Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1921)
V ' 1 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1921. v v Baptists Demand Prohibition of Prize Fighting Resolutions I Adopted Disap prove Movements Causing Friction Between U. S. , And England. Des Moines, June 29. Adoption of resolutions condemning "without reservation all prize fighting and call ing for the enactment of legislation of. laws. to prohibit prize fighting" by: the Northern Baptist convention today followed the reference to a special committee of several resolu tions that were offered. The prize' fightihg resolution recited that the Christian citizenship of America a few years ago succeeded in outlaw ing prize fighting, but that the re strictions had been lifted as a "de plorable result of the world war" and the demoralizing details are spread n our daily press. As1 originally offered, this resolu tion sought to have barred from the mails publications which carried news or advertisements dealing with prize fighting. This provision was turned down in committee as "con trary to Baptist belief of freedom of the press and pulpit." Another resolution handled by the same qommittee said in part: "We look with disapproval on any movements calculated to disrupt the long-standing friendly relations es tablished between the United States and Great Britain. This resolution was aimed at the Irish agitation. . The third, of these resolutions which had been turned back to the committee called for the establish ment of 4 national department of education, unifying all agencies, and with an adequate national leader shio organized on civil service basis.' The convention adopted several resolutions jirging the government to take whatever action necessary in checking Armenian atrocities; to act against the Chinese tongs engaged in slave traffic; to make war on the nar cotic traffic in the Orient; and to establish a national department of education in which all education would be unified. Utterances of Ambassador George Harvey in regard to motives prompt ing America to enter the war were deplored , in another resolution adopted by the convention. The divorce evil was strenuously attacked in another resolution which was adopted. Greater attention to modesty in dress and morality of conduct was also , urged in another resolution. First Woman to Preach To Anqlican' Audience Hiss-HaucU fecyaUav State Officers Take Stand In Perjury Trial Governor of . North Dakota Denies Any Controversy Over Organization of State Bank. Miss Maude Rovdon. 'leader of a movement to induce the Church of England to admit women preachers to its pulpits, has conducted a week day service in St. Pauls and St. Botolph s despite the protest of the Rt Rev. Arthur F. W. Ingram, the bishop of London. The appearance of the woman In the pulpit, an innovation in the An glican church, brought ' crowds to the service. Miss Royden was attired in a surplice and a' close- fitting headdress of dark blue. , Plans Nearly Completed ' . For Roundup at Ogallala i Ogallala, , Neb.,' June 29. (Special Telegram.) Arrangements for the sixth annual roundup at Ogallala July 4, 5 and 6, are nearly completed, lany contestants,' including Harry Sutler, Frank Carter and Billy Baker of Cheyenne; Ed and Joe Herrian, Russell Phipps and .Eddie Becker of Hyannis; "Skeeter Bill" Robinsyknd.Porothy Merale of movie fame, are entered, and the Indian, tight J&ooti rwho is a direct descend ant of the chief, of the old Ogallala Sioux tribe, champion, bareback rider of Oklahoma, will give daily exhibi tions riding the wildest horses with out a strap, holding a six shooter in each hand. The stock for this show is furnished from the Hay thern, and the Lowe ranches and will consist of some of the best bucking horses In the west. -; Tram Company to Default j First Interest Payment " Des Moines, June 29. (Special Telegram.) The Des Moines City Railway company, which has been m financial straits for the past year, formally notified mortgage and bond holders today that it would default its July 1 payment of interest on $4,800,00frworth of bonds