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WEATHER FORECAST f | ^ "f T"> /^\y| \ TT \ VTTTVTf"^ I-J THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska Net much change In JL. J[ J. 1^ JL T A XI. JL 1. XJL if - . *• ▼ * * M-/ ^ ^ To believe with certainty we must temperature. . , begin by doubting.—Stanislaus. y "*• ■ CITY EDITION . VOL. 54—-NO. 200. OMAHA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1925. • TWO CENTS “ eSS.”'"'* ^ ---> House Gets Pinto Plan of Marriage Bui Youngest Member of Leg islature Would Extend Grace Limit Fronj Two to Three Years. Bachelor Introduces Bill R.v P. C. POWELL, Staff Corre-pnmlent of The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Feb. 2.—Dr. A. S. Pinto’s famous proposal to annul childless marriages may become a Nebraska law. A bill embodying this proposal was Introduced Into the lower house this afternoon by Robert K. Hines of Omaha. Hines Is R bachelor. He Is also the youngest member of the legislature. Hines made only one change in Dr. ^^Piotn’a program. His bill would not 10*^annul a marriage until the couple had been childless for three years. Dr. Pinto would allow only two years grace. The proposed revocation of the marriage contract, when there is no child at the end of three years, is contained in a new act, while the other provisions are offered as amendments to the existing statutes! on marriage. One of the proposed amendments j would, If enacted, irohlhit the mar-1 liage of any' male under 35 years j of age to a female who has passed | her child-bearing age. The other ] amendment requires certificate of health from applicants for marriage licenses. The health commissioner's views i on the employment of married wo- j men whose husbands are able to support them, are embodied in a bill which has been prepared by a com-] mittee representing the Omaha Cen trial Labor union. Physical Disability Exceptions. When Health Commissioner Pinto uttered his views last December, he admitted that in part they were radical, but he insisted they were founded on experience and he would defend them. He said he realized he would draw the fire of those on whose toes he would step. He ex plained his marriage revocation idea by stating that exceptions should he made in cases where physical dis ability could be established through the statement of a competent phy sician. "My proposal of the revocation of marriage contract after a child less period o£ tw-o or three years is based on the' experience of the last five years," said Pinto. “Many young men and women are getting married these days just to place an atmosphere of rfcpectablllty around a relation - which otherwise would he looked upon as immorility and avoid the real pur pose of marriage. # Lure of Fine Clothes. "There are many of these cases and if you doubt it, scan the birth records for the last few years. These women who marry with no thoilfcht of establishing a real home, are domi nated by a desire for fine clothes and a feeling of financial Independence which the dual income brings and continue to work for money.” Dr. Pinto's bill on revocation of the marriage contract reads: "A marriage contract may be >e veked by the district court of the county where the parties thereto, or one of them, reside, of the applica tion of the secretary of the depart ment of public welfare of the state of Nebraska. after two years have elapsed from the date of said mar riage, if there he no issue as the re sult of said marritge. except in cases where one or either of the parties is impotent. Slate Vigil Provided. "It shall be the duty of the depart ment of public welfare to keep a rec ord of the date of all marriages con traded in the state of Nebraska, and tho department of public welfare, after two years have elapsed from the date of each marriage, shall in vestigate each marriage and de termine whether or not there be any , ^^issue as the result of said marriage ^*^fcthln two years from the date of •aid marriage. If there be no Issue as the result of sold marriage within two yeara from the rate of,said mar riage, the aecretary of said depart ment aliall proceed to .have said mar riage contract revoked, aa In tlila chapter •nrovlded. \Vlde Publicity Given. When Dr. Pinto's views on mar riage were printed exclusively In The Omaha Ree on December II, there enaued a nation wide distribu tion of this news feature. The press aaaodatlona carried the story to every city, town and hamlet In the United Stales and even across the seas to Europe. • The health commissioner’s mall •oon began to contain lettera from (Torn to fag* T»», Column One.) f We Have With Us Today Milton .1. Hlrsclt, Clothing Salesman, t hlrago, III. Mr. Illrech la In Omaha attending lha annual convention of the Nebras ka Clothiers' association and the Hen's Apparel club. As a inemlier of the House of Kltp penhelmer, Chicago clothing manufnc .