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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Missouri Pacific
Road May Acquire:
Rio Crande Line
New York Bankers Admit Ne,
gotiations Under Way for
Purchase of Bankrupt
Railroad.

New York, Jan S.--NeEotiations for
acquisition by the Missouri Pacific
railroad of the Denver & Rio Grande,
Western, now in receivers hands are
under way. ii was stated by local
bankers tonight. Official comment
was withheld an the ground that
statements were premature.
Joseph H. Young, a former presi-
dent and now receiver for the Denver
K Rio Grande Western. declared he
had no knowledge of such a sale and
any such negotiations would have to
be passed upon by the courts which
now control both roads.
From other sources It WAS learned
that negotiations are in progress look.
ing toward a plan of reorganization of
the Denver & Rio Grande Western
that would be acceptable to the bond
holders and others financially inter
ested in the road. Under that plan.
the Western Pacific, which now con.
trolls the common stock of the Denver
& Rio Grande Western and the Mis-
souri, Pacific. which holds a large
of the roads bonds. would be
in joint control of the reorganized
Denver K Rio Grand Western. 1t
would. however, be operated as an in
dependent railroad so far, it was
said, the negotiations have progressed
smoothly and the plan of reorganiza-
ton may be announced soon. What
new financing would he required to
care for the various bond issues of
the Denver & Rio Grande Western
and the reorganization of the road was
not disclosed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09

pour the milk in some dozen saucers
on the pavement in front of her
apartment. Always there was a
bunch of eats awaiting her
But the Cat Woman" seemed to
have a strange influence over them.
She would talk in "A low tone and
they would quietly await their turn
at the saucers. 1t used to be an in
teresting sight for the children of
the neighborhood watching Mrs. Bo-
zarti and her cats.
The weather being bad for the last
week, the Cat Womans' neghbors
didn't pay much attention to her.
They had become used to her habits.
But Sunday night the neighborhood
was disturbed for several hours by
the wailing of hungry cats. a police
man finally came and shooed them
away.
This morning Mrs. MCGOWAN
knocked at the Cat Woman's" door,
heard a faint moan and called other
residents of the house
They found Mrs. Bozarti starving,
surrounded by more that 200 empty
milk bottles
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09

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@. K q y -; :
Legisl>~Tre
Threatened Clash on Appoint
mcnls Averlcd by the APP
parent Fairness of Sc.
lccting Body.
Not a Dissenting Vote
Ry =. L. POWELL.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. S.-fSpeciall-
The house and senate today confirmed
appointments submitted by commit
tees on committees today without d
dissenting vote.
A threatened clash WIS averted by
the apparent fairness in committee
appointments which appare rent1y
pleased the democrats as we'll as some
republicans inclined at first to believe
an attempt was being made to organ
ize committees unfair to certain legls-
lation.
While the Omaha delegation Won
heavy representation on the cities and
towns COMMITTEES of house and senate
ii has very little in the telephone and
telegraph committees in which many
O; the battles may be fought this year
Heads judiciary Committee.
Cooper of Omaha heads the import
ant senate judiciary committee. while
I.arkin of Omaha. a new member,
heads the manufacturers committee
Robbins of Omaha is head of the SEN
ate municipal affairs committee and
Chambers of Omaha is chairman of
the miscellaneous corporations com
mittee.
In the lower house the important
committee appointments given to
Omahans follow:
Telephone and telegraph, Timme;
cities and towns, Dvball, Belding,
Smith, Allan, George E. Collins; ju-
dietary. Dysart. Baldrige; banks and
banking. Badrige; railroads. Dyball;
labor, Strehlow, Kautsky; revenue and
taxation, Dysart; corporations. Dyball,
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Flames DESTROY
Club at Alliance
Buildings and Equipment Val
ued at $4,000 Raced by
Midnight Blaze.

