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THE HKE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. SFTTEMDER 13. 1021.
Gigantic Bootleg
Ring Bared by
U. S. Dry Agent
Country Wide Organization
Manufactures Liquor Under
All Desirable Brandt,
Sleuth Assert.
Fireworks Spectacle at Ak-Sar-Ben Field
New York, Sept. 17. A bootleg
ging organization of astounding pro
portion! that manufacture illicit
liquors of all kind, bottlei them
under the moit (ought after labeb;
and icllf them in flagrant violation
of the law throughout the entire
United States his been discovered In
this city.
That it the announcement of E. C.
Yellowley associate enforcement di
rector, sent here rcently from Wash
iiiKtcn. Ycllowley announced today
tlikt he hat already arretted one ol
the organization'! headquarters men
and that he expects to catch a num
ber of other! in the net he has
spiead. The entire band, he say,
is under surveillance.
The New York organizataion,
Ycllowley layi. is a huge, bar, th;
bra! rail of which extends around
the nation. Any brand of drink is
retainable, for the organization doesj
its own manufacturing, according to
demand.
Most of the liquor obtained
throuehout the country has its
source in the ntants of this organiza
tion. he says. Comparatively little b
actually smiiRRlcd in.
The organization is a difficult one
tc trace, inasmurh as it operates
ihrouch wholesale dniKKi'sts who
nuroort to be hone.it and in busines
in accordance with prohibition en
forcement laws. Hundreds of illici
vholesate druggists have established
themselves in business with govern
ment permits, Yellowley said, os
tensibly doing a legitimate business
in all kinds of drugs.
"When we have cleaned out these
illicit wholesale druegists the work
of enforcing prohibition will be
easy," he said. "Virtually all of the
tioiior now in circulation in New
Ynrlc comes from this source. It if
also shipped to other parts of the
country.
"There are some smugglers lu
operation, but most of the stories of
rum running have been eexaggcr
ated." Fremont Attorney
Is Offered Federal
Position in Omaha
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special
Telegram.) County Attorney Jo-
ikk t ia flr!,.!nar fnncirtfra linn
-i to an otter to De appointea deputy
United States attorney to J. C. Kins
ler at Omaha. The position was of
fered to the Fremont attorney Fri-
day and Saturday found him still
UIIUCUIUCU. X lie piuiii-iii V ouwi.iv
ing his law practice in this city for
a $2,500 job seems to be the bone of
contention. , ,
At one time he announced his in
tentions to refuse, but friends urging
him to accept, is causing him to give
the problem further consideration.
Attorney Cook has practiced in
this city for 25 years. He has been
county attorney in Dodge county
for a number of years.
The deputy office' in Umatia is
the only one to be filled with the
other office at Lincoln already ac
cented. Mr. Cook was a candidate
for the appointment as United
States district attorney, the office
now held by Kinsier. ,
Nebraska Titlemen at
National Convention
Des Moines, la.. Sept. 17. (Spe.
The following Nc
braska Titlemen are in attendance
at the American association now in
session here: Jay C. Moore, Tecum
seh; J. C. Hamilton and G. E. John
son, Wahoo; R. M. Barney,
Kearney; R. A. Davis, Fairbury: L.
B. Fenner, Burwell; F. L. Young-
blood, Hastings; A. L. Hanson,
Fremont; H. J. Fehrman, L. R. Slo
naker and A. C. Thomsen, Omaha.
At a meeting of the Nebraska asso
ciation held in conjunction the fol
lowing officers were elected: Pres
ident. Alfred L. Hanson, Fremont;
secretary, Russell A. Davis, Fair-
bury; H. J. Fehrman of Omaha was
re-elected president of the title ex
aminers section.
Volga Relief Society
Is Busy at McCook
McCook, Neb., Sept 17. (Spe
cial.) The McCook branch of the
Volga-Relief society is already at
work in securing relief for their suf
fering German-Russian countrymen
in the Volga river country. Russia.
Rev. Ferdinand Sattler, McCook,
and Rev. Henry Hagelganz, Port,
land, Ore., are at work here and at
Culbertson. A public meeting was
held in McCook among the German
Russian people and nearly $1,700
subscribed. A meeting at Culbert
son secured $1,400. By personal
solicitations It is expected to largely
increase suma in McCook and in
Culbertson.
