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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Mother Visits Son
Who Killed Actress

New York, Jan. 1S.-Kneeling al ths
bedside of her SON. Harold Bake Van
Aistein, at Bellevue hospital, Mrs. c.
II. Thomas. 2211 Davenport street,
Omaha. murmured between her bro
ken sobs, Il cannot believe that nv
son. my baby. is a murderer"
Young Van Alstein, vaudeville aero.
bat, is recovering from a self inflicted
bullet wound. He tried to shoot him
self after he had shot and killed his
former sweetheart. Marion MaeLaren.
musician, likewise on the vaudeville
stage. lie said the girl spurned his
love.
As soon as Van Alstein RECEIVERS.
and the necessary steps can he taken.
he will have 10 face a formal charge
OF homicide. according to Assistant
District Attorney Ryan. who today
stated he would ask the grand jury
for an indictment of murder IN The
first degree.
The boys mother. her self-eompo.
sure shaken by the interview with her
son. declared she should dc every.
thing she could to help her son.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Oakland to Copy
Quivera Features
Ak Secretary to Aid In
Launching Festival in Cali.
fornia City.

Charles Gardner, secretary of the,
Knights Of Ak-Sar-Ben, will leave
Omaha January %. for Oakland. Cal.
where he will assist Oakland bust
ness men in the orsaniza ton OF an
institution to be fashioned after the
Land of Quivera.
He VIII spend 10 days in Oakland.
He goes west at the request of the
Oakland business men sent to the
board of governors of Ak -Sar. Ben.
The knights of Ak-Sar- Ben is the
only organization of its kind in ex-
istence that has operated success
fully for 2S years.
For that period Ak -Sar Ben has.
been spreading far and wide the gos-
pei of the golden grain belt and no
other institution has the entertaining
and democratic features of Ak-Sar-
Ben. 1t is principally these features
that have attra attention not
only in Oaklnd, Cal. but in San Fran
cisco as well.
San Francisco is reviving its Por-
tola celebration and will include some
of the features OF the Knights of Ak
Sar-Ben.
Charles s. Young and r. c. Streh-
low. former Omahans. now are To-
Gated in Oakland, Cal, and both are
reported 10 be enthusiastic over the
proposed plans Of emulating the Ak
Sar-Ben organization there.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Anti-Sectarian Carb Bill
Causes Split in Committee

Salem Ore, Jan. Is. - The anti
seetarian garb bill. designed to pre-
vent the wearing Of costumes OF re-
ligious orders by teachers in the pub
lie schools. which already has passed
the house caused a split in the senate
education committee today. and as d
result majority and minority reports
were being prepared. The four ma
jority members favored enactment OF
the bill by striking out the penalty Of
fine and Imprisonment and the minor
ity, three. favored allowing the pen
atty to remain.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19

Wallace Reid Succumbs
in Fight Against Drugs
Noted Movie Star Dies in
Hollywood Sanitarium-
Unconscious for Two
DAYS Before End.

Los Angeles. Jan. Is. - Wallace
Reid hero of romantic film plays, lost
his life in fighting TO overcome the
drug habit, the end coming this
aftern 3on at a sanitarium near Holly.
wood, wneie he had been under treat
ment for more than month. He had
been unconscious for nearly two DAYS.
during all of which time his wife.
Dorothy Davenport. was at his bed
side. The direct cause of the death.
according &c Mr. Reids physician.
DR.. q. 5. Herbert. was congestion of
the lungs and kidneys. which re-
suited from the actors collapse when
ne endeavored to break off the use
of narcotics
Reid. Nho was six feet tall. and
whose normal weight was 1856 pounds,
lost 60 pounds before the end came.
Up to ahcut a week ago relatives
said he Was improving and would be
able to resume work in the studio of
the Famous Players -Lasky corpora
tion by July at the latest.
I'm Winning Fight"
Il N winning the fight. mamma, :"
was his invariable greeting to his
wife when she called on him Mrs.
Reid said her husband contracted the
drug habit during an illness nearly
two Years ago. He was working on
a picture early in November when he
suddenly collapsed. He was advised
TO take a long rest and started on a
mountain trip with Mrs. Reid, Teddy
Hayes. his trainer. and II. II. Muller
On his return To Los Angeles his
condition showing no Improvement
he went to the sanitarium.
Shortly before Christmas his fam
lily made public the cause Of his
breakdown, Mrs. Reid declaring she
believed the information might aid in
arousing the American people to the
necessity Of suppressing the narcotic
traffic.
Reid was born in st. Louis in 1892
and educated in New York His stage
career began in vaudeville with his
father in THE Girl and the Ranger"
and later he entered the motion pic
lures in the early days of this in
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19

