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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Dreams of Movie
Stars Shattered
Postoffice Inspectors Burst
Picture Bubble of Kansas
) City Corporation.

Kansas City, Jan. 1.-Dreams Of
becoming cinema stars were shat
tered i'll the minds of scores Of girls
throughout the middlewest as a re-
suit of sthe bursting of an alleged
promotion bubble here, known as the
international Pictures corporation.
The scheme, according to federal
officers, was simple; an advertise
ment placed. in an eastern theatrical
magazine asked for chorus girls and
leads. The answers cdme quickly
and then. on beautifully engraved
stationery, the applicants were told
a tale of a trip to California, char
tered yacht that was to sail the south
seas, drop anchor at Egypt and
cruise European waters. The only
requisite was a deposit of $50, to
keep away curiosity seekers"
The money came with answers
such as the following:
i am 5 feet 4 and very pretty. En-
closed is $50"
Then along came the agents of
the Postoffice department and spoiIed
the plan, Hubert Settles and his
Wife are under arrest and postol1jce
inspectors say they have scores OF
letters from girls ambitious to be
screen heroines and also the en-
graved replies.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Nebraska Two-Cent
Passenger Fare Law
Is Upheld In Report

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 1.-(Special)
The 2-cent passenger fare law
passed in 1917 is upheld in the report
of Special Master John F. Stout OF
Omaha, who recommends to the
federal court that the petition of the
Rock Island against the state rail-
way commission be dismissed.
The Rock Island initiated the s.
cent fare after obtaining a tempor-
AIRY injunction against enforcement
of the 2-cent fare. Stout's findings
were filed in federal court today and
are in direct contradiction to those
of Special Master Frank S. Gaines,
who several months ago held in IA
yer of the Missouri Pacific in its
fight against the 2-centA fare.
The two reports areS now up to
Federal Judge Munger for final de-
termination.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
BelUare! Friend Wife!
Blue-Eyed Hub5ies
Are Easy to :" Vanp"

London, Jan. l.--Women with
blue-eyed husbands. and girls en-
gagged to be married to blue-eyed
men, will be relieved to know that
the warning of Thomas Lupsden of
Leeds need not be too closely fol-
bands are blue-eyed.. r...
Mr.. Lumsden has come to the de.
pressing conclusion after II years az
general relieving officer for Leeds
that 90 per cent df runaway hus~
are blue
But then the majority Of msn,. as
well as women, have blue eyes.
DR.. II. G.. Critchley, a famous ocu-
list who has examined the eyes of
oyer $4,000 children, said that there
is popular opinion that certain col
ored eyes depote certain psychologist
cal tendencies of characteristics. But
the idea is a complete fallacy. Sew
enty per cent of people in this
country have eyes OF some shade OF
blue and the color of the eyes gives
no clue to personal character"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
WHERE TO FIND
the Big Feature of
5 The Sunday Bee

The Year 1920 in the Sporting
World-Part 3. Page 2.
The Romance of the Wires
Part 4, Page /.
The Mike" Clerk Lives Among
a Stack of Stray Letters-Part a,
Page 2.
Married Life of Helen and War
ren-Part 2, Page 7.
Women's News and Gossip
Part 2.
Letters of "a Home made Father
to His Son--Part 4, Page s.
An Opera Singer Runs an Ele-
vator in Omaha-Part 8, Page S.
Heart Secrets OF a Fortune
Teller-Part 3, Page S. Z
Montague in Prose--Part 4,
Page 8.
Gibson Cartoon-Part 4, Page 8.
Movie Contest-Part Z, Page 6.
Amusements-Part 4, Pages S.
6-7.
Boys and Girls-Part 4, Page 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
City Block
IsSwept By
Night Fire
RECONSTRUCTED Frame An
nex of High School of,'Com-
merce Is Totally Cop.>
sumed by Flames. :
Apartment Is Burned

