THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
WcTtEM PLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
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Russian bolshcvlsts went In on«* di
rection. letting the bottom of the heap
govern—with a little help from the
middle. Fa si 1st l went In the other di
rection. determined that the bottom
of the heap—that is what they call
socialists and radicals—should h»ve
nothing to do with government.
Changing government is spreading
To visit this writer came Dr. N. I-upu,
editor o' "Aurora.” an energetic
newspaper published at Bucharest.
He says peasants will soon take the
government of Roumunla, as peasants
have Already done in Bulgaria.
Poland starts an imitation fasristl
movement, with a girl leading. You
oh erve That there wns a Turkish
Joan of Arc, busy with Kemal. There
Was a charming young Itallon girl,
•Jtfn called Joan of Arc, active among
fascist!. The more the merrier.
as the ice breaks up in the spring
And starts flouting so old establish
ed frozen kinds of government swm
breaking up in Europe.
Park* Davis, able chemists, believe
they have discovered a virus to end
rats by their own viciousness. It Is
the vile character of the rat that de
stroys him, through cannibalism, as
It Is man's vicious character that de
stroys him through wars.
Give destructive bacteria to one
rat. He becomes feeble. Immediately
his brothers and sisters attack and
devour him. They get the disease,
they get sick, their brothers and sla
te-—- eat them.
i* Prince Kropotkin has shown,
the higher animals are preserved by
their “mutual aid.” You leurn now
that the vilest of the animals are
destroyed by their own cannibalism.
Providence is very Just.* Man should
take warning.
A clerk In Wales, charged with being
drunk, salil he had three glasses of port
and tripped on the pavement. "Three
glasses of port,” said the magistrate.
“Your ancestors would cell It sugar
water. They took It by the pint and
Went to bed on the heather, and woke
up fresh In the morning. You ought to
be ashamed of yourself."
Warm wat<-rs of the lagoon at datum
locks. Interest In swimming and the
energy of Homer Baker, physical di
rector of the rone, are promising to
make Panama a well known e-enter of
a<piatlc diversions. The water Is a rare
combination of salt and fresh. Mr. Baker
plans to Construct the finest swimming
arena In Central America.
Chopin's funeral march will no longer
jerve tango dancers, nor will themes
from Beethoven. Mozart and Wagner be
u.«ed for fox trots. The Society of
Authors, Composers and Music -Pub
lishers hi Paris has Issued an edict
against Jazzing classical themes, and Its
warning 10 likely to be heeded. The or
ganization Issues permits for all popular
music to he played ami collecls the coin
pcsera' royalties.
Nnall.j and frog legs, delicacies reputed
popular "It*1 ike French have been de
clared "vertboten’’ by the food division
Of the government. Oysters, which have
to be Imported from Holland, have been
banned since the season opened. Oranges
and other tropical fruits which have to
be Imported also are prohibited.
The song of the bath was rendered by
Tetrazzini in the Midland hotel at Man
cluster. Kngland. for the benefit of a
would-be Interviewer The reporter
called at an inopportune moment nnd the
•Ilea shouted to him that she could not
be Interviewed because she was In her
, 1-eth, byj, f-Jhf wo'dd sing for h fir
or , .* y
Because tie Is known as ft reckless
automobile driver. King Alfonso of
Spain has fitted a stntuete of Kt.
Christopher to the radiator of his car.
'Jlils Image Is reputed to have the power
of preserving its owner from accident.
Miss Annie Pick, mountain climber
and suffrage worker has sailed for Bra
zil. to keep a promise made 10 years ago.
At that time, she Renounced when suf
frage became universal in the United
Flap's she would plant Jhe su'fjage flag
on Mount Corcdvado, In Brazm
fite Mary Stuart chapel at Roscoff,
France, was destroyed by n violent
storm recent1 y. Only a In a,, of stones
is left. The chapel ms built In IMS, and
marks the spot where Mary Queen of
Scots debarked In I-'rance following her
engagenn nt to the Dauphin Francis i
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Not the Iron heel of militarism hut
the hobnailed shoes of children arc
blamed for the desecration of the mem
ory of Frederick the Great liy Potsdam
authorities. By climbing over the two
fine marble statues of the emperor the
children have scratched It beyond repair.
