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The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
BROTHERS FACE SERIOUS CHARGE
1e-Year Old Girl Says Liquor Was
Brought in Saginaw Hotel.

Saginaw.-Al Peets of Vassar and
his brother, Earl Poets, of Bay City,
have been bound over to circuit court
for trial on the charge of furnishing
whisky to Wanda Hawley of Vassar,
19-year-old girl. The girl made affi-
davit 10 Justice Clements that the
Peets brothers brought her to Sag
inaw from Vassar, Earl paying her
carfare and taking her to a local
hotel where liquor was produced. Of
ficers Fred Klein and William Maeder
of the liquor squad arrested them. The
Peets brothers, both OF whom are old
enough to be the Hawley girls fa-
ther, were unable to furnish bonds
of $1,000. The girl is being held as a
witness.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
Damaged Plane Kills TWO.

Pensacola, Fla.--9li ping m it's left
wing after doing stunts until it had
run into a kite flown by small boy
and the string had become hooked to
it's tail, a seaplane, piloted by Ensign
John w. Alcorn, a former circus per-
former, swept over a bathing
beach frequented by Negroes and,
with its left wing just clearing the
sands, killed two women and injured
0 children an another woman so
seve ely that they died a few hours
later. Alcorn was arrested.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
CHICAGO HAS A TAXlCkB WAR
YelIows and Checkers Clash With
Arms in Lincoln Park.

Chicago.-Intermitten warfare be-
tween the Yellow and Checker taxi
cab drivers broke forth in a lively bat
tie when approximately 40 cabs raced
through Lincoln Park, the drivers fir
ing at each other and attempting to
wreck each others machines. No at
tention was paid to the lives and
safety of other people in the park.
1t is said much of the trouble may
be traced to unsuccessful efforts to
unionize the yellow cab drivers and
force higher rates.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

the proper defense Of the country at
an times. il Is believed. will meet
with the hearty approval of men who
have given this subject much disin-
terestcd thought in recent years.
Mr.. Harding must get consent Of
congress to merge the departments
mentioned and, prior TO asking its
permission, John W. Weeks, new sec
retary of war. and Edwin penby, new
secretary of the navy, mus. work out
the plan Of action.
The amalgamatlon might easily re-
duce expenditures at least n third.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

Meanwhile the French, anticipating
the outcome of the conference, were
getting ready to enforce payment by
Germany. Their plans for military
action were prepared and submitted
by Marshal FOch, and after prolonged
discussion Lloyd George was per-
suaded to agree to Great Britain's par
ticlpation in the use of armed force.
A French officer in London said French
lOng-range guns had already been
moved forward 10 position from
which they commanded Essen where
the Krupp works are located. Field
artillery, cavalry and tank and arr
mored car formations were held in
readiness for the advance, and the air
squHdrons were awaiting The word TO
take Off" At CobIcnz it was stated
that the American troops, in the event
Of an allied advance, would merely
continue to occupy the actual lines
now held by them.
Belgium Is ready TO act with France
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
TO COMBINE THREE SERVICES
Department Of National Defense, 1t
is Believed, viii Meet With
General Approval

Mashington.--President Harding's
determination to amalgamate war,
navy and air services Of the govern
ment into a single department Of ma
fional defense, with one chief and sub
secretaries for each division, one pur-
chasing agency for all and with Joint
boards Of each service responsible for
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

A small side door in the temple of
Janus has been thrown open in honor
of Panama and Costa Rica, which
small republics seem determined to
90 to war over COto, piece of ter
ritory which contains valuable oil de-
posits and which is claimed by both.
Indeed, hostilitics already have bro
ken out, battle" has been fought
and several soldiers have been killed
a small detachment of Costa Ricans
that had occupied the disputed terri
tory was attacked by Panaman force
and defeated. The excitement in both
countries is intense. and in the city
Of Panama a war-mad mob even at
tackled the presidential mansion be-
cause President Porras had declared
himself in favor of diplomatic set
tlement Of the quarrel. At latest re-
ports Costa Rican forces were be-
ing rushed to the CotO district. 1t
was believed some of them would be
landed on the eastern shore OF
Burica point to cut off the Panamans
from their supplies. AS this shore
was given TO Panama under the arbi-
tratlon ruling Of Chief Justice White
i'm 1914 It was feared the United
States might be involved. under the
assumption that 1t is obligated to pro
tect the territorial integrity of Pan
ANA.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

