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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1924)
Man Crushed to Death I nder Vt all * Son Sees Fremont Man, Help ing Raise Icehouse, Killed Instantly. Spfflal Dtopatrh to The Omaha IWe.) , Fremont. Neb., March 13.—Umbert Cechin, 44, Fremont, was killed In stantly about 10:30 this morning when caught beneath the wreckage of a falling wall wlfile razing an old Ice house on Ihe outskirts of the city. Ills son. Lawrence, and a helper, Vlus Rathe, leaped to safety In time to escape Injury, hut saw Cechin crushed to death by the falling timbers. The three were dismantling the old building, when the wall begun to top ple. They shouted a warning at Ce chin, but he failed to hear them in time to escape. He was completely buried under the wreckage, with his head badly crushed. He was dead when picked up by the son and Rathe after they labored. frantically to re move the timbers. Cechin is survived by a widow and three children. Two More Platte Bridges Planned Specifications Approved for Structures at Grand Island • and Broadwater. > - Lincoln, March 13.—Plans have been approved for the construction of two more bridges across the Tlatte river—one at Grand Island and one at Broadwater—to be paid for with fed eral, state and county funds. Bids are now being advertised for. These are In addition to four state aid bridges whose construction is planned for this year. One of the new state aid bridges is to be located at Silver Creek and another r.t Cozad on the Platte river. State Engineer Cochran is unable to say where the other two will be, ex cept that one will lie on the Platte and the other on the Republican river. Thirty-five applications for state aid bridges are on file, but nearly all of them ‘will have to be put over for lnclusion»in the 1923 program. In building the four bridges, the en tire appropriation of $200,000 made by the legislature for state akl in that field will he used up. Compensation Sought by Pen Factory Worker Lincoln, March 13.—A claim for temporary compensation has been filed with the state labor department by F. B. Swaim, Lincoln, a cloth cut ter, employed at the state penitenti ary' shirt factory, who claims that he contracted sciatic rheumatism as a result of the floor in the factory being kept wet by sprinkling twice a day. •> Manager D. Miller of the D. M. Obcrman company, which owns the factory equipment, and Warden Fen ton appeared In resistance to the c'nim. The defense claimed that the sprinkling was done to comply with the state law.*, as a sanitary measure to keep down dust and purify the air. Rist Family Claims Title as Largest in One Vicinity Falls City, Neb., March 13.—Hum boldt Is a hustling little town of 2,000 population, but If the Itist fam ily and realtives ever move away t heir home town would become a hamlet. They claim to have tlw largest clan within the confines of one town In the entire state. Unlike the Elsassers of Omaha, rival claim ants, they cannot picnic annually be cause there is not a grove sufficiently large enough for the occasion in Richardson county. According to Frank Rist, his first cousins alone in Humboldt vicinity number about 75. Snyder Doctor and Friend Injured as Auto Hits Train Fremont. Neb., March IS,—Dr. J. A. Callahan and G. J. Hoffman, both of Snyder, were painfully injured, when the auto in which they were riding hit a Northwestern freight train on tin- Lincoln highway cross ing just west of the city about 1:30 yesterday morning. , Callahan, who was driving, failed to note the approach of the train. The crew was not aware of the accident. Bruised and bleeding, the two men extricated themselves from the wreckage and made their way into the city. Petition for Farm Bureau Circulated iu Thayer County Hebron, Neb., March 13.—A peti tion Is being clrcu'ated this week for the .continuation of the farm bu reau in Thayer county and for a vet erinary for the treatment of tubercu lar cattle. Meetings are being held in enrh precinct under the direction of County Agent L. Christie. Station Agent for Mayor.' Harvard, Neb., March 13.—Charles IT. Wins:, Burlington atation agent, tvaa nominated for mayor of the rity to oppose William Smith, present mayor, at a cauma held in (he Com munity club room*. Dr. K. C. Clries*, local chiropractor, ami Sam Tire bin, restaurant owner, were nominated to represent the west and east wards, respectively. Cedar Bluffs Man Dies. fVilar muff's, Neb., March 13. — All gust F. Bofkenuohl. 