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V j.~r. The < >maha NgrniNg Bee t::.“ j _ 1* Harp*. : CITY EDITION vm M_m'"->7n OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1925.* ' ~TWO CENTS^ttWiiSliF*'' ^ Committee Aids County Road Money Measure Report Out Provides That TO Per (lent of Funds Received Go to Com missioners. Pint-Plus Bill Is Signed Uncoln, March 20.—The senate committee on roads and bridges com promised today with those urging more money for secondary ""roads and n amendment by Wilts# of Richard ton was a • opted which gives court ties 70 per cent of (he auto license tpes for use on secondary, or county roads. The house ST! as passed by that body, only 50 per cent of the auto license money could he used on coun ty roads. This cor'iproml=e will give counties approximately $4,500,000 in th# next biennium for either maintenance or building of their secondary roads, ac cording to a statement Issued by Roy Cochran, state engineer. This sunt is equivalent to the amount demanded by counties from the gasoline tax. a,"cording to Cochran. 30 Per Cent to State. The remaining 30 per cent of auto license money will ha used by the state In maintenance of state roads and the gas tax bill was amended so the state may use part of the gaso line tax for maintenance. Cochran stated it was probable the 30 per cent would not be sufficient for mainte nance. With these amendments at tached the auto license and gas tax bills will be trotted out on general file t omorrow. The county treasurers under the auto license bill amendment will send iiO per cent of their auto license mon ey to the state treasurer. The re mainder will be ^urned over 4o the county commissioner* of their respec tive counties for county road building and maintenance. In the morning the senate again refused to accept a house bill In Its entirety and after a sharp fight, lay men members of the senate plus * few attorneys succeeded In changing the supreme court commission bill. Th# bill as passed by th# house places appointive power In the hands of tljc supreme court. The amendment states that the governor shall appoint "with approval of th# supreme court." Row on Price Fixing. ,-wM There are six commissioners to be appointed Immediately after the bill Is passed and is signed by the gov ernor. The house engaged in a lively row over a resolution by O'Malley, demo crat, calling on Attorney General O. ft. Spillman to Investigate alleged dis < riminatory price fixing by creamery companies over the -state. Th# only evidence O'Malley had to offer was a resolution charging such discrimina tion sent him by the Community club at Greeley his home town. Rodman of Douglas, in opposing the resolution asked O'Malley If he had presented the resolution to the attorney general with a request that he make such an Investigation. O'Malley admitted that he had not. However, with practically all demo c-ats voting for the resolution and a number of republicans doing likewise the resolution passed by a vote of 50 to 47. Adam* T.or.dsre-i Ar.el0r»on ’••*** Boy Au:*n .'fain . jX)«r variPiiaon *i xt*'1. tch*M Borl: ■■’•’•on < lidv.tU V'sr / ‘ ‘On r a • tick I’Mali.jr DUis r-itnay Diitch*r . lacac.i l**e TCIHoit KpbtpmMi nnteoDi* Skoen Meat* stor* H*rmiann Test1* V ff* ran Thor ptoa Ml new Trtw’.o Mi man Waite .lonOii of PheiJoa Waldron •Tohneon of Wwlt* Welle :ingtoa White J,n»: Wlngett Keck Veneeu lt«ye* Tor-hum Fights for Universities. With only one audible "no" the house advanced the Omaha tram franchise bill to third reading. Dy 1/all of ertmaha, explained the purpose of the hill to the legislators. During the day Governor McMul len signed the "pint plus" bill. F- H. High, superintendent of the Anti Saloon league, has been haunting legislative halls for weeks working In behalf of this measure. Governor McMullen expressed hope that the house might in some man tier block action taken by I he senate In killing the university and normal school levies. The house put the bill through with little opposition. "When the senate killed the uni veralty bill, It refused to spend $4, 000,000 for a symmetrical building program at the university In the next 10 years,” Governor McMullen said. "The Technical High school at Omaha, alone, cost more than th« entire 10 year program. As matter! stand now the educational InstHu tlons must continue to build In piece meal style.” Negro Hanged in Court Room in Louisiana Coughatta, 1a.. March 20.