_ ;ee ^ VOL. 52-NO. 182. IS? g TTSTST. V* rUt OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1928. ♦. S;,.*V ,£L VtttOWJnZgVXJg Z.S. TWO CENTS * i t > Slain Mint Robber Is Identified Recognize Frozen Body of Outlaw Found in Denver Oarage as J. C. Sloan of Casper, Wyo. Wife in Omaha Recently Denver, Jan. 15.—(By A. TV)—The slain mint bandit was identified late today us J. (J. Sloan of Casper, Wyo., Kugg Williams, chief of Denver's police department, announced he is $^*one of the men tl>e police have sought since December 18, the day the bandits mads away with $200,000 in currency from a Federal Reserve hank truck in front of the mint, kill ing Charles T. Linton, a guard. The bandit's frozen body /with a bullet in the heart, was found Satur day night in a private garage, near Seventeenth and Gilpin streets. Offi cials declared the bandit was instant ly killed by a bullet from the re volver of Pete Keldinger. a guard employed at the mint. At the time Sloan was stunding on the running board of the bandit car, shooting at the mint guards. The dead man was the leader of the bandits. Police believe that after pulling the bandit Into the auto mobile, the rest of the gang drove to v 'be garage, locked the automobile inside and escaped. Wife Was in Omaha. The identification of Sloan, ac cording to Chief Williams, is a fore runner of the early capture of the rest of the gang. The-'Omaha police last week had Mrs. Sloan, said to he the bandit’s wife, Mr. and Mrs. H. C». Burns and Columbus Thompson under surveillance for the Denver authorities, hut when a detective squad went to the hotel where tho quartet were stopping they had es caped. Sloan, according to the police, was the master mind of one of the most daring gangs of desperadoes In the country. This gang went out only for "big money," say the officers. One of the admission requirements was ^.jjeadly marksmanship with either n revolver, rifle or shotgun. The reck- j tessness and daring of Sloan's gun- ! men was demonstrated in the mint robbery, when Sloan, pumping a hall of buckshot at the main door of the mint, ottered himself as a target for tlie bullets of tlie government guards, while his pals transferred the $1100,000 in currency to their stolen automobile. Bandits .Scattered. With the leader, Sloan, dead, the police say it was up to the gang to take care of his wife. Part of the gang scattered, but, according to the police theory, Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Burns took Mrs. Sloan with them. Keidinger declared he had positively identified the bandit’s body as that of tlie man who, in the robbery of De cember IS, stood with a shotgun and (Turn to Pace Two. Column five.) Woman Survivor of Seaplane Tragedy in Serious Condition Key West. Fla., Jan. 13.—With the exception of Mrs. Edwin F. Atkins, jr.. tho condition of the five sur vivors of the seaplane Columbus, which was wrecked and sunk In the ocean. 21 miles northwest of Havana, yesterday afternoon with the loss of foift- lives, was reported as not se rious last night. Airs. Atkins, whose husband, a New York capitalist, and their two chil dren. Edward F„ in, 4 years old. and David, 3. perished in the wreck, is suffering from exposure and fears were expressed last night pneumonia might develop. She Is staying at the home of a friend heie and apparently has not H^vet realized the full extent of the tragedy, it was said. Miss Grace Mc Donald of New York was the other victim of the accident. Otto Abraham of New York. Miss Julia Hoverty of New York. W. E. Aliller, pilot and Harold Thompson, mechanician of the seaplane, were all out of the hospital yesterday. A search lasting the entire day was made today for the wreckage of the seaplane and the bodies of the vic tims, but without avail. Prince of Wales Smallest Part of Noted Heir's -Title London, Jan. 15.—"The Prince of Wales”—that's what they call him in America, but it isn't the half of it. • When an official announcement is made concerning the prince, he is re ferred to as “H. K. H. Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick Da vid Prince 4f Wales and Duke of Corn wall, K. U.. K. T.. G. O. S. I.. G. C. At. G.. G. C. 1. E„ G. C. V. O., G. B. E., AI. C. Loses Stiff Upper Lip. Passaic, N. J.. Jan. 15.