Nebraska Newspapers

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The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. 62 NO. 101.
Nn4 u en "in mi, it, im. i
P. 8. b.Mf ai i l IV.
OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1922
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TWO CENTS
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Promises of
'Rainmaker'
Not Enough
Closing of Fntire Stall? House
Would Take Only Three
('ciiti From Tax Dollar,
Say HandalL
Voters Must Be Shown
n r. r. row km
Maff ( orreaaana'efil Tka Omsk Dm,
Hartley, Neb., Oct. 1 2. (Hpcclal
Ttl'giarn.l Nebrkn out her dis
play th rharacterlatlu usually given
Missouri!!. They want to be shown.
Anil It In up to "Rainmaker" Bryan
lo iow them In advance of tha elec
tion where ha wilt niHka III 20 per
cent reduction In stats taxes promised
t ilia I'olk meeting.
"Iion't let him foot you by tellln
: u l that abolishment of tha piesen'
managerial system and a return to
tiic Uianl ami commission form of
l".la government will cut tsxes
per cent," Charles If. Randall, repul
l,i:an candidate for governor, warned
again today. "Remember, If he close
the rnllra slate hon It would tak
tnly 3 cents from the tax dollar,"
Attorney Ocneral Claratic A. Davl
who hna Joined Mr. Randall, discussed
rational taxation and supported tha
poult Ion taken hy It. R, Howell, can
lilduto for I'nlted fitate senator, on
the foreign debt, tha tariff, reduction
of freight rate and democratic defla
lion.
In vile Qiirationa.
Today Mr. Randall Invited queationa
from farmer at hla meetings.
"What are you men moat Interested
IiiV" he asked at Mooreneld.
"Ruin, hut I guess Bryan clalma he
and Cod are the only peranna who
ran make It rain In Nebraska,"
farmer aattt.
MeetlnKa were held at Moorefleld
Mnywood, Htoclivlll and Hartley. At
Mooreneld H. B. Hawyec took charge
of the meeting-. At Maywood lUarry
Hall, L. t'. Ixiveall, K. M. Freeman,
A. I. Covllla, C'harlea Carpenter and
Fred L, Burk met the speaker. At
tha Curtl meeting lael Bight Fred
Hehrocder, candidal for county at
torney, Introduced the apeakera. De
spite the fact that the apeakera lout
themselves In the h Ilia around Turtle
and were an hour late, a good crowd
wax welting In the Commercial Club
hull.
Tae Higher Elsewhere.
"Remember, every tt govern
ment haa had the earns tlg appropria
tlonH to take care of Hi dependent!
and Institutions during the high price
period," Mr. Randall said. "In Wl
eonnln and Michigan, I understand,
tay.cn are much higher and In these
neighboring atatea they do not have
the same form of government as we
do here.
"Is there a tingle neighboring state
which ' responded as promptly to the
decrease in prices as Nebraska and
cut the state tax levy 33 1-8 per cent
In the middle of a blennlum? Not
one that I know anything about."
Before O. 8. Splllman, candidate for
attorney general, left for North Platte
to start an Independent schedule, he
received a telephone message from C.
A. Randall, candidate for railway
commissioner, that the latter would
meet him at Oothenburg and continue
on the trip with him.
Amsberry Quits
Race for Office
Snretary of State Withdraws
Filing Ly Petition Will
Support Republicans.
Lincoln. Oct. 13. (Special.) D. M.
Amsberry, secretary of state, has with
drawn aa a candidnte for re-election
by petition. No suit waa prepared
yesterday, Amlerry Issued a state
ment today In which he stated that
he talked with Chairman K. P. Perry
of the state republican central com
mittee and his on campaign manager
and had decided to withdraw.
Hi stated he had hoped the court
would relieve him of the emharra
n.ent of t,mslng on hie own filing.
Jn order no ground might be given
for criticism upon himself and In df
eienre to more than 8 .MO petitioners,
he tl-.-linet to be a ranJi'Ute, he aald.
H-cretary Amebtrry will continue lo
support the reiiuMlcan ticket In Its
intirely Including the nonunea f"t
eerretRry i f state, as has always keen
his i uum. he Muted.
