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(=;— The Omaha M<irning Bee ISiET much change hi temperature. m now, to show why a teacher In the - --------- - ■ — - - ■ —r= ?Oth century la to teach a lower stand CITY EDITION VOI, 53 NO. 307. OMAHA, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* ««SBSIU5-* *rd than ,n. in the^^.^ ■ 1 t"/ * _By Mall (1 T«»r): Dally »n<l Sunday. 8S: Sunday. 12.50. within the «ta »on«. Outf1d« the 4th Zo.i« (1 Tear): Pally and Sunday. »H: Sunday only. ». _ _» Lowden Refuses to Run With Coolidge ___— ® - Homes of Boy Slayers Threatened Menacing Notes Warn of Bombing Leopold and Loeb Residences—Heavy Guard Posted. New Evidence Revealed B.v t'niversnl Service. Chicago, June 8—Additional evi dence In the Franks case will be laid before the Cook county grand jury, it was revealed tonight. The indictments charging Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb with kidnaping and slaying Robert Franks did not end the work of the grand Jury, according to State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe. The homes of Nathan Leopold, sr., and Albert H. Loeb, fathers of the accused youths, were placed under a strong guard tonight. Half a dozen plain clothes men were rushed to gutrd the mansions after letters and telephone messages had been received threatening to bomb the homes. Or ders were also issued that packages delivered by mail or messenger, he opened by experts from the city’s bomb squad. The evidence that will he laid be fore the grand Jury consists of the battered typewriters dragged from a park lagoon late yesterday. It- was on this typewriter that Leopold and Loeb confessed the $10,000 ransom letter was written. They said they had thrown It Into the lagoon. Pullman Man to Testify. Another Important bit of evidence for the grand jury will be the testi mony of Andy Russo, an employe of the Pullman company, stationed at New Haven. He found the letter Leopold and Loeb addressed to Jacob Franks, father of the slain boy, tell ing how the $10,000 should he thrown from the train. The letter was placed iri a bracket on a Pullman coach and the elder Franks instructed to get it there and follow the Instructions It contained. But before the time came tor him to attempt to get this letter lie learned that b's son was dead. Russo was brought here and is ready to go before the grand Jury to morrow. ‘‘I found the letter May 31 and thought It was a hoax,” Russo said. ”1 started to tear It up. but one of the men working with me said I’d better save it. I put It In the locker.” Suitcase Examined The contents of a suitcase that Leo pold and Loeb left at the Morrison hotel when they registered there un ib r assume^ names at the time of the slaying, is being examined by the state's attorney. It contained books and papers, including deposit slips, showing that the youths had deposit ed money in two suburban banks un der assumed names. In their con fessions, Leopold and Loeb said they did this to be able to prove, if neces sary, that their names were not Leo pold and Loeb, but the names they had assumed. Loeb was to pose un der the name of Martin D. Ballard, one of the slips showed. *‘\Ve have a complete case—all but the verdict of the Jury,” said State’s Attorney Crowe tonight. “We will try to have the trial ns early ns pos sible." The object of the state's attorney in getting all the evidence, possible before the grand jury is to preclude Its possible loss. When the evidence 1« given to the grand Jury It becomes a. part of the court record. • We Have With Us Today Bishop Thomas Nicholson, Methodist. Episcopal Church, Chicago, III. Bishop Thomss Nicholson, who came to Omaha to glee an address in eulogy at the funeral services for the late Bishop Homer <\ Stuntz. de clared that no man was closer to ids heart than Bishop Stuntz. Jle wan hts next-door neighbor in Mount eVr non, la., for more than four years when Bishop Stuntz was pastor of Cornell college and Blahop Nicholson a pro fossor there. The children of Bishop Stuntz played dally with the children of Bishop Nicholson. The Chicago bishop was born In tVoodburn, Ontario, In 1S62. He was graduated from the Toronto Normal sMiool In 1883 and from Northwestern university In 1892. From that time on Bishop Nicholson took n succession of degrees at various colleges and universities. He married Jane Booth royd of Ontnrlo In 1885. In May, 1915. she died. Ills second marriage was to Evelyn Riley of fJreonrastle, Ind., In 191T. After tearhlng In pub lic and high aehools he entered the ministry in 1884. His service at Cor riell college was ns professor of phil osophy and biblical literature and principal of the academy from 1894 to p 1903. Irt May, 1918, he was elected a bishop of the Methodist church. Bishop Nicholson has been a lecturer on the English hlble in several states and Is the suthor of many books on religious teachings. He was also adltor of the Chrletlsn Student and prtsidenl of Hie Anti Saloon league, ?921 to 1923. Mrs. Tom Mix Arrives Home From Tour Abroad 1 -t—1 —m Among those recently arriving in New York aboard the Majestic was Mrs. Tom Mix. wife of the film dure devil, home from European tour. Reclamation Bill ^ails in Closing Hour of Session Senator Pittman Talks Meas ure to Death in Pique Over Change by House. Washington, June 8.