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WEATHER FORECAST t | ^ T T T~j\ i \\ \ \ T T \ / /^T) X TTliT Ijr\T]V THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska—Possibly showers; not I I I I ' j \ f l\/l I I /-^L I \ 1 I \ I ^^1 I “I % *T I p I y I / Have the courage to be Ignorant ^ nmrh change In temperature. JX. JL. jL ■ 4 * ~ JL T JL X JL X. JL JL JX X W • - JL % JL ▼ JL JL T 4 ML . Jm of a great number ot thing*. In order ^ . * to avoid the calamity of being ... . . .. _ . ' ^ ignorant of everything.—Sidney CITY EDITION . .. ..* — -- -•J'TT~T-* -• ■~L * — . - ■■— ... ■■■- — ■■ — Smith. - VOL. 64—NO. 47. OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1924. *' TWO CENTS'* &«”* -' *T-- "■ ■ "■ • ■ ■" . ..—---j ■<■■■■■■ ■ -<-.■ ■ T -. -V I Davis Talk Is Pleasing to Bryan Edgerton Said to Have Brought Proofs of Speech i Already Influenced Rad . ically by “Charlie.” Child Laborites on Watch Lincoln, Aug. 7.—Governor Bryan is understood to have made some ^. definite suggestions for the "lmprove ™ ment” of the speech of acceptance to be made next Monday by John W. Davis, democratic candidate for presi dent. J. A. Edgerton, who brought a copy of the speech to Lincoln for “Brother Charlie’s’’ editing, left today after a conference with the governor. He was very close mouthed and refused to make any statement. It became known after the confer ence, however, that the present ef fort being made to keep the two speeches of acceptance as nearly as possible on the same track, Is not the first effort. It became apparent to Mr. Davis, as soon as he was nominated, say those who are close to him, that he would either be compelled to look at things as Bryan 'looks at them, or Bryan would be compelled to take on some of the tinge of the Davis opin ions. Have Tried to Get Together Before. Bryan, too, it Is understood from advisers here, realized that it was up to him to offset the feeling that Davis is a “Morgan attorney” and “Wall street man." This could not be accomplished by taking a radical position on national Issues as a counter poise to a conser vative position taken by Davis. Such a position would be impos sible. While neither Edgerton nor Bryan would talk after their conference, it was learned from one who has been fully carried along with respect to the difficulties of the two candidates that almost immediately after lhe New York convention negotiations were begun to bring their expression of views as close together as possible. Bryan Chief of Strategy. "Leters pased between Mr. Davis and Mr. Bryan," said this Informant, “and even before Mr. Edgerton ap peared in Lincoln, Governor Bryan had told Mr. Davis that he must take a radical stand as to labor for the purpose of heading off the La Fol ic tte raid on democratic votes. “The copy of the speech which Edgerton brought with him was In fact a proof, submitted for Governor Brya’tis perusal, that his suggestions had been adopted.” If this statement of the situation Is correct, then the chief of startegy In the campaign is to be Bryan, not 1 'avis. If Davis is to take a radical labor position at Bryan’s suggestion for the purpose of spiking La Follette's guns —it will mean nip and tuck In the campaign between the democrats and La Follette for the labor vote. Lincoln New- Watch Further, if Davis Is to take his cue from Bryan in ho vital a matter It may mean Davis has decided to let the eastern states go by default and content himself in the campaign with a fight against the third party rather . than a fight against Coolidge. Whether or not Bryan gave the notes he has made as the basis of his address, to Edgerton, for transmission to Davis could not be learned. The news coming out of Lincoln these days is being watched closely by ^ eastern and southern democrats, *** neither of whom have radical labor leanings If Davis Is to follow Bryan In this respect he will no doubt hear from the child labor advocates In the southern states, who make up the backbone of tfte democratic party. Rediscount Rate Cut. New York, Aug.’ 7—The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today an nounced that it had lowered the re discount rate from 3V4 to 3 per cent, effective August R. We Have With Us Today l.lnyd IC. Jackson, I'ittsburgli, Mellon Institute. Mr. Jackson ts a senior Industrial fellow at the Mellon Institute of In duetrlal Research, and his work has to do with the busInesH of dry clean ing and dyeing. His department at the Institute Is a clearing house for