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A doctor at hospital said that
there were at least six persons killed
in the explosion. but their names
could not be learned.
Those killed are reported to be wo-
men. The actual cause Of the expio-
sion has not been determined. Coro-
ner c. NJ. Streeter OF Alton was sum-
moned TO the plant to take charge of
the bodies o fthe killed. A guard was
thrown about the plant Immediately
after the blast. and no one was per-
mitted to enter. The explosion Is said
to have been heard a mile from the
plant.
Newspaper men. who were denied
admittance TO the plant. were told by
employees that the number OF dead
was seven and that the injured would
total between 25 and 40.
The explosion destroyed budding
approximately 100 feet square, I'm
which the cartridges were being sal
vsged.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
.HardingP Party
Dons OyercOats
Alaska's Weather Chilly. But
Reception at Juneau is Warm
Everybody Turns Out.
by international News Service.

Aboard L. 5. s. Henderson With
President Harding in Alaska. July 10.
Via Naval Radio. president Hard
ing reached Juneau today. receiving a
tumultuous welcome from the popula.
tion.
The transport Henderson passed
through Taku Inlet. those on board
viewing the glorious Taku glacier dur
ing the early morning and making
Juneau by midforenoon. Scores Of
boats in the harbor loosed their sirens
to toot a hearty welcome.
After landing President Harding
and his party were escorted by le-
gionnaires and regulars from Chilkoot
barracks to the governor mansion.
Children dressed in white and sta
TONED at the street intersections sang
their welcome and threw flowers at
President and Mrs. Harding.
President Harding will remain at
Juneau as the guest Of Governor
Bone 5Ver night. leaving carly We'd
nesday morning for Seward where
Saturday he will start a weeks trip
over the government railroad 10 FAIR
banks and Valdez.
This afternoon the president was
scheduled TO view the Mendenhal
Glacier after which he was to 70 TO
the city hall. where the president
and his cabinet are due 10 confer
with a committee OF citizens over
pending Alaskan matters.
Masons. Elks. pioneers and other
fraternal workers were to participate
In another welcome. presenting gifts
and at y. m. the president was to
visit the Alaska Juneau mine, and at
! y. m. he is TO dine at the governor S
mansion. From 10 II p. M. the
president is 10 hold general recep-
tion to Alaskans~ at the governors
mansion.
Last night the Henderson plowed
through a dense fog. the imminencc
of the mountains necessitating con
slant fog horning from the Hender.
son TO the destroyers, Cory and Hull
her escorts. Chilly weather requires
evercoats constantly.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
]. Ogden Armour Raises
$7,000,000 TO Pay Off Loans


Chicago, July 10.-Approximately
$1,000. 900 has been raised by J. Ogden
Armour through the disposal Of prop
erty and holdings in commercial In.
stltutions during the past few days.
il was learned today.
Armour is expected to net close to
$4,000, 600 from the sale OF his hold
ings of between $4,000 and 10000
shares In the Continental and Com
mercial bank.
Sale OF the bank stock follows close
ly on Armonr's disposal OF the Wind.
sor park golf links. purchased by him
to serve as n campus for the Armour
Institute of Technology. Armour Is
understood 10 have received 1000.
600 for the property. Armour also
has disposed of his Gold Coast" prop
erty. II is reported.
Receipts from the sale OF his vari.
Gus holdings will be used TO liauidate
loans totaling s2o,ooo.ooo made last
February AT the time of the Armour.
Morris merger. Il is understood
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Tilted Lover Shoots Self
in Front of Girls Home

Sioux City. July 10.-Jllted by his
l6-yearold sweetheart, Claude Eschel.
man. n years old. a truck driver. shot
and killed himself in front OF the
girls home this morning.
The girl, Miss Evelyn Paulson. had
just entered the yard ON her bicycle
when Escbelman drove up In his au-
tomobile and drew Il revolver from
his hip pocket, shouted Goodbye.
I'm through" and sent bullet
through his temple
Eschelman had been an admirer OF
tho GIL, but she rcpulsed all OF his
advances
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Shelby Bank
Closes in Wake
of July 4 Bout
Follows Great Falls Institu.
ton in Shutting Doors
Both Run by Backers
of Big Fight.

