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THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. . DECEMBER . 19, 1921. Helen Keller in Omaha; Says She Can Feel Music JS'oted Blind Girl, Stricken in Infancy, Show How She Overcame Her Great Handicap. Helen Keller, one of the world's most notable example of the mas- tory of the mind over physical dm abilities, brinui a message of happi nest and optimism to Omaha. She arrived Sunday morning at 2 from Lincoln, accompanied by Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy, her life-long teacher and friend, and lolly Thomson, her ccretarv. One is strangely ipmressed by the remarkable personality of this worn an who has created a world of her own with the sense of touch. Her body is a highly sensitized medium through which information is im parted to a mind that has impressed many of the great men and women of the world. Through her feet she "hears" the applause of an audience and she knows whether the applause is loud. Mrs. Macy reads into Miss Keller's hand the inforation which ordinarily would be imparted by word of mouth. This method of com munication '.includes" newspapers books and the conversations of vis itors. ",'.', Stricken at 19 Months. The wonder of it -all is unfolded when the visitor realizes that - Miss Keller was stricken blind and deaf when she was 19 months old 'and that she has no memory of the hu man voice.: She has mastered articu lation of words, her enunciation hav ine the peculiarities of the deaf. : "I am glad to stand here and tell you that though blind and deaf I find joy and beauty in life. Devotion o others has. -made this possible for me." said Mis Keller to an Orpheum audience yesterday. "How much more can you, with all of your senses, get out of life and do something worth while? There is no limitation we cannot re move if we .only work at it long enough and .work' all together. Has Humor Sense. Miss Keller is tall and has good health. She radiates a sweetness of character that is almost ineffable. She has a sense of humor. When asked: "Does it tire you to talk?" she replied: "What a queer question to ask a woman." . . . ' "How is it possible for yo.. to enjoy nature?" someone in the au dience, asked "Miss Keller yesterday afternoon, fhe words being imparted by Mrs." Macy.' "I smell .the fragrance and: feel the shapeS," was the ready response. "1 cannot see the stars which you see, but there are bright stars aliays shining in my soul." Can "Feel" Music. Miss Keller has acquired the facul ty of lip reading, by placing an index finger on the lips, another finger touching the nose and her thumb on the larynx pi-the-speaker. Her sense of touch is "so highly developed that she can distinguish moods and emo tions of another by placing her fin gers on the cheeks. Her senses of touch, taste and smell arc phenomen ally acute. By placing her hand on the frame pf' a piano she can dis tinguish between two notes not more than half a tone apart. A few weeks so she enjoyed an organ recital in the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake City. Two. weeks ago at Denver she held her hand on the violin played by Jascha Heifetz and experi enced a sense of pleasure which is al most beyond the ken of the ordinary mortal. r It has been said that her eyes and ears arerin' her fingers. She receives many impressions through her senses of smell and taste. , Tastei Are Feminine. Miss Keller is feminine in her likes and dislikes. She is fond of ice cream and candy, but these delicacies must be of the purest quality to pass the censorship of her keen sense of taste, She loves ; flowers, although her eyes have never seen the beauties of color. She does not know colors ex cept through the association of ideas; she knows that a rose may be red, the sky. blue and snow is white, be cause she hai been told so. Does he like vaudeville? She says it w interesting and that it is one adventure after another. Her capacity .for knowledge seems - to have no limit. , She is learning much about Omaha through Mrs. Macy, who is visualizing through the mind's eye a picture of this city. " And Helen. Keller asks, ''How can anyone who . has eyes to see and ears to hear and leisure time in which to read and study, remain uneducated?" Chicagdans Shiver In First Real Blast Of "Old Man Winter" Chlravo Trlbnne-Omaha Bee Iaaed Vf Ire. Chicagcs-Dec 18. Old Man Win ter, who has apparently been asleep, today descended on Chicago in a whirl of snow and wind. With heads bowed to the 30 mile an hour gale, overcoats white washed by the clinging snow, umbrellas clutched close