THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1921.
Germans Amazed
At Efficiency of
Shipp
ins Board
Speed With Which U.
Turned Out Vessels During
4: War Big Factor in Help
frig Win Conflict.
Washington, Feb. 12. Both the
allies and : the Germans were
astounded at the rapidity with which
the shipping board constructed ships
after the United States entered the
war. a house investigation commit
tee was informed by E. N. Huriey
of Chicago, chairman of the board
.. from July, 1917, to the summer of
Hiirh covernment officials in Enir
land, France and Italy told him after
the armistice, he said, that they were
highly pleased at the achievements
of the board. He learned also, he
said, that the Germans, too, had been
amazed at the board s program. .
He discussed the favorable com
ment he' had heard abroad after
touching on criticisms in this coun
try. Admitting mistakes had been
made, he said that was inevitable
since it was necessary to create
mammoth organization, quickly to
turn out ships. .
"We delivered the ships." he de
clared. , "That's what we were sup
posed to do.
Mr. Hurley paid tribute to the
mm associated with him, especially
Uiarlcs SI. bchwab. who. he said
. had been drafted to take charge of
construction wben satisfactory prog
ress was not bemg mane. At the
peace conference, Mr. Hurley con
tinued, Clemenceau told' him that
this .appointment had frightened the
Germans, heartened the French and
enthused the British.
"I know that his appointment," he
added, "inspired the American people
to get behind the ship-building
program.
He expressed optimism over the
future of the American merchant
marine, but said too many ships
might prove 'a liability in case of
insufficient cargoes.
Junking of the government's
wooden ships was favored by Mr.
Hurley, who said the vessels were
no longer of any use or practical
value. , .
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Beatrice Men Charged With
Auto Theft Are Dismissed
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special
Telegram.) Robert Newton and
Clifford Lockert, charged with the
theft of Miss Kate Webb's automo
bile here last summer, were acquitted
in district court. They testified that
Paul Geisler, who left the city im
mediately after the theft, met thern
and asked them to ride and that they
did not know the machine had been
stolen. Charles Fuleton of Wy
more, charged with the transporta
tion of intoxicating' liquor, was dis
missed upon . rcequest - of StateJ
Sheriff Hyers. ,s
Farm Sale at Diller Is
; Marked by High Prices
Beatrice. Neb., Feb. 12.-(Special.)
Over 1,000 farmers attended the
August tngelman iarm sale near
Diller. A team of geldings brought
$372, and a 4-ycar-old mare sold for
$132. A milch cow went under
the hammer for $09.50. t
5,000-Acre Cattle Ranch
Is Sold for $140f,OOO
Broken ,,-Bow, Neb., Feb.1 12.
(Special.)-4Ji W. HickenboUom
sold his 5,000-acre cattle ranch 16
miles north of Dunning for $140,000
to James Saxon of Clarihda,- la. Mr.
JHickenbottom reserves half r the
mineral rights., . r , ,. . wr;
Nebraska City Boy Badly
Hurt When Struck by Auger
Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 12.
(Special.) Alvin Wright, 5, sou of
Armour Wright, was seriously in
jured when an auger hanging in the
workshop at the family home fell and
struck him on the top of the head.
Club Resumes Luncheons
Ord. Neb., Feb. 12.-r-(Special.)
The Ord Community Service club
has resumed its weekly luncheon.
This season ft is planned to have a
sneaker from out of the city at each
meeting. ; - 1
i, Supervisor' for Dance "
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) D. J. Rankin, chairman of the
Union Pacific Family league, has
been appointed special officer to su
pervise public dapces by Mayor
Carrig. .
r Beatrice Man Fined
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Spencer Horn was fined $25 for
intoxication. Police testified he was
driving an automobile about town in
a reckless manner. ,
Strong Navy Air Force
Urged by General Board
" (Ceatlaaee1 from rf Oh.)
world war. He saw, as the whole
world saw, that fleets of mighty
armored ships could not get closer
than 10 miles to enemy coasts. He
knows that the gun rauge of a bat
tleship is limited, t He knows that
in speed aircraft has heavy, ships
hopelessly outstripped. ; In radius
of action there is no comparison be
tween them."
