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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Matthias Erzberger Former
German Premier, Murdered
Storm Center of Political
Maelstrom for Many
ars Victim of AS
tS .sos 'assin's Bullet.

' ,,rlin, Aug. 26.-(By The AS
sociated Press. matthias Erzbergcr.
former vice premier and minister OF
finance, was murdered today.
Herr Erzbcrger was assassinated
near Ofcnburg, Baden, where he
was sojourning with his family. His
body contained II bullet wounds.
+ Attacked in 1920.
Matthias Erzberger, German vice
premier and minister of finance, was
shot and wounded OH January 70,
1920, as he was leaving the criminal
court building in Berlin, after at
tending hearing in libel suit he
had brought against DR.. Karl He'll
ferich, the former German vice
chancellor. His assailant gave his
name as Oltwig Won Hirschfeld, a
former cadet officer, 20, student,
and son OF Berlin bank official.
/. Won Hirschfcld was arrested and
was quoted as saying he considered
Erzberger dangerous to the empire.
The assailant fired two shots at
Erzberger as the minister was en-
tering his automobile. One bullet
glanced off .ther minister's watch
chain and another entered his shoul-
der.
Was Storm Center.
Erzberger reused storm in Ger
many in July. 1917. more than
year before the armistice, by pro-
posing a resolution i'll the German
Reichstag in favor of a peace with
out annexations and for parliament
;ry reform. Chancellor Bethmann-
Hollweg declared this formula was
unacceptable and DR.. Helffcrich sub
sequently blamed Erzberger's peace
proposal for the moral collapse of
the German people. The former
vice chancellor accused Erzberger of
high treason. denounced him as "a
menace to the purity of our public
life" and invited him to bring suit
for libel. ..E'
Herr Erzberger was for many
years leader of the German center
party and one of the leading figures
in German public life after Ger
many Qe1eat III the war. Ills peace
move of 1917 had 11ade him the
storm center OF attack by reaction.
aries: but when Gcrmany's military
power collapsed he was made mill
ister without portfolio in the cabinet
of Prince Maximilian.
On Peace Commission.
:, As a member OF the German arm
istice delegation he conducted iiego-
tiations with Marshal Foch and later
headed the majority. socialists in
movement to form a new ministry
and sign the peace treaty. His at
titude throughout the armistice ne
gotiations aroused against him the in
dignation Of the German military au-
and in June, 1919, it was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Rights
Are Guaranteed
By German Treaty
Text of Pact Ending War With
Germany Made Public
By Government
Officials.
BY The Associated Press.

Washington, Aug, 2e.-Signature
of the treaty of peace between the
United States and Germany was
formally announced at the State de-
partplent Thursday night by Secre-
tary Hughes.
The text was made public, fol-
lowed by statement in which the
secretary summarized the provisions
Of the treaty, which is document
of about 1.500 words.
The treaty is designed to re-estab-
lish the diplomatic relations broken
off February 3, 1917, and consists OF
three articles and a preamble. Ar
ticle one guarantees on the part of
Germany to the United States rights
and privileges reserved under the
Porter-Knox peace resolution, in
cluding "all the rights and advan-
tages stipulated for the benefit OF
the United States in the treaty OF
Versailles"
Specific provision is made that the
United States shall not be bound by
the clauses in the Versailles treaty
providing for a league of nations and
that no action of the league shall be
binding upon the United States up-
less the United States gives special
permission.
Rights Of U. S. Covered.
1t also is declared that the United
States cannot, without its assent, be
regarded as party to commissions
concerned in reparations and other
conditions growing out of the war.
These reservations are made in ar
ticle two, in which the rights and ad-
vantages for the United States, as set
forth in the Versailles treaty, are re-
ferred 10.
1t is made clear that while the
United States is privileged to partici-
pate in the reparations commission"
under the Versailles treaty, it is not
bound to participate in it.
Article three provides for the rat
ification and exchange of the copies
OF the treaty.
The treaty provides that the United
States assumes no obligation under
those parts of the Versailles treaty
relating to the boundaries OF Ger
many, to the political clauses for
Europe, to those embracing certain
provisions with respect to China,
Siam, Liberia, Morocco, Egypt, Tur-
key, Bulgaria and Shantung.
1t is provided that the United
States shall not assume any obliga-
ton for that part of the Versailles
treaty relating to International Or
of labor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
WillFace
Jury i in Fall
Court Term
Bond of Widow 6 sV,a -
Staying Aubur- ue e,o,s>N
Fixed at $4,000 SSwiing
Preliminary Hearing.
Find Second Bullet Hole