to the top, feet slip ping and . automobiles skidding through the storm, hats rolling down the streets in the wind, Christmas shoppers colliding and sliding through the loop, Chicago emerged from a drizzling rain of 24 hours' duration into a blinding blizzard. Automobile traffic, losing its trac tion on the snow-covered streets, became uncontrollable. Policemen on several corners said they had given up m despair. When an au tomobile attempted to stop in respect for the whistle the wheels locked and it kept right on its way. If a driver succeeded In stopping his ma chine those behind were .less for tunate and bumped into him. UnAv nf .Trpasiirv Clerk "vuj v " J Found in St Louis Lagooir! f. -9 ' to TL. UJ. f it. JUOUI5. JLeC. JO- I lh-"JJ B. F. Bingham, for nearly 50 years distributing clerk in the United States treasury at Washington, was taken from a park lagoon here to dav. A note found in his pocket indicated that - he liad voluntarily sotight death. -- Bingham was a vet ran of the eivfl war and wai retired two south , f Princess Mary's Future.-! Father and Mother-in-Law -.j.mni'i)iwi u iiuuiiii ii n ) rT-T"rM"yMW)r " n v y ji ij W ! s f. , . " .... t 4frju ! ! "Cy ' EAELL COUNTERS OF MAKE WOOD ljf' The earl and countess of Harewood. father -and motner of Viscount Lascelles, Princess Mary's fiance. K.K.K. Threatens To Take Five Men v . From County Jail Close Guard Placed Around Ardmore Prison Following Receipt of Warning , By Sheriff. Ardmore, Okl., Dec. 18. With seven men in jail, five charged with the murder of Joseph Carroll and ohn Smith at Wilson, and the find ing of the' body of C. G. Sims, 'Ard more policeman,' Sheriff .Buck Gar rett is keeping' a close guard at' the Carter county jail. 1 . " The sheriff "received ' a letter signed "Clan No. 7,' Ardmore, Okl.," saying that an attempt would be made to take "the Smith boys" from the jail.- 1 The five men charged with the shooting are Rev. Leon Julius, Bap tist minister' of Healdton; ijohn Smith, butcher Healdton; J. A. Gil liam, stock raiser of Ardmore; Jeff Smith and Curley Smith, both of Wilson. Walter Carroll, relative, of Joseph Carroll, and H. A. HensleyJ both of Wilson, said to have been in the Carroll home at the time of the shooting, are being held for investi gation. A preliminary hearing will be held early next week, it was said, - Authorities,; say they are ' of the opinion that the slayings were the" outcome of a visit by masked men to the Carroll home. Warnings had been given Carroll, who was said to have been a bootlegger, ' that he must stop "or leave the country;" - The authorities say they believe that men went to give Carroll a Hog ging and that Carroll had been in formed and went to the door with a gun in his hand. Seeing the mask ed men, he attempted to shoot, but was shot in the face. In the fight that followed John Smith was mor tally wounded and Jeff Smith was shot in the left leg. The finding of Sims' body cannot be explained, according to police. When found at what is said by police to be a gathering place of the Ku KIux Klan several masks were on the ground near his body. Woman Held on Charge Of Killing Children , Waukesha, Wis., Dec. 18. Mrs. Frieda Zimmerman, stepmother of Ruth Zimmerman, 7, and Elmer, 9, whose bodies were found Friday in a cistern at the Zimmerman home in Oconomowoc, was arrested on a warrant charging murder. After questioning Mrs. Zimmer man at the Oconomowoc jail, county authorities . stated she told several conflicting stories, but' in the main her version was that she and the children were driving ducks when one of the ducks fell into the cistern. The children, she said, attempted to rescue the duck and fell in. Coroner F. L. Lee charged that Mrs. Zimmerman admitted she took no steps to help the children and that she told no one of the tragedy until her husband came home. Mr. Zimmerman told the officers that he and his wife had quarreled last Sunday and that Mrs. Zimmer man had exclaimed that "the chil dren will be dead before I am." Loot Valued at $40,000 -; ' Recovered in New York New York. Dec 18. Stolen prop erty valued by the, police at $40,000 was taken from - a locked hall bedroom in the apartment of Wil liam Mctalsky of Brooklyn, alleged professional burglar, who wa9 shot and seriously wounded by detectives- The key to the room was found on Metalsky when he was captured. Part of the property already has been identified by its owners, ac cording to the police. Bee .Want Ads Produce Results, J . . ' " Delay of DaiL ; ; Irish Peace Pact ; Causes Anxiety Rumors That Dublin May Ask Change in Pact' Brings