Admiral Fiske originated the tor
Dedo plane system nine years ago
and has lived to see it adopted in
principle by the American, British,
Italian and Japanese navies. It Is the'
torpedo plane, he is convinced that;
it is destined to spell the doom of I
the big costly surface ship. Equipped !
with an automobile submarine tor-
pedo which may be detached at'lhe
right moment it attacks a fighting
ship and launches the torpedo at
such close ranee and with such easy
aim that the ship is practically help
less before the attack.
, Torpedo Plane.
"It is not easily seen." said Ad
miral Fiske, "how a battleship can
protect itself from the attack of a
torpedo olant.. ' The battleship is
orotected from ordinary' torpedo at
tack by destroyers, smoke - Screens
r.nci' similar devices, an vi uic uuc
class of speed-and all on the same
location plan in space as the thing
to be protected., A destroyer may
be twice as fast as a battleship, but
not 10 or IS times as fast. A de
stroyer cannot get up m the air and
fly and a destroyer is a target tor a
naval gun.
A toroedo Diane may attacK with
out being noted until it is too late.
,,! : i ;
rilgll Up 11 IS U1VIMUIC aim HIUUlUlt.
It can descend so swiftly that it
cannot be hit. even if seen. It tan
come within close range of the bat
tleship, launch its torpedo and sw;oop
upward again so rapidly that it is
practically safe. Even if it were not
safe, what is one man. one inexpen
sive plane, against the loss ot a great
ship?"
Has Many Inventions.
Admiral Fiske is 67 years old.
There is no more progressive naval
officer just out of Annapolis than
the man who invented an electric
range finder, an electric ammunition
hoist, an electrical system of turn
ing turrets and a system for detect
ing submarines. Admiral Fiske's
most important invention, perhaps,
is the naval telescope' sight which
has been adopted in atl navies and
the mam can$e ot the recent
great improvement in gunnery.
Admiral riske is impatient ot de
lay in developing navy aircraft."
YVhv should we watt, he said,
for Great Britain Hr any other sea
power to give us a lead? We have
the brains over "here to give them
the lead. I strongly favor our tak
ing the initiative in breaking with
old and worn out freditions. The
rest will follow in our trail soon
enough. Once we make a start, op
position to our own navy will die
down. I recall it took a long time' to
induce the authorities of the District
of Columbia to install motor fire
engines. Now there isn't any other
kind in Washington. In the navy
as in other walks of life we have to
wear down antagonism to introduc
tion of revolutionary , departures.
Among sea officers there . are as
many fetish worshipers as in other
professions." --.,.
Admiral Fiske does not think air
craft navies will mean "disarma
ment." He does not believe in dis
armament, tie says as long as
Americans want , world trade and a
mercantile marine we must maintain
invulnerable strength at sea. 4
Spiritualist Announces She
Has Heard From Spirit of
Man Who Killed Himself
Beatrice Telephone Man "
Promoted to Lincoln Job
Beatrice,. Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
R. O. Parks, who. has been traffic
chieffor the Lincoln Telephone and
Telegraph company here for eight
years, has beep promoted to the
comapny's office at Lincoln as traf
fic engineer and assistant to the
traffic superintendenet; .
Old Officers Re-Elected
By Columbus Red Cross
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Directors of the Platte Coun
ty chapter , of the Red Croas re
elected all old officers. The di
rectors voted to appropriate $50 to
the fund being raised for the relief
of the poor . children in central
Europe.
Store at St. Mary
Tescumseh, Neb. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Matt Panko bought a build
irijar in St. Mary, this county, and
will put in a new stock of general
merchandist and farm implements.
To the Public: To meet the
changing conditions of trade' and do
their part in bearing the financial
burdens that obtain, the Master
Plumbers of Omaha nave decided
to reduce their charges for labor to
$1.75 per. hour, in place of $2.00 as
heretofore charged. Effective on and
after. February 1, 1921. Adv.