Auburn, Neb., Aug. 26.-(Spccial.)
Mrs. Lucy Neal, charged with first
degree murder in connection with
the death of her husband, Ben Neal
in their home near Peru, Neb.. Au-
gust IL, was held to district court
under $4,000 bond at the close OF
her preliminary hearing here, shortly
before 3 this afternoon.
She will be tried during the fall
term OF court. .,-.
In the summing up OF evidence,
Attorney Hawzby for the defense de-
clared that there was no mystery
about the alleged suicide Of Neal and
that suspicion against Mrs. Neal had
been created by newspaper stories.
He asserted there was no evidence
connecting Mrs. Neal with the al
legged crime. although the state has
a stronger case against the 16-year-
old daughter than against the mother,
according to Hawzxby, there is no
evidence to show criminality on the
part of either, he said.
Says Suicide Possible.
Judge Lambert, raguing for Mrs.
Neal, anaiyzing the testimony Of sew
eral witnesses. contended that, Doc
tor Vance on the stand had said
there were powder smoke marks
around the wound in Meals neck.
He also contendcd that it was phys
ically possible for Neal to have in
fiicted the wound by discharging a
pistol held either in the right or
left hand. Lambert scored Sheriff
Davis for what he termed the latter's
Sherlock Holmes and Scotland
ard methods of investigating the al
legged crime.
County Attorney Armstrong, in a
brief talk, stated that his is not an
office of mercy. nor is he enc to
judge whether guilty or not guilty.
But in view Of the suspicious and
evidence in support of the suspicious.
he said, it were better for Mrs. Neal
and society that she be judged by a
jury of her peers. Were size dis
charged at the premilinary hearing,
he asserted. there would always be
about her the shadow Of suspicion
and she and her daughter. would for
ever be vulnerable to the cloud OF
scandal. j. :
Bond Provided.
Immediately after adjournment OF
the hearing, Mrs. Neal provided
bond. The sbondsmen are A. M.'
Engles of the Nen1alia county bank
at Auburn. wealthy land sowncr;;
Mrs. Meals brother-in-law, ]. M.
Wright, cashier OF the State bank at
Stella, and Frank Woodward,l Ne
maha, special administrator of the
estate OF Mrs. Meals late husband.
In the afternoon testimony was
by the defense. through
Frank Woodward and Mark Quiller,
who said they found what appeared
to be a bullet hole i'll the floor OF
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Habeas Corpus Petition Is
Granted Slayer of Priest

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-A petit
ton for a writ Of habeas corpus to
obtain the release from custody of
William A. Hightower. who is in the
San Mateo county jail at Redwood
City on a charge OF numbering Rev.
Patrick Z. Heslin. Catholic priest.
was granted Thursday by the district
court OF appeal. 1t is made return
able on Monday at ~ a. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Light Opera Star Must Pay
Wife $3.50 Week Alimony

New York, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Sidonie
B. Steel secured an order from JUS
tice Wasservogel of the supreme
court, requiring John w. Steel, the
light opera tenor. to pay her $3.50
a week alimony and Sl,250 as counsel
fees, pending the determination of
her suit for separation which she
filed three weeks ago.
Mr.. Steel, in an affidavit i'll op.
position to the granting of that
much alinony. took occasion to deny
all the allegations Of cruelty made
by his wife and to brand as base
less, her charges that he had been
showing undue attention to Miss
Olive Vaughn, with whom he had
appeared in company for a the
atrical season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27

While on a vacation trip to Colo
RADIO Springs, Miss Margaret Colvin,
teacher in the High School of COM
mercc. was killed in an auto acci-
dent Thursday.
Her sister, Mrs. A. G. Grimm, en-
ployed at Orchard Wilhelm and four
others in the same store. were in the
party. Two others. Miss Myrtle
Fitz Roberts and Miss Frances AK
tell of Blair were injured, but not
seriously. ...-..
The others were Mrs. Florence
Niswonger and Mrs. c. G. Martin,
wife Of store buyer.
Miss Colvin's brother, Henry Col
win, 22lS North Eighteenth street;
Mr.. Martin and John Fitz Roberts,
father of Miss Roberts, who was
formerly vocational supervisor for
Omaha schools, left for Colorado
when news came of the accident.
The father OF Margaret Colvin was
killed in train wreck near here 80
years ago. He was a member OF
a party of Union Pacific employees
travelling to picnic on the train.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Coming Winter to Be Cold
One. Weather Sharp Saws