—Reclamation legislation, including the bill designed to carry out the recommendations of Secretary Work’s fact finding com mission, was killed in congress Satur day when the senate and house be came entangled In a dispute which was ended summarily by the fall of the gavel announcing adjournment. Early in the day the house dis agreed with the senate's method of hitching reclamation legislation to the deficiency bill carrying fund* for the first year’s operation of the bonus. loiter the. house accepted the measure in a modified form which aroused the ire of Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada, to such an extent that, with only 30 minutes of the session remaining, he took the floor and held it'against all comers, pre venting the senate from conducting any further business. The specific action of the house to which Senator Pittman took excep tion was the elimination of an appro priation for the Spanish springs Irri gation project in Nevada. Attacks Committee. Launching a vigorous attack on the apropriations committee, Senator Pittrnan declared it had not hesitated to include "at this last minute ap propriations of more than $1,000,000 each for two projects in Utah, which the reclamation bureau had refused to recommend, and for which no esti mate had been made by the budget.” "You ask me to swallow that." he said to senators who tried to make him yield the floor during the last minutes, "but I won’t, fall your oxtfa session, and we will fight It out.” Several senators among the Neva dan's closest friend* crowded around him, pleading that he discontinue the fight. "I appeal to the senator,” said Hen ator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona. "Others are being hurt more than he by Ills attitute." Ashurst Protests. Senator Arshtirst protested against elimination of the amendment but added he would not "starve" the other departments of the government for "spite.” by seeking defeat of the entire bill The reply of Senator Pittman to all pleas was ”1 refuse to yield.” SJill rankled. Senator Pittman was the center of a group of pleading members when adjournment wns an nounced. When the death of the hill was seen. Representative Lungwort h of Ohio, republican, loader, In a. one minute speech In the house assailed senators who he declared “through selfishness” had killed the bill con taining the bonus funds The house accepted the $800,000 carried In a senale amendment for the North Platte, Nebraska, project but insisted that the appropriation of r$250,000 for Warm Springs, Ore. and $1,047,000 for the Yhima-Carlshad project In Arizona, inserted by the senate, be eliminated entirely. Another Jap Kills Self Because of Exclusion Enw By AmocIaM Prw*. Toklo, Jimp 8.—Another "funahl,” or protest by aulrlde nt the exclusion clause of the new American immlgra tlon law, 1* reported by the corre spondent of ttir* Nlrhl Nlrbi nt Miya zaki, inland of Klynnhu. The corre spondent assert* that n youth throw himself In front of a train end wai killed. Letters asserting that he wan oommitinsr suicide ns an net of pro tout against the attitude of the I’nlted .Staten regarding Japanese Imndgrn tlon, said to have hoen found on Ida body, were not made public. Lisafei1 ( _V.' V l. ^-S Vets’ Bonus Coolidge to Put Law Into Operation at Once, Despite Failure of Congress to Provide Funds. May Issue Special Order By Inlvirsnl Service. Washington. June X.— President Coolidge, ns head of the executive de partment of the government, will put the provisions of the adjusted o6m pensation law in operation immedi ately. despite the failure of congTess to provide the necessary funds. This was made plain at the White House today. The president, it was stated, would, if necessary, issue an executive order authorizing the crea tion of a deficit to carry out the ad ministration features of the measure. It Is estimated that about $4,500,000 will be required. Since the senate held up the gen eral deficiency hill carrying the $132, 000,000 bonus fund. President Coolidge has indicated to friends that, wlfile he was opposed to the bonus bill originally, now that it Is a law of the land, he will see that it Is made effective. He opposed a delay in car rying out its provisions through a technicality. In the meantime, heads of the exec utive branches of the government are busv trying