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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Verdict Returned i'm Favor
of Mrs. Croker Is Upheld

Dublin, July 3.-Thero will be no
retrial OF the suit brought by Richard
Croker, jr.. contesting the will of his
father, one time Tammany hall chief
tain. The time for serving notice OF
an appeal or for an application for
new trial expired at this after.
noon. Up to this time no such notice
or application had been served.
Thus the verdict recently returned
in favor OF Mrs. Bula Croker, the
widow, is upheld.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
~ .,vvv 49,
Hail Wipes Out Acres Of
Corn, Spuds, Small Grain

Special Dispatch TO The Omaha he.
Norfolk, Neb.. July 3.-Hurricanes
and hail storms in northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota. played
havoe with enormous sections of
farm lands. Hundreds OF acres OF
corn. small grain and potatoes have
been wiped out entirely by hail stones.
Windstorins have done damage 10
farm buildings. orchards and trees
around Bonesteel S. D., Lynch and
spencer. Nob. FROM wisner west for
distance of four miles, the entire
district has been cleaned out by hail
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Doctor Victim
of Poison Pen .
Chicago Physician Target Of
Threats. Slander and Even
Real Brick.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. July 3.-Dr. Burton w
Mack declared today he would take
the law in his own hands IL he found
the person guilty OF poison pen" let
ters and annoying telephone calls
with which he and his wife have been
bombarded within the last three years
before the authorities do.
The latest menace TO the Mack
household came last Saturday after
the birth OF a baby at the Mack
home. Some one felephoned the
newspapers a spurious notice Of the
death OF DIR. Mack and ii was pub
lished.
The physician who said he had
complained TO police and federal au-
thorities. planned 10 retain an aftor-
ney and call personally on States At
torney Grove today.
Mrs Mack nearly collapsed Satur.
day when some one ;elephoned the
house asking about the report that
DIR. Mack was dead
Last March a letter which the ply.
sician believes was written by a
woman threatened to kill the Mack
baby girl. Patricia. on the ssth Of
the month.
On the might Of March 80 Dr. Macs
said brick was thrown through a
window of his home narrowly miss
ing Patricia and another child in the
house.
Other letters. some OF them hand
written in ink, AMI. many OF them
typewriter. ais. have flooded Mrs.
Msck's mail. intimating that the ply
sician was familiar with another
woman.
DR.. Mack. who rs married the sec
ond tin.e. declared the attacks upon
him are. in his opinion. an attempt
to destroy his domestic life.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Nebraska Delegation of
Educators Organizes

Special Dispatch 20 The Omaha Bee.
Oakland, Cal, July 3.-~The Nebras-
ka delegation OF the National Educa.
ton association has organized here
with Everett NJ. iIosman as state di.
rector, IN the absence OF e. Ray
Gates y. Ruth pyrtle, secretary; y.
D. Gepson, omaha. member of the
Nations committee on crenedtials
Mlss FoS, Grand Island member OF
the neurology committee. NJ, G. Letter.
Lincoln member OF the resolutions
committee. and Ruth Pyrtle. member
OF the nominating committee
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
BRYAN Has Plan for World
Peace Through Farmers
by international News Service.

Washington. July 5.--The achieve
ment OF universal peace by getting
the agriculture classes OF all nations
pledged to the principle OF world dis
armament is the plan Of William
Jennings Bryan in his capacity as
chairman Of commission which viii
represent the southern commercial
congress in the centennial exposition
at Gothenburg, IL was revealed here
today. While Bryan viii not accom-.
psny the commission 10 Scandinavia.
he will serve as it's chairman. and the
members will report back to him
when they return 10 the United
States. lie has prepared an address
TO be read at the opening of the ex.
position.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Part of Embezzled Funds
Restored To Marks Bros.

