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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. FE1JKUAUY ' 21. 1U21. Boiling Is Freed Of Graft Charges In Shipping Probe Rrothcr-In-Law of President Given Clean Bill by House ,r Committee Payne Re- views nonunions.- Teacher Would Ban "Babv-Talk" ' .Washing. D. C, Feb. JO. W inging up its 13 months of investigation of -shipping board operations, the house - committee headed by Representa tive Walsh i.isuvl a 'statement .lidding K. W. Billing, brother-in-law of President Wilson and treasurer of the board, was "not guilty of soliciting or accepting any bribe, gift or gratuity," as charged i)V Tucker K. Sands, in connection With a contract awarded by the board to the Downey Ship Building corporation. This was the second statement issued by or on behalf of the com mittee exonerating men whose names were bought into the investi gation. The first said the conimit- . tee members did not believe Charles Schwab had received expense .: money from the government while serving as director general of the emergency fleet corporation as had been charged by an accountant who examined the books of the Bethle : hem corporation. - Boiling Recalled. '"' Today's statement came after Mr. Polling had reappeared before the eonimittee to reiterate his denial of Mr. Sands' charges and A. M. Fisher, a committee investigator, had testified that he found that there was nothing irregular aboui transactions. ' Mr. Fisher said the transactions were of a personal nature. Mr. Boil ing testified previously that they had to do with payment of funds due him by Mr. Sands on ,a house con structed for the latter some years ago. Secretary Payne, former chairman of the shipping board, reviewed con ditions as he found them when he became chairman soon after the armistice. He said he found the "accounting system in bad shape and "dismissed several officials and abol ished some bureaus in a general shake-up of the organization. Raps Marine Bill. He criticized yie merchant marine bill plan of a shipping board of seven, saying that cue executive should handle the work. He also Attacked congress for proposing abrogation of commercial treaties so preferential rates might be put into effect. .'He also declared that the govern ment could not compote with private shipping interests in operating mer chant craft and reiterated his belief that if American liners are to oper ate successfully in competition with foreign liners, they must be permit ted to sell intoxicants outside the three-mile limit. Seliool Principals Urged to Use Influence iu Stopping Harmful Practice. Circulars which have been sent by J. II.. licveridgc, superintendent of public schools, to ail principals, con tain 'the following announcement by Mrs. Sarah Barber, who has charge of speech correction in the schools. "Will principals please enlist the co-operation of the children in an effort to eliminate baby-talk from the homes. I his useless and harm ful custom has been allowed to go on practically unchecked, and it 'is responsible for a large percentage of speech defects in the grades, stam inering included, , "It gives the child, wrong impres sons of sounds at a' time when cor net impressions are very valuable. After the wrong sound has been learned in babyhood, it sometimes takes months of drill to make the correction. It even has been said that lisping and baby-talk are attractive in a very young child's speech. This is a statement made in. utter ignor ance of the great harm that may re sult to' the child, should this defect become firmly fixed. ;The results of the "baby-talk" are many. The child is kept back in his grade; he is socially ostracized; he becomes self-conscious and shy, and sometimes he even is considered mentally deficient. An ounce of pre vention is worth a pound of cure. If we cm enlist the help of the older children to do away with "baby talk" at home, it will prove of inesti mable value to the child who soon will be entering school. "A new class for stammerers is held at the city hall at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. This clafts is especially for those students who have been attending speech class and are now entering high school. There is room for a few more. Please leave the names of any who want to enter this class in the "Vocational Box." in the city hall, sixth floor. High school students may also attend this 8 o clock class. Grocer Arrested Following Fire; Arson Suspected Oil in Cafuly Bucket Explodes, j Hurling Blazing Fluid Through Store Front and Injuring Fireman. 