to find a quick and ef fective way out of the difficulty wdth out appealing to the president for an executive order. Officials of the bureau of the budg et and other departments charged with administering the law are de termined to meet the overwhelming demand of the country’ for action. Although the blame for the muddle rests with congress, these officials are determined to do nil In their power to expedite the task of admin istering the law to secure payment to the millions of world war veterans. They are trying to work out some way' In which the present available funds, restricted to meet only the most urgent needs of the various gov ernment departments, can bo used to tide over the gap between now and the assembling of congress in l)e cemher. BRYAN BROTHERS MEET IN CHICAGO Chicago, June S.—William Jennings Bryan and his brother. Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska, one of the many discussed as candidates for the democratic nomination for the presidency, met here today, and poli tics. it was said, was the cnief sub ject of conversation. Governor Bryan believes that the election will hinge on the vote In the middle west. "Jusc now the commentators and observers iri the east, seem to be talk ing about the ability’ of this candi date and that candidate to get dele fates. without considering the ability to get votes in the flection," he said. "What tlye middle west will do de pends on the platform and candidates offered. Party ties amount to nothing out west nowadays. "Book at what happened. Here's a block of states. Colorado, Wyoming. Kansas and Nebraska, all normally republican territory, vet all of them with democratic governors. They Were elected because they were more progressive than the republican candidates. "What a third party movement may do will depend on the platforms and candidates put up by the old parties. What the west demands Is progressivelsm." CAR JUMPS BANK; 2 PERSONS DEAD Tombstone, Ariz., June S. — An automobile carrying nine persons [•lunged over a 15 foot embankment near St. David, 16 miles west of here killing two women occupants of the machine and seriously injuring three others. is “Ain't Nature Wonderful” By UNCLE PETE. k.:) O’Neill, Nob.. June * Henry Her per of Beaver Flats believes be has solved the problem of a nonginring ntito headlight, to which the state auto regulation department cannot make objection. Mr. Berger's discovery was made •me dark night several month* ago when he was driving up through the • anyone of Bloody creek and burned his headlight bulbs out by throwing his flivver into low too suddenly. In the darkness on ft lone and danger ous trail, with no matches and with the necessity of getting hack to Beaver Flats confronting him. Mr. Berger. • fter some deliberation, caught a num her of lightning bugs which were flickering about in the darkened con* von. lie then rigged his two cane fish ing polos to the radiator so that they extended well nut ahead, nnd./tylng strings to the bind legs of the light* i lng hugs, attached them to a strut (onnectlng ths pole tips, immediate ly back of the strut he stretched M a oilskin slicker to set s« s reflector to throw the henms of light ahead and then set anil again toward the Flats. The hark of the engine with the cutout open and the rattle of the fan wheel against the rndlntnr hon eycomb no agitated tile bugs that they lighted tip brilliantly, casting a glow some 40 feet ahead of the ear, and he rambled on into town without further difficulty. Nature'* light proved so restful to the eve* of the driver that Mr. Her ger has continued to tine the hug* In preference to the other light* nlnce, and he ha* learned that with proper feeding, teat and rare the death late among the little Inaerta In aurprl* Ingly low. Me now seldom haa to replenish Ilia stork The comment* aroused by hi* unique headlight* hn» attracted Mr. Merger to the commercial possibilities of hla discovery and this fall he. with little llenrv, Jr., will make a lour of the counts fall*, doing night racing by bug light. Certainty of Coolidse Nomination J ^ Takes Enthusiasm From Delegates Republicans Ready to Name President, Give Him Running Mate and Platform to His Liking, and Go Home; Convention Expected to Close by Thursday. By JAMBS R. NOKRSE. Ini versa! Service Staff Correspondent. Cleveland. O.. June 8.