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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Pastors Support
Receiving Home
Drive for Funds
Ministerial Union to CO.
Operate in Society's Cam
paign for $4,000 Re-
ceiving Station.

The ministerial union at its meeting
yesterday morning voted unanimously
to endorse the campaign of the Ne
braska Children's Home society fol
S40,0 Tor receiving home, and to
cooperate with the Lions club, the
Federated Women's clubs and The
Omaha Bee in backing the campaign.
Sunday, January 2S. was set aside by
members of the union for an appeal
to Protestant congregations to aid
In the movement.
Rev. A. A. DeLarme, chairman of
the committee appointed to investi-
gate the work and plans of the society.
gave an enthusiastic report.
Rev. A. T.. Ernst, president, will
represent the union on the drive
committee of which DIR. Max Emert
of the Lions club is chairman.
Evening Services Discussed.
A discussion of Sunday evening
services occupied most of the time
of the meeting. C. Z. Ostrander, di.
rector Of religious education of the
First Central Congregational church,
Rev. James Hamilton of the North
Presbyterian church, and a layman,
G. w. Noble, spoke.
Fifty years ago, according to Mr.
Noble. the Sunday evening service
was the most crowded of the day be-
cause there was little entertainment
during the week and the church was
the meeting place for the young peo-
pie. He drew a laugh from his hear.
ers when he described how 40 young
men who would sit through dull
sermon and then line up in the vesti-
bule to see the girls home.
Makes Suggestions.
at is useless for the church to try
to compete today in the entertainment
field" he said II would make these
suggestions, and l am firm believer
in the Sunday evening service: First,
to be brief and prompt. Let the min.
ister come down out of the pulpit and
talk informally. Stow away the
deacons for the time being. and talk
to the young people. and emphasize
the joy of religious life. Feature the
music-not high-salaried singers, but
hymn singing-and get the young
people to take some active part in the
service. and tnen listen to them"
Mr.. Ostrander spoke on the Young
Peoples Sunday Evening club, which
draws from 20 to 1876 young people to
the church each Sunday evening. 1t
is divided into four groups. each Of
which takes Sunday, he said.
Rev. Hamilton made an appeal for
the old-fashioned gospel preaching
service, explaining that it is what his
parish wants, and maintaining that
all other types or service are insult
Hcient as a steady diet
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Slain Mint
RobberIs Is
Identified
Recognize Frozen Body of
Outlaw Found in Denver
Garage as ]. C.. Sloan
of Casper, Wyo.
Wife in Omaha Recently

Denver. Jan. 15.-tBy A. P.(-The
slain mint bandit was identified late
today as J. G. Sloan of Casper, Wyo.,
Rugg Williams. chief of Denver's 5
.~Xolice department, announced he is
zone OF the men the police have sought
since December IS, the day the
bandits made away with 100000 in
currency from Federal Reserve
bank truck in front of the mint. kill
ing Charles T. Linton, guard.
The bandits frozen body with a
bullet in the heart, was found Satur-
day night in private garage. near
Seventeenth and Gilpin streets. OFF,
cials declared the bandit was instant
~ killed by n bullet from the re-
Volver of Pete Keidinger. guard
employed at the mint. At the time
Sloan was standing on the running
board OF the bandit car, shooting at
the mint guards.
The dead man was the leader of
the bandits. Police believe that after
pulling the bandit into the auto
mobile, the rest OF the gang drove to
the garage, locked the automobile
inside and escaped.
Wife Was i'm Omaha.
The Identification of Sloan, ac-
eording to Chief Williams, is a fore
runner Of the early capture of the
rest of the gang. The Omaha police
last week had Mrs. Sloan. said to be
the bandits wife. Mr. and Mrs. II.
G.. Burns and Columbus Thompson
under surveillance for the Denver
authorities. but when a detective
squad went to the hotel where the
quartet were stopping they had es-
capped.
Sloan. according to the police, was
the master mind of one OF the most
daring gangs of desperadoes in the
country. This gang went out only
for big money" say the officers. One
OF the admission requirements was
.Headly craftsmanship with either a
revolver. rife or shotgun The reclS.
fcssness and daring Of Sioan's gun
men was demonstrated in the mint
robbery. when Sloan, pumping a hail
of buckshot at the main door of the
mint. offered himself as target for
the bullets Of the government guards
while his pals transferred the $500 900
In currency to their stolen automobile
Bandits Scattered.
With the leader, Sloan. dead. the
police say it was up to the gang to
take care of his wife. Part Of the
gang scattered, but, according to the
police theory. Thompson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns took Mrs. Sloan with
them.
keidinger declared he had positively
identified the bandits body as that
of the man who. in the robbery of De.
cember Is, stood with shotgun and
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Loses Stiff Upper Lip.

