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WEATHERJORECAST ^ O O j |M A U A \/\ l'DlVT1\Tr> T> T' THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ' Nebraska: Tartly cloudy today; not 1 I I |y " f Iwl /“% I I /“\ 1W " " l\ 1 I l \ T I | H |H Art-. ««...! .mi .im ih~ no ««r. much change in temperature. -XL JtL ■ m X r JL X JBu JL X X ▼ « a m A ▼ XX ▼ Though th* Mark camel Death kneel at I - .No hrrtHr thou that thou for alms should * , — ■■ ■ i . ■ —. .. , —-- - - - suet CITY EDITION . " '""*'**' .. --■■-■■—-- ■■■■' ■ - ..■ , ■ -'■■ ■ -■ ■»—■ ■ ' ■ -.. .,...Be th* proud raptaln still of thine own _y VOL. 53. NO. 311. . OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* °m»b* •n<1 Coob<:" B|'>n* '*** ~J*mM B*Bj»m,B *•■*«»• ___ By Mali (1 T.t): Dally .nd Sunday. U: BunJay. tt.80, within tha <th «on«. Puma. Ih. «th Zn.ia <1 T.sr); Dali, >nS Buna.y, »n; sunder til, |» Flv» Ctnt* E'"wb*r*-v ■ -- -- -S 46 Dead in Battleship Blast - (. Explosion Wrecks Forward T urret on Vessel Mississippi “Flarebaek From 14-Iijch Rifle Ignites Powder Supply, c-*-_ Practically Wiping Out Entire Gun Crew on Boat Participati ng in Maneuvers Off San Diego. Three Officers Killed; Score Injured and Burned By Associated Press. San Pedro, June 12.—Three officers and 43 enlisted men are dead, and between 10 and 20 injured and burned in the Mississippi explosion.-according to official informa tion given The Associated Press by the naval patrol station in this port. The Officers Killed: Ensign McCray of the U. S. S. New Mexico, an observer. Ensign Erwin and Lieutenant Zeller of the Mississippi. A “flare-back” from one of the 14-inch rifles in the turret ignited the powder supply which practically wiped out of existence the entire crew of the turret room and also killed several men in the upper handling room. The mine sweepers Brent and Kingfisher were ordered to stand by for transfer of the dead to the hospital ship Relief. Four powder bags containing 450 pounds of explosives each were inside the rifle turret, according to one of the surviving sailors in the handling room above, where several were also killed. Of the injured, several sailors in the passagp spaces and handling room above the turret were terribly burned by gas and from the explosion. San Pedro, June 12.—An exploding turret on board the ” battleship Mississippi at target practice this afternoon off San Clemente island claimed the lives of more than two score of sailors with a score of injured, according to an in tercepted wireless message from the warship to the hos pital ship Relief, which asked that preparations be made to take care of a hundred patients. With details of the tragedy lacking until the Mississippi arrived in San Pedro, a demolished forward turret on the battleship, plainly visible with glasses as tha^ battleship speedd toward the harbor, told the story of the serious flisaster. The battleship Mississippi is reported by the govern ment signal operator at Point Firmin headed at full speed toward the Relief. The operator states the vessel is plainly visible to him and that either the first or second turret of it is blown up, with sailors crowded around it, and that it is apparent lhat a serious accident has occurred. The Mississippi was off shore today participating in firing practice with other vessels of the Pacific fleet and at 3:30 p. m. was coming inside the breakwater of the har bor at high speed, rushing to meet the hospital ship Relief, which was steaming toward the Mississippi at full speed. San Pedro, Cal., June 12.—Navy officials here refuse to comment on the disaster and a rigid censorship is being maintained. Every effort was made to prevent the results of the explosion from being made public. Washington, June 12.—The Navy department had re ceived no official report on the explosion on the Mississippi early tonight and pending such advices refrained from com ment. Admiral Eberle, chief of naval operations, however, v was kept in constant touch with the situation through press1 advices. I Bratrirc Woman Seated as Alternate in Convention Beatrice, Neb., June 12.