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War Romance of Sunny Florida Is Ended;
Boy Legislator Asks Annulment of Ties
Elaborate Social Affair Of
Miami Is Followed by Quiet
Filing in Dismal Lin
coin Court.


Lincoln, May 24-A romance which
opened during the war; when Charles
S. Reed, former assistant attorney
general and former member Of the
legislature, wore an officers uniform
on the sun-kissed shores of Florida,
and his wife, George Elizabeth Lum-
mus, was the only daughter of
wealthy Miami H'la) banker. still in
her teens, ended today in the dismal
Lancaster county courthouse. Reed
flied a petition for an annulment OF
the marriage. which, at the time Of
its occurrence, was chronicled in
southern newspapers as one of the
most elaborate of social affairs in
Miami.
Following the war. Reed was dis
charged from his post in Florida.
where he wooed and won the beauti-
full Florida girl. and returned to his
studies in the university law school
here, determined to win honors and
position SO he might make the girl of
his choice a home and fireside fitting
her position in life. Reed worked
and struggled hard IN the university
and partially paid his way through
school by working.
Wins Political Honors.
His home folks in Logan county.
in the ,sandhills of Nebraska, took
pride i'm the youth. and when election
time rolled near three years ago.
Reed, then in the university. was inn
portuned to become candidate for
the legislature. He saw an opportun-
ity to climb and incidentally pay for
his senior year in the law school.
Reed filed as a republican candidate
for the lower house.
Reed, then barely 81. returned to
his home and for weeks on horseback
talked to the scattered voters In the
vast. lonely stretches of his district.
He Was pitted against man twice
his age and experience in politics.
The youths earnestness and the
knowledge that he was self-made
university student won him sufficient
support TO win the election.
Wins Recognition.
In the 1921 session. Reed
made a mark for himself. He was
the youngest mgnber of the iegisla-
tire. Despite the handicap of youth,
he won instant recognition by his
common sense view Of various fropo-
sifions, his untsring efforts In pushing
the 81 .o00. 600 bonus for world war
vcterass through that session and mis-
et specially hae command Of himself
and clarity Of thought expressed cas-
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Millerand. Turns
Down Resignation
of NJ. Poincare
French President Refuses to
Let Premier and Cabinet
Quit Following Squabble
Over Marcel Cachin.

Paris. May 24-Premier Poincare
and his colleagues in the cabinet to-
day submitted their designations to
President Millerand. but the presl-
dent declined to accept them.
The action of the ministers was
tile outcome Of the refusal Of the SEN
ate to proceed with the trial Of Mar
eel Cachin and other communists
charged with Illegal acts against the
French republic. NJ. Poincare in
formed the correspondents he inter
preted the vote In the senate as proof
- want Of confidence in the cabinet.
which made il impossible for the
ministry to act against communist
plots.
The ministry remains In office,
President Milleraud holding that the
vote Of the senate was purely juridical
and without political effect.
Immediately after the msetipg Of
the senate. N. Poincare called a coun-
Gil Of ministers A brief discussion
took place and then the premier and
his colleagues proceeded TO Elysee
palace to place their designations in
the hands OF the president.
Vote on Three Points.
The senase. sitting as high court
in secret session. voted relative to the
trial OF communists on the following
points:
First. can the court declare itself
competent or incompetent: second,
should the question Of competency be
referred to A committee; third, is the
court competent?
The senate voted In the affirmative
on the first question and in the mega.
tive on tho last two questions. the
final vote being 14S to le4.
After the vote was.taken the high
court formulated it's decision in sub
stance:
The matter before the court is not
Of a nature reserved for its examina-
ton: hence it Is not necessary for the
court 10 proceed with the hearing.
The ease against NJ. Caehin and the
others should therefore be sent before
a competent body for its decision"
Says Germany Must Pay.
Premier Polncare once again told
the chamber Of deputies that France
would moi reduce It's share Of repara.
lions due from Germany except in
sofar as interallied war debts were
cancelled. and repeated the determine.
ton of the government TO remain In
the Ruhr until Frances share was
paid. \ precedent for such action. he
said. was provided by the Germans
themselves. who remained in France
after the war OF 1871. until the last
centime of indemnity VAS paid.
The premier declared that condi
tions in the Ruhr, so FAR as they con.
cerned operation of the railroads and
transportation Of seiged products.
were improving. lie denied that re
Guced deliveries Of coal aud coke were
seriously Gripping the French iron
trade and asserted that France was IN
a position TO wait as long as Germany
was disposed 10 resist
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Depression
Is Problem
of Premier
French Action in Ruhr Halt
ing International Trade OH
Which England Thrives-
Many Are Unemployed.
Chance for Lloyd George
by MARK SULLIVAN.