various large dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments In this country. Dry cleaners and dyera send their troubles to him. and through labors tory experlmenla he endeavors to lm prove the methods of the business. The scope of the Institute Is so broad [that 65 different lines of research are carried on by many experts. Me Is now conducting a series of* experiments with moths to determine what materials will deter them from eating garments and at the same time pot destroy the texture or color of the garments. Me hopes lo he nble to recommend a clothes cleaning solu tion that will discourage moths In . their work of destruction. Mr. Jack son Is also experimenting with methods of recovering naphtha In <h y cleaning plants. “All of You Are Crude!” Lorraine Nathan Tells Curious Scribes Pretty Childhood Sweetheart of “Dickie” Loeb Pilloried on Witness Stand While Her Inmost Secrets Are Bared. - A£ By JAMES WHITTAKER. Fnlvcr.sl Service Staff Correspondent. Chicago, Aug. 7.—Lorraine Nathan, sweethheart of a murderer, brought into the criminal court here today all her most preclou* possessions of privacy, repute and dignity, to be urned to the chill Idol of loyalty. Head back and young, black eyes glistening, she watched them flame and vanish in smoke. When the pillory, called witness stand, had done Its work, she stepped down to meet a last Indignity regally. A question was put to her by circling reporters: do you stiu love Kicn&rd Doeb» • She answered. “You are—all of you—crude.” The whole Incident of her testimony for the defense and for the last hope of saving her lover's neck was bar barously crude, but the fine little heroine of the day's proceedings, when she lied like an artlstocrat or when she confessed like a saint, was never crude. There were others — fraternity brothers and friends of the murder ers of Robert Franks—who, like Miss Nathan, elected to stay In the Jurisdic tion of this trial court and face the ordeal of testimony, but none had to be quite so reckless of the cost and so cheerful in the paying as she. Arnold Maremont and Max Schrayer had to def&me their alma mater, Chi cago university, and discuss secrets of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, prec ious to them, and once, to Brother Doeb. But Miss Nathan risked de famation of her seceet self. She lost with honor. Crowe Assails Testimony. State’s Attorney Crowe was obliged to wound with: "Have we got to a point where we cannot show that this witness has de liberately committed perjury?” W'e had not, and Crowe was able, a few minutes later In cross-examina tion, to show that the girl on the stand. In agreeing with alienists’ qualifications of Doeb as infantile and subnormally emotionalized, had done better by her loyalty than by truth. He produced stenographic records of her statements made in the slate's attorney's office over two months ago in which she protested her sweet heart sane, normal and intelligent. The ‘‘perjuries'’ of Miss Nathan, not so deliberate as they were Ingen ious, it may be believed, filled half the morning record. She took the stand after the Chicago university graduate, Mav Schrayer, the first of Defense Attorney Darrow's lay wit nesses called to corroborate expert deposition to the mental disorders of his young clients. In the flapper manner she con fessed the affectionate quality of her friendship for young Loeb, at that time undergraduate, in a devious an swer to Darrow's first pertinent ques tion. She had been guided through an account of her first acquaintance with the handsome sophomore of .Inn Arbor university, Michigan, without being obliged to tell the first kiss. But now shp had to tell the last: Quarreled With Iseb. “He came homo from Ann Arbor before he went vacationing to Birm ingham, and It was from that time I first found him to be anything but what',_I thought him to be. He was lrrattBnal and Irresponsible. "We had quarrels. I told him that I found such a change In him that our friendship could not be anything but sister and brother, and he resent ed that and said he would not oonsid cr it and please to wait until I took the Initiative and reconsidered my de cision. “He left for Birmingham and when he came back he phoned my sister in the morning and asked her to Inter cede for him. He phoned me later and made a date for the following evening, Saturday night. "He came over and looked rathe: haggard. He had been In Blrmlng ham and he seemed nervous and twitched his lips. We stayed at home. It was quite warm and I didn't want to go to a dance." There seemed to be a finality meant In that statement that, of a fine Sat urday nlglit, Isieb’s best girl wouldn't go out to dance and Miss Nathnn, In her accounts of further meetings— the last a fortnight before the mur der of Franks—takes the dally tem peratures of a maiden’s cooling heart Mid-Nebraska Exposition Premium List* Prepared Columbue, Neb,, Aug. 7.