—A card re ceived here from ex Representative Dwight 8. Dalbey of this, city stated that be and Mrs. Dalbey joined the Nebraska delegation to the republican We Have With Us Today (. W. Taylor, Sales Manager. Pittsburgh, I'it. Mr. TaVInr is associated with the Mctm UoI'lwyn picture corporation at Pittsburgh. He is a former Omaha man, being at one time local branch manager for Metro pictures. Taylor sees great possibilities for the film business, which he believes still to bn in Its Infancy. "The people of today want good, clean super-pictures and are willing to pay tb" price," said Taylor. "They are getting away from cheap pro ductions." Taylor stated that Omaha picture houses had a larger seating capacity than the houses In Pittsburgh and the exterior of local houses are even more attractive than a great many houses in the east. The consolidation of Metro and floidwyn makes It the largest Him corporation in the world today, said Taylor. They have an outlet of four studios, Metro, floidwyn. f'nsmnpnli tan and I.ouls Mayer. Taylor Is In Omaha to testify In the ninderup film suit. 4^ * convention at Chicago and that Mrs. Dalbey, through courtesy of Senator Howell, was given the hadge and * ticket of an alternate which entitles her to a regular seat on the conven tion floor. County Window Fair Planned at Columhil* Columbus, Neb., .I line 12.—Colum bus will have a county window fair and fall festival promoted to exhibit agricultural, industrial, livestock, culinary and needle art work In every store window If plans now being formed for presentation lo the Cham ber of Commerce by severnl local merchants meet with approval of the chamber's board of directors. 4,000 Hear Klan Lecturer. York, Nell , June 12.—More than -t.tioo people gathered at Chautauqua park to hear the lecture given by one of the national Kti Klux Klan speak er*. Cars from many surrounding counties were present with delega tions Interested pro or eon In the subject. Five fiery crosses were burn ed the night before the lecture tn various parts of the city. Wool Grower* in Pool. Clarlnda, la.. June 12.—Wool gmw fra In this county, members of thn Wool Growers aasoclatlpn, will pool wool this year as formerly, consign ing it to the National Wool and Storage company. Shipment will he made June 2'i from Page Center. Legion Give* Show. Clarlnda, la., June 12.—The Wolfe Carnival company Is here for a week stand under auspices of Bergy post I No. 98, American Legion. 405 WEST POINT CADETS GRADUATE AA'est Point, N. A'.. June 12.—Four hundred and five cadets were gradu ated from West Point today, the larg est class in the history of the military academy. General Pershing delivered the ad dress to the class at the Battle Monu ment on Trophy Point, in the ab sence of Secretary of War Weeks. In the audience of more than 3,000 rela tives and friends of the graduates were AVest Pointers dating back to the class of 1854. Defense Seeks Delay in Trial of Bov Slayers Counsel to Move to Quash In dictments, Alleging Con fession Road While Youths Under Duress. B. International Now* Service. Chicago, June 12.—The first play by defense counsel for delay in the trial of Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard Loqli, Indicted on charges of having slain Robert Franks, will be made July 25, it was learned today when Clarence Da r row, chief of coun sel, will move to quash all indictments on the ground that the confession of the boys was read to the grand jury while the boys were under duress. No success is anticipated for the motion. It will he a strategical move to gain time while "mob hysteria” subsides, it was said. A corps of alienists and psychrlat rists under direction of Dr. James Whitney Hall started today to build a defense of "moral insanity" for Loeb and Leopold. The youths have had no "emotional outlet" since they left the cradle and the natural trend of their over-educat ed and over-pampered lives front baby hood has been tow'ard some brutal outbreak such as the kidnaping and slaying of the Franks boy. the de fense will maintain. Defense counsel secured permission through the sheriff for the examina tion of the youths in their cells by alienists developing what will he an elaborate document in criminal-psy chological study. AGED HEBRON MAN FOUND SHOT DEAD Special Hi.patch to The Omaha Hee. m Hebron, Neb., June 12.