THE FRONTIER
O. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
ONE ILL' _____ 7 NEBRASKA
Stories or now' an elephant occasion
ally upsets a circus are not uncommon,
but one rarely hears of an orgy of de
struction like that which occurred In the
Malay peninsula. A herd of wild ele
phants attacked a railway station, pull
ing down the station master s kitchen
and bathroom. They did the same to
the clerk’s quarters and then tackled the
station while the of lice fofce looked on
from trees. One elephant took off an
automatic weighing machine as a sou
venir of the raid, but finding it heavy,
threw it down on the track. One of the
elephants trumpeted the recall and they
all went back Into the Jungle except one,
which fell in a well and had to be helped
out by human aid, but was not de
tained. By the time help arrived after
a general telegraphic alarm the huge
bensts had disappeared.
Efforts to make use of airplanes for
the purpose of assisting In the efforts
to scale high mountains have not been
attended with any great sucets. In the
Alps the varying conditions of the snow
surface have been a serious detriment
to making landings and “getaways."
Again, on heights above J5.000 feet the
rarity of the air begins to affect the
steering and control of an airplane. At
20,000 feet, pilots say, control for landing
Is doubtful and at still higher levels It
Is impossible. Of course, planes have
climbed to more than 311,000 feet, with
the pilots kept alive by oxygen. But
tfeese have been straight up and down
achievements. This is largely why the
airplane Idea has been given up as a
means ©f reaching the top of Mt. Ever
est.
hospital, near tha exposition grounds In
panama city, ar# rapidly approaching
completion, and work ha* Iseen begun
on the administration building, which
tflll be 240 feet long. 60 feet wide and
three stories high Facing this hospital
is to be Balboa Plaza, with a heroic
statue of the discoverer of the Pacific
done by the Bpanlsh sculptor, Benlllure.
The hospital was commenced two years
ago, and It Is expected that 1t will be
finished by the beginning of 1823. It
will have a normal capacity of 700 and
en emergency capacity of 800. There will
be maternity. Isolation, tuberculosis, and
venereal wards, as well as a laboratory
and other complete modern equipment.
Death Valley Is a low desert in Inyo
county, California, near the Nevada bor
der. The name of this region was given
by a survivor of an Immigrant party
of 22, who In 1848 or 1860 lost their way
there and of whom, after enduring In
describable sufferings, 18 perished In
the sands. I.lke all the great valleys of
California, Death Valley lies oblong
from north to south. Its length Is at>out
60 miles; width about 35 miles; surface
about 210 feet lower than that of the
ocean. The Panamlnt mountains shut
out from It the moist winds of the Pa
cific. In the August atmosphere there is
less than one-half of 1 per cent, of mois
ture. The surrounding country Is made
up of volcanic ranges-*black, red, yel
low, green and brown—which have fur
nished the valley with the borax found
there.
A combination church and 17-story
modern hotel Is to be New York's latest
novelty In buildings, Sunday school
space will be provided In the basement,
a church on the first threo floors, and a
missionary school on the roof. The
structure wllr be erected on the site of
the Metropolitan tablarnacle, Broadway
and 104th. A strict censorship will be
exercised over guests, and card playing
and dancing will be prohibited.
The proposed visit of Prof. Albert Ein
stein to Paris has raised a storm In a
tea cup, the tea cup being scholastic
circles In the French capital. After vot
ing to Invite the German savant to give
Bix lectures at the College de France,
the professors became frightened at the
possible consequence and tried to keep
6he visit secret from the general public.
"Now they would be much relieved If
they could And an excuse to postpone
his visit.
Forty-six men were killed and 100
wounded on the German side during
every hour the world war was raging,
according to an estimate made by Gen
eral von Altroek from a study of offl
clal records. Germany's losses totaled
1.808,648, and 13,000,000 men were un
der urms, of whom one In seven was
killed In battle. German deaths, direct
or Indirectly caused by the war, are es
timated at 12,000,000.
At Monteverde, pt Moorestown, N. J„
will celebrate hlB 62nd birthday anni
versary by running In the American
Marathon April 19, from Ashland to
Boston. He was a member of the Amer
ican team that went to Btockholm In
1812. He Is said to be In excellent con
dition.