—For 15 month Fire Chief Reginald H. Bowker had maintained a stiff upper lip, as the result of a bit of glass lodging there and which hud defied efforts to extract It. While respond ing to a fire 15 months ago Bowker's car hit a telegraph pole nnd bits of glass from tho winshield vere jammed into the lip. Much of "as removed except one piece, which gave the lip a stiff appearance. Recently the fire chief was shaving and his razor found the impediment, scraped it out, and as a result the fire fighter has lost the stiffness in his upper Up Hawaii Rocked by Two Earthquakes and Gale Honolulu, T. IT., Jan. 13.—(By A. F.) I—A 65-mile gale, the stlffcst ever j recorded in the islands, accompanied ■ by two earthquake shockB, swept and ! rocked Hawaii Sunday and early this morning, causing at least one death. Myackl Mural, a Japanese maid em ployed In the home of Princess David Kawanankoa, sister-in-law of the late Prince Kuhio, delegate to congress, ! was killed by a falling tree as she j left her employer’s home. In the teeth of the storm the navy ! tug Sunandin answered a distress i call from a schooner, Bianeoa. and put I to sea with the waves rkking the 1 decks. It picked up the Bianeoa half a mile off Barber's point, near Honolulu. The schooner's sails were split, its hoisting engines disabled and five feet of water lay in the hold. The Sunandin towed the damaged vessel to a safe anchorage and brought her into the harbor this morning. Pastors Support Receiving Home Drive for Funds ♦ , Ministerial Union to Co-: * Operate in Society’s Cam paign for $40,000 Re ceiving Station. The ministerial union at its meeting yesterday morning voted unanimously to endorse the campaign of the Ne braska Children's Home society for $40,000 for a receiving home, and to co-operate v/ith the Lion's club, the Federated Women's clubs and The Omaha Bee in backing the campaign. Sunday, January 28, was set aside by members of the union for an appeal to Protestant congregations to aid in tlie movement. Rev. A. A. DeLarine, chairman of tlie committee appointed to investi gate tlie work and plans of the society, gave an enthusiastic report. Rev. A. F. Ernst, president, will represent the union on the drive! committee of which Dr. Max Emert! of the Lion's club is chairman. Evening Services Discussed. A discussion of Sunday evening services occupied most of the time of the meeting. C. E. Ostrander, di rector of religious education of the First Central Congregational church, Rev. James Hamilton of the North Presbyterian church, and a layman, G. W. Noble, spoke. Fifty years ago, acording to Mr. Nobl^. tlie Sunday evening service was the most crowded of the day be cause there was little entertainment during tlie week and the church was I tlie meeting place for the young peo ple. He drew a laugh from his hear- | ers when he described how 40 young ( men who would sit through a dull ; sermon and,then line up in the vestl- j bule to see the girls home. Makes Suggestions. “It is useless for the church to try to compete today in tlie entertainment field,” he said. "I would make these suggestions, and 1 am a firm believer in the Sunday evening service: First, to be brief and prompt. Let the min ister come down out of the pulpit and talk informally. Stow away the deacons for the time being, and talk to the young people, and emphasize the joy of religious life. Feature the j music—not high-salaried singers, but hymn singing—and get the young people to take some active part in the service, and tnen listen to them.” Mr. Ostrunder spoke on the Young People’s Sunday Evening club, which draws from 75 to 135 young people to tlie church each Sunday evening. It is divided into four groups, each of which takes a Sunday, he said. Rev. Ha^nllton made an appeal for the old-fashioned gospel preaching service, explaining that it is what his parish wants, and maintaining that all other types or service are insuf ficient as a steady diet. — Pioneer of 1856 Dies. Sioux City, la., Jan. 15.