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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1922)
THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. bWlLLi NEBRASKA Head of Grain Grovers’ Orga nization Enters Field Candidates on Republi can Ticket. Lincoln, Neb . June 10 «Special). Chas. H. Gus'%fson head of the Unit ed States grain growers, the market ing organization of western growers, has announced his candidacy for United States senator on the repub lican ticket. This is a result of Brookhart’s success in Iowa. Gustafson has five competitors— Congressman Jefferis, National Com mitteeman Howell, Attorney General Davis. Frank John, Grand Island, and John O. Yelser, Omaha. MOUND DID NOT*CONTAIN BODY SF MURDERED MAN Hay Srlngs, Neb., June JO (Special) —Opening of a mound on the Fred Kutsrhara ranch, south of Hay Springs, failed to solve the mystery of the disappearance of George Mor ton, pioneer rancher of this vicinity. Morton disappeared several years ago shortly after he had drawn a large sum of money from the bank and friends and relatives believed he was murdered and buried on the place, which is now owned by Mr. Kut • schara. A mound found on tlie place wairbelieved to be the grave of Mor ton and it was decided to open it in an effort to ascertain the nature of Unrlrifi'u iltitilh ' 4— ' MUCH SOUGHT MAN WAS MURDERER 20 YEARS AGO Lincoln, Neb., June 10 (Special).—■ Prison records disclose that Fred Brown, the much wanted chain man, served a term in the stale peniten ®ary 20 years ago. He was 17 and •s Ernest Bush was convicted of murdering an old man In Dundy county for $2,1. Bush was run down It* Detective Arthur Sparhawk, who later went to Wyoming: an<l was the •heriff In Owen Wlater’g atory of “The Virginian.” v — WOULD BE WRECKER OF TRAIN SENT UP Toils, Neb., June 10.— William Lee, 18, who Is said to have confessed placing obstructions on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad track In an attempt to wreck passenger trains, was sentenced to the Kearney Indus trial school to remain until h-< Is 21, following a plea of guilty In Judge Corcoran's court. He was taken to Kearney. DAKOTA WESLEYAN’S NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED « Mitcheil, H. D„ June 8:—Inaugura tion ceremonies for Dr. K. D. Kohl stedt. who has been chosen to sup plant Dr. W. D. Schermerhorn as president of Dakota university, were held Wednesday. At nflPr In the corn palace Dr. Kohlstedt and Dr. Schermerhorn were guests of honor at a community ban quet. The three business men's clubs, Hotary, Kiwanis and Lions, all changed their regular weekly meet ings to Wednesday In order to take official part In the Inaugural lunch eon. S. E. Morris, president of the board of directors of Wesleyan uni versity, presided at the luncheon. Dean F. Stockton, of the Etate uni versity, brought to Dr. Kohlstedt the greetings of the state Institutions; President O. H. McCuno, Huron col lege, spoke for the Independent schools of the state. Gov. W, H. Me Master was one of the principal speakers. Following his address, Dr. Schermerhorn delivered his farewell message. He was followed by Dr. Kohlstedt, who was formally present ed to the community by Mr. Morris. The evening exercises were held In the university chapel. Dr. J. B. Jen kins, of Ht. Paul, vice president of the hoard of directors, presided. Hen ry McKay, member of the class of 1923, welcomed Dr. Kohlstedt In the name of the entire student body, and Francis Case, Chicago, spoke In be half of the alumni. For the faculty, Dr. L. A. Stout, veteran of Wesleyan teachers, spoke. President S. F. Ker foot, of Hamllne university, brought greetings to Wesleyun und its new head. John L, Seaton, former mem ber of tile Wesleyan faculty, and now member of the Methodist F.pls copal board of education, spoke In be half of the board. Following Mr Beaton's address. Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell, St. Paul, delivered the charge to Dr. Kohlstedt, and thi latter's response closed the inaugura ceremonies. Dr. Schermerhorn leaves the presi dency of Dakota Wesleyan to becomt head of the department of hlbllca literature of Garrett Biblical institute Evanston. - 4 POISON PRAIRIE DOGS ON WHOLESALE SCAL1 White ltiver, S. D., June 8—Flf teen prairie dog towns of approxl niately 2,000 acres in all have beet listed for poisoning. Poisoned oat are prepared and distributed at cos by the county farm bureau. One o two leaders are selected in " eac! neighborhood to superintend the dts tributlon und application of th poison. A. K. Gray, county agrlcultur at agent, worked out the details of th poisoning campaign. BLOOD POISON IS CAU8E OF WOMAN S OEATi Huron, S. D., June 8 (Special). Mrs. McAllister a short time ago at tempted to open a can with the aid c a can opener. In some manner th Instrument slipped and she suffers a slignt cut on one of her fingen Although 'Av took Immediate care c the woun » A Jkl not heal and withi a day r ' Wo developed into bloo poisoning A Jin which she died. ; CITY IF PIERCE Validity of $130,000 Worth Of Bonds Questioned—Ne braska High Court Ask ed to Decide. Lincoln, Neb., June 8 (Special).