The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. 62—NO. 158. V Hi”!! I” i8- Jso?u!t OMAHA TUESDAY DECEMBER in in°° • b» mui <. »«r): d»h« »*a su«d«.. js; u.»«. «itmn «>• x»»*. TWO CENTS
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Airplane of
Lost Mail
FlyerFound
Machine Believed to Be That
of Pilot Boonstra Located
20 Miles Southeast of
Coalville, Utah.
Omahan Leading Search
Halt. Luke City, liter. IS.—(By A.
P.f— Reports to air mail service head
quarters here shortly after 3 this
afternoon said the airplane of Pilot
Henry ti. lioonstra who lias been
missing since last Friday morning,
has been located 20 miles southeast
of Coalville, Utah.
The finding of the lioonstra plane
van reported by a scout machine,
hut no mention was made whether
Hie i>ilc»t Mas seen. Two machines
were dispatched from Halt Lake m
an effort to land and determine what
had become of lioonstra.
V report from Morgan, Utah, said
an airplane had been found north
of there and belief was expressed be
airmail officials that one of the scout
planes dispatched in search of Boou
stra had met with disaster. Pilot
Kenneth Unger is known to have
lieen seen last in the vicinity of Mor
gan.
Pilot Paul Scott, one of the air
mail tliers, returned to Woodward
field at 1:30 this afternoon and con
tinued a report that was made l>y
Pilot Lester F. Bishop early in the
day that a plane half buried in the
snow could bo seen on Porcupine
ndge. about 12 miles east of Coal
ville, which place is about 37 miles
east of Salt Lake. Scott said that he
flew low over the stranded plane sev
eral times and believes that he saw
the flying suit of an aviator lying
close to She ship.
Ooialian Leading Search
for Missing Mail Pilot
A flying searching party which yes
terday was circling over the moun
tainous country between Rock Springs,
■\Vyo., and Salt Lake City, in an effort
to locate Henry G. l'oonstra, is under
the direction of D. B. Colyer of Oma
ha, superintendent of th® air mail di
\ ision between Iowa City and Rock
Springs.
It was Superintendent Colyer who
ordered all service between Cheyenne
and Rock Springs suspended until Pi
lot Boonstra, former Omaha flyer, is
found. By so doing he made more
ships available for ttie fight against
the elements for the life of the miss
ing pilot.
Boonstra left Salt Lake City. Fri
day morning for Rock Springs in a
snowstorm. Ho hasn't been seen
since.
Won't Give I n Hooc.
"It kmks very grave," admitted
Superintendent Coly j esterduy morn
ing. There has been rough weather
between Rock Springs and Salt Lake;
low temperatures, added to pour vis
ibility and high mountains. But we
won t givo up liope until we find
Boonstra.”
Eddie Richards, assistant superin
tendent at Cheyenne, few to Rock
Springs Sunday with Pilot Frank
R. Yager, who brings mail into Oma
ha from tlie west Richards took
personal charge ot the search.
Besides Pilot Yager. Pilots H. A.
Collins and Robert Kills, both of
w horn 'ormerly flew into Omaha on
regular schedule, and Pilots Paul F.
Oakes. Paul P. Scott, Kenneth Unger j
and Lester Bishop are taking part
in the search.
Hazardous Division.
No other pilots vv ill bo sent to Kook
Springs because- the station there can
take caro of no more ships, Superin
tendent Colyer explained.
. The flight between Salt Lake city
^■ind Kook Springs is considered one
of the most hazardous, if not the
worst. In the country. Pilots Jack
Knight and Jimmy Murray of Oma
ha, both crashed into mountains while
making the trip. Both walked many
miles through a rough country, and
in blizzards, to find shelter after the
accidents.
Pilot Knight yesterday morning
held out hope for Pilot Boonstra's life.
"Unless he was badly smashed up
so that he had to lie in the snow, he
has a good chance for his life." said
Knight. "All pilots carry matches
and a can or two of food, such as
beans. They can live a long time
on them.
“A pilot must have plenty of alti
tude to fly into either Sait Lake or
Kock Springs; between 0.000 and 10,
000 feet. I believe Boonstra will bo
found in some sheltered little valley.’*
Knight broke his nose after bump
ing into a mountain while making
" similar flight. A short time later
1*6 distinguished himself by making
a record night flight. f
Service between Chicago, Omaha
and Cheyenne has been continuing
without interrnptiou. and on sched
ule, despite low temperatures, Super
intendent Collar said.
