davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Leviathan Marks
New Milepost in
Deep Sea Craft
Maiden Voyage of Giant Liner
Contrasted With Passage
at Time of Civil
War.

Boston, Mass, July 7.-"Arrived
at Pierrepont Stores. Brooklyn. North
German Brig Fortuna, Captain Sode-
mann, London to New York. 365 hgds.
sugar, 100 bbls. root ginger. 25 tons
iron rails. Consignee, Funch. Edy &
Co.. William Street"
The above item appeared in ship
News" in The New York Herald of
July 10, 1869.
The reader who noted the sail
ings" from American ports in any
newspaper which devotes space %
ship news on the morning Of June
20. 1923, discovered that the IS. s.
Leviathan" sailed from Boston on
the afternoon of June 10.
The Omaha Bee correspondent en-
tered the port of New York as the
only passenger on the Fortuna when
that sturdy old tub passed quarantine
on the July morning "a years ago. He
was also one of the passengers on the
Leviathan when she sailed through
the tea-stained waters of Boston ha-
Dor on June 10, 1928.
Two vessels-LiIse and Unlike.
There is similarity and a differ
ence between the two vessels. The
similarity lies iii the fact that both
are, or were, products of German
shipyards. The difference is every
thing else. In the social hall OF the
Leviathan is a mantelpiece almost
wide enough and broad enough to
accommodate the Fortuna as an orna-
| se in, -,
one of the staterooms of the b deck
of the Leviathan to house the entire
personnel of the Fortuna, including
captain, mate, carpenter. stowaway
and passenger-13 in all-and at the
same time furnish ample space for
the captain TO work out his reckon
ing.
Yet in 1859 the American merchant
marine would not have neglected the
opportunity to add to Itself even so
humble a tub as that Nordeutscher
brig the Fortuna, which made the
run from London to Brooklyn in 43
days, But the German owners Of
the Fortuna were not In the market
for the sale of the brig. and. besides,
the United States shipping laws
would not permit the registry of a
foreign-built vessel unless she had
been wrecked and repaired in an
American shipyard.
When the Fortuna hoisted her flag
and sailed out of the River Thames
there was not single American flag
at the peak of a solitary ship in all
that vast array of tonnage between
the More and the Victoria docks on
the Thames. There was no American
merchant marine in 1863.
A Big Advertisement.
When the United States took over
the Vaterland and changed its name
to the Leviathan It was the pride
of the German merchant fleet. 1t
was converted into transport. and
| literally thousands of the boys of the
A. L. F. were conveyed to Brest, on
the French side of the Atlantic. In
it. The American doughboy is a
souvenir hunter by nature. What he
did to the fittings which still remained
Turn TO Page Two. Column five.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Closer Tie
Is Europe's
Only Hope
Lack of Uniformity in Ian
guage, Customs and Govern
ments Breeds Misunder-
standings.
US. Of L.lrope Proposed
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

For making clear a fundamental
heart of many of its difficulties there
is no better means than to elaborate
a device once used by II. G.. Wells for
the same explanatory purpose.
Imagine an American living in In
dianapolis about to take a trip to
Boston; or an American living in San
francisco about to take trip to Des
>foines; or an American living in New
Orleans about to take a trip to Phila.
delphia; or an American living in St.
Louis about to take a trip to New
York.
Each of these trips is from 1000 to
] 800 miles or thereabouts in length.
Each of them takes from "a to 36
hours, or thereabouts. To an Amer
lean such a trip presents no concern
whatever. He packs his dress suit
case, he goes to the station, he gets
aboard his train, and in due course
he is delivered in the midst of the
city in which is wants to be.
European Travel Different.
But imagine European wanting
to make a business trip of the same
length--a Londoner. let us say, want
ing to do business in Hungary. First
of all, the Londoner must equip him
self with a passport. He must go to
the appropriate government office at
least once, and perhaps oftener. He
must give details of his age, parents,
place of birth, color Of eyes, shape of
chin, contour of nose.
He must then. if he has not already
done so, 60 to a photographer, have a
picture taken and deliver three copies
of it to the government-one to be
pasted on his passport and the others
to be kept for use in such ways as in
genius governments have devised to
check the theft or other improper use
of passports.
All this will have taken the intend
frr traveller not less than "A full day.
IL II were merely one feli day--if you
cSuld start in the morning and COM
plete it all by sundown. that would
not be 50 bad; actually, one Of the
annoying features of 1t all is that
il consumes portions of several diff
ferent days.
Next, the intending traveller must
take this passport around and have it
Turn to Page Nine. Column one.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Air Craft
Located In
Lake Erie
Partly Inflated Gas Bag and
Uniforms of Missing Pilots
Found % Miles From
Shore.
Planes Join in Search