London. May 24-The central prob
lem the new British premier must
face is whether the country can en-
dure u long strain of business depl es-
sion until international trade, on
which Britain lives becomes normal
again. The chief impeachment to
trades becoming normal Is the para
lying effect of Frances action in the
Ruhr. Unless some force outside of
France or Germany takes steps to-
ward ending this and settling the
whole reparations question. the tug of
war in the Ruhr might last very
long time.
So long as 1t does last, British and
every other country interested in in
ternational trade will suffer econom-
ic depression.
Over 900, 900 Idle.
Great Britain has now more than
1000. 900 unemployed. These British
unemployed are the equivalent to
Frances devastated districts with the
difference. that Frances wound is
ended and is now being restored,
while Britain's unemployment prob
lem is an open wound that must go
OF until the Ruhr conflict is settled.
1t is going TO be a hard pull for
Britain; but 1t is the practically uni.
versal testimony of Americans here
that Britain has settled down to her
old rule, "dogged does it," and will
stick it out Equally universal is the
confidence in Stanley Baldwin's ca
pacity to lead Britain through.
Lloyd George Comeback" Postponed.
Mr.. Baldwins elevation to the
premiership Is believed to postpone
the chance of comeback" by Lloyd
George. II Britain's unemployment
problem should develop into radical
movement too extreme for the British
temper. II would be interesting to
speculate on the possibility Of Lloyd
Georges nompleting the circle of his
political career by grasping the OPP
portunity TO come hack as British
Mussolini.
Copyright. 1920
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Counterfeit" Bills
Genuine: Spenders Sad

New York. May si.--Miehacl !.
sullivan. general manager Of the
Canadian shipping company Of Sa.
lem. Mass. and IrKy Jacobs Of this
city. who were detained upon their
arrival on the steamship ilomcric
yesterday ON charges of passing
counterfeit money. which they had
been passing around as souvenirs"
were shocked today when they
learned the money was genuine.
"ind threw 81 500 of II over.
board"' sullivan exclaimed, aghast.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Heavy Rains Wash Out
Rail and Wagon Bridges

Grand Island. Neb.. May 24-Heavy
rainfall on the Union Pacific branch
road north of Grand Island and on
the Burlington west have caused the
washing out of wagon roads and
bridges and. on the branch road, OF
railroad bridges and culverts. ever
two miles Of railroad in the vicinity
of Dannebrog is in bad condition. A
bridge IL washed out between st. Paul
and Loup City. At Cairo, inches of
rain has fallen since Sunday. ABS
inches in about a day. At Dame
brog, there was a similarly heavy
rain and Oak creek has become a
river. Two feet of water swept the
Bannebrog business section all night.
Beaver creek at Ravenna is very
high. Railroad men report especially
heavy rain at Broken Bow, amount
ing to a cloudburst
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Huston Gets G.. o. p. Post.