Uneasiness in British , Circles. - v By The Associated Press. . London, Dec' 17. There was no diminution of confidence' here that the Anglo-Irish treaty ulti mately will be -accepted, by the dail eireann, or by the Irish : people if a referendum should become neces s'anv But the unexplained, prolonga tion, of the secret-debates iu Dub lin. has begun to cause some anxiety. Uneasiness was increased today by rumors of important modifica tions of the treaty to be suggested from Dublin, entailing possibly new negotiations. t:v Changes in Treaty ' Barred. Should this course be adopted, no body here seems to know how the government would meet it.' During debate on the treaty in the house of commons. Premier Llpvd Georce declared that an attempt by parlia ment to modily the treaty would destroy it and necessitate a' new con- terence- . ' ' Presumably modifications by the dail would have the same effect; There was much political gossip in the. lobbies of parliament yesterday after the votes were taken concern ing .the government's- reason for not proroguing parliament, many mem bers apparently not being concerned by the government's explanation that it was. not necessary to wait for the dail's decision. ; . Expect Vote. Wednesday. Dublin, Dec. 18 The, dail. eireann remained in secret session until late in an endeavor to thresh , out personal political difficulties among its 'members, with the prospect that they might come out into public ses sion on Monday, reconconciled at least to the extent of presenting a solid front in their attitude toward the Anglo-Irish treaty. '. .," There . appeared to be no "question but that the treaty would' be ratified, but in view of the fact that so many members wish to proclaim their posi tions, it was considered -hardly like ly that a final vote could be taken before Wednesday.. ' . ' If reports from other parts of Ire land may be accepted as correct, the general public apparently is becom ing irritated at the delay. 'These reports indicate that the general Irish public would like to see the dail quickly ratify the treaty and Jet the leaders of the opposing factions set tle their political rights afterwards.y The Italian government has placed large contracts with manufacturing plants in Napes and in the Ilva ship yards, with a view to ameliorating the unemployment situation. The government is said to be also con templating the construction of ' a canal between Milan and the Po, and other hydraulic undertakings which will employ a large number of work-1 ers. . ' .. . , 'I Indian Guide Named in Stillman Divorce Case Goes Into Movies Cbleatra Tribune-Omaha B Id Wire. ; New York, Dec. 18. Fred eau yais, the Canadian-Indian guideof Stillman case fame, has gone intauhe movies. -His own pfefl<iG'nv V"A Lonely -Trail," is goingtoget a Broadway introduction to the fans shortly,' it is planned, and the state board of censorship has just viewed and approved the film.' - Contrary to expectations, "A Lonely Trail" is not based on his being the corespondent fsuflfld' by James A. Stilhnan, ' :n the ' divorce sui sgainst Mrs. "Fitr" StSmsn, and which alleges that Beauva's i the fainer cf- Guy .S;illmin. j .The notoriety Beauvais has gained Wedding Bells for Princess Mary , To Cost $150,000 ft Marriage to Viscount Lascelles To Be Costliest Function of Kind Since Ceremony Of King George. " By FORBES W. PAIRBAIRN. , lalvnal (trrvlr Staff Carmpaadaet. ,. London, Dc. 18. In spite of the comparative poverty, of the British royal family, due to the excessive increase in the cost of living, it -wis learned that the wedding of Princess Mary .to Viscount' Lascelles is to cost nearly $150,000. It will be the costliest function of its kind since the wedding of King George. The largest single item of expense will be the floral decorations. in St. James chapel. They will cost $10, 000,. which is exactly double the fig-, ure paid at. the wedding. of . King George and Queen Mary. , Next comes the fee payable to the archbishop of Canterbury, who will read the greater part of the wedding service. Five thousand dollars will be. his share of. the royal bounty, with three additional clergymen .get-, ting $1,000 each.. ".The. service' will also be fully choral and each chor ister will be paid $250. ' Organist to Get $1,000. -. The organist gets $1,000 for play-" fng the wedding march with . an ad- j ditional $2,500 distributed among sextons, vergers and .bell ringers. The fixing of these fees has been entirely in the hands of King George. He has ordered a 50 per cent in crease over the amounts 'paid at his own wedding. .' . .. . These items form but a portion of the expense. Another example is the decree giving, the coachman who drives the royal bride'to the ch royal bri'de'to the church. $1,000 for his services. The' footman gets $50p and. servants will get from $5,0 to $100.