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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
MEETING
is THWARTED
Cheers and Protests Mingle
in Denver Hall

DENVER. Tune sS-An attempt
10 hold a ku KluX khan meeting
In the municipal auditorium OF Den.
yer was thwarted by Col Rice w.
Means. commissioner OF excise and
safety. with squad Of police last
night when the appearance OF q, G..
Miner. khan speaker and organizer.
was greeted with a furore OF pro,
tests and demonstrations by the
1900 persons who had crowded into
the huiiding.
Miner appeared on the stage with
large American FLAG and tho mul.
iitude stood 10 sing America"
When the crowd sat down the
speaker announced that II any oh.
iections were raised the meeting
wotsd be called of. Several arose
from all over the hall but no one
was heard. Kisses cheers and
hubbub Of excited talk drowned all
order in the building and Col Means
arpse with an order that everyone
<sfnart.
stink bombs with which mem.
bcrS OF the audisnce had planned 10
break ap the meeting were found
after the auditorium was emptied.
left IN the rapid exit forced by OF.
ficers. Everyone was rushed from
the vicinity OF the building and the
speaker remained behind until sew
erai minutes after the crowd had
vanished.
Two Catholic priests. In the army
uniforms they had worn as chap.
lains during the world war, were
foremost among those 90 object 10
the speaker delivering his address.
Their appearance on their feet was
the signal for the general fnrore.
Many hooted the priests for their
interference. Others raallgned the
khan and the mayor for permitting
the meeting 10 be held In the mu-
nlcipi building.
Intense feeling was aroused IN
tho city when II was learned the
meeting was 20 be held. scathinE
criticism OF Mayor stapleton was
forthcoming from many prominent
people and organizations. including
severe attack from Governor
Sweet, who declared this khan was
neither needed nor wanted In Den.
YER.
The Rev. Father Francis W.
Walsh and the Rev. Father Thomas
r. Kelley. OF tho Cathedral OF the
immaculate Conception. first step
ped into the aisle and raised their
hands during the hush as tho
strains OF America" died away, and
the speaker addressed his question
70 the audience.
4 am a minister OF Christ said
: Father Walsh. II have come here
n response TO printed invitation
tackled on the door OF my church
in the night"
Father waiss could not make him.
self heard further. Like a bomb In
a picnic party. thousands OF voices
broke forth in one OF tho widest
demonstrations over witnessed In
Denver. and at this juncture Col.
Means was compelled 10 call police
20 quell the disturbance and dis
band the thseatening assemblaxa.
Some fears for the safety OF Miner
were at first expressed. but no VIC
lcnce vas started and the thousands
melted into the fhorotares OF the
city without further ado.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FORGER
STARTS ON PAGE 4

smaller orders they arc torn of 10
correspond with the amount OF the
order.
Postal Inspectors J. +. Fitzgerald
and 8. 7. Pinkham rounded up
Russell Wednesday. assisted by De.
tectiy~s d. NJ. Blaine and Martin J..
cIeary.
The postal inspectors say thar
Russell had collected a number OF
checks on local banks 10 which he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Hotel WAIVER
SIGNERS CROW
Holders OF S1,8o0,00O OF
Stock Give Approval

one hundred thousand dollars has
been added TO tho list Of waivers on
first mortgage bonds signed by those
who purchased stock IN tho Com.
munity Hotel corporation, officials
OF the corporation announced Thurs.
day morning following completion Of
The first days canvass by tho orig
inal teams which pu' the proposition
over.
To date waivers haze been obtained
on about si.So0.oo and from the
success greeting the oanyasaers on
their first day in tho field. II wAA
freely predicted Thursday iha; tho rs
per cent required. or ,2.o76. 900.
would be reported by Saturday eve.
ming.
When this amount mas been signed
over by tho owners. the construction
contract for tho larger hotel Will be
Immediately signed and the trustees
viii proceed with the issue Of the
added first mortgage bonds author
ixed The canvass viii proceed. how.
ever. until the opinion of each bond,
holder bRs been registered and any
who decline 20 accept second mort.
gage bonds In tho larger venture
viii be permitted TO retain their first
mortgage bond In tho smaller.
Both issues viii b retired stimuli.
,aneonsly over a period OF 10 years
beginning In 1898, or two years after
the completed hotel Is turned over
70 the United Hotels corporation. tho
operating company. This company
assumes Immediate responsibility for
interest payments and during the
first two years must lay aside enough
TO meet the first payments on tho
first and second mortgage bonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28

