THK BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1922.
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Balfour to Quit
Arms Meet, hail
For Home Jan. 14
Will Lec Ge Jdes in Charge
of Delegation Decision
Foreshadows Early End
to Arms Meet.
Wellington, Dec. .11. (Hy A. V.)
mi arratiKtfmcnt whereby The N'cth
Hand well as th United Slates
and Japan are to he Riven cable
rightai on the Island of Yap, was
aureed to today by the head oi
delegations of the five major pow
era participating in the Washington
conference and of The Netherlands.
Great Britain and Italy accepted
the arnngr im-nt with reservations,
the foriui.r indicating that Uritihh in-tt-reMs
might also desire in the future
to have certain rights on the island
and Italy claiming an interest in
"otic of the three existing cables that
touch the u!.id.
The arrangement as tentatively
agreed to provides for allotment of
the Yap-Guam cable to the United
States; the Jan-Shanglni cable to
Japan, and the Vap-Menado cable to
Holland.
,The tentative draft of a six-power
eaty embodying this arrangement
and replacing the American-Japanese
treaty that had been negotiated re
garding Yap was submitted to the
Definite decision has been - made
by Arthur J. Balfour, head of the
British arms conference delegation
to tail for home January 14. He will
be accompanied by Lord Lee of
Farehani, first lord of the British
admiralty, leaving Sir Auckland
Gcddes, Britain's ambassador here to
wind up any remaining confeVence
matters.
The decision announced by a
P.ritieh ilclpcratinn ' srmkrsman wa
interpreted as a further indication of
the early conclusion of the confer
ence. Heretofore steamship reserva
tions made by Mr. Balfour and Lord
Lee have been tentative.
In British jircles today it was
faid that much further progress in
the settlement of far eastern ques
tions were not to' be expected inas
much as the conference, hat .lecrly
indicated its adherence to the gener
al principles set up in the four Root
resolutions.-
Canadian "Mounty"
To Probe Stories of
Lannibahsm in INorth
of the Kova Canadian
vioce. accompanied by an
. and two dog team driv-
oft out from Fort Fitz
.j'e barren lands nort'h of
obasca to Jnvestigate re
,,at the caribou eating tribes of
nHiV'S there were suffering from
!; of food and had resorted to can-
"" 'is'll. ' . " ' '' "" , '
If id'ence of cannibalism is
-.!. l.' the policeman has been in-!:-
ucted to bring back his prisoners,
.t is a tratlit:on among members of
- Tie force that they always "get their
n n. ., ,
Reports list summer said the In
l ans had missed the annuai migra
tion of caribou herds and were starv
ing in consequence. It was impossi
ble to reach the hunger stricken
ccuntry during the open season, but
now that the trails are frozen and
passable, the trip will be made. The
party will carry rations sufficient for
a trip of. two months. .". '
Mistake in U. S. Report
Reduces Rice Estimate
New Orleans, Dec. 31. A mis
take in the government crop produc-
tion estimate, issued Wednesday and
discovered yesterday, reduced the
rice estimate from 39,653,000 to 35,
105,000 bushels, the New Orleans
Board of Trade announced.
Early figures gave Texas a total
prbduction of 10,144,000 bushels,
whereas the total production was
only 5,596,000 bushels. The figures
for the other states remained the
same. . .
The corrected production figures
furnished bv the croo rcoartincr
bofid of the bureau of. markets and
crop estimates for the four princi
pal rice producing states are: Lou
isiana. 16.560,000 bushels; Arkansas,
6,688,000 bushels; California, 5,880,
000; Texas 5.596,000.
11 Injured in Mexico Citv
J Mexico City, Dec. 31. (By A. P.)
Eleven persons were injured in tha
fighting near the chamber of depu
ties yesterday in connection with
the election of a permanent , com
mission to legislate during the con'
gressionaf recess. . Two clashes oc
curred between sympathizers of the
social democratic bloc, which gained
control o?.the commission, and those
of the liberal constitutionalist party.
British Schooner Seized.
Washington, Dec. 31. Seizure of
the British schooner, Messenger of
Peace, with a cargo of liquor- off
the North Carolina coast was re-
Treasury Clifford todav bv the Coast
Husband and Wife
Frank Erdman, 69, Once
; Held in Dynamite Plot,
Fined for Petty Theft
Goes to Jail for Inability to Pay Fine of $2.50 Imposed
by Magistrate Who Was His Attorney in
Tom Dennison Case.