The making of a small city Is com
prised In the estate of the Karl of
Malmesbury who has placed It on the
,uarfeet id be sold early next year at
Bourmoutb Kngland. It includes 3,000
houses, 122 shops, throe' "schools,’ it
roads, a golf club, throe licensed houses,
a Dun drey two churches _and a yjenrage.
Dreadnoughts of (he Taelflc fleetTre
not to fire turret guns until 24 miles off
the California coast. The order was
made because of complaints from Kong
Beach and San Pedro residents, whose
window panes were broken and chickens
frightened by the concussion of the big
guns.
Cowl prices In Kondon ure expected to
reach the highest level hi history during
the coming winter. I.abor troubles and
forecast of a severe winter are given
os reasons.
Bolshevist sympathizers, attempting to
steal the five reels of an antl-commun
lst film from a Berlin theater, made a
mistake and got a single reel of com
»d\ Instead.
Thieves entered the sacristy of Bhelms
cathedral and stole Cardinal Kueon's
priceless gold chalice. The cup la richly
engraved and set with pearls.
Gettshlno. a summer resort near Petro
grad, famous In the duys of the czar for
Its social gatherings, has been renamed
Trotsky for the commissar of war.
A nation wide war on slang Is to be
conducted by see oral educational so
cieties and the general federation of
women’s clubs.
Thirty million flaming popples will be
brought from FVanders for Armistice
day in I.omfcn Kast year’s sale of 8,
(410.000 raised |500.000 for disabled veter
ans.
An earthenware jar containing 50 gold
p!e cep struck under the French Kings
Charles V, VI. VII (1361 14611 and Fran
cois I <1515-1547» have heon dug up In the
foundations of an old house In the Hue
Damrerriont at Boulogne.
'•Rolling boudoirs” Is the name ap
plied to automobiles operated by the
newly rich In Paris.
American dentists are leaving Berlin
Vecause the prices they ask are beyond
rcfifh of the Germans.
History of Prim eten urdvt l 1 1.1 iw
in their athletic activities trill he re
corded in notion pictures.
Germany Is again fl< oiling the English
Market with toys and games for Christ
mas
SWINE PLAGUE IS
ON THE INCREASE
Serious Outbreak of Cholera
Reported in Numerous
Herds in Vicinity of
Randolph, Neb.
Randolph, Neb., Nov. 27 (Special).—*
Hog cholera has been taking a serious
hold on herds in this vicinity having
broken out afresh after apparently
subsiding. Several weeks ago cholera
was detected, in several herds but was
not serious. Recently however sev
eral farmers have lost 50 hogs each,
with other smaller loses.
Veterinaries having been busy the
past week administering vaccinations
to other herds. Estimated loss from
herds which fire now sick will run
into several hundred.
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MORE DEER AND
ANTELOPE REPORTED
O'Neill, Neb, Nov. 27 (Special).—
Deer and antelope are on the grad
ual Increase In northern Nebraska.
The small herd of antelope first seen
In the sandhill regions of southern
Holt and Rock counties last fa!! and
winter again Is In evidence and has
been Increased by several head ac
cording to ranchmen.
WINDOM RESIDENTS ARE
BECOMING RADIO FANS
Wlndom. Minn., Nov. 27 (Special.)
—Many Wlndom homes now have
radio outfits Installed, and the Won
derland theater has in operation one
of the best aerial outfits obtainable.
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FORMER WINDOM MAN
DIES ON WEST COAST
Wlndom. Minn., Nov. 27 (Special.)
—W. S. Glllam, 62, brother of Senator
Glllam and E. FI. Gillnm, of this place,
and a former Wlndom resident,
passed away at his home In Flugene,
Ore., last week.
After leaving Wlndom Mr. Glllam
moved to South Dakota, and later to
Oregon. The body was brought to
Wlndom for burial by his son, Dr. C.
G. Glllam, of Austin, and the funeral
service was held in the Methodist
Episcopal church Thursday afternoon.
