THE ME: OMAHA. SAILHUAV. hhHKUAHV XA. Uri'i
Harrington Man
Named President
of State Editors
Univmity Proffor Urge
Publicum to Help l'.clu
cttc Stliool Pupil Along
Purine! Linn.
Lincoln, Fb. 21. (SprcUl TV.f
turn.) J. 1'. O'l uffy f the I Ian
mgton Nrw u tinted re.ii!'nt of
ih Nrbuk4 Trroi cia'iou at
ihe 49ih niiu;il couvmiioii lirre to
Jv, OiW oilVcr rlf;t( re;
J; S. Ktoh, 0t!a!a New: vice
prc.idtnt, O. U, tUnk. lUrvanl
Courier, rcrcury; F. O. t"tefomlc,
(icncva 2iKnat. treasurer; Clark I'cr
Un. Heitnce l'xjire! II. U. Horry.
l'nre Republican: K. R. J'urtrll,
Lutrr County Ihirf: C, K, N'esin,
l.urrl Advorte; Joe Alln, York
f'rpubtican, ami Grorge l. Snow,
Ltudron Journal, were named on flic
ercutive committee.
J'rcf. 1. W. Ivey of the tulwxd of
nu.inr adiiiiiitstr.it ioti at t lie I'ni
vernity tl Nebraska wan ttie prin
ripal iprakrr at trJ.iy' e!ion. lie
dicunfl ailvrrtifiiiR and ateinan
hip. both from the uewpapcr angle
in.J ironi the angle of the small
town in which the newspaper is lo
rated.
Prof. Ivey urged the co-operation
jf editors in educating school pupils
!rng bu.sinens lines. He told of the
JiMinct advantage business training
n the Omaha schools gave pupils
e Uing higher education in the state
sniversity.
Activities Profitable.
Reports of officers and committees
ilmwed that, considering; the finan-
:ial depression through which the
itate has passed this year, the aso
riation activities have been very
profitable. Legislation needed by
he editors has been obtained and
many business problems have been
ettled.
J. H. Walsh of the Crete Vidette
discussed ways and means of con
vincing the manufacturer of print
?rs equipment and machinery that
rices should come down.
J. P. O'Furey of the Hartington
N'cws, new president of the associa
tion, discussed the benefits of associa
rions closely affiliated with the pub
lishing of newspapers.
Fred Mickcl of the Seward Independent-Democrat
discussed pros
?ective plans for making the state as
sociation of more actual benefit to
:he editors. A. C. Gardner of the
Albion News discussed financing the
issociation in 1922,
Invited to Omaha,
J. S. Kroh of the Ogallala News
ipoke on moulding public opinion
of a community where a newspaper
covered its field.
The promise of warm political
fights caused great interest in a talk
by H. D. Leggctt of Ord on how
political advertising could be carried
to the best advantage both for the
publisher and the candidate.
... George Burr of the Alliance Herald
'discussed "Selling the Home Town."
The association was invited to bold
its summer meeting in Omaha by a
:ommittee headed by G. E. Carpen
'.cr; Montague Tancock of the bu
reau of publicity, Chamber of Com
merce, and Arthur Thomas of the
Stroud Manufacturing company.
U. E. Correll, editor of the Hebron
Journal, stated that it was errone
ously published that the paper found,
ed by his lather in 1871 was the first
weekly newspaper in Nebraska.
Omahans Speak for Jewish
War Relief at Fremont
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 24. (Special.)
Appearing before a mass meeting
of Fremont citizens, Dr. Frederick
Cohn, Commissioner Harry Zim
man and H. A. Wolf of Omaha suc
ceeded in adding $1,000 to Fremont's
fund for Jewish War Relief. The
local committee it out after $5,000
and already has collected over $3,000.
Rabbi Cohn and Messrs. Wolf and
Zimman delivered stirring appeals.
Tales of suffering in southeast Eu
rope caused many who already had
subscribed to double their contribu
tions. The Omahans are appearing at
Fremont, Columbus and Grand Is
land n the attempt to raise Nebras
ka's quota of $125.000.
