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_, ,VOL. 54—NO. 234. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925. *_TWO CENTS18 ^‘c^. U- - '
Jury Frees
Stokes and
Robert Lee
\\ ife Stages Hot Clash W ith
Oirl Stenographer of Her
Millionaire Husband in
Room Off Court.
Aged Man Thanks Jurors
Tl> l nlirrinl Serilfs.
Chicago, March 13.—William R. D.
,-cokes. 73-year-old New York million
ene. Is not guilty of conspiracy to
defame Ills 3S year-old pretty w ife,
Helen Kllwood Stokes.
He was acquitted today by n jury
hi criminal court after a sensational
trial of six weeks. Three ballot were
taken. The first two standing* 11 to
I for acquittal. •
Robert F. l.ee, bis negio co-defend
ant, was acquitted on liie first balloi.
The Jury retired at ":07 p. m. and
was out approximately an hour before
leaching a verdict. Rendering 11 was
delayed another 15 minutes while
search was made for l.ee. He, it was
discovered, had gone home with his
wife and was not present when he
was freed. Judge W. N. Genimlll rul
ing his presence was not necessary.
Stokes Sheds Tears.
Stokes sal in his chair, impassive,
hands folded in his lap as the verdict
was read. Then he snatched out a
handkerchief, dabbed tears from his
eyes and got to his feet.
"Your honor,' ' hesaid to the court.
I want to thank you for a fair and
impartial trial. Now 1 want to thank
the jury."
He shook hands with each of the
12, saying only "thank you" over and
over in broken tones.
"Justice is there,” he said after a
bit. pointing dramatically to tlie jury.
"I thought, all along*that I was in
■io danger of conviction.” he added.
fri my heart I knew I was not guilty
of anything except perhaps being
foolish and, I don't, think the state
could prove anything else and do it
fairly.”
Mrs. Stokes at her hotel denies her
*eif to everyone.
Rebuffs Stenographer.
She had come to court this afternoon
to hear the court's instructions, but
arrived after Judge Gemmill had
started reading, and was ushered into
Uis chambers until he had finished.
A few minute* later Miss Marion
Brophy, Stokes' secretary and con
tain court companion, also was
a ken into the chambers. Mrs. Stokes
.uniped up from her chair.
"What is that woman doing here?”
-e demanded. "She has no right here
nd l won’t be in the same room with
her,"
"1 11 say I have as much right as
U snapped the secretary.
.Mrs. Stokes appeared about to
■ he her, but a bailiff interfered
and told her Misa Brophy was within
,ei rights.
“All light,” said Mrs. Stoke*. "I
won’t stay, then.”
Scathing Remark.
She seized her mother, Mrs. Arthur
Scott Miller of Denver, by the arm
and started for the door. Then she
whirled and delivered a scathing part
ing shot to Mies Brophy.
"f hope," she said, "you will live
happily ever after on my husband's
money."
The case ended today marks the
climax of five year* of court battle be
tween Mr. and Mrs. Stoke.*,
f Following their parting In 191ft,
Stokes sued for a divorce and was
ueatem lie then began preparing for
a second suit in 1923. Among other
things he c-arne to Chicago and start
ed investigation in search of evidence
that Mrs. Stokes had, liefore he mar
ried her,, been an inmate of one or
more disorderly houses, had been an
associate of negroes and the niother
of a 'child of mixed blood.
Tlie state's attorney's office learned
of these Investigations and, convinced
iiia®Stokes was deliberately buying
affidavits reflecting on hi* wife,
which lie knew were untrue In" their
statements, brought about hts indict
ment, along with that of his lawyer,
Daniel F. Nugent of New York, and
several Individuals who had acted as
investigators for them.
Mrs. Stokes Satisfied.
Nugent and Hattie Johnson, a New
York negress, were freed by the
court last week on the grounds that
the state had not. presented suffi
dent evidence against them. Others
mole a severance and turned state's
evidence, so that they probably will
*rtot be tried.
Stokes’ defense was that lie lie
lieved true the reports about lit* wife
and conducted an honest investiga
tion of them, ills attorney publicly
absolved Mr*. Htokes in open court
of the charges made against her.
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We Have
With Us
Today
4 apt. Max Wardall,
torturer,
I’aeadena, Cat.
Captain Wardall ia lri Omaha to
mak# a aerlea of three lectures before
the Omaha Theosophlral aoclety.
The captain has had varied careers
as an adventurer, psychologist, poli
tician. soldier and writer.
He Is now on a lecture tour of the
world. Ills first circuit of the globe
was stalled when lie was only 17.
As acting mayor of Seattle In 1910,
- Wardall Instigated a campaign of
municipal reform which landed sev
mal city officials In the penitentiary.
He abandoned hie political career
during the war and served overseas
a* a captain.
following the wsr he has devoted
his time to lecturing and writing
He will remain Irt Omaha until Sun
day.
