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• v , | The Omaha M< »rning ">ee I —— The vintage that they drink, * pitv FDITION - ■ ■ I. ..I ■■■ ' - . ■ i ~ i, ■ — -■ ■ ■ -■ ■ i ' i ■ 11 ■ I.. ■■ ■ Rut by the Quality of thoughte they VOL. 53. NO. 278. OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* %\h c«V. - thiwk' ~Seie**1' J (By Mall (I Taar): DaMy and Sunday. 16: Sunday. 12.60. wlthtn tha 4th tone. Outifda tha 4th 7oua (1 Tear). Dally and Sunday. $13: Sunday only. II. MISSING FLIERS REPO TED MELLON TAX PLAI«^rEATED IN SENATE Democratic Schedule Is Adopted Simmons 10 Per Onl Surtax Rates Carry l*y 13 to 10 \ ole: Longworlh Sched ule Rejected. Seven Republicans Bolt By tnlrmal Service. Washington, May, G.—The La Fol llte democratic alliance won a victory in tlie senate today with the adoption rf tlie Simmons rate* for surtaxes and normal taxes on income and the i omplcte elimination of the plan put forward by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. I’ll democratic surtax rates with tiir (0 per cent maximum won by the vole of 43 to 40. and th normal taxes of 2, 4 and 6 per cent defeated the 3 and 6 Mellon rates by 44 to 37. The senate vote not only eliml ftaL-d the Mellon rales, bill also dis carded the so-called Longworlh schedule which had been adopted by tho house. The Longworth maxi mum surtax was 37 1-8 per cent, with normal rates of 2, o and 6 per cent. Calls for Vote. The senate roll calls came with dra matic suddenness U|>on the heels of a republican caucus which had decided to press for action on the tax sched ules, first with the Mellon rates and then with compromise proposals ap proaching the democratic suggestions. Senator Simmons, democrat, of North Carolina, offered the anti Mel lon schedule of surtaxes and called for a vole. Seven republicans, including Sen ator Jllrarn Johnson of California, joined the democratic ranks, and the s'Trillions proposals triumphed despite 1he defection of two democrats. Bruce of .Maryland and Edwards of New Jr I t,e\-, w ho v oted w ith the republicans ^ Senatoi Magnus John on. farmer J^*'* Dbor, also joined the democrats. Bolting Republicans. In addition to Senator Johnson of California, the bolting republicans were Brookhart, Town; Capper, Kan sas: Frazier, North Dakota; Ladd, North Dakota; Norbeck. South Da kota, and Norris, Nebraska. Immediately tlie result was an nounced, Senator Smoot of Utah, in charge of the bill fo? the republicans, gave notice that he would aslt an other vote on the surtax rales just before the final roll call on the en tire measure. The republicans then sought to Interpose the veterans bill, but the LaFollette-democratic alliance would not be denied. Senator Jones of New Mexlvo gave notice he would seek immediate ae Lon on the corporation tax schedules approved by the anti-Mellon group. The senate lliou laid the tax bill tem porarily aside in order to take up ci her matters. STUNTZ SEEKS TO BE RETIRED Springfield. Mans., May 5.—4."lilted notion by all the branches of the Methodist church looking toward universal peace wan asked by Pres ident William B. McCutcheon of Cjueen college, Melbourne Australia, addressing I he Methodist Episcopal conference • here today. He said the Methodist Episcopal church, the ^ Methodist ehurrh South, and the ** English Methodist church should unite in a declaration against war. Bishop Homer B. Stuntz, of Omaha, requested that he be placed on the retired list. He is a veteran bishop of the church and now in poor health. The conference arose while Bishop T,’ 8. Henderson offered the prayer for his recovery. r We Have With Us Today Sherman Roger*. New York lilitor. Once a friend and leader of the I. W. W. and everything radical. Now an enemy of all auch things. Such Is the description of Sherman lingers, Industrial editor of the Out look magazine. Born near Austin, Minn., he learn cd of the trials and tribulations of the farmer early In life. When yet a boy his parents moved west and Rogers gradually drifted in the »blg lumber camps of that