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“^m,i The < imaha N’< >rntng Bee ” - ™k mueh rhange in temperature. JA A. M r X? Jl X A. A A A ■Am X T • «■ A A X ▼ *»-X- T A-~ A ■# ^ tviadom la knowing what to «l« _ next, aklB la knowing how to do It, CITY EDITION - , , , . r I and Virtue ia doing it.—Clipped. - VOL. 54-NO. 132. OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1924. * TWO CENTS,B Snva'^anVa iTliMrwh«fe.0,,B ■ J One Guilty in Midland Stock Sale Ben Salinger, Jr., Convicted of Using Mails to Defraud in Packing House , Promotion. Two Others Acquitted Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 14.—Ben I. Salinger, jr., former vice president and general counsel for the defunct Midland Packing company of Sioux City, la., was found guilty by a jury in federal court here late today on an indictment charging him with using the mails to defraud. Fred C. Sawyer, president of the defunct company, Rnd C. H. Burlin game, secretary and treasurer, who were tried jointly with Salinger, were acquitted. The case went to the jury at noon after the trial had been In progress for more than three weeks, and the verdict was returned at 4:3 Othis aft ernoon. Immediately upon hearing the ver dict Ben I. Salinger, sr., father of the convicted man and one of his at torney*, made a motion for a new trial. Judge Joseph AV. Woodrough of Omaha, Neb., presiding, announced that he would hear arguments and pass sentence on Salinger November 29. He ordered Sawyer and Burlin game released from custody. Convicted for Resale. Salinger was convicted on count seven of the indictment. This count related to the alleged resale of stock. Today's verdict marks one of the closing chapters in an $8,000,000 financial scheme In which farmers of South Dakota nnd Iowa placed large sums of money. The Midland Pack ing company project was promoted from 1918 to 1920, and a well equip ped plant erected at Sioux City. Shortly thereafter the company was placed In bankruptcy. Complaint of many farmers who had lost money In the enterprise resulted in the re turn of the Indictments by a federal court grand jury In South Dakota In 1922. After that followed a long battle to bring the principals to trial. Var ious legal steps worn taken by the defendants, but all failed, after some, delay and the trial here commenced October 21. Wod rough Presides. A number of motions to postpone and halt trial were made, but Judge AA'oodrough overruled all of them. During the three weeks’ legal bat tle In which many witnesses were heard bo^h for the government and the defense, the charges were strip lied down to certain definite points, in his final charge to the jury today •lodge Woodrough eliminated every thing but the charges of juggling of clock and records involving the resale of large blocks of stock. The purport of the government's presentation of the case In this re tard was that "dummy" stock had been sold, whereby purchasers gave »mly notes in payment for large blocks of stock, never Intending to pay. Baler this stock was sold at advance, the government charged. *v|'he government further contended tb'.^at of this profit, one-fourth went to lithe sales, with no record of the balaV-nce. in Previewing the alleged ’’dummy” sales, . Judge Wodrough pointed out that thea only record of Sawyer and l;urlingarApe having received any ben efit was Sf credit on the books for small amounts, and called attention to the recon q 0f checks transmitted to Salinger, declared identical In amount with those received in the stock brokeraJ,e offices. The maxinnrffp penalty for the count on which Sat!in|.er was convicted Is two years’ imprisonment and $5,000 fine. i Railway Authorized to I*i8ue Mortgage Bonds AVashlngt^n, Nov. 14.—The New Orleans. 'i>xas & Mexico Railway company Received authority from the Interstate commerce commission to Issue *$,752,000 of first mortgage 5 1-2 r,cr cent bonds, the bonds to i gether with $981,000 of first mort gage 5 per cent bonds to be sold at not less than 90 nnd 92 per cent of p»,-, respectively. r We Have With Us Today .Inarplt (5. Wood, Brooklyn, N. Y., Kl-Food Mayonnaise Company. Mr. Wood is tho revivalist who stirs the retail grocers to higher ideas und ideals. He believes that tho retail grocer must keep in step with the progressive movement of business, and he also contends that the retail grocer should be an exemplar of cleanliness and optimism. This New Yorker has traveled through 32 stales during the last 25 years. He radiates good cheer wher ever he goes. In his philosophy of life he believes that every person should have an. avocation or hobby. Ills hobbies are baseball and fishing >He. is a Rotarlan, and also an Klk. When he returns to New York he Triy tell his friends of the fine new Klks club In Omaha, and also of the pretfresstvenees of this city, ' Where the west is at Its beet." r \ Man, Assaulted, Asks That Assailants Be Fined at Least $5 Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dee. Hasting*, Neb., Nov. 14.