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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Champagne Cargo
Nabbed in Harbor
Gun Fight Between Rum
Smugglers and Marine Po-
lice Precedes Seizure.

New York Dec 31.-A gun fight
between marine police and rum SNUG
elers aboard a motor boat which con.
ia ned 200 cases Of champagne early
today inaugurated the offensive
against the flow Of liquor into New
York for the New Year celebrations.
The fight, during which so shots were
fired in a 15-mile chase off the Bat.
terry. ended with the capture Of the
beat and five prisoners.
While the rum fleet carried on,
its final maneuvers to check liquor
smuggling, Broadway and the other
eeniers % amusement completed
plans for gay celebrations to usher
in the new Year tonight.
The police plans called for 3e0
extra policemen on Broadway be.
tween Forty-second street and For.y
ninth street. with 1o0 extra men to
keep a watch on the festivities in
Greenwich Village. Two hundred
ps,rolmen we're assigned 10 duty in
the Brooklyn district where New
Year celebrations are largely con.
Quoted.
Reservations IN al hotels. res
taurants. dance and supper clubs fai
exceeded accommodations. Proprie
tors said there WAS every indication
u this being one Of the gayest New
Year celebrations IN several seasons.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
BLAZING LINERS
TOWLINE BREAKS

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 31.-Prog.
ress OF the japanese liner Ginyo Ma.
ru, being towed to Manzanillo. Mex
leo. by the Pacific muii liner City OF
San Francisco following a fire yester.
day morning In which two children
were killed and two stecrage passen-
gers injured and which for a time
threatened destruction of the boat. was
checked by the breaking Of the tow
line late last night. according 10 n
message received by the Federal Telc.
graph company today.
Later advices from the Ginyo Maru
STATED that fire was almost cxtln.
guished. but did not indicate whether
It had again been taken in tow
Names of the dead and injured still
are lacking.
All passengers and members of the
Ginyo's crew are en- route TO Manzan'
lilo on the Julia Luckenberg. the first
vessel to arrive at the scene OF the
fire.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Count Salm Plans
to Enter Movies
in u. S.
BY G. +. BERTEIM.
By Universal Service.

Paris. Dec. 31.-A new bombsheil
exploded in Paris social circles to-
eav when II was asserted on good
authority that Count Salm Hoos-
straeten, husband Of Millicent Rog-
ers. will go TO Hollywood IN Feb
ruary to act in a new film pro-
duction on contract with Samuel
Goldwyn. When Salm was ques-
toned about it, he said:
We'll. I have got to do some
thing FOR a living. and have had
a great deal OF experience in the
films"
When 7 asked Goldwyn II the re-
port was based on fact, he an
swered:
-l,ouni Salm ard - dinner
together tonight I have not sign
ed any contract with him as yet,
hut l may state that I think him
an excellent subject for the pic
lures.
"He IS photogenic and has plenty
of sense. There Is no reason IN
the world why he could not succeed
in the films. II tho countess will
come also. l am prepared to offer
them a good contract for lesiti'
mate work"
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
CYRUS Mccormick
Sued for 100000
Harvester Head Denies the
Charges Contained in
Alienation Action.
by International News Service.

New York. Dec. 31--Attorneys FOR
Cyrus II. Mccormick. 65-year-old
president OF the international Ha-
vester company. denied today there
was any basis for the $500 900 aliena
tion suit brought against the Chicago
millionaire by Edwin w. Jacobs OF
New York.
Jacobs complaint charged MeCor
mick with lavishing presents and
money on his 25-year-old wife. alleg
ing Mrs. Jacobs no longer feels affec
tion for her husband.
M4ormicl is a son OF the late
Cyrus Hail Mccormick. inventor ol
the reaping and binding machine. Ht
is n cousin OF Harold II. Mccormick
husband OF Gamma Walska, Opera
singer. Cyrus Mccormick is n widow
er. his wife having died four years
ago
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Lodge Of As Members
Has No Death in 30 Years

Atlantic, Ia, Dec. 81 Since Its or
ganization 30 years ago. Massena
ua) camp OF the Modern Woodmcn
of America lodge. has not had 70 pay
a single death claim. About 45 mem
bers are enrolled. Officers elected IN
the ensuing year are: James South.
V. G.: w. T. McCurdy. W. A.. Wray
Wilson, clerk: Charles ID. Wilson,
banker. and Charles Marlows and
FRANKIE Wickey, trustees.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Certificates of
Insurance Sent
to 100000 Vets
Adjusted Service Papers
Mailed at Midnight From
Capital Represent Total
of S750.000, 900.