—The van guard of republican delegates arrived today and found Cleveland a cold, drizzling, cheerless convention city. The old enthusiasm, the blare of bands, the buttonholing In lobbies, the fervor of contest and the buzz of wire pulling which characterized con vention times In past years were lack ing. Once, during the afternoon, a band marched out in a brave attempt to Instill a' bit of excitement into the atmosphere, but the drizzling rain drove it quickly under cover. A little later the Massachusetts delegation arrived in a body and tried to put some life Into the gathering, but after marching to the Coolidge eeadquarters and finding It an empty room, the delegates gave It up and departed their several ways. The delegates right now are ready to nominate Coolidge, give him a run ning mate to suit him and a platform to his liking and go home. It is prob able the whole show will be wound up Thursday and the delegates on their way home Thursday night. I.ittle Enthusiasm. It is not Cleveland’s fault that the city lacks the enthusiasm of the old convention times. It has spent money lavishly upon decorations and ban ners and has done everything else It could to make the convention a credit to It. Had there been three or four active candidates in the race, as in Chicago four years ago, nothing could have stopped it from giving the dele gates a whooping time. But one hotel reports 75 room cancellations today. There was quite a bit of stir during the day over the Bowden candidacy for vice president. The Coolidge peo ple, having sponsored the report that Bowden would be acceptable to the president, made an effort to get out from under by disavowing any intern tion of having suggested Bowden for the ticket. This was brought about by word from the Illinois delegation that a statement was being prepared by the Small-Deneen faction which would simply pulverize Lowden and make him Impossible of acceptance. Lowden took himself definitely out of the race late in the day with a statement which was telegraphed here, declaring that he would not have it- Many of his closest friends never believed he would accept. Room for Harbord. The se-Tf-Immolation »of Lowden gave impetus to the boom for Gen. James G. Harbord of Iowa, who Is regarded as a strong possibility. The 30,000 majority won by Brookhart in the senatorial race last w'eek con vinces the Coolidge managers that Iowa is In the doubtful column. General Charles G. Dawes, himself mentioned as a vice presidential pos sibility, sent a telegram to Harbord asking permission to put him In the race. Then there Is Representative L. J. Dickinson, also from Iowa, who had been mentioned. He has friends on the ground who are doing what they can for his candidacy. So far as the actual selection of the vice presidential nominee is concern ed, there are only two persons who are able at this time to say who it will be. One of these Is President Coolidge, who can make the choice if he wants to, and the other is Wil liam M. Butler of Massachusetts, his campaign manager, who Is not ready to announce It. Roosevelt Carrie* Rod. The senate old guard, which always used to have a lot to say in such matters, knows nothing about It. Senator “Jim” Watson of Indiana, Senator "Jimmy” Wadsworth of New York and Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania got In on the same train this morning, and none of them could say whom It will be. Assistant Secretary of the Navy "Teddy” Roosevelt accompanied Wadsworth, carrying no baggage ex cept a trout rod. Some one asked him If he Intended to go “fishing" for the ITlltn to Pass Two. Column Heieti.) Kato Slated to Succeed Kiyoura as Jap Premier Prince Saiyonji’e Selection of Leader of Kenseikai Party Is Taken for Granted. R.t Ankodnlfd Prea*. Tnkio, June 8 —‘The political world ia awaiting the return of the Imperial messenger who went to Kyoto to consult with Prince Salyonjl, the elder statesman, regarding the successor to Premier Kiyoura. It Is expected that SaiyonJI's dictum will determine the future premier. As soon as the me« sengor returns It Is expected the prince regent will summon Viscount Kato, the leader of the Kenseikai party, the strongest numerically In the lower house of the diet. It Is taken for granted that PalyonJI will recommend Kato, the messenger's Journey being merely s matter of form. Count Ulrata. keeper of the privy senl, this morning went through the form of consulting Prince Matsukata. the other elder statesman. I.lttle 1m portanee Is attached to this, as hls recent Illness left the marquis' facul ties Impaired. The newspaper unanimously agree that Kato will be called tomorrow and hls cnhlnt t Installed June 12 The newspapers commenting on the resignation of the cabinet generally laud Kiyoura for hi* constitutional action In resigning, according to the direction of the electorate. The Kokumin halls the resignation a h marking an Improvement In Japan’s politics The Asahl speaks of "the popular awakening .” The other newspapers comment similarly. Japanese “Regret" Raid on Dance at Imperial Hotel Pisturhanrr Said to Have Been Caused in Kffort to Shame Natives for Mix ing With Foreigners. By X.kociated Pres*. Toklo. June s.