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'-' VOL. 54—NO. 239. OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925.* TWO CENTS10 WcVi --
Muny Coal
Bill Revived
by Senators
SoIoijs \ ote to Lift Measure
Over < .ommittee ^to; In
tangible Tax Repeal
Re\ isetl.
Road Money Discussed
By P. C. POWELL.
staff ftirrciwindcnt The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, March 19.—The senate ju
diciary committee refused tonight to
absolutely repeal the intangible tax
law In accordance with a desire of
flie house and voted to put a bill on
-cneral flic which place* a flat 4 mill
lev y on Intangibles, Banks, under
terms of he bill, will be assessed at
71 per cent of their net value.
This action followed an extensive
hearing before the committee last
^ night, addressed bv J. A. C. Kennedy
and A. W, Gordon of Omaha. Both
speakers stressed the fact tijat farm
property Is not assessed at its full
value, while under tbs Intangible re
peal b!lt Intangibles, drawing from 5
to 7 per cent Interest, would be as
messed and taxed on full value.
Another fact, driven home by tlie
speakers was that in other neighbor
ing stales flat mill levies were as
sessed against Intangibles and such
action had placed millions of hidden
money on the tax roils. They pointed
to action of the Kansas legislature
two weeks ago in passing a 2 12 mill
levy on intangibles.
Sheriff's Feeding Kill Out.
Action of tlie senate In lifting the
muny gas and coal bill over the veto
of the judiciary committee last night
created no end of comment in legis
lative corridors. The vote was 17 to
14. Those voting to lift the bill were:
Hanning* K^rr,
R#hr#tis, McGowan,
Dotazai. Meauham*
Goodrich, Purcall.
Griswold. Robortaon,
FTolbrook. Scott,
G#«*kt. .ShaUorhirger
Muoiphroy, Warnor.
Johnaon. v
Against;
*51 laa, Lack#?.
' htmbiri. Robbins,
'oop#r. Vane#,
Pysart* Watson,
Ft or#, Wllkotni.
lllian. Wilt##,
i.aughHn. Wood.
Absent and not voting.
Ifl-ary, R*ed.
In the morning the senate commit
tee on miscellaneous subjects placed
the Hoye-Caldwell sheriff's feeding
Mil on general file without amend
. j;.elite.
i onslderable agitation Is under way
,n the senate t^ver a plan to use only
S3 000,000 of the proposed gasoline tax
f inds in meeting federal aid for state
highways and turn over the remain
ing 11,000,0(10 to the countiee for sec
ondary roads. Thi* plan wa* the
mabject of several hours’ debate be
fore the revenue and taxation com
mittee tonight.
Gas Tax Action Soon.
Under the bill as passed by the
house the proceeds would go to meet
as much federal aid as can be ob
tained in the next two years and If
any money remains It will go to the
counties. Action on the gas tax bill
hy the senate committee Is expected
in the near future.
A small furore was created in the
senate today when it was charged
that Horace Mann, a Lincoln attor
ney, employed to correct technical
errors In bills had caused unnec
essary delay In sending several bills
to the senate for action. A motion
by Cooper of Douglas, to dispense
with Mann's ser vices was voted down.
Literacy Test Opposed.
After cc'nsdderable argument the
house sent a bill which would force
alt auto drivers to obtain licenses
back to committee for correction of
certain errors. The senate commit
tee on constitutional amendments
listened to arguments on a bill pro
viding fdr a literacy test for all
voters, argument tonight by persons
from Omaha and other parts of the
state, all opposed to the bill. The
, provision of the bill, Introduced by
Ijiughltn of Beatrice, an American
Legion man, would be referred to the
people as a constitutional amend
ment. Nd action was taken.
Representative George O’Malley of
Greeley, democrat, Introduced a reso
lution calling on Attorney General
Spillman to probe alleged unfair price
discrimination of creamery companies
in the state. The house killed the
bill providing for reduction of salaries
of code secretaries when It came up
Iri third reading.
Mrs. Ruth A. Morris I)ie«
at Her Home in Gibbon
Spc-lal Dispatch to The Omalia Bee.
Kearney, March 19.—Mrs. Ruth A.
Morris, mother of Dan .Morris, preel
dent of the City National bank of
this city, died at her home In Gibbon'
yesterday. The funeral will be held
Friday afternoon, at Gibbon. Mrs.
Morris was 71 years old and had
l>een ailing since last fall. In addition
to her husband six children survive,
Dan and Frank of Kearney, Klnter
of Lincoln and Mrs. D. A. Trlvelplece
and Mrs. George Spencer and Mrs.
Harry de Rrle of Gibbon.
Ticket Named at Ord.
Ord, Neb., March 19.—The good
government party held Its caucus In
Ord Tuesday night and selected the
following ticket: Councilman—First
ward. F. C. Williams; second ward,
Guy Burrows; third, ward, Bert Lash
mett. Dr. Blessing, Will Zabloudll
, and J. B. Ptoltz were nominated for
the achool board.
