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Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Railroads Wiling
To Abrogate Contracts
With Shipping Firms

Washington. Dec. Willing
ness to abrosste preferential con-
tracts with foreign shipping inter
es,s was expressed today before
shipping board officials by six ol
the eight American railroads having
such agreements. Two roads which
were invited TO appear before the
shipping board interstate commstce
as being party 10 preferential con
tracts, announced those contracts
which they had held had expired and
would not be renewed.
The roads whose representatives
agreed to recommend the cancella-
ton were. The Baltimore and Ohio,
Northern Central. Southern. Mobile
and Ohio and Boston and Albany.
The Pennsylvania railroad. accord
ing 20 lis general traffic manager
K, c. Wright, had only business
understanding with the Iutcrnation-
al Merchan, marine, which could be
easily Cancelled il the board de-
sired.
The hearings we're adjourned
pending the filing by the individual
roads Of statements as 10 their in
tent.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
u. S. Sells $l2,&2,3W
OF Rail Certificates

Washington, Dec. 2.-Sales oI
$l2.S42.500 OF railroad equipment
trust certificates held by the govern
ment was announced today by Di-
rector General of Railroads Davis,
bringing the total OF these sccuri-
tise disposed OF by the government
to Sl529l0.o00.
For the first time since the govern
ment began the sales OF these cer-
,iheates western financial interests
have taken blocks OF these securities
according to a statement by Eugene
Meyer, jr,, managing director OF the
War Finance corporation through
which the sales were arranged.
The sales today included certih-
Gates Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern, Michigan Central, Chicago St.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha rail-
roads. totaling $s,3a5, 200 to a syndi-
cate OF Chicago banks.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Income Of Board Of
Home Missions Drops

Philadelphia. Dec. 2.-Eighteen
bishops from all sections OF the
United States and one from India
were in attendanxc "a &tsgday at the
opening session of the board OF home
missions and church extension Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
chiefly was devoted to 2 review OF
The years work. Approximately
$4,000, 900, it was stated, would be ap-
propriated for home missionary
work.
In discussing the work Of the board,
DR.. D, D. Forsythe, corresponding
secretary. said that the income OF the
hoard for the fiscal year was SSH
900 below that Of last year and that
under the rules Of the board, it would
be necessary 10 reduce appropriations
for 1922, $4,000 below those Of
1921.
The total amount distributed for
church extension work in 1921, he
said, was $2.76l, ,s6,.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Police Work on
Two Theories in
Death Of Child
Officers Say Woman May
Have Slain Tot in Fit Of
Insanity-Fear Given
Az Other Cause.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Two theories
were advanced last night by the po-
lice In an effort to solve the mystery
which shrouds the death OF Mar
garet Coughlin, 3, whose body, dis
mcmbcred and maugled with saw
and half cren,ated in a basement
stove, was found yesterday in the
home OF Ralph Penscs, neighbor
of the Coughlin family. The body
al Mrs. Penses was found in an up
Atirs room, her throat slashed with a
bread knife. ss
Absence OF any motive was ex-
planned by the theory that Mrs.
Penses had killed the girl in FIT
OF insanity and had committed sui
eide when detectives attempted to
enter her. hcme.
This theory was supported by an
announcement Of DR.. w. 5. Hick..
son that the Penses family--Mr. and
Mrs. Pcnses and their two daughters
had all been adjudged dementia
praecox cases October 81. 1918, fol-
lowing a family quarrel.
The other theory was that Mrs.
Pcnses had given the baby poison
she had mistaken for medicine and
then had become frightened and At
tempted to conceal the child. This
theory was supported by Pcnses
statements that his wife had told
him the girl had become i'll when at
the Penses' home Wednesday eve
ming.
Penses and his two daughters are
being held.
The Coughlin baby, daughter OF
Edward Coughlin, policeman, went
10 the Penses' home to play Wednes-
day. When she failed to return the
Coughlins became alarmed and upon
questioning, Mrs. Penses declared
the child had become i'll and gone
home.
Search for the girl ended yester-
day when Coughlin was attracted by
smoke issuing from the Penses
home. The doors were battered
dcwn and the girls body was found
dismembered in the basement, part
Of Il in a wash boiler under which
= fire had been lighted.
Upstairs, with her throat slashed,
the body of Mrs. Penses was found
shortly afterward. Penses and his
two daughters were arrested. The
daughters asserted their mother was
very fond OF the Coughlin baby.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03

