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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Youngsters Don't
Know Why Mama
Cries at Night
But They Do Know She
Works Hard All Day
And Their Toes
Are Cold.

Mama washes all day and some
times she cries at night. We don't
know why" said three ragged, little
tots who made applications for shoes.
There were just fragments of leather
on their feet and their toes were red
and blue with cold.
There are about two dozen poor
little boys and girls ahead of these
children but, in short time, we
hope, they shall get shoes, as The
Bees fund grows. And another
wretched home and poor, struggling
mother and innocent, helpless little
ones will be made happy.
Reflect Xmas Spirit.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
and Western Electric employees held
a bazaar recently and raised money
for good purposes, part of which
they sent to The Bees fund.
Other organizations, groups and
individuals are participating in this
great work which reflects so
much of the Christmas spirit
Will you, out of your comparative
bounty, give help to those less for
tunate than you'
Gifts Acknowledged.
Right now, send a check or money
to The Bee. Address it "The Bees
Shoe Fund" 1t will be thankfully
acknowledged. And every cent Of
it will be used to put shoes on little
feet which can get them nowhere
eleo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Many Banks Subscribing
To New Nebraska Farm Body

State banks of Nebraska are sub
scribing rapidly to the stock OF the
State Agricultural association, Or
ganized recently at a meeting OF
state bankers. The organization has
an authorized capital stock OF
s5OO,000 and a paid up capital of
S230,000. .-..t
According tc William 3. Hughes,
Omaha, secretary of the Nebraska
Bankers association, the new or
ganization in no way conflicts with
work of the Nebraska Agricultural
Finance corporation, nor will it
handle current business.
Its purpose is to liquify. as far as
possible. slow but good assets in the
hands OF receivers OF state banks.
A. /. Schantz, Omaha, is presi-
dent; Elmer Williams, Grand Island,
vice president. and ]. p. Palmer,
Omaha, secretary
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Reavis to Engage
In Law at Lincoln
Congressman Will Form Part.
nership at Close Of Pres
ent Term.

Falls City, Dec. l7.-(Special. y
Congressman c. F. Reavis will move
to Lincoln and engage in the practice
of law at the close of his present
term in congress. He will be asso-
ciated with Max Beghtol, under the
firm name of Rcavis & Beghtol.
Mr.. Rcavis said he expects con-
gress will adjourp in late spring or
carly summer unless there should be
a long debate over the proposals OF
the disarmament conference.
If there is an early adjournment,
Mr.. and Mrs. Reavis will take trip
to Europe before returning to Lin
coin next September to take up their
residence.
Mr.. Reavis considered propositions
to engage in the practice OF law in
other places, but he and Mrs. Reavis
decided to remain in Nebraska rather
than go to a new locality.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Nonpartisan Referendum
To Cost $500 I'm Postage

Lincoln, Dec. H.-(SpeeiaL) y
The referendum invoked by the non
partisan league on four laws pass
ed by the last legislature will cost
Nebraska approximately $500 for
postage. according 10 figures oompil-
ed in the Office of d. NJ. Amsberry.
secretary of state. The copies OF
the laws and data concerning them.
necessary under the law, must 60 to
$4,000 votes. The laws under FIRE
OF the league are. Anti-pieketiug or
anti-intimidatiou law. discretionary
bank charter law. statewide regis
tration law and primary amendment
law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Accident Toll In
Lincoln Heavy
One Woman Dead and Six In
jurcd in Crashes in Capitol
City in "a Hours.

Lincoln, Dec. H.-(Spccial, )-One
woman is dead, another seriously in
jured, one man is injured and four
small children are suffering injuries
as results of collisions between
street cars and trains and automobiles
in the last "a hours in Lincoln.
Mrs. Adelaide Eberly, for five
years mother of the Pi Beta Phi
sorority, was killed instantly last
night when she was struck by 4
street car
Mrs. Fred A. Lindenberg Of Uni
versity Place is badly hurt and her
four children suffered minor injuries
when the auto she was driving COL
lided with Rock Island train at a
crossing.
A. w. Miller was injured when the
car he was driving was struck by a
street car.
The motorn,an driving the street
car which is alleged to have struck
Mrs. Eberly declares he didn't strike
her and passengers on the. car say
they did not see the accident. The
motorman continued to the end OF
his run" before he knew anything
about the accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Sad News for New Years Celebrants
They Needn't Expect u S. Attorney Kinser to Get
En- Out of Jail Before Tuesday Morning
Stern Edict Signifies Support of Rohrer.

