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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Of Crime
Engages Pens in
Editorial Contest
Doctor of Iowa, Farmers Son,
and a Mother Have The.
ories on Stopping
Wrongdoers.

In addition to its amateur editorial
writing contest, The Bee is offering
prizes of Sl00. $50 and SIS for the
three best editorials entered in a
professional editorial writing con-
test. Any newspaper emDloye i'll Ne
b-aska is eligible to this contest. The
editorials may be those that have
been published in some periodical. or
they may be ones that have never
been printed.
How to put down crime is sub
ject with which many are dealing in
the amateur editorial writing contest
that is being held by The Omaha
Bee. A doctor of Missouri Valley
contributes an argument for the
sterilization of criminals and morons.
A farmers son at Funk, Neb.. ad-
vocates education for character both
at home and in school.
A mother at Ravenna prescr'bes
return to the simple life-"temper-
ance in all things, eating, dressing,
spending, accumulating." A more
religious home life is the plea of a
Beaver City man. An Omaha woman
lays the blame on divorce.
Prohibition Defiance Flayed.
Lawless defiance of the prohibi-
tion laws is hayed by a contestant
m Arnold, Neb.. who declares that
anyone who would vote against pro-
hibition should be put in the sta;e
prison for the rest of his life, at hard
labor.
A guest at the Salvation Army
home drops into verse on the topi'
Of crime Here is the opening stanza
OF his contribution, which is entitled,
"The Seape-goat":
Never pie is lifted
AS it cools on the window sill.
Never the change is rifled
From the village grocery till,
t But loudly the people clamor.
And needless of facts awry
The deed is charged to a hobo,
And great is the hue and cry.
Range of Topics Large.
The range of topics in this edi-
torial writing contest is large, and
most of those competing are singing
out subjects on which they are we'll
informed through experience. Thus,
R. L. Case, a railroad man, has en-
tered moving human interest edi-
torial describing the plight of a
farmer whose ripening crops have
been ruined by hail.
First prize in this contest, which
runs until August 10, is SIS. with a
second prize of '$l5 and third of
$40. The three winners then will be
entered iii a run-off with the winners
of similar contests held by % other
Nebraska papers. The prizes for this
latter event amount to 500, $50
and SIS.
Each editorial must bear the name,
address and occupation of the au-
thor and must be written plainly on
one side of the paper. Any entrant
may submit as many as three efforts.
None should exceed 500 words. Win
ners will be announced at the Ne
braska State Press association meet
ing in Omaha August 81. Editor
ials should be addressed to the Edi-
torial Contest Editor, The Omaha
Bee.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Crowd Of 500 Threatens
City Jail at Hastings

Hastings, Neb., July 17.-(Special
Telegram. IA crowd of more than
500 persons congregated at the city
Jail last night and refused to disperse,
some of the number demanding the
release of two prisoners, Joe Meinin-
ger and Glossner Christlieb.
Several men brought heavy tim.
Der and were about to ram the jail
door when they reconsidered and no
further violence was attempted.
Policemen left their night sticks at
headquarters and finally succeeded in
getting the crowd to break up.
The two prisoners were later re-
leased on bond. Complaints will be
filed charging them with resisting an
officer. They are said to have had
trouble with two policemen who at
tempted to arrest them.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
j. S. SOL Lp!ERS TO GUARD Mines
Growth in Automobile
Thefts Is Alarming

New York, July l7.-Automobile
stealing has increased so rapidly III
the last three years that the urgent
need for federal regulation oi this
modern form OF piracy has become
recognized by state and municipal
as we'll as federal officials through
out the country.
The New York Herald has made
a survey OF the situation. The result
is startling. The theft of the motor
Car has developed into one OF the
creates, agencies for crime breeding.
Not only has the automobile ban
dit placed a levy of close TO $780,
100000 on the auto industry. but with
this vehicle OF speed available for
theft new means OF escape is Of
fcred to the crook in whatever field
he practices.
The recoveries last year amounted
to 10 per cent OF the thefts.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Western Union Managers
Holding Conference Here