—Beyond expresalona of profound regret from prominent Japaneae, there haa not yet been any tangible aftermath nf last evening's demonstration at the Imperial hotel, i when a hand nf 30 political ruffians raided a dance to solidify national sentiment against the American ex elusion act. Mo arrests have been made, al though police say thev are "lnvesti gating " Police expressed chagrin and embarrassment. It Is learned that the demonatra tion was the combined effort nf two groups, who It ts alleged met outside ( the hotel, bent on the same purpose j of ahamlng Japanese dancers for mix- ; Ing with foreigners, which certain classes of Japanese have condemned for some time One group belonged to the "Great Forward association," the other to the "Iron Heart society." Japanese newspapers quote the demonstrators aa saying that their rhlef purpose was not to Inault foreigners, hut to shame pleasure lor lng Japanese. Among the auditors of the speeches In which foreigners were called un pleasant namea were the French am bassador, Paul Claudel, and the Hal Ian ambassador, Glahomn Os Martino. One of the demands of the demon attatora was the expulsion of Amer ican missionaries. MUSSOLINI GIVEN CONFIDENCE VOTE Bom*. June After Tremler Benito Mussolini had delivered an ag gresslve speech In the chamber of deputies Saturday, declaring that Italy must keep armed for self preaer cation, his government waa given a vote of confidence The ballot was 3*1 for the government and 170 against. Mussolini said Ihe league of nations was too weak to rely upon for safety. EIGHT KILLED AS LAUNCH CAPSIZES Ranta Aha. Cal., June 9.—Six man And two boys, ni^mbon of a fishing party, wera pounded to death on the rocka of Newport bay Jetty near bore today, when the launch In which they were heading out to aoa. waa awamped nnd capsized. Five othera were eaved. Norfolk Mhii Dios More. Frank L. (tinder, 59, Norfolk. Nob . j tiled Saturday At an Omaha hoapitnl. | lie 1* Atirvivrd by hie wife. Ijuua. »n<! three children. Raymond, 9. \i line 6, and Clyde, 4. hie mothei At'ra Mlt n (tinder, and a sister. Mrs. < lent ge Perdue of Omaha. Funeral nervlctA will be held Tueedu.\ with burial at Ntbtttka Uty, Ministry ¥ Is Formed By Marsal w Lefebvre, Duprey, Landry and Paul Jourdain Accept Posts, New French Pre mier Announces. List Nears Completion By Associated Pres*. Paris, June 8.—Frederic Francois Marsal today formed a cabinet to take the place of that of M Poincare, which resigned l.jt week. By Oliver,aj Service./ Paris, June 8.—M. Francols-Marsat, arriving at the ministry of finance at 8 this morning, Immediately be gan consultation to form a cabinet, under the acceptance of the task he gave to President Milierand last night. Ha received in succession eight depu ties from the minority. After conferences with former Min isters Lefebvre, Duprey. Adolphe Lan dry and Paul Jourdain, he gave out announcement of their acceptance of posts in the new cabinet. Both the left bloc and the bloc na tion pg^sr agree that the Margat cabi net has no chance of obtaining a vote of confidence in the chamber Tues day. Seniors of Three Hish Schools at Church Services Baccalaureate Sermons De livered to Graduating < Jasses of Central, Tech and Benson. Baccalaureate sermon* for the graduating classes of Central High. Technical High and Benson High were delivered on Sunday by Rev. Frank G. Smith at First Congrega tional churc^i, Rev. O. D. Baltziy at Kountze Memorial Luthernn church and Rev. Arthur H. Adams at Benson Methodlat church, respectively. During the morning service Rev. Mr. Baltziy held particularly In mind a group of 187 Tech High graduates when he expanded the theme, "A Vic torious Life." These young men and women, clad uniformly In gowns and cape, were accompanied by Dwight E. Porter, principal of their school. In a foreword Dr. Baltziy observed that Principal Porter has achieved notable results at Technical High school, and he added that "It requires an executive of immenae capacity to obtain the results that have b<#n ac complished by Mr. Porter," He also referred to Technical High as an in stltutlon of which Omaha should he proud ‘‘Must Give Hearts to God,” "The natural heart is so uncertain | and so Imperfect." Rev. Mr. Raltzly said. "The human heart is deceitful | and desperately wicked. A larger1 portion of the world's business has to do with crimes and crime preven | tlon and the establishment of rein tions between men and women. "The Issue* of life—the thoughts 1 t»Ian*. purposes and the every day I doings—are ail out of the heart. Wisdom does n-’t deteimine our plans or purposes. Persons may read the same book* and attend the same school* or college, an 1 yet have dif ferent plans and purposes. Then, how are we to stabilize this heart of our," The will to do. or the determi nation to do, is not safe: we may will to do aomethlng quite wrong and disastrous. We may have courage to do things and yet that courage