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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1925)
O.A.C. Campaign Success Assured; $95,650 Collected “Work Bound to Be Slow,” President Says; Other Large Subscriptions Not Yet Paid to Swell Total. The $100,000 mark In stock sub r riptlons was practically reached Saturday night In the Omaha Athletla club re financing cnmpaign. The annual amount of subscrip tions In the auditor's hands was $95, t'r.Cl. This amount however, accord ing to President Wilcox of the club, does not include a large number of subscriptions that have been signed but pot turned over to the auditor. A few of these subscriptions that are outstanding are for large amounts It was stated at campaign headquarters. Officers and directors of the club ere confident of the final success. They agreed that a large amount of Work will be required to finish the Job, but that it will be finished. "We are practically certain now," President Wilcox said, “that the Omaha Athletic club will be saved, With subscriptions of practically $100,000 from less than 50 per cent of cur membership, we know that we will obtain signers for the additional $75,000 which is necessary. A large number of business men who do not belong to the club have Indicated that they will subscribe to the fund for preventing the club from closing Its doors. "This Is a slow campaign, but that doesn't mean that It won't be success ful. It’s foolish to talk about letting the club close Its doors. Omaha can hot afford to let that happen. “A few members of the club have been criticizing the campaign ever elnce It started hut all they can sue. reed In doing Is to delay us in reach* lng the goal. We are gradually dis posing of the critics. One group of men who had not been in sympathy with the campaign, on Friday agreed to co-operate with the majority and backed up their action by subscribing a total of $1,400. This spirit of co operation will prevail throughout the entire membership. , "The present campaign organiza tion will continue to function for the next few days at least. Later in the week, there will be a re-organization of workers to complete the job." Officers and directors of tho club ffb well as the campaign organization, are convinced that it will be an easy matter to obtain the necessary new members for putting the club on a permanent self-sustaining basis. Al though the efforts have been centered upon raising money to discharge the club's debts, the directors have al ready received 189 applications tor new members. President Wilcox believes that the necessary membership applications mn be obtained In a few days, once the stock subscript id ns £0 tn the $176,00 mark. Borglum Case May Be Dropped Requisition Papers Are With drawn ; Indictments May Be Dropped. Greensboro, N. C., March 7.—Requi sition papers looking to the extradi tion to Georgia of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, were withdrawn late to day and Borglum decided to remain here and fight to have all Indictments against him In Georgia nolle prossed. Habeas corpus piroceedings Insti tuted by Borglum after his arrest here last Saturday were dismissed by order of Judge Michael Sohenck of superior court after representatives •if the state of Georgia had dis patched requests to Governor Mc Lean at Raleigh to return the requisi tion papers to Georgia. Borglum brought habeas corpus proceedings in the face of request of the Georgia authorities and a hearing on this action was to have been held tonight. At the same time Sheriff McCurdy of Decatur, Ga., had with him here warrants cHarglng larceny. He said late today, however, that they would not be served after the po sition of Governor Welker of Georgia' had become known and messages had been received from the executive committee of the association stating that they hod resolved ‘‘never to huve any mors dealings" with Borglum. Difficulties developed between Bor glum snd the association several weeks ago after he had sold the as sociation was without funds to com plete the memorial. The association replied that Borglum himself was the only one holding up work on the mf mortal. I Atlanta, Ga., March 7.—Hollins N. Randolph, president of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial asso ciation, said tonight: “Thers is no doubt, whatever that the association can get a sculptor or sculptors, and the highest rank, to carry on the memorial, and steps to that end are now in progress. "Re-employment of Borglum Is out of the question and would not be con sidered by the executive committee under*any circumstances." Rev. Leighton Parks Expected to Resign New York, March 7.