^^turcre, Mr. Illrsch says eults for nfen for 1926 will run Into collegiate Styles. Ho Is one of the most popular “drummere” traveling In Nebraska. "We consider Nebraska one of our prise states,” Mlrerh sakl. "People In this state buy suit# for the mer chendlse they contain, and not fur the lownete In pries.” BORAH ASKS ABOUT ITALIAN WAR LOAN Washington, Feb. 2.—Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee wrote Secretary Mellon to day Inquiring whether Italy had pro posed any plan looking to settlement of Its $2,000,000,000 war debt to the United States. Senator Borah also asked Mellon, who is chairman of the American debt commission, the exact amount In principal and Interest owed by Italy and how much of the principal was contracted after the armistice. Defense Riddles Charges Against Warden of Prison State Civil Service Group Sus tains Demurrers to Allega tions of Former Col orado Governor. Denver, Colo., Feb. 2.—Former Governor Sweet's charges of Inef ficiency, Incompetency and permitting brutality to prisoners, lodged against Thomas J. Tynan, warden of the Colorado penitentiary, were riddled with legal bullets and rendered tem porarily hors de combat by the state civil service commission today when that body sustained demurrer* to two of 15 allegations and provisional de-' murrers to the remainder. The inquiry adjourned shortly afternoon until next Tuesday with Instructions from the court from Sweet's counsel to amend nine charges, making the allegations speci fic and naming dates and persons upon which the alleged brutalities were perpetrated. Two charges, al leging that Tynan was Intemperate in habits, was possessed with an "in ordinate egotism" and had not ren dered efficient serivee, were dismissed flatly. The 15th Accusation, which asked for Tynan's removal “for the good of the service,” will be held by the commission merely ns a prayer to the court. ('Imrges Tu<> General. The charges, which did not contain a naane. date or other specific data, were declared by the commission to be too general and indefinite to war rant an inquiry. Fred S. Caldwell, former deputy at torney general and Sweet's chief counsel, said tonight that he expected to have the amended bill of particu lars filed with the commission not later than next Friday night. "We will press this matter to the utmost," Caldwell said. "Mr. Sweet Is determined to sift the matter to the bottom and we will leave no stone unturned in an effort to satisfy that commission that we have definite grounds for an Inquiry, which, I am sure, win result in Tynan's dis missal.” Will Not Glxe Vp Rooks. Caldwell also declared that a com munlcation had been atddressed to the state board of correction, asking permiaaion to delve Into the prison books and records. "I will not surrender the books and records unless ordered to do «o by the board,” Tynan told the Associated Press tonight. "If they desire to have them examined, I shall comply with their wishes. Otherwise no one will be allowed to open them." Burlington Preparing for Heavier Stock Shipments Wymorc, Feb. 2.—Empty car* are being hauled from St. Joaeph and Kansas City through here on She Burlington railway to the McCook di vision of the road for storing and future business. Five trains of SB cars each have moved west through the local switchyards in the last seven days. Most of the cars are stock cars to bring back fat stock which is be ginning to move. The heaviest runs of the year on this class of freight generally take place In February and March. A few grain cars are In each train, hut grain loading from the west Is light at present, notwithstanding there la said to lie about SO per cent of last year's wheat still remaining in the hands of the growers. York Rotarians Set Aside Fund to Assist Students York, Feb. 2.—York Rotary club voted to use a sum of money now In the treasury, derived from the sale of Rotary song books, to help worthy boys and girls through school. Tills scholarship fond will be used by stu dents making application for small loans and will not draw Interest until the student has finished college ami obtained a position. Many students are living to work their way through York college and It Is though! this may help some unable to find >m ployment. The fund Is growing The song book Is In the second edition. It is a York production. 22 Horse* Sell for $2.!i00. Columbus, Feb. 2.—Twenty-two horses brought $2,f>00 under the ham mer at the combination aate at the stock sales pavilion. Most of the animals were consigned by Tom and William Branlgan and they con stituted sn unusually fine offering. The top price paid for a team was $270, while the top for a single horse was $140. All were draTt horses of good type. Mrs. Winnie Cook Dies. Beatrice, Feh. 2.