Los Angeles Bank Robbed.
Los Ang#les, Dee. IS.—The Western
State bank in the residence section at
Western avenue and Sixth, was held
up today and robbed of $1,000. A
^Mingle robber forced P. L. Brundage.
m teller, to go out of the bank with
him.
Lire al Marion, la.
•'edar Rapids, la.. Dec. 18.—Fire
which broke out at Marion today de
frayed three buildings with an es
timated damage of $150,000. The fire
•tarted In the Community club rooms,
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Motion Picture * &
Condition lrLritical
'llattace D?efd
Reid Is Reported
Near Death s Door:
Denies Dope Cause
Has IVot Been Expected to
Live for Several Days—In
fluenza Infection
Feared.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. IS.—Wallace
Held, motion picture star, la on the
verge of death and for several day s
has not been expected to live, accord
ing to Mrs. Wallace Reid (Dorothy
Davenport), hi an interview today in
the Los Angeles Examiner, given at
a Hollywood sanitarium last night.
One of the physicians, according to
the Examiner, corroborated Mrs.
Reid’s statements, saying:
"Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past live or six days, his tem
perature reaching repeatedly B>3 and
ids pulse 130. His heart action is
irregular and weak. IIo lias fainted
on an average of three times daily and
lost 70 pounds in weight. Laboratory
findings at the present time indicate
he is suffering either from a complete
exhaustive condition or from in
fluenza.
JExpetted to Die.
“A reinfection of influenza is pos
sihle at any time and could cause
his death. This is not anticipated by
attending physicians, but must be and
is being considered."
“He thought he would die the other
night," said Mrs. Reid. “He was so
brave about it, poor boy'. For three
nights he had expected to die. He
isn't afraid to die, but he wants so
much to live for liilly and Betty and |
me,” referring to their son and adopt- 1
ed daughter.
The physician doctoring the actor’s
Hines’s, according to iho Examiner,
said;
"His present illness lias no connec
tion with overindulgence in alcohol or
narcotics, although such indulgences
have undoubtedly undermined his
strength and system in months gone
by."
Wally Breaks Ihiwn.
Mrs. Reid in describing bis condi
tion just before the present break
down, said that ho wept and said:
"How did 1 happen to let myself
go? Why couldn’t I have stopped j
long ago? I thought I was so strong: j
I thought I knew myself so, well—
I can’t understand.”
Indignant denials of published re
ports of "orgies” in the Reid homo
were made by Mrs. Alice Davenport,
mother-in-law of the actor, to whom i
those reports had been credited.
"I know there arc dope parties in
Hollywood—every one knows that,”
she said. "And I suppose Wally lias 1
attended some of them; T don't know.
I do know that I have talked w ith S
him after he returned from parties
at the homes of some of the people
in Hollywood and l have seen him |
sadly shake his head and say 'Mother,
1 don't like it. That isn't the way:
to have pleasure. It's all so false, so |
artificial.’ ”
Will H. Hajs, directing head of the
organized motion picture industry,
commenting on the actor's illness,
said
"If Reid's conditions is a result of
Indulgence in narcotics, as has been !
reported, it's a matter to be prayed
over. The poor boy should be dealt ,
with as a diseased person—not to be
censured, shunned. Rather, let us ail
sanely and sympathetically try to 1
help him to restore him to health.”
Lost
Your
Dog?
Dogs and other do
mestic animals stray off,
get lost or are stolen
every day.
A few lines at small
cost in the “Lost and
Found” column of The
Omaha Bee starts a hunt
for the lost animal, which
usually results in locating
it and getting it back
safe and sound.
No matter what yoyr
loss may be, let an
Omaha Bee “Want” Ad
do the searching for you
JNaval Bill
Is Passed
by House
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Measure Carries Request That
President Open Negotiations
Relative to Limiting War
, craft Construction.
Force Placed at 86,000
Washington, Dec. 18.—(By A. IJ.)—
The navy appropriations bill, carry
ing a request that the president nego
tiate with foreign powers relative
to limiting construction of Wureraft
under 10.000 tons, was passed late to
day by the house.
The bill, which carries a total of
$325,000,000, stood up precisely tf 3
framed by Chairman Kelley’s subcom
| mittee, and provided for an enlisted
naval force of S6.O00, the same as
, fixed last year.
