Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Corning Dee _
VOL. 52—NO. 159. oSSS? ". T* uSJT ST* iKfrt i"wnl OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922.* S;,,"1." £ 'S£'h£HU •£,W‘&?l,Sri&tS:*u&lX _TWO CENTS
Turk Fears
Jeopardize
Conference
Alliatl Leaders Say They Have
Uttered Last Word oil
Question of Liberty
of Straits.
United States Is Silent
Lausanne, Dee. If*.—(By A. I'.)—
Turkish fears of submarines, Turkish
fears of swiftly flying military air
planes, laden with bombs, and, gen
erally. fears of aggressions from with
out that will put Constantinople In
danger have tonight placed the whole
Lausanne conference in jeopardy.
The United States is silent on the
situntlon, but the allied leaders say
tonight that they have uttered their
last word on the question of liberty
of the straits Tomorrow the Turks
must say yes or no to the allied proj
ect.
The British experts. Admiral Keyes
and (kti. Burdett-BLuart, already
have left for England, believing their
work to have been completed, and
the French experts are preparing to
depart tomorrow night at the conclu
sion of (he ‘‘last session” for discus
sion of the straits. Whether a rup
ture will come on the straits problem
depends chiefly on whether the en
tente diplomats and their experts can
remove the Turkish tear. This they
are trying to do tonight.
Try tu Calm Fears.
The diplomat* are endeavoring to
convince the Angora statesmen that
the straits problem Is essentially fram
ed to meet conditions in times of
peace, and that the allies are not In
any sinister hidden manner seeking
facilities for war, and especially
against Turkey. They say they have
only sought the equality of all fleets
passing through the straits on peace
ful errands.
The allies have emphasized that
they cannot accept the Turkish re
quest for tho suppression of subma
rines and military' airplanes; especial
ly have they been unable to accept
the Ottoman suggestion that combin
ed foreign fleets entering the Black
sou shall not exceed Itt strength the
fleet of the strong naval power of
the Black sea. “That would make the
Black sea forbidden ground,” said a
French expert tonight.
As the Russians r.-e here only for
discussion of the straits question, to
morrow may see the last of them at
Lausanne. They still are in a fight
ing moOd, however. George Tchit
< herln was in the argumentative form
today. He tried to win American sym
pathy’ for the Russian straits project
by insisting that it incorporated the
Amei lean idea of “beneficent war
ships."
Refuse Moscow l lan.
Tint, the allies have agreed that the
Moscow straits plan is absolutely un
acceptable. Tchltclierin made a dra
matic appeal to the world masses. lie
said Russia was convinced the world's
peoples were back of Russia in her j
attempts to secure international jus- j
tiro. He also bitterly condemned what \
lie called "marinism," adding. "I ;
mean the sea militarism which hopes J
to strangle Russia."
An additional fear of the Turks,
which the allies must calm tomorrow
is that with which they surround the j
proposed international commission to ,
supervise control of the straits. The
Turks claim the commission will be 1
Inquisitorial In nature, that it may in- j
fringe Turkish sovereignty, and. fin i
ally, that it may be used as a club
by some powers to threaten Turkey.
Hence, their ambition to have a gen
eral guarantee pact signed at Lau- |
sanne which will assure the neutrality
of the straits and prevent acts of hos
' tillty in Turkish territory.
Turks Are I nruffled.
The Turks tonight, seemed unruffled.
They did not appear at all impressed
by ibe ultimatum talk with which the
Lausanne atmosphere is charged.
It was pointed out tonight that fail
ure of 11ic straits negotiations would
not necessarily imply failure on other
v ital matters of the Lausanne agenda,
one of which is arranging peace be
tween Greece and Turkey and between
Turkey and the allies.
Marquis Curzon today informed 11.
Rarrore of the French delegation that
the Fritish government had abandon
ed the idea of having the Liusanne
treaty written in the English and
French languages. He agreed that
French alone should bo used. As
France has made no request in this
connection, the English initiative cre
ated an exceedingly pleasant feeling
among the Frenchmen, who like to
have their language regarded always
as the language of diplomacy.