RAT CARRIESAWAY~
CHINAMAN’S MONEY
Washington—Lee Yuen is a China
man and runs a chop sucy hash joint
here. Since leaving his native heath
In the far off Orient and settling
down in this country, Lee has accum
ulated $900.
Rut Lee had no faith In banks. He
kept his money hidden in the cellar
of his restaurant. In an Isolated
corner of the cellar he made a snug
hole, and In It he kept his entire
be nkroll.
The other day Lee went down to
the cellar to fondle his savings. Rut
the money was gone—although the
hole still remained. This was no con
solation to Lee. however. The money
was gone, and Lee felt lonely, so
lonely that he summoned the police.
He told Ujym his tale, between
breaths saying suspected one of
his negro employes.
The police began a search of the
cellar. One of them was attracted
by something white, apparently a
-piece of paper, moving slowly across
the floor, propelled by something In
visible. Down went the cop’s foot
on the moving object. A i,lg rat dis
appeared In the hole where the mon
ey had been. The piece of paper
which the rat had been towing con
tained Lee’s $900.
Today Lee is an ardent patron of
a local bank. No more holes In the
cellar for his money, he fervently
avers.
FORM GOVERNMENT FOR
REDEEMED PROVINCES
Paris,—The F'reneh government will
propose to parliament that Alsace and
Lorraine be incorporated again Into
the departmental administration of
F'rance dating frotfl March 1, 1923.
The two provinces taken from
F'rance by Germany during the war
of J870 and restored to her by t{>0
treaty of Versailles, will form the
Um*e departments of the Moselles
(T„orraIne>, Ras-Rhln and Haut-Rhln
lAlsaco).
Since the armistice the administra
tion of the two provinces hus been in
the hands of a high commission whose
seat is at Strasburg, Together with
the change, the railroads of Alsace
and Lorraine, which have been under
the management of the commission,
will pass hack to F’reneh government
administration. The return of Alsace
and Lorraine to departmental regime
will bring the total number of F'reneh
departments back to 89.
MORE VIOLENCE GROWS
OUT OF SHOPMENS STRIKE
Falla City, Neb., Nov. 24—Violence
credited to the shopmen's striko on
the Missouri Pacific railroad broke
out here last night, when unknown
occupants of a closed automobile
fired three volleys into the house of
Mrs. Harriet Slagle, where several
employes in the shops here make
Ikeir home.
Shopmen who were in the house at
Die time returned th#"Tire, but so far
iM known no one was Injured.
60UTH DAKOTA CLUB
CHAMPS TO CHICAGO
Brookings. S. D., Nov. 27 (Special).
•—Eleven championship teams com
posed of boys and girls in state club
work will represent South Dakota at
the International Livestock and Grain
show at Chicago December 2-9. Mem
bers of these teams are champions in
their special lines of club work, and
«4je trip to Chicago is given as an
awattl for their high ranking at the
state fair last September and for
county championships.
PICKETING GETS
■r'~~r
Neljrttska Vote 's Give Major
ity 45,682 to Law Pro
hibiting Practice of
Strikers,
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25 (Special.)—
The official figures Just given out
show that Charles W. Bryan won for
governor by 50.235 majority, while
Howell got 72,085 votes more than
Senator Hitch< oek. The referendum
on the four laws resulted in the ad
option of those relating to certifi
cates for lew banks and prohibiting
peaceful picketing, the majority
being respectively, of 23,435 and 46,
682. The referendum on the law
which restored to the party conven
tion a portion of Its old nominating
powers resulted in the rejection of
the law by a vote of 208.000 to 95.
000, and one requiring farmers to
register for elections was beaten by
195,000 to 106,000.
PROPOSES DRASTIC LAW
TO CURB AUTO SPEEDING
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25 (Special.) —
Mayor Zehrung, of Lincoln Is to re
commend to the legislature a new
speed law. He would deprive the
speeder of ills car for five days for
the first offense, 10 days for the sec
ond, 30 for the third and for the
fourth bar him from operating a
car any time in the future anywhere
in the state. While the driver was
under suspension the mayor thinks
his car*should be Impounded by the
police. i
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AUTO SPE.EDER8 SEE
VICTIMS IN HOSPITALS
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 25.—Nine auto
lsts accused of speeding or reckless
driving, were taken in a police patrol
wagon to a hospital Friday by Police
Judge Wapplck to view victims of
traffic law violators. The Judge de
clared lie believed a fine or jail sen
tence was mild punishment compared
to being brought face to face with
the real suffering of careless automo
bile driving. The offenders were also
fined.
