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The Omaha Corning Bee „ \ _ _ _ _. _— J VOL. 53-NO. 140. ?. T&ETSn OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1923.* * *1™'HVS TWO CENTS » Coolidge’s Talk to Be Battle Cry Barkers Mark Time for Bark of Defense Gun in Tus x sle With Hiram John son. Scoff at League Issue By MAKK SULLIVAN Washington, Nov. 26.—The men who are going to try to nominate Coolidge for tlie presidency will spend the present week marking time. They are deliberately staking every thing on Coolidge’s address to con gress at its meeting early next week. They say that no effective steps to ^auninate Coolidge can he taken until after that speech lias been delivered and the public has had a chaijce to digest it. Their theory is that the country does not know Coolidge yet, but will know him after Tuesday of next week. They say that no picture of Coolidge is complete or adequate unless it in cludes knowledge of his attitude on the questions before the country, and they assert that Coolidge will make a clear and unequivocal statement of his attitude on every one of these questions. With this picture of Coolidge and his beliefs before the public, tile group of friends who are interesting themselves on his behalf will begin vigorous work immediately. ■J'hey base their faith not so much on the necessary popularity of Coolidge's position on all the ques tions, as on the candor and courage with which he will state his position. They expect the speech to avoid argu ing in behalf of the positions he takes, but to confine themselves to stating In each case what the position is. Beyond case what that position is. Beyond this, the only point of which public surmise has been made about the con tents of the speech is Secretary Mel lon's tax reduction plan. Favors Tax Plan This, It is asserted confidently, will lie approved by Coolidge. Except for this one point, Coolidge's friends are quite willing that the coming week shall be one of suspense and expecta tion because they hope this will bring about th maximun. degree ef' inter est in the speech. ^•Moreover, they are not unaware that the managers of Johnson's cam paign have tried to gain a strategic point by hooking Johnson for his first keynote speech during the tires ent week, some six days before Coolidge makes his. They are aware of the attempt to gain a strategic ad vantage in this: but are willing to let Johnson have the audience this week and wait until next week for Coolidge's hearing. Vp to date the republican fight is clearly staged as a tug-of-war between these two men. There are increasing signs that tile fight may go through to the end with these-two candidates the only entrants on a nation-wide scale. There will be other favorite son candidates in single states; but the probability of anybody else mak ing a country-wide fight in all the di rect primary states has diminished lately. I'iiichnt Forces Unorganized. The present writer in previous dis patches has said that Governor Gifford Pinohot would lie a contender on the same scale as Coolidge and Johnson. That may still happen, but the fact Is that no political organization irf be half of Plnehot lias as yet been done outside his own state. While there is plenty of call for Pinchot, there is no organization. There is no one who has toward Pinchot the relation of formal organizer and energetic barker which Albert I.asker and William Wrigley have toward Johnson. If Pinchot had the equivalent of these two men, or if sueh organizers should 9^iiie forward on behalf of Pinchot, the latter would cut fully as large a figure as Johnson. Possibly the answer as to whether Pinchot is to he put forward on a country-wide wale may develop the latter part of this week. Home of Pln ehot's Washington friends expect him to come here about the first of Decem ber. When he does come, he will be subjected to very strong pressure to let his friends begin to organize for ldm. Home of this pressure will come from men who four years ago favored Johnson, but now prefer Pinchot. If Pinchot declines to go Into the fight in all the direct primary atates. that fact will favor Johnson. It is the greatest desire of Johnson^ bankers to confine the fight