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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1922)
Three Men Killed > by Pack of Hungry Timber Wolves rorn Bits of Clothing and Scattered Bones Tell Mute 1 ale of hate of Trio— 16 of Animals Slain. Port Arthur. Ontario, Dec. 18._A xi eat roving hand of hungry timber wolves has devoured three men, ac cording to meager reports sifting in from the snow covered trails of the Sturgeon river country. These re ports told of a losing luittle fought by two Indians after a white trapper had been downed and killed. Hast Saturday an elderly trapper i left his cabin in the woods 70 miles | ; orth of Ignuce to mush down to the ■ettlement for his Christmas piail. He arrived in safety. There was no mail, however, nml the old man said he would come back Christmas morn ing. At noon he had not arrived. The postmaster sent two Indians to follow the trail until they found him. About two miles from the settle ment the Indians found a spot pound ed down In the snow and crimson htied. Bits of dog harness torn to shreds were scattered about. In the midst of them the Indians found hu man bones. They hastened back to report their discovery. ^^The lure of the bounty on wolves, however, urged the Indians to take the trail again with extra ammuni tion. They sped behind their dog team into the woods as the villagers waved good-bye. They did not re turn. Tuesilay a new searching party de parted. They found another patch trodden In the snow_ubout two miles beyond the first. The two guns the Indians had car ried were lying there and scattered about were bones, bits of clothing and 1 empty shells. The carcasses ef lfi dead wolves lay stretched in a circle about the trampled patch of snow. Escaped Convict Slain When Gun Fails to Fire Detroit, Mich., DeS. 28.—A pistol ! that would not tire tor a jail guard j played an Important part last Sun day In Hie escape of seven prisoners from tlie Wayne county jail. Reliance ; on the same faulty weapon was re sponsible in large measures for the death early today of Joseph Ryan, the convict who wrested it from the*, guard as he fled the jail. It refused to work when Ryan and three other 1 fugitives were cornered in an apart- j ment house ln\t night and a detec tive fatally shot him and arrested his companions. i _______________________ Parents’ Problems Do young children feel sorrow? They often feel it very deeply. In a time of sorrow they especially need j : bo surrounded by love and care. 1 At such a time they should be'treat ed with the utmost patience and con sideration, and made to feel that everyone loves them, and wants to help them. A Record-Bi-eftking ij RECORD 5AL.Fi j Saturday On’; l Columbia j Records j ^ New Stock, 75c to $3 Number.; Never Before Offered at Lets Thin List. ’ AM*, ^&k I Your Choice I Classical, Vocal. V Jan and \ Instrumental Numbers . 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Spillman asserted that while prose cut ion of the 26 blue sky indictments inherited from Attorney General Davis mo under way. the employment of one and possibly two assistants in Oma ha, would be necessary. These ap pointments Spillman has not decided upon. 'However, when these prosecutions are concluded, I plan to cut nty force in Omaha to one man,” Spillman said. There have been two and three as sistant attorneys general in Omaha tor several years. McGuire at one time was assistant to Attorney Gen eral Davis, but was dropped from the payroll in the summer. Spillman did not announce the salary offered McGuire. Dorsey, until hr- obtained u federal appointment, drew *4,000 a year from the state. Spillman announced definitely that C. L. Dort, present assistant attor Molly Fuller Is Back on Stage Star of Yeats Ago Appears, Blind, in Brooklyn Theater. — New York, Dee. 2R.—Molly Fuller came back to the stage last night. The audience in a Brooklyn theater laughed at the lines she had and 1 Is tenod appreciatively while she sang of Broadway. Not one knew tfyat Molly came back to the stage totally blind. Molly Fuller first became known more than a score of years ago as a member of Henry E. Dixey's com pany in "Adonis.'’ Later, with her husband, as Hallen and Fuller, she played vaudeville houses over the country for 25 years. Friends found her last week in n hotel room just off Broadway, penni less. alone and blind. They arranged T. .1. McGuire. ney general, would be retained. Dort’s present salary is $3,600 a year. There are eight assistants in the attorney general’s office at this time, who re ceive salaries of $2,400 to $4,000 a year. Spillman states other appointments will bo announced in a few days. an act, provided a setting and obtain ed engagements for tlie former Broad way favorite. The part is Ingeniously arranged to^conceal her blindness. "I thought I never could act again,” Miss Fuller said. Permit for $40,000,000 Power Dam Is Granted Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 28.—W. S. Norveil, Arizona state water commis sioner. yesterday granted a permit to •lames B. Gtrand. Phoenix engineer, for the construction of a $46,(100,000 power dam on the Colorado river at the mouth of the Diamond creek, 26 miles north of Peach Springs, Ariz., and approximately 100 miles above the site of the proposed Boulder canyon dam. The Diamond creek darn is to generate 200,000 horse power electrical I units. Application will be made to the fed- | eral power commission at its next ! meeting in ’ Washington, January 8. for a license for the construction and j operation of the project, Mr. GiranJ i said tonight. President Pays Tribute to Memory of Louis Pasteur Says Wonderful Advances of Medicine and Surgery Due to Work of French Scientist. Philadelphia, Dec. 28.