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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL 51-NO. 74. Iilnt M iMNt-CM tltt 11 I Ml. it VMM 0 Hmw Ml rt tnk h iCfc OMAHA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1921. ft (I fMft B.)l . VMi efte mH. Mi . j.Ml H twi.l W tiMMS Halt. i.Mlt l . THREE A. F. of L. to Urge Cut in Armament Campaign to Arouse Senti ment in Support of Purpose Underlying International Conference Announced. "Follies" Tenor Must Pay Alimony or Go to Jail Ruling of Judge To Hold Mass Meetings tklrat TrlkDM-Omaha Be ttr4 ITIrt. Washington, Sept. 11. An in tensive campign wilt be launched by the American Federation of La bor to arouie public opinion through out the country in support of the purposes underlying the internation al conference for the limitation of armament. ; Announcement to this effect was made at the federation headquarter. 11am of the organization have been rarcfully prepared. Iiaviutr been tin der consideration fur the past three weeks. It will be the aim ot the American Federation 01" Labor, ac cording to the official announcement, to unite under it. leade.ship tiie whole American sentiment in favor ot limitation of armaments. The plana announced by the Amer ican Federation of Labor are being put into operation by President Samuel Gonipers by authority of the eecutive council, in confermity )vith the established position of the American Federation of Labor in J favor of disarmament, a position 1 taken first by the federation in con- vention in 1887. Masa Meetings Planned. ' The central labor union through out the country are asked to take the lead in each city or community in bringing together the disarma ment sentiment in great demonstra tions to take the form of parades and mass meetings. The purpose is set fort hin the letter from Presi- dent Gompers to central bodies as r "backing up' our government in its leaacrsntp toward disarmament ana (riving courage and determination to the American representatives in the international commission. Jt is planned to unite all civic , ' bodies, trade union auxiliaries, wom en's trade union leagues, educational organization, women's clubs and, in fact, all organizations interested in civic affairs and of a progressive character in the great effort. One of the paramount features of 4 the American Federation of Labor program is an adequate and en- thusiastic celebration of armistice day. ' Borah Well Pleased. . Senator Borah of Idaho, who led the disarmament fight in congress last soring, issued a statement char , f . V 3 kcterizing the American, delegation as "very able and calling for a mob- ) iiiril;cn of public opinion to sustain the movement , tor limitation ot ki laments. ' - ( - - "It is a very able delegation" said Senator Borah. "It is now up to - (Tan to Fx T. Column Three.) ( !!( TvUrtiac-OaMh 1mm4 Wtra. Xew York. Sept 11. The early morning mail Wednesday will bs inxiou.Ty awaited by Mrs. Sidonu 11. Steel for a $H) check from her husband. John W. Steel, star tcno m tli zlirgdeid follies. If the check is not forthcoming. Mrs. Steel will be granted an order by Supreme Court Ju.tice Lyons committing Steel to membership in the "alimony club" in Lud'.ow treet jail. Justice Lydou handed down a de cision denying Mrs. steels motion to find the tenor in contempt of etArt for failure to pay her 5250 a week alimony and $1,250 rounscl fees, on condition that Steel make payment of $500 a week, beginning Wednesday, until the arrears are paid. Daughcrty Will Resign to Make Race for Senate Attorney General Expected to Announce Plans Soon Recognized as Leader of Republicans in Ohio. Si Y r " i 4k-Sar-Ben Dont's . Issued by Police Criminals During Festival. Chief of Police Dempscy began last night to make plans to protect the city, during the Ak-Sar-Ben week,' September 13 to 24. The Week of festivities always brings an influx of the criminal ele-. Ment into Omaha, .,' according ; to Deupsvy. ."'' ''''..