Missouri Fund Raised.
J+fTerfion City, Mo., March 19. fJov
#»rnor flam A. Baker JMiitd a procla
mation aakin* the paoplo of Mlaaourl
In contribute money, food and cloth*
frig fr>r relief of people In the Ft turn
• trickcn area of aoutheaal Miaauurl.
WORKERS SEARCH
RUINS AT DE SOTO
Soto, Til., March 19.— With *
total of 45 bodies already recovered,
rescue workers late today were con
tinuing their search of the ruins
here for additional bodies with the
possibility that the ultimate death
| toll here as a result of yesterday's,
disastrous tornado' will approximate
more than 100.
The list of Injured here exceeds
200.
The possibility that the death list
will ha Increased was strengthened
when physicians announced that lit
tle hope is entertained for the re
covery of many of the injured.
A large percentage ot the vasal
ties here were among children. Eight
een met their deaths when a. school
building housing about 200 pupils was
demolished.
Bureau of Mines
Director States
Oil leases 0. K.
Federal Official Declares Sin
clair Terms Better Than
\ny Other ^ hioh Could
Re Obtained.
B* The Iww-latwl Press
Cheyenne, TVyo., March 19.—Down
the long, long trail of words, between
section* of direct examination, cross
examination, redirect and re-cross
questioning, attorneys In the Teapot
Dome lease annulment suit went to
day. The deposition of Rear Admiral
■t. K. Robison, head of the navy
bureau of engineering, composed of
more than "00 typewritten pages,
was finished, after It had held the at
tention of the court for the greater
part of two days.
On completion of the Robinson de
position the reading of one by Dr. H.
Foster Bain, director of the federal
bureau of mines, in behalf of the
Mammoth Oil company and Harry F.
Sinclair, who are battling the efforts
of the government to annul the naval
oil reserve lease, was started.
Dike Admiral Robinson. Dr. Bain
set forth his belief that the Sinclair
terms for leasing Teapot Dome were
far better than any other which
could have been obtained by the gov
ernment.
Conference Held.
Dr. Bain declared that In the latter
part of October. 1921. a conference
was held between the then secretary
of the Interior, Albert B. Fall; E. C.
Finney, assistant Interior secretary;
Rear Admiral Robison. A. TV. Am
brose, bureau of mine* technologist,
and himself. Ri that conference he
said, It was determined to ndvise Fall
that drilling In the Salt t'reek field
adjacent to Teapot Dome was causing
the latter to be drained, and that
steps should be taken to protect the
navy's Interest.
It also was determined among
bureau officials, he said, that strip
leasing, or arrangements under which
only offset drilling could he provided,
would serve as a temporary measure
only In the matter of protecting the
navy's oil. More than partial leasing
would have to be undertaken if the
maximum of salvage were reached,
Dr. Bain said.
Took No Part In I .ease.
Dr. Bain testified he took no part
In making the l»ase to Sinclair and
his Mammoth Oil company.
Referring to preliminary negotia
tions with the Texas company for
leasing Teapot, Dr. Bain said that on
April 6, 1922. the day before the Sin
clair lease was signed. Fall received
word from the Texas company that It
would be unable to meet the terms
offered by Sinclair. After an ex
change of telegram* between Fall
and the Texas company beginning
April 4. 1922, Fall told Dr. Bain, the
latter said, that he (Fall) thought it
of no further use to negotiate with
any mir but Sinclair.
Explains Advantage.
Questioned a* to the advantages of
the Sim lair offer over the proposal*
of other oil companies, Dr. Bain said
that the Sinclair plan offered pro
tection against drainage, added facili
ties for handling production, guar
anteed storage equipment and an ex
change of crude oil for fuel oil, of
which the navy is said to have been
In need at that time.
The latter part of Admiral Robi
son's deposition dealt with details
about the Sinclair lease. In one place
the admiral was questioned a* to
whether he had told the then secre
tary of the navy, Edwin Denby, that
everybody connected with the lease
affair stood to risk their reputations
In handling the matter, to which
Robison assented with the assertion:
"It’* hard to touch oil without he
lng contaminated."
Income Tax of Four
Cent* Paid IX itli Check
Columbus, March 19.—Four cents
Is the smallest known income tax
puiil by any Platte county resident
for 1024. Deputy Internnl Revenue
Collector J. R. Whelan, unlisted the
man, whose name has not been di
vulged, in making out h!e Income tax
report and when they finished a half
hour’s labor It developed that bis net
taxable Income was around
making the tax just 4 cents. It was
paid by check.
Married in Council Bluff*.