—Jacrff Frey, US, was found dead at Ills bond Tuesday morning, his head torn I'd a shotgun charge, lie was dlscovtB ed lying at the font of the celhfl • teps with the gun by Ids side. 8 Local authorities believe that tfl aged man was starting up the stf^B with the gun when a step broke tim^B his weight. In his fall, he dlsrharuH the weapon In some manner, tH shot entering the side of his neck a^B blowing lus heail almost off ^B Mrs. Frey was visiting at OuHi Rock, The dead man is survH^B by his widow and eight chlblr^B John and Fdwin. Adams; Mrs, Char^B Green. Hebron; Charles. Gilead. <^B bert, Gilead. Mrs Natalie Sc I mM Stelneuer; Mrs. Finmcline lIohenf^B Auburn, ami Herbert, Chappell. ^B Many Immigrants Returning■ Fastward From Northwtfl Colutnhus, Neb., June 12.—ll'irfl drawn caravans of eastward houB emigrants passing through t olumlifl from Montana and the pacific nortB west assert eoonomie conditions had put bank after hank in small lowfl out of business, small hamlets afl practically ileseitcd and land is liein sold for a few dollars In some local lies where the purchasers are w illlifl to assunia the Indebtedness. whlB the former occupants return to the™ former homes In Illinois and Iow.i and other corn belt points. Three Rridgc-Ruilding Gang* at Work in York County York, June J2,—York county Is carrying out In extensive bridge building campaign this summer. Three gangs are working. Each project will cast between $'1,000 and $5,000 when completed The Federnl highway bridge at the south end of Lincoln avenue, entering York, has made It necessary to detour either west or east of Hip elly on the Meridian high way. Married in Council Rluffa Thu following perannr obtained mm ring* Hcenaep In Coumll Hluffa yesterday Floyd <*•#. hnogene. la , . 2 Mary Workman, Iningene, la. 2 ‘1 I. Tayne. T.lnrnln, Neb . 4 Violet Hrnw n l.lncoln, Net* ..I N ,f Ktanharnmer. \alle Neb . " Agneg Jorgensen. \ alley. Neb ... 2.’ Riley? Nelson fount ll Bluff* . Vlrg.nla Winslow. Count II Hluffa. ..... ? tloldamlth Hat-rllon Ontnhn . 2 t’enrgia Itenny. Omaha .. f K F ox. t tmalm ...4 1 Ma Wf a l on. t tin a b a ......... 4 Hoaa Oeatarrelt her, Mhetby, Neb . ? Atla Mirth Nhelhy. Neb . 1 R F; Nfuttey, Hutkett Neb 7 Carolina frlainan. Murketi, Neb ,...7; Fdward Whjtemarah Ralston. Neb I.lcanor Moipi Omaha 1 Ft*d fllmon. Mat-fall Neb 2 Cilia Bohn on . Martall, N«b............ 1 V f Lefts Urge Painleve to Withdraw Chamber and Senate Heads Asked to Quit Presidential Race in Favor of Third Man. Republican Votes Sought Paris. June 12.—Edouard Herriot, leader of the radical party and poten tial premier, and Aristide Briand. an other of the leaders of the left coali tion. today asked Paul Painleve, pres ident of the chamber of deputies, to withdraw as a candidate for the presi dency of the republic. The action was taken aftei Gaston Dournergue, president of the senate, and the other possible candidates for the Elyaee palace of the left parties had told a committee sent to him by leaders of the coalition that he would not withdraw from the race, but would pledge himself in favor of the leading republican candidate in the event of the presence of a reactionary candidate. Before the caucus of the parties of the left convened and polled 309 votes for M. Painleve and 149 for M. Dou mergue in a ballot to select the man they would support before the ns tlonal assembly tomorrow. M. Dou mergue announced he was not a can dldate before the caucus, but that he would stand for the office at Ver snilles tomorrow. After the caucus, leaders of the left coalition met and sent a commit tee to M. Dournergue asking him to withdraw He addc<> that such s step was not necessary, since he had not been a candidate before the rau eus and added that In the event