Frank Erdinan, who served 20
months in the Nebraska penitentiary
for an alleged attempt to dynamite
Tom Dennison' home in Omaha n
1911, faced Police Judge Foster,
who was his attorney in the dyna
mite rase, in Central police court
yesterday. ..; .
'Erdman as charged with petty
larceny in the theft of brass journals
from the Rock Island Tailroad yards
Friday night.
Aged and feeble, the gray-haired
prisoner looked the judge square in
the eye.
"Do you remember me, judge,"
he asked.
"Well, do you remember me?"
unswered Judge Foster. - .
' Nothing But Trouble.
"Please be lenient to an old man,
judge," pleaded Erdman. "I'm go
ing on 69. and I've had nothing but
trouble all my life.
"I'm broke and jdsf shifting
around to keep on living. You
know I was railroaded to the pen for
a crime I never committed. Since
my release in the order of the su
preme court I've been in poor
nouses. They got to cold that I
had to get out. I'm crippled now
and can't work, so please, judge
Tlcase. judge, enJ me to the
poor house again I'll stay there for
the winter."
' Unable to Pay Fine.
Reviewing the man's case, Judge
Foster said: ,
"It's cither the poor house or work
for you. As you can't work, I'll
recommend that you go back to the
poor house. Meantime, I'll fine you
$2.50.
He couldn't pay it and went to jail.
1 Erdman's arrest recalls his arrest
in 1911 following the finding of an
infernal dynamite machine on Tom
Dennison's porch. A drawn out
case in district court disclosed that
Erdman had made threats against
Dennison after having lost a consid
erable amount! of money in a gam
bling house.
Huge Waterway
Plan Launched
New Canal to Provide Thor
oughfare Between North
and Black Sea?. '
(Br The Amwclated Ttt.)
Munich, Germany, Dec. 31. A
corporation with an initial capital of
1,200,000,000 , marks has been orga
nized for the construction of a canal
connecting the Rhine, the Main and
the Danube, the biggest waterway
project ever undertaken in Europe,
which will require 20 years for com
pletion. Part of the canal, work on which
wiil l::ji:- or January 1, will be built
across a 1,200 iovl elevation, requir
ing 60 locks over . stretch of 700
kilometers. Forty power plants,
capable of developing 400,000 horse
power, are to be erected, designed to
furnish 2,500,000.000 kilowats of
power per hour at an estimated sav
ing of 3,000,000 marks worth of coal
every year.
The total length of the waterway
to be created will be 3,437 kilometers
and will be able to accommodate
1,500-ton ships.
The canal is designed as a thor
oughfare between the North and
Black seas, with continental connec
tions, which its promoters believe
will make it of inestimable value to
foreign as well as domestic shipping.
., The meeting at : which the com
pany was founded was attended by
representatives of every branch of
German industry.
Still Hidden in Hearse .
Pittsburgh, Kan. Dec. !31. Hid
den in a hearse, officers yesterdaj
found a still in full operation at the
home of Otis H. Brooks, north of
Frontenac. Several jugs of whisky
brewed only a few minutes before
were secreted in one end of the
hearse.
When they arrived officers said
Brooks came into the yard to meet
them and denied that there was any
liquor on the place. Acting on ad
vance information, the men said they
went directly to the barn and opened
the door. The still, steaming, met
their gaze. '
Senator Penrose 111.
Washington, Dec. 31. The condi
tion of Senator Penrose of Pennsyl
vania, who has been confined to his
hotel for several days with a severe
cold, was described today as about
the same. - '
French Evacuate. Aintah
' Beirut, Syria, , Dec. 31. The
French troops have evacuated Ain
tab, near the northern Syrian bor
der, it was announced yesterday.
Turkish forces entered as the
French left. . '
Total Liabilities
of Defunct Rome Bank .
4,000,0000,000 Lire
Rome, Dec. 31. The total liabil
ities of the Banca Italian di Sconto,
which closed its doors Thursday and
today was granted a moratorium of
one year in which to endeavor to
straighten out its financial tangles,
will reach 4.000,000,000 lira.
This fact became known today by
the publication of the petition of the
bank for a moratorium. The petition
added that the moratorium would
enable the institution to tide o7er
its present financial crisis and that
the bank anticipated a complete re
establishment of its credit. The pe
tition attributed the situation of the
bank to the general European cco-
n'c breakdown.
I'he history of ti:; ban'!. '.as out
lined in the petition for the mora
torium. Before 1915, it had a cap
ital of 15,000,000 lire. Then, , by
leaps and bounds, the capital was
increased during the war and in 1919
it had reached 315,000.000 lire.