pltsl. February 10. 1919. Hospital
authorities could not explain how
she escaped but believed she climbed
down Z FIRE escape.
Not q word has been heard from
her since that time. though nearly
three years have passed,
But hope still fingers In the heart
OF Mrs. Meyer
Can't Give "
II feel. somehow, that my sister
is living" she said. "For one thing,
she has not been found dead. II
would be an easy thing for her to
have wandered away TO some other
city, to town or even TO a farm
where she might have started life
all over again without telling any.
one her real name. Isn't that pos
sible and even likelya She might
have had a lapse of memory.
Il have never ceased my efforts
in these three years 10 obtain trace
OF my dear sister and ! can't give
up hope.
II am poor but expense Is no OBJ
)ect as long as ] have chance to
find her. will pay the $1,000 re-
ward with great cheerfulness
though Il may be all ! have in the
world"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Marshal Foch Spends
Busy Day in Portland

Portland, Ore, Dec. 2.-Marshal
Eoeh spent busy day in and around
Portland, beginning with 4 reception
u the Union station and parade
through downtown streets and clos
ING with Z mass meeting and public
reception at the armory. His special
Train departed At 4 late hour last
night for San Francisco.
After the ceremonies of the fore
noon the seneralissimo was taken tor
trip over the Columbia river high
way. Streets leading to the high
way were banked on both sides with
thousands of school children,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Ponzi Creditors to Get
10 Per Cent Christmas Gift

Boston, Dec. I. = Trustees Of
Charles Ponzi. having brought to-
gether the available assets of his de-
iunct quick-rich scheme, announced
today their intention to pay a divi-
dent Of 10 per cent to his many
creditors for the Christmas holidays.
J. A. Lowell, one of the trustees, in
dieated that the creditors, whose
claims ran into millions, might
reasonably hope to get back Is per
.esnt Of what they paid in by the
time final settlement has been made,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03

was brought from Vienna to Chicago
by J.. Ogden Armour to enable his
little daughter, Lolita, to gain use OF
her limbs.
And it is even more than that,
since DR.. Lorenz declares his meth
ods in bloodless, harmless surgery
have been revoiutionizcd since those
days.
The noted surgeon IL 68 years old
now. He looks as Santa Claus might
if he were able to add distinction to
bcnevolence-white beard, rosy.
clear skin. light blue, keen eyes.
Great Changes in Everything.
"Those 18 years have brought
great changes-yes, indeed" DR..
Lorenz began. But what . change
in New York City!
"This Is truly the City Of Light
Paris used to be called that, but in
that respect it cannot compare with
modern New York.
"Life here is all in tumult; it is
terrible and bewildering to me. Tho
rush, the hustle and the noise. II
is undoubtedly bad for the nerves
of New Workers, but they seem to
survive"
DR.. Lorenz will continue for some
time the clinic begun by him at the
Hospital for Joint Diseases.
"Scores OF crippled children come
to the great surgeon there. and il Is
estimated that nearly 700 letters 4
day have been received at the hotel
where he is staying.
Technique has been revolution
lied since my first visit here" the
specialist continued, "but harmless
ness is characteristic OF It all. Other
people may say, DO you want to
take a chance and have an opera
tion?' Well, there is no risk at
tendant here.
"But your poor New York chill.
dren--so many of them-thrown all
in heap by infantile paralysis. I
am using some new methods and ex-
periments to assist them.
Limbs can be Strengthened BY
manual traction and mechanical
means. Eventually transportation
can take placs, Healthy muscles can
be as easily removed from q healthy
limb and placed in a sickly one as
rosebuds can be grated and re-
planted. Hip joints that are de-
formed can be set straight--that has
always been my speciality.
But there 10 also suffering in NV
home-Vienna. The dearth OF sup
plies continues, The decreased
value OF the kronen prevents buying
even such supplies a. are offered in
the shops.
war proftcers, Of course, live in
shameless splendor. The brain
workers are badly off.
The former prosperous class. to
which ! was supposed to belong
with a laugh) has lost everything.
At this point DR.. S. Weyman.
whom DR.. Lorenx has appointed as
his assistant, told me that the great
surgeon was not worth even $1,000
today.
my fortune is reduced to l,0O0th
OF what It was formerly" he said.
1T cost me 2,50O,0O0,OO0 kronen to
come over to America.
Austria has about enough sup
plies to last a month. Il IS not a
fertile land, but mountainous-what |
fertile provinces we had we have
lost.
We must import three-fourths of |
all our needs, and these three
tourths must be bought in the world |
markets with our worthless kronen, |
COCO of which would barely buy ST. |
We owe much to your fine |
American relief administration, to |
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Reward Of $1,000
Renews Hunt for
Missing Teacher
Sister of Omaha Woman Lost
Nearly Three Years Re-
fuses to Give Up
Hope.

