Nebraska Newspapers

    THREE TEAR OLD
WASHED ASHORE
Mrs, Dingman Tells of Adventure
of Childhood When Father’s
\ Ship Was Wrecked.
RELATES LATER EXPERIENCE
.Declares That the Way Tanlac Re.
stored Her Health Is More Re
markable Than Anything Che
' „ , Has Ever Had Happen
to Her.
"Fve had some remarkable expe
riences in my life, but none more won
derful than the way Tanlac overcame
my troubles and made me gain twen
ty pounds,” was the statement of Mrs.
Christina K. Dingman, 3216 Alice St.,
'Oakland, Calif. One of the experiences
■to which Mrs. Dingman refers Is well
krtown to her friends. When a child
of three years, accompanying her fa
ther, a noted sea captain, on an oceun
trip, the vessel was wrecked, but she
was almost miraculously saved, the
small box into which she was put be
ing washed ashore. According to her
[statement, Mrs. Dingman enjoyed the
.best of health until three years ago
when she began to suffer from a bud
■form of stomach trouble and later
from rheumatism. How she was com
pletely restored to health Is best told
In her own words:
‘ Nobody knows bow 1 suffered for
'the past three years. No matter liow
carefully 1 ate I would endure ago
nies afterwards from smothering and
sinking spells. Sometimes they were
so severe I would fall to the floor and
.would have to be carried to bed. T
went for days at a time without eat
ing, as I dreaded the misery I knew
would follow, no matter what 1 ate.
Then rheumatism set in and my shoul
ders and arms hurt me so I couldn’t
"comb my hair. My back felt like it
was breaking in two.
“I was almost in the depths of de
spair when I began on Tanlac, but this
grand medicine has made me a well
and happy woman. I'm not even trou
bled with constipation now, thanks to
the Laxative Tablets, which are far
superior to anything of the kind I ever
Tried. It seems almost too good to
be true, but here I am In the best of
health and spirits after I had given
up hope, and I’ll always praise Tanlac
for it."
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“The folks out home would never for
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expecting them to buy it, Instead of
having it sent free as a government
publication.”
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PLONS[N FORCE
Farmers, Labor, Business
Back His Bill for Corpor Jon
To Finance Credits for U. S
Farm Products.
Washington, May 17.—Karin, labo.
and business organizations are lining
up solidly in support of the proposed
creation of a $50,000,00(1 corporation
to finance long term credits for
American farm products in Europe,
it was announced here Monday.
Senator Norris, of Nebraska, has
prepared a bill which ho will Intro
duce, probably Tuesday, providing for
the organization. The money will be
provided from the $80,000,000 earned
by the United States grain corpora
tion during the war.
Bear Pressure Upon Congress.
Meanwhile, the strongest pressure
will be brought upon congress for
favorable action, it Is learned. Mass
meetings will be held throughout the
country and resolutions emphasizing
the necessity for the "agricultural
foreign trade financing corporation,"
as it is termed in Senator Norris' bill,
will be passed.
Carl Vrooman, former assistant sec
retary of agriculture, is one of the
‘leaders of the movement. He has been
in frequent conference with Senator
Norris.
More than 1,000,000 farmers will go
bankrupt before fall unless they are
given an Immediate outlet for their
surpluses, Mr. Vrooman declared
Monday.
"Moreover, the business stagnation
and paralysis resulting from the de
struction of the purchasing power of
the farmer Is costing the country
more every month than the total val
ue of these surpluses. If they could
be disposed of in no other way we
would be better oft if they were
dumpqd Into the sea.
A Tragic Contrast.
Ail uagiv uuuuaav uuiiui eus ui mis
lions in Europe and Asia are ragged
and starving and unable to utilize
either their idle labor or their idle
factories for lack of the very things
that are rotting here."
“All that is needed to remedy the
situation, Mr. Vrooman continued, “is
a financial mechanism that will ex
tend long term credits to which they
are entitled, to enable them to pur
chase our products."
Not a dollar of the initial capital
will have to be taken out of the tax
payers' pockets, he explained. The
money will be loaned out of the grain
corporation profits. To repay it each
farmer will be required to buy 10
per cent, of the amount of his exports
sales In stock of the financing cor
poration. In order to enlarge the
scope of the organization, it will be
empowered to Issue and sell deben
tures up to a maximum of 10 times
Its paid in capital.
Would Relieve Strain.
In addition, the corporation will
have the effect of gradually relieving
the strain upon little banks and this
In turn will relieve the strain they
are placing on the large central banks,
Mr. Vrooman believes.
