WIFE'S FAHEY
WAS TOO MUCK
Lincoln Man Lists His
Grievances in Suit for
Divorce
Lincoln, Neb., May 8.—(Special) —
Willlnm I>. Schaal, applying tor a
divorce and an Injunction against bis
wife to prevent tbo dissipation of his
property, employs seven full type
written pages to list all of the griev
ances against his spouse. He say*
that she hail been married three times
la-fore he wedded her and that im
mediately thereafter her daughters by
firrmer marriages came home with
their husbands and lived so long with
him that his personal property sub
stance was consumed. Then he sn> s
they began a cumulative campaign
nf cruelty and abuse that rea< hed lta
climax when they drove hltn from
h!s farm.
CEDAR COUNTY MEN
APPEAL LAND CA8I
Lincoln, Neb , May &.— ( Special)
C. A Goslln and H. J. Sonnenson
of Cedar county hnve appealed to the
supreme court a case In which J. 1’.
McAllister of Dakota county secured
a Judgment for the return of the $3,
000 that he paid down on a quarter
section that did not prove as repre
sented. They want the remainder of
the purchase price, $24,000, or $10,000
damages to represent tho depreda
tion of the lurid since the deal was
made, claiming McAllister had no
real ground for concluding his con
trad. McAllister testified, among
other things, that they told him
there were not to exceed a dozen
stones on tho land and none of these
were u« big hh his head, when In fad
there were many stones many times
as large as hl» bead.
HEAR TALK OF THIRD
PARTY IN NEBRA8KA
Lincoln, Neb., May 8 —Represen
tatives of the LaFollette third party
have been In Nebraska for several
days Hounding political sentiment
and discouraging the sending of dele
gates to the conference at St. l*aul
on May 17. Their visit has caused
considerable speculation among poli
ticians, as It Is assumed that this
will mean the placing of a third
party state ticket in tho field. This
cun he done by a mass convention
under the law governing the organi
zation of new parties. None oY tho
candidates on the major party
tickets will dHre accept nominations
on this ticket because of their own
national tickets. The new party can
not use the name "progressive" us
there Is a party of that name In legal
existence.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
IN TWO DAY CONFERENCE
IMalnvlew, Neh\, May 8.—(Special)
—-The Klkhorn Valley association of
Congregational churches held a two
day session here Monday and Tues
day with pastors and delegates
from most of the churches in the as
sociation attending. Rev. I. ,1. Til
den Sloan, of Newcastle, was elected
moderator, and the association ser
mon was delivered, Monday evening,
by Rev. (1. I,. Diehl, pastor of the
First Congregational church, of Nor
folk. Rev. A. A. Tyler, of Lincoln,
superintendent of the Nebraska Con
gregational conference, gave an ad
dress on "The Nebraska Field in
Review" at the opening session.
COOLIDGE DISPLEASES
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Fremont, Nel>., May 8 — Veterans
of the Civil war ut the forty-eighth
annual encampment of the Grand
Arm of the Republic, department
of Nebraska, today voted their dis
approval of the veto by President
Cetilldge of the Hursum pension bill
which would have Increased their pen
sions. Following an attack on Presi
dent Coolldge's action by (5. M. S'altz
gaber. commander in chief of the <5.
A R , and a speech by Governor Bryan
of Nebraska, expressing hope the
president would reconsider his ac
tion. a vote was called for. revealing
unanimous disapproval of the exe
cutive's step.
OMAHA’S PRESENT
COMMISSIONERS RE-ELECTED
Omaha. Neb.. May S. -The present
city commission was returned to of
fice for another three years by voters
of Omaha Tuesday. The only close
nice was for the seventh place on the
commission, which Dan R. Butler
wen over Charles R. Courtney, who
pressed hint closely hut never led
him.
DIXON SCHOOL HEAD
given Wage boost
Dixon, Neb., May 8.— (Special) -
Professor John Hansen has been en
gaged for another year as head of the
schools here at an increase of salary.
He is a graduate of Wayne stnt-i
Teachers college and lives whh his
parents on a farm north of Neiigh
Neb.
SUNFLOWER HEED TO ENGLAND
A cargo from Nevorossik of L’.OcO tons
©f sunflower seed, said to be the ]»,-».
•M consignment of this kind ever sent
to England from South Russia h.i»
been unloaded at Hull.
NORFOLK MAN STATE
TREASURER OF K. C.