Thu following person* obtained marr'ag*
ltc*na«a fn Council Hluffo y«*terday;
Howard M. TTa>c*. Omaha .2*
Camollo Wataon, Omaha . -a
Raymond B. Hrnlth. Lincoln, Nab. .... 29
Helen Graham, Lincoln, *>b. . l >
'Harold Hub*cu. Sf Paul N#b. ..... ’’
i F.vangalln* Fl"hman, Pout, Neb. .. U
I Prank I’arta. «\»unfl| flluffa . . . 80 j
Palomana /.aecon* Pout tj Rluffa .... t •*
j W. N. McOraw. Tlldcn N#h .. M
r»or*a Port berg, Newport, Nah. ... tHi
l awranca 5*. Cur tit, Omaha . '0
Kva Nolan, Omaha . ..... li
Gurdnn Murk*nthtw, .Itndron, »,b. x
frollla Good'tin, .landnon. N>|»."i
Irving •' Norahov. Albion. Nch .
I Wrma William*, l.nraito, Nab . 20
l|lrrh#rt Inr)!<», Harman Ntb.I"
| flei* u Hatlung, Hooptr, Ntb... *3
Dennisloun
Is Washout,!
Say sEx-Wife!
J
Second Male of British I
Colonel l akes Vi iln'ess
Stand Before Curious
Throng in Court.
“1 Love Him!” She Cries
By ROBERT J. PRKW.
Inlrmiil service Staff Correspondent.
Ixnidon, March 19.—“It is too
sacred to be discussed—I love him. I I
lo've him.”
More tilt His and surprises w ere
piovided in the Dennisloun case to-j
day when the vivacious and energetic!
.Minina Countess Carnarvon took the I
witness stand to firmly avow her;
continued affection for Col. Ian Den
ntstoun In spite of all the things that j
hate been said about him during the
trial.
"I love him with all my heart, my
soul and my body,” she added.
The court was jammed with an
overflow of scandal mongers who had
been disappointed in the dullness of
the Waterhouse case for the day and
many of the women In the room tit
tered as the countess confessed her
love for the man who was being sued
by Ills fo'riner wife for money loaned.
When the women laughed their
amusement irritated Pir Edward
Marshall Hal), her lawyer, who pro
tested:
“It may be a laughing matter to
come, but you are making a solemn
statement."
"Ton Sacred in Discuss.”
The, countess lowering lier voice
almost to a v.hisper and appeared to
be on (he verge of fainting as she
repeated:
"it is too sacred e\en to' discuss."
Phe staggered and clutched ^.t the
rail and an usher dashed to her as
sistance, but she lifted her smelling
salts to her face and said: "I am
perfectly all right."
Opening her evidence the countess
said that during the war she spent
?625,000 financing a hospilal. Phe
then related what she knew about
Mrs. Dorothy Dennietoun's Liaison
with (Jen. Mir Jo3m Cowans, and
added;
.VLr,s. Dennistuun came to London
when the general was dying, but sin
Was very callous when told how seri
ous Ills condition was—it was a real
shock to rue. Mrs. Irennistoun said
to me, ‘Don't think me hard—the gen
eral killed all the love I had for him
a long time ago.'
Hr»t Wife Attractive.
"After the general's death *he
showed me some lettei-s from him
which aroused my sympathy. 1
thought It terrible that he should
have been so ungallant."
"Did Mrs. Dennlstoyn have a fas
cinating personality?'' asked Sir Kd
ward.
"She is attractive to the last de
gree," said the countess. "No one
can resist her charms when she
wants to show them at her best.
There never was anybody who en
tered our home who was not capti
vated by her. They were all her
slaves.
"She always referred to her hus
band as the 'Tiger.' She said he was
an awfully sweet man but a 'wash
out,' If you will excuse the vulgar
lam. She suld she never loved him
ns a wife but that she had a great
affection for hint as a. sister.
"Mrs. Ueunlatoun told me that
General rowan* had promised the
colonel a post at Gibraltar and naked
her to slay wllh him In Paris for a
day or two on the way there. She
was annoyed to find that her room at
the Rltz was next to the general's
room and she had It changed, but she
told me that Hie general came to her
room that night between 1 and 2
o’clock and had stayed about two
hours. .Mr*. Pennistoun never told
tne that her husband had connive^ at
the arrangement for her to meet the
general.'’
Knrnuntged Tlieir l,ove.
The countess iiald that she saw
Colonel Ttennlstoun In Paris In No
vember. 1921. and declared:
"lie looked simply awful. He was
emaciated, his clothe* were shiny and
he Apparently did not get food enough
to keep body a lid soul together. I
was extremely sorry for him. AfPr.
wards I paid sums of money Into his
account by arrangement for our own
private reason*.
"Mrs. Pennistoun was fully aware
of the growing affection between the
colonel nnd hvself and that It was cul
minating in love. She encouraged It
with all her might."
