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THE OMAHA SUNDAY v BEE; DECEMBER 26, 1020.
Uncle Sam Will
Rule the Ocean
In Three Years
f Decision of British Admiralty
To Halt Building Program
. Means U. S. Navy Will Be
k Largest in World.
, By HARRY L. ROGERS.
International Now Service Staff Com
pendant. Washington, D." C. Dec. 25. The
tJnited States navy will be the most
powerful in the world by 1923, when '
- ships now under construction are
completed. Secretary Daniels an
nounced today. Ship for ship andi
gun tor gun, Ureat Hntain s light
ing fleet now holds first rank, but
with the recent decision by the
' British admiralty to undertake no
- , new building program at present, it
undoubtedly will soon drop to second
plare. ..
Naval officials are much interested
in reportsrei a strong movement in
the bouse of commons te ' increase the I
British navy to a strength equal to I
that of the combined forces of Amer-
ica and Japan, but until there is
some definite announcement at Lon.
, don of such a policy no recommen
, dations will be made to congress.
Three New Types
Three new types of ships for the
Un:ted States navy which will round
out the fleet and add tremendously
to its effectiveness are. -now under
construction. Tl e firt of them, the
new battleships authorized in the
1 1916 building program will .be the
largest and most powerful 'in the
world. Next come the fleet
marines, three of which are
built at the Portsmouth navy yard,
These superundersea craft will have
sufficient speed and cru!sfrtg radius
to enable them to accompany the
fle'et uder all conditions They have
heen dpsiVnevt after thorouorh in
vestigation of the best types in for-'
eign navies and are expected to in
clude features entirely new to sub
marine construction. The last of
the trio is the latest tyre of aircraft
carrier, the Langley, which is being
fitted with the most imoroved equip
ment for hand"ng naval aircraft.
Huge Fight'ng Ships.
In addition to these new types of
vessel, the necessary complement of
scout cruisers and destroyers is
also under construction.
The new super-dreadnoughts,
which are to form the "backbone of
. s the flf ct," are the South Dakota,
Indian, Montana, Nor.h Carolina,
' Iowa and Massachusetts. They have
a displacement of 43,200 tons, and
will cost about $21,000,000 each. Two
x of the monster ships are under con
struction at the Navy yard, New
York; one at Navy yard, Mare Is
land, California, one at Navy yard
Norfolk, Va., one at-Kewport News
, shipping yards, Newport, Va.t and
one at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
works, Quinsy, Mass.
- Fifteen Hundred Men.
The prncipal characteristics of
these battleships are: Length, 684
feet: breadth, 106 feet; draft, 33 feet;
, i displacement, 43.200 tons; shaft
horsepower, 60,000: speed, 20 knots;
armament, 12 16-inch guns; 16 6
Inch guns; 4 3-inch guns; 2 21-inch
, submerged torpedo tubes. AH will
be oil burners with electric drive.
Their fcomolements will include
about 70 officers and A .SOfJ men.
v. Four battleships o 32.600 tons dis
. placement are also under construc
tion. They are the Maryland, West
Virginia, Colorado vand Washington.
Big Undersea Beats.
The three fleet sub'marnes are
part of a group of nine rathorized
by the Act of 1916. Bids for the"
other six are under consideration.
The undersea boats will have a
length of 300 feet and a displacement
of 2,000 tons. The. propelling ma
chinery for surface operatr'on con
sists of two main Diesel engines-eJHtH
two auxiliaries, driving electric gen- '
erators. When operating submerged
the vessels will be propelled by elec
tric motors, taking current from
,- . storage batteries. The surface speed
, I will exceed 20 knots per hour and
- the submerged speed will be about
half that figure. The fuel oil ca
" pacity is sufficient to provide for a
large radius of action. ,
The armament includes torpedo
tubes in bow and stern, with ample
- allowance of 21-:nch torpedoes.
There will, be a five-inch gun mount
ed on deck, forward of the conning
" tower. "
Resist Pressure.
Three periscopes of the latest im
proved patterns will be provided and
. the vessels will be equipped with lis
tening devices and latest type radio
telegraph apparatus; both for surface
and submerged work. Particular at
tention has been given in desienintr
the vessel to insure adequate strength i
oi nun to resist pressure due to deep
submergence and to provide against
v rupture by the explosion of depth
crrrses.
The air-craft-carrier Langley will
be equipped with a flying deck of
about 525 feet-in ength, an arrest
- ing device for facilitating landing,
and cataupu'.ts for projecting planes
at the necessary speed for flight.
