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L. 52—NO. 50. S2ff ? “SJ?* i^«7? OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1923. •** ®**•*» <* «w> o«n> an# Sunday, w. Sunday, um, •*•♦»» tn* #t» <•«•. pjvE TENTS
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Blow French
IBirth Rate
6s Serious
■ Military Leaders Lookin': Into
w Future Alarmed Over
f Sm.ill Number of Cbil
| <!ren Being Born.
Rgward Large Families
l‘ By MARK SIMM VAN.
B Paris, May 2t>.—Tlie low birth rate j
Htli' the French people—and the uon
Hprusi nf this with the high birth late
■ f tftr German people, together with
Hthe eons-.-iousness of this contrast on
■ ihe part of French military leaders j
■ who look to the future and think of
■ the future in terms of military man
7 power— is one of the deepest causes of
what is now happening in ICurope. To
an even greater extent It is bound to
lie a determining influence on what is
going to happen in the future. It is
ever in the minds of the leaders of 1
French public opinion, and it turns
up in every) conversation that reaches
tholtghful depths.
Before dealing witli the more funda
mental aspects of this subject it Will
be interesting, first, to cite in the
shui>e of a few detached paragraphs
some of the evidences that.not only
tlie French military chiefs, hut lead
ers of thought, members of the gov
ernment and publicists are keenly
concerned, *
Some months ago the French acad
c-my gave it annual awurd to tlie ait
thor of the book called "Ga Nataiite,"
which dealt with France's need for
more Children, In approving this
award a Toulouse paper, "Ga liepe
die," said editorially that the acad
only never made better use of Its
perogative _and expressed the hope
that "the recompense of the author
will encourage the bourgeoisie to
populate France "
Another phase of the effort to sfim
Plate a higher birth rate is described
in the following quotation from the
(Turn la P«*e Ten. Column One.)
Kennedy Opens ,
Office to A i d
Injured Workers
Com prn>»ation Commissioner
Ousted l»y Rr\an Says Work
men Without Advire. Due
to Governor's Laxity.
Frank A. Kennedy, former state
compensation commissioner, has1
opened an office at *102 World Herald
building, .on the north went corner of
Fifteenth and Farnam streets, where,
beginning Monday morning, he will
advise Injured workers as to their
lights under the workmen’s compen
sation law.
Mr. Kennedy was notified Hint h»'
was no longer required in the ra
pacity of state labor commissioned by
Governor Bryan yesterday. Kenned)
hud issued a formal statement charg
ing that the governor had crippled
the department of labor by his care
lessness. The governor failed to ask
4 for in appropriation to pay the labor
commissioner’s salary, according to
Mr. Kennedy, who says he only con
sented to continue in the position1’ at
the urgent request of Bryan, until h j
successor could be found.
It is on the theory that the bun- :
dreds of workmen of Douglas county
who are Injured each year will he
without proper advice as the result
of Bryan’s failure to make proper ap
propriations to keep the* department
of labor running efficiently, that Mr
Kennedy is opening hjs office.
"1 real Ur believe that. Mr. Br.van
who probably isn't used to handling
many figures, became confused and
muddled, when the matter of appro
prlatlons was placed befon him,” said
Mr. Kennedy. "He probably slashed
her® and there, without knowing ex
nctly what he was doing, and the
result was the crippling of the state
department of labor. Ho was blam
ing it on the republicans, and as I
knew he was doing them an Injustice.
I made my sfatcipent of the truth of
the matter.
"In retiring from office I wish to
thank The Omaha Bee for its bril
liant support of the work of the de
part ment."
Man’s Skull Fractured
4When Auto Strikes Him
»— —
Karl WilllainH. 2830 Davenport
Ktract, was run down and suffered a
«kull fracture. last night hy a car
driven by Mr*. D. .1. Wharton. Diet/,
dub, at 'Hlxteeiith atreet and Capitol
avenue. He wan taken to Lord Die
ter hospital after he had been at
tended by Dr. Kinyoun, police surgeon.
Mrs. Wharton turned west on .Six
teenth street and failed to see Wil
liams. Another man who wan cross
ing the street, blocked her from dodg
big to the right nnd another ear
blocked the left.
.She was taken to the police sin
lion on a charge of reckless driving,
hater ahe was released on 12..108 hojida
pending th« outcome of Wiliams'
Injuries.
