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Community Chest Plan at Cleveland Explained Here Hudget Sy«tem Only Fair Method of Raising Funds for Charitable Work, J. F. Hall Tells Otnahans. John F. Hall, assistant secretary of ! the Cleveland federal charities bud get organization, explained the sys tem at scverul meeting of Omaha welfare and charity workers at the Chamber of Commerce last week. "The budget system, or community chest plan, has worked out admir ably in Cleveland,” Mr. Hall told members of the public welfare com mittee of the chamber. "Ths community fund council, the organization collecting the funds to tie apportioned to the various charit able organizations, has a governing body of 40 members, 20 being elected by the Cleveland war council, under 1 whose direction the war chest was raised during the late war. Sixteen members were elected by participat ing agencies, two by Chamber of Commerce and two by city officials. Their successors are elected by the entire membership, each member serving two years. Altogether there aro 115 local charities, relief and wel fare organizations. “Campaigns for funds are carried on with *a highly organized group of workers. The dntly newspapers last year donated 7.000 columns of space free, and the council carries a page %d daily." f Mr. Hall endorsed Omaha’s plan for n community chest and declared It the only preventive of duplication of effort and the only fair method of distributing funds for charitable pur poses. Omaha Terimnal Market Planned Readjustment of Livestock Commission to Be Taken Up at Farmers’ Meeting. Establishment of a terminal grain market in Omaha and readjustment of the livestock commission to com ply with new federal requirements are expected to consume most of the time during the three-day convention of the Farmers’ Educational and Co Educattonal Union of Nebraska, which opens at the Auditorium Tuesday morning. According to President Osborne of the union about 700 delegates will attend. Farmers belonging to the union send their stock to Omaha to he han dled through commission men belong ing to the #inion or representing it. The entire business is to hs read justed to meet the ne wrequirements. For some time the union has dis cussed the advisability of establish ing a grain terminal in Omaha to Vmndlc the thousands of bushels of grain shipped by members. It is ex pected that the terminal will he estab lished in the Omaha grain exchange. Man Says He Owns First Bicycle Brought to U. S. Ellisnore, Mo., Jan 6.—O. W. Shel don, who resides in this little town, declares he has the first bicycle ever brought to the United States. He says it is ns much af a curi osity today as it was 44 years ago, when he took it into Central Park, in New York, for his first ride, Shel don said he had so many spectators it was impossible to manipulate it. In the fall of 1878 Sheldon rode his bicycle to Syracuse a distance of 200 miles, to the state fair and was paid $10 to ride It around the race track twice.. He bought the vehicle from Lubin, of Paris, at a coat of $195. The freight to New York was $22.20. Tho front wheel is 54 inches in diameter and the rear wheel about 16 Inches, both having hard rubber tires. The bicycle is finished in bright nickel. Noted Medium Will Stage Seance at Braadeis Theater Hr. C. M. Kddy, the noted medium, will give one of his seances demon strating spirit power in the light at the Brandels theater, Sunday night, January 14. Among the many demonstrations which are promised will he Included, Eddy's Simla seance, as given by Him before William Hope, at Crews, England. Questions written and re tained by the interrogators will re ^ reive full and Intelligent answers, slate writing, floating tables and chairs and many other phenomena of a startling nature. It is claimed that Dr. Eddy lias a power and intelligence amtside of the body which can assume form and an nihilate distance. As to what that power is there Is a diversity of opinion. Painters and Decorator? Name C. Smith President The Master Painters' and Decora tors' association has elected these officers: President A. C. Smith: vice presi dent. John Swan: treasurer, J. M. An derson: secretary, W. S. Wedge: trustees, W. H. Frnhm, Hans Knud sen find \V. H. Hamer. Omaha delegates will attend the 13th annual convention of the Iowa and Nebraska division of the associa tion at Lincoln January 9, 10 Rnd 11. ExOmahan Admitted to Practice in