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: 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.
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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 $4,
000,000 for a symmetrical building
program at the university In the
next 10 years,” Governor McMullen
said.
"The Technical High school at
Omaha, alone, cost more than th«
entire 10 year program. As matter!
stand now the educational InstHu
tlons must continue to build In piece
meal style.”
Negro Hanged in Court
Room in Louisiana
Coughatta, 1a.. March 20.—Amai
White, a negro, waa hanged In th«
criminal courtroom at the courthouat
here and hie body fell through a trai
cut In the floor to a corridor below
It waa the flrat legal execution lr
Red River pariah elnre mi, and wai
carried out ItT the courtroom becaust
the local jail la too email to bold f
ar.iffold. White waa convicted ol
having clubbed hl^ wife to death.
Oats Are Planted.
Beatrice. Neb., March 20. - Kami
era In aome localtttea are plantlny
their data crop and moat of then
will flnlah the work within the next
, few days. The ground warn ne.\er tr
batter condition for aeadlng.
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Aviators to Scatter
Coins From Clouds
at Kearney
Kearney, Neb., March iu.—It may
sound like an April fool Joke, but
Kearney retailers are announcing as
a fact that, on the first day of April,
it will rain money In this city.
On that date they' plan to hold
iheir regular spring opening, an an
nual display and parade of the sea
son's offerings, with no special sales
in connection. By way of an added
attraction they have secured the ser
vices of three aviators who, during
Ihe afternoon, will scatter pennies,
nickels and dimes from the clouds.
Included there will he a check for
<100.
This Is just one of the features of
the entertainment program.
Testimony in Oil
Case Completed;
Argument Monday
c
Navy Documents Kept From
Record \fter Wilbur Pleads
for Necessity of /
Secrecy.
f$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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 |
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T>«*flc|#ncr « If* '
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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 •*.