to a test of strength between himself anti Coolidge, uncomplicated by other candidates. , Time Against Johnson. All Hint Is said here refers to candl dates nn a country-wide basis. There will lie many other candidates in single slates: and the filial outcome in Hip convention ns between Johnson anil Coolidge may lie decided by the second choice votes of the "favorite, son" delegations. The time is, of course, too short for Johnson to show what he can do. But Hie Judgment of the most ex perienced observers Is that Johnson's initial momentum has not carried him very far. It Is predicted with the greatest confidence that Johnson can (Turn to rente Tlirer, < nlntnn five) ^ Mrs. Jane Presley Dies Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. IB,—Announce ment baa been received here of the death of Mrs. -lane Presley, formerly of W r more, at. tier home at Osage i jty, Kan. Hbc formerly operated the Vt-mlcy studio nl M yinore. \ i Progressives irr Congress Meet to Declare War on Old Guard Aims If ill Oppose Mellon Tax Cut Plan — Senate Croup r Fight Action to Retain Iowan as Chairman of Inter■ ^ state Commerce Body and President Pro Tern. Washington, Nov. 26.—Opposition of the progressives to the organization plans of republican leaders In the house and senate began today to take more definite form. Likewise there was increasing evidence that the pro gressives and many democrats are de termined that any tax revision at the coming session shall depart materially from the program arranged by Sec retary Mellon. House progressives began a series of conferences to map out their cam paign for liberalization of the rules and committee appointments while senate progressive started a backfire on the republican organization plan to continue Senator Cummins of down as chairman of the interstate com merce committee and elect Senator Curtis of Kansas, president pro tem of the senate. Eighteen representatives from seven states attended an all-day conference of the house representatives at which apparently no definite decisions were reached. Representative Nelson of Wisconsin, chairman of the group, an nounced that the conference will be continued daily until Friday when a general meeting will be held for the adoption of a formal program both as to organization and legislation. Thus on the eve of the republican organ ization conference, they plan to have their demands in form for presenta tion to the party leaders. Senate progressives have let Sena tor Cummins know that he will have their support for re-election as presi dent pro tern If he wilt relinquish the chairmanship of the interstate com merce committee, which would place Senator I.a Foliette of 'Wisconsin, a leader of their group, in position to succeed to the chairmanship under seniority rule. At the same time, how ever, Senator Cummins has been ad vised by some of the regular organi zation leaders that they would prefer that he retain the chairmanship and leave the way open for election of Senator Curtis as president pro tern. Meantime, Senator Cummins is un decided what he will do. Some of his friends say he still is hopeful that the way can be opened for him to hold both places. He has been asked to make up his mind before the re publican conference Saturday, the call for which was Issued today by Sen ator Lodge of Massachusetts, repub lican leader.* A number of the senate fjrogress ives, including the two farmer-labor senators from Minnesota, held a sec ond conference today at the office qf Senator Norris of Nebraska, but some of those attending said there had been only Informal discussion without efforts to reach decisions on organizations or legislation plans. Senate democrats will have their organization conference Monday, two hours In advance of the meeting of congress, while house democrats will assemble Saturday night. Full tickets \ylll he nominated by the democrats irt each house, but the leaders say there will be few if any contests. Iowa Man Wins . Husking Match Winner in First Interstate Contest Held in l * S. Husks 44.6 Bushels. Des Moines. Ia.. Nov. 26.