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'=!=■• I The Omaha Morning Bee |~e^| tl I I tDI 1 ION t . , __ has no need ot ancestors.—Voltaire. * _MM VOL. 54—NO. 213. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925. * TWO CENTS1" ^ --/ Detectives Stage Fight for Letter Sleuths Do Battle With Re porters for Note Tossed From Window hy Mrs. Budlong. She Is Holding F<3rt Yet i1 New Tork, Feb. 17.—Mrs. Jessie ■ Margaret Budlong, self-imprisoned In ^ the 11th floor apartment of her hus band In Kaet Seventy-second street, was the innocent precipitator of a battle between new spapermen «nd a force of private detectives In her hus band's employe when she got into communication wtlh the outside world today. The fight, which ended only with the arrival of police reserves, had its inception of efforts of the private de ^^a^ives to obtain a note sent to the |M*^movspnpernien hy Mrs. Budlong. When the yolice succeeded in end ing the melee they found the news pai>ermen victorious, in that they re tained the note. Mrs. Budlong appeared late today at the window of the apartment, where she imprisoned herself several days ago, presumably to forestall a possible attempt to lodge a divorce complaint against tier for alleged de sertion, and motioned to a throng of newspapermen: “Be sure and get this," she shouted. Fight Is Furlotiy. Newspapermen and the detectives rushed forward as she threw the package. A newspaperman came out of the heap hearing the package aloft. Then the fight started and continued furiously until police arrived. No arrests were made. Inside a dress shirt belonging to her husband, Milton .1. Budlong, vice president of the North Central Texas Oil company, the following note was found: “1 do not want anyone to try and take me out of the apartment. I am locked into my room. It they try to break in I will open the door volun tarily, which I will have to do Thurs day, Friday or Saturday. Any opiate would kill me. I am all right, but I could not stand a drug or opiate. Also, I have no weapons and shall not resist If they attempt to eject me, which they threatened to do last night. I was afraid last night of where they might take me. I am safe at present, however, .anti do not nuy one to try and get me nut. ^^Tkeasp nnfify the newspapers and At torney Max D. Steuer.” Refuses All Food. No one could hp found who could explain Mrs. Budlong's reference to opiates. Attendants in the Budlong apart ment today said Mrs. Budlong con tinued to refuse food from them. Al though Mrs. Budlong has maintained she was on a “hunger strike," sub sisting on nothing but water, a serv ant said she knew the woman had $11 worth of cheese, caviar, anchovy paste and crackers at the time she imprisoned herself. Repeated efforts to have Mrs. Bud long leave the apartment have failed, although her daughter and nn attor ney were said to have joined their pleas with those of representatives of Budlong. Mrs. Budlong entered the apart ment two days after a court at New port, It. I., had denied Ijgr plea for separate maintenance and had denied her the continued custody of her children. Fire Destroys Farm. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Her. Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 17.—A. Nay-. Ior, living northwest of Firth, Neb., lost his farm home and contents hy fire canty today. Nothing was saved. The loss was $4,000, with no insur ance. Origin of the Are is unknown. re Have 7ith Us oday Mrs. Madge King Jolmston, National President of *Kiglit llats and Forty Women," Aberdeen, S. I). Mrs. Madge King Johnston, presi dent of the “Eight Hats and Forty Women," a branch of the women’s auxiliary of the American Legion, was a visitor here. 5*he addressed the Omaha auxiliary at its regular meeting Tuesday night In the courthouse. She was met. at the depot by a com mitfee from the local auxiliary and was guest at a dinner given at the Brandeis. restaurants Tuesday noon. Mrs. .Johnston was one of the first national vice presidents of the Ameri can Legion auxiliary. She was also first state president of the auxiliary in the state of Smith Dakota, William Reese, \Y. O. W. Soverlgn Auditor, dev'eland, O. Mr. Reese, who is in Omaha attend ing the biennial meeting of sovereign auditors, says lie always looks for ward with much interest to his an nual visit to this city, which he has made every year since 1911. His hobby Is golf. He manifests B great deal of interest in the present day street railway transportation problems and has studied the Cleve* land plan extensively. "\ Under the Cleveland ayatern etuck nre guaranteed a G per cent end each department la . i> ow n limit" ' HI ret crii litre In the Ohio nily la reduced when ever the revenue budget exceed* ♦ 100,050 and I* llkewlae Incrraeed whenever the budget drop*, under 1300,000. At preeent the city ha* e < cent fare with a 1-cent charge for ftranaferfc Jkt ! r— “Pauline” Is Name of Longworth Baby By Cnlvef.nl Scrricf. Chicago, Feb. 17.