—Mrs. Winnie Wright Cook, formerly of the I tiller vicinity, died at Bendelton, ore. The body was cremated and the asliea may be taken to Dlller to be deposited by the side of her husband, who died some years ago. Warning Civen Auto Owners. Harvard, K«b. 2 Warning that ex p<mime rare without 1t2R aft **r February 1 will ho at own#ra' rluka, ha* boon iMUOd by Chlof of Police Caooy E. Warn#h to local automobllo owntrp Drill Used to Free M" FromF — vO Aged Father Wak utile Efforts to Rescue Explorer From Tunnel Prison in Sand Cave. Huge Stone Holds Leg By AiHovlRtfd Preii. Cave City. Ky., Feb. 2.—An auto matic air compressor and drill and a pick and shovel brigade were pressed into service this afternoon supple menting the efforts of other rescuers endeavoring to free Floyd Collins. 35. from his tunnel-like prison in Sand cave near here. A subterranean rock, which some of the rescuers estimate weighs as much as eight tons, pinned Collins in a section of the cave only eight inches high Friday morning as he was crawling out after making a lengthy exploration. The slab Is be lieved to have caught Collins' leg in a crevice, wedging It there, while not actually crushing the limb. Seek Passage Way. All day searchers have explored oilier caves in the vicinity in hopes of finding a passage way 'which would permit them to approach Col lins from behind and move the rock. Others have endeavored to find a subterranean cavity leading near where the prisoner lies on his back, hoping to drill their way through tho underground rock walls into Sand cave, if that should he necessary. ■ Every effort to relieve the impris oned man by entering the cave as he did. through the 150 feet of narrow crevices, has failed because there is not sufficient room above Collins' body to permit anyone to reach fur Iher than his hips. Collins is able to move his arms and turn slightly on his left side when eating or drink ing. but Is nearly exhausted from ef forts to free himself during the 24 hours before his plight was discov ered. Ilrolher Collapses. Marshall -Collins, a brother. col lapsed from fatigue this afternoon when the air compressor arrived. Homer Collins, another brother, has been working day and night, carry ing food to his stricken kinsman ami endeavoring to set him free. The boy's aged father, helpless, stands in the oozy ngid surrounding the ledge at the cave entrance, his hope soar ing with each new effort directed to ward rescue, and his heart, sinking with each successive failure. State fiends Aid. Railroad, highway and mine en gineers, summoned by Governor Fields and others from various points In the state ,are expected to reach [the cave soon. The farm where Sami | cavs pokes it* niouth from behind a heavily-iclcled overhanging ledge, is five miles or more front Cave City, over extremely rough and muddy roads. On top of the bluff, about 30 feet from the entrance, the air compressor and drill brought from the Louisville fire department, has been placed. Preparations for operating the drill proceeded, although not a few persons familiar with the region expressed fear that the strong vibration might looaen rocks, whk h eould fall on rescuers stationed at different parts of tha cave. Telephone Planned. Eight men, lying flat on their stomachs, now comprise a relay sys tem of communication from Collins to the outside. George T. Tucker, manager of. the Tucker telephone system of Cave City, has gone to the cave, prepared to establish a telephone line as far within the passage as pos sible. Brothers of the victim offered $500 to any physician who ran reach Flovd Collins and render aid. Only men of slender stature can pass through some of the crevices to where the Im prisoned man lies, with burlap sacks stuffed under part of his Vioily and blankets wrapped around'tha upper part. Farm Hand Pleads (Juilty to Store Robbery Charges Pawnee City, Feb. 2.—Robert Jones 20. of Kail Claire, WIs., is ill the county Jail here awaiting sentence on Ids plea of guilty to the charges of breaking and entering and theft from the Farmers’ Union Cooperative store at. Book waiter Friday night. Jones had’been employed hv C. J. Smith, a farmer near Bookwsltcr, ]1 miles southwest of here, for a month, and Smith's suspicion was aroused Haturday nigh, when he saw Jones arraying himself In new eintlies and kid gloves. Beatrice Chevrolet Head Married at St. Paul, Minn. Baatrir*, Feb. 2.—Don Linn, head of tha Linn Chevrolet company In thl« city, and Mia* Eathor Brinkman were married at Ht. Paul, Minn., ac cording to word received here. After a brief honeymoon spent at Chicago itnrl other points they will return end make their home In Ilea trice, Mr. j I,lnn having purchased the Russell| Robinson bungalow on North Ninth street. (iggp Pioneer, 83, Dead. Beatrice, Feb. 2.