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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Nebraska Girl.
Singing Carols,
Killed by Tram
Ruth Bachelor. Daughter of
Valentine Ranchman. Loses
Her Life i'm East on
Christmas Eve.

While singing carols Christmas eve
in Cape Elizabeth. Me. with a group
OF college students. Ruth Bachelor.
-. daughter Of John J. Bachelor.
wealthy Valentine fNebl rancher. was
struck and instantly killed by a one
man street car.
Cape Elizabeth is a suburb of Port.
land. Miss Bachelor had gone with q
schoolmate. Miss Elizabeth fDiclxyl
Hunt. from Leland Powers school
Boston. 10 the latter's home in Port
land for the holidays.
An approaching automobile was
sighted. A street car was nearing
from an opposite direction. Head
lights on the motor car blinded both
the girl and the motorman and Miss
Bachelor was struck by the street car
This informa tion Is pieced from frag
mentary communications received by
her father who with Mrs. Bachelor is
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. August
II. Wolf. 327i Hascail street. Omaha.
The body OF Miss Bachelor is en-
route TO Omaha Funeral services
will be held at Valentine.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Bachelor. the
girl is survived by two sisters. Mrs
Helen Yeast and Mrs. Ray Christopher
of Valentine. and a brother. o. E.
Bachelor.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Irrigation Needs
to Be Looked Into
Federal Board Will Visit
Western Nebraska in Jan.
uary, Simmons Says.
By p. C. POWELL.

Washington Correspondent Tho Omaha Bee
Washington. Dec. 25.-Representa'
tive Bob Simmons Is In conference
with the fact finding commission ap-
pointed by the secretary Of the IN.
terror to investigate drainage and IT.
rlgation cases and decide upon a
plan to relieve distress Of water users
who are struggling in making pay
ments for federal irrigation work
which it is claimed cost much more
than was necessary.
This commission, according to Sim
mons. intends to visit the North
Platte valley about the middle oil
January. Other water projects In
western states will be investigated
on the same trip after which the COM
mission will return to Washington
and outline plan for relief Of water
users.
Those on the commission are;
Thomas E. Campbell. Arizona; John
Widtsoe, Utah; Joseph r. Garfield,
Ohio; Oscar Z. Bradfute, Ohio; julius
III. Barnes, Washington; Elwood
Mead. California; Clyde c. Dawson,
Colorado.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
:: SUNNY SIDE UP =:

On the wing: Just before Christ.
mas. on a fast train fairly flying
across the plains Of Nebraska. Talk
about California climate nothing
could excel the beauty of this Ne
braska day. Scarcely a cloud in the
skies. Golden sunshine bathing the
flying landscape I'm 4 glow of color.
Scarcely breeze to rustic the limbs
OF the trees. and the warmth of a
May day over ALL 1t seems anything
but Christmas weather. But the
Christmas spirit pervades the palatial
train.
stalwart young fellow In the uni.
form OF the r. O. r. c. on his way
home for the holidays. lie is stu
dent atf Creighton and hasn't seen
Dad and Mother for over four months.
Studying law and exudes confidence
In his ability to take the world by
the nape OF the neck when the time
comes. and shake fame and fortune
from It. His youthful spirit make me
feel young. That lad is sure going 10
make the girls in the old home town
turn their heads when he walks down
the street.
Laughing. chattering quartet OF
girl students In the end section.
Dolled up in their best and proudly
displaying the colors OF the u. OF N.
Furtlve glances now and then towards
the young Il. o. T. G.. lad. but he
seems oblivious. He must be think.
ing of the Only Girl, who will doubt
less be somewhere near when he
steps down from the train. Quartet
pays no attention a.tall to the middle.
aged fat man who looks on life
through rubber.tired specs, but he
gets a bushel OF Christmas fun of II
all. for IL has been only 30 or N
years ago that he was young him
self. ana he hasn't forgotten II. Never
will, either.
Another middle.aged man whose
compartment is filled with packages
wrapped In gaily colored paper. On
his way home after marketing fouI
loads of fat steers at South Omaha
All his children are married. he tells
me, but he has flock OF grandchil
dren who will have a high old TINT
when grandpa gets home know
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all about It. Got some Of my own.
and that big grip In my seat is
crammed full. and all have in II Is
the other shirt and a few collars.
A tinge OF sadness. In the draw
ing room is a brave little woman.
watched over by a nurse and a young
husband whose face IL lined with
care. They have been to a famous
hospital. and now. so the grief.
stricken husband tells me. they are
taking her home TO await the end.
which will not be long delayed. The
stricken woman's prayer is that she
will live to reach home In far away
Oregon. The drawing room'is filled
with flowers.
Two small lads across the aisle.
They are as restless as lads OF and
IL usually are. We made friends. be
cause I showed them book intend.
ed for my own s-year old boy. Their
dad was with them. Going to Wy
oming to spend Christmas with grand
pa and grandma" confided the old.
est We've never been out there
to see EN-" explained the other. To
these two bright-eyed lads II is a
great adventure. Wonder II my own
grandchildren are as eager to see me ?
II they only knew But they will
know before you read this.
Train keeping up an average OF so
miles an hour. but II seems to be just
dragging along. Wish l could take
as much interest In the passing land.
scape as the two little lads across the
aisle. They see something nav all
the time. All can think OF IL the
lights o. home. and the tree awaiting
my coming ere Il ls decorated. George,
the porter figures he'll be home
about sundown Christmas day. In
forms me he has wife and two little
ones. and as he tells mo ! see more
ivory than ] ever imagined could
be stored away In one mouth
Husband OF the sufferer in thr
drawing room comes out and softly
closes the door. Says his wife Is
asleep. SO We adjourn TO the smolt
ing room. How different we two ap
proach the great holiday
All. we'll life is n complex affair
at best. I'm off TO smoke that cigar
w. NJ. M.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Bones Are
in
Fired Home
Murderer of Five Is Taken
From Grave to Scene of
Crime and Funeral
Pyre Kindled.
Refused Decent Burial