dustW, asseciating with Selig, Vita
graph and Universal.
Started as Utility Man.
His entrance was as a general util-
ity man and he wrote. acted and d.
rected. He was later employed by
d. W. Griffith in the production of
THE Birth OF a Nation" and entered
the Lasky employment in Geraldine
Farrars Carmen"
His ascendancy in the motion pic
lures was then rapid and he became
one of the best liked actors in Holly
wood and New York
Reid was remarkably versatile. He
was d deep student and lover Of
books. lie was deeply interested in
chemistry and psychology and WAS an
accomplished musician. the violin and
stringed instruments as well as the
saxophone ranking among his favored
interpretative instruments.
He was married to Dorothy Daven.
port, motion picture actress, whom
he met years ago when she was star
ring at Universal City and he was an
assistant director nd utility man.
They had one child and adopted a
second.
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R4zs :
y -
Ref;%s~'.l
End
Proceedings Are Shrouded in
Mystery-No Formal Sug-
gestions Made by
Either Side.
British Start for Home
BY GEORGE +. AUTHIER
Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.

W soh Correspondent oBu1b
Washington. Jan. 1s-(SpeciaLl-
Negotiations for the refunding Of the
British debt, il became known today,
have ended for the present in utter
failure. Government officials. shroud-
ing the proceedings in mystery, ad-
mitted that not a single formal sug-
gestion had been made on either side.
Hope was expressed. although
weak one. that representations made
by Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the
exchequer. and Montague Norman OF
the bank of England. to the British
cabinet might result in a more pliable
attitude on the part Of the British
government, in which, event further
negotiations will be resumed on the
basis OF instructions that may be sent
to Ambassador Geddes by the British
cabinet. 1t is upon this slender reed
that hope clings that some formal ar
rangement may yet be made which
can be submitted to congress before
adjournment.
Officials of the American debt
funding commission said they hoped
rpil4c AZ ttlAlllAA AllAt III w 4seANAA'N ~
fore congress adjourns, but refused
to express themselves as hopeful"
Failure to reach an agreement be
tween now and the time congress ad-
journs will not only defer possibility
Of reaching an agreement relative to
the British debt for another year. btt
will delay settlements on the rest of
No z11iad cfnna RrifiEh
agreement has been relied upon to
furnish a precedent for understand
ings with the other allied nations
which owe this government money
Interest Is Obstruction.
While the American representa-
difference between the two govern
mental agencies and the British were
equally silent. 1t is understood the
chief obstruction 10 a settlement clus-
tiers about the interest rate. The
British delegates have stood out for a
rate equal or lower than 3 per cent,
while the American commission has
insisted higher rate should be paid
approximating 3 IL or 33-4. on ac.
are higher in the United States than
the per cent which il is claimed the
Fank Of England is charging.
The two British commissioners left
for New York at ! today and expect
to sail for England Friday. Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Baldwin ex-
poets TO put the American viewpoint
before the British cabinet a week
from next Friday.
The formal communique on the
break of the negotiations was contain
ed in the following: The two COM
missions have given long and detailed
consideration to the question involved
in the funding of the war debt.
Progress has been made toward a
mutual understanding OF the prob
lens involved and discussions have
now reached the point at which the
British government thinks it desir-
(Turn te Page Two, Column Ope.)
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Railway Leaders
Explain Benefits
of Consolidation
Merger of Great Northern.
Northern Pacific and Burl.
ington Lines Into One
Great System Urged.

Washingt on, Jan. 1S.-Advantage-
Gus aspects Of a possible merger of
the Great Northern and Chicago, Mil
waukee St. Paul railroads were
portrayed before the Interstate Com
meroe commission today by general
officials Of the Northern Pacific sys-
TEN.
At the same time the Witnesses
maintained the position that public and
corporate interests would best be
served If the commission could find
It possible TO include the Great North
ern. Northern Pacific and Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy roads
in one great system. The is-
sues involved have been brought up
BY the commissions s investigations
into plan for general consolida-
ton Of all the railroads in the United
States into is or ~ systems. as au-
thorized by the transportation act.
Howard Elliott, chairman Of the
board of the Northern Pacific. esti-
mated that the Great Northern and
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul sys-
TENS had an aggregate of approx
mately S2s5, 900 900 in bonded indebt
edness filling due during the next
II years. but expressed the view that
this would in no way hinder a merger
of the two. The securities could be
refunded and the credit of such a
merger as contemplated be maintain
ed. he said. if national policy towards
railroads was satisfactory, because
the territory they served was des-
tined TO develop.
J. G. Woodwork. vice president OF
the Northern Pacific. in charge of
traffic. declared that any attempt to
unite the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul system with his road would
meet opposition from northwestern
commercial interests. as likely to de
crease competition in railroad service
and increase difficulty with car short
age. A combination Of the Milwaukee
system, with the Great Northern. in
his view. would maintain n competi
tive character of railroad service
throughout the territory served by
all the northern transcontinental
lines
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Aviators Shatter Dayton
to New York Speed Record