—John Rlckelman of Mount Hamill. la., won what Is said to be the first interstate corn husking contest evef held in the United States, when he defeated If. D. Paul of Ipava, III., in h husk ipv match on p farm near here today, ttlckelman was i rediied with having husked 44.6 bushels of corn in two, hours and 20 minutes of competi tion. whilp r.iul was credited with 40.5 bushels in the same time. Neither man made a high rpcord, as compared with some com husking marks, for the yield in the field where the contest was held was only about 50 bushels to the. acre, and the ears were small and there was much in down corn. Rlckelman won the right to com pete for Iowa in the interstate con test when he won the Iowa state tournament here Saturday. Paul was selected to compete for Illiniois. Sponsors of today's contest hope to make it nn annual event, and to include more states in the competi tion in future contests. The ruleH under which today's match was con ducted were made by a committee which included experts from th<- ag ronomy department of Iowa State college and they have been adopted as the official rules for husking matches which have been held hy counties over Iowa this fall. Rlckelman is 28 years old. He lives on a farm in I.fe county. Eason Dismissal Is Held Illegal S|»#rin| h to Tlif OdihIih B**. IJncoln, .Nov. 26.—The dismissal of J. I,awrerue Kason as head of the Knglish department in the Pru Hta'e Normal school was today held Illegal in an opinion rendered by the state supreme court here. Kason was dls missed by President T. J. Majors of the state normal board, "foi'the good of the institution." The opinion of the supreme court today reverses the decision of Dis trict Judge W. It. Ilaper, throwing out of court quo wairanto proceed ings by Kason to secure reinstate menl, and sends the case back to Nemaha county for retrial on Its merits. The opinion, written by District Judge Shephard, says that the action taken by the president of the board was not the action of the hoard hh required by statute and. therefore, tins unlawful. The opinion also says that the dismissal was without notice and specific cause, after Kason had been retained for another year's serv ice, according to the rules and cus torn of the school, and was wholly unauthorized. Married in Council bluffs The following peraon* obtained mai ring** llrcnam in Council Bluff* yaaterday dame* Noddy, Omaha . ‘"8 Joy limndow. Omaha .. laldor Khw, Omaha ... Mary Mr*. Omaha . . .. Leatar lloyde, Lincoln, Neb.81 Alla Wilson, f.lncolri. Neb......2ft /ephinlnh Hughe*. Council Bluff*-. ■ A ret i a Mclntonh. Creacenl. I<» .*'7 Thoma* <'«*©. Council Bluff*.22 Mabel Moore, Council Bluff* ..........22 L. H JUurtavant, Omaha . 3* Helen IHnkel, Omaha . 2f v\'illi*m Hut land, Omaha .8|j Carrie Hanaan. Omaha ... l.aVfrn Cm**. Lincoln. Nab.28 Lillian Hunaon, Lincoln, Nab.20 Walter Warner, He* Moinc*. I*. ..‘.'V ('alien* Hunter, I >e* Molne*. la.24 Kw old Warner. But rut, la 2r. Trella Ramaey. Hotna, la. 3il Patrick CJallagher, Council Bluff* Joaephln© Higgln*. Council Bluff* 26 H W Alpere, Columbua. Neb 22 Minnie Kolk.-n. Columbua, Nab. 31 I,Vi* f.aune, Idti'oln. Neb 2l Kdna I’lcpar, Lincoln, Nab....iD Tax Cut and Bonus Favored by Howell •6 Senator Says Two Measures Can be Reconciled—^ ants Farm Aid. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 26. — Senator Howell, republican. Nebraska, today declared himself in favor of both the soldiers' bonus law and a tax reduc tion, and said he did not regard the two as IrrevonciUable He said ho would work also for farm relief meas ures and amendment of the transpor tation act. Prison Receives Boy Who Shot Parents Clarinda, la., Nov. 26.—The doors of the Anamosa reformatory closed to day on Claude Carmichael of Coin. Ia.. who is under indeterminate sen tence of not to exceed 30 years hard labor, following his confessed "at tempt to kill." appearing before Judge Peters Saturday, In Clarinda. He has been held In the county jail since Nov. 13. charged with shooting his father ami mother, after his fath er insisted that he make good a forg ed $1,000 note at the hank, a number of other forgeries and bad checks. Six months ago there was no young man In the community more honored or respected than Claude Carmichael, lie Is an only child and the blow falls with tremendous weight on the par ents. Hitting a pace with boys who had more money, a desire to have the best automobile, are believed to have led to his acts. He has been married eight months. His wife plans to con tinue hts work at the oil station in Coin. His mother’s wound proved to he slight: the father Is recovering and soon will be able to leave the hospital. Auto Crash Victim Dies From Injuries Vork. Neb., Nov. 26.