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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Truck Driver Killed
by Train at Crossing
Special Dispatch to Tn. omah. bee.


Fremont. Neb.. July 26.-Elmer G.
Newman. 10, was killed by a Union
Pacific eastbound freight shortly be-
fore noon today three miles west OF
Ames when the train struck the
truck he was driving, hurling the
victim clear OF the wreckaee for
distance OF 100 feet Newman died
about three hours later at the Ere.
mont hospital.
1t Is believed that Newman halted
his truck at the crossing. waiting for
the westbound train TO pass. Imme-
dlate view OF the west at the cross
ing is obstructed by cornfield and II
is believed that Newman, enclosed in
mis- cab. failed TO see the freight
approaching from the opposite dlrec.
ton.
Newman Is survived by his. wife
and one daughter, 81.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Time Taken Up
by Arguments
at Rum Trials
Failure of Samardick's Girl
Sleuths to Testify Disap-
points Crowd-Sol.
diers on Stand.

The battle OF Bull Rum" pro
gressed yesterday in federal court
while attorneys for the alleged boot
legers argued on motions and de-
murrers.
Il was apparent yesterday that Il
the wheels Of Justice continue %
grind al that rate Of speed in t.as
''bootleggers' court" i; viii Re almost
year before all Of the lse or mere
cases Of liquor violations are heard.
The casa OF Nike Terrazzo,
charged With the second offense OF
bootleEgiug. dragged out during The
day and vas continued until til.
morning. The jury probably win re-
ccive j; for deliherztion by II this
morning.
Girls Not on stand.
A large attendance VA. 6.sAr.
pointed yesterday when two soldier
informsnts from Fort Omaha ap-
peared as the government witnesses
against Terrszzo. Everyone expected
that one ot the pretty girl evidence
setters. employed by Federal Agent
CSAit1aiN4iNs NQAA1 AANS AAE NAANS-
stand.
One OF the girls Is expected 10 take
the stand in the next case TO be heard.
Sanlsriiek said.
The soldier-informants. testifsing
for the government. admitted they
drank a good portion Of the bottle cc
evidence as test" that II wss
moonshine whisky.
Appear In Uniforms.
The informants appeared dressed IN
their army uniforms and testified
that they were assigned 10 aid Ssmsr-
dick by their commanding officer.
In reeen. case both soldiers sad
that tho authorities at Fort Omaha
decided 10 follow this course when
the gaarihouse became filled With
"dlunks."
Samsrdics took the stand tor tho
first time during this term OF curt.
He told OF obtaining the services 81
IN. soldiers and Of the steps taken 20
acquire the evidence.
District Attorney ]. c. kinsler cSaa-
tinued 70 prosecute fer the govern
ment. lie II being assisted hy
George keyser. his assistant.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Lila Lee Married.
Nv Associated rre~s.

Los Angeles. July 2e.-James Kirk.
wood and Lila Lee, motion picture
stars, who were married here yester.
day. today were on honeymoon
which will end next Monday when
they must return to the pictui ee
upon which they are working
II was the third marriage Of Kirk.
wood. who In obtaining the license
gave his age as 40. The bride. whose
true name was Augusta Appel. but
eho WAS once known in vaudeville
as Cuddles Edwards. gave her age
as Is.
Reno, NeN., July se.--Mrs. Gertrude
kirkwood was given n divorce from
James Kirkwood here last Wednes-
day. She gave 'othcr women as
grounds for her separation.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Famous Sporting Resort
at Coney Island Burns

New York. July 26.-The Whittier
Inn at Sea Gate. Coney Island, hous-
ing about 200 guests. caught fire this
afternoon and the flames spread 10
the roofs OF adjacent houses. Three
alarms were turned in and ambu-
lances summoned.
Lashed by n high wind, two of the
three stories OF the frame structure
were destroyed and II was feared that
tho entire building would he razed
with loss OF 100000.
The police rescued all OF the 6s
persons In the hotel when the fire
broke out
The inn was a famous resort for
sporting people.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Man and Woman Drowned
While Bathing i'm Lake Erie

Cleveland, July se.-Mr. and Mrs.
c. Il. Reed OF Columbus. visiting
relatives here. wsre drowned in Lake
Erie. near Rocky river. west of her,
late yesterday while in bathing at
picnic. Both bodies were recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed walked out from
the shore hand in hand. were caught
in the heavy undertow and carried be-
yond their depth before help could
reach them,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Elsie Ferguson Granted
Divorce by Paris Court