- . V ... , One 'of the" interesting items is that' of the wedding cake to bc'fnade by the . chief pastry cook at Buck ingham palace. He. has already sub mitted, two -estimates- to the king, the1 : lowest being, $1,200. ;. , . ' ! Bridegroom to Pay Half. ' ' It is understood that Lascelles,. being-so . wealthy has -agreed , to paiy half of .the cost of the wedding. One of his gifts to. his. bride, will be $25, 000, the- cost of her trousseau, and he already has settled $250,000 upon her. . - : v The wedding gown is being woven at the ancient Handsetk.,-works in Braintree. .The train will be pure spun silk, ivory colored and shot with real silver. The process of spinning is so slow that only three inches.'are spun a-dayi . . to Irrigate American Desert Application for 180,000 Acre Feet'pf Wateo? Filed With" - State Department.' ' , Ogallala, Neb.,. Dec-18. (Special. The , Keith' County'; Commercial club, of: .Ogallala has'. been working for severaj.-. months on an irrigation project to "irrigate the-level table land laying a , few miles south of Ogallala in Keith and' Perkins county.' ' The : project, .will ' irrigate approximately 75,000 .-acres - or 100 sections.'. In!' 1894 the 'citizens of Perkins county voted $90,000.vin county., irrigation, bonds to -build what used to be known as the Per kins county carjal- ..Vbrk w:as start ed on ' this canaf sand $28,000 -was spent constructing '16 'miles of -the canal. A few years later hard times came to tlie, . cojm try) an d - the : irriga tion bonds were not. sold. . Civil and irrigation- engineers have gone over . this old project and; pro nounced it one1 of the most feasible and least expensive irrigation proj ects, considering the number - of acres to be irrigated,-that was ever contemplated. The plan comprises the construction of a canal 64. miles long to 'Carry '500 tubic feet of water per second.. This , canal- will fill 1? large natural reservoirs of 2,000 ' to 3,000 acres each. ' Construction of dams will be eliminated, greatly-reducing the cost. -. ' ' Three weeks ' ago an irrigation meeting '. was: held, at Ogallala at tended by citizens of Keith, Deuel. and Perkins counties, at which time a temporary -.organization was formed. A. L. - Searle was-; elected president and R.. A. ' Goddall, "secretary -and treasurer. Beforer4hei meeting.- the party, composed of 40 men, journeyed over the proposed-, project. Robert ,H, Willis, chief of the' bureau-of .ir rigation of the state of Nebraska, and Civil -h-ngmeer Mark Murke were with the party and expressed them-: selves as believing the project very teasible. 1 he association then, voted to file upon 180,000'acre feet of water and this application, was filed - with the department of public works at Lincoln. -This 180,000 acre feet com poses all of the normal winter 'flow of the South Platte river during th six months trora, October to;Apnl. To enable . automobiles to ascend curbs a' 'Rhode Island man has in vented, a. portable- runway, '. readily ioiaea tor carrying. as a guide -in Canadian forestsT how' ever, is capitalized for the film.:BetU vais is said to "ha 'e financed th. en tire production:. and "the arrange ittculs or"dis'ribution. of . tNe -'tbpiii of the film will be through a New York film -.exchange' v-? t.J .The story of ".The Lonely-Traill ism 'fne Canadian" forests." -dupli cating, it is said, many of the scenes' m and around the Stillman summer cmp . at Three Rivers and ' Grand Ahse. -' .. - .-. - Jt is retailed that Beauvais is the first of the principals in the Still man ca?e tj capitalize the notoriety. Mrs. Stillman is -reported to have Jia-J a oumber. of offers to go on the screen,' but so far has iejecte'1 them. Homeless Waif Reveals 'Pathetic Story of Travels Youth, Penniless, Seeking ' cide Red Cross Cares for Boy While Relatives Are Sought Mother's Ring Left by Parent Is Given Heir After Long Search. . Grand IiJand, Neb., Dec, 17. A pathetic story of little waif was on folded in police court here. Benny Fischer,-givng his age at 18, but who, according to court records, is nerer 13, walked into the station and asked if he could have a place to sleep, lie said that, he had made his way on bumpers from Kansas City to- Grand Island to find his father. Daniel Webster Fischer. . 