—Death claimed one, of the real pioneers of Nebraska and Sioux City, Mrs. Janies Junk, Sunday, at the age of 76. She had been a resident of Sioux City and vicinity ever since 1856. In 1856 her parents arrived in Dakota county, Nebraska, being members of the St. Johns colony. They came from Illi nois under the leadership of Rev. Father Tracy. jU. P. Gets Clear Line To Frisco . ' Battle Oover Central Paeifie Route Virtually Pnded— U. P. Protected in Use of Track to the Coast. Settlement Is Pending Settlement of the controversy be tween the Union Pacific railroad and the Southern Pacific railroad, involv ing control of the Central Pacific lines between Ogden and San Francisco, merely awaits determination of minor details of a traffic agreement, accord ing to statements from authoritative sources yesterday. The settlement leaves the Southern Pacific as owner of the Central Pa cific line, but protects the Union Pa cific in its right to use the latter line as its connection to the central Pacific coast. The arrange ment is declared to be entirely satis factory to the Union Pacific. By the new arrangement, Omaha loses its chance to become headquar ters of a railroad reaching direct to San Francisco, as it now is of one reaching Portland and Los Angeles. On the other hand it retains and ex tends the advantages accruing from heavy transcontinental traffic routed from the Pacific coast via the Central Pacific to Oregon and thence by Union Pacific through Omaha. Wage Big Fight. The fight between Union and South ern Pacific for control of Central Pa clfio has been one of the biggest con tests of the sort ever waged between two railroads. For nfonths, the re spective interests have been preparing evidence and recently the Interstate Commerce commission began hearings on the subject. Carl Gray, president of tho Union Pacific, left Omaha 10 days ago to participate in the proceed ings and his office stated at that time that he would not return until after February 1. Instead he returned this week. Information from Washington is that others concerned In the fight before the commission have departed. Prior to Kdward Harrinian's pur chase of Union Pacific, the Southern Taciflc owned the Central Pacific. HarHman wanted the Central Pacific line from Ogden to San Francisco as a western outlet for the Union Pacific and to get it. he bought the entire Southern Pacific system. The su preme court ordered this merger dis solved, as u violation of the anti-trust laws. Suit was then Instituted to di vorce the Central Pacific from the Southern Pacific for the same reason. A few months ago the supreme court ruled against this combination sale. Authorize Regrouping. This left the Southern Pacific under the apparent necessity of disposing of Central Pacific, by sale either to the Union Pacific or to a third party. Meanwhile, however, congress had au thorize a regrouping of railroad lines into new systems and, under this authority. Southern Pacific began a bitter fight to retain the Central Pacific. , Taciflc coast interests lined up for and against the plan, as did other cities along the Union Pacific line. The Union Pacific contended that, as the matter stood, traffic normally des tined over its line through Omaha was routed by Southern Pacific along the southern route through New Orleans. The settlement now declared to be effected is said to protect tlie Union Pacific thoroughly against such dis crimination. 126 Guests Are Dined at Table That Seats Only 16 Atlas, Tex., Jan. 15.—Food for 126 guests was served at the dinner cele bration of the sixtieth birthday of G. W. Matthews, farmer, near here recently. The guests wore fed in relays, it taking four and onehalf hours to take care of all of them. Hut 16 of the visitors were able to eat at the only table provided for the occasion, the dishes being gath ered up and cleaned between ‘‘first,” "second," etc., tables. Nobody hurried because there were others waiting, and there was little activity after each had secured his fill. People Have Swapped from the beginning of time—farm products for groceries r.nd clothing—live stock for businesses—cash for homes— (and in Africa even camels for wives). If you have a sewing machine and want a victrola—if you have some pet stock and want some good serviceable cloth ing, etc.—get in touch with the very person who has what you want and wants what you have through a three-line SWAP ad in the “Want” Ad section of The Omaha Bee. It will be inserted three days under a blind address. If you swap, a bill will be sent to you at our regular rates. If no swap is made, no bill will be sent. This offer is good only in Omaha and excludes all business ads. Business “Want” Ads in this column will be charged our regular rates. Remember, NO SWAP—NO PAY! *p,«i u*i‘in •! - P1U t -1 a“ ror Killing His Father Mankato, Kan., Jan. 13.