- Cranes will be provided for hoisting
aircraft from the water and moving
them to the various decks. There
will also be an adequate machine
; shop for repairing damaged planes.
What 10 Silver Dollars Will Do
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Miss Erna Reed of the Junior league demonstrates how $10 will counterbalance a child's life in the
effort to save 5,200 kiddies as Omaha's holiday gift to stricken Europe.
b?nb-.United States Only
Light for Germany, v
Minister Declares
Frankfort, Germany, Dec. 25. Dr.
Walter Simon, the German foreign
minister, In an article in the Frank
fort Zeitung, says that A the n:ght
which covers Germany, Hi sees only
one ray of light and that come
from the land of the Stars and
Stripes."
He expressed the belief that Sena
tor Harding ,"will r.o delay the
establishment of a peace baswi be
tween Germany and -America," and
thinks thaj this, more t-ian anything
else, wfeuld tend to revive the .spirit
and economic life of the nation.
Although the outlook is very dark,
the foreign minister, hopes that
through patience and before long,
"the people, that walk in darkness
will see a great light."
Brief City News
United States Official
Daughter Born- A daughter 'was
born to Mr. and Mrs. William Bul
lock, 2702 Buggies street, on Christ
mas eve at trie Frederick hospital.
Attend House Piu-ty Miss Helen
Clara Gallagher and Miss Benlta C.
McCrann left Thursday night vfor
Kearney, Neb, where they will at
tend a house party given by Mrs.
Stanley Kellar. ' x
Course of lectures A course of
lecturers on democratic ideals will
Sisler Refuses Offer to
Manage Browns, But
Will Continue to Play
St, Louis, Mo., Dec 25. George
Sisler, first baseman of the Browns
and leading batsrrtan of the American
league, has refused an offer to -man-ace
the club but has sicrned a "Inner
Sr.&JPn';- 5 &t!Vt to continue playing
the department of philosophy. Ne
braska university, before the Omaha
school teachers forum, beginning the
middle of January.
Iowa VVeddine Guests Cornell
college students who will attend the
Hoadley-Hoel weddincr, December 28,
are: Miss Morjorie Harrison, Water
loo, la.; Miss Francis Harrison,
Cherokee, la.; Miss Faith Culver,
Clear Lake, lar, Rollln Baird, Con
rad, la., and Ivan Hedges, Mount
Vernon, la.
Two Couples Wed Mils Dorothy
Alt of Council Bluffs and Erne Mc
Kee of Vallejo, Cal and Miss Mar
garet Webb and William J. Hanafan,
both of Council Bluffs, were married
Will Pfobe Sale of Still ynaR; CharIea w. javtdg christ-
..oiumDus, ieD., uec. 5. (bpe-
cial.) Henrv Schoemaker of Platte
jCenter has gone to Omaha to ap
pear Deiore tne teuerai commission
er to answer a charge of having
sold a still to John Rippen, in
whose custody it was found and
who confessed to having made nine
gallons of "moonshine'? whisky with
the apparatus.
Rppen paid $300 in fines to the
local court and' considerably more,
it is said, in his settlement with
Uncle Sam. Schoemaker denies Rip
pen's story
Labor Deniand in Boston
Shows, 42 Per Cent Drop
Boston, Dec, 25. Big declines in
the demand for skilled and unskilled
labor are shown in the figures for
October, made public in the report
of G. Harry Dunderdale, superin
fenaent of the public employment of
fice. Records show a decrease of 22
per cent in orders Jrom employers
as compared with September, and 42
per cent when conuared with the
orders of October, 1919.
with it, Bob Quinn, business mana
ger, announced tonight.
World Afflicted by Five
Great Plagues, Pope Says
Rome, Dec. 25. "The world is
afflicted by five great plagues," said
Pope Benedict, in replying to the
greetings of the sacred college, pre
sented by Cardinal Vannutelli as
Doyen, at the reception to the pontiff
today.
The pope enumerated these as the
negation of authority, hatred among
brothers, thirst for pleasure, disgust
for work and forgetfulness of the
supernatural objects of life,
t These evils can only be overcome
with the aid of the gospel, said the
pope, and therefore he never would
cease ito remind the people of it,
this being his mission and his intention.
Elks Entertain Kiddies.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 25. (Special
Telegram.) ThevElks will give a big
Christmas tree program Friday for
90 needy child in of the city. Twenty-five
families are being placed on
the chanty lists.
