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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-09
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Line Flash
One Employe Injured at
Omaha Power Plant May
Die-Other Burned
in Rescue.
All Lights Extinguished

One man was burned, probably
fatally, and another suffered serious
burns when a short circuit occurred
in the 2,300.volt room at the Ne
braska Power companys central
plant at Fourth and Jones streets
yesterday afternoon.
l.. e. Smith. 201f Miami street
electrician. WAS terribly burned on the
face and upper part of the body All
the hair was burned from his head
and the skin blackened and peeled
from parts of the flesh. He wsS suf-
fering excruciating pain.
Tyson, while not so seriously in.
jured, received severe burns on the
head and hands.
Pleads for Cigaret.
As Smith was being rushed to Lord
Lister hospital in the police ambul-
ance. he pleaded for cigaret between
gasps of pain. He expressed the fear
that he would die. and worried over
what would become of his little chill
dren IL left fatherless. He also ex-
pressed fear for his eyesight, saying
that everything was growing dark
Physicians at the hospital hold lit
tie hope for Smiths recovery.
Neither of the injured men was able
to tell exactly what happened, ex-
cept that something caused a short
circuit.
Current for the entire city is con-
trolled from the 2.300-volt room OF
the plant and the short circuit and
resulting flash caused the cutting off
Of power and lights in all downtown
sections of the city for a short time
and in some parts for longer period.
According to William Emery, an
other power house employe. who was
working in an adjoining room, he saw
a binding flash, accompanied by a
deafening report. and followed by
a Kissing sound and screams of
agony.
Has Two Children.
He rushed into the room where
Tyson and Smith were working TO
find Smith writhing on the floor and
Tyson, who was working some dis
tance away. rushing to his rescue.
Tyson received his burns while at
tempting to extrieate Smith from the
flame and smoke.
Smith has two children. Lois. 3, and
Richard. l, who live with his moth
er-in.law, a Mrs. McAllister. at 20ll
Miami street.
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Woman Jumps Into Lake
With Bricks in Pocket.
BY international News Service.

Chicago, June s.--The uncanny de.
termination 20 die OF n gray.haired
woman whose body was taken today
from Lake Michigan was revealed
when at tho morgue the pockets OF
her coat were found TO be Weighted
with bricks.
Despite the bricks the corpse was
found floating on the waters surface.
The body was unidentified.
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l.OO0,000-Mark Note Is
Planned in Germany
BY Associated Press,

Berlin. June s.-Preparatious are
reported under way at the federal
money printing plant TO issue notes
in denominations of 100000 marks.
1t is stated limited number OF these
notes are to be printed for the use
of large business concerns.
Although other single notes in the
world are doubtless more valuable
than the 900 900 marks would be. 1t
IL believed this note, IL issued. will
constitute a record for value expressed
in such large numerals.
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playing Hockey Pays
Boy $1,000 Dividend,
but He Loses Freedom
Ry Iniyersal seryice.

New York. June S.-Playing hockey
paid dividends of 81 ZOO to John
Spano, 16, but now he's under SEN
tence to a parental school.
Staying away from classes enabled
John to identify so many movie stars
that he won the $1,000 capital prize
in a Photographic contest conducted
by newspaper.
Thousands he defeated in the con-
test paid homage to him as a boy
WONDER" but Johns mother said he
was lust plain incorrigible" and
had him hailed into court.
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Alabama Man Is Hanged
on Same Gallows as Father
By International News Service.

Birmingham. Ala. June s.--William
Golson was hanged in the jefferson
county jail here on the same gallows
that claimed his father % years ago
Goson was convicted Of criminal
assault on white woman.
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Preparedness
| Will Save Lives
Free Milk Fund Must Have
Money When Sultry Sum-
mer Heat Arrives.
Preparedness.

Preparedness
When the sultgy heat descends on
the novels where helpless babies and
small children live. there must be
money in the free milk and ice fund
10 supply these necessities OF baby
life.
VIII you do your noble bit now?
Every cent you give goes to buy
milk or ice for the struggling mites
Of humanity in wretched homes in
the critical hot weather period.
You Will receive R blessing no less
than the little children whom your
money VIII succor.
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Courage.

You've heard Of guttons for pun
ishment. Perhaps that's what the
earl OF Northesk might be. He
might well be discouraged by the
hard luck so many other men have
had in finding durable wives among
the stage beauties. but he isn't a
bit and he insists that he expects
to find permanent happiness with
his dancer-bride. Jessica Brown. de-
spite the fact that Jesslea is a lady
OF the footlights and also has one
divorce marked up on her list. An
illustrated story in the magazine
section.
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Typhoon in p. |.
nv Associated Prr...