country. Kor IS years he worked as a lumber Ja,ck. In that time he learned of all the problems that face those men. When “Big Bill” Haywood came around pleaching his doctrine, Rog era listened with the other men and believed what he heard. file heartily believed In the belief* of radicalism until he heard a speech of Charles Schwab In Seattle at the outbreak of the war. This speech opened hi* eye*. He saw that hf had hated all rapltal banana* he kne« only one *!d* of the question. Blnci ! then he ha* advocated Instruction i for every laboring man. I /-“---- > ; Simmons, Mellon Rates Compared Washington. May 5.—A comparison of the various income tax rate schedules before congress this session with the Simmons plan, approved by the senate today, follows: SIMMONS PLAN. Normal rates: 2 per cent on incomes of $4,000 and under; 4 per cent on incomes between $t,000 and $8,000; fi per cent above $8,000. Surtax rates: Start at I per cent on $10,000 and graduate up to 10 per cent on amounts in excess of $,'>00,000. PRESENT LAW. Normal rates: 4 per cent to $1,000 ; 8 per cent above. Surtax rates: Start at I per cent on $8,000 and graduate up to 50 per rent on amounts in excess of $200,000. MELLON PLAN. Normal rales: 3 per cent on incomes under $1,000; fi per cent above $1,000. Surtax rates: Start at I per cent at $10,000 and graduate up to 25 per cent on amounts in excess of $100,000. HOUSE PLAN. Normal rates: 2 per cent on incomes under $1,000; S per cent on in conics between $4,000 and $8,000 and fl per cent above that amount. Surtax rates:* Start at I 1-2 per rent at $10,000 and graduate up to 32 1-2 per rent on amounts in excess of $200,000. Ford’s Offer lor Shoals Endorsed by Power Expert Engineer Before Senate Com mittee Approves Plan to Use Plant for Fertilizer Manufacture. Washington. May 3.—Arguments favoring acceptance of Henry Ford's bid for Muscle Shoals were made to day by Wr. G. Waldo, engineer, em ployed by the Tennessee River Im provement association before the senate agriculture committee. Waldo denied there was s short ago of waterpower for industrial pur poses in the southeast and contended that Muscle Shoals should be used primarily for fertilizer manufacture and not power distribution. “The record allows that nitrogen fertilizers can he supplied to tin ■ farmers at a cents per pound, Waldo said, “and that half pri< fertilizer is a very reasonable e: pectatlon under the Ford offer.’’ "Contrary to the b wr 1 irnpi - sion, the useful continuum :- powri available at Muscle Shoals is not 550.000 horsepower or l 'JOn,009 hois power, but according to the I nitnl States engineers il is unit 241.001 horsepower after bull) (Inna- Nos 2 and 3 have been - mpisied itti-J fully equipped and supplier.! uted v ii!) 120.000 horsepower ot .•> : • I - ' ’ plants. Muscle Shoals in reality con stltuted Viut a very Siiiali f.action o! the power resources of that see I tion.” MOTHER, 30, KILLS BABY AND SELF Siwinl I>i»p»trh to The Omaha Bee. Atlantic, la., May 5.—Jessie 1.ar son, 30, Adair, la., shot to death her 2-year old daughter and then turned the gun on herself, inflicting a wound from which she died almost instantly. Brooding over the domestic trou hies of her parents anil illness since the birth of her last child are said to have been the cause of her a< ts. Mrs. Larson was the wife of J. K. Larson, a tailor who formerly oper ated a shop on Fourth street, lies Moines. The tragedy occurred at 7:30 In the morning. The I .arson family was pre Larson to spend Sunday picnicking. l.arson had gone up town and the mother dispatched her three small sons after him. The husband found his wife and baby dead when he returned. He col lapsed and !f unable to recognize any one. ALLEGED SWINDLER ADMITS COMPLICITY Minneapolis. Minn., May 5.