In Herman lmmeln. Trinity college
probably ha* the only blind college ath
lete In the country competing for varsity '
team, Bays a dispatch from Hartford,
Conn. Although unable to see he ap
peared with other candidates for trials
fur track team last week. He is trying
his hand at weight throwing. •
Business la picking up for the Ameri
can merchant marine. Chief Increase
la from gulf ports. American ships are
carrying 50 per cent, of the cotton from
these ports, as compared with 15 per
cent, last year. Shipping board officials
ure also gratified that United States line
passenger lists are.booked up to July.
America has too much money to get
the Olympic games for years to come,
according to Frederick Hubten. secre
tary of the A. A. U. Sentiment among
European countries Is that America
should do most of the traveling since
she has the money, he said in New York
recently.
William Gillette, actor-playwright, can
nof persuade the board of relief of
Lyme, Conn., to grant a reduction In the
tax listing It has placed oh his feudal
castle and sightly acres on top of a
hill overlooking the Connecticut river.
The property Is listed at $5s,3no. He
says It should be JiU.DOO. The Castle has
been In process or construction for six
years and is still unfinished.
George, a new town on the Columbia
river. In Washington, will he In a class
by Itself for. when coupled with the
nams of the state. It regards Itself as
the most patriotic place In the United
States.
Tb* punch bowl Is an ‘ideal disease
purveyor" according to a Michigan uni
versity professor. He says that for a
large crowd to drink punch from a few
glasses Is as risky a* though all used
tbe same toothbrush..
Pope Flue In a recent address urged
the women of the Roman aristocracy to
lead a crusade against the Immodesty
Of present day fashions.
A geyser or volcanic eruption occurred
In Mount Black Leaf canyon, in Mon
tana, recently, and mud and steam shot
up 200 feet for two daye; and then sub
sided to a steady outpour of hissing
steam, according to a dispatch from
Great Falls, Mont.
For IS years, H. Edwardson has occu
pied a but from spitng to autumn at the I
extreme northerly point of thr Bhet
lar.da, a place nearer the pole than Pet
rograd. His business Is to protect birds
In the Isles. Birds recognise the watches
and come each rprlr.g for food.
BATTERJLFENDER
Mexican Who Annoyed Their
Daughters Is Then Taken
Into Court and Giv- .
en Fine.
Fremont, Neb., April 11 (Special).
•—Two enraged fathers, one a police
man and the other a councilman, heat
and battered Alfonso Martinez, 24. a
Mexican section hand, identified by
their 10 and 11 yeaj- old daughters as
the man who has been annoying and
molesting them several weeks.
Councilman Harden Brook, a gro
cer of athletic proportions, first got
his hands on Martinez, and admin
istered a terrific beating. When the
police were called the first to ar
rive happened to be Officer Sam Blair,
father of the second girl. His duties
as father impelled Blair to complete
the Job begun by Harden Brook.
Then he resumed his functions as
guartlar of the peace and took the
Mexican to Jail, where he was fihed
$20 and costs.
FAILED TO PREVENT
DRAMATIC SUICIDE
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Fighting with his father to prevent
his being run over by a freight train,
young George Henderson was foiled
by the Insane strength of the older
■nan and obliged to see him killed by
the engine.
Feorge HendetW**n, Sr., 43 years old,
had been a railroad fireman for many
years. H!s home was here in boy
hood but he moved to South Dayton,
N. Y.r some time ago. He was'here
as the guest of his sister, Mrs. F’red
Carter, when the tragedy occur! »d.
Henderson had appeared despon
dent for several days. The morning
of the affair he started out for a
walk with FTed Carter, his brother
in-law. Henderson suddenly started
to run. His young son followed him
hut was unable to get bis clutch off
the rails before an approaching train
struck him.
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CABLEGRAM BRIDE
16 COMING SOON
Hartington, Neb., April 11 (Spe
cial).—Mrs. Lester J. Mabeus, of
Paris, Fiance, who was married the
latter part of last November by ca
blegram to Mr, Mabeus. who is a mall
carrier at St. Helena, is expected to
arrive here about April 25. The fa
mous wire wedding was performed by
Judge Wilbur FI Bryant and the cou
ple have received conelderable public
ity over the affair. The real inside
story of this war time romance has
Just recently been made public by
the groom.
While serving overseas during the
war Mr. Mabeus visited Paris and
while there he visited a skating rink
*nd while skating he fell, tripping a
rnung lady, who received serious in
Inries. He took her home after the
iccLlent and later made visits to in
lulre as to the progress the patient
was making. An attachment sprang
iip and on Ills return to the states
they corresponded and tlie cable wed
ding resulted.