—Prepara tfon of premium lists for grain, live stock, vegetable, poultry, pet stock and featurs exhibits at the mld-Ne hraska exposition has begun under direction of the exposition association officers. The lists will he distrib uted In Madison, Stanton, Boone, Nance, Polk, Butler, Colfax and Platte conntles three weeks before the exposition, which opens Sepfem her 23. Milker Gored by Cow. Columbus, Neb., Aug. 7.—Eugene Turnes, *, son of Krnnk Turnes. farm er living near Humphrey, la In a ho* pltal here In a aerlous condition fol lowing an attack hy a cow which gored him with Its horns while he was milking. One of the horns plerc ed ths hoy’s face Just below tho right eye and the other horn struck hb shoulder. The hoy's right arm alsi was broken Woman Sleepwalker Drowns. Phoenix, Arts,, Aug 7—While walking In her sleep, Mrs. Minnb Malln, mother of three children, wi.i drowned near here when she left het ranch home and plunged Into thi Arizona canal. The woman hnd Ions been a somnambulist, Inveatlgatlni authorities learned. Sr-—— Harrington Gives lip PI to Name Full State Ticket Split in La Follette Ranks Avoided by Meeting in Chicago—Taylor Also Pacified. Special Dtapntch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 7.—A nasty split In the La Follette ranks In Nebraska has been avoided by action taken by La Follette chiefs In Chicago who re cently entertained W. J. Taylor of Merna and Mike Harrington of O’Neill at La Follette headquarters. Upon the return of those two gen tlemen to Nebraska they are, accord ing to Frank A. Harrison, command ing general of the La Follette forces, as tame as well fed parrots and will ing to forget previous ambitions to put Senator George W. Norris and other candidates on the seme ballots with La Follette and Wheeler. “Since those gentlemen called at our headquarters In Chicago they are in tune with our Ideas to have La Follette and Wheeler run absolutely Independent of anyone else," Harri son said. Grew* Not Invited. The nature of the pacifier adminis tered at Chicago to Harrington and Taylor was not dlvylged by Harrison. That It was one containing strong In rgedients Is admitted by all who know the characteristics of these two "fire eating" politicians who have never been known before to he satisfied with the political ways of anyone ex cepting themselves. However, the unkind part of the entire transaction was fhe fact that W. H. Green and J. L. Beebe of Oma ha, »hairman and secretary of the progressive party, and political bed fellows of Taylor and Harrington un til the Chicago trip, were not Invited to Chicago. For, to hear Beebe and Green talk, they are the simon-pure La B'ollette leaders In the state. The politicians believe that La Fol lette leaders In Chicago did not look upon Beebe and Green as men with sufficient political strength to do them any good. Hence, their failure to call the two Omaha men to Chi cago and administer the same dose'of mysterious medicine which lias done so much to quiet the Jumpy political nerves of Taylor and Harrington. Taylor AVIth Sorenson. | Taylor, It will be remembered, Jour neyed to the tabooed St. Paul conven tion with Beebe and Green. An at tempt. was made to force Taylor out of the La B'ollette meeting at Lincoln with Beebe and Green. At that time they were all put down as "com munists." However, since that time Taylor has been forgiven and is whooping It up In the tforenson-Harrlson hand wagon while Beebe and Green are left to choose between climbing on the bandwagon uninvited or getting a wagon of their own. If they full to Put Dan Butler In hji a candidate for governor It is difficult to surmise the direction of their next political step. There Is absolutely no likelihood of Beebe and Green receiving any In citation to go to Chicago to meet La B’ollette leaders," Harrlion said. "Taylor and Harrington are the only two who have been there in answer to such an Invitation." NO TRACE FOUND OF MISSING GIRLS NperJal Ol.patrh to Tlia Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 7.