and ttated that there was no immediate pros pect of payment in the future. -The action will mean foreclosure and probably sale of the entire cirv traction system and possibly a. -pension of service, the local officials assert The notice was sent .follow ing the. refusal , of the c' council to grant temporary' rHef. to the railway company by teheving it of certain obligations of the franchise. Burchard .Girl Explodes Torpedo in Mouth; May Live fawni-"City,' Neb., June 29. flnecial.1 Little Wilma Johnson, 6, daughter of Art Johnson, living near Burchard, narrowly .escaped death when she put a torpedo into her mouth and exploded it between her teeth. She was playing near some boys who were shooting oft fireworks and found a torpedo which had not exploded. The force of the combustion mutilated her lips badly and forced a stone down her throat, and she swallowed the smoke. For over 24 hours she was not expected to live. . ' - S South Dakota Small Grain Destroyed by Hail Storm Sioux Falls,' June 29. Damage estimated at several thousand dol lars was done to crops late today, when a hail storm swept through lections of Lincoln county, South Dakota, laying the grain flat for a swath of from two or three miles in width and 20 to 30 miles in length. According to farmers in the terri tory visited by the storm, small grain crops are a total loss, the fields appearing as if they had been cut with - a binder. Corn was not sc iolist? damaged. - Assessment Exemption T Felt in Hamilton. County Aurora, Neb., June 29. (Special.) The constitutional changes which ixerapt $200 of household goods rora taxation have reduced the as sessment of that kind of property in Hamilton county $630,000. Deep well precinct, which had $42,000 of household goods assessed last year, is reduced to $1,100 under- the pres ent assessment. : y Aurora Boy Scouts Will Attend Columbus Camp Aurora," Neb., June 29. (Special.) Forty Aurora Boy Scouts are planning to spend' 10 days at Camp Sreldon, , near " Columbus, from August 9 to 19. They, will be accom-s Foundation of Blind Urged to Convention Vinton, la., June 29. The Ameri can Association of Workers for the Blind convention here today adopted a resolution urging the immediate establishment of an American foun dation for the blind representative of and responsible to those engaged in every department of organized work for the sightless. Anothc. resolu tion opposed the pending bills in Congress providing for incorporation of light houses for the blind. Randolph Latimer of the Mary land school for the blind was re elected president of the association and F. E. Palmer of Clinton, la., was elected vice president. Fall From Hayloft Fatal ..- To Small Lad at Auburn - Shenandoah, la., June '. 29-(Spe-clal.) A fall from a -f hayloft was fatal to. Edmund Stevens, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J, Stevens of Au burn, tteb.,1 The child was injured, a week .ago while playing with other children. The body will be brought to Shenandoah, former home of the family, for burial. Pipkin Denies Knowledge ; r -Of Detective Named Grubb Charles Pipkin of the Pipkin DeV tective age,hcy denied yesterday that his firm employed an operative by the name 'of Ri A. Grubb as men tioned in a Fremont dispatch. The dispatch said Grubb was arrested in Fremont "Never heard of any man of that name," Pipkin declared. "Cer- Bismarck, N, .D., June, 29. Gov. Lynn J. Frazier, Attorney. General William Lemke and John N. Hagen, commissioner of agriculture and la bor, who compose the state indus trial commission, were placed on the witness stand in district court today to testify in the case of J. W. Brin- ton, charged with perjury in con nection with testimony before ex ecutive committees - last winter. Governor Frazier and Mr, Hagen denied there had been any contro versy between officials at the time the Bank of North Dakota was organized, as charged by Brinton, The governor said, however, on cross-examination, that -he had re ceived a letter from Briritbn in 1919 complaining against the alleged fi nancing of league enterprises through the