—Abraham l'ope. pioneer of (lage county, died at his horns near Rockford after a pro longed Illness, aged K3. Mr. Pope whs a native of H wit fieri Anri and came to thin country in lMJi. Mis wife end tight children survive, lie also loaves a number of brothers nnd sisters. TIIOl *AM»s III H r nnd hundreds killed «>'»ry day h*r«u«« the hmU«*« dldti i wnrh W0 m • a en authftrlt«4 ttsybesiOA S«f v|ra Rtitien Le* ue r«|lnA yotir brAU«e now Amo tClertrtr en\ Hedlo Corp . Sill Hsrney ll.—AdvertlAment Aviators Plan Flight to Nome W ith vvymplemental Supply of Anti-Toxin r) ^ 1 ^ ^ ^/Fliers Will Use Vaseline and Fur Hoods for Protec - Cy - O >°^Vtion Against Blizzard, and Biplane Will Be Equipped V With Skis for Landing on Ice. I llv Assm-latisl r [I'M. • Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 2.—De tails of arrangements for an air plane flight to carry to Nome, Alaska, 1.000,000 units of antt toxin to complete obliteration of an epidemic of diphtheria reported un der control with five deaths were learned here today. Roy S. Darling, former navy flyer, who Is agent of tha Depart ment. of Justice at Fairbanks and Is to pilot the plane, stated Just be fore he left Anchorage yesterday for Fairbanks that he had changed his mind and that his mechanician would be Ralph T. Mackie of this city instead of Sergeant Farnsworth, formerly In the air service. Darling and Mackie are to usi a standard passenger biplane which Is understood to bave been in the hands of mechanics for several days at Fairbanks. To protect them vaseline, face masks and parkas, or hooded overcoats, with fringes of wolverine fur, are on hand. To assure against' injury to the anti toxin the tonneau is to be lined with fur. K<|iiippetl With Skis. The machine la to have skis to permit it to light on Ice of the Yukon river en route, should such a stop he necessary, and to light on the ice of Norton Sdbnd, an arm of Rering sea, when Lite trip ends at Nome. Tht plane is to receive the anti toxin, which left Seattle Saturday on the steamer Alameda for Seward. the southern terminus of the Alaska railroad, at Nenana, where the rail road crosses the Xanana liver, a tributary of the Yukn.i. The signal corps of the United Stales army is arranging t<j place fires to' guide the plant’s flight and, to have men ready to go to the as sistance of the flyers if they get into difficulty. The route is ex pected to be about 050 nules long. Darling was hurt In an airplane at Indian Head In 1919, hut has been reported fully recovered. Served Under Castle. Mackie enlisted In the Canadian air service In 1916, and transferred to the American air service. He had training under Capt. Vernon Castle. He was service In long distance flying between England and France and In reconnaisance work around Amiens and Armen tiers, France, and Nennin and Ypres, Belgium, in the world war. The machine is of 50 horsepower and has 20 feet wing spread. It Is rated at 75 miles an hour and has' a fuel capacity of 80 gallons. A blizzard was rejmrted blowing Into central Alaska through which the plane must pass. This blizzard started yesterday on Bering sea. The greatest hazard foreseen for the fliers is that with a breaking of low temperatures that have been prevalent in the Yukon valley re cently snowstorms would occur along the route. The anti toxin Is expected to reach Seward Friday and to be at Xenana by Saturday. House Takes Its Initial Steps on Farm Relief Law Agricultural Committee Hears Member of Commission on Ph ases of Legislation Wh ich Is Recommended. Washington, heb. 2.—Initial steps were taken by the house agricultural committee today toward drafting Into liegislative form the recommendations of President Coolldge's agricultural commission. Ralph P. Merritt, a member of the commission, discussed the various pro posals and explained In detail the benefit* which the commission hoped they would carry to the farmer. Brighter Outlook. A brighter outlook for the cattle industry was seen by Merritt, who dwelt at length upon this subject. He said he could not endorse thejiro posal to regulate production as a means of Increasing prices of farm products and attributed the failure of many cooperative marketing organi zations to meet expectation* to a lack of definite plans, inadequate financ ing. defects in management and fail ure to organize sufficient numbers of producers. Merritt said the president’s commtp slon would have no further recom mendations at present, as It believed as much ground slresdy had been covered as could be taken up by con gross at this time. Another Session. The committee has called another meeting for ttjfnnrrow 'Tor further consideration of the recommendations, planning to hear briefly ns many wit nesses as desire to testify on the sub ject. The senate agriculture committee plans to meet tomorrow to take up the commission's report, snd It has been suggested that the two might ar range to meet In Joint, sessions later In the week. In an effort to expedite legislation on the subject. Estate of Recluse Who Died of Burns Valued at $27,219 Columbus, Feb. 2.