—Amai White, a negro, waa hanged In th« criminal courtroom at the courthouat here and hie body fell through a trai cut In the floor to a corridor below It waa the flrat legal execution lr Red River pariah elnre mi, and wai carried out ItT the courtroom becaust the local jail la too email to bold f ar.iffold. White waa convicted ol having clubbed hl^ wife to death. Oats Are Planted. Beatrice. Neb., March 20. - Kami era In aome localtttea are plantlny their data crop and moat of then will flnlah the work within the next , few days. The ground warn ne.\er tr batter condition for aeadlng. t Aviators to Scatter Coins From Clouds at Kearney Kearney, Neb., March iu.—It may sound like an April fool Joke, but Kearney retailers are announcing as a fact that, on the first day of April, it will rain money In this city. On that date they' plan to hold iheir regular spring opening, an an nual display and parade of the sea son's offerings, with no special sales in connection. By way of an added attraction they have secured the ser vices of three aviators who, during Ihe afternoon, will scatter pennies, nickels and dimes from the clouds. Included there will he a check for <100. This Is just one of the features of the entertainment program. Testimony in Oil Case Completed; Argument Monday c Navy Documents Kept From Record \fter Wilbur Pleads for Necessity of / Secrecy. f$y The \«aoriiitfd Prem, Cheyenne. Wye., March 20.—Tak ing of tea imonv upon which Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy will decide who la entitled to the possession of Tea pot _Jtonie wan ended in federal court here late today. Only closing arguments remain to be delivered before the legal die Is completely cast, and these will begin Monday. Tension was added to the cane this afternoon when Rear Admiral Julian I,. lAtlmer. Judge advocate general of the navy, appeared for former Sec retary of the Navy Denby In response to a subpoena by the defense. He produced certificates from Secretaries Wilbur and Kellogg, asking Judge Kennedy to keep from the court re cord certain documents of the Navy department, said to deal with the navy’s war plans and the interna tional situation. Secretary Wilbur's certificate said these documents contained "matters of Importance to the nation, which, if disclosed, would be inimical to the Interests of the United States " ■ The Kellogg certificate was similar ly worded. Defense Acquiesces. Martin W. IJttleton of counsel for the defense, said the defense would not Insist on the dlsclourse of mill tary or naval secrets when such might be harmful to tha nation, and would respect the position of the government as a sovereign, but that as a party to an equity "the govern ment must do equity." He said that the government should recognise the position of the defense in the matter and take oognlrance of the fact that the question bringing the secret documents Into evidence was not pressed. Albert D. Walton, United States district attorney for Wyoming, ap peared as counsel for Admiral iJ-ti mer and quo’ted cases In the docu ments of a like nature had been sub poenaed and then withheld from the record because of their confidential nature. “These documents cannot be very secret if somebody knew enough I about them to subpoena them for the .ecord In this case," said Judge Ken | nedy. Judge Excuses Admiral. "It Is unfortunate we have to de cide this by Inference. One angle of the defense's case Is based on the necessity or preparing for national defense, and the government Is the plaintiff. But respect must be given the heads of these departments. We do not wish to stir up trouble be tween the Judicial and administrative branches of the government; there Is too much dlssentlon between govern ment departments already." Judge Kennedy then excused the admiral. The defense declined to offer the documents which the navy officer brought because they constituted "an Incomplete record." After the reading of a minor stipulation and the Intro duction of scattered letters and other documents Into the record the defense rested. The government In Its rebuttal used for a parting ehot the deposition of former Representative Patrick Kelley of Michigan, who controvert ed d"PoeltlonaJ statements of Rear Admiral .1. K. Robison, chief of navy engineering, that he IRoblsnpi had fm formed Mr. Kelley of negotiations be ing in progress for the leasing of Teapot Home at the time reports were current to that effect. At the close of flip case court ad journed until Monday. 