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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL 31 NO. 21?. ttn Cu ! D.r .'l I Ma t, , Al H UI 1 . OMAHA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1922. (. Hall II iMfll ! 14; .. II t ! !. 0IMM IM till lH tl l l. '. ! '. It. TWO CENTS Jd I e M c n Blamed for Disaster Olfin'jU f Plant .Near Uii ijiuo Wrecked Iv Ihiiainite Lay If.jKiii!iliilily on Union Workm. Fear Future Trouble Omaha Hm I fair 4 W it, itiuirn, I .'t. - I'lottt rs cui-ed il'.e JI.00tl.lKH) dynamite c v,1oioii which shook Chicago and it tub mb Friday. I!. M. IVrbohnrr. assistant state fire marshal, end tidjy after an all-main investiga tion. Mr. I'erbohnrr made no attempt 'a gnr the plotters' motive, but jobless shovclcr w.re blamed by loial official M the CoiiMimrtt com I'aiiiy. in whose quart)- at McCook, 11 mile southwest of the loop, the explosion occurred. F. W. Grcar, resident manager, and I.. J I. Steward, master mechan ic, told the itivcstigutorj that tho dynamite tiiu-t have been set off by union men. Their cO' tract with the union expired in January, thrv said, and has not been renewed. Marshal 1'crbohner quoted them as bavins that "either our own men did it lor revenge, or t.ome one was try ing to damage tcarby plants which ne nonunion laor." Far Further Trouble. Following tlie marshal' asacr tious, Sheriff Peters sent five nicn, armed with rifles, to McCook to guard against further trouble. He said he feared fresh attempts to de stroy propei ty. Accidental cNplosioii of the 30 tons, of dynamite was iniposs'hlc, according to Mr. l'crhohucr. The explosive was stored in a remote, heavily haired, solid magazine. It contained little gelatin and must, therefore, have been set off deliber ately. 1 lie assistant marshal vas indig nant over the fact that the maga zine containing enoti di to rock the whole city was not guarded. The men who set off the explo sive were able to do so without much difficulty, he said, because no watchmen were near the place. "This is not the Consumers com pany's fault." he said, "since the law does not demand such precautions, but the law should be changed" John G. Camber, state fire mar shal, was to reach McCook today and undertake formal investigation. Damage Over Million. A million dollars probably will not cover the damage, according to stiw t, U'aries attempted. The tremendous blast was felt through an area 20 miles square, and the damage was so widespread that it probably never can be reckoned definitely in dollars and cents. Thousands of windows were; brok en; stock was damaged in bulidreds oi stores and factories: scores of buildings were severly shaken; rail roads were obstructed, and if sleep is worth anything at all, Chicago is out about 6.000.000 hours of it. By miraculous luck, no lives were lost in the explosion. A theater audi ence was panic stricken, a Chicago bound train just missed the down pour of tons of rock and dirt, and many houses came near collapsing with their sleeping occupants, but no one was killed. Policeman Shot. Indeed, the most serious personal injury reported was only indirectly cHie to the explosion. Policeman Michael Forgan of Argo was shot through the liead and perhaps fatal ly wounded by bandits who tried to get past him into the Summit State bank, a little after the blast. The windows of the hank had been shattered and Forgan was keeping an eye on the place. The bandits firove up in an automobile and blaz ed away at him. He fell, but the robbers evidently were frightened by their own work, for they fled without trying to enter the bank. Farmer Owners to Take Over "Wolbach Department Store Wolbach, Feb. 26. (Special.) A rieal has been closed in which H. C. High, disposed of his department store, in this city to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Greer, former owners of. the ' business. During invoicing the store will be closed and the new pro rrictors will take charge as soon as the invoicing is completed. As soon ns school closes Mr. High and fam ily expect to go by auto to Cali fornia, where they will make their luture home. Cow Kicks Over Lantern. Barn and Contents Burn Wolbach. Feb. 26. (Special.) A cow kicking over a lighted lantern was the cause of Hans Schrum, a fanner residing between Wolbach and Brayton, losing his barn by fire. All of the livestock was gotten out, but the barn, a quantity of hay and grain, several sets of harness and a Dodge automobile were entirely con sumed. Lancaster Grand Jury Dismissed by Judge Lincoln. Xcb., Feb. 26. The grand jtiry for Lancaster County, called a rionth ago at the suggestion of At torney General Davis, was discharg ed by District Judge Frederick Shepherd late Saturady after it had handed in 12 new indictments. The names are withheld until the arrests have been made. Celebrate Golden Wedding Ord, Neb., Feb. 26. (Special Tel rgram.) Mr. and ' Mrs. William Bannister celebrated their trolden wedding anniversary. The birthday of their granddaughter. Edith Crow, occurred on the same day. ! Bad Weather Promised ; For Wedding of Princess Unfavorable Forecast Kails to lesson Interest in Marriage of British Royalty, Scheduled for Tuw tlav Thousands of Visitors Flock to London ami Lodgings Already at Premium. 