—Stats law enforce ment headquarters reported today that no clue had been obtained aa to whereabout* of the alx girls from the girls' industrial school st Geneva, w ho escaped Tuesday night In a truck stolen from the school garage. The girls wers all trusties and were sleeping in a room Outside the regu Inr dormitory quarters. They are: Hnixaboth Mondon, 18, Omaha; Kay Leigh, Anna Krause, Kalla t’lly; Mar garet Du (field. 18, Lincoln; Alice Gum mlnga. 17, and Dorothy Brown, Omaha. Two MorrowviHe Home* Damaged by Lightning MorrowviHe, Kan., Aug. 7 Light ning struck two houses In (own Wed nesday evening, damaging both con sldsrably, but not setting either on fir*. At the home of J. M. t'huhlrk the chimney wit* knocked off amt shingles torn from*the roof, and st the home of Tom Uttl.hrldg* two brick chimneys and the ridge of the roof In a gable were torn off Mr*. Llttlehrlilge, at work In the kitchen, was knockfd down ana stunned by the boft. The Methodist church was badly damaged by light nltig a few days ago Loup Valley Flooded by AT nnli Rnin Ha LL\ Cl,1J 83h nioqnii oana n AIMfl 30S 1V0I :anke, HOiSfH ■*»*!<? o-ffl a tvvuaug —«». u Vr ire Follows in Wake of Storm. Heavy Crop Damage Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Columbus, Neb., Aug. 7.—Fire fol lowing in the wake of lightning bolts, downpour of rain flooding the valleys of streams tributary to the Loup river, violent wind and rain which In some sections of Boone county reach ed the six-inch mark, accompanied by hall that stripped corn and damaged late oats, were part of the 'toll of the forenoon storm which broke here shortly after 7 a. m., lasting untH. after 11 a. m. St. Bonaventure Catholic church steeple here was struck by a bolt of lightning shortly before 11 a. m. An hour and a half later the pas tor of the church. Father Charles, who happened to be in the church yard, glanced upwards and saw smoke pouring out from the part of the steeple just above the belfry, five stories above the ground. The Are department put out the blaze. Six Inches of Rain. At St. Edward, Neb., in Boone county, six Inches of rain fell in less than two hours. The Beaver river is over Its banks, flooding the lowlands and carrying with it chickens, hogs and small live stock. The Cedar river, from Spalding and Fullerton, is a raging torrent, leaving its h*nks this noon, washing out sections of the Union Pacific's Columbug-Cedar Rapids branch line. North and east of St. EdwaiAl the storm ruined late oats and stripped the corn when hall swept the rural districts. — South of the Platte river hall and wind damage are reported. North of Stromshurg telephone re ports Indicate bams and sheds were unroofed by high winds. Loop River Rising. Shell creek, north of Columbus, Is said to be ready to leave its banks and to flood farm lands. The Loup river Is rising hers and whole shocks of wheat and small grain swept from the flooded low lands are being carried down stream along with bodies of small livestock and carcasses of dead cattle. Damage from lightning to trees and telephone poles during the morning was heavy when the storm, which had been gathering through the en tire night, broke over the city. In spite of the heavy rains and hall the temperature has seen little reduction and the storm was accom panied by Intense humidity and the gathering of more storm clouds. Tour ists are marooned and calling for help along highways in every direc tion out of Columbus for several miles. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb . Aug. 7.—Destruc tive hall storm swept through a sec tion of country northwest of DUler, Neb., causing considerable damage to crops. The storm covered an area of about two miles wide and live miles long. Ilall stones fell as big ns walnuts. DUNN AND HOWEY SUED FOR $500,000 Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 7.—The Lincoln City National bank brought suit to day in district court against L. B. Howey and I-ee J. Dunn, former president and vice president of the Institution; asking for an accounting and for Judgment of $500,000. The plaintiff charges In Its petition that the defendant^ were owners of a majority of the liank stock nnd wpre in active control of Its affair* when they entered Into an alleged conspir acy to use Hsaets of the bank for their personal benefit. No definite date la given for thla act. A detailed list of the enterprise* which the bank charge* the men conducted follow* in the petition. . The act* ar* alleged to hav* extend ad over a period from early 191* to 1st* 1921. They arw also charged with having concealed these transactions from the other officer* of the bank, and with repudiating their previously admitted liability. Defi'nup Day Approved lty Tekamah Legionnaires Tekamah, Neb.. Aug. 7.