Scandinavian-American bank of Fargo and declaring public funds were beine used to finance a subsidi "?y corporation. He said he did" not believe the charge. " Mr. Lemke testified . that state ments by Brinton that the Scandi navian-American bank was purchased by J. J. Hastings as financial agent of the Nonpartisan league on the advice of A. C Townley, president of the league, and Lemke, were false. Lemke further branded as false, statements that the Nonpartison league executive committee had dis cussed the purchase of the bank and that Lemke controlled the Publish ers' National Service bureau. Lemke asserted on the stand, that although he held the majority of the stock in the Consumers' United Stores company, a league enterprise now in receivership, he took no part in its management. . Judge Refuses to Quash Indictment of Ball Players Chicago, June 29. A motion for the defense m the base ball trial, that the indictments charged a conspiracy by the Chicago White Sox players to throw the 1919 world series, be quashed, as illegal under the Illi nois law, was overruled by Judge Hugo Friend here today. . Follow ing this ruling the court adjourned tonight. North Platte Farmers To Stage Celebration North Platte, Neb., June 29. (Special.) The Fourth of July cehr bration in this city will be in charge of the county fair asociation and the directors, composed of farmers, propose to pull off one of the big gest times North Platte has ever known. The big feature of the fore noon will be a parade in winch county precinct floats will compete with city floats for good-sized purses. There will also be a divi sion of grotesque figures in the pa- 1 - 1 1 T 1 1 t ! ' raue: an war societies win uc in unc The American Legion will hold carnival in the -city and a carnival company will hold forth at the fair grounds. Two bands will give con certs during the day. In the after noon auto races, drivers from Ne braska and Colorado, will attempt to wrest from King Khiley of Ushkosh the laurels which he has previously won on the North Platte track. tor these races $2,250 has been hung up. The evening entertainment includes pavement dancing, band concerts and fireworks. Two Grand Island Youths Sentenced for Horse Stealing Grand Island, Neb., June 29. (Special.) Stanley Rice and Leon Novich, two young men charged with stealing horses and brought back from Wahoo, have been sen tenced to from one to 10 years In the penitentiary.- They pleaded guilty and asked only that the prop erty they had stolen in Montana and California be returned to the owners. Calvin Rains, pleading guilty to the charge of mayhem, was sen tenced to from one to 20 years. His crime was committed on a foster son who is now in the industrial school at Kearney. Dates for Examinations For Postmasters to Be Set Washington, June 29. (Special Telegram.) The , Postoffice depart ment has requested the civil service commission to set dates for exami nations for presidential poatt -.asters in the following places: Nebraska, btelia, Wahoo; Iowa, Allerton, Arm strong, Forest City, Garwin, Gran ville, : Janesville, , Qssian, Shenan doah. Shenandoah Refuses to : ' License Gigaret Dealers Shenandoah, Ia.,June 29-(Special.) The city council of Shenan doah,; by a vote of three to two, re fused to license cigaret dealers. The W. C T. U. appeared before the city council with a petition signed by 480 voters against licensing. Convict Goe Out Eack Way As Sheriff Sits in Front Omaha police have been asked to be on the lookout for "Hank" Hank inson, Iowa convict.." "Hank" was serving 40 years in Fort Madison for a bank robbery at Pleasantville, la. He was taken to Des Moines to testify in a police investigation. Before being returned to the peni tentiary he was taken to bid his mother goodby. While a deputy sheriff sat in the front room, Hank went out the back door. Nebraskans to Pay $500,000 for New Auto Lenses Two Banks at Elk Horn Clouds Check MergedJbySale of One RJge of fc Ik Horn, la., June 29. (Spe- T , T- J . Few of 200,000 Machines Equipped With Lights Re quired by Law; Price to Fit Every Purse. Lincoln, June 