Paris. July 26.--Elsie Ferguson,
American actress, was granted di-
vorce today from Thomas Benedict
Clarke, whom she married in New
York in June,-99l6.
The grounds were extreme indiffer.
ence, deeertion and failure to provide.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Arrested as Robber

Kemmerer. wyo. July ga man
identified ~ G. G. Shorty Roehron,
wanted for the robbery of n bank at
Moroni. Utah. July Il, was arrested
al C2Ikevllle. wyo., and brought here
today by deputy sheriff. He was
driving a light car containing a com.
plete set of burglar tools and -four
guns, according 10 the sheriff,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Plans Tor Merging North
and South Churches Adopted

Cleveland. July Ca plan for the
merging Of the general conferences
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
North and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, separated since is45,
was adopted last night by the Joint
commission on unification. The plan
Will now 20 TO the general and an
nual conferences Of the church for
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
CR|0uI L0$r1>I It'll TO Dundee
Man CiUes 'sSure 'Nough"
FHUper to Barefoot
Boys Who Ask for, Ride
Santa Claus wore overalls Wed.

Santa Claus wore overalls We'd
nesday.
He gave Joe Munson, IL. 35e3
Spring street. and Steve Grzebel-
ski, 10, 1923 Vinton street, q bat
tered old Ford car when he met
them at First and Center streets.
First he gave them q ride; then
told them they could have the car,
and got out and boarded a street
car.
The boys took the car to the
Davenport garage. 1t is believed
to be solen machine. II not. how
ever, the boys will be permitted TO
keep 1t.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Wichita Women Drowned
When Auto Goes Over Bank

Wichita, Kan. July e6.--Mlss Mar
tina whitney. head of the Latin de-
partment OF the Wichita High school,
and Miss Laura Burley. an automo.
bile saleswoman. were drowned here
today when the automobile In which
they were riding plunged over an
embankment Into the Little Arkansas
river
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Fire Threatens 10 Sweep
Canadian Town of Wynfid

wynyfid. Sask.. July s6.-f1ro
threatened 10 destroy the business
section OF this town last night. The
flames which started in a furniture
store. famed by a strong wind swep,
a large part ot the business district.
Buildings in the path Of the fire were
dynsmited TO prevent its spread.
Help is being sent from nearby towns.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Produce Company Placed
i'm Hands of Recei, CT

flainView. Neh.. July ss,--Preoeea-
iags in bankruptcy have been filed
and the Farmers Produce Company
stores in PiaipView and Poster, owned
by George Cropp. have ecen closed
and placed in the hands Of a receiver.
This course was deesded upon hy the
creditors. The principal creditor !.
rolegson : Wassssid OK Omaha
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
blizzard Jury Disagrces.

Lewishurg. W. Va. July sS.-The
Jury which heard the testimony IN
the trial of William Blizzard, indic,-
ed FOR accessory TO murder In CON
nection with the armed march Of min.
ers against Logan county two years
aso. today reported 1t could not
reach a verdict.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Vacarelli Wins Over Zerbey in SK-Round Scrap

Polo Grounds New York July e6Johnny Dundee Of New York
championship tonight Eugene Cqui Of
dDed
W months.
taking round but the crowd constant
ability defense the
back when he
baneo OF n the
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
The Weather

Tor "a hours endins p. m, July -,
Temperature.
Hisrent So lowest - mean. -.
ssi
Relative humidity. rerceatssv.
y. m. "a. noon. tSs = u m. %
Precipitation. trehe. and Handredths,
Total .es1 total since JSrusry J. lAS
deficiency. ssA
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
Thousands of Fans
Watch Featherweigghts
Fight for Championship

Crowd of 10000 in Polo Grounds Start of First Pre-
liminary-Charley Clazer of Chicago Is Awarded
Decision Over Dayey Jones in First Bout
Program.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-27
FORECAST

Friday partly cloudy not m
change in temperature.
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
By VIM. A. McKeever,

