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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Army Aviators
Shatter Records
Made by French
New World Speed Marks Es-
tablished for 500 and 1000
kilometers by McCook
Field Airmen.

Dayton, o, April !. = In spe-
tacular aerial derby army aviators
from McCook field set new world
speed records for 800 and 1ooe-
kilometers distance. far eelipsing
those made this week by French avl-
etors al the Villa Savage airdome.
Unofficial figures showed that
Lieut.. Alex Pearson completed 500
kilometers in one hour. so minutes.
IL 40 seconds. making approximate
ly i69 miles an hour. and that Lieut..
Harold Harris and Civilian Pilot
Ralph Lockwood Travelled 1000 kilo-
meters in 1 hours. Sc minutes. 1924
seconds. averaging arounf i2s miles
an hour.
Lieutenant Batelier Of the French
army was the holder Of the 5oe-kilo-
meter record with time OF . hours.
a. minutes. 81 a. seconds. and Lieu
tenant Carrier of the 1.o0o,kilometer
distance whose time was Q hours. 80
minutes. 40 - seconds.
In addition to the 500. kilometer
mark set hy Pearson. Harris and
Lockwood also are credited with ex-
ceeding the French record for that
distance. as are four other McCook
aViators.
Eleven ships took the air in the
effort to best the French records.
Seven were TO try for the 5oe-kilo-
meter mark. and four for the 1000.
Five Of the planes finished the 500
kilometer distance. and four of the
others were forced down.
Aviators who beat the French rec.
ord for 500 kilometers and their time
are:
Louis Mels;er. : hours. 50 minutes.
IS ~ seconds. average speed OF ls2
miles an hour. Lieut.. Arthur Smith.
2 hours. 30 minutes. Si.sS seconds. an
average speed OF i9s1 miles an hour;
Lieut. II IL Mills. hours. 36 min.
utes. % 90 seconds. average lis.a miles
an hour. and Lieut.. J. ;. Stromme.
who went the distance in . hours.
AZ minutes. Ss. As seconds, speeding at
1iA7 miles an hour.
The time of Harris and Lockwood
for SOC kilometers was hours, %
minutes. 3sR seconds, a speed Of i29
miles an hour.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
66Taken in
Eight. !. Raids
e .S,~>Nt7s. I
~ ~" II l. VI q
% .0s.," j"
v..lcers Forced to Use Flash
lights in Second Orient Gar
den Cali in Week-Pa-
irons Escape in Dark.
Two Stills Confiscated

Sixty-six persons were arrested in
the "a hours ending at midnight Sat
urday in raids conducted by police
and deputy sheriffs.
Forty-five were taken and as many
escaped in raid by the police central
squad on the Orient Garden, 123
North Tenth street, at midnight The
squad was preparing 20 swoop down
on the place when lights over the city
went out. The officers used their
flashlights in rounding up the patrons.
On whom Il bottles of whisky were
found. Among those who eluded ar.
the garden.
The Orient garden was raided
week ago last night by police. Liquor
was found. but officers were unable
to learn the names of possessors, so
no arrests were made. The place
was temporarily closed.
Hidden Still Found.
At 1925 Pacific street. the central
squad was forced to cut through near.
ly two feet of concrete TO reach a sc
cret chamber built under the base
ment OF the house. where a still was
in operation. Louis Castano was ar
rested az owner of the still, which.
with a quantity of mash and several
gallons OF whisky. was confiscated.
The second still was found at 1860
South Twelfth street. 1t was in oper.
alton when the officers descended on
the place. Sam George, arrested as
owner of the still. was entering his
machine when the officers caught
him. Two gallons OF whisky that
were in the car were taken as evi-
dence and the man was charged with
illegal possession and transportation
of intoxicating liquor.
A shoe that gurgled when kicked
resulted in the arrest of Scarpillo
Tari. 1924 yinton street. The shoe
contained z pint bottle OF whisky, Of
ficers discovered.
Deputy Sheriff Active.
Deputy Sheriff Thestrup and a
squad descended on a place that had
been reported as a dlsorderly house at
1440 South Thirteenth street. They
found u persons in the place and ar.
rested them. None would say who
was proprietor. 50 all were held at the
city Jail pending the finding Of the
owner who, 1t is believed. escaped as
the officers entered.
Mrs. McC. Butler was arrested on
a charge OF keeping a disorderly
house at 42o North Eighteenth street.
Two men and one woman were arrest
cd as inmates.
The twenty-first person to be ar.
rested Was John Lenahan. 50i5 South
Thirty-ninth street. Members Of the
central squad declare he refused to
submit TO arrest after they found
whisky in his home.
Sam Vinciquero. SO Forest ave
nue., was arrested when the officers
found small amount OF whisky in
his place Of business.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Jefferson County TO Raise
5000 for Children's Home