General Rail Strike
Threatens Germany
' Berlin, Dec. 31. The danger of a
general railway strike in Germany
grew more acute following a con
ference between government and
union officials.
. The government claims that the
unions demands- Will add more thin
60,000.000,000 marks (roughly $300.
000,000) to the operating deficit and
it points out the fact tliat ' .wage in
creases have been given the men ie
cently. The unions insist that these
increases were given to the higher
officials at the expense of the lower
classes of railroad men.
The employes of the local rail
toads of Berlin, the substitute for
the American elevated, are expected
to strike during the night, putting
a damper on New Years revelry
since these lines are the sole means
of transportation for the suburban
dwellers who form the great part
of the crowds.
Manufacturer of Stills
Arrested by Dry Agents
Kansas City, Dec. 31. Federal
prohibition enforcement agents ar
rested Joseph Timmer, a wholesale
hardware merchant doing business
on the Missouri-Kansas state line,
late yesterday and held him on a
charge of violation of the federal
prohibition law in the manufacture
and sale of vessels for use as stills.
A quantity of the alleged still ma
terial was also seized. Prohibition
agents asserted that they visited
Timmer's store and were assured
that they could purchase material
for any size still, which could easily
be set up from the parts.
; Omaha Ex-Gambler Dies in Poverty
Friends Meet Expense of Burying Ed Kirby, 76,
Beside Brother He Loved So Well Recall
Story of Fraternal Esteem.
'Once able to light dollar cigars
with currency which bulged from his
pockets; then poverty and old age
this, in; a word, is the story of Ed
Kirby, gambler.
Kirby died last week in Fort
Worth,- Tex. He was buried here
yesterddy. . He left only friends.
. These friends, who knew Kirby
when fortune smiled on him, wTio
were his associates when Omaha
boasted the saloon with the gold
coin floor, are paying the expenses
of the funeral.
r brothers Both Gamblers.
-Tkcy advanced the money to
fcring his body back to Omaha, that
it might be laid by the side of his
brother, John Kirby. John Kirby
died in Omaha three years ago. His
death was a blow to Ed.
The two brothers, both gamblers,
were inseparable. They shared in
adversity and wealth. The myth
which tells of the two brothers meet
in? at night on the road, each laden
with firewood to warm the other's
home, is exemplified by the sacrifice
of the Kirby brothers.
Old associates like to tell of the
incident. It seemed the cards in
the deck of fortune had been stacked
against them. Both were near
broke. Ed departed for another
town. A day or so later he struck
.it lucky.; He mailed half his win
nings to his brother, John, in Oma
1ia. 1 On that same day John had
won, and had mailed half his vyin
nings to his brother, Ed. .' ;
Leaves for South!
The -death of John left a void in
the life of Ed, friends say. Three
weeks ago, failing . in health and
bearing the weight of 76 years on
his frail shoulders, Ed left Omaha
for the south. It was his last card,
. losing one.
But friends say he didn't greatly
care; that he had visions of rejoining
his brother in another land, where
even a gambler, if his word is good,
mav find peace and contentment.
The body arrived here Friday. Fu
neral services were held at Crosby's
undertaking parlors yesterday atter-j
noon.
Mrs. Abe Attell
. Being Held in
Big Mail Theft
Divorced Wife of Former
Champion Pugilist Arrested
With Two Men in $1,500,.
000 Bond Rohbery.
New York, Dec.31. A mail theft
of $1,500,000 In bonds on July 18,
1921, became known today with the
arrest cf Mrs. Abe Attell. divorced
wife of the former pugilist; Sam
Gold and Harry Cohen, by postoftice
inspectors and members of the po
lice bomb squad.
Face Value of Sl.477.OOC.
The bonds, with a face value of
$1,477,000, were stolen some where
enroute from the federal reserve
bank, New York, to the Treasury
department in Washington.
Some had been cancelled by per
foration and others were stamped
"paid" but the stamp was removed
by chemical and many of them
passed, inspectors said.
.The charge against. Mrs. Attell,
who said she divorced the'boxer in
California five years ago, was at
tempting to pass altered govern
ment bonds. The two men were
charged with conspiracy. ' '
Banker Suspicious.
Postal officials said Mrs. Attell
went to a delicatessen store and left
a $500 Liberty bond with the mana
ger for collection. He deposited it
with a bank here who became sus
picious and notified federal officers
Mrs. Attell said sbe bought the
bond from a moving picture actor
for $300.