Nationalists and Laborites
Tie in Australian Election
Melbourne. Dec. 19.—(By A. P>—
l.ategt returns from Saturday's gen
eral elections indicate that the na
tionalists (the party of Premier
Hughes) and the laborities. have each
elected IS members of the federal
house of representatives.
Reports from Sydney ore that nego
tiations are proceeding between the
nationalists and the country party for
* co-operation between the farmers,
however, stipulating that the nation
alists drop Premier Hughes.
Otuahaus Visit White House.
Washington. Dec. 19. — (Special
Telegram.V—Horry Lapidus and bis
wife of Omaha are in Washington.
They will be callers at the White
House tomorrow.
Hired Man Connived to "Win
Away” W ife, Rich Rant - vs
Sidney (Neb.) Man Alleges Spouse Obtained Divorce
Through Perjured Testimony—Seeks to
Have Decree Set Aside.
Charging that his "hired man" con- I
' nived and conspired to "win away"
his wife, w ho he alleges obtained a j
divorce In Douglas county district
court by fraudulent and perjured
testimony. Arthur Brandenburg. 40.
wealthy rancher of Sidney, N'eh., In
a hearing before District Judge Sears
seeks to have the decree set aside.
The “hired man,” Roy Cameron, 32,
married Brandenburg's ex-wife, Ida,
30. March 18, 1921, after the divorce
decree was granted her by default
August 30, 1920.
Frank J. Mathes. wealthy farmer
and a resident of Wlsner. Neb, father
of Brandenberg's first wife, took the
witness stand against his daughter.
He was not cross examined by the op
posing counsel who are Judge Royal
Graham of Idaho Springs, Colo.,
Judge Charles T. Dickinson and E.
L. Bradley, both of Omaha.
Says Husband Faithful.
Brandenburg's attorneys are C. A
Irwin of Denver and IV. F. Miles of
I Sidney.
I Mrs. Cameron's father declared that
I Brandenburg was a faithful husband.
Depositions from William Hene
nuinn and Arthur Schubarth, both liv
ing In Cheyenne county, allege that
Cameron was Infatuated with Bran
denburg's first wife. They stated that
C'ameron and the woman played on
the floor together with her three chil
dren, Edward, 8; Robert, 7, and Mar
tin, 6.
Brandenburg testified that his wife
told him to come to Omaha and not
fight the divorce because if he changed
his "manners" they would be recon
ciled. Hut Instead of being reconciled,
Brandenburg testified, his wife con
nived to get $200 a month alimony and
one-third interest in their section of
land, worth $10,000, awarded her in
the decree.
Denies Sitting on l.ap.
Mrs. Cameron denies that sho sat
on Cameron’s lap while he was their
"hired man.” She testified that a
“party” was given in Cameron's honor
when he went to Canada in 1920, but
only at tlie request of Brandenburg.
Mrs. Cameron stated that she lived
in Idaho Springs for a considerable
time and when she went to Sidney for
visits she would stop In Denver. There,
she testified, she accidentally "ran
across” Cameron on the streets two
or three times.
On cross-examination she admitted
writing "business letters" to Cameron
in Denver.
Mrs. Cameron now is living in Law
son, Colo. The hearing was adjourn
ed until today.
Attorney Miles stated that if Judge
Sears vacated the decree Brandenburg
would file suit for divorce against
Mrs. Cameron and seek custody of
the children.
The Brandenburgs were married in
1911.
Wife Alleges
Husband ^ooed
Like Caveman
Mate Used Ford Instead of
Club, However, Says
Girls Seeking An
nulment.
Lincoln, Dec. IS.—(Special.)—As at
torney* for Lydia Rath Baker, wife
of Grover C. Baker. Clay county far
mer. tell It to the supreme court, Gro
ver Is a direct descendant of Stone
hatchet. the well known caveman, and
they say that the only difference b»
tween his method of wooing and that
of his ancestor Is that he used a Ford
car and a marriage license Instead of
a stone club.
