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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-24
FLAT RIVER

+ N.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Nv. Schlick and
daughter, Hilda. spent Saturday and
Sunday in East st. Louis visiting Mr..
and Mrs. E, A, Wallace and family.
Miss Lillian Altheuser, of Bonnie
Terre. was shopping in Flat River
Thursday.
Howard Qualls, Of Flat River, was
a Flat River visitor Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs VIM CASTLE, of Peo-
ria, ILL.,, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Kennedy this week.
Arthur Caldwell, of Detroit, Mich,
is here on a business trip.
j. P. McCaryer, Of Charleston, was
the guest Of ~ L.. Haney and family
this week. ~
Judge WampleT was business Wis
itor in Pennington Monday.
Ralph Haney made business trip
to st. Louis the first of the week.
Geo. Keathley, of Bismarck, visited
friends here Saturday evening.
Mrs. G. N. Mcclure, of Bonnie
Terre, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, here Monday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. 4. A. Hood, of Des-
loge, visited friends here Tuesday.
Row Williams. OF st. Louis, was a
Flat River visitor this week.
Miss Maud Ward, of Desloge, was
guest of friends here Tuesday.
Misses Leila Allen and Leola Sher-
rills and NeviI and Chas. Webster
were Pennington visitors Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs j. M. Bailey, of
Pennington. were Flat River visitors
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Francis visited her sis
ter. Mrs. Walter Cook, in Desloge,
Saturday.
TIL. Fere usonofB onneTerre,w sa
T. L. Ferguson. OF Bonnie Terre,
was business. visitor here Thursday.
Alvin Ship, Of Pennington, visited
friends here Sunday.
Misses Elsie ,Schlick, Iva Haney
and Minnie GoIdstein were Bonnie
Terre visitors Saturday.
Monroe Pierson, of Iron Mountain,
visited relatives here Sunday.
N. B. Vale, of Pennington, was a
Flat River business visitor Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Gale and son and
daughter were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. P. Mathews Wednesday.
Miss Hilda Schlici, who is a stu
dent in Arcadia College, spent the
week END here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. Sc6lSck.
The most successful social function
given this year by the high school stu
dents was held al, the Y. M. c. A.
Tueday evening. The Seniors enter
tanned the JUNIORS The, room was
tastefully decorated in red, white and
blue crepe paper and balloons. The
High School Orchestra furnished mus
ic and Miss Vivian Arbuthnot gave a
few selected readings. The evening
was arranged with a variety of
games. Dainty refreshments, con-
sisting of sandwiches, soday-pop, Es-
kimo pies and cake, were served. The
Flora Norwine. RIity Barton, Ibba
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Crilling Of Brown
by Sleuths Fails
Three Omaha Detectives I'm.
able to Obtain -Siefken
Murder Admissions.

Three hours questioning by Detec-
tives Gurnett, Aughe and Franks of
the Omaha police department failed
Saturday to shake the stony reserve
of Fred Brown. "manacle man." on
the question of his alleged major
crimes.
One after one Brown fatty denied
the crimes blamed to him. including
the Siefken murders, and admitted
little except that he was the princi-
pal of the Benson claiming episode.
1T is significant that he did not
deny shooting Charles Geiselman,
Omaha patrolman. while vehemently
denying all the other crimes" the de-
tectives said after returning from the
Lincoln penitentiary, where Brown
is a prisoner. "He also gave us in
formation that may lead to estab-
fishing the identity of his partner.
and we are convinced that the Sick
ken slayer had pal who helped him
get away"
Brown will not be brought back
to Omaha until after July 4, the Of
fcers reported.
His return is viewed by both him
and the officers as crisis in the
"manacle case"
"They tried to make me talk
once" Brown declared dcfantly,
"but I never opened my mouth.
though they smashed in my head.
Well see whether l talk his time"
Brown denied that he had an am
bition to be bad man."
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Hero Of World War
Found Starring in
' NelD York City Park

New York, July 2.-Four years
ago France and Italy decorated
Louis Fredrow, four times wounded,
gassed and shell shocked while serv-
ing in the Yankee division in France.
A passing policeman found him to-
day, huddled, rainsoaked and starv-
ing, on bench in Briant park, in
the heart of New York's busiest dis
trict. He was unable to tell his
story until, at the station house, cof-
fee and food bought with collection
taken up among policemen, had re-
vived him slightly.
Then he said in a hoarse whisper,
the gas he got in France still burned
his throat. He explained that he had
enlisted in the l03d infantry in
May, 1917. He was married and
lived in Boston. He never found his
wife and daughter after his return
from France.
Fredrow had not eaten for three
days, he told the police, and had
spent most Of that time in Briant
park. a.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Rogers Hornsby Still
Fast on His ''Dogs' -

