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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1921. Plan to Return Money to Liquor Dealers. Charge Proposed Rulings of Treasury Department Would Cost Country Huge Sum, . Senators Declare. THE GUMPS THE SHADES OF HIS ANCESTORS Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith.' Copyright. 19! I. ChirMrn Trihim Omuwii rn)TOi'i..H. YJbj TRT TO-BE-PROl YOLTCLV " " "P " W ' SfoO'P BETTER WATCH OUT N v 8C TO A BlY OF ROYALTY- ., , BEEN LOOKING JX mlW Iw ' THE QUMfS SURE 60 BCK A L0H3 - I UP THE" ' .J? 5 I RAP HS TWL :YS ANCESTOR I'LL WIllY-T J : jf AND BOUNCE A COCOA NUT , f '' - ' A I (hlrago Tribune-Omaha Br l.eaaed Wire. Washington, Feb. 17. Under new rulings about to be promulgated by the Treasury department, amounts estimated from $1,000,000,000 to $4, 000,000,000 are to be' turned back to , "the liquor interests Of the United States for losses they sustained under prohibition, according to statements made in the senate by Senator Smoot of Utah and Senator Frclinghuysen of New Jersey. Senator Smoot's estimate was $1.- 000,000.000. Senator Frclinghuysen considered this figure too moderate and said lie was informed that the amount would be between $3,000, 000,000 and $4,000,000,000. ( Allowances Larges. The money which is. tti be return ed to the brewers, distillers and I in not- ti-aliM-. ari-nnlinsr to Senator , I relingliuysrn, is for "obslescencc of property," of those whose bust ,'ness was terminated by prohibition -' legislation. lie charged that allow ances arc bciiiij made to the liquor interests by the internal revenue bu . lean which, in some cases, amounted to five times the sums allowed to other taxpajers. ( A congressional investigation of the whole matter threatened. Sena tor Smoot said he would ask the finance committee in a short time to call before it the officials who have the subject in had. Senator 1'relinghuysen said it was time con gress had "the full facts in thfc matter. , Demands Report. Senator Smoot brought the ques tion to the attention of the senate .by referring to the fact that the senate, on January 18, passed a reso lution proposed "by himself calling on the secretary of the treasury for information regarding refund.' abate ment or credit against taxes for the years 1917. 1918 and 1919. This reso lution, he said, had not been an swered, it calls for the facjs as to the number of c'aims for such re fund. "If T am co'rectly informed by men who arc employed in the Treas ury department," ' said Senator Smoot, "there is on foot at the pres ent time, a .plan to return to the liquor interests of the United States $.1,000,000,000 from the treasury of the United States under the rulings of the Treasury department. If that "is so, I think v.-e ought to. have a report upon the matter just as quick-! . ly as possible. Therefore, I wish to i Rive notice nr.w that if there is net a report .made upon the resolution within a very few days, I shall ask the chairman- of . the finance com mittee to call a meeting of that com mittee, and I shall then ask the com mittee to call before it the officials vvho havcthe subject in hand." Romance of War Strikes Rock When , Hubby Imprisoned Xgw.York. Feb. 17. Mrs. Alfred i P. King, daughter of Frank Heinde oLSix West'. Maple avenue, Flush ing. L. I., left today for Iowa to get evidence to enable her to obtain an annulment of her marriage to a man; who as a soldier, was in the Kaiubow divi.-irn and was wounded m Hie M. -Mthiel drive and whom she ,1138 not sceuN since the day of their wedding. November 10, 1917. An order directing Tier to make the trip was signed today by Justice Cal laghan in the supreme court in Queens county on application of her attorney. ; At Clinton. Th., Mrs. King is to meet another Mrs. King, a young woman who w;is married to King fotrr months jm-viouslv and who also is the mother of a child by ' him. This wedding took place just before King entered the army. Togethcr,i the two women are to 4rg to F'ort Wadsworth, la., to the ' state penitentiary where it is charged Ving is serving a term, of 10 years opa conviction f burglary and larceny committed after his return irom France. s Woman Mortally Wounded la Row Over Bulldog Norfolk, Va., Feb. 1.. A police court row over a bulldog ended fa tally here when Miss Frances Hol land w as shot and mortally wounded bv Thomas Tovon. a merchant. Toy- , on then turned the weapon on him- The court dismissed .Toyon's charge that Miss Holland had stolen the dog.1 He awaited her on the side walk and opened fire. ' Interned German Sailors On Way East for Deportation Xogales, Ariz., Feb. 17.