betting even money that there will
be no fight.
II think the fight will 20 thru"
was the only reply Dempsey made
TO the question OF his intentions
with regard to the third payment
Of 100000 due him. To the same
question Jack Kearns. his manager,
replied:
I'm not crossing any bridges be.
fore come TO them so can't
give my plan for after July 2 II
payment fails, but j don't look for
It to fall"
He intimated that final decision
was UP to Dempsey as TO whether
he wanted TO rtsk his crown for
100, 900 less than the contract calls
for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
DEATH DRIVER
IS SENTENCED

r. Ito, convicted by a jury in su.
pcfior court OF granddaughter for
having caused tho death OF s.year.old
Morris Dclans when his auto struck
the youth at Fifth ave. and Cherry
ST.. two months ago. was sentenced
to serve from one year TO five years
in the state prison by Judge Mitchell
Gillian wednesday. He filed notice
OF appeal thru his attorney. walter
Neizenbaum.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Railroad Will Not
Help Finance Fight

ST. PAUL, June 2s.--The Great
Northern railroad will not come to
the financial rescue OF the Dempsey.
Gibbons fight at Shelby, Mont.
Ralph Budd. president Of the road
declared today.
Budd issued statement saying
tho Great Northern has no thought
Of doing anything outside the prov.
ince OF railroad operation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Sugar Prices Are
Lowered 20 Cents

SAN FRANCISCO. Juno "a
Sugar prices were cut 20 cents per
100 pounds by tho leading refincriss
here today.
II was the second cut within
week. the previous reduction having
been rs cents.
The new basic price for sugar at
the rifinery is sa.45 per 100 pounds.
No reason for the reduction was
given. but It was generally attrib
utcd 10 slow demand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Exhibit Thousand
Hay Fever Sources

SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 2s.-1
One thousand sources OF hay fever,
were exhibited at the American,
Medical association convention here
today.
They consisted of specimens OF
various plants from the dust OF
which hay fever springs.
They were kept under glass 50
nobody sneezed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Mayor Brown Will
Take His Vacation

Mayor Brown Will open the okan.
ogon rodeo, speak at mn Ephrata
celebration, and visit several days on
his Grant county orchard property
during the next fortnight. II Ia the
first vacation the mayor has on.
joyed since his election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
Dempsey to Decide
Fate of Big Bout

SHELBY, Mont. June 2Ss--In
the cryptic reply OF Jack Dempsey
20 the question as to whether he
Would quit the fight II the third
payment fails. Shelby Is seeking TO
read tho future. At present 1t is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
PROSECUTOR CONFUSED
OVER WILD STORIES

Thomas told me about an Incl.
dsnt tina, occurred the day after the
killing 10 which he attached consid-
cradle Importance" colvin said. He
is the garage man where Boos
keeps his car and has been teaching
Mrs. Boos 10 drive. made notes
on his conversation. but have no
cou,nents 10 make on II. have
not revealed what this evidence was
to any one. There are so many
wild stories afloat about this MUIR.
der that / am becoming perplexed
myself on which are true and
which are fiction"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
One Man Is Killed
in Liquor Battle

CHEYENNE. Juno 2s.-one man
was killed and ono wounded wednes-
day In n battle between state prohi-
billion officers and bootlesgers. at
Cody. wye. Buffalo Bits old home.
according 10 reports reaching here
yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28

In North Carolina there are just
two GROUNDS for divorce; infldellty
and 10 years abandonment IL there
are children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28