Kearney. Neb., May 8 Francis P
Mathews of Omaha, was elected
state deputy of the Knights of Col
umbus in Nebraska at the twentieth
annual convention. Hastings was
awarded the lSsfiS convention. Other
officers chosen are Dr. E. q. ztm
tnerer. IJnooIn, state secretary; T)r.
i. C Tighe. Madison, ataie warden;
J Howard Heine, Norfolk, state
treasurer and Father Dumphey, ktut
toa. stale chaplain
I
SIMONS CASE
ISCWI_ I
Attorney General’s Office
Resists Attempt to Prolong
Life of Condemned Man
Butte. Neb.. May U ti. N. 8.)— As
sistant Attorney General Port of
Nebraska was scheduled to appear In
Boyd county court here today to
present the objections of the state
to habeus corpus proceeding* In
stituted by Walter Simomns, con
demned to Ole in the electric chalt
at Lincoln, May 23.
The attorneys for Bimmons ob
tained a writ of habeus corpus here
a short time ago, ordering Warden
Fenton of the state penitentiary at
Lincoln to produce the body of Sim
mons before the court here.
The attorney general's office at
Lincoln ruled, however, that the
county court here has no Jurisdic
tion over the warden and his pri
son, and Assistant Attorney Port is
here to present the objections of the
state.
CONDITION OF
FUNDS SHOWN
State Treasurer of Nebraska
Makes Report of Show
ing on May 1
Lincoln, Neb., May 6. (Special)—
The monthly report of State Treas
urer Robinson shows the overdraft
on the state general fund was $584,334
the first of May compared with $431.
816 April 1. The receipts for the
general fund during the month were
$396,544, and the expenditures $467,
063- The total balance of current
funds on hand Is $2,249,038. compared
with $2,370,539 for the previous month.
The balance In the eapltol fund Is
$1,593,645. The receipts for the month
of this fund were $39,281, and the ex
penditures $101,448.
The permanent trust fund on hand
Increased from $386,686 to $44,3$1.
The permanent trust funds Invested
decreased slightly below $13,000,000
because bonds owned by the state
were redeemed to the extent of $40,
000. The amount Invested during the
month was nearly $100,000.
There Is deposited In hanks a total
of $2,663,600, and approximately *613
In cash ItemH on hand, making a total
of $2,664,114.
GAME FISH PLANTED
IN STREAM NEAR LAUREL.
Laurel, Neb., May 6. (Special to
The Tribune)—Nearly 4.000 game
fish, brought here In the fish car
by George E. Koster, state game
warden, were used to stock various
waters In this locality, the greater
number being placed In Lo-Val lake,
on artificial body of water near here.
Game Warden Koster and the fish
car were greeted here by the band
and a large number of people, not
only sportsmen but also others who
considered the affair one of commun
ity Interest- The fish were brought
hero through the efforts of the Isaak
Walton League. Mr. Koster an
nounced that he would make another
visit to Laurel this fall to distribute
more fish, and sportsmen In north
east Nebraska are hopeful of hat lag
good fishing here In the near future.
MINNEAPOLIS CONCERN
WANTS PERMIT RESTORED
Lincoln, Nob., Ma. d. (Special)—
Tha Investors Syndicate of Minnea
polis won the first round In the dis
trict court ease where It Is seeking to
compel the state department of
banking to re Issue a permit to do
business In the state. The state must
now file Its answer and make its
defense. The syndicate claims that
it lias complied with every rule and
the law, and that it is not for the
state to refuse to issue a permit be
cause they do not approve of its
method of doing business.
The state’s contention is that the
contract offered to Investors is un
fair, and that the secretary of th*
department has a discretion that h<
may properly exercise under the dr
oumstunees.
PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM COUNTY JAIL.
Falls City. Neb., May 6. (I. N. S.) —
Four prisoners of the Richardson
county Jail escaped Sunday night by
Rawing off the staple holding the
lock on their cell door. The men
worked noiselessly, and deputy sher
iff A! Smith, whose living quarters
are directly over the cells did not
dlRcover the Jail break until he made
his regular checkup.
TWO ARE HELD ON
AUTO THEFT CHARGES
Newcastle, Nth.. May «. (Special)
—Ralph Frost and Harry Landmark,
at h preliminary hearing In county
court at Ponco, waived and were
held to the district court on charges
of automobile theft and forgery.
NEBRASKA GIRL WINS
SMITH COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP.