--Forty-five German sailors interned in Ger man ships anchored in the Gulf of California and west coast of Mex ico ports" during the war, arrived at Nogales today cn route to .Ellis island on their way to Germany, and departed an hour later. Two Germans deserted the train at Her mosillo Sonora, officials . in charge ,said. - Striking Teachers Ignore ' Ultimatum of School Board . New Westminster. B. C, Feb. 17. Seventy-six positions on , the teaching staff of the city schools are vacant as the result of the failure of teachers who struck Monday after their demands for salary increase had been denied, to appear for duty in. accordance with an ultimatum issued by the school board. Senate Asks Report on Handling Cuban Sugar Crop Washington," Feb. 17. The State department is asked in a resolution adopted by the senate to report whether the new plan of the Cuban government for handling the Cuban sugar crop contemplates a commis sion to control its sale on American jnarkets. Opportunity is knocking Read ee Want Ads. More Truth By JAMES J. , y POORLO! ; The Indium of the West re now gathering chicken feather 101 th'eir urar Jt-onnets. No more the helpless emigrants ' In hopeless horror quail , ' . To see the mounted troop advance ( , y,i . ' ' Along the mountain trail. ' , " No more the scout, midst wild alarms ; ', - That terrorize his days, ; .... '4 Plucks arrows from His. legs and arms To build a signal blaze, , '. ... "'.. . .. For Big Chief Killum-like-a-Shot, Once terror of the Platte, : " ' Is chasing chickens round the lot , To get his winter "hat. i ..-.' The husky hand that held the bow Whose arrows straight and light ! Once laid the lordly bison -low- Or checked the eagle's flight, The hand that held the flashing blade That gathered scalps galore Andmany a haughty foeman laid Amid his flowing gore, , Is reaching for a pullet's throat, For vanished is his pride, And Big-Chief Killum wants a coat . With feathers down the side. When Mrs. Farmer hears a row Among her feathered flock, . ' ' She does not shriek with terror now Or perish from the shock; She merely takes a rolling1 pin Without a qualm or quake And gathers Big-Chief Killum in And ties him to a stake. Though still the prairie rolls and heaves And still the north winds roar, When Indian chiefs turn chicken thieves the W est is wild HE'D NEVER i t It's a good thing for Uncle Sam that he doesn't require a man to understand an income tax blank before he pays the. tax. NOW'S THEIR If we were .Tei-rv Trover i Fnnm'i n,.;n.A. . i.. ' i... in the executive offices right away. v . , - WE'D BETTER BE CAREFUL . If Uncle Sam lends any more money to Europe it will probably be invested in ocean fares to bring the population of that quarter of the I wojrld over here. - .- . . : ' . - . (Copyright, 1921. By Necktie Sorne times Called a Cravat?. According to. popular humor, the only difference between a "necktie" and a "cravat" is that which differ entiates "trouscri" from "pants" and a "vase'' from a "vawsc" - the price ISut, by turning back a few leaves' o.' history, we find a very definite and logical reason for speaking of thi.i article of attire by some name othe. than the strictly Anglo-Saxon , com bination of "neck" and "tie." In 1626, the F.rench "Royal Cra vates" so called because they wcr; attired in the fashion of the Cravatcs or Croatians, inhabitants of an Aus trian province who made up a large portioh of the Austrian army were ordered back to .Paris, and the neck ties w;orn by these troopers became fashionable in civil as well as in mili tary life, the name "Cravatc" being applied to th's distinctive bit of 'ap parel. The regiment has long since disappeared trom the roster or th; French army, but the name persists even in Engjish as a reminder of the Austrian troops, who first wore tnis style -of neck adornment. (Copyiicht, 1:0, by the. TVheeler ' SyAl cate, Inc.) Do Toy Know the Bible? 1 Why is the first book oLMoses "called Genesis? . ; "... - 2 Why is' the second book ot Moses called Exodus? .:. . 3 Why is the fourth book of Moses called ' Numbers? 4 Why ia the fifth book of Moses called Deuteronomy? 5 Why was the encampment of the Israelites at Marah so called? ANSWERS. 