—American Legion post No. 15 of thia City adopt ed resolution* approving the defense day program of the president of the United State* and the War deiiart ment and condemning the attack of religious bodies and Individual min ister* upon plan* for the defense of the United States as ‘'Idealistic and not practical." , f-;-\ Wheat Receipts far Day 202 ('.prs Wheat receipts at the Omaha grain market Saturday were 202 carp and corn 12 cars, compared to *1 car* of wheat and IS car* of corn on the same day n year ago. No, 2 hard wheat sold for from $1.17 to $1.27 and No. .1 yellow com at $1 <17, while on the name day a wear ago the anm* grad* of wheat sold for from 95 to 95 cents and corn for *0 cent* ^ -. -. J Woman, 86, Near Death From Burns Clothing Catches Fire From Rubbish Blaze as She Stoops to Examine Embers. Screams Summon Aid Mrs. Sarah t|jprs, 86, 49 Franklin avenue, Council Bluffs, was burned probably fatally Thursday afternoon when her clothing caught fire from a •bonfire which she was tending In the rear of her home. Screaming and falling while flame*, according to witnesses, reached two feet over her head, the aged woman ran to the front of her home. Mrs. J. S. Hart, a neighbor, and Mrs. M. H. Sears, daughter-in-law of the victim, tried to extinguish the flames with a stream from a garden hose. At the same time William Hig gins, another yieighbor, wrapped his coat about th® woman, smothering and beating out the flames with his hands. Mrs. Sears was taken to Jennie Ed mundson hospital, where her condi tion Is declared critical. It Is said that Mrs. Sears' clothing caught Are while she was bending over to examine dates on several let ters which were in the Are. The burned woman has been living with her son and his wife for the past 30 years. M. H. Sears is a col lector for the Citizens' Gas and Elec tric company of Council Bluffs. Hospital attaches declare Mrs. Sears’ burns extend from her head to her feet. Police Seeking Wife of Chicago Man Found Slain (Circumstances Surrounding Mysterious Murder in Texas. Will Be Probed Thoroughly. Houston, Tex., Aug. T.—Police wf/« seeking today to communicate with the wife of R. O. Wilson, sales man for a Chicago art company, whose mutilated body was found yes terday, In the hope that they might throw light on Incidents leading up to his death. Wilson’a skull, which had been sev ered from his decomposed body, con tained three bullet holes and a crack seven or eight inches deep. Investigations today pointed to the fact that Wilson and his wife and three children had stayed for a month In the early spring at a Galveston hotel. The man and his wife and two children left there In an automobile, a hotel proprietor said. He later was registered at two different tourists’ camps here. A suitcase, sent to Seattle, Wash . July 15. by a Roy Wilson, Is believed to have belonged to the slain man. It was unclaimed, according to no tice received by express company em ployes Wednesday. The suitcase was addressed to Venelta Jaspar. WIND HOLDS BACK PLANE BOSTON II Newport, R. I , Aug. 7 —The plane Boston II, which hopped off from Keyport, N. J., st 3:30 this afternoon, had not arrived at Newport at * to night. so far as was known here. Ef fort »st being made to ascertain If the plane had alighted without the knowledge of authorities. No anxiety was expressed, however, st the navy hangar at Gould Island at which the plane would probably have alighted. It was said there that a head wind of about SO miles an hour was blowing and that It would hatdr retarded the plane. Honduran Situation % Increases Anxiety Washington, Aug. 7.—Word of the revolt In Honduras of General Fer rera, provisional war minister of Hon duras, reached the slate department today and Increased greatly the anx iety In official circles here ns to the situation In that country. The department had no advlcee, however. Indicating that Americans hnd been killed nr Injured In the oth er revolutionary outbreak now In progress In Honduras In the vicinity of the Nicaraguan border. Guardsmen Not Insured by State, Hryau Declares llT Associated Pars*. I.lneoln, Aug. 7.