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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921.
Mavor Attacks
Council Action
On Mmiy Light
' Executive Opposes , Zimmau
Resolution Urging Passage
of House Roll No. 1 as
"Largely False."
S The city council committee of the
whole engaged i" ' a ' little verbal
scrimmage yesterday over the ap-
' proval of a resolution offered by
Commissioner 'Zhninau requesting
the legislature to pass House Koll
Xo. 1 without amendment.-
The signatures to the resolution
.were City Commissioners Zimman.
Kinger. L re, Tou t and Falconer, and
these, commissioners voted informal
ly to recommend the resolution for
adoption at the regular council mcel
inar Tuesday niorning. '
The city hall weather chart indi- j
tales storm clouds in the . council '
' chamber Tuesday morning. I
Offers Resolution. !
Mr. Zinmian olfered his resolution !
- ihi morning after a conference in his
office with F. J. Wead, president of
the Metropolitan Water board, and I
W. F. Baxter, ijitroduced by Mr. I
Vead as a "good citizen who was in- j
"terestcd in the weliare of Hie city."
Hohse Roll No. J. which will go ,
- 'to the floor of the lower branch of j
tiic legislature this week, seeks to
' give to the .Metropolitan Water
hoard the right to submit a bond
. proposition to the voters to engagei
in the electric light and power busi- )
i ess. a right which the people of j
Omaha now have. It also contains
a provision that ' the state railway
commission may determine what
.street lighting rates the- .city . shall
pay to the water Doard.
Mayor Votes "No."
'"I will vote 'No' on this resolution
because 1 believe the . statements ir
contains are largely false and it is
against the best interests of this
city." said 'Mayor Smith. This
House Koll No. 1 is not the same as
ihe bill which was offered two years
aio. My position in this matter was
outlined in a letter which was pub
lished last week." ,
The mayor's face was , clouded
when he spoke. It is believed lie will
make some vigorous statements bc
' fore the council Tuesday morning.
'City Commissioner Butler de
clined to vote this morning.
; Zimman Explains.; v
Mr. Butler said lie was' opposed
giving to the state railway commis
sion the authority to regulate street
liorhtincr1 in Omaha.
Mr. Zimman explained that the
street liehtinK contract with the
Nebraska Power company will ex-
uire thi vear and he Insisted that
he Vould prefer to have the state"
rauway commission pass .on a con
tract rate, than have the matter go
to the courts for settlement, which
he believed would be the case unless
House Roll No. 1 should be passed.
V Fears Highet Rate.::
; '.The present contract rate is $30
per lamp per year tor street ugiu
ing," said Mr. Zimman. "Suppose the
company refuses to -make another
;:cor.tract on that basis and demands
a higher rate. My opinion is that
2 he city would be better able to
agree with the Metropolitan Water
board-on a fair street lighting con
tract." ''.
Commissioner Ringer said he
signed the Zimman resolution be
cause it gives to the people the right
tv pass on the matter of having a
' municipal light and power plant. '
" Commissioner. Falconer gave a
similar reason. ' '
' Commissioner Ure asserted, that
Tie signed the resolution because at
: the present time the Nebraska Power
company can make any street light
ing rate it wishes and the city would
have no recourse. s -,
More Truth Than Poetry
-By JAMES J. MONTAGUE"
m
Clothes and the Crook
What happenrd whrtt the wurdfn of Sing Sine abolished silk iiliu-U and fancy
iccla among the inmates.
Though Bertram the Burglar has always maintained
High place in the criminal ranks,
His manifold laurels have never been gained
By plundering national banks.
"Let others crack cribs," he would frequently say, I
With a subtle, superior smile, ' :
"My aim is to shine, when they send me away, '
As the form, mold and pattern of style."
, So Bertram was never sent up for a haul,
In the vaults with the seven-ton doors;
They got the young man, when they got him at all,
For robbing gents' furnishing stores . ,
Where, flashlight in hand, many hours he spent v
In choosing silk shirts of his size, .