jefferson. Ma. Dec. 25.-The body
OF John Snow was exhumed early to-
day from the solitary grave. where it
was buried yesterday, and placed in
| the cottage where he killed his wife
and two other women on Saturday.
The house was then set on fire. The
charred body was found in the ruins
later in the day. County Attorney
Weston NJ. Hilton has begun an in
vestigation In an effort to determine
who was responsible.
The countryside was stirred, when
| ii was learned that Snow. after kill
ling the wife and son of Deputy Sher-
III Frank e. Jewett at their home in
White Field. had come to jefferson.
where his wife. her aunt and her
grandmother lived. and had shot the
three women. then ended his own
| life. Although the medical examiner
| characterized the murders as the
work of a mad man." threats that
SHOWS body would be burned were
| said to have been made the next day.
Funeral services were held yester-
day for the three women killed, and
turial was in a cemetery in Jeffer-
son. Authorities refused permission
for the burial OF Shows body in the
cemetery. and it wa sinterred with
out ceremony in grave on the farm
where his wife had lived.
County authorities were not noti-
fled of the exhunation and burning
until several hours after the cottage
| had been DESTROYED
Funerals for Mrs. Jewett and her
son will be held some time this week.
II is the theory OF the authorities
that Snow. who had been separated
from his wife and placed under bonds
to keep the peace because Of com
plants that he had beaten her. killed
her and her relatives because sire
refused TO return TO him. and that
he killed the deputy's wife and son
because they refused 70 let him take
the deputy's automobile to come
here
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Thinks Crew VIII Be Saved.

Lakewood, N. J.. Dec. 25.-The
French dirigible Dixmude has slight
chance of being saved. In the opin.
ion of Anton Heiman. consulting en-
gineer on the Shenandoah and German
commander OF the Dixmude on its
first flight In Germany. where It was
built to bomb New York.
Captain Heinen today said he felt
no anxiety for the so persons aboard,
who, he said could leave by ropes
IL the ship could be lowered near
enough to the earth. In the event
however, he said, the ship probably
would be lost unless 1t could be low
cred where enough persons could be
Immediately gathered to hold II down
by the ropes. The chief danger, he
said, was that storm might carry
the ship off to sea.
Captain Heinen declared reported
movements Of the ship indicated the
commanding officer believed he could
repair the motors in the air and even.
tually return to the home station
under his own power.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Three Narrowly
Escape Death
in Motor Crash
Automobile Plunges Over %
Foot Embankment After
Passengers Are Thrown
TO Ground.