When the St. Louis Cardinals were
Playing series in Cincinnati last
season. "Bo" McMillin, Centre COL
1cge's all-American quarterback, took
in the game. He and Rogers Horns
ny, the Cardinals star shortstop, at
tended high school together in
northern Texas.
During chat in one of the down.
town hotels after one of the games,
a remark was made about Hornsby's
speed. "Bo" was not much i'm
pressed because, as he remembered
Rogers, he was not so fast. In a
kidding way McMillin suggested a
foot race. Hornsby took him up.
Next day tn two great athletes
toed the mark on Redland field, the
course being 100 yeards. Rogers
showed an amazing burst of speed,
taking the lead and keeping it up
until he was fully thirty-hve yards
ahead of McMilllin, when the latter
gave up.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Bratton School Contract
Let to Auburn Contractors

Auburn, Neb., July 2.-(Special) ,
The contract for the erection Of the
Bratton consolidated school build
ing has been let by the board here.
There were five bidders, representing
Auburn, Humboldt and Fairbury
firms.
H. Bellas & Son of Auburn was
awarded the contract for $4,000.
The old building was destroyed
by fire just before the closing of
school for the summer vacation.
At the election called to vote bonds
for rebuilding only II votes were
against the proposition.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Omaha Delegates Named
for Convention of Bankers

* .. The following delegates will repre-
sentthe Omaha chapter OF the Amer
ican Institute of Banking at the an
nual convention to be held at Port
Land, July II. Is, lo and 20: 4. l.
Coad, Packers National bank; o. P.
Cordill. Federal Reserve; T. P. Di-
Yeen. United States National; Mary
aP. Doyle. Omaha National, w. H:
Dycssler. Stockyards National; Fred
n. Eyler, Omaha National; Oscar
Aolauist. First National; J. kessler
i, Zones, Federal Reserve; Richard
Aarson, United States National
Fred MeCaullcy Packers National;
Emma McRae, Nebraska National;
Anna T. OLSON. Livestock National;
Martha Siert. Stockyards: Jennie N.
Smith, Stockyards: A. L. 'Vickery,
United States National.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Oil Found on Land
Won by Soldier at
Craps FiUe Years Ago
Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Mt. Holly, N. j.. July A-Quarter-
master Sergeant Gustave Reisig, IS,
Is years soldier in Uncle Sans
army, pulled out of Camp Dix
to look over oil property which he
won in a. crap game five years ago.
Already he has received a check for
$4,000 and the oil has only begun
to flow.
The sergeant was going strong and
one of the players Offered to put up
a deed to several acres of land in
Oklahoma and shoot the works"
Reisig shot and became the propri-
etor of piece of paper. A few
months ago some one wrote him that
he'd better begin digging for oil be-
cause it was there. He leased the
land to an operating company and
oil was struck.
When this happened. the first
thing Reisig did was to put in for 4
leave OF absence. The second thing
was TO doll himself up like colone1's
horse. and the third thing was to
take train for his home in Spring
field, o.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Oil Camp
Seized by
Rebel General Demands TO-.
600 Pesos for Release of
American Plant Located
West Of Tuxpam.
Troops Sent to Aguada


Washington, July 2.-Anothcr
American oil camp has been held up
Tor ransom by Mexican bandits, ac-
cording TO an official dispatch to the
State department from Consul Shaw
at 1ampico.
This time !, is the Palo Blanco
camp OF the Mex Fuel COM
pany. an American concern, operat-
ing in a district about 80 miles west
OF Tampico. -
Demands 10000 Pesos. y
According TO Consul Shaw's re-
port, representatives OF the oil COM
pany notified him that the rebel,
General Larraga, had appeared at the
Palo Blanco camp and demanded the
payment OF 10000 pesos by July !.
Another telegram from Consul
Shaw. filed June 30 at Tampico,
stated that the consul had just re-
ceived reliable information that ap-
proximately 400 federal troops had
been sent by the Mexican authorities
to the Aguada district on June %.
This force, the consul said. prob
ably would be able to handle the
situation.
Action Against Gorozabe.
The State department received
message from Charge d'Affaires
George T. Summerlin at Mexico
City, stating that he had received an
informal note from Foreign Minis
ter Pani of the Mexican government,
transmitting a message from the
Mexican war department to the eff
feet that urgent orders were being
issued to Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez.
commanding the federal forces in
the Tampico district. to proceed Wig
orously to suppress the rebel, Cen
eral Gorozabc, who is reported to
have held 40 Americans and property
OF the Cortez Oil company at Agu-
ada camp, near Tampico, on last
Sunday, and who later appeared at
the Pccero camp Of the Corona Oil
company and demanded ransom.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Candidate Caught
in Violent Storm
W. H. Shuman, Congress As.
pirant, Has Adventures
With Flood Waters.