Kushvllln, Neb.. May $. (Special) —
Miss Helen Dunlap, whose home is
here and who now is attending th©
Iowa State Teachers college at Cedar
Falls, la., has won Ann of the three
fellowships awarded by Smith college
at Northampton, Mass. The fellow
*hlp, to win which Is considered a
high honor, will permit Miss Dunlap
to work for her master s degree in
the educations! department of the ln
atttutton.
PREACHER PASS
LAW TO BE UP
Nebraska Supreme Court to
Hear Arguments Next
Friday
Lincoln. Neb., May 7—The su
preme court has ordered an argument
Friday in what is known ns jth«
preachers' pass law. This was passed
at ihe last session, and permit* rail
roads to give passes or reduced rate*
to ministers, and charity and wel
fare workers. A district Judge In
Lancaster held the law which is
attacked by C. A. Sorenson, former
attorney for the Nonpartisan league,
as unconstitutional because It dis
criminated against other citzena unJ
because t was class legislation The
railroads defend on the ground that
It is permlssable to give such priv
ileges to one class, so long as dis
criinnation is not practced against
members of the same class. They
contend nlpo that they have a right
to give their property for religious
and charitable purposes, and cite that
many other states allow this to be
done and that niterstate transporta
tion is handled in the same way.
KLAN IS CAUSE
OF CHURCH ROW
Pastor and Deacons of Bap
tist Organization Give
• Up Posts
Hastings, Neb., May 7.—When the
annual congrogatlonul meeting of the
Baptist church Is held on May IB It
will bo necessary to elect not only a
pastor but the entire board of dea
cons as well. Their resignation fol
lowed a dispute between the pastor
and the deacons over the employ
ment of Evangelist Renn, who baa
been referred to as a K. K. K. Leo
turer in news dispatches received
here front Superior.
AGED RAILROAD MAN
IS DRAGGED TO DEATH
Omaha, Neb., May 7.—(I. N. S.)
—Swan Anderson, 66 years old was
drugged to death Tuesday morning
when he was struck by a switch
engine. Anderson, a car repairer ap
parently did not see the approaching
engine according to Ed Seemaulck
who vainly endeavored to save hint
when he realized veteran rail
roader was walking tllreetly In the
path of the engine.
Seemaniok rushed to Anderson's
side and clutched at his coat bui
missed by indies. The old man was
struck and swept 10 yards. He was
dead when found. He is survived by
six children.
MANY FARMERS JOIN
PRODUCERS ALLIANCE
Columbus, Neb., May 7,—(Special)
—More than 1,000 Hoik county farm
ers have Joined the National Farm
Producers' alliance, according to P.
A. Moeller of Minneapolis, organizer
for the movement, who has spent the
entire spring with a corps of worker*
in the central PJatte and lower Loup
river valley.
The organizers completed their
work In Merrick county three weeks
ago. There are 32 organizers at work
in Polk county at th« present time.
Mr. Moeller says o*e of the greatest
difficulties is In obtaining organizer*
who are really competent.
FIND BODY OF
MISSING MAN.
Fretnont. Neb.. May 7.- The body
of James Booth, of Schuyler, who
disappeared about a month ago,
when ho was released under bond on
a charge of liquor law violation, has
been found In the Platto river near
Morse Bluffs. When he left home
following his arrest and release on
bond, he left a note saying It would
be useless to search for hm '»nc'
that he “was tred of t all,''
AGED CIVIL WAR VET
UNDER SURGEONS KNIFE.
Winslde, Neb., May 7. (Special)—•
J. W. Aglor, 84 year* old. civil war
veteran of Winsido. underwent a
major surgical operation at u Wayne
hospital, Monday afternoon.
BLOOD TRASFUSION
FOR RANDOLPH CHILD.
lt&ndolph. Neb., May 7.--C. Dllnger
and Ftniria Diingor, his daughter, of
this place, recently underwent a blood
transfusion operation for Mr. Hun
ger's little grandson, who is three
and a half years old. It is said that
the child is Improving.
STOR MDOES DAMAGE
AT DIXON, NEB.
Dixon, Neb., May 7. (Special)- A
small twister passed over this local
ity Monday evening taking off tht
chimneys from the Catholic church
school, and parsonage and damag
ing the rots. Light rains fell before
midnight.