Bluffs Man (id- Office,
Mtirlington, If*. May 26. Ofllrer*
v ejected hy the tnwn l.'nitrd f'orniwr
•Ml Traveler* Included: Urnnd mn
A. C Junkum, Council Bluff*
(
iflfiMt rtf • f l
Chinese Ambassador
Back in Washington
irawim?Mfingi nr a
Dt:v C.j. /ur*.. J
Ur. Sae. Chineae minister to the
United states. has returned to
Washington, after a protracted ab- i
>ence, to handle the diplomatic situa
lion brought about by the kidnaping1
of American citizens from the tihan
ghai-Pekin railway.
Chinese Soldiers
Begin Campaign
Against Bandits
Three Brigades of Shantung
Troops, W ith Mac hine (inns
and Airplanes Start Ad
t a nee oil Outlaws.
B} txoflalrd Prw.
Pekin. May "ti.—Machine guns and
rifles tonight are attempting to force j
the release of 14 foreigners, including
-i\ Americans, held by Chinese bandits
in the hills above l.ineheng.
For three weeks crowds of official
negotiators have lalsired in vain to
free tic captives who were kidnap*!
from the Shangliai-i’ekin express,
May ti.
XoA (he mountain paths of thi
home district of Confucius, China’s
greatest sage, that for days have been
tilled with runner's carrying terms
back and forth between the Paotzuku
fortress and the negotiators below,
are being put to other uses.
Old Tien Chung-Yu, tuchun or mili
tary governor of Hhuntung, is having
his way, and three brigades of his |
troops, with machine guns and two:
airplanes, have plunged Into the hill,
determined to ‘dig the bandits out.”
I lash With Outlaws.
Already the soldiers have had two
brushes with the outlaws, with fatali
ties on both sides.
Ceneral Tien has thrown his troops
in a wide circle about the bandit hot
bed and he is gradually tightening his
stranglehold, cutting the outlaws’ rom
nunleations and hoping finally to
-elate the gang that is holding the
14 foreigners.
Far above the cloud, in the moun
laln prison, a crisis is believed to be
approaching. The outlaws are paid to
be eager to make terms, but they fear
the promises of Pekin. Also, they know
fleneral Tien, who has a reputation
for-separating the heads of brigands
from their bodies.
In what they declare Is a final effort
to come to an agreement, the brig
amis Friday sent out a spokesman,
accompanied by I. It. Powell of Bhang
hai, one of the American prlsonege
Hitherto, all overtures have failed,
owing to the kidnapers’ demand that
any agreement with the Chinese of
ficials must have official foreign guar
antees.
Captives in (land Health,
The captives are reported to be gen
•-rally in good health, except the
Italian millionaire attorney, (i. fi.
Musso, who is suffering from an in
jured li g. Their clothing is porn*. I
living conditions in their prison are
laid anil food is none too plentiful, but
in spite of ill, they Hie said to he
stifndlng the strain well.
Behind the Chln.se lines, at Tsao
i bang, is a military commission of’
foreign ofitters, headed by Brig. lien.
William-’l>. Connor of the Arnerclan
army, which Is investigating measures
being taken by the Cbinse govern
ment for the release of the prisoners.
The commission will report Its findings
and make any recommendations for
action It sees fit to the diplomatic
corps at. I’ekin.
The movement of troops towards
the outlaws’ retreat followed on the
heels of statements in diplomatic cir
cles that It had been d-flihlcly estub 1
llehed that polities and not ordinary
banditry, was behind the holdup of
the Hhanghal Pekin express near
Suehow three weeks ago.
It was frselj Intimated that one
political faction, hoping to embarrass )
(Tern to I'sgs Two. Column Korn.)
BOYS! GIRLS! |
Haw you Entered The Onmlia Hoc ,
Mo«mi‘ laiilgp Harden
Hontegt Yet?
rilKHK AltIC I.OTH UK I’KI/ICH
1C NT ft I KH Ml KT MIC IN IIY
NEXT TllfltHDA V ]
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Htgn NOW tin* <‘ou|hui on l*nge
ft A find Mall In Th« Hardin
Editor, The Ontfllm Her
a
Good Will
\ •
Found on
Trade Trip
Welcome Home Best W el
come of All. Business Men
Say as Greeted liy
Their Families.
Trip Was Huge Success
By PAUL GRKKR.
And Uie beg' welcome of all was
the welcome home. That could fa*
seen on the faces of the Omaha
business men, who returned Satur
day night from their 2,000-mile trade ,
trip through Nebraska. Wyoming and ,
Colorado, (everywhere they nad been,
and they had stopped at more than
100 towns to the. west. they had been
gleeted with open hearted hospital
ity. Gering. North Platte. Cozad,
I-exington. Central City and a num
ber of other towns furnished larger
crowds, hut none was quite so glad
to see the 10 car special train as
were the home folks
On the business side, the trip was
highly successful. - As Frank Myers, j
one of the trade tourists said. "This
was a mighty good week. The Omaha
booster spirit was reciprocated all
along the route."