Fairbury. Neb.. April 1.--Jefferson
county women's clubs win start
weeks drive April 1s TO raise 5000 as
the couniy's quota in the Nebra ska
Children's Home society campaign for
new quarters in Omaha. Mrs. Belle
jenkins is directing the campaign. as.
sisted by Mrs. +. \. Houston. Mrs,
II. F. Hole. Mrs. Gale Strawhaclser.
Mrs. I'D Allen. Mrs. Ora Cox. Eva B.
Shuman and olice True.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Hu ghes Asked to
Bar First Lady"
of Russia From us.
Protest Against Admittance of
Nine. kalenina Filed
With Secretary of
State.
By International News Service.

Washington. April because Of
his recent clear-cut explanation OF
American opposition TO the principles
OF the Russian soviet government.
Secretary Of State Hughes was asked
to prevent the entrance into the
United States OF Madame Kslenina.
wife Of the president of Russia.
A protest against her admitianee
was filed at the State department in
the form Of a memorandum prepared
by Mary 6. X. <ilbreth OF Washing
ton. vino was one OF the signers Of
the petition of March 23. demanding
that the Department of Justice inves-
tigate the alleged Illegal or improper
connections of William z. Foster.
Frank T. Walsh and others.
Hundreds OF similar protests have
reached the Department OF Labor
with the result that Secretary Davis
has issued orders TO immigration Of
flcials at New York 10 hold Madame
kalenina at Ellis Island for a thor
ough investigation before she is per
nitted TO come into this country.
The State department has already
granted permission TO Nine. kilenina
TO tour the United States in the in
terests Of Russian children and the
Russian Red Cross.
Coupled with the protest against
the admittance Of Mime. Kalenina was
a Joint request 10 Secretary Hughes
and Secretary Davis to keep Ludwig
G. A. X. Martens. former soviet am
hassador. and Gregory weinstein. his
chancellor. out OF the United States.
These men are now reported to be en-
route here and immigration officials
at all ports are under orders TO arrest
them upon sight.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
FLINDERS KEEPERS
LOSERS WEEPERS"

Not so il you use an Omaha
Bee "Lost" ad TO recover what
you were unfortunate enough to
lose.
The Omaha Bee Lost and
Found" ads will find almost any
thing you lose. You can't help
losing things once in a while,
but you don't need to let them
stay lost very long-not while
these little ads are on the job.
Remember that losers can be
choosers and choose The Omaha
Bee "Want" Ads. They make
winners out of losers.
II you lose something-don't
worry. phone Atlantic 1000 and
ask for n want" Ad taker.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Vanderbilt Married Is
Not of N. Y. Family

Lincoln. April ALBERT c. Van
oerbilt. %. who was married in Lin
coin Friday 10 Frieda Moenck. 20.
of Hastings. Neb.. il not a member
81 the New York Vanderbilt family.
he said In denying a story pub
llshed IN a local paper lie gave
Its address as the Bronx. New York.
lis bride Is the daughter OF Detlef
Aioenck Of Hastings. They were mar
red by County Judge Robin Il. Reid,
Who said the groom was noncommit-
tai about his family connections.
Judge Reid said tonight he was salts
ned young Vanderbilt is not a member
q the prominent New York family.
Mrs. Vanderbilt formerly resided in
council Bluffs.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Five Persons Are Killed
When Auto Strikes Train

Ashland. kya April i.--flve per
sons were killed here this afternoon.
when the automobile in which they
were riding crashed into Chesa.
pcake Ohio passenger train at
crossing on the outskirts Of the city.
Witnesses Of the accident claim the
car suddenly lurched forward as the
traia was crossing the road and craah.
ed into lhe eide VI ,he sl.g.ne,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Tax-Exempt Homes Solve
Honolulu House Problem

Honolulu. April !. Honolulu
housing shortage has become a thitg
Of the past. In 1910 the average
number OF persons pet house was IS.
BY the end OF 1891 these figures had
been reduced 10 81. A still greater
decrease was reported last year.
Widespread erection OF new homes
has resulted from enactment OF an
exemption bin granting tax exemp.
ton TO house owners.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Democrats Warn
e.. O. P. Chiefs to
Stop, Look, Listen
Senator Walsh Delivers Ulli-
matum-Plans Hot Fight if
Harding Runs on Back
to-Normalcy" Platform.