Great Falls. Mont, July 1o.-The
First State Bank OF Shelby. Of which
Jim Johnson, one of the hackers Of
the Dempsey Gibbons bout, IS presi-
oent. closed its doors this morning,
according to a statement made here
by State Bank Examiner L. O. Skel-
ton, who is here to take charge Of the
stanton Trust and Savings bank.
which went into voluntary hquida-
tion Monday noon.
George II. Stanton. president Of the
Great Falls institution. also was one
Of the hackers Of the July 1 cham
pionship battle at Shelby.
Mr. Shelton stated that the reason
for the closing OF the Shelby bank
was that 1t was affiliated with the
Stanton bank. which closed yester-
day.
The Shelby bank is state institu-
ton with 500. 600 assets. having a
capital Of s25.eoo and deposits OF
about s1s3.00o. according TO its last
statement. Mayor James A johnson
OF Shelby. the man who is reputed &c
have lost more than 500. 900 through
the Dempsey Gibbons fight and who
put up $s5 900 OF the second 500. 900
payment for the Dempsey purse. be
sides being president Of the bank. IS
one of IFS principal stockholders. No
statement has been issued by Mayor
johnson. who is in Shelby. nor by
Bank Examiner Skelton.
When the second payment Of $780,
600 was made to Dempsey in Great
| Falls on June Is. MIR. Stanton was
credited in the dispatches as having
put up $50 goo and Mayor johnson
SIS, 900. the rest being made up by
Great Falls men.
This statement was afterward cor
rected 10 show that Mayor johnson
was the angel in the crisis. having
really put the $780, 900 credited 10
Stanton in addition 10 another $4,000
At the Stanton hank today. nc
statement was issued further than
night to the effect that the Dempsey
Gibbons fight had nothing whatever
20 do with the failure OF his bank
that he had not put dollar of the
banks money or his individual for
tune into the fight In any way and
had only contributed his individual
efforts TO aid in raising the money
called for by the purse.
The state superintendent OF banks
today took over the Stanton Bank and
Trust company. as well as the First
State bank Of Shelby, the johnson
bank.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Lost Balloonist
Died Hero Death
Lieutenant Null, Whose Body
Missing, Believed to Have
Given Life to Save Roth.
lBx Associated Presal

Port Stanley, Ont, July 10.-The
fishermen of Port Stanley-more than
a score of them-were out on Lake
Erie again early today gathering
their catches and scanning the sur
face for. Lieut.. r. 3. Null. missing
aeronaut, or his body.
Organized search for Lieutenant
Null. companion in the naval balloon
A669S of Lieut.. l.. J. Roth, whose
body was found In the balloon basket
yesterday. has virtually been aban-
doned.
Some OF those who studied frag-
nents OF the water-soaked log of the
A-6698, found in the rigging OF the
gas bag when 1t was picked up Sat
urday pretend to see In the fear
decipherable entries, an heroic epic
of lake and air.
Lieutenant Null lcaped overheard
into the storm tossed lake, giving him.
self as human ballast in an effort to
save the life Of Lieutenant Roth. the
pilot, according to the story they see
in the log.
Tracing the flight they believe a
storm Thursday night or Friday
morning dropped the big bag perilous.
iy close to the waters of the lake. The
two lieutenants tossed oberboard all
ballast. The bag rose but, caught in
the fury of the storm. was again
forced toward the water.
Clothing, everything remaining that
> could be thrown overheard were then
thrown overheard. 1t was then that
Lieut.. Null leaped overheard, believ-
ing the bag, relieved OF his weight,
would rise and give Lieut.. Roth a
chance for his life.
Lieut.. Roth was probably so weak
from exhaustion that his efforts to
stay in the basket were unsuccess
full and he was thrown outside and
drowned
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Britain to
Outline Its
Peace Plan
Cabinet in Policy Statement
Will Let Premier Poincare
Know the Mind of
England.
Discuss German Reply
BY Universal Service.

London, July 10.--It is learned to-
night that the British cabinet will
meet tomorrow morning to discuss
the final draft of the proposed collec-
tive allied note in reply to the Ger
man memorandum of June.
At the same time the cabinet will
consider the form for the statement
of British policy which Premier Bald
win and Lord Curzon will make
Thursday. Every care Is being taken
to dispel and idea that this is "the
last chance" but at the same time
to let Premier Poincare know the
mind of Britain.
Insists on Hughes Plan.
Premier Baldwin is insisting upon
the appointment of an internatio
commission as suggested by Secre-
tary Hughes, and has already ap-
preached several neutral countries.
Sweden has been asked to send Prof.
Cassels as a representative.
France is to be reminded that there
are several precedents for this course.
such as the commission of bankers
and its agreement to submit to the
league of nations assembly the sub
ject of reparations
Revive Brussels Meeting.
In addition. Britain will revive the
proposed Brussels conference, which
was originally designed TO follow the
abortive Paris conference of last jan
uary. To this revived conference all
the powers interested in reparations.
war debts and the reconstruction of
Europe will be invited to aid in seek
ing solution of the difficulties.
The French ambassador visited the
foreign Office this afternoon, and it Is
understood that he informed the
British government Of the intentions
of the French government
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Short $4,000 In Notes.
SUeriaI Disuateh IN Tn. nu..h. I
Rum Drinking on 4
Ship Board Craft