Beginning at Sargent, in Custer
county, Saturday morning, the. return
trip was like a triumphal procession.
Sargent, a town of something over
1.000 population, is an example of the
thriving communities that dot the
map of Nebraska. Three cars of
dressed poultry, consigned direct to ;
New York, were in the siding. Last '
Week, three carloads of eggs were
shipped out. A tremendous amount
of milk ami livestock also originates
here. The modern egg and poultry
storage plant of Frank A Gustafson
was a revelation to the visitors.
Cast Stops of Trip.
other towns which received the
tourists Saturday were Comstock,
Arcadia, MeAlpine. I.oup City,
Schatipps. Ashton. Karwell, Midway.
St. Paul. Chapman and Cram) I
land.
1 .Many of the features of the tr p
were records* liy the official pho!ce )
grapher, Ernest ftihler, and In mov
ing picture* l>y (’. K. Chenoweth. The
business side of the journey is In- ■
dicated by the following interviews
with sonic of the men on the train:
A. D. Speir, lien Biscuit company:
"It was pleasant to note the optimistic
feeling among the dealers visited.
Many have recently made improve
ments in their slopes and buildings,
and a good many others are con
templating alterations fine thing
country merchants strive to do Is to
keep up to date."
Trip Wonderful Success.
If. it. Pinkerton, Orchard A
Wilhelm company: "This ‘Good will'
and promotion excursion through the
wonderful productive regions of
Wyoming and Nebraska has been a
wonderful success. Dealers are with- i
out exception optimistic, and while
stocks are low in many stores, the
recent Isiuntifut rains have prompted
buying. Although little soliciting- was
done on the trip, a great many orders
were recorded "
P K. Powell, Mi Cord Brady com
pany: "Rural communities are slowly
recovering from h long and painful
Illness. Conditions are still subnor
mal, but of one thing we can be
certain, that prospects for good crops
never were better. The lessons of
economy and good management
(Torn lo I'Mce. Seven, ('(damn Two.)
WHERE TO FIND
The IIIk Kent lire* of
THE SUN DA Y BEE
PART ONF
Pa*r I—M«rk >tilli%an. f«nw«a mdlti
« nl writer t#ll« of thr alarm frit In
Frnnrr nvrr It* rvtrrmrlv low lurch
rntr. a* rontrn*fr*| with thr rnnhllv
it row i n if population of Orrmntn
mol of tlir *rrlnu* protprrt* Krtiitrr
farr* ovrr thr «lftuition
PART TWO.
I'arrii I. ‘I nml II—Tlir snapplr*! Sport
Nrw* in tlir Wl<|<f1rwr«t.
I’afr% 4 nml .’V— \iitoiitohilr Nrrtlon.
I'nirr 7—Nr»v* of thr Market*
PnB’r* H. 0. in nml I I—4 lo*%iflr<| \U«
Pn*r |?—lluilffr r*’ l*M«r.
PART THKICR.
I’a*e* I, 4 nml /V—Hnrlrtv.
I'nirr A—knomiint wrlth Poll*.
I’w«r 7—AttiiiNfinrnth.
I'Hfri M nml 0— New* of thr Mmir
World.
Pnirr H—Mmir.
Pace Travel nml Rr*ort*.
Pn«r Ilk—"llrlrn nml Wnrrrn."
PART FO( K.
lour Pagr* of thr M«»t Popular
I onilrr
part rivr.
Vf AIM ZINK SMITHS
Pn*e I—**T wmlv-tko." a « Itanuin*
loir <d*»n hrimmiuif with lifr
m lion. mikprtiM' nnd humor, hi
Mari Kohrrt* Rinehart.
Pa k *• l-—A lo* Martin droll*-*! of hu
moH*t*. in "Tuple* o' tn' Itui."
■ Iir* lit* opinion on tlir niliir of
tlir loir of a n Ifi* or ii lindiaml.
Ill* think* *1:1.1 I* a nrrlti fair
mrraiir nrlrr.
I'tiir 14—''How I Siirrerdrd in Mr
II ii* I nr**," n till*- rtiork full of
luiiKh*. Tn si<-phrii l.rnrork thr lr
rrprr**lhlr liimiori*l.
Pu it** 0—41. O Mrlnlir**. nnothrr
world fumott* lanarI» proilurrr. *11*
iitiirMi In oli«r»i*-trrlatl« *tilr on
"Tlir Art of Wrarlnv a Plim lint."