Washington. April 1.-The presi-
dent and his friends were given ad-
vance warning today by democratic
leaders TO stop. look and listen be-
fore deciding TO make return 10 nor
malcy'' the issue in the next presi-
Dental campaign.
Senator David l. Walsh OF Massa-
-husetts. chairman OF the demo-
cratic senatorial committee. in a state
ment issued by the national commit
tee. declared the democrats will stump
the country on that issue IL the presi-
dent chooses TO make his fight for
reelection on the record Of what the
republicans have done toward bring
ing the nation back to normally.
The senator declared that demo-
cratic orators will tear the repub-
lican record to tatters and demons
trate that normally does not exist.
not even within the ranks Of the
presidents own party.
Cites Conditions.
Here are some Of the conditions
cited by Senator Walsh TO show thai
"normalcy. is absent:
Business groaning under war taxa
ton.
Huge tariff favoring profiteers
makes cost Of production higher than
ever.
Country suffering loss Of European
trade because OF administration s
foreign policy and erection Of new
trade barriers.
Cost OF living steadily rising be
cause Of increase in prices OF building
material. clothing. fuel. food. furni-
ture and other necessities.
People being gouged on sugar be
cause Of profiteering and stock job.
bing which administration has done
nothing to prevent.
IF there has been any appreciable
return to normalcy It is not reflected
either I'm financial. Industrial. eco
nomic or political affairs Senator
Walsh added.
Says Unrest Growing.
Anyone vino travels extensively
will find 10 state OF normalcv In the
public mind anywhere; in fact public
dissatisfaction and unrest are greater
than ever. The level OF wholesale
prices is fi.3 per cent higher than a
Year ago. causing an increase OF from
10 TO 20 per cent in retail prices.
There have been increases in every.
thing the farmer and the workingman
buys. with no corresponding increase
in the prices obtained for farm prod.
ucts or wages OF LABOR"
Senator Walsh declared there were
few signs OF a return 10 normalcy
within the presidents own party. and
cited the division on the ship sub
sidy bill. OH the revenue bill and on
the tariff. lie said that in the mat
ter OF the announcement by Attorney
General Daugherty OF President
Harding's intention TO run again
there were signs again OF lack Of
harmony.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
New York Police
Take Precautions
to Check Crime
Record of Holdups and Rob-
berries Stirs OfficiaIs-Spe-
cial Duty Officers Or
dered to Beats.

New York. April 1.-Precauiions
against a crime wave in Greater New
York were taken by police officials
after an unusual 4s-hour record Of
holdups and robberies had been to-
tailed up
All patrolmen on special duty in
hospitals and routine departmental
work were ordered TO uniform patrol
duty. The order. 1t was said. would
place SOC additional patrolnen on duty.
A messenger carrying a s70o pay
roll to the Nenida Hair Net COM
pany plant in Brooklyn, was held up
at q subway entrance. struck on the
head and the money bag snatehed
from his hands. The thief fired a
shot into the air TO frighten passers-
by and escaped.
Three armed bandits held up Louis
Scher in his drug store. took $50 from
the cash register and fled. Five en-
lpoyes on duty in a Columbus avenue
restaurant were bound by three men.
who empued their pockets and took
$500 from tho register. Joseph Nofi.
the owner OF the place. was struck
on the head with a revolver and seri-
ously hurt.
Three men accused by police OF
lettering in front OF the Chatham and
Phenix bank ON the Bowery during an
hour when numerous young women
visit the bank for paynolls. were ar
rested.
Brill Brothers clothing store at
Forty.ninth street and Broadway. was
robbed Friday night OF goods valued
at $4,000.
Carl Berg Of Cleveland. charged with
the robbery of Madison avenue cigar
store. was held without bail for grand
jury action when arraigned on a
chavca ~ rnhhorV
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Creston Light Plant Is
Merged With Utilities Co.
special Di<pafeh Ia The Omaha Zee.