More than 40 Iowa and Nebraska
managers of the second district of
the central division of the Western
Union Telegraph company are meet
ing in four-day conference at Hotel
Fontenelle with District Commercial
Superintendent w. T. Davis and City
Superintendent G. NJ. Horton and
the Omaha forces.
Other officials attending the con-
ference include A. D. Bradley, gen.
eral manager of the central division;
A. c. kaufman, commercial general
agent of the New York executive
office; H. w. Griffis, commercial
agent of New York City; ]. L. Fer
ciot, division commercial manager of
the central division; c. V. Hudson
and NJ. ]. Grady, district CONNER
cial agents, and A. c. Nerness, COM
mercial agent.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Debs Calls on All
Union Workers to
Strike Together
Leader of Great Rail Strike of
1894 Declares Time Has
Come for Rank and
File to Unite.

Chicago, July l7.-Eugene V.
Dcbs. leader OF the great American
railway union strike in 1894. today
issued statement to the striking
railroad men and othe. unions that
the time has come for the rank
and file to unite and strike to-
gether. vote together, and fight to-
gether."
"There has been some slight dis
orders and a few scabs have been
hurt" Mr.. Debs said. This has
been the extent of the violence but
it has been sufficient to bring to the
strikers what they fought for in the
late world war. The federal govern.
ment announces through the Depart
ment of Justice that Il will stand no
triAing on the part Of the strikers
and that if necessary armed force
will be employed at once for their
suppression.
"The governors of seven states
have simultaneously announced that
they have the national guards mob1..
lied and ready to move at command
VIXEN the exigencies of the situation
demand action.
"You will have no trouble in guess
ing what kind of action is thus meant
en- the part of the national and state
governments which you shouted TOR,
voted for, invested your dollar for
and crossed the Atlantic to fight and
be gassed and die for in the war to
make the world in general, and
America in particular, safe ior de-
mocracy and liberty.
"War Is Over"
"And now that the war is over and
kaiserism is dead and democracy and
liberty are on top this same crowd
to a man, to whom you all allied in
frenzy of enthusiasm to compensate
your patriotism is now lined up
against you in battle array and ready
to shoot you down like dogs.
1T is true, Mr.. Union Man, that
your craft union leaders with scarcely
an exception, stood with the Wall
street profteers in bowling for war
and rushing you, the common herd
into the trenches to be gassed, mutt
lated and murdered while they re-
mained in the rear to receive the
plaudits of the plutocratic press fol
their patriotism, but that does not
excuse you, for you chose those lead
ers and were responsible for them
and after all the leaders are abou'
as fit or otherwise as the rank anc
file that elects them.
"Crying Need for Unity"
"If in the light Of this situation yor
do not realize the crying need fol
unity, for solidarity on every front
regardless of creed or color, you arr
indeed in a pathetic plight and you
case is all but hopeless. Your veal
craft unions have got to be converted
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Luthtrans
March in
Big Parade
Procession of Walther
Leaguers Is Eight Blocks
Long-Delegations Give
State "Yells."
Officers Are Nominated