16 Held at Gun Point by Bandits How to Put the Bootlegger Out of Business l'olii M I ha .iaaurwi'4 London, l ib, Jo. The air mini try' weather fifccat of dull, urny 1 v father fr the t". r t tew day ha I (.tiled to !ee n popular ruthiuiatm 'over Turi!ay'i great event -the redding of Princes Mary to Vis count Ltc!!r in Vtmiiit"r Ab 'ey. It in fairly certain that a com- , lunation of one oi London ort ln and u torrential downpour v uuld not prevent multitudes from lining the route which i to be traversed by the stale carnages bearing the bride-elect and King George and Quern Marv to the Ab bey. Again! the vagaricn of the weather waterproof shelters have been pro ided for the several tfamN in front of Buckingham palace, whence the procession will start, and about the west door of the Abbey. Should the hkies be of modi.-li "Mary blue." the state processions, which are to be part of the elaborate wedding leremony and the beautiful gowns of tin? wedding gueMs will aJlord the populace a spectacle of surpassing tlegance. The carefully selected toilettes of she more than 1,000 women guests will make of the event a gorgeous show oi gowns, jewels and other fineries. Hotels All Crowded. The hotels and restaurants are iroded and tonight it was more difficult to find lodgings, even in the humblest of establishments than at any time since the coronation of King George. The west end res taurants and dubs have labored in their endeavors to cope with the avalanche of patrons, the numbers of which are being increased hourly by cxrurMoiiisK from all parts of the kinkdom and continent. As far as has been ascertained, George Harvey, the American am bassador, and Mrs. Harvey will be the only Americans fortunate enough to receive invitations to the !ervifC. It m kuoun that theic are , do.'fn nt tuiuAtlantic iiur at traded to 1 ondon by the wtdlmg. who are endeavoring, by the txci tint tf influence in diplomatic tour' mid hutineM circle and bv the ex penditure of l.irge Mini oi money, to obtain coveted ticket of adiuio ion, I Mr. Ilancy will weir a gun u I f-oit brown crepe nmanic. ciuhroid crrd in paillette of lighter brown, dull gold mid orange, with a cape or saim aeouu rr.u in maun auu a I. at of the name tones ot brown, trimmed with oprcy. The dreSiinayers and milliners who made the drcsse and bats of I'rinces Mary are to be her guest at Buckingham palace tomorrow when tliev wilt have a glimpse of the marvelou accumulation of wed ding gilts exhibited in the state rooms. Snts Sell Hifth. Some of the cutcipriMUC tenants of oflicis in l'icradilly mid other streets which are to be traversed by Viscount l.ascclies and bis bride will realize a year's rental from the sale of seats in windows, so keen is the desire of the people for a glimpse of the couple. The scene within the Abbey dur ing the ceremony will be preserved for future generations by Frank C. Salisbury, the painter, who already has begun painting a targe canvas by royal command. The Abbev will be closed tomor row. It will be opened to ticket holders at 9:45 Tuesday morning and a few hours after the marriage cere mony it will be reopened to the pub lie, when a charge of one shilliig will be made for a view of the scene of the ceremony. All the warships in Portsmouth will dress ship and at night will be illuminated in honor of the wed ding. Announcement is made that King George has appointed Viscount Las celles a knight of the Order of the Garter. , I to for to of the Clue in Taylor Mystery Leads to San Francisco Telephone Call hy Actress Latest Lead in Film Mur der Looking for Man in Case. Society Leaders Run Close Race in Stock Swindle Two New York Women Divide Looses About Evenly Ex . Wife of 'Tobacco King Loses Valuable Dogs. By EDWARD DOHERTY. Omaha Bre Iaard Wire. Los Angeles. Feb. 26.. The latest clue to the murderer of William Des mond Taylor, moving picture direc tor, slain in his home February 1, led to San Francisco, and a woman, an actress. On the night of February 1, this woman phoned to some one in Sail Francisco, saying: "I'm in trouble; come down and help me." The woman is one