of his being put in a majority before the nH tlonal assembly and If there were present a candidate of the oppoaition party, be would be In favor of the leading republican candidate. The request for M. Painleve's with drawal was brought to him by a com mittee who spoke for M. M. Herriot and Briand. He was asked to retire in order to permit the coalition of the left to put forward a third candidate, outside of either M. Dournergue or M. Painleve, who would be able to County Shorthorn Calf club held It* annual picnic at the fair ground* Tuesday. This Is an organization of hoys and girls Interested In the breed lug snd raising of shorthorn rattle, who are making a notable success. H. C McKelvIs of the state shorthorn association addressed the meeting. District of Columlna Democrats * iiiiistrueted Washington, June 12.— An unin trueted delegation to the democratic national eonvcnllon at New York »»» selected at a primary election In the District of Columbia today. Kenyon “Not n Candidate.” St, I'aul, Minn., June 12.—Federal Judge W. s Kenyon, silting in the circuit court of appeals here, declared this afternoon that he was not and never ha* been a candidate for the republican vlor "residential nomlnn Hon. • Social Workers to Meet. I> F McLaughlin, In rharRe of public ruilrionr i ollrf work In lain Aft K'Hcp, will ppoxk to th# Omaha Social j VVnrkM’B' no<’1p( y in I hr* city council < haniber next Wttlnaariny night at 8:1ft. Nominated Air Pilot to Flv m From New York to Columbus Today _ * I Major Hensley to Eat Break-, fast in Metropolis and Dine at His Hoipe in Nebraska. Special DWpatrh to The Omaha Bee. Columbus. Neh., Juno 12.—Ma1 William N'. Honsley, Jr , commander of the 1’niterl State* army air station st Mitchell Field, New York, will un dertake hia nonstop "breakfast to din ner " flight by plane from New York to Columbu* tomorrow unless weather conditions prevent his tak ing off there early In the morning tn which event he will come Saturday, according to a message from the major to his parents. Judge and Mrs. Bl N. Hensley, this afternoon. 1|Bm anger,!' nt* we e iminril.atelv I e H for carrying out plan* by Major Kk Nichols, for a r», eption |o he I^Bidod th* former Columbus ho\ §■) hi.* arrival here tomorrow §■ king off «( Mitchell field nt dn\ Hj< about IM i rn eastern lime n^B to a m. central time Major H-!'v wi»h f-ne fV.ir.s companion BH two passer.gt. at mv oh«er\.vl r |H will ni'U a nnn*inp flight of; rnlli « arriving in Columbus in ■“•'ijLj to ea! dinner with h« parent*, having breakfasted in New j Bvei Heneley will wit* Mayor n nir«.«ige at the moment he Ms off from Mitt hell field If that W».iye doe* n-'t come tomorrow 1 ^^wnlng tt will he an Indication that H majnr s trip ha* been postponed f^Bil Saturday. ^Arrangements will Ire made fn have ^B 1 'niled States nil mall stations in! ^Blcsgn and Omaha telephone here' ^B moment that th» major's plane !• ^Bhted over Omaha and a long blast ^Bthe fire whistle here will promptly ■ sounded. This blast will be the ^B'in! for the people of the city to ^■rn out rmnase to greet Major lien* Be upon hi* arrival within an hour Bter that time Surora Girl Awarded | Medal in Essay Contest Aurora, Neh , June 12 —Therese Petersen, 17, Junior In the Aurorn High school, was awarded a gold medal In the essay contest Instituted hy the American Bar association The med al has hern received fiom K A Cou fal of David Pllv, chairman of the contest for the Fifth Judicial district. "The Distinctive Features of the American Constitution" was the sub ject. Preparing for Fair. Bloomfield, Neli, June 12—Reser Nations of pens and stslls at the Knox county fair are ntrendv coming In and Indications are that exhibits In all classes will he the largest In the his lory of the association. Officers of the association are: Henry Ktihl. Plaint lew. president. Joseph \V Mat tern, Winnatoon, vice president F I. i«va Bloomfield, secretary: P. T Hcrkt. IthainificM, treasurer. Knuds lo Ho Gravelrd. Norfolk. N>b . . 1 un^ 12.