Washington. Dec. 3I.-Approxi-
matelv 600 900 adjusted service certi-
ficates representing s750.000.000 as
part of the bonus voted for world
war veterans by congress, were plac-
ed in the mail at midnight tonight
by the veterans bureau. Promptly as
the New Year began more than $50
sacks of mail were moved from the
bureau to the railroad station. Under
the law the. certificates were not to
be issued before January l.
By arrangement with the postoffice
department postal branch was
established at the bureau and as each
certificate was completed 1t was ad-
dressed, stamped and the stamp
cancelled ready for the train.
Thirty thousand checks for amounts
Of $50 or less, representing the cash
payment for soldiers who served only
a short period, have been prepared
at the bureau but these under the
law are not TO be mailed out until
March l.
700 Veterans Dead.
In mailing the insurance certifi-
Gates the only preference made was
to those veterans who have died since
applying for the bonus These total
not more than 700 and beneficiaries
ment Immediately. The certificate,
properly indorsed. together with
proof Of death OF the soldier, must be
returned to the veterans bureau be-
fore payment is paid. Payments on
any other certificates are not to be
made before March l.
Director Hines estimated today that
from now on about 10000 certificates
will be mailed daily. A day force of
about 3o0 clerks and a night staff Of
100 are handling the job.
To date the war department has
received 2.oOo,ooo.oo0 applications for
adjusted service certificates, with an
average of 1900 arriving daily. More
than 10000 applications were return
ed to veterans because they lacked
signatures. finger prints or other
necessary data.
1900 Claims Refused.
Thus far $4,000 applications have
been iisaliowed. War department
bonus machinery has reached the
point where it is able TO forward 81
900 approved applications daily to
the veterans bureau.
Maj. Gen. Robert c. Davis. who. az
adlutant general OF the army has
been charged with the administration
Of the bonus act insofar as 1t affects
the war department, has certified
i.5oo 600 applications TO the veterans
bureau fer extension Of the benefits
TO the claimants.
The war department believes It has
completed more than half Of the huge
'oh imposed upon II by law and that
as result OF the experience gained
no difficulty will be met in keeping
the applications flowing steadily
through its machine to the veterans
bureau. no matter how many may be
received a day. As yet, General Davis
has not heard from about 1900 900
veterans as TO whether they intend to
apply for compensation.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
State Gasoline Sale May
BE Denied in Dakota

Sioux Falls, :. q, Dec. 3t,--J udge
J.. l.. Flceger today ovcrruled a de
murrer by the defendant To the an
swer ot tho state IN tho suit OF Jacob
shillingstad. Lincoln county farmer,
10 cnioin tho state Of South Dakota
from retail sale Of gasoline. The
ruling was considered by counsel FOR
The state as an indication that the
jurisdiction against state sale oi
gasoline would he denied
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
COIN GIRL WINS
FARM WORK HONOR

Clarinda. Ia. Dec. 3l.-Miss Louise
Goodman. member OF the Coin
Farm Management club. Is winner Of
the highest honors in her work Of
the year on keeping farm accounts.
winning the state short course schol.
arship, which entities her To a free
trip TO the Junior farmers short
course at Ames. December - To Jan
aary . At which time several hun.
dred farm boys and girls Of Iowa
viii be guests Of tho agricultural col.
leEe studying better methods OF farm.
ing and home making.
Miss Goodman IS unable To make
the trip at this time and viii permit
the second highest winner Of the state
10 take advantage OF the trip. a girl
club member from Floyd county.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
STEWART WILL
SUCCEED HUPP

Harry Stewart, formerly connected
with the Retail Merchants assoess.
tion 81 Council bluffs. win hecnn,e
secretary Of the association Thurs
day, it was announced "Wednesday.
He viii he the FIRST permanent
SECRETARY since Allan Hapn res sgnea
last October to take position VIII
the Omaha association. Miss Louise
Rolen has been acting secretary stree
Mr.. HUM reslrnes.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
EVACUATION OF
COLOGNE PUT OFF