High Court Capt. Charles F. Ttoncordt, former Cre^thton student, war hero with both the crolx de guerre and the distin guished service 'cross, has been ad mitted to practice law before the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. He is a graduate fellow In the de partrnent of law. Catholic universlay, Washington, D. C. Immigration Agent Here. H W. AV. Brown, Immigration bureau Inspector, Washington, D. C., was here Saturday, consulting with John "Gurnett regarding the needs of this office which haa just been made head quarters of a new district with Mr. Ouraatt in charga Where Irish Governor General to Live - s€ VxCeretfgd 3/cdtfi Tittiofhy jinaXy; «*. Timothy Mealy, newly appointed governor general o£ the Irish tree slate, as the king's representative, will occupy the viceregal lodge, in Phoenix I park, Dublin. I 1 U. P. Pensioner Observes Real Golden Wedding Former Associates at Shops Present Charles Johnson With Gold Pieces as Tribute. It will be a real golden wedding an nlverstry today for Charles Johnson 3415 Lake street, Union Pacific pen sioner, for he was showered with gold in ceremonies at the Union Pacific car shops at noon yesterday. Johnson was called to the car shops by the men at whose side he worked for years, and B. Jullen, general fore man, gave him three $20 and one $10 gold pieces as a gift from hia former associates. "We feel proud to have had the privilege of knowing you." Jullen said. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were married In Canada 50 years ago today. They came to Omaha in 1881 and Johnson Immediately began working for the Union Pacific. He was retired April 1, 1917. All five of the children will be here today. They are Mrs. Anna LeFevre and Lawrence- Johnson of Fort Mor gan, Cole., William Johnson, a grocer, Forty-eighth and Leavenworth streets: Leo Johnson, Twentieth and Ohio streets, and Mrs. Mary E. Billings, who resides with her parents. Six grandchildren and a great-grandchild will complete the family circle. Time Extension Asked for eWstem Farmers Scottsbluff, Neb., Jan. 6.—(Special.) i —Aid of Secretary of Interior Fall and Omaha Chamber of Commerce Is ask ed In securing relief for western Ne braska water users delinquent in con struction charges. The telegram to Sretary Fall declares that the bill sed by the senate this week, grant ing two years extension in water charges, is of little real aid, because it does not grant time on delinquent charges. The letter to the Omaha Chamber of Commerce asks that it join in asking that this relict be grant ed. Banks and loan compnaies are willing to join in extending time on paymets if the government shows a disposition to grant more time, the communications of the local chamber declare. Emerald Church Deacons Withdraw Resolution Lincoln, Jan. 6.—(Special.)—A reso lution passed a year and a half ago by the board of the German Evan gelical Lutheran church at Emerald, allowing morning services Ih—Gorman and on holidays when desired by the congregation, was repealed at a meet ing of the members today. , Recently six deacons of ^.ho church were convicted under the Reetl-Norval act of infringing on the provisions of the language law by the passage of the resolution. They were fined $25 und costs and their case is now pend ing in the Nebraska supreme court. The action in repealing the resolu tion was to remove any suspicion of an intent to violate the language law, the attorney for the deacons said. Game Licenses Printed. Lincoln. Jan. 6.—(Special.)—-Under authority of Governor Bryan, 32,500 new hunting and fishing licenses for 1923 have been printed. They bear the signatures of Mr. Bryan and the present game warden, George Koster. ns chief game Warden. Stock Permit Issued. Lincoln, Jan. fi—.(Special.)—The Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph com pany was given permission by the state railway commission to issue $500,000 of stock. The permit con tains a provision that Use stock shall not he sold for less thnn pur. * Palace of 1192 Now Hotel. Berlin. Jan. 6—The picturesque old Bavarian city of Augsburg can boast of a hotel which recently celebrated Its 200th anniversary as a hotel and which as a structure, was in existence when Columbus discovered the new world. The famous partician Bugger family, the Rothschilds of the mid dle ages, erected a stately mansion in H92 next to the then nenoned hostelry, "The Three Moors," much frequented by emperors, kings and cardinals during the Diet of Augs burg, in Luther's Jtays. In 1722 a senator of the free city of Augsburg* bought the Bugger palace and transformed it into a hotel, which still stands and has kept up its reputation as one of the finest resorts of travelers in south ern Germany. . , The guestbook of "The Three Moors” records the entries of sev eral emperors of Austria and Russia, of Wellington, Raganini and Walter Scott. r Toppling Kingdoms Hold No Fear for Gypsy Prince It’s Been Good Year for “Prince Charley” Hajos and All His Clan Now Encamped in Flatwoods Near West Palm Beach. % West Palm Beacll, Fla., Jan. 6.