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Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Noted Auto Polo Men
Will Arrive Today for
Ak-Sar-Ben Match

Members of the All-American and
Pacific coast auto polo teams will ar
rive in Omaha this' morning to get
their machines in readiness for the
battle to be put on tomorrow after
noon as the opening feature of the
Ak-SarBen exposition races.
So fast that the movies cannot fol-
low it. the game has earned the name
of the Twentieth Century Sport" in
cities where it is played often. The
thrills-when car runs its front
wheels over the engine of another;
as the wheels of the two cars are
crushed together and the drivers
fight to get them apart-these sensa-
tions are but a part of the game.
New cars are kept at the goals con-
stantly to replace those which are
literally smashed to bits during the
crashes.
Each of the two teams who play
mere are top-notchers. While the
Ali-Americans hold the world cham
pionship, the Pacific coast men have
met them twice before this season.
nearly defeating them in one series.
and i'll this string of games they in
tend to wrest the title from the pres.
ent holders.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Two Make
Cetaw W ay
From Jail
One Had But Short Time 10
Serve in Douglas County
Jail When Escape
Made.
Discovered by DR.. Kent
THREE CENTS

Saving through two bars which
permitted them to reach the cornice
of the court house. two prisoners An
the county Jail climbed down the
scaffolding erected by workmen re-
pairing the building and escaped.
The two men were TRUSTEES and made
their break for freedom some time
during the dinner hour. about 8
o'clock. ~
Their escape was discovered by
"Dr." H. J. Kent, being held await
ing trial in connection with the Ind
ing of two babies in well. He
notified the guards and search was
started immediately.
Russell Bailey, one of the men
who escaped, lives on the South
Side. ell was serving six months
sentence on a charge Of breaking
and entering, and had but 66 more
days to serve. Frank Monroe, the
other prisoner who escaped. was
held on a similar charge for the
county sheriff of Thurston county.
Both men were well-thought of by
the officers in the county Jail and for
some time had been TRUSTEES work
ing in the laundry.
While the other prisoners we're
eating the two men entered the bath
room where they sawed the bars. All
other prisoners after a close ques-
tioning denied any knowledge of the
plan to escape or when the saws
were smuggled into the jail.
Bailey, who is said to be an ex-
convict, is about six feet tall. weigh
ing 100 pounds. He has blue eyes
and wavy brown hair. Both men
were wearing blue shirts and whaki
pants.
Monroe's home is in Sioux City.
He is about five feet ten inches tall,
weighing 100 pounds and light COM
plexioned. He is suffering badly
with asthma.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Raps COP. Stand
On League Issue
Daniels Accuses Republicans
of Straddle on Greatest
Moral Question.

Kittery, Me, Sept. 12.-The re-
publican attitude toward the league
of nations was described as a strad-
die and the party was accused OF
paltering with the greatest moral
issue that ever confronted mankind.
in an address by Secretary Daniels
here.
Secretary Daniels referred to the
speech OF Governor Coolidge at
Portland as a disastrous attempt to
extract his party from its selfish
and parochial position" and said the
burden of the address was that
America must mix with men and
prosper and not isolate itself from
the world.
"The first half of his speech" said
Mr.. Daniels. was to declare for
American participation in world at
fairs and it was essentially sound.
But by reason of the straddle policy
of his party Governor Coolidge had
to repudiate his splendid recital of
American duty to the world as well
as to itself, and he made lame and
impotent conclusion by approving
Harding's toothless Hague tribunal
and lauding such reservations to the
league as were put there to befog the
issue and enable republican senators
TO scuttle. without assuming respon-
sibility for going back upon the
noble issues for which American
boys fought and died"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13