Cleveland. July 8.-Ifarry 4. Bruno,
vice president Of the Aero Marine
Airways company, said early this
morning that Pilots {. 4. shiller and
Charles Richards and f. +. casters.
Cleveland manager. will start at $50
this morning in the flying ship Nina
for fiye-hour search Of the lake,
in the hope of finding Lienfs. l.. j.
Roth and I. Ii. Null, lost when the
naval balloon fell.
He said that Admiral w. 4. Moffatf,
head of the naval air service at Wash
ington, had asked him to make the
trip.
Cleveland. July All hope that
Lieut.. L. J. Roth and his aide, Lieut..
T. B. Null. pilots OF the missing navy
balloon A-s69s. which left Indian
apolis on July 1. in the national
elimination air race. were living. was
abandoned here tonight.
The crew Of the tug Frank II. STAN
ley found the Inflated ayiators' COM
plete uniforms, leather coats. log,
records and charts entangled in the
drifting half-infated balloon bag
about % miles southwest of Port
Stanley. Ont. about noon today.
On all sides the crew Of the tug
found mute evidences Of a heroic
struggle IN midair. Evidently over
taken by terrific winds and an elec-
trioal storm. Roth and Null fought
desperately to get rid of their ballast
and rise about the gale. Somehow.
the basket was ripped from the buffet
ed bag. which was found scared and
water-logged.
The log shows that the airmen had
been sailing al an average height Of
500 or goo feet before the storm en-
gulfed them. Then comes the signifi-
cant item: Threw 10 pounds Of bal
last overheard. Rose from 1900 to
? 500 feet Later on Just one word
appears: Broken
Complete Outfit Found.
EntangIec in the ropes attached 10
the basket were found the complete
outfits Of the aviators, leather coats
and all. which they must have dofed
before they leaped from the doomed
balloon. L Is believed. i letter ad-
dressed to Roth and some penc.lings
on newspaper clippings also were
Turn to Page Two. Column Four.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
No Defense in Action of
Whipping Boss, Bryan Says

Lincoln. July Nv. j. Bryan as a
resident of Florida. commenting here
today ON the whipping OF prisoners
in tho convict camps OF that state
said no defense could be made for
what was done.
yet" said Mr.. Bryan. some facts
have been overlooked. IL may not
be generally known that the state
abolished the contract system for
state prisoners years ago and only
one.half Of the short.term county
prisoners are under the contract sys-
tenn.
only = per cent Of the prisoners,
state and county. were In camps that
were criticized. Tho man who did
tho whipping which is said to have
resulted In the death of a prisoner
has been prosecuted and the Judge
who was implicated was removed"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Police Believe Drugged
Girl Tocl of Robber Gang
by International News Service

Cincinnati. July Z. Marguerite
Peggy May. pretty McKeesport pa
boarding school girl. found drugged
at the home OF Charles Weidemann.
wealthy horseman here. Vas the m
willing tool of a clever rohher gang.
the police believe.
Miss May was questioned by the
juvenile court and sent to the Good
Shepherd convent. pending further IN.
quiry.
Weidemann. while at n roadhouse
near Newport, Ky. received a mys.
terious telephone message to return
home az once. Actions 80 two men
and a woman in an automobile in
front OF his house caused him to de-
tour around the block.
As he entered the house a few
minutes later he stumbled over the
body Of the girl. believed to have
been drugged
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Man Overcome by Heat
Dies Two Hours Later

Highcst temperature IN Omaha
saturday was IS. one degree lower
than Fridays record.
Frederick II. Wolf. a lahorer. Was
overcome by the heat in Lincoln
yesterday afternoon while working
IN the street and died at his home
two hours later. The maximum tenn
neraure at Lincoln was s6.
Wymere reported sS degrees and a
hot wind Norfolk Yesterday tsNek
the place held by Columbus Friday
with ioa degrees.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Man, IO2, Who Started
TO Climb Pixies Peak
Last Friday Missing

