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WEATHER FORECAST T T i A A T T A ^\/ IVTTIVT^^ |l?I? THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska: Fa~ and gomesrhat I I I \ f JL J. XjL IV . V7 XVl > V-X J_W L/ A-J The wisest men. that e'er ken warmer. -*■ ^ Hare never dreamed it treason. - - - —Maltbte D. Babcock. CIT £ |*^ J -y. _■■■»■■» I. ■ i ■■ ■■ '■■.■■'.■■ *"_ -■ ■-■- -L " *"' ** 1 ' ' -——————— - .. .. . — — i . . ‘*~*"**~"^ VOL. 53. NO. 297. * OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1924. *' TWO CENTS'-«£M.?.,u“a-' v J By Ma,l (j yMr). Dally and Sunday. »»: Sunday. >8.50. within the 4th sone. Outside tha 4tb Znae It Tear)! Dans and Sunday. til: Sunday only. IS._, , --— ■ —» Tornadoes Take Toll of 36 Lives Second Series of Twisters Within Month Sweeps South, Leaving Destruction in Wake. Red Cross Aids Injured By Aaiociatfd Pren*. Atlanta, Ga., May 27.—Still maimed and in the shadow of a devastating eries of tornadoes of less than a month ago, rural Alabama and Mis risslppi late yesterday and early to i,,ty again were stricken by a second - '»rm visitation, and at a late hour today were taking toll of their dead nd injured and the unestimated thousands of dollars damage done to f. : ms and homes and buildings. Available advices from the torn districts place Alabama as the great est sufferer in loss of human life, with a known total of 19 dead. MIs • issippl, with a determined aggregate f 17 killed, report many other fa talities, which. If confirmed, will greatly increase the casualty list of i hat state. In Alabama more than 0 persons were injured, some fatally, nd many seriously: while Mississippi, with more than 50 Injured already re ported, probably will be hardest hit, when complete news of the whirling destruction comes on restored wires. Already organizations of mercy re on the scenes, rendering what aid is possible in the stricken areas. The southern division of the Red t toss has a division representative in the Mississippi dictrlct and various other relief agencies sre at work ear ing for the hundreds of homeless or leaking preparations for succoring he communities. T.ate today the Red Cross here received an urgent i all for tents and cots from Oreen -11110, and stated It was prepared to meet all requests received. Georgia, untouched by the present s-i ir-s of tornadoes, received a damn \ ing blow in the northern section of tiu- state, when rains falling in cessantly for seven hours caused ►,reams to overflow into the towns of rtookmart and Cave Springs, ^ where basements and floors of busi 11ess houses were reported to be holding n<-arlv n foot of water. N"o lif e of life was reported in either town. DAIRY SPEAKER HERE SATURDAY \V. F. Shilling, head of the Twin t'ity Milk Producers' association, will he in Omaha Saturday afternoon to address the Interstate Milk Pro (tuners' association at the courthouse, courtroom No. 1 at 1:15. This announcement is made by Charles Grau, president of the Inter state association, recently organized here to get higher prices for dairy products. Shilling has had nine years' ex perience in co-operative dairying. At the meeting next Saturday the com mittee on by laws and constitution will have a complete report. (rift From Germany Bears I. 170.000,000 Marks Postage Uartington. Neb., May 27.—A rather unique gift was received by Miss Esther Wachtler and her brother. lister Wachtler. graduates of the high school here this year, two paintings of flowers on white silk ribbons being sent them by their .cousin. I/-opold Wachtler of Leipzig, Germany. The paintings are done in oil and Mr. Wachtler, who Is an artist, has signed his name at the bottom of them. It required 1,170,000,000 marks worth of postage stamps to bring the gift here. Rebekah Lodges to Hold Convention at Randolph Randolph. Neb . May 27.