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The Omaha Morning Bee VOL 62 NO. 8. f rtw4 m tm4-eim "" M M. last. l I mm f, 0. tlMf Al at Man k Mfe OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1022. l Mall II Mrtl HI tM NMH. Wl . II.M. ' KM . TWO CENTS hum t m tl ruii m t4, win as. No Arrests Yet Made in Massacre State and Federal Agents In vestigate Mine Killings as County Authorities Inactive. Sheriff Took No Action Herrin, 111., June .'(.-(By A. P.) Invcstigators seeking to hx the re sponsibility (or the rioting which cost at least 21 live at the Lester trip mine hi re l.ist week learned to day from Sheriff Mclvin Thaxtoii that neither he nor hi deputies took any steps to prevent the massacre. Williamson county huricd the dead in her latest mine war yesterday, con ducted an inquest to determine the cause of their death, and today faced (he responsibility of bringing the uilty to justice. With not a single arrest made since the massacre of last Thursday, when at least 19 men were killed after strike sympathizers stormed the Les ter mine, and with county officials making: no visible effort to place the blame, the investigating is being done by state and federal agents. Representatives of the Department of Justice, Department of Labor, state's attorney general office and the adjutant general are quietly dipping into the cloak of secrecy which so far has surrounded the identity of 5,000 men who marched from Herrin in broad daylight, took more than 50 unarmea men prisoners, marcnea them back down the road into a wood, and there killed 19 and wound- cd nearly as many more. Follow All Clues. The state and federal investigators worked far into the night following clues which have reached them. At i low standing gram, unrooted dui m 1 o'clock this morning they visited i '"gs and tore down telephone, tcle- the Herrin hospital to question Al- len I. Findlay, 6304 South Halsted street. Chicago, timekeeper for the detective agency which supplied the 26 mine guards. Findlay was in the front rank when the mob marched its victims into the death woods and fell at the first volley, with 46 shotgun pellets in his side. As he lay on the ground a miner with a revolver fired a shot point blank through his foot. Findlay told the investigators and Col. Samuel N. Hunter, Illinois na tional guard, that he could recognize the leader of the execution squad and gave a partial description of an elderly gray haired man who took Superintendent McDowell from the ranks before the wood was reached nrl killed him. Snipers' Attack. Findlay testified at the coroner's inquest that McDowell shot at two men on Wednesday, during the first attack on the mine, and that he saw one crumple up and the other throw up his arms and fall. The coroner's jury decided from his description that one of the two was a miner named Henderson and so found Mc Dowell responsible for his death. . The timekeeper told the investi gators that snipers attacked the mine about noon on Wednesday and kept up a more or less continuous fire until about 3 o'clock, when McDow ell, seeing the two men on a hillside a quarter of a mile away, shot them with a high-powered rifle. No Threats. Carbondale, 111., June 26. (By A. P.) Sheriff Gibson of Jackson county today announced he had ad vised coal operators' associations in Illinois that he had not been ad vised of any threatened outbreaks in this county. His telegram was in reply to one from the operators saying they had learned the lives of their employes, protecting the idle mines, had been threatened. Ruling on Ship Bars Requested by Mellon Washington, June 26. Secretary Mellon has formally requested At torney General Daugherty for infor mation as to the legality of selling liquor on shiDDme vessels outside three-mile limit. It has been officially held treasury regulations do not prohibit such sales, but the ruling when made will definitely determine the question. Request for the ruling, it was said, was made at the urging of Prohibi tion Commissioner Haynes and an early reply from Mr. Daugherty was sought to settle finally the contro versy precipitated by Adolphus Busch III, in connection with .the shipping board's practice of operat ing bars at sea. Only a decision of a court could overturn any position the attorney general might take. r Judge Humphrey Quits Race for Representative Lincoln, June 26. Judge A. R. Humphrey of Broken Bow, candi date for the republican nomination for congressman from the Sixth con gressional district, today filed a with drawal notice with Secretary of State Amsberry. It was hinted at the state house today that Judge Humphrey's sup port would go to Judge Bruno O. Hostetler of Kearney. It is the opinion of a number of state house officials