Washington. July 10.-A new ele-
ment of uncertainty In the ship liquor
tangle has been brought TO light by
the receipt here OF reports OF the APP
pearance Of intoxicants IN the dining
saloons of certain shipping board
vessels during those portions of their
trips which lie outside the three mile
limit
Shipping board officials apparently
dc not doubt the truth OF these re-
ports, but they are uncertain as to
the police powers Of ships officers to
Interfere with such liquor drinking by
passengers so long as no member OF
any ships crew is involved. In every
case reported. 1t Is said, the passen-
gers not only provided the liquor.
but did the serving themselves.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11

''Last Chance Saloon"
Boss Holds Faith IN
London's Prophecy
BY international News Service

"
Oakland, Cal, July 10.-"Jack al
ways said fire wasn't hot enough
to hurt this place. Water could do
it, said he, II there be enough in
the world, but it seems there isn't"
So quoth old Johnny Heinhold
today as he directed wOrlsmen I'm
their task of rehabilitating the
Last Chance saloon." johnny be-
friended Jack London, famous au-
thor, when he found shelter behind
the bar Of the Last Chance"
homeless lad of IA. 1t was in the
Last Chance" that Jack picked
up from a dictionary the first rudi-
ments Of his writing ability and I'm
later years he immortalized john
ny, who made possible his cduca-
tion, in many books.
Jack is gone, but Johnny re-
mains, and as long as he lives the
Last Chance" is to stand as a
London landmark. Last night fire
razed an adjoining structure. Water
flooded the Last Chance" Firemen
begged Johnny to leave. But with
a big umbrella, he held the fort,
firm in the prophecy of Jack Lon
don that fire was not hot enough
to destroy the Last Chance.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Outcome of Minnesota Vote
Watched as Sign for 1924
Nv Associated Press.
Rs Associated Press.

ST. Paul, MINI. July io.-ou,come
OF the Minnesota senatorial election
on July Is win be watched closely in
national political circles as possibly
having a bearing ON the next presi.
dental election. IL was said by spme
political observers here today.
The trend OF the republican vote for
Governor ]. \. O. preus. and that for
Magnus johnson. fsrmer.laisorite. po-
litical Observers declare. VIII give
them good indication ot the senti
ment Of the people. at least in this
section Of tho country, on the policies
OF the present republican national sd,
miniStration.
Governor preus has the endorse,
mont Of the administration and he
Approves its program and actions
johnson opposes the Harding plat
form.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Boys Return From Tour of
"West" i'm Decrepit Fliyycr

Johnny Gibson, son of Mickey Glib.
son. cigar store proprietor. and Ned
Eastman, son OF ], l., Eastman. 1850
cass street. returned yesterday from
a personally conducted tour of ;he
"west.' which went as far as Grand
Island. Neh.. with broken down
fllsver. which they had purchased tor
800 and n thin dime.
They We're arrested IN Lincoln FOR
speedlns, but were released
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Editor Called on Carpet
for Attacks Against Court

Las Vegas. y. NJ. July Carr c.
Magee. editor OF the Albuquerque
Tribune. will be called before David
J, Leahy. presiding judge Of the
Eighth judicial district, Monday. 10
file his answer in four orders to show
cause why he should not be sentenced
for contempt Of court.
The charges grew out Of attacks al.
legged 10 have been made by Magee IN
his newspaper on the Sourt and Judge
Ieahy during Msgee's trial on n
charge OF criminally lieelling Frank
". Parker. chief justice Of the state
supreme court. Judge Leahy. who
presided al the libel trial. sentenced
Magee 10 Is months al hard labor in
the state prison.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Crude Oil Reductions.