Chadron, Neb., July 2.-(Special
Telegram .)-Caught in a cloudburst,
having bridges washed out upon all
sides of him and sleeping in the car
with his driver while flood waters
surged about, was the experience
last night of William E. Shuman, re-
publican candidate for congress in
the Sixth district, who left Alliance
last evening for Chadron over one OF
the finest highways in the state.
Normally, the trip requires less
than three hours.
Shuman stopped at Hemingford,
where he talked to more than 100
voters, mostly farmers. and then re-
sumed his journey to Chad-on.
Suddenly the storm came up and
the car was forced into a ditch. lcav-
ing the occupants powerless, while
flood waters raced by.
After midnight the rain ceased and
Shuman and the driver dug a path
for the wheels and got the car onto
the road again after hard struggle,
only to travel short distance and
find a great gaping hole and noisy
waters, where bridge had been.
They waited until morning and
then securing horses, planks, block
and tackle. and with the aid of the
engine forded three streams where
bridges had been washed out in the
flood, and arrived in Chadron at
noon.
Shuman left his home the first of
the week by auto on a campaign trip
which will carry him through the
greater portion of Big Sixth" con-
gressional district before he returns
to his home in North Platte in time
to vote at the primaries. He is
preaching the doctrine Of progressive
republicanism.
July 4 Shuman will address farm
ers' meeting at Dunlap in Dawes
county
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Lutheran Pastors
Attack National
Prohibition Act
Eighteenth Amendment Bit.
terly Scored by Ministers
Meeting in Chicago
Breeds Lawlessness.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire,

Chicago, July 2.-Prohibition as
embodied in the 18th amendment not
only is failure, but bree!.S disre-
spect for law, works an injustice to
the poor and makes drunkards out
of persons who ordinarily would be
abstainers or only moderate drinkers.
Such was the belief expressed in
interviews by prominent Lutheran
ministers who are attending the an
nual session of the Illinois district of
the Missouri synod of the Lutheran
church.
Law Not Success.
prohibition as now carried out
has not been success" asserted Rev.
]. IA. Bernthal o. St. Paul church,
San Francisco. Il favor a return to
beer and light wines, but l oppose
return of the saloon. The saloon
abused its privileges. But why
should we deprive honest and decent
families Of liquor? No man should
be deprived of his personal liberty
unless he abuses it,
"There are reasons for welcoming
prohibition, but I hope the day will
come when the 18th amendment may
be safely changed" said Rev. Paul
Sauer, pastor Of St. John Lutheran
church. an continental Europe there
is little drunkenness because the peo-
pie drink weak beers and wines.
That should be the condition in this
country"
Breeds Disrespeet.
"The prohibition law has not
worked out beneficially for the COM
munity," said Rev. F. Merbitz. sec,
retary Of the district synod, 1T has
bred disrespect for law. 1t is dis
obeyed continually and almost open
ly. Law ought to be obeyed by every
one in the community.
"As the law works out, the work
ing man who some times needs slim
ulants has not the means to get good
liquor and uses poisonous substitutes.
The wealthy men seem to be able to
get all they want, and as result
there is bad feeling against the rich
on the part of the poor
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Two Earthquake Shocks
Registered at WASHINGTON

Washington, July 1.-Two earth
quake shocks were registered on he
siesmograph OF Georgetown univer-
sity today, one this afternoon ap-
parently being local and possibly in
the United States at distance of
700 or 800 miles from Washington.
The other was felt this morning. but
was at greater distance.
The one this afternoon continued
from 4:28 to 4:35, but was not as
pronounced as the one this morning,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Both Sides
inStrike
Mark Time
Second Day of Shopmen's
Wslkout Here Is Unevent.
ful-Union Pickets
Take Holiday.
-Four Trains Are Delayed