—No longer Is the baby daughter of ‘‘Frtneess Alice” to be known merely as "the Longworth baby.” She !• now Miss Fauline Long worth. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth today decided on the name, ending the child's four-day period of incognito. Announcement that a name had been decided upon was flashed to Congressman Ldngworth, the baby's fnther, at Washington today. Incidentally, the ever increasing number of visitors, who would view the bahy, necessitated Its removal from the ward to a private room. Nebraskans Urge Passage of Gas Tax Bill in House Good Road Advocates Plead That Funds Be Added to Federal Aid for Road 1 pkeep. By P. C. POWELL. Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Feb. 17.—Good roads en thusiasts from all parts of the state met with the house revenue and taxa tion committee today, urging distri bution of road funds as follows: I'so of all revenue derived from 2 oent gas tax in meeting federal aid. A 50-50 split of auto license funds, 50 per cent to go to counties and 50 per cent to state for maintenance. Continuation of present auto li cense tax. Persons addressing the committee included representatives and officials of civic and commercial bodies at (’hadron, Hastings, Fremont, Norfolk and Omaha. Excerpts from their re marks follow: H. A. George, Lincoln, chairman legislative committee, Nebraska Good Hoads association. “Good roads should be built like railroads. Our railroads built their main lines first and their branch lines next.” W. H. Blakeman, Norfolk: “We would rather not have a gaso line tax if the money raised from It is to be used in small sums on county roads, with no continuity of system to the roads.” W. B. Check. Omaha: “No city is better than Its state. If we have good roads in Nebraska, Omaha will prosper, too. The senti ment in Omaha is almost unanimous against cutting the automobile license tax.” r. M. Wilhelm. Omaha: “Good roads are paramount to the prosperity of Omaha and Nebraska.” Randall K. Brown, Omaha: “The city of Omaha will pay ap proximately one-fifth of the gasoline tax collected in the state.” W. A. Ellis, Omaha: “While pmnha will pay approxi mately $800,000 in the next two years in gasoline tax, only $200,000 of that sum will return directly to the city, the remainder will he used on out state roads. Iowa is now starting on a campaign tb raise $85,000,000 for a good roads program. Under our con stitution we must pay as we go, as we cannot bond* our state.” .lames W. Good, (’hadron: “South Dakota, with a fine high way, is getting all the western and eastern traffic to and from the Yel lowstone. This means loss of hun dreds of thousands annually to Ne braska.” • Frank Eager, Lincoln: “Yes. and the Kansas cross country roads are better than the Nebraska roads. Everyone who can avoids Ne braska because of its roads. Every generation owes something to the next generation. I think the duty of our generation Is to install an un equaled system of highways.” George Wolz, Fremont: “The saving of tires with better roads will pay every automobile own er’s gasoline tax.” George E. Johnson, former state engineer, and Roy Cochran, present engineer, were present at the meet ing. A number of speakers lauded Johnson as the first man to lay out i comprehensive highway system. Sweden Looks Askanre at Protocol of Geneva Stockholm, Feb. 17.—Adhesion to the Geneva protocol would Involve In ■ reused military risks for Sweden, in tho opinion of General Hammarsk Jold, who la chief of the army staff pmd recognized as the country's lend Ing military authority. Ill* principal argument I* that *ince the league of nation* waa founded Russia has grown a* a military factor, and If Sweden signed the protocol It might have to forego Its traditional policy of neutrality, through which It kept out of the world war. “While Cargo” Plot Stolen Federal Judge Derides New York, Feb. 17.— Federal Judge Knox today decided that the play, “White t'nrgo,” now In Its second year In a Broadway theater, had been "pirated.” He held that the play had been based on a novel, "Hell’s Play ground,” written by Ida Vera Simon ton, In whose suit the court made It* ruling. Judge Knox held lhat Mis* Himonton waa entitled to nn Injunc tion and an accounting of the re ceipts of the play, of which Leon Gordon Is the author. Mrs. Tracy Dies in Michigan. Pawnee City, Fab. 17.