The countess testified that the
more than $500,000 which she lwld
Into the colonel's account Just before
their marriage wus tbs proceeds from
three Gainsborough* which she sold
to Kir Joseph Puveen, Uni she com
plained:
"■lust a simple Soul."
"The character given my husband
by Kir Hills Hume Williams Is
wicked and abominable. He Is not
clever, but Just a simple soul. Tic was
absolutely putty a mere rug- In
Mrs. Pennlstoun's hands."
Colonel Ilesnnlaloun's final hour on
the witness eland was more or less
Itmiifsluous. Me admitted that an
unnamed American woman had once
threatened him with a. law suit.
The nueetlon* of Kb- Hills Hume
William* today were mostly directed
to draw from the colonel I he rea
son* fo- his "no| helping his fnrmei
w if" financially when he was In
funis as she hml !ielp".-| him wheui
he was broke In Paris.' '
"The Whole of this oase 1* pure
malice on Mrs, 1 »ennlstonn's part,"
1 he colonel protested, "Kite hope/, to
•how up not only no seif but toy
win
¥
*-■-S
Woods Br *»ers’
" .lana^iM iui nit
compa / in Thompsonville,
III., is safe and that none
of the Woods Brothers’ em
ployes engaged on a big
railroad construction opera
tion there was injured,
v_J
Bus Competition
Urged in Plea for
r*
Higher Tram Fare
c
< (iinpaii} to I,ml Presentation
of (.’aso Friday; Proposed
Schedules Are
Analyzed.
The Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Hallway company will con
elude Friday morning the presents,
tion of Its case before the state rail
way commission, In connection with
an application fur authority to charge
a schedule of fares that will yield
lhe company 7 per cent on the com
mission's valuation of $14,i(10,000.
Corporation Counsel W. C. Lambert
will follow with his side of the case
on behalf of the city. One of the im
portant witnesses to be called by the
corporation counsel will be C. I>. Rob
inson, Who Is operating engineer for
the Metropolitan IT til tiles district, but
whose upiiearanre In this instance
will be in a private capacity.
R. A. Heussler, vice president, and
general manager of the traction com
pany, was the only witness examined
Thursday, lie was examined on de
preciation. decrease of street car
traffic during the last few years, the
proposal rate schedules as submitted
hv the company- and other phases of
street railway operation.
Competition Discounted.
The general manager said that in
maintaining a depreciation reserve
fund, any conservative traction execu
tive in these days takes Into account
the prospective competition of motor
busses with street cars. He at
tributed decrease In business during
recent years largely to the use of the
automobile.
Chairman Browne asked the gen
eral manager why the company, In
preparing itg estimated deficit for
192*., contemplated a decrease of 7
per cent In traffic, which was the de
rreuse of 1924 over 1923.
"Our recent experience has been
that the business has decreased about
e per cent n year and we believed
there would be a similar continuing
decrease." Heussler testified. "Our
netual revenues for January and Feb
ruary of this year show a decrease
at 7.79 per cent, compared with the
corresponding months of last year.
Business conditions, the weather and
the automobile are factor* of the
street car business.
Slump Nearly Ended.
"When do you believe this slump
in street car business will cease?"
.'orporation Counsel Lambert asked.
"I believe It will soon reach its
limit." I/eussler repl'ed. It has
reached the limit In some cities.
Omaha is more liberal than most
cities in the matter of downtown
iufomobile perking.
' Do you think that if the city
xnnell would pass an ordinance pro
hibiting downtown parking, would
lhat give your company enough addi
tional revenue to meet the deficit you
■lalm?" asked City Commissioner D.
B. Butler.
"It would not. but It would result
In more revenue," the general malin
ger answered.
School Tickets Eliminated.
Mr. Heussler gave It as bis opinion
that the occasional street car rider,
who ordinarily pavs cash fare, should
lie required to stand a greater pro
portion of an Increase In fare than
the constant rider. lie stated that
he Is unable to see any equity in per
mitting school children to ride for less
(ban others of the same age, many of
whom may he working. He said that
the school ticket privileges Is being
abused, tine of the proposed rate
schedules submitted by the company
eliminates school tickets.
During the discussion the proposed
Increased fare, n schedule of 8 cents
for cash fare and four tickets for 30
( ents was emphasized by the traction
representatives. This would yield ad
ditional revenue of approximately
$500,000 a year and over a period of
vears would reimburse the company
for losses claimed during the last five
year period, according to testimony
at the hearing.
Another schedule which w-'a stressed
provided feu- cash fare of 8 cents or
five tickets for 35 tents which tv*>uld
yield additional revenue of about
$400,000 a year. This Is pproxi
mutely the amount the company e-sti
mated would he the deficit during thin
sear.
The hearing will be resumed 1'rlduy
morning at 9
Student* ti» Vpprar in l’lay.