Pane 4—"lt*»w N*-hrn*ka'* Mint lieiiii
tlful tilrl. Ml*** Alirr MrCornihk. .
< oiitiniir* ll«*r t h11*tino Work It** '
hlml tlir I'ootllaht* amt Find* Itrr
Mantle of Kt-lliioo a Sure I'rotre
tlon A*iiln*t thr Pitfall* of llrond
wav.*’— An IlhiMtratrd *l«irv
I'agr H— lluopi la ml for tlir Kiddie*.
Pant* 7—l.rltrr* from lltllr folk* of
llitnnv Inml.
I’.iirr H—t*a*hlon I anin .
PART s|\.
ItOTOt.R At I Kt*. sl.t I ION
I’HCr I \ full pa* i* of Intrrrutintf
pliotoKrapIt* of proplr and *«-rnr*
In and nhout Omaha Mtapprtl la
I .mil* It llo*twirk Omaha photo
‘ vnipli* r
Phii- Seen*-* of Our Neighbor* of
thr t arthliraii s**a III** l-doml *»f
Marliado* nml thr llrttl*h W «-*t
Imlir* allot on r.iph* *1 In l.oul* It
llo d W Irk |
Pater* *1 anilll—Ml»« ollnneou* Plrtuir*.
Aviator Completes Gulf
to Canada Nonstop Flight
Lieut. Harrison Crocker Covers 1,400 Miles From
Houston, Tex., to Detroit Field in 11 Hours and
4d Minutes—Establishes World Record for
One-Man Trip Without Stop.
H.v AiitiH'iiilrd l'rc*.N,
Mt. Clemens, Mich.. May 26.—
Lieut. Harrison G. Crocker landed at
Keif ridge field here at 6:15 (eastern
time) tonight, completing a nonstop
gulf to Canada flight. Lieutenant
Crocker left K1 ling ton field. Houston,
Tex., at 6:21 (central time) this morn
ing.
The flight of 1,400 miles was made
in 11 bourff and 54 minutes. The ac
tual gulf to Canada flight occupied
II hours and 29 minutes, the rest of
the time being consumed in reaching
the landing field.
Lieutenant Crocker flew over Can
adian territory opposite Trenton on
tlie final tap from T(4ledo, O , to Seif
fidge Held.
Lieutenant Crocker said Ids engine
performed perfectly, except for a few
minutes as he passed over part of
Louisiana.
The greater part of the distance
was flown at a height of 100 to 500
feet because of low-hanging clouds.
At one point. Lieutenant Crocker said,
he was flying so low that he feared Ids
plane would crash into the tree tops
and lie was forced to rise above the
clouds to a height of 9,000 feet, lie
was obliged to maintain this altitude
for about an hour before be found a
rift in the clouds that permitted him
to get in sight of the earth again.
Kxhausts Gasoline Supply.
The gasoline supply of 240 gallons
was exhausted when hiql plane was
20 minutes away from Sojfridge field,
and the remainder of title trip was
made from the emergency fuel.
Two sandwiches were all Lieutenant
Crocker ate on his recotd-makiiffe
trip. He said he had coffee, but did
not have time to drink it.
(Jen. William Mitchell, assistant
chief of the atr service, was at Self
rtdge field and was ont of the first
to welcome IJetitepant Crocker.
"This flight," said General Mitch
ell, "coupled with that of Lieutenants
Macfteudy and Kelly, from coast to
coast, demonstrates conclusively that
the United Stvtes can put an air force
In the .-enter of the country and move
it to any border—north, south, east or
west— within H houis.
New World Record.
Chicago, May 26.—Lieut. Harrison
G Crocker, flying the same plane
used by Lieut. James H. Doolittle In
his gulf to lakes flight, today broke
i he world's record for a nonstop flight
for a one-man plane, formerly held
by Lieutenant Doolittle, according to
records of army aviation officers at
Chanute field, Rantoul, 111.
Lieutenant Crocker flew appioxl
mately 1.400 miles In his nonstop
flight from Ellington field, Houston.
Tex., to Selfridge field, Detroit, hi?
time from taking off to landing bting
11 hours and 54 minutes.
Lieutenant Doolittle on September j
5, 1922. flew 1,240 miles from Kelly
field. Tex., to San Diego, Cal., in Ihe
same plan# used by Lieutenant i
Crocker In 11 hours and 10 minutes.
At the time Lieutenant Doolittle was
rjing for a nonstop flight from ,
Florida to San Diego but landed a'
Kelly field. His total elapsed time
from Florida to California, with 'he
one stop, was 22 hours and 35 min- ’
utes end the distance covered J! 2 fa |
miles.
