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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1924)
Defense Rests in Trial of House in Federal Coijrt I Three Witnesses, Giving Occu pation as Gamblers, Throw Dice for Jury's Benefit. The defense In the Sam House nar critic trial lhat haR been in progress fir eight days rested at noon Wednes il' i*. With hut a few witnesses to lie used in rebuttal at the resumption of court at 2, the jury was expected to >iathe fuse for deliberation by eve mnif if a lime limit is fixed by Fed i I Judge Woodrough on final argu mr ,ite. V near clash was averted between U 'acne O'Sullivan, one of the defense Wurneys, and Assistant United States District Attorney Oeorge Keyser when Judge Woodrough ordered a sh'-rt recess. ICbyser complanied that O'Sullivan was talking in a loud tone to his associate counsel, Benjamin Baker, only for the benefit of the jury. "My talking to Judge Bnkcr had nothing to do with the jury," snapped Lack O'Sullivan. Witnesses "Shoot Craps.” Three well-dressed men took the stand for the defense and admitted that they were gamblers and knew something of "shooting craps.” They took the dice in their hands and- threw them on a table to give the jury a demonstration. They offered corroborative test! mony that the alleged secret code that, the government, charges House used to procure narcotics 1b slang for crooked dice. The three men were William Betts, Dave Llndstrom and Ben Brashcar. William "Billy” Vogel denied that the fdegrams offered In evidence had anything to do with narcotics. Vogel offered an explanation for each telegram. He testified he bought $1,500 worth of dice that were called mirrors and caps. House, who is the most prominent figure, of the three defendants, took the stand Tuesday and testified that the code was only used to get crooked dice. Such words as mir rors, caps, tops and bricks, words used In several telegrams, House ex plained meant nothing more than dire. Judge J. W. Woodrough Wednes day pfternoon overruled a motion for a directed verdict in favor of Sam House, Frank O’Neil and Pat Burk rey, 'charged with conspiracy to vio late the narcotic laws. * The defense rested its case at S p. m. Wednesday, and Eugene O'Sulli van, attorney for the defense, Im mediately asked for a directed verdict of not guilty. It was overruled. Two other motions by O'Sullivan, asking that testimony given by nar cotic agents regarding an alleged drug trade code and alleged adml# sions made by the defendants be stricken from the record, were also overruled My Judge Woodrough. Closing arguments by attorneys were begun immediately after Judgo "Woodrough had ruled on the motions. Each side will have two hours forJ' argument, and the ease will probably go to the jury late Thursday morning. Cold Weather Damaging Glenwood Poultry Show Gletiwood, la., Dec. 10. — Mills County Poultry association Is In ses sion at the Armory here. Exhibits and attendance were cut by the cold weather and bad roads. A model chicken house attracts much atten tion. The show closes Thursday. Southwestern Iowa Horticultural as sociation met In the same building Wednesday. These are the two most important meeting to be held In Glenwood thi-i season. MATTHEWS AGAIN REQUESTS PAROLE fContlnurd From Paso One.) really have some relief In eight through your release, or whether they are being strung Into believing relief Irln sight for your benefit only.” ”1 could tell you gentlemen pri vately what relief is in view', but to make it public would Injure the stock holders,” Matthews said. "Well. It Is against the law for the board to listen to anything that Isn’t public,” the governor replied. “I don’t feel constrained from talk ing as Mr. Matthews is,” said Priest. “I will say ther are 31,000 acres of land In West Virginia controlled by the Guaranty Securities company which is not Involved in the faulty question of title on which Matthews' sentence was based. We believe the stockholders, can realize on the land If Matthews Is paroled and can look after it.” Slayer Seeks Parole. "Wouldn't It be sufficient to grant him a reprieve until the work is done?” the governor asked. "No It wouldn’t,” Priest replied. ‘ A man out on reprlve from a peniten tiary hasn't the necessary backing for carrying on such a deal.” “That’s all.” the governor said, and Matthews retired. Floyd Fuller, father of eight chil