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The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
Texas Oil Operator Here Visiting Washington Oil Investors

Mr.. Spencer q the successful operators in
the Burkburnett oil fields. with headquarters at
Wichita Falls, Texas is spending few days in
Washington renewing acquaintance and meeting
friends who interested with him in the de-
velopment of propertie5 in the Burkburnett and
Northwest Extension section of the great Texas
oil fields
Mr.. Spencer is ROYALTY expert in the oil
business, having operated for a number of years
that line, both in Oklahoma and Kansas and was
among the early operators who realized the won
derful opportunities offered by the opening Of the
Burkburnet oil field.
In connection with his other oil industries he
is president OF the Texas Mutual Royalty Com
pany, whose stock have placed among a large
number of investors in Washington and vicinity.
have Just returned from a two weeks trip with
Mr.. Spencer over the oil fields. and his visit to
Washington at this time is for the purpose of
meeting his stockholders and anyone who may
wish hrst-hand information direct from that sec
ton
Mr.. Spencer will make my office his headquar-
ters while in the city and will be pleased to meet
anyone interested in oil investments.
The sale last Monday of 100000 shares to one
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
COTTON MARKET.

New York. Jan. 24.-Business I'm cottor
was small today. with little feature. Az
ter showing tendency to sag, the market
Improved On covering by local shorts for
over the weekend and moderate buying by
wire houses on unfayorable weather. Spot
here was quiet at a decline Of Eve points 10
S9.29 for middling: there were no sales.
spot at New Orleans was steady and nm
changed at 40 cents for middling: the sales
were 1896 bales
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
Trading Active on Bourse.

Paris, Jan. 2l-Trading was active
On the bourse today. Three per cent
rentes, 50 francs 50 centimes.
Exchange on London q francs %
centimes. Five per cent loan. s.
francs IS centimes. The dollar was
quoted at Il francs l-2 centirnes.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York. Jan. 2i.--Today's closing rates
of exchange on all principal foreign markets:
Sterling. demand, 3.62; cables, 3.62A.
Bankers, 90 days, 3.5s: 90 days, 3.56.
France. checks, 1905; cables. 1908. Bel
GUM, checks. 1872: cables. 12.20. Germany,
checks, 1.2s; cables. 1.29. Austria, checks.
30; cables. .33. Holland. checks. .37ls ;
cables, .37h. Italy. checks, 14.l7; cables.
H.15. Swiss, cheeks. 5.5T: cables, SO.
Stockholm. checks. 20 IS; cables, 900.
Christiania. checks, 1878; cables Is 90
Copenhagen. checks, 1915.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Lsnston. : at s4Ii. 20 at s4L.
Mergenthaler. 10 at 1871. 10 at 1874. 10
at 1874, 10 at 1871. 10 at 1874. 5 at 1877 n
10 at 137k, s at 1917.
After call
Commercial National Bank. . at In.
Capital Traction, . at so, at ss%.
Washington Gas, ) at 4s4, 5 at 4sl, 8 at
49,.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. I
n 61L
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
LONDON MONEY MARKET.

London. Jan. 24.-Bar silver. sokd per
ounce. Money. 81 per cent. Discount
rates, short bills. per cent; three month
bills, 5S per cent.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
NEW YORK SILVER.

New York, Jan. 24.-Bar silver. 81 .3aH
Mexican dollars, S1.01is
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

The highest commission known TO b
charged by Stock Exchange brokers for q
$50 or 500 bond is 80 cents a bond
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
FOREIGN SECURITIES.

Quotations on the chief foreign securities
traded in on the New York market were
~ followS-
The Washington herald., 1920-01-25


New of L
have a small to
quarterly dividend paid April
will increased rate.
TEXAS MUTUAL ROYALTY COMPANY.
lass E. n. Rochester Washington Representative.
Bdg-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Bouquet of Live Human Interest Stories About People
Hotel Management
Removes Lake From
Second Floor to Lobby

With the discovery of two crooks
in the Hotel Fontenelle early one
morning last week, general alarm
was sounded and the case was i'm
mediately investigated by the man
agcment. .s
The discovery was made through
a telegram which came addressed
to 6. r. Crooks, Hotel Fontenelle.
which had been sent from Chicago
presumably by someone interested
in the movements of Mr.. Crooks
To add to the confusion. A. Lake
arrived sometime during the night
and a food was reported on the
fourth floor. After a hasty meeting
of the hotel management it was
decided to remove Mr.. Lake to the
lobby for the remainder OF his stay.
in order to give the forest there the
benefit of the water.
Much confusion has been caused
since Christmas by the large am
mount of trees and underbrush that
has sprung up i'll the lobby and
behind the desk, aud efforts are
being made to keep the trees trim
med and the grass cut, to enable
the guests to Distinguish, each other
and avoid confusion while pass
ing in the lobby.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Black Eye for Xmas as
He Tells Little Girl
+ Santa Claus Is Myth