Blyths. Csl.. has n population Of
500, but no citizens named Smith
or Jonea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28

see Fishers Circus, Fourth and
Lcnora. Free rides for the kIddics."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MARBLES
STARTS ON PAGE 1

each OF tho five boys played each OF
tho others one game. Tho low man
wns eliminated from further compo.
tition. Then tho survivors Jagged for
line and on the basis OF their show.
ing were assigned numbers. Nos.
! and . played against each other
and Nos. 2 and 4 did likewise.
The remainder OF the 40 who came
here. after having been picked in
local tournaments conducted b.
newspapers all over the country, had
been eliminated. Today's program
was for these five each one OF
whom IN q sectional champion---to
meet each other. the two with the
highest number OF games to clash
tomorrow In the finals.
Morris Goddard. Fort Worth. Tex.
was the other player eliminated, hav.
Ing lost four straight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MURDER
STARTS ON PAGE L

that which alleged hypnotic influ.
enee and that which completely ex.
onerated Boos from completely in
the crime. Prosecutor Malcolm
Douglas declares that valuable evl.
denee was obtained thru the story.
This evidence supplies tho missing
links in the chain OF Euilt the state
IL weaving. Douglas says. which viii
result 10 the conviction OF both men
for the murder. he believes
While Deputy colvin was engaged
In another conference with Boos al
tho county jaii. Mt which Attorneys
Walter Fulton and Adam Beeler
were present, attorneys for Bailey
were visiting the scene OF the crime
on Mercer island.
Attorney william Phelps Tottcn
and Albert %. Martin went 10 Mer.
Ger island on the IL a. m. ferry, 10
make thoro study OF the scene OF
the killing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
LOSERS PLAYING
CONSOLATION GAME

The 80 losers are playing Off a
consolation tournament. Prizes are
raining In upon the boys. One cir.
Gus. for instance. is giving every ono
OF the 40 city champs a lo.year pass
and the national champ a life pass
Atlantic City amusement resorts arc
falling over themselves giving free
admissions. meals. boxes OF candy
and all sorts OF other favors to tho
boys with corns on their knuckles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28
ATTORNEYS CHECK UP
AT KILLING SCENE

'sBoos' story OF hypnotic infiu.
enee is merely tho wild imagininEs
OF criminal mind. left 10 ponder
and scheme in rho solitude OF dark
cell" Attorney Tottsn said Thurs,
day. 1T IL impractical and improb-
able on the face OF e."
While peither Tottsn nor Martin
would reveal what they expect 20
find a, Mercer island. they declare
that they are checking up on Bai,
iey's accoun, OF the killing.
Late Wednesday Carl Thomas.
proprietor OF a garage at Rainier
Beach. whers Boos stored his auto
mobile. visited Deputy Prosecutor
Colvin and volunteered information.
Thomas. colvin said. was instrucuns
Mrs. Boos In tho operation OF tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-28

see Fishers Circus. Fourth and
Lenora- It's good"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Flyers Will Attempt
New Endurance Record

Dayton. o, Feb. 4.---With favorable
weother conditions. Lieuts. Oakley G..
Kelly and John a. MacReady, McCook
field pilots. will start their endurance
flight Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week, Mccook field officials an.
nounccd.
First tests OF the E.e plane. in
which the flight viii be made. since
the new motor and new fittings have
been installed. will be made Monday.
The pilots will endeayor 10 exceed
their endurance record flight OF more
than 30 hours. which was established
In the T-2 while flying over San
Diego. Cal, last October.
Provisions have been made 10 carry
"a fuel supply sufficient TO remain in
the air for approximately ~ hours.
The take-off VIII be made at VII
bur Wright field. after which the fly.
err will pilot their plane over Dayton
until the flight is completed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Honolulu School Law
Held Constitutional

Honolulu, Feb. 4. - d3y A. P.l--
United States District Judge J. J..
Banks oyerruled the demurrer filed
by the territory TO the injunction
obtained by tho Japanese language
schools restraining the school depart
mcnt from enforcing the regulations
providing for the elimination of for
e'gn LAYS iages from the first and
second fh'ades and the substitution of
English. The corut modified the In
Junction, however. and held that the
school laws was constitutional and not
IA violation Of the treaty between tho
United States and Japan.
The courts modification of the In
junction provided that all books uscJ
In alien schools should be based on
tho principle that "the pupils normal
medium Of expression Is English"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Shirley H. Wilson,
Capitalist, Dies
Resident of Omaha for II
Years-BrOther Former
Merchant Here.