There was a flurry of talk over the
\ provisions under which the president
I is asked to negotiate with Great Brit
ain, France and Italy, but in the end
an effort to change the language was
dropped in the face of overwhelming
! opposition to any alteration whatever.
Amendment Beaten.
An amendment to strike out the
section, offered by Representative
Logan, democrat. South Carolina,
i was defeated and finally Representa
i tire Lineberger, republican, Califor
nia. withdrew his amendment "sug
gesting to the president the desirabil
ity of entering into further negotia
tions with other powers us soon as ho
may deem impracticable.
Chairman Butler of the naval com
mute®, and Representative Byrnes.
SputU Carolina, ranking democrat of
the Kelley subcommittee, attacked the
Llneberge proposal. Mr. Byrnw; de
clared there was nothing sought un
der the amendment "except to placate
tho gentleman from California."
"Let it remain the Kelley amend
ment," Mr. Butler shouted, and it did.
Mondell Supports Bill.
Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
tile republican leader, in supporting
tho bills provisions as to negotia
tions, declared men were going over
the country "trying to create the im
pression that the navy was being ne
glected ’ and that talk by those urg
ing great naval expansion was respon
sible for incorporating the request in
to the naval bill.
An amendment by Representative
Oliver of Alabama, democratic mem
ber of the subcommittee, providing
that the navy's balance from certain
sources lie held as a fund for new
construction was defeated over his
Plea that it would encourage econ
omy. Mr. Mondell, in opposing it, said
it was like telling the navy "if you
forego pound cake you may have
candy."
Just before tho final paragraph
was reached the house halted for "0
minutes to pay tribute to Chairman
Kelley, who retires next March.
Speeches were made by Representa
tive French, republican, Idaho, a
member of the subcommittee; Chair
man Madden of the appropriations
committee; Mr. Mondell, Sir. Rrynes,
Mr. Oliver and Representative Gar
i <*t.t, Tennessee, the democratic
leader.
Seven Arrests Made Under
Dry Law in Three Counties
Lincoln, Dec. 18.—(Special.)—A big 1
cleanup has been made of violators j
of the prohibition laws in throe Ne I
braska counties by deputy state ,
sheriffs assisted by local officers. The
raids produced seven arrests and cap- i
turo of six stills and ft) gallons of
whisky and 400 gallons of mash.
The officers discovered new tricks i
in the booze industry and Deputy j
thate Sheriff Carl Schmidt had a re
volver pushed into his face by a
woman at Ravenna. The officers
said tiny bought two gallons of
whisky front a farmer near Camp
bell that was made largely from corn
cobs.
Hundreds of Saprrows
Found Dead After Storm
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Dec. IS.—During
a recent heavy snow storm in eastern
South Dakota hundreds of English t
Sparrows were found dead in different
towns, including Spencer and Alexan ■
dria, and mystery surrounds the cause
of their death. Other hundreds of tire
birds were flying about at night and
appeared badly confused, bumping
into the glass fronts of business
houses, in many instances with such
force as to stuu them for a time. The
deaths of so many sparrows are cup
pored to have been due to peculiar
electrical conditions prevailing during
the snowstorm.
2 Sentenced to Reformatory
for Grand Gland Shooting
Grand Island, Neb., Dec. IS.—A
finale of the shooting up of the lira.
Got da farm residence, eight miles
south of the city, ao a result of a
grudge against young Go3da, came
when Ralph Knall and George Cave
were today sentenced in the district
court from one to CO years in the state
reformatory. Joseph Carson, a third
party involved, was adjudged insane
and committed to Inglesidc.
Butler Nomination
Reported to Senate
ishitigton, D«—. is.— The nomina
tion of Pierce Butler of Minnesota, to
be an associate justice of the supreme
court, was ordered reported to the
senate today by an unanimous rote of
the judiciary
a
Three Dead as Result
of Row Over Turkeys
Harrisonburg, in., Dec. IS.—Three,
, men are dead, two of them murdered,
according to a coroner's jury verdict,
as a result of a quarrel over a flock
of turkeys.
The Jury found that Ward Messick,
29, a farmer living near here, com
mitted suicide Sunday after he shot
and killed his father-ill-law, Lee Bod
kins, who a few minutes before had
killed Messick's brother, Harry, 27.
