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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23

T. E. Maxey, who was King Kleagls
Of the Nebraska realm, is the man
who. Hapgood charges, corresponded
with leaders OF the khan at the ma.
tional headquarters in Atlanta. Ca.
Washington in an attempt to ge;
Nickerson appointed TO the Job.
Didn't Heed Maxey.
81 met Maxey through a friend oi
NINE" said Nickefson yesterday. II
was in the heat q my campaign fol
the marshars position. Maxey re
marked TO me: I believe 1 can hell
you with a telegram didn't pay
much attention TO what he said.
He called on me a couple OF times
didn't want to injure his feelings
because a man seeking an appoint
ment can't afford TO injure anyone's
feelings. I didn't take him very
seriously. but dismissed the matter
from my mind. for ! knew that all
my friends were working hard for
me. and ! was doing everything that
could personally to get the position.
Il have been in the federal building
for IS years. having spent a large
portion Of the time in the marsbars
office. / felt that / was capable OF
holding down the Job and considered
myself a logical candidate.
Has No Prejudices.
Those who know me through my
connections with government poss-
tions and outside the federal building.
am positive. VIII vouch for this
statement. that / hold no personal
prejudices against any race, creed. re-
ligion or color
Mr.. Nickerson said that he never
was and is not now a member OF the
hu kiix Khan II am not naesnbe..
q the kIan Of Nebraska or any other
hayern." said Mr. Nickerson. II
make this statement in face OF .he
story printed in Hearst's International
magazine which said I was a member
OF the klan.
Aaxey. during his conversations
with me several times, intinated ths.
| should join the klan. but l paid no
attention TO him"
]. {. Kinsler and Marshal Dennis
Nionih. VINO Won the appointment
from Niekerson. were reticent in dis
cussing the Hapeood article.
Opposition Natural.
Everyone who seeks an imDor-
iant appointment meets opposition Of
all sorts" said District ATTORNEY Kfns-
Ter. L have tried 10 carry out the
duties Of this Office to the best Of my
ability. / seek no favor. have no
fear. I am district attorney. and as
district attorney, viii be true 70 my
trust"
Marshal Cronin said: 1t appears
the klan didn't try TO do me much
good. haven't given il much
thought. The story in the magazine
was complete surprise TO me-
ku klux klan's activities in
Omaha and Nebraska politics was The
trurn TO Page Two. Column FIrey
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Funeral Tuesday Afternoon.
Teacher Hurt in Runaway
on Farm of His Parents

TabIe Rock. Mob. July 22.-Prof
Thomas ID. Howe. University Of Wis.
cousin, received broken thumb and
was painfully bruised when run over
yesterday morning by hay rake.
pulled by n runaway team that he.
came frightened when tug broke
The accident occurred on the farm
OF his parents. Ave miles north Of
here. where he II spending. his vaea.
tlon
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Indian, Fearing Arrest,
Kills Deputy Sheriff
By InternntlonaI News Scr,icr.

Three Sands, Oll., July 22.-Deputy
Sheriff Hockey Miller was shot and
Killed here late today and John Mid.
dleton, another deputy. probably
fatally wounded as n result Of what
officers believe to have been fear Of
arrest on the part OF an Indian who
did the shooting.
Chief jackson Burns, the Indian,
gave himself up and is being held In
jail at New Kirk, county seat OF Kay
county.
The two deputies had entered res.
taurant where the Indian was. Upon
seeing them. Burns is said 10 have
drawn a pistol and emptied II.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Chicago in Grip of Hot Wave;
One Dead. Scores Overcome

Chicago, July 22.-There was one
death and a score of prostration from
heat in Chicago Saturday. The tenn.
perature reached 80.
There is no indication OF break
In the heat wave for several days"
the weather bureau announced to.
night.
Thomas Brakeman. 60, dropped
dead while working on the street.
The heat wave extended throughout
the middlewest and east to the At
lantic. At New York the tempera-
ture was "a. while at Philadelphia 1t
reached 100 degrees. Springfield. Ill.,,
reported 90; Peoria. H., ss. and De.
troit, 92.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Gasoline War Looms.