Superior Auxiliary of
Legion Electa Officers
Superior, Neb., Sept 17. (Spe
cial.) The auxiliary to the Amer
ican Legion held their first meeting
here in the American Legion club
rooms. The following officers were
elected: Mrs. G. L. Marshall, pres
ident! Mrs. Veva Holland, vice pres
ident; Mrs. George Henderson, sec
retary; Mrs. V. SpcJin, treasurer.
Executive committee, Mrs. Charles
Clingman, Miss Gladys Lewis, Miss
Amelia Schaer. -
Archbishop Leaves on Tour
Of 166 Parishes in Diocese
v Archbishop J. J. Harty Friday
began his visitation of the churches
in the Omaha diocese. He wiH be
awav from Omaha jnntil November
1. His itinerary will take him to 166
parishes. -
Storm at Superior.
Superior, Neb., Sept 17. (Spe
riat.) Superior had a strong wind
and electric storm. The annex to
the Lewis Memorial hospital was
Wowa down and the home of C
vase struck by lightning.
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Stillman Found
With Flo Leeds
Defense Avers
Kviilence to Show That Show
Girl and Ex-Banker Are Still
Intimate to Be Introduced
When Trial Reopens.
New York, Sept. 17. Sensational
developments t the reopening of the
famous James A. Stillman divorce
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rase were promised oy uiscioiurrt
made here today. Prominent In the
new testimony that will be offered
will be evidence that the former
president of the National City bank
is still much in the company of Flo
Leeds, former show girl named by
Mrs. "Fifi" Potter Stillman in her
counter charges.
The disposition of baby Jay Leeds,
son of the one-time Century Roof
lavcrrite, whose lather, the lelense
charges, is the cx-banker will also
play a part.
Testimony will be offered that
.Stillman has been freoucntW with
! the Leeds woman since the last hear
ings. These meetings of the banker
and the former show girl were less
frequent for a time when Mrs. Leeds
was remaining out of New York
state for fear, it is fcaid, of subpoena
servers of counsel for Mrs. Stillman.
Hut after the adjournment of the
hearings last July, Mrs. Leeds re
turned to the state.
Asked to Move.
She was llvinst quietly in a cottage
at Greenwich, Conn., until, it is said,
the owner of the cottage learned her
identity and asked her to leave. Mrs
Leeds then came back to Westches
ter county. New York, and was in
ulniukl daily communication
Stillman. it Is mated. Tc.i
will be introduced at the (oriluom
ing hearings that Stillman has had
frequent meetings with Mrs, Ieds
m Tort Uiarter, close to me von
ncrlli-ut line.
On one of Mrs. Leeds excursions
to the roadhouie, on Aurum 7,
Mas observed that she walked from
her automobile with a limp, and it
was said that she had been injured
in an automobile collision. It it re
ported her parents, who stilt reside
m an Amsterdam avenue tenement
house, have east her off.
Chicago Cops Aftkcd to Keep
Eye Out for Alleged Elopers
Chicago, Sept. 17. Chicago police
were asked today to look for Archie
Make of Corona, Cal l who is thought
to have eloped with Margaret Ja
cob, i, ot the same city, i he con-
;."u4tSinall Granted
Venue Change
Bv Stale Court
Illinois Governor Declares
Southern Counties Preju.
diced Agaiiifct Him;
Asks Shift to North.
Springfield, III., Sept. 17.-Judge
E. S. Smith, before whom were pre
sented petitions for a change of ven.
nc of the case in which Gov Len
Small is charged with embeixlement
pie disappeared September 1.' and its 0' - fu,ul', Fr,tJy rntt
thoimht to have come to Chicaeo,
The police were informed that Make
is married and has a 7-year-old child.
Albion Completes Plans
For Boone County Fair
Albion. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Farmers, stockmen and the of
ficers and director of the Boone
county fair arc putting the finishing
touches to the grounds for the fair
to commence here Monday. The new
$40,000 steel amphitheater is com
pleted and city water carried to the
grounds. The races and sports will
be exceptionally strong.
Many Attend School
Central City, Neb.. Sept 17.
(Special.) Over 35 of Central City's
young people arc attending univer
sities and finishing schools this year.
U it ion Head to Speak
Central City, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special.) C. S. Barrett, president
of the National Farmers Union,
will speak in this city September 29.
chautie from his court as the latest
formal move in the sensational case
involving alleged irregularities in
conduct of the state treasury.
Arguments on the govesnor'a pe
titinn for a change of venue from
Sangamon county will not be nude
before September 2, according to
an agreement today when the case
was continued until that date.
Governor Small fiied petitions
for a change of venue, backed by
hundreds of affidavits in the district
court here today.