Quality Pianos and Players
At exceptionally low prices and easy terms. .These are slightly
used instruments that we have - thoroughly overhauled and
guarantee them In every respect. . ; ' ' ,"'
C nickering
Upright Only
8110. Good
practice piano.
HallebA Davis
Upright only
8185. Oak
case; fine bar
gain.; Schmoller &
Mueller . Up
right, only
8275. Good
as new. Ma
hogany case.
J. C. Fischer Player
Piano, Only $425
Real Bargain.
"
Us
Steger & Sons Upright
only 8350. Plain style
Mahogany case.
Smith " &
Barnes .... Up
r i g h t, o n 1 y
8140 Ebony
case, good
tone, ,
Kimball Up
right, only
8250 Ma.
hoaranv case:
excellent tone. 1
S e h m o 1 ler
Mueller
Player Piano,
only 8440.
Just like new.
Do not fail to call tomorrow if you wish to save money on the
purchase of a igh-grade piano or player. We will arrange terms
to suit . A little down and a litte each raoith. ,
Schmoller & Mueller
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Br talvtrMl SrrrM.
'Detroit, Fcb. l2. The spirit of
Prof. Thomas Lynn Bradford, who
committed suicide here Tuesday, as
a first step in his attempt to prove
that the dead can communicate with
the living, has succeeded in reaching
Mrs. Lulu Mack, a spiritualist of
this citv. she announced todav.
Mrs. Mack said that she heard
Bradford's spirit voice calling to her
during at seance with a medium
Wednesday night, bbt because of his
suicide, the professors spirit is too
weak to send a message at present,
she declared.
"I have never ? heard of Prof
Bradford before." Mrs. Mack said.
"I wasnot aware even-that such a
man had committed suicide so that
he could prove to the world that he
could send back a spirit message."
Woman Has Statement -'.Mrs.;
Mack issued the following
statement: ,
"Life has fled from the body of
Thomas Lynn Bradford, but his
spirit is' hovering near at hand and
calling to us to hear its message.
"I have "heard the call of his
spirit. It is calling me eyen now.
But I cannot hear the message it
would send because the spirit is too
weak. ' Something, is troubling the
professor's spirit. In fact, it may
be that the very act by which he
hoped to prove to the doubtful that
the beings of the spirit and physical
worlds can come within each other
has weakened his spirit? thus-preventing
his message from teaching
us. - -' '
"Last night I felt (that someone
from the other - world desired to
communicate with me. I went to
my'. 'medium' and together we held
a seance. It was then that Brad
ford's spirit voice reached Mr I had
never heard of the professor and did
not even know that a Detroit man
ended his life to prove his beliefs.
However, the spirit kept calling:
'Thomas Bradforu, Thomas Brad
ford. "At the end of the seance I asked
my reverend medium who Thomas
Bradford might have been, She ex
plained to me. "- .
"Bradford is not dead. He is ab
sent only in a physical way. His
spirit still remains among us, as it
did when it provided his body with
what we call life. -
Sees and Hears All '
"The astral being of Prof, Brad
ford hears and sees the things which
are said and done here on earth. His
spirit . is interested in earthly hap
penings and mortal . affairs even as
he was when he was here in the
flesh. His suicide was neither wise
nor right, but Bradford's adventure
will no doubt be of great value to
ua in a spiritualistic way. The world
should watch the outcome of this
startling exploit."
Mrs. Ruth Stakweather Doran, to
whom it was expected Bradford
would address his hrst message from
bevona the grave, had up to today
received no intimation of the profes
sor's spiritual presence, she said. She
has received hundreds of messages
and IctteerS from people all over the
country, however, expressing their
interest in Bradford's experiment. ,
Bullet Intended for
Negro Gashes Into.
Neighbor's Bathroom
A bullet fired yesterday afternoon
inthe direction of John -Harris, ne
gro, 2115 Clark street by M. W.
Webb, negro, 1531 North Twenty
first street, had no effect other than
to mar the bathroom wall in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Stock,
white, 1526 North Nineteenth street.
Webb is in the city jail, charged
with shooting' with intent to kill.
Harris was arrested as complain
ing witness.
According to police, Harris had
gone to Webb's home to negotiate
the borrowing of the latter's wagon.