Denver July sS.--A gasoline wsf
iooiaed IN Denver today when prlces
Nefe cut front two 10 fosAx cents =
sSaea, sasoline being SoN an ,as
Way fresn =, down to X yeats a sci.
lon. While the Continental Mutual
and several other large distributors
here reduced the rtics 10 >tNt,sas,i
u y eents s.,alleg independents Nx.'s
selling sSs Al !; 0oAt>
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Bryan Absent From Lincoln; /;
Boom Excites His Interest

Lincoln, July Ex-Governor Bryan
has left Lincoln for an unknown
destination. Ills secretary said the
governor would not be I'm the city
for a few days.
The recent agitation raised to put
Governor Bryan on the national
ticket as candidate for vice president
In order to keep his brother. William
Jennings Bryan. In line behind the
national ticket il known to have
aroused the interest Of the governor.
lie has talked with numerous
friends relative TO the proposition
and asserted the plan had gathered
greater headway than he anticipated.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Man Kidnapped 81 Years Ago
Locates Family In Ogden

Cheyenne. Wye. July ss.-kid-
naped from his home in Laramie.
Wyo.. 81 years ago. when he was >
years old and his baby ways had won
the heart of a chlldless woman. Fred
School OF Ogden. Utah, finally has
located his family in this city and
has learned the truth regarding his
parentage. Il was made known here
tonight. He Is brother Of three
Cheyenne residents.
His mother. Mrs, Henry School.
who never had dcspaired of finding
her lost child. died here about two
years ago.
An item IN n detective magazine
was responsible for the Ogden man
establishing communication with his
Cheyenne relatives.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Missouri Pacific Railway
Announces Wage Increase

-. Louis. July ss.-The Missouri
Pacific railroad today announced In.
creases in pay 20 it's shop employees.
numbering ahou, 5000 men. TO take
effect from last Monday. July ie. The
Increase Is : cents an hour for the
skilled craftsmen and cent an hour
Tor apprentices and helpers.
The Increase. according TO an esti.
mate given cut by President Baldwin.
VIII amount TO $sae .ooa year.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Corn Doing Well.

Beatrice. Neb., July 22.--Corn has
made rapid progress the past few
weeks because Of the recent heavy
rains and favorable growing wealth
er. Farmers state that two more
good rains will produce a bumper
crop Of corn In Gage county.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Woman Abandons Baby
I'm New Willard Hotel

Washington. July ss.--Ahsndcncs
IN the New Willard. one Of the fash.
lonahie hotels of the national oap.-
'ai' beautiful s-months-old boy las.
nlsht Is in the Keeping OF the board
OF ohildrens guardians. swait.rs
adoption.
Inc police have been working al
das IN an efferot 70 establish the iden.
uty OF the woman. supposedly the
mother, who left the infant in q rSsona
Friday night only a few minutes AZ.
ter she had registered,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Fair Plan Abandoned.

Beatrice. Neb., July 22.--Plans for
a fall festival In Beatrice, which was
to have been held tho latter part ~
have been abandoned by the
committee In charge because OF lack
OF funds TO finance the affair.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Man Shoots His
Mother, Brother
in Rent Quarrel
Fremont Woman Dying From
Wound Below Heart
Huge Sum Hid in
Her Clothes.
special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Fremont. Neb., July 22.-Dispute
over a board bill caused Robert j.
Thompson. So. fatally 10 wound his
mother. Mrs. Martha Thompson, So.
and infiict a slight flesh wound on
his brother. Joseph Thompson, 81,
with a .3s-caliber revolver at the
Thompson home on East Third street
at 7.s0 this morning.
Barrlcaded in the house the man.
temporarily crazed. held police and a
|sheriff's posse at bay for neary four
hours. After the house had been
flooded with gas. Thompson. covered
with three guns when the front door
was finally broken open. surrendered
to the police.
According TO Joseph Thompson.
who returned TO the family home
three months ago from Portland.
Ore, his brother has demanded pay
ment for board and lodging that he
already paid the mother
Brother Seeks Safety.
This morning when he came down
stairs. he said. the brother refused
10 speak 70 him. Robert went up
stairs where he secured a gun and re-
turned TO the kitchen where he
opened fire at the visiting brother.
Three shots went wild and the fourth
hit his left arm as he lodged up the
stairway leading to the second floor
where he locked himself in a bed
room for protection.
As the aged mother sought TO run
from the house TO summon help
from nelghbor, she was struck
twice. one bullet entering below the
heart.
Meanwhile the police had been
called. As Robert tried to call his
mother back into the house. Offfcer
Con Davis approached but was de.
MED entrance.
Resort to Gas.
Attempts 10 break In were fruitless
and more help was called. The posse
OF sheriffs deputies and police sur
rounded the place and gas was piped
into the house In an effort TO over
come Thompson with fumes.
After nearly four hours Sheriff
condit and officers Brenner and
Davis broke In The front door. Thomp.
son stood ready with revolver In hand
but commands 10 surrender brought
him back to his senses.
Mrs. Thompson was rushed to a
hospital and In a belt sewed to her
clothes was found over $4,000 in cur
reney. gold coins, and gold certstl-
Gates which have long since been
called in by the federal reserve banks.
In addition, hospital attaches found
an Oriental lucky stone" which the
aged woman carried with her hoard
Of money. Thompson had ssi5 In
his pockelbook when searched at the
jail
The Thompsons are pioneers IN this
section. During the past 10 years the
mother and sons have lived as re.
olnses. The doors Of the house were
always securely locked.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Postmaster Hurt in Fall.
special Dispatch 10 The Omsha Zee.

