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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Russia Accepts Majority
of Great Britain's Demands
By Associated Press.

London, May 23-Soviet Russia's
second reply to the British ultimatum
accepts the majority Of the British
demands and suggests the holding Of
conference to consider points In dis
pute. The soviet expresses readiness
to conclude forthwith an agreement
granting British citizens the right 10
fish outside the three-miie limit off
the Russian coasts, pending settle.
ment by an international convention
OF the dispute over the extent Of ter.
rit0riaI waters,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24

Grace Abbott Heads Body
of L. S. Welfare Work. >rs
Nebraska Woman Honored at
Conference-Nalue of Pub
lie Opinion Is Subject of
Discussion.

Washington, May 23.-Election Of
dren's bureau, as president, was an
nounced at the closing session to-
night of the national conference of
social workers. DIR. Lee X Frankel
of New York, was elected first vice
president; Rev. ePter Bryce of
Toronto. second vice president, and
James Hoge Ricks of Richmond. Va,
third vice president. Miss Abbott
was unopposed but all of the other
officers were contested.
Speakers at tonight's meeting
which was devoted. like the other
sessions of the day. to consideration
of public opinion in its relations to
social work, included Governor Sweet
of Colorado; Mrs. Henry Moskowitz
Of New York. former secretary of
New York state reconstruction COM
mission. and w. P. Beazell, assistant
managing editor of the New York
World
Public opinion was rescribed by
Governor Sweet as absolutely neces-
sary to any progress, whether social.
industrial. economic or political and
its support. he said, could be won
best through educational processes.
"often discouraging and slow, but
nevertheless sure" Public opinion.
manufactured with propaganda. he
warned, 'is apt to be spasmodic and
misdirected.
Mrs. Mosowitz declared it would
never be possible again to write ma
tional political platforms without
most careful consideration of social
problems and she predicted that the
welfare idea would be more fully ex-
pressed in the 1924 platforms than
aver before
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Backers of Ford
Seek Control of
Movies, Charge
Statement Center of Attention
at Chicago Convention
Election of Officers Post.
poned Until Today.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. May 23.-Charees openly
made in convention circles that back
ers of a campaign in behalf OF Henry
Ford for president of the United
States. were endeavoring to gain con-
troll of the Motion Theater Owners
Association OF America. representing
1900 exhibitors throughout the
country. were the center OF attention
at today's session. called to elect Of
ficers Of the organization for the next
year. The charges were not men
toned by a delegate during the off.
cial session. but figured largely In
the action of the meeting.
As result of conflict precipate1
by the suggestion that national poll
tics were a factor in the convention.
numerous state caucuses were called
unexpectedly and the convention ses-
sion did not get under way until after
!. although scheduled for II this
morning. Elections went over until
Thursday.
Todays meeting opened with VII
liam A. Steffes OF Minnesota and
James {. Ritter of Detroit as the lea 4.
ers in the race for the presidency. and
the general understanding among
delegates that sydney s. Cohen II
New York, president. had definitely
Withdrawn from the race. on the
nomination roll call. Minnesota placed
the name OF Steffes In nomination.
Michigan passed, and Pennsylvania
nominated Cohen. A veritable storm
broke with the nomination speech Of
Vincent Brennan Of Pennsylvania In
behalf OF Cohen. and two hours later
the session was adjourned for the day
with motion On the table.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Teacher to Be Guest of All
Pupils Of 50.Years' Service

Chicago. May 23.-Miss Celia Sar.
gent, an Evanston school teacher. who
resigned today after so years OF con
.tinuous service, will be the guest Of
honor at banquet at the Evanston
Women's club TO which will be in.
vited all living former pupils.
Since | began teaching. In 1873"
Miss Sargent said. Il have had some
200 pupils"
Throughout her hall century OF
service, Miss Sargent has kept reg
lister Of her pupils in which she has
entered brief biographical notes from
time to time as fame came to one OF
her boys or girls.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Greek Fleet Cruising
About Entrancc 10 Straits