I’awiwe I’lly, Noli.. March I" The
Junior class of the 1‘awnee <’lty 11 licit
school will present a piny. "The
(’harm Kchool,” "it the opera house
here Wednesday nlwht,in 'he f|> »t no
llvlly on ihe school's sprint . nlemlar
Hewnlecri members of the class an
In the cast.
The pi i' I* i . Iti? co.iciu il ,.\ \li-•
Marie Mlnnlck ami I Im-old (‘upper of
I he Itlfib school fraternity.
I dir Sii'pln* I tccri’«*('».
Washington. March I" (In l
hml "7!*,43h nurpltii fr*t*lj»lit
»'Mti in food lipfttf and 1
■»ir\ i• m* M i i i*h . i th « ;t ■ » f ho
\mrilo#n f!n!l\sav nwool.itiim roport
tonight, of fi.'iHit, fiuiu Hi* I'tb*
t uary 2b surplus.
i
Four Bodies
Taken From
Hope for Rescue of ,'{(• \ ir-i
tims W ho Remain K11
toiuhed Miandoned hv
Their Rescuers.
Governor Directs Work
Ky \ nherikal Serrlrf.
Barrack sville, A\". A'a., March 19.—
The bodies of four miners who were
entombed in the mine of the Bethle
hem Mine corporation here In fin ex
plosion Tuesday night, were brought
to the surface this evening and iden
lifted.
Thirty additional miners yet en
tombed had not been discovered.
A’hile It. Is possible some may he far
hack in the workings and still alive,
there Is little possibility of them be
ing rescued alive.
Governor Howard M. Gore, who is
at the shaft mouth directing the work
of the rescuers, made the announce
ment that the four bodies had been
recovered.
Mine rescue crews, xvorklng at a
distance of 6,000 to 6.000 feet, expect
to penetrae further tonight and pos
sibly reach other men.
Authorities are still investigating
the cause of the explosion, which
caused a damage of $230,000, Three
men are still held as suspects in the
theory that they may have blown up
tiie mine because of labor troubles.
KENTUCKY STORM
TAKES BIG JUMPS!
Bt Tlift \ I ;\1 p ,1 Vn**..
I.oui*ville. Kj' March 19.—In
jumps 20 mites long, a tornado came
Into southwestern Kentucky last
night from Sumner county Tennessee,
nnd killed 10 persons In Allen and
Metcalfe counties. Three others
were seriously Injured In these coun
ties, according to reports.
Isolated disturbances In Jefferson
Fayette, Franklin, and Washington
counties caused the deaths of six
other persons and Injuries to 42.
Leaping from Sumner county,
where It took a toll of 30 lives and
hurt SO to 40 others, the tornado
descended at Ilollajid, Allen county,
demolished the home of .Mrs. Herman
I.aw. 2h years old. killing her, her
3 weeks’ old Infant and her sister,
Ruth Wilson, It. At Mount T'nlqn.
nearby, one woman was killed and
her husband Injured.
At Beaumont. Metcalfe county, five
members of one family and one other
man were killed.
Wind and lightning accounted for
the other deaths.
GREEK BANDITS !
KILL AMERICAN
Washington. March 19.—The death
of John Logan of Madison. Wi« , ns
the result of n gunshot wound re
reived during an attack upon him
<nd hi* parts' by Greek, bandit*, was
report*d in the State department to
day In a message from Irwin R
I *a ugh! In, American minister at Ath
ens.
The Greek prime minister, the mai
sage stated, had expressed his "gov
ernment’s distress and sympathy”
and arrangements had been made to
take the body to Athens on a war
ship.
Logan was wounded when his party
was fired upon by bandits in Epiros.
At first It was believed that he would
recover, but hi* heart was unable to
withstand the strain. The J^ogan
party whs made up of staidents from
the American archaeological school at
; Athens.
Iout-staTe rum
RING SUSPECTS
With the arrest Thursday of Frank
.Schultz, 3923 Ii street, and Frank J.
Frederick, 1101 V street, federal
agents claim they have made their
first arrests In the Mg alcohol ring
which supplies small town* In the
state.
Schultz and Frederick were arrest
'd after federal agents had purchased
seven gallons of alcohol for 991.
Frederick delivered the alcohol and
attempted to pull his revolver on
State Agen! Otto 1 Mid sc 1 HIM, who aided
In the arrests. "Omnhg 1** headquar
ters and Lincoln is a branch agency.”
said Ihtdschua. "These men and their
Associate* have been making regular
weeekly deliveries of alcohol to Lin
coln. York, Hen trice. David t’lty and!
a dozen other smaller towns In the
state,” charged Robert Hanmrdh'L.
\ aralitm Itibl«- School
Sii|M*r\ i>cd t*Ia> Planned
York, March L» A committee from
York V. M G. A. lms launched plans
f"i .1 \ a on tlon HIM** school to be held
after tjto closing «»f the public schools
Plans me also being formulated to
liav© supervised play in connection
with the public school. Ii is the plan
to make tin* supers tst*d play sits wide
in scope, .md If possible to continue It
through the entire vacation.