may lead ua to disaster “'Give Me thine heart,’ we read In the ecrlptures. We must give our heart* unto God If ns would have hearts that are stable. I want to assure the members of this gradual Ing class that fairness, righteousness. Justice and success will be your* If you w ill give your hearts to God ” At First Central Congregational chlurch Pi incipnl .1. G. Masters and member* of hi* faculty occupied a section with Sr.8 graduates of Central High In bis them# of Untied Treasure.' Dr. Smith stressed the thought that In each ohe there are huriejl Meas ures which may be unfolded by the proper u»e of education. He referred to the tiny black apple seed which enfolds a potential apple tree on whose t ranche* fruit will grow He urged each one to discover the buried treasure# in others "Eduogtlon," he said "i* the tin folding of powers of man Ivy excr vising each In Its particular realm, by properly co-ordinating and aubor dlnatlng, and by taking advantage of the great law of habit. There are almost unlimited potentfcbtles and possibilities enfolded within the life of every being, it I* the business of education to unfold these burled treasures " Rev. Mr. Adame, speaking to the Benson High class Sunday afternoon in Benson Methodist church, brought out the thought of the "foursquare life" lie made « plea for the life that la eymmstrlcal and complete, tlie life whose outward reach ami forward teach and upward reach ate eqtutl lie urged ills young friends to Tie "foursquare" In all their rela tions of Itfo as they go forth to face tucrcaoing lecpunalbliltlea. " Inventor of Death Ray Quits British ■ ■■ .—i Grindell Matthews, Inventor of the death ray, which he claims could de stroy a force of alrplanea attacking a city and act also as a weapon of offense. Matthews has broken off negotia tions with Great Britain because they would not guarantee him enough for hla Invention. Six Accused of Alleged Plot to Embezzle Funds Former Vice-President and Cashier of Nickerson Bank Said to Have Taken Money From Institution. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Fremont. Neb,, June 8. — Com plaints have been Issued by County Attorney John Gumb, charging em bezzlement and unlawfully obtain ing funds against Caleb E. Negus, former vice president of the First State bank of Nickerson, Neb., and William A. Anderson, former cashier. Negus was arrested by Lincoln au thorities, who took him to Wahoo, where they were met by Deputy Sberiffs W. A, Johnson and Leslie Hasson. Negus was placed In the Fremont jail late Saturday and held without bond until morning. Negus was training a string of race horses at the time of his arrest. Four Others Accused Charges of aiding and abetting em bezzelment were filed against A. O. Bruner. Omaha: John Murrie and Era Bend, Council Bluffs, and C. E. Brown. Sheriff Condltt and Policeman Ed Brennan started for Wellman, la.. Saturday, hut got stuck In the mud half way to their destination and were forced to return to lies Moines They railed Fremont over long distance telephone to say that they would not lie hark until after they had leen to Wellman. Total amount alleged to have been taken is $18,000 in sums ranging from $6,000 to *225. The complaint against N«gus is on five counts. Shortly after the alleged robbery of the hank at Nickerson, authorities raided the Omaha office of Bruner and his apartment In Council Bluffs. No evidence of snv criminal action was found and Bruner and a Mr. Baker filed suit against the officers, •■reking $200,000 damages because of injured reputations as a result ef the raid. It was discovered yesterday that this suit had been called recently and dismissed because of lack of prose cution. John Murrie has no? been arrested and authorities declare that he will not be arrested, ss "he can always be found when wanted." Omahan Protests Arrest. C, E, Brown, 2827 Franklin street. Omaha real estate man, was arrested Into Saturday afternon. Detectives declined to reveal tha charge against him, stating a number of other ar reats had been planned simultaneously and they feared revelation of the Brown arreat might wreck the plan He \v*s take nto Fremont Sunday af temoon by a Dodge County deputy. It Is alleged the Indictments point back to s reported robbery of the Nickerson bank of $M»,000 and that the stated embezzlements In realty covers this robbery, which now Is said to have been an "inside Job." Brown declared Saturday night that he was not Implicated in the Nicker son bank robbery In any way. lie declare.! that he had been engaged In dealing with bonds and mortgages and had had Bruner as a customer Bruner, he said, did business with the Nickerson bank and paid In chocks drawn on that bank "1 did not suspect anything at all." Brown aald "After the hank was robbed and the raids staged on the Office and npartmrnt 1 did think of some things that might have been a little Irregular " Brown’s wife and family had not been notified of his arrest late Satur day night There la no telephone In bis home snd he hesitated, he eatd, [to call his brother. the Weather J Fnr 5 4 hdhti Turn .Tun# « 1*2 4 f’rrcM* ution* Inch** an.1 UumlrMtha To!a) V total *inf* ,1an 1. * <« »1«* flt t.no S *? Iltxirh Triawntturixi b * ru ♦>.