Move Made
to Speed Up
Wat
erway
Kifbtefn Midwcl Sutrt Pre
pare for Drive on Congress
"SUrtWork in 1923
It Slogan Hung Up
By ARTHUR M. EVANS.
I klmim TrthMOwmt Ha Imw4 Mir.
Chicago, Jan. 8. The St. Law.
rewce wawy project f,j make a
will water Mediterranean" of ilu:
trrrat Lakes ind open Chicago,
wauaee, uuiuih and oilier lakr w,rt
to ocean traffic hi I anied another
miicpost and it now ripe jt action
cy congrca.
Following; the actio f th im.r.
national joint coh.moii in filing
with Secretary of,jUlc n,IRhei and
the Canadian gornn,rn, ,t Ottawa,
a report placing it unanimous O. K.
v'vy, l midwest states m
tM West Ll.Kts-.St. Lawrence Tide-
icr rcii(ii(in prepared to
lonceiurarr upon WabhiiiRton. Its
purpose t0 gtt congress to step
right mJ tnj through joint action
'h '.anads, start the preliminary
"V."' tins coming season.
. C Gardner, president of the
sociation. and Charles J'. Craitr
executive director, will hold a con
ference In Chicago to map out the
next details of the campaign at
Washington.
u; Early Start Urged.
the international joint commis
won, it was learned, recom
mends as early a start as possible
' on the work of construction. It is
supposed tltat a year perhaps would
be consumed in getting organized for
the task, assembling engineering
lorces, working out detailed speci
fications, blueprints, finances and
other necessary preliminaries.
"Start the steam shovels the
minute the ice goes out in 1923,"
was the slogan hung up by Mr.
uarancr.
It is estimated that an appropria
tion of $1,000,000 each by the United
Statei and Canada would be suf
ficient to take care of the first year's
expense, v The cost of the under
taking; has been estimated by the
engineers at $252,728,200, including
the cost of development of 1,460,
000 horse-power and its delivery to
switchboard.
The international joint commission
which approved the St. Lawrence
seaway went into all phases, engin
eering, navigation, trade, financial,
industrial, of the, project. During
their study they held some 40 public
hearings in the United States and
Canada at points from Boston and
Montreal on the east, to Calgary,
Alberta and Boise, Idaho, on the
west. : ,
Its unanimous recommendation is
.that the two governments unite in
carrying out without delay, the whole
navigation improvement and the de
velopment . 'of the first, or interna
tional, section of the incidental
hydro-electrical . energy, , which
amounts to almost one and a fcalf
million';' horse-power, as compared
with the 80,000 horse-power ag
gregate development at Niagara
Falls on both the, American and
Canadian sides. .
De Valera Plans to
: Continue His fight
(Continued From Pag One.)
Tours. At the same time he plainly
stated ' that he Intended, "whatever
happened," to retire to private life.
When the vote was taken the resig
nation was not repeated, Mr. ije
Valera merely alluding to it when he
arose and in a voice broken with
emotion began to explain his posi
tion. But he had not got far when he
sat down, unable to go on.
- Later De Valera summoned a
meeting for today, confined to the
57 "deputies who voted against the
treaty, and 'today at the Mansion
house prior to the private session
of his associates, he delivered a
speech which was a clear indication
of his intention to continue the fight,
this time apparently not only against
the British government, but against
the provisional government of the
Irish free state, which, he said, he
regards as a usurpation and to which
fhe chief objection is that it derives
its authority from; the British par
liament. " ': .
May Come Before Dail.
There are many tonight who are
of the ooinion that the question of
vr- rt- r-i ij .:
tion must be debated by the dail to
morrow. The , inconsistencies in bis
declaration have puzzled all com
mentators, but Art O'Brien, presi
dent of the Self-Determination
League of Great Britain, who is in
closest touch and sympathy with
De Valera, Informed the Associated
PresS that his interpretation is that
Mr, De Valera will resign the presi
dency and retire to private life only
when he has consolidated the re
publican position.
The task of the new provisional
government, faced by opposition
from old republican colleagues,, will
be difficult. Some deputies, includ
ing Miss MacSwiney, have declared
.their intention to act as rebels
against the provisional government.
It is taken for granted that the
provisional government will certain
ly include both Arthur Griffith and
Michael Collins. Their associates are
less clearly marked, but among
members of the dail cabinet sup
porting them is William Cosgrave,
minister of local government.