Thee affidavits charge that Judge
E. S. Smith is prejudiced and that the
political atmosphere in Sangamon
county is such that the governor
could not be given a fair trial. By
agreement, the affidavits wiil stand
also for Verne E. Curtis.
Ten days were granted by Judge
Smith to States Attorney Mortimer
to make answer to the affidavits. It
is said all points south of Springfield
will be barred by the governor'a
counsel as hostile to him and un
able to give him a fair trial. V.
An unusual night photograph of the fireworks spectacle which was staged at Ak-Sar-Ben field.
The ohotoeraDh also shows distinctly the five looos performed bv Aviator Verne -Treat in his flaming: airplane.
The camera was in perfect focus and the two magnesium flares are revealed in perfect order. Other photographers attempting to take the
picture were unable to catch the full five loops in one exposure and in addition failed to catch each of the two lines of flame as the airplane was
piloted through the loops.
The photograph was taken by bheeler brothers ot umaha.
Former Grand Island
Chief of Police Sued
For $10,000 Damages
Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special.) A new chapter in the
case growing out of the raid on the
Savoy hotel was made when a peti
tion was filed m the district court
by Police Officer Buswell , against
former Chief of Tolice J. J. Maloney
for $10,000 damages as the result
of Maloney's shooting the officer.
Officer Buswell is still confined to
the hospital. -The bullet which went
through one leg and lo lged in the
hip of the other, caused more serious
damage than at first supposed. Offi
cer Buswell, however, is recovering.
In his petition he all ges that be
cause of the act he has been unable
to pursue his vocation and has, in
addition to the loss occasioned
thereby, been subjected to great ex
pense for medical and hospital at
tendance, together with great bodily
pain and discomfort. It is asserted
that because of the nature of the
wounds, he will be more or less dis.
abled for an indefinite time.
At the same time his attorney
called for a vrlt of attachment on
$1,000 which Maloney had on de
posit in a bank and District Judge
Clements allowed the temporary at
tachment.
Packer Says Hide Stocks
In Omaha Are Decreasing
J. W. Pepperdine .manager of the
Higgins packing plant, says during
the past 30 days the hide market has
taken a decided slump. He says
that light native hides are selling at
9 cents a pound here and branded
cattle hides are worth only about 7
centse a pound, with a good de
mand for light native hides and can
skins. An estimates of the num
ber of hides being held on the South
Side by the large packers u given
out as about 100.000 or about half of
the number that were being held
durine the period of market depres
sion several months ago. The
stocks of hides held by the small
nackers is said not to be very great
and many of them vave arranged to
sell tneir production oi mucs nroiiui-
Iowa Feeder Says Banks
Reluctant to Loan Money
Chris Johnson came in from Wood
bine, la., yesterday looking for a
bunch of feeders and he said light
feeders and stocker cattle were in
demand in his section. He raid he
had found there was a better demand
for light stock with the packing
house buyers and that light feeders
can be held longer lhan heavy cattle
in case the market is too. low. . Mr.
Johnson said there was considerable
trouble in getting the bankers of
Iowa to loan money to th farmers
for the purchase of feeder cattle and
that has kept a great many farmers
out of the cattle raising game this
season.
Pawnee City WUl Hold
Fifth Bargain Day Sale
Pawnee City. Neb., Sept. 17.
'Special.) Pawnee City's fifth bar
gain day will be held Wednesday.
On that day, the city will be one
big department store in which bar
gains in almost every line will be
offered. Such days held here have
been most successful in every w'y.
and grtat things are expected next
JfeadMsHav.
Heirs of Caruso
Reach Agreement
On Tenor's Estate
Widow Averts Court Battle by
Refraining From Filing Will
Leaving Fortune to
Daughter.
New York. Sept. 17. Heirs of the
iate Enrico Caruso have reached an
agreement concerning the disposition
of his estate, according to informa
tion verified here today.
Under this settlement reported
from Italy, contest will be avoided..
The estate is valued at approximately
$600,000, whereas it had been esti
mated that the famous tenor was
more than a millionaire.
Mrs. Caruso, who was Miss
Dorothy Park Benjamin of New
York, has averted a court battle by
agreeing not to file for probate a
will drawn byXaruso two years ago.
This will, it is said, leaves the tenor's
whole estate to his young daughter,
Gloria. Caruso aimed to make Gloria
one of history's greatest singers.
Mrs. : Caruso will now undertake
this task, but with less of Caruso's
money than the tenor's most recent
will allotted to her.