"Afirermeiil F.npevletl to FU
Hard Coal Price at '.2
V ushlngtoti, Oct, t! An agreement
huh Is tipil result tn Using
ihe iiiailmiixi l'rte of anihtsi-ite
mliiej hv njepnitnt" operates at
rc t- mlnea bs tn
t.ed btn the feiM-evhaurt
s.'h.tl't. instructor
..!. .r.nUig the ft't t
ne'-V' "'. ai'Roun-4 hie I
l W l H. Alney, fcaUituin
the .mi., I . t fuel wnWf, S
h,i,i,. l .el,u;a as seeutitig li
t. ! ,i i, la I Ve cl
n,. .e .w tsl v ! Ww l
tii re rvitirg J -e etl 4
ti.irjt. tin?iig a
tr ' s tke eie f
. it Ik s't ewsmlnl tetfltvr
I.rrnun I'nit rftiljr IhmU
TuilMtt Iti Fifrirtfrs
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t i uta - ti.r.(r t
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mm,.sf Tfce watteratty M t
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-4 l ki t-an M lMBHk, ft4
New Yorker, Tired
and Low Grade, No w Making His Own
a it. i T..t. ti..! . .' - r,..
Fruit Venders Doing Rushing Ilusinesa in Grapes
While Gutters Are Sparkling Rivulets of Juice
The Riper They Are the Better They Sell.
N w York, nt J!. omor Khay
yam, the poet to disclaimed pro
fundity by declnrlng that he was
"never deep In snythlng suve wine,"
wadnd In shsllow pools compared to
pedestrians whose route of travel lay
along West street, that broad, clut
tered and smelly thoroughfare that
bound Manhattan's Hudson aliore
the home of fruit and commission
houses,
A trip through West street now if
a journey along a pufh that Is a
compromise between a vineyard and
a battlefield. Mountains of crates
and hoses piled in an endless pro
cession along the sidewalk, emit pun
g'int odors that bewilder the pilgrim
and cauae him to tread unduly aa lie
stretches about In gutters gutters
Hint arc sparkling rivulets of grnp
juice. In some pluces It's ankle deep
nnd little urchins ars running about
with empty pulls.
For New York at It Is mnklng
Its own, Hpent, physii.illy and flniin
daily, by patronizing the bolder
methods of getting a draught of h'gh-
Prohibition Is
Not Dead Issue,
Says W. J. Bryan
Former Nebraska Democrat
Admit Hitchcock "Made
Mistake" on Ksch-Cum-mins
Law Vote.
The Omuha Dally News published
the following Interview with W. J,
Uryan yesterday:
W, J. Bryan, passing through
Omaha today on his way to I'lntts
mouth, Nub., from Oakland, whore
he spoke Wednesday night, relturt
ed his contention that prohibition Is
a settled Issue In Nebraska.
"I have never snld tluit prohibl;
tlon Is a desd Issue," said Itryan.
"I regard It as a settled Issue In
this state, because candidates of
both parties have declared for pro
hibition." Bryan was to speak In Platts
mouth at 1 p. m. today and from
there continue south through Union,
Neb., and Auburn, speaking In
the latter place tonight. .
Hitchcock Vote "Mistake."
Mr. Bryan admitted that he be
lieved Senator Hitchcock's vote In
favor of the Esch-Cumm(ns railroad
law was "a mistake."
The commoner also said he re
membered saying two years ago
that Senator Hitchcock was "a
tool of Wall street."
He said he used that expression
bscause of Hitchcock's advocacy of
the nomination of Judson Harmon
of Ohio as the democratic candi
date for president and the sena
tor's attitude before that time on
certain economlo questions.
"However, two years ago tha
fight was between democrats," said
Bryan. "In referring to Hitchcock
I waa comparing him to other
democrats, not to republicans.
"This Is a campaign between dem
ocrats and republicans.' Senator
Hitchcock in the last two years has
opposed legislation enacted to aid
special Interests."
Mr. Bryan, without saying so,
left the Impression that any demo
crat, no matter what his record
might be. is better in his eyes than
any republican, Just so long as the
democrat Is not an out and out
wet."
njunction Issued
on Ship Liquor Ban
New Tork, Oct. 12. (Hy A. P.V-
Federal Judge Learned Hand today
granted a temporary restraining or
der prohibiting H. C. Stuart, si ting
collector of the port. Ralph A, In,
federal prohibition director for .w
York and John O. Appleby, met
tone prohibition nmcer rum putting
Into effect the federal order to seise
hips and liquor under the Iaugherty
prohibit Ion ordor.