OSBORNE WOOD TO
, ARRIVE MARCH 26
Mobile, Ala., March .13.—Lieut. Os
borne C. Mood, son of Gov. Gen.
Leonard M ood of t lie Philippine Is
lands, will arrive In Mobile March 26.
on the United States Shipping board
steamer West Chelae about .March
26, coming direct from Cadiz, Spain,
It was announced today by officials
of the AYaterman Steamship com
pany. It was first reported Lieuten
ant AA'ood would abandon the ship at
Tampa, Fla.
Sinclair Sold
Oil to Himself
at Profit, Charge
Government Would Show
That Me Was Connected
Willi Canadian Firm:
Finked W illi Fall.
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1'heyenne. Wyu.. Mart'll 13.-—An at
tempt by the government to show
that Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of Tea
pot Dome, wan connected with the
Continental Trading company of To
ronto, Canada, an alleged financial in
termediary between Sinclair and Al
bert It- Fall, former secretary of the
interior, who executed the lease, anil
the decision of Federal Judge T.
Hlake Kennedy to wait until Monday
to decide whether the bank accounts
of Fall will tie admitted as evidence
marked the trial of the Teapot lease
annulment case here today.
Charles S. Thomas, former United
States senator from Colorado, testified
that Sinclair and James E. O'Neil,
president of the Prairie Oil and (las
company, guaranteed fulfillment of a
contract between the Canadian cor
potation anil A. E. Humphrey of
Denver, Colo., and Mexia, Tex., for
the purchase of 33,333,333 barrels of
crude oil. Humphreys also testified
for the government.
Sells Oil to Himself.
The agreement tvas made at a
meeting In New York, November 17,
1921, at which the Continental com
pany was organized, Thomas testified.
The Sinclair Crtitle Oil purchasing
company and the Prairie Oil and Gas
company were to buy the oil from
Humphreys, an Independent pro
ducer. and resell It to'tlie Continental
Trading company' at an Increase of
25 cents a barrel, according to testi
mony by Humphreys.
On cross-examination of Hum
phreys by J. W. Lacey of defense
counsel, Humphreys testified that Sin
clair was present at the New York
meeting only as the representative of
the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing
company, so far as he knew, and that
Humphreys had no other connection
with those In the meeting.
A part of the government’s case Is
the task of proving that Sinclair was
one of (he organizers of the Con
tinental Trading company; that he
sold the oil Id himself at a profit,
through his connection with the trad
ing company; sod that Liberty bonds
passed fiont the Canadian corporation
eventually to the credit of Fall.
Komis Traced to Fall.
The government also has charged
that after approximately 10,000,000
barrels or so pf oil had been disposed
of in this way, the trading company
broke up. having made a profit of
some $2,800,000 which It invested In
Ijoiids, and that some of these bonds
Were traced tc Fall.
The question of connecting Fall
with the Liberty bonds at the other
end of the case, the scene of which
was laid in th» southwestern part of
the I'nlted {hates, hinging upon the
admissibility of hank account records
of Fall, was taken under advisement
after almost a day of argument by
counsel. The defense contended that
such bank records were inadmlsslbile
because they did not connect Fall and
the Mammoth Oil company or Sin
clair.
Ruling on Monday.
After tlie close of site argument
Judge Kennedy said, "the court re
grets the question of evidence which
stems so important to both sides
should revolve about such narrow
questions of law." lie then an
nounced that he would consider the
point between now and Monday and
announce hJ/» ruling then.
The ruling of Judge Kennedy will
decide whether or not the evidence
offered by the government as one of
the biggest links In Its case will be
accepted In the record or barred
from It.
FARMER KILLED
AS AUTO HURTLES
sp.rlal lll.patrh to The Oinoliit lire.
Kavenna. Neb., March 13.—John
Beutler, 45, of Ravenna, was return
ing from hla farm last evening just
after dark and »t« driving at a high
rale of speed when be lost control
of hla car which was hurtled against
a Tree and back Into the street.
Beutler fell clear of the car but
was ho badly Injured about the bead
that he died this morning. The enr
was badly wrecked.
Midw inter Exposition
Appropriation Assured
Cdlurnbus, March 13.—The Mid-Ne
braska Exposition association won Its
mandamus suit In district court here
to secure an order requiring the coun
ty board of supervisors to Include »n
Item of $2,000 In the annual estimate
and tax levy to be appropriated to
ward pitying agricultural premiums »t
the fair. The county board In ses
sion this week decided by a vote of
five to one to drop ihe fight an<l con
fes* judgment.
Man irtl in (iouncil HI tiffs. !
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Jounl* King, Omaha. XI
Coolid,
Wage
for Warren
President Confers With Lead
ers of Opposition. Although
Advisors Favor With
drawal of .Nomination,
Confirmation Hope Lost
Hy Inhmal Seri Ire.
