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Nurse Bound to Trial for Girl’s Death Only One Witness Called at Continued Hearing in City Hall; Bond Furnished at Once. Mrs. Lillian Child. 412 South Forty eighth street. Jointly charged with I>r. F. A. Kdwards of committing murder by an Illegal operation, In connection with the death of Lillian Holman, was bound over to district court yesterday on $3,000 bond. Bond was furnished immediately by Clara M. Byrnes, who furnished Mrs. Child's bond at the time of her ar rest. Only One Witness. The hearing, held before Municipal .ludge Holmes at the city hall, was u continuation of her preliminary hearing which began Wednesday in the criminal division of municipal court at central station. Only one witness was called at the afternoon’s Session. She was Almeda Kice, 15. colored maid formerly em ployed at the Child home. She Is at present confined to Riverview home, and appeared in custody of an at tendant. She testified that during the period of her employment at the house, girls frequently came there, and that the coming of a girl always meant that Che must heat water, and sterilize ertain Instruments, which Mrs. Child took to a room on the second floor. In this room, the maid testified, there was a long table. Recalled Miss Holman. She also testified that shortly after the girls arrived, a man wearing eye glasses, and with a mustache would come to the house. She testified that she recalled the visit of Lillian Holman, whom she knew at that time as "Gertrude." Gene O'Sullivan. Mrs. Child's attor ney, following the hearing said, while he feels the Judge was correct in view of seriousness of the situation, the testimony of the girl brought out no facts that could not be said of any reputable hospital. He also called attention that In the dying statement of Lillian Holman she said she was taken to Mrs. Child's between 5 and ti p. m.. while the maid testified she vas brought there at 2 p. m. 2,200,682 Fords Made During 1923 Detroit, Jan. 24.—The Ford Motor company made 2,200,682 automobiles, truck* and tractors in 1923, which is 775,059 more than in any previous year, according to production figures announced today. Of the total 1,915, 485 automobiles and trucks were made in this country and 175,474 in foreign plants. Including Canada. To the total of these are added 101,898 tractors and 7,825 Lincoln cars. The figures were coupled with an •announcement that the Ford com pany expects to exceed this figure in ils 1924 production and that it plans to start early this spring on its pro gram of 10,000 cars dally. The statement says; " ‘‘The production of more than 2,200, 000 automobiles in one year probably is the greatest feat In manufacturing ever accomplished, especially in view of the fact that the Ford company controls the complete manufacture and raw material supplies for a large proportion of everything that goes into the makeup of its products.” Senate Action on Corey Is Halted Special ltUpatcb to Tbs Omaha Bee. Washington, Dec. 24.—The senate committee on banking and currency was again halted from taking action on the appointment of Merton L. Corey, Omaha; W. H. Guiil, Califor nia; Elmer Landes, Ohio, and L. J. Pettljohn, Kansas, to membership on the federal farm loan board by the opposition of Senators W. E. Borah. H. B. Deer, state farm agent, Vir ginia. and Abbey Doke, Virginia farm bureau. The appointment was objected to by Senator Borah on the grounds that his bill, pending before the senate, should be first disposed of. The hill provides that the membership of the l>oard shall be five, In place of the seven as Increased by the last con b/ress. _ Communities Are Urged to “Play Up” Historic Points By AMocbUcd Frew. Huron, 8 D., Jan. 23.—Emphasis on the need for each community to “play up” its historic and scenic points for the benefit of tourists who want the table spread before them and the exhibits labeled," was given by Doan# Robinson, state historian, in an address before the annual state meeting of the Black and Yellow Trail association. Ogallala Showers Omaha Institutions With Rabbits — m < Back Sta^e Life at Burlesque Show Reveals Polite. Home-Loving Girls r By LOTTIE A. MAI'PIN. One of the funniest cartoons I ever saw appeared in Life many years ago. It represented an elderly and very fat lady standing in front of a billboard on which was the picture of a scantily attired chorus,girl, dancing on one toe and the other toe pointing to 11 o'clock. The legend under the car toon said: ‘T'd die first!’’ Life is full of dl8illusionments. I am in a position to state that fact with emphasis, hnving been married for almost 30 years. One illusion long held was that burlesque shows and burlesque show people were con cocted and organized for the solef pur pose of parading those things calcu lated to make appeal to those who reveled in nnything closely bordering on the indecent. A desire to be frank and above board, impels me to con fess that my ideas about burlesque, as shown in "Monkey Shines’’ at the Gayety theater, at least, were, all wrong. During the last three or four weeks I b ive attended the Gayety several times and viewed the show from the front. I was greatly enter tained, and contrary to my expecta tions, I was not even shocked. Kntertainnient Is Clean. More, I saw a far better and clean er entertainment than 1 have often witnessed In big theaters catering to the elect—elected by themselves. T failed to see or hear at the Gayety the nudity and the suggestive that I have too often seen and heard In far more pretentious theaters. And, when I was privileged by courtesy of Mr. Johnson to go back stage and meet the principals, to talk with the chor us girls, and to mingle with them In their dressing rooms, my disillusion ment was complete. Honestly, those burlesque show people are a mighty human lot of men and women. 1 expected to see the dressing room of the chorus girls filled with cigaret smoke, to hear them using language barred from polite society, and see them indulging In antics that would he. to say the least, rather Rhoeking. But I was happily disappointed. I saw and heard nothing of the kind. But. I did see one chorus girl mak ing a dress for lier 5-year-old daugh ter. I saw one making a lampshade between appearances on the stage. They were crocheting. making dresses, repairing lingerie, making fancy work—In short, doing those things that the average woman loves to do when she has time. There were 15 of them In that dressing room, and they didn’t make half as much noise as the same niynber of women make when they meet at my homo to dis cuss ways and means of furthering the w'ork of our favorite church or ganization. They talked frankly and freely, and their language was as clean as I hear when I meet with my church organ ization. Most of them chatted about their homes; several mentioned their children in the most endearing terms, and others spoke of letters they had just received from home. Most of them.were prettier when viewed from the dressing room viewpoint than when viewed from across the foot lights. It was really delightful to note the courtesy tHe principals accorded to the chorus gills, it struck me as be ing one big family. I do not know how many of the cast are married, but I did learn that May Myers, the girl who yodels so beautifully, is the wife of M. Zelenko, who directs the orchestra, and that the wife of Mr. Harris, the manager. Is with the com pany, ready to Jump in and take the part of any one of the women who may he unable to appear. There Is no undue familiarity among the mem hers of the cast, either. The prln cipuls were all addressed as "Mister" or "Miss," and they addressed the chorus girls as "Miss." Only the chorus girls called one another by first names. I nm certain that this was not staged purposely for me, for my ap pearance back stage was not known in ad innce, and I was there quite a while before the stage people knew why ] was there. Puritan Is Satisfied. What the private lives of these burlesque artists may be, I am not prepared to say. And really. It is none of my business. But their ac tions and their conversation hack stage convince me that they will at least average up with most of us. One of woman's boasted privileges Is that of changing her mind. X have taken full advantage of that privi lege and changed my mind about burlesque shows and burlesque show people. Although Inclined to be a bit puritanical. I confess that the shows I have seen at the Oayety afforded me agreeable entertainment. Time was when I felt Inclined to shudder at the Idea of sitting out In front nnd watching the chorus girls dance and listening to risque jukes. But that was at the Oayety. 