X Fire, originating in the new two
story annex just built at an esti-
mated cost of~$75,000 for the High
| School of Commerce, swept before
it everything i'll the block from
! Nineteenth TO Twentieth streets,
Jones to Leavenworth streets, early
Saturday night. The fire was dis
covered shortly after E o'clock and
spread rapidly.
Practically all of the buildings in
the vicinity are frame structures and
offered little resistance to the march
of the flames. All available fire ap-
paratus was sent to the scene in an
effort to prevent the fire spreading.
Apartment Destroyed.
An apartment house at 1859
Jones street was completely de-
stroyed. Firemen gave up any at
tempt to safe the building and de-
voted their energies to saving other,
buildings in the vicinity. Windows
in the Milton and sBerkley apart
ments were broken out by the heat
and Hooded with water.
John Lindholm, who resided in
the apartment, was in the bathtub
when the flames first spread to his
home. He narrowly escaped, scanti-
ly clad. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gaph,
and son, Arthur, IA, also lived in
the building and lost all of their
possessions. Mrs. Myrtle Kelly,
public stenographer, lost all of her
personal belongings.
The High School of Commerce
building was nearing completion to
care for the rapidly increasing num-
Der of students. 1t was a temporary
structure to- be used until the new
$l,0o0,000 school is completed>
Danger Is Past.
After an hour the fire was still
raging, but firemen stated that all
dagger of spreading Was past.
The burning buildings made the
streets in the vicinity light as day
and crowd estimated at 5000, at
tracted by the blaze, watched the
efforts of the firemen. The fact that
all of the buildings were construct
ed ofMood made the fire ore Of the
most spectacular in months.
After a conference between SUI
perintendent Bevcridge and Prin-
! cipai Porter they announced that
no pupils were to report until fur
ther notice.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Street Railway
Head in Favor
OF Toll Bridge
Company Planning to Provide
Structure Adequate \ for
Many Years, Says
W. A. Smith.

The prime need in the way of
bridge facilities between Omaha and
Council Bluffs at the present time
is for a bridge carrying a double
street car track, with roadway
for other vehicles on either side, as
well as sidewalks for pedestrians, ac-
cording to letter from w. A.
Smith, president of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.,
to Mayor Smith.
The letter was in reply to COM
munication from the mayor, asking
whether the traction company would
consider a proposition of enlarging
the present Douglas street bridge
and opening it as a free Bridge.
"We do not believe it is economi-
cally sound to build such a struc-
ture at the expense of all the tax
Payers for The benefit only of those
who use it, residents and nonresi-
dents alike wrote Mr.. Smith. I'VE
believe that the cost should be
borne by those who use it. In 9th
er words. we believe that a toll
should be collected to pay for main
tcnance, depreciation, operation,
taxes and interest on the invest
ment."
Mr.. Smith added the following
"We have. the matter UP actively
at this time and expect to proceed
with our plap to provide structure
adequate for all purposes for many
years to come, as soon as we feel
assured that we are safe in making
the additional investment.
Since our plans do not coincide
with The plan you have in mind, we
3ie obliged to decline your kind in
vitation to confer with the engineers
retained by the city of Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
T arm Federation
President Urges
Changes inlaws
]. R. Howard Declares Regu-
lation Of Cooperative Asso-
Citations Should Be With De-
partment of Agriculture.
By FRANK RIDGWAY.

Chicago Iribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Jan. IL, r, Howard,
president of the American Farm Bu-
reau federation, on his return from
a trip to Washington, issued a
statement declaring that tie regu-
latory power over farmers coop
erative marketing association should
be in the hands of the United States
Department of Agriculture, rather
than Of the federal. trades comris-
sion.
He also declared that:
The farmers cooperative market
ing movement must net be Murdered
by the provisions of the Sherman
act. @
The federal reserve act should be
amended so as to provide preferen-
tial rates for loans fer productive
purposes over loans for speculative
purposes.
The warehouse act should be ex-
tended to serve the needs of both
individuals and cooperative, asso-
Citations and there should ne based
upon 1T a rural credit plan which
will enable the farmer individually
or collectively, to market his crops
in an orderly fashion.
The federal bank system should
be extended to provide the farmers
with personal credit, for such pur-
poses as buying improved seed. live
stock, machinery aud equipment on
the same general plan as real estate
loans are now provided.
President Howard and Grey Sill
yer, the bureaus Washington rep
resentative, appeared :. before the
joint committee of Agriculture and
banking and currency of the senate
and gave the. farmers views. The
entire marketing program for the
farmers was discussed, and it was
agreed that a more direct marketing
system must be had.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Omaha Speech Teacher
Honored at Cleveland


Cleveland, O., Jan, 1.-(Special
Telegram, Mrs. Sarah II. Barber,
Omaha speech teacher, read two ad-
dresses Friday night to Cleveland
o. speech teachers. One address
was on Omaha speech Correction;
the other on what speech correction
can add to Americanization.
Mrs. Barber said Omaha has
speech correction now to cover 100
cases. all Of which are improving.
Augmentation cap be greatly help
ed by speech correction by bringing
INTO it our most modern cdINation-
al speech ideals, she declarcN.
. In recognition of her services Mrs.
Earber was. elected a member of the
American Society of Speech Instruc-
tcrs, the most advanced educational
organization in America.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
BY DANIEL NJ. CHURCH.
International News Service Staff
CORRESPONDENTS.