An argument ensued.
Harris is said to have threatened
Webb with an ax. Webb went to his
home, procured a revolver and let
fly at Harris, police say. He missed.
Rienzi Garden, Well Known
Chicago Cabaret, Closed
Chicago, Feb. 12. An injunction
closing for one yearthe property
occupied by the Rienzi gardens, one
of the city's best known cabarets,
was granted today by Federal
Judge Landis for violation of the
Volstead act. .
Increase Capital Stock "
Columbus. Neb ?Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Stockholders ' of the Colum
bus Canning company decided to
increase their capital stock $12,000.
Judge Neville's Body to Be
Cremated at Forest Lawn
Funeral services for Judge James
Neville were held yesterday, Rev.
Frank G. Smith, pastor of First
Central Congregational church of
ficiating, "v
The body was placed in the re
ceiving vault at Forest Lawn ceme
tery, and will be cremated. The
ashes will be sealed up in a niche
which tht judge had cut in the Ne
ville monument a year ago.
The body was brought back from
San Diego Cal., Friday night by
his three sons, Elmer J. Neville of
Omaha and Dr. E. J. and George
Neville of St.. Louis. Keith Neville,
former governor of Nebraska, came
from North Platte , to attend the
funeral. " .. . .
Two Killed in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 12.
Two persons 'were killed and a
number- of others were wounded in
a clash Friday between, faborers and
police at Vil'aguay, province of
Entre Ribs. The police, the ac
count states, resisted an attempt by
the laborers to release an imprisoned
comrade.
Receiver Appointed
Jackson, Miss., Feb., 42. Funds
of all fire insurance companies in
volved .in the $1,000,000,000 anti
trust suit brought by the revenue
agent of Mississippi, were placed in
receivership by Chancellor ,V J.
Strieker, in Hinds county chancery
court. . t : . ;
SPECIALISTS IN DISflNCTIVE FROCKS
HaosBrothers
"THE ShOP FOR WOMEN"
Second Floor, Brown Block. . 16tb and Douglas. '
your
new
suit
Quality and fashion are
the outstanding and tradi
tional foundations of every
Parisian garment, because
In these two factors is em
bodied the very individu
ality so demanded by dis
cerning people. ,
Care in selection, makes our display different
from the rest we present every desired spring
shade in the newest ot Paris styled themes
many added features enhance the jackets
, women will be delighted to find their very
thoughts executed la lovely materials draped
by Dame Fashion for spring.
A Very Attractive Group at
300 SulrChasers .
Form Basis for
Cabinet Tangle
(Navy Offers 300 for Sale and
Commerce' Bureau Ste De
clared to Be Interfering
Willi Their Disposal.
Washington. Feb. 12. A dispute
between the Navy and the Depart
ment of Commerce regarding the jea
worthiness of the little 110-foot sub
marine, chasers which played an hm
portaut part in driving the German"
submarines from the seas, has finally
engaged the attention of Secretaries
Daniels and Alexander;
The steamboat inspection service
of the Commerce department has
refused in one on two cases, it is aid,
to grant certificates to the 110-foot
boats. . . v
Naval officials have pleaded the
cause of the little vessels and have
argued, without avail, that of 350 of
them in service during the war, of
which many crossed the Atlantic, not
one was lost through unseaworthi
ness. . Yesterday Secretary Daniels
and a number of his aides called on
Secretary Alexander and told him
the circumstances. He promised to
look into the matter.
The" navy has about 300 of the lit
tle boats for sale and the action of
the inspectors, it was said, is re
tarding their sale.
Pete Loch's Hearing on Rum
Count Set for Next Tuesday j
Pete Loch, proprietor of the
Orphcum Garden, who were arrested
Wednesday-night by "flying squad
ron" operatives for alleged illegal
sale of liquor, will have his prelim
inary, hearing before - the United
States commissioner next Tuesday.
The hearing will be only on the
first charge against Loch, that of an
alleged salo on January 29. He will
be tried later on a charge of con
spiracy to violate the Volstead act.
Loch's attorney is A. S. Ritchie.