Anna Crowley and her aged mother.
whom she supported, disappeared
without leaving any address. fol-
lowing the return of $4,000 OF the Sill.
600 OF which she defrauded Marks
Bros. Saddlery company. II is be
lieved they have left Omaha.
The money was returned through
George w. Pratt. attorney, by
friends aud members OF Miss Crow.
ley's family.
Miss Crowley and her mother left
no address, but It is believed that
they have gone 10 the home OF Miss
Crowley's brother In Sioux city, Ia.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Kansas Harvest Hands
Attacked bv Bandits
by International News Service.

Sterling. Kan. July s.--Two har.
vest hands are believed 10 have been
wounded fatally and others TO have
sustained injuries in a fight today be.
tween n group OF harvest workers
and two bandits who tried 10 hold up
the party on train near here.
The wounded are: Tom Bard. For
est. Ore. and Frank Conley, Musko.
gee. Okl.
The bandits came suddenly upon
the men on fiat car and ordered
the party TO hold up their hands. In
the resulting battle several OF the
workers fell before the bandits bull
lets.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Reparation
Issue Still
Frances Reply to Great Brit
aims Note Offers No Solu-
tion of Problem-Dis-
cussion to Continue.
Belgium Backs France
BY Associated Press.

London, July 3.-Frances long.
awaited response to the British mem.
orandum on reparations was present
ed to Foreign Secretary Marquis Cur
zon this afternoon, but it offers no
solution of the seemingly indetermi-
nable indemnities problem.
Count De Saint AaIlire, the French
ambassador. in an earnest talk with
Lord Curzon. set forth Frances views
on various phases of the Ruhr ques-
ton but failed to define specifically
. Nis country's position on some of the
points raised in Lord curzons recent
questionnaire
The general verdict of those in A
position to know what took place at
the conference is that it was 'unsatis-
factory and inconclusive.,'
These authorities were quick TO add
however. that way was left open for
further discussion. This is taken to
mean that the exchange of views will
continue for another week and per.
haps longer.
Belgium Supporting France.
Count De Saint Aulire's CONVERSE
ton with Lord Curzon occurred soon
after the foreign secretary had given
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian am
bassador. nearly an hour 1t is under
stood Baron Moncheur's talk showed
Belgium TO be in general unanimity.
with France on the principal issues
Of the reparatien controversy. There
was undisguised disappointment in
British circles that neither of the al
lies showed disposition to recede on
their previously expressed demands.
At the same time talk of rupture
In dismissed and the suggestion of in
dependent action by Great Britain is
but lightly accepted
An electives olution of the prob
lens can be found only in the united
action of all the allies" said one
British official tonight. III we acted
separately, what assurance cuold we
give Germany that it would be safe
from interference by France?"
This official lilSened independent ac-
p~sion by Great Britain to that OF pers
son taking a lease on house where
there was no security and where a
stream of lava might destroy the
structure at any time.
Cabinet to Discuss Case.
The whole reparations problem will
be discussed at Wednesdays cabinet
meeting in the light of tcdays confer
ence with the French and Belgium
envoys.
Meanwhile the foreign office an
nounces that nothing will be given
out for publication until the confer
ences have disclosed a more conclu-
sive decision. No date has been set
for resumption of the negotiations
with Count De Saint Aulire and
Baron Moncheur.
The general feeling in London is
that settlement of the problem
which Is paraiyzinS the whole eco
nomic and industrial life of Europe is
no further advanced than 1t was n
month ago. and that no basis for n
real agreement can be reached until
the premiers and foreign ministers Of
all the allied powers have a fun and
frank heart-to-heart talk at a general
conference.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Control Of Railroad
Company Changes Hands

New York. July s.--control of the
international and Great Northern
Railway company passed into the
hands OF a group represented by
swartzout e Appenzelar, brokers. to-
day, through the purchase OF $4,000
voting certificates for $3.50 600. The
group now holds 3s 900 OF the 10000
certificates. II was said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Embargo on Livestock
From England Continued