Prospects for Wheat Good
Near Spencer, Says Farmer
Top price of $8.20 a hundred for
long-fed yearlings went yesterday to
E, W. "Farlin of Spencer, who
brought in two loads of cattle.
Mr. Farlin said there was a big
surplus of corn in the Spencer sec
tion and farmers had received good
prices by feeding it to cattle and
hogs. He said the winter wheat in
that section' promised to turn out
wclL
Omaha Klks Threaten, Plead and
Cajole When "Ar rested" at Fremont
Fremont. Neb.. Kb. 2f (Spe
cul.)-lltc4 Ruler .Walter NeU
ion and Secretary Otto NieUeo I
the Omaha Mg I tiki were
red here at they iteppej off
Union Pacific train, charged with
fnibfMlcnjent but only in fun,
a part of the unique reception given
.'5 members of the Omaha lodge by
Fremont F.Iks.
The dral was "framed" villi cer
tain members of the Omaha lodge,
Ak.el .Nirlirn, exalted ruler of the
Fremont club; Mayor C. II. Green
and police. Gun were flahrd and,
despite their protest, the two offi
cial were handcuffed and ecorted
t the police station. Dumfouaded.
they ".wealed blood' in the attempt
to prove they were respectable cU
irns of Omaha and prominent Elks
who came t Fremont to have a
good time at the local club. The
copi were 'hard-boiled,'' while the
prisoner were purple witli rage.
Finally after half an hour of
threatening, pleading and cajoling.
Mayor Green relented' and ottered
them thrir temporary rtl'a' if
friend would furnish bonds. They
were escorted to the Elks club where
a big gathering joined in a hearty
laugh on the Omahans when tbe
hoa was explained.
Dying Man Pleased at
Damage Suit Victory
licatrice. Neb.. Feb. 24. (Special
Telegram.) Eying on a cot in a
helpless condition at his home, with
hi days numbered, according to
physician, Arlie Culver, 28, express
ed liiimrlf ur!I ntratrd over the
$50.0K verdict awarded him bv a
jury against the I'liiou Pacific Rail
way company
Mr fiilvrr turil fur Sl'i.vOOO for ilia
juries received at Raymond, Neb.,
in i9JO, while assisting in loading a
handcar onto a train as a brakeman.
He is paralyzed from the waist
down.
Physicians, a human skeleton, an
X-r.iv machine, conductors, en (tin -
eers and railroad detectives figured
in the case. It is the biggest verdict
ever awarded in the history of Gage
county.
Outlook Encouragiiip in
West, Declares Sheepman
Among visitors at the stockyards
yesterday was F.ugcne McCarthy,
sheep raiser of Casper, Wyo., who
stopped over en route home from a
visit in the cast.
According to Mr. McCarthy the
outlook for sheepmen of the west is
very encouraging, although it has
been a hard winter on the range. He
said sheepmen bad wintered their
sheep well and that losses were com
paratively light.
"The advance in wool prices has
been one of the most encouraging
developments." said Mr. McCarthy,
"and most of the 1922 wool crop has
been sold on contract for from 25 to
.10 cents a pound. At the shearing
pens at Montgomery, 111., wool is
bringing 32 to 35 cents a pound."
County School Teachers
Meet to Discuss Problems
:,HcKtiiff Kph . Veh 24. ( Soe-
cial.) Scotts Bluff county school
teachers met in this city tor a dis
cussion of their problems with M. A.
Sme snnirintnriVnt of Lake Alice
consolidated school, presiding over
all sessions. Means ot raising stand
ards of education were discussed by
Supt. E. L. Rouse and others, and
rural school problems were consid
ered. At noon the teachers lunched
with the Lions ' and Rotary- clubs
when talks w-ere made by Cullen
Wright, Beach Coleman and George
Grimes of Scottsbluff, W. A. Find
ley of Gering and R. O. Chambers
of Minatare.
City. to Fight Increase in
Rates for Water and Power
Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 24.
(Special.) The city commissioners
ordered the city attorney to begin
an injunction suit against the water
and light company to prevent the
putting into force of a proposed raise
in rates on water and electricity on
March 1.
Some time- ago the company asked
the commissioners to increase the
rates here, but the request was flatly
refused and they immediately noti
fied the public that , higher rates
would be charged for February.
