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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1921)
THE BEK: OMAHA. THURSDAY, ' FEBRUARY 24, 1921. Two Blazes in Fremont Cause Heavy Damage; Fires Believed of Incendiary j Origin Break Out Simultane- j ou&ly in One of Principal Business Blocks. Fremont. Neb., Feb. 2.?. (.Special Tflegram.) Two fires believed to have been of incendiary origin, damaged -a principal business block here tost night. The loss is es timated at $10,000 or more. The blazes, which were discovered simultaneously by persons in the street at 9, were in the K. D. Gage office over the Fremont State bank at Sixth and Tark streets and in the apartments over the Moine com pany store five doors east. of the bank. Before the fire department arrived at the bank building the flames had spread between the walls of the upper story and the roof fell in a few minutes later. The Gage office and several other offices on the upper floor were prac tically ruined when water froj the tire hose ran into the bank below, greatly damaging the expensive fix tures and furniture which have but recently been installed. The entire business block was threatened for a- time, but hard work on the part of the fire depart ment succeeded in keeping the flames from spreading beyond the one building. The fire in the apartments oven the Moine Co. store was checked be fore it had gained much headway, Chamber of Commerce at Kearney Backs Race Meet Kearney, Neb., Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) When members of the Kear ney Business Men's Racing associa tion "expressed reluctance about stag ing the annua! midsummer races this year, fearing that a deficit might be incurred, the Chamber of Commerce unanimously voted $1,000 as a guar antee against such loss. Kearney will have her summer race meet, the schedule for which is to be drafted Saturday in Omaha by officers of the Nebraska Speed association. Buffalo County Will Sell Poor Farm in Near Future Kearney, Neb.. Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) The Buffalo county poor farm acreage has been valued at $185 an acre by a board of apprais ers. At a special election last fall Voters of the county favored dispos ing of the farm, which is located about 12 miles from Kearney, and relocation of a suitable home for the county's charges in or near - some village easy of rail access The board has not determined if the land will be sold at public auction or on closed bids. Syracuse'YoutU Fined for Stealing Auto Battery Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 23. Cn.rnl ' FHHie Henslev. 18. of Syracuse was fined $75 and costs in county court here after having con fecort Vip theft of a batterv from an automobile. Charles Wilson and Perry , Tarker, arrested at Syracuse for driving a car without - a 1921 license tag, were arraigned !n county court, but the charge against Wilson was dismissed and Parker fined $25 ' and costs. Madison County Farmer Kills Self Near Enola Madison. Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special Telegram.) Carl Smith killed him self bv discharging the contents of both barrels of a shotgun through his heart. The traeedy occurred 'by the road side near Encda. His auto mobile was .near the body with water frozen in the radiator. Smith's father took his life in a similar man ner some years ago. Temporary in- sanity is given as the motive. v Holt County Hae First Burean Marketing Agent O'Neill, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.) Holt county is the first to have a marketing agent for its farm bureau. The agent, who was aopointed last week, already is on the road and disposes of agricultural products direct from the farmer to the con sumer. A large number of cars of hay already have been sold, also considerable stock. 1 Funeral Held for Former Holt County State Senator ' O'Neill. Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special.V Fiineral services for Frank W. Phillips of Star, northeastern Holt county, who d'ed of pneumonia fol ' lowing a stroke of apoplexy, were held at his home. He was a former state senator from Holt county" and prominent in local and state busi ness and political affairs. Alleged Auto Thief Is Arrested in Minnesota Beatrice. Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special Telegram.) Paul Geisler, wanted in Beatrice for the theft of an auto mobile belonging to Miss Kate Webb of this citv and for jumping his bond of $1,000 in the district court, was arrested at Pine City, Minn. Prominent Nebraska City , Merchant Dies in Omaha Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special Telegram.) Samuel Gold berg, prominent merchant here, died in an Omaha hospital. He had been proprietor of the largest clothing store in Nebraska City for the past 35 years. He is survived by a son, Mose, and two daughters, Mrs. Ise man and Mrs. Cohn. Lincoln Grandmother Becomes Gymnast, Author, . Swimmer, Diver, Dancer Farmers Wife, Mother of Seven, Moves to Lincoln at Age of 50; Reduces From 200 to 140 Pound, Becomes Active Social Worker, Writer, Edi tor and Athlete Plans to Walk to N. Y. t t Lincoln, Feb. 23. Mrs. Ada Car roll Wormian at the age of 53 has accomplished what most women of her experience and years are willing to leave for their daughters to learn. Most women nfter having reared seven of eight children and having performed all the duties of a farm er's wife for more than 30 years arc ready to settle down and take life easy, if possible. Not so with Mrs. Wortman. Mrs. Wortman moved to Lincoln from the farm a little more than a year ago. Since com ing here she has become an expert swimmer, an enthusiastic gymna sium student folk dancer, a writer and editor, social worker and pro fessional woman of no mean ability. "It's all because I had the inclina tion and pep to get young again." says Mrs. Wortman, who boastingly. admits she is also the grandmother to seven children. ' . After considerable persuasion Mrs. Wortman toid her story, "in the hopes that it will arouse from the cement of old age some of the other grandmothers of "the country who are) prone to sit' and let age take its course." . ; - Married When 18. . Mrs. Wormian married when 18. During the first year of her marriage to O. J. Wortman they moved to a farm. As ,Mr. Wortman acquired wealth, Mrs. Wortman acquired add ed responsibilities. At the age of. 35 she was the mother of seven liv ing children. The cherished am bition to become a' writer of recog nized ability were' lost-sight of in the care of her children, her housework and the thousand and one other duties of a farmer's wife. When past 50 Mrs. Wortinah looked into the future and saw a chance to realize her ambitions of coming to the city and try her hand at writing. A year ago last June, after five of her children had. married, a sixth in the army, and there being but one son, Gifford, aged 17. left at home, she packed up and moved to Lincoln. Gifford ( came along and during the schpol yar attends classes at the state farm. She began writing stories about farm life for the agricultural maga zines. Most of her stories related to the affairs of farm women. In her own words, she "had been through the mill herself -and knew every problem the fanner's wife has to. deal with." Her first stories attracted the attention of the publisher of an Iowa journal, who appointed he,,editor of the "home department" of' -flis agri cultural magazine. Writes Fiction. She is trying her hand at Vri'.ing fiction and has been successful . iii selling a few stories of this" ort Oc casionally she has sold storied to. the better known national publications. Shortly before coining to Lincoln, Mrs. Wortman became interested in physical culture and dieting. t;She reduced her weight . from 200 to 17Q pounds, and once, just to see .'if "sTie could, she trained down-to 140 pounds. "Training dowji' Q 14Q pounds," she says, "caused nijf 'Chil dren 'to hy-1 was working too hard, so I quickly regained 30 pounds and they let me alone," ,;. . Instead of eating -abreakfast, Mrs. Wortman goes through 30 minutes of carefully prescribed exercises every morning. "Two meals a day are enough for any one," she says. Once a week, ev.ery Monday morn ing, Mrs. Wortman is at the gymnas ium at the local