The onler was granted on applica
tion of the International Mercantile
Marine corporation acting for the
Amerosn iJnes, Im-liidvd In that cor
pnratlon. It specifically aftcts the
steamers Finland nJ ft J'aul.
The order wll l In force, Judg
Hand atld until a hrtrlng scheduled
for iK-tober I?
Action!! Action!!
rttotographa alrtatly received
In the Omaha Bee' Action
I'htto Contest show that
amateur photographer of
la.t sevttoa hs esttlUrt
ideas an subject for action)
ehelvgraaha aroi tha recen
ar camera tevkaiae fr
. utin( their Uses let te
lares, tiitls I'ayleg Vet
Valt, le kittens leasing m
aa, 11 galloping a
are iSe rtrj?! at lhr (
tha ftajtaa fsr 4batitte4.
"X4 toatesl eseneJ la
day 4 rluaes JstrJr, tV.
Ier2. A first rrtta ( lit
's elf. re I. aeraal ft tit
i4 tkiN 1 la llik,
Ta Omth He i'. It
f e. a Ktiira a. tj Hl t '
M:ut.a, l' U IM h'
I V: ssital e kee Isksa la
:t r Nera of owtfc-
eststw a"er lr
fdMaet l(erlh,a wtit f
ea'l " ! leateet,"
1 0SM M,
of High Prices
priced, low iUllty stuff, U.e Man
l.nttnnlte who Imbibes is mining
townrd home and home brew.
Katltnutes of commission m n
hut It seems that lit least ii civ .
of mine mines, mostly from l'alv.0
tils, ars Ming unloaded here n'
day, and are finding ready customs
on West at rest, Tha softer, riper
and Juicier they are, the quicker and
larger the sale,
Uecatise the customers don't want
the Ann, hard appearing fruit, the re
tallers km-p the dripping, oozing
crimson bespattered boxes piled along
tha sidewalks with the juice running
down In torrents and forming pud
dlos. The rotallers like the business
because their produce can't spoil
ths nearer to nutural deterioration it
comes the better It is liked.
Oory hands of truckmen, who stand
iiboiit In whut aniiciir to he mur
derers' clothes, wave In the air as the
purchasers hnnxln and argue over
prices. Hoon a bargain la made and
Die cuHtomer most often a house
wife unwraps a iHfgn can und the
crushed fruit Is almost pourd III.
Howell Explains
How Democrats
Deflated Prices
Republican Candidate for U.
S. Senator Speak to Large
Crowd in South Platte
Coutttry.
Kails City, Neb., Oct. 12. Bpeeial
Telegram.) Speaking to large and
rnthuslnstli; crowds throughout the
d;,y, Ft. Ii. Howell, republican canill
date for United States senator, fixed
upon ths democratic party full re
sponslblllty for the drastic deflation
forced on the country and at ths
same time pledged that he would use
his best efforts towards again etsl
Hulling wholesome competition be'
tween the railroads of the country to
the end that lower rates would be
forthcoming. Today's itinerary In
cluded Murray, Union, Nebraska City,
Auburn, Suiem and falls City.
At Murray, the first stop, Walter
Anderson, republican candidate for
congress in this the First district,
was speaking on the Issues of the
campaign, whan tha Howell party ar
rived. Mr, Anderson spoke at each
of the stops made.
(ilives Morehead Record.
Mr. Howell related that In 1915
the Nebraska legislature passed a bill
which permitted the Omaha Water
board to submit to the voters of that
city the question of whether a city
owned light plant should lie built for
the purpose of giving to the people
cheaper electric lighting rut. And,
John H. Morehead, then governor and
now a candidate for congress In the
First congressional district, vetoed
that bill, said Mr. Howell. Morehead
thus refused to trust the people by
refusing to let them say what they
wanted by direct vote, It was stated.
Morehead's subserviency to special in
terests was given as illustrative of
what the people can expect from offl
cluls who do not believe In treating
the public fairly on all matters In
which they are vitally Interested.
At Union, among those to greet Mr.
Howell was Dr. H. S. Furay, F. H.
McCarthy, Miss Mary Becker and Miss
June Holllater. C. W. Clark, a bus!
neM man at Union and a democrat,
aald that although a democrat he Is
going to vote for Howell for the sen
ate this year. "And I know a good
many others who are going to do the
same thing," said Clark, "but I will
lot them speak for themselves."
