Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 26, 1921, Page 5, Image 5

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Aged Cobbler
t, Saves Money to -
Pay for Burial
"JiiimiieO'Bourkc'iWuU to
Be it Rm on Green
Hill Will Be
Fulfilled.
Hunrh-bicled, crippled, 80-year
old "Jimmie" O'Kourke, who u
found dead in hit little 'squatter"
hack at Twelfth and California
streets Monday, will have a decent
burial.
Two years ago "Jimmie" tent
word to hit free legal advisor,
George A. Maguey, to come down
And tee hint. When the attorney
ili-d at the one-room cabin the aged
iVan counted out $-'00 in small bills.
"Take this money and put it in
a aafe bank, and when I am gone,
aee that I have a good, burial in a
good casket; and a grave on the
tunny aide of a green hill, with a
bit of a tree, pcrhap. to shade it
ol a hot summer's day, and where
the birds will sing in the cool of the
niornin' and evenin'," said the aged
man.
Mr. Magney put the money in a
savings and loan association bank.
And within the next few days the
aged crippled body will be buried
following a funeral of which James
O'Rourke need not be ashamed.
Where "Jimmie" came from or
what was his history in his youth no
one seems to know. His rich brogue
showed that he came originally from
Ireland, He was living in a ilttle
itclc when Mr. Magney came to
maha, 35 years ago, and seemed to
be an old resident then.
"Jimmie" was the embodiment" of
optimism. His bent back, his crip
pled leg, liis poverty and privation
a i i . . : i ,i : .1 . . I u
ina nam iuii uiu nui Biuuuicr ma
cJicery spirit.
I Workmen in the Union Pacific
sTiiopa knew "Jimmie" for their friend.
He earned money by unceasing toil,
but he gave most of it away. Any
man who came to him with a hard
luck story was sure to get a "loan"
and ja cheery word of encouragement
from the bent and aged cobbler.
Usually the "loans" were not paid
back, but "Jimmie" gave just as
trustingly to the next applicant. He
was a shoemaker who specialized in
repairing the heavy work shoes worn
by employes of the railroad shops
and the smelters.'
"Jimmie's" body was the only part
of him that was crippled.
Traction Employes Buy
Milk Direct From Farm
Bridgeport, O, Oct. 25. Employ
es of the Wheeling Traction com
Ipany do net worry because IS cents
la quart is charged for milk in this
locality. Each morning and evening
they stop at a farm along the Bar
ton division, leave buckets and, on
the return trip, pick up the fluid,
which is brought to the car barns
on Wheeling island and there dis
tributed. The cost is 10 cents a
Quart.' , 1
Road Conditions
Farnlthnl br Omaha Anto Club.
Lincoln Highway, East Roada good..
Petour (or eight miles at Marahalltown.
Alao Cedar Rapids to Belle FlaiD. Weather
cloudy.
Lincoln Hlrhway. West Roads good..
Tetour tor a short distanca between
Waterloo and Valley, roadi good to
Columbus. Raining- and Central -City
roada reported muddy. Good at Grand
Island and wet.
O. L. D. Highway Roada fair to Ash
land, detour west of Ashland bridge.
Good to Lincoln and west. Weather cloua.
Highland Cutoff Rfeds fair; weather
cloudy.
S. Y. A. Roads Good. Weather cloudy.
Cornhuiker Highway Roada tins.
Weather cloudy. t
Omaha-Topeka Highway Roada fin;
weathar cloudy. .
' Custer Battlefield Hlahwav Tourist re
port this road In good condition with but
few exceptions. Soma snow reported In
Montana.
King of Traits North Roads fine.
Weather cloudy.
King of Traits South. Roads In good
condition, weather cloudy; part of road
work between Leavenworth and Kansas
City ta now completed, but a detour for
aevan and one-half miles Is still neces
sary. Oeorga Washington Highway. Under
construction to Blatr. detour over the
High road. Good to Sioux City; weather
cloudy.
Black Hills Trstl Fair to Fremont:
Fremont to Norfolk roada fine. , Weather
cloudy.
River to River Road Roada good to
Des Moines: weather cloudy.
,. White Pole Road Anita to Adair- under
under construction; detour for six miles
east of Casey. Good to Des Moines.
I. O. A, Short Line Roads' In excellent
condition, weather cloudy.
J Blue Grass Road Roads fine. Weather
ioudy.
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Harmony, 1509 Harney St
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Omaha Air Meet Plane
Taken for Rum Runner
Ship, on Trip to Western Nebraska, Forced Down 3o
Miles From Railroad Ranchers Hospit- -
able After Party Explains
Business.