Pair Living Near Friend
Married Fifty Years Ago
Friend, Neb., Feb. 24. (Special.)
Fifty years ago Mr. and Mrs. H.
W ' Shufeldt. who reside on a farm
two miles north of this city, were
married in this city by E. Whitcomb,
then justice of the peace, and they
have resided here ever since. Mr.
Shufeldt is a civil war veteran and
is one of the few members of the
G. A. R. post of this city. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Shufeldt are both in ex
cellent health.
Pupils Give Program.
Chappell, Neb., Feb. 24. (Spe-!
cial.) Special pupils of Mrs. F. S.
Copeland gave a recital at the Lyric
theater. The program consisted of
a sketch, a feature dance, four num
bers by the Avalon women's quar
tet, and four readings.
Towns Work Together,
for $150,000 Hospital
Scott.bliiff. Neb., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) Gering and Scottsbluff busi
ness men, at a meeting in which
past grievances and jealousies of
town against town were wiped off
the slate, decided to co-operate in
pushing to completion the raising of
$150,000 for the northwest Nebraska
Methodist hospital.
AI Mathers, Gering banker, presid
ed over the meeting. Other Gering
men precnt included Far! Nccley,
Dr. F. B. Young. Dr. Harvey, Al
bert Hubbard. Irvin Hall, K. L. Mc
Donald. A. O. Smith. Otto l'oohs.
Curtis Lyda, K. I. Cromer and M.
K. Dillchay. William Morrow, J. C
McCreary, V. S. McCaffreem, Rev.
K. C. lintel, Robert Owens, George
Wilcox. Rev. N. G. rainier and
Harry Stark represented Scottsbluff.
J. Da.vid Larson Speaks at
Kearney Chamber Banquet
Kearney. Neb.. Feb. 24. (Special.)
The 11th annual banquet of the
Kearney Chamber of Commerce was
held at the teachers' college gym
nasium. The attendance exceeded
400, despite the fact that a blizzard
was raging.
George F.. Martin was toastmas
tcr and toasts were responded to by
Senator C G. Bli?s of Elm Creek,
M. A. Hosteller of Shclton, Senator
W. H. Quade of Staplctou, Ralph
H. Nover of Kearney, A. K. Grant
ham of Lexington. Rev. R. W. John
son of Gibbon and J. David Larson,
commissioner of the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce.
"What the world needs today is
just such spirit as predominates at
this banquet," Larson stated, 'speak
ing on "Back to First Principles."
Election to Decide on
High School Site Sought
Scottsbluff, Neb., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) Petitions are being circulated
for an election to determine the site
of the high school to be built from
bonds of $300,000 voted last week.
Many favor placing the building at
the head of Broadway, where it
would be visible to all who come to
Scottsbluff.
It is suggested that the state high
way be so built as circle the
structure. The school board had
begun negotiations with . William
F'rank for a site in the northeastern
part of the city.
12 Death Toll in
Snow Storm That
Swept Northwest
Paiki f Wolves, Driun Into
Populated District of Mon
tana, Attack Domestic
Animals.
thkhgo. Feb. 24. Tlc middle
wrt was beginning to recovr r some
what today from the Sturm which
cau.ed a sudden drop in the temper
atme to beLw freeiing and brought
snow and sleet which fell over a
l.irge area iroui Montana, the Da
kota, MiniiftoU and Wiscoiuin,
down into the northern part of 'lex
s, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The northwest, where the storm
wa greatest, according to dispatch
of 12 and several litiudrrd thousand
of 12 and several hundred dollars
dollars damage to property. Five
person met drain in a train wreck
near Minneapolis when a passenger
tram crashed into a snow plow, lour
men were frozen to death in Minne
apolis and St. l'aul. a woman wa
frozen to death near Langford. S. !..
a woman was electrocuted near
Rochester. Minn., and a man was
frozen at Dilworth, Minn.
Wolves Attack.
In the Deep Creek and Millrg.iu
sections of Montana, wolves in
droves were driven by the heavy
snow to populated districts and at
tacked domestic animals. Seventy
head of cattle were reported killed
at one point.