—Louis Smith of Polk, Neb, died at the Lutheran hospital here early this morning from injuries received when the car In which Im> was riding collided with an other machine and was overturned. Alvin Anderson, also of Polk, wha was with Mr. Smith at the time of the accident, also received serious In juries and had not regained conaclous nesa at 12 o’clock today. The per sons In the car with which they col lided escaped without serious Injuries, hut their cab was badly damaged. Jury Panel Is Protested; Women's Names All Stricken District .ludRr Leslie yesterday overruled the motion of John O. Yetser to quash the entire district court Jury panel on the ground that It whm illegally drawn, because women citizens were stricken from I he panel. Mr. Yelser gave notic e <>f Immediate appeal to the supreme court. School Tract Mineral Rights Granted Plaintiff Uncoln, Nov. 2U Joseph .fehorek was granted the right to whatever I mineral anti nil deposits may he found on a trad of school land purchased In 1!)17, nccortllng to n. derision of the state supreme court, announced to day. Omaha Marriage Licenses .liunfi Dumbrtik of Milwaukee, Wls. . SR tfI#>n K SVo*nl«k of otiinliu ... ?• I’lter John Murry of «>ttinh* . .(i Mnry Kllen Mr*|ey of 'trtiuha . M i: i» llnlav of iiimrIiii * llnth I.#**! "f ttniwh* . . . 1R • ninr IN' Jarred of Khihh* (It}. Mo I Antmliel Min lull of Omaha ‘.’t A InvalUt A Mut ko of M«l( I,ah* Cl»,v > '• Ivn'herfn* <oyl* of Green Bay. Win 30 tin’ll eat l< ••• nisi I. • 11 ■ 1 W i “-r i >h of i mu ha tivaiyn l.uca of Omaha . if a F Is y^ected in s%v X ajgrt Case \ ' Three of Family on Trial at Seward Listless as Veni remen Are Quizzed All Day. I Tot, 3, Shows Interest By It. H. PETERS. staff C »rrfft|H)ntlrnt. The Omaha Bee. Reward. Neb., Nov. 26.—In court room packed with curious onlookers, Adolph and .Julia Vajrt and their 15 year-old daughter, Alby, today began their legal battle against a sentence of first degree murder charged against them, following the violent death of .Jerry Lana, the Vajgrt farmhand. The day was consumed In securing a Jury and when the court adjourned tonight 41 Jurymen had been exam ined and the state and defense bad exercised 11 of their 66 peremptory challenges. The Jurymen excused pleaded a previous Judgment of the case and for a time late in the after noon the excuse came with such regularity that It looked as though it would be necessary to summon addi tional talesmen. The Vajgrts listened listlessly to the interminable questioning. The only member of the family who appeared to take interest was the 4-year-old daughter, who for the most part sal staring in wide-eyed amazement. Oc regionally she would drowse on her mother's shoulder but with the dis missal of a juror and the summoning of another, she would rub her eyes and again resume her childish scru tiny of the clerk as he swore In the Juror and as the attorney questioned him. Other Children at School. The three other children were left on the 'farm and today attended school. The eldest son. Frank, trudg ing .manfully away from the small farm in charge of his two smaller sisters determined to carry on de spite the tragedy that has overtaken the elder members of his family. Juror after Juror hesitated when County Attorney L. H. McKIlllp) asked, would the fact that the mur dered man is the father of Alby Vajgifs unborn child Influence your decision, and at last Judge George F. Corcoran Interposed with the sug gcstion that there would never be a jury were McKIlllp to continue ask ing the question. "Does the fact that two of the de fendants sre women Influence you?” McKIlllp would ask and again the Juror would hesitate. "Have you formed any opinion that would pre- . vent your serving as an f /nest jury man?” would he the next question. With tiresome nomotony the reply was "yes.” "Would