-' - "They always follow the crowds," snlJ Chief Dempsey," but as in past ictrs. we are goirtg to take extra precautions." , t, ' ; In connection with these plans, tlon'ts for citizens twere issued as follows: '. Don't leave your houSe 'without se curing all, windows and doors. Don't Carry large sums of money ,cr jewelry on your person. Dpn't let children, go unchapcr- -. cr.eq- downtown. , fy, , Dn't cross streets unless at Li tersextions. .' '- Don't drive your car in congested districts' unless absolutely necessary. Don't park your car along the route' of any of the parades.' ' Sergeant, James McDonald will be in charge of the police station branch . on t; the Ak-Sar-Ben grc tnds. ' Body f Bluffs Man Found In Weeds at South Omalia Mystery ', surrounds the deafli ot an unidentified Council Blurts man, whose decomposed body was found Sunday afternoon in a patch of ' weeds -near the .railroad tracks in South Side, Omaha. The only mark of identification were a ring in his left hand bearing the initials "W. E. , S." and the same initials in the band of his hat. . Omaha, police' notified Bluffs po lice that the dead man probably came from Council Bluffs,, since an Omaha and Council Bluffs street car book, good on intercity lines, was found in his pocket. The boob was issued September 4, but the name was .not distinguishable . Four Hundred Officers Arrested in Anti-Red Plot Stockholm, Sept. 11. The Tidnin gen teams that' a new anti-soviet plot has been detected in the Baltic fleet and that 400 naval officers have been arrested and taken to Moscow. A plot was also discovered at Kiev, organized under auspices of the Pan Ukrainian revolutionary committee, and 180 persons were airesied. - The" newspaper says that in con-1 Section with the dissolution of the; Russian relief committee, 150 per sons have been arrested at Moscow. Washington,. Sept. It. (Special Telegram.) Official announcement is expected soon of the decision of Attorney General Daugherty to re sign from the cabinet. It is reported authentically to night that Mr. Daugherty intends to become a candidate for United States senator from Ohio and ex pects to leave the cabinet so that he may prepare for the contest for the senatership. the winning of which would fulfill a long-existing ambition and immediately make him the administration leader in the up per branch of congress. Two Candidates Appear. Mr. Daughcrty has refrained from making any public statement of h plans, but so confidently is his res' ignation expected in administration circles that two candidates have ap pcared in the field for appointment as attorney general, while at least two ethers are considered -as strong possibilities. It has been known for some time that Mr. Daugherty has been urged to enter the race for th senatorship. His friends, feeling that at the elections in 1922, he can du plicate iu Ohio what he did for President Harding last November. At that time he reversed overwhelm. infflv the complexion of the Buck eye state, which three times out ot four had gone heavily democratic, but which in 1920 went republican by the ur,ptsecinted fitfnnrof ,400, The desire to have Mr. Dauaher tv run for the senate is promoted bv an unusual political situation in Ohio. In view of the republican land slide last year, the democratic par ty is preparing to strain every e: fort to redeem the state next year, All factions of the democrats there seem to be united. The work of or ionization to a large extent is in the binds of , James M. Cox, the democratic presidential nominee at the last election,, who realizes that unless his organization can stage a comeback, his chances for the nomr nation again arc worth next to noth ing. . v ' - Plans of Democrats. It is the expectation that the dem ocratic ticket will be headed by Sen ator Atlee. Pomcrene, as a .candidate for re-election, and by George White, chairman of the Democratic National committee, one of the foremost Cox lieutenants, as a candidate lot gov ernor. - ".''' To offset such a combination the republicans already have beea mak incr. plans, the conference in Wash ingtou having centered at he White House. Mr. Harding is said to realize that his fortune three years from next November may be in fluenced largely by the way- Ohio goes at the next election. . It is the understanding that he has discussed with Mr. Daugherty the possibility. of his becoming a candidate for the senate, to strengthen the ticket, and that if the attorney general desires to make the race the fullest adintmstr tion support will be extended. Those who are regarded as re ceptive candidates for the post of at torney general are Judge Guy P. Goff of Wisconsin, who is assistant to the attorney general, and William Wilson of Illinois, one time a mem ber of the house, who now is chief of the legal staff of the alien proper ty custodian. 