Passaic. N. J.. Jan. 15.-For Is
month Fire Chief Reginald H.
Bowker had maintained stiff upper
lip. as the result OF bit of glass
, lodging there and which had defied
efforts to extract 1t. While respond
ing to fire 15 months age
Bowker's car hit telegraph pole
and bits Of glass from the windshield
we're jammed into the lip. Much OF
eit was removed except one piece,
which gave the lip stiff appearance.
Recently the fire chief was shaving
and his razor found the impediment
scraped it out. and as a result the
fire fighter has lost the stiffness in
his upper lip
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Small Missouri Village
FavOrs Arbuckle Films

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 15.-The
city of Englewood. which until a
short time ago was a suburb OF
Kansas City, has been sounded out"
in regard to the Arbuckle film con.
troversy. Englewood's population Is
about $50 persons.
A petition. asking that the films be
shown here. signed by twenty-eight
residents Of Englewood. has been re-.
ceived by local newspaper.
Arthur +. Gordon, mayor of Engle4
wood, declared he would take no off
fetal action.
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Omaha Man Testifies
No Independence in Oil

Washington. Jan. 15.-Entering for
the first time the independent field in
the oil business. the senate oil In.
vestigating committee today was told
by L. ". Nicholas of Omaha, presi.
dent of the National Petroleum
Marketers' association. that there is
no real independence in the oil indus
Try" -
: Competition in the oil industry" !"
said Mr.. Nicholas, ''is dependent on
type OF transportation and on a sys-
tenn Of prices over which we independ.
ents, as distinguished from the stand
ard group, have no control. If we
start competition we go up against a
series Of reprisals that discourage one
against trying the experiment more
than once.'s
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l26 Guests Are Dined at
Table That Seats Only l6

Atlas. Tex. Jan. 15.-Food for 1875
guests was served at the dinner cele-
bration of the sixtieth birthday OF
G. W. Matthews, farmer, near here
recently. The guests were fed in
relays. it taking four and one-half
hours to take care Of all Of them.
But 16 of the visitors were able
to eat at the only table provided for
the occasion. the dishes being gath
cred up and cleaned between first"
second" etc. tables.
Nobody hurried because there were
others waiting. and there was little
activity after each had secured his
fill,
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Days Activities
in Washington

Pending receipt of instructions from
London, the meeting of the British
debt commission with the American
negotiators was postponed.
Notifications OF the Tacna- africa ar
bitration protocol were exchanged by
the Chilean and Peruvian ambassa-
doris in the presence of Secretary
Hughes.
Ending controversy Of long stand
ing. the supreme court decided the
south cut bank of the Red river con-
stituted the boundary between Texas
and Oklahoma.
Secretary DENLY and group of
senator's and representatives inter-
ested in naval affairs, it was an
nounced, plan to witness the fleet
maneuvers off Panama this spring.
The report of the special naval
board assigned to recommend a shore
establishment policy for the depart
ment was transmitted to congress by
Secretary DENLY.
The senate took up the Capper farm
credits bill after Senator Norris, re-
publican, Nebraska, had made an un-
successful effort to have his bill,
which would have created a govern
ment corporation to sell and buy agri-
cultural products. given priority.
The senate oil investigation turned
4 ~
Independent" companies with l.. V.
Nicholas, president of the National Pc
troleum Marketers' association. testi.
Tying there was mo real independence
in the oil business
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London. Jan. 15.-tBy A. PA
Central News dispatch. received by
way Of Berlin. says the French 0c-
Cupational forces have reached bort.
mund.
Berlin, Jan. 15.--(By 4. PA clash
between German demonstrators and
French troops occurred at the railway
station at BOchum this evening. The
French fired, killing one person and
wounding several.
The incident followed political DEM
onstrations on a big scale. Several
thousand persons collected in front OF
the town hall where the French gen.
eral had his headquarters and cheered
the German republic, then marched
through the streets. Young commune
lists made a counter demonstration.
cheering the third internationale and
the French communist league.
Police Unable TO Control Crowds.
The police were unable to handle
the crowds. and towards evening the
French troops had to intervene. It
was about O'Clock in the evening
when they opened fire on the railway
station.
Paris, Jan. 15.-tBy A. P.SThe al
lied engineers commission at Essen.
acting in agreement with tho French
government has decided, because of
fresh information, to suspend for "a
hours the order given for the requisi-
ton at the pit head of the coal due the
reparations account. There is ground
for hope that the mine owners will
withdraw the decision, announced this
morning, to comply with orders from
Berlin to cease deliveries Of coal and
coke TO France.
Extend Occupation.
Dusseldorf, Jan. 15.-By A. P)A
Frances answer to the German mine
owners refusal to deliver coal on any
terms was to extend the zone of oc.
cupation, originally intended to cover
only the Bochum region. Tho new
line established by General DeugotteS
forces is from Is to so kilometers fur
ther eastward. coming to the edge OF
the great industrial city OF Dortmund.
Today's operations by the French
encircles all the Ruhr industries OF
Hugo SHINES, the German industrial
leader.
The new French line tonight when
the occupation is completed will run
from Hattingen, 10 kilometers south
east of Essen. northeast through Ian.
gerdreer to Castrop, ending at Reck.
linghausen. Is kilometers north OF
Essen.
Take New Measures.
France and Germany today engaged
in new measures of reprisal and
counter.reprisals for the Ruhr jnva-
sion.
Berlin ordered the Ruhr coal owners
not TO deliver any coal to France or
Belgium even il payment was made
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FRENCH EXTEND Lines TN GE ERmANY
Hawaii Rocked by Two
Earthquakes and Gale