-—The an i aal district meeting of the Rebekah h ages will convene here Friday. June 13. As the entire membership of Bloomfield. Crofton, Hartington, Coleridge, Laurel and P.elden lodges, as well as that of the Randolph lodge, may attend. Large representations from these places are expected here for the meeting. We Have With Us Today YV. J. I/eahy, Chicago, III. Railroad Man. Born In Elmira, N V., in 1809, Mr. Leahy was educated in Buffalo and entered the railroad business as a ticket seller at the age of 19. The railway passenger business quickly fascinated young Leahy, nnd since 1887, when he entered the service II, e Hock Island railroad he has never been In any other branch of the rail l-ond business, nor has he had any desire to change. Kor 36 years he has served the Rock Island, first ns traveling pas singer agent In New York, then as general eastern passenger agent In New York City, then ns general pas senger sgent In Chicago end finally ss assistant passenger traffic rotina ger. the pnaltion which he now (Ills. During the war Mr. Leahy was s major In the quariermasler corps. W< Is married and has one eon, ^ - Bishop Faces Peers on Atheism Charge Mate Stole Baby, Wife Tells Court Husband Kcplies Only That Child Is in Good Hands. Ruth Small, 23, 1814 North Thirty sixth street, charged in municipal court Tuesday that her husband, Elmer, from whom she is separated, had wrested their son, Paul, 3, from her arms and would not return him. She had Small, a grocery clerk, Twen ty-fourth street and Ames avenue, ar rested for disturbing the peace. The Smalls have been separated since De cember, 1923. Mrs. Small testified that her hus band telephoned her to come to the grocery store and he would give her money to place Paul in a home In stead, she charged, he snatched the boy from her arms, when she enter ed the store, and fled. Elmer Small would only say that the child was In good hands. Mrs. Small testified that two weeks ago. while riding with a girl friend in a local park, they came upon Small and a woman companion in a car. Small, according to Mrs. Small, whipped out n revolver and leaped on the cunning hoard of her machine, tearing at her clothes and mauling her. She said he took a diamond ring from her finger. Small denied the charges. Judge Dineen dismissed the ease, recommending the domestic relations court. SOLDIER HIKER HELD WITH GIRL Special Dispatch to Tli« Omnlm Bcc. Nebraska City, Neb., Moy 27.— Keene Cooper, 19. a member of the Seventeenth Infantry band, was ar rested here today, together with Miss Ellen Haynes, 14. of Atchison, Kan. It is charged that Cooper deserted and disposed of nn instrument lielong tng to the government while the Sev enteenth infantry was on the march from Omaha to Fort Leavenworth. The girl is said to have accompanied him to Nebraska city, having become infatuated with the young trooper while his regiment was at A'ehison. Cooper's mother lives in Nebraska City. The pair was located here by Sheriff Ryder. The sheriff of Atchison coun ty was notified and will come to get the girl, while Lieut. Arch Monall of the Seventeenth infantry will take the soldier in custody. The army officer said that Cooper would bo court-martialed pn charges of desertion and theft of government property. Cooper has been a member of the band for four months. Churn of Iowa Woman Member of “The Fool" Cast Shenandoah, la., May 27.—Mrs. J. A. Masters and daughter. Mrs Claude Clovis of Clarinda, will motor to Omaha Saturday to see Channlng Pollock's play. "The Fool,’’ at the Brandeis theater. The play will be of especial interest to Mrs. Clovis, since Mias Eva Kohl, one of the actresses, was bridesmaid at Mrs. Clovis’ wedding. They were room mates at Northwestern university, Evanston, 111., and members of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Misa Kohl, who is understudy for the leading feminine role in the pro duction, has been with the New York company two years, playing last year In Boston and New York. Following the Omaha showings the company will disband for the summer. Miss Kohl, whose home is in Chicago, will return with Mrs. Clovis and Mrs. Masters for a few days' visit. 110 in Beatrice Class. Beatriee, Neb., May 27 —The bac ealaurente sermon was given to th< Beatrice High s'hriol graduatlm class nt tlie First Christian church bj Rev. C. N. Hardin of the Baplia church. The class this year numbei 110, the largest In the history of th< schotd. Commencement exercises wll be held Thursday evening. “Suicide." Jury's Verdict. Thompson. Nab.. May 27.