still remain. South Side Family Reunion In Police Court Husband, Wife and "Man In the Case" Scheduled to Ap pear Before Judge. A little family reunion will be staged in South Side police court Saturday. Wednesday, Martha Mario, 5115 South Forty-first street, had her husband, Emil, arrested for abus ing her. She herself was arrested for receiving stolen property, but was released on bond pending in vestigation by police. Emil was released on his own fecognizance to appear Saturday for hearing. That night, Martha was seen ny foltce walking down the street with ohn Dow, 3908 V street. They were arrested. Martha was ordered to appear Saturday and explain. Dow, who is a steamfitter, was charged with vagrancy and also ordered to appear Saturday. , T - 1 , ' f , I . juage rosier Deneves uow is uic cause ot trouble between wanna and Emil. So Martha, Emil and John will meet in court and explain. South Siders to Fight For Branch Gas Office Protest against the refusal of R. B. Howell, general manager of the Metropolitan Water boird, to place an office of the gas and water plants on the South Side is to be made in city council meeting Monday morning by a delegation of South Side con sumers, headed by J. J. Brecn, at torney. 2003 I street. , - v, South Side consumers of gas and water olaim they number 6,000 and they all have to go downtowr to pay their gas and water bills. This causes a loss of a half day to them, they claim. "Mr. Howell is pleading for more room for his offices in the city hall," said Mr. Breen. "Why not establish a South Side office in some of the vacant rooms in the South Side city hall. We are going to make a strong appeal Monday." home of her eldest daughter, ho is married, 2424 Q. street. It required the strength of three police officers to take the'mothr.r of seven into cus tody and when she appeared before Judge Foster in South Side police court yesterday, she demanded he stop bootleggers from selling liquor at her home. She was fined $5. Booze Costs Man $100. Twenty-four quarts of home brew and one pint of whisky cost, John Sorenson, 2506 Jefferson street, $100 in Sfcuth Side police court yesterday Increase in Exchange Causes Trouble in Buenos Aires Circles 1 Buenos Aires. Nov. 11. There has been a further' advance in the price of the American dollar in th last few days to 133, a n-w high record, and it is said there are no prospects of an abatement. Conse quently ;t is reported that a critical situation has been created among firms dealing in merchandise from the United States. One bankruptcy reported is at tributed to the rise in the price 0 the dollar. The newspapers repoil that several important firm are on the verge of failing, including on with liabilities o 9.000,000 pesos. The leading newspapers continu to call on the government to re lease gold for export and thereby rectify the financial situation. These newspapers ooint out that the im port trade from the United States rapidly is approaching zero. Bee want getters. ads are best business PHOTO 1'I.AYN. South Side Brevities Illinois coal, J13.75. Howland Lbr. and Coal Co. Phone So. 1614. Adv. For al, 3 lnt with one 7-room houae. Antone Boroweky, 3S23, S. 33. Adv. Safety deposit boxen for rent. $3 and up. I.lv Stock Nat. Bank, Junction 24th and N Sis. Adv. N STOVES AND RANGES. Two hundred heatlnr stoves at bargain prices. Koutsky-Pavlik Co. PHOTO PI.AYS. THIS HAPPENS Last Time Today JAMES OLIVER CURVJOOD'S -NOMADS Of the NORTH" Featuring - LON CHANEY The "Frof" in 'The Miracle Man" LEWIS STONE - Star of "The River's End" SCORES OF WILD ANIMALS At 3, 8, 10 and 9:45 "DAWN IN THE NORTH WOODS" A Descriptive Musical Prologue H. S. DISBROW ' Omaha's Favorite Baritone SILVERMAN'S ORCHESTRA Omaha's Greatest Orchestra Sp fljl ' TWO MORE DAYS! ; V 0 The Great Mother of Seven Children Fined $5 for Drunkenness Mrs. Pearl Berry, pretty and said by police to .be but 29, mother of seven children, was arrested Wed nesday night for intoxication at the WHY? of Is the Leek the Emblem Wales? (Copyright. 