Confessed Slayer
of Blackmailer
Paid Ring $30,000
Official Itrfute to Divulge
. Hold of (Jang tm Wealthy
N. Y. Youth Who Slew
One of Hand.
Wl.in Mains, N. Y, My ZX-Ths
slaying hi Marrnce yum, t
rrwrmr, Utt Tuesday by Waller S
Ward, ton of Urorge h, WariJ, pill
llioiuire hri vl the Ward Halting
eomjuny, followed the etler Ward
relul 1.) give hit ton $50,000 to pay
to his alleged blackmailers, it
learned today.
Young Ward had sent a radio mes
age to hit Isther, who was return
ing home from Kurope on the M
jc.uc, explaining hit predicament and
asking tor fund to meet the black
nutters' latest demands, aid an of
ficial working on the caie. When
he received by radio the curt repone
"not 1 cent lor blackmail." he re
lolved to meet I'etert and hit two
companion! and tell them he was
"through," the ollicial said.
Paid Blackmailers.
Young icion of the house of
Ward police commissioner of New
Kochelle, vice pretident of hit fath
er' baking company and father of
two children already had paid hit
blackmailer! tumt aKRretutiiiK JJ'J,
(HJO, according to Micrilf Werner.
It was to the sheriff that Ward sur-
rendered yesterday and confessed
the (laving, which he laid he did iu
elf-defense after Peters had fired at
him on a lonely road near Kensico
retervoir.
Denies "Woman Angle."
All information at to the mature
of the strange hold the blackmail
er! had upon Ward wa! withheld
by official! handling the case. An
swering hypotheses put forward by
newspapermen, however, lilwood
categorically that there wai a
"woman angle" or that the black
mail plot was built upon racetrack
wire-tapping or bootlegging.
Search for two men known only
as "Ross" and "Jack," declared by
Ward to have been present when
he shot Peters, was continued by
Westchester county officials today.
.Ward Went to New York last night
with officers and visited several re
sorts' where he declared the men
wanted might be found. It was an
unsuccessful quest.
Ward, who is the son of the presi
dent of the Ward Baking company,
is at liberty under bond of $30,000.
Using a list made up by Ward,
the party went into cabarets, res
taurants and cafes in the White Light
district and scrutinized every man
present. When the search along
Broadway and its side streets failed,
Ward and the others spent several
hours on the lower East Side, but
no men fitting the descriptions of
the two men sought could be found.
Sheriff Werner, who accompanied
Ward, said Ross was a confidence
man, while Jack, the only name the
other of the trio is known by, is
more of the type of a chauffeur.
Repayment! of Farm Loans
Now Exceed Disbursements
Washington, May 23. (Special
Telegram.) According to a state
ment issued by Eugene Meyer, jr.,
head of the War Finance corporation,
the progress of the orderly market
ing of agricultural products is evi
denced by increasing repayments of
advances made by the War Finance
corporation. Last Saturday, the re
payments aggregated $1,129,000.
Of this amount $851,338 was repaid
by 116 banks in different parts of the
United States. Nebraska repaid
$1,330, Iowa $86,163, South Dakota
$29,602.
Repayments by livestock loan com
panies aggregated $131,979. For the
past two months, the repayments to
the War Finance corporation have
been slightly in excess of the
amounts disbursed on new applica
tions. .
Progressives Name Only
One Nominee at Meeting
Fremont, Neb., May 23i (Spe
cial.) William Furstenau, Fre
mont, was the only nominee in the
'Dodge county progressive conven
tion held at Fremont. Furstenau
has the support of the third party
boosters for county treasurer.
Henry Arundel, democratic can
didate for county clerk, was en
dorsed by the progressives. A com-,
mittee consisting of John Havekost,
Hooper, and Eph Johnson and J.
M. Maher, Fremont, was chosen , to
1 select candidates for the offices ot
county attorney, sheriff and sur
veyor. ' '
Eight candidates for sheriff arc
already in the field and much dis-
'cussion arose at the progressive con
vention as to the choice of a can
didate for that office.
Man Walking Along Road ' .
Is Struck by Automobile
Fremont, Neb., May 23. Special
Telegram.) Joseph Karel, 26, of
Howells, Neb., was brought to the
Fremont hospital suffering from se
rious internal injuries received "when
he was run down by a car while
walking along a country road. A
companion, also struck by the car,
was uniniured. Karel was knocked
down and run over by both front
and rear wheels.