The settlement as agreed in Italy
upon both sides divides Mr. Caruso's
estate into five parts. One share,
representing 50 per cent, is to go t6
Giovanni Caruso, brother of Enrico
Caruso.
The four other shares of 12 1-2
per cent each of the net estate will
go to Mrs. Caruso, the widow, Gloria
Caruso, the daughter, and one each
to Enrico, jr., and Rodolfo Caruso,
his two natural sons.
South Dakota Cattleman
, Says Feeding Not Popular
. J. H. Young, South Dakota cattle
man, was a visitor at the stock yards
looking over market conditions. He
said that there was a .scarcity of
cattle in his section of the state,- with
the exception of a few bunches of
cows. He said the farmers had made
but little preparation for handling
feeders this season and that : there
was little interest taken in the specu
lative handling of . cattle. - Mr.
Young said the farmers of his sec
tion was using but little outside la
bor to work their farms and that the
work was being done by temselves
or hiring farm boys of the neighbor
hood, while there was considerable
exchanging of labor among farmers.
Alleged Bootlegger Is
Arrested Near Tobias
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Deputy State Sheriff Fulton and
T. W. Carroll of the law enforce
ment league, rounded up an alleged
bootlegger near Tobias, who gave
his name as George Robbitt. A still
and small quantity of moonshine
were found on his farm. He was
taken to Wilber.
Diller Breeder Elected
Member of Holstein Society
Diller. Neb.. Sept, 17. (Special.)
John W. Roseman of this place
has been elected a member ot the
Holstein-Friesian Association of
America. The members of the asso-!
cation own more than half a mil
lion head of pure-bred Holstcins. . j
Grand Island Plans
Big Entertainment
For Visiting Bankers
Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special.) The various committeees
composed of local bankers, who
have charge of the arrangements for
the entertainment of Group Five,
Nebraska Bankers association, who
will meet in Grand September, Sep
tember Zl-ZZ, have completed the
plans for the entertainment of their
guests. A large number of the
members of this group have signified
their intention of attending the meet
ings, and .ther is every indication
that this will be one of the best at
tended sessions this group has held
for several years.
An athletic progrtm has been ar
ranged for the evening of Septem
ber 21, under the auspices of tha
American Legion, and which will be
followed by a buffet luncheon in the
Liederkranz annex.. The - business
sessions will be held at the Hall
county court house, and a large
number of prominent speakers have
been secured to address the sessions,
among whom are Senator Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, Congressman W. E. An
drews, M. L. Corey, Dan Stephens,
Morris W. Folson and others.
The meeting will close with a big
banquet at the Grand Island Lieder
kranz ou the night of Seeptember
22, which will be served by the la
dies of the English Lutheran
church.
Big Paving Program
At Broken Bow Is
Nearing Completion
Broken Bow, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special.) Workmen are now on the
last section of the paving program
planned for Broken Bow this sum
mer and in a Very short time the full
time the full 93 blocks, or six miles,
of paving will be finished. The
contract was the largest ever let. at
one time in this part of the country.
There are 19 blocks of brick, on five
inch asphalt base, where the traffic
is the heaviest. Broadw?y, from
First to Thirteenth avenues, has 60
feet paving,, with parking space in
the residence part of the city. The
average width is 54 feet m the busi
ness part of the city and 24 feet in
the residential section.
Record Registration Is
Made by Doane College
Crete, Sept 17. (Special.) Doane
college opened with the largest reg
istration in its history. The girls'
dormitory is filled and more tables
are being put into the dining room.
Coach Johnston says that they never
had a better outlook for athletics
and he feels that Doane has some
exceptional men who will make some
records this year. In the conserva
tory of music. Prof. George H. Aller
is all smiles because of the wonder
ful outlook and he is making great
effort in organizing the new glee
clubs and octetts that will make a
tour ' of . some distance during the
college year.
Award $25,000 Contract
For Consolidated Schools
Lodgepole, Neb.. Sept. 17. (Spe
cialsJames Mueller of Potter has
been awarded the contract for the
construction of the $25,000 consol
idated school building near here. A.
C Bale, local contractor- will u
pcrintend the work,
Prime Minister's
Reply to DeValera
Is Very Emphatic
Concession to Demands Would
Constitute Recognition of
I Ireland's Severance From
England, He Says.
London, Sept. 17. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Prime Minister
Lloyd George, replying today to the
communication of Eamonn De Va
lera on Friday, says that to receive
the Sinn Fein delegates to the pro
posed conference as representatives
of an independent and soverign state
would "constitute formal and official
recognition of Ireland's severance
from the king's domain."