11 ■ .1—1 i ■ ■ We Have With Us Today W. B. Tremble}. Postmaster, Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Trembley 1* In Omaha consult ing with membera of tha executive convention committee of the American Legion. lie la a member of the Wyandotte poet, No. 83, of the Amer ican r«eglon and a former commander. He baa served In both the Spanish and world war. Ha was with the Twentieth Kansas Itt tha Philippines and with the Three Hundred Thirty second Machine flnn batallton of th* Klghty-sixth division In the world tsar. Trembley tk a rock-ribbed Kansan republican. Me said hla post will send at least ho per rent of Its membership to th* Omslvi convention of the American Legion Franc h ise Under Fire at Hearing r Hoi ords fly ^ lien Leu ^ ler Accuses Dan Butler of' Blocking Minne Lusa Extension. Higher Demands Hinted The street railway hearing was ad journed Friday afternoon for the week In a blaze of animated conversation between Attorney ,r. L. Webster for the companv. city Commissioner D. FI. Butter and General Mp wiser R. A. I.eusRler of the traction system. Chairman Thorne A. Browne of the commls.Blon Interpose,-j a pacific bps ture and announced adjournment to Monday morning at 10rS0. leaving some of the words of the disputants suspended in sir. The controversy related to the sub ject of the company's franchise. The general manager was discussing the hazards of the company and had been examined by the corporation counsel. Ih asserted that the contention of the city that the company s last fran chise will have expired in 192S and that the city has refused the company permission to make extensions, consti tutes one of the hazards referred to. "I challenge the statement thaf the city has refused permission to the company to make extensions,” Butler stated with unction. ‘‘The corpora tion counsel merely refused to ap prove a resolution as dictated by At torney Webster as general counsel for the street railway company.” Ittitler Dodge* Klame. • "The city demanded that the com pany should stipulate that the city could remove tracks at any time at will. We refused to accede to that demand,” Webster replied. "We did agree to protect the city s franchise rights, «s determined by the courts. Thie extension wouldT'have been made if It had pot been for the action of Commissioner Butler on the extension on North Twenty-fourth street, In Mtnne I,u*a district.” "The city council voted unanimous ly to rescind the permit Issued by the city engineer, and the street car peo ple went through Mlnne Lusa district and peddled the information that 1 was responsible for them not having a street car extension,” Butler said. "I can show by the records that you were responsible for this extension not having been completed,” Web stet- retorted. “Wrong Moet of Time." Butler charged the company with had faith and then General Manager I^eusslcr retorted: "Dah, you are Wrong nine times out of 10.” During his discussion of the hazards encountered by the Omaha. A Coun cil Bluffs Street Railway company, the general manager stated these haz' ards deter Investments. "The etreet car business ia a haz ardoua business'because of Its very nature.” Leusaler said. "A turn of events may occur any time that would throw the company Into bankruptcy. There Is the hazard of changing meth ods of transportation. Within the life of the Omaha company the horse car (Turn te I*sg« Hear, f elnms One.) RINGER PLACED IN DEATH CELL Lincoln, March 20.—Donald Ringer, 19, of Hastings, Neb., spent his first day In a death cell of the Nebraska j>enltentiary here today. Ringer will be executed June 26 for the hammer murder of Carl Moore, Hastings auto mobile salesman, In a clump of bushes near Roseland, Neb., laat October. Ringer's sole companion in the death cell Is Walter Simmons, con victed of the murder of Frank I’ahl in Boyd county, some time ago, who has escaped electrocution through s series of executive reprieves pending action by the United States supreme court. Chicago University Alumni Boost Campaign Over Radio Chicago, March 20.—Alumni of the Unlversltyy of Chicago throughout the country will meet Tuesday night to hear radio addre»se* of eight of their number speaking from radio casting stations in Chicago, Kansan City, Lob Angeles, New York, Pitts burgh. Hastings. Neb.; halt. I<ake City and Spokane, The occasion will In augurate the anhWstfy'a development campaign for 117,600,000. of which n nation-wide quota of $2,000,000 ha* been assigned to the alumni. Gregory Lumber Denier Buyn Yard at Niobrara. Neb. J Gregory, 8. I)., March JO.- IV. T. Spelts, for many years manager of <iie F. ('. Krotter Lumber company of this city, has tendered his resigns tlon, effective April IS. and with his family will move to Niobrara, Neb., where he has purchased the J. P. Forsythe Lumber company yards. Mr. Spelts has been president of the Gregory Commercial club the last three years end Is also president of the board of education. Married in Guunril Bluff*. Vba following pnraona obtain'd rr** rltga Itrtn.f'fi in Council Rluffa yaalardav; furl r’fttorsan Car lam, Omaha. 