—The stale will not Insure national guardsmen, contrary association wires front New York. Governor Bryan said today. It was reported that the guardsmen, who are now In camp at Ashland, would he Insured ■ hy a blanket policy that would amount to M.000,000, hut Gov t root- Bryan said that "no state funds will he need In this matter.” Treaty in Abeyance. IiOndon, Aug 7 The house of com mons adjourned this evening without any decisive sctlon being taken against the Anglo Russian treaty. It Is understood that Rremler MscPonald will sign tha treaty tomorrow, > Vessels Escorting Fliers May Burn 10,000.000 Gallons of Oil These Figures Include Only 10 Boats Used in Atlantic Flight—Lessons Learned Will Advance Aerial (Navigation. By DAMON RUNYON. Universal Service Staff Correspondent. Aboard U. S. S. Richmond, Off Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 7,—(Radio from Louisberg, N. S.)—Ten American vessels, comprising a force of 2,000 men, are acting as esbort for the American round-the-world fliers on their hop across the Atlantic. Two light cruisers and two destroyers, now in Reykjavik harbor, carry 1,000 men. It Is estimated that one cruiser alone has burned 800,000 gallons of oil since starting out on escort duty, at a cost of 5 cents a gallon. All the vessels in the Atlantic escort will probably burn 10,000,000 gallons be fore they get home. -„-c Crops Improve Substantially • During Month Production Prospects for Grain and Potatoes Much Larger Than Four Weeks Ago, Report States. Washington, Aug. 7.—Most of the country's crops Improved substan tially during July and production prospects at the beginning of this month were considerable better than a year ago. The crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture is sued forecasts today for the principal crops, basing Its calculations on the condition of the crops on August 1. Wheat, corn, oats, barley, potatoes and rye all showed Increased pros pects over last month, but sweet po tatoes, tobacco, rice, hay, apples and peanuts registered declines. A wheat crop of 814,117,000 bushels Is Indicated for this year. Winter wheat harvests are considerably greater than expected and 589,350,000 bushels ars estimated In the prelim inary estimate. The unusually fav orable weather resulted In exception ally plump, heavy kernels of high quality and an average of 16 bushels per acre for the country. July weath er resulted In an Increase of 46,000,000 bushels of winter wheat over the forecast made a month ago, the major part of the increase being in Kansas and Nebraska. Spring Wheat Good. Spring wheat had almost Ideal weather in Minnesota and part of North Dakota, but farther west it was less favorable and In Washing ton the crop Is unusually poor. From August 1 conditions, a forecast of 244.767.000 bushels was made for the spring wheat crop. That Is 28,060, 000 hushels more than forecast last month. Corn deteriorated much less than usual In July and while the condi tion of the crop on August 1 Is the lowest on record, with three excep tions, since statistics were begun in 1863. a forecast of 2.576,440,000 bush els for this year. The July weather resulted In an Increase of 74,000,000 bushels over the forecast of a month ago. An early frost would play havoc with the crop, a frost at an average date would damage a considerable fraction of it. and a late fall without frost Is essentia! to the maturing of the bulk of the crop, the department experts report. Corn Is Improving. Although there are reports of a fairly good yield In prospect for sev eral states, many of the reports tell of poor stands, short stalks, weeds, vellow color, either too much rain or drouth, drowning and abandonment and so on. The crop ns a whole. It Is stated. Is attempting to overcome a very bad beginning and Is doing so to a slight extent. Cool weather was favorable to oats and a crop of 1,4.89.041,000 bushels, or 3.000 000 more than s month ago Is forecast. A moderate temperature for July was favorable to potatoes and a crop of 399,000,000 bushels Is forecast 26,000,000 more than a month ago. Totmcco declined In condition, caus Ing the production forecast to de crease to 1.202,350,000 pounds, which Is 81 400,000 below the war-time av erage. Weather for the crop has been unfavorable, especially along the At lantic coast. Father anti Children Hurt hen Auto Smashes Rupp Nebraska City, Aug 7—William Jones and two children, the elder 3 1-2 years old. nsrrowly escaped death last night when a large automobile driven by D J. Overton. Insurance man of Auburn, struck the buggy In which they were crossing the King of Trails highway a mile south of the