WEEPING WATER MAN
AFTER SPEAKERSHIP
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25 (Special)—
Tioy L. Davis of Weeping Water is
the latest entry into the race for
speaker of the house. The republi
cans have fifty-seven members or
six more than necessary to organize,
although there is some talk of a farm
bloc trying to organize on a non-par
tisan basis. Mr. Davis is a university
graduate who has taken to farming.
The only other active aspirant for
speaker is Daniel Garbxer of Web
ster, a new member like Mr. Davis.
Says Agent Had No Right to
Promise That ‘‘Youv Pro
tection Begins Im
mediately.”
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24 (Special.)—
The supremo court heard arguments
Thursday In the case of Earl M. Yen-'
ter of Stanton against the Bankers
Automobile Insurance company at
Lincoln,'which involves a policy on a
car destroyed by fire. Venter won
1 lie case involves a new point in
insurance law. Most agents tell
buyers of auto insurance that they
are protected frdm the date the in
surance ordered. The insurance com
pany in this case claims that as no
specific powers to bind the company
In that respect are granted him, it
cannot be held liable on his mere
promise or statement.
BRICSTON STOCKHOLDERS
DEMAND RETURN OF COST
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 24.—Thirty
seven preferred stockholders of the
Bricston Manufacturing company, a
South Dakota corporation, organized
for the manufacture of tires, have
filed suits in the district court here
demanding that the; company return
them stfhYs aggregating more Thun
$50,000. The petitions, which are
identical but filed as separate suits,
allege that Ole A. Bricston, named as
piesident of the company, and who
is now under federal Indictment for
usu.g the malls to defraud, acquired
control of the company by fraudulent
means and that he obtained $4,000,
000 of common stock, $1,000,000 of
preferred stock and $2,200 in cash by
selling to the company an alleged
worthless patint.
The petitioners allege that they
bought slock in the company with
the understanding that a plant was
to be built and operated In Omaha,
but that no plant developed.
District Judge Leslie issued a writ
of attachment and garnishment
against the company’s profierty here
following the filing of the suits.
Bricston has maintained head
quarters in Minneapolis recently.
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HELD ON CHARaCo
PREFERRED BY WIFE
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 25.—C. J. Bro
kaw, of Detroit, Mich., was today
held to district court under bond of
$500 on a itatutory churtre preferred
by his wife. Brokaw was arrested
several months ago at a local hotel ir
i umpany with Mrs, Sue Harper, of
Sioux City. la., on complaint of Mrs.
Brokaw. At that time Mrs. Brokaw
tdd authorities that Mrs. Harper
had broken up her home, and that
several years ago she had admin
ister'd a hoi so whipping to Mrs.
Harper in Detroit.
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Valley County, Nebraska, Man
Claims Parent Had No
Wife to Leave
Estate To.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23.—An unusu
al case was submitted to the supreme
court Wednesday from Valley coun
ty. Wilbert Morris sued the Equita
ble Life Insurance company for
$2,000 on a policy Issued to his father.
This made Bessie Morris, his wife,
beneficiary, and the son claimed that
there is no such a person andi never
was. The insurance company said
there was, and that It had paid the
policy to her.
SENATOR-ELECT WILL
GIVE UP CITY JOB.
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Omaha, Neb., Nov. 24.—R. B. How
ell, of Omaha, republican national
cojnmitteeman from Nebraska, who
was elected U. S. senator over Sen
ator G. M. Hitchcock democrat, No
vember 7, announced he will resign
as manager of the Metropolitan Util
ities District of Omaha, which sup
plies municipal water, Ice, and gas
to local consumers, as soon as he
assums his senatorial duties.
Mr. Howell, who as manager of the
district gained considerable recogni
zatlon as an advocate of municipal
ownership of public utilities, was re
elected to that position at the same
time he was chosen as U. S. senator.
AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION
IS BEING FOUNDED
Huron, S. D., Nov. 24 (Special).—•
Delegates from Sioux Falls, Water
town, Mitchell. Wessington Springs,
Aberdeen andi Huron are attending the
first annual meeting of the South
DakSta Automotive trades associa
tion which is in process of formation.
Laws governing the licensing of |
members of the automobile industry
In the state are under consideration
in an effort to propose legislation for
passage at the next session of the
legislature. It is hoped, the organi
zers state, that dfjinite standards
will be worked out in an effort to dio
way with fraud in mechanical work
on motor cars.
ABERDEEN TO HAVE
MOTOR BUS LINE
Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 24.—A. J.
MacIntyre, of Billings, Mont., has
been granted a franchise by the city
council to operate a motor bus* line
in Aberdeen. Mr. MacIntyre will
form and incorporate a company un
der the laws of South Dakota and will
begin with half a dozen motor buses,
agreeing to increase the number as
the demand warrants.
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KILLED WHILE REPAIRING
ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRE.
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Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 24.—Frank
Elce, a resident of this city, was
killed as the result of coming into
contact with a high power electric
light wire while attempting to repair
the light in the basement of Ills home.
He is survived by his wife and four
Children.
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TO theghurch
Storm Lake Presbyterian Con
gregation Accepts Donation
In Memory of Late
H. 0. Miller.
Storm Lake, la., Nov. 23 (Special.)
—Chimes for the Lakeside Presby
terian church arrived this week and
are to be installed by Mrs. M. O. Mil
ler. in memory of her husband, who
died in 1916. The chimes are to be
played from the keyboard on the or
gan. As soon as the electrical appar
atus arrives, the work of installation
will begin, and the dedication will
probably be held within a few weeks.
When Mrs. Miller and Kir. and Mrs.
A. D. Bailie were in Chicago recent
ly they heard similar chimes played
ar.d were favorably impressed with
the quality of the music. The chimes
are being placed now in order to be
ready for the Christmas season.
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QUARRELED WITH WIFE,
FATALLY SHOOTS SELF
Huron, S. D., Nov. 23.—Clint Row
ley, 35, died Wednesday ns a result of
shooting himself in the head Tuesday
after his wife refused to let him in
the house following a week’s absence.
Tlie shooting took place at Crandon,
10 miles southeast of Uedfleld. Row
ley was a son of V. K. Rowley, pio
neer conductor on the Dakota division
of the Northwestern railroad, who
died several years ago at Hawarden.
Conductor Rowley ran the first team
from Redfteld to Huron in 1886. Clint
Rowley had been working on the sec
tion and at odd jobs occasionally for
several years. Recently be married a
widow at Crandon. It is alleged that
Mrs. Rowley heard he had been away
at a liquor party last week, which ac
counted for her refusal to let him
come In the hotiset He is said to
have taken a .22 caliber rifle and shot
himself In the head.
BANKER’S WIFE DIES
FROM AWFUL BURNS
Lake Mills. la., Nov. 24 (Special)._
Mrs. M. Tapager. wife of the (ashler
of First National bank here, died
Thursday from burns suffered when
a pan of gasoline over which she was
working Ignited and burned off all
her clothing. Merle. 18-year-ol<l
daughw r, whose arms were seriously
burned when she threw her mother
down on the floor and wrapped her
in a rug will recover, doctors say.
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4 WHO WANTS HIS PLACE? 4
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4 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Nov. 4
4 27 (A. P.)—-Clifford Wilson, 14, 4
4 who ran away from his grand- 4
4 father because he said "he 4
4 gave him nothing but whisky 4
4 to drink" proved elusive for 4
4 even the Kansas City, Mo., po- 4
4 lice who had detained him, un- 4
4 til Sheriff Walter Mueller, of 4
4 Wood county, was to arrive to 4
4 take him back home. 4
4 The boy was being held at a 4
4 detention home in Kansas City 4
4 pending arrival of Sheriff 4
4 Mueller. According to a story 4
4 told Sheriff Mueller by the 4
4 Missouri officials, Wilson e3- 4
I 4 caped by leaping from a sec- 4
4 ond story window. 4
4 The T>oy who is alleged to 4
4 have stolen a watch and other 4
4 articles from his grandfathe~r, 4
4 is known to have relatives in 4
4 Omaha and lt#is said he will 4
4 go there. 4
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First Amendment Adopted in
House Monday—Adminis
tration Forces Con
ciliatory.