here- that Judge Humphrey might fill Judge Hostetler's place on the district court bench in the event that the latter is nominated on the republican ticket ritain Favors Admitting Germany to League London, June 26. Asked bv Lord Robert Cecil in the house of com- I mons whether he could state the gov- J emment's attitude towards the ad-; mission of Germany to membership ' in the league of nations. Prime Min ister Lloyd George replied that Great Britain would be willing to support proposal fox Germany's admission. Ifebratka War Bride Married by Cable Held by Government New York, June 26. A marriage knot tied by cable may be all right in Nebraska, but the federal govern- men doe.ri t believe in that kind, .Malcmoirlle Hahn of liahltbach AUare, learned when she arrived here on the Cunard liner Saxonia today. She produced a marriage certificate signed by County Jude Wilbur Jv, llryan of Cedar county, Nebraska, showing that she was the wife ot Lester M. Mabeus, once ot the A. fc K. now of St. Helena, Neb., and asked that she be permitted to cuter America as Mrs. Mabeus. She was informed she would have to have a regular marriage and the authorities will watch over her until it is performed. Mabeus met Mile, Harm while he was serving with the American forces in Alsace. He was suddenly sent back to the United States. A short time ago Judge Bryan sent this cable to the mademoiselle: "Do you take Lester Mabeus to be your lawfully wedded husband?" The answer. "I do," came by mail and Judge llryan forwarded the cer tificate to Alsace. Terrific Hail and Wind Storm Hits Holdrege Grain Destroyed, Buildings Damaged and Wire Lines Blown Down Woman Imprisoned in House. Holdreee. Neb.. Tune 26. (Soe- ; ,:,a,) a terrific ram and hail storm, i accomnanied bv wind of cyclonic i proportions, caused heavy damage to property ana crops in mis vicinity Sunday evening. The storm, said to have been tne most violent experienced here, laid graph and electric light poles ana wires, coming up irom tne norm, the wind and hail cut a swath about five miles wide and seemed to be made up of a thousand small twisters, accompanied by a downpour of rain. In the north part of the city, G. I. Titus' garage was lifted from its foundation, carried 20 feet and smashed. The automobiles inside were undamaged. The home of Joe Johnson and the Engstrom green house were badly damaged. Chimneys Blown Down. Chimneys on the residences of D. J. Fink, John Hult and Robert Perry were blown over, wrecking the roofs and allowing rain and hail to damage the interiors. "Grandma" Gustafson, nearly 70, was alone in her-home on East ave nue. The house was turned nearly one-quarter around on its foundation and all of the doors jammed. Neigh bors rescued her through a window after the storm. Another freak of the storm oc curred three blocks west. The gar age of J. Lindall was picked up by the wind, carried over another small building and set down on top of the Beirman garage. Both of the- build ings then crashed through the roof of a neighbor's barn. Cellars Flooded. The heavy fall of hail blocked the storm sewers in the lower parts of the city and nearly 100 cellars were reported flooded with water to a deoth of from one to 12 feet. At the farm of Robert Cain, south of Holdrege, a barn was demolished and two windmills blown down. Window lights and roofs all over the city were damaged by hail stones. Cherry trees, loaded before the storm, were stripped of every cherry and thousands of young chickens were killed. Tourists camping in the city park were compelled to seek higher ground to avoid the water. It is estimated that 3.15 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. Mexicans Hold Four Americans and Plane San Diego, Cal., June 26. Four Americans and the airplane in which they were traveling were seized by Mexicans in Tecate, Lower Cali fornia, following a forced landing on the outskirts of that town. The plane was observed. by cus toms officers on the American side of the line to land near the town of Tecate, which is about 40 miles east from Tijuana. Officials at the San Diego customs office stated that the airplane was a commercial machine. All information regarding the names of the men and their mission was refused. Become a Property Owner Help build your com munity. Make the first step to day by reading ALL the advertisements in the "Real Estate" col umns of The Omaha Bee then read them every day until you find exactly what you have been looking for. You would be surpris ed to know how, many people have gotten homes in this way who, otherwise, would still be paying rent. One Killed&'tor of 50 i W s Visitor R5V of Auto Bus Heavy Rains Cause Accident on Grand Island-Lincoln Route Driver of Car Missing. Four