Defectives found Mrs. Attell in
her apartment last night with Gold
and Cohen, both of whom were said
to have criminal records. Inspec
tors said they found a complete
opium set in the apartment. Mrs.
Attell gave her age as 28.
Appearing before United Stat?3
Commissioner Hitchcock f for ar
raignment the trio obtained con
tinuances until January 14. Bail
was fixed at $3,000 for Mrs. Attell
and $7,500 each for the two men.
Agricultural "Bloc"
Defended by Howard
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 31. James
Howard, president of the American
Farm Bureau federation, declared in
an address before the annual con
vention of the state federation yes
terday afternoon that the agricul
tural "bloc" in congress is a result
of the times.
"It was organized," said Presi
dent Howard, "as a cross party
group to secure for agriculture some
of the legislation necessary to agri
culture's very life. It succeeded. The
last congress passed more legisla
tion of interest to agriculture than
any congress in our history.
"It is the constant : fear in some
political quarters that the majority
party will be split asunder by the
agricultural 'bloc' This fear is un
grounded for a close analysis of the
'bloc's' action will show that the
members are interested in eepnomies
of the present situation and are not
playing politics, but are true to farm
bureau gospel."-.
British Battleship
Is Adrift in Storm
Cherbourg, Dec. 31. (By A. P.)
The British battleship Vengeance,
with but a small crew aboard, was
running adrift before a storm in the
F.ncrlish channel this morninar. in
danger of collision with other craft
or of piling up on the shore.
To Sell Surplus Sugar.
New York, Dec. 31. Organiza
tion of the export sugar company
which will endeavor to dispose, of
surplus sugar supplies abroad after
refining it in the United States was
said today to have been virtually
completed. It will be formed under
the Webb act which permits com
binations for export trade.
Earl D. Babst, president of the
American Sugar Refining company
is slated to be president of the new
corporation which, in audition to
that company will be composed of
the Cuban Sugar company, the
United Fruit company and B. H.
Howell, Son and company. Jt is
understood that these corporations
have signed the agreement and plan
a pool to handle at least 500,000 tons
of sugar.
Woman Holds Porker
as Hostage for Broken
Christmas Presents
Flushing. L. I.,' Dec. 31. The
story of the runaway pig and the
woman who. was carrying Christmas
china was told before Magistrate
Conway here yesterday.
Frederick Frederickson of Mas
peth was the owner of the pig up to
last Monday, when it fled from its
pen, meeting Mrs. Amelia Dwyer,
who was bringing home a Christmas
present. The china smashed. Mrs.
Dwyer decided to take the pig and
use it as a hostage while awaiting
payment of damages.
Meanwhile. Frederickson missed
his pig. A friend said it was in Mrs.
Dwyer's yard. Mrs. Dwyer said she
must have $3 for the china before
she parted with the pig. Ihe ani
mal's owner took the dispute to
court.
Magistrate Conway decided the
case was not within his jurisdiction
and dismissed the summons against
the woman. She still has the pig.
r' Vhenever I get a raise ra saiary
rnr wife demands, an increase in her
allowance.
TheGreatest Clothing Event
of the Year
See Details in This Paper Monday
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Bankruptcy Petitions
Filed Against Defunct
Brokerage Company
Chicago. Dec. 31. Petitioning
creditors appeared "before Federal
Judge K. M. Landis yesterday and
filed an involuntary petition In bank
ruptcy gaint E. W. Wagner f: Co,
grain and slock brokers, which fail
ed today.
The petitioners are Joseph Ander
son, H. Ernst and the Wood Kepp
company, all doing butincit on the
Chicago Doard o( Trade from which
the Wagner firm was suspended to
day. Attorneys for the petitioners
set up liabilities as follows: Joph
Anderson, $l.5oO; H. Ernt. $,5tW,
and Wood Kepp company, $800. Thf
petition declares that the estate of
the company hat tiibntantiatly
$.'.000,000 in assets and for the pre
ervation of the estate it is necesKar,
that receiver be appointed.
Judge Landis appointed .the Cen
tral Trust company as receiver wi'h
power to take charge of and hoi I
the estate and "to continue said hui
t'Ci and for such order as shall be
just and lawful."
One More Boy, 11 More GirU
Sent to Industrial Schuolii
Tli number of boyi sent to' the
state Industrial school at Kearney by
the juvenile court of Douglas county
was one less during 1921 than during
while the number of girl com
mitted to the school for girls at Ge
neva Increased by 11 over the
recced, according to figures contain
ed In a report issued today. Sixty,
one boys and 40 girla were tent to
the two schools during the year,
The total number of cases handed
In court during the ye.ir was o7J.