Harvard. Neb.. July 22,---post mas,
ter q. a. iierzog was painfully bruised
yesterday in "A fan from fransom Of
"A postofiice door which he was en.
deavorins TO open. He viii be lald
up several da.a
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Politicians Discuss Disclosure at Their Gabfest

TO Director L. Rorer. denied
a Kux kian that he hzs
marsha article which appeared the
current issue Of Hearsts international magazine.
Norman Hpgood special writer in article which appeared the
klux Kan Nebraska sought
j.
from becoming district
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
William Baird,
a Leading Omaha
Attorney, Dies
Recognized as Authority in
Real Estate Law and Held
in High Esteem for
His Integrity.

William Baird, for 80 years lead.
ing Omaha attorney, died early yes
terday morning at his home. 1921
Cunning street.
Mr.. Baird suffered severe attack
of the influenza and never fully re-
covered from its effects. He had
grown gradually weaker in the last
several months although he continued
to visit his Office until very recently.
While recognized as an authority
in real estate and probate law. Mr..
Baird's principal reputation in oma-
ha rested upon his recognized integ.
rity. Few men enjoyed the respect
OF fellow attorneys and laymen as
he did.
Born on a farm near Carthage, Ill,
July 10. 1S4s, Mr.. Baird was IS years
old last Thursday. He attended the
country school and later the public
schools at Carthage. lie then went
to Monmouth college. working his
way through the four years course
and being graduated in 1872. Imme.
diately thereafter he was married and
a year later he began the practice of
law in Carthage.
Came TO Omaha in 1887.
In 1887 Mr.. and Mrs. Baird came to
Omaha. Mr.. Baird formed a law
partnership with l.. ID. Holmes and
John c. Wharton. Later the firm be.
came Wharton 4 Baird. continuing
until 1905. when Mr.. Baird withdrew
In order TO establish a law partner
ship with his sons. Il. A. and c. J.
Baird. which continued until his
death.
Mr.. Baird was actively Interested in
church and religious affairs through
out his life. He was member of the
Central United Presbyterian church
during his entire residence In Omaha
and for many years taught a Bible
class there. He was a keen student
OF biblical text and history, the au.
thor OF several articles on the inter.
probation OF the Bible. particularly
the Revelation. For years he was n
member OF the governing board OF
Monmouth college. Illinois. a United
Presbyterian school.
Funeral Tuesday Afternoon.
Surviving relatives are his wife. his
sons. G. J. and T.. A. Baird. his daugh.
ter. Mrs. =. n. Patton. all OF Omaha:
n brother. Robert Baird Of Carthage.
ILL.,. and a halfbrother. Charles Hyslop
Of Marysville. Mo.
Funeral services will he held at tbs
home. 1921 Cunning street. at O'Clock
Forest Lawn cemetery. The Rev.
Hugh Spoer of Erie, Pa, former pas.
tor of the Central United Presbyterian
church. viii conduct tho services. as.
sisted by the Rev. Paul Calhoun.
present pastor OF the church.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
The Weather

Hlehcss, -; le~'s-t. sSs mean. "a. mar.
mat ~ - ~
Total cNycss slncV January /. et4
hststiN~ Nuaaiu'ts, rcreeatage.
y y, M ~. uonrt 50. r. m. -.
frsct"sstieo. tarhes and Hunsire<lth.
ao,e. = ysAf sinee ]anas}ss l. lAssi
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Signs Of Optimism Seen
as. Move to Assist Wheat
Farmers Gains Strength
National Grain and Flour Buying Campaign Plan Is Restor
ing Confdence-Recenly Enacted Legislation Boon
Marketing in Shipments Indicates Raisers
Withholding Product From Markets Over Country.
Purchasing Power Of Nation Weakened by Loss

W
a wheat"
has "a IS
emblem
Of o
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23

