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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
.Freighters Win
Fight With Furious
Storm ON Atlantic
IA Weather-Scarred Vessels
Dock in New York-Tell of
Battle With Lashing Hurs
ricane in Atlantic.

New York, Dec. 26-Battered and
SCARED by heavy weather, IA ships
Flowed slowly into quarantine from
early morning until late afternoon to.
day, the shippers of them all report;
ing vicious, never-ending battle with
Il series of lashing hurricanes which
seemed to shake the Atlantic to the
bottom.
One ship--the gigantic new. liner
It was steadily losing its fight with
the storm. Another liner reported 10
its owners that 1t would be two days
late. A third flashed in with re.
per- that it couldn't reach New York
until tomorrow, although It has ap.
parently gone safely through most of
the storm.
Center of Storms.
The center of the storms, which
have been ruling the waves for the
last three weeks, appeared to be about
1000 miles off the European coast.
Shippers Of the liners said they
crashed into them at this point and
fought steadily through terrific gales
until within 500 miles of the Unite
States.
All of the ships which came into
quarantine today were freighters.
Some Of them had parts of the bridges
gone. Small boats on their decks
were crushed and torn. In one or two
Instances matches were pounded in,
and all Of them reported their crews
had been in oilskins almost steadily
for from five to IA days.
Even with IA ships reporting in.
Quarantine did not have as many as
were expected. Five ships, including
La Savoie, were overdue. La Savoie
reported it would be in Thursday, i,ut
the owners heard nothing from the
Lord Byron, the Eastern City and the
York Castle, all of which were ex.
pected at their docks today. The
President Monroe will arrive tomor.
row.
Reports From Europe.
Gable and wireless messages told of
the ravages on the European side.
Falmouth. England. reported three
ships had put in there with broken
machinery and another went to st.
Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. its en-.
gines also damaged.
The Belgian steamship Londier. go
ing to Norfolk, Va. had to stop in
Queenstown for repairs Halifax re.
ported that the Norwegian freighter
Lorentz w. Hansen. which sailed
from Swansea. Wales, December Ia
with load of coal had been forced to
put back to Liverpool. leaking and
with its bridge swept away.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Suggests Decalog
as State Statute
State Representative, in Brief
Address, Pledges Support
to Lower Taxes.

Scottsbluff, Neb., Dec. 26.-tSpe.
cial What they hope to help accom-
plish in the Legislature. at Lincoln
was tcld to the Lions club today by
State Senator Thomas c. Osborne and
State Representatives William Bar.
bour and A. N. Mathers.
Briefly summed up, the hope of the
three men is to aid this, section of
the state, to reduce taxes. to prevent
needless and useless legislation.
What We need in legislative way
is pretty largely a season of quiet"
declared Senator Osborne. Mr..
Mathers said: 81 want to do the best
] can for Scottsbluff county The mis-.
takes l make will be on the side of
economy. I don't know how we are
going to lower taxation without
actually lowering it. l sometimes
think we could wipe all The statutes
off the books and substitute the 10
commandments"
Mr.. Barbour spoke of the code bill.
In theory, l believe 1t is right" he
said. Il think it is good business.
Tbere are some matters in connec.
tion with it that ought to lie remedied
and no doubt will be-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Auto Drops Into
River, 2 Drown
Girl and Escort Die When
Pinned Beneath Big Over
turned Machine.

Shenandoah. Ia, Dec. 26.-tSpecial.
Pinned beneath their overturned
Marmon automobile in the newly
Strengthened ditch of the West Nish
nabotna river near Randolph, Ia.
Miss Vera Jeffers, %, of Horace, Neb.
and her cousin, Arthur Clark, 25,
Randolph, Ia, were drowned shortly
before 8 Christmas night.
Evert Ames, auctioneer and farmer
of Randolph, was attracted by the tail
light of the overturned car and raced
into Randolph for aid. The machine
was chopped away from the bodies
the rescue party fearing that if the
wreckage were righted. the bodies
might float away from them in the
strong current of the stream.
Ames found the overturned car
about 9. Clark and his cousin had
left the Clark home shortly before
. to go to a dance in the armory at
Glenwood
The river recently had been
Strengthened at the point of the trag.
edy. The big Marmon automobile
missed the brige and dived down the
ditch at the approach to the structure.
Physicians who were with the res
cue party examined the bodies and
announced the two young folks had
been drowned and not killed by the
accident. since their lungs were filled
with water.
Miss Jeffers was former student
at Highland Park college in Des
Moines and was spending the Christ
mas holidays at the Clark home.
Young Clark was the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Clark.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Turks Protest
Armenian Plea
at Conference
Assyro-Chaldeans Plead for
Home Of Adam and Eve
-Bulgarians Present
Petitions.

