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Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
City Ownership
Urged as Remedy
For Monopolies
r. Beccher Howell Tells Ne
braska State Officials How
Omaha Obtained Lower
Electric Rates.

Potential competition was charae-
terized as one of the great factors IN
bringing a privately owned public
utility to time, in an address made
yesterday afternoon by II. Beeeher
Howell, Metropolitan Water board
before delegates TO the twenty
seventh annual convention OF the Ne
braska State Association OF Commits
sioners, supervisors, highway COM
missioners and county clerks at the
Castle hotel. ........
In his address Mr.. Howell outlined
what had been done in Omaha with
the municipality owned water, gas
and ice plants and the advantages
gained for the citizens OF the couu-
ty.
Although Mr.. Howell said he was
not making a plea for public owner
ship of utilities he said that at times
when privately owned utilities cor
porations tied the people until they
could not move there was one sure
way OF retaliation to get fair play
NPNi uAN lliN hAiAiANo RAbi'N'Ns
Rehearses Light Fight.
Mr.. Howell rehearsed the electris
light fight in the legislature and
Omaha. He said the Omaha COM
pany was virtually frightened into.
lowering its rates because OF th
success of the three municipality Oh
Grated concerns.
"When | asked the authorities &
build an electric light plant in Omaha
things began to happen. When dis
cussions OF the project became conf
mon the electric light company saw
in the citizens OF Omaha potential
competitors. They reduced their
rates to six cents kilowatt hour, the
lowest light rate OF any city its size
in the United States"
Mr.. Howell declared that city
should be ready to take over public
utilities, that it should not be done
blindly but after careful deliberation
and preparation.
In his address, Mr.. Howell de-
scribed his experiences with the
telephone newspaper during his
visit to Budapest, recently.
This telephone newspaper con-
sisted of AZ lines with one central STA
ton supplying 5000 subscribers. All
day it furnished the latest news OF
the world. In the afternoon was
read chapter OF a current novel and
short stories, There were special
days for stories for children and sub
scribers could hear band concerts or
an entire opera. English was taught
by telephone. The newspaper telc-
phone has been conducted since 1894
and has proven practical and Sue
cess"
Omaha Pictures Shown.
Mr.. Howell declared the radio telr-
phone no longer a mechanical toy but
reality. His address on utilities was
preceded with motion pictures
showing the Omaha water, gas and
ice plants in operation.
Mayor Dahlnan welcomed the
delegates to Omaha in short adj
dress, and President Phil ]. Ken
nedy responded. Reports OF officers
and committees were read.
This morning A. R. Hirst, statS
highway engineer OF Wisconsin, will!
address the delegates and R. c.
Richards, general claim agent for the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, will
demonstrate how accidents occur at
crossings. The address will be il
lustrated with motion pictures.
The annual banquet is to be held
Thursday evening at 7 at the Castle.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
.Yeggs Rifle Safety I,
Deposit Boxes Of Bank

Hastings. Neb., Dec. s.--(Specia1
Telegram.) = Yeggmen riAed the
safety deposit boxes of the Bank OF
Juniata early today, but failed to
open the safe.
The bank officers declared the loss
is small as their customers had been
advised to registers their Liberty
bonds or place these or other,securi
ties in the banks safe.
The banks window was broken
and the vault door blown of. Three
alarm 'gongs, one outside of the
building, were pried loose.
The bank suffered no loss except
LIN property damage
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Parents Use Ribbons
To Tell TURNS Apart

Avoca, Ia, Dec. 6.-(Special. -
Children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Holutz Of Avoca look so much alike
the parents have to tie different col
ored ribbons on them to tell which
is which.
Triplets were born to the parents
a few days ago. Two are girls and
so closely resemble each other it 1;
impossible to, tell them apart. The
third of the trio is boy. The girls
weigh seven and half pounds and
the boy weighs eight pounds. All
three are strong and healthy.
Two years ago twins were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Holtz. They now
have seven children.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

to meet the Fortune Hunter, but
though he came in to lunch and
talked TO her as though nothing had
happened, he made no effort TO sec
her alone, and she was too proud
now TO make any advance.
That he looked wretchedly III she
could see Tor herself, but she hard
ened her heart. II he cared nothing
Tor her neither would she care for
him, and so the miserable game went
on, and the shadow between them
deepened and another weary day
dragged to its close.
Continued In Tho Zee Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
6tillman Case.