YOUNG bandit and his wife
"A are killed in a gun fight
= leaving their eighteen
months babe asleep in the next
room and alone in the world.
The little one will survive the
disgrace almost as freely as he
survived the physical shock of
the tragedy. Childhood is its
own defense. Both nature and
society refuse to place any guilt
upon the head of an innocent
babe.
Within forty-eight hours half a
dozen responsible persons had
asked the privilege of adopting
the little orphan. However, the
offers were all rejected by the
orphanage in which the child
was placed. His identity will be
carefully obscured. His present
family name will be dropped and
he will be sent out to make his
home among strangers wholly
uniformed as to his past.
The arrangement is perfectly
right and reasonable. The little
unpedigreed fellow will easily
win his way, both on his comely
appearance and his mental alert
ness. An examination has made
it apparent that he is Sound and
healthy in every particular"
The chief point of interest Is
that banditry is not inherited, but
merely an acquired trait. So' It
is perfectly fair to all concerned
to pass this child on to foster
parents who know nothing of his
history. 1t is also commendable
entirely to obscure the child's
past to himself. He will never
have the so-called blot on his
record either to explain or to live
down.
The Washington times., 1923-04-25

firmly and returned to It's author.
It would not be the first play
that Hedden. had stolen; but 1t
would be the best.
He was q most adroit and con-
scientious thief, q most cautious
and plausible thief. II the action
Of his original was laid among
mountains, he laid the action OF
his steaiIngs among alleys. OF
this original he used neither
names nor lines, nor stage direc-
lions. He altered. changed, re-
arranged, and 30 cleverly and
carefully that at least three OF
his productions, or rather repro
auctions, had stood the test of
the courts and been pronounced
the original work Of his own
brain.
He laughed aloud to think how
easily 1t would be to transfer the
MAY into q whaling key. The
piece would be genuinely strength
ened. And all at once his acute
perceptions began to drink IN
color and to create color.
why are all the waterfront
houses of Hanleytown set at an
angle to the street? So that from
the upper windows those living
in expectation may look directly
toward the great light on Cape
Hope around which the topsails
Of homing whalers are first TO De
seen, He put that away IN his
memory for instance.
Displayed in a shop window ne
saw a collection of whaling irons
--harpoons, lances, and spades
and instantly he had chosen the
dreadful weapon with which the
rourder should be done-the old
fashioned two-edged harpoon, the
tlade of which is shaped pre-.
cisely like the human heart.
How should he make the audi
cnce realize that the blade was
so shaped? He began to give his
attention to that problem. And
while he was solving 1t, the name
Of the new piece was gratuitously
presented to him by thos; fairies
which watch over the concen-
trated mind. The name chosen
by the author was = wretched.
banal, nondescript name, but It
The Washington times., 1923-04-25

: and imagine their surprise when
they found the bridge washed
away!
Dick and Jack looked at each
other in establishment What were
they going to do? They had to
get to the village because they
had to have food.
Scotty looked up at them and
barked as if he were trying to
say something, but the boys were
too busy talking to notice him.
Suddenly Dick said:
II have an idea. Let's go back
and get the wagon"
What do you want the wagon
for?" asked Jack.
Dick replied:
Lets hitch Scotty up and see
IL he won't pull the wagon into
the water and swim across with
us. He's Fstrong enough to do
that, If we can only make him
understand"
Before they knew 1t Scotty was
running around in circles as if
he could hardly wait to get them
started home.
When they reached their house,
Scotty ran right up to the wagon
and backed into the shafts, as If
he had understood them.
Off they started down the road,
the mud flying in all directions.
They drove Scotty right to the
waters edge and Dick, who was
driving. shouted:
Come on now, Scotty, pull us
across"
Scotty gave a few short banks
and plunged into the water.
He pulled them across just as
nicely as you please And from
that day until the bridge was
rebuilt, Scotty ran his ferry and
kept the family we'll supplied
with provisions. He seemed to
understand clearly that that was
his business.
I'm tOmOrrOw's story Foxy
Grandpa tells about some funny
sOldiPrs).
Copyright. 1929, International Feature
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