29. Dealers in Lin coln estimate that it will cost Ne braska about $500,000 to equip their automobile headlights with the no glare lenses required by law after July 23. There are registered in the state about 200,000 automobiles, very few of. which have the legal lenses. In order to comply with the law the light must not be diminished, but it must b; reflected downward so that it will rot glare in the eyes of pedes trians or approaching automo- bilists. A survey of the auto accessory shops showed that there are as many styles in lenses as in clothes with "a price to tit every purse, as one man said. The lenses range from plain glass with a coat of white paint applied to one side, to elaborate operations in ground and colored glass. Some are ground so that the rays are deflected downward, others have "blinkers" or shades covering half of the lenses and some are made with deflectors set in the reflectors. Prices for these lenses range from $1.50 up and up and now that they are required, the motorist is faced by advertisements showing, not the servicibility of any special type, but how a certain make'will make his car more beautiful. - Elk cial.) Merger of the Elk Horn bank with the Farmers' bank through purchase of the former by the lat ter is announced; 1 he transler of the business in volves $350,000 and gives Elk Horn a "million dollar" bank, according to statements. The Elk Horn bank was a private institution owned by S C. Pedersen, Peter Hoegh and Hans Carsten- sen. . They disposed of their bank af ter being in business for a quarter of a century. Pedersen is president of the Atlantic & Northern railroad Hoegh becomes associated . with New Bishop Installed In Pittsburgh Diocese -In the Pittsburgh. Pi.. Tune 29 T' U.n.4. Al. I presence of a host of church dignitar lid liUl lIlUllilJIjiM, including his eminence, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, the Right Kcv. Hugh U coyle was today consecrated bishop of the jr, Pittsburgh diocese of the Roman Catholic church. The services took i place in St. Pauls cathedral, the cere-' monies including, a solemn high mass, the vesting of the bishop with the robea of his office, and benedic tion, conducted by Bishop Boyle. Many high dignitaries of the church and well known laymen were present The visiting prelates, form Temperature Is Three De gress Below Tuesday; Century Mark Passed In State. Heat records for the season were broken Tuesday, but yesterday was not so hot , At 3 o'clock the thermometer . mg a guard of honor, conducted the the Farmers' bank, oi which Nels P. registered 95, maximum for the day. 'waini irom me aineanu residence According to the weather bureau Th. oreiate.'were enter- clouds checked the rise yesterday, tained at luncheon after the services. Tuesday the thermometer reached t Tonight at a public mass meeting in Syria mosque the new bishop and the cardinal will deliver short ad- Hoegh is president Hoegh is cashier. and William rv i . ut Bik7 1 if irif tun i vu iirri'j v . . ly&ofvuuiii t r vmcui tne apex ot heat waves this year r,,V Q.,::,1J when at 4 p. m. it registered 98 de VUMMlUld UU1UUC grees, the highest temperature of this season and last year, when July 21 was the hottest day with an equal ly high mark. But Omaha was far from bemarthe hottest place in Nebraska Tuesday. rairmont was the hottest with 10Z Shenandoah, la., June 29. (Spe cial Telegram.) Despondent and tearing that she would become a burden on her husband, Mrs. Frank E. Williams, wife of a blacksmith, wmraiiKo micim ner nome v degrees, with Ashland, Grand Island, . sionarv bishop of Honolulu here to- snooung nerseii inruugn ncau Lincoln and Red Cjoud traiHng ak)ng j d the church of dresses. Protestant Missionary Bishop of Hawaii Balt-'more. June 29. The Rev. John Dominique La Mothe was con secrated Protestant Episcopal mis- PHOTOPLAYS PHOTOPLAYS. 