of those who have been questioned about the slaying of Taylor. She declared she had beard of the slaying on Thurs day morning, after the body had beet) found. Yet her conversation of the night before would indicate that she did know about the murder; and furth ermore that she feared she might be implicated. Detective Sergeant Herman Cline was sent to San Francisco by Dis trict Attorney Thomas Lee Wool wine. It is declared that the authorities already have checked up on this end of the wire, got all the information they could about the woman, her relations with Taylor, where she was on the night of the murder, and what she has done since then. Looking For Man. Cline. it is said, intends to find the man who came to her aid and question him. Out of this question ing may come an arrest and eventu ally the solution ot the murder. The actress in question is said to be the one who was enslaved by the narcotic peddlers of Hollywood, and whom Taylor tried to protect. The woman is to be questioned again, the sheriff's office admits. Woolwine will not discuss the mat ter. If is also stated that another woman and Miss Mabel Normand's chauffeur, William Davis, also are to be re-examined. The other woman is one who knows all, or nearly all. the secrets in the double life of William Des mond Taylor who. was William "Pete" Cunningham Deane-Tanner. On February 2. this woman sent a telegram to Taylor's divorced wife, which reads in part as fol lows; "Pete Tanner fatally wounded; shot in the back of the neck. Great commotion over his death in Los Angeles. Will arrange for flowers. Wire me what I can do to help you." The woman was questioned by Deputies Joseph Nolan and J. B. Fox a few days later, but was not publicly brought into the investiga tion until today. Her name still is being held secret. Methodists at Benkelman May Erect New Church Edifice Benkelman. Keb., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) The Methodist church has just closed a series of evangelistic services, as a result of which 30 new members have joined the congrega tion. A reception for new members and congregational meeting was held recently, at which it was decided to erect a modern church edifice this year, if the crop prospects prove f?vorab!e. The building now in use was erected in 1S8S. . Xcw York. Feb. 26. Mrs. Doro thy Atwood. listed by the district attorney's office as one of the lesser victims of Alfred E. Liudsey's al leged "domino club" stock pool, de clared she bad run Mrs, Lil lian N. Duke, divorced wife of Jame3 B. Duke, "tobacco king.", a close race for honors of "chief goat" in the broker's operations. Instead of the ?97,000 she was re ported to have contributed to the pool with which Lindscy is alleged to have said be and George F. Baker. Thomas W. Lamont, James A. Stillman and a few other giants of Wall street were going to make a big "killing" in the street, she put in $225,000 in cash, aboM $50,000 in jewelry and nearly $1,000 in dogs, Mrs. Atwood said. Tti miccinir Srnlrer. she declared. carried off two of her pedigreed Mexican dogs, after he had got the last of her ready cash, representing that he had found good sales for them. He tried to borrow a third, clio saifl hut her susDicions had i been aroused and she kept the dog. Mrs. Atwood has earned ner nv ing since by raising pedigreed dogs something that was just a hobby before the suave Lindsey came into her life. Mrs. Atwood said she had first met Lindsey 'through Mrs. Duke, who thought so well of him that she entrusted more than $350, 000 to him. "He was the most convincing man in the world," she said. "He should have been a writer. He could tell the most fabulous stories in a way that made one believe them. I never doubted his honesty at first because of having met him through Mrs. Duke. He always acted very nice and talked big. Names of big men were' always qn his lips." Finally, howev, she began to suspect him because his grammar was not up to the Yale education be claimed, Mrs. Atwood said, and she had a woman friend meet him who immediately warned her that he was "no good." Nebraska Wheat Growers' Body to Be Reorganized Holdrcge. Neb. Reorganization of the Nebraska Vheat Growers' asso ciation in Nebraska will be conduct ed by Bruce Lamson, organizer of Washington state, it was decided at a meeting here of the state commit tee of the association. Mr. Lamson already has outlined the plans and will begin work at once. Plans for incorporating the Ne braska association also were adopted p.t the meeting, as well as the plans for the consolidation of the National and the Northwestern Wheat Grow ers association, which is the inten tion of a meeting to be held at Den ver, February 28. North Platte Hog Buyer Sending Stock to Coast North Tlatte. Neb.