I T? T~y THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
. _ ihhj AmMm,„„-.....
_ stand* this the fnremnst, "That my
—— ________^^_==r=^ heart has bled.”—Edward Young.
CITY EDITION _ VOL. 54—NO. 229. OMAHA, * MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1925.* TWO CENTS1*c*u.n;'L^,f‘ '-'
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Plans Made
to Rebuild
Democracy
Franklin I). Roosevelt Pro
poses Reorganization of Na
tional Committee anrl Its
Working Program.
"Must Be More Liberal”
Washington, March S.—A move
ment looking to the holding of a con
ference of democratic leaders from
the various states in the early sum
mer for the purpose of more securely
welding together the democratic party
has been Initiated hy Franklin P.
Roosevelt, of Xew York, with the en
dorsement of other party chieftains
In outlining the proposal In a let
ter to Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of
Montana, permanent chairman of the
democratic convention last year.' Air.
Roosevelt disclosed he had communl
rated with all the delegates attending
the Xew York convention and that, as
to methods of practical organizations,
a great majority of the replies re
ceived concur in these five sugges
tions:
1. That the national committee, or
Its executive machinery, should func
tion every day in every year and not
merely In presidential election years.
3. That the national rommittec
should he brought Into far closet
touch with the state organizations.
,1. That the executhe machinery
for year In and year out work should
he put on a continuing and business
like financial basis.
Need More Publicity.
4. That publicity for fundamental
party policy and for the dissemina
tion of current Information should be
greatly extended.
5. That party leaders from all sec
tions should meet more frequently In
order tp exchange views and plans for
united party artlon.
Air. Roosevelt, who was campaign
manager for Oovernor Alfred E.
Smith of Xew York, In the presiden
tial nomination fight last year, also
wrote Senator Walsh that, the confer
ences for the next national nomina
tion should he eliminated at this
t ime.
"By adhering tn principles rather
than personalities for the next three
years, we shall go far toward sue
cess." he said.
^ Air. Roosevelt also declared In his
letter that his correspondents we*-j
"ovetwhelmingly agreed that the de
moeracy must he unqualifiedly the
party representative of progress and
liberal thought.”
Liberalization I’rged.
"In other words." he said, "the
clear !ln« of demarcation which dif
ferentiated the political thought of
Jefferson on the one side, and of
Hamilton on the other, must he re
stored. The democracy must make it
Hear that it seeks primarily the good
of the average citizens through the
t\ ee rule of the whole electorate, as
opposed to the republican party
which seeks a mere moneyed pros
perity of the nation through the con
trol of government by a self appoint
ed aristocracy of wealth and of social
and economic power.
"The letters I have received nre
also Insistent that the democratic
party shall not. nationally. In the fu
ture. confuse with basic principles
those matters of momentary or tem
porary nature which are principally
nV local Interest. Ry thus confining
Itself tn .those Issues which the whole
party In every section of the nation
agrees on ns fundamental, we shall
not only present a united front, hut
i shall cease tn confuse th» electorate."
WaNh Endorses Plan.
Senator Walsh In replying with an
endorsement of the proposal for a na
tional conference, said there was a re
markable similarity In the opinions
Mr. Roosevelt had epitomized and
those conveyed to him hy many mem
oir hers of the party "solicitous about its
nature, regardless of who may bear
Its honors or Its burdens.’ ’
"I sm In entire harmony,” Senator
Walsh wrote, "with the Idea you ad
vanes of culling, at an early day, a
conference of representatives of the
various states to take counsel touch
ing the matters adverted to In your
communication and to devise end set
on foot some machinery popularly fi
nanced for carrying on the educa
tional work so neceseary to success,
to he proceeded with only more In
tensely when campaigns sre actually
in progress.
"I entertain no doubt that the
chairman of the national committee
would gladly entertain a augg»stlon
for the calling of such a conference
emenatlng from a dozen or perhaps
a scora of representative democrat*
from various sections of the country."
We Have
With Us
Today
Beatrice Forlica-Rnberlaott Hale,
Ifclurrr anil Author,
New York City, N, Y.
Heat rice Forbes Robertson Hale has
lectured on the drama mid the
woman’s suffrage question since 1910.
She has spoken In more than 30
elates. Mrs. Hale was born In New
York city where she now makes her
home. She was a member of the
United States food administration at
V ashlngtrin In 111*.
Mrs. Hale haa written a number of
hooks. She ha* appeared on the stage
tinder the direction of Henry Irving
•nd came to the United States to np
pear with Kllen Terry. She has a
home In F.ngland In addition to the
cue In New Votlt.