The girl is the daughter of a farmer,
a neighbor of Baker, and had been
vigorously wooed by him ever since
she was 12. She is ijow 18. He is 31.
The Rath family finally told him to
keep away front the girl. He tried to
get her to elope with him, but she
would not wed without her parents’
consent.
She says Baker got a marriage li
cense. called with Ills sister in a Ford,
told her that the license compelled
her to wed him. and by duress and
fraud induced her to elope. They
were married at Saronville. and after
a four days' trip returned home. She
became conscience-stricken over hav
ing disobeyed her parents and had ac
quired a dislike foi- him. and at the
first oportunlty she returned home.
The court refused her request to an
nul the marriage, and she has ap
pealed. The district court said she
was old enough to know what she
was doing, and refused to sanction
her conduct In leaving her husband,
who wants her to return.
Fatuous No-Hit Pitcher
Turus iu Shutout for McGraw
New York. Dec. 19— John Mont
gomery Ward, famous as a no hit
pitcher in tlie ‘SO. turned in a shut
out victory for John J. McGraw, man
ager of the world's champion New
York Giants. In supreme court to
day.
Acting as counsel for Mr. McGraw,
i Mr. Ward moved for dismissal of a
130,000 damage suit brought by Mrs.
Mary A. Butterfield, for Injuries suf
fered when she -was run down in 1917
by McGraw's automobile.
Justice Tierney granted the motion,
holding that McGraw was not re
| sponsible since his chauffeur was
j violating instructions when the ac
! cident occurred.
Omaha
Bee
“Want”
Ads Will
Sell
■ Your Old
Apparel
1i Many women hesitate to
purchase new clothes when
they think of their already
overcrowded wardrobe.
H A "Clothing and Furs” ad
vertisement in the “Want”
Ad section of The Omaha
Bee will empty the wardrobe
for you and help to pay for
new clothes.
Omaha Dec “IVant” Ads
Bring Better Results at
Lesser Cost
Ttlepkoat AT lontic 1000
Ask for a “Want” Ad Takor
Denver Police
Fail to Locate
Robbers of Mint
Entire Department Kept on
Duty to Investigate Clews—
Rooming House Near
Mint Is Guarded.
Denver. Colo., Dee. 19.—Denver
Mate and federal authorities tonight,
after a day and a night spent in
searching for the masked bandits who
yesterday morning shot and killed
Charles Linton, stole a consignment
of $200,000 from federal reserve guards
and then made their escape, in one
of the most «\nring and sensational
oayllght holdups ever staged In the
west, were without tangible clews as
to the identity of the bandits tonight.
Police, spurred on by the offering
of a reward of $10,O(i0 for the bandits,
dead or alive, by the city and county
of Denver and by an additional reward
aggregating $o,000 offered by the Kan
sas City Federal hank, admitted that !
although they had many clews that ]
promised possibilities they were still
far from the solution of the holdup.
Detectives and patrolmen, the entire
department having been on duty dur
ing the day, were despatched through
out the city many times today in in- J
vestigating the numerous clews that :
came to the attention of the police. I
Watch Rooming House.
Tonight a squad of 11 detectives1
are engaged in watching a rooming ,
house In the immediate vicinity of'
the government mint, where earlier !
in the day, a car, evidently left on j
the street by the bandits to be used
in case of accident to their own ma- !
chine during the holdup, was dis
covered through information furnish- |
ed by a woman. The car, an invest!
nation showed, had been stolen Sun
day evening and was equipped with a
license tag stolen more than two w eeks
ago from the car of the deputy coun
ty clerk of Jefferson county at
Golden.
The automobile, according to the
woman, had been parked on the street
by three men about an hour preced
ing the holdup and subsequent gun
fight on the front steps of the main
entrance to the mint. Investigation
today showed that the gasoline tank
had been well filled.
Seek Local Men.
Continued questioning of eye wit
nesses and other persons throughout
the day by Chief H. R. Williams and
Captain of Detectives Washington
Rinker failed to shed any additional
light on the identity of the men re
sponsible for the robbery. That the
robbery was accomplished by Denver
j bandits and not by outside highway
men is the belief of Chief of Police
Williams and the search for them is
being conducted with that theory in
mind, although every clew or bit of
information that appears to be worthy
nf consideration regarding the escape
nt the bandits is being run down, de
clared Chief Williams tonight.