Manila. June s--one vessel is prob.
ably wrecked and two others standed
In a typhoon which has been raging
around the Philippine islands for
three days. according to advices re.
ceived here today.
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Unrest.

Economic injustice IL At the bot
tom of the existing world unrest.
declares Smith w. Brookhart. new
senator from Iowa. in an article
specially written for The Omaha
Bee and cabled from Europe where
Senator Brookhart is making an in
vestigation OF conditions particular.
ly as they affect this country. In
The Sunday Bee.
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South Dakota Church Is
Beneficiary i'm Will

New York, June S.-The Protestant
Episcopal bishops Of Arizona and
South Dakota were left $4,000 each
"for tubercular work or any purpose
in the diocese" in the will of Ethel
l.. Mclean. filed for probate today.
She died here May is.
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Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Aurora, Neb.. June S.-Mrs. Anna
Rapp, who celebrated her 102d birth
day on May 10, died Friday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna
Pierson.
Mrs. Rapp was horn in Sweden in
1921. She came to America in 1867
and spent many years at Princeton,
Ill.
After funeral services Saturday the
body will be taken to Princeton for
interment.
While residing at Princeton Mrs.
Rapp operated boarding house after
she was 80. performing the duties of
a housekeeper even at that advanced
age.
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The Weather

rer "a hours enainx . m. Ian. 4
tssSs
Temperature.
hishest s. Invest. - mean 50 ner-
me- se Total excess since January /.
Relative Humidity, rervensaxe.
a N, s. Neon. n n m "a
freeiattassea, Inches ard uanar~<fth.
Aetss snee january I. iesS. deficiency.
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kiwanis Hears of Utah.

George Z. Broados Of Salt Iak.
City. addressed the kiwanis club
weekly luncheon at Hotel Rome ,A..
'erdas noon on Utah scenery
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Gloom.

A new species Of the human race
has been discovered by o. o. Nc
Intyre. He's the after-dinner gloom
hound. What is an after-dinner
gloom hound? He's the man who
tries TO listen 10 the after-dinner
speeches. A humorous. fun-poking
story written in Mr.. McIntyre's
best style in the magazine section
OF The Sunday Bee.
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Breach Is
Widening
in Europe
Semi-O Official Temps in I'm.
mistakable Language Issue,
First Ultimatum to Brit.
ish Since Waterloo.
English Resent Stand
By Associated Prees.

Paris, June s.-Premier Poincare
absolutely rejected the German repa-
rations proposals tonight in his first
official expression since the receipt
Of the note from Berlin, when he ap-
peared before the senate commissions
on foreign affairs and finance to an
swer a long QUESTIONABLE on the
operations In the Ruhr.
The premier said the French and
Belgian governments had agreed not
to consider any proposal from Chan.
cellor Cuno unless 1t was preceded by
complete and final cessation Of tha
German passive resistance campaign.
He assured the senators that the gov
ernment's relations with the Belgians
were satisfactory and that everything
was going well in the Ruhr.
By Universal Service.
Paris. June s.-What Is practically
the first ultimatum that France has
addressed TO England since the ba..
tie OF Waterloo was contained In the
veiled but unmistakable language OF
the semi-official Temps tonight.
The Temps puts the issue up to
Premier Baldwin thus:
Either you throw down the Ger
man note as worthless Of discussion.
in which case you are on our side and
endorsing our policy in the Ruhr, or
you announce that the note is a basis
for discussion. in which case YOU
openly ally yourself with Germany.
Believe Position Strong.
Never. since the Napoleonic wars,
has any French leader dared to speak
thus openly to Albion. 1t shows how
tremendously strong France believes
her position TO be.
Holding the heart of Industrial Eu-
rope, with Belgium on one side and
Poland on the other. both well armed
and ready TO obey orders. France to-
day certainly viii not take sugzes
tons. much less orders, from her
| ancient foe, England.
Summed up roughly, the situation
In this: France would Ike England to
be friendly. but If she IL not. France
thinks herself now strong enough TO
defy not only England but the whole
world in defense of what she believes
10 be her rights.
England Exerts Influence.
London. June s.-The British gov-
ernment not only regards the latest
German note as a long step towards
settlement Of the reparations problem.
but. supported by the press and the
great industrial and financial inter-
Turn 10 Page Two. Coiur-. ffve.l
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Grads.