■Washington, 'March 13.—Following
an adverse report hy the senate ju
dietary committee' today ’on the nom
Inatlon of Charles Beecher Warren,
President Coolldge was strongly ad
vised tonight hy administration sen
ators to withdraw Warren's natnt
from Blither consideration as his
choice for I lie a ttorney generalship.
The president is understood to have
rejected the suggestion and to have]
urged his spokesmen in Ihe senate
to make a vigorous effort to bring
about Warren's confirmation.
Tiie stage is all eiei for renewal of
ihe battle In the senate tomorrow
All other legislation pending on the
calendar, lias been pushed aside.
Plans for a final adjournment tomor
row night have been abandoned, be
cause senate leaders believe that if
Warren again is rejected on tomor
row's ballot, it wilt be necessary to
remain in session part of next week
in order to act upon a new nomina
tion
I.endecs l.nsr Hope.
Administration leaders hate Ijeen
unable to give the president any rea
son to hope that Warren will he con
firmed. On the contrary, they are
inclined to tlie belief that the volt
against him will be even larger than
it was on Tuesday when the vote of
41 to 30 was recorded against him.
President Coolldge put In a busy
lay trying lo get votes into line in
support of Warren. First, he sent n
While House limousine to the capitol
lo get Senator Borah for a conference
nn the situation. The conference bore
no fruit. Borah remained adamant,
and returned to the capitol to line up
the independents once more against
confirmation.
Then ihe president sent for Mi-Mas
ter, new senator from South Dakota,
who was reported to lie on the point
of "wabbling." McMaster went hack
to the capitol and reported to Borah
that he stood firm.
Norris Opposes.
It was after these conferences that
the judiciary committee met and, by
a vote of 7 to P, reported Warren’s
nominal Ion to be unsatisfactory Bo
rah and Norris of Nebraska joined
with the democratic member* of the
committee in voting against Warren.
Walsh of Aiontana reported the
committee s action to the senate, and
after a brief executive session the
senate decided to consider the nomi
nation In open session tomorrow.
Hater in tlie day Senators Cummins,
chairman of the judiciary ooinmitlee.
and Butler, chairman of the republl
can national committee, were invited
to the Whit# Houae. They declined
to discuss their talk with the presi
dent. Senator Watson of Indiana and
Solicitor General Reck also were ill
conference with the president.
Ilorah In ( lash.
The summoning of Borah and Mc
Master to the White House demon
dtrated that the president was de
term hied to use extraordinary rneas
urea go bring almut Warren's con
flrroation. if it could lie accomplished.
The president and Borah, it is said,
had quite a claali over the question
of Warren's fitness for attorney gen
eral and the Idaho senator left the
White houae in a disturbed state of
mind.
Bnraji told tile president, It was re
ported. that the administration should
not ask him to' support its program
since every suggestion made by him
hna been Ignored, 'He recalled his
fight for an extra session of congress
to consider farm relief legislation, Ills
opposition to the world court pro
posal, his proposal for the recognition
of soviet Russia and ids suggestion
for another arms conference.
McMaster I nsliaken.
President Coolldge was no more
successful In his effort to convert
McMaster than he was with Borah.
After the conference AtrMnsler said
he "whs of the same opinloYl still,”
and would vote against confirmation.
Nenale leaders say the tide is run
ring strong against Warren and pre
dict he will lie rejected by n margin
of three or four votes when the roll
Is called.
No fireworks developed at tlie meet
lug of (lie judiciary committee. Most
of the iline was consumed by AYalsh
of Aiontana and Reed of Missouri,
who argued that the president had no
legal light lo rename Warren after
n motion to reconsider the vote by
which lie wp.s rejected had been
ta tiled.
Warren made no icqiiesi to appear
liefoie tiie committee and none of Ids
supporter* suggested that tie bo culled
to answer Ihe charges filed tig'ilnsl
him.
W onian \\ ho Shut tliiehuiid
In Go to T'rial INext Wt*«*k
Auburn, March IS. Dtitrlct court
will open In Nemaha county next
Monday with 63 civil and 2S criminal
caaea on the docket. The flint crimi
nal ease to 11# tried la lliat of Mr*.
Hylvla A. Water!, charged In three
count* with Intent to kill her former
hnalmnd, Jack Hetxer, whom «ho allot
mi the night of February 3, ate I’artl.
Mr*. Water* Ini* three lawyer*. Judge
■ taper will preaid*.
Mm-itr Seek* <dtig«‘il*hi|i.
Table llook. March 13 Thonins
Mnnur rtf Hfelnauar ban fil#d with
liaiiii t t i#t*k K. H. Knalow darlnra
lion of bln Intention t*t lieooma n «iil
*/Vn cf thi» I lilted Ntata*. Mr. Mnmir
w«* born in Wohmha^h, Ormany, and
landed In Nan York titj May 19,
1905.