\\ «*«l(tiii|c Sorrel I Ii«•»•*- N\ rrk>.:
Heat rice. \eb., March 19 An-|
nouncement was made of the mar
rhrgt of ikuutld Falk and Mis* Hilda
Heed, both of this city, three week*
ago at Marysville, Kan The wedding
was kept a secret until jesterdaj
when Ihe Couple broke the news to
filch* friend*. Mr Falk Is n linotype
| operator on the Ilea trice l»ail> Sun. 1
I Id ol I i rry.p to I Gutlll.
\aplcs. Match 19. Thiw poor per
son* forced to spend the night lo the
open were found frozen to death a#
the result of an unprecedented culd
.1.911. ,
Organized Relief Agencies Rush
to Aid Victims of Big Tornado
C7
State anti National Organizations Combine in Providing
Medical Aid. Pood ami Shelter for Storm Suffer
ers in Stricken .Arias of P'ive States.
Rs tnivmal Service.
i hleago, March 19.-- Relief agencies
"f the mate and nation were work
ing tonight to recover the dead and
succor the injured and homeless
left In the wake of yesterday's tor
nado that swept across the country
from the Missouri to the Ohio val
ley.
The devastation In southern Illi
nois. where the storm struck with
its greatest fury, resembled the bat
tlefields of Ktirope according to re
lief workers reporting here today.
Relief and reconstruction uidts
operated from a score of storm-torn
cities under, direction of the state
militia and the Red Cross. Gover
nor Ren Small left ftprlngfield for
a personal survey of the storm
zone.
In Chicago funds were being col
lected for the sufferers, the fund
tonight having reached an esti
mated S20U.O00. At Springfield the
state legislature was enacting a
hill to appropriate $500,00. The
measure Is expected to be ready for
the governor’s signature by Mon
day,
Tents and Blankets.
A train load of supplies furnished
through the I'nited States quarter
master’s department left Chicago
for the storm zone this evening. It
carried 1,000 tents, 12,000 blankets,
4.000 cots and other equipment.
Tents are sorely needed for shelter
for, according to word coming to
Red Cross headquarters here, hun
dreds of residences were wiped out
In West Frankfort, McLeansboru.
lie Soto. Parrish, Murphy1-boro and
other cities and villages. The num
ber of farm homes destroyed will
number hundreds.
Automobiles loaded with first aid
crews searched out the isolated
home* and ruins of homes In the
storm zones all through the day. Re
ports coming from returning relief
l»ariies indicated the losses in the
r iral districts would very great.
Farms were found with not a build
Ing standing. In some instances all
the members,of the family had been
killed or Injured.
f ood Dispensed.
Food was being dispensed by the
Red Cross and military organiza
tions in a score of stricken com
munities. (several carloads of food
were being shipped from Chicago
and Ft. Louis.
Pullman cars were rushed from
St. Louis and Chicago to West
Frankfort, Benton and other cities
to be used as temporary hospitals.
It was estimated tonight that more
than 1,000 doctors and nurses are
already in the Held, vvijli more Ic
ing assembled to be rushed to points
«lisre they will be most needed. Toe
early hours of today found scores
of injured without any medical at
tentiun. Tlds condition had "been
relieved tonight, according to re
ports rf-ielved here. At every place
where » dozen or more Injured were
collected In temporary hospital
quarters one or more doctors and
nurses were In attendance,
12 Special Trains.
The Illinois Central railroad alone
reported it had sent 12 special
trains into the storm zone. The
Illinois Central penetrates most of
the stricken area. But other roads,
the Wabash, Burlington. B. «.t O..
Louisville A. Nashville and Chicago
& Laster/i Illinois, were moving spe
cials amj giving all possible support
to spreading relief.
Relief workers found many in
jured could live but a few hours;
others were not in a serious con
dition. Within a day nr two the
more serious cases will be brought
to Chicago and Ft. Louis hospitals
for special treatment. But today
first aid was all that could be given
because of the great number of vic
tims demanding attention.
Adj. Cen. Carlos Black, Mayor
William Deter of Chicago, Gov
ernor Fn all and other otfi -ials »x
pressed gratification at the response
given appeals for aid.
Palm Beach Fire
Causes 3 Deaths
I wo Hotels Razed at Fashion*
aide Resort: Damage Placed
at ? 4.000,000.
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West Palm Beach, Fla., March 13
—Three person* ore believed to have
lost thetr lives in a fin- which ruined
two hotel* and %-a used M .000.000
property damage In the famous resort
of Palm Beach last night. The
flame* were brought under control
after dynamite had been obtained and
made ready for blasting a path be
tween the flaming buildings and
other structures.