WON’T CHANGE WHEAT
GRADES NOW—WALLACE
Washington, May 17.~Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace Monday an
nounced that there will be no Im
mediate change In the federal grades
for spring wheat. Hearings at which
interested parties from many parts of
the country have presented their ar
guments for a change In the grades
failed to convince him that changes
are Justified, Mr. Wallace said.
He refused to authorize the changes
on the ground that the frequent
changes ar,e undesirable and that
when made they should be made at
least 90 days in advance of their ef
fective date. Secretary Wallace said
that while no changes would be made
at present he has ordered a thor
ough investigation of the necessity
for changing the grades and stand
ards of wheat.
Tha secretary announced he had
ordered the elimination of the word
“bright" In the spring wheat grades.
GREAT BRITAIN REMITS
$17,080,000 TO U. S.
Washington, May IT.—The United
States treasury announced Monday
night that $17,0*0,009 had been re
ceived Monday from Great Britain as
the second installment of tha silver
debt liquidation.
The total debt owed this country by
Great Britain as the result of the
loans of silver made during the war
amounts to $128,009,000. The first
installment under the plan for repay
ment was made on April IB. when
$25,6*0,000 was remitted.
The sum remitted Monday included
$12,200,000 of principal and $4,8*0,000
interest. The next- payment will be
made on April 15,1*22.
banker Bills’ self
‘WITH GUN IN DALLAS
Dallas. Tex.. May 17.—R. D. Martin,
H. banker, of Checotah, OTtTS., was
found shot to death here Monday. Po
lice said it was a case of suicide. He
was visiting a daughter who is at
tending a girl's school here.
RICH K. C. MAN HIT
BY OWN AUTO; DIES
Las Angeles, May 17.—T. .1. Hold
i idge. wealthy tourist from Kansas
City, died Monday from injuries sus
tained when he was run over by hla
own automobile late Sunday night.
Holdridge was thrown out of th# oar
when it struck an obstacle ip the road.
The mgchjna skidded, turned com
pletely araund and ran ever him.
* BEAR CUBS DESERTED ♦
♦ BY MOTHER ARE TO BE ;
J RAISED ON THE BOTTLE ;
U— ""W • II'• II 'MWI " "IT I
Because the old mother black bear
refused to mother these two little
cubs it fell to Mr. Toney, a keeper, in
the Cincinnati Zoological gardens, to
be their “mother” and raise them to
be good and useful bears. Bach
morning, noon and night Toney feeds
them warm milk from catsup bottles.
The little bears are the delight of
thousands of children who visit the
zoo. The photo shows Toney giving
the cubs their lunch.
j Who’ll Win?
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This is the 23rd of a series of opinions
of prominent persons on the winner of
the Dcmpsey-Oarpentier fight.—Editor’s
note.
Jersey City, N. J., May 15.—John
Bentley, city commissioner and vet
eran ring follower:
"Carpentler has a good chance to
win the world’s championship, but I
think Dempsey will successfully de
fend his title. The Frenchman is a
smart fighter and a wonderful boxer,
but 1 believe he lacks the stamina and
endurance to stand up under the
rushing attack of a strong, hard hit
ting fighter like Dempsey.’’
HARRINGTON TO
NORTHWESTERN
Chicago. May 16.—Prof. H. F. Har
rington, director of the courses in
journalism at the University of Illi
nois, has been appointed director ©f
the Medill School of Journalism at
Northwestern university, it was an
nounced today.
FARMERS WOULD PLOW
UP STREETS OF VILLAGE
Hartington, Neb., May 16 (Special).
—The ancient littto village of St.
Helena in this county is in confusion
and turmoil as a consequence of the
farms adjoining thereto absorbing
the city by purchasing the vacant lots
at tax sales, discarding the streets,
and making them a part of the farms.
The citizens resent this move to ob
literate -the city from the map and
naturally contentions have arose. The
city council numerous times ordered
the fences torn down but they were
soon rebuilt by the farmers. Finally
the council Interviewed the county
attorney. The matter will be brought
up in the district court.
GROUND IS LOST BY
SOCIALISTS IN ITALY
Rome, May 18.—General elections
were held throughout Italy, Sunday.
Members of parliament were chosen,
but no definite results were known
this evening. In Rome the constitu
tionalists claimed a great triumph.
Houses were beflagged and demon*
atratlons were held. The great fight
was between the constitutionalists
and socialists. At Milan socialists
return 17 members, as compared with
10 representatives of all other
parties. At Turin the socialists elect
ed 11, the constitutionalists five, the
Catholics 3; at Florence the social
ists eight, constitutionalists 3, Catho
lics 3. The socialists* vote, which
was noticeably increased, was even
smaller where communists' conditions
wore in the ticket.
