THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 26, 15V,.
Suction Fans Will
Give Ventilation
asbn Tunnel
Underground Tube to Be Un
der Hudson Driveway Air
To Be Changed Every
Two Minutes.
New York, Dec 25. A puzzled
public in New York and New Jersey
and in other parts of the country
has been wondering how the master
minds now designing the gigantic
project of the wagon and auto tunnel
under the Hudson propose to keep
the air clear.
Clifford M. Holland, chief engineer
for the New York Bridge and Tun
nel commission and the New Jersey
Interstate Tunnel commission, under
whose joint auspices the tunnel will
t be built, supplied the answer today.
' Answer Is Simple.
"There is hardlv a day that
passes," said Mr. Holland, ''that I
am not asked how we expect to keep
the tunnel from being filled with gas
from the constant stream of auto
mobiles that will pass through this
9,000-feet-long below-the-river pas
sage. 'The answer is simple. We pro
pose to force fresh air into the tun
nel and draw the foul air out of it
precisely as is being done every day
in tiny bip building, such as an audi
tonuin, where thousands of persons
'are congregated, only on a much
vaster scale, of course.
"The tunnel will be 9,000 feit lotfg,
but the points of ingress and egress
of fresh and foul air will not be sep
arated that distance.
' s Four Huge Shafts.
''There will be four hui?e shafts.
or chimneys, leading" into the tunnel
which will be 3,400 feet apart at the
farthest. At the top of these shafts
there will be big power houses with
fans which will supply ventihtion
much as it is furnished in the mines.
Jhere will be two kinds of fans,
blower fans" and "exhaust fans,"
the former forcing fresh air into the
tunnel) and the latter drawing the
bad air out of it. ,
"By this system the air in the tun
nel will be changed at least once
every two minutes."
"Follies of the Day"
At Gayety Is Real
Treat for Christmas
From "Zoop" Welsh to "Nuts"
Weber, the menu served by Old Man
Johnson as a Christmas feast for
Omahans was a real treat. "Follies
of the Day" is one of the really extra
good shows in burlesque. It is bur
lesque, musical comedy and revue
all in one. An unusually capable
cast of principals is backed up by a
beauty choj-us that can also sing.
Harry (Zoop) Welsh and Johnny
Weber are the chief funmakers. iThe
former, in the part of Issy, has a
Hebrew character that affords him
ample opportunity to keep the audi
ence in a merry mood..: His famous
'ip(de, is irresistibly funny. Maude
kiji ' Baxter has a coloratura soprano
voice of excellent quality and her
singing is one of the pleasing as well
as surprising features of the enter
tainment Mildred Valmore is an
energetic character singqr and puts
over a specialty that is 'well liked.
Gertrude Hayes, jr., is a dainty in-
genue whose dancing is a rear di
version. Matty White and Al Ulis
t ' , do a specialty that is livelylnd de
cidedly humorous. Harry Bolden, a
colored entertainer, tickles the ivor
ies in a way that amuses, and sings
a couple of comedy numbers of the
hilarious sort.
The production moves with a de
gree of speed seldom seen in.bur
; Jesque attractions of the day. A bur
" lesque of the Chinese Comedy, "East
Is West," entitled "East Is Wet,"
written by Barney Gerard, is a
i scream, literally. The bull fight epi
sode at the close of the first act and
the House of Chance finale are un
usual acts. The introduction of a
bit of grand opera in --which the en
, tire company participates, gets de
served applause and indicates that
music of the better sort will not go
unappreciated in burlesque.
Status of Swimming Pool
To Be Tested In Court
Colorado Springs, Col., Dec. 25.
Whether a swimming pool is a place
of amusement or a necessary ad
junct, to a first-class hotel will be
, decided by the United States district
court here. -'
A complaint has been filed in the
court by the : Broadmoor hotel
Namst Mark A. Skmner, internal
renue collector, declaring that
inner, though a local deputy, col
fted from the Broadmoor the sum
$557, representing a "war tax" on
II the swimming pool receipts.