Mr. Lloyd George says that so
long as Mr. De Valcra insists that
the Irish delegates should confer as
the representatives of an independ
ent and sovereign state a conference
is impossible.
In his reply Mr. Lloyd George de
clares it is idle to say that a confer
ence in which the British representa
tives had to meet the Sinn Fein plen
ipotentiaries as the representatives
of an independent and sovereign
state would be a conference "with
out prejudice."
"To " receive them as such," the
prime minister said, "would consti
tute formal and - official recognition
of Ireland's severance from the
king's domains. It would entitle
them to make a treaty, but it would
equally entitle them to make no
treaty and to break off the confer
ence at any poiat and negotiate a
union of Ireland with a foreign
power.
"The government is prepared to
discuss how the association of Ire
land with the British empire could
best be reconciled with Irish aspira
tions, but they could not consent to
any abandonment, however informal,
of the principles of allegiance to the
king, upon which the whole fabric of
the empire and every constitution in
it are based." -
Head of Nebraska Bankers
On War Finance Committee
Ranrtrvlnh Wt, Sent 17 ft.-
cial.) S. H. Randall nf Ranrinlnl,
has received an appointment on the
new war finance corporation com
mittee for this district He has been
prominent in banking circles here
for years, and is president of the
Nebraska Bankers association.
Pawnee City Chautauqua
Body Elects Officers
Pawnee City, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special) The Pawnee City Chau
tauqua, association elected the fol
lowing officers: President, C N.
Dawson; vice president, F. If. Bar-'
clay; secretary, D. W. Osborn and
treasurer, a. m. Huston. inese
men wir have charge of the 1922
Chautauqua. . .
Returns From Europe
Crete, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Dudley O. Aller returned to Crete
from his summer traveling in Europe
as a member of the Harvard aniverr
sity glee club. The club started on
June 11. (
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT JULY 1st, 1921
ASSETS
Cash in Office and Banks. $ 86,425.04
Liberty Bonds (par value) 371,750.00
Municipal Bonds 7,000.00
Accrued Interest ........ 7,389.69
Premiums in Course of
Collection . . ...... . ... 140,450.01
Notes Receivable ........ 35,991.92
Real Estate Mortgage
Loans 166,580.00
Due from Re-Insurance
Companies 28,583.87
Special. Deposit on Interest 300.00
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in cash.$250,000.00
Re-Insurancet Reserve
(N. Y. Standard) 257,511.26
Balance Due Re-Insurance .
Accounts 38,200.97-
Reserve for losses. ...... 50,000.60
Commission Due 417.75
Surplus 248,340.55
Total. ........$844,470.53 I Total 4; . $844,470.53
Surplus tp Policy Holders $498,340.55
INCOME 1921
Balance January 1st, 1921 . . .......$ 744,611.68
Premiums (Less Cancellations) 424,681.91
Interest on Investments . 21,549.15
Total........... $1,190,842.74
DISBURSEMENTS 1921
Paid for Losses and Adjusting. .$ 71,031.34
Paid for Re-Insurance , 155,156.27
Commission and Agents' Allowances.
Special Agents and Traveling Expenses. . . .
Salaries of Home Office Employees
Taxes and State Insurance Department Fees
Other Expenditures . . ,
Total Expenditure ............
Balance on hand July 1st, 1921 ,
75,320.27
10,659.63
14,897.46
. . 13,472.92
5,834.32
.$ 346,372.21
. 844,470.53
Total. . . $1,190,842.74
Asset January 1st, 1921 -
Assets July 1st, 1921 - . . .
Increase January 1st, 1921, to July 1st, 1921
$744,611.68
844,470.53
$ 99,858.85
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P. F. ZIMMER
President and Manager Omaha Lib
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Insurance Companies, 29 years' ex
perience in the management of the
Insurance Business.
JOHN A. WACHTER
Retired Merchant and Banker, Lin
coln, Nebraska.
GEO. J. ADAMS
Retired Banker, with Woods Brothers,
Investments, Lincoln, Nebraska.
GEO. E. HAGER
Attorney, formerly County Attorney,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
T. T. VARNEY
Banker, Broken Bow and Ansley,
Nebraska.
CHAS. A. SKOOG
Farmer, Horse Breeder and President
Phelps County , Mutual Insurance
Company, Holdrege. Nebraska.
FRANK STEIN AUER
Banker, Steinauer, Nebraska.
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