Mrs. Anna r. Meyer OF Council
Bluffs has not given up all hope OF
finding her sister. Miss Lucy w.
Evans, AZ, a teacher in the Central
school, Omaha, for rs years, who
disappeared nearly three years ago.
Yesterday she began sending our
circulars, bearing full description
and photograph OF Miss Evans, to
all police departments, hospitals and
sanitariums throughout the country,
bearing an offer Of $1,000 reward
for information leading to finding
her sister.
Fled From Hospital.
Miss Evans suffered nervous
breakdown about six months before
her disappearance from Ford hos
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Seventy-Two BuildinSs
In Mexican Town Burned

Nogaies, Ariz., Dec. 2-Seventy-
two houses in the Ronquillo district
Of Gananea, Sonora, Mexico, were
destroyed by FIRE Wednesday night,
according to word received here
yesterday.
Several days ago almost an entire
block OF houses was destroyed by
Are there The origins OF both fires
are unknowp
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Bloodless Surgery Revolu.
tionizes Science of Ply
sician Famous Since
Operation on Lolita
Armour.
BY MARoERY REX.

New York, Dee. 2.-Ratcs OF ex-
change may wipe out the wealth OF
one country and initiate the currency
OF another in comparison.
But human service is a coin which
never falls below the par ialuc OF
shining gold.
To the crippled children OF Amer.
lea Prof. Adolf Lorcnz, master OF
bloodless surgery and specialist in
joint diseases, is offering aid. II is
such aid as was brought to the Grip
pied daughter of millionaire pack
er l8 years ago, when DR.. Lorcnz
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03

prepared q iist OF peddlsrs and other
retailers who refused 20 sell Al the
agreed prices and held the dis
,ribu,ors responsible for that class Of
trade would not receive supplies until
the retailers msintained the list
prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03

NcAinnvile. Ore. Dec. .-J J. WAL
ksr. cashier OF the Lafayette Oregon
State bank, which failed several months
ago. was yesterday convicted by q Jury
Of arson He was charged with having
hired a japanese to burn a eannery,
which Walker owned. in order to collect
the Insurance. Several other eases eharg-
ing esnkins irregularities are pending
seainst Walker.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-03
Home BrelD Explosions
Rock Bisbee City Jail

Bisbee, Ariz.. Dec. "A series of
explosions in the city jail yesterday
caused police riot call. They
found scores of bottles of home brew,
seized in raids several days ago,
either blown to bits or on the verge
OF exploding. Dikes were built to
keep the main floor of the Jail from
being flooded.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
MURDER SUSPECT
FREED BY POLICE
Charles Callahan ExOnerated
From Killing Merchant Cop.

Charles Callahan. 623 North Senate
avenue, who has been held BY detectives
on the charge OF numbering Jacob Bush.
night Waterman whose body was found
at Senate and Walnut streets early Mon
day morning, has been released by Judge
Walter Pritchard IN city court. Coroner
Paul f. Robinson appeared In court with
detectives and moved for Callahau's dis
missal after he had heard the confession
OF Charles Rsudus. negro, who ad-
mitted fighting with Bush.
Clrcumstautlal evidence forged strong
chain around Callahan and, until de
tectlyes apprehended Rankins, Il ap-
peared he was the murderer. All doubts
about him are now dispelled, the coroner
and Detectives said.
Police are searching for tho revolver
belonging TO Bush. and the coat he wore
on the night OF the murder. Rankins has
told the police he wrapped the revolver
In his coat and hid them both IN n bas-
ket Of waste paper IN dump al the
rear OF 713 North Senate avenue. A
search by the police showed the basket
had been disturbed and the coat and re
volver removed. Rankins told detectives
the coat was m Army blouse. 1t had
one button on The revolver was n
81 20 caliber Smith & Wesson, nickel
plated and pearl handled.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
CHANCEY DEPEW
PAYS TRIBUTE

NEW YORK. Dec 22.-Chauncey VI.
Depew said Of Col Henry WattersOn to-
day:
'I have known Col Henry Watterson
for more than half a century. ! have the
greatest admiration for him. He WAS the
foremost pioneer in American journalism.
He was the broadest minded man.
don't know OF any one who contributed
moro to the cordial relationship between
the South and the North Of our country.
AS a journalist Henry Watterson al
ways succeeded whether or not he agreed
with the other great leaders Of his time
which is much to say in his favor"
Colonel Watterson's death marks the
last of the great editors Of the Civil War
and reconstruction era" said James w.
Brown, published Of Editor and Pub
Usher today.
For over fifty years Henry Watterson
was a dominant figure In American
journalism and our national life. lie
took a prominent part In the formula
ton of both domestic and foreign policy
Of this country. No other American
editor has written so vigorously and
eectively as he. 1t was his fate to be
a vital force in five national admins
tratons and when he died a mighty oak
fell"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
Births