The Broadmoor wants its money
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j ming pool is a part of the hotel
nitinment and should not he sub
ject to a war tax.
France to Erect Memorial
To U. S. Men With French
Paris, Dec. 25. A memorial to
Americari volunteers in the French
army is shortly to be erected at the
Place des Etats-Unis, Paris, nearly
opposite the house formerly the resi
dence of President Wilson during
the conference.
The memorial is the result of a
fund of $100,000 collected by Gen
eral Mangin, who commanded
Americans in the Argonne, and will
be the work of the sculptor
Boucher. f
Once a year a military ceremony
will be held at the statue and names
of fallen volunteers "will be read out
. of a "golden book" specially com
piled for the occasion.
"Woman Kills Self, Wounds
Husband on Christmas Eve
Los Angeles, Dec. 25. Mrs.
Frances Rofrano, 30, isidead and her
husband, Pasquale Rofrano, 28, Is
in a hospital tonight, the result,
police say he told them, of his hav
ing no money with which to buy his
wife a Christmas present.
They were married five weeks ago.
Rofrano. a fruit broker, invested all
his money in an automobile for busi
ness use. Today, he said, his wife
asked him what he had. bought for
his Christmas gift to her. When he
told her he had no money and had
bought her no gift, he declared the
Blizzard Defies Injunction
House Anyway,
Urbana,0., Dec. 25. Did you
ever know of a blizzard doing any
body a good turn?
Iisteu to this: '
A. C Nichols, at West Liberty,
near here, bought a house on the
new school building site.
He started moving it east on New
ell street to another lot, when he
was stopped by the telephone com
pany, which filed an injunction suit,
claiming the moving operations
would disturb their wires.
As a consequence the house stood
in the middle of the street.
"Things looked pretty blue for
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MacSwinev's Sister
Teaching in Japan;
Bitter on England
Sister Frances Xavier Breaks
Rule of Silence in Eff6rt
To Aid Cause of
Ireland.
Chicago Triburie-Omli Bee Foreign Kwt
Service.
Tokio, Dec. 25. Florence Mac
Swiney, sister of the late lord mayor
of Cork, who is agister of the order j
of Saint Maur here under the name
of Sister Frances Xavier, received
the Tribune correspondent today
after having steadily refused to see
press callers, saying that if she could
say anything that might possibly
benefit the cause for which her
brother died she would break the rule
of silence.
Sister Frances is a tall, slender
woman speaking with a slight Irish
brogue. She is now teaching Eng
lish in the most exclusiveprivate
church school in Japan.
Sends Greeting.
Since last September she has been
dependent upon the Tokio English
press for news of" her brother. In
that month she received cabled birth
day greetings, which said:
said:
"Greetings; still conscious." t
Sister Frances, once the ice was
broken, talked freely. She said her
brother resisted plans to place him
in the priesthood because from boy
hood he had wanted to hold himself
ready to give his life for his coun
try. When he entered Brixton jail in
London and started his hunger strike
he had already received authority
from his bishop to die if necessary,
she declared. Thus she maintained
he was absolved in advance of the
crime of suicide.
Her most sacred souvenir of her
brother is a clipping from his paper
of an editorial captioned "Sacrifice,"
wherein1 Terence MacSwiney ' out
lined his doctrine.
Scores English
Sister Frances spoke bitterly of
he British who she . declared in
flicted' the death penalty upon -her
brother, but did not regret his death,
which she believed would benefit the
cause she as well as ''all true Irish
have in their hearts." : ;;
She paid a high tribute to Mrs.
MacSwiney, whdm she described as
"a fit wife for a martyr."