—The New York Evening Post say* today that Rev. Dr. Leighton Parks, for more than 20 years rector of fashionable 8t. Bartholomew church nn<l In re cent years a standard bearer for modernists In the Episcopal diocese, Is expected to resign soon. Rev. Dr. Robert Norwood of 8t. Paul-Ip-Over brook, Philadelphia, will probably be his successor the Post says. Masaryk Honored. * Copenhagen, March 7.—On the nr faslon of the celebration of his 75th birthday, ths king of Denmark today conferred the Order of the Elephunt upon President Masaryk of Czeeh filovik*. He Is the first foreign com moner to recelvs this order, which bad been confined to members of the royal house and foreign monarch*. / The following pictures wrere snapped Saturday night at the scene of the robbery. I'pper Left—Exterior view of the Securities State bank. I pper Light—Interior view of bank, showing various positions of bandits and guard. No. 1, where first ban dit stopd at window of teller; No." 2, where second bandit covered teller with two guns; No. ;i, where Patrolman Tom Iiaughmun, hiding on the balcony, opened fire on the bandits and then dropped to the floor when his gun jammed;'No. 4, where last two bandits entered with guns in their hands and opened fire. Iielow—Employe* of bank and patrons present at time of robbery. Left to right: 4. S. Krainolisrh, cashier; Felix Melonis, cashier; Edward O’Connor, messenger; F. L. Vlach, vice president; \V. A. Jfathsark, president; Mil lie Peterson, bookkeeper; Lorraine Parker, stenographer; Edward Murray, customer.___ BATTLE FOR OlL LEASE LAUNCHED (Contlnurd From Tag* One.) cles that neither will give testimony of importance. Both are under in dictmente in connection with the Tea pot lease and it Is regarded as almost certain they will stand on the consti tutional rights and decline to answer questions of government counsel on the ground that their testimony might be used against them. / Charges of Conspiracy. Seeking annulment of the lease given the Mammoth company and re turn of the oil land to the govern ment, the latter will attempt to prove that the late President Harding Is sued the executive order transferring the oil reserve from thk Navy depart ment to the Department of the In terior on “false representation from Fall, who desired to deal in the lands, not In the Interest of the United States," but to the advantage of the “Mammoth Oil company and Sinclair in particular." To support Its charges of conspir acy between Sinclair and Fall the government points to the fact that the lease agreement “was made in secret hv private negol lotions. without ad vertisement or compel hive bidding and that-Fall discouraged proapei live bidders for the lease. The Mammoth company, as well ns the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company and the Sinclair Pipe Dine company, who also were made de fendants In the action, entered de nials of the allegations In the gov ernment's petition. First, Witnesses Arrive. The first of the government wit nesses arrived today. They included Finney; Cleorge Otis Smith, Director of she geological survey; K. C. Heabl of Yale university nnd formerly asso dated with the geological survey; A. K. Watts, vice president of the Sin. clalr <Consolidated and one of the Tea pot Dome receivers; Lieutenant Com mander H. A Stewart of the navy, representing the government as one of the rceeivers of Teapot Dome, and Naval Commander I. K. iJindl*. Ulrio .7. Mengert, sent to Paris t i obtain depositions from O'Neil nnd Blackmrr to be used by the govern ment In the trial, also arrived and went into conference with govern ment counsel. Mengert said Blnrk mer and O’Neil refused to answer •juestions concerning Teapot Dome. "They answered one question all right," said Mengert. "T asked them when they expected to return to the United States." They replied, Mengert said: "We don't know." EDISON’S SON TO WED GIRL SCIENTIST Boston. March 7.—Marriage Inten tlons were filed today tn Cambridge by Theodore Miller Edison, the young eat son of Thomas A. Ldlsotl, Inven tor, and Miss Anna Marla osterhout, daughter of one of Harvard's ablest biologists. Young edlson Is 2fi years old and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of technology. Allas Osterhout Is 23, and a graduate of Vasear. The girl Is the daughter of Profes sor ami Mrs. Wlnthrop .1 Osterhout, rhatrnnn of the department of bio logy at Harvard, and lives with her parents at Buckingham street, Cam bridge They will b* married In the Apple ton chapsl st Harvard eomesifiis Up April, probably early in the inopUh r * a Burgess Bedtime Stories v.. .... . .