—Word was received here Monday of the death of Mrs. John Tracy, a former resident of this city, at the home of her daughter at Birmingham, Ml«'h. The body 1* to be brought to Pawnee City tor burial. Congress in Debate Over Gas Prices Florida Senator Demands Probe of Rerent Increases, Declaring They Are Not Justified; No Action. House Investigates, Too ■Washington, Feb. 17.—Increased gasoline prices today developed Into sharp Issues in both houses of con gress. In the senate, a resolution by Sen ator Trammell, democrat, Florida, for a federal trade commission Investiga tion, was debated without action, while In the house a committee ex amined bureau of mines officials in an effort to determine causes for re cent higher prices in Washington. Senator Trammell asserted there was no justification for increases of from 4 to 11 cents a gallon in recent weeks. Senator Harreld, republican. Oklahoma, however, contended crude oil production had fallen off and the price boosts were the natural out growth. Production I-urge. Refore the house committee, F. B Tough, bureau of mine expert, said he had no Information to lead him to believe the price of gasoline in Wash ington was unfair, adding that he spoke as an Individual. Chairman Zihlman declared Interior department figures had shown the largest rate of production in Decern ber, at which time the price increases started, and Mr. Tough replied that formerly stocks started to increase in October and November, but that this year they did not begin until December. Both Senator Curtis, Kansas, the republican leader, and Senator Har reld referred to previous investiga tions of Ihe oil industry, the Okla homan declaring "too many Invest! git Ions will ruin any business." Industry Monopolistic. Senator Curtis thought the Tram mell resolution should lie referred to the senate Interstate commerce com mittee, Inasmuch as prosecutions had been started or were pending as a result of the federal trade commis sion's report of 1923. That investi gation, he said, cost $23,000, and be fore another was ordered it should be considered by a senate committee. Senator Trammell asserted the 1923 report of the commission showed th< oil industry wns monopolistic and paid unwarranted dividends. KING GEORGE HAS PNEUMONIA CASE I.ondnn, Feb. 17.—Three royal physicians sre fighting hard to pre vent an attack of pneumonia which threatens King George, it was learned by Universal Service tonight. His royal majesty caught cold last Friday while attending a vaudeville show. Influenza developed with bronchial complications. Heretofore the physicians have felt that the king's condition was sufficiently fav orable not to warrant the issuance of bulletins. But after the monarch passed a bad night It was deemed necessary to acquaint the public with the facts and bulletins were issued today. I.ittle alarm prevails despite the king's age, principally because he Is tho victim of an epidemic of a mild type of Influenza which hns nttneked numerous public men, Including 20 members of parliament. Apparently with the purpose of re assuring the public. Queen Mary to night attended a concert by Tad erekwskl. The prince of Wales visited bis father today and had luncheon at the palace. IT. S. Fleet Corporation Socks Refund From Firm Seattle. Wash., Feb. 17.—Argument opened in federal court here today on a demurrer in a suit of the United States Emergency Fleet corporation against the Skinner & Eddy corpora tion for $7,500,000. The defendant was organized In the world war period and built fi5 steel merchant vessel* for the fleet corporation in n large yard constructed here for thHt purpose. The government's complaint alleged that of $11,500,000 paid Hkinrter A Eddy In advance on 25 more ships which the defendant was to have built, hut did not because the wai ended, $7,500,000 was disbursed "through error and inadvertence." The Skinner A Eddy corporation has before the federal courts a suit of its own for $0,000,000 against the fleet corporation, claiming this sum for preparations made to build the 25 ships, for which the "fleet corpor ation canceled contracts." Harding Highway (Troup in Srsnion at I).« Moines Red Oak, In, Feb. 17.— Hurry Draper, chairman of the county dlvi alon of the Harding Highway ansoebi* tion of this county, attended the an nual meeting of the Iowa section of the group in l>es Moines Monday. A delegate was called from each county through which the highway passes A state officer and n national director are to be elected for the ensuing year. Olenn f\ Haynes, secretary of the Iowa Hood itosd* association, ad dressed the meeting. Nevada Moves to Repeal Prohibition Amendment Fit r non City, Ni>v., Fell. 17. The asaenibly today passed llu* minute resolution railing for n constitutional convention in consider a rlmngo In the federal constitutional amendment on prohibition. The resolution now gnee to ell other state legislatures and to congress /y Witnesses Tell of Stokes’ Efforts to Blacky Character of His Wife A New York M:' ^ <J- •,ss in Attempts to Identify Her -ions Chicago Resort; One Y ,v '\^ * From Doorstep With Broom. <v\ 0v C'hica&»Wyi> .