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Americans Start Tourists' Strike
Travelers in flavaria Refuse to Stand for High Ad
mission to Schloss Llnderhoff Women Picket
Gates When Guards Refuse to Cut Prices.
By GEORGE SELDES.
Berlin. May 2i L't to this tale
of American revenge, ladies and gen
tlrmen who come to t uroi'e touring
and submit gently and pively to
all forts ot extortion.
It i a story of how a party of
American women tumrd the tables
on the isavarian government ollicwU
and conduit probably the tirt
tourist strike in history.
Near Oberanimeritau there f
Schlcjn Linderholf, in which live
King I.tidttig II. It ii all crystal
and solid gold. What interests
tourists most is the blue grotto
with an electric swan boat.
The day the Tsstlon Tlay opened
at Oberammergau the Bavarian gov
ernmcnt slipped the word to highway
men who guard Cattle Linderhof to
fleece Americans. Although a print
ed sign says the price ot aumiirion,
including the right to rub your hand
over the solid gold decorations, i
S3 marki. American! mui pay iw
marki (about 50 cents). Of coune
the Americana are not informed and
alter paying 600 marks (about $2)
lor a carriage, they submit.
P. E. 0. Convention
Opens at Fairbury
Fairhiiry. Neb.. May 2J. (Spe
cial.) I he J.'d annual state conven
tion of the 1. E. O. openi at Fair-
bury this evening. Ninety chapters
will he represented and more than
200 Nebraska delegates will attend,
besides many visitors from Kansas
chapters.
Supreme Fresident Bertha Clark
Hughes of Omaha is present
The first meeting of the session
will be open to the public and will
be held at the Presbyterian church.
J'resbyterian churcn women will
give a banquet for the visitors.
Wednesday the delegates will be
dined by the Christian church and
Thursday at the Methodist church.
Wednesday's program is to include
an automobile ride through the resi
dence parts of Fairbury and the two
beautiiul parks, a tea party at the
Country club grounds, and a garden
farty at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
. E. 11 cast y.
1 lie principal places ot Dusiness
are decorated for the occasion and
Fairbury homes are open for the
entertainment of the visitors.
Simmons Finger Prints
Match Those on Car
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.)
Hans Nielsen, state finger print ex
pert, wired State Sheriff Gus Hyers
from Butte that bloody finger prints
found on the car owned by James
Paul, the murdered Spencer (Neb.)
taxicab driver, matched finger prints
of Walter Simmons, murder suspect,
being held at the state penitentiary
pending the time his trial for the
murder of Paul is held in Boyd
county. -j
Alleged Burglar Escapes
From Dodge County Jau
Fremont. Neb.. Mav 23. (Special
Telegram.) Thomas E, Allen, 18,
alleged burglar, managed to make
his way out of the uodgt county
jail some time last week and his
absence was not discovered until
Sunday morning.
The news was witheld in the hope
that Allen would return to his old
haunts. Sheriff Condit is unable to
fathom Allen's means of escape.
A New Train
To Denver
gateway to the Rockies
MORE people than ever will spend this Sum
mer in Colorado. Therefore we will add a
third daily train from Omaha to Denver on May
29th. It will leave Omaha Union Station at 8:10
a.m. and arrive in Denver at 8:30 p. m. the fast .
train to Colorado. .Pullmans, Observation Car,
Chair Car, Coaches and Dining Car.
Summer fares are much Lower
to all points west and there's no war tax. Spend
the summer in Colorado's cool mountains; or stay
a few weeks en route to Yellowstone, the Pacific
Northwest or California No extra charge. .
. Three Daily Trains to Denver
FroraUay29 Daily Now Daily Now
Lv. Omaha 8:10a.m. 4:25p.m. 1:15 sum.
Ar. Denver 830 p.m. 730 a.m. 330 p.m.
6 trains daily to Pacific Coast 2 to Yallowstono
TV11 TT5 w'lcre you want to go this summer,
Cll VO and let us tell you about the very low fares
But alvg cam a party of five
wives of American officials In Berlin
and Munith and argued (or lit
Hues. The guards refuted.
"Wa won't go In," said the Ameri
cans.
"You will change your mindi," an-
twercd me guard!.