PouEhkespsie, N. Y, Dec. e.--Four or
five witnesses whose testimony will be In
man are to be called today when hearings
are resumed here In tho divorce suit Of
James A. Stiltman, New York banker.
against Mrs. Anne u Stilnan. There will
be testimony, it was said, in reference to
tho paternity: OF Jay Ward Leeds, the s.
year-old boy whom, Mrs. stillman alleged
to be the son OF Mr.. StilIman and former
Broadway show girl, Florence II. Leeds.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Colder Weather Coming,
According to Forecast

. Mondays temperature OF 81 at
O'Clock. exceeded by two degrees the
highest recorded in December a year
ago. A record of II, however, was
made in December, 1890. The lowest
was 20 below in 1917.
The forecast was for little colder
weather last night and Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Name 81 Delegates
To Grand Island Meet

Columbus, Neb., Dec. 9, - About
100 residents OF Platte county TO-DAY
gathered at the court house AMI
named 81 delegates to the third party
mass convention at Grand Island
next Thursday.
Resolutions passed declared for
the principles of Jefferson and Lin
coin, and pledged the Platte county
delegation TO favor the brieiest kind
Of a platform, urging the state col
veution 10 go on record as favorA.
an amalgamation with any national
party along the lines of their belief.
They also went on record favoring a
ticket for all state and legislative
officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
1T ANtN VI h
Farmers Eed deraticu
Asks Postponement in
War Tax Steal Case

Des Moines, Dec. 6.--(Special
Telegram. John Adams of the
Adams Theater company. indicted by
the federal grand jury for failure to
pay more than S65.000 in war tax. ap.
peared before Federal Judge Martin
J. Wade today to plead for a post
poned hearing. He claimed right
to investigate the indictment counts
before formal court hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Red Cross Raises $3.50 in
Roll Call at Bayard. Neb

Bayard, Neb., Dec. 6.-fSpeciaD-
Red Gross roll call has been com.
pleted, the work being done by 2t
canvassers. and $3.50 subscribed. A
generous supply of clothing and gro
ceries also was donated for the re.
lief of the poor of this city. Loca
relief work for the coming wintel
will be centralized in the Red Cross
Election of officers will be helC
Wednesday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Mexican General Arrested.

San Antonio, Tex. Dec 6-Gen. Hulner
70 harroS former military commander of
Monterey and Tampico under the Carran-
zista regime in Mexico, who was taken
INTO custody late Saturday night in San
antonio by Department of Justice agents
ana turned over to the federal immigra
tlon authorities has been sent to the
border for deportation to Mexico, it was
announced at the immigration office to-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

July IS, 1920, in New York. The
wedding ceremony was repeated in
Omaha by Archbishop Harty on her
arrival here to make her home. Oc-
tober 10, last year.
They have taken a house at 10l
South Forty-ninth avenue. Young
Burgess is connected with the Bur-
gess-Nash store, while his brother,
Charles, is in the NJ. L. Smith COM
pany.
The Charles Burgesses have a son,
Charles Constantine, two months old,
so that Rosie Quinn's sonis the sec
ond grandson OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Burgess.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Kennedy.s Father to Testify.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. s.-J. D. Ken
nedy, father Of J. Bolton Kennedy, for
whose. murder Arthur C. Burch is on trial.
was expected to again take the, witness
stand upon the opening of court today and
identity more letters alleged to have been
written to the, younger Kennedy by Mrs.
Madalynne obenchain, Jointly indicted
with Burch.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

UTHHu Kap1ds, Dec. 6.-Herbert n.
Fierce, former teller of the Grand Rap
IDS National City bank. who admitted
Theft of $4,000 OF the banks funds by
making false entries, was sentenced II,
united States district court here TODAY
to serve 10 years in the federal penjten-
tiary at Leavenworth.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Allied Body In Berlin,

Paris, Dec. 6.--(By A. P)-Establsh-
ment in Berlin of an allied control COM
mission to supervise budgetary reforms
and armed with powers to bring about
other financial changes during \ three
year cessation in Germanys cash repara-
tons payments, is provided in plan un-
der consideration by the reparations Of
ficials of France and Great Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

Manlla, Dec. 6.--(By a. PD-At the
conclusion of the Washington conference
on limitation of armaments, Governor
General Wood will take up with the au
thorities in Washington the question of
national defense of the Philippines, it
was announced officially today.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Italy Turns Down Soviet.