—Gladys Norman, 26, charged with complicity in a plot to swindle Ben K. Fereday. Oehvein Ha.) farmer, out of $13,000, broke down and confessed to Itepart ment of Justice agents here tielay. Mrs. Norman, who was arrested last December, named alleged accom plices and asserted her willingness to testify as a government witness. Two men named by the woman al ready are under Indictment. Trial I* set for July. According to Fereday's testimony, given before a grand Jury two months ago, he paid the two men implicated $.7,000 protection money and was also fleered ou< of $10,000, which was placed in a safety deposit box. (ilariiula Company Hatful F,irst at Slate Inspection Clarlmla, la., May 5.—Howitzer company has been notified that it ranked first over all companies of the slate in the annual inspection held April 4, and the 16Stli infantry of which II is a unit ranks as the finest in Iowa. Karl Downing, captain of the Howitzer company, also serves as deputy sheriff 21 Rebel* Face Death. London, May 5.—Twenty-one per sons have been sentenced to death in Siberia charged with rebellion against the soviet, according to a dispatch from Hlagovieshtchensk to day Soldier Killed. Placed on Tracks to Mask Crime Man Thought to Bo John W. Drummond of Philadel phia Supposed Foul Play Victim. Kearney, Neb., May 5.— A man be lieved to be John W. Drummond, about 35, of Philadelphia, lies dead in the morgue here, a victim of In juries unaccountably received. Drummond was found by a Union Pacific freight train crew Saturday night alongside the tracks east of l.exlngton, Neb. He was uncon scious. The man was taken to Isl ington where It was found his skull was badly fractured, his jaw broken and he was suffering sevci* bruises about the head, lie was rushed to hospital here where he died early today without regaining conscious ness. On Ills person were found three die '■barge papers, two from the army and one from the navy, the latter is sued February 13 at Pan Francisco. An army discharge made out fo Ser S' ant John W. Drummond. 110th in fmtry, indicating that the man had ■en action In France and had been wounded in the Argonne, was algo among Ills possessions. These are the inly clues to identification. The first theory, that Drummond was thrown or fell from a train, lias been discarded and it is believed he was slugged while traveling In an automobile and place alongside the tracks to leave the impression that he was the victim of a railroad acci dent. An inquest was held late today. Marx to Form German Cabinet Coalition Government to Be Organized to Put Dawes Plan in Effect. By S. I>. \\ KYK.B. . liifrriintloiiAl Nrnlrf Stnff lorrr.poml.nl. Berlin, May a.—Chancellor Marx Is expected to organize a new coalition government, probably comprised of members of the centrist, German peoples, socialist and democratic party to put the Dawes reparation plun into effect, it was learned this afternoon The German nationalists and com munists, gained in strength ns a re , suit of Sunday's election, but it Is not anticipated that either group will be represented In the next govern ment. The socialists lost ground. Dr. Wlrth and Dr. Felirenbach, both ex chancellors, were elected to the relchstag. The present chancellor. Dr. Marx, also vug elected. Other successful candidates were I'lnrla Zotkln. ngrd woman communist leader, and Theodore Llehnicht, In dependent socialist. -« Orleans School Bant|iicl Elaborate Social Affair Origami, Neb , M iv B -Junior* cnlor banquet of the Orleans lligb rhool was the most elaborate social ffair of the year. The tables were decorated to repre sent shit* and gold and brown rib lone were festooned from the smoke stacks. The menu and place cards Here golden ships and pink rose buds covered the tables. A lattice wall and doorway of gold atid brown hid the orchestra, which played throughout the evening, and the light* twinkled through a feathery canopy of gold and brown. Gordon Hull was toastmaster ®nd toasts using the word ship Here responded to by Miss Blosa, Grace Davis. Clara M. Bmlth. Dale Pogue, Pansy Decker, Walter Rundle. Harry Hull, Luclle “Jenkins and O W. Raton. Injurcil Officer Improxcg. Danville, Ml., May Further ini provement was noted today In thr condition of MnJ Gen Hm»t\ f’. Hale, commanding the -D!h army • crp? area, who was Injured Ksturdav when his motor car collided with « truck .