Reports of socialist successes at
Turin. Florence and Bologna in the
parliamentary elections held yester
day have been received. Constitution
alists, however, believe that their par
ty will hold a comfortable working
majority in the next chamber of depu
ties. There were quite serious riots
in a number of Tuscan and Piedmon
tese cities, where socialists and com
munists clashed with the fascist), or
extreme nationalists.
Horses In Russia have been reduced to
one-third of the pre-war number. This
shortage is regarded as a serious ob
stacle to agricultural recovery, and the
peassats have been ordered under pain
of a heavy fine to use suitable animals
for breeding purposes only.
Bolshevist newspapers speak of the
"■arrowful necessity" of permitting
trade iu surplus foodstuffs under certain
restrictions. Th« government was com
pelled te Issue the ordar to Induce the
peasants to labor on their land. They
had threatened to lenvo much at their
holdings uncultivated se there woeil lee
notlnug to ovufieuate
♦ HARDINC MISSES
t CIRCUS, BUT LAND’S ♦
♦ FIRST LADY DOES ♦
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4 Washington, May 17. -Pros- 4
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4 Harry S New, Mrs. George B. 4
4 Christian, Mrs. Charles D. 4
4 Sawyer and Miss Laura Har- 4
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HOUSE TOUT
ON PEACE ISSUE
IT Ell1 BITE
Mondell Makes Announcement
After Conference with Hard
ing, Who Urges No Material
Changes and No Delay.
Washington, May IT.- The House
will take action on the peace resolu
tion at an early date. Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, republican
leader, made this announcement
after a conference with the president
in the White House Monday.
Opposition by House leaders in
cluding Mondell and a majority of
the members to the Knox resolution,
has delayed final' passage of the
peace measure.
The republican House leader went
to the White House at the president's
invitation and discussed the peace
situation In the House with the exec
utive at great length.
Majority for Porter Plan.
Mr. Mondell, informed the presi
dent a majority of the members of
the foreign committee and a majority
of the membership of the House pre
ferred the Porter resolution which
declares the war at an end to the
Knox resolution which repeals the
declaration of war.
The form in which the resolution
will be presented to the House Will
be left to the committee to determine,
Mr. Mondell said, after his talk with
the president.
nepuuncan senators sain Monday
night they understood President
Harding desires passage of the
resolution without any material
change and without more delay.
Aooept Knox Plan, After All7
Members of the Senate foreign re
lations committee expressed confi
dence that the House leaders finally
will be prevailed upon to accept the
resolution in the form in which it
passed the Senate, so as to prevent
any prolonged fight over it in con
ference.
A meeting of the House foreign af
fairs committee will be called for
late this week to consider the resolu
tion. Before the meeting is held,
however, conferences between Sen
ate and House republicans will be
held to smoothe out the differences
over the form of the resolution.
"No Reason for Delay."
The Knox resolution has been in
the House committee for a month.
After it passed the Senate republican
leaders declared they thought it best
to delay final action ot> it until con
ditions in Europe improved. The
German acceptance of the repara
tions terms has cleared up the sit
uation overseas to such an extent
that there is no reason for further
delay, Mr. Mondell, said.
SALESMAN IS SHOT
AT BRONX "PARTY"
Two Women and Two Men, In
volved in Mysterious Case,
' Missing.
Nsw York, May 17.—Tbs police
Monday night are still searching for
four persons involved in the shooting
Sunday morning of John II. Reid, lln
geria salesman, in the home of Mrs.
Hazel Warner in the Bronx.
Mrs. Warner, who disappeared im
mediately after Reid had been taken
to a hospital with five bullets in his
body, has dropped completely from
sight.
The police also seek “Bon" Collins,
described as a gambler who Is be
lieved to be the man who. after peer
ing into the Warmer home through a
window and scaring three persons
from the dining room, climbed the
stairs to Mrs. Warner’s bedroom and
fired at Retd.
Generally described as a gambler,
he has been previously arrested on
charges of disorderly conduct, rob
bery. extortion, larceny, felonious as
sault and so on through the penal
code. He has "done time on several
convictions."
The police theory is that Reid had
replaced Collins in the affections of
Mrs. Warner.
Reid, who refuses to tell the police
anything regarding the shooting, lien
in a serious condition in the hospital.
Others still missing are Frank Boy
lan and Miss Idta Wiley, a moving
picture actress, who with Kriger,
Reid and Mrs Warner were the par
ticipants in the "littio party" held In
the Warner cotage Saturday night.