Ward Messick's wife testif^d she
and her husband had a disagreement
over, tlie turkeys, during which he
threatened tier life. Frightened, she
ran to her father's home nearby. Her
husband, she said, followed, accom
panied by his brother.
As die two drew near, Mrs. Messick
said, her father fired with a shotgun,
killing Harry Messick by mistake.
Ward Messick. the Jury was told, im
mediately fired through tlie door,
killing Bodkins, and then went to
tlie barn where he later was found
hanging.
Rancher Dotlgcs
Heart Balm Suit
Filed iu Omaha
$100,000 Breach of Promise
Action May Avail *Pretty
Omaha Divorcee
Nothing.
Suit for $100,000 heart halm filed
hi Omaha Saturday evi ning by Mrs,
Emma .1. Anderson of Omaha against
Johli Bachelor, cattle baron of
Valentine, Neb., may mail tlie pretty
divorcee nothing.
Officers so far hm e been unable to
serve the wealthy rancher with a
court summons.
Attorneys in the case stated yester
day morning a new suit may have to
bo filed in Valentine.
Bachelor left Omaha Saturday just
eight hours ahead of the process
server, lie checked out of the Bax
ton hotel at S Saturday morning.
"If we don't get a chance to catch
Bachelor when he conies to Omaha
again with a shipment of cattle, we
shall file suit in his home county,"
Fred Wright, attorney for Mrs. An
df rson, indicated.
In Seclusion.
The pretty divorcee has withdrawn
into seclusion.
Her mother, Mrs. August Wolf,
2,>14 South Eleventh street, denied
she Is living with her parents. Her
attorney declined to admit she is in
hiding, parrying with tho word that
ho was told she was living with her
mother or in a AVest Farnam street
apartment.
"A'ou will have to see my attorney"
was about all Bachelor would tell The
Omaha Bee over long distance tele
phone from A’alentine.
Ills attorney is a Valentine man and
vva" said to be out of town.
Bachelor admitted over tlie tele- '
plicne that they have reached no do j
cislon as to what they will do in re- '
gat'd to Mrs. Anderson's suit.
"Sec My Attorney.”
"Did you make love to her?" he was j
asked.
"See rny atorney," came the lu- j
variable reply. . I
"Well, how would your attorney j
know of your love-making?” Bachelor !
was pressed.
"Oh. I’m through," he shouted, and
hung up the receiver.
"I don’t care a snap whut ho says
about us," declared Airs. Wolf, the
divorcee's mother, when told Bachelor
would be asked about the sui*
".My family lias nothing to say
about this affair. You’ll have to
pardon me, but I'll have to go now, j
for the butcher boy is at the door."
Short I’ctitiou.
Mrs. Wolf declined to tell where
her daughter is staying.
Neighbors of the Wolf family were
divided in opinion as to whether Mrs.
Anderson is hiding in an exclusive
apartment or staying with a sister.
The petition for heart balm is one i
of the shortest of that nature ever i
filed in a Douglas county district
court.
The divorcee alleges Bachelor is
worth $500,000, that ho courted her
tor six months, that they agreed and
planned for Heir marriage Decern
ber 11, put it off three days and then
Bachelor told her "things were all off
and lie was going to Valentine with
out her."
Grand Island Newlywed
Pleads Guilty to Forgery
Grand Island. Neb., Dec. IS.—Ralph
B. Roach,( arrested some time ago on
the charge of forgery, pleaded guilty
to the charge before Judge Paine in
district court today, and was sen
tenced to from one to CO years in the
state reformatory. Roach, a salesman
for the Grand Island Chemical com
pany, was married only recently. Uis
bride of a. few months has gone to
live with her mother in Iowa.
'Tis the week before. Cliri.tmas
And at] through the city
Many haven't started shopping.
My land! What a pity!
But there still is time.
Five days, to bo exact.
If they only don't delay.
But get busy and act.
L.■■
Presto! Chanfe-o!
The Omaha Bee
Free Shoe Fund
Governors Confer
^ illi Harding on
Dry Enforcement
j —
Chief Executives of 14 Slates
Discuss Prohibition Prob
lems at White House—
McKelvie Present.
Washington. Dec. IS.—Problems of
prohibition enforcement were discuss
ed informally at a White House con
ference between President llarding.
the federal departmental chiefs direct
ly Interested In the subject and gov
ernors of 14 states.