1 have seen scantier clad chorus girls and heard broader Jokes In bigger thea ters and never shuddered a single shudder. Courtesy Nlmwn Everywhere. To me, the visit back stage at the Oayety, the mingling with a class of people I had so long misunderstood nnd misjudged, was not only a rare pleasure but an agreeable revelation. Nor must 1 close without paying my respects to the stage crew, nnd thank the members for their uniform courtesy. I am stlfl at n loss to Wives of Nebraska U Prexy and Deans at Medical School - §P| Member* of the Women’* Faculty club of the University of Nebraska 'inade their first visit to Omaha In a body Wednesday. They were the iguest* of the Faculty flub of the university college of medl sine. H(x wive* of the dean* of the uni veralty and the wife of the chancel lor were honored at a luncheon and mimical at (.'onhlin hull on the cam pun. In the picture, left to rlslit, front row, are: Mr*. W. K. Bealock, wife of the dean of the teacher*' college; Mr*. Philo M. Buck, wife of the dean of the colleun of art* and arlenre, and Mr*. K. A. Burnett, wife of the deal of I lie college of agrir lilt lire. Hack row, left to right: Mm. 4. E. I.e Koxxlgnal, wife of the ilrnii of the college of hunlnrNH administration; Mr». Sainiiel It. Avery, wife of the chancellor of the iliiheralty; Min. Irv ing S. Cutter, wife of the dean of the college of medicine, and Mm. W. A. Neavey, wife of the dean of the col lege of law. If all Omaha doesn't eat rabbit to night. it's not the fault of the Cham ber of Commerce at Ogallala, Neb. Under the direction of the Ogallala merchants, a carload of rabbits, hilled in a recent rabbit drive there, was vent to Omaha for distribution among different charitable organizations, and the city's poor generally. The photographs show the unload ing of the car in the local yards, and a pile of rabbits outside the head quarters of the Volunteers of Amer ica, before the distribution began. Thousands Pass Bier of Lenine Workers anti Peasants Look on Calm Face of Dead Premier. JIoscow, Jan. 24.—Thousands of per sons passed today before the red dais holding the body of Nicolai Lenine and gazed for the last time on his countenance. The worlds greatest revolutionary leader—the mail “who shook the world”—rested In state In Trade Un ion palace. The snow-covered streets were filled all day with fur-clad humanity. For the most part, those seeking entrance were workers and peasants. So great was the crowd outside that the Infantry and cavalry on guard were hard-pressed. The military guard of honor was changed every ten minutes. There was a constant stream of soviet supporters passing before the bier. Despite the suffering undergone be fore his death, Lenine's face was calm. It was actually lifelike. Upon the dais upon which the body rested stood a huge candelabra which shed a soft light upon the coffin. II was surrounded by palms. A number of children, with whom Lenine romped before his illness com pelled him to take to his bed, made a pilgrimage from Gorky, the little vil lage where the great leader spent the last years of hjs life. With wondering eyes they trudged past the dais, looking for the last time upon the man whom they had come to regard as their playmate Although the government which Lenine headed made a fight against religion, some of the Russians who passed before the bier today .mur mured prayers. „ Tiie body will be left In state throughout tomorrow. It will lie bur led In Red Hquiire on Saturday with simple ceremonies. Heavy 1923 Snowfall Weather Report Shows The annual report of the local weather bureuu waa Issued yesterday and shows an extraordinary snowfall, 45 inrhes and a low temperature late in the winter, being 8 below atero on March 28. There was an average of 241 hours of sunshine per month, nbout eight hours a day, said to be as much as anywhere in the United States. The highest wind blew 48 miles an hour, March 17. One record was broken, on Sep tember 28 and 29 when 6 80 inches of rain fell. • understand how they do their work so quietly and with such precision. And really, to stand in the wings and talk with Mr.'Shelton and Mr. Tylet the two comedians, Is to .enjoy a real show. Funny ns they are on stage, they are renlly funnier off stags. 