Bluffs Youth Jailed
on Order of Sheriff
At the request of Sheriff Logan
oi Mills county. Council Bluffs po
lice Sunday afternoon arrested Ever
ett Vanderpool, 20, well-known
west-end youth. Sheriff Logan said
the youth was wanted in Mills coun
ty tor perjury, but gave the local
police no details of the charge be
yond intimating1 that it was in con
nection with some recent liquor
cases. -
' Housemaids' in Indianapolis
threaten to strike unless they, are
granted ine eigni-nour oay.
. William W, Porter r. 8. B. of S
Tark City will deliver free lectare on
OkrtatiM arieae. at Ft ret Church edifice,
Twaatr-foarth atreet aad St. Marys t
aae. Tamtaj aad Thunder. Jeaaatr It
aaa 12, at I e clock. AavertieemesU
Most BeautifyJ'Hussiari
Refugee iji London1
P
Mme. KousncrsofT, one of the many titled Russian refugees in London,
is reputed to be the most beautiful of the refugees now residing at the
r.ngnsn capuai.
Democratic Senator Attacks
I Movie Offer
; a'
Harrison of Mississippi Says If Film Industry "Gets
Biggest Politician in Republican Partyj' We
- : Must Look Upon ;It With "
' : . Suspicion." " -' ( : ;
, Ily the Aeaorlated Free.
Washington, Jan. 8. Protesting
against acceptance by Postmaster
General Hays, of the tendered posi
tion as ' head of the motion picture
industry, Senator Harrison; demo
crat, Mississippi, declared in the sen
ate that ) if the motion picture
producers "get the biggest politician
in the republican party to head that
industry we must look upon it with
suspicion." ,-
Stating that he had no doubt Mr.
Hays would accept thd offer and re
tire from the cabinet. Senator Har
rison said he was . "fearful" that if
tbc former republican national chair
man "becomes the head of the mo
tion- picture industry he vill place a
censorship upon some democratic
pictures .that should ;be shown."
After describing the size of the
motion picture business and its in
fluence and freedom irom politics
up to this time, the Mississippi sena
tor declared that should the United
States Steel corporation come here
and make an offer to a cabinet mem
ber of a salary equal to that reputei
to have been tendered Mr. Hays to
direct its policies, and he accepted it,
not only would he be condemned,
but the administration would also be
condemned."
Takes Shot at Landis.
Senator Harrison referred in con
demnatory terms to the offer which
Judge Landis accepted from organ
ized base ball and asked:
"Why is Mr. Hays selected by the
motion picture industry to accept
a fabulous salary? What is the pur
pose of making this tender? Is it
because he is close to the powers
that be? Is it because he controls
fcur or five hundred thousand post
offices ami the mails? , Is it because
he has the ear of. the' president and
sits in the circles' of the administra
tion? . Is it because he helped to
Coppers Who Have
Under Fire Weep
The death of Police Inspector An
drew Pattullo yesterday marks the
passing of the second of the old
heads, on- the police- department
within a year. i .
Captain Tony Vanous, who served
on the department with Pattullo for
years, died August 4, 1921.
In his official, capacity of secre
tary of the Police Relief and Pen
sion association, Inspector Pattullo
had charge of the police detail at
Vanous' funeral as he did at prac
tically 11 burial services of police
men during the past 14 years.
Fellow Officers Weep.
Officers who have faced the fire
of criminals wept yesterday when
word of Pattullo's death flashed
through the police station.
Police Commissioner Henry Dunn
said: "He was most dependable in
his duties and a better man never
served on the police department."
Prisoners Revolt
Against Menu of
. Beans, Bread and Tea
Salt Lake City, Jan. 8. Dissatis
faction with the food served to them
at the evening meal, a number of
inmates of the Utah state prison
last night staged a miniature rebel
lion in the prison dining room, over
turning several tables loaded with
food and later yelling and pounding
on their cell, doors after1 they had
been locked up by Warden James
Devine. Tonight's menu consisted
of chili beans, bread and tea, and
the recalcitrants not only spoiled
their own meal but caused many
others to go to. bed hungry.