A remarkable parade was staged
yesterday afternoon when the dele
gates, visitors and resident men,
bers OF the Walther league, now
holding its international conven-
ton here, marched through the
downtown streets.
1t was one of the largest religious
para6es ever held here. There were
about 5000 in line, marching in close
formation, four abreast. The process
sion was eight blocks long. State
delegations gave their "yells" and
hymns were sung. A band headed
the procession.
At the east end OF the Douglas
street bridge the leaguers were taken
into several hundred automobiles
assembled there to take them on a
tour of Council Bluffs, ending at
Paramount park, where picnic sup
yer and social gathering occupied
the early part Of the evening.
Detroit Seeks Convention.
The Omaha convention has already
been recorded as the greatest OF the
80 international meetings OF the
Walther league. Even the one held
at Milwaukee last year was not near
ly so big an affair as the present one,
officers said last night.
Detroit is active i'll the field for
next years convention.
Two Omaha young women are
given much OF the credit for the
smooth manner i'll which the 1000
convention delegates and visitors are
being taken care Of They are Miss
Amelia Wehrs, chairman of the con-
vention executive board. and Miss
Dora Freze, heading the reception
committee.
Officers Nominated.
International officers were nomi-
mated by the convention yesterday at
ternoon. The convention slate is as
follows: For president. A. A. Gross
mann of Chicago and Edmund Kuhl-
man of Milwaukee; for secretary, A..
H. Hermann of Richmond, Va. and
Miss Frances Murphy of Chicago;
for field secretary, Prof. E. H. Engel-
brecht of Oak Park, ILL.,, and. ]. E.
Potzger of Indianapolis; for trea-
surer, F. A. Setback of Fort Wayne,
Ind, and Alvin Welp of St. Louis.
Election is scheduled to be held this
morning.
Miss Hulda A. Eickhoff of Chi
cago, secretary of junior work, made
report yesterday afternoon Of the
first years activities of this depart
ment, which was organized only
year ago. She showed that "a dis
tricts arc already active, with 132
societies and 1862 members.
She submitted proposals to the coll
vention, asking the adoption OF a
constitution, authorization of Junior
manual and appointment of Junior
board in every district.
Bible Study Urged.
Prof. ]. T. Mueller of ST. Louis
urged the importance of regular Bible
study by all members of the league.
1T is now 400 years since Martin
Luther gave to the printer the manu-
script of his translation of the New
Testament, and yet there are hun
dreds of thousands of Christians TO-
day to whom the Bible is practically
an undiscovered country. They never
read it. Search the Scriptures
was Christ's word. The Bible will
make you wise unto salvation.' said
st. Paul. Fifteen minutes a day
should be spent by every Christian
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Judge Refuses to Modify
Strike Restraining Order

Federal Judge Woodrough yester-
day denied motions of striking rail-
way employees to dissolve or modify
temporary restraining orders he IS
sued last week.
There was sufficient showing OF
possible, immediate and irreparable
injury to the railroads to warrant
his issuance of an injunction, with
out the "a hours notice required by
law, he declared, in answer to OBJ
jections raised on this score by
counsel for strikers.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
woman Who Grew Up With
Sioux CITY" Is Dead at 73,

Sioux City, Ia, July H.-Mrs. E.
B. Spalding, one of the Oldest pion-
eers of Sioux City died today, aged
70, of heart disease. She came here
in 1858. Because of the part she
played in the development of the city
from a settlement consisting of few
sod houses to its present status, she
has been called "The Woman Who
Grew Up With Sioux City"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18

Fred Brown. the sphinx, has be-
come Fred Brown, the penitent.
The manacle man of Benson has
turned to religion and prayer in his
cell in the county Jail where he
maintained a sphinxlke silence until
Sunday.
Evangelist R. R. Brown, who is
conducting meetings in the tent
tabernacle at Twentieth and Doug
las streets, visited the county Jail
Sunday and preached to the prison.
erS.
Throughout his sermon Prisoner
Brown paid strict attention, and at
the close of the services asked for a
short conference with Evangelist
Brown, according to Jailer Harry
Mcdonald.
Closeted Together.
Brown, the pastor, and Brown, the
prisoner, were closeted in the cell
together for more than 80 minutes,
according to the jailer, during which
time the evangelist talked to the
chain man concerning his soul, his
crimes and his repentance.
When asked about the numerous
crimes attributed to him, Brown, the
prisoner, is said to have replied:
"I'm afraid am beyond redemp-
ton"
He asked the evangelist to return
and read the bible to him.
Pray for me-" he is said to have
pleaded, "arH ask help from God for
me-"
Chats Freely.
After the evangelist lett. Brown.
the prisoner. seemed to have umbur-
dened a heavy load from his mind.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
State Commander Asserts
Legion Is Non.Political

Bridgeport, Neb:. July H.GolSpe-
cial Telegram. )-William Ritchie'
ir., state commander of the Amer
lean Legion was asked Yesterday. re-
parding the attitude of the American
Legion towards political parties ana
candidates. Mr.. Richie advised that
the American Legion is not po-
litical organization and is wholly
o,triotic
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Threshing of Wheat Begun
in Richardson County