—(/oronar’i jury found that f'harlaa Timm, fount iltrnrl Haturday. *hot him**lf. A rlfli wan lylnr arrow hi* body. Ha wm I. 1 ba youriKrnt non of Albert Tumn 1 \ Bohemian farmer. Afc&^iahop Goes to Trial for H eresy Episcopal Divine, Now Re tired. Haled Before Jury of His Peers to Explain Views. First Since Reformation n.v GEORGE R. HOLMES, Intrrnation»l >-»« Service Staff tor respondent. Cleveland. O.. May 27.—History rolled back its musty pages for cen turies here in Cleveland today as a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, William Montgomery Brown, silver-haired and feeble from his 4U odd years of teaching the Word, went on trktl before a jury of his pe^rs. charged with being a heretic and an atheist. It is the first heresy trial in the Episcopal church since the reforma tion, and as such It holds the undi vided Interest of all churchdom, ir respective of creeds. If Bishop Brown has his way, ills trial will be an epochal one in the Christian religion. Before it ends he plans to compel, if possible, his fel low bishops and judges to write a new definition of heresy, and to defend their own orthodoxy by giving the world their personal beliefs in such matters as tile story of creation, the divinity of Christ, and other miracul ous stories set forth in both the Old and New Testaments. Outlines Defense. Bishop Brown bases his defense upon two major principles: 1. That the court of nine bishops is powerless to try or condemn him, a retired bishop, under canonical law, and 2. That his alleged errors of doc trine in his book “Communism and Christian ism." are simply his Inter pretation of ths scriptures symbolical ly Instead of literally. •It is no clash of ths modernists and the fundamentalists, this trial of Bishop Brown. The modernists ques tion only the literalness of the Virgin birth and sucli kindred questions. Bishop Brown goes further, much further. He does not believe that Christ ever existed; he does not be lieve that God made the world, as set forth in Genesis; he does not believe there is or ever was a God in the conscious, personal s»nsc—rather, he ncepts it all as purely symbolical. Like Santa t laus. “J do not believe there ever was i such a man as Santa Claus,“ lie said today with simple directness. "Vet, I believe in and admire the spirit of Santa Claus. He is a beautiful symbol of goodness, kindness and charity. So with Christ. I do not believe he existed. Yet. I do believe in the symbolism of Christ, and that ('hrlstianlsm stands for goodness, kindness. It is a beautiful thing Bishop Brown styles himself a rationalist" in religion, ns differen tiated from “modernist" and "funda mentalist." “There is no rational doubt,” he says, about the fictious character of the divine Jesus. "My God, nature, is a triune divin ity—matter being the father, force the son and motion the spirit. “I have ceased to believe In the existence of a conscious pergonal divinity. Of course, my faith In the existence in a spiritual world and hope for future life In It went will: the God. Still a Christian. “If you ask whether I am still a professing Christian, I shall answer, •Yes; yet the brother Jesus is not for me an historic personage, but only a. symbol of all that is good In the world, even as Uncle Sam of our American literature is not sn histori cal personage, but only a symbol of all which is for good in ths United States.’ "Though I make no pretensions of being a saint. I do claim that, other things being equal, T can he as good a f’hristinn on my atheistic, material title lines as can any other member of the House of Bishops on his theis tic, spiritistic lines, and I shall be much Interested in attempting to prove that such Is not the case " Dry Weather Causes Heavy Run of Stork to Market Wymor#, Neb.. May 27.—Wymnr* division of the Burlington delivered ."i 99 londed cars to the St. Joseph division Sunday, 4R2 of these being stock. This Is n record run of stock to market for this season of the year. An unusual feature of this big haul was the fart that no train handled less than SO loaded hats, some even more. This was made possible by the new engines recently put Into servi-e on the Wymore division. It is reported that this heavy run of stock was induced somewhat by , the recent dry weather cutting down , pnsturngo in northwestern Kansas and southwestern Nebraska: th* largest part of the stock being loaded , between McCook and Red Cloud and , one the fiberlin and St. Francis I branches of the Burlington. Norfolk Elevator f,ra*r<l. Norfolk. Neb., ^Mny 27 The Karin er*' elevatcfr. which has been idle f<»r I about two years, has hern leased by R. Y. Smith of Kansas city. Mo , and I his brother Tom R Smith of Nor folk, who have organised the Not folk I Grain corporation. Plattsmouth Woman Empties Gun at Sheriff Who Seeks to Arrest Her Mate Pushes Deputy Off Porch arid He Goes Back for Help—Fusillade of Shots Greets Him and Chief on Second Attempt to Get Prisoner Plattsrnouth, Neb.. May 27.