Washington, Nov. 27 (U. P.)— Ad
ministration forces in the House were
forced to accept a compromise when
the first test of strength on amend
ments to the ship subsidy bill came In
the House today.
An amendment by Representative
3raham, Illinois, republican, provid
ing that the shipping board must of
fer for competitive bidding any ves
sel to be sold under the bill, was
adopted.
Graham warned that republican
leaders must accept other amend
ments If the measure is to be made
"defensible” to republicans of the
middle west.
As a further testimonial of concilia
tion on the part of the administration
leaders It was announced the com
mittee would agree to striking out
those portions of the bill which the
opponents charge would give the
Standard Oil company and other
large corporations special privileges.
Demo Moves Blocked.
Moves of the democrats to obstruct
passage of the bill by striking out
other Important portions, however,
were defeated without a record vote.
Republican leaders who claim
there has been a decided shift of
sentiment their way during the past
few days, professed confidence that
the bill would weather the gale and
come to a final vote Wednesday with
out muterial change in its essential
features and substantially as presi
dent Harding wants It. Subsidy op
ponents were just as confident they
would be able to "shoot the bill to
pieces.”
Many Amendments.
Indications are the bitterest fights
will come on amendments to be pro
posed which w'ould:
1. Eliminate from the benefits of
the subsidy the Standard Oil com
pany, United States Steel corpora
tion, United Fruit company, the Gulf
Refining-Sinclair Oil company, and
other big corj'Orations which carry
their products in their own vessels.
2. Greatly increase the Interest
rate which shipping lines would pay
on money loaned them. The figure
in the bill is 2 per cent.
3. Establish more fixed terms un
der which the 1,400 ships owned by
the government will be offered for
sale. As the bill stands, it is claimed
these ships could be virtually “given
away.”
4. Specify that the government
vessels cannot be gobbled up by one
or two powerful financial combina
tions.
5. Making the shipping board
ccme back to congress every year
with a complete accounting and ask
for appropriations to continue the
subsidy. The bill now authorizes 10
per cent, yearly claimed necessary
by subsidy grafters tp enable the
making oI 10 year contracts.
6. Give farmers and producers
generally throughout the country a
freight rebate of 25 per cent, on
goods shipped from Interior points
for shipping on vessels receiving
subsidy aid. This amendment will
be backed by the western farm bloc
and shows promise of carrying.
Consideration of amendments will
run through Wednesday and a final
vote on the subsidy taken that night.
Ambassador Geddes of Great Bri
tain, placed a communication before
Secretary of State Hughes denying
that the British government was in
volved in any attempt to influence
the decision of congress on the ship
subsidy measure.
“BIRDS OF PREY.”
Detroit, Nov. 27 (A. P.)—The re
publican and democratic parties “are
nothing more than the right and left
wings of the same bird of prey," Allen
McCurdy, of New York, national sec
retary of the committee of 48, told
a state conference of that organiza
tion here last night. He advocated
the forming of a new party, which he
said would be the second party.
STOCK DIVIDEND OF
100 PER CENT. PLANNED
Chicago, Nov. 27 (U. P.)—The
board of directors of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana late today called
a special meeting of stockholders to
meet at Whiting, Ind., December 27,
to vote on an increase in capital
stock from $140,000,000 to $250,000,000.
If the stockholders authorize the in
crease, the hoard of directors pro
posed to declare a stock dividend of
100 per cent, payable to all stock hold
ers of record at that time.
WILL PUNISH
OFFENDERS,
SAYS DENBY
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Many Annapolis Men “Dis
gracefully Drunk” at Bali
Following Army-Navy Game
Secretary Asserts.