Falls City. Neb.. July H.-(spe-
cial.)-Threshing OF wheat has starr,
ed in Richardson county and a good
deal of stacking is now going on. Inc
oat crop of the county is very smah
in comparison with other years. the
average yield being estimated at from
10 to II bushels per acre by County
Agent J. L. Worrell. Corn is doing
splendidly.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Nav Call House to Enact Special Legislation
Bv ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

Washington July 17.-Following failure OF the coal
operators to agree acceptance Of the strike
Mr. Harding abandoned his efforts to bring about
in the coal industry He invited the opera
to their mines under protection of the federal
government.
~ invite YOU to return your mine properties and re-
,me operations he said With this significant statement
the president concluded conference with the coal opera
tors in which they informed him OF their differences over
agreeing specifically to his settlement plan.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Two Bandits Shot Down.

Fort Worth. Tex, July H.-In
battle at Valley View early this
morning between citizens and men
attempting to loot the postoffice, two
alleged bandits were shot down and
captured. The others escaped. OF
fcers are now en- route to Valley
View from Fort Worth to identity
the wounded, prisoners.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
What Can
You Do?

TYour experience has
equipped you for some par
ticular business.
TYou can put that expert
ence and q little capital into
a business of your own and
make it pay "big."
TSee the business openings in
today's Business Chances"
column in the "Want" Ad
section of The Omaha Bee.
VIf you don't find what you
want today, look tomorrow
and every day-until lou
locate just the kind Of busi-
ness you have been looking
for.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Irrigation Bonds Sold

Oshkosh. Neb., July 15.-(Special.l
-Thirty-six thousand dollars worth
OF irrigation bonds belonging to the
three districts of this county have
been sold. thus permitting the extern
sion and improvement of bitches and
laterals.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Nav Resume Hague Meet.

The Hague, July 17.-(By A. P)
A communication from the Russian
delegation today held out a prospect
that the conference ON Russian af-
fairs here, which had seemed on the
verge of final breakdown, might
be resumed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
British Body to Come to U. S.
on War Debt in September

London, July 17.-(By A: PA
special British delegation will arrive
in the United States early in Sep
tember in connection with negotia-
tons for funding the British debt to
America, it was announced by Prime
Minister Lloyd George in the house
OF commons this afternoon
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Germany Pays Reparations.

Paris. July 10y A. P9-The
reparations commission was officially
notified today that Germany had de-
posted 100000 gold marks in des-
ignated banks to meet its July Is
operations payment.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Son of Oshkosh Farmer
Killed in Fall from Horse

Oshkosh, Neb., July 17.-(Special.)
Louis, the 10-year-oid son of DOM
inek Lussato, living five miles north
west of here, was killed when he was
thrown by a horse he had been riding.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18

---------- cook.
The exact number of the wounded
never will be known. as many We're
recovered by the miners and placed
i'll automobile trucks which were
headed for Avella and Virginia Sta
ton, Pa.
Sheriff Shot Seven Times.
Sheriff Duval was shot seven
times and powder marks on his body
gave evidence that he was killed at
close range. When discovered by
his son. Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Duval, both of his revolvers had
ben taken off him. Lying dead be-
side the sheriff was one of the min
ers in the invading party.
The sheriff, accompanied BY Dep
uty Duval and Deputy Hough, had
attempted to outflank the invaders
and were approaching them from the
rear when they ran into the men re-
treating. The battle, according to
Deputy Hough, was terrific. Sheriff
Duval, according to Hough's state
r1,ent, brought down two men who
were firing on Hough, before he fell
himself. The men kept up running
fight as they retreated in the direc-
ton of Avella.
Sheriff Notified.
On Sunday evening about 10 Sher-
iff Duval received word of the pro-
posed invasion. He placed addition
al deputies at the mine. At 1880
Superintendent ]. c. Edwards was
notified from the Penobscot mine
two miles up Cross creek, that the
men were forming. He later stated
that poor telephone communications
cut off all possibility of obtaining
additional help. He could not get a
call beyond Avella, Pa.
The protection at the mine consist
ed of 20 men, composed of deputy
sheriffs and special guards. The lat
ter were armed with rifles which,
according to the guards, became
jammed, badly hindering their ef-
forts.
Word came to Cliftonville that
men were assembling at Avella in
motor trucks. Guards then were
placed at points of vantage. All was
still until, at $3.50 Monda ymorning
heavy charge of dynamite was sci
off in the miners camp directly
across Cross creek.
Fight Starts at S.
Immediately afterward skyrocket.
were seen to ascend in the direction
of Virginia station. This was evi
IDENTIFY signal for further co-ordina.
ton. Shortly after that noises were
heard about the mine tipple ant
guards advanced to point where
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
Invites Coal
Operators to Reopen
Pits Under Protection