And waistcoats that softly in harmony blent' ,.,
With radiant ravishing ties. V ,
' ' '
And-when he was seized by the hand of the law, ,
And locked behind iron barred gates, , ' '
The clothes that he wore were the wonder and awe
Of all of his envious mates. . (
And visitors always were taken to look
At the lad as he sat in his cell, ,
To nhow that a man can succeed as a crook !
And still be an aesthete as well. ;
Ala? for poor Bertram! Alas for the taste
That clad him in splendid array!
An unfeeling warden has said in his haste .
That the cons must all wear prison gray. .
) No more he resplendently shines in the crowd,
And when he gets out of the pen. ,
The heart-broken fellow has solemnly vowed .
That he never will burgle again. . .
HSMMW
CONSdLATldN
Washington hotef keepers won't miss the inauguration crowds.
Applicants for offices will keep the town full till the aonointinc is all
done. '
GETTING RUN DOWN
The doughboys in Coblenz are wondering' if Mr. Harding will wind
up the watch on the Rhine. , .
CHEERFUL THOUGHTS
If the .cost of living keeps falling at the rate of 8 per cent a month,
in a little more than a year our bills will be automatically paid and the
butcher and grocer will owe us money. -. .
" ' ' (Copyright. 1921, By (the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) '
Highwayman
Attacks Worker
On High Trestle
Bandit Demands Money While
He Holds Coal Heaver on
&Igc of 60-Foot
Drop.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special
Telegram.) Facing death by a drop
of 60 feet from a trestle, Carl Hart
man, employe of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad. ' was robbed
here today by a lone highwayman.
Hartman was at work as a coal
heaver when he heard a man behind
him give the customary command,
"Stick 'em up."
Hartman grappled with tlu? bandit
and the pair struggled for a time on
the high, trestle from which coal
cars are unloaded into.thc tall sheds.
' The highwayman gained the upper
hand and held ' Hartman over the
edge of the trestle.
Gazing at the earth 60 feet below.
Hartman bore the epithets showered
en his head by the bandit who
threatened to drop him "into space,
to death below.
Hartman compiled with the de
mands of t!te robber and turned his
pockets inside out.
The bandit got little for his ef
forts personal cards and ' some
small change.
j But Hartman is : still breathing
hard from his terrifying experience.
The holdup occurred in the south
Norfolk yards. . " , ' ,
No- watchman is maintained in
these yards. : . : . .
Legion Will, Investigate
German Church at Emerald
' Lincoln. Feb. 7. The Lincoln post
of the American Legion has appoint
ed a committee to investigate the ac
tion of the St. Johns Evangelical'
German Lutheran church of Emer
ald, near here, which voted last Mon
day afternoon to restore the German
language in its service, after having j
barred ttwo American Legion speak
ers from its platform.
George Fawell, commander of the
local post, was one of the speakers.
They had beeen invited by the Amer
ican element to make Americaniza
tion talks to the congregation.
145,286,000 Bushels
- Of Potatoes Unsold
..'Xineoln, Feb. 7. A total' of 145,
.286,000 bushels of potatoes, or slight
ly more than one-third of last year's
potato crop, remains in the hands .of
producers and dealers, according to a
statement today issued by A. E. An
derson, federal state crop statistician,
based upQit the January information
collected for all states by the bureau
of crop estimates. This is only 18,
01)0,000 bushels more than the re
serves a year ago and i,000.000
bushels below the supply in the same
hands two years ago, he .states: Of
tiic present reserve stocks approxi
mately 85 per ccutvis held by produc
ers and 18 per cent by .dealers, he
concludes.
Turk Nationalists Will
Send Delegates to London
Constantinople, Feb. 7. Indication-
that Mustapha Krmat Pasha
and other Turkish nationalist lead
ers had reconsidered their refusal
not. to participate in the near ia,t
conference in London was given "in
a dispatch received here yesterday
from Angora. , It was said the Turk
ish nationalist delegates would leave
Angora on' Monday for' London,
traveling by way of Adalia And Urin
disi. , ' ' . ,
Will Wage
Steamer That Hit Rocks-
On Saturday Is Abandoned
.- San Francisco. Feb. 7. The
steam schooner Klamath, " which
was swept ashore early Saturday at
Delmar, 85 miles north tf here, has
broken in two aud has been
abandoned, according to a wireless
message received today' from the
coast guard service steamer Unalga.