Washington, Jan. l.-It looks
Ike a bad four years for the roy
atty" at the White House.
Regal hammered servants and hun-
kies who have lorded it to their
supreme delight for many. years at
the White House are likely TO find it
necessary to drop their royalty mien
when President-elect Harding takes
up his abode in the Pennsylvania
mansion.
Next to an outcaSt duke a White
House servant is quite the most re-
gal person in-the United States.
Hardings Are Democratic.
The Hardings are about as depo-
cratic people as there are in the
United States. \
Either the Hardings or the White
House royalty" must change their
ways, and the odds are in favor of
the Hardings remaining democratic.
The White House gates are going
to be open for the next four years
Mrs. Harding promises it.
The White House is going to be q
social center again and the Hardings
are going to entertain their friends.
The stately old mansion is going to
have new visitors in the next admin
istration. % ..-..
Daughsrty to Be Favored,
Harry NJ. Daugherty will probably
be one of the most frequent visitors
and he is not likely to tolerate the
royal Difference of the White House
servants which has been paid Col.
House and Bernard Baruch
Instead Daugherty, who is a CO.
1umbus, O., lawyer of bluff good-na-
trred manners, will stalk into the
White House with as little ceremony
as he has stalked into the Marion
home of the Hardings for the last
&c years. Daugherty will probably
be cabinet member, but this won't
change his manner or unassuming
good nature,
Ohio Man Is Visitor
If Harry Daugherty is a frequent
White House visitor it is a safe bet
that Jess w. Smith Of Washington
Courthouse, O., will also be a fire.
quent visitor at the presidential man
sion. Wherever Daugherty is there
is Smith, and Jess is already pretty
close to the president-elcct and con-
sidered a part of the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, social leaders of Washington.
are close friends of the Hardings and
they will be frequent guests at the
White House. Mrs. Mclean, who
IS a motion picture fan and who has
made reels and reels of pictures pf
The presideat-elees, will probably
fake over the management of many
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Tragedy Marks
Advent of 1921
In Windy City
Two Deaths Directly Due to
Wild New Year Celebrations
In Chicago-Few Hold
ups Are Reported.
Chicago Tribune-omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune-O Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chocago, Jan. Tragedy ushered
in the New Year, two deaths being
due directly to wild celebrations.
Several persons were injured in a
number of atfrays caused by uncon-
trolled festivities. There was an un-
usual amount of promiscuous shoot
ing, chiefly from automobiles loaded
with drunken revefers.
A child, whose name was not
learned by the police, was shot and
killed when a party of intoxicated
celebrants ripped through the street
near her home, firing off their pistols
as midnight ended.
Dennis Cobb, IS, was killed by his
sister, Mrs. Lee Jordan. Mrs. Jor-
dan was absent and her brother,
Major Barber and Sam Hill, picked
up two women and took them to the
Jordan residence for ID New Year
party. Mrs. Jordan returned short
ly after midnight and found the
front door locked. She was denied
admittance, so she fired through the
panel, killing eobb instantly
Two Injured in Fight.
Miss Hazel Lucasey, 2os With some
friends, was on her way to a COM
nunity dance when, they bumped
INTO gang fight She and Police
man Frank Hunt, whom the gang
sters were fighting, were both Sc
7iously hurt. .
There were some cases, of girls
being abducted, thrown into cars and
carried away by drunken revelers.
The police reported eight holdups,
which is below normal
~ Generally this years celebration
was OF a tame nature, There was
abundant booze and much drunken
ness, but there was an absence of the
old scene of debauchery, number1ess
fights in cafes, and in the street cars
and other characteristics of the days
when saloons ran wide open. The
police were very active and any
signs of trouble were quickly
stamped out.
Many Alcoholic Cases.
New York, Jan. 1.-An aftermath
of the New Years celebration was
found in a number of cases of acute
alcoholism at the Bellevue hospital.
Several of these cases were suffering
from fractured skulls, decorations or
other injuries received in accidents
OF fbrawls during the New Year cele-
bration. .t
One case resulted in death, accord
ing to mofgue records, that of John
Wilson, 81, an alleged victim OF
lightning hootch.' John Dalyy34,
was standing without hat or coat in
downtown park today, waving his
arms and pointing his hands in an
unusual manner. When quizzed by
a policeman he said he was regulat-
ing the traffic. He was taken to
Bellevue where he was listed as al
coholic." .... .....
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
California
Wins From.
Ohio, 28.0
Buckeye Team Goes Down to
Defeat Before Blue and Gold
In New Years Contest
= At Pasadena.
Huge Crowd Sees Game