Honolulu, I. H., Jan. 15.-(By A. p
"A 55-mile gale, the stiffest ever
recorded in the islands, accompanied
by two earthquake shocks, swept and
rocked Hawaii Sunday and early this
morning, causing at least one death.
Myacki Marai, Japanese maid EN-.
ployed in the home of Princess David
Kawanankoa, sister-in-law of the late
Prince Kuhio, delegate to congress,
was killed by falling tree as she
left her employers home.
In the teeth of the storm the navy
tug Sunandin answered distress
call from a schooner, Biancoa. and put
TO sea with the waves raking the
decks. 1t picked up the Biancoa half a
mile off Barber's point. near Honolulu.
The schooner's sails We're split, its
hosting engines disabled and five
feet of water lay in the hold. The
Sunandin towed the damaged vessel
to a safe anchorage and brought her
into the harbor this morning.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Burlington to Remove
Two Passenger Trains

Lincoln, Jan. 15.-tSpecial1T
state railway commission has granted
permission for the Burlington to take
off two passenger trains. Nos. 80 and
40, now operating between Broken
Bow and Seneca. In place OF the
service given by these local trains.
stops will be made on flag signal by
fast trains Nos. Al and AZ at Merna,
Anselmo, Dunning, Chelsea and Thed-
ford. while Nos. 43 and A will make
similar stops at Ernst, Gavin. Lins-
colt, Natick and Norway. The order
provides that the local trains be re.
stored not later than May 81. Ths
new schedule will be in effect next
Monday.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
U. S. Ship Hits Reef.

Manila. Jan. 15.-(By. A. P.GThe
shipping board freighter, Patrick
Henry. operated by the Tampa Inter-
ocean company. today struck a reef
off SibAy island, 200 miles south of
Manila, and had to be beached. The
weather is fine and the sea calm.
The Patrick Henry, carrying 5000
tons of sugar. was bound for Manila.
where it expected to take on addition.
al cargo and proceed to New York
via Galveston and New Orleans
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Spiu AlriqI t'i.s -
s'o xls,seS =,
,msSSi,,o,..u ~ s,r's ssN-L-i all
TOR Killing His Father

Mankato, Kan, Jan. 15.-Arthur
Robbins. Il. was held in the county
Jail today on a charge of Staying his
father, Hiram Robbins, 55, in a quar-
rel at the Robbins home Sunday.
According to Sheriff Snyder, the
boy declared he killed his father in de-
fense of his mother. Robbins was
postmaster at North Branch, small
town near here.
Il was outside when 1 heard moth
er's screams-for help" the boy is said
to have related. "When I went into
the house, father was beating her
and her life appeared to be in danger.
grabbed a shotgun and loaded 1t
with a shell l found on the window
sill. When l told him to stop, he
started at me, and I fired
Arthur is the eldest of six child
rem. The youngest is 2 years old.
Mrs. Robbins was granted divorce
a year ago, but later she and Rob-
bins remarked.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Clerk Not Arrested
in Bluffs Fire Case
Former Employe of Stern
Store Merely Appeared at
Station to Give Facts.