—-/ By THORNTON \V. M R(iESS. F,>n f’fhlng is with diinp^r fraught — Ths fisherman is aoraetjmoei caught. —Plunger the Osprey. Thr Fisherman (aught Seldom has Plunger the Fish Hawk known fear. Only when King Kagle has threatened to strike him to make him drop a fish has Plunger known fear. And then he has known that all that was necessary for safety was to let go of the fish. But now Plunger did know fear. He had seized a fish so big avid heavy that he could not lift it from the water, and he had discovered that he could not let go of it. You see he had sunk his claws into it so deeply that he could not withdraw them. Now that fish was strong. While Plunger was siruggling to lift him from the water he was trying his best to drag plunger under the water. At last I hr water was so shallow that the fish eonlil no longer pull Plunger henenlli It. •Plunger knew that If he should be dragged under the water find kept there he would soon drown. • Plunger, the famous fisherman, Wns himself (Slight, lie knew now something of how the fish he hnd caught In the past must tl.ive felt. Hoe he had no lime lo think about this. With all his strength he bewi those great broad w ing* of his lo keep himself above the water. Mrs. Plun ger had flown up the river to fish, and so she was not In sight. There was no one to help him. My. how strong that fleh was! In spite of all he could do plunger was drag ged under water. But It was only for a moment. More frantically than ever he heat those great wings, and reached the surface. Plunger had always been very proud of those great, curved, sharp pointed claws of his. They are his fishhooks, you know. Now for the first time he wished they had not been quite so long and quite so curved. Had they 1 een shorter and lf>» curved he might bmp been able -- , L"l.~ to withdraw them from that Mg fish. Plunger actually screamed In sheer fright. Then he began to use his wits. He couldn't lift, that big fish above the surface of the water, lie couldn't let go. AVhat couM ha do? As he struggled he looked this way and that 'vjth those keen eyes of his. He saw that ha waa hearer one shore than the other. If he could get that fish to shore, or at least into shallow water where he could not be dragged below- the surface he might be able to get his claws free. So Plunger headed toward the nearest shore, and little by little he dragged the fish through the water in that direction. His great wings were growing tired. Every now and then the fish succeeded in pulling hint under water. But each#time as he regained the surface he saw that the shore was a little nearer. Would his strength hold out? He was be ginning to doubt it. It waa theu that he saw a long sand bar running out into the Mg river. The water was only a few inches deep over this. The sight gave him new strength. Already the water waa growing loss and less deep be neath him. The fish knew this ton and struggled harder than ever. At last the water was so shallow that the fish could no longer pull Plunger beneath It. Hope grew In the heart of the great bird as he struggled on. The next story: "Weary but Tri umphant." tCepyrlght. 1» JS 1 RAW SUGAR PRICES MAKE NEW RECORD New York. March 7.—Raw- sugar prices established new high records for the season today when slmost in.000 bags of Cuban sugar were sold to refiners anil operators at 4 S4 cents a pound, duty paid. The advance was attribute*! to the recent rise of raw sugar futures, which have responded to Wall street and commission house support, based on the belief that present trade condi Hons will lead to Increased buying, Itrfined sugar prices, while steady around * cents a pound, have not kept pace with the advance In raws Omtiban Obtain# Lionise to Marry at Jarksomillr Jacksonville, til., March 7.—A mar riage license was Issued hers today to (Iharlea Wolf Rhodes. Omaha (Neb.) manufacturer, and Miss Florence Leonard Masters of Jacksonville. The wedding WUI take place next Tuesday. Artist# Get Prises. Chicago. March 7.—Prise* totalling $4.37.1 were aw-arded Indiana artists exhibiting in the Honsier salon, un der the suephes of the Laughters of Indiana, tonight. Eugene Savage, New York city, was awarded the John r HrhaelYrr prise of $.100 for hla “Recession*Iadjudged the best pic ture of the exhibit. ■ 1 , k. FORD TIRES [RMETIES I $3.50, $6.50, $7.50, $8.95, $9.50, $9.75, $10.50, $11.95, $13.00, $15.00, $15 50, $23.75 ALSO KENYON’S CORDS .SPRflQUE TIRE CO. i 5>- - l New Ambassador Already Chosen New York Man to Get Ger man Post, Say Political ()beervers. Washington, March 7.