1 1 is aunt in Kansas City, a widow washerwoman, had given hibi, money with which to make his wav to this city. He went to the railroad chop?. wnere ms tamer, was lormeriy em ployed, butvwas informed that the parent had left this city long ago. He was told, at the time, that the father had committed micde three or four years ago at Brady Island. ine lad was confused as to his Own age and other important facts, but some events which he recalled left no doubt as to his identity. His father lived here up to 1916. : In 1913 the boy was summoned into a court here as a witness in. a case of 'tiis mother against his father for' beating hcr..i A- former deputy sheriff recalled that he had taken the boy from the county court to his own home and latrr to the state's orphan detention- institution at Lincoln. The i evidence at the time disclosed that j Wilhelni II "Denies .. VifWar Responsibility summer ;&r W14; that armute' natter cither stepped ortumblW'ra: .it, ' "He calmly ' revbjce.A'Jms. tot Jus speech at the. Lpndoa coflfereitce;-X)fa March 3, 1921, Tjy 'saying Germany's - --LM!. r .1 ' T' f .... reyjunsiDiiny, ioj:. me yvar is, iunpa mental and that it was- upon this basis that the structure of the Ver sailles treaty was erected, " and, should this standpoint be repudiated dr. given up, the treaty would be come .untenable. ,. Now, as then, the .question of .German guilt forms the pivoiai . point in tne luture ptt tne German nation. . 'The confession of our alleeed 'guilt' for war, extorted from the German representatives at Versailles against their conviction, is renewing itself terribly and no less so than the untruthful ' admission of " Germany's cp-,guilt' made by Minister Simons at the London conference. Expresses Deep Sympathy. ',' "From the bottom of my heart I sympathize with your majesty. Dur ing my long period of. military serv ice . I . had the good fortune and honor to have sustained the closest personal , relations . with your ma jesty. I know your majesty's sole 'efforts. during, your majesty's entire ,rejgii ' were directed towards , the maintenance of peace' ' ; ' "I cin, therefore, realize how im .measurably ; painful . it is for your majestv to be shut out from all posi tive co-operation in the interest of -the fatherland. . ; "The comparative, historical, tables assembled by your , majesty . and which your majesty has. permitted me to see, form a valuable contribu tion to the history and. origin of the war and are calculated-to dispose of many incorrect conceptions. - "I have greatly regretted reading that, your majesty has not seen fit to publish these tables, bttt has chosen to confine their circulation to a lim ited group. Now that incomplete ' excerpts of . these tables have been , published- in the foreign press, their publication in full : in the German press seems desirable, r- - - "To my great delight? I hear that there has been a change for the bet ter. in her majesty's' health. May God help her. " ; "With profoundest. respect and in unbounded loyalty and; gratitude, I. am your imperial and njyal majes ty s most obedient servant. - -(Signed VON HINDENBURG, : Her-e is the kaiser's reply: Reply of Ex-Kaiser. . '.Doom.. Holland. . April 5 "My , Dear Field Marshal: It fs' very hard to live outside my country. I watch with glowing soul, however, the trials of my dear fa therland. Mv decision to leave Cer- many -was a difficult and terrible one,, and I did it only on the advice of vourself and other advisers, wno tofd me that this was the only way to,, give our people more favorable armistice terms and save Germany from bloody civil war. But my sacri fice has been in vain. . "I recognize no mortal judge, however high, since to do so would be to sacrifice the honor andf dig nity; of the German nation. It is be neath my dignity to answer the lies, slanders and calumnies charging me with guilt for the war. The truth will break through like an avalanche. God is my judge that I wanted peace. The sacrifice .is too big for me, but' I refuse to be tried by a league-'of-my enemies. - ' " ?y Publication Is Mystery. ' "It was in conformity with my at titude of aloofness that I preserved the.' str'ctest abjectivity in regard to the historical tables you 'mention. I am completely at a loss to explain how thev found their way into the press. Was it indiscretion or theft? . "The motive by whicn I was guia ed in assembling these historical ta bles was to enable the reader to form hig'own judgment on the historical events leading up to the war this, hy' making a systematic enum 'ra tion of the sober facts, and dealing wit!) 1 strictly historical material. ?"As.a matter of fact, mv best and "most, convincing