New York. Jan. 1s.-Lieut. Alex
Pearson and Bradley Jones today
broke the time record for an airplane
flight between Dayton and New York.
landing at Mitchell field. Long Island,
at 4:es, unofficial time, making the
distance in four hours and three min
utes. The previous record was four
hours and 80 minutes.
Lieut.. Pearson. who piloted DHs
plane, said he had taken advantage
Of a southwesterly gale. which had
prevailed throughout the trip
Official clocks at the field registered
4:32 when the plane landed, but Pear
sons watch showed 4:29.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Vessel of Rum Fleet
Burns to Waters S Edge

Highlands. y. J.. Jan. 1S.-CBy A.
PA steam trawler. believed IN he a
unit of the rum fleet lowering oa4 -
Jersey coast, caught fire this after
noon and burned TO the waters edge.
Another small steamer was seen to
break away from the>fleet and rescue
the crew.
The hull was still burning at 215
y. m. The blazing trawler. which
caught fire three miles south and half
mile east of Ambrose channel light
ship was drifting into transatlantic
ship lanes and becoming a menace to
navigation.
Observers declared that the trawler
distinctly resembled a vessel pre-.
viously identified as one of the run
feet and a message received from
Sandy Hook, reporting the vessel
afire, added the terse phrase:
May be b6otlegger'
The rescue Of the crew was clearly
visible from the shore.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Italy Warns
w ar Near
in Germany
Steps Taken TO Impress Ser
iousness of Situation OH
British and French
Governments.
Coal Owners Face Trial

Washington. Jan 1s-tBv A PA
press upon the British and French
governments that II regards the pres
ent situation in the Ruhr as fraught
with great danger, and, although not
taking the position of an actual medi-
ator, has earnestly suggested that any
further forcible steps toward the col
lection of German Preparations be
taken only after the most matured
consideration.
The Italian government is under.
stood to have acted after the German
ambassador at Rome called attention
TO the fact that the French army in
the Ruhr and the remnants of the
German military forces are facing
each other across a space of only a
few miles, presenting a situation re-
garded in Germany as involving the
most dangerous possibilities.
To Seize Customs.
Coblenz, Jan. 1S-The interallied
Rhineland commission this afternoon
decided, in conformity with instruc-
tions from the French, Belgian and
Italian governments to take over the
customs and forests of the Rhineland.
An order was issued to seize tonight
all the receipts in the customs offices.
Magnates TO Stand Trial.
Essen, Jan. 1s.-(By A. P.eThe
French military authorities today in-
stituted court-martial proceedings
against six Ruhr coal magnates whose
names are withheld. They were
charged with refusing to obey the
orders of the military authorities in
the territory under state of siege"
The magnates have not been taken
into custody.
Seize Rail Stations.
London, Jan. 1s.-The French this
morning took possession of all rail-
road stations in the Ruhr area, says
a Reuters Essen dispatch, ii is re,
ported, but unconfirmed. that the
French also seized the offices Of the
various coal companies.
Stiffen Resistance.
Berlin. Jan. 1S.-fBy A. "A gen
eral stiffening of German resistance
in the face of French ultima tums rs
indicated by the Berlin newspaper cor.
respondents in the Ruhr. The mine
operators, workers and labor leaders,
are represented rs standing together.
France and Belgium appear 10 be
the only nations to which Germany
refuses 10 make reparations deliver
les. for II is declared here that ship
ment to Great Britain, Italy. Poland
and Jugo-Slavia will not be interrupt.
ed
Still Retain Mines.
Essen. Jan. 1S.-(By A. P.ERhur
valley coal operators, who thought for
a time last night that the French
Turn TO rage Two. Column six1
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Publisher of The Omaha Bee
Goes East on acation Trim

Nelson b. updike, publisher Of The
Omaha Bee, left last night for New
York city. where he viii Join Walter
Teagle and accompany him to a Flor
lda hunting lodge TO shoot quail. He
Will be joined in Florida by Mrs. Up.
dixie and they will so TO Cuba for a
months visit.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Woman Convicted of Murder
Given Conditional Pardon

