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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Man Who Shot Brother
Asks Parole From Pen

Lincoln. Nov. 13.-The application
OF Cyrus Dearborn. sentenced to the
penetentiary for life following his
shooting Of his brother. Jerry. for COM
mutation OF sentence. was bitterly op-
posed before the parole board today
b. the widow ef the murdered man.
Mrs. Emma Jensen.
She denied statement that Dear
dorf had made to the parole board
that he did not know what he was
doing when he shot his brother. ana
that he had any motive for the deeG.
Deardorf. Who was sentenced in
1915. told the board that his relations
with his brother had always been
happy. that he not only did not know
why he had shot him and had no rec.
election OF the deed until a dav
later, when he found himself in the
county Jail.
neardorf told the board that he
had children that were dependent IN
on him and that he would ike T. he
released that he might aid in their
support. They are now being looked
after by his fsther,inlaw.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Grain Company
Being Liquidated
Merriam and Millard Losses
100000 to $400,000-
Assets Large.

The Merriam and Millard Grain
company Is being liquidated. follow
ing the closing of its offices Monday
by creditors. Losses OF between $780,
600 and s400, 900 caused by specula.
ton and In the operation of a termi-
nal elevator at Milwaukee a few years
ago are given as causes for the
closing.
Barton Millard. president of the
company. would not estimate the as
sets of the company but asserted
they were large.
They are large. because we had a
good business" said Mr. Millard.
The Merriam Commission company
owned by Mr. Millard and J. W.
Redick. will continue with its con.
signment and brokerage business, Mr..
Millard said.
Mr.. Redick is secretary and treas
urer of the Merriam and Millard
Grain company. which for many years
has been considered one of the
soundest in the country. The com
pany operates two large elevators,
one In Council Bluffs and the other
at zoos North Seventeenth street.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Convicted Of Larceny
Man Weeps in Court

Oliver d. DAILY moaned and Awept
aloud while being tried yestel lay
afternoon in District Judge Goss court
on a charge OF grand larceny for the
theft of $50 from the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Marshall, 1928 North
Twentieth street. September ID. A
jury returned a verdict Of guilty after
being out 55 minutes.
once he rose from his seat and ex.
tending his hands, exclaimed, "Oh.
I can't stand this. | can't stand IT..
:. Mrs. Marshall pursued him at the
Aye Of the robbery and stopped him
seven blocks from her home. she tes-
titled yesterday.
DAILY has a wife and three children
in Meadow Grove, Neb. He said he
was trying to sell insurance to make
enough TO support them.
The jury too kthe case at last
night.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14

/and then have those samples
analyzed. He did that. He went
first to Washington, d. G.. and there
he bought eight quarts Of whisky, in
first class hotels. at restaurants. cafes,
of bootleggers. and at saloons.
Each bottle of it was apparently
genuine" said Macdonald yesterday
There was Old Taylor, Black and
White Scotch, Canadian Club. Water
fill & Frazier and several other we'll
known brands, all in regulation bot
ties, with seemingly genuine labels
and the corks were branded and the
tin caps over the necks bore every
indication that they were the real
thing, but an analysis by one of the
best firms of chemists in the world
disclosed that not one drop OF the
liquid in any of those bottles was
whisky. Every drop Of it was facti
tious. 1t was fake stuff The greater
part of it was made from denatured
alcohol, redistilled by bootleggers. 1t
was all poisonous, and yet 1t was be-
ing drunk in Washington at the best
hotels by senators, congressman and
other leading citizens. One bottle
brought in from a bootlegger In the
senate office building and, while 1t
bore every outside evidence of being
genuine. 1t was so poisonous that a
half pint of it. drank within an hour,
would stop the heart of any man.
No Real Stuff to BE Had.
Il went to Boston. New York,
Philadelphia. Chicago, st. Louis. Kan
sas city and other places. and in each
Turn TO Page Two Column rhree)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
:: SUNNY SIDE UP ::