sources haife been ... r " a I' : ' ....... irom ineraiure iounu ui enemy iuuh tries. I am. therefore, glad that you Jind my modest contribution to his tory of value. I 4hanic you tor your Suggestion- that these tables, now completed, be made accessible to the German press, which , suggestion IJ shall follow. . "Truth, like an avalanche, will malce its way, powerfully and irre sistibly. Anyone who does not will ingly close his mind to truth against his better knowledge must admit that during 25 years of my reign pre ceding the war, Germany's foreign Father Learns of His Sui the boy had been brutally beaten by the father. Ihe lad had, at this time, a stepmother. According to the boy' statement. he was in the Lincoln institution about three mouths when a home was found for him with Charles Grce of Shubert. After about three month he made his home with another farm er in that vicinity. From there he later on worked for another farmer, and in all enumerated five or si places where he was employed, final iy landing at the home of the washer woman aunt. The father had in his possession ring from the boy'a real mother an one day, in a penitent mood, sought Deputy Sheriff Cords with the hope that the boy could be found and th ring given to him, as the mother had wished. But the officer at that time was unable to get any trace of the orphan. The former deputy sherilf after identifying the boy at the police station eave him the rine. . The boy is now in charge of Chair man Mrs. Carson and Secretary Clancy of the Kcd Cross, while the are getting into communication wit 'the boy's real, uncles near Verdon lit claims that he was generally paid 50 cents a day and his keep, while Working on farms, and was told that he has a little over $200 saved up in pome bank at Kansas City, but does not known which bank. policy was directed essentially toward the rraiutenance of peace. Its pole and only endeavor was to pro tect the sacred soil of the fatherland, War Made Necessary. "Threatened from, the east and west, as well, . it was .necessary to jafesruard our peaceful development, Had we had warlike intentions we would have struck the blow in 1900 When England was engaged in the Boer war, or in 1905, when Russia was involvccj with Japan and a prac tically certain victory pecKoneu us. "But we most ' assuredly would not have chosen 1914, when an over whelming' combination of powers was united against us. Every unpre judiced person must also say that Germany had , nothing to gain by such a war. whereas our enemies hoped for everything from their long determined will tor our annihilation. "Procedure which is directed sole ly against the head of one of the states participating in a war divests that state of every right of equality with other states, .and of its prestige in the community. of nations. "Moreover, this guilt and punish ment trial following the beginning would create an impression intended by the enemy that in the entire ques tion of guilt only this one head of state, and the one nation which he represents is concerned. In addi tion to this, a nonpartisan judgmet on Kuilt is prce-Iuded if the proced ute is not extended to the" heads of states and leading statesmen of en emy countries; as well. ; ' Archives Opened.. . ,' "A genuine clearing of this 'guilt' question, in which Germany assured ly, would have no less interest than her enemies, .could only be conduct ed m such, a-way that not the in dividual persons would be convicted, but that-all the events that led up to the world.war, as well as all other violations of international law, wouln also be established. . . "Moreover, Germany opened her archives unreservedly immediately after the close of the war, whereas the enemy , league has taken good care not to follow, this example. The first, beginning in this direction is the publication of secret documents from the Russian "state, archives, now being published in America. Ihis attitude on.jhe part ot the enemy league. , jn addition to the overwhelming incriminatory evidence constantly appearing, gives an indU cation where the guilt tor war is really "to be looked for. It is all the more Germany s duty to ue all the resources at her command to collect, sift and publish all material concerning this 'guilt' and thereby unmask the real insti gators. . "A change for the worse has un fortunately taken place in her maj esty's condition. ' My heart is break ing with the most painful anxiety. God be with us. (Signed) "WILHELM." . Homer Woman Given A Vail Hero Medal (Continued From Pag One.) when Mr. Belt, representing