Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1920)
t ' THE BEEi OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 192Q. Plan tq Ask for $100,000,000 Annual Waterways Fund Spokesmen From 27 Central C&tea Will Urge House , Committee tq Consider Yearly Appropriation. . St Louis, Dec 28. -Spokesmen from 27 central states will ask an annual appropriation of $ IOC .000.000 V 3r 10 years when they appear be fore the subcommittee of the house committee on appropriations Jan uary 19 and 20, in the interest of waterways improvements. . Tliis was , announced by James E. Smith of this city, vicf president in charge of waterways of he Mississippi Valley association, who will head the dele gation. , " ' . . Mr. Smith asserted approximately 500 persons would compose the dele gation, and that virtually every one of the 250 congressional district in the 27 valley states would be repre sented, . ' The, appropriation to be asked is not excessive, Mr. Smith declared, as that amount ls needed to make proper improvements on the coun try's natural carriers. t Representative Campbell of Penn sylvania, Mr. Snrth continued, has promised to resubmit to die next congress, his bill of the last congress, providing for the expenditure, of $100,000,000 a year.for five yars, al tered to provide for the appropriation of that amount each year for 10 years, for inland waterways improve ments. ' " . ' k. Passage of the NewtonTnll will be demanded, Mr. Smith explain edThib bill calls for the expenditure of $100,000,000 to complete improve ments already begun. These improvements are eastab lishment of a nine-foot channel in Um Mia.Sceinni frnm the mOUth of . i i : : - 4A XT.,,, 'iflnine-' ine .ivussuun river iu inn y"k"i a six-foot channel in the Mississippi from St. Louis to Minneapolis; a nine-foot channel in the Ohio from Pittsburgh to Ca:-o. and a fix-foot channel, in the Missouri from St. Louis tit Kansas City. Mr. Smith said he expected the detestation's visit to be especially fruitful as it would "exceed in num bers and personal i"fluencf " the delegat'on of 300 which two" years ago, visited Washington and ob tained the establ'shment of the gov ernment barge line on the Missis sippl. American Relief Workers Stationed in Turkey Safe New York, Dec. 28. -Seven Amer ican rf lief workers who have been cut off from outs-'de communication in Urfa. Asiatic Turkey, since Au- iistx19, were reported "safe and Wailing opporiuimv l leave, w uis- patches received by the Near East Relief. Owin to restrirtinm im posed by Mustapha Kemal Pasha on the movement of relief wovkers in territory held by Turkish nation alists, the Near East Relief an- nn.mi-sd th ilpnartnrc of the rtrr- 1 11, ' V .'-J ..... vw laved for some uny., . Dog Hill ParagraU By George Bingham - Jefferson Potlocks, who has been lecturing his children on economy HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of s Revelations of a Wife in an aifort to get them to save their nickels, was asked by a com mittee of them today why he didn't quit spending so much for chewing tobacco. . i . ..-" Sidney Hocks has bought a pocket dictionary and says from here out he is not going to stop until he finds out what the Wild Onion school teacher is talking about. t. . Sap Spradlen last Sunday came very near driving off of the Gander creek bridge. If he keeps on driving reckless he ought to be made to put an automobile horn on his buggy. WHY- Does at Cat Fall On Its Feet? Many of the members of what we call the "lower types" of animal life, possess natural attrjbutes- which can be approached only witlPdimcutty and after long training by human beings. -The ostrich, for example, can run far faster than anything else on two legs; a dog's lungs are many times more powerful than those of a man's, and the "strength in the hind legs of a flea makes even those of a kangaroo appear puny and weak by comparison. The cat does not. possess many of these superlative qualities, but it is equipped by nature with the facility of landing on its feet probably due to- the -centuries during which its ancestors roamed the woods and leaped from bough to bough, yfor squirrels and other animals that lead a similar life have the same facility. This sure-footed ability Is dtae to two causes the construction of that portion of the feline brain which controls the balance, and cer tain sets of muscles which enable it to turn rapidly without thejiecessitv of securing an initial impetus. That man can develop this trait to a. cer tain degree is evident from the feats of acrobats, and dancers, (but even then it takes years of practice to attain- something that comes natural to the