—Police are searching for two men today who are believed to have assault ed John Russell, meat cutter, last Sunday night. All night they have half hearted ly sought for one individual. They were not sure that It was a man. John Russell regained conscious ness today. His first words were: “Did you get ’em? They should be fined at least $5.” Russell was found Sunday night lying in the street near the Vic tory buldling, unconscious. He was suffering from a fractured skull. There was no evidence of how he had been Injured. He was taken to a hospital and the nurses in charge were told to watch for any rational word which he might utter. Attending physicians now say that, while he has a chance to live, it Is doubtful if he will ever regain his mind. Brookhart Sure of Seat Unless U. S. Sneate Acts With Returns Missing From Only Two Counties Stecli Lags Behind by 755 Votes. By Associated Press. Dos Molin'* la., Nov. 14.—With the official canvass of the senatorial vote completed in all but two Iowa coun ties and Senator Smith W. Brook hart leading Dan F. Steck his demo cratic opponent by only 755 votes out of the total of more than 894,000 a contest for the seat of the junior Iowa senator seemed a certainty to night. Definite announcement of hi* In tention to contest the election was withheld by the democratic candi date, but close political associates let it be known be was preparing a state ment to he Issued probably tomor row, which would include an outline of the grounds upon which lie would petition the senate for a recount. It was understood the much dis cussed "arrow ballots" which are in valid under the election law but whichc might under certain cir cumstances be acceptable to the sen ate and other ballots that were not counted for various reasons, chief among them a misunderstanding of the method of tabulatiog election ma chine votes would form the basis for Steek's recount petition. The narrow margin by which Sena tor Brookhart leads his opponent In itself was declared by Steek's sup porters to warrant a contest. "I am confident" said Clyde B. Herring, national committeeman, "that the slender margin shown for Brookhart will be overthrown. The people of Iowa have repudiated Brookhart and their will should be sustained.” Democratic workers. It was said, are gathering evidence to support the anticipated contest. It wtll In clude the probable number of "arrow ballots" and affidavits by voters who east them, declaring that they had no intention of placing identification marks upon the ballots In violation of the state law, but merely inscribed the ballots with arrows that the elec tion judges would not overlook the fact that republican ballots werg be ing "scratched” for the democratic candidate. The contention will be set up, it was indicated that this clear Intent of the voter should not in validate the ballot in a senate re count where the senate is the sole judge of their aeceptlblllty. Demo cratic leaders bellev* there were hundreds of these ballots cast throughout the state. Supporters of Senator Brookhart have declared a recount would un cover thousands of straight repub lican ballots which were not counted and through which the Brookhart majority was reduced. Ida and Monroe counties were the only ones from which reports on the county canvass had not been receiv ed tonight. The totals giving Brookhart a lead of 755 were: Brookhart, 447,716; Steck, 446,961. Randolph Saves $6,000 on Rond Issue Special Dispatch tn The Omaha Hee. Randolph, Neb., Nov. 14.—Randolph saved $R,000 (or its citizens recently by requesting new bids on Interac tional paving bonds that were to he issued. The bond Issue originally called (or an Investment of $fin,oon and carried Interest of fi per cent. The new bids reduced the total amount to $57,000 and cut tho Interest $3,000. The highest bid was received from the United mates Trust company of Omaha. They offered to print and market the bonds on a 6 *4 per cent basis and asked a bonus of $275. David City Couple Go to Council Rluffs to Wed David «'lty. Nov. 14.