(lovie Inventor
Never Made Cent
on His Device
•hn D. Isaacs Tells of Efforts
'to Perfect Camera to Set
tle $25,000 Wager on
Horse.
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By International News Service.
New York, June 8.—The "grand
daddy of the movies” today put on his
slippers and hunted out the easy chair
In his Long Island home—John D.
Isaacs, Inventor, has retired.
*v,, Isaacs, 45 years ago, designed the
coynterpart of what today is the mo
tion picture camera.
Hie retirement finds him in the po
sition of never having made a dollar
from the brain child which has grown
to America’s fourth industry, bring
its fame to thousands, and its millions
to others.
"In the days when New York was
young—'way back in '78—Senator
Stanford and James W. Keene entered
into a $25,000 wager as to whether
a trotting horse, at one period of its
stride, had all four feet off the
ground,” Isaacs, at his country home
in Forest Hills, said today.
Recall Historic Bet.
Broadwayites of another j-ear recall
the preparations made to decide the
historic bet. Cameras were set up in
a row to snap the trotter as it passed.
The scheme failed. Then Senator
' Stanford, a friend of Isaacs, called In
v the Inventor,
i But it was not until 1888—10 years
f^ter—that a simple electro magnet
rylease was perfected and the horse
photographed wit)i all four feet off
he ground. Senator Stanford won his
>et.
Friends tell of Isaacs' deep Interest
In the pictures. ‘ The movies are rest
ful In their silence,” these friends
quote the inventor.
"Rests" at Movies.
They tell how. while engaged in the
eolving of great engineering prob
lems—Isaacs having carried to com
i pletion the majority of the undertak
■ ings of the Southern Pacific railroad
during the last quarter century—
' Isaacs would take time off to "rest
up” at the movies.
Today S(tn of the nation's leading
motion picture authors, actors and
producers are discussing the future
of the screen drama in conference
here. Isaacs—the “grandfsther” of
the Industry which has brought fame
and fortune to this group—contended
himself in his retirement with the
hope of “more good pictures”—hie
only return from^hls original Inven
tion.
Road Conditions
(Furnished by ths Omaha Auto Club.)
Lincoln Highway—East: Roads fslr to
Dsntaon. fair to good to West Side. Gravel
West Side to State Center. Detour be
tween Scranton and Jefferson, also be
tween Tama and Chelsea. No report east.
Lincoln Highway—West: Roads paved
to within eight miles of Fremont, the un
paved stretch Is fair. Roads reported
muddy at Schuyler and Columbus, rain
ing at Columbus. Roads fair west to
Grand Island.
0. L D—Road* fair to good to McCook.
Detour between Dorchester and Friend,
also some construction work Just east of
Sterling.
Meridian Highway—Roads fair.
Cornhusker Highway—Roads fair to
good.
Black Hills Trail—Construction work in
progress Just out of Benson Detour by
way of Maple to Seventy-second street,
thence north to B H T. Roads paved 15
miles out of Benson, fair to good to Nor
folk.
S T A—Roads fair to good.
Custer Battlefield Highway—Roads fair.
Washington Highway—Roads fair to
good to Sioux City.
N. P. V. Highway—Roads fair to good
Omaha-Tulsa Highway—Roads fair to
good.
Omaha-Topeka Highway—Roads fair.
King of Trails—‘-North: Roads fair.
King of Trails—South. Roads fair te
good.
River-to-Rlver Road—Roads fair ti
good.
White-Way *T# Highway—Roads fah
to good.
1. O. A. Shortline—Roads fair.
Primary No. 8—Roads fair.
Through the collaboration of the
airplane companies with the con
tinental railways. It is now possible
to travel from London across Europe
in less than 30 hours. j
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Champion Bondsman
Sustains Reputation
John Overhay.
John Overbay, bondsman bears a
reputation among city and county of
ficials of “never losing a man.”
Overbay, perhaps, has furnished
more bonds than any other four per
sons. Wednesday he was notified by
Deputy Sheriff Thestrup that the
trial of Gus J. Bickler, 4121 Erskin
street, would begin Friday. Bickler
vas charged with illegal possession
of liquor. Overbay could not locate
Bickler and notified Deputy County
Attorney Stalmaster to that effect.
Then he started out In search of Bick
ler.