Roads leading into the mountains
were thoroughly polieed today by de
rails of policemen in an effort to find
i trace of the escaped men, but all
; searching parties reported to head
j quarters that their trips had been
fruitless.
$75,000 Blast Dislodges
60.000-Tou Ledge of Rock
Yakima. Wash., Deo. 1!'. — A 12-ton
i charge of TNT was set off today at
the government construction camp at
Rimroek. Wash., and a huge ledge of
rock, estimated to weigh 60,000 tons,
was heaved outward and upward and
then slid down the Tieton liver. The
rock lat"r will he piled against the
core wall of the Rimroek dam, to be
.the largest earth-filled dam ever con
I structed in the United States.
| It cost $75,000 to prepare the blast,
i
Robber Is
Tb warted!
in Holdup
| "
Manager Kirks Door in Face j
of Highwayman — Shot
Twice in Groin—Con
dition Serious.
Day’s Receipts Saved
Edward Stone, manager of the j
Shaofer till company filling station at j
Sixteenth and Pinkney streets, was
shot twice in the groin when he at- j
tempted to slam the door in the face j
of a bandit at t>:30 last night.
lie Is not expected to recover, ac
cording to hospital attendants.
Stone was about to leave the sta
tion with the receipts of the day.
when the bandit, gun in hand, came
to the door.
“Hands bp!” the highwayman com
[ manded. I
Instead of complying, Stone step
ped backward suddenly and kicked tho
door shut. As he did so, the bandit
fired twice, both bullets taking ef
fect.
Detective Micklas, who responded to
the call, rushed Stone to the Swedish
Emanuel hospital.
The bandit escaped empty-handed. i
House Debates
Bill to Prohibit
Tax Exempt Bonds
Measure Barked liy President
and Treasury Meets Stiff
Opposition, Led l»v
Texas Democrat.
Washington, Deo. 19.—After a
sharp preliminary skirmish the house
took up today a resolution proposing
ail amendment to the constitution
under which issuance of tax exempt
securities by tlie federal government
and tile states would be prohibited.
Packed by the endorsement of
President Harding and tlie treasury,
the proposal was the center of a hard
fight, in which many republieanc op
posed it. Passage of the measure,
offered by Representative Green,
Iowa, ranking republican of the ways
and means committee, which reported
it, will require a. two thirds vote of
the house. Opponents claimed tonight
it would be defeated, although lead
ers who caused it to be brought up,
insisted it would go through. Four
hours of general debate, allotted
under a special rule giving the meas
ure right of way. had not been con
cluded on adjournment toniglit.
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee, Mr. Green and
Representative Mills, republican, New
York, also of the committee, urged
passage of the measure, while Repre- !
sentative Garner, Texas, ranking j
democrat of the ways and means com i
mittee, directed the fight against pas
sage and made the principal speech. |
Question of Stale Rights.
Throughout the debate the ques
tion continually bobbed up that the
proposal would invade the rights of
the states to control their own credit.
Mr. Fordney supported the resolu
tion because, he said, he wanted the
house to have the right to pass on
the question. He said he had doubts
of tlie wisdom of the purpose sought
by the amendment.
Issuance of. tax exempt securities
is unsound, ‘‘whether we look at it
from the fiscal, economic or social
standpoint,” said Representative Mills.
From the economic standpoint, he
saiii they were "indefensible.”
Makes Idle Rich.
“Could there lie anything more un
fortunate from a social standpoint
(Turn to rage Two, Column Five.)
One Auto in Iowa for
Every 4 4-5ths Persons
Des Moines, la.. Dec. IS.—There is
in Iowa one motor vehicle for every
four and four-fifth persons in the
state, according to complete figures
for the 1922 automobile registration
announced yesterday by Walter C.