850,000 Raised. ; "Rev." Jenkinson For Irish Relief I Promoting Oil Joe Logreco, 1532 Webster street proprietor ot a bakery store at ,1614 Webster street, was arrested at 11 Saturday nijrht following a blaze in his store w hich was extinguished by firemen from the station at Sixteenth and Izard streets. He is held in jail pending investigation. because of flic character of the fire, which originated in two 20 (juart candy buckets containing oil, firemen said the blaze appeared to be a plain attempt at arson. Flames burst from the front of the grocery store .Hid, swept beyond the curb line when the oil in the candy bucket exploited just as the iueiiun answering the call started to combat the blaze. Plaining oil covered firemen and fire appart&s. Clarence Brewster, a fireman, 3811 North Fifty-fifth street, was painfully burned by the ignited oil as he was leading a group of men into the building. He was taken to the Ford hospital, where attend ing physicians say his injuries are not serious. firemen touna the liuckets con taining the oil just behind the show case, the nuid was burning slowly and was noticed tirst by Chief Salter. I he moment the chemicals reached it the oil exploded. The bucket was seized and thrown into the street and the flaming oil spread into the gutter. Little damage was done to the store because of the quick work of the firemen. According to John C. Troutan, fire warden, who questioned Logreco at the city jail List night, charges of arson will be filed against the bfkery proprietor. 1 routan said that Lo greco carried $3,000 in insurance Five Hundlcd Sympathizers Give $100 a Plate at Chicago Banquet. Nebraska Pioneer Dies At Home in Springfield Springfield," Neb., Feb. 20. (Sep cial.) William H. Peters, one of the early pioneers' of Nebraska, died at his home in Srpmgtield. Mr. Peters came to this state from Ohio in 1854 and located at Bellevue, where he resided until moving to Srpingficld in 1883. He is survived by two brothers, John Peters, Belle vue, and Charles M. Peters, Hoger man, Idaho; two daughters, Martha Peters of Srpingfield and Mrs. John Gorder of Plattsmouth; and two sons. Dr. J. A. Peters of Springicld and J. W. Peters of Omaha. Arizona House Passes Anti-Asiatic Land Bill Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 20. The anti .5siatic land ownership bill was - passed by the lower house of the Arizona legislature. The bill had al ready been passed by the senate. Rat on Wife's Photo Has . No Bearing on Divorce y i - y (Cuntlnustl from Pat One.) our home today. Today at noon, as papa went into the parlor to put away his good suit, he saw a great big live rat sitting on the frame of your photograph, and many people came to see it. Some of the people .said you were dead, and others said it was a warning. Father 'Sullivan also was do.wn to see it.- Kids All Scared. "The kids are all scared they won't go in the parlor or anywhere alone, and w hen papa came to the store and tojch me about it, I couldn't speak and when, I did come to my senses I said mamma must be dead. Then I went .straight down to Lak ey's, but there was nobody home, so 1 sawjlarry Kadcker at the depot arid asked him if he had seen you -.today, and he said that you and Mrs. Lakey had bought a ticket for Til den. Papa was the only one that had the nerve to walk up and take , the rat off your picture with his . li-e hand and throw it in the stove. ' 'Cic rr.t acted so calm and didn't ejren trv to bite him. and when he tfrew it in the stove it burnt for trior half $n hour and everybody sjiid it was the biggest rat they ever spw, and that it was impossible for aSy rat to get ur there on such an ckld-shaped photograph. Mamma. aicii't you sorry now, that the last I vVords you told Bernard last night virre 'to hell with papa,' as you know ifcamma this happened on the first ifay of Lent and we are all glad that we went to 8 o'clock mass this morn ing, and intend to keep it ap all dur iflg Lent. I think there is something tp this trouble between you and papa as it all shows so plainly every ojic was afraid, but papa had no fear, sp he must be innocent." Chadron Normal ' 'President Elliott returned Satucilay from tile meet In J of the stato normal board. At this meeting the new gymnasium was aScepted and Riven over to the school. 'Hie building win be publically opened February 1 S. 