—It Is now up to the supreme court to say whether the city of Pierce must hold another election to vote $130,000 worth of bonds for a school house. The dis trict has 542 voters, and at the elec tees where the bonds were voted re cently )37 took part, all but 33 voting in the affirmative. When the bonds were presented to ’the auditor he declined to register them, which makes them unsalable. He said the board had not followed the law in that It posted notices of an election Insteud of giving three weeks' notice In the newspaxters. The district asks the supreme court to -mandamus the auditor to register the bonds. The argument of the lawyers was which of two sections of the school laws apidted to the Pierce election, and attorneys for the district Insisted that in view of the number who voted for It It would be idle to claim that a newspaper notice would have changed the result. Anyway, they said, a mere little technicality like that ought not to be permitted to' set aside the will of the people so clearly expressed. The court took the matter under advisement. -1 » -- f AN EBJIREI Nebraska Supreme Court Has Under Advisement Case In volving the Guaranty Deposit Law. Lincoln, Neb., June 7 (Special).— The stale of Nebraska Is resisting the payment out of the guaranty de posit fund of $20,000 worth of cer tificates of deposit Issued by the Home State bank, of Dunning, which did not last very long after some Minneapolis financiers bought It. The certificates are now in the possession of several California banks, which claim they bought them before due and are Innocent holders. As illustrating how easy it Is >o buy a bank when you have nerve and no money, this case is illuminating. C. C. Cooper owned the bank. He sold It to the Minneapolis syndicate. In payment of it he took $20,000 worth of certificates of deposit in the bank, and the now owners put their notes in to represent them. REBUILD GRANDSTAND ON FAIRGROUNDS Bloomfield, Neb., June 7 (Special). —Committees from the Bloomfield commercial club aro now at work raising the money to rebuild the grandstand on the grounds of the Knox County Fair association. The structure was recently destroyed by a tornado. It Is estimated that 12,500 will cover the necessary expense, as there Is a great deal of material saved from the wrecked building CLOSE ON TRAIL OF MAN WHO SOLD CATTLE Chadron, Neb., June 7 (Speclall.— Roy Klrkendnll Is believed to be hid ing near Pepper creek, following a charge against hint of selling to a local firm a carload of cattle claimed to be stolen near Casper, Wyo. The cattle had been billed to South Oma ha originally. The bill of sale pre • sented was found fraudulent. Klrk endall bought two saddle horses, two suits, two pairs of boots and other goods, all of which he paid for with worthless checks and then left town. Chief Wilson and Sheriff Canfield trailed the man over rough country, tracing him to a lonely shack. He discovered his pursuers am} escaped Into a deep canyon before they reached the cabin. munwcntu 10 IDENTIFIED IN LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb,, June 7 (Special).— A mystery case with a two-stata angle has just been cleared up. Word came to Lincoln some weeks ago that , a former policeman, Thomas R. Mc Govern, had been killed by a robber while walking a beat In Glenoldun, Pa. Nobody In Lincoln had ever heard of a policeman of that name. Pictures just received have been Identified by Mrs. Grover M. P>auser, of Lincoln as those of her former husband, and Chief Johnstone says she is right about It. Blauser was discharged from the Lincoln force because he had trouble with his wife. Her divorce suit is still on the dockets of the local courts. Blauser served across seas as a sol dier In the late war, and his trouble here arose from the fact that he mar ried a French girl and forgot to tell his wife or the French girl about the other. The wife found It out, and when she asked him about It he left the city. He had been a police officer In the Pennsylvania town for two months. MEMORIAL SERVICES Bloomfield, Neb., lune 7 (Special). | —Bloomfield lodge. No. 300. I. O. O. F., will hold Its annual memorial day exercises next Sunday. Formal ex ercises will be held at Odd Fellows’ . hall at 2:00 o’clock p. m., and a pro cession will then form and mareh to the cemetery, where the graves of de 9 ceased Odd Fellows and llebekahs will 1 be decorated with flowers. On the ,, return frosn the cemetery, light re ' freshments will be served at the hall. P. E. Neff. R. A. Gifford and Q. H. 1 Liddell are the committee who have ] charge of the arrangements. The local Rebekah lodge will participate. CULLS FIR RELP Boy Who Had Feigned Drov n ing Failed to Get Assist ance When He Was Really In Need. DeWltt, Neb., June 13 (Special).