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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-10
GREAT MASS
MEETING!
RICHMOND THEATRE
Tomorrow Afternoon at
-..I 3.0n y M.
Congressman
w. ID. Upshaw,

he GcOrgia NycIUht
who has created National sem
sati0n by calling upon the Presi-
dent AMI all National officials "TO
Practice What they Preach" This
is rare opportunity far the
citizens NJ Alexandria TO hear two
of the foremost prohibition ora
tors in America. ISL
The Public Invited
Admission Free
Rev. f. V. Register, Chairman
The Washington times., 1923-11-02
POLICEMAN ON TRIAL
FOR THEFT OF BUMPER

Charged with stealing a bumper.
Ruby Downs. former policeman of
the Fourth precinct, yesterday was
placed on trial before a jury in
Criminal Court No. 2, Justice Hoehl-
ing presiding.
The bumper was part of A con-
fscated automobile. alleged to have
been used by bootleggers. Down
owned the automobile in which the
bumper Is said to have been placed.
Frederick L. STANCE, also an Of.
ficer, and Downs drove away from
the Fourth precinct February 2s,
last supposedly with the bumper.
Detective Thomas O'Donnell pur-
sued them and later STANCE was
killed by bullet alleged TO have
been Tired at the car by O'DonneIl,
who was tried on a charge OF man
slaughter and acquitted. Downs
was arrested and Is being tried on
two charges. One count declares
the bumper was the property Of
Detective Charles A. Berry of the
Fourth Precinct and the other
cnar@Hs that it belonged TO the
District.
The Washington times., 1923-11-02
Delicious Hot
Chocolate

ingly topped off with fresh rich IN
whipped cream 1t is bracing and OC
nourishing Observation-Disclosures.
The Washington times., 1923-11-02
Lunch at Liggett's

If your business or shopping won't permit the
time for regular meal, you can lunch adequately
and economically at Liggett's from selection Of
delicious sandwiches in combination with rich
cup of hot chocolate, matted milk or an egg-and-
milk drink.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
'"rger Speaks at
Hamburg Meet
Former U. S. Congressman
Tells Germans of L. S. So
cialisis' Sympathy.

Harlburg May % Huge outdoor
- ulsnstlatous Yesterday. addressed
rs more than 40 German and foreign
soeialist leaders, marked the begin.
ming Of The International eongress.
Antpng the speakers were Victor
Berger. former member Of the United
states congress. who said he conveyed
f9e greetings OF more than million
American socialists and opponents OF
war
Mr.. Berger branded the treaty of
Versailles as an act OF violence and
declared the United States had no
occasion to enter the war.
america. by virtue of it's superior
currency" he added. could. IL it
possessed the heart and understand.
ing. heal all the damages done by
the war. Germany is not solely
blameable for the war. the guilt for
which should be equally assessed upon
all the belligerents. Germany like
the United States, was hurled into the
war and was also deceived by VIII
SON."
The American communists. declared
Mr.. Berger. had shot their bolt.
American socialists were enthusiastic
in their admiration for Germany =
passive resistance in the Ruhr, and
urged the German socialists not to
permit themselves to be misled into
indiscretions there.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23

Tegucigalpa, Honduras. May e.
f.via Radio)-Clara Phillips has broken
her silence. Seated in her Jail cell to-
night she told her story of her escape
from the Los Angeles county Jail. Her
story of her dash to freedom was.
simplicity itself. Here it is:
Jesse Carsen got me out of the
Jail at Los Angeles. He sawed the
bars from the outside, lifted me from
my cell to the roof. He and l to-
gether fled over the roof to the street.
There an auto waited. In it we drove
to house on Whittier boulevard. /
will not give the address.
From the day of my escape-De-
eember 5--until early in January. L
was hidden in that house. We waited
day after day for what we considered
a favorable opportunity TO get out Of
Los Angeles 1t was long wait but
not without its amusement. | got
bfg kick out of the newspaper
stories telling of my alleged where
abouts here. there and the other
place from Mexico to Canada and
from Chicago to China.
Hidden i'm New Orleans.
Soon after the first OF the year
Carsen and | started for New Orleans.
There we were hidden in a house
which Carsen said was protected. |
do not know the names of the people
who lived there. January 10 we sailed
for Vera Cruz. Not long after / start
ed for Mexico with Carsen. l was
sorry that l had gone with him. Had
known what. sort of a man he was,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Smugglers Bring in Daily
100000 Gallons of Liquor