There was no statement from tha
While House as lo the results of tha
meeting, but it v.,>s indicated that tha
discussion revolved almost entirely
upon tho finest! m of how the several
states could best co-operate with tho
federal government in executing tha
terms of the prohibition amendment.
It v.as indicated that another meet
ing of state executives might ha
called early in the coming year, at
which time tho subject would he
canvassed more thoroughly.
At the White House luncheon, dur
ing the course of whi-h tho views of
the guests were sought on prohibition
were, in addition to the president:
Vico President Coolidge, Attorney
General Daugherty, Secretary Mellon,
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
Governors Cox of Massachusetts,
Kitchie, Maryland; Trinkle, Virginia;
Hartness, Vermont; McCray, Indiana;
Kilby Alabama; Hyde, Missouri;
Preus, Minnesota; Olcott, Oregon: Al
len, Kansas; Morgan, West Virginia;
McKelvie, Nebraska; Davis, Idaho,
and Campbell, Arizona,
Reports Encouraging.
"In many cases," Commissioner
Haynes declared after the meeting,
"the reports of the governors were of
an encouraging nature. Numerous
Instances of lack of co operation w ere
pointed out; many Instances of the in
adequacy of federal forces were sug
gested.
"There was a preponderance of
opinion that an earnest official appeal
for reverence of the law and a cordial
support -of law enforcement by the
press wtauld combine to cure the worst
conditions reported."
According to some ot those who at
tended. there v.as no suggestion rais
ed during the tliree-hour conference
which indicated belief that the situ
ation might be helped by loosening
the present stringent enforcement
statute. To the contrary, it was said
the prevalent opinion seemed to have
been that Imposition of more severe
fines and prison terms on conviction
of violation would assist the enforce
ment officials m their work.
In Sympathy With Law.
Governor Alien of Kansas said that
the conference had indicated clearly
that all the governors present whose
states have enforcement laws were
in entire sympathy with rigid en
forcement. Governor Cox of Massa
chusetts, one of the two states ly ing
outside this classification, was quoted
as of t lie opinion that "more and
more hono'rative men” were neces
sary. Since the law was ori the stat
ute books, he held, it must he en
forced.
The majority cif the people of Mary
land—the other state without spe
cial enforcement laws—believe that
the Volstead act is impossible of en
forcement in tin slate, according to
Governor Ritchie.
liven though no concrete results of
the conference were apparent. Wayne
f i. \\ heeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Haloon league, said Us moral ef
fect undoubtedly would be great.
Day* s Activities
w
ill Washington
November exports, setting a new
high monthly record for 1922, were
estimated at {383,000,000. Fall sow
ings of winter wheat were announced
us 40,069,000 acres, or 3.2 per cent
less than a year ago.
President Harding discussed prohi
bition enforcement with the governors
of 15 states at a White JIouso cou
j ference.
The senuto continued consideration
j of the shipping hill in the face of an
, effort to have it displaced by the Nor
I ris agricultural financing measure.
The Central American conference
1 rejected a proposal that the delegates
i discuss a program looking to th» po
| litical union of the live Central Amcri
j can republics.
Coniirmation of the nomination of
Pierce Butler, St. Paul attorney, to
be an associate Justice of the supremo
court was recommended by the sen
ate judiciary committee.
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Tlic house passed the naval appro
priation b*'l carrying a recommenda
tion that the president negotiate vti'ii
other powers on limitation of War
craft construction under 10,009 tons.
Continued refusal of Representative
lveller, republican of Minnesota, to
testify before the house judiciary
committee on Ills impeachment
charges against Attorney General
I Daugherty, led to the appointment of
a subcommittee to recommend a
course of action.
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Hunter Kills Self by Firing
11 Bullets Into His Body
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. IS.—(Special
Telegram.>■—James Sesek, 41, head
miller at the DeWitt mills, killed him
self by firing 11 bullets inlo his body
from an automatic rifle Sunday. The
act was committed just over the line
in Gage county, soon after Sesek and
a. young man hud started out hunting.
He told Ids companion to go across
the river and scare up some rabite.
Soon after the young man left lie
heard a number of shots, und going
back, found Sesek lying m a pool of
blood dead, bis chest being almost
riddled with bullets. It is thought
lie knelt on one knee to discharge the
weapon.