"A man that will attempt to de-
stroy the ideals of his children in
regard to the existence OF Santa
Claus, is not human" said husky
cattleman on a crosstown street car
Christmas morning to another man,
as he landed blow on his jaw. :.
The cattleman was enroute to
the stock yards when another man
and a little girl got on the car at
J street. Passengers say the man
told the little girl it was all bunk
about Santa Claus and that there
was no such individual.
THAT is all nonsense about Santa
Claus and a pack of lies given out
by the rich to their children" the
father said.
But, papa" said the little girl,
mamma said Santa Claus came to
see me last night"
That is right" said the cattle
man. there is a Santa Claus and
he visits all children
An argument followed in which
the man with the little girl was
given black eye as reminder OF
Christmas, 1919. A score of pas
sengers on the car applauded the
cattleman for his actions as he got.
off at the Exchange building
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
He Didn't Care About
The Human Race-He
Was Very Comfortable

He was amblng down Farnam
street about 4 p. m Sunday. inspect
ing the contents OF every shop win
dow, but apparently unconscious OF
the general attention he was attract
ing.
Citizens waiting patiently for
street cars on the corner of Six
teenth< street were amused by the di-
version. They stared boldly and
grinned broadly.
Chickens and happcrs. tripping
along in their weekly afternoon
stroll looked back at him over their
shoulders and Uttered audib1y.>
Youths supporting the door
frames OF sundry drug stores and
cigar stands gufawed loudly.
Lounge lizards in the Henshaw
hotel lobby even got out Of their
chairs to catch longer view of the
spectacle.
The attraction was huge pair Of
fur mitts which he was wearing.
Each contained the hide of at leasE
one full-grown dog. The fur was
three inches long and a lovely
golden brown. The nitts extended
TO his elbows and the finger tips
touched his knees. When he raised
his hand 10 adjust his hat, both hat
and head were concealed.
Some rnitts!
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04

Harold Hunter. zone of the boys
ON Council Bluffs" is telling the
worlds fair" and everybody con-
nected with it, that the old saying,
revenge is sweet" is the truest
thing he ever heard uttered from the
human mouth.
Sack" as he is called by those
who are real family" with him, is
attending school in the east and this
week returned for the holidays. AS
he alighted from the observation"
car burdened with grips, Books"
and other things too numerous to
mention, a common everyday taxi
triver stepped up and offered to re-,
lieve. him of his many parcels and
drive him to his mansion After
long two days journey sack" was
tired enough to consent to almost
anything and as he walked to the
cab he gave the taxi driver a casual
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Phone Wires Hum With Jazz
And Opera In Wee Sina' Hours
Night Operators Adjust Headpieces, Open Switches,
Close Eyes. Settle Back and Booey!-Enjoy
Real Concert from l to A. M.

If by some chance you should
have occasion to use the telephone
between a. M. and 5 a. M. and
you get paralyzed waiting for the
operator to take your number, don't
swear at the sweet young thing
no, George. don't swear at her-ask
her to let you i'll on the concert.
You may be just in time to hear
Harry Lauder singing Wee Hoose
Mang the Heather or hear Sousa's
"Stars and Stripes" by some 100
piece band. At least you wouldn't
expect the dear operator to turn
from John Mccormack singing
Calling Me Home" Just to heanyou
calling her names.
That's just what she's up against.
If she answers your call she'll miss
ont on the concert.
Special Announcement"
= At Blackstone garage No. 2, 1918
Douglas street, Night Manager Carl
Zich has a victrola. He also has a
few hundred popular records. His
selections range from "Ja-Da' to
% Sole Mo"
About | a. m. every morning Carl
hauls his VNtrola out, stands it up
bn an oil drum and plants a tele
lphone directly in front of it. He
lcalls the operator over the phone,
lannounees the opening number of
1the evenings entertainment, puts
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04