— Xt may be a bad year for kings, but it lias been a good one for "Prince Charley" (Carlos)^ Hajos, self-styled heir to the throne* of all the gypsies. Prince Charley and all of his elan now are encamped In a flatwoods stretch 20 miles or more north of here, where they will spend the next few weeks swapping automobiles and gypsy "accessories" to native and visiting Floridians. Prince Charley claims he Is of royal blood, tracing his ancestry back through several centuries of Spanish blood to the time when there was a traditional gypsy kingdom In the fatherland of Romany in 1412—which was In the Hungary of that day, ac cording to Prince Charley. While the kingship of the gypsies now is In dispute, Prince Charley declares that his father is on the throne in Cuba, and that practically all of the gyp sies In the United States, and most of thoae scattered throughout Spain, Russia, the Czeco-Slav countries and Turkey annually contribute to his up keep. Two per cent of all the gains of all gypsies for one year go to the support of his father, declares Prince Charley, and jthis amounts to a sum approximating' $100,000 many seasons. Prince Charley understands practi cally nil of the languages of the earth, and declares he can make himself un derstood In Slam, Turkey, Moscow or Berlin. He has been across the At lantic six times, the trip the last sum mer having been his first visit to Europe since the world war. Con tributions sent to him by courier are relayed by the same method to his father's "throne.” He keeps a com plete set of records, and his lists bear thousands of names of gypsies scat tered throughout the United States and Mexico. He also has a record of births, deaths and marriage;) that take place in this country, and it requires one specially built automobile to take care of his bookkeeping department. No Sin to Cheat. Although pining for the old days of horse trading. Prince Charley de clares that he finds the automobile much more convenient in getting around over the country. Originally having come from India, the gypsies, according to tlieir "prince," are taint ed with the belief that it Is no sin to cheat In a trade with anyone not a gypsy. "One gypsy is honest with another," said he. "Otherwise he is an outcast and is forced from his tribe The in frequency with which a solitary gypsy Is found indicates how seldom cheat ing is practiced among our race." There was considerably more ro mance connected with swapping horses than there is in swapping auto mobiles, he declared. "But more things can be wrong with a car than with a horse,” he added. It Is rare, according to Prince Charley, that a gypsy will resort to the courts of the country In which he may be to settle differehcea between him and some other gypsy Often times he may become Involved In dis pute* with natives of a country; and when this is the case the gypsy pre fers to take the best settlement pos sible out of court, claiming that Juries are prejudiced against gypsies. He declared that few gypsies ever ap pear in courts and that when they do It is because of some imagined rather than real wrong. "We often are charged with stealing small things In the locality where we camp, but I be lieve most of our tribesmen are honest In that respect. When it comes to trading, however, may the shrewdest trader win now as ever. The heads of nations trade even their people, so what's the harm?” The gypsy’s theory is that a trade means a matching of wits and that the nlmbler-wltted of the swapping pair is entitled to any advantage he can gain. Horse traders other than gypsies have for years characterized various means of "doctoring” horses as "gypsy tricks." Putting a pea or a grain of corn in the ear of a balky horse is one of them. Cling to Romance. Gypsies*In all countries, according to Prince