Ord Laurel Club Will Hold
Open Session February 18
Ord, Neb., Feb. 1 ('Special.)
The Laurel club, one of the federated
clubs of the city, will hold its annual
open session February 18. The local
branch of the club has finished an
extensive study season and the re
maining meetings of the year will be
given over to the open meeting and
the organization for next year's
work.
Illinois Girl Talks
,'" ..Constantly for Week
egan, 111., Feb. 12. Miriam
Rubiud, 8. has been talking constant
ly eince Saturday, February 5, and
all efforts by specialists to stop her
have faiied.
L- A week ago the girl complained
ot pains in her arms and shoulders.
.The, next day she started talking and
since that time has slept only two
hours. She continued to talk while
asleep. .
Her appetite is normal and phy
sicians say that she apparently is
normal in every respect except for
the continued talking.
Prices of Butter
and Eggs in Omaha
Take Another Drop
Bpys Caught in
Cave Refuse to
'Squeal' pn Pals
l3-Ycar-01d Lads Arrested on
Burglary Charges Lumber
Company Tools Found in
Underground Retreat.
Fleeing to a cave near the Missouri
Pacific railroaa tracks in the vicinity
of Fortieth and Lake streets yester
day morning at sight of two detec
tives. Floyd Tinne, 16, of Council
Bluffs, and Myron Widger, 13. '2244
North Twenty-first street, were
taken under the wing of the law on
charges pf burglary.
The detectives, whose appearance
caused the sudden flight of the two
boys, were R. C. and J. J. Hughes,
investigating the theft of $35 worth
of carpenter tools from the Omaha
Lumbes and Coal company, Fortieth
and Lake street, Friday night.
The boys fled into the cave and
were followed by the officers who
found there the tools from the lum
ber yard. '
Both boys denied knowledge of
the theft of the tools.
'They also refused to reveal the
names of any of their "pals" in the
"gang" which dug the cave and has
been using it for headquarters.
Mjrron is the son of J. E. Widger.
Floyd told the officers his father is
dead but that his widowed mother,
Mrs. Ida Tinne, lives in Council
Bluffs. He couldn't remember the
street address, vhe said.
Both boys were 'turned over to
the juvenile authorities.
An English Inventor's automatic
typewriter received wireless mes
sages at a speed of 100 words a
minute.
Egg and butter prices took an
other drop yesterday.
Eggs were priced at 35 cents a
dozen in a large downtown market
yesterday, as compared to 38 cents a
dozen Friday.
At another downtown market
"eggs in cartons" were priced at 36
cents a dozen.
At the first market the best grade
of butter, which sold for 52 cents a
pound yesterday, was quoted at 49
cents yesterday, -In the other mar
ket butter was quoted at 46 cents a
pound or 1 cent less than the price
Friday.
Tenants of Chicago
Plan Strike Against
Further Rent Boosts
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leased Wire.
Chicago, Feb. 12. With- "rent
hogs" running wild in ever increasing
numbers, the Chicago Tenants'
league today laid plans for a city
wide strike to begin March 1. This
is the' date on which May leases are
usually signed and under the plans
being formulated tenants would re
fuse to sign any new leases and
would "sit tight," refusing to vacate
their premises on "moving day,"
May 1.
It is contended that if this plan
were generally followed, and all
tenants were to demand trial by
jury, it would probably be years be
fore the cases were disposed of, the
income of the landlords in the mean
time being tied up by the court ac
tion. The city council and the press
is being flooded with thousands of
complaints of rent boosts, running
from 25 to more than 100 per cent.
Most Qi the increases follow boosts
of simffar proportion a year ago.
Physicians Abandon Hope
For Bishop John Farrelly
Knoxville, Tcnn.', Feb. 12. Hope
for Bishop John P. Farrelly, head
of the Catholic diocese of Cleveland,
was abandoned today by his physi
cians. The bishop has been ill with
pneumonia since last Sunday. His
case was considered serious but not
hopeless ' until late yesterday, when
he suffered a collapse of the heart.