1 wish I could name every member of the cast, for every one of them treat ed mo so courteously that I have add ed each to my friendship list. Now nil this may not appeal to you blase city folk, but I ask you to bear In mind that X am a country woman, and proud of It. " i II Mill lai-Wi*T NEXT ATTRACTION Watch For 0"**l«* «»*•##• Debt Experts to Meet in Berlin Rapid Progress al Paris on German Currency Prob lem Augurs Success. R7 ArmtUM Pres*. Pads, Jan. 24.—The experts In quiring ln\o Germany's financial arid economic condition continued today preparations for their hearings in Berlin, where they are going Mon day. probably by special train. The committeemen and their staffs of ex perts. secretaries, stenographers and attendants number more than 100. Owen D. Young bad a turn In the presiding officer's chair when the first committee met today to . give further consideration to the question of German currency. CSen. Charles G. Dawes and several oth^r delegatee were absent, since the matters under discussion concerned especially the members of the subcommittee on money. Premier Poincare received Dr. Schacht, head of the German relchs hank this afternoon, conversing with the German financier on German financial questions and the work of the committees of experts. Mr. Meyer, head of the German war burdens commission in Paris, will accompany the committee and several assistant experts also will make tile trip. The rapid progress made In sccord with Mr. Sohacht on the currency question is regarded as the best of auguries for the success of the in quiry. Berlin, Jan. 24.—When the repara tion experts, now meeting in Paris, come to-Berlin to ascertain the truth, said Minister of Finance Guther In an address at Hamburg yesterday, "then the world will determine that the reparations problem must be set tled in a manner permitting Ger many's recovery." Reel and Unreel By DON H. KDDY. (Hollywood Correspondent of The Omaha Bee.) Folks You Never See. Now conies the season for putting over a jolt of hokum on the home folks. Robert Golden, known as "Red,'" Is one of Harold Lloyd's as sistant directors and he Is going back to Savannah, Ga., his old home town, for a visit. The other day he got a telegram from the Chamber of Corn merce. or somebody, asking him would he please be prepared to make a speech upon' arrival. It seems like he is quite a figure back in the old home town. Now, “Red" never made a speech In his life longer than “Yes.” so he asked Tommy Gray, who is the bird that figures out the gags In the Lloyd flllums, to write him one Which Tommy did, with appropri ate gestures. And then Roy Brooks, 250-pound infant assistant publicity director, decided to go home to Tacoma, Wash., for a visit, so he borrowed a carbon copy of “Red's" speech and will orate it at some length when he reaches the home folks. The Movie See-Saw. Finis Fox has finished producing "A Woman Who Sinned." and some time this year you will probably see it at your favorite movie house. You don't have to bo toM that it Is a atory of regeneration, and anyway we don't care anything about the story; what we want to tell you Is the story of the story and Finis Fox, If you get us. About seven years ago Flnia wrote the atory. He was writing atorles then for other people. Put aomehow he had a hunch that this atory was a wow, Yind as time went on It be en rrft? his baby. He never tried to sell It; when it was done he packed It away and decided that some day. when luck smiled, he would produce It himself. At that time he was riding pretty high, getting a good salary and things looked rosy. And it was right after that thnt ho started to skid. Theda's Thinner. Well, folks, it was a terrible ef fort, hut Theda put It over and she is returning to the screen as r slink Ish sort of vampire person with a lot of hollows where she used to bulge a little. Which ia on account