Universal Service. 1
Washington, Nov. 27.—Flapp:rs of
the exaggerated type, bootleggers
and unrestricted liberty have com
bined to bring a minority of the Mid
shipmen at the naval academy into
inexcusable disgrace, Secretary of the
Navy Denby declared today. yf,
Returning from the Army-Navy
football game at Philadelphia where
he was an eye witness to what he
termed a "drunken orgy,” he im
mediately appointed a special board
of inquiry, with orders to place full
responsibility and make the proper
disciplinary recommendations.
About the specific incidents Secre
tary Denby was not inclined to go
into details. He said that he did not
have the names 0f the offenders and
would have to content himself with
Placing the responsibility upon the
officers in charge of the midship
men, who permitted them to get be
yond control.
Were “Disgracefully Drunk.”
Secretary Denby said that at the*
game he saw nothing improper, hut at
the Navy bail given that night many
of the middies were disgracefully
drunk. They were dancing in arv
offensive manner and the womer*
were smoking cigarets. it is charged
The secretary wished to remon
strate, he declared, hut could find no
proper officer in charge of tho stu
dents to whom he could issue an or
der. At one time a midshipman ten
dered his flask to the secretary and.
asked him to imbibe, it is reported.
Secretary of War Weeks was a
guest in the same hotel and com
plained to the management about the
disorder, saying that it was impos
sible for him to rest on account of tho
overflow parties and the noise from
the ballroom.
Wo/i’t Probe Bootleggers.
Secretary Denby made it clear that
his board of inquiry would not con
cern itself with the source of supply,
or in any way probe federal enforce
ment of the Volstead act. He said
that his province is limited to tho
conduct of midshipmen anjl particu
larly to the relaxation in discipline
that made such a situation possible.
Admiral Wilson, commandant at the
naval academy, is in no wav re
sponsible, he said, because immedi
ately after the game he rushed to An
napolis on account of the illness of
Mrs. Wilson.
The West Point cadets were not in
any way involved, it was announced
by Secretary Weeks. Immediately
after the game they entrained for
New York.
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HALL JURY HEARS
ROMANCE DETAILS
Sister of “Wonder Heart’*
. Testifies—Mrs. Gibson on '
Stand Tuesday.
Universal Service.
New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 27.—Al
though the day was given over to wit
nesses who with two or three excep
tions were favorable to Mrs. Hall,
authorities reiterated their confidence
tonight that the grand jury sitting at
Somerville will induct a woman, a
man and possibly a second man in the
murder of the Rev. Edward W. Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
So much time was spent in bring
ing out the relationship between the
clergyman and the choir singer that
the prosecution did not summon Mrs.
Jane Gibson, chief accuser yi Mrs.
Hull and reputed eye witness to the
incidents just before the crime.
Mrs. Elsie Barnhardt, Mrs. Mills’
sister, received the opportunity she
has sought of telling the grand jury
details of the love affair of “Won
der ' Heart” (Mrs. Mills) and her
“Babyklns.” She is said to have told,
the jury of Hall’s plan to elope with
Mrs. Mills.
Mrs. Gihsofl is expected to testify
tomorrow and on her evidence the.
state bases its hopes for indictments.
OMAHA “BAD MAN” AMONG
15 ESCAPED CONVICTS
Marquette, Mich., Nov. 27 (A. P.)—
Prison guards, state troopers and
neighboring farmers were scouring
the upper peninsula today for 15«
prisoners four of whom are mur
derers serving life terms from Mar
quette prison here late yesterday. The
convicts tunneled their way through)
three concrete walls and passed di
rectly undier the quarters of the'
prison deputies. Dave Galinski, Aliac
Dan Rosenburg, convicted murderer
serving double life sentence, who also
Ivas a prison record in Omaha, Neb.,,
where he was known as a gunmam
"and “high jacker" was among the
prisoners who escaped.
TWO ALLEGED BANDITS
SHOT DOWN BY POLICE
Los Angeles, Nov. 27 (U. P.)—Two
alleged robbers were shot and killed
here today by police officers who
cornered them in a dingy little house
on Thirty-third street, believed to be
the headquarters of an underworld
gang.
Allen B. Marrs, 31, and C. Willetts,
25, are the men who were shot by
Policemen A. W hite and Ed Bens''