'The annual T. "W. C. A. banquet, held in the normal dining hall February 11, was a decided success. The 141 guests vers seated at specially assigned tables, and a good spirit of fellowship was shown by the class songs and jells during the evening. The English club held an open tpeetina: Thrusday. when Miss Clark gave a very interesting Illustrated lecture on the city ot Florence. By means of the ballopticon many beautiful pictures of the city and Vbrks of art were thrown on the screen. The members of the English class who studied George Eliot's "ilqmola" last semester, were especially Interested Miss-Fern "Wileo discussed the west In rceent art, dwelling especially . on the iriirks of Lorado Taft. John Castek gave .j n interesting discussion or it own serv ice and his poems. The Northwest Nebraska Farmers' con gress was held In Chadron. One of the features of interest to the school is the rural school conference held in connec tion with the farmers' congress.' Tuesday morning. Prof. C. H. Bright gave an ad dress to the rural conference on "A Mini mom Standard in Rural Education." s - ..' ' Midland College r Midland was quite unique la having Ue Dow. an evangelist, deliver a memor ial speech in Lincoln. Monday. De low is now holding revival meeting at the Methodist churcti or mis. city, x-roieroor Kchols. assistant to De Dor, also director of singing, gave two solo. ' The T. II. C- A. Is very original In the manner in which it furthera its work of "Making the Oirla of the College Ac quainted." A series of tea parties are in progress a given by the T. M. C. A. and all tha girla of alt departments of the eoll-ge are cordially welcomed. The student volunteer band took charge f lbs chapel services, Wednesday. Bandits' Attempt to Halt Auto Thwarted by Driver While M. C. Tolmatier. 3332 Meredith avenue, was driving his automobile west on Ames avenue Saturday night a masked man ran into the street and tried to stop the car at Thirty-first avenue. When Tolmatier refused to stop the man tried to leap 611 the run ning board, but a sudden burst of speed dislodged the man's footing and the would-be holdup was foiled. f ' :' Yankton College Student, Wins Oratorical Contest Yankton, S. D., Feb. 20. (Special.) Prof. M. M. Fogg, English depart ment, University of Nebraska, as sole judge of thought, style and presentation at the South Dakota Oratorical association's 33d contest here, in which seven colleges were represented, awarded to Arthur Wil son of Yankton college, the first honrs a $50 prize and the right to represent South Dakota in the six state contest in North Dakota, in April. Professor Fogg also gave an address on "The Principles of Ef fective Public Discourse." Cliiristian Minister at Humboldt to Resign Soon Table Rock, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) Rev. Ernest Molloy, pastor of the Christian church at Humboldt, has tendered his resignation to ttke effect March 13, at which time, he will deliver his farewell sermon. On the following1 day Rev. Mr. Molloy and family will leave for Mound City. Mo., where he has- accepted a call.J He has been pastor of the Humboldt church since September, 1919. Chicago, Feb. 20. Five hundred persons raised $5U,000 for relief work in Ireland by paying $100 each for a dinner given by the American committee for relief in Ireland. Senator David I. Walsh of Massa chusetts, in an address, said that a ; l. i wnne no unencan, nau a icciiug against the English people or de sired to create dissension net ween England and the uniteu Mates, mis country could not maintain a hands et ft policy as to Ireland. "The people of Ireland arc pass ing through the valley of death." he said. "More than 100 towns have been more or less burned and de stroved. Nearly a quartcrof a bil lion dollars' worth of property has been confiscated. More than 2UU,- 000 men. women and children are in need. Industry has 'been de stroyed." " No American dares to think ot bringing about any incident in re lationships that would lead to seri ous misunderstanding between Eng land and the United States. It is because we desire friendship between our nation and Great Britain that we seek to impress on England the necessity of ending the unhappy state of Ireland. "But neither America nor any other civilized nation can stand idly by and allow the conflagration to sweep through Ireland. The policy of "hands off" is a policy of stagna tion and death." Jefferis Afraid Air Mail Item Will Hit Snag in Lower House Washington, D. C, Feb. 20.- fnerinl TVW'am.l Congressman Jefferis, speaking of the action of the senate in voting $1,250,000 for air mail service in the postofhee ap- nronriation bill. 