IN HERE is without doubt
greater prevalence today OF
IL the causes leading to the
occurrence of high blood pressure.
It is far easier to prevent high
blood pressure than it is to re-
duce it after its definite establish
ment. Both men and women when
nearly forty should take steps to
reduce excess weight, should work
less hard and should seek more
recreation.
Disease of the kidneys has much
to do with initiating high blood
pressure in many cases. It has
been shown experimentally in ami
mails that a reduction of kidney
substance produces high blood
pressure.
A focus Of infection in the
teeth, tonsils on sinusess may
cause high blood pressure. This
HluSI DC SCd4 SACO AOE IL IAAC hA0~
neys are found to be normal.
Undue activity Of the thyroid
gland is another cause of high
blood pressure at times.
Heredity may be a possible fac
tor at times, though nothing def
mite can be stated on this point.
Fontaine, an authority on high
blood pressure, recommendeds as
reducing diet, to be adhered to
until the weight is about normal
for ones age and height, the fol-
lowing meal schedule.
Breakfast-One orange, or one
glass of orange juice, or one-half
grapefruit with little sugar, or
one-half cantaloupe; one fried
apple or two fried bananas; two
or three slices of crisp bacon; one
slice of buttered toast, or one
biscuit; very weak tea or coffe,
with tablespoonful Of milk and
one lump of sugar.
Luncheon-Fruit only. One APP
pie, or two bananas, or grapes,
or one orange or one-half grape
fruit.
Dinner-One moderate serving of
lean. meat or fish; two well-cooked
vegetables, but no potatoes: a fruit
or vegetable salad; one cornmeal
muffin or one slice Of buttered
toast, or one biscuit; no desserts
except fruit, or one thin slice OF
sponge cake; very weak tea or
coffee, with one lump Of sugar ana
one tablespoonful of milk.
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
TELL THESE AT DINNER

walked ten miles from his home
to an adjoining town.
When he reached his destina.
ton he was greeted with great
establishment by his friends who
lived there.
You walked all the wayY' one
of them exclaimed.
II did," replied the old man.
However did you get along?"
was. the next question.
''oh, first rate" replied the pc
destrian, that is. did until I
came to a sign Slow down to fiji
teen miles an hour That kept
me back a bit"
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SCOTTY, VIE COLLIE. BECAME "a FERRYMANl

WY ELL, Scotty was a great
w dog. How did he get
his name? I'll tell you.
He was a beautiful white Scotch
collie. He was SO aristocratic-
looking and he was such a gen.
tleman that his owner named him
Sir Walter Scott. But, of course,
everybody called him "Scotty,"
My friend who owned this dog
had bought him for his two little
boys-Dick and Jack. How Scotty
loved them and how they loved
him!
Scotty was a big, powerful dog
and very strong. He was so
strong that he used to pull a
wagon, the two little boys in it,
and they drove him all over town.
He had a bright red harness and
a bell around his neck. He had
as much fun pulling the wagon
as the boys did riding in it.
One summer Dick and Jack
went away to the country with
their father and mother. Their
house was quite a distance from
the village.
The boys used to go to and
from the village for provisions
and, of course, Scotty sometimes
pulled them in their little wagon
or frisked along beside them as
they walked.
To get to the village they had
to cross a creek over which a
rickety old bridge was built.
One night a. terrible storm
came up. 1t blew and it rained
so hard that it seemed as if the
rain were coming down in buckets
full.
The day after the storm the
boys started as usual to the viii
lage to go to market for their
mother. Scotty ran along be-
side them, barking loudly and
wagging his tail. They were all
so happy to be out in the sun
shine again.
The road was fearfully muddy
and there were large puddles in
it Which the rain had made.
Soon they came to Fha creek.
The Washington times., 1923-04-25

A Swiftly Moving Serial Of Love, Adventure and the
Clean Of the FOOtlghts, Illustrated by
Charles Dana Gibson.

) fitted the plot like a glove. Well,
when Ny Ship Comes IN" fit
ted better than q glove, like the
skin itself, and furthermore in
the lines themselves 1t could be
lightly or tragically played upon,
and its meanings doubled almost
ad infinitum.
A Sudden Gust.
A sudden gust of wind smote
him in the face; and all the
ancient windows in that part CT
the town ratified. He made a
mental note of that. Then from
the roses above an old lovely
doorway pinlSepetals began to fan,
and he pictured her standing be-
low them, talking for the last
time to him, and then again SO
standing, looking out toward Cape
Hope, waiting for her ship to
come in And he saw tie
villain creeping up through the
shadows, enraged by drink. The
heart-shaped hafpoon in his hand.
The Whaler has rounded
Cape Hope, her flag at half-masr.
What misfortune has
befallen? What woman
among that gentle. patient, heart
torn crowd has lost husband, a
son-or a lover?
Smoke from a chimney blew
downward into the street in a
sudden eddy and made him
cough. He had never
seen just that effect in stage
storm. And he made a mental
note Of it.
Rounding a corner he came
face to face with a little fat man
who was hurrying. Hedden's
grave, preoccupied face broke
into an instant smile.
"For Gods sake" he said, tits
Carlottir'
The fat man came to a dead
halt, turned the color of ashes,
and struck out with his hands as
If swimming.
"'If Silver knew that she was
of theatrical descent" said Cap
tain Sands solemnly, sit would
be the last straw"
why so?''
'she'd take as naturally to the
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
BY Gouverneur Morris,
Famous Novelist ard Information
ally Known as One Of Our Pre-
mier Writer'S Of Short Stories.
CHAPTER III.