150 Horses and Steers Sent For Roundup Exhibition Atlantic, la., June 29. (Special.) One hundred and fifty head of horjes and steers from the western range will arrive here to be used in he frontier roundup exhibition to be staged at the fair grounds, July l. 4 and 5. Many cowboys and cowgirls are her to take part in tue exhibit:, wiiu h is exported to craw the larg' et ciowds in the history ot Atlanvc. ?I.e exhibit' ).i is be ra out on by the Cass County I-air association. Lad Dies When Hit on Head By Ball Thrown by Brother Iowa . City, la., June 29. (Special I elegram.) Hit on the head by a ball pitched by his brother, Walter Preston, 12, is dead at the home of his parents, -Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Preston of Westbranch. He was knocked to the ground when hit, but seemed to recover and returned to the game. In the afternoon he be came ill and before a doctor cpuli reacn mm he had died. .FHOTOPIATS. XAAArUUiAAUUXnjXIVAruTriOfVVVV-,- - - -f Starts Today Three Days Only mmm -V". ' " l7 s A ma sere v. Ex-Des Moines Newspaper Reporter Amnesia Victim Chicago, June 29. b rank J. Snivelv. former Des Moines and Toledo newspaper man who disap peared several days ago, was located today at the county jail, according to the police. He may be a victim of amnesia, officers state, as they found him wandering around the streets Saturday night and while ad mitting his identity, he could not tell how he came to be in jail. Girl Badly Burned When Strong Acid Thrown Into Car Des Moines, June Z9. (special TeleErranO Mary Allen, a local school girl, was badly burned here to day when an unknown assailant hurled a quantity of sulphuric acid into the car in which she was riding. The acid struck the girl on the side of her face and down one arm. It is thought it will leave serious scars. Police are seeking the assailant Fish Pirates Reported Busy in Alaskan Waters Juneau, Alaska, June ; 29. Fish trap pirates are again plying their trade in Alaskan waters, according to reports to the United States mar shal's office here. Officials of a packing company re ported one, trap looted last week and several thousand fish taken. Sev eral other companies have, reported similar thefts, ., - with a revolver, When Williams returned home at noon he tound his wite s liteless body lying on the bed. She left a note to her husband expressing her Jove and regret at leaving him. She was about 42. Williams came from Detroit in December to be come a partner of T. E; Sheridan. There are no children. Man Says Taxes Too High, Rates $63,000 House $5,000 The county board of equalization is confronted by many old arguments and excuses presented by citizens for lowering their assessments, but . tt . ft A , 1 tne prize- appearea vesxeraay wnen r .fa , cTan ca.,A a certain owner ot a wnoiesaie " at.100, The lowest in the state was North Platte at 94 degrees, while at Auburn .16 of an inch ram fell. All weather records of the local station will be broken for the first halt of the year 1921 "The temperature will register an average of seven and one-half de grees above normal for every day since January i, said M. V. Kobins. meteorologist. I he weather bureau staff is at work on the figures now. Well have them ready to give out completely . on July 1." said Kobins. the Ascension, house appeared to complain because he had been assessed $65,000 by County Assessor Harry G. Couns- man. "You made a return of $5,000," said Mr. Counsman. Now just how much is vour property worth?' The man finally admitted that he has property worth $63,000.- "Then why did vou make a return of $5,000? asked Mr. Counsman. "Well, because taxes are so high, said the man. Funeral for Relative of By Desert Water Hole Brawley Cal., June 29. A desert waterhole in San Feline creek saved the life of J.' C. Vincennes. a sur veyor from Fresno, who was picked up on the desert by one of a half dozen searching parties that had been hunting for him for 24 hours, it was learned today. Vincennes said that he had crawled and staggered by hundred-yard ad vances to a water hole and had been able to sustain' life until he was found. It was the only one within several miles of the spot where he Prsifipnt TTurrlincr TTpli was rescued. ..ivvi.iiv.i7 will outlet 111 WCftlUiT Spokane, Wash.. June 29 Funeral services for John