YOUNG FARMER CAUGHT
UNDER DISC KNIVES
Kearney. Neb., May 7.— (Special) —
Caught under a disc when his team
rau away. Albert Graham . son of
Coga Graham of Gibbon, was severe
ly and parhap* fatally Injured He
was badly cut about the arms ann
body and also suffered a nmnh*
of broken bone*.
W. C. T. U. MEETS AT CARROLL
Carroll, Neb„ May 7. (Special) —
The Wayne county convention or the
W* C .T. U. will be held here Thurs
day. Local women will *• re Airuior.
CONGRESSMAN
FOUND GUILTY
OF CONSPIRACY
Representative Langley Con
victed of Plot to Defraud
U. S. on Liquor
Covington, Ky., May 12.—Congress
man John W. Langley from the
Tenth district of Kentucky, together
with Milton Llpschutz, was found
guilty on the second and third counts
by a Jury Monday night.
The counts charge conspiracy to
defraud the government In connec
tion with illegal removal of 1.400
cases of whisky from a Lawrence
burg, Ky.. distillery. In 1921.
The Jury returned for further deli
berations In the case of Albert F.
Slater, oodefendnnt with Langley and
Llpscliutz.
MAY BE UNSEATED
Washington. May 12. — John W.
Langley was originally mentioned
together with Representative Fred
Zlhlman of Maryland as the result
of the disclosures of a Chicago fe
of the disclosures of a Chicago fed
eral grand Jury Investigation of al
the Veterans' Rureau when his name
was linked with alleged illegal ac
ceptance of money for release of liq
uor. Langley made an impassioned
speech on the floor of the House in
which he declared to his colleagues
that he was "unconscious of any
wrongdoing.”
A special committee ef the House
has just completed investigating the
charges against Representative Zihl
man and was to have taken up those
against Representative Langley. His
conviction by the Kentucky Jury will
probably lead to charges aiming at
his unseating.
taxbilFsent
TO CONFERENCE
Chairman Green, of Iowa,
Predicts Agreement With
in Two Weeks
Washington. May 12. — Hope for
an agreement within two weeks was
expressed by Chairman Green of the
ways and means committee, when
the House Monday sent the tax bill
to conference.
Green was named by Speaker Gil
len to head the conferees, who will
include also Representatives Hawley, ~
Oregon and Treadway, Massachu
setts, republicans, and Gamer, Texas,
and Collier, Mississippi, democrats.
Possibility of a serious row in the
Senate over the selection of con
ferees from that side was sqpn in an
arrangement effected with the House
leaders whereby the bill will not be
messaged over to the Senate until
Tuesday. This means the conference
sessions cannot begin before Wed
nesday.
The request for delay was under
stood to have come from democratic
senators, who were desirous of hav
ing more time to take up the ques
tion of conference personnel with the i
republican leaders in the Senate.
Threa Important Features
There were indications from House
conferees that they expected 10 see
three of the most important features
of the legislation in dispute disposed
of as follows:
1— —Adoption of the Long worth plan
for surtax and normal tax rates. In
stead of the Simmons schedules
agreed to by the Senate.
2— Modification of the Senate pro
vision for full publicity of tax re
turns. to a plan of partial publicity
in line with that approved by the
House.
3— Elimination of the Jones gra
duated corporation tax adopted by
the Senate in place of the flat 12 1-2
per cent, tax in the present law and
retained by the House.
Differences Slight
Representative Garner mid agree
ment on the surtaxes and normal
taxes would be the easiest thing be
fore the conferees. He pointed out
that the difference between the
House and the Senate plans Is very
slight.
The personal exemptions are the
same, except under the Simmons plan
the 12.600 exemption for married
persons Is extended to those with in
comes over 15.000 as well as up to
that point.
Another impelling motive behind
the apparent democratic willingness
not to fight an agreement on the
LonKworth plan is a desire that a
republican plan be retained in the
bill so long as it is as close as the
Lor.gworth schedules to the demo
cratic rates. The reason for desir
ing a republican plan under those
circumstances Is that the democrats
believe it would be harder for the
president to veto tho bill.
MOVIE DIRECTOR MISSING
L.os Angeles, May 12.—Eric Von
Stroheim, the noted motion picture
director, lias been missing since
Sunday. It is feared he has met
with an automobile accident in the
mountains.