lively recollection of certain roping
event that attended MIR. Bryan's re-
ception I'm New York harbor some 10
years ago.
Isn't the fact that Nebraska girls
OF Is and is skip across the state
line to be married something of a
vindlcation OF Nebraska's eugenic
marriage law? And Isn't II also evil
dence that we have been lax In the
organization OF Bedslat clubs?
OF course lot of very handsome
and valuable dogs will be exhibited at
the Omaha Bench show But nary
one of them viii be one-half as valu-
able as the yellow NUTS that trailed
us oldsters around some 40 or so
years ago.
Drillers Find Coal Trace Mt Te-
The Bee. Huh; that's about all ever
find.
Referring to recent sob from me
concerning the sleeping cars that
bump In the night, can any OF you
remember how your necks cracked
when the grip took hold OF the cable
on the old Dodge street line?
Having had occasion TO visit big
department store recently | was per
mitted to watch the actions OF some
shoppers at n very popular bargain
counter. II has been my pleasure
10 listen to divers and sundry lee
lures on salesmanship. NY recent
experience leads me 10 suggest that
1t might he n very pious Idea 10
have series of lectures on buying
ship. or shoppingship, es you may
prefer. w. M. NJ.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Wood Aims
to Subdue
Moro Strife
Coyernor-Ceneral Back From
Isle of Unrest, Plans to
Use Peaceful
Methods.
Warns of u. S. Power

Manila. Nov. 13.-While there il NJ
disorder at present among the Nor,
tribes the situation requires careful
handling. Governor-General Leonaro
Wood declared upon his return here
today after a three weeks trip o.
inspection to the island OF Mindanao
hee he Investigated reported unres
among the natives.
Governor-General Wood summoned
Dato Chief Santiago. one of the lead
crs in the Lake Lanao district. to
come aboard his yacht at one ooIt
at which he stopped. but the chief.
becoming alarmed at the rough SEA.
turned back and departed for his
home among the island hills.
The executive instructed the CON
stabulary officers who accompanied
him on his trip to bring in the chief
and his followers from the hills, with
out hloodshed, II possible.
The govcrre- axprssscs =e.fsdenee
that the Moro situation would be set
| tied peacefully. He announced that
he had appointed a commission. con
sisting, OF three members Of his staff,
who have long experience in the Phil
ippines. to proceed TO Mlndano and
Investigate the Moro grievances in
detail
Governor General Wood also an
nouneed that he would make a cour-
tesy visit 10 the Java straits soon.
al the request Of the State depart
ment
The greatest unrest now Is merely
local and Is confined chiefly to Moros
in the vicinity Of Lake Lanao, where
| the tribesmen are demanding larger
representation in the governmental ac-
tivities. ne declared.
The Moros. who are Mohanamedans
J object to being governed By Christian
/ filjpinos and are demanding the ap-
rointment Of additional Moro officials,
the governor general declared.
At a conference which he held with
Moro ehieftains who assembled from
all parts Of the territory, Govern Gen
eral Wood informed them that Amer
lean sovereignty still Is supreme in
the Philippines and that if the United
tates ever decides to relinquish con-
| troll the Moros will be officially no.
titled before any change is made.
One Of the demands Of the tribes
men. which is causing unrest. is for
Moro teachers instead Of Christian
Filipino in the school for girls. the
lexecutive said
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Trial of Souder
at North Platte
Again Delayed
Accused Ex-County Treasur-
er May Face Arson
Charge Some Time
Next Week.