Lausanne, Dec. 26.--(By A. P.1
Armenia was the storm cpAter OF the
near east conference today. The
Turks refused to attend a meeting of
the subcommission. which had ar.
ranged to hear the plea of the Ar.
menians for the establishment Of "A
national home in Turkey, and botli
Ismet Pasha and RIA Nur Bey sent
stronglyworded communications to
the conference, protesting against the
decision to allow the Armenians II
state their case.
They declared that if the Armen-
ians. who had no official standing and
represented no independent govern.
ment, were heard by the conference,
there was no reason why the Egyp.
tians or the Irish should not be al
lowed to present their demands.
The so-called irregular Egyptian
delegation has been waiting in Lau.
same for more than a month for per-
mission to be heard by the confer.
ence and voice demand for the in.
dependence OF Egypt and complete
withdrawal of the British army.
Meeting Unofficial.
In consequence Of the Turkish pro-
test, the official meeting of the sub
commission was postponed, and the
representatives of the inviting pow
ers, Great Britain. France and Italy.
sitting alone, listened to the Armen-
ian spokesman, who suggested that a
home be established in the northeast
vilayets OF Turkey, which should IN
clude historic Mount Ararat or sec
ton in Cilicia.
1t was impossible. he declared, for
the proposed Armenian home to ANAL
gate with the Armenian republic Of
Erivan.s which has been taken over
by the Moscow soviets. The Armen.
ians would willingly accept the same
relationship with Turkey as the
sion. he asked for exemption from
military service for the Armenians
and urged maintenance of the ortho-
dox patriarch in Constantlnople.
No Ruling Made.
The entente delegates took the
Armenian petition under advisement
as they did also Ietitions from the
Bulgarians and the ancient people
known as the Assyro-Chaldeans.
Biblical history came before the
meeting when the representatives Of
the Assyro-Chaldeans arose. Their
people live in Mesopotamia between
Mosul and the Turkish frontier; they
wish TO maintain their own customs
and to be allowed to dwell In peace.
Gen. Agh Pitros, their chief spokes-
man. said with dignity that history
had proved that Adam and Eve were
born in their country and the early
chapters Of early life moved about
the AssyroChaldean
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
|Arbu.ckle
in
Nebraska,
State Head of Theater Men
Says House Owners Will
Refuse to Show
Pictures.
Takes Issue With Hays

A. r. Pramer, president Of the Mo-
citation of Nebraska and Iowa. ad.
dressing meeting OF women and
ministers in the Young Women's
Christian association auditorium yes
terday afternoon, said:
Our theaters will not open their
doors again to Arbuckle films"
Mr.. Pramer stated that he is a
member of board of IL directors
Of the national association of motion
picture theater owners.
Rev. Arthur Attack, pastor of
Hanscom Park Methodist church,
grasped Mr.. Pramer's hand. Mr..
Pramer was applauded.
Surprise at Hays Decision.
Hays does not represent the ex-
hibitors," Pramer went on. He read
aloud the letter sent from the ma
tional headquarters of the M. p. T.
Q. A. in New York, which expressed
surprise at Hays decision and stat.
ing that as theater owners, they knew
OF no new developments to change
the mind of the public in regard to
Arbuckle
mo act of an official cannot make
up the public mind" the letter said
The Rev. Paul Calhoun summed up
the spirit of the meeting when he
said "Arbuckle has forfeited his right
to entertain the youth of America. u
Approve Stand.
A dozen civic and Christian or
ganizations voiced. through represen.
tatives, their approval of Mr.. Pra.
mers stand. He was unanimously
made a member of the resolutions
committee, which sent to Will Hays
strong protest against Arbuckle's s
reinstatement, after he remarked that
the original resolution as read was
not strong enough. The message was
redrafted directly after. the meeting
and carried the signatures of the w.
c. It. u. the Y. M. c. A., the Oma-
ha Woman's club, the South Omaha
Woman's club, the school forum, the
chautauque circles, the Lowe avenue
Presbyterian church, the Central
United Presbyterian church. the Hans.
com Park Methodist church and Lef-
flerI Madison Methodist church.
The Rev. Arthur Attack voiced his
Indignation that Hays should try to
give the public Fatty Arbuckle as
Christmas present. "The motion pic
ture industry must clean up or shut
up about censorship" he declared.
Frozen Credits"
Bishop E. v. Shaylor referred to
Arbuckle's pictures which were sup
pressed as frozen, credits of the mo-
tion picture industry"
"The concerns which own them,
want their capital to pay dividends
and they are bringing influence to
bear on Hays. They are the men
who are paying him his salary" the
the bishop said. Film actors are
teachers of the public and Arbuckle
stands for something wrong"
Mrs. Mary Phillips of the Teachers
Forum, one Of the speakers, said that
Arbuckle had been a children's hero,
and If they thought he could do wrong
and still succeed, they would reason
that they could do the same thing.
Mrs. w. F. knight, Mrs. NJ. d.
Vieno, DIR. Jennie Callfas and the Rev.
A. J. Ernst were also among the
speakers.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Mother of Colorado
EOvernOr.EIect Dies