This is graduation week in oma-
ha. Youll be sure TO find some one
you know among the photographs
of graduates OF the Benson. Sacred
Heart and St. Johns High schools
in the rotogravure section of The
Sunday Bee.
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Just put what YOU can in an en-
volope and address II Free Mix and
Ice Fund, Care OF The Omaha Bee,
Omaha, Neb." Checks should be made
out 10 Free Milk and Ice Fund"
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Home.

BE II over so humble. there's no
place like home. But then maybe
the old home amt what il used 10
be or what is II that's the mat
ter? Abe Martin makes a few tirle.
ly comments on topics of the day.
You have 20 laugh. but at the same
time the homely philosophy he ex-
presses Is sound and you have 20
admit Il. In the magazine section.
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Hope.

What are conditions in Europe?
There is some improvement. de-
clares Mark Sullivan. famous edi-
tor. writer and student OF world
affairs. who is now in Europe for
The Omaha Bee. The European
farmer Is prospering. Sullivan has
found. although as yet the work
man and city dweller continues the
victim OF unsettled conditions. In
The Sunday Bee.
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Cupid.

The prince OF Wales is 20 years
old. And Cupid hasn't reached him
yet. And it's causing no end Of con-
Germ to the inhabitants OF the Brit
ish Isles. An illustrated story in
The Sunday Bee.
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L ear.

Superstition in the jungles Of
South America. What happened TO
Nebraska man who penetrated the
interior OF Brazil and only laughed
at the fears Of his native guides
over his broken mirror. a person.
nj narrative by Adam Breede of
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In the Omaha Sunday Bee
Miles.

Hastings in the magazine section
OF The Sunday Bee.
Miles.
Thirty-one thousand six hundred
and eighty miles up and down in a
passenger elevator. II doesn't seem
possible. But that's what the speed
ometer shows for one man right
here in Omaha. In The Sunday Bee.
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Hate.

He hated women. well--you've
heard that before. But William
Dudley Pelley gives this old.time
plot new twist and the result is
that he has fashioned a story that
will delight every one who reads il.
In the magazine section.
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FORECAST

Saturday probably thunder show
srs; not much change in temperature
Evening star., 1923-06-24
NOTES OF THE GAME.

Manager Bush announced he would
send either Hollingsworth or Mog-
ridge to the slab against the Mack
men at American League Park in
Washington Sunday. Lefty Heimach or
Hasty will work for the AS.
At the end OF the third inning every
Mackman had one or more hits. They
made eleven bingles in this time.
Peckinpaush's homer In the third.
with Bluege on, was beaut and
helped knot the count.
Zahniser received rough treatment
when he went to the knoll The first
three Macks to face him smashed
singles. '.-
joe Hauser's left foot was spiked
by Evans when the latter was retired
on his bunt to Walberg in the fourth.
Joe had to join Mack's growing hos
pital list. Bruggy took his place at
first
Spark Plug Matthews speed affect
ed Evans batting average adversely
In the sixth when the Midget caught
hts-short ny after a desperate run.
Joe Judge, after making five straight
htts In two games, was stopped by
Walberg In the fifth round when he
famed.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

Godfrey, the 225-pound negro, gave
Dempsey the best workout, the
champion showing to better advaH-
tage against him than he has in sew
eral recent bouts
Godfrey was unable to lay a glove
ON Dempsey for the first two minutes
and only managed to connect solidly
a half dozen times.
Dempsey drove rights and lefts TO
the body with such force that God
freys knees sagged and at one time
he was on the verge Of topping as.
a result of a right to the chin.
While boxing with Burke, Pitts
burgh heavyweight, Dempsey lost his
temper because Of his failure to land
with hooks. Burke repeatedly out
scored the champion, keeping him
oft balance with left jabs to the head
and. whipping over a right cross be
rore Dempsey could get in close
enough to land his Furnishing body
smashes.
Gibbons Gets Warning.
SHELBY. Mont, June 23-"Elec-
trlc shocks are warning Tom Glib
bons that it is time to put on the
brakes in his training for his cham
pionship contest with Jack Dempsey
here July f.. The challenger said he
had begun to experience the darting
sensation in his back, which indicated
TO him that he had reached the top
Of his FORM
Gibbons will not work Tuesday or
Thursday of next week and he will
close his conditioning grind a week
from Monday.
There was no evidence of any de-
ciSlon 10 Tighten his workout. An
other rainstorm kept the challenger
INDOORS this afternoon, but it did
not dampen his hitting ardor. He
danced and feinted' about five spar
ring partners in ten rounds of pun
ishlng punch swapping that was the
training.
The challenger rocked Tillie "Kid'
Herman to his shoestrongs, with a
left smash in the second round of
their melee. A moment later ne
1olted Herman with a right cross
Gibson did not draw his punches
but hammered in lefts. right crosses
and uppercuts and body blows with
the speed of trip hammer.
Jimmy Delaney forced Gibbons TO
the utmost today. He weathered a
storm of blows by virtue of his speed
and footwork. Several times Glib
bons tented him into leads which
ieft him open and Delaney caught
hooks and uppercuts flush on the
jaw.
Gibbons breathed easily and danced
about the ring at the conclusion of
the workout, attesting the improved
condition of his wind
announcement was made today
that Bud German. Gibbons 22o-
pound sparring mate. would clash
in an eight-round curtain raiser to
the title bout July with Harry
Drake, a 175-pound sparring partner
of Dempsey. Drake Is claimant to
the English 1fght-heavyweight title.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