The 19. passengers were taken from
the vessel Saturday.
Divorcee of Week Gets
? License to Wed Another
Crcston. Ia., Feb. 7.-Special.)
Delia Nickels, 18, and E. E. Konk-.
ler, 42. have been granted a license
to wed.. Miss Nickles is1 the girl who
last week obtained an annulment of
fier marriage with Frank J. Law
rence, on the grounds that Lawrence
already had a legal wife living in
Omaha; v '
,ommon oense
Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham
W H V-
Sidney Hocks was aiming to go
calling last Sunday but he got in
a quandary as to whether he would
wear his hat or derby, and argued
with himself until it was too late.
Miss Peachie Sims was suspected
of being on fter way , to the picture
show at Tickville last Saturday
afternoon, as she was seen to pur
chasetwo packages of chewing gum.
Jefferson Potlocks. who mended
his ways on January first, is-liable
to have to take them to ,the black
smith shop again right soon. -
(Copyright, 1921, George Slatthew Adams.)
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions '
By J. J. MUNDY.
Are You Interested in Your Work?
' Did vou ever stop. to think how
much time would be saved in this man next to him has been, "bucking
Lending Money .While Gambling.
Gamblers are among the most
superstitious people on earth. A
very common superstition, even
among those whose gambling con
sists of an occasional game of poker
or bridge, is that he who lends
money while at plav will lose, and
he who borrows will win.
The origin of this idea can be
found in the law of chances a pure
ly mathematical proposition. A
inau has been plaving -for sorae
hours, say.' in excellent luck, and
has a pile of-chips before him. The
u-nrld if none had to be told anv
certain thing more than once?
Can you figure in, your imagina
tion what the effect would be all
around if everybody was so alert
and in earnest that they could and
did take everything which was told
or "demonstrated to them into their
minds in such a M ay that the same
thing need never' be said to them
again? - -. .
' What a relief to the patient, pain
staking teacher- to have such a pupil.
' What a relief to the child who is
constantly nagged "by parent or
teacher to get results and get them
quicker. .
What a boon to tie tired business
man who has to rgpeat orders and
. keep' repeating them in deferent
: ways to be understood enough to
get results. ' , -
v How much faster a workman
could get to the top of his line if
he gained the reputation for taking
and assimilating the ideas of the
boss so that the on i interview would
be enough on any one issue.
'. "Utopia!" yon say, but it is quite
within the possibilities of the human
mind to make thisf condition univer
sal... , .
Are you interested ciiQUgh to pay
Attention to the next command or
suggestion which is given to you so
that you make the thought vour own
at soon, as you hear.it? TYv itout
today. -- 1
CefiarJt&L 1SJ, Vr latraaUoaal Ftttur
V Mrvta Ins, i
( 1 r
the tiger" for an equal length of
time and is down to a coudIc of
chips, perhaps. . Suppose each to be
as, skillful as the other at the game.
Kesults depend on tiic deals. ;
Now the time has come when by
the law of chances, the. winning man
should begin to bold bad. cards and
the losing man good ones." The
loser says to the winner. "Lend me
a stack of your chips." The winning
man does so and, as it is about at the
turn of the tide, soon begins to lose,
while the borrower begins to win.
Then the man who has loaned the
chips attributes his "turn of luck"
not to -the operation of the law of
chances, but to 'the "hoodoo" of
lending while at play.
(Copyright, llsi, hy the McCluro Nor
Pper Syndicate.)