North Platte. Neb.. Nov. IA
While attorneys for the state are OBJ
tanning counter affidavits to one
filed by the defense. to support their
motion for change OF venSe. there
will be a holiday in the trial proceed
ings of former County Treasurer
Samuel NJ. Souder. and other former
county officials under indictment
charged with arson
Judge ]. l.. Tewell this afternoon
sustained demurrer on four indict-
ments on the docket charging Souder
with forgery Of tax duplicates. but
suggested that the state carry the
case TO the state supreme court. Spe.
cial Prosecutor George Gibbs expects
TO obtain ruling from the high
court within few weeks. The
court. however. overruled the de-
murrer as II affected L. IL. Springer.
Elmer Baker, former deputy treas
urer. and Carl Goucher of Omaha.
and all other indictments against
Souder.
Attorneys for the defense and
prosecution have been ordered To be
prepared 10 argue on the motion for
a change Of venue and continuance
motions Saturday morning, and.
should they be overruled. there APP
PEARS to be little question but what
Souder will go on trial Tuesday
morning of next week on charges OF
arson. the state electing today to
try this case first.
The arson indictment was brought
against souder months ago follow
Ing the destruction by fire Of the
courthouse here last April 20
Elmer Baker. deputy under Souder
was Jointly indicted with the county
treasurer for arsoh, and special
Prosecutor George Gibbs asked that
Baker and Souder he tried Jointly.
Judge Tewel ruled. in effect. that
Souder could not be tried on forgery
charges for having signed his own
name to tax receipts. the contents
OF which the state alleges were false.
The state regarded the tax receipt
forgery cases as tho strongest II
had against the former county treas
urer.
II IL estimated OF the l49 indict-
ments brought against Souder more
than score of them were based
upon tax receipt exhibits. Judge
Tewell overruled the demurrer ms TO
the check forgery cases and all in.
dictments charging forgery and
lnrcnnN.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Plea for Grain Rate
Cut to Be Heard Today

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov ia plan
of attack ON the existing freight rates
on grain. grain products and hay in
the territory between Canada and the
gulf and Chicago and the Rocky
mountains was being formulated here
today by public utility commissioners
and rate experts from Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Nebraska. Iowa.
Minnesota. South Dakota and North
Dakota.
Tomorrow Today rehearing will
open in Kansas City before three
members of the Interstate Commerc
commission.
The application for readjustment OF
freight rates, originally prepared by
the Kansas public utilities commits.
sion, declares that freight rates, broad.
ly speaking. must be fixed on the
value of the commodities hauled. Ag
ricultural products, 1t Is alleged, have
materially decreased In value, while
freight rate are still at comparatively
high levels.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14

Impossible to Buy Real Whisky Here,
Writer Who Exposed Bootleggers Says
4. B. Macdonald Offers $500 Reward to
anyone Able to Find Bottle of Pure Old Stuff
Tells of Poison Put in Fake Liquor ::

A man offered to bet $500 yester-
day that drink of whisky could not
be bought in Omaha.
Il will put the money in escrow
in the hands of any reputable banker
in Omaha, and If you will succeed
in buying whisky here the money is
yours he said.
why" exclaimed one of the men
in the group who heard that state
ment, There are hundreds of joints
here where it can ne bought, and
there are bootleggers in every block
who will sell it. Better pull down
that bet old man, you'll lose your
money"
The man who offered to make that
sensational bet was A. 3. Macdonald,
Il staff writer for the The Ladies
Home Journal and The Country
attending convention of district
agents of the Curtis Publishing com
pany.
Knows Where to Get II.
Il am willing to put up the
money" he insisted You go any
where in Omaha, buy bottle of the
stuff they are selling here for
whisky. submit it to any reputable
firm of chemists, let them analyze it,
and il it is found TO be genuine
whisky, the $500 is yours
Last winter The Ladies Home Jour
nal sent Macdonald out into the
country with instructions to buy six
or eight samples Of bootleg whisky
in each of a score of towns and cities.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14