Alliance. Neb., Jan. Sire starting
presumably from spontaneous com
bustion i'll a coal basement destroyed
the Alliance Country clubhouse and
contents on the shore of Broncho lake,
two miles west of here. Sunday night,
entailing damage of $4,000 About
$4,000 insurance was carried. The
loss included 81 800 worth of personal
property of club members, including
five canoes. 80 sets of golf clubs, ten
mis- equipment and clothing.
The blaze was discovered by Edward
Milburn, caretaker, who was alone in
the clubhouse. He heard the engine
stop in the boilerroom and found the
basement in flames.
lie telephoned for the Alliance
volunteer fire department.
The clubhouse. built two years ago
and one of the finest in western Ne
braska, WAS a popular pleasure resort
of Alliance business men.
Prairie fire caught from the blaze
and burned over several acres. Sev
eral hundred persons from town
watched the flames which We're famed
by a high wind.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Harry Silverman Is Made
Deputy Attorney General

lincoln. Jan. S.-(SpecialEHarry
Silverman of Omaha has been ap.
pointed deputy attorney general by O.
S. Spillman, state attorney general,
according to announcement made to-
day
Siverman will serve as assistant to
T. J. Mcclure of omaha chief deputy
county attorney for the Omaha dis
trict.
Siverman served as private secre-
tary to j. Dean Ringer when Ringer
was police commissioner of Omaha.
Spillman also announced the ap-
pointment of Lee Basy of Alliance to
be deputy attorney general In
charge of the blue sky department.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09

New York, Jan S.-By A. P)-
The "Cat Woman of Avenue b was
in Bellevue hospital tonight dying
from starvation.
"Cat Woman" was the name neigh
bors gave Catherine Bozarti, a queer
little woman who never smiled and
who moved to the avenue two years
ago. Beyond the fact that she loved
cats and fed every feline prowler in
their neighborhood once a day. just
after nightfall, the neighbors never
learned a thing about her.
Mrs. John McGowan, who lived in
the next apartment TO Mrs. Bozarti,
tried time and again to question her
and even invited her to supper once.
But Mrs. Bozarti would not talk
about herself; neither would she ac-
cept any supper invitations So Mrs.
MCGOWAN shook her head and gave
it up.
All day long, even in the hot sum
mer time. the Cat Woman" stayed
indoors. Then, as night came, she
would go around the corner to the
dairy for her daily purchase of six
quarts of milk. Returning, she would
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Millionaire Uho Left
=. S. Last July Returns
V Nth Capital Of o. Gents

New York. Jan. S.-With Just so
cents in his pockets George Pirocaeo.
40, Who left this country last July Il
millionaire. arrived today on the
Greek liner King Alexander. to MAKE
his second fight for a fortune. Pro.
caco lost his wealth in Smyrna when
the Turkish hordes came in. He said
lie could not afford even to bring his
wife home.
Piroeaco came here first in 1905 as
a stoker. lie went into the tobacco
importing business and when he left
last summer, he says, he owned more
than $500 600 worth of property in
Smyrna.
Almost as soon as he arrived there,
the Turks came. His tobacco Ware
houses, yacht and all his other prop
erty We're burned.
Today he landed here, one of 100
Smyrna refugees. and confident he
would win his new fight.
lie started looking for a job imme-
diately.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Treasury Announces
New Issue of Notes

Washington, Jan. S.-The treasury
announced a new offering of Az per
cent treasury notes. dated January 10
and maturing December Is. 1927. The
issue is for about 100000 900 with
the right reserved by the treasury to
allot additional securities of the issue
to the extent that Victory notes or
war savings certificates are rendered
in payment or exchange.
About 5000, 100000 of the Victory
notes which We're called for redemp-
ton December 15 are still outstanding,
according to treasury figures, and
something like S400. 900, 900 OF the 1918
issue of war savings stamps also have
not been presented for redemption. In
terest stopped December IS on the
called Victory notes and January |.
on the war savings stamps.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Mother and Two Children
Are Killed by Snowslide

Baker Ore. Jan. S-Mrs. Harry
Fisher and her two children. boy
and girl 9. were killed by a snow
slide which struck their home In
Mayflower gulch. near Cornucopia,
Sunday night, according to word re.
ceived here today. Fisher was thrown
onto hot stove and so seriously
burned he was not expected to re-
cover a mine crew recovered the
bodies early today
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Ultllnatuln to
Be Presented
to Turkey Soon
Allies Will Send Draft of
Near East Peace Pact With
Demand TO Sign or Take
Consequences.