Four Die in Fire
Memphis, Feb. 12. Two women
and two children were burned to
death today in a fire which de
stroyed the upper floor of a two
story frame dwelling at 675 Ponto-1
toe avenue.
Specialists Arc
Sfrhniw Tillies
Eight-Year-Old Child . Starts
Eighth Day ot Incessant
Talking Conversation
Entirely Rational.
Waukegan, III.. Feb. 12. The baf
fling case of Little Miriam Rubin. 8,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ru
bin of Waukegan, 111., today attract
ed the attention of noted specialists
as the child began her eighth day of
talking without cessation.
A week ago yesterday the girl
complained of pains about her' arms
and shoulders. The following night
she began talking. She has been
talking constantly ever since, all ef
forts by medical specialists and oth
ers having failed.
Propped up in bed, the child. talks'
rationally, and although of unusually
sci.uus uispusuiuu, occasionally
smiles or laughs when anything is
said or a situation develops that or
dinarily arouses mirth. At first
Miriam talked in a normal voice, but
now she speaks more quietly, al
though persons anywhere in, her bed
room can hear everything she says.
With the exception of two hours'
slumber last Monday night, sli has
not had any sle"ep with the excep
tion of a few occasional moments
of drowsiness during which she conA
tinued to talk.
Her dolls, doll clothes, her studies
in school, her teacher and dancing
lessons are among the many topics
about which the child talks. She
eats' heartily, her appetite being as
good as usual.
- .... . .
anecia ists nave advanced tlie
theory to the. child's parents that
her condition might be a forerunner
to sleeping sickness, but so far there
have been no manifestations of 'un
usual downsiness, in fact Miriam has
been very much awake.
Breaks Quarantine ' '
Broken Bow, Neb.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Earl Hiser of Ansley was ar
rested for breaking smallpox quar
antine. County health officers are
rigidly prosecuting all cases where
quarantine is broken.
Dollar Day at Ord
Ord, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)-
Orft mirrhnflf llav arranertH fAr i
dollar day February 23, when most
nf fhp Inral mprrhanti tiill ttatr a
number of special items on sale at
Daily Arrivals of Spring Finery Throughout the Store
(Both the New and the Old Priced According to Replacement Cost)
Hand Made Baby Clothes
Combining Simplicity With
Exquisite Daintiness
According to mother-lore, only hand-sewn gar
ments are fit to dress a tiny baby. The sheer soft
ness of mercerized .nainsooK, unbelievably small
feather stitching, tucking, French knots and hem
stitphing will please the woman who has neither
Uie time nor the ability to make garments half so
fine.
Dresses, Slips and Gowns
for surprisingly low prices
Dressea for $2.75
Long or short dresses of
soft nainsook, Bishop
style, are all hand-sewn
and daintily 1 a c e-t
trimmed. - '.
Other Dresses for
$4 and up to $6
In these, feather stitch
ing, French knots, and
odd box-pleated tucks
appear in the yoke. .
Gowns Are $2.75
.They also are sewn by
hand. Unusually fine
for this price, too.
We are taking particular
pleasure in shotting baby;
things as much as jou .
will find in viewing them.
' Second Floor
dirt
That Women Like
We know this because we sell so many of them
and sell them over and over again to the same
customers. v - . ;' .
It is proVably because Redfern is such a ''popu
lar" corset. It is fashionable in its lines, giv
ing any type of figure the firm, trim contours
that are just right under tailored clothes. It
is the soul of comfort, women tell us, and we
think that is because it is so well made and the
boning is so skillfully placed.
Our corsetieres will Jielp you select a
model. , The prices range from $5 up
' Corset Section Second Floor
Suits and Dresses
for present wear
ft It is a pleasant fashion which prompts wo
. men to appear in springtime costumes a bit
before spring is really here. Anticipating '.:
a brighter season by little gaities in matters
of dress v
For this in-between period we have selected '
dark tailleurs and dresses which are relieved
from sombreness by brilliant shades in em-,
broideries and girdles.
And our taffeta frocks are worthy a spe
cial trip of inspection. Such youthful bouf
fant affairs of navy, brown and Black taf
feta. Let us show them to you Monday.
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