—A woman with a revolver temporarily put a sheriff and his deputy to rout today. A hail of shots, some of which the officers asserted came uncomfortably near, greeted Sheriff E. P. Stewart and Deputy W. R. Young when they went to arrest Jesse D. Green and encountered his wife and her order to leave. Mrs. Green is in jail. Deputy Young had the first meet ing with the woman when he ac companied her husband to the Green home to arrange bond after Green had been arrested and fined for al leged Bale of liquor. Green entered his house and when he failed to re turn, Young went to the door. Mrs. Green promptly pushed him off the porch, he said. Young returned to the courthouse for aid. Sheriff Steward went with him. When the two officers approached the Green house. Mrs. Green met them and warned them away, punc tuating her demands with shots, it is alleged. When the gun had been emptied, she was disarmed and ar rested. She was lodged in jail await ing preliminary hearing. Ford’s Shoals Offer Refused Senate Committee Turtle Down Ritl Second Time by J1 to 5 Vote. Washington. May 27.—Henry Ford's hid for the lease of the government's great nitrate and power project at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was rejected to day hy the senate agriculture com mittee for the second time. By a vote of 11 to 5, the committee turned down the l ord bid, which has been approved by the house, and re ported out the plan of Senator Norris, republican, of Nebraska, for govern ment operation of Muscle Shoals. The vote on the Norris plan was 11 to 4. Senators Keyes, republican, of New Hampshire: Smith, democrat, of South Carolina; Harrison, democrat, of Mis sisslppl; Helfin, democrat of Alabama and Caraway, dpmorrat. or Arkansas, voted In favor of the Ford plan on the first vote, hut on the second vote Caraway did not vote. A minority report favoring the Ford proposal is expected to be sub mitted to the senate by these senators and a vote demanded on Its substltu tion for the Norris plan. JAPAN CABINET MEET CALLED By Ul KF. N. P\RRY, InternHtimuil New* Stnff Correspondent Tokio. May 27.—Premier Kiyoura this etening called an extraordinary session of the cabinet council for to morrow morning for the purpose of outlining the policy to he followed by Japanese as a result of the American action In approving Japanese ex elusion. In unofficial circle* It Is declared the policy to be followed lias already been decided upon. A protest will be formally filed followed by a necessary abrogation of the "gentlemen's agree inent,” according to this source. The resignation of Ambassador Hanlhara prior to the fall of the Kiyoura cahi net is most probable. The fall of the cabinet Is expected to follow the rele hration of the Imperial wedding anni versary early next month. Farmer Pleads Guilty to Passing No Fund Checks Beatrice, Neb.. May t7—Roland Wlebe, a farmer living west of Bea trice. was arrested oy the charge of passing a no fund check at the Penny store here amounting to $19.75. When brought Into court he pleaded guilty. In order to square accounts, he paid the atirrt of $49.25 to the judge, this Including the amount secured on the had cherk. Complaints are being filed nearly every day against passers of no fund checks Veteran F.ditor Dead. Bedford, la , May 17—John .1. Clark, veteran editor and publisher, died suddenly at his home, after an attack of neuritis, whleh affected his heart. Ha was Interested In publi cations In Bedford. I.ennx. Gravity, In . and Hopkins, Mo. For 19 years he edited the Bedford Dally Times, and at the time of his death was editing and publishing the Tw ice a Week Times Republican He served 12 yeans as postmaster at Bedford and was a member of the city council at the time of hla death Air Record Smashed. Pnria, May 27.