Paris Is Threatened
With Cafe Lockout
Paris. Dec. 25. Paris is threat
ened with a restaurant lockout New
Year's eve if the chamber of depu
ties votes the tax, proposed by the
general council of the Seine, of 50
per cent on the amount paid for,
Christmas and New Year's eve sup
pers in excess of the usual bills of
fare. If the tax is applied 'the Res
taurant Proprietors' association
threatens to lock restaurant doors on
Ne' Year's eve.
Leading restaurants are asking for
tonight's supper all the way up to
500 francs. The 'average is about
150 francs.
Home suppers also are expensive
this year as fowl and game are rare.
Chickin costs 8 francs per pound,
pate de fois gras 27 francs, and
truffles, 17 francs. Lobsters, oys
ters and fish are proportionately
high. i . i
Expert Oil Crew to Seek
Petroleum In Philippines
San Francisco, Dec ' 25. A party
of 15 experienced California oil
well drillers, sent out by a subsidiary
corporation of the Standard Oil
company, sailed the other day for
the Orient. They are in quest of
petroleum and are bound for Boudoc
peninsula, on the Island of Luzon,
in the Philippines. '
Following close on the heels of
tlus party, a Standard oil freighter,
loaded with drilling equipment, de
parted. Upon arriving at Manila the party
will be joined by a number of geolo
gists, as well as a staff of nurses and
physicians. When everything is in
readiness the entire party will go
into the wilderness in search of the
new oil fields which have been dis
covered by geologists and which it
is stated contain petroleum in large
quantities.
Boston Coppers May Have
To Take Jiu Jitsu Lessons
Boston, Dec. 25. The study of jiu
jutsu may shortly be included in the
curriculum of the police department,
Superintendent Crowley informed a
group of 30 recruits. Compliment
ing the men, 95 per cent of whom
saw service during the war, on the
excellent manner in which they per
formed an exhibition drill, the super
intendent said that Commissioner
Curtis was seriously contemplating
engaging a jiu jitsu expert.
Cow Gives Notice of
Death of Her Owner
Lakeport, CaL, Dec. 25.JWhen
his brother's cow came to his place
bawling because she had not been
milked for two days, James Walker
went to his brother's farm and found
him dead in bed. The coroner's jury
found that his brother, John Walker,
died of pneumonia. He was 58 years
old. . The brothers lived on adjoining
farms.
Lighting Fixtures Gran den Elec
tric Co.. formerly Burgess-Granden
and Moves Man's
That's What He Tells
Nichols, who was in about the same
position as Pat, full of corn juice,
and holding onto a lamppost he
couldn't go anywhere and couldn't
stay where he was," explained a local
litizcn.
Then something mysterious hap;
penedl .
That night there was a heavy wind,
followed by snow. '
Next morning passersby found the
house on the lot where Nichols want
ed it to go. ' The telephone wires
were intact and there were no signs
in the snow, a foot deep, that any
human being had violated the
Court's injunction.
Some folks wore smiles, but no
one seemed to know how it happened.
Sale starts Monday, De
cember 27th. Plenty df ef
ficient etra salesladies to
help yoii find what you
want. Compare our values.
We save you money.
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Parisian Cloak
Neighbors Fail
To Recognize
Vice President
Marshall Tells Friends of His
Experiences During Cam-
N-paign wnen lie readied
Dope by Permission.
Washington, Dec. 25. "How low
a vice president is in his home
state" was the way Vice President
Marshall prefaced a story he told
of the recent presidential campaign.
"I was in the smoking car travel
ing through Indiana during the cam
paign. It was raining outside and
a disgruntled salesman sat down be
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side me," is the way the vice presi
dent told his story.
"'This is awful weather for my
business,' the salesman said.
"'What is your business?' I asked.
'"Automobile supplies," the sales
man replied. 'What is yours?'
"'I am selling dope right now,'
the vice president quoted himself as
answering.
" 'I thought that was not allowed,'
the salesman continued.
"'Well, I have a special permis
sion to sell the line I deal in from
the' administration at Washington
Marshall continued.