Children Injured Wilbur Wood, 40, University 1'l.ice, was killed ami other lucnwm in- ju'ed when a moior'hu on the way Irom Oram! Island to Lincoln unit over a 15 -foot embankment six mile from Lincoln at II Sunday night. The accident occurred after a heavy rain which made roads in all sections of the state almost impassable. Others on the bus, Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Davis and four children of llave- ock, Esther and Ethel Jirittell of Gresham, and Kenneth I sou of Uni versity Place, were injured in the crash. They were released from the wrerkage by parsing motorists aim taken to Lincoln. The driver of the bus, C. B. Brount, had not been lo cated early Monday morning. All bus lines ot the state were ordered to take out state liability insurance two months ago by the Mate railway commission. It is not known whether this bus was regis tered with the state. Autos Abandoned. Fifteen automobiles were aban doned at one place in the mire be tween Omaha and Lincoln late Sun day. Roads in all directions from Omaha were nearly impassable, ac cording to reports, and many cars were left in ditches were they had skidded and could not get out under their own power. The rain which started falling in Omaha late Sunday afternoon cov ered ' practically the entire state, breaking a drouth that has threaten ed to ruin potatoes, corn and late small gram crops, u he showers were accompanied by a sudden drop in temperature that brought the mercury from 81 to 12 Sunday to 64 seven hours later. The precipitation in Omaha to taled approximately half an inch. Small hail fell with the first showers, but no damages resulted, according to reports. Hail in Places. Hail was reported in widely scat tered areas throughout the state, in some places doing small damages to crops. After an extended period of hot weather, in which the thermometer hung in the nineties, corn and pota toes as well as ffe winter wheat were suffering from drouth before the rain fell. Farmers throughout the state regarded the shower as a veritable savior of their crops. As far north as Rosebud, S. D., rain started falling in the morning, reaching a two-inch fall Sunday night. Beneficial rains were also re ported at Laurel, Wausa, Randolph and as far West as Chadron. A .55-inch precipitation fell in the vicinity of Sioux City. Three fourths of an inch fell at Columbus. This rain followed a small shower last Friday. A long drouth in the vicinity of Beatrice was broken by an inch rain Sunday which was beneficial to corn and pastures. A two-inch rain which began fall ing Sunday morning and continued through most of the day assures the carrying of corn crops through the usual dry July period at O'Ncil. Small hail in 30-minute shower fell at Fremont late Sunday atter noon. The damages from the storm were practically negligible according to telegraph and telephone companies here. Bonds to Be Required. Lincoln, June 26. (Special.) The Nebraska railway commission is en deavoring to get names of all auto bus owners in the state with a view of forcing them to appear before the commission and show cause why they should not put up a bond suf ficient in size to guarantee at least $5,000 liability on every passenger carried. The commission holds it ha? power under existing laws to force such ac tion from owners of bus lines be tween towns in Nebraska. In a re cent case brought against Frank Henry of Omaha, who operated a bus from Omaha to Ralston, the commission held it had such jurisdic tion, and after the finding, which also included rates and schedules to be maintained by Henry, he quit business. For three weeks the commission has been sending letters to commer cial organizations throughout the state asking for names of bus own err, The accident seven miles west of here last night, in which W. S. Wood of lTniversity. Tlace was kill ed, and eight passengers injured when the Lincoln-Grand Island bus ran off a 15-foot embankment, has caused the commission to redouble its efforts to force bus owners to insure their passengers. The bus is owned by the Lehman Bus company of York. Whether the company had liability insurance for passengers is not known. Injuries of tha other eight pas sengers have not proved serious. Greeters of America in Session at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, June 26. The greeters of America held the opening session of their 12th annual convention here with delegates from all parts of the LTnited States and Canada registered. City officials welcomed the visitors to Pittsburgh. President Louis Lucas of Seattle, Wash., is presiding. Prince Fushimi Has Cancer, Physicians Announce Tokio. June 26. fBy A. P.) Baron Makino, minister of the im perial household, announced that