—The vain search of j, Stokes to link the Viame o .ia woman who be came his wife with the bright lights of Chicago, of more than a decade ago, was told in court today. Dr. Maurice Rosenberg, the first witness in the trial of the New York millionaire, told of the visits of Stokes to identify “ ared-haired girl habitue of the Everleigh club,” known as Helen Norwood, as Helen Ellwood, who had become Mrs. Stokes. "It was about three years ago that she came to see me,” said Dr. Rosenberg, "He said he was in formed that I had been the physi cian in attendance at the Everleigh club, and asked me whether I had known a girl named Helen Ellwood, Helen I'nderwood or Helen Nor wood. He described her as red haired and showed me some pic tures. I was unable to identify any persons in the groups.” Six other witness, five of whom had been connected with the club in some capacity, testified that they had been approached by Stokes with a handful of pictures, and asked to identify them as that of Helen Underwood, or Norwood, or Underhill, who had belonged to the club. One witness, Mrs. Julia Taney, testified that she had threatened Stokes with a broom and driven him from her doorstep, until he was glad to get back in his taxicab and depart. "He said I had a picture of his wife and that he was going to have it or he was going to have me ar rested,” she said. "I did have a box of pictures of the girls that had been at the cli/b when I was there, but I wasn't going to show them to him or any body.” When one of the witnesses de clared that Stokes had character ized his wife as "a pretty little thing with red hair and tiny feet,” Stokes chuckled and poked one of his detectives in the ribs. Mrs. Stokes dimpled and smiled and one of the counsel for defense re marked: "There Is one thing on which both sides can agree, and that is, there is no objection to so characterizing her.” State Bank Rates t Ordered Reduced Senate Passes Measure Setting Maximum mount at 4 Per Cent: Was 5. By AenrisM Preen. Lincoln, Feb. 17.—Seven bills were passed by the senate today, all with comfortable majorities, and one, an emergency measure, with a vote far in excess of the necessary two-thirds majority. Little or no debate on the measures discussed today made the sessions this mornin gand afternoon short and without any “excitement” whatso ever. Most important of the measures passed was Senator C. W. Johnson's bill, senate file 60, limiting the rate to 4 per cent, which state banks are permitted to pay on time and savings deposits. The present law Is 5 per cent. The senate, In passing the bill, also voted for the amendment which requires state hanks to display, after April 1, a sign In a conspicuous place, notifying customers of that Institution concerning the new limit on deposit interest. Another of Senator Johnson's measures which passed today, polled a closer vote than was expected by him. Thirteen negative votes were cast against his senate file 95, which gives school teachers authority to give eighth grade examinations. The present law requires that the tests be conducted by the county or city superintendents of schools. Although no criticism of the measure was voiced before the vote was taken. 1.1 votes against It were cast, most of Ihese being by Douglas county sen ators. '«t mmttolnhgkq jataoibgkqtaolntaolnp Divided factions In the upper branch are mustering their forces, prepared to fight tomorrow two of Senator Cooper's measures which will come up for discussion in the Judiciary com mittee meeting late In the afternoon The first bill eliminates all grounds for divorce except adultery, and the second measure makes all alienation of the affections of a husband or wife a erlme, punishable by a fine and prison sentence. Senator Cooper declared tonight that these measures ate on tomorrow's docket of the Ju diclary romrnittee. The senate ad journed until 10 a, m. tomorrow. Creighton Debaters Leave. The Creighton university affirma tive debating team tills morning left for Des Moines where they will de bate the Des Moines university team tonight. Tomorrow night they oppose Clrln nell university at Orlnnell. Captain Frank Fogarty, Timothy Oannon. and Francis Charvat compose the team. The question will be: Resolved, That congress should he empowered to override by a two-thirds majority vote decisions of the supreme court declaring acts of congress unconstitu tional. Hogs ( limb lo High Price Level in