•near here Wild Auto Runs Down Playing Tot Two Oth ers Snatched From Under W heels of l)ri ver less Car—Girl, Suf fers Concussion. Aged Man Badly Hurt When a driverless automobile careened into a group of small tots who were playing in front of the Flor entine apartments, 911 South Twenty fifth street, Louisa Cosantino, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sehastiano Cosantino, 842 South Twenty-fourth street, suffered concussion of the l.rain, fracture of the nose, lacera tions and bruises. Playing with her at the time were Charles Wineberg, 4, son of Mr, and Mrs. T. E. Wineberg, 913 South Twen ty-fifth street; Marry Lauder, 3, son of Mrs. Stella Lauder, 850 South Twenty-fifth street, and Billy Boyle, 3, son of Pat Boyle, 911 South Twen 15-fifth street. Woman Save* Another. Billy Boyle was snatched from the path of the wild machine by Mrs. M. Master?, 2019 fit. Marys avenue, who was walking down the street with her daughter. Mrs. E. L. Jorgenson. As Mrs. Jorgenson grabbed up her daughter, Jean. Mrs. Masters picked up Billy and Jumped to the etepe of the apartment as the automobile climbed the curbing and hit the other children. The automobile belonged to J. G. Quick. 831 South Thirty-fifth avenue, who had parked It at Twenty-fifth and Leavenworth streets. The brakes had slipped, starting the machine on is dash down the Twenty fifth street hill. Quick is held for reckless driving. Auto Owner Held. Charles Heaton, 65, was thrown from the automobile In which he was riding with William E. Heslap, 2523 Fowler avenue, Monday morning when Frank Marfisl. driver for the Gilinsky Commission house, drove his truck Into the rear of the Heslap ma chine at Nineteenth and Farnam streets. Heaton was taken to Wise Memo rial hospital. Because of his age his condition is serious due to shock. He lit on his head when thrown from the car. I Koutsky Replies to Unsigned Note Commissioner Denies Fie Doe* Business With Piggly* ^ iggly Stores. "Do you know that .Joseph Kout sky, candidate for re i-icctlon for city inmnilssloner, ts s good customer ■ if the Piggly Wiggly store at Twen j tieth and Missouri avenue? "Cut him out on election day and tell your friends to do likewise." That 's the text of a letter which Koutsky alleges is being circulated among Omaha groceis. In answering the letter. Commissioner Koutsky staled Monday that lie buys 10 per cent of his meats and groceries from Henry Geest, grocer and butcher, 1917 Missouri avenue. "All the letters and circulars which have l>ecn distributed in Omaha in the last three days for the purpose of attacking my character have come from the paving and sewer contractors' combine charges the commissioner. lowans in Tristate Declamatory Contest Shenandoah. 1*.. May 6.—Violet Johnson of Coin won first. Caroline Cooper of Shenandoah, second, and Jennie Wnugh of Tarkio, Mo., third in the pilin' declamatory content at the annual trlstste meet held at Tarklo, Mo. Harris Fuhr of College Sprinpa won first among; the hoys, Donovan Cox of Farragut. second. • nd Clyde Wilson of Htrahan. third (.Piicral Store Robbetl. York, Neb., May b Home time Sat urday night thieves entered the Ken • nil merchandise store of C. M. Hors fall at Thayer, Neb., and escaped with considerable merchandise. No clue lias been found. Married in Council Bluffs. The following person* obtained marriage licenaos In Council Bluff* yesterday: ilarry 8rh**r, Plorrr, Nob.?n (lertrud* Zuelnw. Norfolk Neb ’~A «' \ Hasting*. Neb. ’2 Mnllla# M!e<k tnann. Lawrem**. Nab .*i Thams* MrCrarken, Kennard. Neb to \i*ry Wheeler, Omaha . .. <' William Ifoiimui Omaha " Hberta Chrt*»ma», Oklahoma **lt>. Mkl.it Joseph t'rabek. Omaha ? Cdna Hfr*< hnun, Omaha if* I’ Ft Moget* Cji.md I*lan«l Neb 'H l‘e*rl Krv, ilrsnri Inland, Neh Clifford Howell. Omaha . 