Constantinople. May GA Greek
fleet is cruising about entrance TO the
straits OF the Dardanelles and the
Turkish government has formally
called the attention of the British TO
the incident. lodging a protest against
the presence Of the Greek vessels.
Rumors Of various activities on the
part of the Greeks are causing much
uneasiness in Constantinople.
Paris. May 23.--The French for.
egn office today confirmed reports
th9t the allied governments were
actively occupied in an effort to pre-
vent the outbreak anew Of hostllties
between Greece and Turkey.
The French and British ministers
at Athens have pointed out to the
Greek government how inopportune
would be the issuance of anything
approaching an ultimatum while the
lausanne conference was endeavor-
ing to establish basis for peace and
how dangerous for Greece would be
an offensive action on her part.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Sir Robert Horne Rejects
Place i'm British Cabinet

London. May - Sir Robert Horne.
chancellor Of the exchequer in the
late Lloyd George cabinet has declined
to accept the ehancellorship Of tho ex.
eheauer in the new cabinet ot Prime
Minister Baldwin ii was announced TO.
night
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Rhineland Is Menaced
BY Wave of Communism
BY L niver>ai Service.

Berlin. May PA communisiic
wave threatens 10 spread over the
industrial sections Of the Rhineland
and Westphalia i the communist
strikers succeed IN extending and or
ganizing their present walkout 70 the
dimensions Of a general strike.
This resolution was reached At
Dortmund today when a mass meet
ing of striking miners and smelters
adopted the following program:
/ To hold out 10 the end whether
Il means bend ar hreak.
:. The establishment Of a labor
dictatorship,
3 Formation Of new 100 men
units
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Frelinghuysen to Organize
Coal Consumers League

New York. May 23.-Former United
States Senator Joseph f. Frelnghuy.
sen OF New Jersey announced he had
undertaken the organization OF n Coal
Consumers league to fight for fed
eral and state legislation limiting the
profits of coal companies and obliging
them TO make public all facts concern
ing their costs OF production and dis
trihttfOu
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Island Children Flee in
Terror from First Movie

London, May 23.-The first movie
show ever witnessed by peasant chill.
dren on the Island Of st. Kilda 80
terrified them that they stampeded
from the school room, where the film
was being exhibited. and sought safety
in the wild billsides, says CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Express. who
Is touring the lonely isIet that lies
west Of Scotland. A party Of visitors.
thinking to give the natives n treat.
arranged a moving picture entertain
ment. When an express train rushed
mt them across the screen, the young
sters screamed and fled.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Ben Hooper Reelected
Chairman of Rail Board

Chio2go. May -. - Ben ". Hooper
vas reelected chairman ~ the United
States railway labor board at It's meet
ing here this afternoon. NG. w.
Hanger. who refused - he eandi-
date 70 succeed Hooper. a'thoukh a
majority favored him. he sid. was
re elected vice chairman.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Debs Socialists Chairman.

New York, May 23-Eugene V.
Debs Of Indiana today was elected ma.
tional chairman OF the social party. nt
a meeting OF the executive committee.
The committee spent the day for
mulating plans for organizing drive
for new members in the northwest.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Three Men and One Woman
Indicted in Mail Robbery

East ST. Leais, III May 3. - Three
men and woman were indicted late
today by the federal grand jury here in
connection with the S2l 600 robbery Of
a combination mail and haggage ex.
press car Of tho Marion & Eastern
railroad at Marion. III, May IA
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Doctor Airplane Victim.