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BRUNSWICK TO HAVE
COMMUNITY HOTEL
Brunswick. Neb., April 11 (Special).
Kxcnvation has commenced for the
community hall. The building will
be located on property owned toy the
Federated church and run by that
organization. The structure will he
30 feet by 64 feet. It is to be built
with hollow tile with a stucco fin
ish. The approximate cost Is to be
in the neighborhood of $7,000.
BRUNSWICK, NEB., PAPER
HAS NEW EDITOR
Brunswick, Neb., April 11 (Spe
cial).—The local paper changed edi
tors Iasi week. Milo Taylor, who had
charge of the paper during the past
year has moved to Randolph. George
Holburg, a local man, has taken over
the paper,
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BEGIN WORK ON
NEW CITY HALL
Hartington. Neb.. Aortl 10 (Spe
cial).—The excavating contractors
have abo\it finished the work on the
basement of the new city hall and the
superintendent of construction is on
the job. He announces lhat actual
>'<•' structlon Vork will he started this
week when the footings for the con
crete work will be poured.
18 TERRIBLY INJURED
WHILE USING DISC
Artesian, S. D.. April 11 (Special).
A Mr. Dugan, living on the Lucid
farm north of Artestian. was the vic
tim of a peculiar accident a couple of
days ago, which might have been real
serious. He was discing with four
horses and was driving with the lines
over hls shoulders. In some unknown
way he fell off the disc. Falling be
hirwl the disc, he was drawn against
the knives of the disc In such a man
ner and so tightly by the lines that he
was badly gashed and bruised before
being released. The wounds In them
selves were not serious but the disc's
had driven piece* of the clothing Into
the wounds ac.d this Tvas not remov
ed until the doctor arrived. The pres
ence of this clothing In the wound
threatens blood poisoning
REFUSE TO PU*Up"
DEPOSITS fOR METERS
Hartington. Neb., April 11 (Spe
cial).—An action has been brought
by Attorney B. Ready, representing
this town and several other towns
furnished electric service by the Tri
State Utilities company, to compel
the company to give service without
the patron being compelled to make a
cash deposit. The company recently
made rules to the effect that no meter
would tie Installed until a $10 deposit
was made. This the representatives
of the towns concerned say is In vi
olation of the franchise Issued to
them a few years ago.
NORTON TO SEEK '
DEMO NOMINATION
Former Representative in
Congress Would Like to La
Governor of Nebraska
Next Term. .
Lincoln Neb. April 10.—Democrats
who have been seeking to draft for
mer Representative J. N. Norton as
a candidate for governor «-nnouncs
that he has agreed to accept the nom
ination. Petition* are In circulation
and will be filed shortly. A filing fee
was paid for him In his county of
Polls, Friday morning.
This Is expected to be followed by
the withdrawal of Wray, a progressive
candidate for governor, and his en
trance as a progressive candidate for
senator. By this means the progres
sives of all parties will have a can
didate, If Howell Is beaten In the re
publican primaries. "*■—
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8CHOOL MAN HELD
ON SERIOUS CHAR3E
Norfolk, Neb., April 10.—Superin
tendent Khue Green of the Pilger pub
lic schools was takes to the county
jail at Stanton Thursday afternoon
by Sheriff Eli Best after the school
board had heard the story of five boys
and their parents touching the alb g
ed conduct of Superintendent Gre n.
When crowds began to gather on the
streets the sheriff decided it would
be safer to take Green to the county
Jail. The Pilger echool board .voted
to dismiss him.
Green was recently re-elected to his
post in Pilger «t an Increased salary.
He is unmarried. He collapsed when
arrested and has been In a state bor
dering on hysteria since, according
to the county attorney.
WAYNE, NEB., GIBL
GOING TO CHINA
New York, Apr, 10.—Tsvi youn wo
men who have been training as medi
cal, evangelical and educational mis
sionaries have been appointed to tho
service of the women's American
Baptist Mission society and will sa I
soon for foreign lands. The mission
aries chosen, the homes and their des
tinations include Miss Edith Lillian
Dulin, Wayne, Neb'., South China.
SPECTACLE SALESMAN
ADMIT3 GUILTY OF FRAUD
Fremont, Neb., April 10. — Philip
Monselt pleaded guilty in district
court to a charge of defrauding Mrs.