— Mine Adrlenn* Bulland, nviatrix, started at 4:12 p. m. in an attempt to boat the rtcord for looping the loop She dearended at 5:25 p. m. after having looped the loop 212 time*, heating her own rec ord for women of 98 loop* eetahiiahtd on October 18 Inst. Fonval. the l*Vem h aviator, hold* the men‘a record with 9t»2 loop*. Fairhurv Revival Closed. Falrhury, May 27 lte\ .lames K Kramer of Denver dosed a success fill two weeks revival Sunday eve nlng st the city park auditorium. He had been conducting meetings under Ihe auspices of the ltaptis church, but other Fairhurv churches closed Sun day night to hear the evangelist e last appeal. Spillman Raps Rryan. Lincoln. Mn\ Attorney Ornera N Spillman today t»aid Hint tin governor had played “tinhorn politic* In writing a letter to him aekliu that the attorney general proaecutf "II coiiii . o f*M alleged pi ice dt* [ < rimmutiun, Butler Flares Up Ov er \udit Acrimonious Remarks Passed: Check of Department to Cost $3,000. J. M. Gilchrist has estimated the cost of an audit of the accounts and finance department at $3,000. Mayor James C. Dahlman has authorized him to make the check for the past three years during which time the de partment was under the Jurisdiction of Commissioner Dan R. Butler. The audit will begin in a few days Audit of this department will in voive a check of practically every city department, according to Gilchrist A resolution providing for the audit Ing of all city departments was Intro duced at the council meeting Tuesday morning by Commissioner Butler, who declared the other commissioners were casting reflections on him by auditing the accounts and finance department during the time It was In h!s control and not checking the departments of other commissioners. Acrimonious remarks were egchang ed botwedTi the commissioners and the resolution was finally referred to the | mayor. LARGE CROWD AT M. E. SMITH SALE Even larger crowd* than had been I hoped for by officials of the M. E.! Smith company have rocked to the! company* show rooms to participate: In bargains offered In the $3,000,000 j reorganization sale which started! Tuesday morning. "Mm's than 30fl had registered by j noon." C. J. Earley, president, said. I from outside of Omaha, of course Rut we never dreamed of their com j Ing from the distances that they: have. "So far. we ha\e had buyers; register from < olorado, Iowa. Cali-j fornia, Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah as well as from Nebraska, j The salesmen and the stock force: of the company were kept busy all j day waiting on customer* and filling order*. 4 AUTO BANDITS OBTAIN $15,000 Cambridge, Mass, May IT—Four; armed automobile bandit* today held up anti robbed Herbert Hume. Guar anty Trust company messenger, of u bag containing |15.0n0 and escaped The bandit*, riding In a limousine, forced Hume, in a light sedan, into the entrance of the Cambridge sub way and roblted him. Italian Kinp ami Onrcn (rive Dinner St Embassy] By Associated Press. London,\May IT.—King Victor Fm manuel nml Queen Helena of Italy to night gave a dinner at the Italian embassy at which the 55 guest* In cluded King George and Queen Mary of • l'ngland, the prince of Wales, the duke and duchess of Tork Prime Minister MacDonald, Marquis and Marchioness Cttrion, Viscount and Viscountess Grey, the early of Bal four. Beatty and Cavan the Coun tesses Cromer, Mlnto and Beatty, members of the ylsltlng royal suite and attaches of the Italian embassy. 1923 Most Profitable ^ car for V Y. C. Railroad New York. May 27 The annual t rport of the \>w York Central Rail road company for 1923, the last week completed by Alfred H Smith, for, nine yearn it* president, shortly he fore hi* death on March R. showed today that the year wn* the most profitable the company had enjoyed. Revenue* In all department* gained substantially over 1922. through in rre.iaed freight and passenger traffic, the net Income of the company be fore dividend* and other approprla* uons reaching $45,339.42* an Increase "f 124,704.240. I’adcrcAA ski Honored. Brussels. May 27. Cnusunl honor* were accorded Ignore Paderewski, piano virtuoso. and Madame Pader ewski. on their arrival here last night Prince Leopold wn* at the atn tion to meet them and the king and qtuen gave a *tate dinner In their honor. I'liilantliropist Dies. Atlanta. Mm 27 W \V. I1rot»ko« f>*. philanthropist, died and denl.v at * private hospital here yen* terda> lie recently had returned with hi* wife from Riverside, Owl.