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Ed Todenhoff, a local buyer, is shipping from 10 to 20 cars of hogs a week to Pacific coast points. The animals are shipped in from points east, west and north, sorted as to class and weicht and then sent to the western Dickers. v Ni-arl V Criminal O'mVV' I'lipm-nlcui a .Numbers Lie cn Hobbcriei. Woman Lost Life Savings j ' It.imlits prowler and burglar J carried on their work relentlessly ; Saturday mght, mne holdups and, iiaohberic being reported to, police; wiihin two hours, starting at 8;J0; I o'clock. ! j The poliic, reinforced by the en I tire detective bureau, and a feet ol j automobiles, manned by citizcu-po-lit o. v ere helpless. Automobile loadi ! of police officers, armed with sawed- off .hotguiK. sped trout one crime ! scene to another. Sixteen persons at the J. Rosen grocery, J wenty-cigntn anil uaven port streets, were lined up against the wall by four armed men and relieved of valuables and money. They were then sent scurrying to the cellar with the command: "Ifur rv down rhcre or we will shoot your heads off." Cashier Ordered Back. Two of the bandits, falling open the cash register, called the cashier, Pauline Ziegman, come upstairs from her place rcfuae in the cellar to open rcgiMcr. She hesitated, being afraid. "Don't fear us. girlie," one of the quartet said. "We won't hurt you." She then went upstairs and opened the register. They pocketed $60. Cub Man With Pistol. J. E. I'itsiiimious, 2785 Capitol avenue, a customer, was struck over the head with the butt of a revol ver in the handi of one of the armed crew when he did not hurry fast enough to the cellar. Filzsimmons walked into the store while it was being robbed. John F. Ducbern, 407 Lincoln boulevard, was relieved of $8 and a watch, and Philip Ilclgren,. 2773 Davenport street, lost $9 and a watch. It is the belief that three different gangs of bpndits worked last night. Three groceries and one drug store were robbed. Victims Locked in Ice Box. At the Newman grocery, 1.137 Park avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Newman, and J. W. Vogcl were held up and robbed bv two men. The bandits obtained $126 from the cash register. The three were locked in the ice box by the bandits. The two men, unmasked, walked into the store and joined in a conver sation with the Newmans and Vogel. Suddenly one of them stuck a re volver to the head of Newman and demanded that they march to the rear of the store. Rob Proprietor's Wife. Following are other robberies and holdups reported: Bemis Park drug store, Thirty third and Cuming streets, two men walked into this store while two othfrs guarded outside. Mrs. R. L. Tinkham, wife of the proprietor, was in the front part of the store. Her husband was in the rear. He saw them hold up his wife, and because (Turn to Vage Tiro, Column Seven.) 0U mi MCCEBY SwTtHCEO To ' f??SS DR1MK WO OR. Ur'M yOWN Hooch ""Dry" Act Denounced by A.F.ol'L. j 1 AO tlliC (!tilllU'il H itli lt IVi.ili' to )i'iiiaiil uuikI nu'iit fur ItV-tiiriitinti of Bi'cr titid I.ijrlit Win'. i Charge Crime Increase By GRAFTON WILCOX. i Wellington, eh. ' - iHuoimc ; ing l'n" Vol'lrau piohibit'oii en j forcrnii ut a.-t as "a moral f.iihiir'' I and a "d.mgerou breeder of discoi -! tent and contempt lor law," the 'executive council of tb' Aiiu-iiian ! Federation ol Labor appealed to the j people of tho country to demand its i amendment to the evtrtit of rr-toring jibe law tu! ue ot bc'-r and light ' wine. The labor IcolitV appeal is a ili- , rect efiurt to make "light w'e and ! beer" a poiliical issue in the forth ! coming congressional campaign, i:s conclusion being as follows; Texas and Pacific and M. P. to Consolidate Dallas. Tex., Feb. 26. The Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads are to be consolidated, it was announced by John L. Lan caster, president and receiver of the Texas and Pacific. The state ment was made during a brief stop in Dallas of a special train carrying officials of both lines on an inspec tion tour of the Texas and Pacific system. ' Air. Lancaster said the merger had been in contemplation for sev eral years and declared his belief that it "would make one of the strongest railroad systems in the country. The officials are going over the line in an effort to formu late plans' for consolidation, satis factory to both roads, it was an nounced. New G. A. R. Post to Install Officers at Meeting March 4 Lincoln, Feb. 26. (Special.) The three G. A. R. posts in Omaha will be consolidated into one with a membership of 147, Assistant Adju tant General