15J0. By tbc Wheeler Syndicate Inc.) The only plant of the "aolium" tribe in England in pre-Saxon times seems to have been the leek, and it is probably from the fondness of the Keltic tribes for this vegetable that -their descend ants, the Welsh, still retain it as an emblem of their nationality. The lcac or leak was aUo an important table vegetable among the Anglo-Saxons, for they called their gardens "lcac gardens," and the gardener was a "leak ward." As other species of the same tribe were introduced, they also were called "leaks," with a pre fix denoting some peculiarity of the plant. Thus garlic was for merly "gar-leak" or "the leak with a spear," from the spear like stem and head of the seed fod. and the onion .was "enne eae" or "one-leak," because it did not throw off side bulbs. Harding Giles $2,500 To Child Feeding Fund N'ew York, Nov. 11. President elect Harding, within 48 hours afttr election day, contributed $2,500 to the Literary Digest Child Feedire; hind tor the relief of 3,500,000 destw t'.uc and starving children in Eu-' rope. His contribution was an-. I'tiimced as amrng the first in $16.? OCU collected 10 date which, the Lit erary Digest Martcd with its own subscription of ?25,000 at the urgent appeal of Herbert Hoover. Blanket Prices' Have Been Re duced at Bowen's With the big reduc tions in market prices and the further reduc tions in our own prices, you are able to secure Blankets at Bowen's at far less than you have been paying heretofore. Large and timely pur chases secured from the manufacturers at big price concessions, and we are giving our cus tomers every advantage of these big savings. We are pleased to be able to show you Blan kets now at values and prices that will make you want to make your pur chases at Bowen's, and, as usual, you make your own terms. Advertisement Men's Stylish Suits at ''Before the War Prices "Saturday at Union Outfitting Co. In a "Choice of the House' Sale You Can Save as High as $30.00. ' Suits for Men and Youn Men in a Big Range of the Wanted Fabrics. The lowest price demonstra tion on Men's dependable cloth ing Omaha has known in months takes place at the Union Out fitting Company Saturday when their entire stocks of Men's Fall and Winter Suits go on sale at many dollars less than regular. It brings an opportunity not alone to save a handful of dol lars, but to secure a winter suit, skilfully tailored from the choic est materials in styles that will meet your approval. There are "dress up" models and conservative styles for busi ness wear as well as snappy, single and double breasted suits that appeal to the young fellows. Come expecting unusual values you will not be disappointed for the prices, in many instances, are lower than you would have paid before the war. The Union Outfitting Company always gives a guarantee of sat isfaction or money back. As al ways, terms can be had on request. Advertisement. !(R f 1 a, IT 1 r tiiiiiiwInniimiininiii'mmsninHMl I Starts Sunday at the "SUN" J TODAY AND SATURDAY j Redeemer ALL-STAR CAST Thousands Are Talking About It! Have YOU Seen It! Comedy, "OH! BABY" "Evangeline" Longfellow's Immortal Story in Photo drama Form. BRING THE CHILDEN uvi More and Then Goodbye to the Season's Wonder Picture ("The Penalty"! I Coming Sunday "While New York Sleeps" I AMlEMENT. "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" Daily Mat., 15c to 75c Nites, 25c to $1.25 Burlrsk's Sweetheart. Our Very Own 1arca0b,:'e- M0LLIE WILLIAMS AND HER GREATEST SHOW Sm Mollte's dramatic episode of the frosen north, THE UNKNOWN LAW. Mollie's beauty chorus o( Peacbrs and Vamps. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS tint. Mat. Wk. Ian I'olrmin and The Hutlnii Show. A.H ( Charles Ray "Peaceful Valley" A picture of ssateptional merit. Come early and tiring mother, she wiu lute it f NOTED ENGLISH NOVELIST W. L. GEORGE Will Speak on VTHE MODERN NOVEL" FONTENELLE HOTEL Friday, November 12, 4 p. m. Admission $2.00. MM.AAAii.J.lli.K..M"t"H'4"8"8H" EMMA HA1G assisted by Richard W Keene; FRANK WILCOX A CO. PRIMROSE FOUR; SWOR BROTH ERS; William Brack A Co.: Werner & Amoros Trio; Coley A Jaxon; Top ics of the Day: Kinograms. Matinees 15, 25 A 80c; Few 75c A $1.00 Sat. A Sun. Nights, 15, 25, SO, ,75c. $1.00; $1-25. TWO SHOWS IN ONE EMPRESS JIM FULTON A CO. In "The Mayor and the Manicure"; THREE AMBLER BROS.: FOSTER A PEGGY ; JOHNNY JOHNSTON. Photoplay Attraction! 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