— Charles Wenzel, 23, was drowned in the Blue river while swimming with a number of younger boys. Wenzel had been playful all the af ternoon and frequently called to bis companions that he was drowning. They went to his rescue, as they sup posed, two or three times, but found that he was Joking. He went out on the bank a short time and then dived Into the river where the water was about eight feet deep. Ae he came up again called for help but the boys supposed he was still Jesting and did not go near him. He sank and riut a number of times and finally failed to come to the surface. The other boys thought he v is swimming under water and reallz"d too late that he was drowned. The body was recovered by divers. —♦— FIND DEATH WAS CAUSED BY STRANGULATION Exeter. Neb., June 13 (Special).— A coroner's jury investigating the death of Charles Kebrele decided that death was caused by strangulation. The Inquest was held following the finding of Kebrele’s body In a car be longing to Charles Kovanda. The car attracted attention because It hail been standing for some time in front of the Ed Stech residence. Men who wpnt tn iTHfAntlifnto fnnrtrl Hohrcito in the back seat with his head hanging out of tlie window of the winter top. Charles Kavanda was in the front ■cat. also unconscious. The inquest developed that Kebrele and Kovanda had been drinking whisky which was given them by a man whose ear was bought by Ko vanda. The three men drank a quart bottle of liquor and drove about town In the automobile as long as they could sit up. • ^ » - i. Convicted. From the lx>s Angeles rimes. Placing the talking machine on the li brary table. Mrs. Ravenyelp said to her husband: *‘I have an odd record here. Henry, and I want to see if you can guess what it is." When a weird succession of sounds began to come from the horn of the in strument Ravenyelp knitted his browc and tried to Identify the sounds. "It’s a buzz saw plowing through a knot," he ventured. "Guess again,'' said Mrs. Ravenyelp. "A slide trombone in full cry," "Hardly." “Cat concert?" "Nope." "Hoot owl with its toes in a trap." Smiling grimly. Mrs. Ravenyelp shook her head in the negative. "Give it up." Anally said Ravenyelp. "but as a last guess I'll say it sounds very much like a siren whistle with the pip. "I will agree that it’s as bad as all you have named," Mrs. Ravenyelp re marked. "and hope it will save a lot of argument in the future. "But what is it?" Insisted Ravenyelp. "It's a record I made In your bed room the other night," replied Mrs. Ravenyelp. "to prove to you that you really do snore In your sleep and to let you know Just how awful it sounds." By Arthur Brisbane. An Important decision by the su preme court is that heads of labor or ganizations can be held responsible for strike damages. If Mr. Gompers should call a strike, and the strikers should wreck mines or buildings, Mr. Gompers could be made to pay damages if be had the money. This most severe blow at union labor makes every union official re sponsible for unything that may be done by workmen in the course of a strike called by that official. No man questions the sincerity of supreme court Judges. No man questions either that that court’s sincerity is now in the direction of conservatism. Recent decisions have prevented interference with child labor, pre vented interference with gambling in louuauiuo, V.V..WV umairu unconstitutional the effort of a city to regulate the price of gas. When a supreme court becomes too conservative, however sincere it may be, something else happens—at the ballot box. of course—and then you get different decisions. History shows that absolutely sincere con victions can he completely changed over night, after the right kind of vote has been cast. By the way, the New York Con solidated Gas Company, which re cently protested against "confisca tion" to the supreme court. In re sisting rate cuts ordered by the city. Is wondering what to do with its sur plus funds. It will pay off and call in Its securities and then Issue two shares of st#Ck for one, paying divi dends on both shares, according to present plans. Thus in the future the supreme court will have a chance to protect It again from "confisca tion." Fair Enough. Krom Judge. Two South Carolina negroes were dickering on the sale of a male. "How much'll you take fo' dat mule, brother?" Inquired the first "Ah'U -sell dat mule so cheap dat you'll Feel lahk a boss thief!" MASONIC TEMPLE TO COST $30,000 Work Started on Building at Slayton, Minn.—To Be Fine Affair. Slayton. Minn., June 10 (Special).— Work has started on the proposed new Masonic temple here. It Is to be the finest building of the kind in southwest Minnesota and will cost in tho ne'ghborhood of $30,000. RANCHMEN WON’T PAYfljRCATTLE Polk County, Nebraska Man Demands $26,000 From State, Charging Care lessness of Employes. Lincoln, Neb,, June 8 (Special).