New York. Aug. 2o.-That next
winter will be cold one is the in
dication OF weather data compiled
BY DR.. c. F. Brooks, formerly me-
teoroloeist of the federal weather
bureau and now associate professor
OF meteorology and climatology at
'Yhe Clark university.
An analysis OF the weather records
OF over a century indicates that we
are experiencing a series OF altera-
tions of severe and warm winters.
Last fall. on the basis of his investi-
CATION, DR.. Brooks said that last
winter would be warm. 1t was. And
now he says that it is not unrcason-
able to expect that next winter will
be a cold one.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Oregon Senator Forfeits
Bail as Traffic Violator

Washington, Aug. 2o.-Senator
McNary,. Oregon, forfeited S. bali
when he failed to appear in police
court to, answer the charge OF vio-
lating a District OF Columbia traf-
fic regulation, in operating an au-
tomobile past a traffic signal.
The Oregon senator and guest
George F. Rodgers, ship builder,
were arrested Thursday night by
traffic officer and forced to ride
10 a precinct station house in police
automobile patrol.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Lucy's Methods Too Drastic
For Anti-Cigaret League

Chicago, Aug. 25.-The resigna-
ton OF Lucy Page CASTOR, head OF
the Anti-Cigaret league, was an
nounccd by the board of directors,
which issued a statement that Miss
Gaston's methods were more drastic
than the methods approved by the
league beard of managers"
Miss CASTOR has been an active
refor1ner for many years. She found
ed the Anti Cigaret league and was
also associated with Frances E.
Willard in the Anti-Saloon fight.
She has directed many prosecutions
CT cigaret dealers here and elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Print Of Bare Foot May Lead
To Arrest Of Robber Of Home

The print OF bare foot OH var
nished floor may lead to the arrest OF
a robber who Thursday night broke
into the home OF A. ]. Arthur. 3l6
North Twentieth street. and stole
S35 and his citizenship papers from
Arthur's trousers.
Mrs. Alice Fern, Mrs. Arthur's
sister, who lives right around the
corner at 2009 Chicago street, was
sleeping with her face to the window.
She saw the man running down the
street carly Friday morning, carry
irp his shoes in his hand.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Sea Culls Destroy Insects
Tn North Dakota Fields

Mandan, \. D., Aug. 26.-Thou-
sands of sea gulls suddenly have ap-
pearcd in the district east of Wash
burn, in Mclean county, and swoop-
ing down on grain fields, are cleaning
out the grasshoppers which i'll that
area have damaged crops, more than
dry weather.
The fields. hundreds OF miles from
the Great Lakes, are literally white
with the birds, which do not touch
the grain, but are devouring the
grasshoppers and cut worms. accord
ing to w. A. Lanterman of Mandan,
who returned here with the news Of
the phenomenon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Oldest Senator to Retire
At Close of Present Term

Hyde Park, VT. Aug. 26-A half
century of public service entities a
man to rest. United States Senator
Carroll S. Page said, in announcing
that upon completion of his present
term in March. 1928, he would not
be a candidate for reelection. He
felt, he said. that he had done his
full duty, adding that he was the old
est member of the senate and that
when his term expired he would have
entered upon his 8lst year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Frisco-Salt Lake Air Mail
Suspended for Three DAYS

Salt Lake City. Aug. 26.-Due to
the changing of the landing field from
San Francisco to Oakland the air
mail service between Salt Lake and
San Francisco will be suspended, for
three days commencing tomorrow,
postal officials announce.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
L London-Brussels Mail Plane
Falls in English Channel

London, Aug. 26.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. AN airplane carrying
mail from London to Brussels fell
into the English channel few miles
off Calais. France, today as the re-
suit of the explosion OF its petrol
tank. 1t, is not known whether there
were Any fatalities,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
ROTOGRAVURE

Scenes from Camp Brewster,
where Omaha Y. w. C.. A. girls
froic in summer.
Some film favorites Of old King
Comedy. a full page of photos
for movie fans.
Photographs from Atlantic, Ia,
one of the series of The Bee
pages on Nebraska and Iowa
cities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
International Rotary to
Meet in Los Angeles in 1922

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Los Angeles
was selected today as the 1922 con-
vention city for the International
Rotary club. The selection was
made by the board of directors here
after a strong invitation had been
presented by William Stephens,
president OF the Los Angeles Rotary
As1,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
SOME MORE