Sesek vtas a bachelor und lived
alone in DeWitt where lie was reared.
Poor health is given as the cause tor
his act.
ill I act? Murder Charge
Viter Chicken Thief Trial
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 18.—Testifying
against Brands South, Beatrice, in a
chicken thievery caso here today. Hal
oid Daniels. Spencer, la., declared he
and South had made several raids on
farmers’ flocks. T uusunl interest at*
tached to the trial because South is
one of a (rto charged with the recent
murder of Charles Wolf, local team
ster.
Court officials stated tonight that
South will face the murder charge, re
gardless of whether or not the jury
finds him guilty of tiie theft count.
This is taken to mean that he will not
be sentenced on the theft, charge If
found guilty, at -least until ho has
faced trial for murder.
23 of 27 Reported Missing
on Lake Superior Saved
Sault Ste. Jlarie, Out., Pec. 18.—
Twenty-three of the 27 persons who
have been -miming since the tug fte
liance struck on the roclts off Lizzard
island last Wednesday, have been
saved, according to reports from the
tug Grey, which reached the wreck
| today.
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Baby Accidentally
Shot to Death by
Boy, 12, in Flay
Billy Eerenelieu, 3, Dios After
.22 Caliber Bullet Enters
Body — Slayer Thought
Safety Look on.
Billy Ferenstien, 3, was accidental
ly shot and killed by Bobbie Hyde, 12.
at the home of the baby boy's father.
Max Ferenstien, 3528 North Fifty
tilth streef, a machinist, at 5:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Billy was playing at a front win
dow. Bobbie, stepson of Clifford
Short, 3313 North Fifty-fifth street,
an interior decorator, was on the
t'tont porch with lleinie Ferenstien,
10, brother of Billy. Bobbie had a .22
caliber rifie with which he had been
hunting rabbits and shooting at tin
cans.
Billy shouted gleefully at Bobbie.
Bobbie playfully pointed tho gun at
the baby boy and, thinking that the
safety lock wan on, pulled the. trigger.
Billy's mother hoard the shot and
rau to tho window In time to clasp
her child in her arms, where he died
in 20 minutes without regaining con
sciousness. The bullet penetrated be
neath the left side of the child’s neck.
Bobbie, horror-stricken, ran cry
ing to liis sister at his home but later
returned to tljo Ferenstien home,
where police found him. weeping, on
the front porch. The boy was taken
to police headquarters and question
ed about tho shooting. He was re
leased to appear at the coroner's in
quest today.
Bobbie, through his sobs, told police
that Billy was liis playmate and that
he "didn't mean to do it.”
Tho mothers of Bobbie and Billy
wept together over the tragedy.
Bobbie has been a, playmate of the
Ferenstien boys. Recently Bobble
and lleinie have been making a radio
set together.
Oscar Smith on Trial
for Oil Station Kobbery
Lincoln, Dec. 15. — Charged with
being an accomplice of Erie Balder
eon in the robbery of the .Standard
nil station September P. 1920, when
money arid checks of the estimated
valuo of $3,000 were stolen, Oscar
Smith is now on trial in the criminal
division of the Lancaster county dis
Iriet court. Harry Howell, star wit
ness for the state, who admits having
participated in the holdup, said that
he received $25 and an automobile
for his share In the loot. Balderaoo
is now serving a term in the United
States prison at Leavenworth for a
violation of the prohibition laws.
Nemaha Countv Attorney
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Candidate Files Contest
Tecumseli, Neb., Dec. IS.—b red (J. j
Haxby of Auburn, democratic candi- j
date for county attorney of Nemaha
county, has brought contest proceed- j
ings. Ho was defeated by Ernest F. !
Armstrong, the republican candidate. :
by but four votes, and in his petition j
Mr. Haxby charges wrong counts in i
three or four voting precincts.
The Weather
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Forecast.
Tuesdav. possibly snow flurries:
slowly rising temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
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* m. in 5 p. .. ->r
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10 m . pi .13 4 p, m *.'8
P a. in . Ifi 7 p. ni 27i
12 town) ..23 I 8 p. iu.Sifi ;
Every Road
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Into Denver
Is Guarded
Officers Armed ith Riot
Guns Search fur Bandits
V, ho Got $200.000-ill
Front of l . S. Mint.