Chicago. May ss.-SmugElers are
bringing into this country leo eco gal
Ions Of liquor day from Canada. &C
eagsiing 10 a story from a staff writer
published in the Chicago Daily News
today.
An army Of IS 1000 smugelers are
engaged in the work, II was declared.
with general staff headquarters in a
shack az Ecorse. Mich. near Detroit.
Illicit liquor has become the lang
est single industry in the United
States. the writer asserted. giving as
his authority a man described as =
$50 a week individual prior 10 prohi-
hilton and who since the beginning
of the Nolstcad era was said 70 have
made fortune.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Labor Bureaus
Work Hampered
by Budget Slash
Secretary Charges Department
Crippled by Carelessness of
Governor Bryan in APP
preparation Cut.

State department of labor will be
crippled by the carelessness Of Gov
ernor Bryan in slashing the budget
which supports it, according to f. a.
Kennedy, secretary Of labor.
Secretary Kennedy points out that
the Bryan budget allows only $500 a
month for the six departments of la
Dor workers.
II don't believe Governor Bryan
realized what he was doing when he
cut the appropriation" said the sec
retary. There ssnt a state depart
ment which does -more for Omaha
than the department of labor. In
Douglas county. alone, there is an
average Of 500 accidents mon-h
which require the attention OF the
department"
Secretary Kennedy is now await
ing a qualified successor. He prom
ised Governor Bryan to remain IN
the office until a successor was found.
lie compares the two-year budgets
for the department Of labor as fixed
by former Governor McKelvie and
Governor Bryan. as follows:
Nekelvie administration approprii-
ton was $4,000 and s16.S20 for sal
aries of other department workers.
Bryan administration appropriation Is
no salary for the secretary. bryan
asked for $1,000 for the secretary,
but appropriation was not made)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Man Sared From Death
by Droicning Is Killed
BY 4uto of Rescuer

Rochester. y. Y. May 22.-Saved
from drowning in creek by a pass
ing motorist. and half an hour later
struck and severely injured by the
same motorist on Lake road. south Of
Clarkson corners. Frank Akey. 65. OF
Brockport. died at the county hospital
here Yesterday
Responding 70 calls for help. Her
bert Chapman. fruit grower Of Clark
son. stopped his car at a creek near
Brockport and found Akey struggling
in the water. Wading in. Chapman
pulled the man 10 shore.
Chapman went to Brockport with
his wife TO pay a call. On the way
back he took the same highway.
About three-quarters OF a mile beyond
the scene Of his rescue. Chapman
says. Akey suddenly staggered from
the side of the road in front of the
car. He was Knocked down and re-
ceived fractured skull
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Hebron Power Company and
Kansas Plant Consolidate

SPECIAL Dispfs'h TO The Omaha Bee.
Hebron. Neb.. May 22-The Hebron
Light and Power company has consili-
dated with the Union Light and Power
company Of Abilene Kan. c. l..
Brown, president and general mana.
ger Of the Abilene company. has pur-
chased large block Of stock i'm the
local corporation. T. II. Carter. G. c.
Nacke and "A. II. Besner viii retain
stock in the company. but w Kas.
sebaum has disposed Of his interest.
T. II. Carter, promoter OF the local
hydfo-eleetric plant. viii retain the
presidency A transmission line viii
soon be built connecting with the
Southern Nebraska Power company
at Deshler.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
f36 Passengers Rescued
from Wrecked Liner

Montreal. May ss.-The Canadian
Pacific Steamship company an
nounced today that the 4ss passen-
gers and seamen saved after the liner
Marvale was wrecked yesterday on
the southern New Foundland coast,
would be taken by rail 10 st. Johns.
where they would be transferred 20
the steamer Melita and taken 10
Southampton. England. The Meliia
VIII sail from Montreal tomorrow.
Included among the 81 Americans
on the wrecked steamship were:
A Dalton Harrison, San Francisco:
Mrs. J. Holmes. Aurora, ore; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pearce and Miss Enid
Pearce. Minneapolis. Mrs. s. c.. Rick
EFT and Miss Amy Rickett, Los An.
geles
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Federal Reserve Bank
VIII Not Raise Rates