creston. Ia. April 1.-ForlnaI an.
iouncement Of the merger OF the
.resion Mutual Electric Light and
Power company with the Southern
Iowa Utilities company has been
made by ]. Ross Lee. vice president
a. the latter company
Mr.. Leo also announced that the
company viii continue operating the
srestor plant In conjunction with the
plant at Centervilie, and that IL ex-
pects 10 spend over 100000 In i'm.
provemonts on the Creston plant in
the near future.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Former Sultan of Turke,
10 Attempt Comeback

London. April IA dispatch 10 the
Times from censtantinopie says Turk
iSh circles have learned that former
sultan Mohainmed VI, Who Is a gueSt
90 King hussoin al MeCca. viii sOca
'ssue a proclamation te the Moslefs
world asserting that he has nos AZ
dictated either the caNphate or tl.e
sultsnase. The proclamation wiz ,ls
nounce tho Anecra gaVernment arl
claim the allegiance fer haSseln q
al sas saisAlsA
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Five Teachers Eliminated
in Effort TO Reduce Taxes

Shelton, Neb., April LIN an ef.
Tort 10 reduce school taxes. the bSAr.i
or education made big reduction IN
the number of teachers 10 lie en-.
rloyed during the Isssses term. ~
Us action. the hoard has eliminated
three grade teachers. enc high school
teacher and the music teacher. Il is
estimated that thus redacsion in the
teaching force viii mean a SAVING Ia
the district ~ al least Ss.oee a year.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
DR.. Sun WillOpen
Doors of China to
Foreign Capital
President Will Seek COnstruc-
ton of Railroads and Ex-
pert Advice on Finan.
cial Problems.

Canton. April 1.-opening the doors
for American and British capital, con-
struction OF railroads by foreign cap
ital and seeking expert advice on fin
ancing the modernization OF southern
China were the high spots in DR.. sun
Yat-Sen's declaration Of his future
policy here today.
DIR. Suns first announcement of
the course he will follow as head of
the government OF southern China
was issued to the Associated Press by
Eugene Chen. secretary 10 DR.. Sun,
with statement that DIR. Sun author
lied the message.
DIR. Sun outlined his policy as fol
lows:
VIII finally remove 10 his own
headquarters al Canton.
VIII begin Immediately TO modern
ize Canton province with the assist
tanee Of foreign experts in depart
ments requiring foreign methods.
Will Employ British Experts. =.
Plans TO adopt systems practiced in
British territory near Hongkong by
employing British experts TO assist
in the reorganization OF land taxation
department. audit department and
pension systems.
VIII keep mines and public utilities
under government control, TO be
worked by private capital on royalty
or profit-sharing basis.
All nationalities will be welcomed in
the financing of government enter
prises. but American and British capi-
tai will be preferred.
Railways will be constructed by
foreign capital.
Has no intention of separate gov
ernment for southern China. but is
working for the reunification OF
China
Saws immediate financial assistance
il needed.
To Issue New Bank Notes.
VIII clear the market of all old
provincial bank notes. taking exper
advice on any new bank note issues.
Pfofits from mines and utilities will
be used TO relieve taxation.
Wnl take immediate measures Tor
the suppression OF piracy and brigand-
age by organizing gendarmerie. aug
mented By aviation corps.
Expects Hiu Sun-chi army soon to
return and round up Chen Ching
Ming's forces In Waichow.
Yunnan troops are loyal and are
considered on the same basis as the
Canton troops
Kwangsl troops will leave city and
arsenal and go TO the west and north
rivers. This means a settlement OF
the more difficult aspect OF the mill
tary situation and it enables DIR. Sun
TO have better control of the general
situation in Canton.
The situation in Canton j. now
orderly and the municipal work Is
proceeding rapidly, DIR. Sun stated.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Farmer and Son Hurt
When Truck Hits Train
Special Dispatch to The omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.
Tecumseh. Neh.. April &c. NJ.
Endicoit. resident of Crab orchar,i.
this county. who. with his 3-year-old
son. Vivian, was returning home.
from Tecun.seh in an auto truck this.
afternoon. escaped death by narrow
margin when he ran into Burlington
easieound passenger train No. sS near
Nesta, i've miles west Of here. The
truck crashed into the coal tender
and. turning sideways. followed the
track, breaking out three windows in
a coach and smashing in the hasSaze
car door. Endicoit was thrown clear.
receiving serious head bruises and an
injured hip. The hoy apparently was
protected by cushions Of the truok
seat and was not seriously hurt. Both
were taken to the farm house Of Mrs.
II. L. Atkins.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Fremont Waiter Is
Mysteriously Shot
special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.
Fremont. Neh.. April l.-Nilbur
Booth. ss. waiter at the Brunswick
restaurant, was mystoriously shot
are working on the theory he was
wounded IN a fieht over card game
and are investigating.
According to Booths own story he
was accidentally shot while examl,.
ing a revolver. The shooting occurred
on side street. the exact address
being unknown 10 officers. Booth
left the restaurant in company with
10 men when he got OFF duty.
He was taken to Fremont hospital
by two men and was discharged \
the afternoon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Bishop Growing Weaker.