Charley, still cling to the old romantic methods of wooing and marriage. There Is no such a thing as "love at first sight.” culminating in a rapid wedding. Young gypsies may fat! in love at first sight, but the young man has to prove many things to his future bride’s father, or mother, or guardian if her parents -be dead. First, he must show himself worthy of her from a physical stand point, and he must demonstrate that he can keep her In gypsy luxury— which now means a car and tents and blankets, and a summer In the north and a winter in the south. Besides, he must woo her for a year, with all his trades reviewed by her father. After that it takes in actual gold, some blankets, or their equivalent in spare tires, to tuim the trick, while all of the sparking must be done un der the eyes of the maiden's rela tives. There are no “tglhngle” affairs among the gypsies. Prince Charley asserts. He declared a gypsy keeps his marriage vo^fs mere faithfully than all others and said that gypsy love for the last eight centuries, or since the forefathers migrated from India, showed hut few instances suf ficient for Application of the unwritten law. At such time, he declared, the one proved guilty is dealt with sum marily, the inode of capital punish ment being decapitation with a knife and burial of the body in a lonely and unmarked grave by tribesmen j who understand how to guard Well such Secrets. Gridiron Dinners to Be Given at C. of C. Jan. 10 Everything connected with the con duct of the city's business and munici pal affairs and Omahans who wear their dignity the year 'round, will be toasted at the first annual Gridiron dinner to be given at the Chamber of V'ommerc* the night of January 10, under the auspices of the Junior di vision. The Gridiron is to be an entertain ment feature of the annual Fathers’ and Sons' banquet, which is to be held that evening. The Juniors will show just how the “city das’ manage Oma ha and they will have as their guests the members of the city council to confirm their actions. A corps of liberetUsts and compos ers have been working on the words and music of the Gridiron, and the work has been pronounced a master piece. The Juniors will bring theld dads and sons. One Junior has borrowed a son for the occasion from another Junior, who has two. Following the dinner, all Thamber members are invited to attend the Gridiron. Mifsing Heir to Large Estate Sought in Omaha Wanted: Someone to claim a large estate! Don't rush, however, a» only one person can claim it successfully. That person is James Maybury Hooper, and he’s missing. The law firm at Lima, O., which is handling the estate of Lucy Hooper has appealed to Chief of Detectives Van •i'eusen for aid in finding the missing heir. Postpone Naming Officers Lincoln, Jan. 6,—(Special.)—The meeting of the executive board of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federa tion to select officers, which was to have been held today, waa postponed a month, ) Society for Friendless to Discuss Prison Topics The Society for the Friendless, having for its object the prevention of crime and reclamation and restora tion of the criminal will hold a meet ing Monday evening. January 15, in the city hall at 8. Judge Howard Kennedy will speak on "The Indeterminate Sentence and Parole Law." "Missouri Pat'* will tell of “Beating it Back" recounting the fight to regain the good will of so ciety after a prison term. The annual report of the society will he read by the superintendent. Dr. J. A. Leavitt, who will recom mend certain measures to be pre sented to the legislature pertaining to prison rulings. Discussions of these will be led by Judge A. L. Sutton. Much Colder Predicted for Last of Next Week WtlK-iiTton, tT«n t>—Wwttlmr nnl look for the week beginning Monday: Upper Mississippi and lower Mis souri valleys: Considerable cloudiness, occasional snows over upper Missis sippi valley. Normal temperature first half, much -colder latter half. Northern Rocky Mountain and pla teau regions: Local snows, normal temperature, except much colder mid dle of the week. Southern Rocky mountain and pla teau regions: Generally' fair, normal temperature. Pacific states: Frequent rains, ex cept generally fair In southern Cali fornia. Temperature near or nbove normal. Plunkett to Speak in U. S. Washington, Jan. C.