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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17. 1921. U "Flunkies" Have Hard Time to Get Wallace Dressed New Secretary of Agriculture Prefers Sack Suit to Formal Attire, But Colored At tendants Wiu. By EYE WITNESS. .'Iilanco Tribune-Omaha Ltniwd Wire. Washington, March 16. You will like Henry Wallace, and the better on get to know him the more you are going to like ijiint. He speaks iu clean, honest, inform ing sentences and has a heavy, rich voice and freckles on the back of his neck. J It is a neck that has known the I Iowa sun in midsummer. His manner is thoughtful, deliber ate and friendly, and his motto is. In Hog igno V inces. It is graven on a steel shield em blazoned with Henry seated on a reaper drawn by the republican ele phant. The neighbors in Des Moines wished the shield on him the night of the banquet given just before neighbor Wallace started away to Washington and now it hangs to the right of his desk in the big red brick building of the Department of Agriculture at the foot of FJeventh street and beneath the long shadow of the Monument. When Henry gets homesick he does he likes to look at the shield. It makes him smile. Wears Blue Suit. He wears a blue sack suit and a Line tie and a white shirt with a narrow , blue stripe in it, and gray stockings that look woolen, and l.c would be happy and comfortable in that get-up from 7:.W in the morning until 10 at night (his, working hours) wtnj niv. iuiuilu ft.W I11V.11 VJU1V1 not nirk on him. I saw them close in on the new secretary of agriculture at 12:45 yes v terday afternoon and rope, throw and harness him. It was all done so swiftly and vigorously that he did not know what was the matter with him until they had him all trussed up in a black cutaway coat and striped trousers and a high hat and on his way behind jingling silver harness to a diplomatic luncheon at the Metropolitan club. He was just saying to me, "my job is, first, to try to relieve this present situation of agriculture de pression and second to develop if possible a national agricultural pol icy to make us agriculturally a sus taining nation. This means." He got that far when a colored man, suave but obviously witti some thing hefty on his mind, tiptoed down the long room and bending propric- tonally over the minister said "Sense me, Mister Sec'at'y but your frock coat I think you'll wear your frock coat." - "Ileh?" said the secretary. "Yes mister sec'at'y, the frock coat luncheon, -. Metropolitan club at half after cue'. I will bring you the frock coat." "Oh, I think not," said the secre tary, "let 'em t:ikp mo a T am " The colored man did swift and elo quent pantomime indicative, I should say. of anguish,, disfavor, -solicitude : and profound dejection, and I caught n mninn c...w1 ...Itl.U . 1. 1. i. iivmiiii ?viiim in vwilv.n UIC VUlli3 "frock coat" were audibte. The secretary caught it all and a sm'le came into his kind gray eyes. "Well, go ahead," he said. ' The colored man flew. - Soon he was back with all the cabinet regalia. , "Have I got to . change m shirt.J taltcrcd the chief of dapartmcnt comprising 16 bureaus and five commissions. Must Change Shirt. "Yes, Mister Sec'at'y, rou simplv got do that," this last -with the soli tude of a doting parent. Then they deftly manhandled him. The colored man summoned hand some help and the valid Henry Wal lace off his 16-ply throne and into a bathroom, and one boy knelt at one ' shoe and brushed it and another boy took the other foot in his lap and the secretary's secretary the courtly Mr. Fitts came with a folded piece of typewritten paper and said with solemnity. "You will wish to study that on the way," so ft will be seen that the minister was getting fits from more than one. The result was that more of the subsequent review came from the bathroom. Between gasps I heard him say, "I suppose you better bring my derby hat," and the colored ; man, with a heartful of guile and fashion answered. Yes, Mister Sec at'v. I'll bring your silk hat. Yes, suh, Mister Sec'at'y". . . . Then thev escorted their seeretarv down corridors that were sentineled by other colored men, all smiling (1 guess they like- him already) and there was a crv in the courtyard tor "Mistah Mason!" Mr. Mason, colored and venerable, appeared grandly on the high seat of an open barouche such as Na poleon III attended the battle of Sedan in, and there was much pranc ing and stateliness directed by Mis tah Mason, and everything was get ting proudly tinder way when Henry Wallace wrecked all the dignity by calling out, "Oh, Eve, don't you want a lift?" .: . Misjer Mason just naturally nearly died of mortification, but the secre taryhe only leaned back in the im perial go-cart and