H. B. Thayer, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company of New York, presented Mrs. Lath rop with the gold medal and $1,000 reward. "America," sung by the entire audience, led by the Homer male quartet, closed the affair. This quartet was composed of Frank M. Church, Fred Brassenfield, Dr. J. Daily and Judge S. W. McKinley. Heroine in Tears. . "It has all been wonderful," ex claimed Mrs. Lathrop. Her eyes were moist as she spoke. "I appre ciate everything that has been done, and most of all I appreciate the friendship of my neighbors." Two of Mrs. Lathrop s stalwart sons, Melford-and Harold, marched with the Homer American Legion, which escorted visitors from the station to the hall. "It's a great day, but mother de served it," was the comment of Mel- ford, Mrs. Lathrop's 20-year-old son. "Mother has cared for us since we were kids. She can cook just as good as she can operate a switch board, too," he asserted proudly. . Albion High School Girls Plaq Gifts for War Victims Albion, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special.) Under the direction of the Red Cross of Albion, Miss Williamson, dean of women in the high school, has ' organized the girls into 14 groups. Each group will prepare a box for the ex-service men and children in the Kearney hospital for tuberculosis. . These boxes are to be sent only to people who would not otherwise receive a Christmas gut. Son of Pioneer Mysteriously Shot by Negro "Black Shcfp" of Charlei E. Starr Family Wounded in Street Brawl Sister Goes to Bedside. Vincent (Vim) Starr, outcast and "black sheep" of one. of Omaha's pioneer and once well-to-do families, is dying at St. Joseph hospital as a result of a mysetcrious shooting at Thirteenth and Pacific strecta Sat urday night. f According to John Scott, negro, Starr was shot by another negro. Starr was one of two son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Starr, who oc cupied a large house on a five-acre tract at Fifty-second street and Military avenue. The elder Starr, a government official in the com missary department, died 17 years ago. The mother died three years ago. Friends said her death was caused by the worries brought about bv the escapades of Vincent or "Vim" as he was known among his playmates. Tries to Hide Identity. But even though the "black sheep," Starr was reticent in reveal ing his identity to police, who took him to the hospital. Folice Officers Sherwood and Brigham, thinking he might die on the operating table, quizzed him. He looked toward tne ceiling ana re fused to answer. The only thing found in his clothes was a quarter, There was not one mark of identifi cation But when told he might die, he revealed his identity and mentioned his sister. Miss Ncna Starr, who lives at the old Starr homestead. Miss Starr is a stenographer for City Corporation Counsel Lambert and is very talented in music. Family Tried to Forget She showed no interest . when asked if she had a brother named Vincent. "I have no brother of that name," she said. The family,' long ago, had decided to forget him, His escapades had brought nothing but sorrow, nothing but shame. Bud when told that a man named Vincent Starr was dying at ..St. Joseph hospital, she broke down and cried. He is my brother. ieli me where he is. Is he dying? .1 want to go to him. Tell me where he is." According to friends, Vincent vis ited the old homestead for one day last year to attend the' funeral of a sister. That was the only time he was home in six years. Brothers Leave Home. "The familv was a wonderful one," said Fred Bailev of Benson, ..friend of the family. "But Vincent and his brother became 'roamers.' The broth er in Honolula settled down and Vin cent became 'no account.' " Vincent was arrested here more than once. He was arrested the last me in connection with the murder of Frank Fogg, veteran druggist, police say. Several years, ago he was ar-; rested in Connection with the pass-J ing of worthless checks, out he was discharged. Police said the case was settled out of court. According to the negro, Scottitfho said that he and Vincent belonged to the I. W. W., Vincent "bummed" him for a half a dollar.