'Said that he has serious doubts if the house will con cur in the senate amendment, know ing the opposition which 'developed against the item when the postol- nce bill was betoie trie house. Under the new rule the senate amendment will have to be voted upon by the house before the mea sure is sent to conierence ana neis afraid that Representative Madden, who had charge of the postoffice bill during its consideration by the house, will throw the weight of his influence against the item. Of course Mr. Jefferis will make a fight to retain the amendment and will endeavor to secure the help of the New York, Iowa. Nebraska and western delegations for the item, but he is not over-enthusiastic in bring ing the tie-up about. Nebraska Uni Drops 59 Delinquent Students Lincoln, Feb. 20. Dropping from the rolls of 59 students was an nounced by the University of Nebraska authorities practically account of delinquency in studies None of the delinquents, it was said, had more than half the credits neces sary to continue in their classes. Would you have nerve enough todotfiis? i Suppose you were married and had a child and every thing went wrong and you couldn't make headway fi nancially. Would you have nerve enough to pull up stakes, to begin all -over again, wiping out the ad vantages of several gene rations? Would you be willing to start consider ably lower on the social scale? Before you answer, read The Pioneers KATHLEEN NORRIS What Alice and Alan did required supreme unsel fishness and a high faith in the future. Live through their problem with them as you can in this story which combines the sym pathetic and wide-visioned qualities that have made the author of "Mother" fa mous. In Good Housekeeping far March P- On Sale at All Newsstands. ERIC NELSON DISTRIBUTOR. 1618 Capitol Avenua. Douglas 6134. i I- and all of tliese in this 74-f eature magazine .?? OlUriCa son, William J. Locke, Kate Douglas Wiggin, James Oliver Curwood, I. A. R. Wylie, Emma Lindsey Squier, AND Kathleen Norris all in one issue. rdMUUUS houette, the new skirt length, the waist line NOW! Suits, frocks, hats, jackets, evening gowns, children's dresses, and a les son in home dressmaking. TheHome'tri decoration; wall coverings; spring cleaning; tested and tasted recipes; kitchen discoveries; Dr. Wiley's Question Box; League for Longer Life; cutouts in color for the kiddies. Special Articles on buildings, child welfare, politics, women's rights, the disappearance-' of 30,000 girls, a substitute for den tistry, a party on St. Patrick's Day., all in March Good Housekeeping out now j Finn in Chicago Gained Notoriety by Arrest Alter High Finauee, Says He's "Cleaning Up." Amid the fiiK.'sc of luxuriantly furnished offices in tlic htart of Chicago, Kohcrt I.. Jenkinson. 50UUK breaclicr-promoter, whose escapades from pulpit to jail in Omaha and Denver last September along the route ot high finance, Rained him notoriety, is carrying on the promotion of his oil halc hold ings in Colorado on a magnificent scale. i His young v.ife, formerly Miss Martha. Peterson, 4212 North For tieth street, who stuck with him through thick and thin, has not lost faith in his activities. This information came direct from Jenkinson's offices, suite 1241, at 127 Nortlr'Dearborn street." Boasting of his success during the last four months, Jenkinson said: "I'm cleaning up $10,000 in this town where I made $10 in Omaha." It is said that intimate acquaint ances of the voung preacher-promo- f , . . .i . icr in umana arc nueresieu again with his company, the United Oil Shale Products Co. Investors in the Windy City arc staring open-mouthed at the pro motion activities and apparent wealth of younjr Jenkinson. J II make the public like my ways, Jenkinson is quoted as con fiding to a friend. The visitor to Jenkinson s offices is greeted w ith gold lettering on the door. A card admits him into an outer office where a petite stenog rapher requests him kindly to await the chief executive's bid to enter hi private office. Mahogany desks, velvet rugs and richly upholstered chairs attract the visitor's attention. Thus is described Jenkihson's of fices by an eye-witness. Jenkinson's boast when he left Omaha was that he "would" make a million off my oil shale holdings The young preacher's dealings in h!