Shirley Heath Wilson, a.. capitalist,
SOs6 Chicago street. died Sunday at
his residence after an illness of but
a few days.
Mr. Wilson was born in Carthage,
ILL.,, June 10. 1880, and came to Oma-
la Il years ago.
He was brother of George T. VIII
son. who was formerly connected with
Browning, King & Co. and who is
now en- route home from California.
where he went to spend the winter.
Mr.. Wilson is survived by his wife,
one son. Emil, II, and a daughter,
Maurlne, Q.
Mr.. Wilson was a member OF Capt.
tol lodge No. .. a. +. & a. NJ. Scot
tsh Rite and Shrine; also the Omaha
club and Omaha Athletic club.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Wednesday at 3. Rev. Ed
win Hart jerks will officate. Burial
will be made in Forest Lawn ceme-
terry.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Three Conventions
Here This Week
Eight States Will Be Repre-
sented in Vocational Re-
Mobilization Conference.

Three conventions are TO be held
in Omaha this week: Regional Con-
ference OF Vocational Rehabilitation
OF Persons Disabled. Nebraska Retail
Hardware dealers and the Midwest
Concrete Products association.
Eight states WI be represented in
the vocational conference. which
starts Monday at Hotel FcnteneIie
Tracy Copr. special agent. Vocational
Rehabilitation division. Is TO preside
at the Monday morning session. ard
Rehabilitation in Nebraska. is 10 pre-
side Monday afternoon.
The hardware dealers convention
starts February at the Rome hotel.
An evening fheater psrty and a sun
per dance and musical program vi.
be among the features. r Is. WI
son. director Of service Of Bah>on =
statistical organization. will he one 81
the speakers. There will 10 hard
ware exhibit at the Auditorium dur
Ing the convention.
The third annual convention Of In,
Midwest Concrete Products assccsa
ton and the thiri annual convrntiof
Of the Iowa Concrete Products ss
sociaticn are to h~gin February s =
Rome hotel. Among the many speak
ers scheduled are A. ]. II. Curtis.
manager of the products bureau q
the Portland association. G. +. LII,
II Fremont. and II. NJ. Wells. Omaha
There is TO hc banquet Friday nigh
at the Rome.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Wrigley Sues Publisher
of Anti-Klan Magazine

Chicago. Feb. 4.-William Wrigley
Jr.. millionaire chewing gum manu-.
facfurer and capitalist and long
prominent In republican national poll.
tics. filed suit for $50. 900 damages
against the Tolerance Publishing com.
pany, which issues a weekly magazine
in opposition to the Ku Klux Khan.
Colncidentally local law firm an.
nounced that the majority stockhold.
'ers and directors OF the publishing
company desired TO repudiate the
publication in an Unauthorized edl-
torial in Tolerance, Of an alleged re-
production OF an application at
tributed to Mr.. Wrisley for member
ship In the khan. 1t was stated that
It was believed the signature was a
forgcry.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Rockefeller Reported
Recovering RAPIDLY

ormond Beach. Fla, Feb. s.-John
ID. Rockefeller. sr.. who has been suf-
fering from slight bronchial attack
since Wednesday. was reported to-
night to be recovering rapidly.
Although II was stated nj the
Rockefeller winter home here Sa;ur-
day night that he would attend
church this morning. as he has done
regularly since his arrival. he was
not seen there. II was pointed out.
however, that his nonappearance was
no occasion sor alarm. but that he
merely Is being cautious.
Optimistic reports have been issued
daily from the Rockefeller residence
since he became III. expressing hope
he would be hack on the golf links
the following day. but he stili Is con.
fined 10 his room, although able 10
be up
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Loss in Running
Roads Will Total
Nearly 2 Billion
81, 800, ,00O,0 Is Estimate for
Wartime Operation and
Subsequent Guarantees,
Report Shows.