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Dennistoun Scandal Hearing Will
Occupy Rem q3m Sioshh in Court
-tan 5\»nai;l« rti
Frail, Beautiful Wife -n i.oionel Withstands Ordeal
l l»on Vi itness Staiul Better Than Lawyer Who Sub
jected Her to Grilling Examinations.
I8,v ROBERT 4. PREW.
Onmtin Bee Staff CnrrentMimient.
Eondon, March 8.—The Pennis
Inn scandal, which reappears nn the
stage Tuesday, is certain to last for
the remainder of the week. The
three-day adjournment front Friday
was made necessary because Sir Ed
ward Marshall Hall, who has been
111, was suffering from the effect of
strain following his in.hour cross
examination of Mrs. Dorothy Muriel
Dennistoun.
The fall, beautiful woman, whose
love affairs are being probed with
stood an 18-hour ordeal on the wit
ness stand with remarkable forti
tude. At the end of the ordeal
she did not show such signs of
strain as the noted lawyer, who was
searching her with vigorous ques
tions about the men she had loved
besides Ocneral Sit' John Conans,
tn whom she claims her former hus
band sold her to gain advancement.
When the case comes up again
Tuesday Sir George Lewis, famous
lawyer, resuming his evidence on
behalf of ihe plaintiff, will continue
his declarations that he has been
threatened since the case started.
He claims that the defense Is con
tinually altering and extending its
answers to Mrs. Pennlstoun's com
plaint.
"Fresh names have been sent in
of men with whom It is alleged
Mrs. Pennlstoun misconducted her
self every day,' Lewis declares.
Although the suit is engrossing,
the interest of the whole nation,
no comment is made either by the
press or pulpit because the. British
law requires that no comment he
made as long ns the case is not
decided.
Search Renewed
for Germ Source
Feverish Effort Made to
Determine How Wealthy
Youth Got Disease.
Bf I'nlvPrsnl S^rvlc*.
Chicago, March 8.—A feverish ef
fort Is being made to determine
where typhoid germs came from that
paused the death of William N. Mc
Clintock.
The young millionaire, whose death
is being Investigated, died of typhoid
fever several months ago. There was
no typhoid fever epidemic at the
time.
Judge Harry Olson of the Chicago
municipal court, friend of the Me
Clintock family, charged at the in
quest that William T). Shepherd, fos
ter father and chief beneficiary In
McClintock's will, was •'morally'*
guilty in connection with the man’s
death.
An effort ltas been made to show
that McClinfock died after typhoid
germ culture had heen administered.
But all efforts to find the aource of
the germs have failed.
Laboratories in Chicago have been
searched without result and today it
was announced the search would be
extended to Milwaukee.
Judge Olson announced he was en
gaged in developing new evidence to
lay before the coroner's inquest when
the hearing is resumed March 13. He
said he expected to be able to pro
duce a number of new witnesses.
STATE BANK AT
AMES, NEB., CLOSED
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bff.
Ames, Neb., March 8.—The Farm
ers’ State bank, the only bank nt
Ames, closed its doors yesterday and
a petition has been filed in district
court requesting the appointment of
a receiver to wind up affairs of the
Inst it ut Ion
It was stated that apparently there
was little need of a bank at Ames.
Business has dwindled down to al
most nothing, it was said.
The hank was opened 10 years ago
with a capital of $15,000.
February 18 the* institution was
turned over to the board of trade
and commerce and since it has been
under the jurisdiction of £he state
board guarantee fund commission.
No effort was made by officers or
stockholders to furnish bonds to con
tinue the institution.
O. H. Fink is president r>f the hank
and Jerome Wostrel, cashier.
The petition filed recommended that
Emil Folda of Clarkson, Neb., be ap
pointed receiver.
Hospital Proud of
Record for East Year
ftp** Ini HUpntrh to The Omnlia IW.
Pawnee City, Neb., March 8.—The
Pawnee hospital's published report
for the Inst, year shows what local
doctors call a remarkable record for
the Institution.
Patients admitted totaled 478, of
which 93 were medical cases. Hurgl
cal operations totaled 387, and the
total deaths were 14. Twenty-three
babies were born in the hospital.
The record for the hospital, con
sldered In the light, of Its size and
contributing territory, surpasses
many larger institutions In the state.
Accomodations are now possihle for
24 patients at a time, and employes
number 11. The hospital Is staffed
by Pawnee City's three doctors, W.
R. Boyer, P. J. Flnrv and A. B. An
dereon, who co-operate as a medical
unit,
The largest number of operative
cases was 1ft3 for tonslllectormy, with
74 operations for appendicitis second.