"(MMan Bonus"
.Brings GladnesS
To Chicagoans
Added Compensation System
Helps Hundreds of Em
ployes to Meet Christmas
Buying Problems.
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Chicago Tribun-Ommh Be LwiMd Wire.
Chicago, Dec. . Old Man
Bonus." who has been taking on
much additional girth in the last
three years, outdid all his previous
performances this year in Chicago.
Disguised as Santa Claus and stag
ing his annual performance over a
period of two weeks before Christ
mas, he bestowed large amounts,
estimated at between $10,000,000 and
$12,000,000. - v
Practically all the banks, with a
list of employes ranging from 50
to 1,500, paid an average of 10 per
cent. Practically all the-great mer
cantile establishments, manufac
tories, and other concerns whose
weekly payroll runs , into many
thousands of dollars, tacked on a
fat bonus for faithful service during
the year. Some bankers be'ieve the
total would -be nearer $12,000,000.
This vast amount, cut up into
sums ranging from $8 to $10 to as
many thousands, went far toward
solving' the Christmas buying prob
lem. It also meant that the recip
ient would be able to meet pay
ments on his mortgage, or his rent,
or some other pressing need. For
the smaller employe it meant a new
suit of clothes, a pair of shoes, or
that much unexpected . money to
dispose of as he or she saw fit.
The bonus system has taken a
firm grip upon Chicago. Employ
ers favor it,' as it makes for better
srvice,and goes far towardcausihg
employes to remain in one service,
instead of jumping out upon the
slightest provocation. An enter
prise which pays a substantial bonus
is able to have its pick or employes,
and they are more loyal and de
pendable, according to the heads of
concerns who have tried the system.
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Southern Promoter
After .Zbyszko Match
Norfolk. Va.. Dec 25. Local
Wrestling fans are to have the priv
ilege ot witnessing a nmsn matcn te
tween Martin Plestina arid Stanis
laus Zbyszko, who with Mahmout
ranked is the two greatest opponents
of the late Frank Gotch, if the ef
forts of Promoter D. W. Cheatham
can bring this about. Upon the lat
ter's authority it was discovered to
day that he has wired the managers
of the two wrestlers at Chicago of
fering a $25,000 purse for a best two
falls in three match between the two
Denver Stock Show Damage Suit
Opens January 15
Growth of Pure-Bred Hog In
lustry in West to Be Shown
' Ia Special Building.
Denver, Dec- 25. The "pig will
be put in the parlor" at the. annual
national .western stock show in Den
ver this year.
V-lIThe . stock show, drawing exhibi
tors' and visitors from practically
every state west of the Mississippi,
will open January 15 and continue
through January 22.
A new building has been con
structed this year for the exclusive
housing of swine, the pavilicn being
made necessary because of the
growth of the pure bred hog industry
throughout the! Rocky Mountain
region. Nearly as many hogs arrive
in the Denvr-market now as any
of Ihe larger eastern market centers,
and yet it was declared only a few
years back that hogs could not be
lnade'profitable in the west, owing to
a lack of "hardening" foodstuff such
as cheap corn.
The new pavilion is built of brick
and hollow tile, and the most scien
tific arrangement known for pens
and water and feed troughs are to be
installed. A feature will be the mam
moth fireplace ' which will provide
ample heat for the stock if cold
weather prevails.
Board Committee
Appraises $4.183;777
. Worth of Property
The annual report of the ifppraisal
committee of the Omaha real estate
board, to be made next Wednesday
by Chairman L. C Sholes, will show
that the committee this year has ap
praised $4,183,777 worth of property
in Omaha. ,
The committee has. appraised 133
seoarate pieces of-' property.
These 'figures include appraisal of
the real estate owned by the Board
of Education, amounting to $2,244,
40. Nq fee was charged for the
school board's appraisals.
Members of the committee are:
L. C. Sholes, chairman: W. G. Spain,
P. W. Kunns, W. R. Adair, H. M.
Christie, H. A.' Wolf. C. B. Stuht, ,
UE. T. Heyden. P. J. Tcbbens, A. H.
Walsh and H. A. Tukey.
County Clerk Elected to
OflnjqredMan
Labor Secretary
Says taw Wrong
Set for Trial r?nmnWiefltinn .Statute Partial
In Scope, Declares Slate
Grain Inspector Asks $25,000
Following Remarkable -Re
covery From Hurts Re
ceived in Fall,
Official.
The
Carl Lutes Deserts
Townsend Team for
1 0. A, C. Cage Squad
Here's a good one.