— The supreme court heard arguments today in the case brought by Benda brothers, ranchmen of Polk county, against the state for $26,0*0, the value of lierefordR that died of thirst in a pasture because, as they allege, two employes of the state department of roads mistakenly turned off the water supply. The legislature allowed the claimants to sue to establish the responsibility o' the state, if possible, after refusing to pay *he sum they asked for. The hearing was marked by the unusual character of the appeal of plaintiff's attorney, who said that they appealed to the higher law, and asked the court to decide the case according to right and Justice and not according to law. He cited the ser mon on the mount, Paul's epistle to the Corinthians and the golden rule to prove his claim that the state is morally liable. —^— RAILROAD ATTORNEYS USE UNIQUE ARGUMENT Lincoln, Neb., June 8 (Special).— When the farmers u'ere demanding lower freight rates, their favorite ar gument was to translate the rates In to bushels of wheat and corn and hundredweights of hogs. Attorneys for the Northwestern, In a brief just filed in supreme court, adopt the same system of mathematics to prove that a judgment of $36,000 obtained in Washington county by Mrs. Jen nie Kepler, a farmer's wife, for per sonal injuries, is excessive. They say that to pay this judg ment would take 70,000 bushels of wheat at 60 cents, or an acreage of more than 12 sections of land, or 140, 000 bushels of corn at 26c or a train load of hogs at 10 cents. They «ald if the equivalent was to be changed it would take more than a mile of their road .and that if the Intention was to confiscate the property by excessive damage judgments it would be bet ter to do it all at once instead of piecemeal. Mrs. Kepler was crippled for life when a train ran into the automobile in which she was driving. The railroad claims that her relative, who was driving the car, tried to beat the passenger train to a cross ing. and lost. COLUMBUS JUDGE TO HEAR OUSTER CASE Lincoln, Neb., June 8—On the ap plication of Sheriff Rutledge of Thurston county, who is to be tried in court Wednesday morning on ouster proceedings instituted by the attorney general, the supreme court appointed Judge A. M. Post of Colum bus to hear the cash. Rutledge asked for some judge outside his home dis trict and the state made no objection. WINSIDE POLITICIAN CHANGES AFFILIATION Lincoln, Neb., June 8 (Special).— Otto Ulrich of Wlnslde has turned his allegiance from the republican to the progressive party. He has filed as a candidate for the senate on the pro gressive ticket. Two years ago he was elected state senator on the re publican ticket. Progressives then had no party organisation. The last legislature redlstrlcted the state and one of the changes made was the substitution of Madison county for Cummings county In the S3rd senator ial district. The other counties in the district are Pierce and Wayne. —4— NEBRASKA IS GIVEN NEW BUNCH OF LAWYERS Lincoln, Neb., June 6—The Nebras ka supreme court has added 56 new names of the roll of attorneys admit ted to the bar in the state. The in crease is due to the graduation of students from the University of Ne braska college of law and the college of law of Creighton university at Omaha. The court admitted 38 grad ,,u«ua chc nniversitv of Nebraska and 17 of Creighton. FORMER SECRETARY OF INTERIOR IS DEAD Seattle, Wash., June 7.—Judge Richard A, Ballinger, who was secre tary of the interior during President Taft's administration, died at his home here last night. He had been ill two days. MORE CASH ADVANCES FOR MIDDLE WEST Washington, June 8.—Approval of 19 advances for agricultural and live stock purposes aggregating $751,000, is annupneed by the War Finance Corporation. Distribution of the leans included: Iowa, $50,000; Nebraska, $22,000. Mrs. Seymour Know, of Buffalo, was traveling through Austria to Oberam mergau when officials at Kuffstein, a small neck of Austrian territory between Italy and Germany, demanded a deposit of JO.000.000 crowns before they would allow her car to pass. She hired an other car. visited all the banks at Inns bruck, and returned with a load of pa per money which she deposited to get back her car. —e— OMAHA POLICEMAN SHOT BY Pr.OWLER Omaha, Neh., June 7—Patrolman Charles Geisleman was shot through the chin and neck and bruised on the shoulder with a blunt weapon, when he accosted a prowler in an alley in Benson, a suburb, early Tues day. The prowler was declared by witnesses to answer the description of Fred Brown, fugitive two-gun bandit who chained two girls in a shack over a week ago. Officers rushed to the scene after the shooting but failed to find the fugitive. PRESIDENT PUSHES SHIP SUBSIDY BILL If Congress Adjourns Without Action on Measure, He Will Call Extra Session at Once, He Tells Mondell. BY WINDER R. HARRIS, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, June 13,—President