If anyone wants to celebrate New
Years eve
And get arrested
By prohibition agents,
He needn't expect United States
District Attorney Kinsler to help
him out of jail before Tuesday, Jan
uary 3.
Il do not want to be in the atti-
tude of advocating any half-hearted
enforcement of the prohibition law
So far as this office is concerned, the
law will be enforced to the very let
ter and maximum penalties asked in
all cases. ~
This statement was made by the
district attorney yesterday to explain
away "unwarranted inference that
there is lack of harmony between
him and u. S. Rohrer, federal prohi
bition director, as to the extent to
which the law should be enforced
New Years eve"
No Lack of Harmony.
Kinsler gives assurance that there
is no such want Of harmony as
some persons have been led to be-
lieve and has issued the following
statement:
"The district attorneys Office h-.
prosecuted and will continue to
prosecute every violator of the law
against whom complaint is made
and records of the federal court show
that violators of the prohibition law
not only are being punished per-
sonally, but their places of business
are being closed for a period of one
year, each, whenever they are found
guilty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
River Waters Heated
To Prevent Ice Jams

Ottawa. Dec. l7.-Experimen
heating the waters OF the ST. lId
renee river adjacent TO power ealis
Grating plants to eliminate inte
ence by ice jams are to be carried
out by the Ontario Hydro-elec,ric
commission, Il. G. Acres, engineer,
told the International Joint Water
ways commission.
Hugh l.. Cooper of New York,
predicted that ice jams would prove
a serious problem in the proposed
power development schemes, but Mr.,
Acres is OF the opinion the heating
plan will obviate wholly the diff
Guilty, which will have to be dealt
with only during the spring break
up OF ice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18

The only controversy that arose
between the federal prohibition direc-
tor and the district attorneys Office
was over question OF procedure
namely this:
Two Whole Days.
IF one charged with violation of
the prohibition law should be ar
rested on New Years eve, with two
whole days intervening before the
accused can have hearing, the ques-
ton is, should the accused be per-
mitted to give reasonable bail for
his or her appearance on Tuesday
morning, or should the accused be
required to lie in Jail on Sunday,
New Years day and on the Monday
following, which also is holiday?
1T was the opinion of the dis
trict attorneys office that the ac-
cused should be allowed to give a
reasonable bail and be at large until
Tuesday morning, while the federal
prohibition director contends that
the accused should be required to lie
in Jail until brought before the court
Tuesday morning.
Views Respected.
"The views of the federal prollibi-
ton director will be respected fully
by the district attorneys Office and
no effort will be made by the latter
office to permit anyone. arrested on
New Years eve, or any other night,
to 60 at large on bail The federal
prohibition director alone will have
authority to grant permits to the Jail
officials to permit violators of the
prohibition law to be at large over
night"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Cut in Navy
Personnel
Held Folly
Capt. ID. W. Knox Declares
Congressman KelIy's Pro-
posal Would Give u. S.
Short End of Ratio.
British and Japs in Lead
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha lee Leased Wire.
Washington, Dec. l7.-With navy
building competition halted by the
naval holiday agreement there will
ensue, in the opinion OF American
naval authorities, keen competition
in the efficiency OF the restricted sea
forces-a competition in which the
United States will be worsted. if the
reduction OF personnel proposed by
Representative Kelly OF Michigan, in
charge OF naval appropriations in the
house, should be approved by con-
gress.
Capt Dudley w. Knox, L. S. n,
is authority for the assertion that the
Kelly proposal to cut the personnel
in half would destroy the S-5-5 ratio
OF the Hughes plan and make the
actual ratio; England, 5; Japan, 3;
America, 2.
Doesn't Contemplate Reduction.
The Hughes plan" said Captain
Knox, docs not contemplate a re-
duction in the navy now i'll commits
sion. The ships which America is
scheduled TO scrap constitute almost
exclusively ships not yet completed
and certain OF the Older ships which
are nearly all out of commission. As
a matter of fact, the prescribed al
lowances of Mr.. Hughes for the
United States are actually greater in
total tonnage than ships now in COM
mission.
In the cruiser class, for example,
we are short about 10000 tons of our
allowance; in aircraft carriers, about
10000 tons, and in submarines about
5000 tons. If these shortages are
made good it would require approx
mately 5000 men and 43o officers to
man the new ships alone, on an Or
binary peace basis of complement.
"But it is not only in ships yet to
be added to the navy that there
exists a shortage of personnel. Acute
deficiency exists at present. Our l8
battleships now in commission,
which is the number allowed in the
Hughes proposals, require 22,3S0
men as a compliment under ordi-
nary peace conditions, whereas at
present they have only about 10000
men on board. In other words, the
battleships are on a basis of only
S8H per cent OF ordinary peace
complements.
Similarly, the 65 dcstroyers which
we have in commission are operat-
ing on "a per cent OF the normal
peace complement and the 2l3 de-
stroyers in reserve on the very much
reduced basis of 50 per cent.
Big Shortage Exists.
"The number of men ahoat in the
entire navy is approximately 78 per
cent of ordinary peace requirements,
while the shore establishments aver
age about Is per cent"
The total number of men now in
the navy is about 100000. This
number, by the most conservative
estimate, is 10000 men short OF the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Position of
u. S. in Oil
Threatened
Petroleum Prices for 1921
Too Low-Will Be Higher
In 1922. Sinclair Head
Predicts.
Government Aid Sought