Washington. May 22-Federal Re.
serve bank discount rates Will not be
increased at this tinne. II was officially
announced at the conclusion tonight
of two-day meeting OF the federal
advisory council The statement
says:
~ regular statutory meeting Of the
federal advisory council was held on
May land 20, at which general bust.
ness conditions of tile country were
reviewed and reports from all quar-.
ters were satisfactory and indicated
that business Is progressing eonserva.
lively and on a sound basis.
THE advisory council discussed the
matter OF discount rates and WAS OF
the opinion that there appeared to be
no reason why Federal Reserve bank
rates should be increased at this
time"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Millions Of Dollars Loss
by Oklahoma Flood

Clinton, Olxl. May 22.--Damage to
crops amounted to millions of dollars
ls believed to have resulted from
a series of virtual cloud bursts that
descended on western Oklahoma last
night All rivers In the district are
flooding lowlands and thousands N
acie es are under water. The Wash
ita river here. normally about 100
feet wide, has an expanse todoy OF
fully a mile.
Communication between here and
other parts of the flood area is In
terrupted and efforts to verify re.
ports of loss of life at Leedy. 20
miles northwest Of here and at But
Ter. half way between here and Leedy.
have been futile.
An uncomfined rumor was current
here that II persons had perished at
Leedy and three at Butler.
Duncan, Okl., May 22. -- Damage
TO trees and small buildings result
cd from n heavy rain and windstorm
that struck this area last night.
Roads In all directions are impassable
and much Of the territory between
here and Lawton. TO the northwest
IL inundated from numerous small
streams.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Coming Of Spark Plug to Omaha
Makes Enemies for Genial Samson

tho baggage room Tor Sparky. Then
NJ c. Peters came 20 bat with an Of.
fer Ia furnish Sparky with a carload
Of special feed. The omaha Athletic
club thought the second floor of the
building would be a good parking
place for Barney. on that floor We.
men are not allowed and officers OF
tho club thought Il would he an cN-
eellent refuge from the sweet wo-
man. and SO ON.
But Gardner remains adamant.
eNoshng dolnR," was his tcrso re-
ply To all Invitations This Is my
party aud nobody is going 70 horn in
on IL
Gardner refuses to disclose when
Barney aud Snarky win reach Omaha.
That's secret that VIII be revealed
in due time, said Gardner. you II
Just have TO wait ana watch fof de
vsiounlents.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
3 Heminggford
Stores Burned:
Loss S25O,OOO
Firemen Unable to Cope With
Flames Which Spread Rap
idly = Town Saved by
Strong South Wind.

Hemingford, Neb.. May 22.-over
quarter of a million dollar fire com
pletely wiped out three business
houses in Hemingford at this morn.
ing. The fire was discovered in the
back part Of the Hemingford Mercan'
tile Corporation drug store, presum'
ably having started from the furnace.
A strong wind was blowing from
the south, which saved the remainder
Of the town. Tn fire spread so rapid
ly through the frame buildings that
It was impossible 10 save anything
in them. The brick structure of
Pruden & Michael and First state
bank building broke the fire on the
North.
Hemingford Mercantile corporation
and Farmers Union store were In the
same building with n thin partition
between. On the other side was the
Shindler hardware store with 90
foot front Above the store was the
Odd Fellows hall on the one side and
the American Legion hall on the other.
The fire got such headway that 1t
was impossible for the firemen TO
cope with It. and attention was turned
to saving the surrounding buildings.
Explosion of ammunition and oil IN
the hardware store caused additional
hazards Farmers Union store, meat
market owned by o. w. Andrews,
Shindlers hardware store and the
halls above We're total loss. Glass
fronts were broken across the street.
Not over half of the loss ls covered
by insurance
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
BY Associated Press.

Lausanne. May 22.-The declara.
ton of Foreign Minister Alexandris
of Greece that his nation. having de-
cided to pay no indemnity to Turkey.
would withdraw from the near east
conference this week II the Angora
delegates persist in their demands for
feparations. has created fresh crisis
In the peace negotiations.
NJ. Alexandris told the foreign cor
respondents that If the Turks pro
pose to resume the war 10 obtain an
indemnity, then Greece accepts the
challenge.
MY government" he continued.
has decided to withdraw from the
conference next Wednesday or Thurs
day when the indemnity question
comes up in n plenary session. II Tur-
key insists upon an unjust position
or any effort is made to force Greece
to accept this position"
lie said he thought that III the
worst comes to the worst. the Greek
army Wall be able TO defend its hon.
or
Turkey seems to feel that Greece
was beaten in the war and therefore
owes an indemnify" he said. But
this Is grave error, rs Greece was
merely beaten in battle In Asia Minor
and hostllities were suspended by an
armistiee which Greece is trying to
transform into peace"
The foreign minister urged that
Turkey and Greece write off their
reparations demands. one against the
other.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Weeks and Party Guests
of Los Angeles Chamber