that great paper which has had such
2 marked place i'll fashioning L:.olic
opinion.
Here we have the history Of Cen
era! Singer.
What an Inspiration to the youth
of today to see how he forged ahead.
Many would have said they had no
chance. General Singer MADE
chances. He seized them when they
came and made the most Of them.
Fame at Last.
Today his void is law in The
Bundle Bee. HisSarticles are looked
forward to by the elite, the cognos-
cent?, the intellectuals of this coun-
try, and only the fact that many
people in other lands do DOT under
stand the English language prevents
them from enjoying and being up
lifted by these articles.
1t is privation which they must
suffer as best they can, because they
do not understand English.
bShCld i OlllRSi iSdt' 10 iis.
Perhaps the fact that he hes never
married may account for this. There
rs room left in his heart to- love Of
the whole world.
Why has this distinguished man
never taken helpmate? All, that is
a question that has puzzled many.
1t has been discussed in some Of
the most fashionable saloons of So
ciety.
Ir fact, there is romance con-
.1ected with his life He never men
tons it. The romance is sealed UP
within his breast.
But the story of the generals ro-
nance shall be told in these columns
next Sunday. 1t may have some ef-
feet on the coming election when
General Singer will be candidate
for the presidency of the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04

the receiver aside and throws his
little old Nictrola into high gear.
Each telephone operator in each
exchange puts on her head piece,
tits back in her chair. closes her
eyes and sails away on a dream of
sweet melodies.
Just at Press Time.
A poor struggling night police re-
porter discovered the secret of the
operators refusal to answer at that
time of the morning.
He was out on west Ames avenue
about ; o'clock one morning a week
or so ago. Three a. M. means about
three minutes before press time. He
had little yarn he was anxious to
crack in the morning edition. He
stepped into garage nearby and
picked up the telephone receiver.
A voice he recognized as that of
Carl Zich bawled over the wire
Ears ready. This is a new one,
girls. Who Shot the Holes in Fa-
theirs Derby by Baron DeOrglar."
On Through the Night.
A few hundred feminine voices
Uttered and Victroh strains began
to hum over the. wire.
THE next selection will be. Love,
Here is My Heart by John McNap-
kin"
And thus did Professor Carl play
through the night-that night and
every night.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Yea, Verily-Love Is Not
Only Blind, But Deaf
So Says Tom Gait

SThe eyes of love are blind That's
fact. But that doesn't embrace all
The defects of love. Loves ears are
also deaf. No, not always, but in
The case of Art Berlinger's cat and
1er suitor, loves ears have ceased
20 function.
Art Berlner, live stock man. has
4 pet cat. She is beauty. Not only
that but she's refined. Her nights
are not spent wandering about, like
ether felines of the neighborhood.
She retires early in the basement of
Arts home, 1901 South Twenty
,inth street.
Two weeks ago, Tom Gait, ro-
mantle young thing, caught a
glimpse of Arts cat as she glided
yr5cefully into the Berliner base
neht. She was dazzling That night
le lcouldn't resist taking little
wall around where the beauty had
iisaR peared. He secuted around al
alos all the night, without catching
wen one glimpse OF the apple of his
Apply thought. All. he'd sere-
nad} her! Oft had he heard his
ssidd ed father sing crcony mel
ody some fair maiden.
y Art Berliner adulits that
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Buck" Tips Old Loot" One
"Jit" for Ride Home in Taxi
Revenge Is Sweet" Chortles "Sack" Hunter as He
Bemoans Magnitude Of Gift to Driver, Who Was
His Lieutenant in the Army.

glance and almost dropped dead
from the shock.
The driver was none other than
the man who was the first lieutenant
OF Sacks air service company at
Kelly Field, Tex, and he was any
thing but good to the boys.
ITS too good to be true" said
Sack" slightly recovered from his
shock. Il don't wish him any hard
luck but l hope he breaks his leg or
the motor falls out of this car.
When he arrived at his palatial
home, Sack" reeled down into his
jeans and peeled forth the required
fare and as the driver stared away
he called him back and presented
tip" His enormous tip" was
nickel and Sack" says he would
have gwen anything if he had had
penny.
ooh, boy, but that did my old
heart good" said Sack" He surely
made life pleasant for me for sew
eral months" Starting away Sack"
poured forth with "a merry Christ
mas, lieutenant"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
By EDWARD BLACK.