Washington. July 3.-Containua.
ton OF the ban on the importation
Of livestock from England. because
of the persistence OF the hoof and
mouth disease there. was announced
by the Department Of Agriculture. A
new outbreak OF the disease on June
Il, 1t was stated. has caused abandon
ment OF plans for lifting the embargo.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Brandeis Stores Sold
Golf Balls for Csc Saturday

They didn't make dollar profit per 900 balls.
people to 10 by
Hundreds of bought shirts golf
shoes and clubs speak OF other departments Of the
pronted from this of visitors.
n Omaha 10000 players. 7oo0 people
did profit this
welcomed
The didn't need golf balls
others forgot ibu the golfers
lies
July viii profit for advertising readers
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Driver Injured When
Train Strikes Truck
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

special Dispatch TO The Omaha Bee.
Nebraska City, Neb., July a.
George Bradd. Shenandoah, Ia.
truck driver, was quite severely In
1ured here late yesterday when the
truck he was driving was struck by a
burlington train on the east side OF
the river, while passing over a rail.
road crossing. The car was a total
wreck.
Bradd had delivered hogs TO the
packing plant here and was on his
return home.
He was badly bruised about the
head and shoulders and had received
a deep cut on one leg. lie was able
TO return home.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
First Wheat Cutting

Shenandoah. Ia, July 3-The first
wheat TO be harvested In southwest.
ern Iowa is on the farm of A. A..
Slikkeryer. deaf and dumb farmer
Rev. Fred Weiss 1. the first one to
report ripe tomatoes on his vines. lie
has several hundred plants.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04

Winnipeg. Man. July 3.-Joseph
johnson today went blind and Della
Taylor David Mowatt and Mabel Nc
Leod were taken TO hospital in
n serious condition from eating
canned heat fer its alcoholic con.
tent Three persons died here recent
ly from canned heat poisoning.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Long-Haired Youth
hncurs 'Mge's wrath;
40 nrber Gets Job

No. " July s.-Herbert
~ ~ anne into municipal
rs .srday to face = charge Of
4 - ..cy wearing long hair and
y -eburns. He was convicted,
whereupOn Judge Ekwal sentenced
him to 80 days on the rock pile.
"And," supplemented the court. at
is further ordered that your hair
be cut immediately"
The Jail barber executed the lat
ter sentence Immediately, cutting
Orley's hair close to the scalp with
pair Of clippers.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Windstorm Wrecks Barns
special Dispatch 60 The Omaha Bee.

Grand Island. Neb.. July s.--A de-
struotive windstorIn accompanied by
hail is reported in Rosevale. Valley
county. Damage was inflicted in ter
ritory one mile wide and six long.
Barns and outbuiidings were wrecked
on the John ZureiS and Joel Hoiicck
farms No deaths or injuries are re
ported
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04

Sheriff Tells Deputies
TO Read Editorial Which
appears in Omaha Bee

Sheriff Mike Endres has ordered
all his deputies to read an editorial
recently appearing in The Omaha
Bee entitled "The Hair Trigger
Deputy"
The editorial deals with the slay-
ing of one OF two school boys in
an automobile by a deputy sheriff.
who fired on them when they drove
off at his approach.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
The Weather

Temperature.
Highest 50, lowest. So mean. sk, nor
nal. -. Total excess aimee January I,
ite.
Relative Humidity. Percentage.
"a m. IS, neon So, n M. Is
rrccif,it alton. Inches and Hundrr<ifhs.
Total. So Total since January l, lat.
deficiency. ~
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
FORECAST

wednesday, partly cloudy. probably
Temperature.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04

nouri, Temperatures,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26
French Taking Over
German Railways for
Army; Quiet Reported
By 8. ID. WEYER.
International News Service.