2 1 Daisy Monroe, nmnba ..... I *• John Lew la. New tlaym*r, Coin. *; j Louisa iJrtaham. AlmerD Vsh 21 Han* Pet eraon Omaha H Mr# A I'-. Johnson, <»m*ha il H A Maaai, Kansas «"lty. M* -4 Inaa Parks. Worth. Mo ...II Babe Ruth Gets Home Run, His Sixth of Season “Babe" Ruth got a homer in the last of the first Inning against Ihilu (lelphia yesterday. Hasty was the opposing pitcher. Ruth, with six home runs to his credit, now leads both leagues in circuit clouts. Manager Dave Bancroft and Out fielders Stengel and Powell of the Boston Braves, were banished from the game with Brooklyn yesterday after protesting against the decisions of Umpire Powell on strikes. Omaha defeated St. Joe, 9 to 4, in the opening game of the series yester day. The Buffaloes by virue of their win, moved into a tie for fourth place with Oklahoma City. Frankie Ash of England yesterday signed articles to meet Pancho Villa, world's flyweight champ in a IB round championship fight at New Tork on May 27. Villa had previously signed the bout. All the latest news in the world of sport will be fouiiil on pages h and 7. Baptist Deacons, Pastor. Resign in Revivalist Row Session With Representatives of State Conference Re »ult« in Final Split at Hastings. Spfrltl Dispatch to The Omaha Wee. Hastings. Neb., May 5.—The pastor. Rev. E. E. Schoufler. and the entire board of deacons of the First Baptist church of Hastings have resigned fol lowing a session with two represen tatives of the State Baptist confer ence and Evangelist Renn, who ts conducting a revival In the church. Following publication of a report that Mr. Renn had addressed a KJu Kill* Klan meeting at Nelson. Neb., tha deacons a month ago requested that the revival which Renn had been engaged to conduct ha indefinitely postponed. Eater the deacons were reversed by a vote of the congregation. The revival has been in progress about two weeks. The matter came to a head at the conference with the atate conference members. Mr. Shoufler, who has supported Renn. said his resignation was final and takes effect July 1 Several of the deacons have been active leaders In the church for many years. Bodv of Missing Doctor Found V. E. Kyles. Subject of Nation ^ ide Search. Met Death in Vuto Accident. Sioux (Tty, May 5.—The six months' search which has been conducted for Dr. F. K Fylea, well known Geddeg, P. D . phyglclan, has ended. The partly decomposed body i f Dr. Fyle was found Sunday In his small coupe which was standing In in leet of water yesterday five miles south cast of 1'tlca, 8. D Discovery of the automobile was made by two young men—Joe and Edward Cap—on Thursday but the body was not found until Sunday. Seeing the top of the automobile a short distance lienrath the surface of the water the young men notified their father, Charles Cap. and uncle, George Cap. Sunday the older men accompanied the youths to the stream and after chopping a hole (n the roof of the coupe, were successful in discovering that a body was con tained Inside. A reward of *2,900 which had been posted of Information leading to tin discovery of Dr. Fyle or his body will probably go to the two young men who discovered tlie submerged automobile, Dr. Fyle was last seen in Sioux C'ity on December 11. 1923. when he arrived here with s patient who needed special treatment. After visiting with Severn! Sioux city friends, he deimrted for home It now is believed that the jiliysi clan in the darkness drove his car Into the stream and was drowned. iCesidcnta in the vicinity slate that at the time of tlie doctor's disappear mice the bridge nearby was washed 'ill by high waters and barricades had hern erected. Apparen'ly Dr. File crashed through these barricades Slid plunged to his death. Preacher Insist* on .Itiil Sentence: (lets It Odat* Kalin, In.. Mhv it. Kev. II I Shutt, 60, irtlrr.l Baptist m hi lilt or and a gradual#* of Mh-Mumii and Iowa unlvf*r*ltv l.