Band’s Leader Wounded
Denver, Dec. IS,—(Uy A. l’.V-Every
petti' ollii i r 'in Colorado tonight Is
combing the highways leading from
Denver in search of the masked ban
dits w ho shortly after 10:40 thi*
morning shot and killed Charles Ltn
ton, guard of the Denver branch of
tlye Kansas City federal reserve bank,
stole $200,000 in paper currency and
escaped after waging a gnn tight with
armed guards on duty at the United
Slates mint. The money was being
transferred from tho mint to a deliv
ery truck of tho reserve bank stand
ing at the curb and was In 50 pack
ages nf $4,000 each. All of the money
was in $3 denominations.
Police expect to be aided in their
search for the escaped bandits by the
fact that one—apparently the leader—
was shot seriously, if not mortally, by
a government guard on duty at the
mint and as tho bandit turned to fire
a final volley at the guards as tho
car sped away.
An automobile carrying seven men,
two wearing masks and one drooping
over the edge of the machine, bleeding
profusely, was reported to police ns
having been seen speeding northward
out of the city shortly after the rob
ben* . Police riot cars have been dis
patched in pursuit of this car.
Officers ( lurry Riot Gnmt.
Denver police unhesitatingly do
dared the robbery was the largest
and the most sensational daylight
holdup ever executed in Colorado.
All patrolmen ar.d detectives of the
local police department have been
armed with riot guns and are being
assisted in the search by county and
federal authorities.
The disregard of the bandits for
human life marka the robbery, ac
cording to police, as one of the most
determined in police annals. With
I sawed-off shotguns, two of the bandits
bombarded the frojit door of the mint
as they leaped from their automobile.
Fifty government employes sum
moned by an alarm bell seised shot
guns and rushed to the doors or win
dows of the mint, shooting at. the
holdup men, who returned the lira
and at the same time calmly pro
ceeded to load the currency into their
own car.
Fusillades of shots ripped through
buildings across the street and spat
against granite walls as the guards
and bandits exchanged shots.
Rand its Open Fire.
The four members of the federal re
serve bank crew employed In the
transfer of the funds, J. E. Olson,
cashier; C. T. Linton. J. Adain9 and
William Havenor, had just left tha
entrance of the mint and were walk
ing toward their machine standing
near the curbing when another car
containing the bandits drove up along
side of the wire-enclosed truck.
According to witnesses, two or throe
men carrying guns leaped from the
car and with a shout of "hands up'’
opened lire on the reserve bank em
ployes. The shooting attracted the
attention of guards within the mint,
who sounded the alarm to other In
side employes and then rushed out.
upon the steps of the government
building to shoot at the robbers.
Linton, according to information ob
tained by police after questioning of
several eyewitnesses, attempted to
throw the money Into the grilled back
compartment of the reserve truck at.
the holdups’ command and he was
shot by the leader of the bandits. Lin
ton fell to the pavement, but man
aged to crawl to the sidewalk, where
he lay during the courso of the tight.
Guard Hies in Hospital.
Following tho escape of the high
vvaymen Linton was removed to the
county hospital where ho died with
out regaining consciousness.
1 heir work of transferring the cur
rency which they had taken from the
guards to their own car completed,
the bandits re-entered their automo
bile amid a rain of bullets from
guards in the second story of tba
mint and sped toward the civic cen
ter.
As the car gathered impetus the
leader of the highwaymen, standing
on the running board, turned toward,
the government building as though tr»
uro a final volley at the guards. As
ho did so. Peter Kiedmger. a guard,
who was on duty at the main en
trance. fired a rifle at the bandit who
was seen to crumple up on the run
mng board and who was pulled inside
the car by tho driver. Iiiedinger is
positive that he vvoundevj the fugitive,
relive Car Wrecked.
1 ive riot cars, the first carrying
Manager of Safety Downer and Police
Chief ir. H. Williams, answered tbs
first caii from the mint. One of the
police cars was wrecked in a collision
at Sixteenth and Court Place but the
occupants of the car escaped Injury.
The money was the property of the
Denver federal reserve bank, the mint
merely being a depository for it, due
to tiro Jack of sufficient vaults in Uj«
bank building.
Director J. R. Grant of the mint
sialr-d that the number on every bill
,h' consignment was on reiord and
hat banks throughout the country
would be warned to be on the look
out for them.
terrific vva.s the gun fire during
,fl': clash that more than SO distinct
bullet holes can be counted In the
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