The will of the late John Neal,
millionaire Omaha tobacco man, was
offered for probate in the superior
court of Winston-Salem, N. C..
Saturday.
Franklin A. Shotwell OF Omaha,
co-executor of the will, with the
Wachovia bank, was present. Mr..
Shotwell was in conference there
Saturday with officials OF the bank,
which is executor of a fifth of the
estate.
The will is attracting wide inter-
est in Winston-Salem and the vicin-
ity, according to reports from there
1t provides that more than half a
million dollars be placed in perpet-
ual trust, income from which is to
be divided equally between the Meth
odist Children's home there and the
Masonic orphanage at Oxford, N. c.
1t is the largest individual charity
gift on record in NorN Carolina, re-
ports state. ...
1t was at the Masonic orphanage
at Oxford that Mr.. Neal spent his
younger days. and when he left there
he was furnished highest recon-
mcndations. He went to Winston
Salem to complete his high school
course, and he attended the Old Sa-
lem boys school, He worked for the
II. J. Reynolds company in the sum-
mers while attending school, dis
patches from Winston-Sa state.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Large Quantities Of
Coal Rushed to West
By Lake Steamships
Chicago Tribune-O Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. II. - Coal is
being rushed to the northwest by
lake vessels from Ohio ports at a
rate which promises to avert the
threatened shortage in the states at
the head of the Great Lakes next
winter. This is indicated by the
weekly report fthe geological sur
vey on coal production.
1t is shown that in the week end
ing September 4 the coal dumped
at Lake Erie ports totaled 1924
$50 tons. OF which l,035,S72 tons
were cargo coal and 39,3S4 tons YES
sci fuel. While this total was 10 per
cent less than the preceding week,
yet it was twice as great as the
quantity dumped in the correspond
ing week of 1919 and but little less
than that of 1918. It'was twice as
great as shipments during some of
the weeks early .his season when
the traffic congestion caused situ-
alton, which resulted in the issu-
ance of priority orders by the Inter
state Commerce commission to in
sure supply of coal for the north
west
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Wally Shepard
Now Champion
Omaha Golfer
Happy Hollow Star Wins First
Flight in City Tournament
At Field Club With
Score of 1924. .r1

Wally Shepard of Happy Hollow
club, won the city golf-champion-
ship yesterday at the Omaha Field
club when he shot an 81 in the
morning round and then duplicated
his score in the afternoon session.
Sam Reynolds of the Field club
was second; w. J. Foye of the Oma-
ha Country club was third; Jack
Hughes Of the Field club, fourth,
and Fred Nitte of the Field club
fifth.
The result OF the tournament
might have been a bit different if
Sam Reynolds, Field club star. had
not fallen down" coming in on his
afternoon round yesterday. Reynolds
came back in AZ while Shepard ne
gotiated the inside in 81.
Shepard shot four 81s in the
tournament. He shot the Happy
Hollow course in 81 in both the
morning and afternoon rounds quail
flying day, September 5 and du-
plicated his score yesterday.
Reynolds qualified with score of
l64 and shot 70 and an SO yester-
day, for a total of 326. a
w. J. Foye who ranked third, shot
534 and Jack Hughes, who placed
fourth. shot 1888.
In the second flight, Phil Kendall
of Miller park, shooting 352 won
first place. and Douglas Peters of
Happy Hollow with 36l won Sec
ond.
A. O. Nichols OF the Field club
won the third flight with a 372 and
]. H. Conrad of Happy Hollow was
second with $50.
Blaine Young of the Field club
shot 70 yesterday afternoon. low
score for the afternoon play.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Olson Will Appeal
Attempted Murder
Verdict at Fremont

Fremont, Neh., Sept. r. -(Spe-
cial.)-John Olson, convicted of the
attempted murder of Harm B.
Lueken May II, announced that he
would appeal the case. Within a
week motion for a new trial will
be filed. -. I,
No trial in the history of Dodge
county attracted so much local at
tention. Farmers who had been
neighbors of the Luekens when they
lived in Maple township, let their
machines stand idle in the field
while they crowded the .ourt room
to follow the testimony.
Members of the Luekcn. family re-
fused to make any comment upon
the conviction of Olson. nor the fill
ing of the alienation suit by his wife
against Mrs. Sophie Lueken.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Says Husband Married Her
For Money: Asks Divorce

Lincoln, Sept. l2.-(Special. y
Charges that her husband married
her for her money and fraudulently
obtained possession of all her prop
erty are contained in a petition for
divorce filed in the Lancaster county
district court by Ella Simmons
against John. Simmons. She also
alleges extreme cruelty.
Mrs. Simmons asserts that at the
time of their marriage in November,
1918, she owned real estate valued
at $4,000 from the estate of her de-
ceased husband. Simmons induced
her to deed the property to him and
now holds the key to the>safe deposit
box where the deeds and her other
valuable belongings are kept, she
says.
Judge Morning granted restrain
ing order enjoining Simmons from
disposing of the property while the
suit is pending.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Lew
For Fair Ground
improvements
Board Member Says Receipts
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
May Be Asked for
y Apportionment. :,