A bright, snappy and diversified
Woman's Section. T. 20. n
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren" by Mabel Hebert
Urner. -
How to Be Movie Child" by
James ]. Montague. +,
"A complete Sports Section, with
art features and articles by spe-
cial writers. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Shin Goes Aground

Boston. Aug. 26.-The steamship
City OF Atlanta of the Ocean Steam
ship company. inwardbound from
Savannah with passengers end
freight went aground on Castle
island. in the inner harbor, today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Here Are Some of the Special Features
Offered in The Bee for Next Sunday:

THE HOUSE THAT STOOD BACK'-A fascinating Blue Ribbon
by A. C. Andrews Barracough started the
red but and some purple curtains altered his plans
THE FISHERMAN'S SON'-By Nazarienne Kannbere
Another of The Worlds Greatest Detective Cases.
Giuseppe Rsor from the position of
of the famous and feared detectives of Italy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
Daugherty Practically Is
Over Ptomaine Poisoning

Washington, Aug. 26.-Attorney
General Daugherty. who has been
suffering from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning was reported today at the
Department of Justice to be prac-
tically recovered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
. The Weather .

Nebraska-Fair Saturday and prob
ably Sunday; somewhat warmer Sat-
urday in north and west portions.
1owa--Partly cloudy Saturday and
probably Sunday; not much change
in temperature.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-08-27
l08 Degrees at York

York. Neb., Aug. 26.-Govcrnmcnt
thermometers registered lOS degrees
here today ft , O'Clock
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEFICIT.

The Superior Boston Copper Company
reports for the year ended September
sO receipts OF $344.o21, compared with
S3i1,604 in 1920. The deficit after all
expenses was s3e.OeS. against ss3.4sO
the year before.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
u. S. STEEL EMPLOYEES
TO GET STOCK AT $S4
100000 Shares Offered on
Partial Payment Plan.
Trustee

Tho United States Steel Corporation
announced yesterday that Il would offer
to its employees 100000 shares OF It's
common stock at $s4 a share under its
profit sharing and partial payment plan.
1t is expected that the actual sub
scriptions will far exceed 100000 shares.
The price fixed, ss4. was the figure at
which the stock closed yesterday on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Details of the 1922 offering have not
been made public. In 1921 employees
were permitted to subscribe to from one
to fifteen shares. depending upon their
annual pay. Payment on the subscrip-
ton began with the first April pay enve-
lOpe, from which was deducted por-
tion Of the cost Payment was made
Of not less than SO share a month
and not more than one-quarter of a
months salary. The subscription priv
ilege will remain open during January.
Since the plan was put into opera
tion in 1908. employees of the corpora
tion have subscribed for 940,646 shares
Of common stock and 351.014 of pre-
ferred. The average price has been eS II
share for the preferred and 78k for
the common. The high mark for pre-
ferred subscriptions was 1924 In 1910.
end for the common 107 in 1917. Last
year sSf was the subscription price,
For the first seven years OF the plans
operation. preferred stock was offered
and in the following five years both pre-
fcrred and common we're subscribed for.
Since 1915, however, only the common
stock has been purchased by the cor
poration In the open market for It's en-
ployees.
The following table gives the prices
and number Of shares subscribed for by
employees since 1916:
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
TEXAS PACIFIC,
ROADS NEED It'll FEB.
FOR WAGE DISCUSSION
Conferences With Workers
Haze Begun.

The New Haven Railroad will not be
in q position to submit It's application
for lower wages to the United States
Railroad Labor Board until February.
according to c. l.. Bardo. its general
managers.
Conferences between its management
and representatives Of its employees
have been begun. but will not be COM
pleted for longer than a month. AS
previously announced. the reductions
asked average about 10 per cent, and
are calculated to wipe out the remainder
Of the 22A per cent. wage increase
granted in 1920, 1914 per cent of which
was eliminated on July I, 1921.
Opinion In well Informed quarters Is
that few railroads will have their con-
ferences with their employees finished
and the resulting controversies ready
for certification to the board before the
end Of January.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
HOLDERS OPPOSE
UNITED CIGAR PLAN
Injunction Restraining Own.
ers Voting Is Issued by Vice
Chancellor Stevenson.