The warden said he would not
submit to any dictation by the in
mates and let it be known that he
contemplated reducing the size of
the meals, a special Sunday dinner
to Will Hays
elect the house of representatives,
whose duty it is to frame tax law3
and tariff measures?.: Is it because
he played such a large part in the
election of senators who conttol the
policy of the administration in this
body?" . -.
The senator said he could not im
agine hat the industry sought Mr.
Hays as a star to show with Mary
Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and
"Fatty" ,Arbuckle. v ;; . .,'
".. Significance in Offer.
"They ' have chosen him) because
they think he can do the work," he
continued. "Is it because of any
exceptional ability which . he has
shown? Is it because he can elevate
the morals of the industry? . No.
These are n6t thft xmalificatipns that
have caused the tempting Offer. There
is more significance to the offer being
made to the postmaster general than
to any other cabinet officer. He
came into prominence because he
was a great organizer'and politician."
"Many questions cme up in the
senate and the house,: that affect the
motion picture industry," the senator
stated as he referred to the tax upon
i' which had been"; proposed, as well
as to items in the Hariff, bill now
pending. ; l f :
"I do not know whether they think
that through his closeness to certain
senators, or because of his attach
ment to the president, that he can
work wonters in the new tariff bill
or th supplemental tax bill that will
be presented," the senator declared.
"I believe that the motion picture
people are making a false step," he
continued. "When they get the big
gest politician in the republican part
to head that industry we must look
on it with suspicion. I am sorry to
see the industry come into the cabi
net and get a member who was chair
man of the republican national com
mittee. The industry is hurting it
self when it stirs uo oolitic like
that." .
Stood Unmoved
at "Andy's" Death
Police Captain Dillon said: "I can't
believe that Andy is gone. He was
a police officer, heart and soul. His
whole interest was in his work and
his men. No doubt, the packers'
strike contributed to his death."
Praised By Ringer.
J. Dean Ringer, former police
commissioner, who made Pattullo
inspector of police, said: "Inspec
tor Pattullo was a police officer
from the ground up. He knew the
game thoroughly and was one of the
most capable men on the depart
ment." - -
Sergeant of Police- Frank Wil
liams, one of Pattullo's most inti
mate friends, broke down when in
formed of the inspector's death,
"A true friend's gone," he .said
sorrowingly.
Chief of Police Dcmpse3' is ex
pected back from Washington today
where he' took a' prisoner last week.
having ' been arranged,: including
roast beet and dressing with apple
pie.- f ' ' - :
Denison Taxpayera Ask '
Road Work Be' Stopped
Denison, la., Jan.' 8. (Special)
A largely attended "meeting of tax
payers was held here. T. A. Harvey
presided. , -; . ,.
The committee "on resolutions
asked for rigid economy in county
affairs and the cutting down' of. al
aries and the stopping of road work
for the present. Demand was made
for the electing of a school super
intendent by the voters, and making
the county board consist of three in
stead of five members. The coun
ty engineer. Mr. Fishel, gave figures
as to county affairs and explained
the primary road law, federal aid,
and functions of the state highway
commission. It developed that the
county was bonded to its limit for
road and bridge work now done.
THE BEE: OMAHA, . MONDAY. JANUARY 9, 1922.
Girl Seriously
Injured When Hit
ty Speeding Auto
Unidentified Driver Leaves
Miss Irene BogaU With
Legs Broken Compan
ion Is Hurt.
Misi Irene Bogat:, 22, 2524 South
Twcnty.fifth street, is in St, Joseph
hospital, seriously injured, as a re
sult of being struck by in automo
bile at Twentieth and Center streets.
The unidentified driver of the car
rped away, leaving Miss Bogatt and
her companion, Glenn Bayesdorfer,
1932 South Twenty-ninth street, lying-
where they had fallen. Bayes
dorfer recovered from the shock
quickly and found himself only
bruised and shaken up.
nayesaorier ana jvuss oogaiz nau
been sleighriding and were standing
at the corner of Center and
Twentieth streets about to bid each
other gopd night when the automo
bile sped south on Twentieth street.
Near the intersection it swervad to
avoid another machine, the driver
lost control and it crashed into and
broke down a telephone pole and
then struck Bayesdorfer and Miss
Bogatz.
Doctors think both of Miss Bo
gartz' legs are broken, and that she
has, in addition to a bad scalp
wound, internal injuries.
Arthur M. Pinto
Claimed by Death
Cousin of City Health Officer,
and Associate of Late
George Joslyn III Two
Weeks.