Denver, Colo, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Chan
ming Sweet, mother of Governor-elect
William f. Sweet, died at her home
early today from an illness of more
than a years duration. Mrs. Sweet
was II years of age. She had been
prominent in education and philan-
thropic work in Denver for many
years. At the time of her death she
was a director of the Denver Old
Ladies' home. She was also promi-
nent in the activities of the Colorado
chapter of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution.
Mrs. Sweet is survived by her hus-
band, Claiming Sweet; her son, the
governor-elect; two brothers, II. II.
Stevens of Colorado Springs, T.. r.
Stevens of Philadelphia. and sister,
Mrs. E. +. Nelson of Montreal, Can
ada
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Waiter i'm Senate Cafe Is
Discharged for Bootlegging

Washington, Dec. 26.-The drive TO
keep bootleggers out of the capitol
building severed from the government
payroll today a waiter said by senate
OFFICIALS TO have dropped a flask of
Christmas whisky on the floor of the
senate restaurant.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, chair.
man OF the senate rules committee,
who recently ordered the capitol police
to arrest all bootleggers found in
the building regardless of what in
fluence they might invoke. deprived
the waiter of his job after an in.
tvestigation of the flask episode.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Yeggmen Steal Safe
From Filling Station

Yeggmen pried open a window in
the Standard Oil filling station at
Blair Christmas night and stole the
safe containing between 5000 and $4O0
In cash and checks
Manager A. S. Roberts said plans
had been made to fasten the new
safe into the concrete floor today.
The battered safe was found yes
terday in the hills between the high
and low roads leading from Blair to
Omaha, about three miles south of
Blair. Authorities believe. the yegg-
men escaped into Omaha with an
automobile from which they dumped
the safe after rifling 1t.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Fall to Quit
Cabinet in
Short Time
Secretary of Interior Peeved
Over Alaskan Policy and
Failure to Get Hold of
Forestry Service.
New Probable Successor
BY GEORGE +. AUTHlER.
Wash ing ton Correspontient The Omaha Bee