Merchant Dies.
Pawnee City, Neb., March 8 Ham
K. Cox, sr., died at his home in
Burchard yesterday morning after a
lingering illness of several months.
Mr. Cox had only recently retired
from active mnnugenient of the Cox
store at Burchard which he founded
many years ago. He was a charter
member <*f the Burchard chapter of
the Masonic lodge.
Funeral services will be held the
first of the week and burial will bo
In the Burchard cemetery.
Eire Gut* Shoe Shop.
Liberty, Neb., March 8. Fire oi
unknown origin, caused several bun
dred dollars damage to the Electric
Sho#» Repairing shop at this place
early Friday morning, and for « flm*
threatened the entire business bbuh
but the flames were controlled h>
hard work of citizens. Mrs Ivor
Long discovered the flsmes anti gave
h hurried alarm
Irish Elections
Result in Riots
Free Staters Promise Cheaper
and Better Whisky and
Melees Mark Meetings.
R> DENIS O'CONNELL,
r»»lv*»r**l Servlr* Stuff rorreupnndent.
Dublin, March 8.—Ructinn s and
rhefartc reminiscent of the best days
of Irish elections characterized the
miniature general election for the pur
pose of electing nine deputies to the
dail on account of the resignation of
the national group.
Shellelaglis, broken heads, revol
vers, blackthorns, bricks, stones, eggs,
good and had. and baton charges by
police all had full play during the
Week-end, when 400 meetings were
held by rival parties. At almost every
meeting the speakers were shouted
down. Father o'Flanagan, well
known IrlshAmertca n politician,
abandoned his attempt to make a
speech at Cavan when there was a
general melee of rival factions.
Father O'Flanagnn, addressing a re
publican gathering, was hooted and
jeered by Free Staters an dthere was
a serious conflict between two crowds.
The police tried to separate the com
batants and were badly handled by
both sides.
Meetings of Free State candidates
fared equally sadly. Some of the poli
ticians indulged In bloodcurdling
speeches against Britain
The Free Staters promise to abnl
ish Income taxes, and to provide
more houses and work, cheaper to
bacco and cheaper and better whisky.
The laborites and farmers are equally
profuse In their promises. The poll
ing takes place Wednesday, hut in
spite of the wild threats of the poli
ticians the voting will he small. It
Is expected that the Free Staters will
wlnn' six seats and the republicans
three.
BANDIT THREATENS
BABY, GETS COAT
Chicago, March 7.—A bandit level
ed his gun at Mrs. Jennie Doctor to
day and ordered her to give up the
$1,000 ermine coat she wore.
"I won't give it to you,” she
screamed, “You can shoot me.”
“Oh, Is that so—well here goes the
kid,” the bandit countered, shifting
the muzzle of the weapon to the head
of her year old son.
“Don't shoot, don't shoot, you can
have It.” the mother cried and strip
ped off her coat. The bandit took it
and fled
Fire Sweeps Through
ttuihlitif;* on MeMurrav Farm
Sperlsl TH»pntrh to Th# Omaha He#.
Liberty. Neb.. March #—Fire rati*
ed a several hundred dollar loss «t
the Herbert M< Murray farm about
six miles south of here Friday.
McMurray is a tenant of one of the
Bookwalter farms.
Fire was discovered in the large
barn on the place shortly after the
noon hour and a telephone call
brought help from neighbors and the
chemical truck and the fire depart
ment from Summerfleld. and the l*arn
and other buildings on the farm were
saved from total destruction.
The barn contained a large supply
of hay and feed and Implements and
some livestock. It Is thought possible
that someone accidentally dropped a
cigaret or cigar stub in the hnrn
while feeding the horse? at the noon
hour.
The Ins* f* partly covered by Insur
ance.
Lithua ilia Prepares
Protest to Vatican
Warsaw. March 7.—The Lithuanian
government, it was announced here
today, is preparing to protest to the
Vatican regarding the Polish conenr
dat, in which the papal diplomats are
said to have recognized the dafneto
annexation of \ Una to Poland.
The Lithuanian public is asserted
to be highly excited and Is demanding
that the government ask Home to re
call Mgr. Zecdnl, the papal delegate
to Lithuania.
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Bandage Catches
Fire, Man Is
Burned
Slierlsl IM«pelrh to Tl»e (Ittvsltn He#,
Nebraska. € ’It y, March -Louis
Meyer was badly burned about the
head and hands when he lighted «
match while in the basement at hie
home and a bandage about his head
which was saturated with turpentine
Ignited In living to remove the ban
• lags hia hands war# severely burned.