Arthur M. Pinto, president of the
Defiance Starch company, and cousin
of Dr. A. S. Pinto, city health of
ficer, died at the Mercer apartments,
where he made his home. He was ill
two weeks.
Mr. Pinto was 70 years old, and
for 20 years was treasurer of the
Western Newspaper union under the
late George Joslyn.s Fourteen years
ago he bought from Mr. Joslyn the
Defiance Starch company and had
actively headed the business since
that time. .
Friends of Mr. Pinto ; said last
night that he was known in Omaha
as "the man without an enemy." ,
He came to Omaha in 1885 and
had lived here continuously.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Mercer apartments Tuesday
afternoon at 2 by the Rev. Edwin
Hart Jenks. Burial will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery. ' .
Besides Mrs.Nelhe Pinto the widow.
the immediate relatives surviving, are
William and Fannie Pinto, Chicago,
brother and sister.
The Brandeis theater was the
scene yesterday afternoon of a re
cital given jointly by Virginia Rea,
coloratura soprano, and Elias Bree
skin, violinist, neither of whom had
previously been heard in this city:
miss nca transmits ner musicr.i
message through the medium of a
ight and flexible voice over which
careful schooling has enabled her
to exert excellent control. Her
tones are emitted freely, her breath
ing is managed with circumspection,
and her various trills and staccati are
negotiated with a gratifying accurr
acy. : .:'-.
Against this it must be recorded
that her tones are not sufficiently
colored, and i exhibit an occa
sional tendency toward " reedi
ness. : , Her interpretations, while
pleasant and agreeable, do not as yet
trike deep. Her first 'appearance
brought several songs in French and
Italian which do not call for special
mention excepting in so far as they
ncluded a very refreshing and de
lightful delivery of Pergolese's
Nina."
The "Waltz Song" from Gounod's
Romeo and Juliet afforded oppor
tunity for some rather exhilarating
technical flights, and the last group
formed the point of departure for
the best singing granted by Miss Reu
in the afternoon s course. bat
stressed the mood of reflective mel
ancholy in Grieg's "Solvejg's Song,"
nd successfully transmitted the buoy
ant gayety of "The Lass With the
Delicate Air by Arne. She was not
less happy in her treatment of the
Norwegian Echo Song" and Lo.
Hear the Gentle Lark" bv Bishon.
with which the program closed.
Mr. Breeskm elected to make his
initial, appearance . in Wieniawski's
concerto in D minor, a work whose
several movements, with their cleverly
contrasted rhythms, their delicate
nuances and soulful melodies, offers
the artist an attractive medium for
the revelation of his gifts. Mr. Bree.
skin proved temperamentally well
equipped , and showed a technic en
tirely adequate to the full expression
of his musical acquirements. He
may not sound the profoundest depths
of emotion, 'yet there is no superfi
ciality in his style. His playing
ather repeats a sound and healthy
mind, manly vigor, and the joy of
living.
- Later groups brought a succession
of more or less well-known compo
sitions by Kreisler, barasate and
others, all of which served for the
more complete exploitation of his
manifold merits.
Joseph' Bonime furnished excellent
pianistic background to the work of
both artists. The small audience
nevertheless manifested a lively in
terest m the afternoon's proceedings.
and demanded numerous encores.
J. P. D.
Beekeepers of Ohio Will
Make Effort to Reorganize
Columbus, O., Jan. 8. An effort
to reorganize the Ohio Bookkeepers'
association as a federation of county
societies will be made at the annual
winter meeting, to be held here Feb
ruary 2 and 3, during farmers' week
at Ohio State universiay. The pro
gram calls for an address by R. F.
Holterman of Brantford, Ontario,
announced as Canada's leading
apairist.
Music
Report of Okuma's
Death Erroneous
Former Premier of Japan,
Officially Declared Dead,
Regain Consciousneei.
Honolulu, Jan. 8. A report thai
Marquis Okuma is still alive and that
the news of his death given out
from Tokio was erroneous, was con
tained in a Tokio cablegram re
reived here by the Japanese language
newspaper, Nippu Jijl. Attending
physicians were quoted in the cable
erant. ,
The marquis, officially declared
dead regained consciousness and was
still breathing slightly when the ra
blearam was filed it declared, tlii
physicians announced that a state of
coma into which, the marquis ma
fallen had been mistaken for death.