1 " But back of these two are more possibilities. George Sutherland of Utah, and Wade H. Ellis of Ohio. Both are close personal fnc-nds of President" Harding and both were in the consideration at the time cf the making of the cabinet War-Navy Department Is Planned Joint Committee at Work on Bill to Consolidate Coun try's Forces for Mak War. Auburn Dog Starts Motor In A utomoklle 1112 Would Cut Cabinet By E. C. SNYDER. H lilniiM Crrpoa4at ( Tb R. Washington, Sept. 11. 'Special.) Representative Rcavio, chairman of the hous section of the joint congressional committee charged with the responsibility of formulas ing legislation looking to the amal. gamation of certain departments, oi tl'.o government and bureaus, in the interest of economy and to stop overlapping, has made a close study of the subject during the past year. In fact the amalgamation ot some of the departments has became a hobby with the Falls City congress man and he is looked upon as be ing pre-eminently equipped with a vast amount of first hand informa tion as to the criminal waste that is going on in some of the bureaus of the departments. Statement by Reavis. Elaborating the interview given this correspondent earlier in the week, wherein he stated that Pawnee City, Neb., Sept. 11. (Special.) Here's a new one., Mr. and Mrs. Kay Blaut.t, farm ers living near Auburn, were slum brriug away in the wee small hours of the night when Mrs. l'.huitt was awakened by the noie of an engine running h a nearby garage. Think ing that burglars were at work, she awakened her husband. He got up and proceeded to the garage, only to find the only door securely pad locked on the outside. But the car was humming away inside. He went in and found l is tig collie dog in the front seat. Having been shut up with the car, the dog had jumped into the front eat and stepped on the starter, starting the engine. Mr. Blaunt says that the dog uow wants to drive the car alone. An Heir at Large tCwrtskl! 19ili Br Tk Cfcicif Tnb u f Casualty List in Lone Star Flood Advances to 47 Rescue - Workers Estimate Killed as High as 300 Property Loss Placed At $3,000,000. CHAPTER I. Alleged Omaha Forger Is" - Arrested at Newcastle Cheyenne, Wyo., S;pt. 11. Deputy United States Marshal Tom C Davis returned to Cheyenne with a man giving the name of George W. Pit tenger, said to be wanted in Omaha in connection with a charge of forg ing a postoffice money order. Pit- tenger was arrested at Newcastle and will be taken to Omaha. San' Antonio, Tex.. Sept. 11. TI12 list of known dead from Saturday's flood had advanced to 47 late to day. The dead and missing were the estimated at approximately 250 by joint congressional committee had rescue workers, while Police Com decided to recommend to congress missioncr Phil Wright said they the amalgamation of the Navy and might total 300. Many residents, nar departments, Mr. Keavis said however, consider these figures high. today: - The property loss was placed at "The committee will reouest leg- $5,000,000 by some business men. lislalion consolidating tlie Army and but both lower and higher estimates Navy departments m what will be were made. known as a department of national ' Soon after daylight searchers on defense, with a secretary, and un- the Alazan creek found three bodies der-secretary of the navy and an in the driftwood and wreckage on the under-secretary of war. I personally banks and another was found near am seekinz to incorporate a further the San Antonio river. Other bod bureau in this department headed by ies were recovered. While it has an under-secretary for aeronautics been declared that possibly the ma. into which will b-o the aviation activi- lontv of the estimated dead float ties, now in the Department of Com- cd down the streams, searchers be- merce. Treasury, Postoffice, Xa7 Heve that as the wreckage is cleared and War departments. . away others will be found. Spending Departments. Hundreds Homeless. "As at present constituted, each of Rescuers confined their eiiorts these aviation activities has its own principally to recovering bodies. trainers, separate flying fields and work of rescuing the marooned hav separate personnel, most of which incr been completed yesterday. could be eliminated by this con- Rescue and relief work continued solidation. The place to save mon- all last niarht and today. Hundreds ey is where the money is. spent and of Mexicans and the poorer people the Navy and War departments are who lived along the Alazan, are the spending departments of the gov- homeless and were given assistance ernment. by relief headquarters established "This consolidation will, enable us downtown. to standardize all small ?rms and The fact that most of the bodies ammunition. ,As it is now, neither recovered havo '. been fully clothed department canmse the guns. or am- shows that the victims were either raunition ol the others Theit.oo; we vrtrned ' or heard tbe ' approaching; wilt standardize the . nation. " When rush of water in time to make prep- it is known that the na-al ration has arations to leave. 