H
r
Seek Girl in
South Side
Bank Theft
Car I sod iii Securities Stale
Robbery Recovered in Coun
cil Bluffs—Girl in It,
Says Tollman.
Stolen Friday Evening
Somewhere In Iowa, unless they
doubled bark on their track*, four
men and a woman are hiding from
police who seek them for the holdup
of the Securities State bank Saturday
night.
That there was a woman In the
case wag discovered yesterday when
Edward Cadwalladpr, tool bridge em
ploye, told police that the bandit car
drove east across the bridge shortly
after R last night.
“There were five In the car, four
men and a woman," Cadwallader said.
“The woman sat between two of the
men In the back scat."
Cadwallader learned that his
customers were bank bandits for
whom police were then spreading a
net after the bandit car had bppn
found and had bren identified by him
as the ear whleh drove across thp
bridge Saturday night.
Marliine Taken In Holdup.
The car was located at R Sunday
morning In front of the residence of
William Strohhehn. 311 Vnrlils street,
Council Bluffs, Strohhehn told, police
that the machine was there when he
returned home about R:30 Saturday
night,
“It was parked a hit out from the
ciirh as though the n.wner had Just
stepped across the street to a neigh
bor and I thought nothing of It," he
said. "However, when I read an ac
count of the bank holdup In the morn
ing paper I thought that It might
he the car they were looking for and
qalled police.' *
The machine was Identified as the
property of the Lincoln Motor Car
ronipany, dealer in used ears.
Early Friday night the ear was
taken from Edward Lincoln and
Harry White, a salesman, by two ban
dlts who said, “We don't want your
money, we want your ear.’*
The pair, after circling around and
ddrivlng west to Twenty fourth street,
again headed east, after picking up
a companion, and disappeared. The
ear was turned over to Lincoln after
he had proved that It was his prop
erty.
May He Gang Held Here.
Last night police hazarded the
theory that the gang for which they
are searching Is crnar>e»e<i of the same
person* who w*re arrested tn Feb
ruary at a local hotel and held a a
hank theft suspects.
A quantity of nitroglycerine was
found tn the pnesesslon of this gand
which consisted of fivp men and a
woman. However, after subjecting
them to thorough questioning, police
were unable to prove a case against
them and they were released.
“They may have come hack here
on a 'spite' Job.” a. central station
detective said last night. “They were
sore at us for arresting them."
“Spile .lob.” Say J’nlire.
The discovery that a woman travels
with this bandit gang now leads to
the belief that the lookout in the
powerful car which awaited the four
handits who he]d up the Securities
State hank was not a man. hut the
woman who was seen with them half
an hour later.
It was she, police helleve, who sat
there with the motor running, ready
to drive away the minute her acconil
pllres ran from the building. At the
wheel she piloted them to safety and
then turned over the maehlne to one
of the men.
Saturday nlght'a robbery was one
of the most daring In the annals of
Omaha criminal history. It was per
petrated while hundreds were on the
street and within a few block* of
the South Omaha police station. Only
the fact that the one man who knew
the-combination to the vault slipped
from the building before the bandits
caught sight of him held the loss
down to $4,000.
Custer County to Stage
Kicl<l Meet at Broken Row
Broken Bow, Neb., March R. The
Buster Bounty Athletic association
held Ita annual spring meeting in this
city. Prof. \V. A, Bosene of Balia
way was elected manager for 1935 nml
Professor Bentliack of Arnold, secre
tary. County Superintendent Mary
Beeseman was chairman of the meet
Ing. It was decided to hold the Bus
ter county held meet in Broken Bow
April l.R and the affair to he under
the sole management of the assocla
lion.
The Cuater county meet ts on* of
tha largest athletic events In high
school circles In the stst* and the
1935 meet promise* to eclipse all pre
vloua event* Coach Schulte of Lin
coin will l>e among the notables pres
ent.
Mr«. S. E. Hunt I tit *.
Aprrliil DUpatrh to lit* Om*lm llr*.
Table nnrk, Neb., March K New *
hna been received her* of th* death
of Mrs. S.itnh B. Murat. s*. w ho died
til lit* horn* of her Plater, Mr* N M
llutulJ* of T>*tiMinor**, Km. Sin* tiled
of cancer of the Movnnrh, with which
■ha had be*u nffll< u*d for several
year*.
Th* Ifurat family lived many year*
n*o ■ i Table Itoek and vicinity, mov
ing later to Humboldt.
Pool flail HoI.IkmI.
flpeelal IMapatrh to I'li* Omitlot Mr*.