1 Because tlie word signifies "creation," "origin," "first," imply-, ing 'that this portion of the sacred writings contains an account of the origin or creation of the world and its inhabitants. 2 "Exodus", signifies a "going out," and the book contains an ac count of the going out of the chil dren of Israel from the land of Egypt. 3 Because it begins and concludes with the numbering of the people. 4 Because it is a repetition of the law previously given, the word signifying "a second law," 5 Because of the bitterness of the water, the word S'Marah'' signifying "bitter,- ... . r 1 1 WHY- Is a Than Poetry MONTAGUE. I V . v - no more. COLLECT BIG CHANCE the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham. A painter has painted a sign for the Bounding Billows dry goods Store.. It is a nice one, but the Town Marshal is complaining about it, as 'Oby. r.annz.'iJdtti it causes the sidewalk to be block aded, as the painter, used too many periods and everybody who passes has to come to a full stop after each word. - Sile Kildevv- says -turning: a grind stone" certainly " will sharpen a per son's appetite. - -i ' Miss .Hostetter Hocks, our local poetess, has-written her annual win ter poem one the snow. This poem is lighter -than some she has writ ten, as the snow was not a quarter of an inch deep. - ' . Copyright, 4821. Oorge Matthew Adama Where It Started Head-Dress. Like many of our modern decora tions., w omen's head-dress . took its beginning in practical necessity. Something was necessary to keep the hair in place, and the simplest way was o bind it with a fillet or band. This band, originally plain, later became the foundation for decorative additions. Most men's hats a$e lineal descendants of the wartime helmet. ' Cepyrttht. by th W'httlar Syndi- .- . .. ,. . cai,-lnc. . 4 SLE. EPY-TIME TALES THE TALE OF mole s CHAPTER XXIII. Seeing a Sample. .' Grandfather Mole's remark made Billy Woodchuck smile. "I'm a very busy person. I've some digging to do down below," Grandfather had said. You're just the one I need to ; where that if you' want a thing done, I you should get a busy person to do ! it. . ! "I hone. vou don't wanti mr to catch , angleworms for jou.'t Grand father Mole told him. "The neigh bors, are always asking me to do that. And I've decided that 1 can't do it. Somehow I can't help eating 'cm myself." . Billy Woodchuck assured him that , ( he had no use at all for angleworms, v ."What I want," he exclaimed, "is a good digger to help dig a new house for me." "Is anybody else going to help loo?" Grandfather Mole inquired carefullw "No only myself!" Billy said. ! then 1m sorry; butt . I cant j work for . you." Grandfather Mole i announced And he had already turned aw ay, as" if the business was ( ended, when Bill v Woodchuck i stopped 'him ag?.m. ' Perhaps' said Billy "perhaps I can find one or two others besides myself." "You've missed my point," said Grandfather . Mole. "I don't want anybody else to he,lp not even you! For I won't share the fun of digging with any one." Well. Billy .Woodchuck could hardly, believe nis. own ears. ; "You shall have things all your t-.vti way!" he cried. "I won't scratch,a speck of dirt, 1 promise you!" "That's different," Grandfather Mole remarked. "That's more like, it. And jf you're a person that keeps his promises we 'shall nct have a bit of. trouble." .. "You can depend on' me," Billy Woodchuck told Orandiatlier .uoi 3,9- "While you re vorkmg tor me n; spend all my lime in the clover- patch.'. . And 110W," he added. 1 a HKe 10 sec a sample oi joui digging.' . "Come right this way!" Grand father Mole directed. And Billy Woodchuck followed, and iooked carefully at the small hole that Grandfather 'Mole pointed to with an air of pride. ''Here's one of my doorwavs." he announced. With his head on one side, -Billy Woodchuck inspected it. ' "It's well made," he said, "but; of it'c nrrtirplv loo small for mv ueip me: miry wooacnucK' ex ; claimed, for lie had hcrd some '.) ' i !.a house.'. If you work for ine you'll I have to dig bigger than that." "II That speech did not please Grand- J father Mole. "Small doorways arc the only Und to have," he declared. 1 1 "I wouldn't make a. bigger one for , I anybody not even for- Farmer Green himself." ' ' 5 Billy Woodchuck soon saw that , r.r.iAiihir Mn'p. . wis a stubborn 1 1 old iellow. No matter what he ...;a fc roiYIHr-'' set Grandfather Mai). io hanae his ooinion. And at 1 last Billy Woodchuck gave up all hope -of having Grandtathcr Mple dig for him.