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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Two Buildings
DESTROYED by
Fire in Bluffs
Brown and Rogers Buildings
Total Loss, Nonpareil Bad
ly Damaged in $25O,O00
Blaze.

Fire of undetermined origin totally
buildings and badly damaged the
building of the Daily Nonpareil in
Council Bluffs early yesterday morn
ing.
Combined losses are estimated be-
tween s250,000 and $350,000
The three buildings adjoin on Pearl
street, between First and Willow ave
nues, facing Bayliss park in the heart
of the city.
First alarm was seG.sded at $3.50 a.
n by r. C. Hoyt, 55. fireman in the
Rogers building. Hoyt and his wife
occupy living quarters in the base
rnent of the Brown building which
shares the elevator shaft and entrance
of the Rogers building.
Hoyt was awakened by an explosion
he said, and discovered burning fag-
OTIS hurting down the elevator shaft
cutting off escape. He and his wife,
partially dressed, crawled through a
coal hole on the Pearl street side.
Ioyt ran up Pearl street. crying,
where the alarm was sent to fire
headquarters.
Every piece of fire fighting appa-
ratus in Council Bluffs worked on the
blaze, augmented by Company No. 2
front Omaha. which operated its
pumper at Willow avenue and Main
street.
at holioxra1 fha
plosion heard by Fireman Hoyt came
from the offices of the American
Railway Express company on the
first floor of the Brown building, but
c. G. Cahill, agent. stated that when
he arrived on the scene, flames We're
licking down through the ceiling
from the second floor.
Occupants of the three buildings
included:
Brown building, three stories:
First floor, American Railway
Express company.
Second floor, club rooms of the
Porcupine club. Saturday Noon
club offices of Charles F. Paschel,
w. II. Ward. Mrs. Christine Lar
sen and J. NJ. Passer.
Third floor, lodge rooms Of the
knights OF Columbus.
Rogers building. four stories:
First floor, Young Women's
Christian association.
Second floor, offices of Dr.
Mathew Tinley. DIR. Mary Tinley,
p. C. Rasmussen. attorney; B. F.
Walker, engineer; Jasper j. Fergu-
son, attorney; Citizens Coal & Ice
company. DIR. Harry NJ. Boyne. G.
(Turn to Page Two, Column One.)
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Days Activities
in Washington

The senate and house. after brief
sessions, began their Christmas recess
and the government departments took
half holiday by order Of President
Harding.
Secretary Weeks disclosed that
much progress already has been made
on the plan for Industrial mobilization
of the nations resources for service
in national emergency.
President Johnston of the railway
machinists union charged that the
railroad companies are "squandering
money" In a fight against their en-
ployes who went on strike last sum-
mer.
Chairman Curtis of the senate rules
committee ordered the arrest of all
bootleggers found in the capitol build
ing, regardless of who may intercede
in their behalf.
Senator Johnson of California pub
licly attacked the proposal of Senator
Borah Of Idaho. another member Of
the irreconcilable group, for a new
economic and disarmament conference
here.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Holdup BandCets
$4,000 Payroll;
jewelers. Robbed
Paymaster for Pittsburgh Com.
pany Is Killed Bandits
Make S25. 900 Haul in
Twin Cities.