I ^ingest Continuous Flight.
Lieut. Oakley O. Kelly and Lieut. 1
lohn A. MacKeady made a record
November 3 and 4. 1922. for a nonstop ,
flight fpr iwo men when they flew |
from San Diego to lndiangpolie, a die
tance of 2,060 ipiles. They were at
tempting a transeontiuental flight and ;
were forced dowi# by engine trouble.
The same men. however, shattered
their former record May 2 and 3. 1923,
and made the longest continuous
flight on .••cord when they went from
New York to San Diego, a distance
of 2,520 miles In 26 hours and 50 min
utes.
The best re cord made by any for
eign flyer was aecomphshed in July,
1920, when Capt. John A. Alcock
and Lieut. Arthur M. Brown of the
British royal air force* flew 1,960
miles from St. Johns, N. F.. to Clif
den, Ireland,
A comparison of records being
made today with tin -c of a few veai -
ago shows the marvelous strides in
aviation in the past 10 years, in
1912 Robert E. Fowler managed to
fly. with many stops, from San Diego
to Jacksonville, Fla., in 122 days. Tile
'year previous, Gailiraith C. Roger*.
In a Wright model pusher biplHne,
started from Buffalo, N. Y., Septem
ber 17 and reached Pasadena No
vember 5.
Turco-Greek Pact
Clears ^ar Clouds
Over Near East
Complete \frccmcnt on Ques
tion of Reparations Reached
at Dramatic Session of
Lausanne < Conference.
By A-MMlull'll Pres*
I*ausnnne, May 2K.—Peace instead
of war In the near east, was the we!
■ nine ri*ult of a dramatic session <>f
the lgiusnnne i-onference held at
Ouchy chateau, to settle the Turco
Greek reparation controversy. Com
plete agreement was reached, and. as
this was the only remaining problem
lie!ween the Greek* and the Turks,
hostilities which It was feared might
involve the Balkan countries, have
been averted.
The United Ktates. through Joseph
U. Grew, the minister to Switzerland,
played an Important part In the settle
ment. Mr. Grew s efforts for pence,
which continued throughout the night
and today, are regarded by the con
ference delegates as having helped
considerably In preparing the way for
fl'itrn to I'hip Two, Column Hv«.)
Pour in Family Hurt
When Hit by Motor Car
A mother and tier throe children
were Injured yesterday when they
were struck by an automobile at
Twenty fourth and Cuming streets.
As Mm. Otto Kchwspdt, 3414 North
Hixtvnlnth street, stepped from «
street ear a machine driven by llenrv
McKinney. 1025 Smith Thirty fifth
street, struck her.
Mrs. Hchwandt, who was holding
her son. Charles, 2. was dragged nov
el al fost. Louise. 7. and Gertrud**. 11,
were knocked down by the auto
mobile They sustained minor bruises.
McKinney was arrested on charges
of drunkenness and reoklees driving.
\ irtim Itrcovcrs Pursr;
Pirkpnrkrt Di»appearn
PoHce are searching for a pick
pocket who was “working” on the
Fa main street cars yesterday. The
man was dcttcrlbcd by one of his \ te
tlms. Jay Jhnsen. 42U2 Valley street
Jensen horded a street car at Six
t*enth street and missed his wallet,
containing $1®, shortly before the * if
ron« bed Fourteenth street
He noticed a young man who acted
nervous and followed him from the
car. A short <lielance nwity the man
threw Jensen's wallet nsriiy and • -
on ped.
I (fill (III |{(MI/.(* (JiMI’gc.
Nick Cnrmo, r.ll North Fourteenth
street, whs a nest oil HttiunlMy after
nesm by the |sdlrr morale sound on
a charge hf illegal |w»***n*|tju of
llnuor after the *<|ttnd found a still,
mash and Ihiuoi In his )\ottm
All Northern Ruhr
Caldron of l nrest;
Many Outbreaks
Clashes Between Striking Com
munist Forres and Ger
man Police Take Place
in Many Towns.
By International Non Vnlo.
Iturhufn, Germany, May fit. — T»vi>
person* were killed and in wounded
in clashes belween communists and
German police Ihis afternoon.
Further fli;lilinc is feared tonight and
Sunday.
By International Venn Service.
Berlin. May 28—All the northern
section of the Ruhr seethed tonight I
with red disorder*, strikes and ( lashes I
between conimunlsts and German
policemen. Trouble whs reported
from Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, ltort
mund. Muenster, Hamborn, Castmp
and Remsrheid.