Cumberland, Md, May 23.-Dr.
Carl Roeselle Of New York. died I'm
hospital last night from injuries re-
ceived when an airplane piloted by
J. y. Cole u San Antonio. Tex, crash
ed In a nose dive Just after taking
off here yesterday afternoon. DR.
Roselle was a passenge
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24

Clash With
Citizens Forming Self-Protec-
ton Forces Against Riotous
Elements at DOrtmund-
Armed With Clubs.
Act Against High Prices

Dortmund. May 23.-Five persons
were killed, including one woman and
one child, and from so to SO persons
were wounded Tuesday night n con-
flicts between striking workmen and
the police, according 10 the casualty
lists issued by both the workers and
the police.
The Dortmund police and citlzenry
tonight were forming a self-protection
force against the riotous elements.
This force is being armed with clubs.
as firearms are forbidden by the
French. The German police say the
strikers are organized into units. each
Of 100 men, and are we'll supplied
with automatic pistols.
Plan to Extend Strike.
Many thousands Of strikers attend
ed mass meetings today n bort
mund. Bochum and other towns in-the
mining district and passed resolu-
tons 10 use every effort 10 extend
the strike throughout the Ruhr and
the Rhineland Il is estimated that
60. 900 men have quit work in the
Dortmund district. Most OF these are
coal miners who went on strike last
week but have been joined in the
last few days by workmen from Two
big iron and steel plants. The strik-
Z ers are demanding a 80 per cent in
crease in wages because Of high cost
Of living and the depreciation in the
value Of the mark.
Speakers at the meeting today said
T The men We're on a hunger strike
q ~. a
sost Of living had doubled IN the lact
few days.
Direct Action Taken.
Direct action against the rising
cost in living was taken today in two
towns. Steele and Kay. where socalled
German commissions OF control made
the rounds of stores and markets and
compelled dealers 20 reduce their
prices by hair or more. Sometimes
they stationed members OF the CON-
missions in stores to supervise sales
and handle the cash. Many women
accompanied the commissions On their
rounds and took immediate advantage
OF the new bargain prices the COM
missions enforced.
German officials describe the strik-
ers as communists. but the COM
munist leaders say the workers in
cluse men Of all parties. The Berlin
government IS declared 70 be greatly
concerned over the strike and TO
have sent Observers here % make a
report on the movement.
\ number Of the newspapers blame
he agitation on foreigners" One OF
Them charges that the French have
encouraged the strike. The Dort-
mund railroad men. in a statement
describe the strike as more political
than economic
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Dry Officer Arrested.

Newark. y. J. MAY sz-SsmI-e
Cone FORMER chief of the field fog'eS
ot the New Jersey prohfNit.on office.
WAS arrested yesterday cn- Six indsci-
meals ehaN ing bribery.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24


Washington. May 23.-Preliminary
steps looking toward the opening of
direct negotiations with the Shantung
bandits for the release of the Aneri-
can and other foreign prisoners has
been ordered by the diplomatic coun-
ell in Pekln,. the Stale department
announced this afternoon.
Secretary OF State Hughes was adj
vised today, In the first dispatch he
has received from Minister Schurman
In more than As hours. that a COM
mission of foreign consular officials
would be sent to Tsao chwang. the
town nearest the bandits stronghold.
to conduct an investigation of the
entire situation and to report back to
the diplomatic body.
The suggestion that this commission
be sent into Shantung was made by
the American minister
After Fruitless Efforts.
Actual negotiations with the bandits
will not be ordered by the diplomats.
according to the understanding here.
until the investigation is completed.
IL il is decided to send American
and other foreign consuls to deal with
the bandits. this course will have the
approval of President Harding and
Secretary of State Hughes.
Fruitless efforts of the diplomatic
council TO get replies to constant
notes to Chinese foreign office are
understood 10 have resulted In the
decision to conduct an independent In
vestigation OF the bandit situation.
By Associated Press.
Pekin, May 23--It is understood the
foreign diplomatic corps is consider.
ing demanding the outlawing OF GER
tain highly placed Chinese officials
who the diplomats have every reason
TO believe instigated the kidnaplng OF
a number OF foreigners in the Suchow
train raid as move In their political
schemes.
There has ceased TO be any doubt in
the minds OF members OF the diplo.
matte corps that the Suchow raid was
Initiated and carried out under the di-
rection Of certain officials as one part
Of great political plot and that the
Foreigners III captivity are serNlng tle
pawns OF the plotters.
To Force Action.
The Identity OF those who hatehed
the plan is beginning to dawn on the
foreign representatives. and IT is now
declared. they are now considering
as measure OF forcing some notion
in the case from lukewarm political
quarters In Pekin the project OF de.
manding the outlawlng OF the plot
ters and the seizure of their per.
sonsl and real property deposited In
foreign banks and held In foreign
concessions I'm China. Such property,
It In estimated. aggregates millions OF
dollars. The Chinese cabinet met to-
day TO consider the bandit situation
and Immediately there developed a
wide difference Of opinion between
Tien Chung Yu. tuchun or military
governor of Shnntung. and Taao Kun.
mllltarist chieftain OF the Chihli
party and Inspector general ~ Shan.
tung. lie demanded immediate mill.
tary action against the bandits who
are holding the foreigners captive In
the Ihotzku hills
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24