Los Angeles. May ss,--Secrctary of
War John W. Weeks and the United
States senators and congrcSsnen who
arrived with him yesterday from New
York VIA san Diego were guests II
the Los Angeles Chamber ot Com.
mcrce Al a formal dinner tonisht.
The secretary and his party arrived
and were greeted hy q Sslute ~ Ia
guns frem the L. : $ California.
flagship ~ the battle fleet Afgvr
reviewing the carriS0n ~ Fort Mac
Arthur. the visitors spent tire after
nVon seeing The sights og the Gig.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Hammer Murderess Tells
Story of Break From Jail
Clara Philips in Honduras Prison, Describes Dash to
Freedom Simplicity ltself-Carsen Sawed Bars
From Outside-Accounts of Escape Furnished 4
Entertainment During Long Stay in California 5

| never would have fled in !. ~
pany. Frequently 1 tried to get :, :
from him. but he threatened both !,
and my sister.
After the trip to Vera Cruz by
boat we went by rail to Mexico City.
There Carsen began to show his real
nature. He had been drink very
hard. He had pawned all my jewel
ry, while we were hiding in Los An
geles, and had gotten LOO for II.
was in his power completely. because
he had all our funds. And, besides,
he always carried gun and threat.
ened to shoot me and my sister If we
did not do as he said. He was drunk
nearly all the time.
Talked Too Much.
II don't know how we escaped ar
rest in Mexico City because of Car.
sens escapades. He talked too much
and wrote letters TO everybody, in
Guiding the woman who had shielded
me in Los Angeles"
All attempts to obtain from Clara
the name of this woman were fruit
less.
During one of his sprees, Carsen
said he had come down into the Latin
American countries to start revo-
luton" Clara went on. He told me
that he had been a soldier of fortune
and had taken part in many revolu-
tions, lie said he once had shot a
Mexican general.
"At last, things became so unbear'
able in Mexico City and we were get
ting so much notoriety on account OF
tTurn to Page Two. Column Two.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Fishermen Take
Stand for O'Brien
State Hatchery Superinten-
dent and Governor Confer
Over Controversy.
special Dispatch to Tn. Omaha Bee.

special Di~ptt4n 10 Inc ofaH8 Dfr-
Lincoln. May 22.-W. J. O'Brien.
superintendent Of the state fish
hatcheries at Gretna and Governor
Charles w. Bryan. were in confer.
eace two hours here tonight concern
ing the controversy that has come up
over the statement made by the goy-
ernor that O'Brien must either give
UP the private residence he has built
at South Bend or resign.
Both stated at the end of the con.
ference that no agreement was
reached.
However. 1t Is known here that
O'Brien will never give UP the bun
galow he built at South Bend, near
the state fish hatchery. and return
to the home provided by the state
for the superintendent OF the hatch.
cry.
The supposition among politicians
is that Governor Bryan viii insist
that OBrien relinquish his claim for
81 200 back pay awarded him by the
legislature in order TO enable the gov
ernor TO have his political face" and
an opportunity 70 soy siaat y pAAtA
backed down"
Those who know O'Brien feel that
ne never will reiinquish his claim
for the $1,000.
As far the question Of who Is
bass" O'Brien or George Roster.
state fish and game warden, there IS
no controversy.
III get along With oBrien II he
is boss or II am boss" Roster says
Nebraska sporismen. interested in
seeing O'Brien, the man Who started
propagation and conservation of fish.
are wiring and writing the governor
to keep him in hsi position as super.
intendent OF the Gretna hatchery.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
B a Id w in
rs, $, a med
+. 49, Wy
- e m er
5 2cellor of Exchequer Fa-
ored by Conservative Lead
ers and King Makes
Appointment.
Curzon Is Disappointed