I
’I Navy Will Join Forces in
^ \!vcu k and Defense of Hawaiian*
Plan* Laid for Practical Maneuver of Greatest Magnitude
Kver l ndertaken by Military Science in Time of
Peace; Aircraft Will Play Part, Too.
By Tile Associated Frcaa.
Han Diego, Cal., March 13.—
Naval strategists as well as military
strategists and marine corps leaders
are looking forward to the Joint
army-navy maneuvers next month
which will provide for the first time
an actual test of the dual problems
of attack and defense of the Ha
waiian Islands. Officers of high
commands say that no practical
maneuver of this magnitude has yet
been undertaken by military science
in time of peace.
The three great .departments of
national defense, army, navy and
marine corps, will perform major
tasks. All arms of the military serv
ice will lie actively represented, land
defenses of big gun batteries and
nil component parts of the army,
including aircraft, maritime strik
ing arms. Including capital ships,
and all arms of sea power, includ
ing naval aircraft an dthe auxiliar
ies lo naval defense and offense,
marine corps with landing forces
of all branches, including marine
corps artillery.
Aircraft Will Join.
This will be the first time that
aircraft will play a major part In
general joint tactical maneuvers.
The seven days of possible combat,
April 2b to May 1, will provide for
full utility of all arms, particularly
giving full opportunity to aircraft,
unlike the recent naval maneuvers
off lower California, where the op
portunity to use aircraft save for
desultary scouting, was lost be
cause the actual engagement oc
curred at night, upwards of 120
naval warcraft will participate in
the attack on the islands, convoy
ing over a force of marines. 1,500
in actual number, but allocated to
represent two full divisions that
would have a fighting strength of
40,000 men.
Defense of the' islands will be In
I lie bauds of the military establish
met/ stationed there, embracing the
army coast defense and field forces
with national guard and organised
reserves, together with the naval
esrahlishment at the IslaVtds supple
mented by additional aircraft
power.
Iladio Silenced.
For the purposes of the problem
a state of war will be simulated,
effective April 15. when the fleet
leaves San Francisco. Ail vessels
of the fleet will go into war statue,
with radio communication under al
ienee to prevent radio signal* go
fng out from any vessels that the
forces in the islands might inter
cept ami ascertain location of the
fleet. The island of Oahu will he
the object of ihc attack. When,
where or how the naval attack will
begin is a question for the defense
forces to ascertain.
The general situation would pro
vide, however, that with knowledge
of the time of departure from San
Francisco, April 13, tile speed of
the convoy of the fleet would pre
vent it from getting Into striking
distance of the islands before April
25. Therefore, possible action in
(ha problem would not commence
prior to that date.
Actual War Conditions.
Many actual conditions of war
will he carried out in the simula
tions. Marine forces will under
take to make actual landings with
Such equipment a* they would he
required to carry in actual cam
paigns. This includes ianditiP by
the marines of defAisive field artil
lery, the ‘'75" guns.
There will be upwards of 30.000
men actually employed in the naval
attack, this figure embracing all
men aboard the naval forces, in
cluding marines.
The problem involved has been
worked out many times on paper
in the war college, but tills is the
first actual demonstration of ,the
strategic theories in actual prac
tice.
Umpires Named.
The U. S. S. Seattle, flagship of
the United States fleet, will not be
a part of combatant forces, but will
be at the dock In Honolulu as the
umpire ship with Admiral Robert
K. Coontz, commander in chief of
the naval forces afloat, senior um
pire for the navy, and Brig. Gen.
I.eroy Eltinge will 1*5 senior um
pire for the army. The Seattle will
leave Sari Francisco April 12 for
Honolulu, independent of the fleet,
so that it will provide time to get
the staff of umpires In operation
at Honolulu before the problem ac
tually opens.
Commanding officers of fleet
units and observers will meet at
North Island here tomorrow for the
critique, or final analysis of action
in the recent fleet problem off
Ubwer California, Involving a black
fleet convoying a base force to es
tablish an operating base on the
Pacific coast and a blue scouting
fleet on a mission of intercepting
it and attacking will light forces.
Senate Advances
Marriage Bill
Measure to Repeal Id-Day
Clause Wins in 16 to 15
Ballot.
By P. C. POWKIJj,
Staff ( i>rr-.|M»nd.i»t The Omaha Fir#.
I.lneoln, March 13. The senate, by
a vote of 16 to 15, advanced the mar
lingo bill today, which repent* the
today advance notice clause and re
tains the affidavit of good health con
tained In the present law. Griswold
of Sheridan attempted to Inject an
amendment making health affdavits
optional with county Judges.
Ueed of Hamilton attempted an
oilier amendment which would make
marriage* of Nebrnakans out of the
state for til* purpose of evading the
marriage law, illegal.