A family OF three. returning to
their home in Millard after spending
Christmas in Omaha, narrowly es-
capped being plunged to death. when
their automobile went over a so-foot
embankment after collidinS with an.
other motor car at ESQ yesterday
afternoon AT Seventy second and
Center streets.
As the result OF a stump preventine
the car from hurting into a deep
rsvine. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Huddle.
ston and their son. Riley. escaped
with minor injuries They were
thrown ou, by the impact With the
stump.
The accident occurred. when an
automobile bearing three men. who
are said 10 have been intoxicated
crashed into the Huddleston car.
which was going west on West Center
street. The car came from the south
on Seventy-second street. County Of
ficers expect 10 arrest the occupants
today.
The Huddieston automobile swerved
TO the curb after the impact. then
went over the embankment The
stump ohstrueted the car in IT'S rapid
descent 10 the deep rayine below.
Huddleston and his son received
medical attention at St. Joseph hos
pitaA after which they were taken
to their home in Miilard. Mrs. Hrd-
dlesten required to treatment
The Huddleston automobile vas
demolished.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Kpjghts Templar Hold
Christmas Services

Christmas services Of Mount Cal
vary commandery, number /, Knights
Templar. Omaha. began yesterday
morning at II at the Masonic temple.
The band played several Christmas
hymns, Scripture lessons and prayers
were led by the prelate.
Right Eminent Grand Commander
Jesse D. Whitmore. Valley, Neb.. sent
toast in which he said that "The
entire world is suffering because OF
hatred. injury and wrong. Let us,
as knights Templar. by loyalty, SER
vice and charity help to heal portion
OF the ills from which humanity is
suffering"
Rev. Thomas Casady made the ad-
iress. Rev. Donald c. Macleod, who
was scheduled for the address. was
called to Boston.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Kearney Store Robbed
Two Suspects Are Held

kearney. Neh.. Dec. sS.-Two men
entered the Army and Navy store
hast night. fitted themselves out in
now clothing. packed bundles Of sd
iitional loot and sneaked out AZ they
entered. by rear door. Their old
garments were lef, behind and they
gave the officers sufficient clue TO
trail pair of suspicious looking men
who had been seen about town during
the day. They were spotted at Grand
Island and are being held there pend.
ing their return 10 kearney. The men
arrested had In their possession a
quantity Of clothing answering the de
scrIption OF goods taken from the 10
cal store.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Car Alleged Stolen by
Girls Is Recovered

learney. Neb.. Dec. 24.-Police
today recovered a Buick roadster, the
property OF Elmer II. Frank, OF
Table Rock, Neb. The car had been
stolen over a month ago. At the
time 1t was reported that two girls
had made off with the machine. One
Of these girls was located In Kear-
ney, being employed at the state hos
pital. Recovery Of the car followed.
The owner, content to locate the ma
chine, refused to prosecute for auto
theft.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
.HopeWan
for Safety
Of Diriigible
Giant French Balloon, Dix
nude, Is Believed Lost
by Navy Depart
mcnt.
Location More Uncertain

