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. Mr. Brown on the tele
phone Monday morning and ascer
tained that he has no concrete facta
concerning the charges he made.
The charge made Sunday by Rev.
Mr. Brown, pastor of Diets Me
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morial church, of alleged dope traf
fic among Omaha High school stu
dents, was generally discredited by
members of the Board of Education
Monday morning.
National Menace.
That dope—narcotics—is being sold
: to Omaha high school students was
| charged by Hev. Edgar Merrill Brown
i Sunday night at Dietz Memorial
] church in a sermon in which .he pic
tured traffic in drugs as a national
1 menace.
"I have it from authority.” Rev.
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.
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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.
Swallow, former police chief of To
peka. who was placed in Jail Friday
alien he refused to take- an oath as a
witness In the supreme court hear
ing on the ouster suit against the
Ku Klux Klan, was released yester
iny on an order from the supreme
-ourt after he had signified his will
ngness to be sworn.
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Wife of Wealthy Society Man
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Year in Court*.
Mrs. Pearl Washburn - McMartin.
whose divorce case was aired in do
mestic court of relations for almost a
i year, was granted separation from her
husband. Peter McMartin, former Des
Moines society man and grandson of
C. C. Cole, former chief Justice of the
Iowa supreme court.
iJlstrict Judge Sears awarded Mrs.
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McMartin first started action for
| divorce and charged his wife drank
j gin fizzes in various cafes. She took
the stand at a former hearing and
! stated that she drank only beer on
! those occasions.
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$43,000 on his wife At the time of
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McMartin stated she was appearing
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of the “Four Pearls.”
McMartin, It is sakl, is an heir to a
$500,000 estate. He was a salesman
for a local auto concern for a long
time. The McMartlns were married
In 1910.
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Inquiry Die Fighting
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minutes of the session yesterday their
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