In the death Of Champ Clark of
Missouri, former speaker, the country
lost distinguished citizen and the
Democratic party one of its strongest
members. lie never entirely recoy
cred from his defeat for the presiden
tial nomination In the Baltimore con
vention and Of late years had beer
comparatively inactive, but his III,
record is one Of earnest and at time,
eminent labor for his country.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

and Britain in the Essen-Dusseldorf
district. She had $4,000 troops on the
Rhine and has sent two more divi-
sions there. The French have 100000
men in the occupation zone and 200,-
600 in reserve close by.
Among the interesting. side-lights
on the poor mouth" presented by the
Germans is the information afforded
by reliable American officer who has
recently made thousand-mile motor
car trip through the chief agricultural
and industrial districts of Germany.
He says that Germany can pay the
sums demanded; that he saw every
where amazing evidence of productive
labor and growing wealth,
All American eyes were turned
toward Washington on Friday when
Warren G. Harding was inaugurated
President, and all American ears were
open to hear what he had to say of
the policies that shall control his adj
ministration. The ceremonies were
simple and dignifed, in conformity
with the wishes of Mr.. Harding. The
new President, in his address, left no
one in doubt as to his attitude toward
the League of Nations as now cOnsti-
tuted. Much of what he said was de-
voted to the general subject of inter-
national relations. He asserted that
America had proved the wisdom OF
its inherited policy of non-involvement
In old world affairs; that it can be a
party 10 no permanent military alli-
ance; that it can enter into no polit-
ical commitments nor assume any
economic obligations (which will sub
ject our decisions to any other than
our own authority" At the same time,
he said, America Is ready to associate
itself with all other nations for con
ference and counsel; to seek ways to
bring about approximate disarma-
ment; to promote mediation, concllla
tion and arbitration, and to establish
world court for the disposition of
justiciable questions submitted by
agreement.
To his fellow citizens President
Harding made an eloquent plea for
"the resumption OF our onward, nor
NAL way" for sane reconstruction
after the devastation of war, for re-
adjustment with care and courage
without any wild experiments. Said
he: 1--WE must face condition of
grim reality, charge off our losses and
start afresh." For his part, he prom
ised administrative efficiency and
economy, lightened tax burdens ade-
quate credit facilities, sympathetic
concern for all agricultural problems,
omission Of unnecessary interference
of government in business, and an
end to governments experiment in
business.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

Among the interesting things which
Mr.. Harding hopes To bring about, ac-
cording TO unofficial announcement, is
the creation of ministry Of de-
fenSe" under a cabinet officer, 20 con
troll the national defenses on land, on
sea and i'm the air. This, Of course,
would mean the consolidation of the
War and Navy departments. 1t is
said the plan meets the approval of
both Secretary Of War Weeks and
Secretary of the Navy DENLY, and
that both of them have agreed TO give
way if the plan is adopted
In the last hours OF its life the
congress reached agreement on the
army appropriation bill and il went
through with provisions fixing the
strength OF the armg for the next
year at 10000 The house had put
the figure at 10000 and the senate
wanted 10000, so the result is a
compromise I'm which the upper
house yielded most The bittcrest
struggle was over the naval appro-
priation bill in the senate the CON
troversy being over the $10G 100000
added TO IT by the naval committee.
This fight prevented the passage Of a
number Of measures. among them the
soldiers bonus bill. against which
Senator Thomas Of Colorado threat
encd 10 fllbuster.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

Of widespread revolt in Russia against
the soviet rule have been coming TO
the outer world, usually by way Of
Finland. Hundreds Of thousands of
workmen hungry, cold and without
employment, were said To have opened
war on the Bolshevik armies and rul-
ers, and. especially in Petrograd there
were heavy casualties. These reports
lacked confirmation. and were de-
clared false by the soviet authorities
Recent dispatches from Hesingfors
said the soviet government had not
lost control and that Lenin was prom.
ising the workmen all the relief in
his power.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

John Shelton Williams retired
Wednesday as comptroller of the cur
rency' and in accepting his resigna-
tion President Wilson took occasion
to comment on the gross injustice"
done Mr.. Williams by the senate bank
ing committee, which had prevented
his confirmation. One of Mr.. VIII
liams' last official acts was to charge
the United States Steel corporation
with eXactlng excessive and unjusti-
fled prices for it's iron and steel prod
ucts. The accusation was vigorously
denied by +. III. Gary, chairman of
the corporation.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