17 Maud Dun* an, C»maba.. 11 H'th Andaraon, Lincoln. N’*b.. 81 •i'nna Carter. Lincoln. N'b 28 Alfred Kallotra. Tor k, Nab.. Hufh Paring. ffaerlrg*. N«b . •• Jan" n-)hlnao»i, Waco. Nab. <3 Mabrl Pavla, Waco, Nab .. "' Karl VI pond. Omaha.. ..... "1 Helen Ingraham. Omaha. .s.f...siss. 18 Jeaaa Varniiiulat-. Omaha .... Mary Vohaa Omaha. i> Marry Johngon, 1 .aural. N'b •• Marina If'ltma'i 1 .aural, Mali. ... 13 aarhar’ t'otlLt. Herman. N#b.. Slit UsTtung, Hosp.r, f>el>.I. Dorothy Dennistoun Subjected to Scathing Denunciation bv Counsel r?_ * ‘•Traitress/’ r lely Dangerous Woman.'* and "Hcart \f 1 Applied to Wife of British Colonel, ^ Was Bartered for Plaee in Army. 9 , vely lias Standing been English court of ore scathing de notation than was Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun by Norman Rirkett, when he addressed the Jury today In behalf of Lieut. Col. Tan Onshow Dennistoun, her former husband, whom she is suing for money which she alleged she loaned him before they were di vorced. Mrs. Dennistoun. bore tbe ordeal without flinching, except when reference was made to Sir- John Cowans “going to his grave with curses on his Ups for the woman who deceived him." By this re mark she 'A'as visibly affected. , (Tbe name of thp late Sir John Cowans, Great Britain's wartime quartermaster general, has been brought Into the trial through al legations by Mrs. Dennistoun that Colonel Dennistoun enfouraged her relations with the quarter master general to further his mili tary career!. Countess Weeps. The Dowager Countess of Car narvon, widow of the noted Egyp tologist, who married Colonel Den nistoun after his divorce, often appeared on the verge of tears dur ing the address of Counsel Birkett. She held her handkerchief to her eyes and leaned for support on her son. “Whatever might be said of Colonel Dennistoun.” said Birkett, ‘‘he i* not a lin i', whereat), on every fact you can teat her. Mrs. Pen nistoun Is a liar of the first rank. She hns lied with resource and In genuity.” Pointing to "this woman.” he exclaimed: “To use her own conduct a* a means of getting money from Lady Carnarvon Is the lowest degree of unforgivable sins.” “Traitress,'' "extremely danger ous woman," "heartless,” were some of BIrkett’s comments at which Mrs. Dennlstoun merely shrugged her shoulders argl smiled. ‘‘This Is Blackmail.” “This action is blackmail, and she knows it.” the lawyer thun dered. Justice McCardle Intimated that he would put 10 questions to the jury regarding the agreement which Mrs. Dennlstoun said her former husband made at the time they were divorced. Some of these questions the court pointed oul would be exceedingly difficult, as there were more grave issues In volved in this case than many have realized. Besides a decision whether the alleged agreement was too vague to be enforced, the justice added, there, was the Interpretation of the word "collusive” and the question whether the statute of limitations w'ould apply with respect to some of the sums In dispute, If they were gifts. Sir Ellis Hume Williams will ad dress the jury on Monday In be half of Mrs. Dennlstoun. .—.-. I Monarchism Not Issue-Ludendorff German Leader Conies Out as Candidate for President to Liven Campaign. By KARL H. VON WIEGAND. CnlT.nuil Sfrilct Staff Cormpnndent. Berlin, March 20.—"Monarchism is not an Issue in the German presi dential election,” declared General Krlch Ludendorff to me today. Gen eral Ludendorff has come out as can didate number seven for president. “A kaiser In Germany today or in the near future,” be continued, "would be nothing more than a 'coolie' to the allied powers. That Is quite a sufficient reason why even the contemplation of a restoration of the monarchy does not enter into the campaign and la beyond the consider ation of sensible people. •'If the question of the restoration of the monarchy ever does come up It will not be until Germany Is again a sovereign Independent nation, of which there is little prospect In the next few years. * ‘T am too good a monarchist to want to be emperor by the grace of foreign powers. Abroad I atn repre sented as wanting to restore the mon archy. At home I am attacked In monarchistlc circles because I have consistently, all these years, taken the attitude that the queatlon should be allowed to rest at this time since we cannot now have and. moreover, do not want the restoration under existing circumstances." General Ludendorff said that he had permitted himself to be nomin ated "to keep national opposition altve.” He consider# that he per soniflea thla opposition better than any one else. "I am certain of on# thing.” he said, "and that is that I will not lie elected president of Germany. 