66, resident of Cedar Bluffs, died Wednesday morn ing at a local hospital, after pn ill ness of one year. Jie 1h survived by cue brother and one aiater, Mr*. W. c. Grote of this city. The, body wuh taken Wednesday afternoon to Cedar ]'luffs for burial. More Cattle for Omaha Market Sought by Delegation From Stockyards Which Will Invade Southwest on Tour Prices Paid Here More Than Offset Differenctmin Freight —Radio Is Carried on Trip. Wearing enormous sombreros and carrying with them the Kiwanis quartet and a radio outfit, which will keep them in touch with Ottilia every night, a delegation from the Union stockyards left late yesterday on their third annual trade trip through the west anil southwest. The party goes first to Denver, and then swings southeast to Daihart, fh Amarillo, to Fort Worth, and finally tc Houston. At each point stock raisers and shippers will hear the advantages of shipping to Omaha, in stead of to lower river markets. Omaha Prices Higher. "During the last two years Omaha prices on rattle have been such that, despite the slight Increase in freight rates, shippers have netted 25 to 69 cents per hundredweight more than in the lower river markets," say stoek yards men, who are making the trip. "Traders from Omaha were con stantly on the lower river markets making purchases for reshlpment to Omaha, on which additional charges are incurred of about $ 75 per ear. By shipping to Omaha'the supply is dis tributed where it is needed and as sures the shipper from $75 to $125 per car additional. "Further, train services from Texas to Omaha, and also to lower river markets, require one feed en route, at Herington, Kan. Trip Helps Business. "Since this trip was started we have received 200 cars a year for the last two years from the southwest," said John Fits Roberts, prominent South Omaha livestock man. "Omaha is the ideal market for feeders.” From the Panhandle and tlie south west 2',610 ears of cattle were received at the Union stockyards during 1923. Freight rates from Dawson. X. M.. to Omaha are only 1 rent higher than to lower liver markets, rates from Fort Worth are 4 cents higher, and the greatest spread is 17 cents, the rate being that much greater to Oma ha from Albuqueque. The trip is in rharge of Kverett Buckingham, president of the Union Stockyards company. In addition to men connected with the livestock In dustry, the Chamber of Commerce and Grain exchange are represented. There Is also a radio operator, John H. Xegele. Denver First Stop. The Itinerary of the trip follows: The itinerary indicated by the dotted line. ’Figures given are for beef cattle and are from the federal census. Leave Oftiaha Thursday, March 13, Union Pacific, 4:22 p. in. Arrive Denver Friday, March 14. Union Pacific, 7:30 a. m. J-eave Denver Friday. March 14, Colorado & Southern, 11 p. m. Arrive Dalhart Saturday. March 15, Colorado & Southern, 2:58 p. in. Leave Dalhart Sundav March 16, Colorado & Southern. 2:40 a. n». Arrive Amarillo Sunday, March 16. Colorado & Southern. 4:15 p. m. Leave Amarillo Sunday, March 1C. Colorado & Southern, 6:15 p. m. Arrive Fort Worth Monday, March 17, Colorado & Southern. 7 a. m. Leave Fort Worth Monday, March 17, Southern Pacific, D 30 p. m. Arrive Houston Tuesday, March 18, Southern Pacific, 7:10 a. m. Members of the party Include: Kverett Buckingham, K. P. Peck, W. H. 'Kilpatrick, lleber Hold, Charles It. Cardner, M. A. Tancock, John Fits Roberts, W. K. Reed, Clarence Owens, Herbert Johnson, R. M. Laverty, Al len Dudley, Bruce McCullough, John Uobb, A. L. Hobbs, Fritz Carlson, Harry Disbrow, Ralph Kbrlght, John H. N'egele, A. H. Frye. James Regan, • harles Owens and W. R. Wood. Passage of Maintenance Bill Forecast by Mailman Beatrice, Neb., March 13.—Return ing to his home at Wymore, this county, yesterday from Washing ton, D. 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Ry MARK SIXLIYAW Washington, March 13.—Lenroot’s resignation Is one sign of that at mosphere of nervous tension at Washington of which we who arc here have been well aware, and of which there are many other mani iestations that may or may not rea^h the public generally. The situation is such that there is a need on the part both of public men and the public generally to keep their* poise. The senate committee to investigate Daugherty is preparing to include among its earliest activities an in quiry into tlie story told by Leonard Wood, jr., to the effect that his fa ther had been approached by Jacob Hamon of Oklahoma with a proposal to deliver these delegates to Wood on Wood's promise to make him secre tary of the interior, which story was given currency last week in a news paper article signed by Leonard Wood, Jr. So far as the subject mat ter of this story is concerned, it must be regarded as a case not only of going far afield from the subject of the Inquiry, but also of giving offi cial attention to a story of which the accuracy is most dubious. Was Not on Inside. If the name of Leonard Wood, Jr., had not been attached to this story, It would never have created a sen sation. and probably would not have been printed at all. The context of the story makes it clear that young Wood did not know as much about what went on at Chicago convention in 1920 as many newspaper men. The present writer followed the Chicago1 convention and General Wood's part In it very closely, and according to ids recollection Leonard Wood, Jr., was not at that convention, or if he was there, was not close to the Inside scenes. General Wood's other son, Osborne Wood. was present and the writer saw him frequently at the Wood headquarters and at the house General Wood wps occupying; but 