—Carson W. Jones of Uncoln, who ha* been serving ss apeelat administrator of the estate of Ills brother, tho late Walter II. Jones, Cornlea. Neb. farmer, who died In a local hospital several weeks ago as result of burns received when his clothing caught fire while he was alone at his bachelor home, was appointed reg ular administrator. An Inventory filed In cdurt shows the estate of the Cornlea rSeluse to l>e $27,20, which Includes a $lo,oan valuation on the HOacre farm near Cornlea. Five brothers will Inherit the estate. Young Coaster Injured. Adams, Feh. 2,—Olen, 11 year old son of Ralph Khermsn, farmer near here, suffered a broken leg W'hen he was thrown from his sled In coasting down a hill near his home. This accident Is the third on the same hill this season. — 11 Nebraska Couples Wed in Wyoming City in Week Bridgeport, I'Vh. 2. In on# w **ek 14 marring# llr#n### w#r# i*#u#d m Tor rlngton* Wyn., inti nil lint thro# of tli# contract I up coupl«?n worn r#*d dm I# of NoIhuhLm, who had n«»n# to tli# Wyoming clt\ to #*< npc pro vlnlona of th# 10-day notice law In this ntat#. Nix town# In ^IcLra^ka w«*r# i#prTHcnteil In th# ll*t of tho## married. Opponent# of th# pnncut law nr# lining: th### flaw re# to Influ #nr« ntnrii agnln#t It. It 1# NHid th#t about th# anm# proportion pr# vail# among manlagta in nearby Colorado dti#f. # Senate Committee Hears Norris Plea for Sub-Soil Bill Merits of Irrigation Measure Outlined; Vi ater Assigna tion Executives Are Present. By JACK I,EE. Staff Correspniident The Omaha Bee. Washington, D. C., Kelt. 2.-C. W. McConaughy, president, and George P. Kingsley, vice president, of the Central Nebraska Supplemental Wa ter association, appeared before the senate committee on irrigation this morning, at which time members of the senate committee and of the Ne braska congressional delegation were informed as to the possibilities of the sub-soil irrigation project. The pro ject has been embodied in a bill and introduced in the senate by Senator George W. Norris and in the house by Congressman A. C. Shallenberger. Members of the senate committee listened interestedly during the talk made by Senator Norris as to merits of the bill and appeared interested in the fact that the project, when completed, will reclaim more than half a million acres of semi-arld Ne braska land, raise the production value of the land from $15 to $45 an acre and, hv harnessing the flood wa ters of the Platte river, eliminate a great deal of the spring flood waters Senator Norris, who has long l>een interested in t lie project, and who has been Instrumental in getting the bill Introduced and in securing an early hearing before the committee, outlined briefly thn plans of the wa ter association. Being familiar with the project, he was able to give facts and flfares to the committee which gained their Immediate attention. Mr. Kingsley and Mr. McConaughy followed Senator Norris and supple mented the senators remarks with other vital features of the project and itg value to Nebraska. Another hearing is expected on the bill before the senate committee in the near future. Congressman Shallenberger hopes to have a hearing on the bill before the house committee on Irrigation this week. Every effort will be made to have the bill reported out In the senate and house snd final action taken at this session, ( oliiinliiiH Officer J^iina State Sheriff's Office Columbus, Fait. 2.—Frank Weyglnt. traffic officer here the last two years, has resigned as a member of the Columbus police force, to become s deputy state law enforcement officer under State Sheriff W. c. Cnndlt. Basil Rice, former member of the police force here but for (he last iwo years a special agent for the Cnion Pacific ni Omaha. will take the traffic Job here Cass County to Have Itcil Cross Study Center Atlantic, la., Feb. 2 Arrange ments have been completed In Pass county for Bed Cross study centers, acceding to *n announcement by Miss Ethel i ledges. Hod Cross nurse here A. W. I,limit Appointed Slate fair Hoard Member Albion, Fell. 2. Secretary A W l.artili of Boone County Fair agaocln ibm wits named a member of the stall fair board at the meeting of th» state 1 hiiiid nf agriculture at I.lttcoln lust week Slip <>\cr l ute and Wed. W i mure, Feb. 2 <\irt Mill-nail,in • in of h Wymote machinist, and Mi»^ I’.vs Willi.mis, (laughter of a ptoiici fault family south of W • more. "Upped over th» slate line TliuisJai night and Were