ESSEN, Jan. 26.-With q ring
OF steel encircling the Ruhr and
Westphalian industrial zone the
French today began taking over
German railways for. military pur.
poses. Absolute military control
was imposed upon the Dusseldorf
Recklinhausen-Kettwig- Essen rail-
road and it was used solely for
movement Of troops and war
materials,
The Ruhr was quiet upon the
surface this afternoon, but seethed
underneath and was charged with
potentialities. Only the activities
of the German police, who are
acting as a buffer, prevented bloody
collisions between the German popu-
lation and French soldiers.
The French have converted The
railway station at Dusseldorf into
a military depot.
French officers continue to stretch
out the customs blockade" or
customs barrier" along the eastern
fringe of the occupied zones with
Hamm as a center.
The railway situation is gradually
getting worse. There are great
delays and the car shortage in.
creases daily.
Troops and artillery are being
moved throughout the occupied
areas while the French and Bel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26
Days Developments
In Rhineland
Situation
BY international News Service.

Fresh disorders in which
French cavalry were stoned and
several persons were reported
injured at Dusseldorf.
French foreign office officials
at Paris denied that the Dussel-
dorf and Essen riots were
serious. They attributed. them
to demonstrations by rowdy
students. However, it is re-
called that the French on Thurs
day denied that there was a rail-
way strike in the Rhineland al
though subsequent developments
showed that rail traffic was
paralyzed by a walk out of Ger
man workers.
French begin to take over
Rhineland and Rphr railways
for exclusive military uses.
Heavy Gordon of French and
Belgian troops is placed along
the eastern boundary of the oc-
cupled areas, supported with
six-inch guns, field artillery,
machine guns and tanks.
British cabinet considered
the Rhineland situation and is
understood to have decided to
maintain a policy of neutrality
and watchful waiting for an in
definite period. For the time
being the British army of occu-
patton will remain on the Rhine.
French Minister of Public
Works LeTrocquer returns to
Paris from Dusseldorf and re-
ports to Marshal Foch, Premier
Poincare and other members of
the government on administra-
tive difficulties in the Rhine
land.
French newspapers estimate
that from 10000 to $4,000 Ger
man coal miners are still idle,
not counting the railway and
mill workers that are out.
A Berlin journalist, who OBJ
tanned an interview with Gen.
Henry T. Allen, commander
of the departed American army
of occupation quots the Ameri-
can officer as predicting that
French occupation of the Ruhr
would lead to grave troubles in
the future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26
HOLDS UP 6 MEN
AND ROBS
STORE
Bandit Escapes With 81, 900
Taken From Safe of ,
Peoples Drug.

The lone bandit who held up
employees Of the Peoples drug
store, North Capitol and H streets,
and got away with $1,000 in cash
is thought to be the same man
who staged a sensational robbery
in Baltimore on January %. In
spector Clifford L. Grant, chief
of detectives, said the descriptions
of the two men tally to some
extent.
Opened Door to Employees.
The robbery occurred shortly be.
fore midnight last night. T.. E.
Shoemaker, OF GIG Madison street
northwest, walked to the door and
let two women employees out. He
then proceeded to lock the door
again. AS he did so. the bandit ap.
peared. fIourishing q revolver.
TIE bandit entered the store and
ordered Shoemaker to go to the
safe. He then pointed the gun at
five other men employees of the
store and ordered them to line UP
behind the soda fountain.
Hated to Shoot Women.
II waited until these women were
out of here, for l hate to shoot a
Wonlan." he said.
After the safe door was opened
the bandit ordered the store en-
ployes to sit upon the floor. He
cautioned them not to make a
false move" He then went through
the safe.
Stuffing the money into a pocket
or his coat, the robber backed out
or the store. He warned the en-
ployes not to move for five minutes.
Opening the door he made a dash
around the corner.
Five Clerks Held Up.
When the clerks rushed to the
street, the bandit had disappeared.
Police say it was one of the most
daring robberies in recent years.
The employees who were held up
were r. Fl. Johnson, 1880 G street
southeast; J. d. Stoner, 615 Licking
ton place northeast; II. G. Dunlap,
IL EVart street northeast; II. A.
Thomas, 101 + street northwest, and
w. d. Matthews, 1873 Irving street
northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26
NJ KO|N AGAIN
To STUDY At
HOPKINS
Accused Mer Rouge Ex-Mayor
Asks Coco for Permission
to Leave State.

international News Service.