ST. Louis. April The Right
Rev. Daniel :. Tuttle. SC. presiding
bishop OF the Episcopal church In the
United States, was repogtsd as grow.
ing sseadll sweaker The aged
prclaie vas said to be Ia a semi Icon
selVus sVndillon BY his phs sle.ans.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Boy Using Weed for Arrow
l. Struck in Eye. Blinded

Creston. la. April 1.--While play,
ing with bow and arrow, Vernon
Wakefield. 5. Greenfield. attempted
10 use the stalk Of weed for an ar
row with the result that he was struck
i'm an eye by the sharp end Of the
weed. He WAS rushed 20 the hosni-
tai hera where the evehall was re.
moved.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
BY Associated Press.

Essen, April -Four directors or
the krupp works were arrested By
the French military authorities en-
charges OF inciting the attack by the
German workmen on the troops Sat-
urday. which eliminated in the XIII
ing of nine Germans and the wound
ing OF 81 others.
The casualties occurred when =
rFench lieutenant with L men went
10 the krupp works TO requsition mo-
tor trucks for the French army. There
we're only a few cars in the garage
at the time, as it appears the Krupp
authorities had previous intfr1a-
ton of the requistioning and removed
some OF them
The directors arrested were Hart
wig. oesterlin. Bruhn and Ritter. They
were taken at their homes in Essen
at 3 this morning. Then French have
not announced when they will be
tried. The sirens at the krupp works.
the French say. were blown for moro
than two hours after the arrival OF
the French troops at the plant ol
Saturday.
German Reported Killed.
Buer. Germany. April IA Ger.
man named Mierueh IS reported 10
have been sho. and killed by the.
French at Recklinghausen. Il y
stated Mieruch was an invalid.
-Four Frenchmen were killed and
three Frenchmen and one German in
jured when freight train loaded
with coal went over an emhankmenr
at Schifferstadt while on the Way
from Iautersburg 10 Ludwigshafen.
according TO reports received here
from Mannheim.
II is said the train took the wrong
switch, ran over a hulkhead and tum-
bled down the emhankment- Two en-
gines which were drawing the train
and a baggage car also were wrecked.
One member OF party OF French
men. travelling in a motorboat along
the Rhine-Eorne canal near Bucr
Erie. was shot and killed by the
French shore patrol, say advices re
ceived here.
II is asserted the boat, which was
flying the German flag. did not heed
the patrols command TO halt. The
patrol is said not 10 have ascertasned
that the occupants Of the boat were
Frenchmen until after the craft had
been fred upon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Rioters at
Essen Will
Be Expelled
Franco.Belgian Forces Decide
on Stern Measures i'm Re-
taliation for Attacks
of Saturday.
Four Directors Arrested
By Unixersal Service.

Paris. April 1.-As result OF the
riots which occurred Saturday at the
big krupp plant at Essen, it is de-
c;ared here that the Franco-Belgians
have decided TO sequester the entire
krupp plant and turn it over to the
allies for their sole use.
1t was impossible to confirm the re-
port up to late hour this afternoon,
but the rumor persisted i'm quite re-
sponsible quarters.
The same information added that a
wholesale expulsion of employees OF
the Krupp plant who answered the
call Of the big sirens and participated
in the beating and manhapdling of
the French detachment has been de-
oided upon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-02
Father Flanagan's Boys
Entertain Alliance Club

Alliance, Neh., April i.-Father
Flanagan aud his boys were the chief
entertainers az the regular meeting OF
the Lions club. Father Flanagan eS
planned the program of rescue work
he has been carrying on tn Omaha
during recent years, Tho hoys nut dn
a nne program AZ the Imperial the
attr,