Headed by Mrs. Theodore Hogg,
wue cf the American consul m Wer
l'n, and Mn, Smith, wife of a cap
tain of the United States military
miiinji, thry took a position in a
neighboring teahouse. A few min
utes later another party of Ameri
cans appeared. The guards tried to
fleece them. Immediately the Amer
ican pickets appeared and called their
brethren's attention to the extortion,
whereupon the 10 Americans joined
the five pickets. All aftcrnoou
groups of I to 10 Americans ap
peared and almost without exception
refused to pay 150 marki, but joined
the strikers, until the teahouse was
full.
In desperation the Bavarian
guard! attacked the teahouse keeper,
demanding that IS marki be added
to every bill because they had lost
that much in patronage. But it did
not work.
Linderhof remained deserted and
the Americana returned to Oberam
mergau, happy, despite not seeing
Ludwig's gilt house, and the Bava
rian government continues to gnash
its teeth over the first American
boycott, thanks to the first Ameri
can pickets in Europe. Mrs. Hons
and Mrs. Smith.
For those
June
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out today
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A. K. CURTS, City Passenger Aseol
1416 Dodge St., Omaha
Phone Don g Us 4000
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U. P. Hdqrs., 1416 Dodge St
Union Station
10th and Marcy Sts.
TUB PEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 24. 19
Daughter Urges
Death of Father
Indiana Girl Requests Exccu
tion of Parent for Mur
der of Mother.
Michigan City, Ind. May 23.
Mabel Donovan ( Bloommgdale,
Ind-, hi written to Governor Me
Cray of Indiana, urging that her
father, William E. Diviovan, be tx
ecuted June I. Relatives of Donovan
had been working to have the death
sentence changed to We imprison
ntent.
The governor lias indicated that
Donovan, who is now in the penU
tentiary. will be electrocuted on the
flight of June 1. Donovan wai sen-
fenced lor tne murder 01 111s wue.
According to the testimony. Mrs.
Donovan had left her husband be
cause of his cruelty. By a ruse he
succeeded in getting her bark home
and, after a quarrel, shot her.
The letter from Mabel, who is 17,
reads in part:
"I am writing you in behalf of my
mother, who was murdered last July
by my father, who was sentenced
to death on June 1. I understand
there are many efforts being made to
get sentence changed to life im
prisonment. I do not want the sen
tence changed. I was an eye wit
ness to the murder, i had seen her
kicked and beaten many times ever
since I was old ejiough to remem
ber. But because she loved us chil
dren she made the best of it. My
father cared for no one but him
self. I want to say that the sen
tence given him is surely what he
deserves.
who don't
read
To those who don't read
Good Housekeeping regularly,
we recommend that you buy a
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You will be surprised at its
completeness. You will find 7
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enlightening features the
latest fashions, cookery, inter
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Board Would Condemn
'Land for School Site
Fremont, Neb, May 2J (Spe
cial,) With $rribner taxpayers vot
ing bonds for fHJ.000 for a new high
school, the board cf education has
struck a snag In the absence of a
suitable site to erect the proposed
building. As a result, the board has
commenced condemnation proceed
ings in the Dodge county court mr
plot of ground near the center of the
city.
The board attempted negotiations
with the owneri of the property, Km-
try and Howard Kobart, and Hilda
and John Ward, but failed to reach
an agreement as to price. It is oc
cupied by William Meyer, Joe Gregg
and Elmer HuMer.
County Judge Wintersteen has ap
pointed Johannes Jopp, C. W. Mar
quardt and Mayer liana Bell as ap-
r raiser. The hearing is set for
une 2.
Hyers to Give Talk
I inmln Mav 2.t - t Snril.
Stal SlirrifT dm llvrr went to
Seward tonight at the invitation of
the Reward Commercial club, flyers
was to talk on the work done by
iVim .(Bin laiv ,n(nrr.m.nl rirnart-
ment, in his charge since Governor
McKelvie wai elected.
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Your Summer Suit
Is Here
now, waiting for you to try on ; it will
be an excellent fit and of the style you
have in mind and the service is there
besides.
These are facts, not just so many
words; they're STRATFORD made,
and quality and style are dominating
features in STRATFORD CLOTHES,
and they are absolutely essential to
the man who cares.
STRATFORD CLOTHES are strictly
hand-tailored and they all show it,
no matter of what season of the year
they're made for.
Our aummer suits are
very moderately priced.
1809 Farnam Street
An Atmosphere Which Reflects
the Spirit Behind an Institution
nnS A PERSON'S character is shown in his features, so the character of an institution
is shown by the little details that make up its environment. We believe that our
desire to render the utmost in service and our consideration of your comfort and,
convenience is reflected in our banking room.