He heard that Bickler was in var
ious places. He followed tips
to Dineoln, Des Moines and
Sioux City. It was at the latter
town he met his man. They met by
chance on the street and Bickler
stuck out his hand in greeting. He
grasped a pair of hand cuffs.
Bickler was placed on trial here
yesterday in scheduled time.
Southwest Cattle Rangers
Are Becoming Depleted
Washington, June 8.—Cattle ranges
in the southwest are becoming de
pleted through overstocking, dry
weather and the ravages of rodents,
according to Charles Springer, one of
the largest owners of land and cattle
in New Mexico, who conferred yes
terday with Secretary Wallace on the
question.
The rodents, principally prdirie
dogs and kangaroo rats, have reached
sttch numbers, he said, that they
have become a considerable factor
In putting the ranges out of com
mission.
The biological survey has been
carrying on an active campaign on
the rodent pests In the southwest, in
co-operation with farmers and stock
men, and more than lOO.nno.OOO acres
have been treated In various states.
G. A. R. Commander Dies.
Cedar Rapids, la., Juhe 8.—pr. W.
W. Gist, who was elected commander
of Iowa department G. A. R. at the
annual encampment at Fort Dodge,
died at his home here today, after
several hours’ illness.
Kansas City Man Re-Elected
Atlantic City, N. J., June 8.—Lou
E, Holland of Kansas City, Mo., was
re-elected president of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World late
today, and the convention confirmed
the selection of London, England, for
the 1924 meeting. . Booms were
launched for Houston, Tex., and
Tulsa, Okl., for the 1926 convention,
Honolulu in 1926 and Seattle in 1927.
Nebraskan Heads Chemists
Chicago, June 8.—Dr. M. J. Blish,
attached to the agricultural experi
ment station at Lincoln, Neb., yester
day was elected president of* the
American Association of Cereal
Chemists by the annual convention of
the organization here.
Condition of
Motorman in
Crash Grave
Skull Fractured When Un
manageable Street Car Jumps
Track in Bluffs—Brake
Failure Blamed.
Condition of J. Geary Oyster, mo
torman injured Thursday evening in
Council Bluffs when the street car
which he was piloting got beyond
control on South First street near
Knepper and ended in a crash at the
foot of the hill, was regarded as crit
ical by surgeons at the Jennie Ed
mundson Memorial hospital yesterday
mornirtg.
He is In a semi-conscious condi
tion, suffering from a severe frac
ture of the skull and several deep
cuts and gashes. His recovery still
is doubtful.
Mrs. Marie Colburn, wife of Frank
Colburn, 810 Commercial street, who
received a broken arm and cut face
in the accident, still is in the Mercy
hospital. Her physician says she also
is suffering from nervous shock and
that complications may result.
Conductor Holds Passengers.
"I have wondered to mwlf while
riding downtown Just what I would
do if the street car should run away
on the hill as It did last evening,”
said Frank Colburn yesterday morn
ing. “I always convinced myself that
the most logical thing to do would be
to lie down in the bottom of the car
to avoid injury. Now I realize that
you never know how you will act un
til something happens. My first im
pulse was to jump from the car!”
Richard Stevenson, 2408 South
Sixth street, conductor of the street
car, is regarded as the hero of the
occasion by eye-witnesses and passen
gers. Failing to reassure his passen
gers with words, he held them In the
car by main force.
Brakes Don't Hold.
"Most of the passengers would have
Jumped from the car if the conductor
had not barred the exit," said Miss
Inah Weir, a school teacher who was
on the tram. "We were going at
such a terrific rate of speed that they
would have been seriously Injured, as
were the motorman and Mrs. Col
burn. and one or more might have
been killed.”
The brakes refused to work upon
the car when It reached Knepper
street, according to stories told by
the passengers and conductor. The
motorman Instructed the conductor to
phll the trolley and hegan at once to
work the controls in an effort to
halt.
Woman Thrown Out.
Although the passengers were
nervous, apparently none of them
realized the gravity of the situation
until the car nearly had reached the
foot of the hill. When It passed Plat
ner street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Col
hum and their companions. Mr. and
Mrs. If. Colhurn of Perry. 1*-, rushed
to the hack platform.
In some manner the doors were
swung open and the lurch of the
careening car. as It Jumped the track
in front of the Rroadwav Methodist
church, threw Mrs. Colhurn back
wards through the opening to the
pavement.