I physicians attending Prince Fushimi, who is ill at Hayama. believed their .patient was sujfering from pancex, Cornelius Cole, 100 Years Lawmakers Was Personal Friend of Lincoln and Accompanied Him to Make Gettysburg Address. . oiimiia Hr Wir. (newspaper men there Mat nothing; Washington, June 27. Ex-Senator to the widely prevalent belief that Cornelius Cole, 100 year old, of Cat- j the senate had deteriorated as a re. ifornia, who was rounding out a long 1 suit of the direct primary. In fart, career of public service when "Uclc ' he saw no change worthy of note Joe" Cannon was in his legislative , in the seiuie except that it u con- swaddling clonics, ptia a visit to tne scute today and discussed the live issues of the day in a very youth ful and lusty manner. Dressed in an up-to-date tropical suit and wearing a panama hat, ele gant enough to arouse the envy of; J. Hani Lewis, the ancient statesman stepped spryly into the seiate and took a seat in the rear of the cham ber to listen to the debate for a while. It was his first visit in 25 years. None of the "young fellows" present were old enough to remem ber Mr. Cole, but some of them had heard of him and he was soon surrounded by a congratulating throng of senators. Was "Forty-Niner." Mr. Cole was a "forty-incr." He was born in Lodi, N. Y., September 17, 1822, but went to California in the gold rush. After working a year mining gold he entered politics. He was first elected to congress in 1863. He was a close personal friend of Lincoln and went with Lincoln to Gettysburg when the great emanci pator delivered his famous address. He was elected to the senate and served from 1867 to 187J. During that time he participated in the im peachment trial of President Johnson and took an active part in ma.ny other stirring scenes of the reconstruction days. After shaking hands for a while and listening to the tariff debate he went to the press gallery where he told Fremont Deputy Thwarts Attempt to Escape Jail Combination Lock Partly Sawed Away Towel Used to Conceal Operation Alleged Robber Blamed. Fremont, Neb., June 26. (Special Telegram.) Another attempt to break out of the Dodge county jail was frustrated here early trday when jail deputies discovered the combina tion lock on the "bull pen" had been partly sawed away. Deputy Sheriff Leslie Hssson, who discovered the attempt, found the lock covered by a towel apparently hung up to dry. He places the blame on jlliam Collins, recently returned from Keo kuk, la., on a charge of robbery. Collins is charged with having hurled a brick through the plate glass window of a jewelry store here some time ago and making away with the contents. The lock is part of the big steel door which gives the prisoners ac cess to the roof of the jail. Jail at taches found several pieces of a saw and a large knife in Collins' cell. Two prisoners, Earnest Lundberg and William Millard, the former still at large, made their escape from the Dodge county jail some months ago in the same manner. After taking the lock to pieces they crawled through a ventilator lo the floor below and made their escape. Millard was later recaptured when he tried to visit his wife. Ceremony Is Simple at Rockefeller Funeral Tarrytown, N. Y., June 26. With simple ceremony, the body of Wil liam Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller, and one of Amer ica's wealthiest men, was laid away in a receiving vault in Sleepy Hol low cemetery, to remain there until the completion of the handsome mausoleum, planned by Mr. Rocke feller before his death. The only service was the reading of the Episcopal ritual. There was no music and euolgy in deference to Mr. Rockefeller's oft-repeated wish. The service was held at Rockwood Hall, the Rockefeller home at North Tarrytown, with only members of the family and a few friends pres ent. Rev. Charles Baldwin of St. Marys Episcopal church, Scar borough, officiated. Among the relatives present were John D. Rockefeller and Mr. Rocke feller's four children, Mrs. Hartley Dodge," Percy Rockefeller, William G. Rockefeller and Mrs. McAlpin. Seven old family employes attended, as did several Standard Oil em ployes with whom Mr. Rockefeller had been on intimate terms. These included Thomas D. Lacca, boot black in the Rockefeller building at 26 Broadway, who had polished Mr. Rockefeller's shoes for nearly 40 years. Nebraska Educators Reach Washington on Auto Tour Washington, June 26. (Special Telegram.) Representative Mc- j persistence in the effort to scale the Laughhn has been foregathering peak would result only in useless with some old-time Nebraska friends ! tragedy, here. A group of school superin- j ndlltr,?tcentv?rriVTlinWasw1"!Gram Futures Trading Act ton by automobile. They