Paris. Dec. 25.--Hope that the
French dirigible balloon Dixmude. last
reported floating out of control over
the Tunisian coast. will be saved, is
apparently waning, judging from a
communique issued by the navy de-
partment at tonight.
Tho communique begins: News
received this afternoon tends to- In.
crease the uncertainty of the Dix.
nudes position" and then says in
vestigation has shown it to be doubt.
full IL the lights reported to have been
seen between and z Sunday night
could have been from the Dixmude.
It Is pointed out the reports did not
say the body of the dirigible had been
seen.
Investigation also has shown the
reports from Bizerta and Sfax. on the
Tunisian coast, Sunday afternoon to
the effect the Dixmude was going out
to sea, apparently in damaged con-
dition. were incorrect. the statement
saws
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
by MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington, Dec. es.-The situa-
ton affecting Secretary Melons tax
reduction plan Is just as complex
az the interviews from various
sources indicate. 1t grows more SO
every day. There is disagreement
among the republicans as TO whether
any tax bill at all should be passed
this session. This disagreement ex-
lists not only among the rank and
file OF the republicans. but among
the regular orthodox republican
leaders.
Those republican leaders who op.
pose tax reduction have not been
saying much about II since the popu.
lar reception OF the Mellon and Cool.
idge recommendations. but the opposi.
ton exists and goes on the. theory
that the best republican politics
would be TO defer all tax legislation
until after the November election.
Relief for Small Taxpayer.
But assuming that Coolidge S
pressure for tax legislation prevails.
the real complexity arises on the
question OF just what kind OF tax
reduction. For the understanding OF
this phase OF the question. the reader
should bear in mind a rough di.
vision between income taxes on small
incomes and income taxes on large
incomes. Secretary Mellon proposes
to reduce the taxes on both.
That the tax on small incomes. let
us say on incomes OF less than &c..
900 year, will be reduced. can be
taken perfectly for granted. Both
parties and all factions agree on
that. assuming that any kind OF tax
legislation at all In to be passed.
But Secretary Mellon says, In ef
feet. that the relief TO the country lies
In reducing also the taxes on large
incomes. The argument il that the
mere reduction tof taxes on the small
plan is little compared to the benefits
that would come 10 the small man and
to the country as a whole in the
larger and more active business
through reducing the tax on big In
comes az well.
Limitation of Wealth.
IL Is on this point that there II
serious and far-reaching disagree
ment. II is certain that La Toilette
viii lead fight to not only keep the
present taxes on big incomes, which
now run as high as 50 per cent. but
actually TO increase them. Some OF
this school would also restore the
excess profits tax, and In yet other
ways increase tho levies on the rich
and on corporations. This fight about
taxes on big incomes really reaches
beyond the field of taxation. and
enters the field OF sociology.
There Is a definite group which re
CARDS the graduated income tax. not
M merely device for raising revenue
but additionally and even primaril,
as "A means OF bringing about a social
and economic dwelling process. Foi
Igood or for IN. that theory exists. The
number is considerable who either
favor II because they think II IL pop
ular politically. or else believe In i
as theory OF society.
II the advocates of keeping or en-
larglng the tax on big incomes turns
out to be numerous enough TO be ef
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
WorstStorr11
in 33 Years
in Pacific
Plate Glass Windows, Street
Signs and Mail Boxes
Wrecked by Gale in
Seattle Streets.
Four Dead in Tug Wreck

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 25.--In a storm
which wrecked the tug Tyee with the
loss of four lives last night in north
Pacific waters, and in which the wind
reached the highest velocity that has
been set down in the 33 years that the
United States government has kept
record here, two vessels were still in
/ diShays today.
Besides these marine accidents in
the Pacific ocean and the strait of
Juan de F'uca, the steamer Dawn
sank at her dock In Seattle in Lake
Washington.
One hundred telephone wires were
broken throughout the city. BY the
time newspaper staffs were at their
posts, news of 90 plate glass windows
shattered by the gale was received.
Street signs and mail boxes were up
set everywhere, even surprising a
hallowe' en-.
The highest preceding record for
wind here was 64 miles, noted in De-
cember. 1912. and November. 1914.
A wireless message from the steam
ship Author, adrift with machinery
trouble off the Washington coast
said that it was well away from
shore and making three miles an hour.
The Nelson steamer Jacox. which
found itself unable to handle the
schooner Thistle, which she was tow
ing through the Straight OF Juan de
E'uca last night, was today proceeding
under her own power and conveying
the Thistle. The Thistle, its sails
spread, was making for Port Angels.
on the strait, and the coast guard cut
ter Snohomish. had Joined the Jacox
In the convoy.
Engineer Pike, owner Of the British
tug Tyee, which sank off Pender
island, near Vancouver, B. c., and
Mate Warder were saved. while the
four others on the craft lost their
lives. No one was killed or injured
in the sinking Of the Dawn.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Foreigners Quit
German Schools

Berlin, Dec. 25.-Foreign students
are deserting German universities be-
cause OF the high cost OF living in
this country. Outsiders must pay
fees as Germans, but the unusual ad.
vance in living costs has been the
chief factor in reducing the number
of non-Germans in all the universities
Of the republic.
Every both male German between
the ages OF 10 and 23 Is a student in
some university. and the number OF
students In attendance at practically
all universities is increasing in spite
Of the economic distress.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Sir Herbert Samuel Off
to Meet King Hussein