The house engaged In a lively tilt
over another road bill, which provides
that after January 1, 1#;«, the state
highway department shall maintain
all state highways and there shall be
a. 50-50 distribution of auto ll-ense
funds between counties and the atate.
Keck of Polk succeeded In Inserting
two amendments, one that the 50 per
cent shall be spent by the highway
department In counties where it war
raised. The oilier provided that the
other 50 per cent shall he used by the
county board of each county for
equipment and dragging of roads. The
bill was sdvsnced.
Wood of Douglas attempted, unsuc
cessfully, to place in amendment to
the bill, so that one half of Douglas
county's share could he used In main
tenance and repair of Omaha streets.
The house killed the Axtell bill,
which permitted placing of levies 1n
■ Hies and village* for maintenance
of musical organisation*. A bill per
milling cigarct advertisements on bill
boards was advanced to third reading
by the house
Roth Isidtes adjourned until Mon
day.
At 3 Tuesday eienlng there will be
a second bearing before the Judicial \
committee of the senate on the Gris
wold McGowan bill, permitting all
cities and villages to Install ••mil and
gas stations
INVkranka Yearling Hrinjf
I!i^eli Pricf on St. Jo«* Market
Tahl*. Hoi k. Muri h 13. I v I* Hum
r.eUer and son of tli 1m count.!, who
own and reside on a farm six miles
southeast of here, in Hlt« i Ulan pre
cl net, recently marketed a load of
yearling steers at St. Joseph. Mo.,
which brought $10,T& a lmnclred. one
of the best sah*s of the day on that
market. The cattle were Hereford®
and ?1 head averaged P01 pounds. A
ration of corn, alfalfa and prairie bay,
•ill raised on the llunxeker f< n . was
used, The steers were on fe* I tfbotit
100 dajs am! made i marl ' d ... dc in
weight
I iIh-I Harn more in t liimun.
rhiciK.i, Min t h 13 r.U i i 13•» t*; \
more, ill, with arthritis which caused
her to cam el her s’ :u;e eng ige/n*<til s
In Kansas t'hy several da>s ago, «t •
ilvtd hsrs on her way to hsi horns
in Mamorontck, N. V.
Veteran Solon
From l tah Is 111
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Senator Smoot Stricken in
'
in Chamber ami Kemo\e«l
to Home for Treatment.
Washington. March IS,—Senator
Tteed Smoot of Utah, a veteran among
ths republican leaders, was taken 111
today In the senate, and after receiv
ing medical treatment, iva« removed
to his home.
The senator's physicians said he
had been stricked with a rather had
attack of Indigestion, but that his
condition was not serious and that
he extiected to be In his place In ths
senate tomorrow.
At his home It was declared be had
suffered a ' general breakdown" due
I to overwork and that absolute rest
for two week* had been prescribed
with the reservation that he might
go to the senate tomorrows1 to cs*t his
vote on the Warren nomination.
It was added that he was resting
comfortably and that his condition
was nut to bn regarded as critical. It
also was stated that he had been ad
vised for some tome to case up on
work.
Holding the chairntanship of the
senate finance committee and a rank
ing place on the appropriation a com
mittee, the Utah senator has had an
unusually atronuoua time of It since
the senate met last December. and
hla close friend* say he has over
worked himself.
For some weeks the sen*,!lor lias
not appeared In the heat of health.
When lie was stricken today friends
helped him from the senate chamber
to hi* office. My was then moved to
the lmihs In the senate office build
lug, where physicians attended him.
LAST M. E. SMITH
INSTALLMENT PAID
T. C. Byrne, head of the Byrne
Hummer Dry GotVln company. Friday
made hi* final payment on the pur
elm an of the m. K. Smith company.
Byrne entered the office of .John
litmiiiU, trustee of the defunct com
I puny, Into Friday afternoon and hand*
ed him $251,000. the balance due from
the asle price of $1.R3O,0§O.
"The entire naaeta of the M. K.
Smith company ware turned over in
Byi nr Friday, and he 1« free now to
do what he withe* with It." ealdj
I ioomia.
Byrne, Friday, refuted to dts» kme
any plan* for the future of the M. K
Smith company.
^ Blow Two Safe*!
mill (»el Oiil\ 50 IViiiiien
N'chniwka t'lty, March 1H Safe* In
i wo hunter \nrdg, Humf' ci * end the
l*i . .•> I .tiiii in 1 rfiinpji n v’a «e\rin|
hn\c ire in the \IiM«min I•*%«*ifi*• \nrdg
hunt tool hotitM’ of the Burlington
II a Broad '.vci'-5 forced open Tin r*day
• '.k;hi by yc*. frintlt. \aide from alMiut
Mi petiole* taken from the Uomever
aafe. nothing I* mUahig. The gafe at
the Ihonever yard wan «julte hadly
damaged while that of the I'aiiley
corapatu. wag not locked.