sighed. "I guess each of these boys wants his particular secretary to" be just as fancy as any other secretary." And my thoughts was "Gosh, if Adair county, southwestern Iowa, could only see ' "Hank" Wallace now." Weekly Paper Held Back V Until After Murder Trial Shreveport, La., March 16. Be , cause the court believed publication of the details would make it difficult to obtain a jury to try J. R. Parker and E. B. Holmes, confessed slay ers of William Roberts, automobile transfer man, at Mansfield, La., is suance of the Mansfield Enterprise, a weekly newspaper published each Friday, will be delayed until after r-Athe jury is selected Monday. Freight Steamer Missing London, March 16. The American- freight steamer Hewitt, which left Sabine. January 20 for Boston and Portland, ' Me., was posted as missing. The steamer has a normal crew of 54. Women Who Earn Big Wages Omaha Show Second Only to Pittsburgh Says Cole Motor Official Frank Morrison, secretary and treasurer of the Colev Motors Car company, Indianapolis, was a visitor at tlie' automobile show yesterday. He came at the special request of J. J. Cole, president of the company, who was unable to attend this year. Mr. Morrison expressed delight at the exhibit of Lou Traynor, Omaha representative of the Cole. Of all the shows I attended this season Pittsburgh is the ' only one that surpassed the Omaha show," he said. This was the first visit Morrison has made to Omaha in 14 years. "When 1 got ott" the train 1 didn't recognize any of the former land marks." he said. "When I got down town I never would have believed I was in Omaha because of the many improvements in the city." Pierce-Arrow Sedan Is One Of Aristocrats of Show The Pierce-Arrow sedan, done in English lake purple, with an instru ment board 'with so raanv anooint- mcts it looks like a pipe organ, up holstered with the best veiour ana retailing for $9,600, is one of the aris tocrats of the show. Fred C. Hill, who sells the Pierce-Arrow in this territory, is besieged each day with visitors who are taKcn wnn tne new car. Kvrrvthintr iniaeinablc for the comfort of the occupants of the car has been considered by tne manu facturers. Constipation and Sluggish Liver Don't take chances. Get Carter LlttU Liver fill right now. They never lau to mane we jfy. liver do its duty. Theyr j relieve constipa tion, banish in digestion, . drive out bili- ousness, stop J dizziness, clear the com CARTERS njTTLE IflVER M PILLS nlexion. nut a nealthv Blow on cheek and sparkle in the eye. Be son and get the genuine. Small Pill-Small Dose-Small Price Great Attraction at the Auto Show A marvelous Cadillac power plant in actual operation, show ing: every detail of the internal moving; parts. This is an exact duplicate of the Cadillac motor, and is a most interesting display Found On the Stage UIIIIMIIIU I the PI ERGE-ARROW I! i Phone Douglas BERTHA REMBAUGH Attorney-at-Law, Who Earns Over $25,000 a Year from Her Practice. . i Miss Bertha Rembaugh took up the profession of law when women lawyers were looked upon almost as a curiosity. That, however, did not deter Miss Remhaugh from going right ahead with her legal practice. At the present time the practice of law is a profession for many women, but Miss Rembaugh stands among the three most brilliant women law yers in the country. She earns well over $25,000 a year as an attorney-at-law. Harding May Extend War Ruling on Immigrants Washington, March 16. Repeal of wartime legislation by the last congress, has left the executive de partment in doubt as to the status of the regulations under which im migrants are required to have their passports vised by American con sular officers overseas. Officials of the labor and justice departments are conferring'and some of those participating expect an exec utive order by President Harding to keep the regulations in force. An aerial rudder Helps to steer a French racing automobile and les sens its skidding. The most convincing test EVERYTHING that could be said of Pierce-Arrow is said of many other cars But the feeling a marvhas when he sits at the wheel of Pierce Arrow only Pierce-Arrow can give. It tells its own story as no advertise mentcaa Try it g ' Fred C. Hill Motor Company 4250 21st and OMAHA Omaha Negroes Number 10,314! Whites Constituted 91.5 Per Cent of Total Popula tion at 1920 Census. Washington. March 16. (Special Telegram.) The director of the cen sus issued today a preliminary state ment of the white and negro popula tion of Omaha, as shown by the cen sus taken as of January 1. 