Wisconsin was tattling with an
enveloping mantle of snow to res
tore rort.'al conditions. Railrovl
service tad been paralyzed by ie
blizzard which wrought damage esti
mated t several millions of doH.rs,
I he arr'val of the cold weath-r,
however, bi ought relief from the
flood peri' which in many localities
had been the most dangerous affr-
niath cf irt storm. No funerals were
held in Green Bay for two days be
cause of the deep snow drifts.
l:i North Dakota only meager re
ports from scattered precincts whrrj
scheduled non-partisan league caucu
ses were held Wednesday were avail
able because of the storm. It was
estimated that less than half the
caucuses were held.
In Grip of Blizzard.
Lower Michigan, which experi
enced a heavv rainfall during the
last two days, was in the. grip of the
blizzard today and the wind reached
a maximum velocity of 55 miles an
hour in the vicinity of Detroit.
Nebraska felt a 30-mile wind, ac
companied by sleet, which put 20,000
miles of telephone lines out of com
mission, wluie iioutn uaKOia dis
patches said that heavy damage had
been caused in that state by wind
and sleet.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
northern Texas were recovering to
day, with a promise of warmer
weather by tonight. Illinois points
reported that the storm had appar
ently reached its maximum at noon
yesterday.
Chicago lelt the cold early "es
tcrday when the "thermometer fell
rapidly from the 67 maximum to
near the 20 above mark early today.
Snow (lurrii? 4caiipu!r4 t't JiP
in UiuprMiuif,
The roiJ t ji mn;ig tapidli
ra;ttatd lo.Uy.
Storm PUxs Ham.
Toronto, 0t., Feb. 2-Cmul
and wotrrq Oiiurkt riiir wrr it
ptite teniif gradually to be fiow
eni'tf front ih Wt mow stonn
of th Utt Uw do, with Street Cr,
telephone, water and telegraph
iervuet iilmott back to normal llie
northern section of lh province,
however, wis in the e"i of a furi
ous bluMrd, Keports reaching .rre
lUted the storm wa pljjinu liavoe
with operation rf steam road and
tlMt ero weather wa eauinir ajreit
distomfort to inhabitants of a wide
territory.
Fire Takes Freil Store ami
D.tm.te8 IlaiWry Station
Broken !.., Neb.. Feb. 24,
(Special.) I ire destroyed the feed
store of II, A. Tappan and badly
damaged the lattery station of It.
G, Yund. It t not known how
the fire started Frigid weather and
a heavy gale made it diiiitult for
the iirrmrn tt keen the tlamrs from
spreading to nearby building. Hi
property wa value'! at more tnan
five thousand dollars. Mr. Yund
saved hi wireless set and ome f
the office furniture.
Nchrai-kans May Till Feed
Lots With Texas Cattle
Many Nebraska f-ed lot will be
MM with young Texas rattle this
spring, in the opinion of Edward
Hall of Klgin, who was here yester
dav with two carloads of steers.
Mr. Hall said many stockmen and
farmiTt. were talkimr of buvilig
young cattle for the feed lots next
season and some around r.lgm nave
mentioned the intention of going to
the Panhandle country in Texas for
their yearlings.
Grain to Be Shipped From
Friend to Aid Starving
Friends. Neb., Feb. 24.(Specia1.)
llcnjaniin S. Varjabcdian. district
director near East Relief, with head
quarters in Omaha, presented the
cause of the starting Armenian chil
dren to members of the Friend Com
mercial club at the noonday lunch
eon. A committee was appointed by
President Alex Mcl-arlane to work
with a committee from the Fanners'
alliance to solicit grain lo be shipped
to the suffering.
Coal Gas From Healer Is
Almost Fatal to Family
Callaway. Neb.. Feb. 24. iSnc-
cial.) Coal gas from a bard-coal
burner nearly caused the death of
Mrs. Tony Kinnish and her family
at Anselmo. Mrs. Kinnish awoke
during the night and, finding the
house filled with gas. reached the
outer door and opened it. Othet
members of the family required the
servicesof a physician to bring them
to consciousness.