it take consider able evidence to make you change that opinion?” A nod of the head. "Were you to be called upon to give an Immediate decision on thU case could you do so?" Another affirma tive and Judge Corcoran would ex cuse the jury man. Three Days to Get Jury Occasionally the questions would lie answered In the negative and the Juryman would he retained only to he dismissed a little later when the state or defense exercised Its right of preemptory challenge. With such difficulty In securing a Jury It was freely predicted when the court ad journed tonight that another two days might he necessary before IS Jurors suitable to state and defense could be obtained. / _ Sight Seeing From the Air Risky Pastime mimm... . ' .1. ■ > --- "1 A modern method of slRlitseeinc Is from an aeroplane Photo shows two aerial acrobats doinR their stuff at an Armistice day celebration In Fresno. Cal. High Court Upholds 4 Damage Awards Lincoln, Nov. 26.—Appeal* to the state supreme court against damage awards were rejected in four in stances in decisions har.dpd down to day, although the amount of the awards were in several cases reduced. An award of $47,216 to William P. Johnson of Omaha, employe of the Union Pacific, who lost both arms in a switching accident In 3920, was re duced to $36,000, because contributory negligence of the plaintiff was proved. The Union Stockyard* company of Omaha must pay Hernard J. Curran $22,000 for the loss of a leg w^iile working in the stockyards. The orig inal award was $32,000. A reduction of $2,525 was granted the Missouri Pacific in its appeal against the payment of $35,000 dam ages to Josephine Keppier of Wash ington county, who was crippled for life when an automobile In which she was riding was struck by a freight train near Herman, Neb. The plaintiff allege,! that the engineer neither blew hia whistle nor rang hi* b«*l while approaching the crossing The court upheld an award of $25, 000 to Mary Pricer, widow of Clarence W. Pricer, who was killed while In the employe of the Lincoln Gas and Kleotric company. Man Jumps From Ship. Cleveland. O, -Nov. 28—After Jumping from .the steamer Great Western in harbor here. Harry C. Neilson stripper) off hi* overcoat, swam several hundred feet out in Iaske Krle Sunday and was drowned. He spurned a rope thrown to him by a wheelsman. Neilson cami here from New York, where his parents reside, four months ago. His body was recovered by coast guards. ,. . SUNNY SIDE UP To church Sunday night, as per as aignment and saw a motion picture. And I can remember the time when the proposition to Install an organ In the church busted It wide open; the church, not the organ. A big. fragrant rose nodding to me aa \ entered my lonesome hotel room last night. From a friend I have never seen; a woman who has been long confined to her room by illness, but who looks out upon life with a smile. She selected the rose from a big bunch given her on her birthday, and sent It to me with the message that this little department carries sun shine Into her room every morning. That rose will wither and its fragancc la? lost, but the message will never be forgotten. Old Man Johnson over at the (Jay ety says his confidence In men has again been vindicated The day before the circus arrived in Omaha last Sep ttmbar, Johnson hired a man to carry an advertising banner after the circus parade. The man sab! he was hun gry, so Johnson advanced him a dol lar. On circus day the man faihd to show up. Heated tangling*' from C>. M. J as he hunted up a substitute Yesterday the man showed up and handed Johnson a dollar, explaining that he had secured a steady Job the evening before circus day. and couldn't aliow up Skeleton of Medical Arta building lowering Into the aky nt Seventeenth and Imdge. Henilnda me of nnothii akeleton Unit will appear on a Per tain Thanksgiving table after a hunch of lusty children and »i couple of grandrhlldi en are filled to repletion And Juat to think that I'nlverally Place la such a model town, big a» tarlan unlveralty, no clgnreta. Sunday closing, and everything Motorlata rii|» Idly rlei (ding to take the ad\k>- John U. Saxe gave to prnapertivc vlwltorx to t^lnnha and appl} In I'nlvcralt y I'boe "Ana i