Y. W. C. A. Vitlin the last year she has learned, to nkin the cat," turn somersaults, swing on trapeze bars and rings and jump the "horse." After aft hour or so of this, she joins the clas in a few minutes of folk dances. ' -. v ' As regularly as Monday, night conies, she visits the swimming pool at the local high school. During the last year she has learned' to swim and dive. She has mastered, several good strokes and swims or floats on her back" with ease, Re cently she learned to-turn-flip flops from the spriugin-g board uifo the. water. One of her favorite stunts is turning somersaults in the water. Mrs. Wortman has induced a number of women friends past mid dle age to join her at the swimming and gymnasium classes. Mrs.( Wortman says a number appear o be 10 years youngf since taking up this exercise. , "It's wonderful the way some of these old wonlen .have learned to swim," she .declares.. Rarely a day passes but what, she is asked 'by her church or club to assist jn "mothering" some unfor tunatexchild. She has a new nine-room home at 3248 Starr street to care for. and is always at home in time to pre pare her son's meals. She does all her own housework. lrs. Wortman last year took a1 course in suori siory writing ai i"c University of Nebraska. She also studied French. Mrs. Wortman's husband is still a farmer. He now has farms in sev eral parts of the state and comes to Lincoln over each week-end to visit his wife. "He says for me to stay here and enjoy myself," she says., Between times she writes her magazine stories and edits her de partment for. the agricultural maga zine, -She does a great deal of read ing. "When not otherwise engaged," Mrs. Wortman said, "please remem ber that ,1 have several erandchil- Ldren to knit for.". ' As a climax' it might be well to add that Mrs.' Wortman is serious ly thinking of walking to New York this spring or early summer. Nurse Identifies ' Auto of Kidnapers -Norfolk, N.eb., Fjeb. 23. (Special Telegram.) Jennie Shaffer student, nur.se; who eicaped from three kid napers who attempted to -bind and gag her on a lonely road near here Friday night, identified the auto mobile in which the trio escaped. No arrests have been made as yet. The owner of .the" car : which is used, on a taxicatj litie asserts that the machine was'in the garage at the'-.time of the attempted abduction. Railroad men have offered a reward for the conviction' of the men who. at tacked the, young woman. Plans for Bonus Parade . ; Made by Ex-Service Men rians for the bonus parade of . ex service men Saturday afternoon weremade af a meeting, of the com mitte'e in charge Tuesday night in the ! mayor's office at the city hall. The1 men will meet in uniform at Seven teenth and Capitol avenue. Saturday , rt 2 p. m. kF. L.' Heinze,, former ' naval ensign, will be marshal and j will have six assistants. I Thd Elks, High School, Desduncs, Italian a'hd Musicians' union .bands are expected 'in ; the line of march. Mayor" Smith will be asked to issue a proclamation tor the decoration of the city. He will review the pa-rade- The line'of niarch-will.be from 'Sixteenth and Capitol avenue to Douglas to Tenth to Farnam to Twenty-fourth to Harney tovSix teenth to (Capitol avenue where it will disband. : Madison Chronicle Sold Madison, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special Telegram.- Benjamin McKeen, veteran editor and owner of thc.Mad isori Chronicle, has sold his plant to William M. Rynearson, who will- take control March 1. Trio Who Escaped Grand Island Jail Sent lo U. S. Prison Men Caught on Island Near Kearney After Jail Break Sentenced to Leav enworth. . Grand Island, Feb. .23. (Spruit.) Frank Dynes, Howard Grover and Milo Long, the trio who escaped from the Hall' county. Jail Several weeks a'ga and were captured on an island near Kearney after a posse hunt of many hours, were sentenced to Fort Leavenworth tefday by Fed eral Judge T. C. Mungcr. , No mention was made of their es cape during the trial. Mrs. Frank Dynes, who was charged with aiding and i abetting the escape. was dis charged. While awaiting trial. Dynes, emulated the late lord mayor Vaf Cork by. attempting a hunger strike,', but His fast lasted but 24 hours. . i, Dynes and. Long were sentenced W two and one-half years, and Grov er to 18 months; They were accused of stealing atttomcibSles. Herman Shank of Silver Creek was seiitencfcd to six months in the Lin coln county jail for violation of the AnVKRTISEMENT I QUICK! STOP 1 . INDIGESTION I , l-Pain in Stomach, Sourness, j GasCs and Acidity relieved t u with Pape's Diapepsin" i i .........".. .........