1920. The population of Omaha, as an nounced June 26, 1920, was 191,601, comprising 181.047 whites, 10,314, ne groes, and 240 others (Chinese, Ja panese and Indians). The figures for 1910 were: Whites, 119,580; ne groes, 4,426; others,' 90. The white populalion constituted 94.5 per cent of the total in 1920 and 96.4 per cent in 1910, while the negro population constituted S.4 per cent of the total in 1920 and 3.6 per cent in 1910. The increase in the white popula tion since 1910 was 61,467, or 51.4 per cent, while the corresponding increase in the negro population was 5,888 or 13.3 per cent. Of the total population of Omaha in 1920 the males numbered 98,954 or 51.6 per cent, and the females, 62,648, or 48.4 per cent. In 1910 the corresponding- figures were: Males, 64,803, or 52.2 per cent; females, 59, 294, or 47.8 per cent. The ratio of males to females was 106.8 to 100 in 1920, as against 109.3 to 100 in 1910. Oil Spark and Throttle Levers. Do not neglect to squirt a little oil around the spark and throttle lever connections at intervals. A little of this oil will run, down the post and prevent the lever rods from freezing and thus moving at the same time: See the Stearns , cut chassis at the Auto . Show. This chassis is something every motorist should see. It thoroughly demonstrates sleeve-valve action. The Nebraska Stearns Co. Harney at 26th Omaha, Neb. Leavenworth Sts Bowers Triples Sales Of Buick Company in Nebraska in Four Years "From salesman to sales-manager or doubling the retail sales" could he a fitting title to the biography TJiE MO.SJ. d;eAUTIF.UL Good sportsmen appreciate a sportsman-like proposition. Consequently our recent invita tion to motorists of this city to get behind the wheel with us and test out in actual road performance the full capabilities of any model in the new Paige line has met with an enthusiastic response. Our invitation was made without "if's" or "but's" or reservations of any kind. We said it made no difference on what standard of price you cared to base your judg ment or make your comparisons we invited you to test the Paige for power, speed and flexibility on any road or grade you might choose. We were willing to abide by your decision. That was too good a sporting On Stage at Automobile Show . Jackton Sedan Shown at Brandei Store, Second Floor. Complete Line Dis played on Salesroom Floor. THE JACKSON Farnam, at Boulevard of Chester (Gift) lowers, sales manager of the Nebraska Buick com pany. huwers came to the Buick in 1914 when little attention was paid to retail sales. Powers wa put, ou as a salesman and before long made the higher-ups notice him because of the number of sales he was putting over. Finally the higher-ups did notice The Appeal of Good Sportsmanship PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, Michigan Manufacturers of Paigo Motor Cars and Motor Trucks Nebraska Paige Co. R. M. Austin, General Manager 27th and Harney Sts. Omaha, Neb. MOTORS CORPORATION Omaha him and they said "go to it, kid, we're for you.'' Bowers followed the hunch and the increased retail sales resulting jumped him into the sales managership in 1916. Bowers or ganized an efficient sales force and in four years has more than tripled the retail sales of the Buick in Oma ha and Nebraska. CAR. IU AME ICTCA proposition to be ignored. We have been kept busy demonstra ting and the motoring public has endorsed our statement that the Paige line, by reason of ex ceptional performance, is with out legitimate competition. Our suggestion to the sportsmen of this city to test out the Paige is now renewed. It is addressed to all to men and women, to car owners or even to non-owners who have no thought of ever acquiring an automobile. The invitation is thus all-inclusive because the test will be a revelation we are glad to have everyone experience. You may book a demonstration to suit your convenience either at the Show or at our salesrooms. Refined Individuality Proved by Unending Admiration SINCE the first appearance of the "Princess" Coupe, it has been the focusing point of admiration and the subject of en thusiastic comment. It is essentially a touring enclosed car for the most fastidious. There is a difference first conceived in its appearance, forcefully emphasized in its appointments and conclusively es tablished by its performance. Jackson individuality is dominant. The painstaking hand work of master-craftsmen asserts itself in each minute detail of construction.. Back of it stands the integrity of the Jackson Motors Cor poration who for over sixteen years have produced motor cars possessed of a personality refined individuality. Hank Fails to Open t'larksdale, Miss., March 16. The Delta Bank and Trust company did not open today and announcement was made that the bank would re main closed temporarily, pending the recasting of obligations. The bank is capitalized at $150,000 with sur plus of $IJIUHUI. JACKSON, MICHIGAN Phone Harney 0686 kk sh en i he L.t 1'4