city, de molished the vehicle and threw the occupants out. Janes la suffering from a Slight concussion of the brstn and a scalp wound. Hoth children escapes! with bruises and scratches. Mr. Overton brought ths injured to Hie hospital. He was on hts way lo this city when the buggy in which the Janes were riding drove In front of his machine Two Shenandoah Girls Will I each in Fastern Schools Shenandoah. In., Aug 7 Misers Helen and Esther Macintosh, da ugh tors of ths lats Rev. Mr Macintosh, will teach In eastern school this year. Both are graduates of the I’nlveraity of Iowa- Miss Helen Macintosh will l>* assistant professor In childhood llterstur# st the University of Pill* burgh snd Miss Esther Macintosh Instructor In chemistry st Elmira Woman's collegs, Elmirs, N. T. 3 These figures take no account of the number of vessels employed in the Pacific escort at the beginning of the flight. Human ingenuity has not been able to perfect a mechanism that will suc cessfully combat the perils of both sky and water. As far as this world flight is concerned, aviation is still In Its Infancy. To the credit side of this flight Is the fact that lessons have been learn ed which will undoubtedly greatly ad vance aerial navigation. Publicity Has Value. From the flight will come vast Im provements "in mechanism and types of planes. The fliers have compiled much information concerning aerial routes and the time is undoubtedly coming when flying machines will en circle the globe. Last, but not least, the publicity value of the flight Is giving America first place in aviation initiative. The ■ fliers, who are making their home In a hotel on shore, may be here five or six days. Reports from the steamer Gertrude Rank are not assuring. Admiral Magruder has not yet held his expected conference with the fliers. The planes were expected to be hauled on shore today for In spection, as the water is too rough for Inspection at sea. Citlrens of Reykjavik today es corted a large party of naval officers on a tour into the Interior. RAIN IMPROVES CORN PROSPECT Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 7.—From a quarter of an Inch to an inch of rain fell In this section of the state Tuesday night and farmers 'report that the moisture will greatly im prove conditions for a bumper crop Of corn in Gage county this fall. Table Rock, Neb., Aug. T.—More than an inch of rain fell here Tues day evening. The ground Is now in fine shape for fall ploying. Cambridge. Neb , Aug. 7.—The best wheat production record in early threshing reports received here is 48 bushels to the acre, testing 61, from a 40-acre field on S. E. Smith's farm, south of Cambridge. Corn promises the best crop that has ever been grown In Furnas county. Tork, Neb., Aug. 7.—County com missioners In session here this week report wheat in Tork county Is aver aging from 30 to 37 bushels an acre. Oats are yielding 40 to SO bushels an acre. MISSING AIRMEN SOUGHT BY RADIO By IntmaliftMl New. Service. Dayton. O.. Aug. 7.—Wireless and telegraph messages were flashed to all United States army corp area commanders this afternoon by Day ton air service officials In an effort to get some trace of Lieut. Jimmy Doollttlwand Aerial Photographer E. G. Plank. They ripped out of McCook field at 4:30 yesterday morning on a flight that was to take them to the Pacific coast on an Inspection of airway fa cilities In Washington. Calforna, Tex as. Colorado and Kansas. Snc* ther departur* no word has come from them. Apprehension began to grow this afternoon and the wireless and Morse were resorted to at 2 p. m ARGENTINIAN TO MARY MRS. GOULD By rnbssU SeTTlce. DaauvIUa, Aug 7.—Mrs. Laura Gould, former wlfs of George J. Gould. Jr., has become engaged to marry Camille Aldao. a fabuloualy rich Argentinian, according to friends today. Columbus to Ask for 1*>25 State Legion Convention Columbus, Neb, Aug. 7.—Hartman post No. S4, American legion, will send at least 50 of Its members to the state convention at Grand Island An gust 23 In an effort to bring ths 1525 convention to Columbus. Four dele gates and four alternates hare been chosen to represent the local organl satton officially. The delegate# are Towell Walker, Otto Walter, Dick Purnell and Jay Hensley. The alter nate# are Walter Thrun. Roy Motts. Melvin Rodehorst and Bert Phillips. The Weather U—_-J for S4 hour* pti'llmt V p m . Augu« * I'racipttatUm Inrhea and hiih.1*-Mih» 01 *Hvn, total alnca January I. II 4k lm h#* daflctrncy. I ll in* hr* Hourly I a m ,.......It 1 p. m........ IT • a- m ...*t | p m ....... Ti J a m,....... 41 t p. Ip.........Tt • a. r«.........11 4 p m........It » a m.........44 I P m ...... H It a m,....... 41 | p. m. ft II a m ..... 41 V p m ....... ?f II nten ........41 | p m.,.VI Seek Youth Who Leaves Army Camp Mysteriously Disappears in Des Moines—Is Honor Pupil at Central High School. Mother Is Prostrate A party of Omahans, friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry‘Lapi dus, whose son, Lester, 16, mysteriously disappeared on Sunday morning from the cit izens’ military training camp at Des Moines, left for Des Moines late yesterday after noon to assist in the search. Included In the party were Harry Malaahock, Henry Monaky, Harry Wolf. Morris Jacobs and Mrs. J. Rachman. Late last night young Lapidus war still reported missing by friends et Dee Moines. For a time it was thought he was at Jennie Edmund sen hospital. Council Bluffs, but hos pital authorities denied that the youth had found his way there and the searchers again took up their weary task. Me. and Mrs. Lapidus were notified of the disappearance of their son late Wednesday and left at once for Dos* Moines. The disappearance was made public 12 hours later. Heads High School Paper. Toung Lapidus, one of the stai students of Omaha High school, and elected to be editor-in-chief of the Register, weekly school paper, next term, is said to have suffered a nervous breakdown a short time ago. Only this illness can be blamed Iqf the young man's disappearance, friends say, for he was a model youth of quiet mien and good habits. Posses have been organised to in stitute search of the state of Iowa for the youth, according to Omaha friends, and ttaeAfact of his disap pearance is being broadcast over radio with accurate and minute de scriptions of him. IiSader at School. Toung Lapidus is president of the Omaha chapter of Aieph Zaida Aleph, Junior Bnai B'rith. and recently won a prixe essay contest conducted by the Chamber of Commerce on "Know Omaha." In high school activities he was president of the Engineers' society, vice president of the mathematics club, member of the speakers’ bureau. t!ip central committee. Gamma chap ter of the Junior Honor society, th# O-book staff and the French club. He was a (V* studbnt snd a ser geant in the cadet regiment Last Seen by Sentry. The boy was last seen at I Sunday morning when he passed through the gates of the camp. He offered no re sponse to the challenge of the guard on the gate and seemed to be in a hurry. ^ No report of the boy's disappear ance was made to his father by army authorities and It was not until Wed nesday evening when William Lap pin. Des Moines attorney, a friend of the Lapidus family, called, that Mr. Lapidua was aware that his aon was not in camp. Mrs. Lapidua ia prostrated. Wu: her husband she went to Des Moines and when the disappearance wae oon firtned she fainted. She has been con fined to her bed ever since. Complained of Heat The missing boy attended a lecture class with other members of his com pany Sunday afternoon. At that time he complained of the heat ar.d left the building several times in search of relief. During the evening lie remained in quarters until late. His companions left him alone and he waa gone when they returned. It is believed ptwaibl* that the boy went to Chicago where' the family haa many friends or that he might have remained in Des Moines A search of tTere la Tags Two. Oolumn Tire.) Good Morning, George! B\ Cinnamon Toast. y - _ Good morning. Georg*.' Good morning Mr. Toast' By cracky! Bid you see whax busted in the the morning paper. Mr Toast* Nebrasky farmer* are going to cash in a excess of $100.000,Mb' on crops All the eastern political bosses I hetcha ha* wired the hoy* touring cut west not to miss kissing every Nebraakv baby a^the leastest, tr,-« and twice twice if Its r* is twice a* rich. Nehrasky it going to cut a big p-.e I says and the old down spouter* who wont lean their head* back and look up because they I* afrant to get thetr peeper* full o' sunshine might J«»t a* well trim the fringe on thetr cuffs so they will look some better when the aang passes for a last review. Nebrasky ain't no cemetery ftv gloomers take it from George and those as would like to hang a am of crape on our forward, march will find all the signs pointin' to the whit* goods aisles. I wlsht you would twk* a 1 ong Hd* this r M, and look over the country. Top wtll* Fine' ID be around with th* car at on* cn tha dog