• where hfflptnt the winter. Song War Breaks Up Reichstag Communists and Nationalists Try to Drown Out Each Other—300 Police Guard Ses»ion. Reds Taunt Ludendorff By KARI. II. VON WIKI.AMI. 1 niversal Service Staff < orreMMindent. Berlin, May 27.—A war of soflg l>e tween the communis:s' "Internation ale” and Ludendorff a national social ist libertyites singing "Deutschland Lber Alles," each trying to drown out the other, brought the opening session of the new German reichstag to an abrupt end this afternoon. Following the roll call, the . oin munists started their war song, which was immediately answered by the na tlonal socialists with the national an them, which was taken up by the galleries. Deputy Beck, by virtue of being the oldest member, temporarily was acting as president. Being unable to cope with the disorder, he slapped his hat on his head and walked out. auto matically adjourning the session. The first session was short but colorful. It was marked by noise and excitement. Two hundred police armed with rifle* formed a cordon around the reichstag. while 100 more were camped Inside ready for any emergency Names of Note. The roll call brought up several names of world wide fame. Among them was Prince Otto Von Bismarck. 26. the baby of the reichstag, and grandson of the iron chancellor, who created the German empire; and Lud endorff and Von Tirpitz. who are charged with part of the responsibil ity of destroying that empire, Luderdorff bad announced that he would not appear on the opening day. He entered the hall unnoticed. As he came upon the floor to take his seat, he looked vigorous and fit In li * stylish cutaway There was r big stir, for next to him sat Count Ke ventlow Von Tirpitz, with long forked whl«kers. took a seat nearby. Young Bismarck placed on the president's table a bouqtiet of blood flecked flowers with a card for Ludcn dotfT. and a pair of blue goggle* to recall Ludendorff's flight in disguise to Sweden In 1919. and a damaged glove to remind former Chancellor Scheidemann that "Wither shall tne hand that signs the Versailles treaty " Ludendorff Mocked. All this was an expression of ©m munist humor. When Ludendorff's ram* was called, the communists started yell ing One of them ran forward, waved another pair of blue goggles in the general's face and shouted; "Here, Herr Lindstroem, are your glasses.” Lindstroem was the name under which Ludendorff went to Sweden. Tiie national socialists answered with shouts of: "Hail, hall, throw him mu ” When Von Tirpiir answered h.s name at roll call, the communists started more shouting: "Where are your l’-boats? The admiral sat with his irms crossed like a statue. He did not flick an eyelash. Deputy Severing, who is the social 1st* Prussian minister of the interior and as such has all police power an severed the socialists, yelling "Bloodhounds! Swine!" Though Ludendorff's national so cialists and the communists jeered one another, they quickly sang to gether still s ted in unity on the very first question that came up. When the president called the house to or der. the communists began shouting: Prisoners' Release I rgrd "Release the political prisoners." They kept up the uproar for some time Following the roll call. the president read the order of business. It was led by the Dawes report. The communists insisted that the first or der of business to be considered should be the release of three com munist deputies elected to the reich stag. hut now in jail. Ludendorff's party supported the communists 111 this because they have one newly elected deputy who is also in prison. They demanded nil four be released so they could attend the reichstag. When the president announced that the roll call was ended, the comtmin lets yelled: "The herd Is In the stable." Thereupon they Ivegan ainglng Above all sounded the shrill voice of Ruth Fisher, a fat, dumpy woman, and a firebrand leader of th* com munists. The tumult forced adjourn ment until tomorrow (Copvrighf. 