Tournament Park, Ian. Cali.
fornia's unbeaten loot ball eleven
outplayed Ohio State in the annual
Tournament of Roses game here to-
day and won, % to 0.
The blue and gold men, champions
OF the Pacific coast conference,
proved their superiority in every
branch~of the game and at no time
did Ohio threaten the California
line.
Out of sky almost clear the sun
blazed down on the green turf of
tournament park here today, before
the whistle sent the Ohio State uni
yersity and the University OF Cali
i2rnia foot ball teams against each
other in the annual Pasadena New
Years day game.
In the press box and stands many
( sat in shirt sleeves. AS the time
For the game approached, a cooling
wind came in from the Pacific. Of
ticials estimates put the attendance
at $4,000 with thousands unable to
gain admlttance.
College yells split the air as the
rival teams trotted onto the field
for warming up before the whistle
Graduates and former students of
Big Ten schools and former Ohio
people sat in the Buckeye roofing
section, >while across the field the
blue and gold colors marked the
California cheer section.
The California band marched
across the field, stopped in front Of
the blue and gold section and
played the "Star-Spangled Banner"
while the players stopped their prac-
tice and the spectators stood with
heads barred.
California Wins Toss. o.
First Period California won the
toss and chose to defend the south
goal. "Hoge" Workman kicked off
for Ohio. Nisbet took the ball and
returned it a short distance to the
/, S0-rard line. made two yards around
right end but on the next play was
nailed behind the line. Nisbet then
kicked to Stinchcombs who was
downed by Muller with no gains.
Stinchcomb starting the Ohio of
feilsive, gained three yards through
the California line. Two more at
tempts at Inns plays failed. Work
man punted to California's 30-yard
line.
Sprott took four yards through.
wfhe line, but California was held on
The next line playf and ! kicked.
Stephens recovered the ball for Cali
.fornia when Ohio Stare fumbhd on
thc Buckeye 30-yard line A for
!, ward pass. .ISprott to Muller, gained
Is yards for California and put the
California team on Ohio's l5-yard
i lfne. Sprott circled the Oiio right
end and in a surprise play to the
Ohio courtyard line, and l;ne buck
took it TO the middle westerners' six
inch line. Sprott took the bail in
another line play for California's S
first touchdown. Toomey kicked
the goal, making the score 7 to 0
in favor of California.
Workman Kicks Off.
Again Workman kicked off for
Ohio. Erb returned five yards to
The 30-yard line, but California was
pcnalizcd IS yards for holding
\ Toomey lost on an attempted end
run and Nisbet punted Ohio State,
in its first forward pass, H. Work
man to N. Workman. gained 20
yards, but fumbled. Stinchcomb re-
covered. Two Ohio line plays took
the ball to California's 20-yard line
and Blair went through the blue and
gold right tackle to the 8zyard line,
where "Hoge" Workman fumbled,
/ CTurn to Page Five, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
British Naval Expert
Advocates Sinking
OF All Battleships
ohicagc rribunc-Omaha Bee

Chicago Tribnnc-0maha Bee Leased Wire
New York, Jan, l.-Lieut. COM
raandcr NJ, Kenworthy. M. P, well
known British expert on naval af-
fairs. cables as follows: +
"The best that could possibly hap
pen to the world is this:
AT certain hour on a certain
day and certain month. to be ar
ranged, every ship of war belonging
to every nation should be taken into
deep wafer and sunk with a pre-ar-
ranged ceremony. officers of the
Eavies of all nations being literally
.5fersioned. their pensions depending
upon their not agitating foy more
warships."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Yank Tennis Players
Make Clean Sweep of
Davis Cup Tourney

Auckland, N. T., IAN. l.--Wnli9m
T., Tilden II of philadelphia and
VIM. NJ. Johnston of San Francisco
made a clean sweep OF the Davis cup
lawn tennis championship tourna-
'rcnt here today by defeating Gerald
F. Patterson and Norman +.
Brookes in the single events termi-
mating the tournament. Tilden de-
feated Patterson 81, 90, 6-3-snd
6-3, while Johnston beat Brookcs
81. rs, 6-3 and 6-5.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Captain of Life-Saving i
Crew Awarded Gold Medal