Los \ngele T>n* Angelo*, Fob. 17 Hor* today -•limbed to the highest price level In the history of the T,nw Angelo* Union stockyard*, when eastern grain fed* wore mold nt $12.66 per 100 pound*. The record price, according to the United State* bureau of agriculture economic*, l* due to scarcity of h«»g*. combined with the high price of corn ill the middle went. “Prison Story f Moves Police; Man in Again By tnlorall Service. Dubuque, la., Feb. 17 A new Con fldenee game In which a prison “past" was capitalised was exposed heie to day, Alphonse Martel found sympathetic listeners to his stun that he hud iu-,t been released from prison, where lie had served a long term for slaying the man who had wronged his twin sister. The authorities, however. Investi gated nnd found that Martel had servrd a sentence for burglary. Bo he a In again. Sharp Reaction in Stock Again Period Is Short Lived, How ever, and Most Issues Re gain Their Previous Losses. New York, Feb. 17.—Speculators for the decline succeeded In bringing about another sharp reaction In to day’s market, but they were unable to maintain their advantage, and finally rushed to cover when strong buying support appeared. Most of the standard industrials and rails suc ceeded in recovering part of the ground lost In yesterday’s drastic de cline. The day's sales today again ran above 2,000,000 shares. Chief Inter est centered in the sharp breaking of American Smelting and Refining, which dropped from $100 a share to around $92 1-5, on the announcement from San Francisco that the Vnlted States court of appeals had decided that the company had infringed the patent of George Campbell Carson, an inerant miner, on ore smelting de vices, and that his claims against that and other copper companies would reach $20,000,000. The stock rallied above $95 a share before the close, after local officials of the company had announced that an appeal would ho taken and that the amount of the claims was grossly exaggerated. Heavy buying of Raldwin T>ocomo five, following an earlier reiytlon. based on the publication of the un favorable 1924 earnings report, started a rally In the general list. Special strength also developed in Atchison railroad, which soared six points to 124, the highest price of 15 years. 1’nited States Cast Iron Pipe, whose violent and erratic fluctuations have been one of the features of recent markets, closed eight and three-quarters points higher st 21 s\, after having sold as high as 221. Among the many popular issues to close two or more points shove yes terday’s final prices were Allis Chal mers, American Can, American l.ooo motive, American Sugar Refining. American Woolen. Crucible Steel and General Petroleum. NEBRASKA HIGH FIVES IN TOURNEYS JJneoln. Keb. IT.—Two countv tour nament* and one Invitation tourney will headline * - * • t ball acheduled bra ilk-1 inter*# holastlo <^ce circle* Basket ball- team* of Saline county will meet at Crete with Crete High achool, undefeated thin *ea*on, fav ored to cop flrat honor*. Clay county quintet* will gather at Clay Center with Sutton. (May Center and Har vard scheduled to present a warm fight for honor*. Western Nebraska team* and a scattering representation from Wy oming and South Dakota will com pete In the Clmdron Normal tourna ment at Chndron. Mitchell, Clmdron, Srottshluff and Chappell promise to be among the leading contender*. The undefeated Hebron team will meet Geneva while Omaha Central will challenge Omaha Tech in an im portant contest. Junior Dramatic (Hub Formed at Creighton A junior dramatic club, fashioned after the *enlor organisation, has been formed by d unatlr students of the Creighton university. I’rnfes--nr Charles Costello, sponsor of the Senior Dramatic club, will supervise" the Junior society, and an nounces that the club will present the junior play soon. Foster M Klgler Is president of the club. Married in Council Bluff*. Th# following parson* obtained »n*r rlas« li rti*e* in Council bluff* yeataf* day; Helmut h Ret**. Crete. N*b .. II Mary Parltek. Oats, Neb. . II Walter It 11 h. Fort Hit***, Ken, bulb llerliert, Junction. *Kn . HO K I* llsfv**'. Council llluff* ...... • , l’lo*‘ic N O bru it Council bluff* ... T* 'Miner H Wlw.n Ml»*«urt Vs lie V. Is... • ! Flor**nre (I 0|*.-n. l.ovdnnd In . ■ I-red Qtu-kiMtbit«h, Council bluff* . To j lone Jewell, Council bluff* .. It Willi,IH dr*v- *. dtetna Neb . '' idled'* bona boo. dretna, Neb . .,., . ?« : James Relay, «‘meh* ?1 Anns Fkarka. Omaha . l* ; I* bohlhers, Atlantic, t*. ............ l'llan l.eutn, Ad*ntlc. )*. . 