.- Denford and Title Phillips, At West
Twenty Sixth, girl.
Roy and Genna Herrin, 6114 Ashland.
boy.
Charles and Celia Kriel. 1888 West
Vermont, girl
John and Erenstine Irwin. 1856 Ken
wood. boy.
Rankin and Margaret Tomlinson. 1874
Lockwood, girl.
Albert and Lucy O'Connell, 1905 East
Washington, boy.
Anton Anton and Sophia Heen, 928
North Haugh, boy.
orvIlle and Alice Fleming, 284 North
Ray and Mari westfan, $40 Eugene.
girl.
Christian and Blanche Miller, SIS Cen
tennial, girl.
Roy and yirlin Ramsey. 24S5 Yandes,
boy.
Charles and Mabel Wyatt, Provident
Sanatarium, girl.
Fred and Dorothy LIE Feber, AIS Lin
Fred and Susie Wright, 81 East
Fortleth, girl.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22

lions, came as profound shock to the
National Capital today.
On every side, as the news OF the
death OF "Marse Henry" became known,
were heard expressions of sorrow and
regret at the passing OF this famous
figure from the political life Of America,
coupled with expressions OF admiration
FOR the fearless manner IN which he had
always welded his editorial pen.
Word OF Colonel Watterson's death was
at once communicated TO the White
House and also TO the home OF ex-Presi-
dent Wilson In 5. street.
Colonel Watterson had many friends
in all walks OF life IN the national capt
tai, where he spent many years Of his
active life He was known to thousands
in and ont Of public lee.
In the Senate and House of Represent
atives, whose activities he had always
followed with keen zest, there were many
expressions OF sorrow at his passing.
Although always a Democrat. "Marse"
Henry had as many friends IN the Re
publican party as he had within his own.
From Republicans and Democrats alike
came tributes.
Senator Harry S New Of Indiana said ;
81 nm extremely sorry. I knew Colonel
Watterson intimately n great many years
and In common with every one
else. was extremely fond of him. lie
was a great and fearless Journalist, one
CT the most conspicuous adherents to
principles that the field Of journalism
ever contained While he had not been
active for some years and had not been
IN the public eye SO much az formerly,
the announcement OF his death viii be
received with great sorrow and the many
who read his matchless editorial produc-
lions will feel a keen personal loss
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22

Continued From Page one)
enlisted as private and served success
lively rs aide de camp 70 General $. For
rest and Polk
In 1862 SO he edited the Chattanooga
Rebel. printed I'm n shop on wheels and
moving in evasion Of Northern armies.
The war over Watterson went to Louis
Vile In 1883 he merged the Journal and
W. y. Haldermans Democrat into the
Courier Journal.
He soon became known as the coun-
try's foremost proponent Of a soldlfed
North and South.
Watterson probably struck the highest
note in the scale II personal Journalism
Even today one thinks Of Wattersou upon
hearing the name Of the Cour!er-JouruaL
"Narse Henry" as he was called, trav-
eled no broad middle road. His trenchant
pen stuck unmercfully into persons and
projects he opposed.
Those persons and things he favored
benefited by rs graceful expression as
ever found It's way to print. Watterson
has been praised as one Of the greatest
essa visits Of the age.
He had many close friends and many
warm enemies But let a friend whose
cause he championed deyiate one step
from Watterson's conception OF right,
they came to 4 parting OF the ways.
Watterson and Cleveland were friends,
played poker together. But they dis
agreed and Watterson's pen turned in
full force against him.
'NIarse Henry" originated the phrase
tariff for revenue only" It is gener-
ally believed Watterson and Cleveland
disagreed on the tariff issue.
The editor called the President the
III. "a
hull IN a china shop"
But Watterson disagreed with KoOge-
welt. yet revered him. In the heat of
political battle he called him half a
Southern and all q Rebel
He styled himself a Lincoln Dem
ocrat and a Jefferson Republican"
In later years Watterson travelled
great deal, spending some time in Europe,
studying people"
He hobnobbed with diplomats and
royalty.
He sold his paper to Judge Robert
Bingham In 1918 and became the coua-
trys first editor emeritus" writing
editorials as fancy or event impressed
him.
During the war he penned the phrase
that was used broadcast IN the call to
arms-''TO Hell with the HohenzoIlerns
and the Hapsburgs"
He finally dropped all connection with
the paper and published his memoirs
and autobiography under the title,
Looking Backward"
The memoirs appeared concurrently In
the Saturday Evening Post and the
Courier Journal.
The last months of the journalists life
were spent on his farm near Jefferson
town, Ky. He went to Florida for the
winter because OF falling health.
Henry WatersOn spent a halr-century
Of his life In Kentucky but the Nation
claimed him as its own.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
WOMAN OBJECTS
TO DAY IN JAIL
Another Protests Innocence of
ShOplifting Charge.