ilc of progrcaa would exceed that towns speed limit,” te marked one victim of the town's local police Judge. Suggestion to some enterprising and loyal Nebraskan conducting hotel, cafe or cafeteria in Omaha. Advertise big baked potato raised in Nebraska on bill of fare and otherwise. For best otherwise method consult adver Using department Just around the hall. If you have an fdea that some friend from another large cttv is in Omaha, and you want to locate him. why not stick around the newstand that specialise* In carrying dally newspaper from every large city in the country? Sooner or later your friend will call for his home town fav orite. That's what you do. Isn't It. when you are marooned for several days in n strange city? Two big stalwart young fellows, roughly chid and clearly Car from home, standing in front • »f big poster decorating heard m front of Army building, Fifteenth and Dodge. Kvl dently much Impressed with sugges tlon that they can see the world and j acquire an education at the same time. Talk earnestly ami confiden tially. Finally reach an agreement and walk Into the building, lsnik like might v good "leatherneck" material Two big trucks trying to pass In an alley W heel* become locked. With ei driver willing to hack up Wonder ful flow of language. Thought I knew all the words, hut vocabulary greatly enlarged Policeman Appears on the scene Subsidence of eloquence A few minutes of arbitration, and both drivers back up. Policeman saunters away with a smile on hi* face If you use a typewriter, did it ever happen to yon’ Hurrying to finish a letter »o you can keep an appoint men!. Suddenly discover you have superimposed one line upon another. Is profanity evei Justifiable’* Must submit my query to my pastor Hopei he agrees with me W. M. M j Omaha Salesman Not Inventor of Forgery Plan Cv V Former Lincoln County (Jerk Changes Testimony on Cross Examination at North Platte. By AftMiriatnt Pro*. North Platte. Neb.. Nov. 28—Cross examination of witnesses for the state by attorneys for Carl R. , Gone her. salesman for the Omaha Printing company, on trial here iharged with aiding and ahetting for gery, tends to show that the alleged forgeries, confessed to by former t'ourity Clerk A. S Alien, were In ventions of Allens and not Ouocher. Defense attorney. Homer Fullivan, brought this out in ctoss examining Allen this afternoon. Allen had pre viously- testified that Goucher had suggested and begged him to put through "dummy” claims for the Omaha Printing company against the county and that th“ warrants be sent to Omaha to make up a deficit on the company hook* caused by (Voucher's failure to turn over ap proimately $2.9t<0 collected from Lin coln county for supplies. No Inducement Offered. Allen testified that he issued three fictitous warrants to cover Goucher a alleged shortage without putting through the "dummy” claims. Alien -fid he was offered no Inducement by Goucher. He said that Goucher asked him "What do you want for Christmas"” Allen previously testi fied that they had been friends for many years and indicated that (louche had appealed to him ss a friend to help him out of his diffi culties. Attorney Sullivan brought out testl loony to show that tie county owed the Omaha printing concern ap proximately $x !*00 at the time the three flrtlious warrants w-ere issued. Examination of officials of the Omaha company.—C. Kopp, secre tary, treasurer and manager, -showed that the company leimhursed Lin coln county $2.323 92. the total of the three alleged fictitous warrants « few wi-elis after they had been rashod. Mr. Kopp s|fld. it was "to le imhurse Lincoln county for money sent to us by error." Further than tills, he said, he had little or no knowledge. Manager* Ate Witnesses. H P. Rhode*. credit manager, amt M P. Turk, unit smunager, for the Omaha concern were other witnesses. The state eought to have them Identify exhibit* but was only par tially successful, the company offi cials In srvernf In stance .4 testifying that they could not remember or iliHt exhibits concerned the work of some minor employe. Ml Kopp testified that he signed the check for $:’.S2.» 