-- v", v i- , I- "A door-like yours would be of no j use to me,' he said doleiully.f l never could squeeze through it. "My goodness'." Grandfather Mole cried. "How big are you, anyhow.' It must -be remembered that lie j couldn't see his caller. "I'm big enough,' said - Billy . Woodchuck, "t6 put you in my pocket, almost." Grandfather -Mole turned pale at the mere thought of such a thing.- "I I'd no idea I was talking to a monster." he stammered. J dont believe I want to dig for you. after all." And saying a hasty good aft ernoon, he popped through his door way and vanished at Billy ood chuck's feet. ; . Greatly disappointed. Billy ood .t.rt turnVd homewards. "I'd .have been in 'a pretty fix if he had finished j. tny house, and 1 naa triea 10 ragvt niy furniture into it," he muttered. "It's luckv I asked to see a sample of Granflfather Mole's work," said Billy Woodchuck. (Copyrlsht, Grouet Dunlap.) ' Romance d Origin Of Superstitions By H. IRVING KING. . A Hair of the Dog. "A hair of the dog that bit you," is -in many parts of the country something more than a handy meta phor signifying that ''that which caused the evil will work the,, cure. It one will take the' trouble to in vestigate he will be surprised how widespread- is still- the belief that the evil effects of a dog, bite, may be cured by applying-to the wound ''a hair of the dog." And this supersti tion exists not only in this country but in many others,- being' as wide spread in locality as it! is ancient in origin. It has-its genesis in the old, old belief in sympathetic magic the close connection which the an cients conceived to. exist between a person and anything closely related to him or constructed in a resem blance of him and still more closely, naturally, between a man and any part of him which might become sev ered from his person such as the hair or nails especially, living and growing parts of his bodily struc ture. . , Thus the hair came to be regarded; even when cut off, as still, in real ity, a fragment of its former wearer and. logically what a man's hair was to a man a dog's hair was to a dog. Now the spital of a man, or of any other animal,-belongs peculiarly to, in one sense is a part of, the man or other animal which' secrets it. Therefore, if bitten by a dog apply to the wound a hair of the said dog and the spital of the dog, with all its properties for evil, will be attracted, tiaturally, to its homogenous part, the hair, and not injure the alien body into which it has been injected. That's the way the ancients reasoned it out. Modern nan does not reason it out at all but still practices his sympathetic magic with a hair of the dog that bit him. (Copyright. 1921. by the McClure News paper Syndicate.) I'M THE GUY I'M THE GUY who ?hinks you can't play checkers and insists on showing you how. I know you can't play checkers because I've been watching your games with others, and they're awful. You don't seem to be able' to see ahead at all. You walk into every trap your opponent sets for you. Really you should let me teach you how to play. I, myself, may not be a wonder ful plaver, but I've got if all over you. You know simply nothing of the game. Of course I don't win very many games myself, but that's because I'm trying out new moves. I know s11 the oldistandbys. but I want to work out some new ones. ' I don't see why yon should lsc your temper and give me a piece of your mind just because I'm kind enough to offer to show you how to play. Perhaps you did beat me the few times you played me. I let you, in order to encourage you. No wonder you can't play. You never listen-to anyone who tries to explain the' game's fine points to you. -. ' If you' want to go on being a dub. I should worrv. You ronlitn't 1m to plav anvhow, so what's the use of . casting my time. , 1(Copyrghti un. 'intnatioEal Feature i service, inc.) f Strictly High Class DANCING CAFE Everyday Dancing r Luncheon . 12 A. M. to 2 P. M. 50c OMAHA DAILY NEWS DANCING PARTY TONIGHT Also Uaual Public Dancing. Admiaaion: Night. S5c JacV Connora, ' Mgr. , CARPETS CARPETS . At Bowen's Greatly Reduced in Price We have a splendid line of all the popular grades in Carpets by the yard, from the finest Wiltons to the cheaper Tapestries and Velvets, in varied shades, patterns and col ors. t If you anticipate carpet ing a room, office, hall or church, this is your op portunity. Advertisement. 