—Henry Vandenburg and Miss Helen l.itty were united In marriage recently at Council ftluffs. Mrs. Vandenhurg was a, graduate of the David City High school In tne class of 1922 nnd has been an operator In the office of the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph company at David City for the past two years. They will make their home on a farm about five and one half miles from David City No Special Session of Congress Coolidge Believes Question of Tax Reduction Should be Ignored Until End of Fiscal Year. _ • Dislikes Tax Publicity Washington, Nov. 14.—The admin istration does not feel that the ques tion of tax reduction should be taken up until the government’s books are balanced at the close of this fiscal year, which ends next June 30. Until that time. It is the opinion of President Coolidge, that the actual amount of reduction possible cannot be determined and scientific action is thus impossible. Meanwhile the president has no In tention of calling a session of the new congress March 4. It was stated today at the White House he would not call a special session unless he considers it very necessary. Administration spokesmen have consistently pointed out that an or derly program for further tax reduc tion is not possible until the surplus available for a cut is known. Like wise they have explained that the new tax law is just going into effect and the benefits accruing from it will be felt in the taxes payable next year. In signing the new tax reduction hill Coolidge made known his dislike of the provision for publicity of re turns and also announced he wanted more ‘‘tax reform.” In his speeches since he has indicated a desire to reduce further the higher surtaxes aa well as the lower schedules. While It was stated officially at the White House that Coolidge does not now intend to call an extra session next March 4, when the present con gress dies, unless very urgent legis lation is necessary, he does not want it said he is not going to call such a session at all. Considerable pressure for an extra session Is expected to he brought by some congressional leaders. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, yesterday urged such a session. Other repub lican leaders. however. Including Senators Wadsworth, New York; Moses. New Hampshire, and Watson, Indiana, have declared against such a call. MRS. COOLIDGE TO CHRISTEN AIRSHIP Washington, Nov. 14—The Zeppelin ZR-3 will lie brought to Bolling field, next week to be christened the "Los Angeles” by Mrs. Coolidge. The .ex act day will depend upon weather conditions. Details of the christening cere 'mony are yet to be worked out, but it is probable that instead of break ing a bottle over the bow of the air cruiser, as is customary In the nam ing of war vessels, Mrs. Coolidge will releare a flock of doves. The blg^ ship is intended for use only for peaceful purposes and Secre tary Wilbur has declared he desires It to become a symbol of pence be tween the country in which it was bulided—Germany—and the land of Us Adoption. MEXICAN DEPUTY DIES OF WOUNDS Mexico City, Nov. 14.—Leopoldo Guerrora, aged member of the Mexi can chamber of deputies from Zaca tecas, who was wounded in a shoot ing affray which followed a stormy debate in the chamber last Wednes day night, died today. Deputy Louis Morones, prominent Mexican labor leader, who was also shot, is improving rapidly and there was said to he little doubt that he would recover. Rich Man (iivcs “Tobacco Money"’ to University New York, Nov. 14 When lie gave $100,000 • to Columbia university to ward establishing a department of Chinese, the late Horace W. Car pen tier explained that that amount rep resented what he had wived bv re training from the use of tobacco, Nicholas Murray Hutler. president of the university, sabl today In opening an exhibition of Chinese art. Carpentier went 1o California, In 1848, thence to china, returning to New York In ISO!. Included In the exhibitions are paintings of the T'and, Sung and Ming dynasties, owned by Mrs, John D. Rockefeller and Mrs. AVIlllam R. Moore. Prairie Dog* Kxlerminatctl in Scott* Bluff County Tlridtfeport, Nov. 14.