Rome, Dec. 6.-(By A. P.)-ItGIy has
refused to sign a commercitl agreement
with soviet Russia because Of the insist
ence by tho soviet representative Of the
inclusion OF political Questions, Marquis
Della Torretta. foreign minister, announced
in the Chamber Of Deputies yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Colts Drop Attack on Will

Providence r. l.. Dec. 6.-Russell q.
Colt and Roswell G. Colt, sons of the
late Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, today
an2sa,ndoned their attempt to break the
will of their father The decision Was
maze known in a brief statement by
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
kcribe PAYS Fine.

Chicago. Dec. Sin accordance with
= msndamus Of the United States su-
prsnne court. H. H. ElweIl, former city
editor Of the Chicago Evening American
kee News. yesterday paid a fine OF $500
to the clerk OF the United States district
court The fine aud an indefinite SEN
tsncs were imposed after Mr.. Elwell had
refused To answer questions asked By .he
March. 1870, federal grand jury concern
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

Just what every woman enjoys is 4
new toilet mirror that tits at any
angle and that can be placed any
where from the dressing table TO the
window for good light.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

Schuyler, Neb., Dec. 6.-[Special) }
While at supper last night at
the Maplehurst hotel Dan Nc
Leod, pioneer in this district
and for two years a member of the
Nebraska legislature, was stricken
and died. He was a republican and
was member of the Odd Fellows
and Masonic lodges. Arrangements
for the funeral will be announced
later.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

Lamp chimneys can be quickly
cleaned by holding the hand over one
end and putting the other end over
the spout of simmering tea kettle.
Rub at once with tissue paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Teleg'raphic Briefs


ing how certain Information was obtained
by the Chicago newspaper
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

Los Angeles, Dec. 6.--Petition for writ
Of habeas corpus in behalf of Mrs. Louise
Petite. convicted on charge OF murder
Of Jacob c. Denton here. was denied here
yesterday by United States District Judge
Benjamin f. Bledsoe. Mrs. Peete's at
torneys announced that an appeal would
be carried TO the United States supreme
court, and that notice OF appeal to the
circuit court of appeals, was given.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Big Paper Mark Issue,

Berlin. Dec. s-By issuing Also. 900. coo
marks troughly tio,fs3.IsD in new paper.
the rsichspank sets q new record for the
week and causes Germany to swim in
los,2so. o0o.o paper marks (&2ts,o73,72e.) }
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Foch at Grand CANYON.

Grand Canyon. Ariz., Dec. 6.--Marshal
Fech rode a mule here today, but found
mule-riding too tedious and soon dis
mounted. Later he reviewed his staff and
members OF the American Legion party
as they came burro-back up Hermit trail
Hanford MacNider, national commander of
the American Legion; Frand D'Oler pa st
national commander, and Alvin T. Roberts.
chairman Of the Legon's reception COM
mittee. passed in review. After posing
for photographs. the marshal boarded a
bus for . trip around the rim"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

The maximum pension pension n.
lowed army officers widows in Enr-
land is S22S per month.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Rum Raid at ShanIey's

New York, Dec. 6.-The manager and
TWO employees of Shanley's, one of the
arrested last night on federal warrants
charging them with violation of the Vol
steaa act. They were released in bonds
M oMI slrooo each The arrests were the
iIrst made by federal agents from Wash
ington, who have been conducting an in
dependent investigation of the illegal sale
OF liquors In New York
Farmers Federation.
Fargo. N. D., Dec. 6-Farmers i'm IN.
Eious. parts of the United States will he
asked to join the Farmers Federation o,
america. just organized in North Dakota
nounced today
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Music for Americanisation.