Pauline Schwab. 72, of Hooper, in a
deal involving a pair of eye glasses
which he is said to have told her con
tained radium. Sentence was sus
pended when the defendant made res
titution.
WOMEN TO MEET IN
CONVENTION AT WAYNE
Wayne, Net)., April 10 (Special).—
The third district convention of the
federated women's club will be held
in Wayne April 18, 19 and 20. This
convention will be known as the ''All
Third District Working Convention "
ERECT TOWER FOR
WAYNE RADIO OUTFIT
Wu.vne, N’ebv April 10 (Special).— 1
The new tower for the radio aerial is
being installed directly over the phy
sios laboratory, containing the radio
apparatus, at the Wayne State Teach
ers’ college.
FIX PRICES TO BE
" PAID FOR ROAD WORK
Parkston, 8. X>., April 7 (Special).—
Hutchinson county has fixed the road
wages for this season, which Is some
whaFof a reduction of the past couple
of years, and which scale is expected
to he adopted in general by the coun-a
ties of this state, as follows: One man,
25 cents per*hour; for two-horse team,
16 (ie,nts per hour; four-horse team, 30
cents per hour; engine man, 60 cents
per hour; grader men, 60 cents per
hour; foreman. 35 cenis per hour. The
pay for dragging roasts was fixed r,t
40"cents per running mile; for drag
ging with engine, $1 p*,r running mile.
FIR8T AUTO STOLEN
IN NEARLY TWO YEAR*
Kimball, 8, 1)., April 7 (Special).
A few nights ago William Schmaltz1
car was stolen from where It was
standing near ttie Kimball fruit store,
and no trace or it has been found. Thi.
is the first auto that has been stolen
here since the county fair in 1929
when two were taken near the fab
grounds.
necessarTly* delayed.
Chicago, April “.—Miss Lillian l>ol
He recalled her Invitations to her
marriage to Hert Vanderberg. Hert is
in jail and bis present business will
keep him occupied beyond the wed
ding dr.e.
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Some odd bills have cropped up In
slate legislative sessions now drawing
to a close. A bill in New York slate as
sembly would make hypocrisy m|s.
demeanor. Massachusetts has a bill
making church-going compulsory. a
Kentucky legislator proposed that moon
shiners be compelled to equip their Mills
with whistles that could be heard two
mtiax distant.
VOTE ON BAND TAX
EACH YEAR HEREAFTKB
Mitchell, 8. D„ April 8 tSpecial).—
No longer will the question of a tax
levy for the municipal band be a bone
of contention In the city council, for
each j ear hereafter the question is to
be referred to the voters of the city.
This decision has bean reached by
the city council as a result of an
opinion handed down by the city at
torney and re-enforced by a similar
opinion from the attorney general.
OF HUNT’S ESTATE
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Omaha Man Goes to High
Court on Question—Lower
Court Against His Con
tention.
Lincoln. Neb., April 8 (Special).—
Although the law very distinctly says
that the estate of a spouse who dies
without children is divided equally
between her husband and her next of
kin, the district court of Douglas
county denied to George Howard half
of the estate of Mrs. James T. Lee,
his aunt, and gave It all to Lee. How
ard was In supreme court today argu
ing for a reversal and a vindication
of the law. The lower court said
that the evidence showed that Lee had
allowed his wife to take their ac
cumulations invested in property in
her own name because his work hours
prevented him from attending to busi
ness.
REFU8E8 CHARTER
FOR PROPOSED BANK
Dtncoin, Neb., April 8 (Special).-*
Application lor a bank charter at
Aurora, sought by Clarence J. Miles,
F. W. Ashton, C. E. Grundy and Otto
L. Matke, all of Grand Island, was
rejected by f. E. Hart, secretary of
the department of trade and com
merce, because, he said the majority
of the stock was not to be owned by
people living in or around Aurora.
The application was filed June 20,
last, and $35,000 stock had been paid
in, according to Mr. Hart.
The bank building of the now de
funct American State Bank of Au
rora, formerly directed by C. W.
Wentz, had been purchased by the
men, with a view of establishing an
other bank, it is said.
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GOE8 TO OPEN 8TORE
WHERE ANOTHER FAILED
Dixon, Neb., April 8 (Special).—Al
blnn Dennison, who had charge of
the Owl Cafe at this point the past
six months has moved stock and fix
tures out to Daily and will reopen
the general store there, which was re
eently closed. Mike Skulin, the for
mer owner of the store went bank
rupt. Daily is about 12 miles north
east of here and has a blacksmith
shop and store.