Mew Facts in
McClintock
Case Bared
Shepherd May Face Grand
Jury Action as Result of
Sensational Charges of
University President.
Germs of Typhoid Stolen
By Cni.cnal Service.
Chicago, March 13.—Grand jury ac
tion In the McCHntock case appeared
certain tonight, following admissions
of Dr. Charles S. Faiman, president
of the National University of Sciences,
that William D. Shepherd had studied
bacteriology at the school, and that
phials of typhoid germs were stolen
the day Shepherd left the institution.
The dramatic turn In the now fa
nious Investigation Into the death of
young "Billy” McCHntock, millionaire
ward of Shepherd, who died last De
cember of typhoid fever, came this
morning after an all-night's grilling
In the state's attorney’s office of Dr.
Faiman and bis former assistant,
John P. Marehand. Both admitted
Shepherd had attended classes in bac
teriology.
Faiman Denied It Before.
F'aiman figured In the case before,
appearing as a witness during the
coroner's Investigation, but denied
knowing anything or ever having
seen Shepherd before. J.ast night he
told Assistant State’s Attorney George
E. Gorman he denied knowledge of
the case because he "didn't want to
get mixed up la it.”
Gormtm immediately got In touch
with State's Attorney Crowe, who Is
In New York, by long distance tele
phon*. Crowe has announced that
he will take personal charge of the
Investigation.
"It's a Up," Shepherd Declares.
"It's all a lie," was Shepherd's com
ment when news of Falman's admls
slons were made public. "I never
heard of this university before and
never savv nor heard of Faiman."
Meanwhile. In the office of Chief
Justice Harry Olson, Instigator of the
investigation Into McCltntock's death,
a conference was held, at which at
torneys for Miss Pope, who waa en
gaged to marry the young millionaire,
and Attorney General Carlstrom,
were present. -
It was said a move was on foot to
bring court action against Shepherd
without waiting for the outcome of
the ooroner's inquest.
CERESCO FARMER
WINS CORN PRIZE
rni'-Affo. March IS.—A woman yr*w
America'• bent ear of corn in 1924.
Judges of the National Seed 0>i n
•how today having: awarded first prize
of $1,000 lo Mrs. Elsie M. Paluska,
\N *v*rly. 111., announced that her
entry was 100 per rent perfect. An*
other $1,000 prize was awarded today
to \Y. IV, Montgomery, J-ayette
rounty, Ohio, for having: entered
2.410 ears, the largest number efTered.
The *hoir was held under the Auspicee
of th* Agricultural Development as
sociation.
Forty six states and 1,731 counties
were represented by the 27,411
entriee.
Winners in the state sweepstakes
include:
Ernest r?«r»on. iCittht!‘.avi2:e. It, *
J. <\ Csv#, Hugo Colo
1. B. Todir, Hubard Or#.
J«hn Nslson, Ko'*kirb>, T'tah
Oujr «Jrah*rn Frulfltr 1. Idaho.
1.J. Hut k, Hiahop. Cm!
An*1r#« Andaraon, C#f*acu, N#K
P T. Beauchamp. Carlisle. tVro
Or#on FartJty. Y#11oeiton#, Mont.
BACK OF MARKET
IN WHEAT BROKEN
Chicago, March 13.—Breaking of the
drouth In the west and southwest to
<la ybroke the back of the wheat nmi
ket. Bye and the whole list of other
cereals likewise smashed down In
value, the extreme range of prices for
all grain being probably never equaled
before in any one day. The biggest
losses were In wheat and rye—wheat,
15 1 4 cents a bushel, and rye, at one
time, ns much as 17 1-2 rents.
Prom start to finish, quotations for
the breadstuff#, whea' and rye. were
constantly toppling and talk of world
shortage. latelv so rife, vvns no longer
heard. Instead, the reports current.
■isMe from the news al>out the ending
f el., nth. were •cnflned nearlv
altogether lo advices Indicating that,
for at least the time Ixptug, the world
was in an over bought condition.
1.100 Hear Kansas (lily
Orchestra at Columbus
I'ohmibua, March 13 All attend
hnc» record* In Clolumbua fur mnatcal
entertainment* of the claaatral order
were all*tiered liet-e Wednesday when
nearly 1.400 people attended a con
cert given by the Kanaaa City l.lttle
Bympli'iny orchestra The Bueinea*
Women's club, which aponaored th*<
entertainment, cleared nearly $100,
though the expens* * exceeded $1,000.
Blackb-p Hunk- Out
in (.apt- County Horde
Beatrice, March 1$ Blackleg h»r
hwn dlacovcrwci In *om* hard a of cat
il« In Gag* county, and an affort
la being mad* to stamp out tbs
dig****. Several cow* h»\s died o(
the a.vtirg* in tbs Virginia vicinity
rant of brio*
< ii/dtl < lull (.ixrs Bail«|lict.
tViml. March lit - t owut Cominar
• nl club aet ved the annual India*
uv! ? u.tuiff in the Methodist church
I1 * \ II. Sheets, president. **rved a*
1 oaal nut*:«•:' \tMr«v<to« wfif gt\#n by
l<fv. NtlM'ii Gardner. I'*v \ IvtOr
West iiul lb \ « \\ |U> Mi*, U.