President Reminds Owners That Coal National Necessity
Following Failure of Comittce to Agree Fully on
Arbitration Proposal-Mnority Mem.
bers Opposed TO Plan.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-18
7Arekilled
in Battle at
Coal Mine
Over Score Wounded When
Mob Estimated at 800 Men
Attacks Tipple in
West Virginia.
II Prisoners Captured

Wellsburg. w. Va. July III.
II. Duval. sheriff OF Brooke county,
w. Va, and six other men, said TO
have been union coal miners, met
death Monday morning at 5 at Cliff
tonville, w. Va. There is the Paledka
mine of the Richland Mining COM
pany, where more than two dozen
men were wounded when armed
guards sought to repulse an attack
made on the coal tipple by force
estimated at 800 men. Eleven prison.
crs were captured and placed in the
county jail.
The Battle lasted for an hour and
so minutes i'll which thousands Of
shots were exchanged. The sheriff
and all OF the dead men were brought
to Wellsburg.
Only three of the men could be
identified. They were:
Sheriff H. H. Duval, Wellsburg,
w. Va.
Francis Milick, Monessen. Pa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-05
BESLER REFUSES TO MEET
CITIZENS STRIKE BODY

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Oct. 5:-
w. c. Besler, president of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey, has
declined to meet the citizens COM
mittee named by the conference at
Scranton last Saturday to endeavor
to bring about a settlement of the
shipments strike on anthracite
carrying railroads on the ground
that conferences were now under
way with a committee of Ashley
citizens. I'd.
"Manifestly we cannot in good
conscience discontinue our relations
with these gentlemen" said Mr..
Besler. Another reason why we
should continue relations with them
is because of our fixed policy for
separate settlement of this strike
with strict regard for local conii-
TONS"
He said further that his company
in accordance with a mandate of
the labor board recognized guilds
organizations by new men entering
the service and former employees re-
entering" and that these guilds were
now functioning on the Jersey Cen
trail.
FINALLY, but very frankly" add
ed Mr.. Besler, "the situation in the
shopmen's strike is entirely different
from that in the case of the miners.
In the latter CASE wages, working
conditions and duration of agree
ment were the matters at issue. In
the case of the striking shopmen
wages, working conditions and rates
of pay have all been established by
a tribunal created by congress. 1t
only remains for the striking shop
men OF accept that to which the
labor board has decreed and go 20
work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-05

loss of your mother under the most
unfortunate circumstances. l wish
to assure you of my implicit con-
fidence in your mothers fidelity
beth as a wife and mother.
II would be glad if it is your de-
sire, to come to your home and as
sist the authorities in the solution of
this terrible crime, but l have three
homicide cases in the Burlington
county court this month and one in
Ocean county. However, if when
my work in these cases is complete,
1 am asked to assist the authorities
of Somerset and Middlesex counties
in solving this mystery 1 shall be
glad to do so. 1 wish to assure you
that the prosecutors and detectives
are doing all in their power to bring
the perpetrators of this crime TO
Justice. The process of law in cases
of this kind, seems to be slow, but
is necessary in order that no mis-
take be made.
"As far as 1 have been able TO
learn at this time there is nothing
that points to misconduct on the
part of DR.. Hall and your mother,
ard it is altogether possible that the
guilty person OF persons will prove
to be some one who, up to this time,
has not even been suspected.
but you and Mrs. Hall have my
heartfelt sympathy in your bereave-
-ment, and 1 will willingly at any
time lend any possible assistance In
bringing the murderer to justice.
Miss Mills, believe me, to be
Sincerely yours,
ELLIS PARKER"