Harmon Bross an? nounced today. The name of the new post will be "The Old Guard Post No. 7,"-and the first meeting for purpose of consolidation and in stallation of officers will be held March 4 at - Omaha. Past Depart ment Commander J. H. Presson of Lincoln will be the installing officer. The three Omaha posts which be come organizations of the past are George A. Custer Post No. 7. U. S. Grant post No. 110 and ,George Crook post No. 262. Burwell "Wins Labor Debate From Ord by Two to One Ord, Neb., Feb. 26. (Special.) In a debate held at Burwell between Burwell and Ord, the former won by a two to one vote. The ques tion was: Resolved, That the move ment of organized labor for the closed shop should receive the sup port of public opinion. Burwell up held the affirmative and Ord the negative. Ord Sheriff and County Clerk File for Re-Election Ord. Neb., Feb. 26. (Special Tel egram.) Sheriff George Rounds and ' County Clerk Joe Knezacek filed on I the republican ticket for re-election to the offices they now hold. ! Former State Bar. Head Would Lay Big Tax on Wealth Speaking at Grand Island, C. G. Ryan Proposes Con fiscation of Sums Over $500,000. - Wool Supplies Below Normal Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 26. (Special.) The Chamber of Com merce monthly dinner for February was the largest and best attended and most successful in several years. Each member was to invite a farm er friend as a guest and, as a result, between 300 and 400 filled the floor space of the audntorium at a fine banquet served by the Grand Island Hospital association. R. B. Howell aof Omaha, was ori ginally planned as the speaker for the occasion, but owing to his illness, Former Mayor C. G. Ryan of this city, who has given the subject of taxation particular study during the past year, addressed the audience on the question of "Taxation." Favors Incove Tax. Mr. Ryan, formerly president of the Nebraska State Bar association, has become convinced that the individual income tax, equitably graduated, is the most scientific system of taxa tion, and that somewhere the limit taken by the state should be 100 per cent. The fixing of this limit, he ad mits, is a question for experts. His own conviction is that when an an nual individual income reached $500, 000 the 100 per cent tax should be applied, and that, similarly, with in heritance taxes the 100 per cent lim it should be on $10,000,000 in money or property to any individual. Says War Has Three Causes. Mr. 'Ryan bases this conviction largely on the fact that the history of the world has shown three main causes for destructive wars and the overturning of governments: Race, religion and caste. America has, so far, solved the race question better than any other nation. In America, it goes without saying that one's re ligion is his own. But there is a decided and obvious menace of an autocracy of wealth, he stated. After the address the members and their guests were entertained by one of the local picture theaters, hav ing first class vaudeville. Subscribe for Lyceum Course at Benkelman Benkelman. Neb.. Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) The Parent-Teacher associa tion has subscribed for a lyceum course of five numbers to be given nere next winter. The association is also raising funds to grade and improve the school playgrounds, though this work cannot be com pleted until after the new school biulding is erected. Gage Deputy Sheriff Files for County Clerk Nomination Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 26. (Special.) Clarence Hiatt, deputy sheriff, yes terday filed for the republican nom ination for county clerk. James Poe of Odell filed as a republican candi date for supervisor of the seventh district. i -Held for Forgery. York, Neb., FcU "26. rSpecial.) H. Fitzpatrick; charged with forging two checks on merchants in David City, was arrested here by Chief of rolice Neil Olson, on an order from Sheriff West of Butler county. Sheriff West took Fiizoatrick to David City. Stocks Now Insufficient to Meet Demands, Agricultural Department Report, Says. Washington. Feb. 26. Many, of i the wool importing countries of the wor!f have "regained normal prewar consuming bases and are converting raw stocks into finished goods at almost the prewar fate, the Depart ment of Agriculture announced to day. ( The supply in the principal con suming countries "is lefs than has been recorded for sonic time," it was announced, "and is insu:cient to meet present demand," their inabil ity to obtain stocks being ascribed by the department to "the unsettled economic conditions throughout the world." "In the L'nited States," the de partment's statement said, "stocks