Indianapolis Ind, Dec. 6.--Music will
he utilized as an Americanization force
during American Education week" 1t
was announced today by Alvin NJ. Owsley,
director of the American Legions national
Arlericanism commission. All legion post
commanders have been instructed TO con-
fer with local organizations toward the
furtherance of the musical program of
American education week which ends
next SatuYdaY
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07

The Bee Want Ads are the best
Business Boosters.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
s'Czar's Jewels Only
5I.5O Worth OF Glass
Seized Here on Portuguese Ship,
l32 ''Crown Gems Melt
Under Acid Test

a "fortune" in gems dwindled YES
terday to about S132 worth .of glass
after government assayers had finished
appraising 1872 stones" weighing from
cne to twelve carats each, conhscated
aboard the Portuguese steamship Sac
Vicente and supposed to be a part of
the long lost imperial crown Jewels Of
the old Russian regime.
The Office OF Surveyor of the Port
thomas L. Rush was thrown into com
notion on Saturday last when news
was received that the Russian i'm
nerial gems" had been definitely To-
lated, and the authorities were advised
to send Investigators over to the Sac
Vicente, at Pier 2, n. R. The Sur
veyor, skeptical though he was. turned
the matter over to his deputy, William
!lerney, who commissioned Inspector
Abe Lazarus to visit the Portuguese
ship.
Lazarus found a small tin box under
the bed of DR.. Fernandez Ferredig,
ships surgeon, and his eyes met the
glitter of 1872 stones" The find was
escorted under heavy guard to the Gus
tom House.
Yesterday the truth was barred. When
the acids were applied the "jewels"
burned faster than pasteboard boxes in
an election fire, and DR.. Ferredig was
relieved Of all suspicion.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Bedtime Stories
Danny Meadow Mouse Explains
By Thornton w. Burgess
Take this and that, and all together
A lot depends upon The 1reather
Peter Rabbit
'hornton W. Burgess

1t is so with US humans and it is
even more so with the little people of
the Green Meadows and the Green For
est. Weather has a lot to do with their
comfort and happiness and even with
their fears and worries. Just take the
case OF Danny Meadow Mouse Had the
weather remained very cold Danny
would have been spared several
worries-nine, to be exact You sec.
jimmy and Mrs. skunk and their seven
children would have remained asleep q
while longer, and that would have n.ade
a difference to Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse.
you see, it is this way" explained
Danny TO Peter Rabbit, having re-
turned from carrying the news to
Nanny Meadow Mouse. We've got FIVE
babies"
"what?" cried Peter, looking quite
as surprised as he felt Aren't you
and Nanny starting the season pretty
can stand such cold weather."
Danny Meadow Mouse grinned.
"They are comfortable enough" said
he. They are in a warm, snug home
and Nanny doesn't leave them long at
time. She is good mother, Nanny is.
| guess we are the first. on the Green
Meadows to have babieSthis year. but
We believe in big families, especially
Meadow Mouse families. and we hope
that home will 5e full Of babies most Ct
the time from now until the coming of
winter again. l did hope that this lot OF
babies would be big enough to at least
partly look out for themselves before
Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk awoke. That is
why your news upset me so. And you
say that instead Of two there are nine
of those black-andw robbers! 1t
Is enough to make me gray before my
time
But I don't understand" protested
Peter. ~ never knew you to worry
about Jimmy Skunk before. He was
around all last summer and fall, but
you didn't seem to mind"
"Of course | didn't. That was diff
ferent," replied Danny Meadow Mouse.
Jimmy was fat and lazy then. There
we're grasshoppers and crickets and
fat beetles and white grubs enough
for hundred Skunks, and hardly any
trouble to get them. It was too much
trouble 10 even think OF trying to
catch nimble Meadow Mouse. But
things are different now. You said
yourself that Jimmy and all the mem
bers OF his family are spry. That is
because they have lost all their fat.
And they have lost their fat because
they have found precious little 10 eat.
The ground is still frozen so that they
cannot dig out grubs. I suppose that
now and then they find grub or per-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Thos. A. MWl1innev
Stricken i'm Albany
At Hearing on Bill
Assemblynan, Seized With
Fit, Bites Fireman Who
Aids Him: Veterans Civil
Service Measure Opposed
From stor Correspondeut