*\v Imoli. whrn wr rMg led in court today for a minor ti'Hflic violation, Insisted that lie lie given a 1h11 sentence Inslrad of the customary fln* The bulge (rntenced him to on* dty in jail. Wife Pound Bittner in Girl’s Room 1 rirtl to Hid*: Kdiind Door, Says Mate of Clothing Store Man in Divorce \ction. He Finds Business Poor Waltc-i M. Bittner, testifying in the suit of his wife. Bailie, for divorce i ndoniestic relations court Monday afternoon, sought to show that his | inen'M furnishings business at Six teenth and Harney streets is not do ing well. He was not questioned regarding the episode related by his wife, who said ah'" and her brother found him in the apartment of Gillian Conley, Twenty fourth and Jones streets, at 11:30 the night of November 19, 1923. Bis testimony was all regarding his financial and business conditions. Books of the store were Introduced In evidence. Taid Igtrge. Income Tax. Payment of a large Income tax for the year 1922 was explained by him as an '‘adjustment." "We had l»een holding back profits to surplus profits for some time, and as Mr. Kadden and I realized that a dissolution must come soon, we u' cided to put this all in that year,” he said. A statement made by him to R. G. Dunn & Co. on July 1. 1923. that his net worth at that time was 162,714. v as introduced by Carl Herring, at torney for Mrs. Bittner. The case was set for final argu ment at 10 this morning. Former Partner in Courtroom. Bittner was confronted til the court room in the morning, not only by his wife, hut his former business partner. Iten W. Kadden. now of Gos Angeles. Mix. Bittner and her brother. Carl Ba tin. 1721 Georgia avenue, told of the raid on the^ apartment of Gillian Conley , Tw enty fourth and Jones streets, where, they testified, they found Bittner and the woman, their shoes off and their hair dishev elled. "I knew for some time that he was going nut with other women." said Mrs. Bittner. "This night I saw his car in front of the apartment. So I railed my brother and we went there about 11:30. I knocked against the knob accidentally and the woman opened the door and asked what we wanted. We pushed past her and found them.” Hid Behind Door. " Bittner hid behind the door as we came in,” Baum testified. "I told them both to get their shoes on. as we were going to take them to the police station. I left with Bittner, but at his car I told him to go, that we weren’t going to take him to the sta lion. Airs. Bittner stayed behind and the woman pulled a gun on her. I took my sister to her home 5017 Cunjing street. / Iten \\ . Kadden told the details of Bittners purchase of his half of the store on the southeast corner of Six teenth and Harney streets, May- 7 1923. “Jtelatlona between you and Mr. Bittner were not friendly?" inquired A. V. Rhotwell, Bittners attorney. guile unfriendly.” said Kadden grimly. He said Bittner paid him $35,000 cash for Ins lia'f of the business. The gross sides for the last year they weie partners totaled $158,000. he said. Woman Shot Herself. Since that time the store lias lost much money, according to Bittner s testimony, lie said he borrowed the money to make the purchase and had to put on special sales at low prices to get cash to meet these obligations. Mrs. Gillian Conley, mentioned In the apartment episode, shot herself November 26. Mrs. Bittner testified At that time, police say, she begged those who came to her assistance to 'tell Guy about it,” referring to an other man with whom she was said to be friendly, she recovered. Mrs Bittner, an attractive petite brunet, was modtshly dressed tn bine tailored suit, furs, suede slippers and silk stockings Wed on t brio tins*. She gave an Itemized estimate of what she needs to support herself and the two boy s, 6 and 8. It totals $276 a month, slie still lives in the Bittner home, 301? Cuming street, which slie said Is worth $9,500. They were married Christmas day, t''12. Site alleges that her husband ha* an ungovernable temper and often struck her and knocked her down. W hen she asked him about the other v omen, she sa'd. he told her It waa "none of her business." Siilttpv (la.) Merchant Dios. Shenandoah. la . May 5—Will Stephens, who for 25 \ears has been h clothing merchant at Sidney, died In an Omaha hospital following an operation for appendicitis. His wif< and daughter, Sara. 7. survive, in ad dltlon to Ids parents, Mr. ami Mi* .1. K Stephens of St. Paul, and two sisters and thiee brothers Kunersl service* wera heid Monday. Wife Caught Him With Another Woman in Raid Walter Bittner. U. S. Prohibition Officers Doled Out Rum, Charge Supplied "Stockholders” of Company That Took OVer I.iquor Cnocern. ^ it nees Testifies. By \\ I LI JAM K. Ill T( HINbON. International »ws Staff i'arrenpondenl. Washington. May- 5.