London. Jan. S.-tBy \. PA draft
OF the near east treaty will be pre-
sented to the Turks at Lausanne with.
in II fortnight, il was said in official
circles today. The Turks will be tcId
to sign the document or 10 tear il in
pieces and take the consequences.
Lausanne, Jan. Shy \. P)-F'erid
Bey, the Turkish nationalist repre-
sentative at Paris, who is at present
in Lausanne. said yesterday:
Should the conference break down
we will return home and wait until
the allies agree TO our present terms
Asked if il WAS true France was pre-
pared to sign a separate treaty with
Turkey in case of a rupture, he re
Piled
"If so | am not aware of it. But it
is to be remarked that we still have
an accord with France, signed III Octo-
Der, 1921. "
I'VE are quite willing to sign sepa-
rate treaties with any country; we are
most anxious TO sign Il commercial
agreement with tho United States 1t
would seem to us from Ambassador
Childs declaration regarding the open
door that the American oil interests
have succeeded in getting a promise
of part of Mosul from the British. The
Americans are satisfied with this,
hereas it is not at all certain the
British will get Mosul."
The Turks are not daunted by the
nf tn
Ferid Bey. which. if it comes. is ex-
pected to he on the oil question.
After a silence of many days. the
Russian delegation came very much
into life last nigt by officially menac-
ing the near east conference with a
refusal to subscribe to any settlement
of the problem of the straits unless
the conference altered its attitude
toward the soviet delegation.
NJ. Tchitcherin sent a communiea-
ton to three presidents of the con-
ference, setting forth his astonishment
at learning that straits settlement
was being elaborated and would be
sent to the Russians in due time. lie
was amazed, he said, that the Rus.
slams had not been permitted to par
ticipate in the framing of this project.
"A detailed examination of the va
rious proposals touching on the straits
has been carried ON without us, despite
our multitudinous protests, said
NJ. Tchitcherin, and we have been
practically eliminated. The delegation
representing Russia and the Ukraine
now wishes to affirm that if final
straits project is presented to the con
ference without previous submission to
all the powers. it is doubtful if it will
furnish the basis of an accord with
Russia
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Federal Agents
Probe Shipments
of Embassy Rum
Charges That Bootleggers OBJ
tain Liquor From Foreign
Legations Stir Up Rum
pus in Washington.

Washington. Jan. Shy a. P.(E
Charges that much of the illicit
liquor retailed recently by Wash
United States under consignment
to the foreign embassies and
legations here. have developed situa-
ton which, in the opinion of federal
prohibition authorities. embraces
many disagrceable potentialities.
While officials of the federal gov.
ernmont will not discuss specifca lly
the liquor raids which Washington
police officers declare have provided
evidence of leak from the cmba ssy
and legation stores to bootleggers,
dry" agents agreed today that there
was more than rumors' to support
the theory that some intoxicants per-
mitted re-entry under diplomatic
courtesy. have found their way into
illegal channels.
The prohibition officials have start
ed a check on diplomatic shipments
to determine whether the represen-
tatives of any country have been re-
ceiving an apparently abnormal sup
ply. The procedure for obtaining
entry necessitates formal application
by the embassy TO the State depart
ment which, it was said today. is
sending a copy of each application to
the prohibition bureau for its infor.
nation. A further check is being
made through customs officials at
Baltimore, New York and Philadel-
phia, through which ports the bulk
of the diplomatic liquors arrive.
Officials were hesitant to say what
action would be taken if it was def
nltely established that an embassy
was receiving supplies of liquors
plainly in excess OF the requirements
of its staff, but it was indicated that
this department would be requested,
in such a case, to take the matter up
with the ambassador or minister in
question in the hope of obtaining his
voluntary cooperation toward
remedying the situation. II was the
opinion of officials that il such
knowledge should result from their
Investigation it would be found that
a subordinate attache of the legation
or embassy would be proven TO have
been the culprit without the knowl-
edge of any Of his responsible SUI
periors.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Labor Board Rejects
One Big Union Plea