Auburn Has Hand.
At Nebraska City, Howell was met
ty a committee from Auburn com
posed of J. W, Armstrong, Dr. B. F.
Ixirancc, Charles Hacker and Judge
Robert Armstrong, who accompanied
the speaker tn that city. The arrange
nients committee at Auburn had a
hand engaged for the meeting, which
was held In the opera house.
At Falls City tonight, Mr. Howell
gave special attention to the question
of drflatlon, discussing the subject on
i question and answer basis. Ths A
II I' of deflation, as tlie discussion haa
been United, clarified the subject ma
terlallv, so It s claimed by many,
and fixed reepoath-tity for deflation
squarely on the democrats.
Noted Criminal Lawyer
nf Iowa Killt Himself
le Moines, 0 t. I . Walter Mo
Henry, for ninny jure well knoan
In l4 as a criminal l)r, ended
his life st Ins hotel home here this
ui 'inin hy Bhoot.nrf himself. He
as aUiut tH Year old. He ha4 been
in III heIth (or a number of )tr.
II lr fitther i f Captain lUr
itson (' M Henry, a.l to hat been
the grl Amerlm totVer killed In ?
ttca In the i.rt,l war.
John A. PresvoU of K. C.
Head Investment Hanker
!liule, t t , vt 15 -J. ha A
Pr.fc.Ht of khSS City, M,
ii,lrt f t ! 1se.iiel
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Cars.
Rings Torn From Women
Chicago, Oct. ll.-lxlf-lht Chi-rsgo-bound
passengers In sleeping
rare were robbed of their Jewels and
money by bandit who boarded the
Hants V California Umlted train ottt
of Kansas City, Mo., lata last night,
according to official railroad reports
received here early today. Tha train
Is due In Chicago at II m. today.
The bandit, his face covered by a
handkerchief mask, boarded on of
ths sleeping cars as ths trsln pulled
out of the) Kansas City station, the
report said. He went through two
cars, ordered passengers nut of their
berths and seats, robbing all of them.
Kings and necklaces were torn from
women. Ths man swung oft the trsln
l'l blocks from the station and dlsap
pcarsd In the darkness of tha rsllroad
yards before any of ths trsln crew
except two frightened porters wars
aware of ths holdup.
Passenger Hold Back Screams.
The bandit was careful to aelect
cars In which no members of the crew,
except porters, would be expected at
the time. The scream of the robbed
pasengora were not loosed until the
man hsd made his escape.
Ths train was not stopped until it
reached ita first regular stop at Lex
ington Junction, Mo,, the report said.
(., F. Bar gent, the conductor, had
made a hasty inventory of the louses
and reported them from the Junction.
The train arrived at Marccllne, Mo.,
20 minute late, Here, two member
of the crew were dropped off on or
ders of the chief special agent of the
Santa Fe to aid posses.
Kings Torn From Women.
The chief dispatcher of the West
ern Indiana railroad In Chicago, who
handles the Santa Fe wire business
after midnight, received the following
report from the operator at Fort
Madison, la,, where the train was due
at 4 a. m.:
'No. 4 held up California Lim
ited within Kansas City. Notify
chief special agent In Chicago. Will
give further details from Ma reel I ne."
Tha California Limited, crack train
of the Hunt Fe, left Ban Francisco
Monday,
Several women were iuBJetteilld In
dignities a the holdup man tor oft
their necklaces and snatched their
ptirsos, reports said. The men, It wa
snld, had no opportunity to offer re
sistance. Clothing of passengers who had re
tired to their berths was appropriated
by the bandit. The robbery occupied
only a few minutes.
Warrant Out for
Omaha Salesman
Local Firm Want Man Held
in Denver a "Gentle
man Burglar."
Kcpresentatlves of the Magnuson
X-Ray company, 1118 Farnam street,
went with a detective to the office of
tha county attorney to swear out a
warrant Richard Barton, 27, now
held by police in Denver.
Barton, who says he is a Cornell
grndunte,. former captain In the
Royal Flying corps In Canada and a
scenario writer for the Famous Play
ers Lanky, Inc., Is held In Denver on
suspicion of being the "gentleman
burglar" who has robbed fashionable
homes there.