—Arthur Robbins, 14, was held in the county Jail today on a charge of slaying his father, Hiram Robbins, 55, in a quar rel at the Robbins home Sunday. According to Sheriff Snyder, the boy declared he killed his father in de fense of his mother. Robbins was postmaster at North Branch, a small town near here. "I was outside when I heard moth er's screams-for help,” the boy is said to have related. "When I went into the house, father was beating her and her life appeared to be in danger. I grabbed a shotgun and loaded it with a shell I found on the window sill. When I told him to stop, he started at me, and T fired.” Arthur is the eldest of six child ren. The youngest is 2 years old. Mrs. Robbins was granted a divorce a year ago, but later she and Rob bins remarried. Members of Klan Feared Attack by Mer Rouge People Witne sses Tell of Meeting Following Kidnaping of Daniel and Richard— Says Men Armed. Bastrop. B«-, Jail. 15.—By A. P.)— New ground was opened today by state's attorneys in their task of un raveling the mystery surrounding the kidnaping and slaying of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard, victims of black-hooded kidnapers. Two mem bers of the Ku Ivlux Klan put in the recital of an assembling of klansmen in a store here in anticipation that Mer Rouge citizens might swoop down on Bastrop in retaliation. James F. Harp and ‘‘Jap'* ,\pnes, farmers of Bonita, a village in the southern part of Morehouse parish, both members of the parish klan or ganization, testified that after the kid naping of Daniel, Richard and three other men on the Mer Rouge-Bastrop pike August 24, a dozen or more men, klansmen, gathered in a hardware store here, armed themselves and pre pared for eventualities. Both insisted that the klan had no part In the kidnaping but that the gathering of the klansmen was deemed advisable as a peecautionary measure in view of the intense feel ing prevailing in the parish. Afraid of Attack. “Why did you klanmen wait up that night?” was asked of Harp. “We heard the people of Mer Rouge had guns and a regular arsenal and we thought they might come over and blame the kidnaping on the klan,” he said. AVe knew they were mad and up in arms about tho kidnaping of Rich ard a week before and we were afraid it would he laid at our feet* Jones testified along much the same lines as Harp as to the gathering in the Bastrop store. Jones told of muking tho round with his friends in Bastrop stores, trying to learn who might be responsible but without result. At no place, he de clared*, could he find information as to who was in the party of men who took part. The watch at the hardware store continued until midnight. “Did you hear of any preparation made to kidnap Daniel and Richard?” Jones was asked. "No, none.” Conduct Discussed. “Did you attend any meeting in which tho conduct of Richard and Daniel wus discussed?” was another question. "Yes, about six weeks prior to the kidnaping. At the courthouse, Daniel and Richard were discussed but w* decided to let Daniel. Richard and other citizens alone. We had another meeting—an impromptu affair—at which Dr. B. M. McKoin, Capt. J. K. Skipwith and others were present. We talked over the attempted assassina tion of Dr. McKoin. AA’att Daniel and others were blam ed, but particularly Watt Daniel.” Skipwith is the parish leader of the klan. Dr. McKoin formerly was may or of Mer Rouge and now charged in an affidavit with murder in connec tion with the deaths of Daniel and Richard. Harp and Jones wore the principal witnesses at tho afternoon session of the hearing. They were preceded on the witness stand by F. L. Curpenter, parish sheriff; Gus Boyd, Collinston storekeeper from whom the black hooded band purchased gasoline while holding the two kidnaped men prison ers, and a half dozen other witnesses. $200,000 Alienation Suit Is Dismissed in Court The suit for $200,000 brought against E. John Brandeis by Clarence Hall, alleging alienation of Mrs. Hall's af fections, was dismissed In district court yesterday. Attorneys for Brandeis had made repeated attempts to bring the case to trial, it was stated, and yesterday, the date finally set. Hall was not in court. Hall's attorney made a brief formal motion that the case be dis missed. Grandmother and Three Children Burned to Death Port Frances, Ont., Jan. 13.—Mrs. Daniel Matheson apd her three young grandchildren werd burned to death when fire destroyed the Matheson farm house near Devlin. Mrs. Mathe son, confined to her bed because of illness, was unable to movo :-—--- — ■ o Hundreds Jam Courtroom at Opening of Inquiry Into Murders at Bastrop ,____ _ Here’s "front line” of speetators listening to witnesses at hearing inquiring into the murders at Bastrop, which the K, K. K. is alleged to have instigated. The faecs of these men are a study in mixed expression. Southern Bank of Red River Located by Supreme Court Decision Says Boundary Be tween Texas And Oklahoma Same as Referred to in Treaty With Spain. Washington, Jan. 15.