Pittsburgh, Dec. 23.-Ross Dennis,
paymaster for the Pittsburgh Coal
company, was mortally wounded and
$40, 900 stolen by masked bandits on
lonely road 10 miles south OF this
city today. The robbers escaped.
Dennis died while being taken to a
hospital.
The hodup occurred in the hills
behind Mount Lebanon, near here,
while a party of company officials
were taking the Christmas pay to
miners at Beading, Pa.
$4,000 i'm Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 23.-Ban-
dts today invaded the Minneapolis
downtown district, staged two daring
jewelry store robberies within a half
block of each other and fed with
about $25, 600 in cash. diamonds and
jewery.
The first robbery was at the l. r..
Welsman Jewelry company store.
where the bandits got $4,000 in Jew
>elty and $3.50 in cash after binding
a clerk, and the second was at the
Harry Russ jewelry store. where they
scooped up between $11 900 and $4,000
in diamonds.
Scoops up Diamonds.
Harold Weisman, 1S-year-old son
of the proprietor Of the first store
robbed, was alone when the bandits
entered. He was bound hand and
foot and left in rear room while
the bandits completed their work. He
said he saw two bandits.
Harry Russ. proprietor of the sec
ond store, was held at bay by a
pistol while a bandit scooped up
diamonds and then file dto waiting
automobile.
Several hours previously robbers
raided the A. j. Fjelstad store, in the
residence district and escaped with
SO in cash and $3.50 in jewelry and
Christmas trinkets.
The loot in the two larger rob-
berries consisted of diamonds,
watches, rings, watch chains, laval
liers. wristwatches and $3.50 in cash
from the Weisman store.
In Chicago.
Chicago. Dec. 23.-One of two
bandits waited in the entrance of the
Heco Envelope company's building
today and snatched a payroll satchel
containing $4,000 from Miss Marion
Pickrel. cashier, and escaped in an
automobile driven by an accomplice
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Movie Actor Pleads Guilty
to RObbing Coast Rank

Los Angeles. Dec. 23.-Jenks d.
Harris, motion picture actor, and
three companions pleaded guilty in
the superior court at Ventura, Cal,
to robbery of the Fillmore State bank
af Peru, according to word received
here by the sheriff's office. The
three other defendants We're Harold
Gillette, motion picture actor; George
F. Pruitt and Henry c. Loggins Of
Los Angeles. The cases were set for
sentence next Friday.
The robbery took place two weeks
ago. President c. f. Spencer of the
bank and his little daughter were
taken by the bank robbers to Los
Angeles in order to delay news reach
ing authorities. About $4,000 was
taken.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Yuletide Spirit and Big
BankroH Land Farmer
in Psycopathic Yard

Chicago. Dec. 23.-An access of
Christmas good will tonight landed on
Gus Mallackas, 43. who says he is an
Idaho farmer in the psycopathie hos
pital.
En- route to Chicago on a Chicago &
Northwestern train, Mallackas, car
rying $3.50 in cash and two suit
cases. each secured with a huge pad
lock. began distributing his money
among the passengers and crew. The
conductor, after receiving $3.50 pres
ent. collected the funds again and
turned the farmer over to the police.
At the police station, Mallackas
handed the captains secretary $1,000
and told him to go out and buy a
turkey for Christmas.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Man Arrested for Theft
of White-Faced Heifer

Theft of lone red, white-faced heifer
calf" is charged against Clyde Luck
EFT by Albert Lowe of Keya Paha
county, Nebraska. in warrant on
which Luckett was arrested in
Omaha by Deputy Sheriff Harry
Dworsky. The real charge against
Luckett, according to Sheriff Frank
Stapleton. who is in Omaha to get
the prisoner, is that he and another
man took the brute. butchered it on
the Lowe ranch and carted off the
carcass.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Kirschbraun Creamery
Gives EmplOyes Bonus

Kirschbraun & Sons. Inc, creamery
distributed among their office and fac.
tory employees Christmas presents
amounting to $500 in cash.
over one hundred employees shared
in this bonus, which was given them
as a reward for their part in making
the past year a successful one for the
firm. Those employed over a year
received checks ranging from / per
cent of their years salary for one
years service up to 10 per cent for
10 years or more service.
All those employed less than a year
received S. gold pieces. .
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Former Head of Oil Firm
Placed Under $4,000 Bail

Philadelphia. Dec. 2S.-N. w. Erie
dell. former president of the Black
Panther Oil company. was plated un
der $40 900 bail by Judge Stern when
he made application for liberty under
a writ Of habeas corpus. lie already
was under 81 500 bail imposed by a
magistrate on embezzlement charges.
Friedel is alleged to have embez-
zled between $150,000 and 5000, 900
from the oil company. lie was ar
rested in California auout two months
ago. Soon afterwards receivers were
appointed for the oil company in
the federal court.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Scores Injured When
Holiday Trains Crash