Mr. Beazel told the delegates news
paper standards were changing and
that the complaints against the
"capitalistic press the 'bolshevist
press and the kept press" were due
to partisanship, The workingman,
the employer and the politician, he
said. each wants his side.
Miss Grace Abbott is n native Of
Grand Island, Neb.. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Abbott. She Is a
graduate of Grand Island college and
the University of Nebraska. Miss
Abbott has held executive positions
on immigration and child welfare
commissions in eastern state.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
Powers to Send
Commission to
Meet Brigands
Pekin Takes New Steps To-
ward Release of Prisoners
Train Reported Aban-
doned Due to Fighting.
BY Associated Press.

Pekin. May ,3.-An unconfirmed re-
port was received here tonight that a
train southbound from Pekin To
Shanghai had been abandoned near
Tientsin on account of fighting near
Lincheng.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24
The Weather

For - hours ending r m. Nav -.
1873.
Temperature.
HlEhcEt. a., lowest. ht mean. kS nor
MAJ. 60 Total FNeesr since January J. III.
Relative Humidity. Percentage.
NJ -, noon, f4f p M $.
Precipitation, Inches and Hundresiths
Total ih Fetsl since January ! $50.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-24

nornlN rennnrrnturr.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Thursday: Probably showers; not
much change in temperature.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
Wal TON, AnTl-klAM CHAMPION
BY PHILLIP KINGSLEY, in Minneapolis Journal

100000 to oil companies. Most OF
his added expenses since have been
in his war on the khan.
These are chief points in his rec
ord leading to the martial law per.
iod. This began Aug. IA last.
The immediate cause of the proc
lamation of martial law at Tulsa was
the whipping of Nate, Hantarnan, a
bootlegger. He was whipped with the
aid and consent of the police of that
city, court records are said to show.
He was not whipped, because he was
selling whisky, but because he had
gossiped that he had paid protection
money to the police. Thus Okla
homa's "insurrection"' may be laid
indirectly at the door of the mockery
of prohibition enforcement.
There was not talk of impeachment
or any extraordinary session of the
Oklahoma legislature until the mar
tial law and his eight to the death
campaign against the khan. The
charges which will be made against
him rest entirely upon his usurpation
of dictatorial power and his new reign
of military absolutism. He admits
all these charges, so there is really
nothing for the legislature to din
vestigate."
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
MINNEAPOLIS G NJ BL1N G,
LIQUOR AND VICE POLICE
ACTIVITIES

The Minneapolis police vice squad
is credited with 2S1 arrests for the
month of July, 1923, a very COM
mendable showing indeed, but it is
to be regretted that these arrests
seem to have been almost, if not en-
tirely, confined to petty offenders
rather than to the rounding up of
some of the really important prohibit
ton, vice and gambling law violators.
If the law enforcement depart
ments of all classes would concen-
trate in good faith for just one month
on securing evidence against, arrest
ing and convicting some of the really
way-up criminals, they would put
more of the fear of God and the Law
into the hearts of law violators of ali
kinds than would any five years of
chasing the tiddledy winks type.
Bringing to justice the big fellows
of crime, of course, would not clean
up all criminality, but it would put
most if it out of business. The les
ser type of criminals cannot long ex-
list to any extent without the backing
and material assistance of the power
full and influential crooks in high
places. Go after and get the small
fry by all means when they can be
picked up without too much trouble,
but bait the police hooks for the big
ones and fish for them until they are
caught.-National Observer.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