Stranded in the barren sand hills
of Nebraska by a forced landing of
the Ashmusen Bluebird air plane,
four Ontahans were given hospital
ity by ranchers over Saturday and
Sunday after they convinced the
westerners the ship was not a boot
legging carrier.
The plane, carrying Pilot C L
Bowcn, commander of the Second
Aero squadron during the war; R. C
Tooke of the Omaha Aero club; J.
II. Luce, mechanician, and a report
er for The Bee was enroute back to
Omaha frpm a 400-mile trip to
Hackberry Lake. club, in Cherry
county, hunting rendezvous of
prominent Omaha business men.
' Fly Over Barren Country.
The plan left Omaha last Wed
nesday afternoon and arrived at
Hackberry lake the following noon.
Hopping off from Hackberry club
Saturday on its homeward journey
the Bluebird sped southeast over
barren sand dunes. A stiff wind was
against the ship and the plane rocked
ss the pilot battled wind pockets at
110 miles an hour. Out of sight of a
railroad or other landmarks,- the
plane flew an unchartered course
over hills and more hills. Visibility
from2,000 feet was clear and noth
ing but sand craters and an oc
casional sod house or ranch building
could be seen by the flyers.
Motor Mis-Fires.
"Omaha by tonight," was in the
mind of Pilot Bowen as he "gave
the gun" to the full nine cylinders.
The motor hummed as it followed
a straight southeast course. Soon
the Calamus river was sighted and
Pilot Bowen struck its course. The
country appeared bare. Ranch
houses were IS miles apart.
Suddenly the ship lurched and
tipped slightly.
Putt putt 1 Br-r-r-r-r. Putt putt
It was mis-fire of cylinders. The
ship fell a few feet while the re
porter's heart retained its altitude.
The mis-firing continued.
Natives Gather.
Carefully, the pilot steered the
plane on a circular course downward
as he chose a landing spot in the
valley of the Calamus. The plane
taxied safely over a sandy field not
tar from an abandoned homestead'
er s sod house.
Poor gasoline caused the mis-fire,
Pilot Bowen said.
The flyers looked about for a hay-
stack, fully conscious of their plight.
Soon, ranchers came racing over the
hills in flivvers and on horseback.
They gathered about. Several peered
in the cockpits of the plane.
. Taken for Bootleggers.
"Just down from Canada?" queried
one.
"Thought you fellows were boot
leggers'," said another.
"Yeah, we heard this plane went
north' several days ago after booze,"
spoke a third. r . ' -
It took some lengthy explaining
to convince the ranchers that the
ship was on a business 'assignment
for the Omaha Aero club. The
ranchers said the nearest telephone
was 11 miles away, and the railroad
was 35 miles. Hospitality was
fered for the night, at the H.
Buell ranch. Two of the flyers drove
through the hills to dispatch word
of the forced landing to Omaha.
Communication had to be made by
relay telephone calls. .
To lighten the load on the Blue-
Crowds in Des Moines Cheer
Return of Trolley Service
Des Moines, la., Oct. . 2S(Spe
cial Telegram.) Fifty-nine cats, the
full quota for the period of ad
interim, resumed service on the
streets of Des Moines yesterday.
Crowds of people that: lined the
downtown curbings cheered as the
electric transports hove"' into sight
The city council, in its morning ses
sion, unanimously passed the third
reading ot the now franchise ordt
nance. '
In the period of one month be
fore it is voted upon by the people,
limited service will be given by the
company m compliance with the or
der of Judge M. J. Wade of the
federal court, issued last week.
In all of the Beatty Co-operative
Cafeterias a substantial price re
duction is in order.
Every article of food we serve
has been reduced from -10 per
' cent to 50 per cent in price.
C0-0PEEATI0N makes this
Price Reduction possible; our
employes share in our profits,
they realize the Value of Your
. Good Willi " .
Eat in the ens mosfj
conranlent for yon. Th
suns excellent Serrie
la ill of them.
bird, Tooke and the reporter drove
35 miles to Long Pine, Neb., to
catch a train. They returned yestcr.
day.
The ship will be flown to Omaha
today.
Pilot Bowen made the flight from
Omaha to Hackberry Lake club, a
diktance of nearly 400 miles, in
three hours and Si minutes flying
time.
When the huge bird circled over
the Hunting club the Omaha nim
rods George llrandcis, K. John
Brandeis, T. F. Qtiinlan, J. K. David
son, Nick Klein, Edward Moore, A.
V. Kinsler, James Rait and Charles
Burns gathered below in astonish
ment. Plane Slightly Damaged.