AUTO MEN ASK SOLONS
TO REPEAL “EXCESS” TAX
Washington, May 17.—Repeal ef
the excees profits tax and of higher
surtax on incomes wan urged upen
the Senate finance committee Mon
day by representatives of the Na
tional Automobile Chamber st Com
merce. C. C. blanch, of India nope Us,
vice president of that body, anti
j George M. Graham, ef New Terjs,
I vice president ef the Pierce Ajrrew
f Motor Company, were spokesmen for
! the motor in^uetipy.
MRS. LEEDS SETS
Oast of Characters in Divorce J
Drama Again Increased with 1
Mention of 'Plump Blonde”
Southern Beauty.
New York, May IT.—One question
that is now being questioned Is: Hub
Mrs. Florence Leeds received nearly
$1,000,000 from James A. Stillman?
The detectives seeking evidence for
Mrs. Stillman are said to bo investi
gating that angle of the case and are
under the impression that Mrs. Leeds
actually has obtained a large amount
from the former banker.
The Information is. it is deijjared,
that Mrs. Leeds who was a Titian
haired beauty in the chorus of the
Century Roof before ihe met and fas
cinated Mr. Stillman, frequently
boasted to her friends that she would
"get a million’’ before she was
through with the banker. The infor
mation continues to the effect that
she nearly has reached her mark.
Kept Accounts for Her.
Investigation has revealed two dif
ferent banks in Manhattan in which
It is asserted Mr. Stillman kept ac
counts for Mrs. Leeds. They also
have been tracing stories of the pur
chase Of various motor cars of the
most luxurious sort.
Also under estlgation are reports
that Mrs. Leeds was In a well known
maternity hospital early in November,
1919, where, it is apld, she gave pre
mature birth to a son, also said to
have been a child of Mr. Stillman.
Mrs. Leeds, it is added, loft the hos
pital Thanksgiving eve, 1919, and ra
turned to her home.
Abroad Last 8orina?
Further information received by
Mrs. Stillman—and much of it has
come In letters sent her and her coun
sel by friends and sympathizers—is
that Mrs. Leeds went abroad last
spring without warning even to her
intimate friends. It is said she left
her young son with relatives.
Tho cast of characters in the Stlll
tiion dlvoit-e drama went up again
Monday with mention of still another
woman, described as a "plump
blonde," with a southern voice and
manners.
And with tlie entrance of this
blonds’s name into the already mud
dled situation came further stories of
high life in uptown apartments, one
story being that tho blonde southern
beauty became so gay that she was
forced to relinquish an apartment
near central park and take a holiday
in a quiet Long Island village.
She Is described also as an entire
ly new figure ;n tho case so far ar. the
public is concerned and it is asserted
Bhe is not one of the 10 women thus
far mentioned as being either named
as co-respondents by Mrs. Stillman
or of being investigated by detectives
for the former society favorite. Ths
new character, It has been learned, Is
row living in an uptown apartment.
Where la Florence?
Meanwhile Mrs. Stillman’s lawyers
are siill seeking a trace of Mrs. Flor
ence Leeds by whom the former pres
ident of the National City bank is
declared to have had a son, Jay Leeds.
Up to the present Mrs. Stillman’s de
tectives have been defeated in their
efforts to locate either Mrs. Leeds or
her son. A close friend of Mrs. Still
man said Monday:
"They are certainly keeping her un
der cover, aren’t they? It wouldn’t be
surprising if she couldn't be found to
be subpoenaed as a witness for Mrs.
Stillman."
The only definite trace of Mrs.
Leeds obtained since the Stillman case
became public was when sho was in
Miami, Fla. Rludinj investigators
there, sho is said to have Journeyed
to Cuba and back. Reports have
placed her in various places.
CRANE IS SENTENCED
FOR ATTACKING GIRL j
Given One to 20 Years, Denied
New Trial, but Allowed Mo
tion for Appeal.
Chicago, May 17.—Herbert Pren
tice Crane, Jr., son of a millionaire,
was sentenced from one to 20 years
in prison Monday on a charge of at- j ,
tacking Louise Sturm, 16.
He was found guilty recently by a
Jury. Judge Thompson denied mo
tion for a new trial but allowed a
motion for an appeal. Crane was re
leased on bond, pending the appeal.
The elder Crane was divorced a
few months ago by his youthful see
ond wife, a Costa Rican beauty, who |
was awarded 1100,000 alimony.
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JOHN BULL FINANGES
PURCHASE OF U. S. COAL
Washington, May 17.—’Ike British
government Is financing the purchase
}f eoal in America to relieve tbe acute
shortage caused by the strike el Baft -
ish miners. Commercial Attach*
Dennis no cabled the department ef
tommeree Monday.