Harding once more Monday repeated to House Republican Leader Mondell that the ship subsidy bill must be passed at the present session of con gress. Representative Mondell. who lia6 been vigorously opposed to action un til after the November elections, urged this course upon Mr. Halting, but he would not hear to it. The president made it plain that if the present session should be ad journed without action on the subsidy bill, he will call an extra session im mediately. No Mistaking Position. There is no mistaking the presi dent's position at the capital as the result of Monday's conference. He is more in earnest and more insistent about the passage of this measure than probably any matter that has come up during his administration. It was understood that he also told Mr. Mondell that he expected a spe cial rule to he granted for consider atlon of the subsidy bill as soon as it is reported out by the merchant ma rine committee. Header ^londell is understood to have told Tne president that even though the measure is passed by the House, it cannot get by the Senate at the present session. Harding Not Pleased. The chief executive, it is said, was not very much pleased with this fore cast. His assurance from Senate leaders, he Is understood to have re plied to the House leader, are that the bill can and will be passed at this session. The steering committee took no ac tion on Mr. Mondell’s report further than to discuss, the situation, it was stated. I also was learned, however, that another conference will be sought with the president at which both Senate and House leaders will be present before definite arrange ments are completed for considera tion of the legislation in the House. This conference is expected to take place Tuesday or Wednesday. Be sides Mr. Mondell, Speaker Glllett, Chairman Greene of the merchant marine committee, and Representa tive Scott of Michigan, a member of the merchant marine committee, will represent the House. Work on Re-Draft. Members of the merchant marine subcommittee, headed by Rep. George W. Edmonds, of Pennsylvania, worked until late Monday night to finish the re-draft of thb bill so that it may be submitted to the majority members of the full committee Tues day. With the majority approval, the new draft will be re-introduced in the House in the afternoon. On Wednesday or Thursday the whole merchant marine committee will consider the measure. The dem ocrats plan to offer amendments, but only those which appear to have ac tual merit will he given considera tion. No time will he wasted. The bill, according to the present schedule, will he reported to the House by the end of the week. Chair man Greene then will ask for a spe cial rule, if necessary, making it I»i order early next week. Middle West Ba^ks Chief. Administration supporters who have been making a check on tile members of the House stated Monday that they s'till were confident of a majority for the bill, although the 0-ampnign against it by certain of the republican loaders has stirred up con siderable talk. All of the members of the Ohio delegation, with the possible excep tion of one, will vote for the hill, it was stated Monday by one of the Ohioans. This development, along with the poll of the Illinois delega tion. which showed that at least 18 I of the 23 republicans will support the I iii-vusu. rtvupiHi ns buuw in*, that tt ? middle west is lining up strong behind the president. madalynneTtrial GETS IN FULL SWING Los Angeles. June 13 The second trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for the alleged slaying of J. Belton Kennedy, a wealthy young broker who, according to the prosecution's claims, was lined to his death in Bev erly Glen August 5, 1021, got in full swing Monday. j Late in the* afternoon the state had placed six witnesses on the stand. Their testimony on the whole was practically the same as in the first trial. The defendant in her first trial testified Kennedy was shot by two rough men standing back of him. The state 1ms contended that Arthur C. Burch, co-defendant in the murder charge, fired the fatal shots while di rectly opposite Kennedy. Despite a gruelling cross-examin - ation. Dr. Wagner held to his original story that the main course of the wound had been horizontal. great" fireTweeps PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY Passaic, N. .1.. June 13 (It. P.)— Fire in the east side district here late Monday had caused an estimated loss of more than $500,000 and at 5:15 was not yet under control. The Holy Rosary Polish church ami school, built at a cost of $400,000, was destroyed. Five stores and 10 dwell ings were burned as the flames spread to other buildings. Fire apparatus from neighboring towns were asked for and were being rushed here for assistance in fight j Ing the flames. BIG FERRIS WHEEL FALLS KILLING FIVE Nearly All Other 75 Passen gers Hurt as Storm Hits Park and Same Gale Up-f sets Boats and Many Drown. BY CHARLES MILLER, Universal Service Correspondent. New York, June 12.