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Minister Without Proof of Charges of Dope in School Rev. Edgar Merrill Brown Admits Lack of “Concrete Facts” to Substantiate Statement in Sermon. J. C. Masters, principal of Central High school, appeared before a Pres byterian ministerial meeting Monday morning, appealed to the public for aid in clearing up Rev. Kdgar Merrill brown's charges that dope is being sold in the high school, and chal lenged anyone at any time to come lo the high school and discover any i hing as all upon which such a charge might justly he based. ' The boy or girl caught with 'dope' or found to be mixed up in dope mat ters would be discharged immediate “We shall ask Rev. Edgar M. Brown to name his ‘authority’ who told him that a woman is visit ing Central High school and sell ing dope to students there,” said one of the federal narcotic officers here Monday. - "It is easy for a rSinister to gath er together a few- rumors hastily and hand them out from his pulpit. We with our many lines of infor mation constantly working on the dope traffic, have never heard of anyone peddling to high school students. The -pastor's remark looks to us like sensationalism. He has cast an aspersion on the high school students apparently with out any proof. “If any student did procure dope anywhere, his teachers and parents soon would notice it in his star ing eyes, peculiar pallor, the ter rific pace at which he would walk, his emaciation and in other un mistakable ways. "A little knowledge is a danger ous thing and ministers should be careful what statements they make from their pulpits when they have no proof to hack them up.” Rev. Mr. Brown in his sermon Sunday night in Dietz Memorial Methodist church, declined to state on what authority he had hia In formation about the woman dope peddler. ly,” he declared. "There are 2,600 pupils In Central High school who should not bs subjected to his In fluence.” Mr. Masters declared that he talked with Rev. 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Mr. Brown said, "that a woman is i almost daily visiting an Omaha high school and delivering packages of dope to young men and receiving money in ^return, but that she has been so clever as to elude arrest One addict in a school can spread the habit like wildfire.” Rev. Mr. Brown's sermon was the first of a series in which he will also treat of "Dice,” "Disease,” and "Dance." Holding aloft a package he said contained 100 letters written to Rob ert Samardick, federal rupi raider, Rev. Mr. Brown said they told the signed stories of neglected children and gave the names and addresses of "blind pigs.’’ May Reveal Runt Deals. "I’ll read them next Sunday if I can keep them that long." he de clared. “I can tell you why these places are not closed. They coulj be if ‘they wanted to close them.' I'm going to open up something. It may cost me my job, even my life, but I'm going to open it. Any city that gets in the condition of Omaha— Shame!” I rges Public Action. Rev. Mr. Brown suggested a. cure: “Public agitation. Pitiless publicity. An awakening of Christian life to righteousness and the use of its bal ance of political power.” Regret was expressed by Rev. Brown that Kergt. Frank Williams, head of the police morals squad, had decided not to appear before the Board of Education Monday night to toll of vice in high schools. “If there was nothing behind the charges,” he sai<f, “no effort would he made to suppress the investigation.” Dunn Not to Art. If Sgt. Frank Williams, head of the police morals squad, wanls to go be fore the school board and testify to conditions relative to sale of liquori obtained In the vicinity of Omaha public schools, that Is his own affair, in the opinion of Henry Dunn, com missioner of public safety. Mr. Dunn said yesterday that ho will neither encourage nor discourage Sgt. Williams before the board. He will leave the matter to Williams’ dis cretion. Williams said Saturday he had given up his resolution to appear, fol lowing a talk with board officials. Williams Willing. *‘I am ready at any time to appear before the school board and tell them of vice conditions In Omaha schools," said Sergt. Williams. “I never have refused to meet with the Boai4 of Education." he said. “They were the ones who thought it best not to have the meeting. Mr. Reed appeared to think it best not to give the matter much publicity.” Hull Fail* to Find Good in Harding Administration Washington, March 5. — Declaring the first two years of the Harding administration had left behind It only a trail of failures and broken prom ises. Cordell Hull, chairman of the democratic national committee, pre dicted that history would find "not a single accomplishment of public benefit.” recorded In the period since the republicans came Into office. The republican congress. Mr. Hull said, exhibited a lack of vision of con structive policies and leadership that was "utterly astounding.” Of this, he said, the people had themselve become convinced in spite of “cookedup news propaganda," on behalf of the ad ministration. Law Relea*es 93 Per Cent of All Alien Property Washington, March 5. — Coincident with the signing by President Hard ing of the administration hill for the return of sll alien property trusts of $10,000 and under. Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller Issued a statement, explaining how, under its terms, Amertcan claims against Germany will be protected. As finally enacted th* bill releases from the custody of Colonel Miller 93 per rent of the Individual proper ties seized during the war. f ive French Soldier* Killed in Northern Syria Revolt Txmdon, March 5.—A Reuter dis patch from Constantinople quotes the Turkish News agency with reporting a revolt In the neighborhood of Aleppo, northern Syria, against "French op pression.” The dispatch Bays five French sold iers were killed In an encounter with rebels. Feature Transactions of Livestock Exchange Among ths visitors at the local Stockyarda was J. A. Shoemaker, general manager of the Union stock yarda at Denver. Mr. Shoemaker said that business of all klnda, Including the livestock Industry, was flourishing In the cap Itay of the Centennial state and that prospects for a prosperous year were good. “Cattle and aheep feeders report gains In the livestock business. They nay stock Is doing well on tho open i anges w ith no losses from storms or bad weather. Wo have a fine winter with heavy snows In the mountains which Insures an abundance of grass and plenty of wster Ister In the sea son for Irrigation." J. C. Underwood, stockman of Un derwood, Wyn., brought tn two loads of feeder ratlin yesterday that brought *8.40 a hundred. Of the con signment a feeder buyer bought 37 head that averaged *78 pounds nad four of the fleshiest of the steers that averaged 345 pounds were aoid to a local pucker representative. Two loads of choice, well finished steers were brought to market by Quy P. Miller of Clearwater, The shipment averaged 1,82* pounds -n«l sold for $3.in a hundred, the highest price paid yesleiday for cutllo of that weight. Mr. Miller said he had the cattle on feed for the last 140 days on s straight ration of corn and alfalfa a id I that the tattle made an average gain of 83 pounds. j Slayer of Former Wife’s Mate Held by Coroner’s Jury Russell Rector Faces Murder Charge for Death of Charles Foley, Who "Broke Up Home.” (('ontlnUMl From Page One.) “legally married to the man he killed” and that "he had no legal or moral claim” on her. "I can’t believe it,” he murmured. "I know she was my wife." “I had never told him and I don’t believe he knew,” said Mrs. Rector She baked it Sunday with lov ing hands, and yesterday morning a lemon pie with a bullet hole trough it stared up at Mrs. Rec ter-Foley from her kitchen table, an emblem of hate and tragedy. “Charles carried It to our apart ment Sunday night," Mrs. -Hector Foley said, “and was going to take it to work with him at midnight. See the bent place in the bottom; Charles had it to the end and ap parently fell on it.” They had spent the day at the home of Mrs. Jeannette Foley, Foley's mother, and Mrs. Rector Foley baked it for him there. Foley, “hut mother here knows all about it." Confirms Ceremony. Mrs. Jeannette Foley, 65, 1805 Corby street, mother of the dead man, said Mrs. Rector and Foley were married by a Justice of the peace in Council Bluffs February 15 and that the next day she investigated and confirmed the ceremony. It was not until March 2, last Fri day, however, that Mrs. Rector was granted a divorce decree. "She was a bigamist at the time she married Foley,” Henry Beal, county attorney, declared. The divorce decree of Friday, how 1 ever, takes from Rector the right to | plead the unwritten law, in the opinion of the county attorney, who I will file a charge of first degree mur- j ! der against him. Petition Not Contested. "What she did following the de cree ceased to be any of Rector's busi ness." Mr. Beal said. Rector did not contest his wife's ; petition for divorce. The shooting took place at 9:45 j Sunday night at Foley's apartment at 180S Grace street, where he and i Rector’s former wife had been resid ing. Rector wont to the house with his two sons, George, 10, and Russell. Jr., 7. and L. 8. Hitphcoek, 4224 Bur dette street, with whom he resided. Foley was not home, so the group waited for him in the apartment of Mrs. H. E. Royce, next to Foley’s. | Threats are alleged to have been made against Foley, and Mrs. Royce called Mrs. B. Gerrin, proprietor of the apartment*. Stopped by Foley. "I got scared and started out to call ; the police.” said Mrs. Gerrin, 47. yes- I terday, “but Rector stopped me. ‘You won't see Foley after tonight,’ he j threatened. ‘You promised me you ■ would not harm any one.’ Hitchcock ; said to him. ‘I'm going to settle this,’ : was Rector's reply. "Then we heard Foley coming up ! the stairs.' Rector waited until Foley j seemed to be solng into his apart- ; ment, then got up. I started out, but Rector stopped me and opened the door. Foley was across the hall with his hack turned, opening the door. "Rector fired three shots at his j back. Foley hadn’t even put down a 1 basket he carried. I rushed down- : stairs and met. Agnes, 9, Rector’s daughter, who had come with Foley. ; ‘Run,’ 1 cried, ’he's going to kill us.’ I 'Oh. he's killed him, he's killed him'.’ 1 the little girl shrieked and turned and ran." Daughter Scores Father. Mrs. Gerrin said Hitchcock sat quiet ly in a rocking chair, persisting in telling Mrs. Royce all about Foley'a wrongs, w-hile the tragedy was loom ing. Agnes Rector joined her mother this , morning in denouncing her father. "I,aat summer after we were out at Bethlehem Children’s home to visit my brothers, and we were riding to papa's home,” she said, "papa had a bottle of whisky in one pocket and a gun in the other, and he told me he was going to get Foley." "We'll both testify against him,” Mrs. Rector-Foley, 23, said. After the shooting, Rector called hts two sons to his side at police headquarters and told them he had killed Foley to protect them. Russell, jr., answered him with sobs. The two boys returned to the Hitchcock home and this morning were taken in charge by juvenile officers. They had "1 always believed Charles would die this year." was the comment of Mrs. Jeannette Foley on the fatal shooting of her son. "I had a premonition for years I Would lose him in 1923. but I pic tured him dying of tuberculosis— a mother's worry. "Wo don't know what we’il do. i Maybe his wife and stepdaughter will come to foil a lonely old age, for I have no other children.” resided at Bethlehem home, Thirty fourth and Meredith streets, and their father, who paid their board, always had them week-ends. The Rectors had been separated 1 about a year. "I once took Foley to my home, after I learned he was paying at tentions to my wife,” Rector said, "and showed him the havoc he had created, the homeless, motherless children and the untended household. He said he would let her alone, but he didn't keep his word. “Didn’t Intend to KU1." “I didn’t intend to kill him when I went there last night. I took the 1 hoys liecause Russel), jr., has always deeply loved Agnes and I believed the presence of the childrn weuld help rne effect a reconciliation for which I hoped.” “I left Rector because be drank to excess and beat me,” Mrs. Rector Foley told Charles H. Van Deusen, chief of detectives. Mrs. Foley this morning said her attorney advised her she was not liable to prosecution for bigamy for the reason that her divorce hearing was held last June atid that ho told her then it was all over. She left the city immediately afterward, she said, and acted In good faith in marry ing Foley in Council Bluffs in February. She declared that the reason Rector knew nothing of the divorce was be cause "he is too ignorant to know v.hat it is all about.” She asserted that Foley had been a lieutenant at the air field. Air mail officials know nothing of him. I’aul Steinwender, coroner, conduct ed an inquest over Foley’s body at 2 this afternoon at the Heafey and Jleatey morgue. % Veteran U. S. District Judge of Wyoming Dies Cheyenne. March 5. — John Alden Rlner, 72, for 30 years a United States district judge for Wyoming and at the time of his retirement, a year ago, the oldest federal judge in the United States in point of service, died at hi* home yesterday. Judge Riner had been in failing health for more than a year, the condition of bis health be ing one of the causes of his retire ment. Judge Iliner was appointed a federal district Judge when Wyoming was admitted to the union. He had been prominent for years in the Ma sonic |^iternlty of the state. Daughter Finds Father After Searching 30 Years Sioux .City, March 5.—After a 30 year search, John W. Smith of Earl ham, la., met his daughter, Mrs. G. F. Whe-elock, wife of a Sioux City police officer, here last night. When Mrs. Wheelock was 2 years old, her mother died and she was given to a family by the name of Wil son in Sterling, 111. Last Tuesday she located her father at Earlham. hornier Chief of Police Changes Mind in Klan Case Topeka. Kan., March 5.—Guy A. 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