—Division RnKinf'f*! \ \1 Ttllev *nnoutu ^« that * I ip nvirlp bMwmn Norfolk nod Midi son rind Norfolk and Until# Ci#ok will l># *ntlr#1v KrA\#dM within 12 "|,' k»> MndlPnn county 1* doinfc About : hi,ooo worth of jiiiucl i»ui k uu i^un U> highway* thl* year. Klansmen Found Guilty of Affray in Clash at Lilly 31 Defendants Freed of f.’liarge of Riot—Motion for \ew Trial Filed. B* Pn*«. Fdensburg, Pa , June 12—A ver dict of not guilty of riot, but guilty of affray and unlawful assembly was returned by a jury tonigh' in the case of 31 alleged Ku Klttx klansnien and resident* of Lilly, who were tried upon charge* growing out of the riot April 5 lietween visiting klans men and townspeople of Lilly. Coun sel for lhe defense Immediately filed a motion for a new trial. WOODROUGH MAY HOLD NIGHT COURT Federal Judge Woodroush may hold night court to dispose of the Hinderup J750.000 film suit now on its third week. lit* reason Is because of the 2d0 liquor and narcotic cases that are • logging the doc’iet. He has had to postpone court at North Platte Attorneys for the IS film corpora tions named as defendants finished cross-examination of Hinderup Thur* day morning after he had been on the witness stand-for eight days Hinderup Is to remain to testify on redirect examination. His attorneys read Into the record various exhibit* that included the constitution nnd by laws of the Omaha film board. ARMS SHIPMENT TO GERMANY SEIZED Ghent, Belgium. June II.—A ship ment of arms of American manufai ture consigned to Germany 1* report ed hy the Hutch newspaper Grond well to have been seir.ed hy the police at Roaendael on the Holland frontier The cases according to the news paper. were marked as containing sporting guns, hut upon being opened were found to contain six machine guns and 10,000 cartridges State Rents in Klan Trial. By Assnrtwt ed Press Ebensburg. Pn , June 12.—The stale, today rested Its rase in the trial of 44 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan and Lilly residents upon charger of riot and unlawful assemblage In connection with the fatal riot at Lilly Vpril S. between visiting ktanamen and villagers. Renter Huys Karin. Shenandoah, la , June 12.—The third farm deal In three weeks In which farm renters have paid rash for land was eompleted hy Nelson A Levine when the SO acre farm of Arthur Holm, eight miles east of Essex was sold to Elmer Ealeen for S22S an acre. the Weather ----/ T'o» "4 bmir» * r» m Juw* 1? t’r*i ntta.lnn tnrlv * nnd burnt va.Ii h* ratal i OR Total Altt a .'.«punr> 1, 12 R? ■ UfHicney 4 ■ a :• * • «1 1 m n _ I % * «. n . . . *3 R • m «.1 Id n n 12 Mon H 41 Boon J1 “Hell and Maria”Is Selected at Night Session of Delegates Fx-Illinois Governor Refuses Second Time to Enter Race for Vice Presidency After Overwhelming Vote in His Favor—Delegat cs Reassemble After Recess to Make New Selection. Coolidge Nomination, Earlier, Almost Unanimous By Associated Press. Convention Hall, Cleveland, O., June 12.—Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, the “hell and Maria general,” was nomin ated for the vice presidency by the republican national con vention tonight after it once had nominated Frank O. Low den, former governor of Illinois, and he had refused to ac cept the place. Convention Hall, Cleveland, June 12.—Faced by a sit uation unparalleled in party history, the republican national convention after having nominated Frank O. Lowden for vice president, reassembled tonight to pick out some one else because Mr. Lowden would not accept. Never before had a convention gotten into such a snarl. After the Coolidge leaders were all set for the nomina tion of Theodore E. Burton, congressman and former senator from Ohio, the Lowden delegates took the bit in their teeth and in one of the most spectacular proceedings ever wit nessed in a national convention ran away with the nomina tion for Lowden despite all efforts, including his own. to stop ; them. Party managers under the new regime waited calmly on the platform for the votes to turn to Burton as they expected, saw the Lowden strength suddenly leap and grow and carry * the convention off its feet. Lowden