Chicago, Jan. Shy A P.)-The
zone Big Union idea among railroad
men, as represented by the United
Association Of Railway Employees of
North America. the successor to the
so-called outlaw union which called
the switchmen's strike in 1920. has no
standing, so far as the United States
railroad labor board is concerned, it
was announced today.
The board refused to receive a petit
tion presented by r. c. Greenley. gem
eral chairman of the union. for hear
ing on a dispute between his men and
the Michigan Central railroad, on the
ground that Greenley's evidence failed
to show he represented majority of
the men employed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Four Sentenced
for Jail Break
Men Who Escaped Lookup at
Grand Island Get One to
10 Years i'm Penitentiarv.

Grand Island. Neb., Jan. S.-(Spe-
cial.)-John Wilson, originally ar.
rested on the charge of auto theft:
William Wright, charged with for,
gerry, and Paul Knapp and George
Gave, sentenced for shooting with in-
tent to wound, were arraigned before
District Judge Paine today and each
was sentenced in addition to former
sentences. to from one to 10 years in
the penitentiary on the charge OF jail
breaking.
These are the four of the five men
recaptured after the spectacular jail
delivery Wednesday. January 3. Cave
was the only one of the four who vol
unfairly surrendered and went back
to the county Jail after an interview
with his father. In each case tho
sentences We're fixed to begin when
their formerlyimposed sentences had
expired.
Each. of the four made statement.
Wilson admitted his leadership. stat
ing that it had been he who had
pushed the door open against Jailor
Schroeder and took from him both
his guns. Wilson was more or less
defiant declaring to the judge that
under similar circumstances he would
do it again.
Jailor Schroeder. he declared, ha.l
not given him square deal. He adj
mitted having assaulted Carpenter ta
trusty) for having intimated he was Il
white mouse--a squealer, and com.
planned that he had been put in soil
tary that day. Paul Knapp admitted
he had broken out of the local jail
in 1915
Cave, who gave himself up volun.
tarily, had little to say, except that he
had only followed the gang out and
had not participated in the force used
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
No Grounds to Impeach
Daugherty, Committee Holds

Washington, Jan. S.-The house ju-
dietary committee at the. meeting
Tuesday, members said yesterday. will
formulate report to the house hold
ing there were no grounds for the i'm
peachment charges filed by Repre-
sentative Keller, republican. Minneso-
ia, against Attorney General Daugher.
ty.
The committee also is expected to
adopt report by a subcommittee de-
claring Mr. Kellyer was not exempt
from oheying its subpoena. directing
him to appear after he had withdrawn
from the case. Members indicated
this report, if adopted by the full COM
mittee, would be presented to the
house without recommendation
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
500 Political Prisoners
i'm Mexico Granted Freedom

El Paso, Tex, Jan. S.-Five hun
dred political prisoners have been re-
leased from various prisons in Mexico
following the ratification Of the
amnesty decree by the national cham
Der of deputies, according to report
received at the Ell Paso Mexican con-
sulate from Mexico City.
The decree was issued on Christmas
day by President Obregon and was
ratified by the chamber of deputies
on January s.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
.Reparation
Plan Sent
to France
No Final Reply Received =
Response So Far Seems to
Show Hughes Pro-
posaI Mol Rejected.
Troops to Occupy Essen