Colonel Nelson, who used to dictate
the policies of the Kansas City Star,
made a great newspaper out of it in
his day because he demanded that its
columns be kept strictly accurate and
it's editorials fair to everyone.
The Colonel would have turned
over in his grave on August rs, last,
if he had been able to read the fol-
lowing eminently "fair" quotation
from the sheet which he founded:
"Down South the Hammers never
let their 100 per cent Americanism
get far below par. The minute they
see it drop point or two they ride
out and catch minister's wife and
give her a flogging."
The Kansas City Star at present
is suffering from fatty degeneration
of the business Office, caused by the
fact that its editorials are written on
cash register.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
WHY DO THEY
WEAR MASKS?
C.. K. INGLER

WucIl al OISdIllLdIlOu Gall 1oSO
the people without masks, have 40
use for it." This bit of advice, rela .
tive to the Klu Klux Khan, recently
came in letter to this office. Behold,
how great a matter fiery cross
kinGleth! How a piece of white cot
ton can blind some peoples eyes!
Truly the god of Romanism has
blinded the unbelieving minds of
many Protestants so as to shut out the
glorious sunshine of Christianity and
patriotism.
If the Khan organization had been
Of human origin, it would have ceased
to exist long ago; but somehow it is
thriving nightly on the milk of per-
secution and making bold strides up
and down our great country, even in
frigid Alaska. Like the Hebrews Of
Moses time, the more they are af-
ficted the more they multiply and
grow.
,"Masks!" It might as well be said
that the Allies should not have held
private conferences, covered their big
guns and officers headquarters with
underbrush, camouflaged their ships,
lived in dougouts, or fought in
trenches. They were afraid of the
enemy and ashamed of their cause;
their should have done everything in
the open and above board.
In Old Testament times the Chill
dren of Israel had no business to pro-
tect themselves from their enemies
by the use of the word "Shibboleth"
as a password. The early Christians
should not have lived in dens and
caves of the earth. When forbidden
to display the sign of the cross, they
should not have made themselves
known to each other by the sign of a
fish. The Savior of all mankind
called three of his immediate follow
ers into His inner circle; and to the
twelve disciples on one occasion He
said: 81 have many things to say un-
to you, but We can not bear them
now" The Christ must have been evil
minded, ashamed and afraid.
All this hue and din Of the deceived
multitudes about the mask which has
been adopted by the knights of the
Invisible Empire" as part of it's uni
form, is nothing compared to the Sc
cret plans and devices Of the Roman
hierarchy to rob us of everything
good and enrolling that God in His
love ad mercy has vouchsafed unto
this glorious republic. By the char
acter of the enemy and it's methods
of attack, person or organization
should be judged.
If Protestants had been wise, a
word years ago would have been suf-
fcient. But too many of them are
asleep and willingly ignorant of the
impending peril. Our country is
facing a struggle fercer than the late
world conflict, and only now and then
can one be found who realizes the
situation.
Instead Of falsely accusing and con-
demning the Klan, it should be
hailed as the Goth century savior of
Americas political and religious free
dom; and every effort put forth to as
sist them in the heaven-inspired cause
which they have been called to cham
pion.
"Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the THRONE
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
And behind the him unknown
Standeth God within the shadows
Keeping watch above His own"
|. Good Citizen Magazine.
| U
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
BEATING HIS TO A FRAGILE

The party was in progress. One
of those outspoken brethren met his
friend and gesturing toward a GER
tain lady asked: "Whe's that trump
over there?" The Intercepted got
his worst frown ready and said:
"That's my wife," The gay question
er was ready. "Zatso, you ought to
see mine."