more when an error helped them to
the pitch eluded Perkins and the
latter made a wild throw that gave
Zahniser second. Walberg famed
Rice and Peck popped to Galloway,
but Goslin singled to center and
Zahniser scored. Walberg stopped
Judges batting streak by suppress
ing him on strikes.
The heat began to annoy Walberg,
and when the seventh started Rom
mel walked to the tee in his place
Bruggy was switched from first to
catcher to handle Eds service, Per-
kins going to first
Two out, Rice stabbed a single and
stole second and Peck stroiled. Nc
Gowan captured Goslin's liner after
q sincere run.
The Macks boosted their lead by
driving three runs across the rubber
in the home half. Zahniser famed
Hale laid down a surprise sacrifice
and was out at first by Ruel's great
throw.
Peck Nullifes Strategy.
Zahniser passed Dykes with de-
when Peckinpaugh fumbled Romme ell 8
T.
Matthews drove a terrific single off
Harris glove, the ball taking long
bound into right field.
Galloway and Hauser whirled
around to the rubber and Rommel
took third. When Romlmel saw that
Rice was holding the ball he made
a dash for the plate and scored as
Rice, after waking up, sent a weak,
short throw to the plate. Matthews
went to second. Zahniser threw out
MCGOWAN.
The blood thirsty AS added to their
score in the lower frame. Perkins
fiogged a double to right and scored
when Bruggy hit over Rice's head for
two bases.
Three Washington players expired
quickly in the ninth. In the final
play MCGowan backed against the
wall, making a leaping one-handed
catch of Pinch Hitter Charity 8
liner. The ball fell out Of his hand
but MCGOWAN TUNED his back to the
crowd and caught 1t before the
sphere fell to the ground.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

The consensus OF opinion amongst
us birds In the coop was that some
where around $4,000 howlin'. scream
in. keer-free merrymakersf were
fannin' their arms off when a bugle
sounded and the varied-colored
paraders fell In step with the martial
strains Of Dixie" as played by the
Almas Temple Brass Band. and headed
devil dogs marched around the dia-
mond and made for the fagpole over
back Of center field, where old glory
was f1ttin'ly saluted and raised to
the breezes!
~ Immediately behind the marines
strutted old "Pote" Leonard Steuart
of Almas, lookin' proud as a peacock
after his wonderful imperial session
demonstration, A big hand was
given the illustrious potentate of
Almas and his divan that followed
him! Back of them came the Almas
Military Band, with w. c. White at
its head; the patrol, Capt. George H.
Whiting in command: the drum corps,
led by Jimmy Evans; the Oriental
Band. Harry B. Smith. directin'; the
Capt Grover c. Moore, and the Glee
Club. with Charlie Bartlett weildin'
the baton-if Glee Club leaders use
batons,
Grand Masters I'm Line.
Next in line were the grand master
Masons of the District, headed by
Mark Finley. and close on behind
of 1923. led by their president, Ell
wood p. Morey, and right at their
heels marched the -Grotto outfit, with
their monarch, Henry Gompers.
leokin' kd Fl, fit as. as a fiddle! The Grotto
Band plain In YES; hs we Have No
were in the park and they preceded the
Grotto drill team and their ncnpareil
ball tossers! Prof. Julius Hamper
led the Grotto Band and Sam Shrieve,
Its president, was close at his heels!
Capt. Charlie SchakIeford was in
charge of the drill team. ably assisted
by Loot. William Erskine!
The drill team of Bethlehem Chap
ter. No. z. Order of the Eastern Star,
all dolled out in their beautiful white
satin uniforms were next in order,
and bringin' up the rear were a
whole flock of clowns. headed by
Dick" Fookes and ended by Nick
Altrock himself without any disguise
whatever! The Luny Temples Nut
band scored hit with this bunch,
as did Spark Plug and his rider,
whose name we didn't procure,
O. course, Mrs Tillie Chauncey led
her Eastern Star girls, and when at
old home base, the grand matron of
the order was presented with a huge
cluster of roses by Monarch Gompers
of the Grotto!
At the same home plate, too, was
that battle-scarred old warrior,
Clarke F'oxibus Griffith presented
with wonderful watch charm by
his friends and admirers for his gen.
erosity in donatin' the use of the
park for nothin'!
Now pray don't think there was
so much goin' on that our old friend
Myer Goldman's classy musicians
couldn't be heard! Never, indeed.
Myer was out in all his glory, band
masters uniform and everything!
Drill Teams Out Capers.
Five minutes were given each OF
the drill teams to cut their capers
and after some of classiest nanoovers
seen this season, in which the Shrine,
Grotto and Eastern Star ladies all
done equally we'll, the field was
Evening star., 1923-06-24
FIRST CANE,
81 q "a L.