London, May 22.-Stanley Baldwin
is Great Britain's new prime minister.
He accepted the premiership offered
this afternoon by King George.
Mr.. Baldwin's period of political
experience is one of the shortest
among British statesmen who have
attained this goal of their ambitions.
rs it is only within the last few years
that he has been prominent In poll.
tics and only in the last few months
become at all commanding figure.
Disappointment to Curzon.
The solution of the premiership
problem thus suddenly thrust upon
the country is regarded as unques-
tionably a keen disappointment to
Lord Curzon, who two days ago was
regarded as almost certain TO sue
ceed Mr.. Bonar Law in the office va.
Gated by that statesman Sunday. be-
cause Of i'll health. The foreign Sec
retary, however, is pointed to as
victim Of circumstances and not as
being passed over because of any
lciih VI abAH'y dlAh ttA A1iiiig hoA - oiAi
any lack Of experience.
The sudden rise of the labor party
to the position official opposition in
the house Of commons has made
prime minister in the house of lords
almost an impossibility. Labor is
without a single representative In the
upper chamber and with the premier
In the house of lords the opposition
party would be unable to meet him
in debate or confront him with ques-
tions, which is one of the strongest
prerogatives of the opposition. This
would have created a situation un-
known to parliamentary history in
modern times.
Negotiated Debt Settlement
Stanley Baldwin. the new British
prime minister, played a comparative
ly minor part in British politics until
the advent Of the Bonar Law regime
following the resignation of Premier
Lloyd George and the break up of
the coalition which guided British
destinies during the war.
Under Mr.. Lloyd George he was II
VI Aitt anu
later president of the board of trade.
and 1t was in recognition of his abil
tiles in the field of finance tha: he
was named TO the important post OF
chancellor OF the exchequer by Mr..
Borar Law.
Possibly his most notable achieve
ment as chancellor was the negotia-
tion OF the war debt settlement with
the United States during which he Wis
tied Washington at the head of the
British debt mission. His handling
OF the current budget which makes
possible various reductions in taxes.
notably the levy on incomes. brought
much favorable comment.
Since Mr.. Bonar Laws illness had
incapacitated him for personal par
ticipation In the parliamentary de
bates, Mr.. Baldwin acted as govern
ment spokesman in the house of
commons.
The new premier is SIS years Of age,
was educated at Harrow. Trinity col.
lege and Cambridge. is married and
has two sons and four daughters. His
wife was Miss Lucy RIdsdale Of Rot
tingdean.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Students Take Lincoln
by Storm in annual
Shirt Tail Parade

special Dispatfh 10 ihe oh"b" bsr-
Lincoln. May 22.--Annual shirt-tail
parade of University OF Nebraska stu
dents was held here tonight simultan'
pareously with the downtown street
parade Of F,lka. who initiated $50 new
members
pajamas. neightgowns, teddy.bears,
Billie Burkes. King Tuts and other
flimsies from sources unknown and
untold decorated the forms of mals
students Theaters, hotel lobbies ana
street cars were entered by the riot.
Gus students, who forced crowds to
stop. look and listen.
Women attending r. ball in a Lin
coin hotel were Obliged To submit to
have their faces hlaekened by the
students rhe same treatment was
accorded stenagraphers and shop girls
who worked after at night
u was students night None ~
them paid admission to theaters. They
came and went ~ they pleased in
theaters and dance halls arrayed In
feminine unmentionnhles carrying
red paint and charcoal. which they
placed on the faces Of those with
whom they came in contact
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23
Larry Semon Will Draw
Sl.000.000 Salary for Antics

Chicago. Mag 2s.-under a contract
signed here today. Larry Semon, mo-
ton picture comedian. viii receave a
salary Of 81 looo. 600 year for a pc.
riod of three years. said 10 be the
largest individual contract ever closed
in the movie world.
The $4,000 600 contract executed by
Semon and by NJ. II Hoffman. gen.
eral manager ef the Trnart Film cor.
poration Of New York. calls for com.
pletion of six sunerfeature comedies
within three years
The principals announced that they
were going to New York to make ar.
rangements covering stage rights and
copyrights and that Semon would
start work under the contract next
September In Hollywood. Cal
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-23

Making friends Is supposed TO be
Charlie Gardner's business That's
why AK -Sar Ben pays him a salary.
But Gardner has made seven enc.
mics in the last seven hours
IT'S all because OF Barney Google
and his noble steed, Spark plug
Gardner invited Google and Spafky
TO como 60 Omaha Tor the Ak. Sar Ben
races. lIe suggested such visit af.
forded an excellent opportunity for
Barney 10 escape the wrath Of his in.
dlgnant spouse. Google promptly ae.
ceptcd.
Now II seems, according 20 Gardner
that half the citizenry Of Omaha
wants Barney aud Sparty as house
guests during the race meeting.
Lloyd Prince genial and gentleman
ly pooh-bah of the Hotel Fontenelle,
came TO Gardner with an offer Of the
bridal suite for Barney and a stall in