Paris. Dec. 5t.--The council OF
ambassadors this evening confirmed
unanimously the. decision Of Great
Britain that It was impossible to
evacuate the Cologne area on Janu-
ary 10. NJ stipulated in the Versailles
peace treaty. Germany. the council
found. had not complied with dis.
armament orders fully.
The council OF ambassadors today
finished drawing up a formal note 10
Germany explaining the reasons for
the postponemcnt of tho evacuation.
They agreed 20 keep the text of the
note secret until after its delivery IN
Berlin. The allied ambassadors in
Berlin will hand over the note TO
Germany on January 6.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Policeman
After Train
Bandit Shot
Illinois Woman Opens Fire on
Officers Who Come to Ar
rest Her Sons for Slay-
ing Agent.
Both Taken in Custody

Chicago, Dec. 31.-With his mother
defending with revolver when the
authorities came to arrest her son,
Anthony Arcadia. IS, was taken into
custody today in connection with the
holdup of a Northwestern train late
last night in which Russell Dickey,
an express messenger, was killed.
Mrs. Veronica Arcadia the boy 5
mother, also was taken into custody
after she shot and wounded Claus
Noelek, police officer. In the shoulder
A brother of Anthony, the officials
declared, also is sought.
Revolver Was Clue.
The arrest of the two members of
the Arcadia family was the result,
the authorities declared, OF swift ac-
ton on the part of the detectives
who found definite clue to the
bandit in the revolver with which he
killed Dickey and which he threw
from the moving train as it neared
Glencoe, ILL.,, north shore suburb
of Chicago.
Another trail was picked up when
the authorities learned the numDef Oh
the taxicab which the bandit com
mandeered after leaping from the
train, and in which he raced to
Evanston, ILL.,. where he was met by
confederates in a large automobile.
Doors Barricaded.
The conductor and an express
guard described the bandit as a
mere youth" and they will be taken
to the Jail where Arcadia is being
held in an effort to identify him.
When the squad of officers arriv-
ed at the Arcadia home late this af-
ternoon they found the doors locked
and barricaded As they demolished
the door they were confron nted by
Mrs. Arcadia. who Immediately open
ed fire on them. The first of the
five shots struck Officer NOelek,
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Registrations Made in
League by Argentina
by Associated Press.

Geneva. Dec. 3i.-Tho foreign
minister Of Argentina today regis
tered with the league Of nations a
treaty on arbitration between Argen-
tina and Switzerland and conven'
tion for reciprocity I'm gratuitous
medical assistance TO citizens between
Argentina and Belgium.
Today's registrations are interpret
ed here as further proof that Argen-
tina now deems itself an active mem
Der of the league again.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Long Beach Bank Robbed
of $4,000 bv Two Bandit.

Long Beach. CAL Dec. Si.-Two
men held up n branch Of tho Califor-
MIA National bank here today and
escaped with about $4,000 hank OH.
eials reported to the police.
As the bandits automobile pulled
away from the curb tho hank mana.
ger, w. J Towner. drove his ma
chino into the vacant space without
knowing that the bank had been
robbed
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
TWO ADDITIONAL
APPOINTMENTS

Two additional appointments in
the Pefiawattamie county auditor :
eifiee were announced Wednesday by
George 3. Sparks, auditor. The ap-
pointmenls will be effective Thurs.
day.
Miss Edna Never. who has been
clerk IN the office Of the Harrison
county auditor, will replace Miss
Phyllis Peterson. who has been
named for a position in the Pottawat-
tamie county treasurer's office.
Raymond Peterson, present as.
sistant city clerk. Is appointed an
accountant in the auditors office.
He viii replace either James Chris.
tiansen or Don Kynett.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
AUTHOR WEDS
FILM ACTRESS

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. sl.-A sim.
pie wedding. held al the home Of the
bride, today united in marriage Ru.
per, Hughes. noted author. and Eliza
beth Patterson Dial, screen actress.
The ceremony WAS performed by
superior Judge Avery In the presence
Of small eroup of friends and reia.
tiVes, including Judge and Mrs. Felix
l. hughes. parents of Mr. Hughes
Immediately following the eere.
mony. Mr.. Hughes and his bride left
Tor honeymoon trip through the
west.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
MOTHER VISITING
DAUGHTER DIES

Mrs. Anna c. Mattson, 81. a resi-.
dent Of South Omaha for ~ years.
died Tuesday at the homo of her
daughter. Mrs. g. Hallgren, ASH
Pierce street. where she Ind been
visiting for several weeks. She was
i'll only short time. Her home was
at 2010 G. street.
She is survived by her husband,
Alfred: by two sons, Carl of Omaha
and Alvin OF Los Angeles; by two
daughters, Mrs c. Hallgren and Mrs.
Martin Nelson. and by two sisters and
one brother.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
University Students
nj Home for Holidays

Atlantic, Ia. Dec. Sl.-Mlss FL "a.
beth Rudolph and Richard Rudolph.
children OF Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Ru.
aoiph, are pursuing law courses At
the University OF Iowa and Chicaea
university respectively. Both arr
home for the holiday vacation. Their
father Is a we'll known Atlantic al.
torney.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Mrs. W. A. Mcknight Dies.