It is located on the ground floor of. the Peters Trust Building the only Farnam street
banking room which can be reached without going up or down steps. It is a yery
spacious room in which are grouped all departments, so that you can transact all kinds
of financial business without leaving this room.
In the center of the lobby is a rug on which is located a desk and chairs for your
convenience. A man is always stationed at this desk to see that you are given
immediate attention and to assist you in case you desire direction. There are no gates
separating the off icers from the lobby. Every officer of the Peters
Trust Company and the Peters National Bank is always avail
able to you.
The classical design and decoration of our banking room is emblem
atical of the permanent and enduring basis on which this business
has been established.
The following departments offer you their services:
Bond and Mortgage Department
Checking and Savings Accounts
Trust Department
Property Management
(Ireaat d Pole Champ
Employ I'raices to
Ecape From Jail
Los Angeles,- May 21 Frank
Norton, charged with burglary,
has escaped from the Lea Angslra
county (ail by climbing a grta4
water pipe leading from the floor
of the windowlesa Uut4rjr 40 feet
to a skylight
The pipe had been greased to
prevent just such escapes.
Fallow prisoners said Norton
had told them he once, when a boy,
won huckleberry pie by climbing
greased pola at a county fair.
1.'30 Inches of Rainfall
Are Rcx'orded at lleatriee
Beatrice. Neb., May 2i, (Special
TrlrnrjinS Follow inir the run of
ye.terday. showers fell here today.
giving the field a good soaking.
Farmer! report that the liioUtme
will practically make the wheat
rron and give the corn a goo I s'ari.
The government gauge lure re
cord! 1.30 Inchei of moioture.
Rural Carriers Named
Washinston. May 21 (.Special
Telegram.) Repreentative Mc
Laughlin hai been notified ot the
appointment of Melville Schultze to
be rural carrier route No. 2. Fair
bury. and Scott A. Miller at Diller.
Peters Trust Company
. and
Peters National Bank.
farnam atj&renteenth.
OMAHA
r ..i n urn T .
tame rnces win wot
Go Lower, Says Head
Kanas City, Mo, May U.-The
federal ieerve act, betides estab
lishing the federal reterve bank sys
tem, has created a medium of un
demanding between bankers and the
government which has never exited
before, Thomas B. MeAdams of
Richmond, Va, prrndrnt of the
American Banker auociatlnn, told
the Association of Keterve City
Hankers at the organiiation's annual
dinner here !at night.
Walter W. ilead. pretident of the
When Summer
Comes
The gloves one wears are
of silk. So for the short
sleeved frock Kayscr's
have made slxteen-button
washable silk gloves that
come in both white and
colors, $2.75 to $4 pair.
Mala Floor
A huilt up ihouldcr bras'
siere made of wide lace
combined Vith batiste is
only $1.50.
Wash Frocks
and Petticoats
IfThe nurse's uniform is
attractively fashioned
in black and white
stripes or plain blue.
$4.25 to $.7.50. .
Extra size gingham .
dresses are shown in
dainty straight line
models with collar and
cuffs of white pique.
Stripes and small
checks design these
gingham, frocks. Sizes
48 to 56. $4.25 to $5.
Striped gingham petti
coats come in regular
and extra sizes, $1
and $1.25.
Second Floor
City Real Estate Loan Department
Steamship and Foreign Exchange
Department
Safe Deposit Vaults
Omaha National bant, Omaha, Ndu
talked on financial problem 'f cat
tle raiting and feeding.
"There are many rf t
lieve that cattle pruei will not sutler
a further decline, he said, "and son e
think prices may inerea.e. In the
Koiky mountain district and "ine
parts of the southwet questionnaires
revealed that a shortage in cattle c
itts became of ot and forced mar-
i .. ....,.! .i.i..;..n .xl
herdt, The opinion is that the short
age will he rritected in the prices for
cattle in 19.'.' and IQ.M."
Read The Bee all the way
through. You will find it interest
ing. Traveling Suits
in Brown and
Navy J ersey
The "something dark"
to wear for traveling that
is not just a knock-about,
but is smart and attrac
tive as well, is easily
solved if you have a
brown or navy jersey suit
from Thompson, Bel
den's. They are voguish
little models becomingly
choosing the tuxedo style
jacket and tailored skirt.
The sizes 16 to 40 are
priced from
$16.95 to $39.50
I Third Floor