Reds were said to he in complete
control of the industrial city of Gel
senkirchen. where a communist c-m
mlttee was appointed to administer
affairs according to soviet principles
of government
Russian communists are believed
to lie fostering trouble In the Ruhr.
German newspapers i la I in that the
geil rising I* the opening yif ai\ ag
gressive campaign to sweep central
Europe with bolshevism.
Karl Radek, one of the most clever
(Turn In Pane Two. ( oltiinn Two 1
Poppy Sales Net $4,000;
Legion Is Criticised
< Hnaiia remembered the Veterans of
Foreign Wars In their nnminl I'oppy
d«y y* sterdaj according to the state
nicnt nmd« last night hy I! A.
Honark. chairman of the poppy com* ;
in It fee. The receipts at the last count
ing Rinnunt«Hl t«» H.oon with re- i
turns still to he made Mrs .1 a;
M»g**ath paid Pa t ('oinmundfr
Honack 120 for th** first poppy. Mr
Honark wild he appreciated the as j
slstanre given hy the 101 ks and their
friends
Mr Honark declared that the
American Legion tnnde an uncalled
for statement In the newspapers of
Satunlav According to th** past corn
inn rider, the Legion auk! that it was
in no wav connected with the drive
Honark said tin* Legion should ,
apologise to the foreign war veterans.
kunna* t in Stunt
Kill. .1 in 700-1'nut tall
Kansas <?||y Mo , M*\ ti Steve
M«*utio«*. Kansas t’lty aviator. was
killed hem fotiighl when a plane in
which he was * losing a stunt perform- {
am e fell ."MO foot The plana was j
wrecked First reports to the effect I
that anolher aviator had hern In- i
,|un*d wer»* found to he erroneous.
Montrose wa* alana ^ ^
Public Sees
Elks’ Home
Stone Laid
impressive Ritual Preceded by
Colorful,Parade of Various
« m
Organizations, Marks
Dedieation.
Purposes of Order Told
Laying of the cornerstone of the
new *1,000,000 bilk*1 building at the
southwest corner of Eighteenth and
Dodge streets, yesterday, afternoon
was art impressive public: occasion.
“May fidelity ice the cornerstone
of our social fabric and bind us more
firmly in the brotherhood of man."
was a thought expressed by .7. E.
Masters of Charleroi. Pa., grand
exalted ruler of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elk*, who came
to Omaha to preside at the ceremony.
Every detail of the day's program
was observed without a hitch. It was
the most notable event in the annals
of the Omaha lodge of Elks, whale
was instituted February 7, 1866.
Charter Members Present.
An interesting feature of the ex
ercises' was the appearance of John
Francis of Chicago, general passen
Automobile Winnerk.
Automobile- were awarded
to the following at the close
of the Elks' Spring frolic at
the Auditorium last night:
\. H. Mar* in, ?115 Pratt
street; Cadillac.
I* E. Johnston, Hotel Har
ney; Ken.
Sam Greenberg. 3##3 Har
nej street; I In irk.
cer agent of the Chicago, Burlington
A Quincy railroad; Ike Miner. Alfred
Sorenson and 8 F Woodbrldge. who
were in the parade and also on the
stand at the cornerstone laying.
They are charter member* of the
Omaha lodge Mr. Francis hold*
membership card No. 1. and served
as the first exalted ruler of the local
lodge.
Accompanying Grand Exalted Ruler
Master* were Fred C Robinson of
Chicago, grand exalted secretary;
Frank U Rain of Fairbury. Neb.,
oast grand exalted ruler. James G.
McFarland of Watertotvn. S. D..
prominently mentioned aa the next
grand exalted ruler; W. J. Conway
of Win on*in Rapids. \Vi*. chief
justice of the grand forum of the
order; J. I*. Ham mis of Hiuux City,
past grand exalted ruler.
The cornerstone laying exercises
followed the ritualistic proceedings as
prescribed by the order. Chaplain F.
A. McCormick of Otnaba lodge oi>cn
ed the program with prayer. Otto
Nielsen, secretary, announced the ar
ticles which were placed in a copper
box The box contained letters from
President Warren O. Harding, Exalted
Ruler Masti i s, and Mayor J. C. Pahl
man: photos of charter members of
the lodge. first canceled 11.000 bond of
the new building. United Htate* flag,
history of the lodge and history of
Omaha and other document* of his
tnriea! and sentimental Interest. At
the conclusion of the formalities Mr
Masters led In singing “America.''
Keystone of I nity.