Hanover, Kon . March K The
Howland Hrother* pool hall nl thl*
place wan entered and hurglAilr.ed
Krlday night. fh»* t*cond tlm* tn the
ln*t fhr** week*.
Knli>in<e was trained jhe ytinie «a
in th* previous robber\ A email
•mount of rhnng* and a supply n(^
I'lfaia, tobacco and candy wa« taken
Events T urn
Toward New
Arms Meet
World Affairs Are Shaping
Themselves to Make Pos
sible Conference Under
U. S. Auspices.
Geneva Protocal Junked
nr Vnlrersal Service.
Washington. March S.—With the
Geneva protocol scheduled for burial
at the meeting this week of the coun
cil of the league of nations, world
events today were shaping themselves
to make possible the calling by Presi
dent Coolidge of a second disarma
ment. conference under the auspices
of the United States.
Dispatches from Paris today reveal
ed that In conferences between Pre
mler Herriot of France and Foreign
Minister Chamberlain of Great Bri
tain, England had sureeeded In
wrecking the widely heralded Geneva
agreement.
With France and Great Britain al
lied against It, the ambitious protocol
Is regarded as doomed, no matter
how enthusiastically It may he sup
ported by Japan and other nations.
Americans Pleased.
While American official* today
would make no comment. It was plain
that they were more than pleased
with the cable dispatches tellb of
the passing of the protocol, under
whlrh the league would have arro
gated to itself the authority to,pass
upon such domestic matters *s immi
gration.
President Coolidge for month* has
been awaiting a propitious moment
for sounding out the great powers of
the world with reference to the hold
ing of a second disarmament confer
ence. So long as the Geneva proto
col stood In the foreground both the
president and his advisers frit that
the time was not ripe for American
action.
Britain Favor* Plan.
Even since Great Rrltain sot Its
face against the protocol there have
been frequent Indications that the
Tendon government would look with
favor upon the calling of nnother con
ference under American auspices
Three weeks ago governmental
spokesmen In the British house of
commons made pointed references to
conversations bearing upon such *
conference These conversations look
place with Frank B. Kellogg, then
American ambassador to Great Bri
tain and now- secretary of state.
Eo’lon log t*W discussion In the
house of commons, a spokesman for
the president stated plainly that, be
cause of the Geneva protocol the
United States had advanced no "dip
lcmatlc feelers.'' looking toward the
meeting of a conference under Amer
ican auspices. At the same time, it
was stated officially, the president
had hopes that some conference j
would be arranged.
Fort Smith Theatened
hv Series of Big Fires
Fort Smith. Ark.. March 8—Fire
which this afternoon threatened seri
ous conflagration In widely separated
parts of the city, was under control
shortly after 5. when total loss from
flames since midnight were estimated,
in excess of $.'»00.000.
Principal losses centered in the
Fort Smith Cotton Oil company
plant, burned early Sunday morning
and the Senor Bottling Manufacture
Ing company plant, destroyed Sunday
afternoon. The cotton mill loss was
placed at I250.A00. The bottle far
torv loss was about .1125,<100, officials
of the company said.
Tn addition to the two factory build
ings, flames razed seven residences
near the downtown district, and dam
aged three others.
Four Leprosy Cures Are
Effected in Louisiana
Washington. March R.— Four men
who entered the national home for
lepers at Carrvfle. J,n., several vests
ago, have been discharged from the
Institution as cured The United j
States public health service an
nounced tonight that the men have
been tinder close observation for a
year, and during the entire time, the
leprosy baroilue had been absent from
their body tissue*.
Two Cage County Couples
Dodge 10-Day Marriage Law
Spcrlnl Dispatch in The Omshs W*e.
Wymote. Neb. March R Marriage
license* reported from Marshall conn
tv Kan . Just south of her#, for the
last week, show that two r;age conn
ty couples escaped the 10 day advance'
•notice by crossing the state line: Jake
W. Sturgeon and Miss Klsle Shoen
herger of Blue Springs, and Harvey
,r. Heilman of Wymote and Miss
FUen Wnvman of Barneaton, being
the contracting couples.
l.aurel Man Ha* l\ow Joh.
*|tei-lal BN|>alcli t«» 'I’lie Omtihs lire.
l.aurel, \#*b, Match R It. A See
man, who has been manager of the
St, Anthony ami Dakota lumber \ard
here, baa accepted a position a*
traveling auditor for the Iwimboit
I.umber company, a concern of 36
yards, 12 of which Ml Herman will
Stipei vise. He and bis family will
local# at New Dim. Minn., which Is
In the territory of the lumber yards
< it\ \\ iiiH Suit.