Washington, Feb. 4.-tBy A. P.l--
Loss by the government from war
time operation of railroads and its
aftermath of earnings, guarantees
and damage settlements will total ap-
proximately s1.80o,OOO. 900. according
to data made available for the first
time In a report by James c. Davis,
director general of railroads, trans
mitted to congress by President
Harding.
Mr.. Davis estimates are based on
the showing actually made in liquida-
ton OF accounts between the govern
ment and corporate owners of so per
cent of the railroad mileage which
the government took over.
Direct Loss Over Billion.
Accounting In connection with the
government operation involves the In
terstate Commerce commission as well
as the railroad commission. Losses in
direct operation of the roads and in
the later settlement Of capital invest
ment and other claims, as now prac-
tical1y completed by Director General
AdNis, are SnOWil 10 redCn total OF
1,250. .000,0 900. To this is added a sum
of between $525, 900, 900 and $500, ,0OO,.
600, which has or will be paid by the
commission to shortline railroads and
to class l carriers.
This last amount includes payment
under the guarantee given the roads
by congress of earnings during the six
months Of 1920, just after the govern
ment relinquished the properties.
Government Paying Roads.
One factor pointed out by Mr.
Davis as facilitating the settlement
has been the ability Of the railroad
administration to pay cash to car
riers willing to accept an award. Gov
ernment funds for these operations in
part were derived from sale of equip
ment trust securities amounting to
274.000,0 900. which were left on the
director generals s hands after the
period Of operation. but subsequently
became desirable to private investors.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
Omaha Lawyer for
35 Years Is Dead
Daniel L. Johnston. Early Set
tier of Dundee, Dies After
Nervous Breakdown.

Daniel l.. Johnston. 1915 Chicago
street, for % years a resident Of Oma-
ha. dieo at his home Sunday morn.
ing after an illness of many months.
Mr.. Johnston was g weil-snown at
tcrney. He suffered a nervous break.
down two years ago. His death came
from heart trouble.
The funeral will take place az /.
Tuesday at the home. and burial will
be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mr.. Johnston is survived by his
wife. Caroline Johnston. and three
children. Mrs. Hiram Salisbury. and
Philip Johnston. both OF Omaha, and
Rev. Paul Johnston OF Lincoln.
Mr.. Johnston. who came to Orna.
ha from Ohio. was one Of the pioneer
residents Of the Dundee district. He
served as director of the village. and
later was instrumental In having it
incorporated in the city Of Omaha.
lie was the author OF the Nebraska a
law on descent and distribution.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-05
War Threat
Is Hurled
at League
li's..1': h. ;%,S. ~ ,..s, s,ss ~, will
- :. Of Neutral
~ lie by Poles.
W .ani Lays Down Law

| Paris, Feb. 4.-(By A. P.)-Threats
of forceful methods Of resistance to
decisions of the league Of nations were
made for the first time by league
member when NJ. Sidzikauskas, rep
resenting Lithuana, declared, in a
meeting of the council, that Lithuania
would use force to prevent the occupa-
| ton by Poland of part of the neu-
tral zone in the region of Wilma.
| For the first time, too. the league
warned a member that IL it broke the
covenant by the use of force in viola
ton of the decisions of the league,
Article 1G of the covenant would be
invoked and a blockade of the men,
ber's territory declared.
The council had just decided that
the neutral zone in the Wilma region,
which has been practically without a
government since the Pollsh-Lithua-
man dispute started. must be ad-
ministered by the authorities on the
spot. 1t gave part of this district in
temporary charge Of Poland and an
other part to Lithuania.
Force Threatened.
Professor Askenazy. the Polish dele
gate, accepted the decision but NJ.
Sidzikauskas rejected 1t on behalf OF
Lithuania, declaring that IL Poland
tried to occupy any part Of the neu-
tral zone force would be employed to
prevent it.
siding and in an outburst of indigna-
/ ton he asked the Lithuanian delegate
II he realized what his threat meant.
/ Then reaching for the printed cove
nant of the league, he read Article l6
and said.
This is the penalty you incur II
you attempt to resist decisions CT the
! league by force
The Lithuanian delegate calmly de.
/ elared that Lithuania reserved all its
rights. He then left the council room.
No Reference to Memel.
The league decision has no refer.
/ ence to the Memel territory, which
still is under the authority OF the
council OF amba assadors, acting for the
allies.
The council decided to refer TO the
| international court Of justice the ques-
tons at issue between Poland and its
German colonists.
A conflict In the council over the
nomination of n financial adviser for
Albania resulted in postponement of
action for the restoration of the Al
banian finances. The Albanians asked
the council TO choose an impartial
and competent flnaucier 10 take the
country's financial interests In hand
The league committee on finances
chose S. Peterson. n British subject.
10 whom first Italy and then France
objected.
The council then secided to defer
final action. upon which the Albanian
| delegation said 1t would be obliged to
refer the whole question back 10 its
| government.