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18 RUN OVER BY DISC
BUT MAY RECOVER
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Ravenna, Neb., April S (Special).—
Run over by a disc when his four
mrse team became frightened and ran
iway, Paul Roeller was seriously in
lured, but is expected to live. He
was severely cut about the face and
head.
AMERICAN OFFICER GETS
MEDAL FROM JAPAN
1” axton Hi || ]
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For his wdrk among Japanese
prisoners at Petrograd. during the
Russo-Japanese war in 1906. <”apt.
Paxton Hlbben, American army offi
cer, has been presented a -medal by
the Japanese mikado. The presenta
tion ceremony took place at Ellis is
land, New York, nearly 16 years after
the trophy was granted.
About three-quarters of the $1,
000,000 which Is being collected for
the Woodrow Wilson foundation fund
is already on hand, and the trustees
announce that the total is In sight.
The purpose of the foundation is to
further the ideas of international
amity connected with the name of
the former president. It is a pleas
lng coincidence that the Washington
conference treaties, which are in ac
cord with these ideas, were ir.tified
just at the time when the success of
the foundation became assured.
Emil t’oue. French psychologist, has
found ft fertile field in London for hi*
theory of healing by auto suggestion.
Two members of paYliament and several
titled women were among his first pa
tients.
TO MARK GRAVE OF
PIONEER PREACHER
Deadwood, 8. D„ April 7.—The Pio
neer Society ha* taken *tep« to mark
with a monument and tablet the spot
where Rev. Smith, the pioneer preach
er of the Black Hills, was killed by
Indians in 1876.
Whst Make* Them Wild.
The printer set up s poster to advertise
an address by s militant suffrages Her
subject was. "Woman: Without Her,
Man Would Re « Savage." When the
tpeaker called for the poster* the proot
i-auer had to leave town suddenly, for
the flam'nc sheets r--vd. "Woman, With
out Her Man, Would be a Savage.”
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Charging that she has found 14
“love letters” to her husband from
Norma Gormully, famed actress, Mis.
Theresa Jacobs is suing for separation
from her husband- Max Jacobs, con
ductor of the New York Orchestra!
Society. Her husband has countered
with a suit for annulment of their
marriage. They wereVed two months
ago.
TWO MEN KILLED
B) TORNADO NEAR
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Four Others Seriously Injured
And Property Damage Esti
mated at $100,000—Harold
Town Hall 16 Destroyed.
Ash Giove, Alo., April 11.—A omado
which struck near here Monday killed
two people, seriously injured four
others, and caused property damage
estimated at $i00.000.
Jay Culbertson, a farmer, was
killed when the cyclone struck his
house.
Joseph Baker, a neighboring farm
er, suffered a fractured skull and died
a few hours later.
Elvin Boyd, 14-year-old. was fat
ally injured when the storm struck
the home of his father near Miller,
Mo. Tlie house was demolished. Mr.
and Mrs. George Wilkenson, resid
ing at Ash Grove, also were seriously
Injured and their house swept away
by the wind.
Mrs. George Hammon was Injured
by flying timbers.
At Harold, Mo!, the town hall was
destroyed.
LABOR IS IN^MIDST
OF GREATEST CRISIS
—GOMPERS
Speaking in Chicago He Says
Employers Move to Disrupt
Workers' Banks.
Chicago, April 11.—“Labor is in the
midst of the greatest crisis in its his
tory,'’ declared Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, who came to Chicago Mon
day to discuss the “open shop” fight
with Chicago labor leaders.
“There is a concerted move among
employers to disrupt the ranks of the
workers.
“In regard to the coal strike I would
say the men have no alternative but
to strike. The operators have broken
their pledged agreement. They have
refused to meet their men. For years
they had such agreements.
“If the court of public opinion func
tions in this case it will recognize the
fact that the operators came into
this court with unclean hands.”
Mr. Gompers will address the City
club and hold a series of meetings
with labor leaders Tuesday.
SENATE BONUS ACTION
IMMEDIATELY, IS PLAN
Universal Service.
Washington. April 11.—Immediate
action on the soldier bonue bill is the
plan of Chairman MoCumber of the
Senate finance committee.