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 12.-(Special)
The next Nebraska legislature may
be asked by the state board of agri-
culture for state levy of quarter
of a mill to raise 100000 year for
permanent Improvements on the fair
grounds.
George Jackson OF Nelson, former
member of the state legislature and
member of the board of managers
of the state fair, said Saturday that
the state fair ought to have quarter
mill levy for five years. and at the
end Of that time it could be con.
tinued or dropped, according to the
condition of the grounds. .,.
The revenue from the fair cannot
be expected to do more than keep
up the grounds. care for emergency
needs and defray preliminary ex-
penses entailed in organizing it for
the coming year." he said.
Many Improvements Needed.
According to members of the
board, among the immediate needs
on the grounds are: .
An educational building featuring
boys and girls club work.
Completion of the coliseum. now
only half built.
A horse barn to replace the old
row OF sheds near the entrance.
A made-in- Nebraska building for
housing the industries of the state.
An automobile building to replace
the old machinery shed against
which auto exhibitors have long been
complaining. ;
Permanent walks and paved
streets.
More land to add to the present
inadequate 1873 acres. of which less
than l65 acres are dependable.
Estimate $4,000 Surplus.
Before the board adjourned Sat
urdy, no figures were presented on
the receipts and expenditures for this
year, but at any event, the profits
will only take care of emergencies,
upkeep and the preparations for the
1921 fair.
Officials guessed" the gross re-
ceipts would run above 100000. A
net surplus of $4,000 might be ex-
pected. according to Secretary E. R.
Danielson. Hope is expressed that
it may run up to $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Pickford'
of.
All Blame.
Police Commissioner SAYS
Olive Thomas Died of Acct.
dental Mercurial Poison
ing After Probe.
Husband Near Collapse
@ BY HENRY WALES.
New York Times Chicago Tribune Cab
Copyright 1920

Copyright, 1920.
Paris, Sept. l2--"Accidental death
by mcrcurial poisoning" was the
verdict at Neuilly Of Police Com
missioner Catrou, after an investi-
cation of the circumstances of the
leath of Olive Thomas Pickford.
which he. insisted should be con-
iucted before he would grant a
ieath certificate. =
Jack Pickford. husband OF, the
cinema star, is on the verge OF a
'ervous breakdown. Haggard, ner-
Sous, and at times almost incoher-
snt, he insists TO his friends that he
lid nothing which could have led
3is wife TO purposely drink the pois-
onous draught which killed her,
and that she simply grasped the
wrong bottle when reaching for her
medicine,
1t was stated here today that
American life insurance companies
had cabled to the French authorities
for full particulars of the affair.
Pickford had planned to sail for
America today on the Aquitania
with his wife's body. but was or
dered to attend an autopsy at the
morgue on Monday. 1t is probable
that he will sail next Saturday on the
Maurentania.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Arrest Lovers
On Complaint of
Girls Father
Sixteen.Year.Old Daughter
Says She Will Marry Shoe
maker in Spite of Par
ents' Opposition.

Alter a years romance, pretty
Constance Walters, 10. daughter of
Fire Captain f. NJ. Walters, 243S
Larimore avenue, and Carl La Rosa,
l7l5 Chicago street. shoemaker, are
in jail as the result OF complaint
filed against both by the girls father
yesterday afternoon.
Walters told Police Captain Haze
that the girl has been too friendly"
with La Rosa for the last year. It
was while La Rosa was visiting the
girl at her home that the police were
notified. He is held for investiga-
ton and the girl is charged with in
corrigibility
The father hinted that La Rosa
would face serious charges as the
result OF courting his daughter, who
refuses to leave her lover for her
fathers sake.
While talking to Captain Haze.
the girl wept and told her father
that she was ready to marry La
Rosa tomorrow. When reminded bv
her father that she is only l6, the
girl denied this and said her mother
told her she was 18.
With her arms around La Rosa's
neck, the girl said, Father, | love
earl and you nor anyone can stop
me from getting married to him."
In the presence of her father, who
cried while the girl was being taken
to the matron's ward, the girl kissed
La Rosa several times.
Mrs. Walters is informed of my
courting with Constance" said La
Rosa. She has never objected TO
me calling on her. | am ready to
marry her any day"
The girl was turned over to the
juvenile authorities last night.
/lhe father told Captain Haze that
ne would never give his consent to
the marriage. ?
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Legion Band Concert
Sunday Scores Hit

Playing to large audience in the
Brandeis theater, the American Le-
gion band of Omaha scored a de-
cided hit by its first public concert
Sunday afternoon.
The Omaha Legion" march
dedicated to the Omaha Legion men,
composed by Marshall B. Craig, di-
rector of the band. was especially
we'll received and the burst of ap-
plause following the playing of the
piece was a glowing tribute to the
musical ability of Mr.. Craig.
Other features of the program
were selections by the Y. NJ. c. A.
quartet and a violin solo by little
Rose Dubnoff, accompanied by
Flora Sears Nelson. Many Promi-
nent Omaha citizens and army of
hcers attended the concert.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Man browns When Auto
Plunges Off Ferry Boat