1 *J< V kilaiica Still Active. Honolulu May 27 Fifty minor rv pit ainna of Kilnuea volcano have hern registered In the past 24 hours by In strument* at the observatory. on* lasting 11 minutes. The Kllauen die trlrt was shaken bv a severe earth quake eni-Jv today Portal Hill Passes. Wituhinuton 1> May r: » inv inn th# Bomb «ni#mlni#fit for full publicity of political contribution! during th# pro|fr#«* of cam pa inti# tli# pnatal *filat v Increase hill will pasted today by th« acnaia >4 McDonald Smith Leads Golfers in Meet McDonald Smith of San Francisco, with a score of 72, led afield of 146 golfers In the opening round of the western qualifying tourney for the national open title at the Oak Park Country club yesterday. Smith s score was par for the course. Omaha made a clean sweep of the series with Des Moines winning tl:£, final contest yesterday by a 9 tc' 3 score. Bases on balls with hits were responsible for the victory. First Baseman Gibson's playing ! featured a double victory for the I Boston Braves over the Phillies yes terday. In the first contest Gibson singled with the bases full, account ing for the Braves' first victory. An order preventing staging last night of the Villa-Ash bout at the Brooklyn arena was issued by Su preme Court Justice Benedict. S'in dents of the vicinity contend the arena is a nuisance. The latest news in the world of sport will he found on pages 8 and a. Road Offers Its Platte Brid <re © Burlington Would Sell Coun ties Structure Near Yutan at Bargain. Tile Burlington railroad injected it self into the Platte river bridge con troversy at a meeting of the county commissioners and inhabitants of Douglas and Saunders counties Tues day morning in the courthouse. D P. Pollard, representing General Manager Flynn, stated that the rail road bridge of the Chalo-Yutan cut off would be offered to the taxpayers at a bargain price, provided the state railway commission will permit the road to abandon this short stretch of track. The commissioners will accompany rail: ad officials to inspect the bridge next Monday. "That bridge is only about 10 feet wide and I think It would cost about as much to remodel it inlo a wagon bridge as to build a new one, ’ said County Engineer <ou Adame Harry Zimman. speaking for the Chamber of Commerce committer, urged action on one bridge or an other at once X, C. Walton of Ash land stated after the meeting that if the Center s'reet bridge eite is chosen it will be stopped by court injunction. MAY FIELD CASE TO CLOSE THIS WEEK Washington, May IT.—The taking of evidence by the senate committee con«i lering the contest involving the right of Senator Mayfield, democrat. Texa.y to his seat is expected to be concluded this week. Only a brief session was held to day. the committee for the most part hearing arguments of attorneys as to the right of E. T. Clarke, a former high official of the Ku Klux Klan. to testify in the face of Texas statutes which declare such a witness incom petexit when he ha.* been convicted of violating a federal statute in that state Comm 'tee member* reserved I their decision on the question until tomorrow and then passed on to hear brief testimony concerning klan fi : nances. BELLEVUE LEGION MEMORIAL RITES The Bellevue post American Legion will hold memorial services at Belle vue park Friday mtVning at 10. Ralph Rastner of Council Bluffs will deliver the principal address Fol lowing the service, the legionnaires will march to the Rellevue cemetery, where they will decorate the graves of ex service men C. C. Woodring Fred Miller. K i C. Biart. Claude Wall and Robert Fermenter are In charge of ceremo nies at the cemetery. Crops Damaged lit Frost. Callaway, Neb . May IT.—Some damage was done to growing crop* by a heavy frost that visited this se^^oy of the state Some of the corn tia* turned black and fruit blossom a and leave" on trees have been killed. \id Society to Meet. iatdies Aid society of the South Side Christian church will meet Wed nesday at the home of Mrs .? L Shalnholtr, 4730 South Nineteenth street, » _ Cleared of Arson Charge. (Vntral City. Neb., May 17 —A Jure returned a verdict of not guilty tn district court In the case of Mrs Grace Mattison. charged with arson Heavy Rain at Fairbury. Fairbury Neb . May 17—From one to tw > Inches of rain fell In this sec tion The rain was much needed The Weather l J Kor ”4 hovnt onriipff 7 y • ?7* rprrinllalloi’ !ncn<M h hutmtt Total T. total •tnr* .lAnuatv f \4 $ 49 lloiirlt Tomyrrufurr* ■ tn . » . . M t y J»4 ♦5 ft in. . M * v m ► > • tn . . ' ' p m M 4 i\ tn. . . .