sBatted for Sand in the 9Th
fBatted for Hubbell in the 9th.
+Ran for Reuther in the 7th.
Philadelphia q o ! o-5
Rms-walker, Tierney. Lee. Rapp. Glazner,
Neis (2l, Johnston, Wheat (2), Fournier (2).
T. Grifith. Olson. Bailey, Smith. Errors
Walker. Rapp, Johnston, T. Grifith. Two.
base hits-Taylor. Thrse.base hits-sGlazner.
Mokan. Double plays-Sand, Tiernsy and
Holke; Johnston and Fournier. Left on bases
--Philadelphia, 8; Brooklyn, 6. Bases on
OF Giazner, Z in s innings, none out in 7th
off HubbeI, in l-3 innings; of Smith,
in innings; off Ring. in 2-S inning; of
Ruether, in innings. Hit by pitcher
Ry Glazner CFournier); by Smith lMokan)
Winning pitcher-Ruether; losing pitcher
Glazner. Umpires--Messrs. Quigley and
Pfrman. Time of game-l hour and IS min
utess
Evening star., 1923-06-24
cleared for races, and take 1t from
me some races followed


In the first scramble, a 75-yard
dash for all boys under twelve years
of age, about 2,349 kids got away
with the gun and when the dust
judges that Willie Wolf (pretty
name) had pulled down first honors!
Close to WilIie's hind parts was
Lewis Goldsmith, and the third horse.
mean lad, was young "Chatter
Abramson! All three got prizes!
Masons followed, the winner turnin'
up in c. w. Lewis of Dawson Lodge.
No. 16, with E. W. Graeff, Hiram
Lodge, No. 10. second, and X. L;
Ford, Lebanon Lodge, No. 7. third |!
These three sprinters received
A quarter-mile relay race for Blue
Lodge members was then run. and
the winners turned up in four fast
f1yin' brethren. named Bond, Lewis
No. 16! Lebanon Lodge was second
and the Grotto runners third!
A 50-yard dash for Master Masons
resulted in the bon-bon goin' to
10. with the remainin' grapefruit
bein' divided between a party whose
last name was Hendricks of Mount
Pleasant Lodge No. 20. second, and
Charles F. Kicks Of Lebanon Lodge,
No. Z, third!
The Game Gets Under Way.
Billy Belts. who umpired his first
game back in 1927, then cleared the
field of every blessed obstruction.
clowns, bands and all. and, placin'
Fritz Jaeschki at first and Bill Watt
on the hot corner, beloved PLAY
balr' and the big match was on!
I'd lost about three pounds chasin'
around for winnin' contestants when
Pitcher Pfeil of the Grotto team put
the chesty Shriners out in one-two-
three order in the first innin', and
was gettin' ready for a few minutes
CONTINUED on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1923-06-24
BOY, CHASING BALL, DIVES
INTO RIVER AND BROWNS

PITTSBURGH, June 23-Ste-
phen Gerboc, aged nine, was
drowned today when he pitched
headlong into the Ohio river while
attempting to catch n hy ball.
Tho ball ground, where n young
sters game was i'm progress, was
located along the river bank. The
Lad, playing an Out1ield position,
kept his eyes on the ball and
failed to realize that he was near
the brink of the river. Several
playmates made an effort to rescue
him, but were unsuccessful. The
body was recovered.