Paris. Jan Shy \. pA-The oc.
cupation of Essen by "A small French
force. accompanying engineers and
customs officers. is now slated fos
Thursday morning. 1t WAS stated OF
good authority today.
Belgian and Italian engineers AMI
technical experts will accompany tha
French. but only the Belgians. it !
understood, viii contribute 10 the
force Of oeeupation.
Plan Sent To Paris.
Washineton, Jan. S.-The plan Tor
settlement of the reparations eontro.
yersy betWeep France and England
outlined by Secretary Hughes in his
New Haven address has been com
municated to the French government
through official channels.
No final reply has been made by
Paris. although 1t MIS- learned today
that a preliminary answer had been
received here from the French foreign
office. 1t was said at the State de.
partment that the proposal WIS re.
garded as still before the French gov
ornment for decision.
1t WAS not stated when the Amer
lean communication was sent but in
dications werc that il was transmit
ted through diplomatic channels be.
fore Mr. Hughes delivered his address
at New Haven.
Plan Definite"
1t was said authoritativey that the
! transmittal was perfectly definite
E in character. and it was indicated that
/ il revolved about the suggestion that
+ international fiuaneiers be called in TO
formulate a reparations payments
plan.
official comment as to the nature
Of the reply already received from
Paris vas withheld. The statement
that the American suggestion still was
definitely before the French govern
ment, however, Was interpreted to
mean that the French answer was
not an unqualifid rejection of the
I scheme.
To Decide Thursday.
Paris. Jan. Shy A P.)-Premier
Poincare will inform parliament ON
Thursday regarding his policy toward
the Ruhr district. This was decided
upon at today's Council Of ministers.
1t seemed certain this afternoon
that the reparations commission
would vote Germany I'm voluntary de
fault on coal deliveries for last year
after the final hearing of the German
experts. which was set for oclock
this afternoon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Irish Railroad Damaged
i'm 375 Places in Year

Dublin, Jan. S.-tBy y. PA map
issued by the Southern and Western
railway shows that during the last
year the right-of.way of the line has
been damaged at 375 places. Forty
two engines have been derailed. 90
bridges destroyed and 90 signal cabins
and other buildings razed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Governor of Porto Rico
Hurt in Auto Accident

Kansas City, Mo. Jan. Sc. Mont.
Reilly, governor of Porto Rico. had
two ribs broken in a motor car acci.
dent here Saturday and is now con-
fined to his room in a local hotel. it
was learned today. The governor is
expected to be out OF bed within a
week.
Governor Reilly'r car, occupied only
by himself and chauffeur was struck
by another car. No one else was in.
Jured.
The governor is in Kansas City, his
former home, for brief visit.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Work May Be Shifted
to Take Fall Vacancy

Washington, Jan. S.-tSpecial.) 1T
became known here today that Presi-
dent Harding is considering the possi-
bility of moving Postmaster General
Work into the Interior department.
making possible appointment of Sena.
tor Harry New, Indiana, as postmas
ter general.
Friends Of Representative Mondell
and of Senator Poindexter are still
active. Senator Jones of Washington
called at the White House today to
urge appointment OF Senator Pon.
dexter.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Publishers Not Prohibited
from News Dealer Contracts

Washington, Jan. S.-Publishers are
not prohibited by the Clayton law
from entering into contracts with
news dealers as agents to act exclu.
sively as their wholesale distributing
agents, the supreme court held today.
In case brought by the federal trade
commission against the Curtis Pub.
fishing company.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Woman Is Straight Shot.

Sandy Ore, Jan. S.-Mrs. Thomas
HaSan is the champion pistol shot Of
this community. She recently went
out to chicken coops back OF her home
to end the career of a skunk which
had been "snoopins" about. She
crawled under the coops with her gun
and. aiming directly at the 'polecat's"
tail, shot off its head
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Eight Indicted for Arson.

New York, Jan. Slight persons
were indicted today for first degree
arson upon evidence submitted by
the district attorneys office in con-
pection with the burning of number
of laundries. The names of the eight
were withheld,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Wheat Exports Last Week.

Washington, Jan. S.-Exports OF
wheat from the United States during
the week ending January aggregat-
ed 1.57S,o00 bushels, according to fig
ures made public today by the Com
merce department in its first weekly
announcement covering exports of the
principal commodities
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Indictments Dismissed.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Jan. Sin
sictments returned a month ago by
"A special grand jury against II. F.
Fellows and Orville V. Rinehardt. for
mer officers of a Rapid City Packing
company. charging them with irregu-
larities in the company's affairs, have
been dismissed. it became known to-
day.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Deficiency Fund Bill Passed.

Washington. Jan. S.-The second
deficiency appropriation bill carrying
approximately SIS 900 900 was passed
today by the senate within about an
hour.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-09
Another 10Th Ward Murder.

Chicago, Jan. S.--Another murder
today was added to the score or more
of last year in what formerly was the
old Nineteenth ward. Angelo Demora
was found assassinated with two bul
let holes in his body