~ ERTAIN things In Mckay 4
Hedden's character were
~ sincere and. worth while.
He loved art and he loved the
sea, Gone upon a summer vaca-
tion, he shed many. Of those at
Rotations which made him so
notable and eccentric q figure
on Broadway. He carried with
him nothing indeed of his pro-
fessIonaI life save certain schemes
Tor fan productions and a bright
eye for hlstrionfc talent in the
embryo.
To swim, to sail a boat. to fish,
and to converse with old men of
the sea were his favorite relaxa-
tions. He kept his boat, thirty
foot yawi, at New Bedford, and
whenever he could spare the
time went for cruises upon her.
AL the waters to the south of
Cape God were an open and
agreeable book to him.
His crew was a man named
Jeremiah Crur1, a little bullet
shaped man, who was almost deaf
and not in the least dumb. He
was supposed to have lost his
hearing through standing too
near the mouth Of cannon to
see II he could. see the cannon
The Washington times., 1923-04-25
Romance of the Metropolitan Stage, Rich in Incident
and Dealing With Crafty Manager and a
Beautiful Girl.

; ing words with persons Of we'll
known Importance.
Then he and the Buskin would
!. vanish for days at time-to
Gay Head-to No-Man's Land
nobody knew where: to return
to vanish again. and to make a
general mystery Of themselves.
One day jeremiah Crum came
aft without being invited, and
said: Say. it's maxim up for an
easterly storm"
Hedden had to shout to make
himself heard. He had q beauti.
full voice, and enjoyed exercising
it. That was one reason why he
employed Cruna.
IT know IT," he shouted.
what Of it?''
Didn't know as you'd want to
get cot out in it,
well, do want to get cot in 1t.
So go forward and mind your
business"
Crum pulled a long face and
went forward, muttering to him
self. When sufficient time had
elapsed, Hedden summoned him
aft.
II said I didn't want to get
caught in the squall." said He'd
den.
'Thot you said you did"
"Didn't-didn't. So lay course
for Hanleytown and be quick
about It,"
They driften into Hanleytown
Harbor stern first with. the tide.
There was a dead oily calm. The
sky was a bleak unbroken gray.
you stay by the ship. Crum.
I'm going to weather this storm
ashore. What's the best hotel?"
They. amt no hotel, only
boarding houses ana folks as
takes boarders."
Mckay Hedden packed a cou.
pie of valises and had himself
rowed ashore.
A Lovely Day.
It was discouraging to find
that quiet old Hanleytown had
taken a sudden leap into popu-
larity as a summer resort. The
boarding houses were brim full
The Washington times., 1923-04-25

: ball come out. Even this expert
ence, however, had not cured his
adventurous and inquiring dispo-
sition. He was ready to try any
thing once. And he could handle
q boat as an international polo
player handles pony. He could
handle a boat, and he could keep
q boat clean and her brass shin
ing and he was capital cook.
An Active Interest.
For a day or two Hedden took
no part in the management Of the
Busl1in. He lay for the most part
upon his back. his eyes shaded,
his hands crossed He had fin.
ished the winter and the long
spring with unimparied nervous
energy. but physically exhausted,
And he now turned himself over
bodily to the sun. the southwest
wind, and the delicious ocean
nights.
On the third day he wore his
bathing suit for a while, and went
overheard once or twice. AS his
white skin Drowned and thickened
he wore his bathing suit more and
more, and at the end of ten days
was the color of old mahogany.
Then he began to take a more
active interest in life, and to let
himself be seen by the amphibious
poulation of Buzzard's bay and
Vineyard Haven sound. He sell
dom failed of an effect. The
youthful, well-made body, the arms
and legs and face burned almost
black. the head crowned with its
great thicket of outstanding hair
aroused buzz Of comment where
ever seen.
And the fact that he was Nc
Kay ,Hedden, the famous manager,
discoverer Of Nellie Michelin and
other great and mighty stars. was
pretty sure to leak out sooner or
later, and add to the interest which
his unusual appearance excited.
Gradually, but without making
acquintances and always pursuing
sort Of tragic isolation. he mixed
more and more with the various
summer colonies; swimming from
populous beaches, looking through
windows and doorways at hotel
hops, and now and then exchang.