Madison. Wis, Jan. 1s-A condi-
tional pardon was granted today to
Grace Lusk. Wauhesha school teach
er convicted of second degree murder
in 1918. by Governor John j. Blaine.
in order, he said. TO save her life. She
is in a.private hospital undergoing
treatment, having previously been
granted a temporary release. Miss
Lusk waS convicted Of killing Mrs.
David Roberts. wife of a Waukesha
doctor, with whom she was said to
be in love.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Mail Plane
at
Pilot and Mechanician Killed
in Attempting zimmerman
Turn Both Bodies
Are Burned.
Naval Man Meets Death

Cheyenne. Nyo.. Jan. 1S.-PIlot T.
5. Oakes ard Mechanielan William
Acor We're killed when an air mail
plane they We're testing crashed at
the local field at 2i5 this afternoon.
The airplane fell 800 feet and in
stantly burst into flames. Both bodies
We're burned.
Oakes ana Acor left the hangar
where the ship had been overhauled
a few minutes before the crash. They
took off in a high wind and cireied
the field, attaining an altitude OF
about 500 feet
Attaches at the hangar saw the air.
plane falter and swoop toward the
ground.
Attempts Turn.
At a height Of about 100 feet. OBJ
servers state. Oakes attempted tho
maneuver known at the zimmerman
turn" which is considered unsafe at
any altitude less than 1000 feet. AZ
the airplane swung with its nose TO
the wind. it upended and shot 70 the
earth. The dust raised by the impact
mingled with a burst Of flame as the
gasoline ignited.
Oakes piloted a plane on the New
York-Cleveland division for six months
and then withdrew from the service.
For a little over a year he flew in
Florida.
Three months ago he was re-em.
ployed on the Cheyenne-Rock Springs
division. He was - and unmarried
One Killed Two Hurt
Avalon, Cal. Jan. 1S.-Lieut vii
liam II. Rohrbach. naval pilot Of
Norfolk, Va. was instantly killed and
two other naval officers were seri-
ously injured today. when the sea
plane S-5-L-2 fell 1000 feet and spin.
tered to bits on a rock off Cataline
island.
Iieuts. Brown and Harper were the
injured men. They were placed on
the steamer Avalon bound for Los An
eeles harbor, together with the body
of Rohrbach. Five other naval men
in the plane escap ped injured.
Superintendent B. B. Coyler of the
Central division last night stated that
the cause OF the crash at Cheyenne
was as follows: Oakes. when he start
ed to turn, was headed down wind"
or was flying with the wind He began
the turn which causes the pilot to
loose control for a few seconds. while
the maneuver IS in progress. The
height was not sr1fficiep+ ~ an.l,ia
the plane 10 fall far enough To make
Up speed. Had the pilot headed his
plane against or into the wind. there
is chance that the accident would
not have occurred.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Walter +. Brown Dies.

Denver, Colo. Jan. 1S-Walter r.
Brown, 40, general traffic manager
Of the Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph company. widely known
throughout the west, died here last
night of pneumonia He had been i'll
only a week. Mr.. Brown. who was
graduate of Yale, rose from the Of
flee of manager in a small exchange
to one OF the highest executive posi-
tions Of the company. He was born
in New London, Conn.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Many Questions Settled

Lincoln. Jan. is. fSpecial1 -
W neither a veterinarian should anes-
thetize a horse in pulling teeth puzzled
members OF the lower house for half
an hour today. Finally. It was agreed,
he should and il was agreed an exist.
ing statute made such procedure
necessary and another bill. House Roll
81, was superfluous. Therefore, the
bill, was killed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Marriage License Girls
Nerve Failed in Own Case

Muskogee. Okl., Jan. 1S.-Although
she had issued marriage licenses TO
thousands Of persons during her term
as court clerk Of Haskell county. Miss
Lillian Allen Of Stigler baked at Civ
ing one to herself. and eloped TO Mus
kogee to wed her deputy clerk, Carl
Coker.
Il didn't have the nerve to issue my
own." she said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
"Wobblies" Sentenced

Sacramento, Cal. Jan. 1S.-Ten !.
W. w. men recently convicted on
charges Of violating the criminal syn
dicalism act were sentenced by Su-
perior Judge Malcolm c. Glenn to
serve from 1 to IA years in. San Quen-
tin. After creating scene the con
victed men marched TO the county
Jail singing an l. w. ". song.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
South jury Selected

Beatrice, Neb.. Jan. 1s-tSpeciall-
A jury was selected, composed mostly
of farmers, TO try the case against
Francis South, charged with the mur-
der Of Charles Wolf. The trial Of the
case will consume several days.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
The Weather