Chicago, Dec. l7.-Therc is plenty
OF petroleum and always will be, but
America must be willing TO pay the
price OF preparedness unless she
wants to lose her position oil pc
troleum supremacy, declared II. +.
Sinclair. chairman OF the board OF
the Sinclair Consolidated Oil cor
pora,ion, at the annual dinner OF the
American Petroleum institute held
here.
Petroleum prices in 1921 OH an
average have been too low" Sinclair
said. "In my opinion they will aver
age much higher in 1922 and may
average higher than ever before in
the history OF petroleum. ! am con-
ident that petroleum prices must
gradually work higher. Naturally,
there will be periods OF depression.
but in the long run petroleum will
command prices which more nearly
reflect its service value. The day
is coming when American fields will
not be the largest producers and
when American rehners who have
not fortified themselves in foreign
fields will be forced to take minor
place in the refining industry Of tie
world.
UNLESS America is willing now to
pay the price OF preparedness she will
lose her position Of petroleum SUI
premacy, and the nationals OF other
countries will force her TO pay
through the nose
"1n order to keep pace with the
demand, we have drilled in the last
II years no less than 100000 wells.
This includes almost 10000 'gasscrs
and dry holes.
$4,000 New Wells Yearly.
"In the last six years we have
been drilling an average of about 26,-
900 new wells each year, Of which
about 1000 were 'gassers,' or dry
holes.
ITO drill and equip an oil we'll to-
day. considering the country as a
whole, costs on an average about
$4,000.
But America must have oil. RI
she snnot get it from her own fields
she must get it from foreign fields.
II she cannot buy it from her own
citizens she must buy it from foreign
ers.
AS is generally known, Mexico
IS the second largest producer Of Pc
troleum,as In Mexico, as in the United
States. american oil men have been
and still are the leaders in petroleum
development.
Mexico last year produced 23H
per cent Of the worlds total produc-
ton Of petroleum.. II Mexico drops
out, what will be the effect on the
petroleum situation? What will be
the effect upon the United States?
Can you cut off quarter or fifth
OF the worlds production without
placing strain upon the petroleum
market of the United States?
"a large part OF the Mexican pro-
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Naval Board to Probe
Collision Of Ships

New York, Dec. IA naval
board of inquiry into the collision
of the destroyer Graham and the
passenger liner Panama, off Seagrit,
N. J., last night, probably will be
named next week, it was announced
today at the offices of Admiral H.
?. Jones, commander of the Atlantic
feet. OF the seven naval sailors
injured when the Graham's plates
were crushed in by the liners bow,
one, w. P. Kelly, 20, seaman, first
class, is not expected to live, it was
said.
Responsibility for the collision was
charged to the commander of the
destroyer by Edwin A. Drake, vice
president of the Panama Railway
Steamship line, operators of the Pan
anna, who said that the Graham
sought to cross the bow of the liner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Mckelvie Economic Probe
Opens in Norfolk Monday