37 ner cent more in it than the armv I he city proper has been in ration, the necessity for this stand- crippled condition all day from the ardization becomes - obvious, espe- flood. There have been no lights cially in view of the fact that the ra- nor street car service because of lack tions for the army and navy run into 01 ciecinc power, , . Flood Worst in History. Reports trickling in from outlying sections tend to confirm the fear that the flood is the worst : in the city s history, streets adjacent to the three streams, in some instances were swept clean almost their en tire length., Houses in the southern portion of the city were piled one (Tun to Pas Two, Column Two.) Baby Auto Victim Battles Death Crossing Street ; to Join Play upon another or driven through-' ad. mates May tie fatal to Quid of Widow. This is a story of Blanchie Coop. er, just 3 -years- old. She's in the the streams. The flood waters from the San An tonio river and from Alazan creek and small tributaries inundated an area approximately two miles long by one-half mile wide, including the heart of the business section and a big odds. Blanchie was standing with her River avenue and adjacent streets, as well as "the thickly populated mother at Eighteenth and Webster j "J. streets Saturday night when she sav f !50raeIess and thc dead un some of. her playmates across the, water rose almost to the sec street. - .. . . ,-.. ,,., c i. She broke away from her mother UIU "otn 111 .5 "n-ij. and began a dash across the street. uUTeV l ' There was a sudden shriek, a cry olff and Marx department store; and a grinding of automobile breaks. Stows .,S-'-Ms efWv Blanchie had run into the path of school buildings the St Anthony, an automobile driven by Mrs. B. W. t';, th. E(lk. tlrh Hartley, .1609 Laird street. , ? the Central Telepho ne exchange, tji: . . ....... the city hall and police and fire de- to the scene say the little girl has Partmefnt he?,dq"aIf :ncou: a possible fracture of the skull and '"'j ot.h" structures were n the serious body . bruises.. , path of the flood , . Blanchie's mother, Mrs. Stella " oomes mangieu. Cooper, a widow, is prostrated with Laree houses were swept about grief at her home, 714 North Eight- on the flood's crest as though they eenth street. , ' were paper. Some were swept along Mrs. Hartley, almost hysterical as until they encountered trees or oth- Voung llonry Livingston Bacon sat'liunchud up in a deep chair dased by the chnutrs In his turtunes. Yesterday lie wondered where he was to get the money to puy hla room rent. Today h could buy tho whole apartment house, sroiinln nml furnlKhing, together with all the neighbor-' lnr property for a couple ot blocks In both di rections. V It was lncredibln. As though reoomttructlng an elusive dream, h rncallpd the even tones of the lawyer wht.se oflli-e he had no roeently left. "You have received tho entire fortune of your late uncle. At hla death the principal and in terest became yours by virtue of a trust agree ment between the settlor and the truHtees made nearly four years ago. After transferring the PHtate to you he retained tiio Income during his lifetime. "Aside from half a dozen of his closest busi ness associates, no one knetf the extent of your unele's operations or the magnitude of his for tune. Ho was very secretive." Bacon remembered how he had been struck by tho word "magnitude." Jt was unexpectedly impressive. "JJavliiK disposed of his fortune by trust ' aereonient before his death he has circumvented the Inheritance tax, for there is no will to be probated, and the size of the estate does not be come public. In recent years the property has . been converted almost wholly Into tax exempt,, securities, which' by reason of an old decision the McCulloch against Maryland decision are . not taxable by the Federal Government. "You will be Interested. I'm sure, in hearing that, after the payment of all taxes, claims and debt, tho fortune you inherit will reach