cat. (Copyright, 1920, Wheeler Syndicate, Ine.) To Cure a Cold in One Day Take GroveVlWkXATIVB BROMO QUI NINE tablets. The genuine bears the eignature of E W Grove. JOo. The FFsrewell Word Betty Kane 'Phoned. I watched Mrs. ' Luken's face tensely as she answered the tele phone. Ready for either a rush to the waiting taxi outside, or a sedate advance to the telephone, according to the pei son at the other end of the wire, I waited her signal She did not need to give the nod she had specified, however, for her first words gave me all the informa tion I needed. "Betty Kane?"she said, evidently repeating for my benefit the name just given her. "How-do-you-do?" Yes Mrs. Craham's right here." I was at her side when she had finished speaking, and put the tele phone receiver to my ear in won dering trepidation. .Naturally, I as sociated a message from the crippled woman with the man named Tom, who had brought the letter from Grace Draper to me at Betty .Kane's nome. . ! "Mrs. Graham?" Betty - Kane's rich voice sounded melodiously over the wire. "Yes, Miss Kane. How fortunate that you should have telephoned me at just ins moment. I have been called away, am returning north to day, and I would otherwise not have been able to communicate with you Again. And I do so regret not be ing able to see you." The words pounded perfunctory in my own ears, even though I knew that every syllable was truthful. I was sorry not to see the crippled girl again. She had appealed both to my sympathies and my liking very strongly. v , But I knew, and guessed that she knew also, that I was talking against time in a child ish, involuntary attempt to ward off any bad news she might have for me. . , Surprising News. "Going away! So soon." Her voice was full of startled, genuine regret "Oh, indeed, I am sorry to, hear that, more sorry nqt to sec you again 1 But that is our lot down here. Our, friends flit back home when the spring comes. You 1 ' 1 ' , ; : : 1 ' I Regret at the .sacrifice of profits is swallowed up in our great appreciation of the splendid re sponse to the announcement of our Winter Wear ( Nox motive exists, no consideration has cred : ence, no object is recognized, save the one of stock disposal. 9 Much of it is of a character we could not re place if we would. The wise will accept our advice and buy while stock lasts, v. Wednesday will be another great day. r - - , r , FURS Coats, Coatees, Scarfs, Stoles, Muffs f COATS,' SUITS, DRESSES for Women, v '. Misses and Girls . UNDERWEAR Men's, Women's, Children's ' " " for day or night wear Blankets, Comforts, Outing Flannels. Wool Dress Goods AT PRICES REDUCED UNTIL' IT HURTS,' are surely coming back again some time?" , "Next year, if I possibly car I told her.- "I'm so glad," she answered, with evident sincerity, then, slowly: "But I mustn't forget what I called you for. Am I right jn thinking you are interested in the movements of my former Sunday school pupil?" I paid a mental tribute to her dis cretion in refraining fropv mentioning-Tim's name, as I promptly answered-: " . - "Indeed I am." "I thought so," she said. "It has just come to my ears that the per son in question has stopped work down here, and is going north. I have no idea why, but I thought you might wish to kncw the fact." "I cannot- thank you enough," I said steadily, although the news had upset me far more than the simple fact of Tim's going north warranted. "And now I must say good-by, and hurry away " An Astonishing Meeting. "Good-by, good luck and God bless you!" she quoted from the farewell messages given the soldiers, and as I put up the receiver I had a sudden, swift vision of the patient, gifted, crippled woman sitting ip her wheel chair, and sending me her message of good will. I felt as if I had received an accojade. With a hasty f arcvell to Mrs. Lukens I stepped into the waiting taxi. "Is there another road to Hamle"t besides that leading past the rail road station and through the center of the village?" I asked. "Of course there is." Mrs. Lukens called to the drivfr. "Go ovef past the Curtis place and then turn down to the Hamlet road." "Alt right", the driver returned, and in. a few more minutes I had left Cedar Crest behind and was speeding through a road I had never seen before, but which, like all. the others in that section, was bordered by the lofty, longleafed pines, i ' At v Hamlet I followed Mrs. Lukens' suggestions rigidly, dis missed my driver, and entered the station with my bagl. I waited un til he was gone, and then with ap parent timidity, proffered my in quiry concerning trains north. "We can only sell you a ticket as far as, Richmond, lady," the agent said, in