'he writer never saw Leonard Wood, jr. Young Wood in his published story was not even arcurate about the circumstanres under which .Jake Himnn made General Wood's ac quaintance. Genera) Wood had met Hajnon many years before, when the former was In the army service in the southwest. By the time General Wood's candidacy for president arose, Hamon had prospered greatly In the cil industry. Partly for old acquaint nnre sake, and partly because of new ly acquired ambition to have a part In politics, Ilamnn made a donation of $25,000 to the Wood campaign fund very soon after the Wood candidacy began, and as murh as six months before the convention was held. Sub sequently, Hamon determined to make an effort to unseat the republi can national committeeman from Oklahoma In a popular election. This contest was brought to the at ientlon of General Wood end he, in the In'eresr of stability, tried to dis suade Hamon from making any con test. Thereupon Hamon herams ag grieved and thereafter was strongly "off Wood. During subsequent months Hamon used to go about Washington carrying in his pocket the canceled check showing ha had made a contribution to the Wood cam paign fund and allowing it to many people. AH tills ertstrangement between Hamon and Wood took place months before the convention. It Is a fact that during the convention some per son representing Wood tried to placate Hamon and tried to get him to throw the strength he had to Wood again This was known to persons who were clo.se to what was going on at the convention, but the writer never heard, and believes he would have heard, if anyth’ng had happened as charged by young Leonard Wood to the effect that Hamon aprnarhed Wood during the contention with a demand for the office of secretary of inferior In exchange for the delegates from Oklahoma or su'-h other strength as Hamon may have had. Hamon \Vas Hard Boiled. So much for that. In the present gossip of Washington there is a story to the effect that the Daugherty com m ttee will go Into another phase of Hamon'i activities. It Is said that they propose to investigate a story to the effect that Hamon had some kind of promise from Harding or from Daugherty on behalf of Harding, in exchange for delivering the Oklahoma delegates. As to this the writer knows less than about the other story. I'ndoubtedly Hamon was an extremely "hard boiled" person. The fact is that during the first eight ballots up to the last two, the bulk of the Ok lahoma delegates- did not vote for Harding. That, however, may not mean much. Stories, and for that matter facts, which reflect on Daugherty's desir ability as an appointee to the office of attorney general, are numerous enough, hut these stories must be1 distinguished from the facts as to how Daugherty conducted the office of attorney genera! after h» got It. That Daughei^y had limitation* and old association* which made him un desirable as an appointee to the office I* well known. These atoriea were printed at the time, and It wan freely said that Harding made a most serious mistake in appointing him. The real question at Issue now. how ever. le not what Daugherty did be fore he w as attorney general, but how - he conducted the office after he got It. As lo this, the common judgment at 'Washington 1* that he did rather better than anybody expected; that he was always aware of the criticism that had been made of his appoint ment, and tried very hard by his con duct in office to justify Harding s se lection of him. it is the common judgment that he did his best to fr*-e himself from the claims of liis old associations, and frequently refused to do things pressed upon him by some of them. A case in point Is the recent In dictment in New York of a lawyer who had been an old associate of Daugherty and who is now charged —according to the allegation made by the grand jury—with having taken a large fee in exchange for a promise to persuade the attorney general to quash some indictments against men charged with fraudulent stock sell ing. Obtained Convictions. As to this case, the true testimony is that the attorney general and the federal district attorney in New York dlrl not quash the Indictments but on the contrary went on and secured con victions. A good deal rests on the question whether the senate committee inves tigating Daugherty Is willing to go ahead energetically and hear the more important charges first, and in other respect* make an earnest effort to bring the investigation to a reason ably early conclusion. If this is done, the dilemma can be solved wdth rea sonable satisfaction, for Daugherty's friends say he is quite willing to re sign ate the end of the investigation. They say he is willing to resign if the committee finds against him, and equally willing to resign if it doe« not find against him. The duration of the investigation is therefore of the es sence uf the situation. And this qties tion of duration is obviously up to the committee. r Radio Sets in Observation Cars Is Bein^ Given Test bv Union Pacific V. 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