Chicago. MAY &c. II. Huston Of
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. former assistant
secretary OF the Department of Com.
merce. today was appointed chairman
Of the ways and means committee OF
the republican national committee.
Ills election was announced hv John
Y. Adams. national chairman, who
conferred with Fred w. Upham. ma
tional ire snrer
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Bandits Flee With
Truck Load of Alcohol

Chicago. May PA mystery truck
aid to have been loaded with alcohol
salued at 900 was driven away
from garage here by four bandits
Early today after the quartet had
locked John Mcdonald, night watch
man. In store room.
The watchman's story that the ban
dts handed him fire ak as they
imprisoned him, 80 he could chop his
way out. prompted the officers TO hold
him for further questioning.
They seemed pretty kind fellows
Mcdonald said.
According 10 the garage owners, the
truck loaded with barrels and cases OF
alcohol was driven into the garage
three days ago by a mysterious man
who identified himself only as Mr..
Gold"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Dam in Oklahoma Town
Breaks; Community Flooded

port received at the United states
marshal's office here today says that
Russ creek dam had broken at Pauls
Valley. Okl, and that portion OF
the town was flooded. Telephone com.
munication with the city has been cut
Off The report said that four feet
of water WAS In the southwestern
Bell Telephone colnpany's Office
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25

in Line for
m
Former Omalra Man Breaks
From Cell and Is Battering
Way Out When War
den IDteryenes.
Bank Robber Is Leader

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, May "A. An attempt te
break from the state penltentiary was
halted last night by the vigilance Of
a member of the night patrol, and tho
prisoner was returned to safe keep
ing, after surrendering TO Warden
Fenton and Deputy Warden Kayan-
augh.
1t il the opinion Of penitenitary
guards that had the break succeed
ed. three men waiting death in the
electric chair and three others Of the
more desperate criminals would have
escaped.
Inside the prison wall is a building
known as the jail. In Il are kept men
sentenced to death and those who Will
not obey prison rules. II replaces the
hole" or dungeon used in prisons be-
fore the more modern methods Of
treating prisoners humanely was
adopted.
Court in Prison.
Each morning at the Nebraska pris-
on. Warden Fenton presides as Judge
TO rule upon any charges of mis-
conduct against prisoners. Three
weeks ago, Ben King. sentenced to %
years from Burt county on June c.
1922. for robbing a bank at Decatur.
became angered at a guard who ac-
cused him OF laying down in his
work IN the prison shirt factory. He
seized a chair and broke one OF the
sewing machines. For this offense, he
was given an indeterminate sentence
in the jail by the warden.
Last night. King broke up his bed
and using the legs managed to spread
the bars on his cell far enough 10
escape and gain entrance TO the cor
ridor. This corridor gave him access
TO the cells Of the condemned MUIR
derers and other criminals sentenced
TO the Jail. \ hall and chain is kept
in the corridor and IL Is believed that
King expected to use this in freeing
the other conyicts ard then breaking
through the bars on the windows Of
the building.
Escape Vas Possible.
Had they teen able 20 get through
the window. II would have been pos
sibie for them TO crawl from window
10 window and reach the prison fur
niturs factory and make their way
to an easy jump to the prison wall
and freedom.
The night patrol kept within the
prison walls heard the noise Of King
breaking loose and summoned the
warden and deputy. With drawn re.
volvers they entered the Jail. King
surrendered when faced by the OF
ncers. He refused TO give information
regarding his plans or the number
in the plot.
Sentenced in Omaha.
King was first sentenced frou
Omaha N 1913 on a charge OF break
Ing and entering. He was parolei arr
broke the terms OF the parole almost
Immediately. disappearing for seveyaf
years. he was next seen in 1872
when three men held up the cashier
CT the bank at Decatur
posse. formed Immediately At
the robbery. engaged in a gun haftls
with King and his two comnanlonS
All We're wounded and captured ara
given 10 years sentences in prisoo
The other members of the gang. whs
are now N prison. are Louis Clarent
and Godfrey Persinek over Is huc,,.
sno, We're removed from CIarent,s
body.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25

Divorced on Third Floor,
Gets License on Second
and Is Married or First

FL Paso, Tex. May 24.-Joseph A.
Marriott entered tho courthouse today
and took the elevator to the third
floor. There Judge ". y. Howe
granted him divorce from his wife.
from whom he had been separated for
three years.
Marriott then went to the second
floor of the building and obtained a
marriage license.
Then he went to the first floor
where Judge j. NJ. Deayer pronounced
him and Miss Mary Senior man and
wife.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Greeks 10 Quit Lausanne
If Indemnity Given Turkey

Athens. May e4.-Premier Gonatas
announcing today that the Greek dele.
CATION az Lausanne had been ordered
10 leave IN the event the conference
declares In favor ~ indemnity for
question must be made by Saturday
OF this week. The Greek government.
he said. reserves liberty Of action.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Anti-Semitic Rioting.
Jewish TeIexraphic Agency.