34 ! Clifford Men*on. Meadow drove. Nab , J<> Flo** blalr. Meadow drove Neb..,.,,, 31 | »*-k Manaon C'areyhuret, Wye, 10 i Kftl. itti.r, S.b.lh., Kan.7T.... :* M. E. Smith to Be Kept for Omaha Business Men Unite on Bid of $1,715,000; Would Keep Concern in This City. Creditors to Decide The continuation of M. E. Smith & Co. as a going concern was practically assured Tuesday when a group of Omaha business men, headed by A. W. Gordon and L. F. Crofoot, sub mitted a bid for the assets and lease holds of the big business in the amount of $1,715,000. A deposit of $200,000 was made as a part of the bid as an evidence of good faith. The bid was presented by John U. Loomis, trustee in bankruptcy, to B. H, Dunham, referee, and was accepted by him as a fair offer, and plans were made at once to submit the proposi tion to the creditors for their ap proval. The group of Omaha business men, which is said to include eight of the leaders in the city's business life, have been working on the task of contin uing the business for several weeks, and in all their negotiations they have worked hand in hand with the credi tors. The bid, as submitted, had been gone over by representatives of the creditors before it was offered, and it is said that more than 97 per cent of the creditors approved it in advance. At the time the bid was submitted John Bird and Allan Memhard of New Fork, representing most of the credi tors, were present and gave their ap proval. The first big hurdle thus seems to have been overcome. Tt is regarded by those who are taking the lead in this matter that the formal approval of the creditors is a matter of only a few days. Ten Days for Objections. Tender the law, 10 days must be given to creditors to object, but it Is expected that the plans as worked out will be supported. The next step will be the formation of a corporation to take over the busi ness and run it. This corporation, it is hoped, will be made up of Omaha business men who will subscribe to the capital stock. "We have been working hard to continue this business for Omaha," said Crofoot, speaking for Gordon and his other associates. We will turn over the property to a corporation of Omaha business-men, without profit to ourselves, and we feel sure that such a corporation will be in posl tion not only to continue the business but to increase the business to the resulting betterment of Omaha as a dry goods market.” Little Difficulty Expected. The only difficulty which might arise to prevent the consummation of the plans is some legal point xtlilch might have been overlooked. The negotiations have been handled with care, however, and It is believed that all points have been covered. The final sale of the property under the terms of the Gordon Crofoot bid will prob ably l>e made on March 5, the date set by Ttef-»ree Dunham. There were bin's that other bids might he submitted by persons repre senting dry goods firms in other cities, competitors of the Omaha market, but those xvho have handler! the negotiations are of the opinion that the sentiment of the business men in Omaha Is so unit- a in support of continuing the big business that nothing will be permitted tn prevent the carrying out of the plans that were launched by today’s bid. In addition to the importance of the M. E. Smith company to Omaha as a dry goods center, the failure of the plans would throw out of employ ment 557 men and women who are now on the pay roll of the company. This is one of the major factors that has actuated Gordon and Crnfot. Record Freight Movement for This Season of Year Washington. Feb. 17—Record freight movement fur this season of the year of virtually all commodities waa reported tonlRht by the Atnerl can Railway association. The total of 928,244 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending February 7, the association's figures showed, was an Increase of S2.1S0 cars above the preceding wee' * fig lire and of 22.227 cars over the num ber for the corresponding week of 1924. Chrmiral Warfare May Re W aged l |mn Mn»quitn« Washington. Fob. 17—Experiment* bv the chemical warfare *ervlct In exterminating monqultoc* along the shore line* of the country are under consideration by brigadier tleneral File*, chief of the service. While no appropriation* have been suggested, it i* the belief of official* that by development of a gas, *o be distributed over *w nmp la ml* bv air plane*, Ytiu« b could be accomplished. Tumor (’au9t*n Death. Shenandoah, T»., Fell 17,—Wayne Henderson, son of Jess Henderson of Shenandoah, died Sunday In an Omaha hospital of tumor of the brain. Ills father wa« at hl» bedside A wife and a child survive. half brother, Connell Henderson, Is a stir deni nt the I'nlversUy of Nebraska at 1.1 matin, W aliahi* at It \gaiu. Its Jewish I elf-graph V1-114 . . Jerusalem. Kel- 17 Hostilities of Hie Walls bis against Jeddah, tlie Iasi stronghnld of King All, have been re sumeijL according lo dispatches re calvadjiera. Oldest Spanish War Veteran Resident of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Neb., Feb, 17.