Juvenile oncers made 12,104 vuit.
Little Martha Doty is 3 years old,
but she is a veteran at celebrating
the advent of New Year's day. For
the last four years she has stepped
onto the stage at the Gaycty theater
at the stroke of- midnight on De
cember 31, to. wish all and everyone
"A Happv New Year.
And Martha docs it very nicely,
too. She is a winsome little elf, with
an aureole of curly hair surrounding
a face that has lost none of its baby
beauty because of the maturity to
which she haa attained, while she
is demurely graceful in her carriage,
retaining the chief trait of infantile
innocence, the utter lack of self
consciousness. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. V.
L. Doty, and reside at 514 South
Sixteenth street.
Chicago Livestock Sales
Show Slump During 1921
Chicago, Dec. 31. Business in live
stock in Chicago for 1921 aggregat
ed $443,906,000, a reduction of $332,
085,326 from 1920 and the lowest
since 1915. Chicago received 16,731,
800 head of livestock during the
year, or 999,762 head more than in
1920, estimating the last two days'
receipts. Chicago packers slaugh
tered 12,032,500 head of livestock in
1921; an increase of 449,000 head
over 1920. :
Shipments of livestock from Chi
cago totaled 4,696.000 head for 1921,
an increase of 551,284 head over
1920. ., .
STORE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
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See Monday night's newspapers for full particulars.
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CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN
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in our Used Automobile Prices
Prices Cut from 30 to 50
This is the most unusual sale of automobiles ever conducted in Omaha. Never have used car prices
been so low. The prices are from 30to 50 lower than they were ten days ago. We are de
termined to sell them and we know these prices will make people buy them. The prices we arc ask
ing for the cars are so low that they actually astonish buyers who know motor car values.
Remember This
Now is the time to buy a used car. The spring buy
ing will mean higher prices on used cars. If you
don't want to drive now, buy now at the low
price level. ' .
The investment will pay you a handsome return.
Make a small down payment and we will store the
car for you until you want it. .
You Can't Tell Them
From New Gars
We have been preparing for this sale for weeks and
the cars have been put in A-l condition. Most of
them have been repainted and some you can't tell
from new Cars.
If you know anything about the Re-New-Ed cars sold
by the J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. you will know that
these cars are far better than most used cars. They
are not junk.
This is the Way We Cut the Prices
$ (0
$250
Studebaker Touring
In good condition
throughout; ha a
lot of speed; excel
lent tires; a real
bargain for the man
who. wants a good
car cheap.
$3
398
Cadillac 914 Tour,
ing Car In excep
tionally fine condi.
tion except that it
needs paint; has had
ear of a chauffeur and
is in wonderful condition
mechanically; p t c i a 1
winter storm curtains.
$ (o
$ 400
Buiclc Roadter In
food condition
throughout; tires
food; dark green
paint, iu exception'
ally ood condition;
just the ear for a
salesman. ' k
$11
0
985
Hudson ' Super Six
Cabriolet In excel
lent condition
throughout; has had
best of care; late
model; tires and
paint in - excellent
condition.
$20
$1600
Cadillac 57 Touring
N aw maroon
paint; at such m
price as this you
cannot find its
equal; to thorough
ly appreciate it you
must see it. .
$00
$2200
Cadillac 57 4-Pass.
New paint; RE-NEW-ED;
5 practi
cally new Sprague
cord tires; Type 59
intake manifold;
complete set of tools
and spotlight.
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$6,000 Worth of Light Weight Automobiles
Priced at Just Exactly 50 Off
NOT ONE PRICED OVER $400
Several light weight cars which have been taken in recently were found to be in good running condition and
not in need of paint. We felt that some smart buyers who want service and do not care so much about ap
pearance would rather buy them, as they are at snap prices. Every one of these is priced under $400 and they
are as good as you will find elsewhere priced twice as high.
-Don't Miss the Best-
Buy now and take advantage of the great outdoors.
Folks in this section who do not own a motor car
miss half the pleasure in store for them. You owe
it to your family and yourself.
Buy Your
Car from a
Responsible
Concern
-This Service Is Free-
You say you can't drive? "We will teach you and
look after the car until you are able to drive it
yourself. 9.000.000 people in the United States
have learned to drive automobiles. They can't all be
smarter than you are.
. Come Early and Get the First Choice
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co.
Open Evenings
Farnam Street a t 26th Arenue
Open Evenings
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