The house committee which investi-
gated the doings of the shipping
board made a report recommending
the transfer of the functions of the
board TO an executive department be-
cause what Is needed is more central
ization of administrative authority
than can be had with n large board.
The committee found there had been
waste, inefficiency and lack of CO.
ordination in the work of the board,
but found no evidence ito prove that
dishonest or fraudulent motives ac-
tuated any member of the shipping
board of trustees of the Emergency
Fleet corporation" Specifically,
Charles M. Schwab and Il. w. Boil
ing. brother-in-law of Mr.. Wilson,
were eXonerated from charges of in
terested action. In general, the board
was praised for "the most remark
able achievement in shipbuilding the
world has ever seen"
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
I6sM

said act would constitute a serious i'm.
propriety on the part of the Judge"
Jude Landis' reply TO this was to
refer to his statement of last Decepi-
ber, when he said: "They will never
impeach me. If both houses of con-
gress by majority vote pass n reso-
luton expressing disappointment at
my attempt TO benefit 100000 per-
sons who have whole-hearted inter-
est In baseball. l will send my resig-
nation as federal judge to Wash
ington by telegram"
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
PRESIDENT DELIVERS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
AFTER TAKING OATH
Speech Chiefly Devoted to Ne
ceSSity for Worlds Re-
construction.
UNITED STATES MUST
ASSUME LEAD IN TASK

Chief Executive Says He Considers
Electoral Vote Mandate From the
People UNFOLDING Policy of Aloof-
ness From Foreign EntaneIements-
AS to Tariff Readjustments.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10
Allies, Rejecting the Counter-Pro-
posal of the Germans,
Issue an Ultimatum
WILL OCCUPY RHINE CITIES
Armed Force Will Be Applied lmme-
diately-French Troops Ready to
Move-President Harding's lnau-
gura Address Indicates His
Attitude Toward League
of Nations.
BY EDWARD w. PicKARD.

"KoloSsal," which used to be the fa-
vorite adjective of the Germans, may
well be applied to their nerve as dis
played in the counter proposals on
reparations, submitted to the supreme
council in London by Foreign Minister
SimOns and his colleagues. The world
had expected from them something
inadequate in the way of an offer, but
the insolence of the proposal was
amazing, even to unofficial Germany.
Lloyd George and BRAND heard it with
ill-concealed ,derision, and the formal
statement of the allies was that "it
does not merit either examination or
discussion"
This was followed by an ultimatum
in which the German delegates were
informed that if Germany did not ac-
cept the fundamental conditions laid
down by the supreme council in Paris
the allies would take immediate steps.
First of these steps will be the occupa-
ton by allied troops of the cities OF
Duisburg Dusseldorf and Ruhrort;
second, each allied country will place
on German merchandise such a tax as
1t may deem proper; third n customs
boundary will be established along the
Rhine under allied control. Germany,
said Premier Lloyd George in his reply
to the German proposal, would be per-
mitted to suggest no notifications Of
the Paris decisions except as to con-
ditions of payment.
Doctor SimOns answered that the
German position had been misunder-
Stood and that he would reply on
Monday to the ultimatum.
Briefly stated, SImons proposed that
Germany pay the allies MS war repa-
rations about 30,O00,000,OOO gold marks
approximately S7,50O00O, ,OO0--which
is about one-seventh of the sum de-
manded by the allies. Also, the offer
was conditioned on two provisions,
that Germany be accorded free com
mercial privileges throughout the
world, and that Upper Silesia, where
piebiscite soon is to be held, shall
reI.;tin German.
Especially impudent was the sugges-
tiO. to capitalize Germanys repara-
tion payments through an interna-
tiO.Gl loan to be divided among allied
countries and held free from taxation
in all countries This meant that the
Germans want the allies to furnish
them the money To pay their debts by
allowing the Germans to offer so at
tractive an investment that it would
outshine other securities and be made
still more attractive through the sur
render of tax revenues by the allied
governments.
The Clio messenger., 1921-03-10

Contrary to predictions tie house
judiciary committee took the charges
against Judge Lands in all serious
ness, and presented n report recon-
mending that they be fully invest-
gated by the next congress. The re-
port said that If It were true that
Judge Lands had accepted the posi-
tion of baseball arblter while holding
his judicial position-and Of course
that Is true--his action was 'at least
Inconsistent with the full and ade-
quate performance cf the duty Of
United States District judge, and that
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04
Jesse L. Lasky, Captain In Film
World, Had Musical Ambitions