Eucharist May 24.--Serious fight
ing broke out anew on the campus OF
Eucharist university when anti-Semi.
tic students of the commercial. chem.
ical and mlneraloilgal departments
hurled bombs containing odorous
chemicals at jews In classes. Eight
Jewish students were badly hurt.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Sydney Cohen Reelected
Head of Movie Owners

New York. May 23.-sydney s.
Cohen Of New York today was re.
elected president Of Motion Picture
Owners Association of America.
Joseph Mogler of st. Louis was
unanimously elected vice president.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25

London. May 2i.-The Conserva.
tive Post says that Lord Robert cecil
has accepted the office of chancellor
of the duohy Of Lancaster This Of
nce Is almost sinecure and frequent.
~ Is given to an experienced paflia-
mentaran whose debating power II
calculated 10 strengthen the govern.
ment IN the house OF commons
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Russia to Ask American
Recognition. krassin Hints

London, MAY - -Leonid KraSsln.
special envoy Of Soviet Russia. init.
mated today in an exclusive inter.
view with International News Service
that Moscow will shortly make over.
tures TO Washington requesting rec
ognition Of the soviet government.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25
Takes
Latest Demand of
Bandits toPekin
Negotiations for Release of
Prisoners Renewed-U. S.
Minister Advises Against
Use of Soldiers.

Pekin. May 24-With several Of
the American and foreign bandit cap
tives in the Shantung hills reported
I'D. new negotiations were begun to-
night for their release when J. B.
rived at Tsao-Chwang with the latest
demands OF the bandits.
Powell. according 10 the report
reaching here, is accompanied by an
escort from the bandit troop, and
after presenting the terms of tha
brigands to the Chinese officials. will
return TO the stronghold Of the cut.
laws in the hills near Lincheng.
The American minister. DIR. Jacob
0s.sld Schurnan. has advised the
State department at Washington
against the use Of troops to effect
the release Of the eaptiyes. pointing
out that this action might mean
death 10 the prisoners. and the small
chance OF effeeting the capture Of
the bandits in the wild country IN
which they are entrenched.
Protests Against Firing.
Mr.. Schurman also sent a note to
the Chinese authorities protesting
against the firing by Chinese troops
in the vicinity Of the outlaws camp.
lie declared il endangered the cap
tives and also was a breach Of the
agreement made with the outlaws TO
suspend military operations pending
the outcome OF the negotiations for
the release Of the eaptives.
The foreign diplomats are faced
with the undeniable fact that subtle
politics ia now being used with the
American and other prisoners as
pawns. but under the conditions they
are helpless TO do any more than urge
action upon the Pekin government
or begin direct negotiations with the
bandits.
The Interns ionaI Chamber Of Com
merce at Shanghai has addressed 10
the government here protest. which
says:
THE chamber expresses adherence
over the outrage perpetrated at Lin
eheng. IL desires 10 emphasize Chi
ma 5 complete disregard Of the liberal
treatment accorded her by the pow.
ers al the Washington conference.
which is now regarded by officials as
sign OF weakness.
May Suspend Agreements.
That view. and the recent attaS>
upon an express train apparently
makes IL necessary that the Wash
ington conference agreements should
be suspended until there is pacifica-
ton. II is necessary under present
conditions to establish international
forts and garrisons along the rail
ways. Foreign settlements no longer
should protect political agiiators.
The Italian Chamber Of Commerce
at Shanghai has sent the following
message To Rome:
catastrophe and loss Of national
and foreign prestige are threatened in
China. We urge that unconditional
support be elven to any action taken
by The Italian ambassador a; Pekin %
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Goth Child Born to Woman;
Nav Live: All Others Died

FL Paso, Tex. May 24.--Physiclans
attending Mrs. Lara Wales of FL
paso, said today her daughter. born
yesterday. has a good chance to live.
The child is the 10th born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wales. All the others died at
birth or soon after.
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By-InternationaI News service.