&h finance I rgaij with the organ ization of the Voting Men's Business association, with headquarters at 116 North Twcnty-iiflh street, Omaha. Abandoning the organization, Jenk inson eloped to Denver via a "fliv ver" with Miss Martha Peterson, whom he met while preaching at a church in Mimic Lusa addition. Passing a spurious check led to his arrest in Denver. The case against him was dropped in district court ot Douglas county . Determined to start lite anew, Jenkinson and his bride left Omaha in October to established themselves in Chicago. Reavts Unsatisfied With Amendment to Give State Tractors Washington, D. C. Feb. 20. (Special Telegram.) Congressman Reavis stated today that the Ander son amendment- to the fortification bill, whereby a certain number of tractors will be st apart for the use of the highway departments of the state, was not entirely satisfactory to him and that he would make an effort to have a more comprehensive amendment inserted in the army bill as it comes from the semftc. "What we want in Nebraska are caterpillar tractors and we want the War department to give them to us." said the congressman. "I am ad- ised that the Ward Co., of Illinois, which manufacturers these tractors, has a clause in its contract with the War department stipulative that the tractors shall not be used for other than army purposes. ' W e need these caterpillar trac tors in building our dirt roads, and I think we will get them before we "vet through." Post of Ameriean Legion Organized at Table Rock Table Rock. Neb. Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) The Brown-Hays post, American Legion, has been organ ized here with 22 members. The post was named in honor of John Lee Brown and Merran Hays, veterans of the world war buried at Table Rock. Officers were elect ed as follows: post commander. Dr. Leo D. Harman; vice commander, William Vondrasek and adjutant, j Harrison E. Madden. Billiard Attacks Proponents of Disarmament Commander of Second Corps Area Says Any Plan to Reduce Armv or Na v Is Trick. New York, Feb 20. Major Ocii- the cral Bullard, commander,, rf second corps area, opposed dis armament in an address before the National Republican club, which he punctuated with rvbukes lor its pro pouements. "Any proposition of disarmament or any limitations of armament is a trick," he said, "either to gain or maintain an advantage. "Coming from representatives of different nations, the discussion al ways consists of, fust, a diplomatic expression of profound benevolence and friendship toward all other na tions; second, the truth, regretful, but to them undeniable, that thev are forced by the other nations to arm and keep armed. J o hear them is to laugh." The subject from a "purely merican standpoint," the general declared, would mean the ibaudou ment of our financial superiority over other nations. No Bar to War. "We have it," he added. "Are we willing to abandon it to put our selves on a level with others? That would be asinine kindness." Disarmament jlone, he continued, does not obviate war, for "unarmed or ill-armed peoples are continually at war." Culture and arms were linked by the speaker, who pointed to Great Britain and Japan now and the Germany of prewar days as ex amples. Japan was alluded to as a marked example of "progressive ness and rapidly increasing enlight enment." Monkey Development. "It is a significant fact," he de clared, "that from the monkey to the American, the state of their cul ture and their advancement corre spond to the state of their argu ment. The monkeys that had had sense enough to pick up and use a stick developed into men. The others remained monkeys." Rear Admiral Sims declared that the navy is useless unless it is pre pared.' He emphasized that new in ventions should be tested. The toi nedo boat, lie said, had horn Innkeil i on as a formidable , antagonist against any battleship and remained so until the destroyer was invented. At the beginning of the war, he stated, the submarine was declared impracticable. Favors Airplane Carrier. "Many things are claimed for the airplane," he said. "If claims could do it, the navy would be abolished." He advocated adoption of the air plane carrier, saying this would be the battleshp of the future. Speaking of the use of gas, the admiral admitted it was brutal, but characterized it as a legitimate weapon. "The object of war is to destroy lives," he added. Among the household novelties is a porous covered dish which keeps its contents cool by evaporation. LUCKY STRIKE cigarette. Flavor is sealed in by toasting .Sb(& ms EVERY DAY-FORHEALTH FORFLAVOR,K)RECONOMY (Colifornias Nature-Flavored. YOUR GROCER HAS THEM