—Sir Horace Plunkett, leader of the Irish agricul tural co-operative movement, has ac cepted an invitation to address the annual meeting of the American Ag ricultural Editors' association here during the week of February 28, Omaha Doctor Is Under Fire i of State Board Secretary Antics May File Charge of Practicing With out License Against Dr. John T. Mathews. Lincoln, Jnn. 8.—(Special.)—Public I Welfare Secretary II. It. Antles said | (hat charges must be filed In Dougins i county against Dr. John T. Mathews. ; who Was held responsible by a coro r.er's jury of performing an operation resulting In the death of I,oretta Mc Dermott, 28, Rassett, (Neb.) school teacher. Mr. Antles clalrp* that Dr. Matthews' license to practice was re voked by the state board of health In June, 1906, for "unprofessional con duct." The case was reopened In March, 1913, Mr. Antles said, when Attorney John O. Yelser of Omaha appeared he fore the board and asked that Dr. Mathews be reinstated. So far as the record discloses, Mr. Antles said, no action was taken by the board. The code wept Into effect later and no rec ord under the code secretary Indicate* that any further action was taken. Mr. Antels is still Investigating the records. The original complaint against Dr. Mathews in 1906 seems to have been signed by A. C. Hedlund. No details or reasofts other than "unprofessional conduct" are given In the complaint. Annual Budget Formally Passed by City Council Park Department Commis sioner Says Cut Will Neces sitate Discharge of Six of His Employes. City council yesterday formally ap proved tho annual budget as agreed to yesterday afternoon by the budget board. Commissioner J. B. Hummel of the park department, whose fund was cut $7,600, stated that he will have to dispenso with the service of six or seven employes, beginning January 15. Despite this cut, Mr. Hummel ex plained that his expenses have been Increased on account of tho new tourist welcome camp In Elmwood pgrk which will cost his department about $5,000 this year. The health department was cut $5,000 and will have to face an auto matic Increase of $2,500 In the gnrh age fund, making the actual reduc tion of ths general health fund $7,500. The Increase of $20,000 allowed In the street lighting fund will allow In stallation of 700 new lamps this year, according to Commissioner Joseph Koutsky, chairman of the council's special electric committee. Creighton Will Meet St. Louis in Debate The Creighton arts debating tiam will meet St. Louis university in the first intercollegiate debate of the year at Creighton auditorium Mon day evening, January 15. The ques tton for debote is*. "Resolved, that the United States should demand full payment of the debts owed her by the allied nations." The Creighton team, which is made up of J. Thomas Russel) and Robert II. Patton, will defend the negative Ride. The debate marks the second round of debates in the newly-organ ised Missouri province league. It al so will determine the championship of this section, os St. Louis already has defeated Loyola university of Chicago. The four district winner* will meet in the province semi-finals, and the two teams that survive this round will meet In the final debate which Is to decide the province cham pionship. The debate will begin at 8. Admis sion will be tree. Pawnee Telephone Company Appeals for Rate Increase Lincoln, Jan. G.—(Special.) — The Pawnee County Telephone company has filed an application with the state railway commission for an In crease in rates of $1 per month. The commission also set hearing* on the application of the Nebraska Gas A Power company to extend tranml* sion lines to towns adjoinii^g Be atrice, for fhe purpose of supplying electric light. The hearing was eet for Tuesday. Report Belgian Troops to Invade Germany Brussels, Jan. G.—(By A. P.)—Two Belgian divisions will assist seven French division In the occupation of Fssen and the Ruhr district, says Le Solr. this evening It adds it hns re liable information that an arrange ment to this effect lias already been made between the French and Bel gian delegates New Bond Record. Lincoln, Jan. 6.—-(Special.)—Five million dollars more of bonds of gov ernmental subdivisions in Nebraska were Issued In 1922 than in the pre ceding year. The total for the year was $19,261,989, the largest amount of bonds ever issued In one year In Nebraska. }wa Make 1 5*4 % Loans on Omaha Real Estate i 6% [ Monthly Payment Loans on Residences peters TRust Company Peters National Bank. Woman fobbed of $500,000 Mrs. Irene Schoelkopf, wife of a Kuffaltr (N. Y.) millionaire, whose jew elry, amounting to $500,000, was stolen from her following a poker party in the apartment of p friend in New York City. New York, Jan. 0.