*!»«'« bit IM*|»i«trh to The Omnha !l«*e,
Nebraska «*Uy, Neb. March R
John Shei wood lost his damage suit
against the city in district court ves
ierd.tx. He had sued the city for al
b god damages resulting from gl iding
an alley at the rear of his home,
which weakened the foundation of
his garage, allowing the foundation
to gixg way.
Officials Ignore Confession of Youth
p
to Slaving of W hich Mother Convicted
j p _
District Attorney in Los Angeles Declares That it W onld
Have Been Impossible for Son to Commit Crime for
Which Woman Is Serving Life Sentence.
By I nitertnl Service.
T,ns Angeles, March 8.—The dis
trict. attorney's office announced to
day that no attention would be paid
to the “confession’’ of Harold
(Sonny) Wilgis, that, he ha*d mur
dered Dr. Benjamin Baldwin, for
whose slaying Harold's mother Is
under sentence of life imprisonment, j
District Attorney Keyes pointed
out that uncontroverted testimony
at the trial of Mrs. AA’illis showed
her son could not have committed
the crime.
“As far as mv office is con
cerned,” said Keyes, "the case Is
closed. The highest courts of the
state have confirmed the verdict of
the jury and the future of Mrs.
Willis Is now up to the governor
and the hoard of prison directors.”
Mrs. Willis said she assumed the
blame for the murder to save her
boy from the reform school. Physi
cal facts of the murder, however,
show that "Sonny” was In school
when Dr. Baldwin was killed. For
this reason the authorities are not
taking: his "confession” seriously.
Senate Session
May Be Extended
Isle nf Pine* and Lausanne
Treaties May Be Called
Ip by Republicans.
Washington. Marrh ft.—Should the
present plan nf republican leaders tn
rail up both the Isle nf Pine* and
Lausanne treaties he adhered to. the
special session nf the senate probably
will extend for a murh longer time
than had been expected when it began
last Wednesday.
There already has been a hitch In
carrying through the reorganization
program, and It appears that there
will be one nr two more dgys of de
bate on the nomination of rharles B.
Warrens nf Michigan to be attorney
general before a vote on confirmation
is had.
Leaders were undecided tonight
whether they would proceed with the
Warren nomination Immediately when
the senate meets tomorrow or put it
aside temporarily to obtain action on
the standing committee slates lead
ers hoped tn dispose of the committee
matter yesterday, hut action wsa pre
vented by Senators Borah of Idaho
and Norris of Nebraska, republicans.
\\ h|le administration forces are con
fident of favorable action on their
plan to relegate the 1^ Follette insur
gents to the extreme rear rank on the
committees the matter may he the
subject of further discussion.
There is rertaln tn he much more
debate on the Isle of Pines treaty and
Senator Robinson of .Arkansas the
democratic leader, has given notice
that the Lausanne treaty for the re
establishment of full diplomacy and
commercial relations with Turkey will
require very thorough consideration
Besides the nomination of Warren
the senate must consider a number of
others. Including that of Lieut. Col.
James E Fechet tn succeed Brig. Gen.
William E. Mttrhell as assistant chief
of the army air service.
Health Board Champion*
Lowly Cross ord Puzzle
Chicago, March S.—The Chicago de
partment of health came forward to
day a* a supporter of the cros* word
puzzle by devoting the department's
weekly health bulletin to the current
craze and emphasizing: its benefit to
general health and happiness. Dr.
Herman X. Pundesen. i-ommissioner
of health, concludes that the cross
word puzzle has many benefits. 1’nited
family circles and happiness to con
valescents and chmnir invalids were
listed in the report as among the good
purposes served by the cross word
puzzles
Youth Frarturo* Leg
Vligliting From Train
S|*erl«| BUpittrh to The Omaha Dee.
Nebraska City, Neb . Marrh S
Carl Record In attempting to alight
from a Missouri Pacific freight train
in the southern part of the city
slipped and fractured hi« left leg.
He had caught the train in the
•astern part of the city and was
titling it up grade and when he
reached a street near his home he
attempted to alight.
Ceneral RaiL^ay Strike
Again Slageil in Crm’f
Athens, Greece. March #.—Greet e
again is In the throes of a genetal
railway strike The railway men to
dav refused to wait longer for the
government's reply to their demands
for higher pay and shorter hours and
struck.
The government is expected to
Issue a decree for mobilization of the
workers.
Couple I ell of Klnpement.
•pedal Dispatch tn The Omaha Dee.