married at the M ir ■hall county enurthmiae at Marysville, Kan , by Probate .lodge Maty liatg Thgy will livg in Wymor*. Slayer Shot by Officer Said lying Jimmy Griffin, Under 10 Year Sentence for Man slaughter, Suffers Re lapse; Condition Critical. Stones of Fray Vary An air of secrecy surrounds the shooting Sunday night of Jimmy Orlf fin, convicted slayer of Hank Me Ardle. The usual frankness of the wit nesses of the affair is missing. _Jht. usual eye-witness who, at least tint!) the opening of the trial which some times follows a shooting, always has a story which is told and retold with very little variation, is not to be found. In the meantime, Jimmy Griffin lies near death at the St. Joseph hospital About 4 yesterday afternoon, less than 24 hours after he had been shot down by Joe Potach, policeman, at 1402 South Twenty-seventh street, he was reported sinking, nnd he failed to rally noticeably from that sinking spell. Witnesses Change Story. Potach continued last night to re iterate his version of the affair. He is the only person who has told the same story upon two consecutive oc casions. Witnesses to the shooting continued to change their stories. When a civil ian talked with them they told a i story of assault on the part of the officer. They insisted that the officer was quarrelsome before the shooting. ' When they talked with Chief of De | tectives Ben Danbaum they were not j so sure that Potach had assaulted the wounded man. Potach, after a night spent where no one could find him, appeared at the police station at *.»-.20 yesterday morning. 12 hours after the shooting had occurred, and made a written re I port of the affair Officially, it was I the first version of the officer's story to he told |>ollce heads. I'nofficially. I’otach h.'is been reported to have told I a story to the chief of detectives Sunday night. Dunn Cautious. Police Commissioner Henry Dunn I refused to become Implicated in the I investigation. When interviewed !#st 1 night he admitted, after thought, that j he had received the report of Chief of : Police Charles Van Deusen on the sf fair. He also admitted that he had seen Pota h's written statement. "The chief of detectives investigated tlie affair." the commissioner de clared «h»n asked if he would con duct a further Investigation. "I think he covered the ground fairly well." Th«v fact that witnesses told news paper n en that Putsch had conduct ed himself in anything but a manner becoming an officer, and then refuted that statement under the questioning of Panbnum's secretary by saying that the men had acted like officers at all tines, was overlooked by the ! commissioner. Police Sergeant Joe Potach shot Jimmy Griffin Sunday night. That is the one undisputed fact in the con flirting stories of principals and wit nesses in the shooting Sunday nigh? (Turn In Psce Two. Column Foor.l Trapper Realizes $1,500 on Three- M ontlis* Catch Bridgeport Feb. I —Over *1.00* In three months, with enough skins on hand to make nearly *500 more, is the financial returns of three months of trapping along the Platte river, which came to A. Harpstrelth of the Broadwater diet fid. He has sold ‘part of his catch, and Is holding a part for higher prices. Among thos" sold were II heaver pelts st *15 each; Oil skunks, 23 coyotes, four, mink and a few civit ents. He has «92 muskrat hides for which he has refused 92 cents each, and *9 skunk hides that he ts still holding, although offered more than *2 each for some of the heavy furred ones. Four Nebraska Towns in Bible (Hass Contest Gmlng. Kcl>. 2 -Marked Inteieet Is being shown In the Itlble class contest between Kearney, North Platte, Scottsbluff nn*1 (String. The Meth odist church of tiering holds the rec ord for attendance last Sunday with a total of SI men present. The totals to dute arc: tiering and flcottsbluff, 1,441. North Platte, 1.1*5; Kearney. 1.0IS. Stock Is Left Stan ing When Farmer Disappears Jtrldgcport. Net*. Keb. 2—Eighteen ' bend of (Mock left on the John Kru*e j place neat Torrington, Wyo., when he disappeared more than * week ago were *»ved from starvation by hi* brother, C. W. lTu*e of Bowling Breen, Mo., who accidentally heard of hi* departure and went to the farm t<» Investigate. Harvard Pastor"* Fntire Family Stricken W ith Flip Harvard, Neb , Keb. 2 StKwlN i "winter flu” ha* been prevalent mourn! here during the la*t few week*. Ttev. H. H. Kno*p \va* un able to take charge of the service* j at Zion Kvangelical church, one of , the city * largest congregation*, Sun- j day, hi* »ntiie family being seised with the epidemic Sheep From Platte \ ullev l op Market at St. Joseph Bridgeport. Kelp 1. 