1 jiEMPRESSj Rustic Garden it- I: ,ommon oense By J. J. MUNDY. Say It Quick. "This is my busy day short stories, please." Every business man feels like saying this to long talk ing callcKs. flow few persons realize how much time is losr in a day on ac count of the long-winded individual Who spins the Ion? yarn. If everyone would take it to heart that in order to accomplish any - thing worthy of commendation, someone has to be busy and give the.' other 'fellow a chance to work C. ..... . t . - - i innmnlMtecl hv interrnntinc lone 'stories, , the average, of accomplish- ' AH shades of red arc lucky, today, mfcnt . woutd be .infinitely greater i ensuring their wearers of great vi per individual. . tiility and energy. What right have you to be doing Today's dower the mignonette. noiuing more man Killing inner If your tiine is worth so little why should you steal time from some one who way be limited for time? Teach yourself to tell facts in a tense, short way and your company will be sought more earnestly than the -one ' who tells, the long stories. Besides, the short story is more effective anyway. It takes more brains to tell a Story in abbreviated form than it docs to draw it out, and in so doing prob ably lose the point. You talk a lot, but what' do you savr Get the' faculty of. savin jr much in few words; it can be acquired. Copyright, 19-1. International Feature Service, Inc. Parents' Problems How can stubornness best be over- come in a child of 4? , i IfSueAery few commands: be sure ' that, these are reasonable, and right; j and'-always have them obeyed, no matter how long or how difficult i the task. Even a very stubborn child ! will learn that stubbornness is use- ' less. '...'. i AMCSEMfcXTS. Madame Homer , and Hiss Louise Homer will be here in per son Friday Night February 18. HEAR THEM SING Prices $3.00, $2.00, $1.00 CITY AUDITORIUM HCATRC TONIGHT' and SATURDAY NIGHT Omaha Opera Aociation Preaant "THE MIKADO" , 4 Daya Starting Sunday, Feb. 20. ' George Broadhurat Preaenta A ROMANCE OF THE BIG WOODS UtaU'lJ -:-WiU-:- ( HELEN MacKELLAR ami. th original New York-Chicago x Company THE THRILLING FOREST FIRE PLAY Evea. 50c to $2.00. Mat. 50c, 75c, $1. Matinee Daily 2:15 Every Night 8:15 GEORGE - JESSEL'S "TROUBLES OF l21i" OSCAR LORA1NE; OWEN McGIVENEY; Barnea Freeman; Roy A Arthur;-Goalar A Luiby; illian'a. Comedy Peta; Topics ol the Day Klnograma. Matineea: 15c to 50c few 75c and SI. Saturday and Sun. Nighta: 15c to f 1.25. EMPRESS TWO SHOWS IN ONE BILLY DOSS REVUE in "Sailing Along." WAITERS WANTED, Vaude ville Novelty. LADELLAS) "Bits ol Variety." FRED ALLEN, Singing Comedian. Photoplay Attraction, "THE BLUE MOON," all atar cast. Fatty Arbuckle, comedy. "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" - 25c to $1.25 lata. 15, 25,50c LAST TIMES TO TODAY ESS irrUMHE B0ST0NIANSK.,! Tomorrow (Saturday) Matinee and Week The Orlilaal Bit IV WTSflN Hl' Parl(- LADIES' DIME MATINEE, WEEK DAYS EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias Pay Dividends to Thoaa Who Do the Work Jewel, Flower. Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. Today's talismanic gem, the alex andrite, is most interesting. First ft-und in Russia, in the emerald mines, it was named in honor of Alexander II, then heir - to - the j throne. As it changes from deep I green to clear red. it is well suited o one ol changing -temperament., 1 The cat's eye, today's natal stone, j is also changeable, and so is specially lucky for those of artistic tastes, but warns against too much indulgence in canrice, (Copyright, 1921, by. tlio AVI'.ecler Syndi ' t:uU-,' Inc.) I-HOTOPLAI8. Today Tomorrow m I-HOTOPLAT8. . , , ,' 1 Hie Cradle of Courage doming SUNDAY (One. Day Only) LOUISE GLAUM in "LOVE" j j1? . N EXT "sUN DA Y I KM VrA cry I ii ii II : tfti .Tfsn. Iftv II I I , . TODAY TOMORROW '' William Faversham in , "THE SIN THAT WAS HIS" Coming Sunday LOUISE GLAUM In "LOVE." ' at A First National Attraction MATINEES ONLY Third Episode RIALTO SYMPHONY . PLAYERS Offering MIGNON Harry Brnder, Conductor Juliu K. Johnson at the prgan William S. HART!: '1 'JL' m. A Treat for the Music Lovers, GRAND SYMPHONY CONCERT In Conjunction With Our Wonderful Photoplay niaTaiauTiD iv GOLDW.YN Today at 11, 1,3, 5,7 and 9. A wlf to.be loved or just X woman In hell husband s house . The nns-cr-com! not from man nor wlf: hut straight from tUe h-art oX a child. WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE B - BUT QOMPSQN prisoners of 1ve