dren who is serving a life sentence for killing Dorothy Rader Carberry In Omaha In 1916, told the l>onrd he believed he had atoned for his crime and if released would make a good member of society. "I wish to say that I know mem bers of Fuller's family well,” Rev. C. S. Bream of Lincoln sAld, “and its wonderful the fight his children have made to be good citizens. The love they renter on their father Is won derful.” Bryan Critisizes Law. During the course of the two-day hearing, Governor Bryan complained bitterly of the Indeterminate sentence law which he sought to have repeated at the session of the legislature two years ago. "A number of judges will give a prisoner from 1 to 10 or 1 to 20 years for a crime" the governor said. "In other words they pass the buck to the board. The one-year sentence pleases the friends of the criminal while the 20 years pleases the aggrieved per sons. “Under the law, the criminal can apply for a parole in nine months. The board who knows little of the first hand facts in the case is forced to make a decision. Usually, only one side Is aired before the boartl. A flat sentence providing for good time or less of a bridge between the mni mum and maximum sentences is something to be greatly desired." GERMANY NAMES NEW U. S. ENVOY Ily Associated Press. Berlin, Dec. 10.—Baron Ago Von Maltzan was this afternoon officially appointed ns German ambassador to the United States to Buceeed Dr. Otto Wledfeldt. Baron Von Maltzan is 47 years old and a native of Meckleburg. He en tered the foreign office as an attache 111 1906. He served as secretary of legation at Rio Janeiro, Christiana and St. Petersburg and In 1912 be come councillor of legation at Pekin where he remained until China en tered the war against Germany. He has been an under secretary In the foreign office for the last three years. r Coats Coats Coats Every Thorne Coat Now at JANUARY PRICES Initials Free— —Alterations Free F. W. 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The note from Mr. Hughes will be in reply to the one received from the British foreign office last night and which is described as "a firm ob jection'' to the United States get ting anything at all out of the Dawes plan proceeds to apply on what Ger many owes this country. It is likely that the American reply will meet firmness with firmness. For the time being, the State de partment declined today to make pub lic, tlie British note. But from au thoritative sources, it was learned that the tenor of the American reply will he a flat rejection of the British position, and a firm insistence Upon America's right to liquidate its claims against Germany through the opera tions of the Dawes plan, just as every nation is now doing. Rritain Stands Alone. Other nations party to the repara tions controversy, France, Belgium and Italy, have recognized the jus tice and equity of the American posi tion, and Great Britain stands alqne in opposition. This fact has lead to a wealth of speculation as to what are the real motives behind the Brit ish position. The American claims against Ger many that are in dispute are the claims that are now being -adjudi cated by the Germany-American mixed claims commission. They probably will aggregate $300, 000,000. Compared with the enormous amounts Germany is paying, this sum is Insignificant, and if spread over a'long period of years, as this government is willing it should be, would affect none of the allied pay ments to any considerable degree. The cost of the American occupa tion of the Rhine does not enter into the present controversy as that was settled by the Wadsworth agreement. It was observed today, incidentally, that Britain took much the same position In that controversy, which ended In a complete victory for the American viewpoint. Not Party to Treaty. The British position, roughly summed up, is that inasmuch as the United States did not ratify the treaty of Versailles, the United States has no right to share In the moneys that are obtained from Ger many under that treaty. The American reply to this is that the allies have no right to take alt of Germany's assets, figuratively milk 'he German cow dry,, and then let this government whistle for its money. It takes, too, even the more basic position that the United States participated equally with other na tions In the defeat of Germany, and by that fact established a right In equity and law to have a voice In the distribution of the fruits of that com mon victory, irrespective of whether -we did or did not sign any treaty. One of the principal points under stood to be raised In the British note, which Is signed by Austen Chamber lain, the new British minister of for eign affairs. Is that the United States has no right to share In the German reparations payments until it has pro ceeded as far In liquidation of se questered German property as have the other nations. STOCKMARKET IN SHARP BREAK New York, Dec. to.