A. W Jefferis. former congressman,
the speaker at the cornerstone laying,
expressed the wish that the corner
stone would be the keystone to unite
the endeavors and purposes of the
membership of the lodge, and that no
element of disorder may ever dis
turb Its plans and purposes
“Iiet there go forth from the altar
of this lodge in this new building a
better understadtng of the many per
plexities of the world," Mr. Jefferis
pleaded. "W« can meet the problem*
from day to day better and with un
faltering trust If we exercise the
spirit of brotherly lov* and fake un
tc ourselves the teachings and eternal
spirit of this organisation of which
we are so proud "
Mr. Jefferis related that during an
engagement of the late Thomas W,
Kenne, tragedian at the old Boyd tljca
ter, In 1AS4 the first ttiought of a
lodge of. Elks in Optaha ora* given
expression. Mr. Keene returned In
lss.i and Interested a group of Oma
hnns in the project which was realised
In ISAfi, when the local lodge was
chartered with '.’0 members, 'rtie In
stallation of the tlrst officers was held
In a room on the top floor of the south
(Turn to Tug* Two, < ultimo Our.)
Hanliinr tit Bet'ornc Hoy
for Tint Hours at F.lks' *
I'icnic for Seattle Kills
lly I nhrnxil Service.
W ashing!on May ?t President
Hardin# will throw off the care* of
the presidency and become a boy
again for two bur* when he visits
Seattle after hi* trip to Alaska
The president t«>da\ accepted an
invitation from the bhf brother-corn-j
inittec of the Klk* lodge No k? of i
Seattle to attend the•Klk* fourth an
mini picnic for the boy* of the com
munity The Invitation was presented
l»> former Representative \V K
Humphrey of Washington, on behalf
*f t\ \ Reynold*, chairman of the
committee
The president assured >t i Hum
lihtey that hr would l*c delighted to
join with hia brother Klk* in giving
the l*»y* «>f Seattle a 41c.1t outing
hjie day will be ii« finitely fixed when
1 ha president'a tiberary finally ia
completed, protviblv l he noddle of
next week, 11 was stated at the \\ Into
House.
Grand Exalted Ruler *
Presides at Elk Rites
McGilvary Girl,
Betrayed by Fake
•* •
Wedding. Returns
Heroine of Fire ^ ho Disap
peared Tuesday Deserted
in Park hy Hu-hand
of 1 wo Days.
Betrayed by a sheik" in a fake
marriage ceremony and deserted two
days later in Fairraotint park by her
husband. Maxine Star McCJiliary, Id.
i "laughter of Mr and Mrs K. C. Mc
Gilvary, 27.15 West Broadway, who
had been missing since Tuesday, was
i"-. .t«l » - «. ui I Bluffs poll, e Krl
| day morning and returned to her
[borne.
After hearing her siory, her father
and iKiliee suppressed the news of her
return until yesterday, while a syste
matic search was made in Council
Bluffs and Omaha for the man whom
she believes is her husband. The name
name given by M nine a* that cf the
fellow with whom she eloped is John
Morrison.
The girl assisted her mother in
saving the lives of her eight brothers
and sisters, all younger than herself,
when theii home burned to the ground
a year ago. -As i result of tbe dif
ficulties under which the family has
lived for a year, she fell behind in her
studies at the Abraham I-mroln High
school, where she is a junior.
Ile-poiident.
She wgs despondent over the fail
i(re to keep up with her class and her
parents believed that this fact caused
her to leave home. She had been
censured for playing truant after the
discouragement *he received in her
school work and had held a conference
with her father and the school prin
cipal oti the day she disappeared.
According t<> Maxine she was In
troduced to Mofrison. a young man
about 25 years old. last September by
a girl friend, who since has married
and moved from the city. Because
her parent* had discouraged her in
ihe practice of keeping company with
boys until she had complied her high
school course, she did not tell them
of her new acquaintance.
The young man owned an automo
bile and had ample funds for enter
ITurn l« !•»*. Twe. Column Three.!
Officer Loses Badge
in Tussle With Drunk
Patrolman Tony I (staler I* suffer
ing front bitten knuckles, abrasion*
to hi* shin* and a ruffled sense of
dignity as a result of hi* attempt to
arrest a man who refused to give
hi* name.
The officer said he found the ntan
staggering on Fourteenth Street. No
sooner had he laid his hand on the
man's shoulder than the tight started
"John Doe.” under which name he
was booked, kicked, clawed, scratched
and hit hi* raptor, Heisler held on
and. assisted by the advice of a
Ihrong of bystanders succeeded in
subduing the prisoner
When the nearest "hug" was
reached and the patrol wagon called
lleisler discovered that he had sacri
ficed hi* badge in the fight "John
Doe" was charged with drunkedness
and with resisting an officer
Hfim Kurd PrPMdiTitial
Boom Reported (ironing
ll» t nlversal Serve-*.