Jesse l.. Lasky. who 10 In charge
Of the production Of Paramount
pictures. always has been breaker
OF trails"
He has been a pioneer from the
time he tucked his cornet under his
arm and set sail for Honolulu. then
4 land OF promise. until he became
first vice president OF the largest
motion picture corporation in the
world. Those who know him best say
that he still is a pioneer; always look
ing for a new trail and ever ready TO
prospect in new field.
Perhaps il Is this quality In him
that has made Jesse Lasky such .
success in the amusement field for Il
Is a well-known maxim that the man
who gets the novelties and finds new
ways to entertain usually reaches
the helm, sooner or later. provided.
OF course, that he has the judgment
and the knowledge OF his public.
This is the first vice president OF
the Famous Players-Lasky corpora.
ton has to a remarkable degree.
Mr.. Lasky was born in San Fran
cisco, the son Of Isaac Lasky, a mer-
chant, September Is. 1880. He at
tended public school in San Jose and
later was graduated from the Santa
Clara High school there. He was
preparing to attend Stanford uni
versity when his fathers death made
il necessary for him to give up the
plan and provide for his mother and
sister.
Musical Ideas.
This turn of affairs brought Mr..
Lasky into his first touch with the
theater. He was a cornet player
and proficient pianist so he nat
urally turned to his music as means
of livelihood. He secured position
in a theater orchestra in San Fran
cisco and for two years played first
in one playhouse and then another.
At that time the Hawaiian Islands
were attracting attention as a land
OF opportunity and Lasky packed up
his musical instruments and went to
Honolulu. The trip proved fiasco
and the young musician landed back
in San Francisco broke.
He then tried his hand at report
ing on the San Francisco Evening
Post. This work proved only fairly
remunerative and when the gold
rush to Alaska came Jesse Lasky
was among the first to take the trail.
He'was among the first 100 men who
reached Nome at the time when Jack
London, Rex Beach and others be-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04

came Identified with the stampede
for gold.
In Vaudeville.
Following his Alaskan experience
Mr.. Lasky made his vaudeville de.
but He formed a team with his
sister and after making a success al
several large benefits with their vo.
cal and instrumental harmony q
vaudeville agent Offered them $50 a
week and they accepted. The team
was booked cas-, and Il was while
in New York that the possibilities in
vaudeville opened up 20 Mr., Lasky.
He remained in the field OF vau-
deyille until one day q man came TO
him, offering $4,000 for the use OF
his name in connection with a mo-
tion picture venture. Motion pic
lures were much OF a novelty then
and Mr.. Lasky had not given them
serious thought but when he was Of
ftred money for the use OF his name
he began to think. IL his name was
worth that much TO someone. else il
ought 10 be worth that much to
himself.
Mr.. Lasky sent for Cecil De Mile
and suggested that they 60 into the
motion picture business. The idea
was a good one and they formed the
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04

Jesse l. Lssky Feature Play con-
pAny. They signed Dustin Farnum
as . star and obtained "rhe Squaw
Man." as their initial production,
we looked over a map OF the
country" said Mr.. Lasky. "and the
name Flagstaff In Arizona appealed
10 us romanlieaily. So Cecil and
Dustin started for flagstaff. but
when they got there Il looked 50 bad
that they kept on going and landed
in Hollywood. where already some
pictures had been made on a small
scale"
De Mile rented a barn and started
production. Mr.. Lasky remained in
New York and sold state rights 10 the
coming film. They collected $4,000,
enough TO finance the organization.
The old barn that was used for
their first picture has since been re-.
placed by a modern studio known as
the Lasky studio. which covers about
two square blocks.
Paramount Organised.
One day while in the east. Mr..
Lasky was invited TO a conference
with Adolph Zukor. who compli-
mented him highly and declared that
he and Mr.. DeMille were making
fine pictures. He invited them TO
consult him whenever they needed
his advice. This offer was sincere
and for a longe time the younger
man was in the habit of consulting
Mr.. Zukor whenever there was a
problem confronting him. This
friendship later resulted In the COM
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04
"The Whistle" "
CnsA nf ClsarnNfeFp