Shenandoah. Ia, Dec. 3l,--Mrs W.
A. Mcknight. 6S. a resident of Shcn.
andoah 90 years. died Of heart trouble
and complications. Her husband, n
sister. Mrs Henry Barnett OF Graham
Mo-. and brother. r n. Keith Of FL
gin, Ill, survive. Burial was at Gra.
ham, Mo. Wednesday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Mrs. Catherine Gaffncy. 80,
Dies Suddenly at Atlantic

Atlantic. In. Dec. II Mrs Gather.
Inc GaffneN, long time resident ~ At.
laniic. died suddenly at her homo here
Tuesday morning She was SO years
of age and was born IN Kings county
ireland, she oame 90 the United
States AZ the nEe ef T. Funeral scrs
iees Will he held Thursday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Wife of Iowa Farmer
Dies i'm Omaha Hospital

Missouri Valley. Ia, Dec. st.--Mrs.
Joseph Bird. 40. wife of prominent
farmer north OF town. died In an
Omahn hospital Tuesday following an
illness Of two weeks with pleural
pneumonia. Besides her husband she
leaves several grown children.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Suit Over Tram Crash.

Steinhauer a Nickel Co. Council
Rlufs. : iiled suit in munlcspal
court Wednesday asking SEQ fron,
the Omaha and Council Riurs Street
Railway company for damaxeS - a
truck which was struck hr a sfrees
car peccmber II az South First ana
East fierce streets. The corinsnN
charees tha; thr accident wss ass "a
The nletormau's carelessaeSS.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
tase County Farm Bureau
| ] ting TO Be Held Jan. 10

8 "a, la, Dec. 31.-The annual
e Of the Page county farm
" will be held In clarinda. Sat.
Z January 10. Lunch win be
= at noon. followed by the busi.
s ion and annual election of
q The principal speaker on
e moons program will be G. e
4 /, president of the livestock
o srs' cooperative commission
IN IL East st. Louis. Anyone in.
r. d in bejtering farming as a
Isl. ess is invited to this meeting.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Funeral Service Held
for Livi G.. Sherwin

Funeral services for Levi C. Sher
win, IS, who died Monday at the
Phome OF a son, p. c. Sherwin, 1904
.Av ne d. were held yesterday morn.
ing at the Cutler chapel. lie had
lived In Council Bluffs for 1s years
The body win be sent to Missouri
2Nall' > Ia, for burial this morning.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
1925 Brings
= Prosperity
70 Nebraska
All Signs Point to unprtc
= dented Business With
Farmer in Van of Money
Maker.
|1ustry on Firm Basis

'e new year, 1925, beckons Ne
IA on.
period of unprecedented pros
Y seems to be at hand All signs
t to an unusual year along every
of business activity. Impetus has
given by the excellent agricul-
position Nebraska finds itself
he election of President Coolidge
by the faith Of the people of
ha In the natural and sure
growth of their city.
Tie trend of optimism for the year
wiz was ushered in appropriately
at 1901 today has a substantial basis.
There Is every indication that 1925
will be a record.breaker. The for
ware steps taken by Omaha and Ne
bra Ia In 1924 will be exceeded by
the of 1925.
= sraskans In reviewing the ac-
tv. $ of the last year point to the
incr ased bank deposits in Omaha
banks as a criterion of the future.
Bart clearings, they admit. have
falls { considerably, but still they
poin he fact that there are two
less in Omaha today than in
form IS. THE more banks the
more .ings," bankers say.
81. laiso say Omahans are saw
ine = money. The 1924 resources
of Z building and loan associations
showing a total of ss0.25o, 64s as COM
par to s71 Sal ,401 in 1928. This In
crea Sc in savings. they say. has taken
money away from the clearings.
Many Omahans are depositing their
money In the building and loan asso
cia .pns In preference to banking
he ses.
In the manufacturing end of
Omaha's industries. the packing
plarts on the south side showed the
gree Test increase. Their products
!. were worth s1o.0Oo.OoO more than in
iN23.
Il Manufacturing as whole showed
Fan increase of approximately $1,000
600 IN 1924 over 1928.
Omaha as the largest butter pro.
drclng center in the world produl ed
S2t331 ,395 worth of butter and other
,la.rv products in 1924. This is more
IL 81 900 900 worth of the, same
pF,d lcts manufactured than in 1928.
Tie retail business in Omaha In
1872. exceeded that of 1923 by $1,000
900. This increase showed Nebraskans
are not "broke." Omaha merchants
~, that If the city had good roads
froS many directions leading into the
ctyy this figure would have doubled
and perhaps trebled.
proximatelv 50 100000 more IN
gro ries was distributed by Omaha
Job rs throughout Omaha's trade
terr 'c-y during the past year. Many
Zf I'll iobbers have statesmen travel
far west as the Pacific coast.
estate transfers and building
~ ) fell off slightly during the
|ar
- in showed a big increase at the
n Grain Exchange. aore than
900 bushels of grain were receis
Omaha during the year than in
eat. which broke all records for
at the exchange exceeded the
receipts of 1928 by II, 500, 900
!: j: ! ! ! !: ] /. ! ] : j ] " !. j. . !. .
als.
ring the year Omaha became the
largest livestock center of the
try. South side stockmen reeeiv-
SS.s01 more head of livestock In
than they did in 1923 and broke
ords for this market
ance managers. and agents rs-
ceiy s. 100000 more money in
y ms in 1924 than in 1928. This
Nlr mount of premiums makes
m one of the important centers
of .iance in the country.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