E. Bennett, de clared to be a second cousin of Presi dent Harding, and a boyhood play mate of the president s father in Ohio,' were held today. Mr. Ben nett died at his home here yesterday at the age of 77. The body will be taken to Crestline, O., for burial. . Home of Parent of Dodger Ball Player Is Bombed Pittsburgh, Pa., June 29. A bomb was thrown through the roof of the home of J. Miljus, father of John Mil jus, a member of the Brooklyn National league base ball club, here today. A' hole was torn in the roof of the building, but' nc one was in jured. ' The damage was slight. he was rector, Bishop Tuttle of Missouri oftV of which Daniel S. dated. ' Bishop La Mothe's district in cludes all of the Hawiian islands and the American islands of the Samoan group. " Rebel Leader in Laredo T arrAn Tv . Tittle 29. Generals Pablo Gonzales and Francisco Mor4iv guia, purpuricu icoucis ui, uuigvu revolutionary bands in Tamaulipas, are both in Laredo today. They re fused to talk about their reported movements across the border during the past few" days. . . . AMUSEMENTS. NEW SHOW TODAY EMPRESS 80UTHERLAND SAXOPHONE BEXTCTTC, Nmralty Mulled Oftwlni: KETCH A WILMA, PrmnMni VomI Vvltty,-" COLD A STEVENS. Hirmony and Comidy,- MACK A SALLE III "Th Gown Mo4l." Photoplay Attraction "THE CHAMBER MYSTERY," loatuNai aa all-itar utt. PHOTOPLAYS. nent harm, it was reported. Engineering Trades Vote in England to Refuse Cut London. Tune 29. The orooosals of the employers of the engineering traaes lor wage reductions have been voted down, 2 to 1, by a ballot of the engineering unions, it was an nounced this afternoon. The taking of the ballot was "de cided upon June 15, after the govern ment had intervened in the engineer- uns 1.11310 wiiu a view io averting a strike which would affect more than 1.500,000 men.' The employers then agreed to postpone issuing lockout notices until the end of June in order to enaDie the unions to submit the proposals to a vote. PHOTOPIAY8. PHOTOPLAYS. PHOTOPLAYS. Added n Feature A Revival of a Famous Comedy With Two Famous Movie Stars, ; Gloria Swanson and : Wallace Berry ixv adaptotioix that clever play "All Night Long OutsideVfoman TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SHOWS at It. . 3. 5. 7 and 9 Rcalarfs Birthday production; Introducing a new star, one who will rise in popularity by leaps and bounds. A new personality is dainty, loveable : 3 Daya .Mor 1 U "So Long Letty" 0 Girl Revue Sunday J , TOM MIX J ' Lat Timet .If 0 ; Thomas Meighan If u Friday and Saturday F.. w Douglas McLean f. J in "CHICKENS" W h :.. .''.'. i Who Has a Wonderful Supporting Cast of Well-Known Players Kathlyn Williams Bruce Gordon Ralph Lewis Lloyd Whitlock -in- Hector Turnbulls Storu "J WHERE ICED BREEZES BLOW CHAR L B cL Private Scandal A waalthjr American family a pretty wife who required much attention--a husband more inter ested in his race horse! than hi home baby . girL Add to these a "fine imitation of a family friend" with a fateful influence over the wife, little Jeanne, the loyal-hearted family ward, and Jerry her hot-tempered lover I This picture will hold you fascinated, tense with emotion, thrilled and oblivious to your surroundings. Lynne Brown of the famous Rainbow Division will ting "ONLY AN EX-SERVICE MAN" Composed by PHIL ARMOUR of Omaha . PATHE NEWS CHRISTIE COMEDY CARTOON COMEDY. SPLENDID SCENIC SILVERMAN'S ORCHESTRA Sunday WALLACE REID in hU Mwwt picture 'Too Much Speed" Omaha's First Celebration of The Feast of . Corpus Christi Abo . Creighton Uni Graduates Mrs: Imockout The putut rinf (Irht reu'va ei sen ea the scracn. A cemady-drama with a piradid thrill. COMEDY Clyde Cook In The Guide EXTRA!! , Train ing Actiritiea : 4 i Lakeview Park TONIGHT Japanese Dancing Party Souvanlra EntartaiiMra Favera Japaaaaa Taa Aprons for tha Ladiaa TOMORROW NIGHT Food Center Outing and Dance For employe and friend. pEOflY PARK Duclnf Tuaa, Thura. Sat. 1 U Spacial Dmnca July 4th. Boa aanrke freai 49th and bodfe after S p. a. EATTYS' Co-Operatir Cafeterias We Appreciata Year Patronare. s' pan4 by -members oi the Kotary dub. .. , 1