are probablv lighter than in a decade. Stocks of fine wool, for which con sumers show a preference despite higher prices, are exceedingly light. Manufacturers are operating about on a normal basis as indicated by the monthly rate of consumption." "Stocks in Great Britain, France and Germany," the statement added, "are1 also estimated rs lighter than at any time during the past 10 years anil mills are running to capacity." The department pointed out that as demand for wools increased after 1913, wrold production was not in creased in the same proportion "and the present sheep population of the world is only about 90 per cent of the 1913 shee population." Production in the United State, ex-elusive of tilled wool, was said to have decreased from 250,000,00(1 pounds in 1919 to 224,000.000 pounds in 1921. , Investigation of Road Building Starts Tuesday "We tii'Htf that all citiens in every walk of life demand from their rep resentatives and senators in Wash ington immediate relief from the unwarranted restriction contained in the Volstead act; and we likewise suggest to the citizenship of our country the wisdom and advisabil ity of hearing in mind the attitude toward this isMie of office holder and aspirants to ofi'ice in coming elections in order that there may be restored to the neoiili- tho law. ! fill use of wholesonio beer and ligb. wines, winch, muler the provisions of the 18th amendment, can and should he rightfully declared as non- intoxicatmg beverages. ' ; Report on Conditions. T he declaration of the executiie j council was reached after delibera tions here today in which reports ! from labor, union!, throughout the country, statistics of prohibition cn j forccnieut. crime and industrial un- t rest had been given coiuijeralion. Signatories to the declaration, as- stiming to speak for organized labor of the I mtcd States, assert that they are seeking no violation of the prohi bition amandment to the constitu tion, but that they are convinced the vr-.i. i . . t t . fi r ir ; "oisicau aci is an improper mterpre- 'uH"u; v...u.Dv? lanon oi me amendment, travagancc in Ilighway Con struction Will Open in Lincoln. Texas Deputy Sheriff Arrested for Murder Texarkana. Tex., Feb. 26. Depu ty Sheriff W. T. Jordan was ar rested today, following his indict ment for murder by the Bowie coun ty grand jury in connection with the killing of P. Norman, who was found shot to death two and one- j half miles from Texa-kana, Febru ary 1. Jordan voluntarily surren dered when he heard a warrant for his arrest was issued and he was later released under $3,000 bond. On February 11. Jordan had gone to Ashdown, Ark., to bring Norman to Texarkana. That night Jordan reported to Sheriff G. A. Richard son that masket men had iute-cept-ed him near Spring Lake park and taken the prisoner from him. Search for the alleged masked men and their prisoner was immediately be gun but was abandoned. Early the next morning Norman's body, con taining ' four bullet wounds, w as found on a country road. ; Lincoln, Feb. 26. (Special.)-The road probe authorized by the legis lature at its special session opens here Tuesday. The committee has been authorized to delve into all or any part of the state road and bridge and county road and bridge building program in operation in Nebraska since 1917 during which time $17, 500.000 has been expended by coun ties for road and bridge building, and $8,000,000 by the state to meet federal aid. Johnson Asks "Show Down." Charges of extravagance in state road building and stories of big profits made by sub-contractors were scattered about the state as the political campaign loomed. The same charges filed by certain county officials against the state road pro gram were tossed back by George Johnson, state engineer, who called for a "show down" which would take in an investigation of state and county road and bridge building. Since the appointment of an in vestigation committee Attorney Gen eral Clarence A. Davis mailed ques tionnaires to county clerks asking what part of the various road funds were used for the different county road and bridge building programs. It is known that few clerks have been able to givi the information desired although a law passed in 1917 called for keeping such records as the at torney general requested. Governor on Committee. The members of the committee are: Governor McKelvie, Attorney General Davis. State Auditor George Marsh, State Senators B. K. Bushee and M. F. Rickard. and State Rep resentatives Charles Epperson and Fred Hoffmeister. Woman and Son Are a drastir and unreasonable interpretation" which has destructive effect in all di rections. Results of Investigation. "Before