Lincoln, Dec. H.-(Special.) LEO
S.uhr, chairman of the McKelvic
economic probe committee, which
gees 10 Norfolk tomorrow, stated
that practically the same methods
would be pursued there as at Lin
coin and the spread" between the
ssme articles would be investigated.
Stuhr is waiting until the strike is
over at Omaha before investigating
the profits on meat and hides.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Habeas Corpus
For Kansas Women

Pittsburg. Kan, Dec 10y A.
P.)-After being refused permission
to see the four women of the mine
fields arrested last night and lodged
in Jail, Phil H. Gallery, their attorney,
began the preparation of an applica-
ton for a writ of habeas corpus
which he announced would be filed
in the district court today.
Since the arrest of the women the
city jaiier has refused permission to
any one to see them, saying he was
acting upon orders from Attorney
General Hopkins.
Snow covered the coal fields this
morning. The Kansas cavalrymen
at Ringo, Mulberry and Franklin
have stoves in their tents and plenty
of fuel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Olympic Passenger Is
Killed in Ocean Storm

! Cheerbourg, France. Dec. u
'(By A. P.)-The White Star line
steamer Olympic, reported by wire
less as having been badly buffeted in
a storm ON its passage from New
York, arrived here today "a hours
late. The wind blew at the rate of
l20 miles an hour during the storm,
it reported One third-class passen-
ger was killed during the storm, an
Italian named Seraphina, while an
other in the same cabin. native of
CzcchoSlovakia named Saldmnoix,
was badly injured They were
thrown against cabin by one OF
the waves Saldmnoix's legs were
so badly smashed they had to be
amputated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
IL Reds Nabbed
In Raid on w. W.
Headquarters Here
Majority Taken in Police Net
Floaters-M Men Believed to
Be Here to Create Dis.
order on South Side.

Eleven alleged members of the l.
w. w. were arrested Saturday aft
ernoon by eight detectives from
Central police station when they
raided the headquarters of the local
organization in a hall near Sixteenth
and California streets. Eight of the
members taken in the raid later were
released on their own recognizance
to appear in police court Monday
morning.
Practically every one of TIE men
taken in the raid, with the excep-
ton of two, gave their home ad-
dresses as somewhere besides Oma-
ha. Three of the men were registered
from Minneapolis, two from Ohio
and the. others from other parts OF
the country.
The raid is in line with the policy
of the police department to arrest
every known /. w. w. in Omaha
during the progress of the strike OF
packing lSuse employees on the South
Side. "The l. w. w. is an unneces-
ool CNIl III Ol1dlld uulllR Liz
strike declared Chief Dempsey in
ordering the arrest of every mem
Der.
One of the men taken in the raid
was found to have considerable T.
w. w. literature in his possession
He declared that he was just return
ing it to check it in when he was
taken. ..-..
THAT stuff is all the bunk" de.
clared Behl when arrested. "These
birds want you to help them, but
they are unable to help themselves
| have good job and | lost one over
red ducat' and | am sure tha,
| am through with the organization
because | don't Want to lose another
job" he continued,
All are charged with vagrancy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Body Of Rep. Elston
On Way to California

Washington. Dec. T-Accom-
panied by II senator's and representa-
tives, the body of Representative Ell
ston, who ended his life by drown
ing in the Potomac river, left here
today for Berkeley. Cal, where
burial will be held. The funeral
party expects to reach its destination
Wednesday.
Those who accompanied the body
were Senator's Shortridge, California;
Harrison, Mississippi, and Stanheld,
Oregon. and Representatives Bar
bour. Free, Lea, Osborne and Raker,
California; Arentz. Nevada; Near
thur. Oregon, and Webster, Wash
ington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Lincoln Doctor Named in
Breach Of Promise Suit