! Mrs. What's HcrNane, aglow
with conversational ecstacy, gal
Hoped over to the Lefingwell CAN
teen to impart bit of confidential
information which had been weigh
ing on her mind. Mrs. Leffingwell
was busy, preparing a meal de luxe
| for the homecoming of her knight,
yclept Henry Lefingwell. She ad-
justed her mind for the revelations
which were to be unfolded by the
neighbor, whose knowledge of
neighborhood information ranged
from what the cat brought i'll, to a
conversation she overheard when
central .>'rggel her line in with two
other pa. les when she called for
the number Of her grocer to order
garlic to satisfy an exotic craving
which had been developed by her
Henry. \ .
Il have come over to tell you
something, because | know you are
my friend. | don't know just how
to tell it, but ] must have conf
dante and | know that you will SYM
pathize with me. | want you to tell
me whether | should tell my hus-
band of this matter the neighbor
began. LAT first | though | would
not tell anyone ABOUT it, but the
more | thought, the more | was con-
WINGED that should tell you. Some
women keep everything to them
selves, but you know ! am not that
kind of woman. | believe | would
die if | couldn't tell someone. Do
you keep anything from your hus-
band, or do you just let him find it
out for himself? Sometimes, when
| tell my man a lot of little home
affairs, he tells me to think more
and talk less, and then, again, he
asks me why / don't tell him what
has been going on at home while
he was away at work all day"
Grieved at Frivolity.
Mrs. Leffngwell was growing
nervous on account of the circum-
locution of her friend. She wished
her visitor would come to the point
and out with it.
What is your latest grief" she
asked, commiseratingly.
We'll, Mrs. Leffingwell, may as
we'll tell you first as last-I have
found my first gray hair and /
pulled it out and Mrs. So-and-So
told me that when | pulled out one
gray hair two more will grow in its
place | came over TO ask your
opinion"
Mrs. Leffingwell almost dropped
her pan OF biscuits. She had
propped her mind to hear something
of real interest She thought, per-
haps. that her neighbor was going
to say that her husband had started
chewing tobacco; that the girl across
the street at last had discovered
matrimonial prospect, this being
leap year; that Mrs. Two-step had
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Jury Files Out One
ByOne While Lawyer
Argues Heavy Case

Eugene O'Sullivan, attorney, had
a dream one night last week which
didn't come true.
81 dreamed that ! was addressing
the jury on an important case" said
Gene. THE jurors weren't especial
iy friendly. | noticed. and finally
one OF them near the door got up.
muttered, 'Shucks, you make ME
sick, and walked out.
81 didn't stop him, but went on
with my argument as well as
could. Pretty soon another juror
grumbled, Some argument! and he
stalked out of the room.
Il kept right on until II Of the
jurors had walked out, one after
the other. argued with the last
juror and finally he got up and
walked out. / kept on arguing with
him as he walked down the COR
ridor of the court house and ] was
still arguing with him when | woke
up"
But Mr.. O'Suilivan won the case
he was trying the day after the
dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04

it he did, those to whom they were
owed could better afford to lose the
money than he.
Arriving in Omaha, he pursued his
studies. His brain was ever restless
and he was spurred OH by ambition
He soon entered college and after
pursuing his instruction for three
months was graduated.
In Professional Life.
For a number of years he pursued
the profession for which this COL
lege course had fitted him. Those
were struggling years for the man
marked for future greatness. Many
close shave marked those days but
he cut his way ahead.
But he saved his money. He was
thrifty and soon came to be man
of prominence and of mears.
Then came the opportunity to buy
The Bundle Bee. Mr.. Singer knew
the possibilities of this property and
he knew he had ideas to give to the
world.
!. is thrilling to note tbs faith Of
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Leffingwell Fills Breach
Stops Lingual Lethargy
Entrance Into the New Year by the Leffingwell Fam
lily Marked by Henry's Obedience to Friend
Wifes Command More He Practices His
Preachings. r.~