the monotonous manner born of much repetition. "Youll have to take your own risk after that." "Oh, but I can't do that!" I said pettishly. "I'll just have to go back again. Oh, dear," my driver's gone! Can you tell me where I can get a tAXi?" I -was afraid the man would ask me where I wished to go, but he was evidently too busy for either speculation or inquiry. "There's one just driving, up," he said briefly, "returning to his work. I engageu the man he indicated, drove to Aberdeen, repeated the lit tle play I. had before staged, and finally landed at the destination Mrs. Lukens and I had planned for my departure Southern Cedars. The ticket office, more pretentious than the others, was crowded when I entered it, and I had to wait my turn in the line formed by the win dow. As I stood waiting in the line, wondeprng what would be the finale of-lfiy rash venture into the unknown perils of the trip which Dicky had forbidden, I suddenly caught the strong impression that some one was looking steadily at me. I glanced up quickly, to meet the intent, questioning eyes of Hugh Grantland. (Continued Tomorrow.) Detective Chief Better Chief , of Detectives Char'es Van Deusen, who has been confined to" his home, 14S7 Emmet street, for 10 days with a severe attack of indiges tion, was reported somewhat im proved in condition yesterday. v' Brief City News Fined For DiHtntlwnce W. J. Cowing: was fined 120 and costs yes terday In police court on. a chargv of disturbing; the peace. Dnnn Gets Pointer Henry W. Dunn, police Judge-eloct, was at police ciurt yesterday listening to the trial of cases before Police Judge Foster, ' Shoplifter Fined Mrs. Mary Polando was fined $"5 yesterday In police court on a charge of "lift ing" $25 wortn of articles from ths Brandels stores. Parcel Post Growlns Parcel post business in Omaha this year in creased 126 per cent -over last year's business, according to Acting Post master Herbert S. Daniel. , - Fathers and Sons Week -Plans for a "Fathers and Sons Week" will be made at a meeting of ministers and educators Tuesday night at tht Young Men's Christian association building.' Sues For Divorce- Cutle Wade yesterday filed suit for divorce from Bebee Wade, charging desertion for a period of three years and cruelty and nonsuppoit prior to the alleged desertion. . Plans European Trip Although 84, Joseph H. Millard, chairman of the Omaha National bank board of directors, plans to make another trip to Europe next spring If he Is feeling well. Divorced Couple Hewed A month after they were separated by a divorce decree, William and Minnie Mann, 3454 South Fourteenth street, kissed and made up and were mar ried again Monday night Three .Hundred Arrests Made Three hundred arresto for violation of the Volstead act have been made in the last year in Omaha, accord ing to a statement yesterday by Prohibition Dlrctor Hanley. To ' Initiate 100 F.Iks One hun dred now candidates will be initiated into the Elks club Thursday night Children of members of the club will be entertained at a party at the club rooms, Fifteenth and Harney streets, Saturday night. Match Coin to Sill Ante Three automobile dealers matched coins yesterday to decide who would sell a small touring car to the city. Rov Parsley wasv"odd man" amd made the sale. All three bid the same amount, $588.10. , Pool Halls Robbed The Monarch pool hall, 109 South - Fourteenth street, and a pool hall at 1010 South Tenth street, were burglarised Mon day night. A quantity of cash, bil liard balls, cues and cigars and clgareta were stolen. Talk on American Legion T. X McQulre, attorney, will talk on "The American Legion and Us Purpose" at the regular mpetlng of the Omaha notary club in the Hotel Rome at noon today. This Is the last meeting of the year and will be in charge of the directors with President A. B, Currie presiding. Kills Mountain Hon A moun tain lion measuring seven feet from the tip of his ear to the tjp of his tail, was killed recently by .Larren O. Scott, formerly of Omaha and son-in-low of Mr. and Mrs. J. U Houchln, 6725 North Thirty-first avenue. The kill was made a short distance from Mr. Scott's ranch at Bowie. Arls. v Elks To Dance The Elks Second Informal Dancing club will give the first of a series of dances In the Elks lodce room this evening. Any Elk. desiring to Join this - elub should apply at once to one of the com mittee consisting of the following: Charles D. Lonergan, Walnut 0056; Charles Marshall, Colfax 0075: Grant Rydberg, Walnut 2105; Otto Nellson, Elks club. Boy Hit by Auto Dies George Jensen, 8, 2403 St. Marys avenue, died shortly before . noon yesterday of injuries sustained Monday after noon