—Stock prices broke sharply this afternoon when the marking up of the call money rate to 4 per cent brought about a flood of profit taking and bear selling. Net losses in the popular Issues ranged from 1 to 5 points with the biggest break taking place in the industrial shares. /—-— ■, Nebraska News Nubbins VJ Holmesville.—Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller were held at the family residence, being conducted by Rev. C. B. Hankins of Beatrice. Burial was In Blue Springs cemetery. Mrs. Fuller was 81 years of age. Her late husband. James Ftiller, formerly operated a general store at Holmes ville. Beatrice.—Vesper chapter No. 9, Order of Eastern Star, elected these officers; Worthy matron, Mrs. W. H. Caman; worthy patron, Mrs. C. A. Spellman; associate matron, Mrs. C. Ray Macy; secretary, Imogene Shafer; treasurer, Miss Anna Lens; con ductress, Ruth Calvin; associate ma tron, Miss Fleta Clancy. Newcastle.—fiver 1500 was taken In at the annual bazar and supper held here by the women of the Com munity Congregational church. A harvest festival sale will be held next Saturday In a final drive to finish paying for the new parsonage, Geneva.—Fifty members of the Geneva Community club attended the monthly dinner at which George Landgren, state representative of Shlckley, discussed the proposed child labor law. The Bee Want Ads are the best business boosters. FOR 6 MOTHER S A FINE NEW GAS RANGE g t°r XMAS n CONVENIENT TERMS Gas Department W METROPOLITAN UTILITIES gZ Tf* DISTRICT tS J" ISM Howard St. AT ST«7 ffi| handkerchiefs for grown men And we might underscore that word grown— for men certainly dislike handkerchiefs that are not BIG ENOUGH. Many new ideas are to be found here for Christmas giving. Our prices are always surprisingly low and the quality is just what you would expect to find in a high grade men's store. —and handkerchiefs SMALL ENOUGH for the ladies, too. Small, of course, but of such rare beauty and charm that they mark the triver as a connois seur of women's finery. Heautiful new ma terials and patterns—and at prices always moderate for quality. • Individual gift boxes without additional charge PRAYS Two Stores 1509 Farnam 1908 Farnam --SPADRA COAL ARKANSAS ANTHRACITE Grate Size $16.50 *er Ton I UPDIKE lcuomalco* WA Inut 0300 r-————> Burgess Bedtime Stories _—-/ By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Think not of what ha» Ron# bafota. But on what yet may be In ptora. —Mrp. Reddy. Wliixt Happened to Mrs. It eddy. When Reddy Fox heard the bang, hang, of a terrible gun In the direc tion in which Mrs. Reddy had run he forgot how tired and worn out he was. He jumped to his feet and stood straining his ears, and on his face was such an anxious look as It had seldom worn. A great fear made him tremble. It wasn’t fear for himself. v . Usi V" I All lie saw was the tip of Mrs. Reddy's tail as she disappeared in the bushes at one side. It was fear for Mrs. Reddy. Had she been killed by that terrible gun? He knew that If she had those dogs would stop when they reached the place. If they stopped baying he would know that his mate had lost her life in saving his. Never had Reddy listened half so anxiously to the voice of dogs on his own trail as he now listened to the voices of those dogs on the trail of Mrs. Reddy. Would they stop bark ing? Presently with a little sigh of relief end thankfulness Reddy once more lay down. He could still hear the voices of those dogs, bift they were growing fainter and fainter. He knew that those dogs were now' far beyond the place from which had come the bang, bang of that terrible gun. He knew that Mrs. Reddy was still running. She hadn’t been killed. But It was Just good fortune and her own quick wit that had kept Mrs. Reddy from being killed. Unknown to Mrs. Reddy", one of those hunters had ( hanged his position. She