August issue OF Vanity Fair. on
sale today.-Adv,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
Nickerson Denies He Is
Klan Member and Asked
Its Aid to Get i. S.Office

Gave No Serious Thought Offer of King Kleagle
Maxey to Use His Influence for Appointment to Mar
shalship, Assistant Federal Enforcement Director
Declares After Article Reveals Wre.Pulling.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-23
FORECAST

Monday generally fair and con-
tinued warm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28
CIVIL WAR "REMINISCENCES

Ithaca Writer in Richland Democracy
Sixty years ago this month the loyal
people of the north were in fear and
trembling because of threatened dan
ger to the good old ship of state. Gen
eral Grant during the year 1852 had
started the campaign which was to
separate the Confederate states in
twain, by driving a wedge from the
Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico and this
he was ably supported by Admirals
Farragut, Foote and Porter. This
campaign was pushed with great Wig
or during the spring months OF 1868
and eliminated in the capture OF
Vicksburg, 1.-THE key to the Mississi-
ppi," on July 4th and, as Lincoln
phrased it, "The Father of Waters
flows unvexed to the sea-" General
Meade at the same time defeated Lees
army in three days battle at Geetys-
burg. These two victories resulted in
a death blow to the Confederacy and
renewed the courage and determina-
ton of the loyal North. 1t was dur
ing the spring months of this eventful
year that the people of all sections
were in terrible suspense. The writ
err was four years old and remembers
distinctly of his fathers sober face
and silent manner as he went about
his farm work and of mothers wan
face as she attended to her household
duties, and we, in our child mind,
wondered at times, when we noticed
the tears streaming down her cheeks.
[ said to myself, "Why do my parents
grieve when we have one of the very
few frame houses in the community
60 hoc of hnrcnc
nearly all our neighbors have only
oxen?" We know now, for both had
near and dear relatives fighting for
the Union on southern battlefelds and
it was for them and Of them that they
thought and grieved Fifty-five years
later we understood it fully when our
own boy with others sons, fathers,
brothers and sweethearts were push
ing the German hordes across the de-
vastated and blood soaked soil of
France. We also understood plainly
the reason why we were so anxious
for our daily paper and for cable news
on the bulletin boards. Our memory
went back nearly three score years
and we could easily understand why
our parents looked so longingly for
paper and how the color would leave
their faces when horseman would
stop at our gate with war news from
the front, which tidings he had OBJ
tanned in Lone Rock, the only tele-
graph office in Richland county. In
later years, we too were watching for
news from the Argonne front where
our boys were fighting through the
hell of liquid fire and poisonous gas,
mud and mire, shot and shell and
wire entanglements. Not until We
passed through the ordeal ourself did
we fully comprehend the anguish OF
our parents through those trying
years of the Civil war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28

E. NJ. Hoyt, William Patton, Kinney
and Lewis, George H. Lewis and
Theodore H Runkell conducted stores
in the old historical building. Mr..
Runkell was the occupant when it
went down in the fire of November Is,
1916.
A large and handsome hollow tile
store building erected by Runkell-
Coons Co. now stands on the lot
Next to the Lewis building there
was a two-story frame building that
was built by Col. White, Kentuck-
ian by birth and a man of good educa-
ton and polished manner Clark and
Wood first opened a saloon in this
house and it was in this saloon that
the Latimer-Glouster duel originated.
Major John R. Coons moved up from
Lafayette and succeeded Clark and
Wood, and conducted the saloon I'M
til his death in 1853 He was sue
ceeded by his sons Henry B. and Sam
uel B. Coons, who in turn gave over
the business to other parties.
Hunt and Jackson bought the old
building in 1881, they had it torn down
and replaced it with a two-story
afterward became a livery office and
was destroyed by the fire of 1916. The
lot remains, vacant.
This will conclude my chapter for
this week The next will begin at the
Samuel Wilson store building on one
side of the street and the Wisconsin
House on the west side, then along
up North street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28
QUALITY RIDGE