During the- conflagration !l was:
learned that the postoffice in West
Palm Beach hail been looted of >2*3,000
and the West Palm Beach company
of Florida Infantry was called out to
patrol the stieet* and prevent further
looting.
Thousands of dollars in valuable |
wearing apparel and other chattels of I
guests whose fortunes run In millions
of dollars today lay on the ground,
carried front the Mazing hotels by
the owners and sen ante. This, also.;
is titi>ler guard of the soldiers.
Tiie Breakers, one of the uMest aid
best known of the resort hotels, was
the first structure to lake fire,
The three believed to have per
ished are two children and their
nurse. The father of the children, re
fusing to give his name, but who said
lie was captain of a yacht anchored
In the lake, declared he left his two
< lilldren and their nurse asleep in the
Breakers.
Tlie Palm Beach hotel, a smaller
structure In West Palm Bench,
caught fire and also burned to the
grou nd.
Pawnee ('ouiitj School'
to Hold F.ssay (ionics! (
Pawnee «'ll>. Nee., March l.< — The
county superintendent has announced I
an ess..y %-ontest for school children,
under the auspices of the W. t\ T. U .
the national an,l county organizations!
of Which have offere%j prizes totaling
>37.50. Awards on the essays on pro
hlhlllon and nnti-clgnret subjects I
have lieen dlvhlad into three classes |
for students of eoual grades. The
limit for entry in the contest ha.' been I
set for May 1.
I stale Suit 1 lecided.
F«*rt Smith, Ark.. March 1?.—Heir I
m the *2,00O.«U>o J<*e Alexander eetau* i
have won th»* suit of id» Georginr
Knning by bor mother, Audi* IHinlap.
• i veeover possession of \\ >> osiai*. j
ncrordlng to an opinion ly .In Ago
Robert Is. William* of the I'nltod
State* diet riot. t'ourt »t AJuskoge* .
Okla.. received by onuneel here.
I.crman Teacher Die-.
Berlin, Much li* - Fried* rich Hat*
nlseh, Germany’* widely known old
sehnol teacher, 1m dead here a? the
age of 1,l- yeni t*, lie wa* penah ned
some yearn ago after having taught
for 4<t conneruttvo year*. HI* favor*
ite Maying was. "When 1 don't smoke
1 have no idea*. Wtul when I have no
Idea*, why l d«m't am«*ke.''
Patent Office Is
Now l nder Hoover
< oolidfie I nuirfer- Juri-tlic
tion from Interior to Com
merce epartment.
aahlngton, March 19.—Jui isdk
tion over t!t“ patent office, hereto
fore a part of the interior depart
ment was transferred to the Com
mer ■ department under Secretary
Hoove' t day by an executive ■ 'iter
of President CuoHdge.
The change. which has been ad
vocated by the congressional ommis
sion established at the request of
President Harding to consider gen
eral governmental reorxaatzatu.’.
WHS jKissible without specific legislu
tive action, it was explained, b
cause the law which created the com
merce department gave the president
discretionary authority to place such
regular government bureaus as he
might select under I!« control. Other
alteration in the organization of the
government which the congressional
commission recommended are not ex
peeled until congress has acted
Secretary Hoover, in a statement
explaining the step, which also was
approved by Secretary Work, of the
Interior deportment said one of the
principal reasons f.-,r it lay In Hie
criminations uprnst American inter
eats in the •dmnistration of patent!
laws n some foreign countries. The
Commerce department has conducted!
negotiation* in the matter through
its representatives abroad. In the
same connection. Hoover said h
might have occasion to urge congress
ti> draft a new code of, patent laws
I Imrrli to Receive Part
of Price Paid for farm
Pawnee City, March 19.—Pawnee
City Methodist church :nu' .fflliatevl
organizations will receive $T,0oc,
through the sale tilts week of a farm
owned bv Miss Minnie Shannon of I
this city. Miss Shannon willed to tin j
local church general fund $1,000, toj
the Sunday school $1,000. jo the Ep ]
worth league $1,000, to the foreign I
anil home missionary societies $1,0b-j
each, and tq^ the Mothers' Jewels'!
home sit York IS,000.
Settling of the estate kings ' on tie*
sale of the Shannon farm wast bf
here. The land was bought by John!
". March of Seneca. Kan., who will!
take possession March 1.
Pawnee ( it) Federated
( lul>' Fleet Officer'
I'a voiao i’!ty, March of
local club* r«'OAmh eloct«tl.
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if \ So*o*M- ‘..rAt«r> Mm IVrniuAi
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848 Killed,
2,909 Hurt
by Tornado
J
Hvi‘ hiat**» VffWteil I iy Fury
of Sky Monster, \\ liioh
Wreaks Rerun! !!avoc
for Storm.