Editor Popular Mechanics
Magazine Dead in Chicago
Ghioago. May 12.— Henry Haven
Windsor, tor mo"« thau 3<> years, ed
itor and publisher of Popular Me
chanics magazine, died at his home
In Evanston. Sunday. He was born
in Iowa In 185P. and moved to Chi
cago In 1888 afte: serving as a report
er and city editor of the Marshall
town. la.. Times Republican. He is
survived by his widow and one son,
H. H Windsor, Jr, who is vice pres
ident of the magazine company. Fun
eral services will be held Tuesday.
PRESIDENT TO HOBNOB
WITH SYMBOL. OF PARTY
AT CIRCUS TUESDAY
Universal Service
Washington, May 12.-- President
Coolidge Will meet the symbol of
his party Tuesday afternoon.
Little given to outside entertain
ment. the president found it im
possible to resist the lure of the
circus. An invitation was extend
ed him Monday to visit the com
bined Ringilng Brother* and
Barnurr and Bailey shows now
pitched here, with enough
elephants to provide caEtooniets
models from the Great Lakes to
the gv'f.
Tak/ng in the tdg lop exhibit
will be about the only respite Mr.
Coolidge can expect this week
from such vexations as what to
do about the bonus bill, the immi
gration bill and the tax bill.
LONDON AMAZED
BY FRENCH VOTE
All Political Forecasts Upset
—To Cancel Visit of
Premier Poincare
BY ROBERT J. PREW,
Universal Service Correspondent.
London, May 12.—The labor minis
try is amazed by the result of the
French elections. The outcome of
Sunday’s voting in France was total
ly af variance with the forecasts of
the most experienced advisers.
The first result will he the cancel
lation of the visit of Premier Poin
care to Chequers court, which had
been arranged for May 20, as Toln
l care now lacks the hacking of the
French electors.
In ministerial circles the opinion Is
that the new liberal government in
France will accept the Dawes report
without haggling over the Introduc
tion of new sanctions, as the parties
of the left are anxious to work with
Britain and America.
Watch Millerand.
They are also more likely to co
operate with the league of Nations,
and they are certainly favorable to a
less spectacular military policy In the
Ruhr and posslhly may hasten evacu
ation.
Greatest Interest is taken In Pres
ident Mlllerand’s position, as he Is
the creator of the national bloc. His
possible resignation Is being discuss
ed. It is believed here that the new
French government will follow the
British example and Institute negoti
ations with soviet Russia.
Former Premier Lloyd George. In
a speech Monday, declared that the
'liberal victory In France Is of the
greatest significance, because It will
be conducive to the great need of
pacification of the world.”
WOODBURY COUNTY
DECISIONS FILED IN
THE SUPREME COURT
Decisions on three motions from
Woodbury county were filed in the
state supreme court Monday.
In the case of Mildred Ehlerman
vs. The Bankers Life company, the
motion to advance the date of sub
mission of the case was overruled.
The submission that had been
taken in tho case of the state of
Iowa ngalnet Sam Mirkin was set
aside and the case was continued.
A motion by attorneys for S. A.
Blkakis and O. D. Petit that the
judgment of the Woodbury court in
the case of their clients against E.
W. Exley he affirmed, was sustained
and the decision handed down by
that court February 17, 1923, was
sustained.
The appeal was dismissed.
Royal H. Weller, Demo,
Will Win His Seat
His Victory Insures New
York in Democratic
Column
• r
Universal Service.
Washington, May 12.—Represen
tative Royal H. Weller, democrat,
of the Twenty-first New York dis
trict, will win his seat against the
contest brought by former Ropre
setiative Martin O. Ansorge. repub
lican, whom he defeated at the elec
tion.
This was made certain when
House elections committee No. I.
after completing a count of S20 dis
puted ballots lit the case, voted
unanimously to recommend that
Weller be given the seat.
The result of tile contest Is of
great significance in view of the
possibility of the presidential elec
tion this fall lteiug thrown into the
House If Senator La Fallette should
head a third party ticket. A ma
jority vote for one of the three
highest candidates In the election
in necessary for the House to elect
a president. Mach state delegation
votes as a unit, controlled by a ma
jority of tire members front that
state.
Weller's victory Insures New
York in the democratic column.
fWOAH BRKTS tJHOW RKAtUl.t
Sugar beets glow readily on the very
lightest of soils.
Pittsburgh Car Men
Vote to Resume Jobs
Pittsburg, May 12. d. N. H.)JBy a
vote of 1.073 to 920, the striking em
ployes of the Pittsburg Railway*
company, thl* afterni«<>n voted to re
turn to their posts immediately. The
company announcer! that the men will
be placed on the car* at once and op
erations w ill start as soon as possible.