\ ll*coi sang Goand orchestra
furnished music. C, I* Hoid lad lh*
comm unity tinging *
«*
VACCINATION ON
. BORDER ADVISED
Seattle. Wash., March 13.—Advised
tha.t smallpox was mildly epidemic a>
Vancouver, B. C., Dr. O. M. Magruder,
In charge here of the I'nlted States
public health service today ordered
that all persons from that city • be
vaccinated before crossing the Ameri
can border.
Defense Turns to
“Unwritten Law*’
to Save Griffith
Seeks to Prove Confessed
Slater of Mandrell Mentally
Unbalanced ^ lien He
F’ired F’atal Shots.
Bf Th« Anodotftl rrfsi
Kimball, Neb., March 13.—Defense
counsel in the trial of E. L. Griffith,
who Is charged with first degree mur
der In connection with the fatal shoot
ing her# on February 2, last, of Jerry
Mandrell. continued to build up Its
defense today, evidently planning to
throw the case to the jury under the
plea of the “unwritten law.”
Mandrell was shot and killed at
his own home. It Is charged, when
Griffith brought Mrs. Griffith to that
place to force a showdown in her al
leged relations with Mandrell.
Throughout the trial thus far the de
fense has not denied that Griffith fir
ed the fatal shot, hts pl»a being that
he was irrational and justified In his
act.
Mrs. Griffith on Stand.
Resuming her testimony of yester
day, when she related th beginnings
of the quarrel between Mandrell and
Griffith, Mrs. Griffith held first In
terest of the day. showing the strain
of the trial and sobbing intermittent
ly, she related the events leading up
to the shooting, as elh Ited by the de
fense. Her testimony, however, was
severely attacked by the state which
cross examined her to the minutest
details.
According to Mrs. Griffith's testl
mony, her husband brooded over the
relations of the two for some t!m».
Enable to stand It any longer, she
testified. Griffith asked her to accom
pany him to Mandrell s home last
February 2 and "hear the entire
story” When they got to Mandrell s
home, however, the said, Griffith be
gan to fire. First he shot at Mandrell,
she said, hitting him three times In
furiated, she said, he then turned the
gun at her. shooting her twice. Man
drell. she said, died immediately.
Crowds Come Despite Storm.
While the defense Jr.es not deny
'hat Griffith fmed toe ratal Mioc, ,t
objected to a statement In todav a
cross-examination of Mrs. Griffith by
the state In which it was stated that
th# shooting was premeditated. The
killing, the defence declared, was oc
casioned I v Griffith's brooding over
the alleged relations between his
wife ami Mandrell. The state yester
day. however, declared the murder
was rremeditah’d and that G-iffllh
deserved the penalty.
Despite the snow and rainstorm
that forced many people indoors, to
day s hearing was attended by s targe
crowd. Indications now are that the
, 'rial will not be completed by Situr
May night as had been first antici
pated. V.
INFRINGEMENT
CASE HEARING
Hearing of the patent Infringement
case brought by A trail H. Warren, jr.,
against the Runtlng Manufacturing
company of Columhus, Neb., and Its
officials, was continued Friday before
Referee B. H. Dunham.
Warren brought the infringement
case acalrist the Bunting company
and Its official#—-WllUam Edgert,
Fred Davis, E. llevlin and Otto Kun
ner—alleging that they had Infringed
on a patent granted him for a brace
to prevent automobile fenders from
shaking. Wufren asserts that he was
granted a patent M.hv SI. 1S21 and
that the defendants obtained a patent
on a similar device December is. 1921
EX-CONGRESSMAN
INJURED IN CRASH
Lincoln, Neb.. March 13.—Former
Congressman C. F. Heavls of Nebras
ka and ht« w Ife were severely cut and
bruise,! today when their car was
wrecked In a collision with an auto
mobile driven by K. A. Railey of Lin
coln.
Halley'* car struck the Heavls sedan
from the able, turning It over and
completely demolishing It The former
congressman am! his wife were Iwdly
cut by flying glass, and Mrs. Heavls
was under treatment for possible In
ternal Injuries this afternoon
Fifteen Now IVaoliers
Nwilfil at Plattemouth
Platt stnouth, March 13—Fifteen
teachers In the Plnltsmnuth schools
will not he applicants tor reappoint
ment. having returned their contract*
and the seine>J board wilt have to se
lect the largest numbe of new teach
ers In years Among those leaving
are i: v{. t mpbcil. iuttutpi wb.o
expects to t tke a poalnon n« sui>eriii
temlent In Nebraska nex: year and
Clarence H Pedcn of the high school
faculty, who will cont In tie his studies
*t Columbia university. New York.