After several hours OF consultation
with the Biggest Boy at home ] know
pretty well what | am expected to
say at Hanscom Park Methodist
church Friday evening.
Note that Judge Tewell IL holding
court at North Platte, seated on n
rough bench and using a couple of
boards on sawhorses for desk. My
courtship days were under very SINH
lar circumstances. Our benches were
handsawed and unplaned, and our
desks rudely handcarved by boys
skilled In handling jackknives. The
courting was done by deft eyework
while George walters wasn't looking.
Since the arrest of a bootlegger in
the corridors OF the Omaha federal
building. 1t doesn't surprise me that
officials down Washington way have
discovered bootlegging next within
a block OF the treasury building and
two blocks of the White House, the
building owned by the Treasury de.
partment, too. ! know man In
eastern Nebraska who bought six
quarts of bourbon from a bootlegger
and discovered later that the liquor
had been hijacked from his own eel.
lar.
You have never seen bad roads un-
less you have seen some western
North Platte valley roads that have
been badly rain soaked and then used
a couple OF days by several hundred
beet wagons, each loaded with from
three to five tons Of sugar beets
Perhaps Mr.. McAdoo lodged
Omaha in daylight because he had a
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Atlas Bank at
Neigh Closes
Guaranty Fund May Lose
100000 TO S300.000 in
Paying Depositors.

Lincoln. Nov. l3.-The Atlas bank
OF Neigh was closed today. according
n an announcement of the state
banking department. The probable
loss to the guarantee fund will run
between $500, 900 and $500. 900.
The bank was taken over by the
state banking department. May 2i.
at which time its deposits totaled
s7Ss,ooo. In the hope that con
siderable portion Of ;he loss might
be averted the hank was kept in
operation and S235 900 from the new
~ authorized bankers conservation
fund was loaned it for the purpose.
Attempts at sale or consolidation
having failed. the banking commits.
sion decided It would be impossible
10 longer keep the bank in operation.
Ray Swanson. former vice president
Of the bank. has been I'm charge as
deputy of the banking commission.
The Atlas bank was one Of the
largest OF the state banks and was
one OF the best equipped In the state.
When taken over by the banking
commission its officers were: George
y. Seymour. president. Ray Swanson.
vice president r. :. Payne. vice
president. and r. ]. Forsyth. cashier
At the time the bank was taken
over 1t had capital stock Of $50 600
and $4,000 surplus. and the bank
owed s416, 600 for money borrowed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Blackmail Plot
is Frustrated
Postal Inspectors Seek Sender
of Letters Demanding
$4,000 and $1,000.

Beaver City, Neb.. Nov. 13.-Two at
tempts were made at blackmall at
st. Francis, Kan, near here, recently.
l.. j. Hillits received letter, de-
manding that he leave $1,000 at a
spot designated due east Of st. Fran
els. Rev. J. Willard De Yoe found
.. missive under his door on his re-
turn from church. demanding that he
place $500 in the alley back of the
parsonage.
Decoy packages acre placed in each
place. and heavily armed guards Sc
creted near them, but no appeared TO
claim the packages. Special post
office inspectors have been placed on
the case to try to discover the identi-
ty of the person or persons who sent
the missives through the postoffice.
There are no clues. The letters were
printed with pencil and signed X.
X X
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Seventeen Youths to Jail
After Halloween "Stunts''

Beaver City, Eeb. Nov. 13.-Sev
enteen young men OF Arapahoe pro-
pose TO lay out fines OF S. and costs
each In county Jail here. The fines
came as result OF Hallowe' en-
stunts" they are alleged 20 have
staged. A number Of buildings OF
small proportions were moved onto
main streets and signs OF professional
business men were placed on them.
The boys were arrested and fined in
Justice court and elected to lay ont
their fines. thinking they would have
a jolly time In jail together. Then
the justice decreed they would serve
their time one at time.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
New Express Rates Will Be
Announced in December

Lincoln, Nov. IA new tentative
schedule ~ rates for express matter
ssreed upon by five state rRilwa,
commissions and the interstate Gem
meree commission. viii he announced
December l, Commissioner Taylor an
nounced today
\ number Of readmstments. neees
sary because numerous discrimiaa
uoIF have developed since the institu
uon Of the zone system 10 years ago.
are included in the schedule. Atheugh
the schedule is not Yet available. Il
is stated that a complaint that tbs
west was bearing greater burden
OF express expense than the east has
been adjusted.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Churches at Humboldt
Observe Armistice Day