—Bridge port claim* the distlction of having a* a resident the oldest active mem ber of Roosevelt camp, Spanish American War veterans, of Scotts bluff, with which the local veterans are affiliated. This man Is Kdmond Poole, 71, who served with distinction during the entire period of that war. He is also the oldest Spanish- Amer lean war veteran in the I'nlted States. When the call for volunteers was made, he w-as 10 years over age, but applying for enlistment, he suffered a lapse of memory as to the date of his birth, and was accepted for serv ice. His real age was not questioned until long after the war closed, when the War department overlooked the fact, and granted him all the privi leges of the volunteer. He Intends to accompany the vet erans to the district encampment at Grand Island in June and help ad vertise the North Platte valley by automobile caravan that will attend from here. Ten-Dav Marriage in Lower House Amendment Forcing All Cou ples to Undergo Examina tion Killed at Same Time. The lower house debated all das’ on the marriage bill. e Finally a bill was passed which repeals the in-day advance notice clause in the present marriage law and merely calls for the affidavit by contracting parties that they are free from disease. The rhief debate was over an amendment proposed by Johnson of Herman, which would have forced all couples living in the state to undergo a physical examination or give up their residence or pay a fine and be subject to imprisonment. A number of women's clubs were behind the amendment and their rep resentatives have lobbied in legislative halls for two w-eeks in an effort to get the bill passed. The Chambers bill, calling for con solfdation of the Omaha city and Douglas county governments was killed in committee today. The deflate on the marriage bill prevented a vote on the blue Rky repeal which is up for third reading. It also halted consideration of the tan gible tax bills which are on the house calendar. $500,000 SAVING IN EXPRESS RATES Lincoln*. Keb. 17.—A saving of Ap proximately $500,000-A yenr is estlmat e<1 for Nebraska shippers under the new express rate schedule which the* American Express company Ask*ed l>ermission to file, according to Rail way Commissioner Tavlor. 1’nder a recent onler of the interstate com merce commission, a new interstate express rate schedule i*» provided for all territory west of the Mississippi, carrying a reduction of about 11 per cent. I’nder the order of the interstate commission, the new rates will £• Into effect March 1. Citing examples of the reductions that will be made, Mr. Taylor said that on shipments from Lincoln to Grand Island, where the rate is now $1.73 per hundred pounds, the new rate would be approximately $1.55 On shipments from Lincoln to Al liance the rate would he reduced from $2.91 to approximately $2.60, he said WOMAN DRUGGED ' AND HELD CAPTIVE San Diego, Cal , Feb IT —A young woman who says she Is Jessie Apple of l.os Angeles was taken today to a private hospital In this city from Tia Juana. Mexico, where she Is said to have been held a captive for two weeks, during which time it is charg ed that she was forced to sign checks for large amounts. The young woman, according to a physician who attended her. had been drugged and otherwise mistreated. A number of bruises were found on her body, the doctor said. Dirigible Will Carry Mail on Rerintula Trip Washington. Feb. IT.—Weather permitting the dirigible la’s Angeles will leave lAkehurst. N J., Friday morning for Bermuda with SOT pounds of mail and carrying Assist ant Secretary Robinson of the Navy department. Rear A imiral Moffett, chief of navy aeronaut!, * and prob ably, a representative of the post mas ter general. The flight will !*> the first of a series of ope at tons plan ■'.! dm • the spring and early summer, to test the feasibility of employing altshins of that txpe for r * 'turner, il pass,,re, and mail routes. It has been estimated by Nath British and American naval aircraft authorities that the establishment of air routes with ships ns large as the l.os Angeles would result Itt an earn ing capacity which would Justify op era Mon. | Die Weather I For Ji li *ur» rn.lin* 7 n\ . l-VbfUlin IT. 1'fFt ipil»Dt»n Inch** «p,l bun Dc Dh* »> (aiai *imv* .Imumv \. 9 st . \ |f**« ,?*. HrtwHjr iVmprrutiirrs * » »« ..... T' \ ,t. , \\ * * w. j n in . s 7 a tiv ,*».,.?* S |i ni « • m **... .* 4 i' tt * * . K r» m ,.** IS «. m. • Jem . !