—President Coolidge has decided upon a new American ambassador to Germany— a New Yorker—hut His identity was] a matter upon which the White House] would not romroent tonight. There were reports today that Charles D. Hiiles, republican national committeeman from New York, had been selected, but later development* tended to cast considerable doubt as to their authenticity. There were also reports that Hr. Jacob Gould Kchwrma.i, now minister to china, and ex Congressman Fred erick C. Hicks had got the call, but confirmation was similarly lacking. The belief prevailed in some quar ters tonigiit that l)r. Schurman will get the post. He has been marked for diplomatic advancement for some time. He was proposed once as am bassador to Japan, but the Japanese government pronounced him Unac ceptable because of certain of his Chinese policies and the proposal was withdrawn by this government. Prior to his going to Pekin, Dr. Schurman was president of Cornell university. Republican leaders of New York have beeh divided upon their candi dates, some endorsing Hiiles, some Schurman and some Hicks. The last two American ambassadors to Germany have been from New York—Alanson B. Houghton and James W. Gerard—and President Cool idge has yielded to the New York leaders that this patronage should remain in the empire slate. BURGLAR EGOTISM LEADS TO PRISON Home. Marcli 7.—An Italian burglar, nicknamed "The Squirrel” because of Ills amazing ability in scaling walls and facades of houses, is languishing m prison due to his desire to "show off” before comrades who doubted his ability to climb the front of a certain house. A plain clothes policeman was the unseen watcher to n performance by "The Squirrel*’ in which he climbed up a drain pipe and over a wall with astonishing agility. He\also heard him boast to his admiring rommdes that he had "traveled'' over much more difficult surfaces. The policeman thereupon disclosed himself and arrested "The Squirrel'* on suspicion. Since his imprisonment the epidemic of daring burglaries in Home has eeased. RAILROADS PLAN TO SEEK SETTLERS Washington, March 7.—Representa tive* of all railroad* entering land settlement projects of the west will meet in Chicago, March 10. with IV. Kllwood Mead, head of the reclama tion bureau, in an effort to formulate a cooperative policy whic h would on courage successful homesteading, it was learned today. Method* of giving settler* advice ns to the crop* to glow in certain IncalU ti^s and the inauguration of a 1 follow up” system, to aid them in getting a proper start, are among thp topic* which "ill ho considered. Hibernans Will Give Big Program ft ft Special Celebration on St. Patrick's Day; Speak ing, Dancing. A special St. Patrick’s day celebra tion will be given by the Ancient Or der of Hibernians March 17 at the Elks club rooms In South Omaha. The program will open with a ban quet, followed by several short talks, vocal solos and dances. The committee in charge of the pro gram is composed of Thomas Keane, J. J. Curtin, Edward Star, James She ahan and Edward Koran. Mayor Dahlman will make a short talk and Henry Dunn will sing sev eral popular songs. The program is a* follows: Chairman of the evenings. P. J Martin. T«*n*r solo. J J CJIIlin, Jr ; accompan ist- Mias Ce« iIh Broderick. Remark*. Ron J. C. Dahlman. Vocal solo, Mr* E. J Hlnchay; accom panist. Ml»a Marie Dally. Speaker if the evening. K. F Dough, ert •* Selection, preheat ra Remi'kr, H-v. Patrick Moran. Rea.lin* Mr* K A gtrahl. Remark* M t a. 1*. 1 Lennalian. atato prefident Ladies' auxiliary A O. H Irish dance. MIm Loretta Denniaon. Vocal solo. Dr Ala t hew Severn; accom panist. Miss Arnes Corcoran Remark* Dr. M. J. McCl40ft* state p?s*|fl*nt A. O. H v .. *1 solo Mr* Dr T T O'Hsarn, Piano solo. Mias * •» »!» Rroderick \ oyal solo. Henry W Dunn; accompan i«> Mrs R. Hager Irish dan* e* M *• Marie Imnnhua; sc. companlst. Miss »'eclla Rroderick Remark*. J H Hanley Star SparsDd Bannei.’ Henry W. Dunn at d audience Gen. Mitchell to j “See It Through” Refuses to Discus? Rumor That He Will Run for Senate, 11* VnlirrMl i-crrl*-.. Washington. March 7—“I am go Ins to see this thins through!" This was the answer of Brigadier ! General Mitchell tonight to a ques-^ tlo'n as to his plans for the future. ) Suggestions by some of his friends j that Mitchell might resign from the 1 army to run for the United states senate, from Wisconsin, at the ex piration of Senator Lenroot’s term in 1B2S were received l>y the general with an enigmatic smile “That s news to me.” he said. Whatever Fighting Billy" may do in a political way, however, will have to wait until he is retired from the at my, he clearly indicated. Mitchell returned late today front Fortress Monroe. Yd., where he supervised the airplane phase of yes terday's demonstration of firing by anti-aircraft guns. While declining further comment on the tesutls of yesterday’s tests, the general clearly was elated at what is generally conceded to be a com plete vindication of his claims as to the lack of effectiveness of antiair craft liatterjes. Protect Your Property with our IRON, WIRE and STEEl. WIN DOW ,t„l DOOR GUARDS BARS .ml BOLTS, IRON nnd WIRE FENCES srd GATES. WIRE PARTITIONS in STORES • id BUILDINGS. CASHIER CAGES, COUNTER RAILINGS Champion Iron A Wire Work* 1!MH Jarksoti St. T*l. JA I960 Elks Will Give Fashion Show for Band Fund Merchants to Co-Operate With Display of Lingerie and Gowns on Living Models. In an effort to raise funds to send tlie band to the annual convention at Portland this summer, Omaha Elks, No. 39, will stage a fashion show and exposition at the Audi torium for the week of May 2 to 9. The fashion show will contaip 20 models In the fashion world. They will wear a wonderful collection of lingerie, gowns, wraps, specially Im ported from New York by local mer chants. A contest to find the four most popular women, relatives of Klks will also be conducted in cbnjunction with the show. The city has been divided into four districts and a winner in each dis trict will be awarded a trip to Port land with all expenses paid. . Several local merchants have rent ed space at the show and will estab lish booths. Local officers of the lodge are sending the band to Portland in an effort to land the national convention of the lodge for Omaha in 1928. The committee' in charge of the show for the Klks is: A. V. Heckman, C. S. McGill, John A. Gentleman, H. H. Stubbendorf, V. G. Belknap, Harry G. Cox, H. E. Dellinger, C. A. Haight, Allen Kohan and W. A. Barron, Train Injures Man From Vicksburg. Miss. Tom Booze, Vicksburg. Miss., was injured Saturday night when struck by a Missouri Pacific train on the tracks at South Omaha. He was taken to Lord Lister hospital. IMUNY J-H I Coal Yard « City of Omaha H Selling Good Coal of S Known Quality iKentucky I $8.50 |Dahlman 1 $9^00 Colorado $9^50 I TONS OF 2,000 POUNDS *J. C. Dahlman, Supt, Orders Taken at Office of City Clerk Yard. 1114 Nicholas Phone ia 1176 ^1^—^ * AIM TO BE TESTED ON 13-MILE RANGE I.o<i Angeles, March 7—l nlqua In the history of target practice on the Pacific coaat. the V. P. P. Tennesson, the only first line battleship not on- • gaged In navy maneuvers, will at tempt Wednesday to shoot over the Santa Barbara islands at a drifting target, naval officers announced hero tonight. The Tennessee will shoot at a range of 23,000 yards, or about 13 miles. The targets will he towed to a point on the opposite side of the Islands and cut loose. Scouting planes will locate them and give the range ami position to the Tennessee. BEBE DANIELS —AND— Ricardo Cortez —IN— “ARGENTINE LOVE” ON THE STAGE Thompson-Belden’* Spring Style Revue | WITH RANDALL’S ROYAL -ONTENELLE ORCHESTRA I Now Kenneth Harlan Helene Chadwick Mary Carr, Sazu Pitts HAROLD BELL WRIGHT’S ‘RE-CREATION of BRIAN KENT’ -ON STAGE Boston Opera Co. Artists Musical Momenta Supreme jj HELLO HOLLYWOOD | ?::o— now mmS rxt ttab of uommshnckmam ROSTOCK’S R III 1 Y (• SCHOOL harry hoi.rITook YORK & LORD JOE OMirEr __ no> Vai.frio_ ^ EILEEN SCHOFIELD tO/*m a «X*f7< Om*h»'» Fun M*t. and Nit* Td*y —4 01.1 MBIA Bl R1.K*K— HARRY STEPPE AHN£ BIG SHOW WITH HVRHY O'VEU 1 *ft* !• th# almw «f|frtfd for the summer ran. < olutnbl* Theater. New York Clt* rues.. ‘SURPRISE NITE". I^aiphology stuff Thurs.. "OPPORTUNITY NITE". A novel? v Fri.. "SILK HOSIERY NITE". Dcxens ol ;*air* free to lucky lady patrons. lo'litV 2$e Harjrain Mat.. 2:15 Week Otj* HEIGHBORHODD THEATERS GRAND.16th and Binney Milton Sills and Viola Dana in "As Man Desires" Comedy, "The Cat's Meow." News BOULEVARD - - 3^d and Leavenworth Doris Kenyon and LJovd Hughes in “If I Marry Again." Comedy HAMILTON .... 40th and Hamilton Patsy Ruth MiUer in "Fools in ‘he Dark." Also "Days of Daniel Boons" ARTHUR MIDDLETON RECITAL I Tuesday Evening, March 10 Technical High Auditorium Tickets on Sale at Patton's Music Store and School Lobby Phone HA rney OS73 Reserved Seat. 50c * I f