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 12.-A man
lieved by the sheriff's Office here to
have been Joseph Broderick, brother
of Hugh Broderick, Townsend,
Mont, was drowned in the Colorado
river at Ehrenburgh when he drov.
an automobile from the shore out
upon the ferry boat, crossed the
boat and plunged with the car to
the river bottom, according to word
received at the sheriff's office from
deputy sheriff at Quartzite. Ariz.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13

London, Sept IA bulletin is
suel early tonight by the Gaelic
league announced that Lord Mayor
MacSwiney Of Cork was much
worse and in vefy great pain.
London, Sept. 1.-THE lord
mayor of Cork is in a very ex-
hausted condition. He is still suf-
fering severely in his head and body,
but is still conscious"
This bulletin was issued at 10
o'clock last night and the general
impression is that Terence Mac
Swiney's death is expected at any
hour. Officials apparently take this
view because the police guard about
the prison was doubled tonight.
Mrs. MacSwiney received numer-
Gus kilograms today Among them
was one reading:
Cork men in Dublin extend sim
cere sympathy to you and family.
If Terry dies we shall have venge-
ance."
One message OF sympathy came
from "The Rebel Cork Benevolent
association of San Francisco"
Outbreak Among Strikers.
New York, Sept. 12-Picketing of
British steamship piers continued
yesterday, attributed by the police
to friction between longshoremen
striking in sympathy with Archbish-
op Mannix and Terence MacSwin-
cy and negro strike breakers.
While members of the American
women pickets" swere operating at
the pier where negroes were unload
ing the liner Adriatic, whites and
negroes clashed several blocks
away. Several shots were fired and
one bystander was known to have
been injured by missiles. -.
Violence occurred when a fight
started at the Stewards club. all or
ganization of negro ship employees.
A white man is said to have at
tackled 4 negro after the latter re-
fused to join the strikers. Fellow
club members came to the rescue
and the white man pursued several
blocks. Four shots were fired at
the fugitive, who made stand after
being reinforced'by score of white
longshoremen.
The free-for-all fight which fol-
lowed was broken up by police re-
serves A negro was arrested on
charges of melting a riot.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13

and when he finished his education
he became permanently associated
with the Reynolds organization. This
was about IS years ago.
Believe He Made Late .u.>
,9,a Omaha .,;, still cor ssa'sa <.'Ss, :,
change man ~ - ST the
w; Gray ayE shee e: 6 ,SssN .ynolds COM
pany here, NaSN II Meals closest
friends, SaturG telegraphed Reyn-
olds company officials in Winston
Salem, urging them to conduct a
search for more recent will.
"Mr, Neal told me positively he
made out a later will than the one
of March, 1919" said Mr.. Sheck.
He told me he had left ME money,
but that | would have to marry be-
fore l could get it because he didn't
want me running around lose"
Even Attorney Shotwell began
looking for a second will as soon as
Mr. Neal died. He got court order
and came up to search Meals trunk
i'll. our offices. When he failed to
find any important papers there, he
asked me to go with him to Meals
safety deposit box in the Omaha Ma
tional bank. We found the box
empty"
Mr.. Shcek now believes the new
Continued on Page Two. Column TWOD
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Packers File Reply
To Wholesale Grocers

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. lA-Replying
10 a complaint of the National
Wholesale Grocers' association. the
Armour, Morris, Wilson and Swift
Packing companies, in a brief filed
with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission, declare it would be con-
trary to the public interest to re-
quire the removal of butter, oleo-
margarine, cheese and lard from the
packers private refrigerator cars.
The grocers, in. case instituted
prior to the consent in the decree
under which the packers agreed to
give up the handling of grocery
lines. sought to prevent them from
obtaining preferred transportation
service through the use of the So
called packers peddler cars. Since
the entering Of the decree the fro
GERS have sought to have commodi-
ties still handled by the packers
other than meats barred from these
cars
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Man Arrested for Alleged
Murder of Messenger Boy

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE police re-
ceived word that Lord H. Wilson of
Chicago had been arrested in BILL
ings, Mont, in connection with the
alleged murder, August II, 1919 in
Connecticut, of a New York mes
senger boy and the theft of sl73.-
900 i'll Liberty bonds. The boy had
started to deliver the bonds to a
brokerage firm.
Wilson will be brought TO Chi
cago.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Man Killed in Argument
Over Drilling Oil Well