are Wil- I xrr-ii n m liam Mortens of Fairbury. L. R. Will Lome to Vote Today Gregory, Tecumseh, and J. L. Stod- i Washington, June 26. The house dard, Beatrice. The party left Ne- adjourned today without completing braska last Monday and arrived here consideration of the Capper-Tincher Monday, indicating that school super- ' grain exchange bill which would sup intendents can make speed on the plement the future trading act to meet road. The party will go up to Maine j the recent decision of the supreme and later will spend some time at court. After devoting more than six Columbia university summer school, hours to its discussion, the house and still later will attend the meeting leaders decided to permit it to go of the National Educational associ- over until tomorrow when thev nr. latioa of Boston. 1 Years A at U. S. Capitol Old, Spryly Mingles With , ndcrahly larger. Asked to tell the secret of "how to live to be a hundred," Mr. Cole said it would be impossible to prescribe general rules. ror my part, he said, "I have always tried to avoid extremes and excesses. Is Not Prohobitionist. Mr. Cole does not think much of prohibition. "There are too many bootlegger today," he said. "Would you have voted for pro hibition if the question had come before the senate in your day?" he was asked. He dodged a direct answer and said "If the prohibition amendment had been placed before the framers of the American constitution in 1787 it most certainly would have been voted down. He admitted he couldn't attribute his longevity to total abstinence from liquor and tobacco. "I suppose I've consumed my share of both in my time," he said. "Was there much liquor around the capitol when you were here?" "Never too much," he answered with a chuckle. Mr. Cole, accompanied by Sena tor Shotridge of California, visited the White House and chatted with President Harding. It was the first time he had met the president. He retired from public life long before Mr. Harding came into prominence. Shotwell Starts Investigation in Fred Brown Case County Attorney Declines to State Whether Siefken Mur der Complaint to Be Filed. County Attorney A. V. Shotwell declared yesterday morning he has sufficient evidence against Fred Brown in connection with the Charles and Robert Siefken murders to start a personal investigation. Detectives Frank Aughe and Fred Franks started out yesterday morn ing to work on the case for the coun ty attorney's office, exclusively until turther orders. "I had quite a talk with Brown in Lincoln," said Shotwell, "but at this time I do not care to state whether I will file a complaint against him for the iiiefken slayings. "Brown will be brought to Omaha right after theFourth of July and held in the county jail. He will be placed with 15 or 20 other prisoners in the "showup" room of the jail so witnesses m the Siefken case may see if they can pick the murder sus pect Irom the group. He will be given the same fair and square treat ment every criminal is given by this omce. "Brown retold to me the story of the Benson chaining, repeating the Jenkins and McManaman girls went to his' shack voluntarily and he chained them when they threatened to reveal his jewel thefts." Voigt Continues Filibuster in House Washington. Tune 26. After lav- ing in cold storage all day the Voigt filibuster broke out again in the house tonight, abruptly halted pro ceedings ana torcea adjournment until tomorrow. The Wisconsin republican, han dling the filibuster without help, de manded a roll call at the opening, which showed 284 members present, or 33 more than the largest number voting Saturday. Thereafter he held back permitting the grain futures bill, the only measure up during the day, to jog along. But when it went from the committee to the house proper with 14 amendments, Mr. Voigt demanded a separate vote on each. The bells brought 263 members scurryirg to the chamber to vote on the first of the 14. Then, quite un expectedly, Mr. Voigt withdrew his demand and the house cheered. A moment later, however, just as the bill was up for passage, the Wis consin representative called for the reading of the engrossed copy of the 16 pages. It hadn't been engrossed and the house quit. Climbers Give Up Attempt to Scale Mount Everest London, June 26. (By A. P.) Mount Everest has again baffled the best efforts of man. The Calcutta correspondent of the Daily Telegraph confirms previous reports that Brig. Gen. C. G. Bruce, head of the present expedition, has been forced to the conclusion that diet its passage, Mrs. Small Dies After Mate Freed Suffers Fatal Stroke of Apo plexy During Celebration of Illinois Governor's Acquittal. Politics Is Blamed Chicaito. June 2o. The charges made against Governor Small and of