1 shall not even make one campaign’speech.” He denied that he Is fighting the Catholic church, saying: "I believe everyone should have his or her religion, but 1 stand firmly on the American principle that religious organizations ns such must not be given the right to nominate or Inter fere with the government.” teachersOesT TRAM COMPANY The sudden stopping of a street rsr so Injured Catherine M. Johnson, 50, school teacher, that on Friday she brought suit In district court for *15, 000 damages against the Omaha A Council Bluffs Street Railway com pany The accident, she claims oc curred just after she had boarded a car at Sixteenth and Harney streets on May 19, 1921. sYic was thrown to the floor of the car, and suffered se. vere bruises to ankles, feet and shoul ders, she says. Belgian Premier W ill \ut \ i«it 1 niteil State* Hruasel*. March 20 Premier Thennl* ha* abandoned hi* Idea of visiting the l ulled Stale*. It \vnh an nouncgd, sine* the announcement of hi* Inienlloii hail brought *n ingnv Invitation* tliai It vrouM 1» lmpo**i bl* for him to get the re*t hi* phy aldans had |u escribed. I lav l<l City Ml** 1 lice Mo*er and .I***l« (iruhaugh were milted lit mar rlflce at Connell Muff* last week They will make their home In this city. Cross-word Puzzle Fans We have jf surprise fur you. Watrh for it. Don’t ini** it. SEE THE OMAHA BEE NEXT MONDAY i1 rn —'l| Postoffice Loot Is Found on Farm Mail Sacks Taken in Norfolk Robbery Di«eovered in Haystaek. Two mall sacks believed to have been stolen when the Norfolk post office was robbed last October 30 were found Friday on the farm of William Dames, three miles north of Scribner, Neb., Foetal Inspector W. M. Coble was Informed Friday after noon. The sack* were found under a hay stack, 'ogether with a quantity of burglar's tools, shot gun shells and an acetylene gas tank. In a tin box. the lid of which had been pried open, were found a quantity of papers le longing to H. L. Wichman of Nor-i folk. These papers consisted of real estate transfers, caneceled notes and a bank book, none of which had any value. Sheriff W. A. Johnson of Fremont, who was notified of the discovert . be lieves that the empty sacks and other articles were hidden by the robbers as they were fleeing eastward after the robbery. The loot will be turned over to federal authorities. NO SETBACK SEEN BY DUN IN TRADE New Tork, March 29.—Dun ■ to morrow will say: "There has been no setback In trade to account for the recent depression In grain and securities, which has re sulted primarily from an over exten sion of buying on the great rise that followed th# election. The further break in wheat prices this week accel erated the decline on the stock ex change, while the financial diffloul ties-of a great railroad, ending In a receivership. Intensified the unsettle nient. The ^ reaction In speculative markets has not lieen wholly unex pected, however, and It .has not gej orally affected business sentiment, for commercial conditions are Inher ently sound. "There Is a large export movement of agricultural staples and manufac tured products; domestic mill ttiklngs of cotton have Increased end more spindles are active; freight traffic continues of record volume for this season, and bank clearings substan tially surpass last year's totals. These and other favorable features lend tv sustain confidence, although the slow expansion In dlffeAPht quar. tsrs and the many Irregularities that prevail are clearly recognized " Weekly bank clearings. *9,361,016, 000. I,lection Petition!) in Circulation at Vi ymore Wymore. Mai oh 10. Petitions aie being circulated among Wymore voters to file the names of Wllllnm K. W right. Wymore dry cleaner; Frank \\. Norris and Wilson Kin cole railway engineers. i*hd W. A •Slahl, Wymore hanker, as candidates for city councllmeit in the coming elect Ion, All except Klncade are no inhere of the present council, and Norris Is a former mayor of the city. Petitions me also being circulated In favor of V). K. Wlndle, Wymore banker; F. K. Crawford, postmaster, snd Will l„ Jones, business man, for members of the board of education for three year terms, to h* voted on at the spring election. An Issue »t this election will he an ordinance for additional paving An other issue will l»' right of person* to vend Ice cream shout the street* of the residence section, Missouri Somite Krjni) < It i 1)1 I .abur \ mend tip'll I .UfffruoB CUv, Mil,, Muroh £0. Tha MUamirt Minatii <*onriirrfKl in thr houM artlon In tha p)»«#»t child lal*o»- .imondmant the ftUauUj conttUuvlwa. Palm Beach Fire Origin 18 Probed Officials Believe Blaze Which Destroyed Two Hotels at Florida Resort May Have Been Incendiary. —- / Many Valuables Stolen Hj Inliersal ben Ice. Palm Beach, Fla., March 20.