Peoria, Ill, Dec. 23.-Between 40
and so persons suffered minor cuts
and bruises. and several hundred 9TH
ers were badly shaken up when Rock
Island passenger trains No. 207 and
20S, running between Peoria and Chi.
cago, collided headon' at a siding near
Mossville, ILL.,, eight miles north of
here this afternoon
An appeal was made to Peoria for
automobiles to bring injured and
stranded passengers here. Both
trains were crowded with holiday va
cationists. Failure of the air brakes to
work while one train was heading
into a siding was the cause of the
collision. it was said by the trainmen.
The trains were going at slow rate
of speed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
II Nebraska a
Engages in
.BanditHunt
Bank Notes Corresponding to
Those Stolen i'm Denver
Passed in Hastings and
Aurora Stores.
Police Securing State

Leaving a string OF the bank notes
stolen from a Federal Reserve bank
truck in front OF the mint at Dem
yer. some members Of the bandit gang
are crossing Nebraska in an auto
mobile. according to State Sheriff
Gus Hyers. Two five dollar bills COR
responding in serial number to those
stolen were expended Friday. one at
Hastings and the other at Aurora.
Close on the trail of the bandits is
one of the oldest and ablest private
detectives in the state, according to
Sheriff Hyers. who says he has i'm
plieit faith in the evidence reported
to him and is using the state forces
TO cooperate in every way with the
detective.
Join in Search.
Omaha and Lincoln police forces
have thrown every available detec-
tive into the chase. on the belief that
the bandits stopped in the state to
rest and were being kept under
cover"
State Sheriff Hyers is of the opinion
that they continued their way east,
but is watching the transcontinental
highways. in an effort to head them
off.
Both at Aurora and Hastings, the
money went over the counters of mer.
camille establishments in payment for
purchases. Suspicion was not aroused
at the time the purchases were made
and discovery that the bills corres-
ponded to the currency stolen In Dem
Yer was not made until the close of
business Friday.
Time Not Fixed.
The merchants, who received the
currency, could not fix the time at
which the purchases were made, nor
did the clerks handling the money pay
any attention to it at the time the
transaction was completed. The bills
were reported new and crisp.
When told last night that police au-
thorities at Hastings and Aurora
denied knowledge of the passing of
bills corresponding with those stolen
at Denver, Sheriff Hyers said he was
not surprised at the denial nor would
he attempt to explain 1t.
My information came from a man
of unquestioned reliability. and l be-
| live it," the state sheriff said. II
| cannot now say the source of my in
formation"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Governor of Porto Rico
Arrives i'm Washington

Washington. Dec. Ex-Governor E.
Mont Rely of Porto Rico arrived
here today on leave of absence.
The governor declared his trip was
due to personal matters only.
Administration officials have said
repeatedly that the visit of Governor
Reilly. whose conduct of affairs in
Porto Rico has been under fire from
various quarters, did not foreshadow
a change in personnel in the island
government.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
HAYS Asked to Reconsider
Reinstatement of Arbucklt

Los Angeles, Dec. 23. - Protests
against the reinstatement of Roscoe
Arbuckle continued to accumulate
here yesterday.
Mayor George e. Cryer, in tele-
gram to Will Hays asked him to re-
consider his decision reinstating Ar
buckle and declaring that exhibition
of Arbuclle pictures here would have
a direct tendency to contribute to the
delinquency of the youth of this city.
APPRECIATION of the mayors act was
expressed by women's club ofhciais
and a teachers organization.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Private Accused of Killing
Prisoner at Camp Meade

Washington, Dee. 23.-Private Egon
B. Lange, of the Third cavalry was
under guard last night at Fort Myer,
pending an investigation of the kill
ing Of Private Albert Nathan, for
merly of the 18th infantry at Camp
Meade, Nd. a general prisoner. Ac-
cording to post officers. Lange. who
was on guard duty. shot Nathan af-
ter the latter had refused to obey
orders and had approached him threat
ening1y.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Labor Party Gains.