-............. Your upset stomach will feel fine! No' waiting! When your meals don't fit and yoii feel uncomfortable; when you bclcrr gases, acids or raise sour" undigested food. When you feel lumps of indigestion pain, heart burn or 'headache from acidity, just "eat a' tablet of harmless and reliable Pape's Diapepsin , and the stomach distress is gone. Millions of people know the mag ic of Pape's Diapepsin as an antacid. 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'' Three Feature Offerings For Thursday New Spring Suits that should sell to $49.50 New Spring Suits should sell to $65.00 New Spring Tailleur Blouse Coat Types Embroidered Suits Hip Length Models New Loose Back Effects ' Ripple Suits $34 The Omaha Woman or Miss with a need for a new suit, and a de sire to share in most extraordinary money savings will not deny( herself the wonderful advantages to be derived .by selecting her suit here Thursday. A Storewide Stock Disposal Must be effected before we Move into our New Home in about 30 days Our all new $100,000 stock is thrown into this great unloading sale at about Factory Cost Every garment a new 1921 spring creation. , ' ; ' . New Spring Suits that should sell to $79.50 $ AA 95 TtqhII Cord Covert Gaberdines Tricotints Poircl Twills Naval Checks r C 1 1 . c Volstead act. -Ira ' Miller, Frank Roush and John Wilson were sen tenced to, 10 days in jail, and Charles Freeman fined $100 for violating the liquor laws. They all pleaded guilty. Nebraska and Iowa Cadillac Men Meet Thirty eb'rn.-.ka and Iowa Cad illac automobile dealers were lunch eon guests of the J. 11. Hansen Cadillac company, Omaha , distribu tors, at the Uotel Fontcnclle, yes terday. Similar luncheons, were held in all parts of the . country yesterday hy Cadillac dealers and dfstrihutor.s. J.; II. Hansen, James Muldoon and J. ,V. Van Camp made short talks. Ashland High Team Members Guesls of Grain Exchange - Members, of the Ashland High school team winning the grain grad ing contest of the Omaha Grain ex change were guests of the exchange in Omaha 'yesterday. They were all taken for a tour of the South Side markets in the morning by F. P. Manchester, secretary of the ex change. -A :4incheon at the Cham ber of ConiniprGe and a visit to the Union PaciffC"shops in the after noon' comqjlf ted their entertainment. Women emplpyed. in industrial work in Michigan "are paid the same rate of pay fis!;"men for. the same work, i"; r Aspirin . 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That decision is final, that will astonish' the entire city. :: ,: . -. : Our cabinets must So here are prices 38-inch Siberian Squirrel Coat. . . .... ... .'. $850.00 Value, Now $325.00 36-inch Natural Muskrat Coat. . . . $450.00 Value, Now $125.00 Bay Seal, Australian Oppossum trimmed a..$450.'00 Value Now $ 99.50 Pony Coat, Kit Coney trimmed. ......... $195.00 Value, Now $ 79.50 Bay Seal Coat, Raccoon brimmed Collar and Cuffs. : $450.00 Value, Now $149.50 Bay Seal "Coat, Squirrel trimmed Collar , and Cuffs:: $450.00 Value, Now $169.50 Bay Seal Coat, Marten trimmed Collar and Cuffs $425.00 Value, Now $139.50 Russian Pony Coat, Raccoon trimmed.... $450.00 Value, Now $169.50 Arctic Seal Coat, Squirrel trimmed $395.00 Value, Now $ 99.50 Leopard, Coat, Raccoon trimmed. $285.00 Value, Now $ 79.50 Kit Coney Coat, 36-inch length $150.00 Value, Now $ 59.50 Pony Coat, Fitch trimmed $350.00 Value, Now $ 99.50 Deep Mink Cape...; '. $395.00 Value, Now $ 99.50 Mink Stole, large si2e. . . $395.00 Value, Now $ 99.50 Jap Mink Scarf. ,.'..Y.i : . r.. $ 98.50 Value, Now $ 24.50 Large Mink Scarf. T $150.00 Value, Now $ 59.50 r : (jSE BEE "WANT" ADS THEY BRING" RESULTS - t '.ft f