Washington Correspondent The Omaha Bee
Washington. Dec. 26. Albert h.
Fall, secretary of the Interior, it be-
came definitely know today. will leave
President Hardings cabinet before
spring and Senator Harry New of
Indiana. recently defeated, is likely
to be named in his place.
The determination OF Secretary Fall
to resign, making the second break
IN the Harding cabinet. followed a
spirited session in the presidents COM
mittee ON reorganization of the gov
ernment, held at the White House
last week.
II signalizes a complete victory for
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in
the fight which has been waging
about the future policy toward Alaska
and is interpreted by leading senator's
as spelling the utter defeat of the
ambitious reorganization scheme. An
effort will be made to get the plan
before congress. There is some doubt
whether this will be, accomplished
and even If it is, it is not expected
congress will approve of what has
been done.
PrOdded Along Plank.
The fact that Secretary Fall has
been compelled to walk the plank in
the contest for supremacy in the pres
ident's cabinet. wins for Secretary
Wallace the principal place among the
presidents advisers. His victory in
defeating the purposes of the organi-
zation scheme, by keeping control of
the forestry service in his depart
nent instead of placing it in the De-
partment of Interior, where the presi-
dent originally wanted it placed, estan
fishes precedent for the rest of the
hureaucrats. who are now insisting up
on retaining their perquisites.
The army will not surrender to
the navy, nor will the sea forces give
place to those of the land. Heads
of hureaus in either department
whose lines" have become crossed
in the slow and complex development
Of tha machinery of government. are
equally obstinate.
Balks on Alaska Policy.
The decision reached by MIR. Fall to
retire from the cabinet hinges about
the administration policy relative to
Alaska. although it develops the sec
retary of the interior has not been In
complete harmony with his chief and
, other members of the cabinet on i'm.
portant issues.
Into the cab.net tcmptest has entered
the spirit of the Roosevelt conserva-
Turn tn Page Two. Column Two.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Bandits Rob Banker.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Two bandits last
night attacked Alexander Flower.
president of the Roosevelt State bank
and Mrs. Evelyn Dreis. his com.
panion. Flower said one OF the two
took $4,000 diamond ring and $3.50
from him. Mrs. Dreis tried to flee
but was overtaken by one of the
men and beaten, police said. when
she resisted his attempts to steal her
diamond rings.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Unconscious for Days,
DenisOn Woman Dies

Denison, Ia, Dec. 26.--tSpecial.)-
Mrs. Charles Cassidy. one Of the
Oldest residents of this county. died at
her home here Christmas day. She
days.
Mrs. Cassidy was regarded as an
authority on local historical data.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday from the Baptist church. Of
which she was an active member.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Couple Holds Fifty.Fourth
Anniversary of Wedding

Nelson. Neb., Dec. 26.-Clark II.
Stoner and Miss Jennie French were
married at Smithfield, Pa, December
~, 1868. and they celebrated their
oath wedding anniversary here last
night. They came to Nuckolls county
in 1876, an dhomesteaded a farm on
Eik creek. three miles east of Mel
son.
After a few years they foved to
Nelson, and have lived here ever since.
Three children We're born to the
couple.
Mr.. Stoner is a veteran of the civil
war and one of less than a dozen
members left of the George II. Thorn.
as Post, G. A. r.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Des Moines Police
to Photograph Al
'Drunks' Tuken to Jail

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. ?6.-John
Ii. Hammond, chief Of police. an
nounced today that every drunken
man who Is brought into police
headquarters will have his picture
taken.
When the offender has become
sober again he will be presented
with . picture OF himself, SO. that
he may know how he looked when
taken TO the Jail. Hammond hopes
this picture cure" will be a potent
weapon against drunkenness.
Eighty intoxicated men spent
Christmas eve in the city Jail.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Two Slightly Hurt
When Autos Crash

A small automobile in which Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Welker OF Lyons
were riding was struck yesterday
noon in front of the HoffmMn funeral
home at Twenty-fourth and Dodge
streets. by a large machine. The
smaller automobile was wrecked and.
the large machine sped away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welker, 50 and 20.
respectively, We're slightly injured.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Fast Freight Locomotives
Purchased by Burlington

Chicago. Dec. 26.-An order for so
fast freight locomotives of. the latest
type has been placed for early spring
delivery by the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy railroad, Vice President Il.
T.. Bracken announced here, stating
the order approxmates. $3.50, 900.
This is in addition to 1000 recondition
steel coal cars. 800 new automobile
cars. 500 reconditional box cars and
200 reconditioned refrigerator cars
recently received.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Venizelos Thanks u. S.

Lausanne, Dec. 26.-tBy A. P.b--
Former Premier Venize1os of Greece
in a Christmas message to the Amer.
lean Red Cross expressed the graft
tude of the Greek people for Amer,
ica's generosity in succoring the mil
lions Of refugees who have swarmed
into Greece.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Saturday Sets Trade
Record at David CITY

David City, Neb, Dec. 26.-tSpecial.)
Saturday was a record breaker fol
the business men of David City, more
business being done on that day than
on the Saturday before Christmas
for many years.
During the evening, a community
Christmas program, with distribution
of presents of popcorn and peanuts
to the children. immediately follow.
ing, 25 turkeys were given away by
the business men Of the city.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Bank Squad Seeks
Mint Bandits Here

Members Of the Omaha bank squad.
made up of detectives. were search.
ing the city yesterday for a train
porter believed to have a clue to the
whereabouts OF the Denver mint high.
waymen.
The porter is alleged to have re.
ceived $25 in SIS bills from two men
who boarded the train at Denver,
bound for Omaha.
Detectives believe that il they can
locate the porter. they may secure
valuable information in the nation.
wide hunt for the bandits.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Stolen Car Recovered.