Jerusalem. Dec. 25.-Sir Herbert
Samuel will leave for Ammon. the
capital OF Transjordania. TO meet
King Hussein, OF the Hedjas. who Is
expected there January 3 to confer
with his two sons. the Aemir Abdul.
lah of Transjordania and King F'eisul
Of Mesopotamia. II Is understood that
Sir Herbert will discuss with the He'd
jas ruler details of the Anglo-Arah
treaty about to be concluded.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Shelton \ eteran of Civil
War. Cripple. Found Dead

Shelton, Neh,. Dec.2 s.-Rrad Bailey.
civil war veteran who has been res
ident Of this community FOR more
than 50 years. was found dead al hts
home. lie had been = cripple for
many years and got about only by
the Use of crutcheS.
Heart failure Is thought te have
been the cause Of his death. Two
sons and a daughter preceded him IN
death and his widow survives.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26

to Return
toCreece
Former Premier Yields to De-
mands of Political Lead
ers, Athens Pa.
pers Say.
Demonstrations Barred

Athens, Dec. 2J.-News that former
Premier Venizelos, yielding to impor-
tunities of political leaders, had de-
cided to return to Greece and prob
ably would arrive here next week.
was made known to the Athenians
through late editions of afternoon
newspapers.
1t gave rise to expressions OF the
highest satisfaction in revolutionary
and liberal party circles, but caused
some apprehensions in the republican
camp for the reason that the ex-
premier's plans are unknown. One
prominent republican declared the in
formation supplied to NJ. Venizelos by
his partisans was misleading because
it showed the liberals to be stronger
than the republicans.
NJ. venizelos' ban against popular
demonstrations upon his arrival
caused keen disappointment among
his followers who had planned to out
do in magnitude the welcome ac-
corded the late King Constantine
upon his return to Greece after his
exile in Switzerland.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Air Mail Discontinued i'm
Memory of Four Dead Pilots

Reno. New. Dec. s6.-Air mall SerN-
ice from east - west has been dis
continued until January /. according
10 advioes received by the Reno ait
mail field and the Reno peStofficc,
The layoff Is GU; Of respect IL the
memory of the four air mail pilots
who lost their lives this year. and to
permit rigid inspcctio net every air.
plane in the service.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Cridster Dies of Injuries.

Rochester. N. Y, Dec. 24.-Timothy
Cotter, end on the st. stephen foot.
ball team. Buffalo, died at a hospital
here today as result of broken
neck received Sunday In a game with
the Oxfords OF this city. The coroner
issued certificate OF accidental
DEATH
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
The Weather

For ?, noois ending at y IN. neeem-
her So
Temperatures Highest, ts. lowest. 50
mean. se. normal. "a, Total excess since
January l. S.ss.
rrecip,tation. inches and handsedths.
excess Il d. NN.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26

:. .G2OTTSBLUFF-Du to an unro-
Gntic Nebraska law, Cupid has
transferred his usual holiday rush
from this portion Of the state TO Wyo-
ming, the usual hegira continuing TO
rorrington, Abs favorits Gretna
0<Oen. y.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26

oSHKOsH--A hand Of Archie Smell,
|27. was practically torn off when II
caught in the husking machinery OF
a corn picker. lie Is In hospital
at North Platte.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l.. w.
Wright Of Glheon. sustained = dis
located shoulder and was bruised in
fan over a hag OF mail. while dis
tributing parcels in the office. He
will he confined to his home for some
time.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26
Boats Ready to Aid.

Toulon, France. Dec. 25.-Every
torpedo boat destroyer in the harbor
is being kept under steam In readiness
for a dash to sea in case word Is re-
ceived OF the definite location of the
missing dirigible Dixmude.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-26

Among the rumors afloat In Wash.
lngton. which is given here FOR no
more than the value OF a rumor. IL
ono to the effect that ex.rrosident
Wilson il opposed TO the soldiers
bonus on the theory that it tries to
set money value ON high service
TO the world. The rumor says fur
ther that the antihonus democrats
will rtv TO persuade Mr. Wilson to
give thom the aid OF public state.
ment from him II is significant OF
the weight and authority Wilson even
In retirement still has. on the gen.
eral subject Of taxation, Il is a fact
that Wilson's record Is conservative.
While he was yet president, he oppos.
ed Cetaining the excess profits tax.