— While- the authorities today Investi gated the origin of the fire which Wednesday destroyed the Breakers and the Palm Beach hotels, routing hundreds of guests, the homeless mil lionaires continued lo search through the piles of salvaged goods for their personal belongings. All kinds of clothes and personal ef fects that were saved from the fires are plied in heaps on the beach, at the railroad station. In police head quarters and in other hotels. Here the refugees throng in the day time trying to pick out and Identify their own belongings that were not con sumed in the flames. Several Questioned. At night, however, tlib city takes on a different aspect. Then the fire seems to be forgotten and Palnr Beach takes up its accustomed whirl of parties, dinners, dances. Laughter mingles with the music of the orches tras and except for the dark ruins of two former bright spots, a stranger would not know there had been a fire. There are many conjectures as to the origin of the fire and it* may be that a report from headquarters will throw some light upon the affair as certain persons suspected of knowing more about the tire than has been told are being questioned. The loss from looting seems to equal that caused t>y the (lame*. Po lice have learned that people made off In all directions with valuable clothes and jewels which were stolen from the piles of savaged articles and from the rooms while the hotels were burn ing. New Structure Planned. Some of this has been recovered anti restored to the rightful owners. One form of looting was revealed today when L. H. Timmins told that he Jaad saved most of his clothe* and his wife's belongings and placed them in a trunk which he gave to a truck mint, who promised to take It to a garage. That was the last seen of the truckman or the trunk. The blase -has not disturbed the guests much Many of them have Indicated their Intention of returning next year, when, it Is said, a new fireproof hotel will be erected on the ruins of the old Breakers. Many valuables are exia-cted to be recovered when the big vault at the Breakers cool* off «ufljelently to b« opened. It is not known fust hotv much jewelry mac )ie In it. JURY GIVEN CASE OF MRS. WALKER IMapateli to TIi* Omaha Bff. Auburn. Neb.. March 20.—The case of Mr*. Sylvia Waters, charged with shooting her divorced husband. Jack Zetz*r- was givtn to the jury at p. m. todaj. The ilefen^e concluded Its case at the end of the morning- session, and the arguments of Fred G. Hawdby. attorney for the defense, and Dis trict Attorney Karne*t Armstrong oc cupied the afternoon session. Armstrong declared that the state rested Its case on the second and third counts of t he indictment against Mr*. Waters. These counts charge assault with Intent to com mit murder and assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. CREAMERY QUERY PASSES 50 TO 47 Special Dispatch to The Om.lii Iter. IJncoln, March 20.—The house of representative!* paused a resolution asking Attorney General O. S. Spill man to start an Investigation of al leged unfnlr price fixing on the part of creamery companies In the state today, by a vote of 50 to 4 7. Representative Janie* A. Rodman of Omaha led the fight against adop tlon of the resolution, declaring It was not In the province of the leg!* lature to tske such action. Rodman declared Spillman should be asked to start the Inquiry by Represcuta tive O’Malley, author of the resolu tion, directly, if O'Malley wants the query started. Dr. Hull < »i\es Vddrexs to Students at l airlmrv Falrbury, March IO.--r*r. Wlnfleljl Scott lift 11 addressed the student hotly «»f Falrbury High school Thursday, his subject being '‘Sitctat Il\gtene.‘’ lie spoke to the Klwsnls club At the noon hour. In the afternoon he spoke to parents ami rfo**d the dnv's aotlvl ties with an* everting engagement at Dakin. Neb. New District of Siberia Becomes Second Klondike Yakutsk, Siberia. March 20 - Hold l< beliiR found In xucb laise quanil Ilex In the A Men region of the Tab 'll xk district of Sibeil.-t that the new area lx deacrttied a* a .ecnnd Klon dike Nearly 2i>0.ihi0 nun, ex of the metal hate been obtained hv prtnil live methods. and thouaande of pros Iiectors are fkvkltu. n«ic. Pioneer Demi ut 82. Tteatr’.ce. March St*. Simon Twedeil. pioneer of ,lohtix..n county, died at tile home at iTab orchard afler an tllnex. of more ilian two years. lie wax s2 years old Ilia wife tiled a year into, He leavea no fa mill e\. epi a mind,or of s• indcblldren Burial pa. In the ' <n« cauitiat). 