The news of Okuma's death was
not officially announced in Tokio un
til several hours after he had sunk
into the state of coma.
Posthumous honors had been be
stowed on the marauls by the rc
gent, Prince Hirohito, in the name of
the emperor.
It was recalled that a somewhat
similar case arose in connection with
Field Marshal Terauchi. who like the
marquis, was officially pronounced
dead but regained consciousness i
few days later. He died soon after
ward.
C. of C. Canvasses
Bonus Question
National Organization . An
nounces Referendum Vote
on Aid to Former Soldiers.
Cbleara Tribune-Omaha Ba Laaud Wire.
Washington, Jan. 8. Questions
involved in the pending soldier
bonus bill were put to a referendum
vrtt todav'of the business organ
izations making up the Chamber of
Commerce of the United states.
The following four propositions
are set up on the ballot to be voted
on seoaratclv:
1. Do you favor a national sys
tem of reclamation to be initiated
through adequate federal appropna
tions and to be carried out for the
purpose of affording ex-service men
opportunity to cultivate the soil?
2. Do you favor national legis
lation and aDDrooriations to enable
ex-service men to build - homes?
3. Do vou favor national legis
lation and appropriations to enable
ex-service men to obtain vocational
education? -
4. Do you favor national legisla
tion for a general bonus, whether
paid in cash immediately or. with
payment deferred through use of
certificates?
"The purpose of the referendum is
to have chambers of commerce and
trade organizations in every part cf
the country examine these questions
and come to their conclusions in the
most deliberate way upon the mer
its," says the Chamber Of Com
merce.
"Their conclusions will determine
the national policy the United States
Chamber of Commerce will urge," .
Bluffs Woman Raises
Pair of Strange Pets
Mrs. R. R. Crocker, "200- South
Twenty-first street, Council " Bluffs,
has the strangest house nets of any
one In this vicinity. , .Fifteen years
ago a friend sent her a pair of alli
gators from a farm in California
She has succeeded in raising thetrt,
despite the unsuitable Iowa climate.
The gators splash about in a small
pond in the Crocker back yard all
summer and in the winter they hiber
nate under straw in' thp basemenr
of the house. They eat a small
square of cooked meat each only
three times a weelc during the sum
mer and nothing in the winter. The
animals are about two feet long and
will not attain mature growth until
they are 50 years old, when they
will be about si or seven f tet in
length. . '
Large Crowd Is Expected
at Chamber Entertainment
Harlie R. Norris. secretary of the
Council Bluffs Chamber of Com
merce, expects a capacity crowd at
the auditorium next Thursday eve
ning for the first get-together meet-
ing of the organization this year,
AH members are invited with their
wives or sweethearts and are privi
leged to bring guests. -
Carl I. Baer. manager or the de
velopment service bureau of the St.
Louis Chamber of Commerce, will
be the speaker of the evening. Shar
ing honors with him on the pro
gram will be Dan Desduncs' band,
which will furnish music for danc
ing after the entertainment.
State Railway Commission
to Hold Session in Fremont
Fremont. Neb.. Jan. 8. (Special.)
Nebraska State Railway commis
sion will meet in l-remont January
12, where representatives of this city
and scores of other towns on the
Scribner branch of the Northwestern
will be present to submit their views
it the existing service.
An attempt is being made to se
cure a change in tne running time
of the Chicago & Northwestern pas
senger train No. 3W, which leaves
Omaha at 11:50 a. m. The same
train formerly left Omaha 5:15 in
the afternoon and the old schedule
will be asked. .
Winter Wheat Condition
in Argentine Favorable
Washington. Jan. 8. Growing con
ditions for the winter wheat crop in
Argentina have continued favorable
and while no official estimate of pro
duction has been issued, confidence
prevails concerning the yield, accord
ing to a summary of foreign crop
prospects madfe public by the depart
ment of agriculture. The wheat area
is estimated at 13,927,000 acres, com
pared with 14,959.000 in 1920-21.
Harvesting is in progress, both in
the Argentine and in Australia
where the preliminary official esti
mate of production is 146,014,000
bushels, compared with 146,789,000
bushels a jtar ago.
Security Benefit
Company Denies
State's Charges
Topcka Insurance Association
Says Allegation. Made by
Nebraska Examiner!