Colorado Springs, Colo, July q
Pat Murphy, 102, oldest man in Colo
RADIO and the oldest Knight of Colum-
bus in the world, is missing, whether
on the rugged slope of Pixies peak,
which he planned to climb in realiza-
ton of lifelong ambition, or else
where is not yet known.
Pat came to Colorado Springs from
his ranch near Monument, on the
divide, several days ago, to celebrate
Fourth of July. Early Friday he
slipped away. presumably to climb
the peak, and up to late hour to-
night had not returned.
Bloodhounds will be put on his
trail Sunday unless daybreak brings
developments.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Father Flanagan's BOYS
Band To Give Park Concert

Father Fianagan's RoNs' hand VIII
give a concert at hrug park this Al.
iernoon. starting AZ s n. IA. The
hand is composed Of SS pieces ana =
fast gaining recognition as one q
the best Juvenile musical erganixA-
Tons in the west, Il viii leave IN q
few weeks en- an exssadsaean
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Lincoln. July Jerry Howard Of
Omaha. the governors new labor In
vestigator for the metropolis. was
busy prior 20 the reception at the
governors residence describing the
"proudest moment Of his life"
This particular 60 seconds was only
a few days ago Mt 1910 In the evening
in the kitchen of the Omaha Country
club.
Exactly at that moment" asserted
Mr.. Howard II stepped into the
kitchen of the Country club and an,
nounced that | was Jerry Howard,
Omaha's new labor investigator. and
wished speech with the president Of
the organization.
In few minutes the president ap-
pehred and | informed him that the
zero hour for dshwashing was 10 and
It was 10 minutes past 10 Needless
TO say. there was no more dshwash-
ing in the Country club that evening
unless the wives Of the members did
it,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
200 Families Destitute
After Fire at Goldfield

san Francisco. July Two hun
dred families were rendered destitute
by Fridays FIRE in Goldheld. New. ae-
coriing 10 an appeal for aid tele-
graphed TO a local newspaper today
by the Goldheid relief committee. The
appeal read:
Yesterdays disastrous fre rem
dered destitute somc s0o families. Re.
lief committee needs several thousand
dlolars for necessities and win appre.
ciate anything that can be done. Re
mittances should I've made payable 20
A. Ferguson. treasurer, at the John
5. Cook hank. Goldneld, New"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Man Severely Cut When
Run Down by Automobile

WIS severely cut ana bruised last
night when he was run down by an
automobile driven by T.. +. Williams,
a022 South Thirty.seoond street at
Eighteenth and Chicago streets,
TUNA was walking across The street
and did not see Williams machine
approaching lie was attended by the
police surgeon aud taken to his home.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Cadillac Salesman
Returned From Texas

Detectives Clch and Boiler returned
Saturday afternoon from Dallas. Tex,
with Guy T. McNeal. former sales.
man Of the Hansen Cadillac company,
who recently ahsconded with a new
Cadillac and s400 in cash which he
had accepted as payment on sale.
McNeaTs only reason for his act
was that his wife needed change OF
climate.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Whipping Boss
Guilty of Murder;
Penalty 20 Years
Thomas Higginbotham Is Con,
victed of Death of South
Dakota Youth i'm Florida
Convict Camp.