Senator McCumber Is' bopfeful that
the bonus nn|»ure can be reported
‘J out by the committee before the end
of neat week' and pafeted bf- the Sen
ate within two more weehs.
AMUNDSEN
IN WRECK
OF PLANE
Carion. Pa., Aprij 11.—The airplane
In which Capt. Raald Amundsen, dis
covoi^r of the South Pole, left New
York Monday mornine, on a cross
continent flight to Seattle, wa»
wrecked Monday aftetrnoon at Miola,
a small village four miles east of
here. While the explorer and his
four companions were badly bruised
in the wreck, none of them was ser
iously hurt.
According to Captain Amundsen,
the motor became overheated when
they were flying 6,000 feet above the
earth. They were forced to descend,
the plane turning completely over
after It landed in a field.
The party, conslstiag of Captain
Amundsen, Lieut. Oscar Omdal, of
the Norwegian navy; Harris Gade of
New York; R. Lewis, civilian pilot,
and Ernest Ruhl, mechanician, will
leave Tuesday morning by train for
Cleveland, which was to have been
the first stop in their cross continent
flight.
It is thought that the plane which in
of German construction and of the all
metal type, can be retired.
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OF COLONEL DECK?
County Attorney Won’t File
Murder Charge Against
Judge Day and Army
Will Drop Probe?
BY KENT HUNTER,
Oklahoma City, Okla., April 11.—
“After a night of consideration and
review of all the evidence I do not
see how I would be justified in put
ting (he state to the expense of prose
cuting a murder complaint against
Judge Jean P. Day,” said Forrest
Hughes, county attorney, Monday af
ternoon.
His pronouncement seems to write
finis on the slaying of Lieut. Col. Paul
W. Beck in the Day home a week
ago.
"It ought to be understood,” Mr.
Hughes said, "that the statute never
runs out on murder charges, »f evi
dence should develop, if it takes five,
10 or 15 years, that would make a
conviction seem possible the charge
still can be pressed.
Days Alone Can Give Stories.
"But, as the case stands, the only
two people who could give testimony
of a direct nature are Judge Day and"
Mrs. Day. Their statements, as given
at the inquest, would give Judge Day
a self defense reply to the charges,
with the unwritten law, upon which
Oklahomans go a long way, as the
real defense.
"It would make no difference
whether evidence were evolved which
would tend to show that Colonel Beck
was not entirely the aggressor in his
attack upon Mrs. Day. The fact would
remain that Judge Day saw a viola
tion, or an attempted violation, of-the
sanctity of his home and hospitality,
arid that would bring him an acquit
tal before any jury in this state.”
Army Heads Disbelieve Days, But—
That the army will probably drop
ail further charges is the opinion al
lowed to stand by Lieut. Col. Thomas
G. Lanphier, Colonel Beck’s succes
sor as commander of Post Field a«d
as head of the army board of inquiry
which investigated the killing.
“Our report, as given out Sunday
by County Attorney Hughes,” he said,
“represents our belief. We do not
think that Colonel Beck attacked Mrs.
Day. Nor do we believe that Colo
nel Beck ran from Judge Day. ns the
testimony of the Days showed. But
there seems to be no way to adduce
other evidence. Our reports, with a
transcript of the evidence, have been
sent to Washington. Any further ac
tion will have to come from the office,
of the judge advocate general. As
far as we are concerned here, the in
cident is over.”
rail Workers' wives
INSIST NO PAY CUTS
With Their Children They’ll.
Tell Board Slashes Will
Mean Poverty. t
Chicago, April 11. —Wives and
children of 12 railroad employes will
plead with the railroad labor board
Tuesday not to reduce wages.
They will tell members of the hoard
that it is hard now to get sufficient
food and a cheap grade of clothing
and that a wage cut will leave them
in dire poverty.
They will testify under the direc
tion of Attorney Frank P. Walsh,
who came from Washington Monday
to handle the defense of the main
tenance of way men.
No more opportunities? Consider
the man who ‘'discovered" Eskimo
pie. His Income Is now said to b®
$15,000 daily. He merely kept bis
eyes open, and his brain busy on
something besides carburetors and
maahles.
A father in Montrose, Scotland, took
to the flapper's road. His wife com
plained to police Court that he was ne
glecting her and five children to eprnd
bis.week's wages, on, rijglifly visit,; to
movies, where he consumed large quanti
ties of candy.