—A subpoena served yesterday on Mrs. C. P. Hugo Schoellkopf of Buffalo, robbed of be tween $150,000 and $500,000 worth of jewels on New Year’s eve cadsed her to defer sailing for Europe today on the Majestic. She must appear in magistrate's court Monday to testify in the hear ing of Frank Barrett Carman, arrest ed on suspicion of complicity in the robbery, which occurred after Mrs. Schoellkopf had left his apartment, the scene of a party, near Fifth avenue. Mrs. Schoellkopf exclaimed when the subpoena was served: "AVhat! Me testify against Frank? Never!" The court officer had climbed 12 fights to her boudoir because the ele vators were, not placed at his dis posal, but he had sufficient breath left to explain that the subpoena wa« peremptory as far as her appearance on Monday was concerned and that then-the matter of her testifying could bo decided by the magistrate. tyr. Schoellkopf was said to be in Buffalo yesterday, but was expected to return to New York today. Guy Hyers Ends War on Criminals Bootleggers ami Auto Thieves Need No Longer Fear Ac tivities of Stale Sheriff. Lincoln, Jan. 6.—(Special.)—Boot leggers need fear Gus Hyers no long er. All that is left of Gus officially Is a lonely desk and some files tucked away In the office of A. B. Cole, state purchasing agent. Hyers ceased to function as a sworn and alert enemy of the bootleggers and nuto thief Frodav, when by inn tual agreement with Governor Bryan, he quit his job. As matters stand at present, if an auto theief is fleeing from one town, it behooves the sheriff there to call j other sheriffs and chiefs of police in the state to be on the lookout. In the days of Gus Hyers, sheriffs notified Gus and, he, In turn, ac quainted with every Inch of roads put in calls to peace officers to be on the lookout. Daily indexes of finger prints and photograph* of criminals kept care fully by Hans Nielsen, finger print expert, also eased when Hyers quit office. The fruits of Nielsen's labors are gathering dust in Cole’s office. Governor Brvan has stated that he may appoint someone to handle cer tain law enforcement work. Playing With Matches Causes Death of Girl Lincoln, Jan. 6.—(Special.)—Ruth Kehm, 3. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Kehm, died as a result of burps received when her clothing caught fire while, it is believed, she was play lng with matches. Her brother, « rushed out of the house and called tin mother, who was visiting at a neigh bors at the time. The child’ entire body was covered with burns. • Three-Block Chase. After he had been chased three blocks by two policemen. Thomas Shannon. Aetna hotel, fell exhausted into the arms of four detectives Who were rushing to Join a "burglar chase" at noon yesterday. Police began chasing Shannon after he is alleged to have tried to take two hammers from the store of Brad ley-Merriam Smith, Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue. "bee WANT APS BRING RESULTS Can’t Lose Investment 68 ft on N. side of Cuming. 06 ft. east of 24th. Strategic Preaent rental value $1,940 yearly and grow. Ing. $21,000 Harrison & Morton 916 Omaha Nat'!. JA. 0314 Sure to go to $300 a ft. s WE KEEP V / THE SAME A g ORGANIZATION \ £ Summer and Winter, g, | guaranteeing BETTER | j built homes at a lesser I g cost. Ask our customers. I • See Our Houses. ® Suaderlaud Bldg. AT 4984 Dad and Boy to Receive Tribute 100 Organizations Expected to Observe Father and Son Week in Omaha. Dad and his boy will receivo tribute all next week from more than 100 Omaha organizations. S. n. McKolvie, former governor, will deliver an address on “American Ideals" at a mass meeting In the Y. M, C. A. auditorium next Sunday afternoon and Omaha’s annual ob servance of father and son week will begin. More than 70 organizations cele tirated the week last year, but J. H. Beveridge, chairman of the directing committee, estimates churches, luncheon clubs and lodges will swell the number to more than 100 this time. Any hoy and any father will be welcomed to the Y. M. C. A. opening meeting next Sunday. Special music by the Saxton orchestra and a vocal program directed by George W. Campbell will lie additional features. Banquets will be held every night of the week in honor of the event. Churches partjpularly will hold them Father and son services In all churches will close tile celebration January 21. Foreigners, either resident or trav eling in Germany, are required to pay from 10 to 20 times as much for necessities of life, and SO times as much for luxuries, as German citizens. Chinese Observe Anniversary of Confucius* Birth Solemn and Aneient Rites1 Mark 2,500th Birthday of Revered Phi losopher. Shanghai, Jan. 6.