Pittsburgh. July 10.----A reduction
OF 20 cents IN the price of the prin
cipal grades OF crude oil was an
nouneed at the opening of the mar
ket today. The new prices are:
New York Transit and Bradford
district, SO a barrel: National Transit
Southwest Penn, Eureka Pipe Line
and Buckeye Pipe Line. se.75.
Other reductions were: Cabell. 2tt
TO $3.50. Somerset. 15c TO si.40; Som
orset Light. zoe 10 Sl55; Ragland
Sc to T5c
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Wife Finds Husband Dead;
Suicide Jury's Verdic

Kimball, Neb.. July fo.-Bruce Per
rine OF Kimball shot and killed him
self yesterday. His wife. returning
from chautauqua, found the body. He
left letter to his wife and son, ex-
planning matters. but the letter was
not made public. 1t is thought he
was discouraged over backsets in
financial affairs.
Perrine came here from Creighton
Neb.. five years ago and entered the
grocery business. Later he sold out
and held city position.
Coroner's jury brought in the yer.
diet OF death by his own hand.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
London Is Swept
by Terrific Storm

London. July 10.-EngIand exper.
fenced one Of the worst thunderstorms
in many years early today. II lasted
from midnight to 8 o'clock this morn
ing. London appeared to get the full
brunt Of the storm. the remarkable
thunder and lightning display keep
ing the majority Of people awake for
hours. The fire brigade was kept
busy answering some 40 calls from
fires caused by lightning. One house
was destroyed and many persons were
injured. The rain came down in tor
rents and brought London traffic to
standstilT In many places.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Nickerson Bank
Robbery Riddle
Still Unsolved
Safe Found Intact and Entry
Was Impossible Without
knowledge of Time.
lock, Expert Says.
Special Dispatch to Tho Omaha Bee.

Fremont, Neb., July 10.-Investiga-
tion Of the Nickerson State bank rob-
berry early Monday morning, which
netted yeggs nearly s26, 900 in cash
and liberty bonds, ran up against a
stone wall, according to Sheriff Con-
dit. A completed check of the condi-
tion of the bank shows the absence of
500, 900 in bonds and s5,396.01 in cash.
A detective of the Pinkerton agency
has been called in to assist Condit in
following up the various angles of the
case. state Bank Examiner Fricke
went over the books and helped ar.
five at the final check.
Evidence in the mystery thus far
tends to show that the unknown per-
sons entered the bank through a
scuttle in the roof and then broke the
lock on a door, giving access TO the
main floor. None of the locks on
the vault, inner safe or cash com
partments was damaged, although
the robbers succeeded in opening all
combinations.
No Yeggs' Prints Found.
search for finger prints has re-
vealed none other than those OF per-
sons connected with the bank. Sheriff
Condit said the finger prints might
have been made Saturday during busi-
ness hours and the impressions would
remain until Monday. The fact that
a timelock on the inner safe was not
scheduled to open until 7:30 Monday
morning adds greatly to the mystery.
{. Il. Negus, vice president, in
charge OF the bank; Frank Bullock,
cashier. and Miss Maude Niebaum,
clerk, were able TO furnish good
alibis, Condit declared. The three
were called to trace their movements
from closing hours Saturday until
Monday morning, before Condlt, state
Sheriff Carroll and County Attorney
John Gumb.
Harold II. Lorenz OF the Diebold
Safe company inspected the combina-
tons on the safe. He said 1t was i'm
possible for yeggs TO determine for
what hours the timelock may have
been set. Only explosives could open
the safe with the timelock set. he
| said.
Sheriff Condit and other officials
left Nickerson this evening for Font
eneile for conference with a. w.
| Sprick, president OF the bank.
Short $1,000 In Notes.
Special Dispatch to Tho Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, July 10.-K. c. Knudson,
secretary Of the state banking board,
announced today that a week ago ex.
aminers found the First State bank
| of Nick nraor, uhnrt nnn L..
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Pioneer Nebraska Lawyer
Dies After Long Illness

Nebraska city. Neb.. July 10.-Ed.
win +. Warren. one of the best known
pioneer attorneys OF Nebraska. died at
his home here after an illness OF sew
eral months duration. He was born
in New York In 1s4l and graduated
from Yale In 1864.
-Four yers later he came TO this
city where he practiced his profession
until fcw months ago. lie was a
thirty-third degree Mason, having re.
ceiyed the degree In 1885.
He is survived by his widow and
one daughter, Mrs. Chamberlain of
Kansas City. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
DIR. Cook. of North Pole
Fame. Indicted in Oil Fraud