"I guess that salesman is telling
of the fool he met who thought he
had a special permit tg sell dope.
But, oh, how low a vice president is
in the eyes o his own neighbors.
They ,do not even recognize him,"
Marshall sighed and then smiled.
The fire department of Atlantic
City, N. J., is to be completely mo
torized. '
Bill
CLOAK CO.
I5IR-2I DOUGLAS STREET
Bargain Event in a
REDUCTIONS
. IN LOCAL
Women may well rub their eyes, to see
if they read aright when they note the
terrific reductions featured on these
vast assortments of stylish garments.
When most stores are ready to clean
up their "left overs" in the latter part
of February or early March they
NEVER offer BARGAINS like these.
It's all a part of our program to price
our merchandise NOW without regard"
to PROFIT to make a quick clean-up
of thousands of beautiful garments.
. . $12.50
.$17.50
.... .$22.50.
$27.50
$65.00
$75.00
$85.00
$95.00
first choice
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this great sale.
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$32.50
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Co., 1519-21 Douglas St.
"September Morn" Fined
As a Common Scold
Sunbury, Pa., Dec. 25. Because
she is alleged to have "talked like
a phonograph" and posed as "Sep
tember Morn,". Mrs. Ellen Shelbert,
of Bellair, near here, was fined $25
and the costs of prosecution in
criminal court here. She further was
warned by the judge to remain away
from court in the future or he would
send her to jail.
Charges against the woman were
brought by the neighbors. She was
declared to be a, "common scold" in
the suit filed against her.
Mermaid Has Actress'
' Diamonds, Says Woman
v Paris, Dec. 25. The pld Breton
legend of the mermaid syren who
lures men to their death off Cape
Ferat has been revived by the mys
terious death of two men found
drowned off the rock the legend
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Dresses Reduced
It will pay you to invest in several
dresses NOWJ 'Twill hardly be
possible to duplicate these wonder
ful values in the near future.
$25.00 Dresses Now. ... ... $ 9.50
$29.50 Dresses Now. .;. . . . .$14.25
$39.50 Dresses Now. : . ... . . $19.75
$49.50 Dresses Now. .... . .$27.25
$59.50 Dresses Now. . . : .$29.25
says the mermaid is to be seen sit
ting on every evening.
The day after the bodies were dis
covered two Breton risherwomcti
told the police authorities that they
had seen the mermaid at close quar
ters from their boat and that she
wore two diamond rings that they
recognized as havjng belonged to
Mile. Jean Sout, the Parisian actress,
who was drowned off the cape five
years ago.
Van Co. Employes Held as'
Jewelry Theft Suspects
Lawrence Beaslcy, 1911 Cass
street, and Fred Wilson, 3035 Cali
fornia street, were arrested Frid.-fy
and are being held for investigation
in connection with the iheft of a tub
of jewelry from the Globe Van &
Storage company Some time ago. Ac
cording to officers of the company,
the two men were" the last of the
employes to have the key to the
room containing the jewelry.
Every garment marked in
plain figures. Choose any
garment in the store' and
discount just one-half two
for the price of one.
Half Century
'fpg' trkotine and silk 1
' regular..:
'flu "
Be sure you are in the Parisian
before you buy.
Argentina Protests
" Proposed Tariff Law
Buenos Aires, Dec. 25. Protest
ing against the recent tariif measure,
passed by the American house of
representatives, 'which it is claimed
virtually prohibits the I import of
wheat, flour, corn, wool and various
meat products by the United States,'
the Argentine confederation of com
merce, industry and production, has
sent a note to the Argentine govern
ment advising that reprisals be taken
against products from the United
States imported by Argentine, if the
house measure is enacted into law.
The note written by Carlos Torn
quist, who was Argentina's repre
sentative at the Brussels financial
conference, asks the government to
enter into negotiations with the
United States with the purpose, of
preventing the final sanctioning of
the bill.
TO THE
HAVE
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