—The Dough erty investigation today ranged from tales of unusual liquor deals in Chi cago to charges of irregularities in the prosecution of anti trust suita by the Department of Justice under Harry M. Daugherty. Charles A Williams. Chicago attor ney. told of the distribution of thou rands of gallon* of liquors to stock holders of the Groontes and Clrich company, a Chicago wholesale liquor house. The liquors he said were de livered by the prohibition unit. Williams --aid he was a Chicago ward leader for the Brundage faction of the republican party in Illinois when he put the liquor deal over. He said a new company was. organized to acquire all the assets of the Grommes and Clrich corporation. The con cern s huge liquor supplies, he added, were then allocated among the new stockholders, all of whom were prominent Chicago citizens. Knew of Assets. These stockholders knew w lien they bought the stool; that they would obtain a share of the company's liquor supplies?' asked Senator Wheeler, democrat of Montana. "They knew they were entitled to the assets of the company and that the assets were whisky and cordials.*' "These men actually bought the whisky by buying stock! "Oh no. no one bought any liquors " Williams protested. "They got the liquor, didn't the; ?" ' Some of them. r.i.d \v illiams. "Some l.Soo cases were seized so a:! the stockholders didn't get s. share Williams said the liquors, which were allocated, were delivered to stockholder by government agents under a permit issued by the state prohibition director. Followed Precedent "Why did the federal authorities help you deliver some of the liquor and then turn around and seize some of it? t\ heeler asked. I don't know, unless It is that the government's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, said Williams. William* said he followed a prec edent set by tiie Rlcardi Rum cor poration of New York, which also dis tributed its stock of liquors among stockholders Bt tuvlitnl rreee Washington. May i.—Former At torney General Daugherty personally Intervened In the litigation over the New Kngland railroad commission, it was charged today during the sen nte inquiry, to relieve the New Haven line from the necessity of obeying the anti-trust law. Conrad W. Crooker. as attorney for - iOO minority stockholders of the Boston and Maine testified before the Daugherty committee that the New Haven had gotten through the back ooor of the Department of Justice and induced Mr. Daugherty to re open" the proceedings affecting It. RhiI (]»sr Dismiiffd. Washington. May 5.—For want oi jurisdiction the supreme court today dismissed a case brought to determine whether railroads in Colorado lr rate making can allow shippers ol coal 50 cents per car for car door hoards furnished by the shippers tt enable the hauling of their coal lr I bos and stock cars. I The Weather --./ b •* b.vjw* <*nn * p r- May ft rr«H'lnliittl«iu Inthf* and lliindrpttlh* total. o. Total January l. 4 47 hr* l»tflc|rnc> 1*4 in. hr* Hourly t>mprr«i( urr« ■ I, 1 ' t v ■ i, n ? p a 1 a »' 7* 1 iv m . . * 1 i ' A TO 7 4 « p A • am p *s' M t*' • «* av a r m «v "am l' * p ?wa i ^ I H ores . It if m II Airplane fs Sighted on Bering Sea Men Tell of Machine Circling Above Mountains Believed to Be Thai of Major Marlin. Search to Be Extender By liMKlaltil l‘rr*» Cordova. Alaska, .May 5.—An er tire new face was today given to th* hunt for Maj. Frederick E. Martin whose Lulled States army air squad ron has gone on without him in - flight around the earth. The change wa* effected by a report that tew men 'felt certain" they had seen * plane yesterday near Port Moller or the Bei ing acacoast of the Alaske peninsula. The squadron minus Major Marlin t plane was at Atka viand in the Alev uans. preparing to depart tomorrow for Attu island. 