this decision was reached," reads the appeal, "the executive council of the American Federation of Labor had caused to be made an exhaustive investigation of the ef fects of the Volstead act. It was shown by this investigation that there had been: "1. A general disregard of the law among all classes of people, in cluding those who made the law. "2. Creation of thousands of moonshiners among both country and city dwellers. "3. The creation of an army of bootleggers. "4. An amazing increase in the traffic in poisons and deadly con coctions and drugs. "5. An increased rate of insanity, blindness and crime among the users of these concoctions and drugs. "6. Increase in unemployment due to loss of employment by workers in 45 industries directly or indirect ly connected with the manufacture of liquors. "7. Itcrease ia taxes to city, state and national governments amount ing to approximately $1,000 .000, 000 a year. Charge Wrong Interpretation. "Having in mind these results of the extreme interpretation of tun prohibition amendment contained in the Volstead act. as well as the enor mous expense of the attempt to en force that unenforceable legislation, it is our conclusion that the act i-i an minrooer internreiatinn nt proamnion amendment, that it is h' social and moral failure, and that it is a dangerous breeder of discos tent and of contempt for all law. "Something of the economic effect: of the Volstead law may be seen bv considering the fact that in 1918 ac- la.7, gt0 government statistics j $110,000,000 worth of farm products- MJ "J U,J.V. consumed by breweries and Urdeted in Home ,hat, the transportation of these prouucis to the market and thence u me Combination Pure Bred- Stock Sale Is Arranged Nelson, Neb. At a meeting here of officers and committees of the Nuckolls County Breeders' associa tion it was decided to hold a com bination sale of pure-bred stock at the Nuckolls county fair grounds Saturday, March 18. Some of the choicest animals from the. several herds in the county have been con signed and it is believed this will be one of the best sales ever held in this part of the state. Representatives of the state agri culture department have made a tour of these herds and they expressed much pleasure at finding such high crade stock on Nebraska farms. Burlington, Kan.; Feb. 26. Mrs. Jane Wrinkle, 95. was found in her home here yesterday with her head cut) off. Nearby was the body of her son, 70, and unmarried, with the top of his head hacked away. A second aged son, B. Wrinkle, al so unmarried, was found wandering about the house. He was arrested. The killings apparently took place Friday night. When the neighbors entered the house today they found every piece of furniture in the house demolished, the doors and windows taken out and chopped up. and the debris piled on the bodies of the dead man and woman. Berry Winkle has been confined in private hospitals on various occa sions during the last few years. County officials said insanity pro ceedings would be filed against him. The Weather consumer nceessit.-itci tl,.. use of 133,666 railroad cars. In ad dition to this, breweries in operation m 1918 consumed 50,000 carloads of coal. It must be obvious that the t tal economic effect ot the destruction ot this industry js tremendous. . ISit, .f dV0t pro,,st B!t the 18th amendment to the constitution winch now k a part of the funda mental law oi the land. We do not protest against the principle estab lished by the 38th amendment ft is our contention that the 18th amend mcnt under a reasonable and proper egislative interpretation, would be icnehcial to our countrv and would have the support of the great ma jontv of our people "The 18th amendment, however, under the present drastic and un reasonable legislative interpretation, has a destructive and deteriorating effect and influence in every direction.' Forecast. - . Nebraska Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; colder in east and cen tral portions Monday. Iowa Generally fair Monday and Tuesday, much colder Monday. Hourly Temperatures. m. a. m. 7 m. m. K a. ni. . m. 10 a. m. It . m. T! hood . .2 ...1 ...t .. .18 ...a . ..i ...39 I P. S P. P. 4 p. p. II .. f P. a p. . ss ..3? ..37 ..37 . .3l ..s; ..36 Lincoln Girl Killed Under Atuo Driven by Kearney Man Lincoln. Feb. 26. Struck bv an auto mobile driven by Arthur B. Preble of Kearney. Neb.. Elizabeth N'olda, 19. was almost instantly killed in the business district of Lincoln this eve-, ning. Preble was taken to 1k. pvilic station, but after witnesses' of the a cident had testified that Miss No! had apparently slipped on the v pavement and fell in front of the c be was released.