—Messages of appreciation of the great humani tarian work accomplished by Louis Pasteur were read here from Presi dent Harding, Woodrow Wilson. Chief Justice Taft and many others at the centenary celebration of the French scientist's birth. Jules Jesseratid, French ambassador to the United States, spoke of him as the greatest of the immortals of France, "The wonderful advances of medi cine and surgery are the direct re results of Pasteur's life and work,” said President Harding’s message. "Already many Infectious diseases have been conquered n»d as a result the length of human life has in creased. America has been among the first nations to apply Pas teur’s work to practical use. The building of the Panama canal was made possible by knowledge of the germs of yellow fever.” After expressing regret that he could not be present, former Presi dent Wilson's message said in part: "I can see that it is his (Pasteur s) immortal distinction that he not only broadened the thought and enlightened the practice of the great medical profession in the treatment of cer tain diseases, but also greeted bar riers against all disease.” Pasteur was hailed as "one of the greatest benefactors of the humnn race In all history” by Chief Justice Taft. Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Norfolk Motorist Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 28.—(Special.1— A manslaughter charge was filed against Elmer C. Rains, whose auto mobile knocked down and fatally in jured Herman Tappert, a messenger, who was riding a motorcycle. The prosecutor says Rains was speeding. He has been bound over to the dis trict court and is out on bonds. Continue Phone Rates Eincoln. Dec. 28.—(Special.V-The state railway commission authorized the Hamilton County Farmers Inde pendent Telephone association to con tlnue charging its present rates dur ing 1923. The company is operating at a 17 1-2 per cent increase over pro war rates. Prohibition Officer Shot Breaking in Door, Baltimore, Dee. 28.—Ralph J. Ruby, ' general prohibition agent, who has made a number of raids in Baltimore, was shot In the (host when revenue agents and police broke into the home of Mrs. Minnie Cavell Tribby, Chevy Chase, Md. •Mrs. Tribby was arrested and taken to the Tennallytown station. Police say she is the "master mind" of a l and of liquor smugglers. She is a daughter of Norman S. Bowles, who was implicated in the alleged" Niokey" Arnstein New Y’or,k bond robbery and is the widow of a Washington po liceman. The shooting occurred when Ruby attempted to force the front door of the Tribby home. Five Found Guilty •/ on Liquor Charges Federal Judge' Wood rough Dis- j tributes Fines and Prison Sentences to Offenders. Juries in federal court yesterday aft- i ernoon found five men guilty of vio- | la ting the prohibition laws. Judge j Woodrough sentenced Hector Jianole. 511 William street, to a year and a day in federal prison. It was the fourth offense. H. N. Longneeker was fined $250. The two men were arrested by prohi bition Agents at Twelfth and Pacific streets, November 23, and a five-gal lon jug of whisky was found In thefr car. Longneeker testified that tho booze belonged to hint and that Jiait ole did not know It was in the car. Find Secret Passage. The jury which heard the case against John Spare, John Lotzena and Sebastian Falcona was taken, by Judge Woodrough's orders, to the place where they were arrested, 1201 South Thirteenth street, to investi gate their claim that the liquor was found next door Instead'of In 1201. An underground passage through the clay hank back of the place and leading to a liquor cache was found. It didn't take the jury long to return a verdict of guilty. Judge Woodrough imposed fines of $500 each. Still in Courtroom. This morning a triple still, found in operation at Fourth and Bancroft streets two weeks ago in a small dis tillery, is to be set up in Judge Wood rough's courtroom when four men at tested there will be given a trial. The Bo ►tlegger’s Bad Ways and Big Profits The lazy and dreamy old Nassau that in other days traded in sponges and tropical fruits, is today a busy commercial center. The sponge-baths are now used as the small craft of the - smugglers to reach the South Atlantic coast of the United States, while vessels of all sizes that range from serf-going tugs to a converted Spanish battle-cruiser, carry the cargoes of rum to New York and the New England coast. In the bar-rooms, at the dining-tables, in the lobbies and on the porches of the hotels and boarding-houses at Nassau, the capital city of the Bahama Islands, the bootleggers and whisky smugglers “talk of their plans, tell of their profits and laugh at Uncle Sam.” There, according to Frank K. Dolan, who went to the Bahamas to study the rum-runner’s methods for the New York Daily News, “a man is either ‘right’ or ‘queer.’ ” If a stranger is suspected of being “queer”—thought to be a revenue officer, a detective, or some one likely to interfere with the rum-smugglers’ operations—“he is curtly told to leave town, and in some instances blackjacked and beaten.” In THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, December 30th, there is an informative and interesting account of the methods and operations of the \yhisky smugglers. Among many other news-features of timely interest are: American Gold to Save Europe Again? Now Comes a “People’s Bloc” American Blood and Oil England’s Unemployment Plague ) Niagara Not So Valuable Death’s Revelation of a New Author Baptists Enforcing the Golden Rule Our Transportation Strangling Snags in the Way of a Loan to Germany Austria’s New Start In Life How Paper Barrels Are Made Radio Eliminating Sea Instances What Now Replaces Opera and Ballet In Russia Tim Healy and His Ready Tongue Many Interesting Illustrations Including Humorous Cartoons ———————————————— “Laughter is the Sweetest Music in the World” states the Detroit Free Press. Like the refrain of an enchanting melody it lingers in memory, a recollection of happy moments. More pleasing than the most delicate symphony is the spontaneous laughter of a crowd. Tt dulls care and creates joy. It tones the system. The urge to join is irresistible. The Literary Digest gathers weekly from the world’s press the brightest of the current laugh nrovokers. The best of these are presented in the merry motion picture, “Fun from the Press.” The funniest incidents, the most laughable jokes, and the pithiest patter on the serious questions of the hour are all included. It’s sparkling-new every week. Watch for it at your local theater. “Fun from the Press,” Produced by The Literary Digest. W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, Distributor. f Get December 30th Number, on Sale To-day—At All News-dealers—10 Cents _ T terary Digest Fathers •/ (J A.mat ** f Why not make sure that your children have the /| aL Tlti^/r mWt m St Ce a 9 C/ m advantage of using the Funk ft Wagnalls Com- S aid a j| prehensive and Concise Standard Dictionaries in school and at home? It means quicker progressI yflClivig Wonum Is Slain bv Strangler J ,r Body of Vt ife of N. .1. Husi May Found in Closet. Orange, N. J., Dec. 28.—William | Battles was held without bail early I today In connection with the killing yesterday of Mrs. Eleanor Brigham, wife of Charles Brigham, a New York business man. Mrs. Brigham's body was discovered late last night in a preserve rloset in her home here. She had been choked to death. The mail was identified by Marga ret Brigham, the dead woman’s daugh ter. as a former employe at the Brig ham home. Battles denied knowl edge of the crime. Margaret, who is 7 years old, told the police that Battles was in the house yesterday afternoon and tjint when she asked for her mother lie told her she had gone (o tlie grocery for bread. A formal chnrge of first degree murder was preferred against Battles by the police. County Physician Warren reported that Mrs. Brigham died of strangula tion and that the wound on the back of lier head was caused by being thrown Into the closet. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham were married in Pittsburgh. They lived in San Francisco for several years, and until six months ago had been residents of Oil City, Pa. There are three chil dren. Margaret. Virginia and a 3 year old son, Robert, i Arrest of 37 Men Indicted by Crand Jury Is Ordered The arrest of 37 men, most of them formerly prominent and reputedly wealthy, was ordered yesterday by l'. IS. Attorney Kinslcr. Capiases were Issued by Clerk Hoyt of the federal court’ and deputy T’nlted States marshals now are making the arrests. Twenty five of the men were In dieted by the federal grand jury 10 days ago in copneetlon with the pro motion of the Cion Bonding company, nine in connection with the Waterloo Creanlery company and three with the American Bank Building com pany. A reasonable time for all the in dicted, men to come In and give them selves up was given. Those who did not come In are now to he arrested. Bond of each man has been fixed at $5,000. Robrer to Keep Kye Out for New Year's Celebrants Although Federal Prohibition Agent 1 . S. Rohrer says bo believes .that Omaha is Just about out of real good pre-Volsteadean liquor for celebrating New Year’s day 1923, nevertheless, he will be on a sharp lookout for trans gressors of the law, he announced yes terday. His task, he Insists, will be easier than last year, for the reason that most of the little honest-to-goodness fire liquid was consumed at that time. Auto \\ r«M'k*'d 1 *> Hoinh. Seattle. Dec. ‘JS.—1The automobile of John Pnnz. who operates several Seattle motion pictures houses, was wrecked by a bomb that was thrown into it while it was standing empty in front of his home last evening Panx attributed the explosion to la bor controversies he has had to -Cently. How About Your COAL BIN? “Let Us Fill It” SOLAR—Southern Illinois Lump, furnace or nut siees, per $Q90 ton . & Eclipse Illinois Jj? 1 /V"»0 Lump, per ton ... A \J Eclipse Illinois Jj? 1 AlH) Nut, per ton.... * V Cherolcee Nut (deep shaft), Kansas, per Delivered Clean Yard Screenings, SjSCOO per ton . ADVANCE Coal Company “Coal of the Better Sort" 413 S. 15th Street —Phones— AT 1813 AT 1597 The Center of Clothes Selling Activity OUR STORE-WIDE Now Offering £/*% Men’s and Young Men’s , Suits < and— . O’Coats At Prices Positively Lower Than the Identical Garments Can Be Replaced in the Wholesale Markets At Barker’s, cabinets and racks are cleared at the close of each sea son. We carry over no garments. Each season opens up with an all new stock. ti Men and Young Men by the hundreds are grasping this opportunity to enjoy unusual money savings during Barker’s January Clearance. Four Great Incomparable Sale Groups Values to $25 Small Charges Are Made for Alterations Values to $34.50 | i E”tra Salesmen to Render Quick Service Store Open Evenings This Week Until 9:00 Barker Clothes Shop “Home of the Two-Pant Suits” Securities Bldgr 16th and Farnam.