The eoal is being purchased thseupb
irdinury trade channels and enjfcr tor
■tut neeewnt of abselately essential .
ndnstries such as public utilities and
lekeries
ALL SOUTH EBIII
WAR THEATER E1E
40 Killed, Scores Wounded in
Last Two Days and Sinn
Fein Again Carry Conflict to
England.
BY FORBES W. FAIRBAIRN,
London. May 17.—Practically on the
eve of the resumption of peace nego
tiations between the government and
the Sinn Fein, Ireland blazed up
through the week-end wltlj the great
est casualty list, since last November.
The numerous battles fought Sat
urday and Sunday were Monday es
timated to have resulted in approxi
mately' 40 killed and scores wounded
Monday night Dublin advices state
the entire south of Ireland Is one gi
gantic theater of guerilla warfare.
Attack Crown Forces.
From their ambuscades the Sinu
Felners are attacking the crown
forces, who are said to be retaliating
by burning and destroying homes. It
is Impossible to conjecture the pro
gress of the disturbances or the re
sults because of the almost complete
breakdown of lines ot communica
tion.
Meanwhile, It Is certain that the
Sinn Felners have again carried the
war to England, where in London and
Liverpool, suspected members of the
royal Irish constabulary and auxil
iaries have been hunted down in their
homes. Nearly a score of relatives of
these men have ben dangrously
wounded. Scotland Yard and the en
tire available detective reserve forces
are spreading a dragnet In London,
arresting suspects and searching Sinn
Fein headquarters. They have ob
tained Information which they essert
furnishes direct connection of the
London Sinn Felners with the Irish
renuhllcHn imrtv
Many Arrests Imminent.
The fourth arrest was made Mon
day afternoon and many others ars
imminent. In addition, the authori
ties are scouring the cities of Eng
land for other suspects. The author
ities contemplate the deportation of
all undesirables and are closely
watching all ports to prevent a fur
ther Influx of Sinn Fein agents.
It Is learned on the highest possible
authority that the war office Is mak
ing vast Increases In the armament
for the crown forces In Ireland. It is
reported that 5,000 artillerymen with
24 batteries of light artillery of eight
guns and a battery of 10,000 infantry
man havs been sent to the British
concentration camps In Ireland In the
last 10 days.
This Is the first time that this type
of gun has been sent to Ireland in
■uch quantities, Indicating that the
military authorities intend wider
measures to put down the republican
forces.
Won’t Ditouss Premier’s Offer.
Officials In the Irish office are un
willing to discuss Lloyd George's re
ported offer to meet De Valera with
out conditions as the only way that
o settlement can be reached.
The Freeman’s Journal says the
rrlsh answer to the offer Is said to
have been made to former Governor
Slynn, of New York, reported In the
house of commons
MINE WAR
ON AGAIN
IN W. VA.
Union Mjen Renew Gun Bat
tles to Force Ont Non-Union
Workers Following Declar
ation of Truce.
Williamson, W. Va., May IJ.—Ha
ports received Monday night by Staer
ff Pinson indicate a renewal of fn
iuetrial warfare in the coal fields of
Bingo and Pike counties. According
0 these reports union miners from
>ther fields have arrived to akl the
mlon miners In driving out the non
jnlon men.
Fighting between pen-union and
knion miners and the authorities
>roke out last week, resulting In hag
1 dozen deaths. A truce was declared
Saturday night and plans to throw
'ederal troops Into the district were
lalted.
According to word received by the
iheriff Monday night, a demonstra
;ion by union miners has beea
donned for Thursday. That is the
inniversary of the Matewan battle la
vhich ten men were killed.
The demonstration, It was feared,
vlll take the form of reprisals against
ton-union men.
"The union miners have been euMed
>ut with tbelr rifles Just ltho the
Iraft called them out for the war."
laid one of the union leaders Monday
light. m
Five thousand cases of oranges and
tmorw, Ike first direct shipment or
thane fruits from fhe orchards •< CatS
rornka via the Panama canal, have ar
rived at Tlibary, says lire London Ykrtes.
M. D. ADMITS HE SAW
WOMAN DRINK POMON
■t. Lento, May >1.--Ur. •kittles W.
1. Spies sosfensetl Monthly H»ai ke
van present at the time Vera tottck
lavdt, sellout teacher, drunk the
totsoii wbtoh vddetl her Hie, ueeet'g
ng te pellet* X)r. Ppte» to give ai -
aged to llayp to id the polls* ike ear
led the body In his uuJOfrkftbUe te
be losely eg&i wives* It w»; ftra-tKl.