Ramsey, secretary of state. During
the year 469,230 passenger vehicles
and 31,934 trucks were registered. The
number of motor cars In the state has
increased more than 900 per cent in
10 years.
Fire in Packing Plant.
Nebraska City. Neb., Dec. 19 —(Spe
cial.) — Fire at the Mortnn-Gregson
packing plant here did damage
to the smoke house amounting to
several hundred dollars. The plant
was saved by the prompt arrival of
the fire department and the sprink
ling system.
4
One, two, three, four—
Sometimes I wish there were
more.
You’ll be tempting fate,
If you longer wait,
The store will have closed its
door.
, The Trail of the Pioneers
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Mails Delayed
by Late Trains
Tardy Trains from East Re
sult in Missed Branch
Line Connections.
Late trains and missed connections
at junction points along the main
lines are blamed by the railway mail
service office in Omaha for delayed
deliveries of Christmas packages, mall
and daily newspapers in country dis
tricts.
“Trains from Chicago were running
two hours late Monday, but are bet
ter today,” said Superintendent Mils
grave. “Trains are held here to get
To Mail Subscribers of The lh>c:
Please do not be impatient if your
service is a bit Irregular. I’ost
otlice employes are doing their
best, but the tremendous rush of
holiday mail is causing some de
lay. _
their load of mail, parcels and express
from Chicago. That means that they
don't make connections with branch
road trains and it may make a differ
ence of half a day or a day in the
delivery in towns along those lines."
Officials say, too, that the extra vol
ume requires more time for loading
and unloading, which slows up trans
portation.
Such a heavy load of mall was re
ceived Monday that instead of the cus
tomary sev en cars which are sent out
on mail- trains for the west, three
trains carrying 25 cars went out, ac
cording to Mr. Musgrave.
"No. 5, on the Union i’acific, carried
nine cars, four of which were what we
call 'working cars’,” Musgrave ex
plained. "In those four cars we had
11) postal clerks at work sorting. As
a rule, that train carries only 10
clerks. Our next train out carried
seven cars, mail and storage, and that
used up nil the mail cars tlie Union
Pacific had here, to we had to run a
special mail train made up of refrig
erator cars. They are only 40 feet
long, so we had to run nine of them.
That train goes to Ogden, and at least
half of that mail will go through to
1he coast.
"Today is a lighter day, because we
are getting Sunday mail out of New
York, and that is always lighter than
any other day. We expect the peak
of tlie load Wednesday and Thursday,
and I suppose we will have to run as
heavy trains as yesterday.
"Chicago apparently is not over
congested, hut the late trains from
New York hold up the schedule all
along the way. We are already han
dling a much larger volume of mail
than we did at this time- last year.
The perishable goods, ducks and geese
and fruit and vegetables, for the
Christmas market, will begin to move
in a day or two.”
House to lake Up Question •
of Tax Exempt Seeurities
Washington. Dec. 111.—By a vote of
IIS to 52 the house today took up for
consideration the Green resolution pro
posing a constitutional amendment i
prohibiting the further issuance of tax
exempt securities.
!
Day’s Activities
in Washington
Breaking records for speedy enact
ment of appropriation bills, congress
| sent the treasury and commerce-labor
i supply measures to the president,
A suit challenging theconstitution
ality of the Sheppard Towner mater
j nity and infancy net was filed in the
: District of Columbia supreme court.
Secretary Denb.v transmitted to con
gress on request a statement of naval
scrapping done by the several powers
I since the Washington arms confer
ence.
The house began consideration of
the Green resolution which proposes
a constitutional amendment prohibit
ing further issuance of tax-exempt se
eurities.
Senator Ladd, republican, North
Dakota, introduced a resolution for
an investigation of conditions in Nica
ragua in connection with the Ameri
can occupation there.
The senate failed to reach an
agreement as to whether priority
should be given the administration
shipping hill or the Norris agricul
tural financing measure.
The house judiciary committee, in
vestigating impeachment charges
1 against Attorney General Daugherty,
1 continued Its hearing, which, however,
appeared to he near an end.