Columbus Court House
Furniture Contract Let
Columbus.' Neb.. Feb. 24. (Snr-
cial.) At a session of the board of
supervisors the contract for .furni
ture for- the new court house was
awarded to the Newton Hoir com
pany of Chicagd at their bid of $28,
227. Their nearest competitor was
the bid of Henry Gass & Co., local
dealers, which was $33,000.
Announcement
Our Gift Carnival Closes
Saturday, February 25,
6 P.M.
To those who have received cards, and.
have not yet looked for their number,
we are advising them to do so at once ;
' many of the good premiums remain un
claimed you may be one of the fortti-
. nate ones.
To those "who have not yet received
cards, and who our distributors prob
ably failed to reach, we invite to come
and secure one at the entrance to
our store.
Carnival closes 6 P. M. February 25th.
Orchard & Wilhelm Co.
16th and Howard Streets
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Brandeis Store Restaurants
Good News for the Busy Man
Beginning Monday, February 27th
11:30 A.M. to .2 P.M.
And Every Day Except Sunday until
Further Notice
A Business Men's Lunch
Will Be Served
Exclusively in Our
Men's Grill, for
MENU
Choice of
Baked Lake Trout A'la Creole
Minced Chicken A 'la King
Wiener Roast Braten
Roast Beef au Jus
Mashed Potatoes Wax Beans
Pumpkin Pie Rice Pudding
Cream Sauce
Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream
Lemon Sherbet
Bread and Butter
Coffee Tea Milk
60c
PROMPT SERVICE
This special 60-cent lunch
will be strictly a Business
Man's Lunch with every
convenience far prompt
and satisfactory service.
Service will be from Spe
cial English China so
that it will be all in one
course. The check will
be delivered at the time
of service so there will
be no delay.
'We intend through this 60-cent lunch to provide the business
men of Omaha the opportunity of taking their noonday meal amid
beautiful surroundings without delay and yet with quiet, efficient
service. ; Try this lunch and you will make our Men's Grill Room
your regular noonday headquarters. Take Seventeenth Street ele
vator special elevator service to the Tenth Floor.
Kxprc&s Workers
PutonSiuneHasis
With Hail Clerks
I itu! and Half for Ninth ILiur
! I.liinliutftl by Labor
ll.wr.1 "$l.lil Trii V.
KkUhlifthfil.
ChifJtfo, Feb. 24. Railway
prr rn!i!vr were placed on the
jire bai ol workiiK hour, a rad
wiy clerk who ei klmiUr work,
hy the fitiiej Mate railroad tahor
hoard, f rVeeiivp March I, in a decision
ImUy, eliminating time and one-lull
lav for the ninth hnr and creating
a "plit Irnk" of eicht hour over
a t'Ttod of 2. ut flraiRlit time rate.
Tlte new rulr will affect aliout
75,'i"0 empire.
traitfht time will he paid r tlte
firt nine hour' work each day, a!
tli'Migli the rule retain in principle
eight Iimir a tontituting a dav'i
work, lime and one-half wilt be
p,tid f-'r alt wtk over nine hours.
In the tjdit trick arrani nirnt
eiht hour work tnav he spread over
1.' hour, where relief i provided
of one hour or more at a time. Thi
change, a in previous Ward de
tin'nn. pirmiu mm to work when
needed most, even at widrly separat
ed hour, without pnialiring the ex
pre company foe overtime.
Sunday and holiday work will be
paid for at the pro rata rate a in the
pa-t.
Kor employe paid by the month,
2M hour f-hall contitute a month,
hut overtime will not be paid until
270 hour luvc been worked. For
merly time and one-half wa paid
alter 240 hour. ,
The hoard set a rate of 60 cents
ar. hour for men employed in train
service not regularly assigned. Help
er will receive 50 cents, both with
a minimum guarantee of eight hours.
Among- several eliminated rules is
that providing free transportation
for employes.
"IJusiiiP!8 Looking L'p." Says
Dempster Mill President
Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. 24. (Special )
"Business is looking up." said C.
B. Dempster, president of the Demp
ster Mill Manufacturing company,
"and I feel very optimistic over the
outlook for the coming year. Or
ders are coming in much heavier
than at any time during the last
year and large shipments of product
from the plant are leaving daily."