Disproved in Court.
Officials of the Security Benefit
association of Topcka, Kan., an in
surance association with 10,000 ecm
bcrs in Nebraska, have made vigor
ous denial of charges made ly Ne
braska insurance examiners in a r:
port hied at Lincoln a week ago.
The report criticised the handling
of certain matters in connection witn
a mergtr of the association and the
National American insurance com
onv of Kansas City. This criticism.
officials of the society declare, Is sub
stantially the same as mat wiucn
formed the basis of legal action in
Kansas some time ago. Suit was
brought by he atorney general of
Kansas, seeking appointment of a
receiver to close the association's
affairs.
"The trial judge found no evidence
of fraud and confirmed the acts of
the association against which com
plaint was made, tts ofheers state.
"As'ao its financial condition, the
court held as follows:
"'The defendant association Ji
actually and actuarially solvent and
amply able, under its present laws
and with its assets, to meet all lawtui
claims for death and disability bene
fits arising from its certificates.'"
"Inasmuch as these matters have
been before a court and have been
settled in the association's favor, we
do not believe that it should be em
barrassed by a rehashing of old
charges," caid Former Judge Faw
cett, now attorney for the company,
nm5
Today's Attractions.
Sun "A Man's Home."
Strand Kathcrine MacDonald in
'Her Social Value."
Rialto -"Dream Street."
Moon "The Birth of a Nation."
Empress "The Sheik."
Muse "The Lone Wolf."
Grand "The Inside of the Cup."
Hamilton William b. Hart in
"The Toll Gate."
Mueller "The Affairs of Anatol."
"Dream Street."
A trinity of characters in the per-
sonsi of a young girl, Gypsy Fair,
Spike" McFadden and his brother.
Billie, are the youthful chat-
actcrs around which is woven
Dream Street," a romance of dras
matic love filled with poetic visions
and governed by the good and evil
ntluences of this world, symbolized
in two remarkable characters. The
realistic atmosphere throughout the
picture and direction are clear evi
dence of David Wark Griffith's
work. Carol Dempster has the lead
ing role. The picture' continues this
week at the Rialto theater.
"A Man's Home. :
; A- notable array of players make
up the cast ot A Man s Home,
which opened yesterday at the Sun
theater. Harry T. Morey, hero of
a score of Successful photoplays, is
cast as the neglectful but lighting
husband; Kathryn Williams portrays
the flighty wife who almost disrupts
the happiness of several lives; Grace
Valentine plays fhe adventuress and
Roland Bottomley performs as her
partner in the conspiracy. Matt
Moore and Faire Binney, two of the
screen's most popular leading play
ers, are entrusted with the juvenile
roles.
"Birth of a Nation."
Griffith'; wonder picture, playing
a return engagement at the Moon
theater, is a kind of artistic achieve
ment for the films.' It is, a thrilling
revisitation of war war in all its
cruelties; it involves the trying pe
riod of reconstruction days in the
south. Especially appealing is the
accompanying music to the produce
tion. - v.
. "Her Social Value."
In this production at the Strand
theater this week, Katherine Mac
Donald portrays a woman who wed
not wisely but too well. The actress
brings real drama to her portrayal
of the salesgirl and the society wife
who finds a wedding ring the bond
that holds her in unhappiness, Roy
Stewart plays opposite Miss Mac
Donald. Treasury Awards Medals.
Washington, Jan. 8. Silver life
saving medals awarded by the treas
ury department to three enlisted men
of the navy for heroic services have
been forwarded to them. Included
was Bernard M. Noonan, seaman, for
rescuing Pharmacist's Mate L. H.
Chennault from drowning at Bremer
ton, Wash., last July 5, Nbonan's
home was given at Morristbwn, N, J.
The hat worn by women in 4,000
B. C. is stated to be very similar to
models worn today.
IF tuggest and only tKe Best 1 !
. X . mills produce the flour hatis k.
Samuelson Named
Police Lieutenant
Al Siuueton, who !ia served IS
years as polica sergeant, received no
tice oi promotion ia the ollue of
lieutenant from C'hirf Dcmpsey.
SaillliellOn has the romilrirui In
the police department of having never
i ruin a miu uuring ins V) year
arrvicc rnilice Ollicer,
Votaw, Late of Air
Mail Here, Spends
Xmas in Havana
Natives Shoot Firework in
Celebrating Yuletide; For
iner Omahan Guest at
Moro Castle.