when the lrlver of a high powered motor car struck GeorKe's Christmas sled as the. boy was coast ing on it down St Marys avenue. The motorist sped on without stop ping to ascertain the extent .of his Injuries. ., "Dope'V Officer Named Clyde Lake, fofer federal narcotic agent' has beeir'appolnted -a special in vestigator in the police department to run down drug dispensers, accord ing to announcement by Chief of Police Eberstoin. A corner's Jury yesterday ordered Leander Little, a negro, held for - the killing of his wife, Osetta Little, on Monday morn ing at the Little home, 2512 Maple street Refuse Pbotograiilv Fear that the bootleggers would know her and wealthy relatives living In the state would learn she vas a public dance inspector in Omaha was given by Mrs. B. M. Johnson as a reason for refusing to be photographed yester day. Mrs. Johnson attempted to ar rest three men Saturday night at Twentieth and Harney strees, whent she Baw , them "passing a bottle around." Zion Movement Explained By Rabbi Mandclbaum Present conditions in Palestine were described by Rabbi Mandcl baum of Lincoln in an address on "Zionism" last night in the Lyric building. Rabbi Mandclbaum has made a thorough study of the pres ent day problems confronting the Jews who are interested in. the Zion movement and gave vivid descrip tions of the past, present and fu ture of the movement for colonizing the Jews in the hnd which was theirs In ancient times. Aspirin Always say "Bayer" Aipirin it trade mark Bayer Manufsc- ture Monoaceticscidesterof Salicylicscid. ' ! ..- . - . " Blankets! Bianket's! - : Blankets! "r Over 5,000 Pairs to be Placed on Sale Wednesday at Half Price and Less Even Though Thisf Large Quantity :e Must Limit Quantities. rNone Sold to Dealers , There is no need to wait longer for the blankets that you have wanted for so long. Here is the sale of sales. We've taken our en tire stocKtogether with a large purchase and will place the entire lot on sale Wednesday at prices that have been unknown for years. Nothing in the world seems half as necessary to life and hap piness during the cold wintry nights, as a pair of soft, downy but heavy blankets. They keep the sleeper warm and comfortable and will be the means of saving much coal. j ' THE FINEST, HEAVIEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL AND DUR ABLE BLANKETS YOU CAN FIND will be placed in this great sale and as so many people have been doing without blankets for the past few years they will Welcome this opportunity to replenish ' their stocks. - ' . , , Here are a fev of the many special values which will be offered here Wednesday: Cotton Blankets , at $1.95 V" : l,000i pairs Cotton Blankets at $1.95 pair. In cluded are colors of gray, tan or white. . These have v handsome colored borders of blue or pink. These are large size blankets and are of splendid quality, perfectly finished edges. . ' , ' ; Sub Wool Blankets f$3.95 " 1,000 pair Sub Wool Blankets at $3.95 pir. These come in the 'plain grey, tan or white colors; also beautiful plaid and block designs. These are neatly, bound with ribbon or finished with thread whnp'-d dges. 'The sizes included are up to the large 72x84-inch size. Wool Blankets $5.95 . 600 pairs Wool Blankets at $5.95 pair. This is a most unusual offering. In this lot are included some 'of the "St Mary's" celebrated wool blankets. They come in beautiful plaids or block' designs and in handsome colors. Handsome finished edges. , Plaid Blankets at Beautiful Blankets $4.95 Pure Wool Blankets 200 pairs handsome Plaid Blankets for $2.95 pair. . Thes? are, of heavy weight and excellent quality.in - splendid range of beautiful colorings. at 600 pairs beautiful Blankets at $4.95 pair. In cluded in this lot are blankets containing only a small percentage of cotton. The designs are beauti- ' ful plaids as well as plain colors. All are largo : sizes, suitable for full size beds. at $9.95 250 pairs all pure wool Blankets at $9.95 pair. These are a beautiful soft, fluffy quality possessed of great warmth. Tbey come in all white with pink or blue borders at well as the handsome and popu lar Scotch plaid design. .These are all full size blankets . 4 1 1 .Bed Comforts at $2.95 Bed Comforts covered with silkoline of fancy design and filled with pre white cotton. These are the large 72x80-inch size and are most unusual values for $2.95 each, ' Bed Comforts at $3.95 Fancy Cretonne and Silkoline Covered Comforts. These are of excellent quality and in handsome designs. They are filled with good quality of white cotton and come in sizes of 72x78, 72x80 and 72x84 inch. Much underpriced at $3.95. - IlKESS OVERYDOOYh &TOT T"