in packing
Omahans
petite
rabbits fine quality having faend largely Colorado corn dur
All within short after they were @
to the nearest
fu
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

It was one of the greatest
rabbit hunts ever staged. Ten
thousand hunters secured Lo-
gan, Sedgwick, NJ o rg a n,
Yuma, Washington and Phil
lips counties. As they were
shot, trucks, wagons and
other vehicles followed and
picked them up. One man
reported that he shot 266
rabbits himself. And one
black jack ra b b 1T was
killed.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Farm Home Burns.

Atlantic, Ia. Dec. 9l.-Fire orlgi
mating from a defective flue destroy
ed the william Edwards farm dwell
Ign south OF Adsir, Ia. last Monday
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

And on Friday every FAM
ily in Omaha that wants rab-
rib meat can get it by calling
at the nearest distributing
point as shown above.
The Bee will give them
to everybody that wants one.
You can have one or two or
more, as your requirements
may be.
The rabbits are reported
to be fat with an average of
6 to Z pounds.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Where The Omaha Bees
Free Rabbits Will Be
Given Away Friday:

Market place, Eleventh and Jack
SOIL.
City Hall, South Omaha.
Sixteenth and Fort.
Thirtieth and Potter.
Fire Barn, Benson.
Twenty-fourth and Willis avenue.
Rabbits will also be sent to
Council Bluffs.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

Beatrice - TIE funersf ~ Ms
charlotte regler was held az Saap
Creek church. four miles SouiheaSt
n Claienia. and burial VA IN she
church cemetery. Mrs. Tewier Va. -
yesrs ef axe and = survived IS hsr
eeshand and seven chiiarea
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

S t r a / g h t
ahead. T h e
g o al of a
greater news
paper, as the
60 al of a
greater Ne
brask and a
gIedlel UNA
ha, lies al
ways straight
ahead.
We will sc elk
to interpret
: h o S e pro-
G r a m s Tor
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Straight Ahead!

1t will be the purpose of
The Omaha Bee, during 1925,
to look straight ahead, to work
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
VICTIM G. ACCIDENT" SLAIN
The Bee 10 Give Away $4,000 Rabbits

The Omaha Beew wilg give away rabbit
ednesday.
The etotan numbe of rabbits
Post wild
is
by ruck to b
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Temperature Drops to q
Below Zero at Clarinda

fe.rinda IN. Dec. s1.--A drop OF
Saturday night brought
Ie temperature down to q helow.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
The Weather

For "a hours enains y m. peeen
freginltston. faeAes and Nnndreaths
Koial tfssei totsi since Jsnasy 4. AIS
deficiency fei
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

Co1ad.--vMrs. Nathaniel Brownfield
years resident of Cozad. died
nday. She was born at Monticello,
a., In 1863. She was president of
Ladies Aid society Of the Method.
church for several years. Her hus.
1d and two children survive.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I do not think much Of man who
Is not wiser than he was yesterday
Abraham Lincoln.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01

Nebraska: Slightly colder, possibl,
snow.