Sunny l'orto Rico during the
Christmas holidays is one continual
feasting and enjoyment as experi
enced by William I. Votaw, former
manager of the Omaha air mail sta
tion, who is now in sea post duty on
vessels leaving New iork.
l'orto Kuans enjoy their Christ
mas with fireworks," Votaw wrote,
The Christmas dinner, commonly
known as Nochabuena, comes on
Christmas eve, following mass at
midnight.. Our dinner consisted of
roasted spiced ham. chicken, ncc
I'.'stclfs and turron, the latter a lux
ury of almond paste from Spain.
On Christmas day, Votaw took an
auto trip along the mail route to
Aboneta, 50 miles into the mountains.
He traversed the same route that the
American soldiers took in '98 during
the Cuban insurrection, he wrote. .
We passed through sugar planta
tions and groves of bananas, oranges
and grapefruit," his letter stated. "I
saw hundreds of acres of tobacco
growing in valleys and on the sides
of mountains, all covered with
cheesecloth.
"We returned to San Juan at mid
night and all the church bells were
ringing for midnight services. It
seemed as though the entire popula
tion attended them."
Porto Rico observes Christmas as
thanksgiving feast, Votaw wrote,
and then observes "Three Kings'
day" on January 6, when presents
are distributed.
So warm was the climate during
the holidays that bathing was one ot
the principal sports, Votaw said.
Mr, Votaw left Omaha last month,
tellowing two year? of service at the
Omaha air mail station. ,
Supreme Court Upholds
Missouri Bonus Act
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 8. The
validity of the $15,000,000 soldier
bonus act was upheld by the state
supreme court here today. The court
ruled, however, that the law dealing
with the method of distributing the
bonus was subject to the referendum
and therefore could not become op
erative before February 15.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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307-8 Pazton Blk.
PHONE ATLANTIC 9747
toasting Season
Opens With Five
Children Injured
Liltlo Girl Crashes Into Coal
Truck Hoy, 12, Taken to
, Hospital With Leg
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Five children were injured bob
sled accident ion Omana streets
aaiuraay nini.
As a result Violire said special
coasting streets W ill be set aside
and policemen will guard dangerous
points. '
Jefferson Crutnjh, ' 12, and Robert
Moore, 11, 184 North Twenty-seventh
strrct, were ijijured when a sled
on which they vere coasting at
Twenty-ciKlilh and Hamilton streets,
collided with a "giat travelcr." own
ed by a group of bo is who reside at
Twentieth and Grao streets.
Jefferson suffered a fractured leg
and was taken to 1 urd Lister hos
piul. Robert receiv d body bruises
and was taken to Iiih home.
' "Travelers'
Frank Gorusch,. 2w.
Burt street.
and Ed Kamminzend,
Lincoln
west on
boulevard, were coastn
Cauitol avenue when th
ran into
another "traveler." Fr
was
re-
bruvsed about the head
ceived body bruises. They
at-
ned
tended by a physician who h
to pass by and were taken to
tinmen.
heir
Little Rita Scocin. 6. daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Scogin, 1534
South Twenty-fifth avenue, crashed
her sled iuto a heavy coal truck, and
sustained severe body bruises and
a possible fracture of the left legg.
It was the tirst accident ot tiid
day. i
The Itltle girl was coasting with
other children in the neighborhood
of Hickory street and Twenty-fifth
avenue, and apparently did not notice
the huge truck as it rolled west on
Hickory street. , '
Driver Leaves Scene.
According to nersons "who saw the
accident the truck was one owned
by the F. A. Marshall Coal company,
3915 Leavenworth street. The driv
er did not give his name and left the
scene of the accident after the lit.tlo
girl had been takejj home.-
He told persons near the scene that
he did not see the little girl and was
unaware of the accident until hailed
by several boys who were coasting.
Dr. J. J. Oieason, wno attended me
njurcd child, stated her injuries may
ue serious. .
Police are seeking- the driver or
the truck. It was also said that Dr.
Glcason is subject to arrest for failing
to report the accident.
Bangs Improving. .
Atlantic Citv. N. T.. Tan. 8. The
condition of John Kendrick Bangs,
author and lecturer, who is ill was
reported improved.
Opn Tuatday, January 10, 1012
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