Table Rock. Neb. March V News
of the marriage of two Table Rock
voting people, which occurred Novem
ber .V 1924. and which has been kept
secret until now. has Just become
knntvn here
They are Mr Glen Jones, son of
G A. Jones and wife of Table Rock,
and MIsa Mil b ed Brock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Kd Brock* also of this
place
I he wedding took place at Seneca.
Kan. *
Thev will make their home on a
farm In this vlcinltv Thursday of
last week Mr. Hollis I hi row and Miss
l.ona Jones, both young people of
this place, went to Seneca. Kan , and
were mart led. They will make their
home at this place.
O Neill Nine Organize*.
G'Nelll. N>h . Muv. h S II .1 Ham
mom!. .1 H Mot 'ml h> nn.t Firvt Mo
Nnlly uoio unanlmnualv i boson itlroo
tors and board of managers of the
(VNeill Iwtseball club at a Joint meet
log of the baseball fa tvs and the com
mercial club. The rlvih w\l empoy a
profession battery, one member of
which l« tn l»e playing manager of
the team, tint will consider applies
Ilona from baseball player* not tie
minding National or American league
salat tea
Shortage of Seed
Corn to Be Offset
Department of Agriculture
Take? Step? to Prevent Con
dition? a? in 1918.
Washington, March ?.—Fearing a
shortage of seed corn for planting
this year's crop, the Department of
Agriculture has taken steps to pro
vide farmers an adequate supply and
has assured President Coolldge that
there Is no likelihood of a repetition
of conditions which exited In the
spring of 191S.
Several days ago, after he had
been Informed that some agricultural
authorities were concerned about the
outlook for the coming planting sea
son, the president called on the de
partment for Information as to
whether the corn of last year's crop
might prove of low vitality and
therefore of doubtful value for seed
ing purposes. In response. Coolldge
was advised that the department had
given the situation attention and that
It had been made the subject of a
careful Inquiry.
"As long ago as last August, when
the backwardness of the season
threatened Injury to the crop,'' said
a statement given out today at the
White Mouse, "the department called
the attention of farmers, and of the
state colleges of agriculture, to the
importance of espeeial attention to
the seed com problem. A systematic
campaign along this line was main
tained through the corn ripening sea
son by the department, and the agri
cultural extension forces rf the state
w here there warn most danger."
It is now the opinion ef the de
partment that the, situation Is very
much better than was feared last
summer and autumn.
BOILER BLOWN
FROM CREAMERY
apecial Ri.liutch to The Omaha Bee,
Sturgis, s. n . March s.—A steam
holier In the Hanford cream station
here blew up last night and practical
ly wrecked the whole hullding The
new glas. front was torn to shreds,
glass flying hundreds of feet. Occu
pants of the building had gone to
supper before the explosion occurred
and no one was hurt.' The boiler
went straight through the roof,
several hundred feet In the air. and
traveled two blocks, falling on and
going through the roof of the Sturgis
Water company's building. The dam
age to both buildings is more than
| fl.WWh A defective valv e was the
cause,
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I reniont Pastor to Be
( ailed to ’Nebraska ('itv
Speclel tMsimtrh t« The Omaha Bee.
Nebraska City, March V—At a con
gtegational meeting to lie held at the
Fust Lutheran church of this elev
en March IV a call will l>e extended
to Rev. Walter A Vos, of Fremont
Hev. Mr. Voss has preached here on
several occasions and the members
of the rhitrch have decided* to call
him to this field.
Australia to hntcrtaiii
American Fleet Members
Melbourne. Australia. M.irrh
An extensive program of festivities i*
being arranged in honor of the offi
rere am! men of the American fleet
on their arrival here rim ins the sunt
mer. The program embraces excur
sions, luncheons, dinners, sports and
\ Rrious other entertainments
Dartmouth (.agrrs I.osr
to (.ornell Racketeers
Ithaca, N. V, March T Dart
mouth was eliminated as a contender
for ths championship of th* inter
collect,its basket ball league when
('ornell defeated (lie (It sen tonight,
J3 to 11. Dartmouth took an early
cad which I'ornell s,von overcame,
t'ornell led at half time. 11 to 5,
Altrurian Club Fleet*.
fcMc Rock Neb March S—At
the annual election of officer* of the
Alt rut i,*in club held he»e yestetdiix
l .*ifternoon. the following were chosen
for the coming year President. Mrs.
' ’ J. Wood. fust vice president. Mis.
! H. Trout. second vice president,
Mi* A'. 1. Monham seyietsix. Mi*
Kdivi Griffin*, treasurer. Mm. G. F.