Serious opposition TO the plan OF the
United Cigar Stores of America to au-
thorize SO. 100000 of additional preferred
stock, of which $5,000,000 was to be is
sued, developed yesterday in Its stock
holders meeting in Jersey City when
a vote was to have been taken on the
proposal. AS a result OF the opposition
q temporary injunction restraining the
stockholders from taking a vote was
issued by Vice-Chancellor Stevenson IN
Paterson. Included in the interests OPP
posing the plan are mentioned William
r. Hockster. Scholte Brothers, Albert
Hollander, the Continental Insurance
Company and others. The company
planned to issue the new stock to pro-
vide funds for expansion, retire out
standing notes and supply working cap
ital.
The position taken by those opposing
the plan Is based on the contention that
the value OF their holdings will be re-
duced considerably IL 1t be made effec-
tive. The stock that 1t is proposed to
issue has been underwritten and sold
by banking cyndicate.
Henry Evans, chairman of the Cont
mental Insurance Company, said yester-
day that his company owned $500 shares
OF United Cigar Stores per cent cumr-
lative preferred stock. IF new work.
ing capital is necessary" he declared.
"the money should be raised from the
common stockholders and not by the
issuance of more preferred stock. The
stock we have bought because OF the
small issue and because of the $40 calla-
BILE feature. our preferred stock has
book value of s420 share. If sl0.00oo0o
more preferred stock is issued the book
value will be s2i6 share. and we do not
intend to be party to any such change
In the security behind our holdings IL
IL is possible to avoid it,
The Injunction Is returnable Friday
and the meeting of the stockholders was
postponed until Friday afternoon.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
OPEN MAnKET RATES.

Call loans on acceptances. ces.............. ttlS
Discount rates on prime bankers' accept.
nnues eligible for purchase by Federal Re.
rcrve Banks.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28

Clearing House exchanges, 1876, 100 900:
balances. f6l 800 900; Federal reserve credit
balances $50 200 OOU.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
MONEY MARKET.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER z.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER -.
Renewals ........ . Last. ............. .
High ............ 5 Years high.
Low ..,.......... IA fears ioW........ va
TIME JoANs.
Mixed collateral, GO to 90 days.
MIxed collateral, 4 TO G months. s.........g
indugtrials, 90 to 20 days. s..................
lndustr trials. 4 10 q nonthg. hg.................
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Rest names, 4 TO 9 months. s............
Other names. 4 TO months. .......... .BG5n
DISCOUNT RATES. RESERVE BANK.
Commercial paper, sf5 days, a.; so 10 "a
days 4ig; Liberty bonds and Victory notes
IL days, Az 16 TO 80 days, "a; bankors'
ncceptances, IS TO 90 days. AZ.
sEixed November 2. Previous rnte, .,
fixed September 81.
OPEN MARKET RATES.
Call loans on acceptances. ........... .l%
Discount rates on prime bankers' accept
nnrps eligible for purchaoe by Federal Re-
rcrve Banks.
Bid. Ask. Eid.Ask.
30 days... Az ~ 30 days...... 40 AZ
co deys..... dss AZ 120 days..... s,s sN
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges, s376, 700, 900:
balances, $6i 800. 900; Federal reserve credit
balances. $50, 100000.
SILVER MARKET
official bar sifvcr In New York. domestic,
nStc. unchanged: foreign, G4Nc., unchanged; !;
London. 34Md, unchanged Mexican dollars,
| i0Nc., unchanged.
The range OF silver prices this year;
Rev AorS'""' sse Sept % 6Sc' Mar. 8
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
COFFEE.
UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT.

Special Dispatch o THE NEW HERALD.
New York Bureau,
Washington ID. C., Dec. "a.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEIPTS.

Receipts for duties at the Custom
House yesterday were s602.0e4.20, of
which s161,741.20 was for merchandise
Withdrawn from bonded warehouses and
s440,323 for recent irnportatione
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
SPANISH BANK LAW SIGNED.

MADRID, Dec. 27.--The new law regu-
lating the bank note issues of the Bank
Of Spain and the future organization
and control of private banks was signed
by King Alfonso to-day. 1t will take
effect on January /.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
TIME yoANs.
nm " " 11''F7' ''''7 = =
COMMERCIAL PAPER.

Mixed collateral. 60 to 30 dayg......
Mixed collateral, TO G months. ........
Industrials, 60 to 30 days. s.................
lndustrial5. TO q months. s.................
The New York herald., 1921-12-28
n. G. SOUTHERN CAN'T FAY.

DENVER. Dec. 27.--Directors OF the Rio
Grande Southern Railroad Company an
nounce to-day that the interest due jan
uary ! on the first mortgage bonds
would not be paid because Of inability
to meet It.
The New York herald., 1921-12-28

Receipts and dio0ursee or teaehng