In landing on what appeared to be
a level stretch, one wheel of the
bluebird sank suddenly in the blow
ing sand and the ship swerved
around sharply. The wheel and a
wing strut snapped. None of the
flyers was injured.
Members of Hackberry club said
the Bluebird was the first ship to
land in those sand hilts. Communi
cation to civilization was impossible
except by telephone relays through
Valentine or Wood Lake, Neb.
Real hospitality in the form of
snug beds and duck dinners was of
fered the flyers.
TAILORED; AT
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IN PAR -KERRY WEAVES AND
OUTERGARMENTS, OUR TAILORS AT
FASHION PARK. HAVE; CARRIED
WINTER- WEATHER.-WEAR TO ITS
HIGHEST DEVELOPMENT OF CORRECT
SEE OUR
WINDOWS
TODAY
THE BE: OMAHA. WfclDNfcbUAY. OUfOBKft 26. 1921.
War Record May
Save Auto Thief
From Jail Term
Owner of Midline Dora Not
Vint to Pro.cc ute Vr t ,
To Take Vocational
Training.
Joe Shanlcy's world war record
probably will get him out of a scrape
which he got into by stealing Kobert
O'Drll's car from in front -of the
Athletic club last Sunday, lie was
ai rested with the car in Fairacrcs
Sunday afternoon.
Yesterday O'Dcll appeared at Cen
tral police station and said he did not
want to prosecute him. Adjutant
Hough of the American Lcgbn also
took an interest in him.
The government bureau of w;ir risk
insurance has been searching for
Shanley to pay money due him.
Arrangements will be made for
him to take vocational training: at an
Omaha school. The government will
pay him $135 a month while he is
doing this.
His case will go through the ordi
nary channels, but when he arrives
Nebraskans Lose Suit
Over Note for $13,736
Dennis Hclberg and Anna H el
berg who live in Dcsota, Neb., arc
directed to pay the Great Western
Commission company the sum of
$13,736.17 in a default decree handed
down yesterday by District Judge
Troup.
The company sued on a note al
leged to have , been made Septem
ber 25. 1920. I
JOHN A SWANSON.TO3
John Cudahy to Marry
Daughter of Wealthy
St. Louis Business Man
lot Angeles. Oct. 25. (Speciat.)
The engagement of Louise
Chenirr Francis, only daugh.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G.
Francis of St. Louis, to John K.
Cudahy of Chicago, eldest son of the
late John Cudahy and Mrs. John
Cudahy of the Blackttone hotel,
Chicago, was announced at a tea
given in the afternoon by the parents
of Mi Francis in their suite in ths
Miramar hotel at , Santa Monica,
where Mr. Cudahy is their guest.
Mr, Francis is a wealthy retired
business man of St. Louis and is a
nephew of the late Senator Francis
of Rhode Island.
No date hai been set for the wed
ding, but it is understood that it
will take place early in December
in St. Louis.
Tropical Storm Declared
To Be Heading for Florida
Havana, Oct. 25. A tropical
storm raged yesterday over tht
province of Piiiar Del Rio and last
night was reported as heading to
ward Florida. There was a heavy
rainfall which caused, rivers and
creeks to rise, but only slight dam
age resulted.
Vessels destined for Mexican gulf
ports are being held m the harbor.
Removal of Body of Former
King Ludwig Is Postponed
Berlin, Oct. 25. (By The Asso
ciated I'ress.) It is announced from
Munich that the removal of the body
of former King Ludwig from Sarvar
castle to- Munich for burial has been
definitely postponed owing to the
political situation.
FA.-SHIOT1
PAR-KERRY
FORTY FIVE DOLLARS
CUSTOM SERVICE IT1THOVT
THE AKNOYANQE OF A TRY-ON
READY-TO. PUT-ON
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CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Sheriff Clark
Enroute With
Wohlberg-Massc
Missouri Valley Cattle Loan
, Compauy Officer Give Up
Fight to Prevent Facing
Indictment.
I . AnffoW r1.. Oct. 25. fSoe-
cial.) Jacob Masse and Charles
S, WoniDerg. cnargeo wim u
ing the mails in a scheme to defraud,
who are wanted in Omaha on a state
case charging them with embezzling
the funds of the Missouri Valley
Cattle Loan company, in addition
to the federal complaint, yesterday
abandoned their plan to appeal from
the judgment of United States Dis
trict Judge Bledsoe, denying them a
writ of habeas corpus, and gave bond
of $25,000 each for their appearance
in Omaha when needed for trial on
the federal complaint.