David City, Neb.. Dec. 26.-tSpe-
cial )F'ord coupe belonging to DR.. j..
II. Meyers of David City, which was
stolen Friday morning while he was
lunching at local restaurant, has
been recovered near York, Neb., out
of gas.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Chicago Man Walks Into
River in Fog; Drowned

Chicago. Dec. 26.--Unable to SEQ
his path ahead OF him because of a
dense fog, Andrew Hazard yester.
day walked off the bank into the
Calumet river and drowned while on
his way to work. Another workman,
hearing his cries. rushed to his aid.
but could find nothing but a floating
dinner pail. Police later recnvNrad
tho hn
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Tenth Church Burns.

Montreal. Dec. 2s.-Word was re-
ceived today that the 10th fire to
sweep a Catholic edifice in Canada
this year had destroyed the parish
church Of Saint Thomas d'Alfred at
Fassett,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
The Weather
Forecast,

Forecast.
Nebraska: Fair Wednesday and
probably Thursday; somewhat warmer
Thursday in extreme east portion.
Iowa: Fair in north. unsettled In
south portion Wednesday: Thursday
fari; not much change In temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-27
Massacre Survivor Dies.

New York. Dec. 26.-John Martin.
who claimed to be tho last survivor
of the Custer massacre on the Little
Big Horn. will be buried tomorrow
in cypress Hills cemetery. lie died
in Brooklyn hospital Sunday at
the age OF 50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-16
Gun TOter Says He
Has a Commission
From the Governor

The case OF Archie Lee who was ar.
rested by city authorities last week
Tor carrying Il gun and who claims that
he is working under authority Of a
special commission from Governor Rob
ertson was continued TIL next Tuesday
at Friday afternoons session OF munici
pal court-Lee, according to city OF
Ulcers. has been seen on the streets
"totin' a gun. He claims that he was
hired by an officer who was commits
stoned by the state to guard Rock Is
land railway property here.
Lee attempted TO get a special &c
mission from sheriff London hut he
was refused, he told Police Judge H. A.
Stanley. MOI wanting 10 come to Chief
Dick Hignight for a commission Lee
said he put on his gun and wore 1t
only while around the railroad yards.
Chief Hignight made II clear hat he
had TO objection TO Lee carrying a gun
IL he was a commissioned officer but
that 1t Vas al officers duty to make
himself known to the other officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-16

was left IN u ditch 10 be later picked
up and carried five miles behind the
lines 10 u hospital.
His peace record: Aaronsohn return
ed to the America he would never
again see. AS though there had been
no tragic interlude. he took up his
studies where he had left off. He con.
tinued to win high honors: he will be
ordained u rabbi In 1923. In the mean.
time he has been preaching at Hamil.
ton. o. But also ne has been helping
scores Of his buddies TO carry on; he
has been fighting In the No.Man's-
Land OF red tape and government neg
lect for better conditions; he has been
a constant champion OF his comrades.
He does not wish "a temporary wave
OF s~entimentality TO be raised by his
own condition. or hat OF his manned
buddies. He wants a sense OF justice
TO be raised that will make America
put over a worthwhile II Just pro.
gram.
World peace" is what he pleads
for also. that the sacrifices may not
have been made in vain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-16
BUILDING SLUMP
LAST YEAR WAS
LIGHT IN CITY
Permits 4S Less With Valua-
ton at Great Loss; Pres
ent Building is Show
ing Slight Boom.

The number OF building permits is.
sued in the fiscal year of 1927 exceeded
the number issued this year July !.
1922, by IS, according to u report made
Saturday by Lewis Davidson, city build.
ing inspector.
The total amount spent on buildings
this year nsached the 1892 ,902 mark as
compared with the sl.576,302 of last
year. However. this great difference
is due 10 the fact hat two large struc.
lures OF about 5000 900 each were in
cluded in the list OF permits. These
were the Junior high school building
and the First Methodist church.
At present there are a great number
OF smaller buildings under construction
which keep up the record of building
permits for this season Of the year.