Washington. Mat 2* — The second
democratic senator within two week*
came hack to Waehlnugton today with
report* of the growing strength of
the boom for Henry Ford for presi
dent .
Seoatot Item \ F Ashurst of Ariso
ns said st the White House after a
con fere net with President Harding
Wherever l have traveled since
i-oitsiess adjourned 1 have found con
aldeiatde and glowing sentiment for
Henry Ford In democrat to circle*
The Hcnator made it plain that He
*#< not committing ium*> if to ih*
Ford cstidivlai v hut merely rvixtrun*
the result* of his observation*
5 Bandits
Stop Auto
With Shots
Postal Employes Held Up in
Heart of Staunton, 111., and
Kidnaped—Released 20
Miles From City.
Money for Mine Payroll
Staunton. 111.. May 26—Five armed
men late today held up G. A. Robert*,
poet master of this city, and a poet*]
clerk, in the heart of the city and
escaped with approximately $15,000,
the payroll of the Mount Olive and
Staainton Coat company mine* near
here.
The money, which had arrived on
Wabash train No. 50, was intended
lo meet the biweekly payrolls at the
mine. Roberts and Henry Keuhnen.
the money order clerk in the local
postoffice, as was customary, had
obtained the pouch containing the
money from the train and were pro
ceeding to the postoffice.
Bullets Stop Auto.
When only two blocks from th*
postoffice and about three block*
friim the station, they were forced to
stop their machine by a volley of
shots fired from the bandits' car.
Roberts and Keuhnen both were
armed, but neither had opportunity
to use their weapons before they were
overpowered.
The robbers forced the two postal
employes to alight from the machine
in which they were riding and to
enter their car.
Both were commanded to crouch
low in the car. Keuhnen was struck
on the head with a revolver by one of
the hand for failure to crouch low
enough. He is suffering from sever*
oontuslons about th* head.
Release Captives.'
The bandits drove the two postal
employes to a point about a mile dis
tant from Kdwat-dsville. 111., about
20 miles from here, where they
released them.
The money was forwarded frou
Federal I-tnd bank at 8t. Louis
local bank. Robert* was rut a.
IS times about the face s-^ -
when a bullet frfom the sun of re
the rubbers penetrated the wind
1 of his automobile. \
’’Umbrella Mike”
Sentenced to Jail
Chicago Lai jor Leader Given
Six Months for Refusal to
Answer Question?.
Waukegan. Ill May JS — Miobeai
tt'mbrella Mikei Bovle, Chicago labor
leader, was sentenced to six month*
in )a‘.l and fined $1,000 for contempt
of court fur failure to answer que»
tion In the grand jury instigation
of charges of tampering with the jury
whi.-h acquitted Governor Small oa
e conspiracy charge laal year.
Judge Robert K. Welch of Rock|Rd.
Fitting in the Lake county circuit
court, who pronounced the sentence,
later reduced the fine to $J00 and
granted a stay of judgment until June
9, after attorneys for Beil Newmark
of Chicago had indicated that Mew.
mark might take the same position aa
Boyle ‘
Newmark, a Chicago investigator
and deputy state fire marshal, was
taken before the grand jury, but
refused to testify. Later he was taken
before A M. Smith, state's attorney,
who granted Newmark immunity from
prosecution on anything he might re»
veal to the grand jury.
Newmark then was returned to tho
grand Jury room, but still refused to
answer questions and Mr Hmlth filed
a petition asking that Newmark bo
cited to show cause why he should not
be held tn contempt of court. Tho
hearing on this matter will be held
June 4. the same day when the grand
jury wiU reconvene.
Timothy P Fell, attorney for Boyto,
has declared his intention of carrying
Boyle's case to the supreme court on
a petition for a writ of supersedeas.
America Represented
at Meeting of League
Paris. May !S.—The league of na
tions' hygiene committee today begin
its sixth session to continue for 10
days For the first time an American
delegate whs in attendance. Dr. Hugh
S (..'uninpn*. surgeon-general of the
I'nited States public health servteo,
being here to act in an advisory ca
pacity Professor Madsen of Oopeo
haken. presided
Pr Cummins was appointed on a
committee with Pr. Carlos < hogaa of
Itraiil and Sir George Buchanan rf
Fngland. to meet representative* >4
the international office of public he*
glcne to arrange for cooperatintf be
tween the two bodies.
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