Chicago, Jan. Capt. John O..
Anderson, in charge of the coast
guard station at the mouth of Chi
cago river. has been awarded THE
gold medal of the Treasury depart
ment, the highest award for saving
lives.
The award was made for the rescue
of II members of the crew. of the
wrecked steamer, R. Z. Runnel1s at
Grand Marais, Mich, November ID,
1919. The region of Grand Marais,
according to the inscription on the
medal. is the graveyard of the Great
lakes"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Farm House Near York \
Is DESTROYED bv Fire

York, Weh, Jan. l.-tSpecial
Telegram Fire destroyed the
farm house on the Thomas Pence
farm. njRe miles southeast Of this
city The house was occupied BY
". {. Pence, son, and family.
The loss is $500. The family was
away from home when the fire was
discovered and everything was de.
stroyed. 4,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Detroit Club Lands Next
Pulitzer Airplane Race

New YORK, Jan. 1.-The Aviation
Country club of Detroit has been
awarded the privilege of holding the
1921 races for the Pulitzer trophy, to
be held Labor day.
This announcement was made here
tonight. An additional prize of $l0,-
600 has been offered by the Detroit
club.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Receipts Discontinued for
Special Delivery Letters

Effective january | the Postoffice
department discontinued the signing
Of receipts ON delivery Of special de-
livery letters. Under the new sys-
tenn there will be no way in which
delays in delivery can be checked.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
Brazilian Congress Adiourns

Rio Janeiro, Dec. 5l.-Adiourn-
ment was taken by the Brazilian con-
gress today, The next session will
begin on May 8. next
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
200 Ellis Farmers Unite
In Circle Hunt for Wolves

Beatrice, Ncb. Jan, l.-tSpeeial.O
About 200 farmers of EtGs held
circle hunt for wolves, The roundup
took place on thc "Dick' Carpenter
place, but no wolves were sighted.
Many jackrabbits were slaughssrsd.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
No New Professors.

Berlin. Ian. 1.-The title of no
lessor has not been conferred in Ger
many Tor a year, and there is much
dissatisfaction in university circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday fair generally warmer.
Hourly Temperatures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-02
CHAPTER XIII
Sentenced to Hang.

Sheriff Tom Flowers and four able
deputies rode out of Cartersville very
early on the following morning. They
went to the Big Pine mountain country,
and. by q scheme that entailed some
shrewdness on the part Of tile CHIEF
officer, arrested two Balls and two
Torreys on suspicion and, took them
away without trouble.
The two Balls and the two Torreys
were lodged in the Cartersville jail
and offered their liberty and exonera
ton from all blame In the dynamihne
affair II they would give the names
of the other guilty parties and appear
against them. The mountaineers de
clared stoutly that they knew nothing
whatever Of the matter, and wher
pressure was applied they grew suller
and refused to talk at all.
It was plain to Flowers that they
did know something about it. and he
finally ordered that they be kept In 6
cell on a diet Of Dread and water unit
their tongues loosened. At which the
Balls and Torreys swore loudly ant
swore that they woVld rot In jail
frst-unless their kinsmen came ant
shot up the town and liberated then
by force!
ITO me that Is proof that you fou
are guilty" grimly smiled the sheriff
"And If your folks want to try storm
ing the Jail. let them. A full com
pany of militia can be rushed her
within an hour, at any time, and wei
give your folks all the fun they want
1t may be recorded that the fou
hIllmen never confessed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-02
Humorous department.

Doctor First.-A motor car was ca
reering down a beautiful truly ruraI
country lane, with millions of twists
and turns, when, suddenly swinging
around one of the corners, the driver
found a hay wagon about two yards
ahead of him.
AS the car was travelling at thirty
miles an hour and the wagon at three
miles an hour, the odds seemed on a
collision. Before an honest man had
time to place the bet with bookmak-
er, the collision occurred.
The driver on the hay wagon was
thrown into the road on his head and
lay there in semi conscious condition
until the two occupants Of the motor
car lifted him to the side Of the lane.
Another rustic came up at that mo-
moment and upon inquiries the motor
lists discovered that the nearest houses
were an undertaker's shop, two miles
in one direction, and a doctors house,
which they had passed, one mile and
three quarters behind them on the road
they had just come along.
Shall we take him to the undertake
er's shop or back to the doctor's?" ask
ed the first of the motorists
The victim of the accident raised his
head and cried:
Take me to the doctors first, you
fools!"