Hon hani
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Battle for
Oil Lea ses
Is Launched
r.opal Forces Arrayed in
yoming Court to Start
Fiplit ()\rr Teapot
Dome Reserve.
Many Witnesses Arrive
By Anmiatni rrm.
Cheyenne, Wyo„ March * —With
Teapot Dome and it* supposed vest
stores of crude oil as the prize, the
government will swing Into a mo
mentous legal battle in federal court
here tomorrow in an effort to reclaim
to the government the lease which
was granted by Albert P. Fall, for
mer secretary of the interior, to the
Mammoth Oil company.
Atlee Pomerene, associated with
Owen D. Roberts, as special counsel,
probably will open th* case for the
government In a statement before
Judge T. Blake Kennedy, reviewing
the transactions between Harry F.
Sinclair, president of the Mammoth
company; Edwin Denby, former s*c
retarv of the navy: Fa!! and others,
which l»d to granting of the lease.
The legality of the presidential or
der fssued in May, 1321. transferring
the naval reserve from the Navy de
partment to the Department of In
terior. is expected to be attacked by
the government counsel in their fight
for restoration of the lease They
will attempt to prove through testi
monv, documentary evidence and de
position*. charges of fraud in execu
tion of th* lease.
Stewart Unavailable.
A fourth name was added to th*
list of unavailable government wit
ness** last night when Roberts an
nounced that th« deputy T'nlt*d
States marshals had h»*n unable to
locate Robert W. Stewart, chairman
of the hoard of director* of the Stan
dard Oil company of Indiana. A sub
poena demanding Stewart * presence
ax the trlsl a* a government witness
was issued several weeks ago, Roh
ers said, hut officers have h**n unsuc
cessful in their search for him.
The other three are H. M. Rlack
mer and .T, E O'Neil, oil men be
lieved to be in Europe, and H. S.
Osier of Canada. The government
had honed through Osier'* testimony
its contention tha* certain Liberty
bonds purchased from Sinclair to Fail,
according to Roberts
Following the opening statement by
Pomerene, the government prohab'v
wiil call a* its first wi'ness E. C.
Finns'. a**istant secretary of the in
terior.
Defense Counsel large.
Prepared to defend at every irtl*
the legality of the 1ea«e and *o di«
avow all charge* of corruption in
connection with It, the Mammoth
company and Sinclair will bring into
play a galaxy of brilliant legal mind*.
Martin W. Littleton. R. W. Ragland,
rj. T. Stanford, .1. W. Seeveley and
John W. latcey are among the at
torneys who will represent the de
fense
Fall and Sinclair have been sub
poenaed a* government witnesses. It
is the government’s plan to call Fall
as a witnc*« the first part of the
week, while Sinclair i* tentatively
listed as th* government witness
Whllt there has been much specu
lation regarding th* prohah?* te«ti
many of Fall and Sinclair, there is a
well established report In court clr
tTnrn t« Psr* Twn. Column Two.)
l argo Balance Reported
in Reparation* Fund
Ri \.*Art»ted Tree*.
Rertin. March S.—The February
statement of Seymour Farker Gilbert,
agent general for reparation* pay
ment* Indicate* that during the first
six month* of operation* of the Tlawe*
plan 570.000.n00 geld mark* were paid
hv Germany. Against this amount
she ij.tjt general made payment* of
454ikWVt.no gold marks, leaving a cash
balance on the reichshank of approxi
mately lia.noo.oiHi This halanee is s«
large he. ause on February 2* the Ger
man railway* made their first semi
annua payment of 100,000 000 gold
1 marks.
Gallic of Spanish
Mar\ t\ r I* l m oiled
Madrid Ma* h $—K A!fr»nao t>
day \irtveiled a «tatu# of former Fie
mtrr Edourando Pato. who was a*
?as*inat#d b> *yndicali*t* in IIH.
Pathologist Leaves Post.
Hartlngton Neb , March I.—TV J.
F. O'Gara, who was a Cellar county
hoy. recently resigned his position ss
pathologist for the American Smelter,
ing and Refining cnmj'anv to take a
'ear* rest for recuperation an ac
count of Hi health.
Dr O'Gara ia an authority on
botany and plant pathology being at
the time of his resignation the high
est salaried pathologist in the world.
Ill* friend* in northeast Nebraska
are highly gratified because of hi*
rise In the scientific world as they
feared he wolild not recover front a
nervous break down which he suf
fered IS years ago, but on th* con
trary he ha* done his best work
since that time and now stands at
the head of hi* profession.
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nrntro »r *td# Tb# flYturoa b**
ing varmahod aod th# walla and wood
work r#|vaint*d and tb# haanttff plant
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