Athens. May 24.-Fifty thousand
Turkish troops have been concentrat.
ed in Thrace for action against the
Greeks. according to a report receiv.
ed here today from Saloniki.
The Greek premier denies this coun-
try is sending reinforeements TO the
Martha river-the GrecoTurkish
boundary In Thrace.
The situation in the Balkans has
become extremely serious. Advices
from Lausanne say allied statesmen
are nervous. fearing an outbreak OF
war. There is anxiety that Bulgaria.
Jugo Slavia and Russia may he drag
Greece and Turkey.
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Edward L. Leland Dies.

Chicago. May 24-Edward +. Le.
land, 81, veteran member of the
Chicago hoard of trade. who retired
last August, died suddenly today.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-25

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$4,000 Turk Troops
Sent Into Thrace
By international News service.

Constantinople. May 24.-Due to
the threat OF war between Greece
and Turkey, the Angora government
today ordered all Turkish ports clos.
ed TO foreign vessels after sunset.
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) Killed in Head-on
Train Crash i'm Texas

Fort Worth. TeA. May 24-Five
persons We're reported killed in
head on collision early today between
two Texas and Pacific passenger
trains near Cisco. Help has been sent
from here.
Two Of the identified dead are T. c
Reynolds Of Fort Worth and Charlie
Bacon. negro porter. Harry Scott Of
Cisco was badly injured Roth en-.
gineers We're badly hurt.
The trains which colided were
Numbers Is and l6. One OF them was
on a siding at Dotham, seven miles
east ot Cisco. The other plunged
through switch
Dallas. Tex. May 24-Texas 4
Pacific officials AZ their general Of.
fices hero today requested sheriff Dan
liarston 20 send hloodhounds 10
Dothan 10 pick up the tran Of parties
alleged to have tampered with a
switch at the Dothan siding. causing
a collision between two passenger
trains. with the loss of al least six
lives. early today So far as known
there are no hloodhounds available
here.
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Harding Pleads
for More Interest
in Government
Rededication of People to
Aims of Administration Urged
-Pershing Explains Pur-
pose of Reserve Army.

Washington, May 24.-The preain-
BILE to the constitution is the best
chart for the nations course in pro-
gram Of education and patriotism
President Harding declared today be
fore delegates, representing so edu-
cational agencies and organizations. 10
the third annual conference OF the
National American council. The presi-
dent made a plea for the rededicHtion
Of the people to the aims of Their
government, which, he said. would
furnish the nation "a commanding
and dominating national interest
which had been lacking since the
world war.
General Pershing, Frank 4. Wander
lip of New York president Of the
council; Commissioner of Education
Tigert. DIR. c. r. Mann, chairman Of
the civilian advisory board OF The
army general staff; Samuel Gonpefs.
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. and a number Of educators
addressed the meeting.
Outlines Aim of Body.
Mr. Yanderlip outlined the aim of
the council as the promoter of edu-
cation for citizenship and patriotism
by co-ordinating the work Of the so
or more organization members.
General Pershing explained the
organization OF the reserve armsi
which the War department is building
up and said IL was the hest mainstay
Of the nation. Neglect of the common
defense. he said. has been the cause
Of many of the national dangers and
iurdcns. and rejection Of Washing.
tons advice 10 be prepared in peace
for war had placed the country in
danger at least twice. The success of
the nation in this respect. he declared,
depends mostly on the quality Of its
citizenship.
Mr. Nanderlip criticized the conten-
tion OF some that the community can
not afford for economic reasons. 10
educate all children. This. he said,
would mean the nation lives in
hypocrisy and is not democracy.
President Harding was reelected
honorary president of the council.
Vice President Coolidge. General Perish.
ing and Secretary Hoover were re-
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