MONROE, La, Jan. 26.-Dr
Bunne M. McKoin, charged with
murder in connection with the
hooded mob" murders of More
house perish. will return to Balti-
more in the near future to resume
his medical studies. it was learned
here today. McKoin is at liberty
under $1,000 bond, but was restrict.
ed to Louisiana by State authori.
ties following his arrest in Ba1ti.
more a month ago. This restriction
will be lifted, according to reliable
information.
McKoin first told Of his plans at
an impromptu conference with At.
torney General Coco, who passed
through Monroe en- route to his
home. The physician asked the at.
torney generals approval of the
trip to Baltimore and the State Off
cial said he would interpose no OBJ
lection.
You are under bond, of course,
and can return to Baltimore If it
is satisfactory to the district attor-
ney of Morehouse parish" Coco
told accused physician.
II don't think the district attor-
ney will object" McKoin replied.
David A. Garrett, the district at.
torney, was said to be favorable
to McKoin's plan.
DR.. McKoin was taking a post
graduate course in medical insti.
tuition when arrested. He at first
fought extradition, but later re-
turned to Louisiana of his own
accord
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-26

clinic was treating three thousand
persons a day, the three thousand
were divided into the following age
groups:
SOS between fifteen and nineteen
years.
s27 between twenty and twenty.
five years.
I'll between twenty-six and thirty
years.
523 between thirty-one and forty
years.
1873 forty-one years or over.
And the White Cross Society of
Seattle employs officials who are
doing nothing else but watching
high schools for the dope" ped
lers.
In San Francisco the Federal mar
cotic agents arrested one of the
most notorious criminals in the
West on the steps Of the CONNER.
cial High School.
He had gone there to sell "dope."
In Denver the grand jury
brought in report a few months
ago asking an investigation of con-
ditions in the Denver High Schools
regarding dope"
Authority On "Dope."
Judge Murphy, police magistrate
Of Edmonton, Canada, has just pub
lished an astonishing book on the
dope" traffic.
The book is already regarded as
an authority on the dope" traffic
in Canada and the United States.
In Judge Murphy's report the
statement is made that the State
board of pharmacy, California. re-
ports that children are supplied
with morphine and cocaine in guam
titles as small az 10 cents worth.
I'm Vancouver" says Judge
Murphy, drugs are being used in
a wholesale manner by boys and
girls from fifteen to eighteen years
Of age.
Mr.. H. H. Stevens. M. P, states
that scores of children are ruined
annually by dope
Paid for New Addicts.
Zone Canadian girl boasted that
she gets $25 commission for every
boy and girl she initiated into the
drug habit. 1t is a commission
soon repaid, for the victims always
find the money for the daily dope
they cannot do without lit.
I'm one bank alone four young
bank clerks were found to be CO.
caine fiends."
Cornelius F. Collins, justice Of the
Court of Special Sessions, says
that 80 per cent of the addicts he
sees are under twenty.
Jane Adams, the Chicago philan-
thropist, knows the truth about
children and dope" II anyone in
the country does know it.
She tells of q gang of boys in
Chicago from thirteen to seventeen
who were every one of them
dope" victims.
They learned the habit from q
colored man who was the agent of
drug store and who gave them
samples in order that they might
get the habit"
Money Back Of 1t All.
Fine missionary spirit that
which leads young children into a
slavery worse than death-but look
deeply enough into the facts of
any such case as this and, nine
times out of ten. you will find
money and the love of it at the
root of the whole matter.
The underworld is full of stories
of the mysterious craving to in.
slave others, which is q part of
the chain which binds dope"
slave.
There is a basis OF truth in this
story.
Cocaine users are VIGOROUSLY