Fire Adds to Its Horror
H.v The
Chicago, March lr*.—After the light
of a full day hod cast Us searching
rays Into the debris left by Wednes
day's turn *do, and v lief work had
been organized to gather the dead.
; nd aid ilic liur- . nd itoineMss. the
toll remained the greatest recorded
in similar cat istruphetf. The reported
dead were and tlu injured
in the five states affected.
While casualty lisi*= had been i e
duced In some instances, word from
hitherto un re ported places kept the
total almost as high a« indicated Hr
the first hy sterical messages from tb*
devastated centers. After a night of
terror, day revealed that some towns
had been obliterated, while whole
blocks of larger places had been
leveled and fire had added to the
horrors of th* wind.
Because of the fires rescuers could
not dig out the dead in some place a
or give as much attention to the
homeless and maimed as was needed
l ieiidisli Keren! rich % .
Where there had been happiness
prosperity and future, the tornado
Masted all. 1* showed fiendish ec
centricity by levelling and blackening
portions, while sparing the rest.
Nearly half of Princeton. Tnd., wes
smitten! A girder city, Griffin, was
virtually carried away. DeSoto, 111.,
with aOu people, lost its existence. A
neighbor, Gorham, of 3<»o w,<
Viiped out. Murphysboro, UL, lost
nearly three square mile* of its busi
ness and residential sections. Other
hamlets are yet cut off from telling
their story.
Darkne>.° still hampers relief war',
tonight, as many lighting systems
have not been repaired, but national
#
protection about them. Auto ligh*«.
candles and llaehlights ^re substitut
ing for power plants. Pullman cars
have arrived to hou*e refugees in one
or two sectors-.
iVopertj Loss Huge.
Those in charge speak in million*
when asked to estimate material
Jose* The brief dispatches *-ead:
“One hundred thousands dollars In
southwestern Kentuckr.** "12,000.000
at Princeton," “$6,000,000 jn southern
Illinois" ‘ $100,000 in Missouri." At
the other scenes no one yet retstures
to estimate.
The tornado took Its toll over a ter
ritory of 300 mile-* !n five hours and
within the same period of time out
s de aid was covering that distance *•»
cnrrr* help and comfort to survivors.
1 he Red c ross rushed supplies from
5*1. IrfOuii*. Ghloago offered $500,{KM.*.
ihe Illinois legislature appropriated a
like amount, tiie Missouri legislature
H.'i.OOM. ar.d the southern I lime:.
A men van lx>gioc. 5S.000. Other con
tributione are expected to re&eh
$lin>,OO0.
From Ti» Associated press ife
ualty I s: ton.cht it was seen tlo*:
more than 100 children were victim?
FT very a\alia Me dwelling wc* -1
morgue in the zone of \iSitation. Se
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vl. .rf
Path Mile W iti**
Apparently arising in tlie Miesoyi.
Thtar < h.iPs. tee tur .ai * jumped and
- «
mile wide :n S"i. ■ localities; in other*
it eotdd be i' •.j red by feet. It w u >
more merciful at Its start, preferring
to unload its fury in Illinois and lndi
him. It cracked into Kentucky c» c
Ten negate mure us a side line It ap
peared. !'erlu*p* its tail whipped
loose the Luke freighters from the •
moorings in Buffalo, miles uway.
LICENSE REPEAL
STARTS AT ONCE
•Just as ?' 'i. n? the governor sips.?
the bla doing away with the rettuire.,'
1 a day notice in . 'turning raarrla.*
licensee, if he doe?, Omahans may l«e
s n obtaining li.-ens.* on theJr R-.. -
trip to the courthouse. it was a,
noun.ed Thursday morning by t’ljd,
bufiubmd, clerk of county court.
Ordinarily Id dn» fin pec
hill bfcomti effect he a* « Uw, but i >
this ease Mr. 8no0bla<1 brieve* t be
inter t of the bill If so pin in that the
IOkIhv notice nay be dene jov»r wit.’
Immediately.
“The 30 day notice rerjuiremar. *
even i ermittad a waiving of the
notice in certain c*»f« Sunblad *v
plained
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
¥Vrm*r Senator Culhersvi or Tex »
(W at hi* Washington home.
Ittetlngnlshed servloe medals nt.o
awarded the army world filers.
Hid* were opened .n the shtppivc
hoard's preetdenUMe ships in the
Pnolflo.
Hush Holland of Ohio submitted his
resignation as assistant attorney gen.
era I,
President Ooolldfte ordered the pat
ent office transferred front the In
:e ior • i lie iVr
v tendency tow t id expansion of
farm rrop e*'s age in It; was shewn
> Intention to plant l-epnrt of the
iHieoEi ent of Vg! a-ultttie
Insti in Urns to examine grain ex*
oh "g «i ,i grr- veootds w#-«
given agent* of Ihe g am sdminlstr*
Hon tmestig «i a-g wheat r.i-a fluo
Stlnaa
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