Basket ball fans are wondering
what Carl Lutes will do when the
Towhsend Gun company and the
Omaha Athletic club meet in the
Greater Omaha league
Lutes, who is the chf5Lsupervisor
of the Townsend team and, in fact,
responsible for that firm putting a
team in the "league this season, has
OffinA in Stat TnAv ' team in theIeague this season, has
. rt If c dy: signed to play witV the Omaha
runt. Neh.. Dee. 2S. (Sne-I i?m..'.
West Point, Neb., Dec. 25. (Spe'
cial.) County Clerk Rudolph, Brazda
was recently ele-ted secretary-treasurer
of 'the County Clerks' State as
sociation. With his installation, Mr.
Brazda will have occuoied succes
sively all the elective offices of that
body. He is the only clerk who has
ever held all thre offices of the organization.
New Real Estate Board
Organized at Norfolk
A new real estate beard was
formed at Norfolk last week. P. H.!
Davis was elected president; A. E.;
Stubbs.wice president; C C. Gow.'
secretary and treasurer.
C. D. Glover of Omaha', regional
director for real estate boards in this
state, attended the organization meet
ing. It is the intention of the, Nor
folk bourd to invite dealers in neigh
boring cities to affiliate with it
Wolf Company Pays $10,000
In Bonuses to Employes
The H. A. Wolf coAipany gave
bonuses to its employes amounting
to $10,000. This money was divided
among 3 employes ot the hrm. Ui
ficers of the Wolf company say this
if just double the bonus paid last
Christmas. At that time, however,
the number of" employes was
smaller.
To Tour United States.
Toronto, Dec 25. University of
Toronto's senior inter-collegiate
hockey team will leave here Sunday
for a tour jji the United States,
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Clearance Values
Typical of
This Store
Our policy has always
been to surprise you
witb. better values than
wtf infer, rather than
to disappoint you in
'the slightest degree by
overexaggeration.
HMs-BrolMrs
Entire Second Floor, Brown Block, 16th and Douglas.
Take the Elevator
A "Different"
Policy at
Haas Brothers
'We say flatly bring
back any purchase made
here if unsatisfactory.
Your money awaits you,
at the desk and with a
smile, too. ,
Closing the Year 1920 With a
Store wide Clearance
In this, extraordinary disposal of our winter stacks we even refrain from quoting
prices, realizing that Omaha women fully appreciate that when Haas Brothers an
nounce a sale, they have a right to expect better values than are obtainable else-.
where. No disappointments await you here. '
Haas Brothers' Merchandisino- Achievements Have
-Proven the Sensation of 1920 and This Great Sale Will Be
a Fitting Finale to This Exceptionally Successful Year.
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Omaha's Most Comprehensive, Most Beauti
ful Assemblage of
High Class Coats, Wraps,
Suits, Frocks, Blouses, Skirts,
7 Petticoats.
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Offered at prices Decisively Lower Than at Any
This Year
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You know from personal encounter that Haas Brothers' sales have. been the topic where all -well
dressed women assemble only comment of the most favorable tone is heard so when we say, ex
pect the unusual in this sale, we are confident that the response will tax our sales staff to the utmost.
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Athletic club quintet.
suit of Andrew Biorkman,
federal grain inspector tor the mid-
dlewest grain elevators, against the
Trails-Mississippi grain elevator,
Council Bluffs, is assigned for trial
at-the January term of the district
court. ' -
. On September 8, this year, Bjork-
man was dangerously hurt when,
while discharging his duties, he fell
a distance of 25 feet to a cement
floor, inflicting what were believed
to be spinal injuries sufficient 4b
cripple him for life. Bjorkman has
brought suit against the elevator
company for $25,000. It is under
stood that the suites of a friendly
nature so far as the company is
concerned as Ihe liability is cov
ered by accident insurance. - Unless
the suit is comiromised it will be
tried early in the January term.
The case is declared in medical
journals to be the most remarkable
irt the annals of American surgery.
Although completely , paralyzed at
the time, Bjorkman had so nearly
recovered within three months that
he was able to resume his work.
He was to receive his final na
turalization papers on September 12,
but the only action taken at that
time was the official endorsement
across the top of the certificate:
"Back broken Sentember 8." On
November 15 Bjorkman walked into
the clerk's office of the district court
and completed his naturalization. He
left the next day for a visit to Kan
sas and was able to resume his work
on December 1. His recovery was
tf thf rmarkahl? surgical treat
ment of Dr. Fred P. Bellinger, Coun
cil Bluffs surgeon.