Sunday. the second day Of the rail.
way shopmen's strike, was unevent.
tul in Omaha. Council Bluffs and
South Omaha.
Trains. with four exceptions. ar
rived on time in Omaha terminals,
according 10 station time boards.
Large crowds leaving and arriving
for the Fourth of July, filled the
Union and Burlington stations.
There were no signs either OF
strike pickets, or armed guards at
the Cass street entrance 10 the Union
Pacific shops Union officials said
they did not consider il necessary
10 post pickets Sunday. Pickcts were
on duty Saturday night, however.
Claim 81 Per Cent Out.
Officials OF the Union Pacific fed
GRAFTON No los issued a statement
claiming that telcgraphic reportssrc-
ceived at the federation offices here
indicate that slightly more than 81
per cent OF the maintenance OF equip
Inent workers of the Union Pacific
system answered the strike call at
10 Saturday morning.
Approximately so Union Pacific
points had reported to the federation
offices by Sunday. these officials
said. They would give no actual
figures, explaining that until all re-
ports were in there could be no ac-
curacy.
Claim Is Contradicated
Contradicting this claim, w. H.
Guild, assistant to the vice president
of the onion Pacific system, said
Sunday night that incomplete re-
ports received at headquarters here
indicated that not more than Is FER
cent of the shopmcn struck on TIE
Union Pacific system.
Nearly 500 men, all mechanics.
are left in our Omaha shops" said
Guild. That is a force large enough
to keep things going. We also are
we'll fixed at our Council Bluffs
roundhouse. There will be no in
terruption in transportation on the
Union Pacific"
H. E. Gates. chairman. of the local
strike committee, in a statement to
The Omaha Bee late Sunday, re-
iterated claims that 90 per cent of
the Union Pacific shopmen and IS
per cent of the common laborers here
walked out Saturday morning.
Definite Figures Lacking.
I'VE are unable to give definite
figures on the Union Pacific shop
walkout as yet" said Chairman
Gates. "Some of the men who quit
Saturday were not members of any
OF the shopcrafts, but we don't know
how many. None of the shops or
roundhouses could be called closed
shop jobs" .... ..
Replying to claims that transpor-
tation could not be tied up by the
maintenance of equipment strike for
an indefinite period, J.. Anthony
johnson, secretary and treasurer of
the Union Pacific federation, said in
statement yesterday: "If shopmen
aren't essential why do the railroads
employ 100000 Of them?"
A mass meeting of striking shop
men was held in Council Bluffs yes
terday AFTERNOON. A similar meet
ing will be held at the Central Labor
temple in Omaha at 10 this morning,
preceded by a meeting Of the strike
executive committee.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
President Harding gIntercedes
for Dog Sentenced to Desst;;%
Chief Executives Sympathy Aroused y" ="
Pet Owned by Alien, Condemned Une!&sS"
Of Pennsylvania Sends Appea
to Governor Sproul

Harrisburg, Pa. July 2.-The
president OF the United States and
Mrs. Harding, and Governor Sproul
OF Pennsylvania. il became known
today. interceded for the lie OF 4 dos
that was supposed to have been con.
demned TO death at Lansdale, Pa,
because il was owned by an alien.
contrary to Pennsylvania law The
dogs life had been saved, aud the
alien. Jacob Silverman. a ,armcr,
fined SIS. before the presidential ap-
peal reached Justice OF the Peace
Howard Boorse. The alien has taken
an appeal from the fine aud Dick"
Silverman, part St. Bernard and part
mastifi, is in the care OF the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails.
The president, in his appeal to the
governor. said:
II think you will nave TO count this
letter a personal one. rather than an
official communication. | write il at
the suggestion OF Mrs. Harding.
though ] am happy to do so, becf use
OF the appeal which has greatly
stirred her touches me no less forci-
bly,.
Dog Sentenced TO Die.
II enclose you the anonymous let
ter and the newspaper clippings
which came to Mrs. Harding. II the
story is correct a Russian immigrant
has faithful dog which he loves and
because his possession OF the log in
some way conflicts with the state
law. the devoted animal has been
sentenced to be shot.
Il have tried to put myself. ioviIg
a good dog as ! do. in the position
of this poor immigrant. and know
the perturbation that fills his soul. l
once had to have a leg killed that l
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Interesting and
Important News

The Omaha Bee "Want"
Ad columns contain some
of the most interesting
and important news Of
the day. Read them
regularly.
At a glance they enable
you to visualize labor
conditions-they reflect
the automobile and real
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ize you with the legal
notices and other infor-
nation that you will read
every day, once you,
know where to find it.
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secure better results at
lesser cost.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Mother Nature
Puts Check on July
Race for Liberty
Steamers Rushing to Land
July Quota of Aliens at
New York Held Up
by Dense Fog.