—(By A. P.)— The south hank of the Red river, de clared by the supreme court in an opinion rendered two years ago to be the boundary between the states of Texas and Oklahoma, was located to- | day by that court in an opinion ren-j dered by Justice Van Devanter, Jus-4 tice McReynolds dissenting. The southern cut bank, as It ex isted in 1821, was declared by the ma jority opinion to be the bank referred to i nthe treaty with Spain in 1819 as the boundary between the United States and the Spanish possessions, and the court said It presumes that the cut bank, as it. exists today, Is the same as it was then, except where it can bo shown by competent evi dence that there has been a change in its location in intervening years due to erosion or acereatlon. The decision was a compromise be tween the contentions of the United States and of Texas. There was no boundary dispute until the owner ship of the bed of the river became an important controversy due to the discovery of oil. The state of Okla homa instituted original proceedings in the supreme court, and the United States intervened, joining that state in contesting the claims of Texas tn contesting the claims of Texas to stream. In an opinion on April II, 1921, the court held that the “south bank” of the stream was the boun dary and the opinion today defined what should constitute the bank. Texas contended that under treaty with Spain the edge of the water at the normal stage of the river should bo the bank. The Red river,* like others In the southwest, lias, in the course of time, cut a gorge through which it flows, tlie walls of which are bluffs. The United States and Okla. horaa asserted that these blugs on the south side of the river should be held by the court as the bank to be marked as the boundary line. A commission of three members under tho decision today, will Jfe ap pointed to mark the southern cut bank as the boundary between the two states, the court reserving juris diction over the work of the commis sion. Farmer Given 100 Fine, 30 Days, on Booze Charge Neligh, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special.)— After nearly a week of personal inves tigation by County Attorney B. M. Kryger, Will Conger, farmer living north of here was arested Friday on the charge of selling liquor. He ap peared before Judge Ingram who fined him $100 and cost, and sentenced him to 30 days In county Jail. U. S. 'Ship Hits Reef. Manila, Jan. 13.—(By A. P.)—The shipping board freighter, Patrick Henry, operated by the Tampa Inter ocean company, today struck a reef off Slb\y island, 200 miles south of Manila, and had to be beached. The weather is fine and the sea calm. The Patrick Henry, carrying 9,000 tons of sugat, was bound for Manila, wjiere it expected to take on addition al cargo and proceed to New York via Galveston and New Orleans Clerk Not Arrested in Bluffs Fire Case Former Employe of Stern Store Merely Appeared at Station to Give Facts. Henry Compton, formerly a clerk in the clothing store of Louis H. Stern, 306 Broadway, Council Bluffs, never was placed in custody by Omaha po lice in connection with the incendiary tire in the store Sunday, Jatiuary 7, ns previously reported, he informed The Bee yesterday, Tuesday, following the fire, he ap peared in the office of Chief of De tectives Van Deusen, accompanied by two Council Bluffs officers, and gave police all the information he possessed concerning the store. He received Chief Van Deusen’s thanks, and left the office, having at ! no time been under arrest in connec- i tlon with the attempt to burn the store. Day’s Activities in Washington Pending receipt of instructions from ; London, the meeting of the British debt commission with the American negotiators was postponed. Ratifications of the Tacna-Arica ar bitration protocol were exchanged by the Chilean and Peruvian ambassa dors in the presence of Secretary Hughes. Ending a controversy of long stand- : ing. the supreme court decided the south cut bank of the Red river con stituted the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma. Secretary Denby and a group of senators and representatives Inter ested in naval affairR, it was an nounced, plan to witness the fleet j maneuvers off Panama this spring. The report of the special naval board assigned to recommend a shove establishment policy for the depart ment was transmitted to congress by Secretary Denby. The senate took up the Capper farm credits hill after Senator Norris, re- i publican, Nebraska, had made an un successful effort to have his bill, which would have created a govern ment corporation to sell and buy agri cultural products, given priority. The senate oil investigation turned to an Inquiry Into the dealings of the “Independent" companies with L. V. Nicholas, president of the National Pe troleum Marketers’ association, test!