Melbourne, Australia. Dec. 23.-La-
Dor has made further gains in the gen.
eral elections Of last Saturday, accord
ing to revised figures. the tabulations
showing there will be 30 labor men,
bers in the federal house OF repre-
sentatives. Premier Hughes party has
has 27 seats while the liberals and
country party combined have 10
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Burgess-Nash Employees
Given Christmas Dinner

A turkey dinner was served to all
employees by the Burgess-Nash COM
pany last night. The dinner was
served in the tea room and the en-
playes' cafeteria during the regular
hour. All employees were included no
matter how long their service with
the company.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Ex.Policeman Gets 90 Days
for Beating Aged Mother

Detroit, Dec. 23.-Paul Hschke,
former policeman, was convicted in
municipal court yesterday Of beating
his 73yearold mother. Mrs. Minnie
Hischke Judge Heston sentenced
him to the maximum, 80 days. ex-
pressing the wish he could make it
30 years
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Chauffeur Convicted
of Staying His Wife

New York, Dec. 23.-A jury yes
terday convicted Abraham Becker, a
chauffeur, of the murder of his wife.
Jennie, whose lime encased body re-
Gently was found buried in the auto
repair yard of Becker's friend. Reu
hen NOrdkin
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Head of Society for Control
of Cancer Dies Suddenly

Denver. Dec. 23.-Dr. Charles An
drew Powers. widely known surgeon,
president of the American Society
for Control of Cancer. dropped dead
in the University club here this aft
ernoon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Rabbi Before Philosophers.

Rabbi Frederick Cohn will review
the Outline of History" by II. G.
Wells at the meeting OF the Omaha
Philosophical society Sunday after
noon in the Patterson building, Sew.
enteenth and Farnam streets.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Negro Dies at Age of l2l.

Paris. Tex, Dec. 22.-John Dun
ham, negro, who claimed to be 121
years old, is dead at his home here.
He worked for his living to the time
OF his death.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
Burglars Get Goodies.

Burglars stole rs pounds of candy
and nuts from the ii. Wohlner store.
1901 North Sixteenth street Friday
night. according TO central police
station report.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE

PART ONE.
Editorial Comment Page 4.
Sporting News and Features
Pages o and I.
Outbreak Of War q Surprise TO Ex-
Kaiser Page g.
Hope for Ireland Is seen by Llo-
George p
Amusements-- Pages 0, 10 n
Music News ras ~ :,
PART TWO.
Society and News for Women
Pages l to 4.
Shopping with Polly Page 4.
OF Especial Interest to Motorists-
Page s.
Markets and Financial News
Page Q.
Want Ads Pages :, 8 and o.
MAGAZINE SECTION.
Love Island" Blue Ribbon short
Story, by Owen Oliver Page I.
"The Room on the Roof Page 8.
Happy Land Page 4.
The Teenie Weenies- Page 8.
Cutouts for the Kiddies- Page o.
Letters from Little Folks Page 8.
ROTOGRAyURE SECTION.
"Chirstmas Morn" by Carter Gif-
ford Page 1.
Beautiful Omaha Doorways In Holi-
day Time Page 2.
Father Fianagan's Boys Fine New
Home Page 8.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-24
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday fair; not much change in
temperature.
, 1922-06-15

hopefulness for other nations always with the un-
DERIVING thought that mutual understandings
coupled with u~nfeigned sincerity will Ultimately
solve all problems, in this light we can we'll under
stand why President Harding and Secretary
Hughes declined to send an American representa-
tive TO the Genoa conference and we all the more
heartily can commend their conduct for SO doing.
"hanifesuy this was not an economic but a poll
teal conference Whenever any financial or COM
mercial question was taken up for discussion al
most Immediately it developed a political phase
and soon there were thrust into il political ques-
tions of the hardest and most unyielding character.
Surely America has no business TO be represented
in any such conference and it is a matter of con-
graduation that the president and his secretary of
state have likewise determined not to have any
official relationship with the proposed Hague con
Genoa conference with the SAINT subjects to be dis
the same detectives to be attained.
"The world by this time ought to understand that
we do not intend to become involved in their polit-
ica1 wrangies and tlat while we are willing to
lend aid or give counsel and maintain always a
sympathetic attitude yet we always will refuse to
be dragged into their financial difficulties and we
always will decline to NEEDLE with their national
affairs or to become involved in their age-old
racial rivalries, with their conflicting claims and
marrying interests, with their hatreds and their
jealousies, magnified a thousand fold by the cruel
fortunes of war. We do not intend to get into this
confused tumble of European animosities. This
attitude of our administration will meet with the
hearty approval of everybody except internation-
alists of a most extreme type"
, 1922-06-15
Average Things Do Not Pay