President f Germany
Thanks Relief Workers
Berlin. Dec. 25. President Ebert
has issued a proclamation of appre
ciation for the sympathy shown for
needy Germans by foreigners and has
especially thanked he Quakers and
other American organizations which
have been feeding the children and
hungry students.
Herr Ebert expressed appreciation
for the work done by the charitable
organizations of Denmark. Norway,
Finland, Holland, Sweden, Switzer
land and South America. In con
cluding, the message says that the
German people, hard pressed and
hungry, will not forget wltat has
been done for them. j
Eighty-seven makes of, passenger
automobiles will be displayed at the
21 st annual automobile show in New
York City January 8 to 15, 1921.
Practically every make of automo
bile which ffolds a place in the mo
toring world will be listed.
Lincoln. Dec. 25. (Special) He
cent rulings of the supreme court
covering compensation c 1 a,i m s ,
though entriely within the law, do
notmeet with favor by Secretary
Frank Kennedy of the Department
of Labor.
According to Mr. Kennedy, the
court is entirely right in its interpre
tation of the law, but the trouble is
that the law is wrong. Uftder the
law an alien coming to this country
and working as a street sweeper is
entitled to compensation if injured,
while a school teacher working for
the school district cannot obtain
damages in case of Injury. He feels
that the coming legislature should so"
amend the law that school teachers
could recover compensation in case
of injury while in the discharge of
their profession.
This it not the only law on tlie
statute books which appears to be
inconsistent. The law governing the
surrounding of sanitary conditions in
buildings where people are employed
is rigidly enforced by the state in
case of corporations or nidividuals,
but the state for years allowed its
employes in the state house to work
under conditions for which the avcr-
age employer would be severely pun-'
ished, according to Mr. Kennedy.
Governor of California
Refuses Christmas Pardons
Sacramentoo, Calif., Dec. 24. For
the first time in many years the gov
ernor of- California failed to grant
the customary quota of Christmas
pardons and paroles to convicts in
the state's prisons. While no state
ment was forthcoming from Gov.
William D. Stephens or his secre
taries as to the reason for breaking
the precedent, it is understood that ,
due to the crime wave1 in California,
the governor considered it unadvisa
ble to issue pardons to i even the
most worthy prisoners. '
Begum of Bhopal Orders
2,500 Watches in Geneva
Geneva, Dec. 25. With the aim of
inculcating punctuality in the state,
which she rules the begum of Ehopal
in central India has ordered 2,500
watchesfrom a Geneva firm. When
the begum was here in 1911 she or
dered 4,000 watches for the same
purpose. Bhopal is the only state in
the world whose ruler by law must
be a woman. It has a population oi
960,000. , y
In Greater New York a voluntary
police motor truck reserve corps is
forming whose object will be to as
sist and co-operate with the police
department of the city by furnishing
motor transportation, when neces-,
sary in the event of strikes, riots,
accidents and other unforseen occur
rences affecting the welfare of the
general public. V
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THOMPSON-BELDEN
& COMPANY '
Fine Wool Coatings
For the Very Lowest Prices
Monday's Sale Offers Some Exceptional
Savings onFine Coating Fabrics in
c Fashionable W eaves and Colorings
$8.50Coatingsfpr$4.49
All-wool cloths of a beautifully soft
texture and of splendid wearing qual
ity, 54 inches wide.
$6.50 Qualities $2.98 a yard
. These are fifty-four-inch coatings.
0.00 Silvertones for $2.98
' A fine fabricfifty-four-inch. V x
These Are All From Regular Stocks
Plushes Are Also ,
y Lower
$15 Quality, $8.95a'yard
A fast black, fifty inches wide.
$17.50 Quality, $12ayaid
A fast black, also fifty-inch.
$25 Qualities for $17.50
Novelty fur effects, especially
good for jtrimmings, fifty inches
wide.
AH WqoI Blankets ;
$14 a Pair
A complete selection of plaids in
all colors. A fine staple wool
blanket of good winter weight.
( ' $18 value for $14.
Cotton Blankets Only
$3 a Pair
Heavy tan and gray blankets, f
first quality, a large (70-84-irich)
size, exceptionally "fine for $3 a
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Important Reductions
on Winter Underwear
( With the Cpld weather just beginning,
a sale of winter underwear offers a de
sirable economy. t 1
Both women's and children's garments,
union suits or separate garments, are
offered for very attractive prices.
Stretton Carter Globe M erode'
i Knit Underwear Seond Floor
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