1'latte Valley j phiM'p continue to bring top price* Out of eight carload* *ent (t> St .l*»*eph hc-t week Merritt Budget* of Mtnutnre got MS per pounds for one car he gold, which wa* the top of that d*\ * offering*, nnd almost tSo top of ths sntlrs Season. ANOTHER CRISIS AT OPIUM MEET By Associated Press. Geneva, Feb. 2.—Another serious crisis has arisen in the International opium conference as the result of announcements today by the various producing countries on the question of the cultivation of opium. India refused to accept the American pro posal that its production be limited to medical and scientific needs, while Persia, Turkey, Jugo-Slavia and; Greece all entered reservations on one point or another to the proposed new convention. -—-T Bootleggers Paid Schall’s Campaign Expense Is Charge Magnus Johnson. Defeated Opponent, Alleged $75,000 Wa« Extorted From Booze Dealer* for Purpose. Washington. Feh. 2.—Extortion of ! $75,000 from Minnesota ‘‘bootleggers” ; and “moonshiners” for use in the j campaign of Representative Thomas ' D. Schall for the I'nlted States sen- i ate Is charged in a petition of contest $ filed with the senate today by Mag- : nus Johnson, the farmer-labor candi date, who was defeated for re-elec tion. Senator Johnson alleges that this j money was used with Schall's "know!- I edge and consent, as' your petitioner Is Informed and verily believes.” He also charges expenditure of other un lawful sum* and accuses Schall of making many misstatements concern ing him and using money illegally in j enlisting the aid and support of j numerous person* in Minnesota and "in the publication and circulation of false and defamatory publication*.” New Senate to Act. While filed with the senate at this time, the petition cannot be consid ered at thi* session, but will come up before the new senate elected at the! time Johnson was defeated last No-, vemher. Senator Johnson avers that the nl | leged “extortion” took place In Minne apolis, where a “Schall political head quarters” was maintained, and that the money was paid by men then un der indictment on charge* of violat ing the federal prohibition laws. “Employe*, visitors and habitues” of these headquarters, the petition states, represented to the accused that if they would contribute to Schall's campaign fund the representative would uae his influence with govern ment officers and the courts "to se cure their release.” "I'nderworld Votes." To "Impress and influence” the al leged offenders further, the petition says, "a dignified elderly looking man” was placed in the headquarters on at Hast one occasion and repre sented to the accused men as one of the federal judges before whom cases I such as theirs would come for triai. j Senator Johnson further alleges ; that because of the "promise made in j Schall's behalf and his general attl-1 lure as explained by those In charge , of his headquarters, the said Thomas ' 1) Schall not only secured the sup- ; port of the large element known as 'bootleggers.' but also the votes and j support of the class of people in Min- ! neapolis known as the 'underworld'i In larger cities.” NEBRASKA MAN ON NAVY BOARD Washington, Feh. 2.—Member* of j the board of visitor?* for the no vail neademv appointed by President j Coolidge Include: President Wilbur, j Leland Stanford university, ami Ar thur Barney. Kearney. Neb. Sale of Stolen Radio Set* Clue in ('lark* \ alley Columbus. Neb., Feb. 2.—Charged I with robbing the offices of the llord! and the Farmers elevators at Clarks. Neb., Burdette Knowles and Charles Penn, both of Merrick county, were held to the district court in $&,0$tl bonds following preliminary hearing in county court at Central City, ltadlo sets stolen from the two ele vntor offices and later sold in Cen tral City were the clues which led to the arrest of the two men. Sloek Brings Fair Prices at Schmidt Farm Salt* Wymote, Feb. 2—At the .1. J Schmidt farm sale, two miles east of Blue Springs Friday, bidding was lively and all livestock sold for fair prices. Fit e hor*eg averaged a pi a of $100 each and others sold for $iui Milch cow* sold for from f.'iO to a head. Farm machinery and * few other articles brought over half lh»^ price of new stuff. \ alley Pioneer, 87. Suffer* Hip Fracture in Falling Beatrice. Neb , Feb 2—Mrs. Chris tlna Peterson, pioneer of Fillej •lipped and fell at her home, break ; tng her hip She w is hrought to *| hospital here She t» V? >cms of age. and her recovery 1* In doubt. Robin Seen Near Vlliance. Bridgeport. Feb. J—\\ hat in aft id j to be the flrftt real harbinger of] spring linn api'cared in thin vicinity. Mr*. Charlet R SlRgcl, having econj a robin |n the leaflet* tree* at hei j hmne near Alliance. The Weather I; - - - - - .- ■-* ; For 34 hour* mdiRi t |v m . F»bru j • IX’ 3 In* hr* ami hxm«l*#ilth« j Total, t> total vinca Januat > I, h it* *v j Mourlx Tpntpf-ialiire*. ft a m -l l p m . It; • • rxx. .... —3 f v ox \ • * xxx ..... - I 4 (X Ml • a »xx i * r mx ift • n. «*„, ft ft e mx • "'..