—Practically .ill prairie dog* In Scott* Bluff county have been exterminated by the per nlHtent war waged by member* of the farm bureau for the past three year*. Formerly prairie dr*K town* were a common *lKht. Turkey Shipment* In Begin. Columbus, Nov. 11- Kasl bound shipments of turkeys from central and western Nebraska for the Thanksglv Ing dinner tables have hegun. N'e braska's turkey offerings are going to he tighter this year because of the cool, moist spring, which caused henvy mortality, imuni growing flock*. r Attorney Offers Lot to City as J { y Payment of Water Main Debt Informs Water Hoard That Delinquent Taxes of $400 Should Be Paid as They Have Been Earned by Annual Advertising of Plaee for Sale. D. C. Patterson, who contested the judgment of the health commissioner as to whether or not sumac Is a weed or a shrub, recently magnanimously offered, Friday, to give a warranty deed to a city lot to the Metropolitan Utilities district. He gave as his reason for making the offer the fact that the lot had been advertised for sale for delin quent taxes for 10 years and in all that time no bidders have come for ward. His letter reads in part: "In view of the fact that there nre some $400 of taxes past due on this lot and the cost of filling would be $1,500, and when filled the lot would not be salable for $400, I have advised the company that it would not be good financing to pay these taxes but to offer you a warranty deed for the lot, free of cost to you, except you should pay the county treasurer the $400 taxes. He has surely done his duty adver tlsing it for sale for IP years and no bidders yet. Permit me to explain the condi tion. During the days that Abe Kablbble was assessor he consid ered lots in holes especially valu able as the owner had the ad vantage of selling the privilege of dumping surplus dirt and lots hav ing hills more valuable as the owner had extra dirt to sell for making brick, and lots near grave yards (like this one, corner Thiry slxth and R) would have an extra value. The special taxes were levied by Mutt and Jeff when on the city council, using the front foot rule, and rejecting the rule in eqaity, unless the lot was at the corner of Sixteenth and Karnam streets, where lots were not charged for either water or gas mains.” l’atterson wrote the notice as a re sponse to a notice that a levy for the Installation of water mains in front of the lot had not been paid. U. S. Agrees With Poland on Debt Funding Settlement Similar to Four Others Which Pre ceded; 62-Year Life. Washington, Nov. 14.—The Ameri can government today entered into an agreement with Poland for fund Ing that nation's debt to the United States. The agreement, the fifth among the powers to whom funds have been loaned, is similar to the funding settlements which have pre ceded it, and calls for fjtll liquidation of the obligation of $170,565,025 In 62 years. With the signatures of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge and that of Mir Wrobiewskl for Poland, the agreement, together with one with Lituanla, signed some weeks ago, is ready for submission to congress. The Polish indebtedness represents obligations received by the United States in connection with the sale of surplus war supplies, relief supplies furnished by the American relief ad ministration, the sale of flour by the United States Grain corporation and services rendered by the United States shipping hoard. Poland is accorded, with respect of payments prior to 1930, the option of paying, semi annually, a flat sum of $10,000 or carrying amounts fixed on a graduated scale to meet interest charges and retirement of principal. In event Poland decides to defer the Interest charges prior to 1930, it must give thp treasury additional bonds for the balance due above the $10,000. In signing the agreement, Mtr Wrobiewskl declared that Poland had funded the obligation at he earliest practicable moment, adding that the policy of his government was the ful fillment of all financial obligations as a part of its program of economic rehabilitation. The funding agree nu-nt was reached, the minister said, within six weeks after a new cur rency had been established in his country, hut Poland has now balanced its budget and is employing a cur rency on a regular parity basis. COURT DISMISSES WASHINGTON SUIT Washington, Is'ov. 14.