Lincoln. Dec. H.-(Special.l-DT.
Joseph Adolphus OF Lincoln was
made defendant in a $4,000 breach
of promise suit filed here by Miss
leda Flick, a clerk. She claims in
her petition that for FIVE years she
and the Lincoln physician planned
to marry, drew plans for their home
and had decided on the furnishings
that would be put in the home. And
during that time, she alleges. she
refused to smile at other eligible
young men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Sheep Herder Is Killed
By Train at Grand Island

Grand Island, Neb.. Dec. IL
Especial Telegram. )-Don Bogie,
81, an attache of the Robert Taylor
sheep ranch at Ovina for many
years, was found dead along side
the Burlington tracks at noon today
by the crew of a passing train. The
train was stopped, ranch authorities
notified, and If was found that Bogie
had been struck by an early train
while crossing the tracks on a foot
path and that no one. not even the
engineer or fireman of the train
which killed the man, had observed
she accident. He was a single man
with no relatives in this country. He
came TO America from Scotland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Brokers Warned Of Plot
To Destroy Exchange

New York, Dec. 17-Rumors of
new radical plot to blow up the
New Yorl; stock exchange were cir
culated in Wall street today follow
ing news of the arrest of Wolfe Lin
denfeld in Warsaw in connection with
the Wall street bomb explosion Sep
tember 10, 1920.
1t was reported number Of
brokers had received letters warning
them the exchange would be demol-
ished by next Monday.
Police said no. word OF such threats
had been received but admitted spe-
cial guards had been ordered placed
about the stock exchange and other
buildings which might be target Tor
a new radical attack.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Governor Will Return
Monday From Eastern Trip

Lincoln, Dec. IL. = (Special9 :
Governor S. r. McKelvie will re-
t,.rn to Lincoln Monday following
two weeks spent in the east attend
ing the conference of governors and
a meeting OF the state capitol conf
mission to pass on final plans OF
Architect Goodhue of New York for
Eebraska's S5,0O0.000 state house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
House Passes Bill to Aid
Starving Russian People

Washington, Dec. ia bill au-
thorizing the president to spend
S20.000,000 out of the funds of the
United States grain corporation for
relief OF the distressed and starving
people OF Russia was passed tonight
by the house, ia to 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Request for Grand Jury
To Be Answered January |

Lincoln, Dec II. Especially =
Final decision on the request OF At
torney General Clarence A. Davis
for grand jury investigation of al
legged dishonest stock selling schemes
rerpetrated on the public by certain
Lincoln men will be made January
|. it was announced by District
Judge E. ]. Clements.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Marine Mail Guards
Shoot Two Students

Denmark, S. c., Dec. 1.-Two
students were reported to have been
shot by marines on a Seaboard air
line train near here early today. Their
injuries. are said not to be serious.
The cause OF the shooting has not
been determined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
Do Your Shopping
In the Morning

The Bee, at the re-
quest of Omaha retail
ers, suggests that the
public this week do as
much shopping as pos
sible during the morn
ings.
Retailers point out
that morning shoppers
will avoid to a large
extent the crowds of
the Christmas rush,
will obtain better serv-
ice and will assist in
relieving the strain on
clerks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-18
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday-Possibly light snow; ris-
ng temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-26
Alabama Delegation Preparing to Spend
 Recess at Homes

Washington, August 25.-- (Special.) ) The Alabama delegation in Congress will begin to leave Washington to- morrow for their respective homes, with the exception of Congressman Almon, who will remain here some time to look after departmental mat ters. Congressman John McDuffie and family leave by automobile for Alabama. Senator Heflin, will spend the recess filling a number of ap- pointments to speak, while the House members are to visit important points in their districts.
 Congressman Tyson will probably make speeches in the Virginia state campaign before going home. He has received the following from Hon. Claude Kitchin, minority House leader, in commendation of his re- cent speech In the House:
 Scotland Neck, N. c. Judge John R. Tyson. Washing My Dear Judge; I have just read your speech on the tariff and has ten to write you to congratulate you on its excellence. It is one of the best speeches I have read on the tariff and 1t does you great credit. I took much pleasure in reading H.. With assurance of my high personal regards and best wishes, I am your friend sincerely.
 "CLAUDE KITCHIN."