- j fylng there was "no real independence j in the oil business.” Omaha Man Testifies No Independence in Oil Washington, Jan. 15.—Entering for the first time the "independent field in the oil business, the senato oil In vestigating committee today was told by ■ L. V. Nicholas of Omaha, presi dent -of the National Petroleum Marketers' association, that “there is no real independence in the oil indus try." '“Competition in the oil industry,”, said Mr. Nicholas, "is dependent on a I type of transportation and on a sys tem of prices over which we independ ents, as distinguished from the stand ard group, have no control. If we start competition we go up against a series of reprisals that discourage one against trying the experiment more than once.’’ State Delegation Backs Mondell for Fall Post Recommendution of Nebraska Bloc Carried to President Harding by Represen* tative McLaughlin. Hy GEORGE ,1. Al THIER. " nohlngton Cni-respondent The Omaha Bee. Washington. Jan. 15.—(Special.)—1 Hep. M. O. McLaughlin called at the White House today, to place before the president the recommendation of the solid Nebraska delegation for the appointment of Rep. Frank W. Mon dell to tho secretaryship of the inter ior, to be made vacant by resignation, March 4. The president being inundated by these recommendations from house members for Mr. Mondell. Tomorrow, tho big New York delegation meets and will endorse Mondell. The con stant stream of rePbnThiendations ia becoming slightly embarrassing to the president who desires to keep an open mind. The house members feel they are entitled to the cabinet position and with a small margin in the next house, the president is anxious to conciliate that body. However, he has given no intima tion of hia intention. The prevailing opinion in Washington is that tho president will move Postmaster Gen eral l\ork to the Interior department amj name Senator Harry New of In diana, postmaster general; however, lie is keeping his own counsel. “Representative Mondell is probably the best fitted man in the United States for the place,” Representative McLaughlin said today. “His whole legislative work has been along the lines with which tho secretary of the interior has to deal. He is the author of tho land laws and has had much to do with reclamation. He is a western man, fully in touch with western needs and wetsern conditions and that means much in this department. I don’t know what 'the president is going to do, hut he could not make a better appointment.” Legion to Establish Home • for Orphans of Veterans Indianapolis, Jan. 15.—Decision to establish a national orphan’s home for children of former war veterans Was made by the national executive com mittee of the American Legion, meet ing here today. The committee also decided that the legion should -make a study of all school text books for any alleged un American statements. I'dwin H. Clotigh Dies. San Diego. Cal., Jan. 15 —Edwin II. Clough, veteran newspaper writer, as sociated for nearly 40 years with va rious pupers of the Pacify coast, died here yesterday. Since 1912 Clough had been Iden tified in an editorial capacity with the San Diego Union and Evening Tribune. The Weather Forecast. Tuesday fair; not much change In temperature. Hourly Temperatures. a. ni.32 9 a. m.31 7 a. in.29 9 a. m. ....29 9 a. m.30 10 a. in.32 11 a. ns. .....SO 12 m. I I P* m.ib i 2 p. in.49 i 3 p. m. ... ..51 ♦ P- «n.ftS 5 p. m...58 «* p. m.50 * P- m.. . .4* • p. m. > -- Troops Fire On Crowd At Bochum One Killed, Several Wounded in Clash—Military Forces Reach Industrial City of Dortmund. Delay Plan to Seize Coal Ijonilun, Jan. 15.—(Hy .\. P.)—\ Central News dispatch, received hy way of Berlin, says the French oc cupational forces have reached Dort mund. Berlin, Jan. 15.—(By A. I'.l—A clash lietween (