Forecast.
'riday. fair and colder.
Hourly Temperatures
, 1923-06-23
MAYOR OF ILLINOIS
TOWN WORKS WITHOUT
PAY TO CLEAR UP DEBTS

JACKSONVILLE. III. June ga
few years ago tho city Of Jackson
VILE was 'broke." II was so crippled
financially It's credit wasn't good for
n GO.cent telegram its then chief X
ecutlvo attempted TO send. Today II
has n credit Of many thousand times
60 cents.
The change has been brought about
II is said. by an efficient business adj
mlnistrntlon given by n mnyor'and n
city commission who do not draw Il
cent OF salary for their work for the
city.
Elected throo tlmca without giving
away so much as n nickel algur or
making a single political speech. May.
or Edward crahtrco is now in the
midst Of his third term with the aim
, 1923-06-23

TO make jacksonville one of the best
business cities in the state. Mr..
crabtree says he never gave a dollar
TO a cnmaign fund and never asked
for a single. vote.
When he returned to Jacksonville
after two years of work In liberty
bond drives during the war, the cit
liens of the city urged him to run for
mayor. He promised to do so on
the sole condition that he be paid no
salary and that several OF those boost
, 1923-06-23

ing him for the position run with
him for council positions on the SAINT
platform.
Jacksonville Ia a population OF
10000 and n total taxable property
worth OF $l2, 900. 900. 1t was tn,
first city In Illinois to 60 bone dry
and was n of the first to adopt the
commission form OF city government
Circus rings always measure en-
actly forty-two feet In diameter.
, 1923-06-23
FOR SALE-HOUSES & LOTS

FOR SALE-Lot and small house in
east Casper close to Yellowstone
highway, $3.50. 800 cash. Il. Kamcn.
242 Z. Second Tel ZOE.
HOUSE AND LOT for sale. 50xl32
cast front, 2 room house on rear,
gas, lights. on bus limo. close to re.
fInery. Terms. Call Mt 1912 s.. Chyry.
Phone l57SW.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-Four.room modern. un-
furnished house and garage: fur.
mace heat: IA in kitchen. s55. 10.
Gated at 1910 S. jefferson. Phone
1o7S.
, 1923-06-23
INCOME PROPERTY

FOR SALE-Several good income
propositions on Kimball. Beech and
directs which will make you in
dependent for life. NIathers Realty
Co, 255 4. Center. Phone lOsSW.
, 1923-06-23
FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Forty acres
OF land. close in. his land comes
under big irrlgating project. Phone
630M.
, 1923-06-23
FOR RENI-HOUSES

FOR RENT-Thrce-room unfurnished
house on S. Chestnut. $50. Phone
1918.
, 1923-06-23
BUSINESS CHANCES

FOR SALE Well located grocery
store. doing good turn over. Baker
Crude Investment Co. Phone 1859.
FOR SALE-BIlling station. m half
canh. balance monthly. good .busi.
ness. r. o. G~aylord's, Or.n Junction,
Wyo.
FOR RENT-Furnishcd boarding and
roomlug house ON Accommodate
rs men. Apply 972 $. Cedar.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT = One-room furnished
house fer gentlemen; house and
board, SO 1913 st. John
, 1923-06-23
BUSINESS CHANCES
BOOMING HOUSE

Lease and furniture. 23 rooms with
n monthly income Of $3.50. Excellent
location. just off East Second. $4,000
cash will handle; no smaller payment
considered. Mathers Realty Co, 255 S.
Center. Phone 10SSW.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-Ffve-room strictly mod.
ern house: located in 800 block on
S. Elm, SIS per month. or sos on IL
month lease. Phone 1918.
, 1923-06-23
FOR RENT-APARTMENTS

FOR RENT = Two-room basement
apartment. unfurnished; gas. lights
and water. SIS per month. a. p. Mes
bitt Realty Co., 312 E. Second.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-Four.room modern un
furnished house; garage: located on
Fourteenth and jefferson. Phone
101M
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-Threeroom partly fur
.aished apartment. near bus line.
1885 S. Oak.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-Five-room modern un-
furnished, house. for lease. s65. Ala
S. Grant Phone 555 or 5Ssw.
, 1923-06-23

FOR SALE Modern five-room resi-
dence and tour rooms and bath in
basement: large lot; close to pave
ment; price $1,000. $1,000 cash. r.
Kamon, 242 E.. Second. Tel. 702.
, 1923-06-23

FOR RENT-One-room house, every
thing furnished; gas. lights and wa
ter. 1871 s.. Box Elder. ,