"Pussvfoot"
Campaign in Nebraska
Westerville, O.. Feb, 7. William
E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, prohibi
tion, campaigner, has left for a cam
paign in Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa,
Oklahoma and New Mexico,- under
the colors of the Workl League
Against Alchoholism. In April he is
to return .to England. ; ,' '', . '
California Volcano Has
Short Period of Activity
Redding. Cat, ' Feb. 7. Lassen
peak, California's only live volcano,
threw out clouds of steain for two
hours today and thenrsank into a
somnolent stage. - A 'similar phc
nomcnon occurred yesterday.
i Am F.RTISKMKNT 1
Is Today Known as "Shrove Tues-
- -; day?"' , v'
By its very title "Shrove Tues
day," or the day before the com
mencement of the Lenten season,
indicates a penitential date on which
ir was formerly the. custom of the
faithful to be, "shriven" or absolved
from sin, in order that they might
enter Lent in the proper spirit of
penance. In England, as well as in
the majority jof other - European
countries, the day was celebrated by
feasting and merry-making, a cus
tom which culminated in the French
"Mardi-Gras." '
The custom of serving "Shrove
Tuesday pancakes, w hich still main
tains in many parts of' England and
the United States, dates back to the
time when Lent was observed by a
strict abstinence of meat during the
entire 40 days, and it was therefore
cusomary to use up all the drippings
and lard in the making of pancakes . M.a Wfco Uelc Bodily and M.nt.lVUor. Wh
Helps make rich, red blood
and revitalize weak nerves
mm ike
MONEY TODAY
on the day before Lent commenced
To consume all of this, it Avas usual
to call in the apprentice boys and
others about the house, summoning
them- w-ith a, bell, commonly known
as the "pancake' bell."
(Cops-Hght, 1020. by the Wheoler Byndt-
Jcat. Inc.) jr ,
Jewel, Flower. Color
Symbols for Today
Where It Started
-. Silk. . . .. ;
The ise and, manufacture of silk
began in .China when Si-ling, wife of
the Emperor. Hoang-ti, began the
culture of the silk worm in 2609 B. C.
Aristotle 'was the first , to ' mention
silk among the Greeks. It was men
tioned in the translation of the Bible,
hut authorities claim that -the word
docs not exist in the original. The
silk worm was not introduced, into
Europe until 530 A. D. '
(Coarrisbt. l'o, by th Wbaoler Syndi
7 Mmt at c.i. , t9m
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
Your Jewel, Color, Flower:
The agate, today's talismanic gem,
brings igreat good fortune to those
who travel on this date, protecting
them from V danger - and assuring
them of reaching a safe destination
and attaining success on their er
rand. The ancients believed that it
was especially potent in protecting
its wearers from lightning.
Xodays natal stone is the coral,
whidh also protects those who travel,
especially if . they journey by water.
1 he ancients beheved that to those
born on an anniversary of this date.
the coral brought unabating vitality
and the power to attracf the op
posite sex. :
Light red or coral pink should be
worn on this day, since it brings
charm and, the power to attract
friends to those who wear it.
The lily 'of the valley is today's
flower, and is dedicated especially
to brides or girl graduates.
(Copyright, 1921. by tho Wheeler Syndi
cate, Inc.) .
I'M THE GUY
. I'M THE GUY who haw-haws at
everything you say. . . ,
That's mel Every time!
What difference docs it make if
what you say isn't meant to be fun
ny? Isn't it better to laugh than
merely to keep on saying, "yes, yes,"
or '.'quite so" all the time?
When I laugh I show I'm inter
ested in what you're saying. I'm not
trying to make a joke out of it.
Sure I know you're serious. In fact
you're too serius and I want you to
loosen up a bit. - ;
I don't sec why you should kick
because I laugh. If I were an old
grouchy sober-sides ... likjf v you, I
wouldn't laugh at your wie remarks.
I'd probably throw something at you.
TJie stuff you pull would make a
dead man weep. It's only because
I'm polite that "I 'try to be mirth
ful. , ,. ;: ' '
You ought to realize you never
said anything funny in your life any
way except some old chestnuts you
found in Joe Miller's joke book.
Besides I don't know what you're
lacking about, anyway. 'But yon look
so funnv. I have to laugh.
Copyright, 11, Thomptoa Feature ItnUe.