Lake City, Fla. July Thomas
Walter Higginbotham late today was
found guilty of murder OF Martin
Tabert Of North Dakota in the second
degree. by a jury here. The jury
was out one hour and 20 minutes.
Higginbotham was sentenced TO 20
years Imprisonment. He was re.
leased on $4,000 bond pending hear.
ing Of appeal.
The former convict whipping boss
was accused Of having caused the
death of Tabert as the result of a
beating administered while the North
Dakotan was serving a term in the
Putnam Lumber company convict
leased camp.
The death Of Tabert finally result
ed in an investigation OF the whole
convict leasing system and its abol-
ishment by the Florida legislature.
That body also prohibited corporal
punishment. Before the Florida leg.
islature convened, the senate OF North
Dakota adopted a memorial asking
the Florida lawmakers to investigate
the death OF Tabert
There was no demonstration in the
courtroom when the verdict was re-
ported Attorneys for the defendant
Immediately made a motion for a
new trial The verdict carries min
imum sentence of 90 years and max
imum Of life imprisonment. Higgin-
botham was in court when the jury
announced its decision
Motion for New Trial.
Higginbotham went on trial here
10 days ago, the state charging him
with having whipped Tabert so Sc
yerely that IT brought about trau-
matte pneumonia, which resulted in
death four days after the whipping.
The defense admitted the whipping.
but contended 1t was within the
law" basing this on testimony ad-
duced from witnesses that only from
eight to ten lashes were struck. The
Florida convict camp regulations at
that time permitted administering as
many as ten lashes. The defense con.
tended Tabert died from lobar pneu-
monia. using the Putnam Lumber
eompany's camp physician. Or. T.
Capers Jones. as a witness. He testi.
fed there were no signs OF trauma-
fism on the body when he examined
Tabert. six expert witnesses cor
roborated Jones.
"slush Fund" Charged.
The defense charged "slush fund"
had been raised in North Dakota to
aid in the prosecution.
Tabert was whipped while serving
as n convict In the lumber camp.
January 81, 1922. The defense claimed
he died February 2. G.. Crimson. as
sistant attorney general of North Da.
kota. investigating the death. spent
several weeks in Florida. On his re-
turn to North Dakota he submitted
his findings to the North Dakota leg.
islature. then in session. which ap-
proved "A resolution calling on the
state Of Florida to investigate the ar.
rest. conviction and death OF Tabert.
The Florida legislature ablded by
the request, appointed a joint com.
mittee and a thorough investigation
followed, Testimony adduced from
scores OF witnesses resulted in dis
missal from Office OF Sheriff J. r.
Jones and County Judge p. +. Wills,
who arrested and sentenced Tabert.
Tabert was arrested for riding n
freight train through Talhassee and
sentenced to three months.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Man, 90, Beheaded by Train
Near Scottsbluff. Neb

Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.
Seottsbluff. Neb., July 7.--E. Bar.
dels. 60, was decapitated when he
placed his head beneath a moving
freight train ct Mlnatare. seven miles
cast of here. Waiting until the en-
gine had passed him. he lay upon the
track and death was instantaneous.
He leaves no known relatives County
authorities Will bury the body.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Man Saved From Execution
May Yet Face Firing Squad

Salt Lake City. July 5.--George
Gardner. convicted slayer Of Deputy
Sheriff Gordon. who was reprieved re
Gently from death sentence by Gov
ernor Mahey on the grounds that he
was insane. may face a firing squad
after all.
Following a report TO the third dis
trict court by physicians who have
examined Gardner that he was fool
ing" the authorities, Judge Hanson
continued the case until July ..
Testimony al the state prison.
where Gardner has been confined.
bears cut the statement Of the exam
ining physicians, the court was told.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Conditions for Evacuation
of Turk Capital Accepted
n, International News service.

London. July Turkish conditions
for the evacuation Of constantinople
have been accepted by the allied pow.
crs AT the near east conference and
the treaty Of peace may be signed
within week. according 10 = Central
News dispatch from Lausanne.
The French, British and Italian rep
resentatives reached a nnal agree
mont after receiving Instructions from
their governments, the dispatch said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
woman's Hair Cut in Rescue
From Under Wrecked Auto

Lake Andes. s. D.. July Mrs.
l.. j. Kass Of Tyndal was extrl-
Gated from beneath an automobile
demolished near here after her hair
which became tangled in the wreck
age. was clipped.
Mr.. Kass. his daughter. Elizabeth.
and Miss Catherine Figge. other oc-
cupants Of the car, were bruised
when It plunged off an embankment.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Relief Corps to
Give Milk and
Ice Fund Party
George A. Custer Chapter
viii Boost Omaha Bee
Fund for Babies on
Friday.