—The 2,500th annl versary of Confucius was celebrate< with solemn rites throughout Chlnl in the temples of Confucius, under the leadership of the lettered class ol Chinese. Just before dawn in the stillness ol the enrly morning, the picturesque ceremony honoring Confucius begat in the temples of every little vlllajn and city, for the autumnal sacrifice to the greatest of all'Chinese sages Is universally observed. In Soochow, one of the famed liter ary cities of old China, the ceremony was held shortly before 3 o'clock In the morning. . Americans Altcno. A small party of Americans from Shanghai made their way toward th« temple about 2 o’clock. As they neared the temple grounds they heard the Jingling of the bolls'on the don keys carrying the worshipers to the temple, the "Hal-hwo, Hal-hwo!” ol the cl^ulrcoolies and the shouts of the "ma-foos" (carriage drivers.) Crowds of Chinese were nonchalant ly pushing their way through the long clolseters of the temple, which contained the tables of the 72 dis ciples of Confucius, on to a more lofty hall devoted to tho sage and his more famous followers and beyond to a spacious room containing tablets to the ancestors of Confucius. In each room oxen, killed the pre vious day, after they had been made to bow their heads before the tablet of Confucius, then skinned and anointed with herbs, were offered In sacrifice on festooned ancestral tables. Ited candles flickered In the mystic light, while Incense curled Its wny up to the carved rafters. Smaller tables, with offerings of sheep, rigs, fruit and wine were arrnnged along the sides of the room. Slowly the procession marched to ward the temple, while the gongs broke the Rtillness. Follow Ofil Customs. Suddenly huge bonfires, built on tri pods, blazed forth, and the broad ele vated marble portico was illuminated. The master of ceremonies, the chief officials of the city and the priests of the temple led the procession. They were followed by schoolboys, trained especially In the ancient ceremonial dances. After th^ prelude the last drum throb died away. The master of cere monies struck the tom-tom, the stand ard bearer* raised their dragon em broidered flags, and the hymn to Con fucius began. This hymn Is chanted only twice a year. Before each of the six versea a large bronze bell waA struck. Poison gas, so deadly that one-tenth of one per cent of It In the atmosphere would be fatal, has been used suc cessfully tn clearing a ship- of rata and vermin. Famous 14 Points No—not the basis on which the war waa concluded, but just fourteen good reasons why you should take advan ► tage of this wonderful op Iportunity in securing a high class home: 1. Exclusive Field Club location. I 2. Choice south front lot. ' I 3. Well-built attractive home. j I 4. Splendid condition-nenrly new I ft. High grade brick foundation l 6. Large open cheery fireplace, ft 7. Long comfortable living room. I ft. Delightful cosy sun room. 9. Desirable built-in kitchen fea tures. | 10. Four light airy bedrooms. 9 11. Dandy big sleeping porch. 112. Select oak floors throughout. IS. Garage and cement drive. 14. Triced below production cost. 9 Sunday call KE 4259 JA 1426 or WA 7136 BURT G. FOWLER GO. ► REALTORS iSucc.saora to Fowl.r A McDonald. 1120 City Nat’l Bank. JA. M2«. LOANS ON OMAHA REAL ESTATE 5Vt% On residence or downtown business property for five year*. Also 10 to 15-year loans on old or to be bailt houses and apartments at 6r/e. Principal reduction 3% every six months, together with In terest. Prompt service. Reasonable charge. UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY Affiliated with UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Jaclcion 2911 You Can Borrow $1000 to $7500 On Improved Omaha Residence Properties From Two to Five Years 5*4% to 6% Under New Plan of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Assets December 31, 1921.$655,301,018.34 We Make the Loans Ourselves—No Delays. W. Farnam Smith & Co. Mortgage Loan Correspondent 1320 Farnam St. Jackson 0564 t