Tide Grows. Like a snowball rolling down hill the Lowden move ment began to double itself every time it turned over and before any human being could stop'it, delegations were changing their votes and hurling votes for Lowden ait the chair in such an avalanche that the clerks and convention official* lost all track of the count. Then Senator Willis of Ohio moved to make it unani mous and the delegation from Wisconsin cast the only dis- ' Isenting vote. t * Then, a letter, written by Mr. Lowden and addressed to the convention to be read in the event tkat it persisted in nominating him, was read from the platform. Still refusing to recognize his declination. Senator Willis moved to lay it on the table and adjourn. “This thing has been done, it can't be undone.’’ he ex claimed. But there was opposition to that procedure and while the leaders were w rangling and wondering where to turn. Associated Press dispatches were received in the con vention ball direct from Oregon. 111.. Mr. Lowden's home, reiterating his refusal to accept the nomination. Abandon Hope. Chairman Mondell informed ‘he convention that the I “latest and most authentic information" on the subject was contained in The Associated Press dispatches which he read to the convention. Apparently convinced then that it was no use. thj Lowden people abandoned hope that the former governor would accept and each little group of leaders turned help lessly to the other wondering what to do next. In the mean time the convention hall was in the greatest disorder. Charles B. Warren of Detroit, chairman of the resolu tions committee and one of the party veterans, stepped into the breach and succeeded in making himself heard from the speaker's platfoim. “If the convention will return to proper procedure," he shouted. “I want to propose something orderly.” Moves Recess. They got the attention of the delegates and Mr. War ren moved a recess until 0. so Chairman Mondell could communicate directly with Mr. Lowden and get a formal declination for presentation to the convention. Meantime Mr. Lowden. at his home in Oregon, gave to The Associated Press for delivery to Chairman Mondell, his formal reply to a telegram from the latter. This was delivered to Chairman Mondell in The Associated Press offices in convention hall and as that was being done the same message arrived over the commercial telegraph lines addressed to Mr. Mondell by Mr. Lowden. It was agreed on all sides that the only thing for the convention to do was to go at it again and begin balloting for vice president all over. Oregon. 111., June 12.—Former Governor Frank 0. Lowden tonight again declined to accept the nomination as vice presidential candidate on the republican ticket after receipt of a telegram from Chairman Mondell urging him to accept the almost unanimous action of the delegates. Mr. Mondell’s telegram was first communicated to Mr. I Lowden over the telephone by The Associated Press and he quickly and firmly dictated the following answer to The Associated Press and asked The Associated Press to deliver it to Chairman Mondell: “Telegram just received. 1 am deeply grateful for the action of the convention. However. I have said a thousand times, I think, that 1 would decline if nominated and I must keep my word. To yield now would mean the loss of my j self respect. 1 shall do what 1 can for republican success 1 as a private citizen but I cannot accept a place on the ticket." Mr. Lowden appeared to be keenly interested in what the convention was doing, but said he was at a loss to under stand why the convention, in face of his many statements, persisted in thinking he would accept the nomination. I p until 20 minutes before the convention was sched uled to convene from their recess, the former governor had not received Mr. Mondell's telegram. Mr. Lowden was particularly anxious to know if his answer which he gave The Associated Press for delivery to Mondell had reached the chairman. Mr. Lowden was told that The Associated Press made an attempt to charter an airplane and fly to hi; home at I