—The District of Columbia supreme court this after noon dismissed a suit by William B. Shearer of New York, who asked for an order restraining Secretary of the Navy Wilbur from ordering destruc tion of the battleship Washington, one of the vessels condemned under the naval limitation treaty. The ruling was that Shearer, who claimed to he a "naval expert" suing ns a taxpayer, had on equity and that the court had no Jurisdiction. Dismissal of the suit was asked liy Wilbur, who declared that he was merely carrying out the will of con gress in ordering the ship scrapped. Attorneys representing Shearer tiled an appeal to the District of Co lumbla court of appeals. If they get an ndverse decision there they intend to carry the suit to the t nlted States supreme court. World Press Congress In Meet Next ill Home Columbia. Mo.. Nov. 14.—The next session of the World ITe^s congress will be held In Borne during .Tune nnd July of 1025. It was announced hero today by Walter William*, pres ident nf the organization and dean of (he school of journalism of the I ni \erslty of Missouri. Father Pieper Takes (lottslanee Pastorale N|t«M-ln.l lM*|»ntch In Tim Ottiiilm Him* Corwtancp, Neb., Nov. 14 - Krv. Father John Pieper hn.s lorn toil brio nn minister of th« I'litholic. church. Hr came hero from How«II, whero he nerved the Ht. Peter nnd St. Paul’* I’athollc church for s» \rrnl yearn. Polish Deltl Funded. Washington, Nov. 14 An agree ment for funding the Polish debt to the United States, amounting In |l«n nnn.nn-.i, was signed today at the treasury.- It follows prsctically the •gm» ISlBlj accorded Great Britain Coolidge Lauds Liberal Culture President Designates Week of November 17 to 23 for Ameriean Education Washington, Nov. 14.—President Coolidge described education as "America's noblest contribution to civilization." in a proclamation Issued today, designating November 17 to 23 as American education week. A broad and liberal culture is nec essary to enable men to think and to know how to live, the president de clared in his proclamation, adding: "An educated fool is a sorry spectacle, but he is not nearly so dangerous to society as a rich fool. We want neither in this country, we want the educated to know how to work and the rich to know how to think.” Calling attention to large numbers of rhlldren who failed to receive edu cational advantages, "either through negligence nr because of unfortunate circumstances which might tie con troled with sufficient effort," the president asserted this condition "de mands the solicitude of all patriotic citizens." "It involves." he said, "not only the persons immediately roneerned and the communities In which they live, hut the nation itself, for the wel fare of the country depends upon the character and the intelligence of those who cast the ballots." The proclamation recommends that governors of states issue proclama tions emphasizing the services ren dered by educational Institutions, and urges educators and all others con nected with the teaching profession to take part in observance of the week. It suggests that patriotli. civic, religious, social and other organiza tions also contribute to its success by conducting meetings and demonstra tions. "Kdueation has come to tie nearer to the hearts of the American people than any other single public Inter est," the proclamation says in recom mending continuance vigorous cam paigns In interest of education. These campaigns have concentrated attention upon the needs of educa tion. It is pointed nht. and the "cumulative impetus of mass action has been peculiarly beneficial.” EMPLOYE HELD FOR THEFT OF $144,561 Baltimore, Mil , Nov. 14.—Oscar A. Gustafson, arrested and held in jail for the alleged larceny of $144,">6l from Ills employers, today reiterated Ills innocence of wrong doing hut re fused io discuss the complaint against him which was filed with the slate's attorney by counsel for the William K. Hooper & Sons Go., man ufacturers of cotton duck. Gustaf son had been office manager and of flelemy expert for the Hooper mills for the last eight years. Charge Against Singer Dismissed by Judge New York, Nov. 14.—A grand lar ceny charge preferred against Miss Atalie Grikalunt Itider, Cherokee In dian concert singer, was dismissed to day by Magistrate McAndrews. George H. Alnsle, Klfih avenue art dealer and his daughter. Mlse Lucia Benedict, alleged that Miss Killer had stolen from them personal property valued al about $360. Recovery of Aged Men in Elks Home Expected Lynchburg, Va , Nov. 14. XII the aged residents of the national lOlks home at Bedford In the hospital, suf firing from poisoning as the result of drinking rider Monday, Npent a restful night, and physicians slid today they vxete more hopeful for their recovery Ilian Rt any lime since i hey were stricken. I'ullier's Suicide Cause for Divorce Yrtion Leah Sanford testified In domestic relations court yesterday that hri husband. Carlton, from whom she seeks divorce, often "threw up to her" the suicide ef her father She lives at 610 North Thirty-fourth atrest, Y Girl in Katz Slaying Has Disappeared Married Woman Friend of Slain Diamond Broker Missing; Husband and Roommate Are Held. Inquest Held Over Body Los Angeles, Nov. 14.