An NERVOUS .Irritable ud Eaeili; Fa
ttened, Should Del rail to Keaa inw
It'e Nat the) Smartest Man Who
' AlwayeMakeetheMoetMoney-
A New York newspaper in a very.
able editorial, says that it isn t the
gold case, the' fancy chain or the
jewels in. a watch that make it go
but that it Sf? the MAIN SPRING
"With man it is the same as with
watch without the MAIN SPRING
you cannot go ahead. With it nothing;
can keep you back. It plenty of iron
in the blood that help put the iron-will.
the iron-determination, the "go ahead"
the main spring- of succese and money
making in man. - Men of blood and iron
have been the ' rulers of the world and
captains of industry of every age. With
out iron, your blood loses its power to
change food into living cells and tissue
and nothing you eat does you the proper
amount of . good you do not get the
strength out of it, and therefore you be
come weakened both in body and mind.
There are 30,000,000,000.000 red corpuscles
in your blood and each one must have
iron.
When you find yourself nervous, weak,
irritable and easily upset, do not wait un
til you go nil to pieces and collapse in
a state of nervous prostration but take
some orcranic iron like Nuxated Iron at
once to help enrich .your blood and re
vitalize your wornout, exhausted nerves.
Nuxated Iron is like the iron in your
blood and like the iron in spinach,' lentils
and apples.' It is so prepared that it is
ready for almost immediate absorption and
assimilation by. the blood, while some
physicians claim that metallic iron, which
people usually take, is not absorbed at nit.
Nuxated Iron ef ten increases the bodily
and mental vigor or weaK, runaovvn, nei-v
ous folks in two weeks' time.
Beware of ' substitutes. L-iok for the
word VNuxated" on every package and the-
letters N. I. on every tablet. - Your money
will be refunded by the manufacturers if
you do not obtain satisfactory results.
For sale by all druggists.
e:MPRESS
. STRICTLY HIGH CLASS
DANCING CAFE:
EVERY DAY
DANCING LUNCHEON
12 TO 2 P. M. 50c
Court House Employes',
Dancing Party Tonight
Also Usual Public Dancing
Jack Connor Sv
Mgr.
Admission:
Night, SSc
EATnr,S
Co-Operative
Cafeteria
Fay Divident' t Those
Who Do tb Work
ifi4s inclu-
Jotters Drofif
ine'Deabrs profit -ihBio)crs commission and the
expenses of travellinq sal6m?n. ThGnineroV al-
must bo .ittcludd also.
VOU PAY HIGH PRICES BECAUSE
YDU PAY FOUR PROFITS
sTPOHr: T1DFS are cold D1RFCT FI?DM THP
FACTORY throuqh a STEPHENS BRANCH. Only ONE
SMALL PROFIT Is added btho adual TACTORY
COST The purchase prico is Ie9s because all un
necessary pTonis have been eliminated. .
YOU PAY LOW PRICES BECAUSE
YOU MfOKlYOME SMAll PROFIT
?arf i gs i -aNjeavi .'B urden-
6,
000
Mile Factory
Every Steph
vir.TTrp Carries a Snial? 73urdon
tou Save tiov ifference.
Guarantee On
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Size Ribbed Non-Skid Tubes Size Ribbed iSlpn-Skid Tubes
28x3 $ 7.60 $ 8.05 $1.10 34x4 $17.70 , $18.65. $1.95
30x3 ; 8.10 8.55 1.35 35x4 18.50 19,45 2.25
,Zbx3V2 9.95 10.45 1.45 36x4 .... 21.30 2.35
31x3y2 11.35 11.95 . . . 32x42 j .... : 22.45 2.45
32x312 r 12.65 13.30 1.65. 34x4l2 22.05 23:20 " 2.55 :
34x3V2 14.10 14.85 1.75 . 35x42 23.25 J 24.55 2.75
31x4 15.15 x- 15.95 . 1.85 . 36x42 ' 24.20 : 2S45 2.85
32x4 . 16.60 17.45 1.90 35x5 29.45 31100 2.95
33x4 17f35 18.25 1.95 37x5 31.60 33.25 3.10
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thanking you tire buyers for your generous patronage. We assure you that we
will do everything in our power to merit your business in the future. ' .
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We understand some of our esteemed competitors have been talking about us
and making rather uncomplimentaiy remarks about our method of selling.
We're satisfied if the other fellow wants to do the "knocking." We'll do; the
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Los Angeles, Cal. Birmingham, Ala.
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