48 POLICEMEN UNDER ARREST Cincinnati, O.. March 20.—Forty eight Cincinnati rolic* officers were placed under arrest today on war rants resulting from the seven sealed Indictments returned by the federal grand jury which investigated the alleged graft ring among member* of the force. National Federal Prohibition Direc tor Haynes Is expected to arrive here from Washington today to take part In prosecuting the accused officers, some of whom are charged with Intimidating federal witnesses In narcotic and txiotlegglng cases and others with accepting bribes from bootlegging cases and others with accepting bribes front bootleggers and drug peddlers. $1,500,000 Sought for Relief Work in Stricken Area "Moneq Is Needed Most. Help Mii?t Be Immediate,” Mes sage Vi liich Spurs on Canvassers. By The Associated Pr«w, Chicago, March 20.—One hundred and thirty-eight chambers of com merce In Illinois and six stare branches of the American Farm Ttu lf>au federation, tlie American Hod Cross, the American Legion and numerous other smaller agencies to night concentrated their efforts in raising more than $1,500,000. to be used in the stricken area of Wednes day's tornado. Committees of the f'hlcago cham ler of cotmnerce, after a hurried meet ing today, set $500,000 as their quota, and tonight had $55,500 cash on hand. This will be immediately dis patched to Carbondale, 111., headquar ters of the relief agencies. Tlie state of Illinois authorized $500,000 as an emergency measure. The appeal to the Illinois chambers of commerce sent by Ferdinand Kohl, chairman of the relief commit tee now In the stricken area. Il mid: Relief Nurses Sent. "Money Is needed most. H*lp must Ite Immediate ' Communications should be ad dressed to the Disaster Relief Com mittee. 10 Mouth lev Salle street, Chi cago he said, where they will in turn be apportioned as needed. At- offering of engineering help In the restoration of gas and electric lighting facilities was received from the American Gas association at New York. An additional quota of 5S nurse* and doctors of the city department of health, we-e sent to Murphysboro. Carbondale and other points today, to relieve other* on duty there, since the first .-all for help was made. Iltisinees Houses Help. Federations in the state of Illinois. Indiana. Missouri. Tennessee. Ken tucky and Ohio, will conduct surveys for the American Farm Bureau fed eration throughout the rural districts to determine the exact nature of storm damage on farms, and to sug gest means of assistance. Coincident with the announcement of the relief work a donation of $5,000 was made by (lie William Wrlgley, Jr., company-. Retail store*. banks, railroad*, hotels and large employers were ask ed to establish booths throughout their premise* tfcat public eonirlbu tlons might be increased by the Red ( Cross, Chicago chspter. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE RAID Federal Agent Robert P. Mamardick and his squad of liquor raiders con ducted a series of raids in Month Oma ha Thursday night. ' “Mamardiok started at Eleventh and Y streets and crossed the town in a cross-word puzzle style and spelled booze across the entire city.” said Gene Sullivan, attorney, who repre sents some of tlie persons arrested. Six were arrested in the raids and were given preliminary hearings to- i day before United States Comniis- j sioner Maine Mullen, who set their j Isinds at $3,000 each. 1925 LICENSE PLATES STOLEN Police are receiving numerous re ports of <heft* of 1925 license plate?; from parked automobiles. Inspector .tack Pwtanowakl Friday Issued a statement requesting motor ists to see that their llcenae plates are securely fastened to their car*. \ a«*ar (.iris Allowing Their Hair to (*row Long Chicago. March So.—Chicago guM, a student at Vasaar college, has written to her tvuenta requesting lliettt to send her hair which site had saved when she Joined the bobbed ranks Sh* said that the girls at Vass.tr again were letting their hah grown long. lint id City—d'h» Pi-otter vhrlety store has been moved Into the new KosHt building Salesmen and repre sentntlves of wholesale houses took part In the opening ceremonies. Tr> t let s have stores also at Central City. Columbus and Norfolk. I The Weather | tv- hears ntd i* j e m v» a 2# 1*24 ^ Hd'io'tUlftn i«rhM V \inttr*,lt Total e tV»«l iHn *»• J«nu«r\ \ t T>«*flc|#ncr « If* ' Mnird lrnu*fM(iirp« *’ » m ii 1 r», w ,*• i ». m ..