Henry Compton, formerly a clerk
in the clothing store of Louis II. Stern,
SO6 Broadway, Council Bluffs, never
was placed in custody by Omaha 20.
lice in connection with the incendiary
tire in the store Sunday, January z,
as previously reported, he informed
The Bee yesterday,
Tuesday, following the fire, he ap
peared in the office of Chief of De-
tectives Van Deusen. accompanied by
two Council Bluffs officers, and gave
police all the information he possessed
the store.
He received Chief Van Deusen's s
thanks, and left the office, having at
no time been under arrest in connec-
ton with the attempt to burn the
store.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
i. P. Gets
Clear Line
Frisco
Battle Oover Central Pacific
Route Virtually Ended
L. p. Protected in Use of
Track to the Coast.
Settlement Is Pending

Settlement of the controversy be
tween the Union Pacific railroad and
the Southern Pacific railroad. involv-
ing control of the Central Pacific lines
between Ogden and San Francisco.
merely awaits determination of minor
details Of a traffic agreement, accord
ing to statements from authoritative
sources yesterday.
The settlement leaves the Southern
Pacific as owner of the Central Pa
cific line, but protects the Union Pa
cific in its right to use the
latter line as It's connection to the
central Pacific coast. The arrange
ment is declared to be entirely salts.
factory to the Union Pacific.
BY the new arrangement, Omaha
loses its chance to become headquar-
ters of a railroad reaching direct to
San Francisco, as it now is of ono
reaching Portland and Los Angeles.
On the other hand it retains and ex-
tends the advantages accruing from
heavy transcontinental traffic routed
from the Pacific coast via the Central
Pacific to oregon and thence by Union
Pacific through Omaha.
Wage Big Fight.
The fight between Union and South
ern Pacific for control Of Central Pa
cifio has been one of the biggest con-
tests of the sort ever waged between
two railroads. For months, the re-
spective interests have been preparing
evidence and recently the Interstate
Commerce commission began hearings
on the subject. Carl Gray, president
of tho Union Pacific. left Omaha 10
days ago to participate in the proceed
ings and his office stated at that time
that he would not return until after
February l.. Instead he returned this
week. Information from Washington
is that others concerned in the fight
before the commission have departed.
Prior to Edward Harriman's pur-
chase of Union Pacific, the Southern
Pacific owned the Central Pacific.
Hartman wanted the Central Pacific
line from Ogden to San Francisco as
western outlet for the Union Pacific
and to get it, he bought the entire
Southern Pacific system. The SUI
preme court ordered this merger dis
solved, as q violation Of the antitrust
laws. Suit was then instituted to d.
vorce the Central Pacific from the
Southern Pacific for the same reason.
A few months ago the supreme court
ruled against this combination sale.
Authorize RegrOuping.
This left the Southern Pacific under
the apparent necessity of disposing of
Central Pacific, by sale either to the
Union Pacific or to a third party.
Meanwhile, however, congress had an.
thorize a regrouping of railroad
lines into new systems and, under this
authority, Southern Pacific began a
bitter fight to retain the Central
Pacific.
Pacific coast interests lined up for
and against the plan. as did other
cities along the Union Pacific line.
The Union Pacific contended that. as
the matter stood, traffic normally des-
tined over it's line through Omaha
was routed by Southern Pacific along
the southern route through New
Orleans.
The settlement now declared to be
effected is said to protect the Union
Pacific thoroughly against such dis
elimination.
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Minneapolis Alderman
Gets Warning From Kan

Minneapolis. Jan. 15.--Following re.
ports that a chapter OF the Ku klux
klan had been organized at the Uni.
versity OF Minnesota and on the eve
OF an investigation OF khan activities
In Minneapolis by the city council
committee on public welfare, Alder.
man G. I. Lindstan announced today
that he received an anonymous tele.
phone warning to "lay off the Ku
Klux Klan.''
The investigation will continue, he
said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Legion to Establish Home
for Orphans of Veterans

indianapolis, Jan. 15.-Decision to
establish a national orphans home for
children of former war veterans was
made by the national executive COM
mittee OF the American Legion. meet
ing here today.
The committee also decided that the
legion should make a study of all
school text books for any alleged un.
American statements.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Pioneer of 1856 Dies.

Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 15.-Death
claimed one. of the real pioneers of
Nebraska and Sioux City. Mrs. James
Junk, Sunday. at the age of rs. She
had been a resident of Sioux City and
vicinity ever since 1856. In 1855 her
parents arrived in Dakota county,
Nebraska. being members of the st.
Johns colony. They came from Illi-
nois under the leadership of Rev.
Father Tracy.
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Prince of Wales Smallest
Part of Noted Heirs Title

London, Jan. 15.-"The Prince of
Wales"-that's what they call him in
America. but it isn't the half of it.
When an official announcement is
made concerning the prince. he is re-
ferred to as III. II. III. Edward Albert
Christian George Andrew Patrick Da-
vid Prince Of Wales and Duke of Corn
wall. X. G.. X. T., G. o. S. L.. G. C. NJ.
c.. G. c. 1. E., G. c. V. o.. G. b. E.,
NJ c.
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Edwin H. Clough Dies.

San Diego. Cal. Jan. 15.-Edwin III.
Clough, veteran newspaper writer, as.
sociated for nearly 40 years with va.
rious papers Of the Pacific coast, died
here yesterday.
Since 1912 Clough had been iden-
titled in an editorial capacity with
the San Diego Union and Evening
Tribune.
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100000 Alienation Suit
Is Dismissed in Court

The suit for 100000 brought against
+. John Brandeis by Clarence Hall,
alleging alienation Of Mrs. Halls af-
fections, was dismissed in district
court yesterday.
Attorneys for Brandeis had made
repeated attempts to bring the case
to trial, it was stated. and yesterday,
the date finally set. Hall was not in
court. Halls attorney made a brief
formal motion that the case be dis
missed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-16
Members of Klan
Feared Attack by
MerRougePeo
Witnesses Tell Of Meeting
Following kidnapping of
Daniel and Richard
Says Men Armed.

Bastrop. La, Jan. 15.-By A. P.H-
states attorneys in their task of un.
raveling the mystery surrounding the
kidnapping and Staying of Watt Daniel
and Thomas Richard, victims of
black-hooded kidnapers Two mem
bers of the Ku Klux klan put in the
recital of an assembling Of klansmen
in a store here in anticipation that
Mer Rouge citizens might swoop down
on Bastrop in retaliation.
James +. Harp and Jap" Jones,
farmers of Bonita, village in the
southern part of Morehouse parish,
both members of the parish khan or
ganization, testified that after the kid
naping of Daniel, Richard and three
other men on the Mer Rouge-Bastrop
pike August "a, dozen or more men,
klansmen. gathered in a hardware
store here, armed themselves and pre-
pared for eventualities.
Both insisted that the khan had no
part in the kidnapping but that the
gathering of the klansmen was
deemed advisable as a precautionary
measure in view of the intense feel
ing prevailing in the parish.
Afraid of Attack.
why did you klanmen wait up that
night?" was asked of Harp.
I'VE heard the people OF Mer Rouge
had guns and a regular arsenal and
we thought they might come over and
blame the kidnapping on the klan," he
said. We knew they were mad and up
in arms about the kidnapping Of Rich
ard week before and we were afraid
it would be laid at our feet
Jones testified along much the same
lines as Harp as to the gathering in
the Bastrop store.
Jones told of making the round with
his friends in Rastrop stores, trying
to learn who might be responsible
but without result. At no place, he de-
clareT could he find information as
to who was in the party of men who
took part.
The watch at the hardware store
continued until midnight.
"Did you hear of any preparation
made to kidnap Daniel and Richard?"
Jopes was asked.
mo, none"
Conduct Discussed.
did you attend any meeting in
which the conduct of Richard and
Daniel was discussed?" was another
question.
Yes, about six weeks prior to the
kidnapping. At the courthouse, Daniel
and Richard were discussed but We
decided to let Daniel. Richard and
other citizens alone. We had another
meeting-an impromptu affair-at
which DIR. B. M. McKoin, Capt. J. K.
Skipwith and others were present We
talked over the attempted assassina.
ton of DIR. McKoin.
Watt Daniel and others were blam-
ed. but particularly Watt Daniel"
Skipwith is the parish leader Of the
khan. DR.. McKoin formerly was may
or of Mer Rouge and now charged in
an affidavit with murder in connec-
ton with the deaths of Daniel and
Richard.
witnesses at the afternoon session of
the hearing. They were preceded on
the witness stand by F. L. Carpenter,
parish sheriff; Gus Boyd. Collinston
storekeeper from whom the black.
hooded band purchased gasoline while
holding the two kidnapped men prison
ers, and half dozen other witnesses.