♦a* * r ft « it boom i»m «ia a r m. 21J * Heroic Dog Team Wins Death Dash Great Epic of Northland Ends ^ ith Delivery of Serum to Strieken Victims of Epidemic. No New Cases Discoverec By K. R. HYLDAHI* I ntvrrstil Her lire staff Correspondent. Nome, Alaska, Feb. 2.—Relief at last has reached this plague swept Arctic outpost. Completing what will ever remain one of the greatest epics of the north iand, Gunnar Kasson, famous musher arrived with his heroic dog te^rn in diphtheria-stricken Nome shortly after daybreak today. He carried 300,(100 units of anti-toxin serum fot the 150 victims of the disease that hu held this icebound Alaskan outpost city in Its grip for a week. Gunnar Kasson was half dead from exhaustion and his panting dogs all hut dropped in their tracks, over come by fatigue when the end of the trail was reached. He had left Norm a day or two ago to meet the mushing team of Leonard Seppella, world champion dog derby racer, who wa-‘ carrying the serum in the relay from UnaJakleet across icebound Norton sound to Nome. — • No Fresh Cases. There were no fresh cases of diph theria today. The city, which had been deserted a few minutes before Kassan s at rival, quickly took on new life a the heroic musher drove in. The feat of Kasson and Seppella it crossing over frozen Norton want; from I'nalnkleet to Nome, an ait line distance of 150 miles, Is consid ered miraculous. Tbe great driver saved many hours by cutting straight across the ice instead of skirting the shoreline. Among those who greeted Kasson were Dr. Curtis Welch, the heroi. United Stales publie health officer who single-handed, put up the won derful fight against the ravages ot the plague, and Miss Emily M. Mor gan of Wichita. Kan., only Red Cross woman nurse in Nome, who rfished from a nearby mission outpost anti came to tbe assistance of Dr. Welch Wonderful Record. "The supply of serum brought b> these famous drivers is a Godsend. Dr. Welch said. "Up to now wht have been forced to use serum four to six years old. with very doubtful results. From now on the fight wilt be easier. With this supply of fl-esn antitoxin it will be comparatively easy to battle the diphtheria epi demic.” A sight of relief went up as Kas son s dashing team plunged out ol the blizzard swept wastes Into Nome Starting from Nenana, on the Alas kan railway, just before midnight las. Tuesday, the dog teams plowed theit way over snow and Ice-covered trail end hung up a wonderful record in * their desperate race against time. 1,000 Miles in Six Days. Kasson today finished the long re lay treck of more than 1.000 miles The drivers made the distance In the unprecedented time of six days, cut ting fully three days from the usual time, in spite of temperatures ranging from 20 to 50 degrees below zero en countered as they sited through the silences of the northland frontier. Urged bv Leonard Seppella. one of the greatest isushers of all time, and winner of the great Nome dog derby and other heroic "sourdoughs" of th* north, tne "glass eye" Silurian dog* set a terrific pace and came safely to Nenana with a packet of the serum which may save hundreds of lives. Today's epic is a splendid victory for the old order over the new IVtgs and men. sturdy denizens of the Arc tic. grasped victory and glory where man-made machines — airplanes y failed. - Braved Blizzard. Plunging into Nome today, tbe maianvttes. with ice-covered and bleeding feet, triumphed in a ra.e that will ever stand forth as a monu ment to the ever ready willingness of (Turn to Pace Two. Column Six.l * Summary of the Day in Washington The house p. ssed the K> ' 'tt $!• <> uon.ooo public buildings bill. The house agricultural committee ls'ctn consideration of farm legisla tion. Tile official text of the Paris repa - turns .igrcement tei>hed the State department. A bill des gned to prevent clogging •'( the supreme court docket passed the house The contempt rase of Harry F Sin clair a as argued In the District of Columbia court of appeals. Th- Department of Jnatlce an nounced it h .1 blenti lied 35! foreign rum runnen* in the last year Attorney General Stone s nomina tion for the supreme court again was approved by the senate judiciary committee A report recommending the seating . f Senator May field of Texas was fil ed In the eonate by the election* committee. Senator Magnus Join ion of Min nesota filed a petition conieatiltg the election of Thrums D Schail. his op ponenl in the senate The supreme court held a state law requiring a Ucei.se for sale of Intoxi . .ituig liquor is valid notwithstand.!'# the prohibition amendment. Pen mmin \\ and Harry F Morse loal their contest in the supreme rourt over the legality of their *jie*f several months ago in .V»w Tech ear.