New York, July 2.-Nature. be.
stowong her blows impartially
stepped in among the contestants in
the great immigrant sweepstakes
yesterday, and throwing a record
summer fog over New York harbor
stopped the July race for liberty
before it fairly started.
When the thousands of immigrants
saw day break yesterday morning
they could scarcely tell it from
night. 1t was impossible to see the
stern from the bow of any of the
nine great liners which were in quar-.
sntine waiting for medical inspection
The fog had settled early and expe.
rienced harbor men declared there
was little chance for the immigrants
to land and be counted on the ma
tional quotas which opened at mid
night Friday night.
After gallant run up the bay the
Argentina, an Italian boat, which had
beaten the King Alexander, Greek
ship, by half an hour almost came
to grief. barely averting collision
with the Aquitania. Yet all its ef-
forts went for naught for it docked
too late to get the passengers to
Ellis Island.
Race of Greeks
The race early resolved itself
primarily into race of Greeks. The
Greek quota for July is low-only
650-and four ships which arrived
after midnight brought more than
that number. First to drop anchor
off Rosebank was the Italian steam
er, Conte Rosso, with 500 Greek
steerage passengers. Twenty minutes
later the President Wilson, with,
200 have to. The Argentina got
in early yesterday morning and was
followed by the King Alexander.
Promptly at E, Capt. Hillary, in
command OF the quarantine cutter
fleet, took out one of his boats. He
had two doctors aboard and was
bound for the Conte Rosso. Usually
he would have put his men aboard
in 10 minutes but it was 8 o'clock
when the doctors reached the ship.
And so it went through the early
morning. The nine ships. all lying
out there somewhere in the mist
were literally lost in strip of water
not over mile in width.
Bedraggled Sight.
When. after six hours. the fog
lifted quarantine presented a bedrag-
gled sight. With pennants wet, decks
wetter, passengers even more
drenched, the Conte Rosso, Argen-
tina, King Alexander Nieuw Amster-
dam. Seidlitz. Vestris and President
Wilson lay wallowing in an oily
channel. Nosing its way up the river
was the Aquitania. and coming up
from Ambrose channel was the
Paris. French liner, which had been
outdistanced in the fog.
1t was not until then that the
doctors could go aboard their re-
spective ships The immigrants race
had degenerated into a dull, uninter-
esting thing. Nobody knew and no.
body cared who was ahead 1t was a
matter of routine from that time on.
One by one the ships were cleared
and sent on their way up the bay, to
disgorge their immigrant cargoes for
Ellis Island in driving rain.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-03
Couple Are jailed
at Alliance Under
Mann Act Charge
Woman, Mother of Two Small
Children, Held as Govern.
ment Witness Against
Companion.

Alliance, Ncb., July 2,-(Special.) }
A man giving the name Of J. F.
PEBBLES. and a woman giving the
name of Mrs. Bernice PEBBLES. are
in the county Jail, where the former
is held on a charge OF violation of
the Mann act. and the latter as a
witness against him.
The couple told the officers they
are first cousins by marriage, PEBBLES
claiming he is blood cousin of Mrs.
PEBBLES husband.
They were arrested while attempt
ing to board the blind baggage" of
Burlington train. They arrived
here from Wyoming and ran out of
funds. according to their statements.
The woman said her husband is a
homesteader, in the vicinity of Lusk,
Wyo.. and that she had been with
him there until recently. She is
the mother OF two small children and
says her father is F. F. Knapp, chief
of police at North Platte, Neb. She
admitted that PEBBLES had paid her
hotel bill in Wyoming and her rail-
road fare to Alliance.
In the mans possession police
found letter written by Mrs. Peeb-
les and addressed to him, in which
she called him honey" and dear
est friend" The letter referred to a
contemplated trip with him and stated
that dad has sent for the kids, so
l am free to go When asked by the
officers why she had called PEBBLES
"honey." she replied: "Oh, l call
them all honey"
The woman called up her father at
North Platte, and he promised to
come to her assistance.
PEBBLES will be given hearing be
fore United States Commissioner l..
A. Berry.