which he was acquitted Saturday led to Mrs. Small's death, Samuel A. Hudson, corooration counsel of Chi cago, declared today when informed of the Bovcrnor's wife. Mr. Ettcl- ion, who, with Mayor Thompson of Chicago, had been a close friend and political supporter of the governor, declared that politics was behind the prosecution of the governor and that politics therefore was responsible for Mrs. Small's death. Kankakee, III., June 26. (By A. P.) Mrs. Len Small, wife of Governor Small of Illinois, died this morning. Mrs. Small-was stricken with apo plexy Saturday night during the ex citement incident to the celebration by friends and fellow townsmen of the governor's acquittal that after noon at .Waukegan, III. With her at the time of her death were the gov ernor and their three children, Leslie and Bud Small and Mrs. A. E. Ing lesh, all of Kankakee. Heavy Strain. The long trial of nine weeks at Waukegan where the governor was charged with conspiracy to defraud the state of interest on public funds during his term as state treasurer sev eral years ago, had been a heavy strain, both on the governor and his wife. Mrs. Small, however, had borne up under the strain exceedingly well, it appeared, until she was stricken and sank into the governor's arms as the noise of the celebrators filled the neighborhood about their home at the joyous home coming Saturday. Physicians who attended Mrs. Small offered no hope for her recovery and throughout Sunday and last night she lay in a coma as the governor and their sons and daughter watched by the bedside. The governor refused to leave her. Married in 1883. Mrs. Small was born December 17, 1861, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore of Kankakee county, and had lived virtually her entire life in this county. Mrs. Small and the governor were married November 21, 1883. Besides the governor and the two sons and their daughter, Mrs. Small is survived by her mother, Mrs. Moore, a sister, Mrs. George Vaughn, sr., both of Kankakee, and two brothers, Bert Moore of Walnut Creek, Cal., and Claude Moore of Pompeys Pillar, Mont. Governor Small is publisher of the Kankakee Republican. When the governor was told the chances were all against his wife's recovery, he burst into tears. Falls in Husband's Arms. "Thank God she lived to see me vindicated," he said. "Yesterday was one of the happiest days in her life." When they arrived Saturday, the streets were jammed and bands were playing. Mrs. Small stood in the door with the governor, shaking hands with friends and waving to the shouters in the streets. Then she became limp and hung heavily on his arm. "Take me in, Len," she said. "I am a little tired. I am afraid I'm going to be ill." She swayed and collapsed in his arms and did not speak again. Drake Storehouse Bums With $100,000 Loss The Brandon Supply Co., Fourth and Pierce streets, operated by the Drake Realty and Construction com pany, suffered a $100,000 loss by fire last night when, the top floor of its six-story building burned from spontaneous combustion. The floor was stored with large quantities of mixed paint and linseed oil, the burning of which sent huge billows of black smoke over the east ern part of the city. The fire was first noticed about 7. Three alarms were se.nt in. Choice lumber on the lower floors, used for apartment finishing, was wa ter-soaked and will be almost a to tal loss. , Continuance of U. S. Troops in Haiti Urged Washington, June 26. Indefinite continuance of American military oc cupation, of Haiti, but with a reduc tion of the marine force, was recom mended in a unanimous report pre sented by the special senate com mittee which for months has been investigating American occupation in Haiti and San Domingo. Father Flanagan's Boys to Have Outing at Valley Father Flanagan's boys, 135 in number, will be given an outing next Wednesday at Valley by the com mercial club. A barbecue lunch, games, music, swimming and water-polo contests have been arranged. Automobiles belonging to people of Valley will carry the boys from Overlook farm to the grounds. March of West Virginia Strikers Halted by Chief Fairmont, W. Va., June 28. A march of striking miners and their sympathizers from Monongah, a min ing village near here, to Fairmont was prevented by C. F. Frank Keen- ey, district president of the United inline .Workers of Awstica, j Airplane Collides With Automobile onL.A. Boulevard Los Angeles, Cal., June 26. Collision between an airplane and an automobile was reported to city and county officials today. Ed mund C. kossub, who drovs the motor car, told tht authorities that the plan damaged the car slightly and caused his mother and sister and a cousin riding with him to suffer from shock. H added that