—Dorothy Carroll, wife of a barber, and one of the women friends of Harry Katz, diamond broker and musician, shot to death here last Monday by an un identified assailant, disappeared to day after having been repeatedly questioned by the police. The woman's husband, Charles E. Carroll, from whom she has been separated, and his room mate, Earl H. Bridges, are being detained by the police. They were taken Into custody last night after the police had found a 32-caliber pistol In Carroll's room. Katz was slain by a bullet from a weapon of that caliber. Los Angeles, Nov. 14.—Two per sons, and not a single handed killer, were Implicated in the slaying here last Monday of Harry Katz, a dia mond broker, antiquarian and musi cian. according to the testimony at the Inquest here today of Mrs. R. B. Dexter, niece of Katz’ apartment house manager. The Inquest verdict was death from a gunshot wound In flicted by unidentified persons with murderous intent. Mrs. Dexter positively declared that she heard the footsteps of two men coming down the stairs after she heard >he shot fired that ended Katz's life. She said that she went to the door of her aunt'/ apartment on the floor below that on which the Katz apartment was located and saw the street door closing behind the feet of the pair in flight. Immediately afterward. Mrs. Det ter testified, Katz staggered down the stairs into her aunt's apartment, where he died a few moments later without revealing the- names of his assailants. Before the shot was fired on the, floor above, the fitness said she dls tinctly heard a souffle. COOLIDGE WILL TALK IN CHICAGO Washington. Nov. 14.—Under a re vised plan President Coolidge expects* to deliver two addresses during: his visit to Chicagro early in December to attend the National Livestock ex position. He plans to attend a luncheon at the commercial club at noon on De cember 4, and deliver an informal ad dress. and in the evening: he plans to speak at the livestock show. The presidential party will leave Washington on the afternoon of De cember 3, expecting to remain in Chicago one day. No speeches will be made by the president, either go ing or coming from Chicago, it was said today at the White House. WAHABI DEFLAT KING ALTS ARMY Cairo, Nov. 14.—U was reported' here today that the XVahabl tribes men had Inflicted a severe defeat on King Oil's forces from Jeddah. Despatches from Jerusalem. Thurs day, stated that a conflict between the forces of King A11 and Ibn Sattd was expected to take place between Mecca and Jeddah. King All's arm.t, reinforced by troops from Trans jordania and other frontiers, was re ported to be advancing toward Mecca. Cook Begins His Appeal From Fraud Conviction Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 14.—Pres entntion of the case of Dr. Frederick A < ’ook. convicted of charge* of using the mail* to defraud, to the United State* circuit court of ap peal* wa* at.trtcd today with Dr. Took* counsel making the opening argument. Dr. Took and hi* divorced wife, Mr*. Marie l ook, remained in the office of the United State* marshal during the argument. Cook having been brought from hi* cell in the Tar rant county jail at the request of hi* attorney *. Burlington to Build Branch in Colorado Fort Morgan. Colo . Nov. 14 —Tbs Chicago. Burlington A Qulncey rail road la preparing to build n nine mile branch from Keenrsburg, Colo , across rinspect valley, a rich Irri gation district, according to Kdward Flynn, general manager. Tbs new line will open uy a territory ca|>able of producing 3,000 acres of beets each ytar and largo quantities ,,f alfalfa, potatoes and wheat. I.t'pon Auxiliary Fleets. Special til.patch In Th.' Omaha lice. Hartlngton. Neb . Nov 14 \t the annual btialneaa meeting of ihe American Legion auxiliary held here, the following officers wets elected for the ensuing vent Mrs K XV Bryant, president: Miss Irene 1 Irachtns n vice president. Mrs K Boynton, sec retar J Miss liaphael Keane, treas ursr; Mrs. Lester Samelson. his tor Ian, and Mrs. John M Lanvtners chaplain. This Is the Day of the Big Game Ralph Wagner, sports