ALBANY, March 1.-W Word War vet
erans and their champions had a field
day in the Senate chamber this after
noon during the hearing before the
joint legislative judiciary committees
on the Baumes- Martin bill, which would
give World War veterans preference in
civil service examinations and promo
tion tests.
Advocates of the measure character
lied those who are opposing it IS slack
ers, while the opposition retorted by
declaring that no red-i5iooded fighting
man who stood squarely on his two
feet would want to take advantage of
any one. The claim was made that en-
actment OF the bill would automatic
cally exclude men and women from
entering civil service where q veteran
vas on the list, and that the same
would apply in promotion examina-
tions.
Assemblyman Thomas a. McWhin-
ney, who was listening to the argu-
ments, was seized with fit. He was
carried out OF the chamber by two New
York City firemen. He bit one Of the
men on the hand. a physician called
from the State Health Department gave
temporary treatment to Mr.. McWhin-
ney, who was removed to a local hos
pital, and also bandaged the fireman S
wound.
Members Of police and fire depart
ments OF New York City and other
cities in the state. representatives OF
womeA's organizations, the State Con
ference Of Mayors and spokesmen for
state and municipal civil service en-
ployees formed the backbone Of the op-
position to the bill
Inspector John f. Dwyer and Lieu
tenant John F. Ayers, of the New York
City Police Department. and Joseph
Moran, representing New York City
tiremen, said a law as the one propose
by the bill would tend to disrupt the
police and fire organizations in the
state. The consensus of their views
was that there is no real demand
among these service men for this kind
of legislation.
The principal Arguments for the bill
were made by Father John F. Child
wick, who was chaplain aboard the u
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Wounded Veteran, Taken
At Rhine Rally, Fined
Magistrate Simms Discharges
Two Other War Heroes Ar.
rested ut the Garden

Three wounded veterans Of the
United States Army appeared before
Magistrate Charles E. Sims in the
Yorkville court yesterday, to answer
charges OF disorderly conduct grow
sng out of the "Rhine horror mass
meeting, held in Madison Square Gar
den Monday night
Russell P. Edwards, thirty three years
cd, steamship manager, of 457 Sew
enty-third Street, Brooklyn, was fined
So for using "boisterous language He
served with Company NJ, 10th Field Ar
tillery. and spent ten months in French
hospitals as result of wounds suf-
fered at the front.
Detective O'Connell, of the East
Twenty Street police station
sestified that Edwards was urging for
mer soldiers to take the Huns from
the platforms" Edwards denied the
charge.
Similar charges were made against
Jacques Ruetf, twenty six, of 21S9
broadway, and Armando Rodriguez
twenty seven. Of 271 Madison Avenue
but We're dismissed for lack of evil
.ience. Ruetf served as a first ieuten
ant in France, and Rodriguez, who is
row student at New York University
was wounded while serving with the
9th Infantry, I'd Division
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Crazed Soldier Shoots
z Comrades, Kills Self
Private i'll 28.h Infantry Driven
Insane by the Sudden Death
of His Sweetheart

Private James j. Harrington, of Com
pany L, 28th United States Infantry.
Yesterday in a fit of frenzy shot and
wounded two members OF the same
company and then shot himself through
the head, dying instantly
Harrington is said to have been rem
dered temporarily insane by the sud-
den death Of his sweetheart The two
wounded men are expected to recover.
They are Sergeant John N. Saunders,
Wounded in The left side, and Bugler
Robert A. Wagner, shot in the leg.
Harrington entered the mess hall at
noon waving q revolver. Without
other warning lie fired two shots,
wounding the two men. He then shot
dishes Off the table and later turned
the weapon against himself
New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Cat Fights Policeman, on Roof,
But Is arrested for Biting Girl
Maltese, Jealous Over Kittens, Attacks Woman
and Baby Then Little Mistress, Who Is Sent
to Hospital; Skylight Crashes in the Battle

Bess, a large maltese cat, the pet Of
the Boone household, at 562 West Fifty
second Street, was arrested after a
chase and a fight on the roof of the
West Fifty~second Street house last
night by a patrolman from the West
Forty-seventh Street police station.
After being made captive in dis
carded whisky case. the cat was taken
to the police station, while its mistress,
Genevieve Boone. thirteen years old, was
taken to Roosevelt Hospital suffering
from scratches of the face, arms and
hands
Bess was booked at the station as a
second offender. On Sunday night,
after having given birth to litter of
kittens, Bess attacked Mrs. Boone and
her baby daughter. Under the circum~
stances, however. Bess was forgiven.
Last night while Genevieve was sit
ting alone by the window in the parlor
Of her home Bess entered the open
door with a rush. She sprang into the
lap Of her young mistress. ard before
Genevieve could protect herself in
tficted deep wounds on the girls arms,
face and hands SO serious was her in
jury that q physician sent her to the
hospital.