97 with which the bank draft was purchased at the suggestion of a Mr. Nolan, attorney for the printing company Mr. Nolan Is dead and this part of the testimony was stricken front the record The defense In cross examining Alien, a state wltmv-s, brought out portions of the former county clerks con f» sstn of Inst Pecrtnber to the county attorney Kfforf* of the state to get the entire confession Introduced a* an exhibit were unsuccessful Much of the testimony to date has concerned matter* of accounting and i* proving of small Interest to the community Ian** than 76 person* were apertatm today Interested attorneys say there I* j every indication that the case will he cut lied to lto state supitms court. Girl Begins Long Term for Forgery Clarinda. la . Jiov. "6.—Fay Beard of \ illisca, arrested in Clarinda for forging a number of check- here and in Red Oak and Adair, was taken to the Industrial School for girls at Mitchellville today, under sentence not to exceed ten years. Through the investigations made by George Anderson, county attorney and confessions made by the girl, she was kidnapped in Atlantic about a month ago and kept there and at Red Oak for some time by two men from Red Oak. who have been arrested. Melvin Grubb is now in jail at Shen andoah pending action by the grand Jury. Bail Is placed at ll.t'OO. The other, a man by the name of Hiatt is in jail at Atlantic. She says it is through these men she began her forging career. As the girl is under age the < hsrge will be a serious one. Bum Spoiling Corn in Cuming Count)' West Point. Neb . Nov. 26.—Cuming county farmers are feeding furnace* and slot fit with this year s corn crop. A high percentage of the crop is so af fected by moisture that rotting and general spoliation has made the corn unfit for either market or feeding. TtJore corn than usual is l>elng sold, an average price of 60 cents per bus hel prevailing. No amount of freez ing or any other sort of climatic change ran save the percentage of the crop that has suffered from moisture. In many cases the spoiling continues until the corn turns absolutely black. Business to Halt' for Thanksgiving Business will pause In its midweek rush on Thursday, to permit employ vrs and employes to celebrate Thanks giving day. Public buildings, railroad office* and practically all business house* will be closed during the entire day. There Is to he a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Chamber of Com merce Wednesday, at which Rev. Frank G. Smith will speak. The new Technical High school orchestra will play. The chamber will be closed all day Thursday. Plan*' Passenger Killed. Santa Rosa, Cal, Nov.'26.—K. A. Buell. 2a. of Sebastopol, was Instantly killed Sunday when an airplane In which he was tiding crashed to earth in a grain field near Bodega. The machine belonged to A. F. Hack, who was at the control. While Illicit was making a turn 60 feet alsoe a grain field something want wtong with the control and the plane dashed to earth and whs completely demolished Buell's neck was broken Hook was not seriously Injured. Priest Slain in Cell. Copanhagi'n. Nov. Afoordinn to a message from Mi s«'o\v to»lav a bam! of rnbbere broko Into n monaatery at Klov amt munlert.i the nrchtman* ilrito. llfv. Kathov Nikolai l'robjanki in hla cell. The Weather K< • 74 hour* ena i s 7 r m . No> rol ler 7* lltghrut. si lowfM>t, :7 m*Hiv Sf. nor mal. 3>. Total fnfM ah. e .lAimaty 1. , * Kelrtlhr HimililiC, rervmUiie 7 a it' . .0 \*>o«, 6S ; p m l*rr»*l|»lt af Ion lin hr« «n«l llini.lte.lllo Total, o Total attoc January 1. I0S4. r \» r»* lloorlt Teni|>frn|Mrr« f A *11 A A *11 . , . 2* 4 A *11 . . , » . ' ' ft A 111 2? !* A *11 " ft U» A U» * H A 111 SI W noon -'ft i r m . ? I" m .... i l» m. . . S' « l» I" •' iv m **• * I* in. 5? ! p m . , i r m.