Mr. Dempster reports that the
working hours in the plant have been
increased from eight to nine hour
a day, and this is another indication
Il.t time at the i4ftory a'f et.
tin bctur.
Mftl Pinned lliiiealh Autu
ut Front Wheel Come Off
Nebula City, Nb.. Feb.
) Menu Whittert iui tier
urd Lenikc, l.ih of thi city, weir
taught beneath an overturned car
en the Dunbar toad, but eKaped In
jury,' lilioiiKh the tar wai badly
damaged. The young men were te
turning from a trip t Talnuge and
a l.it ili-iame null i f Duuhir a
front whfel ( the rar owe otf.
Chu ken Tliiem Ot Six
Month Term ut Hard Labor
N'rbrakka ( ny, NVb., Feb. 24
Opctial.) Rudolph Vot and 1 red
Sili'M'l, on of farinn residing
oiuli nf the city, pleaded guilty in
county court to chicken Mealing and
were krntenced ' month each
in the county jail at hard labor by
Judge r. Ueglry.
Iteatrirr Commerce HoJy
lved h tU In President
i:.4tria', Nib.. I cb. 21 (Special
At the annual turning of the Ji.
lector f the (lumber f Com
inerce, Dr. II. M. Ilej.p.ilcn wa
unanimously re-elected prcudcnt.
Other oliicer nanirj are; J. t',
Wheaton. vue pielint, and F. A,
Miller, tieaurer, The flrcti.n and
employment of accrctary was leu
until a later date.
MrCouk 'LVrtehfra t (Jet
Nu Heilticlion in Salaries
McChI Ncb Feb. 24 (Special.)
'Ihe McCook bard of education
ha te!c.ird teacher at the present
Mlam . All new teacher who may
come into the tem dining the com
ing year are U receive $HHl U than
the present salaiy. Supervisor of
penmanship and music supervisor
have been discontinued br the com
ing year a a matter of economy.
The Brandeis Store
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This Beautiful Apartment Model
BRUNSWICK
Model 200
Tbu Complete
Brunswick Outfit
Brunswick Apt. Modsl No. ZZ0.
Jewl Needle
Fibar Needle Cutter
200 Steal Needle Record CKanee
100 Fiber Needle Record Albums
Price 103.30
Pay Nothing Down
Just Buy a Few Records
Pay the Balance at tbe Rate
of Less Than 25o Per Day
'fpf
i iiiiit'isy
No Matter Where You Live
You can take advantage of our lib
eral offer. Write ua today.
i
Why put off the pleasure of bceomiiiR familiar with tho
world's best music and voices when a few cents a dny will
put this beautiful Brunswick in your borne t
Main Floor Wert
E LDREDGERE YNOLD S CO.
Tiie Store of Specialty Shops.
A Real Old-Fashioned Sale
t ...... . .......
Saturday of New
Taffeta Frocks
$11 00
oj;
and
nam
BILLOWY ruffles and rows of tiny tucks add a piquant
touch to these new frocks, so charmingly youthful
in mode.
Made of excellent quality taffeta, in blue,
brown, and black, with clever touches of color
here and there, either a ribbon, a flower, or a
bit of embroidery.
The values are exceptional at these low prices. Why
not make your selection now, and have a longer time to
wear your new frock?
A special lot of tweed suits with and without
knickers will be on sale Saturday at
1 APPAREL SHOP THIRD FLOOR
$25
Gotham Gold Stripe Hose
rE ARE' exclusive agents for these "silk stockings that wear," which
are made of 100 pure silk, pure dye and wnich are unexcelled in
appearance and durability. $2 and up. Ask about the Gotham repair
service. '
HOSE SHOP MAIN FLOOR
3V Special Collection of
Spring Millinery
On. Sale Saturday Only
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'OMEN will pause in amazement when they see
what -beautiful hats are to be placed on sale
at $5. Gay and youthful styles and colors, each de
picting some new and charming mode of the season.
Come early and select yours. -
See our window display and,
remember, the tle it Saturday
only.
, HAT SHOP SECOND FLOOR
Large hati, small Kat, medium
ized hat. - Hat to uit erery
tate.