George A. Custer Women's Relief
corps VIII give party for the bene.
ht Of The Omaha Bee Free Milk and
Ice fund at the hone of Mrs. Arthur
Gwynne. 2e04 Fort street. next Fri.
day afternoon at 2. Members OF the
Old Guard post and all patriotic so
cietiss are invited
Ordinarily this would just have been
anotheE item on the Won1en's page.
But the editor of the Free Milk and
ice fund seized upon It; 70 rit is such
a good example of the steady. quiet
work that is being done for the fund
by the worthwhile organizations Of
the city. and for that matter. the en-.
tire state.
1t is unnecessary TO point out the
desperate need of the babies in poorer
homes Of the city during this hot
season. But It is necessary to keep
reminding people Of #. for we are liv.
ing IN a swiftly moving age. when IL
is harder to remember than to forget.
Most Of us realize that the Free Mix
and Ice fund IS one OF the worth
while things. and most of us also in.
tend TO contribute 10 it before the
summer Is over. The money is need.
ed as quickly az possible. for we are
now entering the crisis" of the sum.
mer for the babies.
Enclosed in this letter is $3.50,
our Fourth Of July fireworks money.
Please use it for the poor. hungry
babies
This letter. written in a childish
scrawl. is signed by Harold Dahms
and Raymond Dahms. OF Seward
Neb II is glowing example Of the
sacrifice of two boys for good
cause. The parents and friends
these boys should be proud Of III,
The Silver Creek Three-in-one CO.
Of Tekamah. Neb.. is one OF the new
contributors
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08

Tiny Jim Herman Is
Being Primed for Title
Bout With the ChaInDiOu

New York interests like possi-
bilities of Omaha heavyweight
and will seek to bring him out fol-
lowing his match at Jersey City
Thursday.
Nebraska state golfers start
annual tournament at Omaha
Country club Monday. Uproot-
ing the golf bloc" of three play
ers is the ambition of all entered.
Little Bill Johnston Of Califor-
mia wins worlds tennis title by
defeating Hunter at Wimbledon.
Cleveland breaks American
league record for runs scored in
first game Of doubIe-header with
Boston.
Complete details, returns and
gossip about all sport interest can
be found by turning to pages 1,
and 3, part 2.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Leviathan Covers 554 Miles
on Third Day of Journey

Aboard the Levia,han At Sea. July
THE average speed OF the Levia
than At noon today was 23.s knots an
hour Five hundred and fifty four
miles were covered on the third days
run.
The White star liner. Majestic.
bound for New York, passed 30 miles
north OF the Levlathan at 10 this
morning Captain Hayes exchanged
wireless greeting with Captain Hart
Icy of the Ieviathan.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08
Former Engineer Dies

San Francisco. Cal. July Mai.
Henry n. Wadsworth. formerly en-
gineer Of the California debris COM
mission. died here today after a brief
Illness. He was a native Of Connecti.
cut and was go years old.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-08

in POWWOW
at Lincoln
W. ]. Bryan Noncommittal on
Candidates. for Presidency
Says Smith Has No
Chance.
Opposes Third Party
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Neb., July 7.-Excluding
state ofIice-holders and those seeking
Offices still at the disposal OF the
governor those in attendance at the
governors s reception to democrats at
the mansion tonight to shake the
hand and seek the guidance of Gov
ernor Bryan and his distinguished
brother, William Jennings Bryan of
Florida, were Lincoln friends of the
Bryan brothers.
Congressman John II. Morehead of
Falls City was the only real demo.
cratic medicine mixer present at the
reception. admittedly a forerunner of
an attempt of the Bryan brothers TO
gain control of the Nebraska delega-
ton at the next democratic national
convention.
Such men as J. n. Norton OF Polk,
Mayor James c. Dahlman Of Omaha,
Dan Butler OF Omaha. Congressman
Ashton c. Shallenberger of Alma,
Theodore Osterman Of Merrick, for
mer Senator Gilbert VI. Hitchcock,
Arthur Mullin, W. II. Thompson OF
Grand Island and w. J. Taylor OF
Merna, whose presence at a demo.
cratic function spells harmony, were
not present. Sheriff Nike Endres.
Lee Herdman and Jerry Howard
were among the comparative few rep
resentatives Of Omaha democracy
present.
Governor and Mrs. Bryan and WI.
liam Jennings Bryan were on the re.
eeiving line. Because OF the extreme
heat and advancing years Mr.. Bryan
was obliged TO remain seated while
meeting his old friends.
Would BE Delegate.
William Jennings Bryan announced
that he would be candidate for dele
gate to the national convention frem
Florida. This was taken to mean
that he would attempt to gain control
af the Florida delegation and the re,
ception tonight Wiz one of the first
moves to attempt 10 obtain control Of
the Nebraska delegation. thus making
the Bryans certain Of two solid bloes
Of votes on the convention floor.
In the same interview Mr.. Bryan
denied authenticity Of an interview
purported 10 have been held with him
several weeks ago in which he was
quoted as being behind the candidacy
Turn to Page Two. Column TwoJ