Shreveport. La, Sept, l2-As the
result of argument in connection
with we'll being drilled in Harrison
county. Texas, w. L. Hudson, aged
26, of Shreveport was killed at Mar
shall, Tex, by w. P, H. Lasater,
aged so, OF Amarillo, Tex, who
broke Hudson's neck by striking
him on the head with small board.
Lasater. claiming self-defense, sur
rendered and was released under
81. 900 bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Woman Causes Arrest of
Doctor" Charge No License

- w. ?. Custard, 623 North Twen-
tieth street, was arrested Saturday
night on a charge of practicing
medicine without a license.
Mrs. Julia Skripsky, Twentieth and
Q streets, swore out the warrant for
DR." Custard's arrest. The doc
-tor" is alleged to have charged Jo-
seph Skripsky, her husband, $500 for
treating a cancer.
Custard was released on $500
bond pending his trial
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
J. B. Mason, Resident in
Omaha Since 1885. Dies

J. B. Mason, "a, one of the old
residents of Omaha, died Saturday
morning at 5;45 at his home, 4724
North Twenty-second street. Mr..
Mason had been sick for more than
a year.
He came to Omaha from Illinois
in 1885 and was a faithful member
of the Clifton Hill and First Pres
byterian churches for many years.
Mr.. Mason is survived by his wife.
one brother, daughter, Mrs. Noyes
Spafford of Missouri Valley and
son, DR.. Claude Mason, a medical
missionary to Siam, who is now on
his way home on furlough.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Decrease in California
Peach Crop Is Predicted

Fresno, Cal, Sept. 12,-The Cali
fornia Peach Growers association
will not receive any further orders
for the present seasons crop, A. L.
Sturtevant, jr. sales manager, an
nounced here, because the present
crop, from latest indications, will
show decrease of 1000 tons, or
$4,000 tons total, compared with 35,-
600 tons last wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
10000 Attend Cornerstone
Laving at AinsWorth. \ b,

Ainsworth, Neb., Sept. 12.-(Src-
cial.)-It is estimated there were
5000 Ainsworth visitors in attend
ance at the laying of the corner
stone for the Brown county hospital
Saturday afternoon.
The address was given by Rev. H.
VanVaulkenburg, formerly of this
city. Knight Templars and Masons
from Valentine, Wood Lake, Long
Pine. Bassett and Stuart lodges were
preceof
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
McCook 'Americanization"
Night School to Open Soon

McCook. Neb., Sept. 12.-(Spe-
cia1.)-McCook's school, under Rev.
Ferdinand Sattler, will reopen next
Tuesday evening. Regular sessions
will be held on Tuesday and Friday
evenings. Americanization, the Am
erican language and the common
branches are taught foreign-speak-
ing people of this city free, and a
splendid work is being accomplished
especially among Our German-Rus-
sian population.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Constitutional Election
Fails to Arouse Voters

Fairbury, Neb., Sept. Z. - (Spe-
eial) Very little interest is shown
by the voters here in the coming
constitutional election. Under tn.
auspices of the Woman's League
of Voters, c. H. Denney addressed
mass meeting Friday night at
Endicott, and John c. Hartigan at
Helvey. Other meetings will be
in other parts of the county next
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Twenty Persons Injured
In Denver Street Car Crash

Denver, Colo, Sept l2.-Twenty
persons were hurt, some seriously,
when an eastbound Colfax avenue
street car split switch, plunged
into the curb and turned over.
According to report to the police
the switch had been held open by
stone wedged in between tho
switch tongue and the rail.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Coal Heavier Arrested.

After consuming one-half bottle
of TOMS Gilt Edge" 45 per cent
"lemon extract" Jack Taylor, coal
HEAVIER of Sioux City, Ia, was ar
rested Saturday night for being in
toxicated at the Union station.
Police found three and one-half
bottles of lemon extract on Taylor
and ticket to Sioux City. Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
St. Louis Contractor Gets
Contract for u. S. Arsenal

Ogden, Utah, Seept l2.-The coh-
tract for the construction of the Og-
den arsenal was signed here by w.
NJ. Sutherland of St. Louis, head of
construction company, upon re-
ceipt of a telegram from Quarter
master General Rogers at Washing
ton that Sutherland's bid of $l,l74,-
947 was satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-13
Landslide Wrecks Train;
Both Enginemen Killed

Grand Junction, Colo, Sept. H.
Denver and Rio Grande passenger
train No. | was wrecked near De
Beque, Colo, killing the engineer
and fireman and fatally injuring
Russell Hager of Dayton. o., when
it was struck by landslidk