very close to " The lawyer paused here to note the effect. He then added evenly: "Fifteen million dollars." He allowed himself the shadow of a smile. "It ought to be enough to keep the wolf from the door." ' v Fifteen mlllloiiR! Instead of keeping the wolf from the door it would probably draw many to It. Youn? Bacon never dreamed that his uncle, 'living in hermitlike seclusion, was so rich far less than he might some day be hie heir. In 'fact, he supposed hlmsvlf to be In dUfavor. In colleae, and later In his regiment, lie had won the honor of being the bet amateur boxer In tho 160-pound clum, a distinction which could hardly have appealed to bin cold, reserved uncle. Ho certain was he of hla uncle's disapproval that he had not appealed to him for help when - he started to work nearly three year before, lie had plugged along to hi present position, paying $2,500 a year, without henetit of pull. During, t three years he . had seen . little of his uucf. but evidently an appraising eye had been upon him. This this fortune." he Anally regained com posure enough to ask, "1b it to remain In the hands ot the trustees?" "Your uncle seems to have had faith In your Judgment and character," the lawyer answered. "He did not tie up hla estate with conditions. There are no strings leading from the grave. . You are at liberty to squander every cent and ruin yourself so far as he is eonrerned. ' Ot " course, we all hope you will be sensible and rise to tho responsibilities which such a fortune en tails. Don't let it poll you, as inherited money has spoiled so many other young men." "You mean," said Bacon In a faint voice, "you mean that it Is mine now, that I can get money now?" "Certainly. There is a considerable sum In the bank at this moment that has not been rein vested yet." - Together they walked to the bank, where the young man was Introduced and his tilgnaturo deposited. A check book, visible evidence that, he was not dreaming, was now in his pocket. As the lawyer bade him good-bye he asked in a kindly tone if there was anything more he could do. "There Is only one thing." Bacon had an swered, a vague idea rising in the back of his mind.- "Can all this be kept secret for some time perhaps a few weeks, or months? Is that possible?" "V - - .... - "Certainly. No one need, know except our?., selves and the bank. You will not be obliged to file an income tax return for several months." And now back in his room, gazing at the check book with Its limitless possibilities, his thoughts turned to Miss Muriel Lannard. Would she still refuse him, he wondered. Judge Recalled To Face Charge Of "Despotism United States Court Off icia v Abitrar Procedure in Contempt Case. By E. C. SNYDER, Washington Correspondent . Omaha Bee. Washineton. Sept. 11. (Special. -Charles S. Lobineer of Nebraska judge of the United States court for China, is in Washington fdr the pur pose of answering, certain ugiy charges filed against him by W. S Fleming, attorney, shanghai. rresident Harding, at the instance of the Department oi State, trans, ferred the charges to the Depart ment of Tustice for investigation. Editorials from the f eking ana Tientsen' News, and the China Ad vertiser charge Judge Lobinger with being a despot, "combining the roles of accused and accuser with abso. lute unfettered judicial power," in view ot havinsr sentenced Mr. Flem ing to six months' imprisonment for contempt of court, because of an af fidavit Fleming filed charging i member of Judge Lobinger's law firm with embezzlement. Judge Lobinger has been granted permission by the State department to come to Washington to defend the charges made against him. Mr. Fleming, Lobinger s accuser, is also m the capital ready to back up his accusations. result of the tragedy, was taken to the police station, where she was released on her own recognizance. resident and Party . Reach Atlantic City (Turn to Tage Two, Column l'onr.) Son-in-Law of Ex-President Dies in Richmond Hospital Richmond, Va Sept.' 10. Major William. Munford Ellis, 75. son-in-law of John Tyler, 10th president of Hie T7niet Ctc. :.. - here today.' Major Ellis married Miss Pearl Tyler, youngest daughter of President Tyler. His widow and eight children survive him. Woman Seeks Prowler With Unloaded Gun Prowlers at 1614 Evans street caused police to make a hurried call to that neighborhood Saturday night. On arriving they found the wom an of the house on the front porch armed with a revolver and searching