Two women appeared in city court to
day to answer the charge Of petit larceny,
It being alleged they were shOplifterS.
Mrs. Kate Norris, 60. OF Camden, Ohio,
admitted that she stole an ash tray valued
at 10 cents. She did not seem to worry
over paying the fine Of 81 and costs, but
was much perturbed over the one day in
Jail
Ella White. 40, 1901 Winthrop Avenue,
was arrested charged with stealing a
necktie worth % cents. She admitted
picking up the tie, but said she never
thought Of stealing it and was expecting
TO pay for il. Polcewomen Duclus aud
Rupert said the woman folded the tie,
placed it at one side of the counter, then
went away. She came back in q few
minutes. picked it up, put it in a handbag
and darted into a crowd, they said but
they caught her and arrested her.
AS God IS my judge" exclaimed Mrs.
White. tears pouring down her cheeks,
Il never stole that tie, / just picked it
up and would have paid for it. For forty
years my character has been as white as
snow"
Judge Walter Pritchard took Mrs.
Whites case under advisement until
Dee 81.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
LAUDS MARION
BUILDING BODY
Official Declares Union Build
crs Are Most Proficient
in Industry.

William J. Spencer, secretary of the
National Board for Jurisdictional Awards
in the Building Industry and also Sec
rotary Of the building trades department
Of the American Federation of Labor, in
communication to the Marion County
Building Trades Council, felicitates the
organization for being the first body
in the country to take the people into
it's confidence advertise the skill of its
$500 members in the building and con-
struction industry. Mr. Spencer says it
augurs we'll for the industry and prophe-
sizes beneficent results for both the build
ing public and skilled workers. He writes
in part:
MY advice is that you make your
position so clear to the pubic that We
prevent designing or INSCRIPTIONS con
tractors from taking advantage Of the
building public by a guarantee that the
most highly proficient labor is identified
with yours and our international unions
In the building industry"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
Marriage Licenses

Edward Hopkins, Westfcld, Ind. "A
Elsie Williams. III Highland av...... 90
lester Taher. 70 L. Thirty Seventh. 40
Maud Du Bots, 40 e. Thirty seventh ~
Henry Bibler, $40 n. Summit st -. q
Gertrude Mcfarland, 2047 Highland III. q
RAYMOND Pearcy. Danville, Ind...... "a
Chloea Miles, Dauville, Ind........... q
Allen Mitchell. 2Gos W Michigan..... %
Sue Caeden, 915 Belle View Pl........ -
James Manning. 124S Oliver av..... 40
Rose Palmeter. 500 Birch av......... AZ
william BeneleId. 1853 8 Meridian. Al
Amelia Parker. 02B Cottage av....... 4J
Joseph Coffry, SIP W New York. o.. %
Nora Lampkins, 1921 Madison av... ID
George Kercher. 70 s. Gladstone. .... 90
Nora French, Rising Sun, Ind. q
Charles Reed, 425 Blake st........... %
Anna Neal, 5lS S. Drover st..... 80
Harold Read, Livingston. Mont....... 81
Irene Ritter, 1902 Carrollton av..., 60
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
POLiceWOnaen MGy
Be Asked to Put
on Brass Buttons

The momentous question of whether
or not policewOmen shall wear brass
buttons on their new uniforms after
Jan. 2 was to be decided by Mayor
elect Samuel Lewis Shank and several
Of the women whom he intends to
keep on the police force after the
present women's division is abolished,
at meeting today.
Mr.. Shank conferred with Judge
Frank J. Lair of juvenile court upon
a request Of the judge that four white
and one negro policewomen be as
signed to the court as Investigators.
Mr.. Shank said he would grant the
request, since he was convinced the
help is greatly needed.
I'm glad the judge made the re-
quest" said Mr.. Shank. That's one
place l think women police can do
good work"