ss A r A results at best bring only n livirg
u for those who attain them states the Kan
sas City Star. "From the very nature of the case
there can be no substantial profit for any consider.
able length of time from average returns. This
is true of every business enterprise and every pro
fession.
an acre, or twelve bushels of wheat-enabled the
former to support his family comfortably and pay
for a farm in his lifetime, there soon would be so
many persons raising corn and wheat that the prof.
the average grade of beef cattle or keeping a herd
of average dairy cows or laying hens returned a
substantial profit, these departments of farming
would be quickly overdone.
$50 the average man just makes a comfortable
living while he works. When old age comes he has
accumulated little on which to live. This is more
sional men in towns and cities than of farmers,
because those in town, while receiving on the whole
a larger income, are more inclined to spend than
are those who live on the iarm.
"Workers who are below the average in effici-
ency, whether in the town or in the country, make
a poor living and, when their strength is spent,
must be supported by relatives or public charity.
at is only when we get into the ranks of those
who are above the average in capabilities-those
who produce more than average crop yields, who
breed better than the average livestock, who take
better than average care of their soil and who mar
kt their product with more than average intelli-
gence, that we find men who, as a rule, get ahead.
''The young man starting into business of any
kind now must face this universal law. Unless he
work more than the average number of hours, ap.
ply more than average intelligence and devote more
than average attention to his business, he will
achieve only average success.
"The way to get more than average results is not
difficult, especially on the farm. Better sires at
the head of the herds, more than usual care in the
selection of seed, greater attention to well known
and comparatively simple details of soil manage
keting the output will put any farmer in the upper
third and enable him in the long run to get ahead"
, 1922-06-15

perhaps every middle-aged man knows
n or two.
Germany Is a nation of many indus.
tries. Perhaps in some lines the war
toll was SO heavy that years may
PISS before the manufacturers are
where they were in 1914. in other
branches there may be such efficiency
as was eve known.
1T cannot be known in advance in
what part of n city n crime viii be
committed. although there are some
parts usually deemed safer than 9th.
ers. 1t viii not do to leave those un.
guarded: TO do so would be to subject
the police department to severe criti,
cism. for those may be the places
in which an epidemic OF crime may
break out. II is the same way with
regard to protecting u industries
against h ruinous competition of
Germany. We do not know her exact
status, o in what lines of produc-
ton to expect dangerous competition.
Hence we must afford protection all
along the line and not take foolish
chances. 1t is better to be safe than
softly"
, 1922-06-15
Enter and Exit Joseph

TT IS NOTED that Joseph Fl. Camp has tossed
L his Stetson into the ring as the candidate
for congress of the Democratic party. Joseph is
welcome because his coming adds wonderfully to the
gaiety of the otherwise drab occasion. Joseph
brings his gall with him, also his intestines.
Like his Democratic brethren of all time Joseph
thrives upon calamity and nourishes his soul with
misery. He fails to understand that it is out of the
question for a Democrat to make the world happy.
To scatter sunshine and prosperity. The disciples
iof Democracy, as the world has observed, have
taught nothing but graft and profligacy in office
and brought nothing but taxes and misery to the
people.
Joseph would do violence to our devoted pachy-
derm. Would constitute himself complainant, pros.
ecutor, judge, jury and high executioner and would
remove him from earth on or about November Z,
regardless of what others may think or what in,
terest they have in the splendid work our old ele-
plant has done.
Joseph don't amount to much at present and
there is little hope that he ever will and it is GER.
tain there will not be much to him when the ee-
plant steps on him on the date Joseph himself
has selected.