Ha also is suspected of having
robbed Mrs. Tom Mix, wife of the
screen cowboy, of valuable gems.
Barton .who has aliases of Bretzer
and Darling, I a former salesman
for tha Magnuson X-Ray company
and Is wanted by them on charges of
stealing blank eheclse from ths com
pany and cashing $220 worth of them
at Hotel Hill.
Ruby I.ucaa, 24, aald to be the
daughter of a prominent Mlasourl
fnmlly, is held at Denver with Barton,
V. F. Werner Clear Self
of Arnault on Bill Poster
W, V. Werner, mot i operator,
Avenue It, Council Muffs, who ass sr
rested in connection with an assault
on two nonunion bill posters Wslnes
duy aa release.! Thursday after he
had established an alibi to police.
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Better Homes
Where to Find
1 Omaha rank high a a my of b. utifut homes, for th horn
owner f thi city hv Wam4 l bring their rattle In th air
right down 1 rth.
f ThT know that better home in Omh nir.i greater prosperity
for thi tty.
1 4 larg per ctnt f th circulation of Th Omaha lie i amantf
popi tsh their home r h ar Ivwking f r n at lh
r mhI timpuiW whd ar b. king up the "Heller Home"
mavtfM whlrh y progrt throughout h I'mlel ftit
Til fjl'oaing ral esiat fir Jvrti their ' teller haute"
la lh ka t't J rental cotuma f lh Omaha B, (
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Heavy Transport
Plane Wins Aerial
Mail Trophy Race
Army Flyer Cover Triangular
Course at 105 Mile an
Hour Harris Take
Country Club Event.
Mount Clemons, Mich., Oct. 1
Piloting a heavy Martin transport.
driven by two 400-horsepower Liberty
motors, Lieut. .Erio H. Nelson of
Montclalr, N. J., won the Detroit
New aerial mall trophy race for
multlmotorcd planes here today. II
covered the 240-mlle triangular course
at an average peed of 105.1 mile an
hour.
Th Detroit Aviation Country club
trophy race flown over the same
course, wan won by Lieut. Harold H.
Harris, one of the two army en
trants, In the "Honeymoon Express,"
equipped with a 400-horsepower Lib
erty motor. Lieut. Harrl averaged
135 miles an hour In this event, which
v.a for light commercial planes, fin
ishing four laps ahead of C. 8. Jones,
in a Curtlss Oriole, who averaged 110
miles an hour.
Wind Hinder Start.
A stiff northwest wind blowing at
the tails of the big planes in the
Detroit News event, made necessary
abandonment of the original plan of
starting all of the craft together. Con
sequently the planes, elch weighing
five tons and having a wing-spread
of 70 feet, took the air one after the
other, Lieut, Nelson's plane being the
last to cross the starting line. The
transport began at once to overhaul
th other racers and before the race
was three-fourths over, It was seen
that unless forced down, Lieut. Nelson
would w-ln.
All except one plane of tho nine
entered In the two events, finished.
James M. Johnson In a Vought VE T,
was forced down tn th fourth lap
when dirt fouled his carburator. He
landed near th Mount Clemon flolf
club and fell Into a ditch, dam-
sgtng his landing gear and both'wlng.
Neither Johnson nor his two passen-1""',"
gers wer Injured.
"t.o.J rianee" Win.
Lieut. Neli.n, who, when h alight !
U.j froi.e. his plane at Hie flnu-li, wm,ri, ,ug from (he wreckage and
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Aged Man Burns
to Death in Home
Caretaker' Cottage at Central
City Park DestroyedOc
cupants Are Injured.
Central City, Neb., Oct. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram, H-David Kakln, 72,
was burned to death In the upper
story of the caretaker's cottage at
Riverside park, three mile from this
city, at 2 thus morning when a pres
sor gasoline atove exploded. Great
difficulty was experienced In saving
the lives of six other occupants of the
dwelling, Including Mr, and Mrs. Wil
liam Origer, caretaker of the park;
their two children, Andrew and Wil
liam, jr., 15 mor.'hs, and Mr. and
Mrs. Stephens.
Mrs. Stephens was 111 and the fire
was started when her husband at
tempted to make tea for her. There
was but one door to the cottage
which made It necessary to take the
women and children out of the win
dow.
Origer made three trips to the sec
ond story in an attempt to rescuo the
aged occupant but was unable to
find him. The charred body of Enkln
was taken from the house before tha
fire had been extinguished.