had thought she knew where each one of those hunters was waiting, but this one had changed his hiding place, and so Mrs. Reddy, wholly unexpect edly to herself, came out of the bushes light In front of him. She saw him the instant he saw her. Now, there are no quicker wits on all the Green Meadows or in all the Green Forest than the wits of Mrs. Reddy. She proved it now. Instead of doing the thing that hunter ex pected her to do, she did just the opposite. Instead of running away from him, she turned instantly ahd ran straight toward him. And because she had come out of the bushes very dose to him, in the first place, she had actually passed him before he had recovered from his surprise. He whirled around to shoot, but he W'as too late to get a fair shot. All he saw was the tip of Mrs. Reddy’s tall as she disappeared in the busies at one side, lie shot Into the bushes, on the chance of getting her by good luck. But the good luck was Mrs Reddy's and not his. Two or three of the shots did hit her. They hurt, but they did no serious harm. ‘T’hewt’’ exclaimed Mrs. Reddy to herself. "That is the narrowest escape I ever have had. I guess I did just the right thing that time. Those other hunters probably are waiting In places where they know Reddy and I have been In the habit o£ running. X guess the thing for me to do Is to go where they haven't the least Idea I will go.” So Mrs. Reddy turned and made straight for the Green Meadows. It was not for nothing she had been called Miss Swlftfoot before she be came Mrs. Reddy. She crossed those Green Meadows like a little red streak. Straight up the Larng Lane she turn ed, and then through Farmer Brown s barnyard. The sound of the dogs on her trail was growing fainter. She was fresh and they were tired, for they had been running most of the day. It was getting late In the afternoon. The Black Shadows would soon come creeping up from the Purple Hills. She knew that soon It would be too (kirk for those hunters to see. (Copyright, 1*24.) The next story: "How Mrs. Reddy Got Even." ELKS TO SPONSOR CIVIC MEETING Omaha Elks will sponsor an Americanization naturalization meet ing Tuesday night, December 16, at the courthouse. District Judge S W-A-T-C-H-E-S # K til, I , § $ is j; jsi***~~ 15" & dodge i; ^ESTABLISHED 1 8 9 0| j Give Furniture for Christmas i — —| a* H ■■ ■ I • MM I I j I Lfl I Jk lb H f l ■ v I k v n ~ ^ M a Uk4MbfpH|n I ■7w*fT|T,H u^H r% g : '^s g *: i? " 5# A f> 8 f? 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It's an op portunity of years, brought about by *» Brown’s earnest desire to THIN stocks be- W| fore moving to the corner store. £1 £ g 10% tO 30%—in Some Cases ^0% Discounts jjj; S on Jewelry That “Bears a Name” § P BROWN’S is the only Omaha establishment selling the ^ 3? world-famed Patfek-Phillipe Watches for men and women. • A] i BROWN’S carry the largest stock of “Gruen” Watches for Tf men and women in Omaha. BROWN’S carry the only stock of tine “Chelsea” Ship- • i% Bell Clocks in Omaha. BROWN’S carry the largest stock of famous “Seth T u Thomas” Clocks in Omaha. £i BROWN’S carry the largest stock of Gorham, Towle, and ^ & Dominic & Half Silver in Omaha. fl! 5 BROWN’S have exclusive Omaha selling on the famous w “Kirk” Baltimore Silver. • 4 y BROWN’S carry the only exclusive line of Mark Cross jS (English Leather Goods in Omaha. BROWN’S have Omaha’s exclusive selling on “Krementz” jff Full Dress Links, Vest Buttons and Studs in Platinum and Pearl. ^ BROWN’S have Omaha’s only stock of the nationally u known “Navarre” Pearls. ^ ^ BROWN’S have the largest stock of loose Diamonds be- rt SJ tween Chicago and Frisco. g BROWN'S have the largest stock of Platinum-Diamond m Jewelry in this part of the west. ^ v S J4 “Everybody Appreciates Jewelry” a 1 C. B. BROWN CO. I rj Diamond Merchants—-Jewelers S e A ^ Who Must Soon Move to the Corner Room of the U. S. National Bank Building, Corner 16th and Farnam Streets ^ 2,2,2,2.2,2,J,2.2,2.2.2,2.2,Sl2)2,2,2.3.2.2.I.2,3,2.2.2.2,3,2,2)2,212.2)2* Charles A. Goss will preside, ©inah-l Council of Americanization will dlrct the program. The Elks band will give an open ^ air program at 7:30. followed by bugle 1 call and procession of newr citizens < led by Boy Scouts. Other features ^, of the program will be an address by E. V. White. Mayor Dahlman and Herbert W. 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