«*.. i i v '< tt T m m J r m • v ‘ * hi 4 i* m <4 I 4. m Arm < !•' «. ip ,ff *> c m ft M « >*. v • ». pi *ftj I !• Uwg*. * t Relatives Dig Debris for Bodies Frantic Efforts Throughout Stricken Area to Recover Th ose Killed by Sky Monster Wednesday. Many Are Unidentified Bv The InwitM Preen. Chicago, March 10.—Burial of the dead resulting from a tornado which more than two day* ago struck por tions of five state* was started today while kinfolk and friends of many mourners were still digging In the de hrls, frantically striving to uncover bodies which had not yet been found. In the wreckage of the cities end out in the byways of the rural dis tri'-ts. relief and rescue workers re ported additional casualties would tx dlscov ered. Unidentified dead still rest on their crude fixtures in sev eral morgues, waiting for chance rec ognition or unknown burial. Casuahiy lists tonight placed the identified dead at 728. The estimated known dead from all sections nurn bered about 800. The injured lotsleo around 3.000. Bed Cross officials pre di< ted the homeless would number upward of 16,000. Ample Shelter For An, These refugees are as safe anr eomfortable in houses a3 it is pos sible. however, the tents, equipment and food supplies rushed Into all cen ters being ample to care for the si: uatlon. The problem is now one of rehablli tation. Forty men worked all day digging graves at Murphysboro, 111., one o! ^ the worst stricken cities, ami tonight V they expected to have 70 of the vie tints buried. If all the bodies have been reeov ered by .Sunday the city will p*u»< for a few hours for a general fur:era service. The death list here was tne high est recorded, it having reached 16> with 24 bodies retraining unidentified bleetrie Service Restored. At West Frankfort. 111., a siste. city which ranked aecond in loss ot life and damage, 100 men were en gag»d in grave preparations. Method ically the city was effacing material evidence* of the tornado g visitation, whose pa’h followed a section largely occupied by home* of miners and * railroad men. It probably will he u month ‘before gas t* again sent through the cities’ mains, hut glee trie light* were promised for tonight. In the other southern Illin<d* towns. De Soto, Gorham, Bush, Mf Geannboro, Enfield, Parrish and neighboring villages measures toward consigning their dead, relieving the pain of the Injured and erasing the effects of the destructions male com paratively rapid headway. Despite the lack of heat, lighting and water facaties in some places, physicians have minimized the th:en’ of disease epidemics. Kentucky Nearly Normal. The section of Kentucky affe te was nearly notvnaf, Tennessee had taken care of its victims, Missouri’s casualties, which were lessened with later reports, had been virtually * counted for. while Griffin and Prince ton. th* principal Indiana towr,t likewise had been cleaned up excey for *otr,e scattered areas. Waters of the AVabash river threa ened to-Kinder relief w orkers at Grit fin. This town, about 60 years old will not be rebuilt in the opinion of survivors. It was virtually" de stroyed. DRIVER CLEARED' OF BOY’S DEATH North Platte, Neb.. March 20.—TV' coroner’s jury late yesterday after noon exonerated Harry Purcell of A r.old. Neb., from all blame for the death of Darrel! Baskins. 5. sen of Joseph Baskins, when the boy Was struck AA’ednesday afternoon by the Pureeli car. All wlfnes-os agree! that the epeec. of the car was from seven to 30 miles an hour, and the verdict of the cor oner's jury was that the hoy’s death was caused by "an unavoidable acc dent." ( on\ ntion Plans Made. Beatr'c Neb.. March 20.—Plat * are bein.r r sde here for the atari Sunday school convention to be held here I May. p is expected that 1.000 if legates will attend the meet lag. r Summary of the Day in Washington Congressional hearings on t* * Northern Pacific land gnar.se cor ttnueol. Senator LaFv'lleue .made light of his replacement as a senate commit tee chairman. Expressions of sympathy for ti mid-west storm sufferers poured tl. to Washington from abroad. Plans for launching tWe airplane carrier Saratoga at Camden, N. J April 7. were announced. American cotton production for the season 1SI4-SS waa placed at IS.fl' 7S1 lisle* by the census bureau The case of i'cun! Michael Karol’ *h» placed before the state depart ment and White House by Hungarian friends, Announcement that e-, lent On l itlre wouhl go 10 New Zealand tills summer for a vacation was made at the While House Secretary I rail* took under adtjtt ment sindication of t'ha ites Chaplin* mother to -ematn A ihia pitinr - f*«- Mtivdk •*.