Severe burns were received on tha
face and forenrms by Mrs. Grlgcr,
nnd by Mrs. Stephens on her shout
dor. The two children and men wr
uninjured.
The party drove to Central City
shortly after tho flro clad only In
their night clothes. All their cloth
ing was burned. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Stephens Wednesday burled their
child that lived but 12 hours.
Racing Car Stolen from
Oldheld Crashes; 1 Diesh:;,?
New Tork, Oct. 12. One man wa
killed nnd two others seriously in
jured toduy when a racing car, claim
ed by Harney Oldfleld to have been
stolen from lilni, skidded Into a curb
wl'J,e "Piling along Riverside Drive.
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instantly killed. L'dward Olmnnell
und K'lward MrKec, both chauffeur.
taken to a hospital to bs lHike later
on charges of homicide.
A fourth occupant, said by the po
lice to hv been identified a James
o rv-wd, mor nifi'ltsiilc, leaped
tw-for tli crash and tscaprd a lh
nolle arrlve.1.
Th peediinter of Ihe e.acbln
hsd ii.l'"l at T nubs.
A Cahf.iriiia drivers' l.in. mad
oil lo OldfleM aed l-nn hla sign
tt.r and phriii.h, ensUle.1 ihe
jk.I'i i,i ! Iln oistisrehip if lh
srf-ke.1 n. tilne lil1H, Ultr Sal
fi und at a Ntw Yr hottl, hvm
cm hsr ! lh aoil.ls series,
h Mi l
Clttsfd Srasoii Aftiml
Hail I.riiUlim I'fgrd
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tale. ' w.-l I I, ! M!l.o,
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Chicago Grain
Dealer Explains
May "Squeeze"
Arthur Cutten Ascribes Sud
den Drop in Wheat Last
Spring" to Car De
livery Rule.
Chicago, Oct. 12. (By A, P.H-Art-hur
Cutten, known as one of th Urg
es operators on the Chicago Board
of Trade, appeared before the Feder
al Trade commission today to testify
reuardlng the "squeeze" In wheat last
May when the price, after a spectacu
lar rise, broke from $1.4$ to $1.16 dur
ing the last 12 days of the month.
This decrease, ascribed at the time
to a gigantic contest between eastern
Interests seeking to "corner" the mar
ket and' an equally powerful group of
western "bers" drew the attention of
the United Ctntes senate and resulted
in the resolution which Initiated the
present Investigation by the commis
sion. The break In May wheat, which re
sulted In millions of dollars loss for
the "long" Interests, cama after the
Board of Trade had ruled that car
lot deliveries were legul on May con
tracts, whereas ordinarily It is neces
sary to mak edelivery at an elevator.
The rule was defended at the time on
the grounds that the elevators wer
filled and that it was Impossible to
make deliveries In the ordinary wa,
Holder Forced.
Mr. Cutlen, In Ills testimony today.
asserted that the car delivery rule
demoralized the market and the im
med ate cause of the drop In May
wheat. He conte.nded that the hold-
crn of the wheat were forced to sell
who nthe railroad demurrage charges
ante too heavy. He said that be
from 2,000, (mki to 2,000,000 bush
els of May wheat at the time and
had the car lot rule not been called
into effect, he would have made a
profit upon his option. After being
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Girl, Attacked hy Man.
Witni'&M Klectrocutiou
lUileigh, N. , Oct. 12 In lh
pri-sem s of the 19 year old girl he
wa convicted of attacking, Mclver
Uunnlt w elei tr('Uil lo-Uy at the
penitent. ary ln-r. Throughout hla
trial lis had maintained hla innocei.ee
but ss the Jalb-rs strapiwl him lo 111
chair today, h mumbled a confession
"What Is he savin?" skel th wo
man, going nearer,
'"II Ih.tn I'm guilty," h mur
loured.
T.n om.n s-iw the rtuttoit, As
she ws having the death room ths
girl atUi hed ws sekr.1 ahnher sli
sppruv.! what ths Uw l I dims.
"W, js." she i.pl.ed, "ttriamly I
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Steamship
Burned in
Mid-Ocean
1'a.i.scnicri and Crew Forced
to Flee From City of
Hoiiolulu-Pickcl I'p
ly Freighter.