Humboldt. Neb.. Nov. 13.-Armistice
day was appropriately observed here
by all OF the churches. Three min
utes OF silence at IL a. m, in honor
of the war dead, and prominent men
ton in addresses of their sacrifices
and those of others who fought to
victory for the allies. featured the
programs. At the request OF the
American Legion union services were
held at the Methodist church at night,
Rev. B. II. Dawson delivering the sd-
dress. The local legion post attend
ed in body.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Yeggs Blow Postoffice
Safe; Rob Store at Alma

Alma, Neb., Nov. 13.-The post
flee at Mascot. Neb., was entered
Monday night at midnight and the
door Of the safe blown off with nitro.
glycerine. Stamps and stamp books
were strewn over the floor and So
in silver taken. Burglars also entered
the store OF o. D.. Paxton and got
about $40 in silver and one paper
dollar. they also took some cigars
and a half carton Of cigarets and
started to take a side OF bacon but
left IL on the show Case
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Denver Insurance Firm TO
Take North Platte Company

Lincoln. Nov IS.-The Mountain
States Life Insurance company Of
Denver will reinsure the business of
the Fidelity Reserve Life Insurance
company OF North Platte. IL has been
announced by the state insurance hu.
reau. The step was approved by 725
policyholders OF the Nebraska com.
pany who were represented either in
person or by proxy ut meeting at
North Platte.
The Fidelity Reserve company stat
ed as its reason for turning over its
reinsurance TO the Denver firm that
II was operating in n restricted area
that had suffered financial depression,
and that II had been unable 10 place
enough insurance on It's books TO Jus.
tify its continuing in business.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Stray Bullet Crashes
Into Drivers Windshield

Columbus, Neb. Nov. 13.-Mike
Jcrusal narrowly escaped death when
n STRAY bullet crashed into the wind
shield of the car he was driving as
the automobile stopped for few min.
utes AT n railroad crossing waiting for
passing freight train. The bullet
came within two inches Of Jerusal's
head and police after investigation
came 10 the conclusion the bullet
probably came from the weapon Of
u tramp riding on the freight train.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-14
Officers Raid
West Omaha
Poker Party
Sutton, Neb.. Man Complains
of Losing Roll After In.
vitation to Beer
Party

Poker party IN an Omaha home
at which liquor flowed. and in which
Henry Fisher Of Sutton. Neb.. told
police he was swindled out OF S7s.
caused a raid on the home Monday
night and ride in the patrol wogan.
To police station. 70 rfour or five per
sons found in the house
They We're John Jensen. 5s25
North Thiriieth street. W. Z. Brouil.
lette 1911 Chicago street; Hazel
I.isholiz, Il. maid al the house. and
Mrs Ethel Davis. a widow ofs Ere
mont. Neb.
The home where the party was
held is that OF Mrs c. r. Barrows.
at ils7 Cass street.
He Didn't Remember.
Fisher told police he met Jensen
and Brouillette ii downtown pool
hall. and they invited him to go on
a beer party.">
Arriving at the house. he said. he
was given something TO drink and
he didn't remember what became Of
his money.
In court Tuesday all the per
sons arrested were released. and the
court ordered Jensen and Brouillette
to give back Fishers money.
They took me for chump" de-
clared Fisher. we all paid S. for
the liquor. I'm going hack to Sutton. =
Mrs. Barrows. whose husband is a
travelling man. declared Monday night
at police station that the men were all
friends Of Mrs. Davis. whom she has
known for long time. she said
Mrs. Davis declined 10 say any.
thing AZ all Fisher said he had never
seen either OF the women before
Changed 10 Poker.
Mrs. Barrows said the three men
started playing ninochle. but that
later tho game was changed 10 poker.
She said she gave the men some
beer.
About this gambling" she said.
Il can tell YOU 500 homes in Omaha
where cards are played for money
every night"
She said that the Lisholtz girl,
whose mothec. Mrs. Gertrude Apple.
baum, opeutes rooming house at
Sixteenth and Jones streets. has bees
with her for two years. and that she
is as solicitous for her welfare as
though the girl were her daughter.