editor of The Omaha Bee, will give readers of Omaha's best sport pages a complete sory of the Nebraska Notre Dame clash this afternoon. Wagner Is with the Cornhuskef team and will send a play by play account of the contest to the of fice of The Omaha Bee, Nebraska's football classic wilt be witnessed by 600 or 700 Nebras kans who have accompanied the team. The Burlington railroad alone transported 13 filled coaches from Omaha to South Bend. The game Is being watched with Interest by football critics of the east, as well as those of the west. Ralph Wagner will be on the side lines from strat to finish of the game and will report each play. v---' New York-Chicgo Night Air Mail to Start Next Spring Trail Blazed for Eight-Hour Service; ‘"Double Track” to A1 so Run to San Francisco. New York, Nov. 14.—The govern ment has blazed the trail for an eight to nine-hour overnight air mall service between New York and Chi cago both ways, It was disclosed to day by Carl F. Egge. general superin- j tendent of the Postoffice depart ment's air mail division. Routes have been mupped, termi rals. way stations and emergency fields are being acquired; machines and personnel have been as.-igned' and all the powerful lighting equip ment for night flying is being set up. Col. Paul Henderson, second a* sistant postmaster general, has or dered the new service installed early next spring, probably in April. This, said Mr. Egge. will give the govern ment a “double track’’ air mail sys tem between , here and Chicago, and with a transcontinental service cov ering I.7J0 miles, will make a total of 1.90S miles over which night fly ing wii) he continuous. New Fields I-eased. W. E. Ea Follette superintendent of the western diilsion, announced that a field had been leased today at Cohcord. Cal., . In preparation for early extension of the all night serv ice from Rock Springs, Wvo., to San Francisco. Thus night flying would he in pro gress over the entire trans-contin ental route and there would Ire two deliveries of air mall daily instead of the present one at all points alone the route. The air mail service would be “double track" throughout as soon as the demand of patrons West ward from Chicago promised to make It feasible. Night mail will leave the New York air terminal at 10 p. ni., reaching Chicago nine hours later (6 a. m l for distribution with the first regular delivery. Night mail will leave the Chicago air terminal at 9 p m. reach ing New- York eight hours later (6 a. m.) also for the riav's first delivery. I ’11*- to prevailing w inds the west want flight will be an houf longer. Mail Well Patronised. Mr. Egge pointed out that the best mail train time between the two cities now is 10 hours, and virtually two days are lost in the transaction of business hv train mail but with the air mall he said, a 10-hour serv ice from post office to post office would he maintained. I.etters maile-i at the close of business In a terminal city or any intervening air mall sta tion would he at destination for the opening of business the next day. Postal rates will be S cents an ounce—the present air mail rate for sone one which Includes Chicago. In the meantime the trans-continental fur» te Page Two. Column Three.) French Acquire Title to Napoleon's Birthplace Pari* Nov. 14 —Prince Victor Napoleon has given to the French government the house at Ajaccio. Cor sica, in which Napoleon Bonaparte was horn, and in return has received the Human sword of honor present ed to Napoleon when he was fust; consul, and a clock by Clodion. These objects formed part f'f the personal fstate of Napoleon 111. litigation over them was carried on for years between the late Kra press Kugenia and the French Government. V ytnorc Hotel Sold. Beatrice. Neb. Nov. 14—Mo>re £ Hutchison, w ho hav e on end and op erated the Vcndome hotel nt \V> mure. Nelv, for the last year, hav sold the place to Mr and Mis J. K Carr of Kincoln, Nelv. who will ns sums charge at once. The Moore and Hutchison families will come toj Beatrice to live. Before going to! Wymore they resided st Manhattan. Kan. I The Weather I N - ■ J Y or 2 4 hours endin* T n m Vflvtm bmr ti 1»2 4 Preciettatien iurhaa and hundredth* j Tot*! P fetal mnr« danuarv t. 2? 34 j I Itmirh 1 fmi^raturr* Ism . 2i \ r* m S*: 4am.. M t e m 7 a m , . . $ r m M * a m J4 4 e m s*m * V s e m J* » w 11 4 B m s7 j 11am. t r m XI noon .•••,..44 4 o. u*. 