Motorman Oyster had opened his
doors a few seconds before and either
leaped or was Jolted from his csh,
slighting on his head and shoulder.
He never has regained consciousness
sufficiently to narrate his story of the
experience.
Iowa Ku KI ux Klan Speaker |
Denounces N. Y. Governor
Cedar Rapid*. Ia., June Gover
nor A1 Smith of Xew York was de
nounced for hi* signature of the hill
repealing the prohibition law by the
Rev. Tom Roberts, a speaker for the
Ku Klux Klan and a former chaplain
of the Iowa department of the Amer
ican Legion, in an address last night
at a public meeting sponsored by lo
cal klansmen.
Pilot and Conductor
in Bluffs Tram Crash
J. U. O INTER.
R. STEVENSON.
Override Texas Governor.
Austin, Tex., June 8.—The general
education application bill was passed
by the Texas house today on suspen
sion of rules hy vote of 90 to 24. The
application totals $10,400,000.
Policeman Beats
News Reporters
Chicago Police Board Probing
Attack on Scribes, In
cluding 2 Women.
Chicago, June 8.—M. J. Maye, a pa
trolman, was under suspension today
pending an Investigation by the po
lice board Into charges that he se
verely beat several local newspaper
reporters, Including two women writ
ers, when they attempted to attend
the examination by police of Mrs.
Richard C. Tesmer, last Wednesday.
In connection with the slaying of
her husband.
Besides heating them with his club,
the two women told Chief of Police
Collins, Maye tore their dresses "near
ly off.” when they asked to go in
side the Tesnier residence and at
tacked several male reporters and
photographers who went to their
aid.
Maye said he was doing his duty
by keeping press representatives
away.
Balky Elephant Now on Way
to Rejoin Carnival Show
Burlington, la., June 8.—The balky
elephant that has refused to move
from Pulaska, la., for the last month
and which last night broke Its chains
and started on a voluntary pilgrim
age back to the jungles of the dark
continent, was recaptured at Bloom
field, la., yesterday morning and is
now under control of its old care
taker. Mr. Cunningham. It was re
ported tonight to be peacefully saun
tering along toward Lancanshire,
Mo., where It will rejoin the “Honest
Bill” carnival Rhows.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omahan Leaves
to Claim Riches
R. F. Henderson to Demand
e Share in Estate Situated in
Heart of New York.
F. F. Henderson, territory superin
tendent for Kirschbraun & Sons,
Ninth and Dodge streets, has already
gone east to claim his share in an
estate which he said is worth $675,
000.000 in property in the heart of
New York City.
Dispatches from New York quoted
the Trinity Church corporation offi
cials as saying that Henderson's claim
is without foundation.
Henderson took two months’ leave
of absence and left for the east
Wednesday, officials at the Kirsch
braun plant said Friday.
He said the estate consist* of lfi9
acres of land Including the sites, of
the New Tork stock exchange and
the Singer building, ail paying ground
renta to Trinity Church corporation
in trust for the heirs of Robert
Maeomber for 99 years, which have
Just expired, Henderson said, M»
comber was his great, great grand
father.
Clay Knease Chourn
Iowa Elks President
Marshalltown, la., June S—Iowa
Elks in convention here late yest
day elected all officers reported hyth*
nominating committee. Clay Kneaae
of Muscatine was chosen president;
J. E O'Brien of Des Moines. *e«'r.
tary. and E. A Erb of Burlington,
treasurer. Clinton was selected »*
the convention city for 1921 after a
spirited contest between Clinton. Fort
Dodge and Mason City.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Close-Out of the
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Straws
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White in Black
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All Platinum Diamond Bracelet*—1250.00
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Bar Pins, Brooches
Platinum Top—Set, with diamonds; 45 00
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Whlta Cold Scarf Pin—Sot with dia
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Main Floor—East
Manhattan Oil Company
Announces the Opening of a New
Modern Service Station
18th and Davenport Streets
Saturday, June 9thf 1923
On this date each customer will receive
a VALUABLE PRESENT.
rI he ladies will also be handsomely
remembered.
Oklahoma City now holds the
world’s record for gallons of gaso
line dispensed at a service station on
opening day. We are out to bring
that record to Omaha. V ILL YOU
HELP?
You are cordially invited to visit this
new station SATURDAY. It is one
of the most modern in the city and
\Vas built for your convenience.