Foreign shipping companies, in a
1 brief filed in supreme court, attacked
j the lower court decision prohibiting
! their vessels front carrying liquor In
| American territorial -waters.
Action on the nomination of Pierce
Butler, St. Paul attorney, to be an
\ associate justice of the United States
| supreme court, was deferred in the
j senate through objection to consider
ation at this time. It was Indicated
| that action might he taken Thursday.
! Scandal in Hollywood
"tlie Bunk,"’ Hart Declares
Chicago, Dec. 19.—Stories often cir
culated of scandalous conduct in
I Hollywood, Cal., were declared “the
| bunk" by William S. Hurt, two-gun
i hero of the films and in real life de
i scribed as a quiet gentleman, who
, was here today on Ills way to Holly
| wood.
“The so-called movie indecencies of
; Hollywood are the hunk, and the
I only thing I know of them Is what I
have read in ttie newspapers," said
Mr. Hart. “Hollywood is Just a big
overgrown village. It hasn't a cab
aret, a dance hall or any feature of
the night life that most people know
in the larger cities.”
Rare Gift to Church.
Boston, Dec. 16.—A gold embroid
ered cloth of unusual beauty, used
for more than 250 years in the Uni
tarian church at Koloznr, Rumania,
the oldest Unitarian church in the
world, has been presented to King's
chapel of the local church.
The Rev. Dr. Harold E. B. Speight,
assistant pastor of that church,
brought it from Rumania this sum
mer. f
Erin Executes 7
Train Wreckers
Sentence Imposed by Free
State in Drastic Drive to
Save Rails.
Dublin, Deo. 19.—Four railway men
and three laborers were executed here
this morning for interfering with
trains in Courtly Kildare.
The seven men executed were cap
lured November 13. by free state
j tioops in a house, the location of
| which wtis not learned. With them a
I quantity of stolen goods, rifles and
i ammunition was found.
The men were tried by a military
committee and sentenced to denth on
the charge of train wrecking.
The sentence was carried out at 8:30
o'clock this morning.
The men are reported to have been
j members of iht republican army.
i Cork, Dec. 19.—There was heavy
firing for two hours last night in the
! northern suburb of Cork, the republic
ans using machine guns. One civilian
was severely wounded.
Two Chinese Treaties
Approved by Belgium
Brussels, Dec. 19.—(By A. B.) — The
Belgian chamber of deputies today
approve*! the text of the two treaties
concluded at the Washington arms
conference by the powers having
Interests in China.
The treaties referred to were sign
ed, besides China, by representatives
of the United States, Belgium, the
British empire, France, ItHly, Japan,
The Netherlands and Portugal.
The first was designed to "safe
guard the rights and interests of Chi
na. and to promote intercourse be
tween China and the other powers
upon the basis of equality and oppor
tunity."
The second related to "the revision
of the Chinese customs tariff and
cognate matters," and was designed to
“increase the revenues of the Chinese
government.”
Man Arrested Delivering
Liquor Fined; Auto Held
Harry Morris Stearne pleaded guilty
yesterday to violation of the liquor
laws and was fined $200. Judge
Woodrough also ordered his auto
mobile confiscated.
Stearne was arrested by federal
agents, they said, while he was mak
ing a delivery of two gallons of
liquor in the alley between Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets north
of Farnam street.
The Weather
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Forecast.
Wednesday mostly cloudy; colder.
Hourly Tempera! ures.
» a- m. ih
« a. m.Ill
7 a. in. .21
* a. ni.Si
» a. m.S3
10 a. m.27
11 a. n».32
13 noon .41
I p. m. 42
•i p. in ,46
3 p. m. 47
4 p. m. 48
5p.m... . tA
8 p. m. 43
t P. m.43 i
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Mail Pilot
Snowbound
at Ranch
Henry G. Boonstra. Missing
Since Last t ritlay. Located
in Utah; Only Injury Is
Frost-Bitten Foot.