- And for street car fare, Vincent could have eached the home of 1 his sister- large fine home. - Saloon Is Blamed. "Vincent was known among his playmates as 'Vim,' " said a friend of the family. "He was a good-looking lad. His hair was red and his face was freckled- But as he grew older, e began to hang around the saloon the vicinity of his home. His father and the neighbors made strong fight before the city council to cret the license of the' saloon can celed. Then he became a -floater.' "' Detectives accompanied by Scott, searched the city last night for the alleged negro assailant of Starr. The motive for the shooting could not be ascertained. Yank Slays Elusive Canadian Timber Wolf Oregon,. III., Dec. 18. Samuel Mc Gee of Pine Rock township boasts of avinsr killed a Canadian timber won that has defied hunters and farmers in this section of the state for many years. Mcuee proudly displays tne de ot. the won, which bears a score of marks from traps-and bullets. When raw cold winds blow DRINK. 1 Bakers Gocoa It imparts a cheering warmth; valuable nutrition and has a most de licious flavor. The very odor of a steaming cup is appetizing and attractive. It is absolutely pure and of high grade. weo. w. a. pat. or. MADE ONLY BY WALTEPv BAKER 6- CO., LTD. EiuWished 1789 ; DORCHESTER. MASSACHUSETTS Bootlrt Clvrirl Eteipn tmi frtt i . ' NTew York Warned , Of New Bond, Plot; Police on , Guard Special , Precautions .. to Be Taken on Monday, Date Set For,,Es plosion. ChlMia Trihunt-Omaha Ufa I d Win, - New York, Dec 18.-,WalI street will be under extra police guard Monday and special watchfulness is bring exercised there a's the result of warnings that there is a bomb plot which was to be carried out December 19. Warnings of the plot came ' to brokers last week and the police have been secretly working on it ever since. Any doubt that the""tip" was se rious, brokers and police believe, has been dispelled by the statements of William J. Burns, chief of the United States bureau of investigation, con. cerning the arrest of Wolfe Linden fcld in Warsaw. ... Explosion Planned by Reds.. Mr. Burns, who arrived here from Washington tonight, declared that Lindcnfeld had been one of his agents and had warned him that the reds, backed by the internationale at Moscow, planned the previous ex plosion. He said that Lindenfcld could not find out where and when the explosion was to occur, but there was no doubt that ' Lindenfeld had learned since who was implicated and that the third internationale had paid $.10,000 to those who had caused the Wall street explosion. So far no arrests have been made in connection with the threats of an explosion on Monday, and Burns has taken personal charge of the situation. ' I . Makes Further Statements. . Warsaw, Dec. 18. (By A. P.) Further statements relative to the.,. Wall street .bomb'-, explosion, have been made by Wolfe Lindcnfeld, ar rested by Polish police on sus picion of having been implicated in the explosion and who made a full confession, giving the names . ;. of the ring leaders and other infor- , translated into English. - - . . - ' : According to Silvester Ccgrove of. : the American , Department - of .Jus- tice, at whose request the arrest was j made, Lindenfeld has avoided- qoe- tions concerning his wnereaDOuts'oh.V ' the day of the explosion.- He admits, however;, fie was. in, Manhattan and to the direct ques tion, "where-were -you at. the. time of the explosion?" he made the reply: VUptown." ' - ' The suspect,, the American agent asserts, has not -told all '-regarding his New- York connections;' His ' movements- since he left New York . have been fully- traced,: extcpt-for . one month on which -he is silent.- One admission made by Linden feld is that in August he went to v Moscow, spending six weeks there. . - - President fo Hang Up r - StocMng "At Home?. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. -Washington, .Dec.: 18, A uict. Christmas in .the-White House will be observed by the President-and Mrs. -Harding -unless present plans are-changed by unexpected develop- ments. , ;., , , It was-announced .that the presi dent would hang - up his- -stock- ing . "at home," and -with -the -possible exception of attending : church .. that Sunday,' nothing -would break the quietude of the holiday. . Albion High School Will J - ; : Stage Musical Contest ' Albion, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special," ' -r-A musical contest- will-be' given at the Albion High- school Monday. A list of 100 songs and instrumental : pieces was given to each pi fiil' about two weeks ago. During the inter-' vening time the ' students were to familiarize themselves with the sc' lections. A part' of each selection will be played and the students will ' write the 'title.' The purpose of the contest is to broaden the musical knowledge of the pupils and bring them to . a better appreciation of music. - - The ' contest is - under the direc tion of Mr.s. Emily Sitzer, ' music supervisor. . A subscription to The Bee would make an ideal gift. A