tht aviator stopped, but declined to give his name and address or to explain why ht wis flying so low over a boulevard. Th aviator then flew away. Lad, 12, Drowns in Effort to Save Little Brother Sons of Fremont Family Are .Victims of Sandpit Lakes Father Collapses. Fremont, Neb., June 26. (Special Telegram.) The Murphy sandpit lake, west of Fremont, took its an nual toll of life at 4 this afternoon when Harold Howard, 12, attempted to save the life of his brother, John, 9. Both were lost. The boys, sans of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howard, Fremont, went with another lad to the sandpit lakes with out the knowledge of their parents. According to the meager informa tion that can be secured Jrom the bereaved playmate, the only eye witness of the double tragedy, the boys had been playing about the edge of the water, when the yotyig est Howard lad toppled into the l?ke. An immediate drop of 18 feet right off shore caused the helpless lad to sink beneath the surface. Honine to rescue his brother, al though unable to swim, Harold wad ed into the water and he too plunged out of sight. The companion, Jack Lcurs, 12, stated that he waded into the water up to his shoulders in the attempt to help his playmate, but was forced to abandem the attempt. He ra,n to the nearest farmhouse, about a mile distant, where he called for help and word was sent to Sher iff Condit. A plumotor and divers immediate ly rushed to the scene. Both bodies were recovered about two hours later. The father was summoned to the scene of the drownings, but was overcome with the tragedy and had to be cared for by physicians. He is employed at the Northwestern station. The mother is prostrated with grief. Disabled Veterans Holding Convention San Francisco, June 26. A spare and shattered battalion broken on the wheel of war and counting in its numbers the blind, the halt and the lame, arose in inspiring salutation to the national banner to day when the second annual con vention of the Disabled American Veterans of the World war was called to order. "A rendezvous of faith" was the phrase by which this initial session was referred to by the speakers. The whole convention, they said, is a plea for the country not to forget, as the broken veteran intends to cling to his faith in the things for which he fought. Today was given over to merry making for the most part, the vet erans dispersing on picnics and auto mobile rides after having been ad dressed by Governor Stephens. Tomorrow's parade units will be made up of natty bluejacket and marine units from the Pacific fleet, now in the harbor, police and troops. There will be some in the pagent to morrow, who will not be able to march, although they struck out to ward the east, with a right good will back in '17 and '18. Conveyances will be provided for them and they will be given a cheer that will bring back the victorious flush of the war days to them again. Banker's Wife Burned as Gasoline Explodes Grand Island, Neb.. June 26. Mrs. Charles Redman of Doniphan, Neb., wife of a banker, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Bertha Zeibert. were seriously burned when gasoline they were using to clean a stove exploded. The women had thought the flames in the burner completely extinguished, though apparently it was not. Thousands of Acres of Texas Cotton Land Flooded Brownsville, Tex., June 26. The ciTy of Mercedes, 50 miles west of Brownsville, and thousands of acres of cotton and cornland in the Mer cedes district, were covered by about two feet of water early today with the crest of the Rio Grande flood still lingering between Weslaco and Mercedes, according to the latest re ports here. , The newly-flooded floodland is partly in Hidalgo. Cameron and W'illacy counties. The latest inun dation was caused by the overflow ing yerterday of a levee protecting Mercedes from the south. The Weather Fosecast. Tuesday fair and warmer. Hourly Tempemtarm. 6 a. m ftz'j 1 p. m...' tn a. m US j S p. m fl T a. m S3 8 p. m an S a. m SS 1 4 p. m SI 9 a. m 64 ! S p. m at 10 a. m M a p, m i 11 a. m 10 I 7 p. m an IS noon J4 8 p. m 79 Hlfhrat Monday. Cheyenns -.7SPuhlo Sfl Knvanport SORapId City 7 Denver SSMt Lake Cllv 14 Don Molnea tShertden ....10 Dodf City a.t..tiBloux city 10 leader u i, ..72ViltnUne t President to Protect Coal Users Government Operation of the Mines Will He Last Resort If Conferences Fail to Knd Strike of Miner. Lewis Opposes Truce By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. llmuli lira lnard Wlrr. Washington, June 2(. That l'rei dent Harding is determined to take aKresive action to end the coal mine strike or bring about the resumption of full production of furl was dis closed tonight following a protracted