50 Injured and Damage Is 5 Millions Four Blocks of Tenements and Factories Razed and 100 Explosions Terrify Persons in Area. Firemen Use Dynamite By I mvrrwal s#»rvicr. Jersey City, X. J., Nov. II.— Fifty injured. Four blocks of tenements and factories burned to the ground. fine hundred explosions. Fifteen hundred driven homeless into the streets. Five million dollars damage. That briefly tells the story of Jer sey City's greatest conflagration, which today raged for hours through the heart of the industrial section be fore it finally was brought under con trol with the aid of apparatus rushed by ferry from New York. The fire began at 9 in the salt peter factory of Bastelle & Renwick. and was not fully under control until late in the day. The four blocks af fected were turned into a raging fur nace and the tenement dwellers, mostly women and children, rushed screaming through the streets as ths highly explosive material in the salt peter factory blew up in great blasts that could be heard across the Hud son river in New York. The district tonight stands stark and desolate like a war-torn village in France, peopled only by firemen, on guard against a possible reawaken ing of the red hot mass of smoulder ing embers, and by former residents of the tenements, hovering about hoping against hope that a few of i Iheir poor belongings may have been spared by the fiamea. Jersey City, X’. J.. Nov. H —With fire boats playing streams of water upon freight and coal yards of ths I-ehigh Valley railroad, endangered by fire, and with help speeding to ths cety from half a dozen ortier munici- * palities. firemen of Jersey City fought with desperation this afternoon to check a conflagration which, after three hours, still raged beyond con trol to the north, east and south, threatening the entire downtown in dustrial district. Damage done by the blaze has gone far into the millions, fire department officials said. Hundreds are homeless and virtually penniless The frame dwellings in which they lived, with all their effects, were destroyed. Thirty persons, most of them fire men. were in hospitals. Five great factories and warehouses were rav aged by flumes, and fear was express ed that the fire might spread to the great plant of Colgate & Co., occupy ing two city blocks. "Shoot to Kill." Reports that looters were active in deserted houses caused issuance of an order *hy Chief of TV-bce Battershy to 'ahoot to kill.'' A terrific explosion in the salt peter refinery of Batteile * Renwick started the fire. Police said they tie ileved the factory workers escaped without injury. A series of explosions, which spat tered flame-tipped a ids far and wi n. shock the lower part of the city, fail ed firemen and drove crowds iWilt for hundreds of feet. Flames, attaining great height, leaped across street intersections at three jaunts white buildings in two square blocks burned fiercely, setting ablaze structures directly opposite. The salt peter works, the Richards Chemical company plant, the Hopj* paper box factory, the American sugar refineries and huge warehouses owned by Colgate and the sugar com pany were among the building# de stroyed. l-s.v Dynamite Blast. Shortly before 1 o'clock a squad of men sent by a contracting firm l«t the request of tire authorities be gan lasing fuses for * dynamits blast intended to raze the sugar refinery and other structures in the path of the fiamea in an effort to clear a space over which the flames might not leap. Red Cross workers helped doctor* and nurses in first-aid treatment and a squad of wartime canteen workers, hastily recruited, served steaming coffee and sandwiches. Dynamiting of the sugar refinery was begun at 1 o'clock. At 1 JO o'clock the fire still was spreading A large addition to the sugar refiner' and a series of tene ment houses were aflame. The path swept by the fire in its progress toward the water front w»* a scene of destruction rivalling those on French battlefields during the war. Stella High School Head Marries at ('onnoil Hluff* Stella, No\ 14 Mrs Korena Mc Carty, principal of Stella High school, and Keith Hcwy land were married in the parsonage of the f'irat Christian church at Council Bluff*, I Sunday. October 1?. New* of the wedding 'lid not reach Stella until this week. Mr lloagland i* connected with Huddleston * auio top shop at Ijn Icoln Mrs Hoaglattd plans to finish her school tear at Stella Her first husband died of Influenza six v*.m* »go, a few month* after marriage "hen she was teaching tt Calender, la *he boarded "uh Mr. ^toagianda L1*%* «&Q B'i.A ^ f