~ International News Service.
Cleveland. o, July ie.--Dr. frcser.
lex A, Cook, who gained internstion.
al fame by discovering the North
pole. was this afternoon indicted by
a federal grand jury here charged
with using the mail to defgaud. e.
tering for sale stock of the Mid. Amer
lean on & Refining company. Twen-
ty-three employees were jointly sndiet-
cd with him.
Cock is new under indictment at
Fort Worth. Tex. where he Is schee-
aled 20 he tried In September on
similar charge.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Driven to Frenzy by Flies
Cattle Stampede and Drown

Kearney. Neb., July 10.-In "A mad
frenzy to get water for a drink and
TO shake OF myriads Of pestering flies,
a herd OF 1876 cattle on the John Pow
ers place, located north of Miller.
stampeded. broke down a fence sur
rounding large reservoir and
plunged into the cool pool. BY the
time hired man had been attracted
by their believing and arrived on
the scene. 100 head OF cattle had been
either drowned or trampled to death.
Powers and his family were in town
at the time, attending the funeral
of relative. He estimates his loss
at about 10000.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Man Stricken in Field
Special Dispatch to Tn. Omaha Zee

Beatrice, Neb., July i0.-Goorge
Wlthers, Liberty farmer, was strick
on With paralysis In tho harvest field
today and fell from his binder The
team ran away, wrecking the machine
by eolliding with post, Mr.. Wlthers
condition is critical and hs has not
spoken word since being found Ia
the field
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Jews i'm Eastern Thracc
Killed in Clash With Turks
ny International News service.

Athens. July io.-severai Jews have
been killed in Eastern Thrace In
clashes with Turks. IL was reported
here today. The disorders are thought
TO have arisen over Turkish regula.
tions against certain foreigners enter
ing and leaving the country.
Some Jews have demanded authori.
~ To leave the country.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
lowan Victim of Heat,

teiar kAnlds. la. July ie.--
Charles A BWfch. 40 years old. IS tne
arSt victim ef the heat herr. He va.
found dead today A. the hesaS cf hss
sister. Mrs, III ONeancn tn.
coroner pronounced death due -
heaiS disease caused by the extreme
hsaI
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
"Ye Waysidc Inn," Sung by
Longfellow, Bought by Ford
by International News Service.

Sudbury, Mass, July 10.-"Ye Way.
side Inn," immortalized by the poet,
Longfellow, IL today the property OF
Henry Ford, Detroit automobile manu-.
facturer.
IL IL understood that Mr.. Ford paid
s200,0 900 for the relics and antiques
alone housed In the ancient hosiery.
The inn had been operated continu
ousIy since 1856. 1t IL reported y will
he converted into an historical mu.
scum.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Women Convicts
Stab Prison Guard

McAlester. okl. July le.-one
guard was stabbed with a pair OF
scissors. several were beaten and fur
niture was destroyed by women in
mates OF the Oklahoma state peni-
tentiary. who turned on guards who
sought TO end quarrel between sew
erai of the women yesterday and
staged general riot in the women's
ward
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Chauiauqua at Geneva
spectral Dispatch te The Omaha Res

Geneva. Neh., July ia ohauiaul
aua viii be held here July - 10 Is.
furnished by the Midland circuit, 1wo
broadway successes, "CnppN RsckS'
and Friendly Enemies. VIII he "a.
eluded In the program,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Boys Foot Nearly Severed
special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Hee.

Geneva, Ncb., July i0.--Fred owens
son Of Joseph owens, had his right
foot almost severed from the leg by
a moving machine.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Names Of Dead and Injured Kept From the Public

Alton nA least half dozen persons are reported killed ana score
Cartridge
the de-
United
characterized
officials Of in the history o.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
|Sleuths After
Leyiathan Grew
200 of Men Accused of Jump
ing British Ships for Bet
ter American Pay.
By Associated Press.

Cherbourg, France, July 1o.-The
liner Leviathan arrived here today On
her first transatlantic voyage as
passenger ship under the American
flag. She landed SOC Of her passen-
gers here and continued on 70
SOUTHAMPTON.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-11
Women Workers Fall
Victims of Bullets
Made for Use in War

Munitions Plant East Alton, ILL.,, Wrecked by Explosion
-Employes Salvaging Cart ridges Slain-Cuards Sur
round Plant and Details Are Kept Secret-De-
tonation Is Heard Over Mile Away.