A visit of the attorneys of the ac
cused to San Francisco, where it
was proposed to endeavor to get out
a writ of supersedeas from the
United States circuit court, con
vinced them that nothing was to be
gained by such a procedure.
Immediately after the bond had
been approved by Commissioner
Long. Masse and Wohlbcrg were
rearrested by officers from Omaha,
headed by County Attorney A. V.
Shotwell. Sheriff Mike Clark left
for the east with the prisoners last
night. The second arrest was on
the state embezzlement charge. Doth
Masse and Wholberg say they will
be able to get bail on this allegation
when they get among friends in Nebraska.
NESS AND PROTECTION. PAR-KERRY IS
ANNOUNCED IN THIS WEEKS SATURDAY
EVENING POST AND IS REPRE
SENTED IN A NOTEWORTHY MANNER
IN OUR CU R R ENT EXHIBITS
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Baby's Cries Save
Parents in Fire
Fremont Couple Awakened to
Find Home Blazing Es
cape Through Window.
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 25.-(Spedal
Telegram.) Occupants of the farm
home of Axel Jeusen, east of Fre
mont, were saved from death yes
terday morning by a year-old baby,
who spread the alarm of fire by his
cries and awakened his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jamrs Hutchinson, in the
same room. The smoke that filled
the house awoke the infant, who in
turn wirned his parents of approach
ing danger. When they awoke they
found the house burning beneath
them,
The stairway leading to the lower
floor was a mass of flames, which
made it impossible to escape through
that avenue. They called lustily
through the bedroom window for
help and Victor Koyenk, a neighbor,
was attracted to the scene. lie
drove his automobile alongside the
burning house beneath the window.
Mrs. Hutchinson and the baby were
lowered to safety by means of bed
blankets to the top of the car.
Before helo could be summoned
the flames, which started beneath the
kitchen range, were beyond con
trol. The house, owned by Edward
Benton, Fremont, was valued at
$5,000. Little insurance covered
the loss. The furniture and house'
hold possessions were a total loss,
except for the piano and Victrola,
which were salvaged. The Fremont
Are department answered a call, but
was only able to fight the flames
with chemicals.
COMPARE
OUR VALUES
ALWAYS
'Stutter Step" ! Latt
Dancing Craze in tliel!at
New York, Oct. 25.-F.xit the
trot, the toddle, the Chiivge and
other terplihorean atrocities. The
stutter step it here. You do it with
your conversation and not with your
feet.
The ida It to improve your line
of talk and at the sume tune save
shoe leather. All that is neeei..ary
is a survey of the world's newt and
a Victrola.
Special Values in
Reed and Fiber
Furniture
Reed and Fibre Furniture haa
its use the year round, and there
are always rooms in which It can
be used to advantage.
A lato arrival of two carloads,
purchased at exceptional prices,
makes it posaible for us to offer
you full acta or single pieces of
Reed and Fibre Furniture at less
than last year's manufacturing
cost.
You can have no idea how
pretty this lino and grado of fur
niture makes a room, unless you
see it on display, shown as it Is
by us In several different fin
ishes. Come to the Bowen Store,
Howard street, between 15th and
16th streets, for your home fur
nishings and you will always
save dollars on your purchnses.
Bowen offers desirable furniture
of quality make, .at prices the
lowest.
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ia your 'first payment down
during this, the greatest said
in all our history.
Thor
Electric
Washer
You buy more than Just the Thor
when you buy your electric wash
er from us. We demonstrate just
how to operate it most economi
cally we maintain a service de
partment that will always keep
it' in 100 per cent running order,
and 'you get our guarantee that
the THOR will be a pleasure to'
you.
per month is all you pay then un
til the machine is entirely paid
for. You can have two years to,
pay if you like.
Think ot it, these terms are less,
than half the cost of your laun
dress wage
Cash
Refund
During this sale we are offering
very generous cash refund plan
to all those purchasing electric -washers.
This plan is a real In
ducement. You get your cash
while the sale is going on. No
waits or delays. Ask us about
. this feature of our sale. Already
the first 1Q0 checks have beea
mailed. , ' '
Our Other
Electric Washers
are included in this great sale.
Below are the .low prices on each
of the machines we feature. Our
special terms and our cash re
fund are included with whatever
make you select Don't wait. To
day is your opportunity.
THOR, the ace of them all,
special at $110.00 ,
A. B. C, copper tub, oscill
ator, special at 99.00
Maytag, - wooden tub, a ;
mighty good machine $77.50;
lt and Faman Streets.
8311 X Street, Sooth Side.