« v nt . <* * tV ■ • p tit i# * in .r■* 7' - Robs Bank With Baby in Her Arms Young ^ oman. After Holding ■ Up Teller With Gun. Force* Taxi Driver to Aid in Escape. $1,000 Cash Recovered Peoria II! May 27 —Norma An derson, IS, who with a baby in her arrrw? held up the Steenburg bank'at Farmington this afternoon, was ar rested tonight at Hanna City after she forced a taxicab driver at the point of a gun to hurry her away. More than $1,000 ;n cash which si * grabbed from a teller s window was recovered. The girl, after her arrest, claimed she held the hank up because It owe. her some money. Bank officials d»ny this and say they never saw the girl before. IVhen the girl walked into the bank and shoved a gun at the telle:, he thought she was playing a jok» and said, "Don't be in a huryy, 1 shall wait on you in a few moments "l'ou’ll wait on me now," the girl demanded shoving the revolver close, to him, "Hurry up and give me that money." The teller hesitated and the girl reached inside the window and seized a bag containing more than $1,000 in cash. She then forced David Settles, taxi driver whom she hired to take her to Farmington, to hurry her away. The taxi driver at first refused but complied when the girl put the re volver against hie body. PRIEST TOLD OF DEATH OF MOTHER r.ev. T. O. O'Drascoll of St Philip Neri parish was informed Tuesdav by cablegram dt the death ow hia mother. Mrs. Jane O Drascoll, S3, at 10:30. at Cork Ireland Father O'Drascoll visited his moth • last summer. He would have been, at her bedside when she died, but dis patches received three weeks ago re ported her «t the point of death then Funeral services w 1! he held Thursday morning in Ireland. Sol emn requiem mass will be held at St Philip Neri church at 9 Thursday morning Mrs O'Drascoll i« survived in this country by Father M:tehell of Fargo. N. D Mis* Irene. Omaha, children, and a brother. F.obert. Brar.deis store. U. S. BALLOONISTS SAIL FOR EUROPE Washington. May IT.—The aroiy air service team, one of the three en trif a representing the Vnited Stales in the Gordon Bennett international balloon race at Brussels June 13, will sail tomorrow from New York on the steamship President Harding. Members of the team are Ma; Nor- t man W Peek, pilot First Lieu: IV... I liatn A. Gray. aide, and First Lieu". Max F. Moyer, alternate and opera tiotis officer. They represented the army in the national elimination hai loon race at San Antonio this taonn and landed at St. Angjtrs, la., after covering a greater distance ,hsn nr.y army bollnon evet before enticed a such an event. Homecoming Day Feature of Fair at Grand Gland Grand Island. May IT.—A home coming day. the first in this city, win be one of the features of the Hah. county fair this year. It will mar-, two-thirds of a century since the eel. tlement of the county. Fliers l eave Thursday. Washington. May IT—The Atr.tr ■ i can around the world flier* will i leave Toklo Thursday for Kagoshima, J A the War department anneurced to day They expected to leave Kago shima on the f-ret or second of June for Indio China. Sisters Meet After 40 Year*. Mr. and Mrs Robert Crawford. .Seneca. Neb . are visiting the home of Mr* Crawford s s-.ster. Sarah Van Soov 4112 South Seventeenth streei. It I* the ftret time the sister* have met in 40 y ears f Summary of 7 he Day In Washington Antitrust prosecutions were tr qulred into by the Daugherty core mittee. \ The senate Mayfield committee de cided to close evidence in the case this week Royal H Welter, democrat N»w York, was declared by the housa to be entitled to hi* seat. The senate foreign relation* com mittee s world court plan was par maltv reported to the senate. The senate agriculture commit tew 1 reported the N'orri# hilt for gov-ant nient operation of Muscle Shoe s Carrying the Borah amendment for publicity* of campaign contributions, tin postal salary increase biU w*» , passed b> phe-gens.a, , •* J jt