Adolph Wenzel, Archie Morrow and
Sam Welsh were hauling hogs Mon
day.
Wv Van Malta with seven other
men hauled his hogs Tuesday.
Brother Jack and family moved
back on the home place Tuesday. All
smiles now.
Miss Helen Avery braves the roads
and weather and still boards with the
Knapps. Some school district that
will not board the teacher.
J. A. Fuller was Hub caller We'd
nesday.
Little Annabelle Addison is improv-
ing very slowly rom her attack Of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Fred Brandemuehl is doing
fine and will soon be able to handle
the lines herself.
Mrs. Albert Brandemuehl left the
last Of the week. So things look fine
for Mary.
Neighbor Sam Welsh left town Sat
urday with a load of farm machinery.
Spring is coming.
Ed. Tanner is somewhat under the
doctors care. A ringworm on the
face and infection set in, making it
more binding on Eddie.
Clyde Knapp has been busy lately
lighting up the lower end of the
Ridge.
If anyone has an extra pair of extra
large and extra heavy crutches, please
send them to "Kaathurn" in some
way. Saturday, Mickey, the dog took
out some revenge, but if no compH-
cations set in We'll look for speedy
! recovery
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28
the new house built by A. A. Welsh

the new house built by A. A. Welsh
this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Merrifield and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Schneyer entertained sew
eral young married couples at the
Merrifield residence Friday evening.
Rev. Father Meyer of Pra. du Chen,
conducted the services at st. Mary's
Catholic church Sunday morning.
Father Pollack will have charge of
parish, and will arrive here some
time this week.
Saturday afternoon, Mrs. w. j.
Aumen received telegram announc
ing the death of her only sister at
Petoskey, Mich. Mrs. Aumen left on
the one-fifteen train from Glen Hav-
en- for Chicago, where she met her
brother, who accompanied her on the
rest of the way.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ballentine re-
turned home from Chicago Monday.
They were visiting their sons, James
and Neal, who have employment at
the offices of the Armour-Morris COM
pany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28
FENNIMORE

Sunday, March Is, was the 96th
birthday of the oldest resident Of the
city OF FennImore, Mrs. MaIacnI 81
mons, venerable and highly respected
iaGy. Inc FAMILY nad expected TO
have a reunion Sunday but on ac-
count or the stormy day ner grand
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kreul
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Munns were
unable to come.
One of the pure bred Holstein cows
of Fred R. Shimpa of Watterstown,
gave birth to male calf which weigh
ed 126 pounds, when one day old. His
cows have large, vigorous calves, but
this is the best at that age. The dam
of this record producing cow is CO.
lantha Mercedes Carmen No. 307044
and sired by Cold Spring Ormsby Boy
No. 339639
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l. Michaelson
mourn the loss of their little five year
old son, George, who passed away
Friday after a several weeks illness
with pneumonia. Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon from st.
Mary's church, Rev. ]. Field officiat-
| ing. The family, which has been sore
! ly stricken, has the sympathy of the
I community. lie ldLISl iOCCh II
poor health and the oldest boy has
also been very i'll.
| An agreement has been entered in
| to by the city of Fennimore and the
Fennimore Prairie Light & Power Co.
to furnish the latter electrical energy
for the purpose of light, heat and
i power to its stockholders for the
period of five years. Robert H.
Simpson is president of the farmers
company, which constructed its own
line year or more ago, and Emil
! Schwer is secretary
The serious illness of Arthur Win
tiers terminated in his death late Sat
urday night at his home in the fourth
ward. He has been i'll for many
weeks and the trouble, which seems
to have been an inward growth, did
not yield to treatment. He was &C.
ment worker by trade, but has been
hampered considerably the past year
by i'll health. The bereaved family
consisting of the wife and six small
children, have the heartfelt sympathy
of everybody in the community. De-
ceased was born in Clark county in
1885, where his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Winters, at present live. He
also leaves two brothers, George and
Eli, in the DakOtas. Funeral services
were held from the the home Tuesday
afternoon with interment in the
Prairie emetery.-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28

Mrs. Dora Eichron and daughter,
Mrs. Lucille Daugherty, on trial at
Wisconsin Rapids for the joint MUIR
der of Adolph Virum, mill hand,
August, were found not guilty by a
jury Friday A shot fired into crowd
near the Eichorn home killed Virum.
John Magnuson, Mill Creek farmer,
charged with having sent bomb to
the home of James R. Chapman, on
Christmas day, and being responsible
for the death of Mrs. Chapman, goes
to trial at Wisconsin Rapids this
week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-28

Raymond Frank, Milwaukee lawyer,
revived a 5OO-year-old English COM
mon law statute to gain freedom for
a client, Valentine Ernst, under 30
year sentence for criminal assault.
Frank applied for writ of error,
coram nobis, which, if granted, will
set aside a plea of guilty of assault
upon his daughter by Ernst. The writ
is returnable before Judge Backus. 1t
is based upon English common law,
providing that if a witness admits
perjury the trial court has the power
to set aside the judgment and order
a new trial