| '« * m. «... • • o m. wjj IS B9«n Earth Sinks to Close Up Cave Tomb j -- Hundreds Gather to Hear Services on Man Buried 70 Feet Below Hilltop Altar. Rescuers Withdrawn B.v A. H. KIRKLAND, I'nlvei-anl Serv-ire Staff C'nrreapondeiit. Cave City, Ky.. Feb. 17.—Floyd Collins sleeps tonight in the tomb h» perhaps would have chosen, 70 feet down in Sand cave. And there he will sleep forever more. Nature, which has sneered and mocked at man s puny efforts to bring him forth, is taking further steps to seal his mausoleum beyond any possi bility of hi-s ever coming forth. A great crack appeared today at the base of the cliff which overhangs the entrance to the cave. It is now six inches wide, and the ground in front of the cliff seems to be sinking. Composed of treacherous, shifting muck, even before the rescue opera tions were started, the underground strata which has been disturbed by the sinking of shafts and tunnela, are again seeking to adjust themselves It is likely that it will sink until all the natural passages have been closed. Rescue Work Abandoned. The rescue operations were for mally abandoned at 12:25 today. No extensions of the shaft or laterals were attempted this morning, and after several hours of inspection work they decided to leave Floyd's body in the cave. ‘‘But please, say It ended W a fight and not a quit." asked H. T. Car michael .chief of the rescue opera tions. "Twenty-six men would have kept on. even have given their lives, it I had said the word. But some time.* there comes a time when the end doesn't Justify the means, and If it ever did, this was the time. The chances were 70 to one that further work meant the loss of other lives. It wasn't worth it Just to try to raise a dead man 70 feet after we had made it possible this morning for 12 men who knew him well to see him and positively Identify him. And anyon el*e who had the nerve to go down there could have gone in and seen him." Gather for Final Rates. &> the friends and neighbors of Floyd Collins, his father and mother, the workmen who have fought for two weeks for his life, the soldiers who have patrolled his tomb, gather ed ttid afternoon among the trees oo the cliff over Sand cave and formally recommi'ted his body to the embrace of the boulders and sand below. As Rev r. K nicker, pastor of the Horse Cave and Cave City Methodist churches, hared his head and lifted up his voice in prayer. A thousand other hats were doffed and heads bowed. "Oh Thou Eternal and Almighty God." he began. In a pitch that carried to the farthest fringe of the crowd. "Into Thy presence do we come on this precipice In the midst of death. We gather here with sad hearts liecause of the death of our brother who is gone. Thou hast not seen fit to release him from the tomb below. Two Brothers Absent. "Rl»*s all who have labored here In his behalf. Rless those of the Red Cro**. (he men of the army, the news paper reporters, and all of us. May this tragedy teach ua of the uncer tainty of life and the certainty of death and grant that we may see that it is born unto every man to die." Lee Collins, father of the deal “< aver" turned toward his w ife, a* she pressed a handkerchief to her eve* Thev sjit .iu«t In front of the preacher, who stood on the stump of n tree cut down to furni«h logs for the shaft operations Next to them -tt Andrew Collins. Floyds uncle, and next to hint were two vacant chairs Homer and Marshall Collins. Floyd's brothers, xxere no* there A choir of to women from the churches of Cave City swept softly Into the familiar strains of "Nearer. My God. to Thee ' When the hymn xvas over Hex Roy H. Biser. pastor of the Christian church of Glasgow, mount ed the stump. Story One of Life. "This is an unusual occasion, per haps rnpualloled in the h:*tory of our state and nation." he said. "In none other that 1 can recall have ex er been commingled the prayers and the 'interest of ihe whole nation in the work of rescue. When we ask why all this Intel,«t. we find the answer 1 that tile story of Floyd Collins it iTurn te r«, Ftr*. Column Onei - — - ———————— Summary of the Day in / Washington *• ::c. e . liimtttM ipproxed the rivers and harbors hilt, v hou*c induce began an tnvea o of the national disabled aol ! dier*' league. * N'glit session* were held by hoth I senate and house agricultural com j mittees on farm legislation A general denial of a federal trad* commission complaint was filed by the Michigan Sugar company Brag oiicr General Mitchell testified further before a house committee on J ‘ he aircraft oontroversx The \avx department infoi med th* State deivartment that the Vmyrican *h:p s i <pping program had t»een ,-a^ , rted opt ns prescribed by treatx. \ favorable report was ordered hv the senate agricultural committee en the nomination of William M, Jars din* to he secretary of agricuitur*. I