for her disturber. Questioned as to the serviceabili ty 'of the gun she admitted that it was not loaded. "I forgot and left the shells on the kitchen table," she told police. Atlantic City. N. J. Sept. II. President Harding and party arrived here at 12:30 o'clock this morning for a stay of several days. The president and Mrs. Harding motored here from Washington, leaving the capital at 2 p. m. with a tworhour stop at' Philadelphia for dinner. Omahan Will Be Speaker At Red Cross Convention Capt. G. R. G. Fisher, in charge of accident prevention and first-aid of the Omaha chapter, will be one of the speakers on the program at the national convention ot the Amer ican Red Cross in Columbus, O. October 4 to 8. Captain Fisher will speak Octo ber 6 cn the subject. : How the Omaha Chapter Organized for Pro motion of First Aid. Two Killed in Wreck Stamford, Conn., Sept 10 Two persons were killed, three seriously hurt, and many others sk'chtlv in- jnred in an accident to a car the Kubin at Chain carnival trai;T over Loving Costly for Convict Prisoner From Omaha Visits Lady Fair and in ' Consequence Must Spend Four Extra Years in State Penitentiary. . , Lincoln, Sept. 11. (Special Tele gram.) For three hours' loving and cocing, E. C Clayton, Omaha con vict, was willing to spend four extra years in the state penitentiary. A.t least, he was in that frame of mind last night. , Today, on a diet of bread and water in an isolation cell. her caresses seem nothing ; to one good square meal. . Here is what happened. At 1 .this morning Gus Hyers, state sheriff, was called from warm blankets by guards at the state road camp at Eagle, Neb. "Convict escaped tonight," he was told. Hyers, his son, Bud, N. T. Har mon, probation officer, George Kos ler, state fish and game warden, and others dresed fbr summer and armed for bear jaunted at thc rate of 60 miles an hour to Eagle in the first chilling breezes of fall. At the camp they were inrornicd the Xew York. New Haven & Hart ford railroad si Norton this after- the prisoner, E. C Carton, had re noon. , . . . .. , turned. 'Had a stomachache and -was just out in the -yard," Clayton said. "A woman." hissed another con vict, rather jealous, so officers say. Investigation of neighboring houses revealed, so Harmon said to day, that Clayton visited a buxom farm lassie for a 'few hours. The lassie confessed, Harmon stated. The Army Bombing Airplanes Swoop Down on Omaha No Casualties Reported From J: Attack by Fort Sill Squad ' ron Flying iu5 Battle ! Formation, A squadron of army-bombing air planes in battle formation made an air attack on Omaha yesterday' afternoon. No casualties were reported. Flying comparatively low, four planes from Fort Crook circled ma jestically in evert formation as the observers spotted tall buildings in the business section as objectites for bombs. : Like huge hawks careening in , the asmosphere, ' the planes swooped dowii over the city. v ; No Alarm Shown. Residents failed1 to flee to bomb' proof caves and pedestrians just peered at the formation as if study ing the altitude, for. the flight was a sham attack. - . The four planes were part of thei la army ships that flew to Fort Crook Friday from Fort Sill, Okl The squadron flew over Omaha in a sham attack for a test flight. Omahan at Head of Saoadron. Maj. Thomas G. . Lamphier, for mer Omaha boy and' graduate ' of Crcighton university, headed the squadron. Lieut. Wendall Brookley Capt C. E. Giffin and Maj. J. W. Jones were piloting the other planes, After circling over the city, . the planes .returned to Fort Crook. . b nteen planes that arrived from Fort Sill will hop off Fort Crook field this., morning beginning at 8, according to Mai. I. i A. Rader. in charge of the aviation section of the Seventh army corps area. Omahan Victim Of Train Bandit At ParkvilkMo. Western Union Inspector One Of Four Men WithJ Hands ;: v Up , When Conductor , Trapped Robber. -J;; the sweet lips of his lady fair andJ father knew nothing of the visitor, Harmon declared, but the mother was cognizant of it. - "Got acquainted while " he 'was working on the road." Hartnon said. " thc women,", chattered the cold officers as they returned in the morning air with Clayton. "Amen," Clayton is quoted. as say ing, over his bowl of; bread and water tonight, . , ' Clayton probably would have been paroled in a few months, Harmon stated today. .. - . , : ; - 'It means a year or ' two more now." Harmon said. Clayton, acocrding