All on Board Rescued
nn Kranrlaro, Oct. 12 Hy A. P.)
All th paasanger, officer and
crew of lb burning steamship City
of Honolulu, which wa abandoned st
10.10 this morning are safe, according
to wireless advice received by the
Federal Telegraph company from the
freight emr West Faralon,
Th West Farshm reached tin
seen early this afternoon and hsd
taken most of tha people alsinrd hv
141. The City of Honolulu rrrled
72 passengers and 141 officer and
member of th crw, a fotal nt 117.
Kir brok out aboard th City of
Honolulu shortly after 6 this morning
uud spread so rspldly that all thoxe
iiloard bud to take to small b"(it.
Tli sea was Ilk glaa when th ship
was abandoned.
The ship was homeward hound to
flan Pedro, f'aj., frmn Honolulu, and
was 1.44& miles esst of Honolulu mid
70 miles southwest of Ssn Pedro
when th fir broke out,
.111 Aboard Freighter,
Cant. H. II. Lester of the City of
Honolulu reported later In th after
noon that all wer aboard the WrM
Faralon, Th Wt Faralon lay
about a rnlle away.
Although threi other vrsiels, the
Matson liner Knterprlse. th army
transport Thomas, and th prlvoie
yacht Caslana, of Rdward L. Doheny,
Los Angeles oil magnate, heard the
distress signals from th City of
Honolulu before th West Faralon
did, th freighter was only 10 miles
away when It started to th rescu,
shortly bfor noon.
Condition wr favnrnbl both for
tho tmall boat of the City of Ilono
lulu to rid af and for th Wcl
Faralon to mak fast time, and by
2:40 the rescuing steamer had reached
the seen and waa beginning to tak''
th passenger aboard. All had
reached th deck by 1:40, messagcH
stated.
Only brief mewuge had been re
ceived Tier early tonight, ao It was
not known undar what circumstance
th passenger and crew escaped from
the burning vessel.
Conaltlon fvoraM.
Apparently th aa remained
smooth throughout th day for Capt
H, M. Walk of th West Faralon re
ported condition wer favorable.
As the West Faralon, a shipping
board freighter operated by Struthers
A Barry of Ran Francisco, ha only
limited accomodations, It la believed
that many of those rewued from the
vessel will have to remain on the
deck until larger yessels arrive.
Less than half a dozen of the pas
senger wer from th eastern part
nf the United State. A large number
were from Honolulu, moat of th rest
from Lo Angeles and other southern
California point, while th remainder
cam from other part of the Taclfic
coast.
Seven of the passenger were in the
saloon, th others third class. Four
of the saloon passenger were women.
One woman wa traveling third clas-,
with a baby girl.
Former German Ship.
The City of Honolulu originally wan
ihc German passenger liner Friederldi
Der Grouse, built at Stettin in W!w
and used, in transatlantic travel un
til 1614, when it was interned In an
American harbor. When the United
States entered the war th liner was
renamed the Huron and useil a a
transport carrying troop to France.
After the war th Huron was
brought to San Pedro, Cal., and re
conditioned for the Lo Angeles Steam
ship company. Th City of Honolulu
and Its companion ship, the City of
Los Angeles, formerly the Herman
steamer Kronprlnzessin Cecllle, re
cently began the first direct passenger
service with Honolulu that Los An
geles ever has had.
French Naval Program
General in Character
Paris, Oct, 12. France's nsvat pro
l.r.im. which will be presented to the
chamber of deputies at an early date,
according to th Flgero, will b spread
over a period of 20 years, and conse
quently Is of a very general character.
It will fig th total tonnag for esch
rlns of ship without specifying ths
number of vessels, which i left for
the building programs tn b arranged
very flv or sit yearn.
It I aumlerstood th proposed figure
are a follow: Katllashlps, ITi.noA
Ions, th figur filed hy lh Washing
ton naval agreement; cruisers, destroy
ers and torpedo boats, )JA,o0 tons.
the suiting tonnag; aul.mannea, ),.
foil Inn, no Including lh small lyps
sulUhl only for roast defense.
Cold Wave Damans Corn
and Hrait Crop in Mexico
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tiilmr. la ii ptea e l ,
la hat forais-t, aa alme4 unheard of
luh tltlo kei.
France tn l Ilrckp t Years,
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all t-i annl any part lr tt fr
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