new recipe with which to combat the
high cost of prohibition, or that the
minister had been seen playing
Kelly pool.
The Touch of Dignity.
THE acquiring of gray hairs is
the touch of dignity that time be-
slows upon every woman, and this
benedietion of the years should be
received with graciousness,' Mrs.
Lcfingwell asserted. There is
beauty in gray hairs if the mind be-
meath them keeps sweet and fresh"
Yes, but | heard my man say one
day that all cats are gray in the
dark. What do you suppose he
meant:" the neighbor asked. .
There is no accounting for what
men may say. My Henry asked me
several times to make some barley
soup, and when | placed it before
him one evening, he asked What
kind Of stuff do you call this?' Men
are fearfully and wonderfully made, )"
Mrs. Leffingwell replied.
II think ! hear my telephone bell
ringing" the neighbor said, as she
galloped back to her home, almost
suffering a headon collision with
Henry Leffingwell, who was return
ing from his days work. The home
coming of Leffingwell removed any
danger of the Leffingweli domicile
lapsing into lingual lethargy, be-
cause Henry was a big-leaguer in
the art of discursive diction.
Henry Has a Thought.
81 had thought on my way
home. 1t came to me out of the
blue sky, out. of the cosmos of
knowledge Henry began, as he
placed his overshoes in corner and
scanned the edibles on the table
so you have had another
thought" his wife replied. 1T is
not long since you had thought,
and ]. hope that this new thought
will be something to start the year
with. l just knew that you would
bring something home, or that
was going to happen, be- q.
cause | spilled the salt today
"Yes, | have new thought; not
aew to me, but perhaps new to some
of the Leffingwells, who are going
to. put their best foot forward this
year" Henry continued. MY
thought is that the Leffingwells are
going to be equal to emergencies,
to great moments, to crises, TheX
are going to have mental poise,
equaninity. aplomb. and they are
not going to allow themselves to be
over the irritations Of the
day, nor are they going to be per-
turbed on slight provocaticn.
Indomitable Sense of Humor.
How do you get that way"
Willie interposed, mischievously.
Mrs. Leffingwell was beginning to
wonder whether Henry had run
afoul of some of that wood alcohol
that has been increasing
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Daily Orange, Eaten
Between Is A. NJ,
Good Health Secret

w. ]. Burgess. manager of the
Boyd theatcr, declares that the secret
Of his fine health is an orange every
morning between 2 and 5.
Every night" says he, my wife
peels and prepares the orange and
puts it on a saucer by the side
of my bed.
"And every morning | wake up
some time between 2 and 5, eat
my orange and then go back to
sleep Immediately.
1T makes me feel great. |
wouldn't miss it for anything. You
see, the human system is all clear
then and the juices of the orange
do up their work i'll great shape.
Trv it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Inspiring Story of
General Singers
Rise In Omaha
Further Details in Life of Leading
Candidate for Presidency
OF United States.

Ananias Singer, having made his
name known throughout the world
as inventor of the hole in the
doughnut, soon went on to other
heights of endeavor. He rapidly out
grew the town of Turnip Hill, Neb..
and one fine winter morning he left
that place for Omaha.
He was only poor boy still and
there was much grieving when he
had gone. Scurrilous stories have
been circulated to the effect that he
owed money at the cigar store, the
pool room and other places. These
are without foundation in fact. He
left no unpaid bills whatever, and,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
ROTTEN.

Here is the lustful ADVERTISEMENT
of picture at a new Douglas street
movie thcater:
Her husband has gone to
catch the midnight train. She
rushed to the telephone and
called lip another man, making
all appointment for him to call
upon her. The lights were low.
A man entered. she ran to him,
threw her arms about him.
kissed him passionately. Then
she suddenly discovered it was
not the man she thought-but
her husband.
Wonder what has become of the
old fashioned moving picture censor.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
Some Oriental Fatalism.

Some Oriental Fatalism.
"a chicken in every home" is the
slogan of the new club Prospec-
tive members need only wife and
dollar. Policies of the club advise
the retention of the original wife
for cooking, washing, houseclean-
ing and other essential labor.
Hereafter the t. b. NJ. who has
taken advantage of the club idea
will toddle home at 2 a. m. and re
.ceive. not a rolling pin and a couple
OF flatirons, but only a whispered
admonition from the wife to. keep
quiet. as she has just put the
Chicken to bed.
The idea itself is not strictly new.
1t has been advocated for years by
the Turks and Mormons. The
same principles have applied for
centuries in the haremliks of the
far east With Oriental fatalism
the favorite wives of sultans, pashas
and other dignitaries expect to
step aside whenever a pretty. new
houri catches the fancy of her
lord and master and is subsequently
imported into the farem.
Tag a Chicken.
The doctrine is as old as the hills.
but it was left to the Belgian poet
to apply it to the modern civiliza-
ton of America and demonstrate its
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
he death rate in the Businesses of

the death rate in the Businesses of
the cast.
Henry Lefiingwell." his wife cx-
claimed in a commanding tone. "You
are about to meet great moment
and hope you will have equanimity.
poise, aplomb and anything else you
need. After you ha had your
supper, you may get t work. graf
ing that horse-radish root that has
been on the shelf for two weeks,
waiting for you to have a great mo-
ment."
And while Henry was grating the
horsc-radish Willie hummed, Every
Little Movement"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-04
.abpamEbl$; a {

the young genius. The sum he pos
sessed was 81 short of that demand
cd tor the property. Mr., Singer
did not hesitate. He pawned his
watch, an Ingersoll, and paid out
the entire sum and became editor
and publisher of The Bundle Bee.