«. . -> Tense Scene as Gunmen Face Inquest Detectives Carefully Guard Prisoners in View of Gangsters Threats to Get Revenge. Relatives Are Present Underworld character*, aligned in the cause of Henry McArdle. whose murder Friday they are reported sworn to revenge, ominously pressed officers as they led Hank's alleged slayers, handcuffed, to the waiting police patrol at the John A. Gentle man mortuary, causing disquietude among both the detectives and theii prisoners. J« is known that many of the gangsters were armed, and fre quently during the inquest, nervou? hands caressed pistol butts. A coroner's jury yesterday after noon found that Hank McArdle came to his death as a result of a gunshot wound inflicted by Jimmy Griffin, a! lcged gang leader. They recommend ed the holding of Griffin and his com panions, William Welter and Jesse Hanker of Nebraska City, on charges of first degree murder. Room Was Crowded. The chamber in which the inquest was held was crowded. Beside figures known to the Omaha underworld, relatives of the slain man and nearly a score of police officers and detec tives. heavily armed, attended. It is said that not one of Griffin's henchmen was in attendance, proof of the effect upon them of the oaths of McArdle's avengers. Sobs of Airs. D. McArdle. mother of Henry McArdle, and the sharp anxious intake of breath by Mrs. James Gilffln, wife of the suspected slayer, punctuated the inquest. Relatives Attend. In addition to the slain man s mother, bis sister, Mrs. Paul Hunt ington of Chicago, and his brother. E. S. McArdle, Kansas City, were present. Mrs. Griffin was given * seat in the front row almost out of sight of Mrs. McArdle. Two attor neys. whom she retained ,o defend her husband, Sheehan and Lower, were at her side until the Inquest began. shortly after J. the three murder suspects. Clarence Hanfeldt. a state witness, and Leo Brunson, who was kidnaped after the shooting, were led in, manacled to police officers. Beal in Charge. County Coroner Paul Steinwender opened the inquest after which the proceedings were turned over to County Attorney Henry Beal. Dr. S. McCleneghan. coroner s phy sician. was the first witness called He testified to examining the body Sunday morning. He found it badly burned, he said, and also found traces of several wounds in the abdomen, although the condition of the body made it impcWible to state their na ture and whether they were bullet wounds. An x-ray examination, he testified, revealed a bullet back of the right eye. He found a lump of burned blood behind the left ear. Removal of this revealed the bullet hole. The course of the bullet was traced to ita resting place and it was discovered that it had severed the Internal jug ular vein McArdle, he declared, might have lived half an hour after he was shot. The misaile, when extracted, he pronounced a 45-caliber soft-nosed, steel Jacketed bullet. Dr. McCleneghan found a fracture of the skull over the right ear. Im pact of the bullet, he said, In the opin ion accounted for It. ' Brunson on Stand. Leo Brunson, the man who waa ab ducted in his own car. but who later made his escape by plunging through ike side curtains, while the machine was in motion, testified that on the afternoon of the shooting he was in a cigar store at 1520 Cass street. With him were Detective Bob Dona hue and Henry McArdle. He received a. telephone call from William Welter at the Taylor Battery station, 1121 North Eighteenth street, requesting an interview st that place. He left for the station in his car. accompanied by McArdle, whom he had promised to take wherever he wanttd to go later on. He stopped his car In front of the battery station,*he testified, entering into conversation with Welter, who came out and stood on ths right hand side of the car. Hanfeldt on Scene. Clarence Hanfeldt came up a mo ment later and stood besids Welter, explaining he wanted to speak to Brunson after a while. Later. Banker and Griffin. Brunson said, came up to the other side of the car. Griffiu ordered Brunson to drt\e along Brun son alarted to get out of the car. Got hack in that car and drive or I II kill you'" Griffin is alleged to have shouted, thrusting a gun against Brunso- ■> Kx1\ A fight ensued dur* mg which Brunson heard .4 *hot fired anil Mn M ArdU crumple up on the front seat. For Id minute*, he nk1, ho Kittled with Urifftn and Hanker, >4 ho he naul tried repeatedly to club Him over the head with hi* revolver Finally. utYvont* Sou*, he w** dragged Into the car which *ped off The jury brought >n i’<$ verdict in 10 minute*. Keeling is lugh In the underworld If Uiiffin happen* to l*e relea*ed ok bond declared lVteotlve Boh Do* • hut ' hr II never go to trial They 'll ^f't hm 4 *