Among the 13 women tc He * .tith
ing Is Miss France* Fields, supervisor
of inuatc.
The Weather |
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High Winds,
Heavy Snow
Sweep City
Storm Recalls Blizzard of
March, 1V23, When L ies
of Marooned Motorists
W ere Imperiled.
Is General Over State
March threw off Its grinning mask
yesterday and hared Its teeth In one
of the most severe snowstorms suffer
ed by Nebraska this winter.
The storm, lashing Omaha in all It*,
fury, recalled the blizzard of March
16 and 17, 1923, when Omaha was al
most isolated by snow drifts, broken
communication lines and blinding
snow.
On that memorable occasion the
storm arrived during the afternon of
March 16. The snow was fine and
dry and drifted before a high wind.
All night, all the next day and all
the next night the snow fell and
drifted. Traffic was paralyzed. Tax*
cabs did a larger bus.iness than ever
before in their history. The hauls
they made were, for the most part,
short. It was Impossible to travel over
any but the paved streets.
Trams Have Trouble.
Street cars, during that storm,
were halted along the streets, unable
to force their way further even with
the assistance of the sweeper.
Residents of Fairacres. unfortunate
enough to have remained downtown
until late, were unable to reach their
homes. George Roberts and his fami
ly and George Brandels and hfs fam
ily nearly lost their lives when their
automobile became stalled in the
snow. Patrolman McDonald, In res
cuing the marooned folks, froze both
his eyes and was for a few days
blind.
It was the next morning that the
Beddeo store burned out. The fire
men. that day, struggled to smother
the flames in sub zero weather, ham
pered in their movements by frozen
garments, unable to quench the fire
because of the way in which the
streams of water from the hose froze
as they struck the building.
Street Crews Busy.
The storm this year is much s-t -•
lar to that of 1923. It started Fn ,>
morning early with a ' light rai
which soon turned to a wet «ticky
snow.
Gradually the atmosphere became
colder »*s*f ins -srow dried until it
was of a powder consistency, mixed
with occasional equallB of hall.
Commissioner Dean Noyes got hi*
street crews out during the afternoon
to sand the intersections of downtown
streets. Even this precaution did not
avert all accident*.
Several auto'mobUe crashed a*
Eighteenth ard Dodge streets because
of the slippery streets and the lmpoe
sihllity of seeing clearly through the
windshields and windows of their
cars.
Meteorologist M. V. Robins forecast
a severe storm with a temperature
below freezing. He did not, hoW-evor.
feel that the storm of this year should
equal that of 192* in Intensity,
block .buffering.
From points about the state can a
reports of rain and hail storms.
Beatrice reported a heavy fail of
rain yesterday which gradually
turned into hail, then Into snow. The
storm was accompanied by a rapidly
falling mercury.
The stdrm was still raging the; e
last nieht and had assumed blizzard
proportions.
Stock, allowed to drift over tl »
open range because of the mild
weather which blessed Nebraska for
the first tjo weeks of March, is suf
fering.
Train* were delayed because of ths
snow, and motorists were almost
forced from the street* by the dartgev
of skidding and crashing into eaifc
other or Into curbings and poles.
FARMER HELD ON
SLAYING CHARGE
Piero*. Neb., March 1J.—Frank
Ohrmund. farmer, i* in the coun'y
jail here today charged with the mur
der of his brother-in-law. Georg* Voes
According to local authoriuee. Obi
muiul «h< : <:-d kill * A os* wb'.-.ovt
warning while ihe latter was working
ir. a hay meadow
The shooting l* said by po!to
have follow*,! ecvcrsl family quarrel*
Nummary of~
the Day in
Washington
]«> of Plvw tres*' w.*t* m*
fled by the senate.
Senator Smoot >f Utah was tahoit
111 and assisted from the eenste.
The senate voted to take tip Ik'
comber IT, next, the world court pro
Vos*d.
Kai if bailor cf the Tithed State*
Canadian boundary treaty wa* att*
ncunced.
President Cool big* decided to mv
point a commission to study the
Muscle Shoals question.
The IaHusanno treaty with Turkey
was sent Hack to the foreign ret*flops
committee by the senate.
An sdvrrst report n the no
tIt u of Char!** Th mvn ns Attorney
general was \oie4 by the sens;#
judiciary committee.
\ddit tonal t *\ v w. * -
*c >ed by the treasury agH.r.At Scr
Ator I' U“* .is of M „ n on ht> va a
of Co «l motot stuck.
U \\ j reu «*«\ » Cirsniect
Tt-olidse Wa'uM consider the aj - -f con
fr: ffliY i|ttr-^iion Wl-.cttve*. It Is A See
mined the Get « \a t*< ev! .ui be*'
Abandoned.