- l n 1*1 . ?5 ••am... * ** ? ii m 15 ’ m m *3 S tv m :4 * a m t« 4 < a, m o • ■ ro m hi 11 a tit , , M * •> m 11am #• f r in a* 1 1* n»»a .U • B. at. ....... Prefers to Continue in Farm Work More Service in Present Ac tivities Than as Vice President. Ex-Gov ernor States. Must Adhere to Resolve Chicago, June 8.—Former Gover nor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, will not accept the republican nomination for vice president even if it is tender ed him. he said in a signed statement Issued from his home at Oregon. HI., todSy. ‘‘I must adhere to this resolution,” the statement said. "I can be of more service to the country through the activities In which I am now engaged than I could be as vice president,” said Mr. Low den, who Is head of two national farmer organizations and greatly in terested in work of others. "If I were to step aside now, my associates be lieve It would seriously cripple the work of those organizations." In his statement. Mr. Lowden reiterated-the stand he has maintained since he was first discussed for the nomination and after he waa informed he would be highly acceptable to the administra tion as President Coolidge’s running mate. Interested In Agriculture. "I am not unmindful of the Im port.-: nee of the high office of vice president." the statement said. "How ever, since my retirement from public office, three years ago, I have be come deeply Interested in many farm er organizations. As a result of my own experience in farming. I am con vinced that agriculture must be or ganized if it Is to go forward suc cessfully In this modem organized world. "I am giving a great deal of mv time to these various organizations and if I continue to do so. I am as sured hv those most competent to say that I s^iall be rendering a real serv ice to the agricultural ln'vests of the country, and therefore, to the country as a whole. "If I were to step aside now, my associates In at least two of these or ganizations of which I am the head believe that it would seriously cripple the work of those organizations. Appreciates Honor. "Of course, I appreciate to the full the honor my friends would confer upon me. I have been deeply moved by their expressions of confidence and good will and It is hard for me to dis appoint them, but I must. “I have given my most careful cossideratlon to the question of where my duty lies and I have been forced to the conclusion that I can be of more service to the country through the activities In which I am row en raged, than 1 could be as vice presi dent. "I have therefore said to everyone who has approached me upon the subject, that I could not accept the nomination even If it were tendered me. "I must adhere to *h!s resolution.” “Frank O. I-owden." MELLON DISPROVES MEAN’S CHARGES Washington. June 5— Further to refute the story of Gaston F. Means about treasury liquor permit ssues. Secretary Mellon has sent to the senate Daugherty committee a letter from S Parker Gilbert, former under secretary of the treasury, denying that he ever talked with Means about the subject, "I notice that Gaston Means, in h!s absurd testimony before the Wheeler committee," Mr. Gilbert wrote on May 19, '‘states that he talked with me What he says is of no particular Importance, hut 1 have never talked with Means on aav subjeot at any time" Thomas W. Mi’ler, the at'en cus todian. testified before the committee Friday that he was present when Means and Gilbert had a talk In hit office. “On one occasion when Means tr ed to get me to talk to him through Colonel Miller." said Mr. Gilberts letter, "I flatly refused even to see him and told Miller that I regarded him as a crook and scoundrel end would have no dealings with him un der any condition " Samuel t'ngerlolder. an Ohio broker, also filed a letter with the committee, denying various allegations contained in his testimony that he had discussed ' transactions or Sad Interest In en terprises which involved liquor” Us dented that Abe t'ngcrlelder, hta brother was a member of his broker age firm. BANDIT KILLED IN GUN BATTLE Vow fork, June v V band.* about fj years old. in whose pocketg were found le*.iera and a chauffeur's license tearing the name of Alphonse Lava tela of ban Francisco, was killed by Policeman Thomas Oassidv in a running pistol battle, after bs had shot the cashier of a cafeteria on lowei* Bread* av The cashier. Mortis Rictuuan, i thought tq be uioi lah*q j»c-aCwJ.