conference between the executive and Secretary of Labor Davis and John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. Mr. Harding's immediate endeavor is being directed toward bringing the miners and the operators into con ference on a settlement of the wage dispute. He sounded Lewis on the acceptance of a compromise plan of negotiation, which the miners' leader did not accept but which the presi dent asked Secretary of Commerce Hoover to put up to the operators at once. The president indicated that if he fails to bring the operators and miners into conference within a rea sonable time he will feel compelled to adopt more drastic measures to protect the people from the danger of privation next winter resulting from a coal famine. May Furnish Guards. Ojie plan under consideration is to ask congress for legislation pro viding for compulsory arbitration of the differences between the operators and the miners. It is suggested that the arbitral tribunal might take the form of the railway labor board. Lewis said the mine workers would oppose and resist any such measure. As a last resort the administration is prepared to consider government operation of the mines, at least to the extent of opening the mines to all miners who desire to work and pro viding armed forces for their pro tection. Secretary Davis tonight said he is extremely optimistic of the president succeeding in his efforts to bring about a settlement through a volun tary conference of the miners and operators, but earlier in the day he had hinted at the more aggressive measures under consideration when he said that in the event of the fail-' ure of the present efforts there might be "a peculiar turn such as has never happened in any previous strike." ' Conferences Discussed. President Harding discussed with Mr. Lewis the possibilities of district or state conferences, to which the operators have agreed, but in which agreement the miner leaders main tain they are not sincere, because of the intense competition between districts. The latest word from the operators was a letter received by Secretary Davis this mowing. It said they would negotiate on the state or district basis, but on no other. Mr. Davis did not make pub lic the signature. Among the operators, it is ad mitted that a minority in the indus try is willing to enter a national or central competitive states conference, but it is generally insisted that the real desires of the mine owners are unknown because there is no central organization and that many feel they can enter no conference because of the injunction of the federal court at Indianapolis. Mr. Lewis said virtually all of the largest coal companies in the bitu minous fields operate mines in sev eral states and declared it is idle to "assume that they would make any agreement that would put their own operations at a disadvantage." Opposed to Truce. The labor leader was questioned on the acceptability of a truce while an attempt was being made to settle the controversy. He said a truce would be a temporary settlement and indicated that such a suggestion would be given no serious considera tion by the miners. He was asked about the real situation respeVing the coal stocks, and said: "The coal situation is already acute and will become increasingly so. After July 1, when the freight rate decrease becomes effective, tre mendous orders will be placed for coal and the supply will not be suf ficient. Unless the strike is settled in the immediate future the railroads will find themselves unable to trans port the tonnage necessary for the requirements of the country." I he loss of one-tourth the annual supply of anthracite, which Mr. Lewis said already has taken place. will mean that the Atlantic seaboard will be required to make heavy pur chases of bituminous coal. He added: The organized miners can stay out indefinitely. There is no lessen ing of their morale." Fargo Woman Is Held for Smuggling $100,000 Necklace Chicago, June 26. Mrs. Laura Kachclmacher of Fargo, N. D., is being held by federal authorities in connection with the smuggling into this country of a $100,000 pearl necklace, according to Charles Sal ter, special treasury agent, from Seattle, Wash. Treasury officials in every large city have been looking for this neck lace, which has been taken from city to city in an attempt to evade fed eral treasury agents, Mr. Salter said. Lease on Walnut Hill Postal Station Renewed Washington. June 26. (Special Telegram.) The postmaster general has acc?pted the proposal of W. T. Smith to lease present quarters for the Walnut Hill station of the Omaha postoffice for a term of 10 years and the proposal of E. G. West to lease present quarters for the postoffice at Gothenburg, Neb, fox & yea;,