of the styles In vampires changing since the days msssm ~tf Long Performance Evaninga, 8:10. Matinaa, 2:10 ZIEGFELD’S LEON ERROL Funnieal of All Comedian*, in • « SALLY” With WALTER CATLETT and SO Glorious Ziegfeld Girls Ev'n«, $1.30 ta S3: Mai.. $1 la S3-S0 Jan. 27 Twice Daily Thereafter Matinaaa 2:30. E>'n|i, 8:28 3wa»«lScwCTAftradtor> I Ol* looChamy feriiSM. A UNTVTRiArWOOUCTinM *ra( ticket*, including 2d bal cony now on *ala for all parformant**. Price*t Ev'nge. SOc, $1.00 and $1.50 Dally Matinee*. SOc. 75c and $100 “Hunchback of Notre Dame” Bares Cruelties of the Fifteenth Century Patsy Ruth Miller's Charac terization of Esmeralda One of Bright Spots in Film Version. They were glorious days In the Fifteenth century and days full of action. Offset against the brilliance of some of the times of "The Hunch rack of Notre Dame” were the cruel ties and lack of humane feelings for weaker men and women. The Omaha Bee contest, Including a prize list of (100 In gold and sets of theater tickets to see "The Hunch back of Notre Dame" at the Brandels theater, Is a contest to get the Im pressions of the story of that day by the school student* of Omaha and vicinity. Just a simple little story of what you thought of the story—writ ten in about 250 or 300 words—Is what Is wanted. Try It and maybe you can win one of the prizes. There is $100 In gold divided into six prizes and also as consolation prizes to the next four best there are offered groups of tick ets to see "The Hunchback of Notre Dame” In the film version, being pre I’ntsy Ruth Miller was just one of many actresses before she Rot her op portunity to play •‘Ksmeralda," the ward of the kitiR of the f'aris under world of the Fifteenth century. It was her opportunity and her charac terization of the Rirl is one of the briRht spots in Victor IIuro's serious story of serious life of that time. sented bv Carl f.aemmlc of Universal at the Brandeis theater. Newsboy, Guest at Strand to See “Big Brother,” Says “It’s a Whiz” “Some Filium,” Verdict of The Omaha Bee Carriers After Free Show. The boys who make up the street merchant organization of The Omaha Bee were guests of Arthur Cunning ham, manager of the Strand theater, to see "Big Brother” Wednesday eve ning And here's what one of them thought of the film: "Went down to the Strand teater las' night to see dat Tommy Moore feller in “Rig Brudder." Hex Beach w-rote de story, a reg lar guy I under stand. It sure is a beaut. All about a bozo as white as dey come. Jimmy Donovan s his name, king o' the Car Barn Bandits. "Accordin’ to de story, a bloke named Navarro, wised up by Cokey Joe Miller, who Jimmy had beat up fer Insultin' Kitty Costello, de only skirt Jimmy pays r.ny attention to. bumps off Big Ben Murray. Jims side-kick, at a Jig, mistakin' him fer Donovan. "Now Murray had a kid brudder. Midge, what Jimmy promised he'd take care of Jim tries to toin over a new- leaf, hut de bulls are always on his neck pesterin' and den when dey takes Midge to a orphan asylum why Donovan jes naturally threatens to tear de whole town up by the roots. But Kitty gets him to take a Job in the place where she works and he kinda cools down a bit. "Some yegg relieves Kitty o’ de plant s pay-roll and her and Donovan Is bianic-d. But Jimmy loins tru de Car Barn boys dal Cokev Joe got de coin. He legs it to de hangout o' de hophead and shoots up the whole Jottf d^oot-e. 8R0TMEf?"AT THE STRAND bunch, bein' plugged a couple o' times hissclf, so he has to be took to de hospital But he gets de cash. "Father Dan Marron goes to de Judge In Juvenile court and tells him of Jimmy s noive and impresses de old brain so much dat Midge Is let out, bein’ brought where Donovan is lavin' In de bor.e fact'ry. Midge tells Jim he ain't gonna croak. All he's gotta do now is recooperate Den Kitty chimes in wit’ "And dere's me. too, Jimmy." "And dey all lives happily ever after. "Believe me die is some fttlum. And dat kid's a whizz." when Theda used to exhibit her charms to lead rich but homely men to their doom. In those days it was thought appropriate for vampires to bulge a little here and there, but after Theda quit vampiring a lot of joung ludiee came along with slinky forms, and so the