to Harmon with two other men, was sentenced to from three to IS years for rob-; oing a coal office in Omaha Minister Criticises Attitude of Movie Stars Toward Life Criticising the . attitude of. the movie stars toward lite, as shown in the recent party eiven by Fatty Ar buckle, Rev. Arthur Atack tpld his congregation at the Hanscom Park Methodist church that life cannot be pelled as "Pleasure," "Fame," Business or Culture. There are a arood many oeoole m Omaha who spell life Business, the pastor declared. Business will never satisfy a .man's heart, accord ing to Dr. Atack. ' v . Fame is really a hollow thine a joke. Even William Jennings Bryan was not recognized at Zion City when he passed through there recently. . .. Much.sf the so-called "culture", is a false and dangerous , thing, vsaid Mr. Atack. Time is wasted on it by many: Omaha women. : .''The; real spelling of life is 'Service- Paul said. 'Life Js Christ.' " Attorneys to Ask Release , ' Of Mrs. Obencbain on Bail Los Angeles. Sept. '11. The su perior court and district attorney's office were formally notified that at torneys fotvMrs. Madalynrc Oben chain, jointly indicted with Arthur C. Burch for the alleged murder of J. Belton ' Kennedy, insurance , broker, will seek to have her released on ! bail, pending her trial, November 1. J. F. Blagg, equipment inspector for the Western Union vith ' head quarters in Omaha, was one of the victims of the lone bandit who was captured in an attempt to hold up a Burlington train at . Parkvillc, Mo., Saturday -night. ,' The Omaha man was one oi four ' men who were 'holding their hands) high in the air when W. H. McGee, conductor, rescued them and brought When the train stooned. Blactr. curious, walked forward in the train' to learn what was happening. ; 1 - As he neared thc door of the smoking compartment of his car he say the bandit with the revolver. He didn't know what to do. Resist ance didn't .occur 40 him.,' ?, ' Obeys Bandit's Order. , "You get in there', too," directed the banditi'and get 'em up." Blagg backed into the smoking compartment. "Ie -sat down, his hands still up. . ' .The bandit held the ' revolver steadily' while he ordered a brake man to take his hat and collect. Blagg watched curiously. It . was the first time he ever had been held up. This bandit had no mask. He wore a hat and no coat.. The ban-i dit's left hand was moving and Bragg looxeo on .with interest. . ' v. The bandit reached into his" coat pocket and withdrew . a -package of cigarets.. He flipped one out of the package aud put it between his hna. Slowly he replaced the nackaire and withdrew' his hand. Then he calmly ugnieu it. Robber Trapped. But a few moments later the kin, dit lost his nonchalance. MeO the conductor, with a nassonnrr tend. denly appeared and trapped him, the conductor covering him with a gun, wmcn ne nad outained Jrom a pas sentrer in another car. - j JF. R; Yost, a Burlingtou brake- man, on his way to-Omaha, was tied hand and foot by Fred Wilkin. son, tenow brakeman, at the bandit's command. i . . A -V. Brown. 108- Pekino- fivnu Lincoln, donated S3 to lh banHif Deiore the latter was captured. Negro Pleads Guilty to Killing Man on Street Aorth Platte, , Neb.. Sent. 11. (Special.) Af a preliminary hearing am aimmons, neirro, pleaded sruiltv to shooting and killing William Fos ter, , negro, on the streets of this city Wednesday. Simmons will be tried at .the", December term of dis trict court, s .. The Weather ,', - .7 ' ':; Forecast - . ' Monday unsettled; continued cool. . Hourly , Temperatures. a ss 1 1 p, m a. m.. ....... .is s p. m. j 1 . m.. ....... .34 S . m....' M m ...S4 -4 . .. M ss p. 1 . 54 . m...... .M U a. m .... 7 . m SI 11 MM .SO ? - Arbuckle Booked As Murderer Film Star Held in Frirco Jail Following Death of Actress; , To Be Arraigned Today. ' No Comment by "Fatty" Mr The Aworialml Ttu. San Francisco, Sept. 11. Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, screen actor, will be formally charged in police court tomorrow with the murder of Miss Virginia Rnp)Ci motion plctric act fv, Captain of Dcctivci Duncan Mathewsou, said today. Arbuckle was booked on the mur der charge by the police last night, and has tince been held in jail. He refused to make any statement or comment. - Under the California penal code, no bail is allowable to a person charged with murder and Captain'' Mathewson expressed the opiuiiw the court will hold Arbuckle for the action of the county grand jury, ll District Attorney Matthew Brady returns to the city in time, thc cast is expected to be presented to te grand jury tomorrow night, accord ing to Mathewson. An inqurst will be held Thursday. Taken From Arbuckle's Room. Miss Rappc, who died Friday, was removed from Arbuckle's rooms in a hotel last Monday in a critical con dition after a party at which live , men and four women were present. Autopsy surgeons said death was due to peritonitis, superinduced by an internal injury. Assistant District 'Attorney Mil- ton li'Ren said that thc charge of , C murder was based on a section of the penal code directing that such v charge be made in cases where death ' resulted from a felony in this in stance, actual or attempted assault. Br rolrtn-Mil Servlc. San Francisco. Sept 11. Rigid in- , yestigation by the police, the grand . jury and the coroner was begun yes terday into all the circumstances sur- -rounding the death of beautiful Vir (rinia Kappe, the movie actress, fol- lowing the wild drinking party given V , oy Koscoe t fatty) Arbuckle at the St. Francis hotel last Monday. While Arbuckle. accompanied bv Frank Dominguez, his attorney, was hurrying to ban Francisco to face police inquiry,. , District Attorney Brady and Coroner Leland. as well as officials of the grand jury, issued Orders that will insure a full probe ot al that occurred jvhen Virginia Rappe, according, to statements - al ready made by witnesses, was locked for more than an hour in Arbuckle's room, later to be found delirious and with her clothes torn to shreds. Contradictory Statement. The investigation is being made all the more rigid because of the con tradictory statement now being made by Mrs, B. M. Delmonte, one of thc guests at Arbuckle's party, who in one breath has declared that Miss Rappe was dragged by Arbuckle into his room and that, she was Jheard to struggle with' him and , to scream, and who in the next breath, declares that the assertions which 'she..m.iHr on Friday night have been misquoted. Mrs. Delmonte, under, care of physicians -at the St. Francis hotel yesterday;, was reported to e in an exhausted: condition and the- police vvere awaiting a favorable moment to take from hciva"' complete state ment of what had occurred. ' The first assertion made by Mrs. Delmonte, to the effect that Virginia Rappe; had forcibly been taken bv Arbuckle into his room, and that he had abused her, is corroborated bv the story told bv Alice Blakp. a hnw girl, who was "one'of the members of the party, i ' Witnesses Rounded Up. Yesterday afternoon Detectives Griffith, Henry McGrath, j0,n rj0iau and Thomas Regan, detailed to the investigation of? thecase, had rounded . m many of those who had been in the party given bv Arlm-L-U -.nA i,,,i begun .their interrogation in the office of Captain of Dfttectivess Mason. The hrst to be examined was Ira G. Ford- lotiis, who resides at the Palace ho-' tel. and who is said to have. arrang ed the details of the "party.": Mis? ' Jamieson, a nurse who attended Miss Rappe at the Wakefield sanitar ium just before her death, also was examined, following . her statefnent made earlier in the day that Virginia ' Kappe's last words -were: - "Call 1V.OSCOC. The police announrrri tliaf their intention to thnroticrhlw .- tton Mrs. Delmonte and Miss Alice Blake,-as well as Mis? Zey fevron. who were a memo- those in th- n,rt,. : They also declared that Arbuckle would be put on the grill as soon as he reached San Francisco, togethcr Wlth Fred Fishbeek and I !slir,,n - who were Arbuckle's companions at the St. Francis hotel. Others whom the police were preparing to inter rogate wereAl Siminacher, Miss Rappe s manager, who was rpnnmf to have returned to. Los Angeles fol lowing the girl's death. Look for Siminacher. , ' The Los Antrclcs oolirs tified by Actine Captain c-.f Detii-. tives Griffin to , get hold of Simin acher at once. He "is wanted in -- plam, if he knows, what became of Miss Rappe's clothing. which dis appeared from Arbuckle's room al most immediately after the girls col- ' lapse, and which was declared by Mrs. Delmonte and Miss Blake m have been torn to shreds. The police chiefly 'are interested in the statements which have been made by Mrs. Delmon A and Alice Blake. The former has declared that in all there were five men and four girls in Arbuckle's aoartmmta ar the St, Francis tlast Monday, after noon and that all were drinking freely. Sht has sUtetf that Arbnckle f 4 1 ' !l --'-! 4 ' 4