The men accepted a two-year con
tract with the same wags* and work
ing conditions.
ENOUGH VOTES
ARE PLEDGED TO
OVERRIDE VETO
Conference Report Turned
Over to House—Quick
Action Expected
Universal Service
Washington, May 12.—Passage or
the immigration bill with the clause
making Japanese exclusion effective
July 1 of this year was assured lit
both Senate and House Monday.
If President Coolldge decides to veto
it in order to satisfy the desire of
Secretary of State Hughes to have
exclusion held up until he can negoti
ate a treaty on the subject, both,
houses have enough votes pledged to
pass it over the veto.
The conference report, which
struck out the president's proposal
for postponement until July 1, 1925,,
and restored the original House pro
vision fixing the date at July 1, 1924,,
was given to the House Monday bjr
Representative Johnson, chairman of
the House conferees. At his request,,
following a conference with republi
can leaders, action on that report
was postponed until Thursday.
Expect Prompt Action
Friends of the bill expect it to be
approved promptly when called up
in the House, and Senate action, it
is jyedicted, will be equally a*
prompt. The Senate is declajjed to be
stronger for exclusion effective Juljr
1, than the House.
rccpreseiiiuwve sauain, uemocrai or
Illinois, one of the conferees, an
nouced he would again move to send
the bill back to conference, but not
on tile Japanese section. He want®
the following changes made and wilF
propose that the conferees be in
structed to that effect.
1— Reed national origin amendment,
under wli !%h the annual immigration,
would be reduced ultimately to 160,
000.
2— Seamen’s section changed.
3— Parents over 66 and husbands of
American citizens restored to the
nonquota class.
4— Wives and children of resident®
of the United States who served in
the American forces during the World,
war to be admitted outside quotas.
Seamen Around
Sabath said representatives of the
seamen's union had taken up the
seamen’s provision with him. They
were “up in arms over it,’’ he de -
clared. charging it would nullify an
important part of the LaFollette
seamen’s act and make American
seamen virtual slaves on their ships.
Sabath’s motion to recommit prob
ably will receive sufficient support
to put the House on record, but It 1®
not believed it can carry.
If the House adopts the conference
report Thursday. It probably will bo
considered in th Senate Friday.
Adoption there is regarded as cor*
tain.
MOTHER AND 4
CHILDREN BURN
Bismarck, N. D., May 12.—Mrs.
Leonard Davenport and four smalF
children were burped to death In
thoir country homo about 45 mile*
northeast of here according to t»
dispatch received by the Bismarck.
Tribune here today.
One child was saved from the.
flames by the father, but was ser
iously burned.
Women, You Can’t Get
Ahead of the Men; Yes?
Male Sex Wear Bandanas
And Weaker Sex Mon
ocles—What Next?
Universal Service
Berlin. May 12.—The regular, many
colored kerchelf which has been so
popular with women of fashion, ha*
this year been appropriated by the
men in Gemainy. Not only the “Sheik”’
variety but the "manly men” are
flaunting It boldly to set off their
new light colored spring suits.
They are wrapped around the neck
with one corner falling roguishly
down the back. The brighter the ban
danas the more popular they seen*,
to be.
On the other hand, women are
adopting the monocle In combination
with short and mannish cut of dress.
In resentment at this attempt of
women to appropriate manly- pre
rogatives. the men are again culti
vating short brush moustaches—just
a spot of color on the upper lip right
under the nose.
A further innovation is ihe fact that
the dinner Jacket is no longer con
sidered up to date. To he really dreaa
*4 one must wear a full dress suit.
WIN CLA1M8 FIGHT
Washington, May 12.—Tlie Skinner
and Eddy Corporation, of Seattle
won In the supreme court today In.
its effort to have dismissed pro
ceedings It instituted against th»
government in the court of claims.
Woman Held for Murder
Retracts Confession
Iam Angeles, May 18.—(I. N. S.)—
Mrs. Margaret Willla, accused of the.
murder of Or. Benjamin Baldwin,
Monday retracted her confession of
Maying when, according to her at
torney. H. H. Hahne, she declared to
him and her Mater, Mrs Vlrglmo
Nelson of Coronado. ‘‘I did not kill
Baldwin. I said 1 did because (
wanted to protect nty son. I km
persuaded to say I killed Mr. Bald
win by someone else—the man who
actually killed him.”