Roamed Hours in Snow
Salt Lake City. Utah. l)ei'. 19—Air
Mail Pilot Henry <1 Boonstra. missing
aim's last Friday morning. when lie
became Inst in a blizzard W'hile flying
with government mall from Salt Lake
to Rock Springs, Wyo., was found
alive and well at Rigby ranch, near
Coalville, Utah, early today by a
searching party,
Boonstra declared that except for a
slightly frost bitten foot he was un
hurt.
The pilot said his plane was furred
down Friday morning on Porcupine
ridge, about 12 miles northeast of
Coalville, and that he hiked through
the deep snow until Saturday night—
3fi hours—before finally reaching
shelter at the ranch, which is almut
four miles south and east of Porcu
pine.
No Telephone Service.
There is no telephone service to the
ranch, and Boonstra declared he was
awaiting better weather before going
to Coalville to notify Suit Lake air
mail authorities of his safety and
whereabouts.
Boonstra said he made a perfect
landing on the flat unwooded surfaci
of Porcupine ridge, hut predicted that
salvage of his plane Is impossible
because of the snow, lie believes It
will have to jest where It is as a
memorial to air mall pluck.
Throughout yesterday a dozen oi
more airplanes were scouting over
northeastern Utah and southwestern
Wyoming irj the hope of finding Boon,
tra. The search was without result
until late afternoon when Pilot Pau.
Scott of Salt Bake came in with
the report that he”had sighted an air
plane apparently wrecked on Porcu
pine ridge and a searching party was
Immediately dispatched from Coal
ville. It was this rescue band that
found Boonatra at Rlgbv ranch.
Boonstra Is expected to reach Salt
Lake some time late today when fur
ther details of his adventure will
probably be learned.
Blue Jackets Removed
From Duty at Astoria
Astoria. Ore., Dee. 19.—Bluejackets
who have been maintaining guard
j here since fire wiped out the bus!
I ness section of the city December 9.
, were withdrawn today and the de
stroyer Yarborough was to 4eave if
' weather conditions permitted.
Police and citizen guards took over
the patroling of the burned area .and
; the residence district. Details of spe
I eial officers, hired by the four banka
whose buildings were wrecked by the
; fire, will guard the vaults until they
; are opened and the contents re
• moved. All the banks today opened
in temporary quarters. They an
j nouneed they would do business with
! new accounts, hut would not cash
! checks on prefire accounts until the
i vaults are opened.
Special precautions are being taken
i by local and federal prohibition offi
i cers to prevent importation of liquor.
■ Every automobile enterting the city
Is subject to search.
1 A car belonging to the Evening
Budget and carrying in its tonneau a
: font of type loaned by tire Portland
Telegram was stopped. The guard
read on the end of the type case ”9(i
point Howland Caps,” and promptly
dumped out the font, saying after
watd that lie believed the caps were
dynamite caps.
Convicts Testify Powell
Barked Like Dog in Cell
Mount Holly. X. Y.. Dec. 19.—Five
convicts, shackled to each other,
brought here from the state prison
at Trenton, testified today for the de
fense of Mrs Doris Brunen and her
brother, Harry Mohr, charged with
the killing of "Honest” John T. Bru
nen at Riverside last March.
The convicts were questioned in an
attempt to upset the testimony of
Charles M. Powell, confessed slaycr,
who said ho shot Brunen at (he Instt
ff at ion of Mrs. Brunen and Mohr. They
said that Powell raved and barked like
a dog in his cell In the county jell
here. The defense Is trying to prove
that Towell was Insane at the time
of his confession.
New York Man, 106, Dies;
Escapes Trip to Poor Houso
Patchoque, X. V., Dec. 19.—Death
came today to Putehoque's oldest
resident. Joseph Verneto. 106, Just
two hours before he and his wife.
Mary, 97, were to have been removed
to the county poorhouse.
When officers called at the home to
take the aged pair away, they were
met at the door by a son. Joseph, 70,
who told them of his father’s death.
The officials did not disturb the wid
ow.
i urk Peace Pad Prepared.
Lausanne, Dee. 19.—(By A. P.V—It
was reported this Hfternoon that a
complete draft of the peace treaty
drawn up as u result of the delibera
tions of the near east conference hers
would be presented to the Turks on
Saturday. fc