slinky vampire came into style. So when Theda got ready to go back to vampiring for a living they looked her over and told her she'd have to trim herself down to the 7 Days Starting TOMORROW Second Record-Breaking Week of the Greatest Popular-Priced Musical Comedy Organisa tion Omaha Has Ever Seen HALTON POWELL PLAYERS With Cast of 27 Stars in the Novel Musical Farce “High Jinks” ON THE SCREEN ' DUSTIN FARNUM in “Kentucky Days” and Final Story “Fighting Blood” 2:20—NOW PUYING HW OMARI FS CHIC” SAI F RFNII ROIURT A GIFRVO0RF SYMPHOVISTS Senator Murphy fnes Courtney will Sid Kayaa and 1 Starke Patterson Hail, Frminia 4 Brice Parisian Trio George Whiting and Sadie Burt NEW WEEK DAY PRICESi \ (Monday to Saturday, Inclusive) Ev'nys. 22c. 48c. 88c. 91 00. riua Taa Matinees . 28c and 80c. Plus Taa new style, and she rolled, walked, rode, sweated and starved off 16 pounds. The producers say the pub lic doesn't want round, pluinpish vanirs any more: personally, it seems to us there i« room for discussion there. Any arguments will be treat ed in strictest confidence, maybe. STARTS TOMORROW •l Ik* Omaha's Fun Centra Mat and Nite Today THE SEASONS GALA EVENT “MONKEY SHINES" SSCf with - Gao. Shelton and Wally Sharpies and a Gorgeous Boquat of Ukv ioua Girts l adies' X!t« Hat cam Mat.. Silft V\ eeh Pays Sat Mat \VW Harney Get ard's ' All tn Fun’ Demos May Defy Veto on Tax Bill Unwilling to Accept (I. O. P. Compromise—Confident of Raising Surtax, fly lnt«*rnatimml Ni»wp Senice. Washington, Jan. 24.—Quietly con fident of their own strength, the democrat* in the 68th congress ap parently plan to challenge President Coolidge—to veto a tax reduction bill, for which a nationwide sentiment has been built up. 0 President Coolidge left It be Known Tuesday that he was unalterably op posed to a surtax In excess of 2S Washington, Jan. 21.—In the (ace of compromise proposals by house republicans. Secretary Mellon litfot met! callers today (hst lie saw no reason for a compro mise on the treasury plan and that tie eoulrl not withdraw from the 'ositinn lie has taken relative to eduction of the higher brackets of surtaxes. The secretary feels, however, that.it was a question entirely for congress to decide. per cent and plainly hinted that he would feel constrained to veto a bill containing a surtax appreciably higher. Republican leaders in ihe house took ihe hint Wednesday and made an offer to the democrats which amounted virtually to this: "Leave the 25 pet cent surtax alone and we will meet you half way with regard to other taxes." Today democratic leaders of the house announced that under no cir cumstances will the democrats com promise with the republicans on the surtax rate, and that they plan to stick out to the end for a surtax of 44 per cent as written in their own plan. The challenge to the White House apparently is unescapable. The democrats will first wage their fight in committee, w here the decision of strength is close And, If defeated there, it was stated by Representa tive Garrett, the democratic leader, today they will carry it to the floor, where they are supremely confident of their superiority. The progres sive-insurgent gioup numbering ap proximately 25 votes will be forced to go along with the democrats be cause they favor a surtax even high er than 44 per cent, and thus the Mellon rate of 25 per cent seems doomed to certain defeat. Virtually the same situation exists in the sen ate. Pint-hot Coal Bill in Senate. Washington, Jan. 24.—Governor Pinchot’s bill proposing drastic fed eral regulation of the anthracite coal industry was introduced today by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, and referred to the interstate commerce committee \ tomorrow! . Xct. Mo.tW \ With 6 Jf the Su- l \ 1 Elsie and \ Paulsen \ of the »-**\ \ °r4«i0n0.rnc «» Sk.t«» \ ;. i \ coutttfiM “H»s N*bs \ \ ™£.cKft£"' SEO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS” A*W Anyone Who hut Seen It THE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISH with CHARLES RAY j NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS I* OUi E\ ARD - I'J and l *** en*»«*:-th Rex Beach's "THE SPOILERS’ Vaudeville and Comedv Ruth Roland's * Ruth ef the Kangs No. 10