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Ma Gi:api. ii. wii.... .Myrsi. sssdmsn
S:1ns. Sse1s: n,:n: iiTa'i jim Hsssos ssaos
A drawbridge tender asleep at his
post; an open bridge and a motor
crashing into the inky waters below;
child's scream and 4 mans brave
plunge to the rescued
This IS one Of the smashing scenes
in "The Whistle" starring William
S. Hart at the Rialto theater this
week.
In this offering, Mr.. Hart has a
aew role--that of a factory worker, a
man accustomed to lump to the
sound Of the whistle"
His attempt to meet out justice
to 4 man whose selfishness has re-
suited in the death q the workers
beloved child, develops 4 series Of
situations that oon,e - Z completely
satisfyiag traia of events which
round out to Q eeaelusion that Is d.
tiacAy eenpefiins.
In every way this Is powerful
drama and one that should satisfy the
most exacting. Three famous juve-
pile players appear in the cast.
Frank Brownlee has the heavy
cole.
Ause-"The Ace Of Hearts" sAp-
pearances," The Idol Of the
North" and Straight Is the Way"
Appearances" an intimate story
- .,oung married life that tried to
wear . false mask of prosperity, is
6ooked at the Muse theater for first
run IN Omaha tomorrow and Tues
day. David Powell and Mary
Glynne have the leading roles. The
picture tells q delightful story Of
English life.
Today's program At the Muse is
9ha Al q Hsssts.. laid e be .
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04
Marion Enjoys "Sh0p."

Like the story OF the old cabby
who spent his day off riding around
with another cabby, Marion Davies,
star of Cosmopolitan Productions,
spends her idle moments looking at
pictures in the projection room or
visiting her friends at other stu
dos and watching them work. One
OF her closest friends is Norma Tai
madgc, who has the same idea of a
holiday as Miss Davies.
When Miss Talmadge dropped in
the other day to see Miss Davies
beginning a new picture, someone
asked the two girls as they were
chatting about pictures, rs this your
idea Of good timer"
Miss Davies looked up with that
pert, endearins smile Of hers and re-
sponded, 81 try to cajole myself into
thinking how l would like quiet life
in the country far from pictures and
then when I contemplate life with
out somebody shouting at me
through a megaphone and without
makeup willing on my neck I know
! would be lonesome and it would be
a stale, tedious existence"
Which again proves that he who Is
happy in his work belongs there.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04

bina,lon OF the Zukor and Laaky
film forces and the Famous Players
corporation and the Lasky Feature
Play company were merged into the
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.
which produces and distributes Par
amount pictures.
As the business developed 20 re-
narkabie proportions Mr.. Lasky pa
turally found II necessary to special
Ire 10 some extent and thus he de-
voted his energies and genius TO the
production end and 10 negotiating
with famous stars and writers.
His recent European trip in which
he brought home the film business
TO England as never before is q case
in point. The interest and actual CO.
operation OF such writer's as Sir
Gilbert Parker. Henry Arthur Jones,
Robert Hiehens, T.. Phillips Open
helm, Edward Knobloek, Joseph
Conrad. Sir James NJ. Barrie. and
Elinor Glyn was enlisted by Mt.
Lasky.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04
Downtown Programs

Sun-Lou Clancy in "The Ace Of
Hearts"
Moon-"Parentage."
Ralto-William S. Hart in "The
Whistle"
Strand-Gloria Swanson in "The
Great Moment"
Empress-Today until Thursday,
"The Shark Master" latter half Of
week, "Rowdie."
Muse-Today, "The Ace Of
Hearts," tomorrow and Tuesday,
Appearances" Wednesday and
Thursday, "The Idol Of the North"
Friday and Saturday, Straight Is
the Way"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04

Charlie Chaplin has brown hair
and blue eyes. E;sa
Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-04
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wonderful character play featuring
Lon Clancy, Leatric Joy and John
Bowers.
Dorothy Dalton takes the screen at
the Muse .theater next Wednesday
and Thursday in "The Idol of the
North" story of the gold rush in
Alaska.
Matt Moore has the leading role
in Straight Is the Way" q human
interest story at the Muse theater
next Friday and Saturday.
The picture is satire on the
ouija board craze.
Empress-"Ths Shark Master and
"Rowdie."
Frank Mayo takes the screen at
the Empress theater the first four
days of this week in "The Shark
Master" story Of the tropic archi-
pelagoes.
The picture tells tale of couple
cast away on lonely island always
waiting for some sign of ship to
take them back home. Mayo has the
role of Dean Mcleod, one OF te cast
aways, while May Collins plays op-
posite him.
The fancee of Mcleod finds him
on the isle and is prepared to take
him back home when a little child
toddles rom a hut-the offspreng Of
the two castawas. How Mcleod
chooses between his two lovers
makes a striking climax in the pic
ture.
Gladys Walton will be seen the lat
ter half Of this week at the Empress
theater in "Rowdie," a story Of .
"tomboy" who learned new things In
life.