—Fifty or more,' dead and 100 hurt, many of them pos sibly mortally, was the day's toll in Greater New York in which two disasterous occurrences almost with-1 ing walking distance of each other, one killing 35 and the other five, hap-' pened simultaneously. i In the terrific storm which struck” New York just before 6 o'clock the big1 ferrls wheel at Clason Point Amuse ment Park, known as the "Coney Isl-' and of the Bronx,” tipped over, killing five women and injuring more or less, nearly all of the other 75 passenger* of the huge baskets. The same terrible gale which over-' turned the big wheel covered the waters of Pelham Bay, a couple of miles away, with a topsy-turvy mass of empty small boats, while their oc cupants of a few moments before were drowned or dragged unconscious from the water by hundreds of vol unteer rescuers within a few minute* after the storm had passed. Eight Bodies Are Recovered. At midnight police figures showed nuu vigor oouies nan Deen recovered from Pelham bay and that thirty were* known to have been drowned. City Island and Clason Point, two of the principal amusement cent era of the Bronx, were scenes of pande monium where but an hour beforo 15,000 people were disporting them aelvea in and along the cool shores of Long Island Sound. Tfceoo iwj astounding accidents within the limits of Greater New York, were matched by another freak disaster within a few miles of the north city limits, when, near Mama roneck, a giant tree uprooted by the great wind, crashed through the roof of the Red Lion Inn, crushing* the life out of two persons in the din-' ing room and hurting several other*. Five Other Deaths. Five other deaths, three of them from drowning, and a long list of prostrations, when the mercury struck 90, featured a metropolitan Sunday of freak weather, which included scorch ing sunshine, gales of wind, crashes of thunder and lightning, and the most terrific rain and hail storm of many years. Shortly before 6 o'clock when the cool breezes from Long Island Sound blew cool over the thousands In the "Coney Island of the Bronx,” the big Clason Point ferrls wheel was revol ving smoothly with every basket ful! to capacity Five minutes later it was a mass of twisted steel entagling its victims as -d it crashed from its dizzy height in the hundred mile gale that came up in less time than it took for one revolu tion of the great wheel. Horified Spectators Rescue. The great Sunday crowd of specta tors, horrified, began the immediate work of rescue while dozens of ambu lances, police wagons and fire appar atus were being rushed to the park from various Bronx hospitals and sta tions. Thousand of people had been pour ing in from all directions all day and were still being amused at the Clason Point resorts when the ominous dark ening of the sky was first noticed. No one expectedi the fury of the storm to be anything like what fol lowed the first boom of thunder and the earliest swish of rain. The clouds, sheltering the throngs from the hot sun, at first were wel comed for the relief they brought to the sweltering crowds. Then, with out a moment's notice, the wind and hail broke, driving everybody who got away to cover. Four or Five in Each Basket. AU11USL Willi r of the wind the great wheel was seen to totter and then fall. Four or five persons were in each of the big baskets as the big wheel crash ed over on Its side. Early estimates of the dead put the figure at anywhere from four to 1? with the Injured at from to three times that number. Two hours after the accident po lice reports put the number at two dead and 16 injured. Police figures for the day estimat ed the exodus from the heatstricken city at more than a million. Ferry boast to Staten Island, car ried more than 200,000 while Coney Island transportation routes carried more than twice that number. All day long every available conveyance was packed by those who sought re- , lief along the water or in the country' or parks. I The weather man mopped his brow after the storm Sunday night and \ promised at least two more days of, red hot weather for Father Knleker- , bocker. -~~-' 4 KANSAS BANK ROBBED. t Kansas City, Kan., June 12 (U. P.) , — Four bandits Saturday held up the cashier at the Welborne State bank,1 three miles west of here, and es- i coped with 64,185. ( Without Fosr of Contradiction. / From the Great Bend Tribune. , From the Great Ben Tribune. The editor's wife drove up in front of the office late Saturday afternoon and honked the horn. As the editor put on his hat and coat, he remarked: "Well, If I won’t say I won't plant grass this eve ning. but I wilt say that up to now I didn't intend to.” NEWSPAPER PLANT BURN8. Woonsocket, R. I., June 12 <U. p )_ Fire destroyed three blocks of busi ness buildings here Saturday. The plant of the Woonsocket Call was wiped out. Damage was estimated at 6200,001'. /