630 miles from Atki and the last stop scheduled in Anted can territory. The report front Port Moller w*. received at J-'alse Pass, and caused immediate planning to extend a search of the Bering sea side of the peninsula. The hunt has been going on since it became known that Me jnr Martin had departed Wednesday from Chignik. Alaska 730 miles eac, of Atka island but had not appeared at Dutch Harbor, where the other three planes of the expedition were then waiting for him. Plane Reported Seen. The report said that two men at Port Moller. which is on the oppoxi’S side of the peninsula from Chignik and 100 miles west of Chiknik, had noticed something circling In the sky : hove some hills in the Aleutian range yesterday evening. The men thought that they saw "between the wings" of an airplane, although they esti mated it to be 10 or 15 miles away. Investigation of the south side of the peninsula had been considered complete until the Port Moller story opened a possibility that Major Mar i tin had reached the vicinity of the ie.stern end of the Aleutian island;' 310 miles from Chignik. The coast guard cutter Algonquin tonight was still engaged in the marine search south of the peninsula. Every cove front Chignik to the Shumagin is land*. 150 miles southwestward from Chignik. had beer entered, it was reported, without finding a sign of Major Martin or h;s companion. Staff Scrgi. Alva E. Harvey. A party of two r.at. e« t* seeking it he nursing aviators north front Chip v.ik to the Bering sea. The cause of I'. » expedition was the -.3 etnent of crupper thtt he had scon a planedve, Like Chignik. 30 miles from chignik an hour after Major Martin departed for Dutch Harbor. Weather Ideal. Only niedger reports had come lieie today concerning the weather b" tween Atka and Attu but those ter indicated that «t.»rm* which beset c - aviators and which were believed to have caused Major Martin ’n go north instead of sticking to l.is ched t ied route, which was souihwc*:w.,., had tieen succeeded by- pleasant weather. "Ideal weather for this time of year.” was reported at I'»l»* Pass, at the eastern end of the Aieti tion island chain and at Dutch Ha; bor. late yesterday. Tlie coast guard cutter liaida w.« cording to the latest report receive, was speeding to Atka to see the :»yi etors there hop off. and the Little i states fisheries patrol boat lhjei w. due at Attu tomorrow Alujaid tli" Eider was Weather observer Blan who hoped to reach Attu in tim# t inform Atka tomorrow whether the weather was suitable for a fiigi This communication is possible lie cause of emergency wireless static * established on Atka and Attu at a time when It was thought that the Algonquin would be working with -he H&ida to aid the flier*. 500 Student? Appear in Clarinda May Fe?ti\al Clarin.la. la May 5.—Five hun dred students appeared in dances and drills at May festival, Frances Spr> was crowned quern of the May, and Eloyd Glasgow, cardinal, hy student vote. S(>eotacular pageant hy v'hahf "The Sun" was danced,' Helen Hart in the title roll. The queen s at tendants and those honored hy giv ing the dance to the queen were Misses I.ucllle Glasgow. Jennie Ar, derson. Gladys Pfander, Edith Apple Florence Roger*. Vi'tan Salgrer, Dolores Toll and Sylvia Gregg En tire program w*, directed by Frna Drlftmler. instructor In phjsual edu cation, v'larinda high. Paving Contract Warded. Shenandoah. la.. May S - The J s McLaughlin ft Co., who are laying .'f Mock* of pavmg th * summer, w*.. given a contract for six more blocks last night at $? 4T a square yard for the paving vibrclithic The oun ell also passed a provisional resoiti tlon for two more mile* of paving. South Dakota Bank Closed. Mitchell, S P May O l. Rra» som and company, hanker*. weig j i hvsed toda< by order of the slat# de ; partmenl of banking Deposits tola JlXVOO* p H McKee of Dee M.viaes [ ta , U preaids t